Syaoran's POV
Chapter 10: The Mirror
*Flashback*
I couldn't stop thinking about her. I know she must've trusted me a lot to tell me all her sorrows, and yet I was never truthful to Sakura in the first place. And now, she disappeared without a trace, all because of me. I want to just charge out of this miserable palace, and search for Sakura.
That's it, I don't care if it's against the law, I'm going outside the palace walls, and I won't come back until I find Sakura, and bring her back with me.
I sneakily climbed that tall wall that separates the palace and the rest of the country, and exited that royal area, breathing the air that commoners breath in. I bought a horse from a villager, and took off looking for Sakura.
As I was searching for her, I stumbled across two very suspicious looking people. They wore black outfits, and black hoods. I saw one of them holding some sort of book. Well, I would've just let them go, and kept on searching for Sakura, but from the looks of their eyes, I could sense that they are extremely scared of me for some reason.
That caught my attention, as I grabbed their book to see if it holds a clue to who they are. Do they know I'm a prince? That's probably why they are shaking with fear.
Coincidentally, that book was Tomoyo's Clow Book! I was so shocked that the two men had it, that I immediately forgot about searching for Sakura, and captured the men to the dungeon.
Of course, at first, the thieves had tried to denied the fact that they've stole that book from a tailor's shop, but then one of my servants found a letter from the queen inside their pockets.
It read:
By the order of her royal highness, steal the Clow Book in a tailor's shop in the village, and bring the magical item back to the queen at the Spring Well. If you fail to get the book, commit suicide immediately, because you don't want to even know what torture the queen can bring you.
*End of Flashback*
I took away the book from them, and locked the thieves in jail. I don't know what to do now. A part of me wants to just go barge into mother's chamber, and ask why would she want the cards, and how did she know it was at Tomoyo's. But if I do that, mother will force me to give her the cards.
I walked in circles around the dungeon, until Wei came running down.
"Master Prince Li, Mister Hiiragizawa would like to see you right now. He said it was urgent." My servant panted.
Hmp. Eriol probably just got dumped by Tomoyo. I don't have time for his whiny complaints. "Tell him I'm busy right now." I didn't wait for Wei to finish saying why Eriol needs me, as I strolled off to the royal library.
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After a whole day of research to learn more magic about the cards, I have discovered a problem with the Clow Cards.
All the books clearly state that when Clow Reed invented them, there were a total of 52 cards in all. Tomoyo's Clow Cards only contain 46. The book is missing The Shot, The Arrow, The Fight, The Power, The Shield, and The Sword............. The Sword Card is missing also? But I swear I've seen that card before.
Sakura!
She had them! The sword she once tried to kill me with was the same sword of the Clow. How could I forget that Sakura had some cards too? She must've never returned them to Tomoyo, because she needs them for her sideshows on the street. That's why only the fighting cards are missing.
Well, at least now I know I can't go up to mother and ask about the cards. If I give her the Clow Book, she'll know that six are missing, she definitely will find Sakura, and everyone knows how much she hates Sakura .......
No, no matter how much I want to know why mother wants the cards, she mustn't get them right now. If I ever want to hand them over, I have to find Sakura's six cards first, so mother and Sakura will never have to meet again.
"Syaoran, so that's where you were! We've been looking everywhere for you!" Eriol's irritated voice called out. He finally found me.
Tomoyo was with him. "Syaoran, do you know why the empress want's the Clow Cards?"
I dropped the book I was reading on the table out of shock. "How did you know it was my mother who wants your Clow Cards?"
"Eriol and I were eating at a restaurant when we heard two thieves talking about it. We went to the Spring Well, and your mother was with them. The funny thing was, the thieves who stole the book never showed up. Eriol and I thought it was a good idea to come and find you first. Do you know anything about this whole thing?"
I stood up from my chair. "I was the one who caught the two thieves; that's why they didn't show up at the well. Here Tomoyo." I placed the Clow Book on her hands. "I manages to retrieve this for you."
"Thanks Syaoran, but that still didn't answer my question." She tucked the book in a big pocket on her dress.
"I have no idea. I've asked the thieves who are locked in jail, but they don't know either."
Eriol placed a hand on Tomoyo's shoulder. "I think you should let Syaoran take care of these cards for a while."
"Why?" Tomoyo and I asked simultaneously, both didn't get Eriol's point.
"Well, the empress already knows where Tomoyo lives, she might go back to the store, and take away the cards again. I just think it's safer for the cards to stay with Syaoran."
"Then why don't you keep it?" I pointed at Eriol.
Eriol chuckled. "What, you think you'll lose the cards too?"
I smiled. "Fine, I get your point. One of us besides Tomoyo needs to take the cards, and since you 'love' to shirk responsibility, I'm the one who gonna end up protecting the cards."
"I love it when you see it my way! But don't worry, I won't be doing nothing. Me and Tomoyo will take off tomorrow to look for Sakura, and take her six cards to you." Said Eriol.
"Fine." I agreed.
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Nighttime:
I placed the Clow Book under my bed. I got ready to sleep. That's when I remembered....... Sakura. If this whole Clow Card business didn't come up, I probably would've found her already. I hope she's doing okay out there alone by herself.
I blew off the candlelight, but I did not go to sleep. How could I when Sakura kept on entering my brain as soon as I shut my eyes?
An almost inaudible footstep sound interrupted my thoughts. I glanced in the direction of my bedroom door. Although all lights were shut off, the moonlight through my window had shown me a shadow looming on the floor. I couldn't see the person's face; I know for certain it is another thief. The person practically slithered under my bed, snatched the book, and was about to exit my room, when I grabbed him from behind.
The thief gasped, but then activated the Dash Card; we started to travel a hundred miles per hour, until I had pulled the card out of his hand.
We ended up on top of the middle of a meadow. Not a single object in sight, but the thousands of acres and acres of grass we are standing on.
I got a good look at the thief. He didn't look a thing like how I had expected him to. Instead of wearing a black ninja suit like the two that originally stole the cards from Tomoyo, he wore a prince's cloth. Actually, to be exact, he was wearing my clothes! If I wasn't Syaoran Li, I would've even thought that he was the prince!
He spoke. "Prince Xiao Lang, give me the Clow Cards, and I'll bring you home!"
"Why did you mimic my appearance, and why should I give 'you' the Clow Cards?" I glared.
"Hmp, I had to mimic your appearance so I can get away with taking the cards, and I need to take the cards so Empress Yelan doesn't get her hands on it!" The copycat shouted.
"So what you're saying is that you aren't a servant for my mother?" This is getting more and more confusing.
"Don't you even recognize me?" The person took off his crown, showing me his magnificent auburn hair, and lifted up his head, revealing his emerald eyes.
I froze. "Ss.....Sakura?" I managed to somehow choke out.
She grabbed the Clow Book out of my hands, and smiled. "Syaoran, nice to see you again."
As soon as I saw that smile, I forgot all about the whole clow card business. I ran up to her, and embraced her.
"Sakura, you had me so worried. I missed you so much. I didn't know when I was going to see you again." I felt tears rolling down my face.
"Syaoran. Can't. Breath."
I let go of her, as she started laughing. She then realized the wet tears on my face. "Syaoran........ did you miss me that much? I'm so sorry. Please don't cry; you're a boy. You're not supposed to cry at all, especially when you are the prince, who's stronger than everyone else."
I sighed. "This is the first time I've cried in many years, I almost forgotten what it felt like."
Sakura nodded. "Well, just to let you know, I'm glad that you missed me so much. I had always thought you didn't care for me at all, and when you didn't recognize me tonight, I thought you had forgotten about me completely."
"How could I forget about you? It's entirely my fault for driving you away from the palace. I went to search for you, but then I had to protect the Clow Cards for Tomoyo."
Sakura's smile eroded away when she heard her best friend's name. "Tomoyo.......how is she? And....... how's Eriol?"
Why couldn't she just shoot an arrow through my heart instead? That probably wouldn't hurt as much as hearing her call Eriol's name so intimately. She obviously still likes the guy.
"Eriol's fine. He and Tomoyo are both splendid." I muttered.
"That's good to know." Sakura paused. "Oh yeah, why are you protecting the cards for Tomoyo?" She suddenly remembered.
"Like you said, we didn't want mother to get her hands on the cards either. Since mother already knows where Tomoyo lives, we figured it's best if I hold on to it for a while." I explained to her.
Sakura nodded. "But the cards still aren't safe if they are with you........ Good-bye Syaoran."
She took out the Dash Card again, and took off with all of the cards with her.
This time I failed in grabbing her, as she left me once again.
"Sakura!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted for the skies to hear, but she is already miles away from me.
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Lanturn: Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions! Next chapter will be Eriol's POV!
Chapter 10: The Mirror
*Flashback*
I couldn't stop thinking about her. I know she must've trusted me a lot to tell me all her sorrows, and yet I was never truthful to Sakura in the first place. And now, she disappeared without a trace, all because of me. I want to just charge out of this miserable palace, and search for Sakura.
That's it, I don't care if it's against the law, I'm going outside the palace walls, and I won't come back until I find Sakura, and bring her back with me.
I sneakily climbed that tall wall that separates the palace and the rest of the country, and exited that royal area, breathing the air that commoners breath in. I bought a horse from a villager, and took off looking for Sakura.
As I was searching for her, I stumbled across two very suspicious looking people. They wore black outfits, and black hoods. I saw one of them holding some sort of book. Well, I would've just let them go, and kept on searching for Sakura, but from the looks of their eyes, I could sense that they are extremely scared of me for some reason.
That caught my attention, as I grabbed their book to see if it holds a clue to who they are. Do they know I'm a prince? That's probably why they are shaking with fear.
Coincidentally, that book was Tomoyo's Clow Book! I was so shocked that the two men had it, that I immediately forgot about searching for Sakura, and captured the men to the dungeon.
Of course, at first, the thieves had tried to denied the fact that they've stole that book from a tailor's shop, but then one of my servants found a letter from the queen inside their pockets.
It read:
By the order of her royal highness, steal the Clow Book in a tailor's shop in the village, and bring the magical item back to the queen at the Spring Well. If you fail to get the book, commit suicide immediately, because you don't want to even know what torture the queen can bring you.
*End of Flashback*
I took away the book from them, and locked the thieves in jail. I don't know what to do now. A part of me wants to just go barge into mother's chamber, and ask why would she want the cards, and how did she know it was at Tomoyo's. But if I do that, mother will force me to give her the cards.
I walked in circles around the dungeon, until Wei came running down.
"Master Prince Li, Mister Hiiragizawa would like to see you right now. He said it was urgent." My servant panted.
Hmp. Eriol probably just got dumped by Tomoyo. I don't have time for his whiny complaints. "Tell him I'm busy right now." I didn't wait for Wei to finish saying why Eriol needs me, as I strolled off to the royal library.
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After a whole day of research to learn more magic about the cards, I have discovered a problem with the Clow Cards.
All the books clearly state that when Clow Reed invented them, there were a total of 52 cards in all. Tomoyo's Clow Cards only contain 46. The book is missing The Shot, The Arrow, The Fight, The Power, The Shield, and The Sword............. The Sword Card is missing also? But I swear I've seen that card before.
Sakura!
She had them! The sword she once tried to kill me with was the same sword of the Clow. How could I forget that Sakura had some cards too? She must've never returned them to Tomoyo, because she needs them for her sideshows on the street. That's why only the fighting cards are missing.
Well, at least now I know I can't go up to mother and ask about the cards. If I give her the Clow Book, she'll know that six are missing, she definitely will find Sakura, and everyone knows how much she hates Sakura .......
No, no matter how much I want to know why mother wants the cards, she mustn't get them right now. If I ever want to hand them over, I have to find Sakura's six cards first, so mother and Sakura will never have to meet again.
"Syaoran, so that's where you were! We've been looking everywhere for you!" Eriol's irritated voice called out. He finally found me.
Tomoyo was with him. "Syaoran, do you know why the empress want's the Clow Cards?"
I dropped the book I was reading on the table out of shock. "How did you know it was my mother who wants your Clow Cards?"
"Eriol and I were eating at a restaurant when we heard two thieves talking about it. We went to the Spring Well, and your mother was with them. The funny thing was, the thieves who stole the book never showed up. Eriol and I thought it was a good idea to come and find you first. Do you know anything about this whole thing?"
I stood up from my chair. "I was the one who caught the two thieves; that's why they didn't show up at the well. Here Tomoyo." I placed the Clow Book on her hands. "I manages to retrieve this for you."
"Thanks Syaoran, but that still didn't answer my question." She tucked the book in a big pocket on her dress.
"I have no idea. I've asked the thieves who are locked in jail, but they don't know either."
Eriol placed a hand on Tomoyo's shoulder. "I think you should let Syaoran take care of these cards for a while."
"Why?" Tomoyo and I asked simultaneously, both didn't get Eriol's point.
"Well, the empress already knows where Tomoyo lives, she might go back to the store, and take away the cards again. I just think it's safer for the cards to stay with Syaoran."
"Then why don't you keep it?" I pointed at Eriol.
Eriol chuckled. "What, you think you'll lose the cards too?"
I smiled. "Fine, I get your point. One of us besides Tomoyo needs to take the cards, and since you 'love' to shirk responsibility, I'm the one who gonna end up protecting the cards."
"I love it when you see it my way! But don't worry, I won't be doing nothing. Me and Tomoyo will take off tomorrow to look for Sakura, and take her six cards to you." Said Eriol.
"Fine." I agreed.
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Nighttime:
I placed the Clow Book under my bed. I got ready to sleep. That's when I remembered....... Sakura. If this whole Clow Card business didn't come up, I probably would've found her already. I hope she's doing okay out there alone by herself.
I blew off the candlelight, but I did not go to sleep. How could I when Sakura kept on entering my brain as soon as I shut my eyes?
An almost inaudible footstep sound interrupted my thoughts. I glanced in the direction of my bedroom door. Although all lights were shut off, the moonlight through my window had shown me a shadow looming on the floor. I couldn't see the person's face; I know for certain it is another thief. The person practically slithered under my bed, snatched the book, and was about to exit my room, when I grabbed him from behind.
The thief gasped, but then activated the Dash Card; we started to travel a hundred miles per hour, until I had pulled the card out of his hand.
We ended up on top of the middle of a meadow. Not a single object in sight, but the thousands of acres and acres of grass we are standing on.
I got a good look at the thief. He didn't look a thing like how I had expected him to. Instead of wearing a black ninja suit like the two that originally stole the cards from Tomoyo, he wore a prince's cloth. Actually, to be exact, he was wearing my clothes! If I wasn't Syaoran Li, I would've even thought that he was the prince!
He spoke. "Prince Xiao Lang, give me the Clow Cards, and I'll bring you home!"
"Why did you mimic my appearance, and why should I give 'you' the Clow Cards?" I glared.
"Hmp, I had to mimic your appearance so I can get away with taking the cards, and I need to take the cards so Empress Yelan doesn't get her hands on it!" The copycat shouted.
"So what you're saying is that you aren't a servant for my mother?" This is getting more and more confusing.
"Don't you even recognize me?" The person took off his crown, showing me his magnificent auburn hair, and lifted up his head, revealing his emerald eyes.
I froze. "Ss.....Sakura?" I managed to somehow choke out.
She grabbed the Clow Book out of my hands, and smiled. "Syaoran, nice to see you again."
As soon as I saw that smile, I forgot all about the whole clow card business. I ran up to her, and embraced her.
"Sakura, you had me so worried. I missed you so much. I didn't know when I was going to see you again." I felt tears rolling down my face.
"Syaoran. Can't. Breath."
I let go of her, as she started laughing. She then realized the wet tears on my face. "Syaoran........ did you miss me that much? I'm so sorry. Please don't cry; you're a boy. You're not supposed to cry at all, especially when you are the prince, who's stronger than everyone else."
I sighed. "This is the first time I've cried in many years, I almost forgotten what it felt like."
Sakura nodded. "Well, just to let you know, I'm glad that you missed me so much. I had always thought you didn't care for me at all, and when you didn't recognize me tonight, I thought you had forgotten about me completely."
"How could I forget about you? It's entirely my fault for driving you away from the palace. I went to search for you, but then I had to protect the Clow Cards for Tomoyo."
Sakura's smile eroded away when she heard her best friend's name. "Tomoyo.......how is she? And....... how's Eriol?"
Why couldn't she just shoot an arrow through my heart instead? That probably wouldn't hurt as much as hearing her call Eriol's name so intimately. She obviously still likes the guy.
"Eriol's fine. He and Tomoyo are both splendid." I muttered.
"That's good to know." Sakura paused. "Oh yeah, why are you protecting the cards for Tomoyo?" She suddenly remembered.
"Like you said, we didn't want mother to get her hands on the cards either. Since mother already knows where Tomoyo lives, we figured it's best if I hold on to it for a while." I explained to her.
Sakura nodded. "But the cards still aren't safe if they are with you........ Good-bye Syaoran."
She took out the Dash Card again, and took off with all of the cards with her.
This time I failed in grabbing her, as she left me once again.
"Sakura!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted for the skies to hear, but she is already miles away from me.
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Lanturn: Thanks to everyone who gave me suggestions! Next chapter will be Eriol's POV!