It's been about two months since Sasuke purchased me from the auction. It's been a long two months. I was tired and my body was running low on energy. Things here weren't the greatest. It was horrible. Part of me almost wished I was still in that cell. I wouldn't wish this on anyone.

My body was sore. It pained me to move even the slightest bit. Sasuke was abusive in every way possible. Even for the smallest mistakes, I would be punished. Everything had to be perfect for him or he'd get angry. My body was covered in bruises. I couldn't even look at myself in the mirror when changing my maid uniform.

I was trying my best to be careful with anything that I do. I couldn't complain much. He owned me. I'm his. There's nothing I can do about this situation, but deal with it. My words were limited. I tried not to speak much. I didn't want to say anything that I was going to regret or get Sasuke angry.

I was in the kitchen preparing Sasuke's breakfast. He was out late last night. He came home drunk out of his mind. Naruto and I had to help him in the house. The eggs and bacon were still hot. I poured him a cup of coffee. I placed the food on a platter and proceeded to his room.

There were a decent amount of steps to walk up. I was so used to it now I never lost my balance anymore.

I made my way up the stairs.

The door to Sasuke's room was cracked open.

I used the edge of my shoe to open the door fully. Sasuke was sitting up in bed with his face covered by his hands.

"Goodmorning Master."

He spread his middle and index finger apart peeking through to look at me. I walked over to him placing the platter on his lap. He removed his hands from his face looking down at the food I prepared. Sasuke went for the cup of coffee first. He took a small sip of it. He pulled the cup away from his lips and brought the cup over my head. Sasuke poured the coffee over my head. My hair got soaked from the coffee. The coffee dripped from my hair onto my uniform.

"It's cold." he growled. "Make some more."He claimed it was cold, but it still felt warm against my skin.

"I'm sorry Master."

I picked up the empty cup from the platter and walked out the room. While I was walking down the hallway, Naruto was passing by.

"Goodmorning Sakura-chan." He took another glance at me before fully passing. He must've of seen the coffee stains. "...Are you okay…?"

I couldn't even bring myself to respond. It was embarrassing having anyone seeing me like this. Since I've been here I never really spoke to Naruto. The only time I've actually spoke to him willingly is the first time we met. After that I kept my mouth shut. The only time words were exchanged between us was due to the fact of Sasuke telling me to pass on a message.

Once I was downstairs again, I brewed a new pot of coffee for Sasuke. This time I made sure the coffee was steaming hot. I placed the cup on a small plate and returned to his room.

Sasuke and Naruto were having a conversation about something. I couldn't even pay attention to what they were speaking about. I tried not to make too much noise when placing the plate on the platter next to his food.

Sasuke picked up the cup of coffee, taking a small sip of it. The coffee was hot enough for him and I avoided more hardship for the moment.

"Tonight I'm going to be throwing a little get together with a few people. I expect the both of you to be on your best behavior and that dining room to be spotless. Do you understand me?" He looked at me with an intense eye. "Luckily for the both of you I'll be using professional food caterers tonight. Less work for you."

"I understand." I nodded my head.

"Yes Sir." Naruto exclaimed.

Sasuke waved his hand towards me. "The dining room is your job Sakura. Naruto I'll tell you what I need you to do." He was shooing me away. "Go clean yourself up."

Nodding my head, I left the room quickly.

My uniform was still damp from the coffee. I returned back to my headquarters to change into a new uniform.

"A party? I wish he would've told me this prior instead of the day of." I tossed my stained uniform into a bin before I made my way to the dining area. The dining room was hardly used by Sasuke. He would only use it for occasions like this. I was pretty sure the room was dusty and needed a lot of attention.

All Sasuke wanted to do was surround himself with provocative women and men of similar interests of him. It felt like they were all using each other to feel better about themselves instead of facing their realities.

Before getting to the dining room I stopped by the little broom closet getting some supplies. I filled a small bucket I grabbed with some cleaning supplies. It was enough to get the dining room done.

I proceeded to the dining room and started cleaning. As I suspected it was dusty as ever. It wouldn't take me that long to clean, but it was still a pain in the ass. This room was so big, yet Sasuke barely used it. I understood he had the money and the funds to live such a lavish life, but shesh.

This room was lavishly decorated. Whoever decorated the room clearly took their time with it. Just experiencing how Sasuke was for these two months it was obvious he wouldn't settle for second best anything. Even if it came to decorating.

There was a fancy dining room set directly in the middle of the room under the chandelier. There were decorative plates and wine glasses on the table. The crystals dangling from the chandelier looked extremely expensive just by how the light refracted off them. The different coloring of light from the crystals was almost mesmerizing to the eyes.

Who needs all of this stuff, if you're not going to use it. Everything in this place just seemed like such a waste to me, but I had no room to complain. This was my new home now.

My thoughts paused for a moment and my mind went blanket.

"I wonder if mother found somewhere safe to live." I asked myself as if I already knew the answer to the question I riddled myself with. A small sigh parted from my lips. A heavy pain consumed my heart while thinking about her. I miss her. I miss her so much. She could be anywhere right now and I'm not there to help her.

My eyes started to burn severely. I could feel the tears building up unwillingly. My breathes felt so heavy and harsh. "No, don't cry. Don't cry. You can't cry. I have to be strong." I rubbed my eyes with the back of my hand roughly before the tears tried to roll down my face.

I took a moment to compose myself.

The feeling that taken over me faded away for now. I went back to cleaning the dining room. It was almost finished.

The dining room was completely clean. Not a speck of dust anywhere. The room smelled of cleaning products. It wasn't to harsh on the nose, but by the time the party would start the smell would disappear.

I was somewhat relieved that I didn't have to attend to the rest of the house. I didn't know what time the catering service was going to arrive.

I was curious of the tasks Sasuke entrusted Naruto with. It was clear that they were really close. I could only wonder how long Naruto has been here with him. This house was extremely empty when I arrived. Just those two in a house alone. Maybe Sasuke had some maids. Who knows.

I placed all of the cleaning supplies back in the bucket and returned them to the closet. I didn't know what I was going to do next, but I'm sure I had a little time to spare before the caters arrived.

It was time for the party. The catering service arrived and setup. There was expensive food, wines and champagne everywhere. I was standing by the door greeting everyone that was arriving. A bunch of women and men dressed up in fancy attire. Most of the women had a smug look on their face when walking by me. It felt like they were looking down to me.

After majority of the people arrived I went inside the dining area to help.

I carried around a platter with a bottle of wine on it asking the guest if they wanted some. I was getting tired and frustrated from all the people being here. Some of them were saying sly things under their breath about the way I looked and why my breast were so small.

More and more people were arriving.

It was getting worse by the minute.

There were so many people here now. The clinking of wine glasses and the many voices was giving me a headache. All I was doing was offering people drinks and asking them if they needed anything. I just needed a small break. I placed down the plater I was holding and made my way out of the room. I doubt anyone was going to notice I was missing. The caterers were doing the exact same thing as I was.

I didn't go out of the front door. Avoiding as many people as possible was my goal. I didn't want to welcome anyone else.

The backyard was the only place where I would be able to escape the noise. I slide open the door and closed it behind me. It wasn't anything to special out here. Sasuke has a small lake in the yard, but I just seen it as normal water. The moonlight reflected off the water. It was kind of beautiful.

The patio stood out the most to me. There was more lavish furniture out here too. There was a bar out here too. I didn't even know where I was going to sit.

I decided was I going to sit on the dock by the lake. From where I was standing now I could still hear the voices of the people inside.

I only took a few steps forward before I heard the door slide open behind me.

"Sakura, Are you alright?"

I turned around to see Naruto standing there closing the door behind him. A small sigh escaped my lips. I didn't want to deal with him right now either. I could hear his footsteps getting closer and closer. I didn't bother to stop walking.

"I seen you walk off and I was wondering if you were okay." He placed himself in front of me cutting off the path I was walking.

"Go away."

"Why won't you just talk to me for a second? You're always avoiding me."

"Please, leave me alone." I was getting irritated that I even had to have this conversation with him at this moment. I just wanted to be alone. "You're really annoying. Go bother someone else." I tried to step around him, but he wouldn't let me.

Naruto let out a loud sigh. "What the fuck is your problem?!" The sound of his voice was intense and a little bit scary.

"My problem?! What's your fucking problem?!" Why don't you just go fuck off!"

"You're the one with the problem here! All I want to do is talk to you and make sure you're alright! But you ignore me!

"What is there to talk about?!" Both of our voice were getting louder and louder. We were both trying to talk over each other. "I'm in a place where I don't want to be! I'm scared and hurting right now!" I clenched my fist. I was getting angry. My eyes started to burn again. I couldn't stop the tears this time. "Do I look alright?!"

He placed his hand on my face wiping my tears away with his thumb.

"I-I'm sorry. I didn't mean to make you cry."

I turned away from him quickly wiping my face.

"No, I'm sorry." I sighed out of frustration. "I've been on edge since I've gotten here. Honestly, I've been on edge for a while even before I got here."

"Sakura…"

"If you really want to know why I'm here I'll tell you." I turned back around and continued to walk towards the dock. I could feel his presence following me.

I sat down on the edge of the dock and Naruto plopped down next to me.

We sat in silence for awhile. I didn't know how to begin to tell him. Where do I start and How do I begin.

"The whole reason why I'm here is because I had to pay off my father's debt." I sighed.

"Your father's debt?"

I nodded my head and proceeded to talk. "He had a terrible gambling problem. All of his money went towards gambling. He wouldn't stop. He got himself involved with dreadful people. They didn't care about anyone, but themselves."

Naruto was silent and didn't speak at all, but the expression on his face was a bit confusing. He looked upset and frustrated. I didn't know what the expression was, but it was something.

"It gotten to the point where my father didn't have enough money to offer. My family didn't have much money left. It pained me everyday seeing my mother in such a state of distress because she knew she couldn't do anything to make him stop. He promised her everyday that he wouldn't do it anymore, but it was just more lies. Things started going missing from the house like jewelry. We both knew who was doing it and where it was going, but we acted like we were clueless. "

"Day by day, the debt grew larger and larger. My mother and I were clueless about how massive this debt had gotten until one day. We were all home together. It was strange because father was always gone. He would only return home at night, but on this day he was home all day."

"There was loud knock and the door. We had no idea who it could've been. At that moment there was such an expression of fear on his face. I knew something was wrong at that moment. Mother went to open the door and a few men bum rushed inside. They slammed the door behind them and asked for my father."

"Sakura stay here." He whispered those words to me before he stood up and walked towards the door. I sat in the living room as my body shook out of fear. The men voices were strong and bold. The conversation they had was short, but it was apparent. They told my father he had a week to come up with the money that he owed them or they were going to take my mother to pay off his debts. They even insinuated that they would kill him and her. They left quietly after."

"After that everyone was in a panic. My mother didn't know what to do and neither did my father. We only had a week to do something. What could we possibly do. There was barely any money left. I didn't want anything to happen to either of them. They were my parents. I loved them both. Even though my father was the cause of this I still loved him."

"There was no resolution for this problem. Mother continued to ask him what were they going to do. He had no answer. Nothing he said was going to change anything. "It's going to be alright." Those were the only words to come out of his mouth."

"About two days passed since the men came and everyone was on edge. Words were barely exchanged between anyone. I didn't know what I could've possibly done to change anything by myself. The days were going by slowly. The 5th day was getting closer and closer. Father was out of it. Mother wouldn't even step outside because she was in fear."

"The 4th day arrived, but it was weird. Father was speaking to us like there wasn't anything wrong. His words had a slight hint of amusement to them. I didn't know how to feel about this, but I didn't have much to say about it either. I thought he had came up with a plan to save our family from this situation he got us in, but…"

I stopped speaking. That heavy feeling taken over my body once more.

"But what?" Naruto asked me.

"He left us. He left us to suffer alone. He left us to deal with his problems. The night before the men were supposed to come he left in the night when we were sleep. He left a note saying he couldn't do this and he was sorry. So he was leaving us."

"I really thought that family was supposed to be something that was important to someone. I thought that family was supposed to be everything, but I was wrong. He didn't care about us to just leave us like that. The day came when the men were supposed to come. The little bit of money that we did have left was stored in a place where my mother and I only knew about. We were going to use that money to flee and get to safety. But I knew they were going to come after us if we both left."

"Mother was in a panic and didn't know what to do, but I knew what I was going to do. It would make everything right and she would be safe. We gathered up the money that was left. We put some clothes and the money in a duffle bag. There was sudden bangs at the door and we knew it was the men. We were going to run out the back door towards the train station. We jetted off towards the back door as the front was kicked in. The door slammed open and the men rushed in one by one. One of them peeped that we ran out the back door and yelled out to the other men."

"After we gotten out of the house, i knew we had to make it to the train station as quickly as possible. It wasn't too far away. We were ducking and hiding. The men were going to try to follow us. We gotten to the train station and one of the black cars that belonged to the men spotted us. There was a train boarding at the moment. We didn't know where it was head, but we needed to get on it. I could hear the men screaming "There they are." before hopping out of their cars chasing us."

"Mother was panting and scared. The crowd of people were boarding the train and we were pushing our way through the crowd to make it on that train. Majority of the people in the station got on that train. The doors on the train was closing." I sighed for a moment. "I pushed mother in and the doors closed. I was on the outside of the train looking in at her."

"She started screaming my name and banging on the glass. She was crying hysterically. I placed my hand on the glass on the door and looked at her one last time before the train started moving. She was trying to pry open the door with her hands, but she couldn't. I could hear the men running up on me from behind as the train started moving."

"I smiled at her and whispered I love you before the train slipped away and my hand lowered. The men came behind me and grabbed me. After that I was taken to the head of the gang. He didn't want me for himself, but he thought the next best thing was to sell me off to someone. I was laying in a dirty cell for awhile and then i was purchased by Sasuke."

"S-Sakura. I'm sorry. I don't know what to say. That's terrible." Naruto placed his hand over mine. I was looking off into the distance admiring the moonlit lake. "Do you think your father is still out there somewhere?"

"I don't know. Honestly, I rather him be dead right now than actually alive." I paused for a moment. "Is that selfish for me to say?"

"I don't think it is. You've been through a lot and he's put you through a lot."

"I don't know where my mother is, but I know she's safe right now. That's the only thing that matters. I'm fine with doing this as long as she's safe."

I stood up from the dock and looked down at Naruto. I cut off the rest of the conversation right there. We'd been out here for awhile and I didn't want to talk about what happened anymore.

"Come on. Let's go back in. I'm sure Sasuke might be looking for us by now." I extended my hand out to him and he grabbed it pulling himself up. We walked towards the backdoor to return to the party.