Fragments and Heartstrings
Summary: Sakura is still searching for her feathers. Each member- Syaoran, Fai, and Kurogane will do anything to protect and save the princess, because she is the most important to each of them. They are all connected to Sakura, but where does her heart strings lie? (No clones. Sakura x Syaoran, Sakura x Fai, Sakura x Kurogane)
A/N: I recently finished the anime, and as much as I am a Sakura x Syaoran fan, I wanted Fai and Kurogane have feelings for Sakura as well. This story will focus on the general plot- Sakura losing feathers, Syaoran going to retrieve them and such. Also, I know in the anime/manga Sakura/Sayaoran is 14 years old, but in here they're going to be older, 18 years old.
Chapter 1: The World of Spiders
"Mokona Modoki is also very excited!"
Once again, Sakura, Syaoran, Fai, Kurogane, and Mokona arrived in another new world.
"Aw, how come there is no one around?" said Mokona sadly, and looked around.
"What the hell did we land on? It's so sticky," said Kurogane angrily.
"Now, Now Kuro-pii don't be so angry," said Fai cheerfully, "At least we're all stuck together!"
Suddenly, Sakura screamed. Syaoran wrapped his arms around her instinctively, "Princess! What's wrong?"
Sakura pointed to a creature slowly crawling up to them. It was a spider that was approximately 5 feet tall. Syaoran looked down to see where they landed, and they realized they were in a giant spider web. Kurogane had already drawn this sword.
"We're stuck!" yelled Syaoran, "How do we get off!"
The spider was getting closer to closer, and Sakura was the closest to its reach. Syaoran pulled her closer to him, but the web had almost glued them to their spots. One of its legs reached out and wrapped around Sakura.
"SAKURA!" yelled Syaoran, and started slashing at the spider.
Suddenly, a boomerang appeared and slashed the web, and the group, including the spider fell to the ground. Then a figure appeared and stabbed the spider with the boomerang. The spider exploded into tiny, purple dust particles.
"WHAT WERE YOU DOING UP THERE? It's too dangerous to get the blood now!" yelled the mysterious figure angrily.
"I'm sorry! We are just travelers and we accidentally ended up here. Thank you for saving us. What was all that about?" said Fai.
The man pointed up and they saw that they were beneath a sky of webs.
"This town is dangerous. Please follow me and I'll explain more. It's dangerous to lurk here. The spiders are out hunting and they will be back soon," said the stranger. He looked at Sakura, "The spider didn't take any of your blood?"
Sakura shook her head.
"Sakura, are you okay? Are you hurt?" said Syaoran worriedly.
"Sakura, Sakura are you okay?" chanted Mokona with a worried face.
Sakura shook her head, "I'm okay. Just a scratch. Don't worry."
"You need treatment right away. Even with a scratch, you will feel your body aching and develop fever symptoms. Hurry and follow me," said the stranger.
Syaoran picked Sakura up. Mokona jumped into her arms, "Sakura you can hug me while you rest!"
Sakura smiled weakly and then fainted. Syaoran wrapped his arms around her tighter, "Hang in there, princess."
They all quickly followed the stranger until they reached a small town. In the town, there were rows of identical wooden huts, with different numbers on them. They reached #79.
"Inside, hurry," said the stranger. Although the outside of the hut looked shabby, inside was different. There were rows and rows of framed paintings, and giant vases with exotic looking flowers.
"Lay her down here," he said. Syaoran gently placed Sakura on a mat. Her hands were getting cold, and her complexion was turning pale.
"Sakura! Sakura!" said Syaoran, holding her hand, "She's so cold!"
He tried breathing on her hand, hoping she'll warm up. He took off his green cape and wrapped it around her. Futokushi took out some ointment from a cupboard and spread it on Sakura's wound, "She will be fine by tomorrow morning. She was lucky it was a very light scratch. The spider must have just come back from a hunt, or you would've all been dead. If he sucked her blood, it would've been fatal. "
"Mokona hates bugs," said Mokona.
"Who are you?" said the stranger.
"We are travelers, searching for legends and stories," said Syaoran, "This is Sakura, and I'm Syaoran. This is Fai…"
"And I'm Mokona! Over there is Kuro-riri!"
"KUROGANE! Get my name right!" said Kurogane.
"I'm Futokushi. You shouldn't be outside at this time, or the spiders will get you."
"What are those giant spiders?" questioned Syaoran.
"Ten years ago, the King was loved by all. Because of his kind heart, people tried to take advantage of him. One day, a man from another country came and scared off the locals with his pet spiders. The King told me to leave, but the man had greater power than the King imagined. He used his power to use spiders to trap the King. And now, he commands these spiders to bring him food, and the spiders are free to find their own prey, including humans. We villagers are forced to bid under his will or we would be fed to the spiders. He's known as the Spider Devil," said Futokushi.
"Mokona, do you feel it? Is the feather here?" asked Syaoran.
"I feel a very faint power," said Mokona.
"That source of power may be something that belongs to a precious person. I need to know. Where do I find this man?" said Syaoran.
"Don't even dare! Those spiders are giant; you've only encountered a medium sized one. The spiders kill everyone but the Spider Devil."
"If Syaoran wants something, he'll get it," said Fai with a smile, "Well, we can check it out tomorrow morning. Sakura needs to rest and so do we. If not, Kuro-kii over there will be snappy if he doesn't get sleep."
"A warrior doesn't need sleep," said Kurogane.
"So, who are you?" Syaoran asked Futokushi.
"I've lived in this town for 15 years. I have had the joy to be under the reign of the old King, but now suffering from the Spider Devil. All the villagers stay in their houses at this time, for we are too scared to go out. Friends and family of ours have fallen under the Spider Devil evil doings…"
"We will find this Spider Devil," said Syaoran, "If I can get the power that he is using."
"If you want to know his whereabouts, I can take you to the one person who had left the castle alive," said Futokushi, "His hut isn't very far. I can bring you to him now."
"I'll come along too!" said Fai.
"Kuro-pu, please take care of our Princess Sakura for now!" with a smile.
"I'm not a babysitter," he said as Fai, Syaoran, Mokona (who decided to join them because Kurogane threatened to cook Mokona in stew,) and Futokushi left.
Kurogane rolled his eyes and sat down beside Sakura. She looked like she was in pain, as her eyebrows were scrunched up and she was tossing and turning on the mat. Kurogane put his palm against Sakura's hand and felt that it was still cold. Sighing, he took off his cape and put it over Sakura. She woke up as the cape draped over her shoulders
"Syaoran-kun?"
"They went to gather information," said Kurogane.
"Kurogane-san!" said Sakura, "What information?'
Kurogane explained the details to Sakura. Having just woken up, Sakura was weaving in and out of consciousness, and nodding to bits of what Kurogane was saying.
"Oi, are you okay?" said Kurogane, "I don't want the brat coming back and saying I didn't take care of you!"
"I'm fine!" said Sakura cheerfully, "Thank you for asking! Just feeling a bit weak."
Kurogane handed her a cup of tea that Futokushi made earlier.
"Do you think we will be here very long?" asked Sakura.
"Depends when he gets that feather," said Kurogane, "Why? Something in this world you want to do?"
Sakura shook her head, blushing slightly, "I..I' don't like spiders very much."
Kurogane laughed a bit, "Once that feather of yours is returned, the spiders will be gone."
Sakura stared at Kurogane. He looked right into her eyes, startled, and backed up. "What's wrong?"
"I don't remember you laughing much, Kurogane-san," said Sakura," You should do it more often."
"You sound like that white bun (aka Mokona,)" said Kurogane, looking away.
All of a sudden, Sakura felt something calling to her, and she instantly rose up and walked towards the window. "I can feel something."
Kurogane looked out the window, but didn't see anything. Sakura started walking towards the door. He ran infront of her, "You can't go out! It's too dangerous. Wake up!"
He shook her shoulders. She looked up and fainted into Kurogane's arms. Kurogane stared at the Princess in his arms. He hasn't felt something so delicate and fragile before. He felt the temperature in his cheeks rise.
He lifted Sakura and brought her back to the mat. A strand of her fell over her eyes and Kurogane automatically tucked it behind her ear.
What am I doing, he thought.
A/N: Chapter 1 done! Let me know what you think! I know I did more Kuro x Saku development here, but that's because we all know how Syaoran feels already, not that I will leave any out! Fai x Sakura still to come!