Chapter 3: First Day of School!

BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!BEEP!WHACK!

"ALL RIGHT I'M UP!" Sakura shouted as she slammed her fist on the silence button, sat up in bed, and rubbed the sleep from her eyes. "Whoever had decided that having a class at 8:30 in the morning was a good idea should have his head examined." She muttered darkly as she got out of bed, shuffled into the bathroom, and began combing out her hair.

Since she graduated from high school, Sakura had decided to let her hair grow out a little bit. After several months her hair reached down past her shoulders and she started wearing it in a ponytail, but she kept her bangs short as well as the secondary pair that hung down and came to a stop at her jawline.

Then she walked to her closet, picked out a dark pink tank top, and put it on. Next she picked out a semi-clear silk top that had a beautiful intricate floral design on it that was a purplish pink color and put it on top of her first tank top. Finally she put on a soft flowing white skirt that came down to her knees and slipped on a pair of sandals.

Next came breakfast, Sakura opened her fridge and sighed in exasperation when she saw that it was nearly empty. Then something caught her eyes and she grabbed a banana along with a cup of strawberry shortcake yogurt. She quickly ate her meager breakfast, brushed her teeth, grabbed her backpack and ran out the door.


"Hello and welcome to Studio Ballet!" the teacher said cheerfully as she threw her hands up in the air enthusiastically. "My name is Ruby Moon and I will be your instructor. We will be meeting on Mondays and Wednesdays from 10-12:45am. Each week we will be learning a new dance move and at the end of the week you will have to physically demonstrate it for the class to show that you have mastered it. Any questions class?"

"Can you please repeat all of that?" Sakura asked a she nervously ran a hand through her hair. "I'm sorry, it's just that I didn't expect you to be my teacher…and…uh…hi?" she finished meekly as Ruby immediately whirled around and grabbed her in a huge bear hug.

"SAKURA! OH IT'S SO GOOD TO SEE YOU!" Ruby cried as she threw Sakura up in the air before twirling her round in circles. Finally she set Sakura down as she looked at her with a smile and asked sincerely, "I heard about the news about Li and I just wanted to tell you how sorry I am. If there's anything I can ever do for you, just let me know, ok?"

"Thanks Ruby I will." Sakura promised as she grabbed hold of the balancing pole and began working on strengthening the arches of her feet.

"Oh by the way we're throwing a party at my place in about two weeks," Ruby said nonchalantly as she handed Sakura an invitation, "you're more than welcome to come. Oh and bring a friend."

"Uh, ok sure…"Sakura said as a smile appeared on her face and she chuckled to herself. Ruby was her ballet teacher and she was invited to her first college party. She had no idea how it happened or why, but over the years she had learned it was better just not asking too many questions.