Hehehe i know you must be thinking 'DID SHE RUN AWAY AND DIE OR SOMETHING?! WHY DOESNT SHE UDATE ALLREADY?!!" and my excuse is... i don't know! ARNT I WONDERFUL?! Yeah, i know XP

But i am very sorry. Forgive? Coz if you don't... MWUAHAHAH!

ANYWAY!! LETS START! ONWARDD STORY!! CHARGEEE!

------------------------------------A new story Saku-chan------------------------------------------------------

Gaara sat on the roof silently, wanting for the sun, but meanwhile staring at the falling moon. It was a full moon too, its most beautiful stage. It faded as the sky lightened and was no more, for the time being. He turned, and saw the sun rising. Sunrise, was always much more beautiful than sunset, Gaara found. But in Suna the sunsets were still spectacular, the golden sun going down on the red sand, would always be something else. Where he belonged. Thats, exactly what it was.

He missed Suna, strange really. He didn't so much miss the people in Suna. But the place itself. The scent, the feel, the sounds. The red sun rising and falling, the sand beneath his feet, the wind moving through his hair.

All of those things were here too. In Konoha, but they were different from home. Like the people, different, but in there own way the same.

Gaara sighed and and got down from the roof as the sky continued to fade into lighter shade, the sand ninja walked inside and waited for his two friends to wake from a conferable slumber.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::A New Friend, Saku-chan::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Gaara watched the sun rise above the ground, and its light wake the earth from its slumber. It was beautiful. Different, but beautiful. Like a certain Kunoichi he knew.

Sakura Haruno, the hokages apprentice and kuniochi of Konoha, Awoke to... a small rough tongue licking her nose at 7.54 in the morning. Sakura laughed and rolled away, but her persistent little kitten followed, and decided to lick her ear instead. The kuniochi tried to ignore the black fur ball, and found it rather difficult when the kitten decided to explore his owner and foster mother, finding her ticklish spot.

"Okay okay! I'm up! I'm Up!" She laughed and brushed the kitten aside. Sakura stretched and yawned, shook her head and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. Everyday waking actions. Looking around for her other little kitten, she found a white neko playing with a ball of string. She continued to look around her room, thinking where the hell that ball of string had come from in the first place.

She as she looked around she remembered she didn't fall asleep in her bed. Gaara must have brought her up here, seeing as Naruto had gone to bed by then, so he must of carried her in the middle of the night. She smiled and lifted her head to see Naruto leaning against one of the walls in her room. He gave her one of his most cheerful smiles and picked up something off of the table, and brought it to her.

"Haha you made me breakfast!" She exclamed as a tray got laid before her, holding her first meal of the day. She clapped her hands and smiled.

"Whats this for Naruto?" Naruto smiled and scratched the back of his head.

"Well, letting us, Gaara and I, stay here while the apartment is being put back together!"

Sakura faked a frown. "You really didn't need to though!" She ending up breaking into a smile by the end of that short sentence.

Naruto sat on her bed and told her "It's the least we can do, besides, Gaara's the one who cooked it, i just suggested it!" He gave her another cheeky grin.

Sakura grinned back and enjoyed her breakfast, although, half way though she choked and then screamed after recovery, "OH SHOOT!!"

Naruto jumped up in alarm and screamed back "WHAAT?!"

Sakura stared at him blankly and Naruto stared back and then they just burst out laughing.

"But serously! Its my birthday tomorrow and we haven't got everything done for the masquerade ball!"

"NANNI?!?! OKAY, time to get up!! Up up up UP!" Naruto rushed her out of bed threw some clothes at her and then pushed her into the bathroom, so she could have a quick, 30 second shower.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::A New Friend, Saku-chan::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Sakura got dressed and ran down the stairs to see Naruto and Gaara waiting for her. Once down, She smiled and Gaara and Naruto. Gaara gave a small smile while Naruto ignored her, panicked, and tried to come up with a quick fix plan, so Sakura's party would be ready by tomorrow.

"OKAY!" Naruto started. "We've got a million things to do, so heres the pla-" He tried, until cut off by Sakura.

"Naruto!! I've already called Ino, Tenten, Hinata, Tsunade and shiune, and planned out everything. So all the two of you need to do is get suits! Ok?!"

"Suits Sakura?" Gaara asked.

"Yes suits! We're having a masquerade party, err ball i should say, for my birthday!"

The two men-to-be groaned. They, along with the rest of the male population of Konoha, were going to have to buy suits, A DAY BEFORE the party... ball. Oh goodie.

The three walked through the house and out the door, and walked together, through the beautiful grove of purple and pink flowered trees. Naruto walked alittle ahead of the other two, leaving Sakura to walk alone besides her red head friend.

Feeling the need to strike up conversation, Sakura remembered Gaaras kind gesture of last night and decided to build on that.

"Gaara?"

Gaara turn his attention to the only girl he'd ever met with pink hair "hmm?"

"Thanks for last night." She said simply, looking forward, at the village before herself.

"What you mean carrying you to your room?" He questioned, a little surprised he could get praise out of her over such a simple thing.

Sakura smiled and ran towards Inos house, as she did she turned "Yeah, for that"

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::A New Friend, Saku-chan::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Sakura and Ino sat at her kitchen table and ran over the to do list.

"Okay, so Shiune and the large team of helpers Tsunade put together are at the ballroom reception decorating and setting up, and Hinata and Tenten found that awesome band and Tsunade also found a large group of classical musicians to play waltz and bla bla bla. We took care of the food. Mom took care of the cake and Tsunade had invertations all over town. Now all thats left is to shop for ourselves!"

"So we have to go shopping. And get our nails done. Soo Shoes, dresses, Masks, make up, jewelry!" Sakura listed the needed items.

"Oh my gosh, not just that! New coats and hair clips and heaps!"

The two ran out the house, and into the shops and markets. They looked around until they found the dress shop. And it WAS PACKED! Girls! EVERYWHERE! Buying dresses and masks for the ball. Sakura smiled and felt although she brought Konoha back into Cinderellas time.

After a few hours of search and wear, Ino found a dress, A fabulous dress at that. It was silver and Purple, the top of the dress hugged her frame and figure and the skirt came out in a fishtail design.It was like the dress and Ino were meant to be.

Sakura, on the other hand, had not found a thing besides shoes, and she couldn't buy accessory's until she found her dress. The shoes were silver heels with fake diamond designs.

She was leaning against a counter watching Ino spin around in her dress, when the shop mangaer came up to her.

She smiled kindly and asked " Miss, you cannot find a dress?" She had, a slight French accent.

"No, sadly, and its my party tomorrow!"

"Ohh so you are Miss Haruno, the princess of the ball."

"Haha yeah" Sakura answered, finding her spirit only lift slightly, at this rate, she would be rockin' up in jeans and a t-shirt and go 'yo wassup? I couldn't find a gown. But you'll love me anyway!' at the balls entrance. Or at least, that was the plan.

"Then you must come with me my dear, i have just the thing! You shall be Cinderella yet! Just you wait and see!" Sakura laughed and followed the eager shop Manager. She was lead into the back of the shop, which looked like it was the area where the made everything. There was materials everywhere and measuring tape and scissors, ribbons, everything.

The shop manager opened a caboard and pulled from it a large, long white box.

"Now" She said laying her hands on top of the box before untying the ribbon on it "I've been waiting right moment to give this away, when i made it, i knew, that this was something i could just sell, let it be brought and then never to be worn. I wanted it to be given, not sold, to someone who would suit it, wear it and treasure it. And i don't even have to see you wear this, to know that you will." She smiled and took off the lid.

Inside, is what Sakura could swear was the dress that Cinderella had once wore to her ball.

It was an amazingly designed white and silver strapless ball gown with beautiful thin black designs on the bottom and top and was a masterpiece on Sakura Haruno. It was simple, but the beauty created from the dress and Sakura would make the other girls weep.

All Sakura could do was hug and thank that shop manager that she thought must have been an angel sent to her from god to deliver her dress.

::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::A New Friend, Saku-chan::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::

Sakura, Shiune, Ino, Tenten, Hinata, Gaara, Naruto, Tsunade and the group that helped set up the reception, sat drained of all energy from all their work around a table at the balls beautifully set up ball room. Now looked like a huge scene from a palace, and was big enough to fit everyone from konoha in it. That is without, squishing them so tightly in that none can breath, or have traffic jams walking around.

"Thank kami, everythings been done!" Tenten said. She got a few groans and grunts in agreement as a reply.

Everything was quite until a light switched on in Ino's brain. "OH. MY. GOD. Sakura! You don't have a mask!!"

Sakura smacked her head on the table and groaned.

------------------------------------A new story Saku-chan------------------------------------------------------

I know I know, its short but i just HAD to write SOMETHING for you guys, i felt bad. And besides. I'm not done yet! I still have ideas rolling around that are killing me to not have typed up, so i'll type some more this week! But i'll have you wait ANOTHER week if i don't get any reviews! SO REVIEW PEOPLE! IT HELPS ME HEAPS AND HEAPS! MORE THAN YOU CAN IMAGION!

And heres the link to

Inos dress: http://www.bridalwave.tv/media.jpg

Sakuras Dress: dress: http://s164. dress: