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CLAMP!!
Prologue
*Flashback*
"Why can't I go outside the palace walls? I want to see the world! I want to travel and meet people!" I shouted.
"Sakura, you know perfectly well that you are NOT permitted outside these walls! It's too dangerous! You could get hurt! Who knows what being outside the palace walls could be like! You are of royal blood, it is our duty that you are safe and that you will continue our Family!" King Fujitaka Kinomoto.
"But why not? I can defend myself, I kicked my own trainer's butt!" I said in the as-a-matter-of-factly tone.
"Good heavens Sakura, you are a princess, watch your language!" Queen Nadeshiko Kinomoto said startled.
"You are not permitted outside these walls! You are dismissed!" Fujitaka said furiously. "But-"I stuttered.
"You are dismissed!" he said one last time.
*End flashback*
~I'll show you, I am 18 years old, and I know how to take care of myself~ Princess Sakura Kinomoto thought furiously to herself. She grabbed her practice clothing – a brown tunic and dark brown breeches, and threw them on. Then, grabbing her meager savings, she stuffed them in her pockets and went to her window at the silent night.
~The Kinomoto Garden sure is beautiful at night. ~ She thought looking at the still night. The moon swept lightly over the flowers and grass, leaving it with a slight gray hue. It also lit up the gazebo, the moonlight reflected off the polished wood leaving it gleaming. Opening the window, she slowly climbed down the trellis, trying not to make the flimsy wood creak and groan underneath her weight, and jumped off, making a soft landing in the grass. Looking around to see if anyone was watching her, she took her necklace out of her tunic. Sakura, the Card Mistress had already captured all the cards, and was now very powerful. She had already transformed the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards and therefore she was the only one who could control the cards. Her parents didn't even know that she had magic, let alone know that she is the most powerful sorceress in the entire world, but she still had to be careful. Clutching the key in her hand, she chanted:
Oh key which hides the power of the stars,
Reveal thy true self to me.
I, Sakura, command the under contract.
Release!
A bright light ignited from between her fingers as she felt the chair disappear and the key lengthening until it was a 4-foot long staff. Summoning the Clow Book to her from her room, it came whizzing out her window to her extended hand. Then taking the Jump Card out of the book, she chanted:
Jump Card,
Release and dispel!
Jump!
As she hit her staff on the floating card before her, little wings suddenly appeared at her feet. Then, she chanted a spell to shrink the Clow Book:
Shrink ten times your normal size,
So you won't be found from prying eyes.
Keep hidden very well,
So other won't be able to tell.
Then, the book shrunk ten times its normal size until it was only as large as a matchbox. Tucking the book into her pocket, she then easily vaulted over the brick wall and peered back at her home one last time before she disappeared into the dark night.
Chapter 1: The Runaway Of Prince Syaoran
The next day…Syaoran! screamed a dark-haired girl as she dashed down a very decorated hallway, right in front of the Men's Room and leeched onto a brown-haired boy's neck. Meiling! Get off me! the boy shouted. No! I love you with all my heart and I will never get off! she said glaring at him. But you are choking me! he replied, his face purpling. Princess Meiling Li let go of Prince Syaoran Li's neck immediately. Nursing his aching neck, he growled at his tormentor. Why did you do that? I always do that silly! she replied giggling crazily. Then could you do it in a less abusive manner? he grumbled, glowering at her. Uh, look, can you go away now? he asked irritably. Why? Meiling asked, stung by his words. I uh, kinda, really, have to use the Men's Room. He said emphasizing the word Men. Oh..of course! she said, the color rising in her cheeks as she walked off. ~Gosh, why can't she leave me alone? I can't stand this! I have to get away from her! I can't even go the bathroom without her glomping me!~ Then, turning on his heels, he dashed to his room – the only place where Meiling could not find him. He started toward a hidden storage room behind a wall; he had to push a certain stone with wind. Taking out his hidden jade amulet from beneath his fancy shirt, he muttered an incantation to make his sword appear:
Oh mighty sword, come to my aid,
You shall appear from this piece of jade.
Force know my plight,
Release the light!
Syaorans' sword appeared through the tiny jade amulet and started to grow. The sword lengthened and the blade gleamed. Taking his sword and a small piece of parchment with Chinese writing on it, he chanted:
Wind, come to my aid!
Element Wind!
Then taking his sword, he slammed it down on the parchment causing a violent wind to blow from it. Syaoran then directed his powers to one certain block on the wall and the block moved, opening a gaping hole in the wall. Stepping through, he taped the wall with his sword, and it closed up immediately. Then, using the Wind Element again, he opened up a hidden staircase and walked upstairs to his tower. Dashing to his closet, he started rummaging through it until he found what he was looking for, his practice clothes. Then he took his little drawstring money pouch and went down to the garden. Nearing his favorite Sakura Tree, he climbed up and sat in one of its sturdy limbs, inching closer and closer to the white brick wall. His fingers groped for something to hold onto in the darkness. Finding something, he grabbed it, but to his dismay, it was a mere twig and it snapped with a rather loud crack. Mortified, he looked around sharply to see if anyone had heard the noise. He saw a large form advancing in his direction. ~Oh no! A guard! ~ Terrified out of his wits, he scooted as fast as he could toward the wall. ~Just a little closer…~
~*~*~*~*~*
Meiling's POV
I walked through the beautiful Li Garden, pausing here and there to pick flowers, waiting for my beloved Syaoran.
~How long does it take for a guy to use the bathroom? ~ I asked myself in disgust. ~All you have to do id do your business and leave, I will never understand… Guys! ~ I thought rolling my eyes.
Just then, I heard a loud crack. Jerking my head in that direction, I instinctively walked in the path of where the sound came from. As her eyes adjusted to the dark Sakura Tree, she saw a dark shape scooting toward the wall. As it moved faster, she broke into a run, desperate to see who it was.
~*~*~*~*~*
Syaoran looked back once again to see the form moving very fast.
~I'll get killed if I am caught out this late!~
Reacting quickly, he strained his memory to remember som sort of sleep spell his Master had taught him. Concentrating very hard on the rapidly- advancing dark blob, he muttered:
Oh tired person coming this way,
Make them fall asleep through day.
Wake up later, memory burned,
Tonight you shall forget what you've learned.
The form slowed down and finally stopped at the base of the tree and collapsed on the soft bed of grass. Syaoran squinted into the darkness and looked closer. Those pigtails looked oddly familiar…
Meiling! he gasped.
~Oh well…~ he thought smirking as he got to the wall and stole into the early dawn and the rising mist.
Prologue
*Flashback*
"Why can't I go outside the palace walls? I want to see the world! I want to travel and meet people!" I shouted.
"Sakura, you know perfectly well that you are NOT permitted outside these walls! It's too dangerous! You could get hurt! Who knows what being outside the palace walls could be like! You are of royal blood, it is our duty that you are safe and that you will continue our Family!" King Fujitaka Kinomoto.
"But why not? I can defend myself, I kicked my own trainer's butt!" I said in the as-a-matter-of-factly tone.
"Good heavens Sakura, you are a princess, watch your language!" Queen Nadeshiko Kinomoto said startled.
"You are not permitted outside these walls! You are dismissed!" Fujitaka said furiously. "But-"I stuttered.
"You are dismissed!" he said one last time.
*End flashback*
~I'll show you, I am 18 years old, and I know how to take care of myself~ Princess Sakura Kinomoto thought furiously to herself. She grabbed her practice clothing – a brown tunic and dark brown breeches, and threw them on. Then, grabbing her meager savings, she stuffed them in her pockets and went to her window at the silent night.
~The Kinomoto Garden sure is beautiful at night. ~ She thought looking at the still night. The moon swept lightly over the flowers and grass, leaving it with a slight gray hue. It also lit up the gazebo, the moonlight reflected off the polished wood leaving it gleaming. Opening the window, she slowly climbed down the trellis, trying not to make the flimsy wood creak and groan underneath her weight, and jumped off, making a soft landing in the grass. Looking around to see if anyone was watching her, she took her necklace out of her tunic. Sakura, the Card Mistress had already captured all the cards, and was now very powerful. She had already transformed the Clow Cards into Sakura Cards and therefore she was the only one who could control the cards. Her parents didn't even know that she had magic, let alone know that she is the most powerful sorceress in the entire world, but she still had to be careful. Clutching the key in her hand, she chanted:
Oh key which hides the power of the stars,
Reveal thy true self to me.
I, Sakura, command the under contract.
Release!
A bright light ignited from between her fingers as she felt the chair disappear and the key lengthening until it was a 4-foot long staff. Summoning the Clow Book to her from her room, it came whizzing out her window to her extended hand. Then taking the Jump Card out of the book, she chanted:
Jump Card,
Release and dispel!
Jump!
As she hit her staff on the floating card before her, little wings suddenly appeared at her feet. Then, she chanted a spell to shrink the Clow Book:
Shrink ten times your normal size,
So you won't be found from prying eyes.
Keep hidden very well,
So other won't be able to tell.
Then, the book shrunk ten times its normal size until it was only as large as a matchbox. Tucking the book into her pocket, she then easily vaulted over the brick wall and peered back at her home one last time before she disappeared into the dark night.
Chapter 1: The Runaway Of Prince Syaoran
The next day…Syaoran! screamed a dark-haired girl as she dashed down a very decorated hallway, right in front of the Men's Room and leeched onto a brown-haired boy's neck. Meiling! Get off me! the boy shouted. No! I love you with all my heart and I will never get off! she said glaring at him. But you are choking me! he replied, his face purpling. Princess Meiling Li let go of Prince Syaoran Li's neck immediately. Nursing his aching neck, he growled at his tormentor. Why did you do that? I always do that silly! she replied giggling crazily. Then could you do it in a less abusive manner? he grumbled, glowering at her. Uh, look, can you go away now? he asked irritably. Why? Meiling asked, stung by his words. I uh, kinda, really, have to use the Men's Room. He said emphasizing the word Men. Oh..of course! she said, the color rising in her cheeks as she walked off. ~Gosh, why can't she leave me alone? I can't stand this! I have to get away from her! I can't even go the bathroom without her glomping me!~ Then, turning on his heels, he dashed to his room – the only place where Meiling could not find him. He started toward a hidden storage room behind a wall; he had to push a certain stone with wind. Taking out his hidden jade amulet from beneath his fancy shirt, he muttered an incantation to make his sword appear:
Oh mighty sword, come to my aid,
You shall appear from this piece of jade.
Force know my plight,
Release the light!
Syaorans' sword appeared through the tiny jade amulet and started to grow. The sword lengthened and the blade gleamed. Taking his sword and a small piece of parchment with Chinese writing on it, he chanted:
Wind, come to my aid!
Element Wind!
Then taking his sword, he slammed it down on the parchment causing a violent wind to blow from it. Syaoran then directed his powers to one certain block on the wall and the block moved, opening a gaping hole in the wall. Stepping through, he taped the wall with his sword, and it closed up immediately. Then, using the Wind Element again, he opened up a hidden staircase and walked upstairs to his tower. Dashing to his closet, he started rummaging through it until he found what he was looking for, his practice clothes. Then he took his little drawstring money pouch and went down to the garden. Nearing his favorite Sakura Tree, he climbed up and sat in one of its sturdy limbs, inching closer and closer to the white brick wall. His fingers groped for something to hold onto in the darkness. Finding something, he grabbed it, but to his dismay, it was a mere twig and it snapped with a rather loud crack. Mortified, he looked around sharply to see if anyone had heard the noise. He saw a large form advancing in his direction. ~Oh no! A guard! ~ Terrified out of his wits, he scooted as fast as he could toward the wall. ~Just a little closer…~
~*~*~*~*~*
Meiling's POV
I walked through the beautiful Li Garden, pausing here and there to pick flowers, waiting for my beloved Syaoran.
~How long does it take for a guy to use the bathroom? ~ I asked myself in disgust. ~All you have to do id do your business and leave, I will never understand… Guys! ~ I thought rolling my eyes.
Just then, I heard a loud crack. Jerking my head in that direction, I instinctively walked in the path of where the sound came from. As her eyes adjusted to the dark Sakura Tree, she saw a dark shape scooting toward the wall. As it moved faster, she broke into a run, desperate to see who it was.
~*~*~*~*~*
Syaoran looked back once again to see the form moving very fast.
~I'll get killed if I am caught out this late!~
Reacting quickly, he strained his memory to remember som sort of sleep spell his Master had taught him. Concentrating very hard on the rapidly- advancing dark blob, he muttered:
Oh tired person coming this way,
Make them fall asleep through day.
Wake up later, memory burned,
Tonight you shall forget what you've learned.
The form slowed down and finally stopped at the base of the tree and collapsed on the soft bed of grass. Syaoran squinted into the darkness and looked closer. Those pigtails looked oddly familiar…
Meiling! he gasped.
~Oh well…~ he thought smirking as he got to the wall and stole into the early dawn and the rising mist.