Chapter 2: The Shocking News
Sakura lived with Tomoyo and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for fifteen years before Mr. and Mrs. Taylor died (Sakura captured the cards when she was thirteen years old alone, with the help of Yue and Kerosberous). They never told Sakura that she was found in a lake. The twenty-year-old Tomoyo was very jealous of Sakura because of her beauties and because her parents cared about Sakura a lot more than they cared about Tomoyo. They cared about Sakura so much that they kept Sakura as their own even though it was illegal. If a child didn't have any parents, queen Yelen (is that how you spell it?) wanted that little one to be killed at once, only because the population in Hong Kong was growing rapidly. If someone were caught trying to keep a child who didn't belong to them, they would be killed too, without any explanations.
So a week after Mr. and Mrs. Taylor's death, Tomoyo and Sakura were sitting at the dinner table eating, Sakura still tear stained, while Tomoyo was playing around with her food, still wishing her parents were still alive.
"Sakura, I have to tell you something," said Tomoyo all of a sudden, breaking the silence. "You are not my real sister. My mother found you in the Clear Lake fifteen years ago. You were in a basket, floating along, the waves rocking you slightly. My mother took you only because she pitied you and didn't want you to die. You were only around a week old, so we were able to make you a half Taylor."
"So you mean I was adopted?" asked Sakura.
"Well, not really," explained Tomoyo, pushing her plate aside and folded her hands on the table. "See, we don't legally own you, so you're not really my sister, nor a step sister. You might not even been born in Hong Kong, instead you might have been born in, like, China, or the Philippines, or maybe even Japan. Who knows? All I know is that no one we know knows where you are from." Tomoyo sighed. "You look just like someone I saw fifteen years ago, but I don't know who exactly."
Sakura just sat there, thinking. Why didn't anyone tell her that she wasn't part of the family? Who were her real parents? Did she have any brothers or sisters? Where was she born? Suddenly, Sakura stood up and walked towards her bed. Unanswerable questions when through her head as she fell asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Next day:
Sakura woke up early next morning, as the sun rose. Since Tomoyo was still asleep, she decided to make breakfast for the both, eat her half, and walk around outside and come back at noon, since Tomoyo always wakes up late. As she walked around the market looking around, she bumped into someone accidentally. He was around 18 years old, had rich clothing (Sakura was wearing old and torn clothes since her family was very poor) and had big round glasses. He was caring a big load of stuff, which he dropped when Sakura bumped into him.
"Sorry, I should watch where I'm going, I'm Sakura Taylor," said Sakura apologetically, while helping the young man pick up his stuff.
"It's alright, I'm Eriol, pleasure to meet you," said Eriol. "I'm the Royal Adviser." Sakura stared at Eriol. "Oops, I don't think I should have told you that."
"Oh well," said Sakura, looking down at her feet. "You did, and what can you do?"
"Nothing, I guess," said Eriol. "Well, I better go before the Queen will get mad at me, along with the prince.
"Yea, so should I, or else my sister will kick me out of my own home," said Sakura. Eriol just laughed, and headed for the huge castle.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Noon:
Sakura walked home, wondering, once again, who were her parents, where they were, and why did they abandon her. Then an idea struck her, she could leave and search for her real family. She could go to China, Japan, and then the Philippines.
She reached home, only to find Tomoyo still sound asleep. Sakura rolled her eyes and poked Tomoyo until she woke up. Sakura told her that breakfast was on the table. As Tomoyo ate the late breakfast, Sakura told her what she was going to do. Tomoyo looked at her as if she were crazy.
"Fine, but I want to come with you, Sakura, after all, you are like my half sister," pleaded Tomoyo.
"Sorry, Tomoyo, but I feel like I have to do this on my own," said Sakura. "Also, I need someone to be here if I fail. And if I do find them, then I'll send you a letter telling you where I am, how my family is, and if you can come, too."
Tomoyo gave in. "Fine, you can go on your own. But what if something happens to you? How will I know?"
"Don't worry, I'll live. Plus I'm n longer in your care. I'm fifteen in search of my real family, and no one can stop me. And I'll try to keep in touch. Ok?"
"Oh, fine, just please be careful," pleaded Tomoyo.
"Ok, ok, I will, and I'll leave in three days."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Three days later:
"I can't believe that these three days went by so quickly!" exclaimed Tomoyo as both of them packed up Sakura's stuff. "Too bad I can't come with you. But I have work to do and you don't want me to come."
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Of course you can come, but I need someone to stay behind so if I fail, then I have somewhere to go."
"Yea I know," said Tomoyo somberly. "I'm going to miss you, sis."
"So am I," whispered Sakura, trying not to cry. "Well, I guess that's good bye."
"Yea, good bye," said Tomoyo, and began to cry hysterically.
Sakura left before she began to cry, too. She left her home, her comfy, little, warm, cheerful home, the home she grew up in. She swung the heavy backpack she had over her shoulder, almost falling because of the weight. She sighed. She was really going to miss everyone. Miss Jenkins, Mr. Martin, her neighbors, the whole town, everyone. A tear streamed down her soft face. She entered the market with her eyes blurry. All of a sudden, she bumps into someone again.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you, it's just that." Sakura tried to explain, but the person interrupted her.
"Sakura, it's me, Eriol," said the person. Sakura's vision cleared. It was Eriol! "What happened? Why were you crying?"
"Oh, its nothing," stammered Sakura.
"Did your sister kick you out of your home?" he asked.
"Oh, no, no, it's nothing like that, I'm just going to see my . er . reletives in. er. China!" she exclaimed, obviously lost for words.
"Right." he said. "Anyways, I have to go again, bye."
"Bye" she said, smiling behind his back. But little did she know that he was reading her mind and he knew that she was adopted.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (A/N)How did you like it? Please R&R and don't send any flames or what ever their called. I'll update in 2 weeks or so, or I say.
Sakura lived with Tomoyo and Mr. and Mrs. Taylor for fifteen years before Mr. and Mrs. Taylor died (Sakura captured the cards when she was thirteen years old alone, with the help of Yue and Kerosberous). They never told Sakura that she was found in a lake. The twenty-year-old Tomoyo was very jealous of Sakura because of her beauties and because her parents cared about Sakura a lot more than they cared about Tomoyo. They cared about Sakura so much that they kept Sakura as their own even though it was illegal. If a child didn't have any parents, queen Yelen (is that how you spell it?) wanted that little one to be killed at once, only because the population in Hong Kong was growing rapidly. If someone were caught trying to keep a child who didn't belong to them, they would be killed too, without any explanations.
So a week after Mr. and Mrs. Taylor's death, Tomoyo and Sakura were sitting at the dinner table eating, Sakura still tear stained, while Tomoyo was playing around with her food, still wishing her parents were still alive.
"Sakura, I have to tell you something," said Tomoyo all of a sudden, breaking the silence. "You are not my real sister. My mother found you in the Clear Lake fifteen years ago. You were in a basket, floating along, the waves rocking you slightly. My mother took you only because she pitied you and didn't want you to die. You were only around a week old, so we were able to make you a half Taylor."
"So you mean I was adopted?" asked Sakura.
"Well, not really," explained Tomoyo, pushing her plate aside and folded her hands on the table. "See, we don't legally own you, so you're not really my sister, nor a step sister. You might not even been born in Hong Kong, instead you might have been born in, like, China, or the Philippines, or maybe even Japan. Who knows? All I know is that no one we know knows where you are from." Tomoyo sighed. "You look just like someone I saw fifteen years ago, but I don't know who exactly."
Sakura just sat there, thinking. Why didn't anyone tell her that she wasn't part of the family? Who were her real parents? Did she have any brothers or sisters? Where was she born? Suddenly, Sakura stood up and walked towards her bed. Unanswerable questions when through her head as she fell asleep.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Next day:
Sakura woke up early next morning, as the sun rose. Since Tomoyo was still asleep, she decided to make breakfast for the both, eat her half, and walk around outside and come back at noon, since Tomoyo always wakes up late. As she walked around the market looking around, she bumped into someone accidentally. He was around 18 years old, had rich clothing (Sakura was wearing old and torn clothes since her family was very poor) and had big round glasses. He was caring a big load of stuff, which he dropped when Sakura bumped into him.
"Sorry, I should watch where I'm going, I'm Sakura Taylor," said Sakura apologetically, while helping the young man pick up his stuff.
"It's alright, I'm Eriol, pleasure to meet you," said Eriol. "I'm the Royal Adviser." Sakura stared at Eriol. "Oops, I don't think I should have told you that."
"Oh well," said Sakura, looking down at her feet. "You did, and what can you do?"
"Nothing, I guess," said Eriol. "Well, I better go before the Queen will get mad at me, along with the prince.
"Yea, so should I, or else my sister will kick me out of my own home," said Sakura. Eriol just laughed, and headed for the huge castle.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Noon:
Sakura walked home, wondering, once again, who were her parents, where they were, and why did they abandon her. Then an idea struck her, she could leave and search for her real family. She could go to China, Japan, and then the Philippines.
She reached home, only to find Tomoyo still sound asleep. Sakura rolled her eyes and poked Tomoyo until she woke up. Sakura told her that breakfast was on the table. As Tomoyo ate the late breakfast, Sakura told her what she was going to do. Tomoyo looked at her as if she were crazy.
"Fine, but I want to come with you, Sakura, after all, you are like my half sister," pleaded Tomoyo.
"Sorry, Tomoyo, but I feel like I have to do this on my own," said Sakura. "Also, I need someone to be here if I fail. And if I do find them, then I'll send you a letter telling you where I am, how my family is, and if you can come, too."
Tomoyo gave in. "Fine, you can go on your own. But what if something happens to you? How will I know?"
"Don't worry, I'll live. Plus I'm n longer in your care. I'm fifteen in search of my real family, and no one can stop me. And I'll try to keep in touch. Ok?"
"Oh, fine, just please be careful," pleaded Tomoyo.
"Ok, ok, I will, and I'll leave in three days."
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Three days later:
"I can't believe that these three days went by so quickly!" exclaimed Tomoyo as both of them packed up Sakura's stuff. "Too bad I can't come with you. But I have work to do and you don't want me to come."
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Of course you can come, but I need someone to stay behind so if I fail, then I have somewhere to go."
"Yea I know," said Tomoyo somberly. "I'm going to miss you, sis."
"So am I," whispered Sakura, trying not to cry. "Well, I guess that's good bye."
"Yea, good bye," said Tomoyo, and began to cry hysterically.
Sakura left before she began to cry, too. She left her home, her comfy, little, warm, cheerful home, the home she grew up in. She swung the heavy backpack she had over her shoulder, almost falling because of the weight. She sighed. She was really going to miss everyone. Miss Jenkins, Mr. Martin, her neighbors, the whole town, everyone. A tear streamed down her soft face. She entered the market with her eyes blurry. All of a sudden, she bumps into someone again.
"I'm sorry, I'm very sorry, I didn't mean to bump into you, it's just that." Sakura tried to explain, but the person interrupted her.
"Sakura, it's me, Eriol," said the person. Sakura's vision cleared. It was Eriol! "What happened? Why were you crying?"
"Oh, its nothing," stammered Sakura.
"Did your sister kick you out of your home?" he asked.
"Oh, no, no, it's nothing like that, I'm just going to see my . er . reletives in. er. China!" she exclaimed, obviously lost for words.
"Right." he said. "Anyways, I have to go again, bye."
"Bye" she said, smiling behind his back. But little did she know that he was reading her mind and he knew that she was adopted.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ (A/N)How did you like it? Please R&R and don't send any flames or what ever their called. I'll update in 2 weeks or so, or I say.