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So this is sorta a side chapter but I'm going to do something with what happens near the end so it's not really

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RECAP from Sakura's POV(request by kallou) Gaara( acrazy hot guy from another dimension) is sent undercover to guard Sakura( a suspected Flame) and after two weeks she is attacked by a talking Mountain lion from a dimension called Danakya. Sakura temproarily unleashes her powers in the battle and she heals the wounded Gaara. When Sakura wakes up she remembers nothing of the incident but she see's Gaara's shredded and bloody shirt and when he won't tell her what happened they have an arguement and she leaves in tears. She has a nightmare but is saved in the dream by Gaara and here we find here peacefully sleeping in bed...

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Sakura's POV

"SAKURA!!!"

"Oufff!"

What the hell?!

"Sakura!"

I opened my eyes and looked down towards my stomach where a great sobbing weight lay.

"Haku?" I said sleepily.

Haku lifted her head, "Sakura he broke up with me! He broke up with me and and and and and..." she started hyperventilating.

I sat myself up and shifted her into my arms. "Ok breathe honey breathe. What happened?"

Haku struggled to inhale, "Well this morning was the come at 5 o'clock $5 all you can eat at Ihop (which is an American pancake and other breakfast food restaurant for all you non American peoples out there) so Zabuza and I decided to go on a date there. And we've been fighting alot again lately but I thought when he offered to take me out that that meant things were ok! But then when he picked me up from Yumi's house this morning he was all quiet and he barely talked the whole time we were there and then when he dropped me back off he told me that he didn't think things were working out and that he was breaking up with me! And then you know what else he said!", she said, her voice raising to a hysterical wail, "He said he still wanted to be friends!"

And with that Haku burst back into violent sobbing and I cradled her as I stroked her back, rocking gently back and forth.

"Shush shhhhhhhush. It's alright honey it's alright." I murmured.

But it was apparently it was not alright and it was a long time until Haku's cries quieted into soft shuddering breaths and the occasional sniffle.

Now that her crying had quieted enough for her to hear me I tried to reason with her. "This isn't the first time you two have broken up. You've broken up, what, two or three times before this haven't you? And you've always gotten back together after like what? A week? I don't think you two have ever actually lasted two weeks apart!"

"But what if he really means it this time Sakura? What if we don't get back together? I don't know what I'm going to do without him!"

I could hear the panic in her voice rising and I cut her off before the tears could start again. "You know what we're going to do? We are going to have an anti-boys day together. And I think we'll start the day with a good old healthy trip to the mall.

Haku moaned and buried her face into my comforter. "I don't want to go." she muttered obstinately, "I want tea and toast and then I want to go back to bed and never get up again."

"Tea and toast I can arrange," I said as I shimmied out of the covers, gently pushing Haku into a sitting position at the edge of the bed, "but you my dear are not going to go and start a marathon mope like the least time. I'll go start the food and you go wash your face, your makeup has gone all smeary from crying."

I stood and tugged at her hand to get her to follow me. I lead her to the bathroom and dropped her off there before I headed to the kitchen to make the promised food.

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Though we ended up running to catch the bus, barely making it to the stop on time, we did manage to eventually arrive at the mall and once the bus dropped us off we scurried as fast as we could through the big glass entrance doors to escape the razor sharp cold.

Once inside, with the warm air thawing our fingers, Haku and I stripped off our coats and scarves. As I peeled off my layers I looked around at the amazing scenery of the Fire Country Mall.

Now you would think that all malls look relatively the same with stores and kiosks and fast food restaurants and while, yes, our mall has all those things it looks nothing like a regular mall.

The Fire Country Mall is like one massive gorgeous greenhouse. In the corridors between all of the stores the ceilings are made entirely of glass and there are plants in every available space. Vines that line the edges of the upper levels cascade down the brush the heads of the people on the levels below. Bushes and flowers are housed in masterful architectural sculptures of planters. Little waterfalls flow down tiny stone mountains and there are elegant miniature gardens with little shrines where people leave offerings of pennies, candy, price tags and incense from the Tibetan Gift shop.

You see the story goes that the man who designed the Fire Country Mall was a famous architect but he was very environmentally unfriendly and he was very fond of using rare and endangered substances and resources for his projects. Then one day he was in a horrible car accident and he was almost killed. Afterwards he claimed he had a vision from God and that God had told him that it was his mission to create buildings that embodied hope and growth and life and it was because of this that he made the Fire Country Mall, his first project after his release from the hospital, into a spectacular greenhouse.

Even though I've been told that that story is probably just an urban legend I still like to believe that it's true and I never cease to be awed every time I walk though those glass doors.

"Sakura!"

I snapped out of my happy reverie and turned to look at Haku.

"What?"

She pulled at my arm impatiently. "Come on," she said, "I got us a locker for our stuff so hurry up and put your stuff in there so we can get this shopping business over with and I can go back to bed."

I smiled at her and followed her to the locker where we hurriedly stuffed our belongings into a too small locker before heading towards the marvelous smelling Hollister store across the corridor.

I rummaged around through the different shelves looking for sales on anything, because let's face it; I don't have the money to be spending on full price Hollister stuff.

That's too expensive and that's too see through and that's too low cut and that's too expensive and

Ohh I like THAT one!

But look at it! It's like a tissue thin scrap!

But but you just look at it! We would look SO sexy in it!

No, absolutely not

Well FINE! Then what about THAT one?!

Oh that one? That one looks cute and it's...on sale for $20's! Oh let's try it on!

"Haku I'm gonna go try this on!"

Haku looked over at me from beside a shelf of perfume, "You do that." she mumbled as she looked back down towards the bottles. "And come show me when it's on!" she called as I turned away.

I seized my prize and found myself a dressing room where I stripped off my warm red sweater and replaced it with the thin cotton shirt.

Dahm that looks CUTE!

Oh it does!

The airy shirt was a blue and green and white plaid top that buttoned up the front leaving a sexy v where the buttons opened up. The fabric was soft and frail and lightweight and it drifted delicately over my pale skin. I was hooked instantly and instead of showing my shirt to Haku I found myself changing clothes immediately and bustling straight up to the counter to buy it.

Triumphant in my purchase I came back to Haku to show her the treasure that I had bought but, being disgruntled at me for not showing her while it was on, she instead dragged me out of the store mumbling about the dahm store smelling so strongly that she couldn't smell the bloody perfumes.

I let myself get dragged first from Hollister to Macy's and then from Macy's into Bath and Body Works before Haku finally found a perfume in Victoria's Secret that she liked. As a peace offering I bought her the perfume and by then it was time for lunch.

Haku and I deposited our purchases in our locker before gambling off towards the food courts. (having once before had someone try to steal my stuff while I was eating I decided in Haku's present state of mind that if someone tried to do that they might end up with a fractured wrist or some stitches requiring bit marks and though I was happy that Haku was grumpy instead of weepy I decided I preferred to avoid the scene) Once there I bought myself a Chick-Fil-A chicken nuggets meal with some Polynesian sauce and set myself down besides the more cheerful Haku.

"So Sakura," Haku asked, putting down her pizza, "what happened to you yesterday? I went on Facebook with Yumi and I saw you're your post said 'Sakura is miserable' so what happened?"

"Well...," and I dived into the whole explanation of falling off the stairs and waking up in Gaara's arms and how he was so sweet and worried about me but then how I saw his bloody shredded shirt and how he wouldn't tell me what was going on and then about how I yelled at him and that he just walked away.

"And he was so cold Haku." I said miserably, "I mean Tenten, Hinata and Sasuke have all talked to me before about how there's just something cold and off about him but I had never felt anything like that until yesterday. I mean usually when I'm around him my emotions are all over the place and I go from really happy and bubbly to sad and confused but then he always make me feel better right away and I float right back up to the ceiling I'm just so giddy. Being around him I almost get sorta dizzy with emotion like he makes me high or something. And the crazy thing is it that I didn't even realize until yesterday that even though he acts really reserved, compared to how he acts around others he's actually really open with me. I just didn't see it until he shut me out like that. And being shut out hurts Haku, it really really hurts."

"Oh baby I'm so sorry." Haku said, leaning over to hug me round the shoulders, "do you want me to beat him up for you?"

I chuckled while wiping away the treacherous tears that had leaked out during my story. "No thanks. Or well...at least not yet. And honestly I think that you would get your ass handed to you. He's really strong."

"Oh but does he have nails?" Haku said, fluttering her manicured fingers.

"Haha no," I said, "it would be pretty creepy if he did."

We sat there for a minute silently eating our food, both filled with thoughts of stupid heart crushing boys.

"So ummm...," I finally said, as I nibbled on my steaming chicken, "do you want to keep going or should we go to the movie store and head home?"

Haku sighed and slurped her chocolate shake, "Do we have to go to the movie store? Can't we just go home?"

I patted her arm, "Don't worry, I already know the movies we're gonna get and then can go straight home. Just finish up your shake and pizza and we'll be outta here."

"Well look who it is."

I turned around to face the owner of the snobby voice and found myself faced with one of my least favorite people in the world. Ami.

I stood and crossed my arms, "What do you want Ami?"

"Can't I say hi to a childhood friend?" she said, smirking at me with pouty glossed lips. "How have you been forehead? Still pathetically pining away after Sasuke?"

I glared furiously at her, "I was fine until I saw you. And no I'm not pining away, for your information I'm totally over him and we're actually really good friends now. Not that it's any of your business in the first place."

"Ha! As if!" she sneered. "You're probably so desperate you're stalking him and you've deluded yourself into thinking that you're friends!"

I was getting upset by this point. Having just gone over what had happened between me and Gaara my nerves were not currently in tiptop shape and the Sasuke conflict was an old wound that still hurt to have someone poke at it. Add that to the fact that I stayed up late crying and then Haku woke me up early let's just say I was not entirely emotionally stable.

"Shut up Ami." I growled despite the sudden pricking in my eyes.

"Yeah, shut up bitch." Haku said standing.

"Haha!" she said pointing at me, "Are you going to start crying forehead? Are you that big of a baby? No wonder Sasuke always thought you were a loser! You're still the same old crybaby who could never move on and accept that nobody likes you! You never got over him you-"

"Actually," I felt someone's warm arm wrap around my shoulders and pull me into their body, "Sakura's really not interested in my little brother anymore because she's got something better."

No fucking way!

I looked up and saw Itachi standing there beside me looking incredibly sexy and hot.

"What are you doing?" I whispered, blushing as I realized that Ami's antics had gained an audience.

Itachi leaned into my hair in what probably looked like an intimate gesture, "Just play along," he whispered back.

Ami tried to rearrange her flabbergasted face and failed, "What? Itachi? You can't be serious Itachi you would never be interested in someone like forehead."

"Interested?" Itachi said, "I'm not interested," Ami smirked, "We're dating."

I looked away from Itachi to grin gleefully at Ami but my eyes caught on something red behind her and for a millisecond I swear I saw Gaara standing there, but when I blinked he was gone. I blinked a couple more times in confusion and looked eagerly around but I didn't see him anywhere.

I looked back at Ami and saw to my delight that she was standing slack jawed and gaping at us, her mouth opening and closing like a fish out of water.

"But...but...how?"

"Well for starters," Haku stepped forward, with a triumphant smile on her face, "she doesn't look like an ugly mud eyed hoe. Second, she's not a slutty bitch. And third, she's not a sniveling pathetic bully And...what else Itachi?"

Itachi smiled over my shoulder at her, "You forgot that she's not a desperate whore."

Haku beamed, "Oh yeah, and that."

HAHA! TAKE THAT YOU WHORE!

"You! You you LOSERS!" Ami screamed. She glared furiously at me and I twiddled my fingers cheekily at her. She roared in rage and spun around, barreling through the onlookers that had gathered around us.

"Alright now, nothing to see here." Haku said as she waved the people away. They dispersed and she turned back to look at us, still beaming. "Ok that," she said, "was amazing. Sakura can you actually start dating Itachi so he can be my brother in-law?"

I laughed and reached out to punch her arm, "As if you goof! If you like him so much then you date him." I looked back up at Itachi, "That was amazing Itachi. I don't know how to thank you."

He grinned down at me, "No biggy Sakura. You know you're my favorite little sister in the world and the look on that bitches face was flippin hilarious.'

I laughed, "Man I wish we had it one film!"

Itachi's eyes lit up and he looked up towards the ceiling, "Oh ho ho!" he said merrily, "I do believe that it is on film! And guess who has a friend in the security monitor room who can hook us up?"

"No way!"

"Yes way", he said, swinging around and pulling me with him, "Come ladies! Let's go and get us a security tape!"

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