"Aaaahhh…" Sakura breathed into the fan. She felt oddly satisfied at her distorted voice. "I… hate… summer…" she dragged her sentence out as long as she could.
Her mother sighed from the kitchen, "Why don't you do something helpful and unpack some boxes?" She continued chopping the vegetables she bought for their lunch.
Sakura ignored her, "I… hate… moving… also…" she pouted, silently seething.
Sakura's mom stopped what she was doing and turned to where Sakura was on the floor, "Honey, I know you don't like being away from your friends, but we had to for your father's job. Why don't you go out and say hello to your neighbors?"
Sakura snapped her head towards her mother, green eye livid, "I don't wanna! Who cares about neighbors anyways, they're probably old."
The two had a mini show down, the mother with her arms crossed and looking down in scorn, and the daughter looking up in childish anger.
Her mother promptly glared at her, "Sakura watch your language and honey, you don't even know your neighbors." Her mother sighed again, "Look. Just go down the street a bit and say hello to a few people. Maybe you'll meet a new friend? Besides, by the time you're done lunch will be ready."
Sakura relented, "Okay…" She stood up and brushed the imaginary dust off her dress.
Her mother smiled, "Don't go too far from the house though, and stay on the street okay? Here let me fix your hair…" She crouched down to the child and untied the loose red ribbon in her hair, retying it more tightly with the knot on top. She kissed her daughter lightly on her forehead and shooed her out of the house.
Sakura faced the outside, attempting to glare at the sun that was already making her sweat. She trotted down the steps and towards the white picket fence, and looked at the few houses on Leaf Street.
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A/N – These are meant to be short. I apologize for the OOC, but Sakura was a bit put out, so hopefully she'll be better later. I also want to clarify that they are a bit young in here, perhaps elementary school age? Also set a bit in the past. Actually a lot in the past, haha. You'll see.