sorry for being so slow with these chapters... i'm generally a slow person... lol... well i hope you guys like this chapter... ^_^
Chapter 4 - The Wrath of the Princess
[Syaoran's POV]
'Oh crap! I just talked shit about the queen to her daughter! How could I be so stupid!' Syaoran slapped himself on the head. He sighed. 'Well, I better go find Eriol.'
[Eriol's POV]
'Man... stupid queen. I shouldn't have to be here. Just because I called her a bunch of names doesn't mean she has to be such a bitch...' "Grr!" He kicked the wall, successfully hurting his foot. 'I wonder when I'm going to be able to get out of this place.' Eriol sighed in boredom and laid on an uncomfortable bed-like structure, just looking up at the ceiling. Time seemed endless... until...
"Eriol! Dude, you dead or something?" I turned over on my back toward the bars where I saw none other than...
"Syaoran! Buddy! Hey what's up? Are you going to get me out of here?" I sat up. He frowned and reluctantly, I must say, replied, "No... I just came to... see how you were doing..."
I just stared at him. He seemed to be having a little trouble with himself. Then out of nowhere-
"The damn cat came again!! And then I had to sneeze a lot and go behind this girl! And I think she thought that I looked stupid! Oh yeah! The girl... she was the most beautiful thing I ever saw! You should've seen her! She was coming from this way! She had amethyst eyes, and her hair was the same color, and her skin was so clear, and and... "
Poor guy. No wonder he seemed so flustered. 'Okay... I guess he's not done talking yet...'
[Syaoran's POV]
When I finally found Eriol, I couldn't seem to stop talking. 'Oh my God, I'm telling him about the princess! He's going to have a field day over this...' I cringed as the words kept coming out of my mouth. He raised an eyebrow, and then I felt like I could finally control myself. I took a deep breath to calm myself, and then I remembered the problem at hand. I frowned, trying to think of how to get Eriol out. I couldn't think of any so I kicked the wall. Nothing happened except my foot hurted. Eriol grinned. "I already tried that, it doesn't work." I grinned back at him. "Don't worry, Eriol. Soon, you'll come out." I looked at him, and waved as I went my way out of the palace.
[Market Place - Normal POV]
The crowd started filtering out of the shops, and toward the palace balcony. The people were chattering among themselves, excited. It was almost time for 'The Annual Dragon's Maiden' ceremony. It was always very exciting to see who would have to die next. Everyone always watched in anticipation for the moment, and when it arrived, whoever was chosen, was always surrounded by her friends, family, lover. Then guards would escort her to the dragon's lair... No one knows where that is except for the maiden to die and the guards and no one wanted to know, really.
It was finally happening. The people were hushed as the queen herself came out, and then the lovely princess, and THEN the royal picker of the maiden. He had the many maidens' names in a big cauldron-like vase. The queen gave her regular annual speech for this event. Then came the main thing. Everyone leaned toward the balcony, even though that wouldn't help them at all in seeing the big cauldron. The old man finally drew a name. The people held their breaths, particularly the maidens. Although they had been taught to respect this tradition of theirs and were told that they were saving their city and that it was an honor, they were all still scared at the thought of being eaten/killed by a dragon without anyone else being there with them.
"Ahem." The old man cleared his throat. His hands were shaking although his voice didn't show it. He had a girl of his own, she had just turned 16 this year, which meant that she was now also in the drawing. He closed his eyes and unfolded the paper to read the name.
He stalled himself. "The one... who is chosen... to... protect our city... will be... " he looked down.
He gasped. "Tomoyo Daidouji. The princess." He almost collapsed with relief except the queen's eyes were flaming. He nervously backed away. The people were all in whispers.
"The princess is going to die?"
"Oh my god, today is not her lucky day I guess."
"Why are we making a fuss over the princess? We never did that for anybody else."
"What must the queen be thinking?"
{that up there is the peoples' reactions... ^_^}
Queen Sonomi shook. 'How could my daughter be chosen? I paid the man enough money! Stay calm...' Her voice ran out, silencing everyone elses'.
"I'm sorry... it was a mistake. Draw again." The queen's piercing eyes were what forced the man to choose again. He whispered, "Tomoyo Daidouji... Your Highness." He bowed and left.
The queen was mortified. "Oh, no no no no no... this was all just a big mistake. Someone must have rigged it!" The crowd started whispering among themselves.
"Hey, you think the queen is trying to trick us?"
"Maybe the queen PAID the man to keep the princess out of it."
"No way, you think?"
"I wonder what's going to happen now."
{same thing for up there}
The queen searched carefully through the vase. Yes, it was rigged. ALL the names were of her daughter's. 'Who was THIS?!' Her body started to shake with barely contained anger. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up from the vase and saw her daughter. She looked peaceful for someone who was about to die. "Let me handle this, mother." She went up to the balcony.
"People of the Tomoeda Kingdom. Yes, the choosing was rigged this year." Her mother gaped behind her. "It was I who rigged it." This caused a chatter among the people. The princess started it again. "I feel like I owe my people something. I thought I could be one of you, a normal girl living in the same kingdom as her other fellow females. But no... sadly, I found out that my mother had paid the man to keep me out of the choosing. I feel so ashamed, and so I shall go. For my people. For my kingdom." She ended, and the people started cheering. Some were sobbing.
"Such a kind-hearted girl the princess is."
"The mother is questionable but- the princess..."
"How brave she is. To voluntarily go to the dragon's lair..."
Syaoran couldn't hear anymore. As the crowd dispersed into their normal lives, he dashed into the palace, so swiftly that the guards couldn't touch him and he sped all the way to where Eriol was.
[Cell - Eriol's & Syaoran's POVs (alternating)]
== will be eriol's pov
++ will be syaoran's pov
+Somehow I felt like I couldn't get there fast enough. But then all of a sudden it appeared before me. I stood dazed, as my teacher looked at me, puzzled. I had to catch my breath.+
=I wonder what happened, to make Syaoran run so fast. Then, in a rush, I understood.=
Syaoran spilled everything out. "The choosing happened just now! The princess is going! Did I tell you who the princess was? That one really beautiful girl that I was talking about! She volunteered herself! I can't believe it!"
=That girl was the princess? Wow, I didn't know my apprentice had such connections. But wow, a princess... to kill herself in order to save her kingdom. True bravery, I thought I would never see... especially from royalty.=
Then he broke my thoughts. "Here comes the bitch," he whispered and left quickly. =I looked around, and after a minute, I saw the queen herself. I grinned that Syaoran thought along the same lines that I did.=
The queen, along with some guards, came to the dragon slayer's cell, very desperate. She cursed at herself, at what she was about to do, but she had no other choice.
"I... need help." she looked away. "I'll give you... anything... anything you could ever wish for..." She didn't want her precious daughter to die before she turned 20. Her birthday was in a few months. The dragon slayer raised an eyebrow and looked at her critically. Finally he replied.
"You're only asking me because it's your daughter isn't it?" he sneered. "It's not for the kingdom. Just for yourself." Then he mumbled under his breath, "bitch". She heard the last remark, but she made an extra effort not to do anything. Eriol looked at her. She looked mad and her lips were pursed tightly, making them white. She looked back at him, and when he smirked at her, she turned away motioning the guards. One of them opened the cell door and they all left.
'Phew... I'm finally free.' he thought. It felt like he was there forever, even though it was really only for a few hours. So many things had happened so quickly. He came out and wandered the way in which the guards had dragged him out of.
When he got to the front of the palace again, he saw something out of the corner of the eye. It was the cat named 'Sakura' by the princess. (okay, syaoran told eriol about that too... ^_^) He picked it up. "So, kitty Sakura... should I do it? Should I save the princess... for that bitch?" He had no idea why he was talking to the cat, but he didn't care at the moment. He sat down on the steps, holding her still. She looked at him intensely with her sparkling emerald eyes. They looked amazingly deep, for an animal. Eriol sighed and let his thoughts wander.
[Syaoran's POV]
I left quickly, once I saw the 'bitch' and her 'minions'. I wandered around the courtyard, wondering when Eriol would come out. I knew that the queen would have to talk to him, because of the princess' threat. She looked desperate enough when I passed by her. There was a breeze, and I felt light. I sat down, on a bench near some flowers and sighed peacefully. Not long after, I heard a very familiar voice talking to something or someone. I bolted up. Eriol? I rushed out of the courtyard where I saw Eriol holding something. "Hiiragizawa!" I cried out.
[Normal POV]
Eriol looked up to where he heard his name being called out. He saw Syaoran very close to him, and he now looked very nervous. Probably the cat. Eriol smiled as the cat leaped from his lap onto Syaoran, who started screaming about monster cats and sneezing. 'Ah... just like old times.' he thought, grinning.
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yay 3 chaps today!! ^_^ 2, 3, and 4 in this fic... i'm so proud of myself... lol^_^
so... how'd ya like? eh, eh? ^_^ review~
Chapter 4 - The Wrath of the Princess
[Syaoran's POV]
'Oh crap! I just talked shit about the queen to her daughter! How could I be so stupid!' Syaoran slapped himself on the head. He sighed. 'Well, I better go find Eriol.'
[Eriol's POV]
'Man... stupid queen. I shouldn't have to be here. Just because I called her a bunch of names doesn't mean she has to be such a bitch...' "Grr!" He kicked the wall, successfully hurting his foot. 'I wonder when I'm going to be able to get out of this place.' Eriol sighed in boredom and laid on an uncomfortable bed-like structure, just looking up at the ceiling. Time seemed endless... until...
"Eriol! Dude, you dead or something?" I turned over on my back toward the bars where I saw none other than...
"Syaoran! Buddy! Hey what's up? Are you going to get me out of here?" I sat up. He frowned and reluctantly, I must say, replied, "No... I just came to... see how you were doing..."
I just stared at him. He seemed to be having a little trouble with himself. Then out of nowhere-
"The damn cat came again!! And then I had to sneeze a lot and go behind this girl! And I think she thought that I looked stupid! Oh yeah! The girl... she was the most beautiful thing I ever saw! You should've seen her! She was coming from this way! She had amethyst eyes, and her hair was the same color, and her skin was so clear, and and... "
Poor guy. No wonder he seemed so flustered. 'Okay... I guess he's not done talking yet...'
[Syaoran's POV]
When I finally found Eriol, I couldn't seem to stop talking. 'Oh my God, I'm telling him about the princess! He's going to have a field day over this...' I cringed as the words kept coming out of my mouth. He raised an eyebrow, and then I felt like I could finally control myself. I took a deep breath to calm myself, and then I remembered the problem at hand. I frowned, trying to think of how to get Eriol out. I couldn't think of any so I kicked the wall. Nothing happened except my foot hurted. Eriol grinned. "I already tried that, it doesn't work." I grinned back at him. "Don't worry, Eriol. Soon, you'll come out." I looked at him, and waved as I went my way out of the palace.
[Market Place - Normal POV]
The crowd started filtering out of the shops, and toward the palace balcony. The people were chattering among themselves, excited. It was almost time for 'The Annual Dragon's Maiden' ceremony. It was always very exciting to see who would have to die next. Everyone always watched in anticipation for the moment, and when it arrived, whoever was chosen, was always surrounded by her friends, family, lover. Then guards would escort her to the dragon's lair... No one knows where that is except for the maiden to die and the guards and no one wanted to know, really.
It was finally happening. The people were hushed as the queen herself came out, and then the lovely princess, and THEN the royal picker of the maiden. He had the many maidens' names in a big cauldron-like vase. The queen gave her regular annual speech for this event. Then came the main thing. Everyone leaned toward the balcony, even though that wouldn't help them at all in seeing the big cauldron. The old man finally drew a name. The people held their breaths, particularly the maidens. Although they had been taught to respect this tradition of theirs and were told that they were saving their city and that it was an honor, they were all still scared at the thought of being eaten/killed by a dragon without anyone else being there with them.
"Ahem." The old man cleared his throat. His hands were shaking although his voice didn't show it. He had a girl of his own, she had just turned 16 this year, which meant that she was now also in the drawing. He closed his eyes and unfolded the paper to read the name.
He stalled himself. "The one... who is chosen... to... protect our city... will be... " he looked down.
He gasped. "Tomoyo Daidouji. The princess." He almost collapsed with relief except the queen's eyes were flaming. He nervously backed away. The people were all in whispers.
"The princess is going to die?"
"Oh my god, today is not her lucky day I guess."
"Why are we making a fuss over the princess? We never did that for anybody else."
"What must the queen be thinking?"
{that up there is the peoples' reactions... ^_^}
Queen Sonomi shook. 'How could my daughter be chosen? I paid the man enough money! Stay calm...' Her voice ran out, silencing everyone elses'.
"I'm sorry... it was a mistake. Draw again." The queen's piercing eyes were what forced the man to choose again. He whispered, "Tomoyo Daidouji... Your Highness." He bowed and left.
The queen was mortified. "Oh, no no no no no... this was all just a big mistake. Someone must have rigged it!" The crowd started whispering among themselves.
"Hey, you think the queen is trying to trick us?"
"Maybe the queen PAID the man to keep the princess out of it."
"No way, you think?"
"I wonder what's going to happen now."
{same thing for up there}
The queen searched carefully through the vase. Yes, it was rigged. ALL the names were of her daughter's. 'Who was THIS?!' Her body started to shake with barely contained anger. Then she felt a hand on her shoulder. She looked up from the vase and saw her daughter. She looked peaceful for someone who was about to die. "Let me handle this, mother." She went up to the balcony.
"People of the Tomoeda Kingdom. Yes, the choosing was rigged this year." Her mother gaped behind her. "It was I who rigged it." This caused a chatter among the people. The princess started it again. "I feel like I owe my people something. I thought I could be one of you, a normal girl living in the same kingdom as her other fellow females. But no... sadly, I found out that my mother had paid the man to keep me out of the choosing. I feel so ashamed, and so I shall go. For my people. For my kingdom." She ended, and the people started cheering. Some were sobbing.
"Such a kind-hearted girl the princess is."
"The mother is questionable but- the princess..."
"How brave she is. To voluntarily go to the dragon's lair..."
Syaoran couldn't hear anymore. As the crowd dispersed into their normal lives, he dashed into the palace, so swiftly that the guards couldn't touch him and he sped all the way to where Eriol was.
[Cell - Eriol's & Syaoran's POVs (alternating)]
== will be eriol's pov
++ will be syaoran's pov
+Somehow I felt like I couldn't get there fast enough. But then all of a sudden it appeared before me. I stood dazed, as my teacher looked at me, puzzled. I had to catch my breath.+
=I wonder what happened, to make Syaoran run so fast. Then, in a rush, I understood.=
Syaoran spilled everything out. "The choosing happened just now! The princess is going! Did I tell you who the princess was? That one really beautiful girl that I was talking about! She volunteered herself! I can't believe it!"
=That girl was the princess? Wow, I didn't know my apprentice had such connections. But wow, a princess... to kill herself in order to save her kingdom. True bravery, I thought I would never see... especially from royalty.=
Then he broke my thoughts. "Here comes the bitch," he whispered and left quickly. =I looked around, and after a minute, I saw the queen herself. I grinned that Syaoran thought along the same lines that I did.=
The queen, along with some guards, came to the dragon slayer's cell, very desperate. She cursed at herself, at what she was about to do, but she had no other choice.
"I... need help." she looked away. "I'll give you... anything... anything you could ever wish for..." She didn't want her precious daughter to die before she turned 20. Her birthday was in a few months. The dragon slayer raised an eyebrow and looked at her critically. Finally he replied.
"You're only asking me because it's your daughter isn't it?" he sneered. "It's not for the kingdom. Just for yourself." Then he mumbled under his breath, "bitch". She heard the last remark, but she made an extra effort not to do anything. Eriol looked at her. She looked mad and her lips were pursed tightly, making them white. She looked back at him, and when he smirked at her, she turned away motioning the guards. One of them opened the cell door and they all left.
'Phew... I'm finally free.' he thought. It felt like he was there forever, even though it was really only for a few hours. So many things had happened so quickly. He came out and wandered the way in which the guards had dragged him out of.
When he got to the front of the palace again, he saw something out of the corner of the eye. It was the cat named 'Sakura' by the princess. (okay, syaoran told eriol about that too... ^_^) He picked it up. "So, kitty Sakura... should I do it? Should I save the princess... for that bitch?" He had no idea why he was talking to the cat, but he didn't care at the moment. He sat down on the steps, holding her still. She looked at him intensely with her sparkling emerald eyes. They looked amazingly deep, for an animal. Eriol sighed and let his thoughts wander.
[Syaoran's POV]
I left quickly, once I saw the 'bitch' and her 'minions'. I wandered around the courtyard, wondering when Eriol would come out. I knew that the queen would have to talk to him, because of the princess' threat. She looked desperate enough when I passed by her. There was a breeze, and I felt light. I sat down, on a bench near some flowers and sighed peacefully. Not long after, I heard a very familiar voice talking to something or someone. I bolted up. Eriol? I rushed out of the courtyard where I saw Eriol holding something. "Hiiragizawa!" I cried out.
[Normal POV]
Eriol looked up to where he heard his name being called out. He saw Syaoran very close to him, and he now looked very nervous. Probably the cat. Eriol smiled as the cat leaped from his lap onto Syaoran, who started screaming about monster cats and sneezing. 'Ah... just like old times.' he thought, grinning.
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