Weee, I'm backk! Oh, I forgot to add this. I do not own Naruto except the plot bunny captured and tied up near the living room. Oh and by the way, this chapter will change the mood a little bit. I won't spoil it for you guys but the main reason is because of Akane and her bi polar qualities.

Chapter Three: Backlash Party

It was quiet when Akane and her daughter traveled back towards their house. Sakura walked beside her getting worried about what was in store for her when she get's home. The red haired woman kept casting glares at the pinkett making her feel uneasy. When the two females walked up the steps Sakura stood there for while as Akane opened the door with her key and walked inside.

She scurried behind her mother and turned on her heels when the door slammed behind her. Sakura stayed still like a deer caught in the head lights when Akane slowly approached her with a burning blood shot in her eyes.

"Sakura, who were you shaking hands with at the park?"

"N-nobody.." she squeaked.

"Oh, what happened to acting like a prude? Now that I broke you down your acting like a quiet mouse."

The girl felt a lump curling up in her throat. She didn't dare to speak as the woman pushed her around with brute force and locked her up in the room throwing away the key. Sakura went to bed feeling hungry and useless and slept there on her back till the door slowly opened. She turned to face the open door and froze up when Akane was standing by the door frame with a plate of food.

"Sakura, you forgot to come down stairs and eat." She smiled acting like nothing has happened.

The girl stayed still beneath the warm air when heavy weight collide on her mattress. Akane pulled her up and began spoon feeding her with chop sticks and gave her a glass of water then put her back to bed. She pulled on her sheets pulling them up to Sakura's neck and stopped, whispering something in the pinkett's ear.

"If you talk to that boy one more time I'll kill you." She said in a low voice nobody could here but her.

Sakura closed her eyes hopping that devil of a mother would leave her alone. She did, getting out of her vision and patted her petal pink hair and leaving out the room closing the door softly behind her. What happened to having a nice mother that will always be there for you? At first she was nice but then all the sudden everything turned ugly.

After that horrible event, Sakura never felt the same with living under one roof with that monster. She kept all the beatings to her self and almost the entire two seasons passed by heading into spring. The sun crept through her window as the blinds were being pulled up by dainty hands. Said girl flinched from it's deadly rays and cracked one eye opened watching Akane in front of her.

"Good morning sleepy head. Time to plan your party."

She just realized what was coming up. Her birthday. "What for? No one will come." Sakura said in hopelessness.

"Well how about you invite that Kyuubi boy." Akane said out of the blue and regretted it so.

"What is the kyuubi?"

"N-nothing, I mean you could invite Naruto if you want."

Sakura got happy. "Really? I thought you wouldn't let me near him anymore?"

"I'll let you, just for your birthday." and got tackled by the girl.

"Thank you mom! Your the best!"

Akane smiled and hugged back. "So are you. I'll mail out the invitations to the others while you give Naruto his."

"Okay! I'll do it right after breakfast."

Sakura got released out of her mother's grip and ran into the bathroom to do her daily ritual of cleansing her self. When she finished the girl returned into her room an searched for her clothes then exited out the front door with her breakfast and invitation in her small hands. She searched high and low for the boy and found him in the park sitting on the swing set moping around.

The girl rebooted her happy face into a sad one. "Naruto, why aren't you swinging?"

He jumped and spun around in his seat facing her. "Sakura chan! I thought you forgot about me." He ended with a sad face.

"No, I would never forget about you."

"Okay." He grinned and noticed that the girl was hiding something behind her back. "What's that?"

"Oh, well it's an invitation to my birthday party this Saturday."

Naruto got handed the envelope and opened it. "Wow, I get to go to my first party ever."

Sakura felt sorry for the boy and also for her self. It was as if they were both alike and unique in many ways found possible. She never got any good friends and he never did either, or even invited to parties. This could be their big break. After she gave him the letter they hung out in the park taking turns pushing each other on the swing set when the sun started setting.

She stopped pushing the swing. "Oh my, I think my mother is waiting for me."

"How? She's not even here to pick you up."

That was partly true. "Not really, I didn't even tell her that I have been playing with you."

"Oh, maybe you should go back. I'll see you at your house. Bye Sakura chan."

The pinkett waved her friend good bye and left out the park heading for her home. As she raced down the side walk, memories of getting beaten for the crimes she did not commit flooded her brain. She stopped running and slowed down keeping her attention on the blinking street light at the corner of the street. Her vision turned near the other one filled with light while the other one was out of control.

When she lost interest, Sakura froze as a blurry shadow stayed in the door way. Sakura could see a bright light from inside which probably meant that Akane has been waiting for her ever since. She kept her head down in shame and moved down the block heading towards the hell hole called a home. The girl crept up the steps and didn't get a chance to reach the top when she flew down hitting the pavement.

Sakura looked up with tears in her eyes and noticed the older females foot in the air. Did she donkey kick her? When Akane put her foot down on the oak floor she turned around and entered inside leaving the door open for Sakura to crawl back inside.

But she didn't want to. Whats the point when the bitch will beat her up again? She had no choice because that was the only family she had. Besides, maybe the brutal beatings will pass it course. About four days passed and Sakura hopped that she will have a very happy birthday until that moment never crossed her mind when the invitations that were suppose to go all over the village was lying on the kitchen counter.

Wasn't Akane suppose to mail them? Bothered by her inconsiderate actions, Sakura decided to complete that deed by her self. Since she didn't know any one else in the village, there was small chance of anyone attending it at all. Saddened by the fact that no one would consider viewing her as a five year old, she settled out to make some new friends at the playground where her first fight occurred.

When her small presnece entered the tree bearing area, all the children vanished from her sight. She didn't care of crying from losing them and instead slithered away over the nearest oak tree and settled down on the bark and picked some daises.

"Excuse me, your blocking my sun."

Sakura looked down and found her self in the presence of a boy with a pineapple hair style on the top of his head. He was laying down on the grass with his hands behind the back of his head while using them as a pillow.

"I'm sorry, I didn't know that you were there." She said drenched in sadness.

"No problem, the names Shikamaru."

"Sakura."

"Mmm, you should probably sit over near the cherry blossom tree since your name is like one."

"No thank you. I just came her to rest."

"Yeah, I like this place too. It's nice and quiet over here then sleeping over near those kids at the other side of the park.

"You don't like them either?"

"They're okay, but not my cup of tea."

Sakura felt happy with talking to this body. He was so down to earth and likable. She ripped some petals off the daisy and looked up to find a heavy set boy with flaming orange hair and two swirls on both sides of his cheeks.

The boy was digging in a pork rinds bag. "Munch, munch. What's up Shikamaru?"

"What took you so long Chouji? Did you stop near a bakery and stock up up on biscuits?"

"No, not at all. Instead I bought something for this party I have to attend on Saturday."

Sakura's ears perked at the sentence. Her mother sent out the invitations after all! Now the girl felt guilty for accusing her mother for being a bad parent. When she gets home there should be a lot of explaining to do.

"Really? Who invited you?" Shikamaru said in awe.

"I don't know, my mom told me about it. An invitation came in the mail box this morning."

"Wow, I wish I got one too. Hey Sakura, did you get one?"

"Yeah. What are getting for the child's birthday?" she lied under her breath.

"A pop corm machine." Choji laughed.

"Hehe, good one." commented Shikamaru.

"'Sakura chan!" Shouted a voice from afar.

Shikaru recognized the voice. "Cool, Naruto's here."

The blond ran over laughing sheepishly. "Your mother let you out to play today?"

"Yeah."

While Naruto and Sakura got reacquainted with each other, the other boys were leaving.

"Well, I gotta go help dad out in the basement. You coming Chouji?"

"Sure, nice meeting you."

Sakura watched the two boys leave out the park and switched her attention to Naruto. "Would you like to come with me and deliver something to the Uchihas?"

He got spooked. "What? What business do you have with them?"

"Nothing, I want to give Itachi something."

"Your not going to invite him to the party right? He's older then us."

"That's great, its not like he will crack our style or something."

"Okay, I'll follow you to the door but that's about it."

The two children left out the park ignoring the stares and death glare being sent behind their backs and dragged their feet into the streets of Konoha. People whispered to one another and hid their children in the back of them so they wouldn't get captured by the boy's deadly wrath. Sakura and Naruto left the main streets and came across a giant brown door with the Uchiha seal on either side of the wall.

Naruto looked up at the place. "So, this is the Uchiha district huh?"

"Yeah, I'll knock first." Sakura got the guts to go ahead and tap her knuckles on the door when a tall man with brunette answered it. She gulped and explained her reasons for being here and blocking up traffic when the man slammed the door on them.

"Crap, were stuck out here." Cursed Naruto.

"Ooh, did you just say crap?" Sakura 'Oohed' at the boy in shock.

"Naw, I didn't I swear! What I really said was that there's puppy poo poo on my sandals."

"Really?"

"No."

Sakura slapped her self silly and looked towards the open space and smiled. "Look, someone is coming!"

"Who?" Naruto squinted his eyes and frowned. "Nothing important, just a giant weasel."

Itachi stood there with a smirk on his face. "What are you two doing over here?"

She blushed crimson. "N-nothing just wondering.."

"Wondering about what?"

Naruto watched her choke up and did it for her. "Would you take the damn invitation already? She's dying over here!"

Said Uchiha had a surprised look on his face. "What invitation?"

"T-to my birth.. day part..y.." She mouthed with a little help by Naruto.

"I'm quite honored to attend, I'll be there bright and early."

Sakura got a dreamy expression on her face when Itachi gave her a soldier salute and pulled on door entering through the small crack vanishing from sight. Naruto got annoyed by her quietness and fanned his hand over her face.

"Helloo, you there?"

"..."

"SAKURA CHAN!" He shouted into her dazed face.

A snap of his fingers brought her back to life. "I'm sorry, this will happen again."

Not until Itachi shows up at the party. When Saturday reared it's head by her window the party immersed right in the back yard. She was now five years old and had the vocabulary of a ten year old. Only three more years until she could enter the academy and become a ninja for her village just like Itachi. The party began at twelve o'clock and she waited near the door welcoming the guests in and touching the wrapped gifts.

Once all the parents and children came in, the festivities started. Sakura had a blast while enjoying her gracious event with all her new every lasting friends. Everyone were sitting at the table with a cloth over it that had stitched balloons designed on the fabric. The children were chatting amongst them selves while Sakura remained silent while poking her cake with a fork.

Akane appeared by her side holding a bowl of punch. "What's wrong Sakura? Don't like the cake?"

She signed deeply. "No, it's alright. i just wish that Itachi was here."

"Oh. I'm sure that he didn't mean to cancel on it. Perhaps his father sent him out on another mission."

"Yeah, I guess your right." She said sadly and placed a morsel of cake in her mouth. Sakura wished that he would be here, it was like he spat in her face and stomped on the invitation and threw it in the river that not even the frogs would pick at it. She slumped in her chair when ever her mood was ruined and kept her attention at a shady object in front of the enitre group.

It was holding a package covered by colorful paper. Could it be?

"Sorry I'm late, I had to do something extremely early." Spoke the shadow.

Mikoto was here too. "Don't you say that." She scowled and switched her attention the birth day girl. "Sakura dear, he couldn't figure out what present to get you so I helped out a bit."

"Mother.."

"My bad, just telling her the truth."

Itachi was about to complain when something light pushed into him. He smiled warmly and place his free hand around her and took her into a soft hug.

"Happy birthday shrimp." and ruffled her hair.

"Thank you, I'm so glad that you came." She breathed into his chest.

The two children walked back near the picnic table and resumed partying under the parents supervision. Speaking of parents, the older genders were sitting under a shady spot eating cake and laughing at jokes. Well most the conversation between Mikoto and Akane.

"Hehe, so, wheres Sasuke?"

"With his father, we split them up today."

"You did? What for?"

"Well, when Itachi got the invitation Sasuke got a little cranky about why he didn't get one." Mikoto explained and drunk some tea. She put it back on her small plate and kept talking. "I told him that he didn't know how to behave properly when attending parties and he freaked out and began randomly weeping on the floor."

"Oh my, when did that happen?"

"Whenever we went to the gatherings of course. Myself and his father tried to teach him how to behave but he's just a lost cause."

"Don't say that, I'm sure that he will learn how to act like a gentlemen soon enough." Akane smiled wearily.

As the sun crossed the horizon, the party began to fade. All her friends went home except Itachi and his mother. Even Naruto left the yard holding two plates of birthday cake in his arms and eating it along the way. The two children were remaining at the table enjoying them selves when Itachi offered her a gift.

"From me to you, I mean from me and my mother."

Sakura squealed and opened the box tearing up the paper coming across a giant panda bear. "Ooh, he's so cute!"

Itachi got quiet and looked around the yard. "Where's Itachi number two?"

She stopped playing with the toy and looked at him with a strange look on her face. "Itachi number who?"

'My plan worked.' He thought with a devilish grin and felt her eyes on him. "Never mind, if you forgot about him then I won't remind you about it."

Sakura made a 'o' facial expression on her mouth and noticed a black ribbon on the table. "Ooh, such a lovely ribbon."

Itachi kept his attention on the black fabric. "Sakura, come here."

She inched closer near his body closing the gap between them. He placed his fingers in her hair and twisted around turning the lone object that used to complete a present into a fashion accessory. Sakura gasped and touched the fabric with her tiny hands.

"Thank you, I'll never forget this."

"Neither will I." He smiled.

Their fate was sealed in this lone ribbon.

Woo, what a chapter! I never when this high before!

Thanks to Red dragon Lucario and the rest, for pushing me to write again.

I will make more soon.

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