Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto. (for the NINTH time o_o)
A/N: The Gaara chapter is here! I'm surprised, it seemed like not that many people were excited about it XD Hey guys, thanks a lot for the feedback! I took count of what you guys prefer, here are the results!
1 Favorite Sakura pairing: 1st: Kakasaku & Gaasaku, 2nd: Suisaku, Sasusaku, Kibasaku, Nejisaku, Deisaku, Narusaku, Sasosaku (LOL I like Sasosaku too XD XD)
2 Best date so FAR: (I like the upcoming ones better :D) Kiba & Sakura's date.
3 In the end you guys want... Sasusaku!?! O_O (looks down on #4 O_O;) & Nejisaku
4 Most hated Sakura pairing: Sasusaku
5 Shikaino or Shikatema: TIE LOL I guess I'll be the one choosing in the end :)
6 Leeten: Yes :D
7 Revenge on Sasuke?: HELL YES. XD (by two votes XD)
8 Prediction: No one got it... :(
9 Which do you hate more... sasusaku or narusaku?: By one vote, Sasusaku!
Lol XD I had fun reading the responses XD I love all of your personalities~!
Okay, on with the date~!
Chapter 9: Speaking Is Not Communication
"EH!?! Gaara!?!?" Sakura asked out loud.
Sakura turned away from the camera and thought the herself.
"Gaara!?!? He's the kazekage! Ahh! Will it be okay?!"
"Harunoooooo Sakuraa!! You get the KAZEKAGE! Lucky you and lucky Kazekage Gaara, you two make a FINE couple~!" Jiraiya winked to Sakura.
Sakura shivered.
"...BUT! It's not his turn to shine yet, we're going to have a crazy twist here! SPECIAL GUEST TIMEAGE!!" Jiraiya pointed to the red curtains by the background, apparently cuing the special guest.
The special guest walked out, looked around, and finally took his place right between Lee and Sakura.
"NEJI! You're taking Sakura-san again!" Lee stood up accusingly.
"Hush, and sit down," Neji said calmly.
Lee pouted and sat back down. Sakura just blushed at the scene, she never thought that Neji would be here.
"So Neji! WHY exactly did you spoil Sakura's date.. HM!?!" Jiraiya accused.
"...I didn't have any intentions to do that... I just happened to run into her," Neji explained with a stoic face.
"THAT's a lie! The park was closed off!" Jiraiya pointed rudely towards the Hyuuga.
"... I have my reasons, I don't have to explain myself to you," Neji crossed his arms.
Jiraiya pouted and crossed his arms in response; a very childlike reaction.
"Fine! Keep it to yourself! But know this, all of Sakura's past dates are out to get you, for getting TWO dates with our cute Sakura 3" Jiraiya warned.
"DON'T PUSH IT JIRAIYA!" Sakura threatened.
(With Naruto & Sasga-er Sasuke ^^;)
"Ero-sannin is right! Why DOES Neji get TWO dates with Sakura-chan!?!" Naruto pointed in rage at the TV screen.
"SHUT UP! At least you had a date with Sakura!" Sasuke shouted at Naruto as his head pulsated.
Naruto turned over to the fuming Uchiha, What was his problem? Naruto slowly worked it out in his head and gradually grinned.
"You so like Sakura-chan! AHAHAHAAH!" Naruto laughed.
"Shut up! I don't!" Sasuke glared.
"...But you know.... you'll have to beat me to get her.... besides... i've already had my first kiss with her~" Naruto smirked.
Sasuke's eyes widened.
"You're lying!"
"What if I wasn't?~" Naruto grinned ear-to-ear.
"Nothing of that sort showed up on the date!" Sasuke stood up.
"Oh? You were watching it? I thought you said you only watch because you "happen to be in the room when I'm watching it"... haha you so like Sakura-chan!" Naruto laughed.
"Who cares about that, did you or did you not kiss Sakura?!" Sasuke yelled.
Naruto's face turned serious.
"That's a secret. It's for Sakura to decide if she wants to tell you what really happened on our date."
Sasuke slumped back on his chair. Naruto noticed this and kindly changed the subject.
"You know, she's got Gaara! Man, he better not take Sakura-chan away from me! I mean he's so popular with the ladies in Suna and Sakura tends to fall for "cool" guys," Naruto scratched his head worriedly.
"She won't like him. He tried to kill her."
"Ahh, but that's what you get for being a traitor! She saved him along with team Kakashi when you were doing "dirty" things with Orochimaru! They are acquaintances by now!"
Sasuke's eyes widened. Gaara and Sakura...did NOT hate each other?
"I just hope she doesn't get hurt... that guy better not hurt her..." Sasuke thought.
(With Jiraiya, Neji, Lee, & Sakura)
By this time, Jiraiya and Neji were openly arguing like children.
"DID TOO!" Jiraiya pointed a finger towards the erupting Hyuuga.
"You can't make that accusation!" Neji death glared while his tongue lashed out of his mouth.
Lee was stunned, Sakura however...
"SHUT UP!! I'M SICK OF YOU TWO ARGUING! YOU ARE NO BETTER THAN NARUTO AND SASUKE-KUN!"
Jiraiya and Neji shut up.
"O-O-Okay! T-Then! Kazekage! Meet with Sakura at the exciting Kononinja Theme Park at noon tomorrow! Ahahaha!" Jiraiya nervously announced.
(With the sand siblings 3)
"Gaara! You the man! Hahahha! You got Sakura! She's drop dead gorgeous too! Ahahaha! She may be lacking in the chest area, but she sure does have a nice, slender body~" Kankurou raved.
"Kankurou! You shouldn't be so perverse! Anyways Gaara... treat her nicely... she helped save your life after all," Temari turned to the redheaded shinobi next to her.
"...sure," Gaara slowly replied.
Gaara was shocked when he was chosen, he had never gone a date before, nor did he ever think of a girl romantically. It didn't help that they knew each other for a while either, and the fact that he tried to kill her once before.
"Okay, Gaara! I'll be picking out your outfit for tomorrow~!" Temari announced.
"What is he, five? No! I'll be doing it!" Kankurou protested.
"Hypocrite!" Temari argued.
"Stop. I'll be wearing what I want," Gaara calming stated.
Temari gave a glare towards Kankurou and raised her head in annoyance.
"Fine, but we'll tell you if it's a bad idea, okay?" Temari said.
Gaara sighed and admitted defeat, "Whatever."
(The next day Kononinja Theme Park)
Sakura stood at the entrance of the theme park, waiting for Gaara to arrive. Sakura was dying of anxiety, she was incredibly nervous of what the day was going to be like. Sakura stayed up pretty late trying to decide what to wear, what not to say, and making sure she didn't act annoying in front of the kazekage. You could say that Sakura made the most preparations for this date out of any of the past ones. Sakura donned a pink tank top with a white sleeveless sweater over it. She wore white shorts with pink sandals that matched her tank top.
"Hi," called a monotone, familiar voice.
Sakura quickly turned around, apparently frightened.
"H-Hello Gaara!" Sakura nervously greeted.
Gaara frowned, of course he expected this behavior out of Sakura, the girl whom he tried to kill. Sakura eventually noticed Gaara looked really good. He wore a black polo,white pants and black shoes. Gaara noticed Sakura examining him, so he said, "Temari and Kankurou were nagging me. Temari picked the pants, Kankurou the shirt."
Sakura giggled at his explanation, this surprised Gaara. Gaara looked at Sakura's giggling face, it was different from the giggles the girls in Suna gave him. He liked it, it was sincere.
"Okay Gaara, do you want to go in now?" Sakura smiled brightly to the redhead.
Gaara nodded in agreement and they made their way into the park.
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"Which one do you want to go on first?" Sakura asked excitedly. She was still a bit nervous, but she tried to suppress those feelings.
"None."
"Eh? Why?" Sakura asked.
"I don't like theme parks," Gaara replied.
"Then do you want to go to the cafeteria? I heard their hamburgers are delicious!" Sakura nervously suggested.
"I hate hamburgers."
Sakura fell back in awe, was there anything he liked? Sakura got up swiftly and boldly grabbed his arm. Gaara's eyes widened, no one ever grabbed him like that before.
"Come on! We are going on a ride, whether you like it or not!" Sakura announced.
Sakura waited for Gaara to protest, but he said nothing. He didn't even try to break free from her clutches. Sakura and Gaara eventually made it to the ride, "The Five Hokages". The line was ridiculously long.
"I heard this ride is the scariest and best ride in Konoha! I can't wait until we ride it!" Sakura said sing-song voice.
Gaara looked at the over-excited Sakura and smiled a bit inside, this girl was really warm and bright. All of the sudden, the line disappeared. What was going on?
"Oh ho ho! Why is that Kazekage Gaara and Sakura Haruno?!" A familiar voice called out.
Sakura stopped dead in her tracks, her body shivered to the sound of that voice.
"Oh please don't be him, please don't be him, pleasedon'tbehim, please! DON'T BE HIM!" Sakura thought.
"I cleared the line for you guys~ to make sure you guys can go on~!" Jiraiya appeared in front of Sakura and Gaara.
Gaara sweatdropped at the way Jiraiya said that, there was too much... adoration.
"Go, go! I need to find- Oh hello there pretty lady! Wait up!" Jiraiya ran off chasing the skirt wearing brunette.
"L-let's go Gaara! Before Jiraiya comes back!" Sakura anxiously tugged at Gaara's arm.
Sakura and Gaara quickly entered the booth and took a seat in the front of the ride. Sakura's heart was racing from the appearance of Jiraiya and the fact that they were about to ride the scariest shit in Konoha. Sakura glanced over to Gaara, who gave his usual stoic face. He didn't look like he cared that he was about to ride the tallest roller coaster in Konoha.
"Wow, he's pretty brave..." Sakura thought.
A red light shined cuing the closing of the safety bar. The ride was starting, Sakura started to sweat, she was never good with heights. The ride started off like a bullet, they shot through Konoha's sky like a rocket out of it's control. Sakura could hear screaming coming from behind her. She smiled at the sound as she felt like screaming herself. She looked over to Gaara, and to her surprise he looked like he was being tortured. Sheer terror ran through his aquamarine orbs.
"Gaara? Are you okay!?" Sakura asked worried.
Gaara didn't reply, he couldn't hear Sakura's voice because of the loud air rushing around them.
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Finally they reached the stopping point and the safety bar rose. Sakura got up quickly and reached a hand out for the shaken Gaara.
"Gaara! Are you okay?" Sakura asked.
Gaara slowly turned his head to Sakura and bluntly asked, "Is this what people do in Konoha for fun?"
Sakura couldn't help but laugh, Gaara's messy hair and his twitching eye was too much for her.
"Gaara, if you were afraid of roller coasters, you could've just told me so," Sakura smiled.
"This was the first time I rode one."
Sakura looked at Gaara quizzically, "They why did you say you don't like them?"
"Averagely, I hate things more than I like them," Gaara explained calmly.
Sakura laughed out loud again, Gaara actually had a hilarious personality.
"Come on Gaara, where we're going next won't have anything to do with heights," Sakura grinned.
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"Let's go in, Gaara!" Sakura suggested.
"Haunted houses are so overrated," Gaara sighed.
"Aren't you scared of them? This one is famous for it's largeness, some people get lost in this house and wander for days!" Sakura explained.
"No. What's so scary about it?" Gaara asked.
Sakura looked at Gaara with an astounded look, how could he be afraid of heights but not haunted houses?
"Oh come on, we're going in!" Sakura ran into the creepy house with Gaara following slowly behind her.
Sakura and Gaara made it into the deserted house, amazed at the fact that no one else was in it. Suddenly, the door slammed behind them and scared the daylights out of Sakura.
"Eek!" Sakura shrieked in shock.
Sakura ran next to Gaara and Gaara gave her a funny look.
"Don't be scared, it's just regular people trying to scare you."
"I try telling myself that but it's not working," Sakura sweatdropped.
"You're a kunoichi, you can kill whoever tries to attack you," Gaara explained.
Sakura sweatdropped.... didn't he just say that they were regular people? And he just suggested killing them if they scared Sakura.
A moan escaped through the walls. Sakura was so scared she went up to Gaara and grabbed his arm.
"Gaara! Make it go away!" Sakura begged with her eyes shut.
Gaara blushed at sight of the pink-haired kunoichi holding his arm.
"It's okay, they can't hurt you," Gaara softly whispered.
Sakura's eyes widened, Gaara was being so sweet. She looked up to meet his eyes and sparks flew. The moment they met eyes, they felt this weird sensation.... they had a strong connection already.
Eventually, Sakura broke free of her grasp and awkwardly said, "S-Shall we go on then?"
Sakura's face was super red as was Gaara's. They walked through the dim house with caution. Sakura didn't want to look like a fool in front of Gaara again.
All of sudden, a ghost-like figurine appeared in front of Sakura and started running towards the frightened kunoichi.
"Ahh!" Sakura screamed and turned to run away from the crazy "ghost". However, Sakura ran into Gaara clearly not watching where she was heading.
"Oof!" Sakura grunted.
Gaara looked down and sweatdropped, how was this girl so scared of paranormal things and not things like fighting for her life?
"Make it go away Gaara! I'm about to die of a heart attack!" Sakura cried in Gaara's chest.
Gaara blushed like mad at the close proximity of Sakura. Gaara hesitantly put a hand on Sakura's head and said, "It's gone..."
Sakura turned back for assurance and pulled away from Gaara.
"Thanks Gaara! You really saved me there! I'm really grateful!" Sakura smiled at the still-blushing Kazekage.
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Sakura and Gaara have been wandering in the mansion for about two hours now, the ghost thing was getting old and Sakura grew out of her scared phase.
"BOO!" A "ghost" popped out. Sakura punched it in the face and kept on walking, the sight of this was actually hilarious.
Sakura and Gaara sighed in sync, when were they going to find the exit?
"Gaara, I'm getting really sick of this!" Sakura complained.
"Same here," Gaara said.
They had been circling the same hallway for the past ten minutes, damn those Konoha carpenters!
"Are we ever going to get out of here?" Sakura asked in annoyance.
"Let's break down the walls."
Sakura sweatdropped in Gaara's violent nature, but she didn't object to this idea.
"If the cameramen aren't following us, they'll never know that we broke down the walls," Sakura said.
"If cameramen were following us, they would get lost in this house too, let's do it."
Sakura smiled at Gaara's rash decision. She didn't hate the idea of them getting out of this haunted house.
"You want to do it?" Gaara asked.
"My pleasure~" Sakura smirked as she ran to the wall.
BAM.
The wall was completely obliterated after Sakura's attack.
"Shit! I didn't think it would be that strong! I didn't even focus that much chakra into it!" Sakura cursed.
Gaara's eyes widened at the sight, she completely tore that side of the building.
"Gaara, hurry! If some sees this, we're in HUGE trouble!" Sakura said as she ran towards the huge hole in the wall.
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"Oh-my-god,-thank-god-that the-cameramen- weren't-there," Sakura said relieved as she was huffing in exhaustion. They ran to the other side of the park in caution, if they were caught they would've had to pay a huge amount of money.
"That was... a bad idea," Gaara said while heavily breathing.
There was no doubt about that, but at the time they were so desperate they couldn't think straight.
"Oh-ho-ho! You two~! What are you doing out here! Come in!" Jiraiya appeared once again. He motioned for Sakura and Gaara to enter the ride he was about to go on.
"Jiraiya? Why do you want us to go in there?" Sakura asked.
"Oh trust me, it's not scary, just come on! I know you two will like it!" Jiraiya said as he disappeared into a tunnel.
Sakura and Gaara shrugged and followed Jiraiya, unaware of what they were getting themselves into. When they reached the end of the tunnel, a door closed them in.
"What's going on?" Sakura asked.
"This ride is the L3VEBOAT ride~! I know you two will like it, enjoy!" Jiraiya pushed Sakura and Gaara onto a boat.
"B-But!" Sakura called out.
The boat started to move on it's own and Sakura could no longer hop out.
"Ehehehe~ Resistance is futile, Sakura-chan~!" Jiraiya teased, "good luck! And don't get too naughty~!"
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The air was stiff. Sakura couldn't come up with a single thing to say, and Gaara of course he was silent.
"Eheheh...that Jiraiya...he's something isn't he?" Sakura blurted out.
"He's a nuisance."
There was an awkward silence between them. Gaara's blunt replies didn't help either.
"Are you having fun?" Gaara suddenly asked.
"I-wha-huh?" Sakura babbled like an idiot, she was totally taken back by sudden question.
Gaara had a small smile on his face, this girl was amusing. Sakura saw this and widened her eyes.
"Uh-yeah! I am! Why do you ask?" Sakura quickly replied.
"Well...dates are supposed to be fun...right?"
Sakura smiled, he was really trying to make this fun for her.
"Yes, they are... thank you Gaara, I had a wonderful time with you. You are a great person!" Sakura grinned brightly.
Gaara looked at Sakura incredulously, no one has ever said that to him before. He blushed deep red and she giggled.
"I....think...you're beautiful," Gaara muttered under his breath as he looked away from Sakura.
Although it was faint, Sakura could hear what he just said. She blushed like mad. Did Gaara just call her...beautiful? She had never heard such a honest and sincere compliment in a while. He was being so ....cute.
"Gaara..." Sakura looked at Gaara... lovingly.
Gaara turned back to Sakura, and to his surprise she kissed him on the cheek.
Gaara's heart stopped, heck, time stopped for both of them! Sakura pulled away slowly and smiled with a small blush on her cheeks.
Gaara and Sakura gazed into each other eyes for what it seemed... forever.
Sakura, realizing what she had just done, stood up in the boat in apology.
"I-I'm so sorry Gaara! I just- I don't know what came over me! I hope you can forgive me!" Sakura said bowing her head in shame. The boat swayed back and forth from Sakura's rapid bowing and Sakura began to lose her balance. She fell back and she closed her eyes waiting for the splash when an arm grabbed her just before she fell.
"Be careful, we're on a boat," Gaara calmly scolded and motioned for her to sit down.
Sakura listened and sat down quickly still blushing.
"Gaara... I'm really, really sorry!" Sakura said once again.
"Stop."
Sakura couldn't help it now, she felt like crying. She had just kissed the Kazekage against his will and embarrassed herself intensely. Sakura didn't want to say no more, in fear of insulting Gaara and started to tear up.
"I.... didn't mind it," Gaara softly said.
Sakura's head raised at this statement. He didn't mind it? Did he like it? Did he like her?
"You....didn't? What do you mean?" Sakura asked unaware of what exactly he meant.
"I didn't mind it, I don't mind you... I had fun today. You're a fun person who's different from everyone else I know," Gaara explained.
"But... I thought... you kinda... hated me?" Sakura asked confused.
"I never said that."
"Yeah but you never said you liked me either, I assumed you hated me..." Sakura mumbled.
"Speaking is not communication," Gaara bluntly put. (COPYRIGHT TITE KUBO XD)
Sakura blushed and asked, "So do you like me...?"
"..." Gaara turned the other way blushing.
Sakura saw this and laughed. "You do! Gaara, you like me?" Sakura asked once again.
"Didn't you just conclude that?" Gaara blushed.
Sakura giggled, "Oh that's so cute, Gaara~"
No words came out of Gaara. He felt embarrassed as the kunoichi teased him.
"Don't you like me as well?" Gaara asked.
Sakura stopped laughing and replied, "W-well!"
"Yes or no?"
"Um....um..." Sakura hesitated.
Sakura felt a pair of lips upon her own. Sakura didn't fight back at all, in fact, she gave in and passionately kissed Gaara back. She had no idea Gaara could be so bold.
After parting, Gaara whispered in Sakura's ear.
"Like I said....speaking is not communication..."
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"We're here on Ten Unforgettable Dates! Let's introduce our contestants, Haruno Sakura and the Kazekage, Gaara of the Desert!" Jiraiya announced.
Sakura waved to the crowd and Gaara looked away from camera.
"Now then, let's get down to business! Just to let you all know, I had front row tickets to their exclusive date! First time too!" Jiraiya happily stated.
Gaara and Sakura sweatdropped.
"Anyways, let's get to the comments! Gaara and Sakura, how'd you feel about the date?"
Sakura and Gaara looked at each other, they just smiled and Sakura said, "Speaking is not communication.... so we'll just put it at that~"
Jiraiya looked funnily at the two and noticed how close they were sitting to one another.
"Well something good must've happened then! Well then, onto the clip!" Jiraiya pointed towards the screen.
Nothing came on.
"EHHH!?!? What's going on?" Jiraiya asked enraged.
A person with headphones entered the stage and whispered something into Jiraiya's ear. He nodded occasionally in understanding and finally announced, "It's Sakura and Gaara's lucky day! Looks like the cameramen were lost inside a haunted house and couldn't make it back in time! Gr! Everything is going into Gaara's and Sakura's favor today! Kami-sama must love Gaara! Fine then! Let's just move onto the wheel!"
Jiraiya cued the wheel and it started to spin.
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"Pst... Gaara, no matter what happens, I'll never forget today," Sakura whispered to Gaara.
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Gaara smiled and grabbed Sakura's hand, "That's reassuring."
CLICK.
"Well okay! The next contestant is....
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SAI!"
OHMEIGOSH. So much L.O.V.E XD Seems the most canon, no? X_X 3 Gaasaku is love XD
anyways, I updated quicker didn't it :D
lol I'll take those votes into consideration... no really, they REALLY helped XD
SPEAKING IS NOT COMMUNICATION- Tite Kubo said this before.... it's like an Ichiruki thing for me XD
anyways, hope you enjoyed it~
1. Shikamaru Nara
2. Kiba Inuzuka
3. Neji Hyuuga
4. Naruto Uzumaki
5. Suigetsu Hozuki
6. Rock Lee
7. Kazekage Gaara
8. Sai
9. ???
10. ???
Sneak Peek! Sai and Sakura go to a club XD
