Summary: Sakura was a poor peasant, living the poor life, it was okay and she did have fun. But that changed when the prince of the Li kingdom changed her life forever, cuz his father wanted everything to be perfect. Causing pain. Yet chaos to happen.
PREVIOUSLY
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"Open, the door..." the King said with satisfaction in his voice. The Soldiers hurriedly went to the door and kicked it open. Screaming and yells were heard.
Syaoran listened with no expression in his face.
'Emotions are just a weakness'
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ILLEGITIMATE
CHAPTER 3
BY: LIL DUDETTE
Xiao Lang heard screams and yelling. 'Poor people...' he thought as he got off his horse and followed his father.
Sakura was just sleeping comfortably on the bed next to Tomoyo. When all of a sudden screams were heard. "Hoe?" The girl rubbed her eyes and clenched to her horse.
Touya who was sleeping on the floor got up and became alert. "What the hell is going on?" he asked. Tomoyo then woke up and clenched to her bunny and Sakura.
"Sakura? What's going on?" Tomoyo asked as the two was behind Sakura's brother. "You two. Stay here." he ordered and ran out the door.
Touya hid behind the railing of the stairs while he crouched on the ground. He found his parents and his Aunt in the grasp of the unfamiliar men. "Soldiers" he whispered, unfortunately he was heard. Four soldiers came running up the stair, but was then caught as the floor boards were kind of weak. Letting them be caught in some unfortunate holes.
"Touya! Warn Tomoyo and your sister!" Fujitaka yelled out, then got in the head with the handle of a sword.
The fourteen year old boy ran back to the room and hurriedly closed the door. "Brother, what's going on?!" Sakura asked out loud as she heard banging on the door.
Touya was about to answer, but was held back as three soldiers then tackled him and beating him. Sakura and Tomoyo started screaming. "Brother!"
"Touya!" the two started to cry. What was going on?
One soldier went up towards the two little girls. Tears were streaming down, and they couldn't stop. "Stupid children....." he said with coldness in his voice. He picked them both by their wrists, letting them drop their bunnies down and following them.
'This hurts' Sakura thought as his grip became tighter every time she tried to get away, she saw the soldiers who beat Touya come behind them, as he was crouching on the ground for air.
"Sakura.....be careful...." Touya whispered out since he couldn't really breath. When they got towards the stairs, the Soldier pushed both children down the stairs. They screamed as they landed towards the bottom of the stairs both letting out groans of pain.
"Sakura/Tomoyo!" Nadeshiko and Sonomi yelled out and tried to go to them, but was held back by the soldiers. "Please they are just children!" Nadeshiko yelled out, but one of the soldiers placed a small knife against her neck. "Shut up, wench, we know everything." he spat out as he brought it closer towards her neck.
Sakura whimpered out and let out loud sobs, and Tomoyo layed there unconscious, with blood flowing down from her head. "Please! Leave 'em!" Sonomi yelled out as she tried to get closer to them.
"Silence!" a deep voice yelled out as everyone quieted down.
Everyone turned toward the source of the voice and found a man, with dark brown hair, with a golden crown on his head. "Your, Majesty, King Lian!" a man with white hair, Wei said. The guards forced the peasants to bow. An eleven year old boy, Syaoran, stood next to the king, and held a sword.
Nadeshiko stared in shock, 'What am I going to do?' she asked in her mind as she made a quick glance to the king.
"Your Majesty, it is that child with light brown hair." Wei said as all the household members began to worry. The King, walked towards the little girl and signaled the soldiers to pick her up.
One soldier picked her up roughly by the wrist, she stumbled and fell towards the ground, but felt pain as she was still being held by her wrist. "No!" Nadeshiko yelled out as she tried to get out of the soldiers grasp, but failed. "Please listen to me, I'm the mother!" she yelled out, but was punched in the back.
"What do you have to say?" one soldier asked. "Certainly she is an illegitimate child!" he then punched her in the stomach as she gasped for air. Since she really was weak, she couldn't do much but talk.
"She's not illegitimate!"
The King turned towards her. He was certainly angry. "You say that I made a mistake?" the King shouted out, as he then grabbed her face in his muscular hands.
"No! You have been fooled!" she yelled out as she really couldn't really breath.
"I, be fooled?! Certainly you must have been mistaken! I being the king and you being the peasant!" He then slapped her face, leaving a red mark.
Nadeshiko let out a shriek of pain as he slapped her, but that didn't stop her.
"I am superior than you! Certain-"
"Look at her!" She had cut him off. No one dared to defy their king. "She looks exactly like her father and me!"
It was true, she had green eyes like her mother and auburn hair, like her father. But it couldn't be true. Could it?
"Please listen to me! I was raped, but the unborn child died! Please! Listen to me! She is certainly Fujitaka's daughter! Listen!"
The King didn't pay any attention, he quickly signaled the illegitimate child to be taken away. Sakura yelped in pain as she didn't reach the ground, but was lifted up by the arm and dragged.
"Mama!" Sakura sobbed out.
"Sakura!" Nadeshiko yelled out trying to get out of the grasp, but was getting beaten.
"No! It true!" Sonomi yelled out and she too was getting beaten.
"Don't take her" Touya yelled out from up the stairs as he tried to get up.
Tomoyo became conscious and groaned. She then remembered the sudden events and she tried to get up, but she only felt pain.
Tears streamed down their eyes. Something kept each of them held back.
Once she was out the door, Sakura heard everything, she knew they were telling the truth, for the matter was serious. She tried to run away but was held tightly. She glanced at the soldiers around her, everyone kept a straight face, the king, Wei, and the prince, was behind them, she took a glance at them too. The king and prince kept straight faces, as Wei showed Pity.
Sakura heard their cries. "Auntie Sonomi! Tomoyo! Pap! Brother! Mama! " she kept screaming out. "Let me go!" she tried kicking them and screaming, but since they were wearing armor, she really couldn't do anything. The were almost to the Prison wagon.
Then to everyone's surprise, Nadeshiko came rushing out. "Please, she is not illegitmate!" she was weak and collapsed towards the ground, she tried to get herself up, but she showed pain.
The king had about enough, so he made a sarcastic remark. "No, lets use your term of language. A bastard…." The king then signaled something to the prince. The prince turned around and took out his sword. He came closer towards her.
The Soldiers didn't look towards him, they placed her in the prison carriage and locked it. She quickly went to the door, and jumped to the Prison window, holding onto the bars.
Sakura saw everything.
The prince stopped and crouched down at her mother, he looked at her with pure disgust. He then slapped her right to her face and spit on her, he then kicked her in the stomach. Nadeshiko gasped for air, her whole body felt pain. The prince looked towards his father, the king nodded.
Sakura was now watching with full content. What were they up to?
Since Syaoran was strong he pulled her hair upwards, making her shriek in pain. "Nothing, can save you now, criminals like you don't deserve to live. For God knows what you have done." he smirked, this was fun, he quickly got something out of his boot, and lifted his hand in the air.
"AHHH!"
"No!" Sakura yelled out as she saw the Prince took out his dagger and saw blood trickle down. She just saw her mother's death before her eyes. She saw everything. "MAMA!" she yelled out and saw the Prince drop her mothers body and turned towards her, his face was still expressionless. He stared at her, he then walked towards his horse.
His face was then burned into her mind. The face became a permanent memory in her mind.
The prince of the Li kingdom killed her mother.
"Burn the house." she heard the King ordered.
Sakura turned pale white. Did she hear right? She looked towards where the king was looking, one soldier took a torch from the wagon, giving it to the amber eye Prince.
Sakura watched as the prince walked closer to her home. She froze, was he really going to do it. Before she knew it, everything went in slow motion for her. "Noo! Noo!" she kept screaming. "Please!"
The wago was then pulled, and her home and everything started to fade away in the darkness. But her home was blazing with fire. The scene burned in her mind, making it permanent.
Forever branded in her mind.
Sakura huddled in a corner in the wagon. Still the tears didn't stop flowing down. Her family is dead....
Aunt Sonomi, she was always kind and gentle towards her. She made great food dinners and always told great stories.
Tomoyo, her best friend in the whole world and always her favorite cousin, and always there for her.
Touya, her beloved brother always there to protect and always there for her. But he isn't anymore.
Father, the man who she loved to spend time with reading and laughing.
Mother, who was weak but loved her family so. She died right before her eyes, she risked her life for trying to get towards her.
Sakura hugged her knees and remembered every scene that just happen. She was all alone, left here to suffer, while they are gone. She closed her eyes, and tried to fall asleep. But tears still flowed and pain was building higher.
"Your Highness, don't you think you overdid it a bit." Wei said while he fidgeted in his horse. The King looked at him with a questioning look. "Nope, they deserve what they get for breaking the rules." he said with a little bit of anger in his voice. "Don't you think, Xiao Lang?" he asked the boy with chocolate messy hair and amber eyes, who was slowly riding his black horse.
"Yes, father." he said sternly.
"See, Wei, Don't ever question, how I ever do things. Again." he said as they approached the gates of the Kingdom.
"Yes, Sire" Wei said softly as he looked at the Prison Wagon. 'She's only a little girl..' Wei thought as they stopped in front of the Castle.
"Xiao Lang, bring forth the child in the throne room, we will show the penalty of being an illegitimate child." Syaoran nodded, and went towards the prison wagon. He quickly opened the door open and slammed it. "Get up" he ordered, but the little auburn hair girl stayed still. Her eyes looked at him with fear. 'What are they going to do to me?' she thought as he kept watching her.
He then went in and held out his hand to her, but she staggered away and whimpered. "Get away from me....." she said quietly.
However, he was getting annoyed. "Get over here!" he ordered at her, thinking she will listen, except it did the exact opposite. She started wailing in sobs. As he got closer, she hugged her knees tighter. 'This is insane' he thought as he got irritated. He just went up to her and quickly dragged her out.
"Listen to me, brat! I am your prince!" he yelled at her as they went up the front stair case, and letting everyone see. She tried to get out of his grasp. Getting more irritated, he stopped and grabbed her face into his hands, putting her face centimeters away. He stared directly in her eyes. Amber met Emerald "Do as I say!" At that moment she stopped. She was scared then ever.
Xiao Lang held tightly to her wrist, as she still tried to make him slower the pace, but didn't want to. Something told him to not let her go. As they approached the throne room, Sakura was amazed by the beauty. Never had she seen before a beautiful and clean place. "Pretty..." she whispered to herself but she mentally slapped herself, they killed her family. Syaoran smiled, this girl was strange....
"What are you smiling at, my son" a motherly voice called out. Syaoran turned away and looked at his mother. Sakura turned her head towards the source and found a very beautiful woman, wearing a beautiful gown. The room was filled with lots of people. She then saw everyone is staring at her. Everyone in the room was wearing gowns and elegant clothes. Sakura then felt out of place, since she was in raggedy peasant clothes, but she didn't have time for that.
"Nothing, mother." Syaoran said as he then pushed forth the girl. She then fell face forward on the ground. Everyone kept their eyes on the little auburn hair girl. She then started to cry.
"Why are you being mean to her?" A girl who seemed of an early age dressed in bright red dress. Sakura looked at her. She had ruby eyes and had raven hair with two pigtails coming out of her hair. She seemed the same age as her, but was certainly stubborn. The raven hair girl then walked up to Sakura and wiped her face with her dress.
"Thank you..." Sakura sobbed out.
"Stop that Meilin!" a girl dressed in a yellow dress came forwards and dragged Meiling away. "My father is going to get angry with you." she whispered to her.
"She's illegitimate!" the King yelled out as everyone gasped "Throw her in the dungeon." he ordered as everyone watched the Soldiers take her away. Everyone started to cheer, except for some people.
The girl named Meiling, the Queen, four girls, Wei, and the prince who looked away from her, as they dragged her away.
"Ah!" Sakura yelped out as the Soldiers pushed her into a cell, allowing her to hit her head on the pavement. Then they left her there in the dark.
Allowing her memories erase.
Sakura's head was throbbing, but something was wrong..... She opened her eyes a little bit, she saw light. Sakura then felt a light touch on her hair and jerked up.
It was the girl, Meilin.
Sakura then staggered away from her. Then the girl dressed in the red spoke up. "Don't worry, I'm not going to hurt you" she said in gentle voice. But Sakura was still scared.
"Hi, I'm Meilin" she said gently as she then placed tray, that had a bowl full of soup, with some white bread, and a piece of brown triangular thing with white topping.
Sakura stared blankly. "Where am I?" she asked as she then looked around.
Meilin frowned. "You're in the dungeon. I'm sorry, for what my family did to you.." she said as she took out a handkerchief and gave it to her. "Here, I think you're going to need this." she smiled. "Thanks."
Meilin then sat down, not caring if her dress was getting dirty. "So, tell me bout yourself. I know your name is Sakura, Wei told me...What happened."
"Sakura? What's that...?" Sakura said out softly. Then it hit her. All of a sudden the emerald eye girl fell towards the ground. Banging her fists, crying her eyes out, she is so stupid! She couldn't remember her past. How old was she? Where did she come from?
'I don't remember......'
Meilin knew nothing would ease her pain, her memories can't be regained, it was too late. For everyone knows loosing your memories was the worst.
Meilin stood up and held up the crying girl up. "O my family is such ingrates! To hell with them! And I send my apologizes to you, I should have known. My uncle can be so wretched at times." Meilin asked as she gave her handkerchief again.
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A.N. Ah….. Well. Sorry I know it sucks, but hey, not my fault. Okay, maybe it is. Anyways.. Review! I order you!!!! Muahahaha!