Hay! Thank you for the reviews!
I was reading a review from one of my readers and I really like the reviewers idea! The idea was that sakura plays match maker for Naruto and Hinata, and for them to chose a date for her, so, I made it a little like that, except Naruto chooses Gaara with Temari, scheming blondes!
Oh, and this chapter is kind of jumpy, so, sorry! When you do find a jumpy part, it's because I wanted to add that part.
This chapter is a little long cuz I probably won't up date for a week, so have fun reading it!
Winter 4th: Ten fifty nine
Sakura slowly sat up in large bed after hearing a harsh knock. She blinked twice while looking side to side, forgetting where she was.
"Ah, that's right. I came here after I found Kiba on my...bed." Sakura stopped and lightly giggled. The thought of seeing Kiba waking up in her house, with her laying next to him, was simply something to think about. If she was to marry a boy from town by her eighteenth birth day, she would have to get used to the idea of boys.
"Sakura! It's eleven! Time for your wake up call!" Naruto yell, throwing open the door.
Sakura snapped her head towards Naruto as he threw open the curtains, causing a dark and gray sky. Sakura asked herself silently why she had asked Naruto of all people to wake her up.
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The night before...
Sakura thanked Anko again for letting her stay for free in the spare bedroom on the second floor, if you don't count that she had to watch Naruto and Hinata as if they where criminals the next day. It's not that naruto's parents didn't trust Naruto, it was just that they didn't trust what Jiraya told him about girls, being the pervert he is.
Anko walked past her and went to bed, closely followed by a hazy Iruka.
'I wonder if me and my husband will be like them?' Sakura thought, leaning against a wooden wall. "I should really start thinking about my suitors now. I mean, my seventh birth day is on spring second, so..." Sakura noticed a calendar that hung over the check in desk, she quickly raced over to it. "That's not to long away, aw man. This is to much." Sakura whined.
'I have an idea! Why don't we just pick a name out of a hat, marry who ever, and id it doesn't work out, just dump his sorry ass and move on to the next dude! That way you get to keep your dad's farm and you get the man of your dreams!' inner sakura shouted, appearing out of her sleepy state of which she was.
When Sakura was younger she was wild and rambunctious, but then her mother died, so she had to live with her proper grandmother. She locked her in her room for long periods of time if she miss behaved, so she decided to act proper. For a seven year old that was something hard to do, so she created a split personality, thus, Inner sakura, who only came out when sakura felt frustrated, angry or wanted to do something evil and bad.
"I. Can't. Do .That." Sakura whispered, glaring at the mirror above the calendar. She then looked at the calendar. "My birth day isn't to far away and I have to chose between four guys. Not. good."
'Well then lets narrow it down a bit! Sasuke is to heavy headed and I highly doubt you want to wake up to evil black eyes every morning, that stare, and stare, and stare into your soul, devouring-'
"Okay! Geez! I get it!" Sakura yelled, throwing her hands in the air.
'So that leaves threeeee!' Inner sakura squealed.
Sakura saw a flash of red and walked over to a window facing the opposite wall that was covered by a scarlet curtain, matching the small couch under it. She sat down on the couch and pulled a small gap open between where the curtain connected. Sakura smiled as she watched Gaara stalk behind Timari as she walk back to their tent with shikamaru, who was along side Tenten and lee.
'Gaara... hm.' Inner sakura.
Suddenly, the front door swung open, enter Naruto, who upon seeing Sakura raced up to her.
"Sakura! Hay! What are you doing here!" Naruto exclaimed, watching sakura slowly pull herself up from the cushy coach. Sakura brushed herself off before smiling.
"Oh, nothing really-hay, do you have a date with Hinata tomorrow?" Sakura asked. Naruto looked around and pointed to himself, slightly chuckling he asked, "Me, phft, oh no-"
"Anko say you can go as long as I stay with in ear shot, it's the only reason I get to stay here to night for free." Sakura sighed before giving Naruto a cautious look. "Meaning behave."
"Why do you need to stay here?" Naruto asked, taking off his coat and sitting himself down on the couch.
"Long story." Sakura mumbled.
"Minimize it." Naruto laughed.
"Arg...Okay, long story short, after the party I went home, found Kiba sleeping on my bed, didn't want to wake him, blah blah blah, came here, blah blah blah, Anko says I have to come with you on your date, blah blah blah, see's Gaara, blah blah blah, and here we are! Any questions?" Sakura rambled.
Before Naruto could open his mouth, Sakura swiftly turned around and headed for the stairs.
"Wake me up around Eleven I can do my chores!" Sakura yelled, racing up the stairs.
About to open the door to the extra room, Sakura stopped when the door opposite to her was flung open, reviling a ticked Sasuke.
"What the hell are you doing here?" Sasuke growled, not liking being waken by a shout. 'Living with Naruto was bad enough, but a loud mouthed girl is where I draw the line!' Sasuke thought angrily to himself.
"I'm here for the night. gotta problem with that?" Sakura huffed, placing a her hands on her hip.
"Ya, I got a problem with that!" Sasuke snapped.
"Oh, well..." Sakura smiled, before sticking her tongue out and mocked, "too bad, night!" She then went into the room, shut the door, and went to sleep.
present day...
Sakura sighed and pushed the large puffy comforter off of her and stood on her two shaky feet.
"So Sakura, are you bringing Gaara with you?" Naruto asked, skipping over to Sakura's side, still giddy that he and Hinata had a date.
"Eh?."
"Neji's to tired from cleaning up the party mess and I don't like Kiba, so are you bringing Gaara with you?" Naruto asked again.
"he's probably to busy." Sakura grumbled as Naruto danced around her.
"Naw." Naruto retorted lazily.
"Yah huh." Sakura replied dumbly.
"Well if he isn't can he come, we could double date eh?" Naruto said, his back turned to sakura, trying to hide the wild smirk playing at his face.
"Sure...But, as I said, he's probably to busy." Sakura said, waving off Naruto's creepy faint giggles she heard.
"Hm, hay Sakura, why are you still in your dress?" Naruto asked, now looking at Sakura, face back to normal.
Sakura walked to a full view mirror and took a look at herself. She was, like Naruto said, still wearing her ballroom dress.
"Such a pity that I only danced a little." Sakura sighed, she then plopped back down on to the bed.
'It was also a damn pity that Gaara only took one look at you!' Inner sakura shouted.
Sakura's eyes then shot wide open.
"Holy snap! I haven't feed my animals since yesterday morning!" Sakura yelled.
Naruto watched his pick short haired friend scurry out of the room and down the stairs, then quickly out the door and towards her farm. After talking to her cow for ten minuets, Sakura headed to her house.
Sakura opened her front door and sat down next to Kiba, who looked like he also just woke up, having his hair stick up in different directions.
"Morning Sakura- sakura!" Kiba shouted, he then looked around. 'This isn't my room...'
"You better get home, your parents must be worried." Sakura yawned, all she wanted to do was climb under her covers and fall asleep, but that was something she wasn't going to be able to do until tonight...to much work.
Kiba quickly apologized to sakura with a wild blush, and raced home, not aware that Akamaru followed him.
After locking the front door, Sakura glided over to her dresser to change. Naruto was leaving to the town with Hinata at noon, and it was already a quarter till. She still had to get changed, water her plants and eat breakfast, allot to do in twenty five minuets.
Sakura started to dig thought her clothes, looking for the perfect outfit. Even thought she didn't have a date, she still had to look nice. She found a clean pair of dark navy hip hugger blue jeans and a scarlet red long sleeved tee shirt, which had white outlined circle patterns on each arm. Because it was winter, a scarf seemed appropriate, so she tied a dark green scarf around her neck.
'Not to bead, could be better, but not to bad.' Inner Sakura commented as Sakura slipped on a pair of black sneakers.
"Ah whatever, I gotta go water my plants, I need gloves." Sakura sighed, remembering how a few days before while she was watering her plants she got her hands wet, touched the frozen metal...and...well...it hurt. She got a worn down pair of brown leather gloves and headed out towards her mini garden aside her house.
Sakura snatched her watering can off the ground besides her house and started to water a tiny tree that was sprouting in the damp soil.
"Aw. no more water." Sakura whined.
'How the hell is it that ever two days the water can is empty! We barley even use it! And it's so damn large!' Inner sakura fumed, getting agitated.
Sakura refilled her can and started walking over to the inn, where she ran across Naruto and Temari.
"Hay Sakura, you'll never guess what! Temari wants some alone time to sleep! Meaning Gaara's free! Isn't that grand!" Naruto shouted.
Sakura took a step back to see that the two blondes both had evil smirks, both slowly walking towards her, both seemed a little to happy.
"Uh, ya." Sakura whispered, starting to feel a bit afraid of what Temari and Naruto where thinking.
"Yes, very good." Temari purred, she now not only looked dark and scary, but scheming. This comment, made Sakura turned quickly to leave, only to have her hand grabbed by Naruto.
"Let's wait here while Temari gets Gaara!" Naruto chirped, swinging Sakura into his arms bridal style.
"Be right back!" Temari yelled as she raced off super quickly to fetch her sleeping brother. After Temari was out of eye shot, Naruto put Sakura down.
"So, what should we do with our dates Sakura?" Naruto asked, beaming down at Sakura, who was rubbing her eyes tiredly.
"Hn, I'm hungry." Sakura whined.
"Then we'll get lots of ramen! I got coupon- Do you hear yelling?" Naruto finished slowly.
Both teenagers slowly tilted their heads to hear yelling coming for Kiba's house.
"Nah?"
"Uh, N-naruto? W-what are you looking a-at?" A shuddering soft voice asked from behind the two, making them jump slightly.
"Hinata! You look gorgeous!" Naruto commented loudly, seeing Hinata, who wore a long skirt and a short sleeved shirt, covered with a semi thick coat. Hinata blushed at the comment and looked down. "Slight change of plans! Sakura and Gaara are coming with us!" Naruto shouted. "Ah! How ruuuude of me! Hinata, this is my bestest friend Sakura, a local farmer, and Sakura, this is the rich, the pretty, the kind, selfless, caring and sweet Hinata!" Naruto introduced, taking Sakura's left hand and Hinata's right, joining them and forcefully shaking them.
"Nice to meet you Hinata, your Neji's cousin right?" Sakura asked, rubbing her sore hand.
"Nice to m-meet you t-to, and Y-yes." Hinata studered, smiling shyly at Sakura, who was slightly an inches taller then her.
After a moment of complete silence, rapid foot steps where heard closing in on them.
"Good! You still here! Sorry where took so long, GAARA wouldn't get. up! But now he is, so, here!" Temari yelled as she shoved a grumpy Gaara toward the grope, she then smiled evilly and ran back to the site, laughing and mumbling to herself about alone time... Naruto and Sakura sweat dropped as Temari disappeared.
"Arighty, were burning sun light people!" Naruto complained, entwining his left hand with Hinata's, then locking them together in a race to the hill, while he dragged Sakura with the other, closely followed by Gaara.
An hour or so passed as the two couples advanced through town, window shopping and talking.
"Let's take a break for lunch!" Naruto yelled, pointing to the ramen shop., where Gaara side glanced at Sakura while Naruto talked to Hinata, who was nodding and giggling.
While Naruto ordered the Ramen, Sakura decided to talk to Hinata.
"So, Hinata, how long have you known Naruto?" Sakura asked, taking a seat next Gaara and across from Hinata.
"Ever since I came to visit Neji ten years ago." Hinata replied quietly.
"Ah, so where do you live?" Sakura asked, she wanted to know much more about her mysterious new friend.
"I usually live back in the main house in Japan, but its under renovation, so My family and I are going to one of the larger branch houses over in France." Hinata stated shyly. " S-so, what's your new years wish Sakura-chan?" Hinata asked.
"Oh, It's to find a husband." Sakura said with a shrug.
"W-what!" Hinata exclaimed. Sakura explained the situation she was in, receiving a reassuring smile from Hinata.
"Sooooo...What about yours?" Sakura asked.
"It's t-to-" Hinata's wish was cut off by Naruto, who skipped back with the ramen.
"Lunch!"
Gaara mumbled to himself before taking Sakura's hand and forcefully pulling her out of the shop.
"Um, Gaara, where are going?" Sakura asked, letting Gaara pull her along. Silence. "Gaara?"
When Gaara finally did stop walking, he turned around to face Sakura.
"Sakura, I wanted to," pause."Apologize for the other day...It's just that I don't trust that farmer, so..." He then felt a sly smile burning into his back, yet sakura looked rather dumb struck. "That's all I wanted to say." Gaara finished rather quickly.
"Heh heh, your forgiven." Sakura said, grabbing Gaara's hand, leading him back to the ramen shop.
"What where you two doing?" Naruto asked, even thought he already knew the answer, his spying skills really had improved. Gaara flashed him a empty smile.
Sakura squealed inwardly before taking a large bit of her ramen soup, equally as large as Naruto's. The group ate in silence, excluding Naruto's slurps and sakura's giggles, before the boys paid the check.
"Hay, theres a festival coming up?" Sakura asked, tugging on Gaara's sleeve.
"Ya, It's the new years festival, they have fire works, and food, and rides! They only come once a year! It's really more of a carnival then a festival now that ya think about it..." Naruto stated, tilting his head to the side.
"It seems fun, are you going to be here long enough to attended?" Sakura asked Hinata.
"Ah, yes, I believe so." Hinata replied, upon her answer Naruto perked up.
"And WE'RE all going!" Naruto exclaimed, pulling them all into a hug. "Ah damn, it's already two, we have to be heading home." Naruto sighed, releasing the group.
Gaara, who remand silent the whole time, finally spoke up.
"We should do this again, soon perhaps..." He then turned to leave, still holding an unaware Sakura's hand.
Hinata giggled as Naruto told her his step to step plane on what they where going to do at the fair, while Sakura and Gaara walked along side each other in silence, both quietly enjoying the others company.
While walking down the narrow hill back their small town, Sakura turned back to Naruto and asked, "Naruto, who was yelling?"
"Eh? When?"Naruto asked, tearing his attention of his beloved Hinata. "Before we left, remember?" Sakura asked, letting go of Gaara's hand.
Naruto taped the side of his head and then responded, "Oh ya! I think that was Kiba's house."
Sakura frowned slightly.
'I hope he didn't get into to much trouble.' Sakura thought. She then waved good by to Gaara and skipped to her farm, she then stopped when she saw Kiba sitting on her fence.
"Hay there Sak." Kiba greeted quietly, his bangs covering his eyes.
"Hay. Um, so what happened, I heard yelling?" Sakura said, joining Kiba on the fence.
"So, ya heard?" Kiba asked before looking up towards the sunset sky.
"Not really, just yelling."Sakura stated plainly, watching Akamaru flop down onto her feet.
"I have, Good bad news." Kiba said slowly. "You see, my parents think that," Pause, "I could, ya know, er, be coming to close to you- not in that way or anything! But they weren't to happy when they found out that I spent the night at you house." Kiba started.
"Uh, was that the good news?" Sakura asked, tilting her head to see Kiba, who was trying to avoid eye contact.
"No. That was the bad news." Kiba then brightened up his gloomy disposition and smiled coyly at Sakura, who happy returned to smile. "Remember when I told you that I wanted to be a vet?" Kiba asked, referring to the beach party. Sakura nodded. "Well, my sister is a professional, and she'll be passing by later tonight before she goes back to teach at a vet school." Kiba then looked away once again. "And they want me to go with her."
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Oh my gosh! I just got rid of Kiba! Noooooo! It was such a hard thing to do. Next chap is just Sakura's Dairy, exept the beggingin, that's a kiba part, but the rest is dairy, so...happy reading!
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