(Sandrine POV)
#Dream ON#
- Mama, mama! You haven't read me a story yet! - I kept calling my mother.
I got up from my bed and headed quickly towards the living room. As I entered the room, my feet splashed on a blood pool, I froze as I saw the source of it. My mother was on the floor, motionless and covered in her own blood. My father was hear of her with a bloody kunai on his hands, his face was emotionless as he looked down at her corpse.
- Papa...?! - I whispered swiftly.
My father dropped off the knife as he looked up in my direction, I was too scared and shocked to run away. My father grabbed my arm and dragged to his and my mother's room. He tossed me onto their bed and...
#Dream OFF#
I woke up, leaned on a tree. That wasn't a dream, that was the memory of how my life had turned into a complete nightmare when I was just 5 years old.
- Hey, Sandy... You okay? - Sato's voice brought me back to the present time. That's right, we were heading back to the village after a small escorting mission. - You seem... disturbed! - he stated.
- Don't worry, I'm fine! - I answered with a smile.
- Another nightmare? - I heard Riku asking.
- Yeah, I guess... - I just shrugged.
- Want to talk about it? - Sato asked worriedly.
- Not really... No! - I replied.
- Fine, suit yourself! - he sighed in defeat causing me to smile lightly.
- You've been having a lot of those lately! - Riku suggested, before raising his eyebrow. - Why does it always happen when we're going back to Suna?
- I said, I don't want to talk about it! - I stated with a glare directed to him (he knew better than to angry me). Don't get me wrong, they are my best friends, but neither of them knew what really was my past and my present life out of the team, and I wasn't planning on telling them.
Riku just shrugged it off, I got up and we kept heading towards the village. At the village, we parted ways and gone home.
Once I arrived home, my father was inside. I knew what was going to happen when he shouted:
- Where were you, little bitch!?
He dragged me to his room and did that again, I was already expecting it to happen. He always does it when I come back from missions. Sometime after I finished fixing myself up, I heard a knock on the door. I oppened it up to se...
- Gaara, what are you doing here? - I asked him with a very low voice, I didn't want to wake my father up because he could 'punish' me again.
- I was asked to tell you, tomorrow both of our teams head to Konoha. We're going to take the Chunin Exams! - he said, cold as ever.
- Okay! - I nodded, happy to get away from this house. - Guess I'll see you tomorrow then! - I kissed him on the cheek and headed to my room, leaving a surprised Gaara behind.