Sakura was laying on her bed thinking about the second kiss. She felt as if she was going crazy but it made her feel happy. For a breif moment, Sakura felt as if Gaara were feeling the same she felt for him. Deep in thought, for the first time in her life she knew was in love and this time it wasn't a childish game. Sakura never really understood a word those romantic novels she had read her whole life were talking about till now. She understood the tender feeling, the warm in her body, the lust. Sakura understood it all.

Gaara was walking to his room when a boy with black hair and green eyes walked up to him. "Are you Gaara?", he asked.

"Yeah," Gaara replied.

"Matsuri told me to give you this," the boy said, handing Gaara a piece of paper folded into a heart.

"What is this?" Gaara asked as the boy started walking off.

"Dunno," the boy shrugged, "Matsuri said she'd kill me if I read it."

"Okay," thanks Gaara said opening the letter.

It read:

Dear Gaara-kun,

I know this is childish but... I really like you. I think your so cool, and amazing, and interesting, and handsome, and strong! I can't wait to interview you. I've decided to treat you to dumplings, they say this village has great dumplings, of course we wouldn't know since we're from the Sand village. Hehe. Anywho, lets meet up at main hall, okay? Does seven'o'clock sound good to you? Well it doesn't matter I'll wait for you all night if I have to! Well I'll see you tonight!

xoxo,

Matsuri

To many and's, Gaara thought as he crumbled up the paper and threw it across the hallway. Gaara really didn't care if Matsuri liked him or not, he saw her way to childish and naive. Gaara opened his room door and slowly closed it behind him. I have four hours till my supposed interview, he though to himself, I might as well take a quick nap. Gaara laid down on his bed, closed his eyes, quickly dozed off. He instantly hit dream mode. The first thing Gaara dreamt about was his mother. The only thing Gaara knew well about his mother was her face, since there where pictures off her in every room of the mansion. She was beautiful and displayed so much grace. Gaara imagined her to be kind and gentle. In his dream he was talking to her about falling in love with Sakura. She was hugging him and kissing his forehead on his kanji, telling him how happy she was for him. All of a sudden his mother disappears and the room fades into darkness, Gaara doesn't panic. He soon finds himself standing in a ball room, wearing a tux, yet his hair is still messy and unruly. Gaara looks around the ball room, he sees all his friends dancing their dates, Naruto with Hinata, Shikamaru with Temari, Kiba with Ino, even Kankuro with Tayuya. Suddenly the lights go off and a spotlight hits the staircase leading to the dance floor, a silhouette comes out from the darkness and stands into the light. It was Sakura. Everyone in the rooms gasps with admiration. Sakura looked so beautiful, with her white ball gown and curled pink hair in an updo. Gaara stands in awe, his breath tooken away by Sakura. Then he slowly makes his way from the middle of the dance floor to meet Sakura at the end of the staircase. Once he gets there she smiles at him and he takes her hand and plants a soft kiss in it. Gaara takes Sakura by the hand and leads her to the dance floor. He offers to dance and she accepts with a sweet smile. He places his left hand on her hips softly and holds Sakura's left hand in his right. They dance all night long.

Ino had just walked into her dorm to find Sakura, snugly asleep on her bed. Aww! Shes so cute. Ino smirked. She jumped on Sakura, waking her from her slumber.

"Ino, what the hell was that for!" Sakura growled.

"I was wondering if you wanted to go get some dumplings with me," Ino said innocently.

"Didn't you just eat ramen with Naruto and Hinata?" Sakura asked yawning.

"Naruto uninvited me before we even go there," Ino frowned.

You weren't even invited in the first place, Sakura thought. Sakura looked at the clock, Who eats dumplings at 8:31? Both girls sat in silence for a while.

"Well... Are we going?" Ino finally asked.

"Okay, but we'll go quickly!" Sakura said giving in. Ino smiled, jumped off Sakura's bed and dragged Sakura out the door.

Gaara had been dancing with Sakura all night in his dream. Gaara leaned in towards Sakura to kiss her for the first time in his dreams, just when the clock on the wall hit seven. Gaara suddenly sat up awaking from his dream, only to check his clock to see it was already 8:31. I'm late, he thought. Jumping out of bed Gaara still had every part of his dream playing in his mind. Gaara left his dorm room and made his way to the dumpling shop.

Gaara got to the dumpling shop to see Matsuri waiting at the first table by the entrance. When Matsuri saw Gaara coming up to her she jumped up from the table. "Gaara-kun, you made it!" she exclaimed. Gaara said nothing and just kept walking towards her. Matsuri couldn't hold her excitement and ran to Gaara, embracing him in a tight hug.

Sakura and Ino had bearly walked in to see Matsuri wrapping her arms around Gaara. Ino turned to Sakura to see a look of shock and vexation on her face. From where they stood it looked like Gaara was returning the hug. Sakura started shaking, debating in her head wether she should walk away or break every bone in Matsuri's body.