PLEASE forgive my absence. The story uploading page was having some sort of error. So please please forgive me. Plus, I'm having a major writers block. This chapter is going to suck big time. I can feel it.

Thanks to Kilulu, Kerri Kitty & everyone else for the support

and I want to say something before I start this Chapter, This story is simply inspired by the writer 'Ho-sama' who's written "Flowers for Gaara" & it's sequel "Sand for Ino" which are GaaraIno stories. So, Thx Ho-sama..I owe you alot

On to Chapter 8

Please remember, Chapter 8

It was now 5pm in Konoha, The sun was almost setting. Sasuke was walking alone in a big field on one of the mountains in Konoha. The nearby cliff had a superb view on Konoha, 6 meters away from the edge was a big beautiful cherry blossom tree that reminded Sasuke of someone dear to him. He smiled at the view.

'I hope she's got the note' he thought as he leaned on the trunk of the 'Sakura' tree.

Haruno residence

Sakura was washing the dishes after she and her Family had dinner. She washed the last plate and put it in the Dish dryer. She dried her hand with a towel and hung it near the sink, "I'll be in my room, mother." Sakura said to her mother who was knitting.

"Ok, sweetie. I'll call you down here whenever I need you." Sakura's mom said. Sakura nodded and went upstairs, she opened the door to her room, entered it then closed the door behind her, and she lied down on the bed.

She sighed, "I worked a lot today. I need some rest. I feel like I have no Chakra left." Sakura said, closing her eyes. She's been practicing hard with Tsunade to become a good Medic-nin, came back home to work with her mother and now she felt like sleeping.

Sakura opened her eyes and turned her head to the right. She looked at the picture on the desk, the picture of team 7 Five years ago; beside it was a recent picture of the team and a picture of the same day, but with the other teams. They were all standing in front of Ichiraku Ramen bar; it was on her birthday that they surprised her.

Kakashi-sensei was in the middle, instead of having his hands on Naruto's and Sasuke's head, he had them on their shoulders. Both of them were almost as tall as he was. Sasuke was on the left side of the photo while Naruto was on the right side. Sakura, a little bit shorter, was standing in the middle in front of Kakashi. Both Sasuke and Naruto had one arms crossed with one of hers. She was obviously blushing in that Picture.

In the other picture, Sakura and Ino sat in the middle, behind her stood Naruto, Hinata, Neji who had his arm around Hinata and the other Arm around Lee, who was standing next to Sasuke, Chouji and Tenten, Shino joined the picture with his glasses off. He looked nice without them, on the chair behind the group stood Shikamaru and Kiba, both holding their hands up in the air. Akamaru joined the picture as well on top of Kiba's head. All of them grinning at the Camera, Hinata had a blush on her face since she was standing next to Naruto. She was laughing at the memory of that day when something caught her eyes.

"What's that?" she noticed a piece of paper, folded neatly near the pictures. She picked it up and opened it, her eyes brightened as she recognized the handwriting:

Sakura.

Meet me near 'your' tree at the eastern mountain before sunset.

Sasuke.

P.S: By 'your' tree I mean the Sakura tree, incase you didn't get it.

She giggled, her eyes sparkling. 'Sasuke wants to see me' she grinned, she wondered why. "WHO CARES? Sasuke wants to see you, damn it!" Inner Sakura Mentally Yelled. Sakura sighed, still looking at the paper. 'Why does he want to see me? It's unlikely of him' Sakura thought, putting the paper on the desk. She ran to her closet, looking for something to wear, she suddenly stopped. "Maybe he wants to say something important… Maybe it's not what I think" Sakura said, she closed the closet, went to her bedroom door, opened it and ran downstairs.

"I'm going out, Mother. I'll be back soon" She said, quickly running out the door, never giving the chance for her mother to reply. "Well, she's probably going to practice. She's a hardworking girl. I'm really proud of her" Sakura's Mom said then continued knitting.

Hyuuga Residence

Hyuuga Hiashi had finished his dinner with his daughters, Hinata and Hanabi, and his Nephew, Neji, in the main dining room. Dinner consisted of Meat, Sushi, some noodles and vegetables.

"Gotzusosama" Hanabi said, getting off the floor. "Excuse me, Father. I'm going to my room." 12 years old Hanabi said. Hiashi nodded. Hanabi smiled and ran upstairs. Hiashi took a look at his daughter who was sitting on his left, she was growing into a beautiful flower every season, her hair was getting longer and she was starting to look like a Hyuuga. But never acting like one, 'she should stop being as shy as she is and begin to act like a grown up' He looked to his right at Neji.

It was 5 years ago when Hiashi apologized to Neji about losing Neji's father, His twin brother, Hizashi. Since then, the relationship between Neji and his uncle was starting to improve; it ended with Neji moving in with them.

Neji's looks and attitude sorely reminded Hiashi of his brother. His stern expression would never change. He was calmly eating, more like poking the vegetables. He smiled at the sight; it was almost as if he was having a fight with it. He looked down, 'they're both growing up so quickly, so am I' Hiashi put the chopsticks down and Sighed.

"What's the matter, father?" Hinata's low voice cut her father's thoughts. He looked at her; she had a worried look on her face. "Why would you say that?" he kindly asked, smiling. Hinata looked at her food. "Well, Y-you never sigh unless something's on your mind. What's bothering you?" Hinata said, Neji stopped poking his food and silently listened to the conversation. The Silence was overwhelming in the Hyuuga residence, so silent that they could hear a walking ant.

"Well, I was thinking how you kids grew up so fast. Hinata, you're already spending time with that Uzumaki Kid, what was his name again?" Hiashi asked her. "…N-Naruto." She shyly said, fiddling with her hands under the table. "Naruto... I can tell he likes you. You like him back, don't you?" Hinata blushed beet red when she heard her father's words. "You just be careful around him." His words were tough, but she accepted it and slowly nodded. Neji smirked.

"…and you Neji? You've become such a strong young man, a proud Hyuuga. Shouldn't you be looking for someone? You know, to settle down with?" Hiashi said, smiling. Neji gulped. 'Is he suggesting that I should get married? What is he thinking? I'm 19 years old.' Neji thought. A mixture of fear and confusion was in his eyes.

Hiashi laughed at his nephew's expression, Neji looked at his uncle. "I was only kidding, Neji." He said. Neji exhaled all the oxygen he was holding in. Hinata smiled at her cousin and got up. "Excuse me, father. But I'm going to my room as well" she said, she got up, opened the sliding door (the one in Japanese houses, I don't know its name) then closed it.

"Neji…" Hiashi started, Neji looked at his Uncle. He had a serious look on his face. "What is it?" Neji asked back. Hiashi closed his eyes. "…I need to talk to you, in my office" He opened his eyes and got up, opening the door again. Hiashi didn't look back.

Neji was alone in the big dining room with a confused expression on his face. "I wonder what he wants" Neji said getting up and going after his uncle.

Hokage Building (I didn't know where to put Gaara so… He's in there. Go get him, Fan girls)

One of the Jonin guards Led Gaara, Temari and Kankurou to one of the master rooms in the building. He opened the door and extended his arm as a gesture to go inside. "This is the room you're going to stay in, Kazekage-sama." The Jonin guard said. Gaara entered the room and checked it out. It was quite big. He saw a big desk in the end of the room. A few cabinets for files and paperwork were in one of the corners, no sign of a bed or a closet. "…Kazekage-sama. The bedroom is right behind the door there." he pointed to a door in the same room, which was next to the desk. Gaara nodded, untying his Sash and putting the gourd aside.

"Kazekage-sama, you're appointed to meet Hokage-sama tomorrow at 7am. You can rest if you want to…" The Guard continued. "…do you need anything else, Kazekage-sama?" The guard asked Gaara. Gaara shook his head as a no. "I see…" the guard turned around.

"And you two…" he talked to Temari and Kankurou. Temari glared at him 'you two? Does he know who's he talking to?' Temari thought, Kankurou poked her arm, she looked at him angrily, he mouthed 'Calm down' to her. He could read her expressions, 'She's about to kill him' Kankurou thought, almost laughing.

"…Come with me" He said, walking away from Gaara's room. 'I guess we're staying in different bedrooms, SWEET!' Temari thought. Mentally, she was raising her fist in the air.

Gaara looked around before closing his room's door. Then he went to the bedroom door and opened it. There was a huge bed, beige & Red sheets and covers, the walls were painted in beige, and the room had a window covered with silk emerald curtains. He walked to the bed, touching it. 'Satin' he thought. Gaara turned around and spread his arms, closed his eyes and threw himself on the bed. His body bounced a bit. He smiled, his eyes remained closed. His face suddenly had a disturbed expression as he got up and sat straight.

"I can't sleep" he said, getting up and going out of the bedroom. He took a look at his main room again (the one with the Desk). He though it was "…Plain" he continued his thoughts. A picture of a purple flower appeared in his head. He narrowed his eyes, remembering the flower in that hotel they stayed at a couple of days ago. "Maybe that's what the room needed." He said, with a smirk on his face. He walked towards the door. 'I need some fresh air' he thought as he continued to walk the corridors of the Hokage building.

The Sakura Tree Mountain

The sun was about to set, Sasuke was waiting for Sakura, sitting on the ground and leaning on the trunk. 'Maybe she's not coming. Why would she anyway?' he said, getting off the ground. He turned around to get off the mountain. But he saw her, she was here. A warm breeze blew from the side, causing her pink hair & her beautiful dark red dress to flow with it.

"I'm here…" she started, "…I'm sorry I was late" she said, her hands were in front of her. The breeze was still blowing when she walked towards him. He had his hands in his pockets. A sincere smile on his face, he shook his head. "You're not late…" he said, extending his right hand to take hers, "…you're just in time.", Sakura was surprised, it was the first time she saw that smile on his face, the first time he spoke to her like that. She smiled back, extending her hand as well. He held her hand in his, "C'mon, I want to show you something." She was surprised, 'what is he going to show me?' She thought, her eyes were sparkling. She never dreamed of such a moment, especially with Sasuke.

"Close your eyes" he said in a warm, soothing tone. She obeyed and closed her eyes. "Walk with me, keep your eyes closed" he told her, she nodded. Her hand still in his.

Sasuke slightly pushed Sakura in front of him, still holding her hand. When they were 1 meter away from the edge, he stopped her and stood behind her, holding both her hands. He whispered.

"Open your eyes"

She opened them, she gasped as she was standing very close to the edge. She was literally Overlooking at Konoha. The sun was setting behind the village making the scenery Extraordinary, Fantastic, overwhelming…You name it.

"Sasuke, this is beautiful" She said, still caught in the moment. Sasuke smiled, "I come here to relax every once in a while, I decided that it's the time someone shared it with me" He whispered in her ear, she closed her eyes and leaned back into his chest, he wrapped his arms around her. "I love it" she whispered, he looked at her. Sasuke couldn't believe he was this close to Sakura, his Sakura. He held her tight as the wind blew from behind. It carried the 'Sakura' leaves with it, engulfing both in a small, beautiful pink twister.

"This is like a dream" she said, he leaned his head to touch her temple. Then turned and kissed her hair. "But it's not…" Sasuke said. She turned her head to face him.

"Sasuke…"she whispered his name, he smiled. Their faces were inches apart. He was lost in the green jewels they called 'her eyes'. She was lost, looking deep into his black eyes. Losing herself in them. "Sakura…" he said, leaning in, "If you let me…" their lips almost touching, she closed her eyes, leaning closer. She waited eagerly for his lips.

There was nothing

'Why did you…' she thought. Then she turned around to face him, her hands were on his chest. He was still having his arms around her. She looked at him, he was smiling. "D-do you…um...want me to…" he struggled to get the words out; she smiled and leaned in, Capturing his lips with hers. It started as an innocent kiss, Sasuke deepened the kiss, licking her lips, she gasped as she felt his tongue enter her mouth, she melted in his kiss, her arms snaked around his neck, pulling him closer, his arms went around her waist, held her tighter and closer, deepening the kiss even more. A few minutes of endless lip locking was breathtaking for the young couple, they had to pull apart, both panting.

"That was…wow" Sakura said, almost in a whisper, still panting. He'd smiled, showing his pearly white teeth before he claimed her bottom lip with his own again, but this time it was a much softer, more gentle kiss. They broke apart again, 'god, she tastes like…some kind of heavenly fruit, a forbidden one that no one should taste' Sasuke thought, looking at her lips, wanting to taste those sweet, soft lips again. But he had to tell her… he must….

"Sakura, I…" Sasuke started, looking at her lips, then moving up to her eyes, looking deep into them, trying to tell her how he feels. She looked in his eyes, trying to understand what he wanted to say, to find an answer to his gaze. "What is it, Sasuke?" Sakura asked, still holding him close, arms around his neck.

"I love you, Sakura-Chan" Sasuke blurted out the words, she gasped, shocked of what she heard. His eyes were wide as well, 'too soon, Sasuke-teme. Too soon' Sasuke thought. Sakura closed her eyes. 'Damn it' his eyes narrowed, waiting for a slap or an insult. Or maybe a simple shove off the cliff that could end his life instantly, Sasuke was having second thoughts of throwing HIMSELF off, his thoughts were cut by Sakura's soft lips on his, then she pulled away, leaning her forehead against his.

"I love you too, Sasuke-kun" she whispered, tears were strolling down her face, she leaned her head on his chest, her hands went also to his chest, he engulfed her in a loving hug, kissing the top of her head and leaning his cheek on it. The Sakura leaves (still flowing with the wind) were giving the air a beautiful scent; they both turned their heads to watch the sun set on Konoha, both knowing that they're loved by one another.

Hyuuga Residence

Hiashi got into his office, Neji followed suit. Hiashi sat down on one of the couches, motioning to Neji to sit down as well. Neji obeyed.

"What is it, Uncle?" Neji said. Hiashi closed his eyes, "Neji…" He started, opening his eyes. Neji noticed that the look in his eyes had some kind of news, either terrible or good ones.

"I'm 47 years old and I'm not getting in younger. I saw you get stronger and more powerful than any Hyuuga. You are –by far- the strongest Hyuuga in the branch Family. Actually, in the whole Family, the strongest of your generation…" He paused; Neji wasn't sure where this was going. Hiashi looked straight into his nephew's Eyes. Neji's eyes widened as he realized what will be said…

"Neji, I want you to be the Successor of the Hyuuga Clan"

B.R.E.A.K...L.I.N.E.

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNNN, CLIFF HANGER?? WILL HE ACCEPT?!!?!? God knows, Even I haven't decided what to do with him.

THAT'S IT for CHAPTER 8…sob sob…I was happy that Sasuke and Sakura FINALLY got together. They wouldn't do that in the Anime, DAMN NARUTO WRITERS.

Anyways, chapter 8 is up, I was having a MAJOR writer's block so that's why this chapter is too short and too dumb... I wanted to get those two together without any complications!!

Please review!!