Skywatcher

Chapter 12: Dislodged

The kingdom that day was oddly slient and still as the winter weather came upon them. Children weren't playing, the markets were closed and the Kinomoto palace was still and slient with only the winter wind blowing though the ghost like town. Tomoyo and Sakura were waiting for Syaoran and Eriol in the green field nearby the lake. Sakura could see Shi and Lakiko holding Eriol and Syaoran by there hand that were tied. With painful emotion flooding Sakura, she looked away. Tomoyo was sitting in the long grass hidden within the grass she hadn't seen anything that was taking place at the moment. As Shi and Lakiko let both Syaoran and Eriol go. Sakura walked up to Syaoran looking to him with painful eyes.

"We shall return for them in one hour." Lakiko said and bowed slightly to Sakura. Sakura nodded looking to Lakiko. "Come with me." Sakura said taking Syaoran's hand and walking him near the lake. Eriol sat down hidden in the grass feeling every living thing around him. It was late afternoon with the air cooling slowly and the sun falling.

Eriol had not the heart to look at Tomoyo, for he was afraid she would be angry with him and hate him with that last hours he had to spend on Earth.

Sakura kept walking with Syaoran holding his hand she stopped at the lake and looked to him. "Go! you must make haste." Sakura said letting go of Syaoran hand. Syaoran looked to the open water and trail that was leading to the next Kingdom. "Go!" Sakura shouted. Syaoran just stood there not responding to her order. "Syaoran leave, I beg you." Sakura pleaded hoping he would leave. "No." He said simply. Sakura heaved a heavy sigh and looked down on at her feet with heavy heart. "Sakura, I must do what is asked of me." Syaoran said firmly. Sakura looked up blinking out a tear that ran down her flushed cheek. "You will never understand me, Syaoran." Sakura said looking to Syaoran with her beauitful emerald eyes looking glassy from the tears welling in her eyes.

"I understand you well enough, you ask me to leave so that you know I and still breathing and living with you in this world, I cannot except what you want me to do, for doing so will be the death of you and your people, do you want that so bad to keep me with you to kill your people and yourself?" Syaoran asked seriously. Sakrua looked away.

The lead feeling of realization came over Sakura, still knowing that Syaoran was correct for refusing her. "But I will see you once more like this?" Sakura asked looking up to Syaoran taking his hand in hers. "Yes, but not here, you must do as we say. When your are to birth your first child come to the Li kingdom." Syaoran said embracing Sakura as she shuck with tears. "I love you, Syaoran." She whispered in Syaoran ear softly with the tears falling onto Syaoran's arm. "I love you, Sakura Kinomoto." He said. And with that love was sealed with a kiss. Sakura felt a tear escape her closed as eyes as she kissed Syaoran savory this taste and warmness of his lips for the last time. Syaoran's felt his heart and soul fill with Sakura love and warmth. And at the every moment, he was complete.

Tomoyo lyed in the grass watching a butterfly land on her arm and then fly away, she felt somewhat different outside the palace walls that confinded her with the freedom of him. "You can hate me if you like." Eriol said who was on the other side of a wall of tall grass. Tomoyo was slient hearing Eriol voice, she could feel him near her. "You don't have to love me or pretend to hate me. Or to pretend that you still think me alive." Eriol said softly and seriously knowing Tomoyo was listening.

"I am not pretending." Tomoyo said back firmly.

"Then you may hate me." Eriol said back.

It was slient for a moment's time, Eriol heart beated the way it did when he first met her, it surpised him for some reason, he knew that he loved Tomoyo, but it was must deeper, he wanted her, he wanted everything of her and about her. Just to hear her voice made him complete.

Tomoyo went to her knees and crawled threw the wall of grass that seprated them. "No." She said and looked to Eriol who was sitting looking into the lanvender-purple eyes that enchanted him so.

"Why not hate me? there is so much to hate me for." Eriol assured. "There is nothing to hate of you Eriol, I love you and I want you just as you are, I will not convince you to leave this place now, because I know you are a stubborn man, but I think you for giving up everything you are because for me. I just wish there was something I could do in return."

"Love me. That is my only wish from you." Eriol said simply.

"Then you have my love, sir." Tomoyo crawled closer to Eriol and sat in front of him caressing his cheek. Eriol closed his eyes and touch Tomoyo's hand. Eriol could feel her life energy, it felt of a soft spring breeze that was to last a long as her life and the season. "Oh, Tomoyo. What have you done to a man of death to turn to such a emotion such as love?" Eriol whispered. Tomoyo smiled and kissed Eriol. There kissed was ruff yet soft and longingful. When they broke there kiss it was like everything they thought was going to happen wasn't going to happen, it felt strange and new to them. Eriol brought Tomoyo to a seris of short kisses on her soft, warm lip. Tomoyo leaned into Eriol with him holding her supporting her weight and his.

Tomoyo stopped and looked into Eriol's sparkling Midnight blue eyes longingly. "I don't know if I can let you go." She said. Eriol kissed her again. "You must, and you will. Someday." Eriol said back.

"Why do I have to marry someone I don't truely love?"

"You are a princess, you will do what is asked of you," Eriol said tucking her silkly hair behind her ear. "Love him as you love me, don't try to hold on, for it shall kill my soul and yours, love me but love him more, marry him and think nothing of me."

Tomoyo nodded and kissed Eriol once more and stopped with both of them standing up.

Lakiko and Shi were walking in the distance heading toward Eriol and Syaoran. Syaoran looked into Sakura emerald eyes again after kissing her for so long. "I'll never forget you." Sakura whispered softly to Syaoran. Syaoran just nodded and turned away walking to Shi and Lakiko along with Eriol slowly to there fate. Shi looked to Syaoran and Eriol sadly knowing what the impact on Tomoyo and Sakura as they watched them.

"Protect them." Syaoran said to the prince's who nodded and then began tying there hands taking them away. Syaoran and Eriol looked back one last time seeing the tears steaming slowly down there lovers faces.

The evening came and Syaoran and Eriol's Killers had arrived with there shapened Katana swords and there hooded faces with the malice of death radating off them. All the royals including Tomoyo and Sakura were dressed in black for the occasion. Tomoyo and Sakura covered there expression with black laced fans. The entire marketplace was there shouting and chanting words of hatred and death. "ORDER! THERE SHALL BE ORDER!" The spokemen named Maki shouted loudly over the shouting people and everything went slient.

Eriol and Syaoran were revealed to the crowd with there hands tied on to one another. "We have come here on this day of justice to trail these assassin's known as Skywather or in there past as servents of the kingdom, Eriol of the Daidoji clan and formor Prince Syaoran of the Li clan,"

Everyone gasped. "They have been judged on the murder of royal servent Tatsuki and two royal scearch party guard five years ago, and alas for escaping, on these charges they are both found . . . . guity!"

Everyone cheered, it was almost deathing. Syaoran and Eriol didn't hear it , The Death spirit was talking to them telling them everything that was going to happen after there death. "And as there punishment they are to be behead upon this very day!"

Prince Touya was sitting with his bride-to-be Naruku holding her hand. He loved her so, she wanted to be there for him, it wasn't as painful as if was to him then it was to Tomoyo and Sakura who was hiding there feelings. "Do the guity have any last words?" Maki said firmly.

"Yes." They said at the same time.

Everyone and everything was quiet. "We do not feel remorce for murdering Tatsuki, he was a tratior!" Syaoran shouted so everyone could hear and with that statement murmurs filled the air. "I know this for a fact, because my brother and I got a message from the spirit of death to kill him, Tatsuki was going to frame Prince Touya and bring a terrible war from the Eco clan to the Kinomoto clan, you are very lucky indeed to be breathing on this day, you all would be killed, raped, burned and much worse, God called us to save you all from this fate and now you wish us are death . . . . and we except with open arms, and as a prime example, you there!" Syaoran pointed to a red hair woman. "Is your mother sick?" Syaoran asked.

"Yes." The women answered. "She's been sick for almost a month."

"She will live, your mother will be well in a few days." Eriol said.

The women looked to Eriol and Syaoran with tears running down her cheeks. "And you spokesmen Maki, your brother will die in two days, he is being hunted by a unknown force, he meddled with dark magic and the demon he released will kill him, if you don't believe us then when we are dead and these prediction come to pass, thank us, you may have strong feelings of hate for us but we have nothing for you for to wish your goodness." Syaoran said.

"As you should know, Tatsuki killed a little girl, that women's granddaughter," Eriol began pointing to the old women missing her arm. "Your granddaugher died in my arms and is trapped in the palace, along for twenty in spirit, your so called noble Tatsuki killed children, you never loved and knew anything else but crulity, so be greatful that we are giving into this so-called jusitce!"

The old women went to her knees and cried vioently. "Procide!" Maki said feeling truth in Syaoran and Eriol's words. Eriol took Syaoran hand and held it whispering to him. "I kept my promise, brother."

Syaoran smiled and nodded to Eriol. Eriol and Syaoran went to there knees with there heads down and there eyes to the ground. Everything was slient. Eriol and Syaoran grip on each other's hand tighten with excitement to be with there family and there heavenly Father.

Tomoyo and Sakura tears spilled from there eyes. King Kinomoto looked to his daughter and Niece. Eriol and Syaoran looked up to Sakura and Tomoyo with a smile on there face. The two Killers (As they were called) went of either side of Syaoran and Eriol raising there swords. It seem liked everything slowed as the swords began falling down. Tomoyo's heart felt empty. Lakiko and Shi clapped there hands three times and prayed for Eriol and Syoaran safe return to the after life.

The swords cut through Syaoran and Eriol's skin with a clean cut and there heads fell from there now lifeless bodies. Sakura and Tomoyo stood up and left heading to the horse stables. It had finally happened Eriol and Syaoran were killed. There blood leaked from there bodies like red wine. A great deal morned and grieved and others cheered.

Everything Eriol and Syoaran had done in the past that was sinful had been whipped clean of there souls leaving it clean and pure. With the heavy hearts of there lovers. Syaoran and Eriol were finally freed.

Author note:

I hope you all understand why I killed of Syaoran and Eriol, It's sad but it's part of the story. I hope you liked this chapter, the next one will be the last I'll try to make it as long as I can. Hope you like this chapter. Remember to review and there will be the surpise twist coming soon for be ready.

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