A/N Gaara-chan, Gaara-chan, Gaara-chan, Gaara-chan, Gaara-chan…I don't own him or Naruto-chan, Naruto-chan, Naruto-chan, Naruto-chan, Naruto-chan…or Sasuke-chan, Sasuke-chan, Sasuke-chan, Sasuke-chan, Sasuke-chan, Sasuke-chan..
Sorry 'bout being late. I've decided to upload every Wends. And Sat. Since I am seriously lagging behind here. Sorry again.
"I'm back." Gaara said as he opened the door. Temari was instantly at his side.
"So…how'd it go? Did she forgive you? You didn't kill her right? I was starting to be such good friends with her…" The blonde rattled off.
"Temari," Kankuro called from the other room, "Stop yapping and let Gaara talk."
With a little blush she went over to the room Kankuro was in and sat down too.
Gaara followed her and sat down on the other end of the room, close to a dim corner. "She forgave me. It went….fine. She's still alive and she wanted me to give you this." He said, holding out her daffodil. Like a rocket she was up and out. Gaara heard the sink running and then Temari came back in with a pitcher full of cool water. Taking the flower she put it in.
"That's so sweet of her, but why?"
"She said it was for you since you told me to go over to her house." He growled.
Kankuro chuckled. "Did you tell her that or…?"
The red head shook his head, causing the pink band-aid to catch the light.
"Gaara, is that….is…." Temari couldn't finish as she burst into a fit of giggles.
Growling, he glared at her, then Kankuro who barely held back laughter after realizing what it was Temari was laughing at.
"Yes. It is a pink band-aid. Sakura-san gave it to me. She hit me on the head with a spade."
Wiping tears from his eyes and smearing the purple face paint around them, Kankuro chuckled softly. "What'd you do, little bro, to make her hit you?"
Gaara turned his glare to him, "Don't start thinking your perverted thoughts."
After a few more moments of the stretched silence, both of Gaara's older siblings started to laugh again. With no more patience Gaara left them for his room.
Sitting on his bed he noticed he still held the other flower Sakura had 'magically' pulled out of thin air. Fetching a small glass of water from the kitchen, Gaara placed it in his window sill behind the closed blinds and meditated.
The days went by somewhat fast for Sakura, nothing special happened at all. Everyday she would walk to school with Keikai, Merodi, Naruto, Gaara and occasionally Sasuke. She would get by in English class doing what she could and keeping Naruto awake as best as she could. Math was easy for her and then gym later wasn't too bad except for a few things.
At various points in the period Lee would try to impress Sakura with some new technique or skill and only end up embarrassing himself further. Gai of course was always behind his prodigy with his youthful words. Sakura wondered how Tenten coped.
In gym they still had to wear those short shorts that exposed a lot of leg. Sakura tended to feel a little uncomfortable as the guys looked at her.
Lastly was the fact that Sakura wasn't entirely ripped like the guys tended to be. Sure she was athelic, but to an extent. She would play Soccer for fun in the summer but that was mostly it besides the walks in the park.
Third period was a bummer in Sakura's day, and she seemed to have adopted a phobia of spandex. Fourth period was sometimes better, but since Sasuke could be really cold, more often than not Sakura felt even worse. Hinata was there to cheer her up, but Sasuke's coldness really chilled her.
Fifth period with Ino was better, actually. Ino wasn't so pig headed anymore, and Sakura could only help it would stay that way. Maybe Shikamaru was rubbing off on her, and perhaps Chouji too. The three of them did make up a band after all.
Lunch was always fun, Tenten, Temari, Hinata and Sakura all sitting together eating. Eventually Ino wormed her way in and the five of them would carry out animated conversations with little disputes. No one wanted to ruin the lunch period.
History was ever a bore and, on a full stomach and sleepy from Jiraya's lectures, it was easy to fall asleep in. Sakura only really truly enjoyed the last period completely and fully. She was always first one to come and last to leave. Recently Hinata hadn't needed her help on the piano so Sakura had more time to work out her songs on.
All throughout the day Kei-chan and Mero-chan would follow Sakura around the building, napping during teachings and wide awake when it counted.
It was most likely when Hinata invited Sakura out to the hot springs with her family that anything fun happened. The shy girl had told Sakura that since her cousin was coming with a friend, she felt better if she had someone too. Sakura instantly agreed, happy to go with her and even more happy to be able to go to a hot spring. Hinata had smiled and thanked her before rushing off relieved.
Sakura only had a day to pack for the three day trip, it would be Saturday, Sunday and the Monday that they had off for holiday. She was SO joyful that she nearly overslept. Waking up and noticing the time, Sakura had rushed into a frenzy to get the rest of her stuff packed and eat her breakfast.
After the quick meal Sakura had ran out the door with the two cat's on her shoulders to the car that rested on the curb outside with Hinata inside. "Sorry I'm late!" Sakura gasped, trying to take in air.
"Don't worry, I haven't waited long. Where are the cats?"
Shoving her things in the trunk she got into the car and buckled up.
"I asked Tenten to watch them while I'm gone since she's not going anywhere."
"Oh…" Hinata said considerate.
"Woohoo! Let's GO!" Sakura yelled enthusiastic. Smiling shyly, Hinata couldn't help but feel the same way.
"Yes, let's." The driver started the car and they were off.
The ride was less than an hour long in which Hinata and Sakura would chat about people they knew and whatever came to mind. They didn't notice they had even arrived until the driver opened the door and the sunlight shined in their eyes, blinding them for a moment.
"Ladies, we've arrived." He said politely. With a nod, trying not to squint, Sakura pushed herself out of the car and hopped onto the gravel way. Walking over to the trunk, the two girls pulled their things from the back of the car and dragged them over and out of the way. With a curt nod the driver sped away, leaving the both of them standing there watching.
"Well Sakura, shall we go in?" Hinata asked quietly. Completely enthused, Sakura hugged the shy girl quickly before throwing her bag and Hinata's over her shoulder and lugging them to the door. Hinata hadn't packed much so it was easy for Sakura to take it, besides she was feeling terrific, like there wasn't anything she couldn't do.
That all changed, however, when she slid open the front door.
Both bags fell from her shoulders to thud to the ground raising small puffs of dust. Clamping her mouth shut so it wouldn't hang open, Sakura took a deep breath and sighed.
Hearing her entrance the boy in the corridor paused in his step and turned to look at her.
"Sakura-san!" He cried.
Bowl cut, bushy eyebrows, creepy smile, green tights….oh my. Sakura forced a smile onto her lips as Lee approached her smiling….oddly. Hastily Sakura heaved the bags back on her shoulder and pushed past him, mumbling some excuse.
"But Sakura-san, aren't those bags too heavy for you? Here, let me carry them." Lee offered. Shaking her head, she protested.
"No, no, that's okay Lee. I can take them, they aren't all that heavy…." As fast as she could Sakura rushed away. She was gone in an instant.
Lee gasped. "Amazing!"
Poking his head into the front hallway Neji gave Lee a look. "What is it Lee?"
"Sakura-san! She is so amazing! Even carrying those heavy bags she ran away like with them like they were nothing! She even declined my offer to carry them." Under the fuzzy eyebrows Lee's eyes sparkled. He went through the door Sakura had left open without another word.
"Lee," Neji called, "Where are you going?"
Yelling back, he answered. "To train! Sakura-san has given me the youthful feeling and I feel I must use it to better my body, just as Sakura-san is!" With that he was gone, leaving a puff of dust behind and a coughing Hinata.
"W-where is he g-going?"
Neji simply shook his head and left Hinata standing confused and alone in the entrance.
"Hinata!" Sakura yelled, stampeding down the stairs to her friend. "C'mon!" Upon reaching the she grabbed Hinata's hand and yanked her upstairs with her, only confusing the poor girl even more.
"W-what is it Sakura?"
Puffing, Sakura smiled at her over her shoulder, "You've just gotta see it."
Both of them now stood before the bedroom door. Sakura threw it open, reavealing the wonderland beyond. Hinata's mouth formed an 'O' as she took it in.
"Last t-time it wasn't like this. I think they m-may have redone all the rooms…" Cutting her off short, Sakura pulled her inside and twirled her around.
"Isn't this great Hinata?"
Giving Sakura her little smile, Hinata agreed. "Yep."
Both of the girls then collapsed onto the bed breathless. Hinata sat up and wandered over to the balcony that hung over the back yard. Peering out the sliding door, Hinata tried to make out a vague shape in the distance. Unable to identify it, she motioned towards Sakura who walked over to stand by her.
"What is it?"
Pointing to the fast moving object that sped along the distance, Hinata asked the pink haired girl what she thought it was.
"I-I dunno….maybe a car?"
"But there's no road." Hinata reasoned.
Sakura put a finger to her chin and thought. What could move that fast along the horizon. "Is it a...cheetah?"
"Africa."
"Dolphin?"
"Ocean."
"Werewolf?"
"England."
"Maniac?"
"…" Hinata opened her mouth to say something then shut it before opening it once more. Her other burst out laughing.
"Hinata you look like a fish!" Mimicking her, the two girls forgot about the shape running along the horizon. When they finally remember it they could no longer see it.
"I wonder what it was."
"Hmmm…"
A/N Any guesses at what it is? I think it's a bug running on the window sill, but what do I know? I'm just an author…
POLL! I had to fix the last poll tremendously so please, vote now!
In the last poll Sasuke won with Itachi 2nd and Gaara and Neji were tied for 3rd. What'll happen now?