Chapter 11
Sakura started back down the stairs, Touya grabbed her arm, "No Sakura, its not safe." Sakura shook out of his grasp.
"Touya, he might be hurt, I have to go to him." She turned to face her elder brother, "I'm sorry, go find father and get out, hide somewhere. You are in danger." Touya sighed and pulled something from the depths of his pocket.
"Sakura, I understand nothing I will say will stop you, just take this and please, be careful" Touya handed Sakura a small box, she opened it carefully. Inside lay a simple cross, attached to a silver chain.
"Touya its.... beautiful." Sakura smiled and did the clasp up.
"It was Mothers. Hopefully it will prtoect you. Good luck." With that he took off, up the stairs. Sakura smiled and raced down to her fallen friend.
Syaoran was on his knees, surrounded by slayen men. His pale face contrasted vividly with the streaks of red. Sakura knelt beside him "Syaoran, are you okay?" She put her arms around him, "I thought you were dead."
Syaoran smiled "I thought I was too, but then a shining light came, with a woman who looked a lot like you, only she had very long hair. She whispered something about you.... then I felt the pain disappear. It was weird, yet wonderful."
"Mother! Oh Syaoran that must've been my Mother. But.... but how?" Syaoran hung his head.
"Umm Sakura, You know how you said you saw the face of the guy who took away your mother in me?"
Sakura nodded, wondering where he was getting to.
"Well, thats because he was my father, leader of this rebel gang. Shes dead Sakura. As is my father." Sakura saw the grief in his eyes.
"You never told me."
Syaoran looked away, expecting an outburst of more 'I hate you's. He waited, but no words came, instead he felt himself being drawn into a hug.
"I am sorry."
Syaoran looked astonished. "For what?"
Sakura brushed a strand of hair from his face, "You never told me that your father died. Pain like that is very hard to hide. Why do you hide it?"
Syaoran rose an eyebrow, "I just do, why do you care?"
Sakura looked him in the eye, "Because I do."
A faint blush spread across Syaorans face. He quickly lowered his head. "Okay, shall we go?"
Sakura nodded. "Definately. Tell me, why are their only a few slain people here, I could've sworn there were more then that chasing us."
Syaoran laughed "The sight of your mother sobered them up and sent them all home. They couldnt run fast enough."
Sakura smiled and helped Syaoran to his feet. They started back up the stairs, Sakura still holding onto Syaorans hand.
"SAKURA!! SYAORAN!!!" Tomoyo's cheerful voice bounced off the walls, Sakura spun around.
"Tomoyo?" Rapid footsteps sounded up the stairs as Tomoyo and her accomplise finally reached Sakura and Syaoran.
"Tomoyo! Eriol," Syaorans face held an emotionless expression, "Glad to see you are all alive."
"Arg, ya fool Syaoran." Eriol gave the taller male a rough hug. Syaoran stood there stunned. Sakura giggled at the frozen shocked expression on his face.
"Come on, lets get to my father before its too late." Sakura grabbed Syaorans arm and dragged him up the stairs, followed closely by Tomoyo and Eriol.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Father, are you here?" Touya pushed his fathers bedroom door open. A frail man sat silently on a large oak bed. He held his crown in his hands, staring down at its stunning brilliance.
"Father. We have to get out, Sakura..."
The king raised a hand to silence his son. "Touya. I am old. I have no time. I grow weary. You must go on. I wish to join your mother soon."
Touya stared at his father, "Join her? You mean you are going to, just, die?" His father nodded.
"All must die Touya. I have been dying for a long time."
"How long?"
The weary king smiled "All my life. We are all dying from the day we are born. Go Touya, leave an old man in peace. Take this." He held out the heavy crown to his oldest, and only son. "Maybe you can make more use of it than I did. Help the people Touya. The people are important."
Touya took the crown, "Rest in peace father." He turned to leave.
"May I join you later rather than sooner."
A.N What end of a chapter already?? Oh well, Work to do!
Sakura started back down the stairs, Touya grabbed her arm, "No Sakura, its not safe." Sakura shook out of his grasp.
"Touya, he might be hurt, I have to go to him." She turned to face her elder brother, "I'm sorry, go find father and get out, hide somewhere. You are in danger." Touya sighed and pulled something from the depths of his pocket.
"Sakura, I understand nothing I will say will stop you, just take this and please, be careful" Touya handed Sakura a small box, she opened it carefully. Inside lay a simple cross, attached to a silver chain.
"Touya its.... beautiful." Sakura smiled and did the clasp up.
"It was Mothers. Hopefully it will prtoect you. Good luck." With that he took off, up the stairs. Sakura smiled and raced down to her fallen friend.
Syaoran was on his knees, surrounded by slayen men. His pale face contrasted vividly with the streaks of red. Sakura knelt beside him "Syaoran, are you okay?" She put her arms around him, "I thought you were dead."
Syaoran smiled "I thought I was too, but then a shining light came, with a woman who looked a lot like you, only she had very long hair. She whispered something about you.... then I felt the pain disappear. It was weird, yet wonderful."
"Mother! Oh Syaoran that must've been my Mother. But.... but how?" Syaoran hung his head.
"Umm Sakura, You know how you said you saw the face of the guy who took away your mother in me?"
Sakura nodded, wondering where he was getting to.
"Well, thats because he was my father, leader of this rebel gang. Shes dead Sakura. As is my father." Sakura saw the grief in his eyes.
"You never told me."
Syaoran looked away, expecting an outburst of more 'I hate you's. He waited, but no words came, instead he felt himself being drawn into a hug.
"I am sorry."
Syaoran looked astonished. "For what?"
Sakura brushed a strand of hair from his face, "You never told me that your father died. Pain like that is very hard to hide. Why do you hide it?"
Syaoran rose an eyebrow, "I just do, why do you care?"
Sakura looked him in the eye, "Because I do."
A faint blush spread across Syaorans face. He quickly lowered his head. "Okay, shall we go?"
Sakura nodded. "Definately. Tell me, why are their only a few slain people here, I could've sworn there were more then that chasing us."
Syaoran laughed "The sight of your mother sobered them up and sent them all home. They couldnt run fast enough."
Sakura smiled and helped Syaoran to his feet. They started back up the stairs, Sakura still holding onto Syaorans hand.
"SAKURA!! SYAORAN!!!" Tomoyo's cheerful voice bounced off the walls, Sakura spun around.
"Tomoyo?" Rapid footsteps sounded up the stairs as Tomoyo and her accomplise finally reached Sakura and Syaoran.
"Tomoyo! Eriol," Syaorans face held an emotionless expression, "Glad to see you are all alive."
"Arg, ya fool Syaoran." Eriol gave the taller male a rough hug. Syaoran stood there stunned. Sakura giggled at the frozen shocked expression on his face.
"Come on, lets get to my father before its too late." Sakura grabbed Syaorans arm and dragged him up the stairs, followed closely by Tomoyo and Eriol.
~*~*~*~*~*~
"Father, are you here?" Touya pushed his fathers bedroom door open. A frail man sat silently on a large oak bed. He held his crown in his hands, staring down at its stunning brilliance.
"Father. We have to get out, Sakura..."
The king raised a hand to silence his son. "Touya. I am old. I have no time. I grow weary. You must go on. I wish to join your mother soon."
Touya stared at his father, "Join her? You mean you are going to, just, die?" His father nodded.
"All must die Touya. I have been dying for a long time."
"How long?"
The weary king smiled "All my life. We are all dying from the day we are born. Go Touya, leave an old man in peace. Take this." He held out the heavy crown to his oldest, and only son. "Maybe you can make more use of it than I did. Help the people Touya. The people are important."
Touya took the crown, "Rest in peace father." He turned to leave.
"May I join you later rather than sooner."
A.N What end of a chapter already?? Oh well, Work to do!