NOTE: Some of the characters might be OOC, Just want to let you guys know. I don't think there will be a particular pairing for this story, mainly just about Sakura and her adventures with the Akatsuki, but if you want there to be a certain pairing, I'll see what I can do. Enjoy.

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She ran, ran as far as her seven year old body could carry her. She didn't understand anything anymore. Why would her mommy just yell at her like that? She didn't know what she had done wrong…

"SAKURA!" Her mother yelled. Sakura jumped, so scared by the tone of her voice. She looked toward her.

"Yes?" She asked, her mother glared at her.

"How dare you! Acting so innocent! You know you shouldn't be hanging around that kid outside!" She yelled, pointing at the door, where her newest friend, Naruto was standing, looking very guilty. He had only asked if Sakura was home. Sakura flinched when her mother grabbed her arm and threw her at the wall.

"You should know better! This is not how I had raised you!" Her mother said, kicking her while she did. Sakura was now crying.

"I-I'm-" She couldn't finish. Naruto jumped in and bit Sakura's mom in the arm. Her mother screamed.

"Stay away from me you monster!" Sakura's mother yelled at Naruto, Sakura took that chance at ran. She could only think about running, running away from her so –called "Mother" and Naruto, She had just met him earlier today at the park, now she was leaving him again. She cried and cried until she reached the gates of Konoha, it was slightly open. She didn't know if she would walk toward it or run away from it. The gates were now closing, signaling the end of the day. Her eyes widened and she ran as fast as she could past the gates and into the forest.

Sakura stopped when she realized she was outside of Konoha, now, she had something to be scared about. She walked very slowly, it was almost dark, she was so scared, the trees were huge compared to her. Soon, the darkness covered the sky and she sat down, on a tree trunk, sobbing, until she heard footsteps.

Deidara never expected to be paying a visit to Konoha, he never really liked the village, not that he hated it. Just that it had a reputation of their people to be very stubborn and stuck-up.

'Well, the Uchiha's live there…' Deidara thought, chuckling. Everyone knew that most Uchiha's were stuck up. He really didn't want to be here, but his partner, Sasori, said that he would wait for him at the base because Sasori was the one who recommended him to go on this, alone. He thought they were going to go together. Deidara scoffed, soon, he heard something near a tree. He stalked slowly where the noise was until he saw what he was searching for, a very strange haired, crying, little, girl sitting on a tree trunk with her hands in her face and sobbing. He walked toward her slowly. She looked up with red, puffy eyes that spoke innocence in her. He smiled softly at what her.

"Wh-Who are you?" She asked, slightly crying still. He walked toward her some more and knelt down to her level.

"I'm Deidara, don't worry, I won't hurt you. Now will you tell me why you're crying?" He asked, stroking her hair a little bit. She was so small and fragile. One wrong move and he felt like she would just break apart. She smiled at him.

"I'm Sakura and…" She looked down and she frowned. "I was crying because of my mommy." She said.

"What happened?" She looked at him.

"I don't know, she just started to yell at me. I don't know what I did wrong." She said.

"Did you run away?" He asked. She nodded and he sighed.

"Well you should get back home, it's dark outside." He said, patting the top of her head. She frowned.

"No! My mommy might yell at me again…" She said, about to cry. His eyes widened.

"Please, don't start crying. Well…" He said, thinking about it. He was sure that the others wouldn't mind, maybe. She was just a little girl. Who would want to make someone as innocent and kind as her cry?

"You can come with me, yeah." He said. She grinned and wrapped her arms around his neck.

"Really! Cool! Where are we going to go?" She asked into his chest. He carried her while he was on his way back to base.

"Your new home. Don't worry, You'll be safe there, yeah." He said softly, letting her sleep into his chest. And they disappeared into the night.

It was morning when Sakura woke up, she was sleeping on a bed, a really big one, well, compared to her. She yawned and stretched.

"You're awake, hime." Deidara said, walking into the room. She grinned.

"Good morning!" She said, happily. She looked around the room as he sat down next to her.

"Where am I?" She asked.

"You're room. This is your home now, yeah." He said. She grinned some more and giggled. He smiled.

"Really! This is my room! Wow! The bed is big…Really big and the room feels like the forest." She said. He chuckled.

"I never knew that." He said, chuckling. There was a knock on the door. She looked toward it.

"We're not alone?" She asked him.

"No, of course not. You will have many more friends here, yeah." He said. The door opened, revealing a red hair man with his eyes looking as dull as ever. As if he was dead. Though when he saw Sakura, his eyes softened.

"Good morning Sakura." He said. She moved her head to her left side.

"Ummm…Who are you?" She asked. He chuckled

"I am Sasori." He said. She smiled.

"Hello Sasori. But I never met you before, how do you know my name?" She asked. He chuckled again.

"Deidara introduced us to you while you were sleeping, my dear." He said. She nodded her head.

"Do you want something to eat, Sakura?" Deidara asked.

"Yes, Please!" She said grinning. They both laughed and Sasori carried her, Sakura loved the feeling of being protected, especially by her new friend, but she was afraid that her mom might find her and would yell at her from being friends with them, but she didn't see anything wrong with them.

"Will my mommy ever find me?" She asked them. They looked at each other.

"Do you want your mom to find you?" Sasori asked her. She frowned.

"No! Never! She was very mean to me!" She said sobbing a little into his chest. His eyes softened and Deidara smiled.

"Your mom will never be able to hurt you. No one will. Don't worry, un." He said. She stopped crying and looked at him.

"How?" She asked him, They both laughed.

"It's a secret, yeah." Deidara said. She frowned and pouted but she didn't say anything else about it. They reached the kitchen, where she looked at it with awe, it was huge, very huge. Her head looked up toward the ceiling and her mouth hung open slightly, The ceiling was so high up she had to move her head all the way back to her neck. They both chuckled.

"Come one Sakura, You're hungry." Sasori said. She just nodded and put her head back in it's place and saw a blue haired man walk in with matching skin tone. She stared at him and he just stared back when he saw her.

"Well? What are you looking at?" Kisame said. She flinched a little and hid back behind Sasori and Deidara.

"Stop scaring her, Kisame." Sasori said. Kisame scoffed and walked over to them.

"It's not like I offended her." He said, She stepped back a little, still hiding behind the two men.

"Hey, I don't bite." He told her, reaching out his hand. She remembered what Naruto did to her mom and she bit him.

"OUCH! I didn't say you can bite me, squirt." He said, rubbing his hand that got bit. The other two just laughed. Kisame glared at them.

"What are you guys laughing about?" He growled at them. They chuckled.

"Nothing." They both said. They heard a little giggle coming from behind them. Sakura was smiling, a very wide grin. All three of their eyes softened as they looked at the little girl. Then, she pouted.

"I didn't get to eat yet." She complained, crossing her arms over her chest. They chuckled.

"Well come on, yeah," Deidara said "Let's get you something to eat." And she grinned.

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