The Dead Cherry Blossom
A/n: I'm sorry I keep making new stories and jump from place to place, but it gets boring going along with the same three plot lines. So bear with me will you? This chapter is dedicated to: o0 anime-goddess 0o, eyezue6613, vampirelove15 (An anonymous reviewer, who is a loyal reader, and totally awesome so yeah!), Luhbutterfly, Matimac, Jackie-chan120, uchihakiriko, Itasaku29, winry101, and children of the starlight for reviewing.
Sakura sat up looking at the sleeping girl. She smiled, every time this girl was asleep, she felt happy. Sakura glanced at the clock, 5:30 am. The next thing that happened was Yukiko screaming and crying. Panicking, Sakura picked the girl up and sat her in her lap while she rocked.
"Sakura-chan what's wrong with her?" Yuki asked as he and everyone else came in threw the door.
"I don't know. Yukiko-chan, please wake up." Sakura asked in a serine voice. Almost instantly Yukiko shot up and clenched onto Sakura.
"Shukubo! I-I saw you dying again. T-this time, I-I saw e-eyes li-like Sharingan!" Yukiko cried into Sakura. Sakura sighed as she pried the girl off of her. Sakura grabbed to long coats from her closet using telekinesis.
"Come here Yukiko-chan, let's go for a walk." Sakura whispered as she put a long coat on herself.
"Out in the rain? Are you crazy?" Sasuke yelled. Sakura smirked as she stepped in front of Sasuke.
"No Uchiha, I'm fucking insane. Besides since when do you give a fuck about me? Aren't I annoying, weak, pathetic? Besides, I can take care of myself." Sakura answered as a black dome appeared above Sakura's head. "Are you ready Yukiko?" Sakura asked as picked the girl up in her arms instead of putting her on her back. Yukiko gave a nod and Sakura opened the window door to her balcony. Sakura quietly walked as she held Yukiko in her arms out into the rain without the rain hitting Sakura.
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"So Yukiko-chan, tell me about your two nightmares." Sakura said in a stern voice.
"Before, it was just you in your blood kneeling while holding your stomach. You looked up and smirked while saying 'try me'. I couldn't see the person as they struck you again. You tried to fight back, but you couldn't, instead you let them stab you with kunai. You didn't scream but only said 'take care Yukiko-chan and Yuki-kun'. After that, you were tortured with much gore and that's when I woke up. The next time it was the same except more gory then before and you didn't say a thing but smile. Then it flashed to Sasuke's face and then I woke up. Sasuke is going to kill you Shukubo!" Yukiko cried as she buried her face in Sakura's back.
"I'm sorry." Sakura whispered as she let the girl down.
"Why are you sorry?" Yukiko asked. Sakura looked into Yukiko's eyes.
"Death Style: Rebirth's Curse." Sakura whispered as she paced her hand on Yukiko's head. Yukiko passed out and Sakura caught her. "I don't know what they could mean, but you shouldn't worry yourself." Sakura said letting her words be drowned out by the wind.
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Sakura walked into her room to find everyone asleep in her room. She put Yukiko next to Yuki and walked out. Her presence didn't go un noticed by a sleeping Uchiha. She walked down the hallway to the stairs and worked her way to the kitchen and grabbed water.
"You normally up this late Uchiha?" Sakura asked as she took a sip from her drink.
"Hn. Where did you guys go?" He asked.
"Walking. I asked her about her dreams." Sakura answered as she brushed by Sasuke. Sasuke grabbed her arm and pulled her towards him.
"What aren't you telling me Sakura?" He snarled as he squeezed her arm.
"I'm telling you what happened." Sakura replied as she broke free. Sasuke not satisfied by the answer pushed her into the wall and pinned her there.
"Answer the god damn question!" Sasuke hissed.
"No!" Sakura hissed back.
"What the hell are you so worked up about?" Sasuke growled when Sakura struggled.
"Nothing now let me go!" Sakura started to raise her voice. Sasuke only pressed harder.
"What happened to the Sakura I knew?" Sasuke asked into her ear. Sasuke felt her tense up.
"She died when you left her on the bench after telling you how much she cared." Sakura whispered. Sasuke felt a ping in his heart, giving Sakura a chance to push him away and run into another room.
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"Ohayo minna!" Yukiko smiled as she came down the stairs in a purple shirt and khaki shorts.
"Hn."(Sasuke)
"Morning." (Yuki)
"ZZzzZZ" (Shikamaru)
"Hello." (Neji)
"Sup" (Suigetsu)
"Hi" (Jugo)
"Stop being annoying, your no better than that pink haired bitch, where is she anyways?" Karin bitched. On cue Sakura came in wearing a black top and a grey skirt with black shorts underneath. Her eyes were sky blue as she read a scroll and talked to herself. Karin tensed when she saw Sakura coming towards her. Instead of hitting Karin, she just reached over Karin to grab some tea and an apple while putting the scroll down. Everyone looked at the scroll which was blank.
"Uh, Sakura-chan the scrolls blank." Jugo said as he poked Sakura in the head. Sakura didn't respond, instead picked the scroll and used telekinesis on her drink and apple.
"Must be the paper work Tsunade-sama gave her." Yukiko smiled as she ate toast.
"Aa." Sakura said as she walked out of the room.
"Where'd she go?" Suigetsu asked as he shoveled a spoon of eggs in his mouth.
"Study room, she needs to concentrate after all, it is the Hokage's work she's dealing with." Neji answered as he drank tea.
"SHIKAMARU AND NEJI I NEED YOUR HELP!" Sakura yelled as she came back into the room twenty minutes later.
"We know that bitch." Karin spat. She was expecting to be punched or something like that but wasn't. Karin thought a while and then remembered the little girl.
"What is it Sakura-chan?" Shikamaru asked.
"Where is the blue book?" She asked tapping her foot.
"Shukubo, can you show me a puppet show?" Yukiko asked as she pulled on Sakura's skirt.
"No, she can't she's busy." Yuki answered.
"Nonsense, if she wants a puppet show she can have one. Yuki-kun, can run these down to Tsunade-sama please?" Sakura asked. Yuki glared for a second before agreeing.
"What type of puppet show do you want Yukiko?" Sakura asked.
"A romantic tragedy please!" Yukiko begged.
"Alright then, the stars will be Tsukiko and Raiden. Now, do you want it outside or inside?" Sakura asked. Yukiko thought for a while before speaking.
"Outside." She replied. Sakura let a tiny smile.
"Outside it is then. Go to the courtyard and I'll be there shortly. You guys are welcome to come and watch if you please." Sakura stated as she turned around and went through the door.
"Did she forget about the blue book?" Shikamaru asked Neji. Neji just shrugged.
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Everyone that lived in Sakura's rather huge house was currently outside watching Sakura debate to herself whether to have a stage or no stage.
"Yukiko-chan, stage or no stage?" Sakura asked.
"No stage." She replied. Sakura nodded and used genjutsu to change the appearance of th courtyard.
"The story you are about to be told is a tragedy between to young children separated from their friendship, only to met when they're older but not know that it's their old friend. A tale of romance and a forbidden love. Now here's where our story begins, at a funeral." Sakura narrated.
A/n: Well here's a short chapter. If you want to read the puppet show, you're gonna have to wait.