Authors Note: Okay...here is the next chapter!

The Next Day...

Gaara awoke slowly to find the spot on the bed next to him empty, he frowned at this. He dragged himself out of bed and threw on a pair of black boxers and walked lazily into the living room. He saw a plate of food ready for him to eat and a small note beside it, the note read,

"Sorry, I got called into work early this morning. I will see you when my shift is over. Love you, -Mana"

Gaara smirked slightly at the 'Love you' part. He grabbed the plate of food and plopped onto the couch in the living room and channel surfed. He finished eating and decided to clean up a bit. Gaara did all the dishes by hand and put them all away, he did all the laundry and even folded it, he cleaned their bathroom, he even fixed the bed, smiling as he thought of the night before and the event that occurred.

He finished cleaning and still had some time to kill, he walked down to a small flower shop and bought Mana a red rose. He came home and waited for Mana, he heard her turn the key in the lock and walked closer to the door with a smile on his face.

Mana walked in and was startled to see Gaara there by the door and so eager to see her. She saw the rose he held out to her, she took it and hugged Gaara around the neck, "Thank you Gaara."

Gaara grabbed Mana's face gently in his hands and kissed her passionately, Mana tangled her fingers in his hair and deepened the kiss.

Mana snuggled into Gaara's chest and told him, "I love you, Gaara."
Gaara stroked her hair softly, "I love you too, Mana."

Mana's stomach growled loudly, making them laugh slightly. Mana placed the rose in a small vase and grabbed Gaara's hand, leading him to her car. She sat in the driver seat. Gaara shook his head and walked over to the driver side and helped her out then lead her to the passenger side. He walked quickly back to the driver side and sat down, "I'm driving today. Where do you want to go?"
Gaara and Mana debated over a few places and decided to go to a small Italian restaurant about thirty minutes away. After we ate, we got caught up in talking and saw the time, it was 10pm. They decided to leave since it was now pitch black outside. Gaara drove again, he turned to exit off a busy highway when a silver truck smashed into our black car. It hit the passenger side back seat, making the car spin wildly into a ditch. They both felt the impact, Mana felt it more since she was on the passenger side. Mana heard Gaara frantically calling her name then on the phone with emergencies. She fell into unconsciousness.

In The Hospital...

The next thing Mana heard, was a steady but annoying beeping sound. She groaned slightly, she felt a head splitting pain flare across her temples. She heard someone shuffle slightly, she opened her eyes slightly to see Gaara standing over her. She muttered, "Gaara...?"
Gaara brushed his hand lightly across Mana's cheek, "I'm here."

Mana groaned, "Will you make that damn beeping stop?"
Gaara shook his head, "I'm sorry, it is the monitor, I cannot stop it."

Mana sighed, "Fine...Where are we anyway?"

Gaara looked at Mana, "The hospital, we got in a crash, you just had surgery on your right leg."
Mana looked down to her leg, it was propped up, "Well dammit." Mana looked at Gaara, "Your forehead..."

There was a stitched mark across the left side of his forehead about four inches long, he shook his head, "It's just a small cut, nothing to worry about."
Mana relaxed a bit, "Who did we hit?"
Gaara said, "They hit us, well a man hit us. It was his fault. I do not know the man."

Mana looked at him, "Is he alright?"
Gaara nodded, "Yes, he offered to stay here at the hospital until you woke to apologize. He is in the waiting room."

Mana looked around for a moment, "Well I'm awake now, he can come in whenever."

Gaara smiled, "Alright." He walked out for a moment and came back in, "This is Sasuke."

Gaara lead the man in, he had black hair and gray eyes.

I felt my heart stop for a moment, though the monitor kept the usual rhythm.

Gaara left the room and closed the door.

The man, Sasuke, smiled at Mana, "Well, hello Mana."
Mana glared at him, "What the hell are you doing here you bastard?"

Sasuke tilted his head and said innocently, "Now what is the name calling for? I only wanted to apologize for accidentally hitting you."

Mana's eyes widened, ""You deliberately hit us?! You're a stalker!"

Sasuke chuckled slightly, "Again with name calling."

Mana shook her head, tears started falling down her cheeks as she yelled, "Gaara! GAARA!!"

Gaara burst into the room in a seconds notice, "Mana?! What's wrong?!"
Mana glared at Sasuke, "Him! That's the guy that hurt me that night!! He purposefully hit us!"
Gaara looked at Sasuke, Sasuke had a look of complete confusion, "I have no idea what she is talking about. I only came in to apologize for not looking when I hit you. She started yelling and blaming me for odd things. She did receive pain-killers, right?"
Gaara nodded slowly, "Yes, she did. Why?"

Sasuke nodded, "Pain-killers react to other differently. This happened to my mother as well, she started blaming my father for things that happened in grade school. It is just a reaction to the medication."
Gaara eyed him then nodded, "That is true. I can take it from here, you may go."
Mana was still yelling, "You sonofa-! Liar!"
Gaara turned his entire focus towards me, trying to calm me.

Sasuke was about to exit through the door when he looked at Mana lustfully and winked before he closed the door.

Mana stopped struggling and relaxed slightly, "I'm fine Gaara. I...I just want to sleep now, okay?"
Gaara nodded slightly, "Alright...Are you sure?"
Mana looked at him sharply, "Yes."

A hint of sadness flashed across Gaara's eyes before he nodded again, "Okay, I will be outside if you need me."

Mana sighed and closed her eyes.

Before Gaara closed the door, Mana heard him mutter quietly, "I love you..."
He shut the door quietly and walked outside and sat on a bench.

Gaara noticed a dark figure approach the bench, he came into focus, it was Sasuke.

Gaara nodded, "Oh, hello Sasuke."
Sasuke sat beside him and nodded, "Hello Gaara. How is Mana?"
Gaara shrugged, "Better, I guess. She wanted to be alone, so I came out here."
Sasuke nodded and looked up at the dark sky, "It is nice out here. Hey, man, I'm really sorry about hitting you both. I should have been paying more attention."
Gaara shook his head, "Don't worry about it."

Sasuke nodded and the conversation ended there.

Three Days Later...

Mana was finally released from the hospital.

Gaara drove up in a new vehicle, it was a black truck.

Mana was now on crutches, she shook my head slightly at Gaara as he helped her into the truck, "When I said get a new car, I meant car. Not truck."
Gaara shrugged as he climbed into the driver seat, "Oh well."

They made it home soon after, Gaara helped Mana to the couch and propped her foot for her and attempted to make lunch for them.

He ended up catching the food on fire and he had to order pizza.

They sat on the couch and watched a horror movie on TV about a sadistic serial killer that killed his victims in the oddest ways.

Mana laughed at a few parts that were supposed to be scary but ended up being stupid.

Gaara and Mana played poker on a small TV tray for a couple hours, Mana lost every time.

Gaara smirked, "When your leg heals, we should play strip poker."

Mana narrowed her eyes, "No way. I'll be in my bra before you lose a sock."
Gaara chuckled, "Exactly, that's the point!"

Mana playfully punched him, "Pervert."

Six Weeks Later...

Mana's leg finally healed completely. She could now fully walk on it without problems.

It was Friday, Mana came home to find Gaara at the kitchen table with none other than Sasuke sitting across from him, they were having a friendly conversation.

They both smiled at Mana as she walked in, Gaara nodded, "Welcome home, Mana. Sasuke has come to see how you were doing."
Mana stood on her right leg and balanced for about five seconds then dropped her foot, "See? I'm fine. Happy? Now you can leave."

Sasuke chuckled slightly and stood up, "I can see I'm not wanted here, I should be leaving. Thanks again, Gaara."

Gaara stood and shook his head, "No, no. Sasuke, you are welcome here. Please, will you join us for dinner?"

Sasuke shrugged and looked at Mana, "Only if it is alright with the lady."
Gaara looked at Mana, she sighed, "Fine. You can stay."
Sasuke smiled, "Thank you, Mana."

Mana didn't look at him twice, she walked straight to the kitchen and started to make dinner.

She made chicken on the grill they have on the patio along with whole green beans.

Mana set the table, she placed three wine glasses around the table and placed a large bottle in the middle along with all the food.

Mana glanced towards the guys, "Dinner is ready."

Mana sat down as the two made their way to the table, Gaara sat at the and of the table and Sasuke sat across from her.

Sasuke smiled politely, "Everything looks great, Mana. It really does."
Mana poured some wine into her glass and barely glanced at him, muttering, "Why don't you have a glass of shut the hell up?" Mana looked at Gaara, he was staring at her sharply, she retorted and said as nice as possible, "Why, thank you, Sasuke."

Gaara rolled his eyes slightly and started a conversation with Sasuke.

Mana sat silently through dinner, it was finally over.

Gaara shook Sasuke's hand politely before Sasuke walked out the door.

Sasuke nodded to Gaara and me, "I thank you both for the lovely evening."
Gaara nodded, "It was our pleasure. Come by anytime."
Mana stood in the kitchen, scrubbing dishes, "Yeah. Bye."

Gaara turned to Mana, she looked up and Sasuke caught her eye, he smiled creepily and winked.

Mana picked up a knife and started sharpening it loudly, she smiled at Sasuke.

Sasuke nodded once again and shut the front door.

Mana grimaced as she heard his footsteps fade down the porch.

Gaara came up behind Mana and hugged her, "Why did you have to be that way? He was only over for dinner."

Mana glanced back at him and placed the knife down, "Yeah, I just do not like him too greatly."
Gaara kissed her neck, making her giggle, "You know...I could get your mind off that..."

He spun Mana around and kissed her, she wrapped her arms around his neck then pulled their lips apart, "Not tonight, Gaara. I have to go to work early tomorrow, you know that."
Gaara groaned in sadness, "No fair."
Mana laughed and kissed him again.

Authors Note: So what about this chapter? Reviews are appreciated!