"Wooo Hooo! I'm finally free. I can do whatever I want and more." Sakura screams as she dragged her reluctant friend towards a shopping center.

"So, Sakura what are some of your future plans now that you have finished school?"

"Hmmm...I don't know yet, maybe I'll go to somewhere exotic and get a break before I go to get my master's degree."

"Oh, I see. What school are you planning to go to for that?" A glum Madison asked.

"I want to go somewhere in the States. I think it would be a real great experience for me. This way, I get to see more of the world while I'm at it." Sakura stares at nothing dreamily while thinking of her future.

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"Let's go in here." Madison said waking Sakura out her daydream.

It was a bridal shop. The front windows were filled with beautiful wedding dresses on display.

"Why would you want to go in there, Madison?"

"Unless there is someone in your life that you haven't told me yet" Sakura said in a sly but high-pitched voice. Sakura started to giggle.

"Hey knock it out," replied a very solemn Madison. "No, there isn't anyone in my life, anymore"

"Oh really, who was it, and what happened?" Sakura asked with concern and curiosity.

"Umm... I don't want of think about now, and I wanted to go in there to see some of the designs of the dresses in there." Madison could feel the hot tears coming back to her. She was trying to fight it but it was to no avail.

She quickly wiped it away while Sakura was examining the dresses. 'When will I know the right time to tell her about Li?' She quietly thought to herself, as she pretended to take notes on the dress in front of her.

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It always looked like Sakura would never tire out. She always has a beaming smile no matter what was wrong with her. Her face is full of energy and looks bubbly all the time. As usual, she is always curious about everything. It could be said that one of her life's goal is to find out everything there is to know in the whole world.

Madison sighed heavily as she turned into the food court. "What do you want to get Sakura?"

"I don't know yet, maybe I'll try some Micky D's."

"Okay, fine with me!" Madison shouted over a crowd of noises when they entered the food court in her happiest sounding voice.

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"Shopping is so tiring, but it is also so fun. I just enjoy the feeling to looking for new stuff and then getting them."

"Hey, Sakura, want to come over to my house tonight? We can have a mini sleepover. Just the two of us. It would be great." Madison told Sakura. 'This would probably be the best way to break it to her'

"Sure...this would so cool. We can now share all our secrets and more!" yelled excitedly. She started for the train and spotted a hottie also waiting for it.

"Hey Madison, check him out...isn't he hot?" She whispered while trying to size him up with her eyes. He was about six feet tall with black spiky hair and brown highlights mixed in. He was built and wearing a blue muscle shirt. This made Sakura even more interested in him. She looked at his face and saw his blue sparkling eyes.

'He is so hot that he is perfect.' She thought about the last time she actually had a boyfriend. It was with Li during high school. It was a long time ago, plus he had left her suddenly to go to Hong Kong. Her heart wrenched just a bit, at the thought of him leaving her, but then returned back into reality and continued to check the boy out.

"Yeah, he's cute I guess." Madison replied. 'Maybe she got over Li already' With the thought of that, she became more lively and figured that it wouldn't hurt so much now if she had her mind set on someone else. "You should go for it Sakura" she encouraged.

With her friend's approval, Sakura set down her shopping bags and straightened herself out and carefully walked to the guy trying to avoid any awkward or embarrassing mistakes.

Sakura: "Hello"

Guy: "Hey, are you waiting for this train?"

Sakura: "Yeah, so what is your name?"

Guy: "Shawne, and yours?"

Sakura: "My name is Sakura."

Shawn: "Nice to meet you Sakura"

And with that, Shawn took Sakura's hand and kissed it making Sakura started to blush heavily. She could feel her cheeks and ears turn hot.

It turns out that Shawn was heading into the same city as Sakura and Madison. Sakura introduced him to Madison and everyone bonded.

Shawn is also a college graduate and is going into the city to register at the University of Japan to get his master's also. Now Sakura was planning to also register there also so both of them would grow closer together. He is renting a place in the city so he got off a stop after Sakura and Madison. They said their goodbyes and went home.

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(Madison's house)

"Oh this life is turning out to be so wonderful. I am going to succeed with a further education and I meet my perfect guy. What can be better?"

"Umm...Sakura, I have something to tell you..."