(Recap)

"Gaara I think I should get going or else I'm trouble when I get to my room." Sakura said as she started walking away.

"Wait Sakura. I was wondering, can we meet again later like tonight?" Sakura nodded her head. Gaara walked over to her and kissed her softly on her cheek. Sakura blushed and smiled.

"I'll see you tonight right here. Bye Gaara." Sakura said as she left blushing and her heart feeling lifted. She thought about it but by the time she got to her room, she realized that she was starting to like Gaara more than she expected.

"He's so nice." Sakura thought to her self as she brushed her hair by the vanity. She heard the open and saw Itachi and her mother walked in the door and looked at Sakura.

"Sakura Haruno where have you been we've worried sick about you?" Sakura giggled at the question her mother asked as Sakura didn't care if Itachi and her mother were there, Sakura felt happy.

"I've been here. Now I have to go and take a shower." Sakura said as smiled and looked happy as can be. She started the shower and hum to her self.

"Well, I guess she might actually start to like you Itachi. I don't know what you did to her but I like it so far. I want her to be happy and if she's with you then she'll thank me some day." Mrs. Haruno said as Itachi nodded.

"I guess, my magic is starting to work." Itachi thought as he went to work on some papers that were at his desk. Sakura, still in the shower began to feel so happy. She didn't know when she had been this happy before. She didn't care but she felt happy and she couldn't wait for tonight.

(End of Recap)

Chapter Four: "I have complete trust in you."

"Well Sakura dear how are you and Itachi doing so far?" A woman by the name of Tsunade asked Sakura. Sakura saw she was wearing a red dress with a black see through shall. Next to her was a man named Kakashi. He had silver hair but he wasn't old, had a scar that went through his left eye. He had a scar from went through his left eye, he got into a rough house with some friends as a teenager.

"We are doing nicely. I mean I would have gotten to know him before all this happened but maybe my mother did pick me a man that might just fit my needs." Sakura said as she felt a bad taste in her mouth enter.

"God I want to puke." Inner Sakura said as Sakura took a sip of her drink. Itachi came along side her soon and Sakura took his arm. Sakura hated putting on an act for every one. She was so good at lying.

"I'm so glad to hear that Sakura will actually warm up to me." Sakura heard Itachi say as she felt disgusted with each second she was near him. She smiled, acting, and walked with him to the dinner table where they had dinner.

Gaara looked at every one dancing on the floor. He looked plain and seemed bored. He didn't like coming to these things. The reason why was because they weren't fun with out that special some one or at least a bunch of friends. Although he had Naruto and Sasuke and all, it just wasn't as fun as he thought it would be. Naruto came crashing through and held two things of beer in his hands. He wasn't drunk at the moment and handed one to Gaara. Gaara took a small sip and put it down to his side.

"Come on Gaara. If you give it a try then you'll like it. Just go out and have good time. Believe it." Naruto said as Gaara scoffed at it.

"Well then why aren't you dancing right now?" Naruto seemed to be panting and had a beat of sweat roll down his side.

"I'm not dancing right now because I'm tired and hot. But that's what dancing does to you, it makes you tired. That's why we sleep so we can dance some more the next day if there's a party." Naruto said as Gaara remembered he was going to meet Sakura in ten minutes up front.

"Hey I'm going to meet Sakura up deck. I'll be back later." Gaara said as he left and Naruto shook his head and smiled. Kiba came along and took the rest of Gaara's beer.

"So where's he going?" Naruto smiled at him.

"To see Sakura, who else? I bet you that they're going to get together. I'm going to be happy for him. I could never get a woman like her as a friend much less a girlfriend."

"Umm Naruto?" Naruto heard as he heard a shy voice and a girl with periwinkle colored eyes and had no pupils. Naruto started to blush.

"Oh hi Hinata. I didn't see you there I'm sorry." Naruto said as he heard a song come up. He got down on one knee and asked her to dance with him.

"Yes Naruto, I'd love to." Hinata said as Kiba and Akamaru went to see some other friends.

"Well Sakura dear, do you want me to take you back to the room?" Itachi asked as Sakura shook her head.

"No thank you, I'm going to be awhile." Sakura said as she stalled for a few more minutes and left. She walked around the deck and went to the spot where she said she would meet Gaara. She was full of doubt but hope that he would come.

"Sakura?" Sakura turned around to see Gaara come her way.

"Hi Gaara, I didn't think you would show up." Sakura said as he chuckled.

"Either a sip of beer is was too much or heaven's missing its favorite angel." Gaara said as Sakura blushed like mad.

"I'm sorry I had to say that." Gaara said as Sakura couldn't stop blushing.

"It's okay. I actually don't get compliments like that all that often."

"Am I a first?" Gaara asked as Sakura nodded.

"Well, the first one to say that with out my mother having to force you. She didn't force you to say that to me did she? I can never tell." Sakura asked as Gaara shook his head.

"Nope, I've never talked to her in my life." Sakura sighed as she leaned on the railings.

"I can tell that you don't like your mother all that much." Sakura nodded.

"She's always got me in her grasp and is always controlling me. I can't stop her. I feel powerless when she hits me and forces me to choose. I can't keep doing this." Gaara got upset when he heard that her mother hit her.

"Wait, when you say she hits you do you mean like slap you?'' Sakura nodded.

"Yes she does. She only loves me because I can marry some one and get rich. If I get rich, then she gets rich. So that means, if I get broke then she goes broke. But she tries to get me to think that if I marry some one with lots of money that I'll be able to survive. But money isn't every thing." Sakura said as Gaara nodded.

"That's true. You'll have more opportunities but money can't make you happy all by it self. You'll feel happy but you won't be truly happy. Money is good to have around, it's a very useful tool. But money isn't every thing." Gaara said as Sakura smiled at that.

"I just wish I could make her see that but it's impossible. At this rate, the best thing for me to do is just die. I guess if I were to just disappear then she would have nothing." Sakura was truly wishing that if she were to disappear then it would make every thing all better.

"Well I know that we only met the other night and you we've only known each other for one day, if you ever need help just come to my door step and I'll help you out." Gaara said as he put his hand over hers. She held back onto it and looked into his eyes.

"Gaara, besides Sasuke you're the only person that I felt I can have true and complete trust in." Sakura said as Gaara pulled her into a hug.

"I know you're engaged but I don't care." Gaara said as Sakura held on to him as tight as she could. They hugged when they looked out ahead and the black sea. Gaara held on to Sakura as they sat down on the bench in the front of the boat. Sakura and Gaara sat there sitting close to each other.

"I think I love her." Gaara thought as her scent of strawberries filled his senses.

"And she smells gorgeous." Gaara's inner demon Shakaku said as Gaara agreed. Sakura sat there being held by Gaara.

"Sakura, why are you going to America?" Gaara asked as Sakura sat up.

"My mother is forcing me to go back because I'm going to get married there and so that I could to a meeting. My mother helps design dresses and a huge company wants her to come and judge some of their dresses. And if they need her to, they'll see if she'd like to make a few of her own. My reason to come was so that I come escape when I got off. I'd leave a note saying I'm gone and then do what ever I wanted and be my own person. I heard of carnivals and fairs, they were seemed so much fun." Sakura said as Gaara nodded.

"And let me guess, she wouldn't let you go to them?"

"Yeah, she says they're for poor people and that they're filthy. I don't care if they are. I want to know for my self and have the time of my life before some one telling me about it." That gave Gaara an idea.

"Hey, you want to run away after the boat unloads right?" Sakura nodded.

"Yeah, why?"

"Why don't you stay with me?" Sakura smiled at the comment.

"I don't want to be a burden."

"Don't worry you won't. I already have an apartment rented out and it's right next door to my sister's. The reason why I'm going is to help her out after her no good husband left her and her kids."

"How many does she have?"

"Only two. They're twins. I've seem them in a picture that Temari sent and let me tell you that her kids are going to be wild ones. They look just like Kankaru." Gaara said pulling out a picture of them. A picture of a blonde woman with happiness in her eyes held two babies in her arms.

"They're adorable."

"This was when they were born and Temari had taken a long nap. She sounded so tired in her last letter, she wrote sloppy." Sakura nodded.

"But anyways, you should stay with me. You won't be a burden. And if you need a place to stay for right now, I'll let you stay with me. I know what it's like out on New York streets. It's rough and you'll need a little help before doing any thing huge."

"Do you think I can't take care of my self"

"No I mean like get a house or apartment and you know, just to get you on your way. Nothing big. I know you could do this on your but you know to have a lending hand just in case you'll need one." Sakura leaned on his shoulder.

"I will. And show me every thing."

"I will. I'll take you to the fairs and carnivals. We'll ride the roller coasters till we throw up, drink cheap beer, and ride horses on the beach. But none of that one leg sided stuff."

"You mean a leg on each side?" Gaara nodded.

"Will you show me?"

"Sakura I'll teach you any thing. I'll show you any thing." Gaara said as Sakura nodded.

"I'd love that." Sakura said as he leaned on to her shoulder again and listened to his breathing. Gaara could feel warmth around his heart and felt a need to hold on to her forever. When he felt Sakura shiver, he took his jacket off and put it around her. Sakura could smell him all over it. She enjoyed it. She wouldn't forget it.

"That reminds me. A party's going on down on E deck and I was wondering if ….."

"I'd love to. Let's go." Sakura said as Gaara took her hand ran down to the eating room where they used it as a dance room.

"Welcome to party's Ville." Gaara said as Sakura was shocked to see many people were dancing.