Hey there! Its amber! This is my first story and I'm not the best at writing, but with your reviews, i can get better!

Disclaimer: I do not own naruto or anything of the sort. (I wish I did though. Gaara would then be mine. tehe)

"Sakura! Order up!" called Ed, the guy behind the counter. She nodded and scurried from the other end of the counter to pick it up. Sakura was currently 17 and living alone. Her mother and father died in a fatal car accident so she has to make a living on her own. She has no other living family but has friends who try to help.

"Is there anything else I can get for you sir?" she questioned as the guy looked at his food. He shook his head and she bowed and walked away. 'Man am I ready to go home. I've been here for nearly 8 hours today. I'm so glad it's the weekend' she thought to herself as she sat on one of the metal stools at the counter. She missed her parents dearly and wished they hadn't wrecked on that stormy fall night.

-Flashback-

They were coming home from being out of town for a week on a business trip. It was mid-October and the storms this year were really bad compared to the previous years. Sakura's mother had called her on their way home to have her make sure none of the furniture on their back patio was damaged. The phone went silent then she heard her mother's high pitched shriek and a crash. Her mother and father were hit by an 18 wheeler going 70 in a 50 mile zone.

"Mom?" Sakura called into the phone panicking. No response came. So she tried again and again. No answer. She panicked and started yelling for her mother, not knowing if it would do her any good. The last thing she heard before the line went dead was that her parents loved her. She broke down in tears and ran to her best friend, Naruto's house.

"Naru! Open up! I need to talk to you!"

She heard footsteps running down the hall as she continuously banged her fist on the door.

"Saku! What is it? What's wrong?"

"My parents were in a wreck and I heard the whole thing. The line went dead before.."

She paused and continued to cry. Naruto opened his arms to his best friend and she went to him and cried until she couldn't anymore. He patted her back in an attempt to comfort her but to no avail. As her tears ceased he got her to sit on the couch and explain what happened.

-End flashback-

Thanks for reading! please R&R! greatly appreciated!