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Samurai Secret
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Syaoran awoke with a start. He had felt something poking at him... poking and poking and poking...
"Ouch!!! What was that for you stuffed animal?!?!?!" Syaoran yelled as he staggered up from his leaning position. He tried to shake the yellow creature off his finger... as it had bitten him and was not letting go.
Kero snorted and released his grip on Syaoran's finger, "It's time to go... Sakura's already ready. She says sorry, but no time for breakfast today. We have to get to that Watsuki's place before noon."
Raising a delicate eyebrow Syaoran grinned, "Oh! I see, that's why you're so grumpy this morning."
His comment was rewarded with another bitten finger. "OUCH!"
'Sakura... Sakura...'
-Who's calling me?-
'Sakura... Sakura...'
-Who? Who's calling? W-what!-
"Sakura!" the emerald-eyed girl snapped her head up and looked around. Her eyes met two brown, concerned eyes.
"Sakura, are you alright?"
"Hm?" she was not fully awake yet. The battle had left her exhausted. "Uh... I'm fine, just dozed off for a bit... anyway, we're almost there. Let's go. Once we're there, we can properly treat your wounds. You should be ok until then, though."
She set her horse in a brisk trot and went past a very worried Syaoran.
He tried his best to stay balanced on the horse, but because of his injuries the heir to the Li clan nearly fell off several times.
In the end, he sat behind of Sakura, who guided her and his horse. One reign in each hand.
"Ne... Syaoran... are you ok back there?" Sakura whispered. It took too much energy to talk.
She could feel his head nod at her and she smiled, "That's good."
They arrived at the gate, but the strange thing was, the gateman was not there... and the gate itself, was wide open.
Emerald and brown eyes scanned the area. There was blood on the ground, and two bodies... the gateman and a guard.
Sakura jumped off of Moonlight and helped Syaoran down. "Kero," she whispered guard Syaoran... I'm going inside to see what's going on."
She left before either of the males could argue. Kero sighed and turned into his lion form. He pressed Syaoran against the horse, so that he was between the two beasts.
Long auburn hair darted through the halls, as the owner searched the area. She arrived, finally in a rather large, bright room, filled with windows, and would have been very beautiful, if four hundred people weren't crowded in it, sword drawn, eyes wild.
"Watsuki-san!" Sakura screamed as she rushed to his side. There was a long gash down his left arm, and he was losing blood fast.
Everyone else in the room were, maids, butlers, guards, and a few family members. They all looked frightened and confused. Women were screaming, men were yelling, and a few babies were crying.
"Silence!" Sakura commanded. The room complied. "Do we have any medics in the building?"
An old man walk up, slowly, reluctantly it seemed. He was unsure of what to do.
"Get Watsuki-san some treatment now. He needs it badly, as you can see. He'll die if we don't do anything. We don't have time for anesthetics I'm afraid... but that's alright. He's unconscious anyway."
The old man sighed with relief and bowed at her. With the help of some guards, he carried Watsuki-san to the medical room.
"Staying in here won't do anything for you nerves," Sakura said gently, trying to comfort the crying women. "Why don't you head out to the gardens... or even to your own rooms for a bit. Don't worry. The attack looks over."
To the men she said, "Calm down. Whoever came here... is gone. I need you to take all the bodies of dead people and bury them... is there a cemetery in Watsuki-san's land?"
They nodded, and she appointed about a hundred of them to do the job. They were mostly guards, but some butlers helped.
She set the rest of the people out to tend wounds, or clean the place up.
She told a maid to go bring in Syaoran and Kero and to a guard, inquired what had happened.
"There was no warning. They came like... like... a wildfire. They destroyed everything that was in there path... but we managed to stop about half of them. They stopped killing people and destroying things after their leader came in..."
Sakura watched as the guard wiped the sweat off his brow and gave him an encouraging smile, "He was... inhuman. It looked like he wanted Watsuki-sama. We wouldn't let him have our master of course... everyone in this household is well paid... and treated so very kindly by him... we owe very much.
"We guarded him... so their leader... cut all in his path down. The rest of us were pushed to the edges of the walls. He cut Watsuki-sama down. He said something like... 'I want information on the Clow... You're the only one who can give it to me... I'll let you think about it... Be back tomorrow.' It was terrifying. I couldn't move-"
He was cut off when Sakura whipped her head around, and stared at the shadows. She was sure she had sensed someone... powerful and... mysterious there.
"Sakura!" Syaoran limped up to her. "What's going on? Saku- what's wrong?"
"No... Nothing is wrong..." she felt uneasy. Someone had been watching them...
She turned back to the guard, "Do you know who the leader was?" The answer was one she dreaded, "Said his name was... Makata."
Sakura's legs went limp, and she sat down on a chair. "I see... thank you. You can go help clean up now..."
The guard bowed and took his leave. Syaoran's expression was grim. So was Kero's.
Sakura was instantly alert. She had felt that presence again... but when she looked around, there was no one. Syaoran and Kero didn't seem to notice it either... it was odd. Why was it only her who noticed it.
She was afraid.
She was being watched.
To be continued...
Sorry again for not updating in a while... but I think my story has improved since I'm taking my time and thinking things through.
REVIEW OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks for the buncha reviews I've been getting!
Samurai Secret
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Syaoran awoke with a start. He had felt something poking at him... poking and poking and poking...
"Ouch!!! What was that for you stuffed animal?!?!?!" Syaoran yelled as he staggered up from his leaning position. He tried to shake the yellow creature off his finger... as it had bitten him and was not letting go.
Kero snorted and released his grip on Syaoran's finger, "It's time to go... Sakura's already ready. She says sorry, but no time for breakfast today. We have to get to that Watsuki's place before noon."
Raising a delicate eyebrow Syaoran grinned, "Oh! I see, that's why you're so grumpy this morning."
His comment was rewarded with another bitten finger. "OUCH!"
'Sakura... Sakura...'
-Who's calling me?-
'Sakura... Sakura...'
-Who? Who's calling? W-what!-
"Sakura!" the emerald-eyed girl snapped her head up and looked around. Her eyes met two brown, concerned eyes.
"Sakura, are you alright?"
"Hm?" she was not fully awake yet. The battle had left her exhausted. "Uh... I'm fine, just dozed off for a bit... anyway, we're almost there. Let's go. Once we're there, we can properly treat your wounds. You should be ok until then, though."
She set her horse in a brisk trot and went past a very worried Syaoran.
He tried his best to stay balanced on the horse, but because of his injuries the heir to the Li clan nearly fell off several times.
In the end, he sat behind of Sakura, who guided her and his horse. One reign in each hand.
"Ne... Syaoran... are you ok back there?" Sakura whispered. It took too much energy to talk.
She could feel his head nod at her and she smiled, "That's good."
They arrived at the gate, but the strange thing was, the gateman was not there... and the gate itself, was wide open.
Emerald and brown eyes scanned the area. There was blood on the ground, and two bodies... the gateman and a guard.
Sakura jumped off of Moonlight and helped Syaoran down. "Kero," she whispered guard Syaoran... I'm going inside to see what's going on."
She left before either of the males could argue. Kero sighed and turned into his lion form. He pressed Syaoran against the horse, so that he was between the two beasts.
Long auburn hair darted through the halls, as the owner searched the area. She arrived, finally in a rather large, bright room, filled with windows, and would have been very beautiful, if four hundred people weren't crowded in it, sword drawn, eyes wild.
"Watsuki-san!" Sakura screamed as she rushed to his side. There was a long gash down his left arm, and he was losing blood fast.
Everyone else in the room were, maids, butlers, guards, and a few family members. They all looked frightened and confused. Women were screaming, men were yelling, and a few babies were crying.
"Silence!" Sakura commanded. The room complied. "Do we have any medics in the building?"
An old man walk up, slowly, reluctantly it seemed. He was unsure of what to do.
"Get Watsuki-san some treatment now. He needs it badly, as you can see. He'll die if we don't do anything. We don't have time for anesthetics I'm afraid... but that's alright. He's unconscious anyway."
The old man sighed with relief and bowed at her. With the help of some guards, he carried Watsuki-san to the medical room.
"Staying in here won't do anything for you nerves," Sakura said gently, trying to comfort the crying women. "Why don't you head out to the gardens... or even to your own rooms for a bit. Don't worry. The attack looks over."
To the men she said, "Calm down. Whoever came here... is gone. I need you to take all the bodies of dead people and bury them... is there a cemetery in Watsuki-san's land?"
They nodded, and she appointed about a hundred of them to do the job. They were mostly guards, but some butlers helped.
She set the rest of the people out to tend wounds, or clean the place up.
She told a maid to go bring in Syaoran and Kero and to a guard, inquired what had happened.
"There was no warning. They came like... like... a wildfire. They destroyed everything that was in there path... but we managed to stop about half of them. They stopped killing people and destroying things after their leader came in..."
Sakura watched as the guard wiped the sweat off his brow and gave him an encouraging smile, "He was... inhuman. It looked like he wanted Watsuki-sama. We wouldn't let him have our master of course... everyone in this household is well paid... and treated so very kindly by him... we owe very much.
"We guarded him... so their leader... cut all in his path down. The rest of us were pushed to the edges of the walls. He cut Watsuki-sama down. He said something like... 'I want information on the Clow... You're the only one who can give it to me... I'll let you think about it... Be back tomorrow.' It was terrifying. I couldn't move-"
He was cut off when Sakura whipped her head around, and stared at the shadows. She was sure she had sensed someone... powerful and... mysterious there.
"Sakura!" Syaoran limped up to her. "What's going on? Saku- what's wrong?"
"No... Nothing is wrong..." she felt uneasy. Someone had been watching them...
She turned back to the guard, "Do you know who the leader was?" The answer was one she dreaded, "Said his name was... Makata."
Sakura's legs went limp, and she sat down on a chair. "I see... thank you. You can go help clean up now..."
The guard bowed and took his leave. Syaoran's expression was grim. So was Kero's.
Sakura was instantly alert. She had felt that presence again... but when she looked around, there was no one. Syaoran and Kero didn't seem to notice it either... it was odd. Why was it only her who noticed it.
She was afraid.
She was being watched.
To be continued...
Sorry again for not updating in a while... but I think my story has improved since I'm taking my time and thinking things through.
REVIEW OR DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
