FD: This is not a lemon chapter, remember the rules for that. There is a little relationship growing, and maybe a little angst and drama. Here, the clues are given to a major secret Sarah is keeping to herself. See and figure out what it is. If you got an answer, e-mail me.
"Hey, Sarah, guess what's coming up soon!" Valon said with a smile as he wrapped an arm around Sarah's shoulder during a recording session.
"What?" Sarah asked.
"You know our yearly legend. What's in two months?" Alister asked.
If it was February, in two months it would be April, and every year in April, Sarah, Valon, and Alister had this tradition where they would put on a performance in their school. A play about a young girl who was the star of her home city, and something about this girl was a mystery that was killing her slowly. To the young girl, the two most precious things were her brothers. It was a sad play, brought almost the whole audience to tears. Sarah had wrote the script herself when she was young, and every year in April Alister, Valon, Sarah, and some of their friends would perform this play. It was called Sumoray, and it was made to represent the Japanese blooming and ceremony of the cherry blossoms.
"Oh, do you think we'll be able to perform it this year?" Sarah asked.
"I think so. After all, it'll bring profit, and Steve can't pass that up, now can he?" Alister asked. Sarah laughed. She took his hand, the black gem reflecting light off of it.
"You've gotten stronger, both you and Valon. You guys still getting into fights?" she asked.
"How do you know?" Alister asked.
"I just do. It's the way your touch has changed," Sarah said.
"Will you guys quit talking, and Sarah, get yourself over here!" Ines ordered.
"Yes, ma'am," Sarah said, saluting to Ines like as if she was a general. Alister and Valon snickered.
Sarah ran toward the girls and picked her guitar and began playing. It was a song she had wanted to sing, even though she never wrote it. But thanks to Steve and her lawyers, Seether was able to allow them to sing it and record it, but not to the cd. They had wanted to hear it before they recorded it to a soundtrack.
Finally, when they had finished, Steve looked like he was crying. Was the song really that good?
"That was beautiful, simply beautiful. Ladies, if Seether and Amy Lee allow us to record it, we may have another hit," he said, wiping the tears away.
"Speaking of hits and profits, Steve, we need to talk," Sarah said, pulling at Steve's arm and dragging him into the recording room, Alister and Valon following.
Tiffany, Ines, and Yuji just watched as Alister, Sarah, and Valon talked to him, not being able to hear them, while it looked like Steve was listening intentively, because he had his sunglasses off, and his brows had narrowed, his eyes fixed on them.
"Any idea what their talking about?" Ines asked.
"Every year, Sarah, Alister, and Valon have this tradition where they perform a play about a young girl dying slowly, and how charishing her memories and time is. The theme, the lesson in it is to charish what you have before it's gone," Yuji said. "I performed in it last year."
"As did I. It's coming to that time again where Sarah's going to need to let go of it," Tiffany said. "She's sixteen, she wrote that play ten years ago. She needs to grow out of it."
"It's important to her, because she wrote it right around the time her brother was born. In fact, it was he who gave her imspiration," Yuji said.
"You think she'll let me be in it?" Ines asked.
"I bet it. You're one of her best friends. If she doesn't grow out of it, then she needs to change it from a little girl to an older one, and make it seem like that girl's living a teenage life," Tiffany said, bringing up the topic again.
"Ines could pass as the little girl," Yuji said.
"No, that part fits Sarah best. Ines, or anyone couldn't do it as great as she can. I mean, she puts her whole soul, her heart out into this play, like how the character does in her dance. It's just meant for her," Tiffany said. "The poor girl. Maybe we should tape it and send it back to America. I mean, her parents, our parents, should know what's going on here."
"You're right, Tiffany. Maybe…" Ines was drifting in midsentence as the four of them returned.
"That's a nice proposal, Sarah. It'll definetly happen. Let's plan all the details later, okay? I've got to get you guys back home," Steve said.
"Actually, Steve, I'm staying. I'm just going to hang here for awhile," Sarah said.
"Sure, no problem. Do you have a ride back?" Steve asked.
"I'll get one. Don't worry," Sarah said as the others began heading out the door. Alister and Valon stayed behind.
"Are you sure you want to stay here?" Alister asked.
"We got our motorcycles if you want to go home with us?" Valon said.
"No, no, I'm alright," Sarah said. "Thanks for caring, you guys."
"Alright, we got our cells if you need to call us," Alister said, kissing her goodbye on the cheek and walking out of there.
"We'll see you later, Sarah. Call me," Valon said, teasing, and placed a kiss goodbye on her other cheek.
As soon as she made sure she was alone and they were gone, she called out to the shadows.
"Alright, Enrique, you can come out now. They're gone," she said.
From within the shadows of room that was open and empty, the blonde Italian stepped out. He looked at her and then around.
"How did you know I was there?" he asked.
"I could hear you breathing. Unlike the others, I have a very acute hearing," Sarah said with a smile.
"Oh, okay," Enrique said.
"Why are you spying on Tiffany?" Sarah asked. "Are suspicious of David calling, and Alister, and Valon? Do you think she's two-timing you?"
"How did you-?" Enrique asked, but Sarah answered it before he even finished.
"Tiffany told me David called her last night. Knowing how boys can be when their girlfriends are hanging around too many guys, I figured it out on my own. You don't have to worry about Alister or Valon, she doesn't like them like that. Hell, I doubt she even likes them," Sarah said, her back still to him. She sat down in a chair and crossed her leg over the other, her back still to him.
"And wat about that David guy?" Enrique asked.
"Well, you can worry about him, if you want. Destiny High transferred him, but he's Tiffany's best friend, have been since she was ten. Who knows? Maybe he'll become more?" Sarah said.
Enrique was turning red, then she continued. "I'm joking, Enrique. Tiffany would never do that. She's too loyal, too friendly, she'll behave herself until you guys break up. Just don't push her into bed. That causes her to push away," Sarah said.
"Thanks for the tip. You're sure Tiffany won't two-time me, but what about you?" Enrique asked.
"What's that supposed to mean?" Sarah asked.
"I mean, you're hanging pretty close with those two guys, Alister and Valon. Are you sure it isn't you that's two-timing?" Enrique asked. Sarah's reaction startled him, completely the opposite of what he expected. He expected her to jump out of her seat, facing him, her eyes wide, tears falling, her face pale. He imagined her down on her knees, at his feet, begging him not to tell Robert. But that wasn't what she did. Instead, her head fell back to the ceiling, her eyes closed, her mouth letting out an echoing, hysteric laugh.
"Oh, my God, Enrique! Say that again, make me laugh again! It's been so long since I laughed like that! That felt so wonderful! Ah, Enrique, you crack me up," Sarah sighed, standing up to face him, a bright smile on her face, her eyes sparkling marvelously.
"What? I don't get it, what's so funny?" Enrique asked.
"What you said. Me, cheating on Robert with Alister and Valon? Oh, my God, do you even know who Alister and Valon are?" Sarah asked.
Enrique shook his head.
"Where are you?" asked the red head. He came to a recording studio, hoping to find the brunette here. And as he approached it, he saw her. A beautiful young girl with long black hair that flowed elegantly behind her in the wind and her gray eyes that sparkled so beautifully, so marvelously. It was her. Sarah-chan!
Sarah-chan! You're still alive! You're still happy! I sure hope you're still single, the red head thought. But just as he took a step forward, a blonde boy stepped out of the recording studio. A limo drove past him and stopped at the two of them. They smiled and climbed into it. Then the limo drove away. The red head clenched his teeth in anger. He had the perfect chance to talk to her, the perfect chance to apologize and make things right, when he blew it. What an idiot he was!
As he continued walking down the street, it grew late fast, the night had come so quickly. It looked so beautiful. The sky was cloudless and stars filled the sky like glitter. The moon shined down so brightly on the boy, smiling with a promise of possibilities. As he continued travelling, hoping to find Sarah-chan once more, he stopped at a park and sat at a bench.
Who was he kidding? That blonde was probably her boyfriend. There was no way he would be alone with her if he was there. All he wanted to do was apologize to her. But she probably wouldn't even look at him. Who could blame her? After all that he did, he deserved it.
The night grew darker with each passing minute, and as it passed by, Sarah slept peacefully in her bed deep within Robert's castle. But as she slept, a shadow crossed over her closed window in the moonlight. The shadow watched closely on her, and as it did so, she began to toss and turn within her own bed. Then a pair of glowing yellow eyes appeared in the shadow, and as the shadow dimmed away from the window, the pair of eyes continued watching her, even when they had disappeared.
Sarah began to sweat in her sleep, her teeth clenched, her body growing pale and cold. She tossed and turned, moaning slightly in her sleep. It was more than just a nightmare to her. What she thought was just a secret has become a haunting curse as she tossed in the bed.
FD: That's it for now. If you have a guess as to what's going on, and you want to submit it, e-mail me at You know my address, now just figure out the clues. I'll work on the next chapter as soon as I can.
