AN: Hey everyone, well all this weekend I was just going to do chapter 9, but I got too excited that I ended up doing this chapter, and chapter 11, hope you enjoy this chapter!!

Chapter 10: Bad or Good News

"Tsunade, what is it? What's wrong?" Sakura asked getting worried for the long salience that Tsunade gave.

"Sakura, listen to me carefully, what ever happens you mustn't go near the person, you hear," Tsunade said looking at her then to Gaara, "I'm sorry but I'm afraid it is him."

"Tell her then," Gaara said angry for being right.

"Tell me what? Tsunade," Sakura said getting mad at Tsunade for not telling her what is going on.

"Fine…Sakura, Sasuke Uchiha is here in Konoha," Tsunade said seeing the surprised look on Sakura, "Right now, some ANBU are questioning him…"

Sakura couldn't believe what she was hearing, 'Sasuke is back? But, how, why would he be here,' she thought. She looked down, "Why?"

"I don't know, Sakura. He came on his own," Tsunade said hearing the knocking coming out of the entrance door of her office, "What is it?!"

"May I come in Lady Tsunade," an ANBU asked.

"Yes," Tsunade said seeing him come in she asked him, "Got anything out of him yet?"

"Yes," he said, "Orochimaru is dead, he killed him. He came here because he wanted to join Konoha once again. Also, he has killed Itachi Uchiha on his way here."

"He killed Orochimaru and Itachi, well there's one thing for sure, we don't have to get worried that Orochimaru is going to come for him and destroy Konoha," Tsunade said relieved to hear the news, but she looked at Sakura.

"What are you going to do with him, Lady Tsunade?" Sakura asked.

"We're going to have him in house arrest, one year without missions, and someone would be living with him for the rest of his life," Tsunade said, "Naruto will not be one of those person, but I have to find someone…ah Shizune, call Sai."

"Yes," Shizune said leaving the room.

"Sai? Why him if I may ask? Wouldn't you prefer an ANBU or a jonin," Sakura said, "And what kind of punishment is that, I would say to send him to that prison, that's a great place for him to stay in."

"Oh and may I add this as well," Sakura said raised up from her seat not noticing that Sasuke was coming in the office with some jonin, "I don't care about him anymore, I'm already in love and care for someone else. And I know for a fact he won't betray me and leave me if he had the same feelings for me as well."

"I thought you said that you loved me, Sakura," Sasuke said seeing Sakura turn in surprise at first then to anger.

"Who would love a traitor, a pervert, and Orochimaru's pet, not me," Sakura said, "I don't love you anymore, because I'm not the same girl I used to be years ago, Sasuke."

"Then why were you looking for me to come back to Konoha?" Sasuke asked.

"I'll tell you why…at first I admit I did it because I did have feelings for you and you were a teammate of mine and Naruto's. But now all I feel for you is anger for you, yes I'm glad that you're here, but now the only reason I was searching for you was for Naruto," Sakura said, "Naruto was like a brother to you but you left and that made him sad, I didn't like it. So he stills fights to search for you, I only did it for him."

Sasuke was somewhat hurt for hearing what she had said. "I-I'm sorry that I had caused you two trouble," he said monotone.

"Lady Tsunade, may I please be excuse I don't want to be in the same room with him," Sakura said leaving.

"I'll join Sakura, we'll speak some other time," Gaara said monotone following Sakura but stopped at the side of Sasuke.

"She's mine no one else's," Sasuke said smirking.

"If you try to do anything to her," Gaara hissed glaring at him, "I'll kill you, with no hesitation."

"I would like to see that," Sasuke said.

Gaara left the office and followed Sakura, "Sakura, are you alright?" he asked concerned.

"NO! Now I want to go back to Suna if he's going to be here," Sakura said, "But I still want to stay here for a bit, for the festival…(looking at him)…with you."

"Me?" Gaara said surprised.

"Yeah, you did ask me before that you wanted to take me to the festival, so I'll wait till then but afterwards let's not talk of what happened, okay," Sakura said, "Let's go find Naruto, to eat ramen."

"Sure," Gaara said following her. 'Does she really want to go with me? And does she still have feelings for Sasuke, but denied it so that it would seem that she doesn't' he though.

'Why don't you ask her? To me it sounded for real, and who does she already likes? Is it your dumb of a brother? Or you?' Shukaku said.

'I don't know, and you're right it might be my brother, who would want me to be in their life and who would love me,' Gaara thought.

"Gaara," Sakura said.

"Hn," Gaara said.

"You know the things I said back there," Sakura said stopping, "About the one person who won't betray me and stuff."

"Yeah," Gaara said monotone not wanting to hear it but was curious.

"Well…that person is…(staring at his eyes)…that person is you, Gaara," Sakura said, "Gaara I don't know if you have the same feelings for me but I do love you and I care about you. But one thing for sure, I'm glad I had this mission, because if I didn't I would still be head-over-heels over Sasuke and I'm glad that-" She was interrupted by Gaara.

'She loves me,' Gaara thought. Then he had the urge to kiss her, 'When was the last time I kissed those warm, soft lips of hers.' Then he went towards Sakura, hugged her tightly and kissed her.

'Wow, does this mean that he has the same feelings as I do?' Sakura thought kissing Gaara back.

They separated for the need of air, but still hugged each other.

Kakashi was walking around the village, just to be able to think things through on the things that was going on, but stopped for he saw two couples kissing.

'Huh! Pink hair…Red hair…that's cute, WAIT WHAT! That's Sakura and Gaara, their kissing. I guess they fell in love during the months they stayed together. Who would have guessed,' he thought getting out from his shock.

AN: You know the look for Kakashi, there was a look that I liked while I was watching one of the episodes, and well I decided to put this…hope you like it….

"I do have feeling for you," Gaara said caressing her cheek, "I love you." With a swirl of sand he disappeared with Sakura and appeared in a nearby stream.

"I love you, too," Sakura said tearing up.

Gaara reached out with both hands, and used both thumbs to ease her eyelids shut, brushing away the wetness in her lashes. Her lids trembled but stayed closed. He slipped his hands to either side of her head and moved his face until it was an inch from hers. He breathed in her sweet skin.

He remained motionless, and he didn't know how long it was before her lips parted, before she rose up onto her toes and blindly but effortlessly covered his mouth with hers. The sensitive skin of his lips dragged against hers tentatively, barely moving, and Gaara's heart and groin began to throb in synchronicity. The pressure increased, their lips flexing, hardening and softening. They were, at the same time, both initiating and following.

Both slid their mouths open, both tongues darted then lingered, then pressed and swirled. Sakura's fingers grabbed at his hips, founding bare skin. The touch of her fingertips against his bare skin made him start. She caressed and deepened the kiss even more.

Neither pulled away until the air began running ragged through their nostrils and their bodies begged for more oxygen. They broke apart in a sudden mutual gasp.

"That…was…amazing," Sakura paused to catch her breathe.

"Hm," Gaara agreed, "Taste the same, but…better."

Confused, "Taste the same?" Sakura said, "What taste the same?"

"Hn," Gaara said didn't notice that he had said that out loud. "Remember that night, that you got out…of the hospital…you were out of chakra and you fainted."

"Yeah and?" Sakura asked still not understanding what he was saying.

"Well…I kissed you, while…you were sleeping," Gaara said monotone.

"Oh really," she said sarcastically, "Well there will be a certain punishment for kissing me without me knowing," Sakura said teasing, "Do you know what that is?"

"What?" he asked.

"You'll soon see, at the festival," Sakura said grabbing a hold of his hand, "We must go, I don't want Temari getting worried."

"Sure," Gaara said kissing on her forehead.

Ino, Shikamaru, and Kiba were walking in the forest.

"Hey lets go to the stream that's nearby," Kiba said.

"What troublesome, fine we do need to rest a bit," Shikamaru said.

"Did you hear that Sa-" Ino paused in shock.

"Y-You g-guys, do you see that. Is that G-Gaara and S-S-Sakura," Ino asked still in shock.

"Huh, what where, (eyes wide and jaw on the floor)…y-yes," Kiba said surprised to see.

"I can't believe it, Sakura and Gaara, who would have guess, oh man," Shikamaru said looking at Ino. He had a feeling that she was going to go there or do something, "Ino, whatever you do don't interrupt, I don't want any problems with those two. Especially Sakura with that inhuman strength and Gaara for his sand, let's go," Shikamaru said.

AN: Well hope you liked it, please review! Thank you all for reading and reviewing, it really means a lot to me.