(Fragmented Heart Chap 5)
"Sakura- Hime...is it really you?"
" Yukito-san!"
The tall young man with short silver blonde hair that spilled into his eyes, clasped his rod that he held tight in his hands gazing at the tear stained princess who stood before him through his thin spectacles. His mouth slightly hung open in shock as he slowly took another step towards the young princess, his eyebrows piercing together in worry.
" Oh dear...Sakura-Hime, what has happened to you?"
The teenage girl with short honey dew brown hair sucked in a deep breathe wiping both her eyes with her hands not wanting to let Yukito of all people to see her in this condition , and let out a shaky laugh forcing a fake smile upon her face.
" I-I'm fine Yukito-San please don't worry about me. What about you, why are you here and this late at night?"
Yukito let out a deep sigh as he pressed a hand upon the girl's cheek, his light brown eyes staring deep into the emerald green eyes that slowly expanded, knowing that he could clearly read what was wrong with her, just like she was book.
"You are not okay my princess...but I will accept your wish and not ask what is wrong. I am here because I had a dream that you would be returning here with the ones that accompany you."
" A dream?..."
" Hai. As a priest I am sometimes given visions of what is to come. Sakura-Hime...so many things have taken place since you have left."
Sakura's eyes opened wider as she whisked her head side to side, looking for something through the dark night.
" Where is Touya-Nii Sama, shouldn't he be here with you?"
Yukito's face darkened as his eyes drifted to where his hands held onto his rod, grasping it tighter as he clenched down onto his teeth, trying his best not to let the fear, the sadness and the regret to show from him, knowing that he must present utter calmness and confidence around the young princess who looked at him with scared eyes.
" Yukito-San, what's the matter?"
" Hime...the King has passed away. It happened earlier tonight, I tried everything possible to avoid it, that I would never let him die, but...I was unsuccessful."
Sakura's eyes shook with pain as she stared into the sad eyes of the young priest, who she could vaguely feel the amount of heart wrenching he was going through now. Her family, her last bit of family was gone, but she could sense how much more it was affecting the one who stood before her as she watched a single tear roll down his pale white skin, and his hands that shook by how hard he held onto his rod. Sakura laid her hands onto his and slightly squeezed them making the young priest look back into her deep emerald orbs as she sadly smiled at him speaking in a hushed tone.
" I know you did your best Yukito-San, don't take it all upon yourself. It wasn't your fault, it was no ones."
Yukito nodded his head in agreement, smiling in despair as he squeezed Sakura's hands back
" Hai. The last few words your brother told me was to protect you no matter what, and I am more than ecstatic to see you here now so I can fulfill his final wish . Princess, many things are bound to happen now since you are the only one left of the Clow Reed family. You are the Queen of Clow Country now."
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Syaoran
stood cold and hard in his stance as he stared over the tall wizards
shoulder in the direction where Sakura had ran away into, his eyes
filled with fear not knowing what had just happened and most of all
where his princess had gone knowing that she could be in danger right
now. Syaoran squeezed his fists until his knuckles turned white,
mentally cursing himself that he had let her go and not chased after
her sooner or ask what was wrong. Once again he had made another
mistake, but at the price of losing the one he loved most . If he had
never kissed her this may not have happened, he knew well that she
and him would never have the same relationship as before, why must he
still pursue it? Was it that deep down he really did wish that some
how some where she felt the same way?
No matter now, all that really
was important was bringing her back , to make sure she was safe and
not letting anything in the world happen to her and make sure she
lived a happy life with her memories even if he was no longer in her
heart. Syaoran stepped around the tall wizard that looked down at him
with his calm face wondering what was going to come next from his
fellow companion, smiling at his determination that glowed in his
eyes.
" I'm going after her."
" Thought it would come to that, but isn't it a little dark?"
Syaoran continued walking past the wizard that stared after him, in the path where Sakura had ran into the night.
" I'll find her, no matter what."
" Fyuuuu! Such determination! Then at least take Mokona with you, I'll tell Kurogane-puu what is going on then since he was so frustrated not knowing where everyone was."
Mokona jumped from Fai's hands and happily into Syaoran's who softly smiled down at the white creature who cheered happily, than back up to the wizard.
" Puuuuuu! We will find Sakura-chan for sure!"
" Good luck in your search Syaoran-kun."
" Thanks, I will try to be back as soon as possible."
Fai's eyes glowed as he watched the teenage boy and the white creature that sat happily in his arms disappearing into the dark desert night and let out a helpless laugh,stretching his arms behind his head.
" Wouldn't be able to stop you anyway Syaoran-kun, you will never stop until you see Sakura-chan truly happy with a smile on her face. No hindrances nor death can stop you till you accomplish seeing her happiness."
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Sakura's mouth slowly dropped open as she stood flabbergasted infront of the young priest that sadly smiled at her. Queen? She was going to be Queen of Clow Country? This nonetheless, was nothing that she expected. What was going to happen now? Was it time for her to finally stay home? After all, the villagers will be completely despaired of the news of the death of her brother, their King and she was gone for so long without any explanation. The country was now her responsibility.
Plus what was to go back to? She had already ruined the relationship with the one she was truly close with. Sakura's heart sank to a million depths as she imagined her life without her newly found friends she loved being around with... the one person she especially liked to be close too. This was too much right now but it was too late to do anything .
Sakura's emerald green eyes dulled, feeling pieces and bits of her hearts shatter knowing what she must do even though she truly wish she didn't have to. The young priest watched her with worry, wanting so badly to help the girl, wishing anything but this to be forced on her and once again witness her famous smile that would make the skies glow, but at this point of time, in this moment, he dearly prayed he could've known how.
" Is it true Yukito-San, I am Queen now?"
" Hai ...you are now Sakura-Heika. I don't know why you must go through these hard times, I don't like seeing you be in pain, it's too much."
" Iie...It's fine. What must come, must pass. It was in your dream right? It's destined to happen and neither you nor I can stop it."
" Sakura-Heika..."
Sakura simply shook her head giving Yukito a soft smile to mask away what she truly felt, such pain, such sadness, so tired, so confused. Sakura wanted to drop right then and there and cry her eyes out, cry of what she lost, cry of what she misses, wondering to the heavens above what was to come next and what she was suppose to do now. But it was locked away for the sake of everyone around her, it was her responsibility now to uphold her new position and carry it out greatly as a Queen of the Clow Reed family.
Sakura nodded her head and wrapped the green cloak tighter against her that whipped in the wind and took a step infront of Yukito heading to the direction of her old home, her kingdom.
" Shall we go Yukito-San?"
" Of course."
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" NANI!"
" Hai, Hai that's what happened."
Kurogane was absolutely infuriated with the wizard that grinned at him, on the verge of squeezing his little throat and throwing him against the wall. How the hell do you lose people when you are suppose to find them and do find them but lose them again?
" Why didn't you stop them! No. Why didn't you go along and help, you lazy ass no good --"
" One. I could'nt stop them, you know how Syaoran-kun is. Two. I didn't think it would be a good idea if I ran off with them and you not knowing what was going on, what can I do to help them any way? Plus, you need me and you know it."
Ooooooo... bad choice would you like another try?
For some odd reason...Kurogane's left eye began to twitch uncontrollably making the wizard gaze up at him innocently feeling a devious smile tug on his lips as he watched the ninja on count down to explode.
tick-tick-tick
" Are you okay Kurogane-pi?"
tickticktickticktickBOOM
Next thing Fai knew he was pinned up against a wall with Kurogane's eyes shining even more red than usual with his sword held up to his neck, ready at any moment to take one good cut to finish him off.
" If you dare to say that ever again I will hold you down and chop you into many, many pieces and sell them at a black market and see what I get in return."
"Hold me..down? My how kinky you are Kurogane-san!"
" DIE!"
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Her room, the same room she left it from leaving on her long journey. Sakura silently closed the door behind her and took a few steps into the moon light shining from where her balcony was, closing her eyes. Sakura let out a shaky breath walking towards her bed, her dull eyes slowly looking at what surrounded her. Her heart felt empty and cold, as if it shattered into a million pieces like cold glass. Sakura unfastened the green cloak that hung to her and held it to her chest, collapsing to the side of her bed pressing her face into the last thing she had to remind her of Syaoran , tears staining it. The few tears became despairing sobs, finally able to let everything release from her. How she wished all of this could go away and never return, all her problems, her fears, her confusion, her sadness to just vanish.
Right now, most of all...she just wanted to be held by the one that always saved her from this, to be safe in his arms just once more and never let him go.
To be continued...
Oh (sniffles) poor poor Sakura, the mess she must go through ( shakes head)...
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---DetectiveGirl2005