La La Laaaaaaaaaaaaa!
-Naoko
La La?
-Sakura
Why don't we give some other characters boyfriends?
-Naoko
Naoko has a boyfriend?
-Sakura
She obviously WILL
-Naoko
They don't own *it*
-Kuri-chan
What's it?
-Sakura
*it* is something that I don't want to say but obviously will because a certain author is too stupid to realize that *it* is Card Captor Sakura and / or Card Captors.
-Kuri-chan
^.^ he just called you stupid, Sakura!
-Naoko
"You don't know?" Syaoran asked her.
"Don't know what?" Sakura returned.
"I'm the one that bailed you out of jail!" the Duke cried.
"Oh!" Sakura had an epiphany. "So YOURE the Mysterious-Rich-and-Cute-Guy- Who-Rescued-Us!"
Syaoran laughed. "So that's what I am to you?" he asked.
"Maybe," Sakura said slyly.
"Can you tell what they are saying?" Rika asked Tomoyo.
"No," she replied.
They could see through the window that Syaoran had stepped closer to Sakura and that the two were talking.
"Well, I don't think he's going to rape her or anything," Tomoyo said, "so why don't we go and see what was freaking Naoko out so much?" She jumped up on the roof. Rika followed her.
Chiharu saw that Tomoyo and Rika had joined Meling on the roof. She jumped up too. "What's happening up -" she caught sight of Naoko. "Jeez, her face looks like a cherry!" she observed loudly.
Naoko, who had heard her, looked up to the roof of the wagon. When she saw that everyone was watching her, she covered her face with her hands.
"C'mon cutie!" the guard grabbed one of her hands. "Let's go somewhere else. They're starting to scare me too." He started to pull her away.
Naoko looked alarmed. "I have a name, you know!" she stated.
The guard stopped. "Well, what is it?" he demanded.
"Naoko."
He grinned. "A cute name for a cute girl!"
Naoko, if possible, turned even redder. The guard continued to pull her away.
The others on top of the wagon sat for a while in silence.
"Well, this is no fun," Meling said after a couple of minutes.
Suddenly, they heard raised voices coming from the wagon.
"I hope everything is alright in there," Rika said.
"Let's look!" Tomoyo said eagerly. The crowded to the edge of the roof and looked in through the window.
The two stood in silence for a minute. Then,
"I'm sorry for getting so mad at you," Syaoran said shyly.
"It's ok. I really shouldn't have said that." Sakura said. She paused. "I really missed you."
"Same here."
It was quiet for a while. Sakura noticed that Syaoran had moved a bit closer to her. She also noticed something else. "Did it get a bit - darker in here?" she asked him.
Syaoran looked out the window. He smiled. (A/N HOLY CRAP!! He must be happy -Naoko) "Seems like your friends were worried about you." He said.
Sakura turned to the window. Tomoyo's long hair has blocked most of the light coming in. The four girls wore embarrassed smiles. Sakura walked over and opened the window. "Where's Naoko?" she asked them.
"Some guard is flirting with her." Chiharu said. "It was really cute!"
The door to the wagon opened. Syaoran whipped around and puched Sakura from view. Tomoyo, Chiharu, Rika, and Meling quickly pulled themselves back onto the roof.
"My lord," Takashi walked in and bowed. "We must get going. We are to meet the prince in three days. I think we can get moving again. The bandits did not seem too interested in the money because most of them are sitting on your roof."
"Oh, it's just you Takashi." Syaoran sounded relieved. He walked over to the window. "You guys can look now," he called to the girls on the roof. "It's not like you weren't seen anyways." Before he even turned away, their heads popped back into view.
Takashi noticed Sakura standing shyly by the window. "Hello," he said to her.
"Hi." She said back.
Naoko ran up to the window, out of breath. "Finally. got. away," she panted. "He's so. persistent!" she started to pull herself through the window. "Hide me Sakura!"
Sakura pulled her in and deposited her in a corner. The girls on the roof were astonished. "Naoko." Tomoyo said, "I've never seen you like this!"
"She's embarrassed!" Meling cried gleefully.
The guard came running up. "Anybody seen Naoko?" he asked. "She disappeared after I left to go get her some fine Belgian chocolate!"
"Sakaguchi!" Syaoran barked. "What are you torturing that poor girl for?"
Sakaguchi snapped to attention. "I apologize sir!" he said. "I only thought that she might like Belgian chocolate better than German!"
Nooko popped up. "Don't punish him lord!" she cried.
"There you are!" Sakaguchi said. "Im sorry for chasing you here," he said meekly.
Naoko smiled. "Just don't do it again."
Naoko climbed out of the wagon again and she and Sakaguchi sat down on a nearby rock.
"As I was saying before my lord," Takashi said, "We need to be going now." He looked at the only head still looking through the window and smiled at it.
*Oh my gosh, I think he's smiling at me* Chiharu thought. She pulled herself back onto the top of the wagon and looked around. "Where did everyone go?" she asked nobody in particular.
"Chiharu! We're down here!" Rika called from the gound.
"Ok, coming," Chiharu replied. She jumped down and joined the others standing in the doorway of the wagon. Inside, Syaoran and Takashi were still talking.
"My lord! We need to be *going* now!" Takashi said again.
"Okay! Okay! I'll meet you in the front of the caravan. Get my horse ready." Syaoran said.
"Yes my lord," Takashi said and bowed.
"So, I guess this is goodbye again," Sakura said sadly and lowered her head.
"No, don't say that. I'll come to see you." Syaoran said.
Sakura didn't respond. All the sound that came from her was a small whimper.
"Please don't cry! I promise I'll come back. I swear." He said again.
Sakura's head popped up. "Really?" she asked him.
"Really," he answered.
"Okay. You will have to come into the middle of the forest. Don't go any further or you will start to leave the forest," she warned. "Wait there. I will come to find you. I'll go look every day." Sakura's eyes started to fill. She smiled reassuringly and wiped the tears away. Before Syaoran could say anything, she turned and left the wagon. "Come on you guys," she said to her companions. "It's time to go back to camp."
The caravan continued on its way.
"My lord," Takashi said. "At this pace we will be several hours late. You know that the prince Touya will be upset." He rolled his eyes. "We don't want to make the prince upset." He said sarcastically.
Syaoran sighed. "Well, we can't do anything about that, can we?"
The next day somewhere around noon, the procession arrived at Prince Touya's castle. They were greeted by armed guards.
"Who goes there?" One guard demanded.
"The Duke Syaoran," Takashi said, stepping forward.
The guard stared at them suspiciously. Finally, he said, "Come then. The King isn't happy that you're late. You'd better hurry."
Takashi, who had retreated back to Syaoran's side, muttered, "He's declared himself king now?"
Syaoran rolled his eyes.
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
"Your Highness," The guard bowed, "Duke Syaoran has finally arrived."
"Let them in then." "King" Touya waved his hand in dismissal. A man with silver-grey hair who had been standing behind Touya's throne stepped forwards and started whispering in his ear.
Syaoran entered with Takashi in his train. Several of his soldiers were behind the two with the Duke's tithe. Syaoran bowed. "My lord," he said, "I apologise for my tardiness. As an extended apology I have added a considerable amount to my payment." He gestured to one of the guards holding a chest. The guard took a small step forwards and opened the chest. It was filled with precious gems.
Touya nodded. "Thank you for the. generous offer."
Syaoran gave a gesture to his guards and they put the chests down and left the room. Takashi remained with Syaoran.
"I know that now would come your pledge of faith," Touya said sounding bored, "But I am short on time and I know that you will be faithful to my kingdom for one reason or another, so I will dismiss you after I ask one question."
Syaoran looked surprised, but remained silent.
"I hear that you met the outlaw Sakura and her band on the way here," Touya glanced briefly at the silver-haired man. "I hope they didn't cause you too much trouble?" He made the question a statement.
". ." Syaoran looked uncomfortable. "We managed to put the ambush down pretty efficiently," He said finally. "Unfortunatley, they got away."
"I see. Very well then," Touya waved his hand in dismissal. Syaoran bowed and left, Takashi following him.
"Yukito," Touya said to the silver-haired man.
"Yes, your highness?"
"I don't believe him. I want you to follow him."
Yukito nodded.
"If he goes straight home, I want whoever is following him to return here immediately. If he meets Sakura's band again on the way," Touya gave Yukito a meaningful glance, "Destroy her group immediately. If the Duke shows any resistance, arrest him and his train and bring them back to the castle."
AHHHHHHH!!! Will Sakura and Syaoran REALLY see each other again? Will they be caught be Touya if they do?
-Naoko
Gee. I don't know! *Starts . uh. talking in a really obviously advertising- like tone of voice* looks like you'll have to keep reading to find out!
-Sakura
But, I'm helping to write the story!
-Naoko
I don't even think I'll dignify that with a response.
-Sakura
^.^ Yay!
-Naoko
Well, we hope you liked it!! Please remember to review!
-Naoko
La La?
-Sakura
Why don't we give some other characters boyfriends?
-Naoko
Naoko has a boyfriend?
-Sakura
She obviously WILL
-Naoko
They don't own *it*
-Kuri-chan
What's it?
-Sakura
*it* is something that I don't want to say but obviously will because a certain author is too stupid to realize that *it* is Card Captor Sakura and / or Card Captors.
-Kuri-chan
^.^ he just called you stupid, Sakura!
-Naoko
"You don't know?" Syaoran asked her.
"Don't know what?" Sakura returned.
"I'm the one that bailed you out of jail!" the Duke cried.
"Oh!" Sakura had an epiphany. "So YOURE the Mysterious-Rich-and-Cute-Guy- Who-Rescued-Us!"
Syaoran laughed. "So that's what I am to you?" he asked.
"Maybe," Sakura said slyly.
"Can you tell what they are saying?" Rika asked Tomoyo.
"No," she replied.
They could see through the window that Syaoran had stepped closer to Sakura and that the two were talking.
"Well, I don't think he's going to rape her or anything," Tomoyo said, "so why don't we go and see what was freaking Naoko out so much?" She jumped up on the roof. Rika followed her.
Chiharu saw that Tomoyo and Rika had joined Meling on the roof. She jumped up too. "What's happening up -" she caught sight of Naoko. "Jeez, her face looks like a cherry!" she observed loudly.
Naoko, who had heard her, looked up to the roof of the wagon. When she saw that everyone was watching her, she covered her face with her hands.
"C'mon cutie!" the guard grabbed one of her hands. "Let's go somewhere else. They're starting to scare me too." He started to pull her away.
Naoko looked alarmed. "I have a name, you know!" she stated.
The guard stopped. "Well, what is it?" he demanded.
"Naoko."
He grinned. "A cute name for a cute girl!"
Naoko, if possible, turned even redder. The guard continued to pull her away.
The others on top of the wagon sat for a while in silence.
"Well, this is no fun," Meling said after a couple of minutes.
Suddenly, they heard raised voices coming from the wagon.
"I hope everything is alright in there," Rika said.
"Let's look!" Tomoyo said eagerly. The crowded to the edge of the roof and looked in through the window.
The two stood in silence for a minute. Then,
"I'm sorry for getting so mad at you," Syaoran said shyly.
"It's ok. I really shouldn't have said that." Sakura said. She paused. "I really missed you."
"Same here."
It was quiet for a while. Sakura noticed that Syaoran had moved a bit closer to her. She also noticed something else. "Did it get a bit - darker in here?" she asked him.
Syaoran looked out the window. He smiled. (A/N HOLY CRAP!! He must be happy -Naoko) "Seems like your friends were worried about you." He said.
Sakura turned to the window. Tomoyo's long hair has blocked most of the light coming in. The four girls wore embarrassed smiles. Sakura walked over and opened the window. "Where's Naoko?" she asked them.
"Some guard is flirting with her." Chiharu said. "It was really cute!"
The door to the wagon opened. Syaoran whipped around and puched Sakura from view. Tomoyo, Chiharu, Rika, and Meling quickly pulled themselves back onto the roof.
"My lord," Takashi walked in and bowed. "We must get going. We are to meet the prince in three days. I think we can get moving again. The bandits did not seem too interested in the money because most of them are sitting on your roof."
"Oh, it's just you Takashi." Syaoran sounded relieved. He walked over to the window. "You guys can look now," he called to the girls on the roof. "It's not like you weren't seen anyways." Before he even turned away, their heads popped back into view.
Takashi noticed Sakura standing shyly by the window. "Hello," he said to her.
"Hi." She said back.
Naoko ran up to the window, out of breath. "Finally. got. away," she panted. "He's so. persistent!" she started to pull herself through the window. "Hide me Sakura!"
Sakura pulled her in and deposited her in a corner. The girls on the roof were astonished. "Naoko." Tomoyo said, "I've never seen you like this!"
"She's embarrassed!" Meling cried gleefully.
The guard came running up. "Anybody seen Naoko?" he asked. "She disappeared after I left to go get her some fine Belgian chocolate!"
"Sakaguchi!" Syaoran barked. "What are you torturing that poor girl for?"
Sakaguchi snapped to attention. "I apologize sir!" he said. "I only thought that she might like Belgian chocolate better than German!"
Nooko popped up. "Don't punish him lord!" she cried.
"There you are!" Sakaguchi said. "Im sorry for chasing you here," he said meekly.
Naoko smiled. "Just don't do it again."
Naoko climbed out of the wagon again and she and Sakaguchi sat down on a nearby rock.
"As I was saying before my lord," Takashi said, "We need to be going now." He looked at the only head still looking through the window and smiled at it.
*Oh my gosh, I think he's smiling at me* Chiharu thought. She pulled herself back onto the top of the wagon and looked around. "Where did everyone go?" she asked nobody in particular.
"Chiharu! We're down here!" Rika called from the gound.
"Ok, coming," Chiharu replied. She jumped down and joined the others standing in the doorway of the wagon. Inside, Syaoran and Takashi were still talking.
"My lord! We need to be *going* now!" Takashi said again.
"Okay! Okay! I'll meet you in the front of the caravan. Get my horse ready." Syaoran said.
"Yes my lord," Takashi said and bowed.
"So, I guess this is goodbye again," Sakura said sadly and lowered her head.
"No, don't say that. I'll come to see you." Syaoran said.
Sakura didn't respond. All the sound that came from her was a small whimper.
"Please don't cry! I promise I'll come back. I swear." He said again.
Sakura's head popped up. "Really?" she asked him.
"Really," he answered.
"Okay. You will have to come into the middle of the forest. Don't go any further or you will start to leave the forest," she warned. "Wait there. I will come to find you. I'll go look every day." Sakura's eyes started to fill. She smiled reassuringly and wiped the tears away. Before Syaoran could say anything, she turned and left the wagon. "Come on you guys," she said to her companions. "It's time to go back to camp."
The caravan continued on its way.
"My lord," Takashi said. "At this pace we will be several hours late. You know that the prince Touya will be upset." He rolled his eyes. "We don't want to make the prince upset." He said sarcastically.
Syaoran sighed. "Well, we can't do anything about that, can we?"
The next day somewhere around noon, the procession arrived at Prince Touya's castle. They were greeted by armed guards.
"Who goes there?" One guard demanded.
"The Duke Syaoran," Takashi said, stepping forward.
The guard stared at them suspiciously. Finally, he said, "Come then. The King isn't happy that you're late. You'd better hurry."
Takashi, who had retreated back to Syaoran's side, muttered, "He's declared himself king now?"
Syaoran rolled his eyes.
*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*_*
"Your Highness," The guard bowed, "Duke Syaoran has finally arrived."
"Let them in then." "King" Touya waved his hand in dismissal. A man with silver-grey hair who had been standing behind Touya's throne stepped forwards and started whispering in his ear.
Syaoran entered with Takashi in his train. Several of his soldiers were behind the two with the Duke's tithe. Syaoran bowed. "My lord," he said, "I apologise for my tardiness. As an extended apology I have added a considerable amount to my payment." He gestured to one of the guards holding a chest. The guard took a small step forwards and opened the chest. It was filled with precious gems.
Touya nodded. "Thank you for the. generous offer."
Syaoran gave a gesture to his guards and they put the chests down and left the room. Takashi remained with Syaoran.
"I know that now would come your pledge of faith," Touya said sounding bored, "But I am short on time and I know that you will be faithful to my kingdom for one reason or another, so I will dismiss you after I ask one question."
Syaoran looked surprised, but remained silent.
"I hear that you met the outlaw Sakura and her band on the way here," Touya glanced briefly at the silver-haired man. "I hope they didn't cause you too much trouble?" He made the question a statement.
". ." Syaoran looked uncomfortable. "We managed to put the ambush down pretty efficiently," He said finally. "Unfortunatley, they got away."
"I see. Very well then," Touya waved his hand in dismissal. Syaoran bowed and left, Takashi following him.
"Yukito," Touya said to the silver-haired man.
"Yes, your highness?"
"I don't believe him. I want you to follow him."
Yukito nodded.
"If he goes straight home, I want whoever is following him to return here immediately. If he meets Sakura's band again on the way," Touya gave Yukito a meaningful glance, "Destroy her group immediately. If the Duke shows any resistance, arrest him and his train and bring them back to the castle."
AHHHHHHH!!! Will Sakura and Syaoran REALLY see each other again? Will they be caught be Touya if they do?
-Naoko
Gee. I don't know! *Starts . uh. talking in a really obviously advertising- like tone of voice* looks like you'll have to keep reading to find out!
-Sakura
But, I'm helping to write the story!
-Naoko
I don't even think I'll dignify that with a response.
-Sakura
^.^ Yay!
-Naoko
Well, we hope you liked it!! Please remember to review!