The Curse

Grim Reaper: Konichiwa minna-san! I'm back! I've disappeared in ff.net for more than two months! Can you believe that?!

Honestly, I really haven't disappeared totally. Cause I was still lurking in ff.net in those two months…

Guess what? This is my second ficcie! I hope you will like it! This fic is all about… OOPS! Sorry, I really can't tell you. You need to read yourselves. ENJOY!

Disclaimer: CCS isn't mine! CLAMP is their owner! Got it?!

~ Prologue ~

One night in the Colymar Palace…

"Ssssshhhhh! Quiet! We can't let them hear us or else we're dead!" said a voice.

"Okay! Okay! But where is that sword you're talking about, anyway?" asked another.

"There! In that room! I saw the royal guards place the king's sword inside that room last week!" answered the other.

(Excuse me, I just want to tell you that these two mysterious guys are actually thieves!)

"Hey! Wait! Why aren't there any guards guarding the room?" asked the other thief.

"Remember the vase you dropped awhile ago? The noise must have caught their attention." answered the other.

"So that's why we used the other way," the other thief thought. "We're lucky that those guards didn't use the same way as ours,"



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The next morning…

"Aaaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh!" one of the guard screamed. "We lost the king's sword! We would certainly be kicked out from the palace because of this!"

"What is the noise all about?" the king asked, rushing to the guards.

The guards refused to speak. But the king forced them to.

"We're really sorry your majesty, but your sword, the Klanth, is gone," a guard replied, trembling.

"What?! You lost it! You must be execu-" the king stopped and looked at the trembling guards. "You're forgiven,"

"I know you didn't mean to lost it, so I am not going to punish you," he continued.

"Thank you, sir! We owe you so much!" the guards sighed with relief.

"But I also want to tell you that if that sword gets stolen… there will be a curse in the place where it is from until it is recovered," the king said, sadly.

Immediately, at the moment the king finished speaking everyone in the palace turned into stone!

~ o ~

Meanwhile in the Dark Forest of Zethnoring…

"Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! Ha! We did it! We have the king sword! Let's rejoice!" one of the thieves said.

"Yeah! And right now, we are the strongest people here in Heortland!" the other thief said.

(Wait! I forgot to tell you something! Heortland is the continent where they are. Colymar is just one of the countries that belong to the continent of Heortland. Got it?)

"Can you hand me the sword?" the other asked.

"Sure! It's just in my-" the thief stopped and glanced at his partner.

"What happened? Is everything alright?" the other thief asked.

"I hope so… but I think I've dropped it somewhere in the forest," he answered, trembling.

"What?! What have you done you brainless, careless, lazy, ugly person?! You ruined our destiny!" the other one screamed, angrily.

"Don't get too mad at me for we can always find that sword somewhere in this forest again!" the other thief said.

"You're really brainless! I'm sure the king has already sent his men here in this forest to search for the two of us!" the other shouted.

(Oh! I forgot to tell you that these thieves don't know about the curse. They have no idea that everyone in palace has already turned into stones!)

~ o ~

Later that afternoon in the town of Colymar…

"The curse will soon spread to this town in no time. You must flee from this town and bring back the sword here again," Fujitaka told his daughter.

"Yes, father. I will not fail you. I will soon break this curse and let those thieves pay for what they've done!" Sakura said.

"I hope you can do it," Fujitaka said, handing Sakura a knapsack, a water jug, and a sword. "Take care of yourself!"

"Bye, dad! Bye, mom!" Sakura said, hugging her parents tightly. "I'll miss you!"

"We'll miss you too, Sakura!" Nadeshiko said.

(Tada! I'm back! Anyway, Nadeshiko is alive in this ficcie! Surprised?)

~ o ~

Later that night in the forest…

"What's this?" a boy with amber eyes and chestnut brown hair asked himself.

"Huh? This looks like a… a sword! Wow! It's not just an ordinary sword… it's magical!" he thought.

"What's… it's the Colymar Palace's insignia! This must be the king sword!" he exclaimed.

"I must give this back to them or else they would be cursed!" he told himself.

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The following morning…

"I must go now! I must find that sword!" Sakura told herself, rising up and stretching her arms.

Suddenly, she heard some footsteps…

"Hey wait! Maybe that's already one of the thieves! I must get the sword from him!" she thought.

She sneaked in the bushes and tried to confirm if it is indeed one of the thieves who stole the king sword.

"Aha! That's the king's sword! He must really be the thief!" she thought. "But I didn't think that the thief was this handsome. He's some kind of a cute!"

She quickly pulled out her sword and jump out of the bushes!

"Who are you?!" the boy with the sword asked.

"I'm Kinimoto Sakura, I belong to the country of Colymar and I'm here to get that sword from you and break the curse in our land!" Sakura said.

"But I'm a friend, not a foe! I will return this to the-" the boy stopped and tried to avoid Sakura's blows.

"Enough! You're just tricking me!" Sakura interrupted, angrily.

Suddenly, Sakura accidentally hit a tree! The tree was about to fall on her when the boy pushed her away from it!

Luckily, nobody got hurt. That huge tree would surely smash Sakura if in case the boy didn't saved her.

"Thanks! I owe you a lot!" Sakura sighed with relief.

"It's nothing! Well, is that enough to prove that I am not a foe?" the boy asked.

"Alright! I can trust you now. Anyway, I'm really sorry if I didn't listen to you awhile ago," Sakura apologized. "What's your name?"

"I'm Li Syaoran. It's nice to meet you," Syaoran said.

"Oh no! The tree blocked the way to the town of Colymar! What should we do?!" Sakura asked.

"I know another way, but we will need to go deeper in the forest to reach that place," Syaoran said. "As you may have already know, this forest is filled with many creatures… creatures that may kill both of us,"

"I will do anything just to save my country!" Sakura said.

"Well, I guess we can start our journey now. Let's go!" Syaoran said.

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Grim Reaper: Konichiwa minna-san! I know it's short, but remember this is only chapter 1! There are still more chapters to go!

Gomen-nasai if there are some grammatical errors and if it is more full of introduction than the real story!

R&R please!!! But no flames please! I hope you like it! Anyway, here's a short summary of the next chapter…

~ PREVIEW ~

Sakura and Syaoran find themselves in a cave filled with mysterious and prehistoric creatures. There they will find a large group of Vampire Bats! Is it already they're end?

Read and find out! To all S+S fans: You'll love this chapter! It's already the beginning of S+S!