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Chapter 11

Thought

Inner

SPOV

I looked around and saw that everyone in the board room was not only all males, but all of them were young and around her age, not like the old geezers she was use to see every time she went to a board meeting with Gaara. Suddenly, the meaning of her outfit came into view.

'Oh, he's good. I'll give him that. He's very clever,' I thought grimly.

'I'll say but what's he going to do next, and on top of that why is he meeting with all these guys anyway and DAMN it's cold in here!' Sakumo said.

"Now gentlemen, I asked you all here today because there is a pressing matter that has come to my attention," Gaara said, taking a seat. I looked around for where I was supposed to sit, trying to ignore all the men in the room staring at me intently. "Sakura, what are you waiting for? Sit down, you're holding up the meet," Gaara said taking a side look at her. I nodded about to kneel down on the floor when Gaara groaned and before I knew it, his arms wrapped around and pulled me into his lap. "I told you to sit down, geez, now, back to what I was saying," He said as casually as if he wasn't sitting there with me half naked in his lap. I felt my face starting to heat up as he started to rub my thigh from under the table.

"Gentlemen," Gaara continued, "you are well known shinobi, and with that knowledge, I realized that I send you out into battle, not knowing whether or not you will return or not. Most of you have wives but not yet a born child. It would be preferred if before your next missions that, if you are already married, to uh…conceive a child, and if you're not yet married then please either find a girlfriend or marry your girlfriend. I'm sorry to be the one to have to tell you this but as you know Suna is already low in population as it is and with so many men dying on the battle field, we can't risk it anymore. So in three months time, a new law will be passed. After a shinobi has reached the ranks of Jounin, if they don't have a born son they will be put on probation until they do, that way, if anything were to happen to them at least they have a born son to carry on their name."

I had to admit, it was a good and thought full plan and with it, a lot of lives would be saved and the population would go up.

"But, sir," a young man with brown mop hair spoke from the third see on the left, "what if we don't have any girl that we're interested in?"

"Too bad, that's a personal problem that in three month's time won't matter because whether you like or dislike a girl, you will have to have a born son," Gaara countered making a smug smirk at the guy. The guy shrank down into his seat, not saying another word. But it wasn't the pitiful look on his face that caught my attention, it was the dark haired guy sitting beside him - looking at him with a smirk that would rival Gaara's, which caught it.

"Ok gentlemen, meeting adjourned." And with that, Gaara picked me up and put me on the table as he went looking through his paperwork for something. I hoped off, irritated with this stupid outfit and the display he made out of me, not to mention I had a wedge I couldn't pick, I walked over to lean against the window. This was horrible; right as I was about to storm out of there and give Gaara the finger on my way out, someone tapped my shoulder.

I turned to see the dark haired guy from earlier. "Good morning, beautiful," he said in a sly kind of smooth, alluring voice. "My name is Nekio , and you are?"

"Sakura," I said holding out my hand to shake his. Instead, he took my hand and hissed it lightly, "What I beautiful name for a beautiful woman," he said letting go of my hand. "Look Nekio ," I said, not letting myself fall for his almost charm, "I know the Kazekage said to find a wife and make a son, but he didn't mean right now!"

He laughed, embarrassed that he got caught. "I'm sorry Sakura but you're very beautiful and well I had to try, I don't want to lose my job," he said laughing nervously, "But I knew it wouldn't work. No one ever leaves the Kazekage for someone like me."

"Wait a minute!" I said, grabbing him by the collar, "I am NOT with the Kazekage-sama! Yeah he's a good guy but imp not with him OKAY!!!"

Nekio went silent and just looked at me with shock. I tried to calm down and let Nekio go. Suddenly, an all too familiar hand came and wrapped protectively around my waist as the other grabbed hold of Nekio's shoulder firmly. "Nekio, I think its time you go now, you have a mission later today don't you? Go get ready," Gaara told him. I didn't look at his face but just by his voice, I knew Gaara was seriously pissed, or at least angry, maybe even I little…sad?

Gaara dropped his arm from my shoulder and walked with Nekio to the door. Once Nekio was out of the door, Gaara closed it quietly and carefully, he locked it. I kept my face down and eyes closed as I heard him turn around.

"Now then, I think we need to talk, Sakura," Gaara said in an even tone.

TO BE CONTINUED!!!!

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