Pink stars are falling...

PS : back from long hiatus.... may contain errors.

To Sakura the time seems to flow slower than she could remember. It was difficult to think straight with all the sedentary drugs they kept giving her. So she decides to take one step at a time and see what had really happened. Jumping in to impulsive actions was in her nature, but this time she held herself back and let the time flow slowly as it may please. She jolts awake with a shock and exhales slowly while starring at the clock hanging on the wall.

“It’s still 3:43PM, it seems like the time is standing still in here…” She whispered to herself.

“Where was i…? Am I dreaming…?” she thought.

The door opens slowly and the nurse walked in with a smiley face.

“Good evening Ms. Sakura…” she said while coming over to her.

“I really need to use the bathroom…” said Sakura after clearing her throat to speak.

“I will get you the bed catheter in a moment…” she said while quickly walking over to the small locker.

“It is not necessary… I can walk…” said Sakura while slowly sitting up on the bed.

“Are you sure…?” the nurse asked.

“I am positive…” said Sakura as she slowly drops her legs down. The nurse helped her to stand up. She walked to the en suite along with the saline dispenser.

After few minutes she walked out of it slowly and saw the nurse rearranging her bed. It reminded of her time back in leaf village as a medical ninja. Soon as the nurse saw her coming back, she went and helped her to get back on the bed.

“Back in my village… I was a medical ninja…” she said while slowly lying down on the bed.

“Really…? That means you helped people to heal themselves…?” said nurse.

“Yeah, most of them were ninjas who were injured while they were on duty” said Sakura.

“Very interesting Ms. Sakura, what kind of medicines did you use back in your village…?” nurse asked.

“We used all sorts of medicine along with dojutsu’s to heal people. I used my healing powers…” said Sakura.

“Amazing… can you heal yourself too…?” nurse asked.

“For some reason, ever since I got here, all my abilities were gone…” said Sakura with a sigh.

“I am sorry to hear that Ms. Sakura… by the way what would you like to have for dinner…?” nurse tried to take the conversation on a different direction.

“I am not really hungry…” said Sakura in a sad tone.

“You have to eat well dear… it is very important for your recovery, how about some nice warm chicken soup…?” said the nurse with a smile on her face.

“It is very kind of you… yes that will be great…” said Sakura serving her with a smile.

Nurse turned on the television before she left the room and handed the remote control over to Sakura.

“Alright Ms. Sakura, enjoy the rest of your evening. If there is anything that you need, just press that button over there and I’ll be here in no time…” said the nurse getting ready to walk out of the room.

“I will… thank you so much” said Sakura in a sincere manner.

She skipped through few channels in the tv hoping to see something familiar.

“What is this place…? Everything is different here…” she whispered to herself while going through the channels.

Meanwhile…

Konan was going through the books and magazines on the street-side stand and Kisame approached her slowly.

“It’s almost evening… did you manage to come in to any conclusions…?” Kisame asked.

“Do you also feel like the time flows slowly here…? Or is it just me…?” Konan asked with her eyes wide open and broke the Kisame’s conversation.

“Time always flows slowly to me…” said Kisame.

Konan pouted and he grinned.

“I came up with an explanation to all this…” said Konan.

“Well… let’s hear it then…?” said Kisame.

“But first… let’s go back in there and have another one of those delicious ice creams” said Konan with a grin.

“This is the sixth ice cream you had for the day… have you gone out of your mind or it’s just me…?” Kisame asked.

“How can you resist these delicious flavors…?” said Konan as they walked towards the creamery.

Few moments late…

Konan received another chocolate nut mountain just like the one she ate earlier.

“Yummy…” she said while drooling at it.

“Alright… let’s hear it…” said Kisame.

“This is what I think had happened… I could be wrong…this is just a thought alright…?” she said.

“Stop being cautious like a little teenage girl and get to the explanation… what’s wrong with you today…?” Kisame said while feeling frustrated.

“The moment you threw samehada at that red energy ball the demon created, it had caused an explosion and released immense amount of energy… maybe the clashing of energies in such manner has warped us in to another dimension… a completely different universe than where we were…” said Konan while taking a spoonful of ice cream in to her mouth.

Kisame kept staring at her in silence and she did the same with the spoon in her mouth then made her yes bigger in an amusing manner.

“It’s hard to believe but that is the only way to explain what had happened… maybe you are right on this Konan. We did jump in to another dimension. That’s why everything is different...” Kisame said while thinking.

Konan smiled while tapping her fingers against the table and leaned back.

“Yes you are right… we are in another dimension” mumbled kisame while pointing at her.

Meanwhile…

“None of these makes sense…” Sakura said to herself while feeling frustrated. She switched off the tv and dumped the controller on the small table next to her bed.

“Maybe I should take a walk outside this room and see what’s out there…” she said while dropping down her feet slowly. She grabbed the saline dispenser from her left hand and slowly walked towards the door. After opening the door she took a peek outside. She saw the hospital staff busily walking here and there.

“Hmmm it’s a hospital alright but nothing like what we had back in leaf village” Sakura thought. She looked at herself before stepping out of the room wearing the hospital gown.

As she carelessly stepped outside along with the saline dispenser someone bumped against her and she was pushed away. She quickly grabbed the saline dispenser with her left hand and held herself from falling and at the same time she felt a strong grapple on her right arm.

“I AM SO SORRY, I didn’t see you coming out…” she heard a young male voice.

Sakura quickly looked at the man who just bumped in to her. An orange haired handsome boy wearing black pants and white shirt stood before her. He had dropped the bouquet of flowers which he was carrying to hold Sakura from falling. She kept gazing at him for a moment as she felt slightly confused.

“I am sorry…” he said while letting go of her hand.

“Oh, I crushed your flowers…” said Sakura.

He quickly grabbed the bouquet in a playful manner.

“No worries… they are perfectly fine…” he said with a grin.

She exhaled with a relief.

“Relax, it’s just a bunch of flowers, that’s all…” he said with a grin on his face.

Sakura looked away feeling slightly awkward.

“Did I hurt you…?” He asked.

“I am alright…” Sakura said while looking away.

“Let me call a nurse…” he offered to help.

“Please don’t trouble yourself, I am alright…” Sakura said again wanting to reassure him that she’s ok.

He felt something is different from the moment he stumbled upon her. Her spiritual pressure is different.

“Alright then, I’ll get going now…” He said.

Sakura smiled in a shy manner.

“By the way, I am Ichigo Kurosaki…” he said while sticking his hand out with a smiley face.

“Nice to meet you Mr. Kurosaki, I am Sakura Haruno…” she said with a quick gentle hand shake.

The moment he touched her hand he felt that her spiritual pressure is unlike anyone else he had met in his life. It’s different in a very strange way and it is very weak to be felt from a distance.

“Good evening, Ms. Haruno… maybe we’ll bump in to each other again… so until then…” Ichigo said with his usual grin and a sharp salute while walking away from her.

He walked few steps away from her and began to question himself. “Who is she…? And what kind of spiritual pressure is that…?” he thought to himself.

“Could she be an arrancar…?” he thought while rubbing his chin.

Meanwhile…
Soul Society…

Shoi fon kept walking towards the head captains office with a doubt in her mind. Even though she walks her mind kept on questioning her over and over.

“Why would the head captain call upon me this late in the night all of a sudden…?”

“What could be the reason…? He never called upon me like this before unless it is a head captains meeting…?”

She kept thinking to herself about various reasons until she reached the head captains office.

She took a deep breath before entering and exhales slowly.

“Alright, here goes…” she thought as she pushed open the door.

She saw the captain standing near the large opened window facing backwards to the entrance. She slowly walked up to him.

“Sir…!” she said slowly.

Gan ryu sai slowly turned towards her in a grumpy manner.

“Sir…! Have you summoned me…?” she asked again.

“Yes I did…” he stated in an angered manner.

“I was about to retire to my sleeping quarters… and…” Soi fon slowly went on.

“I assume that you are well aware about the reason for your summoning in this unlikely hour…” said the head captain breaking in to her conversation with a rude manner.

“I am sorry to say this sir… but I have no clue of what it is…” she said.

“You speak like a fool… captain soi fon…” Head captain said in an angered manner.

“I am sorry sir… I ha…” she tried to speak up.

“You have endangered your entire squad with your selfishly foolish act during the dark hollow encounter three days back…. Killing three of your members and mortally injuring your own lieutenant… yet you have ordered your squad to push further regardless of the casualties. As you may know, here in the soul society we do not approve this kind of carelessness while in duty. I have summoned you here to inform that you’ve been demoted from your rank and captain duties…” Head captain paused.

Soi fon gasped and looked down.

“I did what I had to do… there was no other choice… if I gave the order to fall back at that time, we could have suffered more casualties… none of us could have returned” she said slowly wanting to clear herself up.

“I have personally gone through the whole situation in details and it is clear to me that you were careless… Admit it captain soi fon…!!!” Head captain said angrily.

She sighed softly and looked down.

“Now… now what is going to become of me…?” she asked.

“As I said… you have been demoted and will be sent to karakura town until further notice. You no longer have captain’s privileges nor power to command lower ranking officers. The higher administration will look in to this case further in detail and come up with a final decision. Until then you’re to remain in karakura town…” said head captain and looked away.

“But…” soi fon tried to speak up.

“You are dismissed captain soi fon…!” said the head captain in an arrogant tone.

She looked down with a sigh and slowly walked out of the head captain’s office.

“Things haven’t been good to me lately… nothing seems to work…” she whispered to herself in a frustrated manner and looked ahead.

“Whatever happens, it was not my fault and they all know it as well… They just want to pass the blame to someone” she said to herself while walking away from the main door.

Next day…

Sakura went through rest of the day patiently in her hospital room. Even though she managed to calm herself, a good night sleep was impossible for her. Mr and Mrs Volga had arrived at the hospital as they promised. They have bought all the necessary documents which the doctor had requested. Mrs. Volga had bought her some new clothes to wear when she leaves the hospital. After she went through all the paper work; hospital authority finally discharged her to the care of Mr and Mrs Volga.

Mr and Mrs Volga were waiting outside the hospital main entrance waiting for her. Sakura slowly walked out of the automatic glass door along with a nurse. The hospital had sent a nurse to escort her outside since she refused to use the wheel chair. She is wearing her new clothes mrs. Volga bought for her. It is a pair of tight fit low waist blue jeans and a white cotton ladies t shirt with a simple art work of a pink cat on it. She had her pink hair neatly braided to a single stem.

“Thank you, I can continue on my own from here…” she said to the nurse.

Mr and Mrs Volga quickly walked over to her. They seemed very happy to see her.

“Well…! Here I am…” said Sakura with a careless shrug and smiled at them.

“Wonderful… I was little afraid that you wouldn’t like the clothes that I picked for you” said Mrs. Volga.

“Thank you for everything Mrs. Volga… I like them very much” Sakura said in a sincere manner.

“We are the ones who should be thanking you Ms. Sakura…” said Mr. Volga.

“Please just call me Sakura…” she said.

“He is earl… and I am Helen…” said Helen wanting her to use their names.

A luxury sedan car arrives at the front porch of the hospital. Earl quickly walked up to the car and opened the door for Sakura.

In a matter of few minutes they began to drive through the city traffic. Earl had taken the seat next to the driver in the front. Helen was sitting next to Sakura.

She was looking outside quietly… observing the environment which is totally strange to her.

“Sakura my dear… you seemed surprised…” said Helen as she noticed it.

“I never seen so many people in the road… back in the village we don’t have these things for transport… this is amazing…” said Sakura while being amused by the whole new environment.

“You mean you don’t have cars in your village…?” Earl asked from the front seat.

“This is the first time I am going in a one…” said Sakura softly while gazing outside.

Earl did not want to continue the conversation any further. He knows that she suffered a severe shock and it may have altered her memories.

Forty five minutes later…

After a long drive through the highway the car exit the traffic and drew away from the city hassle in to a much calmer quieter environment. This is the outskirts of the city which is surrounded by nature. After a little while the car had come to stop in front of a large gate which leads to a mansion in a middle of big landscaped garden.

“Here we are…” said Helen in a relieved tone.

The gate began to open automatically. There is a uniformed security officer in the small cabin next to the gate. As the car approached he stood up and salute at them.

“Is… Is this your home…?” Sakura asked as she turned at Helen with her eyes wide open.

“Yes my dear… this is our humble home…” she replied with a smiley face.

“Wow… it is so big… I never seen a mansion like this before” said Sakura.

Helen smiled at her in a sincere manner because Sakura seemed like a little child in an amusement park for the first time.

The car drew through the paved path way which falls through the garden surrounded by royal palm trees towards the calmly lit white mansion.

“Earl and I decided to move outside the city to our family home after retiring from business duties ten years ago…” said Helen.

“Amazing…!” said Sakura while gazing at the beautiful mansion.

The car drew in to the front car porch of the mansion and came to a halt in a royal manner. A well-dressed doorman quickly walked towards the car and opened the door for them. Sakura stepped out of the car and looked around being amazed by sudden change of her life. She felt like she is in a dream right now; from a musty dungeon to a lap of luxuries in so little time was bit too much for her to grasp.

Helen came behind and laid her hand on Sakura’s shoulder. She turned to her and smiled.

“Come on… let’s go inside” she said while leading the way for Sakura.

Sakura followed her towards the entrance and earl followed them.

“Welcome to our humble home Sakura; you’re free to stay here as long as you like…” said Helen as they entered the mansion.

“In other words… think of this as your own home from now on…” earl followed up what Helen said.

“I… I don’t know how to thank you two for all this…” said Sakura with a little stammer in her tone.

“We should be thanking you for not pressing charges at us…” said Earl.

Their butler and head maid walked up to greet them.

“They are Margie and hector” said Helen and both of them smiled at Sakura.

“This is Miss. Sakura Haruno; she will be staying with us for a while” said Helen introducing Sakura to her butler and hair maid.

“It is nice to meet you miss…” Hector and Margie greeted her.

“It is nice to meet you too…” said Sakura.

“Wonderful then… Margie, please show Sakura to her room now. I am sure she is tired after a long drive” said Helen.

“Please follow me miss…” said Margie with a smiley face.

“Go ahead with Margie… and don’t worry about anything from now onwards. She will show you to your room everything you may need is there. We can save the introductions for later…” said Helen in a very kind tone.

Sakura nodded and followed Margie.

“Go on child… don’t be shy…” said Helen as she looked back.

Margie led her through the mansion.

“This place is amazing…” said Sakura and Margie smiled.

“You have a good rest Miss and later I will take you on a little tour of the house and the garden…” said Margie.

“I… er…” Sakura went out of words.

“It’s alright miss… I know you’re tired…” she said.

Margie led her to the third floor of the mansion and across a checkered hallway towards the entrance of her room. She opened the door for her room and Sakura entered the room after Margie.

It was a large room with a large comfortable bed, a sitting area, closet and a marble en suit bathe. It also has a large glass doorway leading to a balcony overlooking the garden of the mansion. Sakura couldn’t believe her eyes.

“Amazing…” she whispered while having her hands clasped together against her chest. She quickly trots towards the balcony which is overlooking the garden and a gust of chill wind wraps around her as she walked unto the balcony.

“Wow…!” she thought.

She quickly walked back to her room and Margie was standing there with a smiley face.

“The wardrobe in the closet will have a selection of formal and informal attires as well as casual wear. The mini-bar with snacks and water is right here…” said Margie while showing her everything in the room and how to use them.

“You can reach me by dialing #4 on the house phone; please do not hesitate to ask if there is anything that you may need, miss, I will be happy to help” said Margie after a long introduction to her room.

“Thank you so much for going through all the trouble Margie, I think I can take it from here…” said Sakura.

“Wonderful…! Have a good rest miss; I will see you later then…” said Margie in a sincere manner and left the room after closing the door behind.

Sakura sit back on the comfortable bed and let herself fall back against the crispy clean sheets in a careless manner.

“I don’t know where I am right now. Maybe I am dead and this is afterlife…” she thought to herself while looking up at the ceiling.

PS: This story is incomplete and this probably be the last chapter because i am planing on "Discontinuing" my existing stories including this one. Main reason is less reviews, comments and the other reason is i want to start writing new stories since i am back from a long hiatus.