All is Fair in Love and War
Chapter Two:
A Chance
Encounter
Princess Sakura and Lady Tomoyo were riding on horse back through
out the kingdom. The princess had
sneaked out of the castle. She wished
not to be followed by her guards. She
wanted to be a normal girl for once.
"Oh, Tomoyo I really wish I didn't have
to marry," the princess sighed.
"Now, you have a choice, at the ball you
will choose the one who steals your heart," Tomoyo replied.
In the conversion they were in they
hadn't noticed that they were near the kingdom's borders or that they were
being watched by an unknown figure.
They figure circle around them to see the lovely young woman.
"I envy you, Tomoyo you choose at your
heart's desire," Sakura sighed. Tomoyo
was about to continue with there chat when they hear a noise in the distance it
was coming closer.
"Sakura we are near the border," Tomoyo
whispered.
"You don't think they are bandits from
the other side," she continued.
"I don't know," Sakura answered.
"Hurry let's go," Tomoyo said.
As they road away, the one who was
watching them jumped out. He was a man
from what they could tell. The figure
was dressed completely in black even his steed was gloomy color. He had a mask to cover his face. He was tall and slender; the only thing they
were able to see was his eyes. They
were a cold red.
"Ladies, were are you going?" he said in
an overpowering voice.
"Please Sir, what does the want?" Sakura
said in a trembling voice.
"Come on, why do you I assume I want something?"
he asked.
They did not know what to answer. They were utterly terrified; he came closer
to see the fear in their eyes. He
laughed when they could not stop trembling.
"Princess Sakura please come with me?" he
asked extending his hand out to Sakura.
"You are mistaken Sir, she is not the
Princess," Tomoyo quickly said.
"You take me for a fool I know she is the
Princess Sakura and you are Lady Tomoyo," He hissed.
"Tomoyo ride!" Sakura shouted as she rode
away form their mysterious attacker. Tomoyo
quickly got up to her. But as fast as
they rode the figure was quickly behind them.
On a near by road, Yukito and Prince
Xiaolong were riding and enjoying the sights of the forest, when they heard
voices near by.
"Someone please help us!" a young woman
was calling out.
"Shout all you want no one can hear you!"
another voice shouted out, but this time it was a man's voice.
"Yukito we must help them," Xiaolong
stated.
"I know, but they are on the other side
of the border, what if they catch you," Yukito stated worriedly.
"Don't worry no one knows how I look
like," Xiaolong said as he rode off to the direction the voices were coming
form.
"Wait," Yukito said as he followed
Xiaolong.
Xiaolong white stallion jump over bushes and
plants and crossing to the figures in front of him, Yukito was not far behind
with his gray stallion. They raced
faster and faster to the blurred images.
Sakura in all of the rush did not notice the tree branch in her path.
When she finally did see it was to late to curve out of the way and it was too
low for her to duck under, so she braced herself for impact when the horse
suddenly stopped in front of the branch causing her to fall of the stallion. Lady Tomoyo was about to stop when Sakura,
still very much conscious, shouted to get away from here and get help. So she rode off in the direction of the
castle. Sakura quickly got to her feet
and was surprised that she wasn't as injury as she thought she would be. The secretive assailant quickly got off of
his steed and went to her. Sakura had
not noticed the sword at his side. She
wanted to run but there was something about him that made her unable to run.
"Now miss, please come with me," he said.
"No, please leave me alone," Sakura,
cried as he came closer.
"Stop leave her alone," the assailant
heard from behind.
He quickly turned around to see a young
boy with chestnut hair and honey eyes ready to fight with sword in hands. Behind him was an elderly boy with gray
silver hair with hazel eyes and horse back ready to do something but he wasn't
sure what. He smiled thought of a young
boy like him was going to change him it made him laugh.
"You think you are man enough, to fight
me boy?" he asked.
"Come now, the question is are you man
enough to fight a "boy" or are you just man enough to fight a young lady?"
Xiaolong smiled.
"You will pay for just a comment," he
shouted.
He pulled out his sword and prepared to
fight. Xiaolong stood there waiting for
him to strike. When the mysterious man
finally aid with his sword after encircling him once or twice. Sakura could not keep her eyes of the young
man who was protecting her. He was
handsome and that was a fact. She
wondered if angels excised for they did he would be one of them. The battle have already started, the dark
man quickly swung his sword and was quickly blocked by the young man's sword. The way they were battling any person would
have thought they have years and years of training. They both had not harmed each other at all. In the excitement they had not noticed the
guards, Lady Tomoyo and Prince Touya appearance. Prince Touya quickly went to Sakura and checked if she was
harmed.
"Sakura, are you alright?" Touya
asked. Sakura had not answered him
because she kept her eyes on Xiaolong.
"Sakura?" Touya asked again placing his
hand on her shoulder.
"Touya when did you arrive?" Sakura
asked.
"Just now, are you alright?" Touya asked.
"Yes, thanks to the young man with brown
hair and honey eyes," Sakura answered.
Touya quickly looked at the young boy
then looked at the other man who was watching him too.
"Who is he with?" Touya pointed to the
Yukito.
"His with the young man," Sakura
answered.
Yukito finally looked at Sakura and Touya
and his eyes locked with Touya. He did
not know why but something about this man interested him. Their eyes seemed draw together, then he
noticed he was paying any attention to how Xiaolong was doing, so with great
regret he broke the lock they had and turned to the battle. The guard and Tomoyo were all in awe of the
young man who seemed to be a great swords fighter. The wondered if he maybe even better then Prince Touya. Even Touya himself wonder if he was better
then him. Xiaolong and the mysterious
man finally noticed that they had company.
The mysterious attacker did not like the idea of more people there. It was too big of a risk he could be caught,
the boy was better than he ever expected. He was about to jump out of the way
when Xiaolong kicked him and knocked him over.
The boy had won he actually beat him.
But he wasn't about to be beaten by a mere boy. He slipped out a small pouch of under his
cloak and throws it at him. He quickly
ducked out of the way and when the pouch hit the floor there was a small
explosion and a cloud of smoke. When
the smoke clear the mysterious man was gone.
"Where did he go?" Touya asked.
Yukito quickly got off his stallion and
went to Xiaolong.
"Are you alright?" He asked.
"Yes, I'm fine," Xiaolong, said. He quickly turned to Sakura and noticed how
truly beautiful she was.
"Are you alright?" Xiaolong asked her.
"Yes thank you," Sakura said with a
smile.
"Thank for saving me sisters life, both
of you," Touya said.
"Your welcome," Xiaolong and Yukito said
in unison.
"We must be leaving now," Yukito said and
Xiaolong nodded.
They went to the stallions and mounted
them.
"Wait, what are your names?" Sakura
asked.
Xiaolong and Yukito looked at each other
and then Yukito asked, "I don't mean to be rude, but who wishes to know?"
"Prince Touya and Princess Sakura of the
Kinomoto Kingdom," Touya answered.
With that Yukito and Xiaolong went pale,
and Touya noticed this.
"Who are you? You are not of this Kingdom are you?" Touya asked.
"Why do you assume that?" Yukito asked.
"Because you went pale and did not answer
our question," Touya said.
Xiaolong saw if they ran that they would
surly be got and there is more of them.
He did not know what to do. He
would not lied because he wasn't a good at lying and neither was Yukito. Yukito looked at Xiaolong and nodded.
"Am sorry you would not be happy with the
answer," Xiaolong finally said.
"We must leave come now your mother will
be worried," Yukito said.
"Yes," Xiaolong said.
"Wait who are you, if you are from the
other kingdom will not attack you, we just want to know," Sakura pleaded.
"Please. I promise we won't do anything,"
Sakura said.
Sakura looked and Touya and he nodded.
"We won't do anything," Touya said as he
looked at the guards they nodded as well.
Yukito looked at Xiaolong and he nodded, Yukito would do all of the talking. Xiaolong turned around he did not want to
see the look the young lady would have on her face.
"I am Yukito Tsukishiro, guardian and
adviser to," Yukito said as he pointed to Xiaolong," Prince Xiaolong of the Li
Kingdom."
Xiaolong did not see the look on their
faces but he could image and he heard their gasps. When he finally turns to face them he said, "I wish no trouble, I
don't even know why we are enemies, but I wish between us."
Yukito and Xiaolong quickly rode off,
leaving a shock group of people.
Authors
Note: I know it not my best work ever.
Noticed they nodded a lot. Sorry
about that.