Updating is faster now! Yay! XD ok, so nothing in this chapter is planned. At all. I'm going by what I come up with now. Suggestions are welcome, as well.

I SO wish I owned Naruto, but I do not. OH WELL! ^_^

And so, it shall begin…

Dreams

Chapter 9

The Revenge Game

With Gaara….

I walked through my bedroom door still slightly confused as to what had just happened. That little rebellious spitfire had KISSED ME; Sabaku no Gaara. I flopped on my bed rather ungracefully and laid my right arm over my eyes. That girl was a mystery to me.

'One second she's all "I'm gonna rip out your spine and beat you to death with it", then she's all motherly to the THING she found, and then she kisses me out of the blue!' I thought. I was starting to see why Shikamaru called women Troublesome.

I began contemplating past that though; trying to figure out why I had such an interest in a girl I'd known for barely a day. When she'd kissed me, it felt as if something pulled me towards her, but not physically. It was almost spiritual. The kiss came back to my mind, and I remembered the look in her eyes as she'd pulled away from me; it was coy, and slightly teasing. It had almost been like she was showing me what I couldn't have.

I grinned and placed my hands behind my head. So that was how she wanted to play, huh? I chuckled evilly.

"Two can play this game, Sa-ku-ra."

Sakura

By the time my girls got home I was fixing dinner while Kai sat at the kitchen table with some of her new dolls.

"NEE-CHAN!" Hinata yelled as she hugged me tightly; her eyes were slightly teary. I smiled softly, and patted her on her back.

"Don't worry, Hina. I'm fine. He apologized." I said.

Ino's eyes widened and her bag hit the floor with a loud thunk. Tenten's books hit the floor.

"He what?" I heard from the living room. I looked as Hinata let go of me. Temari stood in the doorway with utter shock written all over her face. I grinned.

"Yeah, he came over right after Kai and me got back from shopping."

I honestly thought Temari was going to faint. I almost laughed.

"So," Tenten leaned against the counter and smirked, "What'd you do for revenge?"

A cheshire grin spread over my face; Tenten knew me so well. "I kissed him."

Ino's jaw hit the ground, and Hinata had to catch Temari because she really did faint that time.

Tenten cackled and gave me a high five. "You go Sis!" She cheered. I laughed.

After awhile things calmed down, and we all sat down for dinner. We fed Temari since I was the reason she fainted. It also turned out that not one person in her house knew how to cook. I pitied her. Dinner was over, and Temari was getting ready to walk over to her place. I saw her to the door.

"Saku," She turned to me with a deadly serious expression. "I hope you know what you're getting into with my brother. He's not just going to leave it at that little kiss. That's not his personality; if he wants something, he takes it." I grinned at her.

"Don't worry Tema. I can handle it." I gave her a wink, and she laughed. I waved as she walked away with a call of 'See you tomorrow!'. I sighed and shut the door.

Kai had passed out on the couch while watching Sailor Moon with Hinata. Hinata had already gone to wash up, so I picked up my pup and laid her in her room. After making sure everyone was in their rooms, I headed to my own. I shut the door and crawled on my bed. Laying there in the dark, I was left with my thoughts; I hadn't been with my thoughts since last Thursday, before the fire.

And now, the emotional barrage was washing over me in waves. I curled into a ball as tears streamed down my face by the buckets. All I kept seeing was our mother running back into our home; into Hell. A sob racked my body, and I convulsed trying not to vomit. I couldn't let the girls here me; I had to be strong for them. We were all we had left. We were all Kai had left now as well.

I finally fell into a restless sleep.

~T/_\T~

I was running. It was dark, and the moon shone beautifully in the sky. My fur glistened a pastel pink. I was not scared. This was a game. A game for me and him.

My paws thudded against the dirt and I heard a howl somewhere far behind me.

The game had begun.

I ran faster. My heart pounded in glee; in the thrill of our wonderfully loving game.

My mate. The one I had picked; not the coven. He was mine, & I, his.

The sound of a second set of paws alerted me, and I veered to the right, charging through some underbrush. I saw a glimpse of red fur, and if I'd been in my human form, I would've giggled.

I stopped at the edge of a hill. A loud panting was heard behind me. I turned. My eyes glowed.

There he was.

He was so majestic in his wolf form. He was bigger than me as well.

He almost seemed to smirk as he jumped at me. He landed on me and we tumbled down the hill together, and landed in a heap. I was on my back while he stood over me; my paws curled against my chest.

He changed to Human first, and I quickly followed. Neither of us had on decent clothes. He leaned close to my ear and nuzzled my neck.

"Tag," he whispered hotly, "you're it." He nipped my ear, and I giggled and sighed.

"I love you…" I whispered as he kissed me. "Gaara…"

~T/_\T~

My eyes snapped open, and I shot up in bed. I ran a hand through my hair, and realized I was sweating up a storm. I groaned and drug myself out of bed. I sat on the edge, and rested my arms on my knees, thinking.

'What was WITH that dream? I chose GAARA as my MATE? My head is unscrewed or something; I'm losing my mind…'

Throughout the morning the dream continued to bother me; but I didn't show it around the girls.

"Alright ladies! Day two of high school! Let's rock it!" I yelled as we piled in our largest car: the Jeep. Kai was in between of Ino and Tenten, while Hinata resided in the passenger seat next to me. The girls chattered adamantly all the way to school; Kai had fallen back asleep. Again, we parked in Gaara's spot. I got a kick out of annoying him for some reason.

The dream came to mind as I thought of the red head, but I quickly pushed the thoughts out of my head. We all climbed out of the vehicle and walked toward the school, and I remained silent for the most part.

We were walking through the halls, and I saw Gaara talking to a blonde with whisker marks. I blushed a little as the red head looked at me. As I walked past him, and he said nothing, I thought I was home free.

A sharp slap and stinging on my ass alerted me that something was wrong.

I turned slowly with an evil aura, just in time to see red hair disappear around the corner. Had he really just smacked my ass?

"Saku-nee-chan, come on! We'll be late!" Ino called.

I glared one last time, and followed my sisters and Kai.

He would SO pay for that later.

Ok, so what'd you think? Sorry it was so short, but my last day of school and of Finals is tomorrow and I gotta get to bed. There will be more to come eventually, but I'm going on a slight vacation to Ohio to see my mom for most of the summer, so I'm not sure when it will be up; but I DO have something more planned.

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Ja Ne!