Okay, so now, the story will be officially over. / Thanks for all those who reviewed, and read it! xD
Epilogue (Six Years Later.):
" Ai, stop it. No, put the glass down!"
A loud crash resonated throughout the house, and an angry cry erupted passed the pink-haired girl's lips. A soft, musical giggle followed after the cry, the sound of sand rubbing against the floor soon the only thin to be heard." Ai, I told you not to break anything!" Sakura chided sternly, giving the beautiful little girl a glare.
Teal eyes softened, and the pinkish silver hair that framed her face covered up the girl's pouting face." Sorry," The child whispered, the sand from the ground flowing up, and on top of the bed, and curling its self around the girl.
" It's fine, Ai." Sakura smiled down at the child, brushing the girl's hair behind her ears." I think you woke up your sister, though." So it turned out they didn't have a boy, but they had another girl. Of course Gaara was worried, but he knew Sakura could pull through it - she always did somehow. Ai smiled with mischief, a grin growing on her face." That little squirt deserves it."
Sakura rolled her eyes at her daughter, watching the 6-year-old girl hop off the bed, and into the bathroom, snickering along the way. Of course, she wasn't bad; definitely wasn't as bad as her father when he was younger, but she was a bit of an imp. She was sweet, though, and just full of jealousy when Sakura's attention was directed toward her other baby-daughter, Chise. Still, Ai was a beautiful, and warm girl; it was hard not to love her.
Sakura made her way to the other room, where she found her 1-year-old baby girl, Chise. She had picked the name, because when she first saw the baby, there was a twinkle in her eye that reminded her of a little star in the sky. And that's exactly what her name meant. That was, until, they took her home, and realized how smart she was for a child. She was just a little torrent of smartitdude, she was - another reason for her name.
Sakura cradled the child in her arms, staring down at the resemblance of her father in the baby's features. Crimson red hair that curled down to the length of her chin, and big, wide, innocent sea-foam green eyes that eyed Sakura with familiarity, and warmth. She lifted her tiny hands in the air, and gripped the air, and Sakura smiled, as she leaned down and kissed the girl's tiny palms." Yes, your father's coming home soon."
Although Chise didn't have the ability to control sand like her father, she and Gaara had a bond that couldn't be broken, while Sakura had the same with Ai. Ai was just like Sakura, while Chise was just like Gaara, despite the cold, hard, and mean demeanor.
After the baby calmed down, Sakura laid the child in the crib beside Sakura, and Gaara's bed, before walking off to Ai's room, where she had left her last.
The girl was sitting on the bed, cradling her head as she whimpered." I just want him to stop talking to me, mom."
Sighing, Sakura walked over to the girl, and wrapped her arms around her, pulling the girl into her warmth." I know."
It turned out that Gaara had no trouble with Shukaku at all, although he was still in him. No, Shukaku decided to take attack on Ai, where she had to handle him every second of her life. Gaara, and Sakura - though mostly Gaara - promised to make Ai's childhood memories better that Gaara's, and Sakura's.
As Sakura calmed Ai down, she heard the door down stairs open, excitement bubbling up inside the girl's chest. As she laid the sleeping girl's frame onto the bed, she kissed the girl's pink-silver hair, before jumped off the bed, and racing down stairs, where she spotted crimson locks." Gaara!" She cried in greeting, racing over to meet him, wrapping her arms around his waist, and burying her face in the Kazakage robes.
" Sakura," He whispered, his eyes drifting down toward the pink-hair currently buried in his chest. Taking a deep breath, he pulled her away, and when she looked up, she gave him a smile that made his heart beat quicker than it was just minutes ago. They still had the same affect on each other, as they did when they met.
She was about to say something, but before she could, he thrusted an old, wrinkled paper into her finger tips. He watched her as she gave him a curious, and confused look, before opening it up, watching as her eyes widened." S-So, you found it, huh?" She laughed nervously, looking up at Gaara was he glared down at her, his heart returning to a normal beat.
" Tamari gave it to me," He announced, watching as she fidgeted under his gaze. Suddenly, he spoke once more, his voice filled with anger," Did you honestly believe that you wouldn't make it?"
" Gaara, it was five years ago. I only wrote that note just incase something did happen. I didn't want there to be no good-bye."
The scowl on Gaara's face couldn't be more clear. He took a deep, deep breath, before releasing it, closing his eyes to keep from completely going psycho on her." And did you really think I could find someone else?"
" Everyone has a chance of moving on-"
Gaara cut the girl off by placing shutting his eyes tightly, and slamming his fit against the wall beside him." Do you have any idea how I felt when I read this?"
Sakura closed her eyes, tears beginning to fall passed her eyelashes." I'm sorry, Gaara, I was afraid. I didn't want to leave without saying good-bye, and I didn't know if I could make it. It was just a precaution, you know? Just in case. Just in case."
And her tears bothered him as she continued to ramble on with her apologies, and his hand clenched into such tight fist that his nails dug into the palm of his hand.
" Sakura,"
She didn't respond.
" Sakura." He hissed, watching as her eyes opened, and her rumblings were cut short. She lifted those green eyes that also seemed to capture him with the warmth, to look into his.
Her eyes were slightly red from crying, and her ips were in a full pout - an unconscious pout. And although he was a bit angry at her, he captured her lips rather roughly. Soon, they needed breath, and Sakura was the one to pull away first as she wiped her eyes, trying to get traces of tears away from her cheeks. " I'm sorry." She whispered one last time, before turning around, and shooting up stairs, the sound of crying getting his attention.
With a soft sigh, Gaara followed Sakura up stairs, and into Chise's room, watching Sakura just beginning to rocking the baby in her arms. Her eyes drifted to Gaara, and she smiled at him, watching as Chise's tiny fist reached out to Gaara. A ghost of a smile appeared on his face, and he reached out, and touch Chise's fingertips.
He looked up to Sakura, and watched as the warmth played in her green depths. But they were distant.
" What's wrong?" He asked, watching as he eyes drifted over to Gaara, and before she could stop herself, she asked him a question that made him tense." Why me?"
" What?"
" A long, long time ago - I mean, when you first woke up at the hospital in Suna." She paused, and Gaara eyed her in curiosity. She's remembering something from that long ago?
" Shukaku told me something-"
" Sakura," He warned, glaring straight at her.
" Just listen!" She snapped, her eyes set ablaze. Chise's hands fisted in her shirt as she began," He told me - he told me that when we were kids, and Naruto was going to fight you for the first time, you pinned me up against the tree by the sand." She sighed softly, her eyes boring into his." He said you saved me. I was the only one you did save."
Gaara's eyes widen a bit of a fraction, before he responded," You intrigued me. You were so weak - so vulnerable, and yet you protected your life for - for him." He growled, but then his eyes flashed up to Sakura's and he muttered," I didn't know you'd survive. I thought I had killed you."
Sakura didn't get angry, she just placed Chise back in her crib, then turning around, and wrapping her arms around Gaara, and hugging him tightly." So I guess you always were interested in me." She joked, watching Gaara's eyes narrow into slits.
" I was not." He hissed.
" Last time I checked, intrigued, and interested were basically the same thing."
Scowling, Gaara turned around, and walked off toward their bedroom, slamming the door shut on the way out. Sakura followed, a smirk on her face. She knew he wasn't in there by the time she touched the door. She stepped out of the window, and made her way up to the roof. He was sitting down, staring up the stairs that twinkled like diamonds. She made her way over to him, and sat down, pressing myself into his side." You know, I was always interested in you."
He looked down at me, his eyes boring into mine as he whispered," You were, were you?"
" Even if you were a psycho, you were cute. Any girl could notice that." She laughed, and he glared at her, trying to push her away, but she clung to his side." I'm sorry. The truth hurts." She giggled, watching a scowl etch upon his face.
Sighing, she laid back on the roof, pulling him down, and nuzzling the side of his arm with her forehead. The stars continued to glisten, and appearing randomly in different spots. With a smile, Sakura whispered in a sleepy voice," I love you, Gaara."
He watched her eyes droop slightly, and soon, he replied," I know."
A smile grew across her lips, and soon, she fell asleep against his arms, his eyes never leaving the creature who changed his life for the better.
And as Sakura was about completely succumb to the dream-world for good, she swear he heard him whisper," Don't ever leave me."
And Sakura couldn't help be let a soft whisper, blurry whisper escape passed her lips."
" Silly Gaara, I never will."