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Author intro: Sorry if I made any grammatical errors. I'm not perfect! PS I may include some Japanese words in some chapters. It migh not be this one, but probably upcoming ones. By the way, this story is beginning with Sakura's POV and you can tell when her POV ends. R+R!!!
~Flashback~
"Mommy what's wrong?" a small three year-old asked seeing a chained man kneel down to her mother.
Her mom paid no attention to her as she swiftly got out of her chair and left the room. Moments later, she returned, her father following right after.
They whispered something and, worriedly, asked a nearby soldier to escort their three year-old child out.
"Mommy? What wrong?" Sakura looked back worriedly still walking alongside her escort.
The soldier smiled comfortingly at her. "Don't worry; your parents will take care of it. It's just another Li," he said as he pronounced the last word with hatred and disbelief.
~End Flashback~
I never knew why that memory came back to me, but I do now one thing. I'll never forget what they did to my mother.
~Flashback~
"Daddy! Look! I made a picture of you!" Sakura said proudly showing the picture to her father.
Fujitaka smiled when he saw her daughter hold up a stick figure grinning broadly at him.
A soldier entered the room and his smile soon faded. For the soldier was badly beaten up and had a grim expression on his face.
"Nadeshiko..," his last words seemed to echo through Fujitaka.
Fujitaka immediately stood up and ran out the doors, dogging the man who brought him the awful news as he went. Although it was only one word, Fujitaka fully understood Nadeshiko was in grave danger and he might be too late.
"Sakura, stay here," Fujitaka said calmly, tears in his eyes.
Sakura opened her mouth to testify, but she decided to shut it. Her dad already had enough to worry about. He didn't need another whiny little girl by his side.
Sakura just stared into mists of white clouds until she heard the screams of her mother. She widened and saw her father came back empty-handed with tears pouring down his cheeks. His broad warm face didn't seem so warm anymore.
He walked to Sakura as he hugged her as tight as he could, putting his arms around her. He caressed her auburn hair gently as if she was a baby and not a three year old.
"Daddy? What's wrong? Where's mommy?"
Fujitaka ignored her and continued caressing her. From then on, she knew she would never see her mother again.
~End Flashback~
I may not be the best promise keeper, but you can count that the Li's WILL pay for what they did.
"Sakura!" a voice rang out, disturbing her thoughts.
Sakura looked out her window. It was Tomoyo looking gorgeous as usual. She wore a cute plaid dress with transparent sleeves. Her violet eyes gave Sakura a warm tingle as she stared right back.
"Hi Tomoyo," Sakura said, smiling.
"Come down Sakura! I think I found a dead squirrel!"
Sakura made a disgusted face. Tomoyo may be her best friend, but she acted like a tomboy. She was always playing sports outside, unlike Sakura, who just sat and watched her. She was raised to be mannerly and polite. Not like a normal peasant who ran around outside all day. Nevertheless, she ran down flights of stairs and to her horror, Tomoyo was smiling and she was holding of what looked like the carcass of a squirrel.
"Eek! Tomoyo put that down!"
Tomoyo's smile grew bigger as her best friend's eyes widened in fear.
~*~*~
"Feimei go away!!!"
"I was just giving you your-"
"Fine! Give it to me and leave!"
"Someone's grumpy."
"SHUT UP!"
A loud thump was heard and Feimei appeared in the hallway smiling.
"He's at it again huh?"
"Apparently so. He's always mad. He should learn how to control his temper," Feimei sighed.
"Just give him some time. It's only been a year," Yelan said calmly staring at the enormous TV.
Feimei smiled, "We all got over it, and he should too."
~*~*~
"I was born to hate the Kinomotos, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't. They killed my father, they made my homeland unsafe, but I just can't hate them."
Syaoran looked at Eriol who kept his eyes on the outside world. "Eriol are you listening to me?!"
"Huh? Oh ya sure, something about Kinomotos." Eriol looked at Syaoran and continued to daydream.
Syaoran was about to smack Eriol when he was interrupted by a sudden commotion below.
Syaoran looked out the window as he saw one of his own men beheading a Kinomoto soldier. 'This is how it's always going to be.' Syaoran sighed and ran out of his room with Eriol trailing behind him having no clue whatsoever.
~*~*~
"Father, what's wrong?"
Fujitaka turned his gaze to his twenty-one year old son staring at him intensely.
"I'm worried about Sakura. How she's going to turn out. She's never happy anymore ever since that day," he said remembering the day of when his wife was slain by the Li soldiers.
"I'm sure she'll be fine father. After all, she has a friend and she doesn't seem so sad."
"Tomoyo's her only friend. She would be lonely without her. She doesn't interact and I'm very worried."
"She's only sixteen. She'll be fine," Touya said reassuringly.
"We can only hope."
~*~*~
Sakura woke up from her sleep. No birds sang and the sun didn't shine like it always did. Instead, she heard shouts and commands yelling throughout the city. 'That's weird,' she thought.
As she stood up noiselessly, she opened her curtains and almost fainted at the sight she saw.
~*~*~
a/n: Did ya like it?! Did ya?! If you didn't, tell me which part I should change. It might be a little confusing to you, but I'll explain everything soon. R+R!!!
Author intro: Sorry if I made any grammatical errors. I'm not perfect! PS I may include some Japanese words in some chapters. It migh not be this one, but probably upcoming ones. By the way, this story is beginning with Sakura's POV and you can tell when her POV ends. R+R!!!
~Flashback~
"Mommy what's wrong?" a small three year-old asked seeing a chained man kneel down to her mother.
Her mom paid no attention to her as she swiftly got out of her chair and left the room. Moments later, she returned, her father following right after.
They whispered something and, worriedly, asked a nearby soldier to escort their three year-old child out.
"Mommy? What wrong?" Sakura looked back worriedly still walking alongside her escort.
The soldier smiled comfortingly at her. "Don't worry; your parents will take care of it. It's just another Li," he said as he pronounced the last word with hatred and disbelief.
~End Flashback~
I never knew why that memory came back to me, but I do now one thing. I'll never forget what they did to my mother.
~Flashback~
"Daddy! Look! I made a picture of you!" Sakura said proudly showing the picture to her father.
Fujitaka smiled when he saw her daughter hold up a stick figure grinning broadly at him.
A soldier entered the room and his smile soon faded. For the soldier was badly beaten up and had a grim expression on his face.
"Nadeshiko..," his last words seemed to echo through Fujitaka.
Fujitaka immediately stood up and ran out the doors, dogging the man who brought him the awful news as he went. Although it was only one word, Fujitaka fully understood Nadeshiko was in grave danger and he might be too late.
"Sakura, stay here," Fujitaka said calmly, tears in his eyes.
Sakura opened her mouth to testify, but she decided to shut it. Her dad already had enough to worry about. He didn't need another whiny little girl by his side.
Sakura just stared into mists of white clouds until she heard the screams of her mother. She widened and saw her father came back empty-handed with tears pouring down his cheeks. His broad warm face didn't seem so warm anymore.
He walked to Sakura as he hugged her as tight as he could, putting his arms around her. He caressed her auburn hair gently as if she was a baby and not a three year old.
"Daddy? What's wrong? Where's mommy?"
Fujitaka ignored her and continued caressing her. From then on, she knew she would never see her mother again.
~End Flashback~
I may not be the best promise keeper, but you can count that the Li's WILL pay for what they did.
"Sakura!" a voice rang out, disturbing her thoughts.
Sakura looked out her window. It was Tomoyo looking gorgeous as usual. She wore a cute plaid dress with transparent sleeves. Her violet eyes gave Sakura a warm tingle as she stared right back.
"Hi Tomoyo," Sakura said, smiling.
"Come down Sakura! I think I found a dead squirrel!"
Sakura made a disgusted face. Tomoyo may be her best friend, but she acted like a tomboy. She was always playing sports outside, unlike Sakura, who just sat and watched her. She was raised to be mannerly and polite. Not like a normal peasant who ran around outside all day. Nevertheless, she ran down flights of stairs and to her horror, Tomoyo was smiling and she was holding of what looked like the carcass of a squirrel.
"Eek! Tomoyo put that down!"
Tomoyo's smile grew bigger as her best friend's eyes widened in fear.
~*~*~
"Feimei go away!!!"
"I was just giving you your-"
"Fine! Give it to me and leave!"
"Someone's grumpy."
"SHUT UP!"
A loud thump was heard and Feimei appeared in the hallway smiling.
"He's at it again huh?"
"Apparently so. He's always mad. He should learn how to control his temper," Feimei sighed.
"Just give him some time. It's only been a year," Yelan said calmly staring at the enormous TV.
Feimei smiled, "We all got over it, and he should too."
~*~*~
"I was born to hate the Kinomotos, but no matter how hard I try, I just can't. They killed my father, they made my homeland unsafe, but I just can't hate them."
Syaoran looked at Eriol who kept his eyes on the outside world. "Eriol are you listening to me?!"
"Huh? Oh ya sure, something about Kinomotos." Eriol looked at Syaoran and continued to daydream.
Syaoran was about to smack Eriol when he was interrupted by a sudden commotion below.
Syaoran looked out the window as he saw one of his own men beheading a Kinomoto soldier. 'This is how it's always going to be.' Syaoran sighed and ran out of his room with Eriol trailing behind him having no clue whatsoever.
~*~*~
"Father, what's wrong?"
Fujitaka turned his gaze to his twenty-one year old son staring at him intensely.
"I'm worried about Sakura. How she's going to turn out. She's never happy anymore ever since that day," he said remembering the day of when his wife was slain by the Li soldiers.
"I'm sure she'll be fine father. After all, she has a friend and she doesn't seem so sad."
"Tomoyo's her only friend. She would be lonely without her. She doesn't interact and I'm very worried."
"She's only sixteen. She'll be fine," Touya said reassuringly.
"We can only hope."
~*~*~
Sakura woke up from her sleep. No birds sang and the sun didn't shine like it always did. Instead, she heard shouts and commands yelling throughout the city. 'That's weird,' she thought.
As she stood up noiselessly, she opened her curtains and almost fainted at the sight she saw.
~*~*~
a/n: Did ya like it?! Did ya?! If you didn't, tell me which part I should change. It might be a little confusing to you, but I'll explain everything soon. R+R!!!
