Torn between her first crush and the two people who taught her so much…

Hyuuga Neji…

Sabaku no Gaara…

Uchiha Sasuke…

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"EH! WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE!" Sakura screamed out and pointed at the new visitor of Konoha.

"…I thought that you'll be happy to see me…or smile at the very least..." he sweat-dropped.

"Well, yea I guess it's a surprise…but what are you doing here?" she cocked her head to the side.

"I'm here to thank Hokage-Sama on behalf of Mizukage-Sama." He stuffed his hands into his pocket.

"Oh! I see, but what about your village? Doesn't it need help with repairs and that?" she said as she looked up at the sky.

"Mizukage-Sama said that I could take a break from my duties for a while, so when I go back, I'll be refreshed." He smiled at her.

"Oh! That's great! If you want, I can take you around town as soon as you're done with thanking Hokage-Sama of course!" she smiled as she clasped her hands together.

"That'll be very much appreciated." He bowed to her.

"Hey, no need to bow to me! We're friends right? Too much manners for my tastes!" she laughed and he joined her.

"I guess it's out of habit!" he scratched his head.

"Yea but at least you've got manners unlike somebody I know…" she smiled as she thought of Naruto and his rudeness.

"Who's that?" he asked out of curiosity.

"You'll meet him later, he's really loud." She smiled as she remembered memories of him.

"Will you be seeing Hokage-Sama now, Haru-kun?" she smiled at him and he smiled back.

"Yea…What shall we do later?" he shifted the bag on his back to make it more comfortable.

"Well…do you have a place to stay? I've got a guest room if you want."

"That would be great."

"Let's go then!" she dragged him into the direction of the office.

"Yes Hokage-Sama…Thank you for your help and everything that you've done for us…" he bowed to her once more before exiting the room.

Once he got out of the room, he let out a long sigh. He felt extremely tired from the trip he made to get here. He never expected to bump into Konoha exiled-nins along the way but luckily for him, hunter-nins from Konoha came as well, so he was able to get away without too much of a fight. Letting out another sigh after that thought, he made his way down the hall. His steps echoing in the corridor as his thoughts turned to a pink haired girl. It made him smile just thinking about it. As he neared the exit, the sunlight shone on the floor and he could see her shadow just by the doorway.

"Hey…" he smiled at her.

"Hi Haru-Kun. Let's go to my place and we'll drop your things off there then I'll take you around town." She cocked her head to the side.

"Sure."

They walked side by side with each other as they talked about trivial things such as the weather, favorite foods and such. They didn't notice someone watching them as they talked.

'What is he doing back here…' he thought to himself as he raced off into the other direction.

"…Huh?" she turned to the direction where she felt the small burst of chakra come from.

"What is it Sakura-San?" he watched her as she continued to look for the now hidden source.

"Hm…I guess it was just my imagination…Don't worry about it neh!" she waved it off with her hand as she continued to walk to her house.

"Here we are! Welcome to my humble abode." She exaggerated it by bowing with one hand in front and the other at the back.

"Uh…Thanks." He scratched his head.

"Come on. I'll show you to your room and then we'll get something to eat!" she ran up the stairs to the second floor of the house and he followed behind her.

"Why are you so excited for?" he raised an eyebrow at her as they reached the room. It was quite spacious, there was a window leading to the outside world, as well as a desk and a cupboard in the right corner and a bed near the door.

"I don't think I need this much room…" he looked around the room.

"It's no problem! This room was free anyway!" she smiled happily at him as she went back out of the room.

"Come on! I wanna get going for lunch!"

"You sound as if you're going to meet someone…" he spoke as he dropped his bag by his temporary bed.

"Yea! I'm gonna eat lunch with Gaara-Kun!" she stuck out her tongue at him.

"Gaara? Which one is that?"

"The guy with the red hair, he's actually from Suna but he got transferred here instead. He's got a sister and a brother too but they're back in Suna so yea." he sweat-dropped as she talked very excitedly about him.

"Uh…"

"And he's got a demon in him too, you know the Shukaku. That little beast of burden…If it was out here I'll strangle it…but that's too bad since it's living inside of Gaara, but I guess I understand him and all that so I don't mind it that much at all…" she sighed at the thought of Gaara suffering for the cause of his own village that transferred him here in the first place.

"Uh…"

"And he's really powerful too! He uses his sand most of the time as defense and offense but he also does Genjutsu and Taijutsu too but mainly Ninjutsu since it's his specialty…" she continued to talk as they walked out of the door.

"Uh…"

"And also he makes a good sparring partner! If you want you can challenge him but you won't come out without a few scratches or so but that's him. Even if you do hit him, you'll probably end up hitting his Armor of sand instead which protects him whole body from any harm so that's really convenient I think and also-"

"Ok! I get it, I get it! You really like him! I get it!" his eye twitched.

"Well…it's not that I like him, but it's not like I don't like him either…and we're also really good friends…and…" she blushed and started looking at her feet instead.

"Right…" he stared at her with mild amusement.

"I can't believe you find this funny!" she punched him and when he wouldn't stop laughing at her, she continued to assault him the way she did Naruto.

"HEY! STOP LAUGHING AT ME!"

"Gaara-Kun! Hey!" she waved excitedly as she ran up to him.

"Hi." He smiled a little bit.

"Hey ho!" she hugged his arm and it made him blush.

"So! Where do you wanna go Gaara-Kun?" she held onto his arm tighter and it made him blush more.

"…" he turned a darker shade of pink.

"Gaara-Kun…" she said almost dreamily.

"…" he turned a darker shade of red

"Gaara-Kun?" she looked up at him, his face red like the color of his hair.

"I'm…overheating…" he dropped to the floor.

"Gaara-Kun!" she started to wave her hands at him, to try and cool him down.

Haru watched everything and sweat-dropped.

"Nice...couple…" he said to himself.

"Are you feeling better now Gaara-Kun?" she looked over at him as they sat under a shaded bench in the park.

"Better…" he spoke as the corners of his lips lifted a bit.

In the distance not too far away, they could see Haru walking over to them with cool drinks in hand.

"Hey, got you the drinks you wanted." He handed one over to Sakura then to Gaara, who placed it on his head as soon as he received it.

"Thank you…"

"Arigatou!" she shouted out happily to him. She opened up the can and took a sip. He took a seat on the other side of Sakura.

"Yummy. I love apple!" she smiled as she continued to sip at her drink. Haru watched her silently from the corner of his eye, occasionally shifting glances from Sakura to Gaara.

"You guys still up for lunch?" she asked as she looked at them from left to right.

"Yes I guess so." Haru tilted his head in thought. She got up and threw away the now empty can.

"I wouldn't mind…" he said while still holding up the drink to his head.

"Great! Now Let's go!" she dragged them out of the park to the first restaurant they could find, which happened to be Ichiraku Ramen…

Man…personally…I think this chapter sucks…and I'm open for any opinions right now…or requests even…Please…I beg you…INSPIRE ME! WAHAHAHAA!

…right…so anyways…till tomorrow then…