I feel sad... This chapter will be cheesy...
Sakura gently rested her head on her pillow and sighed. She felt safe... From the pain... The fear... From alot of things... She couldn't really tell if they would accept her, but it seemed like it. She closed her eyes and slept.
Haku walked in and smiled at her. She looked different in her sleep today... Making sure he didn't disturb her, he layed beside his savior.
Kimimaro watched from the window. He always felt safe around her. He had been saved by her, and he was going to repay her.
Sakura muttered and rubbed her eyes. She felt alot warmer than usual. How nice. She smiled and sat up, or tried to, she could barely move because she felt something on top of her. 'Ugh, Miffy...'
"I'm not in the mood Miffy!" Sakura said and hit 'Miffy's' head.
"Itai!!!!!!" Haku cried and held his head.
"Haku!? What are you doing here... WHAT THE HELL?!?!?!" Sakura screamed and realized Haku and Kimimaro were laying on top of her...
"GET OFF!!! GET OFF!!! GET OFF OF ME YOU PERVES!!! WHY THE HELL ARE YOU LAYING ON ME ANYWAY??!?!?!??!" Sakura sceamed.
"Ohaiyo..." Kimimaro said.
"Oh, hi Saku-chan." Haku said innocently.
"You... Son of a-" Sakura was suddenly cut off as she heard a loud. "BBBBBBUUUUUU!!!!!!!" She screamed and ducked as a small plushy looking bunny thing jumped in the air.
"Oh, how kawaii!" Haku cheered.
"Buu!!! Hi! I'm black Mokona!!" The bunny said.
Sakura grimaced. 'And to think... I used to be obsessed with bunnies...'
"It's going to be like Miffy." Kimimaro said.
"Stop telling the future!!!!!" Sakura groaned.
"Hello?" A voice asked. A guy's voice.
Sakura grinned and jumped in the air. Haku sat down in a corner and Kimimaro didn't move.
A guy walked in, he had messy black hair and his glasses were crooked. It took all the power Sakura had to not laugh at his pj's.
"Hello? Mokona, is that you?" He asked tiredly.
Sakura leapt down and held a kunai at his throat. "Where am I, and who are you?" Sakura hissed in his ear.
His body froze and he stuttered. "Ja-japan... M-my n-name i-is K-kimi-kimihiro Wa-watanuki..."
Sakura pulled the kunai from his neck. "What the hell? Tanuki? Is that seriously your real name?? And Watanuki also means April 1... Wow, you're name is weird..." Sakura asked, shaking her head.
(Note: The reason Sakura says this is because 'Watanuki' sounds like 'Tanuki' japanese, an animal that's a mix between a racoon and a dog. And Watanuki does mean April 1st.)
Kimihiro blinked. Just a second ago she had been holding a knife at his throat, but now she was making fun of his name? And she also had a weird accent.
"Haku, Kimimaro, you guys can come out now." Sakura said. She glanced at Kimihiro and said. "Haruno Sakura, nice to meet you." She said and bowed.
He just blinked, and couldnt' help but say, "That name's weirder than mine."
"OI!!!!" Sakura roared.
"What is 'Japan'?" Kimimaro asked, coming out of nowhere. Kimihiro jumped, surprisingly, he didn't notice him there earlier, considering he had been standing there for, like 5 min. already.
"AHHH!!!" Kimihiro screamed.
"So noisy..." Sakura muttered.
"So noisy..." A woman said from the doorway. She had long black hair and was very pretty in a mature way.
"Saku-chan can read the future??" Haku asked in amazment.
"Ah? So you're Sakura." The woman said.
"Uh... Yeah?" She asked.
"Oh, I didn't know you'd be coming so late, well c'mon now, I've got to get to sleep soon." She said and ushered them into a big oriental style room, and she sat on a expensive looking chair.
"Wait, their customers?" Kimihiro asked.
"Customers?" Sakura, Haku, and Kimimaro asked.
"Of course," The woman said. "Their quite special too, I guess you could say their like Syaoron-kun and Sakura-chan." She added.
"Syaoron?" Kimimaro asked.
"Saku-chan?" Haku asked and pointed to Sakura.
The woman chuckled, "No, I'm talking about a different Sakura. But getting back to bussiness, you all have a purpose here, don't you?" She asked.
"Nope." They all said at once.
"Then you don't know?" The woman asked, slightly surprised. "You all must want something, right? This place is a place where you can get things you can't find anywhere else for an equal price..."
Sakura's eyes widened. "Like souls??"
"Occasionally." The woman said.
Haku hid behind Sakura. "In that case I'm just fine..."
"I said occasionally, not always." The woman said. "And as a matter of fact, souls are quite useless, usually..."
Sakura shuddered.
"Now, names?" She asked.
"Haruno Sakura."
"Haku."
"Kimimaro
"I'd like to make a trade."
Everyone looked around the room to see if a ghost said it. Well, Kimimaro's almost like a ghost...
"Wha?" Sakura and Haku asked.
"I'd like to make a trade." Kimimaro repeated.
"And what would you like?" The woman asked.
"Freedom from a curse." He answered and pointed to his chest where his cursemark was.
"Hmm... That'll be tricky, though it's been sealed it's not going to hold up too long..." She said and gazed at it. "But it can happen, but in return, I'd like to ask for a few of your bones..." She said grinning a bit.
They gawked. How the hell did she know?
"Bones?" Kimihiro asked.
"Yep, Tanuki..." Sakura said seriously.
"It's Watanuki!!!!" He yelled.
"Yes, yes, but... I think I'd liketo ask for everyone else's wishes before I'm sure of a trade..." The woman said.
"How about we ask for your name too??" Sakura asked.
"Yuuko." Was all Yuuko said.
"I guess I also have a wish too." Haku said.
"What is it?" Yuuko asked.
"To find my true purpose in life." He answered.
"Hmm... Next?" Yuuko asked.
"I..." Sakura's head whirled. There were so many things she wanted. But only one?? She wanted to know her past, but...
"I want to be stronger, for Konoha." Aw crap... She thought and hit her forehead.
"Alright," Yuuko said. "Kimimaro, I will grant your wish, but the price is 5 bones from your body, and to become the bodyguard for Sakura.." She said.
"WHAT?!" Sakura yelled.
"Haku, I'll gran your wish, but, the price is your katana and manual labor, and I'm sure you'll find your true purpose in life if you travel with those two." Yuuko said, then turned to Sakura. "Sakura, your price, is that pretty sphere around your neck."
"WHAT?!" Sakura cried. It was the only memory she had from her past.
"Of course I'm not going to take it now, I'm taking it at the end of your journey, but I'll also need some manual labor from you too." Yuuko said.
"This is so unfair..." Sakura mumbled and crumpled up.. "They got to trade easy things!"
"No, protecting you will be very hard, since you don't ever mind your own bussiness." Kimimaro said.
"And I have to give up my katana, which is pretty hard too." Haku said. He didn't mention it used to be Zabuza's. (No, it's just an old sword Zabuza used once and gave to Haku after awhile.)
"Alright..." Sakura mumbled.
Later...
"Everyone, today we have three transffer students, their names are:
"Haruno Sakura."
"Momochi Haku."
"Hiekita Kimimaro." Kimimaro said.
"WHAT?!" Kimihiro roared when he saw Sakura, Haku, and Kimimaro. "WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING HERE?!"
"Kurasai, Tanuki..." Sakura said.
"WATANUKI!!" Kimihiro roared. "BUT WHY ARE YOU ALL HERE!?"
"You know them, Kimihiro-kun?" Himawari asked.
"In a way, their Yuuko-san's customers..." He mumbled.
"They seem nice, ne, Doumeki-kun?" Himawari said turning to Doumeki.
"They seem strange..." He said. "Don't you sense their auras?" He asked.
"Huh? I didn't feel anything..." Kimihiro said.
"You really are dull, Watanuki..." Doumeki muttered.
"These are your friends?" Sakura asked. She was suddenly sitting in between Himawari and Watanuki.
"AHH!!!" Kimihiro yelped in surprise.
"Kurasai." She muttered and rubbed her ears.
"Yes, we're Kimihiro-kun's friends." Himawari said politely.
"What's your name?" Sakura asked.
"Kunogi Himawari."
"Who are you?" Kimimaro asked Doumeki.
"Shizuka Doumeki." He said.
Sakura glanced at them. This was the weirdest group she had ever met. Around Watanuki she had felt slightly drawn toward him. Around Doumeki she had felt slightly repelled, and around Himawari she had felt an eerie darkish feeling. She decided that since these people knew Yuuko that they must have an effect on Demons or non-humans, but since she was half-demon that might be a reason why she felt it. She grinned and realized no non-human would be able to stay nuetral around these people. She wondered if Haku or Kimimaro felt it too.
She looked at Himawari. Her presence was strange. It was as if it wasn't really Himawari's aura, but an aura around her that affected people around her.
"Himawari-chan? Can I borrow a pencil?" A girl asked.
"Hai." Himawari said and handed the girl a pencil.
Sakura's eyes widened. When Himawari gave her that pencil, as soon as the girl touched Himawari's hand, it was as if the evil aura around Himawari's aura had attached a bit of it to the girl's hand.
"Himawari-chan, you have cleaning duty." A person said.
"Hai, ja ne, Haruno-san, Momochi-san, Heikitta-san." Himawari said.
"Sakura, you don't have to be formal." Sakura said. It didn't seem like Himawari's fault the aura was around her.
Himawari blinked. "Hai, Sakura-san." She said cheerfully and went out the door.
"Doumeki, Tanuki, have you ever taken anything homemade by Himawari?" Sakura asked.
"No, Himawari-chan buys most of her things, why?" Kimihiro asked.
"Nothing."
Sakura felt slightly better. It seemed Himawari was aware of the aura, but she was slightly afraid.
Later...
It was gym.
"MWAHAHAHA!!!" Sakura cackled and outran everyone, even Doumeki. "I WIN!" She cheered.
"It's not fair, Saku-chan!" Haku whined. He and Kimimaro were behind her, Haku ahead of Kimimaro, but behind of Sakura, and was Kimimaro ahead of everyone except Haku and Sakura.
In truth, if it hadn't been for Sakura's demon blood, Haku would actually be the fastest.
Sakura sighed and sat down.
"You've felt it too..." Doumeki said.
"Huh?" Sakura asked.
"Himawari's aura. You're not even human, you feel like a demon..." Doumeki said.
