HI PPLZ!

WAHH! ITS SASUKE-KUN'S BIRTHDAY!
-cheers and dances around-

w00t!W00T!and so, i decided to quickly type up this chappie to
DEDICATE THIS CHAPPIE TO HIM IN HONOR OF HIS BIRTHDAY!
YAY! X3

er...coz, i didn't get time to draw something for his birthiday or write a special one-shot fanfic...coz...of school...aiya...yeah...back to school...so updates would be longer... -sigh-...

yeah...gomen pplz for not updating sooner!

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oh and to clear up something...the guy Sakura falls inlove with is not an OC i meant to say that he would be VERY OOC (out of character) yeah...gomen if i mislead u guyz... anywaiz...sorri i can't reply the reviews coz i'm kinda in a rush nowz... (-.-u) yeah...got to dash off to work soon...-aiya-
anywaiz...here's chapter 4!

Please review if you can! arigatou! (n.n)


"Text" dialogue

'Text' thought/ what the character is thinking

(Text) Authors Notes A/N

'Text' Inner Sakura


Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto or any of the characters from the anime/manga. Kishimoto-sensei does XD
Forgotten Love- Chapter Four
New Love? Or Lust?

-At Konoha Hospital-

The sun rose steadily at the time of 6.30am. The morning glow lit the white washed room and shone onto the kunoichi's face. Her eyes squinted slightly before she slowly drew them open and sat up to take in her surroundings. White sheets, white walls, and there was an empty seat at the side of her bed with a blanket draped over it. It looked like someone had slept there the previous night.

"Where am I?" She asked no one in particular as she tried to recall the events of last night.

Blank.

Nothing came to mind. She then realized that she was at the hospital and judging by the blanket and chair next to her bed, some on had spent the night there by her side. She groaned when she felt sudden sharp pain in her head. She lay back down, pulled her covers up to her neck and rolled over to one side with her back facing the door. Sakura made many attempts to go back to sleep but the buzzing headache prevented her from drifting off to her slumber.

The room was silent and there was an occasional ruffle of the bed sheets when she shifted her position but that was it.

Silence.

Dead Silence.

The uncomfortable atmosphere was beginning to get to her but she couldn't be bothered to do anything about it. With her back still facing the door, she shut her eyes tight in another attempt to get some rest but just as she did, she felt an immense amount of chakra drawing near. Her senses perked up and her eyes shot open at this. She remained still in her bed though, wishing that the figure that the chakra belonged to would think that she was asleep and that it will leave her alone. There was also something else that filled the atmosphere along with the chakra, which made Sakura want to avoid any trouble with the individual. It was a string murderous intent she had felt emerging from the figure into the atmosphere. She could feel the chakra draw closer, and closer, until she could hear the soft footsteps echoing off the bare walls in the hall way get louder and louder.

'No…Please don't come in here…' She wished but it did not come true.

The footsteps stopped at the closed door of her room, which was then closely followed by the squeak from the knob turning, and then the soft click as the door unlocked. The door swung open slowly making the hinges creak.
Sakura shut her eyes and pretended to be at rest. The figure approached her bedside, and as he did, his shadow crept over her white sheets. He towered over her form. She could feel his presence behind her and had to use all her might to prevent herself from trembling in fear.

He thought that she was really asleep so he stretched out a hand, nearing towards her neck, as it may seem. The hand paused suddenly, and with a loose finger, he stroked her cheek softly.

The sudden contact made Sakura flinch and at this, he quickly withdrew his hand as if it had been burnt, then took a step back in pre-caution.

Sakura's eyes shot open and she got up all her courage to sit up and look into the eyes of the figure that had approached her. She opened her mouth to speak and to try to warn the figure off.

"LEAVE ME Alone…?" Her voice drifted off as her eyes met his.

Immediately as is a spell was cast onto her, her eyes widened then narrowed dreamily. It was as if there was a soft bubbly lighting around them and then a message was transmitted to her brain about how HOT the person was. Her eyes blanked out as the love that was developing inside of her blinded them. She felt as is she had wondered off into her own fantasy about them two being together. She knew who the person was and had met him before but as she stared longer into those green eyes of his she felt new emotions beginning to erupt within her.

"Sakura?"

His voice echoed through her mind. 'OMG! His voice is so dreamy…the way he said my name…so cool!'

He called her name again and it was then did she come back down to earth and back into reality. A red tinge crept up onto her face as she noticed his piercing stare on her. She placed a hand on her burning cheek as she looked to one side before she replied.

"O-O-Ohayo…Gaara-kun…" She greeted him timidly.

That's right. The one with green eyes, immense chakra and a strong murderous intent was none other than Gaara of the Sand. Shukaku Gaara.

-"She'll fall in love with the next guy she sees"-

Gaara retained an emotionless face at her reply. At least, he wished that he did.

He was slightly surprised that she had added the suffix '-kun' at the end of his name. He had never seen her blush like that before let alone when talking to him. He had had a soft spot for the kunoichi ever since the day he had tried to kill the Uchiha boy, Sasuke and she had jumped out in front of him to protect the one she loved. Gaara had admired her courage and love for the Uchiha and has secretly and silently had a crush on her ever since.

Sakura sat there on her bed shyly, her gaze averted from his.

'OMG, he's staring at me!' She blushed a deeper red and her gaze fell onto the chair behind him that had a blanket draped over it. And then, something licked together within that brain of hers.

"D-Did you b-bring me here?" She asked shyly and was replied with a simple nod from Gaara.

"A-Arigatou Gozaimas." She thanked him and smiled sweetly.

Gaara's heart began to race, and he felt as though he could've just melted at the sight. Sakura continued to blush and when she got no reply she decided to speak again.

"Ano, how can I repay you?" She asked him.

That sentence snapped Gaara out of his trance and placed him into deep thought. 'Would this be a good time to confess?'

Sakura still got no reply so she called out his name.

"Gaara-kun?"

There was that suffix again, and that sweet voice of hers. Gaara managed to retain his expressionless face and Sakura could feel the murderous intent in the atmosphere beginning to vanish.

"Meet me at Old Cherry Blossom Park at noon tomorrow." He told her in a monotonous voice and with that he left the room, leaving Sakura sitting there on the bed in utter confusion.

It took a while for the words to sink in before they finally registered in that big brain of hers.

'Should I go? Hmmm…. It'll only just be me and him…'

'HELL YEAH!' Inner Sakura butted in, 'We'll probably go walking through the beautiful park!'

'Yeah…so romantic…'

She began to start daydreaming about the day tomorrow, thinking of all the possibilities that could happen. Everything good that is.

The doctor came in shortly, gave her a check up and announced that she was fine and that she may leave whenever she wants.


That afternoon she returned home. Sakura took a nice, relaxing bath. Yes, a VERY relaxing bath, because this time she did not think about Sasuke or how he left her heartbroken. That memory was now gone, poof! Goodbye! Disappeared from her mind. Not only that, she didn't have a nightmare to think about either liked the night before. For once, her mind was relaxed, calm and the only thought in her mind was the meeting with her new love tomorrow at noon.

Afterwards, she slipped into her sleeping gear before beginning to dig through her closet to find a nice outfit to wear to hopefully impress him. Even though it was the middle of autumn, the winter breeze was beginning to seep in. Knowing this fact, she picked out her outfit for tomorrow which consisted of a cute white beanie, a brown turtle-neck top with sleeves that went three-quarters way down her arm, a pleated denim mini-skirt and a thin white cardigan to top it all off.

Sakura laid out her outfit on a chair and with one last look, crawled into bed with an excited grin on her face and soon enough, drifted off into a dreamless sleep.


The next day she wore the outfit and left her house at 11.15am. It was slightly windy but it was autumn so it was reasonable. Her pink tresses danced in the wind as she walked to her destination. She arrived at the park early and sat on a nearby bench watching the beautiful autumn leaves dance in time with the soft cherry blossoms in the gentle breeze.

BEEP-BEEP!

Her watch beeped when it struck noon, and just right afterwards a monotonous voice spoke, which gave her a sudden shock.

"You came."

Sakura jumped a bit in her seat in shock, but instantly recognized the voice. She turned her head in the direction of where the voice had came from to come face to face with the one and only Gaara. as sitting on the seat next to her on the bench.

"U-Umm, Yes. W-Why d-did you want to meet me for?" She asked as a blush began to creep up onto her face like the day before.

"I have something to tell you." He replied simply. His gaze was fixed at the ground in front of him.

"Yes?" Gaara could feel her emerald orbs staring at him.

'Should I tell her now?'

He took a deep breath, which surprised Sakura because it was very unlikely of Gaara to open up.

"The thing is…" He began, as Sakura remained silent to let him go on. "I-I…"

Now this was really surprising. Gaara was actually stuttering. He lifted his gaze off the floor to meet hers. He looked into her green orbs and she stared back into his.

"The thing is, Sakura, Is that…I like you…"

Sakura sat there dumbfounded. 'This isn't a dream is it?'

"S-S-Sorry?" she asked to make sure that her ears were not failing her. Of course she knew perfectly well what he ha said and he knew that too.

Gaara tore away from her gaze and looked back at the suddenly very interesting ground in front of him.

"Don't make me repeat myself." He told her monotonously.

That's it. He opened up for that split second and had quickly closed up again.

"G-Gaara-kun, Umm…" A smile crept up onto her features and she looked away as her face got redder by the second.

"I-I like you too…" She spoke shyly yet again.

Gaara's eyes widened very, very slightly at this. Now this was not the reply he was expecting. Didn't she love the Uchiha boy? She made it clear when she had risked her life to save his. Was it all just a silly crush? These were the questions that sprung up in the red-haired boy's mind when he had heard her reply. But wait, she liked him too? Should he just forget about those silly questions and open up to a new love? Should he—

"W-Would you like to have lunch with me?" her sweet voice cut him off from his thoughts and made him think about this new question she had asked him.

'Who cares about the Uchiha.' He thought as he looked towards the kunoichi again and gave her a small nod in reply. She smiled at this and they both stood up and made their way to find a nice place to have lunch. That was their first date and a beginning of a new relationship for the both of them.


TBC...

Please review if you can!

oh and i might reply the reviews next chapie then..coz i've ran out of time for nowz... yeah and umm...

next chappie...we'll jump ahead to 5 years later...and Sasuke comes back! muahahha

Chapter 5- Sasuke's Return

O.o well now u know who da person Sakura fell in love with was...like i said...he was VERY OOC XD i mean..Gaara doesn't act like that does he? hehe...sorry for the misunderstanding earlier!

anywaiz...
until next time...

Ja pplz!

--(Aitashiaku©)--

This chapter was dedicated to Uchiha Sasuke in honor for his Birthday today! (23-july-2005)
hehe XP...gah...T.T i know...its the WORST b-day pressie for my dear lil Uchiha...but i just didn't get da time to do something else but to update on his birthday...T.T Gomen Sasuke-kun! I still love you! hehe XP