Julia: Hi, everyone! This is my second story and I hope it won't be like the first one (Not that the first one wasn't good…) Now-
Kero: Hello! I'm still here! Thank you to all my fans out there, I'll always love you all. Thank you, thank you Bowing low
Julia: Ignore him, he watched some stupid movie just now and is getting some baka ideas in his head. I think the movie was "HP & the Chamber of Secrets", he admired that Gilderoy Lockhart a bit too much.
Kero: Hey, Julia, I know you want me to help you with your writing, so don't hesitate to ask? I'll be glad to help!
Julia: Grabbing hold of Kero's neck this story is based on the story "The Flying Horse" from the book 'One Thousand and One Nights'. It's only based on, and there are many parts that are written by myself. Once again, CCS belongs to Clamp, half the plot belongs to the girl that told the stories every night to the king to prevent herself from being killed while (I guess) nothing belongs to me. Enjoy the story!
All Because of Kero -by Julia Lily Tan
The Flying CreatureThis was an old legend, quite popular among the royal. It was made by an old sorcerer, a great friend of the famous magician, Clow Reed. It was stated down on a stone, in a rock cave that was behind a waterfall in JiangXi, China.
On the stone, a prediction was carved:
When the Wolf and the Cherry blossom meet, it'll be the start of a series of happiness, sadness and hardness. Eight couples will suffer through all kinds of pain and sadness, each will be worst than before.
Some will survive together; some will come out just one. Both will be happy together, but the one will have sadness all its life, staying alone forever.
So starts the first and second, where the Wolf meets the Cherry Blossom, and the Magician meets the Angel. Both go through all kinds of frustrations, yet are they meant to be?
Once upon a time, China and Japan were worst enemies. China attacked Japan, while Japan did the same.
The royal family of China had only one heir to the throne, Li Xiao-Lang, which means little wolf in Mandarin.
Syaoran has four sisters, each as beautiful as a flower. Their father, the king, had died when Syaoran wasn't even born and left the kingdom in the hands of his wife, Queen Yelan. According to the king's last words, the queen was to rule the kingdom, along with the Elders, until Syaoran was married and old enough to rule.
China was a large country and suitors from many countries came for the princesses, hoping that somehow, they could get a bit of this large land.
One day, a man in his late forties came to the capital city of China, Beijing, and wanted to meet the queen. The royal soldiers at the front door wouldn't let him in, and he argued with them for a long time.
Just then, the captain of the royal soldiers, Takashi Yamazaki came by and heard the argument. Despite the fact that he had a rather important meeting to attend, Yamazaki couldn't help stepping in.
The two royal soldiers immediately bowed to Yamazaki when they spotted him.
"What happened here?" asked Yamazaki, eyeing the man who had black hair that was almost gray with strange blood red eyes.
"This man called Mabian here wishes to see the queen, Captain." One of the soldiers said.
" Well, Mabian, just why should I grant your wish?" asked Yamazaki. " Nobody can meet the queen just by saying so."
" I, your honor, have a creature that her highness might be interested with." Mabian said, pointing to the cage that was covered with cloth behind him.
Yamazaki walked over to the cage and pulled off the cloth, not expecting what he was about to see.
"Ahhhhhhhhhhhhh!" Yamazaki backed off as soon as he saw the creature inside. It was quite similar to a lion expect for its white large wings and the strange ornaments that were attached to it.
The "thing" snarled while Mabian quickly covered the cloth over the cage. Yamazaki could still hear the voice of it growling.
Trying hard to calm himself, Yamazaki asked, "What does it do?"
"It can fly, your honor, to anywhere, any place the rider wants. It can also carry heavy things, such as people. " Mabian replied.
"Show me then," Yamazaki said, thinking hard of some idea. "Go over to Lord Sasaki's house and fetch –um- Lady Sasaki-"
"Lady Sasaki, your honour?" Mabian asked.
"NO! I mean, I haven't finished my sentence-" Yamazaki smattered, his face now as red as a tomato. " Go fetch Lady Sasaki's maid, Mihara Chiharu here."
"As you wish, my Lord." Mabian said, opening the cage and pulled the creature out. Yamazaki quickly backed a few steps away as Mabian climbed on it.
In a sudden flash, Mabian disappeared and all Yamazaki could see was a little dot high up in the air.
Pacing around, Yamazaki waited for Mabian to return. He wondered if the man was lying to him, but despite that, he was also quite anxious to meet Chiharu, a girl he had secretly admired for some time.
Suddenly, a sheet of haze covered the surroundings and Yamazaki couldn't see anything around him. As the haze slowly faded away, Yamazaki finally saw Mabian standing before him, the creature just next to him, and on the creature's back, was…
"Chiharu!" Yamazaki yelled at the sight of the brown hair girl. Not remembering about how he feared the creature, he quickly helped Chiharu down on her feet.
"Lord Yamazaki, what is this behavior? How could you send this-this man that said he was biding you orders to kidnap me, with that thing too?" Chiharu yelled at Yamazaki, her expression not quite as polite as her words. She looked likely to strangle Yamazaki any minute now.
"I've told you over a thousand times, Lord Yamazaki," Chiharu kept on yelling, "we're two different people from two different worlds! We're not meant to be together, not that I wan-dare to, my lord."
"Chiharu, we'll talk about this later, alright? This is in public, you know." Yamazaki said, his face burning with shades of red.
Bellowing for Mabian to follow, Yamazaki said, " We'll go see the queen now. Come. You too, Chiharu."
After going through doors and corridors of the palace and getting many curious glances at the creature from people going by, Yamazaki stopped in front of a royal looking room.
Just as he was about announce his arrival, a voice he knew too well called.
"Yamazaki!"
"Prince Syaoran." Yamazaki politely greeted the crown prince, calling him by his title. He was called so because he was born in Japan-just before the fight between both countries started-and Syaoran was the Japanese version of his name.
" What are you doing here at the royal study room?" Syaoran asked, his ember eyes also staring curiously at the creature through his chestnut brown hair that fell upon his eyes.
" Your highness, I wish to see the queen." Yamazaki said "The man with a flying creature has come to me and proved that this creature is quite worthy."
" Very well, I'll go and tell mother. Wait here." Syaoran said, as he turned and walked into the room.
After a few minutes, a loud voice called, " Orders for Captain Takashi Yamazaki to be called!"
Yamazaki beckoned for Chiharu to stay outside while he walked in with Mabian and the creature. Both went on their knees and bowed to the queen and the prince.
From behind the veil, Queen Yelan's voice came. " Stand. Introduce yourself, man and the creature to all that are here. "
" Thank you, my queen. Mabian is from Guangzhou, and this flying creature-whom still haven't been named- was found in the desert near Mongolia." Mabian said.
"So, Mabian, you say the creature can fly?" Queen Yelan asked.
"Yes, your majesty." Yamazaki butted in before Mabian could answer. " Yamazaki has already proved it by commanding him to fetch-um-someone to me." Not wanting to say Chiharu's name, Yamazaki skipped that important information.
"Call in that person." Queen Yelan said.
"Um- Call in Miss Mihara Chiharu!" Yamazaki called, ignoring Syaoran's teasing looks.
Chiharu walked in, her whole body shaking in fear. She curtseyed to the queen and muttered, " Chiharu greets the queen. May the queen live long."
"So you're the someone who Yamazaki ordered to be fetched, right?" Queen Yelan asked.
"Yes, your majesty." Chiharu answered, not daring to move even a finger without the queen's command.
Turning to Syaoran, Queen Yelan commanded, " Xiao-Lang, go call Eriol here. While you Mabian, prove to me that the creature really can fly."
Syaoran backed out of the room and hurried to find Hiragiizawa Eriol, the royal magician of the palace. He was said to be the half recarnation of Clow Reed, a famous magician back in the old times.
Finding Eriol in the garden, Syaoran quickly called to him. "Hiragiizawa, mother wants to meet you."
"Yes, my cute little descendent?" Eriol smirked. The Royal family was descendents of Clow Reed and had magic in their veins. As the recarnation, Eriol had every right to call Syaoran that.
"Shut up, Hiragiizawa!" Syaoran snapped. "There's a man who has bought a creature to mother, saying that it could fly to anywhere in just mere seconds."
Eriol's face suddenly went serious, and the smirk on his face disappeared. " Did you see what the creature was like?"
" I think it looks like a loin." Syaoran said, thinking hard.
"Then lets hurry." Eriol said. Grabbing Syaoran's hand, he orbed both of them to the royal study room.
"So it really can fly." Syaoran heard his mother say. "How much do you want for exchange for it."
"Your majesty, I do not want money, all I want is-" Mabian titled his head up to look at the queen. "-The hand in marriage of Princess Siefa."
Everyone gasped at this. Princess Siefa was the most beautiful one in all her sisters, and not even some lord or kings were worthy, let alone an ordinary man.
"NO way!" Syaoran yelled, rushing in to the room. " I will never let Siefa marry him!"
"Xiao-Lang, your manners!" Queen Yelan scolded. " Why don't you try this creature yourself and see if it is fine. If it is, I might consider exchanging rubies or money for it. "
"Well, please your highness." Mabian said, showing a hand out to Syaoran. " Pull it's right ear and it'll go off."
"Very well" Syaoran said, pulling the creature right ear. Immediately, the creature went off and both disappeared into the clouds.
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