From Princess to Servant
Chapter SIX
"Pr...Mr. Li! How good to see you again...what may I do to help you sir?" The innkeeper asked, a surprised expression on his face.
"Get a room for this lady here." The stranger replied, with his usual icy- cold voice, as he motioned to Sakura.
"Yes sir." The innkeeper quickly replied, "Follow me, lady"
Sakura followed that innkeeper to a room upstairs. Much to her surprised, the stranger, Mr. Li did not follow, and instead, he had walked out of the inn and into the cold street.
Curious, Sakura asked the innkeeper as they were walking up the stairs, "Who is he? Mr. Li, I mean."
The innkeeper looked at Sakura, dumbfounded. "You mean you don't know who the prince of the Li kingdom is?"
Sakura gasped. "He's the prince?!"
"Yes, indeed."
"I didn't know..."
"Prince Li likes to keep his identity a secret. He is, after all, not allowed out of the palace unless with bodyguards."
"But I didn't see any bodyguards..." Sakura said, her heart pounding. She had knocked into a prince without even knowing!
"As I said, Prince Li likes to keep his identity a secret and having bodyguards around him would not help."
"But..." Sakura was slightly confused, "how did he go out of the palace if he isn't allowed to go out of it without guards?"
"He seeks out of course! Now don't you go telling everyone and dare say that I told you this!" The innkeeper said, his voice becoming threatening.
"Ok..."Sakura said as she thought that it was better if she kept quiet for now.
"Here's your room."
"Thanks." Sakura quickly muttered before rushing into the room and closing the wooden door.
The next thing she knew, the sight of the room overwhelmed Sakura. It wasn't as cozy or as big as her room at home, but it was definitely much more than she had expected. There were several Chinese antique and right at the center of the room was a round wooden table where a candle stood, waiting to be lit. The bed was also wooden, but there were carvings of mystical creatures on it. The pillow and quilt were embroidered with flower patterns that Sakura was sure, had taken a long time to be sewed on.
As soon as she felt the smooth fabric of the quilt, Sakura started feeling sleepy. And a few moments later, she was fast asleep, cuddled under the warm cloth.
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"Wake up."
Sakura felt a hand shaking her by her shoulder. Opening her sleepy eyes, she saw a blur figure. It took awhile before her eyes got adjusted to the light. Finally, she saw that the blur figure was the stranger that had helped her last night. It was then did she remember what the innkeeper had told her. 'He's the prince!' Sakura could not help but panic. What was she to do?
"Hey, if you want to sign up to be a servant in the palace, you've got to go now." Sakura looked up at the amber-eyed boy.
"Why are you helping me?" Sakura blurted out.
The prince's eyebrow rose, surprised by the question. He then replied, "If I hadn't help you, you did be freezing on the streets. Now get up or you might never get the chance to be a servant. Today's the last day to sign up."
"Hoe?! The last day?" Sakura quickly got up and in a few minutes time, she was feeling fresh and ready to face any challenges ahead.
"Come on..." the prince said exasperatedly.
The both of then left the inn and walked into the bright sunshine. Sakura breathed in the fresh air of the early morning. Then, she realized something. What was the prince doing in her room? Turning her head, she asked, frowning with confusion, "Why were you in my room?"
The prince looked at her for a second before saying, "Why are you asking so many stupid questions? I was in your room because I had to wake you up and show you where the palace is. Unless you already know where it is?" There was a quizzical expression on his face.
"I...sorry..." Sakura did not know how to answer.
The smirk reappeared on the prince's face.
There was now silence between the both of them as they continued to walk. Sakura felt uneasy about the silence and wanting to start a conversation, asked, "How far is the palace away from here?"
"Not very far."
"Oh..." Sakura's plan to break the silence did not go very well.
Just then, the prince stopped. "This is the furthest I can bring you. Keep walking straight and you'll find the palace. See you later."
Sakura was about to bid him farewell when she realized that he had long vanished down the street.
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Author's notes: That's it.please review!!! I know this chapter isn't really nice.just review please?
Chapter SIX
"Pr...Mr. Li! How good to see you again...what may I do to help you sir?" The innkeeper asked, a surprised expression on his face.
"Get a room for this lady here." The stranger replied, with his usual icy- cold voice, as he motioned to Sakura.
"Yes sir." The innkeeper quickly replied, "Follow me, lady"
Sakura followed that innkeeper to a room upstairs. Much to her surprised, the stranger, Mr. Li did not follow, and instead, he had walked out of the inn and into the cold street.
Curious, Sakura asked the innkeeper as they were walking up the stairs, "Who is he? Mr. Li, I mean."
The innkeeper looked at Sakura, dumbfounded. "You mean you don't know who the prince of the Li kingdom is?"
Sakura gasped. "He's the prince?!"
"Yes, indeed."
"I didn't know..."
"Prince Li likes to keep his identity a secret. He is, after all, not allowed out of the palace unless with bodyguards."
"But I didn't see any bodyguards..." Sakura said, her heart pounding. She had knocked into a prince without even knowing!
"As I said, Prince Li likes to keep his identity a secret and having bodyguards around him would not help."
"But..." Sakura was slightly confused, "how did he go out of the palace if he isn't allowed to go out of it without guards?"
"He seeks out of course! Now don't you go telling everyone and dare say that I told you this!" The innkeeper said, his voice becoming threatening.
"Ok..."Sakura said as she thought that it was better if she kept quiet for now.
"Here's your room."
"Thanks." Sakura quickly muttered before rushing into the room and closing the wooden door.
The next thing she knew, the sight of the room overwhelmed Sakura. It wasn't as cozy or as big as her room at home, but it was definitely much more than she had expected. There were several Chinese antique and right at the center of the room was a round wooden table where a candle stood, waiting to be lit. The bed was also wooden, but there were carvings of mystical creatures on it. The pillow and quilt were embroidered with flower patterns that Sakura was sure, had taken a long time to be sewed on.
As soon as she felt the smooth fabric of the quilt, Sakura started feeling sleepy. And a few moments later, she was fast asleep, cuddled under the warm cloth.
~*~
"Wake up."
Sakura felt a hand shaking her by her shoulder. Opening her sleepy eyes, she saw a blur figure. It took awhile before her eyes got adjusted to the light. Finally, she saw that the blur figure was the stranger that had helped her last night. It was then did she remember what the innkeeper had told her. 'He's the prince!' Sakura could not help but panic. What was she to do?
"Hey, if you want to sign up to be a servant in the palace, you've got to go now." Sakura looked up at the amber-eyed boy.
"Why are you helping me?" Sakura blurted out.
The prince's eyebrow rose, surprised by the question. He then replied, "If I hadn't help you, you did be freezing on the streets. Now get up or you might never get the chance to be a servant. Today's the last day to sign up."
"Hoe?! The last day?" Sakura quickly got up and in a few minutes time, she was feeling fresh and ready to face any challenges ahead.
"Come on..." the prince said exasperatedly.
The both of then left the inn and walked into the bright sunshine. Sakura breathed in the fresh air of the early morning. Then, she realized something. What was the prince doing in her room? Turning her head, she asked, frowning with confusion, "Why were you in my room?"
The prince looked at her for a second before saying, "Why are you asking so many stupid questions? I was in your room because I had to wake you up and show you where the palace is. Unless you already know where it is?" There was a quizzical expression on his face.
"I...sorry..." Sakura did not know how to answer.
The smirk reappeared on the prince's face.
There was now silence between the both of them as they continued to walk. Sakura felt uneasy about the silence and wanting to start a conversation, asked, "How far is the palace away from here?"
"Not very far."
"Oh..." Sakura's plan to break the silence did not go very well.
Just then, the prince stopped. "This is the furthest I can bring you. Keep walking straight and you'll find the palace. See you later."
Sakura was about to bid him farewell when she realized that he had long vanished down the street.
~*~
Author's notes: That's it.please review!!! I know this chapter isn't really nice.just review please?