Uzi: ha! I beat the stomach flu! ha! double ha! triple ha!. ok yea ill stop, anywho, wasn't able to update, had the worst week ever. so heres your story before I start rambling again...

heres a list of things u guys need 2 know ..

(a/n) : my rambling

: ... : radio

... : time elapse

and thats all for now ..

oh and I've started to call her Sakura again, since you guys already know that its her, 'Akira' will only come up when she uses it or someone calls her or something ...

Sweet Freedom

last time ...

"Yea, I'm fine" she sighed 'just as fine as a person whose just gotten jumped by five girls'

"Here let me help you" He said grabbing her hand and pulling her up. "I'm Sasaki, Rei"

"Kitigawa, Akira" ' Why do I always use that stupid name. If it wasn't for Ayame, liking it so much, Id just call myself by my real name...Sakura.'

"Do you need help?"

"No, I'll be fine." She replied as she walked home. The one that she wished never existed

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"This is HELL!" she thought as she slammed the door shut "Why can't he just leave th damn necklace before he goes out? Stupid annoying ... " she rambled, heading towards the kitchen only to see her father sprawled across the living room floor, sleeping.

"Stupid drunk pig." she mumbled stepping over his large body and holding her breath. He reaked.

As she made her way towards the kitchen, she heard him shift in his sleep.He was about to wake up soon. What a quincidence to, always finding a way to exist when she arrived home.

Sakura snorted. He's like a dog trained to my smell. Bastard,can't leave me in peace for less then a second!

She grabbed her glass of milk and the leftover spaghetti and made her way silently to her room. She sat herself down and ate her dinner, the one she had been deprived of for days now.

wait.

she stopped eating.

If he's home then ...

Sakura jumped off her bed knocking her fork onto the carpet. She ran to his room and pulled open his drawers. They were bare now, she hadn't done his laundry in days, but it hadn't mattered to him he had not even realized. When did he have time to realize, now and always in a drunken stuppor he hadn't realized much. Especially the fact that she was looking healthy again.

Her hands hit a little red box as she clawed into the drawers. She pulled it out and opened it. All her hopes came crashing down as she saw that the box was empty.

damn smartass, where could he have put it?

She glanced towards the pillow. It couldn't hurt to try.

She pulled herself slowly away from the drawer, shutting it with her hip, she made her way towards the pillow.

It was the only one left on the bed, the other two had been thrown across the room in sheer fury. No doubt when she was at school, otherwise that would have been her.

Sighing, Sakura pushed her hand underneath the pillow.

Smiling she pulled out her treasure. It was a necklace. A thin gold chain met a strange looking pendant. Her mother had given it to her. Her real mother, Nadeshiko (sp?), before she died. This was the reason she couldn't just walk out of the house whenever she pleased. But now that it was in her posession, there was nothing stopping her from leaving. Leaving the room, Sakura tiptoed quietly to her room. Grabbing the bag she had prepared the other day she put on her shoes, took her jacket and opened her window. Climbing out of her window she walked onto the roof, looking down she planned her fall. It would have to be on the grass if anything, she wasn't planning on breaking her legs anytime soon. Sakura threw her stuff down into a corner, closed her eyes and jumped.

Damn!

To her dismay she had landed on a pebble, which had lodged itself deep into her skin.

Of all the friggin' places, I HAD to land HERE, on THIS pebble. What the hell, seem's like the whole world is against me. she thought as she pulled out the pebble, blood seeped out.

Oh hell, screw this.

She made her way out of her neighbourhood as blood slowly trickled down her leg.

I'll fix that, just as soon as I get the hell away from this place sakura thought looking down her leg, it wasn't bleeding that much.

As night reached the city of Tomoeda, Sakura found herself a place to rest. It was in a park, beside a little pond. She washed her leg and put on a bandage. ( a/n: hehe shes a smart one, taking a first aid kit. i shoulda thought of that! o well too late now)

Sakura sat on a bench near the swings as she ate her apple in peace. Everything was so deserted, it gave her shivers. Once she was done eating she pulled out her jacket and sat there looking at the sky. She wasn't planning on falling a sleep there, but she had to find a place.

Now knowing when, or how, she fell into a deep slumber, only to be awakened next morning to the rays of the sun.

----------------------- at sakuras house in the morning -------------------------

Teraku woke up grumbling something about dinner, and some bitch. He staggered towards the washroom kicking aside a beer bottle.

'why hadn't she picked it up' He thought to himself. Teraku washed himself, yesterdays episode running through his head. He had been drunk, more so this time then ever before. He remembered fighting with the pillows and dropping unconscious in the living room.

Teraku sighed as he walked out of the washroom and headed towards the kitchen for his advil and breakfast.

To his unexpected surprise there was nothing in the kitchen. No Akira standing there grumbling to herself, making his breakfast. No breakfast. No washed plates. He stood there just staring at the small quiet kitchen. Suddenly realization slapped him. He quickly went upstairs to his room and looked under his pillow.

'SHIT!' he thought. 'shes gone! Shit shit shit SHIIIIIIT! Maybe I should check her room ... '

He didn't bother, because he knew she was gone. Instead he made his way quickly to his room, to the only phone in the house. He swiftly dialed some numbers and waited for the other side.

"Hello! Its me Kitigawa. Give it to Eriol!"

" Why?" asked a manly voice from the otherside

"JUST GIVE IT TO HIM!"

"Nope, not until you tell me why." he teased

" I need to speak with him. ITS URGENT"

"Fine .. "

"yes" came a very calm manly voice from the otherside

"she's gone, againt. You have to find her! YOU HAVE TO"

" She will come back, she did once before, did she not?"

" NO she wont, not this time. She has the necklace."

" Necklace?"

" Her necklace. She came back last time because she didn't have it, now she has it. You have to find her."

"Oh. Fine."

"Thank you, thank you"

"She looks the same I presume?"

"yes, but a little older."

" I see ... I'll get Reaper right on it."

"Reaper? Who is Reaper? NO please, send Li."

"Li is .. busy at the moment. I will send Reaper for the job, he is just as good as Li, maybe even better."

There was a 'click' from the otherside and Teraku hung up the phone.

"Now, we'll see how far you get to." he smiled a sickening smile as he picked up his beer bottle from the floor and took a long swig from it.

uzi: I know its short. But its better then nothing. Really sorry. Everythings been really hectic. Anywho, byee. hopefully I'll have the next update sooner and longer .. really sorry guys, really really sorry.

bye bye