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Sakura sat at a table outside of the cafe. She had a smoothie in front of her and her head resting in her hands. She had been sitting here for ten minutes. And so far it didn't look like anything special was going to happen.

'Well this is boring.' Sakura stretched and ran her hand through her hair. It was sarting to tangle in the wind. She pulled an elastic out of her bag and gathered her hair on the side of her head. She smiled when she had a curly ponytail on the side of her head.

"Don't you look lovely today, Sakura-chan?" Sakura turned and found a man leaning on the railing that closed in the cafe's outdoor area.

"Jushiro-kun. How are you?" Sakura smiled at the destraction that had showed up.

Jushiro returned Sakura's smile. "Much better than yesterday. I'm glad I found you. I have to head back to Soul Society."

"What?" Sakura didn't want him to go. She liked him to much. 'How much do I like him?'

"I need to get the medication that Isshin-san gave to me back. That way I can start the treatment." Jushiro looked down at his phone. He was waiting for it to beep and tell him where the Senkaimon had opened up.

Sakura looked away from him. She didn't want to show him how sad she was. "Will you come back?" Her voice choked and she shut her eyes to the building pressure that came with her tears.

Jushiro reached over and wiped the building tears from her eye. He smiled as her eyes met his. "I will try to come back. But they will most likely send others. Karakura town doesn't really need a Taichou level shinigami protecting it. It will be just fine with the protectors it has."

"I'll try to help." Sakura placed her hand over his hand that was on her cheek. She didn't want it to leave.

Jushiro smiled as he pulled out a note from his pocket. "Here. This guy will help you."

Sakura looked at the note. 'Urahara's Candy Shop'

*buzz buzz*

Jushiro looked down at his phone. It was the coordinates for the Senkaimon. "I have to go now." He saw the hurt look on Sakura's face and stopped pulling his hand away. Instead he leaned close to her. "Be safe, Sakura." He pressed his lips to hers gently.

Sakura felt her heart skip a beat. His lips were soft and warm. And then his touch was completely gone. She opened her eyes and looked around. She couldn't see him anywhere.

"Sakura-chan!" Sakura looked towards the door to the cafe. Alice was waving at her with Kaiede, Britany, and Mariko following her. "You made it! Now we can have our girl's day!"

"Girl's day?" Sakura shook her head at what her father planned. "Does it involve karaoke and a spa visit?"

"Of course. Your Oto-san said you would be sad. So we planned a happy day for you!" Alice spun around before hugging Sakura's neck. "So let's go!"

Sakura rolled her eyes as she stood from her seat.

"Sakura-chan you dropped a note." Sakura looked to see Kaiede picking up a piece of paper. "Urahara's Candy Shop? Never heard of it."

Sakura took the note from her friend. "Someone recommended it to me. It's a commoners store. Nothing more." Sakura tucked the note into her purse. "You know girls, I'm not really in the mood for a girl's day. Maybe another time." Sakura began backing away from the group. She wanted to talk to Urahara as soon as possible.

"That won't do. Britany-chan, Mariko-chan." Alice snapped her fingers.

Sakura soon found herself being restrained by two of her friends. "Uh...girls?"

"To the salon!" Alice led the way as the other three pulled Sakura along.

"Girls? Doesn't the girl you are trying to cheer up get a say?" Sakura wasn't struggling much. They were her friends, or the closest things to friends she had.

"We would give you a choice, but your Oto-san told us not to." Kaiede gave her friend a sympathetic smile.

"Figures. Fine. I'll come. But no recording the karaoke!" Sakura didnt mind people listening to herself sing. But her father always played them too much.

"Yay! And no promises about the karaoke." Alice cheered as they made their way down the road.

Sakura laughed with her other friends as they made their way to the salon. She looked up at the sky and sighed as she watched the pure white clouds float by. 'Hopefully I will see you again, Jushiro.'

"What are you looking at, Sakura-chan?" Sakura looked towards her friends. They were a few feet ahead of her.

"Just the clouds. They looked pretty today." Sakura laughed off as she caught up to her friends.

"She was probably day dreaming about a boy. That reminds me." Alice fell into step beside Sakura. "Where did you and Haku-kun sneak off to after you danced?"

Sakura blushed a bit and looked away from her friend. "Nothing. He was being a jerk so I left. End of story."

"She's not telling us something." Mariko wrapped an arm around Sakura's. "Details please."

"He tried to steal my first kiss." Sakura mumbled while she kept her eyes on the road in front of her.

"And you didn't let him?!" Alice stepped in front of her and began walking backwards. "Why not? Don't you have a crush on him?"

"I did. But now I like someone else. But he left today. And I might not see him again." Sakura's voice was quiet as she spoke.

"Change of plans! To a dessert shop!" Britany had looped her arm around Sakura's other free arm. "A girl that just lost the love of her life, needs chocolate."

"Agreed!" Kaiede pulled Alice along. The small girl looked like she was about to break into tears.

"It's *sniffle* its so *sniffle* that's terrible!" Alice began crying madly.

"Looks like she needs chocolate more than Sakura-chan does." Mariko smiled awkwardly as they made their way towards the girls' favourite sweet shop. The girls all laughed as Alice began mumbling about wanting candy.

Sakura sighed inwardly. 'Tomorrow starts a short break for us all. Then they all head off to university. While I'm stuck here.'

'I'm sure Urahara will find something for you to do.' Sakura smiled as the voice in her head returned. 'So now your happy to hear me?'

'Yeah. Because maybe Urahara can tell me how to get you out of my head.' Sakura could here what sounded like a snort.

'Darling. You are never getting rid of me. And I can come out of your head whenever I want to.' Sakura rolled her eyes at the sass in the voice. Is was going to be an eventful break.

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