One-Shot #5 Cherry Blossoms

I was out shopping with Angie. It had been a few months since we had both had our seperate weddings and we had decided to take some time away from our now husbands just to fool around like we did when we were kids. Our first stop was the pet shop, of course. I just loved seeing all those little animals. A man was feeding chinchilas cherry wood through the small bars of the cage. When he saw me aproach, his eyes widdened right away. "You're Sarah Oakson, right?" I blinked and looked at this stranger. I had never seen him before. I only slowly nodded. The man smiled. "I know your husband. He's a miracle worker. You'd think he's not even human!" I inwardly chuckled at that last comment. If only you knew...

The man had let me feed the animals. I smiled when their furry little snouts brushed up against my fingertips as I fed them. I shared with Angie, who was having the time of her life by the looks of it. She was smiling brightly and talking to all the little creatures in a baby voice, which admitedly made me wince.

Next, we went for lunch. "What do you mean you only have cherry cola left?" The woman at the cash of the local mall's New York Fries merely shrugged and put on a little pout. "Sorry honey, no more anything else. There was an accident this morning." I frowned and sighed. Guess we would be ok without a drink for now. I could always go to the water fountain later.

We ate and spoke casually about everything and anything. As I took one more bite of my fry, I paused, a horrid sensation filling me. The sensation I had been feeling for the past few days... Angie frowned from where she sat, snapping her fingers in front of my face. "Sarah? Sarah! Are you ok?!" I stood up and ran, right to the nearest bathroom.

So much for lunch. That was my only thought as I emptied my guts over into the bowl. I sneered when I looked up at the deep cherry red wallpaper of the bathroom, which was lined here and there with pink floral prints. I wiped as much stuff off my face as I could with my sleeve and stood up shakily. Angie was behind me, looking terrified. "Sarah, are you ok?" She held on to my shoulder. I didn't react. I didn't look away from the wall, then slowly, I started to smile. A smile that turned into a somewhat insane grin followed by laughter. Angie backed away at this point, looking extremly worried. "Sarah?...do you need to go to the hospital?" I wiped tears I didn't know I had from the corners of my eyes, still giving off a slight giggle here and there.

"That's the fourth day in a row, Angie. Only one thing it can be." She froze, slowly processing things in her mind. I laughed again when her jaw dropped. God, I wasn't being myself right now. I needed to take a few deep braths. "You mean...you're...you're..." She was stuttering. I only smiled at her and walked over to the sink to wash my hands. "Yes." I may have looked calm and controled, if you ignored my psychotic grin and my occasional laughter, but on the inside, I felt so many emotions clashing with one an other. We walked out of the bathroom and on through the mall, from store to store.

I got home much later that day. Tom was already there. This tiny little dump was hardly a home... But we had been saving up a lot of money for a house eventually. Well, I'm guessing that house would come by soon. As I walked past him, I felt the slender's aura reach my mind, radiating mostly with curiosity and concern. I shrugged his mind off and walked over to the bathroom. I needed to be sure.

I walked back to the living room and sat next to my husband, who was playing Okami. He gave an odd glance over to me, looking like he was struggling to keep his aura from digging through my mind and ripping away my secrets. "Sarah?...are you ok?" I looked into his eyes, but my gaze faltered. I instead looked out the window, fixated on the japanese cherry tree that adorned the neighbours from across the street's yard. I felt a hand cup my cheeks and my face was tilted back towards his. "Sarah...?"

I didn't know what to say. I guess it was at that moment that the weight of it all finally hit me. My heart started beating fast, my hands sweaty. He blinked and backed up an inch, unleashing his tendrills, which he curled around my wrists. He sent me as much of his comforting static as he could. I closed my eyes and bathed in the peaceful sensation. "Sarah..." His voice reached me again. I had to tell...I couldn't tell. No, I couldn't tell...but I could think. "Tom, I'm pregnant." The static halted, then the air grew so still, I couldn't help but open my eyes. His own eyes were wide, his mouth slightly opened. For an instant, I feared things would go wrong.

I was suddently lifted in the air by his tendrills and taken into his arms. He burried his face in my shoulder and I could hear his muffled laughter. The air around us now burned with a sense of euphoria and pride. He pulled me away from him, although still holding me in his tendrills, not even an inch off the ground. He still looked at me, a stupid smile on his face. We gazed at each other like this for an other few minutes before my feet slowly touched the ground once more. He kissed my lips softly before whispering. "So, I guess we have to start looking for that house now, eh?" It was my turn to laugh again. As we hugged once more, I glanced outside as I saw a gust of wind blow at the cherry tree, sending a flurry of pale petals across the air to scatter through the road. It was like a rain of confetti. Confetti made of cherry blossoms...

AN: Hey! So I wanted to appologise for that incredibly short and kinda bad wedding chapter by adding in this one! I'm not good for weddings...I personally find them to be...uh...boring. Very boring... Yeah yeah, hate on me if you want, it's just my opinion. Anyway, I hope this chapter is ok. It also helps show how a weird name like Sakura came up...yeah...so ya. Good night, and thank you for reading! Of course, if you're reading this in the morning, then good morning...and if it's day, then GOOD DAY TO YOU, SIR!...OR MADAM!