A Little Lost
By: Time Warp
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, but if I did...
Summary: Sakura is a princess with a father who wants her to marry. Once she finds out about her former betrothed who disappeared years ago she makes up the excuse that she wants to find him, so she could avoid marriage. But what happens when she finds a cold fighter who looks just like the lost prince? S+S
Okay! I'm going to take this time to thank the reviewers! I haven't really done this before, so if my comments seem sort of dumb...
kawaiisamie: Ha! ha! I know with you on my case I'll finish all my fics! Don't worry I'm updating Sayonara Tenshi! It'll be up by Monday. The chapter after that will be updated within a week of the currents post. ^_~ I'm finally getting off my lazy butt and typing the stories. And hey! When are you going to post something for me to read?
rainbow-dreamer: Thank you for saying this story is interesting! One of an author's greatest indulgements is when the readers say things like that. Thanks!
CrystalMoon: ^_^ I loved your review! Don't worry about saying something said before. After all, you took time to review and brought a smile to a person's face.
dANIELLE nGO: I couldn't help but gape at your review. It was very comical! I enjoyed looking at it.
DreamerDust: Thank you for the review! I'll make sure to look at one of your fics.
HoOkEd-On-SuGaR: You have such a cool pen name! He! he!
Cherry Lee: Your review had a nice simplicity to it. I made me very happy to read.
I Love Li Syaoran: That is very true, Touya can be very silly!
Jared: Your review was very insightful! I really liked it. It not only made me happy, but it also gave me ideas! Do not fret! I will explain all! (I really want to do that right now, but good stories never give all the secrets away quickly, right?) I really like POV's too, I just hard time incorporating some into the first three chapters. They were more like introductory ones... Anyways! Now that I have the ball rolling, I'll put some in! In fact I'll start with one! ^_~ ~*~
I watched that devil child play with MY daughter. MY child. There he is taking my daughter's love from me, her mother. I know what he's trying to do. He's trying to steal my daughter's love for me and make her hate me. At times I wonder why I let that demon stay here. Of course I know the answer though. My daughter would never forgive me if I didn't. See? He's making her loath me and there's nothing I can do. But if he will stay here and do this to me, then I will make him suffer for that. It's what he deserves! Isn't it? ~*~
Ah, the drudgery of walking all day. A annoying, yet needed task. Sakura was very moody as she walked down the path following the others. The sun was beating down on her and making her quite tired. She could tell that it was having the same effect on Tomoyo, Meiling, and Eriol. Even Kero! Perhaps he had it even worse since he has to stay still and pretend to be a toy. But, Syaoran? No, he didn't even look remotely effected. What was he anyway? A robot? All Sakura knew was that if she didn't stop walking soon she might kill the next person who bothers her.
As if to answer her prayers Eriol stopped, "I think we should camp for the night!"
Syaoran peered at him, "And why is that?"
"This weather is ridiculous! We can't travel anymore! At least not without stopping for a while," Eriol replied, "Besides, this is my task, so I think I should lead our little expedition shouldn't I?"
Syaoran, who was unable to come up with a suitable reply, only crossed his arms and rolled his eyes in defeat.
~Tomoyo POV~
I have to remember to thank Eriol for having us stop. I thought I was going to die from a heat stoke. Now I see just how much harder it is for people who weren't as fortunate as I was when it comes to social classes. I wonder how some people can put up with menial things, such as walking everywhere? How can they be happy after that sort of thing. Eriol didn't seem to mind walking before it got excruciatingly hot.
What is with Eriol and Syaoran? We don't know much about them... They might not be as trustworthy as they seem. Then again, they don't know much about us. And what about that Syaoran fellow? He looks exactly like the lost prince in Sakura's painting, only older. Eriol said Syaoran's name was Long Chang, yet he has a nickname that is the same as the prince's name... But, he acts exactly opposite of how Touya described the prince. Now that I think about it... What if Touya described that prince wrong? What if the painter who made the painting, painted the prince exactly opposite of what he actually looked like? The more I think about it, the more impossible this task seems. How in the world are we supposed to find a person, we never met? How? I wouldn't dare tell this to Sakura though... She desperately wants to get out of the marriage with Prince Satashi... Then again who wouldn't? That clad of a person is impossible to even talk to...
"I'm going to to get fire wood," Syaoran mutters as he stands up and seemingly disappears among the bushes and trees. I bet he just doesn't like being around us. That's fine with me. He's not exactly comfortable to be around either.
Sakura looks at Eriol, "Thanks for having us stop. I thought I was going to collapse."
Eriol grins, he always seems to do that, "No problem, I felt the same way."
Sakura smiles, "Yeah, but Syaoran didn't seem to notice the heat."
Eriol shrugs at the comment, "He's always been like that."
"How can he be like that? He's so cold," Sakura says. I can't help but agree with her.
Eriol says nothing for a moment then replies, "He may be cold, but they're a whole different side to him..."
"Hoe?" Sakura asks. I wonder where she gets that. She just one day came home and said it.
Eriol shakes his head, "Oh! My mistake, I shouldn't have said that! Think nothing of it!"
In my opinion, there's something fishy about that comment. As soon as I saw Eriol, I could tell, he isn't one to make mistakes especially one as careless as saying something you shouldn't say. He's up to something... And I aim to found out what.
~End POV~
He picked up the wood. They spoke about him while he wasn't there. Too bad he heard.
'I'm going to kill Eriol," Syaoran thought grudgingly as he picked up more wood.
He stood up and returned with an armful of wood. Sakura glanced up at him as he placed them down. He glared back at her. Sakura quickly averted her gaze. Syaoran turned his gaze to Eriol, who pretended to not notice the disturbing intense stare.
Tomoyo stood up and announced as she tried to break the tension, "Well, I think I'll cook!"
Of course that wasn't an easy thing to do. Especially when you had no food to cook with. So as that was realized, Syaoran had to go hunting. Meiling accompanied him, claiming she was bored, which was probably true. Sakura went with them as well, deciding she should learn to fend for herself. Kero of course went with her, hiding the whole way, since Syaoran didn't know of him. That left Eriol and Tomoyo to watch the camp; alone.
"So, Eriol," Tomoyo began as she helped him pitch a tent (Which was very hard since she had never done such a thing before), "I couldn't help, but overhear that little conversation you had with Sakura."
Eriol looked up, "Oh, that. Well, It was just a casual conversation."
"Well, I couldn't help think, you were lying," Tomoyo said suspiciously.
"You wound me, Miss Tailor. Why would you accuse me of lying?" Eriol answered dramatically though Tomoyo could tell he was just mocking her.
"You said you made a mistake when you told Sakura Syaoran had a different side," Tomoyo answered with a little annoyance hinting in her voice, "You don't seem like a person who makes many mistakes, especially one as trivial as that."
Eriol cocked his head to the side, "But I did make a mistake."
Tomoyo gave him a confused look.
"This may seem silly, but when I said that I was in the delusion that maybe you friend Sakura and Syaoran might make a good couple," Eriol confessed, "I know it's seemingly unimaginable! I don't know what I was thinking!"
"Actually," Tomoyo said as she smiled mischievously, "If that were to happen, both of them would be a lot easier to deal with!"
Eriol laughed, "That's most likely true!"
Tomoyo laughed as well. Soon her confrontation turned into a cheerful conversation filled with intelligent remarks and quips.
After while Tomoyo soon decided she would asked something that had been bugging her, "So, Eriol... Are you really related to your father?"
Eriol's smile instantly left his face, "Well, he is my father..."
Tomoyo frowned, "I am SO sorry. I offended you, didn't I? I didn't mean to. I was just curious... I'm very sorry..."
Eriol shook his head, "Don't be... Only my father, the oldest fighters, and Syaoran know this... but I suppose I should tell you. You know, to get it off my chest... so, no we're not blood related. He's not my real father."
"Oh," Tomoyo said softly, "I see..."
Eriol continued, "I was born into a family of bandits. We would move from town to town, conning people and stealing. Of course, I was so young, I thought it was just a game. I thought it was all right to do things like that... Well anyway, one day my family decided that we were going to steal from Hiiragizawa Kazuo the rich man who invented the fights! As you know Hiiragizawa Kazuo is the man I consider my father. But anyway as I said, my family planned to rob him for all he had. But when the day arrived, he caught us. My so-called family ran off into the night, leaving me there. I was at the time six."
Tomoyo was shocked as she thought furiously, 'How could anyone do that to his or her child!?'
"I'm sorry," She murmured.
"Why should you be? It's not your fault," Eriol said.
Tomoyo couldn't think of anything to say so she let Eriol continue.
"I remember that day clearly..." Eriol said as he began to think about what happened as he told her.
~Flashback~
Kazuo walked into the tent. He was tired, after dealing with the fighters for a whole day.
'At times I wonder why I'm in this business,' he thought to himself, 'Then I remember the money.'
He grinned. That instantly left his face when he saw a woman long blue hair, a man with sneaky azure eyes, and a young boy with both features. They were putting all of his money in sacks to steal it away! HIS money!!! Kazuo was not going to stand for that, "HEY!!! What do you @*!#*&*^%^ think you're doing!?!?"
They looked up. The man stared at Kazuo for a second then yelled to the woman and boy, "RUN!"
No way was Kazuo going to stand for a group of thieves stealing his earnings. He grabbed the leg of the closest one. That just happened to be the woman's.
The boy eyes widened as he yelled, "Mama!"
He ran and bit Kazuo's hand.
"Damn brat!" Kazou yelled as he hit the boy, knocking him out in the process. He looked to see the woman and man gone. He saw that they only got away with one sack of his money. He gave an angry stare at the kid lying on the ground. ~*~
Eriol groaned as he woke up. His head was killing him. The six-year-old boy was groggy and disoriented. His senses soon cleared when a loud voice boomed, "Hey boss! The kid's awake!"
Kazuo sneered at Eriol, "Well, well, the brat's awake is he?"
Eriol glared at Kazuo, "You're gonna be in deep trouble! Kidnapping a kid!? Mama and papa will come after you! You just wait!"
Kazuo laughed, "I'm not the criminal here kid! You are! I have all rights to keep you captive and that's what I'm going to do. When your parents come to get you, I'll have them arrested for theft!"
"My parents are too smart to get caught! Just wait! They'll come back for me and you won't know what hit you!" Eriol insisted stubbornly.
"We'll see," Kazuo said as he left.
Weeks past as Eriol patiently waited, 'Where are they?'
Kazuo shook his head as he looked at the boy, "The poor kid... He doesn't realize they're not coming back for him."
Kazuo walked to where Eriol was being held, "Here kid, it's time for your meal."
Kazuo looked at Eriol. His back was turned to Kazuo. Kazuo shook his head sadly and turned to leave.
"There're not coming are they?" Eriol asked as his back was still turned to Kazuo.
"Look kid I'm sorry, but I don't think so."
Eriol turned around. His eyes red and cheeks tear stained, "Why aren't they coming? Don't they care about me?"
"I honestly don't know."
Eriol began to cry. Kazuo was surprised at this. He didn't really know what to do since he had never been around children, "Um, how about this? I'll be your father... You can be my son. I need some help with the finances anyway... I know, that I can't be like a great father or anything, but..."
Eriol looked up at Kazuo, "Really?"
Kazuo gave a genuine smile, "Really."
~End Flashback~
Eriol pushed up his glasses, "After that I was Eriol the son Hiiragizawa Kazuo. But not Hiiragizawa Eriol. My father said I have to earn the name Hiiragizawa. That's why I'm doing this mission. After this I'm going to be Hiiragizawa Eriol. I'm going to make my father proud."
Tomoyo smiled, "Kazuo must be a very good father."
Eriol's eyes twinkled with mischief, "He must have done something right!"
"I promise I won't tell Meilin or Sakura if you don't want them to know," Tomoyo said.
"Well, thank you miss Tailor."
"Call me To- I mean call me Madison."
Eriol made a note of Tomoyo's mistake and smiled, "I'm touched Madison. I'm glad to have earned the right to call you by your first name."
"It's the least I can do," Tomoyo said feeling guilty.
~*~
Ok this chapter was for the Eriol fans. Not much about Sakura in this... Sorry if they seemed a little OOC. The next chapter will be more interesting, that's a promise. Oh, yeah if you weren't mentioned in the comment thingy, that's because I wrote the chapter before you reviewed... ^_^;; Sorry about that. Oh well, please review!
By: Time Warp
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS, but if I did...
Summary: Sakura is a princess with a father who wants her to marry. Once she finds out about her former betrothed who disappeared years ago she makes up the excuse that she wants to find him, so she could avoid marriage. But what happens when she finds a cold fighter who looks just like the lost prince? S+S
Okay! I'm going to take this time to thank the reviewers! I haven't really done this before, so if my comments seem sort of dumb...
kawaiisamie: Ha! ha! I know with you on my case I'll finish all my fics! Don't worry I'm updating Sayonara Tenshi! It'll be up by Monday. The chapter after that will be updated within a week of the currents post. ^_~ I'm finally getting off my lazy butt and typing the stories. And hey! When are you going to post something for me to read?
rainbow-dreamer: Thank you for saying this story is interesting! One of an author's greatest indulgements is when the readers say things like that. Thanks!
CrystalMoon: ^_^ I loved your review! Don't worry about saying something said before. After all, you took time to review and brought a smile to a person's face.
dANIELLE nGO: I couldn't help but gape at your review. It was very comical! I enjoyed looking at it.
DreamerDust: Thank you for the review! I'll make sure to look at one of your fics.
HoOkEd-On-SuGaR: You have such a cool pen name! He! he!
Cherry Lee: Your review had a nice simplicity to it. I made me very happy to read.
I Love Li Syaoran: That is very true, Touya can be very silly!
Jared: Your review was very insightful! I really liked it. It not only made me happy, but it also gave me ideas! Do not fret! I will explain all! (I really want to do that right now, but good stories never give all the secrets away quickly, right?) I really like POV's too, I just hard time incorporating some into the first three chapters. They were more like introductory ones... Anyways! Now that I have the ball rolling, I'll put some in! In fact I'll start with one! ^_~ ~*~
I watched that devil child play with MY daughter. MY child. There he is taking my daughter's love from me, her mother. I know what he's trying to do. He's trying to steal my daughter's love for me and make her hate me. At times I wonder why I let that demon stay here. Of course I know the answer though. My daughter would never forgive me if I didn't. See? He's making her loath me and there's nothing I can do. But if he will stay here and do this to me, then I will make him suffer for that. It's what he deserves! Isn't it? ~*~
Ah, the drudgery of walking all day. A annoying, yet needed task. Sakura was very moody as she walked down the path following the others. The sun was beating down on her and making her quite tired. She could tell that it was having the same effect on Tomoyo, Meiling, and Eriol. Even Kero! Perhaps he had it even worse since he has to stay still and pretend to be a toy. But, Syaoran? No, he didn't even look remotely effected. What was he anyway? A robot? All Sakura knew was that if she didn't stop walking soon she might kill the next person who bothers her.
As if to answer her prayers Eriol stopped, "I think we should camp for the night!"
Syaoran peered at him, "And why is that?"
"This weather is ridiculous! We can't travel anymore! At least not without stopping for a while," Eriol replied, "Besides, this is my task, so I think I should lead our little expedition shouldn't I?"
Syaoran, who was unable to come up with a suitable reply, only crossed his arms and rolled his eyes in defeat.
~Tomoyo POV~
I have to remember to thank Eriol for having us stop. I thought I was going to die from a heat stoke. Now I see just how much harder it is for people who weren't as fortunate as I was when it comes to social classes. I wonder how some people can put up with menial things, such as walking everywhere? How can they be happy after that sort of thing. Eriol didn't seem to mind walking before it got excruciatingly hot.
What is with Eriol and Syaoran? We don't know much about them... They might not be as trustworthy as they seem. Then again, they don't know much about us. And what about that Syaoran fellow? He looks exactly like the lost prince in Sakura's painting, only older. Eriol said Syaoran's name was Long Chang, yet he has a nickname that is the same as the prince's name... But, he acts exactly opposite of how Touya described the prince. Now that I think about it... What if Touya described that prince wrong? What if the painter who made the painting, painted the prince exactly opposite of what he actually looked like? The more I think about it, the more impossible this task seems. How in the world are we supposed to find a person, we never met? How? I wouldn't dare tell this to Sakura though... She desperately wants to get out of the marriage with Prince Satashi... Then again who wouldn't? That clad of a person is impossible to even talk to...
"I'm going to to get fire wood," Syaoran mutters as he stands up and seemingly disappears among the bushes and trees. I bet he just doesn't like being around us. That's fine with me. He's not exactly comfortable to be around either.
Sakura looks at Eriol, "Thanks for having us stop. I thought I was going to collapse."
Eriol grins, he always seems to do that, "No problem, I felt the same way."
Sakura smiles, "Yeah, but Syaoran didn't seem to notice the heat."
Eriol shrugs at the comment, "He's always been like that."
"How can he be like that? He's so cold," Sakura says. I can't help but agree with her.
Eriol says nothing for a moment then replies, "He may be cold, but they're a whole different side to him..."
"Hoe?" Sakura asks. I wonder where she gets that. She just one day came home and said it.
Eriol shakes his head, "Oh! My mistake, I shouldn't have said that! Think nothing of it!"
In my opinion, there's something fishy about that comment. As soon as I saw Eriol, I could tell, he isn't one to make mistakes especially one as careless as saying something you shouldn't say. He's up to something... And I aim to found out what.
~End POV~
He picked up the wood. They spoke about him while he wasn't there. Too bad he heard.
'I'm going to kill Eriol," Syaoran thought grudgingly as he picked up more wood.
He stood up and returned with an armful of wood. Sakura glanced up at him as he placed them down. He glared back at her. Sakura quickly averted her gaze. Syaoran turned his gaze to Eriol, who pretended to not notice the disturbing intense stare.
Tomoyo stood up and announced as she tried to break the tension, "Well, I think I'll cook!"
Of course that wasn't an easy thing to do. Especially when you had no food to cook with. So as that was realized, Syaoran had to go hunting. Meiling accompanied him, claiming she was bored, which was probably true. Sakura went with them as well, deciding she should learn to fend for herself. Kero of course went with her, hiding the whole way, since Syaoran didn't know of him. That left Eriol and Tomoyo to watch the camp; alone.
"So, Eriol," Tomoyo began as she helped him pitch a tent (Which was very hard since she had never done such a thing before), "I couldn't help, but overhear that little conversation you had with Sakura."
Eriol looked up, "Oh, that. Well, It was just a casual conversation."
"Well, I couldn't help think, you were lying," Tomoyo said suspiciously.
"You wound me, Miss Tailor. Why would you accuse me of lying?" Eriol answered dramatically though Tomoyo could tell he was just mocking her.
"You said you made a mistake when you told Sakura Syaoran had a different side," Tomoyo answered with a little annoyance hinting in her voice, "You don't seem like a person who makes many mistakes, especially one as trivial as that."
Eriol cocked his head to the side, "But I did make a mistake."
Tomoyo gave him a confused look.
"This may seem silly, but when I said that I was in the delusion that maybe you friend Sakura and Syaoran might make a good couple," Eriol confessed, "I know it's seemingly unimaginable! I don't know what I was thinking!"
"Actually," Tomoyo said as she smiled mischievously, "If that were to happen, both of them would be a lot easier to deal with!"
Eriol laughed, "That's most likely true!"
Tomoyo laughed as well. Soon her confrontation turned into a cheerful conversation filled with intelligent remarks and quips.
After while Tomoyo soon decided she would asked something that had been bugging her, "So, Eriol... Are you really related to your father?"
Eriol's smile instantly left his face, "Well, he is my father..."
Tomoyo frowned, "I am SO sorry. I offended you, didn't I? I didn't mean to. I was just curious... I'm very sorry..."
Eriol shook his head, "Don't be... Only my father, the oldest fighters, and Syaoran know this... but I suppose I should tell you. You know, to get it off my chest... so, no we're not blood related. He's not my real father."
"Oh," Tomoyo said softly, "I see..."
Eriol continued, "I was born into a family of bandits. We would move from town to town, conning people and stealing. Of course, I was so young, I thought it was just a game. I thought it was all right to do things like that... Well anyway, one day my family decided that we were going to steal from Hiiragizawa Kazuo the rich man who invented the fights! As you know Hiiragizawa Kazuo is the man I consider my father. But anyway as I said, my family planned to rob him for all he had. But when the day arrived, he caught us. My so-called family ran off into the night, leaving me there. I was at the time six."
Tomoyo was shocked as she thought furiously, 'How could anyone do that to his or her child!?'
"I'm sorry," She murmured.
"Why should you be? It's not your fault," Eriol said.
Tomoyo couldn't think of anything to say so she let Eriol continue.
"I remember that day clearly..." Eriol said as he began to think about what happened as he told her.
~Flashback~
Kazuo walked into the tent. He was tired, after dealing with the fighters for a whole day.
'At times I wonder why I'm in this business,' he thought to himself, 'Then I remember the money.'
He grinned. That instantly left his face when he saw a woman long blue hair, a man with sneaky azure eyes, and a young boy with both features. They were putting all of his money in sacks to steal it away! HIS money!!! Kazuo was not going to stand for that, "HEY!!! What do you @*!#*&*^%^ think you're doing!?!?"
They looked up. The man stared at Kazuo for a second then yelled to the woman and boy, "RUN!"
No way was Kazuo going to stand for a group of thieves stealing his earnings. He grabbed the leg of the closest one. That just happened to be the woman's.
The boy eyes widened as he yelled, "Mama!"
He ran and bit Kazuo's hand.
"Damn brat!" Kazou yelled as he hit the boy, knocking him out in the process. He looked to see the woman and man gone. He saw that they only got away with one sack of his money. He gave an angry stare at the kid lying on the ground. ~*~
Eriol groaned as he woke up. His head was killing him. The six-year-old boy was groggy and disoriented. His senses soon cleared when a loud voice boomed, "Hey boss! The kid's awake!"
Kazuo sneered at Eriol, "Well, well, the brat's awake is he?"
Eriol glared at Kazuo, "You're gonna be in deep trouble! Kidnapping a kid!? Mama and papa will come after you! You just wait!"
Kazuo laughed, "I'm not the criminal here kid! You are! I have all rights to keep you captive and that's what I'm going to do. When your parents come to get you, I'll have them arrested for theft!"
"My parents are too smart to get caught! Just wait! They'll come back for me and you won't know what hit you!" Eriol insisted stubbornly.
"We'll see," Kazuo said as he left.
Weeks past as Eriol patiently waited, 'Where are they?'
Kazuo shook his head as he looked at the boy, "The poor kid... He doesn't realize they're not coming back for him."
Kazuo walked to where Eriol was being held, "Here kid, it's time for your meal."
Kazuo looked at Eriol. His back was turned to Kazuo. Kazuo shook his head sadly and turned to leave.
"There're not coming are they?" Eriol asked as his back was still turned to Kazuo.
"Look kid I'm sorry, but I don't think so."
Eriol turned around. His eyes red and cheeks tear stained, "Why aren't they coming? Don't they care about me?"
"I honestly don't know."
Eriol began to cry. Kazuo was surprised at this. He didn't really know what to do since he had never been around children, "Um, how about this? I'll be your father... You can be my son. I need some help with the finances anyway... I know, that I can't be like a great father or anything, but..."
Eriol looked up at Kazuo, "Really?"
Kazuo gave a genuine smile, "Really."
~End Flashback~
Eriol pushed up his glasses, "After that I was Eriol the son Hiiragizawa Kazuo. But not Hiiragizawa Eriol. My father said I have to earn the name Hiiragizawa. That's why I'm doing this mission. After this I'm going to be Hiiragizawa Eriol. I'm going to make my father proud."
Tomoyo smiled, "Kazuo must be a very good father."
Eriol's eyes twinkled with mischief, "He must have done something right!"
"I promise I won't tell Meilin or Sakura if you don't want them to know," Tomoyo said.
"Well, thank you miss Tailor."
"Call me To- I mean call me Madison."
Eriol made a note of Tomoyo's mistake and smiled, "I'm touched Madison. I'm glad to have earned the right to call you by your first name."
"It's the least I can do," Tomoyo said feeling guilty.
~*~
Ok this chapter was for the Eriol fans. Not much about Sakura in this... Sorry if they seemed a little OOC. The next chapter will be more interesting, that's a promise. Oh, yeah if you weren't mentioned in the comment thingy, that's because I wrote the chapter before you reviewed... ^_^;; Sorry about that. Oh well, please review!