Hey. Well thank you for your reviews. How are your guys' summer by the way? I hope they are great and better than me lol..anyway yeah…Well really? Is that what tsubasa means? Wow. Well I don't know, but I think I'll just trademark chronicles of wings for it to be easier. This chapter is so long for me to write it hohohohohoho
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. Klamp does. Get my drift?
Chapter 2When Sakura arrived at the pub at 7 in the night, she knew she would get in some kind of trouble for leaving without anybody knowing.
And hell she was right.
" Where the hell were you? Kinomoto" Gen shouted.
Gen is an asshole. His full name is Gensai Hanmichi. He is a really cruel boss. Not somebody to be messing with.
He was sitting in one of the bar seats, counting up money while smoking.
" Sorry, something happened and I-" Sakura tried to explain.
" Cut the crap. I knew you were skipping out. Lazy bitch. You know? Because you left the whole toilet is full of crap." He said sharply.
" And, nobody volunteered to clean it. So I simply left it, for you to clean it, as a punishment. Also, Tetsuya is taking a break tonight, so you will have to clean the toilets, and the whole pub." Gen said, puffs of smoke coming out from his mouth.
Sakura had no other options. But she was really pissed. He treated her like garbage, and said she was lazy. He's such a dicklicker ( A/N: thank you- you know who). LAZY? She was always the one to stay late, and when everybody is fooling around on the job, he doesn't notice, heck that Tetsuya skipped 4 times and Gen didn't even notice.
" Better not do this again. Kinomoto. Toilet needs you, that's all you're useful for anyway. Cleaning toilets." He said.
And blew the smoke on Sakura's face.
Sakura looked pale, but inside she was on fire.
What a dick! Why that worthless piece of shit!
" Yes." She whispered.
"And don't take it too personally. Yesterday Joe wanted to have fun that's all. And you're pathetic, you could have earn some extra cash if you wouldn't kick his dick and suck it instead. I feel sorry for you. Here " He slided the money, it's not even 10 cents, toward Sakura.
Sakura didn't say anything.
She took the money.
And threw it at Gen.
" I don't want it." She said, darkly.
" How dare you? BITCH. I'm giving you charity. But you think you're so tough and brave, living a poor life. But whatever, you work for me remember that." Gen said.
Charity? Kiss my ass, dick head!, Sakura screamed at him in her head.
" If you dare do anything like that again, you will get fired." Gen continued.
" And you wouldn't want that would you?" He said, mocking a sympathetic voice.
Sakura didn't reply.
Instead she took her mop, and left him there.
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" I want to wring his neck." She cursed, mopping the floor, of just cleaned male bathroom, which will be all shitty again
Her anger was so angry, that she broke the mop in half while cleaning the floor with it.
" SHIT."
" Oops, that's gonna come out of your pay." An all too familiar voice sneered behind her.
She heard the door to the bathroom door swing close.
She was left standing in the middle of a dark empty bathroom.
" Damn you Gen." She said angrily.
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'Mmm." Sakura mumbled.
She was on an LRT, which is a very fast train.
She realized she dozed off for only 5 minutes, she was glad though. The trip on the train was only 20 minutes from her part of the town to the center of Tomoeda. She didn't want to oversleep.
" I guess no dinner tonight," she used up her money for this train ride.
The clock read 2:50 pm.
Only 10 more minutes till they arrive at the city.
Sakura fingered her folder, she had borrowed it from Maiko because she didn't use it anymore. And the papers as well from Maiko's stationary collection, it's very expensive to get even those A4 ones. Inside this folder, were her drawings, she was proud of them.
A week ago, since that fucking asshole who doesn't even deserve to have a name pissed and insulted her, that only made her more determined and ever to get out of this shitty life.
She was really about to cry. This will be the fifth editor that she will go to present her drawings. She had been dreading this one the most, because this is the richest and most famous company in Japan, and you can't be good to be a part of it. You have to be great.
The other four rejected her drawings. They were too nice to point it out straightforwardly. But Sakura got the hint, at the end of every interview there would always be a " don't call us, we'll call you."
There were no calls. Sakura has no phone, but she gave them the Maiko's house phone number and informed Maiko about the whole situation. Maiko said there were no calls for her.
" Attention, we have arrived at central Tomoeda LRT station. Please make sure you do not leave any belongings, do not lean on the door as it will open automatically-" The woman's voice spoke over the speaker on the LRT.
Sakura took a deep breath. She was getting anxious. She lined up with the rest of the people for the LRT door to open.
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" Ms. Kinomoto, Mr. Kagiyama would like to see you now." The woman at the reception desk announced.
Sakura got up, and said thank you to the reception woman and went inside the door of doom.
" Good afternoon, have a seat." The man said.
Sakura studied his face, he looked really tough and strict. The glasses only made him scarier.
" Y-yes, th-thank you sir." Sakura mumbled.
She quietly sat in one of the two seats that were in front of Mr. Kagiyama's desk.
" So, what can I do for you?" He asked.
" Um..yeah..so I want to..I want to become..a..a..manga-ka. Basically I want a job, I think it would be too ambitious to become a manga-ka now. Maybe if you could give me a job as an assistant." She croaked.
" I see. And what might you have to show me that you have got the skills to become a part of Moshi( made up name) company?" He asked, his voice getting more business-like now.
" I..I have some drawings, and I also put an idea of my story." Sakura replied.
She handed him the file that contained the drawings.
She waited anxiously as he examined and studied all the work she has done.
I'm gonna die. Sakura thought, feeling herself literally sinking down to the floor.
" Uhm..well…" Mr. Kagiyama started.
Sakura quickly sat up.
" I can't say it is excellent at this rate. But it is very passable for an amateur drawing. I also read your plots for the story. Interesting. Here's the thing, I show this to the rest of my board members, if they like the idea, you're on your way to publish a manga. If they don't, you will still work here and join the assistants in helping others to produce their own." He said.
Sakura said nothing, slowly registering what he had said just now.
" So? I've got a job?" Sakura asked.
" Yes, you do. But not for the moment, it will take at least three days of organization and planning and convincing of the board. But as I have said, even if it does not work out, you will get a job here. I will call you within three days time, I assure you that." Mr. Kagiyama said.
" Yes…" Sakura said.
Both stood up and shook hands.
" Thank you very much sir." Sakura gushed.
" Yes, I hope we do get to meet more artists like you." He replied.
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Sakura waited in front of the high school.
The bell rang and out came students, their day just finished and they are looking relieved.
Sakura spotted Maiko.
She waved at her.
" Maiko!" Sakura called out. Maiko spotted Sakura, turned around to say goodbye to her friends and walked to Sakura.
When she was approaching Sakura she asked, " What are you doing here?"
" Hehe, I came back from town, and well, it is my time to work at the bathhouse, and school finishes, and I was passing this way. I thought we could go home together." Sakura said brightly.
" Hehe, you're a lucky girl. Guess what? You're not skipping dinner tonight! I got my allowance, what say I treat you for Mcdonalds?" Maiko asked.
" I work in the pub… besides you've treated me enough, I owe you like 6 american dollars" Sakura interrupted.
" I mean now. And we don't have to go to the Central of Tomoeda, there's another Mcdonalds just on the outskirt. Which is five minutes if we run.! So lets go. I'll race ya!" Maiko cheered.
" Wait..I'll get you!" Sakura shouted. She ran to catch up with Maiko.
Sakura enjoyed the cool breeze gently blowing on her face, Sakura loved being childish. It made her forget the life she is going through, and how she is alone. And she loved Maiko like a little sister. Even though Maiko is fourteen, she is quite pretty with dimples and bright eyes. Although a little short, that didn't stop her from trying to be more mature than Sakura.
She feels when she runs, she is running from the poverty and loneliness and insecurity. But Sakura is Sakura, she wants to be nice to everybody, no matter how mean they are to her, she is optimistic, and always happy. When things get out of hand, like everyday, of course she snaps. But generally she is a happy person.
She realized she already passed Mcdonalds.
" HAHA SAKURA, loser!" Maiko shouted.
" Oh yeah! I'm gonna tell Satsuke you like him!" Sakura teased.
" Shut up! I have the pretty money." She declared.
" Okay you win." Sakura gave up.
They entered and bought the food. Sakura's flat stomach rumbled of hunger, she skipped lunch and breakfast in order to work and got to the interview today. She ravenously ate the burger and fries and slurped so quickly the coke Maiko bought.
" Now that you're full. Fill me the details today." Maiko said,
" I'm getting a job!" Sakura squeaked.
" Yay, thank god, that means you can ditch that Gen, everybody in my school knows he's a shithead. And stop cooking at the restaurant, stingy woman who gives you so little money, and last but not least my parent's bathhouse. Are they bad Sakura?" Maiko burbled.
" Um…well they're decent. They know how to treat employees. And nice. So they are the rare kinds you could find of bosses these days." Sakura said truthfully.
" Haha. You know we should go, you still have a job of cleaning and helping prepare a bathhouse I am afraid." Maiko said.
" yeah…" Sakura agreed. And they left.
Sakura had never felt so good. But she is trying to be in control, she isn't officially in the company yet, so don't go telling the world. It could not happen. And she's worried about that. But right now, with a full stomach, Sakura actually looked forward to work her shift at the bathhouse for the evening, at least there are no evil bosses, the evil one, is waiting for her tonight at the Pub. Taking every moment to dock out her salaries.
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