K.L.K- I decided to write a story...yippie. T-T sorries for being a downer, but last night my mom invaded my privacy and totally ripped my room apart, and I've spent the entire night and day turning it back to normal.
TITLE: Eye Liner
SUMMARY: "hey! stay still! Eye Liner makes your glare WAYY scarier, Sakura!" "Ino! get the effing heck off me!" SakuIno/others unknown/multichap/in progress/plz read!
RATING: T
AUTHORESS'S NOTE: alrighty, this is a SakuIno one, and I've decided to write this as a gift to all InoSaku fans! enjoy! and.. not for SasuSaku, or Sasuke fans sometimes. I just dislike Sasuke- not HATE, but dislike strongly. Sakura's one of my favourite characters, so... yup!
DISCLAIMER: sorry, I don't own this anime/manga. if I did, do you really think I'd still be living with my parents, even at my young teenage age? HELL no. I don't even own my own effing living space, according to my Okaasan. (rolls eyes) and she thinks I have no rights. Baka no Okaasan. is it any wonder I get along better with my Tousan?
Sakura looked a bit depressed, as she had been for a bit. twelve-year old she may be, but she was still depressed, because Sasuke had called her weak. again. she hated that guy now... she growled in her throat, the walked off to her favourite secret meeting spot with Ino, and about five minutes later, the blonde girl showed up.
"s-Sorry I'm late, forehead!" she grinned as she panted. she'd run the way there from the korean barbeque place Chouji had dragged her team to, after all, and that was all the way across the village. her face dropped as she noted Sakura's mood. "what's wrong, Sakura?" she asked seriously, dropping that ridiculous nickname she had for the pinkette friend of hers.
"Sasuke-teme called me weak. Aa, he's never even seen me fight, damnit!" the rosette genin scowled, and Ino nodded.
"Oh, Sakura, he's just an idiot. I hate that we have to pretend to like that loser." Ino shook her head; she liked him, but not enough to be a effing fangirl! jeeze, that guy was a ice cube- no, a ice berg!- and he could stay like that for the rest of his damned miserable life for all she and the Haruno cared. really, they just freakin' didn't give a shit anymore, with all that bastard had done to them- but- they had to keep up appearances, ne?
Sakura nodded. "Agreed." she half-heartedly chuckled. a few minutes of silence then insued, and Sakura glared at a poor, innocent patch of raggedy crab grass while she slipped into a flashback.
-0o0-FLASHBACK-0o0-
"Sakura." Sasuke called out to her. they'd been back in Konohagakure no Sato for about a week, and they'd needed time to heal. those two knuckleheaded boys on team seven mostly.
"Hai, Sasuke-kun?" oh, dear Kami-sama, that suffix left a bad taste in the rosette Haruno's mouth. she wanted to go gargle some mouthwash, but she kept a sweet, niave look on her face for the time being.
"you're weak. and annoying." he stated gruffly, and she glared daggers at his navy-blue shirted back as he walked away, not even percieving her as a possible threat after such a low blow to the pink-haired girl.
the rosette growled, and gave him the finger behind his back, then stalked off.
-0o0-END OF FLASHBACK-0o0-
Sakura's viridian eyes unglazed as she saw Ino's scheming smirk. "uh-oh. Ino, I don't like that look in your eye..." she said warily, remembering the last time she'd seen that look she'd gotten grounded for a month because she'd accidentally mentally scarred her cousins in a wacky way including five chocolate frosted cupcakes, two rubber bands, a fake knife, and a chucky doll that spoke. it had seriously been Ino's idea. it probably wasn't a good thing that they'd just gotten done with eating thier entire supply of Halloween candy, either, they suppposed after the...ahem...incident.
anyway, they both looked at each other, and then sighed.
"well, did you hear about the Chunin Exams?" the blonde asked.
"Hai, Hai. I'm going to go to them. you?" she asked the blonde back.
"yea, why not? Lazy Ass and Chouji want to, plus I want to become a chunin." Ino grinned.
Sakura smiled wistfully. "after I become chunin, I'm going to move out. I can't take my family anymore." she sighed, depression apparent in the blankness of her eyes and face.
"I know. they're all stupid jerks who need to fuck off." Ino agreed.
"anyway," Sakura interjected before the blonde Yamanaka started ranting. "how about I have a sleepover tomorrow, since the next day is the Chunin Exams?" she suggested, a smile forming on her pale pink lips.
"sure!" Ino grinned. "my parents don't mind, and your family doesn't care!" she got up, then held out a hand to the rosette.
the pinkette looked a bit warily at the hand- her father had done this sort of thing, then pushed her down alot when she was smaller- but she took the proffered hand and stood up, smiling brightly at the blue-eyed girl.
Ino smiled back. "Forehead, I swear that I'll help you get over this. what they do to you isn't right- and the council nor Hokage will believe you, so I'll help you." she smiled even more brightly, but as nearly pushed over by the impact of Sakura's bear hug.
"Arigatou, Ino!" Sakura squeezed her tightly, then let go. she opened her mouth to say more, when a shout came from about a mile away.
"WHERE IS THAT DAMN GIRL?!" it was slurred, too.
Sakura looked horrified at having to go back to where that voice came from, but she had to, otherwise it would be worse. "b-bye, Ino." she whispered meekly, then whimpered like a dog when the next shout came.
"SHE'D BETTER GET HERE SOON OR IT'LL BE WORSE!!!" even more slurred.
Sakura whimpered like a wounded dog, and then bounded off without an apology. Ino blinked and then a single tear fell from her eyes, when she was sure Sakura couldn't see. Sakura depended on her for comfort, peace, and friendship right then, so she had to be strong for the rosette.
she winced as a shout of pain- feminine, this time as well as the last, but it was Sakura's- came, and then slunk off gloomily to where she lived. she hated not being able to do anything about this. she hated it so damn much.
with Sakura, about five hours later, she dragged herself up to her room and locked herself into the tiny room, cursing her family. what happened to the kind mother she had at age five? her hard-working, somewhat responsible, reliable father? her innocent older sister? her even more innocent older brother? and her kind, drug-free, alchohol-free, violence-free family? her painless life? she cursed it all, as water welled up in her eyes and spilled down her cheeks, as she dragged herself to the futon- after spitting a red substance onto the stained flooring- and curled into a fetal position, curling around the ribbon Ino had given back to her a month earlier.
when she awoke the next morning, it wasn't even light out, so she quietly got ready, sponging off the blood from yesterday, locking her door, dressing in fresh clothing, and keeping her hair down, but she couldn't do anything about her injuries. she was just a tad too late the night before, it seems.
she felt the bruise on her cheek, and she felt sore all over. she sighed as she had to go to training with Team Seven, and Ino would be there to pick her up afterwards, she knew she would, since that's how it would work. if Sakura didn't come home, her family would have a party- in fact she'd walked in on them doing so one time- and she was tired of it. she packed her napsack, of her few belongings, and then jumped out a window, landing softly on the cracked, dry dirt and brittle stems that was supposed to be a damned rose bush, and then ran off, yelling "I'm going to Ino's!" all she heard were some screams at her to shut the hell up.
she ran and ran and ran, until she finally stopped, panting, at the bridge they all met at. she was late; she knew it, because she'd been running, enjoying her freedom, and trying to get rid of some of the damn soreness and pain she felt dimly whenever she moved a muscle.
all of her teammates were there- minus Kakashi- and she knew he'd be showing up in a minute, so she quickly crashed through the trees on the side of the pathway, and stumbled over to the bridge, where Sasuke and Naruto weren't exactly paying top attention.
"and then a big pot of pork ramen was chasing me, saying 'eat me! eat me!' and then it swallowed me up and then a thing licked me and it was--" he stopped as he saw Sakura. "S-Sakura-chan?!" he choked out, his eyes bugging out.
"what, dobe?" Sasuke asked, startled from his doze and opening his onyx eyes, only to wish he'd kept them closed. "S-Sakura?!"
she smiled weakly. "hey, guys." she greeted quietly. she limped over to sit down, and winced as she finally settled into a sitting position.
"w-what happened? who did this?" Sasuke asked, concernedly.
"yeah, who?! we'll crush 'em, Dattebayo!" Naruto shouted.
her eyes flickered over thier faces. "I...I won't tell you until Kakashi-sensei's here, and we're sure not to be overheard." she whispered, then closed her eyes and leaned her head back.
about twenty minutes later, of akward silence, a POOF sound came, and Kakashi appeared in a puff of smoke.
"Yo! I had to help a old Obaasan cross the stree--Sakura?! what happened?!" his eye was round with shock.
"lets go to the training grounds, then I'll talk." she said stiffly, then hoisted herself up, disreguarding the proffered hands and help from all three males.
they walked there- Sakura limping- and finally got there, as she sat down carefulyl and slowly, as the rest sat down under the tree as well. she took a deep breath, and sighed.
"tell us, Sakura." Kakashi commanded sternly, but with a soft, concerned undertone.
"well..." she hesitated. "a-all you need to know, is that I don't live in a good family." her eyes flinched, remembering last night's beating. "t-they...t-they're horrid." tears streamed down her face. "t-they-" she hiccuped.
"calm down, Sakura. we won't tell anyone, we swear." the Hatake soothed, going to ruffle her hair, but pulled back as if burnt when she flinched away violently. "right, boys?" his charcoal eye turned to the other two.
"we promise!" Naruto grinned, and Sasuke nodded.
"w-well... m-my mother's a alchoholic...my sister's a whore. my brother's a drug dealer- thats why my dad gets them for his addiction so damn cheap- my aunt... s-she's the one who gets them to b-beat me, but my m-mother started it." her shoulders shook, and she whimpered as she wrapped her arms around her legs. "I-I've been in t-the hospital before... they almost killed m-me with a r-rib... b-but you c-can't tell ANYONE." her eyes were frantic. "I-I'm going to move o-out as s-soon as I'm a c-chunin..." she curled into a little ball.
"S-Sakura-chan?" Naruto whispered as he tried to touch her shoulder, but she shrunk from the contact immidiately.
she snapped out of her little panic attack, and sighed, as she dried her eyes, and took calm, deep breaths. "I-I'll be fine." she assured. "I packed my things... I-I'm never going back t-to that damn hellhole, and I don't want y-you guys going in there, and doing something about this." she scowled. "at t-the rate they're going at, they'll probably k-kill each other in a few y-years..."
Kakashi shook his head. "too far gone?" she gave a nod. "we can't do anything then. might as well let them kill themselves...Sakura, how about you stay with one of the team tonight?"
the rosette shook her head. "I'm staying st Ino's tonight. she's always been there for me, but nobody believed us, so... she just comforted me. that's all she could actually do, other than letting me sat with her and her parents. I don't doubt t-that I would've commited suicide without her here." her eyes turned to the grassy ground, as she twisted a few pieces around her fingers.
"Sakura, how long has this been going on?" the sensei of squad seven asked.
her eyes flew up to his. "since I was eight." she whispered, and her eyes returned to the floor, and glazed over.
-0o0-FLASHBACK-0o0-
"no! Okaasan!! STOP!!" a little girl yelled through her pain.
"no, you little slut! a Kunoichi?! you've been sneaking off to the Academy for three fucking years!? OH, YOU UNGRATEFUL BITCH!" she landed a kick to the tiny side of the girl, making the small rosette cry out in pain.
"Momma!" she begged pitifully through the tears. "STOP!!!! PLEASE!!!"
the woman sneered. "NO! YOU BRAT! THIS IS WHAT YOU GET FOR BEING A NINJA!"
-0o0-END FLASHBACK-0o0-
she blinked, and they looked at her curiously. "...it all started because I snuck off to be in the ninja academy. they wanted me to be a lawyer." her voice turned bitter. "a goddamned lawyer. that repulsed me, so I enrolled myself into the academy, and instead of going to the fancy place where they teach you that stuff, I went to the ninja academy. I had to diguise myself whenever they'd come walking by to go to thier jobs, so I put my hair over my face, and packed a change of clothes to change into, so they wouldn't recognize me."
Kakashi's look pressed on.
"and... one day, I'd just gotten done with practicing my bunshin, when my mother burst in." she shuddered at the memory. "I was absent for a week. when I came back, I was so damn meek, that people thought I was an easy target for bullying, and at the time I was."
-0o0-0o0-
"Haha!"
"forehead!"
"Billboard brow!"
"freak!"
"pinky!"
-0o0-0o0-
the voices echoed throughout her mind, and Inner was absent, still curled into a quivering heap in a corner.
"so... that's pretty much how it started..." she finished, uncertain at thier reaction.
"well..." Kakashi started, but was speechless. she'd been beaten for something like this? merely wanting to become a kunoichi, rather than a lawyer, or another mundane profession? they'd beaten a girl- no, Sakura, thier effing daughter- because of this? Kakashi was inwardly fuming, but she wanted them to extinguish themselves, so he let it be.
"so..." she smiled weakly. "lets get to training. I'll just meditate." she tacked the last bit on at the looks of 'oh hell no you are NOT going to train' from the rest of her squad.
so, they did. she sat on the cushiony grass as she wandered through her mind, chatting with her ever-present Inner, and re-living good memories. a tap on her shoulder brought her out of her daze, and she looked up to see Ino smiling at her, with the rest of her team behind her. "hey, Ino-pig."
Ino smiled bitterly-sweet, and helped the girl up, careful of her injuries. "comon, Forehead, we'd better get you to my house so you can rest up." she whispered soothingly, and Sakura could only nod sleepily; she was tired.
"okay, Ino." she yawned, and she picked up her bag and then walked with- not behind Ino, no, she'd had enough of seeing other's backs- to the flowershop where the Yamanaka lived, and entered. they went to Ino's room, and they eyed the bed nervously.
"I'll take the couch." Sakura volunteered, as she stepped closer to the tiny loveseat.
"no, no, you need to rest more than me, I'll take the couch." the blonde replied. Sakura looked tiredly at her.
"Ino, please, I'm invading your room and house, the least I can do is let you have your bed--" she was inturrupted by Ino's hand covering her mouth, effectively shutting her up.
"we'll just share." the blue-eyed girl shrugged, and then nearly carrying the deadweight of the drowsy Sakura to the bed, plopped them both down, and fell asleep.
K.L.K- Okay! this is my non-christmas related fanfiction gift to you guys! and it wil be SakuIno...not InoSaku.... o.O o-kaayyyy... I confused myself. anywho, I'll be updating quite a bit now, since I'M FINALLY ON CHRISTMAS BREAK! WHOOT!
Sakura- (groans) OH HELL NO! KAMI HELP US ALL!
K.L.K- (glares) Urasai!!!... anyway, review and I'll give you some of my ultra-delicious TRIPLE-chocolate chunk brownies! freshly made! anyone want some?
Kakashi- (reaches for one)
K.L.K- (slaps his hand away)
Kakashi- (pouts)
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