1 A Strange Day
By: Ultimos
It was a day just like any other, Sakura was asleep in bed. She was dreaming….
Where am I? she thought, What is this place?
She was at the school soccer field, and she wasn't alone. A mysterious figure wearing a cape and hood stood in the center of the field.
Who are you? What do you want? she tried to cry, but she found that she could not speak.
Suddenly she heard an ominous voice, *Be careful Sakura, * it said, *be careful what you do! Be careful who you trust! You never know what is and is not, the unseen face before you may be your greatest ally, or your worst enemy! *
"SAKURA!" a voice shouted, "wake up it's time for school!" it was Kiro. "Ok you asked for it…" he dumped a glass of water on Sakura's head.
"What the!" she cried, "What was that for!"
Kiro shrugged, "I had to do something to get you up, you're late… again"
"OH man, oh man!" she said as she rushed to dress.
Her father was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs, "Here's your gear Sakura." he said with a smile.
"Thanks dad." She said putting on her gear and bolting out the door, "See you after school." As usual she ran into Julian and Tori down the road.
"Hey Sakura." Julian said cheerfully, "Late again I see."
"Yeah." she replied blushing, "had trouble getting up this morning."
"As usual," said Tori, "You would swear she was a bear hibernating sometimes."
She scowled at Tori.
"If looks could kill." he teased, driving off ahead, "See you at school Julian."
"K." Julian yelled back. "Don't let him get to you," he said to Sakura, "you know he only does it to pick on you."
She sighed, "Yeah I know, but he can be a real pain sometimes."
"All brothers can." laughed Julian, "Well, here is where we part ways. I'll see you later ok Sakura."
"Ok." She said skating off. She arrived at school just shy of the bell. "Phew." she exclaimed, "I made it."
"Yeah, just barely." Said Lee mocking her.
"Well at least you made it." said Madison with a smile.
"Ok everyone settle down," said Miss Mackenzie, "I have a very special announcement. We have a new student joining us, and he all the way from India." There was a silence when the new student walked in.
Rio the class bully quickly commented, "Hey, I thought Indians were supposed to be brown in color?" he mocked. The new student was white skinned just like they were, but he was built very well fro his age, and he carries a cloak around with him. Miss Mackenzie was about to explain when the new boy gestured for her to let him.
"My name is of no concern for the moment," he said, "as for my skin, I have come from India but I was born in Canada."
The class began to whisper around, "Another Canadian!" yelled Rio, "You won't last a week!"
Lee was not sure what he meant, "What is he talking about?" he asked Madison.
"The last Canadian we had at our school got assaulted, raped, and almost killed in the first week!" she replied.
Lee couldn't believe it, "Are you serious!" he said.
"Yeah," interrupted Sakura, and Rio was the one who had it al done. Rio lied and said that he had tried to beat him up so his brother's gang came and did all that stuff to him."
"He left the next week." finished Madison.
The new kid just laughed, "If you think I will wind up like the last kid, you are wrong, very wrong." He gave Rio a look that sat him down; even Lee got chills from it. He pulled on his cloak covering his head completely, "For now," he said, "you can call me Cape." Cape sat down right behind Madison, "Is it all right is I sit here?" he asked politely.
"Sure." Madison said smiling. The day went by quickly enough, until gym class. Rio and a bunch of others were planning to make Cape look bad by screwing him up during gymnastics.
"Here use these gloves when you go on the mats," Rio said handing Cape a pair of black gloves, "they will keep your hands from slipping." Rio had actually covered the gloves with grease to make them slip. Cape took them without a word of thanks; he began his routine and slipped on the first try. He looked at Rio so harshly that Rio almost ran out of class, but he didn't have time.
Cape has Rio by the throat and pinned him on the wall, "You think you are funny don't you!" he yelled, "Well I will let it go this time, but if you try that again, I will show you what real humiliation is!" After school Rio was in the office making a call, Madison was going to see if her bodyguards were there to pick her up when she saw them, the gang Rio's brother was in.
She ran to find Sakura and Lee. "Guys!" she called when she saw them, "Guys, they are here, Rio's brother and the others are here!"
Lee and Sakura exchanged glances, "Do you know where the new kid is?" asked Lee.
"Yes," replied Madison, "he is by the tree in the back meditating or something." They ran to the back of the school as fast as they could, only to see Cape surrounded by the gang.
"So you think you can threaten my little brother eh?" said Rio's older brother. Cape just sat there in a state of meditation; he didn't even realize that anyone else was even there. "You think you can ignore us eh?" said Rio's brother frustrated. He picks up a steel pipe and got ready to swing.
"You leave him alone!" cried Madison, "He only threatened Rio because he tried to humiliate him!"
One of the gang members turned, "Keep out of this kid," he said, "or ya might get hurt."
Suddenly Cape's eyes opened in a scowl. "That got a reaction." said Rio's older brother with an evil grin, "That gives me an idea." He ran at Madison and grabbed her around the neck, "Either you wake up and take your medicine you little bastard, or this little cutie will be the one getting punished, and don't you worry, I will make sure she gets punished well."
At that instant Cape got up, and when he did everyone backed up. "Now you listen to me," he said, "either you let the girl go or I will make sure that you never get a chance to cross me again."
He just laughed, "You think I am afraid of a little punk like YOU!" he said choking Madison with the bar. As she fainted from the strain Cape changed, he became angry,
"THAT'S IT!" he hollered. He jumped into the tree.
"Hah, you coward!" said one of the gang members, but he soon ate those words. Cape flew off of a branch and landed right behind Rio's brother, and with one shot to the back made him let Madison go. The guy was on his knees, when Cape lifted him.
"Do you still think I am a punk?" he mocked. Then he lifted him over his head and threw him into three other guys. "Get back!" he yelled at Lee and Sakura, "and get Madison out of here!"
Lee picked up Madison and took off. Sakura looked back, "What about you!" she said.
"I will be fine." Replied Cape, "Just get Madison out of here!" with that all of the gang members attacked, each one tossed back with a single kick or punch.
Sakura and Lee took Madison inside the school, Rio was waiting. "Bet your little friend is sorry now." he said with a smirk. Lee just glared at him, and he took right off laughing.
I hope that Cape is ok thought Sakura.
Just then he walked in. "You had better call a doctor," he said.
"Are you ok?" asked Lee.
"Fine," he replied, "but those other guys are in pretty bad shape." He smiled and raised Madison's head, she woke up.
"Are you ok?" she asked Cape.
Cape took off his hood and smiled, Even though she was out cold, she worries about others he thought. "Thank you." he said.
"For what?" asked Madison.
"For trying to help me even though I had done nothing to earn your friendship," he replied softly, "and for being so kind to me."
Madison's body guards came in that moment, "Back away from her!" they said. Madison stood up with Cape's help.
"It's ok," she told them, "let's just go home."
By: Ultimos
It was a day just like any other, Sakura was asleep in bed. She was dreaming….
Where am I? she thought, What is this place?
She was at the school soccer field, and she wasn't alone. A mysterious figure wearing a cape and hood stood in the center of the field.
Who are you? What do you want? she tried to cry, but she found that she could not speak.
Suddenly she heard an ominous voice, *Be careful Sakura, * it said, *be careful what you do! Be careful who you trust! You never know what is and is not, the unseen face before you may be your greatest ally, or your worst enemy! *
"SAKURA!" a voice shouted, "wake up it's time for school!" it was Kiro. "Ok you asked for it…" he dumped a glass of water on Sakura's head.
"What the!" she cried, "What was that for!"
Kiro shrugged, "I had to do something to get you up, you're late… again"
"OH man, oh man!" she said as she rushed to dress.
Her father was waiting for her at the bottom of the stairs, "Here's your gear Sakura." he said with a smile.
"Thanks dad." She said putting on her gear and bolting out the door, "See you after school." As usual she ran into Julian and Tori down the road.
"Hey Sakura." Julian said cheerfully, "Late again I see."
"Yeah." she replied blushing, "had trouble getting up this morning."
"As usual," said Tori, "You would swear she was a bear hibernating sometimes."
She scowled at Tori.
"If looks could kill." he teased, driving off ahead, "See you at school Julian."
"K." Julian yelled back. "Don't let him get to you," he said to Sakura, "you know he only does it to pick on you."
She sighed, "Yeah I know, but he can be a real pain sometimes."
"All brothers can." laughed Julian, "Well, here is where we part ways. I'll see you later ok Sakura."
"Ok." She said skating off. She arrived at school just shy of the bell. "Phew." she exclaimed, "I made it."
"Yeah, just barely." Said Lee mocking her.
"Well at least you made it." said Madison with a smile.
"Ok everyone settle down," said Miss Mackenzie, "I have a very special announcement. We have a new student joining us, and he all the way from India." There was a silence when the new student walked in.
Rio the class bully quickly commented, "Hey, I thought Indians were supposed to be brown in color?" he mocked. The new student was white skinned just like they were, but he was built very well fro his age, and he carries a cloak around with him. Miss Mackenzie was about to explain when the new boy gestured for her to let him.
"My name is of no concern for the moment," he said, "as for my skin, I have come from India but I was born in Canada."
The class began to whisper around, "Another Canadian!" yelled Rio, "You won't last a week!"
Lee was not sure what he meant, "What is he talking about?" he asked Madison.
"The last Canadian we had at our school got assaulted, raped, and almost killed in the first week!" she replied.
Lee couldn't believe it, "Are you serious!" he said.
"Yeah," interrupted Sakura, and Rio was the one who had it al done. Rio lied and said that he had tried to beat him up so his brother's gang came and did all that stuff to him."
"He left the next week." finished Madison.
The new kid just laughed, "If you think I will wind up like the last kid, you are wrong, very wrong." He gave Rio a look that sat him down; even Lee got chills from it. He pulled on his cloak covering his head completely, "For now," he said, "you can call me Cape." Cape sat down right behind Madison, "Is it all right is I sit here?" he asked politely.
"Sure." Madison said smiling. The day went by quickly enough, until gym class. Rio and a bunch of others were planning to make Cape look bad by screwing him up during gymnastics.
"Here use these gloves when you go on the mats," Rio said handing Cape a pair of black gloves, "they will keep your hands from slipping." Rio had actually covered the gloves with grease to make them slip. Cape took them without a word of thanks; he began his routine and slipped on the first try. He looked at Rio so harshly that Rio almost ran out of class, but he didn't have time.
Cape has Rio by the throat and pinned him on the wall, "You think you are funny don't you!" he yelled, "Well I will let it go this time, but if you try that again, I will show you what real humiliation is!" After school Rio was in the office making a call, Madison was going to see if her bodyguards were there to pick her up when she saw them, the gang Rio's brother was in.
She ran to find Sakura and Lee. "Guys!" she called when she saw them, "Guys, they are here, Rio's brother and the others are here!"
Lee and Sakura exchanged glances, "Do you know where the new kid is?" asked Lee.
"Yes," replied Madison, "he is by the tree in the back meditating or something." They ran to the back of the school as fast as they could, only to see Cape surrounded by the gang.
"So you think you can threaten my little brother eh?" said Rio's older brother. Cape just sat there in a state of meditation; he didn't even realize that anyone else was even there. "You think you can ignore us eh?" said Rio's brother frustrated. He picks up a steel pipe and got ready to swing.
"You leave him alone!" cried Madison, "He only threatened Rio because he tried to humiliate him!"
One of the gang members turned, "Keep out of this kid," he said, "or ya might get hurt."
Suddenly Cape's eyes opened in a scowl. "That got a reaction." said Rio's older brother with an evil grin, "That gives me an idea." He ran at Madison and grabbed her around the neck, "Either you wake up and take your medicine you little bastard, or this little cutie will be the one getting punished, and don't you worry, I will make sure she gets punished well."
At that instant Cape got up, and when he did everyone backed up. "Now you listen to me," he said, "either you let the girl go or I will make sure that you never get a chance to cross me again."
He just laughed, "You think I am afraid of a little punk like YOU!" he said choking Madison with the bar. As she fainted from the strain Cape changed, he became angry,
"THAT'S IT!" he hollered. He jumped into the tree.
"Hah, you coward!" said one of the gang members, but he soon ate those words. Cape flew off of a branch and landed right behind Rio's brother, and with one shot to the back made him let Madison go. The guy was on his knees, when Cape lifted him.
"Do you still think I am a punk?" he mocked. Then he lifted him over his head and threw him into three other guys. "Get back!" he yelled at Lee and Sakura, "and get Madison out of here!"
Lee picked up Madison and took off. Sakura looked back, "What about you!" she said.
"I will be fine." Replied Cape, "Just get Madison out of here!" with that all of the gang members attacked, each one tossed back with a single kick or punch.
Sakura and Lee took Madison inside the school, Rio was waiting. "Bet your little friend is sorry now." he said with a smirk. Lee just glared at him, and he took right off laughing.
I hope that Cape is ok thought Sakura.
Just then he walked in. "You had better call a doctor," he said.
"Are you ok?" asked Lee.
"Fine," he replied, "but those other guys are in pretty bad shape." He smiled and raised Madison's head, she woke up.
"Are you ok?" she asked Cape.
Cape took off his hood and smiled, Even though she was out cold, she worries about others he thought. "Thank you." he said.
"For what?" asked Madison.
"For trying to help me even though I had done nothing to earn your friendship," he replied softly, "and for being so kind to me."
Madison's body guards came in that moment, "Back away from her!" they said. Madison stood up with Cape's help.
"It's ok," she told them, "let's just go home."