A young girl with short brown hair and sparkling emerald green eyes set her
foot on the edge of a silver pool of water. She sighed out a deep breath
and watched it float in the air. After it disappeared she looked softly at
the small round pond at her feet. She reached her thin hand out to the
water and tapped it three times. It swirled into a deep silverish blue ice.
She saw her own reflection in the deep colors of blue and silver. Her own
emerald eyes were blanked over with sadness and worry.
Her image in the eyes blurred out and a new image appeared. It was of a girl with long black/purple hair and soft eyes. She was smiling and laughing happily. She held a paintbrush in her hand and was directing her happiness to a girl with short brown hair and emerald eyes.
'Sakura! Hold still or I wont be able to get this picture right!' the girl with long black hair said joyfully to the other girl, Sakura, who was making weird faces at her friend. 'Tomoyo! I don't want my face on a painting!' Sakura fidgeted around again and kept moving swiftly. Tomoyo eyes shined with laughter as she playfully scolded her friend. 'But! Everyone must see your beautiful face!' Stars appeared in Tomoyo's eyes and she clapped her hands together with excitement. Sakura sweat dropped at her. Tomoyo was a very good friend of hers and a very sweet girl.But.sometimes she could be strange.
Tomoyo's eyes lost their playfulness and suddenly became soft and sorrowful. 'Sakura, it will be the only thing I will have to remember you by.' A tear leaked down her pale cheek. She sniffled as Sakura stood up quickly and gave her a warm hug. 'I will come back Tomoyo.I promise!' Sakura gave her number one smile as Tomoyo wiped her tears away and smiled brightly again 'I know, but I'll still miss you!'
Sakura flashed a sad smiled and set herself on the stool again, 'Okay Tomoyo! I'll let you paint my picture! But, remember, this is only something I would do for you!" Tomoyo squalled happily and swiped her brush threw the light gray paint. Sakura sweat dropped at her friend again but smiled happily again..
The young girl wiped her warm tears from her emerald eyes and placed her warm hand against the image on the cool ice. "Tomoyo.I miss you." A tear slide down her face and hit the surface of the ice. The color swirled again and it slowly melted back to its own silver watercolor. Sakura stood up slowly and delicately shook the snow of her light pink dress. She sighed gain as she rubbed her eyes harshly. Her onii-chan would get worried again if he saw she was crying.
She stepped up and spread a pair of pure white, feathery, wings and prepared herself to fly again but she felt something stopped her. She looked behind her at her Watching Pool and saw it swirling without the familiar colors of blue and silver but saw black. She kneeled down on the snow again, folding in her wings, and stared down into the black depths of the water.
The blackness sucked in everything beautiful and lovely that surrounded it. It sent a prickle of fear running through Sakura's body but she continued to watch the water earnestly. As she sat there longer and longer the shine from Sakura's eyes disappeared and filled with a dead dullness. The pleasant sounds of the snowy forest around her disappeared. A dead silence went into her ears and burned them. She blinked slowly and reached her thin hand out to the blackness. As her skin reached the surface of the water, Sakura's eyes widened as she heard pain and the sound of screaming broke out through every inch of her snowy forest.
She lept back form the Pool and her eyes widened as the sound echoed through her forest echoing off of everything. She covered her ears and crouched over in pain as the sound numbed out her scenes. Her eyes widened even further and she screamed, a scream that went unheard through the deafening sounds coming from the water, as she saw the water spreading over the Pool Bed and the frosty snow. The black water was building up and forming a figure. The colors swirled and what she saw sent frightened tears in her eyes.
There, over her Watching Pool, stood a demon. He had long black, bat wings, bat ears, and amber eyes that glared at her. His untidy brown hair blew in the unfelt wind and his long tail waved out from behind him. In his hand he held a long black sword. Sakura shrank back at it shimmered in the darkness.
Sakura squinted at the person but she gasped when she relieved he wasn't moving. Just at that moment everything disappeared. Everything. The image, the no ending deafening screams, and the black water settled down back to its usual silver color. Sakura stood there and gapped at the water for a second before she jumped back and swiftly flew over the forest trees, back to the god's temple.
*~*~*~*
Sakura landed with a thud when she got close to the entrance of the god's temple. She hosted herself of the marble floor and sprinted down the corridor.
"FATHER!!!!!!!! FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tears streamed down her face as she slammed open the heavy doors. A elderly looking man looked up from the documents he was ready gave a surprised expression.
"Sakura? What's wrong?"
Sakura slammed her hands on the table "I was out! Out at my..At my Watching Pool! And this.this.And then! I saw.It was like.! And it was screaming daddy!!! Then! The water.the water..DADDY!!! I saw a demon!!!"
Sakura's father looked at her for a second, taking in everything she said, then started walking towards the pair of copper doors. Sakura glared at him, furious. Was he even listening to me?
Sakura stormed after him as he walked quickly down the many corridors. They passed several paintings, statues and carvings all of the different gods and goddesses that lived in heaven. They even passed a couple memorials of angels, such as Sakura. The finally reached a pair of tall golden doors. Sakura recognized this room as the place for the Elders. The elders were gods that had lived for billions of years.
Sakura's face paled as she heard her father speak to the elders, "Elders" he swept to one knee and lowered his view. Sakura heard the low, aging, voice of Fanu, the oldest elder say, "Rise Fujitaka. Why have you disturbed us?"
Fujitaka rose to his feet again and waved his hand towards Sakura, "My daughter has something so speak to you about." All eyes turned towards Sakura. She gulped loudly and swept on her knee like she had seen her father do.
"Rise Sakura. What is bothering you?" Sakura looked up at the row of elders for a brief moment while she rose from her kneeling position. She looked quickly down again as she saw Fanu looked at her sternly. She tried to talk but all that came out was a squeak.
"I." Sakura cleared her throat, "I was at my Watching Pool. And.the Water turned black." She looked up at the Elders but looked back down when she saw them holding their same stern expression. She gripped onto her last ounce of courage and continued.
"The black water built up. And I saw a demon." She looked up at the Elders while her head was still bowed. They were giving each other looks. Fanu cleared hi throat loudly making Sakura look up.
"Sakura, Angel of Light, we have a mission for you on Earth." Fanu announced while folding his hands in front of him and giving Sakura a sweeping look. Sakura's eyes went wide. "Fanu! I think...I think.You've made a mistake! I've already had an angelic mission this year! I.I saved Tomoyo from.from cancer! I.don't think I can do that again! I.I can't lose another friend.."
Fanu gave Sakura a sad look but he continued in the same stern tone, "Angel of Light, this is not the same type of mission. The mission you had was, of course, an Angelic Mission. This is a." He paused and looked at Fujitaka and nodded.
"Sakura, I hate to lay this weight on your shoulders but.This is a Life and Death situation."
Her image in the eyes blurred out and a new image appeared. It was of a girl with long black/purple hair and soft eyes. She was smiling and laughing happily. She held a paintbrush in her hand and was directing her happiness to a girl with short brown hair and emerald eyes.
'Sakura! Hold still or I wont be able to get this picture right!' the girl with long black hair said joyfully to the other girl, Sakura, who was making weird faces at her friend. 'Tomoyo! I don't want my face on a painting!' Sakura fidgeted around again and kept moving swiftly. Tomoyo eyes shined with laughter as she playfully scolded her friend. 'But! Everyone must see your beautiful face!' Stars appeared in Tomoyo's eyes and she clapped her hands together with excitement. Sakura sweat dropped at her. Tomoyo was a very good friend of hers and a very sweet girl.But.sometimes she could be strange.
Tomoyo's eyes lost their playfulness and suddenly became soft and sorrowful. 'Sakura, it will be the only thing I will have to remember you by.' A tear leaked down her pale cheek. She sniffled as Sakura stood up quickly and gave her a warm hug. 'I will come back Tomoyo.I promise!' Sakura gave her number one smile as Tomoyo wiped her tears away and smiled brightly again 'I know, but I'll still miss you!'
Sakura flashed a sad smiled and set herself on the stool again, 'Okay Tomoyo! I'll let you paint my picture! But, remember, this is only something I would do for you!" Tomoyo squalled happily and swiped her brush threw the light gray paint. Sakura sweat dropped at her friend again but smiled happily again..
The young girl wiped her warm tears from her emerald eyes and placed her warm hand against the image on the cool ice. "Tomoyo.I miss you." A tear slide down her face and hit the surface of the ice. The color swirled again and it slowly melted back to its own silver watercolor. Sakura stood up slowly and delicately shook the snow of her light pink dress. She sighed gain as she rubbed her eyes harshly. Her onii-chan would get worried again if he saw she was crying.
She stepped up and spread a pair of pure white, feathery, wings and prepared herself to fly again but she felt something stopped her. She looked behind her at her Watching Pool and saw it swirling without the familiar colors of blue and silver but saw black. She kneeled down on the snow again, folding in her wings, and stared down into the black depths of the water.
The blackness sucked in everything beautiful and lovely that surrounded it. It sent a prickle of fear running through Sakura's body but she continued to watch the water earnestly. As she sat there longer and longer the shine from Sakura's eyes disappeared and filled with a dead dullness. The pleasant sounds of the snowy forest around her disappeared. A dead silence went into her ears and burned them. She blinked slowly and reached her thin hand out to the blackness. As her skin reached the surface of the water, Sakura's eyes widened as she heard pain and the sound of screaming broke out through every inch of her snowy forest.
She lept back form the Pool and her eyes widened as the sound echoed through her forest echoing off of everything. She covered her ears and crouched over in pain as the sound numbed out her scenes. Her eyes widened even further and she screamed, a scream that went unheard through the deafening sounds coming from the water, as she saw the water spreading over the Pool Bed and the frosty snow. The black water was building up and forming a figure. The colors swirled and what she saw sent frightened tears in her eyes.
There, over her Watching Pool, stood a demon. He had long black, bat wings, bat ears, and amber eyes that glared at her. His untidy brown hair blew in the unfelt wind and his long tail waved out from behind him. In his hand he held a long black sword. Sakura shrank back at it shimmered in the darkness.
Sakura squinted at the person but she gasped when she relieved he wasn't moving. Just at that moment everything disappeared. Everything. The image, the no ending deafening screams, and the black water settled down back to its usual silver color. Sakura stood there and gapped at the water for a second before she jumped back and swiftly flew over the forest trees, back to the god's temple.
*~*~*~*
Sakura landed with a thud when she got close to the entrance of the god's temple. She hosted herself of the marble floor and sprinted down the corridor.
"FATHER!!!!!!!! FATHER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Tears streamed down her face as she slammed open the heavy doors. A elderly looking man looked up from the documents he was ready gave a surprised expression.
"Sakura? What's wrong?"
Sakura slammed her hands on the table "I was out! Out at my..At my Watching Pool! And this.this.And then! I saw.It was like.! And it was screaming daddy!!! Then! The water.the water..DADDY!!! I saw a demon!!!"
Sakura's father looked at her for a second, taking in everything she said, then started walking towards the pair of copper doors. Sakura glared at him, furious. Was he even listening to me?
Sakura stormed after him as he walked quickly down the many corridors. They passed several paintings, statues and carvings all of the different gods and goddesses that lived in heaven. They even passed a couple memorials of angels, such as Sakura. The finally reached a pair of tall golden doors. Sakura recognized this room as the place for the Elders. The elders were gods that had lived for billions of years.
Sakura's face paled as she heard her father speak to the elders, "Elders" he swept to one knee and lowered his view. Sakura heard the low, aging, voice of Fanu, the oldest elder say, "Rise Fujitaka. Why have you disturbed us?"
Fujitaka rose to his feet again and waved his hand towards Sakura, "My daughter has something so speak to you about." All eyes turned towards Sakura. She gulped loudly and swept on her knee like she had seen her father do.
"Rise Sakura. What is bothering you?" Sakura looked up at the row of elders for a brief moment while she rose from her kneeling position. She looked quickly down again as she saw Fanu looked at her sternly. She tried to talk but all that came out was a squeak.
"I." Sakura cleared her throat, "I was at my Watching Pool. And.the Water turned black." She looked up at the Elders but looked back down when she saw them holding their same stern expression. She gripped onto her last ounce of courage and continued.
"The black water built up. And I saw a demon." She looked up at the Elders while her head was still bowed. They were giving each other looks. Fanu cleared hi throat loudly making Sakura look up.
"Sakura, Angel of Light, we have a mission for you on Earth." Fanu announced while folding his hands in front of him and giving Sakura a sweeping look. Sakura's eyes went wide. "Fanu! I think...I think.You've made a mistake! I've already had an angelic mission this year! I.I saved Tomoyo from.from cancer! I.don't think I can do that again! I.I can't lose another friend.."
Fanu gave Sakura a sad look but he continued in the same stern tone, "Angel of Light, this is not the same type of mission. The mission you had was, of course, an Angelic Mission. This is a." He paused and looked at Fujitaka and nodded.
"Sakura, I hate to lay this weight on your shoulders but.This is a Life and Death situation."