Tortured Memories

I didn't eat. Kankuro decided he wanted mine, but Sasuke and Naruto prevented him from eating it. There was a fight between Sasuke and Kakashi for a few minutes then everything went quiet as everyone fell asleep. I was staring up at the night sky through the trees when I heard him.

"Sakura, why don't you love me anymore?" he asked angrily.

I jerked up and looked at Sasuke.His back was turned to me but I could see he was sleeping. I wanted to crawl over to him and hold him in my arms. I just wanted to be next to him. I stood up and took a few steps toward him but I noticed it right away. He had set up traps all around him and was holding a kunai tightly. I sighed and returned to my corner of the camp and sat down.

I looked over everyone. Kakashi, sleeping with his book over his face, Naruto asleep, Sasuke, asleep in his barrier of traps, Kankuro and Temari asleep and Gaara...not here! I stood up again and looked around.

"Damn it. Where is he?" I whispered. "Sasuk-"

He won't help...he'll only get mad at me for telling him. What do I do?

I went to my knees and held my head in my hands. I stared into the blankness created by my hands and sighed. I felt a tapping on my shoulder and I stood up and turned around. I saw nothing but darkness and then a hand extended toward me out of the shadows. I stared at it as it hung in the darkness and without thinking I took it.

Its fingers wrapped around my hand and sunk back into the darkness. I didn't move but when I felt my arm being tugged I stepped forward until I was in the darkness. I couldn't see, couldn't hear anything and the only think I could rely on was the hand that still held onto me. Who ever it belong to was silent and moving quickly and silently through the trees until a feild opened up before us and then the moon hit them.

"Gaara!"

He turned around to look at me but continued walking. I was surprised. For a moment I was goign with him willingly but when I thought of Sasuke I tore my hand away. I stopepd and glared at him as he turne around to me. I gripped my hands and glared daggers at me.

"Gaara, what are you doing way out here and on your own?" I shouted.

"I wanted to tell you something," he answered.

"So tell me," I snapped.

"You know, Sasuke isn't the right guy for," he stated with a snarrel. He msirked as he turned to the sky. "I am."

"And you say this why?"

"Did you not see him today? He didn't protect you. I did, I protected you with every fiber in my body and when you wanted him...I was strong enough to let you. Sasuke isn't strong enough to do that. He's weak, if you stay with him you'll have no freedom."

He walked over to me and stared down at me. For some strange reason I didn't want to move away, so I stayed. He leaned over me and ran his fingers through my hair and as he need his lips pursed against me sending a wave of regret and hoastality through me. I ripped away from him and slapped him like I did earlier with Sasuke.

It didn't seem to phase him because he came at me wanting more. I raised up my arm to slap him again but this time his sand was protecting him. He pushed me against the nearest tree and it felt like I was being pushed and pulled in all different directions. I was basically pinned to the tree and I started crying.

At that moment I felt Gaara's lips against my tear stained cheeks and he began to reel away his sand. He pushed my bangs aside and rubbed the back of my neck.

"Sakura, if I had known I would have made you cry I wouldn't have done it. Forgive me, my sweet."

He slid into the darkness and I rolled down the tree and onto the ground. I pursed my lips together trying to fight back my sobs but it didn't work for long. I ended up crying there for ten minutes or so then stood up and walked back to camp.