The Magic Stone (aka Shikon no Tama) - A Story involving CCS and IY characters
Okay, this is my second chapter that I wrote recently, so I'm sorry if the writing style changed. (I think I got worse, but anyway...) Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Blah blah... the usual.
*I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL CONTINUE THIS FIC, SO PLEASE R & R AND LET ME KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD OR NOT.*
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Chapter 2
KNOCK! KNOCK! Sakura whirled around and opened the door to her room. At the door was her mother, Nadeshiko. "Sakura, are you ready?" Nadeshiko looked at Sakura in her beautiful pink dress, which was slightly ruffled. Her hair was perfectly combed. Giving a nod of approval, Nadeshiko commanded Sakura to come with her. The young princess floated down the hall behind her mother, the queen.
About halfway down the hallway, Keroberos greeted her. "Princess," he addressed her. "Please put on your smile that we all love and treasure." Sakura smiled at Keroberos. He was so sweet and always knew what to say. Sakura walked past Keroberos after giving him a kiss on the guardian's forehead.
The queen and princess finally met up with Prince Touya at the door to the ballroom. With him were Tomoyo, Rika, Chiharu, and Naoko. They had come to accompany her to the ball even though they were just her servants. Sakura had come to think of them more as friends. Queen Nadeshiko instructed Touya to take care of Sakura and she left for the ball.
As the queen hastily went through the doors to greet the guests, Touya glanced at her sister with a worried expression. He knew Sakura didn't want to go to the ball, but because of their father, she must. With courtesy he almost never showed her, Touya opened the door to the ballroom and extended out a hand towards the door, motioning for her to enter the bright room. With an slightly suprised look, Sakura entered the ballroom, followed by her attendants.
As soon as the 15-year-old princess entered the ballroom, the king went into a state of excitement. Thank goodness she decided to come, he thought. The king went to the front of the room and ordered for silence. Once the noise ceased, the king addressed the guests. "Welcome to the annual ball. We are honored to have you all here. Today we have a special guest, my daughter, Sakura." All faces looked at Sakura, who blushed at all the attention. Sakura made a graceful courtsy. Everyone was shocked at her beauty, especially the court men who had challenged her father. It was a while before the guests went back to dancing. After the ballroom resumed its usual activities, Tomoyo led her princess to her seat.
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Prince Li Syaoran stared at the princess, ever since she had entered the room. She's beautiful, he thought. He shook his head. This isn't the reason he was here. He was here to...
"PRINCE LI! WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?" Li's guard shouted at the prince. (not to loud, but pretty loud.)
"Right here, Inu-Yasha." Li replied. "Don't worry. I haven't forgotten about our mission." Li looked around the room. "By the way, where are the rest of you guys?" Inu-Yasha pointed to the area with the drinks. Standing there were Shippo, Sango (without the boomerang and no Kirara, who was left outside because the guards wouldn't let her in) and Miroku, wearing a suit. They were fighting over which drink was better: Hawaiian punch, fruit punch, or cherry coke. Li smiled. His group of body guards were always like that, arguing over nothing. Of course, no drink was better than fruit punch.
Inu-Yasha smiled. Good, the prince was still focused. Then, Inu-Yasha's smiling face turned to one of shock when the prince began walking towards the princess's throne. Guess I gave him too much credit, Inu-Yasha thought. Inu-Yasha walked back to the group, who were still fighting over the drinks.
Outside, the young man with shades from yesterday had just arrived at the party with a smirk on his face. His cell phone rang. The young man answered the call. "Hello... I see..." He snapped the cell phone shut. "Perfect..." He strolled into the palace, followed by his servant.
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"Princess, are you enjoying the ball?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura sighed. She had never been to a ball, but she always heard of them from her brother, who despised them. Now she understood why. They were so dreadfully boring. Sakura looked at her brother, who was standing in a corner unhappily surrounded by his so-called 'friends' who constantly asked him questions. The princess then looked at her parents. Her father was busily answering questions from the court men, who wanted to know all about Sakura, and her mother was still busily greeting guests who were just arriving. Sakura shifted her eyes and searched the crowd for a familiar face. No one, she thought. No one I know. Then, out of nowhere, Meiling appeared and was quickly approaching Sakura.
"Sakura!" Meiling embraced the princess. Tomoyo, Naoko, Chiharu, and Rika smiled at the sight. Meiling let go of Sakura, who was very suprised.
"Meiling!" Sakura said in an almost whisper. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm back from my mission." Meiling sat down next to Sakura.
"What about your partner Kagome? What happened to her? Weren't both of you sent together by my father to retrieve the Shikon Jewel? Did you succeed?" Sakura was curious. Meiling, one of her best friends, as well as a professional spy, had been gone on this mission for months. Kagome, also one of her best friends, had also been sent on the mission, yet she was not here. Luckily, Meiling was ready to answer her princess's questions.
"Princess, we are still working on it. Kagome decided to stay behind to await for an opening. She told me to come back and tell you. Tomorrow, I will return. Also..." Meiling lowered her voice to a very soft whisper. "The prince of the neighboring country is here. Be careful." Finished with her report, Meiling decided to get the princess up and dancing. "Come, princess. Why don't you go dance?"
"Um... I..."
"Princess, we know you dance beautifully." Naoko told her.
"Besides, it beats sitting here, wasting your time. Try to enjoy this ball." Chiharu chipped in.
"I beseech you, princess. We don't want to see you sad." Rika begged.
Tomoyo smiled. "And remember to smile." She and the rest of the girls led Sakura out to the center of the room and left her, hoping that she would find a dancing partner without their help.
Sakura didn't know what to do. Here she was, in the middle of the ballroom, just standing there. She looked towards her mother, but found her greeting a young man in shades. Guess she's still greeting new guests, Sakura thought. Now what am I supposed to do? I cannot enjoy this ball. I am too worried of the war over the magic stone. "Oh, I hate balls." Sakura said out loud.
"As do I." A voice behind her replied to her statement. Sakura turned around and found herself face to face with a handsome boy around her age, peering into her eyes through his eye mask. "I was dragged out here, were you?"
"Yes." What luck, Sakura thought. Someone is in my position as well. "I cannot dance well."
"I cannot either, but..." The handsome boy bowed. "Would you like to dance with me?"
Somehow, Sakura agreed. "Of course." Together, they waltzed beautifully around the room, both dancing better than any of the couples on the floor. (So much for bad dancing.)
At the two opposite ends of the ballroom, Inu-Yasha and Meiling looked astonishedly with shock at the dancing couple. It was Prince Li Syaoran and Princess Kinomoto Sakura dancing happily and with much grace, the prince and princess of opposing countries.
The man with shades just smiled at the sight.
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How did you like that? Please R&R. Who is the man in shades? What the heck is he planning? Will Li reveal his identity to Sakura? Will Sakura find out? What's going on with Kagome? What is the crazy fic by Cohran?
Okay, this is my second chapter that I wrote recently, so I'm sorry if the writing style changed. (I think I got worse, but anyway...) Hope you like it!
Disclaimer: Blah blah... the usual.
*I DON'T KNOW IF I WILL CONTINUE THIS FIC, SO PLEASE R & R AND LET ME KNOW WHETHER I SHOULD OR NOT.*
*****
Chapter 2
KNOCK! KNOCK! Sakura whirled around and opened the door to her room. At the door was her mother, Nadeshiko. "Sakura, are you ready?" Nadeshiko looked at Sakura in her beautiful pink dress, which was slightly ruffled. Her hair was perfectly combed. Giving a nod of approval, Nadeshiko commanded Sakura to come with her. The young princess floated down the hall behind her mother, the queen.
About halfway down the hallway, Keroberos greeted her. "Princess," he addressed her. "Please put on your smile that we all love and treasure." Sakura smiled at Keroberos. He was so sweet and always knew what to say. Sakura walked past Keroberos after giving him a kiss on the guardian's forehead.
The queen and princess finally met up with Prince Touya at the door to the ballroom. With him were Tomoyo, Rika, Chiharu, and Naoko. They had come to accompany her to the ball even though they were just her servants. Sakura had come to think of them more as friends. Queen Nadeshiko instructed Touya to take care of Sakura and she left for the ball.
As the queen hastily went through the doors to greet the guests, Touya glanced at her sister with a worried expression. He knew Sakura didn't want to go to the ball, but because of their father, she must. With courtesy he almost never showed her, Touya opened the door to the ballroom and extended out a hand towards the door, motioning for her to enter the bright room. With an slightly suprised look, Sakura entered the ballroom, followed by her attendants.
As soon as the 15-year-old princess entered the ballroom, the king went into a state of excitement. Thank goodness she decided to come, he thought. The king went to the front of the room and ordered for silence. Once the noise ceased, the king addressed the guests. "Welcome to the annual ball. We are honored to have you all here. Today we have a special guest, my daughter, Sakura." All faces looked at Sakura, who blushed at all the attention. Sakura made a graceful courtsy. Everyone was shocked at her beauty, especially the court men who had challenged her father. It was a while before the guests went back to dancing. After the ballroom resumed its usual activities, Tomoyo led her princess to her seat.
---
Prince Li Syaoran stared at the princess, ever since she had entered the room. She's beautiful, he thought. He shook his head. This isn't the reason he was here. He was here to...
"PRINCE LI! WHERE THE HECK HAVE YOU BEEN?" Li's guard shouted at the prince. (not to loud, but pretty loud.)
"Right here, Inu-Yasha." Li replied. "Don't worry. I haven't forgotten about our mission." Li looked around the room. "By the way, where are the rest of you guys?" Inu-Yasha pointed to the area with the drinks. Standing there were Shippo, Sango (without the boomerang and no Kirara, who was left outside because the guards wouldn't let her in) and Miroku, wearing a suit. They were fighting over which drink was better: Hawaiian punch, fruit punch, or cherry coke. Li smiled. His group of body guards were always like that, arguing over nothing. Of course, no drink was better than fruit punch.
Inu-Yasha smiled. Good, the prince was still focused. Then, Inu-Yasha's smiling face turned to one of shock when the prince began walking towards the princess's throne. Guess I gave him too much credit, Inu-Yasha thought. Inu-Yasha walked back to the group, who were still fighting over the drinks.
Outside, the young man with shades from yesterday had just arrived at the party with a smirk on his face. His cell phone rang. The young man answered the call. "Hello... I see..." He snapped the cell phone shut. "Perfect..." He strolled into the palace, followed by his servant.
---
"Princess, are you enjoying the ball?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura sighed. She had never been to a ball, but she always heard of them from her brother, who despised them. Now she understood why. They were so dreadfully boring. Sakura looked at her brother, who was standing in a corner unhappily surrounded by his so-called 'friends' who constantly asked him questions. The princess then looked at her parents. Her father was busily answering questions from the court men, who wanted to know all about Sakura, and her mother was still busily greeting guests who were just arriving. Sakura shifted her eyes and searched the crowd for a familiar face. No one, she thought. No one I know. Then, out of nowhere, Meiling appeared and was quickly approaching Sakura.
"Sakura!" Meiling embraced the princess. Tomoyo, Naoko, Chiharu, and Rika smiled at the sight. Meiling let go of Sakura, who was very suprised.
"Meiling!" Sakura said in an almost whisper. "What are you doing here?"
"I'm back from my mission." Meiling sat down next to Sakura.
"What about your partner Kagome? What happened to her? Weren't both of you sent together by my father to retrieve the Shikon Jewel? Did you succeed?" Sakura was curious. Meiling, one of her best friends, as well as a professional spy, had been gone on this mission for months. Kagome, also one of her best friends, had also been sent on the mission, yet she was not here. Luckily, Meiling was ready to answer her princess's questions.
"Princess, we are still working on it. Kagome decided to stay behind to await for an opening. She told me to come back and tell you. Tomorrow, I will return. Also..." Meiling lowered her voice to a very soft whisper. "The prince of the neighboring country is here. Be careful." Finished with her report, Meiling decided to get the princess up and dancing. "Come, princess. Why don't you go dance?"
"Um... I..."
"Princess, we know you dance beautifully." Naoko told her.
"Besides, it beats sitting here, wasting your time. Try to enjoy this ball." Chiharu chipped in.
"I beseech you, princess. We don't want to see you sad." Rika begged.
Tomoyo smiled. "And remember to smile." She and the rest of the girls led Sakura out to the center of the room and left her, hoping that she would find a dancing partner without their help.
Sakura didn't know what to do. Here she was, in the middle of the ballroom, just standing there. She looked towards her mother, but found her greeting a young man in shades. Guess she's still greeting new guests, Sakura thought. Now what am I supposed to do? I cannot enjoy this ball. I am too worried of the war over the magic stone. "Oh, I hate balls." Sakura said out loud.
"As do I." A voice behind her replied to her statement. Sakura turned around and found herself face to face with a handsome boy around her age, peering into her eyes through his eye mask. "I was dragged out here, were you?"
"Yes." What luck, Sakura thought. Someone is in my position as well. "I cannot dance well."
"I cannot either, but..." The handsome boy bowed. "Would you like to dance with me?"
Somehow, Sakura agreed. "Of course." Together, they waltzed beautifully around the room, both dancing better than any of the couples on the floor. (So much for bad dancing.)
At the two opposite ends of the ballroom, Inu-Yasha and Meiling looked astonishedly with shock at the dancing couple. It was Prince Li Syaoran and Princess Kinomoto Sakura dancing happily and with much grace, the prince and princess of opposing countries.
The man with shades just smiled at the sight.
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How did you like that? Please R&R. Who is the man in shades? What the heck is he planning? Will Li reveal his identity to Sakura? Will Sakura find out? What's going on with Kagome? What is the crazy fic by Cohran?