Alright...A new chapter, man... Well All I have to say is I'm extremely tired and I can think no longer... But I did want to make this chapter long and you wanna know why? Because the next chapter gets goood...and When I say goood I don't mean good I mean goood. But yeah... I'm why I'm thinking about it I'll tell you the three story ideas I have for my next stories!...They are all based off books though so there not too original but they'll be great! One of them that I'm sure I'm going to do is based of the book The Scarlet Pimpernel...About the french revolution but I'm going to make it in the future and... Not in France...Another one is a going to be after a book called Pride and Prejudice about...Family of five girls a mother and a father, and the moms trying to marry them off... extremely funny...And another is actually after a play called Les Miserable and its about the french revolution too...These will all be changed...but that's where I'm getting my idea from...and they'll all be about Sakura...but I don't know. Well anyway... I hope you like this chapter...
Edited: I fixed a few mistakes and I'd also like to add that I'm quite sorry for the lact of everyone but Sakura and Syaoran!
"SAKURA!" Syaoran screamed. He could feel her clear now...But she was dying. Her aura was almost nothing. But she was conscious and her aura was filled with hope. She was almost glad...It made him want to smile... She was going to live...she– But wait... her aura just vanished.
MIRROR gasped. "I cant...I cant feel her." The girl panicked and started crying.
"She's not dead...she can't be." Syaoran said hopefully... "If she was you would be to..."
"But where is she then." MIRROR cried.
Syaoran shock his head. "We're just going to half to look."
"We were so close..." MIRROR whispered.
"And her was on the trail...not to far away... In fact.. I think I have the exact pin-point."
That's when MIRROR quieted and thought about what she had just said. Syaoran had noticed the silence and couldn't help but think why she had stopped asking questions but ignored it for as long as he could.
MIRROR smiled softly. "You can feel her easier then I can." she said softly.
"What?" Syaoran blushed but kept his cool. "That's not true."
"Oh but it is! I cant tell her exact pin-point."
Syaoran's mind rushed as he thought up an excuse. "Your just weaker because Sakura is..." He said.
MIRROR kept the smile. He sure can think fast. "Alright if you say so...So how long will it take for us to get there?"
Sayoran was thankful the topic was dropped. "I don't know... I few hours."
"A few hours!" MIRROR gasped.
"Well It wouldn't have taken this long if you hadn't lead me to you."
A cottage on the border line of China and Japan.
Sakura's eyes slowly fluttered open to the bright wakening sun. The view was blury at first but then her view came in focus. She was in a small room...on a bed that she was almost to tall for.
She weakly sat herself up confused then sliding her legs off the bed and steadily on the ground she stood up. It was then when she felt a pain in her leg she hadn't noticed before. She lifted her dress and saw a huge gash...Well there was a large bandage and she could see a long line of red under it. Sakura winced wondering how she got that...Perhaps it was the fall.
Then she remember the knife cut. She looked to her shoulder and saw that her sleeve was treated and looked better. Slowly she pulled down her neckline and saw and smaller bandage but more red and it hurt more too. Her lips slightly parted while taking a deep breath.
She let go of her neckline and began towards the door but before she could even make one step a small girl came skipping in the girl stopped dead in her tracks when she was Sakura.
There was an awkward silence.
"Hello." The girl said. She looked around the age of five or four with strawberry blonde hair and bright blue eyes. Sakura had never seen a girl like this before and she found the little one rather cute but there was something that caught Sakura's eye and it was the scratches and the bruises on this girl... I wonder where she got those from. Sakura thought worriedly.
"Hello." Sakura smiled.
The girl blushed and walked in a silly manner of to the bed, then sitting down. "I've never met an Angel before..."
Sakura laughed softly and sat down too. "Oh I'm not an ang–"
"Oh those stupid Gods...brainwashed you too huh?" The girl almost looked like a family member had just died.
Sakura just smiled and decided to forget about it. "I'm Sakura." She said. "What's your name."
The girl giggled. "I'm Kaori and I'm four years old and I want to be a angel when I grow up."
Sakura had already fallen in love with Kaori, she was absolutely adorable. "You know what I think?"
Kaori looked excited. "What?"
"I think you already are one... But your wings just quite haven't sprouted yet."
"Really?" The girl gasped. "You think so."
"I know so" Sakura smiled.
Kaori looked like her dream had just came true but the soft cute face was soon changed to a scared one when hearing the voice of her mother.
"She isn't bugging you is she?" The gray haired lady said, unfortunately not all members of Kaori's family was as cute. Sakura frowned, of course Kaori wasn't bugging her.
"No, she's quite fine." Sakura smiled.
The old women frowned as well. "Kaori, get to sweeping that attic you know you shouldn't be messing around at this hour."
Sakura frowned again. She shouldn't be doing that kind of work at her age.
And just like that Kaori was off without another word. And that's when another girl came in...She looked exactly like Kaori. Twins. But this girl wasn't bruised or dirtied.
The women walked into the room and for some reason Sakura wanted to back away but she kept her cool. "I'm Kinomoto, Sakura." Sakura tried to smile.
"What a lovely name." The old woman said. "I'm Shin, Beniko."
"Lovely to meet you." Sakura replied.
"And this is Kazumi, only the best child in the world" Shin said while looking down at her child who had fallowed Beniko in the room.
Sakura smiled to the cute girl but unfortunately Kazumi didn't return it. Sakura looked back at the mother. She didn't like her that much but kept her manners. "So...Is Kaori your child?" Sakura asked slyly.
"Yes..."Beniko sighed as if it was disappointing. "She's a trouble maker that one... Always talking of rubbish. I'm sorry.. She thinks you're an angel."
Sakura shook her head. "Oh its quite fine, kinda flattering actually."
The woman looked at Sakura with a rather scary look. "Hm." was all she said.
There was an awkward silence. "So I don't mean to trouble you.. I should be on my way." Sakura said suddenly.
"Oh no!" Beniko said. "You are wounded left and right.. You should rest."
Sakura was hesitant to the idea but she did feel rather hungry...and weak as well. But what was up with this women...Sakura bit her lip and thought for a moment. "I guess so..."
"Good, good, now you go lay in bed.. I'll make up some porridge." Beniko smiled but Kazumi did not, just frowned at Sakura and then fallowed her mother out side the door. Sakura shivered. That girl is scary. She thought.
Sakura took a sigh and then sat down on her bed her thoughts then moving to Syaoran. He should have found me by now... How far did MIRROR take him... She couldn't have gotten far... He should be here by now. It wasn't that she wanted him to come but it was the fact that she worried. What could have happened? At the least she could feel him...But he didn't know where she was...Or at least...He couldn't feel her aura and this made Sakura wonder because she didn't have her aura blocked and wasn't planning to block it because for sure she would faint again...
"Miss Sakura?" Kaori whispered as she poked her head into the room.
Sakura turned and tilted her head with a smile. "Yes?"
Kaori looked around the room making sure no one else was there. No one was and she beamed then skipping into the room. "Oh, I'm so tired! Mommy makes me work every moment of my life..."
Sakura's eyes widened. "What do you mean...every moment?."
"Well...Not every moment. I can eat and sleep." The girl smiled but Sakura's mouth just dropped. "I get a beating if I don't clean."
Sakura couldn't believe what she was hearing. Was this true? She wouldn't dare ask Beniko.
The little girl's smile faded and now it looking scared. Kaori sighed and sat down on her
bed. "Mommy says I should be happy that I have food and shelter...I should be grateful for the things I have. So I have to be happy...If I'm not happy I get a beating." The girls eyes started tearing up. "She says I'm the ugly duckling." She looked down at the bed spread then looked back up at Sakura.
Sakura looked at the girl and wanted to cry to. She couldn't believe it. She wanted to help this girl but she didn't quite know if she could but she wanted to and if Sakura wanted it bad enough, she could get it. But before she could speak Kaori continued.
"I have a book called the ugly duckling!" Kaori suddenly smiled and jumped off the bed then running over to a book shelf. She examined it and then finally picked out a small book and running back to Sakura. "I don't know what I says...I cant read... And mommy only teaches Kazumi...And I'm still young."
Sakura would've but she had a fear the Beniko would come up any moment.
"Listen..." She whispered. "I can help you... I can...help you sprout your wings! I can help and...you wont have to work... you wont have to...You can learn! And I'll read all the books you want!" This is very sudden...even for Sakura but you know her... She acts more then thinks.
The girl looked confused. "You can make mommy stop making me work?"
Sakura bit her lip. "No...but... I can take you to a place that you can be safe! You wont have to work you wont have to..."
Kaori didn't look like she was liking this idea. "Mommy says that this is the safest place in the world...She said this house was enchanted and everyone is safe here."
Sakura's thoughts jumped a moment.. Is that why Syaoran can't find me? Is my aura blocked in this house? She shook her head. "Look...Kaori–"
"Um...What's going on." Kaori stood up with wide eyes at her mom... She knew her fate.. She was going to get another beating.
"She was...just asking me if I needed anything." Sakura lied but lied smoothly.
Beniko almost didn't buy it but thankfully she did. "Kaori get back to work."
And just like that she did...
Beniko smiled and Sakura replied with one as well. "Here you go." Beniko said while walking over to Sakura with a bool of porridge and a spoon. Sakura had to admit.. For an abusive mother she did cook well.
"Thank you." Sakura smiled softly.
Beniko nodded and then left the room.
Sakura slowly ate her food, between every spoon full was a long moment of thinking. She finished then placed the bool on the bed not really wanted to find a place for it and stood up. She winced and fell back down... Her leg hurt badly... Sakura just tough it out. She thought then stood back up. She limped over tot he door and looked out. Left was stairs going down right was a hallway with the attic stairs pulled down. She went right and slowly walked up the stairs with curiosity. That's when she found Kaori she was cleaning big piles of junk and moving them left and right...
"Kaori?" Sakura asked as she walked up the rest of the stairs and into the dusty attic.
Kaori turned around with a frightened face but it soon faded into a smile. "Yes?"
"Kaori we need to get you out of here. I can bring you to a better place... A safer one!" Sakura didn't know the 'safe' part was a lie or not because she didn't know where she would take her but anyone would be better then here.
"I don't know Miss Sakura." She turned back around to her work. "Mommy might beat me."
"But she wont!" Sakura tried to think how to convince this girl... "You wanna know what happens in the Ugly Duckling?"
This stopped Kaori at her work and she turned around with a sly smile. "Yes.."
"Well A mommy duck and a daddy duck had many ducklings about five but one was ugly... and white and didn't fit in at all and the mommy and daddy didn't like it but then one day the duck found her true mommy and the ugly duckling was really a swan!" Sakura paused. "Don't you see! There is a better world out there for you.. You just have to look."
Kaori's face looked hopeful and thoughtful the that soon ended when Sakura heard a sound.
Sakura turned around only to see Kazumi.
The girl looked evil. "I'm tattle-telling on you!" She shouted and ran back down the stairs.
"Oh no!" Kaori started crying... "Mommy will come... mommy will beat both of us!"
"You have to come with me!" Sakura yelled.
Kaori was in panic. "I..I don't know!"
"Kaori... Do you want a life of wonder.. I life of angels then I can give it to you...please! Come with me!" Sakura whispered. "Trust me.."
Kaori had a moments think then she replied.. "Alright."
Sakura took her hand and ran out the stairs at the bottom of the attic stairs she could see Kazumi and Beniko walked up the left stairs. Sakura ran into the room, grabbed her neckless and transformed it. Kaori looked at her with wide eyes.
"FLY!" Sakura screamed. Beniko reached the room and saw the wand transform.
Sakura didn't have time too look she got on the wand and pulled Kaori on. The wand started to hoover and went over to the closest window.
"WHAT ARE YOU DOING WITH MY CHILD!" Beniko screamed!
Sakura broke the window with a bang of her foot with made a huge pain in her leg.
Kaori screamed and held on Sakura for her dear life. Then...Sakura and Kaori were off.
That's when a horrible and dreadful thought came in Sakura's mind. Another one she cared for...another one could die. She couldn't believe she had just done that.. But there was no turning back now... Maybe she can hide her with a family.. Before Eriol's illusion ends.. But she fears to enter Japan and Japan is just beyond this forest... Sakura needed help... A great deal of help...
"Miss Sakura...I think I'm going to die!" Kaori screamed again.
Sakura had almost forgot about her mentally kicked herself for doing so. "It'll be alright," Sakura smiled softly. "You are with the angles now."
This just made Kaori scream more! "I'm dead!"
That wasn't what Sakura was looking for... "No!..no, that's not it at all... Your just safe..that's all."
Kaori seemed to calm down but it took several minutes but before anyone knew it Kaori was giggling. "I'm flying!" She laughed. "Miss Sakura, I'm flying!"
Another Destination in the forest
MIRROR gasped. "Do you feel that?" She almost laughed. "It's Sakura!"
Syaoran was glad sure but something troubled him. Sakura felt troubled and he could feel that but he could also feel...faintly... another aura... He couldn't quite tell who, he couldn't feel the new aura as well as Sakura's...in fact he couldn't feel anyone's aura better then Sakura's but why was the..new person traveling with Sakura? Was this going to bring trouble.
Syaoran could only take a deep breath in hope that Sakura had more trouble up her sleeve.
Syaoran felt them quite a lot closer now but it might take awhile to catch up because she was moving quite fast. He kicked the horse which made it go a great deal faster and MIRROR hold and a great deal more.
But it wasn't a long time before he had to slow down the horse when he came upon a small, pleasant looking cottage with a elderly looking women and a small child. Syaoran raised one eyebrow and stopped the horse. Maybe they had seen knew something about the stranger with Sakura.
"Oh please!" The women cried without thinking. "A girl just kidnaped my daughter! She just kidnaped her! Get her! Stop her! Kill her!" That's when the women noticed MIRROR. "This girl!" She pointed outraged. "This girl! KILL HER!"
Syaoran couldn't believe what he was hearing and he didn't Sakura would never take a girl with out some reason, he knew that.
"I'm her twin!" MIRROR said suddenly thinking fast. "Just a twin..."
The women glared. As the child and it was kinda creepy. "Just find her... She needs punishment and please! Bring my child back to me."
Syaoran still held a raised eyebrow. "Why do you think Sakura stool her?"
"She's crazy and I–"
"I know, Sakura and she would never take someone's child without...some...a little...reason." He said repeating his thoughts.
"Well I don't know, all I know is that she has my child and I want her back."
Syaoran still held wonder. He looked at the women and he could tell she was scared... She was lying. "I guess I'll just have to find Sakura and get the truth huh?"
"She'll lie!" The women gasped. "That bitch will lie!"
MIRROR gasped softly as if she was insulted.
Syaoran was being pushed to the limit by this women and you all know what that means. He jumped off his horse and walked up to the lady. He looked down and said softly but sharply. "Don't talk that about Sakura...I don't like it. Sakura is the princess of Japan and I am the prince of China... I suggest that you obey me. Now, I have looked in peoples eyes many times... I've told them this many times... You are lying... I can see it and feel it. Now you don't have to tell me because I'll soon now anyway...but what you will tell me is how long ago did Sakura leave."
"Ten minutes." The women stepped back and didn't say anymore... She took her daughters hand and gave one last glare then left toward the house.
Syaoran gave a sigh and then walked back to the horse then getting on. "This wont take that long."
Back to Sakura... In another destination in the forest.
Sakura hadn't been keeping track of time and she hadn't been talking. Her thoughts was what she was focused on and it was Syaoran...she could feel him...and MIRROR with him as well. She could feel his anger and his sadness. She was glad that he was sad. She wanted him to feel the pain she felt. It wasn't fair...what he did to her... She didn't want him to catch up she fear he would. But she wouldn't give up...Never.
Kaori had been filled with giggles the whole way. Every now and then she'd look back at Sakura but seemed so distant, Kaori decided that it would be a back idea to interrupt her thoughts.
Sakura of course was getting weaker again. He power draining quickly and rapidly. It had soon reached its limit needed a rest.
Kaori didn't like the idea of walking but it wasn't that big a deal to her. She loved walking its just flying was so much cooler.
Sakura kept on her way with silence and thoughts while Kaori skipped around picking up pretty flowers and cool looking rocks. Sakura's thoughts were still on Syaoran. It was as if she could feel his breath, breathing calm. She could feel him feel her aura... and He knew she was thinking of him. She didn't care, she was too dazed. That was when Syaoran's aura vanished...Sakura blinked and thought for another moment. He blocked it... She thought which means he was coming closer... Sakura almost panicked. She had to run by Kaori could run as long as she could and Sakura was too weak to use magic. Thinking fast Sakura blocked her aura. They would have to hide and keep off the road.
"Kaori, come here." Sakura said softly.
Kaori turned around with a smile and bundle of follows in hand. "Look!" Kaori laughed.
"They're very pretty... but come here... we're going to have to get off the road.
Kaori tilted her head and frowned. "Alright."
Sakura's took Kaori's hand and made their way into the darker part of the forest. They had walked a while until they came to a clearing. Sakura gave a sigh and then smiled down at Kaori.
"Kaori...look I'm going to use my... angel powers on you to keep you safe alright because I'm going to...go make some food... We may have to stay the night?"
"Oh I'd be honored." Kaori giggled.
Sakura smiled. "Alright" Then, she took out her wand and said. "SHIELD" and a pink bubbled surround Kaori. "I'll be back in a few... don't leave the clearing alright."
"Okay, I'll pick some more flowers!"
Sakura nodded then taking her leave for the moment. Sakura wasn't actually going to find some food. She knew she wasn't going to stay the night...She just needed some alone time to think. She walked her graceful walk while folding her arms to keep warmer from the chilled wind. She kept on walking, making sure she knew that she could find her way back and thought. This whole situation was horrible. She shouldn't have taking Kaori... She should've just left her there... Kaori going with her just made Kaori more in risk and Sakura knew that. But she couldn't go back now... She would be caught be Syaoran.
Sakura stopped walked when a small flower caught her eye. She had never seen one like this before... It was an orange color...Very elegant looking...and large. Sakura wouldn't pick it for there was only one she just bent down and examined it. That's when she heard a sound and looked up. She saw nothing...and felt nothing... Syaoran.
She stood up...He could be anyway... She had to run. Come one... just... go! And she did. She ran back like a bullet. Now she heard him chasing her... She had no time to look. She struggled to get a card out and her wand. Finally she did but she was catching up..and fast.
"WOODY!" she cried but it failed... she was to weak. She felt stupid but that's when a pain started grown in her leg... She was opening it more...every step she took. Sakura winced but kept on running. It was too late. Sayoran grabbed her shoulder...her hurt shoulder. She screamed and fell to the ground in pain.
Syaoran let go, with wide eyes thinking he had done that. He looked at his palm and saw a streak of red. He looked down at Sakura. She was crying in pain on the ground not even wanting to look at Sayoran.
Syaoran bent down and ripped Sakura's sleeve so he could see her shoulder. She moved quickly not wanted him to aid her.
"Just...leave...me ..alone..." She managed to say through her tears.
"Sakura you hurt..." He whispered softly, now MIRROR coming into view.
"You don't care!" She had seemed to calm down more but it didn't change the fact that both her leg and her arm were hurt. She opened her eyes and looked up at him. "You even told me."
Syaoran saw that coming... He felt stupid. He shouldn't have said those things. Never...He never meant them. "Sakura...I.."
"I don't believe... you tell me that all the time!" She managed to sit up. "'I didn't mean it' you say...you say it all the time!"
"But I don't!" He pleaded.
"You just say that, Syaoran!" Sakura yelled. "So your Elders can think more highly of you as a Leader! That's all you want... Is to be a leader...The leader of the Li clan..." Sakura struggle to stand up.
Syaoran felt the need to keep her standing but she motioned away.
Syaoran slowly stood up and looked at her with a hurt face. "You know its not true...Yes, I am cold and quiet but I'd rather have things I need then I want and yes, I want to be the leader of the Li clan, I want to be respected. But I need other things... Things I need and want at the some time...I'd hate myself if all I wanted was nothing I needed." He looked away. "I'm sorry... really"
Sakura held tears in her eyes... Now she felt even more stupid... Ruining everything, making things harder... He's always so better. "I'm sorry too!" She cried. Syaoran looked over and winced. He walked over to her and hesitated but soon got the nerve to hug her.
She cried on his shoulder. "I can't do anything right..."
"No that's not true..." Syaoran said.
"Your lying–"
"Sakura... you need a rest...and need to stop worrying so much."
Sakura sniffed softly. She looked up at Sayoran and titled her head. "You smell nice..." And her body fell.
Syaoran was caught off guard when Sakura fell relaxed. He grabbed her before she reached the ground "Sakura...Don't fall asleep.." Syaoran said while picking Sakura up bridal style. "Stay with me..stay awake...tell me where the girl is?"
Sakura moaned and looked half asleep. She weakly pointed to the direction. Then her hand fell.
Syaoran sighed. That didn't help much. He looked back at MIRROR who had a grin upon her face. He raised one eyebrow.
"What?"
"Oh I think you know!" She giggled.
Syaoran blushed and looked away from her. He started walking where Sakura had pointed and it didn't take long before he came upon a clearing where he would assume the girl would be but he saw no one. He stood there not sure where to go from there but before he could start walking he saw a girl (Identical to the other one he saw at the cottage) and she had a small stick in hand and had a pink bubble surrounding her. She was running up to him with a mean look on her face.
"You stay away from her!" She started hitting him with it.
"Hey!" Syaoran backed away. "Stop that."
"You put her down, you big stupid guy!" Kaori continued. "You are that stupidest guy!"
"Hey wait, wait! I'm Sakura's friend!" Syaoran said still walking away from the child.
Kaori kept on hitting him but that's when she noticed MIRROR and her rapid hitting slowed down...and soon stopped. "She has a twin?" Kaori asked herself then looked back at Syaoran. "Did you steal her too?"
"What? I didn't steal anyone!"
"Really he didn't" MIRROR smiled.
Kaori wasn't buying it, she looked to MIRROR and asked in a whisper. "Did he brainwash you?"
Again I'm sorry I didn't fit Meiling in this chapter...But theres not much use and besides you'll know why happens with her when its nightime! And I'll also say that this girl, Kaori is really an unexpected child...I bet your all thinking that you never thought that she would have a family like that.