Chapter 8:
The unicorns called her Ying Fa. In their language it meant Cherry Blossom, same as Sakura. Their language was very close to Chinese in Sakura's world, as well as another language that was close to her Japanese. Sakura found that she was fluent in both languages.
She had been taken into the house of Maya, the Seer. She was the old woman who had questioned Sakura. She was also Chryse's grandmother.
She taught Sakura magic. Sakura had an original way of casting it. Maya still didn't understand how. Sakura would cast the spell, and then it would vanish. This left the old seer mystified.
It was morning and the young girl looked worried.
"What's wrong Ying Fa?" Maya asked.
"I've had...strange dreams lately" Sakura admitted, twisting the silver ring on her finger.
"The unicorns believe that dreams are portents. Tell me of them" Maya insisted.
"There is a wolf. I think that he's searching for me. Along with an owl and a raven, sometimes the raven was replaced by a rabbit."
"Is anyone else looking for you?" Maya asked.
"Yes, two suns and two moons, along with two mist-shrouded figures. There is a cherry blossom blooming alongside a plum blossom."
Maya stared at her gravely, silent. Finally she spoke, "who named you Sakura, Ying Fa?"
"I did. Tomoyo and I were found, abandoned. The people at the orphanage took us in. I had a pendant, as well as Tomoyo" she slipped a pendant out from under her shirt. It hung on a silver-gold chain. It read Sakura on one side, on the other side was a star. Maya saw the name Sakura waver, and change to Ying Fa. Sakura didn't notice.
"They named me Cherry. Tomoyo was named Madison. Her pendant said 'Tomoyo', with a moon on the back. We called ourselves that. Everyone else called us Cherry and Madison Taylor. We were practically sisters" Sakura bit her lip "I miss her" she whispered.
Maya patted her hand fondly.
"Perhaps you should go find her then" Maya advised "for help, seek the wolves, the Wolf will aid you."