If u don't remember what happened earlier in t prev chap, then I recommend
u read t last par again. U no, t 1 rite after t scene change. I think this
chap is where things will start 2 get interesting. I hope. I promise itll
get more interest soon, even if this chap isn't. I just needa get some
things outa t way 1st. Ill stop now 2 let u read. O, n thanx 4 reviewing! ^-
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KittyX-ur welcome! Dragon*Gurl-thanx kawaiiteddybear-ur welcome n thanx! Sunnie Anderson-whoa that was a longggggg review. N I think ur storys good.
???-don't hate me. :_( u really read a lota fics! Cherry Tenshi-im not evil like sar. N thanx very much. LicyBabe2002- lol. Y does every1 say im evil? sweetcherry-im not cruel either. If I was id make t story a lot sadder.
Chapter 4
"The Vain Search"
Sakura jerked up, awake from her slumber. She was breathing hard, her heart beating violently. She quickly scanned around for Fujitaka and Touya, but saw no signs of them. The scenery was the same, but there wasn't a trace of them. She felt hot, but no sweat was coming out.
"Huh? It was just a dream?" she thought aloud, "But it felt so real. Then. I guess that means that Daddy and Touya didn't get murder by him. I should be thankful for that. I think. But are they any better off captured?" (A/N: haha, I tricked ya! ^u^ N u thought I was gonna kill em off. Cmon im not that mean. N besides, I need em in order 2 cont my story. Please don't hate me.) Tears started forming in pools of emerald eyes. She blinked fiercely, trying not to cry. She can't afford to lose control now, she had to rescue them. Then she noticed Syaoran wasn't sleeping anymore. He was, from the looks of it, meditating. "Probably some more of his mental training," she thought wryly. She felt cold inside and hugged herself, her knees under her chin. "That's funny; a minute ago I was really hot." She swayed a little, feeling dizzy. By now, she was shivering again. But not from the wind or water - she was dried, her clothes wrinkled and muddy - but from inside her. Her nose itched as liquid started to slide down. She sniffed; she was having a runny nose. Her nose was red and puffy, as were her eyes. She felt as miserable as she looked. Her thoughts strayed to Fujitaka and Touya. Gasping, she remembered something. "Li!" she exclaimed, jerking him out of his meditation.
"What?" he asked irritably, his voice harboring little patience.
"I. uh. I need to visit my mom's grave. Can you. um. come with me? Please?"
He sighed wearily, "Can't you go by yourself?"
"No," she said gloomily, "I. don't know these woods as well as you do. I might get lost."
"Then how do you expect to find your mom's grave?"
"I don't know."
He sighed, exasperated, "Then what's the point?"
"I was going to walk around and search. I know where it is - my family visits it every year. But being captured threw me off course."
The thin thread connecting him to his patience snapped, as he did, "Do you know how dumb that sounds?! (A/N: meanie) You can't just walk around and expect to find it?!"
Sakura didn't respond. After awhile, (A/N: which is like 5 min) when he calmed down, he finally looked at her. She was still sitting on the ground, hugging herself, her knees under her chin. Her head was down, she was staring at the ground, shivering. A tear slowly trickled down her cheek, then dripped to the ground and splattered after leaving its wet trail behind. He felt a pang of guilt for yelling at her and regretted it. After all, she was just an unfortunate girl. But he was always groggy in the morning, especially if someone interrupted his meditation.
"Fine. I'll go with you."
"Really?" she cried happily, wiping her tears away. "That's great!" she exclaimed. Impulsively she jumped up and hugged him. Syaoran didn't know how to respond. He had never been hugged by a girl before. well. except his mom and sisters, but they don't count. His face was all different shades of red. Realizing what she was doing, Sakura quickly let go of him, her face the color of a ripe apple. Maybe it was because she stood - or rather jumped - up too fast, or maybe it was because she was embarrassed, but either way she felt very nauseous. She felt very hot once more, but like before, there was no sweat. *~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*
"Well, Father, what shall we do with them now?" Touya asked, looking down at the pathetic criminals, who were now begging and groveling even though their mouth was gagged.
"I guess we should take them back with us and turn them into the Palace Guards. Let them deal with these lowlifes. We don't have time to be taking care of them. And we'll get some bonus money once we turn them in. Then we can give some of the money to the less fortunate then us since no one of high rank really cares about them anymore except for us. You know everyone needs that nowadays." Fujitaka stated.
"You guys heard him. Now get the horses ready," Touya ordered the seven guards.
"We'll go visit your mother's grave first," said Fujitaka. He did not want to say her name because it hurts him too much to be reminded of her.
Touya nodded and started walking towards the horses. The criminals were tied to the horses, so they won't be able to get away. Touya swung on easily into the saddle, as did Fujitaka. They led the way and kept a steady pace, but not too slow so that the criminals had to jog to keep up. Unlike Sakura, they did not have to wander around and search, for Fujitaka and Touya lived here for a long time, and Touya was old enough to remember his way around the woods, especially since he often went exploring during his free time in his childhood. *~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*
Sakura walked around the woods looking for familiar scenes she'd seen while visiting her mother's grave each year, sometimes taking a guess or following her instinct. Syaoran grudgingly followed behind her, his arms crossed and his face tight.
"This is useless," he stated after awhile, sitting down on the ground, his back leaning against a tree. (A/N: very encouraging, huh?)
Sakura sighed discouragingly, her shoulders slumped. She sat down next to him. "Well we have to keep trying. I know we'll find it sooner or later. And Fujitaka and Touya will be there waiting there for me when they escape," she said with a determined look in her eyes. Then, with a smaller voice she added, "If they ever escape." Her eyes started to water and she blinked fiercely. Syaoran heard her and noticed the tears forming and actually started feeling a little sorry for her. (A/N: just a lil bit)
"But we'll never find it like this," he acknowledged.
"Yes we will. I know we will. We have to."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Look, I know I asked you to come with me. But if you're so reluctant then why did you agree to in the first place?"
"Um. well." He couldn't reply. "Yea, why did I agree to?" he asked himself.
"Well I guess we should resume our search if we want to find it before nightfall."
He was grateful she decided not to ask for his answer. He had none to give her. Then he saw little things crawling next to her. "Um. Kinomoto?"
"Yes?"
"You're sitting next to an anthill."
"What?!" she shrieked and jumped up as if she was sitting on something hot. She started jumping around and beating them off like crazy. She looked so funny Syaoran almost laughed. almost. He just smirked. A minute later, once she was sure she had gotten all of them off, she stopped jumping and stood there slumped, her hands on her bended knees, breathing hard. Her cheeks were red and she swayed a little, feeling very weak and dizzy. Then everything went black. She was about to collapse when Syaoran swiftly caught her. She had fainted.
Ooh, suspense! Sorry I stopped it here but I was tired and wanted to stop. I just came bac from tennis practice so now I think I need a lil nap. I no this chap is very short. I think its my shortest one yet, but this seemed like a good place to stop it. Please don't get mad at me. I promise ill update in 3 or 4 days, if I can. U no t drill. Read n then review. N I mean it. I don't have alotta reviews, n it makes me so sad. *sniffs* If I don't get more reviews I think ill stop t story, or just delete it since not alotta ppl seem interested. *yawns* well, enough talking. Ill take my nap now. See ya!
KittyX-ur welcome! Dragon*Gurl-thanx kawaiiteddybear-ur welcome n thanx! Sunnie Anderson-whoa that was a longggggg review. N I think ur storys good.
???-don't hate me. :_( u really read a lota fics! Cherry Tenshi-im not evil like sar. N thanx very much. LicyBabe2002- lol. Y does every1 say im evil? sweetcherry-im not cruel either. If I was id make t story a lot sadder.
Chapter 4
"The Vain Search"
Sakura jerked up, awake from her slumber. She was breathing hard, her heart beating violently. She quickly scanned around for Fujitaka and Touya, but saw no signs of them. The scenery was the same, but there wasn't a trace of them. She felt hot, but no sweat was coming out.
"Huh? It was just a dream?" she thought aloud, "But it felt so real. Then. I guess that means that Daddy and Touya didn't get murder by him. I should be thankful for that. I think. But are they any better off captured?" (A/N: haha, I tricked ya! ^u^ N u thought I was gonna kill em off. Cmon im not that mean. N besides, I need em in order 2 cont my story. Please don't hate me.) Tears started forming in pools of emerald eyes. She blinked fiercely, trying not to cry. She can't afford to lose control now, she had to rescue them. Then she noticed Syaoran wasn't sleeping anymore. He was, from the looks of it, meditating. "Probably some more of his mental training," she thought wryly. She felt cold inside and hugged herself, her knees under her chin. "That's funny; a minute ago I was really hot." She swayed a little, feeling dizzy. By now, she was shivering again. But not from the wind or water - she was dried, her clothes wrinkled and muddy - but from inside her. Her nose itched as liquid started to slide down. She sniffed; she was having a runny nose. Her nose was red and puffy, as were her eyes. She felt as miserable as she looked. Her thoughts strayed to Fujitaka and Touya. Gasping, she remembered something. "Li!" she exclaimed, jerking him out of his meditation.
"What?" he asked irritably, his voice harboring little patience.
"I. uh. I need to visit my mom's grave. Can you. um. come with me? Please?"
He sighed wearily, "Can't you go by yourself?"
"No," she said gloomily, "I. don't know these woods as well as you do. I might get lost."
"Then how do you expect to find your mom's grave?"
"I don't know."
He sighed, exasperated, "Then what's the point?"
"I was going to walk around and search. I know where it is - my family visits it every year. But being captured threw me off course."
The thin thread connecting him to his patience snapped, as he did, "Do you know how dumb that sounds?! (A/N: meanie) You can't just walk around and expect to find it?!"
Sakura didn't respond. After awhile, (A/N: which is like 5 min) when he calmed down, he finally looked at her. She was still sitting on the ground, hugging herself, her knees under her chin. Her head was down, she was staring at the ground, shivering. A tear slowly trickled down her cheek, then dripped to the ground and splattered after leaving its wet trail behind. He felt a pang of guilt for yelling at her and regretted it. After all, she was just an unfortunate girl. But he was always groggy in the morning, especially if someone interrupted his meditation.
"Fine. I'll go with you."
"Really?" she cried happily, wiping her tears away. "That's great!" she exclaimed. Impulsively she jumped up and hugged him. Syaoran didn't know how to respond. He had never been hugged by a girl before. well. except his mom and sisters, but they don't count. His face was all different shades of red. Realizing what she was doing, Sakura quickly let go of him, her face the color of a ripe apple. Maybe it was because she stood - or rather jumped - up too fast, or maybe it was because she was embarrassed, but either way she felt very nauseous. She felt very hot once more, but like before, there was no sweat. *~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*
"Well, Father, what shall we do with them now?" Touya asked, looking down at the pathetic criminals, who were now begging and groveling even though their mouth was gagged.
"I guess we should take them back with us and turn them into the Palace Guards. Let them deal with these lowlifes. We don't have time to be taking care of them. And we'll get some bonus money once we turn them in. Then we can give some of the money to the less fortunate then us since no one of high rank really cares about them anymore except for us. You know everyone needs that nowadays." Fujitaka stated.
"You guys heard him. Now get the horses ready," Touya ordered the seven guards.
"We'll go visit your mother's grave first," said Fujitaka. He did not want to say her name because it hurts him too much to be reminded of her.
Touya nodded and started walking towards the horses. The criminals were tied to the horses, so they won't be able to get away. Touya swung on easily into the saddle, as did Fujitaka. They led the way and kept a steady pace, but not too slow so that the criminals had to jog to keep up. Unlike Sakura, they did not have to wander around and search, for Fujitaka and Touya lived here for a long time, and Touya was old enough to remember his way around the woods, especially since he often went exploring during his free time in his childhood. *~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*-*~*
Sakura walked around the woods looking for familiar scenes she'd seen while visiting her mother's grave each year, sometimes taking a guess or following her instinct. Syaoran grudgingly followed behind her, his arms crossed and his face tight.
"This is useless," he stated after awhile, sitting down on the ground, his back leaning against a tree. (A/N: very encouraging, huh?)
Sakura sighed discouragingly, her shoulders slumped. She sat down next to him. "Well we have to keep trying. I know we'll find it sooner or later. And Fujitaka and Touya will be there waiting there for me when they escape," she said with a determined look in her eyes. Then, with a smaller voice she added, "If they ever escape." Her eyes started to water and she blinked fiercely. Syaoran heard her and noticed the tears forming and actually started feeling a little sorry for her. (A/N: just a lil bit)
"But we'll never find it like this," he acknowledged.
"Yes we will. I know we will. We have to."
"What makes you so sure?"
"Look, I know I asked you to come with me. But if you're so reluctant then why did you agree to in the first place?"
"Um. well." He couldn't reply. "Yea, why did I agree to?" he asked himself.
"Well I guess we should resume our search if we want to find it before nightfall."
He was grateful she decided not to ask for his answer. He had none to give her. Then he saw little things crawling next to her. "Um. Kinomoto?"
"Yes?"
"You're sitting next to an anthill."
"What?!" she shrieked and jumped up as if she was sitting on something hot. She started jumping around and beating them off like crazy. She looked so funny Syaoran almost laughed. almost. He just smirked. A minute later, once she was sure she had gotten all of them off, she stopped jumping and stood there slumped, her hands on her bended knees, breathing hard. Her cheeks were red and she swayed a little, feeling very weak and dizzy. Then everything went black. She was about to collapse when Syaoran swiftly caught her. She had fainted.
Ooh, suspense! Sorry I stopped it here but I was tired and wanted to stop. I just came bac from tennis practice so now I think I need a lil nap. I no this chap is very short. I think its my shortest one yet, but this seemed like a good place to stop it. Please don't get mad at me. I promise ill update in 3 or 4 days, if I can. U no t drill. Read n then review. N I mean it. I don't have alotta reviews, n it makes me so sad. *sniffs* If I don't get more reviews I think ill stop t story, or just delete it since not alotta ppl seem interested. *yawns* well, enough talking. Ill take my nap now. See ya!
