Chapter 2

Sakura POV

Well, getting out of the house was easy. Now covering was a whole other thing.

"Mom, Sakura and I are going to our friend Mary's house tonight. We probably will get back around 12:00. Is it okay if we PLEASE go?" Momo asked Mom. Mom looked at her and gave into Momo's famous pout.

"Fine!" Mom threw her apron on the table.

"I want you back by 12:00 sharp! Your father is going to be so FURIOUS with me. Now how are you getting there?" Mom was getting furious, she never used to do that.

"Um. Her friend is coming to get us!" Momo said quickly. Mom looked at us quizzically.

"So this "friend" is sixteen?" Mom now had a small grin on her face, as if she did not want us to go.

"No, he is walking." Momo should not have said "he" because Mom glared at us.

"A BOY huh? Listen girls I did this same thing when I was your age. I pretended to go to a friend's house when I really was going to meet a boy. Now if you came right out and said it I might of said yes but-" Momo stopped her.

"OH PLEASE!" Momo nudged me and I gave Mom my best pleading look. Mom rolled her eyes and shook her head yes. Momo squealed and I pretended to be happy. How could a person be happy when their only love likes their SISTER?

"Well. If your going then you better go before I change my mind." Momo looked at me and grabbed my hand and we ran out of the house to go to Rubedo's.

Once we got there, Rubedo's father greeted us grimly.

"Hello, 'girls'. Are you here to play with Citrine?" Unfortunately for the man, Citrine heard him.

"Oh please Daddy! Im 13! I do not play anymore (unless you count boys, she whispered). They are here for Rubedo." Citrine hurried off to the other room, probably because her Dad was going to blow.

"Come on in," He said cautiously. I could tell he was about to scream and he did not want to do it in front of two 'little' girls.

"Let me go get Rubedo." He ran up the stairs. Momo looked at me strangely. Then we both gasped. We had just heard a crash from Rubedo's room. We both ran to the stairs and listened to their conversation.

"Listen boy! You are not old enough to be dating. I say if their mother lets them then they must be some like of Ho-,"

"Father! Im old enough and Momo and Sakura are some of the nicest girls I ever met!" We both cowered. We heard three slaps, hits or something else horrible. Citrine came in the room.

"Is Rubedo okay!" I asked suddenly.

"Im sorry, but sometimes our Father gets drunk and he hits us. Im really sorry but if you don't want to be hurt then please go!" Citrine had tears running down her cheeks.

"Citrine," Momo and I said in unison. Rubedo and his father came out. He pushed him down the stairs a little and we both backed up. Rubedo was crying and it showed.

"Hey look im sorry, but we can't get together now." Then he mouthed, "Later, after school. Park." In addition, we both nodded.

"Sorry for bothering, Rubedo, Rubedo's father," I said casually and we both left. After we shut the front door, we heard more screams and hits. We both ran as fast as we could to tell Mommy. I burst through the front door.

"Mom! Mr. Yuriev hits the kids!" I shrieked, not even knowing what I was saying.

"Kids?" She asked bewildered. Momo ran in and finished what I was trying to say.

"Citrine, Nigredo, Albedo and Rubedo!" Mom gasped.

"If this is some joke please tell me now!" Mom said. We shook our heads.

"Fine, then im going to call the police!" Mom ran for the phone.

"Hey Sakura, what is his name?" Momo asked me.

"Um, Tom I think." After an hour, they had taken Tom into custody and put the four under Foster care. A man named Dimitri had been kind enough to be their foster parent. He even changed his last name for them. It was midnight when Rubedo called.

"Hey Sakura is Momo there?" He asked. I winced.

"Oh she's asleep. Can I take a message?" I asked politely.

"Never mind, ill tell you." My heart pace quickened as I waited for him to tell me.

"Can you meet me outside? Im at your window now." I almost had a heart attack, really!

"Okay, let me get changed." I grabbed my best looking clothes and opened my bedroom window. Sure enough, he was out there with a cell-phone. Mom was asleep down the hall and I did not want to wake her so I whispered, "Help me down!" Jr came over and motioned me to let go. I did and I made him fall over into the flower garden under us. We both laughed. He helped me stand up and he took me in our back yard to our swing.

"Listen, I really like you and your sister, but I don't know who I want to date." I did a double take and he laughed. He looked so cute sitting there with the moonlight reflecting off his hair.

"So, im going to date each one of you to see who I like the most. Starting with you." I looked at him strangely.

"If its okay!" He added hastily. I laughed and nodded. We stayed there until dawn. I ran inside and into my bed so I could at least get 30 minuets. I saw him run off past the road and into the woods. I could not sleep I was so happy, Rubedo was finally going to go out with me! When Mom came to wake us up I ran into the kitchen, ate my breakfast, brushed my teeth and got dressed all before Momo finished eating.

"Im going to Rubedo's!" I called.

"Wah? Huh? Like no fair wait!" Momo called but I had already started down the street. I ran up to Rubedo's door and knocked. Rubedo answered. He still had his PJS on.

"Oh im sorry!" I said turning but he caught my arm.

"No, its okay come in a meet my new dad!" I nodded and followed him into the kitchen.

"Hey dad, this is Sakura. Remember I told you about her?" Rubedo asked. The man turned around and smiled.

"Its really a pleasure to meet you!" He took my hand and shook it. Rubedo ran upstairs to finish getting dressed. I said hello to the others and Rubedo and I walked to school.

A/N: Hah, I changed it! If you don't know what I mean, then you will… soon, lol.