Caged Cherry Blossoms
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Chapter 1: Breaking the Silence
Syaoran's POV
A scent of cherry blossoms caught my nose as I watched her from the shadows in the back of the courtroom. Sakura. My cherry blossom. And I couldn't help but think that she was still so beautiful. Her fragile beauty, like the delicate petals of an exotic flower, could not be touched. Not even by the cold unfeeling iron bars surrounding her day after day. To this day she remains the most beautiful person I have ever known
The lawyer stood in front of his audience with a cruel smirk playing at the corners of his mouth. His grease slicked hair and dark, rough suit gave off the impression of a man who would go to great lengths to get what he wanted, unaffected by any pain that it caused. He began firing the questions at his subject repeatedly, as if each word was a bullet from a .72 mm pistol. She answered nothing. Simply continued to trance invisible patterns on the wooden banister with her fingertips.
"Your Honor if I may, I have but one last question for the girl…." He sneered. Loaded and ready, he aimed his last bullet.
"What would you tell your little brother if he asked if you had killed Eriol Hiirigizawa?"
Straight to the Heart. Dead.
Lifting her head slowly, she stared at the lawyer with a dull hard expression in her beautiful emerald eyes. For a long time we believed she would say nothing...until…
" I did," her voice whispered, barely audible. The courtroom exploded with gasps. They sat in confusion, wondering what had possessed her to confess, they didn't understand. But I did.
Over the years, my beautiful cherry blossom learned to lie as we all do. For protection. Her pure soul tainted from evil it was not meant for. But she vowed that she would never in her life lie to her little brother, for he was all she had. Alone and desperate they took on the world together.
The greasy lawyer began packing up his briefcase, almost grinning from the success of the trial, when he was interrupted by the same quiet voice.
"Clever Mr. Yamagata. You have me all figured out don't you. Yes, I killed Eriol Hiirigizawa. You can lock me up and I won't fight it. But I ask one last thing of you all…Let me tell you my story, for I want to be heard," she finished, all the while staring unblinkingly into the lawyers eyes.
"Fair enough I suppose," the judge agreed before the lawyer could protest.
"I remember the day he first came here. I had just finished dropping Xander off at preschool like always…." And the girl who once wished she could live in silence for the rest of her life, began to talk.
I think I shall end for here. I know this chapter was insanely short and not very fulfilling plotwise but I'm curious as to if it will be well received by you all and if I should continue. So pleaseeeeee just take the 30 seconds needed to type a short review. Simple word phrases such as continue please, its ok, needs more work, or you are a goddess at writing, are acceptable as well. If it is reviewed well I'll continue. Thanks again for reading this