Author's note: This is my first fanfic so give me your guidance! And I hope you know who is who! I made their names similar.
Disclaimer: I do not own Prince of Tennis or anything.
Chapter 1: Prologue
"Ah! Gomen nasai! Gomen nasai!" A girl was bowing her head frantically.
"Mou! Sakura! That's the third time you have broken a plate today!" A middle-aged lady in a purple kimono had her hands on her hips and was speaking to the girl.
"Gomen nasai Akane-san…" the girl replied guiltily.
"Iin da", Akane sighed as she looked at the petite girl in a light blue kimono.
"Ten years in the Kirisaki household does not seem to have corrected your clumsiness Sakura. I'll handle things here; you go clean the dining room then the dojo."
"Wakarimashita…" Sakura was still ashamed at breaking the bowls again. Ten years in the Kirisaki household and she had broken countless bowls. She thought her clumsiness would be corrected but it seemed to inborn within her, she just could not shake it off. With a sigh, she prepared to do her chores.
Sakura had finished cleaning the dining room with a few accidents and now moved to the dojo. She stepped into the dojo and looked around. The place brought back memories of her deceased parents. The Edo period was not exactly a safe era to be born in. Her parents had been operating a dojo and had been killed by samurais when she was little. Her auntie took care of her after that. However, she was only interested in the assets of the Ryuuzawa family. After she had obtained whatever was left, she sold Sakura to the Kirisaki family as a maid. At a tender age of six, she entered the rich Kirisaki household as a maid, her young body enduring the tough work expected of servants.
Sakura remembered her childhood where she always saw her father practicing in their dojo. It was the few of her happy childhood memories she had left and she held onto them very dearly. The Kirisaki dojo was a place she could replay her memories and so, deeply etch them into her heart.
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Author's note: Please R&R!