Sigh. My friend Sally who we call Rika told me that I should write the
next chappy or she'd kill me in my sleep, so, since I do everything anyone
tells me to do, I decided to write the next chappy! Finally!
-Naoko
I must admit, it IS about time.
-Sakura
SHUT UPPP!! You could have written it tooooo!!
-Naoko
...... ^.^;;;;;;;;;
-Sakura
do I have to say it? They don't own it
-Kuri-chan, the best disclaimer kitty ever.
Sakura made her way back to camp. When she got there, Naoko said to her:
"You know, the Duke looks insanely similar to the Mysterious-Rich-And- Cute-Guy-Who-Rescued-You-Last-Spring."
"Oh really?" Sakura didn't sound surprised.
"Would you mind telling us that story again, Naoko?" Melign asked. "I love it." She stood up and a dreamy look passed over her face. "A cute and mysterious guy who we didn't even know releases us from our prison and potential death because of a reason we don't even know about."
"All right." Naoko said. "After the three hours that you told me to wait passed by, I got worried because I never actually thought that you would get caught."
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Naoko emerged from the forest and stepped out onto the road where the battle had taken place. She glanced around, worried, then started searching the ground for the token. "Sakura wouldn't let them get caught." She seemed to be trying to reassure herself. "She cares about us too much." She crossed to the other side of the road and started searching.
"She would never let that happen," she said puching bushes and brush out of the way. "Unless." she stopped in dismay. There, on the ground, glittered the rose broach. "they were ready for us," she finished. Naoko sighed and picked it up. "Well, I guess its off to Nottingham then," she said to herself. "That's where their captors will probably try them."
Naoko set off towards the town. When she got there she saw people crowding around the local jail. "What's happening?" she asked someone on the edge of the crowd.
"They finally caught Sakura and her band of thieves!" the man said. "I hope they get away. They've helped us peasants so much."
"What's going to happen if they DON'T get away?" Naoko asked.
"They'll be hanged probably."
Naoko looked worried. "Thank you," she said to the man. She then started to push her way through the crowd. When she got to a soldier guarding the door to the jail, she said, "I need to talk to your supervisor. I have some information concerning the prisoners."
The guard looked at her suspiciously. "Alright," he said slowly. "But no funny business."
He lead her into the building. He took her to a small room. "Wait here," he told her.
As soon as he left, Naoko took a look at her surroundings. She was in a bare room with only one window. "Well, I guess there is only one way out of here," she said to herself bitterly. She opened the window slightly, then turned and opened the door. It opened into a hallway, which was completely empty. She sneaked cautiously to the outside door, which was cracked. She listened for a minute, to make sure no one was coming. She then walked quicky to a random door on the other side of the hallway. She looked inside and could vaguely make out more doors and bars. "This must be where they are being kept." She started to open the door.
"What do you think you are doing?" the guard who had lead her into the room barked.
Naoko whipped around. "uh. lo-looking for the bathroom!" She said nervously and laughed.
"The guard looked at her suspiciously. "Come with me," he said. He led her back outside.
"Why am I back out here?" Naoko asked him.
"It's already over," the guard snapped.
"You mean they're going to -"
"Some one came and effectively persuaded the sherrif," he fingered his pocket meaningfully, "to let them go."
Naoko opened her mouth as if she was going to ask something, thought better of it, then closed it. "Thank you," she said, then walked a little bit away. A few hundred yards off, she saw a young nobleman sitting on his horse, watching the jail.
*I wonder if he's the one that released them.*
She walked over to him. "Are you the one who bailed out Sakura Kinomoto and her band from jail?" She inquired.
"I am," he returned.
She bowed. "I thank you for doing this kind deed for my friends."
He nodded his head to her. "You're welcome." He said.
"May I ask why you did it?"
He shrugged. "I was simply in the neighborhood and thought I might help someone out." He gave her a sly smile. "It seems like she did more help than harm, contrary to what the sheriff might want me to think."
Naoko smiled. Suddenly she heard Sakura, Meling, Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Rika calling her name. "I must go now," she said. She bowed then left.
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"Ya happy now?" Naoko demanded.
"Yeah," Meling sighed. "I wonder if he was Duke Syaoran."
"I wonder too," Sakura said softly.
"Sakura, did you say something?" Rika asked.
"Oh, no, I didn't say anything," Sakura replied and smiled.
"Ok, well then, what are we supposed to do now?" Meling asked the group.
Everyone looked at Sakura, who was staring off into space.
"Sakura.. Earth to Sakura-chan.," Chiharu called.
"I don't think she's with us right now. let's do something a bit more. drastic." Tomoyo said and gave a mischievous smile.
"Ok!" Meling said. "I have an idea, but you may not like it. She," she pointed at Sakura with her thumb, "probably won't."
"Well, what is it?" Naoko asked.
"Well...." Meling said and started whispering in everyone's ears.
"That's soooooooo evil!" Chiharu squealed. "Let's do it!"
Sakura continued to stare off into space, completely oblivious to her companions.
"Are you guys ready?" Meling asked.
"Yeah!" everyone said.
"Ok, plug your ears then!" Meling grinned. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! SAKURA- CHAN! DUKE SYAORAN HAS COME TO TAKE YOU TO JAIL!! HE SAID YOU WEREN'T WORTH THE MONEY!!"
"What?!? Why would he do that?" Sakura stood up straight and ran around camp frantically.
"HAHA! Make you. react!" Meling crowed.
Sakura stopped running. "I've come to a decision." She said. "Were going after them.
"What?!?" Everyone else demanded.
"We are going after them. I don't want tto risk the chance of them sending someone to get us," Sakura said.
"Sakura, you aren't being yourself," Tomoyo said, giving her an odd look.
"Yes, I am. Let's go. Tomoyo, he doesn't have many guards with him. We are going to try it again. We might even be able to hold him hostage." Sakura ran her fingers through her hair. "Wait, where's my hat?"
Little did Sakura know, but when she fell out of the tree her hat fell off. When she ran away, Duke Syaoran had picked it up.
They left their home in the woods on horses that they pulled out of nowhere.
"Sakura, are you sure about this?" Tomoyo asked her.
"Yes," Sakura returned.
"Okay, whatever you say," Tomoyo replied.
They rode for a while longer before they caught up with the Duke and his caravan.
"Gosh, I hope we can do this." Sakura said starting to shake."
"You'd better not be chickening out on us, Sakura!" Meling said.
Naoko rode up the road a little farther, paused, then turned back. "They're stopping," she said when she got back.
"O-okay, everyone in the trees," Sakura stuttered.
They led their horses back into the forest, tied them, and climbed into the canopy and traveled by tree branch until they were over the caravan.
"Ok, here goes nothing," Sakura muttered to herself and gave her friends the sign to attack.
They all jumped down with a yell. Sakura and Tomoyo immediately went for the money.
"Tomoyo! Go around to the other side!" Sakura cried.
"Hai," Tomoyo said and sped off.
They reached the wagon and got to work. After a couple of seconds, Sakura heard a loud crash and turned toward the front of the caravan. "Come on guys, hold them off a bit longer," Sakura murmered.
"Hello!" a voice behind her said.
*Dang it! Not again!* Sakura thought and turned around. When she saw who it was she froze.
"I said hello," Duke Sayoran said, a little louder.
"Um. um. hello?" Sakura said and started to back up.
"No, don't go! Please! I'm not going to turn you in. Don't you remember me?" He asked her.
"uh.," Sakura was speechless. All she could do was nod.
"Good. I haven't seen you for a while. And I believe this belongs to you," the Duke said and pulled her hat out of his coat.
Sakura felt the fear rising in her chest. *This has got to be a joke, or another trap.* She thought. ". Thank you," Sakura managed to get out.
"Well, you're welcome then," Syaoran said and smiled.
Sakura passed out.
Jeez!! You didn't need to make her so whimpy!
-Sakura
Sorry!! I just needed to make her unconscious so my diabolical plan would work out!! It was that, or a flying coconut would hit her!
-Naoko
. Coconut?
-Sakura
XD Ever heard of Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
-Naoko
sigh
-Sakura
That was it people!! Hope you liked it!! Please R&R!! Oh, and if you want to flame, feel free. We feel like we're in need of a good laugh.
-Naoko
I must admit, it IS about time.
-Sakura
SHUT UPPP!! You could have written it tooooo!!
-Naoko
...... ^.^;;;;;;;;;
-Sakura
do I have to say it? They don't own it
-Kuri-chan, the best disclaimer kitty ever.
Sakura made her way back to camp. When she got there, Naoko said to her:
"You know, the Duke looks insanely similar to the Mysterious-Rich-And- Cute-Guy-Who-Rescued-You-Last-Spring."
"Oh really?" Sakura didn't sound surprised.
"Would you mind telling us that story again, Naoko?" Melign asked. "I love it." She stood up and a dreamy look passed over her face. "A cute and mysterious guy who we didn't even know releases us from our prison and potential death because of a reason we don't even know about."
"All right." Naoko said. "After the three hours that you told me to wait passed by, I got worried because I never actually thought that you would get caught."
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
Naoko emerged from the forest and stepped out onto the road where the battle had taken place. She glanced around, worried, then started searching the ground for the token. "Sakura wouldn't let them get caught." She seemed to be trying to reassure herself. "She cares about us too much." She crossed to the other side of the road and started searching.
"She would never let that happen," she said puching bushes and brush out of the way. "Unless." she stopped in dismay. There, on the ground, glittered the rose broach. "they were ready for us," she finished. Naoko sighed and picked it up. "Well, I guess its off to Nottingham then," she said to herself. "That's where their captors will probably try them."
Naoko set off towards the town. When she got there she saw people crowding around the local jail. "What's happening?" she asked someone on the edge of the crowd.
"They finally caught Sakura and her band of thieves!" the man said. "I hope they get away. They've helped us peasants so much."
"What's going to happen if they DON'T get away?" Naoko asked.
"They'll be hanged probably."
Naoko looked worried. "Thank you," she said to the man. She then started to push her way through the crowd. When she got to a soldier guarding the door to the jail, she said, "I need to talk to your supervisor. I have some information concerning the prisoners."
The guard looked at her suspiciously. "Alright," he said slowly. "But no funny business."
He lead her into the building. He took her to a small room. "Wait here," he told her.
As soon as he left, Naoko took a look at her surroundings. She was in a bare room with only one window. "Well, I guess there is only one way out of here," she said to herself bitterly. She opened the window slightly, then turned and opened the door. It opened into a hallway, which was completely empty. She sneaked cautiously to the outside door, which was cracked. She listened for a minute, to make sure no one was coming. She then walked quicky to a random door on the other side of the hallway. She looked inside and could vaguely make out more doors and bars. "This must be where they are being kept." She started to open the door.
"What do you think you are doing?" the guard who had lead her into the room barked.
Naoko whipped around. "uh. lo-looking for the bathroom!" She said nervously and laughed.
"The guard looked at her suspiciously. "Come with me," he said. He led her back outside.
"Why am I back out here?" Naoko asked him.
"It's already over," the guard snapped.
"You mean they're going to -"
"Some one came and effectively persuaded the sherrif," he fingered his pocket meaningfully, "to let them go."
Naoko opened her mouth as if she was going to ask something, thought better of it, then closed it. "Thank you," she said, then walked a little bit away. A few hundred yards off, she saw a young nobleman sitting on his horse, watching the jail.
*I wonder if he's the one that released them.*
She walked over to him. "Are you the one who bailed out Sakura Kinomoto and her band from jail?" She inquired.
"I am," he returned.
She bowed. "I thank you for doing this kind deed for my friends."
He nodded his head to her. "You're welcome." He said.
"May I ask why you did it?"
He shrugged. "I was simply in the neighborhood and thought I might help someone out." He gave her a sly smile. "It seems like she did more help than harm, contrary to what the sheriff might want me to think."
Naoko smiled. Suddenly she heard Sakura, Meling, Tomoyo, Chiharu, and Rika calling her name. "I must go now," she said. She bowed then left.
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"Ya happy now?" Naoko demanded.
"Yeah," Meling sighed. "I wonder if he was Duke Syaoran."
"I wonder too," Sakura said softly.
"Sakura, did you say something?" Rika asked.
"Oh, no, I didn't say anything," Sakura replied and smiled.
"Ok, well then, what are we supposed to do now?" Meling asked the group.
Everyone looked at Sakura, who was staring off into space.
"Sakura.. Earth to Sakura-chan.," Chiharu called.
"I don't think she's with us right now. let's do something a bit more. drastic." Tomoyo said and gave a mischievous smile.
"Ok!" Meling said. "I have an idea, but you may not like it. She," she pointed at Sakura with her thumb, "probably won't."
"Well, what is it?" Naoko asked.
"Well...." Meling said and started whispering in everyone's ears.
"That's soooooooo evil!" Chiharu squealed. "Let's do it!"
Sakura continued to stare off into space, completely oblivious to her companions.
"Are you guys ready?" Meling asked.
"Yeah!" everyone said.
"Ok, plug your ears then!" Meling grinned. "AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHH!!! SAKURA- CHAN! DUKE SYAORAN HAS COME TO TAKE YOU TO JAIL!! HE SAID YOU WEREN'T WORTH THE MONEY!!"
"What?!? Why would he do that?" Sakura stood up straight and ran around camp frantically.
"HAHA! Make you. react!" Meling crowed.
Sakura stopped running. "I've come to a decision." She said. "Were going after them.
"What?!?" Everyone else demanded.
"We are going after them. I don't want tto risk the chance of them sending someone to get us," Sakura said.
"Sakura, you aren't being yourself," Tomoyo said, giving her an odd look.
"Yes, I am. Let's go. Tomoyo, he doesn't have many guards with him. We are going to try it again. We might even be able to hold him hostage." Sakura ran her fingers through her hair. "Wait, where's my hat?"
Little did Sakura know, but when she fell out of the tree her hat fell off. When she ran away, Duke Syaoran had picked it up.
They left their home in the woods on horses that they pulled out of nowhere.
"Sakura, are you sure about this?" Tomoyo asked her.
"Yes," Sakura returned.
"Okay, whatever you say," Tomoyo replied.
They rode for a while longer before they caught up with the Duke and his caravan.
"Gosh, I hope we can do this." Sakura said starting to shake."
"You'd better not be chickening out on us, Sakura!" Meling said.
Naoko rode up the road a little farther, paused, then turned back. "They're stopping," she said when she got back.
"O-okay, everyone in the trees," Sakura stuttered.
They led their horses back into the forest, tied them, and climbed into the canopy and traveled by tree branch until they were over the caravan.
"Ok, here goes nothing," Sakura muttered to herself and gave her friends the sign to attack.
They all jumped down with a yell. Sakura and Tomoyo immediately went for the money.
"Tomoyo! Go around to the other side!" Sakura cried.
"Hai," Tomoyo said and sped off.
They reached the wagon and got to work. After a couple of seconds, Sakura heard a loud crash and turned toward the front of the caravan. "Come on guys, hold them off a bit longer," Sakura murmered.
"Hello!" a voice behind her said.
*Dang it! Not again!* Sakura thought and turned around. When she saw who it was she froze.
"I said hello," Duke Sayoran said, a little louder.
"Um. um. hello?" Sakura said and started to back up.
"No, don't go! Please! I'm not going to turn you in. Don't you remember me?" He asked her.
"uh.," Sakura was speechless. All she could do was nod.
"Good. I haven't seen you for a while. And I believe this belongs to you," the Duke said and pulled her hat out of his coat.
Sakura felt the fear rising in her chest. *This has got to be a joke, or another trap.* She thought. ". Thank you," Sakura managed to get out.
"Well, you're welcome then," Syaoran said and smiled.
Sakura passed out.
Jeez!! You didn't need to make her so whimpy!
-Sakura
Sorry!! I just needed to make her unconscious so my diabolical plan would work out!! It was that, or a flying coconut would hit her!
-Naoko
. Coconut?
-Sakura
XD Ever heard of Monty Python and the Holy Grail?
-Naoko
sigh
-Sakura
That was it people!! Hope you liked it!! Please R&R!! Oh, and if you want to flame, feel free. We feel like we're in need of a good laugh.