Sakura walked home that day, considering her dangerous position. Someone wanted her out of here. Someone who knew who she was.
"Hey Tomoyo," She said as she entered her house.
Tomoyo just stood back from her, her eyes moist with tears.
"Tomoyo? Oh my goodness... what's wrong?" Sakura asked fearfully.
"Sak...ura...." She said sadly.
"Tomoyo, what is it?" Sakura asked again.
"You can't... stay here." She said slowly, bowing her head.
Sakura was completely taken aback, of all things she expected this least of all.
"I... I'm forbidden to let you stay here. It is a law now. It's just been passed - no person can be found sheltering non-citizens." Tomoyo said, reading a letter she had in her hand. A tear rolled down her white cheeks, flushed from her sadness.
"I'm so sorry Sakura, I don't want to, but I can't NOT, I promise I'll find somewhere for you!" Tomoyo said quickly.
"It's.. quite alright." Sakura said. But more than shock, she felt an odd pang of suspicion. Just been passed, has it? This clarified what she thought she knew - someone wanted her out of here.
"Tomoyo... we can still be friends. You're my only friend. We'll still see each other." Sakura said, smiling.
"Of course we will." Tomoyo replied.
"Well... I... er... better be off. I don't want to cause you and your family any trouble." Sakura said.
"Oh Sakura, here are some things for you. I don't want you to go off alone without anything" Tomoyo said.
She handed her a bag of clothes and money.
"Oh Tomoyo... You didn't-"
"I wanted to. It will help you." She said, holding out her hand.
"Well.... alright. I'll make it up to you someday Tomoyo, I promise." She said. And she would.
Sakura remembered the gem she purchased in the market earlier that day. She recalled her reason for buying it. She had originally bought one for herself, and one for Tomoyo. But it didn't seem right to keep such a beautiful thing for herself. Perhaps she would bring it back for her father.
"Tomoyo.. I have something for you." Sakura said. She took out the gem and handed it to Sakura.
"Sakura! My goodness this is... beatiful! You didn't have to... my this must've been expensive..." Tomoyo said, gasping.
Sakura smiled.
"Thankyou Tomoyo, for everything." She said, and walked out the door.
I don't want anyone to know it's me whose been kicked out... I don't want anyone to ask me where I'm from. I'd better find a place to hide- and quick.
Suddenly, Sakura heard a cackle of thunder and a flash of lighting. A few moments later, the rain started.
"Just Great." She said aloud.
"Well, not much different from home."
Sakura walked miserabely through the rain hoping for someone to ask her in for some shelter, but knew that no one would. Just as she was contemplating returning to the sea, she heard a voice behind her.
"Hey, Girl!" She heard someone say. She turned around and saw it was none other than Li Syaoran.
"Oh. It's you is it." She said, turning around, annoyed.
"That's the thanks I get? I saw you out here soaking wet and I ran down here to help you." He said.
"Well I don't need help from you thankyou very much." She said, continuing on her way.
"You're coming with me. You'll be sick." He said bossily.
"No, I'm used to this kind of environment." She said truthfully.
"Come on. I want you to." He said, looking worried.
"Well, fine." She said.
---
Sakura entered the palace with Syaoran, both of them soaking wet.
"Excuse me, majesty, would you like a... erm, pair of dry clothes?" Said a servant.
"Thankyou Wei, that would be perfect." He said.
Despite Syaoran's graciousness, Sakura still felt he was an arrogant Prince, using his power to ascend to a higher status than everyone else. However, she couldn't help wondering why, of all people, he had come to help her?
Sakura and Syaoran walked up a flight of stairs and entered a grand hall. It was a cozy looking place, with several fires in the walls. In the center was a large rectangular table. This was obviously used for formal events.
"Sakura, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Oh, so now you know me do you?" She said, raising one eyebrow.
"No, I don't," He replied stubbornly.
"Why were you in the rain, alone, was what I meant." He said.
"I like rain." She said uncertainly.
"Really now." He said, more of a statement than anything else. He seemed unconvinced by her lame excuse.
"And so that's why you had a bag of clothes with you then?" He replied.
"Er. Yes." She replied, shrinking back every second.
"That makes perfect sense, Sakura." He said, chuckling.
"Hah." She said.
"OH!" She exclaimed, pointing towards a large fountain.
She ran towards it and put a hand in. Of course, they had bubble fountains back at home, but she'd never seen water falling like it was now.
"This is amazing!" She said, watching the water fall.
"It''s just a fountain." He said, putting his hands in his pocket and getting up to approach her.
"I think its beatiful."
She seems amazed by such small things... who is she?
"Sakura, you are a strange one." He said.
"Oh really?" She said.
"Yep."
"I wouldn't be talking, Prince Li."
Why is he being so nice to me?
"What's that supposed to mean?" He looked around and noticed no one was around.
"Hey Sakura, c'mere I have to show you something." He said.
"O-Okay." She said, furrowing her brow. I wonder...
He lead her up a few flights of stairs, Sakura now was quite tired from all this walking. He showed her down one of the halls lit dimly by a few torches and the moonlight, now peeking through the clouds.
"Here, look." He said, motioning for her to come forward.
She appraoched a balcony, small enough for about four people. She stepped onto it and gazed in awe over the Kingdom he would one day rule. Every little house or cottage was lit by candles or torches, the moon was shining down upon the vast sea like a galaxy of stars.
"It's absolutely gorgeous." She exclaimed, barely able to get those words out of her mouth.
She had never seen anything like it in her life.
"Isn't it?" He said, looking out behind her.
"Why are you being so nice?" She said curiously.
"What, am I supposed to be mean?" He retaliated.
"Well.. I got the impression you didn't like me before." She admitted.
"Oh... well... I er.. .didn't really know you... I didn't know whether or not to... y'know..." He said, trailing off.
"It's alright, I understand."
"Hey Sakura, check this out," He said, dashing over to a staircase.
And to Sakuras complete surprise, he jumped onto the banister and slid down it like a child, although he was a 22 year old prince.
Sakura laughed at this sight, wondering why he was doing this.
"Come on!" He said. Sakura had never done something like that before. She didn't know the meaning of "falling" so she went right ahead.
She grabbed ahold and slid down the banister, laughing all the way.
"I'll catch you," He said. And he caught her at the bottom.
"Aheehee, that was so fun!" Sakura exclaimed happily.
"Er, do you have anywhere to go tonight?" He said.
"Erm... well you see, my er, house was burnt down a few days ago, so uh, I am a little bit stuck." She said.
"Oh, perfect! You can stay here! I'll get Wei to find you a room!" He said.
"Oh Wow, Syaoran that would be excellent!!" She said.
"Anytime!" He said.
"Hey Syaoran, where is your coral reef?"
"...."
"Syaoran?"
"WHAT?!" He said, bursting into fits of laughter.
"Er..."
"Yeah, Sakura, in the ocean! Not anywhere around here, what are you expecting to grow coral on the land?" He said.
"Er....Well, umm, no I just wanted to see because I like going swimming and I didn't want to run into one." She said. Idiot... she thought.
"Well Sakura, I assure you there are none near here." He said, still laughing. I wonder where that came from...
She smiled.
"Syaoran, d'you want to be friends?" She said.
"Of course Sakura, you don't have to ask." He said.
"Syaoran, tomorrow, can we go to into town? I want to er... go shopping for one of my friends." She said.
"Sure Sakura, you should get to bed its getting late." He said bossily.
"Alright, g'night!" She said, as Wei came to lead her to her room.
She's something... I wonder if.... no... we could never be.
"Hey Tomoyo," She said as she entered her house.
Tomoyo just stood back from her, her eyes moist with tears.
"Tomoyo? Oh my goodness... what's wrong?" Sakura asked fearfully.
"Sak...ura...." She said sadly.
"Tomoyo, what is it?" Sakura asked again.
"You can't... stay here." She said slowly, bowing her head.
Sakura was completely taken aback, of all things she expected this least of all.
"I... I'm forbidden to let you stay here. It is a law now. It's just been passed - no person can be found sheltering non-citizens." Tomoyo said, reading a letter she had in her hand. A tear rolled down her white cheeks, flushed from her sadness.
"I'm so sorry Sakura, I don't want to, but I can't NOT, I promise I'll find somewhere for you!" Tomoyo said quickly.
"It's.. quite alright." Sakura said. But more than shock, she felt an odd pang of suspicion. Just been passed, has it? This clarified what she thought she knew - someone wanted her out of here.
"Tomoyo... we can still be friends. You're my only friend. We'll still see each other." Sakura said, smiling.
"Of course we will." Tomoyo replied.
"Well... I... er... better be off. I don't want to cause you and your family any trouble." Sakura said.
"Oh Sakura, here are some things for you. I don't want you to go off alone without anything" Tomoyo said.
She handed her a bag of clothes and money.
"Oh Tomoyo... You didn't-"
"I wanted to. It will help you." She said, holding out her hand.
"Well.... alright. I'll make it up to you someday Tomoyo, I promise." She said. And she would.
Sakura remembered the gem she purchased in the market earlier that day. She recalled her reason for buying it. She had originally bought one for herself, and one for Tomoyo. But it didn't seem right to keep such a beautiful thing for herself. Perhaps she would bring it back for her father.
"Tomoyo.. I have something for you." Sakura said. She took out the gem and handed it to Sakura.
"Sakura! My goodness this is... beatiful! You didn't have to... my this must've been expensive..." Tomoyo said, gasping.
Sakura smiled.
"Thankyou Tomoyo, for everything." She said, and walked out the door.
I don't want anyone to know it's me whose been kicked out... I don't want anyone to ask me where I'm from. I'd better find a place to hide- and quick.
Suddenly, Sakura heard a cackle of thunder and a flash of lighting. A few moments later, the rain started.
"Just Great." She said aloud.
"Well, not much different from home."
Sakura walked miserabely through the rain hoping for someone to ask her in for some shelter, but knew that no one would. Just as she was contemplating returning to the sea, she heard a voice behind her.
"Hey, Girl!" She heard someone say. She turned around and saw it was none other than Li Syaoran.
"Oh. It's you is it." She said, turning around, annoyed.
"That's the thanks I get? I saw you out here soaking wet and I ran down here to help you." He said.
"Well I don't need help from you thankyou very much." She said, continuing on her way.
"You're coming with me. You'll be sick." He said bossily.
"No, I'm used to this kind of environment." She said truthfully.
"Come on. I want you to." He said, looking worried.
"Well, fine." She said.
---
Sakura entered the palace with Syaoran, both of them soaking wet.
"Excuse me, majesty, would you like a... erm, pair of dry clothes?" Said a servant.
"Thankyou Wei, that would be perfect." He said.
Despite Syaoran's graciousness, Sakura still felt he was an arrogant Prince, using his power to ascend to a higher status than everyone else. However, she couldn't help wondering why, of all people, he had come to help her?
Sakura and Syaoran walked up a flight of stairs and entered a grand hall. It was a cozy looking place, with several fires in the walls. In the center was a large rectangular table. This was obviously used for formal events.
"Sakura, what's wrong?" He asked.
"Oh, so now you know me do you?" She said, raising one eyebrow.
"No, I don't," He replied stubbornly.
"Why were you in the rain, alone, was what I meant." He said.
"I like rain." She said uncertainly.
"Really now." He said, more of a statement than anything else. He seemed unconvinced by her lame excuse.
"And so that's why you had a bag of clothes with you then?" He replied.
"Er. Yes." She replied, shrinking back every second.
"That makes perfect sense, Sakura." He said, chuckling.
"Hah." She said.
"OH!" She exclaimed, pointing towards a large fountain.
She ran towards it and put a hand in. Of course, they had bubble fountains back at home, but she'd never seen water falling like it was now.
"This is amazing!" She said, watching the water fall.
"It''s just a fountain." He said, putting his hands in his pocket and getting up to approach her.
"I think its beatiful."
She seems amazed by such small things... who is she?
"Sakura, you are a strange one." He said.
"Oh really?" She said.
"Yep."
"I wouldn't be talking, Prince Li."
Why is he being so nice to me?
"What's that supposed to mean?" He looked around and noticed no one was around.
"Hey Sakura, c'mere I have to show you something." He said.
"O-Okay." She said, furrowing her brow. I wonder...
He lead her up a few flights of stairs, Sakura now was quite tired from all this walking. He showed her down one of the halls lit dimly by a few torches and the moonlight, now peeking through the clouds.
"Here, look." He said, motioning for her to come forward.
She appraoched a balcony, small enough for about four people. She stepped onto it and gazed in awe over the Kingdom he would one day rule. Every little house or cottage was lit by candles or torches, the moon was shining down upon the vast sea like a galaxy of stars.
"It's absolutely gorgeous." She exclaimed, barely able to get those words out of her mouth.
She had never seen anything like it in her life.
"Isn't it?" He said, looking out behind her.
"Why are you being so nice?" She said curiously.
"What, am I supposed to be mean?" He retaliated.
"Well.. I got the impression you didn't like me before." She admitted.
"Oh... well... I er.. .didn't really know you... I didn't know whether or not to... y'know..." He said, trailing off.
"It's alright, I understand."
"Hey Sakura, check this out," He said, dashing over to a staircase.
And to Sakuras complete surprise, he jumped onto the banister and slid down it like a child, although he was a 22 year old prince.
Sakura laughed at this sight, wondering why he was doing this.
"Come on!" He said. Sakura had never done something like that before. She didn't know the meaning of "falling" so she went right ahead.
She grabbed ahold and slid down the banister, laughing all the way.
"I'll catch you," He said. And he caught her at the bottom.
"Aheehee, that was so fun!" Sakura exclaimed happily.
"Er, do you have anywhere to go tonight?" He said.
"Erm... well you see, my er, house was burnt down a few days ago, so uh, I am a little bit stuck." She said.
"Oh, perfect! You can stay here! I'll get Wei to find you a room!" He said.
"Oh Wow, Syaoran that would be excellent!!" She said.
"Anytime!" He said.
"Hey Syaoran, where is your coral reef?"
"...."
"Syaoran?"
"WHAT?!" He said, bursting into fits of laughter.
"Er..."
"Yeah, Sakura, in the ocean! Not anywhere around here, what are you expecting to grow coral on the land?" He said.
"Er....Well, umm, no I just wanted to see because I like going swimming and I didn't want to run into one." She said. Idiot... she thought.
"Well Sakura, I assure you there are none near here." He said, still laughing. I wonder where that came from...
She smiled.
"Syaoran, d'you want to be friends?" She said.
"Of course Sakura, you don't have to ask." He said.
"Syaoran, tomorrow, can we go to into town? I want to er... go shopping for one of my friends." She said.
"Sure Sakura, you should get to bed its getting late." He said bossily.
"Alright, g'night!" She said, as Wei came to lead her to her room.
She's something... I wonder if.... no... we could never be.