Skywatcher
Chapter 4: Skywatcher's call
Five years later. . . . . . .
Twenty year old Tomoyo and Sakura awoke on a bright fall day, Summer had past leaving Tomoyo and Sakura memeories of there trip to Prince Shi and Lakiko palace.
Tomoyo has excepted Prince Lakiko and were to marry in three weeks time. Sakura decided to marry Prince Shi but a year after Tomoyo's marraige.
But trouble had been going about lately. An assassin has haunted Tomoyo and Sakura. Prince Lakiko wanted to protect both Sakura and Tomoyo from this killer but it was not possible.
Tomoyo feared for Prince Lakiko's life and Sakura's, and Shi as well . So Tatsuki contracted the most feared assassin to ever walk this land. They were called Skywatcher...
"Princess are you awake." Prince Lakiko said softly. "Yes, you may enter." Tomoyo said as Lakiko opened the door seeing Tomoyo sitting up in her bed. Lakiko sat next to Tomoyo and took her hand. "I was worried," He said. Lakiko had truly loved Tomoyo but was easily jealous unlike Shi who was a understanding person.
"No need to worry, Lakiko. I will be fine, I am just tired that's all." Tomoyo said with a small smile. Lakiko kissed her cheek and got up. "I had Tatsuki to hire some assassin's to protect you and Princess Sakura. They are called Skywatcher." He said looking out the window which had a wonderful view of the garden.
"Might I ask who this Skywatcher is?" Tomoyo asked not knowing of the name. "These, you mean to say. There is two of them, No one know of there names but they have a wolf pet and strange powers, they will kill anyone, even females." He exclaimed. "How dreadful, have these men no heart?" Tomoyo said sadly.
"I heard there heart's don't beat, they use powerful magics that came destroy a entire kingdom."
Tomoyo got out of her bed wearing her black kinomo with purple butterfiles on it. "If it upsets you, my love. I can have them sent away." Lakiko said softly caressing Tomoyo's face. Tomoyo closed her eyes imaging Eriol face once more, she wanted him the most but if she were to refused Lakiko there would be trouble between there kingdoms. "No, I will be strong." Tomoyo said looking to Lakiko softly. Tomoyo loved Lakiko as only but a brother and nothing more but she didn't want to hurt him.
"Tomoyo?" Sakura voice came. Sakura had grew into a beauiful woman that all men wanted with just a glance as was Tomoyo. "The Skywatcher is here." She said almost as if she was waiting for this. "Alright." Lakiko said walking to the door holding Tomoyo hand. Tomoyo, Sakura, and Lakiko walked down the corridor and then down the flight of stairs that headed to the main hall.
King Kinomoto was sitting in his throne waitng for there new bodyguards. Sakura and Tomoyo sat side by side to the King. The door opened seeing the main door open. Tatsuki bowed and looked to King Kinomoto. "I present to you my lord, Skywatcher." Tatsuki said walking aside revieling to dark figure with hoods.
Both the men took off the hood and looked to the King. "You may bow." The King. The one with the chestnut hair turned to The dark sappire haired one and smirked. "We bow to no one and nothing." They spoke at the same time sending chills threw the room at there cold answer.
"Then your names."
"If you were to learn them your death will be a slow one as for the other ninty, that died slow." The chestnut haired on said making the sapphired haired one smirked. "But you may call me Li, and my brother Chao." The chestnut one called Li said. The wolf stepped out from behind Eriol and ran to Tomoyo. Tomoyo stood up started at the Wolf bearing his fangs. Eriol shouted something in spanish making the Wolf stand down but still growling to Tomoyo. Eriol slowly walked over to his and said something else in spanish making the Wolf run toward Li happily.
Eriol stepped closer to Tomoyo and touched her hair. "Lovely, woman you have here." He said. Tomoyo looked away seeing Lakiko ready to draw his sword. Eriol back away rapidly and turned to Syaoran who was looking to Tomoyo. "Well you care to join us for supper?" Sakura said politely. "Very well," Li said.
Li and Chao were eating quietly with manners. Li looked to Sakura still and then to Chao. "Li what is it the matter." Chao said in spanish so that on one would under stand what he was saying. "Eriol, why must we hide from them?" Said Syaoran. Syaoran and Eriol had changed there names, not to forget there past but to be be feared. "Send then there beads after we settle." Eriol replied in Spanish.
"Chao, I've heard of you great work, but are you skilled?" Tatsuki asked about to bit into his apple when Syaoran threw a small dagger into the fruit. "Does that answer you question?" Eriol said grinning. Syaoran stood up along with his wolf and Eriol. "We should like to retire to are room now for a fresh start in the morning." Eriol said looking to Tatsuki with a evil grin. "Very well, I shall send a servent to show you the way." Tatsuki said.
Eriol looked to the female servent that walked with them to the halls. "What is your name?" Eriol asked the servent. "Mayflower." She whispered bowing not looking to Eriol. Eriol looked to Tatsuki. "Are you there master?' He said.
"Why yes, someone has to look after there rats." He said. Syaoran looked to Tatsuki then to Eriol who's face was enraged. "Don't call these people that, you pompous." Eriol spat. Tatsuki bowed. "Mayflower show us the way." Syaoran said softly making the servent blush leading the way behind Eriol and Syaoran. Sakura looked to them having a strange feeling she met them before.
Syaoran and Eriol walked slowly seeing the old memeories. "Have you been here long?" Eriol asked walking up a flight of marble stairs. "Yes, I been here ten years, two months, and three day.." She said stopping at a door. "I hope you don't mind have a libery in your room." Mayflower.
"Not at all, we are delighted." Syaoran said with a grin looking forward to seeing book about two months. Syaoran and Eriol walked in there room and looked around. "Is there anything else you wish?" Mayflower said bowing. "Yes, give this to the Princess, it is of a message to them." Syaoran said lifting her head. Mayflower closed her eyes shaking a little. "You may look upon my face, for we are not royal, we are bringers of death." Syaoran whispered softly into her ears. Mayflower looked to Syaoran and smiled. "I well take these to the princess's." She said looking to Syaoran. Syaoran leaned and kissed her cheek softy. "Thank you." Syaoran whispered.
Syaoran shut the door looking to his Wolf that fell asleep on the floor. Eriol was looking to the book that on a shelf near the window. "I can't believe that Bastard still doing this to these servents." Eriol said taking a book off the shelf gently then opening it. Syaoran took off his cloaks and hung it behind the door. Eriol walked to the window seeing evening light. The day had passed fast, Eriol hated the fall but he loved the burning heat of the summer, the smell of death came fast to him then in the fall or winter.
Syaoran walked over to Eriol and sighed looked over his shoulder reading behind him Eriol shut the book and turned to Syaoran. "It's rude to read over your brother's shoulders." He said with a grin and grabbed Syaoran neck putting him in a head lock and roughly but gently grinding his fist on his head.
"Ah, I thought I told you to stop that." Syaoran grunted trying to break Eriol's head lock. Eriol let go and threw the book on his bed. Syaoran bed was closer to the door as for Eriol which was near the window.
"Sama, come here." Syaoran ordered the Wolf. The beauiful silvery wolf walked over to him happily and licked Syaoran cheeks. "Walk around and see if you can pick up a scent of a killer bark two times when you find it okay." Syaoran said giving him a treat he was saving. Sama the Wolf went to the opened door Eriol opened for him and scratched a little. "Don't toy with anyone, behave." Eriol said making the Wolf blink twice saying 'fine'.
Eriol shut the door and lyed on his bed. Syaoran took the book Eriol was reading and looked threw it slowly. "What are you feeling?" Syaoran asked not looking away from the book. "Lost." Eriol simply answered with a sigh. Syaoran closed the book and looked to Eriol who was looking to the ceiling.
"You needn't be," Syaoran said sitting up. "Are you not glad to see Tomoyo again?"
"No, I didn't intend on coming here, we could have taken that job for the gangs in Tarri instead of this one assassin job." Eriol complained. Syaoran chuckled and crossed his legs and holded his arms closing his eyes. "Will just extend at price." Syaoran suggested. "Sure, More money, less fun." Eriol said poutly. "So, just do this for me okay, as a late birthday gift." Syaoran pleaded. "Fine, but next time we take a harder job then this, I hate killing with ease." Eriol said taking off taking of his cloak and getting under his blankets and fall fast asleep.
Syaoran smiled softly and got under the covers and resumed reading. 'Oh Brother, why don't you trust me anymore.' Syaoran thought.
Sakura and Tomoyo were in the dining room painting a bowl of fruit, it was as there training. Tomoyo just painted the eyes of Chao/Eriol, she remembered them from somewhere but she didn't know where. Sakura looked to Tomoyo painting seeing the eyes and the face. "Who is that?" Sakura asked. "I can't remember." Tomoyo said gently painting to mid-night blue to the hair. "It looks like that assassin, Chao." Sakura stated looking at the painting a little harder. "You think?" Tomoyo said with a smile not knowing it would turn out this way.
Prince Shi stormed in looking to Tomoyo. "Those Bastard!" He shouted. Tomoyo and Sakura sighed. "Shi, you needn't be upset. Tatsuki picked them," Tomoyo said dipping her brush in water cleaning it of the paint. "Maybe so but at least so a little respect." He said pacing up and down behind Sakura and Tomoyo. "I mustn't let my anger cloud my judgement." Prince Shi said standing behind Tomoyo. "Who is that?" He asked. "I don't remember, Sakura said it looks like Sir Chao." Tomoyo said looking to Shi who tulted his head a little. "Yes, I believe she is right." He said.
The servent Mayflower came in hold the bead Syaoran had given her in her pocket. "Princess's might a request a moment of your time." She said bowing. "Yes. Tomoyo this way. Shi darling wait here for us." Sakura said walked behind the servent to the kitchen that was nearby.
Mayflower took the bead slowly out of her pocket and gave them to Sakura. Sakura gasped and looked to Tomoyo. "Wonderful! you finally have your praying beads back." Tomoyo said not understanding the look on Sakura's face. "Thank you, Mayflower." Tomoyo said dismissing her from the kitchen that was empty. "What is the matter?" Tomoyo said giving Sakura her handkerchief for Sakura's tears.
"They are near us," Sakura said smiling with a few tears running down her cheek. "Who?" Tomoyo asked. "Syaoran and Eriol." Sakura answered. Tomoyo heart stopped for a moment and started. "I gave Syaoran these beadto give back to me when he returns." Sakura exclaimed.
Tomoyo smiled at the thoughts of Eriol came back.
The next morning Syaoran and Eriol were relaxing in hot tub. The room was foggy with steam the way it usually was. "God, this feels good." Eriol said with a sighed sinking into the hot water some more. Syaoran nodded and went under the water and came back up. "I haven't had a hot bath in two years, I hate water falls." Syaoran said. Eriol just laughed. "Like the time that snake was so into biting your ass."
Syaoran blushed and splashed water at Eriol who splashed Syaoran back and then water was just flying all over the place. Tomoyo and Sakura walked in the Bathroom. "Where is Lakiko?" Sakura asked. Syaoran and Eriol looked at each other and went under water. Syaoran and Eriol used a spell to protect there eyes since the water was hot. "Oh, he's getting me a gift for are wedding." Tomoyo said with a small smile. "I can't wait to see the wedding." Sakura squealed happily stepping in the tub. Both Syaoran and Eriol topped out the water making Sakura jump back knocking down Tomoyo who was screaming along with Sakura.
Eriol and Syaoran just laughed. "That was great." Syaoran gasped holding his stomach. Eriol walked out the tub revieling his black shorts and the black arm cover that were on his ams. "How dare you!" Sakura said as Tomoyo helped her up. Eriol stopped a moment and laughed again. "If you do that again I will see to it that my Father takes care of you." Sakura threathed. Syaoran scoffed. "Who are you to order us about?" Eriol said walking around Tomoyo and Sakura snakely.
"I am Princess Sakura Kinomoto. And you will show some respect in my kingdom." Sakura said firmly. Syaoran walked the other way passing Eriol. "Don't even bet on it, now leave we'd like sometime to ourselves." Eriol said walking back to the tub. "That isn't fair, you've been in there long enough." Tomoyo said. Sakura nodded.
"They speak of fairness, Li." Eriol said slyly to Syaoran who had a grin on his face. "We can all take a bath together." Syaoran suggested with a dirty smile. Tomoyo and Sakura blushed a Syaoran comment. "You dog!" Tomoyo said. "What are you afraid that will see. . . . another sides of Princess's." Eriol said smiling. Tomoyo nearly slapped Eriol who was near her. "Oh, your a strong one." He said looking into her eyes feeling his heart beating wildly.
Tomoyo snatch he wrist away from Eriol. "Fine, We will leave." Syaoran said drying his hair a dry cloth. Tomoyo and Sakura watched Eriol/Chao and Syaoran/Li leave the Bath-room. "Assassin are always sexually driven when around women." Tomoyo said to Sakura as they stepped into the tub.
Eriol and Syaoran got there clothes and put them on. "I hate weddings." Eriol mumbled. Syaoran smiled. "Your just jealous." Syaoran said. Eriol blushed trying to hide it. "No, I'm not. I have better things to do." Eriol exclaimed. Syaoran rolled his eyes as the walked up the stairs.
Prince Touya was reading a long piece of Parchement walking past Eriol and Syaoran. Touya stopped and looked to them. 'Well they've returned, I wonder if Tomoyo and Sakura know who they are.' Prince Touya thought for a moment then resuming walking down the stairs.
Eriol and Syaoran stopped at the Princess chambers. Syaoran was still amused at what Eriol said to Tomoyo and Sakura, but unllike Eriol he would only laugh rarely. Eriol opened the door. Syaroan just smiled seeing nothing had changed, everything was like it was five years ago.
The fire place still had a small chip on the side where Syaoran knocked over a sword that belonged to Sakura's grandfather, and Eriol still remember the smell of the room. The smell use to enchant him but now it sicken him as if is we a rotting body that had been slane.
Eriol suddenly fell to his knees and began shaking. Syaoran turned to Eriol and walked over to him. "Eriol?" Syaoran said nearly touching his shaking hands. "It's a poisened spell, don't touch me." Eriol grunted holding his stomach. Eriol stopped shaking and fell unconious. Syaoran gasped and ran to the door.
"NURSE!" Syaoran cried seeing Sama began barking sencing the poison spell. Syaoran shouted for the nurse again seeing her coming. "It a black shea poisen." Syaoran told the nurse running in. "I don't have the medican for it." Syaoran exclamied seeing the nurse that a small green vile out of a hidden pocket.
"When did this happen?" She asked opening Eriol mouth and putting the sliver liquid. "Just now." Syaoran answered. The nurse drunk a drop of the sliver liquid and gave it to Syaoran to drink so he would be poisened also. Sakura and Tomoyo came in seeing Eriol lying on the floor and Syaoran chanted something with his hand placed on his head. "Stay back." The nurse warned Tomoyo and Sakura. Tomoyo looked down at Eriol something in her mind was trying her she knew him but couldn't find out who he was.
Syaoran stopped chanted and took a dead rat with it body opened and a black aura around it. "This assassin must be a expert." Syaoran mumbled to himself. Eriol moaned and opened his eyes. "Syaoran?" Eriol said unaware of what he said. Sakura thought she heard the name Syaoran but she thought it was her imagination.
Syaoran looked to Eriol and showed him the rat. Eriol stood up and looked at it. Eriol looked to the nurse and bowed. "I am greatful." He said. The nurse bowed back and looked at the glowing rat. "Call for a prist this enitre place must be blessed, anything could be here." Eriol suggested as Syaoran wrapped the black auraed rat in a cloth. The nurse nodded and left the room.
Prince Lakiko looked at the glowing cloth that was in Syaoran hand. "What is that?" He asked. "A black magic, this assassin of yours is very well trained." Eriol answered as Syaoran walked out the room. Prince Lakiko had a serious look on his face. "If you care for your Princess you should take her to the temple, she may be cursed." Eriol suggested walking out the room passing Tomoyo who was pale. "Lakiko-" Tomoyo said with fear.
"Do not worry, My love. We will make sure this assassin is caught and brought to justice." He said walking to her and embracing her.
Prince Touya had heard of the use and let Tomoyo and Sakura stay in his chamber for the time being. Tomoyo was walking to the family shrine that was past the royal garden. Tomoyo sighed and took some salt and threw a pinched behind her and got in her knees and began praying to protect her self from evil as well as her family. Syaoran came behind Tomoyo and took a pinch on salt and threw is behind him. Syaoran sighed and took off this weapon and got to his knees.
Syaoran prayed for forgiveness of his past and future sins and to keep Eriol an him safe as well as Sama. Tomoyo finished her pray as well as Syaoran. "I didn't know that assassin are holy." Tomoyo said softly. Syaoran looked to the shrine and scoffed. "They aren't. I only pray because God is the only one that helped me and my brother though are years together." Syaoran answered. Tomoyo smiled. "You must be fond of you brother." She said. Syaoran nodded. "I am. But I fear the his recklessness will kill him, I can't let him brake his promise to me" Syaoran said getting up putting his sword back on a long with his throughing daggers and magics.
"Promise?" Tomoyo said.
"Yes, He promised me he wouldn't die without me." He said smiling. "I wish to die the same time a my brother."
"Aren't you afraid of death?"
"No, I wish for my death so that this thrist for killing will stop." Syaoran looked to Tomoyo who stood looking to him sadly. "My brother thinks of killing as a sport, I remember his first killl like it had happened just yesterday, he wasn't afraid of the blood that touch his sword and his hand, that fire in his eyes burned wildly." Syaoran said. "But you mustn't be sad of this terrible story, princess. You will remember soon." Syaoran said then walked away.
Tomoyo was puzzled. 'Remember?'
Sakura walked down the corribor thinking of what Chao/Eriol said. 'Did he say Syaoran?' She thought. Prince Shi came from his training seeing Sakura trouble. "Princess?" He said walking toward her. Sakura snapped out of her thoughts and looked to Shi.
"Yes?" She answered.
"What is troubling you? you seem distant." He said taking her hand in his. Sakura smiled and looked away. "It's nothing of importance, have you finsihed your training for the day?" Sakura said cheerfully not wanting Shi to worry. "Yes, how about I take you threw the market place to do some shopping?" Shi said with a smile. Sakura smiled and nodded. "Wondeful, I'll clean up and then we can go." He said giving her a quick kiss and running off.
Sakura smiled and walked down the stairs seeing Syaoran and Eriol talking to each other. Eriol looked sadden by something Syaoran was saying. "Eriol, why do you have to be so reckless, I don't you getting killed because of it." Syaoran said. Sakura gasped and walked back up the stairs and hide behide the wall listening to there converstaion.
"I am not reckless, Syaoran. I do what I want, when I want and how I want." Eriol protested. "Look I don't mean to worry you but I promise I'll try looking before I leap." Eriol said rubbing Sama stomach. Syaoran grinned and nugged Eriol. "Your a pain in my ass." Syaoran said smiling. "And you the bee in my ear." Eriol said back.
Eriol and Syaoran always said that to each other when they worried to much. Sakura felt a tear rolling down her cheek then Shi appeared. "You alright." He asked. Sakura laughed and nodded. "Yes, something just was in my eyes." She said rubbing her eye trying to convience. Prince Shi took Sakura and walked down the stairs. Sakura looked seeing Syaoran and Eriol walking away with there wolf. Sakura looked to Syaoran and smiled.
The prist had came that very day and looked at Eriol and Syaoran firmly. "Problem prist." Eriol said touching his sword. "No, sir. But I need to take off you weapon as I bless this castle." He said. "Why you-" Eriol's month was covered with Syaoran hand who looked at him. "Do as he says." Syaoran told Eriol taking his hand off his month. Eriol gave the prist a terrible look and took of his sword and other weapons. Syaoran did the same as will looking to Eriol making sure he took off everything.
The prist clapped his hands and began praying holding praying beads and a clensing excersisiom. Eriol was growing bored of the praying that lasted about three mintues already. Eriol took Syaoran hand told asked him how much longer with the sigh lauaguage he used when he was young. Syaoran asked back in sigh lauagage saying seven more minutes. Eriol sighed. Tomoyo looked to Eriol and sighed then back to Lakiko who sitting quietly.
Soon Sakura and Shi came in quietly excepting the prist. Prist had finally finished by the time Sakura stepped foward. "You all well sleep well tonight," He said. "No negative magic or spells will touch this palace." He said. "Thank you prist." The King giving him his money. "You are very welcome." The prist said smiling. Sakura look to Syaoran who was still holding the glowing cloth that was wrapped in the cloth.
"Let us burn this." Eriol said with a grin making Syaoran roll his eyes as he gave it to him as he could put his weapon's back on him. Syaoran turned and looked at Sakura feeling her emeralds eyes upon him. Eriol gave the black glowing cloth to Syaoran and put his weapon back on then they both walked to the garden.
"She was staring at me, you thinks she knows it's us?" Syaoran asked as he was holding a fireball he made from his energy. "I can not say, if she does don't be stupid. We doing this job and then were leaving." Eriol said setting the glowing cloth down on the slate path way. Syaoran dropped the fireball on the rat and let it burn. Syaoran and Eriol sat on the grass and looked to the foundtain. "Remember, when we first met?" Eriol asked with a laughed. Syaoran smiled and nodded. "I thought you were dead." He said.
Eriol smiled then looked up. "Maybe I was, at least a better side of me."
"Do you feel the pain of that little girl?" Syaoran asked. Eriol nodded a little. "I still want him dead, she was only a child. She never learn anything, or saw the world for what it is. She never even loved a man." Eriol said sadly. Syaoran patted Eriol's back. Then Sama licked Eriol on the cheek. Syaoran laughed a little. "See Sama says you should talk me about how you feel often." Syaoran said as Sama lyed inbetween Syaoran and Eriol. "At least we can read books again." Syaoran said with a smile. Eriol rolled his eyes and smiled as well.
"Let's go back to Spain." Eriol suggested. "We can settle there for a year, there is plently of people there that need to be protected."
"We haven't been to Spain in two years, Eriol. Why are we going back?" Syaoran asked. Sama looked from Syaoran to Eriol as the talked. "I just feel like I should be there for a while." Eriol said truthfully. Syaoran looked to Eriol who had a serious look upon his face. "Very well, brother, but I pick where we go next." Syaoran stated. "Fine with me, how about you Sama?" Eriol said looking to there big gray sliver wolf who barked.
The glowing rat had burned to ashes now not leaving scent from the magic or from it's body. "Let's set some traps for are little friend." Syaoran suggested getting up. Eriol nodded and followed along with Sama.
"Sakura are you feeling alright?" Tomoyo asked. Sakura had told Tomoyo that Chao was Eriol and Li was Syaoran. Tomoyo wanted to believe it but Eriol was never so cold and Syaoran was never of rude. "Tomoyo, I feel fine, I'm telling you it's them." Sakura said. Tomoyo looked out the window and sighed.
"Sakura, they are near us but that doesn't mean there are these perverted, blood thristy, rude assassin's." Tomoyo said to Sakura. Tomoyo and Sakura were in Touya's chamber sitting on his bed. Touya was off on another one of his adventures outside other side the palace. While Syaoran and Eriol were setting level seven traps in there chambers.
"Do you think me mad, or is it that you don't love Eriol as I with Syaoran?" Sakura said standing up. "No, it's just that I don't think your not right, I believe Syaoran and Eriol are somewhere in the market place." Tomoyo suggessted. Sakura looked out the window with Tomoyo seeing the sun setting. "Maybe so but I feel like there closer to us then we already know." Sakura said.
Author note:
I hope everyone understoond what I was trying to say in here. I made it a bit long then the other chapter hope you like it so far. please review. . . . . . . . . . . . .
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