Sakura, Ino, Hinata and Tenten lay relaxed on beds at Konohas day spa. Tenten and Hinata chatted about their new justu's and latest missions while Ino quietly annoyed Sakura about her 'love life'.
"Grr Ino i told you, i dont need a date for the party! Just drop it already!" Sakura whispered to Ino and then turned her head away.
"Sakura! Turn your head back and listen missy! The lady of the event has to have a date! Besides, Gaara is only going to be here for so long!! Ask him before he goes home! And you're going to the funeral two days after th-"
"Wait, what did you say? Gaara?" Sakura asked a little astounded, they were friends! It wasn't like she was faulting herself over Gaara, so why would Ino get any ideas??
"Yes! Gaara! Hes only going to be here for so long, next weeks he's out of here! And you're going to the funeral two days after the party, and then you're back into training and Naruto and Gaaras training will only get more and more busy!!"
O.O Sakura sat there a little shocked at Inos mini speech, and she sure wasn't whispering anymore, the whole spa heard Inos little rant!
"What about-" Sakura tried but Tenten and Hinata joined into the conversion and told their thoughts aswell.
"Ino's right! Besides, you and Gaara are friends, no biggy right!" Tenten tried.
"Sakura, you are the closest female in Konoha to Gaara, he wouldn't mind, and you should make the most of the time you guys have. Because like Ino said, hes only here for so long, not forever..." Hinata said wisely, She and Sakura made full eye contact. Sakura knew Hinata was right.
Her expression saddened when she remembered what Hinata just said, 'not forever...'
"You're right Hinata."
Hinata smiled as did Ino and Tenten.
Just then the four masseuses walked in and started the massage. The girls sighed as the women worked knots and stress from their backs. Tenten closed her eyes and soon fell asleep. Sakura and Hinata squirmed slightly and giggle and the women worked on areas of their back they weren't used to being touched in.
As the women worked on their legs Sakura asked what else they were going to have done that day. Before the ladys answered Hinata filled her in.
"We're going to have our faces done, Eyelash tints, eyebrows tinted and waxed, all waxing done, feet massages-" Hinata let out a squeal as the lady working on her back found another ticklish spot. "Gomenassi, we will go and relax in the springs, and we're going to have our toes and nails done." Hinata said in her soft voice.
Sakura smiled. " excellent."
Ino cocked an eyebrow, "interesting vocabulary today Sakura-chan"
Sakura just gave her friend a "Mm hmm" And found herself drifting to sleep.
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A lone figure stood outside Konoha, within the Forrest that dwelled around it. The dark figure stood silently, waiting for his comrads. His new ones that is.
Without even turning, he saw them run to him and stop. "Is it time, or should i still wait, do you think?"
One of his three comrads came to his side and starred into the beautiful village with him. "Wait, until nightfall."
The dark figure laughed, to himself. "Ordering me now are you?"
"No, of course not master. Just saying what i think is the best approach. As you asked of course."
"yes, i did, but." The dark figure turned. He cupped his comrades face in one hand. "You still need to learn how to hold your tongue"
His comrade nodded, fear in this warm gold eyes. The dark figures own softened, bit just slightly. The dark figure dropped his hand and turned sharply, And saw in the village. Home. And that was all.
The dark figures other comrades stepped up on either side. "How long shall you stay? You still have other things, other responsibility's to take care of."
"Yes indeed i do, But how long i stay, is not something i can be sure of now."
His comrades frowned at this news. "Master, he won't be pleased." Stated his female comrade.
"I'm not doing this to please him."
"What do you want from us, how can we serve you now? We are not of any use at this point." One of his male comrades asked.
"Stay, i will send you instructions from inside the village. But for now, you may leave, but be back in five days. We shall act then."
"Hai." The three answered and together left in a flash.
The dark figure walked dangerously close to the gates, but security was low, slow and slack. Few and thin.
"nightfall you think? Hmm, nightfall" The lone figure pondered to himself. With that he turned and walked into the Forrest and lay in wait.
Nightfall. That, would be when.
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Gaara paused and breathed deep. Naruto leaned against a tree and too, breathed deep even breaths. They gase at the destroyed part of forrest. Thick trees with large holes, the ground was cracked and at different levels everywhere. Sand had demolished trees everywhere and everything else that lay in way. Kunai and weapons lay scattered and discarded everywhere.
Todays sensei look at the scene, and then back at the boys. He stepped over to them. '
"You both can handle you demons well, but, there is a point to your control and it isn't good enough. Gaara you mustn't let it take over from emotional overlode, or for power, Naruto... You can just accept the power thats offered, because even if it is used for good use, the contol over it that you have can still be lost. Along with your purpose."
As the day went on they focused on contol and their Sensei taught them different justus and ways to keep their power under control. It would take awhile but both had the will power to do so.
Gaara and Naruto were both on the floor by the end. Drain and tried. Gaa and they still had the fricking dance, the ball. Oh joy. Just what they need when overheated and drained. A a black tux and dancing.
And the girls had done nothing but relax all day! Life really could be crule.
'Training is all I've really come here for! I shouldn't even be attending advents here, Naruto and I should be training all day and all night until we can't move! Just like in Suna! But no. Only a few hours a day here, but still, it is a little more intense... And Sakura.. Wait, Sakura isnt a part of this, shes just a friend who is a little hard to get away from and makes it harder to think of training! This isn't a social visit!' Gaara ranted on in his head as he and Naruto made it back to Tsunade's house to bath and dress.
But still, he couldn't help but feel asthough everything he just thought..was a total lie.
Gaara of the desert smiled to himself in spite of himself, he knew why he felt like this, he knew why everything was harder, he knew why he couldn't keep his mind on track. And even though he knew he shouldn't feel the way he did... he was proud. He was proud he could feel this way. Proud that he knew.
But sad, that he knew, it would never work. Suna and Leaf, were a world away.
Flowers and Sand, burned each other out.
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Sakura looked at her nails and chatted along with the girls. It had been along day for some, but went in a flash for Haruno Sakura.
"almost time Sakura-chan!" Tenten clapped her hands.
"are you kidding? We have like...four or five hours!" Sakura deadpanned.
"All done ladies your toes are dry! And everything has been done, you may go to the salon and get your hair done now." The masseuse told them.
"Arigato mina" they said together and took off, back to Inos house. They didnt bother going to the salon. It would be packed! So they rang their personal hair dressers and they were waiting for them at Inos.
Ino's mother had gone through the trouble of getting everyones dresses and accessory from their homes.
Sakura's hair was clipped up and the hair hanging had been curled, along with the hair that framed around her face. Inos hair was down and half was pulled back into a plait laying ontop of the dress of her gold hair.
Tentens was down and had been straightened. She also had some clipped back and held but a beautifully decorticated clip.
Hinatas was the same but had a beautiful silver hair orderment in it.
Then came makeup!
Hinatas was very light, she only had blush, a little lipgloss and some eyeshadow. Sakura added abit of body glitter and hair glitter though.
Tentens was the same as Hinatas but she had lipstick on. Inos was light but she had very glittery eyeshadow on.
Then came Sakura. She had light pink eyeshadow with glitter, blush and lipgloss. She looked stunning.
The four got changed into their dresses and were ready.
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Gaara Of The Desert and Naruto Uzumaki climbed the stares, up to the halls, and to the enternce doors.
Two ninjas stood in the way, both weren't huge but they were personally chosen by the fifth Hokage, so, you know they weren't the type you were to mess with.
"Invitations?" One of the two demanded and held out his hand.
Gaara and Naruto both gave them their Invitations and after a second of them beind checked over, they entered.