See the Disclaimer in the first chapter...
AN: This is harder than I thought! I have the ending worked out, it's just right now that I'm stuck...well...here goes nothing...
Chapter 3
Soon enough it was time for the ball. Sakura had on her beautiful dress and looked perfect. Or as Lady Tomoyo would say, "KAWAII!"
The ballroom was huge. It had a beautiful skylight, which was rare in the kingdom and also featured a beautiful mosaic floor. The wall was covered with paintings dating back centuries. They depicted the times back then and the myths and legends everybody knew about.
The room was filled with people, which is a frightening thought considering how big it is. One could get easily lost in the crowd. Sakura searched for Yukito and hoped it wouldn't take her the whole night to find him. She ran into many of her friends along the way and decided to stay and chat for a while.
The first people she recognized were some of her friends that she occasionally saw when sword training. They were friends of hers, but not nearly as much as Lady Tomoyo. Her friends were of upper class families and also had to train in order to protect themselves. It seemed like since the magicians had been destroyed, everyone defended themselves with some sort of weapons training.
"Good evening Lady Chiharu!" Sakura said trying to hold back her enthusiasm.
"Good evening to you too Princess! How was training today?" said Lady Chiharu happily.
"Oh the usual." Sakura mumbled, "Where is Lord Takashi?"
Chiharu pointed over to the center of the room where a group of people had crowded by. They had formed a circle around a young man who was telling stories.
"...And on the bottom of Lake Toshiba there's a sword that can unlock the power of the Protector..." Takashi said to his captivated audience.
Chiharu ran into the crowd and started choking Lord Takashi. The crowd laughed and went back to dancing and conversing. Sakura smiled and admired the young couple. They had been arranged to marry when they were young, but unlike many other arranged marriages, theirs seemed to be made in heaven. They had a perfect husband and wife relationship.
Sakura scanned the ballroom for another familiar face and was pleased to see Lady Rika in the distance. She walked over to her friend and greeted her hello. With her was another friend, Lady Naoko. They were watching Chiharu choke Takashi.
"Good evening Lady Rika and Lady Naoko." Sakura said politely, "Are you enjoying the ball?"
The two girls smiled and Rika said, "Yes of course, Princess."
Rika noticed that Mr. Terada was nearby and excused herself. "I need to ask him if I need my stead tomorrow," she said and hurried off to talk to their teacher.
Naoko watched Rika run off and then said, "Have you heard some of the stories of the woods lately?"
Sakura hated scary woods stories and shook her head in reply.
"I heard that there are really scary creatures out there. Ones with tusks and claws and horns. They say that there's one that has blood red eyes and is actually a ghost. It comes out in the middle of the night and attacks whoever is in the forest..."
Sakura looked terrified. She was so scared of ghosts. Just when she was about to start crying and begging Naoko to stop, there was a loud cry from someone. Everyone turned to see who or what it was. A man with his arm torn off was standing in the doorway screaming. One of the guards who had let him in went to talk to Sakura.
"What happened to him?" she asked, absolutely terrified.
The tall guard answered her with, "He says he was attacked by the fire people..."
Finally! I've finished chapter 3! Please R&R, tell me what you think. I'd love some constructive criticism. ^_^
AN: This is harder than I thought! I have the ending worked out, it's just right now that I'm stuck...well...here goes nothing...
Chapter 3
Soon enough it was time for the ball. Sakura had on her beautiful dress and looked perfect. Or as Lady Tomoyo would say, "KAWAII!"
The ballroom was huge. It had a beautiful skylight, which was rare in the kingdom and also featured a beautiful mosaic floor. The wall was covered with paintings dating back centuries. They depicted the times back then and the myths and legends everybody knew about.
The room was filled with people, which is a frightening thought considering how big it is. One could get easily lost in the crowd. Sakura searched for Yukito and hoped it wouldn't take her the whole night to find him. She ran into many of her friends along the way and decided to stay and chat for a while.
The first people she recognized were some of her friends that she occasionally saw when sword training. They were friends of hers, but not nearly as much as Lady Tomoyo. Her friends were of upper class families and also had to train in order to protect themselves. It seemed like since the magicians had been destroyed, everyone defended themselves with some sort of weapons training.
"Good evening Lady Chiharu!" Sakura said trying to hold back her enthusiasm.
"Good evening to you too Princess! How was training today?" said Lady Chiharu happily.
"Oh the usual." Sakura mumbled, "Where is Lord Takashi?"
Chiharu pointed over to the center of the room where a group of people had crowded by. They had formed a circle around a young man who was telling stories.
"...And on the bottom of Lake Toshiba there's a sword that can unlock the power of the Protector..." Takashi said to his captivated audience.
Chiharu ran into the crowd and started choking Lord Takashi. The crowd laughed and went back to dancing and conversing. Sakura smiled and admired the young couple. They had been arranged to marry when they were young, but unlike many other arranged marriages, theirs seemed to be made in heaven. They had a perfect husband and wife relationship.
Sakura scanned the ballroom for another familiar face and was pleased to see Lady Rika in the distance. She walked over to her friend and greeted her hello. With her was another friend, Lady Naoko. They were watching Chiharu choke Takashi.
"Good evening Lady Rika and Lady Naoko." Sakura said politely, "Are you enjoying the ball?"
The two girls smiled and Rika said, "Yes of course, Princess."
Rika noticed that Mr. Terada was nearby and excused herself. "I need to ask him if I need my stead tomorrow," she said and hurried off to talk to their teacher.
Naoko watched Rika run off and then said, "Have you heard some of the stories of the woods lately?"
Sakura hated scary woods stories and shook her head in reply.
"I heard that there are really scary creatures out there. Ones with tusks and claws and horns. They say that there's one that has blood red eyes and is actually a ghost. It comes out in the middle of the night and attacks whoever is in the forest..."
Sakura looked terrified. She was so scared of ghosts. Just when she was about to start crying and begging Naoko to stop, there was a loud cry from someone. Everyone turned to see who or what it was. A man with his arm torn off was standing in the doorway screaming. One of the guards who had let him in went to talk to Sakura.
"What happened to him?" she asked, absolutely terrified.
The tall guard answered her with, "He says he was attacked by the fire people..."
Finally! I've finished chapter 3! Please R&R, tell me what you think. I'd love some constructive criticism. ^_^