Argh! I'm so sorry! Please forgive me for updating 5 months later! I had school and exams and had to study..you guys been through the same stuff yeh? So you know how I feel. So much pressure!
Syaoran: You updated this so late Frosted Blossom, and you're asking the reviewers to forgive you? Pfft! Such lame excuses too!
Zhung Ting: I agree!
F.B: grabs hammer from behind her back Can you repeat what you said again?
Syaoran & Zhung looks at each other and gulps
S&Z: hehehe you know we didn't mean it...
F.B: Really? chases after the guys
Syaoran: Sakura!!!
Zhung: Mummy!!!
Tomoyo, Sakura and Eriol appear.
Tomoyo: You sure Zhung is "normal"?
Sakura: Umm..I think so...
Eriol: He's just a bit childish, that's all.
Everyone glances at Zhung, and sees him crying. Everyone sweatdrops and falls over anime style.
F.B: sweatdrops Umm..o-k. Well then, let's continue with the story shall we?
Syaoran: You made him cry!
F.B: Pfft! Anyways...as I was saying..
Sakura: Frosted Blossom doesn't own CCS and only owns Zhung points to a sniffling Zhung
F.B mutters about something that she doesn't own Zhung.
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Anyways, on with the brighter side of things...the story...
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The Meeting of the Three Jewels Part 1
Zhung Ting paced impatiently in his rented tavern room, waiting for news of the despicable Emperor. He growled under his breath as he though of the Emperor. How could the Emperor slip through his fingers so easily without being found by his spies and soldiers? Zhung clenched his fingers into a first and punched the wooden table near him, causing the table to break into two.
"Where are you hiding, you little wolf? I can't let you slip through my fingers again! You hear?! NEVER!" he yelled at the wall in front of him, wishing it was the Emperor so he can kill him right this moment. He turned and looked out the window in exasperation. The local civilians below were going about their business. Some were gazing at items sold at stalls that littered the main street. Among these civilians lived the Emperor of China.
'Sakura too..' a voice echoed in his head. 'Sakura. Yes, Sakura. I can lead her here, and make her say things she swore with her life to keep.' Zhung smirked, and calmed down a bit. But something nagged at him, which he couldn't interpret.
A knock sounded at the door, and he barked a 'come in'. A rustle of material and the smell of flowers filled his senses. He abruptly turned around and his gaze rested upon a beautiful woman. Her chesternut hair was elaborately made into two twisted loops and a few strands framed her face. Her gaze entranced him with their extraordinary colour; the colour of smoky quartz. It's a pretty brown jewel. Such a beautiful brown that no word would do justice to its beauty.
She put down the tray of food he had ordered and turned back to leave. A jolt of desire pulled at him, that he swore to himself that he cannot let this beautiful creature escape him. The troublesome thoughts of the Emperor were momentarily forgotten in the midst of glancing at the goddess in front of him.
Before he could stop himself he yelled out, "Wait!"
"Yes?" she turned around with her hand on the door.
"How much do I owe you?" he spoke the first thing that popped into his head.
"50 taels. You may pay when you leave, or now if you prefer."
He walked close to the goddess in front of him, and whispered in her ear, "I'll pay after we become acquainted."
He felt her tense from their closeness, and moved in sliding his arm around her waist. He felt her struggle but he became too absorbed with assaulting her with kisses.
Chiharu tried to pry herself from this man's grasp. She heard somewhere that he was the enemy's army commander. And she certainly did not like to mingle with the enemy nor betray her husband with this bastard.
Before Zhung could strip the goddess of her meddlesome clothing, a knock sounded at the door, and Chiharu saw the opportunity to escape so she threw him off her, using a technique that Li taught her when she went over to visit the Kinomotos. She scrambled to the door, pulled it open forcefully and scrambled into the hall.
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Meiling walked along the busy street of Gordon, glancing at the items sold in the stalls, ranging from jewellery to vases. She then remembered her main objective of her visit to Gordon, to see her master. She always wondered what she really saw in the man that would actually make her work for him. Maybe it was because of that fateful day...Meiling's mind wandered off to another world not looking where she was going. The loud noises that surrounded her melt into silence.
It wasn't until she bumped into someone that she noticed that she didn't look where she was going.
"Du bu chi," apologised Meiling, as she glanced at person in front of her. Her arm was held by the man in front of her, and she was stupefied. He was very handsome indeed, with messy brown hair and dark amber eyes. He was head taller than her, and had a pretty good built body.
'Not bad,' she inwardly said to herself as she eyed the man.
"Du bu chi," Xiao Lang said to the red eyed young lady. She was quite pretty with an athletic body and ruby red eyes. He noticed that he still held her arm when she bumped into him, and quickly let go.
"Sorry," he murmured.
"It's ok," they both said at the same time, and laughed.
"Sorry, I didn't look where I was going," Meiling said to the handsome man in front of her, and blushed.
"It's ok, I didn't see you either so I'm in the wrong too," smiled Xiao Lang.
Meiling smiled somewhat brightly, and bid her departure. Xiao Lang found something fall from Meiling's dress. Xiao Lang glanced at the emblem in his palm. He stared at the bold words that stuck out that stared at him in his face. A.N: I dunno wat u call that rectangular metal badge thing, which states who they are, and which 'group' they are.
'She's part of Zhung's army,' he thought, as he picked it up and was about to hand it back to the red eyed lady, when she disappeared from his sight.
"Hey! Are you going to move or what?!" a guy yelled rudely, who was cart-wheeling bags of rice.
"Sorry," muttered Xiao Lang, as he pocketed the crucial evidence that Zhung was after him.
Sighing, Meiling continued her search of the tavern her master was currently staying in. She gripped her sword tightly as the hairs of her neck stood up. She turned around and saw no one following her, but it was hard to tell as the crowd grew thicker around the street.
She tried to shrug off the feeling and headed towards the tavern. Someone was definitely following her.
"Need help miss?" asked a waiter. A.N: They dressed in lower class clothing. Just normal and plain clothes.
"No thanks, I'm looking for someone by the name of Zhung Geet," replied Meiling.
"On yes. He's upstairs in room 3, would you like me to show you the way?"
"Yes please," smiled Meiling.
As she and the waiter ascended the stairs, she though about the possible punishment she was going to get for failing to find the Emperor. She cringed at the thought of another whipping...or something worse.
"That's the room miss," pointed the waiter at the pretty wooden door.
"Thanks."
"You're welcome."
Meiling knocked on the door, and was about to open the door when someone else jerked open the door and ran out of the room.
She peeked in the room to find her master dusting himself off and then looked up at her. "Meiling," he said without any emotion.
Zhung Ting saw Chiharu dash out of the room, and found his most trustworthy spy standing at the door looking at him. The only thing stopping him from taking her instead was the idea of her pregnant with his child while trying to track down the Emperor. That would be meddlesome indeed. She kneeled down in front of him and bowed, saying, "Master."
"Stand," he said harshly. She has grown prettier since he last saw her; though barely seventeen she had a wonderful shapely body, and beautiful ruby eyes. Her raven hair was done in two simple buns at each side of her head, with golden pins embedded in them. She was dressed in a pale red coloured dress with a cloak covering her from cold. A.N: A dress that the Ancient Chinese women/girls wore was like a long wrap top with a belt like material thing tied around their waist.
Her fiery eyes bore into his, and he asked, "Have you any news?"
"Not yet, but I'm working on it."
"Then work faster!" Zhung snapped.
Meiling didn't flinch nor did her gaze waver, as she replied, "Yes master."
"Good, you may leave now," he said and turned his back to her.
Meiling hesitated, then shook her head and left. She thundered down the stairs feeling annoyed at being dismissed so casually. A few heads turned her way and she just ignored them.
'I'm his best spy! That's not how he's supposed to treat me! The stupid beeeeep beeeeeep!! I'll show him, if it's the last thing I do,' swore Meiling, as she hailed the waiter impatiently.
'But where do I start?' thought Meiling, as she gently placed her sheathed sword on the table. As her mind wandered again, a pair of male voices spoke in low voices at a table near hers.
"I hear we are being invaded! It's best if we all leave here! The enemy lives among us, and before we know it, our people will die in great numbers! We must leave tonight!" whispered one of the male voices.
Meiling's attention snapped back to earth immediately after hearing such a comment.
'Talk about low profile! Everyone knows Zhung Ting wants to invade this Kingdom. So power hungry...although to him it's a strength, it's his weakness. Letting everyone is this village to be aware of his plans. The shame to work for him! If only I didn't owe him that stupid debt,' commented Meiling.
Her train of thoughts were once again broken by a voice.
"What would you like miss?" asked the waiter as he gazed admiringly at her.
"I would like choy with stir fried pork noodles," said Meiling.
"Ok, please wait a few moments."
"Thanks," she smiled at the waiter.
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Sakura called on another card to work with. She's been doing this for the past two weeks, and she was getting quite bored and tired from all the 'exercise'.
"Mother can I please rest? I've been doing this every day for the past two weeks!" whined Sakura as she looked at her mother with puppy dog eyes.
"Sakura you may have a break, but I wouldn't allow you to rest another day! You must do your duty, and leave tonight immediately! I've heard a rumour that the enemy lives among us! And that leaves you no time to be lazy!" Nadeshiko said in a low voice.
Sakura sighed as she changed her star wand into a sword with the sword card. 48 card spirits watched as their mistress used their fellow card to cut right through a big boulder, sitting near the river.
Her mind wandered off to yesterday when she met that man, Zhung Geet. She did eventually find Xiao Lang safe from harm, but something nagged at her.. A.N: Everyone is being nagged in this chappie lolz P
"That's great Sakura! You're handling the cards pretty well. I'm so proud of you!" beamed Nadeshiko, gazing at her youngest daughter.
"What cards?" queried a voice that hid in the shadows of the forest trees.
Nadeshiko and Sakuras' faces paled at a rapid pace as the person in the shadows came out.
Dun dun dun dun!! dramatic drum rolls My first cliffhanger. Have I got you guys hanging off your seats? I should be able to update faster during these weeks, as my holiday is coming up soon. I've had exams and such during the past 2 weeks, and school has taken much of my time.
Who's the person who hid in the shadows? Will their secret be revealed, leading to their doom?
Well, please leave a review! I'm hoping to achieve at least 100 reviews for this story. When the story reaches it's 100th review I'll be really happy!
Also, I would hope you guys would check out Ionus's story, A Magic Story. It's a great story of James and Lily, which I read before my friend Ionus posted it up here. I actually encouraged him to do so, as it is a great story that I hoped everyone would enjoy and review. I know I did. Please check it out. Thankz.