The air smelled like fresh summer and a light breeze ruffled the leaves. The road was filled with stalls and nets of Chinese lanterns. The summer festival was incomplete without the bustle of the crowd and the giggle of the teenage girls. People dressed in their light kimonos stopped at stalls, had street food and hung around in groups.
Sakura tried her hair into a high bun to keep it off her shoulders. She stood waiting at the corner of the stairs in her red kimono. Her fingers typed with a great speed when she was angry.
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Shiro: Don't get mad...
Sakura: I don't know why you won't leave your room.
Shiro: It's my bat cave, okay.
Sakura: But it's so wonderful out here. We could make up for the dates we had to cancel.
Shiro: You know I hate social spaces.
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Sakura sighed and kept back her phone. In the distance, she could see three familiar figures in the distance walking towards her.
"I didn't expect you to be on time." Touya smirked."Sakura..."
She looked behind Touya to see her father smiling at her. She bit her lip and ran to his embrace.
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Cards of Tomorrow
Romance~A coming of age story~ 10 years have passed since all the cards have been changed to Sakura Cards. Sakura has grown into a young woman, and balance has been restored for years in Tomoeda. A lot of things have changed since she grew out of her magic...