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Blizzard Wolf Petals

Chapter 2. Icy greetings

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She never knew it that the sky was so blue. Or that a simple rain fall meant a death coming from miles away. Yet, being trapped in a forest with your family is suppose to teach you everything. But after they die and release you from their grip, it's like taking a new satisfying breath of fresh air.

Cold, metallic air. She figured that her new mother wouldn't like the weather plaguing the village at the moment. But due to her body temperature completely below normal, it made a huge difference for her. Sakura never though having your blood surrounding by a chilly layer of chakra makes you feel so good.

If only Akane could share her chakra. She was practically boiling in that sun dress. After adopting the pinkette, she stepped down from her duties until necessary when a draft is needed for more soldiers at any moment. So for now, she's staying at home raising Sakura like her own.

For now, she was taught the standard dining and acting polite to strangers. Sakura didn't fight back with any remorse and stuck the tutoring in the back of her brain forever. Speaking of cherry blossoms, the little wolf demon sat on a cushion devouring a piece of red velvet cake.

As she lifted the piece into her mouth, okaa-chan moaned and groaned in annoyance. Complaining about the lack of cool air circulating through the fan. Sakura did not falter. Due to her okaa-chan complaining that it's hot in the main room, she didn't make a peep.

"This thing is broken! It is not fifty degrees out." drawled out the red head.

Sakura stuffed her face with cookies as her okaa-chan tapped the thermometer with her thumb. Her adoptive mother smiled as it rose up, only to allow sweat to drop from her sides when it stopped at eighty degrees. The red head frowned slightly

"Oh well.. not like we can't have a picnic under the shade. Ready to go?" offered Akane.

The little girl dropped from her seat, and grabbed the woman's hand. Akane lightly lead her out the house and both of them advanced towards the park for an outdoor lunch by the cherry blossom trees. Once they parked their selves underneath a red and white checked blanket, food was passed around.

"Here you are."

Sakura accepted the plate filled with rice, only to drop it. Akane raised an eye brow, then picked up the rice, and gave it to her once more. As it got secured into the rosette's hands, it slid out of her palms onto the grass. Both females watched as a party of ants claimed the white grains their own.

"Oh well.. I can spoon feed you like a baby if you like."

The little girl shook her head in a negative way and then scooped up a rice ball into her hands. Akane watched patiently as Sakura slowly took a few bites then put it down on another empty plate for later. Said red head frowned, seems like she was interesting with the swings rather then their meal.

"Honey.. do you want to swing?"

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"Sakura-chan?"

Without warning, Sakura rushed off the picnic blanked not towards the swings, off near the forest. She leaped across the bushes and touched the grass on fours. Once the pinkette regained her balance, she moved into a sprint, completely taken over by a white light. It vanished along with the wind, leaving behind a wave of sparkles as a white wolf races across the forest.

After each she step she took, a small pool of ice was left behind. Once she reached clearing, the wolf stopped and took notice of a glowing orange eyed creature. Her eyes shined as the reunion of one of her own crossed paths with her. Sakura trotted in a normal pace toward the large wolf. As she takes a few steps closer towards the source, as if a mirage was placed over it, a tornado of fire coated him.

Sakura didn't flinch from the flurry of flames. 'Oji.. Never thought you would try and find me.'

He circled her, keeping his orange eyes on her small form. 'Our clan drifts around. It's normal to find a blood relative in these parts.'

'So you haven't come to save me?' Sakura frowned, her ears drooping in sadness.

The male wolf stops moving. 'Why? You seem to have a replacement for my cousin's mate.' he told her, bringing memories back into her painful heart.

'Okaa-chan..' She mentioned in he thoughts, peering down at the grass below her paws. 'I miss her so much..'

Oji moved closer to her, and sat down. 'Its alright. You can cry if you want..'

Sakura scurried over to him, and rested her head on his fur. 'It's not fair.. why did they have to die?'

'Our powers are sacred. Without us, the world would be out of whack.'

'I understand..' sniffed the female wolf. She looks up, green eyes coated with the remainders of her tears. 'Do you mind asking someone to train me in the art of ice?'

'I'll see what I can do.'

"Sakura-chan, dear! Can you hear me?"

The little white wolf looks up, eyes wide as saucers. 'My new okaa-chan is calling me.'

'Go ahead. I'll meet up with you later. Just pay attention to my howl.'

She nodded slowly in understandment, and stared ahead when her uncle evacuated out of the area in an explosion of flames. As she remained sitting on the forest floor, she heard familiar foot steps from her new mother. Sakura got up and ran in a circle, turning back into the form of an eight year old girl. Akane wandered by with a scared look on her face.

"Why did you run off like that?"

Sakura looked up at her with a bright smiled on her face. "I saw a butterfly mother."

Akane nodded slowly in understanding. "Alright. Come on, I left all the food behind at the picnic."

While the woman moved across the grass, Sakura quietly wiped the tears from her face..

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-Back in the village-

Sakura traveled along side her new mother. She kept her fingers intertwined with Akane's, never taking her hand down from the older woman's grip. Previously they had had just left the house to complete a few errands that were spoken of earlier. Some of them on the list required bargain hunting in the bazaar locations. They were hovering over a few stands filled with merchandise. Sakura didn't have any particular taste for the objects and found her self surrounded by a delicious aura of scent.

Curious, she removed her hand and trekked towards the source. Sakura kept her nose held up high, and followed it towards a large hut with the kanji word for cafe on it. Curiosity claimed her as she headed straight inside of the building. The pinkette scanned her surroundings and took notice of a few tables seating with people holding onto menus and drinking tea.

Sakura didn't move an inch, and cocked her head to the side when a dark haired boy swept past her over near the counter. As she stood, mysterious memories claimed her. Sakura held onto her head in fear and caved to the floor, gasping for air. She attracted a bunch of attention from complete strangers as of a result of her explicit spasm.

Including him. "Woah, anything wrong pinky?" he asked, a sorrowful expression claiming his face.

Sakura didn't say a word and gasped for breath. Her vision blurred as past days of her life stuck in the cocoon of ice claimed her memory chasm. Those anbu.. hokage-sama, her dead parents. It's all becoming so clear. Both of them were her saviors! While she kept choking on her saliva, both Itachi and his cousin conducted a quick chat amongst them selves.

"Hey, do you remember her?"

Said boy stared at her for a moment. "Why yes I do. She's the girl from the ice."

"Hahaha.. are you serious? No one can survive from living in an ice prison." chuckled a heavy set worker.

"Honestly, she did." spoke the Uchiha. "Aren't I right, Itachi?"

Itachi nodded slowly. Meanwhile, the worker still didn't, or perhaps couldn't, believe what he's hearing.

"What ever. If she spits out a chuck of ice, I'll give you guys a whole bag of dango for free."

"Hey, that's not fair." Itachi's cousin said, helping her onto her feet. "I think she's been through enough as it is."

"Yeah right. Just another child entering the village with some random sob story."

After that comment surfaced, a surge of ice pushed forward from beneath her feet. Shisui moved to the left and watched as the path of ice made it's way near the counter and race atop of it, scaring the crap out of the owner of said dango shop. He moved back in surprise, then wiped his sweaty brow with a napkin.

"N-nevermind.." grumbled the man with a quick shake of head, "She's proved enough to me..."

"Yup. Do us a favor and put those dangos in a bag, lickity split." smirked the elder cousin.

"Tch, what ever. Just because she spluttered icicles at my.." he explained pitifully, only to duck when a sharp icicle sailed across the room.

The chubby man got back up, shivering like a wet puppy. "Okay! Okay! I-I'll prepare the candy.. just stop shooting those at me." he moaned.

Itachi and Shisui watched as the store owner filled a giant bag with dango. He slid it across the counter, then flinched when Itachi snatched the bag out of his view. The weasel turned around and walked on his way, while his cousin stuck up the middle finger at him. Shisui ducked when a spatula was throw at him and then ran off towards the door.

"Come on kid, were not wanted here anymore."

Sakura timidly nodded her head, then followed him out the door into the raw sunlight. Itachi could be seen sitting on the bench outside the shop while Shisui bent down with his hands on his knees panting.

"It's so hot out here.." he trailed.

"Not too bad. It could have been worse."

Shisui looked up, "Are you serious? You must be one of them.." he breathed.

With that, she zipped her lip.

Sakura went on her way, ignoring the male's called from afar.

"Wait! Don't you want some dango? We can't finish it by ourselves."

The girl halts in her steps, and slowly turns around to face them. "Are you sure? You practically used me."

"Not really! Do you want some or not?" he shouted/asked from afar.

Sakura thought for a moment.

Judging by their chakra, they were really the two humans that unfroze her from the ice.

At first, she thought that the memories that good pulled out the open were false. Mostly after hearing their voices back in the dango shop gave away their social back ground. But how exactly did they thaw her outs? She didn't exactly feel anything from beyond the crystal barrier.

If so, then she was released no matter what the culprit was. Speaking of ice, it could have held off fire attacks or other free lanced jutsus. But that damn barrier didn't seem to make any sense since it was taken down by a katon. Mostly because her okaa-chan told of their heroic deeds after releasing her from the icy prison.

It wasn't really her prison, just a sleeping hibernation process until she decides to wander around freely. Since they took her to their home village, she can't really wander around anymore and must live like them. Sakura bit her lip. This kinda seems right.. unless they want her for her power.

Her legs wobble across the dirt path, heading for the two boys a few feet away.

As she gets closer to them, their full figures come into view. Sitting on a bench was a young boy with long hair tied back with a hair accessory and two lings running down each side of his face. Next to him with the biggest grin ever was a short haired boy wearing an ANBU outfit. Which probably meant that they came to the shop on their daily lunch break.

"See? That wasn't so bad.." admitted them male. "I'm Shisui by the way. Over there sitting on the bench is Itachi, my cousin."

Itachi nodded his head at her in acknowledgement. "Pleasure meeting you, ice-hime."

Sakura let a weary smile claim her lips. "Were you the guys that unfroze me?"

"Maybe.. Now are we done talking or not? My sweet tooth is bothering the hell out of me."

All she could do was laugh.

Hopefully, they won't bury in her own pile of snow.

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Okay.. you just got a glimpse of her ice powers! D:

Also, her uncle is going to train her. Do you think he'll make a good summon for her?

Or perhaps, one of the other ice wolfs..

Review please! Some criticism will be nice, mostly to cancel out mistakes in the second version.

She's going to get a black ribbon from Itchy-kun next.^^