Sakura's Dream
Chapter 2 Rivals
"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" beeped Sakura's pink alarm clock. It had been two days since the family moved to Harvest Village, and the furniture was already loaded and arranged in the house. Sakura had been particularly excited because her room was on the second floor and had a large window, letting her look out over the street.
"Ugh...shut up you stupid clock!" she groaned, mashing the STOP button. Sakura slowly got out of bed and looked out the window. Golden rays of sun streamed in as bluebirds chirped on her windowsill. "It's like a fairytale, isn't it?" she asked herself, smiling. She walked over to her clothes cabinet and pulled out a traditional kimono that she had gotten when she visited Japan. She also pulled out a pink ribbon decorated with cherry blossoms, which she used to tie her hair in a perfect ponytail. The now dressed girl left her room and walked downstairs into the kitchen, where breakfast was waiting.
"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty," Ryo greeted. Sakura smiled and sat down, looking over to her mom.
"What's for breakfast?" she yawned loudly. Haruna set down a plate in front of her filled with pancakes and scrambled eggs.
"Enjoy!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Thanks Mom!" Sakura said, practically pouncing on her breakfast. After she finished Sakura heard the store door open. "Oh, I'll get it," she said, motioning Ryo to sit down. Sakura walked through the back door and was shocked to find Tim waiting at the counter.
"O-oh! T-Tim! Can I help you?" she stammered, trying to ease
into a smile. Tim
looked up at her.
"Oh, hey there. How's that ankle doing?" he asked. Sakura blushed and said a little "It's okay..." Tim smiled and sighed. "Good. Anyways, I'd like to buy a bag of violet seeds, please," he said, giving her 500G.
"You like flowers too?!" exclaimed Sakura. Tim looked embarrassed as his face turned red.
"It's strictly f-for m-medical pur..." he was cut of by Sakura.
"I love flowers too! I'm glad that your so secure with your masculinity. Most guys would have made up some dumb purpose like 'It's for work' or something," she smiled. Tim sighed, glad that Sakura hadn't have let him finish his sentence. She handed him a small purple colored bag. "Thanks, come again!" she waved cheerfully. Tim nodded and left the shop.
"I can't believe you found a boyfriend so fast!" Popuri squealed. The girls where in Popuri's room. It was lavishly decorated with fluffy animals and small toys. Sakura sat on the carpet while Popuri towered above her on her bed, braiding Sakura's hair.
"He's not my boyfriend. But he is really nice..." Sakura blushed, putting her hand to her cheek. Popuri grinned as she laced a blue ribbon through Sakura's hair.
"He SO digs you! I mean, he even told you his first name! Not even Elli knows his first name!" Popuri assured. Sakura instantly faced Popuri.
"Elli?! He already has a girlfriend?!" she raged.
"Eeeks! Your scary when your angry..." Popuri whimpered. She took a slow breath and began to explain. "Well, Elli has a HUGE crush on him, but he's totally unaware of it. If you really want him, you'll have to fight for his affection. Then again, it won't be hard for you to charm him. Heck, he's already spilled his name to you," she said thoughtfully, biting her tongue. Sakura thought for a second.
"I dunno, I really don't want to become this slutty boyfriend stealer. Are there any other guys available?"
"Well, yeah, but they also have girls who like them. Oh, the guys are having a swim meet today. This would be a good time to meet them all at once, you know," brainstormed Popuri. Sakura smiled and instantly approved.
After about a half hour of getting ready both girls headed for the beach. It was particularly hot that day, which was unusual for Spring. Soon they arrived at their destination (Sakura was particularly careful about walking down the notorious sandy steps). She wore a pink bikini, a long red sash tied around her waist, a pair of sandals decorated with small flowers, and a cherry blossom tucked behind her ear. Popuri, at her immediate right, wore a blue and white sundress, a yellow sunhat, and a pair of blue flip- flops. Everyone stared at the duo, particularly Sakura.
"Hey who's that new girl?" someone asked.
"She's cute!" said another.
"I hear she just moved to Harvest Village," said a third person.
"Ahem, hello, my dear. You must be Sakura Tamaya, correct?" asked a man's voice.
"Who, me?" she asked, looking around. She then looked down and screamed. "It's a floating red hat!" she shrieked, beating it over the head with one of her sandals.
"Ow! I'm not a demon hat! I'm the Mayor!" yelled the floating red hat. The voice's body took of the hat, revealing itself to be a man.
"O-oh! You startled me..." she said, embarrassed. Everyone began to laugh, except for one person: Tim.
"Hey, guys, calm down. The Mayor does appear to be a floating hat when you first meet him," Tim defended. The crowd, feeling bad, quickly quieted down. Sakura looked over in Tim's direction and blushed, mouthing a "Thank you."
"Well, anywho, it's quite alright. I forgive you..." the Mayor nodded. Slowly the crowd began to separate, doing their own things. Sakura and Popuri headed towards a group of two guys and three girls. One of the boys had messy brown hair and looked like a bum. Next to him were a blond girl and a red-head with a braided ponytail. Standing across from them was the other boy wearing a blue cap and a girl wearing glasses.
"Excuse me, but I'd like to introduce you to my friend, Sakura," introduced Popuri. "Sakura this is Mary, Grey, Cliff, Shellie, and Ann. Everyone, this is Sakura." The group all smiled at the new girl and said hi. Sakura returned the greeting and soon they were all talking like old friends. After a while Popuri pulled Sakura away and introduced her to everyone else. Everyone seemed enchanted with the charming young woman. Suddenly, the intercom boomed through the area.
"Attention beach-goers, the swimming race will now begin! All participants, please go to the starting line," announced the Mayor over the intercom. All the girls whistled while the men stripped down to their trunks. Rick, Popuri's brother, was the flag boy.
"1...2...3...GO!!!" yelled Rick as he waved a green flag. The swimmers zoomed off with incredible speed and grace. The leaders were Tim and Kai, Popuri's flirty boyfriend, followed by Cliff and Grey.
"Go Doctor, go!" cheered a brown haired girl. Sakura looked over at her and instantly knew it was Elli.
"Grr..." Sakura growled. "GO TIM,GO!! YOU CAN DO IT!!" she screamed, snatching Popuri's sunhat and waving it in the air. Elli looked over at her, astonished and a bit jealous.
"He...he told you his first name?" she asked. Sakura smiled and nodded, then winked at the jealous nurse. Elli cursed under her breath and gritted her teeth.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed both girls in unison. Their cheers droned out everyone else's as they tried to surpass the other girl's. Tim, still neck n' neck with Kai, blushed. Kai scowled, jealous of all his attention. With a bug burst of morale, Tim zoomed past Kai, winning the race.
"YEAH! IN YOUR FACE!" yelled both Sakura and Elli, pointing in each other's face.
"C-calm down now ladies. It was only a f-friendly race..." said the Mayor nervously.
"Yeah, chill. After all, it is only the DOCTOR we're talking about. Not Brad Pitt. Besides, who wants him when you can have me?" said the returning loser Kai as he brushed up against Sakura.
"Ewwww!! Creep! Tim is WAY cuter then you'll ever be!" Sakura defended. Quiet Tim turned beet red.
"O-okay, simmer down. It's just a friendly race. You did do a good job, Kai," said Tim honorably, holding out his hand. Kai looked at it with disgust, then spat on in. Everyone gasped at Kai's horrible offense.
"Why you...!" screamed Sakura, raising her hand, about to slap him. Shellie, the blond girl, jutted forward, punching Kai in the face.
"...horrible, disgusting, jerk!" shouted Shellie, finishing Sakura's sentence. A low murmur went through the crowd.
"That's Shellie for ya!" cheered one person.
"'Member when she punched Karen in the face?" said another.
"Which time? She did it like three times!" laughed yet another person. Sakura stared at amazement at Shellie.
"Sorry Kai's such a jerk. He's tried perverted things with me, too!" said Shellie, rolling her eyes. Sakura smiled and laughed elegantly.
"Go you! That was too funny!" she grinned, giving the rambunctious blond a high-five.
"Kai! We are having a LOOOONG talk, mister!" screamed Popuri angrily, dragging the pervert off.
"Um...thanks..." said Tim awkwardly to Sakura. She smiled, looking up at him. Her blue eyes sparkled in the noon sun.
"It's nothing. You should really thank Shellie here. She was the one who punched Kai's face in!" said Sakura. Shellie scratched her head and grinned. After saying goodbye to Tim and her new friend Shellie, Sakura walked back to the Twin Lilies.
"Life here should be p-retty interesting..." she said to herself, smiling.
Chapter 2 Rivals
"BEEP! BEEP! BEEP!" beeped Sakura's pink alarm clock. It had been two days since the family moved to Harvest Village, and the furniture was already loaded and arranged in the house. Sakura had been particularly excited because her room was on the second floor and had a large window, letting her look out over the street.
"Ugh...shut up you stupid clock!" she groaned, mashing the STOP button. Sakura slowly got out of bed and looked out the window. Golden rays of sun streamed in as bluebirds chirped on her windowsill. "It's like a fairytale, isn't it?" she asked herself, smiling. She walked over to her clothes cabinet and pulled out a traditional kimono that she had gotten when she visited Japan. She also pulled out a pink ribbon decorated with cherry blossoms, which she used to tie her hair in a perfect ponytail. The now dressed girl left her room and walked downstairs into the kitchen, where breakfast was waiting.
"Good morning, Sleeping Beauty," Ryo greeted. Sakura smiled and sat down, looking over to her mom.
"What's for breakfast?" she yawned loudly. Haruna set down a plate in front of her filled with pancakes and scrambled eggs.
"Enjoy!" she exclaimed excitedly.
"Thanks Mom!" Sakura said, practically pouncing on her breakfast. After she finished Sakura heard the store door open. "Oh, I'll get it," she said, motioning Ryo to sit down. Sakura walked through the back door and was shocked to find Tim waiting at the counter.
"O-oh! T-Tim! Can I help you?" she stammered, trying to ease
into a smile. Tim
looked up at her.
"Oh, hey there. How's that ankle doing?" he asked. Sakura blushed and said a little "It's okay..." Tim smiled and sighed. "Good. Anyways, I'd like to buy a bag of violet seeds, please," he said, giving her 500G.
"You like flowers too?!" exclaimed Sakura. Tim looked embarrassed as his face turned red.
"It's strictly f-for m-medical pur..." he was cut of by Sakura.
"I love flowers too! I'm glad that your so secure with your masculinity. Most guys would have made up some dumb purpose like 'It's for work' or something," she smiled. Tim sighed, glad that Sakura hadn't have let him finish his sentence. She handed him a small purple colored bag. "Thanks, come again!" she waved cheerfully. Tim nodded and left the shop.
"I can't believe you found a boyfriend so fast!" Popuri squealed. The girls where in Popuri's room. It was lavishly decorated with fluffy animals and small toys. Sakura sat on the carpet while Popuri towered above her on her bed, braiding Sakura's hair.
"He's not my boyfriend. But he is really nice..." Sakura blushed, putting her hand to her cheek. Popuri grinned as she laced a blue ribbon through Sakura's hair.
"He SO digs you! I mean, he even told you his first name! Not even Elli knows his first name!" Popuri assured. Sakura instantly faced Popuri.
"Elli?! He already has a girlfriend?!" she raged.
"Eeeks! Your scary when your angry..." Popuri whimpered. She took a slow breath and began to explain. "Well, Elli has a HUGE crush on him, but he's totally unaware of it. If you really want him, you'll have to fight for his affection. Then again, it won't be hard for you to charm him. Heck, he's already spilled his name to you," she said thoughtfully, biting her tongue. Sakura thought for a second.
"I dunno, I really don't want to become this slutty boyfriend stealer. Are there any other guys available?"
"Well, yeah, but they also have girls who like them. Oh, the guys are having a swim meet today. This would be a good time to meet them all at once, you know," brainstormed Popuri. Sakura smiled and instantly approved.
After about a half hour of getting ready both girls headed for the beach. It was particularly hot that day, which was unusual for Spring. Soon they arrived at their destination (Sakura was particularly careful about walking down the notorious sandy steps). She wore a pink bikini, a long red sash tied around her waist, a pair of sandals decorated with small flowers, and a cherry blossom tucked behind her ear. Popuri, at her immediate right, wore a blue and white sundress, a yellow sunhat, and a pair of blue flip- flops. Everyone stared at the duo, particularly Sakura.
"Hey who's that new girl?" someone asked.
"She's cute!" said another.
"I hear she just moved to Harvest Village," said a third person.
"Ahem, hello, my dear. You must be Sakura Tamaya, correct?" asked a man's voice.
"Who, me?" she asked, looking around. She then looked down and screamed. "It's a floating red hat!" she shrieked, beating it over the head with one of her sandals.
"Ow! I'm not a demon hat! I'm the Mayor!" yelled the floating red hat. The voice's body took of the hat, revealing itself to be a man.
"O-oh! You startled me..." she said, embarrassed. Everyone began to laugh, except for one person: Tim.
"Hey, guys, calm down. The Mayor does appear to be a floating hat when you first meet him," Tim defended. The crowd, feeling bad, quickly quieted down. Sakura looked over in Tim's direction and blushed, mouthing a "Thank you."
"Well, anywho, it's quite alright. I forgive you..." the Mayor nodded. Slowly the crowd began to separate, doing their own things. Sakura and Popuri headed towards a group of two guys and three girls. One of the boys had messy brown hair and looked like a bum. Next to him were a blond girl and a red-head with a braided ponytail. Standing across from them was the other boy wearing a blue cap and a girl wearing glasses.
"Excuse me, but I'd like to introduce you to my friend, Sakura," introduced Popuri. "Sakura this is Mary, Grey, Cliff, Shellie, and Ann. Everyone, this is Sakura." The group all smiled at the new girl and said hi. Sakura returned the greeting and soon they were all talking like old friends. After a while Popuri pulled Sakura away and introduced her to everyone else. Everyone seemed enchanted with the charming young woman. Suddenly, the intercom boomed through the area.
"Attention beach-goers, the swimming race will now begin! All participants, please go to the starting line," announced the Mayor over the intercom. All the girls whistled while the men stripped down to their trunks. Rick, Popuri's brother, was the flag boy.
"1...2...3...GO!!!" yelled Rick as he waved a green flag. The swimmers zoomed off with incredible speed and grace. The leaders were Tim and Kai, Popuri's flirty boyfriend, followed by Cliff and Grey.
"Go Doctor, go!" cheered a brown haired girl. Sakura looked over at her and instantly knew it was Elli.
"Grr..." Sakura growled. "GO TIM,GO!! YOU CAN DO IT!!" she screamed, snatching Popuri's sunhat and waving it in the air. Elli looked over at her, astonished and a bit jealous.
"He...he told you his first name?" she asked. Sakura smiled and nodded, then winked at the jealous nurse. Elli cursed under her breath and gritted her teeth.
"GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO TIIIIIIIIIIMMMMMM!!!!!!!!!!!" screamed both girls in unison. Their cheers droned out everyone else's as they tried to surpass the other girl's. Tim, still neck n' neck with Kai, blushed. Kai scowled, jealous of all his attention. With a bug burst of morale, Tim zoomed past Kai, winning the race.
"YEAH! IN YOUR FACE!" yelled both Sakura and Elli, pointing in each other's face.
"C-calm down now ladies. It was only a f-friendly race..." said the Mayor nervously.
"Yeah, chill. After all, it is only the DOCTOR we're talking about. Not Brad Pitt. Besides, who wants him when you can have me?" said the returning loser Kai as he brushed up against Sakura.
"Ewwww!! Creep! Tim is WAY cuter then you'll ever be!" Sakura defended. Quiet Tim turned beet red.
"O-okay, simmer down. It's just a friendly race. You did do a good job, Kai," said Tim honorably, holding out his hand. Kai looked at it with disgust, then spat on in. Everyone gasped at Kai's horrible offense.
"Why you...!" screamed Sakura, raising her hand, about to slap him. Shellie, the blond girl, jutted forward, punching Kai in the face.
"...horrible, disgusting, jerk!" shouted Shellie, finishing Sakura's sentence. A low murmur went through the crowd.
"That's Shellie for ya!" cheered one person.
"'Member when she punched Karen in the face?" said another.
"Which time? She did it like three times!" laughed yet another person. Sakura stared at amazement at Shellie.
"Sorry Kai's such a jerk. He's tried perverted things with me, too!" said Shellie, rolling her eyes. Sakura smiled and laughed elegantly.
"Go you! That was too funny!" she grinned, giving the rambunctious blond a high-five.
"Kai! We are having a LOOOONG talk, mister!" screamed Popuri angrily, dragging the pervert off.
"Um...thanks..." said Tim awkwardly to Sakura. She smiled, looking up at him. Her blue eyes sparkled in the noon sun.
"It's nothing. You should really thank Shellie here. She was the one who punched Kai's face in!" said Sakura. Shellie scratched her head and grinned. After saying goodbye to Tim and her new friend Shellie, Sakura walked back to the Twin Lilies.
"Life here should be p-retty interesting..." she said to herself, smiling.