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Summary: What would have happened if Gaara had saved her before Sakura had given up hope and joined the Akatsuki? Would Akira and Taku still be born, and what about Kisho? A what if story from the blooming of the cherry blossom.
A/N: This is a what if story. Meaning what if something else happened instead of something else. You don't need to read The Blooming of the Cherry Blossom to understand the story. But The Blooming of the Cherry Blossom is a Sakura X Itachi romance story about Sakura getting kidnapped by the Akatsuki, then giving up hope, then finally officially joining the Akatsuki and then developing a relationship with Itachi. Feel Free to Read it but this is Gaara X Sakura fic. Some parts of Chapter one are taken from The Blooming of the Cherry Blossom Chapter one.
A/N: Bold and Italics Means Thoughts
Chapter One: Save Me
Bonded by thick ropes Sakura awoke to the sound of thunder. It was dark and cold, she couldn't see anything she scanned the room and saw two red eyes.
"Sasuke?" Sakura whispered to herself the only response she got was the red eyes slowly moving towards her. As the figure came closer she realized it was Uchiha, Itachi. He went quickly behind her and knocked her out conscious once again. Two days later she awoke in bed in a room lit only by one window. Just then a person who looked strangely like a fish entered. Sakura knew exactly who he was, she wasn't an Anbu member for nothing.
"Your Kisame aren't you?" Sakura finally questioned after a few moments of silence.
"Yeah i am, how do you know me." He asked lifting an imaginary eyebrow.
"Ive heard of all the Akatsuki members, its my job to know you guys hunt you down and kill you, why am i here i demand you tell me."
"I was told you were a shy timid girl who would cower at the sight of us whats with all the demanding questions?"
Its true Sakura used to be shy and timid. The girl no one need fear. She was weak then, but that was then, she went under strenuous training as Tsunade's apprentice and now she was a full fledged Anbu member just as good as Naruto and Shikamaru.
"I asked you a question first answer me tell me why am i here." Sakura yelled
"I'm sorry but i cant answer that its on a non need to know basis." Kisame replied
"Fine, then if you wont answer me i feel no need to stay" Sakura said as she pushed passed him. He figured there was no need to stop her, it was about time she got to meet some of the other Akatsuki members and learn, that they were someone she needed to fear and respect. Sakura slammed open the door and ran down the hallways and was about to turn the corner when she ran into something hard and fell on her butt.
"Move out of my way before I'm forced to kill you." Sakura threatened before even looking up.
"I believe you are in no position to make threats kunoichi." Itachi laughed. Sakura went to grab some kunai from her back pouch and found it was gone.
"I guess i will just have to beat your ass the old fashion way." Sakura smirked and ran towards him pumping chakra into her arms and legs and was about to make her strike when he suddenly disappeared.
"Your going to have to try harder than that little Sakura." Itachi taunted. She ran towards his voice but he appeared behind her, turned her around and pinned her up against the wall with his body.
"You need to be a good little kunoichi and behave until Naruto comes and tries to save you." Itachi said.
"So thats what this is about, trying to get draw Naruto in so you can steal the Kyuubi, I'm sorry but i cant let you do that."
By this time Itachi was getting frustrated with Sakura and grabbed her by the throat
"If you don't shut you mouth soon i will shut it for you" Itachi smirked.
"I would like to see you try." Sakura spat back, and with that statement Itachi pushed his mouth onto her, kissed her roughly, and bit down on her lip.
"I tried and i succeeded" Itachi laughed as he threw her back into her room with Kisame.
After a couple of days Sakura was still causing trouble around the Akatsuki headquarters. Trying to escape every chance she got, eventually they got so frustrated with her they handcuffed one of her legs to the bed post so she could barely move unless she moved the bed itself. Sakura was laying on her bed and was about to fall asleep when she heard a loud crash come from one of the hallways. She figured someone was probably getting into a fight with someone else and thought nothing of it, but then she heard her room door open. She saw a hooded figure walk into her room and use a key that they must have stolen from Kisame, he was the one who kept it after all and unlocked her leg.
Sakura tried to rise, but after laying in one position for such a long time her legs just gave way and she fell to the floor on her knees. She then tried to pump chakra into her legs to try and regenerate them, but then she remembered that they drained her of her chakra everyday so that she would be easier to handle. Feeling helpless she looked down at the ground when she felt the hooded figure throw her over his shoulder.
She was about to complain about the way this person was throwing her around like she was some sort of rag doll, but she decided against it after all they were rescuing her from the Akatsuki, or at least she hoped thats what this person was doing.
"Hurry up with Haruno, Shikamaru has the rest of them held in his shadow imitation, we don't know how much longer it will last. We need to get out of here quick." Another hooded figure yelled at her rescuer and then ran from the Akatsuki headquarters. Then it hit her, if Shikamaru is fighting that must mean that these guys are Konoha nin. She relaxed a bit, but still couldn't think of who would call her by her last name and who from Konoha would just throw her around like rag doll. Maybe they are new Konoha ninja, or maybe its Shino.
Once they had run for a good hour or so she saw them enter Wind country where they finally set up camp. She heard them arguing about going back to the headquarters to see if Shikamaru had made it out alive, but the one who was holding her wouldn't let them because he believed that Shikamaru would be able to hold his own against them. This was the first time that she had heard the one who was carrying her talk, she knew his voice from somewhere but couldn't tell who's voice it was.
"So yeah thanks for saving me from the Akatsuki headquarters, but mind telling me or at least showing me who you guys are?" Sakura asked finally finding her voice.
"Oh yeah you would probably want to know that." The one arguing with her rescuer earlier said and as she pulled down her hood Sakura immediately recognized her. "Its me Temari from sand."She said with a little smile. Sakura just smiled back and then she looked at the rest of them and saw Kankuro take off his hood.
"Well that takes care of two of you, I'm presuming one of you guys who is left is Gaara." Sakura said looking at the two who still hadn't taken off their hood. She looked at her rescuer and watched him pull down his hood and realized it was Gaara. Yeah that sounds like Gaara, just throw me over his shoulder like i was some sort of item. Sakura then looked over at the other guy and was surprised to see Sasuke pull down his hood. She knew Sasuke had come back from sound, but she kind of excepted it to be Naruto, but then again the fifth probably wasn't going to let him come after all he was training to become the sixth Hokage.
They were all sitting around a fire eating some food when Shikamaru finally showed up and Temari ran up to him and threw her arms around his neck. Sakura seeing this almost choked on her food.
"I didn't know that you two had gotten together." Sakura said giggling. This made Temari blush
"Well we aren't really together i was just worried about him you know how it is." Temari said. After a couple more minutes of silence, Sakura finally spoke.
"You know Gaara, when i sat on the bed in the Akatsuki headquarters i imagined how i would be rescued. I always pictured some strong nin would come in, break down the door and carry me out bridal style. I wasn't exactly expecting to just be tossed over someones shoulder." Sakura said. This time it was Temari's turn to choke on her food. Everyone's eyes turned to Gaara to see how he would handle this.
"Well kunoichi, if you hadn't been weak, you wouldn't have been kidnapped in the first place, and i wouldn't have had to just toss you over my shoulder." Gaara said while giving her a cold stare. Sakura was about to yell something back when he spoke again. "We should sleep now, we will be leaving early in the morning." Everyone just nodded and headed to their tents. Sakura watched all of them leave and realized she didn't know where she was sleeping.
"So umm guys where am i sleeping, which tent?" Sakura asked
"You can sleep with Temari in hers." Gaara replied without even looking at them
"Sorry, Gaara but Temari is sleeping in my tent tonight while Kankuro is sleeping in the tent with Sasuke. Looks like the only available tent is yous." Shikamaru said while walking into his tent, Temari soon following him. Gaara just sighed and went towards his tent. Sakura finally walked towards Gaara's tent and saw him already laying there on his side. She presumed that hers was the opposite side and laid down. She knew he wasn't sleeping even though she couldn't see his face. Gaara is an insomniac and he cant sleep or else Shukaku would take over. She decided just to go to sleep, after all Gaara isn't exactly one of those people who you want to talk to before you fall asleep.
A/N: So First Chapter Is up review please, sorry if its a bit short, and for any confusion the summary may have caused
-Fuzzie