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CCS, only own the plotlines and stuff.. yeah.
Summary: Sakura has just lost everything that meant anything to her, and is forced to resort to a life on the dangerous city streets of Metropolis. Syaoran's entrance as a rich and spoiled one, gangs, and other conflicts await her..
A/N: So sorry for the late update!! Turkey day has been really hectic, cleaning and everything. In addition to being an avid CCS/anime fan, I love the LotR trilogy, and I just received the Two Towers extended dvd version for a late B-day present. Been writing up two different CCS stories in addition to this one. One chapter of one of them, Hazel Mist was posted a long time ago. That took me a while to get it down the way I wanted it. Trying to squeeze in a lot of things for Her Story as well. I should really be getting some background information in.. sigh. Sorry for the delay and hope you like the chapter.. Discover.
Her Story
Chapter Twelve
Discover
By: Kazle
~~*~~
Mou hitori kiri ni shite oite hoshii no
Dare mo watashi o shiranu basho e nigetai no
Sonna koto machigatte iru to semerareyou to kore ijou
Kokoro ga mou motanai ashita wa iranai no
~~*~~
White sheets stirred as sunlight slowly crept into the room, seeping over everything in its path and bathing objects in warmth with its soft touch. Dark eyes opened at the new feeling and just stared straight ahead. A soft click was heard as someone bustled into the room. The eyes flicked over slightly but a grey block that could have been a table of some sort obscured their line of vision. Without the strength to move to see who it was, the person waited.
"Oh! You're finally awake!" Said a surprised voice, obviously female by its high pitch.
She was dressed in a doctor's scrubs with long reddish brown hair and astonishing eyes of similar, but sharper color.
"We were beginning to lose hope of you every waking up, but never mind all that. You're probably starving right now!" She grinned and started scribbling things down on her clipboard. "The name's Nakuru, by the way. Akizuki Nakuru."
Eyebrows furrowed, his eyes flicked from her and back to staring at nothing again. A pause, and then a voice, rough from long disuse spoke.
"Where is this?"
"Oop, I forgot, " Nakuru said distractedly and shuffled around a bit before coming back with a glass of water. "You're throat must be extremely dry. After all, you've been in a coma for about two weeks."
Wha - a coma?? Two weeks??
~*~
"Takashi Yamazaki. Yamazaki, being his mother's maiden name. That's the one you know him by. He also has a street name that you've heard, Azaki-kun." Rita explained.
Sakura blinked. Takashi was this Azaki-kun she'd been hearing about?
"And that's not all," Rita went on. "He officially has his father's name, which is Reshian. So, his real name that most people in Metropolis know him by is Takashi Reshian." She paused and looked at Sakura for some kind of reaction but the auburn haired girl only looked confused.
"What do you mean, the name that most people in this city know him by?" Sakura asked, puzzled.
Rita sighed and rolled her eyes.
"You really don't know too much about this place, girl. It's surprising that you grew up here too. That's the one name you *should* know out of all of them."
Sakura grinned sheepishly.
"Takashi Reshian. Reshian. You don't recognize that name? He's the mayor of Metropolis, Sakura!"
"What? So Takashi's the mayor's son?"
"Yeah. He has a sister our age as well. Stepsister actually. I think her name is Reina or something like that.. I know it starts with an 'R'.." she paused, thinking.
"So, what about Takashi, besides him being the Mayor's son?" Sakura asked, wondering where this was going.
"Well you see.." Rita looked like she was unsure of where to begin. "He's been missing for a few days, and we hadn't been too concerned at first. He just returned, " Her voice lowered, "..And it's pretty bad.. He's been acting all weird," she frowned, "Completely unlike Azaki. And he's been asking for you too. Says that it's urgent." Rita looked at Sakura to see that the girl looked mildly surprised.
"Which is why you need to come with me," the street girl concluded.
Sakura's head was spinning.
"Wait.. Why does he want to talk to me of all people?" she asked.
"I don't know, we'll find out soon, let's go!" Rita took Sakura's hand and proceeded to practically drag the stunned girl out of there.
"Wait."
Sakura froze for a second, and then composed herself as she and Rita glanced back behind them nonchalantly. Chiharu was standing there, looking somewhat timid for a moment, then looked up, with a determined expression.
"What?" Sakura couldn't keep the bitterness out of her voice.
To her surprise, Chiharu winced slightly before speaking again.
"I'm coming with you."
Sakura's perplexed look turned into a scowl.
"No you aren't."
Chiharu glared at her former best friend.
"Yes I am. There's nothing you can say to stop me. Yamazaki was my friend and I want to see him."
Sakura gave a hollow laugh without humor and her expression darkened.
"Friend? I thought we had established just what friendship means to you, Chiharu."
They would have kept at it if Rita hadn't waved her hands in front of them, with a dangerous scowl on her face that immediately quieted the two.
"If you two don't mind shutting up for a few seconds, Yamazaki's waiting." She said, annoyance clear in her voice.
Sakura and Chiharu fell silent but didn't stop glaring at each other.
"Um.. Is there a problem here?" A melodious voice asked, sounding confused.
"Ah, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura said, spinning around.
Sakura vaguely noticed Chiharu frowned as she looked at a very puzzled Tomoyo. And the person next to Tomoyo that Sakura had just noticed. It was that annoying azure haired boy that had bothered them a week ago.
Sakura wondered what he was doing with Tomoyo before she became aware of her long haired friend's irritated look as she glanced at him.
"Sakura!" Rita reminded her, "We have to go now." She tugged on the girl's arm a little more insistently.
"You're going somewhere?" Tomoyo asked.
"Um.." Sakura didn't know what to say.
"Ok, I'm back now, so I'll take up the cash register for a while." Tomoyo said with a grin.
"Thanks Tomoyo," Sakura said gratefully.
She and Rita hurried down the street with Chiharu trailing along behind them. Sakura didn't have time to argue with the stubborn girl any longer, there were more pressing matters at hand.
~*~
A dark and shadowed room. A constant hum penetrates the would be silence making it hard for one not accustomed to it, to think. Always processing. Always running. Remembering how it used to give throbbing headaches, but not any more.
A slight movement, shifting the simple white gown that was worn. Small hands felt the end of a long sleeve, fingers running back and forth on the coarse material. To pass the time.
The silence stretches on. It is a bitter thing to be left alone within it for such a long time. Such a long time. Alone with only your thoughts for company.
The door clicks open and lead colored eyes glance up.
"Come."
Finally it is time.
Freedom at last.
Is this relief?
~~*~~
I want to be left alone.
I want to escape to a place where no one knows me.
That I'm wrong about that, that it's my fault,
Is all my heart has. I don't need tomorrow.
~~*~~
A/N: A little shorter than usual, but the next one will be longer. And will definitely be up by next weekend if not earlier. Also, mucho arigatou to all those who have reviewed! ::glomp:: ^_^ And,
PLEASE REVIEW!!!
Summary: Sakura has just lost everything that meant anything to her, and is forced to resort to a life on the dangerous city streets of Metropolis. Syaoran's entrance as a rich and spoiled one, gangs, and other conflicts await her..
A/N: So sorry for the late update!! Turkey day has been really hectic, cleaning and everything. In addition to being an avid CCS/anime fan, I love the LotR trilogy, and I just received the Two Towers extended dvd version for a late B-day present. Been writing up two different CCS stories in addition to this one. One chapter of one of them, Hazel Mist was posted a long time ago. That took me a while to get it down the way I wanted it. Trying to squeeze in a lot of things for Her Story as well. I should really be getting some background information in.. sigh. Sorry for the delay and hope you like the chapter.. Discover.
Her Story
Chapter Twelve
Discover
By: Kazle
~~*~~
Mou hitori kiri ni shite oite hoshii no
Dare mo watashi o shiranu basho e nigetai no
Sonna koto machigatte iru to semerareyou to kore ijou
Kokoro ga mou motanai ashita wa iranai no
~~*~~
White sheets stirred as sunlight slowly crept into the room, seeping over everything in its path and bathing objects in warmth with its soft touch. Dark eyes opened at the new feeling and just stared straight ahead. A soft click was heard as someone bustled into the room. The eyes flicked over slightly but a grey block that could have been a table of some sort obscured their line of vision. Without the strength to move to see who it was, the person waited.
"Oh! You're finally awake!" Said a surprised voice, obviously female by its high pitch.
She was dressed in a doctor's scrubs with long reddish brown hair and astonishing eyes of similar, but sharper color.
"We were beginning to lose hope of you every waking up, but never mind all that. You're probably starving right now!" She grinned and started scribbling things down on her clipboard. "The name's Nakuru, by the way. Akizuki Nakuru."
Eyebrows furrowed, his eyes flicked from her and back to staring at nothing again. A pause, and then a voice, rough from long disuse spoke.
"Where is this?"
"Oop, I forgot, " Nakuru said distractedly and shuffled around a bit before coming back with a glass of water. "You're throat must be extremely dry. After all, you've been in a coma for about two weeks."
Wha - a coma?? Two weeks??
~*~
"Takashi Yamazaki. Yamazaki, being his mother's maiden name. That's the one you know him by. He also has a street name that you've heard, Azaki-kun." Rita explained.
Sakura blinked. Takashi was this Azaki-kun she'd been hearing about?
"And that's not all," Rita went on. "He officially has his father's name, which is Reshian. So, his real name that most people in Metropolis know him by is Takashi Reshian." She paused and looked at Sakura for some kind of reaction but the auburn haired girl only looked confused.
"What do you mean, the name that most people in this city know him by?" Sakura asked, puzzled.
Rita sighed and rolled her eyes.
"You really don't know too much about this place, girl. It's surprising that you grew up here too. That's the one name you *should* know out of all of them."
Sakura grinned sheepishly.
"Takashi Reshian. Reshian. You don't recognize that name? He's the mayor of Metropolis, Sakura!"
"What? So Takashi's the mayor's son?"
"Yeah. He has a sister our age as well. Stepsister actually. I think her name is Reina or something like that.. I know it starts with an 'R'.." she paused, thinking.
"So, what about Takashi, besides him being the Mayor's son?" Sakura asked, wondering where this was going.
"Well you see.." Rita looked like she was unsure of where to begin. "He's been missing for a few days, and we hadn't been too concerned at first. He just returned, " Her voice lowered, "..And it's pretty bad.. He's been acting all weird," she frowned, "Completely unlike Azaki. And he's been asking for you too. Says that it's urgent." Rita looked at Sakura to see that the girl looked mildly surprised.
"Which is why you need to come with me," the street girl concluded.
Sakura's head was spinning.
"Wait.. Why does he want to talk to me of all people?" she asked.
"I don't know, we'll find out soon, let's go!" Rita took Sakura's hand and proceeded to practically drag the stunned girl out of there.
"Wait."
Sakura froze for a second, and then composed herself as she and Rita glanced back behind them nonchalantly. Chiharu was standing there, looking somewhat timid for a moment, then looked up, with a determined expression.
"What?" Sakura couldn't keep the bitterness out of her voice.
To her surprise, Chiharu winced slightly before speaking again.
"I'm coming with you."
Sakura's perplexed look turned into a scowl.
"No you aren't."
Chiharu glared at her former best friend.
"Yes I am. There's nothing you can say to stop me. Yamazaki was my friend and I want to see him."
Sakura gave a hollow laugh without humor and her expression darkened.
"Friend? I thought we had established just what friendship means to you, Chiharu."
They would have kept at it if Rita hadn't waved her hands in front of them, with a dangerous scowl on her face that immediately quieted the two.
"If you two don't mind shutting up for a few seconds, Yamazaki's waiting." She said, annoyance clear in her voice.
Sakura and Chiharu fell silent but didn't stop glaring at each other.
"Um.. Is there a problem here?" A melodious voice asked, sounding confused.
"Ah, Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura said, spinning around.
Sakura vaguely noticed Chiharu frowned as she looked at a very puzzled Tomoyo. And the person next to Tomoyo that Sakura had just noticed. It was that annoying azure haired boy that had bothered them a week ago.
Sakura wondered what he was doing with Tomoyo before she became aware of her long haired friend's irritated look as she glanced at him.
"Sakura!" Rita reminded her, "We have to go now." She tugged on the girl's arm a little more insistently.
"You're going somewhere?" Tomoyo asked.
"Um.." Sakura didn't know what to say.
"Ok, I'm back now, so I'll take up the cash register for a while." Tomoyo said with a grin.
"Thanks Tomoyo," Sakura said gratefully.
She and Rita hurried down the street with Chiharu trailing along behind them. Sakura didn't have time to argue with the stubborn girl any longer, there were more pressing matters at hand.
~*~
A dark and shadowed room. A constant hum penetrates the would be silence making it hard for one not accustomed to it, to think. Always processing. Always running. Remembering how it used to give throbbing headaches, but not any more.
A slight movement, shifting the simple white gown that was worn. Small hands felt the end of a long sleeve, fingers running back and forth on the coarse material. To pass the time.
The silence stretches on. It is a bitter thing to be left alone within it for such a long time. Such a long time. Alone with only your thoughts for company.
The door clicks open and lead colored eyes glance up.
"Come."
Finally it is time.
Freedom at last.
Is this relief?
~~*~~
I want to be left alone.
I want to escape to a place where no one knows me.
That I'm wrong about that, that it's my fault,
Is all my heart has. I don't need tomorrow.
~~*~~
A/N: A little shorter than usual, but the next one will be longer. And will definitely be up by next weekend if not earlier. Also, mucho arigatou to all those who have reviewed! ::glomp:: ^_^ And,
PLEASE REVIEW!!!