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Chapter 1: The Enemy, Who?
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"I don't know. Tell me everything."
"What? You don't know what you want to know?" Touya said smiling.
"Touya! You agreed to no more of that." Sakura started to pout.
"But…fine! Ok. So where shall I start? Hmm….ok. Well-"
A shout came from the left side of the garden. "They're here! They're here!"
Touya wiped his head in the direction of the shout. When he heard what they had said, he swore. Mumbling as he got up he said, "Kaijuu, we have to find the others. Hurry, we have to go now. Shit! Why so soon!"
As Sakura was about to get up, Touya grabbed her wrist and yanked her, making her fall.
"Touya! Wha-"
"I said 'hurry' didn't I? You're just too slow. Come on! What are you doing still lying there? Get up! We have to go now!"
"But-" Sakura was suddenly grabbed and pulled back into an embrace from Touya. Seconds later, there was a loud crash and then the whole left side of the garden wall crumbled to pieces. Sakura looked up and saw that Touya was yelling to her. She knew then that the loud explosion had deafened her ears. Sakura heard mumbling voices, but knew that they were actually shouts. She was deaf for a few seconds more and then everything became audible.
"Sakura, you got that? We-"
"There they are! Get them! Now!"
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(Sakura)
"There they are! Get them! Now!"
"Touya!"
"Sakura! Come on! We have to move. Now!" With that, Touya got up and pulled Sakura up with him. "There! To the door!" Sakura, hand in hand with Touya, was jerked in the direction of the door they had come from. "Remember the plan!" Touya yelled.
"But Touya! I couldn't hear what you-" Before she could finish, warriors came and blocked the entrance.
"Shit!" Swearing, Touya swung around to see that they had been surrounded.
"Halt! Anymore movements and we shall be forced to harm you both. Do as I say and no harm will befall anyone. Do you understand, Prince Touya? Princess Sakura?"
'Who are these people? How did they know that I'm a princess and Touya's a prince? I thought that we came hear so that no one would know our identities? Unless…someone gave out information. No, that can't be it. There must be some other suggestion.' Sakura looked at Touya. He seemed to be thinking over what they should do. Looking at the warriors, they seemed well clothed and fed. 'Hmm…they must be from a rich kingdom. But which one?' Looking for some kind of clue, Sakura secretly scanned the man closest to her. He wore a helmet with strings of yellow flowing down from the top. The helmet was made out of some kind of iron or cobalt. His armor was of thick linen dyed in black and different shades of purple.
The soldier shifted and turned to the right to speak with the man standing next to him. This allowed Sakura to see the emblem that was stitched onto the left side of his garment arm. The emblem had a snake with its mouth open wide, showing its fangs, and a maple leaf behind. Looking at the crest gave Sakura goose-bumps and shivers.
"Well, what say you?" A man who seemed to be the leader of the group asked in a booming voice. He had a disgusted look about his face. "We don't have all day. 'Course, I could just take the girl and kill you now." With that, he laughed an ugly, horrendous laugh.
"No! You can't!" Sakura blurted out before she knew what she was doing. 'Oh, no! What did I just say? Why couldn't I stop?'
"Ha-ha! You make me laugh girly. I've decided not to kill you. Instead, you can come warm my bedside tonight. Ha-ha! Put you to some use!" He smiled wickedly, showing what was left of his decayed teeth.
"Leave her out of this. This is between me and you. Leave the girl out." Touya said coldly. "She has done nothing wrong. She is innocent. Leave her out."
"I think that I will have to disagree. She is a pretty little thing, isn't she? Ha-ha! Innocent! You can say that again! When I'm done with her, she won't be so innocent! Ha-ha!"
Sakura looked up at her brother. She could see it in his eyes. He was scared. Not only for what might happen to him, but of what might happen to her. Touya turned his head and they're eyes locked for a moment. His eyes seemed to say 'run!' but Sakura was still unsure. She didn't want to leave him, and yet, she knew she must. With a slight nod. She turned back to look at the man.
"Now!" Touya yelled. She saw him fly toward the man in charge and swung his right arm, which held a knife that had miraculously appeared. The man staggered back, holding onto his severed neck. Touya grabbed the next man standing closest to him and pulled him into a headlock. "Sakura!"
Sakura nodded. Touya had created a distraction and an opening just so she could escape. Bolting through the clearing Touya had just recently made, Sakura ran for the door, but before she reached it, a pair of hands grabbed her from behind. 'Oh, no! I was too slow! Touya wasted his energy for nothing!'
"I've got her!" One of the soldiers yelled.
"No, you don't!" Out of nowhere, a knife struck the warrior, who was holding Sakura, in the throat. The man let go of Sakura and gripped his neck, falling back.
"Sakura, come! We have to hurry!" Sakura realized it was a feminine voice. Turning her head in the direction of the voice, there stood Kanako, one of the soldiers who left to protect her and Touya.
"Kanako! But, what about Touya! We can't just leave him!" Sakura said desperately. She didn't want to lose the only family she had left.
"Sakura, Touya will be fine. The others are here. Look." Kanako pointed to where Touya was. Standing around him were Ashiko, Takeo, Hideki, and Ogata. The others were locked in battles with the enemy.
"This way, hurry. We must leave and find you a safe place."
"But, what about you?"
"I am to protect you. My sister, Kinaki, and Dashikimi will join us soon."
"Umm…ok." Sakura followed Kanako through the orphanage. Looking around, Sakura saw that there was no one in sight. 'I guess everyone's gone, of course. Who would stay and risk their lives?' Noticing that she was no longer behind Kanako, Sakura started to panic. "K-K-Kanako? Ka-Ka-Kanako?" 'No! A princess should never panic! Stay calm. Kanako will come for you when she realizes that you are no longer following her. If she doesn't, then someone else will. I'll just find a place to hide.' Sakura walked down the hall and into the next corridor. Looking around, she heard someone whisper.
"Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. We-"
"Someone's here! Shhh!"
"That could be help."
"Shhhh! You don't know that!"
'Those voices. They must be…' Sakura ran over to where she heard the whispers from. 'They must be in there. The door must have caved in on them and they're injured. I've got to help them!' Without a second thought, Sakura began moving aside the pile of rubbles.
"Don't worry. I'll get you both out. Hold on."
"S-S-Sa-kura? I-Is that y-you?" Tomoyo said in a shaky voice.
"Yes. Sorry if I scared the both of you." Sakura smiled to herself.
"Hurry. Tomoyo is badly hurt. She needs to be looked at right now." A concerned Syaoran said.
"I'm all right. Really! I am! Sakura, are you alright? I saw a lot of soldiers. Did they hurt you?"
Syaoran, angry at Tomoyo, said, "Tomoyo, just think about yourself for a few minutes, alright?"
"But-"
"Tomoyo, I'm fine. And Syaoran's right. Think about yourself for a few minutes." Sakura said a little worried for her friend. "Your badly injured and we're not."
The bits of dust and dirt grew to large pieces of debris. Piles of huge broken stone and wood covered the way to the door. 'Oh, no. How am I supposed to move those?' Sakura looked around for something that might help left the large stones and wood pieces. 'Ah-ha! Now that might work!' Spotting a thick but not too big broken piece of wood and a rock, Sakura walked over to it. 'Looks sturdy enough. Hope it won't break with pressure.' Testing out how much pressure the wooden pole could hold, Sakura brought it back to the wreckage in front of the door. She shifted the rock she had round earlier into a position she could lay the pole on top of and move the heavy pieces like a seesaw. Sakura stuck the pole under one of the wooden sections that covered the door. Putting all her might into the press, Sakura shifted the segment of wood. 'Ok! Now, just three more to go.' As Sakura began to move the next one, a hand touched her shoulders.
Sakura let out a scream, "Ahhh!"
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Author's Note: Hahaha…she's so funny! Well, please keep reading! And I hope you like it! THANK YOU FOR THE REVIEWS! I REALLY APPRECIATED IT! THANKS!
