1ST PLACE ISN'T EXACTLY THE BEST
-CHAPTER THREE-
Reminiscent
"BAKA BOY THAT WAS THE ARCADE PRINCE!"
-I see that you're still not done thinking of how cute he is.-
"Stupid inner self…you're never on my side…and I'm going to stop thinking of him…right…NOW!"
-I'm not supposed to be on your side.I'm always supposed to oppose against your bad actions or plans.That way,you will always make the right decision.-
"Really?"
-Chuh!No!-
"Thanks…a lot,inner self!"
-You're welcome-
Sakura uncomfortably rolled around in bed before she decided to shut off the lights.
"I just hope that I can at least get some damn sleep!"
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Before we begin….
a.s.d basically stands for anime sweat drop,you know those little drop-of-water kinda things that appear on the back of anime character's heads when there's an awkward moment or something like that going on
! LET'S START!
Sakura woke up the next day surprised as ever.She found something weird in one of the boxes filled with her clothes.Since she still didn't finish unpacking,there were a couple of boxes here and there in her living room.What she found in the box was an envelope containing a letter..
Inner Sakura: Wonder what this is…eh,Sakura?
"Yeah,I don't remember packing anything in any of my boxes."
The confused pink haired girl turned the envelope over and over in her hands,trying to remember if she had inserted this anywhere in her luggage or anything.She looked down at it again and looked at the back.Surprisingly,it was addressed to her from her father.
"Why would father want to give me a letter?Can't he just call me about it or something."
Sakura ripped the letter open and a couple of papers fell out.She picked them up curiously and carefully unfolded it.Sure enough,it was her father's handwriting on his favorite type of stationary.
Inner Sakura: What does it say?
"It says that he's sorry that he can't visit me since he's at conferences….and that he's happy that he forced me to get a job in modeling so that he and mom could teach me the value of money….it also says that he won't be able to call me since he's going to America for more business.I wonder why he's always busy.He was usually the one who would call me and make sure I'm okay."
-Really,huh?-
"Yeah,you should know,you…inner self…?"
-Well,you know that you're brain is basically like two different people,right?-
"That's why I always have to debate with myself?"
-Uh-huh!-
"I bet everyone would find that weird…"
Sakura sighed heavily.She always hated when people teased her for being different or because of her forehead.It always bothered her because when she was younger,kids whom she had known forever had started teasing her for many different reasons.Mainly just because she had a big forehead.But she knew that they just thought that Sakura would be some kind of snooty bitch when she grew up.
-What's wrong with you now?-
'Nothing…nothing…'
-No more talking out loud to yourself,huh?-
'(sigh) no…'
Tears suddenly fell down the now pale cheeks of the pink haired girl.It was painful to look back and remember her hate-filled memories.She would always think that she grew up alone,never able to settle down in one place.Sakura was never usually bothered by this,but now,she completely was.Now that she desperately needed someone there for her,no one was there.
-Hey,what's wrong with you?-
'Nothing…just stay out of my head for once'
-Chuh!You think that's easy?I basically am part of your head.I'm also basically part of you.There's no use in trying to shoo me out!-
'Right…sorry about that.'
Even if her thoughts sounded reassuring,she sure didn't feel like she was trying to convince herself that she was alright.
-Hey,cheer up,will ya?-
Not even her inner self could console her,because in reality,she was truly alone.
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It took Sakura quite a while to get a grip,but she eventually was able to fix breakfast for herself.After she ate,she got ready to go outside again.She decided not to dress up as a guy before the actual trip to the arcade since it was more of a hassle of actually trying to escape her own growing fan club of guys.It took her a while to just pick out her clothes since her inner self kept on telling her that certain things were 'too girly' or too 'boy-ish'.Her inner self finally shut up when Sakura had picked an outfit befitting for an average girl.It was a black miniskirt with a jacket over a tank top.
Inner Sakura: You sure do clean up well,Sakura.
"Thank you very much"
She grinned as she locked the door to her condo.
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Since she had just moved to this town,she felt it appealing to go shopping at the mall.When she arrived at the locally biggest mall,she got a bit excited.There were tons of stores filled with clothes and even more stores filled with video games.The mall even had an arcade too!
-Whoopeedoo…geekville-
'Hey,you better shut up!'
Sakura was arguing normally with herself again as she approached the arcade.Wherever she went.she would always have to go to an arcade to calm herself or just kick some baka teme's ass if he was bullying someone.
"I hope I don't run into that boy from yesterday here…"
And just as she had said it,she saw the raven haired boy there,completely indulged in a two-player shooting game,although his hair looked like a different shade of black.She decided not to provoke him here since he still didn't know that she was the one who kicked his ass.He thought that it was her 'brother' who wiped him out.She watched him playing the game from a distance.He had a look of complete focus on his face as he took out the targets.Even if he looked completely focused,he still missed a couple of them.Sakura was itching to get in there and show him how it was done,but tried not to.
'He's gonna know that it was you yesterday…he's gonna know that it was you yesterday…oh hell!'
Sakura yielded under the pressure and grabbed the unused gun from beside the boy.After Sakura had wrapped up the game by not missing a target,the boy smirked at her and said,"Look who it is...it's the new arcade prince!"
She looked over at the boy and gasped.It wasn't the raven haired boy from yesterday,it was the person who had bullied her.She remembered that they looked pretty similar since the time that she had seen both guys.
"Hm…what are you talking about?I've never been called an 'arcade prince'.
The stupid looking boy looked Sakura over and said,"Oh,my mistake miss.I thought you were some punk that beat me yesterday."
A large sweatdrop could be clearly seen at the back of her head as she thought.'This idiot doesn't even noticed that I look like the person that he bullied yesterday!Boy am I lucky right about now!'
The boy left her alone as she went around looking for games that she had interest in.She snuck around some more until she stopped dead in her tracks.She saw a group of boys bullying a little girl.They were laughing at her because she played arcade games,which was supposedly 'unlady like'.
'What a bunch of bakayaro!'
She got mad as she stormed toward the commontion.She felt sympathy for the little girl since she was in this situation uncountable times before,but there was no one there to help her out..
"HEY YOU!LEAVE THAT GIRL ALONE!"
They group of boys dispersed once they heard Sakura's voice.The little girl was still crying and Sakura knelt down so she didn't have to lean over to see the little girl.
"Are you okay?The boys are gone now."
The girl looked at Sakura as she smiled at her.
"Th-thank you."
"No problem."
Inner Sakura: This little girl looks surprisingly like us.She has the same emerald eyes and big forehead.Except her hair is a really different shade of pink.
'Yeah,you're right…'
Sakura ruffled the girl's hair a bit as she got up and headed home
'That girl brought back some…painful memories'
-She did?-
tYeah,I thought you of all people would know.You are part of me!t
-But it's memories like those that make me want to forget stuff that happened in the past.-
'You're right,for once…'
Sakura found that her eyes were dampening as she walked home,not caring if she played any games in the arcade or not.She checked her watch.It was only noon and she decided to spend the rest of her time just kicking back in her apartment unpacking.There was no point in her shopping for more clothes if she wasn't even finished unpacking any of her clothes.
-Smart move,Sakura.-
She grinned.
'Thank you.'