Author¡¦s Notes ¡V This is a fanfic I decided
to write due to a stroke of inspiration, mixed with a small frustration while
working on my long fanfic, Seven Days.
Various anime and games have inspired me to write this, and there are
too many to list for me to write them here. This fan fiction will be updated every 3 days (excluding the
days when I am away). Each update
will be, hopefully, about 1,000 words, just about enough to write a scene.
This is an alternate universe fanfic, and
you will learn of the changes as you read the fic. As this is the first chapter, I will upload 3 chapters at
once, hopefully enough to tease your interest. I do not plan and review these chapters as much as I do for
my other fanfic (short novel is more like it), so please excuse any spelling,
grammar, or tense mistakes.
Constructive criticisms are always welcome, new ideas are always
welcome, and words of encouragement are welcome too!
The story is based loosely on a manga I
read a long time ago¡K I have
forgotten the name, except it had something to do with ¡§Orfina.¡¨ It was an utter failure (in my
mind). A great first chapter,
quickly degrading to an H manga shortly after. Titles are molded after Love Hina anime titles. Characters (and to some extent,
character personalities) are taken from Card Captor Sakura.
A Fairy Tale
Princess
Chapter 1: Sakura Wakes Up ¡V ¡§Who are you?¡¨
¡§Wh¡Kwhere am I?¡¨
Sakura asked herself groggily, waking up on the damp dirt. She looked around. She was in a small clearing in a patch
of woods, but other than that, Sakura still did not have an answer to her
question.
A small rustle
behind her caught her attention. A
pair of red, menacing eyes watched her movements from its hiding place in the
bushes. Sakura gaped in horror as
a black cat-like animal prowled closer to her, growling deeply. Sakura lost her voice and could not
scream. Taking advantage of its
prey¡¦s weakness, the beast lunged at his dinner.
Sakura closed
her eyes and prepared to meet the pain of its sharp fangs, and cringed when she
heard the sickening sound of tearing flesh, followed by dripping blood. Curiously, she did not feel pain. She mustered the courage to open one
eye and saw a beast hovering over her, with a gleaming white sword impaled in
its neck. Its glassy eyes stared
down at her as blood spilled from its cavernous mouth. Slowly, it succumbed to death.
Sakura looked up
to see her savior, a young man in armor as white as snow. His short brown hair swayed to the
wind, his brown caring eyes were watching her in concern. He knelt down next to her and helped
her up. ¡§Hime-sama,¡¨ his beautiful
voice rang in Sakura¡¦s ears. ¡§Are
you alright?¡¨
Sakura blinked
at the man: no one has ever called her a princess before. ¡§Who are you?¡¨ she asked.
The young knight
stared openly at her. ¡§Hime¡Ksama?¡¨
¡§Very¡Kinteresting,¡¨
commented the king as the knight finished his report of his findings. ¡§Sakura¡K is that your name?¡¨ he asked her.
¡§Y¡Kyes,¡¨ Sakura
answered, nervous at her environment.
She was standing in a large room, adorned with gold, expensive
tapestries, and lined with armed knights.
Before her stood the king, an old man in his final stages of life, who
was wearing a crown of rubies, sapphires, and diamonds.
Sakura¡¦s savior
nudged her, with an irritated look on his face. ¡§Address the king when in presence of His Majesty,¡¨ he
hissed at her, as if the courtesy was common knowledge.
¡§Uh¡KYes, Your
Majesty,¡¨ Sakura corrected herself.
The King of
Tomoeda smiled, bringing a calm feeling into the atmosphere. ¡§General,¡¨ he began, addressing the man
kneeling beside Sakura. ¡§You found
her by the woods?¡¨
¡§Yes, Your
Majesty. A panther was about to
attack her when I found her. The
woods are not so safe anymore, with the rise of the Dark Empire,¡¨ his voice
filled with scorn at the mention of the other empire.
¡§This is very
interesting indeed,¡¨ the king brushed his long beard. ¡§Take her to visit the Princess.¡¨
¡§As you command,
Your Majesty.¡¨
Sakura stood
there dumbly as the general walked away.
He noticed Sakura¡¦s confusion and walked back to drag her out of the
throne room.
As the two
walked through the vast complex of the castle, every guard saluted the knight
in respect.
¡§Who are
you? Why do they all salute you?¡¨
Sakura asked. Despite her
apprehension of entering a land unknown to her, she felt comfortable with her
savior.
¡§I am General Li
Syaoran, High Templar of Tomoeda, General of the King¡¦s Army, Guardian of the
Princess,¡¨ he replied seriously.
Sakura took a
moment to process all the titles Li Syaoran gave her. ¡§So¡Kmay I call you Syaoran-kun?¡¨ she asked after a moment.
Syaoran turned
his head away from Sakura, hiding his blush, and stammered, ¡§As you wish. But they are not saluting me¡K¡¨
¡§Hoe?¡¨ quipped
Sakura, but before she could investigate his meaning, the two stopped before a
large set of wooden doors.
Syaoran told the
attendants, ¡§I have someone here the king would like the Princess to meet.¡¨
¡§Enter,¡¨ the
attendant replied, bowing deeply to Syaoran.
Sakura had never
seen such a large bedroom before.
The room was decorated in pink and white, glowing in a feminine
touch. An angelic song drew their
attention to a figure behind the white sheets covering the door to the
balcony. Sakura felt a familiarity
to this voice.
¡§Princess,¡¨
Syaoran voice called gently.
Sakura noticed the change in his usually cold manner. ¡§I have someone you should meet.¡¨
¡§Come out here,
Syaoran-kun,¡¨ the Princess replied.
¡§The sun the comforting out here.¡¨
Syaoran pulled
the curtain back and allowed Sakura to walk onto the sun-lit balcony. She came face to face with¡K herself.
Kawaii~ I like
this story so far ^ ^- It just popped up in my head, I¡¦m rather impressed that
I can write all that so suddenly.
Now, if I was Syaoran-kun, and I was surrounded by two
Sakura¡¦s¡K Hanya~ _
Uh, yeah, anyway,
on to the next chapter!
