My new story has been created. Please forgive me if any of you hate this story. I got my idea off of another story I was reading about the Hatake boys.
Dedications: I dedicate this story to Japan and its people. I just wanted them to know that I love them and am doing everything I can to help them survive. Besides, there are some sexy dudes over there. I mean, come on, they are gorgeous. But anyway, I love Japan and I hope everyone loves this story.
Italics are sakura's thoughts
Bold is inner sakura
"" Talking
Living with the Hatake Boys
A Final Decision
Mr. Haruno paced back and forth in the living room. His wife stared at him, worry in her emerald eyes. "Honey, stop pacing and let's talk about this."
Mr. Haruno sat in an armchair and sighed. "How will we tell her the bad news? She was looking forward to this trip so much, and now we're letting her down."
"Dear, what has to be done, has to be done. She has to know that she…"
The front door opened, cutting off Mrs. Haruno's sentence. A bouncy 15 year old girl dived in to the living room to shower her parents with hugs and kisses.
"Hi mom, hi dad. What's new?" she plopped on to a couch and chewed on a cookie.
Mr. Haruno cleared his throat. "Sakura, your mother and I were talking about the trip and we have decided…"
His daughter cut him off. "Oh, I have to go pack. I completely forgot about it. I can't believe that we are going to America for 3 years!" she jumped around excitingly.
Mr. Haruno looked hopefully at his wife for help. There was no way that he could break his poor daughters' spirit.
Mrs. Haruno sighed, looking slightly peeved. "Sakura, you will not be going to America."
Her daughter stopped jumping. "Why not mom? I want to go."
"Darling, you have school to go to, and you need to spend time away from us. I don't care if you cry, whine, scream, or die about it. You are not going and that is my final decision."
Sakura sat down and pouted. "Well, where am I going to live for 3 years? Oooh, can I stay with Melissa? She would love to have me."
"I'm sure she would, but we have made other arrangements for you. Your father's old friend, Kakashi Hatake, has agreed that you can live with his family. We have already packed all of your things and you will be leaving on Saturday morning."
"Mom, couldn't I stay with Melissa? Her parents wouldn't mind it, and I get to go to the same school. I hate going to new schools."
"Sakura, you have a new chance for a better school life. Going to a new school will be good for you. Now, tell all of your friends' goodbye."
Boiling with anger, sakura stormed upstairs and pulled out her green laptop.
Right away, she got an IM from her friend Melissa.
M-Shot: Sak, want to go shopping with us Saturday?
Emerald player: cant, I'm busy.
M-Shot: but toshio is going to be there.
Emerald player: sorry, I'm transferring out of school and moving somewhere else on Saturday. Did toshio ask about me?
M-Shot: yeah, he said that he misses you. You guys should totally date, he is so dreamy.
Emerald player: thanks, I gtg. I miss u Melissa.
Emerald player has signed out of I'm chatting.
I can't believe that toshio asked about us. I thought he didn't notice me.
Hello! He is sexy and I am gorgeous! How could he not notice you?
Go away Inner, I don't need you ruining my life or bothering me.
Too bad! I wonder what our new home will look like. I hope it's big.
After arguing with her inner for a while, sakura fell asleep, thinking about her new home.
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Sakura spent her last days hanging out with friends, eating, partying, and saying goodbye.
Saturday morning came as sakura and her father moved her luggage on to the porch. All her friends were waiting outside to receive goodbye hugs.
After hugging all her closest friends, sakura found herself face to face with her crush, Toshio. "Umm, it's a shame that I won't get to see you again toshio, but I will miss you."
He pulled a jewelry box out of his pocket and handed it to her. Inside was a heart shaped locket. "It's a going away present. I'm going to miss you and I don't want you to forget about me." After making sure no one was looking at them, he leaned forward and kissed her on the cheek. "Don't forget me." Then he walked away.
Sakura, still dazed from the kiss, sat down on the porch. Kakashi's wife was supposed to pick her up any minute now.
A white Lamborghini pulled up and sakura said her final goodbye's to everyone. Melissa cried and toshio blew sakura a kiss.
Her father helped her put her stuff in the car, hugged his only daughter, and then allowed sakura to get in to the car.
As the car pulled out of her driveway, sakura looked at the driver. She was a woman in her late thirties and she looked tired. Her wavy black hair was in a messy ponytail and her ruby eyes were on the road.
The woman smiled when she saw sakura looking at her. "Hello sakura, you look beautiful. My name is Kurenai Yuhi Hatake. I hope you enjoy your stay with my family. They can be a bit of a handful."
She pulled in to a driveway and sakura looked out the car window. The house was as big as a mansion and spacey looking. After putting her things inside, Kurenai led sakura to the living room. "The boys should be home in a few seconds."
As if on queue, the door opened and 6 arguing boys came through the door. "Darlings, I want you to come meet someone."
The boys, still yelling, walked in to the living room, smacking each other. They stopped when they spotted the strange girl on their couch.
"Boys, I want you to introduce yourselves. Be nice and stop hitting each other."
The tallest one stepped up. "My name is Itachi. I am the oldest at 19." Itachi had long ebony hair and coal eyes. "This is my brother Neji. He is 18 and a royal pain." That earned him a punch from the royal pain. Neji had long brown hair and light lavender eyes. "This is Shikamaru and he is 17." Shikamaru was slouching. His black/brown hair was in a pineapple style and his brown eyes portrayed boredom. "This is Sasuke and this is naruto. They are 16 and twins." Those boys looked nothing alike. While Sasuke had ebony hair that resembled a chickens butt and coal eyes, naruto had blond hair and cerulean eyes. "This is Kiba, who is 15." He had brown hair and brown eyes. A puppy sat on his shoulder.
"Umm, it's nice to meet all of you. My name is sakura Haruno. It's going to be weird living with six boys. I wish you boys had a sister." She pouted as she heard Mikoto mumble "so do I."
Everyone poked Shikamaru, who had fallen asleep on Neji's shoulder. "Huh, what? Who got murdered on Thursday night?"
Kurenai smiled sweetly at the boys. "Itachi will take sakura's things to her room. Neji, you show sakura to her room, and Sasuke will show her around the house. Shikamaru, Kiba, and naruto will help me make dinner. Let's get to work people."
Shikamaru, Kiba, and naruto made a mad dash for the kitchen. Itachi ran upstairs with sakura's luggage, and Neji pulled her up stairs with Sasuke following them.
Grabbing her hand, Neji pulled sakura in to her new bedroom. "Haruno welcome to your room. I hope you like it because mom decorated it especially for you." After saying this, Neji rushed downstairs, yelling something about a cookie.
Sakura looked around her new room. The walls were black and they had pink sakura blossoms designed on the black paint. Her red bed was so beautifully carved, the cover matched the walls, and there were pink, black, and red pillows and the sheet was black.
Her room had a desk, a walk in closet, and a bunch of hand painted pictures that had been framed.
She turned around when she heard Sasuke clear his throat. Smiling sheepishly, sakura walked towards him. "Sorry Sasuke, I forgot about you."
"No prob. Let's get this tour over with so I can eat my cookies." Sasuke walked and spoke as he passed things. "This is the bathroom, Kiba's is the room next to yours, Shika's is next to his, and the recreation room is at the end of the hall. My room is on the 3rd floor, 2 more bathrooms are up there, Itachi and Neji's room is there, and Naruto's room is too. If you want to go read, the library is on the 3rd floor. Downstairs is the living room, dining room, kitchen, another bathroom, and another library. If you want some silence you could go outside or hang out in the basement. And that ends our tour. Come downstairs if you want a snack."
Sakura followed Sasuke in to the kitchen, where all the boys' were eating cookies and milk.
Kurenai gave her some and she joined the boys' at the table. Neji was yelling at Itachi for leaning on him, Itachi was ignoring him and jamming to his Ipod, naruto and Sasuke were fighting over a cookie, and Shikamaru and Kiba were dumping milk on each other.
Sakura sighed and shook her head completely ridiculous, not to mention filthy. Excluding Itachi and Neji, all the boys' were soaked with milk and cookie crumbs.
"Hello boys." A man with silver hair sat down at our table, carrying a newspaper. He used his one visible eye to look at sakura. "You must be sakura. I'm Kakashi and I guess you have already met those messy rodents who call themselves teenagers."
Sakura nodded and kept eating her cookie. She really liked this family so far. The boys were so lively and fun.
Someone knocked on the front door and things fell silent. Naruto solemnly got up and opened the door. When he got back, he pounced on Sasuke. No one was paying attention though, because everyone was looking at the boy who had entered the kitchen.
The boy threw his book bag down and stared at everyone. His eyes betrayed no emotion as he looked at sakura and then at his mother.
"Oh, sakura, this is my youngest boy. Gaara, this is sakura, the house guest we were talking about. Do you remember?" she spoke slowly, as if she was talking to a 4 year old.
Gaara nodded and sakura examined him. Gaara had hair the color of blood and had dark bangs under his eyes that made him look like he was wearing eye liner. He wore a black shirt and black jeans. Although every thing about him was dark, he had the cutest aqua marine eyes that resembled the beautiful ocean.
A sudden movement from Gaara interrupted sakura's train of thought. One second the was leaning on the table, and the next second he was in her face. "Sakura," he spoke slowly, "welcome to our home."
Gaara picked up his book bag and walked upstairs. Sakura looked at the boys', who were staring at her strangely while Kiba whistled. "Wow, sakura, Gaara must really hate you." She gave him a confused look. "Gaara doesn't talk a lot so it was rare to see him talk to you."
"Can any body explain to me who Gaara is? I mean, I thought there were only 6 boys."
Kiba smiled. "Gaara is my twin brother. We would have introduced you guys earlier, but Gaara was having his therapy sessions. I know that you want to know why he has therapy. He has it because…"
Gaara walked back in and Kiba's sentence died on his lips. "Hey Gaara, want some cookies?"
Gaara said nothing but Kiba gave him the cookies anyway. The kitchen was silent except for Gaara's occasional munching and Itachi's blasting music.
Kurenai got up and looked at Gaara. "Honey, do you want to make dinner with me? Everyone loved your cookies and I really could use your help."
Without making a sound, Gaara threw away his cookie crumbs, wiped off the table, and followed his mother in to the kitchen.
"What's wrong with him? Why is it so quiet when he comes around?" sakura looked at Kiba for answers to her questions.
"Gaara's not like us. When he was born, we acted exactly the same. He was happy and played with all of us. But when we turned 2, Gaara started having horrible nightmares. Since he doesn't talk to us anymore, we don't know what they are about. All I know is that he screamed and shrieked when he had them. It kept everyone up all night. Eventually, Gaara stopped sleeping and got those rings around his eyes. No one likes him, besides us. People at school bug, tease, poke, and threaten Gaara. My mom decided to make him go to therapy sessions but they are not working. Gaara is still so closed off and nobody knows what to do anymore."
"Wow Kiba, that was deep." Sakura looked at the kitchen door. "Poor Gaara. I wish he would talk so we could help him."
20 minutes later, Kurenai brought the food to the table and Gaara made everyone's plates. Sakura looked at Gaara, who was now eating his food at the far end of the table.
"Gaara, it's nice to meet you. I hope I get to know you better."
Gaara just glared at her and continued picking at his food.
After dinner was over, Kiba gathered up all the dishes and put them in the sink. Kurenai and Gaara washed them, while Itachi wiped off the table, Neji swept the floor, naruto scrubbed the chairs, Sasuke mopped the floor, Shikamaru cleaned the stove and counters, and Kakashi read his newspaper. Sakura decided to help Kurenai and Gaara with the dishes.
When everything was cleaned, sakura went in to her room. Ah she was sitting on her bed; she looked at the beautiful paintings that were hung up on the wall.
Those paintings are incredible. I wish I was as good as that.
With a little more help, you could be.
I wonder who painted them. I would really like to see know they were made.
Since she was bored, sakura decided to read in the upstairs library.
Tentively climbing the stairs, sakura reached third floor.
I wonder where the library is. This hallway is so dark.
Ask one of the boys. They might help you idiot.
Now, now, no need to insult me. You couldn't do any better.
Yeah, I'm going to ignore that.
Sakura walked to a door that was at the end of the hall and knocked on it.
Why wont those boys answer?
Just open the door already.
Silently, sakura turned the knob and pushed the door already.
Itachi was sitting on his bed, bopping his head along to his music, which he was still listening to.
Sakura marched towards him and ripped his head phones off. "Itachi, don't you dare ignore me. Stop listening to your fucking music and help me."
Itachi said, irritated that his music was gone. "what can I do for you Haruno?"
"call me sakura, please. I need you to show me where the… umm, Itachi? Why are you dressed like that?"
The ebony-haired boy was wearing a button up dark blue shirt and some black baggy cargo pants. "I'm going out. So, since you're already here, you can walk me downstairs."
The two exited Itachi's room and found that Neji, Shikamaru, naruto, Kiba, and Sasuke were waiting in the hallway.
"what were you two doing in that room, all alone?" naruto asked, making a kissy face.
Itachi ignored him while sakura looked at the boys. "where on earth are you guys headed off to?" she put her hands on her hips and looked at them disapprovingly.
Kiba shook his head, feeling disappointed in sakura for not knowing what happens on Saturday nights. "it's Saturday night sakura. We're going to a party. Maybe next weekend, you can come along with us."
The boys' put on their jackets and shoes and filed out the door.
Kurenai and Kakashi came down stairs and put on their shoes, Kakashi still having his newspaper with him. "sakura, we're going out for a while. Have funn without us."
Sakura walked back to the 3rd floor, sitting on the steps.
I cant believe that they left us home alone.
Those boys went to a party, but they didn't take an important person with them. Me!
Being alone stinks.
Suddenly, sakura heard music coming from the 3rd floor. Following the sound, she found herself in the library.
The music she heard was a piano. A white grand piano was in the library by the windows. What surprised sakura the most, was the person who was playing it.
Gaara was seated and was playing a beautiful song that sakura couldn't identify.
When he stopped playing, sakura clapped as loudly as she could and he looked up at her, surprised to see her there.
"wow Gaara, I didn't know that you played the piano. That was the most beautiful thing I've ever heard."
He nodded and looked out the window. "I learned it from my mother when I was younger."
"she taught you well. May I sit next to you?" he nodded so she sat down. "why are you here Gaara?"
"I am always here. This is my favorite spot."
"no, I mean, the rest of your family went out for Saturday night fun. Why didn't you go with them?"
"I don't get along with people, they hate me. Besides, I don't do parites. Too much noise and slutty girls." He scrunched his nose up at the last part.
Sakura giggled and looked at the piano. "can you play that song again? It was magnificent."
He didn't talk, but played the song for sakura once more.
"thanks Gaara. I don't get why people hate you, I think you're cool."
Gaara shrugged and stood up. "it doesn't bother me, so I ignore it. People don't like me, not even you. You don't have to pretend for my sake, just leave me alone. I don't need your dumb pity." With a glare at her, he disappeared.
Sakura sighed and shook her head. It was going to be harder to talk to him than she thought. Why did boys always make her life so difficult?
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There's the first chapter. Many more coming but tell me how this was. Be honest and bad reviews are totally welcome.