Cinderkura
Part 16
By: Angela
Sakura entered the windy prairies of the west. She shivered as the cold wind whipped around her causing goosebumps to form on her sensitive skin. Sakura started to walk faster in spite of the cold all around her. Ack! I should have brought a sweater with me! Sakura thought. Then she started to run. She felt the cold hitting her skin even harder and felt the wet air soak through her light t-shirt.
It seemed like forever to get to the enchanted cave to Sakura but she finally reached it. Sakura huffed and stopped to pick a fruit from the apple tree there. Then she walked slowly through the waterfall.
"Well! Sakura, you haven't come to see me for a long time have you?" Neishiko said teasingly.
Sakura strained a smile and answered.
"I haven't had time. Fongling made me do extra housework these two weeks because of the ball. She says that when the Prince picks one of her daughters to be his queen, he will have to come over so the house has to be neat"
Neishiko laughed gently filling the cave with a joyful tinkling sound.
"You shouldn't blame her. The Prince WILL be coming to your house soon enough" Neishiko replied softly.
"What?" Sakura asked as she had not heard what Neishiko had said.
"Nevermind. So! Why have you come to see me all of a sudden if you were oh- so-busy Sakura? Have you come to me for help of some sort?"
Sakura blushed as what Neishiko had said was true.
"Ummmm"
"Well?"
" I really want to go to the ball" Sakura said softly.
"Well, I can understand that, they say the Prince is quite handsome"
"Huh? How would you know? You don't go into Tomoeda do you? Cause you live here so.?"
"Haha! News travels to me quite quickly you know?" Neishiko smiled. "Oh. I understand. You have seen the Prince and want to marry him like all the other girls in Tomoeda right?"
Sakura blushed. She couldn't believe Neishiko thought so lowly of her. She had never even seen the Prince before, but then again, she knew Neishiko was teasing her.
"Of course not! I want to go because it is a once in a lifetime event! And, I also want to get Fongling back somehow." Sakura retorted truthfully.
"Haha! I think I can help you"
"What? You can?" Sakura blushed at the eager thought to get Fongling back.
"Well, I heard the ball is going to start very soon, so we'd better hurry" Neishiko said.
Then Neishiko went into the pool of water that Sakura had gone into with her in their first meeting. She came out with a beautiful pale pink gown that was studded with rare diamonds on the bodice. The gown was flowing and was made with shimmering cloth so that when the person who wore it turned, the color changed to a shimmering purple. The gown had thin spaghetti straps that was also studded with tiny diamonds. There was also a big elegant bowtie on the back of the dress to top it off.
When Sakura first saw it, she fell in love. The gown was so beautiful. Neishiko handed the gown to Sakura.
"Try it on" Neishiko urged.
Sakura took the gown gently in her hands. After a while, she came out from behind a rock to reveal herself to Neishiko.
"Haha! You look wonderful Sakura"
Sakura turned to the water to see herself. Wow. She couldn't believe her eyes, she had never worn anything so beautiful before. When she turned around, Neishiko was smiling at her and had a pink diamond necklace, pink bracelet with sparkling pink earrings and an elegant barrette made from seaweed in her hand. Neishiko walked towards Sakura and handed her the accessories. Sakura put on the jewelry and tied her hair up neatly. She looked just plain beautiful.
That was when Sakura realized that she didn't have shoes.
"Um, Neishiko, I don't have any shoes" Sakura said uncertainly.
"Haha! It doesn't matter if you have shoes or not, I think in this case, you already look beautiful. Now go on before the ball starts" Neishiko urged.
Then all of a sudden, Sakura realized something that gave her a sick feeling in her stomach. Fongling had put traps and spells on all the doors and windows. If she left the house, her father would be in grave danger.
Sakura's voice shook as she spoke.
"I-I don't think I can go"
"What do you mean Sakura? You already have a beautiful gown and jewelry, what else do you need?"
"Fongling has put spells on the doors and windows and if I leave the house, my father will be hurt!"
"Haha! Who said you had to leave the house?"
"Huh?"
"I've already planned a way for you to reach the palace. If you left from the house, you would have been late anyways. Follow me" Then Neishiko started walking towards the pool of magic water that she had been in to get Sakura's gown out.
"How am I supposed to get to palace with water?"
"You are underestimating the magical power of water Sakura. Then let me ask you, how do you transform a small key into a powerful staff?"
Sakura blushed.
"Go and stand on that piece of rock that is just above the pool" Neishiko commanded.
Sakura looked queerly at Neishiko in amusement but did as she asked.
Sakura looked down at the shining pool of water. Neishiko nodded and Sakura jumped.
Splash!
Sakura stood up and climbed out of the palace fountain. She looked around in wonder at the beauty that surrounded her. Every couple of meters lay a different and uniquely designed fountain. The one Sakura came out of was one of the most elegant one.
Sakura walked on the soft grass and walked to the front of the palace where she saw many people ranging from three to seventy entering the doors to the palace. Sakura walked slowly to the entrance. She felt many eyes on her. Sakura looked down in embarrassment. Then, Sakura finally reached the front doors where two guards were watching the people get in. Sakura smiled at the two guards as she started to enter the front doors.
"Excuse me miss, but you cannot come in" The guard on her right said politely.
Sakura looked up at the guard confused.
"Do I need an invitation?" Sakura asked puzzled.
"No, it's not that. Anybody can go to the ball but the case is that you don't have any shoes. Please come back when you have shoes" The guard looked at Sakura apologetically.
"Oh, I see"
Then Sakura walked away from the doors and sat down with her hands hugging her knees. It was impossible. She had gotten so far, but in the end, she failed. Sakura felt like crying, but all of a sudden, cherry blossoms from the cherry tree beside her fell on her delicate feet. Sakura looked in amazement as the blossoms merged together to form a pink slipper! The slipper was simple and was not high heeled. It was made to fit Sakura perfectly in size and width.
Sakura skipped happily to the palace doors and looked at the guard expectantly.
"Can I go in now?" Sakura asked politely.
The guard looked at Sakura in astonishment. The girl had returned so fast with shoes.
"Uh, yea. Oh! I mean yes" The guard stammered remembering his manners. "Please enter"
Sakura rushed into the palace with a feeling she knew she would never forget.
I've finally done this chapter. What will Sakura do and see when she enters the palace. Will she see her two stepsisters flirting with a handsome Prince, or will she see an ugly Prince that nobody wants to marry? (Of course, you guys all know how Syaoran looks like right?) Haha! Anyways, please read and review!
Part 16
By: Angela
Sakura entered the windy prairies of the west. She shivered as the cold wind whipped around her causing goosebumps to form on her sensitive skin. Sakura started to walk faster in spite of the cold all around her. Ack! I should have brought a sweater with me! Sakura thought. Then she started to run. She felt the cold hitting her skin even harder and felt the wet air soak through her light t-shirt.
It seemed like forever to get to the enchanted cave to Sakura but she finally reached it. Sakura huffed and stopped to pick a fruit from the apple tree there. Then she walked slowly through the waterfall.
"Well! Sakura, you haven't come to see me for a long time have you?" Neishiko said teasingly.
Sakura strained a smile and answered.
"I haven't had time. Fongling made me do extra housework these two weeks because of the ball. She says that when the Prince picks one of her daughters to be his queen, he will have to come over so the house has to be neat"
Neishiko laughed gently filling the cave with a joyful tinkling sound.
"You shouldn't blame her. The Prince WILL be coming to your house soon enough" Neishiko replied softly.
"What?" Sakura asked as she had not heard what Neishiko had said.
"Nevermind. So! Why have you come to see me all of a sudden if you were oh- so-busy Sakura? Have you come to me for help of some sort?"
Sakura blushed as what Neishiko had said was true.
"Ummmm"
"Well?"
" I really want to go to the ball" Sakura said softly.
"Well, I can understand that, they say the Prince is quite handsome"
"Huh? How would you know? You don't go into Tomoeda do you? Cause you live here so.?"
"Haha! News travels to me quite quickly you know?" Neishiko smiled. "Oh. I understand. You have seen the Prince and want to marry him like all the other girls in Tomoeda right?"
Sakura blushed. She couldn't believe Neishiko thought so lowly of her. She had never even seen the Prince before, but then again, she knew Neishiko was teasing her.
"Of course not! I want to go because it is a once in a lifetime event! And, I also want to get Fongling back somehow." Sakura retorted truthfully.
"Haha! I think I can help you"
"What? You can?" Sakura blushed at the eager thought to get Fongling back.
"Well, I heard the ball is going to start very soon, so we'd better hurry" Neishiko said.
Then Neishiko went into the pool of water that Sakura had gone into with her in their first meeting. She came out with a beautiful pale pink gown that was studded with rare diamonds on the bodice. The gown was flowing and was made with shimmering cloth so that when the person who wore it turned, the color changed to a shimmering purple. The gown had thin spaghetti straps that was also studded with tiny diamonds. There was also a big elegant bowtie on the back of the dress to top it off.
When Sakura first saw it, she fell in love. The gown was so beautiful. Neishiko handed the gown to Sakura.
"Try it on" Neishiko urged.
Sakura took the gown gently in her hands. After a while, she came out from behind a rock to reveal herself to Neishiko.
"Haha! You look wonderful Sakura"
Sakura turned to the water to see herself. Wow. She couldn't believe her eyes, she had never worn anything so beautiful before. When she turned around, Neishiko was smiling at her and had a pink diamond necklace, pink bracelet with sparkling pink earrings and an elegant barrette made from seaweed in her hand. Neishiko walked towards Sakura and handed her the accessories. Sakura put on the jewelry and tied her hair up neatly. She looked just plain beautiful.
That was when Sakura realized that she didn't have shoes.
"Um, Neishiko, I don't have any shoes" Sakura said uncertainly.
"Haha! It doesn't matter if you have shoes or not, I think in this case, you already look beautiful. Now go on before the ball starts" Neishiko urged.
Then all of a sudden, Sakura realized something that gave her a sick feeling in her stomach. Fongling had put traps and spells on all the doors and windows. If she left the house, her father would be in grave danger.
Sakura's voice shook as she spoke.
"I-I don't think I can go"
"What do you mean Sakura? You already have a beautiful gown and jewelry, what else do you need?"
"Fongling has put spells on the doors and windows and if I leave the house, my father will be hurt!"
"Haha! Who said you had to leave the house?"
"Huh?"
"I've already planned a way for you to reach the palace. If you left from the house, you would have been late anyways. Follow me" Then Neishiko started walking towards the pool of magic water that she had been in to get Sakura's gown out.
"How am I supposed to get to palace with water?"
"You are underestimating the magical power of water Sakura. Then let me ask you, how do you transform a small key into a powerful staff?"
Sakura blushed.
"Go and stand on that piece of rock that is just above the pool" Neishiko commanded.
Sakura looked queerly at Neishiko in amusement but did as she asked.
Sakura looked down at the shining pool of water. Neishiko nodded and Sakura jumped.
Splash!
Sakura stood up and climbed out of the palace fountain. She looked around in wonder at the beauty that surrounded her. Every couple of meters lay a different and uniquely designed fountain. The one Sakura came out of was one of the most elegant one.
Sakura walked on the soft grass and walked to the front of the palace where she saw many people ranging from three to seventy entering the doors to the palace. Sakura walked slowly to the entrance. She felt many eyes on her. Sakura looked down in embarrassment. Then, Sakura finally reached the front doors where two guards were watching the people get in. Sakura smiled at the two guards as she started to enter the front doors.
"Excuse me miss, but you cannot come in" The guard on her right said politely.
Sakura looked up at the guard confused.
"Do I need an invitation?" Sakura asked puzzled.
"No, it's not that. Anybody can go to the ball but the case is that you don't have any shoes. Please come back when you have shoes" The guard looked at Sakura apologetically.
"Oh, I see"
Then Sakura walked away from the doors and sat down with her hands hugging her knees. It was impossible. She had gotten so far, but in the end, she failed. Sakura felt like crying, but all of a sudden, cherry blossoms from the cherry tree beside her fell on her delicate feet. Sakura looked in amazement as the blossoms merged together to form a pink slipper! The slipper was simple and was not high heeled. It was made to fit Sakura perfectly in size and width.
Sakura skipped happily to the palace doors and looked at the guard expectantly.
"Can I go in now?" Sakura asked politely.
The guard looked at Sakura in astonishment. The girl had returned so fast with shoes.
"Uh, yea. Oh! I mean yes" The guard stammered remembering his manners. "Please enter"
Sakura rushed into the palace with a feeling she knew she would never forget.
I've finally done this chapter. What will Sakura do and see when she enters the palace. Will she see her two stepsisters flirting with a handsome Prince, or will she see an ugly Prince that nobody wants to marry? (Of course, you guys all know how Syaoran looks like right?) Haha! Anyways, please read and review!