Ten Chapters already…anyway, I don't own Naruto!
Chapter Ten: Her Family
"Come in, come in." Mindy said. "There's no need for you to stand outside of your own home, waiting to be ushered in!" Sakura smiled sheepishly, and stepped into the mansion. "I'll bring your family down in just a few minutes." "Thank you, Mindy." Mindy scurried upstairs. Sakura looked around the lobby. It seemed that nothing had changed. The pictures of her family were still hanging in the same place on the walls. The marbled floor looked as clean and shiny as ever. She walked into the ballroom with a nostalgic feeling. She could remember when her father tried to teach her how to dance. She was woken up from her daydream by Sai. "This is a nice place. I could get used to living here." Sakura scowled. "I know you could, but don't get used to it. We're only staying here for five weeks, and this isn't your house anyway." Sai grunted. Sakura suddenly thought of something. "If you even so much as call me hag in front of my family, I will throttle you once we are alone." Sai's eyes widened. "Hai, hai no need to be so mean."
Sakura didn't have a chance to retort. They could hear footsteps and rumbling voices coming towards them. Sai gulped, and Sakura got butterflies in her stomach again. Five people walked through the door. They stopped talking and stared dumbstruck at who was in front of them. Their little pause gave Sakura, and Sai time to see how they looked.
Sakon was the same age as her. He almost looked just like her too. His pink hair was styled in a way that made him look cool, instead of like a funny boy with pink hair. His green eyes always held a mischievous glint inside of them, but Sakura hoped it would always stay there. His red tank top held the Haruno symbol on the back. His white shorts came to just below his knees. A black phoenix was on his neck, with its long tail snaking around his arm and across his back. Sakon was the phoenix of the Haruno family. His tattoo turned light blue when he transformed.
Her older brother, Sardon, was the black cat. It was normally invisible to the general public because it was on his back. His tattoo turned ebony. Sardon was the silent, brooding one in the family. He also had a lot of fan girls. His skin was a shade paler than Sakura, and Sakon's. His forest green eyes could pierce right through you. His long silvery, white hair was always in a ponytail down his back. Sakura knew some girls who would kill to see his hair undone in all its glory, and run their fingers through it. He was two inches taller, and had a lean body. That body was from the courtesy of all his training as a cat. His black button down shirt was open, showing his abs. Tight black pants with yellow scratch marks through them, and some black boots accentuated his long legs. Make him mad, and he'll act just like his little dragon of a sister.
Sakura didn't get along with her only sister, Satire, too well. Ever since Satire claimed that she did not believe that Konan was evil, she held a grudge against her younger sister. Now that Konan tried to kill her, she refuses to give in, and tries to ignore Sakura all together. Satire is as girly as they come. Her attitude around boys can make her seem as mischievous as Sakon. She doesn't like to fight. She has a tattoo on her leg that turns dark brown when she does have to fight. She is the wild boar. Satire was born a few months after Sardon. Her long hair is more white than silver. She is the only one who inherited her mothers light gray eyes. She chose to wear very short clothes, much to her parents dismay.
Their mother, Sapphire, is not a Haruno, so she doesn't have the kekkei genkai. She is still a strong woman however. Her light gray eyes could melt someone's heart when she looked at you kindly, or scare the wits out of you if she glared. Her temper could get the best of her sometimes. She wore her medium length pink hair in a bun on top of her head. All in all she was a beautiful woman who loved all her children dearly, no matter what happens. She had slight wrinkles from age, and wore the typical robes of a head Haruno.
Her father was a different matter. Mufasa was difficult to please. He had short, shaggy, silver hair. His green eyed glare was the glare of a leader. He wore a black robe like shirt, with the Haruno symbol on the back. There was a mesh shirt peeking out from under that. He wore long, billowy, red pants that covered half of his black sandals. On his chest, there resided a tattoo that turned orange when he activated it. Mufasa was the lion. He rarely ever smiled, and when he did it was more of a smirk. He never showed it, but he loved his children just as much as his wife did. He was the one who pushed them to their limits, trying to help them live up to their name. Mufasa always told them that there was room for improvement. Sakura, especially, tried hard to please him, but it never seemed to work. He was the one who erased her memories for a time and told her to leave to a safe place, far away, when the incident happened ten years ago.
Sai and Sakura took in all this in a few seconds. Sai gulped and started sweating taking in the look of Sakura's family. They all looked very intimidating to him. Now I see where Sakura got her good looks and fiery temper from. She is fit to be the next leader of this village. What am I even doing here? While Sai was musing, Sakon ran over to his sister and enveloped her in a tight hug. "Sakura, I'm so glad you're back! How have you been? Did you miss us?" Sakura laughed and hugged him back. "I'm doing all right, and of course I missed you, baka! I missed all of you."
Sakura let go of him and looked at the rest of her family. Sardon and her father both nodded at her, with faint smiles on their faces. Her mother glided over to her and placed a kiss on her forehead. "Welcome home, my darling." She said. Sakura started to tear up, and hugged her mom back tightly. Satire stood back with a strange look in her eyes. She walked over and awkwardly placed a hand on Sakura's shoulder. Sakura looked up, surprised. Satire's bangs covered her eyes. Suddenly she said, in a small voice. "Will you forgive me?" Sakura's eyes widened. "Huh?" Satire sighed. "I understand now that...that Konan wasn't what I thought her to be. When I heard that she had joined the Akatsuki, and almost killed you, I didn't know what to think. I hadn't saw you in years, and I don't know what I would do if I could never look you in the eyes again. I'm sorry for treating you badly all these years, and I want to make it up to you. Will you forgive me?"
Sakura saw that she was crying, and she really started crying herself. "I forgive you." Satire cried harder and gave her the tightest hug of all. Sai sighed. "All right, enough with the crying spree already. Did you forget about me Sakura?" Sakura blushed and wiped the tears from her face. "Sorry Sai, I just got caught up with my emotions. Sai, this is my parents, Sardon, Satire, and Sakon." She pointed at each on in turn. "Guys this is Sai, he is a good friend of mine who was sent with me, and he is also one of my teammates." Sai tried to bow to them. Sapphire waved him off. "No need to bow down to us. A friend of Sakura's is a friend of ours, and we don't do formalities with them." She smiled. Sai blushed.
After all the introductions were over, they all sat down to dinner. Sakura told them about her adventures and that she could only stay for five weeks. She was surprised to learn that Satire had decided to settle down with someone. She thought she was still as wild and crazy as a boar. Sardon is still trying to keep fan girls at bay, so they would not tear up anymore of his clothes. Sakura laughed at this and Sardon bonked her on the head. Sakon was still getting in trouble with the neighbors, and her parents were going on, as strong and steady as ever. They showered Sai with questions that he did not even have time to answer. Sakura looked over at her father. He was being more silent than usual. She then realized that he was looking at her. "Is there something you need, father?" She still tries to please him, even today. Mufasa nodded. "I want you to come with me to the training ground tomorrow. I'd like to see how you've improved." Sakura's eyes widened. Yes! Finally, a chance to show him what I can do! She was jumping up and down on the inside, but she stayed calm on the outside. "Very well then. I will meet you at five-o-clock tomorrow morning." She grinned. "Prepare to be pulverized."