A/N (Please Read!) – New story here! I know I still haven't finished Tsuki no le, but I just couldn't help myself, sorry! I really like the idea of this plot. The title means Beautiful Life in French. Why French? Well, why not? I think it sounds pretty nice. The prologue's title means Beautiful Words. You're probably wondering why it all begins in Beautiful, well you'll find out why in later chapters. Let me explain here a bit better about the plot: (Remember this is an A/U story, which means no magic, no Cerberus, and some things will change from the normal CCS plot.) Sakura's mother, Nadeshiko, and her father, Fujitaka, argue constantly which normally brings Sakura to tears and causing her to run away to a secretive place she holds dear to her heart, and you'll find out why in the story. She later encounters a young boy of the age 16 (Sakura's 15), who teases her relentlessly, but he does not know that her parent's fighting causes her pain. They later form a bond, but things become more complicated. If you have any questions, please e-mail me at sk8ter__gurla@hotmail.com or leave your question in a review; either way is perfectly fine. I hope you enjoy the start of this new story!

Belle Vie

Prologue – Beau Mots

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'They're arguing again... When will they ever stop this? Can't they see that's all they ever do? No, I imagine not.'

Sakura was once again sitting in her desk chair, writing in her journal things that she would never dare show the rest of the world. She could vaguely hear her mother and father's shouts all the way from the living room and it was almost unbearable.

It had all begun when she was 12 years old. Something had gone wrong... terribly wrong, and yet they didn't speak a word of it while she was around. Sakura was now 15 years old, which meant this parade had kept on for 3 years. She was stunned to see that they still hadn't ended their marriage, but she was glad, no doubt. There was a little flicker of hope ablaze in her chest that maybe... just maybe, they really did care for each other and that one day they would be content again... as the family she had missed so much during these excruciating years they had all gone through.

The tip of Sakura's pencil was now beginning to leave much darker marks on the paper than she intended. She gritted her teeth stiffly in the midst of her thoughts until the snap of her pencil's tip brought her back to reality. Sakura breathed in profoundly, she hadn't noticed her eyes were brimming with hot tears and were threatening to spill over. She didn't care, though. She only cared about her parent's failing relationship and how much she wanted to make her self useful to somehow fix all of it, at least so they could speak to one another without throwing some type of insult.

With a wipe of the back of her sleeve across her moist eyes, Sakura hid her journal in a locked drawer and marched her way out of her small room. She quietly stepped down the flight of stairs, not wanting her bickering parents to notice she was going to step out. She decided today was not her lucky day for they did notice her attempting to walk out the door; coat, gloves, and scarf in hand.

"Where are you going, honey?" Her mother was red in the face and was panting slightly, her voice hoarse and scratchy. She did not have tears in her eyes, because some time ago she decided it was not worth crying over someone who doesn't deserve your tears. She had actually quoted that.

"I'm just stepping out, mother. It's nothing to worry about." Sakura smiled desolately, and began to walk out the door but not before her father called out, "Please be back soon, Sakura. You know how I hate these late night walks of yours." Sakura merely nodded and closed the door, hearing Nadeshiko snap back a retort. "Why don't you just let her be? She's old enough to walk around this safe town when she feels like having some time to herself."

'There they go again.'

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Sakura shivered slightly as she jammed her gloved hands into her coat pockets, trying to seek warmth. She always cherished winter, because watching the snowflakes descend serenely from the gray sky somehow made her feel all the better. It had snowed a lot earlier, for each step Sakura took left a semi-deep footprint in the snow.

She kept on walking, taking many turns until she reached a small hidden forest. Sakura knew she was not supposed to be in there, it was only allowed to be entered during the day, but since many people did not know about it, she paid no heed to the rules, she never did. Her jade eyes darted around for a sign of any other human, but all she saw was a few ashen birds pecking at the snow and tweeting out small tunes.

Sakura, sure that no one was a midst her, walked straight into the deep green maze of trees, careful not to trip over a twig or broken logs. She continued, reaching then a small clearing covered with a sheen blanket of white. Smiling, Sakura walked out, her dark coat clearly visible amongst the pallid ness of the snow, and she liked it; she liked standing out as an outlier.

Taking in deep breaths, she let them out in huffs as her eyes slowly reached up onto the flamboyant full moon. It was nights like these she liked to come out of her dreaded house. Her hands cupped up a handful of snow and gripped it. She sharply threw it towards a tree trunk, and watched as the ball scattered in all directions.

"My parents said they met here... and in winter, no less. So... how come I can't sense what they felt when they first laid eyes on each other?"

Sakura settled herself down on a thick log that lay stuck in the snow in the middle of the whole clearance. "My parents act as if they love me, but is it really true, or do they just love me because they can't love each other?"  She sighed resignedly. A few tears were now running along her cheeks, but she neither felt them out of being numb, nor cared much at all. "Things were going so well before, mom and dad. Why the change of heart? I need you both... together. I guess love is crazy and can go through many loops, but why you two? You were so deeply in love. I just don't understand. Is it me?"

Sakura now knew she was rambling, but didn't notice at all. That's why she comes to this place; to give voice to her opinions without any feeling of grief. All of a sudden, she heard a couple of twigs snap and the sound of shoes walking on snow. 'Oh no, someone's here! I've got to go.'

Sakura quickly stood up and began to calmly walk away through another way she knew leaded out of the forest, but it was longer. The only other way seemed to be where that someone was, so she had no choice. She now heard whisper and murmurs... and even laughing? Ignoring all of this, she made her way into the trees, sure that they could not see her anymore and then began to run.

She ran all the way to the exit of the forest, clumsily tripping over a pretty large rock and onto the hard pavement of the road below. She cursed herself for not watching where she was going while she was on her hands and knees. The laughs reached her ears once again and she quickly stood up, not bothering to brush off the small bits of rock that were stuck on her knees and hands. Did she dare ask who it was? 'No, that would only attract more attention.' With those thoughts in mind, she scattered off to the direction of her home.

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After a long walk she reached her home and saw that all lights were shut off. 'They must have gone to sleep. That's good, I don't think I could have supported them fighting again from my time away from their fighting.' Sakura couldn't help but laugh bitterly as she opened the unlocked door to the house. Closing it behind her, she tip-toed upstairs into her room where she breathed out tiredly, shrugging off her coat, scarf, and gloves.

In a few moments Sakura was already snuggled warmly under her bed covers, smiling in content. Her thoughts suddenly drifted toward those noises that she had heard while she was in the forest. Sakura groaned, turning over in her bed. She did not want to think about that. It was just unnerving knowing that someone knew where your only place to be alone was. But still, where had those noises come from? 'Probably just a squirrel or something, nothing to worry about. I've got to get some shut-eye or I'll be drowsy for school tomorrow.' She shut off any other thoughts about her time at the forest after that, and drifted off into a serene slumber.

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How'd you like it up to now? It's not that long, I know, but it was only the prologue. Next chapter will be longer, I promise. Well, please leave reviews if you have the time or the heart, because I don't really have much for Tsuki no le and I would like some for this one. I don't wanna seem cruel or demanding, so sorry if I did ^^;. Have a nice day, bye!

~Pixie*Kira~