The rain was pouring down on Sakura. It made her hair, face and clothing wet.

-Come in Sakura. This is your new home! – her step mother said when they stopped in front of the huge Haruno mansion on the outskirts of Tokyo.

Sakura stood on the porch for a while. She looked back at the road they drove, up in the sky and then at the silhouettes of Tokyo. The fact, that life as she knew it was over, slowly started to soak into her mind.

-Everything will be different from now on. – She said to herself, shivered from cold and this new, scary feeling and took a confident step in the mansion.

It was huge. There was a huge hall in front of her. Stairs started from two corners of the room and met in the middle making a balcony in the house. Sakura raised her gaze and saw a beautiful chandelier hanging from the ceiling, which was painted with roses that matched Tamiko's hair color. The walls were colored in ivory and had many beautiful paintings hanging on them. The floor was in dark brown wood and had few cute, Turkish rugs that Saburo had bought in Turkey during his work trips. Sakura had never seen anything like this place, everything looked so expensive, but unlike some houses seen in movies and magazines, it was furnished with taste.

Sakura must've been standing and staring there for a while when she heard a shy throat clearing from Tamiko.

-Come, I'll show you the house. – After an hour long tour trough the house Sakura memorized that this mansion has a library, kitchen, dining room, dance hall, lounge, 5 guest bedrooms, bedroom for Tamiko and Saburo, a room for Sakura, 5 bathrooms, one for Sakura, one for Haruno's, two for guests and one downstairs. There was also a large balcony, a garden house, office, huge garage with 5 cars in total in it.

-There is also a pool and a hot tub in the garden, but they are drained when it's rain season. – this last remark made Sakura shiver. She was not in Kansas anymore.

-This is your room. – Tamiko said and opened a big wooden door.

Sakura's new room was, unlike the rest of the house, in more modern fashion. The biggest wall was covered with a wallpaper which shoved red roofs of an ancient city, gray-ish blue sky and cherry trees in both sides. The petals were flying in the air above the city making everything look very realistic. Thee walls were in the same gray-ish blue the sky in the wallpaper was. The floor was darker and more antique looking than in the rest of the rooms. There was a big bed in the middle of one of the walls. The bed had a huge white headboard. There was also a big window on the wall opposite to the bed. Long white curtains were stacked in big golden loops on the sides of the window. There was also a closet that had a different room than the bedroom. A tabele, with an antique chair, Bookshelf filled with classics and more paintings. Thee floor was covered in many white fur rugs.

-It's bed time actually. This is the door to your bathroom, it has everything you need, shampoos, gels, cerams, make up, toothbrushes... well, everything. Please, wash yourself up and makee yourself comfortable in the bed. I'll be here in 20 minutes to check up one you and wish a good night. – Tamiko said and left.

Sakura went into the golden, ivory bbathroom and slowly undressed. The wall lenght mirror in front of her showed and image of a very palegirl all covered in blemishes, bruised and cuts. Sakura couldn't look at herself any more so she steppped into the shower cabin and turned on the hot water. She didn't see what the mirror actually showed. A slender girl, with pink waist length hair, pretty round breasts that were not too big or too small, long legs, round butt and hips. She had the dream hourglass figure.

Sakura stood under the hot water for 10 minutes, then she cleaned her teeth, washed her hair which had shorter wisps because of her father. She also washed herself with a strawberry shower gel and felt like a whole new person. After the shower Sakura put on the pijama Tamiko had bought for her. She went out of the bathroom and climbed in the middle of the bed. She layed down and pulled the blanket almost over her head. Only at this moment Sakura realised how tired she is.

-Oh, your already in bed. – Tamiko said. She went to Sakura and sat on the corner of her bed. There were so many things she would like to say, but she was afraid. She leaned to Sakura and kissed her forehead.

-Good night! – Tamiko said and left the room closing the door after her.

Sakura felt lonely and lost sleeping in this big, cold bed alone. Even though she was tired, her eyes couldn't just close and let sleep take over. She was staring in the ceiling for hours nad it only got colder. Her body wasn't cold, her mind was. She slowly climbed out of the bed and took a glance at the clock.

-4:27 – she said to herself.

Sakura quietly walked to the room of Tamiko and Saburo. She knocked on the door and qaited for a while. Then she heard steps coming towards the door.

-I couldn't sleep. – Was all Sakura said to Tamiko.

-Would you like some hot chocolate or milk? – Tamiko asked and put an expensive, silk robe over her night gown.

-Y...yes, please. – Sakura said and started walking downstairs. Tamiko followed her.

Sakura sat on the high kitchen stool while Tamiko prepared hot chocolate for both of them. She shily sat and looked at her new parent. It was so strange, she wanted to feel thankful to them both, but she was angry that her father didn't let her die. Sakura didn't want to be ungrateful, but she wanted to be dead and see her mother once again. Sakura wasn't religious, but she somehow felt that suicide was not what gets people into heaven. Even such an exhausted soul as Sakura would deserve to go to hell for her attempt at taking her own life.

While making the chocolate Tamiko saw that Sakura's green eyes got darker and darker, they filled with pain and anger. She didn't know why was it like that, but she wanted to help this poor little girl that knew abuse and neglection more than most. Tamiko saw that Sakura gripped the stool and closed her eyes. She put the cup of hot chocolate next to Sakura and started sipping on her own.

-What are you angry at...dear? – Tamiko asked murmuring the „dear" quietly.

-Life...everything...everyone...myself. – Sakura said keeping a pause after each word and whispering the last one.

-I wanted to die, so I could finally be free from everything. I wanted to end the pain of living, but now I have to start a whole new life, which is even harder than it would have been continuing how it was. No I have to meet new peeople, contact with them, be nice and love my new parents. – Sakura's voice was getting higher by each sentence.

-How can I love anyone if I don't even love myself? – she yelled and continued to sit on the stool.

Tamiko was shocked of this sudden outburst. She wasn't shocked about what Sakura said. She never thought that Sakura would actually tell those things aloud. Tamiko looked at this broken human being she had leti n her house, in her life and even in her heart.

-You don't have to love us. We are giving you a second chance in life. Normaly there are no second chances, if you spill your glass of wine, you have to live thirsty. We are refilling your glass, Sakura! Don't you want to live? – Tamiko was starting to get angry.

-I'm afraid. – Sakura whispered while she started to shiver.

-Of what? What are you afraid of?

-That no one will like me, no one will ever love me.

-I will love you Sakura. And Saburo will also love you. Come, you can sleep in our bed.

They both went upstairs and Sakura layed down next to Tamiko. She suddenly felt so warm that she fell asleep.

Next week in Sakuras life was full of new things. She and Tamiko went shopping for clothes and Sakura got things that she thought she would never wear, like designer handbags and shoes, high heels, dresses and french lingerie. The last scared Sakura, but Tamiko reashured her.

-You will thank me for these some day. Well, atleast when you have a boyfriend. – Sakura's closet was filling fast.

Sakura spent a lot of time inside. She fell in love with the huge warm house. She spent a lot of time in the library reading books. Sakura got into one of best schools in Tokyo. The school started in two days.

On her first day Sakura was scared. Cause in her last school kids made fun of her, they called her scar face and no teacher asked Sakura where she got those blemishes and scars.

Sakura's injuries were healing fine, but she still had many scars that would probbly stay with her for the rest of her life. She had a lot of scars near her breasts, on her stomach and ribs, her back was the most harmed place. Her arms had scars from nails aswell. Sakura's face had only few scars, but her own made scar where she tried to take her life was very visible. The rain had ended and it was sunny so she had to wear uniform for warm weather. She had short, plaid skirt in green hues, white button up shirt with short sleeves and a pretty deep cleavege, she also wore black over the knee socks. The shoes were students own choice so Sakura wore her new, black Louboutin ballerina flats and for shool bag she used the Chanel jumbo bag Tamiko insisted on buying.

After their driver took Sakura to school she had to gather all her guts to go inside. Sakura didn't want Tamiko and Saburo to go with her, cause she was a big girl and didn't need parents on her first day.

Sakura held the paper that said „Kakashi sensei, room 321" and went to look for the right room. She went into a classroom that was in the process of filling with students. Everyone was sitting on tables or standingg and chatting friendly about their summer. When Sakura entered the room everyone looked at her, for a moment there was whispering aboutt the new girl, but then a girl with blue-ish black hair and light eyes along with a blond girl with blue eyes came to her.

-Hi! My name is Ino Yamanaka and this is Hinata Hyuga, welcome to our school! You must be Sakura Haruno, right? Our teacher will be Kakashi sensei, he is very nice and kind. He has different teaching methods than other students. The principal of this school is Lady Tsunade, she gets angry very fast so don't do anything wrong. – Ino said in one breath while Sakura started feeling better.

-Yes, I'm Sakura. Where should I sit? – Sakura asked.

-There are two places left, but in the one next to Sasuke Uchiha no one can sit. – they both giggled about Sasuke and Ino kind of blushed when mentioning him.

-Which one is Sasuke? – Sakura asked.

-The one with the black hair, see? Talking to Naruto, the guy with spiky blond hair.

Sakura searched with her eyes for Sasuke. When she saw the back of his head she thought „Wow, that's some black hair." Then Sasuke thurned his face when laughing at something that Naruto said and his black eyes met Sakura's green ones. No one of them stopped their look. They stared into each other eyes and didn't see or hear anything that happened in the class. Sakura didn't hear that she can now sit next to Ino, she didn't hear the bell. Sasuke didn't hear what Naruto said, he didn't hear the bell either.

The world was frozen.

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So, a new chapter. This one is much longer and she finally meets Sasuke! Please review, I want to know how I'm doing.