Gasping for air Sakura pulled away staring slightly in
awe at the boy in front of her. She looked at his slightly
red lips that shone with what looked like her lip gloss. His
eyes seemed softer now and the most amazing thing was that
he was giving her a small smile. She had never thought in
her wildest dreams that Gaara would smile even more so at
her. Sasuke's cold expressionless face flashed in her mind
making her feel weak and ignorant. Sasuke gave notice to her
and never gave the smallest notion that he cared for her
like she did him. She was thinking of a spring afternoon
much like today when she and Sasuke were
alone…
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"Stop
your whining. Your just like the rest of them." Sasuke's
tone was harsh and annoyed.
"B-but sas-Sasuke-Kun I really do. And I will never stop." tears were streaming down her cheeks like small rivers. She couldn't believe that he would turn her down so cruelly.
He turned to
stare her down with a cold and practically heartless glare.
"Love? You think love is just a word that is instantly
returned. Do you even know me? How can you love someone you
know nothing about?" he walked away leaving her crying in
the middle of the
ally.
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I
told him I would love him forever…but why do I feel like I
was wrong back then. She looked at Gaara's green eyes and
her heart skipped a beat. Her face was painted with a light
pink blush and she moved out of the red heads lap. His smile
disappeared as soon as she was seated several feet away from
him. "G-Gaara why did you kiss me? I mean we barely know
each other…" she was slightly confused about her
feelings and why she hadn't stopped him.
Gaara
looked up at her confused. Tsunade didn't tell her…what
is that hag up
to?
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Gaara
stood in a nicely furnished office belonging to the 5th
hokage Tsunade. She had requested his presence to discuss an
important matter that she did not disclose in the letter.
Late for her own meeting he thought as the doors behind him
flew open and the hokage walked in. She gave her apologies
and excuse for tardiness which he felt no reason to respond
to. He was also to busy looking at the young medical nin in
training. Her long pink hair swaying as she followed after
her teacher. Her emerald eyes sparkling in the faded light.
Her name was burned in his memory and her image was
recurring in his dreams. His mouth was dry and he couldn't
form words. He barely uttered hello as she walked out of the
room. A pout crossed his face because she hadn't seemed to
have heard him so he walked swiftly to a chair and turned
his attention to Tsunade who was already drinking down her
sake.
"Thank you for so soon Gaara. As you know our two villages are on the rocky side and could go to war at any moment. I wish to propose a deal so our two villages can be more united than it has been in a long time." her amber eyes were staring straight into his green ones. He gave a small nod and she continued "If it would be that yourself and one of the female ninjas here in the village were to be united in marriage than our village would be no longer in fear of conflict. I have a list of names here that would make good partners. It even comes with pictures." she handed him a folder before he could protest the thought of being married at his age.
He opened the folder and
his eyes fell upon the pink haired medical nin in training
that he couldn't seem to help but think about all the
time. His heart began to beat as if it were racing a cheetah
just so it could live. "Sakura Haruno…." he whispered
the name to himself "This medical nin if that is fine.
When can she arrive?" he had meant to turn down the idea
of marriage but he couldn't help himself as soon as he saw
her face and the thought of them being together made his
heart go insane. He didn't even hear that Tsunade said she
would arrive in two weeks
time.
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"Gaara
please answer me…" her voice had wrenched him back to
the present.
"I had a feeling in my stomach or somewhere…" he looked away. She doesn't know the real reason she is here…I cant tell her…not yet at least…
She blushed lightly "…we should go back…" she stood up and walked over to him extending her hand out to him.
His jade eyes met her emerald ones and his went a shade of light pink. She grew impatient and picked up his hand to pull him up. She mumbled something about her hand being cold so they walked hand in hand back to Gaara's home.