Yars! Okay well good news everyone! Heather got a beta reader! Everyone jump up and down and squeel:Jumps up and down happily: ANYWAYS! Her name is Ms. Trish, and she is my twins mother, and so everyone be REAALLLY nice to her - However, since I only RECENTLY got her in my evil clutches im not going to ask her to hurry and read this chapter and edit it for me, and its been a week since you guys got an update...so yeah. Here it ish:
Chapter 2!
"…Sis…"
Sakura's body stiffened, the word that she just spoke out loud was near taboo to her. She never wanted to admit she had a sister after what had happened not so long ago. But here, her past was trying to sneak its way back to her again.
She now had a mission, in which she had to kill Tayuya…kill her sister.
Our twin Inner Sakura offered, even she had her eyes downcast, and was shaking. Even the ever strong and fierce Inner was upset.
Sakura clenched her fist tight, causing the manila folder in her hand to crumple slightly from the pressure. Yes. This was one thing she knew she'd be able to do. This was a job she had to do.
She had never been like Sasuke before, but she understood his need for blood…easily.
But blood and death are two different things. Sakura…do you really want to kill her?
Yes. She needs to feel what she did to me…
But your not naturally spiteful…are you sure this wont change you?
SHE did it without remorse!
Just because you are twins does not make you one in the same. You know that, Sakura.
Sakura shook her head to rid herself of Inner Sakura, she REALLY didn't need her help at the moment. The pink haired girl sighed and looked down at the folder, her tears had dried, and this time, seeing the name sparked a new emotion.
Anger flared up in her as she growled through her clenched teeth. With a streak of anger she flung the folder with the papers inside and watched as they flew only a few feet away before the folder opened up allowing the contents to flutter in the air before dropping down to the ground. That wasn't good enough damn it! Growling more Sakura walked over to the papers and stomped on them as hard as she could, knowing full well that she was taking her anger out in a very childish way.
IM NOT SAD! SHE DESVERES IT! I HATE HER! She yelled to herself mentally as once more the tears welled up in her eyes. She hated her! Honest she did!
With a hic up she proclaimed her hatred out loud before collapsing into a sobbing heap on the papers. Her knees were brought up to her ears as she dug her head into her legs trying to hid herself from the world, her arms wrapping around her legs. Slowly she rocked herself back and forth as she openly sobbed.
"Why?" she asked to no one but the open air. "Why?"
Sakura sat on the small couch, her head was propped up against one arm, while her knees draped over the other, her legs dangling back and forth as she laid down on the couch reading her book. Soft musical notes wafted in from another room besides her own and she allowed it to sooth her as she read her book.
The young girl had taken a great interest in the Uchiha family's blood limit techniques, and not just because she wanted to know how to counter them. The little ten year old was infatuated with the cold hearted boy from her class, and she wanted to help him open up some. As a result she went off and bought every Uchiha book she could possibly find.
Her eyes scanned each and every word, letting them sink in as she sought to gain as much knowledge as possible. In her goal to achieve the greatest possible amount of information, however, she failed to notice that the music that was playing in the other room was steadily getting louder.
Soon, an identical girl to Sakura came in, her flute's music floating into Sakura's ears, causing her to look up at her twin. Tayuya smirked into her flute straining out the last of the notes for the song before putting the flute down to her collarbone. She giggled to her sister, as she watched Sakura roll her eyes and move into a sitting position giving her twin room on the couch.
Tayuya smirked a winning smirk before plopping her body down next to her twin. "Whatcha readingOnee san?" She asked staring at the blank red cover.
Sakura giggled like she used to when she was five and a small blush passed by her face. "I'm reading about the Uchihas" she proclaimed happily, gaining a roll of the eyes from her sister.
"You know Onee…we ARE only ten, you shouldn't be so…obsessed with him."
"I'm not obsessed!" Sakura argued giggling again and pointing a knowing finger at her sister "Merely in love!"
"Your...TEN!"
Sakura sighed in defeat. "So it's a crush..."
Tayuya nodded her head. "Yes, just a crush. You shouldn't be messing with the Uchihas anyways sis. There story isn't exactly…the greatest. You should know…"
"I know…I know" Sakura replied to her twin's nagging with an exasperated tone. "But I want to know how he feels…I want to help him open up! And maybe then he could like me!"
Tayuya looked at her sister sternly and what she spoke next was laced with danger "You should watch what you wish for…it may come true."
Sakura shivered involuntarily for a moment from the way her sister spoke before giggling softly and winking at the other pink haired girl, whose hair over the years had turned a darker shade then her own. "How clichéd Tayuya!" She chided childishly.
Tayuya looked at her sister once more, a sadistic grin etched into her features, before taking her flute in her left hand and standing up and walking a few feet away from Sakura, before pausing. "It's been five years since the fire…it was so pretty…I can't wait for it to return…"
She then cackled and looked at her sister with a gleam in her eyes before turning back around and walking out of the room. The moment Sakura lost sight of her sisters back, the sound of the flute's melody broke the silence, causing Sakura to let go of a breath she didn't know she was holding.
What was up with Tayuya today!
Sakura was brought out of her memories as she heard a scream, before she was engulfed in a large hug. The pink haired girl blinked a few times in hopes to get her brain to register what ever was going on when she heard sobs come from behind her. Soon the back of her dress became damp from tears, and Sakura was finally able to recognize the owner of the sobs.
"Mom?" She asked cautiously as she turned her head to see her mother holding her by the neck and sobbing into her shirt. "What's the matter mom?" She asked worry evident in her voice.
Her mother simply shook her head, her brown locks falling all over the place as she did so. "No…" she sobbed softly into her daughters dress, soft noises of paper wrinkling in her hands brought Sakura to drag her gaze to her mothers hands.
She could clearly see what had her mother upset now, on hold large font in the paper her mother had clenched in her hands was the rank of the mission, and who was to go on it.
"No..." the older woman repeated, stroking the teen's hair. "Not if you are going alone, you will not take an A level…" She spoke with authority ringing in her voice. She would not let her daughter take this mission on by herself.
Sakura smiled a sad smile simply replying "But…I'm the only one who cant do this mission mom…I promise I'll be safe" And with that the pink haired ninja pried herself free from her mothers grasp, and gave her a quick kiss on the check. "I have to go see Tsunade Sama now mom. I'll be home for dinner"
Her mother glared at her for defining her authority, but nodded anyways, stroking the 16 year old's check fondly before watching as she walked out of the door. Slowly the woman stood up and quickly piled the spilled papers into a neat stack on the coffee table, not bothering to even read the rest. She was too heartbroken to read who may steal her daughter's life.
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Sakura made a beeline for her trainer's office. She would defiantly need supplies, and a small mission briefing from the woman before she could possibly even think about leaving the village.
…well that and she had to tell the hokage that she actually accepted the mission.
She sighed deeply to herself as she trained her eyes to the floor, her blue Konoha slippers kicking up dirt as she walked. She kept her head down low as she walked, knowing exactly which building she was walking by at the moment. It was none of then the infamous Uchiha's old apartment.
She usually would walk on by the building refusing to stop to look at it, and remember what she lost, but today she couldn't help but stop. Her feet came to a halt as she turned her body to face the building and she looked at it with a somber look on her face.
She closed her eyes slightly and took a deep breath in. His presence was still lingering in this building, in this village, in her heart.
Damn it Sasuke kun… she thought, her heart aching slightly your still here even though you don't know it…and its killing me…
You shouldn't be upset! At least he hasn't left you alone!
…I don't know which is worse…being left with his lingering presence or being completely alone… She replied to Inner Sakura, before willing her feet to move once more.
It wasn't long until the pink haired ninja came upon the familiar two doors that blocked her entrance from Tsunade's office. She closed her emerald pools and sighed to herself before shuffling her feet up to the door and pressing her hands on the doors. She quickly sucked in her breath and held it as she pressed the rest of her body against her hands and listened as the doors creaked open, and felt her body move forward, her eyes never once opening.
Keeping her eyes shut tightly together, she walked on the well known path to her teachers, and the village's hokage's, desk, like a woman possessed. Her aura was so…determined…and angry… that Tsunade could have sworn she saw flames coming out from all around her student.
"Sakura?"
Without acknowledging the woman, Sakura came to a halt at her desk and opened her emerald orbs to stare into those of the blonde before her. "Tsunade sama" She spoke, her voice cool and detached of any emotion, her eyes spoke of nothing but determination. "I accept this mission whole heartedly, and wish to know what I should bring and where I can find emo-…Tayuya"
Tsunade raised an eyebrow at the miss up the girl spoke. Emo-? Ahh…Emoto chan… she thought wearily and sighed regretfully. It was a hard mission to give the girl, but she knew that Sakura would want it no other way. "Are you sure Sakura? I can still give this to ano-"
"NO!" Sakura shrieked catching the older woman off guard. "No." She spoke this time more calmly as she clasped her hands into fists at her side. "I want to do this"
Tsunade looked at the girl skeptically as she bite down on her bottom lip, before nodding her head slightly. "Alright then" she spoke, her voice wavering from uncertainty. "Tayuya was last seen on the outskirts of this town" Tsunade spoke as she unrolled a map pointing to a small town with her index finger.
"We got word from a farmer, whose wife just so happens to be a Konoha ninja. He had recognized the girl from his wife's bingo book, and as thus, sent work post haste. Unfortunately…he was not the only one to recognize her."
Sakura cocked her head to the side, her eyes filled with anxiety as she looked at the woman waiting for more information, and it came. "Three other ninja's…Anbu's…also recognized the girl, and charged after her…" Sakura blinked in confusion. Shouldn't Tayuya be brought in by now then? Weren't Anbu some of the strongest folk in the village? "…and were killed…"
Sakura felt like her heart stopped beating in her chest, and the last breath she had sucked in, got stuck in her throat, unable to release it. Dead!
…and their Anbu to! That means they are a LOT stronger then us, Sakura.
…Dead…
She killed them!
…Three anbu…
…And she's going to kill US!
…but…
But what! We are DEAD MEAT!
…but I can't die…
What?
…Sasuke…
Inner Sakura seemed to catch on now, as she pumped her fist in the air and laughed in victory. Oh yeah! That's right! You can't die until you see Sasuke kun again! Sweet! So that means just kill sis and we can see him right!
Sakura growled in disgust at her inner self. How could she speak so casually about killing their sister!
"Sakura…you can still take back the mission…" Tsunade offered, sympathy clear on the woman's face, but Sakura shook her head stubbornly, her pink tresses flying about her face.
"No. No one will do this but me."
Tsunade nodded, with hesitation. "Well…it's a three day trip there." She spoke and then reached over her desk handing the pink haired shinobi another piece of paper. "This is what I suggest you bring." Sakura nodded her head saying she understood, and was about to leave when Tsunade's voice stopped her. "…and Sakura?" Sakura turned to face the woman again, a look of curiously written on her face. "…be careful, we don't need to loose you."
Sakura nodded her head softly before turning back around, the paper tucked under her arm carefully, as she opened the door and walked out, her feet making slight tapping noises as she left the Hokage's building.
Tsunade sighed as she looked down at the map. Years ago, Shikamaru had claimed that the sound girl was dead, but it now it seems as though she came back only to haunt her sister. The 5th sighed and rubbed her temples slightly. She wasn't sure on what had happened during Sakura and the girl, but she knew, it was something big by the way the gentle ninja acted whenever Tayuya was brought up.
The blonde sighed once more and brought her elbows up on her desk, lacing her fingers together in front of her face as she let out a worried sigh. Tonight Sakura would have a special prayer from the 5th. This was a suicidal mission, Tsunade knew, but only Sakura could approach this now.
…Though Naruto may have wanted to become the hokage, and though he as well as many others may consider themselves stronger then Sakura, only she would be able to take down this missing nin, with even a slim chance of survival.
Tsunade leaned back in her chair. She would just have to trust her prized pupil.
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Sakura held the paper in her hands as she made a mental check list of the objects. It appeared that she had everything she needed; now it was just a matter of finding it in the house. That would prove to be a mission all of its own.
The young girl sighed as she stood up from sitting on her bed and walked over to her desk, her socked feet making soft noises as they came in contact with the hard wooden floor. She quickly grasped her Kunai and stars putting them on a safe place on her floor before going off to get her pack.
She then walked into the bathroom and went over to the medicine cabinet, pulling out ointments and bandages for unforeseen accidents, like not having enough charka at the end of the battle to heal herself, and again placed them and the pack next to her weapons.
Next she walked over to her desk and pulled out tiny precut squares and a pen. Clicking the pen, she set out to draw symbols on the small paper confetti like paper before pouring a handful of the object into a small pink bag. She was able to fill a good 20 bags before placing them next to her other weapons, before going back to her desk to repeat the process, this time with larger scraps of paper.
After a good half hour of working, she was finally done with her exploding tags and placed, them to, in the steadily growing pile.
She then walked over to her dresser and pulled out more of her training dresses, folded them neatly and then placed them in the pile as well. As she finished this task she got up and walked over to her vanity and grabbed her hairbrush, and tossed that in, without so much as even looking over her shoulder.
There. Now just to get rope and a few medical scrolls, and then place them in her pack, and she'd be set! As she set out to retrieve the desired objects she failed to notice the figure sitting outside her window, staring in at her.
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It was near 8 when the pink haired girl finally placed her last dress in her pack, and closed it, a satisfied smile on her face. Finally she was done! "Mission Accomplished!" she squealed to herself happily as she yawned aloud. Tomorrow, she would have to sit down and stare at the map for hours, memorizing the best path to take, and of course, she'd have to try and plan something similar to a strategy as well.
She was about to collapse on her bed when a knock resounded from her door. With a groan she shouted from her spot "Hai?"
"Sakura! There's someone here for you!" Her mother called out and Sakura sighed.
"Okay…okay" she replied softly as she attempted to pull herself off the floor.
Damn it! Just leave us alone! We need to rest before our mission! MORON!
"Can I just send him in?" her mothers voice called out. Sakura blinked in surprise. Her mother had already let him in the house? Who was it?
"Uh…sure…" She replied unsure, and as the door knob turned and a body bounced through the door, Sakura let out a scream.
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