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ChiChi's Note: Sorry it took so long! I just got a new computer and I had to transfer all of my fanfics into it! So here's the next chapter. Enjoy!(Or destroy, however you want it)
Chapter 5
Water Orb Activated
'1… 2… 3… 4… 5…' Tomoyo counted how many villagers she had killed. Doing this actually hurt her. The army was using an invisibility shield. It made them transparent and it made it easier to kill without being noticed. The barrier was weakened because she was anti-magical, but they still remained unseen. The villagers were screaming as their friends all mysteriously dropped dead. '16… 17… 18…' Tomoyo felt tears falling from her eyes, 'This is exactly what they did to my kingdom.' No one noticed her crying, for her hood hid her entire face. "Moyo!" Nakuru shouted and pointed forwards.
There stood Eriol with an army behind him. He took a step closer and grabbed his necklace. Slowly, it transformed into a magician's staff. The staff was gold and at the top was a sun with beautifully designed rays. "Golden sun," Tomoyo murmured.
Eriol raised his staff and a burst of energy hit the barrier. They could see the barrier slowly cracking and the energy seeped in and blew everyone off of their horses. Tomoyo hit the ground, but got up instantly. The two armies charged and collided. Tomoyo looked up at the castle and saw her cousin with king Syaoran. "Sakura!" Tomoyo screamed out her name.
Tomoyo ran through the crowd of combatants and got up to the open castle gate. She ran through it and got up to the large doors. Tomoyo stood on the platform before the doors and looked up at the top of the castle, "Sakura!"
…Castle roof…
Sakura looked down at the Chikarain soldier. "Most likely going to kill you," Syaoran glared and raised his hand.
Sakura tilted her head in confusion, but then she noticed ten Li soldiers with bows and arrows, preparing to shoot the Chikarain. The Chikarain removed her hood, and Syaoran brought his hand down. "Tomoyo!" Sakura screamed.
…On the ground…
Tomoyo looked behind her and saw ten arrows heading her way. She braced herself for impact. Then somebody ran in front of her and swiftly moved his sword across the grouping of arrows. The ten arrows fell to the ground in pieces. Tomoyo noticed that her savior was Eriol. He walked over to his staff and picked it off of the ground. He turned to her with a furious look on his face, "What the hell do you think you're doing?"
Tomoyo drew her sword and pointed it at him. Eriol's staff transformed back into a necklace, "You wouldn't stand a chance."
Tomoyo swung her sword, but Eriol blocked her attack with his. 'He destroyed my home,' she continued to strike. Eriol was going easy on her. He moved his sword to block all of her attacks, refusing to retaliate. "I don't want to hurt you, princess," Eriol advised her to stop.
But Tomoyo kept attacking. Eriol could see the flames burning in her eyes; she wasn't going to stop until her task was completed. Eriol cautiously swung his sword, making sure that he did not hurt her. She stumbled back as he continued his attack. They neared closer and closer to the edge of the palaces platform, until they were fighting precisely along the edge. Tomoyo became distract by what was down below. The fall would be long. There was a maze of trees down below and nothing would be there to catch her fall. Eriol hit her sword and it fell out of her hands and landed in his. This caught Tomoyo by surprise and made her lose balance. He rapidly placed his sword back into its cover then his hand grabbed hers, "Careful, any more violence and we'll both fall," he tried to keep his balance while pulling her up.
"You're men are going to kill me anyways," Tomoyo stared at the archers who stood but feet away from them, taking aim.
Eriol looked down at their hands, concentrating on bringing her up. That's when he saw the element orb, "You had it all this time."
Tomoyo saw the soldiers ready to fire; she began to panic. "Eriol! Why are you helping her?" Syaoran shouted from the top.
Eriol stared into her eyes; he knew the penalty for helping a foe. "Traitor!" Eriol heard Syaoran's voice shout.
Tomoyo gasped, the soldiers were going to shoot Eriol as well. Their only hope was to jump. She pulled him back and they both fell before the arrows could reach them. Tomoyo heard Sakura screaming her name. She held on tightly to Eriol, too afraid to let go. "Eriol, take out your staff," she demanded.
He gave her a questioning look. "Just do it!" she screamed.
His necklace transformed back into the staff. Tomoyo searched it for the activation point, but found none. "Where is it?" she shouted.
My mother placed a spell on me before she died. White magic does not work on me. Could it be that only white magic didn't work on her? "Eriol cast a spell on me!"
Without question, his staff sent out a swirl of fire that circled around them. Then she felt it. The glass surrounding the orb broke and a blue light entered her. She saw that they were very close to the ground now. She felt water stream from her hands and pour to the ground. Soon enough, there was a deep lake beneath them. Tomoyo held her breath and hoped for the best.
…In the palace…
"Syaoran, how could you?" Sakura followed him to the throne room, "She wasn't even Chikarain, and lord Hiiragizawa was your friend!"
Syaoran slapped her across the face; "You address me as your king, not by my first name."
Sakura touched where he hit her, "You're impossible. No matter how hard I try, I'll never be able to melt your heart!"
ChiChi's Note: Yeah I changed it from spirit to heart... right... ON WITH THE STORY!
Sakura gave him a final glare and stormed out of the room. She ran down the halls into the room with the birdcages in them. She found the door with red markings upon them and entered. Meilin and Odelette stared at her, "What did zee king want?" Odelette enquired.
"He wanted to know about Tomoyo," Sakura began to cry.
"Well, what happened?" Meilin demanded.
"While we were speaking, Chikara attacked the village. Tomoyo had come with the Chikarain army. Lord Hiiragizawa saved Tomoyo from death and king Syaoran… he… He killed lord Hiiragizawa and Tomoyo," she blurted out.
"Oh no, 'e killed zem?" Odelette gasped, "Lorrrd Hiirrragizawa was ourrr only 'ope forrr merrrcy frrrom king Syaorrran."
Meilin nodded, "Odelette's right. With lord Hiiragizawa gone, king Syaoran will surely become bloodthirsty."
"H-he told me that I don't have to stay in the cage anymore. He offered me my own room and everything," Sakura smiled at the two girls in the cages, "But I'm still going to stay with you guys."
"S-Sakurrra?" the young Chikarain started, "Do you know who led Chikarrra into zee prrre-warrr?"
Sakura recalled the brown haired warrior being the head arms woman. "She was one of the guards' wives in my kingdom," Sakura tried her best to remember. 'It was Na… Na. Grrr. I know that it's Yukito's wife!' "Nakara?"
"Nakurrru?" Odelette screamed.
…In the forest? Yes the forest, I think…
Tomoyo sat beside Eriol down by the water staring up into the sky. She could hear Nakuru ordering the Chikarain forces to retreat. Tomoyo looked over at Eriol. He had a furious look on his face, as if he wanted to kill someone. Tomoyo was now in her regular dress. It didn't get wet because her cloak protected it. On the other hand, Eriol was not protected from the water. His shirt was hanging from a tree, slowly drying. "So what were you doing with Chikara, princess?" Eriol asked.
"Tomoyo. Just call me Tomoyo," she frowned, "There's no kingdom, so I'm not a princess anymore."
"That's not my fault," Eriol said nonchalantly.
Tomoyo gave him an incredulous look; "You led your army into the Kinomoto Kingdom. There were barely any survivors."
"You don't look very upset about it," Eriol implied.
Tomoyo glared at him, "I've already undergone the same type of experience. That time, the Li Kingdom destroyed my true kingdom, and now, I shall avenge both of my kingdoms."
"So you're saying that you're not from the Kinomoto family?"
"I'm famished," Tomoyo stood up and pretended to search for food.
Eriol stood up as well, "You aren't, are you?"
Tomoyo pretended not to hear him, "Do you think there's any fruit trees around here?"
"Tell me who you are Tomoyo," he commanded.
She sighed in frustration, "My name is Tomoyo Daidouji, former princess of the Daidouji Kingdom, and future queen of the kingdom Rosuto Daidouji."
"Rosuto Daidouji?"
"Yes. My mother cast a spell on the kingdom so that everything would become invisible. Unfortunately, my mother accidentally sent the townspeople to another land. Now, the whole kingdom shall stay dormant until I return to become their queen."
She looked up at one tree and smiled, "Do you like apples Eriol?"
He nodded unconsciously and walked back over to the water. Tomoyo climbed the tree and picked a few apples. She tossed one at Eriol and took a bite from her own. She jumped out of the tree then joined him. "The sun is starting to set," Tomoyo leaned back and took another bite from her apple.
Eriol stood up and broke some branches off of a tree. He placed them sloppily into a pile then used his staff to set them on fire.
...Chikara...
"So... the Kinomoto girl died, did she?" king Adrien pondered for a while.
"Yes, and she took lord Hiiragizawa along with her," Nakuru sighed, "Did you know that he committed treason, just for her?"
Adrien laughed, "Well then, now that Hiiragizawa is out of the way, king Syaoran should have less power in his army."
"How could you be so uncaring? She died along with him you know," Nakuru frowned, "And now, the water element has become neutral."
"It was most likely fake," Adrien rolled his eyes, "The traveling conjurer said that he was only to give one orb per family. He couldn't have given two orbs to the Kinomoto family."
'But Tomoyo was not a Kinomoto,' Nakuru remembered.
...Li Kingdom...
Syaoran tapped his fingers on the arm of his throne. "Guards, go out and search for my advisor," he ordered, "I am positive that he is not dead. When you find that traitor, kill him and the wench."
"Yes sire," the guards bowed and left the room.
Sakura entered the room and curtsied before his throne, "You summoned me, king Syaoran," her words dripped with hatred.
"Yes, where have you been?"
"With Meilin and Odelette."
"Who?"
"The other girls that you're letting rot in those terrible birdcages."
Syaoran shrugged and got off of his throne. He walked up to Sakura and circled around her. "Umm... Why are you-" Sakura started.
"You said earlier that you were trying to melt my heart," he stopped in front of her, "What did you mean by that?"
"It means that you're a coldhearted bastard," Sakura spat.
Syaoran smiled in amusement. Sakura felt heat coming from her bracelet. "No one has ever spoken to me like you do in my entire life."
"You always seem so angry. It scares people."
Syaoran came closer to Sakura and placed his hand on her cheek, "Will you melt my heart then?"
Sakura gulped, "U-ummm…"
Syaoran smirked and leaned in closer to her, "Will you?"
She felt his arms wrap around her waist, and she blushed furiously. "Melt my heart," he whispered in her ear.
…In the forest…
Tomoyo lay down on her stomach gazing into the deep water. The sun had already set, giving the water a mysterious feeling. She lightly dipped her finger into the lake and watched the ripples form. The water sparkled in response to her touch then the ripple made a heart in the water. "Are you cold?" Eriol sat down beside her.
Tomoyo shook her head. It was a nice night. "So when we get out of this forest, what are going to do?" Eriol enquired.
"The real war should be very soon right?" Eriol nodded, "Then I should probably look for Rosuto Daidouji. We could use them as reinforcements."
"I don't know. If I know Syaoran, he's probably still angry at me for saving you."
"Then why don't you come with me?"
Eriol pondered the offer for a while. This would definitely be treason if he helped gather reinforcements for the enemy, but then again, he could be fighting for the wrong side. Syaoran just announced war without reason, and Chikara did nothing to provoke it. "Okay," Eriol agreed.
"Someone's coming!" Tomoyo pointed at two lit torches wandering around the forest.
"Where are they, do you think they're dead?" a voice came from the distance.
"Well, it doesn't really matter. Once we find them, they'll be dead anyways."
The two voices laughed. "Maybe they won't recognize us in the dark," Tomoyo whispered.
Eriol looked down at her dress. It was noticeably white, of course they would, but there was no way of hiding her clothes. 'My clothes are wet anyways,' he shrugged. He jumped into the water and pulled Tomoyo in with him. "I heard something over there, wait," Eriol heard footsteps coming closer to them.
"Don't kill me for this," he faintly chuckled.
"For wha-" Tomoyo began but was cut off.
He was kissing her… again. She heard someone stop behind them. "Anything there?" a voice called from far away.
"Nope, just some kids, err, playing in the water," a voice from behind them replied then ran away.
Eriol was saving her. She understood now. Eriol pulled her into the water so her clothes wouldn't show and he kissed her so the guards wouldn't recognize them. Although he had a unique way of saving her, she was grateful. He pulled away once the coast was clear and laughed. "Aren't there other ways of saving me which don't include kissing?" Tomoyo swam to shore.
"Yes, but I prefer that method," Eriol followed her.
"I'm sure you do," Tomoyo rolled her eyes.
ChiChi's Note: Oh yeah! If you guys have read White Rose before, and you didn't read my profile, I'm making a SEQUEL for it okay? Everybody happy? Alright! Also I'm going to um… to an undisclosed area, that's right, for a school thingy so I won't be updating any time soon. Sorry, ReVieW!
