Hey all you readers out there new author on the scene. WOO! My first fanfiction on I've had this idea in my head for a while, and I decided to join FF dot net to share it with everyone else. :D ! So yeah, now that whole mini introduction is over with, on with the story!

Disclaimer- I do not own Naruto.

Sakura's POV

We were in the garden, back at our old house. The grass was soft and green underneath our wriggling toes, the shade from the tree protecting our backs from the sun. The warm summer breeze gently swept our hair in to our faces. I giggled as my hair tickled my nose. Mom giggled too, and brushed the hair out of my face.

"You know Sakura," mom said, tucking some loose strands of her blazing red hair behind her ear, warm eyes gazing down on me. "The grass is like the Earth's carpet."

I giggled lightly. It sounded funny coming from her mouth. She smiled, her green eyes sparkling brilliantly.

My small body stood up carefully, arms outstretched to envelope her in a pure, innocent, child-like hug. As I leaned forward, my tiny figure fazed through hers, almost like a phantom. I took a sudden step, to stop myself from falling to the ground. I turned quickly, eyes wide and breath uneven as a sudden chill descended, followed by deafening silent noise.

Her smile faded, along with the rest of her and the scenery around us. I was surrounded in total darkness. I tried screaming out mother's name, but my voice had left me. Then, I blinked.

The side of a hospital bed came into view. I was a bit older, only ten. I could hear the bustle of doctors yelling at nurses to give my mom higher dosages of morphine, but my eyes stayed glued to my mom's face. Her mind kept drifting between reality and dreams. She placed a gentle hand on my cheek, and my eyes slowly closed, relishing her final touch as I felt her grow colder and colder.

As the beep of the heart monitor went into a steady drone, doctors and nurses surrounded my mother's bed, pushing me off to the side. I watched distantly, numbly as they crowded around the area like bees to honey, injecting different substances into her, as if there was any chance of saving her.

Minutes passed, and finally the commotion stopped, and the head doctor bowed his head in defeat. He pulled off his face mask, and warily looked behind him, eyes slightly widening as he spotted me.

"Why didn't anyone usher this child out?!"

He yelled angrily at the staff in the vicinity. No one responded, but bowed their heads in shame silently. He sighed heavily and strode over to me, kneeling down to my level. His gray eyes looked into my eyes solemnly. A sole hand rested on my shoulder, almost fatherly-like.

"I don't know how to put this…but your mother is no longer living. I am very sorry."

My eyes shot open, when I heard the almost inaudible sound of knocking at my door. Moaning, I sat up, catching a full blow of early morning sun. I blinked repentantly, trying to get rid of the spots.

It was that damned dream again.

My eyes traveled across the room, until they rested on a slightly shadowed figure crouched in my doorway. It motioned me with its hand, before slipping into the hallway, but not before the early morning sun caught some of its violently orange shirt.

Naruto, of course.

I slid the covers off my legs, and placed my feet on the cool cement floor of my small room. My legs carried me across the room, out the door, and into the hallway. I shivered and hugged myself tightly, the morning chill finally reaching me. Of course it didn't help that I was only in a thin, light green camisole and black sleeping shorts.

We walked side by side down the corridor, our bare feet padding quietly against the hard floor. The end of the hall opened up into the main room, where everyone was already situated in a circle on the neglected rug.

Normal POV

Hair mussed and sleeping attire was still present, the air of sleep was hanging lazily in the air. Ino had fallen asleep against TenTen's shoulder, TenTen's head resting tiredly on Ino's. Hinata had curled up into a loose ball, next to her cousin Neji, snoozing quietly. Kiba was belly-down on the floor, Akamaru comfortably lounging on his head. The only reason Sasuke wasn't resting also, was because on either side of him, he had Chouji munching on his usual morning bag of chips, and Rock Lee babbling on about how spirits of youths like themselves should be up at this time everyday. Shino was watching an ant intently as it paced on his finger, while Shikamaru laid on his side using his arms a make-shift pillow.

As Naruto and Sakura entered the room, only Rock Lee, Shino, and Chouji glanced up in acknowledgement. It seemed that Sasuke and Neji had been in a fierce glaring contest since they had arrived in the room. Sakura nestled in between the slumbering Hinata and TenTen. Naruto sat between Sasuke and Rock Lee.

Naruto cleared his throat, stirring everyone from their slumber. They all looked at Naruto warily; giving him all the attention they could muster that early. Neji and Sasuke broke their sinister glares from each other, to look at him also. Just as he was about to begin, Naruto was cut off.

"Why are we here Naruto? Every two weeks, we get up extra early to have a quote-un-quote meeting to discuss whatever, yet sometimes I find this whole get together a waste of precious sleeping time."

Shikamaru drawled lazily, an eyebrow raised in question. A few murmurs of agreement were heard from some of the group. A stifled yawn came from Sakura, who put her hand in front of her mouth out of politeness. Shifting could be heard all around, as the group listened in to how Naruto would reply.

His eyes darted from person to person, before a sly, foxy grin spread across his whiskered cheeks. That look, made a look a mutual look of slight confusion blanket the entire room. Sasuke was first to respond to Naruto's expression, he rolled his eyes at Naruto's dramatic pause and facial expression.

"Just get on with it, dobe."

Naruto's expression immediately changed from sly and clever, to a deep scowl. He turned to Sasuke, and began to rant, flailing his arms up and down rapidly, empathizing his feelings.

"Shut it, teme! You ruin everything!"

"No, I don't. But if you keep shouting like that, you're going to wake Boss, and our little "meeting" will be no more."

Naruto uncontrollably shivered at the Boss. As much as he hated to admit it, Sasuke was right. No one wanted to wake Boss, especially when they shouldn't be up.

"Fine Sasuke-teme. I'll say it."

"Finally."

The mischievous grin returned to the fox boy's face, leaning in he opened his mouth. The group scrambled to lean closer in, for they did not want to miss a single word. Everyone held their breath in their throats, so they could hear his words as clear as possible. Finally, he began to speak.

"I have an idea."

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So yeah, first chapter up EVAR.

I would really appreciate it if you guys could review my story, and give me constructive criticism or just some nice comments and such. That would be Uchiha-tastic! (Get it? Since Uchiha means fan and all. So it'd be FANtastic. Ohoho, me and my corniness. :D) I hope I get some fans from this chapter (I hope too much). Next chapter should be up… well, I'm not really sure when. But hopefully soon!

FYI for all you readers out there: I'm a procrastinator. An extreme one. (Cause I take everything to the max… not really)

10.29.06