Out of the Water and Into the Flames

By Jesus Freak

Disclaimer: Well, who out there thinks I own it? This chapter gets interesting! Tomoyo, Meiling, Syaoran, and Touya!

I wanted to ask, "What's a betrothed?" but I didn't have time. I was whisked away and put in my bedchambers to sleep. The Queen, err… I mean my mother insisted I must be tired from the long journey. Hardly, I had slept most of it.

Maybe a betrothed is a butler or personal servant. It could be almost anything I guess.

My room was huge. It had a huge bed that would probably fit twenty people with a large white canopy. The bed itself was white with large fluffy pillows. It was a feather bed. The rest of the room will have to wait till later because then, I was content burying my head in those pillows.

A knock sounded at the door. "Come in!" I shouted. A girl came in; she looked about my age. "Hi! My name's Tomoyo! I'm your handmaid. Oh, you're so kawaii! I'll love making costumes and dresses for you! Let me take your measurements…" She muttered.

I sweatdropped. She was… overwhelming. "Come here, Sak- I mean Meiling!" A girl with crimson eyes and long black hair in pigtails came into the room.

"Hello. I'm Meiling, the former princess. Nice to meet you," The girl said, seemingly timid. Seemingly.

"Hello, you aren't mad at me, are you? My name used to be Ying Fa, you can call me that," I replied.

"No, I'm not mad at you because I get to be an advisor. That's a lot better then being a princess. I'm your royal advisor. Come to me with any problems, questions, and sticky situations," She told me.

"Oh, that's great Meiling! I so happy for you! Now, you'll need a new wardrobe! I'll start on it soon…" Tomoyo got that starry eyed look and Meiling just sighed.

"Is she always like that?" I whispered to her.

"Yes. And you're lucky she doesn't have her video camera with her," Meiling replied.

"Oh, I have to catch you on tape, Sakura-chan!" (The real one. When anyone refers to Sakura, they are talking about Sakura, not Meiling.) She whipped out a camera and started to laugh. "The entire world will see my kawaii Sakura-chan!!! Ohohohohohoho!!!!"

"Guess I spoke to soon." I started to inch away from Tomoyo. She was scaring me.

"It's time for dinner," Came a bored voice from the door. It was Syaoran, my bethrotheds of something like that.

"Syaoran!!!" Meiling exclaimed, glomping him. "You'll be the only thing that I miss about being a princess!"

"Get off of me."

"Oh, you're no fun!"

"Whatever." He left. Suddenly, Meiling ran up to me and grabbed my shirt.

"If you hurt Syaoran in anyway, you'll have to answer to me! You hear me?" I laughed nervously, a sweatdrop making it's way down my head.

"Don't worry. I won't touch him," I told her. "I'm not suicidal," I muttered, sotto voce. We all walked down to the dinning hall.

Food was served and Queen Nadeshiko stood up. "I have an announcement to make! Our newly recovered daughter, Sakura, is going to be taking protocol, educational, and defense lessons with Prince Syaoran, her betrothed."

I probably looked blank. Syaoran was glaring at her like she had just announced that she canceled Christmas. Everyone clapped, until I asked,

"What's a betrothed?" Silence… Then Touya,

"Only a kaijuu wouldn't know what a betrothed is." I stomped on his foot, I did have permission after all. Finally, Fujitaka spoke up.

"A betrothed is a… fiancé." My eyes widened.

(This is part of the story) So that's my story so far. I'm stuck in a castle with a scary former princess, a cold fiancé, and a crazy handmaid. We'll continue later…

So, how is it so far? R&R please. Jesus Freak signing out!^_~!