A/N: Finally! A new story for all those out there that loves GaaraxSakura fics! This is NOT the sequel to 'Thats Highschool 4 ya' but its good enough to be a new story! I hope I can still get the support that all my readers gave in my first Naruto story. Now, before the story starts I would like to make some things clear both about the story and my rules:
1: Don't flame... Critism is alright but watch the wording... I'm sensitive to comments!
2: If you don't like the story then don't force yourself
and lastly:
3: This is an AU ( alternate universe story so its modern!) story so think differently!
Chapter 1: Two worlds
Sabure,
Its been ages since we last talked. Nothing has changed much. Just a move to a new city. I found a new job, things are going alright at the moment but it could get better. I still need to get a certain place in the company first... I've only been able to get a hold of the forms. I hope everything would be fine if I get this job. Enough about me and more about you now!
How have you been? Hows your siblings? I know that I get boring when I talk to you non-stop so I'll stop here. Its getting cold lately around here. Remember to bring a jacket! Remember what happened last time? Right... you probably don't... well here's a reminder:
Ha...Ha...Ha...CHUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUU!
We couldn't talk for like... years... Don't make the same mistake again!!!
Hanako
She clicked enter and the words disappeared and was replaced by the word sent. She smiled to herself. It has only been a week since she moved here and it was only fair to keep Sabure posted on everything thats happened. She could only smile at the memories of when he was ill. He had sent her VERY short e-mails and by the looks of the words strung together she could tell that he was as pissed as hell. He had just forgotten to wear his jacket on a windy night and ended up ill for a whole week. A week without Sabure was almost like a year in pluto. She couldn't help but try to imagine his face all red and his face buried in a blanket. It was too cute not to imagine...
She had never seen Sabure in her whole life and probably never will, all she could do was try to imagine. Her expression seemed faraway amd her mind drifted off to a place that was filled with ideas, dreams of what Sabure looked like.
She was Hanako.
He was Sabure.
Her name was Haruno Sakura.
His name was...
Unknown.
They had known each other for over 5 years now. Ever since she was 18 she knew Sabure. A coincidence that the two met. He was just THERE. She had never thought that he would be the turning point of her life.
She layed down on her bed, the almost silent ticking of the clock kept her thoughts running and she looked at the opened balcony window. It was night already and the stars seemed to just glow with their own light, the moon seemed to look down on her, sharing a silent greeting.Her thoughts ran wild and she couldn't help but think that Sabure was out there somewhere...
Somewhere out there in the world...
His eyes just flickered through the page as he looked at the same old thing time and time again. Some stupid e-mail about promotions and maybe a raise. That was all people cared about. they couldn't care less if he died or not. He was their boss and that was that. No questions asked. He looked out the window of his study, the moon's rays showered him and his red hair glowed in the light, a ring on his new e-mail system alerted him and his sharp gaze fell on the name of the sender:
Hanako
He clicked on the email as soon as he saw the name. Hanako was one of the only people that looked at him not as the boss of the famous Suna Corporation but just as his alias:
Sabure
An incident during one of his now over confusion had led him to her. Almost like destiny wanting a play with his life...
Flashback:
He clicked around the sites that plauged the whole of the internet, his boredom was nothing compared the the crap that he had to do all morning, afternoon, evening every single day of every single year since he has first took over the company. Suna Corporation was a major company that ranged from selling electronics to clothes. He was the son of the previous owner and when his father had died and his siblings refused to take the job he took it as a means to carry on his life. The exsistance of himself disgusted him in every single day. Everyday it was the same questions over and over again. Rewinding it self like a tape and blasting into his head since he first thought about it:
Why am I still alive?
Why must I keep going on like this?
Why am I here?
In this place
In this time
Why?
One, two, three, four. The almost silent clicks and soft tapping of the keyboard led him into a chatroom. Only a few people were in there and the conversation alerted him to look carefully:
Hanako123: Aki, life's harsh. Things just go bonkers, its just the way of life, even if its screwed up...
Aki3422: Hanako. I lost my job, the boss just about threatened me if I didn't stay away from his son he will kill me. Me and Hiraku are in love.
Hanabi4eva: I know what you mean, I think this world is messed up most days, like 363 days in a year its messed up.
Hanako123: Aki... Love... Its a strange thing... If you think you're meant to be together then go with your heart. I made a mistake once and it almost ruined my whole life. Don't make the same mistake I did.
Aki3422: Thx Hanako... I need to see Hiraku now... I'll talk to you later...
Aki 3422 has left the chat
At first he ignored it but then it almost became his ritual to observe 'Hanako' and her chats. Everyday she talked to people about their problems. She answered like she knew everything there was to know about the relationship just by asking a few question. He just watched until that one question that had hid from the world surfaced on his mind:
Can she understand?
An auto answer came into his head, silencing every little whisper at the back of his head in one swift commanding answer:
NO
He was Gaara. Sabaku no Gaara. He was just him. He was different. He had his own rules and own world. The wall that separated him from other people couldn't be broken it was impossible.
Each brick was a memory. A memory that sunk to the bottom of his heart and each little bit of cement was the promise that he made with himself. The one that holds the wall together.
I will only love myself.
The wounds from the shards of memories opened each time he found himself looking into the mirror. The face of Gaara. The face of a killer.
His hands moved fast and before he knew it he had rushed into the wall of memories and broke through it for a split second.
He pressed ENTER.
That was when it all started.
End of flashback
Sabure. He took on the identity of a normal person. Not the owner of the Suna Corporation but just a worker in a damned city working hard to earn a living. That was his life now. At least it was part of his life. He felt like he lived a double life. A life of a normal fresh out of college young man and a life of wealth and servants that did his every bidding. The two worlds clashed together. It just seemed so unreal. Yet so true.
He looked over the latest e-mail off Hanako and smirked. He remembered clearly what had happened last time and the tip on chicken soup would never be forgotten.
He looked out of his apartment and stared aimlessly in the sky.
You're out there...
Somewhere.
The slight ring of the elevator brought her back to life as she followed the great amount of people inside a small elevator. Half of them were twice her size with straight suits and sleek hair while the other half was plain boring in their suits. She ruffled her shirt and straightened her hair once more. Her stare at the mirror was enough to crack it but she inspected herself one more time. The same pink hair and green eyes greeted her and her cream coloured skirt and matching shirt gave her a professional yet soft look. It was the first day of her new job and she couldn't help but feel a tiny bit concerned with what they thought of her.
What if they hate me?
What if they look down on me?
What if-
Her thougths stopped and her inner voice kicked in.
WHAT THE NAME OF ALL THINGS HOLY DO YOU THINK YOU'RE THINKING WOMAN???
I AM NOT WEAK AND I AM NOT GONNA BACK DOWN!!!
YOU HEAR ME???
I DON'T GIVE A SHIT IF THEY HATE ME!!!
I COULDN'T CARE LESS!!!
NOW GET IN THERE AND SHOW THEM WHAT WE'RE MADE OF!
Her inner voice had such a way to say things it was almost scary. She repeated what her inner voice said and pushed through the glass doors. Preparing for the good and bad that would come from opening this Pandora's box.
"Sir, we have one more interviewer for the job of secretary. Her name is Haruno Sakura Gaara-sama" His assistant said as he bowed and opened the door to reveil the woman that may be his next secretary. He didn't even bother looking up from his papers and his eyes just looked at her records and description from her last job.He spoke up after he finished, the room was silent until the moment his lips were unsealed.
"Sit down Haruno-san, I'll need to ask you some questions before making my judgement..." He said before he looked up from the papers to look at her.
She was just like everyother girl in her appearance, they same style of clothing on the first day of an interview. They never change. The couldn't get any more broing and he was not interested at all with them. A waste of space and time was all he ever thought about them.
"Haruno-san, if you don't mind I would just like to get straight to the point with you... Why do you want this job?" He stared at her and watched her closely. Every single one of the interviewers lied or just said what he wanted to hear. Not what they really felt. If she lied she would make slight movements and if she took too long then she's thinking of an answer to please him. Every move she made now would determine her future.
Each and every move.
She couldn't be any more shocked but she hid it well. Her inner self wanted to show itself and tell him exactly how random of a question it was but she knew she would be as good as dead. She needed this job and she wasn't going to let it go without a fight. She knew exactly what was going on and she was suprised. She didn't know that this man in front of her could be so...
Careful.
One little mistake and her job goes byebye.
Hesitate and he will take you out along with the trash.
Lie and you die.
She had to make sure her wording was right. If she got this wrong then she would lose everything she's worked so hard for. All because of the stupid red head for giving her such a dead end question.
Damn you to the 101 hells there are! If I get this job I'm seriously gonna go and make your life a living hell...
He noticed her expression changed from blank to something very different...
A smirk
Her voice rang out in his ears and he couldn't believe what she just heard. Not one time did someone say that...
"What do you want me to say?"
He kept his face neutral and his assistant could feel the heat and the intensity of this conversation. It was raising up to a dangerous temperature and it was about to get hotter. His leader looked down for a moment in thought before answering with a smirk plastered on his face:
" I want you to say why do you want this job Haruno-san... If you don't tell me we aren't going to be getting anywhere in this interview..." he said innocently. His eyes glittered with mischiefness and he waited for a submit or a snappy sentence from the pink haired woman.
"Sir, I don't know what to say... Maybe you could enlighten me with your wisdom... What would you say if our position changed?" She smiled at him.
Two can play at that game...
"Haruno-san... I would say..." he paused and smirked while fiddling with his pen.He didn't even bother looking at her."...I would say my reason and get this interview over and done with..." he couldn't help but chuckle inside. She thought she had him? Hell was she wrong...This was getting more interesting by the second.
Geezzz... what is this guy? Some kinda human robot? He's definately done his homework on interrogation...
Just then a small ring was all it took to evapourate the growing tension in the office. The assistant looked up and answered the phone, answering with a few: 'Hai' and turned to the red haired man.
"Sir, we have a minor problem downstairs at the waiting room. It seems like the interviewers for the next post: Sales assistant. Has gotten violent and the situation is in a mess." The red head looked displeased. He had wanted to find out what she would say but this little incident had to pull him away. He packed his suitcase with her files and just before he left the room and his hand was on the handle of the door he paused.
"Haruno-san...You're hired...but watch that attitude when you speak to me. My name is Gaara by the way. Sabaku no Gaara. Use it."
Attitude??? I'll show you attitude!!! Little punk!
She held herself back and nodded and he closed the door. Leaving her alone in the office.
She opened the door and closed it. The silent echo bounced off the walls and she laid down her keys in the usual place. She felt drained. It was one thing to go to an interview but another thing to face your boss and be interrogated by the man himself. She couldn't help but take a breath of the calming scent of her home. It was a good thing she stocked up on those scented candles for this kind of occasion.
She lighted a few purple candles and switched on the computer which sat on the desk that was near her bed. Some days she wouldn't even want to move from the bed to use it.
The soft almost like humming noise came from the computer and she checked her e-mails first. It was a routine to check when ever she went online or even on the computer. Sabure might have replied by now.
1,2,3 clicks later she found he had replied already.
Hanako,
Today was slow... REAL slow... My boss had me running around the whole company like I was a chicken with no head. Some days like these I want to just get out of here. I'm glad you found a new job. I won't ask you where its at or where you are at the moment just like we agreed but good luck out there. Slow as the day was, I have a new co-worker. She isn't like the other ones. Most of the past ones were either dimbos or just pathetic. Like you said before Life is harsh but it could REALLY get better. This one has abit too much head in there. I mean, dimbos are a BIG no but smart asses are not exactly the best things in the world. Well... Its not my decision to hire her so I'll just see how things go.
By the way I do remember about that incident.
I ended up having a truck comming to my house to collect the amount of used tissues aka (in your world) pastries. (How the hell are they bloody pastries woman???)
Chicken Soup was nice though.
I remembered to put on my jacket.
SO CALM IT DOWN WOMAN!
Sabure
She couldn't help but laugh at the words he typed. It was silly to think that their lives were just as messed up as everybody else's. It seemed like they shared their life with each other. Almost physicly but never able to reach each other. The gap seemed so wide but in truth it was one a centimeter apart.
They think the chance of meeting in this damned world was low to the point of impossible.
But what the truth is... the chance of meeting everyday is high to the point of definite.
That wide gap...
That one centimeter gap.
Marks the place where the two worlds collide.
A/N: Hey! That isn't that bad after all right??? Well, feel free to leave comments on what you think of the story so far... leave reviews by the door and that little blueish button there isn't going to bite! Its perfectly harmless unless you write me a flame.
By the way.. a little help with why I made the allias of Hanako and Sabure.
Hanako Flower child
Sabure ( according to Kaye...) Sand
The next chapter should be posted up... in a weeks or so's time...
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