A/N
I know, I know. Bri why are your starting a new story when you have so many others to work on? Well I'm sorry to say but this had been buzzing around my mind for a while and I need it out to concentrate on the other stories and real life. I want to thank Kyuubi123 for writing Naruto's True Nindo because it gave me that spark to make this story work. I also want to thank Duesai10, who is the reason I even read Naruto's True Nindo!
Hey Bri, why do you keep writing about Sakura? Is she your favorite character or something? Actually…no. I really, really hate her. Shocking I know. But I hate her because she had SO much potential in canon and was basically thrown under the bus! That's why I write about her. Though I have yet to have given her a realistic story. And get this….it's going to be GaaraXSakura. No if, ands or butts about it! And I'm talking about you Sasuke! (read Shy Blossom by Maymist to get the reference and also because it's an awesome story!). With that explained I introduce my first intended GaaSaku fanfic The Blistering Heat!
Prologue
"This is your entire fault!" She screams at me as Daddy lay upon the bed, in a deep sleep from the medication the ogre had given him. He returned just a few hours before from a long term A rank mission.
However the mission was a failure as a majority of his squad had died while under attack. Daddy suffered a horrible injury but nobody would tell tell me what happened. All I know is that one of his surviving teammates came knocking on our door late into the night. A silver haired man with his headband tied in a way upon his head it looks like a hat. He tells Mommy that Daddy had been in the hospital for the past day, treated immediately upon arrival and then shipped to the T&I building. I don't know where that is but from the way Mommy cries I start to shiver in fear.
When the man steps away I see a terrifying giant with large scars covering him from head to toe. I let out a shriek before escaping to the safety behind Mommy's legs and peaking out to see that the ogre is cradling Daddy in his arms like I do to my dolls.
"Why...wasn't I informed that he had returned?" croaks Mommy.
The ogre is the one who answers. "While his squad was in enemy territory they had been ambushed. Of the six shinobi accompanying four were killed while he and one other were taken. When the village hadn't received word from his squad the following week," a nod to the silver-haired man. "His team was sent to retrieve Kizashi and Hongo. Only to find Hango dead and Kizashi on the brink. Due to his wounds he was immediately taken to a doctor to help steady him for the trip home. Upon arrival two things were taken into consideration."
A sigh. "The first was his injuries. It wasn't uncertain on if he would survive the surgery done on his legs from being shattered and infected. When that was clear and he was considered stable we had to do a psyche evaluation to understand what happened...I cannot tell you the privacy of this mission but I will inform you that your... husband," lip curling he glances to me, "your...father. Is a good man, even in the mists of pain he would not give the enemy information."
"The second reason?"
The ogre returns gaze to Mommy.
"The mission itself." With that said he then takes Daddy inside and walks towards my parents room.
I tug on Mommy's dress forcing her to look down at me with empty hollow eyes. "Mommy why isn't Daddy in the hospital? He still looks hurt!"
She doesn't speak simply ignores my presence and follows the scarred man.
"Mommy-" A hand grips my shoulder. With a terrified 'eep' I twist to see the silver-haired ninja sadly smiling down at me. His eyes hidden by his hair.
"You're father just simply wanted to come home." He gives me a soft comforting squeeze before releasing me. A thump causes me to jump. I gaze up to the ogre once again, meeting his beady black eyes with mine. he gives me a disgusted snarl.
"You really do look just like your... parents." He hisses before jerking his head to the side the other ninja followed him outside but they don't close the door.
Why is it bad that I look like Mommy and Daddy? I wonder.
When I step into my parents room i see that Daddy is already in bed and fast asleep while Mommy's drinking from a bottle.
But when she saw me she screamed at me.
"If it wasn't for you this never would have happened!" she continues. "I didn't even want a child to begin with! If it weren't for Kizashi I would have sent to straight to the orphanage! It wasn't enough for you to fuck up my insides with that C-section and forcing me into retirement. No! By doing that I couldn't be there to protect him he too has to quite the one job he loves!" I shake as tears run down mommy's face, her dark blond isn't as neat looking as it usually is, sticking up all over the place and red from daddy's blood is speckled across her face and body. "What are we going to do! Rent is due in a few days and food has been running low..."
I don't understand what mommy is yelling about. Word's like C-section and retirement make no sense to me but from the way she said it I don't think they are very good words.
Scared and nervous I take a small step forward, holding my arms out as tears start tickling down my cheeks. "M-mommy…"
At the sound of my voice she screams and hurls the big bottle at me.
I cower and huddle on the floor, the bottle barely missing my head. A loud crash is heard over me and suddenly it's raining glass and whatever was in the bottle. I feel sharp cuts all over my back and head, my pink pajamas are now blood-stained and torn. A burning sensation causes me to cry out in pain each time another drop of mommy's drink touches a cut. Loud thumps make me lift my head as I lay panting to see mommy stomping towards me.
She stops, glaring at me from under her puffy green eyes and sending ice through my heart. "I'm signing you up tomorrow for the academy Sakura." I gasp. "Though whose children are ninja's get free rent and utilities." She explains. "I can get a simple job and Kizashi can too so there will be food, but you have to pull your half you brat! It's all your fault anyway," mommy smiles scarily. "I don't care if this breaks my promise to Kizashi, I won't see him suffer any more!" Her eyes seem to fade with every word she says, as if her love for me is leaving.
No Mommy loves me! I know she does. She just sad because daddy's hurt! That's all.
"You better pass all you're tests Sakura, or the next bottle I throw won't miss." With that said she turns and returns to her bed. Sitting next to daddy and watching over him as my wounds continues to bleed and sting.
Soon the ninja who saved daddy, named Mizuki returns to check on him. But by then mommy was already asleep and I was in too much pain to move. Finding me on the floor he carries me to the hospital where I stay for the next day. Both Mizuki and the doctor said mommy loves me. I was right, being the smart girl that I am to know she is just upset. She doesn't mean it. Daddy getting hurt wasn't my fault. Mizuki said it was because their squad was given bad information, that's why they were attacked.
It's not my fault, mommy love's me, it's not my fault…
When I'm released from the hospital, my back is riddled with tiny scars and still sore. I hold on to Mizuki-sans hand as we walk towards home. I can't wait to see mommy and daddy again!
But Mizuki is called away from an Anbu. Apparently he has another mission to go on. I walk the last block alone and when I see our house in the middle of the street I ran excitement filling me.
I'll see daddy up and smiling again, he'll tell those jokes mommy finds annoying but laughs at anyway. Mommy will be there giving me a hug and saying welcome home like she does when daddy returns from missions. The warm will be back in their eyes.
Because mommy and daddy love me and it's not my fault.
I stop when I reach the front door. The door knob it too high for me to reach so I jump up hoping to get it like I do for inside the house.
Finally I get a good grip and push the door open.
"Mommy! Daddy! I'm home!" I shout out.
Nobody replies but I hear a stumbling upstairs.
"Daddy!" I cry out in joy before bolting towards the sound.
When I arrive I see daddy sitting up on his bed. A blank expression is on his face stopping me in my tracks.
Mommy had that same look before she started yelling at me.
I start to breathe rapidly; I bring my hands up to my mouth as if to hind the sound of my breath.
When daddy turns to me his face changes but it looks wrong now. Not as happy as it used to, and his eyes remain the same.
His green eyes are freezing like ice.
Mommy and daddy love me, I tell myself, it's not my fault.
"Hey…there's my little girl." He says but doesn't hold out his hands towards me like he usually does.
"So mommy told me you are going to be a ninja huh?" he waits for me to answer so I nod. His eye's seem to grow colder and colder. "Well then I guess that's great! Hahaha! That's just great! My five year old daughter gets to be a ninja while I have to find some damn day job!" he screams making me jump.
It's not my fault.
He laughs but the warmth is gone. The chill causing me to shiver.
"Well there goes my dream! I can't protect my village anymore with a busted leg." He laughs louder as if he told another of his jokes. Flinging his head back as he grips the blanket covering his legs
It's not my fault, daddy loves me…
Suddenly his icy gaze turns to me.
"Sakura be a good girl and become prime kunoichi for daddy okay?"
I shiver as I whisper my answer.
"I will."
Then I hear the door open from down stairs. Mommy's voice calls out.
"Welcomes home!" suddenly shout's daddy causing me to jump.
Mommy didn't call out that loud, I know shouted louder then her so why didn't daddy welcome me home?
I hear footsteps climbing the stairs and turn to see mommy holding a few sheets of paper.
"Sakura," stressed daddy. "Welcome your mother home like a good girl."
I gulp before stuttering, "w-welcome h-home..."
She looks at me with the same blank expression as before, but her hair is no longer a mess and the blood is gone from her clothes and body.
Ignoring me mommy turns towards daddy.
"Your retirement fund has been opened and a large chuck of it has been used to pay for all your medical bills over the years," she states.
Daddy's eyes close as he sighs as if expecting this.
"We have enough for the next two months worth of rent, bills and food. By then Sakura will already be in school so we won't lose the house..."
He nods.
"You're fine with this? I know we promised not to send her there after she was born." Mommy says.
"It's fine, Sakura can handle it." He turns towards be and once again smiles that chilling smile.
A/N
Fuck! Sorry about the cursing but damn that was depressing!
Please review and tell me what you think. I hope you will enjoy The Blistering Heat.