A/N : I'm back! I'm sorry I didn't update in a while, I didn't have the time c(: So here's the chapter you've been patiently waiting for!

Forfeit

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"Your getting married?" Sakura asked slowly, unsure if she heard correctly.

"Yes!" Ino said while jumping up and down. "But, it's a triple wedding." Ino said, still giggling.

"Triple Wedding? Who else?" Sakura asked.

"Tenten and Neji," Ino said, as if it was the most obvious thing in the world. "And you." Ino continued.

Sakura raised her eyebrows, now certain she didn't hear right. "M-me?" She asked gesturing to herself.

"Yes, you silly!" Ino said, unable to contain her bursting laughter.

"What the hell Ino-pig? I arrive back for a day and now I'm engaged?" Sakura said, trying her best to not scream.

"Yeah, Lady Tsunade thought it would be good." Ino said, recalling her talk with the Hokage.

"With who." The words came out forced.

"The Kazekage Of The Sand, you know, Naruto's friend? Gaara!" Ino said.

Sakura just sighed. She knew the reason and was expected to have no objections. As Lady Tsunade would've said, "It's for the good of the village to strengthen our alliance." "Yeah, yeah Ino. Congratulations." Sakura said scowling before leaving.

Ino just stared in confusion as her friend walked off. Didn't she know?


Sakura knocked on her former mentor's door, pushing it open when she heard permission to enter.

"Lady Tsunade, what's with this marriage arrangement?" Sakura asked, trying her best to mask her annoyance.

"Sakura... The Kazekage isn't to pleased with this as well. The Suna's Higher-Ups keep mailing letters on this matter, saying it was best for our alliance that we have a Konoha ninja with a strong background to marry the Kazekage." Tsunade sighed. Sakura wasn't the hard one to crack, Gaara was. If he was not pleased with the arrangement he might destroy all her sake and she couldn't have that. No, that simply will not do.

"I-I un-understand." Sakura said, doing her best to seem cheerful.

"Thank you Sakura." Tsunade said, glad her pupil was understanding.

Sakura felt completely annoyed. She hated things arranged behind her back without her agreement. But no matter her answer she had to do this. Yet she saw nothing in the Kazekage attractive. At all..

But she didn't know him at all either..

Infact she could give a list of things she didn't know at all.

One : She had no clue to what he enjoyed and disliked.

Two : She had no clue to what sports/places/resturants/ he liked to play, visit, and eat at.

Three : She had no clue to his past, only what she heard off from Naruto.

Four : She had no clue to his true relationship with his siblings/Elders/villagers, what someone chooses to show on the outside doesn't have to be true.

Five : She had no say in this marriage!


Sakura walked and walked the streets of Konoha, frustated.

She felt the anger build inside her, as she walked faster and faster, ignoring any calls to her attention.

She started running at the last few paces, arriving at a forest she never seen before.

"What the?" Sakura asked, unsure if she should explore a forbidden forest.

But Konoha's ninjas never get any sort of adventures, much less the granted ability to explore something unknown.

Pushing aside branchs and snapping twigs, Sakura found herself wondering why no one knew of this place. It was calm and peaceful, just a bit untidy because of the lack of human care.

Sakura found herself a nice place to rest at. The area was vast and outlined with tall trees to keep it from being too sunny. A few birds would usually fly over here and there, chirping a sweet melody. Sakura would listen, humming her own harmony.

When Sakura finally woke up, she looked around. How long had she been asleep? Suddenly from the left corner of the forest came explosives and the unmistakable sound of a fight. Hurrying off, following the sounds, Sakura arrived at the battlefield. Or so she thought was a battlefield.

She was only watching the back of Sabaku No Gaara as he trainned.


Oh, Gah! This chapter was so short! -.- But I just had to get something up for you awesome fans ^.^ I love you all, I'm working on making the next chapter my longest, I promise at least 2,000 words in there. Once again, please review! I love the feedback, , and even just the :D. It does make my day,

With Much Love,

Kim~