Naruto - Run with the Wind 10 Series: Naruto Characters: Gaara, Lee Pairing: Gaara/Lee Type: hs AU, romance, fluff Warnings: oh noes, the word "sex" is in there! Spoilers: mirrors the timeskip Word Count: 350 Etc: So much fluff! Blech. This is the last of RwtW, but I may write more when they're in college. I hope I wasn't too hokey incorporating canon this time.
When it comes time to look at colleges, debate abounds. Nobody wants to go to the closest and easiest to get into, Lownin, because it’s a community college. Midnin is a step up and most of the group defaults there once they pass the entrance exam. Neji, Kankurou, and Temari get into Hinin University (Shikamaru could as well, if he applied himself.) Sai manages to get into prestigious ANBU. Gaara shocks them all when he’s accepted to Naruto’s dream college, Shadow, known for its selectivity and famous graduates. The other college, Dawn, is far away and has a shady reputation but is renowned for its ambitious students. Both Uchiha brothers attend, Sasuke only because he wants to show up his brother. Naruto, Sakura and Sai try to convince him to come back to no avail.
Gaara’s siblings graduate a year ahead of everyone else and decide to split an apartment. They both realize they’ll eventually drive each other crazy, but figure it doesn’t hurt to save money in the meantime.
Lee realizes that he doesn’t enough money saved up unless he accepts financial aid and takes the athletic scholarship to Low—the other colleges didn’t offer because he grades are average. Being accepted into Midnin means nothing if he can’t afford it. He won’t hear of Tsume helping out, no matter how much she protests. His dream of making it into Hinin despite mediocre grades falls short.
When Gaara hesitates about going to Shadow because it’s 4 hours away, Lee’s decision is clear. “I’ll work for a year to collect money to go to Middle. In the meantime,” Lee’s voice drops to a whisper, “Want to get an apartment together?” Gaara nods—he’d been considering that as well. More privacy means it’ll be easier to have sex, and he likes the thought of living with Lee, convenience aside. The runner proceeds to hop around in glee, hug the artist, and make extravagant promises about their future living arrangements with equally grueling consequences should he fail. There’s an arm around his waist and Gaara feels this is how it should be.