Hiya! First multi for Naruto. I don't own anything familiar. A.U. This fic was inspired by another, audeamus. Chapter 7, specifically. So yeah, read and review, please.
Sakura Haruno walked home, alone, again. She had a typical day at school, a lonely one. Most of her days were spent alone. It would be false to say that she didn't want a friend. After all, everyone wants friends, right? Everyone wants someone to care about them. Unfortunately, Sakura had no one. Her father was killed during a mission, and her mother tragically died soon after. She bounced from foster home to foster home, until being kicked out of the system two months ago, at age seventeen. It seemed that no one wanted her, and she accepted that. She had an apartment outside of her hometown of Tokyo, which was of course empty. The only company she kept was a snake who found her one day.
The snake followed her to a foster home one day a few years back, and it never left her side. It'd follow her from home to home, bouncing along with her. This snake possessed a gift. He could talk. He claimed that he other talents, but she never saw them. His voice is low and soft, but rough and dry. It would say anything to her, and said everything it wanted. It was crude and rude at times, but she enjoyed him. She was amazed at the slithering creature. He was honest and caring and sometimes, sweet. He was there for her when she was alone. He would slither next to her and start talking in his low voice, making her feel less alone.
She couldn't help but feel as if something was missing though. She never felt like she belonged in the world she lived in. She felt different than everyone else around. She wasn't sure how, but she knew that she didn't belong. Something, or someone, was missing from her life. Sakura longed to get it - them - back. She just needed a chance to find it.
She came home from school exceptionally tired one day. Her bright pink hair was disheveled and her jade eyes were weary. She didn't bother to change out of her school uniform. Slipping out of her shoes, she fell into her bed. She didn't greet the snake like she usually would.
This is until the snake, her snake, slithered beside her. The cool, rough exterior of it's skin rubbed against Sakura's arm, causing her to turn around and face him. He stuck his forked tounge out at her and hissed. She smiled and mimicked his movements. "Sssakura," he said cooly. She smiled at him, even though she was exceptionally tired. Right now, all she wanted to do was either sleep, or find what was missing.
"Yes, Lee?" she said back, calling the snake by a name she'd made up for it long ago. A hiss was heard and the snake moved to the other side of the bed, slithering over Sakura. She shivered at the rough skin, it itched as it rubbed over her other arm.
"Are you happy here, Sssakura?" The pinkette rolled onto her back. She stared at the blank ceiling before sighing deeply. Am I happy here? Having a snake as my only company? I don't belong here and I never have, she thought. She rolled back over to face Lee, who flicked his forked tounge at her, a sign of affection. His black eyes held concern for her. He was usually looking for her best interest. He could tell that she wasn't too keen to being here. "You don't have to ssstay, Sssakura."
Her jade eyes flashed. "What do you mean, Lee?" she asked delicately. She picked the snake up, who in turn, had wrapped itself around her arm. He stared at her with black eyes. "What do you mean, Lee?" she asked again, a little more forceful this time. He stuck his tounge out and hissed at her.
"You don't have to ssstay here in Tokyo, Ssakura. I can get you ssomewhere you belong. That isss, if you want to go," he said solemnly. She looked at him with sparkling eyes. She bobbed her head up and down, telling the snake that she wanted to leave. Lee attempted to smile, but having no lips, he was not able to do so.
"What do I have to do?" she asked carefully. A ghost of smile found its way to her thin, pink lips. Lee slithered off of her arm and onto her bed.
"Jusst ssleep. When you wake, you'll no longer be in Tokyo. You'll be somewhere far, far away. You won't be able to return until you've found what you've been looking for, and wish to come back," Lee said slowly. Sakura nodded and took a deep breath.
"Will I ever see you again?" she asked in a small voice. A loud hiss gave her answer.
"I won't look like this, Sssakura," he said. She nodded slowly. She wasn't sure how, but she'd find Lee and what she was looking for, even if she didn't know what they looked like. Tomorrow, she wouldn't be here. She'd be in some far away land, searching for what was missing. She smiled slightly, and then laid down. In a few moments, she was sleeping soundly. "Forgive me, Sssakura," Lee said.
He lunged at her, and bit her ankle. He curled next to her and took a deep breath. "Tomorrow," he said softly, before closing his eyes and resting next to her.