As I step out onto the platform where so many of my friends have been sold already the bidding for me begins. I watch as the men bid higher and higher till a strange young looking man bid the highest that no one could beat. You see in this world women are property. We can be sold to the highest bidder in a fraction of time.

"Sold! To the man in the cloak," the man holding my chains said. The cloaked man had come up to claim me and just as he took my chains I kicked in the place where men do not want to be kicked. I ran not even looking back to see if he had gotten up.

"I will not become anyone's property anymore," I thought full of rage. I finally came to an alley where I shall hide till it blew over a bit. What town I was in? I had no clue. I figured that i could ask once i can disguise myself. Just as I was about to leave the alley someone had grabbed me from behind. I looked behind me and saw the cloaked man.

"How did he...?" I thought out of fear. I was so scared that I couldn't even fight back. Next thing I know everything went black.

A few hours later I woke up. I look around forgetting what had just happend.

"I see you're up."

I jumped. I had not expected him to be watching me. He comes out of the dark corner. His red auburn hair shined from the sun that shown through the magnificent window. His eyes a brown with a grey tint looked cold and hard at me as I sat up in the bed. His face was flawless and shown years of hard time yet it seemed like time had stopped for him. I just stared at him out of fear.

"You shouldn't have tried to get away like that you know? Too many witnesses for that kind of an escape," he said with a kind of mocking voice that sent chills down my spine. "I am Sasori Akasune but you may refer to me as Sasori for I hate formal name calling." He noticed that I have not moved for quite some time. "And what would be your name, my dear?"

"Sakura," I replied with nothing but a whisper. He was about to move closer to me, but decided it was best to stay where he was.

"Well Sakura, please make yourself at home. Explore the mansion and if you'd like, but do not try to escape me. I need to run to town for a while so i shall be back later on."

And without another word he left. I didn't move as I heard his footsteps leave the mansion.