The Hidden Tragedy that is Sakura Haruno

(I don't own Naruto.)

Chapter 2

Sakura was extremely quiet and still when she heard someone coming into Sarah's room the next morning. She expected screaming and harsh words but instead the women just sat next to Sarah on the bed and rubbed her back lightly, whispering sweet words to her as she tried to wake the girl.

Sakura looked out of the tent in aw at the scene before her. But went into a bit of shock when the women then looked over at her in the tent. Sakura expected the women to be scared of her, shocked she was in her house, sleeping in her daughter's room. Instead the women walked over to the tent and brought back the tent door to get a better look at Sakura.

"Good morning."

The women said to Sakura sweetly as she pushed a stray pink hair back behind Sakura's ear.

"Would you like some breakfast?"

Sakura couldn't help the fact that she leaned her head into the women's hand as she touched her face. It was a feeling she had never gotten before. After Sakura pushed down the warm feeling in her chest she just simply nodded at the women.

Sarah was now sitting up and looking over at Sakura in horror. Unsure of how her mother would react to her sneaking a friend inside for the night.

She turned from Sakura and looked back at Sarah who was ready to hide back under her covers.

"Next time, Sarah, you need to ask permission before having a friend stay the night. You're lucky that your father is out of town or he would have sent her home the second she hit our property."

Sarah just looked down and said a silent apology to her mother. Neither girl knew what would happen next so they waiting for Sarah's mother to make the first move.

The older women rose from the floor and made her way to the doorway of the room.

"Breakfast will be ready soon. I'm sure you both would like a good meal but she needs to go home soon Sarah. You have housework that needs done."

Without another word Sarah's mother made her way out of the room and back into the kitchen. Sakura had no idea what to think of all these ninjas. How does anyone keep secrets around here?

"I'm sorry."

Sarah said with her head still down. She didn't mean to let Sakura get caught. She didn't want her to leave. She liked having someone around since her older brother was always training or out of the village on missions.

"Stop."

Sakura got out of the tent and went to sit next to Sarah on her bed.

"You have given me more than I could ever ask of you. Can you just promise me one thing?"

Sarah looked up at Sakura with a curious gaze as Sakura grabbed one of her hands.

"Promise I'll get to see you again."

Sarah looked at her confused and then smiled as she said,

"Of course! We're friends now, right? And friends are always there for each other!"

Sarah squeezed Sakura's hand and led her out of the room towards the kitchen where they could smell that breakfast was ready.

"So sweetie, do you have a name?"

Sakura, Sarah and her mother all sat at the kitchen table eating the breakfast that was prepared. Sakura had never seen so many different foods in one place before. She made sure that she tried one of everything and ate everything that hit her plate.

"My name is Sakura."

"And does your mother know you were sleeping on my floor last night?"

Sakura looked down at her lap. She knew she was going to take her back to her mother. Sakura was still mentally preparing herself for that.

"No."

Sarah stayed quiet. She decided to let Sakura tell her mother what she wanted her to know. She wasn't going to say anything more then what Sakura wanted her too.

"Well then we should get a move on. She's probably worried sick about you."

Sarah's mother started to clear the table and put away leftover food as she instructed the girls to go pack up Sakura's things. So the girls made their way back to Sarah's room.

"Are you okay?"

Sakura was holding back tears, and vomit. She was sickened by the idea of going home. She had no idea what her mother would do to her when she found out she had left for the night, or if she had even noticed.

Sakura was also nervous about Sarah's mother meeting her mother. She didn't want to taint Sarah's perfect life with her own. Worried her mother might rub off onto Sarah's mother.

"Yeah. I'm fine."

The walk there was far too short in Sakura's mind. She wished the walk would have lasted forever.

When she pointed to her front door she expected to do her farewells and make her way into the house but Sarah's mother pushed forward and knocked on her front door.

Sakura's stomach dropped. She was positive she was going to be sick she was so nervous of what was going to happen.

It wasn't until Sakura felt Sarah grab her hand and squeeze it tight that she was able to take a normal breath.

But her panic resurfaced as the man that would touch her opened the door.

"Can I help you?"

He sounded rude and unhappy about the people on the doorstep but quickly caught the sight of pink hair. He noticed last night that the girl wasn't in the house when he went to…check on her.

"Sakura! There you are! Your mother was worried!"

His tone shifted as the lies spilled out of his mouth. Sakura just looked up at him in complete shock.

"S-she was?"

The shimmer of hope in Sakura's tone was well heard by both the adults as Sarah's mother introduced herself.

"Hello I'm-"

"Uchiha-san. Of course I would recognize someone from such a powerful and respected clan."

He bowed his head at her but she didn't seem shocked. Her clan was very well known and they printed the Uchiha fan on nearly every piece of clothing. She smiled at him as she brought Sakura in front of her and gave her a small push into the man's arms.

"Are you Sakura's father?"

"No, no. But I have been seeing her mother so I tend to always be around."

He smiled at her again and she nodded at him. Sarah's mother then got down to Sakura's level and put her hand on her cheek again.

"You're welcome over to see Sarah anytime you like Sakura. Make sure you stay in touch."

Sarah waved goodbye with a frown as her mother lead her away from the house. Sarah's mother figure the reason Sakura stayed with them for a night was because of trouble at home. With losing a father or never having one and now with a new man in her life, she could tell how that would be stressful for a child…She had no idea how bad it was, no idea she had just delivered Sakura to the source of her darkest demons.

Sakura was beat more then she had ever been before that night.

End.