Chapter 4 - Dream/Flashbacks
Every night for the past weeks, Sakura has been having this one dream night after night. And tonight wasn't any different. It's like a dream mixed with a nightmare. Every night she sometimes goes to sleep a little earlier. When she has this dream/nightmare she falls into a deep sleep and she never knows when she will wake up.
In the dream she's standing there and sees a little fragile girl on the ground surrounded by a group of kids. Sakura now knows that the girl is her, just when she was little:
Little Sakura was bruised up and the kids were teasing her. "Leave her alone." says a voice. All the kids look up to see a little boy with black hair and onyx eyes. "Come on Sasuke we are just having fun." says one of the kids. "I said leave her alone." the boy says in a cold tone. The kids run away. The boy then looks at Sakura. "Are you ok?" he asks. Sakura looks up at him and nods. He turns away and starts to walk off but then stop and look over his shoulder. "Are you sure?" he asks. Sakura nods. He then leaves completely.
The dream then forwards to about three years later:
It had been raining out side and there was mud puddles everywhere. Once again Sakura was surrounded by kids. "You don't deserve to live here." says one of the kids pushing her making her lose her balance and fall into one of the mud puddles. The kids laugh at her. "Why don't you'll ever stop messing with her?" asks a familiar voice. Everyone turns to see the same boy from the first time but this time he had a girl and boy standing behind him. "Sasuke you know we don't just do this for fun." says one kid.
"Then what did she ever do to you?" asks the girl, who was standing behind Sasuke. The kids all mumbling to each other trying to think of something to say. "Exactly, she did nothing to you. So leave her alone now." says Sasuke as coldly as he can. "Sorry Sasuke." the kids say as they bow to him then run off. "That's pathetic." says the boy standing behind Sasuke. Sasuke nods and walks over to Sakura. He holds out a hand to her. "Are you ok?" he asks. Sakura nods and takes his hand and stands up. "Yea. Thanks Sasuke." Sakura replies. Sasuke nods.
"Is this yours?" asks the girl as her and the boy walks over. The girl holds a coat. Sakura takes the coat from the girl. "Yea thanks I dropped it." Sakura says puts on the coat. Sakura then looks at the girl and boy. "Oh umm…Hi I'm Sakura. Sakura Haruno." Sakura says holding out her hand. The girl and boy smiled a little. "Hi I'm Mika Seido." says the girl shaking Sakura's hand. "And I'm Hiroto Amagiwa." says the boy shaking Sakura's hand too.
"So Sakura do you want to come with us?" asks Mika. Sakura nods. "Sure. Where are you going?" she asks. "We're just walking around basically." answers Hiroto. "So Sasuke can she come?" Mika asks Sasuke. "Hn." he replies. "I'll take that as a yes." Mika says. Sakura sighs. "I might can't go." says Sakura. Mika looks at her. "Why?" she asks. Sakura points to herself and her now muddy dress. "I'll dirty. I have to go home and put on some new clothes." she says.
"That's alright. We'll come with you." says Mika. Sakura looks at her. "Are you sure?" she asks. Mika nods. "Ok then." Sakura says. "I don't want to take up to much time so come on." Sakura says as she starts running toward her house. The other three follows her. Sakura stops running when they reaches a mansion. "This is your house Sakura?" asks Hiroto. Sakura nods. "Yea, the Haruno Manor. They say that it's the second biggest if you count the Uchiha Manor." Sakura says as she walks onto the porch. The three follows her. Sakura opens the door just as a maid walks past. The maid stops and looks at Sakura.
"Sakura dear, what happened to you?" asks the maid walking up to Sakura. "It was those bullies again." answers Sakura. "But I was luck that these three came along." Sakura says pointing to the three behind her. The maid looks behind Sakura. "Thank you for helping Sakura." she says bowing. "Sakura I guess you are going with them today." asks the maid. Sakura nods. "Yea I am, Machi." Sakura walks toward the staircase. "Machi can you show my friends to the living room? There you all can introduce yourselves." says Sakura. Machi nods. "Sure Sakura." With that Sakura runs up the stairs and into her room.
Sasuke, Mika, and Hiroto look at each other then at Machi. "Ok then come along." Machi says turning around and walking away. The three follows her. "My name is Machi Watanabe/Haruno. The Haruno family let me take their last name because I'm like a big sister and another mom to Sakura. I've been serving the Haruno family ever since Sakura was born. I'm just 5 years older then her." The four of them sat down in the living room. "I'm Mika Seido; I'm Hiroto Amagiwa; I'm Sasuke Uchiha." they all say introducing their selves. Machi smiles. "Nice to meet you three." she says.
"I'm so happy to see that Sakura has friends now. Maybe you three can toughen her up." Machi says. "I'm not calling her weak but she just so fragile and all her real strength and energy is just bottled up deep inside of her." The three kids nods. "We'll try." replies Mika. "Oh yea another thing. Sakura may not look like it just a few minutes ago but she's a tomboy." informs Machi. "But she was just in a dress." replies Sasuke. "I know." says Machi. "What type of tomboy is she?" Hiroto asks.
"That type." Machi simply answers nodding toward the door. The three turns toward to see Sakura walks into the room. They stare at her. She didn't look like the same person. The little make up that was on her face was gone. The dress and dress shoe is gone. She now had on some blue jean pants that are at least two sizes too big, a black shirt that goes half way done her thigh with a big cherry blossom design on the front of it. And black and white sneakers. She still has on the same little necklace. And her hair is now down and goes to at least the middle of her back.
"Sakura you look different." says Mika. Sakura smiles. "Thanks." she says. "Anyways come on. Oh Machi can you tell Mama that I checked in but left back out. Tell her I'll be in later." Sasuke, Mika, and Hiroto follow Sakura as she starts walking out of the room. "So where are we going first?" Sakura asks as they walk out the door. The three shrugs. "Anywhere." says Sasuke.
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An eleven year old Sakura is dressed in all black. And so are the people around her. Sakura stands there looking at the graves of her parents even though the funnel was over. Four people walk up behind her. "Sakura…" says one of them. Sakura turns around. Standing there was Sasuke with Mika, Hiroto, and Machi right behind him. She looks at them through her teary emerald eyes. "They left me." Sakura cries. Sasuke walks up to Sakura and hugs her. "Sakura they didn't mean to. It wasn't their fault." he says to her as she cries into his shirt.
"Come on we need to get her home." says Machi. The four kids follow Machi as she walks away from the graves.
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"But why Sasuke?" asks Sakura. Sasuke shrugs. "I don't know. I've been trying to find that out too, Sakura." he answers. "Have you even asked them?" Sakura asks. Sasuke nods. "Yes I have. They never answered me back." he says. "Sakura, I'll come back." Sakura shakes her head trying to keep the tears in. "First my parents now you Sasuke. Why is everyone leaving me?" she asks as the tears she tried to hold in rolls down her cheeks. "Sakura I'm not leaving you forever." Sasuke says. "Sakura I just said that I'll come back. I don't care if it's against my parents' ruling or not. I'll come back by myself if I have to. But I'll come back." he says. Sakura stares at him. "Promise you'll come back." Sasuke nods. "Promise." Sasuke replies then hugs her. "I'll see you then bye Sakura." he says letting go of her and walking over to the car that was waiting for him. "Bye Sasuke." Sakura says.
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BUZZ
Sakura springs up as she hears the buzzer of her clock. She clutches her head. Yet again she had this same dream. She doesn't know why. She tries every day to figure out what it meant. Sakura was about to flop back down on her bed but someone knocks on her bedroom door. "Yes." she asks. "Come on Sakura, it's time for you to get ready for school." says the person. "Can't I stay in bed a little longer, Machi?" asks Sakura.
"No Sakura. Not this time. Now come on right now your friends should be here soon." Machi answers. Sakura groans and walks out of her room. "You're no fun Machi." Sakura says. "Now you and I both know that that's a lie." Machi says. Sakura smiles and nods. "Yea but I had to say something." Sakura says sticking her tongue out at Machi. Machi laughs and sticks her tongue out back at Sakura. "Well anyways. Everything is all set for you. Ok?" she says. Sakura nods. "Then why are you standing here? Go on." Machi says pushing Sakura toward the bedroom then she walks down the staircase.
