Chapter 13

A: n/ Sorry about the long update guys, long story. I was thinking the other day that every author on here could be published. They have their ideas, and if they only borrow the characters, then they're well on their way to writing their own novel. All you have to do is replace the characters (as long as you haven't copied any other aspects) then hey, you have your own unique novel. If you notice my characters pretty much only resemble the characters in cardcaptors via their looks. Am I right? Sorry, I'm in my own little world here lol. Yeah anyway, a quick review of last time, then on with the story!

"Li!" Meilin ran up to him "You blithering idiot! What the hell have you been doing? The whole castles been looking for you!"

Li looked at her dumbly.

"The WHOLE family's here to celebrate your victory! Even cousin Eriol!"

Li slapped a hand to his forehead…

"How long is he staying?"

"Auntie Yelan said he'll be here for a few weeks."

Li groaned, it looked as if the following weeks were going to be full of dares and tricks.

"Come on lets go!" Meilin forcefully dragged Li to the dining room.

Upstairs:

Sakura was eating her food gratefully, she was starving.

A loud cheer erupted from somewhere in the house.

It must be his so called victory party. Sakura thought disgustedly. But soon, it will be Li's funeral.

Tomoyo listened to the roar from downstairs, but the rumble from her stomach was a fierce competitor. The noise from downstairs invoked an even greater sense of fear.

Was she going to be left there to rot? And what about Sakura, was she ok?

ON WITH THE STORY!

Chelsea ran around the servant's quarters, looking for any spare bits of food. Her best friends Rita and Naomi were helping her.

"Chelsea! I've got a roll here! It's a bit out of date though, come and see!"

Chelsea ran to Naomi. She examined the roll of bread, it was slightly hard and had a few hairs on it.

"It'll do, we have to get food to princess Tomoyo."

"I don't see why you're so concerned though, if she lived here I bet she'd treat you like dirt. Just like the Li family."

"No… she wouldn't. her and princess Sakura are not like that at all. I know that they'd do the same for us."

Chelsea walked away from a baffled Naomi, when there was yet, another call behind her.

"Chelsea, you're going to love me!"

Chelsea smiled at Rita, she was always happy, even in the worst situations, she was a true and loyal friend. Rita ran to Chelsea and stopped, panting.

"I lied to cook…I said that Li demands some food for the princes and that I am to take it to her. We have to go and get it in half an hour."

Chelsea tried to smile, but the first thing that entered her head was the consequences.

"Rita, I'll do it. You should know what will happen if we get caught."

"No, I want to do it. Seeing you so distressed that the princess wasn't getting enough food… I want you to remain unpunished so that you can continue to help her – should the need arise."

Chelsea hugged her friend.

"Guys…" Naomi approached them looking sombre. "The door's locked, how are we supposed to get the food to her?"

Chelsea had already thought of that.

"We're climbing. Tonight."

Sakura was pacing around the room. She had a small wash with the bowl of water that had been left, then deciding that there was nothing else to do, decided to imagine ways of killing each and every member of the Li family.

She fell into a light sleep, mumbling.

"cut off his head…hang her…beat her to hell…"

Li was drinking wine, everyone around him was laughing, dancing and singing. He was standing in a corner alone, watching everyone.

"This is your party you know…" a voice from the shadows whispered mysteriously.

"Eriol."

"Oh good, it's nice to know that someone has not forgotten me. Your mother didn't even recognise me."

Eriol stepped from the dark, looking powerful and majestic.

"Eriol, you were born to be a king."

Eriol chuckled.

"So, where are the princesses? No one will let me see them… but I'm sure that you have a key somewhere…"

Li grinned mischievously, he motioned for Eriol to follow and they sneaked out of the hall.

Eriol followed behind Li up the stairs, he removed a long golden staff from behind his back and stuck it out in front of Li's feet, and Li tumbled with the grace of an atomic bomb.

"one-nil." Li said through gritted teeth.

"So…what's the plan with the princesses? Are they pretty."

"I don't know…mother wanted them years ago, who knows why. And each has amazing beauty…even more so than Meilin I've heard."

"I wasn't asking about the maids gossip… I wanted your opinion."

Li flushed bright red.

"I erm well suppose that Kinomoto…" Li apparently seemed at a loss for what to say.

Eriol grinned.

"Well, seeing as you like the Kinomoto, then I want to see the other one. What's her name by the way?"

"I believe that its Tomoyo Daidouji…the one called The Princess Of Song."

Eriol stood rigid and shocked.

"THE Tomoyo Daidouji?"

"I guess so…why?"

"I must see her immediately! It would be an honour!"

"Well, here's the key. I'm going to visit Kinomoto. It's the first door on the right, second floor."

Eriol snatched the key and bounded up the stairs. Li ruffled his hair and walked slowly upstairs to visit Sakura.

Tomoyo heard a click in the lock and stood up quickly. She dusted herself off, then a young man entered. There was an air of grace about him and he looked very powerful.

He bowed to Tomoyo, then took her hand and kissed it.

"It is an honour…Princess of song."

Tomoyo was taken aback, maybe the whole Li family wasn't bad. She curtsied to the stranger.

"My name is Eriol Hiiragizawa, I am a pianist and I would love to accompany you one day."

"I would love to, but I don't know if I'll live so I cant make any promises."

"I shall make it my sole duty to ensure your safety and comfort… who put you in here, do you know?"

"Meilin."

"Ah, then I shall get my revenge with a few pranks."

Tomoyo giggled and looked at the all-seeing eyes of the man.

"Would you like to accompany me for a walk in the aquarium?"

"Am I allowed? I don't want you to get into any trouble on behalf of me."

"It would be a pleasure to get into any form of trouble for such an amazing woman."

Eriol held out his hand and Tomoyo delicately slipped her own hand into his. They snuck around the castle until they were inside a large aquarium. Fish swam peacefully above them and all around, they were in large circular room, with a small stone bench set in the middle.

"No one will disturb us here, this remains unused, only the servants come her to clean it and feed the fish."

"Its beautiful…"

Eriol gazed at her, the way she took in every detail and smiled at them so beautifully.

"You must think me crazy…thinking that fish are so amazing." Tomoyo sighed. Eriol cupped her chin with his hand.

"Sometimes it's the little things that we need to learn to appreciate."

Eriol moved in for a kiss, but Tomoyo, remembered about Sakura and moved back.

"Where's Sakura?"

"I'm sure she is safe, as far as I know, Li went to visit her around half an hour ago. He has a thing for her you know."

Tomoyo was shocked.

"But I thought he hated her?"

"Apparently not…when Li likes someone, he will do everything in his power to protect them, he is a most loyal companion. I assure that she will be safe with him."

"The question is though, will he be safe with her?"

Eriol looked puzzled, but Tomoyo shook her head.

"Now, where were we?" Tomoyo said sweetly. She leaned in towards Eriol, and in that moment Tomoyo felt something that had died. It was like the first time she kissed Sakura. A new flame had just been ignited.

Li unlocked the door cautiously, expecting to be attacked, but he only saw Sakura sleeping. She was saying something but he couldn't quite hear. He leaned in closer.

"Rip his throat out…boil his guts in a large pan then give them to a dog…"

Syaoran sighed, three guesses who he was talking about. He moved away slowly. Sakura's eyes snapped open. She punched Li in the face.

"AAAAHHH!"

Li fell to the floor, cupping his nose.

"You shouldn't sneak up on people like that! What were you doing anyway?" Sakura asked suspiciously.

"nothing." Li retorted, but his nose affected his voice and he sounded ridiculous.

Sakura couldn't help herself laughing. Li laughed too, then there was silence. Li looked out of the window at the moon, it was such a pretty night, and a beautiful girl like Sakura deserves a night like this.

What am I thinking?

"So, what are you planning to do with me?"

"Like I said before, its not my choice. My mother…I can't rule against her, if she wants me to kill someone, I will. If she says yes…then its final. I can't decided against it without fear for my life or banishment."

"Well, if you want to live. You need to send my father a messenger…if you haven't done so already, he will attack if he has no proof of me being alive."

"Why are you telling me this?"

"As daft as it may sound, I like…"

Sakura was interrupted as Meilin burst into the room.

"Li! The other princess is missing!"

"WHAT? Eriol…" he growled.

"What are you doing with her anyway?" Meilin said whilst looking disgustedly at Sakura.

"Nothing, nothing…"

"Well let's go! We have to find her!" Meilin dragged Li out of the room. Sakura was left alone again. She hadn't even been able to finish her sentence.

As daft as it may sound, I like a servant. I don't want her to die.

Now, Li would be under the impression that she liked him. Oh well, it could work to her advantage.

Eriol was enjoying the silence with Tomoyo until they hear shouting somewhere else in the castle.

"Oh no…come on, we can hide in the kitchen." Eriol took Sakura's hand and they ran out another door. The cook was in the kitchen.

"Ah someone came then. Here's the food for the princess, as asked for my lord."

Eriol didn't have the faintest clue of what she was talking about but took the tray anyway.

"Well…we're going to hide in here, please tell no one you've seen us!"

The cook raised a brow but nodded. Eriol quickly hid in a cupboard followed by Tomoyo. He offered the plate to her in the darkness, and she ate in silence, not having a clue what she was eating.

A:n/ Another chapter done! Hope you like it! Love you guys, Vicky.