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Chapter 3 "I... she was trying to... I told her to sneak outside to get me something, personal." 'Phew'

"Very well." The Emperor slowly let go of the amethyst-eyed girl. He didn't know if he should believe Eriol or not but only time will tell.

The Emperor saw a flash of silver. He quickly dodged the attack with his quick reflexes, but when he tried to see whom the attacker was he didn't see anybody, not even Eriol or his maid. 'So he has betrayed me. No one, and I mean no one gets away for betraying me.' The Emperor's deep black eyes started to turn red from anger.

Elsewhere
"LET GO!" Eriol was binding his 'maid' with a binding spell. He placed her on a horse.

"No you're coming with me." Eriol said, strangely, calm. Eriol was mad and she knew it. And somehow, she was scared of his calm voice. She seriously didn't like it in comparison to his usual warm voice. She quieted down and stopped struggling.

When they finally reached the end of the city, Eriol released her. He didn't want to do this to her, but if he didn't she would of gone back in.

The 'maid' started to rub her red wrists. "I'm sorry Tomoyo, but you have to understand that you can't just waltz into the emperor's room and kill the Emperor unnoticed."

"I... I... it's just that I can't wait anymore." Tiredness took over her eyes as she plopped down on Eriol's chair. "He killed my whole family, I can't just sit here and do nothing. It's just not right, do you understand?" tears were starting to sting the corners of her eyes. "I can't wait anymore, it's killing me... Please Eriol."

"Tomoyo, I'm really sorry but you have to wait. The time has yet to come. Promise me you will be patient, please, I don't want to lose you." He had whispered the last part. It was quiet, but Tomoyo heard it.

"Umm... lets go. The Emperor saw you and knows that you have betrayed him. We have to leave." Tomoyo said, looking intently at the floor. Her face was flushed a light red, and it could be clearly seen on her face.

"Very well, we will leave in fifteen minutes. Go tell Nakuru and Spinel that they will not come with us, but they shall leave the palace at once." His back was facing Tomoyo while he said those words and missed the blush that was on her face. She quickly nodded and walked or more like ran out of the hot room.

But when she reached the door, she suddenly stopped and asked "Why not bring them with us? Won't they be in danger too?" She just realized when she was far enough from him.

"They will be in more danger if they follow us. We're going to find someone. Someone very important." His tone of voice suggested that he was hiding something but that something was not to be revealed. Not yet.

Sakura
The figure that she was observing for quite a while has taken a nap for quite a while. As quiet as a cat, she silently jumped beside the figure. She took a glance at the figure and saw that his hood has fallen off. He had unruly chocolate coloured hair and he looked so peaceful while he was asleep. She tore her eyes away from the stranger and started to walk away. But just when she turned her back, she felt her forearm being held back. She turned around swiftly. Her eyes landed on intent amber eyes with determination held in it. She and the stranger locked eyes for a short yet long time.

"You're coming with me." was all the stranger said. He picked her up and was heading towards the horse. That was when she finally snapped back to reality, she flipped behind her newfound enemy. He grabbed her arm and was about to drag her again, but she kicked away his arm while doing a flip and landed on a fighting stance. The stranger also switched to a fighting stance, circling each other waiting for the first to strike. Sakura lunged at her opponent but was just blocked; each and every single blow she made was blocked. The stranger was blocking with great effort, but he finally caught her hand and spun her towards him and knocked her out. She was about to fall but not before he had caught her and carried her towards the black stallion. He placed his cloak over the girl and started to ride off towards the setting sun.

With Tomoyo and Eriol
They were now riding in the night. They had just barely escaped the guard if it was not that the guards didn't recognize them and had already ran ahead. They were trotting along the riverside that clearly reflected the moon.

"Eriol, where are we heading?" They had been silent for quite a long time and Tomoyo had just broken the silence that was thick with tension. They were wearing peasant clothing and a coal black cloak.

"We're going to look for the chosen ones. They are the ones that will defeat the Emperor, not you." Tomoyo know felt like a total fool. She has been trying to kill the Emperor all these years, yet she was not the one that will kill him. As if Eriol had read her mind, He said "Though you are not the one that will kill the Emperor, you will have your role in it."

I'm really, really sorry for the late update. I've been bombarded with homework and projects lately and I still have 2 and a half left. It took me 4 months to write this single chapter. I'm really, really sorry. – oopsy