All is Fair in Love and War
Chapter Seven:
Masked Ball
Part One
Sakura looked at dawn's
sunrise. The dark yet exquisite
night sky was slowly turning into a lovely morning. Sakura had never been one to rise so every but today so could not
help it. Her mind kept telling that
tonight, was to be a ball in which she should have to should for the one she
would be with. She turned her bed in
which she had placed her gown for the ball early that morning.
It was a long and light cherry
color. It was imperial design. It had
no sleeves but at her shoulders was layers of light pink lace. The top of her dress was silk with tiny
embroider cherry blossoms and the base of it. The bottom was layer of layer of light pick lace at the swing like a
bell when she walked. Her gloves were a
lighter pink and the same king of petite cherry blossoms embroider at the
opening. The back of her dress was open back with silk ribbons falling from top
to base of her dress. It was a
beautiful dress; Tomoyo had made it for her. Tomoyo loved making dress for her, at first so would not accept them
because she felt that Tomoyo should wear the lovely dress every time Tomoyo
would make a face and should could say no.
She had even made the necklace and
the pins she would wear and her hair. The necklace was pink cherry blossom lace with tiny pink gems and the
center of every little flower. Her pins
were giant cherry blossoms with silk ribbons flowing for the bottom. Tomoyo even made her mask. It was her father's adviser who suggested
that it be a masked ball. That way her
suitors who not know who I was and if any one them would curt her, they would
be honest of something like that, but she felt that he had something but his
sleeves and so did Touya. But the one
thing Tomoyo had not made was the brooch she would wear. It was a crystal cherry blossom with pink
gems in the center it was very beautiful. He mother had given it to her before she died, she had, had it made for
just for her. Sakura treasured the
brooch with her life.
It was going to be a long
night. She would have to dance with
every gentleman who courted her. She
hated formal balls, there were so boring. She sighed and looked up at the mirror that faced her. In the background of her reflection the
bright light of the sunrise made an object in the distance shine a light
flash. She quickly turned around to
find where to flash came from. Her
sight landed at the castle in the distance. She smiled and blushed. She knew
it was Prince Xiaolang, she didn't know how she knew but she knew it was he.
"If only he could come to
the ball," Sakura sighed.
"If only who could come
to the ball, Sakura?" Kero asked causing Sakura to jump. She did not know Kero was awake.
"I did not know you were
awake, Kero?" Sakura asked trying to avoid the questions.
"I really do not know, I
just did, but you did not answer my question," Kero quickly stated. Then he saw the flash of light from her
window. He quickly flew by her side. The he grinned.
"Ah, young Prince
Xiaolang is up as well, is he the one you wish to come to the ball?" Kero
asked.
Sakura blushed and turned
to face the castle.
"I take that as a yes,"
Kero stated as he sat down on the window's ledge. He sat in silence, looking at the castle with his tail, swinging
left to right as if he was in deep concentration. Then the flash again, he smiled and looked up at Sakura who was
farther confused. He turned back to the
castle and said," He is practicing his magic, Yue is teaching and Eriol is
watching."
"How do you know?" Sakura
asked.
"I sense their
auras. Eriol has a familiar aura; it
has Clow Reed's strength and his knowledge. Yue's aura is unlike any others, he is cold in exterior but is gentle
and warm inside, am sure Xiaolang knows that because in all of the time I have
know Yue, he has never been so gentle to any one. As for Xiaolang's aura I have never sense anything like it. He is full of power, strength, skill a great
warrior is all I can say, but at the same time is as gentle as you," Kero
stated.
"A gentle warrior, does
such a person excite?" Sakura asked.
"It does in him?" Kero
answered.
"What is he doing?" she
asked.
"Close your eyes and
concentrate, on him if you haven't all ready?" Kero grinned. She narrowed her eyes and did as she was
told. The image of Xiaolang appeared in
her vision and she smiled. Kero saw it
his cue and told her to open her eyes. She did as she was told…
In the Li Clan castle…
Xiaolang was by the
window his eyes closed and his hand stretched out in front of him with a little
golden paper in his hand. Yue was
standing or rather floating to his left and Eriol as on his bed watching his
cousin learn. Then that flash again,
followed by the golden paper burning up in his hands and turning into a small
dancing flame. He opened his eyes and
smiled. He narrowed his eyes and the
flame looked like it was stretching and taking space then in turn into a small
wolf of fire. Yue nodded his head in
approval and Eriol smiled. He had
learned to control his power over magic quickly.
"It seems, the third time
is the charm," Eriol stated.
Xiaolang all to happy of
his accomplishment noticed something or someone. It was Sakura but where? He turned to the window and walked to it. Yue and Eriol followed him.
"She is looking at us,"
Xiaolang stated.
"Who? Sakura?" Eriol asked.
"Ah, she knows the powers
of the second sight," Yue stated.
The flame wolf in
Xiaolang's hands disappeared and he quickly pulled out another golden paper and
closed his eyes in concentration. Yue and
Eriol watched rather curious of what his was to do. The wind picked up and the
cherry blossom trees became to dance and swing. Sakuras flew in the air and
created a beauty aroma filled the air around them. A single lovely cherry blossom landed in the palm of Xiaolang's
hand. He opened his eyes and then he
gently blew the sakura flower from his hand and by magic the cherry blossom
kept in the air and flew all of the way to the Kinomoto kingdom. Sakura snapped out of her trance when
Xiaolang smiled and waved his hand in greeting form. By that time, the cherry blossom had landed on the palm of her
hand causing her to blush lightly.
"The Prince is a charmer
as well," Kero chucked.
"Kero," Sakura sighed.
There was a knock at the
door it was Touya. He greeted her with
a smile and walked up to her and gave her a hug.
"How are you?" Touya
asked.
"Fine why do you ask?"
Sakura countered.
"Because you are up so
early it isn't like you at all," Touya teased.
"Touya!!" Sakura shouted.
"Okay, I sense it," Touya
stated.
"I don't want to go to
the ball," Sakura sighed.
"I know I don't want to
go either, Father is hopeful that I will find someone there, too," Touya
stated.
"Come now, father wants
to talk to us," Touya continued.
They walked out of the
room and left Kero by himself. He
looked out of the window and grinned.
"I know what will make
her happy," Kero thought out aloud.
Author's Note: Sorry I have
taken so long. I'm making these chapter
two parts, so be patience.
