Last time: The medic took his hand, dragging him down a couple alleys, and toward the mountainside. Gaara couldn't help but blush. It was the biggest blush he had ever felt on his face. But then again, he hadn't had too many blushes on his face before, well, actually, he had NEVER actually blushed before.

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Put THAT Back Together

Sakura panted. She was tired from dragging Gaara everywhere around Konoha. Gaara, too, was a bit tired. He merely leaned over a bit, and took a deep breath. If they were ambushed right now, they were basically hopeless.

"Come on slowpoke! It's just a bit farther!" Sakura said teasingly, after which she ran giggling down a narrow alleyway and up a flight of stairs.

"When I catch up to you, you better run!" Gaara said, a small laugh from his mouth, and a smile trying to escape. He didn't fight it, though. It was too dark for her to see it, and besides, Sakura was way ahead of him. He finally caught up with her, and, just as he was about to chew her out, he saw that she was staring at something.

"Um, Sakura? What are you staring at?" Gaara asked, thouroghly confused. Sakura never even blinked. She just pointed her small skinny finger at the night sky. Gaara was astounded. He had been looking at the night sky for as long as he could remember. It had been since he was nearly three, but the night sky had never been this amazing.

"...Wow." he finally managed to say.

"Yeah, wow." Sakura replied. The wind had picked up a rhythmic pace. It was soothing, and was good enough to dance to. Gaara and Sakura had been sitting at the ledge, before Sakura stood up. Gaara looked up at her, only to see a hand in his face. He reached up and grabbed it, patted off some of the dirt of his clothes, and looked back at Sakura. She had been staring at him. It made him feel a little bit uncomfortable.

"Is there something on my face, Sakura?" he asked, trying to break her stare.

"No, it's just that, this seems so familiar." Sakura said, looking up at the sky.

"You know, your right." Gaara said, doing the same as Sakura. They began walking around the rooftop, a comfortable silence filling them.

Flashback

Sakura had been at a party for Tenten that night. She had asked out Sasuke for the billionth time, being turned down again. She had gone up to the roof to be alone and cry. She layed down, in a pose similiar to Shikamaru's. The sky that night was just too amazing to pass up.

"Oh, I'm sorry. I didn't realize someone else was here." said a barely recognizable voice. Sakura turned to see who it was, only to be met with the shoes of a young boy, about her age. She looked up, and immediately noticed the blood red hair and the infamous yellow gourd. The clash of two emerald eyes were amazing in the moonlight.

"I'm sorry Gaara. I'll just leave now." said the medic-in-training, standing up.

"No, it's fine." he said, sitting down next to her. Sakura sat down next to him. They had become friends over the past few weeks, after the war between Konoha and Suna. The countries realized it wasn't either of their faults and that their alliance should be stronger and that they should be in war against the sound nin, and the Akatsuki. But that was then, and this is now. They sat like that, just staring at the stars, for several minutes. Gaara finally said something to break the silence that filled the air.

"Why were you crying?" Gaara asked, still staring at the sky.

Sakura sighed before answering. "Sasuke...turned me down again." she said.

"Why do you like him so much Sakura? I may be new to feelings, but if he was your friend, wouldn't he acknowledge you? Or praise you when you did something right?" Gaara said, turning his head to the girl.

"I don't know Gaara. I think I might not like him like I think I do. But Gaara, thank you. For everything." Sakura said, before leaving the roof. That night, she went to find Sasuke. That's also the night that he left the Konoha for the Sound village. She never got to tell him that. Since that day she and Gaara had been much closer, and she had had a crush on Gaara.

End Flashback

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Tears swelled in Sakura's eyes. She fell, but luckily, something, or more correctly, SOMEONE caught her. She felt warm, for the first time in a long time.