"Do you think she'll recognize us?" Sakura asked Ino. "Who knows? But maybe she'll remember you. After all you're the only one who has pink hair." Ino laughed. Sakura narrowed her eyes at her. "Look!
There's her plane!" Ino yelled. Sakura and Ino walked over to the gate and looked around the crowd for Matsuri. "Where could she be?" Sakura asked. Ino moved around. "I don't know!" Sakura and Ino sighed.
"Um excuse me, are you looking for Matsuri?" A voice asked. Sakura turned around. "Actually yes- - -" Sakura stopped mid-sentence. "Matsuri!" Sakura rushed over to her friend and hugged her. Ino joined in
too. "I was wondering when you will get here." Ino teased. Matsuri laughed. "Sorry, but I got held up somewhere. I'm so glad to see you girls again!" Matsuri exclaimed. "Us too!" They hugged each other
more and headed off to Ino's car. "I can't wait to show you the places here Matsuri. And maybe introduce you to a few people…like Gaara." Ino winked. Matsuri blushed. "H-he's s-still here?" She asked. Sakura
nodded. "Yup! And I'm sure he'll be glad to see you again. He's really missed you." Matsuri grinned. Ino got an idea. "I've got it! I have the perfect way for you to see Gaara again! Today we are going to Yuki's
birthday party and we're all in invited. You can come with us as a surprise." Sakura did a high-five to Ino. "That's a great idea Ino!" "Why thank you." Sakura rolled her eyes. "Don't flatter yourself too much."
Matsuri giggled. "You guys hadn't changed at all. Except for Ino who got even more annoying." Ino's jaw dropped. "That's so mean!" "I know!" The girls laughed. It was like the old days. "So where are we
headed?" Matsuri asked. Ino and Sakura looked at each other. "To the mall!" Matsuri sweat dropped. "Then we go to Sakura's house to change for the party and we leave." "O-ok." Ino took her car to the mall
for a shopping.
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-The Boys-
-"I can't believe you're going to be playing a song at Yuki's party, Teme." Naruto said.
-"Yeah, why are going to do it?" Neji asked too. Sasuke shrugged.
-"They're paying up good money and I don't have anything else to do."
The boys were getting ready for the Yuki's birthday party. They didn't really want to go but because the girls were going too, they had to. Gaara was going because Sakura insisted. But he was going to keep a
good eye on Sasuke.
-"Seems too troublesome to play a couple songs just for money." Shikamaru said. Sasuke ignored them.
They didn't know that the real reason was because Sakura going to be there. He was going to follow Sai's advice and try to get her back.
-Flashback-
Sasuke was shooting hoops in the gym. He needed to think for a while and shooting hoops helped him. He didn't notice Sai entering the room. "I've been watching you Sasuke, and I'm starting to think that you
have feelings for Ugly." Sai said out of nowhere. Sasuke dropped the ball. "What are you doing here?" He growled. Sai just smirked. "I've seen the way you looked at Ugly. I'm just here to tell you that you better
get her back quick before time runs out. Then you'll lose your chance forever." Sasuke was confused. "What the hell are you talking about?" He asked. Sai began to walk away. "Talk to Sakura. Try to get her
back. That's all I'm saying." The Sai was gone. Sasuke was there staring at the ground. "What could he mean? Should I get back with Sakura?" Then it hit him. "I will have Sakura back! And no one can stop
me!" He yelled aloud.
-End Flashback-
-"Teme, I hear that you're going to try to get Sakura-chan back. Is that true?" Naruto asked. Sasuke paused
for a moment.
-"It's true. But first…I'm really sorry guys. I was being such an idiot and ended up losing you. Will you
guys forgive me?" Naruto, Neji, and Shikamaru stared at him like he was some psycho.
-"What?" He asked.
-"What happened to you Sasuke?" Neji asked. Sasuke looked at him.
- "What do you mean?"
-"Because this is the first time we've ever heard you apologize." Shikamaru said.
-"That's because people change. And I have learned my lesson." Naruto jumped up and cheered.
-"Hooray for Teme! He has finally seen the light! And don't worry Teme, we'll help you get Sakura-chan back." Sasuke had a small smile.
-"Thanks, but what about Haruno? He has eyes like a hawk. If he sees me with Sakura he'll surly kill me without hesitation."
-"We'll think of something." Neji said. The boys were together again. Now it was time to start Operation: Get Sasuke back with Sakura.
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-"Does this dress go great with my eyes?" Ino asked. Sakura sighed.
-"For the last time Ino! Yes! It does." Ino stuck out her tongue. Matsuri was getting bored. They were at Sakura's house now and they already spent an hour helping Ino find the right dress to wear.
-"Now that we're done with that. My turn." Sakura got up from her bed and took out a pink dress that reached to her knees. It was spaghetti strapped and it had a flower near the end of it.
-"What do you think of it?" She asked. Ino and Matsuri gave her thumbs up.
-"Ok. Matsuri, it's your turn." Matsuri got out a light blue halter dress that had sparkles all around the torso.
-"That's beautiful!" Ino exclaimed clapping. "Now time to dress up! Tenten and Hinata said they'll meet us at the party in an hour so we better hurry."
-"All right Miss Bossy." Sakura teased. Ino giggled. Then they started to get real busy.
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-"Ok! Does everybody know the plan?" Naruto asked one more time before getting into the car.
-"Yes dobe. We already know. No need to tell us about a hundred more times." Sasuke sneered.
-"He's right, we went through the plan a few times and we don't have to be repeating it." Shikamaru said. Naruto crossed his arms.
-"I'm just checking to see if anybody knows. So then we won't have to repeat it at the last minute."
-"But what would happen if the plan doesn't work?" Neji asked. "There could a possibility of that happening." Sasuke smirked.
-"Then we'll just make a new plan along the way. Either way I can't lose Sakura." Naruto smiled.
-"Then it's settled." The boys made up a plan to get Sasuke back with Sakura. The plan was to distract
Gaara long enough for Sasuke to talk to Sakura and sort things out. Sounded easy but not when it involves Gaara. He has eyes like a hawk and he can see a lot of things without people knowing. It was freaky.
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-"Almost time. Sakura, help me curl my hair!" Ino yelled. Sakura rushed to Ino and curled her hair. Ino was going to curl it while Sakura let her hair loose and made it wavy. Matsuri had hers in a really high ponytail.
-"Matsuri, hand me the hair spray!" Sakura commanded. Matsuri handed her the hair spray.
-"Thanks." Sakura sprayed Ino's hair.
-"Jeez Ino, do you ever brush your hair?" Matsuri asked. Ino was thinking.
-"Sometimes. Only when I'm having a bad hair day." Sakura glared at her.
-"Well now your hair is really knotty. It'll take me forever to finish this." Ino sighed.
-"Here. Give me the brush. You get ready." Matsuri offered. Sakura thanked her went to her to get the make-up. She put on some eye shadow, blush, and lip gloss.
-"Boys will be eating away at our hands once they see us." Matsuri said. Ino nodded.
-"I just can't wait to see the look on Shika-kun's face!" Ino said dreamingly.
-"I see someone has a crush on Lazy-ass." Sakura said. Ino blushed.
-"Sakura's right. So who's this Lazy-ass or Shika-kun that you guys are talking about?" Matsuri asked.
-"This guy who is really lazy and yet is somehow Ino's dream boy. She's crazy about him."
-"I am not!"
-"Right." Matsuri giggled.
-"Well Ino, your hair is done. Whatever you do, don't put it in water or your will frizz like Gaara's cat when we were five. Remember that?" Sakura started laughing.
-"I remember that! He tried giving the cat a bath and then when he wanted to dry him, he used my mom's blow dryer. The cat frizzed up like crazy!"
-"Oh yeah! Gaara then started crying thinking his cat was mutating. But then your mom cheered him up with sugar. What a baby." Matsuri smiled.
-"Does Gaara still have sugar problems?" She asked. Ino shook her head.
-"According to Sakura, he got some help."
-"Oh." Sakura got up and grabbed her purse.
-"Let's get going. Time to party!"
-"Yeah!"
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-"Where could the girls be?" Neji asked searching the crowd for Tenten. Naruto was also looking for Hinata. Sasuke hit their heads.
-"Guys! Stay focused! We need to do the plan as soon as possible. But the problem is that the crowd is too big and too many of my fan girls are here." Shikamaru touched Sasuke's shoulder.
-"That's not our only problem. Look." Sasuke looked to where Shikamaru was pointing and saw Gaara there already. He was glaring at the Uchiha and at the same time talking to some other guys.
-"Now that's something we didn't expect." Neji said. "What are we going to do now?" No one had an idea.
-"I guess we're just going to have to stay low and wait for the right time to start the plan." Naruto said.
-"For once the dobe has a good idea." Sasuke said. Naruto didn't make and comebacks.
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The girls arrived at the place. The mansion was huge and there were so many people coming in and out.
-"This place is gigantic! How will we be able to find the guys?" Ino asked. Sakura twitched. She knew that
Yuki was rich but not rich that she could have a big house.
-"You could get lost in this house." Matsuri said. "I'm really nervous. What happens if Gaara doesn't want to see me anymore?" Sakura put her arm around her.
-"Don't worry Mats; I'm sure he'll be more than happy to see you again. You've been gone for five years."
Matsuri wiped away the tears that were pouring out. She nodded her head and put on a serious face as she approached the door. Ino and Sakura followed her. They rang the doorbell and a butler answered. He led
them to the backyard that had a pool, tennis court, hot tub, and every other thing you would have if you were a rich girl. Sakura and Matsuri's jaws dropped. Ino wasn't really surprised.
-"Ok. Enough staring and let's go find the guys!" Ino dragged them through the crowd.
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-"Look Teme! There's Sakura-chan! Teme? Teme, where are you?" Naruto asked. He turned around and saw Sasuke being attacked by fan girls.
-"We should go help him." Neji said. Naruto and Neji helped Sasuke up.
-"Those girls were killing me! They attacked me without being noticed!" Sasuke yelled. Naruto helped him dust off the dirt off Sasuke's outfit.
-"That just comes to show that never let your guard down."
-"Hn."
The boys were walking all around the place. Neji and Naruto finally spotted Tenten and Hinata.
-"Girls! Over here!" Naruto called out waving his hands. Tenten and Hinata saw him walked over to them.
-"Have you guys seen Sakura and Ino? They were supposed to meet us here by now." Tenten asked.
-"No. But I saw Sakura-chan. But I lost sight of her when Teme got attacked by fan girls." Tenten and Hinata glared at Sasuke.
-"What are you doing here Uchiha?" Hinata asked. "Are you here to hurt Sakura-chan more?" She was already raising her fists. Neji grabbed her shoulders.
-"Call down Hinata. Actually Sasuke is here to apologize to Sakura. But we're going to need your help." Tenten crossed her arms.
-"How do we know that we can trust you?" She snapped.
-"Because he really likes Sakura. Please help us." Tenten calmed down and then agreed.
-"Ok, so what do we do first?" They went over the plan again.
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-"Matsuri, are you ready to face Gaara?" Sakura asked her nervous friend. Matsuri nodded.
-"Good." Ino and Sakura started to walk Matsuri over to Gaara. His back was facing them so he didn't know what was going on. Sakura and Ino went in front of Matsuri and then they tapped Gaara's shoulder. He turned around.
-"Hey girls. What do you want?" Ino squealed. Gaara sweat dropped.
-"Gaara, we have surprise for you." Sakura said.
-"What?" Sakura and Ino moved out of the way. Gaara froze on the spot.
-"Matsuri?" He asked to be sure. She nodded sheepishly. Gaara walked up to her and hugged her. Sakura and Ino awed.
-"I've really missed you Gaara." Matsuri whispered.
-"Maybe we should leave." Ino suggested in a whisper. Sakura nodded and they walked away from the happy couple. Sakura and Ino began to search for their friends.
-"I wonder where Tenten and Hinata could be?" Sakura asked. Ino shrugged.
-"They have to be here somewhere." Ino then found them.
-"Hey Ino! Hey Sakura!" Tenten said. Hinata greeted them too.
-"Hi, is there something going on?" Ino asked. She felt that they were acting differently. (Remember the plan?) Tenten and Hinata looked at each other and then they smiled.
-Never mind. Let's go and see the guys." Hinata said taking her friend's hands.
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-"You ready Teme?" Naruto asked. Sasuke nodded. "I'm ready."
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Hinata led them to the crowd of people. There was a stage in front of the crowd and they were cheering about something.
-"Why are we here?" Ino asked.
-"You'll see." Tenten answered. Sakura was confused. What in the world are they planning? The curtains opened and smoke appeared everywhere. Sakura then saw the figures on the stage. Sasuke. He was on the
stage holding a guitar and with some guys she didn't know also with instruments. What could he be doing? Sasuke looked at Sakura and smiled at her. She blushed a little. The girls were cheering so loud. Sasuke
then took the microphone. "I dedicate this song to a very special friend of mine. Sakura Haruno. I just want say; that I'm sorry." Sakura smiled. Sasuke started playing.
Don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
I know that you are something special
To you I'd be always faithful
I want to be what you always needed
Then I hope you'll see the heart in me
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
Your beautiful soul, yeah
You might need time to think it over
But I'm just fine moving forward
I'll ease your mind
If you give me the chance
I will never make you cry c'mon lets try
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
Am I crazy for wanting you?
Baby do you think you could want me too
I don't wanna waste your time
Do you see things the way I do
I just wanna know if you feel it too
There is nothing left to hide
I don't want another pretty face
I don't want just anyone to hold
I don't want my love to go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You're the one I wanna chase
You're the one I wanna hold
I won't let another minute go to waste
I want you and your beautiful soul
You beautiful soul, yeah
Sasuke ended his song. He looked at Sakura and mouthed. "Wait for me." Sakura nodded. The curtains closed and the girls stopped cheering and whined that it was over. Tenten explained to Ino what had
happened and went along with it. Tenten, Hinata, and Ino left Sakura alone to wait for Sasuke. After a few minutes he came out. Sasuke walked up to Sakura. "Listen Sakura, I'm really sorry that I had hurt. I really
didn't mean it. I kissed you because…I love you." Sakura was speechless. Sasuke then looked away. "I'll give you time think about it. Bye."
-"Wait!" Sakura reached out for Sasuke's sleeve. "Sasuke, I'm not mad at you. I really like the song you sang for me. That was really sweet. I forgive you and I'm sorry for avoiding you. I just need time to think
about all this stuff going on. And…I love you too!" Sasuke took a while to register in his head of what Sakura had just said. She just smiled and stood there.
-"Well?" She asked. Sasuke smiled and embraced her. "Thank you Sakura. Now I have something to ask you." Sakura looked at him. "What it is?" Sasuke too out a ring and slid it on her finger. "Would you like to
be my girlfriend? I promise to never hurt you." Sakura burst into tears and hugged him again. "Yes Sasuke-kun! I will!" It was a real happy moment. They broke apart and let their breaths mingle. Sasuke then started
leaning over. His lips were just inches away. He then claimed her lips and he kissed them passionately. And for once Sakura didn't protest.
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-"Yes! The plan worked! We rock!" Naruto yelled. His friend all agreed. They were watching from afar the whole moment between Sasuke and Sakura. But Neji then gulped.
-"Now that we got them together. We have another problem. How are we going to tell Gaara about this?"