Thank you so much Nanami, I appreciate your kind words.

TheBloodyLoveOfSakuraHaruno, thank you for your review! The date idea took me ages to come up with and I changed it God knows how many times. It was my best friend who told me to go with the castle idea. Believe me, I question my sanity every day at work and wonder why I'm putting myself through all the stress each day!

Hope you all enjoy this chapter; I'll try to update sooner!

Love to you all

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Sakura stirred in the bed, rolled over and cuddled next to Gaara. "What time is it?" she mumbled against him.

Gaara blinked his eyes open in the darkness and reached over for his phone from the bedside table, "midnight," he yawned. He put his phone back down and rolled over, placing his arm around her. He kissed her forehead and closed his eyes.

Sakura snuggled closer to him, kissing him.

Gaara smiled against her lips, kissing her back. He rolled her over and laid on top of her, moving his mouth to her neck.

Sakura moaned, moving her head slightly, giving him more access to her neck. She wrapped her arms around his back, scratching at him.

Gaara moved to the other side, before moving his mouth down her and capturing her nipple.

Sakura groaned, biting down on her lip as Gaara moved to the other nipple, giving it the same attention. She pushed against his shoulder, making him lie down and climbed astride him. She bent down and kissed him deeply, before moving down his body and licked at his hardened length, before taking it into her mouth.

Gaara groaned low, one hand fisting her hair as he thrust his hips upwards.

Sakura moaned throatily as she sucked him harder. Her head bobbing up and down.

Gaara pulled her off him and towards him, kissing her deeply, before laying her on the bed and going down on her. He licked at her, sucking on her clit. He pushed two fingers into her, pumping as he continued to lick at her bud of nerves.

Sakura writhed around the bed, her fingers clawing at the bed sheets as her core clenched and pleasure pooled low in her stomach. She bit down on her lip, stopping her from screaming out as she came.

Gaara licked her once more before pulling out his fingers and licking them. He lined himself and pushed inside her, both of them groaning. He straightened up and grabbed her hips, pulling her closer to him, throwing one leg over his and thrust in deep.

Sakura bit the back of her hand, stopping her from moaning out too loud as he hit the spot inside her over and over.

Gaara moved a hand between their bodies and rubbed at her clit, pushing her to the edge again. As she tightened around him, he thrust a few more times before coming himself. He pulled out of her and walked to the bathroom, cleaning himself before grabbing a washcloth and running it under warm water and walked back to the room and cleaned Sakura. He threw the wash cloth in the bathroom and laid back in bed, next to Sakura, pulling her closer to him.

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Sakura stirred and blinked in the lightened room. She stretched her arms above her head.

"Good morning," Gaara turned over and kissed her cheek.

Sakura smiled at him, "good morning." She grabbed the covers and pulled them up, covering her nakedness.

"How did you sleep?" Gaara placed his hand on her waist.

Sakura blushed, recalling their midnight tussle in the bed sheets, "I slept well. You?"

"I slept really well, better than I've ever done in a long time," he told her.

"What is the time?"

Gaara grabbed his phone, clicking it awake, "it's half nine."

At that moment, Kankuro opened the door, walking in, "Gaara, are you okay? You never sleep in this late." He looked over and smirked at Gaara, who was sat up, with the covers over him, trying to hide Sakura from his view, "well, I see why," he turned and walked out the room, "Temari, our little brother has got the company of a woman."

Gaara groaned and hung his head low, "I'm sorry," he turned to look at Sakura, who had pulled the covers under her chin, her face quite red. "I didn't think either of them would come barging in."

Sakura shook her head, smiling at him, "it's not your fault," she sat up straighter, "can I use your bathroom quickly?"

"Sure," Gaara stood up and opened the door for her, from a cupboard, he grabbed a clean towel and placed it in the bathroom. He grabbed his shorts and slipped into them, followed by a shirt.

Sakura wrapped the covers around her and walked into the bathroom. She started the shower, let the cover drop and quickly got in. She found Gaara's shower gel and squirted some in her hand and lathered it up, rubbing it over her body quickly. She washed herself, turned off the water and got out. She grabbed the towel and dried herself, before wrapping it around her body. She grabbed the cover and put it into the wash basket. She walked out and found Gaara sat on the bed, her clothes placed neatly on the bed.

"I'll leave you to get dressed," he gave her a small smile and walked into his bathroom, he started the shower and got under it, washing himself and his hair quickly before turning off the water and getting out. He dried himself and dressed in the clothes he'd taken off. He walked back into the room, finding Sakura dressed and sat on the bed. He walked over to her and sat down with her. "Sakura… I really am sorry for earlier."

Sakura placed her hand on his, giving it a squeeze, "you don't have to apologise."

"But you're upset," he held her hand.

"It was more of a shock than anything, I wasn't expecting anyone to walk in on us," she leant towards him and gently kissed him, "thank you for yesterday."

Gaara sighed with relief, he kissed her back, "thanks for coming out with me."

They sat on the bed for a few moments, holding one another. "I'll drop you off home," Gaara said as he stood up and held out his hand.

Sakura took his hand and stood up, grabbing her bag and placing it over her shoulder.

Gaara grabbed his phone and keys, pocketing them, they walked out of his room, to find Temari and Kankuro waiting outside.

Temari looked between them, crossing her arms over her chest, "you've got to be kidding me!"

"Temari," Gaara glared at her, "watch it."

"No, you watch it," she shot back, she turned her gaze towards Sakura, "you're meant to be his doctor, how could you sleep with one of your patients?" she seethed.

"Gaara isn't my patient anymore, he hasn't been for several weeks now," Sakura told her, giving her a small smile.

"Temari, Sakura is right," Kankuro piped up, he looked over at his sister and smiled, "Gaara was only ever her patient for one day and that too only because she was covering Sasori."

Sakura turned to look at him, smiling at him.

"Plus, we should be glad to finally see Gaara with someone," he winked at her.

Gaara took Sakura's hand and walked to the door.

"Where do you think you're going?" Temari demanded.

"I'm dropping Sakura home," Gaara told her, he grabbed his jacket and draped it over Sakura's shoulders and opened the door. He led her towards his car and unlocked it, opening the door for Sakura before walking to his side.

He got in and started the car, driving to Sakura's house. "I'm sorry about Temari," he told her.

"She's only trying to look out for you," Sakura replied.

"It's annoying," Gaara mumbled.

Sakura gave him a small smile; she knew exactly how he was feeling.

Gaara pulled up on her driveway, next to her car.

Sakura got out, Gaara following after her. She walked to the front door and unlocked it, opening it. She turned to face him, placing her arms around him, "thank you."

"You're welcome," he wrapped his arms around her waist, pulling her closer. "Did you have a good day?"

"The best," she smiled at him and kissed him.

Gaara kissed her back. His phone buzzed in his pocket. He pulled away and grabbed his phone and groaned, Temari's name flashing across the screen.

"You should answer it."

Gaara pocketed the phone, "she'll only shout at me about something."

"Go home and talk to her Gaara," Sakura smiled. She kissed his cheek and moved her hands away, "I'll speak to you later."

Gaara kissed her forehead, "thank you for a great night."

Sakura blushed, her mind on their tussle in the sheets. She bit her bottom lip and smiled, "it was fun."

"It really was," Gaara bent his head and captured her lips in a deep kiss, pulling her closer to him.

Sakura placed her hands on his chest, kissing him back before pulling away, "go and talk to her before she comes hunting us down," Sakura smiled at him, her body thrumming with desire.

Gaara groaned and pressed his head against hers, "okay, but I'm not going to enjoy it."

She smiled, "it'll be okay."

He kissed her once more before making his way back to his car. He waved at her and got in, driving back to his house. He parked and sat in his car for a while, taking a deep breath and got out. He opened the front door and walked in.

"Gaara, get in here now!" Temari shouted from the living room.

Gaara sighed deeply and walked into the living room, where Temari and Kankuro were sat.

"Way to go little brother," Kankuro grinned at him, "I knew you'd take my advice."

"Shut up Kankuro," Temari snapped. She looked over at Gaara, "why didn't you tell us that you were going out with Sakura?"

"Since it wasn't any of your business," Gaara told her.

"I'm only trying to look after you," Temari shouted, she stood up and walked over to him, "what is going on between you two? How long have you two been together?"

"Temari, I don't need to tell you anything."

"Well, I want to know!"

"I love her!" he shouted, his words echoing around them, surrounding them.

Temari and Kankuro looked at him, shocked at his words.

"You what?" Temari asked finally, before laughing with no humour, "you love her? Are you in a relationship?"

Gaara grit his teeth, the whole point of yesterday was to find out whether Sakura would like to be in a relationship, but Gaara didn't get the chance to bring it up, his mind on other things. He kicked himself mentally.

"Well?" Temari raised a pointed eyebrow, "is she your girlfriend?"

"Temari, leave Gaara alone," Kankuro stood up and walked towards them, "this is between him and Sakura."

"The hell it is," she turned to face Kankuro, glaring at him, "I need to know what is going on between them. For all we know, she might be using him for our money."

"Enough!" Gaara shouted, "Sakura is not using me for anything and definitely not for money. She's a doctor, she earns a lot of money," he seethed, taking a deep breath trying to calm himself.

"Is she your girlfriend?"

Gaara stared at her, refusing to answer her question.

"I asked you a question," Temari narrowed her eyes at him.

Gaara stayed silent still.

"Is she your girlfriend?" Temari shouted at him.

Gaara shouted, "I don't know."

Temari threw her head back and laughed, "so, you love her, sleep with her and yet you don't know whether she is your girlfriend."

Gaara shook his head, closing his eyes and taking a deep breath. "I was meant to ask her yesterday, but I didn't get the chance."

"Because you were too-

"Temari, stop," Kankuro interrupted her, "don't say anything that will make things worse."

Temari glared at him, "whatever," she turned her gaze to Gaara, "I want to meet her."

"You've already met her," Gaara reminded her.

Temari rolled her eyes, "I want to meet her as your potential girlfriend, that way I can see for myself that she isn't using you."

"Fine, I'll arrange a date," Gaara sighed out. He couldn't see any way out of this.

Just then, there was knock on the door. The three siblings looked at one another before Gaara walked to open the door.

"It's been a while."

Gaara stared at his father, surprise evident on his face, "f…father?"

Rasa nodded and walked past Gaara into the house. He walked into the living room and smiled at Temari and Kankuro, "how are you two doing?"

"Dad," Temari forced herself to smile, hugging their father, "how are you? How was the drive?"

"I'm good, thanks. The drive was tiresome," he walked up to Kankuro and shook his hand, "how are you son?"

"I'm good, dad," Kankuro smiled.

Gaara shook his head clear and shut the door, he walked into the living room, standing away from Temari, Kankuro and their father. "I didn't know you were coming."

"I forgot to tell you," Temari looked at him, giving him a small smile, "dad had called me during the week to say he was coming over for a few days."

Rasa turned to face Gaara, "how are you?"

"I'm fine, thanks. You?"

Rasa nodded, "fine as well." He sat down on the sofa, Kankuro following after him, while Temari walked into the kitchen, fetching glasses and a jug of water. She placed them on the table and sat down with their father.

Gaara took a deep breath and sat down on the arm chair, facing their father.

"How is the business doing?" Rasa poured himself water and sipped on it, sitting back on the sofa, eyeing his three children.

"It's doing well," Kankuro replied, "we've managed to get several new contracts and the clients are all happy with the terms."

Rasa took another sip of his water, nodding.

Temari and Kankuro told him everything that had been going on with the business. Gaara watched as they all spoke. For a few hours, he sat there silently, listening to the conversation around him, only ever speaking if a question or statement was directed at him.

"Gaara, can you help me prepare lunch?" Temari asked, standing up and walking to the kitchen.

Gaara followed after her. He leant against the wall in the kitchen, watching as Temari grabbed ingredients from the cupboards and fridge, placing them on the counter. She turned to face Gaara, giving him a small smile, "I'm sorry for not telling you about dad sooner."

Gaara nodded, not knowing what to say.

"He's staying here for about a week, I think."

Again, he nodded, watching as she cut up lettuce, shredded carrots and cabbage, chucking them into a bowl.

"Are you going to say anything?" Temari looked at him.

"What do you want me to say?"

Temari huffed and wiped her hands on a towel, she walked up to Gaara and held his hand, "I know you and dad haven't seen eye to eye, but things have been better between you two. Maybe while he is here, you two can talk or something."

"As fun as that sounds," Gaara pulled his hand out of hers, "father still looks at me like he hates my guts. I think I'm happy with how things are." He walked over to the counter and grabbed the bowl, seasoning it with salt, pepper and chilli before adding in the mayonnaise and mixing it all together.

Temari shook her head. She walked to the counter and prepped the chicken, coating it in flour, eggs and breadcrumbs before frying it and placing it into buns, with the lettuce and coleslaw Gaara was finished with.

The lunch plated up, Temari and Gaara took plates in, setting them on the table. Temari called Kankuro and their father to join, while Gaara grabbed glasses and drinks, placing them down and sitting down.

Lunch was a quiet affair, which suited Gaara just fine. His thoughts turning to Sakura, how he longed to be with her right now, to spend time with her, get to know her and maybe even tell her how he felt. With his plate empty, he excused himself, placing his plate and the rest of the dirty dishes in the sink and washing them. Kitchen cleaned, he excused himself to his room. He grabbed his laptop, fired it up and worked through several emails, scheduled meetings and checked progress on the different contracts that were almost completed.

By the time he was done, it was almost dark outside. He decided to call it a night and get into bed. He grabbed his phone from his pocket and unlocked it, finding a few messages from Sakura. He smiled and clicked on them, reading them.

Hey Gaara, how are you? How are things with Temari? I am sorry if I have caused any issues, if you want, I'm happy to speak to her xx

Thank you again for yesterday, I really did have a lot of fun spending time with you and exploring the castle. Here are some of the pictures I took xx

He clicked on the pictures. The first one was a picture of the outside of the castle, the next the main room, the third a picture of him. He didn't even notice her take the picture. He was stood in the middle of the room, looking around with a small smile, the forth and fifth were pictures of him too. The last picture was of them together, both smiling at the camera, he was stood close to her, his arm around her waist.

He smiled at the picture, wishing he could be with Sakura even more. He began typing a reply but stopped, he wasn't sure what to tell her, whether he should mention his father was here or not. After a while, he typed a reply.

Hi Sakura, I am okay, thanks. You? I haven't had a chance to speak with Temari as my father is over, surprise! I really enjoyed spending time with you too, thank you for making it so special. I'd love to meet up again, if you want to xx

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Sakura read the message; her eyes wide. She knew from Gaara that the relationship with his father was a rocky one, and she was worried about him, worried how he must be feeling. She clicked on the call button and pressed the phone to her ear, listening to the dial tone, until Gaara picked up.

"Hey Gaara, how are you?"

"Sakura, it's good to hear your voice," he sighed out, "I'm okay, thanks. You?"

"I'm good thanks." She paused before asking, "How are things?"

"Temari said she had spoken with him a few days ago and he told her that he was coming over, and she forgot to mention it. father turned up after I'd dropped you off, he's talking with Temari and Kankuro."

"What about you? Have you spoken to him?"

"Just hi, how are you," he told her with another sigh, "other than that, not really."

Sakura frowned, she wished she could be with him, to comfort him, hold him and tell him that he is loved. She could only imagine what was going through his mind. "Do you… Do you want to talk about it?"

"Not much to talk about Sakura, but thank you for the offer. How are you anyway?"

"I'm fine," she smiled into the phone, "just getting ready for bed."

"I'll let you go, speak to you later."

Sakura wanted to say something but she couldn't think of what to say, "okay, speak to you later. Good night."

"Good night."

The call was disconnected, Sakura placed it on her bed and looked at it, wondering what she could have said, should have said. She sighed deeply and set her alarms for the morning. She placed her phone on the bedside table and made her way to the bathroom, washing her face and brushing her teeth. Back in her room, she picked up her phone and sent Gaara a message.

I'm here if you ever want to talk. Good night, sweet dreams xx

She placed the phone back down and got into bed, turning off the lights and closed her eyes.