Tea beneath the Sakura Blossom

Darkness. Endless darkness. The girl walked quickly, quietly. Her heart beat hard against her chest, so hard she thought she could hear it. She could see nothing, yet she could see her own hands, and when she looked down, she could see her two bare feet showing underneath her kimono. Beneath her feet, however, was darkness. She felt nothing against her soles. There was no way to tell what she...

Koi Fish

The koi fish swam gracefully in the pond, and I watched them detachedly, my mind drifting back to the events of the most disgraceful night of my life. I had led fifty of my father’s men to their deaths, all in the name of my stupid ego, and the thirst to prove that Cesare had no need for a son. How very, very wrong I was. I sighed inwardly. Ever since Gianni brought me home I had distanced...

Defeat

“Bring it!” I had screamed at them, and bring it, they did. I laid on the cold floor of the basketball court, beaten to a pulp. There might be a broken bone somewhere, it was hurting that much. But all that beating didn’t do much to numb the real pain. I didn’t know why I never realized her true identity. Obviously a common young girl would not be able to roam the manor as freely as she did. If...