AN- Thank you for all of the reviews I really appreciate it. ^-^ um, in this chapter something really exciting happens!!! ^.~
Dedication- Again to Frances and Clamp
Disclaimer- I don't feel like writting it so on with the story!!
The Secret Garden
Chapter Four: Into the Locked Garden
Rating: G
Sakura awoke the next morning a little earlier then usual; when she awoke she was clutching her ivory elephant. Madison hadn't came yet, and the sun was barely rising over the horizon brining it's painting of purples, yellows, and pinks. She thought she would try to get dressed by herself. So she got up and went to her cabinet and pulled out a black dress.
Sakura tried to put it on, but when she was half way with it on she fell over hard on the floor.
"Owwwwwww" she rubbed her head. "I'll just wait for Madison" she concluded in her mind.
She got up, and went to set by her window looking out at the moor. She was in a deep trance when all of a sudden she heard a crying sound.
"What is that? Oh well it's probably the wind." She resettled herself when all of a sudden she heard it again "Now I know that was not the wind, that was a person!"
Sakura got up and went to her shoes. She tried putting on her ordinary shoes but they wouldn't go on out, of frustration she threw it.
"Stupid shoe!" she went over to her boots and slipped them on.
She was getting ready to head out her ordinary door; when she noticed a small hidden door hidden underneath a long tapestry carpet. It was way to small for a grown up, but it was perfect size for her. She crouched down and followed it's long hallway till she came to another door.
Sakura opened it and found her self in a long hallway. It was so quiet and gloomy like the whole manor had a silence spell cast upon it. As she walked her footsteps echoed through out the entire long hall way. Soon she came upon a sliding door. She gently pushed it open it was in lined with cobwebs, as she pushed more pidgins flew out. She used her arms to cover her face. When they were gone she gently opened her emerald eyes.
She found herself in an oval room with a green stair case leading up to an unknown room. She approached it timidly. She stepped on one step and jumped twice just to make sure the whole thing wouldn't cave but it didn't. Sakura's heart was beating fast as she climbed the stairs. The room was overgrown with vines that had crept in from a crack in the window. All the furniture was covered with sheets. Sakura looked over and saw a dresser, it was the exact copy of her mothers.
On the table sat a photograph in it two woman were sitting on a swing in a beautiful garden.
"That's my aunt, and that's......mother" she put her finger on the picture of her mother.
She looked happy and alive, and so was her aunt they looked exactly alike so they were twins.
She is so beautiful Sakura thought.
Also setting at the very end of the table was an ivory elephant the exact one like her mothers. Sakura took her mothers out of her pocket, and her aunts in her other hand and made there trunks touch. She smiled for the first time. Sakura sat the elephant back down. She was getting ready to leave when she noticed a jewelry box. She opened the bottom drawer, it played beautiful music, and in the center of the drawer sat a big brass key. She picked it up and examined it, it had a big beautiful design on it.
Sakura sat it back down. Then she remembered the crying and started to follow it again. Soon she came upon a big tapestry hanging on the wall, it had a man carrying a sword. Just as she was pulling it aside Mrs. Medlock appeared.
"Eh!" she screamed "What are you doing here!" she grabbed Sakura's arm, and pulled her out of room.
"But I heard someone crying!" Sakura protested trying to wriggle free of the woman's grasp.
"It was the dogs, your uncle keeps dogs" Mrs. Medlock infromed her, keeping a tighter grip on the girls arm.
"No! it was someone!" Sakura said. As she turned back one last time to catch a glimpse of the tapestry. She could have sworn she saw movement behind it.
They winded down the passage way, till they came to Sakura's room.
"Now you stay in here or I'll come and box your ears!" and with that Mrs. Melock left.
*Two Hours Later*
Sakura and Madison were walking down the passage way to go out side. When Sakura said:
"Madison, is that garden with the statue my aunts?" Sakura asked out of no where.
Madison paused, "We're not supposed to talk about it"
"Why not?" Sakura asked, her curioisty growing even more.
"Just drop it all right" Madison snapped.
Sakura paused, she was still filled with curiosity. From Madison's reaction, she guessed that it was her aunts garden. That made her more determined to find it.
"I think I saw Syaoran" Sakura piped up, changing the subject.
Madison smiled.
"Really? Did you talk to him?"
Sakura frowned at the memory.
"I don't think he likes me"
"Why do say that?" Madison asked smiling.
"Because when I saw him he ran away from me" Sakura infromed her.
At this Madison laughed, causing Sakura frown.
"What's so funny?" Sakura demanded crossing her arms in a playful way.
"I'm sorry. but this is so cute, I think he likes you" Madison managed to say through giggles.
"What! How?" Sakura asked. That feeling came over her again, which caused her to blush.
Madison continued to chuckle,
"You'll see, and I almost forgot I got something for you."
"What?" Sakura asked.
With that Madison pulled out a rope. Sakura's eyes shown with curiosity.
"What is that?" She asked.
"You mean you have elephants and tigers in India, but not skipping ropes?" Madison asked in a amused way.
"No" Sakura paused looking over the device "How do you work it?"
Madison laughed.
"Watch me" she took the two handles, and placed the rope behind her. She twirled it over her head, and when it hit the ground she jumped. She continued this process till she handed it to Sakura. "You try"
Sakura took the rope and placed the handles in her hands. She placed the rope behind her, and twirled it over her head, but it didn't work. She tried again still it didn't work, and on her fifth try she got it.
"Thank you Madison" Sakura exclaimed a happy smile on her face.
"You shouldn't think me, thank my mother" Madison said, happy to see Sakura smiling.
"Well thank your mother"
Madison laughed heartily then a bell ringed above there heads.
"Well you better go" she said as she urged Sakura out of the house.
Sakura skipped down the path till she saw the gardener from yesterday. She wanted to try to talk to him.
"I've never skipped before." Sakura informed him.
The old man laughed a husky laugh.
"He's impressed" he said indacating twoards the robin. Who was perched on a fence beside the old man whistling a little tune.
"I never got your name" Sakura said as she said stopping jumping.
He turned to look at her, surprised she would ask such a thing.
"It's Ben Weatherstaff" He said after a long pause.
"I'm Sakura" she said as she held out her hand, which he shook.
"Well I don't know why, but he's decided to make friends with you" he said referring to the robin. Sakura smiled at him, having a feeling he wasn't just talking about the robin.
"Really? I've never had a friend before" Sakura said walking up closer the little bird.
"Now that I believe" He mumbled more to himself then to her. Sakura walked up closer to the robin, and gentely stroked the birds breast with a gentle finger.
"Is that garden with the statue my aunts garden?" Sakura asked out of know where.
Ben paused "Yes it belonged to her" He said after awhile, a sad looking coming upon his face.
"How do you get into it?" Sakura asked.
"You don't" he gruffed, and he started to walk away. He pointed to the robin. "He's the only one that goes in there now days" and with that he disappeared around the corner.
Sakura looked down at the little bird resting upon her finger.
"If you do know, will you show me the way?" Sakura asked it.
The robin twittered, and flew a little ways on the ground beckoning Sakura to follow him. She followed him. and he would stop to let her catch up.Then fly again, soon he came upon a twig and rested and twittered. Sakura approached him, but he didn't fly away so that means.....
Sakura carefully took her hand, and moved some of the vines. There hidden underneath all of it was a big wooden door.
"Yes! I found it" Sakura exclaimed then she pushed on the door. It wouldn't budge, she noticed that the design on the door was the exact same like the key she found in her aunts bedroom. "Thank you robin, when I go back to get the key I'll bring you some bread" she picked up stick out of the ground, and as she walked down to the house she made a line to the path were it was.
Sakura snuck into her room went through the door, and up to her aunts bedroom. She opened the drawer, and took the key and made her way outside. Along the way though, she grabbed a piece of bread, as promised, to give to the robin.
She followed her path erasing it as she went. Finally she got to the door she stuck in the key it fit! At first it wouldn't turn then finally it clicked, and the door opened.
As she stepped into the garden it was all over grown and seemed dead. Still it was a beautiful and peaceful place.
At the foot of the stone stairway there was a pond. Next to the pond was the ruins of and old church. Stone benches lined the walls. Tall flower urns proudly graced the paths. Sakura stubbed her toe. There was something under the leaves. Sakura kicked at the leaves and dug it out. It was an old camera mounted on a tripod stand.
"What's a camera doing here?" she thought out loud. Sakura sighed and looked up at her suroundings. "It is so strange and beautiful here."
Every where Sakura looked there was rosebushes lining the paths. Sakura ran her finger aginst the stems, they were brown and brittle.
"Maybe everything in this garden is dead" a sad look came upon her face.
Then out of the corner of her eye, she spotted something green growing out of the soil. She kneeled down and moved away some of the grass it was a green stalk of a plant.
"It looks like it is choking" Sakura moved the grass, and gave it room. Soon she also noticed there was more so she continued this process till she had half of the path clear. She smiled, now her cheeks were pink, and surprisingly she was hungry. "I'll come back tomorrow" she concluded as she go up, and went up the stone paths up to the door.
As Sakura slipped out of the door, an odd gust of wind stirred up the leaves where Sakura had been setting. The leaves swirled into taking a shape into a beautiful spirit. It was Sakura's aunt Lilias. Though she had died, her presence remained in the garden she loved so much.
The spirit floated past the pond, and over the flower beds to a hidden swing and sat down. She had not left Misselthwaite because she had work to do, and there was still some matters that needed her love and care.
AN- What did you think? I added that little spirit thing to make it seem more cool well r+r and the next chapter should be out tomorrow or later. If you have any questions e-mail me at CassieGranger@aol.com ^-^ thanks for reading.
Dedication- Again to Frances and Clamp
Disclaimer- I don't feel like writting it so on with the story!!
The Secret Garden
Chapter Four: Into the Locked Garden
Rating: G
Sakura awoke the next morning a little earlier then usual; when she awoke she was clutching her ivory elephant. Madison hadn't came yet, and the sun was barely rising over the horizon brining it's painting of purples, yellows, and pinks. She thought she would try to get dressed by herself. So she got up and went to her cabinet and pulled out a black dress.
Sakura tried to put it on, but when she was half way with it on she fell over hard on the floor.
"Owwwwwww" she rubbed her head. "I'll just wait for Madison" she concluded in her mind.
She got up, and went to set by her window looking out at the moor. She was in a deep trance when all of a sudden she heard a crying sound.
"What is that? Oh well it's probably the wind." She resettled herself when all of a sudden she heard it again "Now I know that was not the wind, that was a person!"
Sakura got up and went to her shoes. She tried putting on her ordinary shoes but they wouldn't go on out, of frustration she threw it.
"Stupid shoe!" she went over to her boots and slipped them on.
She was getting ready to head out her ordinary door; when she noticed a small hidden door hidden underneath a long tapestry carpet. It was way to small for a grown up, but it was perfect size for her. She crouched down and followed it's long hallway till she came to another door.
Sakura opened it and found her self in a long hallway. It was so quiet and gloomy like the whole manor had a silence spell cast upon it. As she walked her footsteps echoed through out the entire long hall way. Soon she came upon a sliding door. She gently pushed it open it was in lined with cobwebs, as she pushed more pidgins flew out. She used her arms to cover her face. When they were gone she gently opened her emerald eyes.
She found herself in an oval room with a green stair case leading up to an unknown room. She approached it timidly. She stepped on one step and jumped twice just to make sure the whole thing wouldn't cave but it didn't. Sakura's heart was beating fast as she climbed the stairs. The room was overgrown with vines that had crept in from a crack in the window. All the furniture was covered with sheets. Sakura looked over and saw a dresser, it was the exact copy of her mothers.
On the table sat a photograph in it two woman were sitting on a swing in a beautiful garden.
"That's my aunt, and that's......mother" she put her finger on the picture of her mother.
She looked happy and alive, and so was her aunt they looked exactly alike so they were twins.
She is so beautiful Sakura thought.
Also setting at the very end of the table was an ivory elephant the exact one like her mothers. Sakura took her mothers out of her pocket, and her aunts in her other hand and made there trunks touch. She smiled for the first time. Sakura sat the elephant back down. She was getting ready to leave when she noticed a jewelry box. She opened the bottom drawer, it played beautiful music, and in the center of the drawer sat a big brass key. She picked it up and examined it, it had a big beautiful design on it.
Sakura sat it back down. Then she remembered the crying and started to follow it again. Soon she came upon a big tapestry hanging on the wall, it had a man carrying a sword. Just as she was pulling it aside Mrs. Medlock appeared.
"Eh!" she screamed "What are you doing here!" she grabbed Sakura's arm, and pulled her out of room.
"But I heard someone crying!" Sakura protested trying to wriggle free of the woman's grasp.
"It was the dogs, your uncle keeps dogs" Mrs. Medlock infromed her, keeping a tighter grip on the girls arm.
"No! it was someone!" Sakura said. As she turned back one last time to catch a glimpse of the tapestry. She could have sworn she saw movement behind it.
They winded down the passage way, till they came to Sakura's room.
"Now you stay in here or I'll come and box your ears!" and with that Mrs. Melock left.
*Two Hours Later*
Sakura and Madison were walking down the passage way to go out side. When Sakura said:
"Madison, is that garden with the statue my aunts?" Sakura asked out of no where.
Madison paused, "We're not supposed to talk about it"
"Why not?" Sakura asked, her curioisty growing even more.
"Just drop it all right" Madison snapped.
Sakura paused, she was still filled with curiosity. From Madison's reaction, she guessed that it was her aunts garden. That made her more determined to find it.
"I think I saw Syaoran" Sakura piped up, changing the subject.
Madison smiled.
"Really? Did you talk to him?"
Sakura frowned at the memory.
"I don't think he likes me"
"Why do say that?" Madison asked smiling.
"Because when I saw him he ran away from me" Sakura infromed her.
At this Madison laughed, causing Sakura frown.
"What's so funny?" Sakura demanded crossing her arms in a playful way.
"I'm sorry. but this is so cute, I think he likes you" Madison managed to say through giggles.
"What! How?" Sakura asked. That feeling came over her again, which caused her to blush.
Madison continued to chuckle,
"You'll see, and I almost forgot I got something for you."
"What?" Sakura asked.
With that Madison pulled out a rope. Sakura's eyes shown with curiosity.
"What is that?" She asked.
"You mean you have elephants and tigers in India, but not skipping ropes?" Madison asked in a amused way.
"No" Sakura paused looking over the device "How do you work it?"
Madison laughed.
"Watch me" she took the two handles, and placed the rope behind her. She twirled it over her head, and when it hit the ground she jumped. She continued this process till she handed it to Sakura. "You try"
Sakura took the rope and placed the handles in her hands. She placed the rope behind her, and twirled it over her head, but it didn't work. She tried again still it didn't work, and on her fifth try she got it.
"Thank you Madison" Sakura exclaimed a happy smile on her face.
"You shouldn't think me, thank my mother" Madison said, happy to see Sakura smiling.
"Well thank your mother"
Madison laughed heartily then a bell ringed above there heads.
"Well you better go" she said as she urged Sakura out of the house.
Sakura skipped down the path till she saw the gardener from yesterday. She wanted to try to talk to him.
"I've never skipped before." Sakura informed him.
The old man laughed a husky laugh.
"He's impressed" he said indacating twoards the robin. Who was perched on a fence beside the old man whistling a little tune.
"I never got your name" Sakura said as she said stopping jumping.
He turned to look at her, surprised she would ask such a thing.
"It's Ben Weatherstaff" He said after a long pause.
"I'm Sakura" she said as she held out her hand, which he shook.
"Well I don't know why, but he's decided to make friends with you" he said referring to the robin. Sakura smiled at him, having a feeling he wasn't just talking about the robin.
"Really? I've never had a friend before" Sakura said walking up closer the little bird.
"Now that I believe" He mumbled more to himself then to her. Sakura walked up closer to the robin, and gentely stroked the birds breast with a gentle finger.
"Is that garden with the statue my aunts garden?" Sakura asked out of know where.
Ben paused "Yes it belonged to her" He said after awhile, a sad looking coming upon his face.
"How do you get into it?" Sakura asked.
"You don't" he gruffed, and he started to walk away. He pointed to the robin. "He's the only one that goes in there now days" and with that he disappeared around the corner.
Sakura looked down at the little bird resting upon her finger.
"If you do know, will you show me the way?" Sakura asked it.
The robin twittered, and flew a little ways on the ground beckoning Sakura to follow him. She followed him. and he would stop to let her catch up.Then fly again, soon he came upon a twig and rested and twittered. Sakura approached him, but he didn't fly away so that means.....
Sakura carefully took her hand, and moved some of the vines. There hidden underneath all of it was a big wooden door.
"Yes! I found it" Sakura exclaimed then she pushed on the door. It wouldn't budge, she noticed that the design on the door was the exact same like the key she found in her aunts bedroom. "Thank you robin, when I go back to get the key I'll bring you some bread" she picked up stick out of the ground, and as she walked down to the house she made a line to the path were it was.
Sakura snuck into her room went through the door, and up to her aunts bedroom. She opened the drawer, and took the key and made her way outside. Along the way though, she grabbed a piece of bread, as promised, to give to the robin.
She followed her path erasing it as she went. Finally she got to the door she stuck in the key it fit! At first it wouldn't turn then finally it clicked, and the door opened.
As she stepped into the garden it was all over grown and seemed dead. Still it was a beautiful and peaceful place.
At the foot of the stone stairway there was a pond. Next to the pond was the ruins of and old church. Stone benches lined the walls. Tall flower urns proudly graced the paths. Sakura stubbed her toe. There was something under the leaves. Sakura kicked at the leaves and dug it out. It was an old camera mounted on a tripod stand.
"What's a camera doing here?" she thought out loud. Sakura sighed and looked up at her suroundings. "It is so strange and beautiful here."
Every where Sakura looked there was rosebushes lining the paths. Sakura ran her finger aginst the stems, they were brown and brittle.
"Maybe everything in this garden is dead" a sad look came upon her face.
Then out of the corner of her eye, she spotted something green growing out of the soil. She kneeled down and moved away some of the grass it was a green stalk of a plant.
"It looks like it is choking" Sakura moved the grass, and gave it room. Soon she also noticed there was more so she continued this process till she had half of the path clear. She smiled, now her cheeks were pink, and surprisingly she was hungry. "I'll come back tomorrow" she concluded as she go up, and went up the stone paths up to the door.
As Sakura slipped out of the door, an odd gust of wind stirred up the leaves where Sakura had been setting. The leaves swirled into taking a shape into a beautiful spirit. It was Sakura's aunt Lilias. Though she had died, her presence remained in the garden she loved so much.
The spirit floated past the pond, and over the flower beds to a hidden swing and sat down. She had not left Misselthwaite because she had work to do, and there was still some matters that needed her love and care.
AN- What did you think? I added that little spirit thing to make it seem more cool well r+r and the next chapter should be out tomorrow or later. If you have any questions e-mail me at CassieGranger@aol.com ^-^ thanks for reading.