Mechaincal Hearts
PoD- "Fun! Fun! Fun! Tragidy falls over Ino and Sakura and Mr. Wonderful's identity is revealed!"
Senior Gaara- "Oooooo! Scary!"
Disclaimer- I no own naruto
Chapter Four: Worlds Crumbling
Sakura woke to the sound of her alarm clock ringing in her ears. She refused to get up but her eyes didn't agree. She peered out onto her ceiling and yawned softly. She was about to roll over and turned the insanely loud and annoying ringing of her clock off, when it suddenly stopped. At that very moment she realized Gaara never went home last night.
She closed her eyes tightly and wished that she wasn't there. Somewhere else. Somewhere where Gaara wasn't. She shivered as she felt a warm hand land on her fridged shoulder and rub her arm.
"Get up Sakura," he whispered in her ear. He gave her a peck on the cheek and slid from the bed.
She didn't dare lean up and look at him because she knew he wasn't desent. She lay still under the sheets and barely breathed. Her heart raced and jumped into her throat again. She heard him leave the room and that's when she jumped up. She quickly pulled on a pair of jeans and slipped on a clean work polo. She had just pulled the shirt over her head and down over her stomach when Gaara entered soundlessly.
He snaked an arm around her waiste from behind and when she turned around to push him off, she was met with a gentle kiss on the lips. He smirked and released her. She stood there blinking slowly as he rounded the corner into the hall.
"I'll be in the car, hon," he called.
Hon...? Oh, no! Ino was right!
Sakura stood there in the silence for a moment going over everything in her head. What had happened last night? Everything was so blurry. She realized it and then a thought appeared in her head.
She put a hand to her stomach and her eyes widened. She shook her head and walked out. She exited the apartment and locked the door. She walked out and Gaara was waiting in his car. She got in quietly and shut the door softly.
Gaara pulled out of his parking spot from the night before and drove into the street. Sakura remained quiet the whole and Gaara didn't start anything. When he pulled into the lot of the Supermarket Sakura tried to escape the silence but Gaara grabbed her arm. She turned and he kissed he on the lips.
"Sorry 'bout last night," Gaara whispered.
"Don't be," she replied and kissed his cheek and left.
Sakura ran in through the back door and found herself face to face with Ino. Sakura tried to smile and get past but Ino kept her. Ino stood against the door and stared at Sakura, just waiting.
"What?" Sakura finally asked.
"Well," Ino paused, "Was I right?"
"I don't know what you're talking about."
"Sakura," Ino whined.
"Okay, okay, okay! You are so annoying!"
"So, spill your guts! I want to know everything!"
"Well -"
"Yo, girls, let's go. We've got customers waiting," Kakashi stated as he appeared in the doorway.
"Yes, Kakashi sir," both said and scurried out the door.
Sakura was handling register five today and Ino had register six. Sakura glanced over to her ever now and then just to see if Ino was trying to lock eyes with her and dig the secret out, but not once did she move. Finally, on their break Sakura started with her tale of confussion.
"So, he took me back to my place and he had a little fancy dinner waiting," she explained as she took another bite out of her sandwhich.
"And..?" Ino asked waving her hand in the air.
"Well - Ino!" Sakura exclaimed.
"Wait..?" Ino questioned as she froze.
"What happened to your ring?"
"Oh...he cut the line. He said there was someone else he was after. No big! So your story, go on!"
"Ino, I'm so sorry."
Sakura hugged Ino. Try as she might, Ino just couldn't keep back her tears. Ino sobbed quietly into Sakura's shoulder and Sakura smoothed her hair.
"It's okay. It'll be alright, Ino."
"...Yea...thanks, Sakura."
Ino sat up and wipped her tears away. Sakura stared into her eyes and then went cross-eyed and Ino bursted into laughter. Sakura soon joined her and they were in tears. Ino stood up and walked back to the store and she left Sakura in the lounge.
Sakura sghed and rubbed her stomach. She smiled and shook her head. She stood up and walked out the back way. Her shift was over and now she was going to see Gaara. Or maybe she'd just go home.
Sakura carried her bag over one shoulder and walked back to her apartment. It was a wreck from the night before. They hadn't cleaned up after diiner and the table had been turned upside down when they were wrestling. She threw th back into the closet and pulled back her hair. She rolled up her sleeves and set to work in the kitchen.
It wasn't that bad. A few messes here and there and a small pile of dishes in the sink. It only took her about an hour or so. She wiped her face off and moved to the living room.
She picked all the dishes up and carried them into the kitchen. She piled them into the dishwasher. She jumped as the phone rang in her ear and a glass hit the ground. She leaped over the shattered glass and picked up the phone.
"Ello?" she stated as she held it against her face.
"Hey, babe," a voice answered.
"Gaara?" Sakura asked.
"Not quite," he replied.
Sakura froze for a second. "Wh...Who is this?"
"Hey, how about we hang out down at the club?"
"Foget it, freak!"
She slammed the phone down on the resiver and backed up. She leaned against the counter and sighed. the phone rang again and for a moment she let it continue ringing.
"Listen, I -"
"Sakura?" Gaara asked. "Are you okay?"
"Oh, Gaara! Thank God! I thought it was going to be someone else," she stated hesitly.
"Someone...else?"
"yeah. Some freak called and was acting as though he was my boyfriend and was...like suducing me. It was weird," she replied quietly.
"Are you okay? You're alright?" he asked sympatheticly.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Thanks. Hey, listen, I've got to finish cleaning up here. So, I'll talk to you later."
"Wait! I wanted to know if you wanted to go out tonight. Well?"
"Sure."
"See ya' soon. Love you."
"Love you, too. Bye."
She hung the phone up and smiled. then a thought crossed her mind. She shook it off and picked the glass of the ground. She threw it into the sink and walked down to her room.
"Hey, hon. you ready?" Gaara asked.
"Yeah, let's go," Sakura replied.
She wore a black skirt that rested around her knees and a red tube top. She had on a pair of black ankle boot and her hair was down, which meant her ribbon was around her neck.
They went outside and settled down in the car. He pulled out and headed down to the local bar. Sakura was shaking the whole time. She couldn't stop thinking about that freaky phone call she had gotten earlier.
Gaara stopped the car and Sakura slowly slid out. Gaara helped her onto he curb and they started walking down the sidewalk.
"Hey!" a voice shouted.
Sakura stopped and turned around. She witnessed Mr. Wonderful emerge from the shadows of an alley they had passed. Gaara turned around and stepped in front of Sakura. Mr. Wonderful smirked and winked at Sakura. She jumped and squeezed Gaara's hand.
"What do you want, Uchiha?" Gaara asked angrily.
"Oh, nothing from you, really. I just want my Sakura. I tried making her jealous by using that Ino-girl, but it didn't work as well as I wanted," Sasuke replied.
"You were using her! You bastard! She loved you!" Sakura shouted.
"So, I never wanted her. I've always wanted you," he replied. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a small trinket. He threw it in front of the two...it was Ino's ring!
"You bastard!" Sakura shouted again.
"Sakura, please, be quiet," Gaara whispered. Sakura nodded and hid her face behind Gaara and still clung to his arm. "Listen, Uchiha. Sakura isn't mine but -"
"Good, then give her to me," Sasuke replied lustfully.
"But she is my girlfriend," Gaara finished.
"Well, I guess that means I've got to get rid of you," Sasuke stated slyly.
Sakura's eyes widened as Sasuke pulled out a gun and it went off. Gaara fell backwards on her with a great force. She hit her knees and the tears swelled in her eyes. Sasuke smirked and dropped the gun. He turned and walked back into the alley.
The warm blood trinkled down onto her knees and onto the pavement. She weeped and Gaara stared up at her. She quickly pulled out her phone and dialed 911.
"Hello. Please, I need help! My boyfrined's just been shot!" Sakura sobbed as the secretary answered.
"Al...Alright, honey. J...J...Just stay c...ca...calm. We're s...sending someone over now," a girl replied.
Sakura dropped the phone and looked down at Gaara. He kept pressure on his left side where Sasuke had shot him. Sakura embraced him and started to cry even more.
"Please, Gaara! It's going to be alright!"
"Sakura, it's o...okay. I'm fine," Gaara whispered.
Sakura smiled and leaned up. She pushed the hair from his eyes and he smiled in return. She could hear the seirnns now. She looked up from Gaara and she could see the lights of the amblulence. She turned back to Gaara and smiled.
"It's going to be fine," she whispered.
"I know," Gaara returned. he leaned up and kissed her lightly as the cops and the amblulences pulled around the corner.