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Cinderkura Part 32

Produced by: miss.so

Flopping down on his bed, Syaoran took a couple of deep breaths. It had been an exhausting day. The Prince had only gone through a fifth of his kingdom searching. He calculated that it would probably take about five days to find the mysterious girl.

'Five days. I hope I find her tomorrow' Syaoran thought. The day he had today was more like torture. Girls cuddling up to him, girls fighting for him at the marketplace, and some went as far as flashing their bras at him. (Haha, don't think that will earn Syaoran's love!) He also had to adjust to the large number of gross smelly feet he inhaled during his quest.

Syaoran hadn't even had a bite to eat that day. He had been so engrossed in finding the mysterious girl that he didn't even eat breakfast, lunch OR dinner. The only thing he had was the piece of bread a five year old girl had given to him at the marketplace.

Syaoran stared down at his hands which were covered in red chalk. He would mark every house he had gone to so he wouldn't go back to same house twice. Fortunately, he didn't meet Eriol halfway through. Sighing, he fell asleep.

-Sakura-

Sakura sighed. She couldn't sleep although she felt tired. She had wiped the kitchen from top to bottom that day.

' "I don't know, but I DO know that I-I love you and I will marry you. I will take you away from all that pain that that woman gave you. I-I will put her in prison and lock her up!" ' Sakura smiled in pain as she remembered what Prince Syaoran had said to her. She didn't care if he didn't remembered her at the moment, all she cared about right now was her father.

Sakura felt such love towards Syaoran, but she didn't know how to let him know. My gosh, she never even told him her name! 'But that might be for the better' Sakura thought. 'If Fongling doesn't know the girl Syaoran is looking for is me, then my father will be safe' Fongling would go crazy if the person that married the Prince was not her own daughters.

There was ONE way that Sakura could win over Fongling though. It was the Sakura Cards.

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"Hm... If I were as cunning as Fongling, where would I hide the objects, that could hurt me?" Sakura thought as she carefully replaced the boxes she had lifted in Fongling's closet.

It was fortunate that Fongling had left the door to her room unlocked, so Sakura could vacuum her room. In her search for her possessions, Sakura carefully replaced everything in sight as not to draw Fongling's attention of any of her things removed, or moved in any way in Sakura's case.

Sakura sighed. "I'm not as cunning as Fongling at all" After half and hour of searching, Sakura felt nauseous. Her hand on her forehead, Sakura closed her eyes and slumped in the middle of Fongling's made bed.

"What--?" Sakura rolled off of the bump and rubbed her lower back. It seems that she had fallen on a hard round bump in the centre of Fongling's bed. Rolling off the bed, Sakura got on her knees and looked at the side of the bed at eye-level. There WAS a bump, although it was very slight and was barely visible. 'I wonder what is under there?' Sakura thought as she threw the covers off the entire bed. Feeling around the mattress, Sakura lifted the heavy mattress and gasped.

Under the creamy lined mattress was a familiar pink book that's sealed by a finely intricate lock. Sakura dove for the book, when suddenly......

.....................................................................................................................................Sakura let go of the mattress she was holding in her haste to pull out the Sakura Book that it fell right on top of her.

"Hmph. Arrrggg...." Sakura groaned under the heavy mattress. She was suffocating!

Grabbing the Book out quickly, Sakura pulled herself out of the mattresses. She refused to be sandwiched between these two objects of comfort. Gasping for air, Sakura smiled tearfully. Hugging the beautiful book to her chest, she started crying.

"I missed you so" Sakura whispered. Looking at the clock, Sakura opened the book with her key took out the cards. 'What shall I use fill the book?' Sakura thought. She had taken the cards out, but she needed to fill it with something else to make it seem the cards were still in it, or else Fongling would be suspicious.

"Hmm" Sakura walked into the attic. "Cards, what should I fill you with?" Sakura strolled around the room thinking hard and opening a number of cupboards. All of a sudden, a heavy box like object fell on top of Sakura's head!

"Ack!" Moaned Sakura as she turned around and picked up the dusty box from the floor. It was browned and old and extremely dusty. Sakura touched the package gently. It looked like a pack of cards except that it was the size of the Sakura cards. Opening the paper box gently, Sakura held out her hand as a full set of seventy-two tarot cards slid out of the dusty package.

"Wow" Sakura gasped. Although the packaging was dusty, the cards inside where like a rainbow, sharp, and vibrant. The Empress stood at the top of the pile as Sakura turned it over. 'How did such beautiful cards get stuck up there?' Sakura thought as she looked up at the shelf.

"Hmm, at least I have something to replace my cards" Sakura said to herself as she compared the size of the Tarot Cards with the size of her Star Cards. "Perfect"

Rushing back into Fongling's room, Sakura gently placed the Tarot Cards into the Book and closed it with a click. Then going through the suffocating procedure yet again, Sakura painfully and half-heartedly placed her Book back in the centre of Fonglings mattress, and pulled the covers neatly over the bed. Smiling happily at herself for her accomplishments, Sakura skipped out of Fongling's room closing the door gently.

Skipping through the hall, Sakura walked down to the library to her father. When she opened the door, Sakura gasped. Mr. Kinimoto was strolling around the room, and humming too! It seemed like he was organizing the library because stacks of books stood around everywhere. When he saw Sakura, he smiled and waved.

"DAD!!" Sakura ran down the stairs rapidly to meet her father. "What are you doing up? Aren't you still sick?"

"Haha, no, I've actually gotten better these couple of days" Mr. Kinimoto smiled.

'What is Fongling doing?' Sakura thought secretly to herself. She claims to hurt her father, but why is her father so well? Is Fongling playing another trick?

"How are you Sakura?" Sakura's father asked cheerfully.

"Fine. Dad? Has Fongling come down here recently?" Sakura asked frantically.

"No, was she supposed to?" Sakura's father asked bitterly as Sakura turned to see her father scowl in anger.

"What did she do to you dad?"

"Nothing. I just... I'm sorry Sakura. I didn't believe that Fongling was mistreating you... until now, when she pushed me into the library. This time down here, made me realize that she has in fact tricked me"

"How did you find this all out?

"Although I'm sleeping every time you've come to see me, I still get around to doing exercise down here every morning. Sometimes, I go up the stairs and hear things"

"What kind of things dad?" Sakura asked in excitement. If she knew what Fongling was up to, she may be able to stop any horrible plan Fongling has ready for someone.

"Hmm, I uh, think Fongling could be pregnant"

"PREGNANT?" Sakura gasped in surprise. 'She didn't, really have sex with that guy at the ball did she?'

"Yes, I think so, sometimes, she walks around the halls saying things like: this baby will bring me great wealth and power' or, I must be careful not to lose this flesh and bone of mine'" Mr. Kinimoto said out loud.

"Your, not mad because of that are you?"

"I know what she has done is horrible. I've fallen sick, and almost fed poison, and you, made a servant in the house, but she IS still my wife"

"You mean you still care about her?" Sakura gasped. "After what she has done?! I can't believe you. You are willing to forgive her after what she has done to you, and me!!"

Sakura ran up the stairs two at a time, tears in her fragile eyes daring to spill on her delicate face.

"Sakura!" Mr. Kinimoto cried out in distress as he watched his daughter rush up the stairs slamming the door behind her.

Sakura raced to her bedroom up in the attic. It seemed like she was never important enough. Her father was willing to forgive such a horrible woman, after all the unforgiving things she has done.

Downstairs in the library, Mr. Kinimoto was staring at the closed door in pain, when suddenly, he crumpled in pain. Holding his stomach, he cried out Sakura's name in utter pain.

FINALLY... Oh my gosh, I have nothing to say. I'm sorry for not writing. Must be me too lazy. Well, just please review.