From Princess to Servant
Chapter SEVEN
Sakura let out a sigh before she continued to walk forward. She could already see the palace just up ahead. Soon, she was going to become a servant. Soon, her whole life would change. Soon, the new Sakura Kinomoto will be born. At the thought of the new Sakura Kinomoto being born, Sakura's spirits immediately fell. 'Why?' she thought sadly to herself, 'Why must I be the one who suffers...' Sakura was on the verge of tears. Just then, a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"What's your name?" Sakura heard a gruff voice ask.
"Hoe?" Looking up, she saw that she had already reached the gate of the palace and that it was a guard who had asked for her name.
"Well? Do you have a name? What are you here for anyway?" The guard questioned her.
"I'm...I'm here to be a servant..." Sakura felt like a fish out of water as she mumbled her reply.
"Servants need names too. And for the last time, what's your name?" the guard was getting irritated.
'Oh no, should I give him my name? What if he knows who I am? What will happen then?' Sakura thought, agitated. Sakura tried to stare blankly at the guard, so as to stall for more time to think. 'I think it will be better if I thought up of a name.'
"Sakura...Sakura Akito." Sakura finally replied. 'There are many people named Sakura, surely he wouldn't think I'm the princess of the Kinomoto kingdom.'
The guard raised a brow and stared at Sakura. "Are you from the Kinomoto kingdom?"
Fear stuck Sakura. 'How did he know? Hoe...will this be a disgrace to my kingdom?'
The guard continued to stare at her, obviously waiting for an answer.
"Yes...I'm from the Kinomoto kingdom." Sakura finally replied, her eyes looking down at her feet.
"Thought so. No one here is called Sakura. It's Yingfa here."
"Oh..."Sakura inwardly gave a sigh of relief. 'So he doesn't know I'm the princess...'
"Well, you're the first one to take the test today. Go in, turn left, and you'll see the room where the test is held."
"Test?!" Sakura asked, not believing her ears.
"Yea, if there isn't a test, there would be too many useless women trying to become servants."
"Oh." Sakura said. The realization that there was going to be a test held made Sakura extremely nervous. 'What if I fail? Would father be angry? Or would he just let me live my normal life again?' Sakura thought as she walked into the palace. Absorbed in her thinking, she didn't notice where she was going and allowed her legs to guide her.
It was only after a while, did Sakura realize that she was lost. 'Hoe...is this supposed to be the room where the test would be carried out?' Sakura thought, staring at a door. It was wooden, like all the other doors she had seen so far.
'I guess I'll have to go in to find out...' Sakura slowly pushed open the door, reviling a room that was filled with the colour gold. The bed sheets were gold, the curtains were gold, and the ornaments that decorated the room were mostly gold. However, the table was made of marble and several antiques were made of either porcelain or jade. There was a sword with carvings that looked weird to Sakura. But just as Sakura was about to take a closer look at the sword, something caught her attention.
It was something like a lid that was made of a few wooden planks. Sakura was curious and wanted to know what that wooden lid hid. Walking to the dark corner where it was rested, Sakura's excitement mounted. What secrets did the wooden lid hide? A secret passageway? Or a route that would lead her back home?
All of a sudden, Sakura heard the door open. She gasped, overwhelmed by the sudden noise. When she turned around and face the door, Sakura saw a lady with long black hair tied up into two buns. The lady was wearing a yellow dress that reached mid-thigh; the shoes that she wore were made of cloth.
Sakura felt the stare of the young lady and immediately looked at her face. It wore a puzzled expression before it changed into a cold glare. "What do you think you're doing here?" The young lady asked.
"I...I am here to take the test to qualify as a servant." Sakura replied.
"Test? This isn't the room to take the test! It's at the other side of the palace."
"I must be lost then..." Sakura said softly. To her amazement, the young lady managed to hear her and she said, "Lost? More like trying to get your dirty hands on my Syaoran!"
"Syaoran?" Sakura was utterly confused, "Who or what is Syaoran?"
"Don't act dumb, girl. Everyone in this kingdom knows who Syaoran is. And this is his room!"
'Unfortunately I am not from this kingdom.' Sakura thought bitterly to herself before asking, "I don't know who this Syaoran is, but if this is his room, what are you doing here?"
Sakura saw the expression on the lady's flawless face change into a guilty look before she replied in a stubborn voice, "What I'm doing here is none of your business!" And with that, the young lady chased Sakura out of the room.
Sakura was surprised by the lady's actions, as she was locked out of the room. "Oh well, I think I better ask around or I might never find that room."
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Author's notes: I don't have anything to say.... Well, just review and I'll be the happiest girl in the world! ^_~
Chapter SEVEN
Sakura let out a sigh before she continued to walk forward. She could already see the palace just up ahead. Soon, she was going to become a servant. Soon, her whole life would change. Soon, the new Sakura Kinomoto will be born. At the thought of the new Sakura Kinomoto being born, Sakura's spirits immediately fell. 'Why?' she thought sadly to herself, 'Why must I be the one who suffers...' Sakura was on the verge of tears. Just then, a voice interrupted her thoughts.
"What's your name?" Sakura heard a gruff voice ask.
"Hoe?" Looking up, she saw that she had already reached the gate of the palace and that it was a guard who had asked for her name.
"Well? Do you have a name? What are you here for anyway?" The guard questioned her.
"I'm...I'm here to be a servant..." Sakura felt like a fish out of water as she mumbled her reply.
"Servants need names too. And for the last time, what's your name?" the guard was getting irritated.
'Oh no, should I give him my name? What if he knows who I am? What will happen then?' Sakura thought, agitated. Sakura tried to stare blankly at the guard, so as to stall for more time to think. 'I think it will be better if I thought up of a name.'
"Sakura...Sakura Akito." Sakura finally replied. 'There are many people named Sakura, surely he wouldn't think I'm the princess of the Kinomoto kingdom.'
The guard raised a brow and stared at Sakura. "Are you from the Kinomoto kingdom?"
Fear stuck Sakura. 'How did he know? Hoe...will this be a disgrace to my kingdom?'
The guard continued to stare at her, obviously waiting for an answer.
"Yes...I'm from the Kinomoto kingdom." Sakura finally replied, her eyes looking down at her feet.
"Thought so. No one here is called Sakura. It's Yingfa here."
"Oh..."Sakura inwardly gave a sigh of relief. 'So he doesn't know I'm the princess...'
"Well, you're the first one to take the test today. Go in, turn left, and you'll see the room where the test is held."
"Test?!" Sakura asked, not believing her ears.
"Yea, if there isn't a test, there would be too many useless women trying to become servants."
"Oh." Sakura said. The realization that there was going to be a test held made Sakura extremely nervous. 'What if I fail? Would father be angry? Or would he just let me live my normal life again?' Sakura thought as she walked into the palace. Absorbed in her thinking, she didn't notice where she was going and allowed her legs to guide her.
It was only after a while, did Sakura realize that she was lost. 'Hoe...is this supposed to be the room where the test would be carried out?' Sakura thought, staring at a door. It was wooden, like all the other doors she had seen so far.
'I guess I'll have to go in to find out...' Sakura slowly pushed open the door, reviling a room that was filled with the colour gold. The bed sheets were gold, the curtains were gold, and the ornaments that decorated the room were mostly gold. However, the table was made of marble and several antiques were made of either porcelain or jade. There was a sword with carvings that looked weird to Sakura. But just as Sakura was about to take a closer look at the sword, something caught her attention.
It was something like a lid that was made of a few wooden planks. Sakura was curious and wanted to know what that wooden lid hid. Walking to the dark corner where it was rested, Sakura's excitement mounted. What secrets did the wooden lid hide? A secret passageway? Or a route that would lead her back home?
All of a sudden, Sakura heard the door open. She gasped, overwhelmed by the sudden noise. When she turned around and face the door, Sakura saw a lady with long black hair tied up into two buns. The lady was wearing a yellow dress that reached mid-thigh; the shoes that she wore were made of cloth.
Sakura felt the stare of the young lady and immediately looked at her face. It wore a puzzled expression before it changed into a cold glare. "What do you think you're doing here?" The young lady asked.
"I...I am here to take the test to qualify as a servant." Sakura replied.
"Test? This isn't the room to take the test! It's at the other side of the palace."
"I must be lost then..." Sakura said softly. To her amazement, the young lady managed to hear her and she said, "Lost? More like trying to get your dirty hands on my Syaoran!"
"Syaoran?" Sakura was utterly confused, "Who or what is Syaoran?"
"Don't act dumb, girl. Everyone in this kingdom knows who Syaoran is. And this is his room!"
'Unfortunately I am not from this kingdom.' Sakura thought bitterly to herself before asking, "I don't know who this Syaoran is, but if this is his room, what are you doing here?"
Sakura saw the expression on the lady's flawless face change into a guilty look before she replied in a stubborn voice, "What I'm doing here is none of your business!" And with that, the young lady chased Sakura out of the room.
Sakura was surprised by the lady's actions, as she was locked out of the room. "Oh well, I think I better ask around or I might never find that room."
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Author's notes: I don't have anything to say.... Well, just review and I'll be the happiest girl in the world! ^_~