SN: hey everyone what's up? Well, thanks for all your reviews and liking this story, so I've decided to continue it ^_^ well, I don't have much to say other then read and review.pleaze!!!

Love of a Cherry Blossom

BY: Star Princess a.k.a. Starrie

Chapter 2

Sakura was lying down in her room. It was after lunch and she had nothing better to do.

'I don't have a good feeling about that Prince Allen. All throughout lunch he kept on giving me these strange looks. There's something else about him.I can't quiet figure out what though'

"Hey kiddo, what ya doing?"

Sakura smiled.

"Hey Kero, finally awake?"

"Ya bet! So.brought me anything?"

Sakura smiled as she pointed to the pudding sitting on the table.

"Sakura, you're the best!"

Kero yelled as he immediately jumped into the pudding"

Sakura giggled softly.

"Keep on eating like that and soon enough I won't be able to hide you in my room"

Sakura had met Kero when she was a 10 years old. Accidentally she had opened up the clow book in which she found in the castle's attic. With help from her best friends princess Tomoyo and lady Meiling, they were able to capture all the cards and return them back to the book (SN: the cards are clow cards not Sakura cards) Kero decided to stick around instead of going back into the book. Yue remained asleep and almost never came out unless called upon. Yukito, the son of a nobleman and Sakura's brother best friend was the human form of Yue.

"Kero, I'm going out to the garden. If nana comes looking for me tell her I'm there"

Naomi was the only one who knew about Kero and the Clow cards. That's because one day she caught Sakura talking to Kero. She decided to keep their secret.

"Alright, bye Sakura!"

Kero said in-between bites.

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Sakura walked out into the cool spring air. She breathed in deeply and admired the clear blue sky. She then walked up to where the Nadeshiko trees were along with the Sakura trees. She picked up a Nadeshiko flower and held it close to her cheek.

"Mother.I miss you so much"

She said as a tear escaped her face and landed on the flower.

"I'm sure she's very proud of the wonderful young lady her daughter has grown up to be"

Came a male voice from behind her. Sakura let out a gasp and immediately turned around. The young man had startled her.

When she saw him she immediately knew who he was. She wiped her cheek and smiled.

"Hi Syaoran"

"I'm sorry if I startled you"

"It's ok"

"Well umm.I better go. Sorry for eavesdropping like that"

"No! Stay.please?"

Syaoran turned around to face her and had a questioningly look on his face.

Sakura gave him a sheepish smile.

"please? I guess I feel lonely."

Suddenly she got a sad look on her face. She then started to speak really fast.

"That is if you want, I mean you don't have to you probably have things to do which are a lot better then just sitting here and talking to me I mean who would want to."

she stopped when she heard Syaoran chuckle

"What's so funny!?"

She asked will trying to look mad. This only made Syaoran laugh harder.

"You!"

"me?"

Sakura couldn't help but think that Syaoran looked cute when he laughed.

"of course I'll stay here with you princess. After all, as a worker in this castle, it's my job to keep my masters happy"

Sakura frowned.

"Ok, from this day on there's gonna be some new rules: 1. Stop calling me princess. I hate when people do that. nana does it all the time and I hate it. 2. I want you to talk to me as a friend, not because my dad's the king. And 3. Can we be friends? I'd like to get to know you better. Oh yeah, and if you don't want to that's ok with me. I don't want to force you to do something you don't want"

Syaoran stood there in shock. In all of the other castles he had worked in, the princess had always been conceited (SN: Sapphie remember "I'm not conceited!" ^_^) and were mean. now this princess here was nothing like the rest. She seemed really nice.

"well that's ok with me I guess"

Syaoran said as he walked up to her

"good!"

Sakura said cheerfully. She then took a seat under the Sakura tree and motioned for Syaoran to take a seat next to her.

"So.Princess, what would you like to talk about?"

"What did I tell you about calling me princess?"

"oh right, I'm sorry I meant.what's your name?"

Sakura laughed.

"I guess you don't have a good memory do you?"

"don't forget I just got transferred here. Plus, everyone just calls you princess"

"My name's Sakura"

"Sakura.that's a pretty name. It means cherry blossom right?"

"Yeah, they were my mom's favorite flowers. So what about you Syaoran? Where's your family?"

Syaoran's eyes clouded over

"I don't have a family"

"how can you not? Everyone has a family"

"I don't alright!"

he yelled at her.

Sakura put her head down so Syaoran couldn't see her eyes that were filling up with tears. Syaoran then realized the mistake he made and immediately regretted yelling at Sakura.

"I'm sorry pri-I mean Sakura. I shouldn't have yelled at you like that"

"It's ok"

Sakura said as she lifted her head.

"I shouldn't have been so nosy. It's your life and I'm practically a stranger to you."

Syaoran then looked down at the ground.

"Actually.ever since I can remember, I've never had a family"

Sakura looked at Syaoran with a shocked expression.

"ever since I was 5 I've been going from castle to castle working. A lady I met at the first castle I worked in said that one day they found me in an abounded home and they took me in as a servant boy"

Sakura looked at Syaoran with sad eyes. She didn't know what she would do if she got separated from her family.

"Have you ever tried looking for your family?"

Syaoran gave a smirk

"Yeah right, in a country like this? There are so many kingdoms all throughout the place. It would take a very long time to find my family. Who knows, maybe they're already dead."

Sakura then got an idea.

"I know! why don't I help you look for your family!"

Syaoran then turned to look at her and gave her a cold glare. Sakura immediately felt small under his glare.

"the past is the past. Leave it there!"

He said to her a stern voice.

He then got up from his seat

"I have work to do.I'll see you around.princess"

he then walked away.

Sakura sat there trying to figure out what just happened.

'Why is he so cold? He can be so nice one minute and so cold the next'

Sakura then saw some peony flowers and smiled. She crawled up to the flowers, which was alongside the cherry blossom tree and admired their beauty.

(SN: all you true fans out there know that Syaoran's favorite flowers are peonies)

'I know! what better way to say I'm sorry then with a flower!'

she then plucked one from the ground and held it close to her heart.

'I'll give him this and tell him to forgive me'

her smile widened and she made ran inside the castle.

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Syaoran was walking down the corridors of the castle.

'nice going, now you've lost the only friend you've ever made'

he told himself. He felt sorry for yelling at Sakura but at times, he couldn't control his sudden outburst. Especially when it came to talking about his family. In a way he didn't was to find them ever.

'They abandoned me. That means they didn't want me to begin with. If they didn't want me then, what's going to make them want me now? I'll only end up hurting myself if I look for them. They."

"Syaoran!"

Syaoran immediately turned around when he heard someone call his name. He saw a smiling Sakura making her way up to him. he smiled once he saw her.

'now's the perfect time! Tell her you're sorry!'

his mind screamed.

"Sakura look, I'm."

"you don't have to say anything"

Sakura then started to blush a light pink. She removed her hand that was hidden behind her back.

"here"

She said as she handed him the peony that was in her hand.

"what better way to say sorry then with flowers right?"

she said.

Syaoran blushed for this simple act of kindness

"Peonies.how'd you know they were my favorite flowers?"

Sakura giggled.

"You seem like the type that might like them. Plus, they're also one of my favorites!"

Syaoran smiled at her

"Thank you.Sakura"

he then took her hands into his and gave her a kiss on the back of her hand.

Sakura blushed when he did this.

"well.I-I-I gotta go so.see you around?"

Sakura stuttered.

"Sure why not"

Syaoran said with a smile on his face. Sakura felt her blush deepend and immediately turned around and ran towards her room.

Once inside she let out a content sigh. She was glad Syaoran wasn't mad at her.

She then heard Naomi giggle. The blush immediately left her cheek and she turned to look at them.

"What's so funny?"

She asked confused

"You child"

Naomi said as she walked up to Sakura.

"if I didn't know any better I'd say you were in love by the look in your face."

Sakura felt her blush come back once again.

"Nana! You know that's not true!"

"So who is it my dear? The handsome prince from the Allentin (SN: not ALA- teen sapphie!!) Kingdom?"

Sakura immediately shook her head vigirously.

"Of course not!"

"then who is it?"

"Nana! I'm not in love!"

Naomi smiled.

"Whoever he is, he's sure a lucky man to have captured your heart, which all your suitors can tell him it's a hard task."

"Nana! Stop embarrassing me! I'm not in love!"

"You'll soon realize you are my child"

She then let out another giggle.

'what's Nanan talking about. I'm not in love.at least no yet I don't think so.right?"

and image of Syaoran then came into her mind which made her blush.

"you're thinking about him!"

Naomi yelled out.

This only made Sakura blush.

"Nana!"

She cried as she threw a pillow at Naomi.

~*To Be Continued*~



SN: so what you think so far? Liked it, hate it? review people pleaze! Me like reviews!! ^_^ well, I'm short for words right now so see ya! Next chapter will be up soon! (hopefully) it all depends on my stupid teachers and how much homework I get. Oh yeah, it also depends on how much reviews this story gets, the more the merrier!

Bye for now!

~Starrie*