SN: I'm so happy!!! ^^ Damn…196 reviews!?? Thank you everyone who reviewed sooooooooooo much!! I can't believe I'm actually gonna reach 200!!! And I have ALL of you to thank for ^_^ Now, for the Thank Yous for this chapter:
FireStarGurl: hey Amber! Good luck in your new school, wherever you choose to go to!! And it's ok, I'll understand if you don't update soon ^^ tell june I said hi! Hope to talk to ya during the weekend!! ^^ *muttering* stupid time difference…why'd you hafta live in the other side of the world!??? Bye! Thanx for your support!! ^^

Brittany: thanx for liking the last chapter so much! Hope I didn't make ya wait so long! ^^

Mei-Fong: mei-chan!!!!!!! *hugz* I miss you so much!!!!! *cries* *sniff* *sniff* I got so used to talking to you everyday during the winter break and ever since school started, I've only talked to you like….2 TIMES!!! That sucks!!!! And last time I looked for you…you weren't there!!! but…mid-winter vacations coming up in a month ^^ do you have that too??? Well, I really hope we can talk soon, I have so much to say!! See ya soon ok? And thanx for alwayz reviewing!! And I'm gonna do my best to make sure this fic reaches 200! Thnx for all your wonderful support mei-chan!! I dunno where I'd be without it! ^^

Keri: *pat* *pat* damn girl…I feel so sorry for you!!! 3 sisters and 1 brother!? *faints* I'd die!!!!! My bro's 24 and isn't around the house much so it's almost like I'm an only child, but my bro still annoys me every chance he gets…poor you…are you the oldest? If you are…*shakes head* I feel REALLY sorry…but, I guess having that much siblings can be a good thing! For example…you're never alone! (I know…I'm trying to see the bright side of this -_-;;;) see, when my bro isn't home, I feel lonely cuz I'm the only kid there, so I either go out with my friends or spend hours on the phone. Anywayz, thanx for your review! Sorry to have bored you to death with my bitching!!!! *shows Keri sleeping on her keyboard* ehehehe….sorry -_-;;;

Sakura Bunnie: so I guess my efforts to convince you to stick to one name was effortless huh? Well *shrug* can't say I didn't try!!! ^^ well, thanx for your review and as alwayz, continue writing! Me luv your fics ^^
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LiLDragONGurL28: hehehehe…sorry about the cliff hanger -_-;; but if it's any consolation…the next chapter is now up! ^_^ hope you like it! please tell me what you think! Oh yeah and your fic "bachelor number…who?" rocks!!! Keep up the good work! That fic is one of my all time favorites!!! ^^

Chibicherry: *sweatdrop* sorry for making you think that ^^ I got so much more ideas for this fic. I can't stop now that it's getting really interesting now can I? Well, thanx for liking my fic! I appreciate your reviews! Thanx!

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Cherry Blossom Koneko: hehehe…yup, Allen and Evelyn better watch out!!! Cuz, I'll let you loose on them!!!! LoL well anywayz, thanx for really liking this fic! ^^ I really appreciated your enthusiasm!!! Please continue to read and like my fic!!! Thanx again!!

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Andrea: hi! Thanx for your review!!! And *evil smile* you'll see what'll happen…

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SPECIAL THANK YOU'S
The following is the review of the three peoples I'm giving a special thank you to and my response to them. Thanx both of you!!! ^^

Final Fantasy Princess/Brenda (her review): Aha! I knew it! Mwahahaha! You better not let him marry her. I know you won't. Then it wouldn't as I said before, be a S+S fic. ^-^ Luv your chapter. Im at my lil sisters birthday party. My mom is making me clean. >P I hate cleaning. Anyways great fic! Thank your for mentioning me (NEW YORK CHICKS DO RULE! >D) And yes I can't live without my mother at some times... others I can. ^-^ I can't wait till you put up your next chapter for any of your chapters! Im about to start my new Cardcaptor fic but I might take a while. Math regents coming up! AHHH! I wish you and me the best of luck.. Can't wait till your next fic! Byee!
Final Fantasy Princess/Brenda (her second review): Its me again! I just want to say that IM THE FIRST ONE TO REVIEW FOR YOUR NEW CHAPTER! (AND YES YOU ARE GOING TO REACH 200! Imma make sure that its me.. though I hope it's me. Right?) I know I am a bit obsessed... ok Im really obsessed with your fics. Can't wait till your next one comes out. Sounds like my other review down there right? Anyways my finals and my regents are coming up. And I really have to pass. Luv your fic tons! You know me.. NYC (New York Chicks.. mwahaha o.o;;) RULE! LOL Right S? ^-^ Well I really have to go now. My mom is still b*tching to me. Now don't make me go into your head again.. I won't so I won't give away your plot. But I'll let you know what I am thinking. Mwahaha. Byeee!

Starrie: (my response): hey wassup girl? Thank you for being the first reviewer! ^^ also, thanx for having faith that this fic will reach 200! Oh yeah and…tell your mother to take a chill pill and not bitch so much (just kidding ^^) wish ya da best of luck in your math regents!!! Hopefully both of us will *gulp* pass that shit! We better or else Albany is gonna hafta deal wit two equally pissed new york chicks! And if we don't…we could alwayz meet up at NYC, grab a car (even though both of us are still a year to young to drive -_-;;) and drive up to Albany and beat the shit outta the people who made the test!!!! And we'll give 'em a double bitch slap…new york style! Well, bye! And…IF I DON'T PASS MY REGENTS….I HOPE YOU DO!!!! MAKE ME PROUD!!!! Oh yeah and…NEW YORK CHICKS RULE!! (I'm so happy I met someone who I can share my New York Pride with! ^^)

Now for the second reviewer:

Syaoran: come on you can't leave me hanging like that!!!!
(anger anger)you must write more.You are an awesome writer so please write more.I don't care if other people liked it or not.I LOVED IT!!!!
please write more for me!!!!!!!!!

Starrie: and this person also reviewed a second time (note: you don't need to review twice to get in my special thank you. It's just that reviews of these two reviewers really meant a lot to me)

Syaoran: remember me? i'm the one who got mad b/c you left me hanging!!!Oh well.I am reading the story again cause i really liked it...I have read many fics about Syaoran being a peasant and Sakura being a princess but yours is by far the best!!!keep on writing.I am checking everyday to see when you update!!!!
thanx,
Syaoran

Starrie (my response): thank you so much Syaoran! (heheheh…it feels so weird sayin' that -.-;;;) I'm really happy you've liked this story and think it's the best out of all the pesant/princess story you've read in the past! I wuz having a really crappy day when all of a sudden I saw your review, that totally made me happy! ^^ I'm so glad you've liked it! and of course I'll continue to write, cuz if it weren't for my reviewers like you, I dunno where'd I'd be! Thanks for your great review! I'm so glad you think I'm a good writer (although seriously, I'm not…). Oh yeah and…sorry for leaving you hanging!!!

Third reviewer:

Kit aka Simone: I feel so special! i have that page you had me in (its on my wall) i feel so happy 1st time ever put up...all i can say is kill Allen!!!! i hate that guy!!! if i were in that ball room at the time i would have picked up my food knife and stabbed the jerk in the butt! besides, KILL MELIN'S PARENTS!!! THERE SO RETARDED! ARGHHH!!! IF I HAD PARENTS LIKE THEM ID GO INSANE!!!! ANYHOW KILL ALLEN!!! WHOS WITH ME?????? RAISE YOUR HAND! *RAISES HAND* *WAVES IT VIOLENTLY* KILL THE ALLEN KILL THE ALLEN!!! IF ALLEN WAS A REAL PERSON HE'D BE IN HEAVEN NOT HECK CUSE ID KICK HIM SO HARD IN THE BALLS HED GO UP UP AND AWAY! AND WOULDNT COME BACK TILL HE WAS SENT TO HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Starrie (my response): kay…I don't want peoplez to confuse you with another kit. See, I know this person who flamed this fic and her name is Kit too. It's ok though, we were able to become friends later on ^^ anywayz, thanx for your wonderful review!!! I'm so glad I made you happy with the thank yous I wrote. See…I knew someone out there would appreciate all the hours I put into making them ^^ hehehehe…to bad you weren't in the story line huh? Guess you would've killed Allen right there and them ^^. And about Meiling's parents…hehehe…what can I say…they're controlling parents? *nervous laugh* oh yeah and…I'm sure a LOT of peoplez are with you when you say "kill Allen" do you know how many have already asked me to do that!? you know…when I read the last part of your review, I burst out laughing in front of everyone in the library? That wuz hilarious! And my best friend is here right now and I showed the review to her and she started cracking up to! It so funny… "IF ALLEN WAS A REAL PERSON HE'D BE IN HEAVEN NOT HECK CUSE ID KICK HIM SO HARD IN THE BALLS HED GO UP UP AND AWAY! AND WOULDNT COME BACK TILL HE WAS SENT TO HECK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" hehehehe…I can't get enough of that…. ^^ thanx for your review! ^^

SN: well, that's it for the thank yous! Please everyone, continue to review and next time, I'll have a new 'special thank you' for a new person or maybe two or three peoples! It depends on the reviews ^^ if I can't decide which one I like best, I'll put two! Anywayz, thanx again! Now you can continue to read! ^^

Love of a Cherry Blossom
By: Star Princess a.k.a. Starrie

Chapter 10

Sakura ran out of the ballroom in a crying frenzy. She heard peoples whispering all around her. They seemed to be saying things such as,"What's wrong with princess Sakura?" and "oh my, I think the poor dear has fallen in love with Prince Syaoran"
Sakura just ignored all of it and pushed her way out of the ballroom. She ran, not knowing quiet where she was going…
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Syaoran saw Sakura run out of the ballroom.

"Sakura, wait!"

He called out. Sakura didn't seem to hear him and just continued to run. Syaoran looked around the ballroom desperately as he saw people murmuring amongst themselves on what was going on. He turned to his mom who just gave him a puzzled look. Meiling was just to the side looking away, not wanting to believe all of this was happening.
Not caring what anybody thought, Syaoran ran off the stage and out of the ballroom. He followed what he thought was the place Sakura had run too…
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Once Sakura stopped running, she realized she hand ended up in one of the back gardens of the castle. This garden was secluded from the other ones. Sakura took a seat on one of the benches and began to cry freely. She had now thought that she and Syaoran could be together but no, the stupid family agreement had to get in the way of their happiness.
A person came up from behind her and rested his hand gently on her shoulder. Sakura moved away from under the person's touch.

"Syaoran, I need some time to think on my own"

"I'm not Syaoran…it's me, Allen"

Sakura stiffened once hearing his voice. The least person she wanted to see at the moment was he.

"Here, dry your tears. Someone as beautiful as you shouldn't cry"

She heard him say. Sakura turned around and came face to face with him. Allen was smiling at her and held a handkerchief in his outstretched hand for her. She took the piece of cloth reluctantly from his hand.

"Thanks"

She managed to say with a weak smile on her face. Allen then moved to the other side and took a seat next to Sakura.

"Why did you run out of the ballroom? I would've thought you'd be happy that your best friend is going to get married soon"

"You wouldn't understand"

Sakura answered as she looked down at her hands.

"Sakura…why won't you give anybody a chance? For example, I really care about you and want to see you happy…but you haven't even given me a chance. I've tried to become closer with you but you keep pushing me and the rest of your suitors away…why?"

Sakura looked up at Allen and gave a sad smile.

"Because…I already love someone, and I don't see myself with anyone else but him."

"But is it worth going through all this pain just for him?"

Sakura nodded her head sadly.

"I love him and I'm willing to go through whatever, just for him"

"You must really care for this guy huh?"

Allen said as he turned to look at her.

"Yeah, I do. I'm willing to risk my life for him…that's how much I love him"

"I'm sure he doesn't like seeing you sad, so why don't you cheer up?"

Allen said as he smiled at her.

"Come on Sakura, smile! If not for me, do it for him"

Sakura then let out a giggle and a smile appeared on her face.

"That's it! See, I knew you could smile!"

Sakura turned to look at Allen.

"You know I always thought you were a self-conceited Prince who never cared about anyone but yourself…but now, that all has changed. I'm sorry if I judged you that way"

"It's ok…I'm glad you've changed your view on me"

'Allen's not so bad afterall'

Sakura thought as she looked at him. Allen saw a dark figure approaching the garden and a smile made its way to his lips.

'Perfect timing'

He thought as he waited for the figure to get closer. Once it was a few feet away, he tilted his head forward and kissed a very surprised Sakura on the lips…
Sakura tried to push away and resist…but as the seconds passed by, she felt herself weaken and could do nothing but give in…
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Syaoran looked at the two kissing in front of him. He had come here looking for Sakura to tell her that he was going to find a way to break off the engagement with Meiling. As he made his way closer, he stepped on a twig, which immediately brought Sakura back to reality. Immediately, Sakura pulled away from Allen…only to see Syaoran standing in front of her with hurt present in his eyes.

"Syaoran…"

Sakura whispered as tears started to form in her eyes. Syaoran just gave her a cold glare.

"I guess it's a good thing I'm going to marry Meiling"

He said in an icy tone.

"Syaoran wait! I…"

Before Sakura could finish, Syaoran had already left the garden and headed back towards the ballroom. Sakura fell to the ground crying. She couldn't believe this had just happened.

"Sakura…I'm sorry, it was an accident"

Allen said as he faked guiltiness in his voice.

"Go away"

Sakura whispered in-between sobs.

"Sakura I…"

"Allen, leave me alone!"

She screamed out angrily as she got up and ran to her room in a crying frenzy…
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Syaoran angrily made his way back into the ballroom and pulled his mother aside.

"Son, where did you go?"

Yelan asked him. Syaoran just looked at her seriously.

"Mother, let's head back home"

"But Syaoran, it'd be rude of us to just leave in the middle of a ball. Plus, it's nighttime. The road is dangerous at this hour"

"Mother, I don't care. I don't want to stay here any longer…let leave now"

Yelan gave a sigh.

"Alright, if that is what you want"

Fujitaka then walked up to them and smiled.

"What happened Syaoran? Don't tell me you're not happy with your engagement…Meiling would make a good wife for you"

Syaoran just nodded seriously.

"I really don't know what came over me at that moment…King Fujitaka, my family and I have to get going"

Fujitaka's smile erased from his face.

"You're leaving now? Syaoran, the road can be very dangerous and…"

"We know, but we have to get going…we have to get to our kingdom before tomorrow morning"

Fujitaka gave a sigh.

"Alright then…I guess I'll be seeing you and your family then. Take care of yourself, your sisters and your mother. Come by and visit us some other time. I'm sure Sakura would love to see you. Afterall, you two seemed to have become friends…by the way, have you seen her? I don't know where she ran off to"

"I don't know…maybe she's with Prince Allen"

Syaoran said as he turned the other way to leave…

Syaoran walked up to Meiling who seemed to be holding back tears at the moment.

"If you don't want to get married to me, you don't have to"

Syaoran said gently as he looked at her with sympathy in his eyes. Meiling looked up at him and was about to say something…but she then saw her parents looking at her expectantly from the corner of her eyes, and she changed her mind. She faked a smile as she looked up at Syaoran.

"No, it's ok…I'm alright"

"So you're willing to go on with our parent's wish?"

"Yes…I guess we'll get married in a week huh?"

Meiling said as she kept her fake smile on her face.

"yeah, I guess so…my family and I are heading back to the kingdom…I guess I'll see you tomorrow when you head back?"

"Yeah…I'll see you tomorrow"

"Alright then…bye"

Syaoran then reluctantly moved forward and embraced Meiling in a tight hug. He then smiled at her and turned to leave.
Meiling stood there rooted to the ground. She had so badly wanted to say 'no' to Syaoran but…she knew her parents would be very disappointed in her.

'Maybe…it won't be so bad afterall'

She thought sadly. She had hoped Syaoran would say no to the engagement because he loved Sakura but now…she didn't know what to think anymore. Sakura had run out and Syaoran had run after her…but then, he had returned alone and hadn't mentioned anything about breaking off the engagement.

"Isn't this so exciting dear! Soon you'll be 'Queen Meiling Li!' aren't you ecstatic?"

Meilng's mother, Ling said as she came and embraced her daughter tightly.

"Yeah…just great"

Meiling answered dully as she stared into space…
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Kero was patting Sakura gently on her back as she cried.

"Why don't you go and try to explain what happened?"

"He won't believe me!"

"Just try…if he loves you as he says he does, he'll trust you and believe in your words"

Sakura looked up at Kero and a weak smile crossed her face.

"You're right Kero…I'll go look for him right now"

a bigger, more confident smile made its way to her lips as she got up from her bed and headed towards her door. Before she reached for the knob, the door opened and Naomi stepped in with a cup of tea.

"Sakura…are you ok? You're upset about the engagement thing right?"

she asked worriedly as she placed the tray on a small table. Sakura just smiled at Naomi.

"Don't worry Nana, I'm alright now. And about the engagement…I know Syaoran will find a way to break it. Plus, Meiling loves Nicholas. I know she'll agree with Syaoran's decision to break off the engagement"

Naomi looked at Sakura with sympathy in her eyes. If only she knew what just happened down at the ballroom a few minutes ago…

"Sakura…I have something to tell you"

"Can't it wait Nana, I have to go find Syaoran"

"Sweety…Syaoran already left"

Sakura turned to look at Naomi surprised.

"Left? How could he leave! It's the middle of the night!"

Naomi shook her head sadly.

"I really don't know what happened. But it seems as though he insisted on his family leaving right away"
A sad look crossed Sakura's face.

"I need to talk to him Nana, I know! I'll go see him at the Li Kingdom!"

"Sakura…do you know where the Li Kingdom is located?"

Naomi asked Sakura. Sakura shook her head.

"No…I don't"

"It's located in the other side of the country…an 8-hour trip away from here. It's to the south of the line of equality and it's a long trip from where we are at the moment."

"But Nana, I have to go see him! I want to tell him…"

"Sakura, do you know what happened downstairs a few minutes ago?"

Sakura shook her head cluelessly.

"No…what happened?"

"Prince Syaoran and Lady Meiling have just confirmed their engagement"

This hit Sakura like a bucket of cold water.

"Y-Y-You mean t-t-that…"

Naomi nodded her head sadly.

"Yes…they both agreed to carry on their parent's wish"

Sakura's eyes began to water. Naomi went up to her and embraced her tightly.

"I'm so sorry"

She whispered as she held the crying girl in her arms…
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(3 days after the ball)
Sakura was at the garden just staring at nothing in particular. 3 days had passed and she hadn't heard anything from either Syaoran or Meiling. Every time she thought of him, her eyes watered.

'How could I have been so stupid!'

She thought, angry with herself. She was to deep into her thoughts that she didn't realize that someone had walked into the garden and was heading her way.

"Sakura…I was meaning to ask you, what happened between Syaoran and you the other day? I thought you were going to tell dad that you two wanted to get married when the next thing I knew, he was confirming his engagement to Meiling"

Sakura looked up at her brother to see him looking down at her with a serious look on his face. Sakura turned to look down at the floor.

"I-I-It's all my fault…I ran out of the ballroom upset and went to one of the gardens…well, Allen came to comfort me a-a-and h-h-he accidentally kissed me and…"

Sakura lowered her eyes to the floor so her brother couldn't see her tears that were threatening to spill.

"Syaoran saw everything"

She managed to choke out in-between sobs. Touya looked at the shaking shoulders of his sister and felt sorry for her. He placed a hand over her shoulder and embraced her tightly.

"Why don't you go to the Li Kingdom and explain everything to Syaoran? I'm sure he'll understand…"

Sakura stopped crying once she heard what her brother said.

"Y-Y-You really think so?"

Touya smiled at her.

"Yeah, I do. Don't let a jackass like Allen get in-between you two. I know you love Syaoran and Syaoran loves you back. Allen is just jealous that you chose Syaoran over him"

"But…I don't want to marry Allen…I want Syaoran."

"Then go to the Li Kingdom and explain everything to him"

Sakura looked up at her brother and for the first time in days, smiled.

"You're right…I won't give up. I'll go and explain everything to Syaoran"

Sakura then gave her brother a quick kiss on the cheek and went to ask her dad permission if she could go to the Li Kingdom…

Touya smiled until his sister was out of view. Once he was alone, an angry expression replaced his happy one.

'What the hell does Allen think he's doing'

Touya thought angrily as he turned to exit the garden. Allen was trying to get in the way of his sisters happiness and Touya didn't like it one bit…
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(In a different dimension)

"Wow, for once you were the one who did something and I didn't have to do anything!"

Evelyn said as she looked at Allen who sat on his throne (SN: hehehe…I wuz about to write 'thorn' hehehehe…yup, make him sit on a thorn and prick his ass ^^) Allen just smirked.

"well as I say…if you want something done properly, do it yourself"

Evelyn turned to look at him and gave him a cold stare.

"what the hell is THAT supposed to mean?"

"well, I DID manage to kill King Chen 15 years ago didn't I? And I've also managed to separate the Prince and Princess now haven't I?"

"So you're saying that you're better then me?"

"No…I just get things done…unlike you"

Evelyn looked like she was ready to explode.

"You wouldn't be anywhere without me! You always needed someone to go out and carry out your dirty work for you. I deserve some credit. You're not going to take back the promise that you made me"

Allen gave an exasperated sigh.

"Fine, I wont. You'll still get your share of power once the country is ours"

Evelyn's frown turned into a smug smile.

"I knew you wouldn't back out of your promise"

"well, even though you've had your share of screw ups, at least you managed to do some things right, for example killing that couple who betrayed us last minute"

Evelyn let out a giggle.

"They should've NEVER gone against me after I all I did for them. I even gave them magical abilities…I actually enjoyed myself killing them you know?"

~*Flashback*~
Two couples were running through the woods, looking around them for a sign of anyone following them. Suddenly, the man bumped into someone and fell to the ground. He heard his wife gasp and then he heard a woman give an evil chuckle.

"Thought you could get away didn't you?"

A woman dressed in a black dress said as she floated in the air. The couple looked at her with fear in their eyes.

"No one makes a fool out of me and gets away with it. Now tell me, where did you hide the child?"

"W-W-We're never going to tell you!"

The man said as he protected his wife who was standing behind him.
The woman in black nodded her head and then turned to the wife.

"And what about you?"

"I'm not telling you anything you witch!"

This got Evelyn really mad.

"Aright then…then I guess you'll take your damn secret to your grave!"

Then, with a swift movement of her arms, she sent fireballs to the couple…thus killing them automatically…
~*End of Flashback*~

"They should have never thought they could win against me"

Evelyn said bitterly as she remembered what had happened 15 years ago. She then turned to Allen with a confused expression on her face.

"How did you know back then that you had to get rid of him? I always wanted to ask you that."

Allen gave an evil smirk.

"didn't I tell you this before?"

"No…or maybe I forgot"

"It doesn't matter, I'll tell you again"

~*Flashback*~
Allen walked into a fortuneteller. It was rumored that she was the best in the country and the only one who could actually predict the future most accurately. He walked up to the old lady and took a seat at her table.

"How may I help you today sir?"

The woman asked. Allen just let out a smirk.

"I need you to predict the future for me…will I ever be able to rule this whole country?"

The woman raised an eyebrow at the question but then turned back to the herbs and other stuff she had on the table. She made a special concoction and then started to chant a spell. A bright light then came out of the small pot, and faded. She then looked in and said.

"You will be able to rule the land in the future…but only with the power of some sort of magical cards…at the moment, the future owner of the cards is still a child. But when she grows up and is looking for a suitor that is your time to act. But you have to be careful…if a gentle young man who also has magic wins her heart, you will loose. Their magic and love for each other combined can lead to a deadly downfall for you."

"Who is this 'young man'?"

"He is…..The future heir of the Li Kingdom."

"And the princess?"

"She's the daughter of King Fujitaka of the Kinomoto Kingdom"

"So all I have to do is make sure they don't ever meet and fall in love and I'll be able to rule this whole country?"

"Yes, but in order to do that, you'll have to marry the princess and gain control of her magical cards…but beware, all of that is easier said then done…"
~*End of Flashback*~

Allen gave a smirk.

"Old hag was right. All of that was easier said then done. I thought if I destroyed him while he was a baby, he wouldn't be a nuisance in the future…turns out everything turned out wrong"

"We still got time to separate them"

Evelyn said as she came behind Allen. Allen gave out a smirk.

"You're right…for now, everything is going so smoothly…"
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(at the Li Kingdom)
Syaoran walked around the large castle with only one thing on his mind, the dream he had yesterday night. He woke up sweating and everything seemed so realistic to him. He saw himself as a little three-year-old boy…and he saw a man with amber eyes…who went by the name of King Chen…

~*flashback*~
A three-year old Syaoran was at the garden playing with his four sisters. The place was filled with laughter as the sisters played hide and seek with their little brother.

"I found ya!"

A 5-year old Femei said as she found her brother behind a bush. She and her sisters started to giggle at the dissapointed look that crossed their brothers' face.

"doesn't he look so kawaii when he's mad?"

Fuutie asked her sisters while giggling. They all nodded in response, which just made Syaoran madder.

"Children, come in!"

Queen Yelan called out from inside the castle.

"awww…do we have to?"

Xiefa whined.

"kids, come and eat!"

They heard their father say from behind their mother.

"yay!"

all five kids called out happily as they went to their mother and father. Queen Yelan and King Chen looked at each other and smiled.

"We were truly blessed to have those five as our kids"

"I couldn't agree more"

The king said as he gave his wife a kiss on the forehead. They then held hands and all of them walked into the dining room…
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King Chen ran through the woods, the dry brittle arms of the trees were tearing up his fine cloth and breaking through his flesh. He held his three-year-old crying son in his arms. He could see his kingdom a few feet away from him. He had gone to the Nakia Kingdom (SN: hehehe…just saw a box that said Nokia so…I changed it a bit and came up with a name! ^^) for business purpose and had decided to take his son with him for the trip.
On the way back, someone had shot their horseman and seemed to be after them. Chen kept on looking behind him; his amber-colored eyes had a look of complete fright. He looked down at his son, and gave him a tiny reassuring smile. Little Syaoran was whimpering in his fathers' arms and clung to them as if there were no tomorrow. Although he was small, he knew something was not right.
King Chen ran into town, only to find the whole place completely trashed. There where fires all over the place, dead bodies laid around.

"Who did all of this!"

He asked angrily to a nearby person. Someone had completely trashed his kingdom while he was away. The man had a horrified look on his face.

"T-T-They're too strong…they h-h-have magic"
And with that he ran away. King Chen was still confused on what was going on. His thoughts then wandered to his family.

"I hope your mother and sisters are alright"

King Chen said to his son. He then looked around and saw a couple crouched in a corner scared. He immediately walked up to them.

"Can you please watch over my son Syaoran? I'll pay you a handsome reward if you do me this one favor"

the couple gave a nod and Chen handed over his son to the woman.

"daddy, no!! don't go, I want to stay with you!!"

The three-year old cried out. His amber-eyes started to tear. King Chen's expression softened when he looked at his son. He bent down to eyes level to him and hugged his son tightly.

"Don't worry Syaoran…I'll always be by your side"

"Not for long you wont!"

Came a male voice from behind him. King Chen immediately turned around.

"What do you want?"

"Nothing much but…to see you and the heir to the throne…dead!"

the man then gave an evil smile and took out a sword. King Chen immediately reached out for his pendant and transformed it into a sword.

"Get out of here, now!"

he called out to the couple behind him. The man in front of King Chen gave an evil smile.

"They're not going anywhere because they have a special job…to kill your son"

He then started to attack King Chen with his sword. Chen was able to dodge his attacks, but his concentration was mostly towards his sons direction. With a swift movement, The man was able to pierce through King Chens' stomach and formed a deep wound. Chen looked down at his wound in surprise and saw as blood leaked out.

"daddy!!!!!!"

Syaoran screamed out as tears fell from his eyes. He fought against the woman that was holding him but his efforts were useless. The man then put away his sword and gave a smirk.

"Part one of my job is done"

he then turned to look at the couple.

"I'm trusting you two to do what I told you with the child"

the couple gave a sligh nod.

"Yes, we know…kill him"

"right"

and with that, the man disappeared into a black portal…

King Chen looked at the couple who were holding his crying son.

"please…don't harm him"

he said in barely a whisper.

"I'm sorry but…we're following our orders"

the man said coldly.

"then…at least…let me…give…this…to my…son"

the couple looked hesitant.

"fine, but do it fast"

the man said. King Chen smiled at them

"thank you"

Syaoran then walked up to his father. King Chen started to chant a spell. He then closed his eyes, held his pendant in his hand and concentrated the little bit of energy he had left…

"your new master will be Syaoran Li"

he said before he placed the pendant over Syaoran's head.

"Daddy…don't go"

Syaoran whispered as he watched his dying father. King Chen smiled at his son.

"I'll always be here for you Syaoran…no matter what"

The couple then picked Syaoran up and ran away…
~*End of Flashback*~

And then, that was the time Syaoran woke up. He kept on making his way through the castle to busy in his thoughts.

'What could all of that mean? Is it telling me about…my past?'

He questioned himself mentally. All these new pieces of information were starting to come back to him but…everything all seemed like a big blur.

'Why can't I remember anything!?'

He asked himself angrily as he took a seat on the living room couch.

"Son…are you alright?"

he heard his mother say as she came up from behind him and gently placed a hand on his shoulder. Syaoran managed a small smile.

"I'm alright…just a bit confused"

"about what?"

Yelan asked curiously as she came around and took a seat next to her son.

"it's about…this dream I've been having the last couple of days…first there was this one, it was a happy one…then, in another one, I can't explain it…I saw this man getting killed…then…I got taken away by these two other peoples…"

Syaoran turned to look at his mother and saw she had a surprised look on her face.

"Syaoran…you're starting to remember you past. the man you saw getting killed was probably…probably your father."
She said in a soft voice.

"But why remember now? Why not before?"

Yelan shook her head.

"I don't know…something happened to you when you were a child that seemed to have erased all your memories from when you were three and younger."

"Mom…what happened to my dad on the day he got killed?"

Syaoran asked seriously as he turned to look at his mother. Yelan let out a sigh.

"Even I don't know what happened…but I guess I'll tell you what little I do know…"

~*Flashback*~

Queen Yelan walked around town looking around cautiously. Today her husband and son were supposed to arrive from the Nakia Kingdom and this sudden attack had happened on the kingdom early in the morning. She stopped walking when she saw her husband on the floor, on the brink of death.

"Chen, what happened!? Where's Syaoran?"

she asked as her eyes watered when she saw her husband. Chen gave his wife an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry I wasn't able to protect…the…kingdom"

"Chen, what are you talking about?!"

Yelan said as her tears came running down her cheeks.

"Syaoran…Syaoran was kidnapped by them…but…he has the pendant…you still have a chance of finding him alive…I…don't think…they'll hurt him…they didn't look…as if…they were…evil"

"Who took him!?"

Yelan asked as her husband's eyes began to close in her arms.

"It's up to you to find our son Yelan…he's wearing the pendant"

and then, King Chen died in Yelan's arms…
~*End of Flashback*~

"That day…I lost both my husband and my only son…that was the worst thing that ever had happened to me"
Yelan said as she looked at the ground. She then sniffled a bit and looked up and smiled at her son.

"But at least…I got my son back"

Syaoran smiled and hugged him mom.

"Don't worry mom. I'll always be here for you"

'Whoever killed my father is going to pay…'

Syaoran thought as he burned with anger inside…

Yelan then separated from the hug and got up and smiled at her son.

"Well…I have to go and see Ling about some of the wedding preperations. I'll see you later Syaoran. And if you get any new memories, write them down. Maybe then we can figure out what really happened on that day."

"I'll do that"

Syaoran said as he walked his mother to outside the castle. He then gave a sigh and headed back towards the livingroom. The castle was so quiet today. Usually, his sisters would be all over the place but today they had gone into town. His thought then wandered to a certain girl with auburn hair and deep emerald eyes…

'Damnit! Stop thinking about her!'

His mind said angrily as he gave an exasperated sigh.

"Prince Syaoran"

Syaoran heard someone call out from the entrance of the livingroom.

"Yes Wei?"

Syaoran asked as he turned to look at the elderly man.

"You have a visitor"

"I do…who is it"

"It's…princess Sakura"

Syaoran's expression became more serious then ever.

"Should I tell her to come in here?"

Wei asked at the young man in front of him. Syaoran shook his head.

"No…tell her there's nothing we need to talk about and if she could just please leave me alone"

"But your highness she…"

"If she insists, just tell her I don't wish to talk to her"

Syaoran said in a demanding voice. Wei gave a slight nod and bowed politely.

"As you wish…your highness"

He then walked out of the living room and headed towards the entrance. Syaoran gave a deep sigh and got up.

'Why did she even bother coming all this way?'

He thought bitterly as he walked through the halls. He was heading towards his room and passed the front doors of the castle, when a voice caught his attention…a voice so soft and gentle…yet filled with sadness.

"Please…I need to talk to him"

he heard Sakura say in-between sobs.

"I'm sorry Princess, but Prince Syaoran has made it clear that he does not wish to see you"

"Please Wei!"

"I'm sorry princess…I have no choice but to follow the order of my master"

Syaoran heard Sakura crying and it broke his heart to hear her this way. He took a deep breath.

'what the hell am I about to do?'

he asked himself mentally as he came out of the hallway and headed towards the door of the castle.

"Wei I'll take it from here"

Syaoran said as he came into view. Wei just looked at his master, bowed and then walked away. Syaoran walked up to Sakura and gave her a cold stare.

"What is it?"

"Syaoran I…"

~*To be Continued*~

SN: hehehehe…I realized how long this chapter was turning out to be so I had to end it there…sorry!!!!!!!!! Also, about the starrie notes, I know some of you like them. Sorry if I didn't add them this time. It's just I've been trying to concentrate on finishing this chapter fast so I didn't give my mind a chance to wander to silly unrelated things about myself or my life like I usually do. You know, before I started posting my fic up in ff.net, I said to myself that I wanted to do something that would destinguish myself from all the other writers and let the readers see my true self. That's how I came up with my starrie notes. I changed them from 'author notes' to my personalized 'starrie notes'^^ those give me a chance to show my true self. I've noticed that before I put my fics in ff.net, NOBODY had that. They only had "author notes" and they were just to explain things. Now, I see more and more peoplez are starting to put ' whatever-their-name-is notes' and they acutally talk about things unrelated to the subject! I'm glad I was able to start that! ^^ but…lets face it, some peoplez don't know when to stop talking, and their notes turns out to be annoying and interfere with the reading. but I don't care. I just care that I was able to find a way to distinguish myself from all the other writers out there. anywayz, please review!!!! Me love receiving reviews! All of your reviews are so much fun to read! Especially long ones ^^ well, I appreciate all of your reviews! And thanx for all of your support…now if all of you can wish me luck on my New York State Math Regents that I hafta take this Tuesday the 22nd!!!!! *cries* I'M GONNA FAIL!!!!!!! MATH IS MY WORST SUBJECT!!!!! WAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!! *sniff* I'm sure I can pass with *sniff* all of your support and all the praying I'll do! (and yeah, studying too -.-;;) *sniff* *shows Starrie wiping away her tears* review….onegai (please)????