Shiro whimpered at the loud noise. Sakura and came over like she was supposed too right as Kurama and Yuki went out, Kakashi out on a mission since that night, the pinkette was shouting insults at Shiro and had been since 7 in the morning, it was 9. The young girl had tried to leave the room, but decided against it as she might of gotten hurt, and provoking Sakura even more would mean more time for her punishment.

"Why the hell are you such bad luck" she heard Sakura comment angrily, very annoyed that she had to share 25% of her earning with the cat girl.

Hearing loud banging Shiro curled up on her bed and whimpered loudly, pillow covering her ears. Trying to block out the loud noises and constant shouting, the pinkette had resorted to banging and hitting the door, Sakura was right othside the door and Shiro was sure that the neighbours would hear. But apparently not as none came over to see what all the racket was about. Shiro sighed deeply. Trying to block out the constant noise form her sensitive ears.

"Get out here and have breakfast already you pig!" She heard Sakura exclaim loudly, the pinkette had moved to the kitchen but was still shouting at the top of her lungs so she knew that shiro would hear her shouting and yelling, her complaints anout how Shiro couldn't just be quiet and not tell anyone about how she was treated or how she was so weak that she couldn't take care of herself. Sakura would continue to say that Shiro was nothing but a manipulator and shouldn't of been given any sympathy but he client of the Hokage.
"Why the hell did your parents even think of having you, your such a Heiden to the world, if only you and died when you were born of something" Sakura exclaimed loudly. Shiro whined at this.

Was she really that bad? Did she really make everyone's lives so horrible with just her presence? Did gaara feel that way? Was she worthy of any affection or friendship that he was willing to give? That anyone was willing to give? Why did Sakura feel like Thisbe should she really just of died then and there? Should she? Would it left the large burden she had put onto the world with her just being alive?

Put she's stringer now right? Hasn't she grown to be stronger then she was once, rather hen being the weakling that everyone pitied. She had town so much stronger then people though she would, she had even gotten requests from the other sensei's to train her again, even if they had quit due to their own teams and not seeing any potential in Shiro in the first place. Back then she was nothing but a quiet weakling that took pride in what she did for others rather then herself. Was she still the same as before?  And she changed at all since then? Since after the exams?

Shiro room a breath in and paused her thoughts for a moment.

Why did she let Sakura do this? Shiro knew that she was lot stronger then she had once been, and had beaten Sakura in a fight once before. And she had almost definitely got the stronger since then. Was it worth her time? To try and talk to Sakura? Let alone was it worth trying to B refrained the pinkette even after all that Sakura had done to her, the insults, the teasing, the hurtful names, the beatings she had received. Was a friendship with her even healthy? Or would Sakura just continue to beat her and insult her even if they were friends?

What did Ino and the other girls have that Shiro didn't? Was Shiro not enough to be sakura's friend? Why did she even strive to be friends with everyone anyway?!

Hearing a sudden knock on the window, Shiro looked up to see someone she didn't expect.

Getting up silently Shiro opened the window and let the person in,
"Hey Shiro" he greeted, Shiro was shocked to see the Inuzuka boy at her home. Let alone talking to her.
"Konichiwa, Inuzuka-san" she said with her normal greeting. Kiba smiled at her. Akamaru on his head, hiding underneath the boy's hood.
"Heard yelling, wanted to come up to see what it was about" he explained, only not really noticing the yelling wasn't coming from the room they were in, instead it was coming from down the hall, past the closed door

"It's Sakura agin huh?" Kiba suggested, Shiro nodded.
"It's her punishment for ditching me during our last mission, she has to do chores around the house for 6 months and can't get out of it" Kiba snickered
"Geez, and I thought she was over annoying you, Shiro shrugged at his comment. Looking out the window Shiro smiled
"Anyway, I was just on my way to go hang with Hinata, Shiro, and the other teams, wanna join?" He asked, shiro's once sad expression brightened considerably as she nodded
"Yes please., anything to get away from the yelling" Kiba laughed at her comment and jumped out of the window, Shiro then opened her bedroom door ever so slightly and giggled
"Thanks for this Kiba" she whispered, closing the window behind her. Kiba smiled at her and put akamaru down on the floor
"No problem" he said "I kinda wanted to hang out with you anyway" he says quietly. Shiro smiled and walked beside him.

It was about time she got to hang out with the rest of the konoha nine, excluding her own team of course what with Sasuke still recovering from the fight with gaara and Naruto and Sakura on probation. Shiro smiled, her thought drifting to the red head she cared so much about. She wondered how he was doing and if he missed her after he got home to Sunagakure.

Feeling a hand grab hers, Shiro blushed slightly as Kiba lead he to the main area of the village. Where the rest of the konoha nine waited for them.