I don't feel as confident about this chapter as the first one, but I hope you like it. As for the next chapter it will be put up sometime next week.
Thank you to Yuuki-Hime 2097 for being the first to reveiw.
I don't own Naruto or any of those characters.
Chapter 2- A New Life Begins
Sakura arrived at the Institution in a police car. She sat in the back of the car looking at the huge building. It was surrounded by a vast amount of woodland and also a large electric fence, with a small current running through intent on giving anyone, who attempts to escape a small painful shock.
The building itself was quite grey and dull, however it was surrounded by beautiful, large, thriving gardens, full of trees, flowers and statues. It made the place seem less dreary.
There was a guard standing by the gate. The car stopped and the guard told the officer to roll his window down. Then he said something to the policeman, after their conversation had finished, the guard turned and looked at Sakura, then he went up to the front gates and punched in a code. The huge metal gates started to open and the policeman started the car again.
He followed a small winding stony road, until he came to a stop at the entrance to the four storey, long, grey building. Sakura looked up at the tall building, it looked like a hospital, but also a prison. She knew that this was where she was going to spend at least a few years of her life.
The police officer got out of the car and opened the door to let Sakura out. She looked at him, as he gestured for her to get out. She did as she was told and stepped out of the car. The police officer then closed her door and went to the boot to get her belongings. She was allowed several items: her clothes that she could get into one suitcase, her precious belongings, her essentials and her hobby equiptment; paints, pencils, sketch pads, her easel, etc.
The policeman guided her to the reception area and then left her alone. Sakura walked up to the desk at reception and waited.
All of a sudden a young women with short dark hair, came out of a room that was marked 'staff only'. She walked up to the desk and looked at Sakura. With a smile she spoke out, "Hello. My name is Shizune. You must Sakura Haruno, am I correct?" Sakura nodded her head. "Great! Welcome to Konoha Institution, I will lead you to your room in a few minutes, but before that I need you to sign a few things," Shizune told her. Then she disappeared behind her desk and reappeared with a folder marked 'Haruno Sakura'. She opened it up and handed Sakura a form to sign.
Even though Sakura didn't socialize with anyone, she was still polite and liked to make a good first impression. However if anyone tried to invade her personal life and get close to her she would push them away, afraid of what might happen to them if she did get close to them.
After Sakura had finished signing everything, Shizune walked with her to the fourth floor. "This is where we keep our most dangerous, or most disturbed patients. The floor is split into several sections, depending on the age of the patients. We name them after animals, since we are surrounded by a huge woodland area. There's the 'Squirrel' wing, the 'Owl' wing, the 'Fox' wing and finally the 'Wolf' wing. They are rated from the least to the most dangerous, 'Squirrel' being the least and 'Wolf' being the most dangerous. Unfortunately my dear, I don't exactly know what you did, but you're in the 'Wolf' wing. You seem like a nice girl, so I'll give you some advice. Stay away from the one with the kanji tattoo and never show that you're afraid. He seems to feed off of peoples' fears," Shizune stated.
After a few minutes of walking Shizune led Sakura through a heavy metal door, into a large room, with a big tv, three large sofas, a couple of armchairs and a bookcase in the corner, as well as a few rugs and a coffee table. Off to the sides of the room, there were several doors, each with a name on them. Sakura concluded that they were the bedrooms. There was one door that had no name on. "This is the 'Wolf' wing, common room. You will spend quite a lot of time in this room. There is a tv to watch, however the channels are limmited to educational channels and maybe a few cartoons or movies, depending on how good the wing has been. There is also a large collection of books for you to have a look at," informed Shizune. She walked over to the door with no name on and opened it.
Sakura stepped inside the small room. It was nothing special, the room was painted a soothing pink colour. There was a small wooden bed, with a quilt, a few pillows and a blanket the same colour as the room. Sakura didn't mind it. The colour was quite relaxing for her, in fact it was her favourite colour and also it matched her hair.
She sat down on the bed and looked around the room. The carpet was a sort of royal blue colour, with small floral patterns engraved into it. in one corner there was small wooden desk with drawers and also a small pink cushioned chair. In another corner there was a little wardrobe and next to it a door, leading into the small bathroom, with a toilet, a sink and a shower. Next to the bed there was a window, in which she could see, the gardens and the forest that surrounded the institution. "This is your room, Sakura. You're free to hang up a few pictures if you wish, but be aware that the doors are locked from the inside only, so don't leave anything you cherish out in plain sight. We do have a Kleptomaniac in this wing. I'm not allowed to say his name, but I can say he is very lazy." Shizune told her. "Also, the desk is for you to do your homework on and work on projects/ hobbies." Sakura looked at Shizune strangely.
"Homework?" she said quietly. Shizune looked at her and spoke.
"Yes you get homework. Sakura, you maybe in a 'mental hospital', but you still need to get an education. In fact the reason no one is around right now, is beacuse they are all in class. You're lucky you came around this time. The last person, who came here a few months ago had everyone crowding into her room, to get a good look at her. Anyway you should unpack and get comfortable, classes will end in about half an hour." Sakura nodded her head and Shizune turned to go.
"Shizune- san..." Shizune turned around a little surprised that Sakura was speaking to her. "...thank you," Sakura said. Shizune smiled and told her.
"Your welcome." Then Shizune disappeared through the large metal door leading into the corridoors. After a few minutes she came back and said, "Sakura... sorry, but I forgot to give you this." She handed her a small metal plaque with the words 'Haruno Sakura' engraved on it. "It's for your door, so everybody knows this is your room," she explained and then she was gone again.
Sakura sat alone for awhile, unpacking her clothes and items and sorting them out. She hung her clothes up in the wardrobe and packed her painting stuff away in the drawers in her desk. Then she hid her most precious stuff on top of the wardrobe, following Shizune's advice. After that Sakura decided to sort her bedding out. She had been told by the person she spoke on the phone to, to bring some blankets and bed lining. Sakura pulled out the pink bed lining and covered the bed with it. The lining was her favourite. It was a white background covered in pink blossoms. It reminded her of her parents because they used to call her their little 'blossom'. She pulled out several pictures of her parents. There were only a few though, since the rest had been destroyed in the fire, that night of the accident.
Sakura sat there staring at one of the photos, deep in thought, remembering how her parents used to hug her and smile at her. When all of a sudden, there was a loud bell ring and then a few minutes afterwards, there were loud voices coming from the common room. She knew that she was going to have to meet her fellow wing mates soon, but she really didn't feel like it. Afterall it wasn't like she wanted to make friends.
Hope you guys liked it. I know it's a bit short, but it's my first time writing a fanfic.
Read and reveiw please.
