Hey!sup evryone. This is my first fic so bear with me after I'll be the greatest Male author so you better respect me (-). I've never actually done anything like this... English is my second language and ummmm welll no flames for the first chapter at least hehehehe...

Disclaimer: I own CCS (in my dreams) I own Li (in my dreams itoo) and I own this story (I don't have money to copyright it though so don't steal it plz...)

A Rude Awakening

Dawn was just upon the little Li Kingdom as the young Li Xiao-Lang took his daily stroll on the country side.

"Humph! I wonder what dad's up to running off like this to some random village with the royal guard. He seemed panicked; Mother didn't want to tell me what it was about. I can't believe them! I'm the prince of this country after all. I have the right to know!"

He stopped talking to himself as he felt his horse tense under him. Something was up and it just had to be somewhere around here!

"What is it Ping? Is something wrong?"

He looked up at the horizon, and then suddenly he saw it. Smoke was coming from the east. He almost fell off his saddle as realization suddenly hit him.

"That direction...Dad left in that direction yesterday! Kami-sama please let him be okay!"

He whistled and Ping, his whitehorse, made a mad dash for the path. On his way there he saw a sign on the side of the road with the words "Sung Village" written in Chinese characters.

"This is where Tomoyo went last week to find medical herbs! No wonder Dad was so nervous, somebody tell me what happened damn it! Sister, Father be strong I'm on my way.

Ping picked up the pace as he felt Xiao's anxiety, He was almost there but he neither saw nor heard anything that could reassure him. The village was burning! He could already see it from that distance but, there were no signs of life coming from the flames. Nothing! He saw nothing but burning shacks and vegetation ahead.

"What happened here? This isn't normal...the villagers... they just vanished! What if...what if they were attacked! No it couldn't be...Father had theroyal guard with him they surelywould've protected Father if some bandits showed u..."

At that moment he noticed something moving on the side of the road. And it looked like a soldier of the royal guard. He was badly injured and his uniform was covered in blood. It seemed that he had seen him coming his way for he had stopped crawling and was waving in his direction. He jumped off his horse and quickly made his way to the wounded soldier.

"Soldier! The village...look at you...you're a mess don't worry you'll make it. Just...just hang on."

Xiao-Lang was visibly panicked, the wounds looked really... He was rambling, trying to comfort the young soldier but was only failing badly since fear was written all over his face. He was wondering what could've happened to the village. The soldier's raspy voice woke him from his train of thoughts

"Th..they were all killed, the villagers, the guards, y...your highness; your father , the king, also fell in battle. I'm sorry I failed his majesty."

Xiao-Lang's eyes widened at the news. His facial expression hardened. He tried hard not to cry and listened to what the young warrior had to say.

"Your father knew it was going to happen but they still caught us by surprise. They came out of nowhere, we were surprised and we weren't able to hold them off and your father ordered us to cover the escape of the villagers and her highness, your sister, but they completely surrounded us...It was horrible they slaughtered all the villagers, the children, the women... And we couldn't...pr-protect them.

"And my sister, what happened to her."

"They took her, milord"

"Who's they, tell me who attacked the village, is my sister alright!"

"I think she is, your highness, I don't think the Kinomotos hurt her"

"The Kinomotos! Those monsters what did we ever do to them."

Li shouted as anger suddenly took him over. He turned around and saw the burning village. The soldier's story suddenly hit him full force. His father was dead... He still hadn't realized what itreallymeant. His body was out there in that village left to feed the wild animals. He had to retrieve his father's body and give him a proper burial.

"What's your name soldier?"

"Kensuke, Akino (AN: this looks like my name japanized lol. My Korean friend calls me Kensuke.) your highness"

"Kensuke can you tell me where my father fell..."

"You're highness I didn't actually see him fall but...I assumed..since he was left behind to cover our retreat that he couldn't have held them off..."

"You mean that you aren't even sure that he's dead! I'm going to find him and bring him back here; you just stay next to Ping."

"I do not think that it's a good idea sire, you shouldn't get your hopes up, and the village is...you...shouldn't. Those soldiers I'm not sure all of them pulled out."

"Don't worry about it, I'll be fine Akino."

He turned around to see the young soldier crying like an enfant, he had seen horrendous things during the attack and he couldn't hold the emotions in anymore. Li felt sad for him, the scenes of this afternoon would probably haunt him for the rest of his life. He turned back towards the town and he suddenly started shaking.

"Now's not the time to chicken out Xiao you must summon up all the courage you possess to reclaim what was taken from you. If you don't do it now you know that you'll regret it later..."

He sighed as he started to walk towards the blazing houses. He made his way through the streets walking over cadavers along the way. He suddenly felt very nauseous. The stench was horrible, it smelled like burnt meat. The sizzling sound of the bodies cooking next to the burning houses was driving him insane. This was hell! Now he was sure of it, he should've listened to Kensuke, he should've... There was no sign of his father maybe...he had survived after all! He making his way towards the park next to the now completely destroyed mayor'smansion when he saw his father standing in the middle of the street. He almost looked like a ghost.

"FATHER! You made it, I'm gla..."

"X-Xiao I, h-how did you get here..."

"Father you're hurt we have to get you out of here the scouts should've spotted the smoke already I'm sure they've already sent some soldiers to come to our aid... We have to get you out of here quick...this smoke isn't good for you."

"Xiao I'm sorry"

"What are you tal..."

"Tell you're mother that I love her very much. I couldn't save her Xiao they took her away..."

"Why are you saying things like that father we'll make it! I'll get you out of here."

Xiao-Lang knew the moment that he looked at the wound that his father wouldn't make it. He seemed to be holding onto something. He felt his eyes water...no... he couldn't...he wouldn't cry in front of his father. He had to be strong for him!

"He he he cough cough at least I managed to save this little fellow, I want you to take care of him..."

"No father don't talk this way. Hang on!" he sobbed

"I wanted you to know that I'm very proud of you my son...stay strong no matter what"

"Father ..."

"FATHER!"

Xiao panicked as he felt his father's body settle down in his arms. He was slipping away! And there was nothing he could do about it. He heard a whimper. His father was off to join his ancestors. He had to honor him a proper burial. No he couldn't he couldn't touch him, he couldn't believe that he was gone! Those Kinomotos had taken the life of the person he loved most on this planet. He would get revenge! Anger flowed through his veins he couldn't control himself anymore he thrashed about destroying whatever he could get his hands on. The Li Kingdom was known has neutral land. They had no army or whatsoever, what threat were they to a powerful military force like the Kinomotos. They were neutral, neutral damn it!

"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRRRRRGGGGGH"

Raw energy flowed through him as his aura radiated a brilliant green. Energy bolts zapping and destroying the buildings around him. The sky itself bowed down before him as the clouds concentrated above him. He had no control over himself, he had never felt that way before, he had never seen or felt this kind of power before but one thing was clear to him, he liked the feeling!

"grrrrrrrrrrr..."

He turned around ready to strike at whatever had growled. But what he saw completely shocked him...

Somewhere north of the village...

"I take it that everything went on as planned? That fool Ryun took my bait.Do you have the girl?"

2 shadows appear out of the forest carrying an unconscious Tomoyo to the snickering man. His face isn't visible to the viewer but, we can clearly see an evil smile creep on his face. He strokes Tomoyo's face tenderly

"Very good, you played your roles admirably...It's almost time."

"Commander, this tremor a couple of minutes ago..."

The evil smile vanishes off the evil's man face. He turns around to face what seems to be a soldier.

"The boy has more power than I thought; even you who don't possess any magical abilities felt his power. This could be harder than I thought."

The malevolent grin once again makes its way on the man's face

"Yet...even with all that potential; he wouldn't last long against me. That fool has no control over the mystical energies. They flow chaotically through his body. And I doubt that anyone in the Li Kingdom possess the skill to train him. He shouldn't pose a threat to the realization of my projects."

He didn't know how wrong he was. Destiny had surprises in store for our amber eyed hero. He would live to be the greatest warriors of all times (An:Tche! I hate it when Sakura is strong and Li's a wuss so there! He'll be godly my fic).

2 months later...

A beautiful woman yelled out someone's name as she walked through the halls of a Mansion. She seemed to be looking for somebody. This beautiful woman was called Yelan Li, Mother of Li Xiao-Lang and widow of Ryun Li, Queen of the Li Kingdom. She was looking for her depressed son who had run away from the incineration of his deceased father. He hadn't taken the death of his father and the disappearance of his younger sister quite well. She couldn't help but feel sad for her only son. The two persons he loved most in the entire Kingdom had been taken away from him.

"Sight Xiao...where are you hiding?"

Xiao stood in the middle of a garden, far away from the mourning crowd, from his mother but not from the nightmares that had haunted him for the last two months. He couldn't run away from these thoughts anymore. This was his father's garden. He lovedtotake care of these flowers. He almosttreated themlike family members, sharing his thoughts with them, discussing about various things. He remembered how his mother would get jealous because of all the time he spent with those flowers instead of her. The peonies, the tulips, the plum blossoms they all had a special a special meaning to him...The flowers he admired the most for his part were the cherry blossoms. He felt a peculiar attraction for these frail looking flowers (AN: wink wink guess what this is about). It felt weird to be in this garden without seeing his father walking around between the flowers picking some peonies or plum blossoms for his mother and Tomoyo.He'd missthose happy days .

"Father...I miss you, why did you have to leave us?"

He needed to do something about them. But what? He couldn't bring his father back...But he still had Tomoyo! She was still alive, the Kinomotos had her. He had to keep believing. It would be hard. He couldn't beat the Kinomotos and their allies, his country wasn't strong enough and they didn't have the weapons to arm a big army anyhow. Even his father, had fallen before their brutal strength. The finest blade of the kingdom couldn't even protect the little village. What did he hope to achieve by attacking one of the greatest military force of the continent? He would surely die trying. But he knew he had to stand up to the Kinomotos. The pride of his nation was at stake.

growl

He turned around to see the little white pup who was trying to catch his attention. He was running around in vicious circles. He always tried to cheer him up. Maybe he was a parting gift from his father. After all he was the one who gave it to him. At first he hadn't believed that an artic wolf (AN: You know something like a Husky, I love those dogs they're so cool!) would've been able to survive in the Li Kingdom's tropical climate but he seemed to fair pretty well.

"When I think about it, I haven't given you a name yet no? What should I call you?"

He looked into his blue eyes; they always managed to calm him down. There was something about those eyes, something almost magical.

"Yue..."

bark

"W-whaaa... I zoned out again. Seems like I tend to do that a lot when I look into those eyes of yours."

bark bark

"Alright alright Yue it is then."

"Ha ha ha seems like you like that name"

"Xiao-Lang!"

Yelan stood in front of the door that led to the garden panting slightly. She had been looking for him all over the castle she had never guessed that he'd be here of all places. He was talking with that mutt again. Had that mutt taken her place as a confident? She suddenly felt a wave of jealousy. He was sad, confused but he wasn't sharing his thoughts with her. He was all that was left to her now, the only man in the house. Since his father had passed away. Yet he acted so much like him some times, never relying on others or sharing their problems with flowers or mutts. She felt his pain.

"Xiao...you've been hurting... so much my son..."

Tears where now flowing freely on her face. She had to help him no matter what. Or he would live in the past for the rest of his life. She had to do it, for her husband, he never would've wanted his son to regret his departure.

"Yet you don't allow yourself to forget"

His mother's words hit him like boulders. He suddenly felt sad. He was so angry that he had forgotten to grieve his father. He was ashamed of himself. He was thinking of revenge instead of his father. Tears slowly made their way to his eyes. But he wouldn't shed a single tear. He had to be strong for his father and for Tomoyo! Yelan slowly walked towards him.

"It's alright son, it's ok to cry..."

"Tears help the soul forget the pain."

"You know that you're father wouldn't want you to feel this miserable..."

Xiao tried as hard as he could not to cry

"I found something I'm sure your father would've wanted you to have"

She showed him his father's magical compass. It was his father's most prized possession. His father w-was g-gone! Tears flowed wildly; he couldn't hold them back anymore. He would cry just this once. Yelan made her way to her son.

"You'll see my little wolf everything will be fine now."

1 week later

He still couldn't believe he had cried like that in front of his mother. But it had helped greatly; his mind was at peace now. He hadn't seen the nightmares since then. He could focus on the matters at hand now. To save his sister and to get revenge for his father, that was his goal now. But he still hadn't gotten a clue as to how he would get the strength or even the army to perform such an awesome task. He was walking in the halls when he heard two soldiers talking. They seemed to be debating on some trivial matter. He quickly hid behind a statue and listened.

"I heard it was the Kinomotos who attacked that village."

"Yes, I guess, but I still don't understand why they attacked that village though. If they wanted to invade us they could've simply attacked the capital. They only attacked some remote village. It must mean that it was planned from the start! They knew that the Princess Tomoyo and the King were in the vill..."

"Stop talking nonsense Kenji! How could've they known, it's not like we're a threat or anything. We were attacked like that and we're too scared to even react. Such a pity we have to cower down and let them bully us."

"Watch your tongue or I'll make sure that you're not able to use it again. Why would you need it anyways; if it's to say such vile comments. It's because of weak soldiers like you that my father passed away!"

"Y-yes your highness"

Xiao's voice rang clearly into the hallway. He looked furious, if looks could kill the squirming soldier would've been dead and buried by now. He was a nervous wreck. He dashed past the guards who looked somewhat relieved after his departure.When they were sure that the prince was far ahead, they started talking again"

"What's up with him anyways he knows that I'm right."

"Shut up Koji! You've put us through enough trouble already."

"Tche! Whatever..."

Xiao ran into his room and slammed the door behind him. He couldn't believe soldiers of the royal guard thought that way about the attack of the Kinomotos. What good was it to prepare an offensive to free his sister and avenge his father's death if his people had already lost hope?

"I can't believe those fools! I'll do it on my own if it comes to that, no matter what I'll get my sister back and Fujitaka Kinomoto's Head!

Yue slowly came out of under the bed and gazed strangely at its master. He sensed his anger and focused even more if possible on the young man. The little pup suddenly leaped into its owners arms and licked his face. Xiao-Lang felt the anger slowly drift away. He smiled tenderly and looked down at the pup.

"Are you some kind of magic dog, you always seem to calm me down when I'm mad Yue ha ha ha..."

"At least you're on my side; you're the only one who understands me around here. Do you have any idea of what I could do?"

"Help me please I feel so confused, I need to get stronger or I'll never be able to get my little Tomo back!"

"Yue..."

He looked directly into the eyes of the little husky, and he gradually felt his worries slip away. And then everything was clear to him and he knew what to do.

"D-did you do that Yue?"

bark

"Ha ha ha I know I'm just being silly but thanks for your help!"

With this he quickly ran out of his room towards the throne room. Now that he knew what to do no one would get in the way of his dream. He would make the Kinomoto beasts pay dearly for every drop of blood they shed that day in the village. He had found a way to defeat the monsters! Tomoyo would be home in no time. he felt so happy!

"YATAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

Members of the court stared weirdly at the excited prince as he sped through the halls.

"What's wrong with the prince?"

"It's great to see him so excited. After all that happened lately I had though that he had forgotten how to laugh."

He barged into the throne room, surprising everyone standing in the room. The elders were giving him dirty looks. But he didn't care. Those old tarts were always on his case. What difference did it make that he had made a bad impression on them for the 13th time of the day. He sweatdropped when he reflected over what he had just thought. Okay maybe it wasn't that simple after all. But that wasn't the point he had come for something. And since everyone important in the Li Kingdom was standing at that moment in the room. It was the perfect moment to talk to them about his projects. He stared directly at his mother who was standing on her throne. He didn't flinch when she gave him her so renowned cold stare. He cleared his throat. The silence in the room was unbearable. He could feel the tension rising so he decided to speak up quickly.

"Mother I have something very important I wish to discuss with you about."

"Go on..."

The sound of her voice almost made him jump up of fright; he had forgotten how scary she could be sometimes. A frown was apparent on her face; it almost looked like she knew what he was going to say.

"Mother I cannot let the attack of the Kinomotos go unpunished. Therefore, I've decided to raise an army and wage a war to the fiends who dared to lay a hand on the Li Kingdom."

The reaction in the room came quickly, from silence to a sudden brouhaha. The generals, members of the faith, and the elders seemed very surprised by that announcement. Everyone except his mother seemed shocked by this unexpected speech. He forced himself to continue despite his nervousness.

"But off course I won't go off and wage a war without receiving first a proper training in the arts of war. I've found the perfect person who could help me with this. I'll go see the foreigner, the old man who came from the western continent. The one they call the crusader. And since we don't have the proper equipment to arm our soldiers, I though that we could trade by sea for military equipment from the other continent. I'm sure there exotic weaponry will give us an advantage on the battlefie..."

"I won't allow it!" Yelan almost yelled.

All the heads in the room turned to look at the furious queen. She was squeezing the arm-rest of her throne apparently shaken. He hadn't expected her to react that way. He was sure she would approve his decision. After all, her husband had fallen because of the Kinomotos monsters. He thought she would've understood his feelings.

"I won't let you go my son; I wouldn't bear to lose you too. You're the only family I have left!"

"Mother! Tomoyo's still alive they kidnapped her, I need to get her back!"

The room went silent, he looked around him. Everyone looked shocked about what he had just said. They didn't know that the princess was still alive? It couldn't be possible Kensuke had told him that...Kensuke! He had completely forgotten about the young soldier, he hadn't seen him when he got out of the burning village for the knights had already arrived to help them. Where was he now? His mother looked like she was about to cry...

"My little Tomoyo is alive...?"

"Yes mother and she won't be if I don't go and get her quickly"

"go...!"

The elders looked like they were about to protest but she shut them up by raising her hand to command that everyone stayed silent. She looked resigned and was extremely pale.

"So when will you be leaving to see the foreigner?"

"Today if possible mother..."

"I see..."

"We'll I won't hold you here any longer, so you should leave before I change my mind about this"

"Goodbye mother..."

He slowly walked out of the room. Not paying attention to the murmurs of the crowd. His mother had approved of his project and destiny was on his side now. It was all that mattered to him. He was about the pass the main doors of the throne room when someone called out for him. It was Kensuke; he hadn't expected to see him up and running so quickly. Heck he even thought that he hadn't survived his injuries. The young soldier was visibly intimidated by the prince. He smiled at him to reassure him.

"You're a fast healer I see."

"Y-yes your highness"

"Why are you so tense, something the matter?"

"Your majesty I couldn't help but overhear your speech in the throne room and I'd like to..."

"To..."

Xiao frowned this was getting ridiculous he couldn't even tell him what he wanted. That boy was hopeless...

"To what!"

Xiao's voice startled him. He had zoned off again. Now he was sure the prince would laugh at him!

"I wanted to know if I could join you in your quest sire..."

"I couldn't protect their majesties and I want to repay my debt to you milord."

Xiao wasn't expecting that. He looked rather pleased. The first person to actually like his idea! That was a big step towards victory over the Kinomotos. He grinned at the nervous man.

"But of course, I'll need a partner for this right?"

"Thank you your highness!"

"The pleasure is all mine ha ha!"

"I will go pack my belongings right away I wouldn't want to slow down his majesty."

"Do so, do so..."

He looked at Kensuke's shape disappear, running down the highway. He had found his right-hand man (AN: Yay! I'll be Xiao's right-hand man! Ahem I mean...Kensuke will be Xiao's right-hand man)

He walked slowly to his quarters; he knew it would be a long time before he walked through these hallways again. He was leaving to train and become stronger than his father. He swore to himself that he wouldn't rest until the Kinomotos were punished for their crimes and his sister would be back in his arms. He would raise an army with a power to be reckoned with and slay whoever stood in his path. He finally arrived in front of his quarters. After, deliberating for a couple of minutes he finally decided to open the door. What he saw surprised him. Yue was standing in the middle of the room next to a pile of luggage. He couldn't have...

"Yue don't tell me that it was you who did th..."

"No it was me"

The voice surprised him; he hadn't heard it for a long time. What was she doing here? He though she was with her parents in the Lian county. His dear cousin...

"Mei-Ling"

"Your mother asked me to pack your belongings, I don't know why though. Care to explain me?"

He knew it! His mother knew that he was plotting something like this. For a moment there he thought that Yue was a...

"Ahem!"

"Oh yes! Mei I'm going off to train with the old stranger. I want to learn the ways of the warrior. I will avenge my father's death."

"But Xiao! You can't leave me like this! You know that you're the only person I've ever cared for off inmy life. Please I beg you stay with me!"

"So mother this is the last obstacle you laid out for me..."

Mei-Ling had jumped into his arms crying excessively. He almost felt sad of leaving her like this but he couldn't help it. This was his destiny he wouldn't step away from the path that was traced for him.

"Mei-Mei I promise you that I'll be okay. I'll be back as soon as possible."

"But..."

"No buts, Mei-Mei, you know that I like you very much...I have to do this, for my father and all of the villagers..."

"I know that I'm just being silly again..."

"I'll yet you go..."

"Thanks Mei-Mei"

It 'be harder than he thought. Mei looked miserable like she would cry at any moment. He turned his back to her. If he looked at her again he was sure he would do something crazy like ask her to come with him. He heard her close the door behind him. She was gone, he sight relieved. Now he was good to go. He looked at the pup that hadn't moved from his initial spot. He looked at him with those weird eyes of his.

"I guess this is it then Yue, the beginning of our adventure."

"You're coming with me right?"

bark bark

"ha ha! Let's go then...to learn the ways of the warrior.

End Of chapter 1

Male Author

Hey guys how'd you like that chapter. I hope you liked it because I took me a long time to write this thing. You see I don't type that fast and I had a hard time concentrating (I have a T.V next to my computer. I can't watch T.V and write at the same time! I wish I had two heads lol.). Neways how was it? I hope you like my style, I'm not very descriptive and all but I manage. Hey I wanted to ask everyone, should-I add Japanese terms? The little things like san, Kun and etc. cause I was wondering if I should...And also I wanted to know if any of you wanted to have Li's four sisters in this story. I always forget their name, that's why I didn't put them in this chapter.

I really don't know how frequently I'll be updating, I'm in college right now and we have a lot of homework (not that I do it or anything) But the big projects are a real pain. Anyhow I won't update if I don't get at least 20 reviews.

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