Shinigami Clara: Yes, yes, yes, I know that it's been a WHILE since I
updated. and I AM slow at updating, but don't kill me please!!! I try! I DO
have other stories to update you know........ I'm entirely innocent! Well,
not entirely, but innocent enough...... It's school, what can you say? Not
to mention I'm just getting past a HUGE writers block! Don't kill
me.....please?
Sayoran: Alright!!! Cut the boring stuff and get to the story!!!
Clara: Impatient baka...... Alright, I'll get to it!!! Here goes nothing!
Chapter 9 Trust is a hard thing to come by
~@~ Somewhere ~@~
A silent figure watched as the sun rose from the sky, he sat in a dark room, even though the sun was shining, the room seemed to be blocking out the light. The figure stood up and walked to the window, then, suddenly, he chuckled to himself, "Little Sakura Blossom, I wonder when we will finally meet." His voice sent chills through anyone that was listening, there was coldness in his voice, and it was void of all emotions.
A knock was sounded from the door, then it creaked open slowly to reveal a young maid standing there, "Master," she said in a small quivering voice, she knew that her master was not a kind man, and she knew that he would not hesitate to lash out at her, "There are people waiting outside that wish to speak to you, should I let them in or tell them to come again later?"
The figure whorled around to face her, his eyes cold and unforgiving, and she knew instantly that she will be in trouble later on, "I will go in a moment." He said, and the young maid bowed deeply before heading out the door again.
~@~ Sayoran ~@~
Some where far away from the dark man and his plans Sayoran Li woke up to the sound of someone climbing the roofs, he quickly blinked the sleep out of his eyes, knowing that if he was going to get anything out of the girl with honey brown hair and emerald eyes, he had better talk to her now.
Quickly, Sayoran dressed himself and went out to the balcony, from where he sprang up and grabbed the rafters of his home and started up the roof. Once he was up, the scene before his eyes made him stop in his tracks, Sakura was standing on the roof; she was wearing a long white sleeveless dress. Her hair was let down while it bellowed out in the wind forming a cloud around her petit figure and her head was tossed back to feel the wind blowing gently on her face.
Then, Sakura looked over to where Sayoran was standing, it was as if she had known he was there all along, they stood there for a moment just looking at each other when Sakura finally said, "You might as well come and sit down, I guess I'll have to tell you it sooner or later."
Sayoran blinked out of his trance and nodded, he walked over to where Sakura was sitting down and god down by her side, he was about to speak when the Card Mistress put up her hand to stop him and said, "No, don't say anything, I have to tell you before I loose the nerve to say anything."
Sayoran nodded and Sakura continued, "You are NOT going to like what I am going to say though, and please promise me, do not say anything until I have finished telling you my story, if I stop, I will not be able to start again."
Again, Sayoran nodded, he waited for what Sakura had to say, his mind was in total chaos, *What is it that she has to tell me? If she is this serious, then it must be a big problem. * Silently, Sayoran swore to himself for putting Sakura in this position, but he also knew that he had to know what it is that is bothering her.
Sakura took a beep breath and began telling her story, "First of all, my name is not Cherry, my real name is Sakura Kinomoto, and as you know, I am the Card Mistress to the Clow cards, now in the form of Sakura Cards."
Sayoran froze at the words, Sakura Kinomoto, the girl that he was set out to hunt, the one that was said to be practicing black magic and killing innocent people? * NO* his mind denied, *This could not be true, I must be hearing things*, but he knew, inside that she was telling the truth, that indeed she was Sakura Kinomoto, the one he was hired to track down and bring to justice. Silently, he listened as Sakura continued speaking, he promised he would hear to the end of it, and he will.
"The town where I lived in was very peaceful, Yue, the second guardian of the cards, the one who was to be the carrier of the last judgment was also a Hunter, he often traveled in his borrowed form of Yukito. Any ways, it started when he had left town for about three weeks, that was when the first murder happened."
Sakura paused in her words, her eyes filled with sorrow as she spoke again, "The girl that was murdered was called Amelia, she was a friend of mine, I remember she loved roses and was always a cheerful girl. But that night, Kero and I felt some strangeness in the air around town, but we thought it might be just some disturbance in the area around it, since it was so small, so we didn't bother to investigate." Sakura closed her eyes as she remembered what happened, the next morning, the news was all over town that a girl had died in a horrible fashion, it was like ritual of some sort.
"The next day, we found out that Amelia was killed the night before, me and Kero immediately went to see what happened, and in the area where Amelia was found, we felt the left over of the power we felt the other day. I was devastated, if I had done something, checked the power, maybe she would not be dead now! That is when I decided that I would find out who the bastard it that did this!"
Sayoran looked at Sakura with respect in his eyes, she had been through, many, and he knew what it was like to be guilty, he had experienced it first hand, that was part of the reason he was so bent onto the work of a Hunter.
"The night I was caught, I was actually following the evil power to the mansion, me Kero and Tomoyo, we all saw the man dead, but we never saw who did it, we were frozen on the spot, seeing the dead body, until a maid came in and saw us. I made Tomoyo leave so that they wouldn't catch her. I could have used my powers then to get away, I could have broken the iron they put on me, but I chose no to, my powers would have injured a lot of innocent people who did not know what they were doing."
Sakura finally finished her story, she waited for Sayoran to say something, she knew that whether or not he believed her, she would abide whatever it is he wanted her to do, if he wanted to take her in, then that be it, she was tired of all the running and hiding anyways. What is the point in running when the most important person to her did not believe in her innocence? Sakura had no idea how Sayoran Li became such in important figure in her life, but she knew she cannot live if he thought that she was guilty.
Sayoran listened to Sakura's story, he wanted so much to believe her, but dare he? What is it that made him so attracted to her; he wanted to believe her story that she was innocent, that she was the one the real culprit used as a scapegoat. But what if she was not what she seems? What if she just wanted him to believe her?
Sayoran remembered back to the past where he had once believed in a person, Gannel was the only person that he respected, he saw him as a teacher and a friend and he believed that Gannel also saw him as one. That was until he found out that Gannel was secretly taking bribes from the runaway Witches that they were supposed to hunt. Sayoran had gone to him that fateful night and confronted his friend, Gannel laughed in his face when he asked if he ever saw him as a friend. He said that the only reason that he even worked with Sayoran was because with him and the name of the Li family, no one would suspect him.
Sayoran could look back now and laugh at his own stupidity then, he had trusted Gannel and the result was the death of his father, his father had tried to save Sayoran when Gannel captured him because he already knew too much. His father was killed right in front of his eyes while he was tied helplessly to a chair. That was the first time Sayoran's powers overtook him in his rage, all he knew of what happened was that when he woke up, the surrounding area for 20-meter radius was destroyed. His mother never forgave him for his stupidity, HE never forgave himself, which was the reason he trained so hard to become a Hunter, he wanted to pay back for the things he had done in his foolhardiness.
Sayoran looked back at Sakura, the girl's eyes were slightly cast down, but when she looked up, she met his gaze with determination, her eyes shone with conviction. Either she was a very good actress or she was telling the truth. The problem was, did he dare believe her? Is he willing to risk another betrayal for this emerald eyed girl?
His mind made up, Sayoran took a deep breath and looked into Sakura's eyes.
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Hontoni gomen nasai!!! I will have to stop here^^ .........i think I will need a bomb shelter soon......well....I'm sorry^^ but it was SOOOOOO tempting to leave it there^^ the next chapter will be updated in four days time^^ (looks at updating schedule, ) yep, defiantly four days time at most^^ so, please please please stay tooned to the next chapter^^ I hope you enjoyed it all... Just don't kill me^^ and again I am very sorry for the late update^^ I'll try to make up for it^^
Ja ne^^
Shinigami Clara
Sayoran: Alright!!! Cut the boring stuff and get to the story!!!
Clara: Impatient baka...... Alright, I'll get to it!!! Here goes nothing!
Chapter 9 Trust is a hard thing to come by
~@~ Somewhere ~@~
A silent figure watched as the sun rose from the sky, he sat in a dark room, even though the sun was shining, the room seemed to be blocking out the light. The figure stood up and walked to the window, then, suddenly, he chuckled to himself, "Little Sakura Blossom, I wonder when we will finally meet." His voice sent chills through anyone that was listening, there was coldness in his voice, and it was void of all emotions.
A knock was sounded from the door, then it creaked open slowly to reveal a young maid standing there, "Master," she said in a small quivering voice, she knew that her master was not a kind man, and she knew that he would not hesitate to lash out at her, "There are people waiting outside that wish to speak to you, should I let them in or tell them to come again later?"
The figure whorled around to face her, his eyes cold and unforgiving, and she knew instantly that she will be in trouble later on, "I will go in a moment." He said, and the young maid bowed deeply before heading out the door again.
~@~ Sayoran ~@~
Some where far away from the dark man and his plans Sayoran Li woke up to the sound of someone climbing the roofs, he quickly blinked the sleep out of his eyes, knowing that if he was going to get anything out of the girl with honey brown hair and emerald eyes, he had better talk to her now.
Quickly, Sayoran dressed himself and went out to the balcony, from where he sprang up and grabbed the rafters of his home and started up the roof. Once he was up, the scene before his eyes made him stop in his tracks, Sakura was standing on the roof; she was wearing a long white sleeveless dress. Her hair was let down while it bellowed out in the wind forming a cloud around her petit figure and her head was tossed back to feel the wind blowing gently on her face.
Then, Sakura looked over to where Sayoran was standing, it was as if she had known he was there all along, they stood there for a moment just looking at each other when Sakura finally said, "You might as well come and sit down, I guess I'll have to tell you it sooner or later."
Sayoran blinked out of his trance and nodded, he walked over to where Sakura was sitting down and god down by her side, he was about to speak when the Card Mistress put up her hand to stop him and said, "No, don't say anything, I have to tell you before I loose the nerve to say anything."
Sayoran nodded and Sakura continued, "You are NOT going to like what I am going to say though, and please promise me, do not say anything until I have finished telling you my story, if I stop, I will not be able to start again."
Again, Sayoran nodded, he waited for what Sakura had to say, his mind was in total chaos, *What is it that she has to tell me? If she is this serious, then it must be a big problem. * Silently, Sayoran swore to himself for putting Sakura in this position, but he also knew that he had to know what it is that is bothering her.
Sakura took a beep breath and began telling her story, "First of all, my name is not Cherry, my real name is Sakura Kinomoto, and as you know, I am the Card Mistress to the Clow cards, now in the form of Sakura Cards."
Sayoran froze at the words, Sakura Kinomoto, the girl that he was set out to hunt, the one that was said to be practicing black magic and killing innocent people? * NO* his mind denied, *This could not be true, I must be hearing things*, but he knew, inside that she was telling the truth, that indeed she was Sakura Kinomoto, the one he was hired to track down and bring to justice. Silently, he listened as Sakura continued speaking, he promised he would hear to the end of it, and he will.
"The town where I lived in was very peaceful, Yue, the second guardian of the cards, the one who was to be the carrier of the last judgment was also a Hunter, he often traveled in his borrowed form of Yukito. Any ways, it started when he had left town for about three weeks, that was when the first murder happened."
Sakura paused in her words, her eyes filled with sorrow as she spoke again, "The girl that was murdered was called Amelia, she was a friend of mine, I remember she loved roses and was always a cheerful girl. But that night, Kero and I felt some strangeness in the air around town, but we thought it might be just some disturbance in the area around it, since it was so small, so we didn't bother to investigate." Sakura closed her eyes as she remembered what happened, the next morning, the news was all over town that a girl had died in a horrible fashion, it was like ritual of some sort.
"The next day, we found out that Amelia was killed the night before, me and Kero immediately went to see what happened, and in the area where Amelia was found, we felt the left over of the power we felt the other day. I was devastated, if I had done something, checked the power, maybe she would not be dead now! That is when I decided that I would find out who the bastard it that did this!"
Sayoran looked at Sakura with respect in his eyes, she had been through, many, and he knew what it was like to be guilty, he had experienced it first hand, that was part of the reason he was so bent onto the work of a Hunter.
"The night I was caught, I was actually following the evil power to the mansion, me Kero and Tomoyo, we all saw the man dead, but we never saw who did it, we were frozen on the spot, seeing the dead body, until a maid came in and saw us. I made Tomoyo leave so that they wouldn't catch her. I could have used my powers then to get away, I could have broken the iron they put on me, but I chose no to, my powers would have injured a lot of innocent people who did not know what they were doing."
Sakura finally finished her story, she waited for Sayoran to say something, she knew that whether or not he believed her, she would abide whatever it is he wanted her to do, if he wanted to take her in, then that be it, she was tired of all the running and hiding anyways. What is the point in running when the most important person to her did not believe in her innocence? Sakura had no idea how Sayoran Li became such in important figure in her life, but she knew she cannot live if he thought that she was guilty.
Sayoran listened to Sakura's story, he wanted so much to believe her, but dare he? What is it that made him so attracted to her; he wanted to believe her story that she was innocent, that she was the one the real culprit used as a scapegoat. But what if she was not what she seems? What if she just wanted him to believe her?
Sayoran remembered back to the past where he had once believed in a person, Gannel was the only person that he respected, he saw him as a teacher and a friend and he believed that Gannel also saw him as one. That was until he found out that Gannel was secretly taking bribes from the runaway Witches that they were supposed to hunt. Sayoran had gone to him that fateful night and confronted his friend, Gannel laughed in his face when he asked if he ever saw him as a friend. He said that the only reason that he even worked with Sayoran was because with him and the name of the Li family, no one would suspect him.
Sayoran could look back now and laugh at his own stupidity then, he had trusted Gannel and the result was the death of his father, his father had tried to save Sayoran when Gannel captured him because he already knew too much. His father was killed right in front of his eyes while he was tied helplessly to a chair. That was the first time Sayoran's powers overtook him in his rage, all he knew of what happened was that when he woke up, the surrounding area for 20-meter radius was destroyed. His mother never forgave him for his stupidity, HE never forgave himself, which was the reason he trained so hard to become a Hunter, he wanted to pay back for the things he had done in his foolhardiness.
Sayoran looked back at Sakura, the girl's eyes were slightly cast down, but when she looked up, she met his gaze with determination, her eyes shone with conviction. Either she was a very good actress or she was telling the truth. The problem was, did he dare believe her? Is he willing to risk another betrayal for this emerald eyed girl?
His mind made up, Sayoran took a deep breath and looked into Sakura's eyes.
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Hontoni gomen nasai!!! I will have to stop here^^ .........i think I will need a bomb shelter soon......well....I'm sorry^^ but it was SOOOOOO tempting to leave it there^^ the next chapter will be updated in four days time^^ (looks at updating schedule, ) yep, defiantly four days time at most^^ so, please please please stay tooned to the next chapter^^ I hope you enjoyed it all... Just don't kill me^^ and again I am very sorry for the late update^^ I'll try to make up for it^^
Ja ne^^
Shinigami Clara