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Nature's scenery quickly passed by as a teenaged, pink haired girl watched it through a car window. A brunnette with two buns in her hair sat opposite of her. The pink haired girl moved a few strands of her hair out of her face and sighed as the car began to slow to the new town's speed limit. "You alright Sakura?" The brunnette asked her. The pink haired girl looked up when her name was mentioned and replied," Ya, I suppose."
"Are you not excited?"
"Quite frankly, Tenten. I'm not the least bit excited. All these orphanges are the same."
"Yes well, could you atleast try and not get us kicked out of this one. We only have a few more months until we're eighteen and never have to go to another one of these places again."
The pink haired girl known as Sakura softly laughed as her friend mentioned this, then replied. "I suppose I could try..."
"Alright ladies, we're here." The driver said as he pulled up next to a tall building. It was an old brick building, covered in green vines. The painted window sills were chipping and had the yellowing of age, a few of them had cracks as well. Both girls got out of the car and grabbed their small bag of belongings as the driver pulled them from the trunk. He slammed the trunk down hard so it would close properly, then pushed open the iron gate and lead the way towards the old building. He turned the old knob of the door and gave it a hard shove to get it open. Both girls entered and he gave the door another shove to close it. Sakura looked around, they were now in an entrance way. Stairs were close to the door and a hallway on the other side of them lead to who knows where. She could see through the arch way next to the bottom of the stairs and a long table stood, dishes already in place for the next meal.
"Madame Lawerence, the new girls are here." The driver yelled into the depths of the house. Heavy footsteps came from the back of the house and made their way closer to the threesome. "Hello darlings, I am Madame Lawerence." She was a heavier women, with dark curly hair pulled back away from her face and she wore a green dress that probably made her look larger than she actually was. "This is Tenten and Sakura," the driver said pointing to each of the girls in turn.
Madame Lawerence smiled kindly to each of the girls then called up the stairs, "Ino! Come help these girls to their rooms." A few moments later a blonde girl with long hair pulled into a high ponytail appeared dressed in a white blouse and a green skirt. She glanced quickly at the Madame then motioned the two girls up the stairs. "I need to talk to you in private," the driver said to the Madame as the girls made their way up the stairs. They disappeared into the back of the house.
"Come on this way," the girl known as Ino said. She turned the corner and opened the door at the end of the hall. Four beds were placed in the room, two on each wall. A small purple haired girl sat on one of the beds against the wall with no windows reading. "Hey Hinata." Ino said upon entering. Without glancing up the girl mumbled shyly, "Good afternoon, Ino."
"You can choose between yourselves who gets the bed by the window and who gets the one beside Hinata." Ino said as she flopped onto her bed by the window. Sakura set her bag on the bed by the window and Tenten took the bed beside the purple haired girl. Sakura looked over at the girl reading, she was wearing the same clothes as Ino. "Oh and both your skirts and blouses are in the cupboard in the bathroom." Ino said noticing Sakura looking at Hinata. Tentem soon walked out of the girls' shared bathroom dressed in her new clothes and threw her pink haired friend the same clothes. "And why exactly must we all look the same?" Sakura said as she picked up the blouse and examined the forein object.
"Because, Lawerence had problems with kids ruining away in the past. All the police around her know our uniform so it makes it easier for them to find us." Ino bluntly stated. "Hurry up and change. It's six, suppers about to start.
Ino lead the girls down the staircase and entered the dining room. Other children were already seated and Madame Lawerence was at the head of the table. "You're late!. Quickly, quickly girl. Take a seat. I shall give you only a warning this time. But from now on you must not be late for any meals."
The each found an empty place at the table and sat. Grace was said, much to Sakura and Tenten's confusion and they began their meal. Halfway through the meal a loud ringing was heard. "Madame Lawerence. Madame Lawerence!"
"Yes. Yes Ms. Howe. What is it. Can't you see I'm in the middle of eating?"
"But Madame Lawerence it's Officer Nash. He's calling about Gaara."
At that moment it seemed that everyone was listening to their conversation. Madame Lawerence then got up from the table and walked out of the room to her office.
"Who's Gaara?" Whispered Sakura to Ino who sat across from her.
"How do you not know who Gaara is?" The brown haired boy beside her whispered to her.
"Kiba. She's new. How do you expect her to know Gaara." Ino hissed back at him.
"Because Gaara's legendary!" Exclaimed a blonde boy with whiskers on his cheeks at the other end of the table.
"Then why haven't I heard of him?" Sakura bluntly stated.
"Anyways it doesn't matter who Gaara is, he's long gone now." Ino stated as she picked up her fork and began to eat again.
"So, what got you hear anyway?" Kiba asked Sakura.
"Ummm....I got kicked out." Sakura replied.
"What for?"
"Because she decided to be dumb and beat someone up for no reason." Tenten replied clearly irritated.
"Hey! It was for a good reason."
"What was your reason for setting our room on fire in the same day ?"
Before Sakura could reply Madame Lawerence once again entered, "Girls, enough! You are both young ladies and should therefore act like it.
At Madame Lawerence's harsh tone, everyone quickly picked up their forks and finished their supper.
After supper, all four girls returned to their shared room. Upon entering their room, Ino and Hinata both changed into their pajamas. "Umm. What are you doing?" Tenten asked.
"Going to bed." Hinata replied timidly while pulling down her bed covers.
"It's like seven thirty!." Sakura pointed out.
"Ya. But curfew is eight and Ms. Howe comes in and checks to make sure we're asleep." Ino stated.
"You're kidding." Sakura's face as Ino mentioned curfew. "We're almost eighteenI think we can live without a curfew."
The two girls went to bed, while Tenten and Sakura sat on Tenten's bed and talked quietly.
Around eight, the door softly swung open and the small woman known as Ms. Howe entered the room and looked around. Her eyes fell upon the two girls, "Ladies what are you still doing up it is time for bed!.Now both of you get your pajamas on and go to bed."
"We're almost eighteen, really don't think we need a curfew." Sakura replied to her.
"Ms. Sakura, you will do as I say and get to bed!"
"Oh really?"
"Yes really!"
"Mhmm and if i don't your going to?"
"Their is no if's! You will do as I say."
"Uh-huh. Ya you keep thinking that one." Sakura towards the small woman.
"Ms. Sakura, go to bed this...." she was interupted when Sakura forcefully shoved her fragile form back into the hall and slammed the door. A sigh came from the blonde as she pushed away the covers and got out of bed. She walked up to Sakura and placed her hands on her hips. "Did you really have to do that. Now we're all going to get into trouble. "Trouble for what? Really what are they going to do. Like I really have to go to bed at eight. "
"Sakura.... you promised you wouldn't get kicked out again."
"Tenten, don't worry, like I would really get in trouble for not going to bed."
Loud, angry footsteps pounded up the stairs and the door to the room was flung open. "Is their a problem here ladys?"
"Great Sakura, you brought up Lawerence," Ino quietly hissed at her.
"Ms. Howe has told be that she was having trouble getting some of you to bed."
Sakura blankly stared back at her, while the other three moved silently away from her.
"You're kidding." Was all Sakura had to say.
"Excuse me?"
Sakura gripped her stomach as she began laughing.
"Ms. Sakura. I don't seem to see whats so funny about breaking rules."
Sakura only seemed to laugh harder as the older woman spoke. A few heads poked up around the doorway to watch what was happening, all clearly just getting out of bed.
"Ms. Sakura enough! Screamed the woman.
With this Sakura stood upright and wiped away a few stray tears. "Yes?"
"You clearly need to learn a few manners follow me."
She giggled as the woman said this then followed her back down the stairs. Madame Lawerence stopped infront of a locked doorway, pulled out her keys and unlocked the door and pushed it open. She then pushed Sakura inside. "Since you do not wish to sleep you shall stay here." With that she shut the door and the soft click her locking it was heard.
Sakura then took that time to look around. She was in a rather large room that was once decorated, but was now completely empty. It was a carpeted and the walls were covered in an ugly yellow flowered wallpaper. The only light clearly came from the window seeing as how the lights were broken. She walked over to the window and glanced outside, at the empty streets. She sighed and leaned against the window sill, then dropped her head. When she raised her head she noticed the carvings on the chipping sill. Gaara - December 5th.
And that's the end of Chapter 1 :)
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