DISCLAIMER- I don't own Naruto. Wah!

Sakura woke up, stretching her arms out wide. She looked around, a little alarmed, not recognizing where she was.

Oh, that's right. She remembered. I'm at Gaara's.

Gaara walked in on his crutch flipping her covers off. "Get up!"

Sakura rolled over. She was SO NOT getting up at 8 on a Saturday!

"GAARA." She looked up at him. "When do you sleep?!" She noticed the dark rings around his eyes again.

"I already told you, Sakura," Gaara laughed a little. "I don't."

Sakura climbed out of bed. She messed with her hair a little and ran a comb through. "You're the worst!"

Gaara laughed again. "Want breakfast?"

Sakura nodded. She'd been living with Gaara since he got out, making sure he was okay. Sasuke was always stopping by, and both Sakura and Gaara loved it. Sakura wouldn't ever admit that she liked having him around again, though, because she wasn't exactly ready to forgive him. Gaara n the other hand, had become very close to Sasuke. (A/N: I know, it feels like the others are never in the story! Sorry, but the story IS about these three! If it REALLY bugs you, just tell me, and I'll see what I can do.)

"What do you want to do, today?"

"Gaara, there's not exactly much we can do with you like that." Sakura answered, while heading into the closet to find some clothes.

Gaara shrugged. "We could call Sasuke and go to a movie."

"OR we could go by ourselves!" Sakura said, peeking outside the closet. She came out, fully dressed and Gaara nearly passed out, he thought she looked she good.

She wore a white mini-skirt that had pink rhinestones running down the edge at the bottom. Along with that, she wore a pink sweater that dipped low, revealing a white tank top underneath. Her feet were covered with white ballet flats.

"So… breakfast?" Sakura smiled, hoping for some of Gaara's delicious cooking.

Gaara nodded, looking a tad dazed. Sakura shrugged and headed to the kitchen.

After breakfast, the two sat in the living room, trying to figure out what movie to watch. The doorbell rang and Sakura jumped up.

"I'll get it!"

She opened the door to find Sasuke.

"Hey Sakura."

"Hey." She said. "Gaara! Sasuke's here!"

Gaara tried to get up, when the extreme pain in his ribs forced him back into the chair. "I'm having one of those days, guys!"

Sakura laughed at his childish tone and she walked back into the living room, followed by Sasuke. He got the look on his face that he always got when he saw Gaara. It was a look of apology and anguish.

"Get over it Sasuke!" Gaara exclaimed. "That look! ARGH THAT LOOK!"

They both laughed and Sakura smiled lightly.

"I'm going to go to the store, guys." She declared, grabbed her purse, and left.

Sasuke sighed as he watched her retreating figure. "She always leaves."

"Give her time, man." Gaara told him.

Sasuke swung his head to look at Gaara. "Dude, I know we're friends now, but that doesn't mean we can't be rivals. She picks who she picks, and that's it. So, we should do what we can, right?"

Gaara nodded. Sasuke talked as if he wasn't doing anything to get Sakura's attention. Of course he was! They went out a lot, not on dates, but just to be together. He dressed nicer, too. His hair was always properly done, unlike before, when it was limp and dull. He'd do ANYTHING to make her smile.

"So what are you doing…?" Gaara asked him.

Sasuke laughed hard, something only Sakura, Gaara, and Naruto had heard. "I'm-ha!- dating Karin!" he kept laughing. Gaara's eyes widened.

"WHAT?!?!" he kinda wanted to slap him silly. "YOU'RE INSANE!"

Sasuke finally stopped laughing and smirked. "Am I?"

Gaara pondered this a moment. "Jealousy…? Oh my God! You're USING her?!"

Sasuke shrugged. "And…? It's KARIN. It's her fault Sakura hates me anyways." (A/N: He told Gaara and the guys about that)

"And so I figure, this makes us equal!"

Gaara nodded, listening to the absurd logic of a teenager in love. He snapped up and put his finger up. "GENIUS!"

Sasuke narrowed his eyes in mock-annoyance. "You're a moron, Gaara."

"Yeah, kinda."

"Wanna go to the movies later?" Gaara asked after a while. "You could bring Karin."

"What about you…?" Sasuke asked, knowing Gaara was trying to help himself as well as Sasuke.

"Hey, I'm fine. I get to be there with her, while you have to be with Karin." Gaara smirked. "Good enough for me."

Sasuke scowled. "I hate you!"

Gaara laughed. "I know!"

When Sakura came home…

"HE'S DATING WHO NOW?!?!" Sakura screamed, and Gaara and Sasuke used all their might not to burst out laughing. "You're kidding me!!"

Sasuke shook his head. "You okay with it…?"

Sakura clenched her teeth and fists.

SAY NO! SAY HELL NO! THERE'S NO WAY HE'S WITH HER! I WON'T ALLOW IT!

I… I want to cry.

"Course I am." She muttered through clenched teeth.

Gaara smirked. "So let's go to a movie! A double-date…?"

Sakura looked taken aback by Gaara's invitation. They'd gone to movies several times before, but he had never called it a date.

"Well…?" Sasuke prompted.

"S-sure." She dazed a moment, then the memory of Sasuke's new girlfriend flooded back, and the pain was renewed.

Why do I still… like him so much…?

I HAVE A WEIRD FEELING SAKI-CHAN!

Me too…

She felt tears sting the back of her eyes, then one involuntarily slid down her cheek before she could run or stop it.

"S-Sakura…?!" Gaara reached out to her. She shrunk back.

Sasuke looked at her, eyes wide. "Sakura! Are… are you okay?!"

Sakura ran to the guest room she was staying in and slammed the door.

"I… umm… I think it worked." Gaara told Sasuke, who nodded, lost in his own thoughts.

Behind the guest room door, jealousy ate away at the pink-haired girl. It wasn't an emotion she was used to, and she had no idea what it was.

What should I call this feeling…?

A/N:

Another one down! Okay, this one is shorter than usual, but it was basically just to announce the whole Sasuke-Karin thing. BTW… I'm wondering if I'm going to fast with the updates… it'll be over too soon! I DON'T WANT IT TO END! Oh well… not much I can do but… WRITE A SEQUAL! But that's a little ways off. Hmmm…. Anyways PLEASE! I'm hope for reviews! I loved the last ones! THANKS! Any ways, credit to pinkprincess0210! (Especially with this chapter)