Sakura's Journey

by ArashiKira

Sakura isn't your average 13 year old. She is a slender, or at least that's what she's supposed to be... As she struggles with her newly develloping powers, she must evade capture all the while surviving in the woods with only children younger than herself. Will her parents ever find her? Sequel to Nature's Spirit.

1. Chapter 1

Sakura's Journey Chapter 1 Games

I listened to the breeze blowing through the branches around and took in a breath of fresh air. From where I stood, perched up a tree, I could see a good part of the woodland. A movement caught my attention, I crouched down to get a better look. On the ground several feet below me, he arrived. He was a little boy, 12 years old, dressed in a black t-shirt with grey shorts. His sandy brown hair was died with neon green streaks and in his hand, he held a toy sword. "Sakura? Hey, Kura! Where are you?" He looked around, looking anxious as he did so. I prepared myself, drew my weapon and pounced, landing right next to him. He screamed in shock.

"AAAAH! My God, Sakura! Don't ever do that again!" Daemon started laughing. He hated it when I snuck up on him, but I suppose it was in my nature to do so. My name is Sakura. Sakura Moonlight Oakson if you want my full name. I am just your average 13 year old girl, well...not entirely. My dad is a slender, and I am too. According to him... Daemon and I had known each other since we were babies and we had always been best friends. I swung my own foam sword, colliding it with his. We played like this all the time. After a bit, we were both tired and laid down on the grass, looking at the clouds through the branches. I played with a strand of my long, curled brown hair when I heard Daemon's voice next to me. "So Kura, any sign of your powers yet?" I sighed. "None..." I was starting to feel things, like people's emotions and stuff like that. My dad said I was sensing their auras, but I wasn't enitrely sure if it really showed a sign that I had my powers.

We were both interupted from our moment of calm when the back door to the large house opened and two women walked out into the tree filled backyard. The first one had short and curled dark brown hair with two electric blue streaks. She was dressed in a punk style and had a nose piercing. The second one had a tattoo of flowers on her hand. She was dressed in a more casual style and had her long flowing brown hair untied and it swayed gently in the breeze. The first one spoke. "Daemon, come on! We're going home." he stood up, looking indigniated. "Aw come on mom! Can't I stay with Kura a little longer?" My mom stepped forward. "You two have been playing together for four hours now! And you said you'd go watch your parents rehearse for their show, Daemon." He crossed his arms and pouted, but still got up and went to see his mom. I waved goodbye as he left.

I laid back down in the grass when a little black squirrel padded over to where I was and started sniffing my hand. "Hey Squible, how are you?" I stroked his little fuzzy head. My mom came outside again to call me over for supper. I scooped up my not-so-ordinary pet in my arms and walked my not-so-ordinary self to the kitchen. "So, when's daddy gonna be home?" My mom put down her fork and looked over to the clock. It was 7 o'clock. She looked back to me and smiled. "He should be home after you go for a shower. There's a little dog that's causing problems at the clinic." I nodded. My dad was a vet. It was a fitting job for his kind, or our kind as I've been told. We are connected to nature very deeply. I smiled and glanced down at the sleeping squirrel in my pocket. After I was done, I went up to my room, gently placed the squirrel on my pillow, grabbed my pyjamas and headed for the bathroom. After removing my shirt, I tilted myself so I could see my bare back. My greyish hazel eyes gazed over the four darkened splotches that lay there against my tan skin, the only indicators that I was trully meant to have the powers of a slender. But I was 13. My dad said most slenders got their powers around age 6, latest at 9. I sighed and dropped the shirt to the floor. Maybe it was because my mom was human. Anyway, it didn't really matter at the moment. I was me, and my mom always said that was the best person to be.

AN: HEEEEEEEEEEEEEEY I think I should keep a more steady pace with this fic, only posting one chapter a day...how does that sound? Of course I can't post on weekends...But yeah! This is the sequel to Nature's Spirit, and in case you haven't guessed, it's about Sakura: daughter of Tom and Sarah. And Daemon is Angie and Johnny's kid. ya... I'm more prepared for this story, seeing as Nature's Spirit, I was making it up as I went along and I think it showed :x I actually have a plan for this one and I hope it'll be better! Enjoy!