16 years later………
A small cottage in the middle of a deep forest where no one dared to venture…in side the cottage were the three fairies they were happy today because today was the time they would tell the Princess that she was to see her real mother and father, and that she herself was the Princess of their fair land.
"Sakura darling come down here!" hollered Chiharu "Right away Chiharu let me just finish this up." she called back, the fairies buzzed with excitement. "When we tell her it will be good…but first we shall make her a cake and dress before we escort her toward the Castle.
Sakura came down the stairs where he caretakers came to her. "Oh, Rose good to see your up…we have an errand for you to run, could you pick some berries?" Naoko asked her.
"But we went picking yesterday." Sakura began to say she was stopped by Chiharu "But we need more for another cake." She explained. "Oh all right if you say so." Sakura hoped over to her shawl that had a hood on it and put it around her then took the basket from Rika.
"Stay out as long as you have to and try to fill up that basket Rose." The three exclaimed. "Okay I'll try too." With that Sakura was out the door of the small cottage in the woods she walked over the small wooden bridge and out into the forest humming as she went on her way.
In side the cottage the three fairs turned to there magic and created a big cake, and a beautiful gown that pink.
Meanwhile in the forest…
Sakura went to a berry bush and picked a couple berries and placed them into her basket she walked over to another bush and collected some more 'I wonder why they were in a hurry to escort me out.' She went about collecting and began to sing to herself as she did.
Little animals heard her singing had begun to follow her she turned around and smiled at her companions. "Oh I see you decided to join me." She replied she took a seat on a fallen down log.
A squirrel scurried to her and sat on her leg. "Do you know sometimes I dream…" she trailed off the little animals nodded their heads "About a prince in shining armour that will carry me away to live happily ever after." She sighed.
"In all my dreams my prince charming comes to sweep me up, but when I want to look at his face…. and then I wake up." She replied sadly.
Same forest but a little further a ways, Li was riding on his horse he had a bow in his hands and was apparently hunting for deer, he turned around hearing ruffling in a nearby bush but he aimed his bow at the bush but there was nothing there.
He sighed then decided he needed a rest, he put his weapons back into its original sling on his horse, then took his boots off and his cloak he lay them next to him as he dipped his feet into the cool rushing water.
The little animals noticed the boy near the water and snuck up on him then they stole his cape and boots, Li startled got up and started to chase them. "Hey come back!" he called at them as they chased them through the woods.
The birds and rabbits took off and stopped once they reached Sakura. "I said come back!" Li yelled he all but stopped as his eyes lay upon the most beautiful girl he ever saw. Her long brown hair, dangle fell around her shoulders gently.
"What's your name?" Li questioned as he complete forgot what he had been chasing the animals that stole his cape and boots. "I can't say, I'm not even allowed to talk to strangers." She replied.
"But just tell me your name?" Li asked, Sakura looked worried and turned around and began to run from him. "Rose my name is Rose I live in the small cottage, just near the brook."
"Will I see you next?" he asked, she turned stopped momentarily, before smiling at him and waved him off as she disappeared into the forest.
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"Father." Li began he came up to the King who was seated at his thrown. "Li what is it son." He questioned, Li looked as if he wasn't sure if he should tell his father after all he did betrothal him to the daughter of their neighbouring kingdom. And if he were to tell him that he fell in love with this beautiful peasant girl he would be angry.
"Well son I'm waiting." His father the King said with a sigh as he sat on his thrown. Syaoran look up at the king and took a deep breath. "Father, I've fallen in love with another girl." He closed his eyes tightly.
His father looked at him with mouth agape "You what? You can't do that your betrothal! Your going to marry the daughter from the neighbouring kingdom's King.! I arranged this sixteen years ago! You can't go back on it!" he cried standing up.
The king had a great frown a pond his features with a hand gesture he said "Well who is it please tell me it's a one with royal blood at least." Syaoran turned his glaze away from his fathers. "Syaoran look at me!" he cried. "She's a peasant father." With that the king passed out.
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The three fairies had given Princess Sakura a cloak to wear so that she would be hidden, but it was too late as a crow black as night flew about with keen eyes, then he flew away to his mistress.
Meilin's Dark Palace…
"Really…" she grinned "We shall see if they do get away with that. I've finally found the Princess and the curse I put upon her shall go on."
"HAHAHAHAH!!"
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King and Queen Li and King and Queen Kinomoto sit across from each other both awaiting the return of the children. Soon the three fairies bring a girl up to Kinomoto's.
"Okay Sakura meet your father and mother." Chiharu said to her Sakura let her hood down and there were gasps from the crowds then a loud horn blared loudly. "It's Princess Sakura." called a voice, suddenly there was loud out burst of 'hooray's' and 'Yay's' followed by whistling and music starting up, flags waved and confetti fell.
Sakura looked about the fairies who now were able to use there powers in front of her. "These are your real parents Sakura, You're a princess." said Naoko. "I am?" she said in shock. "Yes." Rika she said.
"Wow, it's a like a dream." Sakura says to them. "But only thing that Its real…now you must go and get ready we are going to introduce you to your Prince." Her father said to her. Rika, Naoko and Chiharu escorted Sakura all the way to her room. "There you are Sakura now just wait till we come back." The three fairies left her room.
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Meilin's raven sits on top of a windowsill that is high above the king's thrown room and he makes a quick get away. And proceeds to bring his mistress a report that princess Sakura is now in the castle again.
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The raven quickly made its way toward Meilin's castle to give her the news. He flew in through and empty window can perched on his perched in his bird language he told Meilin about the princess. Meilin marveled at the news "Then….I shall have her drawn to the spindle that I hid sixteen years ago in the castle." she grinned.
And with the wave of her hand. "Have princess Sakura curious about going to the third tower in her castle." A green smoke was released It floated toward the Kinomoto castle.
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In her room Sakura was looking threw her closet it was full of ball gowns, she looked threw the varieties of gowns. A green smoke breezed about her she suddenly looked to the door of her room and walked forward as if something had taken her and was pushing her to go to the door, which she did.
It directed up a long flight of stairs, which she decided to ascend. When she reached, the top of the steps there was a door that was open and inside of the room was an spindle was there is had a glowing green around it but Sakura hadn't noticed, she kept forward with her finger she touched the spindle and then fell.
The three fairies sense the princess was in trouble they feel Meilin's evil spell and quickly follow the trail up to the room where the princess enter. "No! Princess" they cried.
The entire castle soon fell under a spell that put a pause on the celebration of the two kingdoms reuniting. Thorns grew quickly with thick they covered the entire walls of the castle making it impossible for any travelers to gain entrance.
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Prince Syaoran on his horse rode back toward the Kinomoto Castle hoping to speak with his father again. He had gone to the cottage that he saw that beautiful peasant girl but she was not there.
Once he had gotten to castle he saw that the castle was surrounded by a ten feet of thick thorn brushes. "What happened?" Syaoran questioned he looked at the over growth. With his sword, he cut the away the thorns but it wasn't no use they just kept growing back quickly.
"Oh Prince there you are!" Chiharu cried the three fairies appeared out of nowhere surprising him. "Who are you?" he question "There is no time to waste! You are the only change to save Princess Sakura from her never ending slumber." Rika explained to him.
"Not so fast Prince Syaoran." From his left came Meilin she was dressed in her black outfit she stared at the Prince. "You won't get to the princess I'll make sure of it." She said aloud in a big voice. "I'll shall slain you by my sword hand." She pulled from her side a long and sleek sword it handle was made to look like horns that were curved in ward.
Syaoran pulled out his sword "Very well we will see who wins." He answered he held out his sword and Meilin the attacked him first he blocked it quickly then blocked another horizontal slash. "That's good." She mentioned.
Syaoran attacked her she blocked his first attack, he swung his sword around and was caught of guard when Meilin's blade made contact with his arm it was only a flesh wound though. He looked at her shocked "Not paying attention are we?" she questioned.
Syaoran frowned then caught her off guard he cut her right arm a bit, then as the she was still in shock of being caught Syaoran made jabbed her in the stomach, pulling the sword from her. "You defeated me you! You'll live to regret it!!" she shouted as her body just melted away to nothing.
"You did it!" cried the fairies "You did it!" the chanted "Now we must get threw the thorns…once the princess is awoken the spell will be broken." Naoko said she led the way turning the thorns into harmless flowers; Syaoran just cut threw them easily until they reached the castle doors. With the help from the fairies, he was lead all the way to the tower that Sakura was sleeping in.
Syaoran walked threw the doors he spotted her and gasped, "It's her…" he trailed off he walked toward her sleeping body and leaned over her face slowly he brought his lips to hers and kissed sweetly. He pulled back and waited and watched as the Princess began to be a waken from her deep slumber.
"You…" Sakura whispered as she stared into his eyes.
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The castle began to waken and it started come alive again they celebrated the return of Princess Sakura. The king's talked to each other King li began to explain to King Kinomoto that his son has found another girl to love, but he stopped and saw his son hand in hand with the princess, he was quite confused.
"Folks this is the engagement of Prince Syaoran and Princess Sakura!" he shouted there where claps. Then with people, standing around the outside of the dance floor the prince and princess began to dance merry with one another.
Fin
