I'm so sorry for not updating earlier... if you read the latest chapter of 'Crushing On You', you'd probably know why… my computer zonked and all my fics were gone... *sobs* Anyways, I got a new computer and tried to type this chapter out as soon as I could... so here it is! ^-^;;
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 4*
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Sakura laid on the bad, staring out at the clear blue ocean. Why did she have to be so spoilt? Now look at what she had gotten herself into! Nothing, but tons of trouble.
The night was great, dancing with the prince, but it would have been better if she could actually TALK! A day had passed, six more days left... but how can a prince fall in love with soneone who CAN'T EVEN TALK?!
Slowly, she felt her eyes close. Tomorrow was going to be a long day again.
But Sakura had no idea how bad it was going to be.
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"Calm down, Father. You can't just send a million sea creatures to attack the Prince. That's ridiculous!" Touya exclaimed, trying to keep the trident from the king.
"Oh? And your sister up there alone isn't ridiculous?" the king glared at Touya, trying to get back his trident.
"So what if you attack them? Will that help Sakura? She needs to get the prince to fall in love with her and get her kiss, you an't just point a sword at the prince and ask for the stupid kiss," Touya shot back.
"Well, then. What do you suggest we do?" the king boomed angrily.
"Get from Ostala the remedy to have Sakura's fins and voice back," Touya said calmly.
"Like she would do it," the king scoffed.
"You wouldn't know until you've tried," Touya shrugged.
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"She's the one."
"I heard she's MUTE!"
"Mute she is, but she somehow managed to get the prince to dance the whole night with her."
"Wonder what the prince sees in her."
Sakura kept her head low as the princesses from the other countries pointed and whispered. They were going to stay at the castle until the prince chooses his princess.
She was well aware that the others had changed, but she was still in her night dress. Her hair was unkempt, and she had no make- up on. Not that Sakura cared, as she did not know how to put on any make- up, on account that she lived in an ocean. To add to that, she was still stumbling, trying to get used to walking. Sakura regretted not having to kick off the habit of waking up late.
She walked groggily to the ladies bathrrom, or WHAT she thought was the ladies bathroom, and pushed open the door.
"What the---,"
Sakura looked up at the voice, fully awake now. She had stumbled into the prince's bedroom, and he obviously has no plan on waking up any time soon, for he was undressed.
Sakura could feel her face flushed. She shook her head, then tried to apologise, but no sound came out. Oh, she had forgotten that she was mute.
"How did you get here?" Syaoran asked, trying to dress.
Sakura gestures wildly. She rubbed her eyes, and yawned.
"You just woke up too, huh?" Syaoran asked.
Sakura nodded, grateful that he understood.
"I can see that," he smirked, looking at her pink pyjamas.
Sakura looked down at herself. 'I'll go change. Sorry for barging in,' she blushed, gesturing.
"Breakfast's at the main hall in an hour," Syaoran called out, just before Sakura closed the doors.
'Oh, god. I just embarrased myself in front of the PRINCE!' she thought desparingly, trying not to cry.
"Don't worry, my child. I'll help you," a gentle voice whispered.
Sakura turned around, but no one was there. But she had no time to think about that now. She needed to get changed before she humiliate herself again.
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Sakura was feeling uncomfortable in her new emerald dress. But who was she to complain? She belonged to the ocean, and in the ocean, they had fins, not clothes!
To add to that, the other princesses had steered clear from her the moment she sat down, leaving her feeling like a complete outcast. She had no one sitting on her left, or her right, or across her.
"Can I join you?"
Sakura turned around. It was the princess from Japan. She hadn't shunned her like the rest. Sakura nodded gratefully. "Don't mind them, they're just jealous. By the way, I'm Tomoyo Daidouji, from Japan," she smiled.
Sakura took a nearby fountain pen and napkin and wrote down her name.
"Sakura... so what country are you from?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura hesitated. How was she supposed to answer that? She wrote down.
"Somewhere near here?" Tomoyo asked curiously.
'You have no idea how near,' Sakura thought. She was going to ask about the prince, when the food appeared, along with someone else. The prince.
His amber eyes glanced around the table before landing on Sakura. His lips tilted in a small smile as he walked over to her.
"No one wants to sit near you, huh? I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'll see what I can do," he whispered, so that Tomoyo couldn't hear a thing.
"What did he say?" Tomoyo asked curiously, as Syaoran walked away.
Sakura shrugged, signalling that she didn't understand either. She watched as the prince muttered something to the butler.
"Ladies, you have a treat. The prince will be joining you for breakfast this morning," the butler announced.
The other girls oohed and aahed as they tried to push the others out of the way to get the prince to sit beside them.
Sakura held back a giggle as she watched Syaoran pretending to look for a seat, his face in mock concentration.
Finally, it landed on the empty spaces around Sakura, except for Tomoyo who was already on Sakura's right.
"I'll sit there," he said at last, walking up to Sakura.
Sakura turned to tomoyo, expecting her to go all girly like the other princesses. But Tomoyo merely shrugged.
Sakura frowned. This was odd.
But before she could write anything, she felt someone plopping next to her.
"Now, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Syaoran grinned.
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"What do you mean?" Ostala asked, all innocence, the moment the king swamed in, a dozen guards behind him.
"You heard me. Bring Sakura back to the ocean," the king growled.
"Tut- tut. That won't do will it? Sakura signed a contract with me," Ostala said as a piece of parchment magically appeared next to her.
"Tear it up, or you'll pay," the king scowled, poitning his trident at her.
"Oh no, I can't do that. Then Sakura's voice will be gone forever," Ostala feigned a sad look on her face.
"Name you price," the king said calmly.
"Now you're talking. I want the trident," Ostala said, pointing.
"No, way!" the king shouted.
"Look at what's going on, and maybe you'll change your mind," Ostala grinned.
The crystal ball started glowing as it showed two guards that resembled Minx and Jinx. They knocked out two other guards on duty, as they started towards the Ladies room.
The king peered around for more, but was blocked by Ostala.
"Things will NOT be good for the princess if you don't hand over the trident," Ostatal spat, before vanishing in a puff of green smoke.
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I could go on... but I won't... *grins* the next chapter will be better... What will Minx and Jinx do? Review pplz!
~Amber-chan
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 4*
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Sakura laid on the bad, staring out at the clear blue ocean. Why did she have to be so spoilt? Now look at what she had gotten herself into! Nothing, but tons of trouble.
The night was great, dancing with the prince, but it would have been better if she could actually TALK! A day had passed, six more days left... but how can a prince fall in love with soneone who CAN'T EVEN TALK?!
Slowly, she felt her eyes close. Tomorrow was going to be a long day again.
But Sakura had no idea how bad it was going to be.
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"Calm down, Father. You can't just send a million sea creatures to attack the Prince. That's ridiculous!" Touya exclaimed, trying to keep the trident from the king.
"Oh? And your sister up there alone isn't ridiculous?" the king glared at Touya, trying to get back his trident.
"So what if you attack them? Will that help Sakura? She needs to get the prince to fall in love with her and get her kiss, you an't just point a sword at the prince and ask for the stupid kiss," Touya shot back.
"Well, then. What do you suggest we do?" the king boomed angrily.
"Get from Ostala the remedy to have Sakura's fins and voice back," Touya said calmly.
"Like she would do it," the king scoffed.
"You wouldn't know until you've tried," Touya shrugged.
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"She's the one."
"I heard she's MUTE!"
"Mute she is, but she somehow managed to get the prince to dance the whole night with her."
"Wonder what the prince sees in her."
Sakura kept her head low as the princesses from the other countries pointed and whispered. They were going to stay at the castle until the prince chooses his princess.
She was well aware that the others had changed, but she was still in her night dress. Her hair was unkempt, and she had no make- up on. Not that Sakura cared, as she did not know how to put on any make- up, on account that she lived in an ocean. To add to that, she was still stumbling, trying to get used to walking. Sakura regretted not having to kick off the habit of waking up late.
She walked groggily to the ladies bathrrom, or WHAT she thought was the ladies bathroom, and pushed open the door.
"What the---,"
Sakura looked up at the voice, fully awake now. She had stumbled into the prince's bedroom, and he obviously has no plan on waking up any time soon, for he was undressed.
Sakura could feel her face flushed. She shook her head, then tried to apologise, but no sound came out. Oh, she had forgotten that she was mute.
"How did you get here?" Syaoran asked, trying to dress.
Sakura gestures wildly. She rubbed her eyes, and yawned.
"You just woke up too, huh?" Syaoran asked.
Sakura nodded, grateful that he understood.
"I can see that," he smirked, looking at her pink pyjamas.
Sakura looked down at herself. 'I'll go change. Sorry for barging in,' she blushed, gesturing.
"Breakfast's at the main hall in an hour," Syaoran called out, just before Sakura closed the doors.
'Oh, god. I just embarrased myself in front of the PRINCE!' she thought desparingly, trying not to cry.
"Don't worry, my child. I'll help you," a gentle voice whispered.
Sakura turned around, but no one was there. But she had no time to think about that now. She needed to get changed before she humiliate herself again.
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Sakura was feeling uncomfortable in her new emerald dress. But who was she to complain? She belonged to the ocean, and in the ocean, they had fins, not clothes!
To add to that, the other princesses had steered clear from her the moment she sat down, leaving her feeling like a complete outcast. She had no one sitting on her left, or her right, or across her.
"Can I join you?"
Sakura turned around. It was the princess from Japan. She hadn't shunned her like the rest. Sakura nodded gratefully. "Don't mind them, they're just jealous. By the way, I'm Tomoyo Daidouji, from Japan," she smiled.
Sakura took a nearby fountain pen and napkin and wrote down her name.
"Sakura... so what country are you from?" Tomoyo asked.
Sakura hesitated. How was she supposed to answer that? She wrote down.
"Somewhere near here?" Tomoyo asked curiously.
'You have no idea how near,' Sakura thought. She was going to ask about the prince, when the food appeared, along with someone else. The prince.
His amber eyes glanced around the table before landing on Sakura. His lips tilted in a small smile as he walked over to her.
"No one wants to sit near you, huh? I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I'll see what I can do," he whispered, so that Tomoyo couldn't hear a thing.
"What did he say?" Tomoyo asked curiously, as Syaoran walked away.
Sakura shrugged, signalling that she didn't understand either. She watched as the prince muttered something to the butler.
"Ladies, you have a treat. The prince will be joining you for breakfast this morning," the butler announced.
The other girls oohed and aahed as they tried to push the others out of the way to get the prince to sit beside them.
Sakura held back a giggle as she watched Syaoran pretending to look for a seat, his face in mock concentration.
Finally, it landed on the empty spaces around Sakura, except for Tomoyo who was already on Sakura's right.
"I'll sit there," he said at last, walking up to Sakura.
Sakura turned to tomoyo, expecting her to go all girly like the other princesses. But Tomoyo merely shrugged.
Sakura frowned. This was odd.
But before she could write anything, she felt someone plopping next to her.
"Now, that wasn't so bad, was it?" Syaoran grinned.
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"What do you mean?" Ostala asked, all innocence, the moment the king swamed in, a dozen guards behind him.
"You heard me. Bring Sakura back to the ocean," the king growled.
"Tut- tut. That won't do will it? Sakura signed a contract with me," Ostala said as a piece of parchment magically appeared next to her.
"Tear it up, or you'll pay," the king scowled, poitning his trident at her.
"Oh no, I can't do that. Then Sakura's voice will be gone forever," Ostala feigned a sad look on her face.
"Name you price," the king said calmly.
"Now you're talking. I want the trident," Ostala said, pointing.
"No, way!" the king shouted.
"Look at what's going on, and maybe you'll change your mind," Ostala grinned.
The crystal ball started glowing as it showed two guards that resembled Minx and Jinx. They knocked out two other guards on duty, as they started towards the Ladies room.
The king peered around for more, but was blocked by Ostala.
"Things will NOT be good for the princess if you don't hand over the trident," Ostatal spat, before vanishing in a puff of green smoke.
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I could go on... but I won't... *grins* the next chapter will be better... What will Minx and Jinx do? Review pplz!
~Amber-chan