DISCLAIMER: You know the drill. I don't own CCS, never had never
will.
A/N: Thanks to: Silver-Cherry, angelove, Ayana, Taiora, Alimoe, star, and eevee for reviewing my fic.
CHAPTER 3: An Invitation
Sakura walked past the guards circling around her home. A stately mansion stood upon the hill, with trees surrounding the building. Sakura went right through the front door and went in search of her brother.
" Tori! Tori! Where are you? I want you to meet a friend of mine! Where are you?!" Sakura shouted through the halls. She was pissed off. " When I want you to disappear, you're always popping up somewhere near me, but when I need you, you're nowhere to be found!" Lily, who was beside Sakura, walking down the halls, giggled. Lily could tell that Sakura and her brother really meant something to each other. Even though they sound as though they wanted each other out of the other's business, Lily could tell both of them took comfort in the fact that there was always someone they could rely on right outside the door. Sakura continued searching for her brother, until someone's shout was heard.
" Would you stop yelling? I'm trying to study here!" Tori's voice wafted over from the library. Sakura ran there, hoping to find Julian. As they neared the library door, someone was headed out.
" Julian!" Sakura cried out. He looked up. A gentle smile appeared.
" Hey Sakura. Who's your friend?" he asked. Sakura smiled brightly.
" This is Lily. Lily, meet Julian," Sakura introduced. Lily shook hands lightly with Julian. " Hey Julian, is Tori still in there?"
" As a matter of fact, yeah. He's looking for something. By the way, someone delivered a message for you," Julian replied. " I'm going to the kitchen (Sakura sweatdrops) see you a little later. I need a snack." Lily watched as he went down the hall and disappeared.
" Does he always eat a lot?" Lily asked. Sakura nodded. " Come on, let's go inside. I want to meet your brother." They entered the vast library, light filtered through the drapes, hitting upon the many books stored in the library. A rolling sound came at them, a ladder on wheels, with Tori at the top.
" What do you want, squirt?" Tori asked, not paying much attention to Sakura, his nose searching for something in the book. Sakura pulled out Lily from behind a bookcase, which Lily was looking at the books, and introduced Lily to her brother.
" Tori, this is Lily, she's a friend of mine," Sakura said. Lily was staring around her in awe, trying to look at everything. Tori glanced at her and noticed her hidden passion for books. Lily's turquoise eyes shone with delight when she saw books. Tori held out one hand to shake Lily's, while Sakura tried to wake Lily from her trance. Lily absently placed a hand behind her back, thinking her hand was inches away from Tori's but, Sakura had to pull Lily's hand towards her brother's before they shook the other's hand for a few moments. Sakura was satisfied with the introduction and left Lily to her daydream. Tori was still searching for something. " Tori, Lily was left alone outside and she was constantly traveling with her brother to avoid getting captured, but now, her brother's gone and she has nowhere left to go. Do you think she can stay with us?" Sakura asked, quietly to her brother, in an attempt to talk with her brother, but not to break Lily from her dream. Tori thought about it for some time before he gave his answer.
" Fine, she can stay with us. Give her one of the guest rooms. I'll contact Dad and tell him that we have a visitor," Tori answered. Sakura hugged him. Tori smiled lightly. "Oh, and here's your message," Tori replied as he held out an envelope from his pocket.
" Thanks, Tori. If you didn't keep annoying me and calling me 'squirt', you would probably be the perfect brother," Sakura said jokingly.
" Thanks a lot, squirt," Tori huffed. Sakura giggled.
" Just kidding," Sakura answered before she raced out of the library with a dazed Lily in hand. Tori chuckled softly before he went back to searching for whatever he was looking for.
In a guest room upstairs…
Lily looked at the guest room she had been given. There was a main room, where there was a table, including writing and drawing supplies, comfy looking chairs, carpeting on the floor with a rug in the middle, and a big wide space in the room in the middle. There were doors leading off to different rooms. One connected to the bedroom, a bed with a canopy and curtains stood in the middle with a chest at the foot, a vanity stood against the wall, opposite the window, a door leading to the bathroom, and a linen closet on the opposite side of the room. Another door lead to a small walk-in closet, and two other doors led to the next door rooms. Most of the guest room was colored in pastel hues, obviously meant for a feminine girl. Lily took out a pouch that was hanging underneath her thin cape and took out a heart shaped golden locket. She opened it up, with a picture of her two best friends when she was young and one of her older brother when he was 10. Her two best friends, two boys that were taller than her, but was still the same age, peered up at her. The gentle one had a knowing smile on his face, although it could easily be mistaken as a brotherly one or a gentle one. The protective one had his arms crossed and a scowl on his face. Her brother's blue hair fell over his gentle purple eyes and his tan matched his black outfit. Lily's sad and worried face hardened with will and anger.
" I will get back my family, and someday, I'll return to my best friends," she said as she looked out the window to watch the sunset.
Please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a little hint in here that'll prove Lily's connected with the CCS gang! You just have to find it and figure it out. I think it's pretty obvious though. ^^;, guess I can't make hidden clues in this fic.
BGR
A/N: Thanks to: Silver-Cherry, angelove, Ayana, Taiora, Alimoe, star, and eevee for reviewing my fic.
CHAPTER 3: An Invitation
Sakura walked past the guards circling around her home. A stately mansion stood upon the hill, with trees surrounding the building. Sakura went right through the front door and went in search of her brother.
" Tori! Tori! Where are you? I want you to meet a friend of mine! Where are you?!" Sakura shouted through the halls. She was pissed off. " When I want you to disappear, you're always popping up somewhere near me, but when I need you, you're nowhere to be found!" Lily, who was beside Sakura, walking down the halls, giggled. Lily could tell that Sakura and her brother really meant something to each other. Even though they sound as though they wanted each other out of the other's business, Lily could tell both of them took comfort in the fact that there was always someone they could rely on right outside the door. Sakura continued searching for her brother, until someone's shout was heard.
" Would you stop yelling? I'm trying to study here!" Tori's voice wafted over from the library. Sakura ran there, hoping to find Julian. As they neared the library door, someone was headed out.
" Julian!" Sakura cried out. He looked up. A gentle smile appeared.
" Hey Sakura. Who's your friend?" he asked. Sakura smiled brightly.
" This is Lily. Lily, meet Julian," Sakura introduced. Lily shook hands lightly with Julian. " Hey Julian, is Tori still in there?"
" As a matter of fact, yeah. He's looking for something. By the way, someone delivered a message for you," Julian replied. " I'm going to the kitchen (Sakura sweatdrops) see you a little later. I need a snack." Lily watched as he went down the hall and disappeared.
" Does he always eat a lot?" Lily asked. Sakura nodded. " Come on, let's go inside. I want to meet your brother." They entered the vast library, light filtered through the drapes, hitting upon the many books stored in the library. A rolling sound came at them, a ladder on wheels, with Tori at the top.
" What do you want, squirt?" Tori asked, not paying much attention to Sakura, his nose searching for something in the book. Sakura pulled out Lily from behind a bookcase, which Lily was looking at the books, and introduced Lily to her brother.
" Tori, this is Lily, she's a friend of mine," Sakura said. Lily was staring around her in awe, trying to look at everything. Tori glanced at her and noticed her hidden passion for books. Lily's turquoise eyes shone with delight when she saw books. Tori held out one hand to shake Lily's, while Sakura tried to wake Lily from her trance. Lily absently placed a hand behind her back, thinking her hand was inches away from Tori's but, Sakura had to pull Lily's hand towards her brother's before they shook the other's hand for a few moments. Sakura was satisfied with the introduction and left Lily to her daydream. Tori was still searching for something. " Tori, Lily was left alone outside and she was constantly traveling with her brother to avoid getting captured, but now, her brother's gone and she has nowhere left to go. Do you think she can stay with us?" Sakura asked, quietly to her brother, in an attempt to talk with her brother, but not to break Lily from her dream. Tori thought about it for some time before he gave his answer.
" Fine, she can stay with us. Give her one of the guest rooms. I'll contact Dad and tell him that we have a visitor," Tori answered. Sakura hugged him. Tori smiled lightly. "Oh, and here's your message," Tori replied as he held out an envelope from his pocket.
" Thanks, Tori. If you didn't keep annoying me and calling me 'squirt', you would probably be the perfect brother," Sakura said jokingly.
" Thanks a lot, squirt," Tori huffed. Sakura giggled.
" Just kidding," Sakura answered before she raced out of the library with a dazed Lily in hand. Tori chuckled softly before he went back to searching for whatever he was looking for.
In a guest room upstairs…
Lily looked at the guest room she had been given. There was a main room, where there was a table, including writing and drawing supplies, comfy looking chairs, carpeting on the floor with a rug in the middle, and a big wide space in the room in the middle. There were doors leading off to different rooms. One connected to the bedroom, a bed with a canopy and curtains stood in the middle with a chest at the foot, a vanity stood against the wall, opposite the window, a door leading to the bathroom, and a linen closet on the opposite side of the room. Another door lead to a small walk-in closet, and two other doors led to the next door rooms. Most of the guest room was colored in pastel hues, obviously meant for a feminine girl. Lily took out a pouch that was hanging underneath her thin cape and took out a heart shaped golden locket. She opened it up, with a picture of her two best friends when she was young and one of her older brother when he was 10. Her two best friends, two boys that were taller than her, but was still the same age, peered up at her. The gentle one had a knowing smile on his face, although it could easily be mistaken as a brotherly one or a gentle one. The protective one had his arms crossed and a scowl on his face. Her brother's blue hair fell over his gentle purple eyes and his tan matched his black outfit. Lily's sad and worried face hardened with will and anger.
" I will get back my family, and someday, I'll return to my best friends," she said as she looked out the window to watch the sunset.
Please review!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have a little hint in here that'll prove Lily's connected with the CCS gang! You just have to find it and figure it out. I think it's pretty obvious though. ^^;, guess I can't make hidden clues in this fic.
BGR