Author's Notes: My ever First Cardcaptor Sakura Ficcie. *Squiggles with delight* I hope I won't upset or make anybody angry or anything like that so they end up flaming me. This is also my first shot at romance, not that I hate it or anything…but I just can't sense that lovely feeling or inspiration that I see all those E&T Authors have like Mysteri000, Syaoran no hime and all those other E&T authors. *sighes* At least I still have my faith. But…writing romance might be fun; it could be my only genre besides action/adventure/humor.
Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptor Sakura
(Voice in my head: And she never will!)
But I do own a pair of socks that I some how lost in the bottom of my sis's bed *Shivers*
Thank you listPurple girl~*~ Thank You so MUCH! Helping me to make this story the way it is now, Keep up with your own stories; I know you can do it!
Silent Xilya ~*~ Some reasons you have helped me find the courage to write this and my other stories, often times I was afraid people would think how stupid this story or any stories I make would be but not anymore I don't care about it now since I'm writing for myself. Thank You!
Tenshi916 ~*~ Thank you so much for encouraging me to write. You were honest with me when I asked you for your opinions of my stories and poems that I was afraid to show.
AznDestiny~*~ Um…despite of that comment you gave me, thanks for being honest with me about the story, you're right it does have some problems in it like grammar or what not. I doubt I can do any better so stop teasing me just because I'm two years younger than you. *Sighes* Who ever says cousins can get along…but thanks for your honesty. Those who know me~*~ Thank you for giving me the will to fight against what I considered my cursed sixth sense and for helping me for numerous reasons, like giving me the courage to on with my stories like this story for instance.
Princess of my Heart
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~FlashBack~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
"Mother!" A young girl ran through the royal chambers to where the Queen was. Her long, elegant raven hair flowed gently through the air as she ran. Her flowing violet dress streamed the hallways with laces at the end as her long sleeves too ran elegantly in the air as if she was a violet angel with soft pale alabaster skin that would shine against the moon. Laid upon her neck was a purple silk cord clinging tightly to it was a small golden locket shaped as the blooming rose and in the center laid the royal family crest. The Crest of the Daijouji Royal Family.
"What is it my daughter?" Queen Sonomi turned to the doorway where her daughter was leaning on the side of the door gasping for breath. She suddenly felt that something was wrong.
"I saw some people attacking around the castle, there was so many that father and the rest couldn't defend themselves!" she cried wrapping her arms around her mother. "They killed him…they killed father!"
Queen Sonomi looked sadly down at the little princess, "I know, the war is over and we lost."
The princess looked up at her mother with her violet eyes filled with tears, "But why are they attacking us?"
Sonomi looked out the window where the siege was, the fire of burned towers crackled as if dancing for the destruction of the kingdom; the war is finally over but not in a successful way. She knew the Daijouji Kingdom has always been at war with the Hiragisawa Kingdom for years yet it was never known why since it has been passed through generations. She knew the consequences if one is to lose, the King would be killed and the queen and the descendents are to be beheaded to the guillotine so that there wouldn't be a chance that they could overthrow the other Kingdom.
"That is how war is my little plum blossom, battling one and another for a certain gain there are consequences if you lose and that is death, and we are next to be killed," Sonomi said blankly, she didn't care if she was to die, she already lost her husband and she would be next, as for her daughter…
"Come, you must flee from this castle," Sonomi quickly took the princess's hand and took her to the fireplace on the side of the corridor. She wanted her to still live since she was only a mere child and has not yet seen the world as it is. She didn't want her daughter's life to end in the middle of her prime.
"Mother where are you taking us?" The princess said surprised of her mothers' sudden outburst.
When they reached to the fireplace, above showed the huge family portrait with Sonomi sitting down holding a child in her arms and the King stood there with his hand on her shoulder. It was a portrait made to show and give hopes to the family of a happy future with a newborn child, yet it had lasted long enough to be in their dreams because of what was happening to them now.
Sonomi turned around to her daughter, "Do you know why we never light this fireplace?"
The confused girl shook her head uncertain of why her mother gave a question like that in this kind of crisis. She watched her mother pulling off the portrait to the side and laid upon was a switch, Sonomi turned the switched down and suddenly the fire place moved to the left and in front of the young princess was a small hidden doorway. It was completely dark and dim, the whole air felt musty once it was revealed behind the fireplace.
"…Your father kept this place hidden so that no one except me could find it, he usually uses this secret passage to get out of the castle without noticing… It would take you to a forest not far from here……… I'm sure it would guide you to safety," Sonomi stood there without looking back at her daughter.
"What do you mean mother?" She asked her mother though she was afraid of what her mother was going to give as an answer. "What is it your trying to tell me?"
"…You must get out of here while you can, I can't allow to let your own life end this way," Sonomi looked at her with her blue eyes filled with tears herself.
"What about you mother, will you come with me?"
Quickly Sonomi went to hug her daughter and finally cried, "I love you so much my plum blossom, you mean everything to me. I want you to continue to live on; I can't be there for you anymore you must learn to survive on you own know. I'm so sorry for not giving you the best that you deserve but this is what I can only do."
"But mother, I don't want to go by myself," The child cried holding on to her, "I want to be with you and father, please don't let me go."
"You have to," Sonomi looked at her daughter with her hands on her daughter's arms. "Me and your father have lived long enough, you're still young and lively. Fight it, you know you have to do this your future is what to be concerned, have faith and courage…find it in you do you understand?"
"I understand mother," she replied wiping her tears.
"You must go now, remember not to forget who you are and never lose this symbol of our family," Sonomi held the necklace of hers that the princess too had on around her neck, "Promise me you won't."
"I promise mother," the princess hugged her mother for the last time, "I won't forget."
Suddenly the enemy soldiers rammed the door, they had finally reached to the tower, which the Queen and the princess was at. They just had to kill the queen and the heir to the throne and then the Hiragisawa Kingdom can finally take control of the country…permanently.
"Quick, they are in here!" a shout came from outside of the door commanding the soldiers; it was the King of the Hiragisawa family, the enemy.
"Hurry run!" Sonomi hurried the raven-haired child into the passage before it was to late.
"Good-bye……… mother" she turned to take a glimpse of her mother for one last time and ran in the passage to take her to who knows where. Only to take her away from her mother, her home, her kingdom…her memories. Never to see them again, away from her past and to the future.
"Good-bye… my shining star," Queen Sonomi said sadly watching her daughter leaving this place forever and turned around to face the door which was rammed already and waited for her fate, waiting for her time to end for there in front of her was the enemy of her deceased husband whom she would be joining very soon.
"Quick, go after the princess I have something I have to take care of," he ordered the two soldiers on his right to find the princess through the passage.
"Hello my dear queen Sonomi, it seems there is some unfinished business to resolve," a menacing laugh came before the sharp luster blade fell against her neck cutting her clean.
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"Quick there's the princess! After her!" Soldiers were drawing their swords running after the child. The young princess ran through the forest in attempt to lure off the soldiers away form her. Everywhere was completely murky and dim, she couldn't even see her hands in front of her, and she only knew that she had to run away. The forest was considered cursed and forbidden for anyone to pass through for many years because of many curses and mysterious sightings inside however to some people it was just a coincidence. She was frightened indeed not knowing where this forest would take her. It was dark and damp, there were practically thorns and vines covering this area, she thought she saw pairs of eyes watching through her every move in the dark. She felt the thorns striking at her face and body feeling the blood dripping down her torn clothes. Her clothes were slashed from the thorns and vines as if it wanted to grab her and take her to the dark where she would never be found. The forest was like a puzzle, and enigma in every way. Her bruised legs were weakening through her every steps, she knew she had to lure the soldiers away from her. But she feared of losing herself in this bewildering forest that could lead her to an even worse circumstances. She closed her eyes and silently prayed for a miracle to happen or even a sign to at least guide her way to safety. She could hear the vicious men coming even further and closer to her, she thought of them getting ready to slit her neck with their sharpened blades thick with blood of her family and those she used to know. She then opened her eyes and saw a little bit of light in front of her in the end of the path of the indistinct forest. Her heart was lit with hope again as she began to ran further to the end of the path. It was hopeless for her once again as she found herself in a situation that she tried avoid from but no… fate was against her now like before. In the end of the forest was a cliff, which lay below was a pummeling waterfall with water that would just kill you, once you fall in. She walked up on the cliff to see the waterfall, locks of her hair dangled in front of her as if it was deadened. She couldn't believe that there was a waterfall here; it had been supposedly dried all these years. She thought of the myth that was told to her a long time ago, it was said once a royal family or an important member of the family was fatally dead, there would be fall of water that was supposedly to be tears cried from angels though it was a myth that just couldn't exist though anything is possible now. All was lost to her; she turned around in attempt to escape but too late. "Don't bother escaping now, you found yourself in a trap just like a helpless puppy," one of the soldiers laughed ominously as he walked up to her with eyes filled with lust for blood. "Hey don't worry so much, we be nice to you and give you a quick death," the other said. She walked back with fear; she was terrified of what was finally happening to her, the same fate both her parents went through. Feeling the wind passing through her she thought of all she went through, all that she tried to do. She failed to keep her mother's promise to continue on living, to avoid this doom. Looking back at the waterfall below the cliff she smiled clutching to her necklace and silently spoke to her captures. "I would rather die for the sake of my honor than to be killed by your hands"
Without word of warning she fell backwards from the cliff and fell deep into the water. The bitter water stung through her like a thousand knives piercing through her body. It stung her so much she felt that her body was frozen stiff, she couldn't move to escape the rushing water's wrath. It felt as if death has already coming to get her.
//Wait for me mother, father…I'm coming soon//
The rapids pushed her body through many obstacles of the water, she was finally able to breath and opened her eyes. A huge boulder was in front of her and rammed against her as the rapid pushed her through, leaving a huge gash on her head. She fell unconscious, her head had a huge wound, her blood trickling out of her injuries weakened her body bleeding into the waters. The rapids calmly flowed, guiding her drenched body to where unknown…
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"Tomoyo!"
"Huh?" the raven-haired girl turned around looking at the woman in front of her who was in the fifties.
"Tomoyo child, were you daydreaming this whole time?" her mother asked with her hands on her hips. "There are work to be done, there is no time for any of that right now. We need to stack the hay for the animals, milk the cows and such to get ready for the coming winter"
"Gomen nasai, I'm so sorry," Tomoyo said laughing nervously fidgeting with her fingers and then stopped, "But isn't it spring now?"
"You always need to be prepared for anything so there are no such thing as being too early," her father said, coming from the barn. He was as well in the age around the fifties; "It's always a bad habit to always daydream during work. I should know, I always daydream when I was your age. It got me a lot of trouble." He laughed.
Tomoyo smiled gladly. Her father was always the soft one while her mom is in the disciplinary area. She lived on the farm with them and some of the animals they have. She was the only daughter of the farmer and his wife, from what she was told her mom was apparently barren and could not have children. When she came to their life, she was called their miracle child. She loved them more than anything, they were both growing old already and she was only sixteen and has not yet married so she tried to do more work for their sake.
"I'm sorry I'll pay more attention to work, I can't go around idly not noticing my tasks to be done and such and I can't just do nothing meaningful. It's not like I'm some kind of princess or anything," She smiled and ran to go finish her chores before supper.
The old farmer and his wife watched her run in silence. They knew they couldn't hide it forever but they didn't want to lose her.
"Should we…tell her?" the farmer asked his wife.
"No…we can't, not just right now but…soon," his wife looked blank with thoughts on her head not knowing what to do. Tomoyo was already sixteen and is already matured enough for this, but she didn't want to tell her the truth.
She placed her hands in her pocket and pulled out the small golden necklace shaped as a rose and laid in the center was the crest of ………the Daijouji Royal Family.
DaWiofFaith: "How was that for an intro?
Is this a keeper?
Will this story be continued in my will?
Will I be able to find my lost socks in the forbidden zone?
Is it held captive from the Holiday sock in WB kids cause he was so lonely in the poke ball?
Find out on Digimons Digital mons…"
Tomoyo: ^_^; "Wrong story"
DaWiofFaith: T.T "I knew that"
Please review, Bye, hasta luego, Ja ne, xin chao, sayonara, au revoir!