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Chapter Twelve: Into War
Sakura, Zachary and Touya all flew towards the boundaries of the fairy city, Rika in Zachary's arms, staring down at the earth below her in wonder.
"Wow, I never knew flying was like this." She breathed.
Sakura smirked. "We're almost there"
The three fairies and pixie soon made it out of the fairy city, the lush emerald forest surrounding them as they darted through the trees.
"There they are!" Rika shouted, pointing down to the ground. "Just beside that fairy ring! I never noticed how obvious they were until now!"
Sakura smirked, but said nothing, diving down towards the small group of pixies hidden among the toadstools and leaves.
"Sakura!" Syaoran smiled grabbing Sakura's hands and she descended in front of him. Yukito and Spinel were with him, each looking ready for battle.
"Syaoran." Sakura smiled, landing softly on the ground in front of him. "Did you three make it out of the city okay?"
"Sure." Spinel smirked. "We had to dodge Meilin a few times, but otherwise we were fine"
"What do you mean, dodge her?"
Yukito shrugged. "She suspected we were going to turn on Yelan, so it was hard to sneak away, we had to fake her out a bit"
Sakura smiled. "Oh, this is my friend Zachary and my brother Touya"
"Rika!" Spinel grinned. "Your alive!"
"Of course I am." Rika smiled.
"I-I'm sorry Rika." Syaoran said softly, turning his eyes to the ground. "I shouldn't have left you behind"
The pixie girl shrugged. "It's okay Syaoran, really. I mean, if anything it was a good thing that you-"
Her words, however, were cut off when Touya burst forward and sunk his fist into the side of Syaoran's face.
"Touya!" Sakura shrieked, getting in between her brother and Syaoran. "What are you doing?"
"He deserved it!" Touya growled. "He fucking kidnapped you Sakura!"
"Get over it Touya!" Sakura growled. "God!"
"It's okay Sakura." Syaoran smirked, rubbing his cheek. "I think he had a right to do that"
"I have a right to do a lot more than just that." Touya snarled, advancing on Syaoran.
"Whoa, chill out dude." Yukito said, grabbing Touya's arm, holding him back.
"Who the hell are these people anyway?" Touya snapped.
"This is Spinel and Yukito." Sakura said. "They, uh…well, you get it"
Touya glared at Yukito through slit eyes. "I suggest you let go of my arm"
Yukito smirked and dropped his hands. "Okay, okay. I think we have more important things to do at the moment than start idle fights"
"Yukito's got a point." Rika sighed. "Syaoran, I heard about Yelan…but why? Why would she do this?"
Syaoran sighed and leaned against a nearby toadstool, a frown crossing his handsome face. "She's power hungry, that's all. She thinks that by fighting alongside the bats, she'll gain power."
"But the bats will turn on her." Sakura sighed. "If not right away, they will later. Once they get bored with having pixies as allies, it'll be the end."
"Exactly." Syaoran said tonelessly. "So we have to figure out a way to either change her mind."
"Or kill her." Yukito frowned. Syaoran looked up at his friend, slight panic rising in his features.
"I'm just saying." Yukito shrugged. "It's not something we want to do, but..."
"It might come to that." Touya said.
Yukito nodded. "I'm sorry Syaoran but-"
"No." Syaoran said, cutting him off. "I understand. If it comes to that…leave her to me."
Sakura's breath caught in her throat as she heard Syaoran say those words. Will he be able to kill his own mother…in order to save us all?
"What do we do," Sakura said, breaking the silence that had settled around the group. "For right now, though? Eriol and Tomoyo are already getting the city ready to fight…but what do we do?"
"Yukito, Spinel and I are going back to our city." Syaoran said. "To gather more who aren't willing to fight with the bats, and who may want to fight with us."
Sakura nodded. "I'll come with you. The bats will, most likely, start in your city, so I can use my magic"
"No way!" Touya growled. "We need your magic in our city"
"They won't get to the city if she stops them before." Zachary snapped. "I'll go back to the fairy city with Touya"
"No, I'm staying with Sakura." Touya hissed.
"Fine." Rika sighed. "I'll go back with Zachary. I know our city's armies anyways, I can help"
"I'll go, too." Spinel said.
Syaoran nodded. "So let's go then. Sakura, Yukito and Touya come with me, the rest of you return to the fairy city"
"Be careful, okay?" Zachary said, gripping Sakura's hand.
Sakura smiled warmly at her friend. "No worries. Tell Eriol and Tomoyo to be careful too, okay? And we'll be back soon"
Zachary nodded, lifting off into the air again, but without Rika. Rika and Spinel were running on the ground below him.
"So." Yukito sighed once the three were gone. "We should get going, too"
"Not yet." Touya growled, turning to Syaoran. "I have a few questions for you"
"Shut up Touya." Sakura sighed, rolling her eyes. "Yukito, once we get to the city, you and Touya go and gather a group of people willing to fight"
"Sakura and I will go and find my mother." Syaoran finished for her.
"No way are you staying with him!" Touya growled.
"Touya"
"Sakura"
Sakura rolled her eyes. "Too bad Touya. You need to help Yukito in case the bats come"
"How the hell can I help him?"
"Uh, watch his back!" Sakura smirked. "You can fly, remember? It's easier that way"
"I still don't like you being with him"
"Get used to it." Syaoran said wickedly.
Touya glared at him and lashed out, shoving the pixie prince backwards into a fairy ring.
"Hey!" Syaoran shouted, trying to get out of the ring, only to hit a barrier.
"Touya!" Sakura snapped, taking the barrier off the ring, allowing Syaoran to step out. "Stop being such an ass"
Touya smirked and turned, hovering into the air. "Come on Yukito"
"Ass." Syaoran mumbled.
XxXxX
Sakura and Syaoran crept along the forest floor, their eyes scanning for anything that could pose a threat.
Where is she? Sakura thought, inching along the ground, her wings twitching on her back, willing her to fly. Where is Yelan? What are we supposed to do when we find her?
Who knew what Syaoran would do when they found his mother. Would he be angry and kill her? Would he just stand there? Or would he join her side?
Sakura cast a quick glance at Syaoran, his face was clouded with thoughts.
He must be torn…Sakura thought sadly. I mean, he has to choose between his mother…or the ones he's been taught to hate.
"Sakura?" Syaoran said softly, catching the fairy girl off guard.
She hadn't realized that he'd turned around and was facing her, she'd been too deep in thought.
"Oh, sorry." Sakura said softly, looking away from the brown-haired pixie, somewhat embarrassed that he'd caught her stare.
Syaoran sighed, "Is there something wrong?"
"No."
"Sakura, you're lying to me"
Sakura frowned, taking a deep breath. "It's fine Syaoran, really"
"You're worried about what choice I'll make, aren't you?" he asked.
Sakura gaped at him, How does he know these things?
Syaoran smirked and cupped his hands tightly over hers, pressing his forehead against hers. "I will do what's right, Sakura. My people, you're people, don't deserve what my mother has planned for them, I know that now. So don't worry"
"But she's your mother!" Sakura breathed. "Syaoran I don't want you to have to hurt her"
"If it comes to that, then it comes to that." Syaoran smiled, kissing her lightly on the lips. "But for now we have to focus on trying to change my mother's mind"
"But-"
"If," Syaoran said, cutting her off. "She refuses to listen, then I will see to her, okay?"
"Syaoran…I…" Sakura whispered, lowering her head. "I hate this. Your mother should be the last person you should have to go against"
"Don't worry about it Sakura." Syaoran smiled. "Just trust me, okay?"
"I do trust you Syaoran, I do. It's Yelan I don't trust"
"I know, I know." he breathed, stroking her cheeks lightly with his thumb. "Come on, we have things to do"
Sakura nodded and followed after him, her hand tightly clasping his. You say you're alright with all of this, She thought, her feet padding softly on the leaf-strewn ground. But you can't see the pain in you're eyes…like I can. I won't let you go through the pain of hurting your own mother.
XxXxX
"And you won't believe us why?" Touya growled, his hands on his hips, anger brewing hotly inside him.
He and Yukito were standing in front of a rather large group of pixies that they had managed to lead to a more private part of the city.
"For one, you're a fairy," one pixie snapped. "And for two, Yelan would never join forces with that bats! They're just as much an enemy as your kind"
"Please, calm yourselves." Yukito said in his all-to gentle voice, smiling warmly at the people. "But you must believe Touya and I, Queen Yelan is not herself, we must join the fairies to help save our people"
"Joining the fairies would mean our death!" another of the pixies shouted. "You're just trying to get us killed"
"I'm not trying to do any such thing." Yukito said, somewhat defensively.
"Of course you are," the same pixie growled. "After all, you're friends with the prince, and everyone knows of his feelings for the fairy girl. She's a witch, it's obvious she's put you all under a spell"
"My sister," Touya said acidly, glaring down at the little pixie man, who was easily half his size. "Is no witch. I dare you to say otherwise"
The man shuddered slightly and shook his head, taking a few steps away from Touya.
"That's better." Touya growled. "Now, in case you all haven't already noticed, where is this Queen of yours? Has she even told you people of her plan to attack the fairy city?"
The small crowd in front of the two began to exchange glances, shaking their heads shamefully.
"See?" Touya growled. "She doesn't care about you. Are you willing to fight alongside the bats?"
"No way!"
"Never!"
"Then you'll be left behind." Yukito said. "You will be considered an enemy, you will be no better than a fairy"
Touya shot him a glare, Yukito just shrugged.
"That's a lie! Yelan would never leave her people!"
"She's already left her own son," Touya snapped. "The prince just met up with a few of the fairies in a secret location, he had to escape from his own mother and cousin to get to us. She doesn't care about her son, and she doesn't care about you"
The pixies stared blankly at him, whispering madly to each other.
"Don't you see?" Yukito said, his eyes sad. "So many have died, on both sides, from this stupid hatred! Why do we despise the fairies so much? Has anyone ever told you? Has anyone ever told you to hate them?"
"Well…no." a pixie woman said, wrapping her arms around herself. "I've always just…thought"
"That we were bad." Touya said flatly. "Well you're wrong, we aren't. I heard what you guys did to Sakura just before she escaped. She is a nice person, and cares for all living things, and yet you people saw her as an enemy, a witch"
Silence.
"Do you get it now?" Yukito sighed, hope rising in his chest. "If we fight together, put Yelan back in her place and defeat the bats, then maybe…just maybe…we all, pixies and fairies alike, can live together in peace"
Touya smiled and nodded, folding his arms defiantly across his chest. "Exactly. So, what do you guys say?"
The small pixie man, who Touya had scared earlier, took a step forward, a wicked smirk crossing his aging face. "Where do we sign up?"
Ah yes, beautiful speech Touya and Yukito! (This plot kind of reminds me a bit of problems with racism…hey! Maybe there's a lesson in the story, who knows)
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