These are the authors, Hyuuga Nagasaki and Uchiha Sasuki, speaking.

Hello minna-san! This is just our first fanfiction story. So please go easy on us! The characters MIGHT be out of character but we're trying our best to keep them in character. This story is just basically taking place in modern times but it's still held in Konoha. Their society is different, not a ninja world, meaning no chakra, jutsus, etc.

Disclaimer: Well…you guys should know by now that nobody owns Naruto…only Masashi Kishimoto but we do own our made-up characters.

Summary:

A young, intelligent fine girl named Haruno Sakura, who lives in a lower class, had rose up in her society. As she continued to climb on top, a man that she met had changed her life and vise versa. This man named Uchiha Sasuke, who is a rich and powerful general of the Konoha army, became interested in this woman, though only to use her to gain more power. Will love ever bloom for these two opposite people? Can she melt his icyheart?Or are they just going to have an isolated relationship as a friend/acquaintance…or even more? (AU) ((SasuxSaku))


Prologue

The citizens of the lower class of Konoha mourns as they gathered around outside the house of worship as they pray for the death of their beloved role model, who had helped them survived in this cruel society.

Ding…

Dong…

Ding…

A young six-year-old girl dressed in black held a tiny daffodil around her petite arms as she perked up towards the darkening sky when she heard the church bells were ringing while she was riding in the car. Although she was concealed in dark colors, her bright bubblegum hair stood out from the darkness. Her mother, who was sitting in front of her, just gazed at the young girl with her dull jade eyes. Suddenly, the car stopped. They have arrived to their destination: the church.

Stepping out of the car, the girl ran towards to the entrance but suddenly, she was being held back by someone unfamiliar to her. "You can't go in, little girl." A woman dressed in a fine black dress said as she pushed the girl towards her mother.

The mother exclaimed, "But she needs to see her father one last time. Onegai (please)!" She begged the lady to let them in…or just let the little girl in to just to see her now deceased father.

The woman responded harshly, "I'm sorry Madame, but you're not qualified to visit this high class funeral. You're just a mere low class." They continued on with their argument but little did they know that the little pink haired girl ran towards inside.


Haruno Furiwa was a wealthy landowner who was part of the Congress of Konoha. He married a low class woman named, Mika Tsuki, Sakura's mother. They fell in love during their younger days. Oh, how they truly loved each other. Though as they got older, they married but divorced as soon as their parents found out about this illegal marriage. A high social rank shouldn't marry a low class person. They must stick to the status quo. Now, back to the story….
As the little girl crept on the long hallway of the church, a coffin stood in the middle. People wearing gloomy colors didn't notice the girl until she ran up towards to where the coffin lies. "Chichiue (father)!" She finally reached where her father lies as she looked down upon the tomb, gazing at her lifeless father.

The alabaster skin stood out as the body lies motionlessly in the middle of the altar. The people stood up when they noticed the girl just coming out of nowhere, causing a disturbance on this funeral.

It's been a day, father
I really, really miss you
Even though it was only a day
But mother says your safe now
In a beautiful place called heaven

A man equipped with a suite and weapons, rushed towards to the little girl as he jerked her by her arms. "You! You're not supposed to be here!" The man dragged her as they walked towards to the exit of the church.

You are the greatest father
You have helped me through good and bad times
Even though I haven't seen you for several years

You have even helped me to make me strong like you
To me…
You were always right beside me
I pray for you everyday
Can't you hear me?

Tears welled up on the child's emerald eyes as she watches herself being held back. "No! I want to see my daddy! FATHER!" A shrieking voice was heard as it echoed inside the church. Though, as the man and the girl reached outside, the echoing voice faded from the inside.

I miss everything about you
The joy of having you by my side
Even though you were far from me

But
right now, you're not here with me
I don't know why but I feel pain in my right chest
My heart aches
Longing for your return
I try to held back my tears
Trying to be strong
But mother said that it was ok for me to cry

The man threw the girl onto the hard concrete of the grounds as he glared at the little girl with his cold eyes. "And stay out!" The girl was about to run back in but the door was slammedin to her face.

I know you hate it when you see tears falling down on my face
You never want to see me cry or see my face fall
I try so hard that it hurts
Is it true that you're not coming home?
But, maybe someday
I can visit you in heaven, okay?
Just to see you once again

Banging on the door constantly, a hand was held on her tensed shoulder. "Onegai, yameru (please, stop)." Looking up with her tear-streaked face towards her mother's direction, Sakura hugged her in despair.

I guess it's time for me to go now
I'll sleep with the light on
Just in case you come home
And kiss me good night
I love you so much
I miss you, Chichiue…

She lay down on her mother's lap as she closed her puffy dull eyes...falling once again into a deep, deep slumber.

Drip…

Drip…

Drip…

Rain had started to fall. Tears were still rolling down her eyes, but it was camouflaged in the rain. It's like she didn't want to awaken from her slumber...just wanting to lie in the ground and rot until she dies from despair. The feeling of pain…isn't it so unreal?

The sky is crying...
Why must you do this to yourself?
Pain...
It doesn't solve anything...
Please return home...
To where you belong...
To a safe place where everyone will love you...
Just like how I have loved you…


Inside the church, a boy, same age as the little pink-haired girl, with raven hair stood between his twin sister and his elder brother as he watches with his onyx orbs his surroundings. As an outburst was heard, his eyes wandered towards to the source: A little girl with a daffodil was running towards to where the coffin lies. He watches her with curiosity of why she was running. Couldn't she just walk like everybody else? Unfortunately, he didn't know anything about the ranks of their civilization.

He saw her being dragged away from what seems to be her dead father. His eyes were still glued to the little cherry blossom when someone spoke to him, interrupting his gaze. "Hey, you know it is rude to stare at people." A little girl with the same raven hair as him said as she nudged him lightly on his shoulders.

A frown formed upon the little boy's lips as he heard that statement from his sister. "I am not!"

The girl scowled at him and retorted, "Yes, you are!"

Hearing the two bicker, a thirteen-year-old boy looked down on the twins and said in a calm tone, "Please be quiet. We are in a church….have respect to the deceased person…" His emotionless coal orbs continued to gaze upon the little twins, waiting for them to reply.

Simultaneously, the twins replied with a simple "Gomen (sorry)" as they both bowed their head, ashamed for what they have done.

The elder Uchiha now turned his gaze away from them, looking at the tomb before them. 'History…shall repeat itself…' He thought as his eyes flickered with red but suddenly disappeared when he closed his eyes.


A year later…

Crash!

"We're here live from Nagoya, Japan, as an airplane crash had occurred not far from this airport. Two well-known citizens we're reported dead from the crash. Governor Uchiha Fugaku and his wife, Uchiha Mikoto, were found on the ripped pieces of the airplane as they lie there with blood covering them. To honor these great people, we announce to have a moment of silence."

This tragic news soon spread out like wildfires, as the citizens were shocked to hear this. The death of their governor didn't really impact them as much as the victim's family, especially their children…well, their youngest twin children.

Now was the time of sorrow once again, as the church bells rung monotonously…having the beat of despair.

Ding…

Dong…

Ding…

Another funeral was held, this time the seven-year-old boy, along with his sister stood up front as tears formed on their tiny eyes. "Otousan (father)! Okaasan (mother)!" The two children wailed as their teardrops fell into the glass of their parent's coffin. However, the eldest sibling just looked at his parents with his same emotionless eyes, as if he didn't feel anything, and he will not cry for his now dead parents.

As his unemotional orbs were fixed upon the two tombs that were in the center of the altar, he thought, '…and this is where their capacity lives ended ...with the lift of isolation ...from laws, imagination, and high class society...' As you can see, Uchiha Itachi wasn't very fond of his parents, especially his father. When he was young, they mostly pressured him to study in order to achieve being the next governor of Konoha. His father wanted him to follow his footsteps, in which he did not desire to do. He had never done what he had wanted to do when his parents were still alive…he didn't want to be a governor. What he wanted to be in the future was to become one of the members in the Congress. Why? The reason was because the Congress has the power to rule...besides the president.

A thought came across his mind as he finally looked away and now gazed at the ceiling.

'My capabilities…
They have failed to see it…
That is why…
I have lost all hope…
Lost the hope in this pathetic family…'


Several years have passed…

A mansion was seen from the upper class side of Konoha as a young man was packing his things to leave this country. Uchiha Itachi, a seventeen-year old teenager, was going abroad to go to law school in order to follow his father's footsteps, which he didn't really like to do, but he had no choice. He must continue on the legacy of the Uchiha family, being the governor of Konoha for the pass several years.

As he continued on to pack his things, two twelve-year old twins ran up to him. "Why do you have to go?" A young raven-haired girl named Uchiha Sasuki said with a slight frown tugged upon her lip as she stood in front of older brother, Itachi.

Sasuke, on the other hand, stood on the corners of the doorway of Itachi's room while his eyes were still closed. 'Everybody is leaving…nande (why)?' He thought though his outside expression didn't show any emotions. Out of all the Uchiha siblings, Sasuke was mostly affected by the tragic death that happened to his parents five years ago. He became so distant to everyone, even his siblings.

As for Sasuki, of course she was still affected by that event though she had never showed any of her despair since she wanted to be strong for her siblings. For five years she had never shed a tear around anyone after being bombarded with all of the reporters asking of how they feel about their parent's death. How she loathed being interrogated with those questions.

Itachi continued on with his packing but stopped as he heard a question coming from his younger imouto (little sister). Not even bothering to look at her in the eye, he said with an impassive tone, "I must do this…" He had finished with all of his stuff as he carried them while he walked passed his two younger siblings. "Sayonara (goodbye)." He said as he was now facing the massive door of their mansion. Opening them, he was about to leave when he heard a voice.

"I see…" Sasuki said with an emotionless tone, but with a hint of sadness in it.

Without even replying nor looking back to her, since he had nothing to say, he closed the door behind him as he walked towards to the limo that was awaiting him. "Let's go." And so, he rode off to the airport, departing Konoha in order to go to the United States of America.


Same year…

Throughout these years, Sakura's mother had passed away since she was experiencing severe depression about her husband's death. Now, in the hands of Tsunade, she took care of this poor unfortunate girl.

The young girl stared out into the sky from her window, thinking about what shall happen to her in the future.

Will I ever strive to live?

A heavy sigh can be heard as a track of tears fell upon her porcelain skin. "Mother…father…" She mumbled as she covered her face with her two frigid hands.

What would her future be? Will she be able to live without the guidance of her parents? Is she going to be alone forever? Without friends, family, relatives…

Those questions loomed over this pink-haired girl as she continued her silent cries upon the heavens…as if asking for help.

Little did she know that a new life…had just begun.


Well, this is the prologue of this story. Too many people dying ne? That's part of our story when we continue next time! The story has now begun.

What will this story turn out to be? Find out next time!

-x-Hyuuga Nagasaki-x- and .:.Uchiha Sasuki.:.