As she spoke the words she could see it in his eyes. She couldn't tell if it was anger or worse; rejection.. She

was feeling very foolish right about now. 'you said way to much' sakura said allowed in her head. The blood ran to

her face as she made her way to the door; tears ready to spill over her eyes. As she put her hand on the door sand

curled around feet and made it's way up her legs slowly pulling her back towards the man she'd just laid her heart

to. She closed her eyes and felt the sand lifting her wieght across the room; cuddling her like a child. "Sakura,"

the velty voice cut through her heart and the tears flooded her sight as she tried to make out the person who was

saying her name. " I don't know wh-at to say," the sand gently pulled her to the floor onto her feet; "but what I

do know is I want you to be happy,I want to see you smile again, like the first day when you came to the Suna."

"You shy away from me when I come in a room and you smile only when others speak with you." He paused seeming

unsure what words to use "if you care for me like you say you do then why do you hide."

The words weren't what she wanted to hear. She wanted to feel his embrace; his strong arms around her fraglie

heart. She'd never felt whole since Sasuke left and there was nothing she could do for Naruto, she wasn't strong

enough to help them and she felt her life had no purpose. Lost in a world that had no need for her but that day she

recieved her mission to go to the Sand village and train the medical ninjas in antidotes, her heart leaped with a

new. Sakura Haruno was needed somewhere.

"I don't mean to hide," she finally spoke. "I haven't opened myself to anyone since Sasuke, and he left me;.. us."

"When I could finally manage to speak the words that I have wanted to say to you for the past month; the look on

your face was like back then." The Kazekage never having a woman spill her heart to him grabbed her face and looked

into her emarld eyes "that was along time ago; and I'm going nowhere my place is here." "You'll always be able to

find me, if not I'll find you." His hands slid down to the arch in her back and held her there in the embrace that

she needed to keep her from falling apart. She let the gates on her heart open to him; she finally found someone

she could trust and let her guard down. He would never hurt her. She knew that the day they rescued him from the

Akatsuki. Her heart didn't feel so heavy anymore. He escorted her to the guest room in the manison. "You can stay

here tonight." "Gaara," she felt stupid for asking him to stay with her she didn't want to give him the wrong

idea. He turned to look into her eyes and she couldn't find the words; it was as if they slipped right off of her

tongue. "thank you" was all that she could manage to slip out..

Before she could think about anything else he spoke "Goodnight Sakura." Her face flushed as she was shocked he

didn't take advantage of the opportunity she presented him with. He made sure the door was closed before he

started back down the hall. Her heart raced as she laid her head againest the door replaying every scene that had

just happened.

"What are you doing here" Gaara said as he headed to his desk. "Why didn't you take the chance that she

gave you to be with her?" Kankuro asked. "I'm not going to comprmise her like that, she'll come to me when she is

really ready." He replied. "Well hell it seemed to me like she was throwing herself at you." Gaara was keeping

himself busy with some papers as Kankuro made small talk about things that happened during the day. "Well thanks

for keeping me posted, I think I'll turn in for the night." Gaara said as he turned to Kankuro giving him the

signal to leave. "goodnight Brother." Kankuro said as he shut the door behind him. Gaara stood looking out the

window his favorite place to be at night. Admiring the stars, his mind drifted wondering what Sakura was doing.

She wrapped the towel around her body as she shook out her pink hair with another towel. She sat on the nice bed

and sprawled out admiring the moon and all the stars, wondering if Gaara was looking at the same sky.