After the mountain faces had been cleaned, the four shinobi sat tiredly on the metal lifters that had held them there to wash the paint marks. Anika layed back and stared at the sky, not noticing Sasuke was staring hungrilly at her. Kakashi dismissed the four to get a nights rest. As Sakura, Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi left, Anika teleported to the top of the mountain to find Gaara again. She smiled at him as she walked up to his form, his arms open for her and embracing her as soon as she was pressed against him. She kissed his cheek, happy that she had time to be with him then and there.

"I missed you," Anika said with a grin on her face. He smiled and walked with her, happy to be with her.

LATER

Anika and Gaara sat in the tall grass, happy and content. Anika stared at the stars, a shooting star falling across the velvet sky. She smiled and pointed it out.

"What is so perfect about a star?" Gaara asked Anika childishly. Anika smiled, glad to answer.

"A star is perfect. But not nearly as perfect as the one you love." She said, looking into his light green eyes.

"Well I have found the one I love..." Gaara said, pulling her closer.

"I have found Love in the Sand..." Anika whispered into his ear.

"And I have found Love in a Leaf... and it's the most beautiful Leaf of all..." Gaara whispered back before kissing her cheek. In a matter of minutes, Anika was asleep in Gaara's arms. He took note of this and fell into meditation, seeing he didn't sleep since Shukaku was inside of him.

Sasuke smirked through the tall grass in which surrounded his suave and ruggedly good looking form. Tonight he would earn Anika's heart...

As Sasuke crept up behind Gaara and Anika, he cast a paralyzing jutsu on Gaara and carried Anika away in his arms, being careful not to wake her up.

A FEW MINUTES LATER

Anika woke up, her ankles tied and her mouth gagged. She frantically struggled until she saw Sasuke sitting in front of her.

"Good," he started, "you're awake." He pulled the gag from her mouth.

"What do you want?" Anika asked.

"You."

"What?!"

"I want you, Anika." Sasuke said in a low handsome tone.

"No! I'm with Gaara!"

"Gaara? He's not good for you. I could give you more than that beast ever could. He's pure evil, Anika. A murderer. He'll kill you just like he killed family accept for those two nimwitted idiots that follow him around." Sasuke said. He seemed so serious.

"No! You're wrong! I won't listen to you!" Anika screamed out. The lies continied until sand captured Sasuke in a tight and rough embrace.

BD: HAHAHAHA!!! I SHALL LEAVE YOU A CLIFF HANGER!!!!

Gaara: ... Damn... she's as evil as me...

BD & Gaara: REVIEWS!!!!