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Post by Kaela Sumizome on Nov 20, 2011 21:14:33 GMT -5
  Every day after school, Kaela would take the bus down to the end of the block, walk up the street to the Sohma estate, and ring the doorbell on the giant wooden gate that locked the manor out from the rest of the world ... or perhaps vice versa? Maybe it went both ways? Anyway, she would ring the bell, and one of the head staff would let her in. She would go to the maid's quarters, where she would be greeted by a few of her friends, and then she would change into the proper attire. There was a rule at the Estate that street clothes weren't allowed once you started work. It was like the place existed in a whole 'nother dimension or something. She had heard a few rumors about the rule, from word of mouth or otherwise. The biggest one was that the head of the family had poor health, and the germs brought in from the outside world weren't good for him. Poor old guy; being so old and so sick. She sighed happily as she pulled her hair up into a tight bun, clipping it back and pushing the stray strands back behind her ears as she straightened her kimono, tightening the sash around the waist before she slipped the shoes on over her sock clad feet and headed out to receive instruction. Like most days, she was handed a broom and was instructed to first sweep out the chosen hallways and porches before she could mop them down, then she would come back to brew tea for the Sohma Head. She never saw him, she just knew that every so often she had to make his tea, in a very specific way, to be quite frank. It was hard, so she was just happy she didn't have to do it every day. She took her broom gladly and headed out for the porch first; that way, she could at least be outside for a while before having to come back in, and why waste such a nice day? She could see the gardens from this particular porch; it brought the smallest of smiles to her face as she swept away dirt and accumulated little dead leaves and petals that blew in from the trees. Alone, Kaela would hum quietly to herself, lost in her own little world of concentration, where currently she had no cares but the warm breeze and the sunlight glinting off the puddles of water where the gardeners would water the plants. tagged. Open notes. Oh la la~ credits. carolyn's sweet blasphemy *
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Post by Sakura Sohma on Nov 20, 2011 21:26:26 GMT -5
Sakura stood outside dressed in a plain gray kimono with dark hair pulled back in a loose ponytail with some strands falling into her face. Her golden colored eyes looked down at the pathway that leads up to the opening of the main house. A broom resting within her hands as she swept the dirt and stray grass away. Her mind was else where today, focusing on the man that lead her family.
She couldn't let her mind wander from the tasks she had ahead of her. She still had dishes to do, floors to clean, and many more things to do. After all the things that were occuring within the main house she needed to get her work done before she could take time for her own imagination. Slowly she continued to sweep so that she could do her work for the day.
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Post by Kaela Sumizome on Nov 20, 2011 22:27:05 GMT -5
She only looked up for a moment, just a split moment, when she noticed another girl sweeping along near her. If anything, it was fate, a reprieve from her otherwise boring and lonely task. And hell, just being the kinda sorta outgoing person that she could be from time to time, she might as well strike up a conversation. Kaela smiled a little and not-so-subtly swept her way over to the other young lady, stopping within a few feet of her and turning to look at her. "It's really nice out today, isn't it?" She initiated with a friendly smile, idly tucking her loose hair back behind her ear and leaning a bit more on her broom as she swept. Come to think of it, she'd never really seen this other girl around here before. Maybe she was just hired? Maybe she'd be able to show her around the Estate and they could talk more? It was always good to have another friend around this place here and there, right? "My name's Kaela ... were you just hired?" She inquired and motioned to the outfit and the broom, still sweeping away as she waited for her answer. tagged. Open notes. Oh la la~ credits. carolyn's sweet blasphemy *
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Post by Sakura Sohma on Nov 20, 2011 22:38:59 GMT -5
Sakura looked up at the girl who had approached her out of the blue. A gentle smile was her greeting. Happily she pulled herself away from her work and rested for a moment as the other girl whos name was Kaela struck up a conversation. Slowly she sat down on the ground as she looked over at her she motioned for her to sit with her and enjoy a moment of rest.
"I'm Sakura Sohma." giggling softly at the other part of her question she needed a moment before she could reply. "Yes I am new here. Is it really that obvious?" Sweetly she looked back at Kaela who was around her age...maybe younger. "Can you show me around?"
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Post by Kaela Sumizome on Nov 21, 2011 9:11:33 GMT -5
Sohma; of course she was a Sohma. In fact, there seemed to be a very, very few people working here that weren't Sohma. It wasn't too odd a concept to her, after all it seemed like such a large family. And with a large family usually came a habit of hiring within the family. The odd thing about this family seemed to be that it wasn't centered around a business ... the family just seemed to be ... centered around the family. She wasn't sure if the family members got paid; after all, they lived and ate here ... they needed no reason to be paid, right? Well, other than clothes and anything else ... but ... either way, she couldn't help but feel like an outsider sometimes. It was though that was how everything was set up. She was one of few, in a group of many. "No, not so obvious." She replied sheepishly, looking around quickly to see if any of the older maids were hanging around, before she approached and sat by her, pulling her knees to her chest and wrapping her arms around her legs. "I've just never seen you before, and it's surprising to see people closer to my age around here." She chuckled a little at that, tucking back yet another loose hair. She asked her to show her around and she smiled brightly, nodding eagerly and popping back up to her feet, holding out her hand to her. "Of course! We can do that and keep working so we don't get in trouble." She explained, waiting for her to take her hand so she could yank her up and head along their way. tagged. Open notes. Oh la la~ credits. carolyn's sweet blasphemy *
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Post by Sakura Sohma on Nov 21, 2011 18:02:26 GMT -5
Sakura looked at the hand in front of her sight wondering what she should do. Slowly she took the hand within her grasp and stood. Once she was on her feet again she began to dust of the dirt and stray grass blades that had gone from the ground onto her gray kimono. Once she completed the small task she grabbed the broom she was using and continued to sweep the walk way. Before they could move about the complex they needed to finish their worlk in this area.
Once all the necessary work was done in the area of the front yard the girls would be able to go about the rest of the house. Sakura was honestly excited. Altought she had worked there since the beginning of the school year she hadn't explored the complex very much. Everything was so extravagant in the main house, she felt as if she were going to break anything she touched.
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Post by Kaela Sumizome on Nov 21, 2011 18:21:00 GMT -5
She quickly began sweeping along the porch, humming as she went along; a small breeze blew right by and swept up her loose hair, making her grin from ear to ear as the cherry blossoms shook from the trees and landed everywhere, blanketing the ground like snow. A couple stuck to her hair and she picked one out, inhaling the soft fragrance that was so unique to the tree before releasing the petal. "So, how long has it been since you started working?" She asked conversationally as they worked along, looking to her with a curious thingy of her head as she waited on her answer. Little leaves and more dead petals drifted off the porch and to the ground, settling in the grass as they walked along and continued. tagged. Open notes. Oh la la~ credits. carolyn's sweet blasphemy *
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Post by Sakura Sohma on Nov 21, 2011 19:11:57 GMT -5
Sakura smiled. "Ever since I came back from studying in Britian. so....a little over three or four months." It was true, after her schooling away from home she decided to get a job at the main sohma house. All the years away from home had slightly taken away from the memories she had of the compound that she grew up around.
"I've been away from home for a very long time. Things have changed so much since I was younger." Sakura looked at Kaela as she spoke. Although she knew that she would probably get sculded by the older members of the staff, she honestly did not care. She enjoyed to take risks. There was no fun in life without risks. That she knew all to well.
Slowly she turned towards Kaela with a gentle smile. She was curious about what the girl knew about the Sohma household. "Kaela....what do you know about the Sohma family head?"
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Post by Akito Sohma on Nov 27, 2011 21:23:17 GMT -5
Akito had heard someone saying what you know about the head of the sohma family. He just decided to make his appearance. He was very much had been wanting to talk to Sakura all day, and here she was converse with another person. "Did you call me, and hello there I'm the head of the Sohma Family, Akito Sohma." Akito said. He was mostly trying to figure out what he was going to do about his life since his body wasn't so healthy. He just looked at them, and he wondered how he was going to tell Sakura that he had loved her.
His health was deteriorating little by little until he could barely stand of being outside. He just wondered if he was going to live to the age of thirty-nine at this rate. Akito was very much had been trying to make sure that he was in good spirits around Sakura. He was barely ever stand of being outside since he couldn't get any better, but yet he decides to go outside on rare moments.
"Hello there Sakura, and hello there maid I don't think we met maid." Akito said. Akito wasn't up to speed with who the maids were.
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Post by Kaela Sumizome on Nov 27, 2011 21:33:50 GMT -5
Kaela was about to answer before startled by the sudden appearance of ... ..... a very pretty man. Like, this guy was really pretty; thin, but pretty. She tilted her head as she watched him approach and speak to Sakura, a voice so quiet she could barely understand what he was really saying. She hung out and leaned in a little on her broom, just barely catching that ... Head of the Sohma family. Head of the Sohma family.Head of the Sohma familyShe stood ... stunned ... for what seemed like an eternity; surely he was expecting her to answer him but ... oh God ... she didn't know how to react to his sudden entrance. She looked very much like a deer in the headlights as she gripped her broom tight enough to bring the white out in her knuckles before she finally shook herself out of it and bowed, very deeply and very quickly. Her body was just nearly a perfect ninety degree angle she bent over so fast. He was so young! He couldn't have been much older than she was and ... goodness, she still hadn't said anything! "My lord! I mean ... yes, my lord ..." Nice one. "My name? Uhm, Kaela, sir ... Sumizome Kaela." She, of course, didn't want to be continued to be called 'maid' for ... however long this conversation lasted. She glanced over to Sakura, wondering how she was reacting; she mentioned him before ... so did she know him? So many unanswered questions. tagged. Open notes. Oh la la~ credits. carolyn's sweet blasphemy *
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Post by Sakura Sohma on Nov 27, 2011 21:44:23 GMT -5
Sakura looked over at the new member within their small group. Realizing quickly just who it was that had shown themselves. Akito Sohma.....the head of her family.....and the one person she just couldn't get out of her head most of the time.
Suddenly she was at a loss of words. All she could do was feel herself falling forward into a position that was similar to the girl next to her. All she did for the next few moments was try to process what had just occurred. So until her mind would be able to catch up with her body she copied Kaela. Although after a few moments which had seemed like endless seconds Sakura was able to catch enough breath within her body to say....."h-hello....A-A-Akito-sama."
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Post by Akito Sohma on Nov 27, 2011 22:24:34 GMT -5
"Hello Kaela, and hello to you too Sakura. Man I am under the weather thanks to this body of mine, and I do got on added stress." Akito said. He was very much getting feverish, and he was mostly had been trying to figure out what he was going to do. Sakura would be so worried about him at this very moment. He just wondered what he was going to do, nobody asked him if he had wanted a childhood they just sprung this on him. He was mostly had been keeping the presents that he had bought for Sakura hidden until the right time for him to give them to her.
He was mostly had been dizzy, and needed to sit down somewhere. He just wanted to make sure that he had talked to her for sometime he was afraid that she might hated him. "So Sumizome, how long did you work as a maid for the Sohma family without me knowing?" Akito asked. Akito was trying to figure out why his frail body was getting him so ill most of the time. He was very much worried about Sakura more than his own health.
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Post by Kaela Sumizome on Nov 27, 2011 22:53:06 GMT -5
The tension was palpable as soon as she realized the Sohma head could probably pitch over at any moment. The way he sort of just ... swayed where he was standing was a dead giveaway. She gnawed nervously on her lower lip and offered her hand to him; they were out on the porch and could easily just sit on the edge. If not, she would get him a chair if he asked. "A-almost a year now, sir ..." She replied hesitantly; this situation was still very strange ... and sort of less formal than she imagined it. Well, she hadn't imagined it, but rather ... than she expected it. He was her employer ...well, sort of. Someone else had hired her, not him directly. He even sounded a little irritated; 'without him knowing'? The statement in and of itself was ... just a little threatening, and didn't help her relax all that much. She glanced back at Sakura, and how she was reacting; she seemed more flustered than she was, to be honest. That wasn't reassuring at all. Wonderful. tagged. Open notes. Oh la la~ credits. carolyn's sweet blasphemy *
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Post by Sakura Sohma on Nov 27, 2011 23:07:39 GMT -5
Sakura's current state was....well frozen. She had seen the Sohma lord swaying and knew he needed to sit down, yet her body just woulding move. After such a long time of not seeing him without much of the other family around them, or at least without having to stand at a distance. Although...the way he always looked at her was so different from the other people he was often around.
Quickly Sakura got up from her current position to help Kaela steady the young Sohma lord. Smiling gently she looked at Akito to take in his current state. He needed to rest...so why was he outside? Perhaps she should go get the doctor Hatori...or at the very least inside. His health was so important to her. Well that along with....how he felt about her.
Slowly her violet eyes scanned face. Stopping at his dark eyes. Everything about him was so perfect...and he was so far from her reach.
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Post by Akito Sohma on Nov 27, 2011 23:35:39 GMT -5
Akito had looked at Sakura, he had put a hand to her cheek. He had smiled, and his body was so swaying that anyone could tell that he needed to rest, or at the very least sit down. "Sumizome, can you get me a chair if you wouldn't mind?" Akito asked. Akito had then turned to Sakura, and went to her ear. "I love you, Sakura." Akito whispered for only for her to hear him. Akito was very much had been trying to figure out to say the words that he was feeling since he could feel them fill his heart.
He was very feel like he had a fever once again, and he hated it. He had also hated being locked in his bedroom with no company. Yet, he just stays in his bedroom, and rest since he knows when. "Sakura, I bought you something I hope you like them." Akito said.
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