Hi guys! I'm back with another chapter of The Chosen Ones! I've been thinking long and hard about how Sakura should meet Syaoran goes into thinking pose, and I've finally come up with the BEST way!!! You guys will just have to wait and find out! This chapter is going to be a bit longer then the others, because there's a lot of ACTION...
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Chapter 3Sakura opened her eyes to see a big face looking down on her.
"AARRGGHH!!! TOUYA!!! You really freaked me out!!! Don't do that you stupid baka!!!!!" Sakura screamed at her brother.
Touya grinned at her and walked over to where Aunt Nethara was sitting by the window. His face suddenly turned serious and Sakura sat up, scrunching the blankets under her chin.
"Your hair is all messy child." Aunt Nethara said to Sakura, critically looking at her messy brown hair.
Sakura grinned and grabbed a hairbrush from her bedside table and began to brush her long hair.
Touya sat on a wooden stool next to Aunt Nethara and looked out the window and the puffy white clouds in the sky, and the green hillsides in the distance.
He turned to Sakura.
"It hasn't been here Sakura. I can feel it...it's been nowhere near here." he said to his sister seriously.
Sakura didn't trust herself to speak so instead watched her brother, waiting for him to say something.
Touya banged his fist against the wooden table and sighed in frustration, making Sakura shiver from under her warm blankets.
"Aunt Nethara and I have asked some of the villagers around here if they've seen any sort of odd things going on, or if they've seen the sword, and we got the same answer...NO!!!!"
Touya clenched his jaw frustratingly and stared at hi sister.
Sakura slowly slid out of her bed and stepped over to Touya. She reached over and touched his cheek soothingly.
"I have an idea, Touya." She told him comfortingly. "Give it another day or two...ask a few more villagers. While you do that, I'll talk to Eriol and maybe get some information out of him."
Touya nodded and sighed.
Aunt Nethara shifted around in her seat.
"She's right Touya. Lets ask around a bit more and see what we can find...who knows what we may find in a dark corner..." She said mysteriously.
(A.N. I think she knows something, don't you think???)
"Alright." Touya stated, standing up. "Sakura, you've been sleeping for a few hours and it's now 2 o'clock in the afternoon. Aunt Nethara and I will snoop around a bit more while you check stuff out here, ok?"
Sakura smiled and nodded. "As you wish brother. I'll start right away."
Aunt Nethara stood up and walked over to Sakura. "Be careful child. Don't do anything that I wouldn't do."
Sakura nodded and hugged her tightly.
Touya and Nethara waved and left Sakura's room, with a click sound from the door behind them.
Sakura ran over to her mirror and smoothed her hair back, pulling it back with an elastic band, and finishing off with a pink ribbon. She smiled, satisfied at herself and walked over to her bags. She pulled out a beautiful pink dress, with ribbons and sequins all over it. She put it on and looked at herself in the mirror.
The dress looked stunning on her. It was a medium length dress, showing a moderate amount of her smooth skin. She grabbed a necklace from her bag and put it on. The necklace was a flower rose shape, with pink and green jewels around the petals.
She nodded her head, took a deep breath and walked out of her room, closing the door behind her. She reached the stairs and slowly walked down them, hoping to catch Eriol's eye.
When she reached the bottom of the stairs, she noticed drunken men staring at her from their tables in the bar. She ignored the suggestive looks from them and headed towards the stables outside.
When she reached the stables, she saw navy hair over one of the wooden fences. Walking closer, she saw Eriol's blue eyes staring critically at one of the worker, as he tried to push a horse into the stables.
"Push the horse a bit harder darn it! What's your prob-" Eriol stopped mid sentence as her saw Sakura enter the stables.
He blinked and grinned at the pretty young lady before him. Sakura, noticing his grin, walked up to him and patted his shoulder.
"What can I do for you princess?" Eriol asked her kindly.
"I wanted to ask you some questions." Sakura told him, smiling softly.
Eriol's feet shifted in the gravel under him. "Um, sorry Sakura but I'm in the middle of something. But can you do me a favour? Can you get that bucket over there..." he said pointing towards a brown bucket next to a heap of hay. "...and go down to the water mill and fetch some water for the horses, please?" He asked her, looking in to her emerald eyes.
Sakura smiled and nodded. "Offcourse. As long as you answer my questions the moment I get back, ok?"
Eriol bowed and grinned at her. "Anything for the beautiful princess."
Sakura grinned back and ran out of the stables, dashing towards the mill on the far side of the stable.
She puffed softly as she neared the mill, and stopped just before she got there. A young man was getting some water from the mill, and noticed her running towards it. He looked up from his pouring and stared at her, locking eyes for the first time...Emerald and Amber...
Sakura ran up to him and shoved him out of the way, spilling his water onto the muddy ground. "Move boy, I have to get some water urgently." Sakura told him softly.
Syaoran blinked involuntarily and smirked at her. He looked her up and down, inspecting the dress she was wearing. "And what would a young brat like you be doing out here, hmmm?" He asked her nastily.
"None of your business, boy..." Sakura told him, gritting her teeth while trying to pull her bucket out of the mill.
Syaoran sighed and hmphed at her.
Sakura struggled to pull her bucket out of the mill. Finally, giving it one last pull, she toppled back, falling into Syaoran's chest.
Sakura blushed and frantically pushed him away.
"Thankyou but you didn't have to catch me, boy." She told him nervously.
Syaoran rolled his eyes and stared critically at her. "You would have just fallen in the mud and wrecked your pretty dress. Now who would want that to happen, brat?"
Sakura growled at him and dashed away from him, leaving him staring at her disappearing figure.
Syaoran sighed and turned back to his now empty bucket. What a weird girl... He thought.
Sakura dashed back along the muddy streets to the stables, trying not to think of that young man she had met minutes before. What a strange guy...she thought to herself. But a BAKA too!!! She pushed away the thoughts and ran over to a stunned looking Eriol, who was still trying to help the worker push a horse into the stable. (A.N. sweatdrop)
Eriol's eyes widened as the young princess ran over to him, with the half full brown bucket in her hands.
"That was quick, Princess." He told her, looking at the bottom of her now muddy dress.
Sakura took a deep breath and shoved the bucket into his hands. Ignoring the worker and the horse, she dragged Eriol away from the stables. Eriol only had a second to put down the bucket; before Sakura's strong arms pulled him away.
A few metres away, Sakura let go of him and grinned at his shocked face.
"I've done what you've asked, Eriol. Now I need to ask you some questions, just like you promised, ok?" She asked Eriol trying to stay calm.
Eriol nodded seriously and turned towards the worker. "Give me a few minutes, alright Jack?" He shouted to the worker.
"Righto Sir Eriol." The worker replied.
Eriol nodded in satisfaction and turned back to Sakura.
"What was it you needed to ask me, Princess?" He asked.
"I need to know if you know anything about the whereabouts of the Sword."
Eriol shook his head and waited for her to go on.
"I know that you don't treat me like a princess and that you know who I am and all, but you have to be serious with me alright?" She asked him patiently.
"Offcourse, Princess." Eriol answered assuring her by patting her on the shoulder.
Sakura took a deep breath and went on. "Do you know what a vampire is?" She asked him calmly.
Not waiting for an answer, she continued. "Not many people know about what happened in the castle and I need you to tell me if you know if a vampire has been through the village of Falia."
Eriol thought for a moment. "Now that you mention it Princess," he stated. "There has been a lot of screeching during the night, much like what you would hear from a beast. But I don't know if that has anything to do with the vampires."
Sakura moved her hand, motioning him to continue. Eriol looked at her gravely and said "I was down at the mill last night, getting some water for the horses, when I noticed something big over on the hillside. I noticed that it had red eyes and it stopped moving and looked over at me. It was a horrible feeling Princess...it was like your whole life was being forced out of you from that one stare. Offcourse I quickly finished getting the water and dashed back to the inn, not telling a single soul when I got back."
He gulped and looked involuntarily at the hills. "I didn't want to scare you princess, but I think that what ever is out there...may have something to do with The Sword and those vampires."
Sakura stared at the hills and then at Eriol. "Thankyou for telling me Eriol. I'll be careful and be sure to tell my brother." She patted his tense shoulder and forced him to look away from the hillside, to her emerald eyes.
"Don't worry now, Eriol. As long as we keep this a secret and sort this out, you won't have to stress." She assured him.
Eriol nodded and smiled at Sakura. "Alright Princess. But if you ever need anymore information or help, you know who to ask." He said, a smile lightening up his face.
Sakura smiled back at him and patted his shoulder, before turning away to head back to the inn.
I'll be sure to tell brother Eriol. Don't you worry... She thought to herself, glancing one last time at the tall figure of her new navy haired friend.
A certain young chestnut haired young man hurried back to his home, trying not to splash the bucket of water on the way. What a weird girl... he thought to himself. I mean I was a bit mean to her at first, but I was just joking... god...can't a skinny little brat like her take a joke? She looked a bit tense...hmm I wonder...
He didn't notice how fast he was walking until he suddenly found himself outside his front door. Heh...I'm focusing too much on that little brat...stupid thing...
He noticed oddly that there was no sound coming from inside the house, like Aunty Wendy's usual humming and cooking. He knocked loudly on the door.
There was no answer, except a small whimper.
He quickly put down the bucket and got into a fighting pose (A.N. lol) and kicked open the front door. What he found inside shocked him more then even that skinny little girl he'd spoken to earlier.
Aunty Wendy was crouched in a corner of the kitchen, holding a kitchen knife in front of her head, staring at Syaoran.
She whimpered in pain and quickly wiped away a tear from her face, before Syaoran could notice. He did though.
Syaoran scurried hurriedly over to Aunty Wendy and dropped down on his knees to where she was crouching. He wiped away the tears from her cheeks and soothed her with his voice.
"What happened?" He asked her worriedly.
Aunty Wendy took a deep breath and sobbed quickly onto his shoulder.
"It was horrible Syaoran," she explained. "I was outside the back, hanging some clothes out and it was about dawn this morning, when I saw a shiny pair of eyes looking at me from the hillside."
"You MUST do something, please dear! This is terrible." She shuddered.
She lowered her voice suddenly, and looked deep into his eyes, sending shivers down Syaoran's spine.
"It was a beast, Syaoran...I saw it...It was a big red beast...much like a dragon" She hurried. "And it abruptly started moving down the hillside, towards OUR HOME!"
She started sobbing again on Syaoran's shirt. Syaoran patted her on the shoulder, eyes wide, waiting for her to go on.
"I rushed inside..." She continued. "And came and crouched down in this corner. I saw it look through the window, flames coming out of its nostrils...and I screamed..."
Syaoran instantly looked around his home, checking if it was safe.
Aunty Wendy laughed softly and wiped her tears. "It went after a while though, Syaoran...but I'm sure that it will be back and it won't wait around outside this time."
Syaoran jumped up and brought out his sword from its sheath on his belt.
"I've got to do something...then...I'll have to..." Syaoran began softly.
Aunty Wendy nodded and smiled. "Go boy; do us proud...go find that beast and help your townspeople." She said, and paused for a few seconds, staring at the kitchen floor.
"Go...help Princess Sakura and her brother...find the sword and take away the evil from here..." She told him, slowly raising herself from the ground.
Syaoran nodded, speechless, and hugged her tightly, ignoring the tears that stung his eyes.
"Come back to me, Syaoran...and I will tell you everything you need to know about your family." Aunty Wendy told him, patting his cheek gently.
Syaoran looked confusingly at her. "Why can't you tell me now?" He asked.
"Because you aren't ready yet, my boy...you still have a lot to learn about your skills..." She said mysteriously.
Syaoran shrugged his shoulders and smiled. "I'll go Aunt. But you have to tell me when I get back!"
Aunty Wendy laughed and pushed him into his rooms.
"Go pack you silly boy!" She said grinning and walking over to a chair by the window.
LATER
Syaoran grabbed his sack and his sword and walked over to his Aunty, hugging her one last time. He walked out the front of his house, staring at the hillside and back at his Aunt's face.
"I'm ready for this adventure! And I'll protect us all!" He told her reassuringly.
Aunty Wendy smiled and watched him as he walked over the fields towards the hillsides, waving one last time at her.
You have a lot to learn my little Prince Syaoran Li...a lot to learn...someday you WILL be King, and you have to be ready for whatever evil comes your way...
Sakura watched the sunset outside her window, while patiently tapping her foot. Where is he??? Where is that DARN brother of mine...AND Aunt Nethara!!! She thought to herself. She was obviously getting a bit stressed, and she had already made a permanent footpath to and from her seat next to window and the door.
AARRGGHH!!! I can't take it anymore! They were supposed to be back 3 hours ago!!! That's it! On the count of 3, I'm going outside to see where they are! Not thinking, Sakura started counting. 1....................................2........................................3!!!!!!!!!!
I am OUT OF HERE!!!! She screamed inside her head, opening her door and dashing out of her room. She quickly raced down the stairs in her still muddy dress, and basically collided into a stunned looking Eriol carrying drinks into the kitchen.
Eriol: --;
"Can I do something for you Princess?" He asked her patiently, after helping her up from her position on the floor.
Sakura sighed and took a deep breath. "Do you know where my brother is? He was supposed to be here long ago...?" She asked him, trying to remain calm.
Eriol shook his head and asked her seriously, "Well...you can go and check to see if their out in the gardens...sometimes people choose to come in the back way."
Sakura smiled and hugged him quickly. "Thanks! I'll catch you at dinner!"
And she dashed off hurriedly, leaving a stunned looking Eriol, watching the trail of dust behind her, drifting into the cool night air.
He looked up at the sky and immediately had a concerned look on his face. The cloud's are increasingly darkening...I should go and tell Syaoran about it. I think EVIL is definitely heading this way... He pondered to himself.
Sakura slowly opened the door with a click of the latch, and headed into the garden. She sighed and looked around, what she saw amazed her.
There was a beautiful waterfall with trickles of water splashing onto the flowerbeds beside it. There was a swing that swung from a nearby oak tree, which made the setting for Sakura, PERFECT. There were flowers of every colour, wherever Sakura walked and she could only just make out the path to the back gate.
Sakura sighed and picked a stunning red rose, making sure that she didn't get pricked by any of it's thorns. She took a moment to breathe in it's luxurious scent, before she closed her eyes and thought back to a certain moment of today.
That certain young man...
What am I thinking?? I'm supposed to be worried about my brother and that stupid jerk's face keeps popping up inside my head!?! She thought to her self.
She started to doze with her eyes closed, thinking of all she had done in the first 2 days that she had been here.
Quite suddenly, she heard a rustle in the bushes just beyond the fences, leading to the hillsides. Sakura was jerked out of her thoughts as she opened her eyes and looked around her.
She flipped her head to one side, trying to pinpoint the sound, and then there was nothing. Then she would spin around and try to find where the sound was coming from, and she got an anonymous rustle in reply.
In exasperation, she stomped over to the swing and sat down on it, not noticing the rustling bushes behind her. (A.N. She's a bit silly isn't she? lol!)
"Who's there?" She asked out loud, her voice a little shaky.
There was no reply, except a sudden rumbling from the bushes behind her. Her heart started to beat faster. She impulsively jumped up from her seat, but instantly felt a scaly thing slip around her ankle, pulling her back onto the seat.
She screamed and chucked off her shoes, trying to smack away the scaly thing with them. A roar was sounded and the whole bush behind her suddenly shook with anger.
"Oh my god!!! Someone help me! Please!" She screamed. She tried to pull her foot free with no success.
The bush began to rip out from it's roots and Sakura noticed something underneath it, something BIG. The beast rose from its position from under the bushes and shook off the flowers and soil from it's scaly coat.
Sakura gulped in shock and looked up at the 15-foot tall, dragon.
"AARRGGHHHH!!!!" She screamed, ripping her foot free from what turned out to be the dragon's tail.
She started running away from the inn over to the hillside, thinking that if she went the other way, it would only hurt other people. (A.N. I can't believe how stupid she is!!)
The dragon roared and Sakura saw its gleaming red scales from under the moonlight.
Sakura kept running, not caring that she was giving herself cuts and bruises from the sharp rocks under her.
The dragon lashed out at her back and caused a severe cut down her back. Sakura screamed and fell to the ground, clutching her chest, out of breath.
The dragon jumped off the ground and soared up into the sky, right above Sakura. Sakura watched as it rose to do a final blow to kill her.
The dragon stopped when it was when it was in the sky and looked down on her. It roared and flames shot out through its nostrils and mouth.
Sakura watched as the dragon took a deep breath and blew a wave of flames down on her. Closing her eyes tightly, she waited for the impact...waited a little longer...then opened her eyes...
There was someone standing in front of her, holding a shield and sword, blocking the flames from the dragon.
The person turned around when he noticed that Sakura had opened her eyes. Sakura opened her eyes to see........the young man she had met earlier....yes Syaoran Li...
Well there goes another chapter! And I made it pretty long for you beloved fans! Oh...and Syaoran looks damn sexy at the moment cause he's got lots of ash and soot on his face...sooo cute!
Anyway, please review because your reviews help me want to continue and in the next chapter...Syaoran and Sakura will actually be having a civilised conversation!!! And if I get more then 10 reviews, there might even be some BONUS FLUFF!!!!! (Do I hear a cheer from you guys?? HIP HIP HOORAY!!!)
ACTUALLY...let's make it that there will be fluff anyway, but there'll be good fluff if you guys review and soon!!!
Oh, um...you'll find out about Syaoran's past life later! But at least you know now that he's not exactly a poor fellow, or at least he wasn't meant to be! REVIEW AND YOU WILL RIND OUT!!!
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