Lady Hawke
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Disclaimer: I don not own the movie "Lady Hawke" or Card Captor Sakura. *weep weep*
Full summary: Syaoran Li is a wandering soldier that has a terrible secret. Sakura Kinomotto is a beautiful woman who has a past that is filled with grief. When a young thief named Eriol joins Syaoran, will all be revealed?
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Lady Hawke
Chapter Two: Angel in Disguise.
Eriol starred at the man who saved his life. He had unruly brown hair and amber eyes. Eriol couldn't help but cringe; the eyes looked cold and lifeless. He was wearing what looked like a green robe, quite long on the sleeves. The cuffs were gold, and he had a large symbol on the chest. It was held by an orange sash, the green robe coming down in two long flaps of cloth. He had white pants on with green shoes. He also had a strange headpiece, emerald green in color with some gold and red. (A/N: Basically his traditional Chinese outfit, ok? I'm really not good with describing clothes, so bear with me!) In his hands, the man had a crossbow, another arrow already latched into place. Eriol's eyes widened. What would happen now? Why did that stranger save him? So many questions were buzzing through his head that he felt himself swaying.
"So Li, the rumors are true. The famous Head of Guards, Syaoran Li, has finally returned."
Ekiyuu stepped towards the man known as 'Syaoran Li', his mouth in a small smirk. Syaoran returned it and said. "Well, times have changed, haven't they Ekiyuu?" "Yes, they have…" The two now faced each other and broke into wide smiles. They embraced in a brotherly hold. Eriol almost fainted; what the hell were they doing?! They were supposed to be enemies!
They broke apart and Ekiyuu had a large grin on his face. "It's been so long since I last saw you Li. When you left you didn't even write to me, you're so called 'best-friend'."
Syaoran had a small smile on his face. "I've been …preoccupied lately. But, it is great to see you again Ekiyuu."
Although Eriol was confused, no one else was. It was known to all the guards that the two had been close friends. The guards were surprised at something else though. Syaoran was regarded as the best Head of Guard in all of Aquila's history. However, Syaoran had been banished two years earlier; no one knew the reason why. But now, here he was, back! Perhaps the Bishop had wanted him to return, but it was unlikely; the Bishop hated him, for whatever reason.
"So, Li, you show your ugly face?"
Syaoran turned quickly and his eyes narrowed. A soldier ran towards him and thrust a sword at Syaoran; Syaoran growled in annoyance. He easily avoided the sword and shot an arrow in the man's side. The man's hand lost grip of the sword and he staggered a couple feet. The man hissed in pain but said "Couldn't even protect your friend?" Syaoran gasped in realization. He had been so inattentive that he had forgotten about Ekiyuu!
When Syaoran moved out of the swords way, it made contact with Ekiyuu. The soldier had stabbed Ekiyuu in the chest. "Damn you…Netomi." Ekiyuu said in gasps, his breath raspy.
Netomi had always bee jealous of Ekiyuu. When Ekiyuu got the job Head of Guard, Netomi had gone mad with jealously and swore he would get revenge.
"You...bastard." Syaoran kneed him in the groin. (A/N: Pretend there's no armor there okay? It just works for the story ;p) Netomi grunted and collapsed onto the ground.
"Ekiyuu, are you alright?! C'mon, Ekiyuu, get up!" Syaoran's voice was desperate. Eriol's feet were planted to the ground; though he wanted to run, he couldn't. The guards were equally spell bound.
"I'm glad I had a last chance to see you…Syaoran." Ekiyuu gave a small smile and his eyes fluttered, then closed. A small intake of breath escaped from Syaoran's lips.
Netomi had now regained his strength. He stood, a malicious smirk on his face. He turned around swiftly and commanded the guards. "Kill Li."
The guards shuffled nervously, but since Netomi was now Head of Guard they had to obey. They charged towards Syaoran. Syaoran arose, his face completely blank. He turned to Eriol and calmly said "You, take my crossbow. Now." Eriol was surprised, but quickly followed his orders. He took the crossbow and Syaoran pulled out a sword. It looked like a very old fashioned sword. It had an emerald green handle and a ruby red jewel in a gold center piece. On the end of the sword the was a braid of green string, another ruby jewel at the end, with another braid coming out of the end of the jewel.
'How odd…It looks like a traditional Chinese sword…' (A/N: They are in Japan, and there weren't many foreigners there. That's why Eriol thinks it's odd.)
Syaoran met the guards, head on. He mainly used the butt of his sword; it looked like he was trying to avoid seriously hurting people. Eriol decided it was now or never to escape. Deftly, he left the area, being as quiet as possible. When he came to the bar, there were some horses at the entrance. Most likely they were still there.
Syaoran had knocked unconscious every soldier. "Jeez, was the army always this weak?" Syaoran sighed. He had not really wanted to fight.
"Syaoran, why the hell are you here? Are you perhaps remembering *her*?" Syaoran turned around viciously, grabbed Netomi's neck, and whispered in a voice full of hate. "You don't even deserve to speak her name." Netomi's eyes were wide with fright; Syaoran was chocking him, and he didn't look like he was going to let go.
Syaoran let loose his grip but not before sending Netomi flying. "Damn…" Netomi grunted, falling hard on his back after be thrown. Syaoran gave a small smirk. "By the way, tell the Bishop that I'm here. And I will get revenge." Syaoran gave another small smirk then walked towards the entrance of the bar.
Eriol, during that whole episode, was currently trying to get a horse to cooperate with him. Perhaps he should have paid more attention to those riding lessons he took. Eriol heard some branches break, and he turned around quickly. There stood Syaoran Li. Eriol panicked and burst into a quick dash. Syaoran sighed, and quickly got on a rather large black steed. 'Must things always be difficult?'
Eriol ran, as fast as his legs could take him.
'This isn't happening…"
Hooves approached him.
'This can't be happening.
He felt a strong hand grip his shirt and pull him on top a riding horse.
"Damn! I can't believe this is happening!" Eriol said a loud. He heard a small chuckle. "I won't hurt you."
Eriol was very confused at the moment; it seemed so unreal to him. 'Well, I don't think he'll kill me, so maybe I'll be okay…' He looked up at Li. (A/N: He's on his stomach, so that's how he can look up at Syaoran.)
'Yeah, I think I can trust him…'
Suddenly, Eriol heard the screech of a hawk. He saw a beautiful brown hawk soaring above them, gliding gracefully. "You'd better hold on, we have trouble." Eriol was rather surprised at Li's words and quickly looked around. Eriol saw one lonesome guard charge towards them. Syaoran pulled out his sword again while riding, and when he got close enough, stabbed the man in the soldier. The guard grunted and fell to the ground. Syaoran kept riding, and the man recovered. He pulled out a crossbow and strung a bow, and prepared to shoot. The hawk noticed, and swooped towards the guards. It slashed him in the face with its talons; the guard cried out in pain. Eriol was amazed at the whole scene.
The hawk then returned to its place in the sky, silently following the two. "She protects us, don't worry." To Syaoran, this seemed normal. Eriol groaned. 'Dear God, what have I got myself into?'
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Demon-Huntress: I hope that chapter was ok. ^_^ Sorry for not posting earlier, I've been kind of busy. This chapter was sort of a filler; nothing special really happened. I changed some stuff from the movie; hope no one's offended. Till next chapter "Silent Beauty"
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