(c) Hibiki Sakura
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS. It is own by Clamp.
Note: Another new CCS fanfic. It's also ShaoranXSakura centered fic.This fanfic is like 'The Condor of Lovers' but it's the opposite. Read and you will understand.
First I like to thank:
Sakura Blossom-Cilla-85:P
Kit-4ever2004
Title: Hero Lovers
Summary: Sakura is an orphan and everyone thinks that she is boy, well, her appearance is and she is treated like a dirt bag. She never knew her father and when her mother died, Yoshiyuki Tarada and his wife, Rika, took care of her. She was sent to 'All True Sect.' to learn martial arts. Since she was thought as a boy, they treat her like a worker instead of a student. She hated the place and ran away to the Forbidden Forest. Li Yelan, the most powerful lady martial arts in the world, founded her when she was badly injured with horns of trees in the forest. What would Li Shaoran, Li Yelan's little brother do to her after Yelan dies?
Episode 07: In the City, Tarada Clan
The sun was pretty that morning. The citizens in the city were shopping and noisy. Shaoran and Sakura were walking on the road holding hands and were smiling to everyone that pass them by. They looked happy and relieved.
"I can't wait to meet your father's sworn brother, Sakura!" Shaoran said and Sakura nodded. "He's very nice!" She replied and Shaoran had a crooked look. "Does he knows you are a girl?" He pointed and she immediately flinched, she hit a huge table onto him that everyone shared the same sweat drop. "He picked me up and of course she knows I am a girl!"
"Okay, okay!" Since he was strong, he wasn't easily injured, "I was just teasing!" She crossed her arms and pouted, "Good for nothing..." He patted her from behind, "Sorry! Sorry!" Everyone stared at them. They say they looked familiar.
"Ah!" One of them immediately pointed and both of them snapped feeling strange, "It's like Celestial Dragon and Guo Po Lu!" They blushed but then flinched, "Celestial Dragon? Guo Po Lu?" They looked at each other.
"Guo Po Lu was my father's name!" Shaoran pointed himself and held the back of his head, "He was a Chinese and came from the Guo family!" "Oh!" Sakura nearly crash down and luckily Shaoran caught her with a giggle. Sakura snapped and turned, "But why do you have the name of Li?"
"Well..." He pulled her forward, "In order to inherit the Tomb Sector, he had to change his name to Li Po Lu!" "Make sense!" Sakura nodded and smiled holding his right arm closer. "It is true!" One of them screamed and they had dotted eyes. "The children of Li Po Lu and Celestial Dragon!" They crashed down. How can they be their children? Sakura is from the Kinomoto family. They shared the same sweat drop and passed by every one of them. However, it was obvious because she was wearing the dress of the pervious Celestial Dragon in addition how she acts and looks.
They stopped in front of a big house and it was filled with people. "Is there a party or something?" Sakura asked curiously and stupidly and Shaoran asked one of the visitors. "Oh, Mr. Tarada invited every warriors here to discuss about the battle between Mongolia." He walked inside. "And why aren't we invited?" Sakura pouted and Shaoran giggled pulled her in.
"Welcome Warriors of Japan!" Terada Yoshiyuki stood on the stage welcoming the warriors respectfully, "I am really grateful for your kindly arrivals!" He looked the same but there was a mustache. There was an old mid-age woman standing just beside him. She was Tarada Rika.
"I invited you warriors here to discuss on defeating the Mongolias!" He explained. "Tarada-san looked cool!" Sakura giggled beside Shaoran at the back. "So are you saying that your brother was the sworn brother of Tarada Yoshiyuki?" He looked at her. "yes? Why?" She looked up at him. "He's the great general of an army here! He's strong even his wife is!" She had irritated eyes, "I know what you mean..."
"We should led this battle to an end!" One of the warriors screamed and some of them agreed. Tarada stopped them, "I know that's the only way however we can't accept any more deaths!" They kept quiet. Out of the blue, there were Mongolias on the door and they invited themselves in.
"I am really grateful that I was accepted in!" A young teen like Shaoran stepped in. He was the Prince of Mongolia and had been around the city for days. "I am much cuter than him!" Shaoran had irritated eyes and Sakura had a sweat drop.
"Mongolia Prince!" Everyone made out a fuss. "It's not worth it to rebel Mongolia. Just give up and there will be no blood shed!" He was a guy that was flattered of him self.
"You are not wanted here!" Tarada Rika jumped off from the stage. "Rika!" His husband called from behind. The prince looked at him. Two strong men ringed him; one of them was an old monk while the other was an older man about his 30s.
"Let's make a deal here, shall we?" The prince pointed and played with his paper fan, "Lets battle 3 to 3." "You're always welcome!" Rika agreed. "Mother!" A teen guy about Shaoran's age stepped forward but Rika forbid him.
Tarada shut his eyes and nodded, "I'll be the second one!" The young man looked at the father and stepped fowards, "And I'll be the third opponent!"
The prince looked at them three, "Interesting! One in family!" "Stop with the nonsense talk!" Rika said angrily, "If we beat you, you must leave here!" He closed his paper fan, "Game accepted!" A long strong wood was thrown to Rika and she caught it. She put on a strange position.
"That auntie of yours. I can tell she is pregnant!" Shaoran pointed from behind. "Eh? Really?" Sakura get a clearer look.
"Rika, don't force yourself!" The husband advised but she didn't care and hit the prince with the wood quickly. "Wah! It's the 50 times dog stick!" Sakura pointed and Shaoran giggled. "You studied alot!"
Since Tarada Rika was weak with her womb, she flinched with sweat drops after the prince hit her. Tarada and their son immediately went over to her wife but she refused them. She stood up and tried to battle him. She jumped around and around and at last, the prince threw the wood away.
Meanwhile, Shaoran and Sakura were discussing and they ended up nodding. Sakura caught the wood. The prince laughed, "Its 1 over 0! Please return the wood to me!"
"I would nicely would!" They heard a lady voice and turned however they saw the wood on the prince face. They couldn't see her move. "Prince!" The guards were worried especially there were blood bursting from his nose. He saw Sakura long light brown hair and the fabric on her shoulders. "I would never let you bully aunt Rika like that!" She put on a strange position.
Shaoran smiled while Eriol immediately flinched. "Aunt Rika?" He looked at her again and could see Sakura's younger vision beside her. He smiled, "Sakura...?"
"Who are you?" The Prince stood up with the help of his guards. She smiled, "For a Mongolian, you don't need to know anything!" The All Sect. True teachers were there and they were shocked to see the Celestial Dragon's arrival.
The prince clenched his teeth and battled with her with the wood. Sakura could read his move and avoided all the attacks. She jumped to the ceiling, "Is that all you can do, Mongolian Prince?" She giggled, "To think you were stronger!" Shaoran and irritated silts, "Here comes her flattery!"
She jumped from the air and landed towards him. He had an evil grin, "This would be easy!" He was wrong. With just a blink of an eye, she hit every side of his body and landed just beside him. He gasped and crashed down. "Prince!" The guards ran over him while Sakura looked flattered. She sensed an evil aura and dodged a big, thick yet short pole in a gymnastic way. It was then thrown towards her. Her eyes widened. She wasn't trained to catch anything this heavy and huge. Shaoran immediately appeared in front of her and caught the pole. Everyone was excited and he threw it back to the mid-aged man. He caught it and put it on the floor, "You're strong!"
"Pii!" Sakura stick her tongue out to him, "How dare you throw that big, heavy pole to me, you big old man?" "Whatt?" He flinched and Shaoran scolded her. He looked at the Mongolians, "It's 1 to 1 now!"
"Any more?" Sakura called shaking, impatient to battle again and Shaoran scolded her again. She apologized again. As they quarreled, they dodged away big rings from the monk. It was turning around and around in the place and they dodged after to another. Eriol jumped it and he stopped the ring forcefully that everyone was excited with the ohed sound.
"I do not allow violence in my place!" Eriol looked cool and every girl around screamed. "He's loved by everyone..." Sakura had a sweat drop and swirled around as the reminding rings neared her. She entered in the ring and everyone was going excited. She was strong and powerful. She grabbed the ring and it stopped moved. It was a result of capturing the birds last time.
"Wah!!" Everyone applauded. She threw the ring towards the monk, "I return your 'love' and please leave the Tarada Clan!" Shaoran stepped forward, "It is now 2 to 1!" Everyone agreed.
"It's not yet 2 to 1!" The Prince corrected standing up with the help of guards. "Hrmmm make sense!" Shaoran pointed and showed the way, "Sakura, would you mind?"
"I am not satisfied yet" She put on a strange position. "You'll going to battle me!" The old mid-age man that she insulted perviously stepped forward and she could feel the earth quake. "You can't fight with lady!" Tarada corrected however Sakura did not pay attention. She raised her right hand and everyone heard a sound of a bell. There was a bell floating above her palms. She smiled in an evil way, "It's been a long time since I used this..." She threw the bells around.
The prince tsked, "This man s my sworn brother. He is much stronger compare to me as you see now!" The main lifted the big pole up and turned around. "Interesting!" Shaoran messaged his chin and looked at Sakura, "Lucky you, your first outsider training!"
Sakura smiled and giggled. She dodged the pole and jumped around gently as if she was an angel, however it was just her speed. She hit the pole with her bells and the pole's sides cracked. They hit each other. Sakura protected herself by the bells carefully. She moved backwards when he gone mad however that doesn't weaken her. She pushed her aura out that he was pushed away. She turned around with the bells and the bells however hit the man when he tried to attack her. Even though the bells were only two, it felt like thousands in the whirl.
She floated in second and closed her eyes. She stopped the whirl and was on the air horizontally. She immediately kicked his face with a sound of a fighter. He moved backwards and crashed down. He started bleeding on the nose. Sakura turned to a vertical line and landed gently. She winked at Shaoran, "How's that?" He gave her a thumb up, "Nice smooth landing!" They giggled.
The monk clenched his teeth and stepped forward. They turned. "Who are your teacher?" "Teacher?" They repeated and Sakura pointed Shaoran, "Shaoran is my teacher!" Everyone looked at him. He looked very young, how can he be a teacher? "Well, he's my second teacher after his sister died!" Sakura corrected and a bulb dragged out from her head, "Ah! Since we are strong, I bet Shaoran is the most powerful martial arts in the world!" She had a wide smile.
"I will never agree in that!" The monk threw his rings around again and this time was much dangerous. "Our battle has not ended!" He said an angry mode, "Battle me!" "Nee... Shaoran?" She looked at him relaxed. "Yes?" He looked at her in return. "Should we try the Maiden's sutra now?" She asked and he thought of a second. "That is a good idea!"
"Maiden Sutra? Why is it so familiar?" The monk repeated curiously. "Does anyone got any swords?" They asked and everyone showed their swords. However they only chose the broken and ugly ones without a reason.
They gave each other a sweet smile and nodded. They looked at monk, "Ready when you are?" They put on a position. The monk grumbled and threw the rings around while they jumped in with their swords and the sound of a fighter. They avoided and hit the rings one after another. They were overconfident to win and off guard when the monk threw the pole to them. Their eyes widen. They can't possibly hit the pole with the swords. Shaoran grabbed the pole like before and the monk looked ready. He smiled innocently, he knew the pole to the rings that it landed on the ground with a sound of thud like horses' rings.
Sakura applauded, "That was fantastic, Shaoran!" "It's 3 to 1 now!" Shaoran looked serious now and the Mongolians retreated. "We will back!!" The prince screamed from the porch as everyone booed them. Sakura walked over to Shaoran, "You looked powerful than before!" He just smiled.
Tarada and Rika walked over to them and thanked. "How nice of you help me!" Rika told Sakura and she smiled. "You've also been nice to me, Auntie Rika!" Sakura grinned nicely. "Auntie?" Tarada pointed, "Might you be Kinomoto Sakura?" She nodded, "Yes. Sakura!" She whispered to Shaoran, "I told you they know I am a girl!" He laughed.
They were in the dining room and were talking to one other. Eriol entered with 2 teens like him and a long dark blue haired lady. He greeted himself and looked at Sakura, who was sitting beside Shaoran. He greeted her, "Welcome Sakura!"
"Sakura?" The long dark blue haired lady repeated and looked at Sakura. She looked at her top to button, "You can't be?" "I am, Mei Li..." She smiled to her.
"Look who we got here!" Tarada opened the door and everyone looked at the door. There were Shu and Yukito that they gave each other death glares. "Come on? Greet your teachers!" Rika smiled.
"Teachers?" She harrumphed looking away with crossed arms, "I admit Yukito-sensei is but not that old hag!" Yukito smiled while Shu complained, "Who you calling a old hag?"
"Sakura, respect your teacher!" Tarada scolded. "How can I respect a teacher that doesn't teach me anything?" Sakura stared at Shu for moment angrily and held on Shaoran's hand, "Shaoran is my teacher!"
"But... he's young..." Eriol protested. "That's true! She is supposed to be my older sister's student but since she died early, I am responsible to teach her however we are not really teacher-student relation!" Shaoran explained, there is a meaning behind it. It was like the story of his grandmother.
"But he's handsome..." Mei Li stared at Shaoran for while and the twins looked annoyed. Tarada shut his eyes, "I don't have time for this... before I ask you to be our guide in the battle. I really like Sakura go to your father's grave!" He looked serious. "My father's grave?" Sakura repeated. He nodded, "He told me that when you return back powerful, he want you to go to the grave, the haunted grave..."
"Haunted?" She repeated. It sounded like there are ghosts at it. Sakura hates ghosts, scared of it. All girls do. Does it mean she have to go there alone?
To be continued
Episode 08: Haunted Grave
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