Chapter 8-A Letter From Tomoyo
It was the day before Zháo's gang would come back to the village; Sakura was lying on her bed, twiddling her index finger around one of her auburn strands. Everyone else was out so she wasn't worried about being caught.
It was around an hour past midday when Satou came bounding into the room, in his hands he held a piece of folded material, it was half hidden behind his back. He took three long strides over to Sakura and stood in front of her, beaming.
"Guess what I got?" He teased, a glint in his eye.
"Uh, an invitation to the Imperial Court of Japan?" Sakura replied, not in the mood for games.
"Almost," Satou said and plonked himself on Sakura's bed. "But it's really for you."
He held out the material and Sakura immediately sat up, grabbing it.
It was a piece of purple cloth with gold lines whirling around like waves on the sand, Sakura instantly recognised the favourite colours of her friend. Hurriedly, she unfolded the cloth to reveal to pieces of paper, the one on top was smaller than the other and it was in different handwriting. Sakura picked it up, her hand shaking.
Dear Kaijuu,
How are you? Dad's pretty upset about the fact that you've run away, he hopes you're okay. The little story I told worked on everybody. Aren't I the best? I hope that training hasn't been too tough on you. I know how weak you are. Father met a nice lady at court, I can't remember her name right now but I think its Kaho. Anyway this letter came for you a while ago. A monk has hopefully delivered it to you.
I hope your doing well. I miss you kaijuu.
Lots of love
Touya.
Sakura smiled at her brother's letter, she missed him sorely but was glad everything was okay and he wasn't in trouble for what she did.
Satou was reading over her back and she took out the bigger piece of paper. It was a little worn, like it had travelled a long way but the words were still legible.
Dear Sakura chan
I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long, I've just been so busy. Please don't hate me.
Eriol is wonderful, I'm glad I married him. He was very supportive when I had to leave you, I still miss you now. I have a maid to comb my hair but it's not the same as when you do it. Do you remember when we would stay up all night talking about our hopes and dreams? I miss those nights so much. You'll never guess what. I've got a son! He was born last year and his name is Kiyoshi. He has the same eyes as Eriol. I have also recently had a little girl, she was born in the same month as you and Eriol let me call her Sakura. Isn't that sweet? She may be little but she has the same genkiness as you. Her eyes aren't as green as yours but her hair is a wonderful shade of auburn. Just looking at her reminds me of you.
How are you? Have you met anyone special yet? I remember when we would play court and you would brush off all the pretend suitors with a wave of your hand! And how you would stick your tongue out at any boy who so much as glanced your way! Those were good times ne? I've heard that Sasaki Rika has a place in the court and has already had three sons, Terada san is older than her but whenever I see them, they always look happy. Chiharu and Yamazaki have just gotten married but Chiharu nearly strangled him when he tried to lie about the origins or marriage! Naoko has retreated into the mountains to become a nun; she never liked boys that much either and I've heard that she's doing well. What are you doing? Is your father still trying to find you a husband or have you already married?
I still have the handkerchief you gave me when I left. I hope you still have mine.
I hope we can see each other again soon. Please write back as I miss you more each day.
Your loving friend
Tomoyo
Tears started to drip out of Sakura's eyes, then she started to sob, then it was full out crying. Out of everything she had missed her brother and her friend the most. The letters had just sparked the longing she had for them and she put her head down and wept. Satou put his arm around her, pulling her closer to him as he tired to comfort her. She leaned into him and cried harder.
"It's okay Sakura chan. If all goes well tomorrow, we'll be back home soon and you can go back to your friend." He reassured her, making comforting noises and gently rubbing her arm.
Sakura looked up and smiled between sobs.
"Tomoyo and I promised we would never break up, that we would be friends forever." She leaned back into Satou chest. "I just miss her so much! I wish we could've been together always! And Touya kun! I miss him too, even though he did call me a kaijuu all the time, but.but." She cried harder and dug her face harder into Satou's chest.
They sat there for about half an hour before Sakura, tired and emotional, fell asleep. Satou sat there, Sakura asleep on him, gently stroking her hair.
"Don't worry Sakura chan." He whispered. " When you wake up, you can write a letter to Tomoyo and your brother, then, once we kick Zháo's ass, maybe you can marry Syaoran. But first though, you've gotta tell him about you being Yue or else it could get ugly." Then he too eventually fell asleep.
Unknown to both of the sleeping bodies, a chestnut haired Chinese boy had been peeping through a gap in the door, listening to the whole conversation.
Ok, that was a little short, but it's sort of like a simple chapter, you know, a little calmer from what had been happening. School was boring, I had to have a jab, stupid BCG, well it was actually a skin test but it still kinda hurt! Well, I haven't had my Inu Yasha daydream yet so I think I'd better go.
Ja Ne
Sakura Clover
It was the day before Zháo's gang would come back to the village; Sakura was lying on her bed, twiddling her index finger around one of her auburn strands. Everyone else was out so she wasn't worried about being caught.
It was around an hour past midday when Satou came bounding into the room, in his hands he held a piece of folded material, it was half hidden behind his back. He took three long strides over to Sakura and stood in front of her, beaming.
"Guess what I got?" He teased, a glint in his eye.
"Uh, an invitation to the Imperial Court of Japan?" Sakura replied, not in the mood for games.
"Almost," Satou said and plonked himself on Sakura's bed. "But it's really for you."
He held out the material and Sakura immediately sat up, grabbing it.
It was a piece of purple cloth with gold lines whirling around like waves on the sand, Sakura instantly recognised the favourite colours of her friend. Hurriedly, she unfolded the cloth to reveal to pieces of paper, the one on top was smaller than the other and it was in different handwriting. Sakura picked it up, her hand shaking.
Dear Kaijuu,
How are you? Dad's pretty upset about the fact that you've run away, he hopes you're okay. The little story I told worked on everybody. Aren't I the best? I hope that training hasn't been too tough on you. I know how weak you are. Father met a nice lady at court, I can't remember her name right now but I think its Kaho. Anyway this letter came for you a while ago. A monk has hopefully delivered it to you.
I hope your doing well. I miss you kaijuu.
Lots of love
Touya.
Sakura smiled at her brother's letter, she missed him sorely but was glad everything was okay and he wasn't in trouble for what she did.
Satou was reading over her back and she took out the bigger piece of paper. It was a little worn, like it had travelled a long way but the words were still legible.
Dear Sakura chan
I'm sorry I haven't written to you for so long, I've just been so busy. Please don't hate me.
Eriol is wonderful, I'm glad I married him. He was very supportive when I had to leave you, I still miss you now. I have a maid to comb my hair but it's not the same as when you do it. Do you remember when we would stay up all night talking about our hopes and dreams? I miss those nights so much. You'll never guess what. I've got a son! He was born last year and his name is Kiyoshi. He has the same eyes as Eriol. I have also recently had a little girl, she was born in the same month as you and Eriol let me call her Sakura. Isn't that sweet? She may be little but she has the same genkiness as you. Her eyes aren't as green as yours but her hair is a wonderful shade of auburn. Just looking at her reminds me of you.
How are you? Have you met anyone special yet? I remember when we would play court and you would brush off all the pretend suitors with a wave of your hand! And how you would stick your tongue out at any boy who so much as glanced your way! Those were good times ne? I've heard that Sasaki Rika has a place in the court and has already had three sons, Terada san is older than her but whenever I see them, they always look happy. Chiharu and Yamazaki have just gotten married but Chiharu nearly strangled him when he tried to lie about the origins or marriage! Naoko has retreated into the mountains to become a nun; she never liked boys that much either and I've heard that she's doing well. What are you doing? Is your father still trying to find you a husband or have you already married?
I still have the handkerchief you gave me when I left. I hope you still have mine.
I hope we can see each other again soon. Please write back as I miss you more each day.
Your loving friend
Tomoyo
Tears started to drip out of Sakura's eyes, then she started to sob, then it was full out crying. Out of everything she had missed her brother and her friend the most. The letters had just sparked the longing she had for them and she put her head down and wept. Satou put his arm around her, pulling her closer to him as he tired to comfort her. She leaned into him and cried harder.
"It's okay Sakura chan. If all goes well tomorrow, we'll be back home soon and you can go back to your friend." He reassured her, making comforting noises and gently rubbing her arm.
Sakura looked up and smiled between sobs.
"Tomoyo and I promised we would never break up, that we would be friends forever." She leaned back into Satou chest. "I just miss her so much! I wish we could've been together always! And Touya kun! I miss him too, even though he did call me a kaijuu all the time, but.but." She cried harder and dug her face harder into Satou's chest.
They sat there for about half an hour before Sakura, tired and emotional, fell asleep. Satou sat there, Sakura asleep on him, gently stroking her hair.
"Don't worry Sakura chan." He whispered. " When you wake up, you can write a letter to Tomoyo and your brother, then, once we kick Zháo's ass, maybe you can marry Syaoran. But first though, you've gotta tell him about you being Yue or else it could get ugly." Then he too eventually fell asleep.
Unknown to both of the sleeping bodies, a chestnut haired Chinese boy had been peeping through a gap in the door, listening to the whole conversation.
Ok, that was a little short, but it's sort of like a simple chapter, you know, a little calmer from what had been happening. School was boring, I had to have a jab, stupid BCG, well it was actually a skin test but it still kinda hurt! Well, I haven't had my Inu Yasha daydream yet so I think I'd better go.
Ja Ne
Sakura Clover
