From Princess To Servant
Chapter FIVE
The afternoon sun scorched Sakura's back as she made her way through the busy street of the Li kingdom. Sakura was amazed by the magnificent sight of the rows of short buildings and crowds of people. Some were bargaining for a lower price of an item while some were browsing through the various, countless, items for sale.
The Kinomoto kingdom was nothing like this. Sure, there were many marketplaces in the Kinomoto kingdom where housewives would go and buy their food and ingredients. But the marketplaces back at the Kinomoto kingdom were never as crowded as the place Sakura was walking through.
In fact, in Sakura's homeland, most of the lands were mostly filled with the scenes of nature; flowers, trees, and long grass that swayed as the breeze blew past. That was what Sakura's kingdom was like. Calm, peaceful and quiet. Only in the center of the city, were there crowds of people who gathered to do business with each other. And of cause, it was there, in the center of the Kinomoto kingdom, where Sakura's father had started gambling.
The thought of her father being addicted to gambling made Sakura feel like she just swallowed something bitter. Just then, as Sakura finally managed to squeeze her way out of the crowd, she bumped into someone, causing the both of them to fall on their butts.
"Watch where you're going." A cold voice said sharply as the person got up.
Sakura groaned painfully as she too got up from the ground. Looking up, she faced the person of whom the voice belonged to. It was a young man who looked about the same age as she was. He had chestnut colored hair, that was messy in a cute way, and alert amber eyes that showed no emotion at all. As Sakura looked into the emotionless eyes of the young man, she felt a chill run up her spine.
"I'm very sorry." Sakura apologized.
There was a smirk on the man's face as he walked away, mumbling under his breath, "You better be..."
Sakura frowned as she stared at the man's figure as it slowly disappeared into the crowds.
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"I am definitely lost." Sakura said to herself as she found herself walking on the same road for the umpteenth time. The sun was about to set and she was very worried that she would not be able to find shelter for the night. The number of people in the streets was getting lesser and lesser as night slowly approached.
"What am I going to do?" Sakura asked helplessly.
"Are you lost?" A familiar cold voice asked.
Surprised, Sakura turned around and saw the young man that she had seen a few minutes or so ago.
"Yea...I can't find the palace. Do you happen to know where it is? She replied.
"The palace? Why do you want to go to the palace for?" The young man asked with an irritated tone of voice.
"I...I'm supposed to work as a servant there..." Sakura was a bit embarrassed as she replied.
"I see. So you want to work in the palace? Well, you'll have to sign up at the palace."
"Yea...I know."
"It's too late to go to the palace now, they'll just chase you away."
"Oh..."
"I'll take you to an inn. You can stay there till tomorrow morning." The young man said. Sakura was quite taken aback by the sudden friendliness in the act of helping her. After all, he was to one whom she thought was very rude just a few minutes ago.
Sakura thought for a while, considering whether it was safe to follow the stranger. Suddenly, she remembered that she had not brought any money with her, especially when she had not expected this kind situation to occur.
"But...but I have no money..." Sakura replied in a hesitant voice.
"It's ok, they'll charge you for free." The young man had the same smirk on his face as he led Sakura to a building that she had passed by for about twenty times.
~*~
Author's notes: Hmmm... Is Sakura in danger or is that young man just helping her? Who is that young man? Find out in the next chappie! ^_^
Chapter FIVE
The afternoon sun scorched Sakura's back as she made her way through the busy street of the Li kingdom. Sakura was amazed by the magnificent sight of the rows of short buildings and crowds of people. Some were bargaining for a lower price of an item while some were browsing through the various, countless, items for sale.
The Kinomoto kingdom was nothing like this. Sure, there were many marketplaces in the Kinomoto kingdom where housewives would go and buy their food and ingredients. But the marketplaces back at the Kinomoto kingdom were never as crowded as the place Sakura was walking through.
In fact, in Sakura's homeland, most of the lands were mostly filled with the scenes of nature; flowers, trees, and long grass that swayed as the breeze blew past. That was what Sakura's kingdom was like. Calm, peaceful and quiet. Only in the center of the city, were there crowds of people who gathered to do business with each other. And of cause, it was there, in the center of the Kinomoto kingdom, where Sakura's father had started gambling.
The thought of her father being addicted to gambling made Sakura feel like she just swallowed something bitter. Just then, as Sakura finally managed to squeeze her way out of the crowd, she bumped into someone, causing the both of them to fall on their butts.
"Watch where you're going." A cold voice said sharply as the person got up.
Sakura groaned painfully as she too got up from the ground. Looking up, she faced the person of whom the voice belonged to. It was a young man who looked about the same age as she was. He had chestnut colored hair, that was messy in a cute way, and alert amber eyes that showed no emotion at all. As Sakura looked into the emotionless eyes of the young man, she felt a chill run up her spine.
"I'm very sorry." Sakura apologized.
There was a smirk on the man's face as he walked away, mumbling under his breath, "You better be..."
Sakura frowned as she stared at the man's figure as it slowly disappeared into the crowds.
~*~
"I am definitely lost." Sakura said to herself as she found herself walking on the same road for the umpteenth time. The sun was about to set and she was very worried that she would not be able to find shelter for the night. The number of people in the streets was getting lesser and lesser as night slowly approached.
"What am I going to do?" Sakura asked helplessly.
"Are you lost?" A familiar cold voice asked.
Surprised, Sakura turned around and saw the young man that she had seen a few minutes or so ago.
"Yea...I can't find the palace. Do you happen to know where it is? She replied.
"The palace? Why do you want to go to the palace for?" The young man asked with an irritated tone of voice.
"I...I'm supposed to work as a servant there..." Sakura was a bit embarrassed as she replied.
"I see. So you want to work in the palace? Well, you'll have to sign up at the palace."
"Yea...I know."
"It's too late to go to the palace now, they'll just chase you away."
"Oh..."
"I'll take you to an inn. You can stay there till tomorrow morning." The young man said. Sakura was quite taken aback by the sudden friendliness in the act of helping her. After all, he was to one whom she thought was very rude just a few minutes ago.
Sakura thought for a while, considering whether it was safe to follow the stranger. Suddenly, she remembered that she had not brought any money with her, especially when she had not expected this kind situation to occur.
"But...but I have no money..." Sakura replied in a hesitant voice.
"It's ok, they'll charge you for free." The young man had the same smirk on his face as he led Sakura to a building that she had passed by for about twenty times.
~*~
Author's notes: Hmmm... Is Sakura in danger or is that young man just helping her? Who is that young man? Find out in the next chappie! ^_^