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With the Crown Placed Upon my Head....

By: Sakura1301

Chapter: 3 Forgivness

Sakura ran through the long corridors of the castle in hope of finding her way back to her room. She ran up a flight of stairs that parted into two. She took the right. She was completly lost and her legs were starting to tire. She finally came to the West Wing of the castle. Not sure about what to do, she pushed open the heavy doors. The room was dark and dusty. It was very large. But everything was a mess. There were many broken chairs around the room. But some chairs were standing, untouched. There were many pictures that lined the wall, some tables here or there. "Hello?" Sakura said. She had been crying and was now sniffling. Her legs hurt and her eyes burned. She saw some light coming from the balcony and headed over there. She stepped over broken chairs and broken glass that was litering the ground. When she came to the balcony, a table that looked untouched stood there with a strange book. It was starting to emit a glow. Curiosity got the best of her and she went to the book.

She walked up to it and the glow subsided. She picked up the book and studied it. There was a latch there. She slid her hand over the cover to the latch. As soon as she touched it, it clicked and the latch came undone. She slowly opened the book cover. "Cards?" A set of cards were inside the book. "Strange." She pulled them all out and flipped through them all. "Wow. So many cards." When she finally came to the last one, it was blank. No title or picture. "Why is this one blank?" Suddenly the doors opened.

Li Syaoran stood at the door. 'I knew it. I knew she would be here. But why am I getting a strange feeling of power when im near her?' He thought. He looked in her hand. There were the cards! 'But how can she open the book!? Im the only one who can open it!' He bent his head low to the ground and growled, bearing his Canines and legs spread apart.

Sakura turned around by the low growl coming from the door. It Li Syoaran. She fell back and scrambled to put the cards back into the book. Li was now walking towards her growling even louder than before. She set the book on the table and scrambled towards the balcony with her facing him. She was crawling backwards. She came to three stairs that led to the balcony. She quickly scrambled up them and was now on the balcony. She finally backed into the railing and had no where to go.

He came up to her and stopped right in front of her. "What were you doing here!?" He growled. "I-Im sorry! I was lost." "And how are you able to open the book!?" He was now on the verge of yelling. "I-I don't know." Was all she could say. "Now get out." He growled while showing his canines. She scrambled to her feet and ran. When she was halfway to the door he yelled, "GET OUT!" She tripped on a chair leg and fell into some glass. She quickly got up and kept on running towards the door. She had finally made it out as soon as a howl could be heard from inside of the West Wing.

Sakura kept on running, even if her legs and her cuts hurt. Her hands were bleeding like mad from the fall. When she fell she put her hands in front of her so she could protect the rest of her body. So her hands landed the hardest. She fell once again but only landed on cold marble floor. Only smearing the blood on her hands to the ground. She was crying now also. 'I wish father had never left for that museum. Then none of this would of happened.' She thought. She was still lost. But her legs kept on going. She went along with them, not caring where they were taking her, as long as it was as far away from Li Syaoran.

Li Syaoran walked through the debris. 'This place really needs to be cleaned.' He was almost to the door when he stepped in somthing wet. The lights from the open door lightend the room a little. He leaned down and sniffed. It was blood. It wasn't a lot but enough to feel it on his paw. He turned his head away from the small spot of blood and growled at himself. He let his anger take control of him. How could he do that? He quickly snapped back into reality and walked out of the room.

Sakura had somehow made it to her room without being to hurt and her dress in good condition. She knocked on the door. She didn't want to get blood on the handles. Kero answered the door. "Sakura!?" She walked into the room and sat on her bed. Her head hung low and her tears fell on to her dress. A knock was heard at the door and she quickly dried her eyes. "Come in." She said almost in a whisper. The door opened and Yukito came in with water and a towl setting inside of him. "Oh, hello Yukito." "Hello Sakura. I brought you some warm water and a wash cloth to clean your hands." "But how did you know?" "I saw you running down the hall." "Thank you." She got off the bed and got on her knees.

Li Syaoran was pacing in front of the fire. "Please sir, if you keep that up, you'll wear a hole into the floor." "Shut up. Im thinking." He said as he kept pacing back and forth. Tomoyo just stood there with Touya at her side. "What I don't understand is why she can open the book." "She can open the book!?" "Yes, I saw her with the cards and the book in her hand." "What was she doing with them sir?" "She was just looking at them." Tomoyo squealed. She grabbed Touya and pulled him towards the kitchen with her. "Um, we'll be back. Hehe..."

"What was that for!?" Touya asked. "Do you remember the prophecy? Maybe she's the one!" "I highly doubt it. So far, two other ladies had came and we had no result from them. What makes this one different?" "She could be the one!" Touya rolled his eyes. "Sure Tomoyo. Whatever." She sighed. "C'mon! At least have some faith here!" "I will have faith when ever I chose to have faith. No need to get your hopes all high for nothing like you did the other two." "C'mon! Have a positive attitude!" "Fine, fine." "Now, when was the deadline for the prophecy?" "On his seventeenth birthday. Which is only about a week from now." "What!? Already!? C'mon! We got work to do!" "We do?" "Yes! Our job til his seventeenth birthday is to make them fall in love!" "But Tomoyo! How are we gonna do that!?" "I don't know. But we should try! Lets go!" And both sped upstairs.

Sakura had washed her hands and had changed into another dress but it was shorter and didn't drag on the floor. It was pink with some purple on it and it was very confortable. "Why is he so mean?" "He's really not. He's actually really nice." "I guess he just doesn't like me. Thats all." She said feeling really low. "No, he's just stressed at the moment. Thats all. His seventeenth birthday is coming up and he still hasn't been able to fulfill the prophecy." "Prophecy?" "Yes, the prophecy. When two hearts are conbined, the Holy contract shall be sealed, thus things will be normal once again. And if the contract is not sealed by his seventeenth birthday, he will stay a beast forever." Yukito ended sadly. "I don't understand. What does it mean?" Sakura asked.

On the otherside of the door, two were eavsdropping. "Yukito told her!? He wasn't suppose to!" Touya hissed. "Cool it buddy. I can't hear a thing with your lips flappin. So shut up!" She hissed back. Both were quiet again.

Back inside Yukito was thinking. "You are too young to understand. Im sorry but I cannot tell you the rest." He said sadly. "Thats okay. I understand. I wont pry anymore." Yukito smiled thankfully at her. "Thank you."

"Wow. All of the other girls were always so nosy. This one is polite. How did the rest of the prophecy go?" Tomoyo asked. "When two hearts are combind, the Holy contract shall be sealed, thus things will be normal once again. Only if he loves her and she loves him, the contract shall be complete. The chosen one has to be pure in heart. Then the spell shall be broken. And if the contract is not sealed by his seventeenth birthday, he will stay a beast forever." "Wow, you remembered it all! How did you memorize it?" "Its written on the last page. See?" He said flipping his pages till he came to page 549. "Your such a dork." "Thanks a lot." "Your welcome." "I was being sarcastic." "I know. Now hush. I can't hear what their saying!"

Yukito stared at Sakura with sorrowful eyes. 'If only she understood and loved him back.' He thought.

"C'mon! Lets go!" Tomoyo pulled Touya back to the fire place where Li Syaoran was waiting.

"What took you so long!?" "Sorry sir. They needed help in the kitchen." "Okay. What am I gonna do!? My birthday is coming up in 7 days! And I still haven't changed!" "Well, the girl could be the chosen one. Ya know." "I know that! But she has to be pure in heart!" "She looks pretty pure to me sir." Said Tomoyo. "And stop calling me sir! Call me by my name or somthing!" "Okay sir." "Ugh. Your hopless. But what I don't get is how she, of all people, can open the book besides me." "Maybe she posses magic like you sir." "Thats highly unlikely. Only royal blood has magic. And stop calling me sir!" "Sorry sir." "Shut up with the sir already!" "Yes sir." Touya spoke up. "Syaoran, I think she may be the one. She acts pure in heart, and maybe thats the reason why she can open the book." "But I feel a strange presence around her. One of power." "Like you sir?" "Yeah. Ugh...STOP WITH THE SIR ALRIGHT!?" "Okay sir."

Sakura sat on her bed looking into a hand mirror. Shes' never felt this bad before. "Sakura? Are you okay?" Yukito asked. "Yeah. I'm fine. I was just thinking. Thats all." "Oh. Sorry for being nosy but, what are you thinking?" "About stuff like, why doesn't anyone call him 'prince' Syaoran or 'prince' Li? Or why I haven't seen any pictures of him in the castle, or why that book was so important? I just don't understand." Yukito felt bad for her. He could tell she was really stressed and Syaoran wasn't helping. "Well, if you want, I could show you some pictures of him." "Really?" "Yeah. Please follow me." She stood up and followed Yukito out the door.

Li Syaoran paced back and forth on the red carpet in front of the fire. "What do I have to do? Give her flowers, candy, other things? I would like some help please!!!" "Calm down sir." Tomoyo said. "If she is really pure hearted, gifts wont matter to her sir." "Then what should I do!?" "First thing sir, take a bath. You smell and all females, weather pure hearted or not do not like smelly people." "Okay. What else?" "Work on your attitude problem sir." "I DO NOT HAVE AN ATTITUDE PROBLEM!!!" "You see. Exactly what I mean sir. Ladies like men with good, positive attitudes. Not ones that are rude and negitive." "Fine. And???" "Um...brush your teeth too sir." Tomoyo said. "And wear somthing nicer. You look like a bum." "Im not a bum." "Then don't dress like one sir." "Okay. Is that it?" "Yes sir." "Thanks. AND ENOUGH WITH THE SIR! ALRIGHT!?" "Yes sir." He groaned. Touya just stood there, watching and watching, with nothing to say. Suddenly, he was being pulled along by Tomoyo. "Good day sir." And they left.

Sakura stared at all of the different pictures as they went along the hall. "This here is Li-san. Syaorans' mother. She died when Syaoran was five. He has little memory of her though. And this here, is Li Syaoran." Sakura stared at the picture in awe. He was a handsome young man. "His seventeenth birthday is in seven days. Will you come?" "I suppose it would be alright. If its okay with him." "Im sure he'll be delighted to have you as a guest." "Are you sure?" "Positive." Yukito's spirit brighted. He had actually got her to agree to come. 'I can't belive she agreed! Wont Master Syaoran be happy!!! Now, if only I could get them to fall in love. Then the spell will be broken, but only if she is of pure heart. I really do hope so. Its too late for another girl to come along.' Yukito thought. "Follow me this way. Theres more pictures further down the hall."

"How do I look?" Syaoran asked. "Splendid sir." "Thanks Eriol." Eriol was a pencil. About the hight of Tomoyo. Just a little taller though. Tomoyo hopped in the room. She saw Eriol and smiled. She happily said, "Dinners ready in thirty minutes. So act like a gentle man and be polite." She said as she hopped out of the room. "Excuse me sir. I must attend the guest." Eriol said. And he too, hopped out of the room.

Sakura sat in her room once again. The door creaked open and a pencil and paintbrush appeared. "Um, may I help you?" Sakura asked. "No. We are here to help you. Or, at least Tomoyo is. Dinner will be ready in thirty minutes. I shall leave now. Please be ready by then." And Eriol left. "Who was that? I've never met him before." "Thats Eriol. Isn't he dreamy?" Tomoyo said as she drifted onto Cloud Nine. 'He looks like a pencil to me.' Was all Sakura thought. Tomoyo snapped out of her daydream and said to Sakura, "Okay, lets get you ready for dinner tonight." "Must I go?" "Yes. Syaoran expects you to join him. And besides, you haven't eaten all day. You don't expect to starve yourself? Do you?" "I guess not." "Okay then, lets see what you have." Tomoyo said as she opened her drawers and started to dig. She pulled out the white dress from earlier that day. "Um...nope. Forgot. You wore this already." "Anyways, why are we having dinner again?" "Because, you left when dinner was about to be served. So they saved all of the food and are getting it ready now." "Oh, okay."

'What if she doesn't like me!?' Li thought frantically. 'What if im rejected!? Then i'll be stuck in this form forever! No. Think positive. Think positive.' He repeated over and over in his head. 'Gotta think strait. And anyways, all I have to do is get her to like me. Even if I don't like her. Then when Im normal, I can kick her out of the castle! Im a genius!' He thought. "Sir, that wont work." Eriol said, popping out of no where. "What wont work?" "What you just thought. You have to get her to love you and you have to return those same feelings. Other wise, we'll all be stuck like this forever." "But, how did you know what I was thinking!?" "Its obvious sir. Just by looking at your actions." "Really? Am I like an open book for you to read!? Honestly!" "Plus, Icanreadminds." "What?" "Oh nothing. Just thinking out loud. Thats all." "Okay. Oh yes. Dinner is waiting." "Okay. I'll be there." " Please, this time, don't ruin it." With that said, he left Li to his thougths.

"You look great! Wait. Just one more curl. Okay. Got it. You look perfect!" Tomoyo said as she stepped back for a better look. "You look like a princess. I wish I could be you. Your so pretty." Sakura blushed at the compliment. "Oh, uh, thank you." "No prob." Sakura now wore a white dress lined with a silver trimming. It was sleevless with white gloves that went past her elbows and almost to her shoulders. Her hair was in curls, but not too many, but just right to make her look like an actual princess. The dress went to the floor and flared out at the waist. She wore white shoes with heels about an inch tall. "Ahh. Perfection. C'mon! Look in the mirror!" Sakura walked to the ful lenght mirror and stared in awe. "Its beautiful. Where did you find it?" Sakura asked. "Its certainly not mine." "About a year ago, some person got lost in the woods. We offered them to stay here. But when they left, they forgot it. It was a pitty it just sat in the closet collecting dust. But it looks much more stunning on you than the other girl." "Hmm....second dinner in one night." Sakura mumbled to herself. "Hmm? What did you say?" "Oh, it was nothing really." Tomoyo hopped off of the dresser top and looked up. "Wow. I used to be that tall. But now look at me! Im a paintbrush for cryin out loud!" "You mean, you were once human too?" "Yes, same with Syaoran. But it was all his fault! He got us into this mess in the first place! Why, if he doesn't break the spell, i'll, i'll, paint him to death!" Sakura started to giggle. "And what does he have to do to break the spell?" "Well, all he has to do is get someone pure hearted and get them to fall in....." "Why did you stop?" "Agh! I wasn't suppose to tell you that! Stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid, stupid...." She kept on saying as she bashed her head on the was over and over as she repeated 'stupid.' "Tomoyo! Please, your hurting yourself!" Sakura said as she pulled Tomoyo away from the wall. Tomoyo had swirly eyes. "Now, how about we go to dinner?" "Um, okay." She said as she was trying to regain herself again. "Wait! Almost forgot. Its not complete till you have the tiara on. Place me on the dresser again." "Okay." And she placed her on the dresser top. She lifted the tiara up. "Now bend down. I can't reach with you standing way up there." Sakura bent down till she was low enough for Tomoyo to place the tiara on. It was silver with crystal. She placed it on carfully. "Hold on. Just have to secure it now. There. All done." Sakura stood up and placed Tomoyo on the ground again. She looked into the mirror. "Wow. You really have outdone yourself Tomoyo. Thank you." 'But what about dinner?' She thought.

To be continued....

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This one took me a LONG time to complete. Its four pages long. Phew! Please R+R. It really helps.