Last time: "Ok, let's get going. We're going to be late!" Temari said, pulling the pink-haired medic towards the door. They arrived at the restaurant, and took a seat. A few minutes later, Kankuro arrived. He gave a few hello's, then gestured for Temari to leave with him. Before they left, Kankuro managed to push the dressed up Kazekage into the seat opposite Sakura. She hadn't realized that he had arrived, still looking at her menu. Finally realizing someone else was there she muttered an apology, and set down her menu. Then, her jaw dropped. She, Sakura Haruno, was on a date with WHO?
How will Sakura react to being on a date with the Kazekage? Please Review. It'll only take a few seconds, anyway.
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Put THAT Back Together
"Um...Hi Gaara." Sakura said, putting on her best smile, while still trying to comprehend what was going on. Gaara nodded and picked up his menu, and, sensing Sakura's nervousness, made it so she couldn't see him. Sakura gave a small sigh and thanked Kami that he had done that. She went back to her menu, trying to focus on the menu, then worry later.
"Hi there! My name's...Kankichi! How may I help you today?" The man was tall, good facial features, and he was decked out in black. It matched his black hair, which had blue highlights. Sakura nearly began crying, from how much he resembled Sasuke. But she didn't want to think about that here. She quickly ordered, keeping her eyes on the menu at all times.
The waiter arrived at the perfect time, and Sakura ordered Kukicha, while Gaara ordered Calpis. The waiter gave a smile towards the two, and said he would be right back. Before he left though, he gave a nearly invisible wink towards Sakura. Gaara got TOTALLY ticked off when he saw that. Sakura, on the other hand, hadn't noticed.
"So...Gaara..." Sakura began. Gaara set down his menu, looking up at the medic. Sakura blushed when she saw how much attention the Kazekage was giving her, but continued. "Um...tell me...do you...have...any ex-girlfriends?" she said, not coming up with anything else. Gaara noticed this, gave a small smirk, which quickly disappeared, and he looked down at the table. He mumbled something inaudible to Sakura, so she asked him what he said.
"I'm sorry?" Sakura said.
"I said...I've never...had...a..girlfriend." The Kazekage said, still looking down at the table. Meanwhile, in the back of the kitchen, the Kazekage's siblings wondered what the two were saying.
"Uh. I can't take this anymore!" Kankuro shouted. He quickly turned back to himself, and then remembered that he had to go back and serve the two again. Yes, the two siblings had come up with a system. Kankuro would go and take their orders, Temari would serve them, and Kankuro would try his best to make Gaara jealous. Temari and Kankuro gave a high-five to each other when they saw the reaction from Gaara. He was obviously too distracted to notice that it was his own siblings. Next up was Temari.
"Here are your orders, Kukicha for the lady, and Calpis for the young man." Temari said, in the sweetest tone she could muster. Temari had gone for an older woman, about in her mid-thirties or early forties. Her name tag said Telita, and she went back to the kitchen. Sakura couldn't help but be a tad jealous, her hair was extremely silky and long, in the nicest shade of brown. And she could've sworn she saw Gaara checking her out. Turns out, when she looked closer, Gaara was merely looking at her nametag, thanking her, and then turning back to Sakura. She felt so stupid for even thinking that. Her Gaara wouldn't EVER check out anoth- wait a minute! HER? Inner Sakura took advantage of this, to come and make her feel terrible. Sadly, in Gaara's head, Shukaku had also took advantage of this silence.
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Sakura's thoughts
'SOOOOO! Now he's YOUR Gaara? I didn't know that just because you're mid-way through a first date gave you the authority to call your date YOU-' Inner Sakura taunted. 'THIS ISN'T A DATE! Merely two friends on... an outing!' Sakura shouted. 'OHHH! I GET IT! So how about I make a bet with you?' Inner Sakura chanted. 'Like what?' Sakura said with a snort. 'If I can name five things that you and Gaara, oh sorry, YOUR Gaara have in common, you have to take him to your secret spot.' Inner Sakura said, her grin almost as wide as Naruto's. After pondering all the things her and Gaara have in common, and not counting five, she agreed. 'But what if you CAN'T name five things in common?' Sakura asked. Inner Sakura pondered this, and after a minute of thinking, she finally replied. 'If I can't find five things, then I will leave you alone for an entire week, no matter how tempting it is to come out. I think that's fair enough.' Sakura thought about it, then agreed to it. Fine, you have until we finish dinner and dessert. Which I estimate we'll be in about 30 minutes. Go.'
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Gaara's thoughts
'Hey Gaara!' yelled Shukaku. 'WANNA MAKE A BET?' he chanted. 'What kind of bet would I make with you?' Gaara asked. 'If I can find five things similiar between you and that girl-Sakura.' Gaara interrupted. 'What?' Shukaku asked. 'She has a name, and it is Sakura.' Gaara said to his inner self. 'OH REALLY?' Shukaku said, getting an even better plan, grin widening. 'NO! I'll do that stupid in common thing before I do that!' Gaara said, as he imagined what Shukaku could be thinking. 'Ok, Ok. Five things.' Shukaku said, obviously bummed about not being able to do the other plan. 'Fine, you have until we're done with this, which I think will be in 30 minutes. And what do I get if I win?' Gaara asked. Shukaku pondered this, and finally found one. He sighed, then began. 'I'll leave you alone for an entire week.'
'DEAL!' Gaara shouted, thinking he could win.
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Back at the restuarant...
Sakura finally put down her menu when the waiter came. Gaara did the same, all the while keeping on eye on the waiter.
"So, what will we be having today?" Kankichi asked. Gaara ordered some Ongiri for an appetizer, then moved on to the main course. Gaara ordered Curry, with a Mochi for dessert. Sakura ordered the Omurice, and a dango for dessert. Once again, Kankichi gave another wink towards to Sakura, this time though, Sakura noticed. Gaara had to literally restrain himself. It had been five minutes since the conversations with themselves, and, as Gaara and Sakura began talking for real, each of their innerselves chanted in their heads.
'You two are both involved in politics!' Chanted the two teenagers innerselves, only heard by the individuals. Gaara simply rested his head on his head, while Sakura gave a small smack on her ear, trying to get rid of the annoying inner self. The innerselves laughed in unison.
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10 minutes...
Gaara and Sakura had joined again in their conversation, while Telita came and brought their food. Sakura again had a pang of jealousy, but was glad when Gaara didn't look up. Once again, their innerselves began to cheer. 'You both have short hair!' Sakura and Gaara began to feel uncomfortable. Both of those things were some of the things they hadn't considered. This could turn out badly if it went on...
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15 minutes...
Gaara and Sakura had been talking about some of their relations in different countries, and laughing about some old times. 'You both know people in different countries!' This was turning out badly for the two teenagers. If their innerselves found two more things, they were in trouble.
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20 minutes...
The two teenagers had just finished their main course, and they were starting on dessert. They sat in silence for a while, wondering what else the two could have in common. Just as that thought subsided, their innerselves again chanted their near-reach triumph. But it wasn't like they weren't having trouble, too. It was difficult finding similairites between a Kazekage and a Hokage's apprentince. 'Your usual outfits both have red in them!' For Sakura, this meant her usual red kimono, and for Gaara, this meant his messy red mop head hair. NOW, they were in deep trouble. Silence filled the booth as they ate.
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27 minutes...
The teenagers thought it would be safe to continue their conversation as they finished their desserts. They waited for the bill, while asking the other questions like 'Your favorite food?' 'Birth month?' Sadly though, this would be their downfall. One simple question would cause total chaos...
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29 minutes...
"So Gaara, what is your favorite birthstone? It doesn't have to be your's, though." Both of the teenagers relaxed, seeing as their inner counterparts had not been seen for quite a while, and they had less then sixty seconds to find one. The inner's scrambled, but, seeing as this question was their last hope, they listened closely. "My favorite stone?" Gaara began. "I'd say it would be...a ruby?" Gaara finished. Sakura's face flushed. Inner Sakura grinned a grin wider than Naruto's, if that was even possible. In Gaara's mind, he knew he was in trouble you could just see it on her face. Shukaku also noticed this. The inner's were very glad at this point, with only twenty seconds left. "Really-y G-G-Gaara? M-M-M-e t-too." Sakura said, her defeat showing on her face. 10 seconds remained. 'You... 8 seconds. both like... 5 seconds. RUBIES!' screamed their innerselves, doing Naruto's In-Your-Face Dance. 1 second left. 1 SECOND, one mere second, had been the chance between freedom, and total chaos...
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