A Forbidden Love

Story Summary: Sakura Kinomoto finds herself torn into two when she is forced to chose between her life as the princess of Zentra or her feelings for a boy who happens to be the prince of the kingdom that killed her own parents and could end up in war against her own kingdom. Also, as time moves by, Sakura realizes that old myths are coming true, and she may be the only one that can save the world. ((Sakura & Syaoran, Tomoyo & Eriol))

Chapter I : The Kingdom of Zentra

Six year old Sakura Kinomoto ran down the narrow hallway, one hand rubbing against the ancient walls of the church of Cerberus, the other hand holding onto her father, Fujitaka's hand. As she jumped down a step, she thought she saw a glimmer of light at the bottom of the hall. She broke free from her father and began to sprint down the hallway. She reached the end and turned into another hallway, somehow knowing where to go. After going down a few more hallways, she ran past a door, but quickly ran back to it to find the strange glimmer hovering next to a large tapestry. Slowly she walked over to it, and looked at the tapestry carefully.

It was of a boy and a girl. They were in what looked like a tower in a dark-stoned castle. The boy wielded a sword with one hand while the other hand clasped a strange looking necklace. The girl seemed to be glowing and was also holding a similar necklace. All around them were bizarre, scary looking creatures. Sakura turned around to find the unusual light that had led her to the tapestry was still there, hovering lazily in the air. Sakura noticed something glittering behind it. Hesitantly she walked over to it.

It was a beautiful necklace with a large blood-red gem in the center, shaped as an oval. Something, maybe the light, told her that it was meant for her. She gazed at it in fear for a few seconds, but seeing as nothing happened, Sakura picked it up and put it on. The floor beneath her lit up and the ball of light flew at her, flying right into her. After a few seconds the light below her faded, and she lay down, suddenly feeling drained of energy. Faintly she heard her name being called.

"…Sakura…Sakura…SAKURA!!!!!"

Sakura sat up quickly, her heart thudding loudly and her body drenched in sweat. After a few seconds she stood up and walked over to her bathroom to get a shower. She sighed, thinking about how scared she had been. Yes, she had just woken up from her nap, but what she had seen was not a dream, it was a memory from her childhood. Her hand strayed to the necklace hanging around her neck. She shook her head and cleaned herself up, then walked over to the other side of her room.

Sakura stared out of the vast window of her extravagant room, gazing down at the miniature town below her that was bustling with many people buying or selling items to one another. The sun, Cerberus, shined brightly down upon the beautiful kingdom of Zentra, and the deep blue sky seemed to go on endlessly. No clouds smeared the sky today. Lately there hadn't been any, as if the sun was warding them all away from the area, like a magical charm. Everything seemed peaceful and pleasant. Sakura sighed to herself.

… but how long will it all last?

Sakura lived in the palace which was ruled by her older brother, Touya. Their mother, Nadeshiko, had been killed by assassins from a neighboring kingdom when Sakura was only five years old, so she didn't remember much about her except her gentle, loving smile. Their father, Fujitaka, had passed away a year ago from an unknown illness that the town's people claimed was a poison or virus sent by the same kingdom that had killed her mom.

Still, Sakura was happy, even without her parents. Although her brother was a bit pushy and overprotective, often calling her a monster, and the fact that most of her family was dead, she still had a few close friends, and of course the people of the kingdom loved her. Sakura sighed as she thought of her Oniichan and friends at the same time. Touya never approved of her friends, especially if they were boys; even now when she was eighteen! He definitely won the "most stubborn person in the kingdom award"!

Sakura sat up straight as she heard a small knock at her door. It had surprised her, and she had jolted awake from her train of mixed up thoughts. She sighed inwardly and hoped it wasn't her Oniichan, come to push her around or something bothersome.

"Hai, come in!"

In walked Sakura's personal assistant and best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji. Tomoyo had beautiful raven colored long hair that shined on its own accord, sparkling eyes full of brightness, and a smile that always helped Sakura feel better when she was down. Tomoyo was the person whom knew Sakura the most, and Sakura trusted Tomoyo with everything, even her secrets. They had been best friends since the age of four, and she was the only friend Touya really accepted; going as far as letting her live in the castle.

"Ohayo Tomoyo!"

"Ohayo Sakura-chan!"

Tomoyo walked over to her and sat down beside her on the window seat, gazing out of the gigantic window of her palace bedroom. They could see about half of the kingdom from where they were sitting, and often when Sakura was brooding over something, she'd sit in front of it for hours. Tomoyo knew Sakura well enough to know something was chewing at her mind.

"Sakura-chan, what's disturbing your thoughts?" Sakura sighed and turned her back to the window.

"Has Touya decided to go along with his plan after all?"

"Hai, the king will be coming along with his assistant, and they will be staying for a few weeks. Hopefully, if things go well, we will have a peace treaty between the countries, but if not…"

What Tomoyo was talking about was, of course, the fact that Zentra was trying to create peace with the neighboring kingdom that had supposedly killed Sakura's mother and father. If they didn't manage to settle any hostilities in the time they'd be visiting, or something went horribly wrong, it would mean war. Sakura shivered. War. The word itself sounded cold, broken, and deadly. War caused starvation, war caused sadness, and war caused death. Sakura didn't want that to happen to her people. Tomoyo took hold of Sakura's hand and squeezed it gently.

"Everything will be alright Sakura-chan, don't worry."

"I know I shouldn't Tomoyo, but…" Sakura sighed and continued to stare out the large glass window.

"It feels like the calm before the storm…"

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Okay so I'm pretty new at all of this, but I hope you enjoy it! Please leave reviews because they really help my muse All the chapters will probably be around this length, and there will be a lot. Thanks!