Hey! I'm back again with chapter 3 of Everlasting Story. Do I always have
to keep saying that? Yes, I do. So enjoy!
()=Me talking
""=Character talking
''=Character thinking
Everlasting Story
Chapter 3. Akihabara and the Fire
Sakura suddenly felt herself falling. The fall was short but fast. She landed on a soft but bumpy surface.
"Ohhhh. My bottom." Sakura whined. Her eyes were still closed, but she could hear someone snickering and then a small "Ouch!"
She opened her eyes and saw Syaoran and Eriol standing beside her. Syaoran was laughing under his breath, and Eriol was clearly keeping Syaoran from bursting out with laughter.
Sakura ignored that. "Where are we?" she asked.
She looked around. They had landed on soft pure white sand. In front of them was a clean blue lake and behind was what seemed like a vast green forest.
"I dunno, Mars?" Syaoran said, sarcastically.
Sakura glared, while Eriol tried not to laugh.
"We're in Akihabara, Sakura." Eriol said.
Syaoran rolled his eyes. "Naturally."
Anger surged inside Sakura. To think, she was going to escape teasing from her brother by going on this journey.
"Where's the palace?" Sakura asked trying to keep the anger out of her voice.
Syaoran was about to say something when Eriol said, "It should be to the east. I didn't think we'd teleport this far, so it'll take about. Three or four days or so to get there."
Sakura stared. 'Three or four days with this smart-aleck?' she thought looking at Syaoran. 'This is gonna be one hell of a journey.'
"But, don't worry. I'll try hard to keep Syaoran's mouth shut." Eriol said.
Sakura smiled happily. "Good enough for me!" she said cheerfully. "And, you're doing a very good job of it, too!"
So, they started on their journey through the forest. Eriol was leading, then Syaoran, then Sakura. Sakura was looking at everything, trying to remember every detail about the forest. Syaoran and Eriol were talking about somebody Sakura didn't know. "Yeah, she'll be so happy," they kept on saying. They past lots of busy streets with shops and houses but they didn't stop for anything.
They walked on and on for what seemed like forever until Syaoran started complaining. "How much longer do we have to walk?"
"As long as it takes to get there," Eriol answered, stepping onto the road.
"But, I'm so tired!"
"Well if we keep on going we'll get there sooner."
"No! I dun wanna!"
"Come on Syaoran!"
"Why don't we stop at a bar and drink some saké!" (a/n: Sound familiar? Yup! Just like Tasuki and Chichiri in Fushigi Yuugi.)
Sakura was giggling at the little argument. "Ooo, is tough boy Syaoran too wimpy to keep on going?" she said mockingly.
"No way!" Syaoran said. "I bet if I race you now I can beat you!"
"You're on!"
"To the forest."
"Fine!"
"Eriol say go!"
"Go," Eriol said lamely. 'Kids.' he thought with a chuckle. 'And I thought Syaoran and the Mistress of Clow were 17.'
Sakura meanwhile, was winning. 'Almost there,' she thought.
'Oh no. I can't let Eriol see me getting beaten by a girl,' Syaoran thought. 'He'll tease me forever.'
Syaoran ran to catch up as fast as he can. As he past Sakura, he stuck his tongue out. "See- Whoa!"
As Syaoran ran past, Sakura stuck her foot out causing Syaoran to trip over and fall.
"Now who's laughing!" Sakura said evilly. She ran past Syaoran and touched the forest tree's trunk.
"Winner!" she announced happily.
"Hey! No fair!!" Syaoran complained jogging up to her. "You cheated!"
Sakura laughed and stuck her tongue out.
"Oh come on Syaoran! It's just a little race!" Sakura said.
"If it's just a little race then there's no need to cheat!" he shot back.
"If it's just a little race then there's no need to argue," Eriol said before Sakura can say anything.
Syaoran grumbled something and they got back in line. This time, Syaoran and Sakura were walking beside each other arguing about something and Eriol was behind them listening in.
There was an explosion somewhere off in the distance.
"Duck!" Syaoran suddenly said. He grabbed Sakura and ran under a bush, embracing her tightly with Eriol following quickly behind them. Syaoran's back was to the sound of the explosion. There was another explosion and they were blown further from the bush, Syaoran refusing to let go of Sakura.
It was starting to get really hot. Syaoran looked up. 'Oh no.' he thought. 'Forest fire.' He threw Sakura into Eriol's arms and got up.
"Syaoran, no! It's too dangerous!" Eriol called, but it was too late. Syaoran was already into the mass of burning trees.
'Kami-sama.' Eriol thought.
Syaoran took out his pendant and pressed it. His sword came out and he used it as a shield from the fire going his way. There was a sound of hooves pounding on the ground and a second later, hundreds of animals came running in his direction. They were all trying to get out of the forest.
Syaoran jumped onto the animal's backs and began jumping one by one on them towards the sound of explosions. As he got closer, he could see a once beautiful deer now covered with mud, lying on the ground. He looked at it again, and could see it was shot in its side. He was instantly filled with anger. 'Who could have done this to such an innocent deer?' he thought. Then it finally hit him. 'Poachers.'
Meanwhile, Sakura stirred in Eriol's arms. 'Syaoran.' she mumbled becoming conscious. "Syaoran!" she yelled when she saw that he wasn't with them.
"Where's Syaoran?" she asked. When Eriol didn't answer, she asked, "He went in didn't he?" Eriol nodded, slowly.
"Oh man. Syaoran!" she got up and ran towards the forest.
Eriol grabbed her back. "No! It's way too dangerous!"
"But, Syaoran's in danger!"
"Sakura..."
"IIE!"
Sakura's shirt started glowing and she could see that it was the necklace. She took it out and was surrounded by a strong pink light. She took a step in to the forest, and suddenly a large piece of burning wood flew in her direction.
"Sakura!" Eriol yelled.
Syaoran stopped. He heard Eriol calling Sakura's name. Was she in danger? He had to go back.
"Hey you!"
Syaoran looked up. Standing before him, were three large bulky men, carrying rifles. Behind them, he could see another man tying the deer up.
Syaoran quickly got his sword ready and blocked a weak kick coming from one of the men. Syaoran was filled with rage, but he knew he couldn't kill them. Quickly, he knocked all of them out and released the deer.
He suddenly remembered Sakura.
"Sakura!"
As the piece of wood drew closer to Sakura, the pink glow grew larger and shielded Sakura.
She walked on and on until she found Syaoran.
"Sakura!" he screamed. "Get out of here!"
Sakura shook her head and her pink glow grew larger. Her necklace was hovering a few centimetres above her chest. The glow was growing larger and larger until the pink colour was blinding. In an instant, everything was back to normal again. The fire had stopped, and all the trees were now in perfect condition as if nothing had happened. The animals were happy back in the forest again. It was the peaceful Akihabara. But, lying on the ground were the poachers and the shot deer.
Sakura had stopped glowing and was now examining the deer.
"S-Sakura." Syaoran said. "Arigato."
Sakura looked up.
"For saving the forest and animals, I mean."
Sakura nodded and turned her attention back to the deer. She needed something to stop the bleeding. She searched her pockets and found a big roll of toilet paper. She smiled remembering where it came from.
-Flashback*-
Sakura sighed exhaustedly and sank back into her soft mix of blankets and plushies.
"Hey your paradise is over get out of bed!" Syaoran ordered.
"But it's so early!" Sakura whined.
Syaoran glared dangerously.
Grumbling, Sakura got out of bed and stalked off to the washroom. She took a shower and brushed her teeth. When she was done she saw Syaoran waiting by her bathroom door. "You'll have to refill the toilet roll, refill the shampoo bottle, change the soap and - oh I'll be washing the laundry!" With an evil laugh Sakura grabbed her little bag and slammed the door behind her as she left her room. Syaoran groaned.
-End of Flashback*-
She had taken the toilet paper out to cause misery for Syaoran. She carefully wrapped it tightly over the deer's wound.
Sakura heard a loud snort.
"What's so funny?" she asked Syaoran.
Syaoran looked confused. "I wasn't laughing."
Sakura also looked confused. She turned around and saw two horses tied to the trees nearby. She pointed to them.
Syaoran looked at them and smiled happily. "Oh that reminds me."
"Hmm?"
"Eriol."
At that second, Eriol came running up to them. He grabbed them both in a hug and practically yelled. "You two! You scared me half to death! Don't ever do that again!"
Syaoran and Sakura laughed. "Yes, father," they said at the same time.
"Eriol, we got horses," Syaoran said. "We tied the poachers up too. We'll leave them here."
Eriol nodded and looked at the horses. "We have only two. Looks like you're with Sakura!" he said grinning as he climbed on one horse.
Sakura blushed a very dark red. "Ano. This deer should be okay." The deer started to get up. It made a gesture as if thanking Sakura and then walked away.
Syaoran smirked. He walked over and lifted Sakura. Sakura screamed as Syaoran placed her on the horse. He got on himself and with Sakura holding on for dear life; he made the horse go as fast as he could.
"SYAORAN LI!" Sakura screamed.
There. The third chappy. Hope ya like and PLEASE REVIEW! Remember. R&R!
-Ryuuen Star*-
()=Me talking
""=Character talking
''=Character thinking
Everlasting Story
Chapter 3. Akihabara and the Fire
Sakura suddenly felt herself falling. The fall was short but fast. She landed on a soft but bumpy surface.
"Ohhhh. My bottom." Sakura whined. Her eyes were still closed, but she could hear someone snickering and then a small "Ouch!"
She opened her eyes and saw Syaoran and Eriol standing beside her. Syaoran was laughing under his breath, and Eriol was clearly keeping Syaoran from bursting out with laughter.
Sakura ignored that. "Where are we?" she asked.
She looked around. They had landed on soft pure white sand. In front of them was a clean blue lake and behind was what seemed like a vast green forest.
"I dunno, Mars?" Syaoran said, sarcastically.
Sakura glared, while Eriol tried not to laugh.
"We're in Akihabara, Sakura." Eriol said.
Syaoran rolled his eyes. "Naturally."
Anger surged inside Sakura. To think, she was going to escape teasing from her brother by going on this journey.
"Where's the palace?" Sakura asked trying to keep the anger out of her voice.
Syaoran was about to say something when Eriol said, "It should be to the east. I didn't think we'd teleport this far, so it'll take about. Three or four days or so to get there."
Sakura stared. 'Three or four days with this smart-aleck?' she thought looking at Syaoran. 'This is gonna be one hell of a journey.'
"But, don't worry. I'll try hard to keep Syaoran's mouth shut." Eriol said.
Sakura smiled happily. "Good enough for me!" she said cheerfully. "And, you're doing a very good job of it, too!"
So, they started on their journey through the forest. Eriol was leading, then Syaoran, then Sakura. Sakura was looking at everything, trying to remember every detail about the forest. Syaoran and Eriol were talking about somebody Sakura didn't know. "Yeah, she'll be so happy," they kept on saying. They past lots of busy streets with shops and houses but they didn't stop for anything.
They walked on and on for what seemed like forever until Syaoran started complaining. "How much longer do we have to walk?"
"As long as it takes to get there," Eriol answered, stepping onto the road.
"But, I'm so tired!"
"Well if we keep on going we'll get there sooner."
"No! I dun wanna!"
"Come on Syaoran!"
"Why don't we stop at a bar and drink some saké!" (a/n: Sound familiar? Yup! Just like Tasuki and Chichiri in Fushigi Yuugi.)
Sakura was giggling at the little argument. "Ooo, is tough boy Syaoran too wimpy to keep on going?" she said mockingly.
"No way!" Syaoran said. "I bet if I race you now I can beat you!"
"You're on!"
"To the forest."
"Fine!"
"Eriol say go!"
"Go," Eriol said lamely. 'Kids.' he thought with a chuckle. 'And I thought Syaoran and the Mistress of Clow were 17.'
Sakura meanwhile, was winning. 'Almost there,' she thought.
'Oh no. I can't let Eriol see me getting beaten by a girl,' Syaoran thought. 'He'll tease me forever.'
Syaoran ran to catch up as fast as he can. As he past Sakura, he stuck his tongue out. "See- Whoa!"
As Syaoran ran past, Sakura stuck her foot out causing Syaoran to trip over and fall.
"Now who's laughing!" Sakura said evilly. She ran past Syaoran and touched the forest tree's trunk.
"Winner!" she announced happily.
"Hey! No fair!!" Syaoran complained jogging up to her. "You cheated!"
Sakura laughed and stuck her tongue out.
"Oh come on Syaoran! It's just a little race!" Sakura said.
"If it's just a little race then there's no need to cheat!" he shot back.
"If it's just a little race then there's no need to argue," Eriol said before Sakura can say anything.
Syaoran grumbled something and they got back in line. This time, Syaoran and Sakura were walking beside each other arguing about something and Eriol was behind them listening in.
There was an explosion somewhere off in the distance.
"Duck!" Syaoran suddenly said. He grabbed Sakura and ran under a bush, embracing her tightly with Eriol following quickly behind them. Syaoran's back was to the sound of the explosion. There was another explosion and they were blown further from the bush, Syaoran refusing to let go of Sakura.
It was starting to get really hot. Syaoran looked up. 'Oh no.' he thought. 'Forest fire.' He threw Sakura into Eriol's arms and got up.
"Syaoran, no! It's too dangerous!" Eriol called, but it was too late. Syaoran was already into the mass of burning trees.
'Kami-sama.' Eriol thought.
Syaoran took out his pendant and pressed it. His sword came out and he used it as a shield from the fire going his way. There was a sound of hooves pounding on the ground and a second later, hundreds of animals came running in his direction. They were all trying to get out of the forest.
Syaoran jumped onto the animal's backs and began jumping one by one on them towards the sound of explosions. As he got closer, he could see a once beautiful deer now covered with mud, lying on the ground. He looked at it again, and could see it was shot in its side. He was instantly filled with anger. 'Who could have done this to such an innocent deer?' he thought. Then it finally hit him. 'Poachers.'
Meanwhile, Sakura stirred in Eriol's arms. 'Syaoran.' she mumbled becoming conscious. "Syaoran!" she yelled when she saw that he wasn't with them.
"Where's Syaoran?" she asked. When Eriol didn't answer, she asked, "He went in didn't he?" Eriol nodded, slowly.
"Oh man. Syaoran!" she got up and ran towards the forest.
Eriol grabbed her back. "No! It's way too dangerous!"
"But, Syaoran's in danger!"
"Sakura..."
"IIE!"
Sakura's shirt started glowing and she could see that it was the necklace. She took it out and was surrounded by a strong pink light. She took a step in to the forest, and suddenly a large piece of burning wood flew in her direction.
"Sakura!" Eriol yelled.
Syaoran stopped. He heard Eriol calling Sakura's name. Was she in danger? He had to go back.
"Hey you!"
Syaoran looked up. Standing before him, were three large bulky men, carrying rifles. Behind them, he could see another man tying the deer up.
Syaoran quickly got his sword ready and blocked a weak kick coming from one of the men. Syaoran was filled with rage, but he knew he couldn't kill them. Quickly, he knocked all of them out and released the deer.
He suddenly remembered Sakura.
"Sakura!"
As the piece of wood drew closer to Sakura, the pink glow grew larger and shielded Sakura.
She walked on and on until she found Syaoran.
"Sakura!" he screamed. "Get out of here!"
Sakura shook her head and her pink glow grew larger. Her necklace was hovering a few centimetres above her chest. The glow was growing larger and larger until the pink colour was blinding. In an instant, everything was back to normal again. The fire had stopped, and all the trees were now in perfect condition as if nothing had happened. The animals were happy back in the forest again. It was the peaceful Akihabara. But, lying on the ground were the poachers and the shot deer.
Sakura had stopped glowing and was now examining the deer.
"S-Sakura." Syaoran said. "Arigato."
Sakura looked up.
"For saving the forest and animals, I mean."
Sakura nodded and turned her attention back to the deer. She needed something to stop the bleeding. She searched her pockets and found a big roll of toilet paper. She smiled remembering where it came from.
-Flashback*-
Sakura sighed exhaustedly and sank back into her soft mix of blankets and plushies.
"Hey your paradise is over get out of bed!" Syaoran ordered.
"But it's so early!" Sakura whined.
Syaoran glared dangerously.
Grumbling, Sakura got out of bed and stalked off to the washroom. She took a shower and brushed her teeth. When she was done she saw Syaoran waiting by her bathroom door. "You'll have to refill the toilet roll, refill the shampoo bottle, change the soap and - oh I'll be washing the laundry!" With an evil laugh Sakura grabbed her little bag and slammed the door behind her as she left her room. Syaoran groaned.
-End of Flashback*-
She had taken the toilet paper out to cause misery for Syaoran. She carefully wrapped it tightly over the deer's wound.
Sakura heard a loud snort.
"What's so funny?" she asked Syaoran.
Syaoran looked confused. "I wasn't laughing."
Sakura also looked confused. She turned around and saw two horses tied to the trees nearby. She pointed to them.
Syaoran looked at them and smiled happily. "Oh that reminds me."
"Hmm?"
"Eriol."
At that second, Eriol came running up to them. He grabbed them both in a hug and practically yelled. "You two! You scared me half to death! Don't ever do that again!"
Syaoran and Sakura laughed. "Yes, father," they said at the same time.
"Eriol, we got horses," Syaoran said. "We tied the poachers up too. We'll leave them here."
Eriol nodded and looked at the horses. "We have only two. Looks like you're with Sakura!" he said grinning as he climbed on one horse.
Sakura blushed a very dark red. "Ano. This deer should be okay." The deer started to get up. It made a gesture as if thanking Sakura and then walked away.
Syaoran smirked. He walked over and lifted Sakura. Sakura screamed as Syaoran placed her on the horse. He got on himself and with Sakura holding on for dear life; he made the horse go as fast as he could.
"SYAORAN LI!" Sakura screamed.
There. The third chappy. Hope ya like and PLEASE REVIEW! Remember. R&R!
-Ryuuen Star*-
