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Chapter 2
*****Syaoran*****
I waited impatiently as all the so called "Guests" arrived. Impatiently as in... the sooner they get here the sooner they leave. I didn't care what my mother OR my sisters thought. I was NOT going to fall down on my hands and knees just for them. I would never fall in love because no one would be... well... I don't know how they'd act, but one thing was certain... they would just be themselves. She would be pretty... to ME anyway, and nice, and fun, and... who am I kidding. No one would love me. So why should I love. They may love power, or magic, or money... but they just wouldn't love me. I couldn't blame them. How could they love me? It just wasn't possible.
I sighed as I gazed out the window of the palace. There was an old legend about a Prince with a heart of stone. It was in a book deep within the castle. I don't remember everything it said, but for some reason it captured my attention. It kind of reminded me... of... me. It was said that many young girls, all princesses, would try to capture his heart. Many would try for greedy reasons, some for themselves, and others just to know what love is like. In the tale, none of them appealed to the young Prince because he could see right through them. Then... when he told himself that he would never love, he falls in love with a beautiful flower that he can never have. I never finished reading the end of the book to see what happens. It was too freaky. It seemed too... REAL.
I did remember that it was supposed to end in some big massacre though, but I'm not sure how. The book was called... STONE HEART. That was it. Stone Heart. I slowly walked out the door of my room and down the hallway. I descended the stairs and walked outside, knowing perfectly well that my mother wanted me to greet the guests. If I at least say hi maybe she won't do anything embarrassing, like throw a Ball. Ha! Like that would ever happen! If she could she would throw Balls every night! Every fricken day! I am SO not going! No way!
A group of Princesses were already waiting outside as I went out into the open. When the saw me they immediately stopped talking. I approached cautiously, not understanding their sudden quietness. Then I stopped and all of them screeched and bombarded me. I was in the middle of chaos, all of them talking at once. I swear I was getting the worst headache EVER! None of them ever had magic and they had the affect of suffocating me! I could hardly BREATHE! They were all introducing me with no affect what-so-ever. How was I supposed to remember their names when it sounded like Kitsumiakbikisunatoyoshi? That's not even a name! At least, I HOPE it's not!
Then above all the noise and racket and fuss I heard a VERY cheerful screech. I looked above all of the other girls heads to see who it was. A young Princess that had light, red-brown hair was running toward someone. Oh, no, don't tell me she also wants to introduce herself to me! I saw her run over to me with a huge smile on her face. At least she had a drop-dead gorgeous smile. Not that I thought that or anything!
"Sakura!" came another excited voice.
I looked in the other direction and saw another Princess with dark hair and lavender eyes. She was looking at the girl named Sakura with a little smile on her face.
"Tomoyo!" Sakura yelled excitedly to her. She raced passed me, and embraced who was probably her best friend. Princess Sakura was bouncing all over the place, laughing and chatting away happily. I tried to ignore her but there was something so bright and cheery about her that kept drawing my gaze. I sighed and looked the other way, stubbornly.
"Excuse me," I growled to the Princesses that were surrounding me. I pushed my way through them and walked away. I HAD to get out of here. I HAD to! I couldn't STAND all of the attention. I needed air. I stomped through a group of Princes and kept my head straight ahead. They were all talking quietly but immediately stopped when I passed by. One person stepped forward. He looked about seventeen, my age. He was the only one to speak up.
"You better watch your step, Syaoran Li. You can't have ALL of the girls."
A bunch of the others nodded their heads in agreement. I snorted. "Ha! Like I want them!" I once again presumed my walking and went around the Palace to the royal garden. This was practically the only place I could ever go to be alone. I climbed my favorite tree, a cherry blossom. It always seemed that I could relax and think whenever I was up here.
I sat on a low hanging branch, but made sure that no one would be able to see me. I didn't want to have to talk to anyone at the moment. `Why is everyone always crowded around me? What is it exactly that my mother and sisters wrote to all of the kingdoms? I don't think I'll be making friends with any of the other Princes any time soon.` I sighed and closed my eyes, hoping for a moment's peace.
*****Sakura*****
(Back to when she was leaving for the Li Kingdom.)
The next morning I made sure that I had everything packed that I needed. I had plain dresses and fancy gowns packed, and also some clothes I could wear to get dirty in case I wanted to do -fun- things that `Princesses shouldn't do.` Ha! I was a princess and I did them so how can they say princesses didn't behave like that? How come everyone seems to know how princesses act? They aren't princesses so how should they know?
I brought my bags downstairs but once a servant saw me carrying MY OWN STUFF, they immediately took it out of my hands and lugged it down the stairs themselves. I sighed. I COULD do things by myself once in a while. Jeesh!
I walked down the stairs and saw my family waiting for me by the two large double doors of the castle. I smiled when I saw them. I knew that they would miss me and that I would miss them. My mother smiled back at me when she saw me and father was trying to persuade Touya into going to Princess Nakuru's. Touya was crossing his arms, he wouldn't budge.
Father sighed, but for some reason he wouldn't drop the topic. Then he turned his attention to me and Touya did the same, seemingly relieved. "Why, good morning my little cherry blossom," father said.
"Hey, monster," Touya said. He always had to say something like that whenever I got a compliment. No, he always had to say that period. He was always mean to me. But that was okay, because I was mean back.
"We will all miss you, Sakura," mother was saying.
"I will miss you all also,' I said, glaring at Touya.
Touya was getting stared at from mom, dad, and me. It took him a while to realize that though. "Oh, come on. You all know that I'll miss her too."
"NOW we know," I said dryly.
I gave them all a hug and my mother gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Good-bye, dear," mother said.
"Good-bye everyone," I called to them as I walked out into the morning sun and stepped up into the carriage.
"Good-bye," they all called back in unison.
My brother stood there with a hard to read expression on his face. My father was smiling and waving at me as the carriage started off with a jerk. My mother... was smiling... but also had tears in her eyes. "I love you, my daughter," she mouthed. "I love you too," I mouthed back, hoping she saw. Something, I don't know what, felt strange. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, and I didn't know if I wanted to find out. Was it something that would happen in the future? At the Li Kingdom?
I leaned my head against the side of the carriage, wishing I had something interesting to do. I would have a TON of energy by the time I arrived at their Kingdom. Actually, it SHOULD be called the Queendom because the King died a few years ago. Then I suddenly felt sorry for the Queen and her children. How could they have gone through that? It must have been so horrible.
I must have dozed off because the next thing I knew I had arrived at the Li Kingdom. I stepped out of the carriage and looked around. Someone came and took my bags and walked into the castle, leaving me behind to just stare back at him. It was probably a servant, but I still didn't know which room he was taking my stuff to, therefore I didn't know where it was going. I shrugged, he must know what he's doing, and the Queen will probably have everything under control. She always does.
I walked around the outside of the palace heading in the direction where I heard many voices all talking at once. I entered the Royal Garden and gasped at the beautiful flowers and cherry blossoms. It was so lovely! I knew where I would be spending most of my time.
I scanned the area and saw a big group of young princesses about sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen years old. I just turned seventeen a month ago. I hoped that they were nice. Maybe I would make some new friends.
I stepped a little closer to the group to get a better look. The girls were crowding around... Prince Syaoran. It HAD to be him. I shook my head at them in disbelief. Some people! Sheesh! They don't respect anyone's privacy! I would hate to be in his situation!
Then something caught my eye. It wasn't the group of princes that were glowering at Syaoran, it was... To- Tomoyo?
"Eep!" I squealed, running in her direction. I had to run past the group of girls to get to where Tomoyo was standing. She was all by herself, watching everything else that was going on. "Tomoyo!" I shouted, trying to get her attention.
The girl with long, dark wavy hair turned around at the sound of her name. I was staring into two lavender pools, and they were staring into my emerald green ones. "S- Sakura?" She asked.
I laughed and then through my arms around her. It had been so long since I had seen her. About three years. I missed her SO much!
Tomoyo was my cousin and she is the future heir to the Daidouji Kingdom. Her mother and my mother are sisters. We used to get together about once every year until Tokurashi rallied people together to go against us. Now, thanks to my father, he talked to his people and settled everything. The only person truly against us is Tokurashi. Whenever I hear that name I shudder. He would not hurt MY family! Not if I had anything to do about that!
We stood there, hugging each other for what seemed like an eternity. "Come on, let's go talk somewhere private."
"Okay," I said. "We have a lot of catching up to do."
"And I want you to tell me if you had any new cards to capture while I was gone," She whispered in my ear.
"Alright. Let's go talk in the garden."
Do do do do do do do do. You have entered the TWILIGHT ZONE! What's gunna happen next? I KNOW! I KNOW! I KNOW! Oh yeah, that's because I'm writing it. Heh heh, heh. Okay I think I'll shut up now. I promise that I will get the other chapters out faster than I got this one out because I won't have to type at school anymore! YAY! My dad gets home tonight so I can use the laptop! Hooray! Well, I hope you liked this chapter. I tried to write more than the first chap. As always, please read and review!
Chapter 2
*****Syaoran*****
I waited impatiently as all the so called "Guests" arrived. Impatiently as in... the sooner they get here the sooner they leave. I didn't care what my mother OR my sisters thought. I was NOT going to fall down on my hands and knees just for them. I would never fall in love because no one would be... well... I don't know how they'd act, but one thing was certain... they would just be themselves. She would be pretty... to ME anyway, and nice, and fun, and... who am I kidding. No one would love me. So why should I love. They may love power, or magic, or money... but they just wouldn't love me. I couldn't blame them. How could they love me? It just wasn't possible.
I sighed as I gazed out the window of the palace. There was an old legend about a Prince with a heart of stone. It was in a book deep within the castle. I don't remember everything it said, but for some reason it captured my attention. It kind of reminded me... of... me. It was said that many young girls, all princesses, would try to capture his heart. Many would try for greedy reasons, some for themselves, and others just to know what love is like. In the tale, none of them appealed to the young Prince because he could see right through them. Then... when he told himself that he would never love, he falls in love with a beautiful flower that he can never have. I never finished reading the end of the book to see what happens. It was too freaky. It seemed too... REAL.
I did remember that it was supposed to end in some big massacre though, but I'm not sure how. The book was called... STONE HEART. That was it. Stone Heart. I slowly walked out the door of my room and down the hallway. I descended the stairs and walked outside, knowing perfectly well that my mother wanted me to greet the guests. If I at least say hi maybe she won't do anything embarrassing, like throw a Ball. Ha! Like that would ever happen! If she could she would throw Balls every night! Every fricken day! I am SO not going! No way!
A group of Princesses were already waiting outside as I went out into the open. When the saw me they immediately stopped talking. I approached cautiously, not understanding their sudden quietness. Then I stopped and all of them screeched and bombarded me. I was in the middle of chaos, all of them talking at once. I swear I was getting the worst headache EVER! None of them ever had magic and they had the affect of suffocating me! I could hardly BREATHE! They were all introducing me with no affect what-so-ever. How was I supposed to remember their names when it sounded like Kitsumiakbikisunatoyoshi? That's not even a name! At least, I HOPE it's not!
Then above all the noise and racket and fuss I heard a VERY cheerful screech. I looked above all of the other girls heads to see who it was. A young Princess that had light, red-brown hair was running toward someone. Oh, no, don't tell me she also wants to introduce herself to me! I saw her run over to me with a huge smile on her face. At least she had a drop-dead gorgeous smile. Not that I thought that or anything!
"Sakura!" came another excited voice.
I looked in the other direction and saw another Princess with dark hair and lavender eyes. She was looking at the girl named Sakura with a little smile on her face.
"Tomoyo!" Sakura yelled excitedly to her. She raced passed me, and embraced who was probably her best friend. Princess Sakura was bouncing all over the place, laughing and chatting away happily. I tried to ignore her but there was something so bright and cheery about her that kept drawing my gaze. I sighed and looked the other way, stubbornly.
"Excuse me," I growled to the Princesses that were surrounding me. I pushed my way through them and walked away. I HAD to get out of here. I HAD to! I couldn't STAND all of the attention. I needed air. I stomped through a group of Princes and kept my head straight ahead. They were all talking quietly but immediately stopped when I passed by. One person stepped forward. He looked about seventeen, my age. He was the only one to speak up.
"You better watch your step, Syaoran Li. You can't have ALL of the girls."
A bunch of the others nodded their heads in agreement. I snorted. "Ha! Like I want them!" I once again presumed my walking and went around the Palace to the royal garden. This was practically the only place I could ever go to be alone. I climbed my favorite tree, a cherry blossom. It always seemed that I could relax and think whenever I was up here.
I sat on a low hanging branch, but made sure that no one would be able to see me. I didn't want to have to talk to anyone at the moment. `Why is everyone always crowded around me? What is it exactly that my mother and sisters wrote to all of the kingdoms? I don't think I'll be making friends with any of the other Princes any time soon.` I sighed and closed my eyes, hoping for a moment's peace.
*****Sakura*****
(Back to when she was leaving for the Li Kingdom.)
The next morning I made sure that I had everything packed that I needed. I had plain dresses and fancy gowns packed, and also some clothes I could wear to get dirty in case I wanted to do -fun- things that `Princesses shouldn't do.` Ha! I was a princess and I did them so how can they say princesses didn't behave like that? How come everyone seems to know how princesses act? They aren't princesses so how should they know?
I brought my bags downstairs but once a servant saw me carrying MY OWN STUFF, they immediately took it out of my hands and lugged it down the stairs themselves. I sighed. I COULD do things by myself once in a while. Jeesh!
I walked down the stairs and saw my family waiting for me by the two large double doors of the castle. I smiled when I saw them. I knew that they would miss me and that I would miss them. My mother smiled back at me when she saw me and father was trying to persuade Touya into going to Princess Nakuru's. Touya was crossing his arms, he wouldn't budge.
Father sighed, but for some reason he wouldn't drop the topic. Then he turned his attention to me and Touya did the same, seemingly relieved. "Why, good morning my little cherry blossom," father said.
"Hey, monster," Touya said. He always had to say something like that whenever I got a compliment. No, he always had to say that period. He was always mean to me. But that was okay, because I was mean back.
"We will all miss you, Sakura," mother was saying.
"I will miss you all also,' I said, glaring at Touya.
Touya was getting stared at from mom, dad, and me. It took him a while to realize that though. "Oh, come on. You all know that I'll miss her too."
"NOW we know," I said dryly.
I gave them all a hug and my mother gave me a kiss on the forehead. "Good-bye, dear," mother said.
"Good-bye everyone," I called to them as I walked out into the morning sun and stepped up into the carriage.
"Good-bye," they all called back in unison.
My brother stood there with a hard to read expression on his face. My father was smiling and waving at me as the carriage started off with a jerk. My mother... was smiling... but also had tears in her eyes. "I love you, my daughter," she mouthed. "I love you too," I mouthed back, hoping she saw. Something, I don't know what, felt strange. I don't know if it's a good thing or a bad thing, and I didn't know if I wanted to find out. Was it something that would happen in the future? At the Li Kingdom?
I leaned my head against the side of the carriage, wishing I had something interesting to do. I would have a TON of energy by the time I arrived at their Kingdom. Actually, it SHOULD be called the Queendom because the King died a few years ago. Then I suddenly felt sorry for the Queen and her children. How could they have gone through that? It must have been so horrible.
I must have dozed off because the next thing I knew I had arrived at the Li Kingdom. I stepped out of the carriage and looked around. Someone came and took my bags and walked into the castle, leaving me behind to just stare back at him. It was probably a servant, but I still didn't know which room he was taking my stuff to, therefore I didn't know where it was going. I shrugged, he must know what he's doing, and the Queen will probably have everything under control. She always does.
I walked around the outside of the palace heading in the direction where I heard many voices all talking at once. I entered the Royal Garden and gasped at the beautiful flowers and cherry blossoms. It was so lovely! I knew where I would be spending most of my time.
I scanned the area and saw a big group of young princesses about sixteen, seventeen, and eighteen years old. I just turned seventeen a month ago. I hoped that they were nice. Maybe I would make some new friends.
I stepped a little closer to the group to get a better look. The girls were crowding around... Prince Syaoran. It HAD to be him. I shook my head at them in disbelief. Some people! Sheesh! They don't respect anyone's privacy! I would hate to be in his situation!
Then something caught my eye. It wasn't the group of princes that were glowering at Syaoran, it was... To- Tomoyo?
"Eep!" I squealed, running in her direction. I had to run past the group of girls to get to where Tomoyo was standing. She was all by herself, watching everything else that was going on. "Tomoyo!" I shouted, trying to get her attention.
The girl with long, dark wavy hair turned around at the sound of her name. I was staring into two lavender pools, and they were staring into my emerald green ones. "S- Sakura?" She asked.
I laughed and then through my arms around her. It had been so long since I had seen her. About three years. I missed her SO much!
Tomoyo was my cousin and she is the future heir to the Daidouji Kingdom. Her mother and my mother are sisters. We used to get together about once every year until Tokurashi rallied people together to go against us. Now, thanks to my father, he talked to his people and settled everything. The only person truly against us is Tokurashi. Whenever I hear that name I shudder. He would not hurt MY family! Not if I had anything to do about that!
We stood there, hugging each other for what seemed like an eternity. "Come on, let's go talk somewhere private."
"Okay," I said. "We have a lot of catching up to do."
"And I want you to tell me if you had any new cards to capture while I was gone," She whispered in my ear.
"Alright. Let's go talk in the garden."
Do do do do do do do do. You have entered the TWILIGHT ZONE! What's gunna happen next? I KNOW! I KNOW! I KNOW! Oh yeah, that's because I'm writing it. Heh heh, heh. Okay I think I'll shut up now. I promise that I will get the other chapters out faster than I got this one out because I won't have to type at school anymore! YAY! My dad gets home tonight so I can use the laptop! Hooray! Well, I hope you liked this chapter. I tried to write more than the first chap. As always, please read and review!
