A/N: Fine, one more chapter THEN the endings XD.

Sakura waited impatiently until it was her turn to testify. The stand gave her a clear view of Sasori's handsome face - was that a wink?

She growled at him, though almost playfully, in the manner of their arguments. The lawyer for Sandaime's grown son Asuma asked her, "Ms. Sakura Haruno, were you abused in any way at Sasori no Sabaku's residence?"

She considered lying, then dismissed the option. "Not by Sasori himself, though Hidan and Kakuzu both made attempts to...to rape me." She shivered involuntarily. "Sasori merely restrained me and threatened me, though no move was ever made.

Sasori shrugged, having no money for a lawyer. "What can I say? I'm not that much of a pervert."

"Uh-huh." Sakura raised an eyebrow at him.

"You have a gunshot wound in your shoulder. Who fired that shot?"

"It was Konan Namanako. It was originally aimed at a child, Konohamaru, I believe."

"Did you or did you not develop an attachment to Sasori, as a result of Stockholm's Syndrome?"

Sakura stood up and slammed the podium. "I believe that is a highly personal question, and not one that relates to this trial."

The judge shook her head. "I'm afraid, Miss Haruno, it has everything to do with it. You could be lying to keep him out of jail."

"I won't lie, I have developed an attachment to him, but he deserves to go to jail. My only regret is his family, three siblings."

The lawyer interjected, "Miss Haruno, are you testifying for or against him?"

She spluttered, "Were you even listening to what I just said?! I said let him go to jail, but let him see his family first! Thickhead." She sat back down.

"Thank you for your time, Miss Haruno." Sakura stood up and walked away. She stopped at where Sasori was sitting.

"You owe me big time, pal. You might just get to see your family again for a bit. Be glad they don't have the death penalty here."

Sasori smirked at her. "Thanks, Sakura-san."

"Ok, you're sucking up to me, aren't you? You've never used a suffix on my name."

Later, Sakura was attacked by her three house-mates. "Oh my GOD Sakura are you okay...""...did he do anything to you...""we weren't allowed in the trial so..."...you're fine? Did anyone else touch you?...""...i promise I'll never call you billboard-brow again!" Their voices overlapped, making the officer laugh and push them away.

"I'm fine, guys! Gunshot wound, but that's it. Temari...I need to talk to you for a bit."

Temari looked down. "I know, I should have told you he was in the Akatsuki..."

"It's no problem, Temari. But he...he didn't realize you'd forgiven him for doing what he did."

She blurted out, "But what about what he's done now?"

"Temari. The case is still going, but he's been cleared of murder. It wasn't the same gun. Itachi's being charged with two charges instead. He kidnapped me, true, but he never hurt me. He did bad things, Temari, but he's still your brother."

The blonde wiped away some tears, only to be replaced by more. "I-I know...but now...I don't even know where Gaara and Kankuro ended up. They could be in Switzerland for all I know..."

Sakura smirked, making Temari shiver - she'd picked up Sasori's smile. "Well...I suggest you turn around, because I am an amazing person."

Two young men stood in the doorway - one about a year younger than Sakura, in all black and purple face tattoos, and one that looked eerily like Sasori with black rings around his eyes.

Kankuro and Gaara no Sabaku attacked their big sister with hugs and kisses, and murmured, "I love you's".

"Thank you...Sakura...how..."

"Because I'm just that awesome."

The pink-haired woman heard a judge's mallet striking the wood of a podium. With Sasuke and Neji standing behind him, Sasori appeared at the doorway, avoiding the gaze of his three siblings.

"Nii-san..." Gaara looked up at his big brother. "I'm sorry."

"Sorry?" Sasori was amazed. "What do you have to be sorry for?"

"It's my fault you went to jail in the first place and we got separated. If I hadn't hung around with the wrong people and gotten shot-"

"It's not your fault, Gaara. Everybody makes mistakes...but my mistakes are pretty bad."

Gaara hesitated, then hugged him. Sasori returned the embrace. "I'm the one who should be apologizing. You've barely seen me your entire life."

Kankuro asked, "How long is your sentence?"

"I got the minimum sentence. 25 years."

Sakura decided to leave them alone for some family time. She turned to Ino and Hinata and dragged them away. "Temari and Sasori are fraternal twins."

"You heard me. You need to leave them alone for a bit."

Ino nodded, and Hinata just didn't respond. "Sasori. Did you...do you..."

"No...yes. I do. Did. I don't really know."

"But even if you do, it's already too late. He's going to jail."

Sakura watched Sasori and Temari talking through the doorway. "No. It's only 25 years."

A/N: Next is the endings! NejiSaku first, Sakunobody, SasuSaku and SasoSaku.