Running Towards Fate
By: pinkpearlprincess + Editing by: Eugiebear

Authors note: This is my first story so please don't be so hard on me. I'll try my best!
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS

Prologue

Sakura sat quietly as she listened to her parents rant on and on about how she had sent another bachelor packing. She was a stunning young lady of 16 and had all the right curves and perfect posture, with neck-length hair that curled and constantly pulled back by a headband. She once had sparkling emerald eyes but that was a long time ago. Her eyes, although still beautiful, had lost their sparkle as she grew up. Her parents had punished her over the years until she was nearly over the edge. Sakura was fed up with her parents and wanted to get away from it all. She could only hope that her freedom would come soon.

"Sakura," called her mother, Nadeshiko, from the living room, "How many times will you send a man packing? This one was so rich, too, and quite handsome. He would have made a fine husband." She gave her a critical look before looking over at her husband for support

"Mother, I want to marry for love, not for looks or money," Sakura answered. She, too, turned to her father wanting to hear what he would say.

"LOVE! There is no such thing as LOVE," yelled her father, Fujitaka Kinomoto. Fujitaka stood up from the love seat that he and his wife were sitting at and gave the coldest glare Sakura had ever seen to his daughter. Nadeshiko stood up and gently placed a hand upon her husband's shoulder. He turned to his wife and his glare disappeared to a disappointed look. She returned the same disappointed look and turned back to Sakura who sat there staring at her hands, looking like she was about to cry.

"Anyway, Sakura, what we wanted to tell you is that we were able to find a man suitable for you after much searching." Nadeshiko replied, her disappointed face changing dramatically into a cheerful one. You would think from the smiles that these sort of things happened every single day. "We signed the documents yesterday. His name is Ricardo Ercon. He's 18 and in charge of the Ercon company."

Sakura just sat there staring at them in disbelief. She couldn't believe they would do this to her. Sure, she knew she was difficult but to actually sign her off to some bozo without her consent? But she knew that they were always going to be deciding her life. She wanted to be free of this company and to discover her future on her own. She wanted to find the person that will care for her, protect her, want only her, and love her. She'd do anything to find him.

That was the last time they saw her. She ran away that night and was never seen again. This is her story. The story about how everything changed when she met him, when they fall madly in love with each other, even with everything against them.

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Author note: What do you think so far? Was it good? Please Review and I'll post an update soon