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1 I don't own these characters or profit from them.
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4 Understanding
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5 By, Clayton Overstreet
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8 Sakura and Madison walked hand in hand to school. The weekend before
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9 they
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10 had finally admitted to eachother that they were in love. (You can pick
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11 just
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12 about any other Tomoyo/Madison Sakura fic to fill in this part.) They
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13 had
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14 told their friends, who had said they understood, and had thought that
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15 was
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16 the end of it. They were wrong.
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17
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18 Sakura first began to notice something was wrong in first period. She
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19 kept
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20 getting odd feelings and when she looked up a lot of people were
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21 quickly
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22 looking away from either her or Madison. Blushing, she focused on her
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23 work
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24 and listening to Miss Makinzy explain the lesson. It wasn't easy.
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25 When the class was done Miss Makinzy announced that it was time to go
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26 out
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27 for break. Madison and Sakura walked out to the play ground and sat
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28 down by
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29 the sand pit where the volley ball net was set up.
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30 Madison looked over at Sakura and smiled nervously. "Is it just me or
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31 were
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32 we the focus of a lot of attention."
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33 Sakura shook her head. "It wasn't just you. I think we would probably
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34 get
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35 less attntion if we told them about the card captor thing."
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36 Madison smiled sadly. "You know Sakura if you want to stop now I
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37 would
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38 understand."
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39 Sakura smiled and shook her head. "You know better than that Madison.
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40 I
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41 love you and what anybody else thinks doesn't matter one bit."
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42 Madison smiled and hugged her. "Thank you Sakura. I don't know what
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43 I'd do
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44 without you."
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45 Sakura giggled. "You'd die of lonelyness, just like I would. Now come
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46 on,
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47 let's get back to class alright?"
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48 Madison nodded and they both got up. As they walked back to the
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49 classroom
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50 they were both accutely aware of the stares of most of the other kids
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51 on the
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52 play ground. Despite this they both kept smiling and holding hands.
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53 Sakura
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54 and Madison had both faced down everything from the fly card to the
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55 thunder
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56 card. Neither of them were afraid of a few odd looks.
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57
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58 The rest of the day went pretty much the same. Hushed whispers,
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59 strange
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60 looks, and some laughter behind their backs. They were both intensely
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61 relieved when the lunch bell rang. Madison and Sakura sat down at their
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62 usual table and began to eat. When Nikki and the others started to walk
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63 past
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64 them Sakura called out, "Hey, are you going to sit with us or what?"
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65 The other girls looked at her nervously and Nikki stepped forward.
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66 "Well
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67 Sakura, like we said we understand about you two and all that. But
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68 well, we
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69 still like guys. And if we sit with you they might think..."
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70 Sakura frowned and was about to tell them just how stupid that was
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71 when
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72 Madison put her hand on Sakura's arm. "That's alright Nikki. We
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73 understand.
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74 See you later alright?"
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75 They other girls nodded and walked away. Nikki stopped and glanced
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76 back,
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77 then continued after the others.
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78 Sakura frowned. "That is so dumb! I can't believe that they think
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79 that
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80 just hanging out with us..."
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81 Madison smiled pleasantly. "Well they're right Sakura. You've seen
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82 how
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83 people have been acting around us. For the next few weeks at least this
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84 is
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85 going to be a big deal. We just have to give them time to get used to
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86 it."
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87 Sakura sighed and took a bite of her food. "I know you're right
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88 Madison.
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89 It wasn't like it was easy for us either. But still..."
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90 Madison nodded and began eating too. Suddenly Lee and Maylin sat down
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91 infront of them. Maylin smiled and Lee looked at them with his usual
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92 grim
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93 face. "Hey Avalon, what's up?"
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94 Sakura smiled. "Aren't you afraid that sitting with us will damage
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95 your
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96 popularity?"
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97 Lee shook his head. "We didn't move down here to be popular. Anyway
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98 you
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99 two are our only real friends around here, so who cares what anybody
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100 else
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101 thinks."
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102 Madison looked at him suprised. "That's awfully nice of you Lee."
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103 Maylin nodded. "Well he's right. And anyway it's not like he has
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104 anyone to
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105 impress." She leaned her head on Lee's shoulder. Lee rolled his eyes
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106 but
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107 Maylin ignored it.
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108 Sakura smiled at them. "Well thanks you guys. I was begining to
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109 wonder if
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110 we had any real friends left."
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111 They ate the rest of their meals and talked about the cards they had
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112 been
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113 capturing lately. "So how many are left?" Madison asked.
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114 "About fifteen I think." Sakura said. She looked over at Lee. "There
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115 were
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116 fifty two to start with right?"
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117 Lee nodded. "Yes. You know Avalon you really need to study magic if
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118 you
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119 want to be a good card captor."
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120 Sakura blushed and looked down. "Well Kero has been teaching me, but
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121 it
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122 takes a while. You two have been studying it all your lives."
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123 Maylin frowned. "You've still got an edge on me. I can't even capture
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124 the
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125 cards."
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126 Madison looked at her. "Well neither can I, but Sakura is always
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127 telling
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128 me that she couldn't do it without my help."
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129 Sakura smiled. "Yeah, both of you help out alot Maylin. Even if you
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130 can't
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131 use magic, right Lee?"
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132 Lee grunted and took a bite of his food. Maylin, however, seemed to
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133 be in
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134 a better mood and the conversation turned to more pleasant topics. The
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135 good
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136 mood lasted almost until the end of lunch.
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137 As they were heading back to class, one of the boys that they didn't
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138 knwo
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139 very well made a comment. Sakura didn't hear much of it, but what she
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140 did
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141 hear was her and Madison's names and the phrase 'carpet muncher'.
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142 Lee immediately punched the guy in the face before Sakura or Madison
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143 could
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144 stop him. "When you insult my friends you insult me." He tried to go
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145 after
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146 the guy again but Sakura and Madison were holding him back.
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147 "Lee stop it right now!" Sakura, Madison, and Maylin said at the same
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148 time.
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149 Lee looked at them confused. "But he..."
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150 Sakura shook her head. "Lee I appriciate you trying to defend us, but
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151 you
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152 can't do things like that."
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153 Madison nodded. "She's right Lee. You can't be there every time
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154 something
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155 like this happens. Just let us handle it alright? You'll just end up
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156 getting
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157 into trouble."
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158 Lee stopped struggling, especially since the guy had run away. He
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159 looked
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160 at both of then, then bowed. "You're right, I'm sorry."
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161 Maylin smiled and held his arm. "Still Lee, it was very gallant of
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162 you to
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163 do that. Would you do the same for me Lee?"
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164 Lee blushed and the three girls laughed at him. Just then the bell
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165 rang
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166 and they turned to go back to class. On the way in Miss Makinzy looked
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167 at
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168 them. "I want to talk to the four of you after class." They all looked
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169 down
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170 and nodded. "Yes Miss Makinzy."
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171
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172 After the other students had been excused Sakura, Madison, Maylin,
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173 and Lee
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174 stood infront of Miss Makinzy's desk. "I saw what happend today durring
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175 lunch. That wasn't a very smart thing to do Lee."
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176 Lee looked down ebarrassed and frowned. "I'm sorry."
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177 Miss Makinzy laughed. "You don't have anything to be sorry for Lee."
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178 They
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179 all looked up at her suprised. "It's been a long time since I saw
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180 chivalry
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181 like that. But like Sakura said, you can't fight someone's battle for
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182 them."
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183 She looked at Madison and Sakura. "And it is going to be a battle you
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184 know. It hasn't been easy for either of you two has it?"
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185 They shook their heads and Sakura said, "No, but I'm not ready to
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186 give up
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187 just because of what somebody else thinks."
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188 Madison nodded. "Me either."
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189 Miss Makinzy smiled. "You know I envy all of you. And not just for
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190 the
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191 cards either. Very few people find someone who loves them enough to go
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192 through this sort of thing. And even fewer have friends that will stand
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193 with
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194 them."
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195 Sakura dn Madison smiled at Lee and Maylin who stood looking stunned.
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196 Miss
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197 Makinzy smiled and pointed towards the door. "You may be excused now. I
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198 will
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199 see you all tommorow."
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200 They all nodded and headed towards the door. Madison and Sakura
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201 smiled at
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202 eachother and said goodbye to Maylin and Lee, then bagan walking
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203 towards
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204 Sakura's house.
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205
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206 When they arrived at Sakura's home Kero was waiting to be fed. "I'm
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207 starving. Why were you two so late getting back from school?" Sakura
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208 and
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209 Madison told him what happened. Kero was actually quite impressed with
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210 Lee's
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211 actions. "I didn't think he had it in him. Back in Clow Reed's time
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212 that was
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213 the standard of course. He must have been taught very well."
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214 Sakura shook her head and handed him a sandwich. "Well this isn't
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215 then. If
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216 we don't handle our own problems then they will just get bigger."
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217 Kero nodded. "You're right of course. But so was your teacher. This
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218 isn't
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219 going to be easy for either of you."
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220 Madison smiled and scratched Kero behind the ears. "Don't worry Kero,
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221 I'm
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222 sure we can handle it. Right Sakura?"
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223 "Right Madison." Sakura hugged both of them. "Thanks for helping out
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224 though Kero."
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225 Kero smiled and ate his sandwich. "No problem kid."
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226 They went to the livingroom and watched television until Sakura's
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227 brother
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228 and father came home. After that Madison called her mother for a ride
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229 home.
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230 When Madison's mother arrived and she was leaving Madison turned back
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231 to
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232 Sakura and the two kissed goodbye. "See you tommorow Sakura."
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233 Sakura smiled. "Bye Madison. See you on the way to school."
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234 Once Madison was gone Sakura turned back to see her father and Tory
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235 standing behind her. "Something you want to tell us Sakura?" Mr. Avalon
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236 asked.
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237 Sakura blushed. "Well Madison and I have kind of... become a couple."
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238 Both of them looked at her suprised. Tory frowned and asked her, "Why
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239 didn't you tell us?"
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240 Sakura looked at them. "Well it only happened this weekend. And I've
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241 been
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242 having a few problems at school so I just really didn't thinka bout
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243 it."
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244 Tory smiled and nodded. "I see. Well that's understandable I suppose,
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245 right dad?"
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246 Her father frowned and looked at her. "What kind of probelms at
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247 school?"
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248 Sakura told him about how her friends had decided not to sit with
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249 them any
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250 more and about what happened durring lunch. "It's no big deal really."
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251 Her dad seemed unconvinced. "Sakura I'm not sure if this is a good
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252 idea. I
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253 mean you're a little young to know what love is and you might be
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254 deluding
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255 yourself. Maybe you should think about not seeing her for a while."
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256 Sakura looked at him in shock. "Dad, I know what I'm doing. Madison
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257 makes
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258 me happier than anyone else in the world and I am not going to stop
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259 seeing
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260 her."
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261 Tory started to say something in Sakura's defense, but her dad cut
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262 him
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263 off. "Sakura I think that maybe you should go to your room to think
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264 about
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265 this. I'll send Tory up with your dinner later."
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266 Sakura looked at her father, feeling like he was betraying her. A
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267 tear
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268 trickled down her cheek and without another word she ran up the stairs
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269 to
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270 her room.
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271 Tory looked at his dad and said, "Weren't you a bit hard on her?"
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272 He shook his head. "No, I don't think so. She's just a kid. This way
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273 will
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274 spare her a lot of pain."
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275 Tory frowned and walked to the kitchen. "I'm going to make dinner."
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276
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277 When they got home Madison's mother asked her to wait a second before
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278 going upstairs. "Madison... I think we need to talk about you and
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279 Sakura."
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280 Madison sat down on the couch and looekd at her. "What do you mean?"
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281 "Well, when I was younger I had a crush on Sakura's mother, so I know
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282 what
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283 you're going through. I don't think you should keep seeing Sakura."
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284 Madison looked at her. "Why? I mean I've been in love with her for
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285 years
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286 and now we're finally together. I'm not going to give her up for no
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287 reason."
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288 Her mother bit her lip. "Madison, I'm just trying to spare you some
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289 of the
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290 pain I went through. I mean eventualy she might decide that she wants
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291 to
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292 have a baby Madison."
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293 Madison looked down sadly, then shook her head. "I don't care. We'll
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294 deal
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295 with thatever comes up."
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296 Her mother frowned. "I'm sorry Madison, but I can't let you do that.
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297 I'm
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298 going to arrange for home schooling now and I want you to not see
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299 Sakura for
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300 a while."
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301 Madison looked up at her in shock. "You can't do that!"
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302 Her mother shook her head. "It's for your own good Madison."
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303 "But mom I..." Madison began.
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304 "I've already decided Madison." She said.
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305 Madison gritted her teeth and ran up the stairs to her room. Her
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306 mother
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307 watched her go.
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308
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309 The cell phone in Sakura's room rang. Smiling she picked it up.
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310 "Madison?"
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311 "Yeah, it's me Sakura. You aren't going to believe this, but my mom
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312 wants
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313 me to stop seeing you." Madison said.
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314 Sakura sighed. "My dad is the same way. I can't believe them. It's
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315 none of
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316 their business anyway."
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317 Madison laughed. "You're right. But my mom is saying that she is
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318 going to
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319 make me take home schooling so I won't see you."
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320 Sakura gasped. "She can't do that, I mean it's totaly unfair. I don't
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321 believe... hold on a second, my brother is at the door." She stuffed
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322 the
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323 phone under her pillow. "Come in Tory."
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324 Tory came in carrying a tray of food. "Hey squirt. Here's your
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325 dinner."
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326 She smiled. "Mmm, smells good."
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327 He turned to leave and then stopped and looked back at her. "You know
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328 I
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329 think dad was totaly wrong."
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330 Sakura smiled. "Thanks Tory."
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331 He smiled. "No problem. I'll talk to him tommorow after he's had some
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332 time
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333 to think alright?" He turned and left, closing the door behind him.
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334 Once he was gone Sakura picked the phone up again. "Wow, you're
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335 brother is
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336 being really good about this." Madison said.
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337 Sakura nodded. "I know. I mean he teases me a lot, but he's a really
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338 cool
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339 guy some times."
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340 Sakura nodded and took a bite of her food. "So what are we going to
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341 do?"
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342 Madison sounded uncertain. "I don't know Sakura. I mean what can we
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343 do?"
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344 Sakura was thinking about it when she heard a door open on the other
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345 end
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346 of the line. In the background she could hear Madison's mother.
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347 "Madison I
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348 thought I had made myself clear. Give me that phone right now."
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349 Sakura listened while the phone exchanged hands. After a second
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350 Madison's
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351 mother said, "Sakura? I would really appriciate it if you would leave
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352 Madison alone for a while."
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353 Sakura frowned. "Why? We've been best friends since we were kids."
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354 "You are still kids. You're too young for this kind of relationship.
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355 Now
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356 please just leave her alone." She hung the phone up, leaving Sakura
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357 just
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358 sitting there.
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359 Sakura tried to call back, but it was turrned off. When she called
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360 the
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361 house number the operator told her that the call was blocked. She
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362 looked at
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363 Kero who had been sitting on the dresser. "This is so unfair. How can
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364 she do
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365 something like this?"
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366 Kero shrugged. "She wants what she thinks is best. for the two of
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367 you. The
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368 question is, what are you going to do about it?"
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369 Sakura frowned and bit her lip. Suddenly the clow book opened and the
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370 cards flew out to surround her. "Kero, what's going on?"
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371 Kero nodded. "The cards want to help you Sakura."
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372 Sakura frowned and looked at them, then nodded. "Alright, then I know
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373 what
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374 I have to do."
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375
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376 Madison sat in her room crying into her pillow. All the videos,
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377 drawings,
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378 and pictures she had of Sakura had been confinscated by her mother. She
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379 had
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380 taken away her cell phone and even went so far as to delete all of the
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381 pictures of Sakura that Madison had on her computer.
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382 Her door creaked as it opened slightly. "I don't want to talk to you
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383 right
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384 now."
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385 The door opened a bit more, but nobody answered. When she looked up
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386 instead of her mother she saw the visible form of the sleep card
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387 peeking
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388 around her door. Madison gasped and her face broke into a huge grin.
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389 "Is
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390 Sakura here?"
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391 The sleep card nodded and flew into the room, avoiding her so that
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392 she
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393 didn't fall asleep too. It pointed to the window. Madison got up and
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394 walked
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395 over to the window and opened it. The sleep card flew out and up.
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396 Looking
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397 outside Madison saw Sakura flying just above her roof.
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398 "Hi Madison, care to go on a little trip?" Sakura whipsered.
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399 Madison looked at her worriedly. "You mean like run away."
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400 Sakura nodded. "Not forever, but maybe long enough to let our parents
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401 know
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402 we're serious. If you don't want to we won't."
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403 Madison smiled. "Just wait a second while I get my coat and cammera."
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404 Madison ducked back inside while Sakura put the sleep card away. She
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405 peeked out her door and saw some of the house staff asleep on the
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406 floor.
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407 Quickly she went back into her room and walked to the window. "How do I
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408 get
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409 to you? If you land in the yard the security system will go off."
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410 Sakura smiled and pulled out the float card. She landed on the roof
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411 and
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412 used it to levitate Madison up to her. When she got there Madison
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413 hugged her
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414 tightly. "You're my hero Sakura."
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415 Sakura hugged her back. "And you're my princess Madison. Come on,
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416 let's
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417 go."
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418 They both got onto the wand and flew off into the night. A cold wind
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419 brushed over them and Madison scooted closer to her. "It's cold
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420 tonight."
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421 Sakura nodded. "Yeah. We need to find some place to go."
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422 Madison thought for a minute. "Maybe Lee and Maylin would let us stay
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423 at
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424 their place."
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425 Sakura shook her head. "I don't think so. Their guardian might not
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426 want to
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427 get involved."
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428 Madison sighed and buried her face in Sakura's hair. "Maybe Miss
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429 Makinzy
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430 would help."
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431 Sakura smiled. "That's a great idea Madison." The wand banked to the
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432 left
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433 and they headed towards Miss Makinzy's house. When they got there they
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434 landed and walked over to the door.
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435 Sakura reached up and knocked on the door softly. After a minute Miss
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436 Makinzy opened it and smiled at them. "Sakura. Madison. What are you
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437 doing
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438 here so late? Come on in before you get sick."
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439 They followed her inside and into the living room. Once there Miss
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440 Makinzy
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441 motioned for them to sit on the couch. "Now to what do I owe this
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442 visit?"
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443 Sakura and Madison looked at her nervously. "We were wondering if
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444 maybe we
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445 could stay with you for a couple of days."
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446 Miss Makinzy looked at them in suprise. "What's wrong with your own
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447 homes?"
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448 They told her what had happened and how their parents were acting.
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449 She
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450 listend quietly until they were finished. "So we were hoping you'd help
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451 us.
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452 If you want we could do chores for you around here." Sakura said.
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453 "And we'll do whatever school work you want to give us." Madison
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454 added.
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455 Miss Makinzy smiled. "Well that is a very tempting offer, but you
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456 know I
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457 can't do that." Sakura and Madison looked down sadly. "But what I can
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458 do it
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459 talk to your parents. I may be able to convince them to listen."
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460 Sakura looked up at her gratefully. "Would you? That would be so
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461 great."
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462 Madison nodded her agreement. "Yeah."
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463 Miss Makinzy smiled. "Look, why don't you two have some cookies while
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464 I
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465 call your parents?" The girls smiled and Miss Makinzy brought in a
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466 plate of
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467 cookies for them.
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468 While they were eating Madison looked down at the coffee table. "Hey
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469 Sakura, doesn't that pattern look familiar?"
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470 Sakura looked down and stared in amazement. "It's a lazen board! Does
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471 everyone have one of these except me?"
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472 Madison giggled, then they both stopped as they heard miss Makinzy on
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473 the
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474 phone. "Yes, they are both here. Yes they are safe. No I will not make
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475 them
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476 go to seperate rooms. Please, will you please come here and talk to me
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477 in
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478 person? I don't think that will work. They would just run away again.
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479 No, I
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480 got them to agree to not do it if you are willing to come talk about
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481 it.
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482 Alright. I'll see you in a little bit. Good bye."
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483 She walked back into the room and smiled at them, taking a cookie
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484 for
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485 herself. "It seems Madison's mother was already at your house Sakura.
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486 They
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487 are both on their way here now."
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488 Sakura bit her lip and looked up at her. "Do you think we should be
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489 here
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490 when you talk to them? It might help."
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491 She shook her head. "No. I know it doesn't seem fair to keep you two
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492 out
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493 of the conversation, but I think it will be easier to get them to
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494 listen to
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495 me if the two of you remain out of sight until we are done."
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496 Madison took Sakura's hand and squeesed it slightly. "I see what you
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497 mean
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498 Miss Makinzy, but still it is about us..." Sakura nodded and squeesed
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499 Madison's hand back.
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500 Miss Makinzy looked at then, then nodded. "Alright, but not at first.
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501 I'll
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502 call you down when it's time. Is that good enought?"
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503 They looked at eachother, then back at her and nodded. "Thank you
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504 Miss
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505 Makinzy."
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506 She smiled. "It's no problem. It actually makes me feel pretty good
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507 that
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508 you came to me with this. Your friends Lee and Maylin still don't quite
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509 trust me."
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510 Sakura smiled. "Well maybe if you weren't so mysterious all the time.
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511 By
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512 the way, this is a lazen board right?" She pointed to the table. "Where
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513 do I
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514 get one of these?"
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515 Miss Makinzy smiled. "I may be able to get you one later. I take it
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516 you
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517 feel you could use one?"
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518 Sakura nodded and nervously rubbed the spot in her jakect where the
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519 Clow
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520 book was hidden. She was glad Kero had decided to stay at home.
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521 They spent some time talking, killing time until their parents showed
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522 up.
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523
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524 Sakura's father and Madison's mother drove to Miss Makinzy's house in
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525 the
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526 same car. She had woken up after the other people in her house and
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527 since
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528 they didn't want to get into trouble, they hadn't told her. When she
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529 had
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530 gone to check on Madison and found her missing nobody coudl figure out
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531 where
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532 she had gone since the security system had not been set off.
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533 She had gone to Sakura's house immediately, only to find that Sakura
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534 had
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535 been missing too. Sakura's father told her what had happened with him
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536 and
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537 Sakura. She admitted that a similar conversation had happened between
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538 her
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539 and her daughter. Just them Miss Makinzy had called to tell them that
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540 the
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541 girls had gone to see her. Both parents had immediately asked that the
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542 two
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543 be separated, but the teacher had refused. As they left Tory had looked
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544 at
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545 them and said, "You are both wrong. You should let them make their own
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546 decisions." Both parents left without saying anything to him.
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547 As they drove to her house Sakura's father said, "I think this is all
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548 your
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549 fault."
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550 She looked at him. "My fault?"
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551 He nodded. "I know about that thing you had about my wife."
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552 She frowned. "But I didn't even tell Madison about that. And anyway I
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553 told
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554 Madison that it would be best for all conserned if they stopped seeing
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555 eachother."
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556 "Well that's what I told Sakura." He said.
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557 The rest of the drive was very quiet and when they arrived at Miss
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558 Makinzy's house. They got out of the car and knocked on the door.
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559 Inside
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560 they heard what sounded like two people running up the stairs. Then
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561 Miss
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562 Makinzy opened the door. She smiled at them and asked them to come in.
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563 "Actually I was wondering if I might just get my daughter and go."
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564 Mrs.
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565 Taylor said.
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566 Miss Makinzy shook her head. "As I told Mr.Avalon the girls only
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567 agreed to
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568 wait here for you to show up if I would talk with you. Otherwise they
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569 will
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570 just run away again."
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571 They both followed her inside. "Look, we didn't want to hurt them. We
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572 just
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573 feel that it would be best if they just... waited a few years."
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574 Sakura's dad
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575 said.
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576 Miss Makinzy looked at him seriously. "And I suppose what they want
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577 means
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578 nothing?"
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579 Madison's mom shook her head. "I know what they are going through. I
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580 don't
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581 want my daughter to go through what I did."
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582 From upstairs Sakura and Madison listened while the adults talked.
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583 Miss Makinzy nodded. "I see, but I don't think this is the same
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584 situation.
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585 I have seen them at school and while they have been having their
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586 problems,
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587 both Sakura and Madison have been handling it well. Their friends have
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588 been
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589 helping them out."
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590 Mr. Avalon rubbed his chin. "Still this is rather unusual. I mean...
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591 well
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592 you know."
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593 Miss Makinzy smiled. "Yes, I do know. But still that is a choice they
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594 had
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595 to make and it probably wasn't easy for either of them. Don't you think
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596 you
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597 should let them decide how to do this?"
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598 Mrs. Taylor looked at her. "Well neither of them seem to be here do
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599 they?"
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600 Miss Makinzy shook her head. "Actually they want to talk to both of
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601 you
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602 about it. Girls, you can come down now."
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603 Sakura and Madison held eachother's hands as they walked down the
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604 stairs.
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605 When they reached the living room their parents looked at them. "You
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606 two are
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607 in a lot of trouble." Mr. Avalon said.
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608 Sakura looked down. "I know."
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609 Mrs. Taylor looked at Madison. "How did you get passed the security
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610 system?"
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611 "Magic." Madison answered honestly.
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612 Her mother looked mad, but Miss Makinzy interupted. "Let's leave that
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613 for
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614 another time. Girls, I think you wanted to tell them something."
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615 Both parents waited, watching their daughters. Sakura bit her lip and
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616 looked at them. "Well we think what you are doing is totaly unfair. I
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617 mean
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618 we tell you that we love eachother and instead of being happy for us
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619 you are
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620 pulling a Romeo and Juliet routeen."
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621 Madison nodded. "Yeah. We have enough problems as it is without you
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622 two
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623 trying to keep us apart. I mean mom, I know it didn't work out with
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624 you. But
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625 Sakura isn't her mother and I'm not you."
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626 Sakura spoke up, "Yeah. You can't judge how we're going to end up
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627 just
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628 because of what happened to you." She looked at her father. "And dad, I
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629 know
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630 you think we're too young, but I love Madison. Just as much as I love
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631 you
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632 and Tory."
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633 They stood there in silence for a minute. Then Miss Makinzy said,
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634 "Girls,
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635 why don't you go back upstairs for a minute while your parents talk?"
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636 They both nodded and turned to go upstairs. As they did Sakura and
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637 Madison
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638 held eachother close and stopped at the edge of the living room to look
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639 back
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640 at their parents. Then they left the room and went back to the top of
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641 the
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642 stairs.
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643 Mr. Avalon sighed. "They're right of course."
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644 Mrs. Taylor nodded. "Yeah, but that won't make it any easier on them.
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645 I
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646 mean people will talk and then there is the physical aspect..."
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647 He shook his head. "I know. And here I always thought Tory and I
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648 would
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649 have to keep boys away from her." He looked at Miss Makinzy. "You're
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650 sure
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651 they handled the school stuff alright?"
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652 She nodded. "Yes sir. In fact when one of their friends tried to
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653 defend
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654 them from a rude comment, they stopped him and insisted that they could
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655 handle it themselves. Your daughters are very grown up."
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656 He smiled. "I know. But still..." He looked at Madison's mom.
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657 "I don't see what we can do. After all if we try to keep them apart
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658 they
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659 might run away again. And next time they might not come to someone who
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660 will
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661 tell us where they are." She said.
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662 Miss Makinzy looked at them seriously. "I will promise you that there
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663 is
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664 nothing you can do to keep them apart. After all, didn't you say that
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665 some
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666 how Madison got out of your house with the security system, your
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667 bodyguards,
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668 and all that?"
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669 Mrs. Taylor nodded. "Yes. And anyway if they are really happy
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670 together I
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671 don't suppose it would be right to force them."
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672 He agreed and glanced the way the girls had gone. "So we just let
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673 them
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674 work it out for themselves then."
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675
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676 When she got home Sakura looked at her dad. "Am I grounded?"
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677 He looked at her and shook his head. "No, just go to bed alright? You
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678 have
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679 school tommorow."
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680 She smiled and walked up the stairs. Tory was there and he smiled at
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681 her.
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682 "You seem to be in a better mood."
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683 Sakura nodded. "Yeah. Dad and I talked on the way home. Everything
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684 worked
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685 out fine."
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686 Tory nodded and they both went to their rooms. Once she got there
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687 Sakura
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688 changed into her night gown and settled down into bed. Suddenly her
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689 cell
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690 phone rang. She reached over and picked it up. "Hello?"
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691 Madison's voice answered. "Hi Sakura. My mom gave me back my phone
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692 and
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693 pictures. I just wanted to say good night."
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694 Sakura smiled. "Good night Madison. I'll see you tommorow. Love you
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695 lot's"
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696 "I love you too Sakura." The phone hung up and Sakura pulled the
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697 blankets
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698 over herself and smiled. Atleast things were getting better. Tommorow
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699 was
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700 going to be another rough day, but she knew that after all this she
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701 could
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702 hande it. Taking one last look at Madison's picture on her nightstand,
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703 Sakura closed her eyes and went to sleep.
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705 The End
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706
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707 Author's note
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708 I realized that there would be some problems if they actually fell in
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709 love. So I wrote this and worked everything out. I mean even if they
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710 really
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711 did love eachother that didn't mean everyone would be supportive. So I
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712 wrote
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713 this. If you liked it tell me what you thought at clayton_n@hotmail.com |
