From Princess to Servant
Chapter ONE
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Sakura was once a princess, living in the riches that her family could offer. That's until her mother died and her father started to gamble, losing a lot of money, thus Sakura had to be sold as a servant in order to pay back the heavy debts that her father owed...
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"Is father out gambling again?" a worried Sakura asked her older brother, Touya.
"I'm afraid so, Sakura." Touya replied in a sad voice.
Their father had been out for at least three hours and it was already midnight. Sakura was afraid that something might happen to him, just like her mother who died of an incurable disease not long ago. Sakura was still suffering from the pain of losing her mother and not being able to see her smile or, not to mention, do a million things with her ever again. Sometimes she wondered why this had happened to her, she was only 16, surely something this bad couldn't happen to her.
Just then, the door opened, and in stepped a weary and tired looking man.
"Father!" Sakura jumped up from her seat and immediately went to hug him. He looked down at her delicate face and smiled sadly. Sakura sensed that something was wrong as Touya walked up and asked, "Did you lose again?" Sakura's father nodded his head and started to walk up to his room, leaving his children in the living room.
Sakura turned to face her brother and asked, "What will happen if he keeps losing, Touya?"
"I don't know, Sakura. I don't know." Her brother replied with a distant voice.
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Sakura's father looked around him; his room was decorated with all sorts of valuable items that his parents had passed down to him. How could he sell them? They were all precious objects that would be passed down to his son as heirloom. What could he do to make sure he doesn't lose all the riches and end up with nothing? He definitely could not quit gambling; he was too addicted to it. Quitting meant that he would never be so occupied that he would forget about all the sadness and misery he had after his wife had died.
"What can I do?" Sakura's father mumbled to himself as he fiddled with the papers and mail on his mahogany table.
Just then, he spotted a piece of advertisement. The piece of paper wrote, "Servants wanted! A total of ten thousand bucks will be paid for a servant who is capable of usual duties as well as entertainment such as dancing and singing."
Sakura's father smiled as he read the news. This was what he just needed! The piece of paper was sent from the rich and wealthy Li kingdom. If he sent his daughter to work as a servant there, she would be in safe hands and he would be able to pay off the debts!
"Sakura is good at dancing and singing, they would surely accept her!" Sakura's father said to himself gleefully.
Author's Notes: This is only the beginning, check back soon for the next chapter!
Chapter ONE
~*~
Sakura was once a princess, living in the riches that her family could offer. That's until her mother died and her father started to gamble, losing a lot of money, thus Sakura had to be sold as a servant in order to pay back the heavy debts that her father owed...
~*~
"Is father out gambling again?" a worried Sakura asked her older brother, Touya.
"I'm afraid so, Sakura." Touya replied in a sad voice.
Their father had been out for at least three hours and it was already midnight. Sakura was afraid that something might happen to him, just like her mother who died of an incurable disease not long ago. Sakura was still suffering from the pain of losing her mother and not being able to see her smile or, not to mention, do a million things with her ever again. Sometimes she wondered why this had happened to her, she was only 16, surely something this bad couldn't happen to her.
Just then, the door opened, and in stepped a weary and tired looking man.
"Father!" Sakura jumped up from her seat and immediately went to hug him. He looked down at her delicate face and smiled sadly. Sakura sensed that something was wrong as Touya walked up and asked, "Did you lose again?" Sakura's father nodded his head and started to walk up to his room, leaving his children in the living room.
Sakura turned to face her brother and asked, "What will happen if he keeps losing, Touya?"
"I don't know, Sakura. I don't know." Her brother replied with a distant voice.
~*~
Sakura's father looked around him; his room was decorated with all sorts of valuable items that his parents had passed down to him. How could he sell them? They were all precious objects that would be passed down to his son as heirloom. What could he do to make sure he doesn't lose all the riches and end up with nothing? He definitely could not quit gambling; he was too addicted to it. Quitting meant that he would never be so occupied that he would forget about all the sadness and misery he had after his wife had died.
"What can I do?" Sakura's father mumbled to himself as he fiddled with the papers and mail on his mahogany table.
Just then, he spotted a piece of advertisement. The piece of paper wrote, "Servants wanted! A total of ten thousand bucks will be paid for a servant who is capable of usual duties as well as entertainment such as dancing and singing."
Sakura's father smiled as he read the news. This was what he just needed! The piece of paper was sent from the rich and wealthy Li kingdom. If he sent his daughter to work as a servant there, she would be in safe hands and he would be able to pay off the debts!
"Sakura is good at dancing and singing, they would surely accept her!" Sakura's father said to himself gleefully.
Author's Notes: This is only the beginning, check back soon for the next chapter!