I know you guys are gonna hate me for this... but I should have updated this chapter 2 weeks ago... it was typed out long ago, but I kinda forgot to update it... well, I 'thought' I had already done it... but... you get my point. *sweatdrops* Anyways, this is Chapter 6!
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 6*
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Sakura was staring into the ocean when she heard a commotion outside. Before she could do anything, two guards had burst into her room.
"It's her! We saw her wandering in Princess Annabelle's room!" one of the guards shouted, pointing a finger accusingly at Sakura.
"Yeah, it must be her!" a lady with honey blond hair sobbed, the tears ruining her mascara.
Sakura turned to look at Tomoyo, who pulled her aside. "Princess Annabelle's pearl necklace had been stolen. It was a gift from her late grandmother. Apparently, the two guards on duty claimed that they saw you in Annabelle's room," Tomoyo whispered.
"Please, I beg of you. Please return me my necklace," Prince Annabelle cried.
'I didn't do it,' Sakura shook her head desperately to Tomoyo.
"Are you saying that we were seeing things?" another guard said accusingly.
Just then, Syaoran came marching in, together with Queen Yelan.
"Hold it! What is going on here?" Yelan asked, rising her voice to silence the commotion.
"My Queen, Princess Annabelle's pearl necklace has benen stolen and we believe that it was this strange girl who stole it. We saw her in Princess Annabelle's romm before the necklace was reported missing," the guard said.
"Is that true, Princess Sakura?" Yelan turned calmly to Sakura, who was fighting hard not to cry.
Sakura shook her head.
"Are you sure about what you saw?" Yelan turned to the two guards.
"Yes, My Queen."
"Do you mind if we searched your room, princess?" Yelan asked gently, looking at Sakura.
Sakura stepped aside, letting the guards pass through. She turned up to look at Syaoran, but his face betrayed no emotion.
"Is this your necklace, Princess Annabelle?" one of the guards asked, holding up in triumph, a blue, pearly necklace.
"Yes! That's the one," Princess Annabelle rushed forward, shooting Sakura a dirty look.
"We found it under her pillows," the other guard smirked in Sakura's direction.
"I'm sorry, Sakura. I'm afraid you'll have to leave the castle until we decide what happens next," Yelan turned to look at Sakura, her face no longer smiling.
Sakura shook her head desparingly, finally unable to hold back the tears.
"Guards, send her to the cottage beside the castle," Yelan ordered, turning away from Sakura, and leaving the room.
"Mother, may I go with her?" Syaoran spoke up. It was the first time he spoke during the entire charade.
"If you wish too," Yelan agreed, her face mirrored the surprise on Sakura's face.]
"Come, I'll help you with your things," Tomoyo said gently, helping Sakura with her bags.
Sakura was well- aware at the shocked looks of the other princesses as she walked out of the room, Syaoran beside her.
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Sakura collasped onto the little wooden chair the moment she entered the cottage. It was a dear little cottage, with flowers all around it. In the cottage was just a bed, a table, some chairs, and a fireplace.
She cried, not even bothering to wipe off the tears that were cascading down her cheeks.
"C'mon, Sakura. I know it wasn't you," Tomoyo said gently, handling Sakura a tissue.
"It would help if you could stop crying, you know?" Syaoran spoke up, his voice though not fierce, was not gentle either.
'It wasn't me,' Sakura gestured wildly, looking up.
"I know it wasn't you. I suspect it had something to do with the jealousy going on around the castle," Syaoran said thoughtfully.
Sakura had suddenly stopped crying. Not because that the prince believed her, but he actually 'understood' her.
To prove it was just her imagination, she gestured something again. 'What do you have in mind?' she waved her hands around.
"I'm not sure yet, but we'll see if anything else goes wrong after this," Syaoran said, oblivious to the look at Sakura and Tomoyo had given him.
"Um... Prince Syaoran? You can actually understand Sakura?" Tomoyo asked hesitantly.
"Of cou--- what did you just say?" Syaoran sat up.
"I mean, no one else understands her, except you," Tomoyo explained.
"I thought you understood too. I mean, when she's gesturing, it's just like she's talking like everyone else," Syaoran said, looking confused.
"Perhaps it'll come to me naturally," Tomoyo shrugged, though not looking convinced.
But Sakura did not think so. Something tells her that it had something to do with the voice she heard before.
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"Good job, the both of you. Here's your reward," Ostala grinned, tossing a bag of fishes in Minx and Jinx's direction.
"Stupid sharks," she muttered as Minx and Junx greedily ate up the fishes.
"Now that Sakura has made a bad impression with the prince, he would not fall in love with her. And soon, I shall conquear the ocean!" she let out a chuckle, unaware that Sabestian had seen the crystal ball behind her.
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"I've found out what those two sharks were doing!" Sabestian shouted, scrabbling towards the king.
"Yes?" the king looked up expectantly at Sabestian.
"They had planted one of the princess's necklace in Sakura's room to make Syaoran hate her. Now, Sakura has less chances of winning the prince's heart," Sabestian said out in a rush.
"Touya!" the king boomed.
"Yes, father?" Touya swamed in.
"See? I told you it wouldn't work! We need to launch an attack!" the king glared at Touya.
"Wait! Someone's already helping us," Touya said, deep in thought.
"Explain yourself," King Fujitaka demanded.
"Mother's pink shell glowed just now. I think she's already helping Sakura," Touya said, an excited look on his face.
"What? Nadeshiko's shell glowed?"
"The other gurads saw it too. That's why think Sakura's safe for the time being. Anyways, I've got a better plan...,"
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I'm trying to get Sakura's gestures out in italics, but I can't seem to do it... so right now, I'm using this 'like this' to show Sakura's gestures. I'm sorry if I accidently made her talk or something, but it's hard to write with someone who cannot talk. .;; If anyone knows how to get the words out in italics, please tell me. Thanks! ^-^;;
~Amber-chan
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 6*
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Sakura was staring into the ocean when she heard a commotion outside. Before she could do anything, two guards had burst into her room.
"It's her! We saw her wandering in Princess Annabelle's room!" one of the guards shouted, pointing a finger accusingly at Sakura.
"Yeah, it must be her!" a lady with honey blond hair sobbed, the tears ruining her mascara.
Sakura turned to look at Tomoyo, who pulled her aside. "Princess Annabelle's pearl necklace had been stolen. It was a gift from her late grandmother. Apparently, the two guards on duty claimed that they saw you in Annabelle's room," Tomoyo whispered.
"Please, I beg of you. Please return me my necklace," Prince Annabelle cried.
'I didn't do it,' Sakura shook her head desperately to Tomoyo.
"Are you saying that we were seeing things?" another guard said accusingly.
Just then, Syaoran came marching in, together with Queen Yelan.
"Hold it! What is going on here?" Yelan asked, rising her voice to silence the commotion.
"My Queen, Princess Annabelle's pearl necklace has benen stolen and we believe that it was this strange girl who stole it. We saw her in Princess Annabelle's romm before the necklace was reported missing," the guard said.
"Is that true, Princess Sakura?" Yelan turned calmly to Sakura, who was fighting hard not to cry.
Sakura shook her head.
"Are you sure about what you saw?" Yelan turned to the two guards.
"Yes, My Queen."
"Do you mind if we searched your room, princess?" Yelan asked gently, looking at Sakura.
Sakura stepped aside, letting the guards pass through. She turned up to look at Syaoran, but his face betrayed no emotion.
"Is this your necklace, Princess Annabelle?" one of the guards asked, holding up in triumph, a blue, pearly necklace.
"Yes! That's the one," Princess Annabelle rushed forward, shooting Sakura a dirty look.
"We found it under her pillows," the other guard smirked in Sakura's direction.
"I'm sorry, Sakura. I'm afraid you'll have to leave the castle until we decide what happens next," Yelan turned to look at Sakura, her face no longer smiling.
Sakura shook her head desparingly, finally unable to hold back the tears.
"Guards, send her to the cottage beside the castle," Yelan ordered, turning away from Sakura, and leaving the room.
"Mother, may I go with her?" Syaoran spoke up. It was the first time he spoke during the entire charade.
"If you wish too," Yelan agreed, her face mirrored the surprise on Sakura's face.]
"Come, I'll help you with your things," Tomoyo said gently, helping Sakura with her bags.
Sakura was well- aware at the shocked looks of the other princesses as she walked out of the room, Syaoran beside her.
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Sakura collasped onto the little wooden chair the moment she entered the cottage. It was a dear little cottage, with flowers all around it. In the cottage was just a bed, a table, some chairs, and a fireplace.
She cried, not even bothering to wipe off the tears that were cascading down her cheeks.
"C'mon, Sakura. I know it wasn't you," Tomoyo said gently, handling Sakura a tissue.
"It would help if you could stop crying, you know?" Syaoran spoke up, his voice though not fierce, was not gentle either.
'It wasn't me,' Sakura gestured wildly, looking up.
"I know it wasn't you. I suspect it had something to do with the jealousy going on around the castle," Syaoran said thoughtfully.
Sakura had suddenly stopped crying. Not because that the prince believed her, but he actually 'understood' her.
To prove it was just her imagination, she gestured something again. 'What do you have in mind?' she waved her hands around.
"I'm not sure yet, but we'll see if anything else goes wrong after this," Syaoran said, oblivious to the look at Sakura and Tomoyo had given him.
"Um... Prince Syaoran? You can actually understand Sakura?" Tomoyo asked hesitantly.
"Of cou--- what did you just say?" Syaoran sat up.
"I mean, no one else understands her, except you," Tomoyo explained.
"I thought you understood too. I mean, when she's gesturing, it's just like she's talking like everyone else," Syaoran said, looking confused.
"Perhaps it'll come to me naturally," Tomoyo shrugged, though not looking convinced.
But Sakura did not think so. Something tells her that it had something to do with the voice she heard before.
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"Good job, the both of you. Here's your reward," Ostala grinned, tossing a bag of fishes in Minx and Jinx's direction.
"Stupid sharks," she muttered as Minx and Junx greedily ate up the fishes.
"Now that Sakura has made a bad impression with the prince, he would not fall in love with her. And soon, I shall conquear the ocean!" she let out a chuckle, unaware that Sabestian had seen the crystal ball behind her.
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"I've found out what those two sharks were doing!" Sabestian shouted, scrabbling towards the king.
"Yes?" the king looked up expectantly at Sabestian.
"They had planted one of the princess's necklace in Sakura's room to make Syaoran hate her. Now, Sakura has less chances of winning the prince's heart," Sabestian said out in a rush.
"Touya!" the king boomed.
"Yes, father?" Touya swamed in.
"See? I told you it wouldn't work! We need to launch an attack!" the king glared at Touya.
"Wait! Someone's already helping us," Touya said, deep in thought.
"Explain yourself," King Fujitaka demanded.
"Mother's pink shell glowed just now. I think she's already helping Sakura," Touya said, an excited look on his face.
"What? Nadeshiko's shell glowed?"
"The other gurads saw it too. That's why think Sakura's safe for the time being. Anyways, I've got a better plan...,"
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I'm trying to get Sakura's gestures out in italics, but I can't seem to do it... so right now, I'm using this 'like this' to show Sakura's gestures. I'm sorry if I accidently made her talk or something, but it's hard to write with someone who cannot talk. .;; If anyone knows how to get the words out in italics, please tell me. Thanks! ^-^;;
~Amber-chan