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Sakura-Girl 2005

Darkslilangel

konoha.chick91

blackroses40

"blah blah blah" -- talking

"blah blah blah" -- flashback

"blah blah blah" -- thinking

"BLAH BLAH BLAH" -- yelling/shouting xD

Previously on "The Happiness & Sorrows of a Cherry Blossom"...

WITH SAKURA

"Once again, I took hold of my bags, and so did my friends, although Ino's eyes were now bloodshot red from all her crying.

Note to self, help Ino try to stop eating cookies, although that chocolate chip cookie was awesomely delicious, but still.

We all headed out.

I wonder what's ahead of us now.

WITH SASUKE

"Okay, so lets get going to the office! YATTA!" Naruto said as he punched his fist in the air.

Sasuke rolled his eyes.

They all went into the building.

Chapter 3: Boredom and Excitement

Sakura's POV

I had just arrived home from the airport.

Hinata's father had bought an amazing limo to bring all four of us home, and now here I was, standing in front of my home... home sweet home. I couldn't wait to go in and give my dad a great big hug.

I took a deep breath before I made my way to the front door.

I knocked.

No answer.

I knocked again.

Again no answer.

I sighed.

I opened my purse and began to search for my silver house key.

I found it and opened the door.

Nothing had changed.

I see my dad had kept everything the way it was.

The air spelled like fresh cookies and cake. Man, if Ino was here, she'd tear down the place.

I set my luggage and bags on the doorway and took my shoes off.

It was so good to be home.

"Dad! I'm home!" I yelled as I skipped into the living room like a use to do when I was a child.

I looked around, the fresh sent of cookies and cake got stronger as I walked closer the kitchen.

I peeked in and what I saw surprised me.

There on the kitchen table, was a marvelous dinner that I haven't seen in years. The last time I had seen one like this was when my mom was alive.

There was a beautiful delicious looking cake and lots of chocolate chip cookies, mmm, my favorite, and there were flowers and such a delicious looking feast along with it.

I walked in to find my dad asleep; he had his head resting in his hands on the table.

I smiled.

I walked over to him and leaned down to give him a kiss on the cheek. I didn't want to wake him up, but it couldn't be helped, a buzzing alarm for the oven came on.

"BEEP BEEP BEEP BEEP!" My father's eyes shot open and he shot up from his resting place. "MY CHICKEN!" He yelled as he ran to oven and put his oven mitts on.

I was now at the kitchen door, so I don't think he noticed I was home yet.

I couldn't help but chuckle at my dad's behavior.

He heard me chuckling as he put down the chicken. He turned around and looked at me for a moment.

"Sakura?" He said quietly.

I smiled to him. I missed him so much.

"Hai hai." I said to him, now having one of my eyes shut and my fingers ruffling my pink hair.

He smiled and ran to me and gave me a great big hug.

"SAKURA!!" He screamed happily.

"Daddy, stop! I can't breath!" I struggled to say, he was squeezing me way too tight, now I know how Tenten felt when Ino fell on her.

My father could really overreact sometimes, especially when something like this happens. He let go of me and placed his hands on my cheeks.

"My, you look like your mother." He said, then he let go of me and kissed me on the forehead, yes, my still large forehead.

"Well, why don't you help me set the table?" He suggested as he patted his hands on his sides. I nodded, and did what he told me while he went to serve the roasted chicken.

It had been me and my father for a long time. Actually, to be more specific, it's been eleven years, ever since I was eight. She had died in a car accident, one accident that I was supposed to die in too, but thankfully I didn't, I always wondered why my life wasn't taken just like my mother's, and whenever I thought of it, I tried so hard to keep my tears in.

I put the silverware and the dishes on the table for me and dad.

I couldn't wait to eat, I was starved!

"Man that was troublesome." Shikamaru said had he placed his hands on the back of his head.

The foursome had just gotten all the information they needed about the university, and surprisingly, Naruto and Sasuke hadn't beaten each other up yet.

They were now back at the Uchiha mansion, where the richest family had lived in.

"I don't understand why the hell we can't just pick our own roommates!" Naruto yelled, he was the only one complaining, other than Shikamaru's 'troublesome' speech.

Sasuke was sitting on the couch with Neji by his side, and Shikamaru on the other, Naruto had been pacing the room.

"Who knows! Maybe someone will get a nut job as a roomie!" Naruto yelled again as he waved his hand on the air dramatically.

"Yeah dope, I'll feel bad for the roomie who has you." Sasuke said back to him and chuckled, Neji and Shikamaru did the same thing.

Naruto grunted and dropped himself on the other couch.

"Well, Naruto is probably right though, I don't want a stranger living with me." Shikamaru said calmly.

Naruto smiled victoriously at his achievement of having someone take his side for a change.

"Well, we can't do anything about it, all we can do is hope we get some decent roommates." Neji said.

The other three nodded, and all Sasuke could say was, "hn."

"Dude, I'm bored." Neji broke the silence, wow, he said dude...

He wasn't the only one who was bored. Sasuke was bored too. And Naruto. And Shikamaru. It was one of those days where you could never find anything interesting to do.

Sasuke's POV

Wow, it really is boring if I do say so myself, and you seriously know its boring when Neji Hyuga says 'dude'.

I looked around the living room.

Nothing.

There was nothing to do at all.

Just then Kohoko came into the boring room.

Kohoko, one of the people I hated, and also one of the people I was forced to respect, my step-mother. She came into my family when I was about 17, the same age I was when I started dating Suyu Tamaki, and the same year I lost someone close to me.

I despised Kohoko. She was the reason why my father forced me and my brother to do useless things, she was the reason why our Uchiha business stopped booming with profits because all the time we got a high amount of profit, she would always spend it for her own needs. She is the reason why I am dating my current girlfriend. She is the one who chased away all my childhood friends, and she is the one who will cause painful lives for those who are getting in the way of her fortune and needs.

Kohoko looked around and flicked her black hair out of her black eyes. She put her hands on her hips and stood on the doorway of the living room.

"Sasuke!" She demanded.

"Hn." I responded as I raised an eyebrow in annoyance, I wasn't gonna waste my voice on a bitch like her, even though she was my step-mom.

"Sasuke! Your fathers not going to be home for the next week or so, and that means I'm in charge in this mansion. So, you are going to get your things ready for your precious university, get your lazy ass off the couch, and ask those weasels you call 'friends' to get the hell out of here, because I have a few friends that are coming over here, AND Suyu called, you have to meet her at six." She hissed at me like she was the ruler of the world.

"WHAT THE FU-" Naruto began his tantrum as he started to yell at her when Shikamaru slapped his mouth shut, Neji was glaring at her.

"Listen, Kohoko," I began, I wasn't gonna let her get her way, if my dad wasn't here, that means Itachi's in charge, and Itachi wasn't here, so that made me in charge, those are my rules, "I can do whatever I want in MY house, I DON'T have to listen to YOUR rules just because you want to gossip with your friends." I said in my cold voice.

She just looked at me like I was joking, man this lady freaked me out, I know just for saying that sentence to her, she was gonna do something that would torture me.

She strutted her way over to me, still having her hands on her hips; she leaned down so she could get her face on my level.

"Listen kid, you are to listen to what I said, or else you will never be able to go to your precious university, better yet, I'll ruin your life just as I did a few years ago with your little-" She was hissing and whispering at the same time so my friends wouldn't be able to hear her, but she was cut off when Itachi broke into the room.

She stood up straight to her own level.

"Oh, Itachi, why are you home so early?" She asked politely.

Honestly, I knew she was scared of Itachi. Itachi was like the main man of the company next to my father, and even more striker. My father was actually very kind, and he never found out about what Kohoko did. While Itachi was very serious about everything, and plus he just plain hated the woman's guts and everything, considering that she was only a few years older than him and all.

"My meeting ended a few hours earlier, what's going on here?" He asked sternly.

Kohoko looked at the guys, thinking that Itachi was referring to my friends.

"They came and stinked up the living room with the stench." She said as she held her head up high thinking that she did great with her effort of lying.

Naruto was struggling so very hard now to step up and say something to the wretched women, but somehow Shikamaru managed to keep him down, and it seemed like Neji was enjoying the 'show'.

Itachi raised an eyebrow with annoyance, it scared me how much he looked at me when he did this.

"I wasn't referring to them, I was referring to why the hell you were hissing at my little brother's face." He said calmly and at the same coldly.

I was surprised by how much Itachi had changed, ever since what happened three years ago, he had become more overprotective of me and also for some reason, my friends.

"Well, he was acting very rude!" She whined, god, talk about immature.

"Rude my ass." I muttered to myself.

Neji snickered, which made Naruto chuckle and Shikamaru smirk.

Kohoko noticed, and that made her even more pissed off.

"Why I never!" She yelled as she pushed Itachi out of her way and stomped out of the room.

"Yo little bro, you got to get ready to move into the dorms, I suggest you three do the same." Itachi told us, and then he walked out of the room to who knows where.

The guys said there good-byes and left.

I went up to my room to pack my things.

Wait, when she said to meet Suyu at six, did she mean now or what? Oh fuck that, I don't give a shit.

"So, Sakura," my dad started the conversation on our wonderful feast, "how was your vacation?"

"Oh my god it was the most fun I've ever had!" I said almost jumping out of chair.

Dad gave me a stern look, "what EXACTLY did you think was so much fun?" he asked raising an eye brow suspiciously, I knew what he was thinking, the one thing he was most worried about, b-o-y-s, boys.

I sighed and rolled my eyes.

"Dad! You know I would never do anything stupid like that!" I yelled in defense; ever since the last incident with the Uchiha bastard, I learnt my lesson to never trust one again.

Dad smiled at me, I knew he knew I was smarter than that.

"Dad, don't worry, I can take care of myself." I said trying to reassure him.

"Yeah, I know, I just can't get it through my skull that you're getting older. Oh, by the way, that reminds me; guess what, you got accepted to one of the richest university, Konoha University!" He yelled happily.

Did he just say what I think he said? Konoha University?! It couldn't be, it was the most popular one and richest and not to mention newest! I was in shock, I was speechless.

"Sakura? Sakura? Anyone there?" My dad asked as he waved his hand frantically in front of my face.

"Wait, how did I get accepted?" I asked, I still couldn't get what just happened into my brain.

"Well, according to your records at school. Your grades were high enough for you to get a full scholarship." He told me as he began to eat again.

I smiled, so my work really was worth while.

"So when do I start?" I asked.

"Well, I suggest you get packing as soon as possible. It starts next week." He said.

"NEXT WEEK?!" I screamed, I didn't have much time at all! I had to get ready NOW!

"Please excuse me daddy!" I said as I ran to his side to give him a kiss on the cheek, and then I ran to my room to get packed.

I was actually really excited.

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