Early that morning Sakura was the first to wake up for a change. She dreaded this day. Today would be the day everyone would view her mom in the casket while they all told Sakura how sorry they were for her lost and then afterwards her mom would have to be burried.

Pity. She didn't want anyone's pity. Their pity wouldn't bring back her mom. Their pity wouldn't make her mom wake up. Their pity wouldn't turn this reality into just a bad nightmare. No, their pity was nothing to her, but just empty words people are force to say because they don't know what to say to you at a time like this. They wouldn't walk up to you and say," Yea I knew you mom, she was a total bitch." No, they had to say nice things about her, something to try to make you feel better, to make this hellish day feel not as bad.

Sakura wore a black dress that went down to her knee's with a hat that had a black see through veil infront of it to cover her face. She wore a pair of black high heels that were about four inches. She looked in the mirror at herself. She looked stunning.

She was soon downstairs waiting for Sasuke to finish getting dressed. As she waited she sat on the couch. During funerals Sakura could never cry. No matter who died. Even if it was a close relative, a co-worker, or even someone she just in general knew, she couldnt cry, but now when she would go home, she would bawl her eyes out. Her mother's funeral was today, her own mother's. What would people say about Sakura if she isn't crying, especially at her mother's funeral. Would they think she was an ungrateful child? Or maybe they would think she just didn't like her mom in general, that maybe they fought all the time.

'Let them think what they want,' Sakura thought to herself.

Sasuke came downstairs in a suit and tie. He wore all black with your basic white dress shirt. His shoes were a very shiney black and he combed his hair neat and had on some colone. He smelled great and looked gorgeous.

Sasuke looked at Sakura from the very bottom of her black high heels all the way up to her veil hat and replied," If I must say, you look absolutely stunning."

Sakura looked down at the carpet with a small smile," Thanks, you look handsome as well," she said softly.

He knew she wasn't in any mood to talk. Today they would be burring her mother. Her mother would be six feet under after 9:00 p.m. tonight. Her mother would be burried with Sakura watching from above.

Naruto pulled up with the limo. Sasuke found it best if Sakura and him would arrive and leave in the limo cause he knew how much pain and sorrow Sakura would be in. She would be in no condition to drive. He could have taken her, but he was sure she wanted somebody to lean on after all this.

Naruto had on the same atire as Sasuke, and he too looked fanominal. Naruto was always known to wear things that weren't approiate for some occasions, but for today he knew how important this was to Sakura, he wanted to look his best just this once at least for her.

Sasuke and Sakura got in the limo while Naruto drove behind them in his red Mustang. Sakura slouched in her seat. She was no where near happy, basically far from it. Sasuke could only imagine how much pain she was in. This really did a number on her. He looked down at her and stuck his arm around her, hopefully to comfort her and at least show some support from her boyfriend. She snuggled against his arm and sighed.

They soon arrived at Onizawa's Funeral Home. Everyone got out of the car and hurried inside. Sakura looked down at her mom laying there in her casket, her mom looked so peaceful. Her mom wore a purple dress with her nails painted a light lavander and her hair was neatly brushed. Her shoes were black flats, and of course, her mother had on all her jewlery.

Sakura could hear her father talking in the room to the right.

She walked in hearing him say on his cell phone," Did you find them?"

Sakura looked at her father and replied,"Fine what dad?"

Her dad jumped from being startled, he didn't know someone was standing there, he turned around and said," Oh nothing sweetie, I was just calling at the office to see if they found some papers that I lost on a certain case. I know I didn't lose them, I probably just missed placed them is all."

She gave a small," Ok dad."

People began coming in to view Kimiko Haruno. At least thirty people showed up so far. Sakura's Aunt Carol and Uncle Sueo walked over to Sakura.

Aunt Carol said to Sakura," We are so sorry for your lost Sakura. Your mom was a great woman. She was very kind to people and remember how she would work in that garden all the time? Well it did pay off because the vegitables and the fruit she planted tasted delisious, and the flowers she planted were beautiful."

" Thank you Aunt Carol." Sakura said hugging her.

Her Uncle Sueo said to Sakura," Sakura, do you know how you got your name?"

Sakura's mom actually never told Sakura why she picked that for her name. Then again after seventeen years, she never thought to ask her mom. It never came across her mind why her mother named her Sakura.

She looked at her uncle," No Uncle Sueo, she never told me, nor did I ever think to ask her."

Her uncle began," Well of course you know how much your mom loved planting, well something happened on the day you were born. See the month you were born the weather was horrible. So much rain and so much wind that her flowers, vegitables, and fruits weren't growning. In fact, the weather was killing them. Of course all plants need some water, but it was raining for days and no sun was hitting them. So on the day before you were born, that was when the weather was at it's worse. The wind was so rough and the rain fell at it's hardest. The plants began to start breaking and stapping. Your mother would have planted her first tree that year, a cherry blossom tree. It was just a baby, it's trunk was no bigger than a twig. Your mom hurried outside while your father kept calling her in because she was pregnant and didn't want to lose you, but thankfully your mom knew what she was doing. After being outside trying to tie the plants up and keep them stable, she hurried to the tree and tried to hold onto it the best she could so the wind wouldn't break it. After several minutes the wind and rain stopped. The sun had appeared. When your mom looked down at the tree a small little cherry blossom appeared. So bright and vivid, the pink little flower was so beautiful. After looking at it your mom happen to go into laber, thus you were born at the Tokyo Hopital. When your mom saw how beautiful you looked, she knew that the name Sakura was ment for you. That's how you got your name."

Sakura had tears in her eyes. All those years with her mom she didn't know that. That tree, that cherry blossom tree they had in her mom's backyard, was the reason of how she got her name, Sakura.

She hugged her uncle," Thank you Uncle Sueo, that story was amazing."

After a few minutes of chit chatting her aunt and uncle went to the next room to sit down and talk to other relatives. Two co-workers from the police department came up to Sakura.

"I'm sorry for your lost Sakura." Said a girl with long blonde hair.

"I'm also sorry as well Sakura, your mom was a very lively person, someone who brought a lot of joy out of people." Said the other girl with short blueish purple hair.

Sakura gave each one of them a hug, "Thank you Ino and Hinata.

The two girls stayed for an hour and soon left. All together about two hundred people showed up at her mom's funeral. More than she had expected. Even the two ex's that her and Sasuke interviewed had shown up to show their respects.

It then came to 8:00 p.m. at night. In one hour her mom would be burried. Man how time flew. It seemed just like yesturday her and her mom on the portch swing talking about her career at the police department. Her mom didn't want her to do it, she thought she might be killed. She layed a hand on her moms's casket.

A tear fell from Sakura's left eye,'Mom I can remember how you didn't want me working at the police department because I might be killed from how dangerous of a job I'm taking. Now look at what's happened, it's not me who has been killed mom, it was you. Maybe that's why I was put on this job, to solve crimes for people, and to solve who killed you mom. I know it wasn't a suicide, I know for a fact someone murdered you. The real question now is who? I swear to you mother, I will find out who did it, I will bring that person to justice, and just tell them what they have taken from me. I love you mom, and I swear I will find out who did this to you.' Sakura thought to herself.'

Soon the people that were attending the burial got in their cars while Sakura and Sasuke got in the limo. They drove aproximately seven minutes before the limo came a stop. They were there.

They arrived at Tokyo Cemetary. Cars were still arriving. Each car plus the limo had a little Japan flag on the car. Most of the cars were all shiney and looked modern because people knew they were being put on the spot.

As soon as Sakura and Sasuke got out of the car a man with snake like features appeared infront of them.

He bowed," Hello I'm sorry I didn't introduce myself earlier to you but I'm Orochimaru owner of the Orochimaru Car Dealiership."

'What the hell did my mom see in this guy?,' Sakura thought to herself," Hi, nice to meet you, I'm Sakura Haruno, daughter of Kimiko Haruno, and this is my boyfriend Sasuke Uchiha."

Sasuke shook Orochimaru's hand," Tell me Orochimaru, are you one of the guys Mrs. Haruno dated?"

Orochimaru gave a small smile,"Yes I did date her, we dated for about two years to be exact."

Sakura looked shocked, she didn't know her mom dated someone for that long, plus not know really anything about him. She heard her mom mention him a couple times, but never knew she was really that involved with him.

Sakura said lightly," If you don't mind me asking, how did you guy's break up?"

Orochimaru looked down at his black shoes that had small amounts of mud on them," We actually never did break up. We were still together. I knew about you mom being married, but in all honesty, I really loved your mother. She was an amazing woman."

Sakura looked puzzled, 'They were still together?' she thought.

Orochimaru looked over at the chairs," Well I better get seated before all the chairs are full. It was nice talking and meeting you both."

Sakura and Sasuke both gave a small nod, still in disbelief.

Before Naruto, Sasuke, Sakura's father, and her Uncle Sueo carried out the casket, Sakura said," Hold on a minute there's something I want to do."

Sakura had in the limo a small wreathe with cherry blossoms on it that she wanted to put in her mothers casket. She knew cherry blossoms were her mother's favorite flower so she wanted to make sure even in the debts of dirty, her mother was still with her favorite flower.

When Sakura opened the casket she gasped,"Oh my God, all my mom's jewlery is gone!"

Everyone turned to look at her in shock. Who would steal from a corpse? Especially with everyone here, they could have been cought.

Sakura cried,' Was this what it was over? My mom's pricless jems?' She thought to herself.

Everyone was in disbelief. There was nothing they could do, who ever done it was probably long gone. After stealing something, why would you stick around?

They buried Kimiko Haruno at 9:00 p.m. A few words were spoken as her mother was being dropped slowly into the grown. Dirt soon began to be thrown on the casket. Almost as if that dirt was all the tears Sakura cried for her mother.

When it was complete Sakura stuck a huge wreathe of cherry blossoms above the tomb stone that read," In loving memory of Kimko Haruno. No flower is more precious than a mother's love."

Everyone got back in their cars and drove off. Sakura stood over her mom's grave with her hankerchiff in her had.

Sasuke put his arm around Sakura and said," Let's go home hun."