Alright, heres my newest story! Yay! lol.

Ok, well, this story is about a girl who lives in a village that's in the woods, hence the name! Perfect life and everything, until something bad happens. I wont tell you the whole story, but there is some major things going on, memory loss, hate, anger, killing, more hate, a child, love, fights, and all of the other good stuff!! Well, please review and let me know what you think of it!!!!!!!

-AmyC103

Chapter one, I love you.

My name is Sakura Hanuro and I am 17 years old. My life is perfect. I couldn't ask for anything to be more happy then I am now. I have everything I could ever want. Friends, a village that looks up to me, the love of my life. Nothing could ever be more perfect.

I grew up in a large town. A town that I hated, the one I ran from once I found the strength. It was ruled by the Uchiha's. They controlled everything. When people went to work, if they had a job. Who had this child, or that child. They stripped children from their parents if they weren't supposed to have another kid. They took the small baby and put them in the guard when they came of age, they did care if the child died when they went through a sort of boot camp. It got them ready to fight when they were older. I was one of those kids, I was stripped from my family, from all my rights. I was forced to be a solider, they didn't care that I was a five year old girl at the time.

When I came of age, ten in this town, I was thrown into training. I wasn't the only girl, there was one other, she had long blond hair, and was always joyful. She helped me get through the tougher years. We became the best of friends, sisters. We learned to do things together, how to fight as a team. But then, it happened. I was pulled out of the army to live in the palace. Every girls dream right? Wrong. I was pulled out because the Price took an interest to me. My long pink hair made everyone stare, but he seemed to like it more. I was scared to death, without Ino, I didn't know what to do. Everything was wrong. I was made to wear long dresses, I tripped often. The heals didn't help much. I was used to the heavy boots they gave us to fight in, the ones that were water proof.

I had to stand in a line with girls that were far more beautiful then I. We were to be chosen that night, who would stay in the Prince's chamber with him. Every night I silently begged that I wouldn't be that girl. Every night I was thankful, but the line was getting shorter, there was only fifteen of us, and he seemed to be going down the line. He chose the girl next to me one night, my heart was in my throat. The next night, it would be my turn.

That night was the night I decided it was time to leave. To run. I left the palace late at night, wearing my old training clothes. A simple tight tank top with baggy black pants. And, I grabbed the boots I had hid under my bed. I didn't know how long I would be running. I sneaked out, quiet as a mouse and ran for the barracks, where Ino was. She was fast asleep in the same bed she had been a month ago, next to a open one, my old bed. I gently shook her awake and whispered to her that I was leaving, and that she was to tell no one. She refused to go, saying the Prince had chosen her next. She had always loved the Prince, always trying to catch his eye. I guess it worked. I whispered my fare well and left, without a glance back.

Weeks on end I traveled alone through the woods, never slowing. It took me three weeks to reach a river where I could clean up and rest. I slept under the waterfall, way in the back. I had nothing to eat, I could tell how much weight I had lost over the last three weeks. The sleep took over me within seconds of lying down on the cold stone.

When I woke, I was no longer in the cave. I was warm, not cold, and there were low voices next to me. My eyes slowly opened, and I immediately went into defensive mode. They had taught us how to fight back, to never give in. And I wasn't going to let that training leave so quickly. I ended up hurting two large men, and then sand held me to the floor. It was no use to struggle against it, it was to heavy. A small girl ran over to me and started to check if I was injured. She looked very strong for her small frame. Her pale eyes met mine, and I calmed down. Her eyes showed nothing that she was going to hurt me. The sand left my body and the girl helped me sit up. Her name was Hinata, I quickly found out. The two men I had dropped to the floor, were sitting up laughing, one holding his bloody nose, the other wiping blood from his lip. The blondes eyes met mine, and a huge smile spread across his face. We became instant friends. The other, a brown haired boy with sharp teeth was the same.

There was something wrong, something that made me uneasy. It was the red head standing at the door, arms crossed over his chest. Sand traveled under his feet, going back outside. Gaara, Hinata said, the leader of their village.

Hinata and a girl named TenTen helped me get stronger. They fed me, my weight slowly returning. I soon found out that these people were the rebles of my old town. They let me join with open arms, or at least my friends did. Naruto, the blonde from before, he fought with the leader, telling him to let me become part of this small village. Saying, I knew all of the Uchiha's battle formations, how to kill, and that I was already trained for battle. That I could hold my own in a fight.

I became fast friends with most of the people in the small village. Temari, Gaara's older sister, we became the best of friends. She is a strong women, one of the strongest I've ever met. She was the one I was to test my skills on, it was hard to fight her, but I did, letting everything I had learned while training take over my senes. I had her pinned to the ground in less then five minutes. They gave me someone harder to fight, seeing what I was capable of. He was the second strongest in the village, Naruto.

Naruto was much harder then Temari. He laughed the whole time we fought, no matter how hard my blows were. He ended up having me pinned in a half hour, he had been toying with me the whole time. I was no where near as strong as him. Gaara finally let me in the village, deciding that I really could hold my own. It was rare that someone took down Temari, and gave Naruto an actual hard time. I helped TenTen train the smaller kids. They were much easier with the children then my town had been on me. It took me awhile to change my ways, to learn how to teach the children with firm but nice ways. Something that had never happened to me. I think that most of them saw that. How TenTen and I demonstrated for the children. I often saw Temari and Kankuro watching, Temari with sad eyes. I started watching myself, how I moved. They were all desperate moves, ones that were going to guaranty that I would live. Not something that small children need to worry about. I changed, watching TenTen more, doing what she did. She helped me, so did Naruto and Temari.

The first two years were the... oddest, of them. People kept on asking why my hair was pink. It was the color of the females in my clan, or that is what I found out in my time at the palace. The last survivor of the Hanuro clan. Some of the parents had refused to let me teach their children, fearing I would teach them nothing good, all the bad things of the empire that they were keeping from them. That I was disrupting their way of life, taking their freedom away. I stood with my head held high during these verbal fights, refusing to let them bring me down. I never said anything back, they had a right to say what they wanted, and I was not going to take that from them, like they said I was. It was hard, being the one to get yelled at all the time. Hinata reassured me that it would pass, it had been two years already, nothing had happened. I didn't let it get to me, I would take everything in stride.

Well, enough with my history. Let me get you back to what is happening now.....

I gently ran my fingers through his hair, he was still fast asleep, which rarely happened. Our small one room cabin wasn't cold, but there was a small breeze that made me shiver. The cold winter wind banged against the window, demanding to be let in. I snuggled closer to his side, wanting the heat his body gave off. My small movement made his eyes flicker open. I gave him a small smile and rested my head against the curve of his neck, letting out a small sigh. He shifted, wrapping his arms around me, pulling me closer to his warm body.

"It's still dark," He whispered in my ear. His voice was soft, but rough at the same time.

"Mmmm..." I kissed his neck and snuggled closer. His arms tightened around me.

This was a person I never would have thought I would be friends with, let alone get involved with. Someone I never thought I could love. Someone who had been so harsh on me my first few years in the village. I was laying next to the love of my life, Gaara Sabaku. He was still mean some times, but I understand why he does what he does. He needs to be that way some times. All leaders do.

My hand traveled back up his neck and over his cheek to his messy mop of hair. I always played with the red locks, his hair was really soft. Gaara had learned to deal with it, he no longer grunted when I ran my fingers through his red mess. My fingers braided and un-braided themselves over and over, gently tugging as they went.

A sharp bang made me jump. Gaara growled, but Temari's voice came from the early winter morning.

"Gaara!" She called, banging again. "Hurry up!" Temari usually only came if something was wrong, if it was something that Gaara really didn't need to go to, Naruto came to see if he wanted to go, usually he didn't. Temari banged once more, then I could hear her swear as she slipped on the stone slab on her way out.

I hugged him closer for a few seconds then let him go. He got out of bed and grabbed his pants, tugging them on. I watched him finish getting dressed from under the warm comforter.

"I'll be back later." He whispered as he grabbed his jacket. He walked back over to me, his heavy boots loud on the wooden floor. He lightly kissed my forehead, then brushed his lips against mine.

"Don't freeze to death." I said just before he opened the door, he rolled his eyes and left. I sighed and covered my head with the blanket, blocking out the cold air that had made its was in the cabin.

The hours drug by, but still he did not return. Something bad must have happened, something really bad. Once it was light out, I got up and dressed in my winter clothes, using one of his big shirts instead of my own. I grabbed my boots and pulled them on, lacing them up. The snow was deep and I would have to walk a little ways to find him. It was lightly snowing when I left the cabin. The air was bitterly cold, I was surprised people were out in it. I pulled the scarf closer around my face.

A few children played in the snow as I walked down the usually dirt road, ducking from flying snow balls. The boys were some of the few that I taught, so I stopped and played with them for a little bit. Gaara refused to have a snow ball fight with me, so it was fun to play with the children, also good to see how their aim was getting. A little to good for my taste, one hit me square in the face, and I couldn't even complain about it. Once I couldn't feel my fingers anymore, I left, I swear they are going to fall off! I ran the rest of the way, not wanting to loose all the feeling in my feet. People were out and about when I got to the center of the village, some coming down from the huts in the trees, some getting food for their families.

That was something I loved about this place. The elders, the ones who built this place, they had made huts in the trees. It was more of a safety thing, like, if they were attacked, everyone would go to the trees and pull up the rope ladders so no one could get to them, but I thought it was just really beautiful. More then half the village was in the trees. It was fun to climb up and walk around, but I preferred to sleep with dirt under my cabin. It just felt a little safer. I made my way to the biggest tree, the one that held the biggest hut, it was bigger then my and Gaara's cabin. It was the place where they held meetings and stuff. The place where I would probably find Gaara.

I climbed up the rope ladder and swung until my feet hit the wood. The rope bridge swung as I walked towards the door, the wind whipped at my face. The elders didn't like me much. They thought the same as most of the village people did. They thought I was bad for this place, that I was influencing Gaara and his decisions. They say that I want the king to find us, that I want everyone here to die. I was the only person who knew what the king was capable of, the only one who could save them if it did come down to a battle, and this is how they treat me. I ignore it, but some times it gets to be to much. I almost left the village once, because of them. I was so close, if it wasn't for Naruto and Gaara not letting me leave the cabin, I would have left. Naruto stayed with me while Gaara took care of the elders, putting them back in their place. Then, Gaara would cover the whole cabin with sand, not letting me leave. It had made me mad, yeah, but it also gave me time to think it through and decide I wasn't going to let them have what they want.

I opened the door and quickly shut it behind me, not wanting to get yelled at for letting the heat out. I took the scarf off and hung it over my shoulders. The arguing was still going, not interrupted by my entrance, usually everyone stopped and looked at me, but this time they did not. Maybe they didn't hear me, or maybe it was because Gaara was about to snap the table in half. It was a heated fight, Naruto and one of the elders were yelling at each other about something. Gaara stood at the head of the table, leaning forward on it, hands clamped tightly around the edge, so hard the table groaned under the massive pressure.

I made my way over to him and put my hand over his. He looked up at me, his face full of anger. It was rare anyone but me got any emotion to show on his face. Even rarer when they got him to give in. I wasn't about to let that happen. I carefully pulled his fingers away from the wood, not wanting it to snap. He realized what he was doing and quickly let go. He grabbed my hand and pulled me over to him, wrapping his arms around me. This was another rare thing, him showing anything towards me around other people. Everyone knew it was there, but he barely ever showed it. I could feel the tension rolling off of him, I kissed his neck, hoping he would settle down. I rubbed my ice cold hands along his back, trying to get the stiffness out, but his back just straitened and he let out a low hiss and the cold. I backed away and smiled at him impishly. He sighed and sat down, pulling me in his lap. I sat facing the elders who had just realized my presence. Gaara leaned so his chin was on my shoulder, and his big hands were around mine, warming them.

"Gaara-sama," One of the elders began, deciding I wasn't leaving any time soon. "We need to come to an agreement on this. You can not put it off any longer." I stared at the old man, his wrinkles covered his eyes, I briefly wondered what color they were, the skin had always been there hiding the eyes. I shook my head to dismiss the odd thought.

Gaara seemed to be thinking over it. His hands moved around mine, by the way he was gritting his teeth, he was calming enough to speak. Only I would know what he was doing, I had spent enough time figuring out everything that he did and what he was trying to do. I squeezed his hand and leaned back into him a little, enough so only he would know the difference, I was encouraging him to speak.

"Send out scouts, I don't want to go in there blind. We will fallow normal procedures." He finally spoke with a sound in his voice that demanded to be listened to, the voice of a leader.

"Who will you send in with the first group, Gaara-sama? I expect you will be leading the second, you always do."

"Sakura will take the first group, Naruto the third."

"But Gaara-sama-"

"What I said is final." He growled, cutting off the elder. I squeezed his hand again.

"What am I to do?" I asked in a low voice, tilting my head towards Gaara, so he knew I was talking to him.

"You are to take the scouting group into the woods and make sure the path is clear. Take who ever you think will be best for the job, archers would be the best to take. Once you get to the large meadow to the north, you are to wait for my group to arrive, then wait for instructions." Gaara said it loud enough for everyone to hear, so they knew he was saying what he was supposed to say. "Naruto, you are to leave after my group, I will assign them to you. You will make sure no one is following us and meet us in the clearing. Once there, we will do what is needed to be done and leave, fist Sakura's group, then mine, then you. Do you two understand what is being asked?"

"Hai." Naruto and I both nodded.

"Good. Sakura, you have a week to find your people, let me know as soon as you have them so I can make Naruto's group. Take no more then eight."

"I already have three that I am going to take, would you like to know?"

"Write it down." Gaara nodded to one of the elders.

I waited for the elder to nod before I named off the three people I could trust for help. "TenTen. Temari. Hinata. I need those three on my team, I don't need more, but if I have to take more then them I will look around and see who I could use." I stood from Gaara's lap and walked over to stand next to Naruto, facing the elders and Gaara.

"I want Kiba and Choji on your team. Will you be ok with that?"

"Yes."

"Add them. You do not need anymore then that, but if you would like a few more people, just tell the elders." Gaara turned to Naruto. "Is there anyone who you request to be on your team?"

"Kankuro. That's it." Naruto and Kankuro were good friends and worked well together. It was a good thing Naruto requested him, or I would have for him.

"Make the rest of his team, I will make my team. It is the most important."

"Gaara?" I waited until he looked at me. "What is your team doing?" I asked in a small voice. I knew that most people wouldn't get the information, I had that kind of power, being his girlfriend and all.

"My team is to protect the villagers that we are taking to the field. There, they are going to do that thing under the full moon that happens once every five years. You'll get to watch, it's to hard to explain." He turned back to the elders. "I am going to go watch the training sessions, I want to see how the children are doing." He turned his back on the before he could get a reply, grabbing his jacket and my hand, we left before any one could say a word.

Once we were outside, I smacked him and yelled at him for leaving without putting it on. The wind whipped at my face as I waited for him. Once his jacket was on, he stood in front of me, looking down. I hated how he was a little over a head taller, I couldn't be as stern about stuff when I had to look up at someone. He took my scarf and rapped it around my face, pulling it down so he could give me a quick kiss. I smiled as he put it back in place. He put his arm around my waist and lifted me up, something I wasn't expecting. He jumped over the side, grabbing the rope and sliding down, the whole while me screaming at him how he was such a retard. I could see the small smile tugging at his lips as he set me down.

"Asshole!" I hissed under my breath and started walking up, he kept my pace perfectly.

All of my students were done there when we got to the field. TenTen was trying to get them into order, but was failing. They usually waited for me, so the kids thought it wasn't time to start yet. I had been held back because of the meeting. I pushed Gaara lightly on the shoulder, he knew I was late, and ran down to join TenTen.

There were three kids that I had taken to the side to teach archery to. They were the most promising out of the bunch, and all girls, go figure. One girl, she seemed to be quiet, not joining in with the others when they talked after we were done for the day. She was a orphan. Her parents had died from a disease a few years back, before I came to this village. I had asked TenTen about her, she was the most promising out of all the kids. She practiced when ever she could, most of the time I stayed after with her, helping her to improve. Some of the kids say I favor her, I do and don't. If the others asked me to stay after so they could practise, I would. But she is the only one to ever ask.

"Marie, aim a little higher when you shoot." I stood behind one of the three girls and moved the bow so it was a little higher. "Can you see why this would make a difference?"

"Yeah. Because the higher I shoot, the more distance it goes. I'm shooting a little low, so if I aim higher..." She raised it back to how I showed her and let the arrow fly. "It will hit higher." She looked at and smiled at me, the arrow had hit dead center.

"Perfect." I patted her head and moved on to the next girl, Anna, my favorite. She let one fly, it went a little high. She took another arrow from the bag on her back and aimed a little lower, it hit center. "Try aiming for the next target back. I want to see how you do." She glanced at me and nodded, taking another arrow and aiming it flat across. She tilted the arrow up, like she was going to hit the same target as before, but moved it higher, guessing on how far it was going to go. She let the arrow fly, it hit just a little high on the target. "Good." I smiled at her. "I'm very impressed you did so well on that. You can read the distances really good. And that's something you need for when you're older, it will be easier to hit what you're aiming at." I turned to face the others, they had watched Anna do that last shot. "Now, I want you two to try to hit the next target back. Once you've hit it three times, you all can go home." I gave them a smile and walked over to where TenTen was showing some tricks with a wooden poll.

"Hey, Sakura!" She called, stopping when she saw me walking over. "You want to help show them this?" I looked at the poor tree she had been beating and nodded. "Great!"

A small boy handed me his poll and I smiled and thanked him. I stood in front of TenTen. "What do I do?"

"Just block."

I nodded. She started throwing hits at me in slow motion, to show how she moved when she did it. After they all got it, we showed them what it looked like in normal speed(fast in their case). I smiled as I blocked all of TenTen's attacks, and then surprised her when I took her feet from under her. I pointed the poll to her chest and smiled down at her.

"I win."

"Ha ha. Very funny." She pushed the poll away and stood up. "Do you see how she can be? She doesn't play fare, don't pick a fight with this chick." TenTen grumbled.

"Never said I did play fare." I laughed and gave the boy his poll back. "Some times you have to play dirty to win, but I don't want to see any of you doing it to each other. Is that understood?"

"Hai!" They all yelled.

"See you tomorrow!" TenTen said with a big grin. They all cheered and ran off. "They're getting really strong."

"Yeah, they are." I watched the children run past Gaara, one girl stopped and smiled up at him, he just looked back down at her, a small smile appearing at the corner of his lips. The girl laughed and hugged his leg, then ran off with the others. I smiled and slowly walked over to Gaara. Training had last until past noon. The sun was closer to the other side then it was this morning. I was hungry, my tummy growled as I thought about it. I smiled up at him, he smiled back, taking my hand in his.

We both walked back to the cabin without talking, just enjoying each others company. It was nice to have it being just us, it was rare we got this kind of time together during the day. Once we were near the cabin, I wrapped both my arms around his waist and leaned my head on his shoulder. He put his arm around me and we both walked the rest of the way like that. Once we were inside, I stripped from my coat and boots, leaving my leather pants and his shirt on. His eyebrow raised when he saw the shirt, but he let it go.

"Hungry?"

"Very." I sighed and fell back on the bed, my arms flopped over my head. Gaara's hand appeared over my face with a hunk of bread, the only thing there was to eat in this bitter winter. I opened my mouth and he dropped it in. It was a little to big, so I laughed and turned to my side before I choked. Gaara sat on the end of the bed, eating some more of the bread. I finished the bread and laid back how I was before, staring up at the ceiling. I let out a small sigh and closed my eyes.

"Sakura." Gaara was suddenly over me, his body pressing against mine.

"Hmm?" I tried to keep the smile off my face as I slowly opened my eyes. His face had a smile, but also looked nervous. I touched the frown in his brow with my fingers. "What is it?"

Gaara just looked at me. Then, without warning like always, his lips were on mine. I smiled and kissed him back, wrapping my arms around his neck. His hand traveled up my shirt, flipping it over my head. I giggled and tossed it across the room. His lips traveled down my jaw and neck. I let out a small laugh when his tongue ran over my collar bone, tickling my skin. I pulled his face back to mine.

"Can I ask you something?" He said before kissing me again.

"Anything," I whispered between kisses.

Gaara's lips hesitated against mine, then came back at full force. He didn't talk for a little bit, not that I minded, it was just bugging me. I hated it when people did that. I pushed him away and sat up.

"What? What did you want to ask?" I leaned over and kissed his jaw. He cupped my face and kissed my lips lightly.

"Will you marry me?" The words rang in my head. I didn't say anything, just threw myself at him, pushing him on his back. He chuckled and rolled so I was against the bed. "Well?"

"Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes!" I giggled and kissed him again.

His shirt was on the floor within seconds, along with my pants and his. My hands wandered over his smooth skin, feeling every ripple of muscule under it. A gasp came from my mouth when he bit the skin above my right breast, leaving a love bite. I pulled Gaara's hair, lifting his face back to mine. His lips had a new hunger against mine. He had never been this way before. My legs wrapped around his muscular waist, trapping him where he was. My fingers locked in his hair, refusing to let go. He bit my neck, shivers spiraled down my spine. I moaned in pleasure. Our bodies rocked together, molded into one. I couldn't get close enough to him. His skin was like a drug to me, I could never get enough.

It was still dark when I woke. The moons soft light was flowing through the window making shadows across the room. I let out a small sigh and rolled over, reaching out to him. He was already awake, if he slept at all. His hand folded around mine and brought it to his mouth, leaving a kiss on each one of my knuckles. I slowly opened my eyes and looked over at him, he was looking back at me, face blank, eyes full of emotion. I smiled at this. He always tried to hide what he felt, but he really sucked at it, his eyes show everything. I put the back of my hand against his cheek and gently rubbed it.

"I love you." I whispered.

"You are my life." He whispered back, leaning his face against my hand. I fully turned to face him, slightly climbing on top of him in the proses.

I gave him a light kiss on his cheek and laid my head on his shoulder with a small sigh. His hand skimmed over my back, tracing lines with his finger tips. His other arm wound around my waist and pulled me to him tight, a small sigh coming from his lips. Both his hands held me to him as he rolled, so that he was on top of me, sucking on my neck. A small moan escaped my lips as his teeth gently bit down on my sensitive skin.

Red lights flickered across the floor, going unnoticed to both of us. My hands pulled his face to mine.

"Sakura..." He whispered against my lips, pulling away slightly. His hand grabbed mine and he slid something on my left finger. "You're mine. Don't forget that."

"Never." I whispered back and kissed him with all my passion. He returned it ten fold. I scraped my nails down his back, drawing blood. My toe ghosted up the back of his leg, his skin was so smooth. He bit my lip, pulling it into his mouth. I giggled and squeezed my legs tighter around him, pulling his body flat against mine, so that I could feel all his skin against mine.

The lights grew brighter, fully lighting the room. Screams started sounding, soft at first, but increasing steadily. I pushed Gaara away from me to listen, covering his mouth when he was about to protest. I turned my face back to him, his eyes widened when he heard it to. Banging started on the door.

"GAARA!" It was Temari, her voice loud with fear. "WE'RE BEING ATTACKED! GET OUT HERE!" Her voice left, only screams followed by a lot of exploding sounds.

Gaara was up and putting pants on, when I got up to get dressed too, he pushed me back down on the bed with a kiss. "Stay here. Hide. Don't leave."

"But, Gaara-"

"No." His hand covered my mouth. "Stay hidden and don't leave the cabin. I love you." He kissed me one more time and left with just his jacket to keep him warm. The door slammed shut behind him and I heard him pull the wood box in front of the door so I couldn't leave.

I was out of the bed as soon as his footsteps left the deck. I grabbed my normal fighting dress, light blue with a cape. It wasn't for the winter, but it was the only thing I could move freely in. I grabbed my arrows and slung the bag over my shoulder, grabbing the bow off the wall as I ran to the door. My hair was left down, cascading down my back and over my shoulders. I didn't have time to worry about what I looked like, I didn't care. My friends were in trouble. My Gaara was in trouble. I rammed the door with my shoulder, creating just enough space to fit through when I opened the door. It was going to leave a bruise. I reached back in a took Gaara's sword that he forgot in his haste, he'd need it. I stood on the deck, fear gripped my heart, freezing me where I was.

Everything, everything I could see, houses, trees, the tree houses... people... they were all on fire. My friends, they were burning to death. Men clad in silver rode upon black stallions, killing everyone they could. Blood was going everywhere. I watched in horror as one of the silver men swung his sword and sliced right through the good market womens neck. My eyes followed as her head bounced to the ground, coming to a stop. Her face was frozen in that wide eyed stare forever. My stomach wrenched.

"SAKURA!" I looked up to see Gaara looking at me with pure fear on his face. He was standing far down the road, people kept running in my view of him. I started running down the steps to get to him, a loud crack made me stop and spin to the right.

A catapult was sending a big ball of fire my way. My feet froze again, a small part of my mind registered the fact that Gaara was trying to get to me, running and killing as he had to. Fear stuck in my throat, muffling the scream that came from my lips as I bent towards the house, covering my head. The loud noise it made made my ears ring. Everything started crashing down on me, I was trapped. Something hit my head, sending me off the deck and into the snow. I could feel the blood running down the side of my face, it was warm against the biting cold snow.

Everything was blurry, and it seemed to go in slow motion. My head lifted from the snow, a man kept looking at me, he was yelling something, but it was muffled by my ears. My head grew to heavy and fell back against the cold powder. It was hard to keep my eyes open. I don't know what's going on, but I know I can't shut my eyes. Something told me that if I did, they wouldn't open again. The red light of flames flickered all around me. I tried to focus on something, but it blurred out of sight as soon as it was there.

A shadow came over me, darkening everything that was around me. I looked up, confused at what was blocking the flames light. A man was standing over me. He was removing his silver helmet, it shined with the fires flames. The mans dark eyes looked down at me.

"Are you alright, miss?" His voice was very far away, but clear as day. He reached out to me and touched my head, it stung where his fingers touched, I hissed in pain and tried to move away from him. "Don't worry. I'll help you. What is your name?"

What is my name? I thought to myself. Nothing was there, everything that had once been my memory was gone. I thought and thought and thought, nothing came. It hurt to try and remember. I grabbed my head with a small scream. His hand covered mine and he slowly pulled it away, his onyx eyes looked into mine. There was something about his eyes, his black hair, it was like I had seen it before, a sharp pain jolted through my head.

Sakura...

"Sakura." I whispered. "My name is Sakura." I let the man pull me into his arms. He was barking orders to people in silver behind him.

"You are safe now, Sakura. I will protect you." He whispered as he started carrying me away from where I was on the cold snow. My head felt heavy and I let it fall back, my eyes shut. They opened once as my head tilted to look at the sene we were leaving behind. Men in silver were fighting people in dirty looking clothes, a man with red hair and fire in his eyes was trying to get to us, the silver men were holding him back. The man's eyes scared me, my eyes shut and my head fell slack.