Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
n/a: I do not own and will never own Card Captor Sakura (though I whish I did)
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
~Part 2
Genbu: The Crystal of Power
Chapter 6
The morning came quickly and the sun was hot. Agerstown was a market place for
Romalia. Though it was small, it was very productive. Merchants from the Migi
Islands often come here for trade. Princess Chiharu once took me here.
When I saw many people going into the city, I imeddiately stood up, fixed myself
and ran towards the crowd. With the hood of my cloak upon my head, I looked just
like any other merchant that was there, protecting my eyes from the sun.
While pretending to look at the things the stores sold, I observed my surroundings.
There were still many guards around the place and I knew at once that going here
at night would prove fatal. Just when I was about to turn to the next street, I
heard my stomach grumbling.
"you'll just have to wait." I told myself, giving my stomach a few rubs.
Then I continued walking.
It was afternoon and the sun glared more brightly. I rested on a bench beside
the shade of a tree. I guess that I must have walked three, four or five hours
in observing the whole town before I finally stopped for a rest here, at the
park. There were many merchants here resting, just like me.
Hungry, thirsty and tired, I just sighed at my predicament. With no money to
buy any food or drink(Syaoran carried it), I had to find a way to save a
husband, a friend and other people before the guards who caught them leave
for Romalia. It wasn't going to be easy ... I had no skill in stealth, no
quick reflex or thinking, no weapons or even knowledge on how to use one! I
only had my wits with me.
Suddenly my stomach gurgled.
"hmm... you seem to have a big problem there... you look fammished!" a voice
beside me said.
I looked at the direction where the voice came from an saw a man sitting beside
me. He had a fair complexion, dark blue eyes, thin-rimmed glasses and short,
black hair. I must have been thinking so deeply that I didn't notice him sit there.
Then I blushed.. "uhn... ha-ha! I-I'm sorry... d-did I disturb you?"
The man smiled. "me? no!" he laughed, "_I_ seemed to have disturbed you..."
I smiled at him. "oh! no! not at all!"
"This is really my lucky day..." he said, turning to look at the sky.
"Oh? how so?" I asked.
He looked at me again and this time, it was as if he was borrowing through my
mind. "I got extra earnings today. And now, I'm talking with a beautiful lady
with a beautiful smile..."
I blushed.
"Oh, I'm Eriol by the way and you are...?" he trailed off, while raising a hand.
"I'm Sakura..." I smiled, as I took his hand and shook it.
"so, what brings you here?" he suddenly asked.
"business." I answered before I could think it over. I silently scolded myself
for that.
"oh? so what business are you in?"
From the looks of this guy, I knew that he knew all the merchants in the place so
I knew that couldn't continue with that lie. I immediately thought of a response.
"business?" I said, trying to act surprised. "I ment busyness - you know, work. I
came here for a bit of rest..." I finished, then looked at the sky as if to find
some peace in it.
"oh... I see..."
I was afraid that he might ask more questions but suddenly, my stomach grumbled
again.
He suddenly laughed. "we should go get some food. I'm getting kinda hungry too."
I shook my head. "I can't..."
He looked at me and raised a brow. "oh? why is that?"
"no money."
"I thought you worked."
Mentally scolding myself for letting my tongue almost slip away, I made up another
fib. "I got fired just this afternoon before I went here. I broke a lot of things
in the place so the manager just got fed up and fired me. I'm pretty clumsy, you
know." I chuckled. The last line wasn't a lie, you know.
He chuckled. "I see... well, why don't I treat you? what do you say?"
"oh no... I'll never be able to pay back the food that you'll buy for me..."
"nah! never mind paying me back. As I've told you, I got extra pay today so I
can treat you." he then stood up and held out a hand. "no buts and I won't
accept 'no' for an answer."
I sighed. "okay.."
We went to some fancy restaurant and he ordered some expensive food(!), which I
embarrasingly ate voraciously due to my fammine. He just laughed and after we ate,
you could say that I apologized for my behavior a million times before I stopped
and accepted his "that's okay"s. We walked and talked and then we just walked
again. I was enjoying the sights so much that I almost didn't notice that we
were all alone in a empty lot.
"w-why are we h-ere, E-Eriol..?" I said. I felt fear seep through my very bones.
His back was facing me and with one quick movement, he faced me and at the same
time unsheathed a dagger and pointed it on my neck. "tell me who you are." he
said menacingly.
"I already.."
"LIES!!! I've been in this town for two months already and I've explored every
nook and cranny of this place. I've never seen you before and from your dress I
could tell that you're not one of the merchants and you've been travelling hard
on foot. Don't lie to me... WHO ARE YOU?" he asked again.
Me body started shaking like a leaf. I didn't know if I could tell him the truth.
What if he was one of the dark lord's minions? What if he'd capture me as well?
I was trapped. I knew that escape would be foolish and he'd know if I lied again.
I was cornered.
There was no escape.
END
n/a: I do not own and will never own Card Captor Sakura (though I whish I did)
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
~Part 2
Genbu: The Crystal of Power
Chapter 6
The morning came quickly and the sun was hot. Agerstown was a market place for
Romalia. Though it was small, it was very productive. Merchants from the Migi
Islands often come here for trade. Princess Chiharu once took me here.
When I saw many people going into the city, I imeddiately stood up, fixed myself
and ran towards the crowd. With the hood of my cloak upon my head, I looked just
like any other merchant that was there, protecting my eyes from the sun.
While pretending to look at the things the stores sold, I observed my surroundings.
There were still many guards around the place and I knew at once that going here
at night would prove fatal. Just when I was about to turn to the next street, I
heard my stomach grumbling.
"you'll just have to wait." I told myself, giving my stomach a few rubs.
Then I continued walking.
It was afternoon and the sun glared more brightly. I rested on a bench beside
the shade of a tree. I guess that I must have walked three, four or five hours
in observing the whole town before I finally stopped for a rest here, at the
park. There were many merchants here resting, just like me.
Hungry, thirsty and tired, I just sighed at my predicament. With no money to
buy any food or drink(Syaoran carried it), I had to find a way to save a
husband, a friend and other people before the guards who caught them leave
for Romalia. It wasn't going to be easy ... I had no skill in stealth, no
quick reflex or thinking, no weapons or even knowledge on how to use one! I
only had my wits with me.
Suddenly my stomach gurgled.
"hmm... you seem to have a big problem there... you look fammished!" a voice
beside me said.
I looked at the direction where the voice came from an saw a man sitting beside
me. He had a fair complexion, dark blue eyes, thin-rimmed glasses and short,
black hair. I must have been thinking so deeply that I didn't notice him sit there.
Then I blushed.. "uhn... ha-ha! I-I'm sorry... d-did I disturb you?"
The man smiled. "me? no!" he laughed, "_I_ seemed to have disturbed you..."
I smiled at him. "oh! no! not at all!"
"This is really my lucky day..." he said, turning to look at the sky.
"Oh? how so?" I asked.
He looked at me again and this time, it was as if he was borrowing through my
mind. "I got extra earnings today. And now, I'm talking with a beautiful lady
with a beautiful smile..."
I blushed.
"Oh, I'm Eriol by the way and you are...?" he trailed off, while raising a hand.
"I'm Sakura..." I smiled, as I took his hand and shook it.
"so, what brings you here?" he suddenly asked.
"business." I answered before I could think it over. I silently scolded myself
for that.
"oh? so what business are you in?"
From the looks of this guy, I knew that he knew all the merchants in the place so
I knew that couldn't continue with that lie. I immediately thought of a response.
"business?" I said, trying to act surprised. "I ment busyness - you know, work. I
came here for a bit of rest..." I finished, then looked at the sky as if to find
some peace in it.
"oh... I see..."
I was afraid that he might ask more questions but suddenly, my stomach grumbled
again.
He suddenly laughed. "we should go get some food. I'm getting kinda hungry too."
I shook my head. "I can't..."
He looked at me and raised a brow. "oh? why is that?"
"no money."
"I thought you worked."
Mentally scolding myself for letting my tongue almost slip away, I made up another
fib. "I got fired just this afternoon before I went here. I broke a lot of things
in the place so the manager just got fed up and fired me. I'm pretty clumsy, you
know." I chuckled. The last line wasn't a lie, you know.
He chuckled. "I see... well, why don't I treat you? what do you say?"
"oh no... I'll never be able to pay back the food that you'll buy for me..."
"nah! never mind paying me back. As I've told you, I got extra pay today so I
can treat you." he then stood up and held out a hand. "no buts and I won't
accept 'no' for an answer."
I sighed. "okay.."
We went to some fancy restaurant and he ordered some expensive food(!), which I
embarrasingly ate voraciously due to my fammine. He just laughed and after we ate,
you could say that I apologized for my behavior a million times before I stopped
and accepted his "that's okay"s. We walked and talked and then we just walked
again. I was enjoying the sights so much that I almost didn't notice that we
were all alone in a empty lot.
"w-why are we h-ere, E-Eriol..?" I said. I felt fear seep through my very bones.
His back was facing me and with one quick movement, he faced me and at the same
time unsheathed a dagger and pointed it on my neck. "tell me who you are." he
said menacingly.
"I already.."
"LIES!!! I've been in this town for two months already and I've explored every
nook and cranny of this place. I've never seen you before and from your dress I
could tell that you're not one of the merchants and you've been travelling hard
on foot. Don't lie to me... WHO ARE YOU?" he asked again.
Me body started shaking like a leaf. I didn't know if I could tell him the truth.
What if he was one of the dark lord's minions? What if he'd capture me as well?
I was trapped. I knew that escape would be foolish and he'd know if I lied again.
I was cornered.
There was no escape.
END