It was in the middle of April and May in Hokkaido, Japan. Everyone is excited to watch how the Cherry blossom trees will fill the field with its flowers. Everyone loves to go outside and play at the park, having a small picnic with families and more.
Meanwhile, at the small town of Hokkaido called Biei which is located at the center of Northern Island of Hokkaido. There is an extraordinary celebration that is about to happen, these couples waited for 6 long years and now finally it was granted. It was almost midnight when the wife started her maternity labor and successfully gave birth to a healthy and beautiful baby girl. Every part of the family and even their neighbors were so happy, the baby's cry field the entire small town of Biei.
When suddenly the baby girl stops crying and started to giggle... Looking out the window and trying to reach out into something as if she can already see clearly... The mother looked at the direction of the hand where her baby was pointing... It was amazingly beautiful! The moon turned brighter and bigger, lighting up the whole town, trying to hide behind the Cherry Blossom tree which made it flowers shone like a star... Every petal looks like a fairy dust that makes it really enchanting..
Midwife: "It's a God's Blessing!!" an Onba (midwife) exclaimed. "According to the old-myth this only happens every 100 years, where the goddess and deities gathered together to celebrate a feast of bountiful harvest!!" Onba continuously said. "What will you name the baby?" she asked the couple.
The mother looked at her baby with teary eyes and softly touch her face... Her husband comes near them and kissed them both.
Husband: "Honey, what are we going to name her..? She's as pretty as the moon and cherry blossoms.." the husband said.
When their baby's hand slowly open, she saw a mark on her right palm.
Wife: "honey.." she called her husband. "Look... There's a birthmark at her right palm..! It looks like a petal.."she described.
Husband: "Oh! It looks like Cherry Blossom petal honey!" he said.
"Then... Let her name be... SAKURA MEGUMI!!" the couple happily declared, and so was everyone around them.
This happened 16 years ago.. And only the old people from the small town of Biei, Hokkaido can barely remember about the story of how Sakura Megumi was born. As a matter of fact, even Sakura Megumi herself couldn't able to believe it either.
"Happy birthday to you...! Happy birthday to you...! Happy birthday... Happy birthday.... Happy birthday to you...!!!! Happy Birthday SAKURA!!!" it was her 16th Birthday, a very extraordinary day since it's a Cherry Blossom Festival too.
Mom: "happy birthday my darling!! If only your dad were here... Sad that he passed away too early..." it's her mom being sentimental.
Sakura: "Here we go again mom... Dad is okay now, he will always be here with us and leave with us here..." pointing her finger on her left chest. " I'm sure dad is as happy as what we are right now mom..." she hugged and kissed her mother. "Hey..! What's with the sad face mom? Cheer up! It's my birthday right? Dad won't like it if he'll see us doing all this drama... Thank you mom, you just don't know how blessed I am to be your daughter..."
Mom: "Your dad and I are so blessed to have you my darling... Okay! You're right this is a very special day so you better enjoy it, go see your friends in the garden and I'll take care of the rest of our guests..." "oh by the way..! I almost forgot... Here, I hope you like my gift darling..!"
Sakura: "Wow! mom what's this..?"
Mom: "Open it!!"
She excitedly opens the small box and...
Sakura: "WOAH! Thank you mom!! I can drive my own car now!! Thank you mom I love you so much!!"
She was extremely happy and run to where her friends are to show what she had from her mom as a gift, and to her too much excitement she wasn't able to see the guy coming on her way.
Sakura: "aaaaaah!!"
She almost fell on the ground, good thing that the guy has a quick reflexes so he was able to catch her waist and pull closer to him. Which makes their faces almost an inch away to each other, she can clearly hear him breathing, but she also feels her heart beats like a drum.
"Ooops!! I'm sorry.. Are you okay..?" a soft but baritone voice.
Sakura: "Y-yes.... Thank you... I'm fine..."
He carefully assisted her to be back on her feet and guided her few steps, and went back to his job. He is one of the waiters from the catering services her mom hired for her birthday.
As she was having some chit chats with her friends, Sakura felt really curious with that guy, her eyes keeps on looking every waiter's face that walks around their garden but she couldn't actually remember how does he looks like.
"Hey..Sakura.. Are you okay..? One of her friends said.
Sakura: "Oh.. Y-yeah! I'm good..!"
It was a long day full of fun... She felt really tired, but totally happy! She took a warm shower and getting ready to sleep... But the night was still young and couldn't even find her sleep...probably because she's still overwhelmed specially that her mom bought her a new car! Her first ever car! Ah... Such a grateful day indeed. She then turned off the lights on her lamp when she saw something really bright outside her window.... Into her curiosity, she goes near to her window and slightly move the curtain... It was the moon, just like how the story goes the day she was born...
Sakura: "wow... Beautiful...." enchantingly amazed... Mesmerized... It was really bright and big that tries to hide behind the Cherry Blossom tree. Every petal shines like a fairy dust... "Lovely..." she couldn't resist herself, but to reach out her hand as if she can almost touch the moon and the petals... She shakes her head to wake herself from the enchanting scenery when she noticed her right palm.. "Wh-what's this..? My birthmark has grown into another petal like..?" feeling a bit scared and worried, she walked away from her window and jumped up into her bed and hide under her blanket until she fell as sleep leaving her a question and curiosity.