Naruto Fan Fiction ❯ Sand Blossom ❯ Bloody Sand, Blushing Demon ( Chapter 3 )

The ground begins to shake… it shifts… it changes from dirt to grains… how ominous. The drunk nin looks down and around and barely notices the sand beginning to lift itself around his hostage's body. The sand engulfs her in a frenzy creating a perfect cocoon. “Hey! What gives! Come out here *****!” The drunk nin attacked the shell with his kunai but its no use, he then hears the muffled and terrified screams behind him and then the sound of crushing bodies. He held still and felt the cold sweat run down his face as he anticipated the person who was waiting for him to turn around. Heart beating faster and faster his adrenaline suddenly neutralizes his drunken state and he has a sense of balance to maintain. He slowly turned around to see the assailant who has just killed his former partners in crime… “Oh ****.”

 

Inside the cocoon, Sakura felt her legs freed inside the sand, the sap around her body had also been taken apart by sand particles and her hands freed from bondage. What just happened? What is this cocoon? What's with the sand? From the outside comes forth a spine tingling scream as high pitched as it could get followed by a crushing silence, “AAAAAAAAAARRRRRHHHHHHHH---------------!!!!” Sakura's blood has run cold by this time, her heart racing…… Am I going to die too?

 

The sand cocoon began to waver, turning soft and unbalanced. It melted away and a heavy dust filled the air blocking the moonlight from showing. “Wh-Who's out there?” Sakura crawled from out of the sand and got back on her feet, her fists up and ready to defend herself against whatever comes her way. “You can relax.” A deep calm yet growling voice called from the dust, “I'm an ally.”

 

“If you are an ally, then show yourself!” Sakura was not very convinced and her fists tightened as she molded her chakra to deliver a powerful punch. The dust was clearing now and a faint figure became visible in the forest. He had……red hair, a black buttoned up matrix style jacket that reached down to his ankles, black boots, and a white vest across his chest and left shoulder. His skin was as pale as the moon, his eyes affected by insomnia and his head bore the famed insignia of kanji. Sakura recognized him as Gaara of the Desert.

 

“Gaara!” Sakura's worries disappeared. The Sand Village has been an ally to the Leaf Village since the Chunnin Exams. In fact the Sand Village invaded Konoha once upon a time, but realized that they had been manipulated into war by the Sound Village, thereby their actions were pardoned. ((sort of)) Sakura ran up to Gaara and gave him a respectful bow. “Thank you! I was in a big jam there so you really saved me!”

 

Gaara's sand armor hid his inner emotions so he didn't smile much, but he accepted Sakura's gratitude nonetheless. “I have actually been following you all day, watching you help the villagers. Tatsumaki owes you a great deal for your help. Helping you deal with these fools was the least I could do.” Sakura remembered the drunks from before and looked around for them, “Actually, um… where are they?” She knew she didn't want to know the answer but it was too late to take back the question. Gaara silently pointed to one of four piles of red sand that surrounded them, “Dead.” Sakura made a small gasp when she saw the bloody results, but she kept her opinions to herself, “Oh… lovely.” Before losing her balance, Sakura snapped back and faced Gaara who was starring t her curiously, What's with this woman?

 

“Um! Uh… okay Gaara, well thank you so much for helping me out. But now I have this uneasy feeling that I should repay you for helping me out.” Sakura looked down at the sand and spun her boot in a small circle while folding her arms behind her back. “There really is no need to repay me. I was only repaying you for helping the villagers, your debt is paid.” Gaara turns around and starts to leaf, some of the sand reconfiguring into his gourd. Sakura looked up and watched him slowly move farther away…Why do I feel like this…I can't just let him leave…

 

Sakura quit her dilly dullying and caught up with Gaara before he got too far away, a boldness filled her and she quickly turned Gaara's head slightly towards her. Gaara was almost ready to attack thinking that she was trying to nap his neck or something, when he suddenly froze. Sakura held him still as she gently placed a sweet kiss against Gaara's cheek. Sakura blushed uncontrollably as she backed away and turned to the side to hide from Gaara's frozen gaze. “Well………thank you.” At once Sakura leapt into the trees and disappeared into the night. Gaara couldn't move. For a guy whom had never had any type of emotion expressed towards him much less a kiss, this was really confusing for him. What is this feeling? What... What was that? What did she just…?

 

 

To be continued…

 

 

 

Kiraichi: Well I at least wanted to get here this time. You know introduce Gaara and Sakura and why the story is happening in the first place. Its to see Gaara's reaction towards real heartfelt emotions. Aaww. Well see you later, maybe I'll get some more done… soon. Actually I don't know… but soon.