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Anata to Ireba
Chapter 2: Far Away
 Council meetings bored Van. Sure, he loved and cared for his kingdom, but no one really listened to his opinion. In the first few meetings, his advisors would listen to his ideas, nod their head, and pretend that they were actually interested. They don't even do that now. His advisors made all the decisions. Now all he did at the meetings was sit there and look authoritative. How dull. What he really wanted to do was spread his wings and fly to the Mystic Moon. He wanted to see the one he loved. Hitomi…. He wondered how she was. His heart ached. Why can't he be with her, instead of being stuck in this stuffy room with a group of old men? Van sighed.

"The people need to be prepared for battle! The last war we had, Fanelia ended up in flames! The men need to be trained properly!" one of the advisors argued.

"This is a time of peace! There will not be another war!" another advisor shouted.

"Yes, but what if someone attacks Fanelia? We will have no proper defence! Many men were injured, if not killed, in the last battle. We need more soldiers!"

"Be quiet!" shouted Van. This talk of war was making him sick. The council members stared. "We need to be prepared for a sudden attack, so we should train men – Just in case," he added, noticing that they were about to argue. "If you don't want to train the men, at least have some weapons handy, so we will not be caught completely off guard." Some of the council members were still gaping at him; they were not accustomed to hearing Van speak with such authority. Van sighed again. He thought to himself, When will this be over?

"Hey Sakura!" said Tomoyo.

"Morning, Tomoyo!""Hey Sakura, you're not late!" teased Naoko.Sakura looked puzzled. "What? But I'm never late…."
"Oh, right…" Naoko blushed. "Back in elementary school, you were always late…"

"Really?" Sakura laughed. "Well, I'm more responsible now!"Someone put their hand around her waist. She quickly spun around. "Oh, morning Hideki!" "Morning."

"Your mom is a fabulous cook! Last night's dinner was awesome!"Hideki smiled. "Glad you enjoyed it. You should come over more, you know. Mom really likes you."Sakura blushed. Tomoyo grabbed her video camera and started filming the couple. "Ahh…what a perfect opportunity!" Her eyes started to twinkle.Hideki smiled nervously. "Does she always do that?" he asked Sakura."Ever since I can remember," Sakura replied. Ever since she can remember…. She had no memories of her childhood. Her father told her she had amnesia, which was a result from a car accident. Of course, she didn't mind much, her friends showed and told Sakura everything she needed to know about herself. But somehow, it felt as if they were hiding something from her. Somehow, she knew that there were hidden memories buried deep down inside of her."Uhh…earth to Sakura." Hideki waved his hand in front of her face. "You there?"Sakura startled. "Oh yeah! I was just wondering about my past…." She laughed. "Sometimes it feels as if there are chunks of me missing…."Hideki turned pale, then he laughed uneasily. The bell rang. "Hey, there's the bell, gotta go, see you later!" he said as he darted down the hall."Wonder what's gotten into him," Sakura said aloud."Oh, he's just worried about losing you." Tomoyo smiled innocently."Huh? You people are a bunch of weirdos…" said Sakura, as she and Tomoyo walked to their class together.

Seraphim: I'll write about Lee and Hitomi next time, I swear! And the writing will be better! I am actually suffering from a big big writer's block right now! And can anyone come up with a name for Lee's fiancee? I suck at names….