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Chapter 3 – From Hate to Love
"You sure did take your time in getting over here, Syaoran," Eriol said as he noticed his cousin looking at the floor, lost in thought.
"Why Eriol, are you in a hurry to meet a princess that's not engaged to you? Princess Tomoyo would probably be displeased if she were to hear that," Syaoran said, smirking at his cousin.
"Are you two ready yet?" Queen Yelan asked as she walked into the room.
"Yes mother, we are," Syaoran said, not hiding his unhappiness about the situation.
"Alright then, lets get going," Queen Yelan said as she walked out of the room again. 'I know that you will love her, Syaoran. You both will be our only hope left after the war starts.'
"Hello? Is anyone there?" Sakura called as she looked around her.
"Hello my Cherry Blossom, how are you doing today?" said a voice that sent chills up and down Sakura's back.
"Whose there?!" Sakura said, meeting nothing but the darkness surrounding her.
"Very soon my Cherry Blossom, very soon," said the voice again, as it got fainter and fainter every time it repeated those words.
"SAKURA!"
"HOE!" Sakura said, waking up and meeting the eyes of Tomoyo.
"Finally, it took me five minutes to wake you up. Are you okay? You look like as if you've just seen a…"
"We're here girls!" Touya said, as he opened the carriage door.
"Well, its no or never Sakura," Tomoyo said as she stepped off the carriage.
'I would prefer never,' Sakura thought, doing the same thing as Tomoyo.
"Princess Tomoyo! What are you doing here?" said a voice that startled Sakura and made her trip over her dress and fall to the ground.
"Hoe!" Sakura said, as she closed her eyes and felt strong arms circle her.
'Why must I go through with this again? They're just going to stay here for a few days and then pack up and leave,' Syaoran thought as he saw the carriage pull up and stop right in front of them.
"Why so quiet my son? You should be glad that you will be meeting a princess from a peaceful kingdom," Queen Yelan said as she noticed her son's straight face.
"…"
'Oh Syaoran, when will you learn?' Queen Yelan thought as she shook her head and starred ahead of her, waiting to meet the Princess from the Kinomoto kingdom.
'This is going to be so much fun! I'll get to torture my cousin and make…' Eriol stopped his train of thought as he saw someone step out of the carriage. 'That must be here, but she looks an awful lot like Princess Tomoyo. Wait a minute…No.'
"Princess Tomoyo! What are you doing here?" Eriol said, walking up to her.
'So, that's the princess that is engaged to my cousin. Poor girl. I feel sorry for her already,' Syaoran thought as he smirked at what his cousin was doing.
"Hoe!" said a voice that brought Syaoran out of his thoughts and back to what was happening.
He saw a girl come out of the same carriage and seemed to have been surprised by Eriol's outburst. When he saw her start to lose her balance and fall, he ran as quickly as he could to catch her before she fell.
"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked, wondering why he already felt so much for this girl.
"Are you alright?" said a voice that seemed to be coming from the person that had his arms around her.
When Sakura opened her eyes and looked up, she met amber eyes with unruly chocolate hair. She starred at him until she realized that he had just asked her a question.
"Oh…Umm…Yes, I'm fine," she said, averting her eyes to anything but him.
When he moved away, she felt cold and emptiness than what she felt when he held her. She felt warmth and felt safe in his arms. But what scared her most is that she didn't even know who this person was and she already trusted him with her life.
"My name is Princess Sakura of the Kinomoto kingdom," Sakura said as she regained her composure and curtsied to him.
"…"
"Umm…this is my friend, Princess Tomoyo from the Daidouji kingdom," Sakura said as she started to get nervous when he didn't say anything.
"…My name is Prince Syaoran of the Li kingdom and this is my cousin, Prince Eriol of the Hiiragazawa kingdom," Syaoran said as he gently reached for her hand and kissed it.
"Prince Eriol, what are you doing here?" Tomoyo asked as she tried to keep herself from hugging him.
"Please Princess Tomoyo, call me Eriol. I'll be staying here for a few months with my cousin. I had no idea though that you would be traveling here with Princess Sakura," Eriol said, as did the same thing as Syaoran, but held her hand in his.
'At least Eriol doesn't mind the princess that he is engaged to. They make quite a cute couple besides Sakura and Syaoran,' Queen Yelan thought as she looked on with amusement in her eyes.
"Queen Yelan, the bedrooms have been fixed in the way that you wanted them," said a servant as bowed to her.
"Thank you, Philip. If you will please follow me so I may show you to your bedrooms," Queen Yelan said, as she walked inside the palace, the princesses falling behind.
"Syaoran, if you ever think about hurting her…"
"Touya, you should know Syaoran better than that. Besides, I'll keep an eye on him to make sure that he stays out of trouble," Eriol said, looking up at Touya and Syaoran.
"Syaoran…"
"…I promise, Touya," Syaoran said as he turned his back to them and walked back inside the palace to catch up to his mother.
"You know that he's falling for her already, Touya. I've never seen him move so fast to catch someone unless it's in training," Eriol said, smirking at his cousin's back.
"Yeah, that's what I'm starting to worry about. Come on, lets get going," Touya said, knowing that he sister was falling in love, whether she wanted to or not.
'Why can't I get her out of mind? What makes her so different from all of the others that I've seen and met with so far? When I moved away from her, I missed her warmth and her touch. What is wrong with me?' Syaoran thought as he heard a loud 'Hoe!' followed by some giggling.
"Why so quiet Syaoran? Thinking about a special someone that you just met today?" Eriol said as he finally caught up to him.
"By the way, I liked the look on your face when you saw Princess Tomoyo get off of the carriage," Syaoran said, smirking at him.
"Thank you, I liked yours too," Eriol said as he turned to look at him and was met by a death glare.
"There you two are," Queen Yelan said as she turned around when she heard their voices.
"…Mother, what is Princess Sakura doing in my room?" Syaoran asked, noticing that she was standing in the middle of his room as his servants put her clothes away in his closet, drawers, etc.
"She will be rooming with you while she is here. The same thing goes for Princess Tomoyo until Eriol leaves," Queen Yelan said as she smiled innocently at her son.
"…I think I'm going to go train the garden for a while," Syaoran said as he turned around and left.
"I don't think he likes me, Tomoyo," Sakura said as she walked up to her.
"Don't worry so much Sakura. I'm sure that he likes you and can't wait to get to know you better. Eriol and I will help you out if you want us to," Tomoyo said, looking at her.
"Thanks Tomoyo, but I know better than to ask for your help when it comes to things like this. So, are we still going to be able to train here?" Sakura asked, hoping that she would say yes and that she brought her clothes with her.
"Of course, then after that, I can start making some new designs for you! Cute!" Tomoyo said as she jumped up and down.
"Well, I'm going to go look around the palace by myself. I would like some time to think about things," Sakura said, turning around to Queen Yelan.
"Very well. Supper will be ready by seven, so I will send Syaoran to go look for you if you are not in the dinning room when the food is ready," Queen Yelan said, giving her a smile.
"Thank you, Queen Yelan," Sakura said, as she started to walk away and think about a certain amber eyed, chocolate brown haired boy that she was starting to fall in love with.
'I can't be already falling in love with him! I hardly even know him. I guess I'll just have to be the way how I was with my other suitors, cold and cruel."
Here is the third chapter! Hope you guys like it! Chapter four will be coming tomorrow, hopefully! -Bluepiper