Forgotten Cherry Blossom
Chapter 2: Broken body
"Sire, you better take a look at this!" A soldier called through a broken door. His green uniform and sweaty face spoke of a worrier who just finished a battle.
"What is it?" A clam voice appeared behind the soldier.
"A hidden room sire. There is another door."
The young man studied his surroundings, his amber eyes took note of every detail as he edged closer to the door. A strong hand gripped the handle before forcing the door open. Rubble complained when the door pushed it aside. The soldier's eyes widened in shock. "Sire, look."
The amber eyes met a sight he had not seen in all his years. Chained to the wall was a girl. Her one arm was still in the air held on by her bounds while the other lay next to her. The cuff and chain was still around her wrist. On her legs lay a piece of the collapsed wall.
"Is she dead sire?"
He turned her over in his arms, her body was still warm. "No, she's breathing." He gently placed her on the ground. "See if you can do anything about those cuffs, I'll take care of the rubble."
"Yes sire." The soldier quickly loosened the cuffs around her wrists and helped the young man with the last piece of rubble. Gently he picked her up and pushed long light brown locks from her face. He gasped when he saw her. Her pale face was stained with blood and dirt, but her beauty was impossible to miss.
"You found her like that? It's amazing that she even survived. How long do you think she was held there?" Blue eyes examined her and a pale hand brushed through blue hair. "She looks like some one Tomoyo would associate with. What's so funny Syaoran?"
Amber eyes closely watched that his strong hands wouldn't cause any more wounds to open as he gently washed her face. "You're always talking and thinking about Tomoyo."
"Your point being?"
"Why don't you ask her to marry you already? Then your wish of waking up next to her every morning will come true. Or what am I saying, Eriol?"
Eriol blushed. "Shut up. So what if I want to wake up next to Tomoyo? It's natural isn't it? I mean, when you really love some one… Is it wrong to want her so much?
"Tomoyo…"
"Shh.."
"What?"
"She's saying something." Syaoran leaned closer to her to hear better.
"Stay save… Tomoyo." Syaoran and Eriol stared at each other. She knows Tomoyo? "Cherry Blossoms? Forgotten Cherry Blossom…" She fell into a deep sleep.
"What do you make of that?"
"I don't know. I found her with a broken body, of her mind we know nothing yet."
"It would be a shame if something is wrong with her mind, she's a beautiful girl under all those cuts."
Syaoran awoke with the feeling that some one was watching him. He turned his head to Eriol who was fast asleep in his chair when he remembered her. Her face was flushed with confusion, her emerald eyes wide and alert. He edged closer to the cot causing her to move to a corner away from him.
"I won't hurt you, I promise."
"I don't believe people anymore." Her voice was shaky and he could hear she was trying to be strong. "Who are you?"
"Li Syaoran, at your service." He lightly tilted his head at her. "And you?"
"Kinomoto Sakura." She looked at Eriol.
"Don't mind him, that's Hiiragizawa Eriol. General for the Li empire. He's probably dreaming about Tomoyo." Her face suddenly lit up when Tomoyo's name was mentioned. "You know Tomoyo?"
"Unless there is another."
"Violet eyes, raven hair, pale skin,…" Her face brightened with every description he gave of Tomoyo. " gentle manner, love for designing clothes, a fondness for cherry blossoms…"
'"That's Tomoyo!!! Daidouji Tomoyo! She kept her promise. She stayed save." Tears ran down her cheeks. "She kept her promise, they didn't get her. They didn't get her…"
Eriol stared at her and at Syaoran. "From where do you know her?"
"She was my best friend growing up. Is she okay? Did she open a shop like she wanted? Did she find the blue haired boy she liked for so long?"
"She's fine. She's the most popular designer in the eastern kingdoms. And the blue haired freak is sitting next to me."
"Who are you calling a freak?"
"You, who else? I don't see any one else with blue hair who goes all silly when Tomoyo is in the area." He put up a high pitched voice. "Is she looking? Are my clothes okay? Is my hair neat? Do you think she'll say no when I ask her out?"
Eriol glared at him. "I do not sound like that."
"Wanna bet?"
"At least I don't whine every time a princess comes along. Ah mother, do I really have to do this? Stop sending for princesses mother, I'll find my wife by myself."
"It wouldn't have happened if my fiancé hadn't gone missing three years ago. I would have been married by now, probably with children."
"You don't even know what she looked like."
"I don't really care. Mother said she was the most beautiful girl she has ever seen in her life, that's a lot coming from her."
"Sounds like you just want some one to take over what ever you do." They looked at her. She was under her covers once more with her broken arm above the covers. "If I married when my father wanted me to, wouldn't have been able to cope with children. I was still one myself in many ways."
"I suppose. I have to become king first before my children can take over the throne." Sakura was nearly fast asleep now.
"Mmm… Princes are so impatient."
AN: What a thing to pick up at a battle field – a girl. What is this world coming to? Oh no, wait… This is taking place in the past. He he! ^^;