-Sakura POV-
You ran through the crop field, enjoying the sunlight. You where always in the fields or near the lone cherry blossom tree since you didn't like to be in the town. You ran out of the field and unexpectedly bumped into your mother's legs.

"Oh, there you are Sakura"

your mother said. You smiled sweetly and tilted your head, trying to act cute. You loved your mother a lot, she was always very nice to you.

"You have to go into the town more sweetie or else they will think your weird"

she said, nudging you towards the town. The, you need to make friends ploy was starting.

"Mom, they already think I'm weird"

you said, looking up at her.

"Nonsense, they just don't know how kind you are"

your mother said and walked towards the town. You followed her since as soon as you entered the town it became a death trap. Everyone seemed to stay away from you as if you where cursed and they all glared at you as you passed by. It was kind of creepy. You got as close to your mother as possible, as if her kimono would shield you from the glares you where receiving merely for breathing. Your mother seemed to ignore them though you knew that she hated it when people did that. There where a group of kids chasing a cat through the alley ways.

"Why don't you help them sweaty"

your mother said and you nodded. You started to run along side someone else and said

"Are you trying to catch it".

The kid nodded, not looking at you. You then started to run faster than the others and you caught up to the cat, picking it up. You turned around and said

"Here you go".

You held the cat out for the others to take from you.

"It's that girl"

one boy said and whispered something into the another kids ears.

"You touched it so its cursed, you keep it"

one kid said and they all ran away. You where cursed? how? You found your mother back at the house, making dinner.

"How did it go sweetie"

she said, relating to the cat. You put the cat down and it ran past her and out a window.

"They said it was cursed because i touched it"

you said with a very sad tone. Your mother hugged you and said

"It's OK, your not cursed, give the others time to see that".

You nodded, she was probably right, they would stop thinking you where cursed in time....right? You sat at the table and waited for dinner, just being depressed. Your mother gave you some rice and she gave another bowl to herself, sitting down at the opposite end of the table. It was a simple low table with mats that you sat on but you liked it. You ate your rice quietly with your mother and when you both finished you helped her clean it out at the river. You went back to the house, it was time to go to sleep. Your mom gave you an early bed time since she always thought that a lot of sleep was good. You never really understood why but you always knew that she always did what was best for you. It was a very small house on the outskirts of town so everything was in the same room. Your mother let you cuddle up against her so you could go to sleep with ease. You always felt comforted when your mother was near you. She hummed a tune for you. She never told you what it meant but she did say that it was something her mother hummed for her when she was little. It was a song that could sound sad or happy depending on the person's mood. This time it seemed a bit of both. You rested your head against her and fell asleep, dreaming of a better life that you could share with your mother.