Ok, so another chapter. Kinda short, but I'll try to write another one TODAY (or tomorrow…).

IMPORTANT NOTE! READ! : I know that my fic is somewhat peculiar, since such time period didn't exist, (at least not that I know of), China had dynasties and Japan a feudal period. JUST FORGET THAT IS SO FOR A WHILE. Imagine it's just two medieval kingdoms, the kind you would think of when someone said "medieval". GOT IT? RIGHT!

REMEMBER THIS: THIS STORY IS SET IN MEDIEVAL TIMES.

M-E-D-I-E-V-A-L T-I-M-E-S. GOT IT? OOOOOOOOON with the story!

Disclaimer: CCS is not mine, so don't sue me. But the plot is he he. NO STEALY!

"..." - Talking
italic font – Thinking, flashback

... moving scene

(...:A/N: ...) – Authors Note

The Kidnap

That morning, the air was so still and quiet Syaoran heard the stomps on the snow before they got close to the Cherry Castle. It was Sakura running, no doubt.

He heard her running up the stairs and suddenly found her staring at him. She managed a small wave with her hand, still breathing hard from the run.

"Is everything OK today, Sakura?" Syaoran asked, in worried suspicion. She had never ran up the stairs in such a way. "What happened?"

"Oh, Sholan!" she sighed sadly. She handed him a large piece of bread and a small container with cold- though not frozen- water.

"Thank you," he started munching at the bread and drank some of the water. Though his curiosity was killing him, he didn't want to press her for facts. She was clearly upset.

"Oh, Sholan!" she repeated. "You wouldn't believe what has happened."

His blank stare (his mouth was still filled with food) was enough a reply.

"He's been kidnapped!" she whispered in melancholy.

Syaoran's ears pricked in alert.

"Who? Who's been kidnapped?" Her father? Her brother? Who?

"The Chinese prince! He has been kidnapped!"

Syaoran froze. He hadn't been kidnapped. He was there, alright. He was the Chinese prince!

But then, his head replied, you've been away for a long time now. Three weeks? Maybe more? Your mother was bound to realize it sometime…

Ok, so he hadn't really thought about the fact that his family might realize he was away. It was bound to happen. But they thought he had been kidnapped!

And how come Sakura was so touched anyway? The way she looked, Tomoyo could have been kidnapped. What did she care? He was an enemy. War raged against the Chinese, of all people.

All of these thoughts crossed Syaoran's mind in half a second. He didn't know what to reply.

"How…how is this possible?" he stumbled over the words.

"Well, he had not been seen for a few weeks. After about three weeks Queen Yelan Li realized something was surely wrong, and she sent the Royal Guard, to kick the door of his room, WHAM! And then…he wasn't there!" Sakura gasped, filling her story with emotion. "Word has just reached me that he's been kidnapped, and of course everyone is worried."

Syaoran almost grinned at the details of the story. Rumours, rumours, rumours. A Royal Guard? Kicked the door open? Right. All the strong soldiers were at war, with the exception of a few. His mother really must have lost her head if the Royal Guards were intimidated enough to kick a door open…

The rumours, the rumours…

"Everyone's worried, especially you." Syaoran pointed out.

"Well, of course, Sholan!" Sakura jerked her head, as if it was obvious. "My father has taught me that I must always feel compassion and concern, even for the enemy. So I imagine, if I had been kidnapped…"

She stopped herself in fear.

"I would feel so scared and so alone…and homesick…and…and…" a small tear ran down her face.

For goodness' sake. She must have a really strong imagination! The voice on Syaoran's head said.

But Syaoran could hardly believe it himself. He was her enemy. He was Chinese. She didn't know him. And she was crying for him?

"And to top it off, some think it was my father who did it!"

"He didn't!" Syaoran jumped.

Sakura's smile startled her.

"You believe me! Thank you, Sholan! Thank you! Of course he didn't do it! He taught me compassion and concern, even for the enemy! He would never, ever kidnap him. He'd think of how he'd feel if anyone kidnapped me. He'd never, never, Sholan. But you believe me! I knew you would, I knew it!" she went on and on, her smile lighting the room.

"Of course I believe you." He said quietly.

Would you have believed her if you hadn't known for sure he didn't do it? The voice in his head said.

I don't know, he replied. I don't know.

Sometimes he felt he wasn't who she thought he was. She thought him so brave and trusting, when really there was way too much she didn't know about him…

It was in those moments when he wanted to scream out his identity…

She had cried for a boy she didn't know. She had wished he was alright, even if he was her enemy. She was so sweet…

"I still hope he's OK though. I hope he managed to run away from those evil people and is now safe…"

"He is, I'm sure of that!" he reassured her. "In fact, he might even be spending the most amazing moments in his life, being tenderly cared by a beautiful person that has come out of a fairy tale for him…" he smiled

"Thank you, Sholan. I hope he is." She smiled, too.

"Did you mean maybe he's being cared for by a fairy?" Sakura asked in awe a few moments later.

"Hm. Maybe I did, yes. Maybe something similar," he imagined Sakura with delicate fairy wings…she had the looks for a fairy, anyway.

"Awesome thought, Sholan!" Sakura smiled again. Syaoran felt glad she was happy now.

What he didn't know was that just for being kind with her, he had made her day. And that by helping her feel better, she had made his day…

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I know, I know, strange way to end a strange chapter. But it was necessary…

I've got something cute in mind. And of course, the grand…middle…(it's not going to be a grand finale). The Grand Middle will be so cute and fluffy and….dreams

But I don't want to go too fast, so I'm slowing things down a bit. So if you want anything in particular to happen, let me know ASAP. I could turn your ideas into some chapter or something. Who knows?

Ah, I can't WAIT! For the FLUFF!

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Caro