Sry it took me so long to update, I have like a test every two weeks and 5 quizzes a week. So I have a lot of home work. Don't worry Gaara comes in at the end of the chapter, so hang in there.

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Sakura's smile instantly faded when she entered the limo. This is not at all what she had planned. The limo wasn't as big inside as she would have thought. It was slightly cramped but there was enough room for comfort. There were two big sets of couches inside if the limo . The limo facing the driver was a three person couch consisting of Sasuke, who was sitting by the window, a very happy Ino who grabbed onto his arm making Sasuke's calm face change to a look of pure annoyance. Then there was Naruto who was extremely hipper, more than usual. It was as if he had eaten a piece of candy the size of the Hokage statues. All in all, the people on that couch seemed to be very normal. Except for Sasuke , he was doing something with his Sharingan, but no one noticed they were to busy greeting Sakura and Ino into the limo. Now the part that bothered Sakura was the fact that the couch facing away from the driver was a two person seat, and Hinata already had dibs on the seat in front of naruto, which meant that…. She had to sit….. in front ..of Sasuke! Sakura gulped as she climbed over Hinata to get to the window seat. Inner sakura: ok Sakura, all you have to do is not look at him, talk to him ,remember stuff about him, sing to him, worship him "ok shut up get the point." Sakura interrupted her inner self before she could say anything else that would make the situation worse.

"Driver, take us to the Chunin Festival and take the shortest route possible" Sasuke's voice exploded into Sakura's thought, disconnecting her from reality for about three seconds.

"Why in such a rush sasuke? To eager to watch me beat you in a drinking contest?" Naruto's lips curled up into an evil little smile. Every body sighed and did little anime sweat drop thing. Although Naruto really needed to think before he said something really stupid , he did start the first conversation. It had some thing to do with ramen(what else). The driver still hadn't started moving yet. The limo was heavy because it was made out of gold, so he had to let the engines heat up. Then with a small little sputter of the engine, the car started to move.

"How long is it gonna take", Naruto's loud and extremely annoying voice cascaded through thought the limo.

"Damn it Naruto shut up!" Ino shrieked at Naruto and hit him over the head.

"It should take about 5 minutes." Sasuke was annoyed to the extreme at this point but he couldn't let it show or else his Sharingan wouldn't be able to work for what he needed it to.

Minute 1

Naruto and Ino were having a very heated debate about what food group ramen was in .Ino just didn't understand why he didn't classify it as a fat because it was like a heart attack, just in soup form. Then Naruto on the other hand didn't understand why people didn't put it in the grain group because ramen was still a noodle thing ,and noodles are grain. Hinata was actually very interested in this conversation (Not!) Hinata only thought about how cute Naruto looked when he was angry. This is so unlike Hinata , but the festival is said to change people. It's a legend that those who lost what was never there will gain what was never found. In words less confusing, You'll find you forbidden self, and fall in love.

Sasuke eyed Sakura as she listened to Naruto's conversation, obviously annoyed that they were still having a conversation about the same topic.

"Sakura," Sasuke whispered in the most lustful voice he could muster. His intention was to get her attention and knowing Sakura….. Sakura instantly looked in his direction as if it was an instinct…….It worked. Sakura's thoughts were consumed with his appearance at the moment, He look as if he wanted to kiss her at the very moment. This strange emotion is what tricked Sakura into not realizing what was really happening. Her eyes gazed at the way his shirt outlined his well toned muscles and strong arms. His raven blue hair seemed to entrance many women, then his beautiful blood red eyes.

Wait a minute , the Sharingan! Every thing faded to black as she tried desperalty to look away. shi…(t)

Minute 2

Sakura awoke to the sound of her own voice screaming Sasuke's name.

"Please don't go Sasuke I love you," Sakura jerked up wards in panic and frantic hurry to forget about the memory that constantly haunted Sakura

every time she past any stone bench(there were a lot of benches like that in Kohona.) Instead of seeing the inside of a limo she only saw a very amused Sasuke looking down at her. It was as if they were standing in the dark, but they could clearly see each other. Sakura quickly got up.

" Why would you do that to me?" Sakura's voice sounded angry yet very curios and eager at the same time.

"Do what?", oh my goodness, at this point in time Sakura couldn't take it any more she was going to punch some body, and this person was going to be Sasuke.

"Use you're Sharingan to send me to this place. What's this about Sasuke?" He could sense the anger in her voice. Her charka seemed to be very excited as if she was actually going to fight him.

There's no way she's going to try to fight me she cant win, and anyways…..She can't hurt some one she's in love with.

"Well.. well, what a smart girl you've become, what a shame you couldn't use your brains when you needed to , because I wouldn't have to use you if you could have stopped me, back then……….."

One small tear slid down Sakura's cheek.

Minute 3

Hinata knew something was wrong when Sakura fell asleep next to her , and then started to join into the whole Ramen conversation.(Yes, they were still arguing). It was unusual to sleep talk with such detail about a conversation. Then Hinata look over to Sasuke. A look of pure horror came over her face when she looked in Sasuke's direction. He had his Sharingan activated and with her own blood line limit she could see waves of chakra being emitted from them.

OOO this is bad, and right about as she was going to shriek and tell every one, she found that she couldn't move either. Sasuke was a smart little bastard. He knew that if anyone in the limo would notice the what he was doing ,that it would defiantly be Hinata. So he used a Jutsu that confused the thoughts and nerve reactions of the body. When she tried to shake Sakura she ended up quaking like a duck. When she tried to get up she stared singing a very random song.

"Do your chains hang low do they wobble to the floor", every one heard this song and joined in with her.(I do not own this song) It was the ghetto remix to "Do your Ears Hang Low".

" Do they shine in the light are they platinum are they gold", now there was a chorus of voices sing . Even the driver started to hum along to the gangsta tunes being heard from the back of the limo.

Oh boyHinata thought to her self. This is going to be a long trip.

Minute 4

Sakura charged at Sasuke with incredible speed. Her pink hair flew back as she ran. Sasuke was caught way off guard by this. He had no idea she was this fast. How could a weak little girl like Sakura turn into some thing so strong, so deadly, and so hot!

What did I just think?

Sasuke didn't seem to be paying much attention to the angry pink haired ninja flying towards him, so she did the right thing…… she punched him in the face.

Slow motion……..

Sakura's small fist gently tapped the point of Sasuke's nose, and then in a graceful manner slammed his nose almost flat. As Sasuke's body flew backwards onto the darkened space. Upon impact with the ground his body bounced once then sank down wards into what seemed to be an endless pit.

End of slow motion

Sakura paused for a minute. Did I just hit Sasuke? But there wasn't anytime to think. He wasn't underground anymore he was right behind her. He held her with both arms around the waist. The blood from his nose dripped onto her shoulder as he lowered his head so that his mouth was just barely grazing her right ear lobe. Grinned agenst her earlobe. Sakura could feel his breath on her hair line.

"That was good Sakura", Sakura was so confused and shocked that she didn't move. Wait a minute! She couldn't move, and the last thing she saw was a flash of red and she closed her eyes.

Minute 5.

The limo jerked to a stop waking the nearly unconscious Sakura. Her ninja senses and she sat up strait and ready to kill Sasuke. (Only if necessary)

How every she was a bit surprised to so that it looked like he was sleeping. Was it all just a dream, but how couldn't that be possible? It was so real. Before Sakura knew it Sasuke woke up. His eyes were blood red and filled with anger and something else, but she couldn't tell what. All she wanted to do was get out of the limo. In fact now was the perfect time because every one else was getting out.

"Hurry up Sakura", Naruto's voice called to her from out side the limo. I don't have any problems with that. Before Sakura could move to get out of the limo herself she was grabbed by Ino and pulled out of the car.

"Are you ready to see your date", Ino sounded like one of those wrestling broad casters.

"Ino, you know I really don't want to dance with some old fart", Sakura could sense the cold stare one the back of her head right after she said this. So she turned around and was met the stare with her own. She threw Sasuke a very evil grin, and it actually scared him a little bit. Sakura, satisfied with her work turned back to Ino.

"Actually Ino, I can't wait to see who the Kazekage is", Since Ino and Sakura were standing on the other side of the limo, and they couldn't see who was standing out side the gates. The Limo slowly drove away in front of the them and left the two girls standing at the beauty of the gates. They were large and made out of red wood with silver letters on them that said "Chunin Festival"

Ino grabbed Sakura's hand and walked towards a figure standing in the shadow. When the person heard some one approaching, he turned around. A very curious look spread across his face as he saw two girls approaching. But they weren't just any girls, they were the two girls that he had seen fighting in the Chunin Exams. So they were friends, but what do they want, I'm waiting for some one.

Sakura stopped in front of the man and looked slowly up at him in curiosity , when she reached his face her was confused beyond words.

Ino started to goggle a bit when she saw the look on Sakura's face. It was priceless.

'Sakura, meet Gaara , The Kazekage of Suna".

Well there you have it , the second chapter. Read and review! I will try to update every Saturday