Author's Note: Another new story, and just like the other ones, updates depend on the response it gets. Good response=fast updates. Bad response=slow updates. I haven't seen anything like this story before, so that's why I wrote it. I mean, I've seen stories where Hermione dies or something and then wakes up as Sakura. I haven't seen any where she dies and wakes up as Inner Sakura. Hope you guys enjoy the chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own anything.

Sakura hiccupped, rubbing at her eyes violently.

Stop crying! She told herself. You're a big girl now!

But even as she thought that, stronger sobs forced their way through her.

Hey, are you okay? A voice asked her, startling the young girl.

"H-hello? Who-who's t-there?" Sakura asked through her sniffles, looking around her empty room.

What's wrong? Why are you crying? The voice asked her, ignoring Sakura's own inquiries.

"The other kids bullied me again," she admitted after a moment, feeling like a baby for crying. "They called me names like "Ugly" and "Forehead." They said I don't deserve to go to school with them. They said that I should..."

That you should what, Sweetheart? The voice prodded lightly, Sakura now identifying the voice as female.

"That I should just kill myself," she finished softly, a fresh wave of tears escaping.

That's just horrible! The woman gasped.

"Maybe they were right. Maybe-"

Don't you ever think like that! The woman snapped.

Sakura jolted, too shocked to say anything. Seeing that Sakura wasn't going to protest, the woman continued.

Look in the mirror. The woman told her, her voice kind yet firm.

"Why?"

Just look. Sakura moved off her pink, big girl bed, and went to stand in front of the mirror that her parents attached to the back of her door. Do you know what I see? The woman asked.

"Ugly pink hair, a too big forehead, and freaky green eyes?" Sakura asked bitterly, repeating the very words spoken to her a mere hour ago by her peers.

No. I see a beautiful little girl with the most unique hair color I have ever seen. I see sparkling green eyes that shine with strength and determination.

"You're lying!" Sakura cried, glaring hatefully at her reflection.

No, I'm not. I see absolutely nothing wrong with you.

"Oh yeah?" Sakura challenged. "What about my forehead? Can't say anything about that, huh?"

Yes, I suppose it is a tad larger than average, the woman conceded. However, before Sakura could claim victory, the woman interrupted. But do you know what that tells me?

"What?"

It tells me that, behind that larger than average forehead, there's a larger than average brain capable of great things.

There was warmth behind those words, Sakura could tell, and it made her cry harder than before. And as she cried, she smiled. And she laughed. She could hear the kind laugh of the woman in her head, and it only made Sakura happier.

What's your name? The woman asked, a curious tint to her words.

"Haruno Sakura. What's yours?"

I'm Hermione-, there was a pause, I'm...you. Now.

"Me?" Sakura asked, bewildered, but also curious of what the voice was going to say at first.

Yep. You. But you can call me... Inner. Inner Sakura. I'm you, but the you inside your mind.

"That doesn't sound...normal," Sakura remarked, wondering if she should worry that there was a voice in her head claiming to be another her. It sounded like those things her daddy would joke about.

Well, then I guess we're not normal. We'll be even better than normal. We're going to be extraordinary.

And as Sakura felt her heart swell, she forgot about her worries-forgot about the questionable voice in her head, the bullies, and her own insecurities. She was too busy looking forward to the extraordinary.

AN: The next chapter will explain how Hermione died. Tell me what you think!