It's disclaimer time again…….I don't own it……….is that good enough for ya?

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I sat under the old god tree picking apart a leaf that had fallen from it. I had gotten bored of listening to my mom explain to Miroku and Sango what had happened. I glanced up as someone walked over and sat down next to me.

"You get bored of listening to them too?" He asked. I turned to look at Hajime, Miroku and Sango's son. He was only a few weeks older than me but was already four inches taller.

"If I was interested do you think I would be out here?" I retorted.

"No. Not really." He smiled and laid down on the grass. "You do know that they're going to drag us along if they leave, right?"

"Yeah……What do you think of that?" I tossed the leaf aside.

"I think it would be kind of fun! Especially if you went!" I blushed as he sat up. He laughed noticing. "What're you blushing about?" I turned away quickly.

"Nothing."

"Alright if you say so…" He stood up. "We should probably head back." I nodded and followed him back to the village.

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A few days later we were leaving the village to go look for the shattered jewel just like our parents had years ago. They were going to but it felt kind of strange to be leaving the village that I had spent my entire life in. As we reached the top of the last hill you could see the village from I turned around and looked back.

"Hey Sakura! Hurry up!" Hajime called.

"Coming!" I turned my back on the village that had been my whole world for so long. As I caught up to the others I thought to myself. Going forward is enough of a challenge without the past weighing you down.

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Yay! My second chappie! Sorry it's short again…………

Maybe I'll be more motivated to write longer chapters if you leave some reviews………