We're moving!?

By: Fire Spirit

It was a quiet day in Readington; the sun was shining brightly into the windows of every household. It was the second last week of school, before the beginning of the summer holidays. A brunette was sleeping in her sun and moon bed, completely unaware of anything, but that would soon change. Her alarm clock went off, ringing and ringing on her headboard over the top of her bed.

"Huh?" The brunette said, sitting slowly up in her bed, looking around.

She squinted her eyes, as she turned the alarm off. She looked at her blinds that were pulled shut with sunlight coming around the blind. The girl slowly got out of bed, and walked over to the window, opening the blind.

"Wow! It looks like such a great day." She said, opening the window, and sticking her head out the window. Soon as her head was out the window, she felt the wind greet her, and she laughed.

"SAKURA! Come down here!" A voice shouted from downstairs.

Sakura turned and looked at her closed door, "Coming!" She replied, and closed the window up.

Sakura then quickly changed out of her pyjamas and into her school uniform. The uniform was a white short sleeve shirt with a white skirt and black shoes. Sakura quickly grabbed her hat and her backpack and opened the bedroom door.

Sakura came bounding down the stairs, and into the kitchen. When she entered the kitchen, her smile faded. Her father and brother were sitting at the table, looking very serious. Sakura made her way over to the table, and looked at the two of them.

"What's wrong? What's happening?" She asked, looking worried at her small family. Her father then looked up at her.

"Sakura," He started off, "We're moving to Hong Kong, on Monday. My job is making me transfer."

Sakura looked at him in disbelief, and dropped down into the spare kitchen chair and looked at them. Tears were starting to well up in her eyes.

"Will we ever come back? What about my friends here, will I ever see them again?" Sakura said. Two smiling, cheerful faces came to her mind; one was a red head and the other girl had died blue hair. 'Sayaka…Filla…'

Sakura smiled, and looked at the pancakes in front of her. The view of the pancakes were blurred from her tears, but she slowly ate the pancakes, while blinking her tears away. When she was done eating, she put the plates in the sink and walked out of the kitchen.

"Bye! See you after school!" Sakura called, as she raced out the front door, roller blades and pads in her hands. She quickly strapped the roller blades and pads on, and pushed off one roller blade, and away she went. Sakura waved to her father, just before she turned the corner, and out of sight.

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"Hey Sakura!" Sayaka called, waving to her friend. Sakura waved to her, trying to be her old self.

"Sakura… what's wrong?" Filla asked, as she grabbed one of Sakura's arms, and dragged her friend up from the grass.

Sakura shook her head, and looked up at Filla and Sayaka. They both were looking at her wondering what was on her mind.

"Sakura… you zoned out and crashed into the cement and went flying into the grass. Didn't you notice, what happened?" Sayaka said, filling her friend in, "What's on your mind…?" She asked.

"I'm moving to Hong Kong on Monday. I'm never going to see you again." Sakura cried, grabbing Sayaka and Filla and drawing them into a hug.

"Don't worry Sakura. We'll always be your friends no matter where you are." Filla said, unshed tears in her eyes.

Sayaka nodded at Filla's side, wiping her tears away. Sakura smiled at her two friends. 'Friend's Forever.' Sakura thought.

"Sakura… you know our numbers… make sure you'll call me as soon as you arrive in Hong Kong." Sayaka said, sitting down on top of the picnic bench beside Sakura.

Sakura quickly took her blades off and put her black shoes on. The bell then rang, signalling the beginning of school. The three got off the picnic bench, and started walking towards the school doors; both Sayaka and Filla had their arms draped around Sakura's shoulders, Sakura smiling in between them, glad because she had two great friends by her side.  Wherever she would be, in the big world…

*~*

"Class… settle down." Terada-sensei said, coming into the classroom with his black briefcase, with today's plan, in hand.

He walked to the front of the class, facing everyone. Everyone went silent, as Terada-sensei as he opened his briefcase at his desk and looked at the class.

"Class, I have some news for you today. In the upcoming school play, we will be taking part by putting on a play, of one of the many fairy tales. I thought that our class would play Sleeping Beauty," He said, surveying the class, and most of the class were in shock or in happiness, "The other thing is that we will be losing a member of our class. Kinomoto, Sakura is leaving our class. She will be moving on Monday to leave for Hong Kong. Today will be the last day she will be here, so everyone say goodbye." Terada-sensei said.

The whole class turned their heads to look at Sakura, who was sitting between Sayaka and Filla.

"Right then, time to move on to Math. Please open your textbooks to page 435." Terada-sensei said, grabbing a math text book and picked up a piece of chalk up the blackboard and started to write down some math problems on the board for the class to do.

*~*

The end of the school day came soon enough. Everyone said goodbye to Sakura, hoping that she would keep in touch with him or her, and eventually come back to Readington and see everyone again. After all the goodbyes were done, Sakura left the school, crying, with Sayaka and Filla behind her.

"I can't believe I'm leaving this school forever, and this whole place." Sakura said, looking at the ground. Filla and Sayaka stood there, just looking at Sakura with a mixture of emotions in their faces. "Have fun in the Sleeping Beauty Play!" Sakura said, lightening up their conversation. 

*~*

Throughout the weekend, Sakura spent most of her time with Sayaka and Filla, mostly crying but also taking pictures of everything in the town so that Sakura wouldn't forget Readington and them. In two days they had used up four rolls of pictures, of scenery, the three girls, Maggie of 'Twin Bells' and their other friends from school and out of school. Sakura managed to pack her room up as well, with the help of her best friends, Sayaka and Filla. Not only had this happened, but also Sayaka and Filla knew how much Sakura would miss everything, so the two made a surprise 'We're going to miss you, Sakura!' party for her. They also pooled their money together and got Sakura a painting she had always wanted. It was a picture of cherry blossoms in the painting with a young girl, which looked like Sakura but with blonde hair sitting in the rows of cherry blossoms. That also sent Sakura into tears.

It was now Sunday night, around ten o'clock when the front oak door to the Kinomoto Residence opened up, revealing Sakura. She sighed, and looked back out the door. She saw Sayaka and Filla walking down the street, and Sakura looked like she was going to cry again.

"Sayaka! Filla! WAIT!" Sakura shouted, running down the patch of grass, down the driveway and sidewalk to where her friends stood.

"Yeah Sakura?" Sayaka said, looking at her friend, who was out of breath.

Sakura looked up to see identical looks of shock and wonder on their faces.

"Before I leave, we should make a pact; that will always be friends forever." Sakura said.

The three girls went into silence, trying to think of something to do, to show as a mark of their friendship and all their girls together from kindergarten to grade five.

"I have an idea!" Filla suddenly shouted, as she jumped up from the ground, like it shocked her. "We each have something really special that belongs to us, right? Let's change!" Filla said, tucking a strand of her blue hair behind her ear. Sakura and Sayaka nodded, and smiled.

Filla reached up to her mass of messy blue hair, and pulled out a barrette that held her hair in the back of her head. It was purple, with a little figure on it. The figure was a flower, a lily, a cherry blossom and a daisy. She showed Sakura the barrette then walked over to her and put it in her hair.

"There… you'll always remember me." Filla smiled, as her blue hair suddenly fell down covering most of her face.

Sakura smiled, "Thank you Filla," Sakura said, and looked for something to give her friend. She came upon something. It was a pin that you put on your shirt. It was a heart with a crown on top with wings on the side. She held it out to Filla with a smile. "It won't hold your hair back, but you'll remember me then." Sakura said, as Fill took the little pin and put it on her white shirt.

"Sakura… I have something for you too," Sayaka said, as she dug into her small backpack. Sayaka then pulled her hand out of her bag, and there was something in her hand. It looked like a big red leather book. Sakura gave Sayaka a confused look, and looked at Filla, who gave Sakura the same confused look back.

"I wanted you to remember me as well, and all the good times you had in Readington," Sayaka aid, facing Sakura and showing her the book. "It's a scrapbook. It has pictures of us, and events that we went too. I want you to have it, because I made it for you. The pictures are from all your friends, don't forget any of us." Sayaka said, wiping tears from her amber eyes.

Sakura took the book, delicately like it would break from her touch. She opened the first page, and there was a picture of Sakura, Sayaka and Filla on their first day of kindergarten. Sakura looked at the picture, trying not to cry again. She then looked up at Sayaka and Filla, who were at her side, looking at the pictures as well.

"Thank you… Sayaka." Sakura said, practically speechless.

Sayaka blushed, and smiled. "Sakura, you're one of my best friends, Sakura!" She said. Sakura smiled, and hugged both girls.

The three girls stayed like this until a light came on outside the Kinomoto residence, and a male's voice called down to Sakura and her friends.

"Sakura! Come inside! It's time for some sleep before we leave!" Her father called down the street, at the three girls.

Sakura turned around, and waved at her father. "OK dad!" Sakura said. Her dad nodded, and went back inside. Sakura turned back to face her two friends.

"Sayaka, this is for you." Sakura said, taking her favourite Panda bear stuffed animal and handed it over to Sayaka. "Remember me." Sakura said to her two friends, and drew them both into a long hug. Sakura finally let go of her friends and smiled.

"I'll write to you from Hong Kong!" Sakura said, as she clutched Sayaka's book close to her and walked back to her house, walking out of her friend's lives for now, anyways.

'But I will be back.' Sakura said, as she reached her front door.

She turned back to her friends, waved and entered the house, closing the door behind her. Closing the door made it seem that the world was crashing to an end for her as the door blocked her view of her friends and life.

To be continued…

So, what does everyone think of this so far? Should I continue or not? Please R&R!!

Fire Spirit