2nd chapter
you know Syaoran and Xiao Lang? At first, I didn't know which one to use. Im Taiwanese, so Xiao Lang made more sense to me, cuz that's the way you write it, so I guess that's how ill write it. Wow, im random. Hahaha.
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It was the darkest of nights, yet the moon shone as white as it could.
The call of the lark sounded in the near distance.
Unaware, a slim figure jumped out from the high window.
Sakura, dressed in the most unlikely fashion for a princess, with dark, unrevealing clothing, slunk away from the castle. Her outward appearance seemed calm, but her heart said otherwise. This was not the first time she had ran away from home due to marriage situations. It was almost a routine for her. When suitors called, she would disappear for a few nights until they left, only to return to her father, who by now had run out of anger.
But something was different this time. Sakura had with her, a small pack filled with nessessities, a chain around her neck, holding some sort of key, and she wore a black flowing cape.
Sakura looked at the chain around her neck, and touched it, thoughfully. It was the key of clow. Few royal families possessed magic within the family, and it was narrowed down to few people. Princess Sakura was one of those few.
Her face with resolve, she crept through the village that lay near the foot of the castle, and whisked away, towards the distant mountains that she came to look at everyday at sunset through her window...
~*~*~*~*~*~
It was now morning, after the Kinomoto family realized Sakura had once again escaped. The Li family had arrived, and Xiao Lang was surprised to hear his "to be wife" had run off. He didn't particularly care, and was almost relieved. His mother however, shared a different view.
"Xiao Lang! You must go find her" Queen Yelen demanded, looking at her son squarely in the eyes.
Xiao Lang, rolled his eyes.
"Mother, its obvious she wants nothing to do with me!"
'Er zi, wan yi ta so shang ni hui zhe me yang? (Son, if shes hurt, what will you do?)' Yelen said telepathically. The Li clan was gifted with quite a few magicians.
'Then sucks for her?'
Queen yelen stood to her full height and gave Xiao Lang an unwavering look.
Xiao Lang gulped. "IM GOING IM GOING!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Midnight sprinter was waiting. The majestic white horse was saddled up, ready to go. Why he was called midnight, no one knew, for his coat shone a silvery white, almost like snow.
Xiao Lang, wearing his travel gear, carrying a small pack, strode over to the proud horse.
Midnight sprinter, with his intelligent eyes, looked at Xiao Lang for a long moment as if studying him, gave a neigh, and acknowledged himself to the young prince.
King Fujitaka was speechless. Midnight sprinter was born an orphan and raised by Sakura herself. Only Sakura could control the fiery yet gentle horse. But he had just let the prince touch him!
Xiao Lang looked at the horse appreciably. He knew the horse's caliber was high. Looking at the King, he grinned while patting the horse, "This is some horse you got here!"
King Fujitaka smiled faintly and said, "Yes. He belongs to Sakura. She raised him since he was a foal."
Xiao Lang easily swung himself upon the large thoroughbred. Clucking, he urged to horse forward, and rode off in search for Princess Sakura.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The bartender looked up curiously at the stranger that had just entered. Draped in a cloak that covered the person's whole body, there was no way of knowing whether it was a he or she. The stranger walked up and said "One room please".
The bartender quickly nodded, and handed her a key. The mysterious stranger took it and walked briskly towards one of the doors near the right end of the "hotel".
It was now 9 pm. The mysterious stranger had walked out from the room, entering the bar. All the men stared. The stranger was still clad in the cloak, hiding his/her identity.
One of the drunken men reached out and grabbed the cloak. The cloak fell off and all the men gasped. One man in the corner though only stirred as he stared at the woman who was revealed. The first this he noticed, as well as everyone else, was her piercing emerald eyes. Her auburn hair spilled down in waves and the men breathes in deeply. Silence reigned the bar for a few minutes before the beautiful lady said "Excuse me" and walked right back into her room.
Inside the room, Sakura could hear the excited buzz and felt her cheeks burn.
'That wasn't suppose to happen!' she thought angrily. She had successfully hidden her identity for now. What if one of the men recognized her? They would send her back home! By now, her father would have sent soldiers after her.
The door creaked. Sakura, her hand instictiveley going towards the knife she had hidden in her boots, swung it out, thinking one of the men had tried to come in to take advantage of her. A hand gripped her wrist.
Sakura's eyes opened widely.
The man had jet-black hair; his silvery eyes bore into her.
He casually looked at the knife in her hands and said slowly" it is not normal for a young lady such as you to hold in her possession a knife such as this"
Sakura flushed and flicked her wrist away, putting the knife back in its holder.
She dusted herself off and said, "Please leave"
The man took a step forward. "No"
Sakura glared venomously, "I am asking you one last time. Leave."
The man said nothing.
In a flash, Sakura jumped forward aggressively, punching him. He blocked easily and punched in her direction. She jumped out of range. They both looked at each other.
Suddenly, the man laughed.
Sakura looked at him angrily.
"What is so funny?"
At the moment, He lunged forward. They both fell on the bed. He pinned her down saying "Who are you really?"
Sakura heard none of this though. She realized he was on top of her. She couldn't breath. His mouth was mere centimeters away from hers.
He looked at her oddly and said, "My name is Hiko. And yours...?"
She said slowly"... kanako."
He looked in her eyes. His hand brushed her cheek softly. Sakura attempted to glare but failed. Hiko shrugged and got off her. By now, Sakura's face was red and her mouth gaping at him.
"Maybe ill come visit you tom." He said casually.
Sakura stared.
"Your Highness"
Sakura's head snapped in his direction.
Hiko laughed and said, "You look just like a Princess."
Sakura smiled uncertainly.
He left the room, closing the door softly.
'So this is her...'
'He couldn't know...' Sakura thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Meanwhile, Xiao Lang is riding into the town where the bar is. He hands the reins to a servant boy, and enters the bar, thinking to take a break from the journey thus far.
His eyes wander around and fall on the girl sitting in her corner. She had auburn hair and the most captivating emerald eyes...
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ah yea. That was boring to write, and reread. But some is necessary I think? Haha. Thanx for the reviews! I don't have a CLUE where this story is going. Really. Just a little hint, I think next chapter will have Sakura somehow escape Xiao lang. If you think that sux, give me a suggestion! I am really really open to suggestions rite now. =]
KiT-
you know Syaoran and Xiao Lang? At first, I didn't know which one to use. Im Taiwanese, so Xiao Lang made more sense to me, cuz that's the way you write it, so I guess that's how ill write it. Wow, im random. Hahaha.
~*~*~*~*~*~
It was the darkest of nights, yet the moon shone as white as it could.
The call of the lark sounded in the near distance.
Unaware, a slim figure jumped out from the high window.
Sakura, dressed in the most unlikely fashion for a princess, with dark, unrevealing clothing, slunk away from the castle. Her outward appearance seemed calm, but her heart said otherwise. This was not the first time she had ran away from home due to marriage situations. It was almost a routine for her. When suitors called, she would disappear for a few nights until they left, only to return to her father, who by now had run out of anger.
But something was different this time. Sakura had with her, a small pack filled with nessessities, a chain around her neck, holding some sort of key, and she wore a black flowing cape.
Sakura looked at the chain around her neck, and touched it, thoughfully. It was the key of clow. Few royal families possessed magic within the family, and it was narrowed down to few people. Princess Sakura was one of those few.
Her face with resolve, she crept through the village that lay near the foot of the castle, and whisked away, towards the distant mountains that she came to look at everyday at sunset through her window...
~*~*~*~*~*~
It was now morning, after the Kinomoto family realized Sakura had once again escaped. The Li family had arrived, and Xiao Lang was surprised to hear his "to be wife" had run off. He didn't particularly care, and was almost relieved. His mother however, shared a different view.
"Xiao Lang! You must go find her" Queen Yelen demanded, looking at her son squarely in the eyes.
Xiao Lang, rolled his eyes.
"Mother, its obvious she wants nothing to do with me!"
'Er zi, wan yi ta so shang ni hui zhe me yang? (Son, if shes hurt, what will you do?)' Yelen said telepathically. The Li clan was gifted with quite a few magicians.
'Then sucks for her?'
Queen yelen stood to her full height and gave Xiao Lang an unwavering look.
Xiao Lang gulped. "IM GOING IM GOING!"
~*~*~*~*~*~
Midnight sprinter was waiting. The majestic white horse was saddled up, ready to go. Why he was called midnight, no one knew, for his coat shone a silvery white, almost like snow.
Xiao Lang, wearing his travel gear, carrying a small pack, strode over to the proud horse.
Midnight sprinter, with his intelligent eyes, looked at Xiao Lang for a long moment as if studying him, gave a neigh, and acknowledged himself to the young prince.
King Fujitaka was speechless. Midnight sprinter was born an orphan and raised by Sakura herself. Only Sakura could control the fiery yet gentle horse. But he had just let the prince touch him!
Xiao Lang looked at the horse appreciably. He knew the horse's caliber was high. Looking at the King, he grinned while patting the horse, "This is some horse you got here!"
King Fujitaka smiled faintly and said, "Yes. He belongs to Sakura. She raised him since he was a foal."
Xiao Lang easily swung himself upon the large thoroughbred. Clucking, he urged to horse forward, and rode off in search for Princess Sakura.
~*~*~*~*~*~
The bartender looked up curiously at the stranger that had just entered. Draped in a cloak that covered the person's whole body, there was no way of knowing whether it was a he or she. The stranger walked up and said "One room please".
The bartender quickly nodded, and handed her a key. The mysterious stranger took it and walked briskly towards one of the doors near the right end of the "hotel".
It was now 9 pm. The mysterious stranger had walked out from the room, entering the bar. All the men stared. The stranger was still clad in the cloak, hiding his/her identity.
One of the drunken men reached out and grabbed the cloak. The cloak fell off and all the men gasped. One man in the corner though only stirred as he stared at the woman who was revealed. The first this he noticed, as well as everyone else, was her piercing emerald eyes. Her auburn hair spilled down in waves and the men breathes in deeply. Silence reigned the bar for a few minutes before the beautiful lady said "Excuse me" and walked right back into her room.
Inside the room, Sakura could hear the excited buzz and felt her cheeks burn.
'That wasn't suppose to happen!' she thought angrily. She had successfully hidden her identity for now. What if one of the men recognized her? They would send her back home! By now, her father would have sent soldiers after her.
The door creaked. Sakura, her hand instictiveley going towards the knife she had hidden in her boots, swung it out, thinking one of the men had tried to come in to take advantage of her. A hand gripped her wrist.
Sakura's eyes opened widely.
The man had jet-black hair; his silvery eyes bore into her.
He casually looked at the knife in her hands and said slowly" it is not normal for a young lady such as you to hold in her possession a knife such as this"
Sakura flushed and flicked her wrist away, putting the knife back in its holder.
She dusted herself off and said, "Please leave"
The man took a step forward. "No"
Sakura glared venomously, "I am asking you one last time. Leave."
The man said nothing.
In a flash, Sakura jumped forward aggressively, punching him. He blocked easily and punched in her direction. She jumped out of range. They both looked at each other.
Suddenly, the man laughed.
Sakura looked at him angrily.
"What is so funny?"
At the moment, He lunged forward. They both fell on the bed. He pinned her down saying "Who are you really?"
Sakura heard none of this though. She realized he was on top of her. She couldn't breath. His mouth was mere centimeters away from hers.
He looked at her oddly and said, "My name is Hiko. And yours...?"
She said slowly"... kanako."
He looked in her eyes. His hand brushed her cheek softly. Sakura attempted to glare but failed. Hiko shrugged and got off her. By now, Sakura's face was red and her mouth gaping at him.
"Maybe ill come visit you tom." He said casually.
Sakura stared.
"Your Highness"
Sakura's head snapped in his direction.
Hiko laughed and said, "You look just like a Princess."
Sakura smiled uncertainly.
He left the room, closing the door softly.
'So this is her...'
'He couldn't know...' Sakura thought.
~*~*~*~*~*~
Meanwhile, Xiao Lang is riding into the town where the bar is. He hands the reins to a servant boy, and enters the bar, thinking to take a break from the journey thus far.
His eyes wander around and fall on the girl sitting in her corner. She had auburn hair and the most captivating emerald eyes...
~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* ~*~
ah yea. That was boring to write, and reread. But some is necessary I think? Haha. Thanx for the reviews! I don't have a CLUE where this story is going. Really. Just a little hint, I think next chapter will have Sakura somehow escape Xiao lang. If you think that sux, give me a suggestion! I am really really open to suggestions rite now. =]
KiT-