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Comments: Alright here's the next chapter. Thank you for the reviews. Umm, another thing I should probably mention. If you don't understand something that happens, please tell me. I'll try to explain it to the best of my ability without giving away the plot or what happens at the end of part one. I just don't want people to be reading this and then get confused about something and me not knowing what it is so I can't explain it. Does everyone understand? Okay, Now Happy New Years. It's finally 2006 and now in one month and six days I will be 16. So that's February Sixth for everyone who can't figure that out. Hopefully I'll have another chapter up by then.
So here's the page shorter chapter, oh and by page shorter I mean, instead of six pages it's more like four and a quarter. Enjoy.
Chapter Six
Touya's POV; The Next Day; Time of the Ball
I had sneaked into Syaoran's room earlier with the help of Tomoyo's bodyguard Mika. Now I was helping him get dressed and he was helping me get dressed. Both of us were garbed in black with the insignia of our kingdoms on our gloves and on the collar of our jackets. My ceremonial rapier(sword) was at my belt and Tomoyo had found one for Syaoran to use. I had to laugh as Syaoran tried to tame his normally messy brown locks.
"Leave it," I said finally and he looked at me. "It's you. Your hair is like the only way people can tell it's you."
"I don't get it."
"Say you had a twin," He nodded, "that twin and you were identical. His hair was always neat and combed back, your was always messy. It was the only way your parents or anyone could tell it was you."
"Oh okay."
"Plus Sakura likes your hair messy."
"How do you know that?"
"I'm her brother I can tell these things."
"Right."
"Don't be sarcastic."
"I'm-"
He was cut off as the door opened and three beautiful ladies walked in.
The first person I saw was Tomoyo in her amethyst ball gown. The bodice was amethyst lace with a white fabric underneath. A darker purple sash was tied around her waist and from the sash the skirt flowed out into the classic ballroom style. Her sleeves weren't poofy, instead they gracefully fell down her arms to stop at her elbow. She wore a gold crown bejeweled with amethysts and diamonds. A diamond and amethyst gold necklace adorned her neck. Gold bangles jingled on her left arm as she walked. I took notice of the ring she wore with the crest of her family. In her other hand she carried a white shawl that shimmered purple when she moved.
Michiru was next and I gaped and so did Syaoran when for the first time I saw her in a dress. Her gown was jade green and styled similarly to Tomoyo's. But it was sleeveless and the ballroom style skirt was less full then one would regularly be. When she moved towards us I could see the slight slit that allowed free moment. Her bodice was tight and made of jade green lace while underneath there was a navy blue fabric that also was also the color of the shawl she wore. A silver circlet with diamonds and rubies was laid on her head full of curls. Silver bangles were on one wrist and one of her arm guards, with the kunai, was on the other with the Li family crest. Her rose vines cross was around her neck.
The moment Sakura stepped into the room Michiru began to laugh and I turned to look at Syaoran who was staring at her like she was a goddess. Her dress was pink and so unlike Tomoyo's and Michiru's. Her dress like Michiru's was sleeveless and like Tomoyo's dress because the skirt was full and without a slit. The bodice was tight like it probably should be and it was made differently then the others. The chest area of the bodice all the way down to her waist was white with crisscrossing pink lines of small cherry blossoms. There was no lace and no fabric underneath. Her sash was white with small cherry blossoms. It looked perfect on her and Syaoran, if he wasn't so speechless, could contest to that. A white shawl was draped around her shoulders and the pink pearls she wore for a necklace worked beautifully. Her circlet, which we had stolen from her room in the eastern kingdom, was on top of her head and her wavy hair was pinned back into a half pony tail. She wore the crest of the Kinomoto family on a silver wrist guard.
"Wow, you three are beautiful," I said and elbowed Syaoran who still stood gaping at Sakura.
"Wow, Tomoyo you've outdone yourself on these dresses, Sakura looks beautiful," He managed to say and Tomoyo nodded.
"Tomoyo," Michiru said quietly, "You had better go before Eriol comes looking for you."
"True, he's going to have a heart attack when he sees you and Syaoran."
"He's already seen me though."
"But he doesn't know who you are," Tomoyo replied.
"That's right," Sakura said with a smile and a twinkle in her eyes. "This is going to be the best. Now hurry up Tomoyo, we don't want to spoil the surprise."
Tomoyo hurried from the room and we followed at a slower pace. I was about to turn the corner when Mika suddenly appeared beside me. She stopped me and then motioned for Sakura and myself to follow her. The rest she motioned to wait here. We followed her to the ballroom where we waited at the top of the stairs to be called. I looked over at my sister who waited almost impatiently at my side, she was almost prancing, shifting from foot to foot anxiously. I nudged her and she stopped barely giving my a glare.
Eriol's POVI looked at my wife who waited by my side, she seemed unlike herself. Like she was hiding something from me. Whatever it was I hoped it wouldn't ruin the night. She looked up at me and nodded her heads towards the stairs. I looked over at them and watched as the doors opened to reveal Sakura and Touya.
"Presenting her Royal Highness's Prince Touya and princess Sakura of the Eastern Kingdom," The announcer shouted and a few people paused to look at them.
Touya bowed and Sakura curtseyed, but both seemed preoccupied, kind of like my wife. I spared her a glance and saw her, for once, not watching Sakura, but instead watching one of the doors that was partially hidden by a tapestry. I shook my head and greeted more of the guests, many of whom I had never before met, and others who I've met but don't remember. Sakura and Touya slowly made their way towards us stopping every once in awhile to greet those they somehow knew. Finally a very noticeably bored Sakura broke away and came towards us. She and Tomoyo shared a look and finally I couldn't stand it anymore and took my eyes away from the struggling Touya who was trying to get away from a group of females.
"What is going on between you three that I don't know about?" I questioned and Sakura grinned sheepishly.
"We're just conspiring against Mei Lin," Tomoyo said and I frowned.
(Remember Mei Lin's family is in control of the Northern Kingdom, Queen Sonomi is of the south, I might have gotten it mixed up in the last two chapters)
"Eriol, move," Touya hissed and I stepped aside to let him slip behind me and I turned back to my wife and Sakura only to find them gone. "Don't let them find me," He whispered and I turned slightly to watch him slip into the crowd of the people to my right.
"Prince Eriol, did you see where Prince Touya went?" One of the fan club, with a lot of makeup, asked.
"I know where he went," A voice said from the left, "but that doesn't quite mean I'm going to tell you."
I turned to the woman who had spoken and almost fainted. Those jade flecked gray eyes twinkled merrily as she stared at the women standing before me. She looked so much like Princess Michiru, it was startling. Her dress, whoever she was, was obviously one of my wife's creations. One hand was hidden my the shawl that had fallen over it. But not only that, the man standing a few feet behind her was also familiar. Those amber eyes and messy chocolate brown hair. Tomoyo was at my side again and she smiled at the gray-green eyed woman.
"Who do you think you are?"
"Me?" She asked.
"Yes you," the fan club member hissed.
"I don't think I'm anyone but who I am, Michiru, Captain of the guard to the eastern kingdom."
"So you think that just because you and Prince Touya are from the same place you can just claim him for yourself."
"Oh but I'm not claiming him for myself, I already have him," Michiru said and she smiled at Tomoyo who was trying not to laugh, "and he already has me."
"Wh-"
"You had better not be calling my sister what I think your calling her," the male said and a few of the fan club swooned at the sight of him. "You women disgust me. I'll stick with Princess Sakura any day."
At that statement Sakura appeared at his side and he put his arm around her waist. Touya appeared and walked past me towards Michiru whom was on her way towards me. Suddenly something, rather two something's caught my eye. One was the very familiar crest on the jacket that the man with Sakura wore. The other was the necklace and circlet that Michiru wore. Both were very familiar. Syaoran and Michiru. The Prince and Princess of the Western Kingdom. Siblings.
"Why Eriol," Michiru said sweetly, "You look like you've seen a ghost."
"Two ghosts," Touya corrected with a laugh.
"That's right," Syaoran commented, "two ghosts. My sister and myself."
"I assure you Eriol, they are not ghosts, they are very much alive and healthy," Tomoyo whispered and with a look around at everyone she sighed. "Time to announce this."
"Touya," Michiru said slowly.
"Umm?" He replied.
"About the question you asked me earlier, the answer it yes. Oh and you have an engagement you need to announce."
"Whose?"
"Syaoran and Sakura's," Tomoyo whispered.
"This is all too confusing," I mused and Syaoran nodded.
"We'll explain later, after the three announcements," Sakura said and we all turned to the waiting crowd of nobles and royals alike.
A sharp whistle sounded and I was reminded off how much Mika annoys me at times like this. The people stopped talking but they continued to be restless waiting for answers and sharing their own ideas with hand motions, using their eyes, etc.
"Well you all know who I am and who my sister is, but right now we have to introduce to very important, not-dead royals," A few people gaped in confusion at Touya who only continued. "You all know what happened with the Li family, so I won't explain and you all know who Prince Syaoran and Princess Michiru disappeared…"
"Of course we know about that, just get to the point," Someone shouted.
"Nice manners," Michiru said loud enough so everyone could hear.
"Well," Touya continued as if no one had spoken, "The girl standing to my left is my fiancée, Li Michiru, heiress to the throne of the Western Kingdom and the Princess who disappeared."
There was a shocked silence and Sakura took to the cue to speak, "The man to my right is my fiancé Li Syaoran, heir to the western throne and the Prince who disappeared. So all you ladies looking at him like you want him to marry you, just direct your gaze somewhere else."
I bit back my laugh and put my arm around my wife's waist.
"What do you say we get out here and talk about all of this in the library?" I asked and Touya was the first to react.
In a very un-prince-like manner. He lifted Michiru into his arms so she was perpendicular to him and she punched him as he left the ballroom and I could just barely hear them bicker as they went down the hall. I sighed and did the same to my wife who just enjoyed it as we walked down to the library that was only a few halls away.
There was a lot to explain.
Unknown POV (not the same people from the chapter before last)
A smile graced my companion's face as we slipped out of the room after just hearing that announcement. King Kinomoto was in for a rude awakening and so was the King of the Horizon Kingdom. Horizon's King would find that his plan would never work and now that the Li Kingdom had two of it's royal family back the army of all the kingdoms would be far greater. A war against the horizon kingdom would be a far better choice and I could already see what would happen.
"Let's go love," I said and she nodded to me.
"We have a lot of planning to do to weaken the horizon kingdom before the inevitable war," she replied and we disappeared from the castle and kingdom without people knowing our faces.
Well thank you for reading and around the end of January, beginning of February start looking for the next chapter. It will hopefully be there. Now a very late chapter dedication to Ngoc1231. Happy Birthday.
Happy New Years,
Jade.
