Feathers of Love

Chapitre Twenty-seven: The Sister


It was tough waiting for someone to recognize them and claim that they were innocent and that they were not murderous. The two of them waited in separate cells and they had not planned to escape this place, for they were given food and also news of the country at the same time from the kindly villagers who visited them. They had thought that Sakura and Syaoran would be mean and all sorts of things associated with bad people, but not the kind of treatment they had received from them. The villagers were always greeted with smiles and hugs, even though bars separated them. Syaoran did not change into his dragon form for fear of scaring the villagers, which was a good thing, and also of the fact that the cell was quite small, though very clean.

When Sakura heard that she was a princess, she was a bit confused, for though she had imagined herself as a princess when she was working at Debonair's palace, she had not imagined herself to be really one. Nadeshiko had not told her anything about her being one, but just that her past was very interesting and different from other people. Perhaps that was what she meant.

Syaoran was worried that Sakura would be very shy on account of her finding out that he was a prince. However, Sakura seemed not to mind him being one but was still in her cheery self, though at first she had tried to acknowledge him as "Your Highness", before she was begged by him not to call him that but Syaoran. He was really embarrassed that Sakura would greet him that way. Sakura was a princess too, that was true, but then…would she believe it? She had forgotten everything and whenever he had tried to unclasp that bracelet of hers, it could not be taken off. Unless everything from her memories and other important things were kept in there. If so, then that must be the bracelet he had heard of from his mother a long time ago.

"Syaoran…what are you thinking now? Do you feel lonely in that cell of yours?" Sakura asked from her cell when she saw that Syaoran was frowning while thinking about something.

Syaoran raised his head and looked at her, smiling as Sakura looked at him with concern. "No, I am all right, just thinking which of my sister is going to come here to recognize us. If I am not wrong, Fuutie should come here and see how the training is at this village. Perhaps, but I doubt mother will come, she is too busy with her generals, magicians and sorcerers."

"Is it? How many siblings do you have? Or do you only have Fuutie as a sister?" Sakura asked.

"I have four sisters! Imagine!" Syaoran continued after pausing dramatically when he saw the expression on Sakura's face. "They ALWAYS torture me when I was around, dressing me up like one of their dolls." Syaoran sighed, but Sakura laughed. She abruptly stopped when she heard something. Still, she sensed something powerful coming into the village. Who could that be? Syaoran also had sensed it and when seeing the unease on Sakura's face, he said, "Don't worry, it is just my sister and Keroberos."

"Keroberos? Who is this person?"

"Not a person at all. My, he will be so angry that you have forgotten about him! You see, Clow, your ancestor who founded the country, Clow, created him. He boasts that he is a very handsome beast and well, blah blah blah. Still, what is more important is that you are the mistress to the deck of cards that Clow had created a long time ago. Also, the guardians who protect the cards are Keroberos and Yue."

"Yue? Who is he?"

"I don't know how to say, but I think that when you meet them, you will remember more." Syaoran smiled. He hoped that when Sakura met them, the cards which were probably sealed in that bracelet would release the cards and also her key, including her memories, if that was possible. He had heard that the bracelet of that kind would release the wearer's memories, or some of it, when it senses the people or creatures that are trustworthy and the wearer has met them before, and also perhaps the things that were acquired when they were with the wearer. However, he was not sure if what he had heard was true.

The auras were coming closer and closer. It seemed that they were running very quickly towards the cells.

"Do you think that they have sensed us?"

"I think so, if not they would not be coming towards us so quickly."

Then, someone bellowed, "Sakura!" To Sakura, she thought that is was most probably Keroberos, for Syaoran had said that his sister would come and find him. Then, the bars that enclosed her were burnt away by a gigantic ball of flame and a beast ran in and hugged Sakura, tightly.

"Keroberos?" Sakura asked. "Why are you hugging me?" Then, suddenly, her eyes were not focused anymore. She was in a trance. However, Keroberos did not notice what had happened to her, for he was still hugging his mistress.

"Syaoran! There you are!" Fuutie cried out when she spotted him. Yes, it was his sister all right. Syaoran was released from his cell and he embraced his sister, before letting her go and asked a question, "How is mother and the others?"

"Oh, they are fine, though mother is very tired with all the warfare. Still, it is great that you are found again! So is Sakura! By the way, that Keroberos is really hugging her a bit too vigorously!" She turned and said, "Keroberos, do you know what you are doing to your mistress! Look at her! In a trance and you do not know that!"

It was then that Keroberos noticed. He let go of Sakura and looked at her intently. However, moments later, Sakura 'woke up' from her trance. She blinked as she looked around and then hugged Keroberos again, tears in her eyes. "Kero! Good to see you again! It has been a long time!" When she released Kero, something appeared in her hands- a deck of cards and a key. They were her Sakura cards. The cards surrounded her and Sakura smiled again.

"Well, it seems like Sakura has remembered some of her memories already. So what I have heard is true after all." Syaoran thought. Then, the four of them went out to the open to celebrate before going back to serious business.


Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura or anything, except this storyline.

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