Chapter 3: Forgotten Memories
Sakura woke up at exactly 3:00 in the morning. She tried to sleep again but no matter what she did, she failed to do so.
'Oh well, I guess that leaves me more time to recheck my stuff and look through things that make me remember of Suna'. Sakura thought to herself.
She got up, took a shower and got dressed. She now wore a light pink baby tee, dark blue denim pants and while ballet flats. She checked her reflection on the mirror. 'Perfect'.
Then, Sakura searched through her room. She looked at her drawer and picked up a heart-shaped pink box labeled MEMORIES in it. She that box which revealed pictures in it. There was one when they were in the beach. Sakura was wearing a light purple bikini top and mini shorts. She was also sticking her tongue out and winking. On her right was Temari. She was wearing an over-sized t- shirt and shorts. Her clothes were wet so you can easily see her dark blue one-piece bating suit. She was grinning widely on that picture. On Sakura's left was Kankuro. He wore… normal beach clothes. You know, the one guys usually wear on the beach. Only, his eyes weren't facing towards the camera. It was set on a side which a girl could be seen. Sakura chuckled. The next picture showed Gaara lying down. He was smiling a bit with a mixture of frown in it. He was wearing the same thing a what Kankuro wore. The 3rd picture was inside their house. All of them, meaning Sakura, Temari, Gaara and Kankuro, were wearing red. They were around a huge Christmas tree with loads of presents at the back. There came more pictures of bonding memories of Sakura and what she called 'siblings'.
Sakura continued to look for stuff. She found usual things given to her by her friends at Suna before they left and a golden heart-shaped locket which had the picture of Sakura, Temari, Gaara and Kankuro together. Other than that, she saw another weird but familiar object. It was a round silver locket. 'Don't remember having this around' Sakura thought. She decided to take a closer look on it. It had a name crested on it:Sasuke U
'Who is this Sasuke? What does the U stand for? Have I met this person? Are we childhood friends?' These questions bothered Sakura. She opened the locket and saw a picture of a small boy around the age of 5-7 years old. He had raven, chicken-butt hair and a pair of deep onyx eyes. 'Those eyes…they look so familiar'. Behind the boy was a back round filled with tomatoes. 'Hold it back there! This guy and his family must be addicted to tomatoes! Weird!' Sakura thought smiling.
Sakura kept searching for any backup information. She saw nothing else. Only objects given to her by her friends.
Because Sakura was still tired and she was done packing her things. She decided to put on finishing touches. She put the golden locket and the silver locker on her neck 'Who knows? I know the gold locket is good luck. I'm not sure if the silver one is. Perhaps if I can combine them, then it would make excellent luck…' Sakura thought. Since the silver necklace was long, she could easily hide it under her top so it only looked like she was only wearing one necklace. Only the gold one which her 'siblings' gave her as a remembrance.
After she was done, she lay down on her bed and began to daydream. In her daydream, this was what happened:
Sakura walked confidently in her school. Nothing bothered her that much. She had friends around her(a/n: she really did not know how to describe her friends since it was only in a daydream. But they were girls.). They had just finished their last class for the day. She decided to leave her friends for a second to do some studying. They agreed. She went to the school grounds and looked for a comfortable place to study. She found one. It was under a huge tree. From what Sakura could see, it was very fresh there. So, she took no second thought and sat under the tree.
Sakura was thru studying and was now reading her favorite manga. She was so absorbed with the story that she didn't notice somebody sit beside her. She only sensed it when she felt that somebody's body touch hers. Sakura looked around to see that he was bending over to see what she was reading. Sakura got startled to see his face so she let out a small scream.
"Oh, I'm sorry, I didn't mean to get your attention that way." The guy said smiling.
"No, it's okay. I didn't get hurt." Sakura reassuringly said.
"I'm Sasuke, by the way…"
"Hi. I'm Sakura. Haruno Sakura."
"That's a nice name. I just noticed that you have two necklaces in your neck but only one is hanging. May I ask, why is that?"
"Oh, well, the gold one was given to me by my siblings. The silver one, well, I don't really know who owns this one. I just found it in my room. Why'd you ask?"
" It's just that you look so familiar to me. It's like I've seen you before. From what I could feel, it's like we've been friends. Would it be okay if I take a closer look on that silver locket?"
Sakura nodded. She took the locket off and handed it to him. She watched him as he placed it near his face. He smiled widely
"Do you know who Sasuke U. is?" he asked. Sakura shook her head. "I'm Sasuke U." he explained. Sakura laughed and soon the guy joined her. The reason for their laughter was undefined. They just did. Then, he placed his face close to her as if they were going to kiss. Soon, the gap of their faces was only and inch away. Then, it felt as if their lips were going to touch. The two lips were very close already. Sakura had it coming then,…
"Sakura, hello! I've been calling your name five times already." Temari told her. "What're you thinking?" she asked.
"Nothing. Is it time to eat?" Temari nodded. " Okay."
Sakura got up and wore her shoes and went down. The breakfast was pretty quiet since it was only Temari and Sakura eating. Kankuro was still sleeping because Temari gave up waking him up and decided to give up and Gaara had just finished and now went out to do his morning jogging. But he promised to return early to accompany Sakura to her school.