Gaara's POV

" Temari .. It's still early .. At least we should go get breakfast .. And please do not use the word 'darling' . There are underage kids around , and they are not familiar using sappy words ," Shikamaru drawled . 

Temari let out a sigh as she peered her head into the crack in the door .
" We'll just get breakfast first , kids ," she said . " But we're only two years younger than her ," (Name) whispered into my ear .

" Temari enjoys being the friendly 'Onee-san' stereotype ," I explained. (Name) shuddered . " Hey .. Sweetheart .." I whispered . Her eyes snapped wide open as a deep scarlet blush formed on her face.

" S..s..Sweetheart ? " she stammered . I always liked it when (Name) was embarrassed and bashful . " Yep . Sweetheart . Let's show them that we are familiar with lovey dovey words . We'll might as well piss them off  ," I said with a smirk.

(Name)'s face went blank and sullen . " (Name) ?" I called out . She seemed to be in a trance , and not a happy one . " Y..Yeah ! L..Let..Let's show them ! " she said cheerfully , but I could see that it was fake.

(Name) pulled my hand and we exited the room. Her face was smiling , but her eyes were empty. I stopped walking , my legs planted on the floor . " Are you alright , (Name) ? " I spoke .

" Of course ," (Name) replied. I felt slightly confused , she seemed slightly upset before . Perhaps it was something I said.

" Did I say something wrong ?" I asked . "Insensitive ," (Name) murmured . 
With that , she walked out of the room. I tailed after her , eager for answers.
" You should go get breakfast .. You musn't go on without food any longer ," (Name) spoke.
She continued to descend the stairs . " (Name)," I murmured softly . It caught her ears , and she whipped her head towards me .
" What ?" she questioned . Suddenly , her legs slipped from the steep stairs and (Name) lost her balance . 

" (Name) !" I bellowed as I quickly grabbed her hand  . (Name) was shaking from the fright as I wrapped my arms around her .
" I told you to not get yourself hurt , right ?" I murmured as I buried my face in her hair . It smelled fragrant , like grapes.

(Name) returned my hug by wrapping her hands around my waist . We sat in that condition at the top of the staircase for quite a while , until (Name) broke the silence. " Gaara ? " her melodic voice rang.

" Yeah ?" I responded . " What do you think about me ?" she questioned.

I blinked at her question . I did not know what to answer , as the question was far too complicated . Naturally , I answered with the first thing that came to my mind.
" Hmm.. I think you're kind .. Sweet .. Caring .. Lovable .. Beautiful ," I murmured. " Slightly clumsy though .." .

(Name) let out a pleased laugh . Her face was serene and happy .
" Perhaps we should go get going , or those two will think something had gone wrong ," I murmured.

This time we descended the stairs carefully , our hands intertwined.
I treaded on the oak floor , which now felt familiar against my feet .

(Name) and I entered the dining room , where Temari , Shikamaru , Kankurou and Yashamaru were seated.

" Oh hey (Name) !" Kankurou burst at the sight of the (h/c) haired girl . "And Gaara .." he trailed . Yashamaru nodded at me , while Temari grew ecstatic.

" Aww look at my cute little brother ! And he's so fashionable ! Guess where he got that from !" she squealed . " Unlike little miss Plainette there ," Temari scowled . 

I could see that (Name) was boiling on the inside . Her face was red and her eyes were narrow. I expected her to burst , but instead , a wide smile formed on her face.
" Aww .. You're acknowledging my existence .. How cute ," (Name) said sweetly , imitating Temari's sickly sweet tone .
Kankurou let out a snort. A smirk laced my lips as I looked at Temari's reaction.
She seemed pissed off , but she was unable to retort for (Name) did not say anything offensive.

" Father's gone to the office already ?" I said , gesturing to the empty main chair on the end of the table.
Yashamaru nodded . " There are a lot to be done , the rainy season is approaching after all ," he voiced .

" Right .." I sighed . " Hey (Name) .. Come sit next to me ! " Kankurou said.
(Name) made her way towards the chair next to Kankurou's , but I stopped her by grabbing her hand.

" I don't think so . After all Kankurou , I'm sure (Name) prefers to sit next to me ," I drawled .

Kankurou grumbled while (Name) eyed me innocently . A bit too innocently.
I took the seat beside Kankurou while (Name) slipped into the one next to mine.
" So .. Where do you plan to go to today ? " Shikamaru drawled lazily. I opened my mouth to respond , but Temari beat me to it.

" You know , trendy fashionable things ! We'll go to a clothing store and buy more clothes for my precious brother there , and to the accessory store , perhaps a butler café ," Temari said with eyes in her hearts . " It's going to splendid , don't you think so darling ?" . Temari climbed onto Shikamaru's arm and pecked his cheek .

I felt like puking , and (Name) mimicked gagging . I cleared my throat and turned towards (Name) . " A visit to the butler cafe sounds wonderful , don't you think so cupcake ? " I spoke sweetly as I held her hand.

(Name)'s eyes widened at this , but she soon caught on . " Aww.. Pumpkin ! You're so sweet , like macaroons !" she said .

" Let's get married and have our honeymoon in Venice , shall we ? " I voiced .
" Oh .. I can't say no to that ! But I think Hawaii will be better ! " (Name) responded.

"What's up with you two ?! You're not being graceful and appropriate ! You two are only 22 ! " Temari bellowed.

" Ooh.. So graceful ! " I said motioning to Temari's looming body. " By the way (Name)'s 21 ," .

" Forever 21 , I see ," Shikamaru commented.  " Eat up Gaara ," (Name) voiced as she piled up my plate with toast , scrambled eggs , smoked salmon and a side of caesar salad .

" I don't eat salad , (Name) ," I said as I poked the green leaves with my fork.
" You must eat the salad Gaara . Or would you prefer kale juice ?" she spoke darkly.
Anything but (Name)'s kale juice. The thought of the cold bitter and putrid tasting kale juice flowing down my throat made me eat the caesar salad in mere seconds . 
At least it had cheese and some dressing on , so it tasted decent.

" Smart boy ," (Name) said , her (e/c) eyes twinkling. I shuddered as I stuffed the toast into my mouth.
" Eat slowly . You wouldn't want to choke , don't you ? " she said , her voice a bit gentler.
I slowed down my eating pace. 

" (Name) .. I'm too tired to eat by myself .. Can you feed me ? Please ," I whined. Temari's nose upturned in disgust .

" Gaara , you're strong enough to eat yourself .." she drawled as she popped a mouthful of scrambled eggs into her mouth.

(Name) stabbed a piece of smoked salmon with her fork and proceeded to eat it . Well , almost. 

I chewed the salmon happily as I looked at (Name)'s expression. She let out a sigh as she ate her toast.

" Stop playing around . Eat up , we're going out later ," Shikamaru said.
I grumbled in displeasure . We all continued to eat in utter silence , and I could see that (Name) was highly pleased with that.

" Ow ! My hand is bleeding ! Someone help ! " Kankurou bellowed , swinging his hand around. 

(Name) quickly got up and grabbed Kankurou's hand . " It's only a small cut ," she murmured as she wrapped a tissue around it.

" Just wash it and put a band aid ," (Name) said simply . Kankurou's face dropped abruptly.
" Eh ? No consoling ? No pat ?! How unfair !" he said.

" (Name)'s not your nurse . She's mine ," I voiced.

" I know you want to piss them off , but you're taking it a bit too far ," (Name) whispered.

" What if I'm not ? " I responded , smirking widely.

[ Time Skip ]

(Name)'s POV

" What's with that large bag ?" Temari's voice rang. I had a small sling bag across my body , while my right hand heaved a rather big and heavy bag . " This bag contains all emergency stuff , in case something happens to Gaara , " I responded.

Temari's eyebrows raised and her eyes softened . " You're doing this all for Gaara , huh ?" she murmured softly . But her slight tenderness only lasted for mere seconds.
" Well of course , you are his nurse . You get paid , after all ," Temari spoke flamboyantly.
I felt a tick mark for on my forehead and my temper starting to take over , but I held it in.

​​" Gaara ! Are you done wearing your shoes ?" I called out at Gaara , who was still picking on the shoelace of his sneakers .
" Umm .. I'm not sure ," Gaara mumbled as he tied it into another knot.

" Let me ," I spoke as I untied all the knots in the shoelace . Gaara stared at my face as I tied his shoelace.
" There ! It's simple ," I voiced as I finished the final knot.

I pulled him up to his feet as Shikamaru pressed the honk of his car.
" We're riding their car ?" Gaara spoke.

" At first I planned for us to go with Yashamaru , but Temari wants to follow too.." I trailed.

Gaara sighed. I made Gaara sit in the car while I dumped the huge bag in the car boot.

" What are you two planning to do in town ?" Shikamaru voiced.

" Well .. Tomorrow's Gaara's birthday so I figured he should have a good outing as a treat ," I spoke.

" Tomorrow is Gaara's birthday ?" Temari mumbled. " He's your brother right ? Surely you remember ," I reminded.

Temari and Shikamaru's faces were dumbstruck . I felt a frown dip my forehead and I opened my mouth to retort.
" Don't , (Name) ," Gaara murmured. I sat silently during the car ride , my brain wracking at the fact that Temari acted as if Gaara was her whole world , but did not remember his birthday . 

" Why are there so many people here ?" Gaara whispered. He stared wide eyed at the pedestrians.

" It's the town . Of course there are many people here ," I responded.

" Oh .." Gaara mumbled. Shikamaru parked the car at the car park behind Sandstone Avenue Mall . 

" I think you two youngsters will be fine on your own . And if there's something wrong , call me ," Shikamaru said as he handed me a name card , along with a spare key for the car . " Just in case ,".
Temari squealed as she climbed onto her husband's arm.
" Darling ! It's been a long time since we last came to Suna ! I want to check out the trendy fashions around here ," she whined.

Shikamaru sighed as he nodded at me and Gaara before following Temari's lead , wherever she led him to. They exited the car and walked like two couples in on a honeymoon.

" So.. What now ?" Gaara voiced. I slipped the two items Shikamaru gave into my bag.

" We'll just go to the mall and browse anything you like ," I responded.
Gaara frowned . " I didn't bring any money with me ," he blurted.

" Don't worry . I have some to spend . The monthly salary is sickeningly large .." I muttered. The fact that I got thousands of dollars for taking care of was unbelievable . And it came with a stay and food too.

I slipped out of the car and walked towards the side Gaara sat at.
" Come on Gaara ," I spoke as I pulled Gaara out.

He looked nice and trendy , just like Temari had said . While I .. Was sickeningly plain.

I let out a sigh as I locked the car doors. We walked towards the mall entrance , and Gaara insisted to hold my hand.

I felt warm and content at his actions. " You know .. I think you're really cute ," Gaara whispered softly.

I blushed furiously , my face the same colour as the flamingo pink dress.

" Hey .. Let's go to a gift shop !" I burst . The gift shop was clad in pastel colours , and everything within it was cute.

" Aww  ! Look at these mochi plush pillows ! " I blurted as I picked up a watermelon pink pillow . " Lime green is nice too ," Gaara voiced as he picked out a pillow himself.

A grin formed on my face as I stared at his expression . Gaara seemed to be intrigued and confused at the same time.

" Let's buy them ," I declared. Of course , we only intended to buy the pillows , but the items in the gift shop were far too interesting.

" What's this ? Build your own universe out of cardboard ?" Gaara muttered as he picked up a box . " I bought those once ! Pretty fun , if you ask me ," I voiced. Immediately Gaara took the decision to buy it.

" Waaaa! Look at this ! The Miniature series !" I squealed. 
Gaara stared at what I was fawning over . " Miniature Library , Miniature Restaurant , Miniature Mall , Miniature Household , Miniature Hospital , Miniature Avenue , Miniature Hotel .." he trailed.

" Wait here , I'm gonna grab a trolley ," I voiced as I sprinted towards the trolley place.

When I came back , Gaara and I piled up the trolley with numerous items.
I was looking at a nice alarm clock , hoping to replace my half -smashed one.

" Hey (Name) . This photo frame looks nice , doesn't it ?" Gaara voiced as he pointed towards a red and white heart shaped photo frame.

" Yeah.." I murmured. " Let's take a picture of us both and frame it in there ," he said.

My eyes widened abruptly . " Sounds splendid , pumpkin ," I spoke.
" I know you'd love it , cupcake ," Gaara responded. " Now (Name) .. I think we should go pay now before you buy everything in this shop ," he said sternly.

I let out a grumble , but it soon turned into a serene hum.

A/N: I know it's pretty bad right now, but it gets better, I promise!