"Good job Sakura, you can go home for today." said the 5th hokage.

It had been about 2 months since Sakura started training under Tsunade. In that time Sakura had achieved about the amount Tsunade had in 5 months of her first training as a medic ninja. Sakura Had Impressed Tsunade but still had a long way to go. Even so Tsunade saw the begining of a great kunoichi in Sakura.

"hai Tsunade-sensei" the 12 year old Sakura replied. It had only been 2 months since Sasuke left and Sakura was still dealing with that emoticonal blow aswell as training her hardest. "And Sakura, take about two days off ok? You NEED to rest. You've been really pushing lately and a medic ninja can never danger their health, if you do this on a mission, the whole team is in danger, do you understand?

"Hai! But sensei.." "NO BUTS! Besides after your two days of recovering training will get harder, ok?" Said Tsunade firmly. "understood Tsunade-sensei!" said the excited cheery blossom, Tsunade smiled "Good now go and rest , catch up with some friends or something." laughed Tsunade as she made her way to the door with Sakura.

"Bye Sakura, see you on monday."

"Bye Tsunade-Sensei!" sakura walked down the hall, down the staires and out of the hokages tower.

'hmm what should we do with our two days?' Inner Sakura asked. 'i was wondering when you would bug me again.' Sakura thought as she walked though the village. It was so nice to get out after only beening inside training, the only time she wasnt at the hokages tower within those two weeks was when she went home to sleep and when she woke up.

Now its was about 5.00 and everyone was still out and about. Sakura smile at the village she had grown to love.

As she walked past the raman stand her thoughts went staight to a blond teammate of hers. Naruto. He was away on a mission right now. Infact he was in Suna. He should be back soon, with a sertern redhead friend of theirs. Gaara. Sakura had been quite dissapointed when she saw him at the chuuin exsams for the first time in 5 years, half a year ago. It seemed that his lonlyness had taken over him and he had forgotten her, All the thought about was death. To kill all but himself.

But Naruto brought him back into the light.

'we're so lucky to have naruto.' Sakura thought to herself. It was only then that she relised she had stopped infront of the raman stand when she was thinking of Naruto.

She looked at the raman stand. 'hmmm i havent eaten raman in about a month and i DID miss lunch...' right on cue, her stomic made a hungry rumble.

"Raman it is then.." she mutterd to herself as she walked in. "arrr Sakura-chan! i havent seen you in quite awhile! inface i havent seen you since..." said the old man, he ment since HE left. 'sasuke...' sakura thought sadly.

"yea, it has been quite awhile!" Sakura said cheerfully covering up her pain behind a smile. "well since its been such awhile , you can have the works! on the house!" (the works is everything) said the old man happily. Sakura just gaped at him."err..umm... Thanks!" she said as a HUGE bowl of raman was set out infront of her. She wolfed down her Raman (remember she hungry?).

As she ate her thoughts went back to Gaara. After Naruto "brought him back into the light" he got alot better and hung around Naruto and Sakura when ever he was in the hidden leaf (he had long made up for allmost killing her).

One Day when together, just Gaara and Sakura, they were having lunch after a mission, Gaara held a whole civil conversion with Sakura for about 3 hours! He had really gotten alot better, Sakura told Gaara about everything about the night Sasuke left and ever since Gaara felt like Naruto AND Sakura understood his pain, and he had finnally made a strong, true friendship.

Then a few days later Gaara went back to Suna with Temari and Kankuo. (plz tell me if i spelt that wrong.. i'm not 2 sure how 2 spell his name S)

That was about two months ago. Sakura missed Gaara. She also missed naruto, he had left on a mission to train with Gaara and then they were to come back and train in the Leaf for about 3 weeks.

It had been 3 weeks since Naruto left, him and Gaara should be soon, very soon, TODAY infact.

Sakura put down her chopsticks at that thought. "umm excuse me?" "yes Sakura-chan?" asked the old man. "have you seen Naruto and Gaara today?"she asked.

"hmmmm no... not in about 3 or so weeks and i havent seen Gaara in about 2 months..." the oldman said as he scratched his head in thought.

"well he should be back in about an hour then, do you mind if i wait here for him? this is probley one of the first places he'll go to when he gets back." asked Sakura. "Sure! and you can tell me all about what you've been up to in the past two weeks!" said the old man. Sakura chatted to the oldman for about 10 mins and told him all about her hard training and her two days off and of course her dreams of being a medic ninja.

It was about 6.54 now and was getting dark, Sakura sighed.

"SAKURA-CHAN!!" Screamed a vocie she was waiting for. She stepped out of the raman stand and was greeted by the sight of Naruto running down the street towards her, Gaara not too far behind. "Hi Naruto! Hi Gaara-kun!!"

The boys reacher Sakura in a matter of seconds. When they did Naruto embraced Sakura in a friendly hug. "Hey Sakura-chan" Gaara said with a small smile. (I know, i know but its only a SLIGHT oc!)

Sakura gave Gaara a cheerful smile "Its been awhile Gaara!" Sakura said as she him quick hug."I want some raman! So could you stop standing around chatting?!" wined Naruto as he ran into the raman stand. So, he didnt see Sakura hug Gaara and the blush on her cheeks and the shock on Gaaras face. Sakura ran into the raman shop after Naruto. Gaara took a second to recover his composher, he stepped in after Sakura and sat down.

Gaara's POV.

As Naruto ate raman and chatted with Sakura, Gaara thought about the hug he just got from Sakura.It felt good and not only that. It felt very fimiler,(wrong spelling?)

although Sakura herself seemed very filmiler...like...he had met her before...

FLASHBACK

A five year old Sakura looked at gaara and gave him a peck on the cheek before saying.

"goodbye Gaara my panda friend, allways remember there is a place for you in my heart.

END OF FLASHBACK

"Sakura." Gaara butted in Naruto and Sakuras talk. Sakura looked at Gaara. "yea Gaara?"

"Did you come to suna when you were about 5?"