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Anyway, here's chapter 13!!!!
------------------------ Symbols' meanings
[ ]- its like additional thing which happens that I don't need to emphasis.
---} {--- - Flash backs
__* *__ - One person's point of view
*====*====* - another scene happening.
( ) - Author's notes, or at least what I think when that happens.
* - Japanese words, translations will be at the bottom with my goodbye address.
" " - the things they say.
' ' - thoughts.
Last chapter's end..
"Daidouji-san, this bird flew to your bed last night when we were with Sakura.Do you know whose is this?" Meiling asked her friend as Tomoyo started to her room shared with Meiling. After all, renting an inn wasn't like the price of a candy. And just like Meiling said, a familiar bird was seating at her bed.
"It's from Naoko, our friend in Esmilia." She picked up the bird and found a letter tied to its foot. She untied it and recognized Naoko's writing right away. As she read the letter, her eyes widen and she ran towards Sakura's room.
"Sakura-chan!" Sakura opened the door and saw Tomoyo panting.
"Something wrong, Sakura-chan?" She handed Naoko's letter to Sakura and she read it.
"Oh My God! Syaoran-kun!" She shouted and soon, he was beside Tomoyo in the door.
"What is it Sakura? You sounded like---" He stopped from blabbing when he saw her face. It was again full of tears, which he couldn't stand.
"We have to go back to Esmilia, Syaoran! My father's in danger!"
To be continued..
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~+The pendant Showed Us The Way To Our Hearts+~ by: sakura2649
She doesn't like traveling much but today, her perceptive seemed to be the opposite. She's the most eager to travel today and the others didn't complain about it. After all, they'll do the same thing if their father was kidnap.
They dragged their feet as they went through a sandstorm. And for the moment, Sakura thought of something. She clutched her necklace's pendant and closed her eyes.
"O Pearl wings pendant, Pendant of power grant my wish... Let it happen as I command Shield us from the sandstorm!" She said and immediately, warm pink shield surrounded them and the sand wasn't getting near them. Syaoran walked towards Sakura.
"Sakura, I think you should call it out. It'll drain you! We can still walk, really." He pleaded and she just looked at him with warm eyes.
"Thank you for caring but this is quicker, isn't it? I just want to make sure my dad's okay." Pain and restlessness was seen in her eyes no matter how she hid it but Syaoran let it go. For once, let her do the things she wanted it to be. They continued walking at the uneven plains as they search for Esmilia.
It was two days after in mid-afternoon when they arrived Esmilia. By then, Sakura is already exhausted but still found strength to run towards her house and in to her empty home.
She opened her house, closely followed by Syaoran and Tomoyo, and found no sign of life force. Her eyes widened when she saw the suit case her father always bring in work. She walked towards it and crouched down, picking it up as tears drop to it.
"Father."
"Sakura!" She turned around and saw Naoko peeking in her door. She went to her and hugged her.
"I'm sorry, Sakura! I'm so scared that I didn't save your father! I should have-"
"Shh.You already helped by telling me in the fastest way you could." Sakura said in her soothing voice. She broke the hug and gave a sad smile to her friend.
"Then I think this could help." Naoko pulled out a paper from her pocket and Sakura realized that it was a letter. It's hand writing shows that they were in a hurry but readable.
"It was written by a soldier to inform anyone in this house that your father was kidnap. If we wouldn't give what they want, your father will be dead." Naoko said. Sakura read the letter aloud.
"Your father is with us. If you wouldn't give to us what we want, this guy's life will end. Be warned. You know what we wanted." 'Go to Galludos before one month' she thought. The others had a dark look on their face and the girl just stare at them with unreadable expression. After a few moments, Sakura decided.
She closed her eyes as Syaoran looked at her suspiciously. What is she trying to do?
She concentrated hard and soon found the pendant's aura.
'Please help me hide my aura and maybe also me.'
Why, my mistress? The voice replied.
'So I could save my father, I need to get out of here without them. There's no need to involve them with my personal problems.'
But you're exhausted, my mistress. Hiding your aura takes a lot of energy; your body couldn't take too much pressure. And to add up making you invisible. It will be hard for you.
She smiled. 'But please try.I'll try the best I can to endure it. Please.' She begged in her thoughts. The pendant silently agreed and soon, Sakura felt pain in her body and her energy drained.
But at once, she vanished from her friends' eyes as she slipped through them and to the door. Her companions panicked, including the little wolf.
"Where did she go?" Meiling asked as Syaoran tried to find her aura but to no avail.
"God, Sakura, what have you done?" he felt her presence left the house, with or without feeling her aura.
"Hirigizawa.Can you feel her?" He asked as Eriol shook his head violently. He was also very worried for his half-daughter. She's not used to using all her power in one day. He knew she's very tired by now.
"I think she can't hold her presence and aura any minute now. She used too much power. Surely, she'll allow us to feel her presence." Eriol assured but he knew she's stronger than they thought she is.
"I hope you're right." Syaoran replied.
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Sakura stumbled out of Esmilia and quickly walk to the desert. The pendant glowed as she walked, guiding her to the right direction. Every now and then, she will fall down to the hot sand, but she would quickly stand up, panting.
"I need to go and. save my father." She panted, weakly dragging her feet. However, even though she's very determined, tiredness finally won over and she limped down to the sand. The pendant stopped draining her power as her aura burst out.
'Please, just don't let my aura reach my friends. Don't let them.' she thought, begging the pendant.
As you wish, my mistress.
She smiled as she let sleep caught up with her. Her aura magically avoided Esmilia as wished.
After two hours, someone picked her up and brought her to somewhere she doesn't know.
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"Where could she be?" Syaoran, once again, felt helpless. He let her out of his sight again. Whenever he let his guard down, bad things always happen. Today wasn't that different. Sakura completely left his sight and feel.
He brushed his hair upwards with his trembling hand as he went out of the beautiful town. He charged the sandstorm and left his companion in Esmilia.
'Don't worry, Sakura, I'll come for you.' But if the sand covered their foot prints, it'll be harder than he thought.
*=====*=====*
She blinked her eyes open and looked around. She's inside a shabby hut with shabby things. She looked at her clothes and saw that she's wearing different than what she remembered. The curtain in the door was brushed aside and a woman in mid-age walked in. She smiled at her.
"You're awake at last. It's been three days that you're sleeping." She sat down at the side of the bed and touched the girl's forehead. "And your fever lowered now. I'm glad." She added. Sakura supposed to say her name and a 'thank you' but one question escaped her lips.
"Where am I? Who are you?" She asked innocently.
"I'm Milerna. I saw you unconscious after the sandstorm. I decided to bring you in my house. " She smiled warmly at her.
"I'm Kinomoto Sakura. Sorry, but are we in Esmilia?" She asked nervously but she doubted that she's in Esmilia. Esmilia is used as center of commerce so only rich people, including her, were allowed to live there. She never saw a shabby house in her town before.
"No, this is Sun town." Sun town? She thought. She knew she'd heard that town before but where?
"Do you like to have some cup of tea?" she offered, standing up. Now that Milerna mentioned it, she felt a little thirsty.
"Yes, please." She said, and she left her. She sighed, wondering what to do. She was asked to go to Wallidos, the soldier's town. She knew it's a trick but she couldn't leave her father, her only family.
Suddenly, a girl younger than six years old peeked from the curtained door. Sakura turned to the girl and smiled brightly as she urged the girl to her side. The girl obeyed and went to the mistress' lap.
"What's your name, little girl?" She asked gently, looking at her innocent feature.
"Kara." Said Kara.
"What a wonderful name. Is Milerna your mother?"
She shook her little head. "No."
"Then who's your mother?" Sakura frowned.
"Kara don't know. Kara can't remember Kara's mother. Milerna said Kara was found lying in the sand one day and Kara never remember her house." Sakura was about to ask why her speaking always contained 'Kara' in it and she remembered that she's young and probably traumatized.
"Why are you out in the sand?" She asked. It's unusual for a girl to left outside in the desert.
"Kara was with her father and then Kara's father and mother was took away by bad people. Kara run for them but." Kara started to cry and the mistress kicked herself mentally. Asking a little girl like her to reminisce to the past is unforgivable.
"Shh. Don't worry, it'll be all right." She gritted her teeth. The soldiers probably took Kara's father and mother. PLUS her father equals to their payment. They'll pay dearly to a certain card mistress.
She looked up and saw two more girls and four boys were standing at the doorway. They looked at her with confused eyes as she again urged them to come forwards with Kara.
"Are you all Milerna's children?" She asked though she doubted that. The woman wasn't that old enough to have these children.
They all shook their heads.
"Let me guess, you were caught in a sand and she brought you here?" she raised an eyebrow as they, except one, nodded their heads. She turned her head to a boy, twelve to thirteen years old, which hadn't shook nor nodded his head.
"Are you her relative or something?"
"Yes. She's the only family I have." He replied quietly.
"What happened to your family?"
"The emperor. let my village to burn because they can't find what they're seeking. I'm the only survivor and Milerna was the only one who can help me. She's my only relative." He said, clenching his fist in anger.
"Don't worry, I'll revenge your families. Once I defeat them." Sakura, too, was getting angry. Really now, if it is the power he wanted, and then he'll get the power the hard way, she thought hotly.
"What's your name?"
"Tokun." He said.
"I see that you've seen my children." Milerna said as she emerged from the door and placed the cup of water in her hands.
"Thank you." Sakura stated as Milerna began to shoo the children out, only Kara was left.
"It's okay, Milerna. It's okay for little one here to stay." She beamed at the girl in her arms as Milerna sat on the bed.
"Sakura.What happened to you? Why are you in the middle of the sand storm?" She burst out.
"I'm. trying to find my father. I was just caught in a sandstorm because I have no choice. I want to get away." She said, staring at her lap.
"From whom?"
"From my friends." Milerna frowned.
"Why?"
"Because I don't. I don't' want them to be harmed. To where I'm going is dangerous. It's my personal problem. I don't' want them to follow me. I can't let them die because of me." Sakura felt her eyes sting with tears. The tears that she fought not to run out of her eyes. She felt helpless. She was surprised when warm hands found their way around her and hugged her, brushing her hair gently.
"Shh. don't cry.It's okay to worry for your friends. But what you're doing is making them worry for you. Can't you see? They want to help. If I'm them, I would do anything to be with you, stay by your side and help you with your problems, confidential or not." She said in a very patronizing voice.
Sakura broke the hug and looked intensely at the woman's eyes, until someone tugged her sleeves. She looked down and saw Kara looking innocently at her. She lifted her to her lap and rocked her, letting the tears flow from her eyes.
"Why is Sakura crying?" Kara asked, frowning.
"Don't frown, sweetheart, it doesn't fit you. Please smile for me." Kara smiled brightly before she hugged Sakura around her neck.
"Kara wants Sakura to know that Kara likes Sakura to be here." She said.
"And Sakura wants Kara, too, because Kara made me better." Sakura stated.
"You might want to drink this while it's cold. The weather here can make it very hot for just a minute." Milerna smiled warmly before getting up and went out of the doorway.
"Thanks again." She called out and started drinking the half-filled cup. She knew that water is scarce here and from what Milerna said, the water is warm.
"Do you want to go out?" She asked to the little girl in her lap.
She shook her tiny head. "No, the sun will make Kara's skin burn. It's very hot." Kara said and that's when Sakura noticed she was sweating like a pig. Beads of sweat were dropping from her face and her shabby clothes were soaked with perspiration.
"You're right, it's very hot. But why aren't you very sweaty?" Sakura asked, wiping her forehead with the back of her hand.
"Kara is already immune to the weather. It's been months since Kara was left in Milerna's care." She said, playing with Sakura pendant.
"Oh."
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"Stop blaming yourself, Syaoran!" Meiling exclaimed throwing her hands in the air.
"But it's my fault. There was a big sandstorm a while ago. I'm sure she was caught in there. We need to search for her." Syaoran said, thinking of where Sakura is.
"But Syaoran, auntie told us that she needed us badly. We need to get back to Sun town." Meiling reasoned. Syaoran's angry eyes met hers and stared at her until she flinched.
"Do you mean mother's instructions are much important than the pendant mistress' life? Do you not think that if Sakura will be dead, there's no chance to make this damn world any better? Don't you think I'm going through these and only let my duty as her protector to be wasted? I think not, Meiling. Don't tell me what to do because I'm in the right mind to think!" He said, standing up and towered over Meiling. He gave her the most dangerous eyes he have that Meiling started cowering and crying.
Tomoyo quickly came to her aid and hugged Meiling. She glared at Syaoran.
"I know you're concern about Sakura. I understand that you fail your duty if she'll not be saved but yelling at Meiling isn't doing any better, is it? She's only following your mother's instruction. Maybe what your mother's going to say have anything to do with the pendant or asking you to go there where it is safe." Tomoyo said as Syaoran glared at her.
After a few moments of glaring game, he finally sighed.
"Fine, we'll go first to Sun town since it's only a few hours away from Esmilia and then, we'll find Sakura, as soon as possible."
"Couldn't agree more." Tomoyo said but Eriol wasn't listening. He felt Sakura's aura, only the tingling feeling for a second and then it's gone. He felt her despair in a moment.
"Oh, Sakura, please be all right."
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Full moon. she thought. If it's full moon today then she have until the next full moon to get the Galludos, to save his father
My mistress, your friends are coming. Should I let them feel you?
'No, not today. I'll leave by next, next day. Once I'm out of this town and away from them enough, I'll let you. It's making me tired.' She said, wiping the sweat in her cheeks and forehead.
As you said my mistress.
'One more thing, what can I call you?' Sakura asked. The pendant paused for a moment before answering.
Yue, my mistress.
'I see. When I call you Yue, will you come forth?'
Yes, mistress.
She smiled, and dismissed the thoughts, and slept soundly.
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"The little one."
"What?"
"The little one, I can't feel her."
"Neither do I. But when she released her power, I knew she's very close."
"I know."
A woman with long black hair, Yelan, stood beside the window looking at the town below them.
"Our town is suffering from the heat. We can't let the people suffer. Can we use--?"
"No, we could not. It's against the law to use our power. Besides, what can you do? It's not that ofudas of magic and lasin board can help." One of the elders reasoned.
"You're right."
"But, you know, I'm thinking. Someone with great power probably made this happen." Another spoke, staring up at the sky and shielding his eyes from the bright sun.
"What do you mean?" Yelan asked again.
"Not only the Li clan or the Kinomoto descendants are alive with magic."
"We all know that. The emperor has powers too. And he's a Li too, you know. There cannot be more people with magic." The elders shook their heads.
"The emperor is not a Li. Our daughter, the one he raped, is a Li."
"I thought he came from our blood? So.he also has powers!"
"And he wanted to make it grow using the pearl wings pendant."
"Why does he need the pendant when he has power himself?"
The elder smiled a little and Yelan wondered why. "The emperor couldn't live long. In my opinion, he can only last until the next full moon, where the power of pendant overpowers all powers in Eiden. Clow made it so we're unharmed. However, all with powers not connected to our blood will die."
"Why is that?"
"When he used his powers, it cannot be regenerate so if he used it all, it'll never return. He knew it so he needed the pendant badly. He very weak right now so I feel that he can only last after a month." One of the elders said.
Yelan couldn't contain all her discoveries today. After a few moments of silence, her head shot down to the town and looked around.
She felt her son! He's very near and one with strong power too. A Li power blend with something. Chiue, one of the elders, snarled as he felt him too.
"Emperor's son." She gasped when the words ringed in her ears. The blended power with the Li aura was only small amount but it is still evident.
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"I can feel her." Syaoran whispered to Eriol as they reached the town, Sun town.
"Me too, but the charm she used to hide her is too strong for me to break through." Eriol replied, looking around.
"I know that, but once I'm permitted to search the houses here, I will." Syaoran said, glaring at the people who're looking at them.
"Li!" Someone called out and Syaoran turned to see a familiar mid-age woman.
"Hello, Milerna. Have you seen anything strange?"
"No, Li. I haven't seen anyone suspicious coming in to the town."
"Then why are you calling me?"
"I just wanted you to know that I found another one who was lost in a sandstorm." Syaoran turned sharply to her, intent eyes glaring at her.
"Where?"
"Between Sun town and Esmilia border." No, it couldn't be. Sakura couldn't come to Sun town. If she ever wanted to go to Galludos, she should have gone to opposite direction because Sun town is one of the ending sides in Eiden.
He shook his head and told Milerna to take care of whoever it was and that she/he is welcomed here.
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"I don't want to get out, Kara." Sakura pleaded as the little girl tried to pull her out of the shabby house.
"Why does Sakura insisting to stay in Milerna's house?" she stopped for a moment when Sakura really didn't move from where she was.
"Because." my friends are just outside the door, she continued in her thoughts.
Before Kara could drag Sakura out of the door, Milerna appeared.
"What are you doing, Kara?"
"Kara wanted to play outside with Sakura."
Milerna smiled. "Okay, just come back before the sun totally sets." She ruffled the girl's hair and let her carry Sakura out. But before that, Sakura asked, making Kara stop first.
"To whom are you talking to?" She asked urgently.
"One of the Li's, Li Syaoran. He just came back from finding the pendant mistress."
Sakura was frozen to the spot. "Have you told anything about me?"
"Yes, but I never had a chance to say your name. He said you could stay whenever you want here." She sighed in relief when she heard her.
"Is he still there?"
"No, he went to their place, in the upper town." Milerna said before telling her that she has some business to do and left them.
"At least, I'm still not found." Sakura relaxed and went outside with Kara.
To be continued..
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Anyway, here's chapter 13!!!!
------------------------ Symbols' meanings
[ ]- its like additional thing which happens that I don't need to emphasis.
---} {--- - Flash backs
__* *__ - One person's point of view
*====*====* - another scene happening.
( ) - Author's notes, or at least what I think when that happens.
* - Japanese words, translations will be at the bottom with my goodbye address.
" " - the things they say.
' ' - thoughts.
Last chapter's end..
"Daidouji-san, this bird flew to your bed last night when we were with Sakura.Do you know whose is this?" Meiling asked her friend as Tomoyo started to her room shared with Meiling. After all, renting an inn wasn't like the price of a candy. And just like Meiling said, a familiar bird was seating at her bed.
"It's from Naoko, our friend in Esmilia." She picked up the bird and found a letter tied to its foot. She untied it and recognized Naoko's writing right away. As she read the letter, her eyes widen and she ran towards Sakura's room.
"Sakura-chan!" Sakura opened the door and saw Tomoyo panting.
"Something wrong, Sakura-chan?" She handed Naoko's letter to Sakura and she read it.
"Oh My God! Syaoran-kun!" She shouted and soon, he was beside Tomoyo in the door.
"What is it Sakura? You sounded like---" He stopped from blabbing when he saw her face. It was again full of tears, which he couldn't stand.
"We have to go back to Esmilia, Syaoran! My father's in danger!"
To be continued..
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~+The pendant Showed Us The Way To Our Hearts+~ by: sakura2649
She doesn't like traveling much but today, her perceptive seemed to be the opposite. She's the most eager to travel today and the others didn't complain about it. After all, they'll do the same thing if their father was kidnap.
They dragged their feet as they went through a sandstorm. And for the moment, Sakura thought of something. She clutched her necklace's pendant and closed her eyes.
"O Pearl wings pendant, Pendant of power grant my wish... Let it happen as I command Shield us from the sandstorm!" She said and immediately, warm pink shield surrounded them and the sand wasn't getting near them. Syaoran walked towards Sakura.
"Sakura, I think you should call it out. It'll drain you! We can still walk, really." He pleaded and she just looked at him with warm eyes.
"Thank you for caring but this is quicker, isn't it? I just want to make sure my dad's okay." Pain and restlessness was seen in her eyes no matter how she hid it but Syaoran let it go. For once, let her do the things she wanted it to be. They continued walking at the uneven plains as they search for Esmilia.
It was two days after in mid-afternoon when they arrived Esmilia. By then, Sakura is already exhausted but still found strength to run towards her house and in to her empty home.
She opened her house, closely followed by Syaoran and Tomoyo, and found no sign of life force. Her eyes widened when she saw the suit case her father always bring in work. She walked towards it and crouched down, picking it up as tears drop to it.
"Father."
"Sakura!" She turned around and saw Naoko peeking in her door. She went to her and hugged her.
"I'm sorry, Sakura! I'm so scared that I didn't save your father! I should have-"
"Shh.You already helped by telling me in the fastest way you could." Sakura said in her soothing voice. She broke the hug and gave a sad smile to her friend.
"Then I think this could help." Naoko pulled out a paper from her pocket and Sakura realized that it was a letter. It's hand writing shows that they were in a hurry but readable.
"It was written by a soldier to inform anyone in this house that your father was kidnap. If we wouldn't give what they want, your father will be dead." Naoko said. Sakura read the letter aloud.
"Your father is with us. If you wouldn't give to us what we want, this guy's life will end. Be warned. You know what we wanted." 'Go to Galludos before one month' she thought. The others had a dark look on their face and the girl just stare at them with unreadable expression. After a few moments, Sakura decided.
She closed her eyes as Syaoran looked at her suspiciously. What is she trying to do?
She concentrated hard and soon found the pendant's aura.
'Please help me hide my aura and maybe also me.'
Why, my mistress? The voice replied.
'So I could save my father, I need to get out of here without them. There's no need to involve them with my personal problems.'
But you're exhausted, my mistress. Hiding your aura takes a lot of energy; your body couldn't take too much pressure. And to add up making you invisible. It will be hard for you.
She smiled. 'But please try.I'll try the best I can to endure it. Please.' She begged in her thoughts. The pendant silently agreed and soon, Sakura felt pain in her body and her energy drained.
But at once, she vanished from her friends' eyes as she slipped through them and to the door. Her companions panicked, including the little wolf.
"Where did she go?" Meiling asked as Syaoran tried to find her aura but to no avail.
"God, Sakura, what have you done?" he felt her presence left the house, with or without feeling her aura.
"Hirigizawa.Can you feel her?" He asked as Eriol shook his head violently. He was also very worried for his half-daughter. She's not used to using all her power in one day. He knew she's very tired by now.
"I think she can't hold her presence and aura any minute now. She used too much power. Surely, she'll allow us to feel her presence." Eriol assured but he knew she's stronger than they thought she is.
"I hope you're right." Syaoran replied.
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Sakura stumbled out of Esmilia and quickly walk to the desert. The pendant glowed as she walked, guiding her to the right direction. Every now and then, she will fall down to the hot sand, but she would quickly stand up, panting.
"I need to go and. save my father." She panted, weakly dragging her feet. However, even though she's very determined, tiredness finally won over and she limped down to the sand. The pendant stopped draining her power as her aura burst out.
'Please, just don't let my aura reach my friends. Don't let them.' she thought, begging the pendant.
As you wish, my mistress.
She smiled as she let sleep caught up with her. Her aura magically avoided Esmilia as wished.
After two hours, someone picked her up and brought her to somewhere she doesn't know.
*=====*=====*
"Where could she be?" Syaoran, once again, felt helpless. He let her out of his sight again. Whenever he let his guard down, bad things always happen. Today wasn't that different. Sakura completely left his sight and feel.
He brushed his hair upwards with his trembling hand as he went out of the beautiful town. He charged the sandstorm and left his companion in Esmilia.
'Don't worry, Sakura, I'll come for you.' But if the sand covered their foot prints, it'll be harder than he thought.
*=====*=====*
She blinked her eyes open and looked around. She's inside a shabby hut with shabby things. She looked at her clothes and saw that she's wearing different than what she remembered. The curtain in the door was brushed aside and a woman in mid-age walked in. She smiled at her.
"You're awake at last. It's been three days that you're sleeping." She sat down at the side of the bed and touched the girl's forehead. "And your fever lowered now. I'm glad." She added. Sakura supposed to say her name and a 'thank you' but one question escaped her lips.
"Where am I? Who are you?" She asked innocently.
"I'm Milerna. I saw you unconscious after the sandstorm. I decided to bring you in my house. " She smiled warmly at her.
"I'm Kinomoto Sakura. Sorry, but are we in Esmilia?" She asked nervously but she doubted that she's in Esmilia. Esmilia is used as center of commerce so only rich people, including her, were allowed to live there. She never saw a shabby house in her town before.
"No, this is Sun town." Sun town? She thought. She knew she'd heard that town before but where?
"Do you like to have some cup of tea?" she offered, standing up. Now that Milerna mentioned it, she felt a little thirsty.
"Yes, please." She said, and she left her. She sighed, wondering what to do. She was asked to go to Wallidos, the soldier's town. She knew it's a trick but she couldn't leave her father, her only family.
Suddenly, a girl younger than six years old peeked from the curtained door. Sakura turned to the girl and smiled brightly as she urged the girl to her side. The girl obeyed and went to the mistress' lap.
"What's your name, little girl?" She asked gently, looking at her innocent feature.
"Kara." Said Kara.
"What a wonderful name. Is Milerna your mother?"
She shook her little head. "No."
"Then who's your mother?" Sakura frowned.
"Kara don't know. Kara can't remember Kara's mother. Milerna said Kara was found lying in the sand one day and Kara never remember her house." Sakura was about to ask why her speaking always contained 'Kara' in it and she remembered that she's young and probably traumatized.
"Why are you out in the sand?" She asked. It's unusual for a girl to left outside in the desert.
"Kara was with her father and then Kara's father and mother was took away by bad people. Kara run for them but." Kara started to cry and the mistress kicked herself mentally. Asking a little girl like her to reminisce to the past is unforgivable.
"Shh. Don't worry, it'll be all right." She gritted her teeth. The soldiers probably took Kara's father and mother. PLUS her father equals to their payment. They'll pay dearly to a certain card mistress.
She looked up and saw two more girls and four boys were standing at the doorway. They looked at her with confused eyes as she again urged them to come forwards with Kara.
"Are you all Milerna's children?" She asked though she doubted that. The woman wasn't that old enough to have these children.
They all shook their heads.
"Let me guess, you were caught in a sand and she brought you here?" she raised an eyebrow as they, except one, nodded their heads. She turned her head to a boy, twelve to thirteen years old, which hadn't shook nor nodded his head.
"Are you her relative or something?"
"Yes. She's the only family I have." He replied quietly.
"What happened to your family?"
"The emperor. let my village to burn because they can't find what they're seeking. I'm the only survivor and Milerna was the only one who can help me. She's my only relative." He said, clenching his fist in anger.
"Don't worry, I'll revenge your families. Once I defeat them." Sakura, too, was getting angry. Really now, if it is the power he wanted, and then he'll get the power the hard way, she thought hotly.
"What's your name?"
"Tokun." He said.
"I see that you've seen my children." Milerna said as she emerged from the door and placed the cup of water in her hands.
"Thank you." Sakura stated as Milerna began to shoo the children out, only Kara was left.
"It's okay, Milerna. It's okay for little one here to stay." She beamed at the girl in her arms as Milerna sat on the bed.
"Sakura.What happened to you? Why are you in the middle of the sand storm?" She burst out.
"I'm. trying to find my father. I was just caught in a sandstorm because I have no choice. I want to get away." She said, staring at her lap.
"From whom?"
"From my friends." Milerna frowned.
"Why?"
"Because I don't. I don't' want them to be harmed. To where I'm going is dangerous. It's my personal problem. I don't' want them to follow me. I can't let them die because of me." Sakura felt her eyes sting with tears. The tears that she fought not to run out of her eyes. She felt helpless. She was surprised when warm hands found their way around her and hugged her, brushing her hair gently.
"Shh. don't cry.It's okay to worry for your friends. But what you're doing is making them worry for you. Can't you see? They want to help. If I'm them, I would do anything to be with you, stay by your side and help you with your problems, confidential or not." She said in a very patronizing voice.
Sakura broke the hug and looked intensely at the woman's eyes, until someone tugged her sleeves. She looked down and saw Kara looking innocently at her. She lifted her to her lap and rocked her, letting the tears flow from her eyes.
"Why is Sakura crying?" Kara asked, frowning.
"Don't frown, sweetheart, it doesn't fit you. Please smile for me." Kara smiled brightly before she hugged Sakura around her neck.
"Kara wants Sakura to know that Kara likes Sakura to be here." She said.
"And Sakura wants Kara, too, because Kara made me better." Sakura stated.
"You might want to drink this while it's cold. The weather here can make it very hot for just a minute." Milerna smiled warmly before getting up and went out of the doorway.
"Thanks again." She called out and started drinking the half-filled cup. She knew that water is scarce here and from what Milerna said, the water is warm.
"Do you want to go out?" She asked to the little girl in her lap.
She shook her tiny head. "No, the sun will make Kara's skin burn. It's very hot." Kara said and that's when Sakura noticed she was sweating like a pig. Beads of sweat were dropping from her face and her shabby clothes were soaked with perspiration.
"You're right, it's very hot. But why aren't you very sweaty?" Sakura asked, wiping her forehead with the back of her hand.
"Kara is already immune to the weather. It's been months since Kara was left in Milerna's care." She said, playing with Sakura pendant.
"Oh."
*====*====*
"Stop blaming yourself, Syaoran!" Meiling exclaimed throwing her hands in the air.
"But it's my fault. There was a big sandstorm a while ago. I'm sure she was caught in there. We need to search for her." Syaoran said, thinking of where Sakura is.
"But Syaoran, auntie told us that she needed us badly. We need to get back to Sun town." Meiling reasoned. Syaoran's angry eyes met hers and stared at her until she flinched.
"Do you mean mother's instructions are much important than the pendant mistress' life? Do you not think that if Sakura will be dead, there's no chance to make this damn world any better? Don't you think I'm going through these and only let my duty as her protector to be wasted? I think not, Meiling. Don't tell me what to do because I'm in the right mind to think!" He said, standing up and towered over Meiling. He gave her the most dangerous eyes he have that Meiling started cowering and crying.
Tomoyo quickly came to her aid and hugged Meiling. She glared at Syaoran.
"I know you're concern about Sakura. I understand that you fail your duty if she'll not be saved but yelling at Meiling isn't doing any better, is it? She's only following your mother's instruction. Maybe what your mother's going to say have anything to do with the pendant or asking you to go there where it is safe." Tomoyo said as Syaoran glared at her.
After a few moments of glaring game, he finally sighed.
"Fine, we'll go first to Sun town since it's only a few hours away from Esmilia and then, we'll find Sakura, as soon as possible."
"Couldn't agree more." Tomoyo said but Eriol wasn't listening. He felt Sakura's aura, only the tingling feeling for a second and then it's gone. He felt her despair in a moment.
"Oh, Sakura, please be all right."
*====*====*
Full moon. she thought. If it's full moon today then she have until the next full moon to get the Galludos, to save his father
My mistress, your friends are coming. Should I let them feel you?
'No, not today. I'll leave by next, next day. Once I'm out of this town and away from them enough, I'll let you. It's making me tired.' She said, wiping the sweat in her cheeks and forehead.
As you said my mistress.
'One more thing, what can I call you?' Sakura asked. The pendant paused for a moment before answering.
Yue, my mistress.
'I see. When I call you Yue, will you come forth?'
Yes, mistress.
She smiled, and dismissed the thoughts, and slept soundly.
*====*====*
"The little one."
"What?"
"The little one, I can't feel her."
"Neither do I. But when she released her power, I knew she's very close."
"I know."
A woman with long black hair, Yelan, stood beside the window looking at the town below them.
"Our town is suffering from the heat. We can't let the people suffer. Can we use--?"
"No, we could not. It's against the law to use our power. Besides, what can you do? It's not that ofudas of magic and lasin board can help." One of the elders reasoned.
"You're right."
"But, you know, I'm thinking. Someone with great power probably made this happen." Another spoke, staring up at the sky and shielding his eyes from the bright sun.
"What do you mean?" Yelan asked again.
"Not only the Li clan or the Kinomoto descendants are alive with magic."
"We all know that. The emperor has powers too. And he's a Li too, you know. There cannot be more people with magic." The elders shook their heads.
"The emperor is not a Li. Our daughter, the one he raped, is a Li."
"I thought he came from our blood? So.he also has powers!"
"And he wanted to make it grow using the pearl wings pendant."
"Why does he need the pendant when he has power himself?"
The elder smiled a little and Yelan wondered why. "The emperor couldn't live long. In my opinion, he can only last until the next full moon, where the power of pendant overpowers all powers in Eiden. Clow made it so we're unharmed. However, all with powers not connected to our blood will die."
"Why is that?"
"When he used his powers, it cannot be regenerate so if he used it all, it'll never return. He knew it so he needed the pendant badly. He very weak right now so I feel that he can only last after a month." One of the elders said.
Yelan couldn't contain all her discoveries today. After a few moments of silence, her head shot down to the town and looked around.
She felt her son! He's very near and one with strong power too. A Li power blend with something. Chiue, one of the elders, snarled as he felt him too.
"Emperor's son." She gasped when the words ringed in her ears. The blended power with the Li aura was only small amount but it is still evident.
*====*====*
"I can feel her." Syaoran whispered to Eriol as they reached the town, Sun town.
"Me too, but the charm she used to hide her is too strong for me to break through." Eriol replied, looking around.
"I know that, but once I'm permitted to search the houses here, I will." Syaoran said, glaring at the people who're looking at them.
"Li!" Someone called out and Syaoran turned to see a familiar mid-age woman.
"Hello, Milerna. Have you seen anything strange?"
"No, Li. I haven't seen anyone suspicious coming in to the town."
"Then why are you calling me?"
"I just wanted you to know that I found another one who was lost in a sandstorm." Syaoran turned sharply to her, intent eyes glaring at her.
"Where?"
"Between Sun town and Esmilia border." No, it couldn't be. Sakura couldn't come to Sun town. If she ever wanted to go to Galludos, she should have gone to opposite direction because Sun town is one of the ending sides in Eiden.
He shook his head and told Milerna to take care of whoever it was and that she/he is welcomed here.
*====*====*
"I don't want to get out, Kara." Sakura pleaded as the little girl tried to pull her out of the shabby house.
"Why does Sakura insisting to stay in Milerna's house?" she stopped for a moment when Sakura really didn't move from where she was.
"Because." my friends are just outside the door, she continued in her thoughts.
Before Kara could drag Sakura out of the door, Milerna appeared.
"What are you doing, Kara?"
"Kara wanted to play outside with Sakura."
Milerna smiled. "Okay, just come back before the sun totally sets." She ruffled the girl's hair and let her carry Sakura out. But before that, Sakura asked, making Kara stop first.
"To whom are you talking to?" She asked urgently.
"One of the Li's, Li Syaoran. He just came back from finding the pendant mistress."
Sakura was frozen to the spot. "Have you told anything about me?"
"Yes, but I never had a chance to say your name. He said you could stay whenever you want here." She sighed in relief when she heard her.
"Is he still there?"
"No, he went to their place, in the upper town." Milerna said before telling her that she has some business to do and left them.
"At least, I'm still not found." Sakura relaxed and went outside with Kara.
To be continued..
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