THE KONOHA BLOSSOM AND THE DESERT SANDMAN

Gaara/Sakura

Hinata/Naruto

Neji/Temari

Ino/Shikamaru

Kiba/TenTen

Kankuro/Anko

Tsunade/Kakashi

Kurenai/Asuma

Slight Sasuke/Sakura (The rape)

Rated M for obvious reasons. (language, violence, bloodshed, contents, lemons, and rape.)

Chapter one: Neji meet Temari.

Neji Hyuuga closed his eyes in annoyance. This was becoming an everyday occurrence with the pearly-eyed Hyuuga. 'Why must I be the one constantly sought after? For once I would like just a little peace and quiet for myself.' He thought. "Yes?" Was his spoken growl. "Um a woman is here to see you Neji-sama." A servant squeaked. "Send her in." Neji sighed. This was gonna be a long day. He could feel it in his headache.

Hinata came in with in with a yellow haired friend of hers. "This is Temari. She's from Sunagakure. Gaara's her brother." She said. "Hi. I'm sorry if I bothered you while you were working Rokudaime sir. I just wanted to see the illustrious Hokage for myself." Temari no Sabaku said smirking at the annoyance written clearly on his face. "Well what do you think of the 'illustrious Hokage'?" Hinata asked. "I'm not impressed." Temari replied, unimpressed. Neji scowled and turned his back on the two onna. "If you have nothing else to discuss, then leave. I have work to do." He snarled. "Rude and stuck-up. Gaara has nothing on him." Temari said loudly. Neji twitched. 'That little bitch thinks she can come in here and insult me like that in my own village?' He thought murderously. Temari smiled evilly at the aura surrounding the rokudaime.

"My brother would perform the Desert Burial on you if you even thought about hurting me." She said sweetly. 'I HATE that bitch! If her brother wasn't so protective of her, I'd juken her petite, slender ass to HELL!' Neji thought as his Byakugan unconsciously activated. "Well we'll be going nii-san. Bye." Hinata said as she hastily dragged Temari out of the office. "That was fun. He looked ready to kill." said kunoichi giggled. "You don't know the half of it. Neji-nii-san isn't one to mess with." Hinata replied worriedly.

Before the other woman could reply, a sand storm appeared in front of them. "Hi Gaara-chan." Temari said brightly. "Hi. You forgot your fan again." Sabaku no Gaara replied icily. "Sorry otoutou-chan." Temari said. She slid the fan onto her back with the blood-red strap. 'Stained with the blood of 500 men.' Temari thought smiling evilly. "What are you thinking about nee-chan?" Gaara asked. "A woman for you. What are you thinking about?" Temari replied. "Death and bloodlust." Gaara replied. Temari smiled sweetly. (Gaara and Sakura are just alike while Temari and Kankuro are more inclined to kindness. Sakura's inner self is her demon while Gaara has Shukaku inside. To make him feel less shunned, Temari and Sakura both got his kanji for love tattooed on their breasts, arms, wrists and calves when they got to know each other better (for Sakura). They become really close (for Sakura). Gaara only acts nice to her and his older siblings. Otherwise, watch out.) Hinata wondered about the kanji signs on Temari's leg, arm, and wrist as well as Gaara's forehead. "It's a symbol of Gaara-chan's bloodlust." Temari said shortly as she noticed Hinata's stare.

Said girl blushed and mumbled an apology before Gaara could get pissed. "Gaara-chan are you gonna stay?" Temari asked. "No. I have a meeting to go to. Being the Kazekage is such troublesome work." Gaara replied. Temari yawned and nodded. "Well I wouldn't go in there just yet. Temari sent Neji-nii-san into a rage." Hinata said. "What did you do?" Gaara asked. "I told him he wasn't very impressive and that he was rude and stuck-up. You have nothing on him Gaara-chan." Temari replied. Her jade eyes told him she said more than that but he grinned. "Good job. I like dealing with angry people more than sane people. Maybe he'll challenge me. I haven't had a good fight in a long time." Gaara replied. Hinata stared at him shocked while Temari laughed her ass off. "You'll get used to us Hinata-chan. We're just like that. It's our way of bonding." She said. "I'm sure I will." Hinata replied.

(She's not shy or weak in this fan fiction. Neither is Sakura.) "So you wanna go out for ramen?" Hinata asked. "Sure." Temari replied. The two women went out for ramen, oblivious to the blue, and silver eyes watching them. (Ichiraku) "I'll have an oriental ramen." Temari said. "I'll have Naruto-kun's order." Hinata replied. Temari smirked and set her enormous fan down next to her on the floor. "So Hinata-chan tell me, is there a man in your life that you love?" She asked. Hinata blushed and nodded. "Who is it?" Temari asked. Before she could reply, their ramen arrived. "Itadakimasu." The two women said before they dug in. Temari finished her fast while Hinata took her time so she wouldn't have to reply to her question. "I know you're doing this to avoid my question." Temari said. "His name is Naruto-kun. Naruto Uzumaki. Just seeing him makes my stomach flutter and dance. But he's so damned clueless. I wish he wasn't." Hinata replied. Temari grinned and Hinata looked thoughtful for a moment. "Neji-nii-san has a sister named Sakura. She's the one thing that can calm him down from any rage. Even a bloodlust rage. He'll probably call her after he finishes meeting with Gaara-sama." Hinata said. "What's she look like?" Temari asked.

"Knee-length pink hair, light emerald eyes, more of a sea foam really and an attitude that brings even the toughest man crashing to his knees. She can also belly dance which is good for Neji-nii-san's temper. It calms him down," Hinata replied. "She must have men lined up all over Konoha after her. That girl sounds like a hottie." Temari said brightly. Hinata laughed and shook her head. "Yeah she is but she doesn't date and no one's had the pleasure of laying her yet." She agreed. "Why not?" Temari asked. "Well it's Neji-nii-san. He's so overprotective of her that any man that so much as looks at her gets his juken. Naruto-kun tried to ask her out and even grabbed her ass. It wasn't pretty." Hinata replied.

(Flashback)

"Hey Sakura-chan will you go out with me?" Naruto asked as he grabbed her ass. "NARUTO! WE'VE KNOWN EACH OTHER SINCE WE WERE WHAT FIVE! AND YOU DARE TO GRAB MY ASS AND ASK ME OUT! ARE YOU OUT OF YOUR FUCKING MIND! NO I WON'T DATE YOU AND GET YOUR HAND OFF MY ASS BEFORE I TELL MY BROTHER ON YOU!" Sakura screamed. Too late, Neji's fist came crashing into his face as said Hyuuga used his juken no jutsu on him. Naruto went to the hospital for a week.

Temari laughed her ass off as Hinata told her what happened to the boy she loved for touching his sister. "That might make Gaara touch her just to set him off. He loves to piss people off." She said. Hinata smirked as she came up with a plan to get her cousin laid and distract Neji long enough for her to find someone. That's where you come in Mari-chan. You might be the very person to distract Neji-nii-san while Gaara may be the one to win Saku-chan's heart. She needs a good man to take care of her. She's not weak and has no doubts about her strength but I hear her cry at night when she thinks everyone's asleep. Saku-chan's all alone and hates it." Hinata said sadly. Temari grinned.

"Well I guess this is project 'Sakura Love.' I like it." She said. "You'll help me?" Hinata asked. "Yeah. I'd love to help you. Gaara needs someone to love him too. Though he doesn't show it, he's very lonely as well. He told me he was looking for a new purpose in life. I think pursuing Sakura would make him feel needed." Temari replied. Hinata got that look in her eye that Temari herself got when she was trying to fix her friends up with their loves. "Excellent Mari-chan." She cackled. They paid for their ramen and left. "You come with me. It's time you met Saku-chan." Hinata said.

(training field on the Hyuuga estate.)

"Argh! This is for groping me earlier Kiba you fucking mutt!" Sakura snarled as she beat the shit out of a wall. Temari's eyes bulged. A wall of sand. Her knee-length hair flew behind her as she attacked the wall again and again. Gaara held the wall steady for the enraged kunoichi. Sakura's attacks became weaker as she got madder then she burst into tears. The wall of sand fell and Gaara hugged her. "What do we have here?" Hinata asked. "Kiba. He groped me again. I hate it when he does that. But Gaara-san rescued me. He was so very nice to me. He even helped me with my issue. Kiba won't ever grab my butt again." Sakura said softly.

(Sorry for the OCC with Gaara but he's looking for a new purpose in life.) Gaara smirked. "She's small and fragile. Like a China Doll. I just wanted to rescue her from that man's rough treatment of her." He said offhandedly. Sakura thought back to the day Sasuke almost raped her and how Neji took it. "I don't wanna be like that ever again. I wanna be protected from people like him." She accidentally thought out loud. "Saku-chan don't think about that. Neji-nii-san would get upset if he found out you still think about it." Hinata said reassuringly. Sakura's eyes widened and she gave a bitter smile that reminded Temari of Gaara before he was Kazekage. "But Hina-chan I never forgot about it. I remember to this very day what almost happened to me. What he almost did to me. His promise to finish what he started. I dream about it you know. At night I wake up screaming. He haunts my dreams like a monster in the night. Like the monster in my head. Inner Sakura. She's evil. I can feel her hatred when he comes near me." Sakura said quietly. "Temari call Kankuro. He knows what to do in situatuions like these." Gaara said. "No. No one else. Just you guys." Sakura said coldly. Her eyes looked like Gaara's own.