WARNING: EPIC BIG CHAPTER AHEAD~! You has been warned~! :3

Chapter Two: Life's Won and Life's Lost.

That morning I woke of a wonderful dream that kept me wondering afterwards, 'what was that?' giving up the idea of sleep, I propped myself up on my elbows on my bed. I took a great big yawn and some after-dream tears fell from my eyes. I just batted them away from my face with a swipe of my thin hand, and let a yawn bellow out into the deathly quiet room.

As I glanced around my large room, I noticed a boy with long red hair snuggled up next to where I was previously sleeping. And he was snoring, with his mouth agape, as if he was yelling into a loud voice changer. The way he snored was so deep and morbid; I could have easily thought he was a demon, if I didn't know any better. My gosh, how does he sleep like that?! I thought to myself. Normally, I would rouse the mongrel, make him get dressed, and have him go meet our teacher, but this time I graciously let him sleep.

I looked over at my chestnut colored dresser and noticed one of the maids had put out some clothing for me to wear while we were sleeping. It was a tee-shirt with some faded jeans. I was happy they remembered that I strictly told them 'NO FREAKING IMPERIAL LOOKING CLOTHING!' so they let me wear not-so-fancy stuff (even though the shirt was still that way but whatever).

I pulled my shirt I had previously been wearing off, revealing more ghost-pale skin from staying inside reading a lot, then pulled the shirt over my upper body and did the same, taking off my slacks and replacing them with the jeans. I then, went to my closet and pulled out a pair of ankle socks and some tennis shoes out and put them over my small size four feet and walked outside of the bedroom and closed the door.

I wonder what sens- my thoughts were cut off by an obnoxious snore ripping through the air. I so hope I didn't snore like him, if I did, no wonder everyone was awake before us! I glared at the door as if I could see his body sprawled on top of my bed through it. I looked at a clock on the hall's wall and noticed it said 9:00 a.m., basically saying that if I didn't hurry up teacher would not be happy when I arrived in the courtyard. I then took off in a sprint, but not without watching for spying princesses or children, towards the little place my teacher would teach all of us 'young princes.'

When I reached the meeting place, no one was there. The oak bench under a tree did have a note tied to it, and coincidentally it was addressed to one person, Yes, me. It read in fancy script:

Dear Myrrha,

I am writing you this letter so you know what's going on. There has been a summon for me and most other adults to the Kingdom of Clow, so I won't be able to teach any of you for a while, a week at the very most. Though I sincerely don't wish it, it might take longer. I know your probably thinking, ' why must teacher disappear suddenly then leave a note about how much I want to be with all of you,' but it's actually more important than I can tell. Well I don't have a lot to inform you, for of which I have no notion of the reason of my summons, but rumor has it from the servants, that the princess was harmed by some suspicious people. I must warn you as well, if you hear or see people adorned in raggedy white robes, do not let them talk to you or even see you. I have a feeling that they are working for someone inside, like for Mistress D. for example. Just stay away no matter what, just do. Please inform the others as well.

P.s. I forgot to mention also, why I wrote a note to only you in the first place. Well, you would most likely be the only one to even wake up and arrive on time (like usual)and if not, the others would pick up this letter and stare dumbfounded at the elegant words like midgets with cookies and cream chocolate.

P.p.s have fun waking Keane up!

Sincerely,

Teacher

"WHAT THE HECK?!" I yelled out loud utterly lost. Though I wasn't lost because of Teacher's word choice, but in the topic of the paper. "So, Teacher was summoned to Kingdom Clow to see their princess and to 'watch out for the silky white robed people'? What is this, an installment of a new theatrical drama with the star being me? I sure hope not! I hate those with a freaking burning passion so hot that not even lightning could even be compared to it!"

From my yelling, almost everyone stopped in their tracks and took a glance at me with confusion crossing their faces, and then they turned away from me and continued their work eagerly.

I was in the air, drifting swiftly and softly with the wind, as one. The soft caress of the air met my cheek and fluttered my short, layered dress, even tousling my amber hair. If only this was a reality, I could only think, as I floated gracefully with my tan eyelids closed without a care in the whole entire world.

"Excuse me, Miss Swan?" a teenage boy's voice called from in front of me, rousing my conscience from its daze.

"Huh?" I responded confused by the way he named me.

"Excuse me, but why are you flying above the kingdom at this height? If you gain any more altitude, your wings will give in and you'll fall straight out of the sky. And why are you out this late at night any way madam?" the mysterious boy of whom I couldn't visibly see, only hear, asked me and motioned to the dark castle with his shadowed arm, leg? I couldn't tell at all. Wait a second. Did he just say the words fly and wings? Oh gosh, I really have lost it, and I have someone here helping me to the brink of insanity like a wrong doer traveling down the eternal Lynx River in an old canoe.

"Oh, I'm sorry about that. If I may ask, who are you?" then I stopped to rephrase my question. "No, wait. What are you exactly?" I asked again.

"My name is Cooro, Miss Swan, and i am a crow +anima. What about you? What's your name? And I already know you are a swan +anima, so you have no need to explain that."

"My name is Sakura Reed. Also, if you don't mind me asking again, what is this plus-anima thing you were talking about?"

"Well, Miss Reed, a +anima is like a creature that sticks by your side when you're in trouble. It disappears when you're older though so, that kind of stinks, but it comes to you whenever you're in need."

"Oh. Okay, one last question. Why were you calling me 'miss swan' earlier?" I questioned the boy again.

"Not to be rude, but don't you know you have big white wings on your back?"

"w-what?!" I exclaimed and looked at my back and I indeed saw a pair of snow white angelic wings sprouting out of the back of the fancy silk dress I was wearing. I just stared in exasperation at the mysterious sight and the person coughed for my attention again.

"As I tried to point out before, you are way too high into the air and if you stay suspended any longer you-"

"AH!" I screeched as my wings gave way and I flew from my blissful moment in the air strait into the scariest moment I have ever experienced in my life almost instantaneously.

Well, I guess that's my story for this life…I thought to myself as I was spiraling towards the hard earth with a quickening pace. How pitiful to just up and end right now. As a last ditch effort I tried to flap my angelic wings but to no avail as they just sat there, pinned upon my back, like titanic obstacles that hindered my every struggle because it was too vapid. I guessed it was extremely arid or such, to make my useless exertion oh so very fruitless. I wonder what death feels like. I wondered as I closed my tanned eyelids covered in some light pink maquillage. These inane wings! I thought even just the wing would keep moving, even if I still couldn't fly upwards still. That's a letdown for sure. But, it's not like anyone would be able to hear what I'm thinking anyways, seeing as to my death is approximately 5,000 feet away. Oh me and my stupid self! I'm about to die and all I can think about is the air and distance. What a lame ending to a life like mine. It doesn't matter anymore anyways. Good bye world. It was wondrous while it lasted.

Well, those were my 'final' thoughts obviously. Well, those kind of would be my last thoughts, if a certain winged boy hadn't been chasing me through the dark skies frantically, screaming my name out like a lunatic. But, truly, he was.

"MISS REED!"

"Huh?"

Hold my hand!" he hollered; his voice barely reached my ears through the roaring winds. I obliged, shaking, as he pulled me to him. Beating his wings against the sky, he stopped our fall—just above the top of the nearest trees.

"Are you okay?" he said, gripping her fingers tightly. "Are you hurt anywhere?" When she didn't respond, he moved closer. "Miss Sakura. Can you hear me? I'm going to land, okay?" We touched the ground lightly and I fell onto his shoulder, completely spent from flying so far for so long. I only was able to murmur a single okay to him before I fainted and fell to the ground where he stared at me dubiously.

"SNOOOORE!" a tremendous snore came out of Keane's annoying mouth.

If I hear him snore like that just ONE more time. I'm just going to dub it as a 'Keane snore'.

"SNOORE!" another tremen- no- another Keen snore, ripped through the silent air like scissors through hair.

"Just. Wake. Up. Already!" I yelled and tried to wake him using any means necessary.

At first, I just rocked his shoulder gently, until that didn't work, so I quickly gave up with a smirk on my face and punched him on his slightly uncovered midriff. Even that didn't work, so I sent a barrage of punches everywhere possible on the poor little boy who –once- snored peacefully. After the fiftieth punch to his beaten body, he started to rouse from his, annoying, slumber.

"Ow. What the-? Myrrha? Why are your fists red? And why does my body hurt so ba-? IM GOING TO GET YOU! YOU JERK FACE!" Keane came to his senses and started to chase me around my large chamber.

"Learn how to not snore and I'll stop waking you like that, you jerk!" I called back playfully, even though I was running with all my might. Why do I have to run away from Keane anyways? He's extremely fast anyways! Geez he's already on me now, why not make use of this situation anyways? I thought and stopped sprinting and jumped around and picked up a rubber spider and through it at the boy.

"Oh hohoHO!" He said with emphasis on the last 'ho'. "Someone's going to get hurt now!"

"Oh, nuuuu~!" I said again and mime-ran away. Basically meaning I ran in place until my mocking got to him again as we both ran around.

The once silent air was now filled with the sound of things breaking, kids yelling, but at the most, laughter. I never guessed that that would be the last time I would true fully laugh out loud.

Mother burst into my room, breaking up our giggling fit. As I looked up at her, I felt my heart drop. Black smudges lined her eyes, where she had been crying, and her lips quivered, speaking silent words.

"What's wrong!?" Keane and I asked her in union completely scared, for mother never cries in front of us, and most definitely not like this.

"It's y-your father. M-m-Myrrha," she choked on her sobs. "H-he's d-dead!" She wailed, covering her tear-streaked face with pale hands.

And that was the end of my happiness.

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HEY GUYS~! i kept my promise~! new chapter within one year~! sorry it's called having my computer delete the file then having to re-write it then having my brother beta read it for me... yeah anyways... i have improved my writing greatly compared to the last chapter (which i am off to re-edit) and if they see this THANK YOU SO MUCH Sapphire Dragon 123! you gave me the best advice on the website ;) very grateful for that~! so... yeah i want to update sooner than a year on this story... but i just can't i have other stories im working on... i have a shared account as well with my sister Evalynn... here's the link: ~theweirdness2
please check it out sometime~! we write mainly humor stories so ENJOY! and by the by HAPPY BIRTHDAY SENRI~! (+anima one) and yeah SO TILL I SEE YOU NEXT TIME~! (or until you troll onto the weirdness 2's page)
JA NEH~!
~~~~Jinnxe 'ForeverKuran' Kinomoto

4/30/13