Author's Note: Ok, here's the next chapter! Sorry for the long wait, I got really sick. Please read and review!
Amme-Moto – Yeah, you're right, it is kind of purplish… oh well, too bad!
Impatient Girl – Yes, RYOU YOU BAKA! He sure does deserve it. …Who is this 'Sakuro' of which you speak? You're in 6th Grade? Cool! Me too!
Chii Yasha-san – Yes, it's supposed to be sad. I'm glad you like it so far.
(My disclaimer was in chapter 2)
Cherries and Pears – Chapter 5
Sakura woke up from her deep sleep. She glanced at the clock and saw that she had overslept. It was around 10 o' clock.
"I must have been up really late last night crying," she thought to herself. Every night, she silently cried herself to sleep thinking about her parents and her and Nashi's future. However, last night, she wasn't only crying for her family, but because of her fight with Ryou at Café Mew Mew the day before. He had hurt her feelings badly, and she was sure he'd also hurt Ichigo and Nashi's feelings.
Sakura rose from her bed and hurried to get dressed. She pulled on a pale pink t-shirt and a white pleated miniskirt. She brushed her hair and pulled her hair up into a ponytail, this time using a violet-colored ribbon. Sakura then slipped her light brown loafers onto her feet and carefully positioned her precious golden locket on her neck.
"Good morning," Aunt Miyuki greeted her when Sakura came sliding down the staircase railing (A/N: jeez, that's fun). "How about some crisp toast with orange marmalade and orange juice for breakfast?"
"…Oh, no thank you," Sakura answered, her mind on other things. "I'm not very hungry."
"All right, then," Aunt Miyuki said cheerfully. "I'll see you later."
Sakura nodded and went back upstairs, thinking, "Well, that was pretty pointless." She was about to go back into her bedroom when she changed her mind and knocked on Ichigo's bedroom door. Ichigo, after a few moments, answered the door.
"Um, good morning Ichigo-chan," Sakura began. "Um, I'm sorry I caused that fight at the café yesterday."
"Oh, no, don't worry about it, please," Ichigo told her. "It didn't really mean anything to any of us, so I guess you're forgiven."
"…Ok… hey, didn't you say you had a date with your boyfriend or something today?" Sakura remembered.
"Oh my gosh, I totally forgot! Oh no, I'm late! See you later, Sakura-chan!" Ichigo shrieked, darting past Sakura and leaving the house. Sakura chuckled at Ichigo's reaction and decided to talk with Nashi.
"Nashi-chan, may I come in?" Sakura asked, rapping on Nashi's door. Nashi opened the door to Sakura and let her into her bedroom.
"What is it you want, Sakura onee-chan?" Nashi asked softly. Sakura could tell by her tear-streaked face that Nashi had been crying.
"Oh, Nashi, you were crying," Sakura accused Nashi gently. "Were you thinking about Mom and Dad?"
Nashi nodded and hugged Sakura, who hugged back.
"…Remember when Mom accidentally splatted that tube of red acrylic paint all over her latest painting?" Sakura reminded her little sister, getting a small giggle out of her. "She was so frustrated that she threw the whole thing out in the garbage."
"And remember when Daddy burned all our cheeseburgers and hotdogs at our neighborhood's annual barbecue?" Nashi giggled.
The two sisters fell onto Nashi's bed and went on remembering happy times from their childhood. Sakura was about to bring up another event when she heard deep breathing. She looked over at Nashi and realized that Nashi had fallen asleep.
"She must have been up late crying too," Sakura thought, tucking Nashi into her bed. Sakura, before leaving the room, looked back to make sure Nashi was comfortable, then left and closed the door behind her.
Sakura lay down on her own bed and her mind wandered over to Ryou. He really had hurt her feelings. But she knew that she might've hurt his. Her conscience nagged and nagged at her about that, even though Ichigo had told her not to worry about it.
"That's it! I can't take this anymore!" she burst out, rising from her bed. "I have to apologize to Café Mew Mew."
"What is it with me?" she wondered. "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't care."
Author's Note: And that ends chapter 5, so please review! Chapter 6 will be up between the next few days and the next week.
