"Not so smart now are ya'!" The girl said grabbing, Sakura's bag and throwing it to one of the other girls. Sakura just stood there as the girl, with jet black hair, clenched her fist into a ball and swung it at Sakura, she didn't move an inch. The girl's fist hit her in the face. Sakura fell to the floor still not moving, or telling them to stop; she just let them lay into her. About 5 minutes later the girls walked off laughing and making fun of her. Sakura stumbled to her feet and collected her stuff. She lent against the wall, as she coughed up blood, she then started walking home.

When Sakura got in her house her father was sat in his chair in front of the T.V with a can of larger in his hand. Her mother did everything he tells her too, cooking over a hot stove all day for a lazy, good for nothing slob! Well that's what Sakura thought of him! Her mother on the other hand adored him no matter how many times he beat her to the floor! Sakura didn't really like her mother either, whenever her father beat her, her mother would stand there and say you brought it on yourself and then when he would beat her mother, she would take it out on Sakura! That's the reason Sakura was glad she was an only child!

In the morning Sakura got up, her head still pounding from when the girls beat her up and her father having his turn later that night. She got a wash, brushed her teeth and brushed her pink hair, which had grown quite a bit; it was now at her shoulders. She grabbed her uniform. It looked like a sailors uniform, It was a white top, with puffy sleeves, a blue waist coat, a lighter shade of blue, skirt with white knee high socks and little blue shoes.

She arrived at school earlier than everyone else, as always, she would set off at 6:30 every morning. Just so she didn't have to stay in the same room as her parents. Although she was the only one in school at this time, there was always a boy stood outside the school, he had black hair which spiked at the back of his head, he kept his shirt unbuttoned so his blue tie dangled around his chest, he wore black trouser and white trainers, he was taller then the other boys who attend this school who were pretty tall but he was taller. Although he was there as early as Sakura he never actually came to class until 12 which was dinner and he would just sleep during the rest of the classes.

The day went by as normal kids sniggering at her, while she sat alone in the back of the class, the teacher practically ignoring her until he had no one else to call on. At dinner she would stand alone outside, in a secluded corner by herself and then P.E was just as bad as the rest of the day, the teacher would make her go in goal, with the boys belting the football at her. Even though the whole day was bad she hated when the bell rang at 5 for home time. Sakura was walking down the alley behind the school, and there they were, the three girls who were there yesterday and the day before and the day before that and so on. Sakura stopped with her usual non-emotional expression. The girls had something they had never had before the 'ring-leader' had a metal pole in her hands. She lifted the pole above her head and swung it at Sakura, and she shut her eyes, but wait she didn't feel anything, so she opened her eyes. Sakura's eyes widened there was someone stood in front of her, it was a boy, and he had black spiky hair. Wait! Sakura knew this hair it was the boy's who stands outside the school every morning.

"Right dogs don't you think you should go find a mutt to breed with or something?" The boy said he had stopped the bar with his left arm; he grabbed the bar and pulled on it. The girl lost her grip.

"What the hell did you say to me!?!" She shouted furiously.

"Huh" He tightened his grip on the bar and whacked it on the girl's right leg, making her fall to the floor in agony.

"AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! BASTARD!!!" The girl screamed as she started crying. The other girls were scared and worried as the boy glared at them.

"If I were you I'd get your dog to a vet, or they won't be able to fix that!" He said as casually as if this were an everyday situation for him.

Sakura didn't know what to do, she couldn't move. The boy grabbed her wrist and pulled her as he walked down the alley. When they were out of sight of the girls, he pinned her up against the wall.

"Are you completely retarded!?" He asked, as he moved her arms higher up the wall, he gripped her tiny wrists tighter.

She shook her head, she was scared.

"Well then why do you let them beat you!?" He asked again.

She didn't say anything.

He was beginning to get annoyed, so he pressed against her, with his right leg in between hers pressing harder. She still didn't answer.

He looked her straight in the eyes and she looked so scared and fragile. He let go of her and stepped back.

"I'm Sasuke Uchiha." He told her.

"Sakura Haruno" She said, almost whispering.

'That's the first time I've told anyone my name!' She thought as she looked at him.

"Well move your ass! I'm taking you home!" Sasuke said and waited for her to start walking.