In Love and War
Okay, CCS doesn't belong to me or the FFX ideas (I wish) so you can't sue me! LOL
By: Mistress Ness
Chapter 1: The Meeting and a Kidnapping
High Summoner Sakura was deep in thought as she practiced with a blade in her normal sword-training routine. It's been a month since Dad died, she swiftly swung her blade then thrust. The winged staff her father gave her stood against a palm tree nearby. Sakura stopped when she heard clapping from behind her. "Impressing, you got quite a quick hand, Sakura." Tomoyo spoke, smiling. Sakura grinned and turned around to Tomoyo. "You and your surprise appearances, Tomoyo." she said, feigning annoyance. Tomoyo did an innocent face and said, "So? It's fun." Tomoyo and Sakura got very close since that day Sakura sent her father to Cielo and now they're best friends. She made Tomoyo part of the Summoner Squad and made her captain but Sakura still had full command. Sakura's other best friend was the newest recruit and second captain of the Squad, Meiling Li. Meiling came from the Kingdom of Trabia and was taken in by Sakura's orders. With no family left, she fled Trabia before she was enrolled in Trabia's army as a soldier. Sakura understood Meiling's pain and Tomoyo did too since the 3 of them had no family.
"Where's Meiling, Tomoyo?" Sakura asked.
"Looking for me?" a voice said from behind Tomoyo. Meiling stepped from behind her and smiled, her blood-red eyes teasing them. "Yeah." Sakura laughed. "How's it going with your fire guardian?" she asked Meiling.
Meiling smiled proudly, "Just great! Rex is a great guardian!" she said. "Quite the summoner now, being able to summon a strong guardian like Rex." Tomoyo stated thoughtfully. "Yes, it's true." Sakura agreed.
Guardians are created by summoners and summoned into battle. Each guardian is different, depending on the summoner that created them. Sometimes, some of the souls in Cielo volunteer to become guardians so they become one; it usually happens for deceased parents who want to protect their child. Only powerful summoners can create their guardians and have them obey them. If a low-powered summoner creates a guardian, the guardian will ignore orders and become a demon.
"Why thank you!" Meiling did a goofy bow, making Tomoyo and Sakura laugh. The girls were interrupted by a loud ringing of a bell. "Dinnertime!" Meiling cheered as she grabbed Tomoyo and Sakura's hands and dragged them to the dinning tent. "H-Hey wait!" Sakura laughed and nearly tripped on her white cut dress.
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Syaoran tied his horse to a tree and continued on foot. Finally, he reached the Clow army's camp. He smirked at his achievement. Now, it was time to wait until everyone was asleep to kill the High Summoner.
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"Good night!" Sakura said to Meiling and Tomoyo as she let the tent curtain down. She stretched and took out a small, book-like box from under her pillow. She opened it to reveal a deck of strange-looking cards, her mother's tarot cards. Her mom was a famous fortune-teller, the best in Clow. When she died, her father kept the cards and gave them to Sakura for her 17th birthday. After her father died, Sakura made a routine of card-reading before she went to sleep.
She stood in the back of her roomy tent and spread all 52 cards on the floor. She closed her eyes and concentrated on the cards.
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From his hiding place, Syaoran felt a strong wave of magic. His eyes followed his senses to a big tent where he saw a bright, glowing light. He drew his sword and quietly went towards the tent. "Hey, go check on the High Summoner." a guard said to another guard. "Fine." he stood up and went to the tent.
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Sakura focused on her cards. She extended her hand, "Let the chosen card come to me." she spoke softly. A card flew up to her hand and rested on her open palm. Sakura opened her eyes and when she saw the card, she gasped. It was a card of a winged heart and at the bottom, it read "The Hope". Sakura touched the card and focused on the card's message. "Tonight, you will have a fateful encounter." she recited the message. Strange, I usually get "The Light" card which means I get to see the light of tomorrow, she thought.
Syaoran quietly snuck inside the High Summoner's tent with his sword at ready.
He saw a figure in a great, white cape standing in the back of the tent. He posed a fighting stance, pointing his sword at the figure.
"Turn around, High Summoner!" he barked. The figure flinched and slowly turned around. Syaoran's eyes widened as the High Summoner's identity was revealed to him.
What met his eyes was the beautiful face of a young woman, her chin strong and high cheekbones, her ivory skin glowed in the dim light. Her long, auburn hair, glistened and cascaded down her back with two short bangs curling over her shoulders in front of her ears. Her eyes were rich in green like an emerald and stared at him in innocent curiosity. Her white dress showed every curve of her body, cut by her belly and spread, revealing light blue shorts and then long, smooth-looking legs and the brown knee-high boots she wore. Gold cuffs hugged the cloth around her arms . A girl? The powerful High Summoner for the Kingdom of Clow is a girl!? he thought in disbelief.
Sakura froze in place, her heart beating hard in her chest, as she stared at the man who startled her. Dark chocolate hair shadowed his gorgeous, amber eyes. He was largely and very-well built, Sakura felt very small compared to him. He was pointing a sword at her but she could see the shock and disbelief in his handsome face. She saw him wear a necklace of a wolf with emerald eyes and a pitch-black cape. He was sinfully beautiful.
"Don't move!" a guard's voice startled them both. Before Syaoran could react, the guard knocked the weapon from Syaoran's hands and pointed his own sword at him. The guard looked at Sakura worriedly, "Did he harm you, High Summoner?" he asked.
Sakura shook her head no. Syaoran put his hands over his head and cursed at himself for his misstep. "Die, mercenary of Yuyan!" the guard growled at him and was about to stab him when the girl High Summoner shouted, "Stop!"
The guard stopped and looked at the girl with shock. "Release him." The High Summoner commanded. Both Syaoran and the guard stared at her with wide eyes. Why is she sparing me?, he wondered, I came to kill her, why is she showing mercy?
"B-But, my lady!" the guard protested. The girl grabbed a staff with wings and pointed its emerald orb at the guard. "I said, release him. I don't want any blood-shedding in my tent!" she said angrily. The guard quickly released him. Syaoran picked up his sword and kept on staring at the High Summoner. Her green eyes had mysterious depths, even he couldn't read the reason she spared him in her eyes.
She looked at the guard and said, "Do not tell this to the king, understood?"
The guard bowed his head, "Yes, Lady Sakura."
"You're dismissed, soldier." The girl said. "My lady." he bowed to her and left. Syaoran put his sword away in the pouch on his back and said to her, "So, your name's Sakura."
The girl nodded. "I'm High Summoner Sakura."
"Why did you spare me?" he asked. Sakura shook her head. "I have my reasons. Please leave before anyone else comes." she said. Syaoran gave her his cold look then left.
Sakura put her cards away and sat on her bed, thousand thoughts racing in her head. She couldn't forget that man, his serious yet handsome face and his deep, amber eyes. What am I thinking!? He's a mercenary that was sent from Yuyan to kill me! Why did I let him go?, she wondered.
She then heard a roar in the woods nearby. A demon?, she grabbed her staff, a pouch and put her cards in it. She snuck out of her tent, made sure the guards weren't looking. The king forbade her from leaving the camp and let the other summoners exterminate the demons since they can only be defeated by magic. But the rest of the summoners were asleep. She saw the guards sleeping and went to the horses. A pretty white horse stood out of the rest, since the other horses were black. Sakura smiled as she neared the white horse.
"Hey, Tsuki." she said, stroking the horse's neck. Tsuki nickered and nodded his head. Sakura quickly untied his rope and got on him.
"To the woods, Tsuki." she whispered. Tsuki broke into full gallop towards the woods.
.........the woods..........
Syaoran made a face as he set up camp near his horse. Damn that Yuyan king! He should've told me the High Summoner is a girl!, he thought angrily. Then, he felt a strong wave of magic, the same wave as the High Summoner. Is she here?, he grabbed his sword and walked towards the source of power.
Sakura tied her horse and clutched her staff tight. Suddenly, the air was cold and heavy; she shivered. A soft growl from behind her made her turn around, finding herself face-to-face with a demon. It was a beast with blue skin and fur, its icy blue eyes bore into Sakura's. Sakura saw a symbol that looked like a snowflake on one of the demon's horns. An ice demon, she smirked. "Come and get it, demon!" she said to it, her staff at ready and pointing at the beast. The demon roared and started to move towards her. Sakura narrowed her eyes at it and shouted, "Firestorm!" the orb in her staff glowed brightly. The demon froze as it felt a raging heat from beneath its feet. A red glow appeared and without warning, a raging cyclone of fire trapped the demon. The beast roared in agony as the fire burned its flesh. Sakura stood tall with her staff straight and said, "Go to Cielo, you lost soul!"
Her orb glowed again and Sakura lifted it above her head with both hands. A dark, swirling cloud formed over the demon and began to pull it in. The demon roared again and dissolved into light blue particles and was sucked into the cloud. The cloud got smaller and smaller until it finally disappeared. Sakura let out a sigh and lowered staff, the green glow of the orb fading. That was easy, she thought with a smile. But suddenly, two strong arms grabbed her waist and flung over the shoulders of a stranger, making her cry out and drop her staff.
"Put me down!" she cried in anger mixed with fear. "I saw the way you handled that demon and I must say I'm impressed..........High Summoner Sakura." a familiar voice whispered. Sakura then saw the sword pouch on his back and the black cape.......
The identity hit her like a cold wave. "The Yuyan mercenary!" she cried in surprise. "It's Syaoran to you, summoner." he growled at her. Even though her face was on his back, she could feel him tense in anger. "It's High Summoner to you, you filthy dog!" she snarled back. In a swift move, Syaoran dropped Sakura to the ground, making her hit her back. She cried out in pain and tried to get up and grab her staff when Syaoran grabbed her wrists with one hand, pinned them above her head and towered over her, the tip of his blade an inch away from her throat. Sakura then saw the wolf charm of his necklace glaring at her with its emerald eyes. "I may be cold-hearted, High Summoner, but you're lucky I'm not cold enough to spill a woman's blood." he said in soft yet icy threat. Sakura felt the fear, but glared at him. "What do you want with me if you won't kill me?" she asked fiercely. He smirked at her words. This girl has guts, "I will take you to the king of Yuyan and he can kill you."
"No!" Sakura cried and began to struggle. Syaoran easily turned her around to lie on her stomach with her arms behind her. "Let me go!" she almost screamed. She felt something soft tying her wrists together. "Now, I hope you behave or there will be consequences." Syaoran said as he tied the cloth into a knot. He picked her up onto his shoulder and smirked at her stillness. Sakura saw her staff and her pouch lying on the grass.
"My staff! My mother's cards!" she cried as Syaoran started to walk away. "You can live without them." he said coldly, not caring. "Please, Syaoran, they're the only things I have from my parents!" she begged, feeling teary. It was her pleading voice that made him reconsider. With an irritated groan, he turned around and grabbed Sakura's pouch and staff, surprising Sakura. She never thought he would actually listen to her plea.
"It'll take a week to reach Yuyan's camp, so be ready for a long journey." he said. They reached his horse and Syaoran set Sakura down while he was packing up. Sakura could only gawk at his fine, black stallion. "That's Hades." Syaoran said, noticing she was staring at his horse. "Wow........kyah!" she squeaked as Syaoran picked her up again and set her on his horse. Sakura wanted to stroke the horse when she remembered her wrists were tied behind her back. "Um, Syaoran?"
Syaoran sighed impatiently while packing her things. "What!?" he cried. Sakura motioned her wrists with her head. "Can I have my hands in front?" she asked.
Syaoran eyed her suspiciously. "Will you behave?" he asked.
Sakura nodded. Syaoran untied her hands, she put them on her lap and he tied them again. Syaoran looked up into the sky, "It's too dark to go now. There should be a cave nearby to camp." he grabbed Hades's rein and led the horse with the High Summoner deeper into the woods.
.............Clow's camp............
Tomoyo was walking towards Sakura's tent, carrying a book. How careless; she left her book in my tent, she chuckled to herself. She lifted the curtain and poked her head inside. "Sakura, you left.........." she stopped when she saw the tent empty.
"Help! The High Summoner's gone!" she yelled.
The guards woke up and so did everyone. Everyone in camp rushed to the tent and saw Tomoyo's face gone pale.
"What happened, Tomoyo?" Meiling asked, her black hair was undone and hung down her waist. "I came here to return Lady Sakura's book and I found her gone!" Tomoyo cried in worry. The king pushed through the crowd. "What is going on here!?" he demanded.
"The High Summoner's disappeared, my lord." a guard said. "What!?" the king almost shouted. "It must've been that Yuyan mercenary." The guard said. The king turned to him and gave him the evil eye. "What mercenary?"
"Early tonight, a mercenary from Yuyan tried to kill the High Summoner but I stopped him. I was about to kill him, but Lady Sakura commanded me to release him." The guard explained. "And why you didn't report this to me, soldier?" the kind asked angrily. "My lady ordered me not to tell you, my king." The guard replied.
"Search the campgrounds! Find her!" the king ordered.
................a cave in the woods..................
Syaoran put the firewood in place as Sakura grabbed one of the sheets Syaoran had and made a pillow. "Damn, where did I put that lighter?" she heard him mutter. She grinned and grabbed her staff. "Fire!" she pointed her staff at the pile of wood. Syaoran almost jumped at the sudden burst of fire on the wood, making Sakura laugh. He turned around and saw the girl grabbing her staff with her tied hands, her body shook with laughter. He's never seen a woman laugh like that despite her situation. She looks even prettier when she laughs, he couldn't hold that thought back. Disgusted with himself for thinking that, he hardened his look. At seeing his gaze harden, Sakura stopped laughing. She took her pillow and retreated to the back corner of the cave, Syaoran's fierce gaze still fixed on her. She saw his handsome face shaded by the fire, his eyes even brighter yet frigid; she blushed at his male beauty.
She quickly turned around and out her pillow down. With her back to him, she went to sleep. Syaoran lay by the fire , his thought filling up his brain.
First were her things, why did he bring her things along? He remembered how painful her voice was, he felt a stab within herself when he heard her plea. Second was about her parents. Obviously, she was an orphan now, but he wondered what happened to them. Throughout his missions, he has heard stories of great High Summoners and they were all men. It really shocked him was that instead of a man, he found a girl.
A flash of green light broke his chain of thought. He turned his head to the where Sakura lay and saw her staff glowing. Curiously, he got up and slowly approached the sleeping girl. He grabbed it and a blast of energy shot from the orb. The blast stopped in midair and expanded into a circular shape. Looks like a mirror, he thought.
An image started to appear in the mirror-like circle. Syaoran many people gathered around a coffin and............her!, he stared in shock. Sakura stood in front of the coffin and spread her arms. A light flashed from Cielo and he saw a woman that looked a lot like Sakura. He saw the tears streaming down Sakura's cheeks as the woman and a man smiled at her and disappeared into Cielo. The image faded, the energy circle shrunk into a ball and returned inside the orb. The glowing faded and Syaoran out the staff down, his mind still on the images shown to him. But now he understood. She had to send her own father to Cielo and saw her mom, he realized. The one sent from Cielo to guide the dead is the one that person cared for the most and died. If the person's beloved is still alive or the person didn't have a beloved, the angel Nana comes for him or her.
He looked at Sakura, her face seemed peaceful though a single tear tainted her cheek. Now he understood her a little, but he still wondered. Why did she became High Summoner?, he took off her his black cape and covered her with it. He didn't get it. He never had any problem being cold and aloof but even though he just met her tonight, he couldn't be as frigid as he usually is to her. Maybe the fact that he hasn't been around women or anybody for a long time was the reason why he's acting like this.
He got up and went back to his spot by the fire and fell asleep.
............Clow's camp..........
"We can't find her, my lord." A soldier said to the king. King Shun frowned. "Take Tomoyo, Meiling, and a couple of guards! Search for her!"
"My lord." The soldier bowed and left.
The king sighed. What would've Fujitaka said now that his daughter is gone?, he wondered.
Tomoyo and Meiling gathered their things for their trip. "What about the Summoner Squad? They already lost the High Summoner and now we'll be gone! We're still at war with the Kingdom of Yuyan, you know!" Meiling pointed out to Tomoyo. "I know........but I'm worried about Sakura. I don't want her gone forever." Tomoyo said. Meiling stared at her. "You're like me; Sakura is the only family we got left." she said.
"Exactly." said Tomoyo. "That's why we're going to go find her."
...........following morning........
Sakura opened her eyes and sat up then saw the cape covering her. Isn't this Syaoran's?, she thought. She heard the slashing noises of a sword. She neatly folded the cape, put on her boots, grabbed her staff, put her pouch on, and went outside. Syaoran was practicing with his sword and Sakura blushed at seeing him shirtless at it too. She stood there in a trance, focused on his finely-toned muscles, his steel-hard abs and the smooth planes of his tanned skin. Syaoran felt eyes on him and saw Sakura standing at the mouth, dumfounded. "What!?" he snapped.
His snappy voice startled Sakura. "N-Nothing!" she retorted, blushing dark pink. She walked over to him and said, "I usually train with a sword in the mornings."
Syaoran raised an eyebrow at her. "And I thought you were all magic." he smirked. Sakura returned the smirk with one of her own. "I'm both all sword and all magic." She held out her tied hands to him. "Cut them and you'll see what I mean." she said.
"You won't run?" Syaoran asked. Sakura shook her head. Syaoran cut her bonds in one slash. "Your sword against my magic." she challenged. "And if I win, I want my freedom."
"Fine, but if you lose, you will still be my captive to give you to the king of Yuyan. You're on, Sakura." he smirked again. Sakura frowned. "Don't get familiar with me, mercenary."
"We're not at the Clow army's camp and it's Syaoran." he reminded her. "Fine, Syaoran." she struck a pose. "Don't hold back because I'm a girl, I'm the High Summoner of Clow." she smirked. Syaoran got ready and charged towards her. Sakura quickly readied her staff. "Firelosion!" she cried. Syaoran quickly noticed the red glow on the ground. Fire exploded from the ground and he evaded it. Sakura was amazed at how swiftly he evaded her spell; she frowned. "Ice arrows!" she traced a circle in front of her with her staff. Syaoran felt a strong chill surrounding him. Hmm, for being High Summoner for a short time, she's surprisingly powerful, he thought with a smirk. "Fire blade!" he cried. His sword's steel color turned fire red as the ice arrows shot towards him. He struck each arrow, melting them with his sword. Sakura gasped. "That's a magic sword!" she said.
Syaoran smirked again and nodded. "Very rare and it's been mine for a long time."
Sakura nodded, a small mischievous grin formed on her lips. "Okay then, let's you face one of my guardians!" she took a step back and an icy blue magic circle that had shape of a snowflake appeared from beneath her feet. "I call upon you, the Queen of Ice, Shiva!" she cried. Rapidly, the air grew cold and surrounded Sakura. Syaoran felt her magic grow even more powerful. Sakura stepped back and from beneath the ground, a big block of ice popped up. Inside, a woman of light blue skin and dark blue hair in braids was trapped in the ice block. Sakura tapped the ice block with her staff and the block broke. The woman opened her eyes, icy blue, and the cold air surrounded her. "A challenge." Syaoran said as he posed at ready, his blazing red sword, glowing. "Let's go!"
"Shiva, pound him but don't kill him." Sakura commanded. Shiva nodded and smirked at Syaoran, her chilly aura increasing power.
"Bring it!" Syaoran charged, ready to strike with his sword. Shiva gathered the icy wind and created several star-shaped ice spears. Syaoran swiftly swung out and Shiva easily evaded it. Shiva jumped high in the air and threw down the ice stars like rain. Syaoran growled and clutched his sword. "Fire shield!" he swung his sword above his head in circles, leaving behind flames. The fire became a shell and the ice stars melted at touching it.
"Quite skilled, Syaoran." Sakura said. "But my Shiva is better! Go Shiva!"
Shiva was getting ready for her special when shouts were heard from not far. "High Summoner!!" Sakura heard the shouts. They're looking for me!, she thought in hope. "Shiva, dismiss!" she said. Shiva nodded and disappeared into snow and faded. Syaoran heard the shouts and saw that Shiva was gone. Then he realized it.
"HEY!" he turned around, but Sakura was already on the run. "Dammit!" he cursed and chased after her.
Luckily, Sakura already had what she needed with her. She huffed as she ran with all speed she could muster. She heard Syaoran shout behind her and ran faster. She heard rapid footsteps and knew Syaoran was running after her. "Get back here!" she heard him shout. "Like Hell, mercenary!" she responded as she took a left, towards the people looking for her.
She wanted to shout but if she did, she would lose more energy and Syaoran might catch her. The only choice she had was to run and hopefully outrun him. Syaoran growled, he still couldn't catch her. She's pretty fast, he thought. But he saw she was getting tired.
0h no! I feel weak......, Sakura thought in horror as her speed was dropping. No! I must go on!,
But, Syaoran's arms caught her from behind and slammed her back against the grass. "No!" she choked. Syaoran huffed, his eyes burning in anger. "Foolish woman! You can't escape!" He snarled, his sword was back to normal and its tip was near her throat.
Sakura tried to catch her breath, her chest heaving up and down rapidly. "I......I would rather die than step foot in Yuyan's camp!" she snarled back at him, her eyes glistened in anger with fear. He yanked her up by the arm and pushed her back against a tree and pinned her there with his body. "Listen, little one, next time you pull this off again, I will have to be stricter with you." he warned. "You don't scare me, mercenary!" Sakura spat, trying to ignore the fact that their faces were a few inches apart. Syaoran glared at her but then his gaze dropped to her lips, pink and luscious. Sakura saw her chance and pushed him with all her might, knocking him off balance. She was about to run for it again when he quickly recovered his balance.
"Oh no you don't!" he grabbed her small waist and pushed her to the grass. "Let me go, you bastard!" she struggled. Syaoran snarled as she struggled harder, trying to hit him and keeping her hands away from his grasp. This girl is like a spitting wildcat!, he thought angrily. He finally got hold of her wrists and pinned them down making it look like she was flying with her arms extended. Sakura then saw their position. Her legs were spread and he was kneeling between her legs, breathing heavily.
"Pervert!" she shouted. "Shut up." He growled.
"Get off me, you pervert!" she cried. Syaoran brought her wrists together and pinned them with one hand above her head. "Damn you!" she said in angry tears.
"Since you almost escaped, I guess I have to be tougher with you." he said, taking out the cloth from his pocket. "No!" she screamed. He tied her wrists together and picked her up, flinging her over his shoulder. Her small fists pounded at his back. "Let me go!" she cried. Despite the anger, Syaoran couldn't help feeling the softness of her body against his. Her scent of cherry blossoms attacked his senses, a very feminine smell. Her breasts pressing against his back wasn't helping either. He picked up her things and his sword and left towards the cave.
"Damn it, put me down now!" she shouted again.
"Quiet!" he hissed at her as they entered the small cave. People from Clow's army are already looking for her!, he thought as he put the girl down, her eyes glaring daggers at him. Better get out of here!
He packed things up quickly and picked up the girl and set her on Hades. "We're moving out now!" he said as he hopped on his horse and Hades broke into full gallop. Sakura looked behind her, knowing people were there looking for her. She was leaving her home behind, her friends........
Syaoran's arms surrounded her like a cage she couldn't break free from. She sat between his legs and tried not to think about his chest touching her back. She straightened her back, wanting to stay away from his tempting body. It was very disturbing to her wondering about his beauty while he was taking her away from her home. Right now, she only thought of the closeness of their bodies.
"Damn!" she whispered angrily, wanting to cry but didn't want to show any weakness in front of him. Syaoran wasn't focusing on the road ahead but on the feel of Sakura's soft body. Her hair was like wild honey, her hands held it to keep it from scattering wildly with the winds. She was small compared to him, her body womanly. "Go Hades!" he said to his horse. Hades galloped faster, almost as fast as the wind itself. "I hate you......" Sakura whispered to herself but he heard her. "I'm glad you feel that way since you're not my favorite person either." Syaoran said coldly.
Sakura turned her upper body to face him, her eyes glistened in bitter tears. "Damn you, mercenary." she said in a cutting tone.
"I don't care about you, High Summoner. I was paid 76 small diamonds to get to Yuyan and I will just do that, it's my job." Syaoran said in the same tone. Sakura felt her heart break. She will never go home, this horrible man was taking her to her death. "In other words, you sold your soul for money. Typical for a low-life mercenary like you." Sakura said between gritted teeth. Syaoran felt like she took a dagger and stuck it in his heart, but for his pride, he ignored it.
"You don't know anything about the real world, High Summoner. But with the king's company you will see." Syaoran said.
Sakura looked away from him. "I don't care. I'm going to lose my life anyway, I don't even care if you rape me in my sleep." she said venomously. At her words, Syaoran looked at her in surprise. "I got no intention of touching a child like you." he scoffed.
"Dad........." she whispered for her own ears. "Help me find a way." Don't let me die.....
...........the edge of the woods............
"I still see no sign of her, Tomoyo!" a guard shouted. "Keep looking!" Tomoyo said. "Tomoyo, look!" Meiling cried. Tsuki, Sakura's horse, was tied to a tree. "Tsuki!" Tomoyo rushed to the horse and stroked its mane. The air felt heavy and a bit cold to both summoners. "There was magic here, Sakura's magic." Meiling said, sensing the faint presence of magic.
"You're right and demons often appear here." Tomoyo said. Meiling looked at her seriously. "She must've come here to exterminate a demon and that Yuyan mercenary caught her." she said.
"Sakura.........please be OK." Tomoyo prayed.
Meiling put an arm around Tomoyo's shoulder. "I hope she is OK too, Tomoyo. But knowing her, she will pull through, she's a strong girl. And we will find her, Tomoyo! Have faith!" she said. Tomoyo smiled and nodded. "You're right, Meiling. All we can do is pray for her safety and find her."
The guards they took with them came back and said, "No signs of Lady Sakura!"
"This is going to be a long journey." Tomoyo said to Meiling who nodded. "A very long one, girl."
AN
Okie, done with the first chapter! Thank you so much to those who reviewed the prologue! I hope this story will get as popular as Watashi no mi Sakura! And speaking of that story, time for Ch 10!
Oyasumi nasai!
Mistress Ness