Syaoran's POV
Chapter 2: The Sleep
"Master Prince Li" My servant Wei came up to me, bowing slightly.
"What is it?"
"Ruby Moon wants me to tell you, a teenage girl killed a villager, she is now being held in the dungeon....." Wei went on and on.
"So? What's the point? Why are you telling me all this?"
"She sensed the young girl has magic. Do you want to go down there and see for yourself?" Wei suggested.
I nodded. Could this girl be the Clow Mistress the country has been searching for?
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Down in the jail:
Three sleeping figures rested as I entered the dungeon. Ruby and Spinel awoken the moment I started to glare at them.
"Prince Syaoran! Shhhh." Ruby pointed to the sleeping beauty.
I took a close look at the girl, and tried to scan her mind of any magic. I have never been this puzzled and bewildered in my entire life. She seems so naïve and gentile, but indeed she does hold a good amount of magic. The problem is, her magic is just not enough for her to control the Clow Cards.
Just then, Eriol appeared carrying a fainted girl in his arms.
"Who's that?" We all asked simultaneously.
"Oh her? She's just some weird girl with amazing speed who I bumped into on the streets today, then I followed her and it seems she wants to set her friend free, and then I ........."
I cut him off "Okay okay. I don't need to know all the details, JUST SHUT UP HIIRAGIZAWA!"
"Then how did she faint?" Spinel continued to ask.
"Yeah, was she grossed to death, when she saw your ugly face?" I added chuckling.
"Why, of course not, my cute little descendant. She fainted after I grabbed her and gave her a kiss." Eriol innocently smiled.
No wonder the lady fainted.
"Well anyway, what do you think we should do about THIS girl?" I pointed to the beautiful killer, who is still sleeping.
"Wow! She has magic!" Eriol exclaimed impressively.
"Yes, but she is way too weak to be the Card Mistress. What kind of magical creature do you think she is my cute little ancestor?" "Indeed, her powers are weak, but somehow I feel a special bond with her." Eriol got serious.
"Then we'll just have to ask her when she wakes up." Said Spinel.
"Fool. She's not going to be truthful about being clow mistress to a bunch of strangers." I whacked the beast.
"Someone has to befriend her, and make her spill out her identity." Every pair of eyes awake stared at me.
"What? Is there something funny on my face?"
"Syaoran. It's up to you." Eriol patted my shoulder as he exited the jail still holding the fainted girl in his arms.
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Back in the palace:
Ow my head hurts. How can I make the girl trust me?
I can't reveal that I'm a prince, because people are afraid of royalty.
I have to be nice and polite to earn her trust, and that's something I'm not really able to do.
So to sum it up, instead of being a prince who needs answers, I have to turn into an unidentified polite freak. How's that any better?
Anyway, moving on. She has to be with me all the time, or she might escape. How can I make her stick to me like glue?
THAT'S IT! I GOT IT!
"Meiling Meiling!" I rushed into my cousin's place.
"What is it?"
"I need you to help me." I started to explain everything to her.
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Meiling sat on the throne as the servants pushed the so-called Clow Mistress inside.
"Hi I'm princess Meiling, what's your name?" Meiling asked nicely.
"Kinomoto Sakura. Unlike you, I'm not a stuck up princess, and I never will be. I'm just a plain commoner who killed a thief." The girl tossed back coolly.
Meiling smiled. "I'll make this quick. Since you've admit you did kill a person, by the law, you have to face the consequences, and I......."
Sakura shushed her. "I get it. I have to use my life to pay back the thief whose life I killed. It's very fair." She drew out her sword. "Take the damn thing and kill me already, right here right now."
Wow! What a mentally ill yet brave person! I've never met a person not afraid of death. Especially when she's a girl!
Meiling nodded. "There is no point of dying. You have two options. One, you serve jail for the next ten years. The second choice is you become my maid, and stay in the palace for a month, and I'll let you go."
Sakura looked outraged. "You're kidding right? You're saying I either have a decade of life taken away from me, or I have to WAIT on YOUR hand and foot?"
Sakura considered it for a while, and even though both options seems impossible to her, she finally decided. "I'll swallow my pride this once and agree to serve you for a month." She glared at Meiling.
"Perfect" I grinned maliciously to myself standing on the balcony listening to the conversation. Now, we have her for an entire month. By then, I'll know if she's the Mistress or not.
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"Oh my god Eriol! You are still holding that fainted girl!" I ran up to my 'most trusted advisor' in the garden.
"Isn't she cute?" Eriol affectionately touched the girl's pale cheek.
"Put her down. I need you to do something for me." I ordered impatiently.
"Party pooper." He muttered placing the girl on the grass next to the flowers.
"Alright. Since you're so 'dependable' like my mother said, could you please find me a servant's costume? I have to go undercover and pretend to be Meiling's servant for a month, and befriend Sakura to find out if Sakura is really the Card Mistress or not."
"You WHAT?!!!!????? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! Just imagine my cute little descendant in a slave's costume rubbing MEILING'S feet!! HAHAHAHA!!! This is so hilarious!" Eriol rolled on the ground laughing loudly, but he was unaware that he had awoken the precious girl he's been holding for the past few hours.
The amethyst eyed looked around, not having any idea where she is. Then she spotted me. I pointed to my crown giving her a 'tiny' hint.
She covered her mouth in shock, recognizing that I'm a prince, and she's in a royal garden. She was about to bow to me, but I stopped her. I leaned down, and whispered in her ear.
"Your friend Sakura is fine. You better get out of this place, or this guy will rape you." I joked observing her expression as she spotted Eriol. (Who by the way is still laughing.)
She slowly nodded, and dashed away without saying a single word. Man, Eriol was right, she 'does' have extremely amazing speed.
Finally, after what seemed like a hundred thousand years later, Eriol stopped laughing and realized the girl left.
"I gotta go find her!" He started to run, but I seized him from behind.
"She runs like a rabbit, with your poor speed, it'll take the rest of your life to track her down. Forget her, go to the weaving store right outside the palace, AND GET MY DAMN COSTUME!" I pushed him out of my sight.
I groaned. I need a rest.
BAM! I threw myself down on the grass wanting to take a nap, but I keep on hearing this small sound that sounds like somebody crying.
I flipped.
I turned.
I plugged my ears.
The crying still didn't stop.
Standing up, I went to see who is disturbing me.
The sound came from behind a big whipping willow. I gently lifted the branches to see who it was.
Oh my god, Sakura?
Am I seeing things right? One minute, she looks as if she's made of steel not even afraid of her own death, and now she's showing me tears rolling down her cheeks.
I took my crown off and approached the sad lady.
"Hi, why are you crying?"
"Get away. Leave me alone."
"I mean no harm. I just want to help you." I persisted.
"What's your name? Who are you?"
"I am one of princess Meiling's slaves. My name is Xiao Lang." I lied.
"Xiao Lang..... doesn't that mean 'little wolf'?" She wiped her tears away.
I nodded.
"Wahhhhhhhh!" She resumed sobbing and wailing. "I'm so pathetic. I'm crying in front of a wolf cub!"
"Well, it's not up to me to decide my own name. If it bothers you, call me Syaoran instead."
"You're sweet." She giggled a little. "But too bad I can't tell you all my pain and worries, or why I'm crying."
"Why not?"
"I vowed to myself to not reveal my true personality to any living person. I hate that weak side of me. I care too much about my pride and dignity. Plus, the weak part always just seems to get in the way." She looked down.
I chuckled. "Oh, is that all? Well you can still tell me anything and face me with your weak side. Then, you can kill me with that sharp blade of yours. I'll die, so you won't break your vow of never revealing yourself to a LIVING person."
She stared at me with those angelic emerald eyes wanting to trust me so badly. She saw that I was serious, and smiled slightly. "Since you're going to die within the next few hours, I don't have to act all strong in front of you."
Sakura suddenly pulled me in for a hug. My heart went crazy that moment, and thumped uncontrollably. She leaned on my shoulders as she began her bitter tale.
"I have no family. I barely have an education, and just to survive, I have to travel across the land entertaining the poor people, begging them to spare a cent or two. Because I always travel alone, I'm always lonely and depressed. Maybe a true warrior or my friend Tomoyo could live this kind of life, but I can't. I need a family. I want more friends. I HATE MY LIFE!" She punched my chest with all her strength taking everything on me, but I let her.
I finally spoke. "I understand you a little now. You want to live a painless life, so you hide all your emotions under that strong appearance and rude outside, but no matter how you try to kill and conceal the real yet weak side of you, it still will find a way back to haunt you."
She gave me a deadly glare. "Shut up! I can do it! I hid those pathetic emotions for years already. It's just that what happened the past few days overwhelmed me too much. Stop trying to confuse me!"
"Do you know why are you suddenly so angry at me?" I asked softly.
She didn't say anything, so I answered myself. "It's because I told you the truth. You knew hiding your agony isn't a way to solve anything, but you are too stubborn to admit it. But now, a complete stranger even told you your problem......."
Her icy hand ran across my face slapping me with annoyance and anger. "Are you done? I don't need to be taught a lesson!"
She gripped her blade in her hand firmly. "Now I've told you everything, I must kill you to keep the promise I made to myself, prepare to die!"
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Lanturn: For those of you who are still confused on how come Sakura's the Clow Mistress, but Eriol and Syaoran says her powers are too weak, I will remind you that Sakura gave most of her cards for Tomoyo to keep. Since most of the cards aren't with her, her powers decreased.
Chapter 2: The Sleep
"Master Prince Li" My servant Wei came up to me, bowing slightly.
"What is it?"
"Ruby Moon wants me to tell you, a teenage girl killed a villager, she is now being held in the dungeon....." Wei went on and on.
"So? What's the point? Why are you telling me all this?"
"She sensed the young girl has magic. Do you want to go down there and see for yourself?" Wei suggested.
I nodded. Could this girl be the Clow Mistress the country has been searching for?
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Down in the jail:
Three sleeping figures rested as I entered the dungeon. Ruby and Spinel awoken the moment I started to glare at them.
"Prince Syaoran! Shhhh." Ruby pointed to the sleeping beauty.
I took a close look at the girl, and tried to scan her mind of any magic. I have never been this puzzled and bewildered in my entire life. She seems so naïve and gentile, but indeed she does hold a good amount of magic. The problem is, her magic is just not enough for her to control the Clow Cards.
Just then, Eriol appeared carrying a fainted girl in his arms.
"Who's that?" We all asked simultaneously.
"Oh her? She's just some weird girl with amazing speed who I bumped into on the streets today, then I followed her and it seems she wants to set her friend free, and then I ........."
I cut him off "Okay okay. I don't need to know all the details, JUST SHUT UP HIIRAGIZAWA!"
"Then how did she faint?" Spinel continued to ask.
"Yeah, was she grossed to death, when she saw your ugly face?" I added chuckling.
"Why, of course not, my cute little descendant. She fainted after I grabbed her and gave her a kiss." Eriol innocently smiled.
No wonder the lady fainted.
"Well anyway, what do you think we should do about THIS girl?" I pointed to the beautiful killer, who is still sleeping.
"Wow! She has magic!" Eriol exclaimed impressively.
"Yes, but she is way too weak to be the Card Mistress. What kind of magical creature do you think she is my cute little ancestor?" "Indeed, her powers are weak, but somehow I feel a special bond with her." Eriol got serious.
"Then we'll just have to ask her when she wakes up." Said Spinel.
"Fool. She's not going to be truthful about being clow mistress to a bunch of strangers." I whacked the beast.
"Someone has to befriend her, and make her spill out her identity." Every pair of eyes awake stared at me.
"What? Is there something funny on my face?"
"Syaoran. It's up to you." Eriol patted my shoulder as he exited the jail still holding the fainted girl in his arms.
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Back in the palace:
Ow my head hurts. How can I make the girl trust me?
I can't reveal that I'm a prince, because people are afraid of royalty.
I have to be nice and polite to earn her trust, and that's something I'm not really able to do.
So to sum it up, instead of being a prince who needs answers, I have to turn into an unidentified polite freak. How's that any better?
Anyway, moving on. She has to be with me all the time, or she might escape. How can I make her stick to me like glue?
THAT'S IT! I GOT IT!
"Meiling Meiling!" I rushed into my cousin's place.
"What is it?"
"I need you to help me." I started to explain everything to her.
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Meiling sat on the throne as the servants pushed the so-called Clow Mistress inside.
"Hi I'm princess Meiling, what's your name?" Meiling asked nicely.
"Kinomoto Sakura. Unlike you, I'm not a stuck up princess, and I never will be. I'm just a plain commoner who killed a thief." The girl tossed back coolly.
Meiling smiled. "I'll make this quick. Since you've admit you did kill a person, by the law, you have to face the consequences, and I......."
Sakura shushed her. "I get it. I have to use my life to pay back the thief whose life I killed. It's very fair." She drew out her sword. "Take the damn thing and kill me already, right here right now."
Wow! What a mentally ill yet brave person! I've never met a person not afraid of death. Especially when she's a girl!
Meiling nodded. "There is no point of dying. You have two options. One, you serve jail for the next ten years. The second choice is you become my maid, and stay in the palace for a month, and I'll let you go."
Sakura looked outraged. "You're kidding right? You're saying I either have a decade of life taken away from me, or I have to WAIT on YOUR hand and foot?"
Sakura considered it for a while, and even though both options seems impossible to her, she finally decided. "I'll swallow my pride this once and agree to serve you for a month." She glared at Meiling.
"Perfect" I grinned maliciously to myself standing on the balcony listening to the conversation. Now, we have her for an entire month. By then, I'll know if she's the Mistress or not.
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"Oh my god Eriol! You are still holding that fainted girl!" I ran up to my 'most trusted advisor' in the garden.
"Isn't she cute?" Eriol affectionately touched the girl's pale cheek.
"Put her down. I need you to do something for me." I ordered impatiently.
"Party pooper." He muttered placing the girl on the grass next to the flowers.
"Alright. Since you're so 'dependable' like my mother said, could you please find me a servant's costume? I have to go undercover and pretend to be Meiling's servant for a month, and befriend Sakura to find out if Sakura is really the Card Mistress or not."
"You WHAT?!!!!????? HAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHA! Just imagine my cute little descendant in a slave's costume rubbing MEILING'S feet!! HAHAHAHA!!! This is so hilarious!" Eriol rolled on the ground laughing loudly, but he was unaware that he had awoken the precious girl he's been holding for the past few hours.
The amethyst eyed looked around, not having any idea where she is. Then she spotted me. I pointed to my crown giving her a 'tiny' hint.
She covered her mouth in shock, recognizing that I'm a prince, and she's in a royal garden. She was about to bow to me, but I stopped her. I leaned down, and whispered in her ear.
"Your friend Sakura is fine. You better get out of this place, or this guy will rape you." I joked observing her expression as she spotted Eriol. (Who by the way is still laughing.)
She slowly nodded, and dashed away without saying a single word. Man, Eriol was right, she 'does' have extremely amazing speed.
Finally, after what seemed like a hundred thousand years later, Eriol stopped laughing and realized the girl left.
"I gotta go find her!" He started to run, but I seized him from behind.
"She runs like a rabbit, with your poor speed, it'll take the rest of your life to track her down. Forget her, go to the weaving store right outside the palace, AND GET MY DAMN COSTUME!" I pushed him out of my sight.
I groaned. I need a rest.
BAM! I threw myself down on the grass wanting to take a nap, but I keep on hearing this small sound that sounds like somebody crying.
I flipped.
I turned.
I plugged my ears.
The crying still didn't stop.
Standing up, I went to see who is disturbing me.
The sound came from behind a big whipping willow. I gently lifted the branches to see who it was.
Oh my god, Sakura?
Am I seeing things right? One minute, she looks as if she's made of steel not even afraid of her own death, and now she's showing me tears rolling down her cheeks.
I took my crown off and approached the sad lady.
"Hi, why are you crying?"
"Get away. Leave me alone."
"I mean no harm. I just want to help you." I persisted.
"What's your name? Who are you?"
"I am one of princess Meiling's slaves. My name is Xiao Lang." I lied.
"Xiao Lang..... doesn't that mean 'little wolf'?" She wiped her tears away.
I nodded.
"Wahhhhhhhh!" She resumed sobbing and wailing. "I'm so pathetic. I'm crying in front of a wolf cub!"
"Well, it's not up to me to decide my own name. If it bothers you, call me Syaoran instead."
"You're sweet." She giggled a little. "But too bad I can't tell you all my pain and worries, or why I'm crying."
"Why not?"
"I vowed to myself to not reveal my true personality to any living person. I hate that weak side of me. I care too much about my pride and dignity. Plus, the weak part always just seems to get in the way." She looked down.
I chuckled. "Oh, is that all? Well you can still tell me anything and face me with your weak side. Then, you can kill me with that sharp blade of yours. I'll die, so you won't break your vow of never revealing yourself to a LIVING person."
She stared at me with those angelic emerald eyes wanting to trust me so badly. She saw that I was serious, and smiled slightly. "Since you're going to die within the next few hours, I don't have to act all strong in front of you."
Sakura suddenly pulled me in for a hug. My heart went crazy that moment, and thumped uncontrollably. She leaned on my shoulders as she began her bitter tale.
"I have no family. I barely have an education, and just to survive, I have to travel across the land entertaining the poor people, begging them to spare a cent or two. Because I always travel alone, I'm always lonely and depressed. Maybe a true warrior or my friend Tomoyo could live this kind of life, but I can't. I need a family. I want more friends. I HATE MY LIFE!" She punched my chest with all her strength taking everything on me, but I let her.
I finally spoke. "I understand you a little now. You want to live a painless life, so you hide all your emotions under that strong appearance and rude outside, but no matter how you try to kill and conceal the real yet weak side of you, it still will find a way back to haunt you."
She gave me a deadly glare. "Shut up! I can do it! I hid those pathetic emotions for years already. It's just that what happened the past few days overwhelmed me too much. Stop trying to confuse me!"
"Do you know why are you suddenly so angry at me?" I asked softly.
She didn't say anything, so I answered myself. "It's because I told you the truth. You knew hiding your agony isn't a way to solve anything, but you are too stubborn to admit it. But now, a complete stranger even told you your problem......."
Her icy hand ran across my face slapping me with annoyance and anger. "Are you done? I don't need to be taught a lesson!"
She gripped her blade in her hand firmly. "Now I've told you everything, I must kill you to keep the promise I made to myself, prepare to die!"
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Lanturn: For those of you who are still confused on how come Sakura's the Clow Mistress, but Eriol and Syaoran says her powers are too weak, I will remind you that Sakura gave most of her cards for Tomoyo to keep. Since most of the cards aren't with her, her powers decreased.