Let Me Help You
Chapter 9
The Letter
"Fujitaka.Fujitaka." Syaoran rambled on in his room during the morning while looking for Sakura's biological father's name on the web, "damn, Kinomoto is such a common last name. Thank God Tomoyo told me what his first name is." Syaoran kept on looking until he found two names that are Fujitaka Kinomoto.
"Let's see. Kinomoto, Fujitaka lives in New York City, thirty-five years old, reporter, not married, born from Tomoeda, Japan, moved to America when he was five. Okay. this sure isn't him. He's should still be in Japan when he's like eighteen or something.
"Kinomoto, Fujitaka lives in Tomoeda, Japan, thirty-five years old, archaeologist, married, one son, born from Tomoeda, Japan. This must be her father. Wei!!!" Syaoran said.
"Yes, Master Li." Wei said.
"Can you track down Fujitaka, Kinomoto? He lives somewhere in Tomoeda. I want you to find out what street he lives in and his phone number."
"Yes, Master Li." Wei said and left the room.
After Wei left, Syaoran took the phone and called Tomoyo's number.
~Tomoyo's house~
Sakura was sitting in the sun at Tomoyo's backyard while Tomoyo was still changing her clothes in her room until Sakura heard the phone ring, so she went to go get it. "Hello?" Sakura said when she got the phone.
"Hello, may I speak to Tomoyo?" Syaoran said on the other line.
"She's busy right now. May I take a message?"
"No, that's all right. I'll just call her back."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."
"Who was that on the phone, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked when she just finished changing.
"He was looking for you. I don't know who it was, but he said he'll call you back." Sakura replied.
"Okay. Next time you don't have to pick up the phone. Just let them talk on the answering machine."
"Okay."
"So what do you want to do today?"
"I don't know. Why don't you decide?"
"Let's go. to the fair. I just remembered that there is a fair that just opened up a few blocks from here."
"Okay then let's go."
"We should invite more people. How about Syaoran?"
"Nah. I don't think so."
"Why not? I mean the more the merrier. Come on."
"Fine. Go ahead and call him."
"Great. I'll go call him right now."
Tomoyo picked up her cell phone and called Syaoran.
"Hello?" a guy said on the phone.
"Hello, may I speak to Syaoran please?" Tomoyo said.
"This is he."
"Oh. Hi Syaoran, this is Tomoyo."
"Tomoyo, I think Sakura's father lives right here. I'm getting Wei to find out what street he lives in."
"That's terrific. Are you busy right now?"
"I don't thinks so. Why?"
"I was wondering if you could come with Sakura and me to the fair. The one that just opened."
"Sure, I guess I can."
"Perfect. Then we'll meet you in ten minutes okay?"
"Okay bye."
"Bye."
"Okay, Syaoran's coming." Tomoyo told Sakura after she hung up.
"Then can we go now?" Sakura asked.
"Wait. It's going to be really hot outside. Are you sure you want to wear jeans and a sweater to the fair?"
"Yeah, that's fine by me."
"Sakura, why don't you go change? I'll go help you."
"No, that's fine."
"Sakura, I insist." Tomoyo said while pushing Sakura up to her room.
Tomoyo looked through Sakura's clothes and found what she was looking for. She gave the clothes to Sakura and told her to put it on. When Sakura finished changing they went to their car and drove to the fair. Sakura was wearing short blue shorts and a red spaghetti strap shirt.
"Tomoyo, if I catch a cold I'm going to blame it on you." Sakura said.
"Don't worry. It'll be so hot that you'll be thanking me for telling you to change."
"Sure."
As they arrived at the fair, they saw Syaoran already standing in front of the entrance.
"Sorry, we took so long." Tomoyo apologized.
"It's fine besides I just arrived here a minute ago." Syaoran said.
"Come on. Let's get inside." Tomoyo said.
They went in the fair and saw booths, food, Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and merry-go-rounds.
"So where do you want to go first?" Syaoran asked.
"I don't care." Sakura said.
They kept on walking around the fair until Sakura saw a booth where if you throw a basketball into the hoop enough times then you get to win a stuffed animal. She remembered that her "father" used to win a stuffed animal for her by playing this.
~Flashback~
"Watch Sakura I'm going to make this shot for you." Nick said holding the basketball about to make a basket.
Nick threw the basketball and it went in. He threw it again and again with a perfect basket.
"Yay, Daddy!!!" a four year old Sakura said while seeing her father shooting one basket after another.
Nick won a huge brown teddy bear and gave it to Sakura.
"Here you go, Sakura." Nick said while giving the teddy bear to Sakura.
"Thank you, Daddy. You're the best Daddy in the whole wide world." Sakura said with a big smile on her face.
Nick took Sakura's hand and walked around the fair while Sakura was holding onto the huge teddy bear in her other hand close to her chest.
~ End of flashback ~
Syaoran saw Sakura staring at the booth, so he decided to win a stuffed animal for her.
"Come on let's go to that booth over there." Syaoran said while pointing to the booth that Sakura was looking at.
Sakura and Tomoyo followed him to the booth and watched him shoot one basket after another just like how Sakura's father was before. Syaoran won two stuffed animals and gave one to Tomoyo and one to Sakura.
"Here Sakura." Syaoran said while offering the stuffed animal to Sakura.
"No, that's okay Syaoran. I'm not into stuffed animals anymore. Just keep it." Sakura said.
"Come on, Sakura. Take it." Syaoran said.
"No, it's fine. Just keep it."
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
They kept on walking and went on roller coasters. Syaoran noticed that Sakura wasn't at all scared of roller coasters as she was just holding onto the rail and staring around with no excitement. After a minute the ride was over.
"I'm tired. I'm going to go now okay." Sakura said.
"Are you okay, Sakura? Are you sick?" Tomoyo asked.
"No, I'm fine."
"Okay, let me take you to my place." Tomoyo said.
"No, I'll just walk. It's not that far." Sakura said.
"All right."
As Sakura was about to walk away she saw Kim walk up to her.
"See I knew it. You're trying to get with Syaoran. I mean why else would you be around him. You said you hated him. What a lie." Kim said to Sakura.
"Go away, Kim." Sakura said.
"What if I don't? Are you going to beat the shit out of me?" Kim asked.
"I could, but it's not worth it." Sakura said.
"In other words, you're afraid to."
"No, I would just be wasting my time."
"I'm warning you, Sakura. Stay away from Syaoran. How many times do I have to say it to you?"
"You know what, if you like him so much then go bother him. Here let me give you a little push." Sakura said and took her by the wrist and dragged her to Syaoran.
"Okay, Syaoran this is Kim. Kim this is Syaoran. Now stop bothering me." Sakura let go of Kim's wrist and walked away.
"Hi, Syaoran. Sorry, about that." Kim said to Syaoran trying her best to flirt with him.
Syaoran just ignored her and ran up to Sakura.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be? By the way, shouldn't you be with your doggy over there? You can even give her the stuffed animal. Isn't that so perfect." Sakura said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, Sakura. I'll tell her that we're just friends. Then she won't bother you." Syaoran said.
"Hahaha. Even if you tell her that she would still think that I made you tell her that and still bother me. Now if you'll excuse me I'd like to walk alone." Sakura said.
Syaoran decided to leave her alone and tell Kim that there's nothing between Sakura and him.
"Kim." Syaoran said.
"Yes, Syaoran? Do you want to go on a roller coaster or something? I'm sure it'll be much more fun with me than Sakura." Kim said.
"No, that's okay. I just want you to know that there's nothing going on between Sakura and me. Sakura's my friend and I hope you stop bothering her." Syaoran said and walked with Tomoyo.
"Don't worry, Syaoran. Someday you'll start to like me." Kim said to herself.
While Sakura was walking, she saw many fathers with their kids holding hands and smiling. It made her remember the times she was with her dad like that and how she doesn't even know who her real dad is. She doesn't know what kind of person he is. He might be dead or poor. Her father could be mean and cruel. She didn't really care if he was poor or mean, but she was afraid that if she finds him but he won't want her. What If he doesn't want her to be his child then she wouldn't know what to do. She's afraid that he might hate her, because her mother dumped him and if he's dead she would never know how her real father's like.
Sakura got back to Tomoyo's house and went to her room. She took out her mother's diary and opened it. While she was looking at her mother's diary she noticed a piece of paper was sticking out from it. It was an envelope with Sakura's name on it. Sakura opened the envelope and there was a letter inside and read it.
"To my darling daughter Sakura,
"By the time you read this poem I'm already dead. I didn't want to tell you that Nick really isn't your biological father, but you have the right to know. I'm so very sorry if I have caused you any pain by telling you this. I hope you aren't mad at me and if you are then I understand. You have every right to be mad at me, but I want you to know that I love you with all my heart. Don't let anything or anyone change who you are. Always be that cheerful, sweet, loving girl that I've always known. In this envelope is a picture of a man. That man is your biological father. Your biological father is a sweet man and very nice. I love you, Sakura.
Your mother,
Nadesiko"
Sakura looked inside the envelope and found the picture. The man on the picture was tall, had auburn hair, brown eyes, wears glasses, and has a genuine smile. Sakura thought about what her mother wrote in the letter. Her mother wanted her to be cheerful and loving, but for the past thirteen years she was the complete opposite. She felt as if she didn't fulfil her mother's wish. She felt bad for doing the complete opposite of what she wanted.
Chapter 9
The Letter
"Fujitaka.Fujitaka." Syaoran rambled on in his room during the morning while looking for Sakura's biological father's name on the web, "damn, Kinomoto is such a common last name. Thank God Tomoyo told me what his first name is." Syaoran kept on looking until he found two names that are Fujitaka Kinomoto.
"Let's see. Kinomoto, Fujitaka lives in New York City, thirty-five years old, reporter, not married, born from Tomoeda, Japan, moved to America when he was five. Okay. this sure isn't him. He's should still be in Japan when he's like eighteen or something.
"Kinomoto, Fujitaka lives in Tomoeda, Japan, thirty-five years old, archaeologist, married, one son, born from Tomoeda, Japan. This must be her father. Wei!!!" Syaoran said.
"Yes, Master Li." Wei said.
"Can you track down Fujitaka, Kinomoto? He lives somewhere in Tomoeda. I want you to find out what street he lives in and his phone number."
"Yes, Master Li." Wei said and left the room.
After Wei left, Syaoran took the phone and called Tomoyo's number.
~Tomoyo's house~
Sakura was sitting in the sun at Tomoyo's backyard while Tomoyo was still changing her clothes in her room until Sakura heard the phone ring, so she went to go get it. "Hello?" Sakura said when she got the phone.
"Hello, may I speak to Tomoyo?" Syaoran said on the other line.
"She's busy right now. May I take a message?"
"No, that's all right. I'll just call her back."
"Okay, bye."
"Bye."
"Who was that on the phone, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked when she just finished changing.
"He was looking for you. I don't know who it was, but he said he'll call you back." Sakura replied.
"Okay. Next time you don't have to pick up the phone. Just let them talk on the answering machine."
"Okay."
"So what do you want to do today?"
"I don't know. Why don't you decide?"
"Let's go. to the fair. I just remembered that there is a fair that just opened up a few blocks from here."
"Okay then let's go."
"We should invite more people. How about Syaoran?"
"Nah. I don't think so."
"Why not? I mean the more the merrier. Come on."
"Fine. Go ahead and call him."
"Great. I'll go call him right now."
Tomoyo picked up her cell phone and called Syaoran.
"Hello?" a guy said on the phone.
"Hello, may I speak to Syaoran please?" Tomoyo said.
"This is he."
"Oh. Hi Syaoran, this is Tomoyo."
"Tomoyo, I think Sakura's father lives right here. I'm getting Wei to find out what street he lives in."
"That's terrific. Are you busy right now?"
"I don't thinks so. Why?"
"I was wondering if you could come with Sakura and me to the fair. The one that just opened."
"Sure, I guess I can."
"Perfect. Then we'll meet you in ten minutes okay?"
"Okay bye."
"Bye."
"Okay, Syaoran's coming." Tomoyo told Sakura after she hung up.
"Then can we go now?" Sakura asked.
"Wait. It's going to be really hot outside. Are you sure you want to wear jeans and a sweater to the fair?"
"Yeah, that's fine by me."
"Sakura, why don't you go change? I'll go help you."
"No, that's fine."
"Sakura, I insist." Tomoyo said while pushing Sakura up to her room.
Tomoyo looked through Sakura's clothes and found what she was looking for. She gave the clothes to Sakura and told her to put it on. When Sakura finished changing they went to their car and drove to the fair. Sakura was wearing short blue shorts and a red spaghetti strap shirt.
"Tomoyo, if I catch a cold I'm going to blame it on you." Sakura said.
"Don't worry. It'll be so hot that you'll be thanking me for telling you to change."
"Sure."
As they arrived at the fair, they saw Syaoran already standing in front of the entrance.
"Sorry, we took so long." Tomoyo apologized.
"It's fine besides I just arrived here a minute ago." Syaoran said.
"Come on. Let's get inside." Tomoyo said.
They went in the fair and saw booths, food, Ferris wheels, roller coasters, and merry-go-rounds.
"So where do you want to go first?" Syaoran asked.
"I don't care." Sakura said.
They kept on walking around the fair until Sakura saw a booth where if you throw a basketball into the hoop enough times then you get to win a stuffed animal. She remembered that her "father" used to win a stuffed animal for her by playing this.
~Flashback~
"Watch Sakura I'm going to make this shot for you." Nick said holding the basketball about to make a basket.
Nick threw the basketball and it went in. He threw it again and again with a perfect basket.
"Yay, Daddy!!!" a four year old Sakura said while seeing her father shooting one basket after another.
Nick won a huge brown teddy bear and gave it to Sakura.
"Here you go, Sakura." Nick said while giving the teddy bear to Sakura.
"Thank you, Daddy. You're the best Daddy in the whole wide world." Sakura said with a big smile on her face.
Nick took Sakura's hand and walked around the fair while Sakura was holding onto the huge teddy bear in her other hand close to her chest.
~ End of flashback ~
Syaoran saw Sakura staring at the booth, so he decided to win a stuffed animal for her.
"Come on let's go to that booth over there." Syaoran said while pointing to the booth that Sakura was looking at.
Sakura and Tomoyo followed him to the booth and watched him shoot one basket after another just like how Sakura's father was before. Syaoran won two stuffed animals and gave one to Tomoyo and one to Sakura.
"Here Sakura." Syaoran said while offering the stuffed animal to Sakura.
"No, that's okay Syaoran. I'm not into stuffed animals anymore. Just keep it." Sakura said.
"Come on, Sakura. Take it." Syaoran said.
"No, it's fine. Just keep it."
"You sure?"
"Yeah."
"Okay."
They kept on walking and went on roller coasters. Syaoran noticed that Sakura wasn't at all scared of roller coasters as she was just holding onto the rail and staring around with no excitement. After a minute the ride was over.
"I'm tired. I'm going to go now okay." Sakura said.
"Are you okay, Sakura? Are you sick?" Tomoyo asked.
"No, I'm fine."
"Okay, let me take you to my place." Tomoyo said.
"No, I'll just walk. It's not that far." Sakura said.
"All right."
As Sakura was about to walk away she saw Kim walk up to her.
"See I knew it. You're trying to get with Syaoran. I mean why else would you be around him. You said you hated him. What a lie." Kim said to Sakura.
"Go away, Kim." Sakura said.
"What if I don't? Are you going to beat the shit out of me?" Kim asked.
"I could, but it's not worth it." Sakura said.
"In other words, you're afraid to."
"No, I would just be wasting my time."
"I'm warning you, Sakura. Stay away from Syaoran. How many times do I have to say it to you?"
"You know what, if you like him so much then go bother him. Here let me give you a little push." Sakura said and took her by the wrist and dragged her to Syaoran.
"Okay, Syaoran this is Kim. Kim this is Syaoran. Now stop bothering me." Sakura let go of Kim's wrist and walked away.
"Hi, Syaoran. Sorry, about that." Kim said to Syaoran trying her best to flirt with him.
Syaoran just ignored her and ran up to Sakura.
"Sakura, are you okay?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah, I'm fine. Why wouldn't I be? By the way, shouldn't you be with your doggy over there? You can even give her the stuffed animal. Isn't that so perfect." Sakura said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry, Sakura. I'll tell her that we're just friends. Then she won't bother you." Syaoran said.
"Hahaha. Even if you tell her that she would still think that I made you tell her that and still bother me. Now if you'll excuse me I'd like to walk alone." Sakura said.
Syaoran decided to leave her alone and tell Kim that there's nothing between Sakura and him.
"Kim." Syaoran said.
"Yes, Syaoran? Do you want to go on a roller coaster or something? I'm sure it'll be much more fun with me than Sakura." Kim said.
"No, that's okay. I just want you to know that there's nothing going on between Sakura and me. Sakura's my friend and I hope you stop bothering her." Syaoran said and walked with Tomoyo.
"Don't worry, Syaoran. Someday you'll start to like me." Kim said to herself.
While Sakura was walking, she saw many fathers with their kids holding hands and smiling. It made her remember the times she was with her dad like that and how she doesn't even know who her real dad is. She doesn't know what kind of person he is. He might be dead or poor. Her father could be mean and cruel. She didn't really care if he was poor or mean, but she was afraid that if she finds him but he won't want her. What If he doesn't want her to be his child then she wouldn't know what to do. She's afraid that he might hate her, because her mother dumped him and if he's dead she would never know how her real father's like.
Sakura got back to Tomoyo's house and went to her room. She took out her mother's diary and opened it. While she was looking at her mother's diary she noticed a piece of paper was sticking out from it. It was an envelope with Sakura's name on it. Sakura opened the envelope and there was a letter inside and read it.
"To my darling daughter Sakura,
"By the time you read this poem I'm already dead. I didn't want to tell you that Nick really isn't your biological father, but you have the right to know. I'm so very sorry if I have caused you any pain by telling you this. I hope you aren't mad at me and if you are then I understand. You have every right to be mad at me, but I want you to know that I love you with all my heart. Don't let anything or anyone change who you are. Always be that cheerful, sweet, loving girl that I've always known. In this envelope is a picture of a man. That man is your biological father. Your biological father is a sweet man and very nice. I love you, Sakura.
Your mother,
Nadesiko"
Sakura looked inside the envelope and found the picture. The man on the picture was tall, had auburn hair, brown eyes, wears glasses, and has a genuine smile. Sakura thought about what her mother wrote in the letter. Her mother wanted her to be cheerful and loving, but for the past thirteen years she was the complete opposite. She felt as if she didn't fulfil her mother's wish. She felt bad for doing the complete opposite of what she wanted.