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Leaf Catholic
In the outskirts of the Konoha Leaf village lives a pink-haired, female, named Sakura Haruno. Just turning sixteen this past March she has been offered a scholarship to go to school at Leaf Catholic the most prestigious school throughout the village. The school recognizes that she doesn't come from the best part of town and that her family's just simple civilian farmers that do not have a lot of valuables other than their only daughter, Sakura.
Sakura was given a uniform the past week before the beginning of school and has been given directions in order to get to the school. As she lives pretty far from the school, Sakura has to walk one mile before school to reach the actually bus stop. She is starting her junior year by September 7th and she already misses her old school that was only thirty minutes away from her farm.
"Sakura," her father spoke sternly, "You are going to this school whether you enjoy it or not!" her father gave her a look that said don't-dare-contradict-me-young-lady.
Her father was a pretty average farmer. He produced crops that eventually were sold before winter and lived off of the years earning until the next planting. He had a wife once until she died during child birth and has been left with Sakura ever since. While raising Sakura he managed to get his sister to help him and when Sakura turned twelve her aunt left with a husband to start their own family, leaving only her and her father left at the old farm.
"You'll go places Sakura, no matter how much you don't want to believe it…it's a sign from the Heavens that they acknowledged you…" her father told her before getting up and going out to sell some more of the harvest. Sakura sighed loudly and made her way to visit her friends before the summer ended.
"You're kidding! But Sakura this was our year!" cried her best friend, Emi. Sakura sighed and held back the tears that threatened to escape.
"You know my father, he wanted me to better than him," Sakura said hoarsely.
"I know…but Sakura I'm going to miss having you here!" Emi stated on the brink of crying.
"Emi…listen I know it's bad but I'll keep in touch!" Sakura said doubting herself.
"Yeah right…" Emi shook her head and held the door open for her to leave.
"Emi…I'm really sorry…" Sakura said before leaving the house and slowly making her way back home.
The five o'clock alarm went off and my father was already brewing some coffee downstairs. I dressed in my uniform still a little groggy from sleep and hurried downstairs.
"Hey Cherry Blossom," my father said cheerily flipping the bacon. I smiled, "Hi Dad."
He turned around and smiled, "Don't you look beautiful!" he stated handing me a plate, "Now eat before you get any skinnier." He advised me sternly. I laughed; he was always on my weight because I hardly ate.
"Did you make sure you packed your bags with all those new books?" my father asked as he sat across the table. I nodded biting into a piece of bacon.
"What classes are you taking again?" he asked already knowing the answer. He smiled weakly the farming years wearing into him.
I finished chewing and pulled out the schedule from my breast pocket, "Uh, Human Anatomy and Physiology, Math Reasoning, English 11, Gym, History, and Art," I stated reading from the schedule.
My father nodded approvingly, "Good…do well then," with that he pulled away from the table and cleaned off his plate.
When I finished my breakfast I couldn't have cleaned my plate faster. I didn't want to miss the bus that I had to walk to and I knew my father would scold me if I missed the first day.
"Oh…and Sakura?" my father called as he put on his gloves on to plow the land before winter fell.
"Yes?" I turned and he walked up to me slowly.
He took a breath in and smiled weakly shaking his head, "…Nothing…just have some fun," he told me giving me a light squeeze before turning away to do his work.
The walk was torturous I wasn't upset about walking, but I was upset that some of my friends walked the same way to get to my old school, while I walked the other way towards the city. They all gave me questionings looks except Emi who avoided my eyes and turned her head as far away from me as it could go.
Finally arriving to the bus stop I couldn't help but sigh in relief. People where still here waiting for the bus. I shifted my school bag on my shoulder and leaned against the fence.
"Hey girly," an old woman called, I looked over a little confused, was she talking to me or?
"Hey yeah you…you came through that fence there?" the lady pointed to the dirt road that lead off of this sidewalk. I nodded slowly.
"Oh, what you doing all the way out here?" the lady squinted her eyes at me questionably. I sighed, "I'm going to school…" I stated simply.
"Well, I should have known! Silly me! That pleated green skirt, the green polo, you go to Leaf Catholic?" she asked me happily. I smiled unsurely and nodded.
"I used to go there in my day…hopefully it's a little different…" the lady said as if remembering something terrible. I felt my stomach flip, what'd she mean…hope it's a little different? The lady must've seen my face because she chuckled a bit.
"Oh sweetie, don't worry, just make sure you stay away from the drama that can unfold there…" before I could ask her another question the bus pulled up and I gulped, I hope it will be okay.
