Chapter 9: Gone
Author's Note: Okay, first off, I'm really, really sorry this chapter isn't very long. I'm really, really sorry okay??? I'm really, really sorry. I tried to update and I'm in the middle of exams and that's why it's so short. Sorry!!!! Oh, and it's also kind of boring, I'm sorry, it will get better, people are starting to not like my story anymore :(. I'm not on someone's favourite list anymore, it's so sad.
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2 months later
There had been many hard times at the campsite, but this was one of the worst. They were in the middle of one of the greatest droughts they ever had, so they had to save water and then there was the death of their leader.
Sakura didn't know what to feel, she had really liked Syaoran's dad, he was a really nice and caring man, she didn't know how Syaoran would feel, having now lost both his parents. She had only lost her mother, but in a way, she had then also lost her father.
She had asked him to send a letter to her father and brother, telling them that she was dead, in hope that they might forget about her and move on. She didn't want them continue searching for her, as she knew that it was hopeless. It would take ages for them to find her, she was in the middle on nowhere, and also even if they did find her, how would they get back? Syaoran probably wouldn't let her go and even if he did, they wouldn't make it back to a town alive.
Syaoran wasn't going to work today, like everyone else he was going to attend his father's funeral and also to announce that he was the next leader. He had known this day would come, but he hadn't expected it to come so soon, nevertheless he was prepared.
Sakura wasn't going to go with him, he didn't want her to come, as he knew that the others would be really cruel to her, and also Ashani's family was going to be there.
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This wasn't fair, Sakura knew Syaoran's dad as well, and as much as she wanted to go to his funeral, she didn't want to be kept indoors alone.
Syaoran had told her to stay here, but what did she care what he thought, she had her own free life, and it wasn't already his fault she was here in the first place.
Sakura had thought so many times about escaping this place, she had thought about how good it would've been to finally meet her father and brother again. But they were always ruined, by the fact that she couldn't do anything about it. She couldn't picture the rest of her life here. What would happen if Syaoran got tired of her?
She couldn't stand all this wishing, she wanted to be free, but there was no way she would ever make it back.
Sakura threw her arms down in frustration; she was tired of waiting around, as she got out, and looked around her. The whole camp was silent, there were all on the other side.
She decided to go for a ride as she made her way towards the stable.
"What are you doing here?" Sakura quickly spun around when she saw the person that looked after the horses.
"What are you doing here?" She asked in reply, "Shouldn't you be at the funeral?"
"Shouldn't you?"
"Syaoran told me to not go," she replied, not adding in the part where he told her to not leave.
"Okay," he understood why.
"Look, I'm going to go for a ride," Sakura announced as she leapt on her favourite horse.
"I'm going with you," Liam replied as he leapt onto his, Li would kill him if he didn't.
"Ugh," Sakura complained, Syaoran always had her riding with someone there to make sure she didn't run away.
"Come on, let's go," Liam replied in return as he steered his horse towards the door.
Sakura followed him, she had wanted to ride alone, and now she had found herself a bodyguard.
"Let's just do the usual okay?"
Sakura knew she didn't have a choice, what was she supposed to say, no?
"Okay," Sakura replied, less enthusiastically, as she started riding the horse along slowly.
Sakura stopped when they reached the boundary of where she usually finished.
Normally, she went horse-riding with Syaoran and this was where they usually finished, but today she wasn't with him. He hadn't let her go past this point, as he didn't let her go to his father's funeral.
She suddenly felt a wild sensation, she wanted to break free, he wasn't in charge of her, and she could to whatever she wanted. Not thinking straight, Sakura bolted past Liam as she made her way down.
"Sakura!" Liam shouted as he saw where Sakura was headed.
"Stop!"
Sakura ignored him as she felt what she had wanted to feel since she had been here, some sense of freedom.
Sakura finally stopped, when she realised that it was as far as she wanted to go. She watched as Liam rode up towards her.
As he came nearer, she finally noticed the worried look on his face, and that he was also clenching his gun.
"Sakura watch out, down!" he told her as he waved her down frantically.
"What for?" Sakura asked, confused.
Her question was answered when she heard a gun shot whiz past her towards Liam's horse, as it hit the horse, Liam fell down.
"Sakura, run!" he beckoned her to listen to him, as he shot several bullets to try and hit them.
Sakura turned around as she saw 3 men on horses approaching her. Her eyes widened in horror as she started running back towards her horse, when she felt herself being lifted off the air onto a horses back.
"Help!" she screamed as she saw that she was on the horse of one of the men that were shooting at them.
"Stop moving," the man on the horse ordered her as he hushed her with a handkerchief.
Sakura's world for the second time, since coming here became pitch black, as the last thing she saw was Liam being shot.
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Author's Note: Okay, so it wasn't that interesting...But please stay with me??? I had the first (at least I think it was the first) person say they didn't like my story anymore. I was so depressed. I know it's boring right now, but it will get better, please continue reading, and if you do please review?? Please??? It will make my day a better day, cos my day already sucks.
Author's Note: Okay, first off, I'm really, really sorry this chapter isn't very long. I'm really, really sorry okay??? I'm really, really sorry. I tried to update and I'm in the middle of exams and that's why it's so short. Sorry!!!! Oh, and it's also kind of boring, I'm sorry, it will get better, people are starting to not like my story anymore :(. I'm not on someone's favourite list anymore, it's so sad.
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2 months later
There had been many hard times at the campsite, but this was one of the worst. They were in the middle of one of the greatest droughts they ever had, so they had to save water and then there was the death of their leader.
Sakura didn't know what to feel, she had really liked Syaoran's dad, he was a really nice and caring man, she didn't know how Syaoran would feel, having now lost both his parents. She had only lost her mother, but in a way, she had then also lost her father.
She had asked him to send a letter to her father and brother, telling them that she was dead, in hope that they might forget about her and move on. She didn't want them continue searching for her, as she knew that it was hopeless. It would take ages for them to find her, she was in the middle on nowhere, and also even if they did find her, how would they get back? Syaoran probably wouldn't let her go and even if he did, they wouldn't make it back to a town alive.
Syaoran wasn't going to work today, like everyone else he was going to attend his father's funeral and also to announce that he was the next leader. He had known this day would come, but he hadn't expected it to come so soon, nevertheless he was prepared.
Sakura wasn't going to go with him, he didn't want her to come, as he knew that the others would be really cruel to her, and also Ashani's family was going to be there.
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This wasn't fair, Sakura knew Syaoran's dad as well, and as much as she wanted to go to his funeral, she didn't want to be kept indoors alone.
Syaoran had told her to stay here, but what did she care what he thought, she had her own free life, and it wasn't already his fault she was here in the first place.
Sakura had thought so many times about escaping this place, she had thought about how good it would've been to finally meet her father and brother again. But they were always ruined, by the fact that she couldn't do anything about it. She couldn't picture the rest of her life here. What would happen if Syaoran got tired of her?
She couldn't stand all this wishing, she wanted to be free, but there was no way she would ever make it back.
Sakura threw her arms down in frustration; she was tired of waiting around, as she got out, and looked around her. The whole camp was silent, there were all on the other side.
She decided to go for a ride as she made her way towards the stable.
"What are you doing here?" Sakura quickly spun around when she saw the person that looked after the horses.
"What are you doing here?" She asked in reply, "Shouldn't you be at the funeral?"
"Shouldn't you?"
"Syaoran told me to not go," she replied, not adding in the part where he told her to not leave.
"Okay," he understood why.
"Look, I'm going to go for a ride," Sakura announced as she leapt on her favourite horse.
"I'm going with you," Liam replied as he leapt onto his, Li would kill him if he didn't.
"Ugh," Sakura complained, Syaoran always had her riding with someone there to make sure she didn't run away.
"Come on, let's go," Liam replied in return as he steered his horse towards the door.
Sakura followed him, she had wanted to ride alone, and now she had found herself a bodyguard.
"Let's just do the usual okay?"
Sakura knew she didn't have a choice, what was she supposed to say, no?
"Okay," Sakura replied, less enthusiastically, as she started riding the horse along slowly.
Sakura stopped when they reached the boundary of where she usually finished.
Normally, she went horse-riding with Syaoran and this was where they usually finished, but today she wasn't with him. He hadn't let her go past this point, as he didn't let her go to his father's funeral.
She suddenly felt a wild sensation, she wanted to break free, he wasn't in charge of her, and she could to whatever she wanted. Not thinking straight, Sakura bolted past Liam as she made her way down.
"Sakura!" Liam shouted as he saw where Sakura was headed.
"Stop!"
Sakura ignored him as she felt what she had wanted to feel since she had been here, some sense of freedom.
Sakura finally stopped, when she realised that it was as far as she wanted to go. She watched as Liam rode up towards her.
As he came nearer, she finally noticed the worried look on his face, and that he was also clenching his gun.
"Sakura watch out, down!" he told her as he waved her down frantically.
"What for?" Sakura asked, confused.
Her question was answered when she heard a gun shot whiz past her towards Liam's horse, as it hit the horse, Liam fell down.
"Sakura, run!" he beckoned her to listen to him, as he shot several bullets to try and hit them.
Sakura turned around as she saw 3 men on horses approaching her. Her eyes widened in horror as she started running back towards her horse, when she felt herself being lifted off the air onto a horses back.
"Help!" she screamed as she saw that she was on the horse of one of the men that were shooting at them.
"Stop moving," the man on the horse ordered her as he hushed her with a handkerchief.
Sakura's world for the second time, since coming here became pitch black, as the last thing she saw was Liam being shot.
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Author's Note: Okay, so it wasn't that interesting...But please stay with me??? I had the first (at least I think it was the first) person say they didn't like my story anymore. I was so depressed. I know it's boring right now, but it will get better, please continue reading, and if you do please review?? Please??? It will make my day a better day, cos my day already sucks.