擶Save the last dance 擶
Snowflakes hit the ground, children laugh as the snow lands on their tongues in the village of Konoha. The elite ninja celebrate their defeat of the Oni, the feared demon that has walked the lands slaughtering the innocent for 3 years. To celebrate they held a party for the lords and ninjas of all the lands to come to. There was to be a great feast, and a formal black and white masquerade dance.
As the feast ended, the quests went to their rooms to prepare for the dance.
Sakura pulled out her outfit. When most of the female ninja's
Would be wearing long, ballroom dresses, she would be wearing a black corset, a black gothic skirt and knee high black and white socks, long enough to come up just underneath her skirt. She picked up her mask. It hade long black feathers around the top of a white mask. She placed the mask on her face and heads out the door.
Gaara the young Kazekage of his village hidden in the sand.
As he opens his door to his room he is pounced on by the young hokage Naruto.
"Gaara! Its been to long! Lets go out for some ramen. Oh and have you seen Sakura? She has changed a lot. After you left our village, she has changed and has been acting different. Its kinda scary. She's become cold and has even started to dress differently. I don't know why but I think it has something to do with you...what did you do, I had a good chance with her then you left..."Naruto trailed off.
"I simply told her not to hide but not to let everyone so aware of her emotions. I guess she took it in the wrong way. And as for seeing her? No I haven't seen her yet." Gaara said as he pushed Naruto out the door.
"But What About The Ramen!?!" Naruto said as the door got slammed in his face.
Gaara just shook his head and got out of his dinner robes and changed into his evening suit. A black suit with a black undershirt and a white tie. He grabbed his mask. A white mask with nothing on it but a small carved rose under the right eye. He placed a white rose corsage in his right breast pocket and headed down to the ball room, where he hoped he would run into Sakura. It HAD been too long.
Down in the ballroom Sakura made her way to the bar. God she needed a drink. 4 years it had been since she had seen Gaara. 4 years too long. She missed him. He brought out the best in her. The time they had spent together on their last mission, even though nothing had happened between the two, She had fallen in love with him. Her once in a life time mission partner. Ever since that faithful day...
[4 Years Ago
"Sakura, I needed you. I hope that you Know that. I really needed you." Gaara said as he gasped for breath.
"No Gaara! Don't say things like that! Your going to be fine!" Sakura said as she held his head in her lap.
"cough cough Sakura don't ever let your emotions hide. Always let them show. If you hide them away, people like what I was before I met you will take advantage of you. Don't ever forget that Sakura. You are my one true friend. I hope that we might grow to be more than friends on day cough cough You will make the man that you choose to be with very happy. And I promise to save you the last dance always." Gaara said as he disappeared into his sand cocoon and left Sakura behind afraid, lost and crying.
[Present Day
A masked figure sat beside her. She looked up. Black eyes stared down into hers.
"!" Sakura knocked over her glass trying to get away.
" Where are you going princess? I only want to talk." He said as his hands grabbed at her.
"Leave me the hell alone Sasuke. I already told you that the answered is no and it'll always be no, go find Ino, I'm sure she will say yes." Sakura said as she tried to get farther into the crowd and away from her pursuer. But he was hot on her trail.
"I'll make you say yes." Sasuke said as he grabbed at her wrists.
"I told you that there is only one for me and I'm sorry your not it." Sakura said as she tried to get away.
"Yes but the One is dead. He died in your lap Sakura. Drop your dead boyfriend and come with one that can please." Sasuke said as he grabbed her wrists and held them with bruising force.
"The only thing you can do to please me is to drop dead." She spit in his face, and as he whipped his face she turned to run but ran into someone. She looked up and instantly knew. She hid behind the masked figure and watched as Sasuke stared in shock.
"But your dead? He said as he backed away.
"Not nearly as dead as you think." The masked figure said as he took a step forward.
"Gaara let him go he's not worth it." Naruto said as he took off his mask.
Gaara turned around looking for the one he saved, but she was gone.
Sakura buried her face in her pillow and cried. He died. She watched him die. Comforted him as he died. How could he be alive? Its not possible.
Knock knock
"Go away." She sobbed.
"Sakura--Sakura I can explain."
"I don't want to hear it Naruto! I watched him die! sob " Sakura threw her pillow at the door as it creaked open.
"Sakura he didn't die, he was summoned back to his village by a scroll. He didn't have time to heal, and he wasn't allowed any contact with anyone until now." Naruto said as he sat down beside her.
"But why now, why only now?" She cried.
"Because my father died and I had to become the Kazekage." Gaara said as he entered the room.
Sakura eyes brightened a little. Not that anyone could tell her eyes were so red from crying.
"Sakura don't cry. You've been strong for so long. Don't cry now" Gaara said as he tilted her chin up to look in her eyes.
"Gaara. I have cried myself to sleep every night because of you. How can you say that?" She swatted his hand away.
"Sakura I had no control of what happened, I could do anything. If it were up to me, we would be locked up somewhere hiding from the little ones." Gaara said as he took a step forward.
"Make it up to me." She said looking up at him.
"How?" He asked.
"Save me the last dance." She said with a smile.
"Always." He said helping her up with a smile.
Hand in hand they walked back down to the ballroom.
