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ChiChi's Note: I didn't feel like editing cuz it's like… 1 in the morning and I'm impatient. So here's another chapter. ENJOY!
Chapter 9
Rosuto Daidouji
Sakura coughed lightly and opened her eyes weakly. The room that she was in was unfamiliar. She sat up and observed the room. The stonewalls were covered in paintings of children who looked like Hiiragizawa and Li and above the fireplace rested a painting of a woman. It was the same woman from the statue in the refuge. The room was warm and smelt sweet like… Sakura turned her head to the side and saw a vase filled with white peonies. 'Pretty,' she thought. She fidgeted a bit only to realize that she was in a bed. She dropped herself down onto the large mattress again. It had been ages since she slept in a decent bed. She let out a relieved sigh and snuggled into the green cashmere sheets. She wondered why she had never seen this room before. Syaoran let her go into any room that she pleased but she never saw this one. She stared around the room once again. In front of the fireplace was a chair with a pink and white dress on it. She crawled out of the bed and changed into the dress. She then went out the doors and onto the balcony. She leaned on the railing staring at the view. 'It's really early. The sun has barely begun to rise,' she trailed off in thought. She then heard movement coming from bellow her. She stared down and saw someone training. She became rather curious and left the room to go see who it was.
…Cage Room…
Odelette leaned against her cage's bars. She found it absolutely ridiculous as to how they were being treated. Meilin hadn't awakened and they stuffed her back in the cage. Odelette tried shouting out for help but no one acknowledge her shouts. "I swear, King Syaoran is going to pay for zeese," she hissed.
She looked over at the other cages, "I wonder where Sakura eez…"
…Outside…
Sakura quietly walked up to the person who was training. His back was turned but she knew that it was Syaoran. She wondered if he would be angered if he saw her there. She took a step back stepping on a dried leaf. Syaoran stopped and whipped around. He glared at her for a second then walked past her. She watched him walk away, but then he stopped and looked over at her, "Are you coming?"
Sakura nodded then joined him. Sakura kept her head down, playing with her braclet to occupy herself. "Did you activate it yet?" Syaoran asked.
Sakura shook her head, "No," her voice came out hoarse. She gasped and cleared her throat, "No sire."
"I wonder why," Syaoran stopped and sat down under a tree.
Sakura sat down beside him. She looked up and saw an apples growing on the tree.
FlashbackThe twelve-year-old sat beneath the tree with her cousin listening to her brother tell stories. "… and they lived happily ever after. The end."
An apple landed in Sakura's lap. She looked up and saw Touya plucking apples from the tree. He tossed one down to Tomoyo and she lifted up both her hands and caught it. Sakura took a bite out of her apple. "Do you think we'll be together forever like the people in the story that you told Touya?" Sakura asked.
"Maybe," he said with his mouth full.
"Well I know that I'm not going to stay here long. Once I come of age, I'm going to get out of the palace and travel the land!" Tomoyo exclaimed, "I'll go into the town and talk with the villagers, I'll go to the Li Kingdom maybe even some other kingdoms in the Northern lands, and best of all, I shall see the Daidouji Kingdom!"
"Daidouji Kingdom is a myth," Touya stated.
"No it isn't! One of the maids told me about it," Tomoyo shouted back at him.
"Wait, if you're leaving, then I'll be all alone!" Sakura remarked.
Tomoyo stopped to think for a moment, "I suppose I could stay a bit longer for you, and Touya will always be here with us, so I suppose we will be together for a very long time."
"Hurrah!" Touya rejoiced with sarcasm.
Sakura giggled then began to laugh. Soon after Tomoyo and Touya joined her. It was right there, that Sakura decided that she would never leave the Kinomoto Kingdom without Touya or Tomoyo.
End of Flashback'But Touya and Tomoyo are dead now,' she sighed. She looked up and saw Syaoran picking an apple. "Are you hungry?" he asked.
"Yes your Highness," she stared up impatiently at the delicious fruits.
He tossed down an apple to her. Just as he did, she saw an image of Touya sitting up there tossing an apple down to Tomoyo. The apple fell past her hands and hit the ground. She stared at it for a second then began to cry. "Touya, Tomoyo," she whimpered.
Syaoran jumped out of the tree and watched her for a second. "Girl, why are you crying?" he demanded.
She looked up at him with her tear-filled eyes and began crying even more, "You took them away from me! Because of you, I'm never going to see my family again!"
Syaoran did not respond. Did he do something to anger her? He opened his mouth to say something but stopped him. He sensed someone coming closer. If that person saw him acting kindly around the likes of this girl then his reputation would be destroyed. She stared at him and gave a disgusted laugh, "You're not even listening to me are you? I hate you. I should have escaped while I had that chance. Why did I even-"
His fist collided with her face and she fell to the ground. She heard the sound of his sword being pulled out of its sheath. Sakura looked up at him and saw his sword inches from her face. "Why didn't you escape then?" he enquired with a glare on his face.
Sakura stared up at him in fear. He just went from a kind person to the most hated person in her life. "Why are you like this?" she whispered.
Syaoran's hold on the sword relaxed a bit. Even he didn't know the answer to that. "Your Highness! We have an issue!" a voice came from the distance.
His grip on his sword tightened, "What is it?"
A soldier appeared and made his way up to Syaoran, "It's the troops… the ones that you sent to find the Chikarain and Lord Hiiragizawa."
"He is no longer a 'Lord' her," Syaoran hissed turning his glare to the soldier.
The soldier swallowed nervously, "Yes, well, ahem. You must come to the knights room to discuss this matter," he glanced at Sakura, "Privately my liege."
Syaoran nodded, "You are dismissed."
The soldier nodded then ran off into the castle. Syaoran looked over at Sakura, "I'll deal with you later."
She simply replied with a glare. "It is not my fault that you're family decided to die protecting you. They could have just cooperated with my request and hand you and the other girl over, but they decided to go down with a fight. So do not blame me for your family's careless heroics efforts."
…Daidouji Kingdom…
Eriol strolled through the debris waiting for Tomoyo. She was in the tower performing the spell, and she refused to let him watch. 'After I allowed her to wield my sword,' he growled. He looked out into the field and saw a cloud of dust moving around in the distance. He closed his eyes and concentrated on it. A sound began to reach his ears. Horse hoofs pounding against the ground. His eyes shot open and he looked over at the castle. Tomoyo wouldn't be able to tell if they were under attack. He saw Tomoyo running out of the palace, "Eriol! I opened it!"
Eriol swore beneath his breath, "Tomoyo, get back into the castle now!"
She stopped and cocked her head to the side. "Now!" he repeated even louder than before.
…In the distance…
"Sir, we have spotted Lord Hiiragizawa," one of the soldiers reported, "Princess Tomoyo is in the palace."
"Capture the Princess; kill the boy," the captain ordered.
"But King Syaoran said-"
"That boy is going soft. I witnessed it myself. He is smitten with love for the Kinomoto princess. We have new orders from King Adrien."
…Where Eriol is…
He stood still where he was. He needed to protect Tomoyo from the army. The thought of her being placed in one of those birdcages angered him. The army charged at him at a rapid speed. He could hear one of the men shouting, "Hand over Princess Tomoyo!"
He remained there waiting for them to get close enough. "Eriol!" a faint cry came from behind him. He saw Tomoyo standing outside the palace doors.
"Go back inside Tomoyo, I can handle this," he shouted at her.
He looked back at the army. They were so close now that Eriol could see the faces of all the soldiers. "Halt!" the leader shouted.
They all came to a stop a few miles away from him. "Look at this, men! He's unarmed," the leader mocked, "What are your intentions lad? To shield the girl with your bloodied corpse?"
The men laughed at the captain's so-called-joke. As they continued to laugh, the leader stopped and made eye contact with Eriol. Eriol was expressionless and watching the army. "What are you up to?" he said but unheard to his troops.
Eriol's blank appearance changed to a menacing smile. Only the captain saw it and began shouting out orders but it was too late. Eriol waved his hand across the earth and a wall of fire separated him and the army. He could hear the men shouting and the horses whinnying in fear. Eriol ran back to the palace. That firewall wasn't going to stay up for very long.
In the castle he saw Tomoyo waiting at the door, "What was going on out there?"
"The Li soldiers have come to take you, we need to hurry," Eriol grabbed her hand and ran to the tower.
After they ran half of the way, they could hear men shouting behind them. "The firewall must have broken down," Eriol panted.
Tomoyo tripped whiled trying to keep up with him. Eriol caught her before she fell down, "We're almost there."
The kept running. Soon the men were in sight and on their tail. Tomoyo looked back at them and stopped. She did a quick spin on her toes then raised her arms in the direction of the soldiers. A barrier threw the soldiers back. Tomoyo began to run again, "That should slow them down a bit."
Eriol nodded, "Impressive."
She gave him a slight smile and made her way into the tower. A soft blue light lighted the floor and Eriol's sword was lying in the centre of it. Tomoyo took his hand and brought him to the centre. "Here we go," she said in an excited yet nervous voice.
Just then, the soldiers from before barged in. "Get them!" one of them shouted.
Two soldiers came at them with their swords ready. Just before they swung, Tomoyo let out a scream and clutched onto Eriol in fear. The light bellow them flashed and blinded the two. They could no longer hear the shouts from the soldiers. They opened their eyes under the impression that they were dead. "Queen Tomoyo, you have arrived," a voice came from behind them.
They both looked over at the two felines before a gate. One was a golden lion covered in armour; the other resembled a panther with wings. "I am Spinel Sun, your Majesty," the black cat lowered its head courteously.
"And I am Keroberos," the other cat did the same, "You may call me Kero, if you desire."
The gates opened revealing the kingdom behind it. Tomoyo gasped. It was a large town with the same blue light from before radiating from it. They went into the town and saw that everyone from the old kingdom was here, and they remained the same age as they were when the kingdom was attacked. Everything looked exactly like she remembered it. But something was missing… her mother.
Eriol stopped at a familiar shop. It was filled with more books than the library in the Li Kingdom. He remembered the last time that he came there. He was around the age of four and he was there with her.
Flashback"I'm so glad that you could come back for a visit Eriol," Kaho giggled.
Eriol nodded silently as he watched her delicately move the books from shelf to shelf. She climbed up the wooden ladder looking for another book. She looked down at him and smiled, "You're really quiet."
He nodded again but this time smiled. Sure, he had not spoken in two years, but then again, there was no one he could talk to. Now he had Kaho though. It was possible that she could get him to talk. He leaned against the bookshelf and stared at her as she descended the ladder. Once on the ground, she leaned down, placing her hands on her knees and observed him from head to toe. "We are to be married, and it would be nice if I were able to speak with you," she gave him another one of her lovely smiles then gave him a quick kiss on the lips.
Eriol's heart began to pound. She had just given him his first kiss! How was it that a thirteen-year-old would be so interested in a four-year-old? Wasn't it supposed to be wrong? Wrong by the fact that they were almost ten years apart? All this was being put on him so fast, as if everyone wanted him to mature quickly. He waved away the thought. Why shouldn't he be infatuated with Kaho? She was smart, kind, and gorgeous. She didn't seem to care about their ages; she cared about the actual person. Kaho went back to working, and he continued watching her. "Kaho?" he finally spoke up for the first time in two years.
She tore her attention away from her job and turned to Eriol. She had an overjoyed look on her face. It must have meant so much to her to hear his first words in so long. Eriol looked down at his feet shyly, "I cannot wait to marry you."
End of FlashbackEriol chuckled at the mere memory of that day, but now it was time to move on. Kaho was no longer alive. His father told him that her corpse was lying in the street after the attack. Someone tapped him on the shoulder, "Excuse me sir, I feel foolish asking you this, but do I know you?"
Eriol laughed and turned around. His heart stopped when he saw the person standing before him. There was a girl around the age of sixteen with long flowing reddish-brown hair that went down to her waist and shimmering brown eyes. Her skin was pale but still radiant. She smiled her lovely smile and placed a hand over her heart, showing that she was in shock. Eriol smiled back at her, "Kaho."
ChiChi's Note: Hm… I don't really like Kaho. In my opinion, she's a bloody pedophile(I'm so sorry Kaho fans), but I'm taking in a liking to her in my fanfic, considering she's the same age as Eriol now that I preserved her age hehehe. Oh dear, this could end badly. Review!
