Later on they went to find someplace quieter to talk. They ended up in Sakura's old apartment, sitting by the window so they could still see the rain.
Gaara was silent, watching Sakura. She stared out at the rain beating against the window pane, tracing it's course down the glass with her finger. There was a faint smile on her lips; he wondered if she even realized it was there.
"When I went back to Konoha I went to talk to my mom." Sakura said. "For relationship advice. She told me that in order to move on with your life you have to sacrifice something. That in order to love you, I would have to give up my old home, that I would have to give up Konoha. But I don't think I can do that."
Gaara bit his lip. Was she going to tell him it was over now? But why would she do that now, after kissing him in front of everyone, after coming all the way from Konoha for a party? He wanted to intervene there, but he knew she wasn't finished.
She turned to face him and grinned. "Why should I have to give anything up? Why can't I have both? I guess what I'm asking you is, would you mind? Having a girlfriend who can't choose? If I went back and forth between you two."
Gaara frowned and stroked his lip, thinking. "You don't have another boyfriend in Konoha do you?" He asked. "Because the way you're presenting this to me is rather suspicious."
Sakura laughed. "No, I don't. Konoha is my other boyfriend I guess."
"So what made you decide to make our relationship public?" Gaara asked, referring to earlier.
Sakura shrugged. "I was worried that other girls would hit on you in my absence while I was in Konoha. I realized then that I should have made it known that you were mine before I left, but now I've done that, so you'd best not be cheating."
Gaara smiled. "And what about you? Shall I go to Konoha and announce to everyone there that you are mine?"
Sakura shook her head and laughed. "No way! If you did that, everyone would be afraid to go near me! Imagine, who would risk Gaara of the Sand's wrath by approaching his girlfriend – I wouldn't be able to talk to any men anymore!"
Gaara reached over and took Sakura's hand into his own. "As long as I can see you, as long as I know you're out there, thinking of me as I'm thinking of you, then I don't mind if you're cheating on me with Konoha."
Sakura leaned over and hugged his shoulders. "Thank you. But just so you know, I'm not as giving as you are. In fact I'm very possessive, so if I ever hear about you and another woman, or city, or whatever, I'm coming for you."