Skywatcher
Chapter 6: The Forest enchantment
The next fall morning was bright and so what warm. The sound of the wind blowing there the trees filled Syaoran, Sama, and Eriol's ears. They had been up for many hours looking at the sun rise as they would do every morning. Syaoran patted Sama on the head softly and stood up looking to the lake. "What troubles you?" Eriol asked looking up to his brother firmly as he sat on the roof. "I feel death walking by, do you hear it's screaming song?" Syaoran said looking to the sky. Eriol closed his eyes and listened to the haunting song that faded threw him. "Yes. It might be Tatsuki, once he is dead there shall be no more pain here." Eriol said standing up and jumping off the roof.
Sama jumped off with Eriol landing lightly as Syaoran came down with Eriol and Sama. Sama scratched his neck and walked off leaving Syaoran and Eriol to themselves. Syaoran smiled softly to Eriol as he walked. Eriol stopped and turned to Syaoran who was still smiling. "What are you smiling about?" Eriol asked coldly.
"You are glowing, Brother. Tomoyo must be a powerful woman to make you so floatly." Syaoran said with a laugh walking up to him. Eriol contined to walk along with Syaoran not commenting on Syaoran statement even if it was somewhat true. Syaoran and Eriol passed the kitchen hearing the weeping sound of a child. Eriol opened the kitchen door that lead to the main hall seeing Tatsuki striking a young boy of only twelve years at the least. "This will teach you to talk back." Tatsuki grunting striking the painful blows to the young blood.
Syaoran took out his favorite black and gray throw knife threw it to Tatsuki's whip cutting it in half. "What the hell!" Tatsuki yelled out raged. Syaoran and Eriol walked cooly over to Tatsuki and the young boy. "You are interferring in justice to this bastard." Tatsuki said colding. Syaoran kicked Tatsuki's behind his legs making him fall to his knees.
"Speak another voice, I'll slice you tonge out you month." Syaoran threathed. Eriol looked down at the boy shaking fighting back tears. Tatsuki looked to Eriol seeing a familiar emotionless face long ago, but he couldn't rememer.
Syaoran kneled and touched the boy back making him wince. "There a spike about seven inches in his back." Eriol said pointing to the small just visible hole in the young boys back. "What is you name?" Syaoran asked gently. "H-H-Hijiko." He chocked out painfully. "Bastard." Eriol mumbled looking to Tatsuki who's face was purple with rage.
Syaoran took Hijiko arm helping him up slowly. "You need to get this spike out of you back before it touch a nerve in you spine." Syaoran said letting Hijiko put his weigh on him. "I thought assassin didn't have sympathy." Hijiko said with a little surpise. "That's because other's are down." Eriol answered taking Hijiko other arm. Eriol looked to the window seeing the little girl from five years ago waving to him happily. Eriol just nodded and walked out the main hall with Syaoran.
Tatsuki looked at them as they walked to the stairs that headed to the hospital wing. 'Who are they?' Tatsuki asked himself.
Sakura was with Shi talking over some herbal green tea in the dinning room. Sakuara couldn't stop thinking about Syaoran. Shi stopped talking and looked to Sakura concerned. "Sakura, are you feeling all right?" Shi asked. Sakura blinked and looked to Shi and nodded. "I'm sorry, I have had a lot on my mind lately." Sakura said not wanting to worry Shi to much.
"It's Tomoyo and her wedding soon?"
Sakura nodded knowing that was true and thinking of Syaoran as well. "Maybe you and Tomoyo should so on a trip to the forest and let yourself relax." Shi suggested pouring himself more tea. Sakura smiled and kissed Shi on the cheek. "That's a wonderful Idea." Sakura said smiling. "You can take Chao and Li to protect you, I'll inform your Father." Shi said with a smile seeing that Sakura was pleased. Sakura gave Shi a quick kiss and left the dinning room leaving Shi smiling too.
Tomoyo was at the hospital wing waitng for Tatsuki to meet her there. Eriol came slowly like a ghost and shut the door. Tomoyo winced hearng the boy named Hijiko scream in pain. Eriol looked to Tomoyo softly seeing Sakura running toward here. "Tomoyo, we're going to take a little vacation in the forest, Shi said that we may, so that we can relax." Sakura said excited. Tomoyo looked to Eriol who just nodded and walked away seeing Tatsuki storming to Tomoyo and Sakura.
"Yes, my princess?" He said then bowed. Tomoyo stood up with an anger look on her face. "You bastard!" Tomoyo yelled slapping Tatsuki across him face. "I told you a millon time to stop beating these perfectly good servent with spiked whips." Tomoyo said rage flowing threw her freelily. Eriol stopped and turned to Tomoyo, somwhat surpised at her behaveor. "I am sorry mistress." Tatsuki said bowing.
"If you do this again, I'll have you on the street in seconds." Tomoyo turned and walked toward Eriol taking his hand and walking up the stairs that lead to the library.
Eriol kept up with Tomoyo as she jogged up to marble staircase holding his hand. Tomoyo stopped midway to the stairs and kissed Eriol before he could say anything. Eriol broke the kiss and looked to Tomoyo who's eyes were in pain and rage from Tatsuki's careless acts. "Tomoyo, clam down." Eriol whispered carresing her face and smoothing back her long raven hair. Tomoyo sighed and looked down.
"I am sorry, it's just that I can't take this anymore. Tatsuki does not want these servent to live, he kills them ever so slowly, it's so painful to listen." Tomoyo said embracing Eriol tightly. Eriol embraced Tomoyo back and kissed her neck softly. "You are very strong for a woman, Tomoyo. You needn't worry of Tatsuki. Tatsuki spilled more blood there then anything, he well die painfully." Eriol said coldly yet gently.
"Do you still wish his death by your hand Eriol?" Tomoyo asked worried of Eriol's answer. Eriol nodded slowly making Tomoyo sigh letting him go. "Then I won't stand in your way, but I still suggest justice be brought to him fairly." Tomoyo said holding both of Eriol hands.
"I don't believe in justice, letting his rot in a damn cell won't ease all the pain he caused here." Eriol said coldly. Tomoyo looked into Eriol eyes and slowly let go of Eriol hands. "I must see Lakiko, I promised him." Tomoyo said stepping up the stairs. Eriol gently kissed Tomoyo hand before she went up to marlbe stairs slowly. Syaoran was at the bottom of the stairs looking to Eriol. "We have to go to the forest with the princesses." Syaoran said dully. Eriol just rolled his eyes and walked down the stairs. "How is the boy?" Eriol asked. "Just fine, he is sleeping now." Syaoran exclamied to Eriol who touched the handle of his sword.
It was quiet by supper time. Tomoyo hadn't said not a word. Usually she was the first to speak, but not a word. Shi looked to Tomoyo concerned and sat down his chop sticks. "Tomoyo?" He said as everyone turned to him from braking the slience. "Yes, My lord?" Tomoyo said looking Shi not really wanting to talk at the moment. "Have you head of you trip to the forest to relax?" Shi asked looking into Tomoyo sad eyes. "Oh, Yes. I have." She said with a truthful smile to Shi who smiled back. "Wonderful, I expect when you come back you well feel better." He said.
Syaoran and Eriol came kicking open the dinning room doors hooting. "That was amazing!" Syaoran said whipping the blood off his sword. Eriol chuckled and took out a white cloth from his pocket and whipped the blood off his sword also. "Very lovely for you to join us." King Kinomoto said standing up. Touya looked to Syaoran and Eriol chest that was splatted with a little bit of blood.
"Thank you, and excuse are lateness, we had some. . .fun in the marketplace." Syaoran said as Eriol took a seat next to the King and Syaoran on the other side. Sakura and Tomoyo looked to Syaoran and Eriol painfully. Lakiko looked to Shi who looked to him in a suspsion of that Sakura and Tomoyo knew them personally.
"And what is this fun you speak of?" Sakura's Father asked sipping his green tea slowly. "Li and I went to a blacksmith there and brought two of his finest sword," Eriol said taking his new sword out of it's sheath as well as Syaoran. "But he was having trouble with some monkey bitches and in garden stealing his fruit, so we made a deal to kill them and when could get both of the sword at a reduced price." Eriol looked to Syaoran to finish there story.
"I've read about monkeys and there speed, took us about a half an hour." Syaoran said with a evil smile. "Just to test your new weapons out?" Shi said. Syaoran looked to Shi and nodded. "Amazing really." Eriol said dully sipping his wine. Tomoyo stood up and looked to her uncle. "I must go and pack for my trip, please excuse me." Tomoyo said softly and walked away. Eriol looked to Tomoyo seriously as walked to the door. Lakiko looked to Eriol who eyes where firm on Tomoyo.
"I want to thank you Chao and Li, for going threw the matter of protecting Tomoyo and Sakura." Lakiko said genorously. "It won't be a problem it you pay well." Eriol said coldly. Lakiko didn't mind his cold answer to him. "Don't worry, you will." He said with a small smile.
Sakrua stayed for the remander of the meal and left when tea was being served to see Tomoyo. Sakura slowly opened the door and looked as Tomoyo crying as she folding her clothes. "Tomoyo, what are you crying for?" Sakura asked shutting the door behind her as she approved Tomoyo. "You needn't worry, were leaving first light." Tomoyo said whipped her tears away rapidly so that Sakura wouldn't see her weakness.
Sakura just nodded not wanting to agre with her judgement and went to her chamber and packed what she needed.
Midnight arrived, and Eriol was restless. He'd been having nightmares of the people he had killed out of money. Eriol opened his eyes slowly with his heart rapidly beating and evil spirit voice echoed in his mind. Eriol sat up whipped the sweat from his browl and looked to Syaoran who was sound asleep with a book in his face. Eriol got out of his bed and walked toward Syaoran slowly taking the book from his face so he could breath. Sama looked to Eriol with his pericing silver eyes firmly. "Sama, got back to sleep, I'm fine." Eriol whispered not wanting to wake Syaoran.
Sama ignored Eriol's order and stood up and jumped on Eriol's bed. Eriol sighed and patted Sama softly. "Shall we take a walk?" Eriol asked Sama who licked his hand in reply.
Eriol and Sama walked threw the marketplace that seemed almost like a ghost town. Adults, elderly, and chrildren lie asleep in there beds as Eriol and Sama walked slowly threw almost not making a sound. Eriol looked to the sky it began to brighten as the sun awakened. Eriol and Sama stopped at the lake. The water was still and gave off a sweet refreshing scent as the soft approaching morning brezze danced threw the air. "I wonder," Eriol began.
Sama looked up to Eriol as if he were listening. "Will Syaoran and I ever be free? it seems we've escaped death to feel more regret then freedom." He finished looking to the sky that made his skin look blue and Sama black. "You are free, Sama. But you wish to stay with Syaoran and I, Why?" Eriol looking down to the wolf firmly.
Sama lifted his paw and letting Eriol hold it. Sama looked at Eriol softly. Eriol closed his eyes and smiled a little. "Very well." Eriol said shaking his paw. Sama took his paw from Eriol and then the sun began to show it's self. "Let us hurry back, Syaoran might be worried." Eriol said turning away from the lake and walking threw the (now) formal ghost time, the people began to set up and get ready for the fast approving hard day of work.
It was seven, Syaoran was worried sick at where Eriol had gone. Syaoran hated the way Eriol would leave with out a word let along taking Sama with him. Eriol opened there chamber door seeing Syaoran looking out the window. "Where the hell have you been?" Syaoran said nearly shouting. Sama jumped on Syaoran bed and sat down. "A walk to the lake, Is that a crime?" Eriol answered rubbing his aching neck. Syaoran turned to Eriol and sighed. "Why don't you tell me when you leaving, Eriol. Your my brother and as a brother I have a right to know where you go." Syaoran said squezzing his sword handel. Eriol drew his sword making Syaoran draw his. Syaoran grunted blocking Eriol sudden attach.
"Let's have some fun." Eriol grunted as Syaoran pushed his sword off his making sparks fly. Syaoran attached Eriol leading him out the room. Sama just fell asleep as Eriol and Syaoran swords clanged together with each attach.
Sakura and Tomoyo awoke at the sound of Eriol and Syaoran swords and there feet beating against the mardle hall. "Ha!" Syaoran said cutting his shirt a little. Eriol grinned an cut Syaoran pants leg. Both Eriol and Syaoran backflipped and stood in a stance. Tomoyo opened the door seeing Eriol and Syaoran running toward each other and attaching with the golden sparks spraying from there swords. "Not bad." Eriol grunted making Syaoran smiled. "That's funny, I thought you were sick, your a little slow." Syaoran grunted with a laugh. Eriol chuckled and jumped back.
"Then lets pick up the pace." Eriol suggested as his began to power his aura and well as Syaoran. Sakura came to the door seeing Tomoyo watching with a emotionless face.
Syaoran and Eriol disappeared into thin air and then reappearing. Eriol's hold was dripping with a red liqiud and then Syaoran fell to his knees. Eriol laughed and whipped his sword putting it back into it's sheath. Sakura ran over to Syaroan who was taking a flak out his pocket.
"Are you alright?" Sakura asked. Syaoran just sweetly smiled to Sakura and stood up appearing not to be hurt. "I'm fine." He whispered. Eriol chuckled looking to Syaoran who was holding a glass bottle of red liquid. "That was my watered fire, that was the last on I had. It's take me weeks to make more." Syaoran said wrapping the broken bottle in a cloth.
Eriol looked to Tomoyo who turned away. Prince Touya walked up the stairs unalarmed at Eriol and Syaoran's little game. "I hope you both are packed." Touya said to Sakura firmly. Sakura walked over to her brother and hugged him. "Yes, I am." Sakura said. "Then you must ready yourself to leave." Touya said making Sakura nod and walked to back into her chambers.
Touya walked over to Syaoran and gave him a black veil. "There." Touya said taking Syaoran and placing black veil and in hand. "And this is?" Syaoran asked Touya. "Fire water." Touya answered and walked away. Touya leaned toward Syaoran: "Protect my sister...Syaoran." He said and walked away. Syaoran eyes widened and then he turned to Touya who was heading to his father's room. "What did he say to you?" Eriol asked walking over to Syaoran slowly. "He knows." Syaoran said to Eriol. Eriol scoffed. "I'm surpiesd we aren't dead yet." Eriol said coldly as Syaoran put away the fire water in his left pocket.
Tomoyo and Sakura had breakfast and gathered there things. Lakiko and Shi helped Sakura and Tomoyo on there horses while King Kinomoto just smiled. "I'll see you soon." Lakiko whispered to Tomoyo and kissed her cheek softly. Tomoyo smiled softly. "I know."
Eriol raced off scouting ahead while Syaoran stayed behind with Sama excitedly jumped spookying the horses. "Sama!" Syaoran shouted to the wolf, he stopped. "I'll return soon Father." Sakura said brightly pushing her horse walking away. Syaoran looked to Touya who was looking to Syaoran as well. Syaoran turned his head and went after Eriol.
"Why are they moving so fast?" Sakura asked racing after Syaoran and Tomoyo after Sakura, Syaoran, and Eriol.
Eriol stopped his black horse at the start of the forest, feeling a sudden aura. Eriol got off and tied his horse to a tree.
Syaoran, Sakura, and Tomoyo came from behind slowly stopping there horses with Sama running behind wilding. Eriol leaned on the tree as Syaoran got off. "What are you doing?" Syaoran asked furiously. Eriol didn't answer as Sakura and Tomoyo came into sight. Sakura stopped and looked at Syaoran who's expression was anger. Tomoyo stopped behind Sakura and sighed. "Well, that was shorter then I expected." Tomoyo said to Sakura.
"Hurry up, we haven't got all day." Eriol said coldy. Syaoran sighed and dismounted his horse as well as Sakura and Tomoyo. "Why are we in such a rush?" Sakura asked Eriol. "There's something following us." Eriol answered. Syaoran stopped and felt the strange inhuman aura as well.
"You think it's that demon from Spain?" Syaoran whispered to Eriol as the walked into the forest with Tomoyo and Sakura carrying there personal things. Eriol nodded. "I guess he wants his black ord back." Eriol said grimly. "You haven't distroyed it?" Syaoran whisped harshly. "No, I was intreged." Eriol said cooly. "That might be the death of us, we can't endanger, Sakura and Tomoyo." Syaoran said stepping over a smashed bee hive. "Maybe so but, I'd like to see the look on it ugly face when I do so." Eriol said with a grin.
Twenty long minutes past, Tomoyo groaned at her aching feet. Sakura was tried. Eriol stopped. "What is it?" Sakura asked. "Shh." Syaoran said to Sakura as he looked to his left where Eriol walked about two feet ahead. A black aura appeared in front of Eriol pushing him back. "Eriol." Tomoyo was about to run over to him but was stopped by Syaoran. "Don't touch him." Syaoran said backing up. "You little bastard!" The demon yelled in a Latin. Eriol laughed and sat up. "Lovely to see you again, you powerless prick." Eriol said back also in Latin. Tomoyo and Sakura didn't understand what Eriol was saying as he stood up.
"Give me my orb, a human like you should be dead my now."
Eriol took out the small black orb and rubbed it. "I see."
The demon turned into his true form walking on the disfigured legs, and body that gave off a sicking smell. Eriol spit. "I don't see how I could sence you before I could smell you." Eriol said drawing his sword. "You brake it and you die." The demon threatened with it acid sliva falling to the earth. "I'll make it short." Eriol threw the orb in the air making the demon jump for it. Eriol jumped up and shattered it with a two second swing of his sword. The smell grew strong really making Sakura and Tomoyo nearly past out from holding there breaths.
The black aura that touch Eriol disappeared along with the terrible smell. "Shall we move along to find a comfortable place?"
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There walked contined into the forest more, Sama had been marking the trees he past. Everyone was quiet untell Eriol fell. Syaoran stopped not alaramed. Tomoyo looked to Eriol worried. Eriol just laughed. "This is a perfect spot." He said getting up. "How are you such of that?" Tomoyo asked coldy. Eriol turned to Tomoyo and grinned. Eriol closed his eyes and parted the trees revealing a beauiful waterfall. Sakura gasped and Tomoyo was in shock. Syaoran took out a handful of salt and trailed it in a large circle. "Why are you doing that?" Tomoyo asked setting her things on the dry earth. "At night the forest fills with spirits of any kind, most of then won't leave if you listen to them, so this salt it to keep them away." Syaoran explained pouring the last dip of the salt. Eriol helped Sakura put up a cover for there sleeping area. (A/N: To make it simple, it just a tent.)
Eriol walked off getting wood for a fire. Eriol loved the feel of wood on his hands it was almost like ruff slik to him. Syaoran helped Tomoyo with his sleeping area as Eriol walked toward them holding fire wood. "The waterfall has such a relaxing sound, don't you agree Syaoran." Sakura said closing her eyes listening to the rushing and crashing water. "Yes, I agree." Syaoran said softly to Sakura then walked over to Eriol who set the wood up for the night. "Let's catch dinner." Syaoran said with a smirk walking to the waterfall. Eriol took out two dagger and threw them between Tomoyo and Sakura. "Keep those, they might save you life." Eriol said following Syaoran who was taking off his boots and rolling up his pants and arm sleeves.
Tomoyo picked up the simple dagger and looked at it sadly. "Tomoyo?" Sakura said looking to Tomoyo more concerned then ever. "I'm fine, Sakura. You needn't worry." Tomoyo said taking off her cloths slowly changing into a short kinomo with long sleeves. Sakura changed into on as well as Syaoran and Eriol where. . . . . . fishing.
Syaoran and Eriol stepped into water slowly and stepped behind each other and closed there eyes.
"How many do you want?" Syaoran asked. "One is fine." Eriol replyed striking his hand in the water and picking up a fish. Syaoran picked up two at the same time and opened his eyes taking out his dagger and stagging the fish on the metal weapon. Eriol did the same pick up enough fish for all of them to eat for a snack.
Eriol and Syaoran came back seeing Tomoyo and Sakura had lit the fire. It was quiet for the rest of the Evening Sakura and Syaoran were off exploring and Eriol was sitting in a tree looking to the sky. Tomoyo hadn't spoken a word to Eriol, she was furious with him. Eriol watched a bird fly past him making Eriol feel free for a moment's time.
Eriol jumped down off the tree and walked past Tomoyo. "Eriol?" Tomoyo suddenly said firmly standing up holding the dagger Eriol gave her tightly. Eriol stopped and looked to Tomoyo blankly. "Where are you going?" Tomoyo asked as Sama walked past her with a rabbit in it's mouth.
"For a walk." He said and turned away and walked as he said. "Why Eriol?" Tomoyo said feeling a tear run down her cheek. "Why do you like taking lives?" Tomoyo finished walking toward him.
"That is not you concern." Eriol said firmly. "IT IS MY CONCERN!" Tomoyo yelled looking to Eriol. Eriol turned and looked to Tomoyo who expression was very servere. "What do you want me to tell you?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo walked closed to Eriol holding the dagger still. "I want to know why you thinking killing is a sport?" Tomoyo whispered softly. "I don't think it that way, it is my destiny to follow my father footsteps, nothing well stop from doing so." Eriol stated making more tears fall from Tomoyo beauiful violet eyes. "What will you do if I am killed?" Tomoyo said whipping her tears.
Eriol didn't answer even thought in his heart he would have gone mad with rage and sadness. "Answer me, Eriol." Tomoyo said. Eriol didn't answer he just looked away. "Fine then I'll do it myself." Tomoyo revealed the dagger and was about to trust it threw her body but Eriol grabbed her hand tightly trying to losen her grip on the dagger. "Tomoyo stop." Eriol grunted trying to brake Tomoyo tight.
"No, let me go." Tomoyo strained to keep her grip tight. Eriol finally broke Tomoyo grip and dagger fell into the ground and Tomoyo kicked Eriol in the stomach and picked it up. Eriol drew his sword seeing Tomoyo in a fighting stance. "What are you doing?" Eriol asked keeping his sword down. "I'm doing what you couldn't do, I'll fight you Eriol. Do don't love me, you only say that you do." Tomoyo said and attached Eriol who blocked her kick.
"Tomoyo, Stop it!" Eriol said as she nearly clipped him. Eriol jumped over Tomoyo and kick her in the back making her fall to her face. "I recon you think me weak." Tomoyo said getting up with a emotionless look on her face. "Stop it, you don't know what you doing." Eriol said putting his sword back in it's sheath. "I know what I am doing, Eriol. It is you who doesn't." Tomoyo ran over to Eriol but punched Tomoyo in her stomach knocking her out.
Eriol held Tomoyo tight to him. "What's wrong with you?" Eriol whispered embracing Tomoyo tightly brushing her raven hair away from her face. Tomoyo moaned and opened her eyes and looked up to Eriol. "Nothing it wrong with me." She whispered back to Eriol. "Why do you hate me so, do I bring pain to you?" Eriol said softly. Tomoyo chocked and smiled. "Yes and No. I don't believe you love me enough to stop killing." Tomoyo said sadly. "I can not promise you this, but I will try to please you." Eriol said embracing her tigher. Tomoyo embraced Eriol also. "I love you so much, Eriol. I don't want your heart to regret anymore, I want your heart to love me more." Tomoyo whispred.
Eriol caressed Tomoyo face and kissed her softly. "I do love you Tomoyo, I just don't want your heart to feel like mine."
Tomoyo scoffed and looked away. "Maybe so, but you should tell people how you feel,"
"But to answer your question of my reaction of your death, I would forever be sadden."
Tomoyo smlied and embraced Eriol tightly.
Syaoran and Sakura were looking to the sun slowly falling from the sky. The day had past quickly, it was as if Tomoyo and Sakura left just a hour ago. The breeze swayed threw the trees ever so gently. "Syaoran, is something the matter with Eriol?" Sakura asked still looking forward. "No, it's just he feels traped, today makes his Mother and Father dead for fourteen years. Always at this time has been painful memories for him." Syaoran exclamed.
"I morn for him, I too miss my Mother so." Sakura said softly walking down the tree branch and sat next to Syaoran. "I would have loved to meet them." Syaoran said gently. "Syaoran does Eriol still love Tomoyo?" She asked looking to Syaoran gently. Syaoran smiled a little looking to the sky.
"Very much, when we were away Eriol would pray that Tomoyo would wait for him to return, when we were called to a job there, he was excited, I could see it in his eyes even though he lie about not having such a emotion."
"Do you still love me, Syaoran Li?"
"Yes, very much." Syaoran said looking to Sakura taking her hand. Sakura smiled and kissed Syaoran cheek. "Let me show you something." Syaoran said standing up still holding Sakura's hand. "What is it?" Sakura asked smiling brightly. "Hold onto me." Syaoran stated. Sakura obeyed and wrapped her arms around his neck. Syaoran lightly jumped and begain to soar though the air free. Sakura laughed and closed her eyes feeling the cool fall oxygen blowing though her. "You can fly?" Sakura asked as Syaoran stopped.
"Only temperaioly, Eriol taught me two years ago, he knew how to fly when we were still servent in the palace but he could on go about seven feet."
"It's so wonderful."
"I can teach you."
Sakura smiled at Syaoran and nodded. "I would be deeply honored."
"Very well, if you wish, Tomoyo may learn as well."
"She already knows how, Tomoyo secretly took marshal arts, she taught me some but I didn't want to fight like she did, so she taught me a style to use other opponents styles as a weapon."
"Mmm, very useful style." Syaoran said looking down at the deer passing under them.
Syaoran took Sakura hand and they both jumped down off the tree. "Syaoran, do you think we'll be like this forever?" Sakura said gently. Syaoran smiled sadly and caressed her cheek. "No, I believe not, soon Eriol and I well be punished for are sins, we can not hide from what we have done." Syaoran said taking back his hand and walked toward the far side of the lake that was in the forest. Sakura smiled softly yet sadly from Syaoran answer. She didn't want to marry Shi, she loved him only as a brother or a great friend but she couldn't breake.
Sakura gasped looking the at last afternoon sun setting. Sakura ran ahead of Syaoran as he slowly walked. The fall breeze was wonderful. The sky carried pink and red clouds. "Oh, Syaoran it's beautiful." Sakura gasped. Syaoran slowly wrapped his arms around Sakura waist going over her stomach. Sakura closed her eyes and leaned into Syaoran. "I wish we could stay this way forever." Sakura whispered feeling Syaoran holding her tightly. "Your going to live a long heathy life, Sakura." Syaoran said closing his eyes. "With you?" Sakura asked opening her eyes looking to the lake sparkle water. "No." Syaoran answered. "Why not Syaoran? We can run away together." Sakura said with a smile.
"Eloping will not solve anything, you will be labled as a betrayer of your kingdom and most of all you family, you can't come with me when I leave. A assassin's life is dangerous, putting you in that matter could have you dead before you realize it. I would never forgive myself if that were to happen." Syaoran exclamied holding Sakura tighter.
"But we love each other, what more is there?"
"Nothing, Sakura I want you to be happy with your family, not sad of my place in life."
Sakura felt a tear go down her cheek. "You'll be a mother and queen of you clan. A near low leveled killer like me would ruin you."
Syaoran turned Sakura around facing him. "I don't wish to hurt you Sakura, but I will not let you betray your clan, do you understand?" Syaoran said gently whipping Sakura's tear away. Sakura just nodded. "I just wish God wasn't so cruel to give me this destiny in life." Sakura said embracing Syaoran. "Please do not cry, my Sakura. Tears will only make the matter worse then it is, promise me you won't cry anymore, be strong." He said.
"I promise." Sakura whispered.
Syaoran smiled and kissed Sakura's forehead lightly. "Let us return to Eriol and Tomoyo." Syaoran said taking Sakura hand. Sakura smiled staying strong.
Night finally fell Syaoran and Sakura had went to sleep together. Eriol on the other hand was standing guard. He had a feeling that something was there watching them like a black cat in the dark. Tomoyo opened her eyes slowly and lifted her body looking to Eriol was as still as stone in the wind. "Eriol?" She whispered. Eriol turned his head slightly. "You should be asleep." Eriol said emotionlessly.
"And as for you?"
Eriol didn't say anything, so Tomoyo got up and walked over to him trying to wake Syaoran and Sakura. But Syaoran was awake also feeling like he was being watched. "Eriol, you need rest." Tomoyo said sitting my him. "I rarely rest." He said stilling looking out to the forest blankly. Tomoyo took Eriol's cold hand and looked to him softly. Eriol looked back to Tomoyo who looked somewhat concerned.
"Come." Tomoyo said tugging his hand a little. Eriol stood up and took on more glance at the forest. Eriol sighed giving into Tomoyo's plea.
Eriol took off his sword and threw it into the earth. Tomoyo lied down and sighed feeling the sleep washing over her. Eriol led down next to Tomoyo taking his hand in his. Tomoyo smiled and cuddled up to him feeling his warmth. Eriol slowly feel asleep, but the feeling of someone watching never eased as he went into a slumber with Tomoyo.
Syaoran was sitting at the fire with a black figure in front of him. Eriol sat up and let go of Tomoyo soft hand and walked slowly over to Syaoran. "Hello, Eriol of the Daidoji clan." The black figure suddenly said. Eriol's bare feet touch the cold ground walking toward Syaroan who just looked at him. "Syaoran of the Li clan." The figure sat down slowly. The voice was echoed eerily.
"Who are you?" Syaoran said drawing his sword along with Eriol. "You need not to afraid of me, I am Death and I have come to message for you."
AUTHOR NOTE:
Cliff hanger (I think) Anyway hope you understood this one, took me a while to you get it right, I think I might have screwed up the grammar a wee bit, but that okay. I have something to work on. But tell me if you like it, reviewing of course.
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