I've decided to take my writers block and HIATUS out for a stretch. Um surprise? To be completely honest I started work on this story three years ago. The only thing I've done is give it some grammar correction and a spell check. To those of you who waited for me to come back I'm so truly greatful. It has been a great struggle to get my inspiration and motivation to write again back. I'm still trying to work on my book but I've hit a stump. I wouldn't call in writers block so much as a wall. Anyone with any ideas on researching how people spoke in the 1600s would be great. So without further ado I present to you my story! Cheers and all that good stuff yeah?

Summary: Sakura is the last remaining child of the once powerful Haruno clan even if she doesn't know it yet. She just moved back to Konoha with her Aunt Tsunade under the pretense of her opening a new branch of her restaurant. She doesn't know it's because the council ordered them to return and finally teach Sakura about her family. But someone's trying to stop her and a bloody past is finally brought to light. She'll need help from some unlikely people. The question is can he resist the call that pulls them together and will he deny his inner wolf?

Disclaimer: I don't own Naruto or the cannon characters. I am solely responsible for the creation of this story however.

Chapter 1

Author's P.O.V.

"Sakura get up! Its almost noon"! A loud voice said while knocking loudly on her bedroom door. The blankets shifted around before a head of messy pink hair popped up and glared a hole in said door. She growled before shoving the blankets off of her and groaning when they fell in the floor. She ignored the shock when the cold air swarmed her and stretched letting out a huge yawn before walking over to the door and jerking it open.

A blonde woman stood on the other side with a smirk on her face and hands on her hips. She chuckled and took in the girls appearance. Silver streaked pink hair was poofy and tangled. Hanging in disarray down to her waist. Her bangs partially covered her face and hid one of her jade eyes from view.

"Honestly Sakura! School starts in a few days. Can't you even manage to get up before noon? Maybe if you stopped staying up till three in the morning it wouldn't be a problem. Go take a shower then come downstairs". The woman walked away grumbling to herself about lazy teenagers.

Sakura's P.O.V.

I closed the door to my room and headed into my bathroom to take a shower and get ready for the day. After my shower I pulled on a pair of cut off jean shorts and a tank top then slipped my feet into my black and white converse. It drives my aunt crazy when I wear them without socks so I did it on purpose till it became a habit.

I ran the brush through my hair one more time and fixed my bangs so they brushed my right eye instead of falling in it. Then I ran down stairs.

Tsunade was sitting at the table eating a sandwich and reading over some papers she'd brought home with her. She and her best friend Shizune own a string of restaurants in many different cities. She wanted to open one in Konoha her home town so we moved here during the summer.

According to Tsunade she and my mom had lived here together when she met my dad. Who turned out to be my moms highschool sweetheart. Cliche isn't it?

After my mom and dad died Tsunade as my only living family took me in. She was my moms sister but sometimes I forget that. She's just as childish as I am. So its not that hard.

The doorbell rang and I went to answer it. "Shizune"! I said happily hugging her before stepping aside and letting her in. I grabbed my house key and slipped it in my pocket. "Going out"? Shizune asked before I closed the door behind me. "Yeah I'll be back later. Tell Tsunade for me"! I called as I jogged down the driveway and to the other side of the street where the woods were.

Once I was a good distance from the house and any prying eyes I released my inner wolf. A tingle shot down my spine and all over my skin.

Soft silver fur sprouted all over me where ever the tingle passed. When I opened my eyes again my vision was sharper and so was my hearing and sense of smell. I poked my claws into the ground getting a feel for it before shooting deeper into the trees.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

The Dobe had challenged me to another race again. When is he going to learn he can't beat me? I'm the fastest person around. He can't even beat me in human form. What makes him think he stands a chance in wolf form?

The others all sat around watching Naruto spout nonsense about how I cheated and that he won by default. I just sat under the shade of a tree, trying to tune out his mental rant. I wish he would switch back to human so I could have a better chance of ignoring him.

A breeze drifted through the woods and brought an unfamiliar smell. I got up and stared at the direction it came from. Someone was coming this way and fast. A single bark and the others were on alert too. No one human or otherwise should be here.

The sounds of something running reached my ears and the smell came stronger. It was a wolf's scent. We waited for a few tense moments until finally a silver wolf stepped into the clearing. Ears laid back and guard up. So they smelt us as well huh?

This wolf had an intelligent look in their gold flecked blue eyes. More so than that of a regular wolf. This one was also human. I growled at them and their eyes narrowed. Seemingly focused on me before sitting on the ground and perking their ears up.

It was then that I noticed this one wasn't just silver in color. Pink dusted the tips of the wolf's ears and the end of their tail. I've never seen pink before. A persons inner wolf usually reflects something of the appearance of their human form. Usually its the hair or eye color, but pink? That's strange.

"Who're you"? Asked an unfamiliar female voice. It was coming from the silver wolf. Her blue eyes blinked at me when I didn't respond. She seemed to shrug and got up when Naruto decided that the newcomer wasn't a threat. He didn't keep his thoughts between the two of them so it sounded like he was having a one sided conversation.

Annoyance became visible within the silver female and I thought for sure she would snap. Her left eye twitched as she fought to keep from snapping. "Would you please shut up"?! She exploded suddenly having had enough of Naruto's mindless babble. Her ears were flattened against her head and her left eye was half closed.

She looked like she was going to say something more when a strange call entered the clearing. It sounded like a whistle mixed with a bark. It was the call of an Alpha. The girl jerked her head in the direction of the sound and stood up shaking out her fur. "Well as much fun as this has been I must be going. See ya later"! She gave a toothy grin and shot off back into the woods in the direction she'd come from. Naruto unfortunately was the first to recover.

"What the hell was that"?! He asked rather loudly. His mouth hanging open and a blank look to his eyes. You could almost see the question marks above his head. It was so funny looking I almost laughed but managed to pass it off as a snort at the last second.

"Alright then we've had our fun how about we get down to business"? I asked and several heads nodded and came closer. Including me there are eight of us.

First there is me. The leader of the younger group of wolves. Naruto comes next and is my second in command. Neji, Kiba, and Shikamaru come after that and then there are the girls. First is Hinata. The shy one of the group and peace keeper. Then you've got her best friend and total opposite. Ino, just as loud as Naruto and will pick a verbal fight with anyone. Then there's Tenten. She's more of the in between kind of person. Usually quiet but has her loud moments.

Lastly my favorite (A/N note the heavy sarcasm here) annoyance. Even more so than Naruto. Karin. She thinks I'm her destined other half and is convinced I'm turning her down so I can play hard to get. Tch, as if. She's more dense than Naruto sometimes. I guess its not too unbelievable. She is the Dobe's cousin after all.

I told them what my father had told me. A few wolves had entered our territory at the beginning of the summer and were originally from here. Also two of them were the last remaining members of a clan we thought were completely dead. One of the two was the heir to the clan and the other was sister to the wife of the late head of the family. I didn't know which clan so I assumed they weren't that big to begin with.

After everything had been discussed they paired up and went deeper into the woods or headed home. I stayed in the clearing and let my thoughts consume me. I was completely alone for once. The girls had dragged Karin away so she wasn't here to pester me. I closed my eyes and decided on a short nap before going home.

Sakura's P.O.V.

I smelt them before I even got to the clearing. Eight different scents drifted my way. One of them made my nose scrunch up. It smelled overpowering. It was female and I swore she was wearing too much perfume.

I slowed down as I entered the clearing. It was obvious to me right away these guys weren't wild wolves. They had an air about them that just said they're was more to them, that and the fact that an orange tinged wolf was broadcasting his thoughts to the entire group. Much to the obvious displeasure of the others.

A blue tinged midnight colored wolf sat underneath a tree putting up a good fight of ignoring the loudmouth and staring at me. Two wolves of similar colors sat under the warm afternoon sun. They were both white with lavender tints to them. The smaller one I'm guessing is female had dark purple eyes. The other one was male and had deep brown eyes.

A red colored wolf inched closer to the black one. That was the one that put off the unpleasant scent. Her eyes were a wine color and she was relatively short and small.

Two more wolves sat under another tree close to where I had come in. The bigger female had deep chocolate brown fur and striking green eyes. The other female had white fur that looked blonde and purple eyes.

They were looking at me now. So I asked the black wolf who they were. I hadn't know there were others in Konoha. He didn't answer me and somehow I wasn't surprised. He just seemed like the type to ignore most people.

The orange colored wolf waltzed over to me and began bombarding me with questions leaving me no chance to answer any of them. I was starting to get annoyed with him. I snapped for him to shut up and it was blessedly quiet for a minute until I heard my aunts call. I stood up and bid them goodbye before leaving.

When I got home she and Shizune were sitting in the living room. An open box sat on the coffee table. "What's that"? I asked pointing to the box before sitting on the floor and leaning against the couch beside Tsunade.

"Hmm, oh that? Its your school uniform. It came while you were out. First see how it fits then come show us". Tsunade said before resuming her conversation. I grabbed the box and headed upstairs to my room.

Once there I pulled the first thing out. It was a skirt. White in color and pleated. Two thin lines circled the bottom. One was red the other black. I slipped my shorts off and pulled the skirt on. It was mid thigh length. A little on the short side. Rummaging through my drawers I found my black sofie shorts and pulled those on under the skirt. Much better.

The next things in the box were two more skirts one black with red and white stripes and the other red with white and black stripes. After that were three button up long sleeved shirts red, white, and black. These must be the school colors.

The final thing in the box was a black jacket to wear over the the shirt on cold days. I picked up the jacket and two things fell out of the inside. One had a note pinned to it and the other was a long scarlet ribbon.

The note was just a welcome to the school thing and a request for the uniform. You can mix the items however you want as long as no alterations are made to the uniform to make it look inappropriate. The ribbon can be used for your hair or tied into a bow around the collar of your shirts. In the bag were three pairs of tights in red white and black.

I set out my outfit for the next day. I kinda wanted to wear the red but white makes the silver streaks in my hair stand out more so I settled for the white skirt with the white shirt and black tights and my knee high boots. The tights came up to my thighs and only an inch of skin showed between the top of them and the bottom of my skirt.

I danced down stairs and showed my aunt and Shizune the uniform. Tsunade made a few adjustments. Like unbuttoning the top two buttons of my shirt and untucking it from my skirt. Then she declared me ready for school and told me to order whatever I wanted for dinner.

After dinner I went to my room flopped down on my bed. I was wondering what school would be like the day after tomorrow. I fell asleep with those thoughts on my mind.

I woke up later to the soft pitter patter of rain on the roof and groaned. I didn't want to go out in the rain. It makes me so tired. Often on those days I just sleep but I had school tomorrow so I couldn't sleep all day.

I rolled out of bed and went downstairs. It was around ten thirty so Tsunade was probably gone. She still had things to finalize before she could officially open the new branch of her restaurant. So I spent the day lounging on the couch and flipping through movies and TV shows. I'm about to give up and pick a movie from our vast collection when the doorbell rings. I move to the door and call out. "Who is it"? There's a muffled respond and I hear something about mail mix up. So I decide to open it.

A girl stands on the other side holding a fairly large package. I can't properly see much of her as the box obscures her face. I can see the top of her head though. She had purple tinted black hair. I took the package from her and turn to set it in the entry way.

I turn back to the girl to thank her and freeze. She's looking at me in surprise. Her lavender pearl eyes are wide with shock. Her mouth dropped open in an o. "Is something wrong"? I ask shifting uneasily under her gaze. She snaps out of her daze and shakes her head before giving me a shy smile.

"No its just you look like someone I once knew a long time ago. You're almost her spiting image. You would be if your eyes were blue with gold in them". I nod in understanding. She just saw someone else in me for a second. "Thank you for bringing this to me. My aunt will definitely appreciate not having to hunt it down. Its probably stuff for her restaurant".

She nods before saying she has to go and jogged back down the driveway to the side walk where a boy with blonde hair waits. He waves at her with a huge smile when she gets closer before taking her hand and pulling her under his umbrella so she won't get completely soaked.

I closed the door and headed back to the living room to find something to watch. I'm feeling tired now. I hate that rain affects me so much this way. God if I fall asleep like this in school I'm gonna be in trouble a lot. I think as I doze off.

The next time I wake up its because of a crash of thunder. I jump up and feel prickles all over my skin. If rain storms make me sleepy then thunderstorms scare me. I'm always jumpy. Tsunade says its because my inner wolf doesn't like those things and since she is part of me I don't like them either.

I grab my phone off the table and look at the time. It says four thirty A.M. Guess I better get up and start getting ready for school. Its my first day and schools already been in session for a week so I'm not too far behind. Could be worse.

I had to wait because my uniform hadn't arrived yet and Tsunade hadn't ordered it when I was enrolled so I didn't get it till later.

I head to my room and grab a towel then go into my bathroom. Once I'm done with my shower I look at the time and see I can goof off and get ready at a turtle pace. School doesn't start until 7:20 and its just now 5. I pulled the towel from my hair and yank the ribbon holding it up out. It falls in waves down my back before curling in ringlets just above my thighs.

My hair is actually naturally straight but it always does this after I take a shower for some reason. The curls fall out when I brush my hair and its perfectly straight. After that's all done I slip on my underwear and clip my bra on. Then I grab my shorts and skirt and pull those on. I put on a white undershirt and then turn my blow drier on and grab my brush again.

Once my hair is dry I gather some of it and hold it back. Looking at both sides I decide that's not working for me and drop it again. After trying various hairstyles I decide to leave it down for today. So I slip my shirt on and button it up like Tsunade did yesterday.

The I grab my necklace. Its a green crystal on a black chain that belonged to Tsunade. She'd given it to me awhile ago saying it suited me and matched my eyes.

I decided to forgo makeup for the day and just put on a little eye liner and some clear gloss. After that was done I ran my brush through my hair once more to make sure there were no tangles.

I made sure my school bag was packed and everything I would need was in it. It was almost six thirty so I decided to go ahead and leave. Tsunade wasn't up yet so I left a note to remind her I went to school. I stuck it on the fridge and got my car keys from the hook on the wall.

I ran to my car quickly, glad I'd put the hood up after the last time I drove it. Otherwise the interior would have been ruined. Leather doesn't do too well in wet conditions. I hopped in and closed the door quickly so not too much water would be inside.

I started the car and turned the heater on just a little. The rain was a little chilly and I wanted to dry the water from my uniform. Then I pulled out of the drive way and headed towards the Starbucks Tsunade and I frequented on weekends. It also happened to be down the street from her restaurant so that was a bonus.

It's 6:55 now so if this line moves quickly I'll be able to make it to school and get a parking spot close to the building and get my schedule.

The line moved at a good pace and a female voice asked me what I wanted. I thought for a minute then got a white chocolate mocha and a blueberry muffin. Five minutes later I pulled up to the window. The girl rattled off the amount due and I handed her a twenty. It was all I had on me at the moment and I didn't feel like using my credit card. I thanked her when she gave me my stuff and left.

It was 7:10 now and I'm not too far from the school. I finished the muffin already and my coffee is half gone when I finally pull into the school. I find a good spot next to a black Ferrari. I finished my coffee and pulled my umbrella from under the seat. I turned the car off and got out. I grabbed my bag and locked the car before heading inside.

A few people were outside not minding the rain and they kept staring at me. Its probably because of my hair. Pink with silver streaks isn't very common. In fact I don't think I've ever seen another person with this color combination that is natural.

I didn't have too much trouble finding the front office. The receptionist wasn't there so I sat in one of the chairs waiting for someone to come. I'm not sure how much time passed but before I knew it the bell rang. Great my first day of school and I'm late. I crossed my legs and bounced my foot in agitation.

Finally the door opened and two people came in. One was being drug by his ear. The other was gripping it harder every time she heard a complaint. I recognized the blonde as they came around the corner. It was the guy who showed up at my house with that girl yesterday!

The woman had long red hair reaching her thighs despite the fact that it was in a ponytail. She was wearing a green summer dress that had a tie around her waist and a white shirt under that. A frown was on her face as she stalked over to the principals door knocked twice and entered.

There she released the boy who promptly began rubbing his now cherry red ear. She turned and moved back to the desk heading towards the printer when she saw me. I watched as she did a double take before a smile spread on her face. Her eyes twinkled and I saw a spark of familiarity in her eyes.

"Is there something I can help you with dear"? She asked kindly and walked towards the desk and took a seat. I rose from the chair I'd been occupying and went over to her. "Yes. Well maybe. Umm, I'm a new student. Today is my first day and I need my schedule please". I said politely. After all I'd just witnessed her temper and I don't want to make her mad at me on my first day, that would be terrible.

"Right what's your name and grade"? She looked at the screen and started typing. "Sakura Senju, twelfth grade". I rattled off looking over her shoulder at the wall. I missed her slight pause as she looked at me again and nodded to herself.

The door opened to the principals office and the boy came out with his hands in his pockets and a scowl on his face. Apparently he was in trouble. He started to leave when the woman called out to him. "Just a minute Naruto. I want you to wait for this girl. She's a new student and you're going to help her find her classes". He sulked and walked over to the seat I'd been sitting in and plopped down.

"Sakura you can go in now. The principal will see you now". I nodded not questioning her and went over to the open door and entered. A guy with white hair sat behind the desk rubbing his head and sighed before looking up at me and giving me a smile. What's up with everyone giving me that look? Its weird.

Turns out all I had to see the principal for was to go over a few rules and sign a few last minute things. Easy enough. I got my schedule from the red haired woman and walked to the door. The sound of a chair moving reached my ears and I remembered the blonde was supposed to show me around. We walked down the hall in silence before I felt something tugging on my hair. I tuned around to see the blonde examining some of the silver strands closely.

"What are you doing"? I asked him and watched as he jumped looking nervous. He hadn't expected me to feel that.

"Sorry I just wanted to see if it was real". He said honestly. I blinked several times at his explanation and turned to face him completely. "Your not too bright are you Naruto"? I asked and watched surprise flit across his face. He didn't expect me to know his name and said as much. "The woman in the office she called you Naruto. That is your name right"? He grinned and rubbed the back of his neck sheepishly.

"Yeah. So you know my name, but what's yours"? He asked folding his hands behind his head.

"Sakura Senju". I replied holding out my hand. He grasped it and shook firmly.

"So Sakura-Chan who've you got first period"? I blinked at the addition to my name and looked at my schedule realizing I hadn't looked at it yet.

"Um first period is homeroom with Kakashi-Sensei". I said still looking at the paper.

Homeroom - Hatake, Kakashi

AP English - Uchiha, Itachi

AP Physics - Namikaze, Minato

AP Calculus - Uzumaki, Kushina

Lunch

P.E. - Mitarashi, Anko and Maito, Gai

AP History - Yūhi, Kurenai

Art - Deidara and Sasori

Naruto was reading over my shoulder and he whistled in my ear. I smacked him up side the head and rubbed my ear. Sometimes I wish I didn't have such sensitive hearing. I glared at him and he smiled sheepishly. Sorry Sakura-Chan Oh by the way this is Kakashi's class". He pointed to the door and I could see a white haired guy inside sitting at the desk reading an orange novel.

Naruto opened the door and grabbed my hand dragging me over to the teachers desk. The class got quiet and I heard whispers floating around. I did my best to ignore them and gave the teacher my attention. That is until something jerked me downwards and I felt myself falling.

Sasuke's P.O.V.

Naruto finally came back to the room. His mother had caught him sleeping in his dad's classroom again. Moron. It was funny to watch her drag him away by his ear. She can be pretty violent at times with that temper of hers.

Someone came in behind him. Well more like was dragged behind him. The girl's wrist was being gripped by Naruto. He doesn't exactly have a gentle hold so I'm surprised she isn't wincing or smacking him.

They were almost to Kakashi's desk when Naruto tripped on a pencil laying on the floor. He fell to the ground and since he still had hold of the girl he took her with him.

She had long hair falling down to her thighs. The light hit it and the colors were thrown into sharp relief. Pink with silver streaks running all through it. I've never seen such a hair color before. She's facing sideways but I can see she has jade colored eyes. I could hear a clinking sound and I spot a green stone hanging from her neck on a black chain moving around wildly seeming to glow. I forget all that after what happens next.

A loud thud echoed in the now silent room. Somehow the girl had fallen under him. Naruto lay on top of her face down on her chest. Some of the guys in the class started whispering about how lucky he was.

The girls face began to turn red as she realized how they ended up. She let out a squeak and shoved him off of her and scrambled back. Her head slammed into Kakashi's desk as she crossed her arms over her chest and his pencil cup fell off and shattered on the floor. She let out a little cry and it echoed around the room

No one was looking at that though. We were all looking at the girl wide eyed. Myself included. Naruto was pretty heavy and she'd shoved him off effortlessly. He actually slid a few feet away from her.

Her face was completely scarlet now and she rubbed the back of her head wincing. She looked down and quickly pulled her skirt down. Realizing it had ridden up enough to show her shorts underneath.

Kakashi walked around his desk and gave her a hand up. She ran her fingers through her hair after being pulled to her feet and straightened her clothes all the while not glancing in Naruto's direction once. Her face was still bright red from embarrassment.

"Well now that, that's over why don't you introduce yourself to the class and tell us a bit about yourself then take the seat behind Tenten. Tenten raise your hand". She does and the girl immediately turns to face the class.

"My name is Sakura Senju. I recently moved back to Konoha at the start of summer. Um, I like reading and drawing. Shopping and running. I don't like the rain, I hate thunderstorms, and I don't like loud noises. I guess that's it. Nice to meet you"! She bows a little and when she straightens there's a smile on her face and all traces of embarrassment are gone.

She walks up the stairs and sits behind Tenten. She puts her head on her desk and sighs.

"You guys do what you want just be quiet". Kakashi states from his desk and resumes reading his book. All was quiet for a few minutes until talking resumed. Most of it centered around the new girl Sakura and what happened with Naruto.

She looked up as if sensing my gaze and locked eyes with me. Hers narrowed and something flickered in her eyes. She opened her mouth to speak when a girl tapped Sakura in the shoulder. She turned her head to address the girl and was promptly slapped. The sound echoed around the room with a loud smack.

Well that's the end of chapter one. I actually have the first seven chapters written already. I jad hoped fo post this story little by little as i worked om something else but it didn't work out the way I had planned. I'd be honored if any of my former readers came back.

-SasuSaku993 Out