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A/N----Hello everyone! Thank you wonderful people who reviewed. Wow, tennis season is over. Tears Now I'm going to join...Softball. This might be the last chapter I post until after my birthday. December 2!!! So happy birthday to me!!! Hope you enjoy. R&R.

From Fat to P.H.A.T.

Chapter 10: An unexpected twist.

--------- Normal POV ---------

The next day, the Kinomoto family quietly packed Sakura's things and made their way out of the hospital. Until now, Sakura could not believe they are already in the USA , far away from home, far away from her friends, and far away from Syaoran…

Sakura kept silent through the long ride home. Noticing this, Fujitaka nudged his daughter a bit.

"Sweetie, is something wrong?"

Sakura shook her head back and forth in the 'no' direction and continued to stare expressionlessly out the passenger window. After a while Sakura faced her father.

"Daddy, do I look fat?" Those were the first words that Sakura had spoken.

Fujitaka chuckled a bit, not knowing if she was serious. "Look, you may have a bit of flab here and there, but it won't change whoever you are. You're kind, sweet, and friendly, and people will like you just for that," he replied.

"Not everyone, maybe…"

"Do you really think so?"

"Mmmhmm." Silence then filled the vehicle.

'It's going to be a long ride.' thought Fujitaka. The rest of the trip did feel quite so.

When they reached the house, Sakura followed her uncle to her new bedroom.

"Here's your new room. It's not much, since it kept a lot of the stuff here before you guys came. Hope you like it," Fujitsu said and turned towards the door. Sakura whispered a small 'thanks' as he left the room, leaving Sakura alone.

Sakura sat on her bed uneasily. She didn't like being alone because it gave her time to think. She didn't like to think because no matter how hard she tried not to, she would start thinking of the people she cared about back in Japan... and what happened to her there.

She tried mingling with other people, but being with people meant them asking questions. Sakura didn't like being asked because she is reminded of what happened to her, and every time she remembered she would cry.

The next few days went by. Everyone lived as normally as possible, but one of them was changing for the worst.

Sakura didn't talk and barely ate. She walked around like a ghost or an empty shell. Her eyes lost their sparkle and liveliness, now replaced by a dull green color and a foggy look. Her complexion began to pale from the lack of sunlight. She looked like she was in a trance.

Everyone in the family began to worry about Sakura. She would act as if she shunned everyone around her, and whenever anyone asked about what happened to her in Japan, she would seem to tense up.

----------------------With Fujitsu and Fujitaka----------------------------------------

"She seems to have made her own way of self-preservation," Fujitsu observed.

"It's probably from the change in surroundings, being at the hospital, also then being in the city like this with all of these strange places and not knowing where anything is," Fujitaka hypothesized.

"But Sakura's not doing well with her being just at home. Touya's not taking this lightly either. Any ideas?"

"I think we need to get out of the city and get some fresh air. It'd be good for the kids. After all I got a transfer from work and they want me to work at UWI."

"How are you going to break it to the kids?"

"I don't know yet. UWI wants me there by the end of next week, so I'll tell them tomorrow during breakfast."

-------------------------The Next Morning----------------------------

"Touya, Sakura, breakfast is ready; time to get up," called their father.

Touya sleepily headed into the kitchen and took his seat at the table, whereas Sakura trudged into the room with an impassive expression.

The family gathered around and placed the well-prepared meal on the table, which consisted of scrambled eggs, butter covered grits, plump sausage, and toast. Before everyone dug in Fujitsu said grace.

Everyone piled food onto their plates, except Sakura whose plate only held about a spoonful of scrambled eggs and ¼ sausage.

"Sakura, are you sick? You need to eat," Fujitaka said. Sakura just shook her head.

"Sakura, if you are trying to lose weight that is no way to do it. You're just putting yourself at risk. It's unhealthy to starve yourself," Touya yelled.

Sakura did nothing but poke her scrambled eggs.

"Sakura darling, if you aren't going to eat anything else, then at least eat some fruit," Fujitaka pleaded with a concerned look in his eyes. Sakura agreed with a nod of her head.

"Touya, Sakura, I want both of you to listen. Well, I just got transferred to a new college to teach at so the three of us have to move," Fujitaka then said.

"Cool, is it back in Japan ?" Touya said with enthusiasm.

"Sorry, the college is UWI, University of Wisconsin." Fujitaka informed them.

"So we have to go to farm territory!!!" Touya said in an outburst.

"The fresh air will be good for all of us," Fujitaka said while glancing at Sakura. Touya followed his gaze and immediately understood.

"Alright, when are we leaving?" Touya said with understanding and curiosity.

"The day after tomorrow, we have to be there by the end of next week that will give us about two weeks to get there. It'll be a long drive."

"So wait, we have to drive to Wisconsin?"

"Yes, Touya we have to drive I don't think that a plane would be a better way to travel. Besides this way we can enjoy the scenery. I'll also let you drive some of the way there."

"Geez, thanks. I get my license then you expect me to drive you everywhere. I was expecting this from Sakura but not my own father."

"I'll get you a new car when you turn eighteen," Fujitaka bribed. Touya, being early seventeen, agreed with little hesitation.

Sakura placed her plate in the sink, grabbed an apple out of the refrigerator and left the kitchen. She headed up to her room and lay down on her bed. Then she took out her cell phone to text her best friend.

When she opened her phone she had fifteen unread text messages, fourteen from a worried Tomoyo and one from an unknown number. She quickly read them all.

1: Sakura where R U?

2: Sakura Y aren't U home?

The messages repeated like that for a few times until she got to number thirteen.

13: OMG! Sakura your dad just told me U R going to have to move there. Plz come back soon.

14: Sakura I miss you, how R U doing. Plz come back soon. moyo

When she reached 15 she was reluctant to open it but curiosity got the best of her.

15: Sakura, I'm sorry that this happened to you. I never wanted to turn you down, you ran off before I could finish telling you everything. I love you Sakura. Do not forget me, remember me always. Syaoran.

Sakura broke out in tears. She didn't know what to believe anymore. Was he feeling guilty and just saying that to make her feel better? Or was he doing this just to torture her? He said himself that she wouldn't be a presentable girlfriend, after all.

Either way she wasn't going to see any of her friends for a long time, especially since she was moving to Wisconsin .

She created a new text to inform Tomoyo of this turn of events.

Hey Moyo, Well I just wanted to say I'll miss you too. I regret telling you that I won't be back in Japan for a long time. We are moving to Wisconsin the day after tomorrow. It might be fun being a farm girl. I'll start a new diet and exercise soon so next time you see me I'll be a new woman. W/B ' Kura

Sakura pressed the send button and watched the little icon travel to Tomoyo's inbox. She then got off her bed and started to pack up what little belongings she had.

A/N—How unexpected is that! Wisconsin. Well, anyways please review. Tell me what you think, I'd really like to hear your input. I got 14 reviews last time. Let's see if we can get more.

XOXO

Brooke