His possession

- Chapter 6 -

God can give us all,

but He can take it all.

It's He's choice and no one else's.

We are all under Him.

As if she was being burned she pulled her hand out of Gaara's warm one. A small flood of disappointment filled her but the side that was screaming at her how wrong this was took over. Her body was left trembling as an after shock of the wave of emotions just like Gaara's, was leaning against the wall looking baffled. He was breathing hard and a small trickle of sweat formed on his temple. He had taken a few steps back to get more space between the two of them which Sakura thanked him for. She was feeling strangled by his close presence.

It seemed that the contact had affected him more than it had her and she couldn't help but feel remorse.

"I'm so sorry!" Sakura said her hand covering her mouth, but as Gaara was about to say something she fled from the hallway in to the safety of her room leaving Gaara alone in the corridor.

She felt so bad because of the incident that she wanted to curl up in her bed and cry. It was obvious that she had hurt Gaara because there was pain in his eyes that he was hiding well but she's very good at seeing through people's façades. She's never wanted hurt anyone, the least these people who had agreed to take her in to let her get a start in life.

Her back pressed against the door of her room she tried listening to steps in the corridor. She wanted to know that the calm boy would be able to get in to his room and not faint. It was obvious that it had taken all the juices out of both of them because she was still breathing hard and getting more and more tires by the minute. And not to mention the feeling that she had betrayed someone was crushing her.

Soon soft steps walked closer to Sakura door and her breathing stopped and body froze. The steps stopped in front of her door and a light knock pounded on the door. She closed her eyes and prayed the gods that he would leave. Of course, the caring and helpful side of her wanted to open the door and talk this thing through like she's been taught, however a small nagging somewhere in her brain told against the action.

Who knows were it would lead and Sakura didn't want to get in the bad side of her new roommates. Sakura's always listened her inner voice and now it was telling her not to let the boy in and that's what she was going to do. She wasn't going to open the door. She was going to let things calm down first: get some rest and maybe face this thing tomorrow.

She was so exhausted that the thought of even opening the door felt so dreading that Sakura simply rose up and dragged her body on the bed. She wasn't completely sure whether or not Gaara had left the corridor to his own room or was he still standing there hoping for her to open the door, which she wasn't going to do.

She wanted to sleep the tiredness away. She knew that Gaara wouldn't open the door because the way she has come to know him he doesn't seem like the type to invade other people's privacy.

Without even changing her clothes to more comfortable ones she fell asleep.

Sakura's feet tickled. It was a gentle sensation on the soles of her feet as she, with slow and careful steps, moved forward. The ticklish feeling made her giggle as she continued forward with her eyes closed. Her stomach was filled with butterflies that only increased the feeling of anticipation with every step she took. She took heavy breaths and bit her lip as she waited.

She wasn't sure what exactly she was waiting for, but somehow her body and mind knew that it was something to wait for. Her body was full of giddy energy and she felt like jumping around in joy.

As she continued walking she realized that it was not her instinct that kept her from tumbling on the ground and against the trees in the beautifully flush forest - it was the nature around her. It was an odd feeling but familiar though. They were guiding her through the green bushes until she finally arrived on a huge clearing. And what caught her attention was the huge white temple like manor in the middle of the clearing.

A familiar sight to her but she couldn't get it in her mind where she had seen it before. The whole place felt like home - like the convert had before the dreadful events not too long ago.

A sudden warm feeling spread all over her body and as an instinct her head turned to left. From behind the trees a shadowed figure made its way towards her. It was a man obviously for he had wide shoulders and he was tall. And as he came out of the shadows the face she saw was something that made her heart pound. The god of Hell walked in to the bright daylight.

She couldn't have forgotten his face even if she had tried because since the moment she came in to the garden only to find that their leader was going to be taken away by the Darkness himself she felt reassured and calm around him. He gave off an air of authority but it didn't scare her or make her nervous. Something in her had told her to trust the ebony haired male when he had come to collect the elder woman. Something made her stand against everyone when they thought that he was there to take her in to the Hell.

As one part of her trusted the man, another part of her wanted to run at him and embrace him; never let him go. But she held herself. She couldn't just ran at the god as if nothing. It would have been frowned upon by others, even though he was the Darkness. However, there was just something in him. His pale and handsome face and dark eyes had called to her. His whole being called to her.

This time she didn't hold herself back like she did in the convert. This time she ran at him and circled her arms around him as his arms pulled her close. Her breath caught in her throat she smiled. This was where she belonged; in his warm arms.

"Sakura." His baritone voice whispered to her ear making her heart pound. She loved the way his voice sounded; like it belonged to her; like she belonged-

"Sakura." Temari's worried voice broke through her dream. She flinched awake her eyes opening too fast and the closing because of the bright light coming through the window.

"Sakura?" the blond knocked on the door with a slightly worried sounding voice.

"Ye-.. Yeah?" It took a moment to find her voice, for her throat was dryer than desert.

"You okay?"

"Why shouldn't I?" Sakura got up from the bed and walked to the door to let the woman in.

"It's 2PM, and I've been knocking on your door for a while now." Temari smirked and giving a look that Sakura couldn't put her finger on.

"What's with the look?" Sakura squinted her eyes looking confused as she walked to the drawer to pull some clean clothes on before going to the bathroom to clean up.

"Well, I heard you and Gaara talk-" Temari stopped when she noticed Sakura's shocked look, "I didn't hear what you were exactly talking about, but I just thought that you two... You know." she shrugged giving an amused look at Sakura.

"No!" Sakura shouted mortified. How could she even think about something like that? She wasn't the kind of girl to jump in boys' beds. The hell she was even a virgin.

"I would never ever do anything like that!"

"Okay! Okay!" Temari raised her hands as if she was surrendering, "It was just my imagination. Calm down! And my brother's not the type so don't worry."

Sakura picked her clothes from the floor and headed to the bathroom without a further notice to Temari, who was left alone in her room.

The dream bothered her as she and Temari walked to one of the local coffee shops to look work for her. In a way the dream felt like a memory for there were certain elements in it that didn't actually fit the category of a dream. It wasn't as hazy as her dreams usually were and neither could she control it like normally she would. In few of her dreams she's been able to stop something from happening but in that dream she couldn't stop herself from running in the arms of the god of Darkness.

She tried her best to do anything but that, unfortunately it didn't work. Her body moved on its own without her command and went for the man. Of course, she would be lying to herself if she was to say that she didn't want to hug him in the herb garden because she did (for some odd reason). So she came to a conclusion that in her dream she did it because she didn't get to do it in person.

Everyone can do anything in their dreams, right? It's not like she's never seen a dream in which she could fly because she has, but that's something you can tell everyone. You can go around and tell that I saw a dream and I was able to fly in it, but you can't go around telling people that you hugged a god. Gods are considered sacred. It doesn't matter if you dreamed of the Higher God (as the humans call the gods of Darkness and Light) or the Lesser God. You still can't just tell everyone that you hugged them. Not even the nuns had ever told that they see dreams of hanging around with the goddess of Health, Tsunade.

Even Sakura hadn't seen a dream like that. Not once before last night has she seen a dream that involved a god. It would be ridiculous so she can't tell anyone that she saw that dream. There is no way. She would be considered crazy.

The gods and humans has always been kept apart and it should be impossible to see a dream with one in it. It's been taught to every child since they can understand. The gods keep their distance for good reasons. Even thought they control humans, they still don't get involved with humans, because getting involved mostly means falling in love and that's something you can't do.

You can care for a god. You can believe in him or her. You can feel hate towards him or her, but you can't fall in love. It's something that no one knows why, but it's a common knowledge.

In the converts orphanage they were told many times that they can feel attached to a god but never love. It was odd, of course, for a child to hear that you can't love them.

But that doesn't answer the question why did she saw him in her dream. It should be impossible. The only way that people can have some kind of connection with a god or goddess is when they - gods - want that. And the converts latest leader Ichoyo got vision during the day, never at night. At least that much Sakura knows because everyone saw the elder stop dead in her tracks when one came over her. Her eyes became glass like and unfocused. She didn't react to anything and just in case she might fall a few nuns escorted her to sit down before the vision ended.

It was an intriguing sight to see. At first Sakura was so interested that she couldn't help but ask questions about it every chance she got. Luckily Ichoyo had a soft spot for her so getting the answers was easy. Of course, she probably should have been scolded for digging in things that didn't concern her, but she never got one. Ichoyo always laughed at how curious she was. But she couldn't help herself. The connection between human and something that is out of their normal world was just so interesting.

She tried many times telling herself to stop prying in the nun's business, fortunately for Sakura Ichoyo always saw through the novice's facade.

"Sakura?" Temari's voice broke through her thoughts.

"What?"

Temari furrowed her brows. "Are you okay?"

"Yeah, I am."

"Then why don't you go and ask if they have a job available?" Temari tilted her head in the direction of the cashier cleaning the counter next to the cash register.

Sakura gave a small slightly embarrassed smile and walked towards the blond girl wearing a green cap and apron. The girl noticed her before she fully reached her and smiled sweetly at her, "What can I get for you?" She was an epitome of perky, for she smiled like a sun and her whole being just radiated happiness.

"Actually, I'm looking for a job."

Sakura would be lying if she said she was tired, because she was the complete opposite of that. The third place they went in had a place open and it was the one with the happy-go-lucky girl. She was quite a package for before Sakura could even start filling in the job application she was telling what her work was going to be and what she need to do in the first few weeks before it was determined whether or not she was suitable for the place.

She could easily say that she has never seen as bouncy person as the girl was. She told her name was Nana and she would probably be the one to teach her everything. Her whole demeanor was catching and Sakura notices herself starting to feel oddly happy. Not that she was sad because of it, but there was something about the little older than her girl that was affecting her.

"This day's good deed is done." Temari exhaled as she flopped on the couch next to Sakura.

"What deed?" Sakura raised her eyebrow.

"Helping you to find a job." the blond started to channel surf.

"I did not know you had a goal of doing one deed per day?"

"Neither did I." she started laughing with Sakura. The feeling was relaxing, and to add that that she didn't have the same schedule everyday. She could do whatever she wanted. Well, not everything since there was laws for things like murder and others, but she wasn't the type to go around killing other people. She enjoyed the helping part way better.

"Temari," Gaara walked in to the living room stopping midway as he noticed Sakura. Instantly he turned his head away and swallowed before turning to Temari, who had a mischievous smirk on her face. Gaara's reaction didn't go unnoticed by her.

"What is it?" Even her tone hinted something and her smirk just grew even more as she recognized the agitated look on Gaara's face. He didn't like being teased at, not even by his siblings. It was obvious to Gaara that the blond had heard something last night because there was no other reason for her antics. Unfortunately, for him Temari's been trying to get him a girlfriend since he came to an age, but never has he been interested enough to make anything official.

"I need help making pasta and tomato sauce."

"Oh, right!" Temari laughed. "Tomato's are you weakness."

"Why?" Sakura couldn't help but start to giggle with Temari. Sakura has always liked tomatoes and loved helping in the kitchen of the convert to do different foods for everyone. One of her favorite vegetables has always been tomatoes and one time she asked the nun responsible for the kitchen to teach her how to make the best tomato sauce. And since then that's been one of her favorite foods.

"Tomatoes don't like him. One time he was making roasted tomatoes and he burnt all of them. Also he somehow got tomato's juice in his eye."

"How did you do that?" Sakura asked turning to face Gaara, who was standing by the door hands in his pockets face flushed.

"I-I don't know!" the boy stammered and retreated back in to the kitchen.

"I'll go help him." Temari said while getting up.

"No, I'll go." Sakura stood up next to her. "You said you wanted to take a shower."

"Okay." she shrugged and left to go upstairs without any complaint.

Sakura walked in to the kitchen. Gaara was picking all the ingredients on the island in the middle of the room. As he picked the tomatoes from the fridge, he dropped one which rolled to Sakura's feet. Sakura began giggling once again as she picked it up and it only made Gaara look even more embarrassed.

"I'm sorry. I didn't mean to insult you." Sakura said looking at the red vegetable in her hands.

"I know. I'm just not used to it." Gaara looked straight at Sakura. There was something weird in the way he was looking at her and it made her feel unease. He wasn't supposed to look at her like that and she knew it. She didn't know how, but it would be better if he didn't.

"I'll make the sauce and you can make the pasta." Sakura smiled at him trying to get him do something else than stare at her. "Okay?"

Gaara nodded in agreement and retreated away from the tomatoes after placing them on the counter top.

"I gotta say that His a real mystery." Naruto laughed as he looked at the moving picture in front of him.

They were currently with Sasuke in his Universe room looking at a cloud that was showing an image of Earth. In that picture there was Sakura cooking with Gaara and Sasuke gritted his teeth at the sight before him. Naruto was laughing for the red headed man was so obviously desperate for Sakura that it was funny. Sasuke himself found it amusing, too, but still couldn't help the feeling of jealous.

He wanted to be there with her. He wanted to be next to her and be the one to look at her and not the Sabaku boy. Even though, Sasuke knew that there was no possibility of her returning the boy's feeling it still baffled him. How was he able to fall in love with Sakura? Sakura was a goddess in a mortal body, but nonetheless, he shouldn't be able to.

There was something wrong with that boy and it disturbed Sasuke's calmness. He had a urge to follow Sakura's every move, especially, when she was around the red head. Fortunately, Sasuke had talents of his own and it was easy for him to mess with Gaara. The boy didn't have any idea that the god of Darkness was behind the pain he felt when he touched Sakura. As if he was allowing another man touching her any way. He longed for the pink haired beauty. Not too long ago he had thought that she wasn't even alive.

"But I gotta say, that Gaara-dude looks familiar. I could swear I've seen him somewhere before." Naruto rubbed his chin looking between the cloud and Sasuke.

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ps. This is an edited version. There's few lines that weren't in the first one but nothing too major.