•Together until the end•

•Dangos•

"Im pretty hungry from looking around the village, do you want me to make you something to eat Temari?" I stood up making my way to the small makeshift kitchen that our hotel offered.

"How about some dangos I've been craving those all day, I'll help you make them!" Temari rushed over to me with sparkles in her eyes. "Sure! I know my mom's recipe by heart so I can make pretty delicious dangos!" I smiled, I made my way to the mini-fridge and as expected I saw no ingredients that could be made into dangos.

"Looks like I need to go get ingredients, I'll be right back." I put on my sandals and made my way out the door.
"Oh okay, be safe Y/N." I nodded in response and started to walk to the nearest mini-market.
'Hopefully, Itachi visits while I'm out of the village I never let him rest and always bother him to teach me his Jutsu. Maybe he could stay for longer if we bribe him with mom's dangos.' I smiled as I reminisce.

I walked into the nearest open mini-market picking up the ingredients I needed and paid with the allowance that my parents gave me. I walked out and started to make my way back to the hotel until I bumped into someone. I was about to apologize until I looked up to see that it was Gaara.

"Ah, I see you came to look for me." I smiled at him only to have him scoff at me.
"No, I just went on a walk we just so happened to bump into each other. Anyways why'd you leave the hotel so late at night?" Gaara asked as we walked beside each other.

"Curious? Temari and I were hungry, so we decided to make some dangos like the way my mom does. You want some?"

"No thank you, Your mother makes them too sweet for my taste. It feels like I'll get a cavity with every bite." I laughed at his dislike of my mom's recipe. He never seemed to enjoy them when both of us visited my parent's place.

"I remember one time you ran away from her when she offered you some and you didn't know how to tell her no." Gaara sighed at the memory. "Yeah she'd chase me until I gave in and ate them." We walked in comfortable silence, I did notice that Gaara kept looking over at me like he was about to say something but it wasn't coming out.

"C-Can I help you carry those bags? You know because they look heavy and I want to help.." I looked at him in shock but then smiled seeing his flustered face. "Wow Gaara being a gentleman, here I'll make you hold the heavier stuff since my arms are getting pretty tired." I gave some of the bags I was holding to him and walked to the room we were staying in though Gaara seemed to struggle up the stairs as he was holding the bags.

"You can do this Panda! You can defeat these stairs!" I tried to motivate him as he made it to the top of the stairs, he was probably tired from going up and down stairs all day.
"Y/N you don't have to be s-so loud.," Gaara says as he tries to compose himself.  
"I know but it did help you go up the stairs didn't it?" I put out my hand and Gaara took it gently like he was scared that he was going to crush my hand.

"Well let's go make those dangos. I'll make yours less sweet than the others-." I opened the door but Gaara stopped me and pulled me into a hug.

"Gaara? You okay?" I asked as I wrapped my arms around him to comfort him.
"Yeah..it's just..thanks for putting up with me. I know I'm not nice to you all the time and I may threaten you at times but I don't mean it..just thank you so much." I hugged him tightly, "Gaara you don't need to thank me! I'll keep loving you even when you don't feel like loving me, That's my love for you Panda!" Gaara gave me a small smile and opened the door to the room. We placed the bags in the kitchen. When I headed back to the small living room I was met with a starving Temari and Kankuro who was currently laying on the ground looking dead.

"Temari I'm back with the stuff, let's go make some dangos." with that Temari sprang back to life, and we made our way back to the makeshift kitchen making dangos for the five of us included for Baki~sensi when he comes back later.

"My beautiful creations are done! Now eat up you'll need the energy for tomorrow!" I placed the plate of dangos on the table. Kankoro and Temari dug right in like it was their final meal while Gaara and I were enjoying ours in peace.

"So Y/N do you know how you're going to tackle the second part of the exam by yourself." Kankoro laid back on the floor probably full from eating.

"Probably just going to wing it, though I'm not looking forward to being followed. I noticed that some of the groups were staring at my rinnegan today, They are probably planning on killing me and selling my eyes or taking them for themselves."  I said as I walked over to my futon and went under the covers with Gaara soon joining me, wrapping his arms around my waist. This was normal for us since he could protect me from ninja who want my rinnegan while I sleep whenever we were out on missions.

"Well that sounds that an easy problem for you to fix. We're going off to bed, Goodnight!" Temari and Kankuro left the room, I snuggled up to Gaara's chest enjoying this moment while it lasts.

"Hey Gaara, could you promise me something?"
"What is it?" I felt his hand gently pat my head as a way of endearment.
"Can you promise me that you won't lose control of yourself? I don't want you allowing him to take over you and hurting yourself in the process." I gripped onto the futon's sheet, scared that he'd say no.
"I know it's a selfish request but I just want you to be safe..." There was a moment of silence until he decided on his answer.

"Okay I promise I won't allow Shukaku to take over." I looked up at him and saw that he was giving me a smile with no deception behind it.
"T-Thank you Gaara."
"No, Thank you Y/N for being my light." He patted me softly the head, waiting for me to eventually fall asleep.

I'm excited wait for tomorrow!
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🌨Fun Fact🌨: Gaara used to have several earrings [Info Found in: Gaara Hiden]

Um so yeah sorry for disappearing off the face of the earth. I've been busing raising my grades (especially geometry cause that shit is hell) but I finally decided to update and also I enjoyed writing the Itachi part even though it's short. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter

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