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Here is part one of Night Visions

Night Visions

Part 1 of 2

Moonlight, a simple white disk, beams fall across our land. Moonlight, empty, like his eyes, or the eyes that he used to have. I-I don't know anymore. Maybe my eyes are like his. Empty. Reflecting the moon.

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Sakura woke to an empty silence. It bothered her, she wasn't quite sure, but it seemed… wrong. There was no noise in the streets, not a sound.

"It's dark," Sakura mumbled quietly, smacking herself in her no longer so large forehead. "It's the middle of the night Sakura no wonder it's quiet."

Rolling back over Sakura closed her emerald green eyes trying to fall asleep once more.

There was a flash of rolling vast desert, lighted by the moon, and a momentary look into pale jade eyes, looking at her sadly.

"Sakura's eyes opened, "What was that?" she questioned herself. Rolling silently to the floor, Sakura opened her window and crawled to the top of her roof. Staring straight at the moon, Sakura didn't know that miles away another owner of green eyes rimmed in black were also staring in sadness at the moon.

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Monster, that's what they call him, Demon, another name he was called. Didn't they know the demon was gone, didn't they know it was their fault in the first place? They had placed Shukaku, the one-tailed demon in him in the first place. So why shun him?

Kazekage-sama they called him, it was just another way to control him. He loved Suna, he loved the country of Wind, the one thing he truly loved, no doubt of that… but.

He didn't know, Sabaku no Gaara didn't know. There was something missing from his life.

Cold eyes gazed upon the moon, and Gaara could almost feel a ghostly brush of fingertips across his forehead.

Love, he was missing love.

"Somebody get me through this nightmare, save me from myself." Gaara willed someone to hear his plea, but no one would. "Somebody save me from the animal they think I've become."

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Familiar, very familiar. Red hair with pale green eyes rimmed in black. Sakura's eyes shot open, "Gaara?" That was the name her sleep bleary mind pulled out of foggy depths. "Gaara?" Sakura spoke louder, clearer now. "What was he doing in my dreams?"

Shaking the weird dream from her head, Sakura went about her normal daily life. Hospital first, lunch we Naruto and Kiba, hospital again, training grounds, home, eat, shower, and finally bed, just a fairly normal day in Konoha for one Haruno Sakura.

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That night there was another dream, it started out the same, Gaara staring at the moon, but the moon was fuller, not to much, but there was a visible change. Gaara too seemed slightly different, he didn't seem to be as full of hate as the night before. His eyes, they were… softer, kinder, no not kinder, but they were softer.

Gaara lifted his head upwards and his eyes filled with moonshine. He seemed… happy. His sand swirled around him, almost dancing in the moonlight, shining on an empty desert. It was almost angelic to watch, moonlight bathing pale striking a striking contrast with his blood red rair, they with the added touch of sand. The scene was carefree and there was a smile on the beautiful angel's lips.

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Gasping for breath Sakura awoke, sweat trickling down her face. That scene would forever be imprinted in her minds eye; a smile. Sabaku no Gaara, smiling. " What is going on in my imagination?" but Sakura knew her imagination could never create something so… perfect. "I'm so confused."

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"WHAAT!" Sakura yelled angrily. "Tsunade-sensei, I'm not a secretary, I don't even know how to be one."

"Sakura, didn't your mother ever tell you that new experiences are good for the soul, or at least they build character?" Tsunade questioned causally, not bothered by her students outburst.

Sakura stopped yelling immediately and bowed, her eyes shadowed by her bangs, "Of course, Hokage-sama." Stepping backwards, she walked out the door… almost.

She almost ran into someone coming in, but shinobi reflexes made her step swivel and step a little to the right to allow the visitor to pass.

A tall man with red hair and jade eyes rimmed in black stared at her. Sakura shuddered in such a way that only a skilled eye could see it; she was sure he did.

'Gaara,' her mind pulled out the name. Suddenly the dreams came back to her. Mumbling quietly to herself, she whispered, "You smiled." Gaara stiffened, as he heard those words, but otherwise ignored her.

"Hokage-sama," Gaara bowed his head.

"Kazekage-sama," Tsunade bowed hers in return.

'Kazekage-sama… wait WHAT!" Sakura's mind screamed. 'This is who I'll be working for?'

Her reaction must have been slightly visible, because Gaara turned his emotionless face towards her, and she could have sworn he smirked. "Hokage-sama," his voice was a deep confident voice. "I trust you have someone confident enough for this job." It wasn't a question.

"Sakura," Tsunade commanded her attention, "Kazekage-sama will be leaving in a few hours. Go home and pack, be ready by 3.

"Hai," Sakura disappeared in a poof of smoke.

Appearing in front of her apartment, Sakura unlocked the door and walked in slowly, as if unsure. "What's going on?" Why is he in my dreams, and now I'll be working for him, not even as a medic."

"What-" the voice was cut off seeing as Sakura had a kunai against the perpetrators throat. "Sakura-chan…" the voice whined. "Let me go."

"Naruto!" removing the kunai from his neck, Sakura hit the number one loudest ninja in the back of the head, "Baka."

"Ittai! Sakura-chan!" Naruto winced rubbing the back of his head. "Are you leaving soon Sakura-chan?" he cocked his head to the side looking much like a puppy.

"Hai, as a secretary for the Kazekage."

"Hmm," Naruto folded his arms and tried to look like he knew who that was.

"Gaara, you know, basically the Hokage for the country of Wind." Sakura shook her head, Naruto was her closest friend, he really was, but sometimes…

"Gaara," Naruto's eyes widened, showing the bright blue depths. "I'll see you off then, I won't let him hurt you!"

"Naruto," Sakura clenched her fist trying to keep her temper. "Gaara won't hurt me, and even if he tried to, I can take care of myself."

Throwing the things she would need in a sack, Sakura turned to Naruto, "Look, I know your worried, but trust me when I say I can take care of myself."

"Sakura-chan.." In a rare bust of affection, Sakura hugged Naruto.

"You're a brother to me, and if you want to help me, ask Hinata out on a date. She really likes you, you know?" Sakura smiled at the brother she wished she had.

"Really… okay then, I will. It's the promise of a lifetime!" Naruto stood proudly giving off Lee's trademark pose.

Smiling Sakura gave him one last quick hug, before running out the door towards the entrance of Konoha. Standing there waiting for her was a familiar red-headed sand-nin with a gourd on his back.

"Let's go," were the only two words he said to her. They took off at a run towards the city of Suna.

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Running far into the night, Sakura and Gaara made their way through the desert by gentle beams of moonlight. Moonlight in the desert was exceedingly bright, it shone like a gentle sun, though the rays were cold.

Sakura was tired, more so than she had ever been before. But she dared not to say anything, and just kept running, keeping up with the sand master who seemed to revel in his two elements: sand and moonlight.

He probably didn't notice, she decided, that when he stepped into the desert he relaxed. No one would have noticed it except for a medic who's job was to notice patients reactions to certain elements.

Gaara silently brooding was vaguely impressed he realized. He had expected her to stop and ask to rest after the first hour. But she had surpassed his expectations, and lasted for many hours, even when he himself was feeling slightly weary.

After another hour or so, they were almost there, Gaara increased his pace, and Sakura strained her muscles to keep up. Rising over another dune, Gaara stopped, and Sakura stopped next to him, panting slightly. There sprawled out before her was the city of Suna, beautiful in a way that Konoha was not.

There was very little greenery from what she could see, but the exposure of the land was beautiful, so beautiful.

After she caught her breath Gaara started down the dune at run, arms flying behind him, like arms often did. Sakura followed him, and as silently as they had begun their journey, so silently was it ended.

END PART 1

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