Daphne: "Hi! I'm back!"
Kero: "You mean that we're back!"
Daphne: *smiles* "Fine. We're back, and ready for another chapter!"
Kero: "A good chapter! The best chapter you ever…"
Daphne: gently covering his mouth "Please, just read it!"
Kero: "Mugffff!"
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Forgotten Past
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 2.
"Sakura!"
"Ten more minutes, Okaasan." Eighteen year old Sakura mumbled, turning over in her bed.
"Sakura!"
"Please, Okaasan." Sakura murmured into her pillow.
"Sakura! Snap out of it!" A voice shouted into her ear.
"Hoe!" Sakura shrieked, sitting up with a start and throwing her pillow at Kero. She was still half asleep. Suddenly, her eyes popped open and she realized what she had just done. She quickly jumped off of her bed and rescued Kero from the pillow. Once he had regained his breath, he shot her a murderous glare.
"That is the second time this week, Sakura! When are you ever going to learn to get up early?" Kero asked in a stern voice. Sakura smiled innocently down at the peeved Guardian Beast of the Seal.
"Wait till' tomorrow, Kero! Third time's a charm!" Sakura giggled. She pushed a stray lock of waist-length auburn hair out of her face, and got out of bed. She picked up her small, cracked hand mirror and looked at herself. A bright pair of emerald-green eyes stared back at her. She smiled wistfully and set the mirror down again. Kero watched her thoughtfully as she did this.
'Poor Sakura! The Mistress of the Sakura cards deserves better than this!' He thought, looking around at the dingy bedroom, with its torn curtains and broken bed. In fact, practically everything in Sakura's bed room was old and worn. He looked up at his mistress, who was now staring out the window, and sighed. 'Sakura deserves so much better!'
"Come along, Kero! Time for breakfast!" Sakura quipped, walking over to the door and opening it. Kero grinned at her.
"I call extra pancakes!" He shouted, racing into the pocket of her bathrobe. Sakura giggled and walked down the short hall to the kitchen.
"Good morning, Okaasan!" She called cheerfully, sitting down in her place at the old table. A woman in her late forties turned from the oven to smile at her.
"Good morning, Love! Are you hungry?" Granda Hoch asked, pushing a strand of short graying-brown hair behind her ear. Sakura smiled and nodded at the older woman. Ever since she could remember, Sakura had known that Granda and Fen Hoch were not her real parents; and neither foster parent had made any move to hide the fact from her, so Sakura simply accepted it. She watched as Granda forked a pile of pancakes onto her plate and then lathered them with maple syrup. Sakura gratefully reached for the offered plate and dug into the pancakes. Granda sat down next to her.
"Now, Fen want's you to go into town with him today, so you had best hurry and get dressed. He is waiting for you in the barn. Sakura gave Granda a startled look and then bolted from the table, taking her half-empty plate with her. When she reached her room, she slammed the door and set the plate down.
"Here Kero! And hurry! We are going into town today!" Sakura cried, going over to her wardrobe and pulling out a slightly faded pink dress. It had a round neck-line and the sleeves were short and puffy. She quickly ran a brush through her long hair and then pulled it up into a messy bun. Then she turned to Kero, who was sitting on the bed, eating the rest of the pancakes. He frowned at her.
"Why do you take the time to put up your hair? It looks better down!" He complained. She frowned.
"It is wrong for a lady to have their hair down in public, you know that! Now hurry Kero!" She cried. He quickly finished the last bite and flew quickly into her pocket. As soon as she saw that he was secure, she rushed out to the barn.
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"Now, I want you to stay here and watch the cart! No wondering away this time. Good heavens! It took us four hours just to find you the last time you wondered off!" Fen chuckled to Sakura, patting her on the shoulder. Sakura winced a little at his words but nodded.
"I will stay right here until you come back, I promise!" She vowed, climbing into the cart and spreading her skirts around her. She watched as Fen walked off towards the main trading post, and then she started to dig through the hay in the cart.
"I know I put it here somewhere! Ah-ha! There you are!" Sakura exclaimed, pulling a worn book out of the hay and settling down to read it.
"Sakura, could you please get off of me?" Came Kero's strained voice from below her. Sakura gave a yelp and stood up, making some of the people who were walking by the cart, stare at her. She gave them a meek smile and then settled back down, taking extra care to avoid where Kero was laying in the straw. She frowned.
"You should have known better, Kero! I had no idea that you were still in my pocket!" Sakura hissed, as she picked the little creature up. Kero frowned at her.
"Well where else would I be, Ms. Read-a-holic?" Kero jeered. Now it was Sakura's turn to frown.
"I don't know. Maybe off on a 'short walk' like last time we came? I got into a lot of trouble leaving the cart to look for you, you know! I'm just lucky that mom and dad are so understanding!" She said, a small smile turning up the corners of her mouth. Kero winced at her words.
"I swear to you, Sakura! I really did feel Clow Reed! His aura was so strong, that he might have been right next to us and we never would have realized it! I had to chase the aura!" Kero whimpered, giving Sakura his irresistible puppy-dog stare. She giggled.
"Kero, if you weren't so cute, I would…" Sakura stopped suddenly, and looked around.
"I feel it, too! It's Clow Reed's aura again! I just know it!" Kero cried, trying to pull out of Sakura's grasp. Sakura held him back.
"No, Kero! I promised dad that I would stay at the cart! I can't leave!" Sakura protested.
"You have no choice! It want's us to follow it, and so we will!" Kero cried, breaking out of Sakura's hold and racing into the crowd. Sakura gave one last look at the cart and then jumped out to follow.
"Wait for me, Kero!" She cried, chasing after him.
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A dark shadow watched as Sakura finally caught up with Kero.
"There you are!" It whispered. It watched as Sakura and Kero neared a jewelry dealer's stand and then raised it's hand. "I am sorry to do this, but it must be done!" With that, the shadow gave a flick of its wrist and pointed at Sakura. With a sly smile, the shadow crept back into the darkness and disappeared.
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"But it was the strongest here, just a minute ago! Where did the aura go?!" Kero wailed. Sakura frowned.
"I can still feel traces of it and if we…hey!!" She cried out, as a beautiful gold bracelet, studded with emeralds flew through the air and landed on her wrist. Sakura screamed and tried to pull the bracelet off, but it's clasp refused to budge! Kero gave a yelp and disappeared into her pocket. Suddenly, Sakura was surrounded by guards, all of them pointing swords at her.
"Thief! You will come with us!" One said, grabbing her wrist and ripping the bracelet off as though it was made of paper. Sakura took one look at the huge guards surrounding her, gave a whimper of fear, and then she fainted into a quiet, peaceful oblivion.
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D.L.:
Daphne: "Ok, so there was no S+S. But I promise that there will be in the third chapter!"
Kero: "I liked this one! I was the star!"
Daphne: No, Sakura was the star! You were just a back-up character…aghhh!"
Kero: calmly looking at his friend, who is now tied up on the floor "As I was saying, I liked this one because I was the star! So you can just tell me how much you liked my performance by, well, reviewing this story! By the way, did I tell you how nice you are looking today and perhaps we can…"
Daphne: managed to untie herself and stop Kero before he made a fool of himself "We hope you will review about the STORY and not Kero's performance! Oh, oh! It is very late and soon mom and dad are going to be yelling at me to go to sleep so…"
Sakura: "Daphne? Are you in bed yet?"
Syaoran: "If you're not, you had better be soon! And I mean really soon!
Daphne: *Sweat drop* "All right Mom, Dad! Well readers, I will see you soon!" Shuts the light off and climbs into bed "Goodnight, Kero!"
Kero: *Snore* ZZZZZ
Kero: "You mean that we're back!"
Daphne: *smiles* "Fine. We're back, and ready for another chapter!"
Kero: "A good chapter! The best chapter you ever…"
Daphne: gently covering his mouth "Please, just read it!"
Kero: "Mugffff!"
~*~*~*~
Forgotten Past
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 2.
"Sakura!"
"Ten more minutes, Okaasan." Eighteen year old Sakura mumbled, turning over in her bed.
"Sakura!"
"Please, Okaasan." Sakura murmured into her pillow.
"Sakura! Snap out of it!" A voice shouted into her ear.
"Hoe!" Sakura shrieked, sitting up with a start and throwing her pillow at Kero. She was still half asleep. Suddenly, her eyes popped open and she realized what she had just done. She quickly jumped off of her bed and rescued Kero from the pillow. Once he had regained his breath, he shot her a murderous glare.
"That is the second time this week, Sakura! When are you ever going to learn to get up early?" Kero asked in a stern voice. Sakura smiled innocently down at the peeved Guardian Beast of the Seal.
"Wait till' tomorrow, Kero! Third time's a charm!" Sakura giggled. She pushed a stray lock of waist-length auburn hair out of her face, and got out of bed. She picked up her small, cracked hand mirror and looked at herself. A bright pair of emerald-green eyes stared back at her. She smiled wistfully and set the mirror down again. Kero watched her thoughtfully as she did this.
'Poor Sakura! The Mistress of the Sakura cards deserves better than this!' He thought, looking around at the dingy bedroom, with its torn curtains and broken bed. In fact, practically everything in Sakura's bed room was old and worn. He looked up at his mistress, who was now staring out the window, and sighed. 'Sakura deserves so much better!'
"Come along, Kero! Time for breakfast!" Sakura quipped, walking over to the door and opening it. Kero grinned at her.
"I call extra pancakes!" He shouted, racing into the pocket of her bathrobe. Sakura giggled and walked down the short hall to the kitchen.
"Good morning, Okaasan!" She called cheerfully, sitting down in her place at the old table. A woman in her late forties turned from the oven to smile at her.
"Good morning, Love! Are you hungry?" Granda Hoch asked, pushing a strand of short graying-brown hair behind her ear. Sakura smiled and nodded at the older woman. Ever since she could remember, Sakura had known that Granda and Fen Hoch were not her real parents; and neither foster parent had made any move to hide the fact from her, so Sakura simply accepted it. She watched as Granda forked a pile of pancakes onto her plate and then lathered them with maple syrup. Sakura gratefully reached for the offered plate and dug into the pancakes. Granda sat down next to her.
"Now, Fen want's you to go into town with him today, so you had best hurry and get dressed. He is waiting for you in the barn. Sakura gave Granda a startled look and then bolted from the table, taking her half-empty plate with her. When she reached her room, she slammed the door and set the plate down.
"Here Kero! And hurry! We are going into town today!" Sakura cried, going over to her wardrobe and pulling out a slightly faded pink dress. It had a round neck-line and the sleeves were short and puffy. She quickly ran a brush through her long hair and then pulled it up into a messy bun. Then she turned to Kero, who was sitting on the bed, eating the rest of the pancakes. He frowned at her.
"Why do you take the time to put up your hair? It looks better down!" He complained. She frowned.
"It is wrong for a lady to have their hair down in public, you know that! Now hurry Kero!" She cried. He quickly finished the last bite and flew quickly into her pocket. As soon as she saw that he was secure, she rushed out to the barn.
~*~*~*~
"Now, I want you to stay here and watch the cart! No wondering away this time. Good heavens! It took us four hours just to find you the last time you wondered off!" Fen chuckled to Sakura, patting her on the shoulder. Sakura winced a little at his words but nodded.
"I will stay right here until you come back, I promise!" She vowed, climbing into the cart and spreading her skirts around her. She watched as Fen walked off towards the main trading post, and then she started to dig through the hay in the cart.
"I know I put it here somewhere! Ah-ha! There you are!" Sakura exclaimed, pulling a worn book out of the hay and settling down to read it.
"Sakura, could you please get off of me?" Came Kero's strained voice from below her. Sakura gave a yelp and stood up, making some of the people who were walking by the cart, stare at her. She gave them a meek smile and then settled back down, taking extra care to avoid where Kero was laying in the straw. She frowned.
"You should have known better, Kero! I had no idea that you were still in my pocket!" Sakura hissed, as she picked the little creature up. Kero frowned at her.
"Well where else would I be, Ms. Read-a-holic?" Kero jeered. Now it was Sakura's turn to frown.
"I don't know. Maybe off on a 'short walk' like last time we came? I got into a lot of trouble leaving the cart to look for you, you know! I'm just lucky that mom and dad are so understanding!" She said, a small smile turning up the corners of her mouth. Kero winced at her words.
"I swear to you, Sakura! I really did feel Clow Reed! His aura was so strong, that he might have been right next to us and we never would have realized it! I had to chase the aura!" Kero whimpered, giving Sakura his irresistible puppy-dog stare. She giggled.
"Kero, if you weren't so cute, I would…" Sakura stopped suddenly, and looked around.
"I feel it, too! It's Clow Reed's aura again! I just know it!" Kero cried, trying to pull out of Sakura's grasp. Sakura held him back.
"No, Kero! I promised dad that I would stay at the cart! I can't leave!" Sakura protested.
"You have no choice! It want's us to follow it, and so we will!" Kero cried, breaking out of Sakura's hold and racing into the crowd. Sakura gave one last look at the cart and then jumped out to follow.
"Wait for me, Kero!" She cried, chasing after him.
~*~*~*~
A dark shadow watched as Sakura finally caught up with Kero.
"There you are!" It whispered. It watched as Sakura and Kero neared a jewelry dealer's stand and then raised it's hand. "I am sorry to do this, but it must be done!" With that, the shadow gave a flick of its wrist and pointed at Sakura. With a sly smile, the shadow crept back into the darkness and disappeared.
~*~*~*~
"But it was the strongest here, just a minute ago! Where did the aura go?!" Kero wailed. Sakura frowned.
"I can still feel traces of it and if we…hey!!" She cried out, as a beautiful gold bracelet, studded with emeralds flew through the air and landed on her wrist. Sakura screamed and tried to pull the bracelet off, but it's clasp refused to budge! Kero gave a yelp and disappeared into her pocket. Suddenly, Sakura was surrounded by guards, all of them pointing swords at her.
"Thief! You will come with us!" One said, grabbing her wrist and ripping the bracelet off as though it was made of paper. Sakura took one look at the huge guards surrounding her, gave a whimper of fear, and then she fainted into a quiet, peaceful oblivion.
~*~*~*~
D.L.:
Daphne: "Ok, so there was no S+S. But I promise that there will be in the third chapter!"
Kero: "I liked this one! I was the star!"
Daphne: No, Sakura was the star! You were just a back-up character…aghhh!"
Kero: calmly looking at his friend, who is now tied up on the floor "As I was saying, I liked this one because I was the star! So you can just tell me how much you liked my performance by, well, reviewing this story! By the way, did I tell you how nice you are looking today and perhaps we can…"
Daphne: managed to untie herself and stop Kero before he made a fool of himself "We hope you will review about the STORY and not Kero's performance! Oh, oh! It is very late and soon mom and dad are going to be yelling at me to go to sleep so…"
Sakura: "Daphne? Are you in bed yet?"
Syaoran: "If you're not, you had better be soon! And I mean really soon!
Daphne: *Sweat drop* "All right Mom, Dad! Well readers, I will see you soon!" Shuts the light off and climbs into bed "Goodnight, Kero!"
Kero: *Snore* ZZZZZ