Chapter two:
I would again like to start off by saying that I own neither of these story lines or the characters involved in them.
-Marie
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Sakura woke up early, just as she had every morning before, to make a breakfast for her children, complete with everything one could ever think of. The pinkette frantically glanced at the clock as her two children sat before her and ate, "Okay, dad had to… go out of town, so I'm going to do everything I can by myself today. I really think I can make it work as long as nothing goes wr-" Sakura was interrupted by a loud "BANG". The three Uchihas looked over to see the family dog running head first into the wall. "BANG" again, and again.
"Mom, Max is broken.." Sarada said in a serious tone, glancing at her mother.
Sakura sighed, "Oh, come on, not today.." She thought to herself as she grabbed the pooch and Sarada's bike helmet, putting it on the dog, and getting everyone in the minivan with her, Max riding shotgun.
The tires of the minivan squealed as Sakura stopped in front of the school and herded her kids out of the van. "Okay I have like five minutes to get the dog to the vet, so we gotta hurry! I love you guys! Bye!" The mother yelled after the two people in her life that she'd always put first.
Knock knock!
There was Ino tapping on Sakura's window, causing her to jump out of her skin and spill her coffee all over her white jacket. "GOOD NIGHT THAT'S FUCKING HOT!" Sakura sat in shock for a moment before rolling down her window, frantically dabbing her jacket with a napkin, trying to get the coffee out.
"Hello, Ino.." It was obvious that she was less than enthusiastic to see the blonde lady.
"Hey, doll, there's an emergency PTA meeting tonight. It shouldn't be longer than than a few hours, starts at five."
"/Awesome/! Can't wait!"
Ino walked back to her spot, amongst her posse, and Sakura sped away to the vet.
"FUCK." Was there anything else that could be added to her to-do list today that could go wrong?
Sakura raced to the vet, only to find out that her dog had vertigo- is that even an actual thing does can get?
Of course, the only medicine for doggie vertigo was incredibly expensive. Oh, and the line at the pharmacy is going to be extra long. Why? Because this was just Sakura's luck.
After all of this, Sakura ran into work, back into the conference room, her white jacket covered in coffee and black dog hair, "I'm here!"
Just as she had entered, a herd of young nurses and doctors pushed past her and there was Tsunade sitting at the end of the table, glaring at her.
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After skipping her lunch to watch Sadao's school play, eating lunch in her car on the way back to work and spilling it all over her already stained suit, and a plethora of complications at work, the pink haired woman pulled back up to the school to pick up her children. Sarada and Sadao stood as the last two children in the pick up line, arms crossed, obviously irritated that Sakura was late to pick them up.
"I know I'm late, I'm so sorry, guys.." Sakura said, watching them buckled before pulling away one more.
"Mom! I can't believe I'm going to be late to my very first practice!" Sarada said as she began putting on her cleats.
"I know, baby, I'm really trying." She truly did feel terrible, but she was also doing her very best to make things work in her current situation.
"Well try harder!" The raven haired Uchiha snapped at her mother, "My future is on the line here!"
Sakura sighed, "Sadao, how was your day, honey?"
"I swallowed a pen cap."
Sakura glanced at him in her rearview mirror when a crunch noise was heard. She jumped and realized that she'd hit a parked car's mirror and shattered her own in the process. "Shit!"
"Was that a hit and run?" Sadao sounded way too excited, considering his mother had just committed a rather serious crime.
"No! No, it wasn't!" Sakura shook her head, picking up her speed.
"It totally was.." The eldest child whispered to his sister.
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The Uchiha family, minus Sasuke, arrived at the soccer field and Sarada quickly began warming up with her fellow teammates, as Sakura walked across the lush green grass to speak to the head coach.
"Listen, I'm so sorry Sarada is late, it's all my fault.." She looked the man in the eye as he looked at her stained clothing.
"Rough day, huh?"
"At this point, I really don't think it could get any wo-" Before the woman could finish her sentence, she was nailed in the back of the head by a soccer ball, sending her tumbling face first.
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At 5 p.m. sharp, the elementary school gymnasium was packed with moms, as Ino took her microphone. "Good evening! For those of you who don't know, I am Ino Nara."
The crowed clapped, one mom in the front applauding all too aggressively.
"CAN IT VICKY!" Ino roared at the woman, and all applause stopped.
Within an instant, Ino's persona had changed back to her faux happy go lucky attitude. "I am the PTA president, author of the hit blog, , and the mother of two amazing daughters, Blair and Ghandi." (Sorry I couldn't remember the actual name of Ino's kid). As Ino droned on, Sakura carefully opened the doors, making sure not to make too much of a disruption. Still clad in her once upon a time white suit, she tiptoed to the back of the audience and sat next to another woman.
"I called you all here tonight to discuss something that is important to all of us and puts all our children in danger." Ino paused for a moment, "The bake sale." The blonde said in a lower tone.
Sakura raised an eyebrow. Was she serious?
Ino began to click through her polished powerpoint presentation, "None of these /toxic/ ingredients will be allowed. Some include; BPA, MSG, BHT, no sesame or soy, milk, butter, eggs, nuts, or gluten."
Tenten, who was sitting in the front row, raised her hand, clearly confused like many of the other mothers in the room, "Then, what can we use?"
Ino dismissed her question entirely, "In order to make sure everyone abides by the rules, I'm appointing people to be apart of The Bake Sale Police. We will monitor all treats, obliterate offensive treats and their owners."
Sakura looked at the woman next to her, "Is this a joke?.. Did she say this was a joke before I got here?" The lady just shook her head no.
"And, the first volunteer I choose for my Police Force is.." Ino looked into the crowd for a moment before pinpointing her victim "Sakura Uchiha! That' what you get for being late, sweetie." Ino smiled cockily.
"What?" Sakura was a bit in shock.
"Please arrive two hours early for training-"
Then a miracle happens. Sakura said a word that she had almost forgotten existed.
"No."
Ino looked at her for a moment, "What was that?"
"I've had a hell of a long day, okay? I've been burned and bruised, and knocked unconscious by a soccer ball. I made my daughter late for her very first day of practice, I had to hand search in my son's poo for a pen cap he ate, and my dog had vertigo. I didn't even know dogs could get vertigo! I have no help at home, I feel completely alone and old, I'm drowning in my work, and three hours ago I may or may not have committed a felony hit and run. That's all just been today.." She paused for a moment, processing everything going on. "I can't do this anymore. I can't spread myself any further, there's nothing left of me to give. There is no way in hell I'm going to be on your bake sale police force. I'm sorry. I quit."
Everyone in the room was ogling at her as she turned and walked out, still holding her head high, despite the fact that she was physically and emotionally drained.
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Sakura walked into a local restaurant, going straight back to the bar. Hopefully her kids weren't killing each other right now.
She sat and ordered a drink before hearing a rather familiar voice next to her, "Hey, I know you.."
To her right was a rather intoxicated Temari, sipping on a cocktail of her own, "You're that chick who picks up my kid sometimes when I forget or don't want to.."
"Sakura." The pinkette smiled a little at her before looking back at the TV.
"Temari.. Jesus you look like a bag of cocks."
The bartender came back and handed Sakura a scotch and she quickly downed it. "Leave the bottle." Sakura told him. The man hesitated , but did as asked.
"Oh my God! Sakura!" Another voice came from behind her.
This time both ladies turned to look, finding Tenten walked toward Sakura, just so excited.
"I'm like really sorry to interrupt, but I just wanted to let you know how impressed I am with what you did at the PTA meeting! You just said everything that I ever wanted to because I'm such a spazz! At least, that's what my husband tells me. He's a lawyer."
"..Thanks. It's Tenten, right?" Sakura raised an eyebrow, filling her glass once more.
"Oh. My. God. I can't believe you know my name!"
"Would you like to stay and have a drink with us?" Sakura gestured to the vacant seat on her left.
Tenten shook her head, "Oh no, I really can't. I'm sorry! I have to go to the grocery store, and then I have to go home and clean my son's aquarium, he always gets so mad when I forget.."
Sakura blinked at her, "Tenten. Sit down." She said gently pushing her toward the chair. "Okay! I'd love a juice!"
Temari shook her head, "Well, try this instead." Sakura said, handing her a glass of scotch.
X Half an hour later X
"I just feel like all moms are working /so/ hard just to make their kids lives amazing and magical! But, like, they're kids! Their lives are already magical!" Sakura sat down her glass on the bar before her.
"My daughter thinks twigs are magical.. She isn't terribly bright.." Tenten added, shaking her head.
"It's all just a race now! I don't get it! It's like 'oh I got a clown for my kid's birthday' and then another mom is all like 'well, I got the entire cast of Frozen for my child'!" Sakura said, changing voices between her characters.
"When I was a kid, my mom got a sheet cake from 7/11, and it was amazing!" Temari laughed at the memory.
"Exactly! Ya got all hyped on cake and pixie sticks, and soda!Then, you'd run around your back yard and it was fucking amazing! You didn't need Frozen! Fuck Frozen!" Sakura continued her rant
X Half the bottle later X
"You know what? I hate most? There are so many rules!" Temari exclaimed, her voice coming out much louder than intended.
"Yeah! Don't punish your kids, don't say no to your kids." Tenten added on.
"Go to your kid's baseball games, tell them you love them every day, don't sleep with the janitor at your kid's school.. What is this, Russia?"
Tenten and Sakura looked at Temari, "Actually, those.. Those aren't all terrible rules.."
"Wait, you slept with the janitor?" Tenten looked at Temari, clearly disgusted by her words, "Which one was it?"
"Rusty.."
"The super old one?"
"Wait, I thought he died.." Sakura raised an eyebrow.
"Look, ya bitches, its hard being a single mom over 40. I gotta do all the same shit y'all do, and look sexy doing it. Not that it even really matters, because all the single guys our age just want to fuck 20 year olds with bald pussies. So, yeah, sometimes I get it wherever I can with whoever I can. Some times is the janitor, sometimes it's with a felon.."
Tenten looked horrified, "You sleep with felons?"
"Oh yeah! They're great in bed! They're just so pumped cause you're not a man, ya know?"
X The bottle is almost gone X
Sakura stared off into the distance, dreamily looking at nothing specific. "You guys know what my biggest fantasy is?" The two others shook their heads, "Having a nice, big breakfast all by myself.."
They nodded in agreement before Tenten started, "Yeah, sometimes when I'm driving alone, I think about getting in a car accident. Not like a major one, just like one where I could go to the hospital for a couple weeks and watch TV all day and eat jello, and it's all covered by my insurance. Then, my family comes to visit, and they're all so nice, and Neji has tears in his eyes, and he pretends it is from hayfever, but we all know why he's actually crying, we alllll know. And the kids bring me balloons, and the nurses would come and rub lotion on my feet, oh my god, it's amaazzzinngggg.."
Tenten turned to look at Sakura and Temari, noticing they're looking at her like she's totally nuts. "Is that something you guys fantasize about too?...No?"
"I am /never/ getting in a car with you.." Temari shook her head, "The only thing I fantasize about is an old man with a ten inch dick who wants to buy me a car.."
X The bottle is empty X
"You know who doesn't have to deal with any of this? Men." Tenten, as well as the other two, were very clearly intoxicated at this point.
"Yeah! To be a good dad, you go to a couple baseball games, and then you get a "World's Best Dad" trophy. Yet, if my kid can't play an instrument, speak two languages, and volunteer at the homeless shelter she built from the tree farm in our backyard, I'm automatically a bad mother!"
"Really! It's practically impossible to be a good mother now a days!" The women shook their heads for a moment before Sakura stated again.
"Screw it! Let's all be bad moms!"
"Oh my gosh, guys, this is sooooo exciting!" Tenten exclaimed again.
"If it involves a lot of drinking, I'm in." Temari shrugged.
The three made a toast, "To bad moms!"
Kiki got out of her chair wobbily and hugged Sakura and Tenten, "I love you guys sooooo much!"
"Dude, we just met…" Temari tried shrugging away from the touchy blonde.
Sakura patted her shoulder, "I love you too, sweetie.. Now let's get you home."
Tenten looked at her seriously, "No, I can't go home yet! I haven't gone to the grocery store!"
Sakura thought a moment before shrugging, "Let's go then."
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End of chapter two
I hope y'all enjoy!