Pink Cherry Blossoms and the Black Crow
Summary: Sakura has been acting strange lately...Being Very cold and distant to Team 7 and always looking back behind her... Like she expects someone or something to be there. Her eyes have also been filled with fear and hatred. What's wrong with our young pink haired ninja in training? Will Sasuke and Naruto be able to figure it out before it's too late? And too late for what...?
Disclaimer= I never have owned Naruto...never will and if I did...That would mean Armageddon was soon coming.
Authors Note= This is my first Naruto fic so please be gentle with me! It's also actually my first fan fic... . Though at the moment I'm writing about 20 other fan fics and a story of my own! And then I also have to keep up with school!! Xx So much to do and so little time! ::sigh:: Well at least I'll be getting summer soon. So don't be expecting to many updates for this fan fic so often! Though once summer does come, then do so! Okies that's all I have to say for now...Oh and enjoy the story! XD
..................... Pink Cherry Blossoms and the Black Crow Chapter 1: Just Another Day
It was another normal day for Team 7. Sasuke arrived first at the meeting spot, then next to arrive was Naruto, and then finally Sakura. Kakashi was three hours late as normal and Naruto, like usual, whined about it.
"HEY! Sensei! why do WE always have to come so early, when YOUR usually so late?!"
"Why you ask..." Kakashi replied not taking his eye off of Make-Out Paradise, "Is because I was attacked by a group of fan girls."
Naruto fell over at this said and Sasuke sweat dropped but Sakura didn't do anything. In fact, it looked as though she didn't hear or care about it. Naruto took note of this and walked over to her. Thinking that he might get a little romantic scene with her. And hoping that it would make Sasuke jealous, it was so fun to get under his skin.
"Hey, Sakura! Aren't you gonna do anything about what Master Kakashi said??" Naruto questioned taking a seat next to her.
Sakura slowly raised her head and looked the young blonde haired boy to the eye. Her eyes looked cold, alone, used, in agony, and as though she was crying all of yesterday.
'Those eyes...Those eyes aren't Sakura's! They're like the eyes of a puppet!' Naruto thought to himself, slightly horrified.
What...or more of who would make his wonderful angel look so depressed? He felt the urge to just get up and walk away...more like run away and hide behind a tree. This wasn't the cute and cheerful Sakura that he knew. But he kept his ground because right after he thought that Sakura changed back to her old self and gave a smile his way. He was shocked by the sudden change of expression but quickly shook it off. Almost making Naruto think that it was just his brain playing a joke on him.
"Sorry Naruto, but what'd you say? I was kinda spacin' out. Hehe." Sakura said rubbing the back of her head innocently.
Naruto stared at his teammate awhile longer not believing what he just saw. Was that just his imagination? Who was that person? Was it really Sakura? He was soon snapped out of his thoughts though when suddenly he heard of faint call from Kakashi yelling,
"Oi, Naruto! Sakura! Hurry it up your gonna be late and have to run ten miles if you are!"
Sakura stood up, brushed off her outfit of any unwanted dirt, and began to run towards Kakashi and Sasuke while yelling back at the same time,
"Sorry Sensei! I was spacing out!"
She didn't turn around to look at Naruto once nor say anything. He was slightly hurt by this buy quickly shook it off. Sakura always acted like that, and it was a plus he didn't get yelled at by her. Still what he had seen before worried him...NO! He shook his golden blonde head. This was no time to worry! He was going to be the next Hokage and right now there was training to do! Plus, he wanted to get stronger so he could protect Sakura and Kakashi...and maybe Sasuke....sometimes. He got up and dashed towards his teammates while yelling franticly not to leave him behind. Today was going to be good, or at least he hoped.
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Today had been good, or for Naruto and Sasuke. Sakura had it O.K. She was slightly off balance today and got hit by a couple of shrukenin here and there; they were only scratches. But, of course, still had to be tended to. The sun was setting now and everyone was saying his or her goodbyes. Kakashi gave a merry wave to everyone and then vanished. Leaving only Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura. Naruto though was quickly off, yelling something about Iruka getting him ramen today. So then only Sakura and Sasuke were left. Sakura began to stroll home not even bothering to say farewell. She just didn't feel like it. Looking at Sasuke made her insides twist up and her eyes fill with tears. So she walked on not bothering to even look back at him.
Sasuke was taken aback. This wasn't like the Sakura that he knew. Usually she would run up to him, cling onto him, and beg him to walk her home. And, like, usual after much fighting he would agree. Not. Liking. It. One. Bit. Sasuke sighed. What was up with that girl? Oh, well, it wasn't his concern. Plus he got a free night to walk home alone. And another plus he would get home early. Since he lived all the way on the other side of Konoha Village.
The young ninja was quite sure that it wasn't Sasuke. Since she had known for a dreadfully long time that he would in no way return her feelings...No matter how many times she told Sasuke that she loved him. The way that she was feeling lately was more leaning towards like something terrible was going to happen to her cherished ones. And that made her feel depressed to no end. She let out a heavy sigh as she walked home, alone. She had walked home many times alone but today was just unlike. She felt nothing was going right for her. Just like any other day.
'I'm so pitiable. I can't do anything. I'm the weakest one out of all of my team. They always have to save me from harm and when they do they always get injured. Gods, I'm so pathetic for even thinking to myself that I'm pathetic!' Sakura reflected to herself, letting out another heavy sigh.
Gradually Sakura opened the gate to the front of her house. She looked up at it and gave it a small smile.
"I'm home..." Sakura called out, to no one in particular.
The house was a two story, and had a white picketed fence in front of it. It was painted white and had a sapphire colored roof. It was kind of like the faultless houses. The door was ruby, and had a gold doorknob. The mailbox was located in front of the fence and had the design of flowers all over it. Since her mother loved flowers and even had a gigantic garden in the front of the house AND back. Her mother bred all kinds of flowers. They even had two Cherry Blossom trees. One in the front, and one in the back. Sakura loved her house. Though she didn't really like it when either she was home alone or when she came home to an empty house. Okay, enough about her house...
She had a feeling that something was not right here. (A/N Like the feeling that you get when you're all alone and you think there's a burglar or somethin'.) Her house was completely dark. when usually there was light on in the kitchen, since her mother made dinner around this time. And there was always a light on either downstairs in the living room or in her parent's room. Since she did have a father and boy did he like to read. But alas, there was no light given anywhere from her house.
"Maybe they went out to dinner...or are going to surprise me..." Sakura contemplated aloud.
She made her way up the three steps, hopping two of them, to her house and grabbed hold of the doorknob. She twisted and to her surprise, it opened.
'This is strange...' Sakura, again, thought.
She stepped inside of her house and looked around. She expected at any moment for her parents to jump out at her yelling something like, "BOO!", "SURPRISE!" or even, "KUDOS!". Yes, her parents were weird. But to her astonish that never happened. She shrugged her shoulders and began to toddle to the stairs thinking,
'Guess they did go out. Too bad, I would have wanted to go.'
She walked past her parents' room and noticed that the door was slightly opened. 'Too many weird things are going on today!!' Our young ninja reflected.
It was hardly ever open and to the reason for that, Sakura had no clue. She decided to take the chance to get a glimpse at the room and never wished that she had. She unhurriedly pushed open the door, getting an ominous feeling that she wouldn't like what she was about to hear or see. Getting to see her parents' room had only happened when she was little and by the age of nine she wasn't allowed in there anymore. At the time she didn't really mind but as time went by she got more and more curious to why. She fully opened the door and heard a faint raspy breath. Why was someone there in her parents' room..? Was it her parents? WERE THEY DOING "THE NASTY"?!?!
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Cattie: Teehee! This is sorta a cliffhanger...but don't worry! I'm already writing the second chapter! )
Dannee: ::Scoffs:: I doubt they even care about your fan fic!
Cattie: ;; I hope they do... and I hope that it's good too.
Dannee: ::Sighs:: Nope, it's not. It's horrible.
Cattie: ::gives Dannee an evil glare:: What did you say?
Dannee: You heard me loud and clear.
Cattie: Oh I did, did I? ::tackles Dannee and begins fighting with her::
Naruto: ::Looks back at the two and sweat drops:: Well since those two are fighting I'll wrap this all up. ::Pulls out a notebook:: Cattie has written here that...she says if you don't like this fan fic, screw you. If the characters seem OOC, go hump a monkey. And she says review or else she'll come and kill you.
Cattie: ARRG!!! NARUTO!! That's not TRUUUUUUUEEEE!!!!!! Once I'm done beating Dannee you're next!!
Dannee: BEATING ME?!?! ::Laughs insanely:: YOU HAVE GONE MAD!!
Naruto: ::looks back at the two and then begins to sprint off in the opposite direction::
...And the scene fades out with Dannee and Cattie still fighting like rabid monkeys...while Naruto...is getting on a boat back to Konohagakure. ;;