Title: "Look for me By Moonlight"
Chapter Title: Mysterious Stranger
Author: Peonyqt1004
Disclaimer: I OWN CCS! *gets smacked my CLAMP* T.T Fine, I own Syao--*SMACK* Ok! I don't own CCS! BETTER?! *Smack* @_@;
Tory woke up, a strange tiredness had suddenly engulfed him from nowhere, he was guessing it was from Sakura. He got up drowsily from his sleep and rubbed his eyes as he got off his pallet and padded downstairs. He frowned, something wasn't right. Eriol and Tomoyo had gone home... so who was Sakura talking to? He heard voices from behind her door. Was that Yuki dude still here? Of course he went home... right? Tory's frown became darker as he leaned his head towards his sisters door.
"Don't leave me all alone..."
That was Sakura's voice, she sounded so sad. Another voice penetrated her sadness with it's curt voice.
"Don't fall for the vampires trap Ying Fa... It will be your downfall."
Tory gritted his teeth, what moron was in there talking to his sister and making her sad?! He stormed into the room and blinked. Sakura was alone, sleeping, but crying in her sleep. "Please... tell me..." Sakura said softly, her hands reaching blindly for someone. Tory blinked, he swore he heard something... Someone was in here... Tory shrugged and tucked the blanket securely around his sister. He leaned forward and tenderly kissed her forehead. With that, he turned and left the room. He never noticed the open window, and a small silverly feather, floating down towards the floor.
Syaoran woke up adruptly as a familiar magic slammed him back into his body, making him fall lightly onto the wall. His eyes fluttered opened angrily. Damn it, it was that stupid priest again. He should've known. Groaning as he moved his neck gently to roll out the cricks in his neck. So, it was Ying Fa. He should've known. The face, the aura, her eyes... the cards... He groaned and hit his head. How was he to make her memories return? He wanted her back so bad. He closed his eyes, hiding his deep brown eyes from the world. He remebered her kiss. It had been so innocent... so sweet... He touched his lips lightly and a faint smile fluttered across his face. He still loved her. Yes. He knew that. His eyes opened and reflected the moonlight which shone from his bedroom window. If he wanted to meet her... He would do it like a normal person. Nobody other then Sakura and the Druid priest knew who he was. He got up, and decided to find a place to stay, to stay one mortal lifetime... a mortal lifetime with Ying Fa.
Sakura tossed and moaned in bed. He was gone, she was alone. Why did she feel so empty? "Please come back!" She yelled into the darkness, of course, nothing came. Dissappointed and intrigued by the vampire, she felt herself become curious. Who was Ying Fa? What did have to do with her? So many question swirled about her mind, all of them unanswered. She felt drawn to this vampire. She knew he'd never hurt her. She knew, the moment their aura's had touched... Or was this all a dream? Blinking, Sakura woke up, sunlight pouring into her room, a slight breeze chilled her bones and Sakura frowned and shut the window. She didn't remeber opening it last night. "MONSTER!" A familiar voice yelled from downstairs. Sakura grinned and hurried to change. She got into a simple off white dress with an apron and a bonnet. "COMING!" She yelled, Sakura sighed, the dream was so real.... She felt... so... happy. It was hard to explain. She touched her lips, where he had kissed her in her dream world. She closed her eyes, who was this man? 'NO!' a voice screamed in her mind. 'You are dreaming about an ENEMY here... he killed many people... he would kill you.' Sakura's eyes sprang open at that thought, she steeled herself, she promised herself she would'nt think about the vampire anymore. The more she thought of him, the more confused she became. Sakura splashed water on her face and proceeded to go down.
Tory smiled slightly as he heard his sister running/tripping down the stairs. "Hoe!" Sakura cried out, she skidded to a stop next to Tory. "Don't tell me you cooked again! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to sleep late!" Tory didn't say anything. "Having bad dreams?" He commented. Sakura blinked and flushed a deep red. "No." Sakura sat down quickly, looking at the rice and soup laid out before her. Sakura's head bobbed up as she heard her father voice. "Sakura!" Sakura turned, "Father!" Her father came down, smiling. "How was your day yesterday? You came home late, as Tory said here." Sakura gave Tory a death glare and mouthed, 'I told you not to tell!' Her father became concerened, his eyes opened wide. "Sakura, you know going out late at night with no family assistance is going to ruin your reputation of getting married you know." Sakura paled and sighed, looking down. "Yes father." Her father nodded. "Just telling you Sakura, now, don't look so blue." Sakura watched tenderly as her father sat down to eat. She would hate it if anything happened to him.
Syaoran smiled, he managed to get a large loot off of this pitiful mortal by using his charm and wit. The mortal would fall for anything. Syaoran snorted as he smiled to himself, holding his large wad of cash. He would invest this money, and make it into larger money. Syaoran approached the old forgotten castle at the very tip of the large city of Chou city. It was overun with weeds, vines and wilderness. Nature had claimed it once again. He had alot of work to do. A blaze of magic spurted from his hands.
---A few Months Later---
Eriol faced Sakura, his brows furrowed together in worry. "Its been 2 months and nothing has happened, the vengeful vampire suddenly dissappeared." Sakura clenched her teeth slightly, a bit dissapointed. "Oh really? Isn't that a good thing?" Eriol shook his head. "Far from it." Eriol replied, Tomoyo made a small sound with her throat, her eyes brooding and dark. "You didn't hear from the vampire Sakura? It seemed very interested in you." Sakura shook her head. She felt herself flush with vainly as she suddenly had a strong impression that she wanted to see the vampire, because dissapointment filled her from top to bottom. Tomoyo leaned forward. "Its strange, didn't you hear the legend which came with this vampire Sakura?" Sakura shook her head. Feeling a little ill to say anything at all about the vampire. "Well, I think its the same vampire which Yuki the druid priest put to rest right Sakura?" Sakura nodded, becoming confused. "We should'nt let out gaurd down Sakura. Eriol, we should travel to Yuki's hut before the day ends, I want to learn the legend from him, don't you agree Sakura? This vampie is a curious creature." Mentally, Sakura nodded in agreement.
Syaoran smiled, he managed to burn down all the rubble and weeds with his magic. He had managed to rebuild the castle with the help of his darker servants. They had no mind of their own, his will was their will. Syaoran smiled, looking at the large majestic castle he had rebuilt in just 2 months. All he needed was furniture... a garden... and a invitation.
Yuki removed his spec's and stared at the three people in front of him. HIs eyes lingered on the one with adburn brown hair and large astonishing green eyes the longest. "The legen of the wolf vampire?" Yuki sounded amused. "Do you not know the creatures real name?" His eyes peirced Sakura's soul. Sakura bit her lips nervously, of course she knew, but for some reason, she didn't want to tamper with the vampires privacy. Yuki closed an eye. "His name was Li. Li, thats all I know, I'd rather not tangle with this vampire... well, this much anyways." Yuki ran a hair through his hair and steadied the specs onto the ridge of his delicate nose. Blinking twice his eyes dimmed as he repeated the faint memory which lead up to this day.
"Long time ago, when vampires were bold enough to be seen with human, they slaughtered human... bred them for food, mated and forced some of the human to become vampires themselves." Yuki let out a harsh laugh. "Well, on the very day of my 15th birthday, it was raining... I remeber I was studying some magic and I saw a bright light outside." "I went outside to see what it was, it was only a little girl. Around the age of 13. I don't know where she came from. But it became obvious as this legend unfolded before my eyes...."
"The legend passed by many mortals, who hoped for a savior... They prayed to god and a prophet told us this. A angel will be sent from heaven, a fallen angel. This angel would come to save us, destroy the evil, and bring peace and balance back to our world. I happened to be one of those who knew her and is still alive even now."
"Unluckily, the wolf vampire, the killer of many mortals was standing in the way of the angel, seducting her with words of false love till she almost fell for him. She balanced the evil but she never got to snuff the evil out." A deep sense of sadness overcame him. "She managed to kill the king and queen of darkness, and used her powers to bring calm and courage to the mortals who were treated like animals... The vampire, however... became her downfall..." Yuki took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "The day she died... it was like the end of the world, it rain and thundered for weeks on end, hail came and went, and strange lights lit all around the world... the moans and cried of nature and the skys were heard, and the stars blinked out, mourning for their bright beacon of hope." Yuki smiled at Sakura. "But the legend only unfolded halfway, there is a happier part to the legend." Sakura blinked, captivated by the golden flakes of Yuki's eyes. "What is it?" Yuki smiled and rubbed her hair fondly. His hand slid down the curve of her delicate cheek and she cupped her face towards him. "The fallen angel..." He murmered, his eyes searching hers. "...will rise again." His eyes held hers for the longest times, slowly, her let go of her face, and leaned back. Sakura blinked. "The fallen angel?" Yuki nodded and scratched his head, his eyes staring at praticulary nothing. "The fallen angel, the warrior who will fight for balance again."
Syaoran lugged in the rest of his luggage. He smirked, the palace looked beautiful, he had arranged it perfectly. He felt a bitter sweet emotion pass through him. This was the castle he first met Ying Fa in... Over a period of 1000 years, it had crumbled... This was where he found love, grief, and anger... He tried his hardest to recreate the scene of their first and last meeting. He walked through the garden adorning the front lawn and the garden in the back. The smell of wild roses and cherry blossoms scented the air. He took his small bag, filled with fish, just barely living from their long journey, and threw them into the pond next to a large worn down statue. A sweet smile passed his lips, his eyes softened as he looked at the statue. The facial details of the statue was worn away... moss clinged onto the stone... but his hands made its way down to the bronze plaque. It was rusty and a strange light green with mold, but Syaoran could clearly see one thing.
"Dedicated to my morning and my dawn... Ying Fa"
Sakura blinked and stared at the parchement in her hands. "An invitation?" She questioned the man before her. The slightly chubby man nodded and bowed quickly, his scarlet plume bobbing and quivering. "Yes ma'm. Its from Lord Li himself." Sakura's eyebrows shot up. "Lord Li? Whose he? I never heard of anyone with that name..." The messanger looked quite confused himself. "He just moved in a few months ago, its quite suspicious really... I never saw him move in..." The messanger smiled after that remark. "Ah, but he is rich, and good looking mind you." He nodded and saluted to Sakura and left. Sakura blinked, and frowned slightly. Usually only highers nobles with titles were invited to open house's... Sakura wiped her greasy flour streaked on her off white dress and tore open the invitation. The crisp white paper smelled important and rich with a faint scent of pine and wild roses. Sakura's eyes widened as she read the invitation. She brushed a stray lock away from her flour streaked face.
-You are Hereby invited to Duke Li's Open House at Tuesday Evening-
-Be sure to present this invitation to the gaurd before you enter-
-Be sure to dress formally-
-50 Klingston Road-
-Li-
(A/N: SORRY! I don't know how to really make an invitation from this frame of time... sorry!)
Sakura raised and eyebrow and felt a girlish excietment bubble up inside her. A party? An open house? Her eyes became starry as she pictured herself in a beautiful gown... maybe something Tomoyo would have tailored for her. She smiled mistily, yet the reality of her situation became clear. She could dream of all the fairy's, moonlight castles, and dresses she wanted, but it was clear that the world was nothing from that. It was dark, and reeking with malice and evil. It was a far cry from the beautiful fairy tales her dead mother had told her when she was so young. Sighing she didn't know whether she should go or not, but then... she might see Eriol there. Just to see him, she would do anything.
Syaoran paced the castle, everything was perfect, he was a perfectionist... he wanted everything to be perfect for the night. Humming a hauntingly strange tune, he strolled down towards his garden again. Basking in the smell of flowers, he almost felt human again. He felt that dull ache of blood lust, but he bit it back... but it kept becoming sharper and sharper. He would'nt kill tonight. He grasped a thorny rose instead. He tore the velvety red petals and crushed it in his fingers. The blood red crumpled petal nearly melted in his mouth as he swallowed it. It eased the throbbing pain which nearly cramped him before.
(A/N: I've heard that vampires eat roses to ease the pain of bloodlust)
Syaoran finished the petals off the rose and threw the stem behind him. The sharp thorns did nothing to draw blood. His bloodless flesh closed its wounds instantly. However, the relief he got from the rose petals was nothing like the blood which he craved. He paced restlessly in his garden, his mouth watering at the thought of blood. More and more, his mind became more animalistic then a humans. He tried to grasp onto the edges of his sanity but the animalistic side of him won out. He let out a deep and throat howl and growled deeply as his eyes flashed red. He gave up holding back his more animalistic side. It was hopeless. His body moved at their own accordance. Stalking towards the horizion where the city clamored with life... He moved with a deft swiftness, a sign of death.
Eriol nodded. "Do you think the vampire is going to be there?" Tomoyo pursed her lips, her thoughtful eyes brooding. "I think so..." Sakura shook her head. "Put yourself in the eyes of a vampire Tomoyo! Why would a vampire go to this big event where they can get caught?" Eriol and Tomoyo looked at Sakura strangely. Tomoyo nodded breifly. "We got invited too, lets stick close to find out." Sakura smiled slightly then frowned, a look of dissapointement clouding her delicate features. "But I don't have a proper gown." Tomoyo smiled a little too brightly for Sakura's taste.
"Don't worry, I have those problems ALL figured out." This time, Tomoyo's malicious gleaming eyes looked at Eriol too. "Belive me, ALL of it."
Syaoran tossed the body away, he felt dirty, but full. His blood thirst was satiated and he was in his sane mind again. He peered at the face of the mortal he had just murdered. The large mans eyes were brown, and was fading into a dull color black. Suprise, shock, and fear was frozen on his face, his lips parted to scream. Syaoran had quickly broken his neck before a words could be uttered from his victims mouth. He had heard a gurgle of blood as the body collapsed, life ebbing away. He had quickly, greedily drank the blood, like there was no tommorow. Syaoran's eyes glinted, hard as flint as he suddenly remebered how Ying Fa had died. It made him cringe, her eyes had the ssame expressionless dullness... and he remebered tasting her blood as he had kissed her over and over again, crying for her to wake up... Her life had ebbed away slowly... Her face had a look of intense pain, suprise, shock, and horror... He had cried his heart out as the few villagers surrounded him, their torches raised up in the air... He could still see the cold cat like eyes of the one who had killed his love... and the mortal men who allowed it. A sudden uncontrollable anger surged from within him. He threw the body into the depths of the forest, hoping nobody would find it. The anger boiled within him. 'Mortal men must die... mortals... and that druid priest as well...' A strange animalistic thought bubbled up within him, with every effort possible, with his sane mind, he pushed it back down. It was almost as if he could hear her voice...
'Its like there are two parts of you... It scares me Syaoran...'
Syaoran hung his head, like a naughty kid, he wrung his hands, his dark red eyes gleaming strangely in the moonlight. 'Oh Ying Fa... the burden of being a vampire is more then what one person can bear...'
Sakura closed her eyes, waves of sudden pain and lonlieness overcame her. Her eyelids felt heavy and a strange voice seemed to be calling her name... She stroked the clow cards which she held in her hands. It grew warm to her touch and glowed a faint pink. Sakura blinked as she stared out her window again. The shutters were flung open and the bright sun shone down on her face. Sakura blinked, she heard her name... again.
"SAKURA!"
Sakura frowned, she knew that voice... She glanced down and sighed with slight annoyance. Krimi stood below her window, a slight smirk on his face. She moved to shut the shutters. "DON'T SHUT THE SHUTTER!" Krimi yelled out, his voice tinged with annoyance and humiliation as people turned to watch. Sakura ignored him and shut it anyways, but the shutters could not muffle his words as he yelled. "Sakura! One day your going to me mine! I'll make you beg for my love you dirty wench!" Sakura grabbed a pail of cold water, from her morning wash, flung open the window, and poured down the water. Drenching Krimi. Sakur stifled a laugh as she saw the arrogant man spluttering there, looking like a royally pissed cat. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!" He bellowed, his ears turning pink with embaressment as he stomped away. Sakura looked vaugely amused and frowned. She hated that man. If only he'd leave her alone. Sakura went back, day dreaming... wondering what exactly her dream might have meant. She touched her lips lightly and smiled. It felt nice... and so right. But then, it was only a dream... Right? Sakura felt an intense shame of dreaming about her enemy, the vampire who killed so many, the one she had to kill.
Tomoyo winced, another pin pricked her perfectly shaped finger. She loved making clothes, her mother forbidded it, but Tomoyo did it anyways, at Eriols house. She loved the solitude she got from staying at his house... and also loved the warm company she recieved from Eriol, although she didn't really want to admit it. She snipped a bit off the edge and started to sew, her eyebrows drawn togehter, and her eyes focused and intense. She didn't notice someone was watching her until someone coughed. Tomoyo jumped up and spat out the pins she had been holding with her mouth. Tomoyo yelped as the pins scattered on the floor. Eriol chuckled, his eyes twinkling as he watched Tomoyo sigh and moan to herself as she started the tedious task of picking up the 20 pins she had dropped. The look of utter fusteration, confusion, and embarassement on her face was adorable. Eriol found himself comparing Sakura to Tomoyo. Tomoyo, unlike Sakura's light innocent beauty, had a dark aura. Her eyes were dark, her hair was dark... she was delicate yet she was hardy, her face was as pale as snow... unlike Sakura's sunkissed light golden skin. Sakura's eyes were large and vivacious, filled with life and happiness, while Tomoyo's looked sad and mildly amused. Sakura's laugh lit up the room, sounding like the tinkling of golden bells, Tomoyo's smile made Eriol want to cry from the strange sad beauty of it, and her laugh was light and soft, like the mummering of the wind. Eriol leaned back and watched Tomoyo get up, her face looking slightly forlorn as she dumped the pins into a case and sucked her pricked fingers.
"Looks like Your Busy."
Tomoyo glared at him. "You should've warned me." Eriol sighed. "You would've jumped anyways, it was inevitable." He strolled elegantly to his very comfotable and not to mention expensive chair. He watched Tomoyo whimsicly, causign Tomoyo's usual pale face to turn bright red and her heart to pound and flutter. "Stop staring at me like that." Tomoyo demanded, looking very cross. She turned away from him as she hiked up her dress to lean under the wide brin of the dress she was making. "You know your mother would't approve of you making clothes Tomoyo." Tomoyo blinked. "You know, just because I'm a noble doesn't mean I can't do what I want." Tomoyo grimly clenched her tooth together. "Thats it Eriol." She fumed as his stare made her cut too much off the hem of the dress. "Get out! Before I make YOUR suit something comical and humiliating to wear." Eriol fake a look of horror. "Oh dear! I best be going then! My heart feels cold with such fear!" Dramatically he fluttered his slender pianist fingers in the air and clutched his heart. Drawing a beautiful laugh from Tomoyo. Eriol grinned, watching the girl he loved smile and laugh made his heart feel bouyant, even his fear of the vampire lessened as he watched the one he cared for most be happy. A gentle smile lit his face.
Sakura felt herself be lifted up by two strong yet gentle hands. "My precious flower..." A familiar yet vauge voice whispered. "I'm sorry I came so late." Sakura turned around and faced a young man, his face was a blur but she felt her face become hot. "Oh! Its you." Her voice sounded earnest and delighted. The mans face smiled, his distorted face faced her... She peered at the face, she could'nt see his face... who was he? She could feel that he was smiling. "Look, a cherry blossom." He plucked something from the air between her ear and her head. A perfect flower, pink and fragrant, was between his slender yet strong fingers. It was a sakura blossom. Sakura felt her voice catch, her eyes filled with tears. "Its beautiful.... my love..." She whispered gently. Sakura wasn't controlling what she was saying, and how her body was moving, she knew she was this woman... but she was like a spirit, watching... thinking... The man drew her closer. "Even with our diffrences... our love will prevail... you do know that I'll never hurt you." He stroked her hair, Sakura could feel the gentle hands working through her hair. Sakura felt a small moan of pleasure fill her. But she felt the woman push away. "No... I'm scared of you..." The girl turned away. Sakura saw herself... she knew this was her... yet there was something diffrent. The clothing was ancient. Her face looked older and more mature. Her shimmering green eyes had a unfathomable sense of wisedom in it she could'nt understand. She was dressed in a elegant green silk dress, her hair loose and flowing... The man stepped towards her.
"Please..." He seemed to beg. The girl stiffened, Sakura sensed deep saddness and grief. "Oh... I'm sorry..." The man... Sakura sensed, looked sad. "Not everyone wants to be who I am you know..." The voice whispered, his deep voice cracking with grief. "Don't turn away from me... we went through so much together... It is a burden to be such a damned creature as I." The girl took a deep shuddering breathe. "I love you... I love you so much it hurts... yet... which do I decide? You? Or the fate of the world? When I first met you, you were an animal... you almost killed me... I saw that predatory glint in you eye when you were killing her." The man sounded angry. "What is wrong with you Ying Fa? Is it that damn priest again? What did he say about me this time?!" "No!" She felt herself respond. Her chest constricted with alien emotions. "I came here... to do a duty... but how am I suppose to do it... If I love you?" Sakura felt herself crying. Shuddering sobs of strange emotions, so powerful and strong engulfed her. She felt those two arms hold her, cradle her... Yet she pulled away. "Ying fa." The man barked. He sounded angry. "Why are you letting such stupid duties get in your way? I love you, what else do you need? Damn it, you're like every other wench I knew!" He snapped. Sakura felt herself gasp. Her hands came up and slapped the man on the face. "Why... why... why you bastard!" She cursed. Her chest felt as if it would burst. She tore away from him, and ran towards something dark... it smelled of pine and dead wood. "Ying Fa!" "Ying Fa!" The voice called, his voice got fainter as she ran faster. Sakura wanted to stop herself... she wanted to go back, yet, the other emotion inside this being... who looked like her... was turbulent... hurt... sad... Sakura started to cry... It was uncontrollable. She could feel the grief... She cried like there was no end to sorrow itself...
Sakura woke up, her eyes wet from tears. Her chest heaved as she hiccuped and stopped bawling slowly. She wondered why she was crying... She wondered... Who was Ying Fa? What did she have to do with her, her dream, and that girl who looked like her? Sakura felt the strange emotions rise in her again. Sakura remebered the voice, so warm... and the embrace... so safe... Sakura looked up at her ceiling. 'Whoever you are... I wish I was in your arms.' Sakura whispered to herself. In the background, a owl crooned in the distance, a strange melody in the dark of night, as the moon shone upon the house of the card mistress...
To be continued...
A/N: Do you like it? Sorry for the slow posting, I was sort of stuck... ^^; Hmm... Hope you like it, remeber to reveiw! ^_^= I hoped you liked it, so reveiw to let me know okie dok? I'd like to put something up in honor of a dead student from my school.
Ben got poisoned by his best friend with a poisioning used for gold ore and stuff... he died January 8th... he was put off the respirator that day... This was tragic, and strange confusing and unsettling for me and people I know. Please, keep Ben's family in your thoughts...
REVEIW!
Chapter Title: Mysterious Stranger
Author: Peonyqt1004
Disclaimer: I OWN CCS! *gets smacked my CLAMP* T.T Fine, I own Syao--*SMACK* Ok! I don't own CCS! BETTER?! *Smack* @_@;
Tory woke up, a strange tiredness had suddenly engulfed him from nowhere, he was guessing it was from Sakura. He got up drowsily from his sleep and rubbed his eyes as he got off his pallet and padded downstairs. He frowned, something wasn't right. Eriol and Tomoyo had gone home... so who was Sakura talking to? He heard voices from behind her door. Was that Yuki dude still here? Of course he went home... right? Tory's frown became darker as he leaned his head towards his sisters door.
"Don't leave me all alone..."
That was Sakura's voice, she sounded so sad. Another voice penetrated her sadness with it's curt voice.
"Don't fall for the vampires trap Ying Fa... It will be your downfall."
Tory gritted his teeth, what moron was in there talking to his sister and making her sad?! He stormed into the room and blinked. Sakura was alone, sleeping, but crying in her sleep. "Please... tell me..." Sakura said softly, her hands reaching blindly for someone. Tory blinked, he swore he heard something... Someone was in here... Tory shrugged and tucked the blanket securely around his sister. He leaned forward and tenderly kissed her forehead. With that, he turned and left the room. He never noticed the open window, and a small silverly feather, floating down towards the floor.
Syaoran woke up adruptly as a familiar magic slammed him back into his body, making him fall lightly onto the wall. His eyes fluttered opened angrily. Damn it, it was that stupid priest again. He should've known. Groaning as he moved his neck gently to roll out the cricks in his neck. So, it was Ying Fa. He should've known. The face, the aura, her eyes... the cards... He groaned and hit his head. How was he to make her memories return? He wanted her back so bad. He closed his eyes, hiding his deep brown eyes from the world. He remebered her kiss. It had been so innocent... so sweet... He touched his lips lightly and a faint smile fluttered across his face. He still loved her. Yes. He knew that. His eyes opened and reflected the moonlight which shone from his bedroom window. If he wanted to meet her... He would do it like a normal person. Nobody other then Sakura and the Druid priest knew who he was. He got up, and decided to find a place to stay, to stay one mortal lifetime... a mortal lifetime with Ying Fa.
Sakura tossed and moaned in bed. He was gone, she was alone. Why did she feel so empty? "Please come back!" She yelled into the darkness, of course, nothing came. Dissappointed and intrigued by the vampire, she felt herself become curious. Who was Ying Fa? What did have to do with her? So many question swirled about her mind, all of them unanswered. She felt drawn to this vampire. She knew he'd never hurt her. She knew, the moment their aura's had touched... Or was this all a dream? Blinking, Sakura woke up, sunlight pouring into her room, a slight breeze chilled her bones and Sakura frowned and shut the window. She didn't remeber opening it last night. "MONSTER!" A familiar voice yelled from downstairs. Sakura grinned and hurried to change. She got into a simple off white dress with an apron and a bonnet. "COMING!" She yelled, Sakura sighed, the dream was so real.... She felt... so... happy. It was hard to explain. She touched her lips, where he had kissed her in her dream world. She closed her eyes, who was this man? 'NO!' a voice screamed in her mind. 'You are dreaming about an ENEMY here... he killed many people... he would kill you.' Sakura's eyes sprang open at that thought, she steeled herself, she promised herself she would'nt think about the vampire anymore. The more she thought of him, the more confused she became. Sakura splashed water on her face and proceeded to go down.
Tory smiled slightly as he heard his sister running/tripping down the stairs. "Hoe!" Sakura cried out, she skidded to a stop next to Tory. "Don't tell me you cooked again! I'm so sorry! I didn't mean to sleep late!" Tory didn't say anything. "Having bad dreams?" He commented. Sakura blinked and flushed a deep red. "No." Sakura sat down quickly, looking at the rice and soup laid out before her. Sakura's head bobbed up as she heard her father voice. "Sakura!" Sakura turned, "Father!" Her father came down, smiling. "How was your day yesterday? You came home late, as Tory said here." Sakura gave Tory a death glare and mouthed, 'I told you not to tell!' Her father became concerened, his eyes opened wide. "Sakura, you know going out late at night with no family assistance is going to ruin your reputation of getting married you know." Sakura paled and sighed, looking down. "Yes father." Her father nodded. "Just telling you Sakura, now, don't look so blue." Sakura watched tenderly as her father sat down to eat. She would hate it if anything happened to him.
Syaoran smiled, he managed to get a large loot off of this pitiful mortal by using his charm and wit. The mortal would fall for anything. Syaoran snorted as he smiled to himself, holding his large wad of cash. He would invest this money, and make it into larger money. Syaoran approached the old forgotten castle at the very tip of the large city of Chou city. It was overun with weeds, vines and wilderness. Nature had claimed it once again. He had alot of work to do. A blaze of magic spurted from his hands.
---A few Months Later---
Eriol faced Sakura, his brows furrowed together in worry. "Its been 2 months and nothing has happened, the vengeful vampire suddenly dissappeared." Sakura clenched her teeth slightly, a bit dissapointed. "Oh really? Isn't that a good thing?" Eriol shook his head. "Far from it." Eriol replied, Tomoyo made a small sound with her throat, her eyes brooding and dark. "You didn't hear from the vampire Sakura? It seemed very interested in you." Sakura shook her head. She felt herself flush with vainly as she suddenly had a strong impression that she wanted to see the vampire, because dissapointment filled her from top to bottom. Tomoyo leaned forward. "Its strange, didn't you hear the legend which came with this vampire Sakura?" Sakura shook her head. Feeling a little ill to say anything at all about the vampire. "Well, I think its the same vampire which Yuki the druid priest put to rest right Sakura?" Sakura nodded, becoming confused. "We should'nt let out gaurd down Sakura. Eriol, we should travel to Yuki's hut before the day ends, I want to learn the legend from him, don't you agree Sakura? This vampie is a curious creature." Mentally, Sakura nodded in agreement.
Syaoran smiled, he managed to burn down all the rubble and weeds with his magic. He had managed to rebuild the castle with the help of his darker servants. They had no mind of their own, his will was their will. Syaoran smiled, looking at the large majestic castle he had rebuilt in just 2 months. All he needed was furniture... a garden... and a invitation.
Yuki removed his spec's and stared at the three people in front of him. HIs eyes lingered on the one with adburn brown hair and large astonishing green eyes the longest. "The legen of the wolf vampire?" Yuki sounded amused. "Do you not know the creatures real name?" His eyes peirced Sakura's soul. Sakura bit her lips nervously, of course she knew, but for some reason, she didn't want to tamper with the vampires privacy. Yuki closed an eye. "His name was Li. Li, thats all I know, I'd rather not tangle with this vampire... well, this much anyways." Yuki ran a hair through his hair and steadied the specs onto the ridge of his delicate nose. Blinking twice his eyes dimmed as he repeated the faint memory which lead up to this day.
"Long time ago, when vampires were bold enough to be seen with human, they slaughtered human... bred them for food, mated and forced some of the human to become vampires themselves." Yuki let out a harsh laugh. "Well, on the very day of my 15th birthday, it was raining... I remeber I was studying some magic and I saw a bright light outside." "I went outside to see what it was, it was only a little girl. Around the age of 13. I don't know where she came from. But it became obvious as this legend unfolded before my eyes...."
"The legend passed by many mortals, who hoped for a savior... They prayed to god and a prophet told us this. A angel will be sent from heaven, a fallen angel. This angel would come to save us, destroy the evil, and bring peace and balance back to our world. I happened to be one of those who knew her and is still alive even now."
"Unluckily, the wolf vampire, the killer of many mortals was standing in the way of the angel, seducting her with words of false love till she almost fell for him. She balanced the evil but she never got to snuff the evil out." A deep sense of sadness overcame him. "She managed to kill the king and queen of darkness, and used her powers to bring calm and courage to the mortals who were treated like animals... The vampire, however... became her downfall..." Yuki took off his glasses and rubbed the bridge of his nose. "The day she died... it was like the end of the world, it rain and thundered for weeks on end, hail came and went, and strange lights lit all around the world... the moans and cried of nature and the skys were heard, and the stars blinked out, mourning for their bright beacon of hope." Yuki smiled at Sakura. "But the legend only unfolded halfway, there is a happier part to the legend." Sakura blinked, captivated by the golden flakes of Yuki's eyes. "What is it?" Yuki smiled and rubbed her hair fondly. His hand slid down the curve of her delicate cheek and she cupped her face towards him. "The fallen angel..." He murmered, his eyes searching hers. "...will rise again." His eyes held hers for the longest times, slowly, her let go of her face, and leaned back. Sakura blinked. "The fallen angel?" Yuki nodded and scratched his head, his eyes staring at praticulary nothing. "The fallen angel, the warrior who will fight for balance again."
Syaoran lugged in the rest of his luggage. He smirked, the palace looked beautiful, he had arranged it perfectly. He felt a bitter sweet emotion pass through him. This was the castle he first met Ying Fa in... Over a period of 1000 years, it had crumbled... This was where he found love, grief, and anger... He tried his hardest to recreate the scene of their first and last meeting. He walked through the garden adorning the front lawn and the garden in the back. The smell of wild roses and cherry blossoms scented the air. He took his small bag, filled with fish, just barely living from their long journey, and threw them into the pond next to a large worn down statue. A sweet smile passed his lips, his eyes softened as he looked at the statue. The facial details of the statue was worn away... moss clinged onto the stone... but his hands made its way down to the bronze plaque. It was rusty and a strange light green with mold, but Syaoran could clearly see one thing.
"Dedicated to my morning and my dawn... Ying Fa"
Sakura blinked and stared at the parchement in her hands. "An invitation?" She questioned the man before her. The slightly chubby man nodded and bowed quickly, his scarlet plume bobbing and quivering. "Yes ma'm. Its from Lord Li himself." Sakura's eyebrows shot up. "Lord Li? Whose he? I never heard of anyone with that name..." The messanger looked quite confused himself. "He just moved in a few months ago, its quite suspicious really... I never saw him move in..." The messanger smiled after that remark. "Ah, but he is rich, and good looking mind you." He nodded and saluted to Sakura and left. Sakura blinked, and frowned slightly. Usually only highers nobles with titles were invited to open house's... Sakura wiped her greasy flour streaked on her off white dress and tore open the invitation. The crisp white paper smelled important and rich with a faint scent of pine and wild roses. Sakura's eyes widened as she read the invitation. She brushed a stray lock away from her flour streaked face.
-You are Hereby invited to Duke Li's Open House at Tuesday Evening-
-Be sure to present this invitation to the gaurd before you enter-
-Be sure to dress formally-
-50 Klingston Road-
-Li-
(A/N: SORRY! I don't know how to really make an invitation from this frame of time... sorry!)
Sakura raised and eyebrow and felt a girlish excietment bubble up inside her. A party? An open house? Her eyes became starry as she pictured herself in a beautiful gown... maybe something Tomoyo would have tailored for her. She smiled mistily, yet the reality of her situation became clear. She could dream of all the fairy's, moonlight castles, and dresses she wanted, but it was clear that the world was nothing from that. It was dark, and reeking with malice and evil. It was a far cry from the beautiful fairy tales her dead mother had told her when she was so young. Sighing she didn't know whether she should go or not, but then... she might see Eriol there. Just to see him, she would do anything.
Syaoran paced the castle, everything was perfect, he was a perfectionist... he wanted everything to be perfect for the night. Humming a hauntingly strange tune, he strolled down towards his garden again. Basking in the smell of flowers, he almost felt human again. He felt that dull ache of blood lust, but he bit it back... but it kept becoming sharper and sharper. He would'nt kill tonight. He grasped a thorny rose instead. He tore the velvety red petals and crushed it in his fingers. The blood red crumpled petal nearly melted in his mouth as he swallowed it. It eased the throbbing pain which nearly cramped him before.
(A/N: I've heard that vampires eat roses to ease the pain of bloodlust)
Syaoran finished the petals off the rose and threw the stem behind him. The sharp thorns did nothing to draw blood. His bloodless flesh closed its wounds instantly. However, the relief he got from the rose petals was nothing like the blood which he craved. He paced restlessly in his garden, his mouth watering at the thought of blood. More and more, his mind became more animalistic then a humans. He tried to grasp onto the edges of his sanity but the animalistic side of him won out. He let out a deep and throat howl and growled deeply as his eyes flashed red. He gave up holding back his more animalistic side. It was hopeless. His body moved at their own accordance. Stalking towards the horizion where the city clamored with life... He moved with a deft swiftness, a sign of death.
Eriol nodded. "Do you think the vampire is going to be there?" Tomoyo pursed her lips, her thoughtful eyes brooding. "I think so..." Sakura shook her head. "Put yourself in the eyes of a vampire Tomoyo! Why would a vampire go to this big event where they can get caught?" Eriol and Tomoyo looked at Sakura strangely. Tomoyo nodded breifly. "We got invited too, lets stick close to find out." Sakura smiled slightly then frowned, a look of dissapointement clouding her delicate features. "But I don't have a proper gown." Tomoyo smiled a little too brightly for Sakura's taste.
"Don't worry, I have those problems ALL figured out." This time, Tomoyo's malicious gleaming eyes looked at Eriol too. "Belive me, ALL of it."
Syaoran tossed the body away, he felt dirty, but full. His blood thirst was satiated and he was in his sane mind again. He peered at the face of the mortal he had just murdered. The large mans eyes were brown, and was fading into a dull color black. Suprise, shock, and fear was frozen on his face, his lips parted to scream. Syaoran had quickly broken his neck before a words could be uttered from his victims mouth. He had heard a gurgle of blood as the body collapsed, life ebbing away. He had quickly, greedily drank the blood, like there was no tommorow. Syaoran's eyes glinted, hard as flint as he suddenly remebered how Ying Fa had died. It made him cringe, her eyes had the ssame expressionless dullness... and he remebered tasting her blood as he had kissed her over and over again, crying for her to wake up... Her life had ebbed away slowly... Her face had a look of intense pain, suprise, shock, and horror... He had cried his heart out as the few villagers surrounded him, their torches raised up in the air... He could still see the cold cat like eyes of the one who had killed his love... and the mortal men who allowed it. A sudden uncontrollable anger surged from within him. He threw the body into the depths of the forest, hoping nobody would find it. The anger boiled within him. 'Mortal men must die... mortals... and that druid priest as well...' A strange animalistic thought bubbled up within him, with every effort possible, with his sane mind, he pushed it back down. It was almost as if he could hear her voice...
'Its like there are two parts of you... It scares me Syaoran...'
Syaoran hung his head, like a naughty kid, he wrung his hands, his dark red eyes gleaming strangely in the moonlight. 'Oh Ying Fa... the burden of being a vampire is more then what one person can bear...'
Sakura closed her eyes, waves of sudden pain and lonlieness overcame her. Her eyelids felt heavy and a strange voice seemed to be calling her name... She stroked the clow cards which she held in her hands. It grew warm to her touch and glowed a faint pink. Sakura blinked as she stared out her window again. The shutters were flung open and the bright sun shone down on her face. Sakura blinked, she heard her name... again.
"SAKURA!"
Sakura frowned, she knew that voice... She glanced down and sighed with slight annoyance. Krimi stood below her window, a slight smirk on his face. She moved to shut the shutters. "DON'T SHUT THE SHUTTER!" Krimi yelled out, his voice tinged with annoyance and humiliation as people turned to watch. Sakura ignored him and shut it anyways, but the shutters could not muffle his words as he yelled. "Sakura! One day your going to me mine! I'll make you beg for my love you dirty wench!" Sakura grabbed a pail of cold water, from her morning wash, flung open the window, and poured down the water. Drenching Krimi. Sakur stifled a laugh as she saw the arrogant man spluttering there, looking like a royally pissed cat. "I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!" He bellowed, his ears turning pink with embaressment as he stomped away. Sakura looked vaugely amused and frowned. She hated that man. If only he'd leave her alone. Sakura went back, day dreaming... wondering what exactly her dream might have meant. She touched her lips lightly and smiled. It felt nice... and so right. But then, it was only a dream... Right? Sakura felt an intense shame of dreaming about her enemy, the vampire who killed so many, the one she had to kill.
Tomoyo winced, another pin pricked her perfectly shaped finger. She loved making clothes, her mother forbidded it, but Tomoyo did it anyways, at Eriols house. She loved the solitude she got from staying at his house... and also loved the warm company she recieved from Eriol, although she didn't really want to admit it. She snipped a bit off the edge and started to sew, her eyebrows drawn togehter, and her eyes focused and intense. She didn't notice someone was watching her until someone coughed. Tomoyo jumped up and spat out the pins she had been holding with her mouth. Tomoyo yelped as the pins scattered on the floor. Eriol chuckled, his eyes twinkling as he watched Tomoyo sigh and moan to herself as she started the tedious task of picking up the 20 pins she had dropped. The look of utter fusteration, confusion, and embarassement on her face was adorable. Eriol found himself comparing Sakura to Tomoyo. Tomoyo, unlike Sakura's light innocent beauty, had a dark aura. Her eyes were dark, her hair was dark... she was delicate yet she was hardy, her face was as pale as snow... unlike Sakura's sunkissed light golden skin. Sakura's eyes were large and vivacious, filled with life and happiness, while Tomoyo's looked sad and mildly amused. Sakura's laugh lit up the room, sounding like the tinkling of golden bells, Tomoyo's smile made Eriol want to cry from the strange sad beauty of it, and her laugh was light and soft, like the mummering of the wind. Eriol leaned back and watched Tomoyo get up, her face looking slightly forlorn as she dumped the pins into a case and sucked her pricked fingers.
"Looks like Your Busy."
Tomoyo glared at him. "You should've warned me." Eriol sighed. "You would've jumped anyways, it was inevitable." He strolled elegantly to his very comfotable and not to mention expensive chair. He watched Tomoyo whimsicly, causign Tomoyo's usual pale face to turn bright red and her heart to pound and flutter. "Stop staring at me like that." Tomoyo demanded, looking very cross. She turned away from him as she hiked up her dress to lean under the wide brin of the dress she was making. "You know your mother would't approve of you making clothes Tomoyo." Tomoyo blinked. "You know, just because I'm a noble doesn't mean I can't do what I want." Tomoyo grimly clenched her tooth together. "Thats it Eriol." She fumed as his stare made her cut too much off the hem of the dress. "Get out! Before I make YOUR suit something comical and humiliating to wear." Eriol fake a look of horror. "Oh dear! I best be going then! My heart feels cold with such fear!" Dramatically he fluttered his slender pianist fingers in the air and clutched his heart. Drawing a beautiful laugh from Tomoyo. Eriol grinned, watching the girl he loved smile and laugh made his heart feel bouyant, even his fear of the vampire lessened as he watched the one he cared for most be happy. A gentle smile lit his face.
Sakura felt herself be lifted up by two strong yet gentle hands. "My precious flower..." A familiar yet vauge voice whispered. "I'm sorry I came so late." Sakura turned around and faced a young man, his face was a blur but she felt her face become hot. "Oh! Its you." Her voice sounded earnest and delighted. The mans face smiled, his distorted face faced her... She peered at the face, she could'nt see his face... who was he? She could feel that he was smiling. "Look, a cherry blossom." He plucked something from the air between her ear and her head. A perfect flower, pink and fragrant, was between his slender yet strong fingers. It was a sakura blossom. Sakura felt her voice catch, her eyes filled with tears. "Its beautiful.... my love..." She whispered gently. Sakura wasn't controlling what she was saying, and how her body was moving, she knew she was this woman... but she was like a spirit, watching... thinking... The man drew her closer. "Even with our diffrences... our love will prevail... you do know that I'll never hurt you." He stroked her hair, Sakura could feel the gentle hands working through her hair. Sakura felt a small moan of pleasure fill her. But she felt the woman push away. "No... I'm scared of you..." The girl turned away. Sakura saw herself... she knew this was her... yet there was something diffrent. The clothing was ancient. Her face looked older and more mature. Her shimmering green eyes had a unfathomable sense of wisedom in it she could'nt understand. She was dressed in a elegant green silk dress, her hair loose and flowing... The man stepped towards her.
"Please..." He seemed to beg. The girl stiffened, Sakura sensed deep saddness and grief. "Oh... I'm sorry..." The man... Sakura sensed, looked sad. "Not everyone wants to be who I am you know..." The voice whispered, his deep voice cracking with grief. "Don't turn away from me... we went through so much together... It is a burden to be such a damned creature as I." The girl took a deep shuddering breathe. "I love you... I love you so much it hurts... yet... which do I decide? You? Or the fate of the world? When I first met you, you were an animal... you almost killed me... I saw that predatory glint in you eye when you were killing her." The man sounded angry. "What is wrong with you Ying Fa? Is it that damn priest again? What did he say about me this time?!" "No!" She felt herself respond. Her chest constricted with alien emotions. "I came here... to do a duty... but how am I suppose to do it... If I love you?" Sakura felt herself crying. Shuddering sobs of strange emotions, so powerful and strong engulfed her. She felt those two arms hold her, cradle her... Yet she pulled away. "Ying fa." The man barked. He sounded angry. "Why are you letting such stupid duties get in your way? I love you, what else do you need? Damn it, you're like every other wench I knew!" He snapped. Sakura felt herself gasp. Her hands came up and slapped the man on the face. "Why... why... why you bastard!" She cursed. Her chest felt as if it would burst. She tore away from him, and ran towards something dark... it smelled of pine and dead wood. "Ying Fa!" "Ying Fa!" The voice called, his voice got fainter as she ran faster. Sakura wanted to stop herself... she wanted to go back, yet, the other emotion inside this being... who looked like her... was turbulent... hurt... sad... Sakura started to cry... It was uncontrollable. She could feel the grief... She cried like there was no end to sorrow itself...
Sakura woke up, her eyes wet from tears. Her chest heaved as she hiccuped and stopped bawling slowly. She wondered why she was crying... She wondered... Who was Ying Fa? What did she have to do with her, her dream, and that girl who looked like her? Sakura felt the strange emotions rise in her again. Sakura remebered the voice, so warm... and the embrace... so safe... Sakura looked up at her ceiling. 'Whoever you are... I wish I was in your arms.' Sakura whispered to herself. In the background, a owl crooned in the distance, a strange melody in the dark of night, as the moon shone upon the house of the card mistress...
To be continued...
A/N: Do you like it? Sorry for the slow posting, I was sort of stuck... ^^; Hmm... Hope you like it, remeber to reveiw! ^_^= I hoped you liked it, so reveiw to let me know okie dok? I'd like to put something up in honor of a dead student from my school.
Ben got poisoned by his best friend with a poisioning used for gold ore and stuff... he died January 8th... he was put off the respirator that day... This was tragic, and strange confusing and unsettling for me and people I know. Please, keep Ben's family in your thoughts...
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