Hello! I just took out Tsubasa from the library, and I have only bk. One, so as I take out each book I will write a new chapter so that it can comply nicely with the story! I hope you enjoy it!
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Sakura's POV
I anxiously out of the window to the castle, hoping that it would be today when Syaoran returned from the dig. As the morning turned into afternoon, I had managed a doze when a commotion woke me. I ran into my brother's chamber to see that the excavation team had indeed arrived
"Tôya, I'm going out for a while!" I told him, he grimaced guessing where I would go
"Fine, just make sure your back soon after the bells toll alright?" I nodded, and my brother was swept up into the busy hustle of the archeologists who were giving their reports. I slipped on a white cloak and hurried out of the castle, I made sure that my face was covered because I wanted to have no distractions getting to Syaoran's house.
I gave a light knock on the door, and Syaoran opened it, I jumped at him
"SYAORAN!"
"WAA!" he exclaimed as he was pushed to the floor, I was so excited that all of my questions bubbled up at once
"Welcome home! How was the dig at the ruins? Did anybody get hurt? You didn't get a fever, did you? Have you been eating properly?"
"Y-yes; It's all fine, your highness." He stuttered out, still trying to process everything I had asked,
"I told you not to call me that!" I exclaimed at the term 'highness'
He tried to reason with me "But, princess…"
"I told you to call me Sakura!" I humphed grouchily
"Yes your H- NO! I-I mean O-okay." He stammered
"Sakura" I told him stubbornly
"S-S-Sakura" he finally managed, I smiled happily, then I noticed I was still perched on his legs, I gasped
"Oh, I'm sorry! I'm cutting of the blood to your legs!" I leapt back he sat up straighter, we stared at each other for a fraction of a second before I spoke once more
"I'm really happy that your home. Syaoran." I said excitedly
"Nice to be back." he told me then a puzzled look acme over his face "Your highness knew- Sakura, you knew… when I would be coming back."
"The rest of the excavation team came to the castle today. To report on the situation at the dig." I explained
"And you don't have to be back at the castle now?" he questioned
"My big brother is the king, and he's the one who had to listen to reports!" I said smugly then continued on more happily "And if the excavation team is at the castle… I was sure that you would be coming home!" Syaoran had some sort of startling realization
"You didn't come by yourself, did you?" he asked
"YUP!" I answered he buried his face into his palm, so I spoke again
"And when I told them that I wanted to see you… my brother got all grumpy, like always!" I had a proud look on my face "But we grew up together, and I don't have many dear, dear friends like you! Right?" he's more than just a dear friend I thought to myself already beginning to plan how I was going to break it to him, I went over to the picture of him and his dad I picked it up and pretended to examine it
"It's been seven years, huh? Since you and your father first came to our country. I'm still surprised that an internationally famous archeologist like your father would be interested in the Clow's ruins. He told us that there are probably ruins buried beneath the sands of the desert. He explained to the previous king, my father, how we could understand our country's history if he could be allowed to excavate." I thought of everything that I had just said then continued on more slowly "The desert is always dangerous, so the excavation took careful planning. And when the preparations were finally complete, the digging began."
"He died during the dig…" said Syaoran softly I turned my head and looked at him
"…but his life was a happy one. He was smiling until the last."
"We invited you to come live with us in when he passed away!" I exclaimed softly "Why didn't you?" I added hurt
"I would have felt weird living in a castle" he explained as his defense
"It's not weird! After all, we've been friends since we were kids!" I parried
"You're royalty! I'm a commoner! Commoner's can't live in the castle!" he said exasperated "Besides, I can afford to live on my own with the money from the dig"
I felt that sorrow in my heart again
"But… you're always at work. We never see each other anymore. It's lonely" I told him nearly crying "Isn't it lonely for you?" I asked hoping that he missed me as much as I missed him,
"It's lonely" Syaoran confirmed, I brightened a bit
"But excavation those ruins was for both me and my dad-" I cut him off
"Yes, I know; your dearest dream." My voice was angry and Syaoran flinched, I softened my voice once more to a low whisper
"I understand, but still… I miss you when you're gone. When I'm in the castle at night… when it's time for bed… I wonder what you're doing at that very moment. I wonder if you ever find time to think of me a little" the last sentence was a hopeful question, and my heart leapt when he replied "I do think of you! And I wonder, 'what's Sakura doing right now?'" this was it I would tell him now!
"Um… you know, I…" I lowered my head so that his milky brown eyes weren't level with my own, but I still felt his expectant gaze on me
"I mean…" I trailed off again; nervous at what I was going to say
"There's something I… wanted to… tell… you." He looked very confused
"What is it?" he asked gently placing his warm hands on my shoulders
"Um… uh… I…" this wasn't as easy as I had thought! I looked up at him determined to tell him
"Syaoran… I lo-" the heavy tolling of the bells cut me of, I silently gave a thanks, and a curse, I was relieved to not have to say that yet, but I still had wanted to…
"It's the castle bells. I guess it's time for dinner." Syaoran remarked looking outside, I was sitting on the floor shivering at the surprise of the bells and from my lame attempt to tell him how I felt
"Are you alright?" he asked turning from the window
"uhhhhhh. Just a little startled." I told him
"I have the feeling my brother set off the bell on purpose!" I muttered to myself
"Purpose? What purpose?" asked Syaoran, good so he still didn't have a clue about what I was going to tell him, instead I spoke about the bell
"When the bell rings, it means I have to go home. Or big brother will be here to get me!"
"I'll walk you" he offered holding out a hand
"That's okay! You must me tired from all your work! It's alright. I can get back home" I assured quickly "And my country's citizens are all nice people!" I told him
"That really is true. My father and I traveled to all sorts of different countries. This is the most peaceful country we've ever been to." He praised
"Thanks!" I replied smiling, and retrieving my cloak
"Um… you know… that thing I wanted to tell you? When we meet next, I'll tell you then." I told him firm in my decision
"Oh. Okay." He said his interest perked, without turning back I told him one last thing for the night "I will tell you… so wait a bit" then I fled into the streets feeling Syaoran's burning gaze on my back and I wondered what he was thinking.
"Your highness! Good evening!" someone exclaimed "It's the princess!" exclaimed another
"Good evening!" I told them running along smiling slightly
"Your face looks flushed." A shop keeper told me, as I stopped running to examine their wares, when she mentioned it, I did feel slightly warm in my cheeks
"Oh it's nothing!" I told her
"You highness, would you have an apple?" another asked holding out the yellow-skinned fruit
"Thank you! It looks delicious!" I said graciously taking it from him and handing him a few coins to his protest
"Take them, you can't just give away your wares, or you'll be broke soon!" I insisted, he finally accepted them, I smiled and waved as I sped off towards the castle again.
When I got in I began to sneak towards my room hoping that my brother wouldn't notice me and scold me, he hadn't exactly liked my running off earlier, especially when he had been preoccupied with the archeologists
"You've been spotted… SAKURA!" he exclaimed, I straightened up and walked towards him
"I… I'm home, king Tôya!" he gave me a suspicious look
"Have you been with that hole-digging twerp again?" he asked
"He's not a twerp, and his name is Syaoran!" I stated rudely, not caring that he was also the king as well as my brother, he just gave a sardonic look
"For a brat like him, 'twerp' suits him just fine!" was his snide remark
"He's not a brat either! Syaoran's living on his own, and doing good work! You should respect him!" I yelled
"I WILL NOT RESPECT HIM! A BRAT'S A BRAT!" he yelled back
"HE IS NOT!" I screamed
"Perhaps we should leave it at that… your majesty… your highness"
"Yukito-san!" I exclaimed turning and facing him instead of my grouchy brother
"Have you finished your priestly duties?" I asked hopefully
"Yes. We knew of the arrival of the ruins excavation team and their report. And his majesty and I awaited them here" he told me kindly
"Then Tôya got selfish and skipped out, right?" I laughed
"No I'm not you!" he jested back
"What did you say?" I asked incredulously
"He listened to their entire report." Stated Yukito
"They've come a long way on the dig." I said
"It seems so, your highness" he confirmed
"And soon they'll finish digging the whole thing up!" I finished, I couldn't wait for that day! Then I could be with Syaoran for days!
"No." my brother's voice interrupted my fantasies I stared at him
"It looks like there is more to these ruins than what is above ground."
"WHAT?" I exclaimed
"They've discovered a new underground path." Explained Yukito
"I don't know how far it's going to take them, but I've given them permission to continue digging. And so… the excavation will go on. And the twerp will be busy for a long, long, long, long time to come." Said my brother like he had planned to tunnel to be there, so instead of screaming at him about the unfairness of it, I screamed about how it would be good
"Th-THAT'S JUST FINE WITH ME! Syaoran's just like his father! He loves ruins and history and stiff like that! And if there's some new ruin, I'm sure that'll make him the happiest man alive! So it's fine with me!" with that I ran off, wishing with all my soul that being with me would make him the happiest that he could be.
"Honestly!" I muttered heading down the corridor to my bedroom
"My brother! He never stops teasing me!" I said flopping down onto my bed for a few minutes, then I got up and opened the glass door to my balcony outside, I looked at the ruin and sighed
"It's beautiful, and below it there's something more. Syaoran will be so happy to hear it! I've got an idea! I'll bring lunch to him tomorrow! And at lunchtime we can spend a little time together! That's when I'll tell him. That I… love him" I sighed and rested my head on my hand, that's when I heard it, a clear pitched bell like sound
"Eh? What's that sound? It's pretty… and a very clear tone" I closed my eyes
"A bell?" I opened my eyes again, and almost trance-like I spoke
"Like something is… being struck. It sounds like it's coming from the ruins." I felt so light like I was floating, and I continued on in my hypnotized voice
"Almost like it's… calling to me…" suddenly images flashed before my eyes a symbol, a house with a gate similar to the symbol, the castle being enveloped in the strange symbol, a horizontal glass cylinder with etched patterns on the sides and a honey-comb pattern traced upon it, and lastly I saw Syaoran, he looked like he was yelling and he was beaten and wearing strange clothing, this last image faded away, replaced with a single white feather that had the same pattern inscribed on it, then the feather was gone to and was replaced by yet another image, once more it was Syaoran, he was pounding against a glass wall calling to me desperately, I reached out towards him, but it was already gone
"What… What was that?" I asked and image of his fist slamming against the strong glass flashed through my mind
"Was that… Syaoran?" I looked out and over to the ruin, strange lights were coming from it. I turned back and went back into my room still stunned and hypnotized by what I had seen.
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I can't do the whole book in one chapter, I'll do it in two, 'cause I've only just got to page 42, and I'm tired (it's three-thirty in the morning) and I'm sick, so signing off now
~Ambercat~