A/N: Hello! This is my first fanfic… so if it's not very good… then that's probably why. I would like to dedicate this story to Kenni-Pineapple for inspiring me to write this story.

Major Pairings:

Gaara x Sakura x Sasuke (duh!)

Neji x Tenten

Ino x Shikamaru x Temari

Naruto x Hinata

Minor Pairings:

Kakashi x Shizune (they're a cute couple, can't help it ;D)

Jiraiya x Tsunade

Disclaimer: Naruto does not belong to me. It belongs to the guy that created it.

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Chapter 1

"Sakura! Wake up! It's time for school!" Sakura's mom knocks on Sakura's room door.

"Mmph… 5 more minutes, Mom!" Sakura groans.

"But sweetie, Gaara's already here and I don't think either of you want to be late for first day!" She reasons.

Sakura yanks open the door. "Alright! Alright! I'm up!"

15 minutes later….

She opens her room door to find Gaara standing outside. "Ohayo-gozaimasu Gaara-kun!"

"Che… took you long enough," Gaara smirked. "I was beginning to think that you didn't know how to put your uniform on."

"Mou… that was mean," she pouts cutely. "You don't see me making fun of how long you take to apply eyeliner."

"I don't take long," he counters while feigning hurt. "And FYI, it's not eyeliner, it's insomnia."

"Don't deny it Gaara-kun," Sakura teases and punches him lightly on the arm. "You and I both know that you're very attached to your eyeliner."

"Whatever," Gaara says as Sakura runs a hand through her light pink shoulder length hair. Wow… I wonder if her hair feels as soft as it looks… WTF! Where did that come from! I can't think of her that way! Damn hormones! Yeah that's it! "Let's go."

"Hai!" She rushes to the kitchen and waits for Gaara to come down the stairs with a piece of toast in her mouth.

As he comes down the stairs, he takes a good look at Sakura in her uniform. It consisted of a white blouse, a black tie, a gray skirt that ended mid thigh, and a pair of black/navy blue knee socks. (A/N: The boy's uniform is pretty much the same, but instead of a skirt, they wear black/navy blue pants.)

"Bye Mom! I'll see you after school!" Sakura yells as she and Gaara slip on their shoes and backpacks and walk out the door. (A/N: Sakura does have a dad in case you're wondering… he just won't appear too often.)

Gaara checks his watch as they walk to Konoha High. "It's 8:05… the bell doesn't ring until 8:45, so we've got lots of time."

"Let's take the scenic route them," Sakura points and leads him to Konoha Park.

8:15am…..

"Oh my… everything is so beautiful here," she says while admiring the tall trees and exotic flowers.

Gaara just nods in agreement and glances at her. 'Yeah… everything is beautiful here, but you're definitely the most gorgeous… Damnit! Stupid hormones again!' He mentally slaps himself.

"Ne, Gaara-kun?" Sakura glances back.

"Hm? Doushita, Sakura?"

"Do you think I'll fit in?" She gives him a worried look. "Will I be bullied?"

"You'll fit in, don't worry," Gaara assures her and puts a hand on her shoulder. "And if anybody makes fun of you, I'll take care of them."

Sakura frowns and narrows her eyes. "You know that I don't approve of violence, Panda-chan."

His eyes narrow as well. "I never said that I would beat them up. I'll just make their lives a living hell… and don't call me 'Panda-chan'!"

"Whatever you say, Panda-chan," Sakura grins and laughs at his frown. "Oh! Konoha High is just across the street from the park exit!"

"And we have 15 minutes to kill once we get there," Gaara says as he glances at his watch again.

"Come on, Panda-chan!" She grins widely. "I'll race you to the front gates of the school!"

Sakura takes off in a sprint leaving Gaara in the dust. Not wanting to be outdone, he also takes off in a sprint.

'I'll have to get there first, or else she'll never let me live it down,' Gaara thinks as the gap between them lessens.

"You can't beat me, Gaara-kun!" She turns her head and yells over her shoulder.

They reached the park exit and Sakura started to run across the street towards the school gates. Just as she takes two steps on the road, a motorcycle comes speeding towards her.

'Shit! She's not going to be able to get out of the way in time!' Gaara curses loudly when he sees Sakura freeze.

Sakura screams loudly and the cyclist slams the brakes, but the impact is going to be unavoidable!

"SAKURA!"

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A/N: hehe… I left it at a cliffhanger. I'm sure you all know that she doesn't die… if she did there would be no story. Please review so I can get slightly better at this '