Summary: Sakura Haruno, a girl with a perfect family and perfect friends with perfect grades. But when she looks in a mirror, she sees a not so perfect self. Struggling with wanting a perfect appearance of beauty, she takes it to the next level. What happens when she gets found out? SASUSAKU.
"Words," Talking
'Thoughts' thinking
'demons' Inner Sakura
'Flashbacks'
Again, I do not own Naruto.
I remember, I got my first review and I was excited! I want people to love my stories and get into it as much as I have. To feel what all my characters are feeling as well. I hope you enjoy my first chapter, leading up to the prologue.
Chapter 1: Not quite insane...
The sound of a blaring alarm clock rang throughout the room as well as the sound of a bang as it was being thrown against a wall. A pink mass of hair sighed in frustration of having to leave the comfort of her bed and got up. She threw off her pajamas and stood in front of the mirror, she glared in dissatisfaction of the image before her. Stripping the rest of her clothes off, she hopped in the shower to get ready for school.
"Sakura! Sakura!" The said pink haired girl turned around at the call of her name and smiled.
'Ino.' She thought, and laughed as she got tackled in a hug.
"I m so glad to see you! How was your summer?" Sakura winced at the loud voice her best friend had and told of the events her summer held.
"Wow! At least you did something, I was stuck in summer school all summer." Ino pouted and Sakura laughed at her lazy friend. It seems so unreal, how not to long ago she was forced out of the states for summer camp, lonely and depressed with strange kids. Now, she was home. She smiled at the thought.
"What are you smiling about Forehead girl?" Ino asked loudly. Sakura twitched at her old nickname since grade school and glared at Ino.
"Ino-pig!"
Head to head with her best friend as always, they both busted out laughing.
Sirens could be heard and Sakura's ears perked up at the thought and turned her head to the loud blaring of gossip from nosy strangers.
"Is that Sasuke Uchiha?"
"I heard he set the house on fire."
"Why would he do that?"
"His brother murdered his parents, what do you expect from a troubled child?"
"Poor kid..."
Ignoring all the gossip, Sakura went straight to the source.
"Officer, what happened?" She asked kindly, putting on her best smile.
The said officer looked at her, a stern stoic look on his face and pushed her back a little, away from the scene.
"Miss, I'm sorry but please step away from the scene. I am not authorized to tell you anything."
Sakura sighed and walked back over to Ino.
"Come on forehead girl, we have to be in school in 5 minutes!"
Not able to escape from Ino's iron grip, Sakura was being dragged back to the school. Taking one last look back, she saw the young Uchiha glare at her with anguish and hatred, the look struck her in a shock. Next thing she new, she was in class, sitting next to Ino, gossip spreading through class like wild fire.
"Oh my gosh! Poor Sasuke!"
"I know, but he looked so hot!"
"I know right? Gosh I wish he'd just look at me.."
So many of his fan girls swooned at how much is bad boy status has made him even more hot then he already was. Sakura rolled her eyes in annoyance, not showing that she secretly and silently agreed. Just then an awfully young looking teacher walked in, with gray hair and piercing dark eyes(Er.. Eye?) while most of his face was covered.
Sakura stared and wondered how he was so young but had gray hair,'Prematurely graying, maybe?' was her thought. Then again she shouldn't dwell, considering she had pink hair.
"Hello students, I'm going to be your teacher this year, Hatake Kakashi. Call me Kakashi." He smiled with his one eye and the students stared at him strangely.
Sakura's day went by just as strange as it started, but oddly fast to where the next thing she knew, she was in her room, staring at her reflection.
Turning from side to side, she grimaced at her reflection in horror, a flash of light lit up the mirror and Sakura turned around.
'Sasuke?' On the news, Sasuke's picture stared back at her and she turned the volume up.
"Sasuke Uchiha has been convicted into Konoha Mental institute for starting a fire and was claimed insane for he has announced that he did it with his mouth."
"I'm not insane! I swear! I did some hand motions and next thing I knew, there was fire coming out of my mouth and threw my fingers!" His rough voice echoed on the television screen. Sakura blinked in shock, 'I never thought Sasuke to be insane... But I guess that explains why he was so quite and seemed... Strange.'
'And you aren't?' A voice rang through her head and Sakura's eyes widened.
'I thought I got rid of you over summer!' Her inner demon chuckled at her, as if taunting, mocking her.
'Silly girl... You can't get rid of me.' Clenching her eyes she threw a pillow over her face, trying to make the voice go away.
"GO AWAY!" She screeched.
"Sakura?" A soft voice called as the door opened, "Are you alright?" Her mother asked.
Sakura moved the pillow and looked at her mother, biting her lip expecting a voice to ring through her head again.
Nothing.
She smiled in triumph, 'Can't get rid of you, huh?' Silence answered her again.
"I'm fine mom, Just thought I saw a bug." Her mother smiled in relief and closed the door.
Sakura turned back to the screen, Sasukes picture still staring at her, calling out her lies.
Sakura sighed and turned off the screen, falling back on the bed and closing her eyes gently.
Images appeared before her eyes... Images of her summer.
' "Sakura! Sakura! What are you doing?" Someone screeched at her, and she laughed mockingly at the girl screaming at her.
"What are you talking about?"
The girl stared at her in horror, at the pink haired girl as if she was the most insane person she's ever met. As if she was a freak, well that girl was not to far off.
"Your... Your...!"'
Sakura sprang up in a sweat, and looked at the clock across from her, red lights blinking on the floor.
'Maybe Sasuke isn't so insane...' Her thoughts drifted off as sleep consumed her being, as well as the nightmares that await her.
/\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\\
Authors note:
That is the end of the first chapter. I know I've been focusing on Sakura quite a bit in the beginnings but you'll understand why once you read further into it. It's not always going to be about Sakura, I'm sorry it may seem like it. (: But I know there are other characters that people want to read about, but don't worry! They'll get there turns! Just keep reviewing and I promise you, you'll get them. Just tell me who else you want to see more as well as what you thought of the first chapter.
Please review!
