WooHoo! Finally another Chapter! I hope you all like this one!

DISCLAIMER!: I, Gaari No Sabaku, do not own any of the following other then the plot!

Songs Used!: Warrior - Demi Lovato

Heart Attack - Demi Lovato

Fix a Heart - Demi Lovato

Ja Ne! ^3^

Everyone cheered once the song ended. Just as the bell was about to ring, Kurenai spoke up "Before everyone leaves, I have your first assignment for all of you! Each of you will be in pairs and will create, write, and perform your own songs togerther! This project will be due by Next Friday! Now when I pair you up with your partners, you may leave. First up-" she said while trailer her eyes over the room and smiled. "Ino and Kiba!-"

The said two looked at one another and grinned.

"Temari and Shikamaru!-"

Temari grinned and kissed Shikamaru on the cheek, making him blush.

"Tenten and Neji!-"

The two looked at one another and nodded, both turning away to hide a blush.

"Hinata and Naruto!-"

Naruto turned to Hinata and gave her his signiture grin, making her blush red like a tomato.

"Sakura and Gaara!-"

Said two looked at one another,Sakura just smiled at him. "L-looks like we're working together Panda-chan..." she said in a hushed tone, with a small blush across her cheeks. Gaara smirked at her " So it seems we are Saku-chan...I'm just glad your speaking.." he said smirking slightly.

'KISS HER DAMN IT!'

'What the hell!? No Shukaku!'

'But why not?! She's hot!'

'Because I barely know her and I only just met her this morning! ...'

'SO?! Doesn't hurt to try!'

'Shut the hell up you perverted racoon!'

"Gaara..a-are you alright?" Sakura asked him with worried eyes.

"Huh? Oh, Sorry Sakura...I just spaced out for a moment. What were you saying?" he asked her. She chuckled softly,while smiling at him.

"I asked you what you wanted to sing about...you know, like a topic of some sort?" she asked sweetly.

(GAARA'S P.O.V.)

I looked at her for a moment,the more I looked at her the stranger I felt. Her pastel pink hair cascaded down past her shoulders, curling slightly at the ends as it reached her middle back. Her heart-shaped face held angelic features, those of which amazed me. Her bright emerald orbs, they tell different story from which she shows with her smile. Her lips, plump and rosie pink curved into a smale sincere smile. Her pale skin, free of any blemishes. Though the one thing concering me is the scars on her cheeks and wrist, which make me frown slightly because of the fact she tries hiding the with make-up. She must have gone through something hard or maybe she may still be going through it.

'I have this strange feeling to help her...like I'm supposed to be there for her...Maybe I-' I look across the room to the others, 'No..maybe we're all supposed to help her...yeah, maybe I'll ask them what they think about it..' I thought to myself.

"Gaara..are you listening to me!?" she quietly yells at me, causing me to chuckle. She raised a brow at me,

"Well..?"

"Sorry I was thinking about it...how about 'Love' ?" I asked her. She blushed slightly and looked at the ground.

"W-why love?" she asked somewhat sad

"Hm...well you seem like someone who hasn't sang about love in a long time...maybe trying it would help you..."

"Help me? What exactly do you think I need help with?" she asked with a slightly cold tone.

"Honestly...I don't know, but for some reson I just feel like it will help you open up more..I didn't mean to offend you or anything Sakura.." I said to her. She looked at me for a moment ,as if she were trying to find a lie in my words. Sighing, she smiles sadly.

"It's alright, I know you didn't mean anything rude by it.."

And with that, the bell rang signifying that school was over.

(NORMAL P.O.V.)

Sakura and Gaara walked out of the school and walked over to a tree to meet with the others. (Cleashay, no? XD)

"Gaara! Sakura! There you guys are, we thought you might have gotten lost or something.." Temari said with a small chuckle.

"Really Temari? Anyway, what were you all talking about while we were in vocal class?" Gaara asked. His sister brightened up and smiled.

"Well we thought that since today is friday and that it's the only day we have school, we thought that all of us could sleep over at one of our houses and have a little party to welcome Sakura to our school..." she said as she looked over to said girl.

"So how about it Sakura?" she said sweetly. Sakura thought for a minute before nodding in agreement.

"Alright! Now...who's house are we going to?..." Kiba said as he tapped his chin with his index finger. Everyone said that their house was full or there was no room, Sakura just kept silent. That is untill she felt a slight nudge on her shoulder, looking up she noticed it was Gaara. He leaned over and whispered into her ear.

"Why don't you offer us to go to your place?" he asked her.

She looked at him and sighed. Looking back to her new friends, she spoke softly.

"Y-you could all s-stay at my house if you w-want..." Everyone looked at her slightly surprised but suddenly smiled softly at her.

"Sure Sakura-chan...what's your adress?" Naruto asked her.

" 253 S-stanley Avenue..." she said. Gaara,Temari, and Kankuro all looked at her with wide eyes.

"W-w-what...?" she asked slightly scared. They blinked a few times before Gaara spoke up.

"Nothing Sakura, it's just that we realized that you live directly across the street from us..so it shouldn't be a problem for us.." he said calmly. Sakura looked at him with wide eyse and blushed.

"O-oh...i suppoose that is a little suprising.." she said more to her self then anyone else.

"W-well I'm going to head home now and get things organised for when you come over. When you come over, you can all just let yourselves in..." she said as she started running home.

( 15 minutes later after she got home, cleaned, and set everything up! )

Sakura walked into the kitchen and set the broom and dustpan inside of the supplies closet. After doing so, she exited the kitchen and walked around to make sure eveything was set. When she decided everything was okay, she walked into the living room and sat down infront of her keyboard.

"Might as well work on my songs.." she said to fiddeling with the keys and trying to find the right notes she began to sing.

(WITH THE OTHERS!)

Gaara, Temari, Kankuro, Tenten, Neji, Shikamaru, Ino, Kiba, Naruto, and Hinata all walked inside to find the house empty.

"Where the hell is Sakura-chan?" Naruto asked. The others looked at him and shrugged. They all walked around to find she wasn't there, they were about to leave when they heard a voice.

"Might as well work on my songs..." said a voice. Everyone walked into the livingroom to find that Sakura was sitting at a keyboard fiddeling with the keys, silently they all stood there watching and listening. A few seconds went by as she tried to find the right notes to her song, shortly clearing her throat as she pressed record on her keyboard.

"Take one...This one is called 'Warrior'...just some past experiences of mine..." she said. Everyone froze and went wide eyed. She started out with a soft tune, while taking a deep breath and began to sing.

This is a story that I have never told
I gotta get this off my chest to let it go
I need to take back the light inside you stole
You're a criminal
And you steal like you're a pro

All the pain and the truth
I wear like a battle wound
So ashamed, so confused
I was broken and bruised

Now I'm a warrior
Now I've got thicker skin
I'm a warrior
I'm stronger than I've ever been
And my armor, is made of steel, you can't get in
I'm a warrior
And you can never hurt me again

Out of the ashes, I'm burning like a fire
You can save your apologies, you're nothing but a liar
I've got shame, I've got scars
That I will never show
I'm a survivor
In more ways than you know

Cause all the pain and the truth
I wear like a battle wound
So ashamed, so confused
I'm not broken or bruised

'Cause now I'm a warrior
Now I've got thicker skin
I'm a warrior
I'm stronger than I've ever been
And my armor, is made of steel, you can't get in
I'm a warrior
And you can never hurt me

There's a part of me I can't get back
A little girl grew up too fast
All it took was once, I'll never be the same
Now I'm taking back my life today
Nothing left that you can say
Cause you are never gonna take the blame anyway

Now I'm a warrior
I've got thicker skin
I'm a warrior
I'm stronger than I've ever been
And my armor, is made of steel, you can't get in
I'm a warrior
And you can never hurt me again

No oh, yeah, yeah

You can never hurt me again

Sakura took a deep breath, clearing her throat again.

"Take two...this one is called 'Heart Attack'..." she said while pressing a few buttons, which turned on pre-recorded beats of different instruments. She took another breath and began to sing again..

Puttin' my defenses up
'Cause I don't wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I'd have a heart attack

Never put my love out on the line
Never said "Yes" to the right guy
Never had trouble getting what I want
But when it comes to you, I'm never good enough

When I don't care
I can play 'em like a Ken doll
Won't wash my hair
Then make 'em bounce like a basketball

But you make me wanna act like a girl
Paint my nails and wear high heels
Yes, you make me so nervous
That I just can't hold your hand

You make me glow,
But I cover up
Won't let it show,
So I'm...

Puttin' my defenses up
'Cause I don't wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I'd have a heart attack [3x]
Everyone looked from Sakura to Gaara with a smirk on their faces. WHile Gaara had a small blush oon his face..
'S-sakura..?' he thought to himself..
Never break a sweat for the other guys
When you come around, I get paralyzed
And every time I try to be myself
It comes out wrong like a cry for help

It's just not fair
Pain's more trouble than love is worth
I gasp for air
It feels so good, but you know it hurts

But you make me wanna act like a girl
Paint my nails and wear perfume for you
Make me so nervous
That I just can't hold your hand

You make me glow,
But I cover up
Won't let it show,
So I'm...

Puttin' my defenses up
'Cause I don't wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I'd have a heart attack [3x]

The feelings got lost in my lungs
They're burning, I'd rather be numb
And there's no one else to blame (no one else)
So scared I take off and i run
I'm flying too close to the sun
And I burst into flames

You make me glow,
But I cover up
Won't let it show,
So I'm...

Puttin' my defenses up
'Cause I don't wanna fall in love
If I ever did that
I think I'd have a heart attack [5x]
She took a deep breath, and spoke again.

"Take three...last one for today..this one is called 'Fix a heart' ...something I wrote when I was little..after everything happened.." she said with a sad smile and she cried. She pressed buttons and set a different beat for the need instruments. She took in her needed air and started singing..

It's probably what's best for you
I only want the best for you
And if I'm not the best then you're stuck
I tried to sever ties and I ended up with wounds to bind
Like you're pouring salt in my cuts

And I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart

Even though I know what's wrong
How could I be so sure
If you never say what you feel, feel
I must have held your hand so tight
You didn't have the will to fight
I guess you needed more time to heal

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart

Ooh, ooh
Whoa, whoa
Yeah
Ooh, ooh
Whoa, whoa
Whoa, whoa
Oh, oh
Yeah

You must be a miracle worker
Swearing up and down
You can fix what's been broken, yeah
Please don't get my hopes up
No, no, baby, tell me how could you be so cruel?

It's like you're pouring salt on my cuts

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart

Baby, I just ran out of band-aids
I don't even know where to start
'Cause you can bandage the damage
You never really can fix a heart
Oh no, no, no
You never really can fix a heart
Oh no, no, no
You never really can fix a heart
Oh-oh, oh, oh-oh yeah-oh, oh, oh, oh
You never really can fix my heart

Sakura sat there silently for a minute, saying and doing nothing. She sighed and wiped her she failed to notice her shocked friends who were also tearing up and frowning. As she sat there, Gaara gained courage for himself and slowly walked up to her.

'She must have gone through something terrible...she needs our help and our support more than anything right now..' he thought to himself. As he reached her he cauciously hugged her from behind..

"Sakura..." he said quietly. She stiffened when he touched her.

"Ga-gaara?..." she said while she slowly turned around, finally noticing her other friends there as well. She went wide-eyed,

'Oh shit...they heard all of it didn't they..' she panicked to herself. Gaara looked at her with worried eyes.

"Sakura...are you alright?" he asked.