Moving Out

Sakura had bigger things to worry about than saying 'hi' to someone. She walked past said boy, heading to her apartment.

Sakura put her key into the keyhole and attempted to unlock the door. However, she couldn't turn her key. The door was already unlocked. She cautiously opened the door, muttering a "hello?" as she stuck her head inside. Her eyes grew wide as she saw what had become of her apartment.

The bedside table was knocked over, the sheets of the beds were on the ground, the drawers had come out of the kitchen counters and were scattered across the ground, some being in pieces, others being cracked. The refrigerator door was open, revealing almost nothing, the lamp that once sat on the kitchen table was shattered on the ground along with a few pictures of Sakura and her mother. Were…were we robbed?

Sakura walked into the bathroom. The shower curtains had been ripped and the sink was running. How could this have happ- Sakura stopped as she remembered that morning when she had left. She'd been so worried about her mother that she'd forgotten to lock the door. This can't be happening…There's no way in hell… Her eyes started to water as she took in everything that happened. Crying won't help, stupid! Inner Sakura yelled, Suck it up and get the heck outta here! Memories only make it worse! Sakura did as she was told. Walking over to her bedside to pack a couple of things a knock came from the door. She immediately looked up to find a blonde haired girl.

"Some place ya got here," She said, looking around.

"I-I'm sorry, who are you?"

"Name's Temari! Do ya know my asshole brothers?" She asked grinning.

"Uh… Who?" Sakura asked, rushing to pack some things in her suitcase that she had just pulled out from under her bed.

"You goin' somewhere?"

"Uh…" She doesn't care what happened here; so don't even think about telling her! "I'm moving…"

"You are? But we just got here! You have to come over sometime!"
"I don't…" Sakura mumbled, "I don't think that's possible…"

"Why not?"

"My dad… he's… sorta strict…" I'll never go to my dad's…but whatever it takes to get me out of this mess… I don't want to meet anyone new…plus, who'd want to be friends with me?

"Bummer… Why don't you drop by before ya leave?"

"I really need to go…" Sakura walked passed Temari, dragging her suitcase behind her.

"How long has it been since you've taken a shower?" Temari asked, holding her nose. Sakura turned around, walking backwards with her suitcase.

"I'm really sorry, but I don't ha-" Sakura yelped as she fell backwards, only to be caught by a certain redhead. She jolted her head to the person standing over her. "G-Gomen!" Sakura hesitantly stood up, staring into the boy's emerald eyes. What's his name? Gari…Gale…Ga-

"There's one of the assholes of a brother!" Temari exclaimed, putting an around around said boy. "You know Gaara right?"

"Uhm… We've met…" Sakura blushed as she, for the second time, how Gaara looked up close. His teal eyes seemed to glimmer in the light, his emotionless stare taking over his entire face, and his lips looked so soft.

"Oh, I forgot, what's your name?" Temari asked, taking her hand off of Gaara.

"Uh-uhm… Sakura…" Her face turned an even darker red as the boy's attention turned to her. Stop blushing! You like Sasuke, remember?!

"They're looking for you Temari… They need to know where you want the couch…"

"Well whadd'ya know!? He speaks!?" Temari exclaimed giggling, "Sorry, Sakura, but I'll leave you be." And with that she left.

"Where were you planning to go?" The redhead asked.

"Uhm… my father's house…" More like a garbage dump!

"Why don't you stay here?" Sakura looked at his emerald eyes. It's as if they were digging into her soul, trying to find everything out about the cherry blossom.

"My apartment… it sorta… kinda… got robbed…"

"Of what?"

"…I don't know…"

"So why are you going to live with your father?"

"What do you mean?"

"Don't you have a mother?"

"…" Sakura looked away. "She…" Sakura sighed, "Why do you care?"

"Hn…" Gaara stepped to the side, letting Sakura pass. She looked at him puzzled, but took the movement as a simple gesture that he wasn't going to question her any more. She slowly walked passed him, dragging her luggage behind her.

Where am I going to stay? Sakura thought while walking the wet streets yet again. She looked around as she walked, trying to find shelter. Thunder could be heard in the distance, causing Sakura to stop and look up at the clouded sky. Rain… again? She sighed, deep in thought, leaning over the bridge that she'd come to. Great I have to find shelter before it starts raini- A raindrop splattered her thoughts as it hit her nose. Great…Sakura looked all around, but it soon started to pour. Of course this is all happening to me…Sakura looked down at her feet. Wait…a bridge…a bridge? There's shelter under a bridge, right? Sakura dragged her wet suitcase behind her as she groggily walked below the bridge. The rain seemed to stop as soon as she was under it. Sakura lied back on the dirt, shivering as the water on her skin seemed to soak up the cold wind (A/N: haha that rhymes). She slowly shut her eyes, very slowly drifting off to sleep, but was awoken as a familiar voice exclaimed, "I thought you said you were goin' to your father's!"

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Yay! Yet another chapter I hope you guys liked it, 'cause it wasn't the easiest thing to write--' anyway, reviews are like sugar, which, when I get sugar, I get hyper, and me being hyper means more typing! So click on the review button!!! Thanks! Oh, and it does sometimes rain like two days in a row… The past week it rained everyday where I live--' Definitely not fun… And I'm sorry if Gaara seemed outta character, or Temari for that matter, but it's really hard trying to keep them in character--'