I Got Caught In A Storm... And Now I'm Stuck In Naruto!?!?

Connections

"Of course you are! You said you wanted to be precious to others, right? Well, I'll let you in on a little secret," I said, leaning over so my mouth was near his ear. "Gaara... Already, you're... Very precious to me," I whispered, smiling as the blush I hated crept its way onto my face.

The redhead stared at me, and then something odd happened. His own cheeks started to heat up, and I tried not to 'aww' at how adorable he looked while blushing.

Adorable, hm... Suddenly, thinking those thoughts didn't feel as wrong anymore. It felt okay to think about Gaara like this.

I mean, it was no secret that I'd been drawn to him from the very beginning. I wanted to know who the strange, cold boy with red hair was. I wanted to meet him, to get to know him... And more than anything, I wanted him to like me.

It was in the process of getting him to like me that I actually connected with him. All it took was one touch, one single touch, and suddenly, we were bound to each other for life. Something in me pulled me towards him, but I just didn't know what it was. It wasn't just a mental, emotional spark. It was real.

"Gaara... Do you remember when we were taking the Chunin Exams? How you and I sat next to each other while taking the written test?" I spoke up after a while, looking at him with curious eyes. He nodded, and so, I continued, "Do you remember if... Well, was there an instant when... Our hands touched on accident and something completely crazy happened. I was just thinking that maybe..."

"You want to see if it still works, don't you?" He murmured.

I bit my lip, nodding shyly as I scratched the back of my head. "It's completely fine if you don't want to, though. I'm pretty sure asking you to touch my hand is kind of weird."

"Around you, I've learned to get used to weird," He murmured.

I raised an eyebrow. "That better be a compliment," I warned playfully, and he nodded.

"It is," He assured. "Mostly."

"Say what!?" I exclaimed, and he smirked.

"Don't worry about it. Just come with me," He said.

"Okaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay.... But where the cheese are we- Ah!" And that's when sand surrounded, swirling and transporting us somewhere I didn't know.

When I could finally see again, I looked around and realized that we were now on my roof. We sat together, our closeness allowing us to share our body heat, and I tried not to shiver in pure joy.

"Okay... So I'm not exactly sure how this is going to work, but..." I felt my voice trailed off as Gaara captured me into his seafoam green gaze. My brain went to mush instantly, and I lost all memory of what I was going to say or do.

Directed by an unknown force inside of me, I began to raise my hand. Gaara did the same, the look in his eyes telling me that he was experiencing the same unknown pull that I was. Our hands met, closing the small gap between us as our pale skin tones seemed almost identical.

It was then that the sparks ensued. And they were just like before. They weren't just mental, emotional sparks, either. They were literal; shining like gold did in the sunlight.

And then we disappeared.

::In Minxie's Mind::

I looked around me, trying to figure out where the hell I had taken myself. Oh, great. I've gotten myself into ANOTHER crazy situation! Aren't I amazing?

When I saw the colorful lights, random floating pancakes, dinosaurs chilling in hot tubs, and Paul Wesley waiting for me in my bedroom, I realized that I was in my mind. As I stared at the odd, completely random things around me, I felt myself more and more convinced that this place was my mind.