She ran.
Running as fast as she could from the screams that chased her, the headlights of the car quickly gaining but she dare not look back. Running along the side of an unknown highway the green eyed girl spied through the dark cloak known as night to see a dirt road that may just be too small for her pursuers to follow, unless on foot which she would have the indefinite advantage.
Without a second thought the pink haired girl further increased her bone-breaking speed fueled on by adrenalin, fear and desperation. Skidding down half the small dirt hill that led to the small road, she jumped the rest and dashed into the forest road, the rocks hurt her bare feet but she took little notice as the large car screeched to a halt and six people hastily exited. Three boys and three she-devils.
'That sounded like their stupid high-pitched voices!' her second self commented haughtily. 'It isn't the time to be making snide remarks just yet' pinkette replied before jumping over a fallen tree with relative ease, she was very fit for her size.
"Get back here you bitch! These shoes are brand new and it's your fault there now ruined!" she heard one of the girls screech.
'Actually, I think you were right' she thought before picking up her speed further, it hurt to the point she started crying but she knew that if they caught her now she would be in a lot more pain than she was currently in.
The small pinkette saw streams of light and, upon realizing they were torches, fought the erg to curse like her drunkard good-for-nothing father. Making a split decision she dashed into the trees, away from the road.
"You can run all you want Sakura, but we will find you and we'll make you pay!" she heard a different girl of the group scream.
'For what?' Sakura thought in a mix of panic and sadness. Sakura had a case of severe bullying, and she has the scars to prove it, from the day she entered high school to now. At the age of seventeen she was very much sick of how she was treated, but today was different for one very simple reason.
The school's group activity day, 'hardly a group activity'
The morning before this night, before classes started a school assembly was called to vote and decide on what 'group' activity they would do, naturally her hell pit of a school immediately went into an uproar with just about every idea, from the fun and promising to the sick and perverted. Now anything would have been fine since Sakura could, quite literally, walk out of school unnoticed and still have perfect attendance but then the 'Queens of the school' Ino, Karin and Ami came up with an idea, which their boyfriends immediately supported. A cruel idea that everyone agreed to, and thus sealed her fate.
The ancient hunting game.
Now the rules were quiet simple, one person was the hunted while the rest were the hunters. The hunted would be able to choose a bag of 'goods' that would help them in escape and evasion, the objects are also yours to choose, and then they are given an hour to go wherever however they can. Once the hunteds' time runs out everyone goes after them, using what he or she can to catch the hunted, as long as they don't use anything illegal.
There can or cannot be a border, like the school grounds, but for Sakura's game there was no border. Luckily.
Now this famous activity is a game made up from a death sentence from back in ancient times. The man, woman or group that was found guilty and sentenced to death then they would be given a bag of goods and were hunted down and killed, only they would give you a whole day. The convicted would be sent away at dawn and come the next morning the people would go after the criminal, but there was a chance to survive. If the one being hunted could get across the nations border alive then your sentence would be downsized to exile, which Sakura desperately wished was optional for her.
The whole school agreed to they're queens command and they voted for her to be the hunted, which everyone eagerly joined in on and the teachers, who didn't care or were oblivious to just about everything that was going on, allowed it to happen.
So here she was running for her life, hunted down like some animal, and barely able to breath to keep herself alive.
There was, however, one thing they didn't expect the pinkette to be:
She was prepared.
Now it wasn't like she had a whole lot of stuff to begin with but she did have a survival pack which was full of clothes, food and cash that would last her at least a week. Add that with the bag of goods and Sakura's physical skill she had lasted the whole day of ducking, diving, hiding, fighting, running and instinct.
Sakura slid under a falling branch just before it hit the ground and kept on running. Her lungs burning, her body screamed in pain with every movement and her mind begged for the black abyss known as sleep but her determination for safety and the adrenalin still coursing through her veins was keeping her wide awake and running.
She could hardly see in the darkness but she suspected she was fairing better than the idiots with the torches since without it they would have so little sight that they wouldn't be able to see her pink hair.
She glanced behind her and saw the very distant light occasionally breaking through the trees and bush land, smirking she darted off deeper into the forest.
"Where is she?" The red haired girl screeched, she had glasses and clothes that were best described as mismatched. At best. Her boyfriend *coughmanwhorecough* grabbed her waist in suggestive manner that distracted her from her objective, and shut her up about her shoes.
"Karin, baby, it doesn't matter. She'll be raped or eaten up by something in this place" he said and the blonde accompanying them giggled in an annoying way but her boyfriend *coughplayboycough* found it 'sexy' which he probably used as an excuse to get in her pants, not that he needed to.
"Yeah Ino, that girl is as good as dead out here, lets just go" he said with a hint of boredom lacing his words. Ami shivered as she looked around and clung to her boyfriend *coughdumbasscough* before voicing her opinion.
"Hey, let's get outta here, this place is creepy" she said and everyone agreed, the tall trees giving off an ominous feel that was scaring them all, but before leaving Karin shouted one last thing in hopes of Sakura hearing her.
"IF WE EVER SEE YOUR UGLY FACE AGAIN WE'LL RIP IT OFF! GOT THAT FOREHEAD!" she screeched at an ungodly volume and Sakura, despite being a safe distance away, had to cover her ears so she wouldn't go deaf. She sighed before fixing her bags inside an old hallow tree, she stared up at the magnificent titan and smiled before bowing deeply.
"Thank you for hiding me, ancient one, and please allow me refuge for the night" she said, the wind blew and she felt a calmness emit from the sentient being, telling her that it accepted her request, and stood strait before entering the open doorway. Laying down a sleeping bag she brought out an intricate little music box and, using her white circular necklace, she wound up the small device and it began a soft melody. Sakura closed her eyes as she sang her mothers lullaby.
"Little child, be not afraid
The rain pounds harsh against the glass
like an unwanted stranger
there is no danger
I'm here tonight
little child, be not afraid
the thunder explodes and lightning flash
illuminates your tear-stained face
I'm here tonight
And someday you'll know
that nature is so
the same rain that draws you near me
falls in rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes the beautiful world that you see
in the morning
little child, be not afraid
the storm clouds mask our beloved moon
and it's candle light beams
still keep pleasant dreams
I'm here tonight
little child, be not afraid
the wind makes creatures of our trees
and the branches to hands
their not real understand
and I'm here tonight
and some day You'll know
that nature is so
the same rain that draws you near me
falls in rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes the beautiful world that you see
in the morning
for you know
once when I was a
little child
and i was afraid
but a gentle someone always came
to dry all my tears
to sweet-slick the fears
and to give a kiss goodnight
well now I am grown
and these years have shown
the rains a part of how life goes
but it's dark and its late
so I'll hold you and wait
till your frightened eyes do close
and i hope that you know
that nature is so
the same rain that draws you near me
falls in rivers and land
on forests and sand
makes the beautiful world that you'll see
in the morning
everything's fine in the morning
the rain will be gone in the morning
but you'll still be here in the morning"
She sighed as her body relaxed, Sakura would always sing that, whether it was night or day it would always bring her comfort, as long as she was alone.
Sakura laid her head down but it came into contact with something, she winced slightly at the sudden pain but eventually opted for investigating the object over nursing her slightly throbbing head. Lifting the sleeping back slightly to find nothing but leaves, Sakura sifted through the leaves to find out what it could possibly be. Her eyes widened at the ancient treasure that the old tree had been guarding for so long.
The scroll didn't have a date or a seal to identify anything about it but nonetheless Sakura ventured to open it, moving delicately and slowly so it didn't rip Sakura revealed it's content to her own self. Muttering 'thank you' multiple times in the ancient language mother taught her, it had no name for it was forgotten to all except to those who remembered it. The wind picked up and the tree groaned happily at the words before returning to its silence.
Sakura continued to read the scroll as a perplexed expression came over her delicate features; it seemed to be about something that looked like inter-dimensional travel, like how to get there and how much… chakra you need for it to work, whatever that is.
Sakura looked at the instructions and recognized that you were supposed mark a circle around you what you want to bring and then you had to do certain hands signs in a particular order. Sakura thought about the prospect, she knew that the scroll was genuine and that this was no prank because she had experienced plenty.
'Who knows, why not take a chance' she thought and her Inner egged her on 'Yeah, I mean what have we got to lose? Father? School? Ha! And if it doesn't work then we keep it something and act like nothing happened' her Inner reasoned and she nodded in agreement, leaving the safety of the tree she placed her gear in an empty clearing. Drawing a circle in the earth she stood in the middle and went through the necessary hand signs slowly, albeit clumsily, and waited for a full minute but when nothing happened Sakura sighed. Not even bothering to move back towards the hollow tree she bid the forest a 'good night' in the ancient tongue before drifting into slumber.
As the pinkette slept the circle sparked in one place shortly before disappearing, then another spark in a different part of the line, and then another, and another and another until the whole circle was sprouting a silver light higher and higher, like a wall of light, before it finally flashed in a blinding explosion. When the smoke and dust cleared all that was left of the girl was a scorched circle in the middle of the forest.
When Sakura woke she felt as though a car had hit her, multiple times, with a bull bar. Groaning in pain at the stiffness of her muscles she struggled into a sitting position, her conscious slowly sleeping back into the real world Sakura remembered the events of last night. Sighing she stood and made her way to one of her bags, taking out some ointment that was meant to help with sore muscles she applied it to her skin before grabbing some water and some dried meat. Ripping the meat almost absentmindedly she thought about her situation as she ate.
It was quiet simple really, if she went to school she would be beaten within an inch of her life while of she went home would be beaten within an inch of her life and then some, either way it didn't bode well for the tired pinkette.
Placing the leftover jerky back into its container she sipped her water bottle for a further ten minutes before placing back with the rest of her gear, she would just have to go off the grid then. Her gang would be pretty good, her gang were dancers that simply couldn't make a proper career out of it and so went to illegal competitions, which Sakura wondered why they were illegal when all they were doing was dancing but the world never made any real sense to her.
Sakura took everything out of her bags and pockets and listed everything she had; nodding to herself she took her time to pack up. Grabbing some black and red shoes, black baggy pants, and a red sleeveless shirt she quickly changed. Shrugging on her packs as best she could she looked around trying to find her bearings, only to realize one crucial detail.
This was not the same forest.
Sakura looked around but recognized nothing in terms of her location; she remembered the scroll and her eyes fell to the earth, scanning for the ancient object. Picking it up once it was located she continued to read through it, she made a mental note to read everything before trying to accomplish it next time. Her eyes spied on the last words of the parchment.
If performed successfully you will awake to find yourself in a new world, this is the world where the scroll you currently possess originated. This world will most likely be vastly different from your own but will also hold many similarities.
This jutsu cannot be repeated from this scroll, you're stuck here.
Sakura twitched slightly at the last three words, clearly the maker had a sense of humor and Sakura had to admit that she was thankful for that; it lightened the situation a little. Sighing she rolled it up and placed inside one of her packs before setting off, no idea where she was heading but not really caring at the moment.
Sakura estimated about two hours she's been traveling and she has not come across a single thing that could direct her towards any form of civilization. She stopped in her tracks as she came to a steep hill that looked like it had been through a landslide recently, adjusting her packs she started up the hill. Her shoulder length hair swayed in the midday breeze, she gripped a root and hauled herself up only to feel her feet fall out beneath her as the earth loosened. Sakura gripped the root as she now tangled over the newly formed edge that, if she falls, could very well break her leg or worse.
Taking a deep breath Sakura began the process of hoisting herself over the edge and onto safe ground. Once she was safe from the fall she continued her trek, after a good thirty minutes of slipping, tripping and almost breaking her neck she had finally made it to the top. She spied through the trees and saw, what looked like, a road.
Sakura muttered a mixture of remarks and thanks in the ancient language and made her way to the road.
'So… which way are we gonna go?' her inner asked and she replied with something akin to 'no idea' which her inner made remarks about, looking right and left a few times she shrugged and turned left.
After about an hour of walking Sakura decided to take a break, moving over into the shade she grabbed some more jerky and water.
'About bloody time! I felt like I was about to die' Sakura sighed at her Inner's antics as she leaned against the young tree, to most this tree would probably look old but Sakura knew better. It could be no more than ten years old; she smiled up at the canopy before she took another swig. She closed her eyes to take a nap when she heard a loud and childish voice, it seems the voice belonged to a male and was talking with someone.
"Come on Deidara! We've been walking for hours can we take a break now? Please!" the boy asked, Sakura kept her eyes closed as she tried to take her nap.
"Fine! If it'll shut you up!" the older, more masculine sounding male yelled in annoyance, his partner cheered and ran around like a mad man into the tree line, where Sakura was resting. The half-asleep pinkette felt a slight pain as something hit her leg, she opened one eye to see a man with black spiky hair clad in a black cloak with red clouds face-planting the ground with his legs over her own.
"Shoot, I am so sorry! I didn't expect you to run over here" Sakura said.
'I say let the dumbass stay there, the idiot couldn't even see a pink haired girl for Christ's sake!' her Inner ranted but Sakura pushed her to the back off her mind as she helped the man into a sitting position, she was sitting on her knees, she saw that the man wore a orange mask that had a swirl shape which circled one eye hole. The child-like stranger whimpered in slight pain, there was a large bump on his head.
"That's okay, can you kiss it better?" he pleaded, Sakura paused slightly when she heard the request.
'Pervert Alert! Pervert Alert! That guy is trying to get into our pants! Kill the bastard! Kill the bastard!' her Inner ranted but Sakura remained calm since she was in a new world and all it might be a normal thing to do here… maybe.
"Uh, o-okay…" she muttered awkwardly, blushing slightly she lightly grabbed his shoulders and lent down to kiss the injury better. Before she could get close enough the boy flew away and crashed into a tree.
"Damn it Tobi! Stop being a pervert, sneaky bastard, yeah" his partner muttered the last part before he sighed, Sakura looked up just as he put his foot down. She saw his long blonde hair was put in a high ponytail that had a bang of hair covering one of his bright blue eyes.
'Holy shit he is HOT! Can we take him home with us? Please Sakura, please!' Inner begged but Sakura mentally shook her head.
'No, I'm not going to take him home with me, even if he is kinda cute… and besides, even if I did decide to listen to you we have no home to go to' she retorted before focusing on the situation.
"Sorry about Tobi, he's an idiot, yeah," he said and he looked down at her, his eyes widened a bit as he hummed curiously, crouching down he smiled at her.
"Your pretty cute, quite the work of art I'd say, yeah" he said happily, he stared at her hair for some time and Sakura resisted the erg to sigh at the question she knew was coming.
"Is your hair natural, yeah?" he asked and Sakura actually did sigh at this, she also noticed the fact that he said yeah at the end of everything.
"Yes it is, don't ask me why I was just born with it" she said and he nodded, the blonde turned to his partner and scowled at him as the masked man came and sat next to the pinkette.
"So where are you heading miss?" he asked curiously, she could imagine a childish smile behind that mask. The blonde seemed interested in the answer as well.
"Please don't call me miss, my name is Sakura, as for where I'm heading… I don't really know" she stated truthfully, moving into a sitting position she leaned on her hands and gazed up at the canopy "To wherever the wind takes me I suppose" she muttered as she remembered the old catchphrase. The two seemed intrigued by her answer and were about to ask more when a rumbling was heard, Tobi laughed sheepishly as he scratched the back of his head.
"I guess I'm hungry" he laughed and Deidara scowled at him, clearly not happy.
"I told you to eat before we left, yeah" he growled but both were stunned silent when they heard a beautiful sound, now they had heard this sound before but they couldn't help but be captivated, the pink haired girl laughed. She quelled her laughter before looking at the two.
"I have some food that I can share if you want," she offered and the two paused, Tobi was the first to break out of their revere and happily accepted. Nodding Sakura moved and pulled out her dried meat and handed it to the masked boy.
"What's this?" and Sakura looked at him oddly before remembering that this was a different world and probably didn't have the same food as her.
"Its called jerky, it pretty much dried meat but some people add salt or marinade before drying it to make it taste better" she said and he nodded before digging in, Sakura turned and offered the blonde some and he took it with thanks.
"This doesn't taste half bad, did you make this, yeah?" Deidara asked and Sakura smiled, nodding she nibbled on a piece of her own. Offering them some water they rested for a while, Tobi asking questions every chance he got.
"Where do you come from?" he asked, Sakura paused but decided to be cheeky.
"From Earth" she smirked, Deidara chuckled lightly but Tobi wasn't deterred.
"No silly, what nation are you from?" he asked and Sakura looked back at the canopy.
"I'm not really sure, my parents traveled a lot so I can't really know for sure" she honestly said. It's true that her parents traveled the globe a lot and once she was born they took her along, that's where she learned the ways of the world. Things like how to cook in the wild, what you could and could not eat, how to make a shelter, basic medicine, reading the weather and so much more. But then…
"Aren't you traveling with your parents, yeah?" Deidara asked and Sakura shook her head, looking back at them her eyes told them that it was a subject that she could not trust them with just yet.
"So where are you boys heading?" she asked and they told her about how their leader forced them to go on some crummy mission and now they were heading back, at that moment Deidara noticed something; they were S-class criminals yet she didn't have a hint of fear, like she didn't even know who they were and even if she didn't then his slashed Hitai-ate should tell her that he abandoned his village and was a missing-nin but she didn't seem to noticed, or she just didn't care. Either way he didn't mind, having someone outside the organization not scared of him was a refreshing change.
"Hey, I've noticed your cloak is ripped and it's kinda bugging me, can I fix it?" she timidly asked the blonde, he looked at his cloak and that, yes, it was in fact ripped. He smiled at her before taking off his garment and gave to her. She pulled out a sewing kit from one of her bags and got to work; using a black thread she expertly repaired the poorly treated fabric.
"Wow Sakura-Chan, your really good at this!" Tobi exclaimed and she smiled but it didn't last long "Can you be my wife? Please! You would be perfect, you're pretty and capable and you're really nice!" he practically yelled, Sakura blushed and stuttered before practically hiding her red face behind the cloak. Deidara growled before he kicked his teammate, sending him flying into the same tree and this time breaking the tree. Sakura was sort of annoyed how little people paid attention to the nature around them, she herself had a very strong bond with plants and forests and greatly enjoyed their songs and stories.
"Deidara! Why would you do that? I just wanted Sakura as my wife, unless…" Tobi gasped, "You love her too!" he proclaimed, standing tall and pointing an accusing finger at the blonde. Said blonde scowled at him but the blush could be noticed.
"No I don't" he said, the childish boy shook his head defiantly.
"You said she was cute!" he said, and they got into an argument once again. Sakura, thinking this to be a regular occurrence, continued with the job of repairing the robe. She saw the red clouds that dotted the black material had white lining the shape and she had to say that it looked pretty cool, her smile dropped however when the trees suddenly became silent for a few long moments.
'Danger'
'Run'
'Get way'
'Run Sakura-hime'
'Sakura-hime, leave'
'Escape'
They all repeated these words and others similar in whispered voices but she head them clearly, turning to the bickering two she hushed them and listened as the trees shook with the wind in a way she noticed as fear.
"What's wrong, yeah?" Deidara asked. Sakura looked around her before shifting her gaze to him.
"Something's wrong" she said quietly and he suddenly noticed how quiet it was, he was instantly on alert and Tobi seemed to do the same thing and all three waited for something, anything, to happen. The world was still and the atmosphere was suffocating.
'Behind'
Sakura swirled around just in time to dodge a punch that would of winded her, her assailant wore a mask and armor and other such garments that suggested some sort of warrior.
"Hunter-nin!" Tobi yelled and moved to rescue the pinkette but found that she was holding her own, dodging attacks and adding a few of her own she seemed to be managing, four more appeared and attacked them with coordinated attacks. They both froze when they heard a pain filled cry, they look to the pink haired girl to see a kunai lodged in her left arm, but instead of making her weaker it just seemed to piss her off.
"Bastard!" she screamed as she managed to land a strong punch in the hunter-nins' face, they heard the breaking of metal and the shattering of bone as Sakura broke his nose and her knuckles. Everyone paused and stared at the pinkette who had just taken down a professional with minimal injuries, the hunter-nin groaned before slowly getting to his feet.
"Not bad girl" he admitted before charging at her, Sakura didn't have time to react as the man pinned her against a tree, cutting off her air supply.
"Sakura-Chan!" Tobi yelled and the attackers jumped at the two and managed to place restraints on them. The captor of Sakura grinned.
"If you don't want to see the girl hurt you will obey us" he said, his stance displayed arrogance, but it didn't last as Sakura choked out a few words.
"Obey this!" she yelled as she kicked him where the sun don't shine, the man cringed and released the girl to tend to his vital regions. Sakura huffed as she gripped her wounded arm as best she could, before she could take a single step one of the others appeared behind her and tapped the back of her skull, and darkness consumed her mind.
Sakura groaned slightly as she came back into the world of consciousness, her head throbbed painfully and she wished she was still unconscious. She opened her eyes only to cringe away when the bright light of a fire hurt her eyes, she waited until her eyes adjusted before she chose to look around and assess the situation.
She was tied up against a tree; Tobi and Deidara were on the other side of the fire with chains attached to them, her arm and knuckles were healed though still sore and her captives were rummaging through her packs.
"What is this?" one questioned as he took out her mp3, sure there were a bunch of fancy iPods back in her world but those shitty things broke way to easily so she chose to stick with mp3's, they can take a beating. They continued to pull things out and question certain items and for the most part Sakura was just annoyed that they were messing around with her stuff.
"Hey, this looks like it's worth something" another said as he pulled out her music box, it was a dark forest green with elegant gold markings stretched like vines around it and had tiny gold ball like legs to keep it elevated with a small hole where the key went in. Sakura's eyes widened before she screamed at them.
"Put that down! That doesn't belong to you! If you don't give it back I will rip your fucking thieving arms off!" she threatened but that only allowed them to mock her.
"Like you actually own this, you probably just stole it, but don't worry about it since you wont be needing it" Sakura looked confused and he grinned "Your going to be interrogated at the Land of Water for information on your Akatsuki friends there" he finished, satisfied with his words he placed the music box in his own pack they continued stealing from her.
"She has nothing to do with the Akatsuki! Just leave her be!" Deidara yelled angrily, Sakura noticed the lack of 'yeah' and deduced that when he's angry he loses the speech impediment. The group looked unconvinced and stated that he could be lying so she escape and tell the rest of the organization, Sakura decided it was best to just leave them be. Until the opportune moment, of course.
Hours had passed and it was well into the night but Sakura just kept on staring at the pack that held her most prized possession. The men were going to take turns on watch and she knew that the best time would be soon. The only man awake, besides Tobi and Deidara, went to scout the area, it was now or never.
Sakura hoped onto her feet in a crouched position, catching the attention of her fellow captives, and moved her hand to the heel of her shoe, albeit with difficulty, she managed to pull out a small blade and cut her bonds before making her way to the other two as quickly and quietly as she could.
"Are you two okay?" she whispered in a hushed tone, they both nodded and Sakura tried to undo the chains but there wasn't even a lock or a keyhole.
"What kind of chain is this?" she asked as she noticed the slight glow.
"It a chakra chain, it drains chakra to the bare minimum so were alive but cant do any jutsu, yeah" Deidara explained but he could tell she was confused about it.
"So how do you get it off?" she asked and Deidara sighed.
"The person who put it on needs to send chakra into it or have someone with either a larger amount of chakra or specializes in these types of things, yeah" he said and Sakura sighed, they were stuck and just couldn't get out of this one. Her head throbbed again as she remembered her headache, she heard the tree that her friends were tied to whisper to her.
'I can help release your friends'
Sakura looked from her friends to the tree; gazing at it she saw the spirit of the tree show itself amongst the bark, this did not faze the girl since she had seen plenty of spirits back in her old world but she had never seen this one so old, or powerful.
Sakura closed her eyes and allowed the spirit to enter the domain of her mind, it told her the spell that was needed for the release, warning her that the spell would drain her since she had clearly never used a proper spell before. Sakura nodded and took a deep breath before incanting the spell.
"Per meum antiquo sanguine reserassem eos" she commanded as her hand glowed with a white light over the chain that surrounded the tree, the whole chakra chain shattered into tiny pieces and evaporated, freeing the two astounded ninja she felt her energy drain away. Swaying slightly she heard muffled voices, her vision blurred as she saw the blonde and orange blur were talking to her.
Sakura felt the sensation of falling but took mild notice of someone catching her, she heard yells and screams that only sounded like voices under water and vaguely wondered how she could tell the difference. Her eyes finally closed and fell into the realm of sleep as she heard familiar voices calling out her name in panic.
'Well, that was unexpected' Deidara thought as his mind settled down, he and Tobi had finished off those stupid hunter-nins and were currently heading to one of the villages occupied by Akatsuki with the pink haired wonder.
"Deidara…" Tobi said to get his attention, the mask boy actually sounded serious this time "should we tell Leader-sama?" he asked and for once Deidara didn't have a smart comment or insult, should they tell their leader? Yes, they should, but what would happen to her then?
Deidara couldn't help it but he didn't want to see the girl hurt, she was the human definition of art. One minute she's calm and quiet and the next she's a fiery explosion, she was the depiction of art and he couldn't help but be drawn to her. His decision was finale, she would be his muse and therefor she was under his protection.
"I'm not sure but I think we can agree on one thing" this caught his partners attention "we can't let her be hurt" he looked at his partner seriously and saw his nod, this would probably be the only thing they would agree on but at the same time it would probably be the strongest alliance either have ever made to another on a particular subject.
"What took you two so long? Your late" a red haired boy questioned irritably, his usually lazy brown eyes held annoyance at their tardiness. The blonde grinned sheepishly while the orange swirly mask one scratched the back of his head in a similar manner.
"We had a little run in with some hunter-nin, yeah" the pyromaniac explained but that only annoyed him further.
"That shouldn't have that long, and whose the morsel?" the fourth member of their party questioned, the two new comers noticed the black and white man then. His shoulders and head were covered by a Venus fly trap like plant and his split persona were two very different minds; one was kind and rather easy to get along with while the other was rude, blunt and just down right scary. Though they both had a thing for raw meat and cannibalism so you may want to stand at a distance just for safety.
"Sakura-Chan is not a morsel! Sakura-Chan saved our lives!" Tobi blurted and Deidara noticed the amusement in both the red haired puppet master and the plant hybrid.
"A civilian girl saved you? That's pretty sad" he said and Deidara scowled at the man.
"It wont be after I tell how Zetsu, yeah" he said and this spiked the plant mans interest but the puppeteer was still unconvinced.
"I don't see how an odd haired girl could possibly be of any use, she hasn't even activated her chakra yet" he stated and Tobi answered for the blonde carrying the girl.
"Sakura-Chan didn't use chakra, Sakura-Chan used magic!" he called out and Deidara told him to be quiet, the red head scoffed.
"There's no such thing as magic" he said, he was beginning to tire of this.
"Well she did something Sasori, and I intend to find out, yeah" the bomb master said with a strong tone that surprised the three other members, Zetsu walked up and inspected the girl. Deidara took a slight step back in case he tried to eat her.
"I'm not going to eat her, unless Leader-sama says so" he said and everyone knew that his words meant that she could go with him to see the leader of the Akatsuki, Tobi and Deidara shared a look before nodding to each other and set off with the other two towards the hidden base, Deidara explaining what happened along the way.
They reached the base in record time and entered the underground building; they passed many halls and many doors until they came to their destination. Tobi opened the door for Deidara and he placed the sleeping girl on the white medical bed, Zetsu went to report her appearance, and Sasori quickly checked the girl.
"She just collapsed out of exhaustion, it seems whatever power she used she didn't have much of it, but she should wake soon" he stated before leaving the room, Tobi said he would go get some food for her and swiftly left the room. The blonde sat down on the edge of the bed and watched her sleeping form; grabbing his clay he started sculpting. A million new ideas were running through his mind from just one look at her, he finished it quickly to see his creation was a cat with wings. He threw it into the air and watched it explode, admiring the colors that littered the air.
He continued making new creations that would no doubt be useful in battle and impress his muse, he wondered briefly if she liked explosives but shook the thought away as he remembered the fireworks that were stolen from her bag when the hunter-nin took her stuff. At that thought he quickly got to his feet, remembering something important he ran towards the door, barely missing Tobi he continued running.
"Watch her while I'm gone!" he called before disappearing around a corner that led to the entrance from where they came.
Tobi just stared for a moment before shrugging and entering the infirmary. Placing the tray of food on the side table he sat down on the edge of the bed and relaxed as he saw the steady rise and fall of her chest, making sure no one was watching he took his mask off. His Sharingan glowing in the dim light he smiled at the sleeping girl.
"I wasn't joking when I said I wanted you as my wife, but now that I've seen your power it is certain, someone like you is destined for me and is the only one worthy to be mine" he muttered under his breath, gently stroking her peaceful face with the back of his fingers. He had never seen nor heard of any ability like hers before, never in his lifetime had he heard words like that and he was determined to figure his wife out.
He sensed someone coming and put his mask on and changed his demeanor back to a childish boy, he grinned behind his mask as he saw Pein walk through the doorway. He briefly looked at him before turning his grey ringed eyes to his sleeping wife-to-be and couldn't stop that small pang of protectiveness for his pink haired beauty.
His leader looked at him silently commanding him to tell him what happened, it seemed Zetsu decided to let someone else tell the story of how Sakura got him and his partner out of their predicament.
"Sakura-Chan said some weird words and the chain disappeared! Her hand glowed and it was really cool! But then she got tired and fell asleep, I hope she's okay" he said in an excited voice, until the last part which was laced with worry.
"I see, once she's awake she'll show her power" he stated before turning to leave the room, but Tobi's voice stopped him.
"But she's to weak! She'll need to rest first!" he yelled in an almost mature voice but he managed to keep his act together.
"She can do something simple" he stated and left, the door closed and Tobi couldn't help but feel angry at the sheer disrespect he showed the pinkette. He sighed, he couldn't do anything about it and could only hope she didn't collapse again.
Hours passed but Sakura still refused to wake, he looked at the clock again before looking at the sleeping girl. He could sense that her strength had mostly returned so he was getting more impatient as time went on, he wanted to see her eyes light up as she smiled again and he wanted to hear her laugh as the sun made her skin glow in the most vibrant ways, he wanted to see her hair sway in the wind, he wanted to do all those corny things in romance movies, he wanted so many things that simply involved her presence but alas, he would have to wait for her voice.
His head perked as he heard her mumble, his body grew tense with excitement as she stirred and his body relaxed as she opened her beautiful viridian eyes. His insides twisted in the strangest, but pleasant, ways when her hazy eyes turned to him.
"Tobi… kun?" she mumbled in the most adorable way, another thing to add to the 'reasons I love Sakura' list and his heart swelled when he heard the title she had given him.
"Sakura-Chan! Are you okay?" he asked childishly and she smiled at him with drowsy eyes.
"Just a little tired" she sighed and tried to sit up but her arms gave out underneath her, just then her stomach decided to voice its anger at being neglected "and hungry" she chuckled and tried again, this time he helped her and used the pillow to give her support and protection from the cold wall.
"There's some food here if you want it" he said happily and offered it to her, her eyes lit up as she smiled gratefully at him.
"Thank you Tobi-kun" she said, her head was slightly pounding and she felt like she had run the China wall and swam the Nile up river, twice. She devoured her food in record time only to blush at her bad manners; Tobi just took her tray and offered to get her some more, she thanked him again but stopped him before he left.
"Tobi-kun, have you seen my music box, it was green and gold" she said and almost feared the answer. She felt her heart shatter into an innumerable pieces when he shook his head, he left the room and Sakura hung her head.
'Don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry, don't cry…' she repeated like a mantra, her eyes shut tight as one single tear slid down her cheek.
"Are you alright, yeah?" her head shot up at the voice but quickly looked away, hoping he wouldn't see her face.
"I-I'm fine" she muttered as she furiously wiped her eyes, she felt the bed tip as Deidara sat by her side, obviously not convinced he pulled her into a hug.
"What's made you so upset, yeah?" he asked and Sakura choked back a sob to answer him.
"My mothers music box" she said quietly and she clung to his arm, she may seem weak but at the moment she couldn't give a damn. She felt him move so he could look at her face, he gave a perplexed look that held a tint of excitement.
"Would that music box be green and gold, yeah?" he asked and Sakura nodded solemnly, he grinned before pulling away and started digging through his pockets.
"Is this it, yeah?" Deidara asked as he pulled out a small object, the pinkettes' eyes widened for a long moment before she tackled him in a hug with surprising moment.
"Thank you Deidara-kun!" she yelled out happily, she parted herself from him but quickly pecked him on the cheek before delicately taking the beloved music box. Deidara was frozen as his face warmed at the wonderful, albeit brief, feeling that he felt when she kissed him. Yup… he was hooked.
"Deidara, what are you doing? If you have time to flirt you have time to do work" someone unknown said, his masculine voice was one she had never heard before. Looking at the doorway she saw a man who was had green eyes that were darker than her own and had a mask covering his lower face. Looking dismissively at her he turned back to the blonde.
"What is she even doing here?" he asked but a man with slicked back silver spoke before Deidara could answer.
"Who cares? She fucking hot!" the man laughed, his reddish pink eyes looked at her in a way that reminded her of some of the jocks back in her school.
"I don't care Hidan, this girl doesn't belong here" he stated and Sakura had to agree, this place was probably full of criminals and from what she gathered from those… hunter-nin? Deidara and Tobi were criminals as well. The silver haired male, Hidan was about to retort but a powerful voice stopped him and everyone else along with him, he had wild orange hair and he had many piercings on his face.
"I see the girl is awake" he stated and Sakura froze like a deer in headlights "Is it true how you saved Deidara and Tobi from the hunter-nin?" he asked in a tone that Sakura could not deny.
"Yes" she stated quietly, he nodded and gestured for her to follow him. Sakura clutched her music box to her chest but otherwise followed the man; he led her outside the underground building and into a clearing.
"I want you to use the same technique as you did before" he stated and it took a few seconds before she realized he was talking about the spell. She looked at the trees around her and she could feel their protective energy, if he or anyone attacked her then nature would act on it.
"I'm not sure I can" she admitted and she sensed the mans irritation, taking a step back the trees rustled their branches, though there was no wind, and this caught the pierced mans attention.
"Then try" he commanded and Sakura inhaled deeply before grabbing a random rock and held it in her open palm.
"Levare" she chanted and the rock shifted before levitating above her palm, the orange haired male took a step towards her and she jumped, the words sprang form her lips in panic before she could think.
"Perforabit" the rock shot forward but the man in front of her just tilted his head and the rock imbedded itself into the boulder behind him instead of his head. Sakura took a step back and the man was suddenly if front of her holding her outstretched wrist in a vice-like grip, glaring at her she tried to pull away but his grip tightened and she winced.
"Never try that again" he growled threateningly and Sakura tried to pry the larger mans hand off her wrist, but it only ended the man tightening his grip further. Vines quickly began to grow across the ground and slithered closer to the pinkette, this caused the man to tighten his his even further. almost breaking her wrist.
"It was instinct!" she yelled as she shut her eyes tight at the pain, his grip loosened slightly at this but he otherwise made no change. After a long silence she felt the trees prepare themselves for the possible fight, at last he spoke.
"You will join my organization" he said and Sakura stiffened, the tone in his voice was absolute but it reminded her of times she would rather forget.
Sakura walked down the hall, once again ignoring the stares she was receiving, she increased her pace as she passed a certain group of girls and their so-called boyfriends.
"Hey freak-face!" Karin called as she grabbed her hair and threw her to the ground "Weren't you gonna say hello?" she asked in a sickly sweet voice, looking at her nails as the others crowded around her.
"No" Sakura simply stated, "Who would want to talk to a horrid bitch like you" she put on a brave front. She felt a painful jolt in her side as Karin kicked her; she held any sound from escaping her throat.
"You know, I think you would make a very good slave, besides your personality of course but we can fix that" Ami said gleefully and Sakura cringed at how ugly she looked. The others agreed and Ino stepped up as Sakura tried to stand.
"From now on you will be our slave" she said in a tone that left no argument, Sakura was forced to hang her head from the pressure one of the boys hands.
For the next two months Sakura had to work up the nerve to fight back against the hell pit she was thrown into.
Sakura's growl was almost animalistic and she began to fight back with a surprising strength she didn't know she had, she would not let herself be pushed back into that hell pit.
"No way am I letting you push me around, I am no ones slave! trudo!" Sakura yelled and the pierced man flew back and smashed into the boulder, creating a crater around his body. Not even bothering to see if he was even alive Sakura did the first thing her instincts told her.
She ran.
Moving as quickly as she could, with the trees guiding her, Sakura knew that they would be able to catch up to her, she had seen how those hunter-nin moved and suspected they could move just as fast if not faster then them and, therefor, her.
She came to a river and followed it down river, but she didn't get far as she came across a large cliff. The view was spectacular but it hindered her escape, looking from side to side she noticed a rock sticking out from the edge of the cliff in the middle of the river, using a small levitation spell she landed on it and looked down.
'Too high, Sakura-hime'
'The water isn't deep enough'
'Turn back, find another way'
They told her and even she could see the water wouldn't be deep enough for her to dive in and even if it was she wouldn't survive the fall, not on her own at least. She heard someone chuckle, turning around she saw a blue skinned man that very much reminded her of a shark, his partner had long black hair that was held in a low ponytail and was very handsome but he looked very serious… or just unhappy, either one.
"You can jump if you want kiddo but your chances aren't all that good" he grinned and his friend nodded in agreement, she looked back over the edge.
'Oh, what was that spell again? Come on come on! Think, think dammit!' Sakura perked as the words entered her head, she looked back at them; her face held a cheeky, confident look that put the two on edge. She placed her music box in a zip pocket and made sure it was secure before facing them properly.
"I'll take my chances" she said as she leaned back and fell over the edge. She heard one of them curse but she simply closed her eyes and uttered the spell under her breath.
"Levare" she muttered and her body suddenly slowed its descent, hovering downwards slowly she moved herself so that she was moving feet first, one leg bent while the other was strait and her foot pointed towards the water.
Once she got close enough she was going to move towards land but the water came alive and tried to catch her, she jolted upwards but the water behind her shot out. Striking her she lost the spell and began falling at normal speed, she didn't even have time to scream as the water engulfed her and brought her back to the two men at the top of the waterfall.
"Nice try pinkie" the shark like man laughed before he bound her hands behind her back and put a hand on her shoulder as he guided her back to base, his partner following close behind.
When they reached the base the leader was there and he was clearly not happy, Sakura wanted so bad to just run but knew she would get far. Once they reached the entrance the others stood clear of both Sakura and their leader, she knew something was coming but didn't expect to be pushed by an unknown force through multiple trees.
When the dust cleared Sakura coughed up blood but otherwise showed no real signs of pain besides the usual winces and grunts, she forced herself into a sitting position, the tress cried out in both pain and panic and immediately worked to heal the pinkette. A shadow cast it's frame over her own and saw the leader glaring down at her, she chuckled despite herself.
"I'm guessing that was payback?" she questioned without looking away from his ringed eyes, which flashed in surprise but it vanished quickly. She saw how her ankle was out of shape with a bone sticking out form beneath the skin, quickly she pushed it back into place; a small grunt of pain was the only sign she made, the energy of the forest already working once it was back in place.
"Why don't you just heal yourself?" he asked and Sakura sighed, checking to make sure her music box was alright she answered him.
"I don't know many spells, and healing spells are too advanced for a child" she said and he looked skeptically at her, thinking about her words.
"What about the spell you used to free Deidara and Tobi?" he interrogated and Sakura paused. It was forbidden to speak of the ways of the ancients to outsiders unless absolutely necessary.
"That one I just learned recently but had never actually used until then" she said, and it wasn't a lie it just wasn't the whole truth. His look said he didn't believe her but he seemed to simply postpone it for later because he called Deidara to carry her inside.
"What were you thinking, yeah?" he asked her and Sakura looked away, she knew that had an underlining question.
"Its difficult to explain" she admitted, she heard him chuckle as he entered the halls.
"I'm sure you'll have plenty of time to explain, yeah" he said as he entered the infirmary. Placing her gently on the bed he took her shoes off and smiled at her, he looked at the music box as Sakura looked it over again, making sure it wasn't damaged.
"So why did you try to run, yeah?" he asked and Sakura sighed, lowering her music box and her eyes to her lap she took a deep breath.
She told him about her old home and how the whole school bullied her but mainly by three girls and their bed mates, she told him they treated her like a slave at one point and how she fought back but ended up being treated worse. She almost started talking about her father but quickly stopped before he found out.
He openly stared at her in amazement; he would never have guessed that she suffered through so much. She seemed more of a proud housewife that knew only smiles and kindness and had a free spirit with a sense of humor, but then when he remembered how she fought before and her reckless stunt of trying to run away, he guessed that there was more than meets the eye with this pink haired wonder.
"Can I ask one more question, yeah?" he asked and she nodded "Why is that music box so important, yeah?" he asked and noticed how she faltered, she flickered her gaze between him and the music box. Finally she took a deep breath.
"It was my mothers, though it's been passed through the generations so it has great value, many have tried to steal it but none have succeeded" she explained and he nodded.
"So where is your mother now, yeah?" he asked but she remained silent, looking up at him her eyes held a sadness that was both familiar and foreign to him.
"She died long ago" she finally admitted like it was a dark secret, but it was not her mothers death that held the dark secret; it was what happened after her mothers death that caused her to act to secretive.
"I'm sorry, I shouldn't have asked, yeah" he bowed his head but Sakura just shook her head.
"My mother would still be dead, whether you ask or not, it wouldn't change anything, but that's why its so important to me; its one of the few things that allow me to remember my mothers face, I was very young when she died but with this she is, in a sense, immortalized within it… just like my ancestors" she explained and she gently stroked the treasured item with her fingertips.
He stared at her for a long time. Finding hard to believe that this vibrant girl had suffered so much from such a young age, but he could see it in her eyes, in her voice; she had suffered, yet she was still so joyful, even though she had suffered like him she was still so much like an innocent child, so happy.
"Just when I thought you couldn't be more perfect, yeah" he muttered, Sakura looked at him oddly but before she could voice her question at his words his lips were on hers. Pushing her against the wall he tried to blend his mouth into a more comfortable position but was pushed away before he could do so.
"U-um, Deidara?" the pinkette muttered timidly, she couldn't understand the concept of what just happened.
'What do you mean? A hot guy just bloody kissed us! If I were you I would have egged him on!' Inner ranted and Sakura pushed her to the back of her mind with a 'shut up!' before she focused on the real world.
"What? O-oh sorry Sakura-Chan, I don't know what, I… hey, um… don't hate me please, yeah" he muttered and Sakura couldn't help but sigh, she was way to nice.
"I don't hate you Deidara, but don't do something like that again" she commanded, but instead of agreeing the blonde smirked.
"What? Didn't like it, yeah?" he asked coyly. Sakura froze at his words before bursting into a fit of colors, Deidara simply laughed and patted her on the shoulder before standing up.
"Hey I'd love to stay but I got work to do, yeah" walking he waved to her before closing the door and left her alone. Sighing she lent against the wall, the lights were off so it was completely dark, smiling she opened her palm to her face level with it facing the ceiling.
"papilio suus 'lucis" with those words a golden ball appeared, resting on her palm, and it stayed there for a good few seconds before it started floating towards the ceiling. When it reached about half way it flashed brightly, like a small firework, and from that dozens of golden butterfly's glowing brightly filled the room. Fluttering about the room randomly they danced in the darkness, leaving trails of glowing flecks that quickly faded behind them.
Sighing contently she watched them fly around the room, this was her favorite spell. This was the first spell her mother taught her, when Sakura was little she was terrified of the dark so when her mother first introduced her to her heritage this spell was the first one she learned.
The door burst open, light spilling into the room, and Sakura quickly undid the spell. The golden butterfly's fell to dust before disappearing altogether, she met the eyes of the silver haired foul mouth from earlier.
"Leader-sama wants to see you" he stated and Sakura nodded, standing up she quickly muttered thanks to the trees that healed her ankle, she may be underground but the roots were deep enough for them to hear. Walking to the door she waited for him to take her to where the ringed eyed bastard was, smirking he turned around and began down a hallway.
The walk was silent but she noticed how the tall stranger kept glancing at her, sighing she looked up at him.
"So what does that bastard want?" she asked, her choice of words caused the silver man to widen his eyes before he grinned, apparently liking her already.
"Fuck if I know, pinkie, he simply said 'bring her here, I need to discuss matters with her' or some shit" he imitated and Sakura giggled at his antics, touching her music box lightly that was in her pocket.
"So what's his problem, world domination?" she asked and he nodded, taking a turn and she followed.
"That's about it, but I don't fucking understand who would want that much fucking work" he muttered and Sakura nodded.
"Well I don't care about that, but he really needs to get that stick out of his ass" she muttered the last part, though her escort heard and burst out laughing.
"I like you pinkie, your way more fun than most of the fuckers here!" he said as another round of laughter made its way out of his throat, wrapping an arm around her shoulders her continued to lead her down the hallway.
"Well that's good, so… any more stick up the ass bastards I have to worry about?" Sakura really liked this conversation despite her situation.
"Plenty, there's Itachi who's a fucking walking ice block, Sasori's just an ass, Kakazu who's a stingy bastard that will steal your money and there's Zetsu but he's just weird" he listed them off and Sakura nodded, though she did question the last guy.
"How is Zetsu weird?" she asked and he grunted.
"He's got this split personality, a white and black side, his black side is a bitch while his white side is a goodie-two-shoes and, get this, he a fucking cannibal! I'm not fucking kidding, I would steer clear of that fucking freak if I wear you" he ranted and Sakura nodded. Split personalities, cannibal, steer clear, got it.
"And what about you?" she asked offhandedly and he smirked in a way similar to Deidara but it looked a lot more dangerous.
"The names Hidan, you?" he asked and Sakura glanced up at him.
"Sakura, nice to meet you" she stated and he chuckled, squeezing her shoulders.
"Same fucking here" he muttered as they came to a large set of double doors "here we are" he grumbled and Sakura looked from the door to him.
"You're kidding me" she muttered and he chuckled, opening the doors he let her enter before closing them behind her. Looking behind her she took note that the doors had some sort of feel to them, probably seals or something, turning forward again she saw Pein sitting at a large desk with stacks of paper.
"You wanted to see me" she stated and he looked up at her, waited a few seconds, and then looked back down. Sighing Sakura just stood and waited, she was tempted to use her butterfly spell but that would probably get her in trouble or something.
"There is a book here that is a language I'm unfamiliar with" he stated, gesturing to a large book in front of him. Sakura walked up to it, eyes widening when she realized what is was.
Its earthy green hardcover with lining of gold on the spine and rims, the intricate silver pattern looked like growing vines. Those that neared the center twirled around a small circle that looked like a special lock, her necklace immediately came to mind.
"Is it unlocked?" she asked, moving her eyes from the book to the gang leader. He shook his head, saying that he used a jutsu to unlock it; she picked it up and opened it tentatively and tenderly, smiling at the graceful handwriting.
"What does it say?" he asked irritably but she could hear the slight tint of interest. She read the writing on the first page.
"Haruno of all blood may wield this book, all those of another blood shall not" was all it said, she grinned at the meaning. If you're not a Haruno this book would appear gibberish, she couldn't help the giggle that escaped her lips.
"So that means only you can read it then" he stated, she looked at him with a deadpanned expression.
"Not only me, any and all of Haruno blood which means unless I'm the last Haruno in this world anyone related to me will be able to read this" she stated, silently calling him and idiot, and his glare showed that he got the under meaning.
Flipping a few pages she began reading; it told of spells, what the spells did, the pros and cons of said spell and the history from which the spell was derived. Half the things she read about a spells history made no sense to her and made her want to find more books or scrolls or… scraps of paper that had anything about her clan.
"You will learn and master every spell in that book" he stated and she nodded her head, he may not be her leader but she definitely wanted to learn these spells, she would not make herself weaker just to spite him.
"You may leave" she nodded again, closing the book she made her way out. Finding her escort was gone she decided to just wander amiably around, eventually she came across a friendly face… well, mask.
"Sakura-Chan!" the boy jumped up to her and hugged her tightly, smiling she asked for breath and he let go.
"Tobi-kun, do you know if there's a library or something here? I want to read this book but I'm completely lost" she said and she could practically feel his grinning face. Yelling 'yes! Yes! Tobi will take you!' he grabbed her hand and sprinted in a random direction, after a while he slowed and started being more quiet. Eventually they came to a set of doors and Tobi opened them for her, walking in immediately felt at home.
"Thank you Tobi-kun" Sakura said quietly and went up the stairs and jumped on a big pile of pillows and cushions, once comfortable she started reading. Feeling somebody sit next to her she dully noted Tobi had joined her but was napping instead, smiling softly she continued to read.
Sakura had read the book at least a dozen times yet she still continued to read over it, dedicating it to memory so she would forget no doubt. Tobi grinned under his mask; the girl had let him nap on her shoulder, and he was still there pretending to sleep and she didn't even notice.
"I know your awake Tobi-kun" she stated flatly. Ok maybe she did notice, lifting his head up he put on his innocent façade.
"How'd you know?" he whined and Sakura grinned, she put a finger to her lips and said it was a secret. Tobi, or Madara, tilted his head in genuine curiosity, he whined and begged for her to tell him the secret as Tobi but she held strong.
Sakura laughed at his antics and he stopped to hear the angelic sound, he smiled behind his mask at the image of him ruling what belonged to him and having her by his side, laughing with their many children. He would have to be patient to make this a reality.
The pinkette smiled at her friend, she knew she shouldn't trust anybody in a criminal gang but who said she couldn't enjoy herself? Closing the book she stood and stretched, wanting to eat and then go to sleep she asked where the kitchen was.
When Sakura arrived at the kitchen she saw her chat buddy Hidan, arguing with a man covered in stitches and a mask. Hidan paused to grin at her before turning back to the man; she noticed the shark-like man from before and his partner the dark haired guy.
"Do you know how to cook Sakura-Chan?" Tobi said loudly and this appeared to grab everyone's attention.
"Yes, why?" just as Sakura got out her words almost everyone in the room sprang to life wanting her to cook something for everyone, Sakura was hit with the memory of when her father had brought over his 'friends' and forced her to act like a maid, rubbing the back of her neck she followed the line of the scar she got on that night.
"Where did you get that scar from?" Tobi must have caught sight, she sighed as she went and grabbed the necessary ingredients for whatever meal she was cooking.
"My father" she stated, she felt the heat form their stares on her neck where her scar resided. She heard Hidan curse; the shark-like man made a similar comment while Tobi was silent like the other two in the room.
"You were abused?" the stitched man question, Sakura turned to him with a glare.
"yes"