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Chapter 2: A New Home
A/N: Okay. For this fic, the CCS gang are in their first year of University, which means that they are 18. This whole fic is in Sakura's point of view unless stated otherwise. Hope you like this fic!
"Sakura, honey, are you okay?" asked a lady kindly as I opened my eyes.
"I'm Ming-Yu. You might be a little shaken up after the crash, but you've
slept a little, so hopefully you're feeling better.
"Yeah, a little," I admitted while smiling weakly at her.
"Do you remember anything else? About your family, or yourself?" she
asked me.
"No... only about the crash, and my name. Also what you have learned,
that I'm from Japan. I think, though, that I was going to start University
in September... but that's it." I replied.
"How are you feeling?"
"As good as I can feel, I guess, after that." I sat up, supporting
myself with my elbow. I looked around the room I was in. "Where am I?"
"Oh, I'm sorry! I forgot to tell you. You're at my place, and I've
decided that you could stay with me, if you want, for a while, until you
get your bearings."
"Where is it?"
"Where is what?"
"My book."
"Oh, you mean this?" Ming-Yu asked, while holding up my book containing
my Sakura cards.
"Yes, that one," I said while taking it from her.
I opened it up, and took out a card. Taking the
pendant on my neck, I turned it back into the Sealing Wand, and tapped
it against the card lightly.
"Small card, return the package back to its original size!"
A tiny, little speck that looked like a large piece
of dust flew into my hand and returned to a larger size. I unwrapped it
quickly, and pulled out a thick wad of cash.
"I... I'm not sure how I remembered this was here, but it just seemed
logical. Its okay, I don't need to stay with you. I have enough money here
for an apartment of my own, and to pay for University, until I get a job.
Thank you, anyways, for your kindness." I said while getting up, surprisingly
steady.
"But, Miss, are you sure you'll be okay? What about contacting the
Li Clan about your abilities?"
"I'm sure I'll be fine. And anyways, if the Li Clan has any magical
abilities at all, they'll be able to sense my level of power if they wished
to find me. Goodbye, Ming-Yu, and thank you for everything."
I left the house and walked along the road, unsure
of where to go. I wandered around for a good fifteen minutes, knowing I
couldn't be any more lost than I already was when I lost my memory. The
streets began to get more crowded, and shop after shop were lined up, crowding
the area. I realized I must be downtown. Looking at the chinese symbols,
I guessed what they meant in the Japanese alphabet of kanji which used
the same symbols, and found an information centre. As I was about to enter,
I felt a slight pain in my head, and heard a voice from a memory long forgotten.
'Here, Sakura, if you ever go somewhere where you don't know the
language, or can't read, write, speak, or understand it, just recite that
spell.'
I quickly repeated the incantation with the memory,
and I was immediately able to read and understand the Chinese words in
front of me. Opening the door of the information centre, I walked in, and
up to the desk where a man sat.
"What are the Universities available to attend?" I asked in perfect
Cantonese.
"There are three," the man replied, "here are there brochures."
"Thank you."
I retreated into another section of the room, and
sat down in a chair, looking at the brochures. I scanned them quickly,
and then something caught my eye. I quickly set aside the two other brochures,
and looked at the one. It had special gym and martial arts facilities,
and had some of the best cheerleading and sport teams in all of China.
It also had a very good music and math program. Somehow, I feel I don't
really like math, but something about it seems to remind me of something
or someone that I can't remember. Same with the P.E. facilities. Oh well.
It seems to make it kind of pointless, but everything else seems to be
a plus, even, for some reason, that unidentifiable thing. Weird, I guess.
I took a quick look at the map presented with it. Luckily, it showed where
the information centre was, and I would be able to find my way there. I
walked out of the small building, and headed in the direction of the University,
which wasn't too far away. I went to the office, seeing it was open.
"Hi, my name is Kinomoto Sakura. I would like to sign up."
The lady at the desk peered at me. "For which classes?" she asked,
typing it into the computer.
I gave off a list of the main classes I would like
to attend, and then the extra ones, such as music, gym, and cheerleading.
"Are there any nearby apartment buildings?" I asked, after giving a
down payment for classes.
"Yes. About two and a half blocks away, you'll find one. It is the
tallest building there."
"Thank you!"
I walked out of the school and towards the apartment
building. I bought a large apartment which had two bedrooms, a balcony,
a kitchen, a dining room, a bathroom, and a family room. It came with some
furniture, and I decided I wouldn't change much, since I bought one that
came with 'the works'. Change the drapery, wallpaper, and bed sheets, sure,
and move around the furniture, but that was it. I decided I would make
the bedroom attached to the balcony my room, and the other bedroom a training
room. The family room would have a television and a desk, and the kitchen
was attached to the dining room. It was nice.
"I better go shopping," I muttered to myself.
I left the room and got directions to the mall downtown.
I bought food supplies, clothing, decoration, wallpaper, drapes, bed sheets,
small decorative furniture, and lighting. I also bought some school supplies
and other things. I had a hard time bringing it all back to my new home,
but with a little help from the small card, I managed. Using the help of
my other cards, I managed to have my whole apartment set up exactly the
way I wanted it in less than three hours. I had been so distracted, that
I hadn't had any more flashbacks or memories. But anyways, I was really
tired.
Stretching out onto my new bed, in my new, fluffy,
pink pyjamas, I fell asleep, thinking all for the best. But I didn't know
that it was the night that would haunt me more than anything else. Because
they do say that the subconscious lives at night. And that was where they
were. The memories.
A/N: This was a short chapter, just to lay some grounding for the story. I left a cliff-hanger at the end, so that I didn't have to extend this chapter past simple groundings. Hehehe... saving the angsty stuff for the third chapter and beyond! Well, anyways, hope you like it! Oh yes, and I won't put Sakura's thoughts in italics, because since this is 1st person, its not really necessary. Ja ne! R+R, kudasai!
