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Blood Princess
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Have you ever had one of those days?
You know, one of those days.
Not one of those, you pervs!
I mean the ones when your whole day is either made, or ruined, by a dream you woke up to.
The type of dream that leaves you wondering if what just happened really happened.
Because the dream was so realistic.
Too realistic to not to true.
Sometimes, if the dream was good, you would forcibly shut your eyes again, replaying the dream scape in your head over and over in hopes of returning to it.
And even though this never works, the dream was still amazing.
Those were the good ones.
Those never put you out.
Those didn't leave you shaken the whole day.
But then there were the bad dreams.
The ones that left you struggling to breathe when your eyes flew open.
One time, years ago when I was still in Suna, I had a dream my best friend was killed.
Shot.
Right in front of me.
It felt so real.
When I woke up, my heart was racing and tears were rolling down my cheeks.
I thought it happened.
It didn't matter that I was actually in bed, I had just seen my best friend get shot!
I couldn't even breathe as I ran to the phone to call her, and even though she answered, that dream still haunted my memory for months.
Those kinds of dreams were the ones that you have to sit in bed for a few extra minutes, repeating to yourself, "It was just a dream." before you can even move.
That's what this whole move felt like.
My moms funeral, leaving Suna, walking into a new school.
All just a horrible dream that was too realistic.
I kept telling myself, "This is only a dream, Sakura."
And yet, I still hadn't woken up..
"You'll get back to your old life soon, play along for just a little while longer, Sakura."
But the longer I played, the longer it went on.
It never ended, and my old life never came.
"It's only a dream, Sakura."
Why wasn't I waking up?
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Orphans
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Sakura looked towards the back. The only open seat was next to.. "Sasuke, please raise your hand so Sakura knows." The teacher called.
The dark haired boy with onyx eyes raised his hand.
Oh, you've gotta be kidding me. She thought. The boy, Sasuke, wasn't even looking at her. His focus was on a blond girl in front of him, who was turned towards him but not talking. Sakura found this strange, because Sasuke's eyes were squinting in concentration like he was trying to understand something. But the blond wasn't telling him anything...
She walked towards him, taking a seat and looking away.
Naruto was walking towards her. She smiled, thankful that she wasn't going to be alone in this class.
"You know, if you want, you can come sit by me," He smiled behind her. "You probably don't want to sit next to this boring loser."
Sakura heard a growl. She turned her head towards the boy beside her, and noticed his fists were clenched and he was glaring at the blond girl. She, in turn, was glaring up at Naruto. Her eyes were the deepest cerulean blue Sakura had ever seen.
"Naruto, Sasuke isn't feeling well today. Don't bother him." Her voice was sweet, but biting with venom. Naruto raised his hands in peace.
"Relax Ino. I was kidding. I have Hinata next to me, anyway." He chuckled, looking over his shoulder back to his table. Sakura looked too. The girl with long black hair was looking over at them. She had light eyes that looked almost completely white. Her skin was pale, and her face was delicate. The thick necklace around her neck reminded Sakura of a collar. A blush was creeping up into her cheeks.
Naruto talking brought Sakura's attention off the girl. "Whats wrong with him?"
The girl named Ino shrugged. "He was fine when class started. He just suddenly changed." She examined her fingernails. It was then Sakura noticed that her pale skin was almost identical to the shade Sasuke's was.
"Maybe he's hungry." Naruto stated, a serious glint in his eye though, to the pinkette, it sounded like a joke.
Ino looked up at Naruto, something glinting in her eyes as well. "Maybe."
Naruto chuckled under his breath. Ino glared at him once more before grabbing Sasuke's arm in what looked like a comforting gesture.
They must be siblings.
Inner her laughed at the almost hint of jealousy at the next thought, Or lovers..
But the same skin tone exactly..that's a little weird, right? And they're both..gorgeous, Her mind stumbled over those words, that can't be normal..Then again, neither is pink hair. Sakura thought, before turning her full attention to Naruto.
"So, what exactly do we do in this class?"
The boy smiled at her. "Chill."
Sakura's eyes narrowed. "For ninety minutes?"
Naruto nodded. "Want to come meet my friends?"
She nodded uncertainly, standing up and brushing herself off. She felt so self-conscious here, it felt like everyone was staring at her all the time. She had also noticed everyone seemed, if not nicely dressed, well dressed. She had on light jeans and a yellow t-shirt. Which in no way looked good with her pink hair..
Following after the boy, she managed to sneak a peak back at her seat mate. He was glaring at her. Whats his problem? She thought.
She bumped into someone again. "Oh, sorry." She mumbled. Naruto looked back at her, smiling.
"It's okay. Women are attracted to me. I can't help it!"
The dark haired girl sitting giggled. "Be quiet, Naruto." He smiled at her.
"This is Hinata. Hinata, Sakura." He grabbed Sakura's shoulder and pushed her towards the other girl.
"Hi." She smiled shyly. Sakura thought she was cute in an unconventional type of way.
"And this," He pointed to a group of people in the desk ahead of Hinata. "Is Kiba, Tenten, Neji, and Lee."
She looked around as Naruto pointed. Kiba had crazy brown hair that jetted out in random places, and his eyes were shaped into slits; his lips were thin, but when he smiled his teeth were like thick fangs. Tenten had brown hair as well, pulled up into two buns on each side of her head. She had dark hazel eyes and a kind smile. She was sitting next to Neji, who looked nearly identical to Hinata. His eyes were the same colorless, strange white color and his hair was long and black.
And Lee was suddenly next to her. He had huge eyebrows, black hair bowl-cut, and had on a green sweat suit. His face lit up. "HELLO MY BEAUTIFUL FLOWER!"
Everyone around sweat dropped. Sakura shakily laughed. "Hi.."
Hinata stood up and walked over to Sakura. "Lee is usually taken by beautiful girls, you see." She giggled her high pitched, quiet laugh.
"She is FLOWING with YOUTH! LOOK AT HER PINK HAIR! IT'S SIMPLY AMAZING!" He began crying and knelt in front of her. "Please, dear Sakura. WILL YOU GO OUT WITH ME?"
Sakura's eyes grew wide. "Uhhmm.."
A voice came from behind her. "Don't be stupid, Lee. She just met you." Sakura turned and saw the Ino girl sitting on her desk. Sasuke was behind her, still sitting with his fists clenched. "And even if she knew you, why would she want to date you?" She sneered, her teeth popping out. They were pearly white and almost pointy looking.
"Ino, why are you always so mean?" Hinata said. She was standing behind Naruto, like he was a shield.
Ino scoffed, looking at her nails again. "I wouldn't have to be if you all weren't so dumb."
"Ino." A sharp, command-like voice sounded from behind the blond girl. She jumped, turning her head towards Sasuke. Sakura caught the red glint in his black eyes as the boy glared at Ino. "Watch it." He growled out. He sounded like an animal about to pounce.
Okay, this school is officially weird. Sakura thought. She heard a bell ring.
"Looks like thats the end of first block. Sakura, whats your next class?" Naruto nudged her side.
"Umm.." She pulled out her schedule from her pocket. "Biology."
"NICE! With me!" He grabbed the paper, and his face went downcast. "Oh. You're in AP."
Sakura's eyebrows met. "You actually have it? Its a junior class.."
Hinata came beside her. "Naruto didn't pass regular biology in tenth grade. He's still trying." She smiled. "But I think Kiba has that class. He's a junior. Right, Kiba?"
The crazy haired boy nodded. "Come on, pinky."
Sakura walked back to her desk to grab her backpack. Sasuke wasn't there anymore. "Is that my nickname or something?"
The younger boy smiled. "Yes." His teeth were the same blazing white as Naruto and Ino's. What was with this school?
Did they all have contracts for dentist adds or something?
"Oh, great." She swung her pack over her shoulder and walked out after Kiba.
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"Sakura, you want my sandwich? I'm trying a diet."
Sakura was staring at the boy from her first block. He was sitting next to Ino, with four other people she didn't know. He fascinated her. The power that seemed to surround him.. And the way Ino had listened to him. It was strange..
"Hello? Sakura?"
A hand was waving in front of her face. She looked over at Rina. "Huh?"
Rina had Trig with her. The girl was a senior, with short brown hair and light brown eyes. She'd offered a seat to Sakura at her lunch table, which she had gladly accepted.
"Want my sandwich?"
Sakura shook her head and looked back across the lunch room at Sasuke. Not only did he interest her in how mysterious he was, he was fucking HOT. Rina looked over too. She shook her head. "Don't tell me you're already hooked."
Sakura blinked, irritated the girl couldn't just shut up and let her be. "Huh?"
Rina clicked her tongue. "You like Sasuke, right?"
Sakura rolled her eyes at the girls immaturity. "No. I've been here one day. I've never talked to him. How could I like him?"
"Good, because he'll never like you. Or any girl, for that matter."
The pinkette glanced over at Rina, a sudden hint of a challenge forming in her mind. The girl was gazing longingly towards Sasuke.
"What do you mean?"
"He's been here since sophomore year. But he's never expressed interest in anyone. The only girls he really talks to are Ino and Temari, anyway. Actually, along with Gaara and Shikamaru, they're the only people Sasuke really talks to. Quite sad, actually."
"Who's Temari? And Gaara and Shikamaru?"
"Temari is the girl beside Ino, the one with those four pony tails. Her normal attire is short dresses. Slut, if you ask me," She mumbled under her breath. "There's a rumor her and Kiba had a thing, but it didn't work out. People say its because her real family and his were enemies." Rina was whispering like someone was going to hear.
"Real family?"
"Yeah. Temari's an orphan. And Gaara, the one next to Temari, is her brother."
"They look nothing alike!" Gaara has messy red hair.
Rina nodded. "People say thats because when Gaara was born, he was taken over by a demon who transformed his whole appearance. Thats why the family gave those two away, or so the rumors say. The family was afraid Temari was possessed too. When Kakashi adopted them he gave Gaara an exorcism!"
Sakura nodded, but didn't believe any of it. "So whats the red thing of his forehead?"
"It means love. I was told he got it when he was only five." Rina nodded her head knowingly. "Gaara doesn't talk at all. And when he does, it's something mean. He's expressed even less interest in anyone than Sasuke."
"And who is Kakashi?"
"Kakashi is the doctor who just moved here a few years back. He adopted all of them from the various places he's traveled."
"Adopted them all? So Sasuke and Ino are orphans too? And the other boy?"
Rina chuckled. "Of course! Sasuke is an Uchiha. They were a powerful family back in the old ages, the Uchiha's. Legends say thousands of years ago that family ruled the entire world. I wouldn't be surprised if Sasuke is the only one left. And Ino, well I don't know much about her. She's probably the nicest out of them all, but for some reason she is a complete bitch to Naruto and his friends. Naruto, I'm not sure if you know him, is like, one of the most popular guys in this school." This girl was like a walking encyclopedia of all that is gossip.
"I've met him." Sakura looked back at the table.
"And then Shikamaru is the one across from Ino. The one with his hair pulled back like a pineapple or something. I see him skipping class and laying outside watching clouds almost every day... But my friend said his IQ is over 200. I think he likes Ino, but who knows."
So they were like a family. "So if only Temari and Gaara are related.. Why do they all have the same weird skin tone?"
Rina shrugged. "Dunno. Orphans are weird."
Sakura looked at Rina through the corner of her eye. But technically, I'm an orphan, too.. Right? She thought.
"You sure you don't want my sandwich?"
Sakura ignored the question. She couldn't look away from them. Ino talked as everyone at the table looked at her, but said nothing. Sasuke suddenly looked over at the staring green eyes. The red tint in his that had been there earlier crept back into the black. She tried to turn her gaze away, to look somewhere else. Anywhere.
But she couldn't.
His eyes squinted, and finally he looked away when the boy with the pony tail tapped his arm.
"So, Sakura. Want to hang out with us tonight?" A boy across the table asked. Sakura tried to remember what his name was...
"I don't know if I can.. I just got here and Tsunade might not want me going out.."
"Yeah, Kenji. Give her some time!" Rina giggled. Oh, yeah. Kenji.
"Sorry, Kenji." She smiled sheepishly at him. She looked back to Sasuke's table, but it was empty.
Sakura sighed. I don't like him. Someone that mysterious is obviously going to capture my attention, thats all.
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"I'll see you tomorrow!" She called to Rina from across the parking lot. She searched through her bag, looking for the keys to her yellow 1998 Grand Prix.
Don't laugh. At least she has a car. Losers.
"Hey, you, girl."
Sakura turned her head. She had gotten used to being called "girl" over the day. Behind her stood Ino, her long hair blowing in the breeze. She smiled her blindingly bright smile.
"I'm Ino. We have first block together, right?"
Sakura nodded, taken aback by how beautiful the girl was up close.
"Sorry for not introducing myself earlier. My brother Sasuke was worrying me." She kept her smile on, nodding kindly towards her.
Sakura felt her face getting hot. "It's fine. I'm Sakura."
Ino held out her hand, and Sakura shakily took it. It was cold, much too cold to be normal. "Well, Sakura. I just wanted to come and apologize in advance for the way Sasuke may act at first. He's not exactly a...," the pinkette heard the blond click in tongue, searching for words, "People person. But I can see that he'll get better with you." She smiled again.
"He'll get better?" Sakura wasn't sure what Ino was talking about. "With..me?"
"Yes. And I'm sure we'll become friends. So, I'll see you tomorrow!" Ino waved and walked away. Sakura looked towards where she was headed and spotted the pale misfit family.
Shikamaru was leaning against what looked like a very expensive, new black car. Temari was next to him, talking to Gaara. And Sasuke was glaring at Ino.
Sakura sighed, finally finding her keys and getting into her car. Everything was just strange.
She missed Suna. She missed her old life. She missed thinking she knew everything. She missed her friends.
And even after everything that had happened, she missed her mother.
Sakura put her car in reverse, backed out of her spot, and drove off towards her aunt's house.
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