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Chapter 2

(Sakura's Pov)

Walking down the halls of the house in silence I thought back to the people I saw in the mirror portal. Father and Touya were in the carriage with the boy and girl; the carriage had the emblem of the colonel's army protecting the town. Could they have been summoned for war meetings? No, that couldn't be logical. My father was the priest of the church, and my brother was an exorcist of the supposed spirits who embodied this town. No...so it couldn't have been war plans.

Turning the corridor of the house I noticed the light foots steps beside me, glancing from the corner of my eye I saw the maid that had called me down a few minutes before. She was pretty for what she was, pale skin and dark tresses, mid back length hair and brown colored eyes. Opening my mouth to speak I was interrupted.

"Miss Sakura, I know it is not my place to ask this of you; but your late night disappearances are worrying."

I stopped and she walked a few more steps forward before watching the floor again clutching my cloak and discarded clothes in her arms. I stared at her shell shocked, thoughts ran through my mind as I looked at the situation before me. How could this girl have known of them?

"Forgive me" with these last few words echoing through the small hallway the mysterious maid made a small dash for the next turn opposite of the dining room. I made a small motion to fall, but was side tracked at the turn for at that moment a booming voice and loud swing of wooden oak doors met me.

"Kinomoto, a lady must not keep her guests waiting." I straightened my posture and made a curtsy to my instructor. Since my coming of age birthday my father had sent a tutor in the ways of a proper young lady, a signal of being no longer a child but the pre-adult I was. I will be given into marriage when 16 and will inherit my fathers future Will saying I will own the house and the money he will leave behind.

Watching me approvingly my tutor turned in the oak doors and announced my presence to the guests. Wait, guests? I stepped into the room being sure to keep my balance on the high heels, normally I would be a master of them, but as things would have it under pressure I'm worthless.

"Hoe.." I muttered under my breath when I saw who was sitting at the table. It was a man about the age of 17 a lady of 20 and a small black cat was sitting by the table obediently giving me a wise understanding gaze. I gulped down my nervousness and curtsied once more and made to sit at the table. The man across the table quickly stood and pushed out the chair for me to sit. A blush tinted my cheeks at the action, never before has anyone done that when it wasn't a lesson from my instructor.

"Thank you."

"It isn't a problem at all for a beautiful maiden such as you."

From then on a sat quietly not looking up from the food on the plate as my teacher and adopted "nanny" discussed matters with the older woman. Now that I think of it her hair has a slight tint into an abnormal reddish hue. That was not normal. Unknowingly I focused most of my attention to her now, the stare turned into a glare, and the glare turned into an apologetic look towards my tutor.

"A young Lady must not be rude towards her new teachers."

My blood ran cold. "teachers?" I turned to look at the guests, the man in front of me spoke.

"Miss Sakura, our school has been monitoring the children of Salem's education. And it appears that most are...in lack of the type we shall be teaching. We here offer you a free scholarship and admission to the school at any time you please; preferably at the start of term in October. Now of course the final decision making will be at the hands of your lovely tutor Ms. Harpson," He flashed a polite smile at the now bashful lady beside me. "A tutor of her stature's opinion will be most treasured"

"W-well, I'm sure that a proper education will be most pleasing to the master."

The man's eyes gleamed behind his round spectecals; he reached into his bag at the side of him and pulled a packet of pure white paper and a quill.

"Then let us proceed; sign your name at the bottom here...no, no not there. That's where Sakura shall sign. Ah yes, lovely" the strange man turned to me now, his eyes not leaving mine, hypnotizing me at the spot.

"What do you say Sakura?"

The quill was handed to me, I looked at my tutor's signature under where I was pressured into signing. I took a quick breath of air and watched the mans eyes to see any sort of a faulty agreement in them. Seeing nothing I turned to the lady, she was also watching me with hawk eyes. Lastly I turned to face my tutor, her arrogant gaze pierced mine as if daring me not to sign. Giving the man a silent praise at winning my tutors heart I signed carefully;

Sakura Kinomoto

Students name