Friend or Foe (con't)
Keetra:: hey minna. Got a great chapter here for ya! I been planning for this one for, oh, about one month. Kero:: she been planning the last chapter for about two months! Keetra:: yea, well, truth is, I'm not even writing the last chapter. Keelah:: you're not? You just gonna leave it off? No ending? Not bad! Keetra:: ::whacks Keelah over the head:: no Kinta. A friend of mine wants to write it for me. I just gonna read it, alter anything that I have to, and then post it and give her credit for it. Kero:: cool. Keetra:: yep. But I have to get there first so let's get on with the chapter! Keelah:: but what about the chef? Keetra:: ^_^;; oh yea. I forgot about him. Hmmm. Which scene should I reveal? Keelah:: how about the one that Kem told us about? Keetra:: oh, that one! Should I tell that one? I dunno if it is worth telling. It not really fit the genre. Kero:: you could always just not put up a scene? ::becomes encircled by flames from reviewers:: or not! Keetra:: fine, I'll do the scene. I'll need to ask the chef later if he remembers any others. Keelah:: ::giggles:: he'd be happy to tell. For once someone will actually listen when he babbles!
And the chef walked in. Disclaimer:: I don't think so! Get those suing papers away from me cuz this one's all mine!
Welcome again, those who wish to gain the knowledge of the world beyond the heavy doors that block the entrance to the Vinzer's quarters. The third scene of embarrassing telling is a slight off the regular telling. But you shall what lies in store this time for our hopeless chef. It is close to midnight within the walls of the Vinzer's castle. Most are asleep within. A few guards are doing their rounds, but it is very silent. Even the crickets refuse to chirp. Stang is fast asleep in his bed while Stimp sleeps on a rolled out mat beside his bed. For the past couple of days, he has been having nightmares which have disturbed him and has insisted that Stimp be in the same room. (:: any bets as to who is in that dream? And also, the sentenced I typed there just sounds wrong in itself!::) . Tonight is no different. Stang starts to moan as the dream starts to invade his sleep. Images of things fly through his thoughts. Visions of a white dog creature with wings, leads to an image of a cherry blossom with a wolf beneath it. The images turn to a nightmare during the next few minutes, showing a girl and boy attacking him with different forms of magic. He feels each attack and is burning with pain. "Arg!" Stang slides closer and closer to the edge of the bed. Every time he is attacked, he moves more towards the edge. The attacks in the dream become more painful. He is at the edge now. The couple I the dream make one final, furious attack to what sounds like a howling dog in the background.
~+~+~+~ There are two other figures awake. Kem and Hosea are walking to Stang's door after a lovely midnight stroll through the grounds. As they approach, a thumping sound is heard form Stang's room. They rush to the door. Before either of them can open it, Stimp's voice is heard form within. "Are you alright, Stimp?" "Oh, god, it feels like my whole body is in pain." "If I had known that would happen, I would've had you sleep elsewhere." (:: in case any of you were wondering why in the world Stang is acting so NICE all of a sudden, well, he's a little shaken up by the dream and doesn't really know what he's saying::) Hosea starts to back away from the door. "Uh uh. I aint going in there. I'll just let you have the honors. Goodnight." Hosea walks off. Kem shrugs, then opens the doors. One of the torches in the room is lit, revealing Stang kneeling beside an obviously in pain Stimp who is curled up with his hands between his legs. "What happened?" "The Vinzer had one of his nightmares again and fell out of bed. Right on top of me." "Then why are you scrunched up like that?" "When he fell, his elbow hit me right in the crotch, and, oh god, it hurts like hell!" ~*~*~*~ Keetra:: told you this one is different. Kero:: but the chef didn't walk in! Keetra:: since when do you set the rules? Kero:: ::flies off grumbling:: Keelah:: about time he left. Now we can write the next chapter. Keetra:: right. R+R people!
~*~*~*~ Syaoran enters the kitchen of Stang's castle. (:: remember, he was on an errand?::) He looks around for Sakura but does not see her anywhere. That's strange. She wouldn't just leave. He walks up to one of the day shift slaves who was finishing up her duties.
"Hey Liana-san? Have you seen Salena-chan?" "I believe that Hosea-san sent her on an errand to the storage rooms. Said she had to drop off a list to the person in charge. Demo, that was half an hour ago. She should be back by now. Maybe she went back to the dorms." "Maybe.", he replies, not very sure. She probably just got lost and is running a little late. I'll wait a little while then check back at the dorms. I hope nothing has happened. 15 minutes pass and Sakura, a.k.a. Salena, did not return to the kitchens. Syaoran starts to get very worried. The rest of the day shift had already left and Syaoran was running out of things to do to pass the time. Hosea eventually sees him. "You there, aren't you on the day shift? You better get to your dorm and rest before dorm curfew is called." "Demo, I'm waiting for my sister, sir. She's the one you sent to the storage rooms." "That one? Why, she left already." "Nani?!" "One of the storage room slaves came down to report that the list had been delivered by a guard." "Demo, what about my sister?" "According to the slave, the guard said she was found wandering around, and was found by him and his partner. One of them delivered the note while the other walked her back to the dorms. She's probably waiting for you there." Syaoran is both shocked and relieved upon hearing this news. He bows to Hosea and leaves the castle.
~*~*~*~ the dorms ~*~*~*~ Syaoran spots a lit light coming from his dorm's window. Hosea-san was right. She must be there! He takes out his key and unlocks the door. "Sakura-chan, I didn't know." he stops. The figure before him is not Sakura. It is Keetra. "Konnichiwa, Li Syaoran. I see from your face that you weren't expecting me." "Where's Sakura-chan? I was told that she was escorted home by one of the guards." "Well. that's not really true." "What do you mean? Do you know where she is?" "Hai, I do." Keetra replies reluctantly. Why did I have to be the one to tell him? "Where is she? Tell me!" "Well,. I was told by Keelah, and Keelah got word from Kem." "Just say it already!" ".that Sakura has been captured by Stang." Syaoran is silent for a second in shock. "Na-nani? What do you mean, `she's been captured by Stang?`" "Kem says that she somehow wondered into Stang's quarters. She says that he was expecting her. the guards knocked her out with Chloroform and took her to the dungeons."
~*~*~*~ In the Dungeons ~*~*~*~ "Hey, hey girl, wake up." Sakura hears a voice. She is dizzy, as if someone has been twirling her around for a long time. "Come on. Wake up. I know you're not dead. And you'd better not die on me or the guards will be very mad." Sakura struggles and barely opens her eyes. Kneeling beside her is a girl about her age, who is shaking her. She has waist length, blonde hair which is slightly wavy and curled at the ends. She has blue eyes and a well toned but skinny body. What strikes Sakura as the most strange, is that she is not wearing slave's clothing. Instead, she is wearing a tube top shirt and a mini-skirt. On her feet are knee-high very tall heeled boots. "Who are you?" Sakura asks. "Well, it's about time you woke up." The girl answers, smiling. "My name is Desere. No last name I'm afraid. If I do have one I don't seem to remember it. I don't remember a whole lot about myself. Well, enough about me. What is your name?" "Kinomoto Sakura. Nice to meet you." "Welcome to the dungeons, Kinomoto. That's a long first name you have. A bit of a mouthful if you ask me. Do you think we could shorten it? Perhaps Kino, or Moto, or how about Inomo?" Sakura giggles slightly. "Kinomoto isn't my first name it's my last name. Sakura is my name, but you can cal me Sakura-chan since I hope we are going to be friends." "Sure, Sakura-chan. Strange how you say your last name first. You'd get people confused doing that." "That's the usual way to introduce yourself in Japan." "Oh, so you're from Japan? I should have known that." "How come you're speaking Japanese but not know how to introduce yourself?" "I don't know. I've always had a knack for languages. I just speak it without really thinking about it. Maybe I've been traveling a lot so I know?" she shrugs. "Like I said, I don't really remember." "What do you remember?" "I remember that me and a friend of mine were going on a vacation trip or something. Now what was her name? Kelly? No, doesn't sound right. Kim? No, I know it had an "e" in it. Ah that's right, her name was Kem. I don't think she had a last name either. Anyway, that's all I remember. Except for waking up here and with Kem nowhere around. I've been down here ever since, hoping to be let go or to at least have someone be with me so I'd have a friend." Sakura stands up and looks around. The cell wasn't very big, but it wasn't tiny either. There is a bunk bed over in the corner also a sink with a small, chipped mirror. One of the walls was iron bars which had a prison- like door fastened with a very old-fashioned lock. Thinking, Sakura reaches to her neck for her star key. She would have to risk using her magic in front of Desere and explaining later. Right now, she had to get out. Sakura's eyes widen in surprise. "oh no!" "what is it?" "My star key! It's gone! They must've taken it!" "Who?" "The guards. Or Stang. Oh. This isn't good." "What was that name again?" "Stang. Vinzer Stang is his name and title. Why? Do you remember something?" "I think so. That's right! My friend and I weren't on vacation. We were replying to an ad for workers at a farm. The woman there had recently had her husband pass away and was looking for some workers to help her around the place. The only living family she had was her son, Vinzero Stanford. He never like his name though. He always insisted we call him a different name. He said for us to call him Stang." "Maybe it's the same boy?" "Perhaps. I seem to remember one day, it was stormy out so the widow let us spend the night there instead of walking back to where we were staying. Stang wanted us to play a make believe game. He said he was the ruler and we were the chancellors. During the game he called himself. Oh my god. He called himself Vinzer Stang!"
~*~*~*~ Back At the Dorms ~*~*~*~ "I need to get her out of there!" Syaoran turns and starts to head out of the dorm. Keetra steps between him and the door and shuts it, locking them in. "Get out of my way, Keetra-chan. What do you think you're doing? "No Syaoran. What do you think you are doing?" "I'm gonna get her out of there!" "How? Walk up to Stang and nicely ask ' oh please mister Stang sir, please let my precious Ying Fa out of those dark, smell cells?'. He'd just have you arrested as well and then where would we be? Use your head Syaoran! You're letting your love for her blind your sense of judgement!" Syaoran backs down in acknowledgement. "What are we supposed to do then?" "Did you really think I would tell you that Sakura has been captured and then not have a plan for you to get her out?" The thought had crossed my mind. Keetra continues, "Here's the plan. Tomorrow you will not place any bedchamber bets." "Demo, that means." "I know. You'd get out at 8:30 instead of 7:00 like the rest. It is important. 7:00 o'clock, a guard goes down and delivers dinner to the prisoners down there. He stay there until 8:00 to take back up the empty dishes and to let the prisoners go to the bathroom if they need to. We're gonna give him an extra half an hour to make sure he is long gone. Kem, one of our agents, will meet you down there. She knows the prison cell that Sakura is being held at. She also has her own reasons for going there. Something about a long-lost friend. She will not be able to get Sakura out of the castle though. that is why you must be there. You must get Sakura out of there and hide her someplace where Stang can't find her. If I can, I will ask the council's permission to bring her to the watching pool until we can strike at Stang. But for now, we just need to get Sakura out of there." Keetra opens the door. "For now, I suggest you try to get some rest. You'll need it. Keelah and I will be watching you guys in case anything should happen. Good luck to you." Keetra bows and takes her leave.
~*~*~*~ End chapter 10 ~*~*~*~ Keetra:: that's it folks! For now at least. This one's a little shorter than the others but look how fast I got it out! Not with any help from ff.net! it seriously have issues. 90% of the time I can't even log in! And even then not for very long! Ugh! I could just beep it's little beeping beep. Keelah:: can you tell she a little pissed at ff.net? she not give any thank- yous for this chapter cuz she couldn't check. So next chapter will have them. Don't worry, I'll make sure she don't forget. Keetra:: and it better be beeping working by then cuz I swear. Kero:: enough with the swearing. There's some innocent ears in the room here! Keetra:: really/ since when is any part of you innocent Keroberos? Never mind your ears. Kero:: ::walks out in a huff. Again:: Keetra:: Ja minna! R+R!
Keetra:: hey minna. Got a great chapter here for ya! I been planning for this one for, oh, about one month. Kero:: she been planning the last chapter for about two months! Keetra:: yea, well, truth is, I'm not even writing the last chapter. Keelah:: you're not? You just gonna leave it off? No ending? Not bad! Keetra:: ::whacks Keelah over the head:: no Kinta. A friend of mine wants to write it for me. I just gonna read it, alter anything that I have to, and then post it and give her credit for it. Kero:: cool. Keetra:: yep. But I have to get there first so let's get on with the chapter! Keelah:: but what about the chef? Keetra:: ^_^;; oh yea. I forgot about him. Hmmm. Which scene should I reveal? Keelah:: how about the one that Kem told us about? Keetra:: oh, that one! Should I tell that one? I dunno if it is worth telling. It not really fit the genre. Kero:: you could always just not put up a scene? ::becomes encircled by flames from reviewers:: or not! Keetra:: fine, I'll do the scene. I'll need to ask the chef later if he remembers any others. Keelah:: ::giggles:: he'd be happy to tell. For once someone will actually listen when he babbles!
And the chef walked in. Disclaimer:: I don't think so! Get those suing papers away from me cuz this one's all mine!
Welcome again, those who wish to gain the knowledge of the world beyond the heavy doors that block the entrance to the Vinzer's quarters. The third scene of embarrassing telling is a slight off the regular telling. But you shall what lies in store this time for our hopeless chef. It is close to midnight within the walls of the Vinzer's castle. Most are asleep within. A few guards are doing their rounds, but it is very silent. Even the crickets refuse to chirp. Stang is fast asleep in his bed while Stimp sleeps on a rolled out mat beside his bed. For the past couple of days, he has been having nightmares which have disturbed him and has insisted that Stimp be in the same room. (:: any bets as to who is in that dream? And also, the sentenced I typed there just sounds wrong in itself!::) . Tonight is no different. Stang starts to moan as the dream starts to invade his sleep. Images of things fly through his thoughts. Visions of a white dog creature with wings, leads to an image of a cherry blossom with a wolf beneath it. The images turn to a nightmare during the next few minutes, showing a girl and boy attacking him with different forms of magic. He feels each attack and is burning with pain. "Arg!" Stang slides closer and closer to the edge of the bed. Every time he is attacked, he moves more towards the edge. The attacks in the dream become more painful. He is at the edge now. The couple I the dream make one final, furious attack to what sounds like a howling dog in the background.
~+~+~+~ There are two other figures awake. Kem and Hosea are walking to Stang's door after a lovely midnight stroll through the grounds. As they approach, a thumping sound is heard form Stang's room. They rush to the door. Before either of them can open it, Stimp's voice is heard form within. "Are you alright, Stimp?" "Oh, god, it feels like my whole body is in pain." "If I had known that would happen, I would've had you sleep elsewhere." (:: in case any of you were wondering why in the world Stang is acting so NICE all of a sudden, well, he's a little shaken up by the dream and doesn't really know what he's saying::) Hosea starts to back away from the door. "Uh uh. I aint going in there. I'll just let you have the honors. Goodnight." Hosea walks off. Kem shrugs, then opens the doors. One of the torches in the room is lit, revealing Stang kneeling beside an obviously in pain Stimp who is curled up with his hands between his legs. "What happened?" "The Vinzer had one of his nightmares again and fell out of bed. Right on top of me." "Then why are you scrunched up like that?" "When he fell, his elbow hit me right in the crotch, and, oh god, it hurts like hell!" ~*~*~*~ Keetra:: told you this one is different. Kero:: but the chef didn't walk in! Keetra:: since when do you set the rules? Kero:: ::flies off grumbling:: Keelah:: about time he left. Now we can write the next chapter. Keetra:: right. R+R people!
~*~*~*~ Syaoran enters the kitchen of Stang's castle. (:: remember, he was on an errand?::) He looks around for Sakura but does not see her anywhere. That's strange. She wouldn't just leave. He walks up to one of the day shift slaves who was finishing up her duties.
"Hey Liana-san? Have you seen Salena-chan?" "I believe that Hosea-san sent her on an errand to the storage rooms. Said she had to drop off a list to the person in charge. Demo, that was half an hour ago. She should be back by now. Maybe she went back to the dorms." "Maybe.", he replies, not very sure. She probably just got lost and is running a little late. I'll wait a little while then check back at the dorms. I hope nothing has happened. 15 minutes pass and Sakura, a.k.a. Salena, did not return to the kitchens. Syaoran starts to get very worried. The rest of the day shift had already left and Syaoran was running out of things to do to pass the time. Hosea eventually sees him. "You there, aren't you on the day shift? You better get to your dorm and rest before dorm curfew is called." "Demo, I'm waiting for my sister, sir. She's the one you sent to the storage rooms." "That one? Why, she left already." "Nani?!" "One of the storage room slaves came down to report that the list had been delivered by a guard." "Demo, what about my sister?" "According to the slave, the guard said she was found wandering around, and was found by him and his partner. One of them delivered the note while the other walked her back to the dorms. She's probably waiting for you there." Syaoran is both shocked and relieved upon hearing this news. He bows to Hosea and leaves the castle.
~*~*~*~ the dorms ~*~*~*~ Syaoran spots a lit light coming from his dorm's window. Hosea-san was right. She must be there! He takes out his key and unlocks the door. "Sakura-chan, I didn't know." he stops. The figure before him is not Sakura. It is Keetra. "Konnichiwa, Li Syaoran. I see from your face that you weren't expecting me." "Where's Sakura-chan? I was told that she was escorted home by one of the guards." "Well. that's not really true." "What do you mean? Do you know where she is?" "Hai, I do." Keetra replies reluctantly. Why did I have to be the one to tell him? "Where is she? Tell me!" "Well,. I was told by Keelah, and Keelah got word from Kem." "Just say it already!" ".that Sakura has been captured by Stang." Syaoran is silent for a second in shock. "Na-nani? What do you mean, `she's been captured by Stang?`" "Kem says that she somehow wondered into Stang's quarters. She says that he was expecting her. the guards knocked her out with Chloroform and took her to the dungeons."
~*~*~*~ In the Dungeons ~*~*~*~ "Hey, hey girl, wake up." Sakura hears a voice. She is dizzy, as if someone has been twirling her around for a long time. "Come on. Wake up. I know you're not dead. And you'd better not die on me or the guards will be very mad." Sakura struggles and barely opens her eyes. Kneeling beside her is a girl about her age, who is shaking her. She has waist length, blonde hair which is slightly wavy and curled at the ends. She has blue eyes and a well toned but skinny body. What strikes Sakura as the most strange, is that she is not wearing slave's clothing. Instead, she is wearing a tube top shirt and a mini-skirt. On her feet are knee-high very tall heeled boots. "Who are you?" Sakura asks. "Well, it's about time you woke up." The girl answers, smiling. "My name is Desere. No last name I'm afraid. If I do have one I don't seem to remember it. I don't remember a whole lot about myself. Well, enough about me. What is your name?" "Kinomoto Sakura. Nice to meet you." "Welcome to the dungeons, Kinomoto. That's a long first name you have. A bit of a mouthful if you ask me. Do you think we could shorten it? Perhaps Kino, or Moto, or how about Inomo?" Sakura giggles slightly. "Kinomoto isn't my first name it's my last name. Sakura is my name, but you can cal me Sakura-chan since I hope we are going to be friends." "Sure, Sakura-chan. Strange how you say your last name first. You'd get people confused doing that." "That's the usual way to introduce yourself in Japan." "Oh, so you're from Japan? I should have known that." "How come you're speaking Japanese but not know how to introduce yourself?" "I don't know. I've always had a knack for languages. I just speak it without really thinking about it. Maybe I've been traveling a lot so I know?" she shrugs. "Like I said, I don't really remember." "What do you remember?" "I remember that me and a friend of mine were going on a vacation trip or something. Now what was her name? Kelly? No, doesn't sound right. Kim? No, I know it had an "e" in it. Ah that's right, her name was Kem. I don't think she had a last name either. Anyway, that's all I remember. Except for waking up here and with Kem nowhere around. I've been down here ever since, hoping to be let go or to at least have someone be with me so I'd have a friend." Sakura stands up and looks around. The cell wasn't very big, but it wasn't tiny either. There is a bunk bed over in the corner also a sink with a small, chipped mirror. One of the walls was iron bars which had a prison- like door fastened with a very old-fashioned lock. Thinking, Sakura reaches to her neck for her star key. She would have to risk using her magic in front of Desere and explaining later. Right now, she had to get out. Sakura's eyes widen in surprise. "oh no!" "what is it?" "My star key! It's gone! They must've taken it!" "Who?" "The guards. Or Stang. Oh. This isn't good." "What was that name again?" "Stang. Vinzer Stang is his name and title. Why? Do you remember something?" "I think so. That's right! My friend and I weren't on vacation. We were replying to an ad for workers at a farm. The woman there had recently had her husband pass away and was looking for some workers to help her around the place. The only living family she had was her son, Vinzero Stanford. He never like his name though. He always insisted we call him a different name. He said for us to call him Stang." "Maybe it's the same boy?" "Perhaps. I seem to remember one day, it was stormy out so the widow let us spend the night there instead of walking back to where we were staying. Stang wanted us to play a make believe game. He said he was the ruler and we were the chancellors. During the game he called himself. Oh my god. He called himself Vinzer Stang!"
~*~*~*~ Back At the Dorms ~*~*~*~ "I need to get her out of there!" Syaoran turns and starts to head out of the dorm. Keetra steps between him and the door and shuts it, locking them in. "Get out of my way, Keetra-chan. What do you think you're doing? "No Syaoran. What do you think you are doing?" "I'm gonna get her out of there!" "How? Walk up to Stang and nicely ask ' oh please mister Stang sir, please let my precious Ying Fa out of those dark, smell cells?'. He'd just have you arrested as well and then where would we be? Use your head Syaoran! You're letting your love for her blind your sense of judgement!" Syaoran backs down in acknowledgement. "What are we supposed to do then?" "Did you really think I would tell you that Sakura has been captured and then not have a plan for you to get her out?" The thought had crossed my mind. Keetra continues, "Here's the plan. Tomorrow you will not place any bedchamber bets." "Demo, that means." "I know. You'd get out at 8:30 instead of 7:00 like the rest. It is important. 7:00 o'clock, a guard goes down and delivers dinner to the prisoners down there. He stay there until 8:00 to take back up the empty dishes and to let the prisoners go to the bathroom if they need to. We're gonna give him an extra half an hour to make sure he is long gone. Kem, one of our agents, will meet you down there. She knows the prison cell that Sakura is being held at. She also has her own reasons for going there. Something about a long-lost friend. She will not be able to get Sakura out of the castle though. that is why you must be there. You must get Sakura out of there and hide her someplace where Stang can't find her. If I can, I will ask the council's permission to bring her to the watching pool until we can strike at Stang. But for now, we just need to get Sakura out of there." Keetra opens the door. "For now, I suggest you try to get some rest. You'll need it. Keelah and I will be watching you guys in case anything should happen. Good luck to you." Keetra bows and takes her leave.
~*~*~*~ End chapter 10 ~*~*~*~ Keetra:: that's it folks! For now at least. This one's a little shorter than the others but look how fast I got it out! Not with any help from ff.net! it seriously have issues. 90% of the time I can't even log in! And even then not for very long! Ugh! I could just beep it's little beeping beep. Keelah:: can you tell she a little pissed at ff.net? she not give any thank- yous for this chapter cuz she couldn't check. So next chapter will have them. Don't worry, I'll make sure she don't forget. Keetra:: and it better be beeping working by then cuz I swear. Kero:: enough with the swearing. There's some innocent ears in the room here! Keetra:: really/ since when is any part of you innocent Keroberos? Never mind your ears. Kero:: ::walks out in a huff. Again:: Keetra:: Ja minna! R+R!
