Author's Notes: Since I'm re-uploading everything, I changed the layout a bit. LoL it makes it look bigger!
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS blah, blah, blah
"Will I every see Syaoran again, Daddy?" questioned a four-year-old Sakura, as she watched her best friend riding away with his parents.
"Probably not, sweetie," replied her father, the emperor of Japan. "Syaoran's mommy and daddy don't want you to play with him," Fujitaka explained.
"Why?" Sakura persisted.
"They aren't being very nice to Japan. They don't want to share the trade routes," her father continued, with a sigh.
"I'll see him again," vowed the young princess.
Nine years later…
"Princess! Why must I chase after you EVERYDAY?!?!" scolded Sakura's handmaiden, Tomoyo.
"I'm sorry, Tomoyo. You don't HAVE to chase me everyday. You could just let me go to the village for once," explained Sakura.
"Real witty. I'll do that when I want to get you kidnapped," Tomoyo retorted.
"But Tomoyo, I hate the palace. It's sooooo boring! I want to see Japan. Ever we've been fighting with China, I've hardly left this place. For nine years, I've been locked up in this horrible cage," Sakura finally ended, out of breath.
"Sakura, your family's here."
"I know and I love them, but I'm 13 and the only person I've hung out with is you." Tomoyo looked really hurt when Sakura said that. Tomoyo wasn't only her handmaiden, but her best friend, too. "That's not what I meant, Tomoyo. You'll always be my best friend. It's just that I want to meet more people our age." There was a knock at the door. " Come in," Sakura called.
Princess Sakura, you must attend a trial, as a part of the Royal Family," recited the small messenger boy.
"Oh, great." Sakura hated going to the trials, usually deciding whether someone would live or die. "When is it?" she asked.
"In 20 minutes."
"Thank you. You may leave now," Tomoyo put in before Sakura could refuse attending the trial. "Might as well go now," she suggested, as the servant left.
"Fine," Sakura sighed, giving in. She quickly changed out of her clothes she planned on escaping in, and into a ceremonial outfit, with her family's colors. "Lets go." The two walked down the many corridors, finally arriving at the courtroom. They slid onto the panel with the rest of the Royal Family, un-noticed. Because her father was busy trying to negotiate with China, Sakura's brother would be judging.
"YOUNG MAN!" Touya's voice boomed through out the room. "You have been accused of trying to break into the palace. Do you deny it?" Becoming bored, Sakura started spacing out. Pretty soon, she had completely tuned out the entire room.
"SAKURA?!?" her brother's voice broke through her, like shattered glass. Everyone in the court was starring at her, even the boy on trial. She blushed.
"Um, yes?" she asked in a small voice.
"Do you know who this boy is?" She looked at the chocolate haired boy. He couldn't have been much older than herself. His amber-eyed gaze returned to the ground. "He said that he was breaking in to see you," Touya continued. 'I know exactly who that is!' Sakura screamed mentally. But then everyone would find out that Sakura had been illegally contacting the Chinese boy. Her being the Japanese Princess wouldn't help either.
"I don't know who he is." The boy looked up, shocked, his pleading amber eyes showing his surprise, then became an un-readable glare.
"Then take him to the dungeon," Touya declared. They boy's gaze returned again to the floor. Sakura felt really badly for him. ' I hope this works…'
Author's Notes: I'm not sure if that was very long or not. Would you kind, nice people please review it? I even like flames, if someone would at least write something about my story. Thank You! ~Destiny.Chan