Dam you Gaara! Chapter 6

A small squeeze to her hand awoke sakura. Her eyes flew open. All she saw was green. Her body instinctively tensed, her mind swirled with confusion. Kakashi's training came back to her. She jammed her elbow into her captor's side, and lashed out with her other fist for their face. A fist wrapped in white cloth stopped her. Sakura let out a yell of anger. She hated strangers in her house. She launched herself and captor up into the air. She spun around, kicking out, the intruder was gone, sakura landed confused, arms suddenly wrapped around her waist, pinning her arms to her side. Someone was saying her name, but her anger was making her mind confused. Sakura squirmed. Yelling a stream of curses. She finally got an arm free. Whipping out a kunai knife, she stabbed at her attacker. Something stopped her. Something warm, and dirt like. She and her attacker were suddenly swirled apart. Sakura was slammed against the wall. A sudden storming force rushed upon her, practically crushing her.

Sakura opened her eyes. Sand, she was covered in sand. Sakura looked up. Lee was on the other side of the room. Gaara stood in front of him. His hand outstretched a deadly look in his eyes. Sakura screamed. "Gaara! Don't. It's me!" Gaara didn't even flinch. Suddenly Lee spoke up, his voice sounding hard and cold. "Gaara, I order you to stop." Sakura froze, Gaara's eyes narrowed. Reluctantly he lowered his hand, as he did the sand slowly fell away from Sakura's body, leaving her crumpled on the floor and looking at him with terror in her eyes. Lee ran around Gaara, and too her side. He hugged her closely. "I'm sorry", he said. "I didn't mean to spook you. I was just trying to carry you to your bed." Sakura dumbly nodded. Confused and hurt. Gaara had never attacked her before. It wasn't until Lee wiped her face, did she realize she was crying. Sakura wiped her face. "It's ok, I over reacted" she said softly. Lee hugged her tighter. "I should have stopped Gaara, sooner. It's my fault you got hurt. When he attacked you, I was stunned, I couldn't do anything." Sakura stood up, and looked at Gaara, hurt filled her eyes. Gaara stared at her. His face emotionless, his eyes emotionless. There was nothing there, just a killer. Sakura shook her head. "Why is he acting this way?" she asked Lee. "What did your father do to him?" Lee looked away, ashamed. "My father gave me this". He held out a small note, along with a small pill container. Sakura unwrinkled the note. It said:

Dear Lee,

Give Gaara one pill every week. It's essential that you do. If you forget, even once, it could mean the death of all of us.

Gai

Sakura ripped the note to shreds. Lee looked into Sakura's eyes "He's poisoned Gaara", he said quietly. "The pills make him nothing more then a machine that kills. The pills have practically killed him. That's why he doesn't remember you. Gaara is nothing more then a slave. He's forgotten everything except how to kill." Sakura pushed Lee away. Her head bent down, her hair casting mysterious shadows on her face, her eyes hidden. A small smile appeared on her face. "No Lee, that's were your wrong. Gaara isn't just a machine. He wouldn't forget. It's not in his nature. Gaara's just lost.

Sakura walked over to Gaara. She reached out to touch his face. Sand flared up, slapping her face away. Sakura felt something warm drip down the inside of her hand. Blood…. Sakura touched the blood with her fingers. If this was what Gaara always craved now, then that's all he shall get. Gaara was lost …. Sakura felt determination burn within her.