A/N: Short chapter, I know. I AM SORRY!! But I'm back for vacation and can get back to writing. But I have a bunch of crap to do and can hardly find the time to write…

The Secret

Sakura woke up in an Gaara's living room. She felt numb and a bushy red mass, resting on crossed arms rested next to her. It was Gaara. Sakura tried to talk to him but her voice failed her. She gave up and closed her eyes again.

"Sakura…" she heard Gaara mutter.

Sakura caught her breath. Gaara leaned up and looked at her. His eyes widened when he saw her awake.

"Who the hell did this to you?" Gaara asked.

Sakura opened her mouth and forced out air but words still didn't come. Finally she managed to say, "I can… only… tell Shino…"

Gaara's eyes went ablaze with anger.

Two weeks. Sakura spent two weeks at Gaara's home. The first day she insisted on leaving. But Gaara pushed her back down and demanded she rest because she needed it. And he was right. The moment she hit the cushions, she was asleep again. She never really got up much after that unless Gaara or Temari came in to feed her. Temari when ever Gaara was at school. Gaara always put up a fight in the morning, insisting that he should stay with Sakura because she'd want him to be there when she woke up but Temari would always win the fight saying the yelling would wake her up. Shino came visiting every so often, even once brought a present for her actual birthday. Every time Shino swung by, Gaara demanded a explanation for Sakura's injured state. Shino somehow avoided telling him though. All the while, Temari forced Kankuro to do most of the furnishing in the house.

Today Gaara walked home in a hurry, the same way he did every night, remembering Sakura was waiting at home. The cold couldn't slow him down in the least bit. Right now Gaara was fuming over the fact Deidara and Kiba were being complete idiots over completing the Shop project and Ino always tracked him down during passing time to ask where Sakura was.

Gaara marched up the steps and into the house. His eyes were closed as he let out a long sigh while going through the front door. He marched straight to the living room and stopped. Sakura was sitting up, staring out the window at the park. Her hair was tangled from the two weeks of sleep but she was still unbelievably beautiful.

"Sakura…" Gaara mumbled.

Sakura looked back at Gaara, "Gaara?"

"Are you feeling okay?"

"Better then I can ever remember actually…"

"I'm glad."

There was a silence.

"Did you call the cops?" Sakura asked.

"No," Gaara said, "Why were you hurt so badly?"

"I can't tell you…"

"But you can tell Shino, right?" Gaara asked.

"It's not that I don't want to tell you… I just don't know if I should."

"Sakura…" Gaara mumbled, taking a few steps toward her.

"Wha- Umph!" Sakura was silenced as Gaara placed a kiss right on her lips.

Gaara backed off a bit but wound his arms around her, "I was worried. I never felt so nerves over anything before."

"…" Sakura sighed, "I'll tell you… soon."

Gaara sighed. He'd have to settle for it.