Sakura woke up to a feeling of being safe and protected. strong arms circled her body. She smiled and kept her eyes closed enjoying the comforting feeling of sunlight on her face.

"You look...pleased," his voice said by her ear.

While inner Sakura fainted from shock, "outer Sakura" thought,"Ah yes, hes here...it seemed so...normal I had not realized it..."

Sakura turned her head and looked at Gaara with a slight bemused expression.

"Hello," She said with a voice husky from sleep. Her hair mussed and her cheeks flushed. Gaara had never thought her more beautiful.

Sakura noticed he was staring at her with a direct, almost admiring look.

"Gaara," She said tentivly. This seemed to wake him from his reverie. He put on his usual smirk on his face and raised and eyebrow.

"yes?"

"Well...nothing," She said sighing. Sakura climbed out of the bed not noticing how much leg showed from the baggy shirt she wore.

Gaara leaned back and crossed his arms behind his head enjoying the view of long, slim, ivory legs.

An urgent knock was heard at the door. Sakura walked over an opened it. Two ANBU stood there. "Tsunade-sama asks for you to come to her office immidietly."

Sakura nodded her head and accepted the scroll, the ANBu with the mask of a bird handed her. Closing the door she turned to see Gaara standing in her bedroom door. She smiled slightly. "It seems I have a mission...must be important for her to give me one so close to our wedding..." She sighed and walked in to her room to get ready.

Gaara followed her and asked. "How long do you think you will be gone?"

Sakura's muffled reply came to him as she drew a no sleave form fitting blackshirt on over her head. "I have no idea...but probally not that long..." She put on her black, stretchy shorts and her slit white skirt over. She finished the whole assemble with an ANBU vest and her weapons pouches. She grabbed her mask. It was in the shape of a wolf face. With cherry blossom peddles raining down sideways on it.

She took one last look around. "Alright I am ready...I'll send word to you..." As she walked by Gaara to go out he grabbed her arm and drew her towards him. He kissed her roughly then drew her back and said,"Be carefull..." He kissed her again and then let her go.

Sakura dazed and a bit confused, made her way to the hokage's office.

That be it for now...hope you like itXD...