AN – I just want to say that I don't own any of the Tsubasa characters except Kyoya. I reloaded this first episode cause there were a few things that I had to change. In this story Syaoran and Sakura are 16 and Kyoya starts off at 13 and turns 14 during their travels.
To help you read:
[when you see this it means that it is a special passage that's not really a part of the main
story]
Italics means you're reading someone's thoughts
~ Flashback ~ means you're reading someone's memory
------ This means you are jumping to another place/world in the story ------
I'm sorry for all the jumping around in this chapter but it had to be done in order to follow the storyline. It wouldn't be this bad in the chapters to come. Now it's time to start the journey. I hope you enjoy your travels.
~ Episode 1: Destinies Converge ~
[The mutual warmth that is unknown,
a single glass panel…declares
the beginning of everything.]
The weather was hot and the wind that was blowing was dry but the people of Clow Country didn't seem to mind, they were use to this kind of weather, what with Clow Country being located in the middle of the desert. Everyone had a smile on their face as they went about their daily work and paid no attention to the heat. The dry wind gently tugged at the people's clothes and, for one boy by the name of Syaoran, it tugged at his olive green cloak. Syaoran was a 16-year- old boy with brown hair and light brown eyes. He was wearing gray pants, a black sleeveless shirt, black gloves, black boots, and a pair of goggles hanging around his neck. He and his younger brother Kyoya had just returned from an archeological dig of some old ruins just outside the boarder of Clow. It was a dig that their father, Fugitaka, who had a great passion for archeology, had started but unfortunately died in the middle of and now the two boys continue his work, determined to find out what lies beneath the ruins. Syaoran made his way through the city till he came upon a small house. Syaoran gave a small smile and opened the front down. The house had a living/work room, a bedroom, a small kitchen, and a bathroom. It was small but just perfect for Syaoran and Kyoya. Syaoran made his way over to the desk that sat near the front door. Putting down the pack that he had been carrying, he picked up a picture of his father, him, and Kyoya. Pushing the hood of his cloak off his head he smiled and said, "Hey dad. I'm home." Just as he put the picture down there was a knock at the door.
"Coming." said Syaoran. He reached over and opened the door only to get knocked down flat on his back by a girl with light brown hair and brilliant green eyes. She was wearing a white and purple skirt that wrapped around her waste and parted down her front showing the white pants that she almost always wore. There also was a strip of cloth that lay in the middle of the part in her skirt. Her shirt was the same colors as her skirt but it had light purple stone placed in the center of the collar. It also was short and showed her stomach when she lifted her arms. Around her neck she wore a gold band and had on white slippers that curled ever so slightly at the tip. The cloak that she was wearing was also the same colors as her skirt and shirt.
"Syao!" yelled the girl as she flew through the door, her cloak falling to the floor as she flung her arms around Syaoran's neck. Yet the momentum of her leap caused both of them to fall to the floor and from her position on top of Syaoran she began to interrogate him. "How was the excavation? Was it fun? Are you glad to be home? Did you eat right? Did you get enough sleep? You keep the dust out of your nose?"
"Yes, indeed. It went quite well thanks." replied Syaoran seeming to be undeterred by the steam of questions that were just thrown at him.
"Quite well." scoffed the girl.
"What?"
"Oh come on, stop the formal talk." stated the girl.
"Sorry…princess."
"It's Sakura. For the last time no titles with us." she demanded.
"Of course princess…I mean…"
"Sa-ku-ra." prompted Sakura.
"Right…Sakura." replied Syaoran. Sakura smiled down at him then, realizing that she was still laying on top of Syaoran, her face took on a worried look and she asked, "Does this hurt you? Am I heavy?" With that said she leaped off of Syaoran who pulled himself up into a sitting position. Sakura, who was sitting beside him, continued speaking. "Well, anyway Syao, I'm glad you're back."
"Me too." replied Syaoran.
"Me three." Both Syaoran and Sakura jumped at the new voice and turned toward it. Leaning against the doorframe was a boy with dark brown hair and brown eyes. He was lean, yet you could tell that he was well fit. The boy, who was 13-years-old, stood about the same height as Sakura and was wearing gray pants and a dark blue sleeveless shirt. Over this clothing he wore a tan cloak, black gloves, and black boots. There was a smirk plastered across his face as he looked down at the two sitting on the floor. "Kyo!" shouted Sakura as she leapt off the floor and pulled Kyoya into a giant hug, which he returned. "It's so good to see you again."
"It's good to see you too Sakura." replied Kyoya and with that said Sakura began firing the same questions that she had asked Saran just moments before. During these questions Syaoran stayed sitting on the floor, watching the two of them with a smile on his face.
"It was amazing. Yes. Yes. Yes. Yes. And yes." replied Kyoya to each question in turn. They finally broke the hug and from the doorway into the house. "So, did I miss anything?" questioned Kyoya as he glanced over at Syaoran with a knowing smirk on his face. From his place on the ground Syaoran's face grew red and he rapidly shook his head. "No, no, Sakura only arrived a few minutes ago." he replied as he stood up from the floor. "So where did you run off to?" he asked before Sakura could reply to Kyoya's question.
"One of the venders at the market had something for me as payment for helping him out a few weeks ago." answered Kyoya.
"Well, then where is it." asked Syaoran as he held out his hand waiting to see what his little brother had gotten, knowing that it must be some kind of food. Kyoya looked at his brother's hand and brought his arm up behind his head and confessed with a big goofy grin.
"Um…yeah about that…I sort of…you know…ate it."
"You ate it? What was it?" asked Syaoran.
"A bag full of berries."
"You ate a whole bag of berries." said Syaoran. "You know you can make yourself sick by eating that many in one sitting." Kyoya brought his arm back down to his side but that goofy smile was still on his face.
"Yeah, I know, but I couldn't help it the bag was taunting me." he said.
Syaoran shook his head and reached over and ruffled his brother's hair, to which Kyoya gave a small shout of protest. Sakura stood there, watching this interaction between the two brothers and a smile spread across her face. She loved to see them like this; it warmed her heart for she knew that both boys had had a very hard life until their dad, Fujitaka, adopted them. Sakura could remember hearing Mr. Fujitaka telling her father the story. Mr. Fujitaka adopted Syaoran when he was 8 then, a couple of months later, Mr. Fujitaka adopted Kyoya at the age of 6. Then two months after Kyoya was adopted they moved to Clow Country so Fujitaka could begin excavation on the ruins of Clow Country. Sakura remembered her father and Mr. Fujitaka having many talks and she remembered over hearing one about the boys.
~ Flashback ~
"Ah…so those two boys aren't related by blood, but you could have fooled me. They look so similar." said the king.
"Yes, they do look alike but their personalities are very much different. Syaoran is quiet, thinks about things before acting on them, and always polite. Kyoya on the other hand likes to make his voice heard, has a knack of just charging into action with much thought, and some times forgets his manners. But even with these differences they get along really well" replied Mr. Fujitaka.
"Yes, it's true that they have different characteristics but one has what the other does not and that's what makes them compliment each other so well."
~ End of Flashback ~
Sakura watched the boys interact and she realized just how right her father had been, they both did complimented the each other very well. Her smile grew bigger as she asked, "So how long do you guys have this time, a couple of days?"
"Actually we're going back tonight. We only came home for a change of clothes." stated Syaoran.
"Of course, those ruins won't explain themselves." sighed Sakura. She lowered her head, sad that she wouldn't get to spend much time with her best friends. She felt a hand on her shoulder and glanced up to see Kyoya smiling at her but before he could say anything Syaoran spook up. "We do have to pick up a few more supplies in town for the dig tomorrow though. You, uh, wanna tag along." Sakura and Kyoya looked up at him in surprise then smiles spread across their faces.
"That's usin' your head Syao. Great, now we get to spend time with Sakura." stated Kyoya who pulled Sakura into a big hug. Syaoran smiled at the two of them, he was always amazed at how easy it was for Kyoya to just be himself; that was one of the things that Syaoran admired most about his little brother. He grabbed some money and turned to Kyoya and Sakura who were spinning around in a circle laughing, happy that they could get a chance to be together. "Come on you two, let's get going."
"Yeah, the longer we stall the less time we get with the beautiful Sakura." said Kyoya. They all filed out the door that was left wide open and, after Syaoran made sure to shut the door securely behind them, made their way toward the market. While they were walking, Kyoya looked over at Sakura and noticed that she was rapidly looking from left to right, especially when they got to the market place. Kyoya then looked over at Syaoran, who was on the other side of Sakura, to see if noticed her behavior, which he had.
"Why do you keep looking around? Are you on the run or something? Did you sneak out of the palace again?" asked Syaoran.
"Well, if I tell my brother I'm going out to see you he gets annoyed and makes excuses about how it's to dangerous." replied Sakura as she looked at Syaoran. Hearing this Kyoya smiled, it was no secret that King Toya disliked Syaoran, yet for Kyoya it was fun to watch them when they were in the same room. He always thought that it was weird for the king to dislike just Syaoran but like him.
"Why?" thought Kyoya as he looked over at his brother. "Why does the king not like Syaoran? Normally everyone likes Syaoran because he is quiet and soft spoken and they find me to be the annoying one." Kyoya gave a sigh and went back to listening to the others talk.
"The king's just trying to keep his sister safe that's all." said Syaoran to Sakura.
"I guess so. Sometimes I wonder if it's that or if he's just mean."
"The king…be mean…on purpose? I know he likes to tease you a lot but he really does love you, you know that right?" stated Kyoya as he looked over at Sakura.
"Yeah, I know. I just wish he didn't have to tease me or dislike Syaoran so much." replied Sakura as she glanced down at the ground but when she looked up she let out a surprised sigh and ran forward to a vender who had a bunch of apples for sale. Kneeling down she grabbed one of the apples and turned to Syaoran, who had knelt down next to her, and Kyoya, who was standing next to Syaoran.
"Oh wow, what a harvest! I've been waiting for apple season. Let's buy some ok." said Sakura.
"Take what you like, no charge." said the women who was selling the apples. The group of friends looked up at the lady in surprise.
"Really?" gasped Sakura.
"It's not every day that I get to feed royalty." replied the woman. No sooner had she said this then they were surrounded by people who were saying, "It's the princess." Sakura and Syaoran stood up and, along with Kyoya, surveyed the crowd.
"The people here really do love her, not that I can blame them I guess." thought Syaoran as they smiled at the group of people.
"It seems that everyone loves Sakura, but who can blame them, she really is an amazing person." thought Kyoya as he leveled his gaze at Sakura who was smiling broadly at the crowd. All of a sudden a shout from beyond the crowd rang out. "There she is, straight ahead."
"Oops, palace guards." said Syaoran.
"If they take me home we'll miss our whole day together. It's not fair." said Sakura.
Kyoya leaned behind Sakura and whispered to his brother. "Syaoran. Take Sakura and make a run for it, I'll take care of the guards." Syaoran nodded his head and took hold of Sakura's hand. "Now!" whisper shouted Kyoya.
Getting a firm grip on Sakura's hand Syaoran said, "Let's go." and he took off running pulling Sakura off her feet till she was flying parallel with the ground. The guards began to run after them but were stopped when Kyoya jumped in front of them holding a stick that had been leaning up against one of the venders' shops. "So, I see you've come back for a rematch." he said. Kyoya often sparred with the guards to improve his fighting skills and the last time they fought he had soundly defeated them.
"Kyoya not now. We're trying to catch the princess. Now out of our way." said one of the guards and they attempted to walk past Kyoya who stuck the stick out in front of them at each attempt. This went on for about 30 seconds until one guard growled, "Stop it kid and let us pass. We have time for these childish games." Kyoya's smile faded and he said, "Don't call me kid." The guard noticed this but didn't have time to react as Kyoya's stick came crashing into his face. After two minutes of well placed kicks and swings of the stick all the guards that were sent to find Sakura were laying on the ground. Kyoya let the stick drop to the ground as he wiped his hands as if trying to get dust off of them. "Well, I guess my work here is done." he said with a smile as he surveyed the defeated guards.
"Kyoya. I should have known that it was you." said a voice from behind him. He turned and came face to face with the captain of the guard. The guard then grabbed Kyoya by arm, gave a heavy sigh, and continued speaking. "What happened? Why is the marketplace a mess? Why are my men on the ground?" Kyoya finally surveyed the area around him and noticed that many of the baskets that held food had broken and the food was scattered all over the ground. The apples that had caught Sakura's attention were now all squashed. He winced as he realized how much damage he had caused. "Well, uh…you see…"
"You know what, on second hand, I don't want to know. But I'm sorry to say that I have to take you to the king." Now it was Kyoya's turn to give a heavy sigh as he was pulled off toward the palace. "I hope Syaoran appreciates the time I just gave him and Sakura to be alone. He'd better use this time well." he thought. Before long they were in the throne room of the palace and Kyoya could see King Toya sitting on the throne, which was made of a blue fabric, and High Priest Yukito standing beside the king, both waiting for him.
"Your Majesty." said the captain of the guard. "I've brought Kyoya."
"Send him in." said the king with a wave of his hand. The captain motioned for Kyoya to move forward with a look of pity and amusement on his face. Kyoya made his way through the room till he was standing in front of the throne. "Uh…hi your majesty, Yukito. What a surprise to see you here." he said while bringing his right hand up behind his head and the other one slightly waved. There also was a huge awkward grin plastered on his face as he spoke that made his eyes close shut.
"What did you do this time Squirt?" sighed king Toya. Kyoya dropped his hands down by his sides and opened his eyes with the smile still on his face. Kyoya remained silent, he didn't like to be called squirt (it made him feel like a kid) but Toya was the only one who could call him that and not end up with a black eye and a few bruises. "Did you let your temper get the better of you again?" asked Yukito.
"Well, not really. You see the guards wanted to have a sparring match with me and I guess things got a little carried away. Sorry your Majesty, High Priest." replied Kyoya as he bowed to the two men in front of him. "I don't have to tell them the whole truth. Besides Toya would probably get really upset when he heard that Syaoran ran off with Sakura to who knows where." he thought as he bowed.
"I see." said Yukito. "Just be a little more careful the next time and don't fight in the market place again. All right?"
"Ok, Yukito. I will and won't." replied Kyoya to both pieces of advice.
"So did you defeat all of the guards." asked the Toya. Kyoya turned toward him with a smirk on his face. "Yep." he replied. "You know your Majesty you might want to consider stepping up the training for the guards. This group was a little to easy to beat."
"Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you with my weak guards and I'll try to remember your high caliber of fighters the next time we're training new guards." said Toya returning Kyoya's smirk with one of his own.
"That would be greatly appreciated your Majesty." said Kyoya as he bowed once again. Yukito smiled as he listened to the playful banter that Kyoya and Toya were in the middle of, but unfortunately he had to cut it short. "I'm sorry to interrupt but the King have some things that he needs to attend to before the day ends. Thank you for coming in without a fight Kyoya."
"You're most welcome Yukito." replied Kyoya
"See ya later Squirt." said Toya.
"Right back at ya, your Majesty." replied Kyoya before quickly making his way out of the throne room feeling good about himself having called the king squirt without verbally saying it. Once he was outside the palace he looked up at the sky and noticed that the sun had just about set, so he thought that it was about time he found Syaoran and head back to the ruins.
------ Just outside the city ------
Just beyond the boarder of Clow Country were some giant rocks that looked toward the ruins, which is where Syaoran and Sakura ended up after running from the palace guards. They climbed their way up onto one of the rocks where they stood gasping for air from their long run and after a minute they both feel down onto their backs laying side by side.
"Long time since we ran like that." said Sakura.
"Yeah, too long." replied Syaoran. They both had their eyes closed as they spoke but now they opened them and turned their heads to look at each other. Suddenly they both gasped as they realized that they were laying side by side. Sakura's gasp was due to the joy of laying beside Syaoran and Syaoran's gasp was due to the fact that he was laying next to the princess. Syaoran then began to stand up but Sakura, who was still holding Syaoran's hand, tightened her hold on it. "No don't get up. Let's stay like this for a while." said Sakura. Syaoran gasped again when he heard this. He knew that it wasn't appropriate to be laying so close to the princess but as he looked down at Sakura and her smile a smile of his own spread across his face. Even though Sakura was the princess of Clow Country she was his best friend and he loved to make her smile so he laid back down. After a minute went by it was Sakura who sat up saying that she wanted to eat the apple that the kind merchant lady gave her. So, they both sat at the edge of the rock they were on, looking out toward the magnificent ruins. "Wherever I see them I think of my dad." stated Syaoran. "Unearthing those ruins was his dream."
"It's hard to believe it's been 8 years. 8 years since you came to this country with your father and Kyo." (AN: I know in the anime Sakura says 7 years, but to make the story fit with their ages I made it 8 years.)
"Yeah. I remember it like it was yesterday. My dad, the archeologist, kneeling at your dad's throne asking for permission to excavated this kingdom's biggest mystery."
"That was the first time I saw you and Kyo. I thought you both were cute." said Sakura.
"My dad didn't finish his dig, he died in the middle of it. But, before he passed, he told me he was happy. It was enough that he was chasing his dream." said Syaoran. The two of them sat quiet for a few minutes each lost in their memories before Sakura asked a question. "If I asked you and Kyoya to live in the palace would you?"
"Live there…no we couldn't do that." stated Syaoran.
"But why? We've got plenty of room and you two are my best friends." said Sakura as she turned to look at Syaoran.
"Your people built that palace for nobility and Kyoya and I certainly don't qualify as that. Besides we like the excavation work we're doing and it pays enough for us to keep our own place." said Syaoran as he stood up still facing the ruins.
"It's not about charity, I barely get to see you two anymore. I hate that. Don't you two ever get lonely too." When Sakura said this she turned her head back toward the ruins and Syaoran looked at her with a surprised look on his face, then his mouth turned into a little smile.
"Of course we do, but those ruins are important. We're finishing our dad's work." he replied.
"I know that. It's a precious thing and I am proud, but it's knot easy, you know. I still miss my best friends." Syaoran knelt down beside her as she spoke. "Every night when I'm trying to fall asleep I imagine you Syao. I wonder what you're doing, what you're thinking. If during all your important work you have a moment to spare on me." During this speak Sakura stared off toward the ruins and then she closed her eyes and brought the apple that she was holding up to her face like she was going to take a bit. "Of course I do. Come on, don't you know." said Syaoran as he reached his hand out to touch her shoulder but he never got the chance. He was interrupted by Sakura saying, "Well actually…look Syao, there's something important I've been wanting to tell you. I just…it's something…serious k." Syaoran was taken by surprise by this and reached out his hand to touch her should again but once again he was interrupted only this time by some very loud bells being rung. This bells startled both Syaoran and Sakura so much that they both jumped a few inches off the ground.
"It's the evening chimes." stated Syaoran.
"It's a lot later than I thought." said Sakura. They both looked back at the city and Sakura stuck the apple she was holding into her cloak as she and Syaoran stoop up. "My brother's probably flipping out by now."
"Can I walk you home?" asked Syaoran.
"No, get to work." playfully demanded Sakura as she turned sharply away from Syaoran. "About what I mentioned a minute ago, that thing I need to say to you, I'll tell you next time k. Things are gonna change, I can feel it." With that said Sakura began to make her way back to city leaving Syaoran alone on the rock. "I know what you're thinking, I shouldn't be having these feelings, right dad." pondered Syaoran as he watched Sakura walk toward the city. "Sure we've been friends since we were kids, but she's princess of this country and I'm not part of that world." He watched her for a few minutes before he looked back at the ruins when he suddenly remembered that he still had to get some supplies. He made his way down the rock and toward the city. "I wonder what Kyo did to keep the guards from following us." he thought. "I hope he didn't do anything to drastic." A smile spread across his face at this thought. "But then again, this Kyoya we're talking about, right dad." It took Syaoran a total of 5 minutes to get back to the city and start gathering supplies. The sun was rapidly setting and he wanted to get back to the ruins before it got to late. He also needed to find Kyoya, which, at times, was not an easy task, but just as he was thinking this he heard, "Syaoran. Hey Syaoran." He turned to see Kyoya running toward him. "So how'd it go?" questioned Kyoya once he reached Syaoran.
"How'd what go." asked Syaoran as he handed some of the things he was carrying to Kyoya.
"How's was your time with Sakura." said Kyoya. "You know sometimes you can be really dense Syaoran." he thought.
"It was nice."
"It was nice? What's that suppose to mean?" said Kyoya as her sent a soft glare at his older brother. "Did you tell her how you feel about her?"
"No." stated Syaoran without even looking at Kyoya.
"No! Why not?" "That's the whole reason I kept those guards busy."
"Cause she's a princess and I'm the son of an archeologist. It's not appropriate for us to be together." They both began to walk back to their house since Syaoran had gotten what they needed.
"Screw appropriateness. If you feel so strongly for her you should tell her. If you don't then I will tell her myself." stated Kyoya as he looked away from his brother with a determined look on his face.
"No you won't." firmly stated Syaoran.
"But Syaor…" Kyoya was cut of by Syaoran suddenly stopping and stepping in front of him with a fierce look on his face. "I mean it Kyoya. Don't tell the princess anything. If you do…"
"Alright, alright. I won't tell her anything." quickly agreed Kyoya for he knew that if Syaoran was threatening him, which was something he hardly even did to him, he was completely serious and would follow through with the unspoken threat. Syaoran stared at Kyoya for another minute before he nodded his head and his gaze soften as he turned away from him continuing toward the house. Kyoya watched his older brother walk away. "He can be so stubborn sometimes. But it's kind of sad really. I know that he cares deeply about Sakura but because of who he is he will never let himself follow those feelings. Why does there have to be a difference; a line between royalty and normal people. Why can't everyone been seen in the same light." though Kyoya. A sad smile spread across his face as he ran to catch up with Syaoran. The rest of the walk to their house was silent as well as they repacked their bags and made their journey back to the ruins. By this time the sun had set and the air had become cool making their journey quite pleasant. "By the way Kyo." suddenly asked Syaoran. "What did you do to keep the guards from following us earlier?" This question caused Kyoya's eyes to open wide and he nervously laughed. "Oh well, I asked them if they wanted to spar with me again and they said yes. So, he had a duel and I defeated them all again. I'm getting pretty good at fighting wouldn't you say Syao." Syaoran looked at his younger brother and sighed. "Somehow I get the feeling that that's not all that happened. How much damage did you cause to the market place?"
"Why do you think every time I do something I leave a mess."
"Cause you do."
"No I…" Kyoya thought back on all the times that he had sparred or when he did something semi reckless and a sheepish smile appeared on his face. "Well, I guess you're right. But this time I didn't cause such a mess that it took hours to clean. It looked like only 30 – 45 minutes worth of work." "I don't think I need to tell him the whole truth or about being taken to the palace. I think he might get a little mad about that."
Syaoran sighed and a small smile came to his face as he turned to look at Kyoya. "Well, that's good about not making a huge mess but you really need to be more careful next time, ok."
"Oh yeah, don't worry Syao. I'll remember it next time." replied Kyoya as he turned to look at his brother as well with a wide grin on his own face. "Well, come on we should hurry up or we won't reach the ruins until midnight and won't have the time to investigate those new chambers we found before we go to bed." With that Kyoya pick up the pace of his walking. Syaoran shook his head. "He'll never learn will he dad. He won't remember next time but that's what makes Kyo, Kyo and I wouldn't have it any other way." he thought. Syaoran turned to look back at the city or more specifically the palace. "Good night Sakura. I hope you have pleasant dreams. I'll try to come back soon." With that he turned back toward the ruins following his brother who had stopped a little ways ahead when he realized that Syaoran wasn't walking with him. Syaoran smiled as he saw Kyoya wave him over and shout, "Hurry up slow poke. I want to see those chambers." Once Syaoran was level with Kyoya they continued on their way to the ruins.
------ In the palace ------
The sun had set by the time Sakura made it back to the palace. She entered the palace as quietly as she could. "I hope Toya isn't to worried or mad. I didn't mean to stay out this late. I think I'll wait to see him till tomorrow." thought Sakura. Once she reached the throne room she moved from pillar to pillar hoping to sneak past her older brother, who almost always was sitting on the throne. She peeked out from behind a pillar and smiling when she did not see anyone in sight. She carefully moved from behind the pillar walking on her tiptoes so to make as little sound as possible. Suddenly a voice filled the throne room.
"Nice tip-toeing. Are we practicing ballet?" Sakura froze and looked over to the throne and saw that her brother, who was wearing garment that was all blue except for the two bands of gold that circled the ends of his sleeves, was sitting there with an amused expression on his face. "So much for sneaking into the palace." she thought. She quickly wiped the surprised look off her face and replaced it with smile that made her look like an innocent child. "Toya, I'm home. How are you?" she said.
"Wasting the day with that kid again." stated Toya.
"I didn't waste a minute and he's not a kid." fumed Sakura.
"Hey don't get mad I'm just calling it like it is." calmly stated Toya who was semi surprised when Sakura ran over and jumped onto the throne, face inches away from his. They were so close that his black hair and her brown hair were slightly touching.
"He's not a kid. He does important work and he has his own place. He's considerate, mature and very admirable." firmly stated Sakura.
"Admirable may be, but a kid." said Toya with a smirk on his face.
"You bully."
"Now, now, is that anyway for royal siblings to behave?" said another voice from across the throne room. Both siblings looked over at the new voice and saw that it was Yukito, who was wearing cream-colored garment that had gold lines around the collar and red bands around the sleeves. Underneath this garment he had on a black turtleneck shirt. His hair was the color silver and he was wearing glasses. In his arms he was carrying a long piece of rolled up parchment. "Hey Yukito." said Sakura with a smile, instantly forgetting that she was in an argument with her brother.
"The archeologists dropped off this diagram of the work they've done so far if you're interested sir." stated Yukito. Toya nodded his head and stood up which caused Sakura to stand up as well considering that she was practically on top of him. The three of them made their way over to a table that was placed on the edge of the throne room near the windows that over looked the ruins. Yukito placed the parchment of paper he was carrying onto the table and unrolled it. On the parchment was a lay out of the ruins and the new chambers that they had recently discovered. "Tunnels?" wondered Sakura as she gazed down at the parchment. Both her and Yukito were gazing intently at the map while Toya leaned up against the windowsill turning his head slightly to look out the window, not really interested in what the archeologists had found.
"It seems so. They've unearthed a whole system of underground chambers below the ruins. To think in all these centuries we never knew they were down there, huh. But we won't know what function the chambers served or how deep they go until the excavation's complete." said Yukito.
"So what's that mean?" asked Sakura. At this question Toya looked over at his little sister with a smirk on his face and said, "For one thing, it means you admirable friend is going to have his hands full for quite a while."
"Oh and you'll love that won't you." fumed Sakura before she turned and ran out of the throne room heading for her own room. Once she was out of sight Toya stepped away from the windowsill and moved closer to Yukito who looked over at him. "Don't be cruel your majesty." said Yukito. "You know how much that boy means to the princess."
"Drop the fancy titles when we're alone." demanded Toya who was still looking in the direction that Sakura ran.
"Well, you are the King sir."
"That's right, but you've been my friend a lot longer than that." As he said this he looked over at Yukito with a small smile on his face.
"True." agreed Yukito who returned Toya smile with one of his own. Toya nodded his head then went back to leaning on the windowsill and staring out at his kingdom. Yukito took this time to reroll the parchment of the ruins and picked it up just as Toya started to speak. "I don't know what it is about that kid that bugs me so much. Maybe I'd think that about any boy she obsessed over, but still, he's her chosen one wasn't that the prophecy."
"Yes, Syaoran is her other. The one destined to be at Sakura's side. It's true. In my sacred visions I saw many trials and hardships awaiting them both Toya." replied Yukito. "Your sister has an uncanny power. I don't really understand it yet, but it's very strong. But I do know this, it will remake this world, what's more, it will summon great tribulation for them and this kingdom."
------ A room in another dimension ------
"The mirror reflects the image of an isolated man, living is a misbegotten time. The moment has come. The convergence we've awaited begins." said a man who was dressed in all black with a black cloak however on the breast of his garments there was a red symbol that loosely resembled a bat hanging upside. Sitting in front of his right eyes was a single spectacle that glowed as the light from a giant mirror, that showed him the unfolding events that were happening in the Country of Clow, reflected off of it.
------ Japan Country ------
It was dark night but the moon was full and the light that it gave off was bright enough so that you could walk around outside without a torch. Suddenly a laugh pealed through the night, which seemed to come from every direction. The source of this laughter came from a man dressed in black with a red helmet that covered his forehead and came down in front of his ears, who was on top of a building. The wind that was blowing through the night was making his black cape fly out behind him and move like ripples in a pond. In his hand he held a long sword, which he brought up behind his head as he spoke. "A whole land of weaklings. Isn't there anyone who can put up a good fight."
"You're curtain it was him Souma, again." asked a woman who was wearing a flowing garment. Her hair was black but there were two strands of hair that were purple that fell down beside her face. In her hair there were two pieces of wood that stuck out and dangling from these were gold charms that had three points and a purple ribbon flowing from each of them. The woman had been looking at the man on the roof but as she said this she turned to the person kneeling behind.
"I'm sure." stated the woman named Souma. Souma herself had black hair but it was falling out of the hairstyle she had chosen. On her forehead she wore a while band and she wore black pants that fitted rather tight around her body as well as a black capped-sleeved shirt. There was a black band that circled her neck and from this band there was black fish net substance covering her chest area.
"Even after I implored him he went on another violent spree." said the first woman.
"What will you do with him now, Princess Tomoya." asked Souma.
"There's only one path that can change him." stated Princess Tomoyo as she turned back toward the man on the roof top.
----- Celes Country -------
It was night but there seemed to be light filling the circular room. The room had many pillars and archways that looked out into the night. But there were no windows, which gave the room a very open feeling. In the center of the room was a circular pool that contained clear blue water. Suddenly, a male figure with blond hair emerged shirtless from the pool. On this man's back there was an elaborate blue tattoo of lines and shapes. The pants he was wearing were a dark blue color. He climbed out of the pool and sat near the edge as a girl with long flowing blond hair wearing an outfit that was white as snow placed a blue cloak with white trim onto the shoulders of the man.
"A sleep spell?" said the girl, who's name was Chii.
"Yes. I couldn't think of another way to contain him." said the man.
"Now that it's done, what next Fye?"
"Escape. There's no real guarantee that the seal will last and I certainly don't want to be close if he does break free." said Fye. He stared off into the night sky with his brilliant blue-purple eyes. He looked back into the pool he had just come out of and stared down at the figure encased in a clear ice like enclosure. He stood up before he continued speaking. "Fleeing the country isn't enough, there's to much risk he'd find me. I must go to other worlds. Lands King Ashura can not reach." As he said this Fye reached up his hand and placed it on top of Chii's head, who had stood up with him and was now staring intently up into his face.
----- Clow Country -----
Once she reached her room, Sakura flung herself on the bed muttering about how mean and unfair her brother was toward Syaoran and some times to her. It took a grand total of 15 minutes for her to calm down and when she did she looked out the window in her room at the magnificent ruins. She stood up and made her way over to the window, pushed it open and stepped out onto the balcony. She leaned forward against the railing holding the apple she had gotten in the market place with both hands and stared intently at the ruins. "Hey Syao." she said softly to herself. "I wonder if you're still at work in there. I promise I'll tell you soon. I love you…with all my heart." Suddenly there came the sound of eerily beautiful chimes floating across the sand and up to where Sakura was standing. "What's that sound?" she said her voice still soft but stronger due to the fact that she was startled by the sound. As she listened a pink glow began to surround the ruins but Sakura didn't see any of this for she had shut her eyes listening to the sound coming from the ruins. "It's beautiful. I've never heard anything like it before, but it's some how familiar." The sound grew louder and Sakura opened her eyes but they had become glazed over as she stared at the now glowing ruins but not really seeing them. "It's for me. It's calling my name." she said as her mind slid into a trans. She closed her eyes and when she did so she started to glow a pink color just like the ruins. Soon she was lifted off the ground and began to float toward the ruins but not before the apple she was holding slipped from her grasp and fell to the balcony.
------ Inside the ruins ------
Syaoran made his way down a winding stone staircase with an open book in his left hand and a lamp in his right hand. He was glad that he and Kyoya had made it back in time to do a little more exploring before they went to bed. Syaoran finally made it to the end of the staircase and walked into an empty room. On the floor of the room was a circle stone carving in the shape of wings. Syaoran stared down at the open book and began to talk to himself. "If I just knew what that symbol meant. It's got to be the key to something" That was when he heard the sound of footsteps approaching. He quickly looked up from his book a smile spread across his face, for Sakura was now standing in front of him in the middle of the stone craving. "Princess." he said his voice filled with happiness but when he didn't get a response he tried again with a little more presence in his voice. "Princess?" That seemed to get Sakura's attention cause she turned her glazed over eyes toward Syaoran. Syaoran's was kind of taken a back by the look and his become switched from happiness to one of confusion. "Hey what are you doing in here?" he asked. Sakura gave him a smile that seemed kind of sad and knelt down touching the carving. As soon as she touched it the eerie chimes began to ring again and a pink glow shown from the carving basking Sakura in it's light. The floor began to shake as Syaoran looked around, the look of confusion beginning to change into a look of confused fear. "What is this?" he demanded but he didn't have much time to think about that as the carving began to open right down the middle of the wings. He gave a gasp and let the book that he was holding drop to the floor when he realized that Sakura was standing right over the forming crack. The look of confused fear now became one of terror as Sakura began to descend into the opening in the carving. He stood as if paralyzed, all he could do was reach out his hand that had help the book toward Sakura as if she would grab it from where she was several feet away.
------ Outside the ruins ------
Kyoya was making his way toward the ruins from their tent muttering how it was unfair that Syaoran made him put all of the supplies away. "Just because I caused a little damage to the market place he makes me put everything way as punishment. I mean come on, it wasn't that much damage." Kyoya stopped his ranting long enough to think back on the incident in the market place. "Ok, so maybe is was more than a little damage but that still doesn't give him the right to make me put all of the supplies away." By this time he had made it to the shed where all of the lanterns were kept and he was just about to light one of them when the ground began to shake. He ran out of the shed to see that all of the workers were just as confused and shocked as he was, for Clow Country was not know for its earthquakes, sandstorms yes, but earthquakes were very rare. Kyoya made it over to one of the workers to get some answers about what was happening but he was stopped of the ruins began to glow a white-pinkish color. It blinded him and made him all the more confused. Suddenly he remembered that Syaoran was still inside the ruins and he began to freak out. "What if he gets crushed by falling rocks shook loose by the earthquake? I Have To Find Him! I can't lose him too. Dad please let him be alright!" thought Kyoya in a panic. He began to run toward the entrance to the chambers but was stopped by something that took his breath away. Soldiers were materializing out of thin air. They were all dressed in black, wore black helmets and had metal claws sticking out of their hands. On the back of their hands as well as on their shoulders was a red symbol that resembled a bat hanging upside down. Without warning they charged toward the surprised archeologists intent on killing them all. Kyoya took a step back to run but tripped and feel to the ground on his back. He lifted himself up onto his elbows and saw one of the soldiers coming right at him. He shut his eyes waiting for the deadly impact but it never came. Instead he heard a grunt and something cutting through metal. "Hey, you ok." Kyoya's eyes flew open and he saw Toya standing over him. Toya reached down with one hand, not taking his eyes off the battlefield, and pulled Kyoya to his feet. "King Toya! What are you doing here?" asked Kyoya who was stunned by how fast things were happening.
"What, you'd rather I'd not be here." teased Toya as he spared a quick look down at Kyoya with a smirk on his face.
"No, no, I'm glad you're here. But why are you here. I thought you weren't coming to the dig till tomorrow?"
"Something told me that I had to be here."
"What told yo…" Kyoya never finished that sentence cause Toya pushed him back as another soldier came at them.
"Yukito!" shouted Toya. "Get Kyoya somewhere safe." Kyoya looked around and noticed Yukito for the first time fighting one of the soldiers a little off to their right. Yukito quickly finished off the soldier and ran over to where they were. "Yes, your Majesty." He took Kyoya's arm and pulled him in the direction of the camp away from the battle. They didn't get very far before Yukito found small cave for Kyoya to hide in. "In here." he said as he pushed Kyoya into the cave. "What ever happens Kyoya, stay here. Do you understand? Stay in this cave." With a look of intense seriousness Yukito ran back toward the battle. From his hiding spot Kyoya could see the entrance to the chambers, which made him think about Syaoran again. "Syaoran, please be ok."
------ Inside the ruins ------
Syaoran finally came out of his state of shock as the crack in the floor began to close up after Sakura had completely disappeared inside it. "Sakura!" he yelled. He ran to the carving and vainly tried to pull the rapidly closing slabs of stone open. Once they closed he hit it a couple of times with his fist calling out Sakura's name. After a minute, he quickly stood up and race back up the spiral staircase forgetting the book and broken lantern that were now laying on the floor in the chamber. When he finally made it to the top of the staircase he remembered that there was another staircase to go down but he wanted to get down the fast way. So he ran a little faster, if that was possible, and jumped from the ledge that was 12 – 15 feet high down to the ground. He looked up saw that he was now kneeling in the open space that was between the two arches of the ruins. Looking up he also noticed that Sakura was now floating in mid-air in front of a circular carving on the side of one of the arches and that Sakura herself was glowing a white-pinkish color. As Syaoran studied the carving she was floating in front of he let out a gasp. "It's that same symbol. It's like she's a part of it now." As he thought this white streams of light appeared out of Sakura's back making it look like she had wings just like the carving. "Sakura." said Syaoran who's face was one of fear and determination. He watched as the streams of light became wider. "What's going on?" he wondered out loud. The white wings began to fold around Sakura and fear overtook Syaoran. "Stay there!" he shouted as he ran over to the arch where the carving was and began to climb his way up to Sakura.
------ A room in another dimension ------
"The power to pass through dimensions; the wings of a gifted heart to guide the way. That power is awaking at long last." stated the man with the spectacle, who's name was Fei Wong Reed.
------ Inside the ruins ------
Syaoran watched in horror as Sakura began meld into the stone carving; she really was becoming a part of the carving, a permanent part. "Sakura!!" desperately shouted Syaoran and without a moments delay he pushed off the ledge he was clinging to and jumped the rest of the way up to Sakura. When he was level with her he grabbed her and they both started to fall to the ground. Syaoran clung to Sakura as they fell, then he felt his back hit the ground and Sakura fall limply against the front of his body. Once they hit the ground the white streams of light that seemed to be attached to Sakura burst into a thousand feather and Syaoran watched them float up between the two arches and into the bright light that surrounded the ruins. However, once the feathers flew away the bright light faded away till it was gone completely. Syaoran then moved into kneeling position with Sakura held securely in his arms. "Sakura, talk to me!" he desperately pleaded but when she did not respond he pulled her close in a tight hug and whispered, "Just hold on. I'll get you out of here." With that he picked her up bridal style and ran as fast as he could toward the entrance into the chambers from outside. As he ran he noticed that the ground was still shaking and that it had been shaking this whole time, but he didn't stop to think about this, all that he cared about right now was keeping Sakura safe.
------ A room in another dimension ------
"He interrupted the process. The awakening has failed." said a woman who had black bushy hair and two buns on the top of her head that were tied with red ribbon. She was wearing a black long-sleeve dress that had red around the collar. Her name was Xing Huo.
"Not so, we got what we need from it. Events have been sent into motion and when they are finished the power to cross time and space…will be mine." said Fei Wong Reed.
------ Outside the ruin ------
Syaoran finally was able to make it out of the chamber and immediately started to look around for help. However, his attention was caught by one of the black soldiers running at him with it's claws of metal ready to strike. Syaoran gasped but before he could do anything a man jumped in front of them and cut down the soldier with his thick black sword. "It took you long enough kid." said the man and Syaoran knew by the voice that it was King Toya.
"It what?" gasped Syaoran.
"Is she going to be ok." asked Toya not taking his eyes off the battle field.
"I'm not sure." said Syaoran.
"That's not the response I'm looking for." Toya replied as he slice through another soldier that tried to attack them. Suddenly Syaoran felt another presence by his side and was just wondering who it was when Toya demanded, "Yukito, I want a prognosis."
"I'll do my best." stated Yukito. Toya nodded and quickly turned to another soldier that was quickly approaching. Syaoran knelt down still holding Sakura and Yukito knelt down as well and brought his hand up to Sakura's forehead where a small beam of yellow light glowed from Yukito's fingertips. "Hold still." he told Syaoran as he brought his hand up to Syaoran's forehead and repeated the process. "Now your memories of what happened are mine as well." he explained when he saw the confused look on Syaoran's face. "So you saw great wings of light shoot from her back and then shatter into feathers correct." asked Yukito.
"That's right." said Syaoran. As he spoke he noticed that Toya was once again close to them and that he had knelt down as well without taking his eyes off the battlefield.
"Those wings…they were the manifestation of her spirit." explained Yukito
"What?! Her spirit?" said Syaoran.
"The very core of who she is. All of her memories from birth to present have left her now and worse, they haven't just escaped her, they've left this plain entirely. They're gone." Yukito continued to explain.
"Her memories." said Toya who spared a quick glace behind him at the others.
"So, what happens now." asked Syaoran who's eyes filled with worry.
"A body with no heart is just an empty shell…without those memories the princess will die." Explained Yukito.
"Isn't there anything I can do to help her!" franticly asked Syaoran as he looked up at Yukito only to meet by not only the eyes of Yukito's but Toya's as well.
"Yeah kid. You're her chosen one. Save her." said Toya as he gave Syaoran a small smile. Syaoran was taken back by this. "The king has never smiled at me like that. He must have confindence that I will take care of the princess. I mustn't let him down."
"I will." replied Syaoran as he stared Toya straight in the eyes.
"Quickly now, to the chamber!" said Yukito as he stood up. Toya looked out of the mass crowd of black soldiers that where in front of him as he stood up. A smirk spread across his face and determined look came to his eyes as he said, "I'll handle these guys. They won't get past me."
------ Inside the small cave ------
Kyoya sat in the small cave and watched the entrance to the chambers waiting to see if Syaoran would come out. But after a few minutes, the fighting blocked his view of the entrance and so he watched the fighting while hoping with all his heart that Syaoran would make it out alive. A few more minutes passed and the soldiers finally moved out the way and Kyoya could finally see the entrance to the chamber again and his heart near about leapt out of his body for joy. For there was Syaoran, alive but then his heart filled with worry as he noticed the figure that was laying in his brother's arms, it was Sakura. Kyoya started to panic, what had happened to Sakura. He could see Toya and Yukito kneeling in front of his brother and Sakura, then he saw Yukito stand up and point to the entrance to the chamber and, along with Syaoran holding Sakura, they ran inside as Toya began to fight the mass number of soldiers. Kyoya knew that Yukito had told him to stay but he was not about to loose sight of his brother again and he was worried about Sakura and wanted to help. So, he jumped out of his hiding spot and began to make his way to the chamber entrance. He didn't care that he could be killed, his mind was only on one thought, get to Syaoran. As he ran he was vaguely aware of Toya calling out to him, telling him to stop and get back to his hiding place but by that time he had made it past the wall of soldiers and entered the chamber. As soon as he did he began to call out to his brother, "Syaoran! Syaoran!"
------ In the main chamber ------
Syaoran and Yukito were running as fast as they could down the passageway. While they were running Syaoran suddenly remembered something, "Oh no Kyoya! He was outside when all this happened. He was outside with those monstrous soldiers. I hope he's not hurt. Please dad, let Kyoya be ok. Watch over him dad." A few seconds later they had finally reached the main chamber. Yukito quickly moved to the middle of the room and motioned Syaoran to do the same. As soon as Syaoran was in place Yukito said, "Brace yourself. I'm going to send you both across the dimensional plain to a completely different world." He turned his staff that he had with him so that it was vertical with the floor and a white-yellowish light twisted it's way around the staff. Syaoran was taken by surprised at this but he was even more surprised when he looked down at the ground and saw an elaborate circle of patterns with an smaller circle inside of it with the shape of a crescent moon. Yukito brought the staff up so that it was now parallel with his body as he continued to give Syaoran instructions. "You will meet someone there with the power to help you."
"But wait, who is this person and what exactly should I do when I get to them." shouted Syaoran. The pattern on the floor seemed to blow air up at Syaoran and a beautiful substance that looked like blue-green silk began to form around him and Sakura.
"Her name is Yuko and she's know as the dimensional witch. Tell her what happened and she'll guide you from there. Be strong. Do whatever you can to save the princess." shouted Yukito.
"Hold on." said Syaoran to Sakura who was still laying unconscious in his arms. The substance began to completely surround them but just before it did Syaoran heard a voice call out, "Syaoran!!" Turning quickly toward the noise he saw Kyoya running at full speed toward him. "Kyoya!" he shouted. "Stay back!" Even though he was over joyed to see that his little brother was alive he didn't know what was going on and didn't want to take the chance of his brother getting hurt. But Kyoya didn't stop, in fact, he ran faster and jumped through the substance into the middle of the circle and stumbled forward into Syaoran where he fell to his knees completely exhausted. When Syaoran saw him fall he quickly knelt down himself and pulled his little brother closer to him with one arm while keeping the other firmly around Sakura. This was the last that Yukito saw before the substance completely encircled them and they disappeared.
------ Celes Country ------
Fye took the tip of his beautifully crafted staff and began to draw elaborate symbols in the air, which, when he was done, formed a complete circle around him. "It's time to seek her out and make my escape." he said. He was now wearing a tunic that was white and blue and he was wearing blue gloves. Also he wore a cloak that was white and it looked to made-out of the softest fleece that there is imaginable. He held his staff vertical to the ground and a purple on the outside and red on the inside substance that looked like velvet formed from the elaborate symbols. This substance circled around Fye, complete encompassing him until he disappeared with a bang.
------ Japan Country ------
The man dresses in all black was standing on path that led to a stage where Princess Tomoyo was standing. The man was being dragged down into the ground by a red substance that moved like water. On the man's red headband was a glowing circle with an intricate design of lines in the middle of it.
"Hey, what are you doing? I serve you!" shouted the man.
"You say you want to become stronger Kurogane, but there is no one left in this country strong enough to challenge you and you are unwilling to put down your sword. I'm sending you away to help you improve." explained Princess Tomoyo.
"Oh right, you're just happy to get rid of me." fumed the man, who was Kurogane.
"Please take care of yourself. I'll be thinking of you." said the princess.
"Words! You'll regret this I promise you that!!" shouted Kurogane. His red eyes stared intently into the princess' purple eyes until the substance had pulled him completely into the ground. The last thing that Princess Tomoyo saw of Kurogane was his hand clenching his sword, then that too was swallowed up by the substance.
"Tell me princess, where are you sending him?" asked Souma who had been kneeling behind Tomoyo but was now standing.
"To a sorceress far wiser than I. But her home world is just the starting point not the destination. His journey…has only just begun."
------ Japan as we know it ------
A woman was standing out in back of her shop. She was wearing a black and white flowing dress. Her hair was also black and it was half up and half down. Sticking out of the part that was up were two black sticks from which hung a white ribbon. Standing just behind her were two small girls. One with long purple hair, who was wearing a black and white dress and the other with short pink hair, who was wearing a white dress. Behind them was a tall teenage boy who was wearing all black, had black hair, and was wearing glasses. The woman looked up at the dark, rainy sky and saw a circle start to form. From this circle came a shape that looked like a drop of water falling from a water faucet. When it touched the ground, the drop became fat then burst to reveal Syaoran who kneeling on the ground hunched over Sakura and clutching an exhausted Kyoya to him. Syaoran looked up at the four people standing in front of him. Kyoya, who had closed his eyes when they had disappeared in the ruins, now opened his eyes and also looked at the four in front of him. He shifted a little get a better look but as he did Syaoran's grip on him tightened causing him to fall against his older brother, which he didn't mind in the least, he was completely exhausted from all that had happened. Syaoran continued to stare at the four strangers watching their every move. He wanted to look down at Sakura and Kyoya to make sure they were all right but he didn't know what these strangers were capable of. For all he knew they were getting ready to kill him, Kyoya, and Sakura. The woman at the front of the group returned his gaze until the eerie sound of air blowing through a tunnel made her eyes shift to either side of the trio in front of her. A small smile formed on her face as she said, "You've arrived." Syaoran looked to where her eyes were looking and saw that two water drop like things were forming. The one on his right was falling from the sky and the one on his left was coming up from the ground. This also got Kyoya's attention and he pushed weakly pushed himself away from Syaoran, ignoring the ever-tightening grip and watched as the drops became fat and burst open revealing two strangers. The stranger on the left was dressed in white and blue and stood there with a beautifully crafted staff in his hands. The stranger on the right, who was kneeling in front of Kyoya, was dressed in all black, well as far as Kyoya could tell, the man's back was to him. The thing that interested Kyoya the most, was that the man was holding a long sword in his right hand. Kyoya went to move closer to the man in black but was stopped as Syaoran sharply pulled him back. Suddenly the man holding the sword asked the woman dressed in black, in a non-polite tone, "Who are you lady?" The woman did not answer but the man holding the staff answered the question. "You're the dimensional witch. Isn't that right?" he said.
"I have been called that, it's true." she replied to the man holding the staff. Syaoran's eyes got big when he heard her say this. Yukito's last words to him filled his brain.
~ Flashback ~
Her name is Yuko and she's known as the dimensional witch. Tell her what happened and she'll guide you from there. Be strong. Do whatever you can to save the princess"
~ End of Flashback ~
Syaoran looked back and forth at the two strange men trying to decide what to do. But he knew that this was the lady Yukito sent him to and he had promised him and the king that he would do whatever it took to save Sakura. A determined look came across his face as he yelled out, "Please Ma'dm, my friend needs your help." The woman stared down at the trio huddled together on the ground not saying a word. Syaoran was a little unnerved by her silence but he wasn't going to let that stop him, so he tried again. "She's a princess. Can you help me save her life?" When Kyoya heard this he stared in horror up at Syaoran then down at Sakura. "Sakura's dying?! No, that…that can't be. Tell me this isn't happening!" his brain screamed. His eyes filled with tears as he stared at Sakura, then up at Syaoran, then they finally rested on the dimensional witch. "Please say that you can help save her life. Don't let my best friend who I love like a sister to die." Kyoya and Syaoran's eyes darted to the man holding the sword as he stood up then they quickly refocused on the dimensional witch. Everyone was silent; the only sound that could be heard was that of the rain beginning to fall.
AN: Please review and tell me what you think.