J.A.I.L.

By: Unknownred

A/N: I do NOT own Naruto.

Hi guys!! How'd you like Chapter 13? I hope it wasn't that dramatic, Lol. I tried to make it sound more alive. Well here is Ch. 14!?

Ch. 14 – An Unexpected Surprise

Sakura blinked and focused her gaze on Hinata who stared back at her, worryingly.

"Oh Sakura, you came back! Are you alright?" she asked.

Sakura stood there uncomfortably. No, she thought, I'm not alright.

"Yes." She lied, "I just thought of something I had to go do. Sorry, I won't be able to accompany all of you. I got to go now. See you tomorrow."

Sakura shook off all their stares and went to the fence where the door they came through in earlier. She opened it, and hesitated then without looking back, she walked away.

"Oh Sakura, I worry about you." Hinata muttered to herself.

"Me too." Mimi chan whispered softly to Hinata.

When Sakura returned to her stationed house, she slammed the door! She grunted aloud, although she knew she was alone. She rushed upstairs and slammed the door to the bathroom. She crossed over to the sink and twisted the knob on the faucet. She looked at the rushing water before her, as memories of today went through her mind. She quickly rinsed her face and heaved a sigh. Today wasn't always the best days she could have liked. It was always the worst, or probably something rather could have gone wrong if Hinata wasn't there for her. She turned off the faucet.

Maybe a quick shower will do me good, she thought.

She had undressed herself and stepped in the shower. She turned the knob to hot and waited. She looked down. Her hands were sweaty from her nervous state earlier. Why couldn't she be herself, like she used to? She had thought she was different from everyone else because of her hair and that made everyone think she was a freak. Then a thought of what Mimi chan told her earlier made her rethink. Mimi chan said if she had green hair, she wouldn't care what others thought of her. She would be happy that she would've been a freak. It didn't matter to her anyways; Mimi chan was weird at the start.

"Ah!" Sakura gasped, now realizing the hot water stinging her. She stepped aside, watching the water shoot like daggers at the bottom of her feet. She glanced at her left arm, the one where her vine tattoo was scarred. It was red from where the hot water stung her.

After she took her shower, she got out and dried herself. She didn't have a second thought about the door being opened as she walked through. She wrapped the towel around her as she made her way to her uninvited room. She closed the door behind her. Her room was white which Sakura didn't actually mind. At all. Before all this happened to her; her room was painted pink, designs of cherry blossoms plastered over her walls. She'd endured dark colors, so she actually painted over the gruesome color and painted light colors. Looking at the white walls surrounding her, she thought only of peace and innocence like this room was only held for her mental side. Her other side was physically a particular ritual of closing herself to no one, throwing aside her good side, her good thoughts, and thrusting in her hatred of distrust.

If only they had listened to her side of the story, would they understand what really happened, she thought as she crossed over to her drawer. She opened the drawer and drew out some pajamas.

When she turned, she was startled. A woman stared at her with tensed eyes. Sakura could barely speak a word. She blinked. The woman was still there.

"W-who are you? What are you doing here; what do you want?" Sakura asked with firmness in her voice. She got hold of her startle ness and demanded answers to her questions, "You had no right coming in here without knocking!"

Awkwardly, the woman didn't speak, her eyes examining Sakura. Sakura averted her eyes, embarrassed than ashamed. Finally, the woman made a notion noise.

"I am Kasey Akito and who are you my dear? What are you doing in my house? What makes you think you have the right way of speaking? You have no respect for the elders or this house. I wondered, when I got to my door, the door was opened. I went upstairs; the bathroom door was opened, with water on the floor. I trailed the water here, and I… found you. And I'm still wondering, who you might be?" the woman said.

Sakura locked eyes with the woman, having the chance to examine her as well. The woman had sea green eyes just like hers. She wore mostly white which made Sakura curious in asking her why she wore white; and what would make Mimi chan jealous is that she had green hair.

The woman sought through Sakura's examination and smirked, "Yes, it's my natural hair color just like yours. And I'm proud to have actual "green" hair. And what about you, dear?"

Sakura remained locked with her eyes and replied, "Er…I'm Sakura Haruno, a transfer student. And I like my hair as it is."

"Ah I see. 'They' dropped another one off on me. Hmm," Kasey grunted and crossed her arms.

They? Thought Sakura.

Kasey paced in the room, "Well then, since you're going to be for awhile longer, you might as well know why you are here and what the rules are in this house. One, you are here because they couldn't help you anymore, they brought you up, you were sent to how many schools---"

"More than you can count." Sakura interrupted.

"---uh huh, so they dumped you on me. A widow who needs another kid pestering her about! Well you know what? I don't give a damn what they think; I don't need a comfort or their pity! Now, the house rules. One, I don't care what you do, where you go, who you see, blah blah blah a teen like yourself would know, unless you give me a specific answer, a note of some kind, I don't care."

"If you don't care, then why do I have to tell you specifically what you want to hear?" Sakura asked.

"I need proof, enough reason to your answer?" she asked, narrowing her eyes.

"Not quite. What's in it for me? Why do you need the proof? Are you willing to give it to 'them' to those you don't give a care about? Or is it like elders would do, get proof that they're doing as they're supposed to do and then give up the child and move on with their lives?" Sakura asked, matching up Kasey's glare.

"You're really trying to pester me, aren't you? You're all alike, as I see it. I don't care, do whatever you like or want. I don't give less a care of you nor will I tell you to stay. Run away if you like; you're not my problem." She says and then turned to leave.

Sakura grasped the towel as she felt it loosed around her, "You're wrong there. I am your problem and you are mine. We'll just have to deal with each other then. Nether the less, you don't care, I don't care, we both don't need to care but—there's always a but—but, not that I'm saying this wrong or anything, but you need me and you know it."

"Wrong, deary. You're just a pawn being used by others. You just don't see it, that's right, it's because you don't care about those people. Those who try to help you; but still, you turn them down, moving in rows, in columns trying to pry your way to the king, and knock him out. But, you can't. Not only are you a pawn, but a ruthless creature that can't over rule the queen as well. So while you're living in this house, you're just a pawn, my pawn and I am your queen."

Then Kasey walked out the door with silence following behind. Sakura stood there, relentlessly sucking in the left over words that had stung her ears. How could she say that? How could she, Sakura thought, just let her walk off like that and not take her words back? Because there's always a reason. Just leave the situation as it is for now, come back later and try to fix. Maybe. But, it'll take more than fixing, maybe, just maybe, talking it out will help.

Sakura closed the door and went over to her bed where her pajamas were spread apart. She loosened the towel as it fell to the floor. She carelessly got dressed and sat on the bed. She looked around the room, noticing every inch of it was either white or covered with white. Sakura shrugged the thoughts that troubled her, even with her conversation with Kasey Akito. How could she be so naïve to leave the door open? How stupid of her, to even think that?

"There had to be a but in for me." Sakura groaned and lay on the bed; burying her head under a pillow.

In the morning, Sakura woke up in a drowsy state, wondering where she was. Whose house she had slept in, how she got there, who was waiting for her downstairs? Yeah, the thought of yesterday swept through her like a wake up call. She breathed out a sigh. She shouldn't be thinking things that happened in the past, and yes, she recalled yesterday the recent past. She wanted this day to be a new day, and so she shall make a new day, well for her that is. She shouldn't complain and she especially won't bother checking her attitude on remote.

She walked downstairs, dressed in a black T shirt with the letterings "Resist the Hot Buns" on it and wore apple bottoms. She crept over to the kitchen, hoping Kasey wasn't there waiting for her and her breakfast. With relief, she wasn't there. Sakura went over to the fridge, opened it up and grabbed an apple. Then without a thought, closed it and went straight for the door. She then stopped, remembering her conversation with Kasey yesterday about leaving a specific note. Sakura sighed. And with a swift jerk, felt herself going back to the kitchen to look for a piece of paper to write on. After finding one and writing down a note, she placed it on the fridge with a magnet holding onto it, like a kid putting up a picture he or she drew on the fridge for everyone to see. Then she left.

At school, there was a screaming bunch of girls as Sakura tried to push her way through the crowd but was suddenly pulled out from a firm grip. She looked up and was thankful it was only Gaara.

"Ok?" he asked as she nodded.

"What's going on?" she asked.

"Oh, Hinata's cousin—"

"Neji Hyuuga." She said.

"Yeah him, is here with his gang and the gang leader—"

"Naruto Uzamaki." She said interrupting him again.

"You know what, you seem to know more about them than I do, I think you can guess what's going on." He said.

Sakura shrugged, "I don't know about that. All I know is that Neji Hyuuga is the royal hottie who's in the after class in Konohachi Academy? Oh how he looks at girls with his glare, and how he's a big hit with his after school activities; he's on three master debates and on two teams, the basketball team and the tennis team, don't forget he's also a representative leader right next to that gang leader, Naruto Uzamaki."

"Okay that was too much information than I needed to know. Thanks." He rolled his eyes.

"Your welcome." She smirked, "I'll make sure to get their autographs for you."

"No thanks." He said.

Sakura laughed and went off to find two people in particular. Gaara following behind watched as Sakura weaved her way through the crowds and walked towards the gang.

Sakura poked Shikamaru's chest.

"Yo. You seen Hinata and Mimi chan?" she asked.

"Hello to you too." He said, rolling his eyes, "Yeah, they went inside; you'll find them, just look for a girl in green hair!"

"Hm, okay thanks!"

"Sakura!" yelled a blond from behind. Sakura turned with a wave when she caught someone's eyes from behind Naruto and the crowd.

"Oh my gosh! No freakin' way!" Sakura mind went wild. She half ran through the crowds and then grabbed onto the girl's shoulder. Her eyes widened and her lips forming into a grin, "Mimi chan, how could you?"

Mimi chan laughed at Sakura's comment, "Surprise! Sakura chan, now you're not the only freak in this school!"