Chapter one
"No! Don't leave me!" Sakura yelled as she saw a beloved one fall, breathing nothing. She noticed a figure in the black sky. She couldn't quite see it but she yelled for it to show her who she was. The figure just laughed as Sakura woke up in a sweat.
***
It was a bright morning in Tomoeda, with leaves falling from the harsh cold winter to come. The sky was a dreary gray with snow in its forecast. Seeing this makes a perfect day for skiing. The sixth grade class of Tomoeda Middle School were to go to the Yukiouto Mountains that day for lessons in Physical Education.
The birds were flying high in the south to get away from the cold as a beautiful gray haired girl stood, shivering, looking at the birds as she waited at a stop sign on the corner of Liouto Drive.
"I wonder why she is late this time?" The little girl questioned herself still looking at the bird's go south. As they left out of view, she starred down Liouto Drive to see if that someone was to come any second to save her from the frost biting winter to come.
***
Sakura sat up in bed as she noticed Kero beside her sleeping. Not knowing if she should wake him up or not, she just starred at him. The sky was getting darker outside, as to get ready to spill all of the energy out of the clouds. The wind started to blow and it began to knock on Sakura's window outside.
"Hoe?" Sakura gazed out of her bedroom window. As her gazed broke, she turned around to find her alarm clock glowing 7:10 a.m. With a loud shriek, she jumped out of her bed, waking Kero in the process.
"Ah! I'm late! I'm late again!" She yelled as she ran to her closet. Grabbing her cotton bell sweat shirt that Li's mother gave her when she won the trip to Hong Kong and her wide leg bell bottom jeans, Sakura ran back to her bed and started to put them on. She remembered that her class was about to leave to go to the Yukiouto Mountains in less than 10 minutes so she had to hurry.
"Ah! I need to pack extra clothing! We are staying for a week!" She yelled as she threw her pajamas on her bed, hitting Kero.
"What's wrong with you?!" Half-annoyed, Kero rubbed his head as he looked out from the pajamas she threw on him at Sakura in her closet. As she grabbed some extra clothing, Kero looked on sadly. With duffel bag and some additional outfits in hand, she ran back to her bed.
"Did you forget?! I'm going to the mountains with the sixth grade class for skiing!" She said in a panic as she threw her clothes and bag on top of Kero, who was still holding his head. He was yet again buried under her attire as she started to fold them.
"Are you going to bring me?" He had tears in his eyes as he grabbed the pants she was folding. Impatient Sakura said that she would if he would let go of her pants. She yanked the pants away, causing him to fall on the ground with a THUD.
"...Ouch..." With another thud he fell to the ground completely, with paws in air, as he acted like a dead dog. His eyes were big X's as his tongue fell out of his mouth.
"Kero..." Thoughtfully, Sakura picked him up and stuffed him into her handbag by her desk after she folded the rest of her clothing. The sky was getting darker and she knew that the grayed hair girl was waiting for her at the stop sign.
"I need to hurry!" As she ran out of her room to the hallway, Kero poked his head out of the handbag. With a hurry look on his face, he asked her if she forgot anything. She ran back to her room to grab the Sakura cards and the necklace.
"Well, this should be great. She doesn't even notice that her diary is missing!" He said to himself as he grabbed the diary that was stuffed way down in the bag. His tongue was sticking out of his mouth with his eyes very wide. Like a crazed maniac, he laughed continuously until Sakura walked back out of her room, closing the door. She quickly put the necklace around her neck, the cards in the handbag, and while grabbing her belongings, she ran down the stairs. At the last two steps she jumped off, throwing her bags against the door, causing Kero to stick his head out.
"Bring.. me... some... food!" Kero said weakly while he started to sink back into the bag. "I live through so much pain.." Sakura ran into the kitchen to her father who had her breakfast and lunch in his hand.
"Good morning, Sakura." He said smiling like every other morning. Touya was at the kitchen table drinking coffee as he looked at Sakura who was overly exhausted from running too much.
"Poor Kaijou have a ruff morning, ne?" Gazing into her eyes as he just smiled with evilness, knowing she was about to get angry. It was the same thing every morning. He would call her a Kaijou, she would get mad, kick him in the shin, the usual. But this morning was different. She just looked at him as she grabbed the lunch and breakfast her dad made and turned around, running back to the door where her bags were. Her dad yelled for her not to forget the new jacket he bought her. Touya was surprised and knew something was up.
"Where's the squirt going in such a hurry?" Touya said looking to where Sakura ran. His father just smiled and said, "She's late. Sakura was suppose to meet Madison at the stop sign two blocks away to meet the bus. They are going to Yukiouto Mountains this week for skiing." He looked at his watch, "And they are to leave in less than 5 minutes. She's not going to have time to make it there." Her father said worriedly, watching Sakura put on her skates and gear at the door.
"I'm leaving!" She grabbed her bags and skated out the door, leaving her brother bewildered. She didn't even kick me...
***
The sky was about the same as when she left it earlier in her room. But now she could smell the snow in the air along with the trouble she knew she was going to be in when met up with Madison.
Just one more block...she thought as she swung around the corner to see her friend at the stop sign, shivering as she starred at the sky.
"I am so sorry, Madison!" Sakura begged when she reached her best friend. The gray haired girl stopped her gaze from the sky back to Sakura who was on her knees now begging for forgiveness. Madison just laughed as she shivered and said that they need to get going before they missed the bus.
Just as they were about to start walking to their destination, a quarter of a mile away from where they stood, Tori rode up on his bike looking at the two girls.
"Looks to me you need a ride." He smiled starring at Sakura and Madison. Julian rode up behind Tori smiling as he stopped his bike. They reached out their hands to the girls in unison, motioning them to get on if they want to catch the bus on time. The gray haired girl and her best friend took the invitation.
"No! Don't leave me!" Sakura yelled as she saw a beloved one fall, breathing nothing. She noticed a figure in the black sky. She couldn't quite see it but she yelled for it to show her who she was. The figure just laughed as Sakura woke up in a sweat.
***
It was a bright morning in Tomoeda, with leaves falling from the harsh cold winter to come. The sky was a dreary gray with snow in its forecast. Seeing this makes a perfect day for skiing. The sixth grade class of Tomoeda Middle School were to go to the Yukiouto Mountains that day for lessons in Physical Education.
The birds were flying high in the south to get away from the cold as a beautiful gray haired girl stood, shivering, looking at the birds as she waited at a stop sign on the corner of Liouto Drive.
"I wonder why she is late this time?" The little girl questioned herself still looking at the bird's go south. As they left out of view, she starred down Liouto Drive to see if that someone was to come any second to save her from the frost biting winter to come.
***
Sakura sat up in bed as she noticed Kero beside her sleeping. Not knowing if she should wake him up or not, she just starred at him. The sky was getting darker outside, as to get ready to spill all of the energy out of the clouds. The wind started to blow and it began to knock on Sakura's window outside.
"Hoe?" Sakura gazed out of her bedroom window. As her gazed broke, she turned around to find her alarm clock glowing 7:10 a.m. With a loud shriek, she jumped out of her bed, waking Kero in the process.
"Ah! I'm late! I'm late again!" She yelled as she ran to her closet. Grabbing her cotton bell sweat shirt that Li's mother gave her when she won the trip to Hong Kong and her wide leg bell bottom jeans, Sakura ran back to her bed and started to put them on. She remembered that her class was about to leave to go to the Yukiouto Mountains in less than 10 minutes so she had to hurry.
"Ah! I need to pack extra clothing! We are staying for a week!" She yelled as she threw her pajamas on her bed, hitting Kero.
"What's wrong with you?!" Half-annoyed, Kero rubbed his head as he looked out from the pajamas she threw on him at Sakura in her closet. As she grabbed some extra clothing, Kero looked on sadly. With duffel bag and some additional outfits in hand, she ran back to her bed.
"Did you forget?! I'm going to the mountains with the sixth grade class for skiing!" She said in a panic as she threw her clothes and bag on top of Kero, who was still holding his head. He was yet again buried under her attire as she started to fold them.
"Are you going to bring me?" He had tears in his eyes as he grabbed the pants she was folding. Impatient Sakura said that she would if he would let go of her pants. She yanked the pants away, causing him to fall on the ground with a THUD.
"...Ouch..." With another thud he fell to the ground completely, with paws in air, as he acted like a dead dog. His eyes were big X's as his tongue fell out of his mouth.
"Kero..." Thoughtfully, Sakura picked him up and stuffed him into her handbag by her desk after she folded the rest of her clothing. The sky was getting darker and she knew that the grayed hair girl was waiting for her at the stop sign.
"I need to hurry!" As she ran out of her room to the hallway, Kero poked his head out of the handbag. With a hurry look on his face, he asked her if she forgot anything. She ran back to her room to grab the Sakura cards and the necklace.
"Well, this should be great. She doesn't even notice that her diary is missing!" He said to himself as he grabbed the diary that was stuffed way down in the bag. His tongue was sticking out of his mouth with his eyes very wide. Like a crazed maniac, he laughed continuously until Sakura walked back out of her room, closing the door. She quickly put the necklace around her neck, the cards in the handbag, and while grabbing her belongings, she ran down the stairs. At the last two steps she jumped off, throwing her bags against the door, causing Kero to stick his head out.
"Bring.. me... some... food!" Kero said weakly while he started to sink back into the bag. "I live through so much pain.." Sakura ran into the kitchen to her father who had her breakfast and lunch in his hand.
"Good morning, Sakura." He said smiling like every other morning. Touya was at the kitchen table drinking coffee as he looked at Sakura who was overly exhausted from running too much.
"Poor Kaijou have a ruff morning, ne?" Gazing into her eyes as he just smiled with evilness, knowing she was about to get angry. It was the same thing every morning. He would call her a Kaijou, she would get mad, kick him in the shin, the usual. But this morning was different. She just looked at him as she grabbed the lunch and breakfast her dad made and turned around, running back to the door where her bags were. Her dad yelled for her not to forget the new jacket he bought her. Touya was surprised and knew something was up.
"Where's the squirt going in such a hurry?" Touya said looking to where Sakura ran. His father just smiled and said, "She's late. Sakura was suppose to meet Madison at the stop sign two blocks away to meet the bus. They are going to Yukiouto Mountains this week for skiing." He looked at his watch, "And they are to leave in less than 5 minutes. She's not going to have time to make it there." Her father said worriedly, watching Sakura put on her skates and gear at the door.
"I'm leaving!" She grabbed her bags and skated out the door, leaving her brother bewildered. She didn't even kick me...
***
The sky was about the same as when she left it earlier in her room. But now she could smell the snow in the air along with the trouble she knew she was going to be in when met up with Madison.
Just one more block...she thought as she swung around the corner to see her friend at the stop sign, shivering as she starred at the sky.
"I am so sorry, Madison!" Sakura begged when she reached her best friend. The gray haired girl stopped her gaze from the sky back to Sakura who was on her knees now begging for forgiveness. Madison just laughed as she shivered and said that they need to get going before they missed the bus.
Just as they were about to start walking to their destination, a quarter of a mile away from where they stood, Tori rode up on his bike looking at the two girls.
"Looks to me you need a ride." He smiled starring at Sakura and Madison. Julian rode up behind Tori smiling as he stopped his bike. They reached out their hands to the girls in unison, motioning them to get on if they want to catch the bus on time. The gray haired girl and her best friend took the invitation.
