Chapter Five-
At dinner that night, there was someone else sitting at the table. She was sitting at the head of the table and had her long white blonde hair pulled pack into a pony-tail. Her bright blue eyes sparkling as they settled on the group. Her face though, seemed to light up when she saw Yuri. As they took their seats, Eriol frowned. That woman looked familiar. He could see that both Yukito and Nakuru thought so too.
"Hi!" The woman chirped, her voice young and carefree. "I'm Erin, mistress of Rose Palace, while it's true mistress is absent."
"Where is she?" Touya asked "The true mistress?"
"My mistress is currently unavailable to take up her true position." Erin said, laughing slightly.
Yuri looked at Erin and laughed. "Why do I get the feeling that your mistress wishes to remain anonymous?"
"That may be because she does." Erin replied.
Yuri nodded and began to eat her dinner. Erin, who had been watching Yuri closely, began to eat too, but only after Yuri had nodded her head.
"Is it just me, or does it seem like something is going on?" Yukito asked no one in particular. Silently, everyone but Naoko agreed.
***THREE WEEKS LATER***
Sakura awoke just as the sun was rising. She yawned and shook her head. Lately she had been waking up early, far too early for what she was used to, but the thought of going back to sleep seemed to annoy her. Stretching, Sakura walked towards the balcony doors. She opened the doors and stepped out onto the balcony. She smiled as she saw some butterflies flitting through the roses. She reached out to touch one as they flitted past, but a shout stopped her actions. She turned to her right and saw a figure down in a part of the palace grounds that she hadn't seen before.
Sakura rushed back inside and hurriedly got dressed. She then wrote a note for Tomoyo, saying where she went, knowing that her friend would come and see her since it was the weekend and they had no classes. As she ran downstairs, she sent out her aura, to see if she knew them. Strangely, nothing came back. She couldn't sense who it was. Sakura ran towards the area, but stopped short, seeing that it was a training ground. But it was unlike the training ground where they learnt defence. It seemed to carry a sense of magic with it. Sakura shook her head. It cant have magic.
Sakura crept behind some bushes to see who it was. She gasped. It was Yuri! Yuri turned towards Sakura, and Sakura held completely still, praying that she wasn't seen. Yuri shrugged and went back to her training. Sakura sighed. "I was almost caught." She said to herself softly. She looked at Yuri. Yuri was fighting against a wooden dummy. She was unbelievably fast and seemed very strong. Suddenly Yuri let out a shout and struck at the dummy with a kick. There was a loud *CRACK* and Sakura saw that the dummy had been split in two.
Yuri giggled. "Sorry Jamie." She said to a young man coming forward to pick up the two pieces of the dummy.
"Why did you do it again, Miss Yuri?" He asked mournfully.
"Miss Yuri?" Sakura thought to herself.
"It's Yuri, and I didn't mean it. Look, how about I stop training, and you see if you can make them last a little longer. It's not right that as soon as I start to actually try, they break on me. It's amazing you haven't lost more of them in regular defence class. Sakura and I should be demolishing them all, but Sakura had seemed to have forgotten more than I thought." Yuri sighed, looking sad.
"Forgotten more? What is she talking about?" Sakura was beginning to wonder about Yuri.
"It's OK Miss Yuri. I'm sure Miss Sakura will remember soon enough." Jamie said, laying a hand on Yuri's shoulder.
"She's not the only one who has forgotten though." Yuri said, saddening even more.
"Who else?" Jamie asked, curious.
"Never mind" Yuri said, shaking herself out of her depression, blushing slightly. "I better go before I'm missed." And with that, Yuri ran back to the palace.
Sakura followed Yuri and hurried into her room once Yuri was in her's. She collapsed on her bed with a sigh. She didn't like hiding from Yuri. Yuri was her friend.
As Sakura laid there, thinking, Kero came out of his hiding spot. "What's the matter Sakura?"
"Oh nothing. I just went for a walk that's all." Sakura lied. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Sakura, grabbing Kero, answered it.
"Hi Sakura!" Nakuru said, hugging her.
"Hi Nakuru. What are you doing?" Sakura asked suspiciously, knowing that she didn't do things without a reason.
"Oh, nothing." Nakuru answered, smiling cheerfully. "I was just wondering if you could get Touya to stop locking his door. I can't go and see him if he does." Nakuru pouted.
Sakura laughed. "Alright Nakuru, I'll try t.." The rest of what Sakura was saying was cut off as a sharp pain appeared near her heart. She cried out, placing her hand over her heart, letting go of Kero in the process. She fell to the floor in a faint.
"Sakura!" Both Nakuru and Kero cried.
Just then, Syaoran raced out of his room, looking pale.
"What's wrong with Sakura?" He asked frantically. Seeing her on the floor, he ran forward and gently lifted her into his arms. Just as gently, he laid her down on her bed. "Kero, you stay here. Remember, people cant see you flying around." He said, addressing the Guardian Beast. "Nakuru, tell the others, then go and see if you can find Erin." Nakuru ran out of the room, calling to everyone. Soon Sakura's room was full with her friends, all concerned for her safety.
"Do you think it could be mag.." Meiling broke off, remembering about Naoko and Yuri. "Wait a minute. Wei san isn't.." Meiling was cut off this time by Erin running in.
"Oh Sakura. What's wrong with her?" She asked. Erin then noticed something on the desk beside Sakura's bed. "Oh, I understand now." She murmured, lifting a letter from the desk. "Sakura will be fine as soon as Yuri returns." Erin smiled and left the room leaving the letter and the twig of cherry blossoms by Sakura.
Syaoran picked up the letter. It read:
Dear Sakura, I have only just left and yet I know that you are in great pain. I'm sorry that my leaving has caused it, but to ensure your safety, I must. I shall be back soon though, and your pain will end. Please trust me in this. I know I don't really leave you much choice, but still. I must go as my leaving has also caused me pain, but I must endure it to see to your safety. Syaoran, I know you don't trust me, but know this, anything that dares hurt my Cherry will suffer greatly. I protect her now, as I did forever before. Sincerely yours Yuri. P.S. I shall explain it all when I return.
"Grrr. What's that supposed to mean?!" Syaoran yelled throwing his hands up.
"Yuri..Come back..Lily.." Sakura murmured.
"When that Wei kid gets back, I'm gonna.." Meiling's furious threat was cut off as Touya glared at her.
"You wont harm Yuri, OK?" He said softly, turning his gaze back to his sister.
"I thought you would of been the first to harm someone who harms your precious Kaijuu." Eriol commented, looking at Touya.
"Yeah, but I don't think Yuri meant to hurt Sakura. She knows what she's doing to Sakura, and she will hurry back as soon as she can. That's just like my Squirt, always protecting the Kaijuu, just as the Kaijuu would do for her." Touya said, brushing a strand of hair out of Sakura's face.
A/N: It's been a while, huh? I know that Touya also calls Sakura a squirt, or atleast he does in the American version, but I decided to take it and have him apply it to Yuri. Here's a question, can anyone see where I'm going with this? Amber Dream
At dinner that night, there was someone else sitting at the table. She was sitting at the head of the table and had her long white blonde hair pulled pack into a pony-tail. Her bright blue eyes sparkling as they settled on the group. Her face though, seemed to light up when she saw Yuri. As they took their seats, Eriol frowned. That woman looked familiar. He could see that both Yukito and Nakuru thought so too.
"Hi!" The woman chirped, her voice young and carefree. "I'm Erin, mistress of Rose Palace, while it's true mistress is absent."
"Where is she?" Touya asked "The true mistress?"
"My mistress is currently unavailable to take up her true position." Erin said, laughing slightly.
Yuri looked at Erin and laughed. "Why do I get the feeling that your mistress wishes to remain anonymous?"
"That may be because she does." Erin replied.
Yuri nodded and began to eat her dinner. Erin, who had been watching Yuri closely, began to eat too, but only after Yuri had nodded her head.
"Is it just me, or does it seem like something is going on?" Yukito asked no one in particular. Silently, everyone but Naoko agreed.
***THREE WEEKS LATER***
Sakura awoke just as the sun was rising. She yawned and shook her head. Lately she had been waking up early, far too early for what she was used to, but the thought of going back to sleep seemed to annoy her. Stretching, Sakura walked towards the balcony doors. She opened the doors and stepped out onto the balcony. She smiled as she saw some butterflies flitting through the roses. She reached out to touch one as they flitted past, but a shout stopped her actions. She turned to her right and saw a figure down in a part of the palace grounds that she hadn't seen before.
Sakura rushed back inside and hurriedly got dressed. She then wrote a note for Tomoyo, saying where she went, knowing that her friend would come and see her since it was the weekend and they had no classes. As she ran downstairs, she sent out her aura, to see if she knew them. Strangely, nothing came back. She couldn't sense who it was. Sakura ran towards the area, but stopped short, seeing that it was a training ground. But it was unlike the training ground where they learnt defence. It seemed to carry a sense of magic with it. Sakura shook her head. It cant have magic.
Sakura crept behind some bushes to see who it was. She gasped. It was Yuri! Yuri turned towards Sakura, and Sakura held completely still, praying that she wasn't seen. Yuri shrugged and went back to her training. Sakura sighed. "I was almost caught." She said to herself softly. She looked at Yuri. Yuri was fighting against a wooden dummy. She was unbelievably fast and seemed very strong. Suddenly Yuri let out a shout and struck at the dummy with a kick. There was a loud *CRACK* and Sakura saw that the dummy had been split in two.
Yuri giggled. "Sorry Jamie." She said to a young man coming forward to pick up the two pieces of the dummy.
"Why did you do it again, Miss Yuri?" He asked mournfully.
"Miss Yuri?" Sakura thought to herself.
"It's Yuri, and I didn't mean it. Look, how about I stop training, and you see if you can make them last a little longer. It's not right that as soon as I start to actually try, they break on me. It's amazing you haven't lost more of them in regular defence class. Sakura and I should be demolishing them all, but Sakura had seemed to have forgotten more than I thought." Yuri sighed, looking sad.
"Forgotten more? What is she talking about?" Sakura was beginning to wonder about Yuri.
"It's OK Miss Yuri. I'm sure Miss Sakura will remember soon enough." Jamie said, laying a hand on Yuri's shoulder.
"She's not the only one who has forgotten though." Yuri said, saddening even more.
"Who else?" Jamie asked, curious.
"Never mind" Yuri said, shaking herself out of her depression, blushing slightly. "I better go before I'm missed." And with that, Yuri ran back to the palace.
Sakura followed Yuri and hurried into her room once Yuri was in her's. She collapsed on her bed with a sigh. She didn't like hiding from Yuri. Yuri was her friend.
As Sakura laid there, thinking, Kero came out of his hiding spot. "What's the matter Sakura?"
"Oh nothing. I just went for a walk that's all." Sakura lied. Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and Sakura, grabbing Kero, answered it.
"Hi Sakura!" Nakuru said, hugging her.
"Hi Nakuru. What are you doing?" Sakura asked suspiciously, knowing that she didn't do things without a reason.
"Oh, nothing." Nakuru answered, smiling cheerfully. "I was just wondering if you could get Touya to stop locking his door. I can't go and see him if he does." Nakuru pouted.
Sakura laughed. "Alright Nakuru, I'll try t.." The rest of what Sakura was saying was cut off as a sharp pain appeared near her heart. She cried out, placing her hand over her heart, letting go of Kero in the process. She fell to the floor in a faint.
"Sakura!" Both Nakuru and Kero cried.
Just then, Syaoran raced out of his room, looking pale.
"What's wrong with Sakura?" He asked frantically. Seeing her on the floor, he ran forward and gently lifted her into his arms. Just as gently, he laid her down on her bed. "Kero, you stay here. Remember, people cant see you flying around." He said, addressing the Guardian Beast. "Nakuru, tell the others, then go and see if you can find Erin." Nakuru ran out of the room, calling to everyone. Soon Sakura's room was full with her friends, all concerned for her safety.
"Do you think it could be mag.." Meiling broke off, remembering about Naoko and Yuri. "Wait a minute. Wei san isn't.." Meiling was cut off this time by Erin running in.
"Oh Sakura. What's wrong with her?" She asked. Erin then noticed something on the desk beside Sakura's bed. "Oh, I understand now." She murmured, lifting a letter from the desk. "Sakura will be fine as soon as Yuri returns." Erin smiled and left the room leaving the letter and the twig of cherry blossoms by Sakura.
Syaoran picked up the letter. It read:
Dear Sakura, I have only just left and yet I know that you are in great pain. I'm sorry that my leaving has caused it, but to ensure your safety, I must. I shall be back soon though, and your pain will end. Please trust me in this. I know I don't really leave you much choice, but still. I must go as my leaving has also caused me pain, but I must endure it to see to your safety. Syaoran, I know you don't trust me, but know this, anything that dares hurt my Cherry will suffer greatly. I protect her now, as I did forever before. Sincerely yours Yuri. P.S. I shall explain it all when I return.
"Grrr. What's that supposed to mean?!" Syaoran yelled throwing his hands up.
"Yuri..Come back..Lily.." Sakura murmured.
"When that Wei kid gets back, I'm gonna.." Meiling's furious threat was cut off as Touya glared at her.
"You wont harm Yuri, OK?" He said softly, turning his gaze back to his sister.
"I thought you would of been the first to harm someone who harms your precious Kaijuu." Eriol commented, looking at Touya.
"Yeah, but I don't think Yuri meant to hurt Sakura. She knows what she's doing to Sakura, and she will hurry back as soon as she can. That's just like my Squirt, always protecting the Kaijuu, just as the Kaijuu would do for her." Touya said, brushing a strand of hair out of Sakura's face.
A/N: It's been a while, huh? I know that Touya also calls Sakura a squirt, or atleast he does in the American version, but I decided to take it and have him apply it to Yuri. Here's a question, can anyone see where I'm going with this? Amber Dream