I DO NOT OWN NARUTO!

'Old habits die hard…' Gaara thought to himself, half expecting Shukaku to make a remark.

Gaara glared at Kiba and Sakura, because they could sleep… he could not.

Sakura stirred, then opened her eyes to see Gaara staring directly at her.

"AIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!" Sakura screamed, only to be muffled by the hand of Gaara.

"What the hell? What's going on?" Kiba asked, then looked at Gaara and Sakura.

"Oh my god! You're trying to kill her!" Kiba yelled jumping to his feet, but then tripping over Akamaru.

Akamaru yowled in surprise and pain. Kiba tried to get to his feet again, this time succeeding.

Sakura bit Gaara on the hand because she couldn't breathe and also believed that Gaara was trying to kill her.

Gaara grabbed her arm… or thought he did… but her arm was really silky… and… pink? Wait a minute… he had actually grabbed her hair… and now the worst of it was coming… her head….

BOP!

Gaara rubbed his forehead and opened his eyes… only to see Kiba coming at him… he looked down… there was Sakura… unconscious… whoops…

"WHAT IS WRONG WITH YOU? YOU SICK BASTARD?" Kiba yelled.

"What is wrong with you!" Gaara retorted.

"We enjoy living!" Kiba cried. "What's wrong with you!"

"I enjoy remaining unseen by the people that run this train! That's why I was trying to keep Haruno quiet!" Gaara replied.

"By knocking her out!" Kiba asked critically.

"I was trying to grab her arm… and she's the one that knocked herself out…she bonked into me…" Gaara answered calmly.

"Oh… so you weren't trying to kill her?" Kiba asked.

"No… were you trying to kill her? I bet you would've done the same thing…" Gaara said.

"Yes!" Kiba said proudly.

"Uh…" Gaara said looking at Kiba strangely.

"I meant I would've done the same thing… not kill her…" Kiba explained.

"Well it'd be a good idea to wake her up…" Gaara said to Kiba.

Kiba nodded, shaking Sakura lightly.

"Oh! I've got an idea!" Kiba cried as he leaned down to the non-responsive girl.

"Just wake her up…" Gaara said lazily.

Kiba smiled. "Whatever you say…"

"SAKURA!" Kiba cried. "GAARA'S TRYING TO— Just like that Sakura was awake. "What is Gaara trying to do?" She asked dangerously.

"He was trying to gouge out your eyes!" Kiba yelled.

"My eyes were closed…" Sakura said lamely.

"He's not too bright," Kiba whispered.

"Ok…" Sakura said creeped out.

"Hey!" A voice outside of the train car yelled. "I heard something in here!"

Just like that the door slid open.

"Hi there," Sakura smiled.

"Now what is a pretty lady like you doing in a box car…?" The man asked.

"Well…" Sakura was searching for a good story. "My puppy hopped on the train and I had to go after him!" Sakura said tragically, grabbing Akamaru.

"No stories lady…" The man said smiling.

Sakura smiled sadly. "I'm marrying this man, here!" She said pulling Gaara out of the shadows.

The man looked at Gaara who immediately assumed a sad smile for the tragic story Sakura was about to tell.

"Go on…" the man said.

"Well… my father didn't want me to marry him… but… I love him so much! I just know he's the one! So… I ran away… with him… and my brother, Kiba, and his dog Akamaru… My father would find out if I took any regular trains… so I just knew this was my last chance!" Sakura said tearfully.

"Why didn't you just tell the engineer? He has a soft spot for couples like you…" The man smiled.

Sakura smiled. "I thought he might tell my father… and cloud is one of the only places where my father can't go… Please! Don't tell my father!" Sakura cried.

"Don't worry," The man said. "He'll take good care of you, your husband, brother, and dog…"

"Oh!" Sakura said happily, hugging the man. "Thank you so much!"

Hi! Haha… I'm trying to make my chapters longer… but I don't think it's working! Is it? Well the boys are going to tease Sakura to hell aren't they? Haha! The pairings are decided… although… you could change my mind with a very good review… the pairings are GaaSaku and KibaHina!

I'll try to update soon!

Am I bothered?