-----Angels Dancing On Her Eyelids
---------Written by Rainbow Dreamer
-----Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura belongs solely to Clamp. I hold no claims on this fanfiction in any way. The plot, however, is mine and I would like it to remain that way. In other words, no plagiarism you evil little men out there! Hehe.
----- AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey! Let's see. Just as a little note before you read, this chapter is going to mostly be a play, Tomoyo's play.
A little role cast here: Tomoyo's playing the leading actress as Princess Camilla Leihan. Eriol's playing the leading actor as Rogue. The other people, like the king, queen, Karvia, and others are simply classmates that are not that important.
People talking in the play that is heard on stage but not by the actors on stage are presented like this like the narrator's lines. Other than that, everything will be in the regular "quotation marks." Don't want anyone confused here. Yep.
The play will be like a musical, lots of parts will be sung. These songs are to those great artists out there. So, as a disclaimer, I DON'T own any of them. Angels and Devils belong to Dishwalla. Come What May belong to Moulin Rouge, sung by Nicole Kidman (she's awesome!) and Ewan McGregor.
Happy reading. Rainbow Dreamer.
----- SPECIAL THANKS: Gofansfan: Hey! I'm glad you liked the part, imagining Syaoran squeaking down the hill on the roller coaster. Just thought it'd be interesting, to have something a bit out of his character line. And about your thoughts about the flower shop, I'm not going to comment about them. I'm going to leave you guys in the dark a bit longer! Oh! I'm so evil!
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----- CHAPTER EIGHT: Midnight Glory
-----"Give all to love; obey thy heart."
-----Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Sakura was pacing around in her room, once in a while stopping to drum her fingers impatiently on the windowsill. Then, she'd resume pacing, occasionally checking herself in her mirror. She was dressed nicely in a beige shirt with a black skirt that pooled around her ankles. Her hair was washed and dried, cascading down to her back. Hidden behind the glossy auburn hair was a pair of dangling earrings, one with a shape of a moon, the other of a sun, which she had bought a few days ago while shopping with Meiling and Tomoyo.
"Kaijuu, will you stop pacing?" Touya asked, amused as he leaned on his younger sister's doorframe. He, like her, was dressed in a semi formal way in a button up dark blue shirt with black pants. "You're making me dizzy." Sakura snorted inelegantly and tossed her hair over her shoulders. But she did stop pacing and waited at her window.
"So, today's Tomoyo Daidouji's big night huh?" he asked. Sakura nodded.
"Yeah. I went to her rehearsal the other day and it was absolutely great! You should have seen her." Sakura answered enthusiastically. "I can't wait to see the whole thing. You're coming right?"
Touya grinned. "Of course I am." He replied. "Are you sure you don't want to come with us? With Okaasan, Otosan and me?" he asked.
Sakura nodded. "Lei promised that he would come pick me up. Besides, I have to wish Tomoyo luck so I have to be there earlier."
Touya nodded. "You still have to be careful with Long, okay?" He reminded. Sakura grinned.
"I know. But he's really nice and handsome, ne?" She replied with a huge smile. Touya nodded slightly.
"Hai. But be careful Sakura. I don't want you to get hurt." He repeated, worrying like a mother hen. He indeed had met Lei Long the other day. He was an okay young man, a bit on the handsomer side, but he wasn't taking any chances that Sakura might get hurt. She was vulnerable as she was, being blind for many years. It made her so much more naïve to the people around her. It was like as if she didn't see the intentions of people some times.
"Oh! He's here!" Sakura exclaimed, waving at the figure walking up to their house. "Bye Touya. Don't worry, I'll be careful." She promised, giving him a kiss on the cheek before running downstairs to greet Lei.
Touya sighed and walked out his sister's room. Her happy voice could be heard as she bid her parents goodbye. When he calmly walked downstairs, they had already left.
"Sakura seems to like Long quite a lot." Touya heard Nadeshiko tell her husband.
"I'm glad she's found someone to love. She's so full of it." Came the reply. Touya smiled softly before walking into his room, not wanting to disturb the conversation.
----- A While Later -----
"Tomoyo, you look wonderful!" Sakura squealed, hugging her best friend who was dressed in an elegant royal blue princess gown with many frills. Her hair was let down with a few braids twisted around, small blue flowers scattered in her hair.
"Arigato Sakura. You look lovely too." Tomoyo replied with a small sincere smile. Sakura just grinned.
"I can't wait to see you on stage! You're going to be wonderful!" Her friend continued. Tomoyo shrugged and smiled, but her attention was somewhere else. Sakura turned and saw that Eriol was dressed as a common folk, in brown sturdy breeches and a plain white cloth that bore ragged holes where the sleeves had once been. His shoes were sensible and stubborn in an old coffee color.
Sakura smiled secretively as she saw her friend staring lightly, but Tomoyo quickly diverted her attention away when she caught herself staring. "Hiiragizawa!" Sakura greeted, adding a bit of surprise in her voice. "You look wonderful, perfectly dressed for a rebel." Eriol smiled softly and nodded in thanks.
"Arigato, Kinomoto," He replied. Then he grinned ruefully. "Although one gets quite unaccustomed to wearing contacts. I keep thinking I'm forgetting my glasses." Sakura laughed.
"But you look good without them," Sakura complimented. "Don't you think so Tomoyo?"
Tomoyo blinked a few times confusedly before mumbling, "Hai hai." Sakura snickered under her breath, seeing how much Tomoyo liked Eriol.
"Well, I should be going. Syaoran and Meiling have just arrived and I told Lei I wouldn't be backstage for long." She declared innocently, wanting to leave the two alone. "Break a leg, Tomoyo." She hugged her best friend tightly. "And you too, Hiiragizawa." Eriol nodded.
As she passed him, she winked knowingly at Eriol. Eriol just smiled casually back and bid her goodbye. They two looked at each other, an uncomfortable yet peaceful silence drifting between the two. People started to crowd around the stage, hurrying to set the props that were needed; the play was about to begin.
"Lady Daidouji, you look wonderful tonight." He smiled. "I look forward acting with you on stage." His smile was handsome and regal, like a prince or even a king. It was captivating, with those bright eyes without glasses, twinkling with some secret. Tomoyo found herself wanting to fall in love with this man who captured her heart so, but at the same time, she just wasn't certain of her thoughts or his about her in any way.
Tomoyo smiled back softly. "Arigato. You look splendid as well. I'll see you then?" Her voice was soft and slightly above a whisper.
Eriol nodded, as if promising her the whole world. "Don't worry, everything will go perfectly." He held her hand and squeezed it lightly reassuringly. Then he lifted her hand and kissed it softly. "Best of luck." He wished before going backstage to help with the others.
As she watched him go, Tomoyo couldn't help but feel a slight fluttering in her heart. She didn't know what to make about him. He was so charming, yet she didn't know if he was pretending or not.
It was Rika who came rushing to her, asking if she was ready and that the play was about to being that broke her from her thoughts. Tomoyo took in a deep breath. This was her dream, to act on the stage.
And she was ready.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your great patience." Rika's voice was heard as the narrator. "The play you've all been waiting for, Midnight Glory, is about to unravel right in front of you with our best actors. Will you all please turn off any electronical devices, like cell phones off so all of us may enjoy this play to its fullest extent. Also, please keep your talking to low level so everyone can hear what is being said onstage even though actors will have head microphones. And I'm sure all of you would love to take pictures, but we don't want flashes to interfere with the play. However, videotaping will be allowed. With that said, please settle down in your seats and the play shall begin. Turn off the house lights please," Rika announced sweetly.
Immediately, the lights were turn off and the auditorium was dark expect for the soft pearly glow of the stage with its curtains drawn. Meiling, who was sitting next to Sakura, grinned at her. Sakura smiled back excitedly. Lei placed his arm around Sakura's shoulders and she leaned back into their comfort.
In a far ago lovely valley, it was an ordinary day for the Leihan Kingdom. It was so ordinary however, that running and hiding became Princess Camilla's specialty. Rika's voice introduced, the curtains rising up to show Tomoyo as Princess Camilla hiding behind a stack of books in the library while voices outside demanding where the princess was, could be heard. Camilla sighed and stood up after the voices fade away.
As she wandered around the room, trying to get peace, twirling a white rose in her fingers, when a soldier broke through the door of the library, demanding her to follow him. She sighed and followed him reluctantly.
This is the last time that I'm ever gonna come here tonight. This is the last time - I will fall into a place that fails us all - inside A rich baritone sang out softly in the background.
Camilla turned, looking out the window one last time sadly. She dropped the white rose on the floor, contrasting to the blood red carpet.
I can see the pain in you. I can see the love in you
A tear slid down the princess's finely smooth cheeks and pooled at the bottom of her chin before dropping silently to the ground.
But fighting all the demons will take time, it will take time. The voice continued to sing. Stay strong for me Princess Camilla the voice prayed, stopping to sing abruptly
Camilla turned away from the window and disappeared behind an iron door. The heavy sound of it being slammed shut rang throughout the castle.
Princess Camilla was not an ordinary girl however. She not only had great beauty and intelligence, she also had magical powers that everyone wanted to take from her. It was her magic that kept the kingdom strong and powerful. Her parents, the king and queen, fed on her magic to protect their country. Princess Camilla's secret of magical powers was kept secret however. Except for one day when the secret flowed out to the common people. Rika's voice continued.
"Let the Princess free!" The young man with azure blue hair yelled, with a whole band of merchants behind him, yelling strike against their kingdom. Using people was unjust, they believed. And what they believed was right, but the king did not see it that way. He was blinded by greed for power.
"Quite!" The king bellowed. "It is because of this gift, this magical gift, that have you been safe. Have you not noticed there has never been war, no insecurities since Princess Camilla's gift has been discovered?" The young man spat at the King's words. How could he call it a gift when he was simply using her?
Unlike the brave leader however, this made the people think and to the young leader's dismay, many of them wandered off to their jobs once more.
"No! Wait!" the young man called. "What the king doing is wrong! Inhuman!" But his cries were unheard by the common people and merchants. "He's using her, can't you see that? All of you are blinded with greed!" The others just glared at him and walked off without another word.
"Kami help me aim true!" the young man rebelled, throwing his dagger towards the king. But the dagger never reached the king. A magical glint made the dagger dissolve into ashes and blew away in the soft breeze.
"Men, capture him and outcast him from society! He does not understand how to be grateful of me!" The king yelled furiously and of smugness that he could not be attacked upon.
"CAMILLA!" The young man screamed, as was being tied down by others. He looked up towards the high room, hoping to see her.
Camilla, locked in her magical cell where her magic was being slowly drained from her woke up startled. Standing up on her toes, she looked out the small window and saw a handsome young man calling her name. Tears rolled down her amethyst colored eyes.
"Rogue," She whispered before collapsing on the floor, dissolved in tears. She was so tired, her magic like her life being drained away that she fell into unconsciousness.
Rogue stood underneath her window as soldiers were roughly binding his hands. He had saw her face, those sweet eyes pouring with emotions she bottled up inside herself. Camilla, be strong, he mouthed.
"Enough with that, traitor. I know the Princess is lovely and all, but quit making a show." The leader scolded mockingly, hitting Rogue on the back hard, making him lose his balance.
"Hey, let's send him off to those mountains up there." One solider suggested. His companions laughed at the suggestion. "But remember, if we see him alive, we do have to kill him." He snickered and turned to Rogue. "Hear that? No more coming here and visiting the Princess."
"Heck yeah! It's beyond the forest outside the kingdom, right?"
"Yeah. It'll probably take us a whole day on horse. Come on, I don't want to miss dinner you know. The king probably will hold a feast for us." The leader commanded. Everyone around him laughed uproariously. The leader then turned to Rogue. "You're sent out to be an outcast, but if any one of us do find you still alive, we have the absolute power to kill you right then. Do you understand this?" He demanded seriously. Rogue looked up with blazing eyes and nodded. Then a solider hit him from behind with the butt of his gun and Rogue crumbled to the ground, falling unconscious.
It was the last time Camilla ever saw him. Rumor had it that he had died. No one could survive living there. A whole year passed before Princess Camilla could stand being weak after being swept away of her magic. She was maturing to be a lovely lady of eighteen and she knew she couldn't survive this kind of life any longer. She needed to escape. There was only one she could trust now.
"Karvia, you know I must leave." Camilla spoke to her maid in waiting quietly. Karvia, a girl with brown mousy hair in a simple maid's clothing nodded. Everyday she would see Camilla coming from her cell, weak and without energy. It pained her to see her like that, considering she was the one who raised Camilla since she was small.
"I know," Her maid answered in a pained manner. "But how, dear? You know that His Majesty will never let you go."
"I have a plan. I've been fighting against the machine so I have a bit of magic in me." Camilla replied.
Karvia sighed, wringing her hands. "Oh, but sweetie, how are you going to live by yourself? Transforming will use up all your energy. I can't leave you like that." Camilla bit her lip, knowing that her maid had spoke correctly. She had planned to transform into bird of some sort, but where would she go? "Besides, if you do want to escape, how will you manage through those magical barriers, made by your own magic?"
Camilla bent her head in dismay. She had tried to run before, but it never worked. That was why she was imprisoned in an isolated room made of stone, a door of strongest metal with only a small window. Before only four hours worth of her magic were taken a day. Now ten hours of it were taken from her, making her unable to resist to the pain. Each day she was carried back into her room to sleep.
"Dear, I'll ask His Majesty tomorrow if I can go up to the mountains beyond the forest for some medicine that I hear will make you more powerful. Knowing him, he might let him considering that it will make him stronger. But dear, you must be able to come to the forests where you won't be tied down by the magic." Karvia just couldn't stand it, everyday seeing the poor girl tossed into the cell and then tossed back into her own room like a rag doll.
"You'll do that Karvia?" Camilla squealed. Karvia smiled through her weary eyes and nodded. Immediately the two hugged.
"You shall go tomorrow early morning. I'll try to break out after a while I'm in the cage, after I've had my lunch they'll send in. The soldiers usually won't check me after that."
"Oh, be careful, Camilla." Karvia prayed. "I love you."
The princess nodded, smiling through her tears. "I love you too."
"Now sleep. We have lots to do tomorrow and I must go see the king now." Karvia pulled the covers around the girl who was a daughter to her. Kissing on her on the forehead, she slipped out the room to face the king.
His majesty, however, gave permission quickly, once he heard that it would increase Camilla's powers that would make his stronger. Karvia had to bite her lip to stop herself from killing this disgusting man who tortured his daughter. Here he was, dressed lavishly with clothing designed with gold and jewels, drinking red wine from a golden cup. His wife beside him was just as disgusting to look at. Her daughter's magic kept her beauty, which is why she did nothing to stop the torturing of Camilla.
Just as the sun was about to rise, Karvia was on horseback, huge bags of stuff with her. The King's men, however, did not question why she had so much stuff with her. They just assumed she was a silly lady who needed a lot of clothing. Karvia left the palace kingdom, the guards by her side, opening the barrier for her to enter to the outside world. She hoped that Camilla would be fine.
Camilla watched her friend leave and disappear behind the shimmering magical barrier that was molded from her magic that was twisted so much it no longer was hers. As she sat down on the cold floor, she could feel her magic leaving her as if her blood was draining out of her. She held the small crystal vial in her hands. That would help her later. Now she had to do her best to keep her consciousness.
Once the guard left her food and she had eaten, she quickly took off her long gown that hid her breeches and shirt underneath. Holding her hands in a prayer with the vial clasped in her hands, she whispered a magical chant. A purple glow blazed around her.
The angels they burn inside for us. Are we ever, are we ever gonna learn to fly the young man voice sang quietly in the background once more.
Guards' voices and footsteps were heard, slamming on the floor.
The devils they burn inside of us. Are we ever gonna come back down, come around. I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold.
Camilla was still blazing in magical forces as the guards tried to stop her. Not being able to touch her, they quickly sent for the King.
This is the last time that I'm ever gonna give in tonight
With a heart, with only one notion to live free, she turned into a white dove and flew out the window, extending her wings for the first time. The guards cursed throwing a white feather on the ground.
"CATCH HER!!!" The king bellowed. "Do NOT let her pass the barrier!"
Are there angels or devils crawling here? I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see
The white dove flew quickly through the air. She only had one chance at this. She flew head first through the magical blaze, hoping that her magical vial would help her break through it.
The king laughed haughtily as he saw the dove losing its powers. It was struggling, wanting to live, like all living creature did.
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
With a last try, the dove flew through the barrier and beyond. She was in freedom.
"GET HER!!!"
She was free.
She
Was
Free.
At last.
But her vision blurred and the dove fell down into the forest below. The white pureness dropping like a stone, heading for the trees below.
-----Outside the play, everyone was watching with excitement. The audience couldn't help gasp as they saw the bird dive down, falling. Sakura was really into it as Meiling was, the two friends clasping their hands worriedly. Syaoran half smiled seeing this. -----
A few months pass by at the Leihan Kingdom was never at peace. The king, without the magical powers had turned gray and old like his wife. The magical barrier was still around their kingdom however, but instead of protecting them, it blocked them from help of others. They even couldn't go out the kingdom. The people rebelled, wanting freedom, but there was nothing their king could do for them. They were trapped in their own world. Yet the King never gave up searching for Camilla.
After the signal that the props were ready, Rika continued. Camilla, however, was blessed that she the trees had broken her fall. When Karvia finally found her, a pearly glow was surrounding her, as if to protect her. Camilla took off her magical vial and hid it beside a river after she was healed. Without it, she no longer had magical powers.
"Camilla, be careful." Karvia cautioned as the girl went outside during the night. They only went out during the night, to be careful that someone might see them. During the day they lived in a small broken down cottage Karvia had found.
"I know, Karvia." Camilla smiled, her face glowing with life. Karvia nodded. Ever since they left, Camilla was so much full of life, but she was quite and secretive person.
As she went along the familiar path, she went down to the river where she had buried her magical vial. Instead of the emptiness that she had expected to see, a beautiful white flower in its place. A single flower, glowing in the darkness.
"Hello," A voice spoke behind her, in the darkness. Camilla jumped, surprised. As in instinct, she immediately blended into the darkness. "I'm sorry did I frighten you?"
Camilla shut her eyes, wanting to be hidden. She didn't want to be known, to be captured. Oh how she had fought for that freedom. What would they do to her when they found out she had no magic? She shuddered at the thought.
"I'm sorry. I'll leave now." The manly voice continued. True to his words, the person walked away. Camilla came out from behind a tree, panting heavily. What if that person had seen her? Would he have sent her home?
She didn't go out to the river for days. Nothing happened however, no one came. It was after the fifth day did she slid out into the darkness. To her surprise, the man was tenderly watering the flower. She quickly stepped back, accidentally cracking a stick beneath her shoe.
The man turned around. "Oh! It's you again."
Camilla just stood there, shocked. He stood up, extending her his hand. It was now she looked at him, dressed in a dirty white shirt with sleeves cut off and reasonable brown breeches. He was barefoot.
"People call me Rogue, who are you?" He asked with a roguish smile on his face.
----At this, Sakura jumped in her seat. "Oh my god!" She whispered surprised. Meiling nodded her head vigorously in agreement. Syaoran laughed to himself. Lei grinned good humorly, but his mind was somewhere else in the play. -----
Camilla's eyes widen slowly. "It can't be," She whispered, a hand covering her mouth. "They told me you were dead. They told me you were outcasted."
Rogue titled his head. "How did you know I was outcasted?" He frowned, not liking how this young lady who knew so much about him. He had thought no one lived here.
"You don't remember me?" She asked her voice soft. Rogue frowned; trying to remember this young lady in front of him with dark purple hair tied up with normal clothing, a shirt and breeches. "I'm Camilla, Rogue. I'm Camilla."
Rogue's eyes widen and he came to her slowly, held her hands. "Oh, Camilla," He whispered, and then hugged the girl tightly to himself.
"Never knew I could feel like this. Like I've never seen the sky before. I want to vanish inside your kiss. Every day I'm loving you more than this. Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings. Telling me to give you everything. Seasons may change, winter to spring. But I love you until the end of time." Rogue sang, his voice drifting over to the forest.
The two quickly formed a strong bond of friendship, and of love. Rika's voice was soothing and soft as on the stage, Camilla and Rogue could be seen laughing and playing by the river always during night. The flower still shinning brightly.
"Come what may. Come what may. I will love you until my dying day." Rogue and Camilla holding hands as they sang their hearts out.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place. Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace." Camilla sang lightly, her feminine voice bringing out her soft features.
"Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste. It all revolves around you. And there's no mountain too high, no river too wide. Sing out this song, I'll be there by your side. Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide. But I love you until the end of time" The two sang in chorus, touching the hearts of all those who heard in the audience.
Rogue was sitting by the river, his arm comfortably wrapped around Camilla's shoulders with her fitting perfectly in the angle of his arm.
"Camilla, you'll meet me here tomorrow, won't you?' Rogue asked, his eyes twinkling with excitement. Camilla nodded, her cheeks flushed.
"Yes, I promise." Rogue smiled and bent down, kissing the girl lightly on the lips before vanishing into the darkness.
----- "Kawaii!" Sakura and Meiling whispered at this moment here. -----
The following night however, Camilla heard of the king's men arriving to the forests that Karvia begged her not to go out that evening. Camilla stayed for a while, biting her lip from worry, praying that Rogue would understand and leave.
But then she remembered. "Karvia, I have to go! Rogue's an outcast, the King men will kill him. Please, Karvia, I love him!" Camilla begged, her eyes watering.
Karvia pulled the girl into a tight embrace. "Go sweet, go. Tell him you love him." She commanded in a fierce whisper. Camilla nodded before dashing out in the night.
"Rogue!" Camilla screamed, seeing that he was being roughly tied beside the riverside. She had come to late. Rogue looked up, his eyes meeting his with sad eyes.
"Gomen," He mouthed to her.
"Get the Princess!" One of the captains bellowed. Camilla had her hands being tied, but she found herself not feeling all of it. Her thoughts were on Rogue.
"Come what may. Come what may." Her voice trembled at first, but then it rose strongly.
Rogue smiled and they sang the last line together. "I will love you until my dying day."
"I love you Camilla." He spoke gently, his azure eyes pooling with emotion. Then the guards shoved him away from Camilla's eyesight.
"Princess, come along. You don't want to see this." One solider told her. But Camilla refused, wanting to see him.
"Under the orders of King Hamlet of the Leihan Kingdom, I hereby announce the capture of Rogue Kay, a prisoner, guilty of treason towards the king. May God bless you for your sins." The captain spoke, as if reciting some boring speech that he had repeated a hundred times or more.
Those few seconds passed like minutes, forever. The moment engraving in her mind forever, watching in horror as they placed a black hood over his head. That was the last time she saw those sweet blue eyes shinning with love and adoration to her only.
Blood splattered on the white flower, staining it forever.
"Princess Camilla, you are to go with us and head towards the castle. His Majesty needs you greatly." The Captain commanded, after bowing to her in respect.
"Give me a day, until tomorrow's night has ended. I will go with you then." Camilla commanded, straightening her back with authority. "Unbind these cords." The soldier who had tied her looked at his captain. The captain nodded and the cords were untied.
"I shall give you until tomorrow, but if you do not come, I know where to find you." He replied. Camilla nodded and went back into her own house.
Karvia threw herself upon Camilla, overcome with tears. Camilla was like stone expressionless after what she had encountered. Rogue was dead. She had no will to live.
"Come what may. Come what may. I will love you until my dying day." Camilla sang the lines over and over again, losing her cheerfulness and kindness. Karvia wept, her heart breaking at the sight.
Camilla stayed around the house all morning, but when night came, she seemed more like herself. "Karvia, I'll be going to the river." She announced lightly. Going over to her best friend, she hugged her tightly. "I love you Karvia."
With that the girl disappeared into the darkness. Karvia watched her go through teary eyes. Morning was about to come and Camilla had not returned. Worried, she set off to find her.
She arrived at the river sparkling with life under the dim light. After calling Camilla for a long white without any response, she finally noticed a different flower in front of the river.
Bending down, she reached out a hand and touched the petals softly. There were two flowers now, intertwined together. But instead of white, they were a bluish purple.
Camilla and Rogue.
Come what may. Come what may. I will love you until my dying day. The two voices could be heard in a distance, flowing up to the mountains.
"You are finally free my loves," Karvia spoke lightly. "These flowers are going to be named after you, midnight glories, for you both were condemned, only able to meet at night."
Yes, the two lovers were finally free in their own world of love. And to this day in a far away valley, Midnight Glories bloom all along the river, but showing itself only at night where they could be free. Rika's voice concluded. The curtains went down and the audience went into a huge wave of applause.
"Encore!" Meiling shouted. Sakura nodded, clapping furiously as she wiped tears off her cheeks.
"That was so wonderful, so sweet!" She praised. "Bravo!"
"You're so emotional," Lei said, handing her a tissue.
"It really was so sad!" Sakura replied, with Meiling nodding in agreement. "Meiling, let's go tell Tomoyo and Eriol how wonderful they were." Her friend nodded and the two girls ran off quickly with Lei and Syaoran behind.
"TOMOYO!" Sakura and Meiling rushed upstage after showing their backstage passes. "You were WONDERFUL!" The two cried in unison.
Tomoyo smiled. "Arigato."
"It was so sweet and emotional," Meiling said, tearing up. Tomoyo smiled and patted her friend on the back.
"I'm so glad that it really was that wonderful. I'm so glad." Tomoyo replied sincerely, her heart touched.
"Really Tomoyo, you had me and Meiling watching with amazed looks." Sakura said with a smile.
"Really Tomoyo," Syaoran mimicked playfully. "You had them gasping and crying and laughing. It was like a movie soundtrack, better yet."
"Li-kun!" Sakura yelled, hitting him playfully on the arm. Syaoran dodged, after all, this girl did know martial arts and it did hurt.
"Well I'm glad it's such a hit. I had so much fun." Tomoyo replied with a bright smile, like an actress that just won an award.
"Where's Hiiragizawa?" Sakura asked Tomoyo. "I want to congratulate him."
"Me too!" Meiling chimed. "And where's Rika? That girl was awesome!"
"He's probably in his room behind the stage changing. He kept whispering to me after each scene how he wanted his glasses back." Tomoyo answered, laughing. "He was always unconsciously pushing his 'glasses' higher up on his nose." Sakura giggled.
"And Rika is right behind you guys," A familiar voice spoke. The friends whirled around to see Rika smiling at them.
"Rika!" Sakura yelled. "You were great!"
"Yeah! You go girl!" Rika smiled at all the attention.
"Arigato. I'm just glad that everyone went so smoothly. We may have a chance of winning, you know Tomoyo."
"Winning?" Syaoran asked. Rika nodded.
"Hai, winning. The play was videotaped and there is a competition held up at Tokyo. Perhaps we may win." She smiled. "Let's go see Hiiragizawa. I want to congratulate him as well. Tomoyo, are you coming?" She asked when Tomoyo stayed behind the group of friends.
Tomoyo smiled and lightly shook her head. "No thanks. I want to change first, if that's okay. I'll catch up with you guys later."
"Do you need help?" Sakura called out. Tomoyo frowned at the thought and pushed her friend back to where everyone else was.
"Iie. Iie. I'll be fine." She stubbornly said. Sakura laughed and nodded.
Tomoyo smiled softly after all her friends, Sakura, Meiling, Rika, and Syaoran left behind to stage to find Eriol. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and started to head back to her room to change. To be Tomoyo Daidouji, not Camilla Leihan.
A voice, calling her name stopped her. She turned around warily, but her eyes widened slightly as she saw him with his golden hair and reddish brown eyes. "What are you doing here Long? Sakura'll be worried."
Lei just shrugged casually, a smile playing on his lips. "Just wanted to say how wonderful you were, Tomoyo." He replied, taking out a single yellow carnation.
Tomoyo stood up regally, facing him. "It's Daidouji to you, Long." She replied shortly.
Lei, however, was unnerved by this. "We're all friends here, aren't we?" he asked simply. "For you." He bowed and offered the sunny carnation to her.
"A yellow carnation symbolizes rejection. Thus, I reject you're offer and I think this conversation is really quite over." Tomoyo replied with a polite voice. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have matters I must attend to and I'm sure you're quite busy as well." With that, she turned around and promptly left for her room.
"Lei! There you are!" Sakura said, running over to him. "Where were you?"
"Just talking to Daidouji. I didn't get to congratulate her since you guys were talking so much," He teased. Sakura just scrunched up her nose.
"Whose the carnation for?" Sakura asked.
"I was planning on giving it to Daidouji, but obviously, as she told me, it means rejection." He replied honestly.
Sakura laughed. "Baka!" She replied, smiling. "Of course it does. Why don't you go back to the gang or something? I'm going to find Tomoyo."
"Do you need a ride home?" He asked.
Sakura shook her silky hair. "Iie. I'm going home with Tomoyo."
"Oh, okay then. See you Monday?" Lei asked, leaving. Sakura nodded.
"Hai. Ja ne, Lei." She called. He just lifted his hand and waved without turning back. She smiled, watching him go before finding Tomoyo off in her room. Sakura walked and paused at Tomoyo's changing room, uncertain whether or not to knock. Finally after a few seconds of scolding herself for being so silly, she knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Tomoyo called, though somehow her voice seemed distracted.
"Sakura."
"Come in."
Sakura opened the door timidly and stepped inside. "Are you alright?" She asked quietly, closing the door shut behind her. Tomoyo looked up, her face tired, yet her eyes contained a sense of confusion and happiness.
"Oh, Sakura," Tomoyo moaned softly, as if she was holding onto Sakura as a lifeline. Her best friend immediately went over to her and hugged her tightly. Tomoyo buried her face into Sakura's embrace tightly.
"What's wrong?" She asked softly, her voice full of concern.
"I don't know. I'm supposed to be happy, I mean I just acted and it was a great success, but I feel lost." Tomoyo replied, sitting in her chair while Sakura sat in another. Sakura nodded, urging her to go on. "During the play, I don't know, I felt myself longing for something. I wanted to be able to live in that period of happiness."
"Was it because Hiiragizawa was there?" Sakura questioned softly, holding her friend's hand tightly in hers. Tomoyo looked up from her lap into friend's deep emerald eyes that were probing her own eyes lightly.
"Sakura?" She nodded. "Is Long faithful to you?" Tomoyo asked suddenly, her voice rising.
Sakura blinked once. And again. "Why, why do you ask that?" She sputtered. "Of course he is Tomoyo-chan."
Tomoyo's smile was sad and wistful. "I know I should be kind to him, but I keep having this feeling that he's a.... player, Sakura." Sakura opened her mouth to speak, but Tomoyo continued. "Oh, Sakura. Gomen. I shouldn't have said that. Really. Gomen."
"Tomoyo, I think you're scared." Sakura replied, her face not showing any bit of anger at what her friend had spoken.
"Scared? Of what? We all have our insecurities."
"I know that." Her friend replied calmly. "But you're scared of falling in love. Of falling in love with Eriol Hiiragizawa."
"Na.. Nani?" Tomoyo whispered. "What are you talking about? Hiiragizawa? Don't be silly."
Sakura smiled and stood up from her seat and walked over to Tomoyo's dressing table. "Aren't these from him?" She asked, picking up a pot of white Gardenias, admiring their beauty.
"It didn't say who it was from."
"Who else would give you flowers? And with such a matching meaning?" Was Sakura's quick response. "Lei obviously has no clue of flowers or he wouldn't have tried to give you that yellow carnation."
"Gomen." Tomoyo said.
"Nani? For what?" Sakura asked. "Oh, you mean about Lei? I guess he knows less about flowers than I expected from him."
"Are you sure he's the one?" Tomoyo questioned, her lily eyes doubtful.
Sakura laughed, yet it was an empty one. "Of course. He's wonderful to me, Tomoyo." She replied. "Now quit changing the subject. What about you and Hiiragizawa?"
"I don't know. What if he's just toying with my feelings?" She replied.
"Oh, Tomoyo." Sakura sighed. "Why don't you give it a chance?" She asked.
Tomoyo didn't reply to that. Her eyes were upon the pot of white Gardenias. Was it really him? Eriol Hiiragizawa? She didn't know what she thought of it. There could be plenty of others who gave her those flowers. Sakura was so insistent that it was him? He never showed that he liked her.
And she certainly didn't like him. At least, that's what she thought.
Sakura watched her best friend, deep in thought. She sighed, worried about everything, her friend and her questions about Lei. She couldn't help thinking whether or not he was a player.
'Don't be silly.' Sakura scolded herself mentally. 'He was the one who gave me hope. He's there when I want to talk and he's totally caring. All I always wanted.'
Pushing Lei back into the corner of her mind, her thoughts fell upon Tomoyo once more and Eriol Hiiragizawa. It was clear to her, from his small actions, that he liked Tomoyo in a secretive way. She knew he didn't dislike her that was for sure. It was so clear to her that the flowers were from him. But how had she known? There was no note.
But the flower meaning of Gardenias somehow made her confident that it was he.
-----I love you in secret. -----
----- Hey! How was it? I know I've been taking forever on updating, but I'm getting pretty busy these days. I hoped you guys liked the play, was really quite short. I had planned on making it shorter, but then decided against it. Hehe. Don't ask me why. Anyhow, so Tomoyo's starting to have feelings for Eriol! Yay! Little background on Tomoyo: Since after the accident, (the one where Sakura got blind and Shin Hua died) she has been quiet and reserved. She spends most of her time with Sakura and the guys she's met have indeed played with her heart because of her looks and talented voice. She's confused of her feelings for Eriol, who has had many girlfriends. She doesn't know what to make of his affections for her. Yep. Hope that made it more explainable about her actions.
This chapter's just been slow and leisurely. Faster chapters with more grip will come later. I just love writing these kind of chapters. Hehe.
Keep the reviews coming; I love them.
Rainbow Dreamer.
-----Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura belongs solely to Clamp. I hold no claims on this fanfiction in any way. The plot, however, is mine and I would like it to remain that way. In other words, no plagiarism you evil little men out there! Hehe.
----- AUTHOR'S NOTE: Hey! Let's see. Just as a little note before you read, this chapter is going to mostly be a play, Tomoyo's play.
A little role cast here: Tomoyo's playing the leading actress as Princess Camilla Leihan. Eriol's playing the leading actor as Rogue. The other people, like the king, queen, Karvia, and others are simply classmates that are not that important.
People talking in the play that is heard on stage but not by the actors on stage are presented like this like the narrator's lines. Other than that, everything will be in the regular "quotation marks." Don't want anyone confused here. Yep.
The play will be like a musical, lots of parts will be sung. These songs are to those great artists out there. So, as a disclaimer, I DON'T own any of them. Angels and Devils belong to Dishwalla. Come What May belong to Moulin Rouge, sung by Nicole Kidman (she's awesome!) and Ewan McGregor.
Happy reading. Rainbow Dreamer.
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----- CHAPTER EIGHT: Midnight Glory
-----"Give all to love; obey thy heart."
-----Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Sakura was pacing around in her room, once in a while stopping to drum her fingers impatiently on the windowsill. Then, she'd resume pacing, occasionally checking herself in her mirror. She was dressed nicely in a beige shirt with a black skirt that pooled around her ankles. Her hair was washed and dried, cascading down to her back. Hidden behind the glossy auburn hair was a pair of dangling earrings, one with a shape of a moon, the other of a sun, which she had bought a few days ago while shopping with Meiling and Tomoyo.
"Kaijuu, will you stop pacing?" Touya asked, amused as he leaned on his younger sister's doorframe. He, like her, was dressed in a semi formal way in a button up dark blue shirt with black pants. "You're making me dizzy." Sakura snorted inelegantly and tossed her hair over her shoulders. But she did stop pacing and waited at her window.
"So, today's Tomoyo Daidouji's big night huh?" he asked. Sakura nodded.
"Yeah. I went to her rehearsal the other day and it was absolutely great! You should have seen her." Sakura answered enthusiastically. "I can't wait to see the whole thing. You're coming right?"
Touya grinned. "Of course I am." He replied. "Are you sure you don't want to come with us? With Okaasan, Otosan and me?" he asked.
Sakura nodded. "Lei promised that he would come pick me up. Besides, I have to wish Tomoyo luck so I have to be there earlier."
Touya nodded. "You still have to be careful with Long, okay?" He reminded. Sakura grinned.
"I know. But he's really nice and handsome, ne?" She replied with a huge smile. Touya nodded slightly.
"Hai. But be careful Sakura. I don't want you to get hurt." He repeated, worrying like a mother hen. He indeed had met Lei Long the other day. He was an okay young man, a bit on the handsomer side, but he wasn't taking any chances that Sakura might get hurt. She was vulnerable as she was, being blind for many years. It made her so much more naïve to the people around her. It was like as if she didn't see the intentions of people some times.
"Oh! He's here!" Sakura exclaimed, waving at the figure walking up to their house. "Bye Touya. Don't worry, I'll be careful." She promised, giving him a kiss on the cheek before running downstairs to greet Lei.
Touya sighed and walked out his sister's room. Her happy voice could be heard as she bid her parents goodbye. When he calmly walked downstairs, they had already left.
"Sakura seems to like Long quite a lot." Touya heard Nadeshiko tell her husband.
"I'm glad she's found someone to love. She's so full of it." Came the reply. Touya smiled softly before walking into his room, not wanting to disturb the conversation.
----- A While Later -----
"Tomoyo, you look wonderful!" Sakura squealed, hugging her best friend who was dressed in an elegant royal blue princess gown with many frills. Her hair was let down with a few braids twisted around, small blue flowers scattered in her hair.
"Arigato Sakura. You look lovely too." Tomoyo replied with a small sincere smile. Sakura just grinned.
"I can't wait to see you on stage! You're going to be wonderful!" Her friend continued. Tomoyo shrugged and smiled, but her attention was somewhere else. Sakura turned and saw that Eriol was dressed as a common folk, in brown sturdy breeches and a plain white cloth that bore ragged holes where the sleeves had once been. His shoes were sensible and stubborn in an old coffee color.
Sakura smiled secretively as she saw her friend staring lightly, but Tomoyo quickly diverted her attention away when she caught herself staring. "Hiiragizawa!" Sakura greeted, adding a bit of surprise in her voice. "You look wonderful, perfectly dressed for a rebel." Eriol smiled softly and nodded in thanks.
"Arigato, Kinomoto," He replied. Then he grinned ruefully. "Although one gets quite unaccustomed to wearing contacts. I keep thinking I'm forgetting my glasses." Sakura laughed.
"But you look good without them," Sakura complimented. "Don't you think so Tomoyo?"
Tomoyo blinked a few times confusedly before mumbling, "Hai hai." Sakura snickered under her breath, seeing how much Tomoyo liked Eriol.
"Well, I should be going. Syaoran and Meiling have just arrived and I told Lei I wouldn't be backstage for long." She declared innocently, wanting to leave the two alone. "Break a leg, Tomoyo." She hugged her best friend tightly. "And you too, Hiiragizawa." Eriol nodded.
As she passed him, she winked knowingly at Eriol. Eriol just smiled casually back and bid her goodbye. They two looked at each other, an uncomfortable yet peaceful silence drifting between the two. People started to crowd around the stage, hurrying to set the props that were needed; the play was about to begin.
"Lady Daidouji, you look wonderful tonight." He smiled. "I look forward acting with you on stage." His smile was handsome and regal, like a prince or even a king. It was captivating, with those bright eyes without glasses, twinkling with some secret. Tomoyo found herself wanting to fall in love with this man who captured her heart so, but at the same time, she just wasn't certain of her thoughts or his about her in any way.
Tomoyo smiled back softly. "Arigato. You look splendid as well. I'll see you then?" Her voice was soft and slightly above a whisper.
Eriol nodded, as if promising her the whole world. "Don't worry, everything will go perfectly." He held her hand and squeezed it lightly reassuringly. Then he lifted her hand and kissed it softly. "Best of luck." He wished before going backstage to help with the others.
As she watched him go, Tomoyo couldn't help but feel a slight fluttering in her heart. She didn't know what to make about him. He was so charming, yet she didn't know if he was pretending or not.
It was Rika who came rushing to her, asking if she was ready and that the play was about to being that broke her from her thoughts. Tomoyo took in a deep breath. This was her dream, to act on the stage.
And she was ready.
"Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for your great patience." Rika's voice was heard as the narrator. "The play you've all been waiting for, Midnight Glory, is about to unravel right in front of you with our best actors. Will you all please turn off any electronical devices, like cell phones off so all of us may enjoy this play to its fullest extent. Also, please keep your talking to low level so everyone can hear what is being said onstage even though actors will have head microphones. And I'm sure all of you would love to take pictures, but we don't want flashes to interfere with the play. However, videotaping will be allowed. With that said, please settle down in your seats and the play shall begin. Turn off the house lights please," Rika announced sweetly.
Immediately, the lights were turn off and the auditorium was dark expect for the soft pearly glow of the stage with its curtains drawn. Meiling, who was sitting next to Sakura, grinned at her. Sakura smiled back excitedly. Lei placed his arm around Sakura's shoulders and she leaned back into their comfort.
In a far ago lovely valley, it was an ordinary day for the Leihan Kingdom. It was so ordinary however, that running and hiding became Princess Camilla's specialty. Rika's voice introduced, the curtains rising up to show Tomoyo as Princess Camilla hiding behind a stack of books in the library while voices outside demanding where the princess was, could be heard. Camilla sighed and stood up after the voices fade away.
As she wandered around the room, trying to get peace, twirling a white rose in her fingers, when a soldier broke through the door of the library, demanding her to follow him. She sighed and followed him reluctantly.
This is the last time that I'm ever gonna come here tonight. This is the last time - I will fall into a place that fails us all - inside A rich baritone sang out softly in the background.
Camilla turned, looking out the window one last time sadly. She dropped the white rose on the floor, contrasting to the blood red carpet.
I can see the pain in you. I can see the love in you
A tear slid down the princess's finely smooth cheeks and pooled at the bottom of her chin before dropping silently to the ground.
But fighting all the demons will take time, it will take time. The voice continued to sing. Stay strong for me Princess Camilla the voice prayed, stopping to sing abruptly
Camilla turned away from the window and disappeared behind an iron door. The heavy sound of it being slammed shut rang throughout the castle.
Princess Camilla was not an ordinary girl however. She not only had great beauty and intelligence, she also had magical powers that everyone wanted to take from her. It was her magic that kept the kingdom strong and powerful. Her parents, the king and queen, fed on her magic to protect their country. Princess Camilla's secret of magical powers was kept secret however. Except for one day when the secret flowed out to the common people. Rika's voice continued.
"Let the Princess free!" The young man with azure blue hair yelled, with a whole band of merchants behind him, yelling strike against their kingdom. Using people was unjust, they believed. And what they believed was right, but the king did not see it that way. He was blinded by greed for power.
"Quite!" The king bellowed. "It is because of this gift, this magical gift, that have you been safe. Have you not noticed there has never been war, no insecurities since Princess Camilla's gift has been discovered?" The young man spat at the King's words. How could he call it a gift when he was simply using her?
Unlike the brave leader however, this made the people think and to the young leader's dismay, many of them wandered off to their jobs once more.
"No! Wait!" the young man called. "What the king doing is wrong! Inhuman!" But his cries were unheard by the common people and merchants. "He's using her, can't you see that? All of you are blinded with greed!" The others just glared at him and walked off without another word.
"Kami help me aim true!" the young man rebelled, throwing his dagger towards the king. But the dagger never reached the king. A magical glint made the dagger dissolve into ashes and blew away in the soft breeze.
"Men, capture him and outcast him from society! He does not understand how to be grateful of me!" The king yelled furiously and of smugness that he could not be attacked upon.
"CAMILLA!" The young man screamed, as was being tied down by others. He looked up towards the high room, hoping to see her.
Camilla, locked in her magical cell where her magic was being slowly drained from her woke up startled. Standing up on her toes, she looked out the small window and saw a handsome young man calling her name. Tears rolled down her amethyst colored eyes.
"Rogue," She whispered before collapsing on the floor, dissolved in tears. She was so tired, her magic like her life being drained away that she fell into unconsciousness.
Rogue stood underneath her window as soldiers were roughly binding his hands. He had saw her face, those sweet eyes pouring with emotions she bottled up inside herself. Camilla, be strong, he mouthed.
"Enough with that, traitor. I know the Princess is lovely and all, but quit making a show." The leader scolded mockingly, hitting Rogue on the back hard, making him lose his balance.
"Hey, let's send him off to those mountains up there." One solider suggested. His companions laughed at the suggestion. "But remember, if we see him alive, we do have to kill him." He snickered and turned to Rogue. "Hear that? No more coming here and visiting the Princess."
"Heck yeah! It's beyond the forest outside the kingdom, right?"
"Yeah. It'll probably take us a whole day on horse. Come on, I don't want to miss dinner you know. The king probably will hold a feast for us." The leader commanded. Everyone around him laughed uproariously. The leader then turned to Rogue. "You're sent out to be an outcast, but if any one of us do find you still alive, we have the absolute power to kill you right then. Do you understand this?" He demanded seriously. Rogue looked up with blazing eyes and nodded. Then a solider hit him from behind with the butt of his gun and Rogue crumbled to the ground, falling unconscious.
It was the last time Camilla ever saw him. Rumor had it that he had died. No one could survive living there. A whole year passed before Princess Camilla could stand being weak after being swept away of her magic. She was maturing to be a lovely lady of eighteen and she knew she couldn't survive this kind of life any longer. She needed to escape. There was only one she could trust now.
"Karvia, you know I must leave." Camilla spoke to her maid in waiting quietly. Karvia, a girl with brown mousy hair in a simple maid's clothing nodded. Everyday she would see Camilla coming from her cell, weak and without energy. It pained her to see her like that, considering she was the one who raised Camilla since she was small.
"I know," Her maid answered in a pained manner. "But how, dear? You know that His Majesty will never let you go."
"I have a plan. I've been fighting against the machine so I have a bit of magic in me." Camilla replied.
Karvia sighed, wringing her hands. "Oh, but sweetie, how are you going to live by yourself? Transforming will use up all your energy. I can't leave you like that." Camilla bit her lip, knowing that her maid had spoke correctly. She had planned to transform into bird of some sort, but where would she go? "Besides, if you do want to escape, how will you manage through those magical barriers, made by your own magic?"
Camilla bent her head in dismay. She had tried to run before, but it never worked. That was why she was imprisoned in an isolated room made of stone, a door of strongest metal with only a small window. Before only four hours worth of her magic were taken a day. Now ten hours of it were taken from her, making her unable to resist to the pain. Each day she was carried back into her room to sleep.
"Dear, I'll ask His Majesty tomorrow if I can go up to the mountains beyond the forest for some medicine that I hear will make you more powerful. Knowing him, he might let him considering that it will make him stronger. But dear, you must be able to come to the forests where you won't be tied down by the magic." Karvia just couldn't stand it, everyday seeing the poor girl tossed into the cell and then tossed back into her own room like a rag doll.
"You'll do that Karvia?" Camilla squealed. Karvia smiled through her weary eyes and nodded. Immediately the two hugged.
"You shall go tomorrow early morning. I'll try to break out after a while I'm in the cage, after I've had my lunch they'll send in. The soldiers usually won't check me after that."
"Oh, be careful, Camilla." Karvia prayed. "I love you."
The princess nodded, smiling through her tears. "I love you too."
"Now sleep. We have lots to do tomorrow and I must go see the king now." Karvia pulled the covers around the girl who was a daughter to her. Kissing on her on the forehead, she slipped out the room to face the king.
His majesty, however, gave permission quickly, once he heard that it would increase Camilla's powers that would make his stronger. Karvia had to bite her lip to stop herself from killing this disgusting man who tortured his daughter. Here he was, dressed lavishly with clothing designed with gold and jewels, drinking red wine from a golden cup. His wife beside him was just as disgusting to look at. Her daughter's magic kept her beauty, which is why she did nothing to stop the torturing of Camilla.
Just as the sun was about to rise, Karvia was on horseback, huge bags of stuff with her. The King's men, however, did not question why she had so much stuff with her. They just assumed she was a silly lady who needed a lot of clothing. Karvia left the palace kingdom, the guards by her side, opening the barrier for her to enter to the outside world. She hoped that Camilla would be fine.
Camilla watched her friend leave and disappear behind the shimmering magical barrier that was molded from her magic that was twisted so much it no longer was hers. As she sat down on the cold floor, she could feel her magic leaving her as if her blood was draining out of her. She held the small crystal vial in her hands. That would help her later. Now she had to do her best to keep her consciousness.
Once the guard left her food and she had eaten, she quickly took off her long gown that hid her breeches and shirt underneath. Holding her hands in a prayer with the vial clasped in her hands, she whispered a magical chant. A purple glow blazed around her.
The angels they burn inside for us. Are we ever, are we ever gonna learn to fly the young man voice sang quietly in the background once more.
Guards' voices and footsteps were heard, slamming on the floor.
The devils they burn inside of us. Are we ever gonna come back down, come around. I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold.
Camilla was still blazing in magical forces as the guards tried to stop her. Not being able to touch her, they quickly sent for the King.
This is the last time that I'm ever gonna give in tonight
With a heart, with only one notion to live free, she turned into a white dove and flew out the window, extending her wings for the first time. The guards cursed throwing a white feather on the ground.
"CATCH HER!!!" The king bellowed. "Do NOT let her pass the barrier!"
Are there angels or devils crawling here? I just want to know what blurs and what is clear - to see
The white dove flew quickly through the air. She only had one chance at this. She flew head first through the magical blaze, hoping that her magical vial would help her break through it.
The king laughed haughtily as he saw the dove losing its powers. It was struggling, wanting to live, like all living creature did.
I'm always gonna worry about the things that could make us cold
With a last try, the dove flew through the barrier and beyond. She was in freedom.
"GET HER!!!"
She was free.
She
Was
Free.
At last.
But her vision blurred and the dove fell down into the forest below. The white pureness dropping like a stone, heading for the trees below.
-----Outside the play, everyone was watching with excitement. The audience couldn't help gasp as they saw the bird dive down, falling. Sakura was really into it as Meiling was, the two friends clasping their hands worriedly. Syaoran half smiled seeing this. -----
A few months pass by at the Leihan Kingdom was never at peace. The king, without the magical powers had turned gray and old like his wife. The magical barrier was still around their kingdom however, but instead of protecting them, it blocked them from help of others. They even couldn't go out the kingdom. The people rebelled, wanting freedom, but there was nothing their king could do for them. They were trapped in their own world. Yet the King never gave up searching for Camilla.
After the signal that the props were ready, Rika continued. Camilla, however, was blessed that she the trees had broken her fall. When Karvia finally found her, a pearly glow was surrounding her, as if to protect her. Camilla took off her magical vial and hid it beside a river after she was healed. Without it, she no longer had magical powers.
"Camilla, be careful." Karvia cautioned as the girl went outside during the night. They only went out during the night, to be careful that someone might see them. During the day they lived in a small broken down cottage Karvia had found.
"I know, Karvia." Camilla smiled, her face glowing with life. Karvia nodded. Ever since they left, Camilla was so much full of life, but she was quite and secretive person.
As she went along the familiar path, she went down to the river where she had buried her magical vial. Instead of the emptiness that she had expected to see, a beautiful white flower in its place. A single flower, glowing in the darkness.
"Hello," A voice spoke behind her, in the darkness. Camilla jumped, surprised. As in instinct, she immediately blended into the darkness. "I'm sorry did I frighten you?"
Camilla shut her eyes, wanting to be hidden. She didn't want to be known, to be captured. Oh how she had fought for that freedom. What would they do to her when they found out she had no magic? She shuddered at the thought.
"I'm sorry. I'll leave now." The manly voice continued. True to his words, the person walked away. Camilla came out from behind a tree, panting heavily. What if that person had seen her? Would he have sent her home?
She didn't go out to the river for days. Nothing happened however, no one came. It was after the fifth day did she slid out into the darkness. To her surprise, the man was tenderly watering the flower. She quickly stepped back, accidentally cracking a stick beneath her shoe.
The man turned around. "Oh! It's you again."
Camilla just stood there, shocked. He stood up, extending her his hand. It was now she looked at him, dressed in a dirty white shirt with sleeves cut off and reasonable brown breeches. He was barefoot.
"People call me Rogue, who are you?" He asked with a roguish smile on his face.
----At this, Sakura jumped in her seat. "Oh my god!" She whispered surprised. Meiling nodded her head vigorously in agreement. Syaoran laughed to himself. Lei grinned good humorly, but his mind was somewhere else in the play. -----
Camilla's eyes widen slowly. "It can't be," She whispered, a hand covering her mouth. "They told me you were dead. They told me you were outcasted."
Rogue titled his head. "How did you know I was outcasted?" He frowned, not liking how this young lady who knew so much about him. He had thought no one lived here.
"You don't remember me?" She asked her voice soft. Rogue frowned; trying to remember this young lady in front of him with dark purple hair tied up with normal clothing, a shirt and breeches. "I'm Camilla, Rogue. I'm Camilla."
Rogue's eyes widen and he came to her slowly, held her hands. "Oh, Camilla," He whispered, and then hugged the girl tightly to himself.
"Never knew I could feel like this. Like I've never seen the sky before. I want to vanish inside your kiss. Every day I'm loving you more than this. Listen to my heart, can you hear it sings. Telling me to give you everything. Seasons may change, winter to spring. But I love you until the end of time." Rogue sang, his voice drifting over to the forest.
The two quickly formed a strong bond of friendship, and of love. Rika's voice was soothing and soft as on the stage, Camilla and Rogue could be seen laughing and playing by the river always during night. The flower still shinning brightly.
"Come what may. Come what may. I will love you until my dying day." Rogue and Camilla holding hands as they sang their hearts out.
"Suddenly the world seems such a perfect place. Suddenly it moves with such a perfect grace." Camilla sang lightly, her feminine voice bringing out her soft features.
"Suddenly my life doesn't seem such a waste. It all revolves around you. And there's no mountain too high, no river too wide. Sing out this song, I'll be there by your side. Storm clouds may gather and stars may collide. But I love you until the end of time" The two sang in chorus, touching the hearts of all those who heard in the audience.
Rogue was sitting by the river, his arm comfortably wrapped around Camilla's shoulders with her fitting perfectly in the angle of his arm.
"Camilla, you'll meet me here tomorrow, won't you?' Rogue asked, his eyes twinkling with excitement. Camilla nodded, her cheeks flushed.
"Yes, I promise." Rogue smiled and bent down, kissing the girl lightly on the lips before vanishing into the darkness.
----- "Kawaii!" Sakura and Meiling whispered at this moment here. -----
The following night however, Camilla heard of the king's men arriving to the forests that Karvia begged her not to go out that evening. Camilla stayed for a while, biting her lip from worry, praying that Rogue would understand and leave.
But then she remembered. "Karvia, I have to go! Rogue's an outcast, the King men will kill him. Please, Karvia, I love him!" Camilla begged, her eyes watering.
Karvia pulled the girl into a tight embrace. "Go sweet, go. Tell him you love him." She commanded in a fierce whisper. Camilla nodded before dashing out in the night.
"Rogue!" Camilla screamed, seeing that he was being roughly tied beside the riverside. She had come to late. Rogue looked up, his eyes meeting his with sad eyes.
"Gomen," He mouthed to her.
"Get the Princess!" One of the captains bellowed. Camilla had her hands being tied, but she found herself not feeling all of it. Her thoughts were on Rogue.
"Come what may. Come what may." Her voice trembled at first, but then it rose strongly.
Rogue smiled and they sang the last line together. "I will love you until my dying day."
"I love you Camilla." He spoke gently, his azure eyes pooling with emotion. Then the guards shoved him away from Camilla's eyesight.
"Princess, come along. You don't want to see this." One solider told her. But Camilla refused, wanting to see him.
"Under the orders of King Hamlet of the Leihan Kingdom, I hereby announce the capture of Rogue Kay, a prisoner, guilty of treason towards the king. May God bless you for your sins." The captain spoke, as if reciting some boring speech that he had repeated a hundred times or more.
Those few seconds passed like minutes, forever. The moment engraving in her mind forever, watching in horror as they placed a black hood over his head. That was the last time she saw those sweet blue eyes shinning with love and adoration to her only.
Blood splattered on the white flower, staining it forever.
"Princess Camilla, you are to go with us and head towards the castle. His Majesty needs you greatly." The Captain commanded, after bowing to her in respect.
"Give me a day, until tomorrow's night has ended. I will go with you then." Camilla commanded, straightening her back with authority. "Unbind these cords." The soldier who had tied her looked at his captain. The captain nodded and the cords were untied.
"I shall give you until tomorrow, but if you do not come, I know where to find you." He replied. Camilla nodded and went back into her own house.
Karvia threw herself upon Camilla, overcome with tears. Camilla was like stone expressionless after what she had encountered. Rogue was dead. She had no will to live.
"Come what may. Come what may. I will love you until my dying day." Camilla sang the lines over and over again, losing her cheerfulness and kindness. Karvia wept, her heart breaking at the sight.
Camilla stayed around the house all morning, but when night came, she seemed more like herself. "Karvia, I'll be going to the river." She announced lightly. Going over to her best friend, she hugged her tightly. "I love you Karvia."
With that the girl disappeared into the darkness. Karvia watched her go through teary eyes. Morning was about to come and Camilla had not returned. Worried, she set off to find her.
She arrived at the river sparkling with life under the dim light. After calling Camilla for a long white without any response, she finally noticed a different flower in front of the river.
Bending down, she reached out a hand and touched the petals softly. There were two flowers now, intertwined together. But instead of white, they were a bluish purple.
Camilla and Rogue.
Come what may. Come what may. I will love you until my dying day. The two voices could be heard in a distance, flowing up to the mountains.
"You are finally free my loves," Karvia spoke lightly. "These flowers are going to be named after you, midnight glories, for you both were condemned, only able to meet at night."
Yes, the two lovers were finally free in their own world of love. And to this day in a far away valley, Midnight Glories bloom all along the river, but showing itself only at night where they could be free. Rika's voice concluded. The curtains went down and the audience went into a huge wave of applause.
"Encore!" Meiling shouted. Sakura nodded, clapping furiously as she wiped tears off her cheeks.
"That was so wonderful, so sweet!" She praised. "Bravo!"
"You're so emotional," Lei said, handing her a tissue.
"It really was so sad!" Sakura replied, with Meiling nodding in agreement. "Meiling, let's go tell Tomoyo and Eriol how wonderful they were." Her friend nodded and the two girls ran off quickly with Lei and Syaoran behind.
"TOMOYO!" Sakura and Meiling rushed upstage after showing their backstage passes. "You were WONDERFUL!" The two cried in unison.
Tomoyo smiled. "Arigato."
"It was so sweet and emotional," Meiling said, tearing up. Tomoyo smiled and patted her friend on the back.
"I'm so glad that it really was that wonderful. I'm so glad." Tomoyo replied sincerely, her heart touched.
"Really Tomoyo, you had me and Meiling watching with amazed looks." Sakura said with a smile.
"Really Tomoyo," Syaoran mimicked playfully. "You had them gasping and crying and laughing. It was like a movie soundtrack, better yet."
"Li-kun!" Sakura yelled, hitting him playfully on the arm. Syaoran dodged, after all, this girl did know martial arts and it did hurt.
"Well I'm glad it's such a hit. I had so much fun." Tomoyo replied with a bright smile, like an actress that just won an award.
"Where's Hiiragizawa?" Sakura asked Tomoyo. "I want to congratulate him."
"Me too!" Meiling chimed. "And where's Rika? That girl was awesome!"
"He's probably in his room behind the stage changing. He kept whispering to me after each scene how he wanted his glasses back." Tomoyo answered, laughing. "He was always unconsciously pushing his 'glasses' higher up on his nose." Sakura giggled.
"And Rika is right behind you guys," A familiar voice spoke. The friends whirled around to see Rika smiling at them.
"Rika!" Sakura yelled. "You were great!"
"Yeah! You go girl!" Rika smiled at all the attention.
"Arigato. I'm just glad that everyone went so smoothly. We may have a chance of winning, you know Tomoyo."
"Winning?" Syaoran asked. Rika nodded.
"Hai, winning. The play was videotaped and there is a competition held up at Tokyo. Perhaps we may win." She smiled. "Let's go see Hiiragizawa. I want to congratulate him as well. Tomoyo, are you coming?" She asked when Tomoyo stayed behind the group of friends.
Tomoyo smiled and lightly shook her head. "No thanks. I want to change first, if that's okay. I'll catch up with you guys later."
"Do you need help?" Sakura called out. Tomoyo frowned at the thought and pushed her friend back to where everyone else was.
"Iie. Iie. I'll be fine." She stubbornly said. Sakura laughed and nodded.
Tomoyo smiled softly after all her friends, Sakura, Meiling, Rika, and Syaoran left behind to stage to find Eriol. Closing her eyes, she took a deep breath and started to head back to her room to change. To be Tomoyo Daidouji, not Camilla Leihan.
A voice, calling her name stopped her. She turned around warily, but her eyes widened slightly as she saw him with his golden hair and reddish brown eyes. "What are you doing here Long? Sakura'll be worried."
Lei just shrugged casually, a smile playing on his lips. "Just wanted to say how wonderful you were, Tomoyo." He replied, taking out a single yellow carnation.
Tomoyo stood up regally, facing him. "It's Daidouji to you, Long." She replied shortly.
Lei, however, was unnerved by this. "We're all friends here, aren't we?" he asked simply. "For you." He bowed and offered the sunny carnation to her.
"A yellow carnation symbolizes rejection. Thus, I reject you're offer and I think this conversation is really quite over." Tomoyo replied with a polite voice. "Now if you'll excuse me, I have matters I must attend to and I'm sure you're quite busy as well." With that, she turned around and promptly left for her room.
"Lei! There you are!" Sakura said, running over to him. "Where were you?"
"Just talking to Daidouji. I didn't get to congratulate her since you guys were talking so much," He teased. Sakura just scrunched up her nose.
"Whose the carnation for?" Sakura asked.
"I was planning on giving it to Daidouji, but obviously, as she told me, it means rejection." He replied honestly.
Sakura laughed. "Baka!" She replied, smiling. "Of course it does. Why don't you go back to the gang or something? I'm going to find Tomoyo."
"Do you need a ride home?" He asked.
Sakura shook her silky hair. "Iie. I'm going home with Tomoyo."
"Oh, okay then. See you Monday?" Lei asked, leaving. Sakura nodded.
"Hai. Ja ne, Lei." She called. He just lifted his hand and waved without turning back. She smiled, watching him go before finding Tomoyo off in her room. Sakura walked and paused at Tomoyo's changing room, uncertain whether or not to knock. Finally after a few seconds of scolding herself for being so silly, she knocked on the door.
"Who is it?" Tomoyo called, though somehow her voice seemed distracted.
"Sakura."
"Come in."
Sakura opened the door timidly and stepped inside. "Are you alright?" She asked quietly, closing the door shut behind her. Tomoyo looked up, her face tired, yet her eyes contained a sense of confusion and happiness.
"Oh, Sakura," Tomoyo moaned softly, as if she was holding onto Sakura as a lifeline. Her best friend immediately went over to her and hugged her tightly. Tomoyo buried her face into Sakura's embrace tightly.
"What's wrong?" She asked softly, her voice full of concern.
"I don't know. I'm supposed to be happy, I mean I just acted and it was a great success, but I feel lost." Tomoyo replied, sitting in her chair while Sakura sat in another. Sakura nodded, urging her to go on. "During the play, I don't know, I felt myself longing for something. I wanted to be able to live in that period of happiness."
"Was it because Hiiragizawa was there?" Sakura questioned softly, holding her friend's hand tightly in hers. Tomoyo looked up from her lap into friend's deep emerald eyes that were probing her own eyes lightly.
"Sakura?" She nodded. "Is Long faithful to you?" Tomoyo asked suddenly, her voice rising.
Sakura blinked once. And again. "Why, why do you ask that?" She sputtered. "Of course he is Tomoyo-chan."
Tomoyo's smile was sad and wistful. "I know I should be kind to him, but I keep having this feeling that he's a.... player, Sakura." Sakura opened her mouth to speak, but Tomoyo continued. "Oh, Sakura. Gomen. I shouldn't have said that. Really. Gomen."
"Tomoyo, I think you're scared." Sakura replied, her face not showing any bit of anger at what her friend had spoken.
"Scared? Of what? We all have our insecurities."
"I know that." Her friend replied calmly. "But you're scared of falling in love. Of falling in love with Eriol Hiiragizawa."
"Na.. Nani?" Tomoyo whispered. "What are you talking about? Hiiragizawa? Don't be silly."
Sakura smiled and stood up from her seat and walked over to Tomoyo's dressing table. "Aren't these from him?" She asked, picking up a pot of white Gardenias, admiring their beauty.
"It didn't say who it was from."
"Who else would give you flowers? And with such a matching meaning?" Was Sakura's quick response. "Lei obviously has no clue of flowers or he wouldn't have tried to give you that yellow carnation."
"Gomen." Tomoyo said.
"Nani? For what?" Sakura asked. "Oh, you mean about Lei? I guess he knows less about flowers than I expected from him."
"Are you sure he's the one?" Tomoyo questioned, her lily eyes doubtful.
Sakura laughed, yet it was an empty one. "Of course. He's wonderful to me, Tomoyo." She replied. "Now quit changing the subject. What about you and Hiiragizawa?"
"I don't know. What if he's just toying with my feelings?" She replied.
"Oh, Tomoyo." Sakura sighed. "Why don't you give it a chance?" She asked.
Tomoyo didn't reply to that. Her eyes were upon the pot of white Gardenias. Was it really him? Eriol Hiiragizawa? She didn't know what she thought of it. There could be plenty of others who gave her those flowers. Sakura was so insistent that it was him? He never showed that he liked her.
And she certainly didn't like him. At least, that's what she thought.
Sakura watched her best friend, deep in thought. She sighed, worried about everything, her friend and her questions about Lei. She couldn't help thinking whether or not he was a player.
'Don't be silly.' Sakura scolded herself mentally. 'He was the one who gave me hope. He's there when I want to talk and he's totally caring. All I always wanted.'
Pushing Lei back into the corner of her mind, her thoughts fell upon Tomoyo once more and Eriol Hiiragizawa. It was clear to her, from his small actions, that he liked Tomoyo in a secretive way. She knew he didn't dislike her that was for sure. It was so clear to her that the flowers were from him. But how had she known? There was no note.
But the flower meaning of Gardenias somehow made her confident that it was he.
-----I love you in secret. -----
----- Hey! How was it? I know I've been taking forever on updating, but I'm getting pretty busy these days. I hoped you guys liked the play, was really quite short. I had planned on making it shorter, but then decided against it. Hehe. Don't ask me why. Anyhow, so Tomoyo's starting to have feelings for Eriol! Yay! Little background on Tomoyo: Since after the accident, (the one where Sakura got blind and Shin Hua died) she has been quiet and reserved. She spends most of her time with Sakura and the guys she's met have indeed played with her heart because of her looks and talented voice. She's confused of her feelings for Eriol, who has had many girlfriends. She doesn't know what to make of his affections for her. Yep. Hope that made it more explainable about her actions.
This chapter's just been slow and leisurely. Faster chapters with more grip will come later. I just love writing these kind of chapters. Hehe.
Keep the reviews coming; I love them.
Rainbow Dreamer.