When the girl reported to the police about how her lover got killed, At first they laughed at her childish nonsense but she somehow convinced the cops and they immediately went to the scene. There, they found the boy's dead body and blood gushed out staining every inch of his clothing. One of the police was horrified by the sight. This type of man-slaughter was a first for their town. However, a police should not be scared with these type of things. Taking a flashlight, he moved closer towards the body to see the condition of it. There, he found something rather strange.
"Look at this!" he cried out. His partner rushed to his side to see what was wrong.
"What is it?" he asked.
"His body. Whoever killed him did more than just man-slaughter."
"Okay?" the clueless partner agreed but in an unsure tone. He crouched down towards the dead corpse to see what the other officer was talking about. It took him a good few seconds to see the strangeness of this sight.
"Oh my god!" he exclaimed.
Not only that they discovered that the boy's body was slaughtered, they also found out that the boy's internal organs were not in his body. It was as if he was an experiment of some sort.
"What sort of madness is this?"
Many questions were running through the the citizen's heads after they heard about the murder on the news. Since then, people were frightened because they think that one of them would be the next victim. However, the news left out a small detail. Or rather they changed the story of the murderer. They told the viewers that the person behind this was rather wearing some sort of a demon-like costume to somehow ease the people's mind. If they found out that a real demon was on the loose, they will either believe the rumor or laugh about it saying the media is simply trying to be more interesting.
A man around his mid thirties was reading the daily stocks for the week while watching about the incident. He scoffed and laughed at this nonsense.
"Must they make up something like that?" he told his loyal butler as he poured coffee into his expensive looking and imported teacup. This man is one of the richest in the country. As a young man, he was considered a true genius. Graduating at an early young age, Hiroki Haruno earned his first billion only at the age of 21 thanks to his financial talent. He got married with a beautiful young maiden named Asami but she sadly passed away when she gave birth to their only daughter,
Sakura Haruno.
Hiroki worked hard as a single parent. Juggling his business work and raising his only child. Sakura was more precious than any business deal or any money. She was a valuable gem for Hiroki. Not even every money in the world can replace her.
"Good Morning Dad!" a smiling pink-haired sixteen year old entered the kitchen. She turned towards the wall where a picture of her mother hanged. "Good Morning Mom!"
Her beautiful, unique smile and gentleness was the reason why Hiroki fell in love with her and he was indeed a lucky man to meet someone as wonderful as Asami. She was never one of those people that would marry someone only because of their money. No. Asami truly loved him. And now, she sees Asami in Sakura.
"Morning dear," he greeted. "Are you headed for school now? How about you get a bite to eat first sweetie?"
"Sure dad," his daughter said and sat down next to him. Grabbing and taking a bite of a buttered toast, green orbs were glued towards the television as the anchorwoman warned,
"Whoever is this killer has not been captured yet. However, we do have a drawing of the murderer."
Sakura's eyes widened in horror as she looked at the the terrifying sight of the drawing of a demon showing on their screen. However, something inside her heart began to twitch. As if she knows the murderer somehow.
"This town is starting to get ridiculous," he told his daughter. "Fantasies are rather interesting that's true. However, does the news have to go that far?"
"Maybe the killer thinks ski masks are overrated and wants to try something new and decided to dress up like a monster."
She couldn't help it but that drawing was now stuck on her mind. She has this strange feeling that this so-called monster was real.
When she took a final bite of the piece of bread, she got up and grabbed her school bag.
"Bye Dad!" she hugged him. "I'll be heading out now."
"Have fun dear." her dad smiled and Sakura left the mansion.
"She's growing up isn't she?" the butler asked. "Everyday she's becoming more and more like her mother."
"Indeed she is." Hiroki agreed as he heard her daughter scream,
"Hell yeah! Let's do this!"
Hiroki and the butler laughed at Sakura's positive personality.
Sure Sakura was rich and could have been dropped off at her school but she insisted that walking would be a better choice. Besides, it was not that far of a walk. It was only a few blocks away from her house after all. Sakura wants to enjoy this time walking and thinking and such.
That is, if she can think straight.
She couldn't help but wonder why she wasn't scared of what she saw earlier. That sketch was oddly too familiar for her. The question is what. What did the silly little drawing mean to her?
Meanwhile, a desperate Sasuke Uchiha was walking on the other side of the street. Wondering when and where he could find the pink-haired beauty he once loved before. Did she really come back? So far, no luck. It has been a couple of weeks since his reawakening. And his only purpose,
Was to see his beloved again.
He strolled through the modern town. It looked completely different way back then. But he didn't care. He only wants to be with her again. But lately, he hasn't gotten a clue yet. He doesn't know where to look first. But he knows that Sakura has been reincarnated once again.
"When will I ever see you again?" he wondered towards the blue sky and climbed up a bridge. When he looked down, Sasuke gasped as he saw a flash of pink hair passing by him.
"Th-that's!" he stammered. "Could it be?"
He ran to the other edge of the bridge to make sure he wasn't hallucinating.
"Sakura."
"Forehead!" her best friend, Ino Yamanaka greeted. "Did you hear about the news?"
Ino Yamanaka was Sakura's best friend ever since they could remember. Ino's family owns a successful flower shop that specializes in different types of bouquets. Ino wasn't exactly as rich as Sakura but the blond haired beauty does live a comfortable lifestyle. Also, her father specializes in criminal justice.
"You mean about that one student who was murdered by this so-called demon or monster or whatever?" the pink-haired replied with a boring tone. "That's probably just some serial killer who doesn't do ski masks or something."
"But that still is scary!" Ino said. "And what kind of a murderer would take an internal organ?"
"An internal organ?" Sakura asked. "What do you mean?"
"My dad told me this morning that the body they found was missing the internal organs."
"Must be a mad scientist that is behind all of this." their friend, Tenten joked. "A Doctor Frankenstein wanna-be perhaps?"
"But that murder is one of the most intense one by far." Hinata said. "and the news did say that they don't have any leads at all. Who knows when that killer will strike again."
Tenten was a young girl with a tomboyish personality. She was into sports and not fashion. Her favorite hobby is to collect different types of weapons. If you ever see her room, it was definitely full of them. Every wall would be covered with a different type of weapon. Of course, they are fake. Her family owns a legalized gun shop though.
Hinata Hyuuga, a timid navy-haired sixteen year old was the pure one of the group. Her family specializes in a business just like Sakura's father. That's how Sakura and Hinata became friends. Through business partnerships. However, Hinata was not the type to do a business
"I just hope it won't be one of us!" Ino shivered.
"Yeah," Tenten agreed. "What do you think Sakura?"
The young girl didn't pay attention to their conversation for that drawing was still stuck on her head.
"Sakura?" Hinata tapped her shoulder in order to get her attention.
"Huh?" Sakura snapped back into reality. "Oh sorry. What was that?"
"Are you okay?" Ino asked her best friend. "You sure are spacing out."
"O-oh I was?" Sakura stuttered for a moment.
"Yeah," the bun-haired brunette agreed. "Is the weird murder bothering you?"
"It's not just that," Sakura began to reply. "Not only that's bothering but I feel like I've witnessed something like that before."
"What?"
"Look, I'm not sure at all but the drawing has made my mind trigger or something. As if I know the killer."
The girls just simply stared at her. Not knowing what to say.
At the abandoned factory, Sasuke Uchiha gripped at the necklace that he has kept all these years. A gentle smile for the first time appeared on his face.
"Finally," he said as he looked at the cherry-blossom pendant. "I found you. Now, we can be together again my beloved cherry blossom. Fate will bring us together again."
The whole time in class, Sakura tried hard to concentrate and paying attention to the different subjects. However, she still couldn't take her mind off that drawing and the mysterious murder. She doesn't know why the figure looked oddly familiar.
"See you later guys!" Sakura waved goodbye at Ino and the other girls.
"Be safe!" Tenten told her.
"Bye!" Ino waved back.
"B-bye Sakura!" Hinata said and Sakura headed for home. However, she didn't notice that Sasuke Uchiha was tailing her. Not one single clue. How Sasuke missed her after all these years. He wanted her again. But this wasn't really the right time yet. Instead, he followed her until she reached her big house.
"So," he told to himself. "Sakura is still living like a princess. Not a big surprise since she was one before. Just wait Sakura. You will be mine again once more."
He watched the pink haired maiden opened the door and greeted,
"I'm home!"
"Oh welcome back Lady Sakura," her butler greeted.
"Akiko," Sakura groaned. "How many times do I have to say not to call me 'Lady Sakura'? I despise that!"
"My apologies," Akiko bowed. "How was school?"
"It was okay as usual." Sakura replied. "Is Dad home yet?"
"I'm afraid he won't be coming back home soon." Akiko answered. "He has an important meeting to attend to later on."
"I see," Sakura said. "Guess I won't be eating dinner with him then."
"I'm sorry," Akiko apologized.
"No need to be!" Sakura told him. "I know that father is doing this for me after all. I should be proud of him! Now, where's dinner? I'm starving!"
The wind during that night made a disturbing sound but Sakura tried to ignore it in order to get a good night sleep. The wind whistled through the night as the young maiden was sleeping with an angelic look on her face.
Pure innocence.
She suddenly heard the window forced open and she was immediately awake by the loud bang. When she got up, she noticed a strange looking shadow in front of her. She wanted to scream but she couldn't. Her green eyes widened in fear as she stared at the mysterious figure. A mysterious but familiar figure.
"I finally found you, my beloved." a voice told her. Was this a dream? Who is this person standing by her bedside? She saw something red in front of her.
Red Eyes.
She stares at his bloody red eyes and felt like she has a spasm attack. She couldn't move at all. Not a single word came out of her mouth. She was frozen solid. Eyes red as blood and skin so pale that the girl didn't think it was possible. Who was he she wondered. She couldn't help but stare at him. In the back of her mind there is a fragment of memory that is trying to get out. The young teenage boy seems strangely familiar to her but it was all a blur. Was this a dream? It just felt so real. He slowly walked towards her bed and stroke her delicate face.
"I have returned," he said in an almost dark voice. "And soon you will be mine again." Then, he disappeared within thin air.
Sakura didn't say anything. She turned towards the supposedly opened window only to find it closed tight.
And she drifted back to sleep. Not realizing that this was all real.