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