Author's Notes: I want you people to understand. In the Anime, Syaoran's power was the moon, well, this is an AU fic, so I changed it. It's the power of the sun. And as for Sakura, hers is the power of the sun and stars. No moon. K? Oh yeah, I might add Yue and Keroberos later, I dunno. And here's the Thank You List! Sorry, but they were the first people that reviewed before 12:00 AM US Central Time. Here they are!

Pink Cherry Blossom: I hope you like this chapter just as much as the first!

cherryblossomsakura2111: I hope the A.N. got everything straightened out for ya! ^_^

Rindi: Sorry that I had gotten you so confused! Sorry! But it would get sort of old if I kept adding, 'Syaoran said' and 'Yelan snapped' after every sentence they spoke. If Syaoran said the first line, he'll say the rest of the odd lines. K? Hope we got that cleared! I know how you feel!

crystal-chan: Hehe! Is that really your name? Crystal? Mines Krystal. Heehee. And I posted quickly, thanks to people like you that review!

Wintermute: Oh... well, Thank you for pointing that out! Im not great at Japanese, so I use them like I would in English! Since Kisu means Kiss, No means of, and Densetsu means Legend! So I had just put them together. Well, thanks for pointing that out to me! I would of never have noticed that! And as for the other thing, did I put that in the story?! Would of, instead of would have??? I feel stupid now, because I knew would've meant would have. Sorry! But just bear with me! I write at night, when my eyelids are drooping. Plus, I like to seperate words, to make it sound more 'old fashioned'. It sounds like that to my family if you separate the words.

Kim: Well, it won't be long before you'll find out what Yelan is planning! Something very 'special' as I might say.

Pink Cherry Blossom: Was it really suspenseful? I would have never noticed. And Syaoran tell Sakura the danger? Yeah... right... he's a hardheaded block head. Sorry Syaoran fans, but it's true. But he's less hard headed in my fic.

Okay, that should wrap up the 'thank you's. Well, here's the next chapter!!! Enjoy, and don't forget to R+R!!! It encourages me to write.

Kisu no Densetsu

2: Angel or Witch

Syaoran sat in his black square shaped like carriage, that was headed to the Kinomoto castle. He did not want to obey his mother and follow through with her plan. But if he was to remain in his castle, then he knew he must. He had to dirty his hands just for his selfish and lazy mother.

He felt drained and weary from his long journey. It had been two days of nothing but bumps and squeaks, and hardly any rest during the nights. The only reason they needed to stop was to rest the horses, and let them graze. Two days of travel with no towns in between the kingdoms for rest was stressful to the mind and body. And Syaoran did feel the stress starting to get to him and his body.

The first thing he was planning on doing when he had reached the faraway kingdom was to rest for at least a day and lounge around till he felt up to having a meeting with the king. But he was thankful that the tired some trip would soon be over. If it weren't for the horses at their trotting speed, it would have taken at least five to six days, instead of three. It was a very long road from his home to the Kinomoto Kingdom.

Syaoran looked out towards the setting sun, slowly disappearing from view over the trees of the Forest of Eternal Sleep that surrounded the Kinomoto Kingdom.

It was said that the forest was the nesting place for evil, lurking around every tree, hidden in the shadows of darkness. But so far, he hadn't seen any sign of danger what so ever. What also puzzled him, was how the forest had gotten it's name. The Forest of Eternal Sleep.

Soon, the sun had fully set, leaving the sky open for the moon to shine it's might over all of the lands, and fade every dark shadow in it's midst. But the only place it could not penetrate was the forest. Leaving the forest dark and dreary for any travelers passing through.

"The moon will be full in a few days time..." Syaoran mumbled to himself, as he gazed at the brightest object in the sky. It was a magnificent sight.

Syaoran pulled his head back in, and quickly lit a lantern that was hanging inside of the carriage.

Within a second, the wick lit alight from the touch of a magical fire, created by prince Syaoran. Fire was his specialty, because his power had come from the shine of the sun, it was his main magic aside from the element wind.

Tomorrow would be the end of his long and tiring journey. He would finally arrive at the Kinomoto Castle.

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The next day, we find the princess sitting in her bed chamber, on her beautiful feather soft bed adorned with silver sheeting. She stared at the navy blue tile floor beneath her feet.

She could feel it. The magical power of a Li, coming nearer and nearer. It was powerful, and glowed with power and strength. It felt green, with a few strands of gold woven into it. Who ever it was, was a magician of the sun, and could harness the power of the great burning object in the sky.

She stood. It would only be a few hours or so before they would arrive, here, at her castle.

What was she doing, sitting around? There were things to do and prepare before they would arrive.

She returned to her sitting position, as she held her head in her hands. What a headache. Later, she would have to return to the gardens. She had been so worked up over the letter that had arrived a few days ago. She wasn't sure if she could go through with the meeting. Perhaps she should just call off the meeting, and send them back on their way... but no. She wouldn't. She could only guess as to how tired, and in need of rest and food they were, from their long and dangerous journey just to talk and sign some papers. Which she had very doubt that she would sign.

Personally, she felt that they were just wasting their time and energy. But if it would please them, she would meet with them.

Sakura stood and walked out of the room. She had to hand out orders and get things prepared. Time was of the essence.

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Syaoran sighed in relief, as he could finally see the sky blue pointed tops of the Kinomoto Castle. It was a sight for sore eyes. It brought peace to his troubled mind, not to mention all of his worries to dissipate into thin air. It would only be a few minutes now. Ten at the most.

Syaoran's ear's pricked up at the sound of a drifting melody, floating through the air. It was very faint though. Syaoran quickly pulled his head out of the window, and ordered the driver to stop the carriage.

"Driver, stop the carriage."

The driver pulled the leathery reins back, telling the horses to slow to a stop. The horses were grateful for the short break they were receiving. After all, it was exhausting, pulling a 100 or 200 pound cart, with two men on it.

Syaoran listened quietly, trying to sound out the melody from the noises of the horses and wild creatures of the forest. But he could no longer hear it. It was gone.

He sighed. "Driver, let's continue, shall we?"

"As you wish, Prince Syaoran."

The carriage started with a jolt, as Syaoran pulled himself back into the carriage. The melody... it was enchanting. Even though he had only got a small whiff of it, he wanted to hear more. It must of been coming from the Kinomoto kingdom. He was sure of it. Well, he hoped that he would hear more of it soon.

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All of the worries and troubles that were bottled up inside of her faded with the drift of the wind, as Sakura sat in the gardens, forgetting where she was and all of her duties, as she hummed a tune that was embedded in her memory. A tune that her mother used to hum to her when she was younger. A haunting tune.

Her mother used sing, and she was very good at it too. And that was where Sakura had found her talent of singing from. Her mother sang opera. And Sakura felt that she should follow in her mother's footsteps. But yet, she wanted to dance. It was something that she wanted, and not something that she had gotten from either side of her parents. But aside from dancing, singing was a thing she also did in her spare time.

But it wasn't long before Sakura was interrupted by her right hand maid, Hana.

"Mi Lady, Prince Syaoran of the Li Kingdom has arrived. I thought that it best that I inform you about it."

Without turning to face Hana, Sakura said, "Very well. See to it that his horses are taken to the stables, and that he receives his room for his short stay, and anybody else with him receives a room as well. You know how it works."

Hana bowed, even though Sakura's back was to her and she could not see her.

"Yes, Mi Lady."

Sakura sighed. The peaceful feeling that had caused her to feel like singing had vanished, as it was replaced by the troubles and worries of a Li being in her home. Stress was starting to build up inside of her. Being a princess was a lot of hassle and misery. Never a day off. It was all work and no play. Making her feel like an over worked horse or mule.

She continued to sit on the stone bench, while holding her head in her hands. Headaches, headaches, and more headaches. She wasn't sure how much longer she could wait for the new moon. She was starting to grow impatient....

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Syaoran laid on a bed in one of the Kinomoto's guest chambers. He was exhausted from the long journey, and the feel of a soft bed beneath him made him extremely thankful to be where he was, even though he didn't want to be there.

He continued to stare up at the white silk canopy. He knew his ears weren't playing tricks on him. He was positive that he had heard somebody singing on his way here. But it was gone just as soon as it came. Was it just his imagination? Was he really that tired to have imagined such a sweet sound?

He sat up. He could rest later. He would at least need to meet the King he was supposed to be meeting tomorrow. He wanted to know what he was like. And if it really was worth carrying out his mothers wishes just to return home.

He stood. First thing was first. He needed to request an audience with the king...

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Syaoran wandered the halls aimlessly, lost. Weren't there any bloody people around the castle? Maids? Butlers? Anybody? He was tired of searching and going around in circles.

"Hello? Is anybody here?" he shouted.

After a few minutes, he saw nobody but heard the sound of clicking heels on the cold tile floor. Then, four maids rushed past him, but he quickly reached out and grasped one of them by the elbow, pulling her back.

"Excuse me, but could you point me towards the throne room? I need to request an audience from the king."

The out of breath maid quirked an eyebrow at him.

"King? Im sorry sir, but there hasn't been a king living in this castle for six years already."

"Then the queen."

"Sorry sir. But there is no queen either."

"No... queen?" he repeated slowly. "Then who governs the Kinomoto kingdom?"

This was quite unexpected. Even his mother was unaware of this.

"The Princess does. She's out in the gardens, if you wish to speak with her. The way to the gardens is that way." she spoke with haste, as she pointed down the hall which the maids had just came from.

Syaoran nodded as he thanked her and released her. She quickly ran off to catch up with the other maids.

Now it was his turn to take his leave. But he couldn't get over the fact that a princess ruled over the Kinomoto Kingdom. Well, one thing was for sure, if she was ugly, it would make the job easier. If she was pretty, it was going to be difficult. But another thing he took into consideration was the way they acted. And with all of the princess' he had ever seen, it would be a pretty easy job for him to finish.

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Syaoran found himself out in the royal gardens after a short walk in the direction that the maid had pointed out. His eyes met millions of brilliant colors, surrounding him.

The gardens were filled with flowers of all sorts. Ranging from desert cactus' to water lilies and everything in between. There were so many flowers that littered the place that the air was intoxicating. There were so many different kinds of flowers that he didn't even know that some of them actually existed.

'It's almost like a fairy tale.' he thought to himself.

His eyes continued to scan his surroundings. Nothing but flowers everywhere, with the small exception of a group of cherry trees at the edge of the gardens and a large fountain stood in the center with an angel bearing water from a basket that it held in it's arms, as it looked down into the pond it created below it, while it stood on one foot.

Syaoran made his way to the fountain, but before he could reach his short destination, something golden sparkled in the distance, near the cherry trees, catching his eye.

What was it?

Changing his course, he made his way towards the cherry trees.

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Sakura continued to remain where she had been for the last two hours. Sitting in her same spot on the stone bench with her head in her hands.

The small reminder of prince Li arriving didn't do much to help her troubled mind. But it wasn't in her right place to blame Hana for informing her. It was hers. She should told Hana that she didn't want to be disturbed. But one thing she was thankful for. She was glad it was a sunny day. The suns energy helped keep her nerves down. Her headache was now gone, but she couldn't stop thinking of the Li's, and what horrible stories she had heard over the years.

'They treated us like dogs!'

'They sent my son out to war without our consent. And he never returned.'

'The Li's raised our taxes twice in a month for no reason what so ever!'

'They're monsters, I tell you! And i'm warning you, you'll be sorry to set foot in their lands!'

'Im glad we had finally moved to the Kinomoto kingdom. The Li's had raised the taxes so much, that my pay had been cut in half. We could barely buy food! We nearly starved!'

All these stories and more continued to repeat themselves, as she listened unwillingly to them complain over and over again. Scenes her imagination had created appeared, repeating in flashes in front of her minds eye.

But she was knocked out of her silent torture as foot steps snapped her out of her thoughts. When the footsteps had ended, a shadow was cast over her, blocking the sun from reaching her. Then, a deep and masculine voice asked,

"Miss, im searching for the Princess. I was told I could find her out in the gardens."

Sakura straightened her back from her slouched position. Her back still towards him as she answered, "I am princess Sakura."

She stood gracefully, as she turned to look at him. "May I help you, prince Li?"

He cleared his throat as he asked, "I would like to request an audience with you, princess."

"And may I ask you, for what reason do you request my presence?" her voice soft and calm, but eyes the opposite. Stern and fierce.

"Because, I would like to get to know you better before tomorrow, when we hold our meeting to discuss about treaties.

At first sight, Syaoran's breath had caught in his throat when he first gazed into her emerald eyes. She sure was beautiful. Just the sight of her was exhilarating. And her voice was like music to the ears. Soft and gentle like the cool ocean breeze. But he could definitely sense a very powerful aura radiating off of her. It felt pink, but had gold and... white? Was it actually white woven into her aura along with the gold? He didn't understand. The girl could harness the power of the sun. But what did the white mean? If it was silver, it would of been the moon. But it wasn't...

"I am sorry to inform you that I will not be accepting any requests today. And I believe that since you have just arrived from your tiresome journey that you should be resting in your bed chamber now. After all, the meeting is tomorrow. There is no need to get friendly so quickly. Besides, you'll only be here a few days, and the possibility of you returning is very small." she told him with an icy tone.

She didn't want to have anything to do with a Li, she had decided.

She started to walk away, back towards the safety of the castle walls, but she didn't go as much as two yards, before saying, "I will send somebody up to inform you when dinner is ready. So please, if you'll excuse me. I have a schedule to keep."

And with that said, she left, leaving Syaoran to be with himself and his own thoughts.

Syaoran felt almost infuriated. One thing was certain. She would be easy to deal with. At first, he had considered on ignoring his mothers words by the girls beauty and grace. But with her fierce and impatient sounding voice, he had reconsidered. Maybe his mother was right for choosing this path of negotiations.

He didn't like stuck up little girls, and she just happened to be one of those. Well, she wouldn't be for much longer...

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The day had passed very quickly, and it was now dinner time.

We now find the Prince and Princess sitting in the Royal Dining room, eating dinner.

The large room was filled with complete silence with the exception of the sounds of silver utensils scrapping or taping against the white, silver rimmed china, and the feet of maids, as they rushed past eachother, bustling about, finishing up their daily cleaning and dusting.

The princess sat at the head of the table, while the visiting prince sat at the foot of the table. Both sat across from eachother, but had much distance between them. And princess Sakura was thankful for that! She had lost her appetite when she had spoke to the prince. At least he wasn't trying to start a conversation with her.

Syaoran unwillingly sat in the silence of dinner as he quickly ate. The silence was killing him, and with her just sitting there, without anything to say at all, made it even more unbearable! Well, the quicker he ate, the sooner he could excuse himself and take his leave. And that was the only thing that kept him quiet, and that was his quick eating. Soon, the silent torture would be over! And thank god when it did!

It was only a few minutes later that Syaoran had stood, and did a slight bow.

"Now if you'll excuse me, I think I will retire for the day. Good night, princess." he spoke smoothly, but accented with a bit of a cold tone.

And with those few words said, he did take his leave, and left. Quickly, I might add.

Princess Sakura sat quietly, finishing up her dinner. She was in no haste. But she knew prince Li was. And she had decided, that since he was in such a rush, she wouldn't bother to offer him to stay for seconds. Yes, the idea had crossed her mind. But there was no use in wasting your breath if you knew that the person would refuse. So she hadn't spoken at all.

Soon, her plate was clear of all food, and she stood. Perhaps it was time for her to retire as well. It was growing late, and dark out. Shadows were now growing further and further into her kingdom. Soon, dark would completely cover the land.

She started to make her way to her room. She needed to get enough rest tonight. The 'big' meeting was tomorrow. But speaking of shadows.... first, she wanted to take a night stroll in her gardens. A quick stroll.

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Syaoran sat in the guest room which was given to him, on the bed, as he summoned out his sword from it's pendant form.

There was a burst of sun magic around him as his sword appeared in a great flash of white light.

When the light had faded, he held it out in front of him vertically with the blade up, as he stared proudly at it. One of his most prized possessions. His father had given it to him during his fourth birthday. It was only a year later before his father died. And young Syaoran was much to little to even lift the wonderfully crafted, old, magical tool. And not once, had he spilt blood with it. But would that ever change? Would he always be that lucky?.... No. Not if he listened to his mother.

Would he do it? Follow through with the plan? Could he do it?.... It was one of the hardest decisions he would ever make in his life. He wanted to go home, but yet, he wanted to stay in the Kinomoto kingdom. He couldn't run home now. His mother would kill him. But if he stayed, then he would have to... but what if he didn't do what his mother said, and just stayed here? Yeah, right. Like the stuck up little princess would allow him to stay in her castle. He could tell by the way she acted that she didn't like any Li. And he was a Li.

He sighed in misery, as he set his sword on the bed and walked to the balcony. The balcony over looked the gardens, and everything from his balcony could be seen with the naked eye.

The moon was out, and it was bright and beautiful. It outshone all of the stars in the dark sky, making them look like blurred white specks behind the moon.

Slowly, the wind started to pick up, blowing gently and quietly as if shifted through Syaoran's hair. The atmosphere was making him feel relaxed. A little too relax, because he could feel sleep start to work it's way into his senses.

He was about to make his way back to the bed to drift into a peaceful slumber, but something caught his attention from the corner of his eye.

He looked down, and there was that horrid princess! His tiredness faded in an instant, as he watched her suspiciously from the balcony. What was she doing out at this time of night?

He watched her as she headed towards the same cherry trees that he had found her at earlier. But she didn't stop there. She had froze a moment as she looked around to see if anyone was watching, and if only she had looked up, she would of noticed the prince watching her in suspicion and wonder.

She wasn't dressed in the same attire as earlier. Earlier during the day, she was wearing a very light pink dress, almost white. The back of the skirt had barely touched the ground, while the front rose up to her knees. It had no backing and no sleeves, but the front top went up to her neck, creating a turtle neck to hold the front up.

But this time, the dress was black, and the skirt almost touched the ground all the way around. The top was built similar to her other dress, but had a backing to it, but no sleeves.

He watched as she quickly started for the forest. What was she thinking? Going off into the forest at night, and alone to boot! Was she crazy?!

Well, whatever she was doing, he was going to find out.

Continued....

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Well, there you have it! The 2nd chapter. And I will be bringing Tomoyo into the next chapter. But you'll be surprised as to what role she plays!!! She plays a special role. VERY special.

And the thing about Sakura's mother singing, well, I couldn't resist. I love opera, so I added it in. Please people!!! REVIEW REVIEW REVIEW!!! Because I feel like im being used. Im not getting enough reviews!!! So, do you think Syaoran will come through, and find in his heart that Sakura's not a witch? Or will his heart remain unchanged??? You'll have to wait to find out! Also, the more reviews I get, the more encouraged I am! And the quicker I will write!!!

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