Disclaimer: Yeah, yeah, I don't own Tsubasa... though I wish that I did...
A/N: Well here I am again! And yes, Syaoran is a bit different in this fic than he is in Tsubasa, I kinda like the less polite image that he portrays in Card Captor Sakura, though I like his strength from Tsubasa better, so in this fic we'll see a combination of the two. And as for Tomoyo being a servant, well we'll put it this way:
WARNING: This fan fiction does not run all the way along the lines of Tsubasa. Some character's attitudes, social positions and statuses may be different than that of those in Tsubasa.
Previously:
"You heard correct, Sakura is ill, though doing fine otherwise," Nadeshiko responded, but little did she know that Sakura was doing nowhere near fine, that she was currently almost as far from fine as one could be, and that later she would be even farther.
Chapter 2: Wine for the Servant
"So, what is your name?" Eriol asked the highly distressed servant girl that he had been trying to calm down.
"Tomoyo," the girl responded, "I'm Tomoyo, her highness Princess Sakura's loyal servant and servant to the highness Queen Nadeshiko, King Fujitaka and Prince Toya."
"Tomoyo could you tell me what sort of illness it is that has befallen our dear Princess?" Eriol asked while looking her in the eyes.
Tomoyo met the Price's gaze and then let her eyes fall to the ground. "She has fallen ill, though her illness I do not know. She seemed to be fine before, but then she just fainted. Her temperature dropped and she feels cool to us, but she herself is sweating."
Eriol listened to her and could tell that she really cared about her highness. "Perhaps you should let me go see her. I haven't much medicinal knowledge, but what knowledge I have gained has been different than that of ordinary and your Princess' illness seems to be everything but ordinary."
Tomoyo looked up at him. "Let me go and see if the King will allow you to go and see her," she said while bowing down and then turning around. "If you would follow me I will lead you to a room in which you may seat yourself until I am done talking with him." Tomoyo lead the Prince into a large, stone room. There were tapestries hanging from the walls of this room with magnificent embroidered designs of dragons guarding treasure and knights fighting dragons. Around the room were chairs all angled so that they faced the center, clearly this room was sometimes used for meetings. All the chairs were made of a lacquered wood and had velvet cushions that appeared as a deep maroon. "Please sit and make yourself comfortable. I will be back shortly," Tomoyo said while leaving the room, but stopping at the door to turn and bow to the Prince.
Prince Eriol sat down on a chair in the room and leaned back and closed his eyes. "I wonder whatever happened to Syaoran," he thought. "He knows to respect those of higher authority than him though he's got a bit of a rebellious attitude to him, that he does." The Prince sighed and then opened his eyes and turned his head as he heard someone walk in. It was a young girl, probably no more than twelve, walking in holding a goblet in her hands.
The girl bowed down while extending the goblet towards the prince. "Please accept this to drink your Highness," she said in a weak and faltering voice. It was clear that the girl was scared, this was most likely her first time serving royalty outside of the Princess Sakura and Prince Toya.
Prince Eriol extended his right arm out and grasped the goblet with his hand. He then nodded to the girl and took a sip from the goblet, it was wine. He smiled at this, though not letting the servant see. "You may leave now," he said, expecting the girl to walk outside of the door and switch off with another servant. But instead the girl only walked to the inside of the door and waited there, an indication that it would be she that served him through his visit and not a different servant. She waited remaining constantly in a bow form that was her kneeling on the floor bent over so that her head touched her knees and then had her hands positioned right beneath her forehead. Prince Eriol smiled compassionately at seeing the servant girl's good manners. "Surely that position is uncomfortable for you?" he asked.
"Yes," the girl replied, "though my comfort is of no matter of importance, it is but yours that counts."
"Nonsense," said Eriol. "Go to the kitchens and bring me another goblet of wine."
"Yes," replied the girl while standing up, she then bowed and left. Shortly she returned brining with her another goblet of wine.
"Now come sit in the chair nearest to me, the one on my right, and drink from the goblet, surely your good efforts deserve it."
The girl walked over and sat at the chair. "Thank you for your kindness," she whispered just loud enough for him to hear."
The Prince smiled at this, for wasn't it the servants that were always serving and being kind to him? Alas, the poor girl had probably been born into a servant's life. And, truth to be told, she had. The girl had grown up doing mostly chores that avoided seeing royalty. Ever since she was ten she began to serve Prince Toya, though he always ignored her and wasn't ever really satisfied with her work. And now this was her first time face-to-face serving any royalty other than the Prince Toya.
"Your highness," Tomoyo began while bowing before the king, "there is a visitor that we have, Prince Eriol, and he wishes permission be granted upon him to go and see her highness Princess Sakura. He feels that he may be able to aid her medicinally, and says that he has experience where others have nought. I am to return to him with either your consent or your denial."
King Fujitaka listened to the servant's words and pondered his options carefully. He had no proof that he could trust the Prince, other than his family's loyalty to them in the past. But then that was his family not directly him. Although if he could help is daughter, if he could help at all, would it be worth it? He thought about this and the obvious answer was of course. "Child you may go and tell the Prince that I bid him to go and see my daughter and bring whatever wellness that he may upon her."
"Yes your highness," Tomoyo said and then bowed and left. "Oh I do hope that he can help her. If not I don't know what could happen to her," she thought worriedly while walking to the room that she had left the Prince in. "Prince Eriol, the King has given you permission to go and see his daughter. He bades you to go and bring health upon her," Tomoyo said as she entered the room that the Prince was in. She also blinked back surprise to see that he had the servant who was with him sitting next to him drinking wine.
A/N: Well this will have to do for now, I've got other updates and feel at least 3/4 mental at the moment... so please forgive me for the short chapter. Remember to review!