Mysic-Panda: Please review, and ENJOY!! Even though it's a sad story.

Disclaimer: I still don't own Naruto

talking-"panda"

thinking-panda

inner sakura-panda

recap-She got the box of new clothes and began stocking the new apparel. When she was done she looked up to see Gaara in the store, and he was staring at her. Not the 'what are you doing stare' but an analyzing stare. She glared at him and went back to work. He finally quit staring and went on with his business and left.

About an hour later, she felt a harsh tap on her shoulder and turned around to see...

Chapter 2- Cavemen Still Exist
She turned around to see Sasuke 'Chiken Top' Uchiha glaring down at her with his onyx eyes filled with anger. When he knew he had her attention he spoke, "Nobody, no matter who the hell you think you are, embarrasses me in front of everyone. But seeing as you are new, and a girl, I'll let it slip just this once, and leave you with a warning. But don't think that you will get away with it again."

Sakura just thought for a moment, then when he turned around, she knocked him out.(A/N: she's not gonna hurt him, but for those who don't really like Sasuke I think you might like this part, and those who do like him, sorry.) She had a few permanent markers on her in different colors; pink, green, black, and red. She sat him against a wall and with the pink marker outlined his eyebrows, then put a heart on his cheek. With the green marker she drew a line in-between his eyebrows to give him a pink and green unibrow.(sp?) With the black marker she drew a goatee on his chin and a frown face on his forehead. With the red she put devil horns on the corners of his forehead. Then she drew a red mustache that looked like a cartoon ran into his face.

That'll teach you for thinking that you can talk to me like that. Man, if I knew that cavemen still existed, I would of bought a club and a Flintstone outfit a long time ago.

Yeah! And what was with the whole 'I'll let it go because your new, and a girl'? He's so sexist, he deserves to have someone put him in his place.

Yup, and besides he probably wont even realize that I did this. And even if he does, I'll have some amusement in school with this rivalry.

No one messes with us and gets away with it. And now because of our amazing use of our artistic skills , A COOKIE PARTY!!

WTF?!

My friend, the Cookie Monster, is rubbing off on me.

Whatever, just don't trash my head and let me finish this with Chicken Top.

Okay! bye.

When she was done 'creating her masterpiece', she dragged him quickly, she is still at work, to the fountain in the middle of the mall. People were watching her curiously as she set him on the bench and tied his shoelaces together. (A/N: childish I know, but it is funny. Just think of sasuke with a pink and green unibrow falling flat on his face in front of everyone.) Leaving him there she walked back to Hot Topic, the laughter of the people finally getting a good look at him, was music to her ears. She went into to store with an amused and smug smirk on her face.

After her shift was over, she walked past the fountain to see Sasuke still there. She knew he would wake up soon and be pissed at her, that was if he was smart enough to realize it was obviously her. She wished she could see his face when he realized what the people were laughing at but she had to go home.

Brice could either be out drunk, be in drunk, or with Doreen. She knew how to avoid him, but sometimes he still got her and punished her. She walked into the apartment that they lived in and she immediately used all her senses to see if anyone was here and where. She didn't sense Brice but Doreen was in the kitchen.

She walked toward her room/closet and dumped her stuff down. She had only math homework and got it done quickly. Then she decided that she was going to go for a walk. It was around 7:00 and she didn't feel like staying home to welcome Brice.

She left her room and headed toward the door but then looked up to see Doreen in the way. Doreen's mouth was in a frown, and she was glaring at Sakura. She walked towards her and grabbed her by the hair and pulled her into the kitchen. Doreen was only about two inches taller than Sakura, had ugly brown/blonde hair, was skinny but not skeleton like, and not as pretty as Sakura. She usually took time out of her day to tell Sakura that she was a whore, just out of pure jealousy.

"How was you first day of school dear," she snarled, "I'll bet you came on to every guy there. You're such a whore, an ugly whore too. What kind of guy would ever want you, your filthy and a pest." Doreen then slapped her and kicked her constantly until she was out of breath and then did it some more, Sakura was on the floor, having her breath knocked out of her from being kick in the stomach and chest.

Sakura just took the abuse, they had abused her so much when she was younger that her mind just registered them as invincible. She wasn't able to fight back when she was young so her mind thought she couldn't now either. She just took the abuse and went on with life. After Doreen left her, Sakura quickly walked out the door and went to a nearby park. When she got to the park she noticed that Hinata 'Red Stutter' Hyuuga was there. She was just taking a walk apparently, looked as if she was in her own world.

Sakura went over to the swings and decided to bandage herself up with the hidden first aid kit she keeps on her. Hinata noticed Sakura then noticed her bruises and cuts. She debated on whether she should go over and help her or just leave her. She was too kind hearted to just leave her there. So she went over and spoke softly, "Um...w-would you l-like help w-with your cuts a-and other w-wounds?"

Sakura just looked at her, trying to figure out if she was being honest about just wanting to help her. Deciding that she was being sincere, just nodded her head. Hinata got on one knee and began to bandage Sakura. Sakura only winced once, due to Doreens nails, she got a deep cut. Doreen kept her nails long and sharp. The other wounds were not that bad, Doreen didn't have much of a punch or kick in her.

"M-may I ask w-where you g-got t-these wounds?" Hinata stuttered, worried she might not like the answer, if she got one at all.

"Will you promise not to tell anyone? It's personal but it's not like I'll be living in this town much longer, I'm going to get kicked out of school anyways," Sakura replied, she just wanted someone to talk to, if only just this once. No one ever wanted to talk to her or be kind to her before, but she was okay with that, she didn't want anyone else to be in her life anyways. Never know if they might get hurt.

Hinata just nodded, waiting for Sakura to speak about where she got her cuts and bruises. Sakura looked at Hinata and then began taking. "It was my foster mother who did this to me."

Hinata's eyes widened at her words. "Y-your foster m-mother beats you?" she asked in an even shakier voice than her stutter.

"Both of my foster parents do," Sakura said, turning to look at the sky, hoping that Hinata wouldn't think of her horribly because they beat her. Sakura thought that something must be wrong with her if her foster parents beat her. She looked back at Hinata, and noticed that she was crying. "Why are you crying Hinata?" said Sakura, worried if something was wrong.

Hinata just looked up to Sakura and said, "I c-can tell by l-looking at you that y-you haven't cried f-for a long t-time, so I'm g-going to c-cry for you," she sobbed, and then Sakura realized that she really hasn't cried, not since her parents died. She never cried when being beaten, she didn't want to give them the satisfaction of seeing them hurt her or have any impact on her.

"Hinata, please don't cry," Sakura said, Hinata then hugged her. Sakura not being used to real affection stiffly returned the hug. Hinata softly spoke again, "Do you want to talk about it?"

Sakura then decided that she really did want someone to talk to. So she had Hinata sit on a swing next to her, and then began her story.

"It started when I was six, that's when my parents died. They were really rich and they owned a huge business, it was Ichiraku Haruno inc., the ramen company known throughout the world. When they died, apparently they left the money to someone else. Anyways, I was in a group home until I was seven years old. At first they seemed really nice, and I wanted to make them proud of me and I didn't want to be a burden to them. Everything seemed to be going fine, but then when I was eight, I wanted to go to a sleepover with some friends. Brice, my foster father, had started drinking really bad. So, when I asked him he got really angry at me and then just started hitting me a kicking me," Sakura looked over at Hinata to see that she was crying again.

Sakura stopped for a minute, and took a deep breath, before she went on, "He held me down and got out his pocket knife, then he carved the word mendum into my back. It means mistake in latin, I remember because he once told me that he used to study latin and he has tons of books about the language. Everyday after that he called me a mistake. Saying that my being born into this world was a mistake. But I didn't change until I reached age ten. I had just came home and found that he was drunk. I tried to hurry past him, but he grabbed me and asked me where I was going," Sakura looked at Hinata and then asked, "if I tell you this, you have to promise not to speak a word of it. Promise?"

Hinata nodded and she continued, "He dragged me to my room, that's where he ripped my clothes off and even though I cried and screamed with everything I had, I knew that I couldn't stop it. He raped me, I was ten years old and he raped me. I was ten years old when I realized that I would have to fight every second of my life, just so I wouldn't go completely insane. That is why I never make friends or have any, if I do, they might get hurt. I knew that after he took away my innocence, and when I was left alone, I gave up on any decent and successful life I could ever have. Knowing that my part in life was to stay alive and fight insanity and darkness. I will survive, and when I'm 18, I'm going to be free," Sakura finished.

Hinata was looking at Sakura in awe of her bravery and courage to keep living. She couldn't believe that she went through all that. And that she still had the will to fight everyone. Well, everyone but the cause. Her foster parents.

Sakura then said, "Doreen, my foster mother, is jealous of me for some stupid reason. So she beats me and calls me a whore every chance she gets. But Hinata, I want you to know that I'm ok, and that I've been surviving this since I've been seven. Please don't worry about me and you should get on with your life. Thank you for listening to me and promising not to tell anyone. I have to go now. Goodbye," Sakura finished and went back the the apartement, leaving Hinata on the swing to think about how she would be able to ignore Sakura after what she just listened to.

Sakura went into the apartment building and slowly made her way up to the third floor. She went into the apartment, and sensed that the Green-Zilla's (her foster parents, I decided to give them a nickname) were asleep. She went into the bathroom and after taking a shower, brushing her teeth and changing into some pj's she went to her room and went to sleep. She had a stuffed panda from when she was little that she kept hidden from the Green-Zilla's. She hugged it to her as she slept.

Mystic-Panda: So what did you think of this chapter? sry if the paragraphs were long, plz review. Next chapter, I'm gonna put panda's In it.