A/N: Hey you guys! I was finally getting use to when it blew up on me and I took my anger all out on my brother. Talk about needing help huh? So yeah.. I hope you all enjoy this chapter, though it doesn't have much point... I'm sorry! The start moves slow but it becomes really cool after about... five chapters... I'll start writing more on Sayoran's point of view..It'll get better and better... These chapters are just so I can juice of the next. Have a happy easter!
The Fallowing Morning Sakura woke up early to the sun rise. She rubbed her eyes and stood herself up, careful not wake Kero. She dressed out of her night gown and dressed into a white dress. She gussy-upped and pulled her long hair back into a ribbon. She gave a strech and once everything was over she felt quite bored.
What to do? What to do? She thought.
And after a moment of thought she sat up from her chair by the dresser and left that room on to Tomoyo's.
The bedchamber wasn't far from Sakura's but still the rooms were quite distanced. Once reached the door Sakura knocked softly but was returned with no reply. She bit her lip and tried to open the door as softly as possible. Sakura peaked her head in, seeing that Tomoyo was sleeping. Sakura smiled softly and closed the door again.
She decided she might take a walk in the garden but noticed a figure walk by the corner. It was Sayoran. She didn't even have to feel for his aura to tell. He always was up in the mornings.
I wonder if he saw me. She thought why whispered the spell to block her aura that Kero had taught her when they first moved to the Li Castle. It had helped a lot but it was still quite weak. Sayoran and The Queen had caught her many, many times but Sakura had become a lot more trickery in the ways of spying. Not that she was or anything...
She began after Sayoran trying to keep quite and keep a big distance. She tried her hardest to focus her thoughts of staying un-caught but she was easily distracted. She was felt that Sayoran's aura was stressed, quite stressed...and very thoughtful but Sayoran's aura was always thoughtful. Sakura cocked her head at the thought and then noticed Sayoran was going down the hall Sayoran walked down everyday. The hall with the training room.
When her eyes once again fell upon the amazing walls of the hall way she didn't notice Sayoran's aura change, nor did she notice of his stopped actions. About twenty seconds later she crashed into something.
Sakura looked up and saw Sayoran's cold face.
Sakura gave a forced laugh. "Hi...Li."
"Hello, Princess."
Sakura blushed in embarrassment. "I thought I'd come to watch you again."
Sayoran looked down at her with that same emotionless, cold, face. He said nothing but turned around and walked to the door. Sakura smiled to herself.
I'll take that as a yes.
Once Sayoran was finished it was the late morning and Sakura was almost positive that Tomoyo would be awake. She would have gone straight away to Tomoyo's room but she thought she just might have a chat with Sayoran.
"Your really great you know that." Sakura said conversationally.
Sayoran didn't reply. Why doesn't this girl just go back to her room?
Sakura frowned. "Cant you take a compliment Li?"
Sayoran looked at the girl and cold stare. "Sure, but I found no reason to say something back."
Sakura raised one eyebrow. "Thank you, perhaps?"
"Is that all your looking for when you compliment someone?" He glared.
Unbelievable, she thought returning his glare. "Of course it isn't. Its just what I thought... So I said it. But a 'thank you' would be enjoyable every now and then."
Sayoran once again didn't reply and looked away. Sakura stared at him long a hard she sighed which made her her mood slightly soften. "Well fine, you don't have to say, 'thank you'." She said. "So how long have you been training?"
"Since I was, seven...eight... I don't know."
Sakura widened her eyes. "You never cease to amaze me."
Sayoran looked at her with a soft thoughtful look. It was just compliment after compliment after compliment. How is this girl so happy? How can she be so kind? She never ceases to amaze me. Sayoran thought.
"Sayoran!" Snapped the bratty voice that Sakura hoped to avoid all day. Sakura looked up to see the one and only Meiling stomping across the hall to Sayoran. Sakura sighed knowing that this was the end of their short conversation.
"What do you want Meiling?" Sayoran almost scrolled
"To talk." She smiled.
"Then go ahead."
"I can't." Meiling pouted.
"Good then Just–"
"She's here."
The two of them looked at Sakura. Sakura blinked as she looked back. Meiling was glaring and Sayoran was giving an unreadable face. Sakura bit her lip for only a moment or two and then gave a forced smile. "Oh, why didn't you just ask? I'll be on by way then...um see you at breakfast." Sakura gave a small bow and then turned to walk away from the two.
Sayoran glared at Meiling. "That was a bit harsh don't you think?"
"Sayoran... She deserves it... Does she think she can just walk into the Li's lives. No I think not."
"I don't think she had a choice."
"What ever... There is much more families then ours." Meiling spat. "Spoiled brat she is...Nothing but a spoiled brat, she had to have a house just as good as hers... even better. She cant settle with what she had."
Sayoran stayed quiet for a few moments thinking about the whole situation. "She didn't have much though...did she." Sayoran said thinking of her lost family.
"Li let me watch him train today." Sakura said cheerfully in Tomoyo's room.
"Really? Inside this time?" Tomoyo said as she finished up folding some cloth.
"Yeah! It was kinda fun." Sakura giggled.
"Did you talk or anything."
"Well not really... You know Li...He is a quiet one. But I might have gotten a little more out of him if it weren't for Meiling." Sakura said in a slightly sad tone.
"Aw, she spoiled to fun?" Tomoyo grinned mentally, finding it amusing the way Sakura was acting.
Sakura thought for a moment. "Uh... I guess."
"I'm sorry." Tomoyo said in a concerned tone.
"Oh I'm fine." Sakura said in a casual voice. In a way she actually was fine but in another...Well, I cant read her mind for you.
Tomoyo looked out her window to see where the sun was. "Ah, it looks like its time for breakfast."
"Well we best be off then." Sakura sighed as she sat up from Tomoyo's bed.
"Yes," The two girls walked to the door.
"And by the way.. I like that dress on you." Tomoyo smiled.
"I propose, you all go on a walk in the garden." The Queen suggested about at the time when everyone was finishing up breakfast.
The sisters looked up from their chitter-chatter. "I think that's a splendid idea.," Fuutie said.
Meiling giggled. "Yes, I must agree." She looked over at Sayoran who looked back feeling sick.
The Queen smiled at everyone's agreement. Well not quite everyone yet, she looked over at Sakura and Tomoyo who had been smiling but had said nothing. "You wouldn't mind would you?"
"We would be delighted." Tomoyo beamed.
Sakura nodded.
After Breakfast they all put on their cloaks and made their way to the garden. This was Sakura's second walk with the family and she had noticed that this family had to walk in the same fashion as Sakura did back at her home: Originally Xiefa would walk ahead of us all them because she was the oldest but she walked with Fuutie, which gave Fuutie the right to walk ahead of everyone else with Xiefa. And the second oldest, Feimei and Fanren who also walked together. Sayoran was the youngest of the family and Meiling walked with him so he was second to last and Sakura who wasn't part of the family and was the youngest out of everyone walked in the back with Tomoyo at her side. Each group walk a distance away from the other group for their own private conversation. They all walked along the trail of the large garden (which looked more like a wild colorful forest.)
"This place is so lovely," Sakura said to Tomoyo.
"Indeed, It makes me jealous," Tomoyo gave a soft smile. "I want this garden."
"When I first moved here, this was the first place I snooped around and began to fall in love with it. It is a great place for thinking."
"I would love to draw some of these flowers. I mean look at all the color! Its everywhere! I just keep on seeing more and more different flowers."
Sakura smile. "Just like you."
Tomoyo gave a soft blush when something caught her eye. "Oh look at that!" She pointed to a tree and ran to it. "Cherry Blossoms."
Sakura ran after her. "Whoa..." Sakura was speech less for a moment. Sakura gave a soft giggle. "That's cool."
Tomoyo picked one off the tree and gave it to her best friend. Sakura gratefully took it and smiled.
"What are you doing!" Snapped the voice that made Sakura shiver. Everyone turned to look.
Tomoyo raised one eyebrow and the girl. "See this tree, It has cherry blossoms."
"I can see that." Meiling rolled her eyes.
"Yeah and Sakura's name means Cherry Blossom.. So I picked one for her." Tomoyo said calmly.
"You don't think you can just pick something of the Li's tree."
"I'm sor–" Sakura almost apologized.
"Meiling." Xiefa called from a distance. "It's fine... We have thousands of trees it doesn't matter and Sakura's practically family anyway... Give it up."
Meiling glared at her cousin and looked to Sayoran hoping he would stand up for her but fortunately he didn't. Meiling looked back at Sakura with a deadly glare. "You got of this time girl."
Sakura said nothing which bugged Tomoyo because Sakura should stick up for herself every once and a while but she said nothing. Meiling turned her heel and ran back to Sayoran to cling on his arm.
Sakura suddenly felt very awful. Perhaps awful wasn't the word for it and Sakura couldn't figure it out but she new for a fact that it was negative.
"Sakura!" Sakura heard name being called by Xiefa. Sakura looked up and called back.
"Yes?"
"Come join me!" she gave a pleasant smile.
Sakura looked over at Tomoyo who just smile as if saying 'I don't mind.' Sakura saw Xiefa say something to Fuutie and then Fuutie began to walk to Tomoyo to take Sakura's place.
"Coming!" Sakura called as she ran past the other groups feeling the cold glare of Meiling.
Xiefa smiled once Sakura reached her. "How are you?"
"Good." Sakura bit her lip as they began walking again.
Xiefa laughed at her gesture. "Your so cute."
Sakura blushed "Thanks."
"So I heard you've watch Sayoran train a few times?" Xiefa asked.
Sakura blinked. "How's you know that?"
"Meiling...She was complaining about, but don't worry, no one cares...It happens often.."
"It does?"
"Yep."
Sakura thought this over for a moment.
"And don't worry about Meiling." Xiefa pointed out. "She's just a brat...over protective, she gets nicer once you get to know her."
That reminded her that she still felt Meiling's glare.
Xiefa noticed Sakura's scared expression and laughed. "She doesn't bite...Just glares daggers at you."
Sakura couldn't help but laughing. "And that's suppose to help me?"
"Just hope that she doesn't actually get the daggers."
"Yeah." Sakura gulped.
There was a short silence.
"You know I've heard some pretty funny stories about your adventures with the Clow Cards." Xiefa said thinking about the amusing events.
"Like what?" Sakura asked suspiciously.
"Oh nothing from your point of view...Just Sayoran's...Well a few things about you but that real funny things you did to Sayoran...just didn't mean to."
"Like what did he say?" Sakura said giving a glance back at Sayoran.
"Why don't you ask him?"
Flash Back
Sakura gasped. "What was that Kero?" She had just saw something...She knew...But it wasn't a clow card. What as it?...Who was it?...Where was it? She armed herself with the sealing staff as she looked around.
"What ever it is...It has no aura?" Tomoyo asked who had been sitting by a tree drawing down doodles of Sakura and her flying guardian.
"Doubt it." Kero said as his eyes were searching too. "I bet the Aura is just blocked from us.
Damn, Sayoran thought as he dunked under a bush. There on to me.
"Well you two are suppose to be looking for a Clow Card, are you not?" Tomoyo said matter-of-factually.
Sakura relaxed slightly as she stopped looking. "Your right...And I need to get home soon before anyone worries."
"Alright..." Kero said still have a last look. "No concentrate for the card Sakura, just as I taught you before."
Sakura closed and began to feel for it. All the sound turned off in her mind. No leaves, no animals...nothing. It was as if a point was zig-zagging through out the forest looking for the card. The point soon stopped. She saw a boy...a boy hidden within the leaves. She blinked and took a step back. She looked to her left.
Sayoran aura flicked slightly. The girl new where he was or he at least thought she did.
"What?" Sakura asked her self in a soft tone. She began walking to where she had thought she felt an aura. She was walking and Sayoran was getting desperate but something else soon caught her attention. A clow card.
"Um, Sakura, what is it?" Kero question as he saw her walking two something.
Sakura stopped and turned her head. "This way...A clow card." and with that she began to run in the opposite direction of Sayoran.
End of Flash back.
"Sayoran." Meiling snapped at him.
"Yes." He said on a soft, bored tone.
"You never let me watch you train." She said why still holding her glare at Sakura.
"You never really...asked." Sayoran replied.
"And she did? And you let her?"
"Kinda..." He said thinking about it.
"Sayoran!"
"What?"
Meiling stared at him hoping she would get an explanation but didn't after a while so she gave up.
"What's she like?" Meiling asked.
"I don't know...Hyper...Girly...Happy." Sayoran stopped to think. "Well she was...more a while ago..when she was collecting cards."
"You remember?" Meiling almost gasped.
Sayoran didn't reply to the question but instead thought about how she once was.
Sayoran hadn't really known Sakura. Not then, not now...He started out finding her quite annoying...weak..shameful but yes, she ended up being good with her magic but he just didn't know her...He found her beautiful and he found that he loved her hear her voice call his name. Though he never thought 'Oh, she's beautiful.' He would just notice it and didn't realize what he was thinking and the feeling if there was one...was so covered by his pride, it was as if it wasn't there. Only the most talented...Like Tomoyo and the Queen and perhaps his sisters could have nothing but a guess of what might happen.
"She's just a girl." He told Meiling.
Meiling cocked her head.
"And what am I?"
Sayoran looked at her with a serious face. "My cousin."
"And not fiancé?"
Sayoran didn't have to answer for her to already know. Meiling closed her eyes and looked away.
"I see." She whispered quietly.
"Welcome back my children." Yelan said as the group entered the castle, late afternoon. "Have fun?"
"We had a glorious time!" Feimei shouted.
"That's wonderful and I'm sure you'll be all glad to hear some wonderful news?" The Queen questioned.
"Of course!" Fuutie said not knowing what it was but good news always was good.
"We have been invited to a wedding." The Queen smiled as Sakura and Tomoyo looked with excitement. "But unfortunately... Its not for another week."
"And who's wedding?"
"Yamazaki Takashi and Mihara, Chiharu's." The Queen said as she noticed her daughters faces drop slightly as if saying. 'Who are they.' And Before one of them could asked the queen said. "Sakura and Tomoyo's friends."
Tomoyo squealed. "They're getting married! They're getting married!"
Sakura smiled brightly and gave a giggle to her friend.
"And It also says..." The Queen looked down at the invitation. "Tomoyo needs to make the clothing...for the...The Brides maids...She wants them a Salmon Rose..."
Tomoyo felt slightly disappointed...She wanted to make the clothing for everyone but She new that Chiharu's mother was a great tailor so Tomoyo should be surprised.
And as if the good news couldn't get any better the Queen said. "And...Tomoyo...You have been asked to be a brides maid and Sakura... you have been asked to be the maid of honor."
They gasped. Sakura put her hand to her mouth. There was a long silence as the two best friends stared at one another. Slowly two grins curled up and they ran to each other to give a hug.
"I think I'm going to cry." Tomoyo laughed.
"Me too!" Sakura said.
The sisters smiled at the girls. "They are just so cute!" Fanren shouted.
After Sakura and Tomoyo left for Sakura's room and they chatted about the whole wedding for hours It was time for lunch. It was like all the other meals, nothing different: Tomoyo and Sakura kept talked among themselves. Meiling tried talking to Sayoran but never really formed a conversation. Kero ate, the sisters chatted and chatter and the Queen would every now and then say something to each of the teenagers but she enjoyed just looking upon them with a smile the most. Lunch ended fast and Sakura took Kero and Tomoyo to the library that, the queen had shown too her when she first arrived. Sakura spent the whole after noon reading and giggling with her two best friends. Dinner came and it was almost the mirror image of lunch. And that evening Tomoyo got busy with all the sewing that she had little time to chat with Sakura. Sakura didn't mind for she wanted to find a certain tree to climb up.
"Sakura...You'll get hurt. You always got hurt. You remember?" Kero said as he sat on the branch of a rather large tree. Larger then her favorite one back at home.
"Aw, I didn't feel much pain, Kero. I just fell every once and a while." Sakura said as she brought herself up to the first branch. "There trees back home are nothing compared to these."
"That's what worries me."
"What worries me is if Meiling comes to yell." Sakura sighed why finding another branch. "What right do you think you have to climb on a Li tree?" Sakura imitated her voice which made Kero laugh.
"She's a mean on she is." He said.
"Maybe she'll soften up... Xiefa says once she gets to know she'll like you better." Sakura pointed out.
"Eh, more like once she gets to know you she'll hate you more." Kero smirked which made Sakura laugh.
"I should ask you why Li hates me?"
Kero looked up at her with a raised eye brow. He flew up ten feet and looked at her in the eye. "That brat hates everyone."
"Kero!" Sakura gave him a that's-not-very-nice look. She looked back up to the trees and began climbing again. "Li's...He's different, like no one I've seen before. All his emotions are covered by his big ego. I wonder what he would be like if he was more open." She paused to think. "I wonder if I'll ever get the chance to meet the less locked away Li Sayoran."
Kero gave a thoughtful look. "That would be something huh?"
"Well, you never know." Sakura breathed. She climbed several branches more before she said anything. "Almost there."
"Let's just hope you don't kill yourself." Kero said. Sakura said nothing tell she reached to top. She was panting softly... It was a tall tree.
"What kind of story would it be if the Card Mistress, Sakura died from falling off a tree?" She smiled and looked down at him. Kero laughed as he joined her by sitting on her shoulder. "This branch isn't that thick Kero." Sakura smirked.
"What do you mean?" Kero eyed her.
"Well with all the weight you've gained you could brake it."
Kero gaped at her. "Guardians don't gain weight." Kero was right... He looked no different from the first moment Sakura met him...but with all that food he ate, you never know.
Sakura's eyes went to the stars that where appearing as the night got darker. She smiled to it and then to the view of the castle, and then the garden, and then the village that was light up with bright lights. "Nothing...Nothing beats this view." Sakura said softly.
"Your right." Kero said calmly but after a short thought he smirked. "Besides me."
Sakura smiled. "If your attracted to stuffed animals."
Kero gave her a playful hit on the neck. "Hey, I'm no stuffed animal. I'm a sexy best."
Sakura looked and him with a beam. She grabbed him and gave him a huge hug. "Oh... I would be lost without you."
"You got that right."
A soft breeze blew by and her long hair swayed in the wind. She looked down at the garden. She looked for the cherry blossomed trees and when she spotted one she would grin. They were all really beautiful and all breathtaking...but one more then any other. The tree was the same as the others but its surroundings weren't. She winced and saw something move.
"What?" she whispered to herself. The aura was familiar...an aura she hadn't felt in a long time and that she had no idea who it was...She couldn't put her finger on it, it was annoying. Why couldn't she figure out who this was?
She rushed herself down the tree, moving with great agility.
"Sakura?" Kero blinked as he noticed Sakura left him behind. She didn't reply...She was determined to know who had invaded the Li's home. Not long after she reach to the bottom branch and jumped down. She kept her eye on where she felt the aura. It was behind a tree...and a bush but she couldn't pinpoint who it was...What it was but non the less she came closer and closer and then she was at the point where she was reaching to find the figure.
"Princess." Someone put a hand on her shoulder.
She jumped with a soft small scream. Sayoran took a step back surprised by her actions.
Sakura breathed a sigh of relief. "You scared me, Li." She said almost forgetting about the shadow. She gasped and turned back. The aura was gone.
"What is it?"
Sakura looked confused. "It...There...There was someone just here I swear! And now... there gone..."
Sayoran saw her disappointment and raised one eyebrow. "It might have been on of the gardeners."
Sakura thought about it. "Perhaps... I perceived no magic, but why would they be hiding?"
"Maybe they were just cutting the bush...doing their job."
"Then why are they gone now?"
Sayoran stared at the girl. She had a point but he didn't find if probable that someone would be looking about the garden. Once again that thick head took over. "Don't ask stupid questions...They may have finished the job. My mother sent me to get you...everyone's in bed and you should be too."
Sakura wasn't sure if she was suppose to be glad that he was being mean, or mad. She liked it when he treated her like everyone else and not just some useless princess but she was kind of insulted. Lets not forget her thick head.
"And if someone is out here that's not working...It's not safe."
This surprised Sakura; That last comment was completely unexpected. She stood there confused for several moments and she would have stayed longed if it wasn't for Kero's voice calling to her.
"What's going on down there?" he asked.
"Um...Nothing... Its just time for bed. Lets go!"
A/E/N: Like? you better and if you dont review then I wonte update!
