Ascension
Chapter 8
"Uhhh, hi everyone!" Sakura said, as she walked into the room.
Li and Kero weren't kidding. EVERYONE wanted to congratulate Sakura and wish her luck. It was a little overwhelming, but Sakura managed to keep her cool as she shook hand after hand. And there were a lot of hands to shake. Sakura couldn't believe how many people had shown up just for her. She was really starting to appreciate the importance of this event.
After everyone had met Sakura, they began to mingle and chit-chat with one another. But when the doorbell rang, the whole household became dead silent. Yelan opened the door and in stepped three old men and one woman. An odd hush came over the crowd and it only took Sakura a fraction of a second to deduce why:
The Elders had arrived.
"Who here is Sakura?" asked the oldest of the Elders.
Sakura stepped forward. "Uh, that would be me."
The Elders looked her over. "Tonight, we the Elders will determine whether or not this young girl is worthy enough to call herself a sorceress. I trust that an appropriate meeting room has been arranged?"
"But of course," Yelan said. "We've set the library aside just for this occasion."
"Superb. Well Sakura, whenever you are ready, we will begin."
Sakura looked over at Kero and Li. "Well, I guess this is it."
"Break a leg Sakura!" Kero said. "Not literally of course!"
Li stepped up to Sakura. "Just remember: even if I'm not physically in the room, I'll always be with you in spirit."
That caught Sakura by surprise. She had never heard Li (or for that matter, anyone else) say anything quite so beautiful. In fact, she hadn't really expected him to say much to her at all, yet he had clearly just spoken to her from the heart.
'Could it be?' Sakura thought to herself. 'Does Li share the same feelings for me that I secretly share for him?'
"Why thank you Li," was Sakura's initial response. However, in her mind, it seemed like a very inadequate response, especially when she knew what it was she really wanted to do. She decided to also give Li a big hug. "Thank you very much!"
Li, though shocked and caught off guard by being hugged by the one girl he cared more about than anybody else (with the possible exception of his mother and sisters), reciprocated quickly with a hug of his own.
"Awwwwwww!" was the reaction of everyone else in the room. Embarrassed, Sakura and Li let go of each other, their faces beet-red.
"Okay, I'm ready now!" said Sakura sheepishly. The Elders lead Sakura into the library while everyone else just watched. The female Elder was the last one in.
"This is a private meeting," The female Elder said to the crowd. "The door is to remain closed until our decision is made. Until then, no one is to interrupt us NO MATTER WHAT!"
And with that, the door was sealed. All Li could do now was wait.
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R&R!
Chapter 8
"Uhhh, hi everyone!" Sakura said, as she walked into the room.
Li and Kero weren't kidding. EVERYONE wanted to congratulate Sakura and wish her luck. It was a little overwhelming, but Sakura managed to keep her cool as she shook hand after hand. And there were a lot of hands to shake. Sakura couldn't believe how many people had shown up just for her. She was really starting to appreciate the importance of this event.
After everyone had met Sakura, they began to mingle and chit-chat with one another. But when the doorbell rang, the whole household became dead silent. Yelan opened the door and in stepped three old men and one woman. An odd hush came over the crowd and it only took Sakura a fraction of a second to deduce why:
The Elders had arrived.
"Who here is Sakura?" asked the oldest of the Elders.
Sakura stepped forward. "Uh, that would be me."
The Elders looked her over. "Tonight, we the Elders will determine whether or not this young girl is worthy enough to call herself a sorceress. I trust that an appropriate meeting room has been arranged?"
"But of course," Yelan said. "We've set the library aside just for this occasion."
"Superb. Well Sakura, whenever you are ready, we will begin."
Sakura looked over at Kero and Li. "Well, I guess this is it."
"Break a leg Sakura!" Kero said. "Not literally of course!"
Li stepped up to Sakura. "Just remember: even if I'm not physically in the room, I'll always be with you in spirit."
That caught Sakura by surprise. She had never heard Li (or for that matter, anyone else) say anything quite so beautiful. In fact, she hadn't really expected him to say much to her at all, yet he had clearly just spoken to her from the heart.
'Could it be?' Sakura thought to herself. 'Does Li share the same feelings for me that I secretly share for him?'
"Why thank you Li," was Sakura's initial response. However, in her mind, it seemed like a very inadequate response, especially when she knew what it was she really wanted to do. She decided to also give Li a big hug. "Thank you very much!"
Li, though shocked and caught off guard by being hugged by the one girl he cared more about than anybody else (with the possible exception of his mother and sisters), reciprocated quickly with a hug of his own.
"Awwwwwww!" was the reaction of everyone else in the room. Embarrassed, Sakura and Li let go of each other, their faces beet-red.
"Okay, I'm ready now!" said Sakura sheepishly. The Elders lead Sakura into the library while everyone else just watched. The female Elder was the last one in.
"This is a private meeting," The female Elder said to the crowd. "The door is to remain closed until our decision is made. Until then, no one is to interrupt us NO MATTER WHAT!"
And with that, the door was sealed. All Li could do now was wait.
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R&R!