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Chapter 6

My feet were freezing by the time I had made it to the burning orphanage. Cops were holding the by standers back as the flames raged. The firefighters couldn't get the flames under control. I ran over to Ms. Holiday who took care of the children and together we counted each head. There were 30 children in all. But we only counted 29 and I began to panic. Ms. Holiday tried to calm me down but I started to shove past the by standers.

Some mumble and cursed at me but I ignored them. I ducked under the caution tape. But one of the cops stopped me telling me I wasn't permitted to go inside. So I did the only thing I could do. I kicked him where the sun don't shine and ran past him. The other cops dove to grab me but I was to fast for them. I grabbed a bucket of water and threw it over myself and ran into the burning orphanage.

The black smoke was so thick you could hardly see anything and I used my shirt to cover my mouth. I ran up the stairs desperately looking for little Lilly. I couldn't hear anything over the raging flames.

"Lilly!" I screamed.

My cherry blossom pink hair was now as black as night with some gray ash in it. My emerald green eyes were watery from the smoke. I dove before a falling book shelf fell on me but it skimmed my leg. I started to beat at it with my hands to get the flame to go out. Thankfully my clothes were still wet with water and it wasn't as bad. I probably would have a welt there though. I crawled on the floor to the last door on the left. Lilly's bed room.

The door knob was way to hot and I was barefoot so I slammed myself into the door a couple times. After the third time it finally gave way and I stumbled into the room. The bed was on fire along with all the walls. I had to be fast and began tearing up everything that wasn't on fire. I couldn't find her and I was loosing precious air and time then I remember my dream. The closet. She's in the closet. I ran across the room and the handles were scolding hot. But I didn't have time to cover my hands I grabbed a hold of them. My skin was literally pealing off when I did.

I yanked the doors open and there she was. Lilly was curled into a corner hugging her little teddy bear that Sasuke and I had got her years before. Her blonde locks were now as black as mine and those beautiful sky blue eyes were filled with tears. The freckles on her face could be seen no matter what.

"Sakura-nii!" She cried.

"Lilly, I found you." I picked her up and wrapped her in my jacket tightly.

"Thank you…I thought I was…"

"No, don't you ever think like that. I'll always come for you." I hold her close and ran out of the room.

There was just one dent in my plan. The stairs had fallen apart and there was no way I could get back the way I came. Everything was caving in inside the house and if I didn't think of something fast; Lilly and I both were in trouble. How I wished Sasuke was here right now. He would know what to do. I could hear Lilly sniffling and coughing into my shoulder. I grit my teeth and ran down another hall that had started to fall apart. I stopped at the gigantic hole that was in the middle of the floor. I was going to back track but the flames were coming from that way.

So I did the only thing I could do. I hoisted Lilly up on my back and told her to hold on tight. She had a death grip on me. I walked backward and ran toward the hole and leaped. I wasn't going to make it but I grabbed a hold of the edge just in the nick of time. Lilly crawled from my back up onto the other side of the floor. My fingers were screaming in pain and I couldn't lift myself up. My vision was really blurry and I was having problems seeing. Lilly grabbed a hold of my wrist trying to yank me up with what little strength she had.

I thought about just giving up right there. I mean what was there really left to do in my life? My fingers start to slip from the ledge and Lilly was crying and screaming at me.

"Sakura-nii! Don't do this! Don't leave me alone!" She cried trying to pull me back up.

Some where I could hear her and Sasuke yelling at me in my head. There was something to live for. I would live for Lilly. I would adopt her and I would raise her. That's what I could live for. I knew in my heart Sasuke would be proud of me and proud to have a daughter like Lilly. We had talked about having children but never got the chance. I found new strength and began to pull myself up and over. Lilly hugged me tight and I carried her out of the burning orphanage.

Firefighters, cops, and Ms. Holiday looked at me with pure shock. I was a mess and Lilly was no better. But we were alive and that is what counted. I let the paramedics take Lilly from me to go help her. She threw a fit kicking and screaming but I rubbed her head and told her I'd be there in a minute. She relaxed and let them take care of her and I even let them take care of me.

An old man walked up to me. He had a black top hat on, a grey beard and dark brown orbs. He wore old style clothes and held a cane with a silver butterfly handle. I looked at him curiously. He just gave me a small smile.

"Are you Sakura Haruno dear?" He asked in that old gruff voice.

"Depends on who is asking." I say skeptical.

"You will receive something special on Christmas day for your actions." He chuckled.

"Oh, really? What would that be?" I asked in doubt that some stranger was going to give me something for Christmas.

"It's a surprise my dear." He tipped his hat to me and when I blinked. He was gone.

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