Title: The In Between
Rating: T
Pairing: Gaara x Sakura
Summary: The world isn't coloured in just black and white. Amongst it all if you look hard enough you will find the grey along with the people in it. This place is known as the in between.
Disclaimer:I don't own Naruto or any of its characters.
Chap 4 ~ Not how things were meant to turn out.
By the time Sakura had collected her timetable and then attempted to find her classroom the bell signally that class had now started had already went off and she had still failed in finding her classroom.
Groaning when she realised she was now the only one in the hallways she continued to turn corners and walk down the corridors trying to find 7B where her Math class was being held.
Turning into another corridor she was just about fuming at the terrible numbering system for the classrooms in the school that was until she ran into someone for the second time that morning.
"I'm so sorry" On instinct she said
Groaning she didn't even want to look up when she opened her eyes from her place on the floor and saw the same now familiar jeans for also the second time that morning. Sighing she looked up readying herself to be met with a scowl and a glare but was both shocked and surprised when she wasn't.
The boy wore a blank expression this time and also was holding out his hand to her, silently not wanting to reject whatever this was she took his hand and let him pull her to her feel like she weighed nothing more than a feather. Whether it be a act of kindness, an attempt of an apology for this morning or just him attempting to be civil she defiantly did not want to pass it up.
"Thanks" She said quickly once she was on her feet and her hand had left his
"Hn" He grunted again before turning away and was about to walk off if it wasn't for her calling out to him.
"Hey wait!" Sakura said before she had a chance to stop herself and when he looked back she felt those same nerves from earlier rush back "Umm I well… umm I was just wondering if you know where class 7B is… I'm kind of lost… first day and all… if you did could you take me there?… maybe?"
Silence then fell upon them and engulfed the corridor before he thankfully broke it just not with the answer Sakura had been hoping for.
"You talk to much" He said bluntly before turning and started to walk again leaving her there sighing in defeat and about to turn away and continue her search if it wasn't for his voice once again reaching her ears.
"Are you coming" It wasn't really a question she could tell that much it was more of a statement that told her that if she didn't come now he was leaving no if's no buts.
Quickly running after him she skidded to a stop before falling into step with him not breaking the silence this time not exactly knowing what to say.
They reached classroom 7B within a few minutes and that was when the nerves really set in as she realised she would not only have to walk into her class late but also as the new kid. But what surprised her was instead of just leaving like she expected his guy to he actually stood there looking down at her as if waiting to make sure she went into the classroom.
"Umm.. Thanks" She said her voice racked with nerves
This should be easy its not like she hadn't done this god knows how many times before but she had never really walked in late on a already started class on her first day that is and to have that many eyes on her wasn't something she exactly wanted.
"Hn" He grunted before raising an eyebrow at her stillness "We're here are you not going to go in or what?"
Sakura gulped to nerves to even realise that he had probably just said more words to her in one sentence that he had said all morning.
"I… umm" Sakura stuttered glancing at the door just knowing once she walked in there the whole room would go silent and every eye would be on her… just great. But what happened next shocked her to the core.
"For fucks sake!" He growled before he grabbed her hand in his while pushing past her and using the other hand to slam the door open obviously out of frustration on his part rendering the whole classroom silent as he stormed inside pulling her with him.
"Hey!" She gasped in protest but it was to late every eye was on her… well to be precise on their entwined hands.
"Mr Sabaku!" The teacher said immediately after he bust through the door dragging her with him
'Sabaku? I'm guessing that must be his last name' Sakura thought as soon as the teacher said his name.
"What is this about?" The teacher asked sternly obviously not pleased that her class had been interrupted.
"Here's your new student" ? Sabaku snapped his voice dripping with frustration and was that anger in his voice?
He could have just walked away from her once he showed her the classroom and yet he stayed and was now forcing her to go into the class even though it had been more than obvious she did not want to. Hell he hadn't even had to show her to the class yet he still did and she was pretty sure that they both didn't even understand why he did these things.
Sparing her one final glance he removed his hand from hers before stalking out the door and slamming it behind him resulting in the teacher to glare after him but obviously not game enough to punish someone like him on a good day let alone a day like today.
Silence then hung over the room but Sakura suddenly found the floor a very interesting place to stare at.
'This was not how things were meant to turn out' She thought sullenly to herself before the teacher broke her out of her thoughts
"Well then… umm I'm glad you could join us…" The teacher said but trailed off when she obviously realized she didn't know her name.
"Sakura Haruno, Miss?" Sakura answered her before asking her own question
"Well Miss Haruno I'm Miss Morioka" She said with a warm smile "Now how's about we forget about your… umm… entrance and get on with the class shall we"
Sakura nodded smiling glad that they could start the class and hopefully everyone would even if it was temporarily forget about what just happened.
