Title: Sickness of the Mind
Characters: Haruno Sakura, Sabuka Gaara. Gaara x Sakura
Summary: Of all that is written, I love only what a person has written with his own blood.
Rating: M ( themes of illness and childish tempers and love )
Notes: More words this time.
Part #5 of dusty alleys
standard disclaimer applies.


She only sees him just as he walks away. Her lips open in surprise and she raises her arm to wave at him. But he is already gone before her shout reaches him. One of the other waitresses frowns at her and tells her to get back to work, she can play catch up later because table #4 just spilt his red wine across white table cloths. She drops her head, sealing the instance of him into the hollows of her eyelids, and goes back to work.

Sakura thinks he looks younger.