Chapter 1:

The Beginning

Silence was across the large village as night had taken over. Everyone lay sleeping soundly in their beds breathing heavily after hearty dinners. Crisp leaves fell from the ready trees, autumn creeping in.

Amber eyes shot open, and a boy around the age of eighteen sat in his bed with his back arched over. He was panting heavily, his face sweat covered. It had happened again, one of those dreams, no, more like nightmares.

He groaned, and ruffled his already untidy hair. Scratching the back of his head he got up defeated, he had already awoken 3 times that night. He walked over to the windowsill to the right of his grand bed and opened it slightly.

He let the cold air rush over him clearing his grave thoughts. It ran under his night robe sending cold shivers running all over his skin.

His window was the nearest thing he had to the outside of the average Kingdom. Never had he once been able to venture out and explore, at least after his good friend Eriol had left.

He smiled a rare smile thinking about the great the ruckus him and his friend had caused together. Running around the streets knocking over everything in sight trying to get away from the guards his mother had sent to catch them.

Eriol had left 3 years ago. And he took the humour, fun, and happy side of Syaoran with him.

Syaoran then sat down underneath the window and closed his eyes, his head now throbbing with a fast produced headache. And let sleep take over yet again.

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"Syoaran. Syoaran! Come down! Hurry up and eat your breakfast, we could cut that now that I think of it. Oh just come down here the girls and their parents will all be here in 5 minutes!" Syaoran's mother, Yelan, yelled from the living room.

Syaoran abruptly awoke by the sound of his mother's panicky voice. 'What did she say?', he thought to himself. 'Come - eat - girls - here - with - parents.'

"WHAT?!"

"Now he is awake," Yelan said calmly to one of the maids. "And about time too. Hey get your butt down here you have to look proper for the proposal arrangement meeting!"

"PROPOSAL? You never told me anything thing about me getting proposed. And now?" Syoaran said as he pounded down the stairs, his eyes filled with surprise and rage.

"You never asked," was Yelan's simple reply.

Syaoran's eyes filled rapidly with horror.

"Never asked? Mother you want me to choose a woman to marry THIS MORNING! I think I should have known about this before THIS MORNING!" Syoaran continued ranting.

"Oh stop fussing. Now that you are awake, go and get dressed. I have a surprise for you. Go get ready. I will give you," she looked at the giant clock and back at him "2 minutes."

"Mother, my surprise is not a girl you think suitable for me is it? You know I just learned about this and I think I have all the right to choose a wife myself an -"

"Tick tock, tick tock," his mother mimicked.

"FINE! See? I'm going UP the stairs."

"Why me?" Syoaran said to himself and started to get ready.

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Syaoran came bounding down the stairs in record time. He knew that when his mother said two minutes, she wanted him down by two minutes or he would have to face the consequences.

His mother was waiting for him outside in the front garden. He went over to her just as she was smelling one of her beloved roses.

"Ah son, this is a token of my gratitude for you growing up to be a wonderful King-"

"Mother, I am not King yet. Are you bribing me or something?"

"Just let me finish my speech!" She said quickly. Then her voice magically changed to soft and soothing again.

"'It' has come extra excited to see you."

Suddenly a blur of blue rushed to towards them, Syaoran's eyes grew wide and he tried to get out of the way but the figure followed him still.

BAM!

The 'thing' had collided with him.

"Owwww.." Syaoran groaned. Then he looked up, navy blue eyes beaming back at him.

"Eriol!" Syaoran shouted as he got to his feet. They both gave each other pats on the back.

"Good to see you too bud," Eriol said.

"I will let you two exchange stories," Yelan said as she was leaving.

"Thanks mother, you know you really had me believing you had a proposal arrangement meeting planned." Syaoran said happily.

"Who said we weren't having that?" Yelan replied coolly.

"WHAT?!" Syaoran roared yet again.

"It will just be delayed until 5pm today." She said as if Syaoran had not yelled a menacing yell loud enough for you to hear ringing in your ears for quite some time.

"Ugh," Syaoran said as Yelan walked off. "Mothers."

"Don't worry bud! I'll be with you to help you choose the perfect girl!"

"Thanks for the words of support", Syaoran said to him grouchily.

A/N: Now will Syaoran get all the annoying brats he expects to meet at the party? Will he actually meet the girl of his dreams? Will our Eriol get caught up by one of the girls or will he continue to help Syaoran? Or rather, mock him? Find out on the next chapter of

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