Author's ramble: Man, I'm starting to get a little crazy with it. Whoo boy.
The Bandit and the Lady
By Jade Matsuri
Sakura blinked against the golden sun. The sky was completely clear of anything. On Earth however, it was a winter wonderland. Sakura rode down the mountain just so she could view it from below. What a grand sight it was! Everything was white. Snow covered just about everything leaving a few trees, evergreens of course. She danced around her horse for the sheer glee of it. She sang songs. She was happy to be free from a life of aristocracy. Shadow paid no heed to the happy elf but instead, munched on some grass that was poking out from beneath the snow. The two were so preoccupied with themselves that they didn't notice the man riding towards them. The man's horse stopped.
"Such a pretty maiden," he whispered, "what are you doing out here by yourself?" He asked as Sakura finally noticed him. Her smile faded. The man wore all black. His hair was a bluish-white and his eyes a crystal ice blue. Something about his eyes troubled her. The man smiled and she noticed his fangs. All of them.
"I am simply happy to finally see snow. I have never seen it---" The man jumped from his horse and bowed to her.
"May I ask your name pretty maiden?" He seemed so polite so Sakura told him.
"Sakura. Sakura Matsuri." The man suddenly backed up one step. His smile turned mischievous and lecherous. Sakura decided to leave when he grabbed her hand a little too roughly.
"You are just the one I have been looking for. I am Riyanu, the Oni no Seiryu. You must know of me. Ara! I forget, this is Suzaku's country. Come, Qiu ying expects you back." Sakura turned vicious.
"I will not return to that lecherous old man! I'd rather die than do that!" Riyanu smiled.
"I had no intention of returning to him anyway." Sakura began to wonder what he meant when he suddenly yanked her and threw her onto his horse. Shadow began to become agitated. Riyanu glared at the horse. He jumped up onto the horse.
"You shall keep me company through the long, cold, and lonely nights. You seem to have potential." He suddenly kissed her and began to ride away. Sakura screamed as loud as she could, fought as hard as she could, until he finally knocked her unconscious.
The Bandit and the Lady
By Jade Matsuri
Sakura blinked against the golden sun. The sky was completely clear of anything. On Earth however, it was a winter wonderland. Sakura rode down the mountain just so she could view it from below. What a grand sight it was! Everything was white. Snow covered just about everything leaving a few trees, evergreens of course. She danced around her horse for the sheer glee of it. She sang songs. She was happy to be free from a life of aristocracy. Shadow paid no heed to the happy elf but instead, munched on some grass that was poking out from beneath the snow. The two were so preoccupied with themselves that they didn't notice the man riding towards them. The man's horse stopped.
"Such a pretty maiden," he whispered, "what are you doing out here by yourself?" He asked as Sakura finally noticed him. Her smile faded. The man wore all black. His hair was a bluish-white and his eyes a crystal ice blue. Something about his eyes troubled her. The man smiled and she noticed his fangs. All of them.
"I am simply happy to finally see snow. I have never seen it---" The man jumped from his horse and bowed to her.
"May I ask your name pretty maiden?" He seemed so polite so Sakura told him.
"Sakura. Sakura Matsuri." The man suddenly backed up one step. His smile turned mischievous and lecherous. Sakura decided to leave when he grabbed her hand a little too roughly.
"You are just the one I have been looking for. I am Riyanu, the Oni no Seiryu. You must know of me. Ara! I forget, this is Suzaku's country. Come, Qiu ying expects you back." Sakura turned vicious.
"I will not return to that lecherous old man! I'd rather die than do that!" Riyanu smiled.
"I had no intention of returning to him anyway." Sakura began to wonder what he meant when he suddenly yanked her and threw her onto his horse. Shadow began to become agitated. Riyanu glared at the horse. He jumped up onto the horse.
"You shall keep me company through the long, cold, and lonely nights. You seem to have potential." He suddenly kissed her and began to ride away. Sakura screamed as loud as she could, fought as hard as she could, until he finally knocked her unconscious.
