Thanks to overwhelming reviews (yeah right!) I have decided to post chapter 1. It is present day. Um...so...read on...
The forbidden locket
Chapter: 1
Ding-dong!
"I'll get it!!" called a young girl. She had been ecstatic since she woke up at dawn. Which was for her a surprising thing to do. Sakura had a tendency to be late for everything. School, breakfast, try-outs, etc. but today was a special day for her and her family. It was both a sad and a happy day. Sixteen years ago Sakura was born. And sixteen years ago Nadeshiko, Sakura's mother, died in the delivery room.
As she opened the door, Sakura noticed no one was there.
"That's odd." She stated and stepped outside to check. When she found no one she went back inside. But a glint of metal caught her eye on the doorstep. There she found a beautiful heart-shaped locket. She picked it up and shut the door. To her it seemed strange that someone would just leave it on her doorstep without a note or something to say who it was from but she just brushed aside her worries and went to the mirror to put it on. As soon as the clasp was fastened around her neck a shadow came out of the locket and took over her whole body for a moment. Her skin color was slightly blacker and her eyes took on a black color and she blacked out for a moment.
When she came to she couldn't remember what had happened. Everything seemed fine so she just erased it from her mind and walked back into the kitchen. She even forgot about the locket hanging from her neck. As she walked into the kitchen she heard Touya's annoying voice calling to her from the living room.
"Hey kaijuu, who was at the door?"
"Nobody! And I'm not a kaijuu!!" she called back. Upon first looking at her you'd think she was the same old Sakura, but if you looked closely you could see a shadow still covered her eyes and she was less energetic. Too bad no one paid closer attention to her; they were too busy preparing for Sakura's party.
She bounded up the stairs and into her room, shutting the door carefully behind her.
"Hey Sakura! What's with all the preparations? Did I forget something again?" exclaimed Kero who was sitting on the floor in front of the TV set.
"Oh Kero. It's my birthday. How could you forget?" she said quietly. He smiled apologetically and continued with his game.
While Kero was occupied with his games, Sakura was searching through her closet to find something suitable for her party.
Downstairs the doorbell rang again. Upstairs Sakura could hear her brother answer the door.
"Oh, hi Tomoyo. Brat. Come in. I think Sakura will be down in a sec. Have a seat and I'll get her." Then a little louder he called up the stairs.
"Hey kaijuu! Your friends are waiting for you down here. Hurry up."
But Sakura never heard him.
"It's ok I'll go up and get her." Said Tomoyo. Then she turned and noticed that Syaoran and Touya were in a glaring contest and sweatdropped. "Come on Li-kun let's go get Sakura." She said as an afterthought and dragged him away from Touya. They paused before knocking on her door and listened to hear rustling but heard nothing.
"Strange." Muttered Tomoyo as she knocked on the door. When nobody answered she opened the door a tiny bit and saw Sakura sitting stiffly on her bed with a worried-looking Kero floating in front of her.
"Sakura?" he whispered trying not to let Touya downstairs hear him. "Sakura please wake up."
Tomoyo, now very confused, opened the door.
"Tomoyo! Li-kun! Something's wrong with Sakura." He exclaimed and pointed to the statue that was Sakura. As they peered around her she suddenly woke up again.
"What are you all doing in here?" she asked with a monotone voice. Syaoran could sense something wasn't right, like Kero, but couldn't put his finger on it.
"Oh nothing! You just keep getting ready and we'll be downstairs waiting for you!" exclaimed Tomoyo in a cheerful voice dismissing what just happened for her imagination. Then she grabbed Syaoran and Kero who were suddenly started looking very protective of Sakura, and dragged them out of the room.
"We shouldn't leave Sakura alone in there." Announced Syaoran. "Something just isn't right in there. I could feel something bad but I don't know what it is." He added. Kero agreed. In the hall way Kero filled them in on what had happened before they arrived.
*FLASHBACK* (Kero's point of view)
I was playing the latest version of Zylon warriors when I sensed it. There was an evil presence outside that had made its way into the house. Then I think I heard a thump near the bottom of the stairs. Not wanting to get caught by Touya or Fujitaka I stayed upstairs and continued the game. Just as I passed the 17th round, which I might add was one of the toughest rounds I've ever faced but of course I defeated it so easily you know me. Oh ahem. As I finished that level Sakura came back into the room and shut the door very quietly. I almost didn't know she was there but I, of course, could sense her.
'Hey Sakura! What's with all the preparations? Did I forget something again?' I asked over my shoulder. Her reply was stunning because she sounded so lifeless and dull.
'Oh Kero. It's my birthday. How could you forget.' But she said it as though she didn't need an answer. Then she started to look out an outfit for her party when she froze and she was like that till you came.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"But I didn't really notice anything different. Oh except for the necklace she was wearing when she came back. I think she might have gotten that for her birthday. I think." He finished not sounding too sure of himself.
To be continued...
I wonder what it is??? Of course you guys must already know by now. But what is wrong with Sakura? Is this necklace the same one Nadeshiko lost when she died in hospital? Will this one take Sakura's life too? Will Tomoyo Kero and Syaoran find out what's wrong with Sakura before she suffers the same fate as her mother? So many questions, so many possibilities. He he. If you're new to reading my ficcies then I usually ask questions in a desperate attempt to raise the suspense. Oh and so sorry for the short chapter I'll try to make the next one longer with hints of T+E somewhere in the story.
Ja ne for now!!!
~*blue-eyed angel*~
The forbidden locket
Chapter: 1
Ding-dong!
"I'll get it!!" called a young girl. She had been ecstatic since she woke up at dawn. Which was for her a surprising thing to do. Sakura had a tendency to be late for everything. School, breakfast, try-outs, etc. but today was a special day for her and her family. It was both a sad and a happy day. Sixteen years ago Sakura was born. And sixteen years ago Nadeshiko, Sakura's mother, died in the delivery room.
As she opened the door, Sakura noticed no one was there.
"That's odd." She stated and stepped outside to check. When she found no one she went back inside. But a glint of metal caught her eye on the doorstep. There she found a beautiful heart-shaped locket. She picked it up and shut the door. To her it seemed strange that someone would just leave it on her doorstep without a note or something to say who it was from but she just brushed aside her worries and went to the mirror to put it on. As soon as the clasp was fastened around her neck a shadow came out of the locket and took over her whole body for a moment. Her skin color was slightly blacker and her eyes took on a black color and she blacked out for a moment.
When she came to she couldn't remember what had happened. Everything seemed fine so she just erased it from her mind and walked back into the kitchen. She even forgot about the locket hanging from her neck. As she walked into the kitchen she heard Touya's annoying voice calling to her from the living room.
"Hey kaijuu, who was at the door?"
"Nobody! And I'm not a kaijuu!!" she called back. Upon first looking at her you'd think she was the same old Sakura, but if you looked closely you could see a shadow still covered her eyes and she was less energetic. Too bad no one paid closer attention to her; they were too busy preparing for Sakura's party.
She bounded up the stairs and into her room, shutting the door carefully behind her.
"Hey Sakura! What's with all the preparations? Did I forget something again?" exclaimed Kero who was sitting on the floor in front of the TV set.
"Oh Kero. It's my birthday. How could you forget?" she said quietly. He smiled apologetically and continued with his game.
While Kero was occupied with his games, Sakura was searching through her closet to find something suitable for her party.
Downstairs the doorbell rang again. Upstairs Sakura could hear her brother answer the door.
"Oh, hi Tomoyo. Brat. Come in. I think Sakura will be down in a sec. Have a seat and I'll get her." Then a little louder he called up the stairs.
"Hey kaijuu! Your friends are waiting for you down here. Hurry up."
But Sakura never heard him.
"It's ok I'll go up and get her." Said Tomoyo. Then she turned and noticed that Syaoran and Touya were in a glaring contest and sweatdropped. "Come on Li-kun let's go get Sakura." She said as an afterthought and dragged him away from Touya. They paused before knocking on her door and listened to hear rustling but heard nothing.
"Strange." Muttered Tomoyo as she knocked on the door. When nobody answered she opened the door a tiny bit and saw Sakura sitting stiffly on her bed with a worried-looking Kero floating in front of her.
"Sakura?" he whispered trying not to let Touya downstairs hear him. "Sakura please wake up."
Tomoyo, now very confused, opened the door.
"Tomoyo! Li-kun! Something's wrong with Sakura." He exclaimed and pointed to the statue that was Sakura. As they peered around her she suddenly woke up again.
"What are you all doing in here?" she asked with a monotone voice. Syaoran could sense something wasn't right, like Kero, but couldn't put his finger on it.
"Oh nothing! You just keep getting ready and we'll be downstairs waiting for you!" exclaimed Tomoyo in a cheerful voice dismissing what just happened for her imagination. Then she grabbed Syaoran and Kero who were suddenly started looking very protective of Sakura, and dragged them out of the room.
"We shouldn't leave Sakura alone in there." Announced Syaoran. "Something just isn't right in there. I could feel something bad but I don't know what it is." He added. Kero agreed. In the hall way Kero filled them in on what had happened before they arrived.
*FLASHBACK* (Kero's point of view)
I was playing the latest version of Zylon warriors when I sensed it. There was an evil presence outside that had made its way into the house. Then I think I heard a thump near the bottom of the stairs. Not wanting to get caught by Touya or Fujitaka I stayed upstairs and continued the game. Just as I passed the 17th round, which I might add was one of the toughest rounds I've ever faced but of course I defeated it so easily you know me. Oh ahem. As I finished that level Sakura came back into the room and shut the door very quietly. I almost didn't know she was there but I, of course, could sense her.
'Hey Sakura! What's with all the preparations? Did I forget something again?' I asked over my shoulder. Her reply was stunning because she sounded so lifeless and dull.
'Oh Kero. It's my birthday. How could you forget.' But she said it as though she didn't need an answer. Then she started to look out an outfit for her party when she froze and she was like that till you came.
*END OF FLASHBACK*
"But I didn't really notice anything different. Oh except for the necklace she was wearing when she came back. I think she might have gotten that for her birthday. I think." He finished not sounding too sure of himself.
To be continued...
I wonder what it is??? Of course you guys must already know by now. But what is wrong with Sakura? Is this necklace the same one Nadeshiko lost when she died in hospital? Will this one take Sakura's life too? Will Tomoyo Kero and Syaoran find out what's wrong with Sakura before she suffers the same fate as her mother? So many questions, so many possibilities. He he. If you're new to reading my ficcies then I usually ask questions in a desperate attempt to raise the suspense. Oh and so sorry for the short chapter I'll try to make the next one longer with hints of T+E somewhere in the story.
Ja ne for now!!!
~*blue-eyed angel*~