Chapter 2 - Hello

-Sakura forgot to ask her first friend's name! Read further to know if she'll finally be able to ask his name!


Sakura panicked because she forgot to ask the only person she thought would be her friend's name.

"What's wrong with you, Sakura?" Said her mom while watching her moving around restlessly. "You've been like that since we left the park yesterday."

"Your mom is right. It seems you're troubled." Sakura's father added while his face was covered with the newspaper he is reading.

"Mom, dad, guess what happened yesterday while I was at the playground."

"Hmm…Lessee..." Sakura's mother acted like she was thinking really hard. 'I guess her plan was a success, huh?' "Did you-"

"Yes!" Sakura interrupted excitingly. Expecting her mother to know the truth. "Yes mom! I finally found someone so nice! Someone who didn't mind my wide forehead! Someone with the nicest eyes I've ever seen…" She explained expressively with hand gestures. She thought of the boy dreamily, hoping she would be able to see him again before going back home with twinkling green eyes. "Mom, I want to see those eyes again. Please let me go to the playground, please?" She pleaded kneeling in front of her mother, while she was packing their stuff. Mr. and Mrs. Haruno planned to travel home after dinner.

"Well… Alright, I'll let you go."

"Yaay!"

"But!" Mrs. Haruno raised her hand as Sakura tumbled to the door.

"But what?" Sakura hastily asked. 'Oh, not another curfew, I hope!' She mumbled to herself.

"I heard that clearly, and yes, another curfew. You'll have to get back right before dinner." Mrs. Haruno smiled as she saw a frown on Sakura's face in the corner of her eye. "And not only that." 'Thud'. She looked back at the source of the loud sound and saw Sakura, and realized she bumped her head on the table. "You'll have to tell us who this boy is."

Sakura recovered into her sitting position with her shiny hands, clasping her hands together. "He is a perfect friend, mom. He has eyes paler that the sky and his hair is crimson red." She noticed her mother twitch and look at her father, who also seemed to have twitched. "What's wrong?"

"Oh, ugh, n-nothing dear. Why don't you continue?" Her father stuttered. 'I hope it isn't the boy I have in mind.'

"Well… I haven't asked his name yet, though. Which is why I was so restless, and until now. But he has black circles around both of his eyes, you know! And he looks like a panda!" Sakura giggled.

Her father put down his newspaper and cleared his throat. "Well, that's very god. I'm proud you finally found a friend, Sakura. But be careful, do your best to make it last."

"Yup! I'll do my best! And don't worry; I'm sure he won't bite." She giggled again.

Sakura immediately grabbed her sandals by the door and wore them. "Bye!" She shouted as she opened the door and went outside. It seems she was too anxious that she forgot to close it.

"Mrs. Haruno sighed and went to the door to close it. "I guess we shouldn't stop her for now." She said as she walked back to the room to get back on packing.

"You're right. Also, we're still not sure if that boy she spoke of is Subaku no Gaara." He remarked, staring outside the window, sitting still. "I guess it can't be helped." He sighed after a long silence and stood up, heading to the door.

"Where are you going?"

Mr. Haruno stopped and grabbed his boots. "Just in case it is that boy…" He said while fitting in his boots. "I must follow Sakura."

Mrs. Haruno stared at her husband as he opened the door, went outside and closed the door. 'Sheesh…' She let out a sigh and continued her packing.


'The sky is really nice today.' She giggled softly, as she heaved while running to the playground. She was so happy on having a chance to see him again. 'I hope he's at the playground right now. And I'll certainly ask his name this time.'

She passed through houses and stores, and each moment she felt uneasy. 'There's something wrong… It's like someone is following me.' She halted and looked around her. Shrugging the feeling off her mind, she started running again. 'I'm almost there. There's no time to loose. There are 3 hours before dinner. I don't want to waste that precious and short time I can use with my friend.'

She hesitantly went in the playground and hoping he was there, she looked at the sandbox first of all. But he wasn't there. 'Oh…? Well… Maybe he's at the seesaw.' She ran to the seesaw but still no one was there. She searched the slide, he wasn't there. She ran around searching for him but with no such luck. She started feeling sad and her eyes felt hot.

"This can't be happening… He should be here! He… He was my only one chance to finally have someone to hold hands with…" She murmured as she sat on the swing, not giving a thought about how fast her tears ran through her cheeks. "I was too late…" She began to let out whimpers. Then she started letting out sounds like hiccups. She imagined the long years which seemed like millions ahead of her, before finding another friend. She thought of being locked in the darkness with her wide forehead ruling the place. As she looked up at the sky, she was startled to see a glint of gold.

"Sand?" She spoke out after a sniff, trying to stop her hiccups. The sand seemed to be floating on air right in front of her. "Huh?" She observed it, staring at it and thought it was taking form. Her hiccups completely stopped. She continued watching it take form and seconds later, she let out a soft gasp. The hardened sand settled on the ground. Sakura jumped off the swing and picked it up. "This is…" Her eyes widened in amusement, still red from crying. "A cherry blossom!" She held the blossom gently, afraid it might break into powder.

"Hello."


AN: hi! thanks for the reviews! it's kinda hard continuing this story, I intended to keep this story as a one shot but it seems I must continue. Thanks to those people who read my first story! Chapter 3 is in the making. God bless us all!

RxR please! and thanks!