Redeeming Love

Disclaimer: I do not own Naruto

I went totally INSANE when I wrote this chapter, I could never think of what to right... and I kept re-writing too. So if it sucks, too bad I was not about to write something else... IT'S TOO HARD!

Chapter 4: I won't forget

(Flashback)

"OH MY GOD! WHATS GOING ON?!" Came Temari's questioning scream from the doorway of Gaara's bedroom.

We both looked up to see Temari staring at us, her face showing emotions, from shock to horror then rage.

It was reflex; I grabbed the blanket from under Gaara and I then covered our naked figures.

"IT'S NOT WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE" I screamed. That was also reflex.

Gaara was stiff beside me, I looked at him, and he was blushing madly.

"Oh yeah?! If it's not what it looks like, than what is it?!?!" she screamed back at me.

I searched for words, for any lies that I could make up on the spot... Nothing came.

"Well I guess it is what it looks like," I looked up at her, "I'm so sorry!"

(End flashback)

I kept playing the scene over and over again in my head.

Three days had already pasted since it happened but I just couldn't stop thinking about it!

Temari had witnessed her best friend and her little brother having sex!

I felt so horrible, Temari's my friend and I had sex with her brother!

Of all people to have done that with, it had to be him.

Yes, it was wonderful, but still! Temari's probably scared for life, and I doubt our friendship will still be the same.

I'll be the friend that got banged by her younger brother!

I sighed and decided to stop thinking about it.

I had to find something to do to keep my mind off of this topic.

But what could I do? Gaara had left to go do whatever Kazekage duties he had been missing out on while he was sick, Kankuro still hadn't come home since he left this morning, and Temari was to busy watching her favorite Soap Opera.

Since there was nothing better to do, I decided to take a walk around the village.

I took one step out the door, only to get tackled by a screaming Naruto.

"SAKURA-CHAN!"

I was confused, what was Naruto doing here.

"Get off Naruto!" I yelled as I pushed him off, "What are you doing here?"

He looked at me like I was insane.

"I came to bring you back to Konoha! Duh! Baa-Chan got a message saying Gaara was done recovering and had started back up with his Kazekage duties, so she sent me and Sai to came get you."

Of course that's why he was here! But where was Sai?

What I was thinking about was cut off by another thought. My heart felt like it was about to explode, if I was leaving, than that meant I had to say goodbye to Gaara!

Maybe it wasn't so bad, we would just have to visit more often, but wait he's the Kazekage, and he can't just leave his village to see me! I couldn't go visit him either! I had ANBU missions, and whenever I won't be on a mission I'm scheduled to work at the hospital.

We'd never got to see each other. Oh no! What if he meets someone else!? He could go shack up with some whore! If he broke my heart I would die!

Crap! what were we supposed to do? JUST BREAK UP?!

It was a solution that worked, but the thought of it made me feel like I was going to explode.

I thought and thought, for a different way to go about this, but I found nothing!

Tears started welling up in my eyes.

To avoid heartbreak I would have to go tell Gaara that we couldn't see each other anymore.

The tears spilled over. We had only been going out for three and a half days, and it had to end!

So I told Naruto I would be right back, and I walked to Gaara's office.

I knocked on the door and heard him say "Enter".

I opened the door to see him buried in a mountain of paperwork.

Looking up from his desk, he saw me and smiled.

I totally forgot what I came to do. His smiles dazzled me.

I couldn't help but smile back at him.

He got up from his desk and came toward me, greeting me with a kiss.

"What are you doing here?"

His question reminded me what I was doing.

I frowned and looked up at him; my tears had started to pool again.

"Sakura? Is something the matter?" The amount of concern in his voice only made my tears start falling.

"Gaara I have to talk to you." I managed to choke out.

He wiped my tears away and kissed me than said, "Alright. Let's talk."

He was so wonderful! I would miss him so much!

He led me over to a couch and we sat down.

I didn't know how to do this, my head hurt.

"Gaara, I have to go back to Konoha today."

He understood.

"But that's not why I'm crying."

Now he looked confused, so I explained.

"Well, I was thinking about how we were going to make our relationship last when we can't visit each other cause your the Kazekage and I never have time to leave my village unless it's on a mission." He was starting to understand where I was going with this, "I love you so much, But I-"

I couldn't finish, my voice had stopped working for the time being.

I looked down; I wasn't worthy of looking into his eyes at the moment, he took my face into his hands and made me look at him.

"But what, Sakura?" he asked

"But... But, I fear my heart will get broken." My tears flowed more now.

He dropped his hands but kept eye contact.

"Sakura. To love someone, is to give them the chance to break your heart... But to trust them not to."

He always had the right things to say. Did I trust him? Or not?

"I...I...I don't know what to do!" I laid my head in my hands, and sobbed.

He put his arms around me and pulled me into an embrace.

We sat like this for a while, but I finely decided to make a decision. Stay his girlfriend and risk my own heart to be broken... or get on with my life and break his heart?

It was me? Or him? Be selfish? Or be selfless?

I stopped crying and looked up at him.

No matter how badly I wanted to spare him pain, I couldn't...

I'M SUCH A BITCH!

"Gaara. I love you, I really do," on came the tears. "But I can't be with you anymore!"

He looked like I had just shot a bullet through his chest. That's sure what it felt like I did!

(Gaara's POV)

What was she doing?! This was stupid!

I love her and she loves me, or so I thought. Why through something like this down the drain, when there was still hope!

Yeah, we wouldn't be together a lot, and yeah, there was a pretty high chance of heartbreak, but there was still chance non-the-less!

I had to try and change her mind!

(Sakura's POV)

"Sakura, hear me out okay. I know that your heart may get broken if we stay together, but I really think this could work. Before you came to Suna... My life was empty! Than here you came! And for the first time in my entire life I feel alive! You complete me, Sakura!" Why was he making this so much harder than it needed to be? I had to go before he changed my mind!

I looked at him with my tear filled eyes, soaking up as much of his beautifulness that I could.

I needed to kiss him one last time, so I did, I kissed him hard, I kissed him with as much Passion and Love and 'Farewell' as I could.

The kiss may not have lasted long, but it was long enough for me to remember.

At that, I stood up, smiled and walked out. I would have said I loved him or something like it but that would just make this harder.

(Gaara's POV)

She was gone. She was really gone.

She left me shattered, and broken.

She had made up her mind and was gone... Just like that!

I wouldn't go after her; I knew it would do nothing. I got up off of the couch and stood by a window looking out at Naruto who was holding her bags waiting for her, and Sai who just stood there.

When Sakura came out, she took her bags and they started walking, I watched until I couldn't see them anymore. They were gone. Heading back to Konoha.

(Sakura's POV)

We had arrived back at the village, it was late. Naruto and Sai already said goodnight and had walked off in the direction of their homes. I was walking back to my apartment, when I spotted Tsunade and Jiraiya sitting at a Takiniku bar.

I had to tell her I was back, so instead of wasting time tomorrow; I would just do it now.

I walked up to the bar and Jiraiya noticed me first, greeting me with a smile.

Tsunade turned to face me smiling also.

"Hey Sakura! Your back!" she slurred. She was drunk.

I gave a small smile.

"Hello, Tsunade-Sama. I just came to tell you I was back."

I said goodnight and had started walking off when Tsunade stopped me.

I turned around to see her standing right behind me holding an envelope.

"Gaara sent it. It's for you...!"

My heart sank. I took the envelope and walked off.

How did it get here so fast?

...

When I got home I opened it, there was a red letter inside on the front it read my name.

I flipped it open and there was his hand-writing, I started reading...

When I first meet you, I never would have imagined that I would have such strong emotions for you.

I never would have thought that I would dream about you, or miss you whenever you weren't by my

Side or get butterflies in my stomach whenever someone says your name.

When I first meet you, I never would have imagined that I would love you.

I won't forget.

-Gaara

I fell to my knees, crying in the darkness.

I won't forget either... Gaara.

So I don't think I like this chapter, but that's just me... And it's not because of what happens! It's because of the way I wrote it... I just don't like it... And it was too short any other way I wrote it like really short like not even 1,000 words! And I just don't write stories that small!!! Oh and one more thing! If you were wondering what happened to 'Inner Sakura' this chapter... I got mad at her and decided not to put her in... Cause I know she should have been freaking out the whole time Sakura was breaking up with Gaara. She may not be in this story ever again but she will eventually pop up again, in one of my other stories maybe! Also I think Gaara is a little OOC in this chapter but I like it that way!!!

I hope you enjoyed reading it! Even thought I went insane writing it, I still enjoyed it!

If you have any suggestions as to what i should change or add... feel free to comment!

I want atleasy 25 reviews, i only have like 16!!! It sad all the other writers have like two-fucking-million!!!

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