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Chapter Five: Inside the City
Sakura sighed, sinking down to hard floor in her cell, hugging her knees tightly against her chest.
Syaoran had just left, and after he had threatened her, Sakura had been in a state of shock.
He wouldn't really do that…would he? She thought sadly.
"I want to go home…Touya…Tomoyo…Eriol…Zachary." She whispered, fingering the bracelets around her wrists, the ones that Syaoran had put on her to bind her magic.
Her cell was small, if she had lain down, she would have taken up most of it. She sighed, her emerald eyes gazing around her. In all the other cells, there were no other prisoners.
Suddenly the door to the dungeon and a familiar figure walked in, his gray eyes shinning in the dim light, his smile friendly.
"Hello Sakura." Yukito said, standing outside her cell.
Sakura didn't answer him. Why should she?
Yukito sighed and shook his head sadly, kneeling down and sitting on the floor, the wooden bars between them. "Are you going to be pissed off the whole time you're here"
"Um, let's see." Sakura said, putting a finger on her chin, pretending to think hard. "I was kidnapped, not very nicely, by a bunch of pixies, brought to their God forsaken city, got threatened by both Queen Yelan and Prince Li, got these dumb ass bracelets on my wrists," She held up her wrists, showing Yukito her magical bindings. "And locked in this place. Oh, and my wings hurt like hell. So, yes, I think I will be pissed off for a while."
Yukito chuckled.
Sakura glared at him. "It's not funny"
"It is, a little." Yukito said. "You whine too much Sakura. Now, how about a walk?"
Sakura gaped at him. A walk? What the fuck is his problem?
"Well?" Yukito said.
It's better than staying in here. Sakura thought with a shrug. "Sure. But can I have my wings free?"
Yukito shook his head, getting to his feet and unlocking her cell door, sliding it open. "Nope, sorry. Strict orders. You're wings are to remain tied to your back, no matter what"
Sakura rolled her eyes and stepped from the cell. "Fine"
With that said, the two turned and walked from the dungeon and into the familiar hallways, their footsteps echoing across the walls with each step.
"So, what's life like in the fairy city?" Yukito asked as they stepped out into the sunlight.
Sakura shrugged. "No different than living here, I bet." She smirked. "But everyone's in the air, not on the ground"
Yukito chuckled. "I figured that"
"Why did you guys…kidnap me, anyways?" Sakura asked, walking behind Yukito slowly down a ramp towards the ground, the wooden planks hugging the trunk of the tree tightly.
"Because," Yukito said, not bothering to turn and look at her over his shoulder. "You are the great Sakura Kinomoto. Plus, you attacked us, so it's what Syaoran saw fit"
Sakura frowned. "Stupid Li. You people have no idea what you've gotten yourselves into"
Yukito laughed. "I think we know exactly what we've gotten into, Sakura. You see, the pixies aren't the only ones who would mind having you in their custody"
Sakura's breath caught in her throat. "W-What? There are more pixie clans?"
The boy shrugged. "Who knows, if there are we haven't heard from them. But no, I'm talking about the goblins and sprites of the forest"
"There are goblins…and sprites?" Sakura gaped at him.
They were walking on the ground now, side by side, the sunlight peeking at them through the leaves, high above them. The city was, more or less, beautiful. All around them were tiny houses and shops, children running around and laughing, their parent's watching from the sidelines, chatting with each other.
As Sakura and Yukito walked by them, however, many of the conversations stopped and grew into whispers and points.
"Yes." Yukito said, drawing the fairy's attention back to their conversation. "There are such things as goblins and sprites. Sprites are, really, no different from pixies, but they have wicked attitudes and are pissed off easily"
Sakura giggled slightly. Though he did kidnap me…I like this, Yukito, guy. "What about the goblins?"
"Ah the goblins," Yukito sighed, running his hand through his silver hair. "Well they…you just don't want to mess with them. They're horrible creatures, not a good bone in their body. They mostly kill whatever they see, or, in your case, hold for ransom"
Sakura frowned. "So if they were to come at us right now…they'd take me and kill you?"
Yukito nodded.
A flash of Yukito's lifeless form, lying on the ground in a pool of blood, flashed through Sakura's mind.
She shivered. "That's terrible"
Yukito smirked at her, patting her lightly on the shoulder. "I think that, once you get used to it and change your attitude a bit, you'll see the light in this place," He motioned to the pixie city. "And learn to like it"
Maybe. Sakura thought breathlessly. The thought of her staying in this place for…ever, scared her.
Tears sprung to her eyes as she remembered Tomoyo's face when they had been attacked, Eriol's worried eyes when they'd left…and Zachary…what was he doing now?
I miss them. Sakura thought.
Yukito sighed. "I know what your thinking"
Sakura shot him a look. "Oh really? What am I thinking?"
"You're thinking," Yukito said. "About your city"
How did he know that? "Okay. One right answer"
"Don't worry about it." Yukito shrugged, stuffing his hands in the pockets of his pants. "Maybe you'll see them again one day"
Sakura stopped suddenly. That was the last straw. "What is your deal?"
Yukito stopped and turned to look at her, a smirk crossing his handsome face. "My deal? What do you mean?"
"I mean," Sakura said hotly. "That our whole time talking, you haven't been rude once! And Li, bastard, doesn't have one shred of decency in him! Are you, like, high or something?"
Yukito laughed. "No Sakura, I'm not high"
"Well what is it then? Sucking up?"
He shook his head. "No. But to tell you the truth…I'd like everything a lot better if our people just got along." He leaned forward, his face inches from hers. "And I figured, why not start with you"
Sakura felt her cheeks flare as she quickly took a step back and walked past him. "Fine. That makes sense"
"You agree with me."
"Agree, how?"
"I mean," Yukito said, falling into step beside her again. "Do you agree that life in general would be better without this stupid fighting?"
Sakura nodded, her emerald eyes falling to the forest floor. "Yes. I do agree. Everything would be better. We would have to set up traps," She motioned to her wings. "We wouldn't have to kidnap one another. And…I wouldn't have to hate"
Yukito's face was suddenly puzzled. "Hate? Come on Sakura, I know that you don't fancy us kidnapping you like this, but I think hate is too strong a word"
Sakura nodded. "Yeah…it is. But I don't hate you…I just hate what your kind did to my family"
He stared at her. "What did we do?"
Sakura sighed, wrapping her arms around herself. "Ten years ago…my parents were killed by pixies. My brother, Touya, was hurt pretty bad and I was knocked out. Ever since that day I hated pixies"
"And thus why you became a trapper." Yukito mused.
Sakura nodded. "Yes"
Yukito thought for a moment, his eyes reaching up towards the high branches of the trees. "I remember…when I was young, my father came home one night, saying he'd just finished killing two fairies…he died a few months after that"
Sakura choked. "Y-Your father? What did he look like?"
Yukito shrugged. "Like me I guess…but his hair was brown"
Sakura stopped walking, then, her emerald gaze on Yukito was like acid. "Your father…killed my parents"
She remembered now, a pixie with brown hair and Yukito's sad eyes. No…I don't want it to be like this. Sakura thought sadly.
"Sakura?" Yukito said, noticing how little by little, Sakura was backing away from him. "Sakura wait!"
"I can't believe this." Sakura breathed. "Your so nice…to think that you came from roots so evil"
"Now Sakura," Yukito said, his tone lowering. "That's hardly fair"
"Sorry Yukito." Sakura said softly, turning and running.
"Sakura wait!" Yukito shouted after her.
Sakura ignored him and kept running, dodging past children playing and pixies walking around.
I don't want to hate Yukito. She thought miserably. Forgive me mom, dad, but I can't hate him!
She kept on running, as fast as her feet would carry her, until she ran into something small and fell to the ground.
"Shit!" Sakura swore, looking to see what she'd tripped over.
A child.
The tiny pixie was sitting on the ground, it's hands on it's cheeks, in shock, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Oh…I-I'm sorry." Sakura said, reaching out to the child.
It was then that the tiny pixie started crying. Fat tears rolled down his cheeks, smearing the dirt on his freckled cheeks.
"Please," Sakura cooed, sitting beside the child, her fingers inched from his shoulder, afraid to touch him. "Don't…don't cry"
The little boy looked at her, his blue eyes shinning with tears. "I have a booboo"
Sakura smiled weakly and wrapped her arms around the child, hugging him against her. "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you. What's your name?"
"P-Prue." He sniffed. "Prue Kura"
"Well, Prue Kura." Sakura smiled, tweaking the boy's nose playfully. "Where's the booboo?"
He held up his hand, a small scratch was on the top of it. "Here"
Sakura smiled and held his hand gently in hers, kissing the wound lightly. "There, all better"
Prue nodded, his red hair fiery in the sunlight. "Yes"
"Well then," Sakura said. "Why don't you go and find your mother? I'm sure she's looking for you"
Prue nodded and got to his feet, scampering off and disappearing into the pixie city.
Sakura smiled faintly after him. I don't know why I did that. He's a pixie after all…but…still a child.
She sighed and got to her feet, turning to walk back into the palace. Yukito would be looking for her. She owed him an apology.
But before she could go anywhere, a hand reached out and grabbed her arm gently, spinning her around.
Sakura found herself staring into familiar amber eyes.
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