Author's note: It is so hot, like no kidding. Thanks for the reviews and all, I seriously mean it but like at the moment I am so lazy to . Well, sorry if this chapter is too short for your liking, just wanted to update.. -insert large smiley face here- Aly is really starting to get on my nerves, she has this idea right? And I think it's amazing, but she's to lazy to make a fuckin' story. She's having me do all the work! Total ass! But I still love her. She's the lava to my volcano. :)
Why this chapter took way to long: Well there was this fire, like it was near.. because I could see the smoke. You know that fire that was always being reported on the news and such? That one. I'm pretty far from it but when you look towards the mountains you can see huge ass smokes. And the ashes are pissing me off. You could blame that and school! Here is your reward for being so patient! A long chapter, surprise surprise!
Current obsession: Arizona tea (rasberry flavor) and the song 'Drop it Low' by Ester Dean.
Summary: Is probably the reason why you started reading this, so you might remember it!
Rating: M-aybe it's maybeline! Haha!
It's been a week and the day is still coming rapidly. She sat on her bed as she observed the bruises and wounds on her thighs, grabbing a damp white towel she placed it on a small bit-mark cut and dabbed it slowly. Sakura missed her friends and she constantly wondered how they were and she also wondered who that person was.
There was a loud bang, signaling that the door opened. She didn't need to turn her head to see who it was. When her chin was roughly grabbed forcing her to look at the man whose name is, Kutaya. He smirked as her emerald eyes showed only a tint of fear and pain. "Get dressed." he ordered, "We're going to buy you some more fitting clothes."
Inwardly, she rolled her eyes. Sakura already knew what kind of 'fitting' clothes he wanted her to wear around the house. Frankly if it kept her alive she could deal with it for the time being. But after a while, once she gets out of this hell, Kutaya will surely regret it. When she stood up she instantly winced at the pain that shot up her leg.
Not bothering to change since she figured as a sex slave, a purple tattered and dirty dress that reached her knees was enough. He gripped her wrist as he hauled her to the door. Her jade green eyes turned dull in just that one short week. All her hope was lost and she always wondered why this happened to her.
She silently scoffed as disgust filled her veins as Kutaya dragged her into a store named, 'Intimate Basics.'Sakura's wrist started to hurt and she tried to pull away. He took it as if she was trying to run from him. "Don't you dare pull away. We're getting you some new clothes. Be glad that I'm nice enough." he sneered.
Her teeth clenched and she placed pressure on her tongue as she held back to retort. Once they entered the place she was pulled into a rack that held small, revealing, outfits. Her eyes glared at the fabrics that hang on the rack. "Hmm. I think a maid outfit will go on nicely." he said as he held up a french made outfit in front of Sakura who stood stiffly. "Then again, it is used way to often. Perhaps a simple nurse outfit.." By now it seemed that Kutaya was talking to himself.
Her eyes glanced around her and saw many things from sex toys to porn magazines.
It was no wonder why they placed wallpaper on the windows so under aged people couldn't look inside. There was mannequins in certain positions that were scattered around the place. The workers were all dressed in revealing clothes; men and women. Sakura nearly gagged when she spotted a couple, who the female looked like an employee, making out heavily. If that was part of the job, yikes. She shivered at the thought.
In a second, she was being roughly shoved into a small fitting room with a maid, nurse, and bunny outfit in her arms. "Put it on." Her owner ordered. Few minutes later Sakura stepped out in a black corset with black fishnet leggings, on the back was a bunnies white cottony tail. On her head she wore bunny ears that were attached to a white headband.
About thirty minutes have passed when Kutaya finally got her out with bags in her hands. Inside she was crying her heart out she still wished that someone would save her. But she knew for a fact that even if she tried Kutaya is very strong and would kill without hesitation just to keep her for his sick pleasures.
"We are going to go eat then go home, I don't want you running away. Got it?" he sternly said. All she did was meekly nod and they made their way to the packed food court. With her eyes looking around so she could still attempt an escape. It should be worth a try.
"Ino has been pestering me about going to the mall with her, you guys wanna go..?" asked Shikamaru who had brown hair that was tied up by a green hair-tie that was given by Ino. Everyone would say it resembled a pineapple and it was clear on why they would think that. Currently they are at the park with the girls who were Ino, Sasuke, Naruto, Neji, Tenten, and of course Shikamaru.
The only reason that they even decided to hang out with the two female's was because they were going out with a male from the group. Tenten with Neji and Ino with Shikamaru. "Hn. Whatever.." Sasuke muttered as he dug his hands in his pockets and his head up to the clouds drifting by. The night that he saw that pink-haired girl slipped away from his grasp was still haunting him endlessly.
The drive to the mall was uneventful just mere talking here and there. When they all piled into the mall most heads turned to look at them it was nothing new. Teenagers swooning over their good looks and what not. It was so old and unappealing. Not to mention annoying. Absentmindedly they wandered off to the food court, thanks to Naruto.
Everyone seperated for a moment going to order their food. Sasuke was left to look for a table. As he sat down on a empty table that would fit his friends and himself he observed the area until a certain color caught his eyes. A color that has been haunting his mind. It took him a second flat to notice that this was the same exact girl that he tried to save but failed.
She felt as if she was being watched and it was starting to bug her. Nevertheless, she focused on her current task; to get out of here. Kutaya was in line to buy some nachos while she was stiffly standing next to him with bags in hand. Sakura looked around the place and found no door to go outside.
Sakura felt a painful grasp on her wrist as she was pushed forward. For a second time, she looked around because she could not shake the feeling that someone was watching her every move away. Turning around she saw him, and his obsidian gaze locked with her dull emerald green ones.
She already knew who the boy was.
As she was about to mouth words to him; to save her. Sakura was dragged again and was placed into a chair she watched hungrily as Kutaya devoured his plate of melted cheese and chips with some jalapenos. Her mouth watered and out of the corner of her eyes she saw him smirk at her. "So you hungry?" he whispered to her.
Her only response was to nod.
"Too bad.." he said as he continued to eat. Thankfully someone came to their table to stop their conversation. Her eyes widened at the sight of who it was and Kutaya's eyebrows knitted together as he tried to remember who this boy was. She was thankful that he was so wasted that night to hardly remember anything. "Who are you, kid?"
His onyx orbs briefly glanced at Sakura but turned back to Kutaya, "Uchiha Sasuke.." To Sakura, his name was beautiful and the way he said it was so mysterious.
"And what do you want?" Kutaya asked glaring at him. It seems that he noticed how Sasuke's glanced at Sakura. "Well? Aren't you going to answer? If you won't then leave me and my friend be.." he commanded. Sakura shuddered and looked at Sasuke with pleading eyes, she didn't want him to get hurt because of her.
She could take care of herself, right? The sight of someone trying to save her but not succeeding made her heart clench. "...Kutaya-san" she whispered so quietly that the two males could barely hear. "I have to go to the bathroom.." she muttered meekly, as if ashamed that she was going to the bathroom. It was a total lie but she had to try.
Sakura could feel Kutaya's suspicious gaze on her pink hair as she looked down on her lap shamefully. "Go, but remember what I said to you." he warned as she stood up. "You can't escape me.." he called after her.
"But I could always try." she whispered to herself.
Here she was washing her hands as she looked in the mirror. Her dirty purple gown swaying at her movements. When she walked outside, she took her time. Once the exit was near, since it had a hallway to go to the restrooms, she looked around and saw that Kutaya was still eating his food. Sakura waited till a big group came so she could sneak out.
She waited and waited and some groups passed by but it was only about three people her pink hair would undoubtedly stand out. Just then, a group of six came by and she took the chance and walked near them. Hiding herself. Sakura really did not care of what they looked like, all she did was duck her head and walk along with them hoping not to be caught.
"Hn." a man said. Finally looking up her eyes widen but never stopped walking.
"...P-please. Don't rat me out. I'm desperate, I hate my life. If you do I'll surely be as good as dead. I'm only his plaything. Please." she brokenly said.
"I'm here to help you." he pointed his chin directly in front of them and as she turned she saw that she was already outside. First in a really long time she smiled up at the stranger that had tried to save her and hugged him, and tightly. "Thanks.." He stood unmovingly, "I owe you one. A big one. I'm Haruno Sakura.."
"And that is our cue to introduce ourselves!" Tenten cut in smiling widely, "I'm Yamanaka Tenten, and that chick with the blond hair is Yamanaka Ino, we're step-sisters. And I'm the older one!"
The girl named Ino huffed, "So what? It's only a year! Anyway, yeah. I'm Ino, you're so cute! I love your pink hair. Is is natural?" Sakura merely nodded. "That is so awesome. Who in your family has pink hair? Your mother? Because if it was your dad, that is totally hilarious." Before she knew it, they faced a depressed Sakura.
"My mother is the reason I was put in this situation, but she did have pink hair. My father passed away long ago, and here I am now. Who are the rest of you?"
"The name is Uzamaki. Naruto Uzamaki." said Naruto seriously. Then he was rolling on the floot laughing hysterically, "Haha! I am such a genius! I should have thought of that before. You should have seen your face, Sakura-chan!" The said girl smiled at the boy, he seemed to have full of energy.
"Nara Shikamaru."
"Hyuuga Neji."
Sakura froze in her spot and her smile dropped. Her once energetic, cheerful smile turned into a sad frown. "Are you related to Hyuuga Hinata, by any chance? Maybe a brother? Or perhaps a cousin of some sort?" Unknowingly to Sakura, every single person that was within hearing distance froze and stiffened.
Neji nodded sadly, "We do not know where she is anymore." The pinkette scoffed at his simple answer. She remembered Hinata's words. At how she was kicked out of her house at the mere age of five and was tricked into that company. "What?" asked Neji dangerously. She was almost frightened but this was for Hinata.
"Lies. You know that she was kicked out of her own house when she was five. What you didn't know was that she was tricked by a sex-lord. Pedophiles, if you may. I can't believe how you could make such a lie on the top of your head! You son of a - Ack!"
"Shut up." Neji warned gripping tighter on the pale neck that was owned by Haruno Sakura. "I was informed that she ran away! How do you know her anyway, huh?!"
"I know - Ugh - because I was in the same position she was!" She finally managed to pry off his hands off her neck and glare at him. "But I was the one saved. I was the one who didn't have to go through all the pain, she was the one who was there since she was five. Hinata was the one friend I made over there. And she was the one who is still in that building being possibly raped.. not me."
"Sakura-chan? When was the last time you had seen Hinata?" asked Naruto desperately. Sakura stared at him with confused eyes, but she put the pieces together to create a big picture. It was obvious that he was in love with her. But he was stupid enough to let her go. "Just answer me please."
With a sigh she answered, "Honestly, I have no idea." She turned to face Sasuke, "But I do know where that building is. Maybe we could do something about it."
"Thank you, seriously. For letting me stay here for a while... Although if I get caught I am as good as dead.." she mumbled the last part to herself as she observed the room she would be staying in. Which was in Ino and Tenten's three bed roomed apartment. "I'll be out as soon as I can.."
Ino shook her head, "Don't mention it. Stay here as long as you like, a friend of Hina's is a friend of mine. Did she ever tell you what happened? You know about her past other than she was kicked out? Because I was hoping she did it gets hard for any of us to talk about. But Naruto and Neji are hurt the most.. "
"Eh, Ino. Are you sure we should tell that story? Maybe Naruto should say it.." Tenten unsurely asked. "I mean as you said, he and Neji were the ones that were hurt the most. It isn't our story to tell.."
"Chill out. Chillax. Take a chill pill. Sakura does have the right to know!"
Her being shocked was an understatement for her. Who knew that Hinata's past could be so much more than what she informed Sakura? Nevertheless, Sakura will still keep her promise and save her. "Anyway." Ino cut off her thoughts by standing up straight and marching over to the wooden closet, "These will be your clothes. Originally they were my old ones but I didn't want them anymore. Don't worry, they are not ugly pretty style-ish. Sucks that I got a bit tubby. Now get dressed, that purple rag is quite annoying.."
"Nope. She got more then 'tubby' she turned into a pig." whispered Tenten.
"Mhmm." mused Sakura looking into the closet. From jeans, to dresses and leggings and of course shirts. All were colorful but there was dots of black in there. There was even kimono's! "Should I say 'thank you' again?"
"Nope. It gets really annoying after a while. The bathroom is down the hall and my room is just across the hall. Tenten's room is like two doors down from mine. Shout if you need anything.." With that, the blond skipped out of the room. Literally, she skipped out of the room.
Shaking her head erasing the nonsense she grabbed a light green kimono and some underwear and bra (she prayed that it wasn't used and it turned out that there was still tags on it). Tenten took that as a hint to leave, and so she did.
It was been a long while since she had a decent bathe. As she stripped off the purple 'rag' off her body she tossed it in the trashbin next to the toliet. Her robs stared at the reflection in the mirror above the sink. Red splotches covered her collarbone and around her breast, even some around her thighs.
Tears streamed down her cheeks as she hugged her body. Once again, she wished her father was there to help her through all of this. Sucking it up, she jumped into the shower. Enjoying the feel of the scorching hot water beat against her skin, simply trying to memorize it.
"Here 'ya go! The one and the only - "
" - and the disgusting" added Tenten critically observing the burnt pancakes on her plate. "Ino, are you sure you cooked this right? Maybe I should cook. This is just plain... gross.. no offense. What would mother and father say? You don't want to kill someone right? This is just unthoughtful of you. I wonder where you got your genes from."
"Uhm. I'm grateful for you taking me in like some kind of stray cat but I think Tenten's right.."
"Are you crazy?! Everyone loves my cooking! Have you ever heard of Yamanaka Culinary Arts?" Sakura nodded. She did hear about that family, they were rated the number one cooking school in the universe. Always the front page of the magazines and always had about two or three pages about them. It is said to be almost impossible to enter in that school. Finally realizing what Sakura was thinking, she pieced one and one together.
"Oh my! You and you," she pointed to the stepsisters, "are like famous! Wow!" she gaped at them and then her pink brows furrowed together. "Why aren't you guys with your parents?"
Tenten was the one who answered, "We never really like all the attention. You get no privacy whatsoever and that is something I can not live without. Mother and father send us plenty of money and well that is the reason we have no jobs at the moment. Heh. We do help put at the school whenever we can, though. Sort of like our paycheck."
"But was raised so many times!" laughed Ino.
"Really?" gaped Sakura. "That's amazing, do you think that I will be able to get like a part-time job over there? I don't wanna be a big burden around here. So might as well start saving up to buy an apartment."
Tenten and Ino pouted, "You can't leave us that fast! Plus I think it's logical if you stay low for a few weeks - possibly months. Besides a lot of people are trying to get jobs at our family's school so it'll be odd if you pop out of nowhere and suddenly get it. Can you say paparazzi?" said Tenten.
Ino nodded, agreeing. Sakura sighed in defeat.
After the three females ate their meal. Sakura had Ino show her around the town, just a few blocks nothing too far. Tenten went to go hang out with her boyfriend, Neji. After countless failing attempts to try and talk, Ino decided just to bring up a topic that was bothering her endlessly. "So.. You and Sasuke, huh?" she asked.
"Say what?" asked Sakura confused for a milisecond, "Are you insane?! That is so close to impossible. Maybe you ate to much burnt pancakes, only Kami-sama knows what that has done to that brain of yours. Sheesh."
The blond smirked to herself evilly. She knew what time it was for. It was time for her favorite game.
Author's Note: I honestly thought that this chapter was going to come out sooner. Guess not, anyway. I have this cousin who I haven't seen since I was one and his father, my uncle, who I haven't heard from in a long time. They just came for a random visit and I'm just so excited to see them, but good things come to an end.. they left.. With just a simple goodbye and a hug.. Upsetting I tell you! Review please.
-Passionate Lexy