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:: LeGaCy DrAgOnS ::
Chapter 8: Midnight Sparkles, and The Rundown
By Atruyai
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3 Days to the Journey, at night
-Princess's Chambers-
Moonlight filtered through the maroon curtains of the huge bedroom, highlighting the small figure of our princess. Owls hooted at regular intervals, and crickets chirped to a soft melody.
Sakura groaned and kicked her quilt away. She sat up tiredly on her bed, smacking the side of her head with her small palm. She sighed.
"Why can't I sleep?!" She muttered angrily, sneezing into her hand. Somehow, the visit to Freza Cave yesterday didn't do her any good. She got a mild cold, but had expertly concealed it from anyone else. She didn't want anyone to worry.
Kero and Mayii were already tucked into their small beds, snoring contentedly. Sakura shook away her sleepiness and walked to the bathroom. She cupped a small amount of cold water in her hands and washed her face. She could see the faint, rosy blush on her cheeks, a result from the sudden contact with cold water.
The Dragonyte princess stepped into her bedroom again, feeling a bit more refreshed. She changed into her thickest nightgown, tying up her long caramel hair into a simple ponytail with a cute pink hairband, that had cherry ornaments dangling from its' ends.
Sakura rubbed her hands together and slowly emerged out of the bedroom to her personal balcony. Her face became prey to the cold night air, and she shivered.
-Syaoran's Bedchambers-
Syaoran clawed his sleepless face and crawled out of his bed, landing as a heap on the floor. He rubbed his forehead, and banged the back of his head on the floor.
"Sleep, sleep, sleep, sleep..." He repeated again and again, closing his eyes tightly. Actually, he can't sleep because he was worried. Sakura was been sniffling and sneezing the whole day, and he wondered of her welfare.
The Li prince rolled onto his fours, creeping out of his room into his balcony. Peering through the small carved columns of the barrier, he gaped.
Sakura giggled as the wind hugged her body, mingling with her ponytail and caressing her nightgown roughly. A faint out line of an invisible dragon with a long tail circled the princess before disappearing.
Syaoran silently jumped from his balcony to Sakura's, hugging her from behind just like Zerule did nearly a week ago. Sakura gasped and nearly screamed, but she breathed in Syaoran's scent and instantly recognized him.
"Li-kun." Sakura blushed and struggled to be free from Syaoran's grasp. The prince only tightened his hold, smirking into her hair. He would like to know why he's doing this. Any ideas?
"Let me go... onegai?" Sakura pleaded, still trying to pry Syaoran's hands from her tiny waist. Syaoran swiftly grabbed her tiny hands into his own and twirled her around, kissing the back of her palm gently. This came as a shock to both of them.
Syaoran stood up straight again and averted his eyes from Sakura's to the garden's below, blushing from his neck upwards. Sakura was close to becoming a human tomato. Silence choked the couple like an anaconda strangling its prey. Excuse the horrible metaphor (?).
"What was the dragon playing with you earlier?" Syaoran asked finally, shattering the glass of silence between the two. "Oh, that was Xenon, the dragon of the North Wind." Sakura answered, shuffling with her feet that were hidden under her nightgown. Syaoran grunted for a bit before silence fell flat on its face again. (Grrr, my stupid attempts to be funny are rubbish.)
Sakura sneezed suddenly, and covered her mouth. A cough erupted too. She flushed. Syaoran looked at her with concerned eyes. He gave his small handkerchief to the princess and hugged her instinctively, holding her as she sniffed, coughed, sneezed, coughed, and sniffed again.
She calmed down after a while and snuggled closer into Syaoran's chest. The prince blushed, but his grip never loosened. "A-Arigatou. But..." Sakura held up his handkerchief, smudged with... ar-hem... a substance more formally known as mucus. The two sweatdropped.
"Ano ne... gomen nasai, Li-kun." Sakura apologized, dropping the sticky piece of cloth onto the balcony floor. "It's okay." Syaoran said quietly, pulling Sakura closer to him unintentionally. The princess blushed more profusely.
-Behind some bushes, a few metres away from the balcony-
"Hmmm... it's time..." A young lad muttered, withdrawing something cylinder-shaped from his bag. The blond teenager groped his pocket for a lighter. He found it and produced a sound of triumph from the back of his throat. His green eyes flickered in the fire from the lighter as he slowly held it under the edge of a string connected to the item he took from inside his bag earlier.
A small, cute fox-like creature with small red wings lay on his back beside the teenager, eating a berry. He saw the glint in his friend's green eyes and smiled while chewing on the last bits of the berry in his mouth. "Another one, Rarreu-kun?" He said, flipping to his paws and sniffing the oblong object.
Rarreu (Ra-ri-u) Satoshi smirked. "Of course, my dear Kimoury-chan." Kimoury Foxip, the small creature, did what on a human would be called an excited clap. "What type is it?" Rarreu stared at Kimo with a 'don't-you-know?' look on his face.
"Hey, hey, I'm just making sure! I know what it is! ...I think." Kimo laughed nervously. Rarreu sighed and shook his head, stifling a laugh himself.
"It's version 32 of the Clawing Rainbow Dragon, with Sunburst Eruption. Yepper, this baby will rock them both out of their breaths." Rarreu smirked mischievously. Kimo huffed. "Aren't Clawing Rainbow Dragons rare and hard to make?"
Rarreu glared at his furry companion. "Are you saying I can't make more of them easily?" Kimo nodded stubbornly. Rarreu growled. "Look in here." He grabbed Kimo by the scruff of his neck and stuffed the small beast into his bag.
"Whoa, how can you make so many of them?!" Kimo breathed, hanging from Rarreu's hands while staring open-mouthed at the bag filled from edge to edge with the same long containers. Rarreu pulled Kimo back, careful not to set him on fire with his lighter. Oh, how he wanted to burn this cheeky blighter.
"I am the best pyrotechnician in the land, if you can remember, you irritable feline." Rarreu flung Kimo over his shoulders, again concentrating on carefully lighting the ignition string of the fireworks. Kimo fell on the ground and rubbed his tail gently. "That hurt, you pussyfoot!" He bit Rarreu's arm and the boy nearly dropped the lighter.
"Shut up, will you?! We're going to burn the whole forest if we're not careful! And being a pussyfoot is actually good, dummyhead!" Rarreu hissed quietly, finishing his previous task quickly before Kimo could retaliate with another of his witless, crude remarks.
The two hastily crawled away from the fireworks set-up, and hid behind a huge oak tree. They were sheltered from the moonlight by the broad leaves of the tree, and waited in hidden anxiety as the small spark of fire devoured the thin string at a fast rate.
-Back to the balcony...-
Sakura was now sitting on Syaoran's lap subconsciously. Her arms were wounded around the prince's neck, and they were rocking gently to the soft howls of the night. Syaoran's face was stony, but his eyes were showing his nervousness and embarrassment, all because of the current position they were in.
Sakura was in the verge of slipping to jolly slumberland when something from behind some bushes exploded. It wasn't a big explosion, but it was enough to knock the half-conscious princess out of her sleepy state. She sprang out off Syaoran's lap and peeked over the barriers with curious eyes. Syaoran copied her actions, also stirred by the sudden burst of noise.
Suddenly, a torpedo of rainbow light shot out from a cluster of bushes, startling the two of them. Sakura crawled back in fear, and Syaoran hugged her protectively. Both of them are pretty much unaware of the blush on their cheeks, as they were too stunned by the show in front of them.
The 'torpedo' of light spun in perfect circles, sparks of all colours flying off it. It stopped abruptly, and grew, and grew, and grew... until it was a rainbow swirling... thing, with a size that would make even Xartamus seem like a speck of dust. Sakura started whimpering, screwing her eyes shut. Syaoran summoned his sword.
The void slowly shaped itself into a dragon, with rainbow wings and body. It was a fascinating sight, and it looked like the dragon was walking across the sky with a rainbow trail leaking from the tip of his tail. Sakura started to get used to it, and squealed when the 'dragon' roared. From where the roar came from, they're not sure. Syaoran smiled, but it went unnoticed by Sakura as she was too busy watching the 'dragon'. Syaoran stored his sword again, and instinctively snaked his arm around Sakura's waist, enjoying himself as he, too, observed the 'dragon' leaping and flapping its' wings.
Sakura blushed and snuggled closer to Syaoran, sighing blissfully. Her mind screamed that this is wrong, and stuff, (haha) but she paid no heed. It was cold, and Syaoran was warm. I'm sure you know which one she would pick. Warm fire, or frozen ice.
Finally, the 'dragon' stood on its hind legs and stretched its rainbow wings, and a rainbow sunburst flared out from around its waist. Then the 'dragon' disappeared with the night air.
Sakura clapped excitedly, and Syaoran smiled again.
"Li-kun, you smiled!" Sakura gasped, nearing her face closer to Syaoran's to see his smile more clearly. What a terrible mistake. Syaoran stared into her eyes and dragged her down with him, kissing her lips softly. Sakura was irresponsive for a few seconds, and then she kissed him back. The only thing they knew at that time was: This kiss is better that the last one.
-Back to Rarreu and Kimo...-
"Ah... what an impressive result..." Rarreu said, staring at the couple on the balcony with hawk-like eyes. Kimo was puking into some bushes. He managed to cough out: "That's disgusting!" before throwing up again. So much for the berries.
Rarreu ignored him. "We should do this again. Soon..." He muttered, and smirked. He dragged Kimo out of the forest and onto a white horse, which had a black cloak over its white body, disguising it in the dark.
"Let's dash, Blanche." He said, patting the horse's neck. Blanche the white horse neighed, and started galloping for the city outside the kingdom walls, Fireatta.
-In the Castle-
Touya walked down the castle halls, wearing his night robe. He stopped in front of Sakura's bedroom, and knocked on the door, seeing (from under the door itself) that Sakura's candles are still not put out.
"Sakura? Are you awake?" He said softly.
-Balcony-
Sakura panicked, getting off Syaoran reluctantly. The prince growled and jumped to his own balcony, throwing himself into his room before Touya could see him.
"Onii-chan! What are you doing, up so late?" Sakura said, letting Touya in. He narrowed his eyes suspiciously at Sakura's messy bed, and glared at the open door to the balcony. "Did anything happen before you allowed me in? You took a long time to answer my knocks." He turned to Sakura, who was quaking in her night gown. "N-No, of course not! W-What makes you say that?" Sakura stuttered.
Touya sighed and rolled his eyes. "Never mind. Go to sleep... kaijuu." He smirked as Sakura fumed. "Jerk!" She hissed, stomping on Touya's foot. The prince winced before running out of the room.
Sakura gave out a triumphant smile and blew her candles out, before crawling into her bedsheets. She dreamt of clear blue skies, shining rays of sunlight, and a certain amber-eyed prince sleeping beside her own bedroom...
2 Days to the Journey
"Acck!" Tomoyo shrieked as Eriol tackled her to the ground, tickling her endlessly. "Giving up now, Tomoyo-chan?!" He shouted over Tomoyo's giggles. "N-N-Never!" Tomoyo screamed, trying to push Eriol off her.
"You two are ridiculous." Syaoran said, shaking his head as he leaned against a cherry blossom tree. Sakura was standing beside him, laughing at Tomoyo's terrified expression. "Sakura-chan! Help me!" The Daidouji princess pleaded, still giggling like a mad woman from all of Eriol's tickling.
"This is between you and him only, Tomoyo-chan. You are the one who dared him to tickle you until you give up." Sakura stated, patting Chibi's golden scales. Xiao was trying to annoy Syaoran now, by trying to poke the prince's legs with his pointy tail.
"Geez, go away, will you!" Syaoran shouted angrily, walking away from Xiao and hiding behind Sakura. Xiao 'hrr'ed, evading Sakura's defensive stance and leaping onto Syaoran, who toppled over. "AAAAARRRGH!" Syaoran roared, getting up and chasing Xiao around the garden.
So that's the scene. Eriol tickling Tomoyo on the ground, Syaoran chasing Xiao, Sakura laughing, Chibi 'hrr'ing, Kero and Mayii eating berries from a bush... it was very busy indeed.
Fujitaka and Nadeshiko laughed themselves from the royal tea house. They finally calmed down, and left for the Palace to straighten out some problems with the kingdom.
Eriol smirked. Suddenly, in all the giggling mess he and Tomoyo made, his lips accidentally locked on Tomoyo's. He stopped tickling her, and his hands gripped her waist. Tomoyo also stopped giggling, and hugged his neck. Syaoran tripped over Xiao's tail, and stared at them, then at Sakura, who was watching him too. They blushed and looked away from each other quickly.
Kero and Mayii puked and went green in the face, seeing Eriol and Tomoyo making out on the ground. "Ewwwwww! Gross!" They exclaimed loudly, and flew into the Palace in search for buckets to throw up in. Sakura and Syaoran felt her stomachs churn, and they ran off into the Palace too.
The Day Before the Start of the Journey
"Today it is," Sakura said, sighing. "...The last day we're here." She turned to Syaoran, who had a strange look on his face.
The two royalties were riding on their allocated horses through a forest not far from the Palace. They were commanded to exercise their steed for the long journey tomorrow.
Sakura was riding a cream-coloured mare, with black spots on her legs and white tail and mane. Her hooves were covered with white bundles of hair. Her eyes were a soft hazel, showing her tameness to Sakura and Syaoran only. She had a white streak along her cheeks, which makes her one of the two most extravagant and unique horses in the whole of Dragonyte. Her name is Irie, given by Sakura herself.
Syaoran's stallion was deep brown in colour, almost blackish. He also had a white tail and mane, and creamy-yellow stripes across its nose. It had black eyes, always alert. His ears perked at the slightest rustle of clothes, and he pranced with trained discipline. Syaoran said that giving the creature a name was useless, but Sakura insisted him to, so he named the horse Zeko. Yes, this is the other special horse in the kingdom.
"Are you alright, Li-kun? You look a bit pale..." Sakura pointed out worriedly, looking at the boy beside her. Syaoran just stared straight ahead, completely oblivious to her. He had a distant look on his face, Sakura finally noticed.
"Li-kun?" Sakura called again, but he still didn't respond. Zeko was still trotting obediently, Irie falling in step with him. Syaoran was drowning in his own thoughts, involuntarily ignoring Sakura. The only thing he could hear was the clip-clapping of Zeko's hooves against the gravelled path.
It's when Sakura placed her hand on his forehead that he snapped back to reality. He shook Sakura's hand away, giving her an apologetic frown. "I'm sorry. I was thinking..." He trailed off, looking down at the reins in his hands. Sakura nodded understandingly. "A dragon scale for your thoughts?" She said, smiling kindly. Syaoran sighed.
"You know... I've grown to fancy it here, in Dragonyte Kingdom... I feel loved..." He looked into Sakura's emerald eyes, his gaze soft and not intimidating like it had always been. Sakura blushed. "I felt good in my old home, but I never felt complete. Here, I feel so... so..." He sighed, "I can't explain it. But it's good." He finished, stroking Zeko's mane gently. Sakura smiled.
"Of course you can't. No-one can really describe what happiness and contentment really feels like." She voiced, patting Syaoran's arm. The prince looked at her for a long time, until the tips of his mouth curled skywards. He was smiling again. But this time, it was a smile that made Sakura shudder with giddiness, one that could make you grin when you're feeling really depressed. It was soft, gentle, caring... all of those good things rolled into one small smile.
"Thanks, Sakura." He muttered, giving Sakura a quick peck on her cheek. Then he urged Zeko to go faster, smirking as Sakura shouted her protest, chasing him with Irie.
They spent the rest of the day pursuing each other in the green meadows near to the Keeper's Forest, laughing and smiling, unaware of a pair of red eyes watching them...
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Atry: Sorry that I have to make this chapter short, I have a high fever, a runny nose, and a coughing fit. I'm coughing as I'm writing this. I'm not joking. Try typing a chapter while you're sick, then you'll know how it really feels. I'm sorry if I sounded rude.
Next chapter will be the start of their journey. Until then, see you guys around.
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