Previously in chapter 1.
Sakura walked back to the mansion after two hours of training in the garden. "Phew! My arms are so cramped! Better get a quick shower and sleep!" as Sakura walked to her room. As she reached to her room, she opened the door and went inside the dark room. As she just closed the door, suddenly she felt arms going around her waist and pressed its body close to hers. Sakura then screamed.
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"Sakura?" Iris asked looking at Sakura with a surprised yet worried look. She was surprised when Sakura suddenly screamed when she put her arms around Sakura's waist.
"Oh, it's you Iris. You scared me," Sakura said adding with a sigh of relief. Then she turns around and bent down on her knees and look at Iris, putting her hands on Iris' shoulders.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked worriedly. Iris just smiled shyly and said, "Iris can't sleep just now. Iris came here to see you but you were not here. So, Iris waited for you."
"Oh," Sakura said with a small smile. Then Iris walks backward and turns around. She then ran and jumps on Sakura's bed, starting to hold Jean-Paul tightly to her small body. "Can Iris sleep with you tonight? Iris doesn't want to sleep alone."
Sakura smiled. She then went to the bed and sat besides Iris. "Of course, you can. I just need a quick shower and then we could both go to sleep, okay?" After that, Sakura got up and went to the bathroom and showered. After ten minutes later, Sakura came out wearing pink pajamas and went to the bed and lie besides Iris. Iris then snuggled closer with Jean-Paul in her right arm as Sakura holds Iris softly. Not long after that, they fell fast asleep.
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The next morning, Maria woke up early and showered. In her mind, she was thinking of a way to 'approach' Sakura. She kept on thinking about Sakura as she dresses up and brushes her short blonde hair. When she left the room, she still kept on thinking of Sakura but as she started to realize how long she thought about her, she groaned. 'Great, even thinking how to claim her could be so hard! Oh boy!' thought Maria gloomily as she entered the big dining hall. There she saw Sumire sitting down drinking her hot herbal tea.
"Good morning Sumire," Maria greeted her politely and took a seat in front of Sumire.
"Well, morning to you Maria," said Sumire as she smirked slightly.
They sat there with a slight uncomfortable silence. Then Sumire started praising herself of how good and beautiful and talented she is and how her fans adore her. She suddenly asked Maria with a smirk on her face.
"Maria dear, you do know that you have a lot of fan and admirers out there, don't you have any interests in them?"
"No sorry. I mean, I love having fans but I don't have any 'feelings' for them," Maria said with a slight shrugged.
But Sumire just laughed and slightly sneered at Maria.
"Oh right, I remembered. You are a 'person' who has no emotions in you. I forgot that you don't fall in love with anyone! Hahahaha!"
Maria got so fed up but quietly stood up from her sit and turned to leave the dining hall. She could still hear the echo of Sumire's mocking laughter behind her. Before she leaves the hall, she turned her head sideways.
"Well, I guess you just don't know me well enough, Sumire!"
Maria then left the dining hall, leaving a slightly surprised Sumire behind.
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Later in the morning in Sakura's bedroom.
Sakura starts to stir from her sleep. She slowly opens her eyes and look at her nearby window. She realized that it was morning and silently yawns. She then looks down where she held Iris, who was still sleeping soundly. Sakura smiled and gently loosen her grip around the small girl and quietly got up and left the bed. She then went to the bathroom and took a shower. Not long after that, she came out from the bathroom and begins to wear her usual kimono clothes. As she was dressing, she looks outside the window again. It was a bright and sunny day.a gay day. She smiles a little and finished dressing up. Then she went to the bed and gently wakes Iris up.
"Iris.Iris, wake up," Sakura said softly as she gentle awaken the small girl.
"Umm.Iris doesn't want to wake up," said Iris as she tried to go under the blanket.
Sakura laughed a little and tries to wake the small girl again.gently but firmly.
"Come on Iris. Better wake up!"
Several seconds later, Iris gave in and grumbled a little. She picked Jean- Paul up and got out from the bed sleepily.
"Okay okay, Iris is awake!" said Iris mumbling.
Sakura smiled as she watches the small girl, opening her bedroom's door and made her way out so she could go back to her bedroom. Sakura lightly shook her head as she makes her bed. Once her room is tidy, she finally makes her way to go out of her bedroom. But after she closes the door and turns, she nearly jumped to see Maria standing a bit too closer to her.
tbc
Sakura walked back to the mansion after two hours of training in the garden. "Phew! My arms are so cramped! Better get a quick shower and sleep!" as Sakura walked to her room. As she reached to her room, she opened the door and went inside the dark room. As she just closed the door, suddenly she felt arms going around her waist and pressed its body close to hers. Sakura then screamed.
******************** Chapter 2
"Sakura?" Iris asked looking at Sakura with a surprised yet worried look. She was surprised when Sakura suddenly screamed when she put her arms around Sakura's waist.
"Oh, it's you Iris. You scared me," Sakura said adding with a sigh of relief. Then she turns around and bent down on her knees and look at Iris, putting her hands on Iris' shoulders.
"What's wrong?" Sakura asked worriedly. Iris just smiled shyly and said, "Iris can't sleep just now. Iris came here to see you but you were not here. So, Iris waited for you."
"Oh," Sakura said with a small smile. Then Iris walks backward and turns around. She then ran and jumps on Sakura's bed, starting to hold Jean-Paul tightly to her small body. "Can Iris sleep with you tonight? Iris doesn't want to sleep alone."
Sakura smiled. She then went to the bed and sat besides Iris. "Of course, you can. I just need a quick shower and then we could both go to sleep, okay?" After that, Sakura got up and went to the bathroom and showered. After ten minutes later, Sakura came out wearing pink pajamas and went to the bed and lie besides Iris. Iris then snuggled closer with Jean-Paul in her right arm as Sakura holds Iris softly. Not long after that, they fell fast asleep.
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The next morning, Maria woke up early and showered. In her mind, she was thinking of a way to 'approach' Sakura. She kept on thinking about Sakura as she dresses up and brushes her short blonde hair. When she left the room, she still kept on thinking of Sakura but as she started to realize how long she thought about her, she groaned. 'Great, even thinking how to claim her could be so hard! Oh boy!' thought Maria gloomily as she entered the big dining hall. There she saw Sumire sitting down drinking her hot herbal tea.
"Good morning Sumire," Maria greeted her politely and took a seat in front of Sumire.
"Well, morning to you Maria," said Sumire as she smirked slightly.
They sat there with a slight uncomfortable silence. Then Sumire started praising herself of how good and beautiful and talented she is and how her fans adore her. She suddenly asked Maria with a smirk on her face.
"Maria dear, you do know that you have a lot of fan and admirers out there, don't you have any interests in them?"
"No sorry. I mean, I love having fans but I don't have any 'feelings' for them," Maria said with a slight shrugged.
But Sumire just laughed and slightly sneered at Maria.
"Oh right, I remembered. You are a 'person' who has no emotions in you. I forgot that you don't fall in love with anyone! Hahahaha!"
Maria got so fed up but quietly stood up from her sit and turned to leave the dining hall. She could still hear the echo of Sumire's mocking laughter behind her. Before she leaves the hall, she turned her head sideways.
"Well, I guess you just don't know me well enough, Sumire!"
Maria then left the dining hall, leaving a slightly surprised Sumire behind.
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Later in the morning in Sakura's bedroom.
Sakura starts to stir from her sleep. She slowly opens her eyes and look at her nearby window. She realized that it was morning and silently yawns. She then looks down where she held Iris, who was still sleeping soundly. Sakura smiled and gently loosen her grip around the small girl and quietly got up and left the bed. She then went to the bathroom and took a shower. Not long after that, she came out from the bathroom and begins to wear her usual kimono clothes. As she was dressing, she looks outside the window again. It was a bright and sunny day.a gay day. She smiles a little and finished dressing up. Then she went to the bed and gently wakes Iris up.
"Iris.Iris, wake up," Sakura said softly as she gentle awaken the small girl.
"Umm.Iris doesn't want to wake up," said Iris as she tried to go under the blanket.
Sakura laughed a little and tries to wake the small girl again.gently but firmly.
"Come on Iris. Better wake up!"
Several seconds later, Iris gave in and grumbled a little. She picked Jean- Paul up and got out from the bed sleepily.
"Okay okay, Iris is awake!" said Iris mumbling.
Sakura smiled as she watches the small girl, opening her bedroom's door and made her way out so she could go back to her bedroom. Sakura lightly shook her head as she makes her bed. Once her room is tidy, she finally makes her way to go out of her bedroom. But after she closes the door and turns, she nearly jumped to see Maria standing a bit too closer to her.
tbc