From Princess to Servant
Chapter EIGHT
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"Excuse me...do you happened to know how I can find the room where the test is held?" Sakura asked a girl around her age who was dressed in a servant's uniform. Her eyes were an amethyst color, her face pale, and she had long dark purple hair that was pulled back into a long ponytail.
The girl, who looked like she was around Sakura's age, replied in a sweet and cheerful voice, "Yea...I can lead you there!"
"Really? Thank you very much!" Sakura replied, her spirits lifting.
"No problem! Follow me! By the way, I'm Tomoyo, it's a pleasure to meet you! Are you here to take the test?"
"Yup! I am here to take the test, but I got lost...Oh, and I'm Sa ..."Sakura stopped mid-sentence, not knowing whether she should tell Tomoyo her real name.
"Hmm?" Tomoyo asked inquisitively.
"I...well, my name's Yingfa." Sakura smiled nervously, using the name the guard had translated for her. 'I hope she doesn't think I'm lying.....'
"Oh..." Tomoyo smiled. Sakura sighed in relief.
"Well, we're here." Tomoyo said, referring to a similar door.
It was only then did Sakura realize that they had been walking for quite a while. Trying not to sound surprised Sakura thanked Tomoyo again.
"No problem! Just knock on the door. It's one of the basic courtesies." Tomoyo replied warmly.
"Ok." Sakura said before following Tomoyo's instructions to knock the door.
"Come in." a sharp and strict voice came from inside the room.
"Good luck, Sakura." Tomoyo whispered to Sakura before retreating into another room.
Sakura took a breath before entering the room.
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Sakura walked cautiously into the room. It was quite cram and very different from Syaoran's room, whoever Syaoran was.
An elegant lady sat on a chair, which was next to a table with cups and a pot of tea on it. As Sakura walked closer to the lady, she saw that the pot and cups had blue prints on it. However, before Sakura could distinguish what the blue prints on the pot and cups was, the lady questioned her, "What is your name?"
"Yingfa..."
"Yingfa, I am Empress Yelan. Please pour the tea into the cups."
"Yes Your Majesty..."Sakura did as she was told, especially when right now, her mind could not think properly with all the nervousness. Making sure that not a single drip of tea landed on the wooden table, Sakura carefully pour the tea.
"Good. Now sing and dance for me." The Empress spoke in a monotonous voice, yet, there was a tone of strictness in her voice.
"Hoe?" Sakura was taken aback. 'Since when did servants need to sing and dance?' Despite how ridiculous the order sounded, the instant Sakura met the eyes of the Empress, she could tell that she wasn't joking.
Her heart pounding furiously, Sakura started singing one of the songs her servant had taught her and dance swiftly at the same time. Soon, Sakura was dancing and singing with great enthusiasm, grasping the mood of the song flawlessly. When she finished, her eyes quickly glanced over to the lady's, worried if she had done a bad job. However, the eyes of the middle-aged lady were filled with amazement and she looked enchanted.
"Excellent." Sakura could see a slight smile on the Empress's face.
"Hoe?"
"You're hired. Now follow me." Empress Yelan said as she beckoned Sakura to follow her.
Out the door, through a passageway and into a warm room filled with the smell of cooking they went. Sakura was amazed by how many servants there were, all dressed in a pink dress.
"Ying Fei, take this girl to her room and show around. Tell her all the rules and make sure she follows them or you'll be responsible." Empress Yelan said in a stern voice.
"Yes, your Majesty." A woman, who looked like she was in her mid-thirties, took Sakura by the hand and dragged her into another room.
'There're so many rooms!' Sakura thought as she looked around the room that she was in now. However, the woman's speaking interrupted her.
"You're job is to clean up the rooms of the princess and the prince's rooms... Tomoyo!" The woman said to Sakura before calling out for Tomoyo.
Tomoyo entered the room and the woman continued, "Tomoyo, this is Sakura, and she will be accompanying you in your chores.
"Yes, Madam."
"You shall also make sure that she does not break any rules? Is that clear?"
"Yes Madam." Tomoyo replied again.
The woman then left, leaving Tomoyo and Sakura alone in the room.
"Well, so you managed to pass the test!" Tomoyo said happily to Sakura.
"Yea..."
"Let me tell you the rules then." Tomoyo suggested, smiling as sweetly as ever at Sakura.
Author's notes: Ok, that's the end of this chapter. I think I've got writer's block...I can't think of what you write next, so I will really appreciate some suggestions or comments!! ^_^
Chapter EIGHT
~*~
"Excuse me...do you happened to know how I can find the room where the test is held?" Sakura asked a girl around her age who was dressed in a servant's uniform. Her eyes were an amethyst color, her face pale, and she had long dark purple hair that was pulled back into a long ponytail.
The girl, who looked like she was around Sakura's age, replied in a sweet and cheerful voice, "Yea...I can lead you there!"
"Really? Thank you very much!" Sakura replied, her spirits lifting.
"No problem! Follow me! By the way, I'm Tomoyo, it's a pleasure to meet you! Are you here to take the test?"
"Yup! I am here to take the test, but I got lost...Oh, and I'm Sa ..."Sakura stopped mid-sentence, not knowing whether she should tell Tomoyo her real name.
"Hmm?" Tomoyo asked inquisitively.
"I...well, my name's Yingfa." Sakura smiled nervously, using the name the guard had translated for her. 'I hope she doesn't think I'm lying.....'
"Oh..." Tomoyo smiled. Sakura sighed in relief.
"Well, we're here." Tomoyo said, referring to a similar door.
It was only then did Sakura realize that they had been walking for quite a while. Trying not to sound surprised Sakura thanked Tomoyo again.
"No problem! Just knock on the door. It's one of the basic courtesies." Tomoyo replied warmly.
"Ok." Sakura said before following Tomoyo's instructions to knock the door.
"Come in." a sharp and strict voice came from inside the room.
"Good luck, Sakura." Tomoyo whispered to Sakura before retreating into another room.
Sakura took a breath before entering the room.
~*~
Sakura walked cautiously into the room. It was quite cram and very different from Syaoran's room, whoever Syaoran was.
An elegant lady sat on a chair, which was next to a table with cups and a pot of tea on it. As Sakura walked closer to the lady, she saw that the pot and cups had blue prints on it. However, before Sakura could distinguish what the blue prints on the pot and cups was, the lady questioned her, "What is your name?"
"Yingfa..."
"Yingfa, I am Empress Yelan. Please pour the tea into the cups."
"Yes Your Majesty..."Sakura did as she was told, especially when right now, her mind could not think properly with all the nervousness. Making sure that not a single drip of tea landed on the wooden table, Sakura carefully pour the tea.
"Good. Now sing and dance for me." The Empress spoke in a monotonous voice, yet, there was a tone of strictness in her voice.
"Hoe?" Sakura was taken aback. 'Since when did servants need to sing and dance?' Despite how ridiculous the order sounded, the instant Sakura met the eyes of the Empress, she could tell that she wasn't joking.
Her heart pounding furiously, Sakura started singing one of the songs her servant had taught her and dance swiftly at the same time. Soon, Sakura was dancing and singing with great enthusiasm, grasping the mood of the song flawlessly. When she finished, her eyes quickly glanced over to the lady's, worried if she had done a bad job. However, the eyes of the middle-aged lady were filled with amazement and she looked enchanted.
"Excellent." Sakura could see a slight smile on the Empress's face.
"Hoe?"
"You're hired. Now follow me." Empress Yelan said as she beckoned Sakura to follow her.
Out the door, through a passageway and into a warm room filled with the smell of cooking they went. Sakura was amazed by how many servants there were, all dressed in a pink dress.
"Ying Fei, take this girl to her room and show around. Tell her all the rules and make sure she follows them or you'll be responsible." Empress Yelan said in a stern voice.
"Yes, your Majesty." A woman, who looked like she was in her mid-thirties, took Sakura by the hand and dragged her into another room.
'There're so many rooms!' Sakura thought as she looked around the room that she was in now. However, the woman's speaking interrupted her.
"You're job is to clean up the rooms of the princess and the prince's rooms... Tomoyo!" The woman said to Sakura before calling out for Tomoyo.
Tomoyo entered the room and the woman continued, "Tomoyo, this is Sakura, and she will be accompanying you in your chores.
"Yes, Madam."
"You shall also make sure that she does not break any rules? Is that clear?"
"Yes Madam." Tomoyo replied again.
The woman then left, leaving Tomoyo and Sakura alone in the room.
"Well, so you managed to pass the test!" Tomoyo said happily to Sakura.
"Yea..."
"Let me tell you the rules then." Tomoyo suggested, smiling as sweetly as ever at Sakura.
Author's notes: Ok, that's the end of this chapter. I think I've got writer's block...I can't think of what you write next, so I will really appreciate some suggestions or comments!! ^_^