*Wow, another chapter already! I've somehow found the time and inspiration
to write this fic, and it's unbelievable! Thanks to those who have
reviewed, I hope I am entertaining you all.*
Charmed
Sakura walked through the North woods quietly, allowing the sounds to fill her ears. Water from a small stream at her feet flowed over large smooth stones. Every so often the sound of a scurrying animal could be heard nearby as the young girl walked. Her mind was clear as she proceeded through the forest; to where she was going she didn't know. Sunlight poured through the leaves and onto the ground, splaying patterns of light on the ground.
'This truly is a beautiful place. . . ' Sakura thought to herself as she walked. She suddenly became aware that she was not alone, and turned around quickly. To her surprise, no one was behind her, but the presence persisted none the less. Continuing on her way, Sakura came into a clearing. Two flat stones were lying in the center of the clearing, and the grass was short.
'Funny. . . this place feels. . . funny.' Sakura thought, making her way into the clearing toward the stones. She stopped at the base of one of the large rocks, examining it curiously. Suddenly she felt a shudder go through her, and when she looked at her hands, she found that the pink ring was glowing intensely.
"What sorcery. . . what is this?!" Sakura cried, watching as the ring glowed brighter and brighter with every passing second. Soon she was enveloped in soft pink light, and a shock was sent coursing through her veins. Sakura screamed and fell to the ground.
Syaoran walked through the woods, his amber eyes narrowed and filled with animosity. He wasn't going to fail his father. He was going to kill this girl, the girl who killed his mother and all his loved ones before he had the chance to know them.
'I will make her suffer. I shall make the pain so intense she won't want to live afterward. Then I will bring her heart back to father and we shall celebrate the dawning of a new age.' Syaoran thought, his mind clouded with evil. He took his sword from his side and sliced at some overgrown weeds along the path. He had become quite a swordsman through Malistroi, and with the help of his father had also come to be an excellent sorcerer.
"Where do I go now?" Syaoran said aloud, closing his eyes for a moment and clearing his mind. He felt the draw of a second presence in the forest, and proceeded in the direction of its origin. If today was truly the day he would take the world, whoever he was taking it from was making it much too easy.
Sakura awoke suddenly and sat up, her hair falling against her shoulders lightly. She gasped as she stood, feeling a hotness throughout her body. Her brain was racing, and she stumbled slightly from the overload.
"What happened to me?" Sakura asked herself. She looked at the ring once again and noticed it was back to its normal dull pink. Confused and slightly frightened, Sakura turned to leave the clearing when she noticed something shiny on the ground beside her.
'That wasn't there before. . . ' Sakura thought as she knelt to the ground and moved the grass out of the way to reveal a brightly shining sword. The young girl picked the weapon up and inspected it, concluding that it couldn't have been in the clearing the whole time. It was clean and sharp, with a intricately carved handle made of black tinted wood. Sakura holstered the sword without a word and put her hand to her head. Too many strange things were happening, and her mind was still flying at a frantic rate.
'I wish I had some water. . . ' Sakura thought. To her utter amazement, she began to utter some words in another language. Moments later a small spring bubbled from the ground.
"This is unbelievable. . . I. . . the ring. . . something about this place and this ring has given me power. I understand now what is coursing through my head. . . spells!" Sakura gasped, kneeling and taking scoops of cold water into her mouth. She was amazed at the new capability she had, and was eager to try it out again.
"Florales!" Sakura cried, pointing the ring at a spot of dirt near the rocks. Immediately, lilies shot out of the earth. Sakura grinned, still in a state of amazement.
'So this is what it is to be Charmed. Is the sword to be useful in vanquishing my enemy?' Sakura thought to herself. As if alive, the sword glowed slightly, sending shivers down the teenager's spine. This was a lot to take in at one time. Suddenly Sakura heard a rustling in the brush just outside the clearing. She took cover in the shadows of the trees just outside the clearing and watched as a young man dressed in black stepped out into the clearing.
Syaoran stepped out into the clearing, immediately recalling it from his dream the previous night. He saw the flat stones and walked toward them. He knew something was going to happen, and he was bent on preventing that from happening. Kneeling down beside one of the moss covered rocks, Syaoran reached down to wipe the moss off of it. A jolt of electricity surged through him, causing him to scream in agony. Syaoran fell backward hard, his body seemingly on fire.
'Cursed dream. . . you would think that I would have learned from it that this was a fool's venture. . . ' Syaoran thought, writhing on the ground in terrible pain.
Sakura watched as a young man around her age was savagely shocked by the very stones that gave her the powers she had so recently acquired. She knew he had been hurt worse than her for some reason, and ignored a nagging feeling in her head to stay away to run out into the clearing to the young man, falling at his side heavily. She looked down at him, into big orbs of amber. Sakura's eyes widened as she saw his handsome face, and noticed him gaze at her in awe.
"Are you alright? I was happening through the forest and heard you scream. What happened to you?" Sakura asked, pretending to know nothing of the stones and what they had done to the boy. How could she explain to him that they were somehow possessed?! The boy looked up into Sakura's eyes and felt another jolt go through his body, but this time is wasn't electricity, it was adrenaline. She was a beautiful angel, sent from Heaven to his rescue.
"I'm fine. . . I must be going. . ." Syaoran replied, struggling to stand. Sakura backed away and watched the young man pull himself to his feet, then stagger slightly away from her.
"OH!" Sakura cried as the boy started to fall again to the ground. She leapt to her feet and took the boys arm, propping him against her small body and stumbling with him into the forest.
"Let me go, I'm fine." Syaoran protested. Sakura didn't answer, she just led the boy deeper into the woods, toward her pack of provisions she had left behind at the stream. They stopped, and Sakura helped the boy down to the ground easily.
"You must let me go, I have an important quest I need to be taking care of!" Syaoran said, his voice weak.
"You're not going anywhere. You're injured, and I will care for you tonight. Tomorrow you may return to your quest." Sakura insisted, turning back to the boy and finding he had passed out on the ground and was sleeping soundly. Sighing, Sakura curled up next to the boy and closed her eyes as well.
The sun was slowly setting in the western sky when Sakura awoke. She couldn't believe she'd slept most of the day away, and now she had no place to go for the night. The auburn haired girl looked down at the ground where the mystery boy still slept. She took the chance and looked him over, noticing his muscular arms and handsome face. His deep brown hair was unruly, but in a way befitting of him. She thought back on his ocher eyes, about how they were so deep and seemingly filled with anger.
'Such an interesting young man.' Sakura thought to herself, watching the boy sleep peacefully. He seemed so content in his sleep, unlike the moments he was conscious. Sakura was so lost in her thoughts about the young man that she hadn't noticed he had opened his eyes, and was watching her intently.
'Saints be praised, she is beautiful. . . no! Syaoran, you have a quest, and that is to kill the Charmed one. Not lie around gazing at some maid!' Syaoran thought to himself, kicking himself for wasting precious time on a silly infatuation. Sakura noticed the boy was awake and smiled warmly at him. Syaoran felt a chill go down his spine when she smiled at him.
"Welcome back to the world of the living." Sakura said, feeling Syaoran's forehead. Syaoran backed away at her touch and scowled at her.
"I told you to leave me be." Syaoran hissed, obviously trying to hurt the girl who'd tended to him in his time of need. Sakura brushed off Syaoran's harsh behavior without a word.
"My name is Sakura. Who might you be?" Sakura asked after a moment of awkward silence.
"I am Syaoran. And that's all you need to know." Syaoran answered, his voice losing some of its bite. He had to admit, she wasn't going to just leave any time soon, and her company was strangely soothing to the troubled youth.
"I don't know what happened to you, Syaoran, but it appears to have hurt you a great deal." Sakura continued, taking some bread out of her pack and splitting it in half. She handed part of it to Syaoran, who accepted it and began munching hungrily.
"I thank you, Sakura, for tending to me. But I must be on my way soon. I have many things to do." Syaoran said after he had finished the food. Sakura nodded slowly, saddened by the fact that the first friend she had encountered was leaving her so soon. An unexpected clap of thunder crashed suddenly, causing the two teenagers to jump. Sakura's eyes filled with fear as she gathered her things into the pack once again. Syaoran watched the panicky girl throw her things into the bag and stand, turning a circle in frustration as she looked for some shelter.
"Aaahhhh!!!" Sakura screamed as another thunder clap sounded. Her emerald eyes were filled with absolute terror as she began to run away, away from Syaoran, away from the storm.
"Sakura!" Syaoran cried, running after the girl as she sprinted through the dense forest. He saw her straight ahead, and noticed she didn't know where she was going. Sakura tripped over a root sticking out of the ground and crashed to the ground, dashing her head against a rock. Syaoran knelt to the ground as rain started to fall and picked the unconscious girl up into his arms. Sakura's head rested against Syaoran's chest as he walked as fast as he could through the woods, desperately seeking shelter for the two of them.
'There must be something in this woods. . . aha!' Syaoran thought as he spied a small cave nearby. He crawled inside, bringing Sakura inside with him. The brown haired boy sighed, noticing he was soaked to the bone with rainwater. He noticed Sakura was also soaked, and removed the cloak from her shoulders, hanging it on a rock inside the cave.
"Let's see what you have in that pack." Syaoran said to himself, rummaging through the pack in the dark until he came upon several candles and some flint. Gathering some sticks that somehow had made their way into the dry cave, Syaoran started a fire with the flint and lit the candles, setting them along the wall. Soon the room was well lit and warming up considerably. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, who was still lying unconscious on the ground. Her arms were bare, and slightly purple, indicating she was cold.
'Great. . . how am I to complete my destiny when I have to baby sit this girl?' Syaoran asked himself. He picked the sleeping Sakura up in his arms and wrapped his arms around her, warming her chilled skin. Sitting with his back against the cave wall, Syaoran drifted off to sleep to the steady tempo of the cold rain.
*So what do you think? I think it's going to get a lot better soon, so send out a review please! I promise it's going to get better you're all going to love it! Thanks!*
Charmed
Sakura walked through the North woods quietly, allowing the sounds to fill her ears. Water from a small stream at her feet flowed over large smooth stones. Every so often the sound of a scurrying animal could be heard nearby as the young girl walked. Her mind was clear as she proceeded through the forest; to where she was going she didn't know. Sunlight poured through the leaves and onto the ground, splaying patterns of light on the ground.
'This truly is a beautiful place. . . ' Sakura thought to herself as she walked. She suddenly became aware that she was not alone, and turned around quickly. To her surprise, no one was behind her, but the presence persisted none the less. Continuing on her way, Sakura came into a clearing. Two flat stones were lying in the center of the clearing, and the grass was short.
'Funny. . . this place feels. . . funny.' Sakura thought, making her way into the clearing toward the stones. She stopped at the base of one of the large rocks, examining it curiously. Suddenly she felt a shudder go through her, and when she looked at her hands, she found that the pink ring was glowing intensely.
"What sorcery. . . what is this?!" Sakura cried, watching as the ring glowed brighter and brighter with every passing second. Soon she was enveloped in soft pink light, and a shock was sent coursing through her veins. Sakura screamed and fell to the ground.
Syaoran walked through the woods, his amber eyes narrowed and filled with animosity. He wasn't going to fail his father. He was going to kill this girl, the girl who killed his mother and all his loved ones before he had the chance to know them.
'I will make her suffer. I shall make the pain so intense she won't want to live afterward. Then I will bring her heart back to father and we shall celebrate the dawning of a new age.' Syaoran thought, his mind clouded with evil. He took his sword from his side and sliced at some overgrown weeds along the path. He had become quite a swordsman through Malistroi, and with the help of his father had also come to be an excellent sorcerer.
"Where do I go now?" Syaoran said aloud, closing his eyes for a moment and clearing his mind. He felt the draw of a second presence in the forest, and proceeded in the direction of its origin. If today was truly the day he would take the world, whoever he was taking it from was making it much too easy.
Sakura awoke suddenly and sat up, her hair falling against her shoulders lightly. She gasped as she stood, feeling a hotness throughout her body. Her brain was racing, and she stumbled slightly from the overload.
"What happened to me?" Sakura asked herself. She looked at the ring once again and noticed it was back to its normal dull pink. Confused and slightly frightened, Sakura turned to leave the clearing when she noticed something shiny on the ground beside her.
'That wasn't there before. . . ' Sakura thought as she knelt to the ground and moved the grass out of the way to reveal a brightly shining sword. The young girl picked the weapon up and inspected it, concluding that it couldn't have been in the clearing the whole time. It was clean and sharp, with a intricately carved handle made of black tinted wood. Sakura holstered the sword without a word and put her hand to her head. Too many strange things were happening, and her mind was still flying at a frantic rate.
'I wish I had some water. . . ' Sakura thought. To her utter amazement, she began to utter some words in another language. Moments later a small spring bubbled from the ground.
"This is unbelievable. . . I. . . the ring. . . something about this place and this ring has given me power. I understand now what is coursing through my head. . . spells!" Sakura gasped, kneeling and taking scoops of cold water into her mouth. She was amazed at the new capability she had, and was eager to try it out again.
"Florales!" Sakura cried, pointing the ring at a spot of dirt near the rocks. Immediately, lilies shot out of the earth. Sakura grinned, still in a state of amazement.
'So this is what it is to be Charmed. Is the sword to be useful in vanquishing my enemy?' Sakura thought to herself. As if alive, the sword glowed slightly, sending shivers down the teenager's spine. This was a lot to take in at one time. Suddenly Sakura heard a rustling in the brush just outside the clearing. She took cover in the shadows of the trees just outside the clearing and watched as a young man dressed in black stepped out into the clearing.
Syaoran stepped out into the clearing, immediately recalling it from his dream the previous night. He saw the flat stones and walked toward them. He knew something was going to happen, and he was bent on preventing that from happening. Kneeling down beside one of the moss covered rocks, Syaoran reached down to wipe the moss off of it. A jolt of electricity surged through him, causing him to scream in agony. Syaoran fell backward hard, his body seemingly on fire.
'Cursed dream. . . you would think that I would have learned from it that this was a fool's venture. . . ' Syaoran thought, writhing on the ground in terrible pain.
Sakura watched as a young man around her age was savagely shocked by the very stones that gave her the powers she had so recently acquired. She knew he had been hurt worse than her for some reason, and ignored a nagging feeling in her head to stay away to run out into the clearing to the young man, falling at his side heavily. She looked down at him, into big orbs of amber. Sakura's eyes widened as she saw his handsome face, and noticed him gaze at her in awe.
"Are you alright? I was happening through the forest and heard you scream. What happened to you?" Sakura asked, pretending to know nothing of the stones and what they had done to the boy. How could she explain to him that they were somehow possessed?! The boy looked up into Sakura's eyes and felt another jolt go through his body, but this time is wasn't electricity, it was adrenaline. She was a beautiful angel, sent from Heaven to his rescue.
"I'm fine. . . I must be going. . ." Syaoran replied, struggling to stand. Sakura backed away and watched the young man pull himself to his feet, then stagger slightly away from her.
"OH!" Sakura cried as the boy started to fall again to the ground. She leapt to her feet and took the boys arm, propping him against her small body and stumbling with him into the forest.
"Let me go, I'm fine." Syaoran protested. Sakura didn't answer, she just led the boy deeper into the woods, toward her pack of provisions she had left behind at the stream. They stopped, and Sakura helped the boy down to the ground easily.
"You must let me go, I have an important quest I need to be taking care of!" Syaoran said, his voice weak.
"You're not going anywhere. You're injured, and I will care for you tonight. Tomorrow you may return to your quest." Sakura insisted, turning back to the boy and finding he had passed out on the ground and was sleeping soundly. Sighing, Sakura curled up next to the boy and closed her eyes as well.
The sun was slowly setting in the western sky when Sakura awoke. She couldn't believe she'd slept most of the day away, and now she had no place to go for the night. The auburn haired girl looked down at the ground where the mystery boy still slept. She took the chance and looked him over, noticing his muscular arms and handsome face. His deep brown hair was unruly, but in a way befitting of him. She thought back on his ocher eyes, about how they were so deep and seemingly filled with anger.
'Such an interesting young man.' Sakura thought to herself, watching the boy sleep peacefully. He seemed so content in his sleep, unlike the moments he was conscious. Sakura was so lost in her thoughts about the young man that she hadn't noticed he had opened his eyes, and was watching her intently.
'Saints be praised, she is beautiful. . . no! Syaoran, you have a quest, and that is to kill the Charmed one. Not lie around gazing at some maid!' Syaoran thought to himself, kicking himself for wasting precious time on a silly infatuation. Sakura noticed the boy was awake and smiled warmly at him. Syaoran felt a chill go down his spine when she smiled at him.
"Welcome back to the world of the living." Sakura said, feeling Syaoran's forehead. Syaoran backed away at her touch and scowled at her.
"I told you to leave me be." Syaoran hissed, obviously trying to hurt the girl who'd tended to him in his time of need. Sakura brushed off Syaoran's harsh behavior without a word.
"My name is Sakura. Who might you be?" Sakura asked after a moment of awkward silence.
"I am Syaoran. And that's all you need to know." Syaoran answered, his voice losing some of its bite. He had to admit, she wasn't going to just leave any time soon, and her company was strangely soothing to the troubled youth.
"I don't know what happened to you, Syaoran, but it appears to have hurt you a great deal." Sakura continued, taking some bread out of her pack and splitting it in half. She handed part of it to Syaoran, who accepted it and began munching hungrily.
"I thank you, Sakura, for tending to me. But I must be on my way soon. I have many things to do." Syaoran said after he had finished the food. Sakura nodded slowly, saddened by the fact that the first friend she had encountered was leaving her so soon. An unexpected clap of thunder crashed suddenly, causing the two teenagers to jump. Sakura's eyes filled with fear as she gathered her things into the pack once again. Syaoran watched the panicky girl throw her things into the bag and stand, turning a circle in frustration as she looked for some shelter.
"Aaahhhh!!!" Sakura screamed as another thunder clap sounded. Her emerald eyes were filled with absolute terror as she began to run away, away from Syaoran, away from the storm.
"Sakura!" Syaoran cried, running after the girl as she sprinted through the dense forest. He saw her straight ahead, and noticed she didn't know where she was going. Sakura tripped over a root sticking out of the ground and crashed to the ground, dashing her head against a rock. Syaoran knelt to the ground as rain started to fall and picked the unconscious girl up into his arms. Sakura's head rested against Syaoran's chest as he walked as fast as he could through the woods, desperately seeking shelter for the two of them.
'There must be something in this woods. . . aha!' Syaoran thought as he spied a small cave nearby. He crawled inside, bringing Sakura inside with him. The brown haired boy sighed, noticing he was soaked to the bone with rainwater. He noticed Sakura was also soaked, and removed the cloak from her shoulders, hanging it on a rock inside the cave.
"Let's see what you have in that pack." Syaoran said to himself, rummaging through the pack in the dark until he came upon several candles and some flint. Gathering some sticks that somehow had made their way into the dry cave, Syaoran started a fire with the flint and lit the candles, setting them along the wall. Soon the room was well lit and warming up considerably. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, who was still lying unconscious on the ground. Her arms were bare, and slightly purple, indicating she was cold.
'Great. . . how am I to complete my destiny when I have to baby sit this girl?' Syaoran asked himself. He picked the sleeping Sakura up in his arms and wrapped his arms around her, warming her chilled skin. Sitting with his back against the cave wall, Syaoran drifted off to sleep to the steady tempo of the cold rain.
*So what do you think? I think it's going to get a lot better soon, so send out a review please! I promise it's going to get better you're all going to love it! Thanks!*