=Giving in Love=
DISCLAIMER: don't own ccs. That is too obvious
well, heres a new story by me! =P
its like a mix between master in commander and troy. Yum yum.
Hope you enjoy it!
I welcome critiques and praise. =D hahaha.
Lets start.
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"Ship ahead!" a voice came out strongly.
I looked up as a man came crashing into my cabin looking at me with strained eyes.
"Sir, there's a ship ahead!"
It was a leaden gray morning, and a slight mist was present above the ocean line.
It is wartime. Or, it was wartime. It was China versus Japan. It had been a close draw, and that was the way it was kept.
The Chinese imperial army was going home. But it was still wise to keep a look out. Japanese soldiers might have not heard of the withdraw.
"Prince Xiao Lang!"
My head snapped at the name and I growled.
"Didn't I tell you never to call me that?" I said irritably, as I hoisted myself from my comfortable position on the seat.
"But dear PRINCE, it seems nothing else said could get you to start you butt moving." Said a voice at the doorway.
"Shut up Eriol" I said to my cousin.
I strode past him, and arrived on the deck as I saw a long ship coming at us, blowing a horn. The horn used to ask a wartime ship to stop.
Taking a pair of lenses out of my inner coat pocket, I peeked through and identified the ship.
"Emperor's finest army." I called aloud, "I see the royal families crest upon their flag. They have obviously not received the word there has been a temporary withdrawal."
"So what to do sir?" a crewmember called while beginning to lower our own flag.
I grinned inwardly.
The crew already knew my plan. 17 months at sea had sharpened their skills of what I wanted.
"Well, I guess I can say I'm glad we dressed this magnificent ship up like a broken down fish boat." The same mad called laughing.
The crew chuckled while furiously working, but more quietly.
We were nearing the enemy ship.
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=Touya's POV=
I saw a lone ship on a pane of glass sea.
"Yukito, go towards that ship yonder." I commanded the co-captain.
"Why? It is probably only a fishing boat. We are near Japanese shores anyhow." Yukito said reasonably, "why waste time checking out that ship?"
"I don't like the look of it." I said stubbornly.
"As you wish." Sighed Yukito.
As we neared, I strained to see the flag, but there was no flag.
"Strange." I muttered.
As our ship came next to the others, it felt oddly still. Too still.
One lone man occupied the deck and when we came along side him, he made no move.
Frowning, I turned to Yukito and said "Take over the ship for now. Something is wrong over there."
He nodded and I jumped over the distance between the ship and ours.
Even as I landed heavily on the supposed fishing boat, the man sitting in the middle of the deck still made no move.
I hesitantly strode over to the man, and I put my hand now to touch his shoulder.
"Hey... are you alive?"
I was at a disadvantage, and as I felt myself being jerked down, I knew I had made a terrible mistake.
The man had grabbed my arms and wrenched them behind me. A knife was at my throat before I knew what he had done.
A bout of laughter came behind me and I saw out of the corners of my eyes a whole crew come out from the trap doors.
"My my... Is THIS the prince of Japan? Caught unawares, by the barbaric Chinese?" an amused voice came from behind me.
"Touya!" I heard Yukito yell my name, helpless.
The crew laughed at what the man said.
I turned to him, feeling the knife cut me slightly and I spat at the man's feet.
"Chinese filth." I said angrily.
I saw everyone jumping at me and the knife tightened considerably when the man I had spat at gave everyone a warning look.
They all backed down immediately.
"I know who you are Prince, but do you know who I am?" the man said coldly.
I took a good look at him.
Fierce brown eyes and an intelligent face. His clothes were made out of fine silk and in on his hand was a hand amulet, with a reddish glow to it. A sign of Chinese royalty.
"Prince Xiao Lang." I said grudgingly.
His eyes laughed at me.
"I'm glad I'm so famous among you Japanese."
"How is it possible your whole crew knows Japanese?" I said, my curiosity getting the better of me.
"I trained them to understand it in one month." He said absentmindedly, "it really came in handy many times."
I couldn't help but feel impressed.
"well... you have caught me. Captain of the Japanese imperial army. Now, what are you planning to do to us?" I asked, my voice neutral.
"Ransack you ship of course." He said, grinning.
He then turned to my ship, and called out to its members, "Ahoy there! I want every person out on the deck. Hands up, and move once and you will be shot. Now!"
I nodded at Yukito and he went below to call the men.
"No funny stuff either!" one of the Chinese men said.
The crews laughed as they waited for my crew to all arrive on the deck.
After my crew had filed themselves on the deck and had their arms raised in the air, Prince Xiao Lang signaled for the men to start taking things they needed.
"We are out of fuel," he said to me, "We'll just take what is necessary. We aren't barbaric people."
I grunted but said nothing back.
I glanced at Yukito, using my eyes to ask him the burning question.
He slightly shook his head, knowing what I was terribly worried about.
I grounded my teeth.
'Where is she?!'
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=Xiao Lang POV=
"Eriol, watch him." I said indicating to the Prince.
He nodded and I swiftly jumped, not using the plank and landed on the enemy ship.
I then opened the door and entered the ship inside.
I saw my men rushing about, grabbing what was only necessary.
I then felt something. Something magical, something strong.
'Does the Prince keep something powerful on this ship?' I thought alarmed.
I followed the large aura I felt.
Twisting and turning in the corridors. I finally felt the aura at its strongest. A door separated that aura and myself.
Taking a deep breath, I faced the worst.
I turned the doorknob, and entered the room.
The brightness of the room blinded me, and it took a few moment for my eyes to adjust.
There, in the center of the room, a girl was singing softly.
Her hair was a golden honey brown. Her dress was beautiful and hugged her body. Her eyes were closed as she sang softly,
There's a little bird,
Somebody sent
Down to the earth to Live on the wind. Blowing on the wind, She sleeps on the wind,
This little bird,
Little bird.
Light and fragile
and feathered sky-blue.
Thin and graceful,
The sun shining through.
She flies so high,
Up in the sky,
Way out of reach
of human eyes.
Light and fragile,
and feathered sky-blue.
Thin and graceful,
The sun shining through.
She flies so high,
Up in the sky,
Way out of reach
of human eyes.
Light and fragile,
She's feathered sky-blue.
Thin and graceful,
The sun shining through.
And the only time
She touches ground
Is when that little bird,
Little bird,
Is when that little bird,
Little bird,
Is when that little bird
Dies.
I was captivated and I took a step forward, my hands trying to reach that little bird singing in the middle of a shining room.
The girl's eyes flew open and I felt my heart throb.
Emerald green.
Then I felt myself being pulled back into reality.
"How is that a girl is on the imperial armies ship?" I asked, more to myself than her.
She looked at me not very frightened at all, her large green orbs observing me.
"Come." I said to her as if she was a puppy.
She did not move, but continued staring.
I strode over and took her hand in mine gently, as if she were glass. Any moment could break.
She resisted and looked at me with defiance in her eyes.
"Let go of me."
"Well," I said as I pulled her up forcibly, "at least I know you're not mute."
She did not yell or scream, but kept trying to get out of my grip, which I tightened for she wasn't as weak as she looked.
After a few wrong turns, we finally reached the door that lead to the deck and the girl and I arrived, eliciting gasps from my crew, as well as a few from the Japanese.
"Sakura!" Prince Touya yelled with fear, seeing I had found the girl.
"Sakura?" I said questionably as I looked at the girl I held.
"Touya." She cried in a pitiful way.
I looked as Prince Touya struggled hard against Eriol, but unfortunately for him, he was struggling against one of the most powerful magicians in China.
"Let her go!" the Prince of Japan yelled as Eriol began forcing him back to his own ship, towards me.
Prince Touya was forced down in front of me.
"And I'll take this girl." I said calmly.
"Don't even think about it!" he snarled but I saw the fear in his eyes, "she's only a slave. You wouldn't want her."
"I wouldn't?" I said smugly, "and Prince, not to be disrespectful, she doesn't seem to be just "some slave"."
I saw his face pale and I got more curious of her.
"She is Princess Sakura is she not?" I asked him.
His faced turned blotchy as he turned to me and spat "And so what if she IS? Let her go, she has nothing to do with this."
"Don't worry my Prince, "I said still struggling with Princess Sakura, "I'll take good care of her."
"Wait! You cant just take her!!!" he yelled as I grabbed Sakura around the waist and jumped with her in my arms to my ship.
"Eriol." I said and he nodded mumbling a spell under his breath.
The Japanese imperial army left in the boat while Touya's yells could still be heard drifting across the widening distance.
I felt Sakura attempt to wriggle out of my arms one last time and finally she slumped down, defeated.
"I'm sorry." I said to her, not sure if she understood my words or not, "But I had to take you with us.
She looked at me with strangely blank eyes.
"What's wrong with her?" Eriol said frowning.
"I don't know." I said.
'And why did I feel the need to keep her with me?' I thought.
I felt a light tap to my cheek and saw a little bird with fragile wings fly past me with those fragile wings bringing it to the freedom of the sky.
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hm yeah! Hahaha.
Theres the start of this story.
I kinda like it. =]
Well, I gott go do some homework now.
Ill update asap.
Miss Kit Taylor
To my angle EH
DISCLAIMER: don't own ccs. That is too obvious
well, heres a new story by me! =P
its like a mix between master in commander and troy. Yum yum.
Hope you enjoy it!
I welcome critiques and praise. =D hahaha.
Lets start.
##########################################################################
"Ship ahead!" a voice came out strongly.
I looked up as a man came crashing into my cabin looking at me with strained eyes.
"Sir, there's a ship ahead!"
It was a leaden gray morning, and a slight mist was present above the ocean line.
It is wartime. Or, it was wartime. It was China versus Japan. It had been a close draw, and that was the way it was kept.
The Chinese imperial army was going home. But it was still wise to keep a look out. Japanese soldiers might have not heard of the withdraw.
"Prince Xiao Lang!"
My head snapped at the name and I growled.
"Didn't I tell you never to call me that?" I said irritably, as I hoisted myself from my comfortable position on the seat.
"But dear PRINCE, it seems nothing else said could get you to start you butt moving." Said a voice at the doorway.
"Shut up Eriol" I said to my cousin.
I strode past him, and arrived on the deck as I saw a long ship coming at us, blowing a horn. The horn used to ask a wartime ship to stop.
Taking a pair of lenses out of my inner coat pocket, I peeked through and identified the ship.
"Emperor's finest army." I called aloud, "I see the royal families crest upon their flag. They have obviously not received the word there has been a temporary withdrawal."
"So what to do sir?" a crewmember called while beginning to lower our own flag.
I grinned inwardly.
The crew already knew my plan. 17 months at sea had sharpened their skills of what I wanted.
"Well, I guess I can say I'm glad we dressed this magnificent ship up like a broken down fish boat." The same mad called laughing.
The crew chuckled while furiously working, but more quietly.
We were nearing the enemy ship.
####################
=Touya's POV=
I saw a lone ship on a pane of glass sea.
"Yukito, go towards that ship yonder." I commanded the co-captain.
"Why? It is probably only a fishing boat. We are near Japanese shores anyhow." Yukito said reasonably, "why waste time checking out that ship?"
"I don't like the look of it." I said stubbornly.
"As you wish." Sighed Yukito.
As we neared, I strained to see the flag, but there was no flag.
"Strange." I muttered.
As our ship came next to the others, it felt oddly still. Too still.
One lone man occupied the deck and when we came along side him, he made no move.
Frowning, I turned to Yukito and said "Take over the ship for now. Something is wrong over there."
He nodded and I jumped over the distance between the ship and ours.
Even as I landed heavily on the supposed fishing boat, the man sitting in the middle of the deck still made no move.
I hesitantly strode over to the man, and I put my hand now to touch his shoulder.
"Hey... are you alive?"
I was at a disadvantage, and as I felt myself being jerked down, I knew I had made a terrible mistake.
The man had grabbed my arms and wrenched them behind me. A knife was at my throat before I knew what he had done.
A bout of laughter came behind me and I saw out of the corners of my eyes a whole crew come out from the trap doors.
"My my... Is THIS the prince of Japan? Caught unawares, by the barbaric Chinese?" an amused voice came from behind me.
"Touya!" I heard Yukito yell my name, helpless.
The crew laughed at what the man said.
I turned to him, feeling the knife cut me slightly and I spat at the man's feet.
"Chinese filth." I said angrily.
I saw everyone jumping at me and the knife tightened considerably when the man I had spat at gave everyone a warning look.
They all backed down immediately.
"I know who you are Prince, but do you know who I am?" the man said coldly.
I took a good look at him.
Fierce brown eyes and an intelligent face. His clothes were made out of fine silk and in on his hand was a hand amulet, with a reddish glow to it. A sign of Chinese royalty.
"Prince Xiao Lang." I said grudgingly.
His eyes laughed at me.
"I'm glad I'm so famous among you Japanese."
"How is it possible your whole crew knows Japanese?" I said, my curiosity getting the better of me.
"I trained them to understand it in one month." He said absentmindedly, "it really came in handy many times."
I couldn't help but feel impressed.
"well... you have caught me. Captain of the Japanese imperial army. Now, what are you planning to do to us?" I asked, my voice neutral.
"Ransack you ship of course." He said, grinning.
He then turned to my ship, and called out to its members, "Ahoy there! I want every person out on the deck. Hands up, and move once and you will be shot. Now!"
I nodded at Yukito and he went below to call the men.
"No funny stuff either!" one of the Chinese men said.
The crews laughed as they waited for my crew to all arrive on the deck.
After my crew had filed themselves on the deck and had their arms raised in the air, Prince Xiao Lang signaled for the men to start taking things they needed.
"We are out of fuel," he said to me, "We'll just take what is necessary. We aren't barbaric people."
I grunted but said nothing back.
I glanced at Yukito, using my eyes to ask him the burning question.
He slightly shook his head, knowing what I was terribly worried about.
I grounded my teeth.
'Where is she?!'
####################
=Xiao Lang POV=
"Eriol, watch him." I said indicating to the Prince.
He nodded and I swiftly jumped, not using the plank and landed on the enemy ship.
I then opened the door and entered the ship inside.
I saw my men rushing about, grabbing what was only necessary.
I then felt something. Something magical, something strong.
'Does the Prince keep something powerful on this ship?' I thought alarmed.
I followed the large aura I felt.
Twisting and turning in the corridors. I finally felt the aura at its strongest. A door separated that aura and myself.
Taking a deep breath, I faced the worst.
I turned the doorknob, and entered the room.
The brightness of the room blinded me, and it took a few moment for my eyes to adjust.
There, in the center of the room, a girl was singing softly.
Her hair was a golden honey brown. Her dress was beautiful and hugged her body. Her eyes were closed as she sang softly,
There's a little bird,
Somebody sent
Down to the earth to Live on the wind. Blowing on the wind, She sleeps on the wind,
This little bird,
Little bird.
Light and fragile
and feathered sky-blue.
Thin and graceful,
The sun shining through.
She flies so high,
Up in the sky,
Way out of reach
of human eyes.
Light and fragile,
and feathered sky-blue.
Thin and graceful,
The sun shining through.
She flies so high,
Up in the sky,
Way out of reach
of human eyes.
Light and fragile,
She's feathered sky-blue.
Thin and graceful,
The sun shining through.
And the only time
She touches ground
Is when that little bird,
Little bird,
Is when that little bird,
Little bird,
Is when that little bird
Dies.
I was captivated and I took a step forward, my hands trying to reach that little bird singing in the middle of a shining room.
The girl's eyes flew open and I felt my heart throb.
Emerald green.
Then I felt myself being pulled back into reality.
"How is that a girl is on the imperial armies ship?" I asked, more to myself than her.
She looked at me not very frightened at all, her large green orbs observing me.
"Come." I said to her as if she was a puppy.
She did not move, but continued staring.
I strode over and took her hand in mine gently, as if she were glass. Any moment could break.
She resisted and looked at me with defiance in her eyes.
"Let go of me."
"Well," I said as I pulled her up forcibly, "at least I know you're not mute."
She did not yell or scream, but kept trying to get out of my grip, which I tightened for she wasn't as weak as she looked.
After a few wrong turns, we finally reached the door that lead to the deck and the girl and I arrived, eliciting gasps from my crew, as well as a few from the Japanese.
"Sakura!" Prince Touya yelled with fear, seeing I had found the girl.
"Sakura?" I said questionably as I looked at the girl I held.
"Touya." She cried in a pitiful way.
I looked as Prince Touya struggled hard against Eriol, but unfortunately for him, he was struggling against one of the most powerful magicians in China.
"Let her go!" the Prince of Japan yelled as Eriol began forcing him back to his own ship, towards me.
Prince Touya was forced down in front of me.
"And I'll take this girl." I said calmly.
"Don't even think about it!" he snarled but I saw the fear in his eyes, "she's only a slave. You wouldn't want her."
"I wouldn't?" I said smugly, "and Prince, not to be disrespectful, she doesn't seem to be just "some slave"."
I saw his face pale and I got more curious of her.
"She is Princess Sakura is she not?" I asked him.
His faced turned blotchy as he turned to me and spat "And so what if she IS? Let her go, she has nothing to do with this."
"Don't worry my Prince, "I said still struggling with Princess Sakura, "I'll take good care of her."
"Wait! You cant just take her!!!" he yelled as I grabbed Sakura around the waist and jumped with her in my arms to my ship.
"Eriol." I said and he nodded mumbling a spell under his breath.
The Japanese imperial army left in the boat while Touya's yells could still be heard drifting across the widening distance.
I felt Sakura attempt to wriggle out of my arms one last time and finally she slumped down, defeated.
"I'm sorry." I said to her, not sure if she understood my words or not, "But I had to take you with us.
She looked at me with strangely blank eyes.
"What's wrong with her?" Eriol said frowning.
"I don't know." I said.
'And why did I feel the need to keep her with me?' I thought.
I felt a light tap to my cheek and saw a little bird with fragile wings fly past me with those fragile wings bringing it to the freedom of the sky.
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hm yeah! Hahaha.
Theres the start of this story.
I kinda like it. =]
Well, I gott go do some homework now.
Ill update asap.
Miss Kit Taylor
To my angle EH