Waves of disaster
Okay this fan fic is based on a dream I had about Sakura X Syaoran
Sakura POV
An old wooden boat sails on the ocean jostling up and down. This boat isn't an ordinary boat it doesn't carry people going on holiday. Although it does carry people these people are mostly not willing to be there. It's a slave boat.
"I wish I could go home" Sakura murmured to herself the constant swaying of the boat made her feel ill not that she could show it
"You there! Girl with the green eyes and short hair" One of the slave traders shouted pointing toward Sakura
"Yes, sir" Sakura replied. She had to be extremely well mannered otherwise it could end badly
"Stand up. The commander of this ship has ordered that a decent looking slave girl should be brought on deck." The man said
"Yes sir." Sakura said again. Standing there she waited for the slave trader to remove the chains which shackled her to the wall and other slave girls.
The man strode over leering at her removing the chains but left the one around her neck on while he tied her wrists tightly together "Not having such a pretty one as you escaping. You'll fetch a fair price" the slave trader laughed the rope around her wrists digging into her skin it hurt. As he tightened the rope she winced and grimaced in pain. She dared not complain she'd seen what had happened when you complained. I'm still living and at least Touya should be ok. She thought to herself. The man released the collar and grunted "come with me"
Following obediently Sakura found herself being dragged up a stairway to the boats deck. The swaying was worse than it was below deck or so it seemed.
A man in a long trench coat came up dressed in fine clothing she assumed that he would be the commander of the ship. "Sir, I brought one up for you. Isnt this one quiet the catch?" one of the slave traders said I think his name may have been something like Fujisaki.
"Yes, it is quite the beauty. Tell me your name pretty" he asked her
"Kinomoto Sakura Sir." Sakura said politely bowing extermly low and not taking her eyes off her feet trying to control the trembling If I do even the slightest thing wrong I will be punished
"Such respect, well Kinomoto my daughter needs assisting in getting ready for tonight's party so she requested a slave girl. You will assist her in her preparations for tonight's party" He said again I didn't see his face since I was bowing
I was ushered down the hall below deck but to a separate area from where the slaves were kept into where the rich would be staying. Fujisaki knocked on the door Miss Mei Lin- san I have brought the slave girl you requested. The door opened to reveal a girl with long black hair. That's all Sakura could see since she had her head bowed respectively. "You may enter" The girl said and Sakura was ushered in. "Fujisaki, your presence is no longer needed here, you may go"
"Yes, ma'am" Fujisaki bowed and left the room
Sakura just stood where she had been left head bowed
"You slave girl. Tell me your name"
"Kinomoto Sakura Ma'am" Sakura said and bowed
"Okay well you may call me Mei-Lin so I will call you by your first name Sakura"
"Yes ma'am" Sakura said meekly
All of sudden Mei-Lin slapped her across the face "How dare you! Kinomoto Sakura. Answering back there was no need for a reply yet you replied" an angry Mei-Lin shouted at her
Sakura was startled when Mei-Lin slapped her across the face but instead of reacting she threw herself to the floor hunched at Mei-Lin's feet "I beg for your forgiveness my lady, I have not been a slave long" this is what father said I should do if I ever do anything wrong his words came back to her "Sakura when you screw up and you will most defiantly screw up since your such a klutz and have such bad manners remember to beg for forgiveness" Father why did you sell me into slavery?
"Forgiven Sakura now get up" Mei-Lin said sharply
Sakura got up from the floor and stood there awaiting her next orders
Mei-Lin strode over to her "Let's get a decent look at your face Sakura. I don't want an Ugly slave" Emphasising the Ugly part. Moments later "You're not that bad looking I see father carried out my wishes fully this time. You reek though. How often do you slaves bathe you may reply"
"Slaves are not allowed to bathe unless instructed my lady" Sakura said obviously embarrassed normally I'm a very clean person but I've been in slavery for a while now about a month.
"Kinomoto I cannot have your vile smell manifesting itself upon my belongings you will wear some of my perfume also those cloths are disgusting I cannot have you aiding me in those rags." "Wei!" Mei-Lin shouted and rang a bell
Soon a tall man dressed in a smart suit came "Yes Lady Mei-Lin?"
"Fetch some of my oldest clothing from the trunk in Fathers room I will not stand for it..." Gesturing to Sakura "be around me in such rags"
"As you wish" Wei left not long after he came back with some cloths
"Perfect" Mei-Lin exclaimed and drew out a simple white dress that was greying with age she went to the door and locked it
"Right I will undone the ropes you are locked in and you will change into this" Mei-Lin instructed
Nodding Sakura took off the dirty brown shirt and shorts after Mei-Lin undid the Ropes binding her wrists Mei-Lin sprayed her with perfume which smelled nice but the smell was powerful. It had been a long time since Sakura had new cloths and it was all very exciting
"Now Sakura you can show your gratefulness by brushing out my hair and styling it. You should be so grateful not many slaves get to touch hair as beautiful as mine. You are grateful are you not?"
Nodding Sakura's eyes widened she needed to make sure she looked grateful. Taking the brush Mei-Lin had given her she began to carefully brush out her long thick black hair "Put it up into a nice style father says I'm meeting someone important" Mei-Lin instructed
Sakura carefully weaved MEILINS hair into a pleat pinning it to her head and leaving half of it loose so it fell elegantly over the pleat and secured it with a flower hair pin. "Hmm, nice work Sakura-chan um I mean Sakura you should style my hair more often" at this Sakura smiled her green eyes sparking "Now help me into my dress it's got a corset so that's why I needed you" nodding Sakura did as she was told lacing up the corset was difficult I remember doing this for mother when she was still alive mother always looked so pretty. "I'm surprised your skilled for a slave girl tell me why"
"My mother was a model when she was alive she taught me how to do peoples hair and I had to help her do up her corset many times" She said
~Time skip~ later in the evening
"You will be coming up onto the deck with me in case I need anything" Mei-Lin said
Sakura nodded
Up on deck
"Ah Miss Mei-Lin you look marvellous this evening and who is this with you?" The man gestured at Sakura who was looking at her feet
"This is my slave girl. What business do you have here Setsuko?" Mei-Lin said plainly
"Nothing really just thought it would be good to see your father again so he invited me on this voyage" Setsuko said "Ah speak of the man here he is Commander Ling how nice it is to see you" he exclaimed
Ignoring the conversation going on Sakura followed Mei-Lin up to towards the top of the ship where not as many people were gathered "Its less crowed here I get bored of the hassle go fetch me a drink Sakura" she demanded
Doing as she was told she went over to where the drinks were being served at the far end of the ship Mei-Lins father was there too
"Slave girl what do you think you are doing!"He bellowed
"I was instructed to fetch a drink for My Lady, Sir" Sakura replied bowing she noticed that the sea was getting choppier
"You're wearing perfume my Daughters to be precise and one of her old garments how dare you wench steal after all I have done for you allowing you near my daughter!"
"No I didn't she told me to wear this she said she didn't like having me smell so she put perfume on me too."
At this he grabbed her arm and pulled her right to the edge o the ship "Look there see the sea you are lucky I don't throw you in thieving witch" he threw Sakura to the floor and she curled in on herself into a ball crying when he drew out a whip constructed with leather "You will be punished with my three headed whip you insolent child" and drew back his arm and whipped her across her back
I curled in on myself crying I didn't do anything I was good I did everything I was told Mei-Lin's father drew back his arm and hit me with his whip I heard a loud crack as it made contact with my back a sobbed harder I felt something warm and wet on my back I knew it was blood
"Ready to admit it yet?" he asked tauntingly
"I didn't do anything wrong she told me to do this"
"Liar" he bellowed and whipped me again I sobbed harder
He grabbed my arm hauling me up to my feet I could feel the blood dripping further down my back by this time the boat was rocking unsteadily and it began to rain "You get the rope" he shouted at a man it think may have been Fujisaki I couldn't tell the rain and tears blurred my vision letting go of my upper arm he grabbed my hands and pulled them out in front of me while someone held onto my shoulders. Now I know what he wanted to rope for I thought as he began to tightly secure the rope around my wrists it burned my flesh. Most people including Mei-Lin had gone below deck to seek shelter from the rain. "You will have to suffer for your actions" Mei-Lin's father said to me and upon that dragged me to the point where I could see only the blackened ocean below. I watched him as he attached another piece of rope to the ones binding my wrists and tied it to the side of the boat "This should teach you to steal" he said to me and left
I shivered as the wind picked up and whirled around me tousling my short auburn hair being ruffled into a mess not that I cared but it was hard enough to see without my hair in my eyes too.
All of a sudden there was a loud CRACK! As a flash of lightening struck the ship the flash filled everything around me. Steadily I gained my vision back through the pounding rain I could see people franticly running around the ship I didn't feel safe here at all. I struggled against the rope binding me, I pulled back with all my might and snapped the rope by some miracle but my wrists were still bound. I tried to keep my balance on the ship which was being thrown violently back and forth the waves crashing onto the deck making it even worse to try and stand on. Looking up at the blackened sky I found out that I was doomed a giant wave was coming towards the ship only moments before it hit I struggled to loosen the ropes around my wrists to no avail.
Then it hit
Can I just say that this is based on a dream I had and I will continue it soon just when I remember what happened or when I decide what happens. For all Mei-Lin lovers no she isn't evil but I needed a character to set up the first part so I chose her this may change though