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Chapter 1
It was dark….really, really dark. I'm scared. I hate the dark. I can't see anything. "Brother?" I cried softly. "Brother, where are you?"
"Don't worry, I'm here…Come on! We need to go." I turned to find Brother, but he was bleeding a little. What had happened? Why was Brother hurt?
I asked him my worries, but he just smiled and shrugged. I sighed, but took Brother's left arm and we walked away. The darkness lightened a little, but only for a storm's lighting appeared every few seconds.
I was not afraid of rain or storms, but I can't help but feel someone is crying. Crying because I was leaving. No, that's silly.
"SAKURA! KIKU!" I turned quickly, but the storm blocked my view of two people were running towards us.
"LEAVE US ALONE! WE CAN'T STAY!" Brother picked me up and ran, ran far, far away. The two people stared at us in shock, but stopped running after us. The girl of the two hugged the boy crying. She was crying a lot…
I felt tears appear in my own eyes. "I'm sorry, older sister China…"
My eyes opened, but…I was in my room. And it wasn't raining. Older sister China? Who is that? I knew of no one with such a name. Why was she crying so much and what was the reason it made me feel sorry and cry for her? Why do I have so many questions because of a dream?
Since I was little I lived on this small overpopulated island with my twin brother so I could have never met this 'China' person….but to tell lately I've been alone. My home is so different without brother around smiling and playing with me. It was so quiet and lonely when he was gone. He won't even tell me where he's running off to. I can't help but be worried for his well being.
And lately I've been having these strange dreams. I have yet to tell Brother them, but whenever I think about them my heart leaps and so many feelings come about. I want to find these answers to all my questions. But I couldn't just leave, I wasn't like brother. He was allowed to leave I wasn't.
I stared at the Cherry Blossoms starting to bloom. They seemed to shine in the sun light. They were so beautiful, but I wonder if over the seas there were even prettier flowers or was the Cherry Blossom flower truly the best. I slowly took one of the early bloomers and put it in my long air…just like Brother usually did. I miss him, I wish he'd just come home already.
I jumped a little when the front slide door opened. I quickly got up a strong smile on my features. Brother? He's home al…ready?
My eyes couldn't move away from the bloody figure walking into my home. My smile and heart dropped and probably broke when I saw brother's Katana in the figures hand. Brother? I felt every part of me go numb. Brother was hurt?
But….how? Who hurt him? What did Brother do wrong? Brother was the nicest person anyone could ever meet! Everyone liked him, so why? Why was he hurt so badly?
I ran to Brother and helped him up. "Nii-San! ? Nii-San, what happened!" I asked as I laid Brother on his respectful futon and started to clean him up.
Brother smiled weakly at me, but that made me more worried for his well being.
"Brother?" I whispered as he ignored my question and fell asleep. Something was wrong. I need to know what it is. But….I'm not allowed to leave my home. Why were all the answers away from home?
I bit my lip as I made sure Brother was all wrapped up. I'm sure he'll make a full recovery…if he actually rested. I sighed at the unlikelihood of that statement. What should I do? What could I do?
I slowly got up; my eyes on my brother's weak body. Maybe some fresh air would help clear my mind. Yes, that has always helped before, why not now?
I walked down my favorite path; it was always filled to the brim with Cherry Blossom trees.
The small pale hand gently put such a strange purple flower in my hair. His smile shined; happy with how it looked.
I consciously put my hand in my hair, but didn't find a strange un-native flower, but our beautiful, but very common Cherry Blossom flower in my hair. And that man…I…don't remember him much, but…he's sometimes in my dream and…What if these dreams are not only dreams, but memoires…I can't leave this place, but….
But….
Brother can leave…