Amu looked from one table to another. She was sitting in the Royal Garden, watchin gher fellow Guardians work. Tadese and Nadeshiko looked over some papers, while Yaya and Kukai were approving some things. Amu glanced over at Sakura, who had wilingly decided to water the flowers around the meeting area. Right now she was more focused on being next to Nadeshiko, so she didn't srtay to far away from the queen. Kukai and Yaya yawned in perfect synch.

"Oh, hey, did you see 'Good Morning TV' today?" Kukai asked Yaya.

"I saw it! I saw it! Nadeshiko's father made an appearence!" Yaya saiid happily.

"Huh? really? Why?" Amu asked, looking back and forth.

"He was adevertising for the big Nichibu performance we will be putting on at the National theatre." Nadeshiko smiled.

"Nadeshiko's father is the leader of the Fujisak-ha." kiseki told her.

"That's right!" Temari smiled.

"You know, I've never met your dad, I've never even seen him." Sakura said.

"You haven't?" Nadeshiko asked.

"No. I thought you just lived with your mom." Sakura told her.

"No, I live with my dad too. He's just busy with the dance theatre classes. That could explain it." Nadeshiko told her.

"But, I thought you were terrifeid of men." Kukai remembered.

"I am, but it still would have been nice to at least meet him, even if it was for a second. Nadeshiko's met my mom, and my father organized my kidnapping, so he's in jail. I don't want anybody to meet him. But she still met the people I lived with." Sakura told them.

"Don't worry, you'll meet him someday." Nadeshiko smiled.

'You're wrong." Miki piped up, looking at Amu. "It's Japanese dancing, not fighting. And its Fujisaki school, not blast."

"Japanese dancing is the entire essence of Japan." Temari sighed.

'It lives on in our hearts!" Pepe cheered.

"I-I knew that! I was just day dreaming!" Amu shouted.

"I bet Amu-chi didn't know that Nade-chi's family runs a dancing school." Yaya said, swinging her legs back and forth.

"I know that Haruno knew." Kukai smirked. Sakura blushed and growled at him. She rushed over to him, and poured the watering can upside down, soaking him.

"What was that for?" Kukai shouted.

"Stop talking about mine and Nadeshiko's personal life." Sakura told him, going back over to Nadeshiko.

"You know, its really great!" Yay smiled. "With the school and the house combined, it kinda feels like the whole thing is the Fujisaki household!" Yaya, Kukai, Amu, and their charas were silent for a moment, before they shouted out.

"Scary!" they chorused.

"I-Its just a normal house." Nadeshiko told them. The Guardians started laughing over the small joke. Sakura looked over at her sister, and saw that she was frowning.

"Amu-chan..."


"Amu-chan, looked so sad." Sakura told Nadeshiko. They were cleaning up the mess Sakura had made with the water.

"Yeah, she did."

"She doesn't know much about you. She says that you guys are friends, but she feels like you aren't." Sakura told her.

"Really?" Nadeshiko asked, standing up, holding a wash cloth.

"Yeah." Sakura smiled, standing up as well.

"I could tell that she was sad, but I didn't know why. How'd you know?"

"We're still twins. I can read her." Sakura smiled. Nadeshiko nodded.

"Sakura, do you mind if I invite Amu over, so we can become better friends?" Nadeshiko asked, wrapping an arm around the Onkette's shoulders.

"No, I don't mind. I don't think I'm the sort to get jealous over things like that." Sakura smiled.

"Thank you. This will cheer Amu up, I'm sure of it." Nadeshiko smiled, kissing Sakura's forehead.

"Nadeshiko...we say we're dating...but you never kiss me for real..." Sakura muttered.

"Cause, I want our first kiss to be more special. I want to remember it forever." Nadeshiko smiled.

"Nothing's more special to me than sharing it with you." Sakura told her, cuddling into Nadeshiko. She placed her hands on the girl's chest, and rubbed her nose in her neck, breathing in her scent.

"I know...I just want it to be memorable. You only have one first kiss after all." Nadeshiko smiled. She kissed the top of Sakura's head and waved goodbye. "I'll call you later tonight!" She smiled, running out of the garden, and towards Amu.

"Nadeshiko...my first kiss was taken a long time ago." Sakura frowned, dropping the towel she had been using. She closed her eyes, and gripped her head, her mind flashing back to when she was kidnapped by her father and his goons. "And something much more important to me was taken as well..." Sakura cried, falling to the ground.

"Sakura..." Chou whispered, flying over to her bearer. Jay and Sashi followed her, and they cuddled into her chest, trying to soothe the crying girl.


"I'm home." Sakura called, entering her house.

"Sakura!" Tsubaki shouted. A cop was next to her. "Where have you been! I was so worried that you were kidnapped again." Tsubaki cried, rushing over to her daughter.

"I'm sorry, I fell asleep at the Royal Garden." Sakura whispered, hugging her mom back.

"Well, looks like things are back under control. I'm glad you're safe." The man smiled. Sakura closed her eyes, and held her mother tighter.

"Yes...thank you for coming over as fast as you could." Tsubaki smiled. the officer nodded, and walked out of the house.

"Mama...I'm sorry for worring you." Sakura muttered.

"Its alright sweetie. But what happened? You never fall asleep after school." Tsubaki sighed.

"I was talking to Nadeshiko...she said that my first kiss was going to be special. But after she left, I broke down crying cause it was stolen a long time ago." Sakura cried. "My mind flashed back to what happened and I couldn't take it. I cried until I ran out of energy and fell asleep."

"Oh, its okay." Tsubaki smiled, holding her duaghter close. "Just so long as your safe. Let's get you some dinner, its almost 9:00. Take a shower, while I make you a fresh meal." Tsubaki sighed. Sakura nodded and trudged up the stairs.


Sakura wrapped a white, fluffly towel around her body, and took her blowdrier, pluging it in. She wipped her bathroom mirrors, clearing it of the foggy. A ring came from the countertop and she looked a ther phone.

"Ah! Nadeshiko!" She smiled, answering it. "Hello!" She cheered.

"Hello, Sakura-chan! Its all set! Amu-chan will be spending the night tomorrow." Nadeshiko smiled.

"How wonderful. This will definately cheer her up." Sakura smiled happily.

"Yes! How was your dinner?"

"Oh...I haven't ate yet. My mom was kinda running a little late with work, and she wanted to make us dinner. She got back not too long ago. I was taking a shower while I waited." Sakura told her.

"Oh, really? Was it relaxing?"

"H-Hai!" Sakura smiled, blushing. She unplugged her hair dryer, and grabbed another towel, drying her hair that way. She walked out of her bathroom, and sat on her bed.

"Do you know what you'll be having?" Nadeshiko asked.

"No. And I want it to be a surprise. this is the first family meal we've had in a while...mama's been swamped with work." Sakura told her.

"Sakura-chan..."

"Yeah, what is it, Nadeshiko?" Sakura asked, staring out her balcony.

"Why'd you lie to me?"

"What do you mean?" Sakura asked, confused.

"Your mother was worried so she called our house, asking where you were. I even called your phone, but you didn't pick up. I was so worried." Nadeshiko told her. Sakura's eyes widened, when she heard a small sniffled coming from the other line.

"Gomen. AFter you said that our first kis was going to be special, and deserved to be memorable..." Sakura trailed off, placing her right arm on her left shoulder, and hugging herself.

"What? Do you not want it that way?" Nadeshiko asked.

"I want it that way...but it wasn't...my first kiss was stolen when I was kidnapped...so was my sanity...and my pureness. Being around you makes me forget all about that, but in that moment, I remembered...and I cried until I fell asleep." Sakura whispered sfotly, closing her eyes. She heard Nadeshiko gasp in shock.

"I'm sorry. I forgot all about that! But in your case, those don't count! They were forced upon you, and you were raped...it must have been horrible, but they don't count. You're still pure, and untainted. And I like to believe that your sanity is in perfect shape. You're absolutely perfect!" Nadeshiko told her.

"Nadeshiko...thank you...that makes me really happy." Sakura smiled. She laid back on her bed, curling up inot herself. "I'm sorry for worrying you."

"No...its understandable...but my mom is mad at me now."

"Why?" Sakura asked, staring at the ceiling.

"Because,after the calll, I practically ran out the door. I wanted to find you. My practice Kimono got torn and dirty. We had to throw it away." Nadeshiko told her.

"Which one?"

"The yellow one, with suns on it." Nadeshiko told her.

"I'm sorry." Sakura frowned.

"Its alright."

"Sakura-chan! dinner's ready!" Tsubaki called, tnering the room.

"Hai! Nadeshiko...I have to go to dinner, I'll talk to you later!" Sakura smiled.

"Hai! I'll talk to you tomorrow."

"No! Call me after Amu leaves on Sunday!" Sakura smiled.

"You got it! You can even come over if you want. Mom says that you can watch me practice anytime you wanted." Nadeshiko smiled.

"Sure! Talk to you later."

"Bye!" Nadeshiko and Sakura both hung up the phone at the same time.

"So, Nadeshiko-san called you." Tsubaki noted.

"Hai...she did." Sakura smiled gently, holding her phone against her chest.

"Why don't you get dressed." Tsubaki smiled.

"Alright!" Sakura cheered.


Sakura walked through the park the next morning. She was wearing a pink dress, and white stockings. The dress ended at her knees, and had a swing skirt. It was a slight v-neck collar. The dress had long sleeves. Sakura wore a white coat over it. The coat was perfectly clean, and reached the edge of her dress. It was fastened up with gold buttons.

"Sakura-san! Are you sure you should be out?" Chou asked her.

"Yeah! Its perfectly fine! I've got 911 on speed dail, and plus Sashi's here! If I need any help, I can chara change with her, and become strong!" Sakura smiled.

"That's great!" Chou smiled.

"Hey! what's that!" Jay asked, poitning to a tree. Her sister and bearer looked at the tree, confused.

"That's a tree." Sashi said slowly.

"I know that! I just could have sworn I saw a shadow move acros it! Like an unnatrual shadow!" Jay shotued at her younger sister.

"I could have just been your imagination." Chou smiled.

"You were probably paranoid, and wanted to look out for me. You were imagining things." Sakura smiled.

"Yeah, I guess so." Jay smiled.

"What are we going to do today?" Sashi asked.

"How about we go to the lake! There's a small lake in the park, I haven't been able to see it yet." Sakura smiled.

"Yeah!" Sashi and Jay cheered. Sakura smiled, and walked towards the lake.

"Its supposed to be a hidden lake, so, there aren't very many visitors." Sakura told them.

"That's good." Chou smiled.

"There it is again!" Jay shotued, glaring at another tree.

"You seeing shadows again?" Sashi teased.

"Yes! And it isn't my imagination." Jay shouted.

"Can we just go to the lake, please?" Chou asked.

"Fine." Jay muttered, floating after them.


"We've been searching for two hours!" Sashi complained.

"Its been fun." Sakura smiled.

"I would have enjoyed it, if there wasn't someone following us the entire time!" Jay shotued, galring at the trees behind Sakura.

"Jay! Knock it off!" Sashi shouted, grabbing her ear.

"Come on, let's just go." Chou sighed. Sakura pushed past some trees, and gasped in delight.

"We're here!" She cheered, running to the edge of the lake.

"Careful." Chou warned her. Sakura smiled, sitting on her knees.

"That's it! Get out here! Now!" Jay shotued, and the forest behind them.

"Jay, will you just stop it."

"fine! We'll come out a small voice said.

"Finally! "Jay shotued.

"EH! There really was someone following us?" Sakura shotued in surprise.

"And they have a chara." Chou noted, since he responded to Jay. A boy jumped out of the tree. He had on a black shirt, with a red guitar on it. He was wearing ripped jeans. A small sword was around his neck. His black eyes bore into Sakura's emerald green eyes.

"Hey." He greeted.

"Who are you?" Sashi demanded. A chara appeared beside the boy. He was dressed like a ninja and had a shuriken in his hair.

"S-SAsuke?" Sakura gasped.

"Hey. Long time no see." Sasuke smirked.

"You know this boy?" Sashi shouted.

"Y-Yeah...we were in the same martial arts class. He was also my classmate." Sakura told them.

"Weren't we more than that?" Sasuke asked.

"No. I don't like men." Sakura told him, looking at the lake.

"Oh yeah, that reminds me, did you like the kimono?" Sasuke asked.

"Kimono?" Sakura asked, looking at him strangely.

"The kimono that you lost. I returned it. I gave it to some girl with purple hair." Sasuke told her.

"You were the one that returned the kimono!" Sakura shouted, standing up.

"Yes, I was. I saw you drop it. After a few minutes and you didn't come back, I took the bag and went to your school, looking up your address." Sasuke told her.

"You could have just guarded the kimono and waited for me to come back! Nadeshiko-chan made that kimono just for me! I was devastated when it went missing." Sakura shouted at him.

"Sorry...I didn't see where you went. I saw you when you where there, and the next time I looked up, you were gone, the kimono abandoned." Sasuke told her.

"What are you doing here?" Sakura asked out of the blue.

"I'm visiting Itachi for a while. My dad is in a meeting out of the country, and my mom went with him." Sasuke sighed. He walked over to her, standing next to her. "Who are your charas?" He asked, looking at the three, winged girls.

"Chou, Jay, and Sashi. A butterfly, bird, and a pixie." Sakura answered.

"This is Shadow. He's basically a ninja. I guess I just want to live up to my name." Sasuke rolled his eyes.

"That's nice. I don't have a name to live up to. I'm just Sakura." She said sadly.

"That's not true." Sasuke told her. The wind blew gently, carrying a leaf past them, and onto the lake's surface. They stayed in silence, as their charas talked, Chou and Sashi getting into a fight about what was more important, elegance, or fighting. "That girl, who was she?" Sasuke asked.

"What girl?" Sakura asked.

"The one that was at the door, when I gave back the kimono." Sasuke told her.

"That was Nadeshiko...we're together." Sakura blushed, staring at her reflection in the lake.

"Together? Like as in a couple?" Sasuke asked.

"Yes...Nadeshiko and I have been going out for quiet some time actually. We just haven't really noticed it until a while ago." Sakura smiled.

"I see..." Sasuke trailed off. They lapsed into a silence, but this one was a bit more awkward. "You haven't kissed her yet, have you?" Sakura's head snapped up, looking at him.

"What? what makes you ask that?" Sakura asked, blushing a deep red.

"Its obvious. You're still in the puppy stages of love." Sasuke told her.

'Oh please, like you would know about love." Sakura pouted, crossing her arms over her chest. Sasuke smirked.

"I know a lot more than you think." He told her. Sakura stared at his face. She knew what that smirk meant, he was going to do something. The next thing Sakura knew, she was on the ground, Sasuke hovering over her, holding her in place. Sakura's chara's blushed a tthe scene.

"He's going ot hurt her!" Jay shouted.

"No, he won't." Shadow told them. Sasuke lowered his head, his lips a few inches away from hers. Sakura's eyes widened, and she was frozen in fear, her body rigid.

"I know, that if you relax, you like me." He smirked, licking her cheek.

"...stop it...please..." Sakura whimpered, her eyes quivering,a nd shining with unshed tears. One rolled down her face. Sasuke caught it with his tounge, licking the trailed that the tear had made.

"You're reaction is weak." He told her. Lowering his lips towards hers.

"NO! STOP!" Sakura screamed, moving her arm. She slapped his face, as tears fell down her cheeks. "I...I hate men...Men are what caused me so much pain...Men are what caused my mother to worry about me...Men are the reason why I likie girls...Men are the reason that I love Nadeshiko! And only her!" Sakura shotued at him, crying. Sasuke sat up, placing a hand on his right cheek.

"You've gotten stronger." He smirked, standing up.

"J-Jay..." Sakura commanded. The blue bird nodded, and Blue wings sprouted on Sakura's back. "Don't come near me again..." Sakura told him, hovering in the sky.

"No can do...you have the shield. The sword needs its shield." Sasuke smirked, pointing at the sword around his neck.

"That's the Nightmare Sword!" Sashi shouted.

"I don't care if you have the sword! just stay away from me!" Sakura shotued, flying away.

"Told you it was a bad idea to come out." Shadow sighed.

"Shut up." Sasuke muttered, turning back to the lake.


Sakura wiped her eyes as she flew away from the lake.

"I should have never left the house." Sakura cried.

"Let's go back home." Chou suggested.

"We can take turns flying." Sashi suggested.

"Alright." Sakura agreed.


Sakura laid on her bed, clutching her pillow. It was now Sunday, and she had locked herself up in her room. The curtains to all her windows and balcony were closed, making the room dark. There was a knock at her door.

"Go away!" She called.

"Sakura-chan! Its me." Nadeshiko called. Sakura sat up in her bed, looking at the door.

"Nadeshiko." Sakura gasped softly.

"Please...I want to talk to you." Nadeshiko told her.

"...go..." Sakura choked on her words, not wanting to send her away. "Go away." She chocked out, crying.

"I will not go away! Sakura, we need to talk! Why are you ignoring everyone?" Nadeshiko asked, starting to pound on her door.

"Sakura, why don't you open the door for her?" Chou asked.

"No." Sakura whispered, burying her head in her pillow. Jay and Sashi sighe,d flying over to the door. They unlocked it, and opened it slightly, gesturing her in. "I said go away." Sakura told her.

"Not until you talk to me." Nadeshiko insisted. "I'll get Yaya to come over here and pester you until you talk!"

"Go away...please." Sakura cried.

"No." Nadeshiko answered, sitting on the bed.

"I said go away!" Sakura shouted, lashing out. She opened her eyes, and saw that Nadeshiko's head was turned to the side, a red mark on it. Her hand was next to Nadeshiko's face. Sakura gasped, bringing her hand to her mouth.

"Sakura!" Her charas gasped.

"Nadeshiko." Temari muttered. Nadeshiko smiled, and turned to look at Sakura.

"Do you fell any better? I'll let you hit me as many times as you want, if that'll get you to talk to me." Nadeshiko smiled.

"Go away! Please!" Sakura begged.

"You know that I don't give up on something." Nadeshiko told her. Sakura pressed her back against the head board, and closed her eyes in fear.

"Please...just leave. I don't want to talk to you..." Sakura whispered. Nadeshiko crawled across the bed, hovering over Sakura's leg. She leaned forward, pressing her forehead on the girl's shoulder.

"Sakura, I want to talk to you. you need to tell me what's going on..." Nadeshiko said sadly, almost crying. Sakura's eyes widend, once she felt Nadeshiko wrap her arms around her small waist.

"I...I don't deserve your time..." Sakura whispered.

"Yes you do!" Nadeshiko told her, bringing her head up. The two looked each other in the eyes.

"No...I don't..." Sakura insisted.

"Why do you say that!" Nadeshiko asked, tears streaming down her face.

"I...I was one second away from cheating on you..." Sakura whispered, tears streaming down her face.

"What?" Nadeshiko asked, her eyes widening.

"We ran into an old friend of hers, and he almost kissed her. If she hadn't of snapped out of it, and slapped him at the last second, you never would have been Sakura's real first kiss." Chou explained. Nadeshiko blinked, and looked at the crying pinkette.

"Is that true?" Nadeshiko asked.

"I was so scared, I couldn't react to anything he was doing, all I felt was fear...he was one second away from kissing me..." Sakura cried, bringing her hands up to her eyes. Nadeshiko smiled, took Sakura's hands, holding them softly.

"You were scared, and felt terror, those kisses don't count." Nadeshiko smiled. "The ones that really count, are the ones that make you feel happy." She said, kissing the corner of Sakura's mouth, barely getting her lips. Sakura's eyes widened, and she smiled, hugging Nadeshiko.

"Thank you." She whispered, burying her head in Nadeshiko's chest.

"You're welcome." Nadeshiko smiled, patting her head. She fell back on the bed, laying on her back. Sakura cried, holding Nadeshiko as tight as she could, without hurting her. Nadeshiko held her back, soothing her.

"They're so cute together!" Jay smiled. Temari nodded in agreement, and floated forward slightlly. She paused, seeing something in the tree outside Sakura's balcony. There was a crack in the blinds allowing her to see through them.

"Who's that?" She muttered. The other three charas followed her, and looked at the window.

"Its Sasuke..." Chou whispered.

"And his chara, Shadow." Sashi growled.

"He doesn't look happy about Sakura and Nadeshiko..." Temari noted.

"He's not. My guess is, he likes Sakura, too bad for him...she hates men...and loves Nadeshiko." Jay muttered.

"Its none of his buisiness." Temari stated, flying up to the top of the curtains, and closing them all the way.


"Looks like she really is into girls." Shadow muttered.

"I dont care...that won't last long. Its just puppy love, nothing serious. The shield and sword need to be together, and that's a fact." Sasuke said, jumping out of the tree, and onto the roof of the neighbor. Shadow took one last glance at the room, before flying after his bearer.