"Saky you can’t be serious about going back? They gave you a pounding back then!" Hinata said.  
"I have to do what I have to do." Sakura said packing her bags  
"Are you sure it’s not the Satsui no Hado talking." Natsu asked  
"I feel really bad about what happen. If I don’t go, my heart will feel worse." Checking her passport. She headed downstairs  

"Child. Where are you going?" Sakura’s mother asked.  
"Oh I’m going to the Hoshi’s Dojo." Sakura answered.  

"What!? Child. After what happen back there you were lucky they let you off." Her mother was shock. Her daughter had gone missing for a week and return with serious bruises. Hinata and Natsu had told her about the incident. And now her daughter is going back again?  
"Obasan (Aunty). That’s what I’ve being trying to get her to understand the whole morning." Hinata said.  

"I know that there’s no stopping you once you mad up your mind…..Go…..But promise me that if they allow you to stay you will phone back immediately. If they do not allow, then come home straight please." Her mother sighed.  
"Okay Mommy. I promise." Sakura said heading out.  

"Bye Sis." Her brother called out.  
"What game are you playing now?"  
"Bio Hazard….." His attention still on the TV  
"Done your homework?"  
"What homework?" Not even turning around.  
"Eaten breakfast?"  
"After completing this game…."  
"Slept yet?"  
"Not in the last ten hours."  
"Bath?"  
"What for? I’m not going out."  
"Help me to walk the live dog not vitual dog okay. Bye"  
"Sure sure. Bye Sis. Get me a memory card when you get back" With that Sakura headed towards the airport.  
   

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A few hours later.  

Shadowlaw Airport  

After leaving the airport, Sakura took a jeep to reach the dojo. She wasn’t even sure how she made it there the last time. The city seems be in a celebrating mood, bright colourful banners and decorations.  

"What are you celebrating?" Sakura asked her driver.  
"Ah. Lord Vega’s birthday. The celebration goes on till the 17^th of April when on the actual day there be a huge procession. The citizens would also be able to see the Royal Family." The driver said.  
"THE BIG BAD VILLIAN HAS A FAMILY???!!!" Sakura exclaimed.  
"Typical tourist type behaviour." The driver shook his head "Well after all the foreign countries are more interested in getting rid of the Shadowlaw Empire that few are actually aware of Lord Vega’s personal life."  

"I see…" Sakura mumbled.  
<   A guy like him, wonder what his kids look like. Eeeewww.  >  Sakura cringe as the thought enter her mind  
"Well missy we’re here. Have a nice day."  
"Domo Arigato." Sakura headed inside after paying her fare.  
   

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The dojo is thriving greatly, at the moment it is still the morning session and both discipline’s students are still in training. Some exchange students while others had come from other countries. The dojo was divided wall. Ryu teaching his class in the west room and ChunLi teaching hers in the east room.  

There were some students who thought they could study both disciplines at one go, these same students had also dropped either one of the discipline within one week. Ryu had spotted Sakura entering the premise; he acknowledged her presence with a nod. Ryu sent a student to pass a message to Sakura.  

"Please wait at the pavilion until session ends." Mel said escorting Sakura over.  
Along the way she had to pass by the east room. Sakura greeted ChunLi with a bow, ChunLi acknowledge her greeting with a slight nod before returning to her attention to her class. After she was seated, an afternoon session student serves her a cup of tea. While waiting she watches the Kois swimming in the pond.  

An hour later the morning session came to an end and the classes were dismiss. The morning students are now on their own time, some of the more diligent ones would actually join the afternoon class for training. Ryu and ChunLi came towards Sakura, she got up and bows.  
   

"Good Afternoon. Ryu~san, ChunLi~san." Sakura said. She had decided to be more formal as she was still uncomfortable about what had happen last month.  

"And how may we help you?" Ryu asked.  
"Ryu~san, I wish to be trained formally." Sakura requested. Ryu was quiet and considering. Sakura was a little nervous by the silence.  

<<  Have you no intention of training her?   >> ChunLi asked  
<<  Aisai, after what had happened last month, I am a little apprehensive.   >> Ryu said.  

"Ryu~san, I wish to learn how to control the Satsui no Hado." Sakura repeated.  

<<  My love. To err is human. To forgive, divine. That was what you taught me some time back. She was under Gouki’s influence. I had forgiven back then, why not you?   >> ChunLi spoke on Sakura’s behalf.  
<<   Only because I trust your judgment, Li.   >> Ryu told ChunLi.  
   

"And why for do you wish to control the Satsui no Hado." Ryu finally asked.  
"To be able have a chance of living my life without the fear of hurting the ones I love." Sakura answered.  
"Okay… You will be trained together with Sean, he’s going through that ‘stage’ too." Ryu said. Sakura got up immediately and bowed.  

"Domo arigato Ryu~san, ChunLi~san. Domo sumimasen for the trouble I’ve caused." Sakura said, she felt that being accepted had taken a burden off her back.  
"Lina, escort Sakura to her quarters." Ryu called out to a morning session student.  

"Yes, Sensei." The girl answered. Leading Sakura to the northeast area where the quarters for the female students is located.  
"Er Is there a telephone?" Sakura asked.  

"Yes, right outside the quarters." Lina answered.  
And thus Sakura feels that she would soon be able to lead her own life again.