So viola :) Chapter 4 is now here.

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(Sakura's P.O.V)

I slowly came too. The comfort of crisp, clean sheets lay under me and clung to my body. Damn either it was all a dream and I never left the orphanage or they found me. Either way sucked. I opened my eyes to meet the glare of the sun only to close them again. I forced myself to open them again and held them open. Finally they submit. I glanced around the room. I had no idea where I was. It definatly wasn't any of the rooms from the orphanage. I sat up, my body protesting. Ok so dream was probably real since I was so sore. Atleast I was only sore in all the right places, no between the leg pain for me. So that man never got a chance to finish the job. So what happened. I slowly made my way out of bed, to my bodies dismay. I walked to the door and slowly pulled it open. Popping my head out I looked around the next room. I was across from what looked like two other rooms. I stepped out and with the support of the wall made my way down the hall.

I came out in roomy kitchen, a blonde with four ponytails stood at the stove making food. It drove my senses wild. Two men were sitting at the table, a brunnette was making conversation with the blonde as she made the food and a familar red head sat quietly with him. I poked her head farther way from the wall to get a better look around. "Look who's up." Glancing at the table, the red head had a smirk on his face but it was the brunnette that had addressed me. The blonde turned away from her cooking and smiled, "Oh good your okay. We thought you were seriously hurt." She walked over to me and pulled me towards a seat at the table then walked back to the stove.

"Umm... not to be rude but who are you?" The blonde giggled, " Oh ya, sorry. I'm Temari."

"I'm Kankuro and that's Gaara." He finished by giving me a wink, it was sort of creepy.

"Ummm.... I'm Sakura."

"So care to explain what happened?"

"Well it's sort of a long story....."

"Don't worry we have plenty of time. Temari usually burns the first batch anyway so we'll be wating a while before we eat."

"Hey! "

I giggled as the two began to bicker. Out of the corner of my eye, I followed Gaara's movements. He sat with a frown on his face watching his siblings. Odd when I last talked to him he actually had emotion in him. Wierd.

Kankuro turned back to me," So on with it."

"I sort of escaped from the orphanage..." The room went silent, except of the lingering ringing from when Temari dropped a spoon. "You mean.... the place of evil? With that stupid bitch running it?"
"Ya I think we're talking about the same place."

"So what'd you do before you leave?"

"What?"

"Well the last time Gaara left was because he started a fire outside of that womans room. Too bad they put it out though."

"Well I didn't exactly do anything."

"Well that's boring."

"Well sorry I don't amuse you."

"That's not what I ..." "Kankuro, leave the poor girl alone."

"But I... " He was interupted by Temari placing a plate infront of him. "Time to eat."

I poked around my food a little, it sort of looked a bit discolored. I didn't want to seem rude so I shoved a good amount into my mouth and chewed. "Yeah, Temari isn't exactly the greatess cook."

"No it's actually pretty good."

"Finally, someone who likes my cooking other than me."

A chair scraping against the floor brought everyone's eyes away from their plate, Gaara got up and put his plate in the sink and then disappeared down the hall. Most likely to heading to his bedroom. "Don't mind him Sakura, he's always like that. We usually just tend to ignore him."

A faint 'I head that' came from the back of the apartment, then the faint click of a door shutting. "Soo..... "
"Don't try and make conversation Kankuro, you always seem to fail at that."

"Well then.. We shall all just sit in silence then."
"Ya anyways.. Sakura would you like to come shopping with me? I'm pretty sure that none of my clothes would fit you and the clothes you were wearing aren't exactly going to make it much longer."

"Temari! She's covered in bandages and you want to take her shopping?"

"Hey, shoppings great therapy and good for recovering."

"Ya. But shopping with you could possibly kill her."

"She's a woman! Shopping's in her blood."

"Your not human though."

"Sure. I'll go." I quickly said between the break of their argument.

"Ha! I win."

Kankuro grumbled and his eyes went back to his plate. "Before we go i'll rebandage you."

Before shoving another mouthful in I replied." 'Kay."

I pulled one of Temari's shirts over my cleanly bandaged body, it smelt oddly masculine for a girls shirt. I stretched out the ache in my shoulder then walked out into the hall. The red head walking down the hall stopped and stared at me. "Umm... what? Is there something on my face." I reached up to feel my face for any unknown substance. Kankuro and Temari both poked their heads out from the kitchen. Kankuro started to laugh. "Temari, you gave her one of Gaara's shirts."

"Well it was probably the only one that was going to fit her. Your fat and I have bigger boobs than her."

Well that explained the smell. I felt my face heat up, " Umm... you don't mind do you." He seemed not to even notice I had said something and walked into his room and closed the door swiftly behind him. Geez if you had a problem with it all you had to do was say so.

"Come on, let's go." Temari quickly said to avoid another akward silence.

I followed her out the door, which she closed behind me.

We walked through the small mall to find the exit, it had been a long day. I was starting to hurt everywhere and ever so often I caught the send of Gaara coming from his shirt, a constint reminder of who's shirt I was wearing. He smelt amazing as hard as it was for me to admit. I wanted to go home and finally take of this stupid shirt. Home. Yes I suppose that's what it now was. This time it actually felt like a home. I never had that feeling before. There was never a home before.

I surprisingly had a good time with Temari. We seemed to have alot in common, both having lived in orphanages for most of our lives. She was a fun person to be with. I think she liked me as well, since I wasn't slowing her down at all during our shopping trip despite my injuries. "Hold on."

I stopped with her. "I'm going to pick up some take out for supper."

We ordered and stood off to the side while we waited for our food. The bell above the door jiggled happily as a man entered. An officer. He started to approach us. "Shit!" Temari mumbled.

"Hello ladies. Miss if you don't mind I need to speak with you friend."

"My sister? What for?"

"She matches the description of a young lady from the orphanage. They're very worried about her."

"Well sorry but you have the wrong person."

"Miss I don't think that many people have pink hair."

The number for our order was called, "Sis, i'll be right back i'm just going to the bathroom." I said to her.

I quickly walked to the door marked as the ladies room and entered. I glanced around. There was a window on the far wall which I could easily reach. I proped it open and pulled myself up to it and through. Why was I always crawling through windows to escape. I jumped down the the pavement, easily landing and walked to the end of the alley to the main road. Temari stood waiting for me at the corner to the next alley. As I approached her, I heard the jiggling of the bell again and turned. The officer was jogging towards us. I turned to face her but she was already halfway done the alley. Starting in a dead sprint I managed to follow her as she turned corner after corner until we reached a side road. She pulled me into another alley slightly away from the one we exited.

With our backs pressed against the bricks, we crouched behind a dumpster. Waiting for the noisy panting of the man who had follow us to approach then fade away.

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