A/N: Chapter eight, everyone

A/N: Chapter eight, everyone! :'3 I'm so happy! Thank you for reviewing :D They all make me smile, seriously! I love you all! I don't know at all how many chapters this fanfic'll be, but not more then 15 chapters at least? And after I'm done with this fanfic, I'm thinking of making a sequel, how does that sound? And I'm sorry that I'm updating so slow nowadays, but my freetime and my imagination isn't here so.. Sorry, you people who like this fanfic just have to wait as long as it takes for me to write another chapter. Thank you and enjoy!

And you'll just have to live with my spelling errors in the story, I'm to lazy to find them all.

Disclaimer: Me + Naruto is not true..

Recap:

Sasuke told one of his men to take her to one of the cells, together with all the other of Gaara's crew. Gaara himself was chained to a mast so Sasuke could keep his eyes on him. He was not getting away, not.

After everyone were where they were suppoused to be, Sasuke took a deep breath and looked around on the ship. His eyes stopped at a body on deck, a dead body. Shino. Sasuke felt how tears started to make their way to his eyes. No. He could not be dead! Not Shino. Sasuke shut his eyes and took three deep breathes and then opend them again. This could not be happening.

No, now's not the time to get all depressed. Shino.. Shino's gone, but I have to be strong! He thought.

After a few minutes they were on their way to Konoha again, three navysoldiers were on Gaara's ship, right behind Sasuke's ship. Konoha here we come!

End of recap

"Welcome back to Konoha, my cherry blossom", Sasuke said and smirked at Sakura as they got off the ship. He had a firm grip around her arm, making sure that she wouldn't get away.

Sakura glared at him, even though it didn't help so much. Sasuke had given her a brand new dress before they had reached Konoha. It was white and pink, her pink long hair was put up in a nice bun on the back of her head. She also had a few cherry blossoms as a nice decoration in her hair. She looked like a real princess again. But did she actually like it? She wasn't sure.

Gaara was just behind Sasuke and Sakura, in chains with three soldiers that looked after him. Sasuke was going to make sure that the redheaded pirate wasn't going to live to see tomorrow. That was a promies he had given to himself a long time ago. And if he didn't succeed now.. Man, he was going to be pissed.

But on the other side, Gaara wasn't going to let himself get hanged. The Uchiha was the one who was going to be hanged. Even though Gaara didn't know how that would be possible. But.. Somehow. And after that he was going to make Sakura his forever. Yes, he had to admitt it; He liked the pink haired princess more then he'd ever liked anyone else in this world. He knew that it was called love when you really liked someone, but.. He didn't know how it felt, so he didn't know if he.. Loved her.

Behind both Sasuke, Sakura, Gaara and the three soldiers, Gaara's crew was being taken ashore. And Hinata too, of course. But since she didn't have the gutts to escape, she didn't have to have any soldiers that looked after her.

"Hey, Hinata-Chan", Naruto whispered to Hinata who walked right in front of him in a brand new, light blue and white dress with her hair was pulled up in a nice bun, just like Sakuras. She nodded a little, to show him that she listned, "come down to the prison cells after midnight, there is something I need to tell you.."

Hinata nodded again. The soldiers hadn't heared anything, apparently. They had the same expressions on their faces as before. In other words, they looked like ghosts.

Right behind Naruto, Neji was being taken ashore in chains. Sasuke knew that he was just as skilled as Gaara, so he'd orderd the soldiers to chain him too. After Neji, there was Tenten, Ino, Chouji, Kiba, Lee, Kankuro and Temari. And after them, two soldiers were carrying Shino's dead body. Before the pirates were going to be hanged, Sasuke had made sure that Shino would get a nice funeral.

Soon, they got to the prison cells and Gaara and his crew were put in one big cell. And before you knew it, it was dark outside and soon they could hear footsteps that came in their direction. Naruto stood up and looked in the direction of the footsteps, but to his disappointment, it was only one of the soldiers that were guarding all the prisinors.

The guard laughed when he saw Naruto's expression. "Wow, you look happy to see me", he said and laughed as he kept walking down the long corridore the had been created by the cells on one side and the wall on the other.

Naruto looked down and sighted.

"I'm sure she'll come, Naruto", Tenten said and smiled at him. Naruto gave her a smile that wasn't so convinsing, but at least it was a smile.

Not long after that, footsteps were heard again and Naruto's attention was turned in the same direction as before. This time, his smile only grew wider. She came!

"Hinata! You came..", he said and smiled. Hinata nodded and smiled back, her cheeks were just slightly red. But you couldn't see that since it was quite dark in the dungen were the cells had been built about twenty years ago.

"W-What did you want t-to tell me, N-Naruto-kun?" Hinata asked and looked at him with a curious look on her face.

"This..", he said and sooner then you think, he had pulled Hinata towards the bars and succeded to pull her into a passionated kiss without hurting her. Hinata was so surpriced he almost fainted, again. But she succeded to not faint and actually kissed back. What do you know, her first kiss was with a pirate? Yes, she was sixteen years old, but she was oh so shy, so she hadn't really had her first kiss yet. And she hadn't liked anyone that much eighter. Maybe it'd allways been her destiny to fall in love with a pirate?

When the kiss was over, Hinata was red as a tomato or two and Naruto also blushed a little. Everyone else that eighter sat or stood behind Naruto had big smiles on their faces, except Gaara and Neji who never smiled. Neji smirked a little, but Gaara didn't move a muscle, that remined him too much of Sakura. He'd kissed her, and the kiss was.. At least a little similar to the kiss Naruto and Hinata had just shared.

"Oh the youth of-", Lee screamed before Temari, Ino and Tenten stopped him. No guards seamed to have heared it, so they all sighted in relief.

"I love you, Hinata.. And I wanted to tell you that before I.. Die tomorrow", Naruto said and gave her a smile.

Hinata starred at him and didn't move, nor breathed. Had he just told her that he.. Loved her? Oh my god. Hinata felt the familiar feeling the she got before she fainted, but it disapperad and she shook her head a little to get back to reality.

"You.. L-Love me?" she asked, he nodded, "Oh my.. I love y-you too, Naruto-kun"

Even though she didn't talkt very loud, Naruto could still hear it and his smile grew even wider then it had ever been. No girl had ever said those words to him and now, when a girl had finally said it he was going to die in just some hours, but he didn't care. Becuase the girl he loved, loved him back. It was an absolutly amazing feeling to hear someone say those three words and then your name.

"If there was any chanse at all that I would live, I would stay by your side forever and ever", he said and took her hands.

Of course everyone else had seen what happend. Especially Kiba and Ino.

Ino bit her lip and glanced at Kiba. He was looking at her. She looked back at Naruto and Hinata. Okey fine. Since they were going to die anyway, why shouldn't she tell him how she felt? No, she couldn't, could she? What if he didn't feel the same? Then she would die with a broken heart. Well, eighter way she had to tell him. She stood up and so did he.. They looked at each other.

"Kiba"

"Ino"

".. I love you", they both said at the same time. And when they had realised what the other one had just said, they stared at each other in pure shock.

The funny thing was that they were the only ones that seamed surpriced. Everyone else – except Neji and Gaara of course – smiled and just shook their head. Some of them almost laughed.

"Why don't you look.. Surpriced?" Ino asked and Kiba nodded in agreement.

"Becuase it's been so obvious for several months now", Temari said and smiled.

Ino looked at her with a look that could say "are you serious?". Temari nodded and just smirked at the two teens in front of her.

In the background, Tenten and Neji gave each other looked and then Tenten nodded and smiled.

"Well, since it looks like this is some kind of confession moment, me and Neji have something to confess..", she said and smiled shyly. A light blush had found it's way to her cheeks, "him and I have been a couple for some weeks now, but we didn't want to tell you becuase we both know how Temari, Ino, Naruto and Lee gets when they find out that two people they know are.. In love"

Everybody starred at them in shock. Neji and Tenten, a couple? Sure, they had been the perfect match in both Temaris, Inos and Lees heads for some weeks now, but neighter of them thought that they would actually become a couple.

"Wait, so that why you've been gone for several night in a row?" Ino asked Tenten with her eyebrows raised. Tenten nodded and smiled.

Neji smirked and just nodded when Lee, Kankuro, Chouji and Naruto looked at him with questioning looks. They all gave him kind of "woooow"-ing looks and then smirked and nodded at each other. The girls just looked at them with confused looks.

"Well, since most people in here seams to be in love with someone, I guess I should confess something about that too", Temari said and smirked. Everyone looked at her, "Hinata, could you tell that Shikamaru guy that I will miss him when I'm dead?"

Hinata nodded. Soon everyone started to talk about who they thought were going to fall for who and which couples they thought would exist the longest if they only got to pick from the crew. Neji wasn't a part of that discussion though. He looked at Gaara and walked over to him where he sat in a corner of the cell, obviously depressed.

"You know, if you love her you wouldn't let yourself get killed before she knows how you feel, Gaara", he said and looked at him with a serious look. Gaara looked at him and then shook his head. Everyone else seamed to notice this and they turned their attention to Gaara and Neji, except Naruto who didn't want to leave Hinata alone by the bar.

"Gaara, he's right. You should tell her", Temari said and looked at him with a seruoud look.

"Hn", was his only answer. It wasn't a happy "hn", it was more a sad and leave-me-alone kind of "hn". He knew that she couldn't feel the same. And even if she did, how was he supposed to get out of the damn cell without getting every guard in Konoha to come?

"Hinata, could you be so kind and let Gaara out of here so he can run and get the girl of his dreams?" Neji asked and looked at his cousine with a smirk on his face. She nodded and smiled. She then turned around and looked after a key that might be hanging on the wall. After a minute or so she actually found a key and unlocked the door to the cell. Gaara was almost pushed out and orderd to follow Hinata to Sakura. The rest of the crew would stay in the cell if any guards would come.

"This way, Gaara-sama", Hinata said as they walked down a long corridor. They had reached and entered the palace. And they were now on their way to Sakura's room and they walked a quietly as they could, since they didn't want to wake anyone up. They had to stop now and then since there were soldiers walking around in the palace, making sure that no one that shouldn't be there.. Were there. They did a good job, right? Not really.

Soon, they reached the door to Sakura's room. Hinata gave Gaara a quick smile before she told him that she had to go. When she was gone Gaara walked into the room. The room was dark, except from the moonlight that was shining through the windows and the door to the balcony, that was open. Gaara glanced at the bed, it was empty. So he walked towards the balcony, but stopped when he heared voices. Sakura and.. The Uchiha.

"Sasuke, no! Just leave me alone, please. I'm tired and I need to get som sleep.. Please", Sakura said.

Sasuke sighted and then agreed, he'd let her sleep a little. She deserved it. Gaara quickly looked around when he heared footsteps that came in his direction. He noticed the curtains and hurried as quietly as he could to get to them. He got there just in time. Then he saw the Uchiha who walked towards the door. When he was gone, Sakura came into the room. She looked sad.

"Sakura"

This made Sakura jump in surprice. She turned around and saw Gaara. She couldn't belive it. But she was really happy that he was here. Why was he here?

"Gaara.. What are you doing here?" she asked.

"I need to tell you something before it's too late", he said and walked towards him.

Meanwhile, outside the door

Sasuke closed the door, angry. He had practicly offerd his whole life to Sakura by asking her to marry him on that balcony and she had turned him down. Why? He sighed and shook his head. Maybe she had just had a long day and needed som sleep? No, it was that Sabaku no Gaara's fault. Everything was he fault. He made Sakura fall for him. And he was going to pay. When Sakura saw how her loved one died in the morning, she would realise that Sasuke was the one she loved. Yes, of course.

He was on his way to go back to his house and get some sleep, but he didn't get that far. Because when he was about to take the first step, he heard a familiar voice coming from Sakura's room. And it wasn't Sakura. He made his hand into fists and when a solider suddenly walked around the corner he stopped him. Then he orderd him to get some reinforcment.

In notime, the soldier was back with two other soldiers. Sasuke told them what was going on and then orderd them to capture Gaara yet again and then make sure that he stayed in his cell for the rest of the night.

Back in Sakura's room

"Yes?" Sakura looked at Gaara with a nervous smile on her lips.

"I.. Want to tell you this before it's too late.."

"Yes, Gaara?" she couldn't wait any longer now. What was he going to tell her?

"I-", he didn't get so much longer becuase three soldiers followed by Sasuke came rushing into the room, well the soldiers rushed, Sasuke walked. And he had a smile on his face. It was more like a smirk though.

"Hello, Gaara.. My dear friend", he said and smirked as the soldiers grabbed Gaara and but handcuffs on him, "take him away boys"

Gaara and the soldiers soon disappeared and Sasuke followed them. Left all alone in the dark room was Sakura, with tears in her eyes and questionmark in her heart. What was he going to tell her? He knew what she wanted him to tell her, but he might not feel that way about her? Oh, man. Life sure is tough when you're a teenager.

The next day had come and everyone in Konoha were on their way to the mane event of the day: Hanging the pirates. And Sakura had to go, but she didn't want to see her friends or Gaara – the one she had fallen hard for – die. She didn't understand why all the people was so happy that almost ten people were going to die. But, of course, they were pirates and everyone hated pirates. Sakura had been one of them, before she got kidnapped by them and realised that they were really nice people.

Her parents had been so happy when she'd gotten back and she was really happy to see them. But she was still really sad that her friends would get hanged. Why, crule word, why?

As they reached the place where the hanging was going to take place, Sakura felt like crying. But she didn't though. She had to be strong, as long as she could. Before the tears wasn't going to be held back any longer.

Of course, Sakura and her parents had VIP seats. That was something she really didn't like. Not at all.

After about ten minutes, soldiers arrived with the ten pirates. There were only five places up in the hanging – thingy, so five of them had to watch their friends and family die. Now that is crule.

Sakura sighted and felt the tears burning. She didn't want to be there. If they had to die, why couldn't they die somewhere else? She couldn't stand to see them die.

Well, down on the ground – Sakura and her parents were sitting quite high up – Gaara and his crew could only wait and see which of them that were going to die first. Ino didn't want to die and she didn't want Kiba to die eighter. Well, she didn't want anyone in the crew to die, but especially not Kiba. Then she rememberd something. They had to share at least one kiss before they died, right?

"Kiba..", she whispered. He turned around and looked at here.

Since she had handcuffs on, she could just throw herself on him and kiss him, so she took a step in his direction and crashed her lips on his. He was a little surprised at first, but the relaxed and kissed back. The kiss would have been longer, if the soldiers wouldn't have pulled them back to were they stood.

They looked at each other and smiled. The rest of the crew had seen it all and they smiled too. At least two people are going to die happy.

"We have gathered here today do whitness the death of ten men and woman that have done nothing but bad things to this world", a mans suddenly yelled out. He stood up on the hanging – thingy (A/N: What's it called?) and he was dressed in fancy black clothes, "these peope have d-"

"We all know what they have done, just get this hanging going!" a familiar voice suddenly disrupted the man dressed in black. Everybody turned around and looked at Sasuke who stood behind Sakura's chair. He looked down at Gaara and his crew and smirked.

"Alright then", the man said and nodded. Then he made a sign with his right hand and Gaara and four others were brought up on the platform. The ropes were put on their heads and the man read something from a paper. Then a big man walked over to the lever in wood. He put his hands on it and..

CLIFFY! :'D

I'm so sorry that it's taken so long yet again. BUT I HAVE WRITERS BLOCK! I don't know what to write anymore.. Okey, now I almost do since I've written down how this chapter would start end and whatever. And I have the perfect ending for this story. I don't know if the next chapter is going to be the last.. But I think so. Otherwise, it'll be two more chapters. But anyways, give me ideas on what the hll could happen in the next chapter. I'm serious; If you don't give me ideas the next chapter isn't going to be uploaded until the end of the summer. Since I'm going to be away from 22/6 to 2/7 (ten days) the next chapter have to wait a little anyways, but under the time I'm gone, pleace R&R on what I should write, please! Thank you! :'3

And the are probably many spelling errors, but I don't give a damn. I've been sitting for like.. Hours, writing this chapters today. So I hope you enjoyed it, despite the spelling errors. Love you all. :