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"Mama… how could he kill you and dad… I'm alone now…" She suddenly fell, and couldn't get up. She felt the numbness rule over her again as she looked up at the sky… at the moon… it was like almost midnight, her energy was drained from all the running and crying… she couldn't take it anymore and fainted. What she didn't notice was a transformation that a cured to her body, as a lonely cub wolf.
Angel Eyes'
Chapter 1: The Curse
An old man walked around the woods peacefully, yet tired. After 5 years, he's finally returning to his home lands, to his beautiful Kingdome of lights, the perfect place to be, because of the King, Queen, and their beautiful daughter. She must be 10 by now… I wonder how she is. I think she'll be more like her father, ruling the lands with wisdom and patience, yet beautiful as her mother, with all her charms and grace. Yep! The perfect Queen, for a perfect Kingdom… all that is need is a perfect…Huh? He suddenly saw something from a far, something on top of a gorgeous, but ruined wine dress.
"What's this?" He creped closer, kneeling beside the ball of auburn fur, softly petting it, but he felt something wet, retrieving his hand to look at it. His eyes widened, seeing blood. "Oh my… you poor little thing. (Picking it up and standing up, looking down to it.) What is a cub wolf doing on these parts of the woods, close to the humans, yet hurt?" The old man wrapped a cloth around it to keep it warm. I better get home fast.
After an hour or so, he made it to a small cottage, away form civilization... It didn't look much, but it was still homey. He was just happy to be there, and now he had to take care of the cub. Maybe it won't be that bad to take care of a wolf. At lease I'll have company. He thought determinedly, placing the wolf on the table, his stuff on the floor, looking for bandages and other things to clean her wounds.
"My, my… these wounds are serious, and it's almost sunrise. I better get some sleep, but I can't leave her like this." He had cleaned her wounds and bandaged each one of it, settling her in some clean cloths, letting it rest. The wolf started to stir a bit, hissing in pain, opening her eyes, revealing two bright emerald orbs. He looked at her in pure shock, waiting patiently for her to notice him, in which she did, giving him a fearful look, her eyes and head darting around nervously.
"Where… am I? Who are you?" He looked around the room for the voice, before glancing at the cub, who shook I fear. He thought he heard the wolf speak. Blinking his eyes a couple of time, he watched the cub's mouth, yet it didn't move.
"Hmmm… I must be imagining things…" He muttered to himself. Her ears twitched, diverting her eyes to him in confusion. "Imagined what, sir?"
Once again, he looked at her, rubbing his eyes and blinking a couple of times, before focusing on her. "Y-you… can talk?" She kept her eyes on him and nodded. "Of course I can talk… any girl my age would… I'm 10…"She stopped abruptly (actually she spoke with her mind, because her lips didn't move), looking down at herself in the wall mirror, not so far away from her, in horror.
"AHHHHHHhhhhhh! Why am I a wolf?! How did this happen?!" She yelled in panic. The old man could have seared he saw tear in her eyes. He petted her head, trying to comfort her panic and cease her crying. "What do you mean? What happened? Who are you?" "Ying Fa… Princess Ying Fa of the Kingdom of Lights"
She explained everything that happened, and then it happened… the sun started to rise softly in the horizon, and when the rays touched her, she started to change before his eyes. He gaped at her, throwing her the blanket to cover her naked form: her eyes meeting his blue ones with much sorrow and sadness. He never expected her to run to his arms and cry her heart out.
"They're gone… he killed them!!" He was a bit dumbstruck, but understood her suffering; any girl her age who experienced this would do the same, or worse. He held her until he felt her fall asleep in his arms, a trail of tears showing on her cheeks. He laid her on his bed, watching her sleep for hours, yet his mind kept thinking on it's own over the situation in hand. She's been through a lot. I must keep her safe in case this person comes back for her. She'll need a new identity as well, But how? I need to hide her
well, maybe even train her for her own protection. I really don't know how long I'll last, but I'll have to teach her how to survive in this cruel world. He was tired, but he needed to make clothes for her as well, she can't be walking around naked. This was going to be a long day.
It took him all morning and evening to make her different clothes out of some old blankets, at least for now It was good. He was sewing the last garment when he felt a tiny hand on his arm. "Um… may I ask what your name is, sir?" He heard her low soft voice and looked at her sad, tired emerald eyes that had a curious look. He smiled at her gently, patting her head in a fatherly way. "Yes you may, princess… my name is Geneto, little one… listen, from now on, for your own protection, you won't be Ying Fa Kinomoto, orphan princess from the Kingdom of Lights… you'll be called Sakura Avalon, my granddaughter. It's still your name in a different language." He said picking her up and sitting her on his lap.
She held that curious look on her face, trying to analyze what he said. Seeing this, Geneto sighed and hugged her. "Remember, it's for your own protection, princess… it's the least I could do for you. I promise that for as long as I live, I will protect you from those horrible people who'd caused you pain, alright Sakura?" She nodded, looking down to the floor, whispering her new name in determination. Geneto couldn't help but smile down at the young girl. She was too mature for her age, at least it was easier that way.
"Now, about your little problem… Do you know when you'll transform into a wolf again?" He asked a bit worried. Sakura shook her head looking at him with huge eyes, as if she just remembered she's part wolf now. He frowned at this, yet handed her the new clothes he made for her, while she looked up at him questioningly. "Well… this is bad. I guess we have to keep an eye on you for a couple of days. So that means I can't let you go outside for the mean time… Now, my dear, put those on for now, after I observe you and your transformation, we'll head out to town and buy some fabrics and wools to make you some more. (chuckles)" Sakura's eyes watered and hugged him, surprising him once more, yet he embraced her as well.
"Thank you, Grandpa Geneto, you're doing so much for me, but I don't know how to repay you, for your hospitality." He smiled once again at her mature expression, patting her head as she sat up straight. "Now, now… it's alright, you don't need to cry about this… I'm glad and honored to take care of you. Why, it's good to have company after my wife died. And in a month or two, we'll head to the mountains to see your new family and my other grandson, Toya. He's a bit older than you, but you'll get along with him just fine." Sakura looked up in time to see Geneto's sincere look on his face. She smiled, and hugged him once more, then ran off to try her new clothes. It wasn't much, but she now lived like a peasant girl, and a peasant girl she will be.
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"Sakura! It's time to get inside! The sun is about to set." Sakura heard her grandpa yell from the house, as she hurried back with a quick run. She was almost there when the sun had set, transforming her just as she entered the house. Her clothes were on the floor beside the front door, Geneto picking it up.
"You know, Sakura, you have to be careful… what if someone sees you transform like that on your way home. There are hunters on these woods, and they love pouching wolves, you know that." He said in a angry/worry way. She pouted bit, her ears falling to her side as well as her tail.
"I'm sorry, grandpa, I'll try to be more careful next time… I just lost track of time." She said/thought sincerely. His eyes soften at this picking her up and petting her. "It's alright, little one, I'm just scared… if something happens to you, I don't know what I'll do."
It was the third time this week he had to call her in before the sun came down. They both discovered the way of her transformation. Every time the sun comes down, she would transform into a wolf, and if the sun rises, she'll transform back into a girl… it even looks like when it's a full moon, like 3 days ago, she stays in her human form, yet it still needs to be proved.
"So, grandpa… what would happen to the palace? Who would be the new king to rule these lands?" Geneto looked at her surprised. He wasn't expecting such a question. "Well, little one, the High Minister must come in search of a new, worthy, king to rule these lands. Although, he's very busy, it might even take years for him to come. He travels the world only to see if everything is going well with our neighbor kingdoms. I've also heard rumors of a arranged marriage, too. His younger son, with our princess of the Kingdom of Light, yet it won't be accomplished, now that everyone think of you dead." Sakura sighed sadly, not believing that rumor… her parents wouldn't do that.
"Even if they knew I was alive, I wouldn't marry him." She said jumping into her wolf bed, yawning a bit. Geneto smiled sadly petting her head once more, bending beside her.
"I wouldn't say that, little one, the heart plays dirty tricks when you're not looking." He tried to hold a chuckle, seeing her fall asleep out of tiredness in a cute funny way. "Goodnight… hime-sama."
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-chidori-chan