She started when she heard a noise behind her and jumped off the bed, falling into a fighting position without thought. When she saw that it was Gaara she didn't exactly relax, but she got out of her fighting posture. Now that she thought about it, that might not have been the best reaction in any case. Now that she was representing Konoha, it wouldn't do to look like she was picking a fight all the time.
"I'm sorry." Gaara said, surprising her out of her thoughts. "I didn't think – I think now that perhaps I have done a terrible thing after all."
Sakura frowned. "What?"
Gaara was standing with his back to the window, so Sakura couldn't see his expression very well in the fading light as he said, "If you didn't want to come, all you had to do was speak up. Since you didn't say anything, I thought... And now see what I've done." He put his hand up to cover his face and shook his head. "I'm sorry."
Sakura stepped forward and put a hand on Gaara's shoulder. "Gaara, what are you talking about? Why do you think you've done something terrible? Why wouldn't I want to come?"
Now that she was closer, she could see that he looked sort of sad, and she felt a little tug at her heart.
"If you wanted to come, then why would you be crying? I'm sorry Sakura. I knew you wouldn't be exactly happy to leave Konoha, but I didn't think you would be very upset. I did such a selfish thing without consulting you. I just... I wanted you to be near."
Sakura smiled and patted his cheek. Sometimes he was just too cute! "I wanted you to be near too." She told him. "But since you're the Kazekage, and I'm just a lowly ninja, I didn't think I could bring you to me. Funny, that we thought the same thing, but with very different results."
"You're not mad?" Gaara asked.
Sakura smiled and gave him a peck on the lips. "Not at all." She assured him. "I'm just a little overwhelmed by the sudden turn of events. I may be a ninja, but I'm still a female; I'm allowed to be a little emotional sometimes."
Gaara smiled, melting Sakura's heart. "I'm glad." He admitted. "When I heard you crying I thought you might be angry, you might hate me."
"Oh no." Sakura said, and hugged Gaara close. "I wouldn't hate you. Quite the opposite, in fact."