OK I'M BACK! I THINK THAT WAS A FAST UPDATE. HEHE. ANYWAY THANKS TO THOSE WHO REVIEWED, THE REVIEW CORNER IS AT THE BOTTOM. I'M SORRY BUT TO THOSE OF YOU WHO LIKE MY INNER CONVERSATION I WON'T BE HAVING THEM ANYMORE. NOW LETS GET TO THE STORY.

MANY THANKS TO MY BETA-READER AYAME HARUSHINO.

DISCLAIMER: I DON'T OWN NARUTO SO PLEASE DON'T SEND ME TO COURT! HOWEVER, I DO OWN THE PLOT OF THIS STORY AND AYAME UCHIHA.

NOTE: THIS CHAPTER IS ON SAKURA'S DREAM AFTER SHE COLLAPSED IN THE LAST CHAPTER.


'This is very strange. Where am I?' Sakura asked herself. As she observed her surroundings she found she was in Konoha Park; a place that she often spent time in with her parents before the accident.

"Sakura-chan," she heard a feminine voice call. Emerald eyes widened. She knew that voice. It was the same voice she heard that morning exactly three hours before the crash. Sakura looked around for the source of the voice. She didn't have to look for long for she saw a woman with brilliant red hair. [a/n: not scary red just picture either Mary Jane red or Gaara red. ok lets continue..

". . .Okaa-san?" Sakura whispered. Suddenly she was picked up bridal style.

"What the . . ." she stopped what she was about to say because she saw that the person that was carrying her was her father. She would recognize him anywhere considering he has the same emerald eyes as her.

Sakura felt very confused. Her parents had died some time ago in a plane crash. How can they be here? The only possible explanation would be that she was dreaming.

'No,' she thought, 'I don't care. As long as they're here, I don't care.'

"Sakura-chan, why are you crying?" her father's voice asked.

Sakura felt her face. Sure enough tears were there. She chuckled and replied, "It's nothing Otou-san; I'm just really happy you and Okaa-san are here." Sakura smiled in a way that she hasn't in a long time and hugged her father. He chuckled and set her down on the picnic blanket in which her mother was sitting on. Once she was on the blanket Sakura couldn't help herself. She scooted to where her mother was and hugged her tightly.

Sakura's mother laughed out loud and hugged her back just as tightly.

"Sakura-chan you are being very clingy today. Why is that?"

Sakura wiped away her tears and smiled. "No reason Okaa-san. I just missed you and I'm really happy to see you." Her parents gave her a fond look. They spent a while laughing and talking; no one noticed the absence of one family member. Nobody that is except Sakura. However at the moment she didn't really care about him. As long as her parents were there nothing else mattered. Then Sakura's mom slapped her forehead.

"I just remembered I have to pick up something at the market. Kenji can you come with me to pick it up?"

"Sure."

Sakura's smile vanished and her eyes widened. "No!" she exclaimed, "Don't leave me again!" Tears started falling uncontrollably.

"Please don't leave!" she begged.

"Sakura we'll only be gone for a couple of minutes. It's nothing to worry about," explained Kenji and with that both her parents turned around to leave. Unconsciously Sakura reached out to grab their shirts, but was too late for they disappeared from view. Sakura didn't feel like stopping herself like she had done so many times before. She had to let her heart grieve even if it was in a dream. The tears that had previously fallen were now replaced with bigger ones.

'I'm all alone and now more vulnerable. Kyo will come after me. Not even my dreams can save me.' Sakura spent her entire dream state crying. Little did she know that she was being watched over by a pair of onyx eyes that were filled with sympathy.


I'M SORRY FOR THE SHORT CHAPTER. I JUST COULDN'T THINK OF WHAT ELSE TO WRITE. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT. I'LL TRY TO WRITE LONGER CHAPTERS. PLZ REVIEW! I GET A LOT OF HITS AND VERY FEW REVIEWS. MANY THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO DO REVIEW: Ayame Harushino, Nightshadow Dwellar, Anari Haruno, cherrysakurawolf, lil-lilac86, Not so sweet dream, Lioness of Fire, gaarafaves, and Red pearl mermaid princess. ALSO THANKS TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ADDED THIS STORY TO THEIR FAVORITES AND ALERT: Affectionate, Anari Haruno, Nightshadow Dweller, Not so sweet dream, XxLenaleexX, gaarafaves, man-chan, Aerin35, Ayame Harushino, anime-naruto-rox- 16, fruitsbasketangel, l1t0d4rkd0ggy. Thanks you guys your reviews keep me going. Don't worry I'll update Runaway Love soon. Oh and i'd like to promote this great story that i'm reading here on ffn. It's called Cindersoot by BookWyrm. It's really well-written and has a good plot. now do you know what the problem is? Very few reviews duh! Plz read his/her story and review it! I can't tell you anymore because I promised him/her that I wouldn't copy anything. so yeah. Till next time! Adios!

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