I'm SOOO sorry for not updating earlier… I've been grounded for flunking my exams… a got a big, fat F for my accounts and a D for my Physics… so, I'm trying as hard as I can to finish as many chapters as possible. Please bear with it.
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 7*
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Sakura looked out of her window. The cottage wasn't that bad. It overlooked the crystal clear ocean, where her home once was.
Two days had passed. And the prince was no where near 'falling in love' with her. She shook her head. The auburn bangs falling all over.
A tear slipped. It was just her own foolishness. She never should have gone to Ostala. Her father was just concerned about her.
A gentle knock interrupted her thoughts. "May I come in, Sakura?" Tomoyo's voice came from the other side.
Sakura walked over. "I've brought breakfast over," Tomoyo smiled cheerfully.
Sakura nodded her thanks and brought the basket to the table.
"Are you feeling any better?" Tomoyo asked, though her voice seemed distracted somehow.
Sakura smiled and nodded. She pulled out a chair and gestured for Tomoyo to sit.
'What's wrong?' Sakura gestured, her emerald eyes concerned.
"You can tell?" Tomoyo asked, surprised.
Sakura just smiled.
"I'll tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone," Tomoyo said, her eyes lighting up.
Sakura leaned forward, feeling curiosity overtake her.
"I like Eriol. I came here because of Syaoran's right- hand man, Eriol," Tomoyo blushed.
Sakura's eyes opened wide as she took in Tomoyo's words.
"Yah, it seems weird, doesn't it?" Tomoyo asked wistfully.
Sakura grinned and clasped her hands over Tomoyo's. 'Tell him' she smiled.
Tomoyo shook her head in horror. "I could never do that! What does he see in me? I'm not good enough for him," Tomoyo said out in a rush.
'Just try it,' Sakura shook her head.
"I'm not ready for it now. Anyway, I need to get back. There's supposed to be a get- together session with the other princesses," Tomoyo rolled her eyes.
Sakura grinned, as she took her basket of breakfast and walked out with her.
'I'm going to the beach,' Sakura held out her basket.
Tomoyo gave her one last wave and went back into the castle.
Sakura looked around for a quiet spot to put her basket. She wandered, tripping a few times as she tried to get used to walking. Finally, she found a spot, close to the crashing of the waves nearby.
She sat down her food and took out her sausage bacon, ready to it. She stared wistfully into the ocean and gave a sigh.
"Peaceful, isn't it?"
Sakura gave a jump and whipped around. Syaoran stood behind her, a small smile on his lips.
"You're sitting on my favourite spot," he explained.
Sakura hastily stood up, blushing furiously.
"It's ok," Syaoran chuckled, watching Sakura's reaction.
'No, it's rude,' Sakura gestured.
"It's ok. I don't mind some company," Syaoran grinned as he plopped down.
Sakura took one glance at the welcoming ocean and sat down hesitantly.
"Enjoying your stay so far?" Syaoran asked, turning to Sakura.
She gave him a wry smile.
"You miss home, don't you?" he asked, his eyes concerned.
Sakura took one look at his warm amber eyes and looked away. She did not want him to see her crying again.
"I'll tell you something," Syaoran said suddenly. "I hope to someday travel the world on my own, or dive into the ocean."
Sakura looked up at him in surprise.
"I know it sounds stupid, but I feel connected to the ocean ever since I fell into it that day," Syaoran stared off blankly ahead.
Sakura sighed again and took a bite of her bacon. 'If only he knew,' she thought wistfully.
Syaoran looked longingly at her untouched sandwich. "Do you mind if…," he trailed off.
Sakura smiled and pushed her basket towards him.
"I haven't eaten. Kind of want to avoid the castle, you know?" he smiled sheepishly, taking a huge bite of the salmon sandwich.
Sakura turned to him questioningly.
"I know, what's there to complain about? I've got guards, maids, servants, a bunch of good clothes… but I feel… somehow suffocated," Syaoran hesitated.
Without knowing it, Sakura put her sausage down and clasped a hand over Syaoran's.
A jolt of electricity shot through her, and she quickly withdrew her hand. She turned to Syaoran, trying to see if he felt it too.
His face was scrunched up. "I have to go," he said, suddenly standing up. "I have duties to do," he said stiffly, as he walked back into the castle.
'What have I just done?' Sakura thought, looking at her hands, where she had just touched the prince with.
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Syaoran paced around his room, his posture stiff. Had he just spilled out everything to a stranger? Most of all, those wanna- be princesses?
He looked out of the window, where he saw Sakura walking back to her cottage, her eyes downcast.
What was all that about? He could've sworn he felt something when she had touched him. And why did he feel so depressed when she looked so sad?
Syaoran had seen a tear rolling down her cheek. He saw her turning away, but what surprised him was that he felt a sudden urge to wipe away her tear. He had actually felt a need to hug her.
And that really scared him.
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King Fujitaka paced around anxiously, waiting for news from Touya.
Just then, Touya swam in. "So, how did it go?" he asked anxiously.
"I tried to take the orb, but those two idiot sharks caught me," Touya grumbled, rubbing his arms.
"But I managed to catch a glimpse of what's Sakura's going through. She was crying," he said bitterly.
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I finally finished!! I'm halfway through 'Crushing on You'… so, please bear with it as I'm updating as much as I can right now.
Thanx~
~Amber-chan
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~*Starlight Crystal*~
~Love of Silence~
*Chapter 7*
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Sakura looked out of her window. The cottage wasn't that bad. It overlooked the crystal clear ocean, where her home once was.
Two days had passed. And the prince was no where near 'falling in love' with her. She shook her head. The auburn bangs falling all over.
A tear slipped. It was just her own foolishness. She never should have gone to Ostala. Her father was just concerned about her.
A gentle knock interrupted her thoughts. "May I come in, Sakura?" Tomoyo's voice came from the other side.
Sakura walked over. "I've brought breakfast over," Tomoyo smiled cheerfully.
Sakura nodded her thanks and brought the basket to the table.
"Are you feeling any better?" Tomoyo asked, though her voice seemed distracted somehow.
Sakura smiled and nodded. She pulled out a chair and gestured for Tomoyo to sit.
'What's wrong?' Sakura gestured, her emerald eyes concerned.
"You can tell?" Tomoyo asked, surprised.
Sakura just smiled.
"I'll tell you, but you mustn't tell anyone," Tomoyo said, her eyes lighting up.
Sakura leaned forward, feeling curiosity overtake her.
"I like Eriol. I came here because of Syaoran's right- hand man, Eriol," Tomoyo blushed.
Sakura's eyes opened wide as she took in Tomoyo's words.
"Yah, it seems weird, doesn't it?" Tomoyo asked wistfully.
Sakura grinned and clasped her hands over Tomoyo's. 'Tell him' she smiled.
Tomoyo shook her head in horror. "I could never do that! What does he see in me? I'm not good enough for him," Tomoyo said out in a rush.
'Just try it,' Sakura shook her head.
"I'm not ready for it now. Anyway, I need to get back. There's supposed to be a get- together session with the other princesses," Tomoyo rolled her eyes.
Sakura grinned, as she took her basket of breakfast and walked out with her.
'I'm going to the beach,' Sakura held out her basket.
Tomoyo gave her one last wave and went back into the castle.
Sakura looked around for a quiet spot to put her basket. She wandered, tripping a few times as she tried to get used to walking. Finally, she found a spot, close to the crashing of the waves nearby.
She sat down her food and took out her sausage bacon, ready to it. She stared wistfully into the ocean and gave a sigh.
"Peaceful, isn't it?"
Sakura gave a jump and whipped around. Syaoran stood behind her, a small smile on his lips.
"You're sitting on my favourite spot," he explained.
Sakura hastily stood up, blushing furiously.
"It's ok," Syaoran chuckled, watching Sakura's reaction.
'No, it's rude,' Sakura gestured.
"It's ok. I don't mind some company," Syaoran grinned as he plopped down.
Sakura took one glance at the welcoming ocean and sat down hesitantly.
"Enjoying your stay so far?" Syaoran asked, turning to Sakura.
She gave him a wry smile.
"You miss home, don't you?" he asked, his eyes concerned.
Sakura took one look at his warm amber eyes and looked away. She did not want him to see her crying again.
"I'll tell you something," Syaoran said suddenly. "I hope to someday travel the world on my own, or dive into the ocean."
Sakura looked up at him in surprise.
"I know it sounds stupid, but I feel connected to the ocean ever since I fell into it that day," Syaoran stared off blankly ahead.
Sakura sighed again and took a bite of her bacon. 'If only he knew,' she thought wistfully.
Syaoran looked longingly at her untouched sandwich. "Do you mind if…," he trailed off.
Sakura smiled and pushed her basket towards him.
"I haven't eaten. Kind of want to avoid the castle, you know?" he smiled sheepishly, taking a huge bite of the salmon sandwich.
Sakura turned to him questioningly.
"I know, what's there to complain about? I've got guards, maids, servants, a bunch of good clothes… but I feel… somehow suffocated," Syaoran hesitated.
Without knowing it, Sakura put her sausage down and clasped a hand over Syaoran's.
A jolt of electricity shot through her, and she quickly withdrew her hand. She turned to Syaoran, trying to see if he felt it too.
His face was scrunched up. "I have to go," he said, suddenly standing up. "I have duties to do," he said stiffly, as he walked back into the castle.
'What have I just done?' Sakura thought, looking at her hands, where she had just touched the prince with.
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Syaoran paced around his room, his posture stiff. Had he just spilled out everything to a stranger? Most of all, those wanna- be princesses?
He looked out of the window, where he saw Sakura walking back to her cottage, her eyes downcast.
What was all that about? He could've sworn he felt something when she had touched him. And why did he feel so depressed when she looked so sad?
Syaoran had seen a tear rolling down her cheek. He saw her turning away, but what surprised him was that he felt a sudden urge to wipe away her tear. He had actually felt a need to hug her.
And that really scared him.
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King Fujitaka paced around anxiously, waiting for news from Touya.
Just then, Touya swam in. "So, how did it go?" he asked anxiously.
"I tried to take the orb, but those two idiot sharks caught me," Touya grumbled, rubbing his arms.
"But I managed to catch a glimpse of what's Sakura's going through. She was crying," he said bitterly.
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I finally finished!! I'm halfway through 'Crushing on You'… so, please bear with it as I'm updating as much as I can right now.
Thanx~
~Amber-chan