A New World
Three-fifteen, a time for rejoice,
the school day was over and Sakura Avalon was eager to get home. Kero,
the guardian beast of the seal for the clow-cards and protector of their
master Sakura, had important news to tell her. She quickly said goodbye
to Li Shouron, a boy with magic powers she had met on her quest for the
clow-cards, Madison Taylor her best friend, and Eli the half reincarnation
of Clow Reed the most powerful magician in ancient Japan.
Sakura slapped on her inline blades
and streaked straight out of her private elementary school.
As she made her way down Cherry
Blossom Road, she wondered how her father was. Sakura's father was the
other half of the reincarnation of Clow Reed. He was an archeologist and
had gone on a dig that would last four years. In the mean time her brother
Tori, who was on his first year in University, would be watching her. Sakura's
mother had died when she was three, so she had very little memory of her.
Sakura was now twelve and in two years she would attend the high-school
that was part of her elementary school.
She rounded a corner, a swift breeze
brought a smile to her face, she was nearly home. As she passed an alleyway
something caught her eye. She rolled into the alley to find an unconscious
girl, about her age leaning against a wall behind a garbage can. She quickly
made sure the girl was still breathing.
"I should get a doctor," she said
her voice quivering. She turned to leave when she heard a groan. She looked
back to see the girl's eyes flicker open.
"Are you okay?" asked Sakura.
The girl tried to speak but slipped
back into an unconscious state.
"I can't just leave her here," said
Sakura to herself.
Suddenly a familiar figure rode
past the alleyway on a bike. Sakura skated out of the alley.
"Tori!" she shouted, "Come quick!"
Tori stopped his bike and turned
around.
"What's the matter?" he asked as
Sakura lead him into the alley.
"She's hurt," said Sakura.
"We better get a doctor," Tori said
his voice hushed.
"But we can't leave her here," Sakura
blurted her eyes wide. To her surprise Tori knelt down and gently picked
up the girl I his arms, the girl gritted her teeth.
"Get my bike will ya?" said Tori.
Sakura grabbed Tori's bike and raced to catch up with him.
When they reached their home it
was nearly dark. Tori placed the girl on a couch and ran for the phone.
Sakura went to her room to get some blankets.
"WHERE WERE YOU!" shouted a familiar
voice. Sakura jumped two feet in the air.
"Kero! Don't do that!" shouted Sakura.
"Sorry, but what kept ya?" asked
Kero.
"I-," started Sakura, but Kero cut
her off.
"Never mind I have something important
to tell ya," said Kero, " The magic I sensed last night is from a powerfu-."
"Sakura! Hurry up with those blankets
she's getting cold!" shouted Tori.
" Coming!" shouted Sakura as she
ran out the door.
"Am I missing something?" Kero whispered
to himself.
"Here are the blankets," said Sakura
as she handed Tori her findings.
"Great," he said, "The doctor's
already here."
The doctor walked into the kitchen.
"She seems to be fine," he said,
"But she does have a mild concussion. Is she related to you?"
"No. why?" asked Tori.
The doctor cleared his throat.
"All the local hospital's are filled
to the brim with patients from last night's earthquake and there's no place
for her to stay," he said.
"Ya I remember that," said Tori,
"The news said it didn't come up on any of the detectors, almost like magic."
"Exactly, to most people it was
as if the sky ripped open. Luckily it didn't hit Middleton," said the doctor,
"But now our hospitals are all filled up and this girl's has no place to
stay."
"She can stay with us!" blurted
out Sakura.
"Would you? It would mean a great
deal to me, and just until we find her parents," said the doctor.
"I don't see why not," said Tori
with a sigh. Sakura smiled and the doctor breathed a breath of relief.
"Here is some medication, and tell
me if anything changes," the doctor said and with that he left.
There was a moan from the living
room.
"I'll go and check on her," said
Sakura. Tori waved a whatever and headed upstairs.
Sakura peeked around the corned
of the hall. The couch's back was to her so she couldn't see. She quietly
walked into the room not wanting to disturb her new guest. She sat on a
chair that was opposite the couch. Hours ticked by and Sakura was near
sleep when Kero flew down the stairs and sat on the arm of the chair.
"So this is what you've been up
too," he said.
"Mmhumm," mumbled Sakura.
"Wow she's really beat up, what
happened?" asked Kero.
"I found her in an alleyway unconscious,
she's gonna be staying with us until she gets better or until we find her
parents," said Sakura now fully awake.
The girls eyes fluttered open. Sakura
tossed Kero behind the chair and rushed to her.
"Huh? Where am I?" she said.
"You're at my house. My names Sakura
Avalon, what's yours?" asked Sakura.
"Umm… I can't really remember,"
she said.
It was then that Sakura noticed
that the girl's hand was clutching something.
"What that?" asked Sakura pointing
to the girl's hand.
The girl slowly opened her hand
to reveal a charm. It was made of metal and had a little heart in the middle
and around the edges were the making of two words. Most of the letters
had been scratched off, but she managed to make out three simple letters.
J-E-N.
"Is that your name? Jen?" asked
Sakura.
"I think so, but I remember it being
longer," said Jen.
"Well it looks like there are a
few more letters but I can't make them out," said Sakura, " Anyway you
should get some rest we'll figure out some more in the morning."
"Okay," said Jen, who closed her
eyes.
Sakura knelt down by the chair and
picked up Kero. She was just outside the room when she heard.
"Sakura," called out Jen softly.
"Yes?" asked Sakura.
"Thanks," whispered Jen. Sakura
smiled and Jen did too.