J.A.I.L.

By: Unknownred

A/N: I do NOT own Naruto.

Hey guys, I know I haven't updated recently since the beginning of summer. I've been busy and bored; I had no access to getting on the computer and writing another chapter. I'm sorry. But I'm back at home, now that I have access and you have been waiting patiently (of what I believed) or endlessly anxious to know what will happen next. Ima start now. Enjoy!

Ch. 7 – A Cease of Laughing

"And you," Sakura then turned to Gaara, "Welcome back!"

Gaara didn't say anything; he was speechless, a brow rose in question. But he felt kind of relieved at the same time. It was like of feeling of burden on someone then it disappeared like when the person went in peace. Gaara lips parted and he breathed in Sakura's scent, her laugh, her smile….she's back, he thought.

Sakura laughed with Hinata and high five each other. Sakura couldn't believe it; Hinata…Hyuuga's compound best actress. Wow. Her mouth shaped an O, her eyes widen at the thought. Hinata explained to her that every girl from school and/or other schools loved, or adored or even admired her cousin, Neji. That's how she caught Eris, she thought of how to get Eris from what Hinata knew; she knew that no one could resist her cousin and that's how Eris ran off, screaming with Sakura's vomit on her and a very painful comment from a kid.

Hinata smiled and turned to Gaara, "Gaara san, thank you for keeping an eye out."

"You're welcome."

Sakura playfully punched Gaara's arm as he jumped slightly and rubbed his arm as if she had punched him that hard.

"Ouch." He said, simply.

"Oh come on, that did not hurt." She laughed.

"Gaara san has sensitive feelings." Hinata muttered in Sakura's ear.

"Oh really? From what I heard, he's hard with the ladies…" Sakura muffled a laugh, as Hinata giggled and Gaara turning a bright red.

Gaara turned away, hiding his red face, "You never know, I can come in handy."

Sakura rolled her eyes and whispered in Hinata's ear, "He's just saying that. But really, he's trying to hide the fact that…he's really a softy once you get to know him."

Hinata looked over at Gaara, wondering how come he's not fond or happy and out going as other guys. Maybe he was like her cousin…Neji, not happy or out going as she was. He was sort of timid and she wouldn't use the word shy, but antisocial. Neji was the Hyuuga's compound's best actor slash writer. Neji loved action in his acts but he couldn't stand romance like Hinata did, but secretly no one knew that, not even Neji.

Gaara noticed Hinata staring at him in wonder, her expression holding a curious legation of wonder and prediction. Sakura then waved a hand in Hinata's face, but still she hadn't snapped out of her thought. Sakura then placed her hands on both sides of Hinata's shoulders and shooked her lightly. No response.

'She's not even moving an inch of reaction…' he thought.

"It's useless; the girl is in her own little world by now." Sakura sighed and placed her hands on her hips, making a pout.

"Aa. She's likes this sometimes." He said.

"And how do you know this?" she asked.

"We're in the same class…derr." He smirked.

Sakura gasped and tried to uncover her stupidity, "I-I knew that. I was just trying to hear what you would say."

"Uh huh, sure." His smirked widen.

"Really, is it that hard to put it in your head." She chuckled.

"Nah, it's the thought that matters." He announced and stepped up towards Hinata.

"It's no use…you can't prevail her with your attractions…" Sakura said…

Gaara rolled his eyes, "Or can I?"

"No."

"You're right. I can just do this." He crossed over to Sakura, his body half bent to her size as he relaxed to a normal expression. Their faces were inches apart. Sakura sucked in a breath and nearly choked on it, seeing how close Gaara was to her. She felt awkward then suddenly with out thinking over her actions; she pushed him away with a shove and shrieked.

"Ah! Don't do that!"

That snapped Hinata out of her thoughts and onto the scene before her. What did she miss? What had happened?

"Eh? Sakura chan? Are you okay?" Hinata asked, reaching out towards Sakura.

"Hinata!" Sakura tackled Hinata into a hug then hid behind her, sticking her tongue out at Gaara.

Hinata giggled at the act.

Sakura faced Hinata, "It's good to see you as yourself again."

"Again?"

"Uh huh, you were spacing out like a zombie. I was so worried." As Sakura placed her hand over her head dramatically.

Gaara rolled his eyes, "You're such a drama queen."

Sakura grinned, "Hmm, I don't know about that. I mean, I never actually thought of acting…in like my whole life."

Hinata laughed. Gaara chuckled. Sakura stood there confused with a 'what? O.o' look.

"Gomen, I was just thinking how you were acting in front of Eris, pretending to punch her in the face…her face…hmp." Hinata held in her giggles, "...it looked so…hilarious. Hahahaha."

Sakura burst into laughter too after she re-thought about the scene that happened to her recently. Although, she felt bad about making fun Eris (she didn't want to be a picker just like all those people who used to do that to her…she'd feel guilty.)

"Hey! Stop it!" Sakura defended Eris, "It's not nice to make fun of others if it means that it'll hurt them!"

But then again…

"I forgive you." Muttered Eris.

"Says you. Who do you think you are, the queen of England? You can't just go up to people making them remember the past and then forgiving them on what they didn't do! I told you before; the past stays in the past! Got that?!"

Eris rolled her eyes and got up, "Never, you're just a freak! I'm not listening to you!"

She deserved it anyways, thought Sakura, I couldn't give up…I did tell her how I felt and what the truth was… but I guess…it wasn't enough.

Gaara shook his head and waited for the two girls to stop laughing.

….

They didn't. Their laughs were starting to accelerate. It was too damn funny for them to quit laughing. Sakura was on the ground by now; tears of amusement were on the brim of her eyelids, daring to slide down her cheeks. Hinata was bent over, holding onto her sides that hurt from all the laughing. Her face was red, she felt she couldn't breathe, she was suffocating from giggling too much that she forgot how to breathe.

Gaara couldn't stop them from their laughing heart attacks, so he started off, back to the class, leaving them as if he didn't know them.

Finally, Sakura and Hinata slowly subsided their laughs and breathed in and out, gaining their composure. Hinata was the first to notice Gaara wasn't there with them.

'I guess he didn't think it was that funny.' She thought.

Sakura stood up and dusted herself off and wiped her laughing tears away with the hem of her sleeve. She then turned towards Hinata and also noticed someone peculiar was missing.

"Damn, he left us! That wasn't nice…" Sakura muttered an irritated growl.

"I think he got tired of us laughing." Hinata went back to her gentle like voice.

"Damn, I haven't laughed in ages…well since I was… never mind." Sakura looked off at a distant.

Hinata looked worried. She watched as Sakura slowly stood a moment in clarity, then put on a smile.

"Sakura chan?"

Sakura didn't want Hinata to know what had happened to her when she went there…she didn't think Hinata would care though…but she did know some part in what happened to her with Eris…but that didn't explain why she went to jail. Nothing could. Because it was all a misunderstanding. She couldn't bail herself out…she didn't even have the words to bail herself out. All she wanted to do was…

"Sakura chan?" Hinata asked, taking her hand and caressing it with her cheek, "Please, don't get mad…."

"…?"

"Gomenasai."

Sakura stood there, her hand caressed by Hinata. What did she mean? Why was she apologizing? Wait, I haven't thought of this…but this clicked in my mind, thought Sakura, does she know? Did Gaara tell her? He wouldn't…would he? I mean, he couldn't have…

"Why?"

"Just because…" that was her only response.