A. N.- Hi again! Heehee see? I told you…me and physics studying are not so goodly. So… instead of that I started another chapter and before I knew it, it was done! I'm so happy with it too! I love fluff! Lol fluff is good. Which explains why I got caught up in it and had so much fun writing it! So anyway there is more cuteness between Gaara and Sakura in this chapter. I hope you all enjoy it!
Fanggirlx
Disclaimer: Naruto not mine…
Hinata was sitting at Naruto's side in the cafeteria.
He was currently having an arm wrestling match with Kiba…and was closer to winning.
Sakura came up to them edged her hip onto the table beside Hinata.
"Hey, Hinata did you hear about the dance that is happening this Friday? This Friday! I mean they don't give us any warning do they? How am I supposed to be picky and choose a dress after refusing thousands and finally end up with maybe the third one I tried on in the first store two stores down with that little amount of time?"
Hinata giggled into her hand softly and Kiba watched her with longing in his eyes.
Sakura noticed and frowned.
Did Kiba like Hinata? That was crazy. Everyone and their mother knows and has known even back when they were kids that Hinata loved Naruto. Well…except maybe Naruto. But he swore up and down to Sakura that he'd known he just hadn't known how to handle it and his training together at the same time so he'd played ignorant. He'd followed that the other day when it had come up again, with a 'Man was I an idiot! Coming back from training to her would've rocked!'
Sakura felt bad for Kiba if he really did want Hinata. She didn't like seeing her friends unhappy. Perhaps, she would look into finding a girl for him…
Hinata quietly asked, "So Sakura, you are going to the dance then?"
Sakura beamed at her brightly and Hinata blushed and added, "I-I know. N-no stuttering."
Naruto, while still wrestling Kiba with one arm, wrapped his other arm around Hinata's small shoulders.
He chuckled, "It happens when someone notices though and calls attention to it. So gee thanks Sakura, way to go." he teased.
Sakura knocked his head and he lost concentration for a minute and Kiba almost got the upper hand.
The dark haired boy flashed her a quick grin and said jokingly through grit teeth as he struggled against Naruto, "Hey, mind doing that again?"
Sakura shook her head, "I wouldn't mind. But then he'd chase me down and get even somehow…so let's just let you win without my help so when he does lose he can't blame it on anybody else, 'k?"
Naruto snorted, "As if I'll loose! Go ahead smack me again! I'll still win!"
Sakura grinned and mouthed, 'Believe it.' which made Hinata bury her face in her hands once more, giggling quietly.
He may not say it much now except when wanting to make people smile but she still heard his younger self shouting it every time.
Sakura turned her eyes back on Hinata.
"So me and Temari and Yura are going to this dance…well I haven't asked Gaara yet…but I'm really hoping he says yes. So im playing the optimist role and going with that he does. Anyway, do you think you will get to go?"
Hinata glanced at Naruto who'd no doubt been listening.
"Naruto? Are-are we going to that dance?"
He smiled at her kindly even as he pushed Kiba's arm a little further down. "Do you want to?"
"Yes."
He chuckled, "Then we're going."
Hinata blushed and nodded before smiling at Sakura who had been listening with eager ears.
Sakura cheered.
Then she looked back to Hinata, "We're meeting at my car in about an hour to start the ultimate dress shopping experience ever!"
Neji was walking by and she said her goodbyes quickly and chased after him.
"Neji! Hey wait a sec!"
The long haired boy heard her and did as asked and she quickly caught up with him.
"So, you know about this dance, right?"
He nodded.
"Well, are you finally going to let your secret known? Hm? Now would be the best time! Think about it. Far away from enemies and families. And then by the time you do have to return you two will be so in love she would never leave you, never in a million years would she. Not that I think TenTen would anyway, she's a real stand up girl if you know what I mean. But you worry about it, so the beauty of it is that here you don't have to worry about that anymore."
Neji glared at her then sighed, "You speak too loudly, Sakura. And how exactly do I go about that anyway? I just walk up to her and ask?"
Sakura grinned wickedly and stepped closer, "Pretty much."
Neji's eyes hardened but with a almost nonexistent sigh he relented to her logic and nodded.
She beamed at him but then thought a second and asked, "Neji, what will you say to her? You're not exactly a master of speaking without making it sound like and order or an insult. I have to be sure you won't mess it up by ordering her to go with you or something. Because the caveman days are over and that no longer appeals to many."
Though it must appeal to her, she mused, seeing as how her red haired man relied on the ways of the caveman often.
Neji nodded and thought about it. Then whispered, "I should tell her how long I liked her? Or leave that out?"
Sakura shrugged, "It all depends on whether you want her for just a date to the dance or for as long as possible."
"The second. Always the second." he answered quietly staring at his shoes.
Sakura nodded, "Well then yeah, you should definitely include that in there then."
"So…you really think she would say yes?"
Sakura nodded. "I'm almost willing to bet on it." she pinched his cheek teasingly, "Besides with your cute pretty boy face who could say no?"
Neji blushed a little and coughed nervously.
Sakura grinned at him and then motioned for him to go.
He didn't get it though, what was he supposed to do?
"Say it. What will you say to her?"
Understanding dawning, Neji quickly nodded and then thought for a minute.
"TenTen. You are beautiful. You have been as long as I can remember. I admire your strength and your compassion. I have since the day…uh, since that day on the training field. I wanted then to tell you. But was too cowardly. Now, here, free from our village duty and the distractions, I want to tell you. I…love you. And I would like very much if you were at my side for this dance to come and any other to follow it."
Sakura's green eyes were wide. That had been so un-Neji like but still so good! He must have been thinking about this some already to have a little speech like that right on hand.
Suddenly a snarl sounded behind Neji who was quickly off the ground and pressed up against a pillar in the cafeteria.
"Gaara! No!" Sakura gasped.
His frenzied eyes met hers.
"HE WAS TRYING TO STEAL YOU!"
Sakura shook her head and pointed to TenTen who was standing stock still about a foot away; having heard the whole conversation tears of joy were sliding down her cheeks.
Neji saw her and looked more horrified at the prospect of TenTen hearing his practice confession for her more than Gaara's threatening death grip on his throat.
Sakura placed a hand gently on Gaara's trembling shoulder.
"He's in love with TenTen. Neji has been for a while. I just tricked him into telling her. That's what you heard. It was a practice confession slash dance proposal for TenTen. Not me."
Gaara's grip loosened slightly, "Not you."
Sakura shook her head, "No, not me."
Gaara dropped Neji and swung around to face her pulling her into a crushing embrace.
Sakura rubbed his back in hopes of soothing him.
She smiled an apology at Neji who didn't even notice. He was too busy staring at TenTen.
He slowly rose from the ground and walked to her.
"You heard." he stated. It was no question. With Sakura's trick there was no doubt. The damned sneaky pinkette probably planned it from the start.
A smirk played at his lips a minute at Sakura tricking him. It quickly turned rueful. It may be amusing that she actually tricked him but it was not amusing in the least that TenTen heard him…
He started to apologize, "I-"
TenTen's happy voice cut him off, "Neji, I would love to go with you to this dance and any to follow. And…really? That day in the field…you felt it too?"
He nodded never taking his eyes from hers.
TenTen started to cry again, and laughed, "Look at me. Crying like a baby on the best day ever."
Neji's light colored eyes widened in surprise.
TenTen took his hands, "I have always wanted to tell you the same thing. Only to be fair and honest since you were. I have since about…our second year together in the team. But you never even gave me the time of day so I figured if an orphan like me wanted love I'd have to get it from someone overflowing with love like Lee."
Neji grimaced, "I thought you wanted that idiot."
She shook her head, "He's not an idiot. But he's also not who I really wanted."
Neji smirked and leaned his face down close to hers, "Even then…I would have given you the time of day, I would have given you anything. I just didn't know how."
"Do you now?"
"I think I am smart enough to figure it out quickly."
TenTen smirked, "Not quick enough. You're still talking."
Chuckling Neji lowered his lips to hers in a careful kiss.
It wasn't long, it wasn't heated but from the fire that lighted in both of their eyes any on looker could plainly see it was only the first of many that would surely progress.
"Hey! TenTen! The girls and I are meeting at my car in about forty minutes to go dress shopping. You want to come?" Sakura called to her with a bright smile on her clearly satisfied face.
TenTen smiled up at Neji who simply nodded, "Go have fun. I will find you later and will…work on making up for lost time."
"Lost time?"
"Yes, apparently I could have been kissing you years ago and just wasn't because of my cowardice. I have much repressed desire and longing to make up for. Are you up to that?"
TenTen dug in her pocket and slid her key in his hand.
"When I get back be alone in my room, on my bed waiting."
A fire blazed within him as Neji nodded and said, "Anything for you."
He bowed respectfully and then turned glared at Sakura and then mouthed his thank you before leaving.
Sakura noticed that as he passed by them Gaara clutched her closer to him.
She giggled and waved at TenTen who was running to tell her other friends the great news.
Sakura took Gaara's still shaking hand and led him out of the cafeteria.
Once they were out of sight he wrapped her up in his arms again and disappeared into his room with her in a swirl of sand.
The minute the reappeared in the room he pinned her to the wall by her shoulders and glared at her angrily.
"Why would you play with fire like that?" he growled.
"I knew Neji loved TenTen though…it wasn't…"
"Not Neji!"
She gasped, "What? I…I don't understand, Gaara."
"ME! I didn't know what to think! You were so close and when I could hear what he was saying I heard a declaration of long lasting love! And you were just standing there with tears in your eyes and a grin on your face! What was I supposed to think!?"
Sakura was speechless.
"First I can't find you. Anywhere. Then when I do you're with another guy! So what was I supposed to conclude?!"
He'd been scared, Sakura realized.
He hadn't been able to find her. Which meant he'd been searching for her. So he'd probably been scared she'd been hurt again.
And then when he finds her she's not hurt but she's with Neji. So then his fear of her being hurt turns to fear of loosing her to another man.
Sakura gently cupped his angry face in her hands and whispered, "I'm so sorry, Gaara. I didn't know it would scare you. I'm sorry I worried you. Please. Forgive me?"
He scoffed, "I wasn't scared. I'm never scared."
Her gaze softened, meaning you were terrified.
"Listen. I'm still safe. I wasn't attacked. I was just running around trying to find Hinata to go shopping with us. And then I saw TenTen…ah it doesn't matter. Just please know this. Gaara, I love you and only you. Nobody could take me from you. Okay? Neji isn't going to take me away. No one is."
He looked doubtful, his aquamarine eyes studied her searching possibly for a reason to believe. She waited, hoping he'd find something, anything that told him she spoke nothing but the truth. After a while he found nothing and with a silent sigh he looked away.
"What is it?" she asked soothingly stroking her thumb on his cheek.
"His words…that was the type of love declaration you want isn't it."
Sakura smiled and shook her head, "It might have been about a week ago. But now…" her fingers lightly trailed past his eyes, "Now the love that is clearly said here in your beautiful eyes…that is the only love declaration I want. Neji's was beautiful and was perfect for TenTen just as yours is beautiful and perfect for me."
Gaara once again searched her gaze for any sign of a lie. He knew somewhere inside him she wasn't lying but he was too on edge not to look.
"You…"
Sakura cut him off, "I'm positive. I love you. And I know, you love me just from how you threw Neji into a pillar just now to get him away from me. And how you try so hard to be kind towards me and my friends and my mother though you don't always want to be. And how your touch with me is always gentle, even when everything in you makes it hard to be careful like that." she indicated his still trembling hands that pinned her to the wall, he'd been furious but still saw to it that she was not hurt when he pushed her there.
Gaara visibly relaxed and leaned his head down on to her shoulder.
She…was not disappointed in his love. Another man's love wouldn't lure her away from him. She was his. She wanted to be his.
"Sakura…" he choked out.
"Yes, Gaara?" she asked as she played with his hair. She really did love this carelessly styled red hair and the loved man it belonged to even more.
"You knew…you knew those words were for TenTen. What if a man said them and they were meant for you?"
She leaned her head onto his shoulder so she could whisper into his ear, "Then I will have to kindly refuse and explain I already have the most precious love I could ever want. And that he should probably run because my lover will most likely throw him into a pillar or a wall or anything else close by."
Gaara nearly laughed he was so overwhelmed with his relief.
Most precious love…that's what his love was to her.
He realized that he was feeling lightheaded. He needed to sit. Now. He needed to get to his bed and sit.
His knees gave out and he went to the floor, somehow managing to end up in a sitting position.
Okay…or he would sit right here.
Sakura settled herself comfortably in his lap and kissed his cheek.
"Please don't doubt me anymore, Gaara. Don't doubt my love. It is for you. Only you."
"You could have anyone…you're so…incredible…"
Sakura sat up and met his eyes, "You really think so? Do you think I could win over a hot surfer guy? Or a brooding emo hunk? Or maybe, just maybe I could lure in the sexy and smart type complete with nifty little glasses?"
Gaara's hands clenched into fists. "Yes." he growled through grit teeth, "You could have any of them. Sure you want to settle with me? With this?"
Sakura giggled, "Oh, Gaara, I was only playing. None of those would even stand in comparison to you."
Laughter filled her eyes as she shrugged and said, "Probably because you'd sweep them all away in one huge wave of sand but eh, they still wouldn't stand."
He stared at her like she was crazy.
"Joking. Gaara, I am honored to find that you think I am so amazing that I could have anyone I want. But in truth I have the only one I want. So even I if could lure in any of those other men I wouldn't want to. They wouldn't be you. And I'm not settling with anything yet remember? You said it was fine to wait and do the mating slash marriage thing later down the road."
Gaara smirked as her words brought his budding confidence in his newly awakened romantic side back, "I meant settle another way."
"I figured but see I'm not settling with you like that. I'm exactly where I want to be, with who I want to be with. Silly, why on earth would I choose someone else when I have the Sabaku no Gaara as my love?"
He frowned, "You say that like it's an amazing accomplishment."
Sakura smiled and kissed the tip of his nose, "That's because to me it is."
Gaara stared into her emerald gaze and slowly a smile spread on his features.
"You truly think this don't you."
"I do."
He shuddered as he remembered just what exactly those words cold be linked to.
Marriage. His, forever.
"Don't say that…it feels…"
"Feels good doesn't it?"
He nodded, eyes stuck on hers.
"Gaara, I am falling for you more and more with each little thing I see about you. It's looking more and more like…I will be mating you sooner than later."
The red head's eyes doubled, "You…" he paused and thought on what he wanted to say then attempted again, "You merely want to know things correct? You just want more information."
Sakura nodded, "Yep and I'm learning more and more each day. Thank you."
Suddenly Gaara scooped her up and carried her to his bed, "Ask me things. I will answer."
He lay her on the soft mattress and kissed her. Slowly inching himself on top of her.
"Please. Ask me something. Anything." he said as he drew away from the kiss and started to kiss down her throat to her collar bone.
"Well, gee, I would love to but with your mouth on me like that I can't exactly think straight."
His hand ran up one side and snuck under her shirt so he could feel her skin warm against his.
"Try."
She grinned at him, "Ok…what is your favorite color?"
"Green." he mumbled as he lifted her shirt up and kissed her tummy.
"Favorite food?"
"Not waffles."
She laughed breathily that ended abruptly in a short gasp as his lips reached her breast.
"Gaara, I really can't think with you doing that."
"Try."
He nipped her nipple and she arched up towards him a little.
"Ask me a question."
"Best childhood memory."
"Define childhood."
"When you were young."
"I was never young."
Her eyes saddened and she sat up to reach him.
Sakura pressed her mouth to his in a loving kiss.
"I'm sorry. I didn't-"
"When I saw you."
Her mouth dropped, "What?"
"When we were younger. At the chunin exam. When I saw you. That's my best childhood memory."
"You can't be serious."
"Fine. When you stood up against me?"
"Again, you're serious?"
Gaara sighed, "Not much was good in my childhood. I might not have known how important you were then. In fact, I think then I was trying to figure out when and how I should kill you when we attacked."
"That's always wonderful to hear." she muttered.
"I am glad I never did." he whispered.
She snorted, "Yeah, I kind of am too, you know my life and I…we're tight. I don't go anywhere without it."
"You are the best thing now. All of my memories…I look for you in them."
Her eyes shimmered, "That's very sweet."
"Next question." he went back to running his hands along her skin and placing his kisses over her body.
Sakura bit her lip trying to concentrate.
"Um…favorite season?"
"Spring."
She grinned, "Favorite…sport?"
"Is this a sport?"
She laughed, "No, this isn't a sport."
Gaara looked up at her and smirked, "Then I have none."
She joked, "And here I thought you'd say hunting."
His eyes hardened slightly and he crawled up her until his face was equal with hers, "That is not sport to me. It is half of who I am."
She smiled understandingly at him, "And the other half?"
The hard edge in his eyes melted away and the warmth returned, "You."
Sakura pulled his head down so she could kiss him again.
He broke away and nibbled on her lip teasingly before returning to is torturous activities of kissing her all over.
"Next."
"Favorite book?"
He chuckled and looked up at her momentarily and then shrugged, "I've read so many."
"Try." she mimicked his usual order as she smirked at him.
"Alright." he unbuttoned her pants and started to peel them off.
"Don't laugh." he warned glancing up to meet her gaze.
"I can try not to."
He kissed her hips before whispering, "Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde"
Sakura leaned up, "Really?"
"I…connected with the characters." he answered with a knowing grin.
Sakura giggled.
Gaara playfully glared at her, "Thought I asked you not to laugh."
She shrugged, "I said I would try not to."
"You failed."
Gaara suddenly was back kissing her lips.
"Another question. Now." he urged.
"Never a please with you." she teased.
Gaara smirked and said , "Please."
"Alright, alright. I get it…um…favorite song."
"Don't have one." he slid his hand down her until it was between her legs.
"Not a music fan?" she asked struggling to speak real words.
He shrugged, "Never bothered with it."
"Alright, um, a… favorite place to think?"
Gaara slipped his fingers inside her as he leaned forward and kissed her parted lips, "Besides with you?"
"Yeah." she let out breathlessly as his now very expert fingers worked inside her.
"Some where high. And where I can be alone."
"Ok."
"Next question."
"I…don't even know."
He chuckled and kissed her again removing his hand so she can concentrate better.
"Ask me anything." he whispered staring at her as he hovered over her momentarily.
"Do you like having Shukaku?"
Gaara froze.
Recovering from the mind blowing question he returned his attention to her body before he attempted answering.
"I…am glad no one else has it. I know I can fight him off…most days."
"That the only reason?"
"I…like knowing I am strong enough to protect the ones I…love."
Sakura gasped and shot up to meet his eyes. "Oh Gaara! Me? Do you mean me?"
He nodded, unable to meet her eyes.
She pounced on him in a tight hug.
"Thank you! That's the sweetest thing ever!"
"It is?"
"You just in a round about way said you loved me out loud!"
He realized it was true and smiled at her.
"Gaara, can we stop with the questions right now? I can't think clearly."
"Neither can I."
"So then…"
"This may be the only way for me to answer honestly…when I can think clearly I may not tell you what you need to know." he explained as best he could.
"Oh. You really want to mate me don't you."
His heated gaze met hers, "I want to know you are with me for my whole life. That you will never leave. Never want to. Yes. I want that."
Tears pooled up in her eyes, "I take it back. That is the sweetest thing ever."
Sakura pulled him to her and kissed him as she switched positions and suddenly Gaara was on his back with her on top.
He grinned up at her, looking much closer to his actual age than then he often did. He'd matured much too fast with no other option.
And yet she helped him have fun, Sakura reveled in that knowledge.
Sakura straddled him and leaned down to kiss him as she slowly worked at the button of his pants.
"I think…I was wrong. I can learn the rest later as we go. Where's the fun in that? And as far as enjoying dating you…well it will probably only get better as we go no matter what right?"
His eyes grew, "Do you mean…?"
"Yes, Gaara. I want to mate you. Now."
He shivered with anticipation.
"But first, I want to return the favor you so kindly bestowed on me in the form of exquisite torture."
"You know you liked it." he smirked.
"And you will too."
She pulled his pants from him and his shirt followed.
"Now Gaara, should I make you work to ask me questions?"
He watched with fascination as she inched down his body planting leisurely kisses along his chest and stomach.
"I…don't know." he finally answered realizing he was supposed to speak.
Her silk fingers wrapped around his already throbbing member and she looked up at him, "You sure?"
His head lolled back as her hand began to move in a steady rhythm.
"I doubt I could think of any." Gaara mumbled.
"Hard isn't it."
He looked back at her and smirked, "You should know."
Sakura caught his meaning and chuckled, "Am I tuning you into a pervert?"
"Yes."
He couldn't wait any longer. She wanted to mate him. He was not going to…all thought left him momentarily.
Sakura grinned at him as she took her mouth off his length.
Gaara's mind snapped back into play and he grabbed her and flipped her over so he was now on top.
Sakura giggled.
Gaara kissed her roughly as he snatched her panties from her the rest of the way.
"You're sure?" he purred against her lips. "Please, be sure. I want this. But if you change your mind I will stop. I will wait. Just like you first asked."
Sakura gripped his throbbing self and could feel how close he was at just the thought, how badly he wanted her.
She stared into his hazy but determined eyes.
"You really would wouldn't you. If I told you right now that I'd changed my mind and I wanted to wait a little longer you would wouldn't you?"
Gaara trembled as her fingers toyed with him, "Yes… I would."
She grinned, "Then it's a damn good thing I haven't changed my mind, right?"
Relief crashed through him as a strangled laugh passed through his lips, "Yes."
She let go of him and he positioned himself at her entrance, feeling her heat brush against him as he caught her eyes one last time.
Gaara was about to finally take her as his when suddenly, a knock on the door startled them both.
"Hey, Gaara? Is Sakura with you?" Naruto called from outside the door. "See, the girls have been waiting at her car for fifteen minutes now and Temari said Sakura would be with you."
Gaara cursed his sister and the blonde outside his door.
Sakura laughed and pressed a kiss to his lips one last time before she quickly crawled out from under him.
She scrambled to pull her clothes on and then stopped when she saw him sitting there looking absolutely crestfallen.
Walking back over she sat down beside him and took his hands. They were tense.
"Gaara, what's wrong?"
He shook his head and fell back on his bed. "It is nothing. Go. Have fun. Find the perfect dress."
Sakura called to Naruto, "Tell them I'll be there in a minute or two ok?"
"Sure thing Saka. And Saka?"
"Yes, Naru?"
"You guys were safe right? I wasn't kidding about that uncle thing. I don't want that yet. Really."
She shouted, "Get outta here, Naruto!"
He laughed and said goodbye. His laughter eventually faded and Sakura turned her attention back on her now suddenly depressed love.
"This isn't just because we got interrupted is it?" she asked leaning over him.
He shrugged and met her eyes, "I'm fine. Please. I will be here when you get back. Your friends are waiting."
Sakura lay down beside him cuddled closer to his side and he couldn't not wrap his arm around her.
She kissed his cheek, "Please tell me why you look so broken right now."
He huffed and rolled over to face her.
"I was so close." he whispered. "So close… to knowing you were mine… forever."
Sakura smiled and brushed her lips across his, "I already am. Mated or not I already am."
He smiled half heartedly and nodded, "Yes. But…now I don't…you could change your mind."
Sakura giggled and shook her head, "About what? Being yours or mating you?"
"Both."
"I won't about either."
His eyes met hers uncertain he'd heard correctly. "What?"
"Gaara, I wasn't just caught up in the moment when I agreed to mate you. I really think I want to."
"Think."
She grinned, "Its kind of like marriage right? Well no girl knows for certain that's what she wants until she is actually married or in the process of being married."
He sighed and mumbled to himself, "Great. I get to be the one to change my mind."
Gaara then placed a hand on her cheek and said, "You have to be completely certain. Mating is forever. Death is the only way out. I won't trap you in that with me."
Sakura smiled and kissed his hand that was absently stroking her cheek.
"I will never feel trapped if I mate you. And I am certain, silly. Just nervous I guess. I have been told it hurts the first time…" a dark blush stole across her face.
"It does?"
"Yeah, that's what I'm told."
"I will be very careful." he promised.
"I know. Still…its nerve wracking."
He nodded.
"I have to go before they call Naruto to come back for me."
He frowned, growling slightly, "That damn fox."
She giggled, "He didn't know."
"Yes he did, he could smell the sex scent from out there."
Her eyes doubled, "…Sex scent?"
"The scent of two people who are or are about to have sex…they smell different."
"I see."
"Normal human noses can almost smell it. People like Naruto and myself, we smell it much better."
"I see."
"This bothers you." he said studying her face.
"No, more like disturbs and shocks but not necessarily bothered."
Gaara sat up and she followed suit.
"You still need to go." he mumbled.
She moved to crawl off but saw he still looked sad.
"Gaara."
His darkened aqua eyes met hers.
"I wasn't kidding. I'm not changing my mind. In fact I just may buy something else along with my dress. Something that you will have a hard time leaving on me very long when you make me yours tonight."
His mouth dropped open, "Tonight?"
"Yes, dummy. I'm going shopping and I'm coming back and when I do…"
He nodded his understanding, joy slowly filling his gaze. "You speak the truth don't you."
"I try not to lie to the ones I love, Gaara. And I love you the most. "
He pulled her to him in a heated kiss, "Say it once more."
"What? Oh! Sure, sweetie. I love you the most, Gaara."
He shuddered as a cold chill ran down his spine.
His fingers dove into her hair as he pulled her closer.
"Don't change your mind. I…I couldn't-"
She laughed, "Gaara, I couldn't take it either if I changed my mind. I want you. All of you. I'm even going to call my mother and tell her. You are mating me tonight if I have to tie you to the bed and rape you myself."
He chuckled, "Perhaps not tonight but I just may want to try that."
Sakura nodded giggling, "Yeah, I bet you do. But you know…I kinda do too."
He kissed her once more and held her gaze a long moment after they pulled away.
"Hurry back." he whispered.
Sakura laughed, "Nothing could keep me from you tonight."
He smirked and let go of her.
Sakura crawled off the bed and smiled at him one last time.
"I'll see you when I get back home around 10:00, Gaara. I love you."
Gaara nodded and waved as she left, closing the door behind her.
He sat simply relishing the happiness that filled him at her promise.
He was going to mate Sakura tonight. She was finally going to be only his.
Already anxious he glanced at a clock. Six hours! He had six hours to wait!
Gaara fell back onto his bed and groaned. It had better be one damned hell of an amazing dress for all this.