I re-edited this to the best of my abilities

Enjoy.


"What's your house like?" Sakura asked Temari

Temari put her groceries in the trunk, "Its annoyingly humongous, like a labyrinth, you need a map to find your way or you're going to get lost. Like a couple of months ago, Kyami got up in the middle of the night to go get a drink and she turned a wrong corner, somehow ending up in the west side of the house. We went searching for her the next morning, and when we found her; she was unconscious on the floor, she walked into a wall. No two rooms are alike, which is kind of cool, but it can get real troublesome if you want to find yours. Gaara's room is the biggest one in the house, but it's so messy inside. Kyami and mine are on the second floor and Kankuro's is on the first."

"Wow, your house sounds so extravagant; your life must be the same." Sakura closed the trunk and they both got in. She started the engine and drove off in the direction Temari pointed.

"It doesn't really suit me; actually none of us really care about it. We make money, but we don't really do much with it, except Kyami, she buys everything."

"Speaking of which, did you know I'm the only nurse in the building that gets a long with her? Everyone is too afraid, it's like my life is revolved around her."

"And Gaara," Temari mumbled.

"What was that?"

"Nothing, we're here."

"Oh wow…"

Sakura's mouth formed a wide smile; her eyes became blinded from the bright light shining down on this heaven neighborhood. It was like the houses were pulled straight out of billionaire magazines. The people walking around outside looked so aristocratic and beautiful, this truly was a Beverly Hills' in Japan. They past by several ornate, smaller houses before going up a hill and entering a cul-de-sac filled with exquisite looking houses. Temari pointed out her house, a beautiful white mansion with a mahogany roof and a cobblestone front yard.

Sakura gasped, "Your house is amazing."

"It's alright."

Sakura parked in the drive way, next to a Mercedes Benz and a white bicycle. Both ladies got out of the car and walked to the front door, instantly they heard yelling from inside before even touching the doorknob. Sakura looked over at a grinning Temari, who reassured her that things like this happen all the time.

But before she could say anything else, a knife was flew eight past Sakura and hit the door. Temari grabbed the knife and stuffed it in a drawer, "Kyami Sabaku, get your ass over here right now."

The little purple haired girl calmly walked up to them with an indifferent expression, "Before you say anything, I have a explanation for this."

"Then start."

"I can't find Mr. Giggles."

Sakura felt something crawl up her back, "Who's that?'"

"My pet snake."

"Uh…"Temari started to back away when Sakura's eye started to twitch.

"Oh my god," Sakura let out an ear shattering scream that filled the entire house. Temari tried to grab the snake inside her shirt, but only made it worse when she pulled at it. The snake tightened coiled itself around Sakura's legs, thighs, and neck.

"Just relax? Are you kidding me!" Sakura started panicking and poking at the snake's body.

Gaara came downstairs and walked into Temari, "What the hell was that?"

"Our guest met the family snake."

"The nurse it here?"

"Yeah, so why don't you come meet her?"

He followed her into the kitchen and to his surprising, saw a pink haired women being squeezed to death by a snake. She held her arms up as Temari tried to take the snake off. Kyami took a picture with a Polaroid camera and mounted the photo on the fridge, then proceeded to help Temari. Gaara walked around the counter to observing everything from the front. Sakura didn't even notice him watching the whole thing, or the fact that he was smiling at her terrified face.

"He just likes you," Kyami said as the snake decided to slither back to his master, "He only eats dark meat so there's nothing to worry about."

"Oh thank you Kyami, I feel so much better."

"Sakura,"

She looked up and finally noticed him, "Gaara,"

Temari eyes shifted between the two, "I think I'll take my leave, come on Kyami."

"Wait, I have to do a checkup on her."

"What, here too? I thought I was done with all the shit back at the hospital."

"Sit here," Gaara took out a chair for her and Sakura.

As she passed by him, an electrical connection ran between the two. She set her medical suitcase on the table and tried to take out her equipment without looking up at him, but it was no use. Neither of them could resist it, she lifted her gaze and met him in the eyes. Her voice caught in her throat, and every muscle in her body tensed up. Temptation was pulling them closer, now that their past was behind them; there was nothing that could stop them.

"Excuse me; there is a minor in the room."

Sakura quickly pulled her eyes away, taking a seat in front of an irritated Kyami.

"Kyami, I need you to take the snake off."

"Fine, Gaara put him back in his cage."

Gaara sighed and reluctantly picked up the snake, but held his arms away from his body as he walked away. Sakura giggled, watching him leave.

"Are you going to give me my checkup or continue acting stupid around my brother?"

"Sorry, open your mouth please."


"You wanna stay for dinner?" Kankuro asked.

Sakura stopped putting away her medical tools and smiled, "That'd be nice."

"Awesome, because I hate Temari's cooking and always wanted to try yours-ow!"

Temari punched him in the face and smiled at Sakura, "It's not bad, I just don't serve good food to bad people."

She laughed, "I'd be happy to cook, plus I can monitor Kyami's eating. She's very malnourished and unnaturally thin. I'm very worried, so I'll make her a dish specifically for her."

"That's good; she never eats what I make. The only thing I can do is buy gelatin and junk food; she'll eat those in heart beat. Funny thing is no matter how much sugar her body takes, she doesn't gain any weight. I fail as an older sister." Temari frowned.

"You're the best you can, and that counts a lot. So show me where all your cooking utensils are."

Temari gave her a tour of their kitchen, which looked more like every chef's dream come true. They had ingredients imported from across the globe, cooking pots and pans sets as expensive as her car, and a refrigerator bigger than a door.

"So you have everything you need right?"

"More than I could ever ask for." Already ideas for food and dessert were running through her mind.

"Cool, I'm going to check on Kyami. Be back in a few." Temari left the chef to do her magic.


"How did your check up go?"

"What do you think?"

Gaara watched as Kyami fed her snake a live rat, she dropped the rodent in the cage and stepped back to watch the feasting begin. She smiled in an eerie manner as she watched the python choke of the life out of the rat before devouring it. Sometimes he wondered if he rubbed off on Kyami.

"Just ask the question."

"I'm not dying."

"That's it?"

"Sakura wants me to eat four meals a day and a small snack in between until I reach the normal weight of a fourteen year old."

"Then you should listen to her."

"If I don't even listen to you, what makes you think I'll listen to your girlfriend?"

"Stop calling her my girlfriend."

"Does it bother you?"

"No, but we aren't together. It wouldn't seem appropriate."

"You're just scared to make it official. If that is how you feel then you shouldn't be together."

He rubbed the back of his head and up looked up into the sky, through the glass roof. He wasn't scared, just too stubborn. It wasn't in his nature to care so much about something as trifle as love. But with Sakura, that was all he thought about. She was like a drug to him, he wanted more but new it would hurt him. Yet somehow, she eased his pain and brought him to life.

"Hey,"

"What?"

"She's staying for dinner, cooking it actually."

"Thrilled."

"I don't understand why she would cook for your ungrateful ass, I know I'm mean, but I can get away with it because I'm cute and a girl. You're just a dick, a useless dick who can't find his balls."

He pulled her ears until they turned red before getting up and returning to the house. He leaned against the wall of the kitchen watching Sakura do her thing. She looked flawless and impeccable, moving with grace as she cooked a meal for him and his family. Even after the way he treated her, she still had the caring heart to forgive him.

"Checking her out?"

Gaara turned around and nearly smacked Kankuro across the head, if he hadn't remembered Sakura was still there. She looked at the two males before continuing with her cooking.

Such a violent family.


"No I didn't," Kankuro played with his vegetables as Temari retold an incident involving him and woman police officer.

"Yes you did, I was there. She still gave him the ticket, and when he asked 'I thought you didn't give tickets to beautiful people' she said 'We don't'."

Sakura laughed and finished her meal, "It looks like everyone's finished, I'll take your plates and wash them."

"What're we in a restaurant? You aren't the waitress, you're our guest," Temari got up and took the plates from Sakura, "I'll wash them for you."

"Um, thank you," Sakura turned to Kyami, "You actually finished your meal, I'm proud of you."

"Gee, thanks mom," Kyami tossed the plate at Temari, accidentally spilling some juice on Sakura, "Oops, did I do that? Guess you'll have to stay so Temari can wash that out, right?" She looked at her older sister.

"Uh, of course? Oh! Of course, we wouldn't want that to stain now would we? I've got extra cloths you can wear."

"She smells like the kitchen too," Kyami got up and walked away, "Why not just shower all together?"

"Great idea!"

"Oh no, I don't want to impose or anything, I can just go home and take care of all this."

"We don't mind." Temari flashed a smile, ending the debate right then and there.

Sakura sighed in defeat and nodded with agreement. After dinner was cleaned up, everyone went their separate ways. She followed Temari to her room, where she given a white shirt.

"I'm going to take this down to the washing machine; the guest bathroom is down the hall to your left."

She grabbed an extra towel and walked to the bathroom, unaware she was being followed. Temari forgot to mention that the door was broken and couldn't be locked, so by the time she closed the door; someone was already inside, watching her take shower.

Kyami saw this from the corner of the hallway and walked up to the bathroom door, "I should tell Sakura."

"Hey what are you doing?" Temari was coming up the stairs.

"There's someone in there-"

"This is going to get NC-17 real fast!" She grabbed Kyami and ran up another flight of stairs.


Ciao.