A.N.- Hi peoples! Wow a bunch of you are great guessers! that's all I'll say to that but I was stunned. I mean I wanted people to expect something but you guys got it on the money! Go you guessers! You rock!
I hope everyone enjoys my next chapter!
FanggirlX

Disclaimer: Naruto not mine

To HalfBloodPhoenix- lol you got it! I can't believe it! Did I make it too obvious? Or are all my readers just great deductive readers? Anyway thank for reviewing! And please enjoy!

To BluePanda22311- lol yeah I think it would be funny if my mom did too…mostly cuz my mom isn't really the type to squeal so it would be extra funny for me. She does but it'll get fixed. And yeah she got so caught up she forgot to. She's gonna fix that too. Lol you guessed it too! Wow. Lol but I am glad you think it makes sense based on what I've written at least that means I'm leading up to it right. Her reaction is kind of funny. Then later its not. But that gets fixed too. Problems come but they don't stay long in my stories. Lol I like happy endings. Thanks for reviewing and I hope you enjoy!

To superme383- Thank you! I'm glad you thought it was cute! Gaara was trying really really hard to be sweet glad it worked for him hee hee, and no I never get tired of it. You could never annoy me saying its amazing and lololol I love that! I get to be a part of the wedding right? it'll be interesting.You're right that wasn't…really supposed to be funny but I am glad you laughed anyway. Hee hee as long as I bring smiles to people's faces I'm happy. And no they didn't. he didn't go inside her. He couldn't or he'd claim her as his mate. (it's a demon thing lol) and nah she is just introducing Naru as her bestest best friend but her mom thinks she's introducing her boyfriend. I guess you were in the same boat Saiyomi was lo. And thanks again! Also thank you for reviewing and I hope you like this next chapter!

To OoOlady heatherOoO- Yep! You guessed it! Nope not cousins…you got it the first guess. Lol and you're kind of right…I think it does surprise her a bit more (but she's also relieved that Sakura and Naruto aren't dating hee hee) thanks for reviewing and I hope you like how 29 turns out!


Saiyomi splashed some cold water in her face, turned the running water off and dried her face.

With a heavy sigh she then opened the door and headed down the hallway.

Hopefully after all this excitement they could all still enjoy a nice dinner.

Dinner! She gasped, her hands coming up to cover her open horrified mouth.

She'd left it all on cooking! It was surely ruined by now! She rushed down the hall though the living room and into the kitchen.

She stopped short in the doorway shocked.

There was nothing. No mess, no burnt food. Not even a smoky smell of burnt or over charred food. There weren't even any dishes out!

Sakura entered the kitchen across the room, coming in from the dinning room.

"Hey." she greeted her mother, "You okay now?"

She locked eyes with her daughter, "Sakura, what happened? Where is everything?"

Sakura smiled, "Hinata saved the food and finished fixing everything while we took care of you. She didn't know how else to help you but she figured saving your hard work would do. Its all set out on the table now. I was actually just coming to get you."

"Hinata…saved it. Oh thank goodness! Bless her soul she's a sweetheart. I have to go see her. Oh and I haven't given her my congratulations for landing herself a man yet!"

Saiyomi headed for the dinning room but on her way out, Gaara came into the doorway.

"Oh." Saiyomi whispered to herself, shocked to not only find the quiet past murderer in her house but right in front of her.

He is here so…he must be…ah. Alright.

She instantly slipped into hostess mode, after all past murderer or not he was still a person and he deserved some proper respect and manners as a guest of her house.

Besides, he was Sakura's friend so he couldn't be all that bad.

"Hello, Gaara. Do you need something?"

He shook his head.

His eyes discreetly flicked to Sakura.

Smiling encouragingly at him from behind her mother Sakura aided him by saying, "He's just coming to get the glasses for the table. He's been helping Hinata set the table this whole time while Naruto helped me care for you. Apparently he's a master at proper table etiquette, who knew right?"

Meeting Sakura's eyes once more before moving them to stare into Saiyomi's Gaara slowly answered, "Yes…..ma'm." He'd added the ma'm part as an afterthought.

To his surprise she smiled at him, "Helping her?"

He nodded.

Her motherly smile grew, "So you love her then? That's why you're her boyfriend?"

Shocked she already knew, but simply chalking it up to mother's intuition since he heard those told them everything, Gaara nodded again, "Yes. I do." and again he quickly tacked on a "…ma'm."

Saiyomi grinned over her shoulder at Sakura.

"Oh, he's so polite."

Sakura nodded, smiling with a mixture of joy and surprise. She knew already…but she was fine with it.

"And he's helpful too." Saiyomi added she then nodded, "Yes, he is quiet, so I think he's a good match."

Sakura was ecstatic that this was going so well!

Saiyomi winked at Gaara, "Treat Hinata well you hear me? Now if you'll excuse me I have to go congratulate and thank our dear girl."

With that said she scooted around him and headed into the dinning room to find the shy girl.

His slightly wider than usual eyes met Sakura's smiling green gaze.

"I'm…Hinata's now?" he asked a slow smirk coming to his lips.

Sakura shrugged while she hugged herself trying desperately to hold her laughter in. "Apparently. Don't worry we'll set her straight in a second. Just…just let me stop laughing. She must be having a really off day."

Gaara started towards her.

Intoxicated by her laughter he moved almost on autopilot as he approached her and pressed her hips against the counter pinning her there with his own.

He brushed her face with a gentle hand down it.

"Gaara…" Sakura breathed as her joyful eyes met his, mirroring his same feeling. Love. Desire. Need.

He leaned down and softly took her lips with his cupping the back of her head with one hand as he pressed her mouth closer to his.

Sakura kissed back tangling her arms around his neck as her tongue intertwined with his eagerly.

Gaara fought a moan that nearly escaped him when Sakura pressed her hips further against his.

She pulled back and held his face gently, "I love you." she whispered happily.

"Your laugh. I like it. Do it more often."

She grinned at him, "Give me a reason too."

Smirking he kissed her roughly, completely enthralled with the emotions swirling in her eyes and the fact that they were identical to the ones churning within him.

She nipped his tongue a little hard, her signal he'd quickly learned that she wanted him to stop.

He obeyed and pulled away waiting silently for her always ready explanation.

"We need to get in there before mama comes looking. I assure you, as worried as you were before about her accepting us together, it will be ten times harder than it was already going to be if she catches us like this and in her precious kitchen no less."

Gaara frowned, "You said not to worry."

"And I meant it. There isn't a reason to worry."

"You said she'd love me as much as you do." he whispered looking away.

She took his chin in her hands and pulled it back, "And I meant it. She will, right after I show her how much I love you."

He smirked, "Then should we not let her catch us?"

She swatted his shoulder, "No. Not like that. I just have to tell her all the amazing things about you that made me fall for you and then I truly believe she'll be fine with us being in love."

Sakura kissed the tip of his nose with a cute grin on her face, "Besides, even if she doesn't approve. You think that'll stop me? We'll just be the next Romeo and Juliet story." she then added after a second, "But without the dying part. If we die it will definitely take away the point of running away to be together."

He nodded, "Yes, because we wouldn't be together. I would go to hell. You heaven."

Sakura smacked his cheek hard, fire in her eyes, "Look Gaara, its not like dying is in our near future-"

"You never know when its coming." he interrupted glaring hard at her for hitting him.

"But." she continued on ignoring his statement altogether, "Just to set the record straight. You are not a monster you are not a ruthless killer anymore." she told him firmly.

He liked that she didn't say he wasn't a killer at all. He still was, it pleased him to know she accepted that part of him.

"You may have killed hundreds or even thousands, I don't know. But I don know that you have saved just as many. And if you say you go to hell simply because of all your bad deeds then what about the many good ones. They should at least cancel out your bad ones right?"

Gaara looked down, still doubtful.

"Gaara, you deserve peace after death just as much if not more than some."

He snorted his disbelief.

"It's true. Because for all the people who do good most of them have never tasted what it feels to be evil. You have. And yet even knowing how great it felt to do exactly as you pleased how you pleased on that evil side you did a full turnaround and changed. Now you choose to do what's right. Not choosing what you've never had is easy. People naturally don't like change much anyway. But you, Gaara, you know and still choose the right way because of who you are and how great you are. If you don't deserve to go to heaven for that sort of merit than no one does and hell is going to be really full someday, if it isn't already."

Gaara stared into her eyes, they showed him exactly what he already knew.

She believed what she was saying with all her being. And she believed in him with just as much passion.

She rubbed his cheek where she'd slapped him, "Sorry." she whispered.

"You're the only one who could get away with that."

She leaned up and kissed him taking his hand and placing his palm on her breast.

Gaara kissed her deeply.

When she pulled away she smiled at him, "And you are the only one who can get away with doing that."

Gaara smirked at her. Her way of thinking was strange, he looked down to where he as still holding her, but he liked it, it was a nice strange.

She pulled out of his arms and took his hand, "Come on we should probably go tell mom the correct story and save poor confused Hinata who is probably being smothered in hugs and praise for dating you."

Gaara glared at her and she laughed.

"I love you too, Gaara." she teased quietly squeezing his hand lovingly.

He returned the gesture and they entered the dinning room to find a flustered Hinata and a very confused Naruto.

The blond cautiously reached his hand out to the happily babbling Saiyomi who currently had Hinata trapped in a very tight hug.

"Um…Ms. Haruno…?" he asked hesitantly.

She paid him no mind if she heard him and it was still undecided whether or not she could hear him over her own squealing.

"Oh, Hinata, I just really am so happy for you! A boyfriend! And you have such proper wife skills. I am so proud of you! You have to invite me to the wedding and of course Sakura will be in it! Never fear, Hinata, I know he'll be a good boy for you. I know he's a little creepy but I think he has some good inside him. Oh but dear do look out for his temper. I hear he has quite a bit of one…I'd hate for him to hurt you…" and she just kept going…on and on…

Sakura felt Gaara's grip on her hand tighten at Saiyomi's words. She gently squeezed back reassuring him she meant no harm.

"Mom!" Sakura shouted hoping to get her attention.

It worked, Saiyomi stopped and turned to face Sakura and Gaara.

"Yes, dear…um…Sakura…baby, why are you holding Gaara's hand?"

"Because he's my boyfriend. Not Hinata's, silly."

"Oh…he's yours…so…" her eyes landed on Naruto who waved at her and said a hesitant "Hi." with a slight smile.

"Not Naruto?" Saiyomi asked Sakura.

Grinning the pink haired girl shook her head, "Nope. Not Naruto. Gaara. Gaara is mine. Naruto is Hinata's."

Saiyomi stood still for about ten seconds just staring at Sakura and she suddenly started laughing.

"Mom?" Sakura asked slightly worried, not to mention confused.

"You're…with Gaara! Not Naruto!" Saiyomi struggled to explain her reason for her laughter through her uncontrollable giggles.

"Yes…" Sakura replied slowly.

Saiyomi stopped laughing and locked her eyes on Sakura's and Gaara's joined hands.

"Oh dear…you're with Gaara…" Saiyomi said as she, for a second time that day, fainted. Fortunately, Gaara had been expecting it this time so he easily caught her with his sand.

Sakura grinned at him, "Huh, that went well."

He rolled his eyes. Well was not the word he'd have used….