Daphne: "Hi Everyone! Kero is over at 'Uncle' Eriol and 'Aunt' Tomoyo's,
right now, visiting Spinnel, so I have this whole intro. to myself! Not
that I wouldn't mind being over at 'Uncle' Eriol's house with Kero, in
fact, I would love it! Especially if his son Eli were there! (As you can
see, I have a little crush on Eli, but just a little one, so don't make a
big deal about it!) I just want to say thank you to all of you who helped
me with the corrections on my story! I really appreciate it!
~*~*~*~
Key:
~ = One part of conscious
'' = other part of conscious, or just thoughts
Forgotten Past
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 6.
…or had they?
"Help!" *SCREAM!* A young man turned sharply at the sound of the scream and looked around. The scene that met his eyes left him frozen in shock. An auburn-haired angel was being dragged towards the back wall of the gardens, by a big, burly…Hun! The colors if the man's cloths immediately gave the man away. The younger man quickly and silently drew his sword from the sheath on his back, and moved directly behind the Hun. With one swift movement, he brought the flat part of his sword down onto the Hun's head. The Hun fell to the ground like a rock.
~*~*~*~
Sakura felt the hands that were holding her, let go, and she crumpled weakly to the ground, sobbing. Then she felt another pair of hands pick her up. This time, though, Sakura was too weak to struggle, so she lay quietly in the person's arms, not daring to open her eyes. Suddenly, a wave of black swept over her, and she fell into a peaceful oblivion.
~*~*~*~
As soon as he had knocked the Hun out, Syaoran quickly made his way over to Sakura and picked her up. It was obvious, from the tears on her face, that she was still conscious, but this did not last long. He felt her go limp, and her pretty face paled. Syaoran didn't know where her bed-chamber was, so he swiftly made his way to his own chambers. When he had entered his sitting-room, Wei came up beside him, looking at Sakura with a mixture of worry and questioning.
"Wei, alert the guards. There is an unconscious Hun in the gardens near the back wall. Have the guards throw him into the dungeons. He may come in useful later." Wei, putting two-and-two together realized what had taken place in the gardens, and quickly went to do his master's bidding. Syaoran then carried Sakura into his bed-chamber and laid her down on his bed, covering her with his comforter. Moonlight sifted through the open windows, bathing Sakura in luminescence. Her auburn hair clouded around her face and drifted lazily across her shoulders, giving her an almost angel-like countenance. Syaoran caught his breath and his eyes softened.
'How could anyone this innocent-looking steal anything?'
~ Wait! Syaoran, bad! She stole an Emerald bracelet!~
'Granted, Emeralds would look lovely on her…But I don't really think…'
~ Your right! You don't think! Read my lips! SHE IS A THIEF!~
'Shut up, you emotionless idiot!'
~ DUH! I am supposed to be emotionless, remember? In fact, we are BOTH supposed to be emotionless, in case you have forgotten!~
"Damn emotions!" Syaoran grumbled to himself, still unable to take his gaze away from Sakura. Suddenly, she gave a soft moan and opened her emerald eyes. Syaoran froze, unable to move. (a/n: Gee! He seems to be unable to move quite a lot, don't you think?) Sakura sat up and looked around herself in a panic. She looked as if she was about to flee, so Syaoran un-froze and quickly pushed her back onto the pillows.
"Lay down. You have had a rough night, and you need to rest." Syaoran commanded, his voice shockingly calm and comforting. Sakura stared at him, amazed, but she obeyed.
"Um…master? Where are we?" She asked shyly, pulling the blankets up over her shoulders. Syaoran stiffened just a bit. He hated to be called master by anyone except Wei.
"We are in my bedchamber, because I had no knowledge of where yours was. And please, call me Syaoran." He answered. Sakura's beautiful smile bloomed out.
"I could never do that, but I do thank you! It was you who stopped that evil man, wasn't it?" She asked, reaching out and grasping his left hand. Syaoran stared at their clasped hands dumbly, and then to his shock, he felt a strange heat rise to his face.
'Funny. I wonder if I am getting sick?' He thought. Then he mentally shook himself.
"You are my servant. A good master always protects his servants." Syaoran answered. Sakura smiled again.
"I suppose so, but I still thank you, Master Syaoran." She countered, giving his hand a soft squeeze. Then, realizing what she had just done, she quickly let go of his hand.
'What on earth am I doing, touching the Prince? Baka, Sakura! Baka!' Sakura chided herself, starting to blush under the Prince's unwavering stare.
"I am sorry, Master! I…" Sakura's apology ended as a large wave of exhaustion overtook her. Sakura drooped against the pillows, weakly, and her face paled again. Syaoran moved quickly to the bed-side.
"First, Sakura, my name is Syaoran. Not Master Syaoran, not Master, just Syaoran. Please remember that. And two, you have to sleep now. You have been though far too much." HE commanded. But Sakura was already half asleep. The Prince covered her with his comforter again, and then left the room. He entered his sitting room, picked up the book he had been reading earlier that day, and tried to read. Unfortunately, his attempt failed because thoughts of a certain-someone kept drifting into his head. Appalled with himself, Syaoran quickly retrieved a blanket from a nearby closet, and laid down on his couch. After an hour of tossing and turning, Syaoran finally fell into a fitful sleep.
~*~*~*~
When Princess Meiling woke up the next morning, she remembered that she had an important question that she wanted to ask Syaoran. She quickly made her way to his room and knocked. When there came no answer, she silently tip- toed into her cousins bad-chamber. Then she caught sight of the person in the bed and she gave a gasp. Unfortunately, her entrance aroused someone.
"What are you doing here, Meiling?" Came Syaoran's harsh voice.
"I was…I mean…" Meiling stuttered. Syaoran quickly grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into his sitting room.
"It isn't what it looks like, Meiling. Sakura was almost kidnapped last night and she was to exhausted to make it back to her own chamber." Syaoran explained, as his cousin's face registered horror.
"Kidnapped? Sakura? Why?" Meiling shrieked.
"I really don't know, Meiling. But I will tell you this. It was a Hun."
"WHAT? What would a Hun want with Sakura?" Meiling cried. Syaoran shrugged and then ushered Meiling back out into the hall.
"Listen, Meiling. I will tell mother about the Hun. I want you to make sure that Sakura is moved to a more bed-chamber in the Palace. Whatever the Hun's want, Sakura seems to have, and we must take every precaution to keep her safe." Syaoran commanded. Meiling nodded.
"Fine, Xiao-lang. Is the room next to Tomoyo's all right? That way, Tomoyo and I can both look after her." Meiling explained. Syaoran nodded and disappeared back into his chambers.
~*~*~*~
Syaoran looked one more time upon the sleeping Sakura, and then readied himself to appear before his mother; But there was no need. There came a sharp rap at the sitting-room door, and Syaoran immediately recognized his mother's aura. He quickly opened the door, and stood respectfully while his mother settled herself down on a high-backed chair.
"Now, I know that something is going on, but I want to hear it from your lips first." Queen Yelan commanded. Syaoran flinched inwardly, but stayed outwardly calm.
"A Hun attempted to kidnap my servant, Sakura last night. He is now in jail, and Sakura is asleep in my bed." He said calmly. Yelan looked shaken.
"It is her, then! It is!" Yelan murmured, putting her hand up to her mouth and giving a small gasp. "I shall have to get it out of her, first, and we must find out what they want with her, and then I shall write King Fujitaka to tell him. Oh! And Prince Touya! He must…but then that might ruin everything…" Yelan rambled under her breath. Syaoran looked at his mother in shock.
"Mother? What on earth are you going on about?" He asked, sharply. Queen Yelan simply smiled.
"You will know soon enough. Now, when that poor girl gets up, you will get her some breakfast, and then I want you to bring her to my chambers. I must talk with her! If my assumptions are right…no, I won't let her know now. It is not time…" The Queen left the room, still mumbling, and Syaoran closed the door behind her, still immensely confused. He made his way back into his own bed-chamber and walked to one of the windows, propping his right arm up against the window casing, and staring out at the gardens. He heard a shuffling sound, and looked over to see Sakura watching him intently.
"What are you doing?" She asked softly. He put a finger to his lips and motioned her over.
"Look over there." He said, pointing to a branch of a tree just outside the window. Sakura gave a soft gasp of delight and giggled, for there on that branch, sat a birds-nest, and inside that nest, four little bald heads could be seen, straining upwards for some peculiar reason. Then the mother bird— a robin, flew down from a unknown place and began to feed the four bobbing and screeching heads. Sakura giggled again.
"They are so funny! How old are they, do you know?" She asked, turning her attention back to Syaoran. He shrugged.
"A good six or seven days old, I think. Not much older than that, though." He commented, training his eyes away from the birds and onto the girl in front of him. Then he got his first good look at what she was wearing. Heat rose to his cheeks again, but this time, he knew that he was not sick. Sakura noticed his stare and blushed.
"I am sorry! I had best be getting to my room to change." She said, starting to edge towards the door, but Syaoran's hand suddenly came out and grasped her wrist.
"Oh, no you don't! You are not going back to that room. My cousin, Meiling is getting a new room ready for you, and you are to make no arguments. It is for your own good, Sakura." Syaoran said, his voice hard, when he realized that she was about to object. She put on a hurt pout that nearly broke the Prince's resolve, but he managed to shake himself out of it in time.
"No, Sakura. Now, you get back into that bed until I or one of my servant's comes for you. There are books on that table, and you are welcome to help yourself." He said, starting to leave the room. Suddenly, Kaho came into the room, carrying something in her hands. Syaoran paused, and watched as the maid hurried up to Sakura and placed something in her hand.
"Her Majesty, the Queen thought that you might need this, Sakura." Kaho said smiling. Sakura looked at the thing in her hands and then gave Kaho a quick hug.
"Thank you, Kaho! This will comfort me greatly! Send my thanks to Her Majesty!" Sakura added, as Kaho left the room, followed by Syaoran. Sakura looked down at the figure in her hands and smiled.
"Do I have a story to tell you, Kero!"
~*~*~*~
D.L.:
Daphne: "Whew! You have no idea how close I just came to being grounded from the Internet! You see, Kero came into my bedroom this afternoon when I was at school and read what I wrote about Eli! I am so embarrassed! Then on top of it all, he told my parents and they even asked me if it was true or not, and when I admitted to it, they got really mad. Fortunately, that didn't last very long! Mom called Aunt Tomoyo, (Aunt Tomoyo and Uncle Eriol aren't my real aunt and uncle! This is just what I call them!) in a rage, but Aunt Tomoyo was so exited about it, that mom completely forgot to be mad at me, and started to act like a giddy little school girl! I was so embarrassed. Dad still isn't that pleased. He keeps mumbling something about 'his baby liking a baka's son' and 'Eriol's revenge', whatever that means! Oh, well. At least Aunt Tomoyo promised to keep it a secret! I would absolutely die if Eli found out!
Kero: "Serves you right for leaving the story up while you were at school!"
Daphne: *Anime Throbbing Vein* "Kero! You know better than to go through my stories!"
Kero: "Yah, yah! Oh, did you tell the viewers out there about the other story you have written?"
Daphne: *Blushes* "Kero, it's not done yet! And besides, it's not a Cardcaptor Sakura! It is an Original that I made up!"
Kero: "So? It's good! Sword fights, Princesses, evil Kings, gorgeous Nymphs in cloths that are barely there!…you can't get much better than that!"
Daphne: *Sweat drop* mumbles "You should know!"
Kero: *pulsing vain* "What did you say?"
Daphne: Quickly raises hands in a fending-off way *Sweat drop again* "Nothing, Kero! I was just thanking the fans again, for reviewing our story!"
Kero: frowns in confusion, but nods "Yah, thanks…I think."
~*~*~*~
Key:
~ = One part of conscious
'' = other part of conscious, or just thoughts
Forgotten Past
by: Daphne Li
Chapter 6.
…or had they?
"Help!" *SCREAM!* A young man turned sharply at the sound of the scream and looked around. The scene that met his eyes left him frozen in shock. An auburn-haired angel was being dragged towards the back wall of the gardens, by a big, burly…Hun! The colors if the man's cloths immediately gave the man away. The younger man quickly and silently drew his sword from the sheath on his back, and moved directly behind the Hun. With one swift movement, he brought the flat part of his sword down onto the Hun's head. The Hun fell to the ground like a rock.
~*~*~*~
Sakura felt the hands that were holding her, let go, and she crumpled weakly to the ground, sobbing. Then she felt another pair of hands pick her up. This time, though, Sakura was too weak to struggle, so she lay quietly in the person's arms, not daring to open her eyes. Suddenly, a wave of black swept over her, and she fell into a peaceful oblivion.
~*~*~*~
As soon as he had knocked the Hun out, Syaoran quickly made his way over to Sakura and picked her up. It was obvious, from the tears on her face, that she was still conscious, but this did not last long. He felt her go limp, and her pretty face paled. Syaoran didn't know where her bed-chamber was, so he swiftly made his way to his own chambers. When he had entered his sitting-room, Wei came up beside him, looking at Sakura with a mixture of worry and questioning.
"Wei, alert the guards. There is an unconscious Hun in the gardens near the back wall. Have the guards throw him into the dungeons. He may come in useful later." Wei, putting two-and-two together realized what had taken place in the gardens, and quickly went to do his master's bidding. Syaoran then carried Sakura into his bed-chamber and laid her down on his bed, covering her with his comforter. Moonlight sifted through the open windows, bathing Sakura in luminescence. Her auburn hair clouded around her face and drifted lazily across her shoulders, giving her an almost angel-like countenance. Syaoran caught his breath and his eyes softened.
'How could anyone this innocent-looking steal anything?'
~ Wait! Syaoran, bad! She stole an Emerald bracelet!~
'Granted, Emeralds would look lovely on her…But I don't really think…'
~ Your right! You don't think! Read my lips! SHE IS A THIEF!~
'Shut up, you emotionless idiot!'
~ DUH! I am supposed to be emotionless, remember? In fact, we are BOTH supposed to be emotionless, in case you have forgotten!~
"Damn emotions!" Syaoran grumbled to himself, still unable to take his gaze away from Sakura. Suddenly, she gave a soft moan and opened her emerald eyes. Syaoran froze, unable to move. (a/n: Gee! He seems to be unable to move quite a lot, don't you think?) Sakura sat up and looked around herself in a panic. She looked as if she was about to flee, so Syaoran un-froze and quickly pushed her back onto the pillows.
"Lay down. You have had a rough night, and you need to rest." Syaoran commanded, his voice shockingly calm and comforting. Sakura stared at him, amazed, but she obeyed.
"Um…master? Where are we?" She asked shyly, pulling the blankets up over her shoulders. Syaoran stiffened just a bit. He hated to be called master by anyone except Wei.
"We are in my bedchamber, because I had no knowledge of where yours was. And please, call me Syaoran." He answered. Sakura's beautiful smile bloomed out.
"I could never do that, but I do thank you! It was you who stopped that evil man, wasn't it?" She asked, reaching out and grasping his left hand. Syaoran stared at their clasped hands dumbly, and then to his shock, he felt a strange heat rise to his face.
'Funny. I wonder if I am getting sick?' He thought. Then he mentally shook himself.
"You are my servant. A good master always protects his servants." Syaoran answered. Sakura smiled again.
"I suppose so, but I still thank you, Master Syaoran." She countered, giving his hand a soft squeeze. Then, realizing what she had just done, she quickly let go of his hand.
'What on earth am I doing, touching the Prince? Baka, Sakura! Baka!' Sakura chided herself, starting to blush under the Prince's unwavering stare.
"I am sorry, Master! I…" Sakura's apology ended as a large wave of exhaustion overtook her. Sakura drooped against the pillows, weakly, and her face paled again. Syaoran moved quickly to the bed-side.
"First, Sakura, my name is Syaoran. Not Master Syaoran, not Master, just Syaoran. Please remember that. And two, you have to sleep now. You have been though far too much." HE commanded. But Sakura was already half asleep. The Prince covered her with his comforter again, and then left the room. He entered his sitting room, picked up the book he had been reading earlier that day, and tried to read. Unfortunately, his attempt failed because thoughts of a certain-someone kept drifting into his head. Appalled with himself, Syaoran quickly retrieved a blanket from a nearby closet, and laid down on his couch. After an hour of tossing and turning, Syaoran finally fell into a fitful sleep.
~*~*~*~
When Princess Meiling woke up the next morning, she remembered that she had an important question that she wanted to ask Syaoran. She quickly made her way to his room and knocked. When there came no answer, she silently tip- toed into her cousins bad-chamber. Then she caught sight of the person in the bed and she gave a gasp. Unfortunately, her entrance aroused someone.
"What are you doing here, Meiling?" Came Syaoran's harsh voice.
"I was…I mean…" Meiling stuttered. Syaoran quickly grabbed her by the arm and pulled her into his sitting room.
"It isn't what it looks like, Meiling. Sakura was almost kidnapped last night and she was to exhausted to make it back to her own chamber." Syaoran explained, as his cousin's face registered horror.
"Kidnapped? Sakura? Why?" Meiling shrieked.
"I really don't know, Meiling. But I will tell you this. It was a Hun."
"WHAT? What would a Hun want with Sakura?" Meiling cried. Syaoran shrugged and then ushered Meiling back out into the hall.
"Listen, Meiling. I will tell mother about the Hun. I want you to make sure that Sakura is moved to a more bed-chamber in the Palace. Whatever the Hun's want, Sakura seems to have, and we must take every precaution to keep her safe." Syaoran commanded. Meiling nodded.
"Fine, Xiao-lang. Is the room next to Tomoyo's all right? That way, Tomoyo and I can both look after her." Meiling explained. Syaoran nodded and disappeared back into his chambers.
~*~*~*~
Syaoran looked one more time upon the sleeping Sakura, and then readied himself to appear before his mother; But there was no need. There came a sharp rap at the sitting-room door, and Syaoran immediately recognized his mother's aura. He quickly opened the door, and stood respectfully while his mother settled herself down on a high-backed chair.
"Now, I know that something is going on, but I want to hear it from your lips first." Queen Yelan commanded. Syaoran flinched inwardly, but stayed outwardly calm.
"A Hun attempted to kidnap my servant, Sakura last night. He is now in jail, and Sakura is asleep in my bed." He said calmly. Yelan looked shaken.
"It is her, then! It is!" Yelan murmured, putting her hand up to her mouth and giving a small gasp. "I shall have to get it out of her, first, and we must find out what they want with her, and then I shall write King Fujitaka to tell him. Oh! And Prince Touya! He must…but then that might ruin everything…" Yelan rambled under her breath. Syaoran looked at his mother in shock.
"Mother? What on earth are you going on about?" He asked, sharply. Queen Yelan simply smiled.
"You will know soon enough. Now, when that poor girl gets up, you will get her some breakfast, and then I want you to bring her to my chambers. I must talk with her! If my assumptions are right…no, I won't let her know now. It is not time…" The Queen left the room, still mumbling, and Syaoran closed the door behind her, still immensely confused. He made his way back into his own bed-chamber and walked to one of the windows, propping his right arm up against the window casing, and staring out at the gardens. He heard a shuffling sound, and looked over to see Sakura watching him intently.
"What are you doing?" She asked softly. He put a finger to his lips and motioned her over.
"Look over there." He said, pointing to a branch of a tree just outside the window. Sakura gave a soft gasp of delight and giggled, for there on that branch, sat a birds-nest, and inside that nest, four little bald heads could be seen, straining upwards for some peculiar reason. Then the mother bird— a robin, flew down from a unknown place and began to feed the four bobbing and screeching heads. Sakura giggled again.
"They are so funny! How old are they, do you know?" She asked, turning her attention back to Syaoran. He shrugged.
"A good six or seven days old, I think. Not much older than that, though." He commented, training his eyes away from the birds and onto the girl in front of him. Then he got his first good look at what she was wearing. Heat rose to his cheeks again, but this time, he knew that he was not sick. Sakura noticed his stare and blushed.
"I am sorry! I had best be getting to my room to change." She said, starting to edge towards the door, but Syaoran's hand suddenly came out and grasped her wrist.
"Oh, no you don't! You are not going back to that room. My cousin, Meiling is getting a new room ready for you, and you are to make no arguments. It is for your own good, Sakura." Syaoran said, his voice hard, when he realized that she was about to object. She put on a hurt pout that nearly broke the Prince's resolve, but he managed to shake himself out of it in time.
"No, Sakura. Now, you get back into that bed until I or one of my servant's comes for you. There are books on that table, and you are welcome to help yourself." He said, starting to leave the room. Suddenly, Kaho came into the room, carrying something in her hands. Syaoran paused, and watched as the maid hurried up to Sakura and placed something in her hand.
"Her Majesty, the Queen thought that you might need this, Sakura." Kaho said smiling. Sakura looked at the thing in her hands and then gave Kaho a quick hug.
"Thank you, Kaho! This will comfort me greatly! Send my thanks to Her Majesty!" Sakura added, as Kaho left the room, followed by Syaoran. Sakura looked down at the figure in her hands and smiled.
"Do I have a story to tell you, Kero!"
~*~*~*~
D.L.:
Daphne: "Whew! You have no idea how close I just came to being grounded from the Internet! You see, Kero came into my bedroom this afternoon when I was at school and read what I wrote about Eli! I am so embarrassed! Then on top of it all, he told my parents and they even asked me if it was true or not, and when I admitted to it, they got really mad. Fortunately, that didn't last very long! Mom called Aunt Tomoyo, (Aunt Tomoyo and Uncle Eriol aren't my real aunt and uncle! This is just what I call them!) in a rage, but Aunt Tomoyo was so exited about it, that mom completely forgot to be mad at me, and started to act like a giddy little school girl! I was so embarrassed. Dad still isn't that pleased. He keeps mumbling something about 'his baby liking a baka's son' and 'Eriol's revenge', whatever that means! Oh, well. At least Aunt Tomoyo promised to keep it a secret! I would absolutely die if Eli found out!
Kero: "Serves you right for leaving the story up while you were at school!"
Daphne: *Anime Throbbing Vein* "Kero! You know better than to go through my stories!"
Kero: "Yah, yah! Oh, did you tell the viewers out there about the other story you have written?"
Daphne: *Blushes* "Kero, it's not done yet! And besides, it's not a Cardcaptor Sakura! It is an Original that I made up!"
Kero: "So? It's good! Sword fights, Princesses, evil Kings, gorgeous Nymphs in cloths that are barely there!…you can't get much better than that!"
Daphne: *Sweat drop* mumbles "You should know!"
Kero: *pulsing vain* "What did you say?"
Daphne: Quickly raises hands in a fending-off way *Sweat drop again* "Nothing, Kero! I was just thanking the fans again, for reviewing our story!"
Kero: frowns in confusion, but nods "Yah, thanks…I think."