" What do you want?" He asked.

" Could you train me?" Sakura looked at him with begging eyes.

" That's ridiculous." Gaara answered and ignored her looks.

" Do you remember where you got that necklace from? You don't do you? If you train me I'll tell you how you got it."

Of course, Sakura didn't even know where she got hers. But she had a feeling that he might held the answers.

Gaara was silent. They walked on for a few minutes until he finally spoke.

" Deal, but if I find out that you do not speak the truth about it. I. Will. Kill. You."

Sakura smiled. Maybe she was finally getting an answer to a question that had been bugging her for almost her entire life.

To who belonged the voice in her dreams. And who gave her the necklace?

The rising sun shone brightly through Sakura's window. It was only 5 o'clock in the morning, but Sakura had to meet with Gaara in the forest in only 5 minutes. She rushed downstairs, grabbed her lunch she had made the day before and rushed out. She ran towards the forest as fast as she could and arrived there at 3 past 5. She sat down on a large branch and closed her eyes. She started humming a song her mom would always hum to her when she was little. Sakura didn't remember much from her childhood, everything that had took place before her 6th birthday was one big blur.

She heard a snap and stopped humming. She opened her eyes and saw Gaara giving her a weird look.

" Where did you learn that song?" He asked.

" My…Mom used to sing it to me whenever I was sad…Why? " She replied, curious why he wanted to know such a thing.

" I do not see why I should explain myself to you."

Sakura looked disappointed.

" We have 2 weeks until the Chuunin exams. We will train non-stop all day long, you can only rest at night and we will take very short breaks so we can drink and eat." Gaara pointed out.

Sakura looked at him wide eyed. " You mean we'll be here in the forest for 2 weeks!?"

" Yes."

" But…Won't there be any people worrying about…You?"

" No."

" And where will we be sleeping?"

Gaara threw a bag at her that probably contained a tent. But she noticed, it would only fit one person, and it seemed Gaara didn't have another one with him.

" Um, I don't think we'll be able to sleep in this together. "

" We're not going to."

Sakura was silent again.

" Now, if you think you're ready, we can start training."

Sakura nodded.

" Today I will train your taijutsu skills, taijutsu is the base of almost every jutsu and fighting move. If you obtain great speed, you are able to use offence and defense at the same time. The enemy won't be able to keep up with your movements so it'll be almost impossible for him or her to hit you. It also leaves great gaps in his or her defense giving you the chance to hit him or her."

Sakura listened carefully, not wanting to miss any word.

" We'll start with trying to improve your speed, as warming up you'll have to run 200 laps around the forest, if you can't, I'll have no other choice then to kill you."

Sakura's eyes widened, he was joking…Right?

" Well? What are you still doing here? If I were you, I would run for my life."

Sakura jumped up as quick as she could and started running.

He wasn't serious about killing her right!? He was just joking, yes that must be it, just so she would use everything she had. But still, Sakura had the feeling it wasn't a joke at all.

Silly her.

She ran through the forest, birds were chirping beautiful songs that pleasured her ears. She could hear the flipping of wings, the rustling of leaves and the wind blowing through the trees. Normally she wouldn't really pay attention to all these small things, but as she ran here, all alone and nothing on her mind, all the sounds and noises that the forest made reached her ears. To her right was a large waterfall, filling her ears with the sound of splashing water. As she looked at it she saw all the colors that the clear water reflected. It sure looked amazing, she had to remember this place. After almost 150 laps, she felt her legs getting tired and strained. The forest was huge, making the laps she had to run almost 10 miles each.

When she reached lap number 199 she felt how her legs started to wobble, feeling like some kind of pudding.

'Damn!'

There was no way she could make this lap!

Halfway through her legs gave out underneath her, she fell to the ground with a hard thud. Her vision became blurry and in a matter of seconds, it turned black.

Gaara saw the girl falling. He walked up to her and noticed that she was unconscious.

" Stupid girl, running until she's unconscious."

But from the inside, he simply found her amazing.

He did some seals and in a matter of seconds the girl floated on sand. it was still morning, meaning she still had a whole day to go. He returned to the camp they made and left her on a blanket that was spread out over the ground. He walked over to a nearby tree and sat down against it. He looked over at Sakura, sleeping peacefully at the moment. Why did she seem oh so familiar? Had he met her before? No, that couldn't be, right? Gaara closed his eyes and leaned his head on the tree.

He wondered, why had he agreed with training this girl? Was it really just because the necklace? Was there another reason? Maybe it had something to do with her familiarity.

" Ugh." He heard Sakura groan.

He opened his eyes and looked at her. She was starting to wake, her body moved around and her eyes looked at him half lidded.

" Did I pass out?" She asked, her voice was groggy.

" Yes."

" Oh…Will you still train me?"

What a stupid question.

" Of course."

The girl smiled and jumped up.

" Okaaay! So what will you learn me next?"

Gaara had to admit he was somewhat shocked at her sudden burst of energy.

" I will train your flexibility."

" Flexibility…Why?"

" In order to perform certain kicks and punches you need to bendy, Agile, it also helps avoiding getting hit."

Sakura made a 'ooh' with her mouth.

" Now watch closely." Gaara said while standing up and taking a few steps away from Sakura.

Sakura nodded.

Gaara closed his eyes and took a large breath. He opened his eyes again, swung his arms back, arched his back and launched himself backwards making 3 flick-flacks. Sakura looked at him in full amazement. When he launched himself from the ground with his hands during the third –flip he tossed his body, making a perfect salto and landed on the ground safely.

Sakura looked at him wide eyed.

" How are you expecting me to do such a thing!?"

Gaara raised his non-existent eyebrows. He sighed and walked up to her, he gestured her to turn around and created a solid wall of sand supporting her back.

" Now lean backwards." He said.

She stretched her arms above her head and leaned her body backwards.

" Now arch your back and place your hands on the ground."

Sakura did as told, her body was in a perfect curve, her weight supported by the sand.

" Now try to swing your legs upwards so you'll end up in a hand stand." He demanded.

Sakura swallowed a lump and flexed her arm muscles, sending all her chakra into them. Then she send some chakra into her feet blasting them from the ground.

Gaara looked at her, even though his face was completely free from emotion, he was surprised by the way she controlled her chakra.

" Now, try to flip your body backwards again and land upon your hands."

Sakura gave a nervous nod. She sent another burst of chakra into her arms and launched herself backwards. She flipped her body and landed on her feet.

" Wow." Was all she could say.

" We'll practice this later, but we have way more things to do for today, and looking at the sun it's already getting noon." Gaara stated while gazing at the sky.

Sakura stood, implying she was ready for more.

" We will now train your balance. You will be blindfolded and have to manage to run over that fallen tree." Said Gaara pointing at tree that connected two pieces of land divided by a cliff.

It was a thin, old tree. Sakura wondered if it wouldn't break under her weight.

" Oh yeah, I might want to mention that, if you fall, you die."

Sakura had to admit Gaara sure knew how to encourage his students… Gaara walked up to her, revealing a cloth. He covered her eyes with it and pushed her towards the tree.

" Do you really think this is a good idea?"

" Personally, I think it's a great idea." He replied.

Sakura huffed. She felt her foot touching the bark. Sweat drops made their way down her face. Carefully she brought her foot forwards, placing it upon the tree. The bark creaked.

No way she would survive this.

Carefully she placed another step upon it. The tree cracked and creaked underneath her. This had to be a really old dead tree. She tried to take another step but she didn't know where to place her foot. ' OH MY GOD! I have to see! I need to see!' She called desperately in her mind. She put her foot in front of her and felt the tree. She sighed. But, as she placed her foot upon it, she felt herself slip off. There was no way she could place her foot on it to regain balance in time, not now she couldn't see anything. She felt her body tumbling forward.

' Help me!'

Without Sakura noticing, almost all her chakra went to her eyes. She felt a stinging pain and clenched them. Suddenly all the pain was gone and when she opened them she saw all kinds of colors through the cloth. A long back line lay underneath her.

" The tree!" She said, accidently aloud.

She placed her foot on the black line, just in time to break her fall. She didn't know what happened to her vision, but she sure was liking it. With ease she walked over the thin, dead tree.

When she reached the other side of the cliff she took off the lint and looked at Gaara. But she was shocked at what she saw. Hundreds of colors surrounded him, some were brighter than other, but the brightest was a dark red color surrounding the place of his heart. She looked into his eyes, even though his face was impassive, all kinds of colors swirled in them. What did they mean?

" What are you staring at?" He asked.

Sakura blinked a few moments, trying to recover from her shock.

" N-nothing." She answered quickly.

She walked back to Gaara again. The closer she got, the stronger the colors were.

What did they mean?

" I guess your balance is good enough. You may take a break to eat and drink."

Sakura nodded with a smile.

" Oh wait Gaara! I…Um forgot to bring my food, could I please go home and bring it?" She asked.

Gaara was silent for a moment.

" Sure."

Sakura's smile widened.

" I'll be back in a minute." And with that she took off.

Her legs still hurt, but she had to find out what the colors she saw meant. She was planning to buy a book about it in Konoha, if she could at least find one. She dashed through the forest, following the same pad she took this morning. When she arrived at konoha she looked for a market. Lucky for her she found one. She looked through the stands, searching for a book about seeing colors. She almost gave up hope when she reached the last stand, but there she saw it. A small book about 'Colored sight.'. She picked it up and looked inside. It mentioned something about being able to see colors for emotions and life energies, something that only few people could. She took some money out of her side pocket and bought the book. She placed it safely into her kunai holster, careful not to lose it. Content she started walking back to the forest again , until…

" SAKURA!" An annoying loud voice called.

Sakura's eye twitched. She turned around, only to come face to face with a grinning Naruto.

" Sakura! How about you and I train together for the exams'!?"

" Ugh, I'm sorry Naruto, but I already have things to do." She replied.

The colors surrounding Naruto went from bright yellow to gloomy blue. Amazing.

" You're planning on training with that bastard aren't you?" He asked, sounding defeated.

" Actually, no. But if you please excuse me I have to go."

" Where to?"

" A place."

"What place? Can I come."

" No you CAN'T!" She lashed out at him.

Naruto's face saddened, his color became almost black.

" Oh well, I won't bother you anymore Sakura." He said turning around.

Sakura felt guilt building up in her stomach.

" Naruto, I'm sorry okay? But you really can't come. The place where I'm going is secret. I don't want anyone to know about it."

Naruto's color lightened.

" Ok Sakura, see ya later." He said walking off, waving happily at her. But Sakura could see he was still sad.

Feeling slightly guilty still, Sakura continued her way back. She didn't really want to hurt Naruto's feelings, but she was 100 Percent sure Gaara would not like it if she would bring him along. As she walked through the forest she started reading in the small book.

Sight of colors.

It is very rare for people to be able to see colors surrounding other humans and objects. It's a gift that many people wish for. It literally makes you able to see another person's emotions or life younger the person, the brighter the life energy. As they get older the energy fades, and will eventually turn black.

This explained why Sakura had been able to see the tree, it was black, because all its life energy was gone.

Some peoples emotion's are brighter than others. When people hide them from the outside world, it is easier to see them, they literally radiate from another's body. Each color has it's emotion or mood.

Red: Anger.
Dark red: Pain.
Yellow: Happiness.
Pink: Love.
Blue: Sad.
Dark blue: Gloomy.
Black: Depressed.
Gray: Bored.
Orange: Content.
Green: Confused.
Purple: Wondering.
White: Heavenly.
Jade: Amazement.

There are far more colors and emotions. But these are the basics. Normally, they float around someone, but it can be that they are only seeable in their eyes.

These colors can also go under the names of: Aura's.

Sakura looked up from the book again. She was almost there. Carefully she slid it back into her holster again. After a few minutes she arrived at the camp, Gaara was leaning against a tree with his eyes closed. Sakura put her hand into one of her pockets and took out some food. She sat down on the spread out mat, starting to eat. Gaara opened his eyes, looking at her. Sakura looked back, trying to give each color an emotion.

Light purple: Curious. Gray: Bored. Blue: Sad. Black: Depressed. Orange: Content.
How was it even possible to be content and depressed at the same time?

" Your eyes…They changed." Gaara suddenly spoke. His words dripping with curiosity, even though he didn't sound like it.

" How do you mean?"

" They're lighter, and more observing."

" Oh."

" …"

A strange viridian color surrounded him. What could it be? Suspicion?

" Could we move on with my training please?"

Gaara nodded. The color disappeared.

" I will now teach you some kicks and punches." He said.

" You will need to be f, concentrated and alert. Also, you need to obtain the right speed to perform them properly. Now, show me what you can already do."

Sakura looked at him for a moment. " You mean, just by attacking you?"

" Yes."

She shrugged.

She pumped some chakra into her legs and lashed herself at Gaara. She noticed how his 'Aura' Started to turn jade. He was amazed! She jumped into the air, turning her body while outstretching her leg, hitting…Sand?

She landed on the ground again.

" Is that everything?" Gaara asked.

Sakura snorted. Sakura then smirked. She let out another burst of chakra and jumped above Gaara, He looked at her with emotionless eyes, but she could see the colors, he was curious of what she would do next. She pretended to try and punch him, but just before her hand would hit sand, she disappeared. She reappeared behind him and punched him…At least that is what she thought. She hit another sand wall, only this almost touched his skin, preventing her from touching him. Amazing. So that meant he actually had 2 layers protecting him, if not more. Sakura tried everything, but failed to even touch him the slightest. She ended up breathing hard and rapid on the ground.

" That was not all too bad. But you should try to work on your impact. Your speed is good enough, so is your flexibility. But your punches and kicks aren't strong enough to add some serious damage." Gaara spoke.

Sakura actually felt happy, he said she wasn't so bad! And from his 'aura' she could see he was impressed.

" And how do you intent to make them strong enough?" She asked in between her breaths.

Gaara smirked. " Chakra control. Precise chakra control." He said.

A few hours later, the sun was already setting, Sakura was going to retry to hit Gaara.

They had spent all afternoon trying to learn her how to control enough chakra into her fists and feet to add enough damage to knock someone to death.

" Are you ready?" Gaara asked.

Sakura nodded.

" Then come at me."

Sakura ran towards him, trying to spare enough chakra to hit him. She did exactly the same as she had did this afternoon.

She jumped into the air, turning her body while outstretching her leg, she almost reached Gaara. His 'aura' flared all kinds of colors. When she was about to hit him she disappeared. She reappeared again on his right side. She lashed out and punched right into his sand.

Sakura smirked.

She disappeared and reappeared at exactly the same spot again. Gaara eyes actually widened in shock, the sand that just defended him was still floating mid air, not able to defend him from the punch she was launching at him. She inserted a huge amount of chakra into her hand and broke through the second layer, hitting Gaara on the cheek.

Gaara flew through the air, falling through the ground.

On the inside she was cheering, but that came to an end when she saw Gaara's face…It…It was crumbling.
Another defense!?

" Let's call this a day, you need to rest." He said while standing up. The cracks n his face disappeared again, as if nothing had happened.

Sakura walked to her tent and went inside, she needed a shower, but she could do that the next day, it was too late now.

She laid down, drifting into sleep, her whole body was aching. But, the pain was most definitely worth it.