Sakura's Dream
Chapter1 Moving In
"What an adorable town!" Sakura giggled as she looked out the plane at a small, coastal town known as Harvest Village. She, her mother, and her father were moving there because her father, a botanist, got a new job running the town seed shop.
"Isn't it?" exclaimed her plant-crazy dad. "There are a lot of new plant species there you can't find in the city, too, like the-" the poor botanist was cut off by his wife.
"Can we PLEASE talk about something else? I have a headache right now and don't want to talk about icky plants," said Sakura's beautiful mom, rubbing her temples.
"I'm interested, Papa! Tell me about the plants there," said Sakura excitedly. She loved plants, but mostly flowers. Her father smiled at her, proud to have raised a daughter who had such similar interests as he. The man cleared his throat and began to speak.
"Well, one I know you'll like is called the Sakura's Dream flower. We named you after that flower, by the way. Anyways, it's an extremely rare flower that only blooms at the top of the Green Mountains, the local mountain range next to Harvest Village. It has a sparkling pink color and is said to bloom only when two lovers embrace each other under a full moon," explained Sakura's dad.
"Wow...that's so romantic..." Sakura blushed, fantasizing about seeing the flower, and even more, about having a boyfriend. "I wonder if I'll ever be able to see a Sakura's Dream?" she thought, staring out the window into the small green town. Slowly the small plane landed onto the sandy shores of the small village.
"Attention passengers, we have arrived at our destination. Thank you for choosing QuickSilver Airways and enjoy your stay!" said a flight attendant over the airplane's intercom. Sakura, followed by her dad and mom, exited the plane. A soft wind blew across the sandy beach as the family made their way across and up the sand-covered steps to the town square. The square, made of reddish-colored tiles, had cherry blossom trees all around the ends, giving it a nice, secluded feeling; even though it was in the middle of the village. A cherry blossom fell from the trees and landed in Sakura's hand. She placed the flower behind her ear and looked up at her dad, smiling as rays of sun glowed on golden hair. Her dad smiled back at her, and then the family continued their walk towards the seed shop. They arrived at a building with a green roof. The windows were boarded up, and a blank sign stood in front of the cozy building.
"What should we call the shop, Ryo?" asked Sakura's mom. Her model- like body teetered in curiosity.
"Lets call it 'Twin Lilies,' named after my two beautiful flowers!" said Ryo, beaming at his wife and daughter. The two beauties grinned as their golden hair sparkled.
"We can agree to that!" they both said in unison. After labeling the sign in bold green letters the family un-boarded the house and set to work. Ryo and the movers unloaded the furniture. Haruna, which was the first name of Sakura's mom, swept and dusted the house. Sakura planted a small garden in the front of the shop and began watering the seeds. After a little while a girl in a red dress walked by.
"Oh, hi there! You must be the family who just moved here, right?" she asked. Sakura got up and brushed tiny dirt specks off her pink dress.
"Yeah, we are. I'm Sakura! It's nice to meet you!" Sakura greeted cheerfully. The girl in the red dress giggled and smiled sweetly.
"I'm Popuri! My family and I run the poultry farm. Pleased to meet'cha!" Popuri smiled, shaking her hand. She then smacked her forehead. "Oh! D-uh! Since your new, you prolly don't know anyone, huh?" Sakura shook her head and looked away nervously. "Well, how about I introduce you to everybody? I like to keep abreast on the latest gossip, and I'm sure you do too!" she smiled. Sakura beamed and hooked a yellow strand of hair behind her ear.
"Yeah, that'd be great! My parents won't know I'm gone; they're too busy cleaning the house. Let's go!" she agreed. Both teens smiled and walked off, their dresses trying to keep up with the pace. Popuri showed Sakura the Inn, the Poultry Farm, the Supermarket, and lastly, the Clinic. Suddenly Popuri's pink Mickey Mouse watch beeped.
"Eek! It's noon! Sorry Sakura, but I have to go feed the chickens! I'll see you later!" Popuri waved before running off, stumbling on her dress and muttering, "Dumb dress." Sakura laughed and waved goodbye. She then walked into the town square. Looking down the sandy steps to the beach, Sakura noticed a sparking object in the sand.
"What could that be...?" she asked herself, running down the steps. She slipped, twisting her ankle and falling in the sand with a scream. "Ow! I can't get up..." she squeaked, lying in the warm sand. Her eyes watered as she began to cry. Suddenly, she heard feet shuffle towards her, and then strong arms picking her up.
"Don't worry, your safe now. Poor thing..." said a handsome man in a white doctor's coat. Sakura, shocked, eased into a weak smile.
"Thanks for your help..." she said in pain. Her golden hair and sand-covered dress dangled in the air as the man in the white doctor's coat walked over to a bench in the town square, gently laying her down. He then examined her ankle and wrapped it expertly with a white bandage, then massaged the muscle. The once twisted muscle relaxed and slowly felt better. The man then stood up and looked at the sandy girl.
"You should be okay now. Just try to take it easy and not do any work for awhile," he instructed. Sakura stood up and blushed, her beautiful blue eyes glittering.
"Thank you very much..." she said sincerely, clasping her hands together and looking down at her feet. The man, taken aback, turnedred.
"Uh...would you like me to carry you back to your residence?" he asked.
"I'd like that a lot..." Sakura smiled. She snuggled up in his arms as they walked back to the Twin Lilies. When they passed the poultry farm Popuri was bending down, feeding clucking chickens. She than saw the man with the doctor's coat walk by, and Sakura in his arms. Popuri and Sakura both grinned as Popuri mouthed, "OH-MY-GOD!" When they reached the Twin Lilies the man let Sakura down. She smiled and looked up at him.
"Thanks for all your help again. Oh, I'm Sakura. I just moved here..." she blushed. The man nodded.
"I'm the doctor of Harvest Village, but you can call me Tim. Be more careful from now on, okay?" he said, trying not to sound worried. Sakura nodded up at him and smiled.
"Okay! Bye, Tim!" she waved before bursting through the door.
"You seem awfully happy," smiled Haruna as she dusted a cobweb.
"Yeah! I really am looking forward to living here..." Sakura said, daydreaming of the events that had happened that day.