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A Wilting Nadeshiko Chapter Five: Panic
Touya stood rooted to the spot as he heard the others descend the staircase. "No it can't be now? Can it? But what else could it be? No, no, please not now...Not on Sakura's birthday."
Touya groaned. He wished he could tell his parents. They always believed him, but how can he in front of all these people?
"I could probably watch her," Touya thought, "and if she acts weird or looks sick, I will try and help her before anyone notices. There's nothing else I could do. Man, why now? Why mom?"
Touya rushed downstairs and into the dining room where the other guests were. Everyone crowded around Sakura as she stood on top of a chair so she can blow her cake.
Nadeshiko was behind Sakura, and his dad was on the other side of the crowd, taking pictures.
Sakura looked up from her cake, "Onii-chan, hurry up! I don't want to blow the cake without you!"
Touya forced on a smile, and walked by his sister's side.
"Ready?" Sakura said.
"Okay, I'm watching," Touya said.
"Okay," Sakura turned to her cake and everyone started to sing 'Happy Birthday'.
When everyone was finished, Sakura blew the candles.
The people applauded. "Here, let me help you with the cake," Touya said, cutting the cake into slices. Sakura was too young to try and cut the cake herself.
After everyone finished their slice, they walked into the living room to open the gifts. The adults sat down on the chairs and the kids gathered on the floor, next the pile of presents.
Sakura looked up the pile and took one that was wrapped in bright pink wrapping paper and silver ribbons. "That one's from us sweetie," Nadeshiko said.
Sakura eagerly opened the gift, showering the floor with bits of wrapping paper. "Oh, wow," she whispered.
It was a cute brown teddy bear. It looked like a simple, plain stuffed toy, but on its neck, was a cherry blossom hanging on a golden necklace. The teddy bear was carrying a stuffed heart, and inscribed on it were the words: To our dearest daughter, love Mom, Dad, and Touya
"I really love it!" Sakura exclaimed.
"And the teddy bear's necklace can actually be a bracelet," Nadeshiko said. She walked over and sat down next to her daughter and picked up the teddy bear. Nadeshiko carefully removed the necklace and put it on Sakura's wrist. "There, it fits perfectly."
"Thanks so much Mom!"
The adults and the children oo-ed and aah-ed as Sakura opened her other gifts. Naoko gave her a nursery rhymes book, Chiharu gave her a cute little doll, Rika gave her some cute hair ribbons, and Takashi gave her a box of sweets.
The only present left was Tomoyo's which was the biggest one. Nadeshiko sweatdropped. "Um, Sonomi, what did you give Sakura? You honestly don't have to give her anything so big."
Sonomi put on her smart expression, "Just let her open it, I'm sure Sakura- chan will like it."
The bad thing was that Sakura could hardly open her present. It was three times her height. Touya picked his sister up so she could open it from the top.
Everyone could hear the tearing of the wrapping paper as Sakura opened her gift. Nadeshiko stood up and went over to a corner of the room so she could take pictures.
The whole room was silent. The present was a dollhouse. A very large, gigantic one at that.
"Wow," Sakura said. "It looks just like our house!"
She was right. Every single detail was exactly the same as the Kinomoto house. From the roof to the mailbox in the front. And along with it were a set of dolls that looked incredibly like Nadeshiko, Fujitaka, Touya, and Sakura.
Sakura and her friends went over to look at the dollhouse. "Hey look, Sakura, here's your garden hose," Rika pointed out.
They opened the dollhouse so that they could see the rooms. "Oh, and here's Sakura's bedroom! Look! Even the bed looks exactly like her's!"
The adults looked over at Sonomi. She still had her composure. "See, Nadeshiko? I told you Sakura would like it."
Nadeshiko sweatdropped again. "How did you know exactly how are house looked like, Sonomi?"
"It wasn't so hard. I remember the pictures you send me from time to time. I used that for the front of the house. As for the rooms and other things, I had my bodyguards come and take pictures without your family noticing."
Nadeshiko sweatdropped for the third time. It was so much like Sonomi to be so perfect and cunning. She continued taking pictures as the adults also gathered around the dollhouse, saying compliments.
"Look at this! Incredible! My, the chinaware is exactly like Nadeshiko's" Mrs. Yanagisawa said.
"Oh and here, even the carpeting is the same! This is more of an architectural model than a dollhouse."
Everyone was so caught up, and the kids were looking at the dolls.
"Sakura, you look so cute as a doll!" Tomoyo said. "I should have created doll dresses along with the gift."
Just then, everyone heard a crash. They all turned to Nadeshiko, who dropped her camera and was holding onto a table to support herself.
"Nadeshiko!" Sonomi cried. She tried to support her cousin, but she was too heavy. Nadeshiko was taking painful gasps of breath, as if she couldn't breathe. Fujitaka ran to her side, carrying his wife over to a couch. "Someone, quick! Call the hospital!"
Mr. Yanagisawa ran to the kitchen phone and dialed 911.
The rest of the grown-ups rushed over to help.
Touya tried to take care of the kids, who were starting to cry. Sakura, especially, seemed to be panicking. "It's okay," he assured her, "um....let's see....let's go upstairs you guys." Touya brought the kids upstairs, knowing that the parents didn't want them to panic. He carried his sister to her bedroom, along with her other friends, and shut the door.
"Let's see," Touya said, trying to act like everything's normal, "Shall we play a game?"
The kids, who were too young to really understand what was going on, nodded their heads somewhat reluctantly. However, Sakura was still upset.
"Something is wrong with Mommy, Onii-chan." She told her brother, looking serious for the first time, "Is she sick? Does Mommy have a fever?"
Touya tried to play along. It was obviously worse than a fever. "Yeah, Mom just has a little fever, but it will go away. Daddy and the other grown-ups are giving her medicine now."
Sakura seemed to relax. "Mommy will be fine then," she said happily to her friends. "I had a fever once, and it was gone the next day. Maybe I could help Daddy give her chicken soup, it helped me when I was sick."
Her friends nodded and they decided to look at a book of fairytales again.
Touya sighed. Sometimes it was good that his sister was gullible. Thank god. But what about Mom? He listened intently and could hear the grown- ups downstairs. There were a lot of footsteps, it seemed that there was great confusion down there. Touya wished he could join and help them, but then his sister and her friends would follow. He doesn't want them to see..........Mom dying.
Just then he heard an ambulance. Looking out the window, he saw it rolling down their street. He could see Chiharu's father outside on the sidewalk, waving his arms, signaling to the ambulance where their house is. Touya sighed.
Sakura walked over to his side. "What is it Onii-chan?" She said curiously. It was a good thing she was too short to see outside the window.
"Uh, no-nothing," Touya stammered, "Let's watch tv shall we?" He walked over and opened the tv, and turning the volume high to drone out the sound of the ambulance siren [I feel so sorry for Sakura. She has no idea what is happening]. Sakura and her friends walked over to watch cartoons.
Touya then heard a knock at the door. Opening it, he saw his dad, a very apprehensive expression on his face.
"We're going to the hospital. I think it is best that Sakura's friends should stay. Naoko's mother said she'll watch over them. However," he said, glancing at Sakura who was watching tv with her friends, her back turned to him, "I think Sakura should come. It might be the last time she gets to....." Fujitaka couldn't finish.
Touya nodded, understanding.
"I'm going to the car, help your sister put on a coat and join us outside."
Touya nodded once again. His father closed the door, and he stood once again, thinking. "So it is happening. It really is happening. Mom's gonna die." He whispered to himself.
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Oki, how about this chapter? *Sniff* It is kinda sad. I feel sorry for Sakura. She's so young and she has no idea what is happening. And Touya, he's such a good brother. *Sniff* Reviews please!
Thanx for my reviews for chapter four:
Toki
Princess Serenity
Thanx so much!
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A Wilting Nadeshiko Chapter Five: Panic
Touya stood rooted to the spot as he heard the others descend the staircase. "No it can't be now? Can it? But what else could it be? No, no, please not now...Not on Sakura's birthday."
Touya groaned. He wished he could tell his parents. They always believed him, but how can he in front of all these people?
"I could probably watch her," Touya thought, "and if she acts weird or looks sick, I will try and help her before anyone notices. There's nothing else I could do. Man, why now? Why mom?"
Touya rushed downstairs and into the dining room where the other guests were. Everyone crowded around Sakura as she stood on top of a chair so she can blow her cake.
Nadeshiko was behind Sakura, and his dad was on the other side of the crowd, taking pictures.
Sakura looked up from her cake, "Onii-chan, hurry up! I don't want to blow the cake without you!"
Touya forced on a smile, and walked by his sister's side.
"Ready?" Sakura said.
"Okay, I'm watching," Touya said.
"Okay," Sakura turned to her cake and everyone started to sing 'Happy Birthday'.
When everyone was finished, Sakura blew the candles.
The people applauded. "Here, let me help you with the cake," Touya said, cutting the cake into slices. Sakura was too young to try and cut the cake herself.
After everyone finished their slice, they walked into the living room to open the gifts. The adults sat down on the chairs and the kids gathered on the floor, next the pile of presents.
Sakura looked up the pile and took one that was wrapped in bright pink wrapping paper and silver ribbons. "That one's from us sweetie," Nadeshiko said.
Sakura eagerly opened the gift, showering the floor with bits of wrapping paper. "Oh, wow," she whispered.
It was a cute brown teddy bear. It looked like a simple, plain stuffed toy, but on its neck, was a cherry blossom hanging on a golden necklace. The teddy bear was carrying a stuffed heart, and inscribed on it were the words: To our dearest daughter, love Mom, Dad, and Touya
"I really love it!" Sakura exclaimed.
"And the teddy bear's necklace can actually be a bracelet," Nadeshiko said. She walked over and sat down next to her daughter and picked up the teddy bear. Nadeshiko carefully removed the necklace and put it on Sakura's wrist. "There, it fits perfectly."
"Thanks so much Mom!"
The adults and the children oo-ed and aah-ed as Sakura opened her other gifts. Naoko gave her a nursery rhymes book, Chiharu gave her a cute little doll, Rika gave her some cute hair ribbons, and Takashi gave her a box of sweets.
The only present left was Tomoyo's which was the biggest one. Nadeshiko sweatdropped. "Um, Sonomi, what did you give Sakura? You honestly don't have to give her anything so big."
Sonomi put on her smart expression, "Just let her open it, I'm sure Sakura- chan will like it."
The bad thing was that Sakura could hardly open her present. It was three times her height. Touya picked his sister up so she could open it from the top.
Everyone could hear the tearing of the wrapping paper as Sakura opened her gift. Nadeshiko stood up and went over to a corner of the room so she could take pictures.
The whole room was silent. The present was a dollhouse. A very large, gigantic one at that.
"Wow," Sakura said. "It looks just like our house!"
She was right. Every single detail was exactly the same as the Kinomoto house. From the roof to the mailbox in the front. And along with it were a set of dolls that looked incredibly like Nadeshiko, Fujitaka, Touya, and Sakura.
Sakura and her friends went over to look at the dollhouse. "Hey look, Sakura, here's your garden hose," Rika pointed out.
They opened the dollhouse so that they could see the rooms. "Oh, and here's Sakura's bedroom! Look! Even the bed looks exactly like her's!"
The adults looked over at Sonomi. She still had her composure. "See, Nadeshiko? I told you Sakura would like it."
Nadeshiko sweatdropped again. "How did you know exactly how are house looked like, Sonomi?"
"It wasn't so hard. I remember the pictures you send me from time to time. I used that for the front of the house. As for the rooms and other things, I had my bodyguards come and take pictures without your family noticing."
Nadeshiko sweatdropped for the third time. It was so much like Sonomi to be so perfect and cunning. She continued taking pictures as the adults also gathered around the dollhouse, saying compliments.
"Look at this! Incredible! My, the chinaware is exactly like Nadeshiko's" Mrs. Yanagisawa said.
"Oh and here, even the carpeting is the same! This is more of an architectural model than a dollhouse."
Everyone was so caught up, and the kids were looking at the dolls.
"Sakura, you look so cute as a doll!" Tomoyo said. "I should have created doll dresses along with the gift."
Just then, everyone heard a crash. They all turned to Nadeshiko, who dropped her camera and was holding onto a table to support herself.
"Nadeshiko!" Sonomi cried. She tried to support her cousin, but she was too heavy. Nadeshiko was taking painful gasps of breath, as if she couldn't breathe. Fujitaka ran to her side, carrying his wife over to a couch. "Someone, quick! Call the hospital!"
Mr. Yanagisawa ran to the kitchen phone and dialed 911.
The rest of the grown-ups rushed over to help.
Touya tried to take care of the kids, who were starting to cry. Sakura, especially, seemed to be panicking. "It's okay," he assured her, "um....let's see....let's go upstairs you guys." Touya brought the kids upstairs, knowing that the parents didn't want them to panic. He carried his sister to her bedroom, along with her other friends, and shut the door.
"Let's see," Touya said, trying to act like everything's normal, "Shall we play a game?"
The kids, who were too young to really understand what was going on, nodded their heads somewhat reluctantly. However, Sakura was still upset.
"Something is wrong with Mommy, Onii-chan." She told her brother, looking serious for the first time, "Is she sick? Does Mommy have a fever?"
Touya tried to play along. It was obviously worse than a fever. "Yeah, Mom just has a little fever, but it will go away. Daddy and the other grown-ups are giving her medicine now."
Sakura seemed to relax. "Mommy will be fine then," she said happily to her friends. "I had a fever once, and it was gone the next day. Maybe I could help Daddy give her chicken soup, it helped me when I was sick."
Her friends nodded and they decided to look at a book of fairytales again.
Touya sighed. Sometimes it was good that his sister was gullible. Thank god. But what about Mom? He listened intently and could hear the grown- ups downstairs. There were a lot of footsteps, it seemed that there was great confusion down there. Touya wished he could join and help them, but then his sister and her friends would follow. He doesn't want them to see..........Mom dying.
Just then he heard an ambulance. Looking out the window, he saw it rolling down their street. He could see Chiharu's father outside on the sidewalk, waving his arms, signaling to the ambulance where their house is. Touya sighed.
Sakura walked over to his side. "What is it Onii-chan?" She said curiously. It was a good thing she was too short to see outside the window.
"Uh, no-nothing," Touya stammered, "Let's watch tv shall we?" He walked over and opened the tv, and turning the volume high to drone out the sound of the ambulance siren [I feel so sorry for Sakura. She has no idea what is happening]. Sakura and her friends walked over to watch cartoons.
Touya then heard a knock at the door. Opening it, he saw his dad, a very apprehensive expression on his face.
"We're going to the hospital. I think it is best that Sakura's friends should stay. Naoko's mother said she'll watch over them. However," he said, glancing at Sakura who was watching tv with her friends, her back turned to him, "I think Sakura should come. It might be the last time she gets to....." Fujitaka couldn't finish.
Touya nodded, understanding.
"I'm going to the car, help your sister put on a coat and join us outside."
Touya nodded once again. His father closed the door, and he stood once again, thinking. "So it is happening. It really is happening. Mom's gonna die." He whispered to himself.
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Oki, how about this chapter? *Sniff* It is kinda sad. I feel sorry for Sakura. She's so young and she has no idea what is happening. And Touya, he's such a good brother. *Sniff* Reviews please!