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Syaoran slowly opened the door to Yelan's room. Syaoran peered slowly inside, and walked in, standing straight.

He could hear a fight had just ended. As Syaoran entered the room, he felt Meiling bash into his shoulder, screaming out in full rage, "I don't need any one to help me. If Syaoran really does love me, he would have told me a long time ago!"

Syaoran looked back towards her, "Meiling?"

Meiling turned around, her eyes filled with tears, "I know you only think of me like a sister. I've seen the way you look at that servant, Kinomoto. You can't lie, Syaoran."

Syaoran stared. I can't lie, Meiling. I really can't. I'm sorry.

Chapter Six

Syaoran was fuming with anger. He burst into Yelan's room, and with his heart pounding, he roared, "What are you doing?"

Yelan looked at Syaoran, "I asked her to marry you, but she refused. She said you liked someone else."

"You told me you'll give me time to find a suitable partner!"

"Not anymore…you father is dead, Syaoran. You need to ascend to the throne."

Syaoran narrowed his eyes, and Yelan almost took a step back. She had seen her son so angry.

"I thought I had an engagement with the Princess of Kinomoto Lands?"

Yelan nodded, "Yes, but she has disappeared every since she were five. Me and Fujitaka agreed that if ten years later, she still hasn't appeared, you will be engaged to another."

Syaoran opened his mouth to speak, when a knock on the door was heard. Syaoran turned around, and flung open the door, "What do you wan…"

Syaoran stopped midway through the sentence when he saw Sakura, with a frowned on her face, "I'm very sorry your highnesses, but I thought that maybe…maybe you would like to know that…Miss. Li is very upset. She's threatening to cut her hands with a knife if Mistress doesn't cancel her engagement with Syaoran immediately."

Syaoran shook Sakura by her shoulders, "You aren't joking with me, are you, Kinomoto?"

Sakura frowned even deeper as Sakura rose up onto her tiptoes, so she and Syaoran were level, "Do you think I'll joke about this matter, your highness? Do you think I'm that type of person?"

"I…I…!" Syaoran stammered, "It doesn't matter! I'm going to see Meiling!"

Syaoran then grabbed Sakura's arm in conflict and tension, "Take me to Meiling…NOW!"

Yelan watched from a distance before she ordered another guard to go and tell Meiling that the engagement was off…what have I done?

Yelan waited patiently on her chair while Sakura and Syaoran came back with a sobbing Meiling. Meiling knelt down, and she cried. Sakura watched, knowing she wasn't part of the Li family. She stepped backwards, and she smiled, "Mistress, I think I'll go now." she turned around. However, not quicker than Yelan was at speaking, "No Sakura. We owe this to you. You saved Meiling. You are a part of us, and we are a part of you."

Sakura opened her mouth to say, "But I'm a servant, mistress!" when Yelan clasped her hand over Sakura's mouth, "You are like family, Sakura. You saved Meiling."

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Sakura looked at Tomoyo, "I really shouldn't go to the piano today, Tomoyo, I really shouldn't…"

Tomoyo sighed as she pointed at the direction of the piano, "Look? The piano is your life, as vice versa."

"I know, but with Meiling like this, and…"

Tomoyo sighed again, "It's nighttime, Sakura. Your own freedom of time, space and reality."

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The girl in the black cloak slowly laid her hands on the piano. It was relaxation and leisure to place her hands on the piano once more. She relished the time she had. She knew that before long, the prince might come and ask for her name once more.

But the girl was extremely disappointed, because Syaoran didn't come.

The girl in the black then looked at her own hands, and wondered why on earth she cared so much of Syaoran's opinion.

Could it be…

Could this be what Tomoyo called…

Love?

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Sakura slowly changed out of her cloak. She then shoved it inside a cupboard before she walked her way to Meiling's room. Somehow, she had to do her duty as a servant – help the mistresses and misses.

Sakura arrived in front of the door, and she looked at the doorknob. She hesitated. Should she barge in and help Meiling?

Sakura knocked on the door, only to hear slight shuffling, and she almost gasped out loud when Syaoran appeared at the door. His amber eyes stared mysteriously into Sakura's emerald eyes.

Syaoran frowned, "What are you doing here?"

Sakura shuffled her feet, "I thought…I thought…can I help you in anyway?"

Syaoran looked at Sakura, tiredness in his eyes, "Yes…a lot as well."

Sakura grinned happily, "I'll be glad to help!"

Syaoran just stared. And he thought servants were lazy.

Syaoran motioned Sakura to go inside, and he sat down. Sakura then awkwardly stood up, afraid to sit while the Prince was sitting. Syaoran noticed this, and he smiled a little, his lip twitching upwards, "Sit down. Pretend I'm not the prince anymore…just Meiling's cousin."

Sakura smiled brightly, "Okay!" and she slumped onto a comfortable chair. She looked over at Meiling, who was sleeping.

"Meiling's…alright?"

"For now…but she can't take baths…and I…um…I…can't…" Syaoran mumbled, blushing.

Sakura thought for a while before it hit her what Syaoran meant, "Oh!"

Syaoran blushed deeper, "That's the reason why you're here."

"… Okay."

Sakura looked at Syaoran, "Your highness? Do you need anything? Like a cup of water…or some food…or…"

Syaoran looked at Sakura wearily, "No thanks. I'm fine. Say, Kinomoto, can I ask you something?"

Sakura looked at Syaoran, "Yes your highness."

Syaoran almost grinned, "When there's no one around, you can call me Syaoran, not your highness."

Sakura, who had listened to that very sentence before (thought Syaoran did not know) nodded slowly, "Okay…Syaoran."

"Have you seen any girl that can play the piano?"

Sakura almost gasped, "Um…no! Don't know anyone! Why? Is there a particular reason that you want to know?"

Syaoran shook his head, "Don't worry. You know about how mother wants me to marry Meiling?"

Sakura awkwardly grinned, "Miss. Li loves you very much, Syaoran."

Syaoran ran his hand through his hair, "That's the problem. Meiling won't admit. I don't love Meiling, and I'm being forced to marry her!"

Sakura nodded glumly. In these situations, the best way to act is to nod, and pretend you're listening. But of course, that was Tomoyo's tactic. Sakura honestly always listened when people talked to her.

"…and I just can't bring myself to love one that I do not love." Syaoran finished. Sakura was trying not to get teary in her eyes. His story was overwhelming.

"Kinomoto? Why don't you have any family visiting you?"

Sakura tried not to cry now, "I…I mean, Aki and other soldiers found me almost drowning, unconscious. I…I couldn't remember anything after I woke up. And anyway, it was so long ago…I don't think I have any chance of finding family."

Syaoran's eyes softened, "I'm sorry…um…Sakura was your name, right?"

Sakura nodded, "Yes. Sakura Kinomoto."

Syaoran's eyes widened. Sakura Kinomoto. Why does that strike some nerve in my brain? Why have I heard it before?

"How did you remember you name?"

Sakura smiled, "I didn't. I have a piece of paper on me that said, 'Sakura Kinomoto'."

Syaoran smiled, "Okay. May I call you Sakura? You are going to help me with Meiling after all…not that I'm going to help with that…but…"

Sakura laughed. Syaoran's face was like a tomato now.

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After the whole ordeal, Syaoran started walking towards his room. On the way, he turned back, and he ran up to Sakura, "Hey Sakura?"

Sakura turned around, and smiled, "Yes, Syaoran?"

"Well, um, thanks."

"It's alright!"

Syaoran's eyes softened as he looked into Sakura's emerald ones, "I'm glad."

Sakura turned away quickly, before she blushed, "It's late…don't worry about Meiling. She's a lot better already."

"Night, Sakura."

"Night!"

And they walked their own ways back to their bedrooms.

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Syaoran looked up to his ceiling in his room, "Sakura…"

If it wasn't for you, Meiling, getting sick and all, I probably would have thought Sakura was like all the other servants…lazy, unwilling to help…

Sakura's just the opposite.

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End of chapter six

Ep! Updated!

So…I know I haven't updated for a while again. At least I DID update.

I really enjoyed this chapter, because even thought Meiling's sick and sleeping the whole time, she helped Syaoran and Sakura become friends! And later, she'll help them be even more!

Yeah…and thanks for all those reviews last chapter! I got seventeen! Thank you very much!

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