A certain pink haired shinobi was humming a tune in the kitchen while cutting some spring onions for the porridge she was making, unaware that Gaara was lurking around and standing by the doorway that led to the kitchen.
"What are you making?" he asked as he leaned on the frame. She stopped humming the tune and smiled at Gaara as she replied, "I'm making porridge." He seemed contented with that answer and she went back to humming that tune, occasionally singing a few words as well. "What are you singing?" he asked again while staring intently at her reaction.
"I'm singing 'Pure Snow', it's a really nice song. It doesn't snow much in Konoha, not unless it's very cold during the winter time." She smiled as she slipped in the spring onions and proceeded to slicing the pork that would go well with the porridge.
"Could you sing it again?" this time he went over to the kitchen table and sat on the chair, watching her every move. "Yeah sure."
Konayuki ga maiorite kita machi de Toiki ga shiroku sora ni hodokete yuku Anata no koto omoeba doushite?
Konna ni mune ga atsuku naru
Ki ga tsuku to itsumo hitogomi no naka Youfuku uriba window nozoku to Kawanai no ni erandari shite'ru Anata ni niai sou da nante
Baka mitai da yo ne Ima wa hayaranai ne Tomodachi no koibito to Wakattete suki ni natte
Shou ga nai warawarete mo ii Taisetsu na kimochi
Pure snow Pure heart futari Deatta hi mo yuki ga futte-ita Koi yori mo setsunakute Ai yori mo uso no nai Unmei wo kanjita no
"I like your voice." He spoke as he continued to gaze at her. "Thank you." She smiled as she stirred the porridge. She went over to the cupboard and took out two bowls, one for her and one for him.
"Here you go." She placed the bowl right in front of him and handed him a spoon. "Tell me what you think of it." She watched him eagerly as he took the spoon she gave him and scooped up some of the porridge. "Be careful, it's a little hot." She warned him before he stuck the whole thing in his mouth. He blew at it gently and then took a bit of it. He chewed it thoughtfully then gave her a face.
"What?" she was starting to get worried now when she saw that face.
"It's good." He spoke as he took another bite. Sakura let out a breath she didn't know she was holding. "Of course it's good! I made it." She laughed at herself.
"Then why were you so worried?" he asked as he quirked up an 'inexistent' eyebrow at her.
"Ano…ehehe…" she scratched the back of her head and stuck out her tongue at him.
"Hey, Gaara-kun. What do you wanna do today? Wanna go spar with Lee or Naruto?" she asked as she tugged his arm as they walked down the streets of Konoha. "Hn…" was the only answer she got.
'Men and their egos…predictable…' she scoffed and decided to let go of his hand so that she wouldn't further embarrass him.
Just around the corner, a few blocks to Ichiraku Ramen where they most definitely will find Naruto, they bumped into the said person themselves. "Hey Naruto! We're just going to Ichiraku Ramen to find you." Sakura happily greeted him with a playful punch to his arm.
"Ano, what for?" the blonde asked. "Wanna spar with Gaara or something? I don't want him to get bored while he's here you know?"
"Uh…sure?" he looked over at the sand-nin who just shrugged. "It was her idea." The red head replied monotonously.
His style of fighting hasn't changed one bit, he still stands right bam smack in the middle of the fighting field and waits for his opponent or opponents to strike first. Crossing his arms out of boredom, he watched as Naruto tried to get through his defense with ruthless kicks and punches.
"No fair! Sakura, he's cheating!" Naruto shouted out of frustration when he failed to land a punch on him for the hundredth time in five minutes. Sakura decided to tease them by shouting back, "Get use to it!" she laughed at herself, surely Gaara would let go of his shield of sand to prove that he can fight without them and then he did.
'Men, they'll do anything to prove they can do it…' she smiled as she watched Naruto and Gaara spar with each other, occasionally throwing shurikens or kunais and probably a few techniques here and there. By the end of it all, the whole field was covered up in sand from Gaara and holes from Naruto's Rasengan.
They were sitting back to back in the middle of the field, just resting and trying to regain their breaths. "That was good." Naruto panted out, he felt Gaara nod back. "We should do this again sometime." The red head couldn't find his strength to talk back, not unless it was necessary.
Then out of nowhere, a kunai flew out of the trees with a deadly aim to the head. His eyes widened in surprise as his sand came up to protect him. There was a pause before three shurikens came out from another direction still aimed at the red head. Gaara grunted as he forced himself to get up from his seat, making Naruto fall backwards. "I didn't see that coming…" Naruto spoke as he looked up at the sky.
"Leave now…" Gaara's eyes darted around, trying to sense out who was attacking him, although it was quite obvious who it was. Naruto clumsily got up and walked over to Sakura, not wanting to get himself involved in a fight for love, for he knew who was attacking the sand-nin.
"Hey what's going on?" Sakura asked as she watched Gaara's sand come up to protect him from weapons in random directions. "I think Sasuke's jealous and wants you back." Naruto replied as he leaned on the tree that she previously occupied. "And you're just gonna sit there and not help him!" she yelled at him. "He told me to get lost."
She turned around and this time she saw Sasuke jump out of a tree and landed just a few paces away from Gaara, his eyes flaring red with the Sharingan, the third wheel appearing showing determination. Kunais and shurikens in hand and in a fighting position.
"No way…" she gasped when she realized that his third wheel appeared, 'He can't be serious.'
If this was when she was still in love with him and not going out with Gaara, she would've cheered for him to win her love, but this is different, she wasn't in love with him anymore and she was going out with Gaara. 'He doesn't understand…'
Sasuke continued to relentlessly pound at his defense, throwing smoke bombs to distract him, using explosive tags to throw him off which didn't work. Using his 'Katon, Goukakyuu no Jutsu' with a weapons twist and it still didn't phase the red head. Now getting far too frustrated, he got ready for Chidori, this time using both of his hands. He didn't care if it hurt, as long as it hits Gaara and he wins back Sakura.
"Chidori!" he came charging at the red head at a tremendous speed unaware of a flash of pink that came into his vision. "STOP IT!" she shielded herself from the impact with both of her hands in front of her to cover up her face.
He stopped just in time as one of his hands came up to hit him or her. He panted heavily, mind working so hard to comprehend her actions. 'Why? Why? Why, why!' he continuously shouted in his head, unable to think of a reasonable excuse.
Sakura opened her eyes cautiously and found one hand just inches away from her face, she backed away slowly and bumped into Gaara. Sasuke's Chidori slowly faded away to nothingness, still trying to think of a reason for her actions.
"Why?" he sounded heartbroken, frustrated, confused. Something she has never once seen him go through, especially so many at once. "Why!"
"You nearly hit Gaara, I won't let you hurt him." She spoke as she tugged onto the said person's shirt. He repeated again. "Why?"
"You didn't take the chance when I offered it so many times. You've missed it Sasuke." She replied as she watched the emotions go through his eyes, so painful, negative. "Why?" his voice was nothing but a whisper now.
"I'm sorry Sasuke…" she looked at him sadly as tears began to build up in his eyes. He turned around before they fell and slowly walked away. "I'm sorry, Sasuke…"
No one could tell how Sasuke was feeling right now, he was nothing but a void again. Shielding up his emotions and keeping them locked inside. Surely that would be the very last time he would let go like that again. No more, shall he express so much emotions for his so called love. He just wanted attention like he once had.
"No more…"
Far in the distance, someone was watching over Sasuke with his Sharingan eyes. 'What makes you so special that makes him react that way?'
She defended me, she could've died to protect me…is this love?
He gazed at her as she silently slept with her head on his lap, taking deep even breaths as she dreamt.
So much emotions, I can't understand, I don't understand…
Gingerly, he ran his fingers through her pink hair.
But I feel that she will help me get through them…I'm…I will protect her. With all my heart and will.
The next day had been fairly interesting for her, Gaara let her hold onto his arm as they walked and he even replied her with more than just a 'Hn.' And sometimes they would even hug in public, drawing many odd looks.
"AH! SAKURA GET AWAY FROM HIM!" Ino shouted out as she pulled her away from the red head who gave her a glare. "Do you have any idea who you just hugged?" Ino whispered into her ear. "Of course I know, it's-"
"OH MY GOD! YOU PUT HER IN A GENJUTSU TRICK DIDN'T YOU? DIDN'T YOU!" Ino continued to yell at Gaara as he glared daggers back at her. "Sakura, look at me! That is not SASUKE!"
"Ino, I know and will you keep it down? I wanna keep my hearing until I'm at least a hundred years old." She smiled at Ino who was so shocked she accidentally dropped her. "Why are you hugging the human ice cube in public? That should be illegal or something."
"He's not a human ice cube. Sasuke is though." Sakura spoke as she got up. "OH MY GOD! YOU BRAINWASHED HER!" Ino glared at Gaara.
"Ino, he didn't brainwash me alright? I'm going out with him." She smiled apologetically at Gaara for her friend's behavior.
"OH MY GOD! HE BLACKMAILED YOU!" Ino continued to scream out excuses and throwing fits in the air, allowing time for the two of them to sneak off unnoticed. "OH MY GOD! YOU-hey where did they go? OH MY GOD! HE KIDNAPPED HER!"
"You're friend is weird…" Gaara looked over at Sakura who had a smile on her face. "Yeah, she's like that but I guess it's her way of looking out for me." Just then, Naruto and Lee came around the corner and spotted them.
"THERE HE IS!" Naruto shouted out to Lee who came up rushing to the red head. "You stole m precious Sakura…" Lee held onto his collar and cried mini rivers down his face. "You better look after her or else. "THE YOUTH OF YOUNG MEN MUST ALWAYS PROTECT THEIR WOMEN!" Lee shouted out, doing a very too dramatic pose.
They made a sweat-drop as they stared at Lee. Then the 'beautiful green beast of Konoha' whirled around and stared at Gaara right in the face. "Dude, gimme some personal space here…" Gaara spoke as he glared at Lee.
"I apologize my friend, let me take you around Konoha to the best places in the whole world where you can take Sakura around! LET'S GOO!" Lee dragged Gaara who gave Sakura an almost frightened look and Naruto followed them, giving Sakura a wave and snickered at the sand-nin.
Sakura happily waved back at them and stuck her tongue out at Gaara. "HAVE FUN GUYS!" She turned around thinking that maybe she could find Ino and explain her situation to her but somebody bumped into her. "Oh, sorry I didn't see you." Sakura bowed down and when she looked up she froze in fear.
'No way.' She backed up but he took a step at her. His black robe covered in red clouds blowing in the breeze. His eyes analyzing her every move. "Hello there, my cherry blossom. How are you in this fine weather." She could tell that he was smirking behind that collar of his, she wanted to run, she wanted to scream but she was stuck in place. "Let's go for a walk shall we?"
That was weird...even for me...but it was FUN! Anyways...That song was Pure Snow...Very nice song...By...Yumiko...Den? Or is it Himiko Den...Oh man...I forgot...Don't take my word for it...look it up yourself...