Runaways
By Jesus Freak
Disclaimer: No, I, Jesus Freak, hereby declare that I do not own CCS. Okay, not that that is over, this story gets better, believe me. I just finished writing it yesterday, it has 93 pages. Well, on with the story.
Now it is dark and Sakura is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Jessica. Finally she hears footsteps and sees Jessica approaching. She steps out of her hiding place. She notices a person with her; a man is all she can make out.
"So Sakura, are you ready? This is Syaoran and he will accompany us." Jessica introduced.
"I'm ready." They stole off into the night, climbing the high wall that surrounded the Kinomoto Palace. After that, the escape was a breeze. The group took a less used road out of the city and into the forest.
They traveled all night and well into the day. Syaoran was surprised that this Sakura girl hadn't complained. I mean, all girls complain!(No offense meant. I'm a girl too. This is just Syaoran's big ego…) Though, he did have to admit that she was beautiful with her shiny auburn-ginger colored hair, big emerald eyes, fair skin, and rosy lips.
'Beauty only goes skin deep!' He reprimanded himself. All the girls, especially princesses, he had met had been giggly, annoying, possessive, and whiny, not necessarily in that order. Thus Syaoran labeled all girls like that. They travel until one hour after the noon hour. (1:00)
Finally, they came to a small lake surrounded by tall hickory trees. Lush green grass and beautiful flowers added to the beauty.
"Home sweet home," Jessica sighed. She walked over to a rose bush and reached behind it. She pulled a faded lead lever and the rose bush retreated back, revealing a hole small enough for one person at a time to fit through.
One by one, they slipped through the hole and into a dimly lit cavern. The cavern was very messy, Clothes were strewn everywhere, books and papers tossed carelessly in the corner, and a thin layer of dust covered almost everything. The walls had tons of grim all over. "I'm not much of a housekeeper," She said with a sheepish smile. "But that's what I need you for. Sakura, you can help by cleaning the cave and cooking. Syaoran, I need help making the Quality Queen Honey I sell. You can collect the honey, get all the comb out of it, and bottle it."
Sakura gulped. All princesses were required to take a class on housekeeping. She had earned her badge, but just barely. The only thing she excelled in was dusting, but she usually broke the valuable things. Her teacher's words haunted her, "You're never going to make a good wife for your betrothed!" Well, no better time than the present to perfect (And develop) her cleaning and housekeeping skills.
"I'm very tired! Where can I put my bags and sleep?" Syaoran demanded. 'He's rude!' Sakura thought.
"Well, I only have two rooms. One has two bedrooms and the other, the one I sleep in, only has one big bed. I don't think anyone want's to sleep with me. I snore and roll around a lot." She pointed to a tunnel, "That's the room with two beds."
Syaoran grunted and slumped down the tunnel. "Sakura, you can start cleaning tomorrow after I show you two around the caves and show Syaoran all the stuff he needs to know about the bees and honey."
"I had no idea you grew Quality Queen Honey. That has magical healing properties, right? Wow."
"You better get some sleep. Good night."
"Night." Sakura headed down the tunnel Syaoran had and fell asleep instantly on the unoccupied bed, just like Syaoran had.
Syaoran yawned and sat up. He saw Sakura blinking dumbly at the wall, very tired. 'Maybe I should be nice to her. After all, she's a long way from home, like me, and who knows long I'll be stuck with her.' He reasoned. He turned to her.
"Sakura, that's right, right? We better get up… RRRRROOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Syaoran suddenly yelled. Sakura jumped.
"What did you do that for?"
"To wake you up! It worked to because you aren't staring at the wall anymore." He got up and went out to the main cavern. Sakura followed and both saw Jessica reading a book. She looked at the page number, then closed the book with a snap.
"Ready for the tour? Follow me." She lead them down another, narrower tunnel. "I light the place with candles but it was bright enough outside that I didn't need to. Also, while you were sleeping, I put up signs up so no one can get lost."
The first room they were led to was huge. A fifteen-foot ceiling, 50 feet wide. One part was raised up higher than the other part. The high part had a medium-sized waterfall cascading down into the crystalline depths of a lake in the middle.
"This is what I call the Rio de la Plata, which is Spanish for River of Silver. This is where you can train or bathe or whatever." The high part was bare except for the waterfall and very smooth, perfect for training. "The lake's water is very warm but stay away from the waterfall. The water is cold enough to freeze someone. If you look closely, you can see that the waterfall water doesn't actually flow into the lake. I have a barrier so the water just circulates."
The tour continued and finally, Jessica put Sakura to work and took Syaoran out to the bees. She managed to clean without breaking anything. He managed to collect three jars of Quality Queen Honey without getting stung. Exhausted, they collapsed in bed at the end of the day.
The next morning, Syaoran woke up at what he guessed was 5 sun positions and half a position past the darkness hour. (5:30 am) The bed next to him was empty. 'Must be cleaning' He concluded. 'I need to train. Just because I'm away from the palace doesn't give me an excuse to get out of shape.
Not very long but I was think maybe you thought I had disappeared. Sorry for the wait! The next chapter will be up soon. R&R please. Jesus Freak signing out!^_~![pic]
By Jesus Freak
Disclaimer: No, I, Jesus Freak, hereby declare that I do not own CCS. Okay, not that that is over, this story gets better, believe me. I just finished writing it yesterday, it has 93 pages. Well, on with the story.
Now it is dark and Sakura is anxiously awaiting the arrival of Jessica. Finally she hears footsteps and sees Jessica approaching. She steps out of her hiding place. She notices a person with her; a man is all she can make out.
"So Sakura, are you ready? This is Syaoran and he will accompany us." Jessica introduced.
"I'm ready." They stole off into the night, climbing the high wall that surrounded the Kinomoto Palace. After that, the escape was a breeze. The group took a less used road out of the city and into the forest.
They traveled all night and well into the day. Syaoran was surprised that this Sakura girl hadn't complained. I mean, all girls complain!(No offense meant. I'm a girl too. This is just Syaoran's big ego…) Though, he did have to admit that she was beautiful with her shiny auburn-ginger colored hair, big emerald eyes, fair skin, and rosy lips.
'Beauty only goes skin deep!' He reprimanded himself. All the girls, especially princesses, he had met had been giggly, annoying, possessive, and whiny, not necessarily in that order. Thus Syaoran labeled all girls like that. They travel until one hour after the noon hour. (1:00)
Finally, they came to a small lake surrounded by tall hickory trees. Lush green grass and beautiful flowers added to the beauty.
"Home sweet home," Jessica sighed. She walked over to a rose bush and reached behind it. She pulled a faded lead lever and the rose bush retreated back, revealing a hole small enough for one person at a time to fit through.
One by one, they slipped through the hole and into a dimly lit cavern. The cavern was very messy, Clothes were strewn everywhere, books and papers tossed carelessly in the corner, and a thin layer of dust covered almost everything. The walls had tons of grim all over. "I'm not much of a housekeeper," She said with a sheepish smile. "But that's what I need you for. Sakura, you can help by cleaning the cave and cooking. Syaoran, I need help making the Quality Queen Honey I sell. You can collect the honey, get all the comb out of it, and bottle it."
Sakura gulped. All princesses were required to take a class on housekeeping. She had earned her badge, but just barely. The only thing she excelled in was dusting, but she usually broke the valuable things. Her teacher's words haunted her, "You're never going to make a good wife for your betrothed!" Well, no better time than the present to perfect (And develop) her cleaning and housekeeping skills.
"I'm very tired! Where can I put my bags and sleep?" Syaoran demanded. 'He's rude!' Sakura thought.
"Well, I only have two rooms. One has two bedrooms and the other, the one I sleep in, only has one big bed. I don't think anyone want's to sleep with me. I snore and roll around a lot." She pointed to a tunnel, "That's the room with two beds."
Syaoran grunted and slumped down the tunnel. "Sakura, you can start cleaning tomorrow after I show you two around the caves and show Syaoran all the stuff he needs to know about the bees and honey."
"I had no idea you grew Quality Queen Honey. That has magical healing properties, right? Wow."
"You better get some sleep. Good night."
"Night." Sakura headed down the tunnel Syaoran had and fell asleep instantly on the unoccupied bed, just like Syaoran had.
Syaoran yawned and sat up. He saw Sakura blinking dumbly at the wall, very tired. 'Maybe I should be nice to her. After all, she's a long way from home, like me, and who knows long I'll be stuck with her.' He reasoned. He turned to her.
"Sakura, that's right, right? We better get up… RRRRROOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Syaoran suddenly yelled. Sakura jumped.
"What did you do that for?"
"To wake you up! It worked to because you aren't staring at the wall anymore." He got up and went out to the main cavern. Sakura followed and both saw Jessica reading a book. She looked at the page number, then closed the book with a snap.
"Ready for the tour? Follow me." She lead them down another, narrower tunnel. "I light the place with candles but it was bright enough outside that I didn't need to. Also, while you were sleeping, I put up signs up so no one can get lost."
The first room they were led to was huge. A fifteen-foot ceiling, 50 feet wide. One part was raised up higher than the other part. The high part had a medium-sized waterfall cascading down into the crystalline depths of a lake in the middle.
"This is what I call the Rio de la Plata, which is Spanish for River of Silver. This is where you can train or bathe or whatever." The high part was bare except for the waterfall and very smooth, perfect for training. "The lake's water is very warm but stay away from the waterfall. The water is cold enough to freeze someone. If you look closely, you can see that the waterfall water doesn't actually flow into the lake. I have a barrier so the water just circulates."
The tour continued and finally, Jessica put Sakura to work and took Syaoran out to the bees. She managed to clean without breaking anything. He managed to collect three jars of Quality Queen Honey without getting stung. Exhausted, they collapsed in bed at the end of the day.
The next morning, Syaoran woke up at what he guessed was 5 sun positions and half a position past the darkness hour. (5:30 am) The bed next to him was empty. 'Must be cleaning' He concluded. 'I need to train. Just because I'm away from the palace doesn't give me an excuse to get out of shape.
Not very long but I was think maybe you thought I had disappeared. Sorry for the wait! The next chapter will be up soon. R&R please. Jesus Freak signing out!^_~![pic]
