Hmm… well, I'm pretty sure it's safe to say, long time no write! I dunno, but truly, o I've had some serious writer's block! ACK! Where's my Kakashi to use his Chidori on the evil writer's-blocking demon!….

Chapter 7:Talking

Sakura's POV:

Man, it's been a week since I've seen Gaara-kun. I can't believe I was so blind to such a thing…. Yeah, that's right; Tsunade told me that Gaara-kun hadn't been the one at all. It was Keitaro-ku-… I mean, Keitaro.

I had been informed about the justu performed during my rape, it was called the Maindo Konto Rooru No Justu (mind control technique) Keitaro had used it on me to make me believe Gaara would commit the crime. I'm so stupid! And I didn't even get to finish my mission because I had been so selfish about my feelings! Now I'm back here….walking around…doing nothing.

Gaara's POV:

I'll kill him. I don't' no when I will be able to, but I will. At the moment, he is on house arrest, and he doesn't work with me anymore. Just smelling him… I have to fight back my sand. And since Sakura's left… I've been stressed… I hate it. I don't feel alone. But it gives me weakness. Shukaka seems to still have his liking of her… but I don't give. I won't ever hurt her. I think that I will go on a small vacation…

Normal POV:

Sakura walked among the path towards the bridge that team seven used to meet. Sakura, Naruto, Kakashi…and Sasuke. The name still hurt her just a little, even though she tried to hide it. She wasn't in love with him like she thought she had been those few years ago…but now she just missed Naruto. He was still training with that pervert Jiraiya. Kakashi never really worked with her much anymore, Tsunade took over pretty much. But Sakura still talked to the Sharingan master.

Sakura leaned back against the railing of the bridge, arching her head back to stare at the bleeding sky.

"Yo." A familiar voice called from above her.

"Kakashi!" She looked towards him; and yup, he was in a tree, reading that book again…He leaped off and towards her.

"Long time, eh?" He said, keeping his eye on the novel in his hand.

"hmm…yeah, so much has happened…"

"ah…so it seems, not much has happened here…" He said dully. "So you completed your mission in the sa-

"no." She looked from the sky to the ground." I had to come back…I couldn't take it…I was too weak…"

"Neh, you shouldn't put yourself down so much, it's unhealthy."

"Unhealthy? I know everything about that! But I don't mean physically weak…"

"I know."

"How is that, sensei?"

"Hah, sensei…" Kakashi chuckled and set his book aside to rest in his pocket. "You always seemed to put yourself down about being behind

Naruto and…Sasuke, but when they left…you began to take lessons from

Tsunade-sama, I know she'd never tolerate your old attitude of feeling weak"

"Yeah, I guess your right."

"Well, I dunno what happened over in the sand, but if you feel like you can trust me, tell me if you want…you can tell me anything…I dunno if I can help…but meh."

Sakura began to walk towards town, Kakashi followed closely behind.

"Kakashi-sensei" She began. He looked towards her, only seeing her back. She slowed her pace to let him catch up.

"Have you ever fallen in love…then messed it up?" Kakashi thought for a few seconds; in his mind, he was blown away by her question, but he didn't show it.

"Yes. But she's gone now. I wouldn't say messed up, I'd say, never moved forward with it."

"So you never got to marry her?

"hahah, I was so young, marriage. No. Telling her was the first thing I never did."

"oh."

"Sakura."

"yes, sensei?"

"if you fell in love with someone, don't' let them slip, but don't let them become a distraction to your duties. You're a kunoichi, rule number twenty-four, remember that."

"…."

"but if you don't tell them…you will be distracted…so you need to tell them…"

"i…thank you Kakashi."

"neh, sakura, so you were able to get the Kazekage to loosen up?" Kakahsi decided to lighten the mood.

"EH? Uhh…ka..Kakashi-sensei? Wha-?"

"hmm..hah…yeah, I knew, it just seemed so obvious."

"really?"

"No, just took a wild guess."

"GRR!" Sakura yelled playfully.

"But I hurt him…I really messed up this time."

"No need to tell me, Tsunade informed me…infact, she sent me here to talk to you"

"grr….." Sakura growled. "but I dunno how to face him."

"Well…you could try to finish that mission…"

"I guess…"

"But then again…it's probably over by now…"

"grr.." Kakashi began to think Sakura really liked that word.

"But I believe she has a letter about Orochimaru plans with Sasuke…"

"Really…oh?" Sakura looked at the people they were passing by, then at the now dark sky.

"Maybe you could find out some more detail on it, I guess." He stared up at the sky as well.

"Thanks sensei."

"Yeah." He replied. "Well, it's late, I should head home" And with that, he poofed away, leaving nothing but a cloud of smoke.

"Bye." She said, just before he left.

GAARASAKURAGAARASAKURAGAARASAKURA

"Gaara-sama" A little girl walked up to him showing her finished project. They were working on regenerating bits of flesh. They used preserved snake skin instead of human skin.

"Good. You are done for the day." Gaara replied.

"All the other children in the classroom had finished as well, waiting to be dismissed.

"Now that you all are done, you may stick around and ask questions, or go home. Do as you wish." Everyone left but the little girl from before.

"Is there something you need?" Gaara asked. She looked to the ground nervously.

"You don't have to be nervous; a kunoichi must always be ready."

"I know. Well…um...me and the other kids were just wondering… why Sakura-sensei had to go." Gaara hadn't expected her to ask. But he didn't show his shock.

"She decided to go back."

"She didn't like us."

"It wasn't that. She…needed to straighten things out."

"Did you and her get in a fight?"

"Why do you ask."

"Because you always seem sad."

"I guess you could say we got in a fight."

"Do you hate her now?"

"No." Gaara looked towards the snake skins the girl had worked on. He walked towards it and began to make it multiple. "I won't ever hate her." And he figured out what he needed to do. He watched the snake skin he multiplied turn into sand.

"I still need to work on that."

"Gaara-sama?" He looked up to the girl.

"My mommy says that if someone fights someone they really like, then you have to apologize and things will be all better."

"Your mother…."

"Did your mommy ever tell you that?"

"No." He didn't feel comfortable telling her the truth.

"I think that you need to tell her you're sorry."

"If only that would solve it…it's much more complicated."

"Then maybe you need to sort things out, my mommy says you shouldn't let the problem track you down, but you should track it down yourself."

"Yumi, your mom is waiting for you, come on." A voice from the doorway said. It was Temari.

"Yes, Temari-sensei!" Then the girl ran towards the door. She stopped to look back at the Kazekage.

"Bye Gaara-sama!" He nodded in response.

Temari led Yumi towards the end of the hallway and out the front door. And with a puff of smoke, she disappeared. Temari smiled to herself.

"I guess that's the only way he'll listen to me." She walked off.

GAARASAKURAGAARASAKURAGAARASAKURA

Well…truth is…I don't like how I did the last few chappies of the story, I was so close to changing chapter 4-6….sigh, but I didn't. I kinda liked this chappie…but I dunno…this story is beginning to come back to me…but it's kinda almost done…only a few more chappies, maybe 2-4 more…I think that I'll have like maybe 3 more…I don't think I want a sequel…I'm thinking about beginning a Kakashi fic, meh. I prolly disappointed people on the way the story turned out…ah well…and I prolly will piss you guys off when I finish this story, I know how I'm finishing it, just not how I'm writing it…lol.

With that whole Temari thing and Yumi, yeah, if you don't get it, I'll tell you: Temari disguised herself as a little girl taking the class for a while now…when did she get all that chakyra! Well…Temari's been working on her technique I guess.i don't think it seemd realistic for Gaara to take advise from a stupid girl, she did seem a little wise for he age, but Temari was trying to make it seem like she was still a child, you know, I hope you do…meh… ah well…

Thanks for reviewing so much!

Laters…