With the Crown Placed Upon my Head....
By: Sakura1301
Chapter 8 Attack
~The Village~
Meeko and Duan had finally made it to the village by running half of the way. They were huffing and puffing from the long run. Meeko was the first to recover from the huffing and puffing though. "C'mon Duan. We have to get my plan into action." "What's your plan?" Meeko grinned an evil grin. "As you saw, the wolf seems to like Sakura. Well, my plan is to gather as many villagers as possible and tell them that Sakura was captured by a beast! Plus, the villagers have no idea that im just doing this to get Sakura." He straitened his back straightened his shirt. "Well, all you have to do is...." And he whispered something into Duan's ear and Duan smirked evilly and rubbed his hands together. When Meeko was done, Duan said, "Perfect! I'll get started right away!" And Duan dashed off. Meeko laughed. "Perfect! Sakura will be mine!" He said as he clenched his fist.
~The Castle~
Dawn was about and still no sun shone. Dark, stormy clouds covered the skies as they threatened to pour over. Sakura yawned. She stretched her arms out. She had awoken to crashing thunder. She looked outside to see flashes of lightning go across the sky. She slowly stood up and scratched her sides. She was still sleepy but just couldn't go back to sleep with the thunder booming outside her window. She quickly got dressed. She wanted to find Kero. She hadn't seen him in a while plus she needed to talk to somebody. Anybody would be fine. She opened the door and stepped out only to Li standing watch by her door. "Oh. Ohayo!" He looked up at her and mumbled, "Ohayo." He was just a little grumpy from lack of sleep and plus, he wasn't a morning person. "What are you doing here?" She asked. "I was keeping watch." She blinked. 'Watch?' she thought. "Oh." "Well, since your up, theres no need to keep watch. I'll be going now." He turned and started to leave but before he could make it to his room, Sakura said, "Um, Li? Why were you keeping watch?" He looked at her. "I was keeping watch because last night, two men had snuck in into your room. One was tall and the other was short. The tall one had blonde hair and gray eyes and the short one had brown hair and blue eyes. Do you have any idea who these intruders were?" She looked to the ceiling and put her index finger on her chin. She mumbled, "Blonde hair, blonde hair....I know! Those were the two dorks that always bother me during my morning walk in the village. Or, they used to be. Why were they here?" Li snarled. "Apparently, they tried to take you out of the castle." "Oh. Thats why. Meeko was always obsessed with me. No matter how many times I turned him down, he would bother me. And some times, he would stalk me. Oooh! I don't like him! He never knows when to give up!" Li chuckled at her small act of anger. She looked quite cute that way. But his thought quickly turned back to the matter at hand. "If you see those two again, tell me. And if you can't, just yell for help or something. I'll be there." She smiled and nodded. "Okay. Um...do you have any idea where Kero is?" "The stuffed animal's probably in the kitchen." "Thank you." And she left for the kitchen.
~Kitchen~
Kero was sleeping on top of the freezer. "Mmm...cake...pudding...pie...more pudding...ice cream...and more pudding...yummy yum yum for my tummy tum tum..." Sakura had walked into the kitchen. "Kero! Where are you!?" She yelled. Kero woke with a start and jumped so high, he hit the top of the ceiling with his head. He had a round bump on the top of his head and his eyes got all watery. He flew down to Sakura. "Hey! You ruined my good dream! It was filled with all of these delicious foods...mmm...cake...pudding...." "Kero! Stop daydreaming! I need you to do me a favor." "And why should I do you a favor!? You ruined my perfect dream!" "Because." And she batted her eyelashes. "Oh fine. What do you want me to do?" "Follow me." And she walked out of the kitchen and to the library.
~Library~
Sakura had sat down at the desk placed in the very center of the library and Kero sat on the desk top. Sakura pulled out a pen and paper and started to write,
"Dear Otousan,
How have you been? Im fine but I feel a little homesick. Li Syaoran or as you might say, the big bad wolf, is treating me nicely. The castle is very large but has very few inhabitants. It seems quite nice here. If its okay, Li might allow you to stay as well. Im sending Kero so don't be alarmed. Please write back as soon as you receive this letter.
Love,
Sakura
Sakura folded the letter and slipped it into an envelope and sealed it. She handed the letter to Kero and said, "Take this to Otousan and don't return till you have a reply letter from him." Kero nodded. "I be back in an hour or so." "Thanks Kero. And if you return quickly, I see if I can get you some pudding." "Yay! Pudding!" And he dashed out of the room. Sakura giggled as she saw Kero leave. Just then, Li walked into the room. He seemed cheery. "Whats so funny?" "Oh, its just Kero." "Oh, the stuffed animal." He walked up to the desk and asked, "Whatcha doin?" "Oh, nothing. Um...do you think that my father could stay here?" He just looked at her. "Why?" He asked. "I just miss him and I feel homesick." He looked at his paws and thought a moment. "If you really want to...lets just say this is a small gift." He smiled at her. She just burst then. She jumped over the desk and grabbed him in a huge hug. "ARIGATO! ARIGATO! ARIGATO! SOOO MUCH!" She backed away just a little to look him in the eyes. "You don't know how happy you just made me." She said with a soft smile on her face. He blushed. "W-well, it was nothing." "Oh, it's definantly something. Um...what would you like for your birthday?" There was only one thing he wanted in the whole world. And that was to be human once again. He bowed his head. "There is only one thing I really want. But you would refuse." Her face saddened then it quickly became a smile, "C'mon, you can tell me." "No, I can't." "Aww. It can't be that bad, could it?" "It is." "Please. You did me a big favor. So I should return the favor. It's only fair." He looked at her sadly. It quickly changed to an glare. "You would not accept it." And he walked off. Sakura stood there dumbfounded. Her expression saddened again. She stood up and walked out of the room.
~Down the hall~
Sakura thought about what Li said.
~Flashback~
" You would not accept it." and he walked off.
~End Flashback~
Sakura continued to walk down the hall till she ran into Eriol. "Oh! Eriol, its you." "Sorry Madame. You seemed troubled. What is it?" He already knew because he was a mind reader but he decided to ask anyways. "Li did me a favor. A really big favor and I asked him what he wanted for his birthday. But he refused to tell me. He said I wouldn't accept it." Eriol thought. "He said that because you probably wouldn't accept it." The other day when Li told Sakura about her being the chosen one, he left out the part of her falling in love. Eriol thought for a second. "Would you like to know Sakura?" Sakura smiled brightly. "Yes! That would mean so much to me! Arigato!" He smiled. He liked it when she smiled. "Follow me." She did as told and followed.
~Li's room~
"Quiet. If Master Li finds me in here, im dead." He whispered. She nodded and followed him in. Eriol started to dig in drawers. After about five minutes, he popped out with dust all over him. "C'mon, I got it, lets go." And they crept out. They headed to the library.
~Library~
"Okay, we're safe." "That was fun! Lets do that again!" He sweatdropped. "Yeah, fun." "So, whats the with the scroll?" "This scroll has the prophecy. The prophecy in which you would fulfill if you accept. Remember the first time you opened the clow book?" She nodded. "And the that was blank?" She nodded again. "Well, only when the time is right, a picture would appear. The second time you looked at it, it had a picture. Did it not?" "It did." "Then the time is right." "Right for what? And how did you know I was looking at the card at dinner yesterday?" "A hehe. I sorta eavesdropped. Well, anyways, back to the matter at hand. Well, tell me what you think. Read first." He handed her the scroll. She read it carefully. She looked up. "Uh...I don't understand..." "What the prophecy is saying, is that, Li has till his 17th birthday to find the chosen one. And if he doesn't find her, he will stay a wolf forever." "I know im the chosen one, but what could I do?" "Well, he already knows that you are the chose one but, the problem is, he loves you, but you must love him back.....he doesn't want to force you to do anything.....that is why he refuses to tell you what he wants for his birthday. He wants to be human..." Sakura stood there. The truth was, she did love him. He had been kind to her over the time she had stayed. "Eriol, so what he wants, is to break the spell. Right?" He nodded. "But it will only work if you love him back. Do you?" She smiled and picked up the small pencil. "I do." He thought he heard wrong. "D-did you just say you do???" She smiled and nodded. "I do." He started jumping up and down in the palm of her hand. "Sir will be soooo happy!" He stopped. His happy expression turned to a serious one. "Then, why hasn't the spell broken yet?" "Maybe...we have to wait till the right time, or I have to tell him, or....I don't know." "Hmm...we'll have to wait and see I guess."
~During the night~
Kero had already returned and Sakura had sent her second letter to her father. Only an hour after that, Kero had returned with a second letter stating that her father would be at the castle in a few days. She was so happy. She had forgot about Kero's dessert. Kero had forgotten too. Amazing. Huh? Yeah, he did forget. Sakura was too caught up in her happiness that she didn't notice glowing lights in the forest outside her window. Neither did Li. Only one person throughout the whole castle had noticed. Eriol.
~Outside~
"C'mon! It's only a little further! We have to save Sakura!" Meeko yelled out behind himself to the other villagers. They all held torches and held them high as they shouted, "Yeah!" Meeko grinned to himself. This was perfect. Duan rode up besides him on his horse. "Your plan is working perfectly Meeko! Your a genius!" "That I am." He said proudly.
~Later at the Castle doors~
"This is it men! This is the place where Sakura is held captive! Keep on your guard! We don't know what suprises he has for us!"
~Inside~
"Okay! They're outside! Be careful! We don't know what they're planning! Eriol instructed. Li stood at the top of the stairs watching. He ordered Sakura to stay in her room for her own safety. She had agreed and stayed there. Li watched carefully when all of sudden, they started to ram the doors. It was the time. He walked to the west wing and closed the door.
He sat the clow book on the table and pulled out several cards. The 'WINDY', 'WATERY', 'FIREY', 'EARTHY', and 'LOVE'. He wasn't sure what the love would really do. But he had sat it out anyways. He then set his sword on the table. He concentrated. All of the cards that were set out except for the LOVE started to glow. Then, the glowing subsided. He started at them. He started to sweat. This was the first time he tried to use them in his wolf form to use them. But the magic just wasn't with him. Suddenly, the door to the west wing slammed open.
To be continued....
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Okay, it wasn't very long, but the next chapter is the last one. You know, the fight, the love, the change. Stuff like that. Till then, Ja ne!
