Chapter Twenty One

Card Captor Sakura

Crystal Tears

~starjade~

Discovery

Syaoran packed away his clothes , his eyes bright with happiness. He was going to get his Sakura back! Ever since Meiling denounced the engagement , his life went rocketing upwards. He could not believe it all. For days , he was depressed and cold. He didn't want to feel again , cause it hurt so much.

He ignored those troublesome thoughts that always came to a person in the worst of times.

What if she LIKES Prince Melikon?

What if she can't break the engagement?

What if she turns him away?

What if he loses his position as the King of the Li Kingdom for his foolish actions and be ridiculed for chasing after a promised girl?

STOP IT SYAORAN! He shouted at himself and dropped down beside his pack , groaning. It has to work , it has to! He'll fight until the last breath for her...even if she will never be his.

He grabbed his sword out of it's special case and carefully ran his polishing cloth over the blade before sheathing it and placing it on the top of his clothes.

Who Knows? He might find use for it , some time. Man , he sure would love to see the look on that Melikon kid when he pressed his blade against his throat while Sakura cheered on-

" Hey , Syaoran!" said a voice at the door. Syaoran whirled around , breaking out of his rather enjoyable daydream and shook his head.

" What's going on Eriol?" he asked , his voice lighter than usual. Eriol smiled at his descendent , and dropped into a chair beside Syaoran's bed , grinning.

" So , is the latest gossip right? Is my cute little descendent going after his sweetheart?" he asked , his eyes lighting up mischievously.

Syaoran glared at him , his amber eyes narrowing. " What is it to you , Eriol?"

Eriol leaned back in the chair , putting his hands behind his head. " I don't know , Xio-lang! Why don't we find out-"

" Oh god , Eriol , shut up!" Syaoran snapped back , his eyes alight with humour. Eriol laughed as well.

" It's true , isn't it?" Eriol asked unnecessarily.

" You should know," Syaoran answered. " You know everything."

Eriol nodded ,his hand under his chin. " That is true."

Syaoran began to tie up his pack , and looked at him. " No really , why are you here?"

Eriol sighed. " You sure you know what your doing , Syaoran-"

Syaoran groaned. " I don't need this Eriol-"

Eriol stopped him , his navy eyes serious. " Really , Syaoran , it will get messy if you go to the Kinomoto Kingdom for Sakura. The Kichari's are very , very possessive and proud. You get in their way , they'll run you down like that!"

Eriol snapped his fingers in Syaoran's face , who didn't even blink. He stared straight back , his eyes cold.

" They already got in my way. And you don't know what happens to people who get in my way." Syaoran answered , his voice edged with steel.

Eriol looked at him , and knew he was telling the raw truth. He would fight for Sakura...

" Alright then!" Eriol spoke , cheerfully. Syaoran started at the sudden change of mood.

" Wha-What?" Syaoran asked.

Eriol clapped Syaoran on the back , and grinned at him, his eyes bright with mischief.

" You won't be going alone , Syaoran. Guess who's coming along!"

Syaoran stared at Eriol , and let out a moan. " NOOO, Eriol , you can't come!"

Eriol laughed. " Oh yes , I can!"

Syaoran growled. " Why?"

Eriol smiled , cheerfully. " A couple of reasons."

Now it was time for Syaoran to smile mischievously. " Really.....and those reasons would be...Tomoyo?"

Eriol rolled his eyes , a slight tint of red on his cheeks and Syaoran laughed. Syaoran grinned and suddenly took a box out of his pocket and flipped it to Eriol. Eriol caught it and grinned as Syaoran blushed furiously.

" Now , what is this?" he mused , as he opened the box. A bright flash of gold and silver sat in the middle of blue velvet. It was a...

" A ring? You got a ring for Sakura?" Eriol asked , smirking.

Syaoran nodded , still blushing. " I'm going to ask her to marry me."

Eriol laughed. " You guys were almost married at some point. Now you actually need to give her a ring?"

Syaoran shrugged , uncomfortably , his cheeks red. " What? I bet you got something in your pocket for Tomoyo."

Eriol stared at him , his eyes wide. Syaoran scrunched up his nose in confusion at the expression on Eriol's face.

" Eriol? Eriol , what the hell...ohhhhhh!" Syaoran said , his eyes laughing. " You do have a little thing in your pocket for Tomoyo!"

Eriol's ears turned red as he took out a box similar to Syaoran's. Syaoran laughed as he opened it.

" Wow , Eriol , finally going to pop the question?"

Eriol sighed. " I don't even know if she LIKES me that way!"

Syaoran stared at him. " What? You don't know that she loves you? It's so clear , you are so oblivious! You should've known , with your powers and all-"

" I didn't use them on Tomoyo , cause that would be invading her privacy..." Eriol mumbled.

Syaoran huffed. " Well , let it be known that she loves you. Alright?"

Eriol shrugged , trying to end the uncomfortable topic. " Whatever. Hey , Syaoran , how about when we go-"

" We bring along Meiling?" said a voice. Both boys twisted and saw a figure at the doorway. Black odango's swished around her as Meiling smiled.

" What?" Meiling asked , walking into the room. " I am coming , aren't I?"

Syaoran shook his head slowly , his eyes wide. " Absolutely not! I can't have two people on this trip that I meant to do ALONE!" Syaoran said , enunciating every word.

Eriol shrugged. " Let her come , she has a good reason."

" AND THAT REASON WOULD BE?" Syaoran asked , his voice rising.

Meiling grinned. " It'll be rather hard convincing King Fujitaka that you are actually not engaged anymore. So why not have me come along and report our broken engagement personally?"

Syaoran turned red. " That is....sensible..."

Meiling grinned. " I'm always sensible!"

Eriol and Syaoran exchanged glances and Meiling huffed , putting her hands on her waist.

" EXCUSE ME? What were those LOOKS for?" Meiling screeched as Eriol and Syaoran laughed. It was going to be a whole party , all three of them racing across the country side for their loves....or just for some enjoyment. Surely , nothing could go wrong?

( a/n: hehehehehehehehehehehe......what? I know my EVIL laughter has NO POINT in this PART OF THE STORY.....:)

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Sakura sat in her bedroom , staring out the window in her anger. She could not believe it...her mother promised there would be no MENTION of the engagement today.

So then why......why did that lowly , disgusting excuse for a human being , try to put an engagement ring on her? That was absolutely unforgivable , she swore.

The only person to ever put a ring on her finger would be her Xio-lang....

She stared at the dark velvet sky in sorrow. She wished that Syaoran could be here. She needed his arms around her , she needed his kind amber eyes staring into her , his sweet words...

She put her arms around herself in her loneliness and stared off into the country side trying in vain to spot the Li Kingdom. If only...

Syaoran , my love , she thought trying to reach him. Syaoran , come back to me....

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Nadeshiko and Fujitaka sat at the discussion table , trying to calm down the angry King and Queen. After Sakura's....actions , yesterday , the Kichari's were quite angry. They sat at the other end of the table. The King silently brooded at his seat , while the Queen stood up , putting a hand on her son's shoulder.

" Thank you , King Fujitka and Queen Nadeshiko , for allowing us to have this discussion," the Queen spit out , her eyes angry at the formality she had to give at the beginning of every discussion , and continued , her voice loud.

" Yesterday's events truly shook up our family. We were expecting a formal, warm welcome. Instead we were received with brute actions not expected of such a highly thought of family. Sakura is quite beautiful , but it is the inside that counts. What kind of a behaviour is that for a Princess?"

Her voice spurred out a mile a minute. Her voice screeched high and then growled lowly at every interval. Queen Nadeshiko was getting angry at the woman's careless wording of her daughter.

She got up slowly , ignoring the desperate protests of Fujitaka. " Thank-you , Queen Kichari for your opinions. Now , listen to mine."

Queen Kichari , red with anger , barked , " With all respect , I was not finished-"

Queen Nadeshiko's eyes snapped with anger. " Well , I said you are. And you will listen while you are in my Kingdom."

Queen Kichari's eyes grew wide at the Nadeshiko's words , and the whole room grew silent. Queen Nadeshiko stepped from behind her chair and walked towards the Kichari family , royal and imperious.

" No , Queen Kichari. I must ask you to reconsider your injudicious words. The Kinomoto family specifically requested you to not be hasty in the engagement. The engagement was to be agreed on in a week. Not when you arrive. My daughter was told that there were to be no mention of engagement today , yet your son attempted to place a ring on her finger. That was inexcusable."

The King stood rapidly at the mention of his son. " Are you implying that my son was being foolish?"

Queen Nadeshiko stared at him , wonderingly. " If you were listening , King Kichari , you would have heard my words and their meanings clearly. I meant that your son mustn't have been informed of the rules that set today's meeting and was swift in the engagement proposals."

Both the Queen and King grew red with anger. It wasn't everyday that another person brought down the Kichari's! Actually , it was unheard of! No one has ever done it and the whole room was silent in the first time experience

" That is it!" Queen Kichari spoke , her voice seething. " I hereby declare the engagement OVER!"

She swirled around but Prince Melikon , for the first time , grabbed her hand. " Mother , wait."

Queen Kichari halted as Prince Melikon rose from his chair. " Actually , I think I rather like Princess Sakura. She's feisty...I like that in a woman. As long as they obey their husbands , that is. I would like to give this another try , if you don't mind. She is quite pretty...."

Queen Nadeshiko grew red at his words but Fujitaka was quick to say , " Great! I think we can forget this past experience and try to do this again! If that is alright with you?"

King Kichari nodded , rubbing his chin thoughtfully. " Yes, I would like to have my son married to your daughter , no matter how spirited she is. I mean , being a wife to such a proud , prosperous young man should bring her down from her high top. Alright , then. We will continue to press this engagement. I hereby declare the engagement on once more!"

Queen Nadeshiko was now shaking with fury , and Fujitaka was shaking his head.

" Are you sure-"

Queen Kichari spoke through clenched teeth, " Yes , we are sure! And we will hope such an INCIDENT shall not happen again!" With that , she let out a imperial huff , and swirled around , and walked out the door , her long silk skirts billowing behind her.

Soon the room was empty , except for King Fujitaka and Queen Nadeshiko. Nadeshiko glared at Fujitaka.

" When you have a SECOND chance to make everything alright again , you just blow it up , don't you? Didn't you see? We could've called off the whole engagement! Why don't you EVER listen to me!!"

King Fujitaka sighed , and sat down heavily. " Look , Nadeshiko. I know your angry, but King Kichari and me have been best friends since we were little. I know that he rose his son to be a respectful man , and he will treat our daughter right!!"

Nadeshiko shook her head. " You are so oblivious , aren't you?"

She could not speak any more , in fear that she will say something that she will later regret. She swished out of the room , holding back the painful tears for her daughter. Such a horrible match , and all because of her husband!

She had to do something about it! And fast.....

a/n: Mwah ah ah ah ah! I gave you some HAPPY news....and some BAD news. Syaoran is comin' for Sakura.....but Sakura is still promised to Prince Melikon! Hehehehehe....oh and you saw how feisty and powerful the Kichari's are...That should give us some problems in the nearing future....

What?

Alright then. *sigh* I'll try to put in happy news in the future. I mean , I gave you enough! Meiling has turned good , Eriol is going to ask Tomoyo to marry him , WHAT MORE DO YOU WANT????????

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