GaaSaku

Chapter 1

2 days later

I made my way across the sand dunes quickly. I was going to get there early at the pace I was going. I can't wait to get out of these clothes and into a nice warm bath. 2 hours later, I finally see the lights and the buildings of Suna. It was pretty late by now. The sun had set hours ago. I hope that they don't mind me being a little early. I make my way to the main gate of Suna. There were 4 sand nins on lookout at the main gate. "Stop!! Who are you and what is your purpose here at this late hour?" the ninja asked me. "I am Sakura Haruno. I am a medical nin from the village hidden in the leaves. I am here by request of the kazekage",I explained. I showed them the paper work and they let me pass by without a word.

"She's here!" Gaara blurted out. "What do you mean? Who's here?" Kankuro asked with a weird look. "Sakura. She is here and she arrived early," Gaara replied somewhat cheerfully. "Dude, how do you know she is here?" Kankuro asked. "Well when I was in Konoha the last time, I left my third eye behind to keep watch over her. So I see her now," Gaara explained. "Dude, okay that's just creepy. You know what they call that right? Stalking, peeping tom, pervert, you name it! So did you see her naked?" Kankuro asks with a sly smile. "Don't be ridiculous! I didn't!" Gaara replied with a slight blush. "Are you sure??" Kankuro winks and nudges Gaara in the side with his elbow. "Okay thats enough Kankuro! Go and bring Sakura back here so she can get some rest," Gaara replies angrily. "Okay okay geez," Kankuro says and is gone in a second. "Why am I so nervous?" Gaara asks himself. "Thats because the woman that has caught your attention is going to be staying here in the mansion with us and beside your room no less," Temari blurts out as she walks into Gaara's room. "Temari! You heard me talking to myself?" Gaara asks her. "Well duh, you do it all the time. You don't have to be nervous. Remember all the manners I taught you and all the tips I gave you on how to treat a lady? Don't forget," she says while she pokes Gaara on his forehead. "Um yeah. Well Temari, will you go and help Kankuro bring Sakura back here? I am sure he will try and be an idiot if your not there," Gaara tells Temari as he rubs his forehead. "Sure thing! But I am sure he will be an idiot anyway with me there," she says and disappears in an instant.

"Damn I have no idea where I should go. This place is so huge! I guess maybe I should ask directions on how to get to the kazekage's mansion. I don't even know where I am going to be staying here. Damn Tsunade! I have a feeling she didn't tell me everything that I needed to know about this assignment," I say aloud to myself as I walk over to the fountain in the center of the plaza. "Oh Sakura-chan!" I turn my head quickly to find who was calling my name. "Temari-chan!" I yelled out. "Surprised to see me eh Sakura?" she asked me. "Well of course I am," I tell her as I gave her a hug. "Sakura, I over heard you talking to yourself. Hmm sounds like someone I know, but anyway, you don't know where you are going to be staying??" she asks me. "No, I don't know. I wasn't told," I reply. "Well you are going to be staying with us of course! Me, Kankuro and Gaara," she says with a smile. She continued,"you should feel lucky though Sakura. Gaara usually never lets guests stay in the mansion nor does he let anyone stay in the bedroom beside his. He must really favor you," Temari says with a wink. "I am going to be staying in the room beside of the kazekage?" O.o I asked. "Of course!" Temari says. "Well Sakura, if you don't want to stay in that room, you could always stay in my room. I have a nice big bed we both can share." Temari and I both turned and there was Kankuro with a huge grin on his face. "Hi Sakura! Remember the offer is on the table," he says with a wink. Temari walks over to Kankuro and hits him in the head with one of her fans. "Can it cat-man!! Or I will take you to the veterinarian and have you neutered!! Or shall I tell Gaara?" Temari warns. "Ah!! I don't like those choices Temari! I am sorry Sakura," Kankuro says while he bows. "Ah its okay really," I reply. "Good boy!" Temari exclaims while she pats Kankuro on the head. "Well Sakura. Lets get you back to the mansion so you can take a bath and get some rest," Temari says as she interlinks arms with me. I could use a nice long bath and some clean clothes. It was a long trip after all. We made our way to the mansion. It was really huge and beautiful. I am sure that everyone who saw the mansion for the first time would always think that the kazekage must be compensating for something. I just giggled to myself with that thought. We walked through the huge entrance doors. The entryway room was beautiful. Pictures of the late kazekages lined the wall. Lit vanilla scented candles were on the mantel of the fireplace. The room was very inviting. Temari and Kankuro took me and showed me around the mansion before showing me to my room. My room was on the third floor beside of Gaara's room. Strangely enough, this was the only 2 bedrooms on this floor. Gaara had this whole floor to himself. Kankuro parted from us and went into Gaara's bedroom. "Well Sakura, this is your bedroom. Everything you need is already in the room for you. The maids brought your luggage up earlier so you should rest and unpack later. Also, there are new clothes for you in the closet. Just put your dirty clothes in the basket and the maids will take care of it,"Temari says. "Oh, thank you Temari. Well I guess I will be taking a bath now, so talk to you soon then. Goodnight Temari," I tell her. "Goodnight Sakura,"she replies.

"Hey Gaara. Sakura is settled in now. You want to go talk to her man?" Kankuro asks. "I will. I don't want to interrupt her right now. She could be unpacking or resting,"Gaara replies. "Heh! Hell she could be bathing, Gaara," Kankuro interrupts. Gaara looks at Kankuro with an evil snear. "Yikes! Sorry man! I'm a guy! What do you expect? She is beautiful, Gaara!" Kankuro says. "Yes. She is the most beautiful creature I have ever laid my eyes on. I thought that when I first seen her during the chunnin exams years ago," Gaara says with a smile. "That is really sweet. I didn't know you felt that way back then, I mean you almost killed her on that day of the chunnin exams," Kankuro tells Gaara. "Don't remind me!! It still pains me to remember that. It pains my heart terribly. Don't you realize why I didn't kill her Kankuro?" Gaara yells with hurt in his eyes. "Its because you lov...Knock knock "Sorry to interrupt but I just wanted to let you boys know that Sakura is taking a bath. So don't go interrupting her and no peeping!!" Temari says through the crack in the door. "Okay," both Gaara and Kankuro say. "Well Gaara, I guess I am going downstairs to my room. My favorite tv show is on. Goodnight," Kankuro says as he walks out the door. "Third eye open", Gaara says quietly. The vision he saw was something he had never seen before in his whole life. "Sa-Sakura," he mumbled. He felt himself grow hot and he was blushing. "I can't believe I am doing this. I have to stop watching her. This isn't right. Third eye close and disconnect," Gaara says quietly to himself. He was still slightly reddish from blushing. "I feel like a pervert," he said to himself.

Meanwhile in the bath

Wow this bathroom is huge, I thought to myself. I had already finished washing my body and hair but I just laid back and relaxed. I should get out soon though. I still need to see Gaara before I go to bed, I say to myself. I slowly rose up out of the water and grabbed a towel. I dry off and put on my kimono robe. I walk over to the sink. Why is there a small pile of sand here in the corner, I thought. Must be Gaara's sand.

I finish up in the bathroom and walk out into the hallway. It was really quiet. I walk in front of Gaara's bedroom door. Should I knock? So I knock on his door. "Come in," I hear him say behind the door. I slowly open the door and inched my way inside. His room was really dark. He had a few candles lit that gave the room an eerie look. "Sakura, thank you for accepting the assignment," Gaara says from behind me. "AH!! Kazekage sama! Please don't scare me like that!" I yelled out in shock. "Sakura, call me Gaara. We went through this a year ago. You don't have to be formal. It makes me feel old," Gaara tells me. "Oh yes. I am sorry. But I am sorry also if I interrupted you. I just wanted to come tell you hello before I went to bed," I tell him. "Don't worry Sakura. Your not interrupting me. I rather like being interrupted by you," he says. I felt myself blushing. "So how was your trip?" he asks. "It was okay. Got a few bumps and scrapes but nothing major," I reply. "Thats good. I am glad you are okay," he replies. "Well Gaara. I guess I am going to bed. It is pretty late and I want to get a good start in the morning. Goodnight Gaara," I say with a smile. "Goodnight Sakura. Sleep well," he replied. I walk out of his room and I head back into my room and shut the door behind me. "Oh my GOD! He is so handsome"...I thought to myself. "His eyes...I just about got lost in them!" I say aloud. I just fall face first into my pillows and hugged them tight. "Wow, she is just so beautiful. Her hair...I just want to run my fingers through it. Her eyes...they just melt me," Gaara says to himself while he falls down onto his bed.