Chapter 1:
"If you look into my eyes, you'll see a loving girl. If you look at my smile you'll see nothing wrong. If you pull up my shirt you'll see the bruises. What did I do to make him so mad?"
Freedom Writers
Sasuke returned two years ago. A year of probation and with no missions and with abnu watching his every move he was slowly accepted back into our society. He got off easily only because he killed Orochimaru, a few of his followers and a few members of the Akatsuki .
After his probation time ended he returned to Team Seven. Of course Naruto, the blonde that he is gave Sasuke a hard time, well that was until Hinata, his long term girl friend asked him very nicely to stop annoying Sasuke so much and pay attention to her or and I quote "I will tell Neji that you.." then she whispered something into Naruto's ear that made him have a nose bleed. Naruto being the "smart" ninja that he is took Hinata on a date and made sure that he hid from Hinata's over protective cousin for about a week. So things pretty turned back to normal. Naruto, still the hyper active knuckle head that he is, continued training and going on missions, wooing Hinata and announcing his in-dying love to her to the world, which in turn made Hinata faint. Kakashi still reads his dirty books and trains us like were still his 12 year old students, well at least me any way and Sasuke. Well being the cold hearted Uchiha he is continued taunting and fighting Naruto, crushing every fan girls dream, training and ignoring me. Well there isn't actually a lot to ignore these days though. I'm still the strong, confident, beautiful kunoichi, everybody tells me I am. I guess apart from my abilities and strength I haven't changed at all. Except, Sasuke, I guess I still love him but I'm not chasing him any more. I've got my own life goals to deal with. I am Sakura Haruno and this is my story.
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Kakashi sensei was always there for me. Like a father figure I never had. I always looked up to him and when I was younger I wished that he would give me special training like he did the boys. But that time has passed now and with the Hokage as my teacher I have no doubt I will improve more and more each day. Speaking of Tsunade, she's like a mother figure to me. Although I love my mother dearly, she is not nearly as strong and confident as Tsunade. Heck I don't think anyone is. Although I have been told that one day my strengths will soon surpass the Lady Godaime herself. I can only wish.
Naruto was like the little brother I never had and I guess that's why I always turned him down when we were young, I thought of it as my sibling duty. Although he could never replace my real brother.
I see the wars the village faces every day. On every mission we face as a team or a society. I've heard of Sasuke's war against his brother and himself. Naruto's with the Kyubi, the Akatsuki and the village. And any and every day I would help them fight theses wars but this war, the one me and my brother face every day, we fight alone. Why? we don't know but asking for help was never an option for us. It was fight, survive or die. Takeshi Haruno is my brothers name. I am 18, he is 22. We both live at home for our mother is often sick with various diseases and with my father, an anbu captain, we try our best to take care of her. Takeshi was always quiet, he wasn't shy but kept to himself. You could say he was invisible. Lucky, as a child I wished I was invisible. No one ever knew we were related. I guess they never clicked. Probably because I have pink hair and he has blonde. He's an anbu. He's strong, confident silent worker and is protective of me but usually lets me fend for myself. That is except when it comes to my father. My father is tall and strong. He's got white hair, not from age just naturally. My mother has red hair, is medium height and her body slowly deteriorates with diseases. But I think that's just her excuse. I think she gets sick on purpose, begging for the sweet kiss of death. My father comes home most nights drunk. That is of course if he's not on a mission. My father would start yelling and cussing. His form of release from seeing death.
At eighteen, I seen more dead bodies than a mortician. Every time I step in my door I'm faced with the risk of being beaten and killed. To the outside world they're just hear nothing. They just walk with there day to day lives not knowing what we go through inside these four walls. My dad is an abusive drunk. Every time he comes home drunk of his face every member of the Haruno house hold knows what's coming next. My mother will be sick in bed when he comes home. My brother and I in our rooms. He'll start off in my room. He'll just come in and for no reason at all beat me. He lashes on my back 10 times and 5 on my stomach. As my shrieks of pain ring throughout the house my brother rushes through to my rescue. Then of course he gets beaten twice as much, then daddy dearest moves in on mom. Rape and beatings is what she receives and I think Kami every day that my father hasn't violated me.
The sad thing about is that my brother and I together could easily take down this man we call our father yet we endure. Because no matter what happens my mother wont leave my father. I refuse to leave her and Takeshi refuses to leave me. So with the blood on our bodies we with stand.
I hated it every time Takeshi went on a mission and my father did not. That's when I felt truly alone. Pwft Sasuke thinks he can preach to me about being alone. Yes him, Naruto and even Kakashi no what its like but little do they know that I would kill to have the loneliness they have, because the loneliness I tend to have when Takeshi is away is slowly ripping me apart.
AN: Ok first chapter! it's a prologue setting up the story. Oh and trust me I know the whole "My name is Sakura Haruno and this is my story" is a total cliché but I just thought it fit. Oh and I promise chapters will be longer. I know that's pitifully short. R/R
