Disclaimer: I'll never own Naruto even if I wish it on a shooting star.
A/N: Hi guys! This is my first fic ever, so please do be kind. R&R please! This is a SasuSaku fic and not a GaaSaku… ok?
Read on!
"Open your eyes, Sakura. Let me see them sparkle again with joy. Open them up once more… look at me… please… I beg you… don't leave me...
Chapter 1: Flight to Konoha
"Hurry up, Sakura."
"Ne, Gaara!" replied a pink-haired girl whose eyes shone like bright emeralds. She stifled her yawn and walked slowly towards her best friend.
"Remind me again not to take you with me to family trips," Gaara sighed.
"You can't do that to me! I'll be all alone in this house and besides I'm considered part of your family," Sakura replied defensively.
Gaara said nothing. 'Well, it's true,' he thought. Sakura's family moved in next to their house, er, more like a mansion 3 years ago. He first thought she was obnoxious like all the other rich girls but she proved him wrong. Sakura was actually the first to approach and befriend him. She gained his trust and his whole family learned to love her like a little sister, including his two siblings, Temari and Kankuro.
"Earth to Gaara!" said Sakura loudly.
"What?" he snapped.
"Well, I'm finished packing and I already double-checked everything. Shouldn't we go now?" she asked with excitement evident in her eyes.
"Hn."
They rode in Gaara's black convertible to the airport. His family owns a huge corporation and has their own private plane so no need to bother with the flight schedule. Their destination will be Konoha, Japan, a few hours flight from America, where Temari and Kankuro are already waiting.
Sakura was excited because it will only be her second time to visit Japan. The first was when she was only 7 yrs. old. There was no one to take care of her so her parents just took her along. She knows how to speak Japanese and some Japanese culture because her parents were native Japanese who just migrated to America. Besides, it was coincidental that Gaara and his family are native Japanese too.
"Aaah, I'm so excited!" Sakura squealed.
Gaara just rolled his eyes. Sakura went with him since she will be left alone in their big house with no company except the caretakers. Her parents are always away on business trips and his parents, too. It was summer vacation, so why not?
As they board the plane, Sakura was talking non-stop about her plans once she gets there.
"We'll go shopping and then go to different tourist spots. Oh and I also want to go to my parents' old hometown. We can also meet new friends…"
"Yeah, yeah," was all he could say.
Finally, Sakura grew tired of talking to Gaara since he won't reply or even say anything. He wasn't even listening. She found out that he already dozed off and feeling quite tired herself, she found herself sleeping until the flight was nearly over.
"Gaara! Sakura! Over here!" shouted Temari who was smiling.
"Not so loud, Temari," Kankuro said but he was also grinning.
"Temari-chan! Kankuro-san!" yelled Sakura who was running towards them with Gaara walking slowly behind her.
"Ah, little brother," said Kankuro softly.
Gaara looked at them and said monotonously, "Hi, what's up?"
Kankuro smirked. 'Same as always, Gaara,' he thought.
They rode Temari's Mercedes Benz to a huge house in Konoha. While on the way, Sakura kept looking outside staring at the sceneries as they past by.
"So, Sakura, what happened when we were away?" Temari asked smiling slightly, "Did Gaara give you troubles?
"Uh, nope, he's, well, okay," she replied cautiously. Gaara was glaring at her already. Sakura gulped, she doesn't want to die early.
They soon arrived at the house. It was huge with a big garden and cherry blossom trees around. The house has9 bedrooms and each of this bedroom has its own toilet and bath. The whole house has also a centralized aircondition system so it was not hot inside. Huge paintings of different genre adorned the walls. Sakura wanted to tour the whole house but Kankuro said they should eat first.
After eating, they then toured the whole house. Sakura saw a large family painting of the siblings. She saw Gaara wearing an uncharacteristic smile on the painting. It was rare to see him smile like that. She wondered if the painter just painted the smile or it was really genuine.
After touring the house, Temari told the two to rest since they had such a tiring day. The two older siblings bid them good night and went off to their rooms.
"Good night, forehead girl," Gaara said with a smirk in his face.
"Good night to you too, my dear friend," replied Sakura sarcastically. If only she wasn't that tired, she could do more than that.
She entered her room and flopped unto her bed.
"Ah, very comfy," she muttered, "I'm so tired but I can't hardly wait for tomorrow."
A/N: So that's it. I'm sorry if there is wrong grammar here or wrong spellings. This chapter is only an introduction. The rest of the characters will appear on the next chappie. Pls. R&R!