Chapter Four
The bell rang, signalling that it was time to go in. As the bell rang, Chiharu, Rika, Yamazaki woke up from their daze like trance and went to class as if nothing had happened. Naoko got the full use of all her body back, but walked to class with Sakura and everyone.
"Alright class, we have the results of the three month scholarship. Amazingly, all the winners were students from this class." Terada Sensei said, pausing only to give way to the happy cheers of the students. "Now the winners are;" A hush came over the class "Daidouji Tomoyo, Li Meiling, Yanagizawa Naoko, (A/N: I'm not sure if that is her last name) Li Syaoran, Hiiragizawa Eriol, Kinomoto Sakura and Wei Yuri." There was a shocked silence as the news sunk in. "You seven students will spend the rest of today in a spare classroom, talking to the people who ran the competition and you will also meet your chaperones." Terada Sensei said. "You are in room 12B now." Sakura and her companions looked at each other, shrugged, then stood up and left the room.
When they got to the classroom, no one was there, so they walked in, and sat down, talking about what happened.
"Who would of thought?" Naoko asked. "All the winners were from our school, our class!" Naoko seemed excited about the trip.
Yuri, who was sitting by herself, smiled at the little girl tone in Naoko's voice. Her smile turned into a impish smirk when she noticed Syaoran glaring at her. "What's the matter Li kun?" She mocked, bringing the attention of everyone else in the room to herself. "You really are suspicious of new students, huh? Not that I blame you. I mean, you're only trying to protect Sakura, and I approve of that."
"Who's trying to protect Sakura?" Came a voice. The door opened and in walked Touya, Yukito and Nakuru, who was clinging to Touya.
"Hiiragizawa, call it off me." Touya said irritably.
"Come on Nakura, leave Touya alone." Eriol said pleasantly.
"Yes Eriol." Nakuru said, instantly hopping off Touya. "Sakura!" She squealed, rushing forward to embrace the Card Mistress.
"Nakuru, I need to breathe." Sakura gasped out.
"Oops, sorry."
"Touya, what are you doing here?" Tomoyo asked.
"I'm a chaperone for this three month scholarship.." Touya started but was cut off by a growl.
"Three months with you?" Syaoran growled, glaring at Touya.
"Don't tell me this Gaki is a winner!" Touya shot back.
"Stop it now!" Sakura screamed. Everyone was quiet. "Touya, all of us here are winners. We all won. Now don't you two fight. I hate it when you do." Sakura said, quietly, sorry she had screamed.
"Ahhh Sakura, still hating it when they fight. Touya will never change you know. He'll always be protective of his Kaijuu. That's the way he is. You couldn't change him before, and you cant change him now." Yuri's voice rang out.
"I know you!" Yukito said, recognising Yuri's voice.
Suddenly, the door opened again and in walked a young man in a suit. He was the runner of the competition, and he explained that on the following day, they were expected at the Tomoeda Airport at ten o'clock. There they would board the only plane leaving at five past ten. The trip would likely take a few hours, so they could use it to catch up on some sleep. After the plane landed, they would take a bus to the place where they were staying, a place called 'Rainbow Falls'. Since they were leaving so early, they were allowed to leave school early to pack.
***The Next Day***
"Goodbye Dad!" Sakura cried to her father, as she looked at him for one last time before boarding the plane. The plane was dark black in colour, and it had a rose painted on the tail. The scholarship winners were flying in a private jet owned by the person sponsoring the scholarship. As Sakura took her seat beside Tomoyo, she looked out the window, wondering about Yuri and her strange comments the day before.
Sakura awoke with a start. The plane had landed, and everyone seemed to be waking up.
"We have now arrived at the landing strip. Please gather you bags, and exit the plane." Came the voice of the pilot. Everyone was moving slowly as they grabbed their bags that they had carried onto the plane. As they walked outside, Sakura saw a mini bus. It too was black and had a rose on it. They boarded the bus, and took their seats. The driver entered the bus, and they were off.
"It will take us about ten minutes to get to the palace, so please enjoy the scenery." The driver announced.
"Excuse me sir, but where is this 'Rainbow Falls'?" Naoko asked curiously.
"Uhhh.. That's the name of the island." The driver told her.
"But why is the island called 'Rainbow Falls'?" Naoko asked, determined to get an answer that she approved of.
"Well there is a legend that hidden deep in the forests of the island, there is a clearing, and in that clearing there is a waterfall. The water is said to be the colours of the rainbow."
"But couldn't that just be the sun?" Tomoyo asked, interested.
"No. It's said that the flowing waters are always rainbow coloured. No matter what."
"Does anyone know how it was supposed to be caused?" Eriol asked, a frown on his face.
"No. They just say that one day, two beautiful young ladies came to the falls and claimed it for their own. The falls were supposed to be so pleased that the young ladies liked it, that it decided to create a rainbow of colours for them, forever running it their waters."
Eriol heard a small gasp and looked at Sakura. She seemed to have a small frown on her face. Sakura looked puzzled.
"What is it Sakura?" He asked.
Sakura looked up at him. "Oh, nothing Eriol. It's just that that story seems familiar to me." Sakura smiled brightly. "Never mind!"
As they drove through the forest, gasps of awe could be heard at the beautiful scenery. After ten minutes, like the driver said, a magnificent marble palace came into view. They pulled up to the front and exited the bus. They grabbed their bags, but as soon as their suitcases touched the ground, a small band of footmen came along and carried them inside. The group followed them into the main entrance hall. They all gasped, shocked at the beauty of the hall. All the doorways were arched, and there were many marble pillars. To their left was a large marble staircase. The roof was arched into a dome, and there was an intricate design along the edge of the wall.
As they were staring, they failed to notice the arrival of a distinguished old man. Yuri was the first to notice him, and she sent him a cheerful smile.
"Ah, guys, we have company." Yuri informed them.
Everyone turned to the old man, turning slightly red. They bowed and muttered some apologies.
"Never mind that. It is quite all right." The man said gently. "I am Greg, butler here at Rose Palace. If you will follow me, I shall show you to your rooms. You will find all your belongings there. You shall have half an hour to settle into your new rooms, and have a look at your friends', but then you are required back down here, where I shall give you a tour of the rest of the palace." Greg said, before he turned and began to walk up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, two hallways branched off from the landing. Greg turned left and walked down the hall.
"This is the south-western wing. This is where your rooms are. You shall find that each room has an adjourning bathroom." He pointed to the first door on his left. "Wei Yuri, this is your room." Yuri nodded and walked into her room. Greg then pointed to the door on his right, opposite to Yuri's. "This is Yanagizawa Naoko's room." Greg then told where the other's belonged.
Sakura had the room right next to Yuri's, and beside her was Syaoran. Next to him was Meiling, and next to her was Touya. Across from Sakura was Tomoyo's room. Her's was beside Eriol's. Opposite to Meiling's room was Nakuru's and next to her's was Yukito.
Sakura gasped as she entered her room. It was done in a delicate, soft pink, much like her aura. After she unpacked, Sakura opened the two white doors. They led out onto a beautiful white marble balcony, where climbing roses grew amongst the banisters. Sakura gasped, then decided to go see Syaoran's room. She rushed out of her room, and politely knocked on the door. Syaoran opened it, and Sakura was amazed. Syaoran's room was a deep forest green, exactly like his aura. Her eye's narrowed, and before Syaoran could say anything to her, she raced out of the room to Eriol's. Not even knocking this time, Sakura opened the door to find Eriol's room a bright sky blue. A frown began to form on Sakura's face. Blue was the colour of Eriol's aura. Something here wasn't right.
Without saying anything to Eriol, Sakura raced into Nakuru's room, then into Yukito's. They were both the same as their other forms auras. Nakuru's was a deep burgundy colour, and Yukito's was silver. Sakura then thought of something, and she ran into her brother's room. Touya no longer had any magic, so his room shouldn't be like what his aura was. Sakura gasped. Touya's room was a dark chocolate brown, the same colour of his aura, before he gave his magic to Yue.
"What is going on here?" Sakura muttered furiously.
"What's the matter Kaijuu? Lost already?" Touya taunted.
"Don't tease me now Touya. I'm busy." Sakura shot back as she hurried to Tomoyo's room. Before she entered though, she sought out Tomoyo's familiar aura. Although Tomoyo had no magic, her presence still gave off a distinctive aura. It was a soft violet colour. Sakura took a deep breath and opened the door. She growled softly. Tomoyo's room was a soft violet colour.
Sakura didn't even spare Tomoyo a glance as she moved onto Meiling's room. Meiling's aura was ruby red. Sakura opened the door, and almost screamed in frustration. Meiling's room was ruby red.
"Why do I get the feeling that someone is playing with me?" Sakura muttered, not noticing that she had a small crowd behind her. After she had ran out of each room, the occupant would follow her.
Sakura sighed. "Any bet." She murmured as she walked down to Naoko's room. Naoko had a cheery bight yellow aura. Sakura opened the door, afraid of what she'd find. This time, Sakura did let out a small scream of frustration.
"How are they doing this?" Sakura was about to storm off, when a hand was placed on her shoulder.
"Careful Sakura, or they may think you've gone a little crazy." Yuri murmured to her, indicating to the others standing behind her.
Sakura blushed. "Hoee."
"Come on, let's go downstairs so we can see more of this place." Yuri said, gently pulling Sakura away from the doorway.
The bell rang, signalling that it was time to go in. As the bell rang, Chiharu, Rika, Yamazaki woke up from their daze like trance and went to class as if nothing had happened. Naoko got the full use of all her body back, but walked to class with Sakura and everyone.
"Alright class, we have the results of the three month scholarship. Amazingly, all the winners were students from this class." Terada Sensei said, pausing only to give way to the happy cheers of the students. "Now the winners are;" A hush came over the class "Daidouji Tomoyo, Li Meiling, Yanagizawa Naoko, (A/N: I'm not sure if that is her last name) Li Syaoran, Hiiragizawa Eriol, Kinomoto Sakura and Wei Yuri." There was a shocked silence as the news sunk in. "You seven students will spend the rest of today in a spare classroom, talking to the people who ran the competition and you will also meet your chaperones." Terada Sensei said. "You are in room 12B now." Sakura and her companions looked at each other, shrugged, then stood up and left the room.
When they got to the classroom, no one was there, so they walked in, and sat down, talking about what happened.
"Who would of thought?" Naoko asked. "All the winners were from our school, our class!" Naoko seemed excited about the trip.
Yuri, who was sitting by herself, smiled at the little girl tone in Naoko's voice. Her smile turned into a impish smirk when she noticed Syaoran glaring at her. "What's the matter Li kun?" She mocked, bringing the attention of everyone else in the room to herself. "You really are suspicious of new students, huh? Not that I blame you. I mean, you're only trying to protect Sakura, and I approve of that."
"Who's trying to protect Sakura?" Came a voice. The door opened and in walked Touya, Yukito and Nakuru, who was clinging to Touya.
"Hiiragizawa, call it off me." Touya said irritably.
"Come on Nakura, leave Touya alone." Eriol said pleasantly.
"Yes Eriol." Nakuru said, instantly hopping off Touya. "Sakura!" She squealed, rushing forward to embrace the Card Mistress.
"Nakuru, I need to breathe." Sakura gasped out.
"Oops, sorry."
"Touya, what are you doing here?" Tomoyo asked.
"I'm a chaperone for this three month scholarship.." Touya started but was cut off by a growl.
"Three months with you?" Syaoran growled, glaring at Touya.
"Don't tell me this Gaki is a winner!" Touya shot back.
"Stop it now!" Sakura screamed. Everyone was quiet. "Touya, all of us here are winners. We all won. Now don't you two fight. I hate it when you do." Sakura said, quietly, sorry she had screamed.
"Ahhh Sakura, still hating it when they fight. Touya will never change you know. He'll always be protective of his Kaijuu. That's the way he is. You couldn't change him before, and you cant change him now." Yuri's voice rang out.
"I know you!" Yukito said, recognising Yuri's voice.
Suddenly, the door opened again and in walked a young man in a suit. He was the runner of the competition, and he explained that on the following day, they were expected at the Tomoeda Airport at ten o'clock. There they would board the only plane leaving at five past ten. The trip would likely take a few hours, so they could use it to catch up on some sleep. After the plane landed, they would take a bus to the place where they were staying, a place called 'Rainbow Falls'. Since they were leaving so early, they were allowed to leave school early to pack.
***The Next Day***
"Goodbye Dad!" Sakura cried to her father, as she looked at him for one last time before boarding the plane. The plane was dark black in colour, and it had a rose painted on the tail. The scholarship winners were flying in a private jet owned by the person sponsoring the scholarship. As Sakura took her seat beside Tomoyo, she looked out the window, wondering about Yuri and her strange comments the day before.
Sakura awoke with a start. The plane had landed, and everyone seemed to be waking up.
"We have now arrived at the landing strip. Please gather you bags, and exit the plane." Came the voice of the pilot. Everyone was moving slowly as they grabbed their bags that they had carried onto the plane. As they walked outside, Sakura saw a mini bus. It too was black and had a rose on it. They boarded the bus, and took their seats. The driver entered the bus, and they were off.
"It will take us about ten minutes to get to the palace, so please enjoy the scenery." The driver announced.
"Excuse me sir, but where is this 'Rainbow Falls'?" Naoko asked curiously.
"Uhhh.. That's the name of the island." The driver told her.
"But why is the island called 'Rainbow Falls'?" Naoko asked, determined to get an answer that she approved of.
"Well there is a legend that hidden deep in the forests of the island, there is a clearing, and in that clearing there is a waterfall. The water is said to be the colours of the rainbow."
"But couldn't that just be the sun?" Tomoyo asked, interested.
"No. It's said that the flowing waters are always rainbow coloured. No matter what."
"Does anyone know how it was supposed to be caused?" Eriol asked, a frown on his face.
"No. They just say that one day, two beautiful young ladies came to the falls and claimed it for their own. The falls were supposed to be so pleased that the young ladies liked it, that it decided to create a rainbow of colours for them, forever running it their waters."
Eriol heard a small gasp and looked at Sakura. She seemed to have a small frown on her face. Sakura looked puzzled.
"What is it Sakura?" He asked.
Sakura looked up at him. "Oh, nothing Eriol. It's just that that story seems familiar to me." Sakura smiled brightly. "Never mind!"
As they drove through the forest, gasps of awe could be heard at the beautiful scenery. After ten minutes, like the driver said, a magnificent marble palace came into view. They pulled up to the front and exited the bus. They grabbed their bags, but as soon as their suitcases touched the ground, a small band of footmen came along and carried them inside. The group followed them into the main entrance hall. They all gasped, shocked at the beauty of the hall. All the doorways were arched, and there were many marble pillars. To their left was a large marble staircase. The roof was arched into a dome, and there was an intricate design along the edge of the wall.
As they were staring, they failed to notice the arrival of a distinguished old man. Yuri was the first to notice him, and she sent him a cheerful smile.
"Ah, guys, we have company." Yuri informed them.
Everyone turned to the old man, turning slightly red. They bowed and muttered some apologies.
"Never mind that. It is quite all right." The man said gently. "I am Greg, butler here at Rose Palace. If you will follow me, I shall show you to your rooms. You will find all your belongings there. You shall have half an hour to settle into your new rooms, and have a look at your friends', but then you are required back down here, where I shall give you a tour of the rest of the palace." Greg said, before he turned and began to walk up the stairs. At the top of the stairs, two hallways branched off from the landing. Greg turned left and walked down the hall.
"This is the south-western wing. This is where your rooms are. You shall find that each room has an adjourning bathroom." He pointed to the first door on his left. "Wei Yuri, this is your room." Yuri nodded and walked into her room. Greg then pointed to the door on his right, opposite to Yuri's. "This is Yanagizawa Naoko's room." Greg then told where the other's belonged.
Sakura had the room right next to Yuri's, and beside her was Syaoran. Next to him was Meiling, and next to her was Touya. Across from Sakura was Tomoyo's room. Her's was beside Eriol's. Opposite to Meiling's room was Nakuru's and next to her's was Yukito.
Sakura gasped as she entered her room. It was done in a delicate, soft pink, much like her aura. After she unpacked, Sakura opened the two white doors. They led out onto a beautiful white marble balcony, where climbing roses grew amongst the banisters. Sakura gasped, then decided to go see Syaoran's room. She rushed out of her room, and politely knocked on the door. Syaoran opened it, and Sakura was amazed. Syaoran's room was a deep forest green, exactly like his aura. Her eye's narrowed, and before Syaoran could say anything to her, she raced out of the room to Eriol's. Not even knocking this time, Sakura opened the door to find Eriol's room a bright sky blue. A frown began to form on Sakura's face. Blue was the colour of Eriol's aura. Something here wasn't right.
Without saying anything to Eriol, Sakura raced into Nakuru's room, then into Yukito's. They were both the same as their other forms auras. Nakuru's was a deep burgundy colour, and Yukito's was silver. Sakura then thought of something, and she ran into her brother's room. Touya no longer had any magic, so his room shouldn't be like what his aura was. Sakura gasped. Touya's room was a dark chocolate brown, the same colour of his aura, before he gave his magic to Yue.
"What is going on here?" Sakura muttered furiously.
"What's the matter Kaijuu? Lost already?" Touya taunted.
"Don't tease me now Touya. I'm busy." Sakura shot back as she hurried to Tomoyo's room. Before she entered though, she sought out Tomoyo's familiar aura. Although Tomoyo had no magic, her presence still gave off a distinctive aura. It was a soft violet colour. Sakura took a deep breath and opened the door. She growled softly. Tomoyo's room was a soft violet colour.
Sakura didn't even spare Tomoyo a glance as she moved onto Meiling's room. Meiling's aura was ruby red. Sakura opened the door, and almost screamed in frustration. Meiling's room was ruby red.
"Why do I get the feeling that someone is playing with me?" Sakura muttered, not noticing that she had a small crowd behind her. After she had ran out of each room, the occupant would follow her.
Sakura sighed. "Any bet." She murmured as she walked down to Naoko's room. Naoko had a cheery bight yellow aura. Sakura opened the door, afraid of what she'd find. This time, Sakura did let out a small scream of frustration.
"How are they doing this?" Sakura was about to storm off, when a hand was placed on her shoulder.
"Careful Sakura, or they may think you've gone a little crazy." Yuri murmured to her, indicating to the others standing behind her.
Sakura blushed. "Hoee."
"Come on, let's go downstairs so we can see more of this place." Yuri said, gently pulling Sakura away from the doorway.