Btw Mika is about 4 years older then Sakura...to answer the question...and yes shes rather crazy...
An arranged marriage….Why didn't she tell me…Gaara Leant against the railing on the Kazekage tower staring at the moon baka….why would she tell you? He glared at his hands it's…..His hand gripped the railing it's not as if theres…. anything between us. The railing creaked warningly "A daemon and an angel…..Hardly fitting"
Sakura meanwhile was sat curled up in her bed. Anyone looking at her room would have wondered what was wrong, the door was locked and barred, the window shut against Suna's cool breeze, and there was a shield around the whole room. The young woman on the bed was restless thrashing in her sleep, damp hair sticking to her face she dreamt…
-Dream-
"FOREHEAD
FOREHEAD!" loud voices called "Where are you……"
A 7 year old Sakura was hiding why have they suddenly started making fun of
me? She clutched a book closer to herself why have they started being so mean?
A shadow fell across the girl and she
looked up tensely. A relieved smile flooded her face "Nee-chan!" she said
standing and running to her "Please, they've all started…"
An evil smile lit Mika's features "Foreheads
over here!" she yelled
Sakura gasped "Mika! What are you doing?"
She grabbed her sisters arm, suddenly she noticed something else "What happened
to your hair?"
-Slap-
A trembling hand was brought up to a
reddening cheek "Mika…..you hit me…?"
The older girl flexed her hand "Yeah…..and
I liked it, you weak" slap "pathetic" slap "Pink" slap "Haired" slap "Freak!"
Now she grabbed her crying sister and slammed her against the wall "I hate you
all!"
"Mika stop!! Stop!" Sakura cried clawing at
her sisters hands. Mika punched her in the stomach
"Did you hear something?" voices cried "I think she's over there!"
Mika smirked at her sisters confused and
dazed eyes, and leaning forward gently kissed her forehead "Bye Forehead-girl"
And with that she dropped her sister to the ground and retreated into the
crowd.
Sakura could see them approaching, a dark
cloud of what would happen for the next few years.
Through all the pain, and all the shouts
and insults she could see Mika, her sister leaning against the ally wall,
smiling, smiling at her, when her blood was spilt Mika laughed, wiping tears of
joy from her eyes.
The dream shifted to Gaara, looking at her with a hurt expression, then turning and walking away from her, the image brought pain, more pain then she had from the previous dream. It hurt her heart.
---Dream end---
Mka awoke that morning in a remarkably good mood. She allowed herself to snuggle down into the covers for a moment before giving a feline stretch.
Awake are we?
She froze "You are NOT here"
Kukuku of course I am Mika, Haruno….I'm part of your blood – you can't get rid of me
Mika snarled "The I'll pretend you don't exist"
Then I'll make it so you cant ignore me - Look in the mirror
Scared now, Mika stood and headed towards her mirror, she gasped in shock. At the roots of her brown hair, pink was just visible. She fell to her knees YOU didn't!
Oh yes……I rather missed our pink hair….I wonder if we shall see more of it?
Mika mentally screamed before grabbing some clothes and her bag and storming out of the house
"Can I help you madam?" The sales assistant
appeared beside Mika in the chemist.
"Yes…..I'm looking for brown hair dye" Mika
said, biting back the sharp retort
"Oh" the woman looked slightly surprised "I'm
sorry, there's nowhere in Suna that stocks Brown….most people want red or blond
or even pink recently!"
Mika literally snarled at the poor woman
before stalking from the shop and back to her flat.
Well…..that
foiled your plan didn't it?
Mika snarled ignoring the voice and
stalking towards the hospital.
"Morning Mika!" Temari said leaving the hospital "Are you here to see Sakura?"
Mika nodded not trusting her voice to be even, she grit her teeth "I think she's in the staff room, I just finished talking to her about dinner later - see you!"
The elder Haruno's eyes darkened as she
casually made her way to the staff room, Sakura was sat looking very tired. She
didn't even open her eyes as Mika closed the door behind her "Moya-san…..I don't
think that method worked either" she said tiredly. Mika grinned, Sakura's
chakra levels were pretty much as zero "Huck!" she grunted as a hand wrapped
around her throat and hoisted her into the air.
"Mika!" Sakura yelped attempting to kick
the woman.
"Be still and listen very carefully Sakura…"
Mika punched her in the stomach Causing Sakura to double over winded "I've
decided that you now cannot see ANY of the sand siblings"
Sakura looked up at her wide eyed and
attempted to speak, but she couldn't.
"What's that? You have to see them? Well
then….looks like I'll be seeing you more and more - take this as your second
warning" With that Mika slammed her fist into Sakura's face, knocking the
younger woman out.
When Sakura woke up she was lying on the sofa with a worried looking Moya-san sitting beside her.
"Sakura you're awake!" he said smiling with relief, "I wasn't sure what happened….."
Sakura sat up wincing "I was attacked…" She lifted her hand and began to heal her cracked ribs
"Attacked!? In MY hospital? I will report this immediately! Moya stood and began to stride to the door.
A hand wrapped itself around his wrist. Looking back he saw Sakura kneeling on the floor, her hair covered her face making her expression invisible "Please…..Moya-san….don't tell anyone"
She looked so wretched that he knelt beside her wrapping his arm around her shoulder "Alright….but you can't let someone beat you up all the time"
Sakura let out a joyless laugh "I don't have a choice at the moment"
And that's how it was for the next few days, Sakura would wake up in the morning, heal her injuries, work all day in the hospital (which drained her chakra) and then Mika would visit her after.
Usually it was Moya who found her, and she leant on him as he led her back to her rooms, each time begging her to tell him who it was. She always refused; the four days were like a lifetime.
Mika had just left, she had been in a vicious
mood this evening and Sakura could already feel ribs grating together in an
agonising symphony.
Why are you letting her do this to you! Her inner self screamed
I
have to finish my work here…..after that….I'll beat the crap out of her, right
now we cant spare the chakra
You're letting her walk all over you again!
"Sakura?" someone gently asked "Sakura!"
the voice sounded more panicked and someone grabbed her arm
"Don't..." Sakura said, wincing at the pain
that little movement brought
Cool hands cupped her face "Look at me?"
Clenching her teeth against the headache Sakura
opened one swollen eye, "Hello Kazekage-sama" she said "How are you today?"
He looked at her like she was crazy "What
the hell happened?"
"Nothing….." Sakura said wincing
"Nothing…." He said not believing her
"I fell" Sakura said with a shrug
Gaara gave her a long look before the
scenery shifted. Sakura felt herself being gently placed on her bed and Gaara
sitting on the side.
Gaara looked around Sakura's room, there
was mess everywhere, uneaten food, bandages, and bowls of bloodied water lay
around. He frowned.
Seeing where he was looking Sakura spoke "I've
been very clumsy lately" she offered
He couldn't describe thee pain he felt
seeing her like this….nor the unbelievable ire that he felt knowing she was
hiding something from him "Sakura….I don't believe you"
She looked down "That's your choice"
"Who did this to you…tell me"
Sakura closed her eyes "I can't, it's for me to deal with"
Gaara gritted his teeth "Some of my Nins
found where the illness originated, come with me tomorrow"
Sakura bit her lip, a whole day with Gaara was a wonderful prospect, even if Mika would punish her for it later "I'll be ready tomorrow"
