A helicopter flew over the destroyed Satellite. Inside the helicopter was a little 7 year old girl. Her soft pink hair reached her waist. She wore a dark pink dress with a black waist band. There was a white flower on the waistband. A small over the shoulder bag was resting in her lap, her gloved hands covering it.
"Sakura, you do remember the importance of this, right?" her father asked. The pink haired girl looked up at her dad before nodding and watching the helicopter land. "Good, I want you to stay by my side…don't wander off," he ordered. Sakura nodded quietly and took his hand. "I would prefer a verbal response every once in a while…" he sighed before going off the plane, and meeting with a man in a suit.
"Mr. Takeno Haruno! So glad you could make it," he greeted, shaking his hand.
"Same to you Mr. Fugaku Uchiha," Takeno nodded.
"I did not realize this was a family event," Fugaku muttered, staring down at Sakura.
"Her mother was busy, the nanny's baby is sick so she's at the hospital, and the staff is too busy getting ready for a party," Takeno chuckled. "But, she's a silent child, so she won't disrupt us much."
"I would hope she doesn't," Fugaku nodded. The trio walked through the streets, easily avoiding any trash.
The trio arrived at a warehouse that was being built.
"We expect the factory to be able to mass-produce the parts for the new duel disks," Fugaku told him.
"And with the amount of people in the Satellite, we have plenty of workers," Takeno nodded in agreement.
"Yes," Fugaku nodded. "If you follow me I can show you the blueprints for the design, and the expectations." Takeno nodded and followed him through the building. He didn't notice that Sakura stayed at the front, looking over the warehouse.
"Who the heck are you?" a boy asked, walking over to her. Sakura stared at him for a while before turning back to the warehouse and walking towards it. The boy grabbed her arm and pulled her back.
"Where do you think you're going? He asked you a question," one of his friends asked.
"Let me go," Sakura said, tugging on her arm. That only made the kid grip her arm tighter.
"Who are you? We haven't seen you around these parts, and you look way too rich to be a resident," his third friend sneered.
"What's going on here?" A new boy asked. He had black hair with yellow highlights. Sakura tilted her head, looking at his hair. No matter the angle, it looked like a crab.
"None of your business Yūsei Fudō," the first boy hissed.
"It is our business when you start picking on a defenseless girl," an orange haired boy huffed.
"Look, just get away from her okay?" a blonde boy demanded, shoving the first kid.
"Jack, we don't want a fight," Yūsei reminded him, holding his arm back.
"Fine," Jack huffed.
"Hey, you okay?" the orange haired boy asked Sakura. The pinkette looked at them warily before nodding. "That's a relief." He turned back to the first three boys and glared at them. "Leave her alone! Just let her be!"
"Fine," the boys huffed, walking away.
"You sure you're alright?" the blue haired boy asked.
"Kalin, give her some space," Yūsei sighed.
"Are you sure, they were gripping your arm pretty tightly." the orange haired boy asked.
"Crow," Jack sighed.
"What, I'm just curious," Crow shrugged.
"It's fine," Sakura sighed. "I'm not defenseless."
"Sorry, but it seemed like it to me," Crow apologized.
"Well I'm not," Sakura huffed.
"Crow," Yūsei said.
"I'm just trying to find out if she's okay," Crow said.
"Well she says she is," Yūsei said.
"Can you please not start a fight," Sakura asked.
"Sorry," Yūsei told her.
"You're not from around here, are you?" the blue haired boy asked. Sakura believes he was called 'Kalin'.
"Nice observation," Sakura said sarcastically, crossing her arms.
"I like this one," the blonde said. 'Jack', if Sakura remembered correctly. Also, he had a strange accent. But she just couldn't place it. She leaned forward and narrowed her eyes, studying him. This made Jack a little nervous. Actually, he was more uncomfortable than anything. "Uh...can I help you?"
"Your accent," Sakura commented.
"I've always had it," Jack said.
Sakura rolled her eyes. "What kind of accent is it?" she demanded.
"Um, a vocal one?" Jack answered unsure of what she was looking for.
"Are all blondes idiots, or just the ones I know?" Sakura huffed. She leaned back, glaring at him.
Crow began laughing, gripping his stomach. "Man, I like this girl! What's your name?"
"My name is Sakura Haruno."
"I'm Crow Hogan," The orange haired boy introduced, holding his hand out. Sakura looked at it. She glanced up, watching his smiling face. She slowly shook his hand, and before she knew it, the other boys were introducing themselves.
"I'm Jack Atlas." That was the blondie.
"The name's Kalin Kessler." So she had gotten the blue haired one right as well.
"My name's Yūsei Fudō."
"You're a polite girl," Kalin said. Sakura glared at him.
"I think she knows that," Yūsei said.
"Hey, do you know how to duel?" Crow suddenly asked.
"You're referring to Duel Monsters, right?" Sakura asked.
"Yeah, you know how to play?" Crow asked, taking out his deck.
"I am familiar with the game, but I don't know much about it," Sakura said. "My nanny helped me build a deck but I never learned how to properly play."
"Well then we can teach you!" Kalin said excitedly. Sakura fished out her deck and nodded.
"I don't have the whole thing, so I hope that will be okay," Sakura said.
"That should be fine," Crow said. "C'mon, let's go!"
"And if you use this card after Flower Maiden, you'll be able to double her attack," Crow said, placing a card next to Flower Maiden.
"Chose a card to attack," Jack told her. Sakura looked at the cards across from her and pointed at one. Kalin groaned and took it away.
"Why am I the test dummy?" He asked.
"Because you don't have a complete deck either," Yūsei said.
"Alright, what are you life points?" Jack asked.
Kalin sighed and crossed his arms "500."
The boys turned to Sakura, who moved her fingers and counted in her head. "1200, I think."
"You are so going to lose," Jack snickered at Kalin.
"Shut up, Atlas," Kalin huffed.
"You'll only need to hit him once to win," Yūsei said.
"SAKURA HARUNO!" An irate voice screamed out. Sakura squeaked, the cards falling out of her hands. She turned around quickly and saw her father.
She had never seen her father so mad. His ears were bright red, and a blood vessel was popping out on his forehead. Fugaku was behind him, shaking his head and looking at her in disappointment. Sakura shrank back.
"Get over here, now!" Takeno demanded. Sakura gulped and slowly walked forward. "What the hell were you thinking?" Her father shouted.
"I'm sorry," Sakura muttered.
"I can't believe you would do this!" Takeno shouted. Sakura hung her head.
"Hey! Stop yelling at her!" Crow shouted.
"Crow!" Yūsei hissed, pulling him back.
"You, you filthy pathetic street brats, how dare you take my daughter from me!" Takeno growled.
"We didn't do crap, old man," Jack said fiercely.
"Jack," Yūsei growled. He grabbed Jack's arm and pulled him back, keeping both of them in a tight grip. Takeno glared at the kids before turning around and grabbing Sakura's arm.
"We're going now, young lady. When we get home you're going to be in so much trouble," Takeno threatened.
"Yes sir," Sakura answered.
"Hey wait!" Kalin shouted. "You forgot your cards!" He held up Sakura's deck. Sakura's eyes widened and she reached out a hand to take them back but her father spoke up.
"Keep them. She won't have time for such a childish game anyway," Takeno said, dragging her off. Sakura looked back at them, frowning.
The boys watched as Sakura was taken away from them.
"I guess we've got new cards," Kalin said sadly.
Time passed since the eventful trip to the Satellite. When Sakura had returned home her parents had been so angry that she had been grounded, not to leave her room for one month. She also had her toys taken away, forcing her to do nothing but study.
After one week, Sakura's performance in her lessons were slipping. In the middle of the second, she had destroyed her room. Her bed was shredded, her furniture knocked over, and her possessions destroyed. On the third week Sakura's parents were forced to lock the door to keep themselves and the rest of the household safe. By the fourth week, Sakura had calmed down, but she still felt angry. A little voice in her head was telling her to continue with her fit but she had tuned it out.
Coming into the extra fifth week, Sakura sat in a corner of her room, her eyes distant and her mind wandering. She looked up and surveyed her room. Something caught her eyes under a pile of clothes. She got up and walked over to it, picking up a card. It had a dragon with scales that shimmered in light and dark pinks.
Sakura looked up and stared out her window. The city lights illuminated the night sky. Across the bay she could see a dark outline of the destroyed ruins known as the Satellite. She looked down at the card in her hand. Sakura narrowed her eyes and rushed off to her closet.
