From Princess to Servant
Chapter TWO
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"Sakura, Touya. I have something to tell the both of you." King Fujitaka calmly said as he entered the reading room where his children were. The room had golden silk curtains that made the glass windows, as well as the garden outside, look grand and magnificent. Sakura and Touya were sitting at a wooden table; Sakura was reading a book while Touya was browsing through the newspaper.
"What is it father?" Sakura looked up from her book and asked curiously.
"It's about our kingdom, Sakura." King Fujitaka replied. Touya looked up, his interest caught. "We are about to become bankrupt and I must do something about it." King Fujitaka looked at Sakura and said slowly, "that's why I am going to send you to the Li kingdom to work."
Sakura's eyes widen. Just then, Touya asked rudely, "As what father? What is Sakura going to work as?" Sakura looked expectantly at her father, surely he was just kidding.
"As a servant." Sakura's father replied, smiling. Sakura gasped. 'This isn't happening. It couldn't be!'
"But father! Sakura's a princess! How can she work as a servant?" Touya protested.
"She can. Just as long as she doesn't tell them that she is a princess. Besides, we need the money or the kingdom will fall! Sakura, is that what you want?" King Fujitaka questioned Sakura with a hint of anger in his voice.
There was a long silence as Sakura looked down at her feet and thought of what had just happened. She definitely could not let her kingdom down. But what had that got to do with going to the Li kingdom to work as a servant? In fact, She wasn't even the one who had caused her father to lose so much money. Then again, if she didn't agree, what would happen to her kingdom, the place that she grew up in?
It was only after awhile did Sakura finally make up her mind and break the silence.
"I...I'll go."
"But Sakura!" Touya was shocked by his sister's reply.
King Fujitaka grinned evilly and said, "Good. You shall leave first thing tomorrow morning."
Sakura nodded her head and as tears were about to fall, ran back to her room.
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Sakura felt a pang of sadness as she flopped onto her bed and buried her face into her warm and cozy pillow. "Why? Why must this happen to me?" she sobbed uncontrollably.
After a few hours of crying, Sakura's tears were dry and she slowly got up on her bed.
Looking beside her, on her bedside table, she saw the photograph of her late mother, it had a beautiful frame with cherry blossoms decorating it. Sakura reached out and took a closer look at it, caressing the face of her mother. "I hope I made the right choice mother. I just hope so." Sakura mumbled. Just then, her eyelids felt heavier and heavier by the second, and soon, she fell into a dreamless sleep, holding the photograph of her mother in her hand, and placed across her chest.
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Author's notes: *yawn* I finally finished the second chapter! Like it? I guess I'm a bit slow...Well, I'm trying my best! Please review!
Chapter TWO
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"Sakura, Touya. I have something to tell the both of you." King Fujitaka calmly said as he entered the reading room where his children were. The room had golden silk curtains that made the glass windows, as well as the garden outside, look grand and magnificent. Sakura and Touya were sitting at a wooden table; Sakura was reading a book while Touya was browsing through the newspaper.
"What is it father?" Sakura looked up from her book and asked curiously.
"It's about our kingdom, Sakura." King Fujitaka replied. Touya looked up, his interest caught. "We are about to become bankrupt and I must do something about it." King Fujitaka looked at Sakura and said slowly, "that's why I am going to send you to the Li kingdom to work."
Sakura's eyes widen. Just then, Touya asked rudely, "As what father? What is Sakura going to work as?" Sakura looked expectantly at her father, surely he was just kidding.
"As a servant." Sakura's father replied, smiling. Sakura gasped. 'This isn't happening. It couldn't be!'
"But father! Sakura's a princess! How can she work as a servant?" Touya protested.
"She can. Just as long as she doesn't tell them that she is a princess. Besides, we need the money or the kingdom will fall! Sakura, is that what you want?" King Fujitaka questioned Sakura with a hint of anger in his voice.
There was a long silence as Sakura looked down at her feet and thought of what had just happened. She definitely could not let her kingdom down. But what had that got to do with going to the Li kingdom to work as a servant? In fact, She wasn't even the one who had caused her father to lose so much money. Then again, if she didn't agree, what would happen to her kingdom, the place that she grew up in?
It was only after awhile did Sakura finally make up her mind and break the silence.
"I...I'll go."
"But Sakura!" Touya was shocked by his sister's reply.
King Fujitaka grinned evilly and said, "Good. You shall leave first thing tomorrow morning."
Sakura nodded her head and as tears were about to fall, ran back to her room.
~*~
Sakura felt a pang of sadness as she flopped onto her bed and buried her face into her warm and cozy pillow. "Why? Why must this happen to me?" she sobbed uncontrollably.
After a few hours of crying, Sakura's tears were dry and she slowly got up on her bed.
Looking beside her, on her bedside table, she saw the photograph of her late mother, it had a beautiful frame with cherry blossoms decorating it. Sakura reached out and took a closer look at it, caressing the face of her mother. "I hope I made the right choice mother. I just hope so." Sakura mumbled. Just then, her eyelids felt heavier and heavier by the second, and soon, she fell into a dreamless sleep, holding the photograph of her mother in her hand, and placed across her chest.
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Author's notes: *yawn* I finally finished the second chapter! Like it? I guess I'm a bit slow...Well, I'm trying my best! Please review!