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Chapter 10
"Syaoran! I cant... keep up," Sakura stumbled on a rock that had planted itself in her path. Syaoran turned and helped her up.
"Sakura you have to. We have to help the Ki..Your father and brother. Shall I carry you?" Sakura shook her head.
"No thanks. I can try go faster." Sakura let Syaoran support most of her weight and soon they were making a reasonable pace towards the castle.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tomoyo led Eriol through the castle's kitchen. There black outfits hid them well as the crept in an out of the shadows. "Why exactly are we doing this Tomoyo?" Eriols voice broke the hanging silence.
"We have to warn the King."
"And if he finds out we have a part in it?"
"Thats a risk we have to take."
Eriol reached for Tomoyos hand and gave it a reasurring squeeze "By the way Tomoyo, I love you."
Tomoyo smiled at him through the dark, "I know."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Touya sat in his room looking out over the castle gardens, a soft wind rustled the trees below and brought the scent of cherry blossoms up to his window.
"Geez Sakura. What I wouldnt do to hear your voice one more time."
"Psst! Touya!" His wish was instantly granted.
"Sakura??!!!" Touya glanced down, two figures stood below the castle tower "Oh god Sakura! Are you okay?"
"Im fine. Do you have a rope?"
"As a matter of fact I do." Touya scrambled around in his closet, pulling out an old but strong rope from his childhood. He threw one end down and tied the other to his bed leg.
"Can you climb up?"
"Yeah, Syaoran's gonna help me."
"Who?" Touya's brotherly instinct kicked in "Sakura if you have been sleepin...."
"TOUYA!" If the over-protective brother could have seen his siters face he would have laughed. "Syaoran is a friend of mine. Be nice."
Syaoran listened to the exchange, amused. Here they were, talking to a guy who was supposed to be dead in a few hours, and Sakura insisted on correcting him.
"Come on Sakura. Lets get you up there." Syaoran wrapped an arm around Sakuras waist and used the other to painstakingly pull them up the rope. Touya helped also by reeling in the rope.
Once they were both safely in the room Touya immediately disentangeled his siter from Syaorans arm.
"Oh Sakura" He hugged her tightly. Sakura smiled, then turned blue.
"Uhh.. Tou...ya?" Touya looked down to see he was choking her, he let go quickly.
"Sorry. God where have you been?"
"Long story, no time to explain. Sakura, we have to go find your father." Syaoran pulled Sakura away from her brother. Touya shot a double barreled glare at Syaoran. Syaoran just glared back.
"Syaorans right, we haven't got much time. Touya...Touya? TOUYA!?" Touya redirected his glare to met that of his younger sister. He instant pouted.
"Why wont anyone tell me anything?" Sakura just smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Ill explain later." She turned to Syaoran. "How much time do we have?"
Syaoran thought deeply and looked at her directly, worried chocolate eyes met frantic emerlad. "About 20 minutes."
"Shit. Touya, do you have your sword? And can Syaoran and I borrow a couple?"
Touya stood gaping at his sister, "When did you learn to.... Why do you need...." He gave up and nodded. He turned back to his cuboard and withdrew three silver swords. He gave the smallest one, studded with emeralds to Sakura, a medium one to Syaoran, who nodded his thanks, and took the large, carved one for himself.
"Lets go."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A female figure looked down upon her once glorious kingdom. "Oh dear, looks like they need me. Oh my babies. How did this happen?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sakura and Touya ran up flight of stairs after flight of stairs, followed closely by Syaoran.
"Well well well. *hic* Just the man we were looking for. And the traitor, Syaoran Li. " A voice rose from behind them. Touya, Syaoran and Sakura halted and turned sharply. Behind them a crowd of drunken men had gathered, armed with broken table legs, pitchforks and the odd axe.
"Touya. Take Sakura and RUN! Ill fight them off." Syaoans voice was commanding, but it held a certain tone that Sakura knew was fear.
"Syaoran NO!" She attempted to run to him, but Touya put his arm out to halt her.
"Sakura trust me, go." Syaoran didnt turn, he just glared at the band of men.
"Syaoran..... I love you." Touya almost fainted. Syaoran smiled to himself.
"Same to you Sakura. Now go before I change my mind."
Sakura ran, aided by Touya. Far away as she was, she couldnt help but hear the cry of pain that echoed through the tower.
"SYAORAN!!"
A/N Bed time!
Chapter 10
"Syaoran! I cant... keep up," Sakura stumbled on a rock that had planted itself in her path. Syaoran turned and helped her up.
"Sakura you have to. We have to help the Ki..Your father and brother. Shall I carry you?" Sakura shook her head.
"No thanks. I can try go faster." Sakura let Syaoran support most of her weight and soon they were making a reasonable pace towards the castle.
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Tomoyo led Eriol through the castle's kitchen. There black outfits hid them well as the crept in an out of the shadows. "Why exactly are we doing this Tomoyo?" Eriols voice broke the hanging silence.
"We have to warn the King."
"And if he finds out we have a part in it?"
"Thats a risk we have to take."
Eriol reached for Tomoyos hand and gave it a reasurring squeeze "By the way Tomoyo, I love you."
Tomoyo smiled at him through the dark, "I know."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~
Touya sat in his room looking out over the castle gardens, a soft wind rustled the trees below and brought the scent of cherry blossoms up to his window.
"Geez Sakura. What I wouldnt do to hear your voice one more time."
"Psst! Touya!" His wish was instantly granted.
"Sakura??!!!" Touya glanced down, two figures stood below the castle tower "Oh god Sakura! Are you okay?"
"Im fine. Do you have a rope?"
"As a matter of fact I do." Touya scrambled around in his closet, pulling out an old but strong rope from his childhood. He threw one end down and tied the other to his bed leg.
"Can you climb up?"
"Yeah, Syaoran's gonna help me."
"Who?" Touya's brotherly instinct kicked in "Sakura if you have been sleepin...."
"TOUYA!" If the over-protective brother could have seen his siters face he would have laughed. "Syaoran is a friend of mine. Be nice."
Syaoran listened to the exchange, amused. Here they were, talking to a guy who was supposed to be dead in a few hours, and Sakura insisted on correcting him.
"Come on Sakura. Lets get you up there." Syaoran wrapped an arm around Sakuras waist and used the other to painstakingly pull them up the rope. Touya helped also by reeling in the rope.
Once they were both safely in the room Touya immediately disentangeled his siter from Syaorans arm.
"Oh Sakura" He hugged her tightly. Sakura smiled, then turned blue.
"Uhh.. Tou...ya?" Touya looked down to see he was choking her, he let go quickly.
"Sorry. God where have you been?"
"Long story, no time to explain. Sakura, we have to go find your father." Syaoran pulled Sakura away from her brother. Touya shot a double barreled glare at Syaoran. Syaoran just glared back.
"Syaorans right, we haven't got much time. Touya...Touya? TOUYA!?" Touya redirected his glare to met that of his younger sister. He instant pouted.
"Why wont anyone tell me anything?" Sakura just smiled and kissed his cheek.
"Ill explain later." She turned to Syaoran. "How much time do we have?"
Syaoran thought deeply and looked at her directly, worried chocolate eyes met frantic emerlad. "About 20 minutes."
"Shit. Touya, do you have your sword? And can Syaoran and I borrow a couple?"
Touya stood gaping at his sister, "When did you learn to.... Why do you need...." He gave up and nodded. He turned back to his cuboard and withdrew three silver swords. He gave the smallest one, studded with emeralds to Sakura, a medium one to Syaoran, who nodded his thanks, and took the large, carved one for himself.
"Lets go."
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
A female figure looked down upon her once glorious kingdom. "Oh dear, looks like they need me. Oh my babies. How did this happen?"
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*
Sakura and Touya ran up flight of stairs after flight of stairs, followed closely by Syaoran.
"Well well well. *hic* Just the man we were looking for. And the traitor, Syaoran Li. " A voice rose from behind them. Touya, Syaoran and Sakura halted and turned sharply. Behind them a crowd of drunken men had gathered, armed with broken table legs, pitchforks and the odd axe.
"Touya. Take Sakura and RUN! Ill fight them off." Syaoans voice was commanding, but it held a certain tone that Sakura knew was fear.
"Syaoran NO!" She attempted to run to him, but Touya put his arm out to halt her.
"Sakura trust me, go." Syaoran didnt turn, he just glared at the band of men.
"Syaoran..... I love you." Touya almost fainted. Syaoran smiled to himself.
"Same to you Sakura. Now go before I change my mind."
Sakura ran, aided by Touya. Far away as she was, she couldnt help but hear the cry of pain that echoed through the tower.
"SYAORAN!!"
A/N Bed time!