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A Bride from Konoha	By : dotdotdot86 Category: Naruto > Het - Male/Female Views: 1948 -:- Recommendations : 0 -:- Currently Reading : 0
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Chapter 12: Deceived

"How's my daughter, Haruno-san?" A short brown hair woman approached Sakura when she got out from the room. The woman looked so worried and tired with the dark circles under her eyes indicated her lack of sleep.
"She is safe and in a stable condition now. However…" Sakura could not continue her sentence. She led the woman to the bed.
"Kami-sama," the mother was nearly broken into sobbed when she realized her daughter lay so lifeless and in a pitiful condition. Her body was heavily covered with a bandage, and the skin of her left neck was heavily damage.
The mother was weeping openly when she realized her daughter would never be the same again. Sakura touched the mother's shoulder in sympathy.
"I shouldn't left her. The fire was too fast. I could only snatch her baby brother." The woman sobbed.
"Don't worry, she will be okay." Sakura wrapped her arm around the woman to sooth her. "Everything is going to be all right."
"No, you don't understand, she will hate me." The woman sobbed again. "She will tell me that I abandoned her for her baby brother. You see, she is my first husband child. He died two years ago. She still cannot accept her father's death. "The woman was leaning against Sakura shoulder and crying aloud now. "When I remarried and have another child, Riko feels that I leave her behind."
Sakura stayed silence and let the mother poured out all her feelings. She tried not to grimace as her shirt was drenched with the woman's tears.
"Riko is always a troublesome kid. I know she wants my attention, but it is not easy to cater all her whims when there is also her baby brother that I need to take care of."
The woman needed her support to face her daughter, Sakura realized.
"Listen," Sakura gazed directly at the woman's eyes. "I won't lie to you." She said. "Riko will have tremendous scars from the burn, and she will be facing a hard reality in her life. But, as her mother, you must give her moral support as she needs your love and attention."
The woman wiped her tears, "Yes, Haruno-sama. She will be strong like her father." The woman blew her nose. "I'm sorry for wetting your shirt with my tears. I feel so embarrassed now."
Sakura smiled tenderly. "No, I don't mind."
"No, I should not do that. You are going to be the wife of my kage. I should show some respect to you."
Sakura didn't have a heart to tell the truth. She just smiled instead. "It's okay."
"I should introduce my self earlier. My name is Miyako, an academy teacher. My husband, Tono, is a jounin of this village. He is with the baby right now." She took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears. "I was supposed to see you today, to discuss the undergraduate trip to the herbal house. However…" Miyako was in tears again.
"So, where do you live now?" Sakura tried to change the subject.
"We are staying at the temporary shelter that is provided by the Kage." Miyako smiled sadly. "The Kazekage takes his responsibility so well. He doesn't leave his people in a helpless condition. I'm so grateful of what he did for us." Miyako took her hands and held them firmly.
"The Kazekage chooses his woman so well. I honestly appreciate what you did to Riko, and I will never forget your advice. I will pay more attention to her, I am promised."

"The container has a high percentage of sulfur." Kankuro read the report. "It is enough to blow up the entire house."
Gaara linked his hands on the table and stared at the report grimly. "We still don't know how it exploded."
"Well, I think it was an accident. It was one of his fail inventions."
"And it caused his entire families and two neighbors' lives." Gaara stated grimly.
Kankuro nodded. "So, the old man didn't survive." He stretched his legs and leaned against the back of the chair. "And the guard is still in critical condition."
"Sakura is still trying to save his life, but she said the chances are wearing thin." Gaara stared outside. "He is the only witness that we have."
"You are still thinking this is not an accident?"
Gaara shrugged. "Everything is possible." He looked back to his brother. "We have two incidents of death this week. I cannot ignore any possibilities."
"Yeah," Kankuro agreed. "And yet we still haven't found the responsible group." Kankuro paused to think. "The old folk tale says the best place to hide is in the enemy camp itself. I will investigate this further."
"Yes."
Kankuro looked at him. "They are really grateful for what you did this morning."
Gaara just shrugged. "I'm just doing my job." He said impassively.
Kankuro stared at him. Then he smiled. "And you hold your responsibility very well."
Gaara didn't say anything.
"Even after what they did to you in all these past years." Kankuro said softly, "They shouldn't ask you to carry the weight alone. You are much better than our father."
"I'm not him." He said quietly.
"No, you are not." Kankuro agreed.

Sakura was walking out from the classroom and spotted Kankuro leaned against a pillar, as waiting for her. Sakura moved towards him and stopped exactly five feet before him. She crossed her arms and gave him an intimidate scowl.
"You are the last person I ever thought to be here." She told him.
Kankuro grinned. "Ah, we need to talk."
Sakura arched her eyebrows. "Just as I thought. You would not be here without a purpose that cannot benefit you, am I right?"
"Aw, Sakura, don't be so harsh." Kankuro sighed. "Look, can we talk in more private place?"
"Find, let's go to my office." Sakura started to move. "Just so you know, if I heard a single word of marriage, I will kill you instantly." She warned him before left Kankuro behind.
"Gee, who says they are not perfect for each other?" Sakura heard his soft remark but decided to ignore it. She opened the door and moved towards the window before turned around to face him.
"So, what do you want to talk about?"
Kankuro leaned on the edge of the table before turned to her. "Well, basically it is about Gaara."
Sakura's expression softened a bit. "What about him?"
Kankuro sighed. "I think you know very well about his background and childhood life. You already knew what kind of person he is."
"Yes." She said quietly.
"He takes his responsibilities very hard. Ever since he was born, the villagers were already put the weight onto his shoulders. He had to carry it alone although they despised and afraid of him."
"Yeah, I know the similar story that happened in my own village twenty one years ago."
Kankuro smiled. "They both have a similar destiny, haven't they?"
"Even though they have very different personalities, they are destined to become best friends and kages."
"But the big difference here is Naruto is always has friends he could lean on." Kankuro said quietly. "Unlike him, Gaara is a lonely type person. He doesn't trust anyone else except his own siblings."
Sakura didn't say anything.
Kankuro turned to her and held her gaze before spoke. "You are the only person he ever sleeps with."
Sakura snorted. "I doubt that."
He sighed. "What I mean is he only has sex with the women but never sleep with any of them. He has some trust issues." Kankuro paused before continued. "That is the reason why he only deals with one kind of women."
"It's really none of my business who he wants to have sex with." She said tightly.
Kankuro sighed before continued. "When I heard you and him had a night together, I could not help but to have some ray of hope for his happiness."
Sakura felt herself turned red. She ran her gaze to outside.
"The reason why the marriage was issued between him and Hinata is to prevent the Daimyo intention from marrying his own daughter to Gaara." Kankuro said quietly. "That is the same reason of why the rumor about you has been spread out.
He takes his responsibilities seriously. Even though he feels trapped in this village, he never abandons his duty to his people." Kankuro paused. "But he is the loneliest person that I ever met."
"No, he is not." Sakura said quietly.
"If you are talking about Uchiha, you are wrong. He chooses his own path Sakura, you know that." Kankuro countered. "But Gaara, he does not has any choice at all. The villagers used him as a deadly weapon when he was child and now, they still won't let him free. Do you honestly think he really wants this title?"
"I don't know." Sakura sighed. "But he is good at it."
"That's because he takes his responsibility well. Even after what they did to him, he still helping his people rebuilt this village."
"Maybe he just wants to prove to them that they need him still." Sakura said. Just like Naruto.
Kankuro nodded. "Yes, he didn't write the love symbol for nothing but as a reminder to only love himself."
"But don't you think he wants to be free, Sakura? Temari and I always discuss about this. Don't you think he wants to get out of this village? Roaming free and has adventurous journey to other countries? See the world and go to the place where people don't know who you are?"
"Yes, I know the feelings."
"But he doesn't have the opportunity. The elders already robbed his freedom." Kankuro said. "Sooner or later, Temari will move to the Konoha; she is not a Suna nin anymore." Kankuro paused. "As for myself, I will take a leave for a while to travel to other villages, to study about puppet making."
Sakura didn't say anything.
"And Gaara will be here, trapped in this village, serving his people needs, alone while his siblings who are not here to be with him."
Sakura sighed. "What is exactly do you want me to do?"
"You two are already lovers. I just want you to be friends with him. That's all I ask. He trust you, I can see that. He needs someone he can rely on."
"I won't be here for long." Sakura stated.
Kankuro looked at her. "I know that." He said. "But that's enough. Just be with him and treat him like one of your friends. Like Naruto. He needs a close friend."
But they had became too intimate, Sakura mused. She knew Gaara was not capable of loving other person. But can she do it without losing her own heart as well? She had never surrendered her body to anyone before him and if their relationship evolved to the next level of emotional attachment, how could she ever leave him in order to fulfill her promised to other man?
Sakura sighed again. "Fine, just don't get your hope too high. Gaara and I are not that close."
Kankuro stared at her for a while before he finally smiled. "Thanks, we owe you very much."

After closing the door, Kankuro walked to the next wing of the building. He nodded to several medic nins that passed by before stopped in front of a room. He took a time several seconds to prepare himself before knocked the door.
"Enter." A male voice was heard coming from the room. Kankuro opened the door and noticed there were three elders were sitting in front of Aki-sama. All of them were looking at him with an expectation on their face.
"So?" Aki asked.
"Where's the money?"
"Damn it, I will only give you the money if she agrees of the marriage."
"No, according to our agreement, you will give me the money if I talk to her about the marriage."
"Why, you…" Aki rose from his seat furiously. But Baki patted Aki-sama's hand, trying to calm the old man's temper. Baki looked at him.
"So, what did she say?"
"She needs a little more coaxing, but now she is convinced when I told her about the Daimyo's intention."
Baki nodded. "That is enough for now. Hopefully the news will spread out through the whole country. So the Daimyo won't have the opportunity to send his emissary this time."
Baki took out a moderate size of pouch from his robe. He held the pouch to him.
"Here's your reward."
Kankuro took the heavy pouch and masked his expression. He opened the pouch to check inside. The gold coins were glittering in yellowish hue and gave out tings sound when they collided with each other. He tied the pouch back before looked at the elders.
"It is nice to have a business with you." He bowed before turned to open the door.
"You greedy bastard," He heard Aki-sama muttered under his breath.
Kankuro ignored the remark and closed the door behind him. You old bloody fools, he muttered. What made you think Gaara was not capable enough to convince the pink hair woman himself? He just playing a game with you, made you felt anxious and unsecured with your positions.
Gaara was capable to handle everything. If he really wanted Sakura, he would to do anything to have her.
Including by killing her former lover, Uchiha Sasuke with his bare hands.
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