00000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
The sky was orange and pink. It was around one am that morning and it was still raining. Konoha was known for rain during February though. So it was nothing new. Sakura, however, was stunned; she had waked up, from a terrible nightmare, one which involved Gaara.
Though, she relaxed, when she saw Sasuke was beside her, arm wrapped comfortably around her waist. He was still asleep, a boyish smile plastered on his face. Sakura could merely wonder what in God's name he was dreaming about.
Back to the real reason Sakura was awake, she had heard noises downstairs, she knew it couldn't be Ino, because she was at Shikamaru's recieving her "surprise" as she so called it. She remembered locking all of the doors, except for one. The back door. Gulping, she moved Sasuke's arm away from her waist. She grabbed the baseball bat that was in the corner of her room. She kept it there, for she had felt more secure with it.
Turning on her bedroom light, she swore. 'Power's out.' she wanted to do this alone, go down and see what the noise was about, but she felt like someone, she despised was down there. Gaara, or Temari maybe.
She tip toed over to her bed, shaking Sasuke. "Sasuke-kun...?" No response. "Sasuke-kun, please wake up!" she said a little louder. This seemed to work, stirring, he smiled lazily. "Hey, Sakura." he frowned; now fully awake, sitting up he looked at her, black eyes filled with worry and concern.
"Sakura, what's wrong?" he asked, gesturing towards the bad, and nervous look on her face.
"Someone's downstairs."
"Don't you think it's probably In-?"
Sakura silenced him. "No, she said she was going over for an all night at Shikamaru's, for some 'surprise' she wouldn't be back. I, think it's Gaara, which is why I have the bat, and the powers out, and I'm freaking out..." Currently, Sakura was on the verge of tears, Sasuke rubbed her back with his hand. "Come on, let's go check it out."
Smiling gratefully, Sasuke took her hand, and walked beside her, down the hall. Someone was indeed downstairs, for there were footsteps and sounds as if someone was dropping a plastic bowl or something.
As the two made it downstairs, they wandered towards the kitchen, where they had kissed. There, in the same spot where they had brushed hands, stood a figure, a man's figure. He was wearing black, and it appeared he had red hair, which was left down.
"Gaara." Sakura whispered to Sasuke.
He nodded. "Excuse me. I see you're breaking an entering, you know, you could be arrested for that." Sasuke smirked, tapping the man's shoulder.
Turning around, he took off the mask he was wearing. True to the hypothesis, it was indeed Gaara. Grinning evilly. Pushing Sasuke aside, he grabbed Sakura's shoulder, and pushed her against a nearby wall, making sure he had hurt her.
Sasuke, was quick to his feet, pulling Gaara away from the now whimpering Sakura, he punched him in the jaw. Gaara, however, gave Sasuke a cheap shot to the stomach, where he doubled over, groaning in pain.
Any chance he got, Gaara was all over Sakura. Currently, Sakura was trying her hardest to push him away, but he merely swatted her hands, He slapped her, trying to get her to stay still. Sasuke stood, looking at the bat which Sakura had dropped when Gaara shoved her against the wall. He picked it up, watching as the wood connected with Gaara's back. He smiled proudly, watching him fall the the ground.
Just as he was about to grab his shirt collar, Gaara stuck his leg out, and tripped Sasuke, letting him fall face first to the ground. "Nose bleeds hurt, don't you agree, Uchiha?" Gaara hissed refering to his now bloody nose.
Grinning, rather nastily (is that a word? ex.''') He walked towards Sakura, He pressed his lips against hers, thinking he had claimed victory, Sakura lifted her knee, which thwacked him right in the groin. "Stupid dumb bitch!" He cried, punching her nose. Sakura fell to the ground, holding her nose.
At this time, Sasuke had regained enough trenches to give a final blow toGaara, watching him fall to the ground, Sasuke, with much effort, dragged the currently half awake Gaara outside, and letting him lay in the driveway in the pouring rain. Shutting the door, and then locking it.
Sasuke then raced back towards the kitchen, where he saw Sakura, curled up into a ball, knee's pulled up against her chest, face buried in her arms, crying. Her back was resting against the silver fridge. He walked towards her, crouching, so he was eye length.
"Sakura?" he asked. Sakura lifted her head, her eyes were swollen, he could already tell, her nose was bruised, and well, currently bleeding. And, there was a red handprint on her right cheek, from where Gaara slapped her.
"He shouldn't have gone after you like that, it was my fault, I should've been more alert, I'm sorry, I'll never let that happen again, I should've been ..."
Sakura pressed her index finger against his lips, silencing him. "Sasuke-kun," she said hoarsely. "It's okay, I promise you, and it is. Come on, you're looking pretty beat up, I can heal you, follow me."
Sakura refused to let Sasuke protest. She stood, walking towards the lounge where she turned off the TV; she made a left turn, then walked up the stairs, Sasuke right behind her. Honestly, she felt weak.
She wanted nothing more then to sleep for a million years, not wanting to wake up. Well, it was a perfect Valentines Day gift, until Gaara had so rudely broke into her house.
Grabbing her flashlight, she kindly asked Sasuke to hold it to his face, where most of the damage had been done. Cupping his face with her hand, she concentrated, letting a white glow flow from her hands, it encircled Sasuke, before sinking into his skin. Instantly, he felt better, and Sakura, felt weaker. "Wow, I'm... I feel better, thanks Sakura!" Sasuke grinned, wrapping his arms around her waist.
With a cheesy smile of her own, she then asked; "Sasuke-kun, could you please shine the flashlight on my face?" He nodded, doing as told. She pressed her hands against her face, letting the same glow sink into her skin. "Much better." she said with a weak smile.
000000000000000
It was well in the afternoon now. Sakura was snuggled up next to Sasuke, whose breathing was rhythmic. Her eyes slowly opened, she adjusted to her surroundings, remembering what happened much, much earlier this morning. She shuddered. To her surprise, it still pitches black out and the rain was coming down with a force.
Her clock read 12:18 PM. This was some storm. She left Sasuke to sleep on her bed, while she wandered downstairs. On her phone, there were two messages, she pressed the: 'READ' button.
"Hey, Sakura! It's me, Ino checking in with you, oh my, I had such a blast last night, hope you had fun without me. Anyways, I'm staying over at Shikamaru's for the next little while; he said he didn't want me driving home in such conditions. Aw, ain't he a sweetheart! Anyways, gotta' go, see ya soon Sakura!" Sakura smile, before hitting DELETE she. The next message played.
"Sakura, Sakura, Sakura. You thought that by throwing me out in the pouring rain, you could just get rid of me. Thank again. I'll be coming back for you. So, you better stay alert. I'll see you in school. Either way, you won't be able to get read of me. Love Gaara."
When was this pathetic act going to stop? Gaara had no right to harass her with such notes and messages. She had even informed the police, who said they couldn't do anything about it; simply because, there wasn't enough evidence that Gaara really was harassing her.
Yet again, Sakura hit the DELETE button. Sitting down on her couch, she sighed. "What am I going to do...?"
"Going to do about what?" Sasuke asked, sitting beside her.
"Gaara." Sakura responded, resting her head against his shoulder.
"What did he say this time?" Sasuke questioned, wrapping an arm around her waist.
"He left me a message on my phone, saying I could never get rid of him, and I should stop trying..."
Thinking for a minute, Sasuke came up with an idea "How 'bout you spend a few nights over at my house? Itachi's gone, bought some apartment or something. I could care less, but really, think about it. You could clear your head, and you'd be safe, cause I'd be with you..."
She smiled, lifting her head. "That sounds like an awesome idea, but I mean, I'd have to tell Ino and everything..."
"Just explain the situation. Then, come over to my house. Know what, me and you can always go over to my house, whenever the rain isn't so bad..."
"Okay, just let me call Ino." Grabbing the phone, she dialed Ino's phone number, where she explained the situation with great detail.
