Chapter 14

The Akaskui's Attack

Gaara returned that night to find Sakura had fallen asleep on the couch. He noticed her. She did say that she would wait up for him, but she didn't know how long she would have to stay awake. His mind weighted heavily on the meeting which just took place. Gaara had been told that the Akaskui have been on the move and that his general had placed ABNU black ops around the city in order to protect the people, although Gaara knew that they weren't after the people, they were after Sakura.

He frowned as he picked her up gently not wanting to wake her and walked her to the bedroom, placing her softly on the bed and pulled the covers over her. He was about to walk away when her hand shot out and grabbed his shirt. He turned sharply and looked at her, she was barly awake. She smiled at him,

"How was the meeting?"

She asked quietly, her voice dripping with the exaustion which was threatening to overtake her. He wasn't going to tell her what was said,

"It went well, now go back to bed Sakura, you look exausted…"

She smiled swetly up at him and replied,

"You look tired yourself Gaara…you should join me…"

As her eyelids futtered shut. He smiled down at her, knowing she wasn't going to fully fall asleep until he was there, the only reason he thought this was because she still gripped his shirt.

He just shook his head lightly as he climbed into bed with her. He would never get used to how much he was truly attracted to her, especially at night, seeing as she just looked so peaceful. She was wearing a pair of black shorts, a long black shirt, and his red robe. He loved how she looked in his cloths. She pulled him close to her and rested her head on his chest, which he gladly played with her hair for a while until she finally fell aslepp. He knew something was coming, and he was ready for it, it was coming, now…

He lightly moved her off of him in order to get out from under her, noting that she was alseep he snuck out the balcony door and noticed a white bird flying above the city. He knew it was them. Studying the man he believed that he was Dediara, just by the blond hair. He stood on his balcony watching as Dediara fell onto it right in front of him,

"Infultration complete…"

He said softly,

"That's as far as you go…"

Gaara grumbled. He was prepared to kill him right there but Deidara started feeding his mouth hands clay, Gaara instantly went on the offensive and sends his sand after the one who he knows is coming to take her away. Deidara jumped onto his bird and began flying all throughout the village as Gaara's sand kept right behind him. Just when Deidara thought that he is in the clear, he's attacked from all sides. Deidara is a bit surprised that Gaara was able to notice him so quickly,

"How did you know I was an intruder?"

Gaara replies

"birds like that don't come in this desert."

Gaara jumped onto a pillar of sand that begins to ascend into the air until he is level with Deidara. Gaara summoned a large wave of sand and tried to overtake Deidara. Deidara creates several exploding clay birds Gaara's sand chases him. The birds, once sent, detonate on various areas of the sand. Gaara finally just concealed himself within his ultimate defense and the third eye on the outside, watching Deidara. Suddenly, Deidara notices that he has sand coming at him from all sides. But he manages to dodge, Gaara was trying to catch Deidara

"You are not going to take her away from me…"

Was all he said as his sand caught hold of Deidara's arm and crushed it with his Desert Coffin justu.

Deidara nearly unfazed pulled his best move out of his bag, literally. It is a big mold of clay that looks like a bird with a mournful face and no feet. He exclaimes,

"We will find her, if we she doesn't come out we will just destroy the entire town until she is located."

Gaara just shook his head and attempted again to capture him in sand when he noticed someone standing on the balcony,

"Sakura…"

He whispered. Deidara turned his attention to the balcony and noticed the pink haired Kenoichi. He smirked,

"She's even better than I imagined…"

He chuckled slightly and whispered,

"Found her."

Gaara knew that he was an informant. He focused all his effort into a sand coffin engulfing him in it. But he quickly disappeared. Sakura stood at the balcony, she knew they had come for her. She ran into the bathroom and quickly changed into her fighting attire, running back out of the room, down the stairs and outside. As soon as she reached the door it was pushed in by Temari, they both gasped at eachother,

"We need to help him!"

Sakura exclaimed,

"No we need to get you out of here…"

Temari grabbed her arm, Saakura pulled it away from her,

"I wont let him die because of me…"

As she ran towards the center of the village. Temari sighed and tried to follow her but was stopped by a shot of water to her face. When she came to she saw Kisame standing above her,

"She knows what she has to do. Don't get in her way…"

Was all he said before he disapeared. Sakura stood directly below Deidara, focusing her chakra into her fists smashing them into the ground,

"earth style! Wood Prision!"

Wood shot up and made a box around Deidara, he hadn't even noticed she was there, he almost got trapped, but he jumped off his bird, making the bird get captured, not him, as he landed on the ground in front of Sakura. She stared at him. Again focusing her chakra into her fist she lunged at him, punching him in the face and sending him flying. She wasn't paying attention behind her, Kisame appeared and hit her over the head knocking her out instantly. Gaara yelled,

"Sakura No!"

As he quickly sent his hand to her but it was too late, they were gone.