Spring Princess, Winter Prince
Chapter I- Cold Meeting
by: Mel
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. This story was purely for entertainment.
She tumbled off her leaf spreading her enormous, transparent wings just in time to catch herself from falling on the ground. She gently lowered herself to the cold ground which quickly warmed beneath her feet, rapidly blinking her large eyes, banishing sleep. She yawned, stretched, waving her transparent, glimmering pink wings a little, and proceeded to look around. She always loved to wake earlier than the rest of her people, enjoying herself in the stillness before spring. As much as she loved her spring, her season, she also loved the stillness and icy beauty of winter, the way its quietness seemed to envelop her in its cold embrace. Sakura shivered slightly, she didn't think she would ever get used to the cold that accompanied winter.
She stretched out her wings. They were the size of her body, glistening with pearly pink light. Her whole body, wings included, were encased in a soft pink glow. She stretched out her wings as far as they would go and lifted gracefully from the ground. She flew around for a while, enjoying her solitude.
Suddenly she saw a movement of the still frozen ground. She tucked her wings together and dived lower for a better look. On the ground Sakura saw a boy, about her age with extremely pale blue-white skin that had a silverish tint. He also had a pair of wings, but they were blue and with a harsh, icy look, in contrast to Sakura's soft fluorescent pink wings.
She landed gently on the ground. "Warm awakenings, spring greetings," this was the typical spring faerie greeting. She held out a small, slender hand toward the boy, a radiant smile on her face. The boy only stared coldly at her, his amber eyes icy as winter.
Sakura didn't falter a moment. "Hi! I'm Spring Princess Sakura." This was said without a trace of superiority, it just was. "Who are you?" The boy just gave her a cold look, not responding.
"Well, what's the matter?" Sakura asked, concern showing on her face. She was not used to this kind of behavior. She always seemed to make friends wherever she went. Sakura extended her hand out further. "Don't you know a proper greeting?" she said before flashing another bright grin.
The leaves were starting to rustle around them. The spring faeries were starting to awaken. Sakura looked expectantly at the boy for an answer. Instead, the boy gave her a piercing look before finally speaking. "My name is Xiao Lang, Dong Xiao Lang."
Sakura gave a little gasp and her hand dropped slightly. The boy was a winter faerie!
The boy seemed to know what she was thinking because the next thing he said was, "And you should know that winter and spring faeries don't communicate." With that, he flicked his wings and flew off.
Sakura stood still thinking. 'A real winter faerie! Wow! I always wanted to meet one. But he was so…so…cold. I wonder if all winter faeries are like that? If they are, no wonder the others don't want to communicate with them. How could anything last for every long without happiness and warmth?' Just then a shout broke into her thoughts. "Sakura!! Sakura!!" It was her friend Tomoyo. Sakura happily abandoned her thoughts and flew to join her friend.
Author's Notes:
Hi everyone! Just so you know, this is my very first fanfic so it might not be that good, but please review it. The first chapter is kind of short, but the next one will be longer. I like the Chinese spelling of Syaoran's name so I'm using it in here. Also, Dong means winter in Chinese. Does anyone know spring in japanese? I also like spelling fairie "faerie." It just looks cooler.
Please review!
~ Mel ~