Chapter 21

I DONT OWN NARUTO

"Thank you." Gaara muttered as Kankuro set him down on the bed. Kankuro smiled at his younger brother and left the room. Sakura slowly walked in. Taking in the deep red walls and furniture. Everything in the room was scratched or smashed to bits. Clothes were thrown everywhere along with piles and piles of books.

"This place is a mess." Sakura scrunched her nose up and sat on the bed next to him.

Gaara shrugged and looked sideways at the pinklette, "You don't think I'm a monster?" he asked her quietly, unbuttoning his long sleeve white shirt.

Sakura smiled at him, "Of course I don't, Gaara. You're my hero."

Gaara's heart swelled to the point he thought it would give out at any moment. He pulled her into a kiss, licking her lips feverishly, begging for entrance into her mouth. She threw her arms around his neck and gladly allowed his tongue to explore her mouth. Her lips moved to his next and he let out a low growl. She gave a quick bite and he felt his skin burning. "Explain something to me." He breathed, pushing her down on the bed gently.

"Mmhm" She kissed up his neck and nibbled on his ear slowly.

"I-I don't understand what I'm feeling." Sakura stopped and looked at him with wide eyes, "Is this lust, or love." Gaara straddled her hips, his fingers tracing her arms as he waited for her answer.

Sakura smiled, "I have an idea." She pushed him off of her and onto his back, earning a small frown from the confused boy. "Tell me what you feel when I do this." She whispered biting his neck, harder than before.

His body tensed and he let out another low growl. "Hot, I feel like I'm about to start sweating. I want more." He moved to claim her lips once again and she pushed him back down, shaking her head.

"That's lust." She giggled. Her fingers traced his stomach gently and she leaned down slowly placing her lips against his before putting them to his ear. His heart fluttered. "You mean so much to me." She whispered, running her fingers threw his hair.

Gaara's stomach flipped and turned so much he felt as he would be sick. "My stomach's in knots," he admitted, "And my heart is off beat."

Sakura placed a hand on his chest, feeling his rapid heartbeat. "That's a sign of love."

"Just a sign?"

"Well yeah, only you know if you're in love." Sakura smiled, nuzzling against his neck.

He looked at her, eyes cloudy, and sat up. He kissed her softly, pushing her pink hair out of her face. "I think I am." He whispered.

Sakura pushed him back down on the bed, deepening the kiss. His hands tangled in her hair, trying to close what little space was between them. His lips quickly finding their way to her neck and biting hard. Sakura gasped and dug her nails into his biceps, earning a growl. He rolled her onto her back and jumped on top of her, pulling his shirt off. Sakura ran her nails along his back and arms as he licked up her neck. She looked down at the boy positioned between her legs, making her body shake slightly. His hand slid up her shirt, blindly grasping at the lumps of flesh threw her bra. Sakura let out a soft sound, making his pants grow tighter. He moved his hips slightly trying to make himself more comfortable, but stopped when he felt the girl tense under him, eyes closed slightly. He moved his hips against her, holding back the shutter trying to consume his body.

Before Sakura knew what was happening, Gaara had pulled her off the bed, cool fingers unzipping her dress. As it fell to the floor, her hands immediately went to cover her exposed body. He looked at her with confusion clear on his face. "Why are you doing that?" he asked, running his fingers along her arms and kissing her bare shoulder.

"I think I should go to bed, it's been a long day." She mumbled, pulling her dress back up and leaving the room without another room.

Gaara watched as the door closed behind her with sullen eyes.

"Sakura?" Gaara called threw the closed white door, "Can I come in?"

The pinklette sighed and sat up in her bed. "It's been a long day for both of us. We should really sleep." She called back.

Sand began swirling next to the door, reviewing Gaara's emotionless face. "Did I do something wrong? I was doing what I saw in all the videos." he asked, moving over to stand next to her bed.

"No," She chuckled with her hair falling into his face, wondering what videos Gaara was talking about.

Gaara gently moved her hair behind her ear, "You're lying."

Sakura looked up at his gloomy face and sighed again, "I never told you about my dad, did I?" Gaara shook his head and sat next to her on the bed. "My mom worked a lot when I was growing up, she was a nurse and my dad was a full time drunk. When he would put me to bed, he'd make me take off all of my clothes and sit on his lap while he brushed my hair." Gaara watched, mortified, as she wrapped her arms around her stomach. "He'd tell me how pretty I was, and not to tell anyone what was going on. He never hurt me, though. He'd rub lotion on me and help me get dressed. I thought it was normal. He always yelled at my mom. I noticed bruises on her sometimes, but my dad was so gentle with me so I never thought he would hurt her. Then I came home one day and everything was smashed. My mom was lying on the floor, bleeding, crying for help..." Tears began forming in her eyes and Gaara immediately put an arm around her, pulling her closer. "I called 911 and they took her to the hospital, unconscious. When my dad came and got me, I was so relieved to have him there to protect me. He took me up to the room to get me ready for bed, but instead of helping me get dressed… He took his clothes off. My mom woke up and told them what happened, but they didn't get there in time. He had already shown me, that he wasn't the gentle man I thought he was... They took me to the hospital and went to look for him. He's been in jail up until a few weeks ago."

"That's why you came to Suna? So he wouldn't find you?" Gaara asked, wiping a tear from her cheek. She nodded, wrapping an arm around his waist. "But that doesn't explain why you rushed off earlier."

She held him tighter, "I haven't been with anyone before, expect when my dad took it from me. You were moving so fast, I just couldn't do it."

"Sakura," he held her at arm's length, looking into her puffy eyes, "I wasn't trying to make you upset."

"I know," she smiled softly, "It was just happening so fast. I wanted to, I really did."

Gaara watched her rub her eyes, "We should get some sleep. We have school in the morning."

She frowned, "Stay with me tonight?" she asked as he stood up.

He looked down her and at the door, "I don't think-"

"Please?" she begged.

Gaara climbed into the bed silently, looking up at the ceiling with tired eyes. Sakura smiled and slipped her hand into his before closing her eyes and drifting to sleep.

A/N: Well Gaara did tell Kankuro he had been goggling relationships. I'm sure you could guess what videos he's been looking at!