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Thirteen years later....

"Mom!" A girl with long red hair ran up to me. I smiled and hugged her.

"What is it, Shakana?" I smiled down at her. Tomorrow was her fourteenth birthday.

"Daddy said he wants you to meet him in his office. Theres a meeting with the elders about something." She smiled and started backing away from me. I let her go and stared walking with her towards town.

"I'll be back later, TenTen!" I called as we left the training field. TenTen waved and went back to the children in front of her.

"Momma, guess what?" She danced in front of me, spinning in a circle.

"What?"

She smiled and shook her head, her hair danced in the wind, it was just like her fathers. The same shade of crimson. Her eyes were a bright green. Just like mine. "You have to guess!" She giggled. She acted like me too, though around new people she was very quiet and reserved, like her father. She had my body, but Gaara's looks. Her bones were shaped like his, but built like mine.

"Hmm..." I put a finger on my chin and looked up at the sky for a minute. "You... broke something?" I smirked down at her, she had an innocent look on her face.

"Well... yea... but that's not what I ment!" She smiled.

"Okay, I give up." I shrugged and walked over to the fruit stand. "Want an apple?"

"Sure." Shakana grabbed one and I paid for it and one for me. We both walked away biting into it. "Okay, I'll just tell you." She took another bite and kept her eyes straight ahead of us. "There are some really hot guys that are waiting outside of Daddy's office."

"Really now?" I raised an eyebrow at her. She was blushing as she looked away. This was the first time I had ever heard her use that word with any type of human... other then something being burning hot, I've never heard her say that word. "And who are they?"

"I don't know... I was hoping you would tell me." She kicked a rock that was on the road, taking another bite from the apple. I thought this over. Who could they be? Was this why Gaara wanted to see me? Were they moving into the village and Gaara wanted my voice to be heard on this? "There they are." She whispered. I looked up at the hut in the sky.

Two boys were sitting outside of Gaara's office door. One had deep brown hair, and the other had a orange yellow color for his hair. They were both talking to each other, and they didn't look like brothers, one was much taller and looked a lot older then the other. But their eyes were both a bright hazel color. They looked up at me as I swung onto the deck, their eyes got big. Shakana swung up behind me, she pulled her shirt down a little when they both looked at her. She was trying to hide her blush. She was wearing a short hide skirt with a belly vest. Her boots were made of hide, too. I think she was a little embarrassed with how much of her skin they could see, she had never done that before either.

"Hello." I smiled at the boys as I walked past them into the building. Shakana followed me with her head held a little high. I smiled and turned to her once the door was closed. I leaned down so I could whisper in her ear. "They are cute," I smiled when her blush reached her ears. "we'll have to find out their names." I stood straight and turned around, everyone was staring at us. "Hi." I smiled and waved, walking over to stand next to Gaara's chair. He gave me a questioning look, but I smiled and looked away.

"Keathe, Mary, this is my wife Sakura," Gaara gestured to me. "And my daughter, Shakana." He motioned to her, she was now standing beside me, but a little back. Naruto was on Gaara's other side. "Sakura, this is Keathe and Mary, they wish to live here with us in this village." I nodded and smiled at them. "Do you have any objections?"

"Not at all." I glanced down at Shakana, she was smiling up at me. "Are those your boys out front?" I asked looking back at the couple.

The women smiled at me and nodded. "Yes, one we adopted, though. Can we bring them in now?" She asked looking back at Gaara. The womens voice was soft and had a bit of an accent I've heard only a few times, but I didn't know what type it was. She looked like a gentle women, I was happy to have someone new to the village that I already liked.

"Of course." I said before Gaara could say anything, they all looked at me. I just smiled. "Bring them in." I could see Gaara looking at me from the corner of my eye, but I didn't look back, I kept my eyes on Mary as she opened the door and spoke softly to her sons.

The boys walked in, both of them staring at Gaara, then their eyes flashed to me. The brown haired boy stood in front of Keathe, the other in front of Mary. "This is Hadden." Mary pointed to the brown haired boy, "And this is Dagan." Dagan was the taller one, the one that didn't match them at all but with the eyes. He looked to be about twenty or older. The other boy looked to be about sixteen seventeen. "Dagan was my sisters son. My sister and her husband died a few years ago in a fire, Dagan has lived with us sense." Mary explained squeezing Dagan's shoulders as she said it.

Gaara leaned back in his chair and stared at the four. The elders were whispering quietly about the family. They looked fine. I didn't get what the fuss was about. The boys seemed fine, and the husband seemed strong enough to help out if we needed him. Mary looked nice and capable to help children if we needed her for anything. I glanced down at Gaara, he was watching me from the corner of his eye, I nodded slightly to give my answer on their stay. He looked away. Shakana tapped my shoulder, I bent down so she could whisper to me.

"Do you think daddy will let them stay?"

"I think so." I whispered back with a small smile and a wink. "You might want to go tell him what you think." She frowned at me but nodded. She hated being stared at when ever she approached her father to whisper to him.

She took a deep breath and walked around me to him. She wiggled her finger and he leaned closer. I watched his face as she told him what she thought, I knew she wouldn't dare tell him that she thought the boys were hot, he'd be sure to say no to that. Gaara looked up at me, I just stared back. His eyes hardened into a emotionless stare. I frowned. It was rare he hid anything from me, and I hated it when he did. I couldn't see anything in his eyes as I stared back, I could hear Keathe shift uncomfortably by the way I was frowning at Gaara, Shakana was still telling him what she thought, it had only been seconds sense she walked over to him.

Shakana stepped back and tilted her head to the side a little, raising her eyebrows waiting for his answer. He waved his hand and closed his eyes. She looked down and went back to her place by my side. I didn't look away from Gaara, I wanted to know what was going on in his head, and exactly what our daughter had said to him. She was good at whispering, I couldn't hear the faintest noise. Ever sense I had her my hearing had gotten a lot better, I could hear every breath in the room, the smallest shift in someones weight. If Temari whispered something under her breath, so that someone next to her couldn't even hear her, I would be able to her it perfectly. Shakana knew this, and had gotten used to talking in a way that only Gaara could hear her, but if she tried it with someone else, they wouldn't be able to hear her. I think Gaara made a speaker of some sort with the sand that he could control.

After Shakana was born, I started to remember everything slowly. I figured this one out when Shakana started to move sand to her will. Gaara had told me it was something she got from him, I was freaking out that night. It took me hours to calm down. Shakana had used the sand to move herself from her crib to the floor to her her teddy and back when she was three. I happened to be in the doorway when she did it. Gaara had to have Hinata come take Shakana away so that I could calm down, then I went ballistic because my baby was gone. I didn't see Hinata come and take her, so I had no clue where she was. I thought that the sand had dumped her off somewhere bad, somewhere she could have been hurt.

Hinata was so scared when I punched her front door open and came storming in. She had been holding my daughter, rocking her to sleep. I snatched her away with a growl and stormed back out, Gaara was laughing, actually laughing, as he walked home behind me. I guess that was the first time he had ever heard me growl at anyone and he found it funny.

I shook away my thoughts as Gaara cleared his throat and leaned forward on the desk. He was staring at the family with stern eyes, Mary glanced at me. I gave her a small reassuring smile and looked back at Gaara.

"My daughter has brought something to my attention." He said and looked thoughtful for a second. He slowly turned to look past me at our daughter. "Shakana, would you like to share what you told me?" I raised my eyebrows and took a step back so that he could see her clearly, I looked at her.

She was looking at Gaara with big eyes. Her bright green eyes flickered to me for a brief second then back to him. I'm guessing that what ever she told her father, it was not something that she wanted me to hear.

"Okay." She whispered and took a step forward, giving me one more glance. "Well, I was just thinking for the village, I'm sorry if I offend you in anyway." She started. I smiled at her, that was something her father always says before he says something that he would rather not in front of people other then his family. "I was just thinking, Dagan you are old enough to have your own place, right?" She waited for him to nod, I could see the confusion on his face, and feel it on mine. I had no clue where she was going with this. "Well, the rules for the village state that if you are old enough to build your own house that you are old enough to fight if a battle becomes necessary. And you, Keathe. You can fight and help us repair and build more of the tree huts. Our village is getting much bigger then it was ever thought, and we will need more huts to fit all of the children and women to keep them from harms way." She glanced at Gaara then continued. "And Mary, you can help keep the children organized and help us cook in the cold winters. All all of you guys could help us hunt when our supples run low." She waited until Gaara nodded to her before she stepped back. I reclaimed my spot and waited for Gaara to speak. He seemed deep in thought.

"Sakura," He said after a few seconds. "what are your thoughts on what Shakana said?"

"I think she is right. We could use some more strong men to help out in the winters, you know how bad they can get. And I can teach Mary some medical things to help the children and the wounded if a battle does ever break out. I think it's a good idea, Gaara."

He nodded and tilted his head towards Naruto, who has been unusually quiet. "Naruto."

"I think the same as them. It's a good idea and we need help. People get sick to fast in the winter and we need more to strengthen our military group. Keathe looks strong and so does Dagan. They would be vital to have, and Hadden has the potential when hes older. I think you can see that as well as I can." Naruto was looking at Gaara as he spoke. His face was serious, something that rarely happened unless he was saying something that really mattered and that would help our village immensely. Gaara looked at him and nodded.

"Elders?"

"We don't like it." The wrinkly man said, he was the one that hated me the most and always went against what I said no matter what. I rolled my eyes. "The boy will cause much trouble and that one will pollute our blood with theirs once he finds a girl." The man pointed at Hadden then to Dagan. They both straitened their backs as they were talked about.

"You do know that what you say doesn't matter, right?" I asked tilting my head to the side. "So why bother with going against me anymore? You don't need to make yourself look like a old-"

"Sakura." Gaara snapped. I flinched back and looked at my feet. It wasn't often that I got annoyed enough to talk to them like that, and I never do it in front of people who might not be in our village. I bit my lip to keep from speaking again.

I could feel everyone's eyes on me, Shakana took my hand in hers. I looked at her with a small smile. She knew what it felt like to have Gaara snap at you. Because he rarely did it, and it hurt when he did.

Gaara took a deep breath and pinched the bridge of his nose in thought. I knew he would think about what we said more then what the elders said, because he knew we were right and they were just trying to make me mad, which they did. I stared at him, waiting just as the others were. I could hear Mary's breathing start to get a little faster from the tension.

"Gaara..." I whispered under my breath. Only he and Shakana would be able to hear me. He gave a small nod, he could hear her breathing, too.

With a sigh he looked up at the family. "You can stay." He said after a short pause, they let out a breath at the same time. "We will show you where you can build your cabin. Dagan, if you want your own place, let us know so that we can find a place for you. We need to know your plans for your house, all the wood you will need and any help you require. It will all be granted, do not worry. Naruto and I will help as much a possible, and so will my brother Kankuro, Sakura and Shakana." He pointed to each of us as he said our names. "I will need your plans as quickly as you can get them together. Until then, we have one extra place where you can stay. Sakura and Shakana will show you. Temari, Kankuro, help them bring their stuff over to the place. Sakura and Shakana will give them a tour of the village while you do that. Dismissed." With a wave of his hand everything started moving. Temari and Kankuro left the hut, the elders grumbled unhappily and left, Naruto and Gaara started talking about something else.

"Hi." I said as I walked over to the family that was waiting by the door. "Come on, we'll show you around." They all nodded and followed us.

Ok, well, the next chapter I'm doing something new with it. I'm going to go from a different persons view, I haven't decided who yet, but I will tell you in the next chapter. I don't know how long it will take me, not to long because I already have an idea forming as I type this. Be sure to read my author note thingy on the next chapter, it will tell you who I'm going from!!!!! Thanks and don't forget to review please!!!!!!