(Recap)
"Gaara!" She cried as he looked at her.
"Every one on board won't be able to make it." He looked dumbfounded.
"What do you mean?"
"The other day I was walking around with you and I noticed that were about 25 boats. There 22,000 people on board. That means ..."
"Not every one on board will be able to make it out of here. Not only that the water is coming at us faster. Come on Sakura, we need to hurry." Gaara said as they held hands running down the hallway. Sakura and Gaara forgot to grab their jackets which revealed their identity. They ran on deck and there they ran into some one.
"Hello Sakura. It's nice to see you." Sakura saw Itachi standing in front of her and Gaara got Sakura behind him. Itachi noticed.
"So Sakura of all the things to do in the world, you choose to be a whore." Sakura got mad.
"I'm not a whore Itachi." Sakura yelled in response as Gaara stood his ground. They had to get to the boats as soon as possible. If they didn't they would be left for dead. Problem was Gaara and Sakura had only one obstacle to over come and he stood right in front of them and their way out.
(End of Recap)
Chapter Eleven: Almost killed
"So Sakura, I'm willing to forgive you and put all this behind me if you come with me and leave him. How about it? I'll give you the life in good fortune and I'll be the man of your dreams." Itachi said as it wouldn't have taken any second thought for any body except Sakura to say yes. But Sakura had already found the man of her dreams. Gaara was the only one Sakura wanted to be with.
"Itachi I..." Itachi could already hear the answer as she looked at him.
"I'm not going with you Itachi. I'm with Gaara now. The wedding's off and I only have a few days till I'm free." Sakura said as Gaara felt strength given to him. Gaara gave a harden glare at him and Itachi frowned.
"Sakura there's some thing that I think you ought to know. I don't give up that easily." Itachi said as Gaara and Sakura were surrounded by the police. Gaara and Sakura were separated and Sakura was put in the arms of Itachi. Gaara on the other hand was cuffed and soon kneed in the stomach to make him stop. Gaara was on his knees and bent down. He was held on to the floor and Sakura watched as Itachi held on to her.
"It's okay Sakura. I'm going to take you far away from this place." Sakura's eyes swelled with tears as she struggled out of his grasp. Gaara felt his heart rip as he watched her start to leave.
"Sakura!" Gaara called out as Itachi pulled her away.
"Gaara!" Gaara shouted as he felt strength come to him and he struggled twice as hard. As four policemen surrounded him and held him down.
"Come on we need more people!" One of them said as Gaara wiggled his way out. Gaara jumped out of the group and ran up to Itachi. He punched him in the head and knocked him out for a second. Sakura ran to Gaara and both of them ran off. Itachi looked up and grabbed the gun that was in his coat and shot it at Gaara but missed. They ran in to an a hall way and hid behind the corner. They stood quiet until they heard pass by the other hall way and looked at the end of the hall way they were in. No one was here and had to have been on the deck already. As Gaara and Sakura ran out of the hall ways and tried to get out, Sakura wondered if the boats were still here.
"What's going to happen?" Gaara wouldn't admit it to her but he was afraid that they wouldn't make it out of here.
"I don't know but we're going to get out of here." Gaara said as they walked out and began to wonder to the decks. Knowing that Itachi would come after them, they ran down the hall ways. They soon heard a violently ripping. The pillers for the boat fell down. Gaara and Sakura looked out to see many people were in the way of it. As the piller fell Sakura saw Kankaru in it's way.
"Kankaru!" She cried out as he didn't even see it coming. He crashed on him and Sakura clenched on Gaara's arm. Gaara also saw and felt his heart hurt. His instinct told him to go though.
"Come on, we have to go Sakura." Gaara pulled Sakura along side him and ran to find a boat. As they ran through people they hadn't seen any boats yet. Sakura began to tear up and felt shaky.
"We've got to get to a boat." Gaara mentally said as he looked at Sakura. He kissed her on the lips and held her hand tight as they ran through the people and to the docks.
"Women and children first." A conductor said as Sakura's eyes widen when he said that. Sakura refused to leave Gaara's side for any one. Even if it meant dieing with him, she would stay with him. Soon Itachi came straight their way. Sakura felt some one tug at her arm and Gaara realized it was Sasuke holding her back.
"Come on I've got a boat." Sasuke said as they ran away from Itachi. Leading Sakura and Gaara away, Itachi saw them get away. As he ran towards them, people rushed into him as they tried to get to a boat. Sasuke led them to the boat and when they got there it was too late. Just as Sasuke led them the boat was starting to get higher. They saw that half the boat was under water already. They held on to the railing as they went up.
"No stop, you forgot us." Sasuke said as they had already filled the boat and started leaving. Sakura's eyes filled with tears as Gaara held her hand tighter. She looked at him.
"Don't worry, we're going to make it out of here. I promise." Gaara said kissing Sakura to reassure her. They were stopped when they heard a large ripping sound. Gaara looked down the deck and saw it ripped viciously.
"Sakura come on. The boat's ripping in half." Gaara said as all the boats had left and were gone. Gaara led Sakura saw the first part of boat begin to go up and they would slid off soon. They grabbed the others hand and ran up to the front of broken ship. It was hard to walk up it but as they did, people were losing their grip and falling down in to the water where the sunken half had started to suck them in. Sakura slipped but she was holding on to the railing and Gaara's hand. Gaara quickly pulled her up and led her to the tip of the boat. As Gaara and Sakura latched them selves on to the railing as it started going up.
"Gaara, this is where we first met." Sakura said as Gaara nodded.
"I know. But our last moment together, it won't be here in these icy waters. It'll be home." Gaara said as they started started going up. Soon the boat was vertically up and started going down. Sakura was frozen with more fear and heard Gaara talking to her.
"Sakura, remember when I say three hold your breath and don't let go of my hand. Ready?"
"Yes Gaara." She said as the water got closer and closer.
"Okay Sakura. Get ready." Sakura steadied her self as Gaara counted down.
"Ready? One, two, three." They both held their breath as they went under water. Sakura and Gaara had their hands together but they were soon violently ripped apart as Gaara got caught in the suction. He was pulled down father. Sakura got up to the surface and looked around to see Gaara was any where.
"Gaara! Gaara!" Sakura cried out as she despritely tried to look for him. People were crying for their lives and screaming help. Sakura felt some one push her down in to the water and tried to get air. A few times Sakura managed to get air but slowly she felt like she was going to pass out. She almost did but felt two arms bring her to the surface.
"Sakura!" She heard Gaara's voice and slowly he led her to a floating bed material. Sakura got on it and when Gaara did it brought them under water. Sakura got on and laid there.
"Gaara. What about you?" Gaara was shivering really badly and uncontrollably.
"I'll be fine. Besides, the boats are coming for us. They just had to row away from the suction. We'll get out of here in a little bit. I promise we'll get out of here." Gaara said as he kissed Sakura once more.
