Chapter Four
Crystal Tears
Star Jade
The announcement
Sakura felt her body wake up with immense comfort. She opened her eyes and stared at the sunlight that wafted through the window panes in her room. She sighed , and got up from her bed, yawning and looked to her side. There was Tomoyo-Sakura stared at her confused. Wait a minute....
Tomoyo doesn't sleep in her room!
Oh great. Just great. Sakura had forgotten that she was in the Li Kingdom and , unfortunately was going to stay there for quite a bit. It was so unfair! But she agreed to it , and had to spend a few boooring weeks with boooring people ( besides the Kinomoto people , of course ) and her mother expected her to survive??
Yesterday was quite a tiring day for Sakura. She had woken up to meet the faces of strangers. They dressed her up in a stifling traditional dress and was led down to a magnificent breakfast hall. There she was expected to sit silent , with all her manners in check. Of course , she had the most uncomfortable seat for Syaoran was straight across from her , glaring at Sakura non-stop. Added to that , every time she used the wrong spoon for eating , she felt the eyes of critics.
Grr...
She was pretty much being showed the whole Li Kingdom , all it's traditions , ways , values. It was starting to get on her nerves....And for some reason her mother and the Li Queen seemed to conspiring behind her back. She was getting quite suspicious that they were trying to get her to like Syaoran for they kept on talking about him through the hallways , into the kitchen , the library , the rooms , the beautiful gardens..
All she heard was ,
" Syaoran is quite the athlete."
and
" He is so mature for his age! He meets up to the intelligence level of seniors twice his age!"
as well as
" Syaoran's favourite colour is green , did you know that?"
She had went to bed tired of Syaoran. And she wasn't going to let him get to her today!
Determined , Sakura got up from the bed ready to get on for the day. Ready for the fight. Ready to pound that guys brains in!
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" Hey , my cute descendant! Heard you met your , cough , bride eh?" Eriol said , laughing. Syaoran glared at him , as he swung his sword dangerously through the air to clang with his.
Once they locked , Syaoran replied , " No , I haven't met my bride. I met a pathetic ,scrawny wannabe if that's what you mean."
They traded places , and met again in a fury of thrusts and slashes. Eriol was one of his best friends-actually one of his only friends. Syaoran didn't make friends easily. Eriol was one of those guys that understood what Syaoran went through and was quite a good swordsmen...of course not as good as him. Eriol also could be quite annoying at some times , always calling him 'my cute descendant' and bugging him with his weird comments and was sort of like competition for him. Syaoran had hated him in the beginning but grew to respect him after a while. Yet it did get on his nerves when he had that superior attitude all the time.
" God , Syaoran , you've only met the girl once. How can you make such rash judgements , my cute descendant?" Eriol asked , as he swirled and attacked Syaoran.
Syaoran easily blocked the blow and answered , " Well , for only one meeting , we've already got a fighting match tonight."
Eriol whistled.
" Wow , this girl is something. Quite pretty as well." Eriol winked at him , wiggling his eyebrows suggestively. Syaoran groaned and slashed at Eriol's exposed midriff. Eriol blocked and Syaoran forced their knifes to lock so he could retort , " If you want Kinomoto , you can have her!"
Eriol laughed.
" She ain't my bride-to-be!"
Syaoran unlocked their swords and walked to the storage room.
" Eriol , I don't want to marry her. I want it to be like it was before. Before I had to worry about being King and marrying and all that crap!"
Eriol nodded.
" I may be just a trainer for you, Syaoran , but for some reason , I know what you mean."
Syaoran nodded , relieved someone understood. Soon a bell echoed across the courtyard , and Syaoran knew it was time for breakfast.
" I hope you come to witness me embarrass the Princess , right Eriol?"
Eriol chuckled and answered , " Count me in , my cute descendant!"
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Nadeshiko , the Queen of Kinomoto , watched as Sakura walked in through the door ,and smiled at her. Nadeshiko smiled back and watched as she took her seat and waited for the Queen to start the meal. Syaoran also walked in at the same time , and sneered at Sakura , who promptly returned with a glare. Nadeshiko sighed , her eyes growing tired. How she wanted them to get together. She knew soon they would fall in love....but the way this was going they might kill each other first before realizing it. She hoped that soon her and the Queen of the Li Kingdom's plan would work. She didn't know if it was going to get them closer...or farther apart.
The King glanced at her , and she nodded her approval. The King rose and cleared his throat , silencing the hall.
Everyone glanced up at the Nadeshiko's husband who bowed and announced , " Today we will be starting a program for my daughter and Prince Li. We have hired trainers to teach them about the laws and values of this land and the Kinomoto land , so they will have the knowledge to look back on. If my daughter does join with the Li Kingdom she will need this knowledge and in order to make a successful marriage , Prince Li will participate as well. The trainers expect you in the courtyard at 10:00. Thank-you."
The king sat down , and continued his meal. Nadeshiko studied the Prince and the Princess's face carefully. Each of them reflected the same thing.
Horror.
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" I can't believe I have to be stuck with him. At least they could of had us separate trainers ,you'd think that would be the smart thing to do! But no , we have to do it together. Grr...." Sakura muttered , angrily , kicking at the grass.
She was walking with Tomoyo who had also decided to come along too. For some reason , Tomoyo loved to come with her every where she went , and also drew pictures of all her moments. There was a whole stack of parchments in her room , with drawings of Sakura capturing a Clow Card or Sakura in a very kawaii moment.
" That Prince Li is so mean to me! I mean , how the heck will I survive? I try to be nice to him...." Sakura trailed off.
" Don't worry , Sakura. Just be your normal cheerful self , and soon he'll fall in love with you like all the others!"
Sakura grimaced. " That's exactly what I don't want him to do!" She dragged her feet along , not wanting to go to class.
Tomoyo sighed.
" Come on , Sakura , this'll be fun! We can learn about new things and take up the time we have to spend here.." Tomoyo saw the look of doubt in Sakura's face and continued , " you can show up Prince Li too. If your always nice to him , and he's mean to you , he's going to feel really dumb. And somebody will notice as well."
Sakura mulled it over and thought about it. Soon , Sakura's face brightened , and she smiled with anticipation.
" Yah , that's exactly what I'm going to do!"
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Syaoran growled underneath his breath , " What does my mother think she's doing , agreeing to such a stupid idea! She knows I know everything there is to our Kingdom. Gods , I'm so going to have a talk with her! I have to be put up with that gaki enough already!" He hated the thought of marrying that Princess , yet he wouldn't mind marrying the card captor-
Eriol laughed. " It won't be so bad , Syaoran. It's just a matter of time , before you will grow to love these classes and the people in it-" he stopped as he saw the full blast glare that was being sent his way and revised his wording , "-and prove that you are better than the Kinomoto princess."
Syaoran's ears perked up as he heard those words ,and he began to formulate an idea in his head.
" The perfect chance , Eriol. This is going to be better than I thought!"
a/n: hehe , I know I didn't get anywhere with this chappie. But I put the class part in here , to like , you know , get S&S closer....Oh and did you notice that Eriol and Tomoyo are going to be in the classes too? I'm thinkin' of putting a Eriol/Tomoyo in here as well , sort of like a side romance. Not too big , for I want the main part to be Sakura and Syaoran.
Tell me if you like that idea!
Oh and next chappie will be about the FIGHT! *gasps* who will win? what will happen? will it bring them closer....or farther apart?
dun dun dun dun......
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