Author's Note: Hi everyone! I'm back again! I'm SOOO sorry I couldn't update it sooner (within a week), but I pulled a muscle in my neck (so… much… pain…) on Monday and wasn't aloud on the computer for a week! Physical Education is going to be the death of me… Anyway, here's the long awaited chapter 7!

(My disclaimer was in chapter 2)

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Cherries and Pears – Chapter 7

"Sakura? Sakura?" Ichigo shook Sakura awake. "Man, you really have a problem with sleeping late. We have school today! It starts at eight-thirty and it's already eight o' clock now, so get up and hurry! Your uniform is on that chair at your desk."

Sakura immediately sat up, looking at the clock. Ichigo was right. Ichigo left the room and Sakura tried on her new school uniform and admired it in her brand new mirror hung next to her closet. It was basically gray and white.

"How dull. There's hardly any color," Sakura thought as she tied her hair up into a ponytail using her favorite red ribbon. She pulled on her tan-colored boots (they match Ichigo's) and ran downstairs for breakfast.

"You're late, Sakura onee-chan!" Nashi accused as Sakura sat down in front of a plate of fresh eggs. Nashi's uniform was identical to Sakura and Ichigo's, only the ribbon positioned on her chest was violet instead of red.

"I know, I know, shove it!" Sakura muttered, managing to gobble down the eggs within two minutes exactly.

"Huh?" Nashi asked confusedly. "What does 'shove it' mean?"

"It means 'be quiet', now come on, we'll be late!" Sakura explained, snatching Nashi from her chair. Ichigo was already waiting for the two at the door. The three ran out the door and to the schools.

"Bye, Sakura onee-chan! Bye Ichigo-chan!" Nashi called over her shoulder as she walked through her school's front gates.

As soon as Nashi was inside, Sakura and Ichigo dashed through the streets in order to make it to the junior high school on time. When they reached their classroom, their teacher was very happy to see them.

"Class, we have a new student. Please kindly greet Ichigo Momomiya's cousin, Sakura McKenna," the teacher announced.

"Good morning, Sakura," the class chorused.

"Sakura, please sit in that empty seat next to Ichigo," the teacher ordered. Sakura obeyed.

At lunchtime…

"Hi Sakura! My name is Moe!" Ichigo's friend, Moe, introduced herself to Sakura.

"And I'm Miwa," Ichigo's friend, Miwa, added.

"It's nice to meet you," Sakura smiled.

"Okay, Masaya-kun has a kendo match after school today," Ichigo suggested. "Let's go watch."

"Sure," the girls agreed in unison.

After school…

"Masaya!" Ichigo screeched over the crowd of girls. "Masaya-kun!"

Sakura watched her cousin in brief jealousy, her hair blowing one way in the gentle breeze. Why couldn't she have a boyfriend? Sakura pulled out the photo of her family all together from her skirt pocket and gazed into it. She missed her parents so much…

Ryou gazed up at the sky. He was lying in a tree nearby the deck where the girls were. He heard the cheers for Masaya, Ichigo's boyfriend, and looked up at the deck. Then he saw something that made his heart almost stop in fear.

Suddenly, the photo was snatched from Sakura's hands by the wind. Sakura cried out in alarm and chased after the photo, grabbing at the air trying to retrieve it. After a moment of chasing, Sakura leaned over the railing (that kept people from falling off of the deck where the gym was) and finally felt the photo back between her fingers. The only problem now was…

"Um, Sakura?" Moe stuttered fearfully.

Sakura looked down at herself and realized that her body was three-quarters over the railing. Her only support was her one hand gripping the railing and her one foot hoisting her body up onto the railing. If she lost her balance one little bit, she would fall. Sakura shuddered, clearly and obviously frightened, accidentally sending her completely over the railing and screaming loudly as she hurdled towards the ground far below.

"Sakura!" Ichigo screamed as she repeatedly leaned and reached over the railing attempting to grab Sakura.

"Oh no!" Sakura thought regretfully. "I'm going to die and then Nashi will be the only McKenna left! I'll have betrayed her!"

Sakura, knowing that there was absolutely no way to put a halt to her upcoming death, closed her eyes and waited to hit the ground. But instead of feeling the ground…

Author's Note: Oooh, a cliffhanger! See what happens next in chapter 8, which will be up within a few days to a week. Now won't you be a good little, um, person and click on that blue button down below?