Gaara and Sakura

A/N: This chapter is about Temari teaching Gaara to be nice and caring. (better her than me.) This chapter is really long too, so if you don't like long chapters, SORRY!

Me: "Gaara has to go through horrible trials of love to become nice. Aren't I so evil to him!" (I am laughing evilly)

Gaara: "Excuse me? What did you say?" (he is awake and behind me)

Me: "Uhh... nothing?" (I try to be innocent as sweat rolls down my face.)

Gaara: "That's what I thought I heard." (he then hits me on the head)

Me: "I do not own Naruto in this chapter or in other chapter I've written. I did create book names though." (I then fall, unconscious)

Chapter 6: Gaara Learns to Love

(Gaara's POV)

Gaara sat in his house, twitching from being so nervous. He waited for five minutes and thought, 'Where is she? She said she would be here an hour ago!'

Suddenly, Temari came through the open door with tons of papers and books in her arms. When she put her load on the table, she turned to Gaara and said, "OK, let's start with the basics." She then pulled a book off the top of the pile and handed it to him.

When he took it he read, " 'The Simple Book of Learning to Love Other People: A Book of Loving Yourself and Life'. You call this book simple? Its title is longer than the village's name." He then throws the book on the table.

"You've gotta read these books if you are want to learn how to love. Plus, you have to be dedicated to learn if you want to be dedicated to her," said Temari as she grabbed the book and gave it back to Gaara.

Gaara mumbled to himself as he opened the book to the first chapter and read, " 'Chapter 1: Being dedicated'. What cruel irony, don't you think?" All day he read about staying loyal to the one you love and showing your love to that person.

Later that day Temari took the book from him and said, "It's time to go shopping for new clothes." Gaara was anything but excited.

At the mall...

Gaara and Temari were looking at shirts and pants when Gaara said, "Do we have to do this?"

"Yes, now shush! I'm trying to pick out a shirt," she hissed at him as she took a red shirt off a hook. "Here, go try this on," she said as she put the shirt in his hand.

He mumbled some more as he went to the changing room and tried on the red shirt Temari picked out. 'It looks OK,' thought Gaara as he walked out of the stall. When Temari examined him, she said, "If you put some blue jeans on you, you will look perfect for Sakura."

They purchased the clothes and left to study more from books.

Gaara's house...

"It's getting late for me Gaara, so I will head home now, OK?" she asked as Gaara grunted as he read on. "You just read those tonight and quiz you tomorrow. Good-bye," she said as she opened the door and left.

Gaara sat there, all alone. He read page after page on love theories and what you should not do on first dates. As he read chapter after chapter, book after book, he began to hear the voice again. "Gaara... Why, Gaara? Why did I have to die?"

He ignored it as he continued to read but as he read, the voice became louder. "Gaara. You let me die. Why did you let me die?" Gaara's eye twitched as the voice said, "Why did you let your mother die, Gaara?"

Gaara finally had enough and screamed into the cold, empty night, "You are not my mother, you are nothing!" He then threw the book at the wall and fought the oncoming tears. "You are not my mother! There was nothing I could do!" Suddenly Gaara cried, for himself, for being all alone for so long, and for his mother.

The next day...

Gaara was sitting in his living room, waiting for the upcoming test. 'This whole thing of me loving Sakura, why did it happen? I haven't loved anyone since my mother. It's all so strange,' he thought just as Temari came in with a piece of paper and some more books.

"OK, first is your quiz on things to do and things not to do around a girl. Second, we study more. Third, the secret exercise," she said as Gaara raised his hand to accept the piece of paper, which was the test.

"What do you mean, secret exercise?" he asked as he looked over the love test. "You never mentioned a secret exercise before."

Temari pointed to the test and said, "Shush! You need to concentrate on your work! I'll tell you about the other stuff later."

Gaara mumbled something as he read question one to himself, 'Question One: Would you take a girl to the movies or the beach on a first date? (Circle one)' He sat there thinking of what he should put as Temari secretly left.

He sat there, concentrating for an hour as he answered every question until he got to the last one. 'Question Three Hundred and Eighty-Seven: If I guy comes up to you and insults you or your girlfriend, would you -

A. Ask him to leave. B. Challenge him to a fair match of cards.

C. Insult him like he insulted you. Or D. Kill him.'

Gaara looked at his paper thinking of what he would do, when Temari slipped back in. "So, you finished yet?" she asked as he marked his answer.

"Yeah, I am done," he said as he handed the paper in. "I think I did well on it cause it was pretty easy."

"Well that's good... NOW STUDY SOME MORE!" she suddenly shouted. "I can't have you slacking on me!"

'She sounds like an old math teacher,' thought Gaara glumly as he picked a new book. 'Why does she have to be like that?'

'Sorry that I'm being rude Gaara.' I just want to help,' thought Temari as she graded his test. Over time, Gaara finished three books and Temari finished grading his paper.

"OK, you can stop studying and come get your grade," announced Temari as she stood up to stretch her legs. Gaara got up, walked over to her, took the paper, and read his results.

"I got a C. Why did I get a C?" asked Gaara as he held up the paper. "I don't get Cs."

"Well, the only thing wrong was Question Three Hundred and Eighty-Seven. You should have put A. Ask him to leave. But instead you put D. Kill him," said Temari pointing to the problem. "Now ask yourself this 'Would my girlfriend WANT me to kill him?' NO! She would not!"

"Really? But if I'm defending her, how is it wrong?"

"Yes! You are defending her, but you're not doing it properly. Don't you see the difference now?" she asked.

"Sort of. Anyway, what is the secret exercise?" he questioned impatiently.

"Glad you asked. Now follow me please," said Temari as she walked out of the house with Gaara following close behind. They walked down the main road, took two less traveled road, and then turned onto a secret road. They walked for a few more minutes and finally came to an opening that was hidden by surrounding trees. In the middle of the clearing was a man, a very frightened man.

"Can you tell me why he is here?" asked Gaara as he sat down in the grass. "If he is gonna teach me even more, I'll kill him." As the last words left Gaara's mouth, the man squeaked in fear and tried to run but Temari caught him and threw him back in the middle.

"What do y... you w...want with m... me?" shrieked the man. "I d... didn't do a...anything to you p... people."

"We need you to help Gaara with a little anger problem," said Temari with a hint of secrecy in her voice. "I want you to insult Gaara so bad, that he will want to kill you."

"WHAAA...! WHY IN THE WORLD WOULD I DO THAT!" he yelled as he started to rock his body back and forth.

She then turned to Gaara and explained, "If you can be insulted to the point to where you want to kill him, and you overcome that urge, you will be ready." She then flashed a grin to the man and said, "If you don't do it, I'll kill you now."

The man could tell she was not joking, so he stood up and started his verbal abuse. "You a... are so w...weak, that you c... can't beat up y... your own m... mother," he stuttered.

Gaara's eyes opened up wide and he said in a slow, evil voice, "No... one... insults... my... MOTHER!" And with the last word, the man was dead because Gaara used his sand to bury him alive. Gaara had an evil look in his eye and left to find more victims.

'Oh shit! I didn't know that teme would insult Gaara's mom! Now he wants more bloodshed,' she thought as she returned to his house, knowing that she could do nothing to stop him.

For a year they practiced like this, test, study, and anger exercise. At night, Gaara studied and ignored the haunting voice in his head. After the twelfth month, Gaara finished his studies of love.

Temari stood there watching Gaara get ready for his long trip to Konoha. "All you need is your good attitude and maybe a present," she said as he rushed to one side of his house then to another.

"You think?" he asked seriously. "I was thinking that an extra pair of clothes would be needed."

"Just take the essentials. When you to Konoha, change into the red shirt and blue jeans that you will take," said Temari as Gaara packed his bag. "Hey Gaara, calm down OK?"

"OK. Thanks Temari," he said as he went out the door.

'He is so friggin' nervous! I hope he will be OK.'

A/N: Sorry if it was too long, I just thought it would make up for the chapters Gaara wasn't in. Again, sorry if was too long. Also, to the ones who have been reading my story from ch.1, thanks for stickin' with me.

Me: "Ugh..." (I wake up from Gaara's blow.)

Sakura and Hinata(together): "Are you OK, dangerX?" (they are standing over me.)

Me: "Hey, I think I am." (I stand up and look around.) "Where's Gaara?"

Sakura: "..." (she points to the bed. He is asleep again.)

Me: "Figures he went back to sleep."