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Okay, this is in the shippuden period. Gaara wasn't killed so he still has his powers and such, I'm not going to say the couples because then it wouldn't be a surprise! XD my previous fanfic was a SasuxSaku, so sorry if some of those people put me on alert and you don't like this couple. Lol, sweet! My 2nd fanfic and my first GaaraxSaku, and my first M rated fanfic XD enjoy! Please comment, it'll really help.

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Sakura walked by the many stores and people that cluttered in the streets of Konoha. "Excuse me, pardon me, please move." She said as she walked and pushed her way through, she was having a hard time looking where she was going because of the huge stack of books that she was holding, the crowded streets and pushy people didn't help the matter. 'Err, being stuck in these streets is really getting on my nerves, if someone topples me and my books scatter, I'll punch that person STRAIGHT in the face.' She muttered in her thoughts.

"Gah!" she yelped as, indeed, she toppled over and helplessly looked at the stacks of books on the floor. Oh was the person in for it, she was ready to charge and obliterate the person until she noticed who it was. "G-Ga-Gaara? What are you doing here?"

Gaara looked at the pile of books and helped her pick them up, "We need to meet at the Hokage's office, now."

"Okay." She said plainly, hopefully she would get some answers later, but if they were both to see the Hokage, and Gaara, the KAZEKAGE was needed here, then it must be extremely important.

Gaara helped carry most of the books, as they hurried to the Hokage's Tower.

Once they got there, Sakura barged open the door to find Naruto, Hinata, Kankuro, Temari, Shikamaru and Ino.

"What are you guys doing here?" Sakura asked, she couldn't take it, what was going on? What was the mission, so many people were going.

Before Tsunade could answer her question, Gaara said "We found the location of the Akatsuki."

Sakura gasped, if they found the Akatsuki, Itachi would be with them, and wherever Itachi was, Sasuke was there, trying to kill him…

Tsunade informed Sakura in more detail "I have already told the others, all of you will go to the stone village, it is where the Akatsuki's hide out is at the moment. The Sand villages' have found that out. Gaara, as well as his siblings are to accompany you guys."

"Is that such a wise Idea Tsunade-sama? Gaara is the Kazekage, it will put his village in danger and unguarded."

"I am in debt to Konoha, the whole Sand village is, therefore, I will go." Gaara said firmly.

Tsunade continued "Since this is an A ranked mission, I will send Kiba , Ten-Ten, Neji and Lee once they have come back from their other missions. You leave on your mission in 3 days. That is all, you may all leave-but Sakura and Gaara, stay here."

Once everyone left, and it was just Tsunade, Gaara and Sakura, she finally said. "Sakura, Kankuro and Temari already have a place to stay, friends and such, but Gaara refuses to stay with them…" muttering something about him not feeling safe around them. "Anyways, so I was wondering if you would…well, allow Gaara to stay at your house."

Sakura saw the glint in her eyes, she knew this was a stage up. Tsunade, for years had tried to play match-maker with her. Saying that she had to get over with Sasuke. She knew Tsunade was just trying to help, but she couldn't, she just couldn't. So Sakura was about to say no when Gaara came out of no where

"Yes, I agree, come on Sakura, let's go," as he walked out the door, picking up the books that they brought here.

Sakura, shocked and got up and followed him out, but not before saying to Tsunade that she would not win this battle, Tsunade just smirked and watched them walk out of the tower out the window. They were quite an interesting couple, but at the same time, it seemed too obvious. Tsunade would just 'guide' this couple together, it would be her greatest pairing ever. Evil chuckle

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They didn't talk as they walked, Sakura was in front, partly because she was guiding the way and partly because she didn't want to look at Gaara, in fear of if she did, he would look back, that would create a very awkward moment.

Once they got to her house, she pulled out her keys, and unlocked the door. Gaara walked in, looking around. It was a small house, but it was nice that way, quaint.

Gaara spoke up "Where are your parents, surely 3 people wouldn't fit in this house."

Sakura felt her eyes water, shit! I swore that I wouldn't cry again.

"What's wrong?" Gaara asked, worriedly, though it didn't show on his unemotional mask, he really did feel worried for her.

Sakura couldn't hold back and started crying "Jeez! I told myself I wouldn't cry anymore, sob I'm so pathetic!" She wailed, grabbing Gaara in the process and crying on his shoulder, wringing his shirt.

At first, he tensed from the contact of someone else, but then softened…kind of. He patted Sakura's back awkwardly, while murmuring in her ear comfortingly, "Shh, it's alright. What happened?"

Sakura, after getting a little more relaxed and feeling normal again, suddenly blushed at the closeness of their proximity, Gaara wouldn't really want this, so she moved away and sat on the couch in the living room.

Gaara was very surprised when Sakura left, he felt that he…wanted to touch her more (No! not pervertedly…yet…Mua ha ha'z! XD) he wanted to have contact with her warm skin. It felt…nice… He couldn't understand himself at the moment, so sat on the couch next to her, hesitantly grabbing her hand, half for comfort, and half because he needed to take out some of his desire of feeling her soft skin.

"Umm…my parents died a couple of months ago while they were on a mission…" Sakura whispered, and then giving a little faint laugh at the end, saying disdainfully and bitterly at herself "I can't believe how weak I am. I shouldn't be complaining, you and Naruto have been through a lot worse than I have."

Gaara felt pained to see Sakura in so much pain. "What you are saying isn't really true. It is because you haven't been through the hardships that Naruto and I have faced, that you don't know how to deal with the pain. Sakura, you are strong, don't put yourself down."

Sakura looked up shocked, that was the most that she had heard Gaara say ever. "Um, Gaara, can we just pretend this didn't happen? I didn't make you to feel awkward, how about I make us some coffee? Or do you prefer Tea?" Sakura said, wiping away her tears and replacing her face from a vulnerable to a fake kind of smile.

Sakura was just about to return with the coffee when Gaara asked, "so, where's my room?" He said, trying to sound like he was his normal, let's-get-to-the-point type of voice that he used so much, but to his dismay and surprise, he found that is was fairly hard. But Sakura just stood there in fear, like someone was about to kill her. That face suddenly changed to quite an angry one. "Tsunade!!!!!!!!" She yelled. He was going to be deaf, he knew it.

Sakura knew that there was another catch to letting Gaara live with her, 'damn! Why didn't she catch it from before?'

'Because you were staring at Gaara, and how totally hot he's become…?' Inner Sakura suggested.

'I'm in NO mood for you right now, at the moment!' Sakura bellowed in her head, 'Tsunade KNEW that I only had a one bedroom house! And, gasp! To make things worse-'

'Don't you mean better?' Inner Sakura piped up, reading her thoughts, knowing what she was going to say.

Sakura ignored her inner and continued 'to make things worse! I only have a bed that's big enough for one person!!!!!! It will…gulp…barely fit both of us.'

Gaara looked at her questioningly, what were her thoughts? She looked to pale right now. "Sakura, are you feeling alright?" Yes! Gaara thought triumphantly, got the type of voice that the normal Gaara would say. (Not knowing that his efforts were going to be in vain, from what he was about to here, it would take an incredible amount of force from Gaara to stay with this calm, demeanor voice and face, with what Sakura was about to say….)

"Umm, Gaara, I don't know how to tell you this," Cursing Tsunade under her voice, though Gaara could hear it, what was so wrong with what Tsunade had done? "But…um-,"

Gaara, as the impatient person he was, mildly put it, "Can we please speed up the conversation, I'm losing my patience," Grabbing his gourd of sand, uncorking it, "And I think we all know what happens when I get impatient or angry." Of course he would never hurt Sakura, but it did get her to make her point a lot faster.

"I ONLY HAVE ONE BED, ALRIGHT?!??!?! ARE YOU HAPPY NOW?!?!?!?" Sakura screamed out-loud. Gaara was definitely going to be deaf, but at the time, he didn't care about that. Tsunade! I have no idea if I should feel like strangling you or thanking you.

He was thrilled of the idea, but he knew that this would make forgetting the sudden weird feelings he was getting harder, so he simply stated "I will sleep on the couch, problem solved, now could you tone it down? I'm going to become deaf if you keep this up."

Sakura thought of it, brilliant! Why hadn't she thought of that?!?!?! One person would just sleep on the couch, and one on the bed. But… "Why did you say you were sleeping on the couch?" She spat out. She did NOT forget the fact that he basically said she was as loud as Naruto.

"Because I am."

"I don't think so, since you are the guest, I will sleep on the couch."

"You're a woman."

"So?"

"…"

"That's what I thought, so I'm sleeping on the couch, you sleep on my bed."

"No."

"What?!?!?! Why?!?!?"

"Because it's probably pink, I refuse to sleep on a pink bed, and what did I say about the yelling."

"I don't care! You're the guest, so you obey MY rules, you are sleeping on the bed!"

"If you've forgotten, I'm the Kazekage, you can't disobey ME."

"Well, I am, RIGHT NOW, so sleep on the bed!" Sakura hissed.

Gaara was shocked at this, he had never heard anyone disobey him in his whole life. People listened to him, from either not wanting to die and face his wrath, or because they were fan girls or in his fan club who would do anything for him, then he had an idea…

Smirking, he said "Fine, I give, I'll sleep on your bed."

"Good, then we understand perfectly, that you're sleeping on my bed, and I'm sleeping on the couch." She smiled, feeling the satisfaction of victory.

"No, not quite." Gaara smirked, this was quite fun.

Her smile dropped just like that, "If you're not sleeping on the couch, and I'm not sleeping on the couch, then…" Her eyes widened, "No…way…."

"Yep, oh look, it's about time for supper, don't you agree? Hmm, I hope you're a better cook than Temari, if you'll excuse me, I'll show myself to your room and unpack." Gaara said in his normal voice, trying to keep a straight face, which was quite hard.

Sakura was still shocked, staring there with a blank expression, when it suddenly hit her,
No! Gaara, wait!" She raced down the hallway, opening the door, but it was too late…

Gaara was having a tugging feeling on his lips, kind of forming into a malicious smirk. He had just opened a drawer in Sakura's room, and guess what drawer it was? Out of all of them, he just HAD to pick the one for lingerie and underwear.

Sakura felt her face turn fully red, "Ugh, you really have to start rushing around, I haven't showed you what NOT to touch/open…" She said, feeling her mouth twitch from what Gaara had just witnessed.

"Hm, didn't know under your ninja outfit, you wore this…" Gaara wickedly grinned holding up with his index finger, a lacey black bra and a matching thong."

Sakura just blushed more, if that was physically possible, leaped up, grabbed the lingerie. Stuffed it back in the drawer, and slammed it shut. "You don't open any of the drawers without my permission. These drawers," She motioned her hand to a different drawer. "Will be for your use, I won't open yours, you don't open mine." She venomously spit out. "It seems I can't keep you out of your watch, I'll wait till you finish packing, and then, you will be in my distance at all times, so you don't do anything stupid." She flatly stated.

Gaara just shrugged, and unzipped his travelling case, taking out clothes and putting them in designated drawers, he pulled out his boxers and underwear, a faint little blush on his face, and quickly stuffed them in the last drawer. It was then Sakura's turn to smirk, and mentally reminded herself that his boxers were put in the bottom drawer. Gaara would pay for this…

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