Chapter VIII
Secret of My Heart
"Father, can I please go to the temple with mother today?" Sakura ask her father.
"No" Fujitaka simply answers.
"Why not?" Sakura ask "I am just helping mother to pray for Syaoran. And then we're coming back"
"Yes, thats all we will do and we are going to watch her carefully" Tomoyo quickly said.
Fujitaka gave a big sigh and then said "ok, you can go. And dont wear those silly clothes"
"Thank you father!" Sakura said.
Syaoran walked down the streets looking around. When he looked up ahead, he saw his second brother. Yukito had noticed him too. Yukito walked up to him.
"What are you doing walking around here?" Yukito ask him.
"I am just looking around" Syaoran said.
"I havent seen you or fourth brother in a long time. So how are you guys?" Yukito ask.
"Well actually, second brother, I havent seen fourth brother either" Syaoran said.
"Let's go somewhere to talk" Syaoran said.
They both went to a shaded place with tables.
"Here, have some beer" Yukito said pouring beer to Syaoran's cup.
"Thats ok, I dont drink beer, remember?" Syaoran ask.
"Thats right" Yukito said smiling "So did anything happen?"
"I am getting married, second brother" Syaoran said.
Sakura's mother went in the temple. But Sakura srood in front of the temple. She looked at two birds that stood in the roof and then they flew out of the temple walls together. Freedom, she thought, all she want in her life is freedom. How come birds can can get freedom and she cant?
"Come in Sakura" Tomoyo said.
Sakura quickly looked away and entered the temple. While Yuo prayed, Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin went in a little room, that was part of the temple.
"I have a plan that would save me" Sakura said.
"What are you talking about?" Meilin ask.
She took ink and paper out. With her brush, she wrote:
To second brother,
This is fourth brother writing to you. I havent seen you in a long time and there is many things I wished to tell you. There is something really important that I want to tell you an maybe you can help me. Come and meet me at Seong Fei river bank under the bridge as soon as you get this letter.
Fourth brother
She folded the letter and then gave it to Meilin and said "quickly send this to second brother and get me boy's clothes as fast as you can!"
"Are you sure this will work?" Meilin ask.
"Of course. Now hurry up! Remember to hurry up!" Sakura said as Meilin ran out.
"You're getting married?" Yukito asked Syaoran.
"Yes, but there's something else. Yami wants to marry her too. And tomorrow, I have to fight for her" Syaoran said.
"What?" Yukito ask "I have great confidence that you will beat Yami"
"Yes" Syaoran said.
"And I hope you and your bride will have a nice life together. Who is this lucky bride, anyway?" Yukito ask.
"Oh, she is--" Syaoran said but Fushi was rushing in.
He kneeled down to Yukito and then said "a letter for you"
Yukito took the letter and then read it:
To second brother,
This is fourth brother writing to you. I havent seen you in a long time and there is many things I wished to tell you. There is something really important that I want to tell you an maybe you can help me. Come and meet me at Seong Fei river bank under the bridge as soon as you get this letter.
Fourth brother
"Fourth brother..." Yukito said to himself but then one of his messenger came in.
He kneeled down and then said "prin--"
"Get up" Yukito said loudly before he can finish his words.
The messenger then whispered something to his ears which made his whole expressions changed.
"Whats the matter, second brother?" Syaoran ask.
"Third brother, can you do me a favor?" Yukito ask.
"Of course" Syaoran said "What is it?"
"I have to go back to Grand Place to do something important. Fourth brother told me to go to Seonf Fei to meet him. Can you go for me and help him for what he wants?" Yukito ask.
"Sure" Syaoran said and took the letter that Yukito gave him.
"Where is that Meilin?" Sakura ask walking up and down.
"Dont worry Sakura, she will be back soon" Tomoyo said.
Just when she said that, Meilin rushed in the door.
"You're back?" Sakura said rushing to her "Where's the clothes?"
"Here" Meilin said giving her the clothes.
Sakura looked at it and realized it was monks clothes "what are these? I told you to get boy's clothes for me, not monks"
"Sakura! You know how hard it took me to look for this?" Meilin ask catching her breath "I have to search all over town for a boy's clothes but I cant find any. So I went to the temple and they said this is the only thing left. And we even have to return it by today!"
"Sakura, I think by the sound of that, you have to become a monk" Tomoyo said giggling.
Sakura ran to Seong Fei. It has a big waterfall there was a bridge. She waited under the bridge. Shw wondere how to tell the news that she is a girl to Yukito.
"Ok, would you accept it if I am a girl?" she ask acting out on what she is going to say to him when he arrives.
No! You cant just break the news to him! She thought and tried another act.
"Would you accept if I am a girl?" she ask in a girly voice with a giggle.
No way, she thought. She wants to tell him that she is a girl not scare him to death.
"Ok" she said fiercely and pointing "No matter what you do, the truth is that I am a girl!"
Thats going to scare him even more, she thought.
"Second brother, what if I have a sister back at home that looks exactly like me. Except the fact that she is a girl..."
That is so stupid, she thought to herself, it would be better if I say that I am a girl! She rolled her eyes annoyed of herself.
Just then she heard "fourth brohter!" Her heart pounded and quickly spin around. To her surprise it was her third brother. She doesnt know what to feel.
"Fourth brother" her third brother said "why are you wearing monk clothing. Since when did you became a monk?"
"Dont worry about that now!" she said getting really angry "Where is second brother? And why do you have my letter? So you secretly read it?"
"Oh, its not like that. I was with second brother when he read this and he is going back to Grand Place to do something important so he told me to come and help you instead" he said.
"Well I dont need your help!" she said angrily and without another word rushed off.
Sakura was packing all her stuff in a bag.
"Please Sakura! We dont need to bring all those things!" Meilin said.
"Of course we need to!" Sakura said.
"Sakura, are you sure you want to run away?" Tomoyo ask.
"Yes Tomoyo, that's the only way I can avoid marrying whoever is going to win tomorrow" Sakura said.
Just they heard Fujtaka's voice saying "Sakura?"
"Quick, get all these bags away!" Sakura said and Meilin hid all the stuff.
Fujitaka entered her room.
"What are all these books doing here?" Fujitaka ask.
"I was thinking of cleaning up. We can throw all these stuff" Sakura said.
"Ok" Fujitaka said "Since all these marriage stuff, I havent played a real game of chinese checkers with you. How about we play now?"
"Now? Ok" Sakura said feeling guilty.
"I know that this few weeks, we have done nothing but argue" Fujitaka said.
"It's all because of the marriage. Cant we prospone it?" Sakura ask.
"Sakura, if you marry later, you still have to marry him. Why dpnt you just marry him now and get it over with?" Fujitaka said.
"Since you said that, theres nothing I can do" Sakura said "I win"
Fujitaka looked closer at the game and said "I have been so busy talking to you that I didnt realized that you won. Let's play again"
Sakura and Meilin walked out the empty house. Everyone was out at the deul. Sakura looked back at the house for one last look.
"C'mon Sakura or else we cant never leave" Meilin said.
They both left the house and head toward the river.
Tomoyo was sitting up with Sakura's mother, watching the deul. Touya was with Fujitaka who was sitting next to Syaoran's father and Yami's whole family.
"The deul is to begin" Yami's father, Aya said.
Yami and Syaoran was in the court getting ready.
"For the first part, you have to get the ribbon with your arrow up in the tree" Aya said.
Yami and Syaoran took their bow and arrow. Yami seems ready and very confident. He looked up at the ribbon on the tree and then shoot the arrow. The ribbon fell down from the tree and people cheered.
"C'mon Syaoran, you can do it!" Touya yelled out.
Syaoran looked at him and then nodded. He took his bow and arrow and shoot it. The ribbon fell off the tree and fell down right next to Yami's. Everybody gave a big cheer. Aya looked at him angrily.
"Next" Aya said "you have to get these three coins with you arrows to the tree"
Yami and Syaoran nodded.
"Sidakushi, you throw the coins for Yami" Aya said.
Sidakushi got up and threw one of the coin in the air and Yami shot it to the tree. He threw the second coin and Yami got it again. Sidakushi threw the last coin and Yami shot it to the tree. Everybody clapped and cheered.
"Are you ready?" Aya ask Syaoran.
"Yes" Syaoran said "And to save time, you can throw all three coins up at the same time"
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Aya ask looking at him angrily.
Syaoran nodded and then Aya threw all three coins up. He shotted all three coins to the tree. Everyone gave a big cheer.
"Quiet" Aya said to everyone "No one ever said that you have to shoot three coins at a time"
The judges looked at each other and sad "you're right"
"Theres one more test" Aya said smiling evily.
Everyone looked worried.
Both of them got to their horse and then rode off. Everything was fine at first . And Syaoran was riding faster than Yami. Then he sees the ribbon that was in the stall. But then came the guards that began fighting him. He jumped off his horse and then fight them. Yami has passed him and on his way on getting the ribbon.
"It has been so long! When is Tomoyo going to come?" Sakura ask unpatiently waiting in the river. Tomoyo was suppose to come and tell them who has won.
"Who do you wish win?" Meilin ask.
"Of course Syaoran" Sakura said.
Meilin nodded and then said "you're right. If Syaoran wins and they found out you have ran away, the most that could happen is that your father will lose a friend. But if Yami wins and finds out that you have ran away, I dont know what he will do to your family"
Yami and Aya probably has send the guards after him, Syaoran thought. After a little while he finished fighting the guards. He rode his horse to the stall with the fastest speed. When he got there, Yami was so close onto reaching the ribbon that was hanging there. But Syaoran thought fast and he did a flip and reached in front of Siew Tsei cutting his path to the ribbon. Siew Tsei tried to punch him but he failed and Syaoran quickly took the ribbon. But just when he was about to leave, Yami ran to Syaoran and pushed him down which the ribbon fell too. Yami then ran to the ribbon but Syaoran took him and beat him up badly to teach him a lesson. He then rode his horse back.
Everyone was waiting to see the victor. When people saw it was Syaoram that came back with the ribbon everyone was shocked and they cheered more wildly. Aya's expression changed drastically.
"See? Syaoran won" Fujitaka said to Aya "So he is going to marry my daughter. Maybe your son can find somebody else to marry"
Aya was really angry and he left without a word.
"Look! Tomoyo came" Meilin said to Sakura.
"I wonder who won!" she said with a yelp.
Tomoyo finally reached them and she was out of breath.
"Who won? Who won?" Sakura ask.
"Yam-Yam-Yam" Tomoyo said out of breath and panting.
"What? How can that stupid troublemaker win?" Sakura asked, worried.
"What should we do, mistress? Look, I wont marry him for you!" Meilin ask worried.
"No!" Tomoyo said still breathing hard "Yami had lost!"
"Oh! You should have said the other way around! You almost scared me half to death. If Yami wins and they found out that I have ran away, I dont know what they are going to do to my family. But if Syaoran won and they found out that I ran away, then the most is going to happen is that my dad will loose a friend" she said.
"Oh thank god!" Meilin said and Sakura looked relieve too.
"Ok, we're going to leave now" Sakura said with sadness in her eyes "Please look after my family"
"I will, dont worry" Tomoyo said as tears comes out of her eyes. She took her purse out of her pocket and said "take this. I am sorry but this is the most I have"
"No, we cant take it!" Sakura said "You've worked very hard to earn this"
"You're going to be wandering out there so you need as much as you can get" Tomoyo said with her most sincere heart.
"Ok" Sakura said "You are very kind to me" Tears start streaming in her eyes and they both hugged.
"Dont get sentimental now" Meilin said "Or you will make me cry too"
Then she joined the hugs and three of them hug while crying.
Finally they parted and Tomoyo ask "where are you going to go?"
"We are going to borrow a room at the temple for a while" Sakura said.
"Ok" Tomoyo said.
"Dont ever tell anyone where we're going ,ok?" she ask.
"Ok" Tomoyo said and waved good bye to them with tears.
"Bye!" they said waving and then going through the passage.
"Bye! Dont forget your family..." Tomoyo called out as she cried.
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A/N: Thanks Linky-Chan for telling me the error of the names. I reposted the chapter. Thanks!
Secret of My Heart
"Father, can I please go to the temple with mother today?" Sakura ask her father.
"No" Fujitaka simply answers.
"Why not?" Sakura ask "I am just helping mother to pray for Syaoran. And then we're coming back"
"Yes, thats all we will do and we are going to watch her carefully" Tomoyo quickly said.
Fujitaka gave a big sigh and then said "ok, you can go. And dont wear those silly clothes"
"Thank you father!" Sakura said.
Syaoran walked down the streets looking around. When he looked up ahead, he saw his second brother. Yukito had noticed him too. Yukito walked up to him.
"What are you doing walking around here?" Yukito ask him.
"I am just looking around" Syaoran said.
"I havent seen you or fourth brother in a long time. So how are you guys?" Yukito ask.
"Well actually, second brother, I havent seen fourth brother either" Syaoran said.
"Let's go somewhere to talk" Syaoran said.
They both went to a shaded place with tables.
"Here, have some beer" Yukito said pouring beer to Syaoran's cup.
"Thats ok, I dont drink beer, remember?" Syaoran ask.
"Thats right" Yukito said smiling "So did anything happen?"
"I am getting married, second brother" Syaoran said.
Sakura's mother went in the temple. But Sakura srood in front of the temple. She looked at two birds that stood in the roof and then they flew out of the temple walls together. Freedom, she thought, all she want in her life is freedom. How come birds can can get freedom and she cant?
"Come in Sakura" Tomoyo said.
Sakura quickly looked away and entered the temple. While Yuo prayed, Sakura, Tomoyo, and Meilin went in a little room, that was part of the temple.
"I have a plan that would save me" Sakura said.
"What are you talking about?" Meilin ask.
She took ink and paper out. With her brush, she wrote:
To second brother,
This is fourth brother writing to you. I havent seen you in a long time and there is many things I wished to tell you. There is something really important that I want to tell you an maybe you can help me. Come and meet me at Seong Fei river bank under the bridge as soon as you get this letter.
Fourth brother
She folded the letter and then gave it to Meilin and said "quickly send this to second brother and get me boy's clothes as fast as you can!"
"Are you sure this will work?" Meilin ask.
"Of course. Now hurry up! Remember to hurry up!" Sakura said as Meilin ran out.
"You're getting married?" Yukito asked Syaoran.
"Yes, but there's something else. Yami wants to marry her too. And tomorrow, I have to fight for her" Syaoran said.
"What?" Yukito ask "I have great confidence that you will beat Yami"
"Yes" Syaoran said.
"And I hope you and your bride will have a nice life together. Who is this lucky bride, anyway?" Yukito ask.
"Oh, she is--" Syaoran said but Fushi was rushing in.
He kneeled down to Yukito and then said "a letter for you"
Yukito took the letter and then read it:
To second brother,
This is fourth brother writing to you. I havent seen you in a long time and there is many things I wished to tell you. There is something really important that I want to tell you an maybe you can help me. Come and meet me at Seong Fei river bank under the bridge as soon as you get this letter.
Fourth brother
"Fourth brother..." Yukito said to himself but then one of his messenger came in.
He kneeled down and then said "prin--"
"Get up" Yukito said loudly before he can finish his words.
The messenger then whispered something to his ears which made his whole expressions changed.
"Whats the matter, second brother?" Syaoran ask.
"Third brother, can you do me a favor?" Yukito ask.
"Of course" Syaoran said "What is it?"
"I have to go back to Grand Place to do something important. Fourth brother told me to go to Seonf Fei to meet him. Can you go for me and help him for what he wants?" Yukito ask.
"Sure" Syaoran said and took the letter that Yukito gave him.
"Where is that Meilin?" Sakura ask walking up and down.
"Dont worry Sakura, she will be back soon" Tomoyo said.
Just when she said that, Meilin rushed in the door.
"You're back?" Sakura said rushing to her "Where's the clothes?"
"Here" Meilin said giving her the clothes.
Sakura looked at it and realized it was monks clothes "what are these? I told you to get boy's clothes for me, not monks"
"Sakura! You know how hard it took me to look for this?" Meilin ask catching her breath "I have to search all over town for a boy's clothes but I cant find any. So I went to the temple and they said this is the only thing left. And we even have to return it by today!"
"Sakura, I think by the sound of that, you have to become a monk" Tomoyo said giggling.
Sakura ran to Seong Fei. It has a big waterfall there was a bridge. She waited under the bridge. Shw wondere how to tell the news that she is a girl to Yukito.
"Ok, would you accept it if I am a girl?" she ask acting out on what she is going to say to him when he arrives.
No! You cant just break the news to him! She thought and tried another act.
"Would you accept if I am a girl?" she ask in a girly voice with a giggle.
No way, she thought. She wants to tell him that she is a girl not scare him to death.
"Ok" she said fiercely and pointing "No matter what you do, the truth is that I am a girl!"
Thats going to scare him even more, she thought.
"Second brother, what if I have a sister back at home that looks exactly like me. Except the fact that she is a girl..."
That is so stupid, she thought to herself, it would be better if I say that I am a girl! She rolled her eyes annoyed of herself.
Just then she heard "fourth brohter!" Her heart pounded and quickly spin around. To her surprise it was her third brother. She doesnt know what to feel.
"Fourth brother" her third brother said "why are you wearing monk clothing. Since when did you became a monk?"
"Dont worry about that now!" she said getting really angry "Where is second brother? And why do you have my letter? So you secretly read it?"
"Oh, its not like that. I was with second brother when he read this and he is going back to Grand Place to do something important so he told me to come and help you instead" he said.
"Well I dont need your help!" she said angrily and without another word rushed off.
Sakura was packing all her stuff in a bag.
"Please Sakura! We dont need to bring all those things!" Meilin said.
"Of course we need to!" Sakura said.
"Sakura, are you sure you want to run away?" Tomoyo ask.
"Yes Tomoyo, that's the only way I can avoid marrying whoever is going to win tomorrow" Sakura said.
Just they heard Fujtaka's voice saying "Sakura?"
"Quick, get all these bags away!" Sakura said and Meilin hid all the stuff.
Fujitaka entered her room.
"What are all these books doing here?" Fujitaka ask.
"I was thinking of cleaning up. We can throw all these stuff" Sakura said.
"Ok" Fujitaka said "Since all these marriage stuff, I havent played a real game of chinese checkers with you. How about we play now?"
"Now? Ok" Sakura said feeling guilty.
"I know that this few weeks, we have done nothing but argue" Fujitaka said.
"It's all because of the marriage. Cant we prospone it?" Sakura ask.
"Sakura, if you marry later, you still have to marry him. Why dpnt you just marry him now and get it over with?" Fujitaka said.
"Since you said that, theres nothing I can do" Sakura said "I win"
Fujitaka looked closer at the game and said "I have been so busy talking to you that I didnt realized that you won. Let's play again"
Sakura and Meilin walked out the empty house. Everyone was out at the deul. Sakura looked back at the house for one last look.
"C'mon Sakura or else we cant never leave" Meilin said.
They both left the house and head toward the river.
Tomoyo was sitting up with Sakura's mother, watching the deul. Touya was with Fujitaka who was sitting next to Syaoran's father and Yami's whole family.
"The deul is to begin" Yami's father, Aya said.
Yami and Syaoran was in the court getting ready.
"For the first part, you have to get the ribbon with your arrow up in the tree" Aya said.
Yami and Syaoran took their bow and arrow. Yami seems ready and very confident. He looked up at the ribbon on the tree and then shoot the arrow. The ribbon fell down from the tree and people cheered.
"C'mon Syaoran, you can do it!" Touya yelled out.
Syaoran looked at him and then nodded. He took his bow and arrow and shoot it. The ribbon fell off the tree and fell down right next to Yami's. Everybody gave a big cheer. Aya looked at him angrily.
"Next" Aya said "you have to get these three coins with you arrows to the tree"
Yami and Syaoran nodded.
"Sidakushi, you throw the coins for Yami" Aya said.
Sidakushi got up and threw one of the coin in the air and Yami shot it to the tree. He threw the second coin and Yami got it again. Sidakushi threw the last coin and Yami shot it to the tree. Everybody clapped and cheered.
"Are you ready?" Aya ask Syaoran.
"Yes" Syaoran said "And to save time, you can throw all three coins up at the same time"
"Are you sure you want to do this?" Aya ask looking at him angrily.
Syaoran nodded and then Aya threw all three coins up. He shotted all three coins to the tree. Everyone gave a big cheer.
"Quiet" Aya said to everyone "No one ever said that you have to shoot three coins at a time"
The judges looked at each other and sad "you're right"
"Theres one more test" Aya said smiling evily.
Everyone looked worried.
Both of them got to their horse and then rode off. Everything was fine at first . And Syaoran was riding faster than Yami. Then he sees the ribbon that was in the stall. But then came the guards that began fighting him. He jumped off his horse and then fight them. Yami has passed him and on his way on getting the ribbon.
"It has been so long! When is Tomoyo going to come?" Sakura ask unpatiently waiting in the river. Tomoyo was suppose to come and tell them who has won.
"Who do you wish win?" Meilin ask.
"Of course Syaoran" Sakura said.
Meilin nodded and then said "you're right. If Syaoran wins and they found out you have ran away, the most that could happen is that your father will lose a friend. But if Yami wins and finds out that you have ran away, I dont know what he will do to your family"
Yami and Aya probably has send the guards after him, Syaoran thought. After a little while he finished fighting the guards. He rode his horse to the stall with the fastest speed. When he got there, Yami was so close onto reaching the ribbon that was hanging there. But Syaoran thought fast and he did a flip and reached in front of Siew Tsei cutting his path to the ribbon. Siew Tsei tried to punch him but he failed and Syaoran quickly took the ribbon. But just when he was about to leave, Yami ran to Syaoran and pushed him down which the ribbon fell too. Yami then ran to the ribbon but Syaoran took him and beat him up badly to teach him a lesson. He then rode his horse back.
Everyone was waiting to see the victor. When people saw it was Syaoram that came back with the ribbon everyone was shocked and they cheered more wildly. Aya's expression changed drastically.
"See? Syaoran won" Fujitaka said to Aya "So he is going to marry my daughter. Maybe your son can find somebody else to marry"
Aya was really angry and he left without a word.
"Look! Tomoyo came" Meilin said to Sakura.
"I wonder who won!" she said with a yelp.
Tomoyo finally reached them and she was out of breath.
"Who won? Who won?" Sakura ask.
"Yam-Yam-Yam" Tomoyo said out of breath and panting.
"What? How can that stupid troublemaker win?" Sakura asked, worried.
"What should we do, mistress? Look, I wont marry him for you!" Meilin ask worried.
"No!" Tomoyo said still breathing hard "Yami had lost!"
"Oh! You should have said the other way around! You almost scared me half to death. If Yami wins and they found out that I have ran away, I dont know what they are going to do to my family. But if Syaoran won and they found out that I ran away, then the most is going to happen is that my dad will loose a friend" she said.
"Oh thank god!" Meilin said and Sakura looked relieve too.
"Ok, we're going to leave now" Sakura said with sadness in her eyes "Please look after my family"
"I will, dont worry" Tomoyo said as tears comes out of her eyes. She took her purse out of her pocket and said "take this. I am sorry but this is the most I have"
"No, we cant take it!" Sakura said "You've worked very hard to earn this"
"You're going to be wandering out there so you need as much as you can get" Tomoyo said with her most sincere heart.
"Ok" Sakura said "You are very kind to me" Tears start streaming in her eyes and they both hugged.
"Dont get sentimental now" Meilin said "Or you will make me cry too"
Then she joined the hugs and three of them hug while crying.
Finally they parted and Tomoyo ask "where are you going to go?"
"We are going to borrow a room at the temple for a while" Sakura said.
"Ok" Tomoyo said.
"Dont ever tell anyone where we're going ,ok?" she ask.
"Ok" Tomoyo said and waved good bye to them with tears.
"Bye!" they said waving and then going through the passage.
"Bye! Dont forget your family..." Tomoyo called out as she cried.
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A/N: Thanks Linky-Chan for telling me the error of the names. I reposted the chapter. Thanks!
