The Play
Eron runs up to me and I stop before he even reaches me. I don't even turn around as I talk to him. "Good luck to you also." I start walking again when he suddenly asked how I knew it was him even though I didn't turn around. "Your magical aura. That's how I'm able to tell who most of the group is even though I don't see them. The play is to begin in a little over an hour. We have to get ready. In ten minutes you will be a five-year-old so don't get into your costume before then." He nods and went to his side of the stage.
When I get into the dressing room, I pull out my key. Here we go again. I just need to calm down and act as I always do during rehearsals. Key that hides the power of the Stars, show your true self before me, I, Sakura, command you Release! Change me and Eron into five-year-olds. Age!"
Tomoyo comes in with my costume when I come in and shouts in awe at my cute appearance. I look up to see that every cast member is in my wing with weapons at the ready and see me dressed as a princess. "False alarm. Just a crazy Tomoyo with insane ideas of torture." Syaoran says, putting away his sword. Everyone laughs as they leave and I store my key around my neck as usual.
"Welcome to Seijou High's festival. The play your about to watch is that of my creation and my personal staff that I hand chose. They vary in age and some of them aren't even in high school so, I hope you enjoy the production." Tomoyo announces and the audience cheers.
Miho begins as if it was practice. "In a world with three countries, there were constant wars. That has long ceased when all three gained an heir. The country of the Stars had a princess while the kingdoms of Darkness and Clow had princes. Clow's kingdom has declared their prince shall marry no one other than another citizen of Clow. Therefore, the kingdoms of Stars and Darkness has come to the decision that their heirs would meet every single summer as soon as they turn five."
Kai was turning the spotlight on the stage where Eron and I was, and we hear so many different comments in the audience like 'There so adorable' and 'Where did they get such cute actors?'. I walk up to Eron and curtsy as I would normally, except the curtsying. "Nice to meet you, I'm Princess Sakura, how are you after the trip?" I say trying to focus.
Eron takes my hand and bows, "Nice to meet you Princess Sakura. I can't wait to spend the entire summer here in you gorgeous country." I blush and suddenly became self-concious. Miho looks at us to see why Eron was changing the script when Mizuki-sensei picks up from there.
"Nice to see you again, Queen Erika. I do thank you for allowing us to borrow your little prince for an entire summer. We as a country, truly appreciate it for having an ambassador in our little home."
Erika smiles and walks over to Kaho and holds her hand out. "Feelings mutual for us too. It gives Eron a chance to experience your country and make some friends." Kaho shakes her hand and Eron follows us back to the palace. The curtain closes for the next scene and I turn to Eron. "Why did you add that line?"
Because it was an improv and you didn't say what you were either." Eron heads to his dressing room and I find mine and revert us back to our normal ages. Changing into my next costume, I sigh. Next is where I go and find out about the engagement then run away. I also see Syaoran next. I don't want to do that, but must since its part of the script.
Stepping out of the dressing room I notice Miho standing in the corner. She notices me and walks away muttering something to herself. Then Syaoran comes out of the dressing room with a costume exactly like Alladin's, a purple vest and beige white pants and an undershirt that is a deep emerald. He glances my way and just turns away walking to his side of the stage. I'm deeply hurt that he just walks off without saying one word.
"Then on her sixteenth birthday, Princess Sakura has found out about her engagement to Prince Eron." I walk onto the stage looking at my 'parents' Yukito and Mizuki-sensei and look mortified.
"What do you mean? Eron-san is my best friend but I don't love him. I can't be engaged to him." I say as upset as I can since I do like Eron.
"I'm sorry Sakura-san but you don't have a choice in the matter. You are engaged and you cannot change that!" Yukito said and Yue thought Poor card mistress, you will never get a break from all the trials you take.
"You can't make me get married to Eron-san and that's that!" I run off the stage and run into Syaoran whom steadied me from falling over. "Sorry" I try to leave but Syaoran grips my hand tightly and I look at him.
"Why won't you talk to me? I've been trying to contact you but you won't say one word to me." Syaoran looks to see someone is eavesdropping and stops talking.
"You're the one who always does something rotten to me. Why should I talk to you when you're always so nasty. If you'll excuse me, I have to run away from guards now so can I have my hand back now?" I yank my hand away and wait for the cue to come but doesn't. Noticing a break in the script, Kaho went up towards the narrator booth and started narrating.
"So Princess Sakura crept outside the castle standing hoping she won't be caught and left the safety of her castle. She was in a market place when she heard one of the guards shout.
"What have you been doing? We must find her or else!" Meilin screams and Miho comes and whispers something in Meilin's ear. "Well if you she's somewhere in this market place then FIND HER!" Meilin orders and I carefully walk around them and hold my cloak around me so I'm not discovered.
"The princess started to run when her guards spotted her and she managed to run into no one until she met Prince Syaoran."
Running from Meilin and Miho (who were gaining) I quickly turn, running into Syaoran. Falling down, he sees that I'm panting very hard and offers his hand when he gets up. "What are you running for?" I look up to hear screams and try to come up with something.
"Thank you for your help. I gotta go now?" I run and hear him shout something at me. He grabs my arm and drags me into an alley where we are completely hidden. "Why did you bring me here?" I ask catching my breath from keeping up with him.
"Looked like you needed help so I just reacted out of instinct. Why are you being chased?"
"I'm just being… followed," I collapse on the floor and Syaoran picks my body up.
"You have a fever." He mutters as the curtains close for the next scene. "You can stop acting now." Syaoran shakes me but I don't respond. "Kai, I know you're there. Tell Tomoyo that we need an emergency intermission. A problem has come up."
Tomoyo comes to the mike and announces that it's an intermission time and a bell will ring when it's time to come back to the seats.
"Why is this happening now?!" Tomoyo says looking at Sakura in her costume.
"This is the same dark force from earlier. This is what put Sakura in her coma. Me, Eriol, and Kai were trying to come up with a way to capture it but we were interrupted." Syaoran said. Eron coughs and every one turns around.
"I can wake Sakura up and seal it under a temporary contract so we can get through to intermission and have Sakura seal it then." Erika walks over to Eron and slaps him.
"Eron how can you offer to do that! They are still our enemies and we can't help them." Erika screams and every-one sweat-drops.
"They are not our enemies anymore, Erika!" Eron says fingering his cheek, "And I will help Sakura as long as it's in my power."
"Fine, but I won't like helping them even if it's for the sake of the play."
"Set her free from your holds, Black Out!" A black dressed man was revealed and I blinked. "Eriol, do it now while I still have some hold on it." Eron says beginning to sweat from holding the dark force.
Eriol nods and forms a barrier around the Black Out. I look around to see Syaoran is by my side and smile before I remembered that I was upset with him. I see Eron rushing to my side to check on me.
"Let's go on with the production or it will seem as if the play has ended."
I lay on the bed on stage still in my costume when I feel a sinister force on the stage. I look over to Syaoran who just sits there making no move to fight the dark force. I start to move when the curtain goes up and stops me in my tracks. Wait until intermission to seal the dark force.
"Wonder how long they'll be?" Syaoran mutters under his breath waiting for either Miho or Kaho to start the narration. I start to talk when I remember I'm supposed to be asleep.
"So the prince takes Princess Sakura to an abandoned house on the outskirts of the town." A spotlight engulfs us thanks to Kai's preparations.
"I know that she was exhausted but I didn't expect for her to have a fever and suddenly collapse. Lucky that I found this abandoned hut when I did."
I had to lay still while he patiently went across and lay blankets over me while one the bed. When he finished I was too nervous to say my lines so I just 'woke up' and sat on the bed.
"Well you're finally awake. I was starting to wonder if you fell into a coma of sorts. We didn't officially greet one another earlier, my name is Syao…ran." Crap he said something like my dream.
"Nice to meet you. Thanks for saving me earlier, I'm Sakura and I'm so very grateful for you rescuing me when I was unconscious, Syaoran." Why did he pause for a moment before saying the rest of his name. Well I don't really care at this moment. "So I'll be on my way if you don't mind." Standing up I collapse and Syaoran catches me from almost falling down.
"You should stay in bed and rest or you might get even worse. Here, some water will help." I take the cup with shaking hands and drink it. "So why were you running away from those people earlier? They were acting as if you were the leader in a high rated conspiracy act."
"I was running away from home." Putting the drink down I get on my knees trying to hide my face a bit. "My parents are trying to force me to get married to my best friend. Can you imagine being forced to marry someone that you didn't love, Syaoran?" I hear chuckling and see Syaoran laughing with one of his mischievous, child-like grins on his face that makes him truly look like a boy.
"Man that sucks." Calming himself down, Syaoran sat on the bed next to me and I can't help but smile. "My parents also tried to get me to marry someone I didn't love, but they stopped when I suddenly took hostage one of the servants that work for them and offered a trade. But your parents probably mean well and are trying to marry you to someone they feel is the perfect person for you. If you give them some time I'm sure your parents will let you marry whomever you wish."
"Thank you. I didn't think there would be anyone else who would actually agree with me that marrying for love is more important than marrying for power. I wish we could talk more but I really need to return." I get up and Syaoran grabs my wrist.
"Well we can meet here every day and talk. Get to know each other better and help with our own problems." I smile and nod before running off the stage where the curtains close and I must change into yet another costume Tomoyo prepared for me.
I slip into the plain white dress that is on my hanger in the dressing room and ask Tomoyo to help with my help with my hair. Tomoyo curled my hair and put it in a high ponytail so I looked like a 'peasant' in the market instead of a 'princess' of a kindom.
"You're doing wonderful Sakura-chan. We are almost at the intermission so just keep it up and leave the rest to us, the cast is also the Card Captor group after all." Tomoyo tightens the ponytail and escorts me to one of the stages when I see Miho glaring at me once again.
Tugging on my arm, Tomoyo finally gives up and calls Kai to drag me to the stage. I am in a trance while sitting listening to Eron drag on and on trying to get my attention when it's my turn to speak. "Princess Sakura, are you listening to me?"
"Told you to call me Sakura and not Princess Sakura. We've known each other since we were five and you aren't fooling anyone if you're trying to be polite." I speak and realize that those weren't my lines at all but it worked.
Bowing, Eron smiles sweetly. "Sorry Sakura, I forgot that we are allowed to drop formal titles when alone. But I do want to know where you went off to yesterday." Eron lifts his head and looked straight into my eyes searching mine for the answer to his question.
"Eron-kun, I don't know if I can trust you with that much information when I don't understand it myself. But," I glance at a wall with the time on it, "I'm late for a meeting with a friend I met up with yesterday. I'll see you later." I walk off the stage while Eron shakes his head.
He turns where I went towards and shouted, "Why don't you trust me with anything anymore? We used to be able to tell each other anything." Eron walks out the other side of the stage, looking frustrated.
I walk around the wall prop to the market and spot Syaoran instantly. He was in the same outfit as before but had a more pleasant feeling now than earlier on stage. He notices me and waves his arm and I walk over towards him after a moment's hesitation.
"You're so slow at times, Sakura. For a moment I thought you were about to pass out like before, do you want to get something to eat?" Syaoran tilted his head to one side and I laugh. "I'll take that sound as a yes or you probably will pass out." Syaoran takes my hand and drags me to what is a little stand with Touya handing out bread and Syaoran asks for two loaves of bread for us to eat.
"What were you glaring for, at the bread seller? It looked as if you two never got along before." You should try to forget about your hatred for onii-chan for tonight. I take a bite of bread and begin to enjoy the nice hut we were sitting in.
You more than anyone knows it's impossible for me to do that since we hate each other. "I was but he was giving me a hard time about the price." More like whom the food was for. "I guess it just reflected off my face, sorry."
"It's fine. I was only a bit concerned." Well you better work on it! "I think I better head home. I have to attend another one of my family's parties so I have to leave." I go and see Syaoran muttering to himself. "See you tomorrow right?" I say with a half smile wondering if I truly will.
"Wouldn't be able to stop me if you tried." Syaoran said and everyone in the audience started laughing.
I nod and take my leave letting the others get the ball set ready for my next scene.
I see a dress that I've Never before seen in all my life. It was a perfect, baby-blue, floor-length sleeveless dress. I see a not e on the dresser addressed to me. I lift it up and see it's from Erika. With trembling fingers, I open the letter and a loud bang comes across from the seal. The envelope evaporated and a message fell through the bottom of my hands. The letter opened up and I was able to read what it had on it.
Sakura,
I may hate your very soul but you don't deserve the kind of hatred that is being brought on from Tanaka Miho.
Miho-chan hates me? But why would she? That explains the glares I've been receiving.
She plans on tearing you apart on stage while we're in the ballroom scene by pouring water on you, making a fool of yourself like it was in the play. The only reason I'm telling you all of this is because you have done more than this for me and Eron.
I truly hope you will take care and be careful of Miho for a few months. She is only mad because of the fight between you and Syaoran.
Rival and Ally for life
Chang Erika
"Miho, why are you so cruel to me just because I had an argument with Syaoran," Putting on the dress I think of ways I could avoid Miho without breaking script.
"Oy, Sakura hurry up or we might miss our entrances." Toya's voice echoed through the door.
Opening the door, I pass him and apologize for making him have to get me from my dressing room when he should have been on stage already.
Toya just stares at me with a worried look as if knowing exactly what was going on within the group. "C'mon, onii-chan we are going to make every one wait." I say pulling his arm to get him to move.
Getting into place next to Eron, I see Yukito-san, Erika, onii-chan, Nakuru-san, and Eriol-kun talking about one thing or another when they're supposed to just stand there and take food off the tray.
"Sakura-hime, what are you staring at?" Eron says and I instantly get into character.
"Oh, I was just wondering what our parents were talking about. It's probably nothing important but I still can't help but be curious about their discussions."
Eron nods his head once and says nothing else for a while. Toya comes around and lets us get some food but we decline the offer. Eron bows to me and I tilt my head to the side.
"May I have this dance, princess?" I blush as he looks into my eyes and say yes after three minutes of being utterly speechless. We walk to the dance floor and we start to waltz. Everyone who was in the ballroom stopped what they were doing and started to watch us dancing.
I wasn't even paying attention to my dancing, but to Eron and the way he never took his eyes off of me while gliding across the stage. No one dared to even speak, worrying that even a peep will break our concentration and stop the waltz early. When the song ended we bowed to each other and Miho comes by offering us something to drink. We accept and as Miho was handing my drink, her hand slips but I catch the glass before it would ruin my beautiful dress.
"Be careful when handing out drinks. You could spill it on the guests' clothes and they could punish you however they'd see fit."
"I will keep that in mind ma'am." Miho says and I hear ice in her answer.
"Well then, why don't you leave us alone then. Or is there another matter you wish to accomplish by staying here?" Eron says glaring at Miho and she shakes her head and quickly leaves before getting hurt.
"How did you know about Miho-chan, Eron-kun?" I whisper so no one in the audience can hear.
"Do you think Erika would warn you if I hadn't known about Miho's crazy schemes." Eron answers taking my hand.
We head towards one of the many tables on the stage and he takes my chair for me. Once everyone was done dancing and talking, they had to leave. Eron and Erika stayed the longest as they were co-sponsers of the ball so they also had to say good-bye to the other guests.
"Well we must take our leave now. So we shall see you both at the birthday party for Eron at the end of the week." Erika said as if stating a fact instead of asking a question.
Of course. After all, we should all celebrate more since Sakura and Eron are engaged to be married when they turn eighteen years old." Nakuru answers with an evil smile saying that it's all arranged even if I don't want it to be.
Eron takes my hand and kisses it. I blush as he says "I can't wait for you to come to my castle, Sakura. I just know you'll love it." Eron lets my hand go and helps Erika into the carriage.
"Of course I'll love your castle, Eron-kun. After all you always help me redecorate my own room." I say as he climbs into the carriage also. Eron laughs and the carriage pulled by Cerberus and Spinel Sun rides off the stage.
Yukito-san suddenly comes toward us with an angry expression that makes him look fiercer than the time when Syaoran tried to kill Eron.
"Ou, outo-sama, what is the matter? You look as if you could murder someone in a moments notice." I say trying to stay as calm as possible.
"Sakura, where have you been going every single day!?! You have an obligation to stay here as the princess of the Stars country." Yukito yelled at me with so much ferocity, even Syaoran would've been frightened.
"I've been hanging out with a friend for only a couple of hours a day. I don't see why that is so wrong when I am also seeing the country." I yell back, disgusted with myself as I do this.
"Well you don't understand that there are people who won't hesitate to kill you if you don't have any bodyguards. I don't want you leaving this palace without a guard at all times."
I storm off the stage when Yukito-san finished his line and prepare the sack that I need to carry in the next act. While doing this, Meilin comes and kidnaps a struggling Syaoran from his hiding place.
"I don't want to go back!" I hear Syaoran shout along with a banging sound.
"Well, Prince Syaoran, you don't have a choice in going back to the country." Meilin says as she drags Syaoran off the stage.
I walk to the hut like usual when seeing Syaoran but don't see him at all. "Syaoran, Syaoran are you here yet?" No response at all. So I go in the hut and wait for Syaoran to walk through the door but the lights go out and I leave the hut.
"Can't believe this. Syaoran said he'd always be here when I wanted to talk. Well I guess I'll have to look for him myself." I grab a bookbag and wander around bumping into the others for ten minutes before collapsing in front of a building of a grander size than my own castle prop.
Syaoran comes and sees me then lifts me up then carries me into the castle off to the side.
"Everyone, it's intermission time so go and get something to eat or do whatever you want okay. Come back when the bell rings so you don't miss anything." Tomoyo says over the microphone in Kai's studio.
Once the curtains were drawn, I get up and Syaoran sets me on the ground. "Where is the dark force that I've been feeling for most of the play? I want to seal it as soon as possible so I can perform without any worries!"
"Well follow me, I know exactly where it is." Syaoran moves to the backstage while I just stand there. He stops and turns around and looks at me with ice cold eyes. "Hurry up or you'll get lost. I'm not going to wait for you to catch up with me." Then Syaoran starts to walk again and I have to run to keep sight of him.
Syaoran stops in front of a storage closet and I almost run into him. I open the door to see Eron and Eriol in a complete trance staring at a man in a black suit with long dark hair; almost like a male version of the Dark card. "Sakura, please seal the Black Out now or it will escape again." Eron says without looking near me.
"He's right Sakura-san, if you don't seal it now the force will break free and we won't be able seal it again." Eriol says sweating from keeping the barrier up for such a long time.
"Right, Spirit of the Dark forces, Form a new contract with me Sakura. I command you under my name!" A pink card flew to Eron's hand and he hands it to me.
"I've never needed to use Sakura cards so here." I take the new card and put it into my card book with my other cards that I always carry with me.
Tomoyo walks in beside Erika and Miho and claps with joy. Miho lets out a grin then glares at me again after spotting me with Eron while Syaoran sits in the corner.
"Tomoyo-chan how much time is left in the intermission? I was hoping to grab something to drink before we start the second half of the play." I say with some hope in my voice for something to drink.
"Sakura-san there is still fifteen minutes left in the break. You can do anything you want in the time but you must be onstage in time to begin." I nod and run off to the stands to get something and the others just sigh.
Eron begins to head out after me but gets cut off by Syaoran who blocks the exit. "Move, Sakura should have someone with her at all times!" Syaoran doesn't move an inch and Eron shoves him out of the way.
"You don't have the right to protect her. You almost destroyed Sakura before, Dark One!" Syaoran rams Eron into the wall not even caring that the others are watching.
"Me destroy her? You almost destroyed her when you suddenly went to Hong Kong without saying a word! She was so hurt that anytime your name was mentioned she would have a pained expression on her face!" Eron shouts and Syaoran stops fighting.
Eron leaves the room and Kai comes up from behind and pats Syaoran on the back. "What do you want Kai? I'm not in the mood to deal with you at the moment." Syaoran says feeling extremely dejected from what Eron just said.
Kai looks to everyone else and they nod. "So you have finally been told of Saku-chan's problems when you left." Syaoran punched Kai in the stomach and Kai crumbles to the ground.
Meanwhile, Eron finally catches up to Sakura and sees her with a plate full of food.
Sweat-dropping, Eron calls out to Sakura. "Oy, Sakura, don't you think it's a bit dangerous to just be in public with enemies after us once again?" I turn around and shrug at the comment.
"I don't think so, after all, you never did anything terribly dangerous during events like this. But I'm not completely unguarded at any time, not since the Wave took away my hearing leaving me deph." Eron looks at me as if I suddenly sprouted an extra head or limb on my body.
"I'm never shocked at what you do in these circumstances and feel sorry for Li in these situations."
I look at my plate and offer something to Eron-kun since he might be hungry also. "I have plenty so you don't have to feel bad at eating some." Eron takes some cotton candy and nibbles on it for a while.
Laughing I drag Eron back to the stage so we won't be late. "What are you laughing at, Sakura?" Eron says raising an eyebrow.
"How can you be so entranced at eating a piece of cotton candy when you could eat anything at the entire food court?"
Shrugging Eron swallows the last of the cotton candy. "Like how you can stay so calm while knowing an enemy is after your life. It comes very natural to me."
"Interesting, then I guess I don't have to ask how you and the others can use so much energy in being worried about any battles." I say laughing.
"You already know the answer to that question. It's because we don't want anything to hurt you in any way." Eron says also laughing.
"I have to get back to the stage or I'll get yelled at. I'll talk to you later then?" I ask unsure if Eron would like to me when he doesn't have to.
"If I didn't want to talk, then I wouldn't have hunted you down during the intermission." Eron says with a smirk.
Laying on a bed with the sheets covered to my neck, I take a deep breath and close my eyes. The curtains raise and Syaoran sits on the chair next to mine and sighs heavily.
"Syaoran-sama, can you please just eat some food. You haven't eaten a thing in four days and everyone is concerned." Meilin says bringing a tray of steaming hot food and freshly brewed tea.
"I don't feel like eating anything until I know Sakura is okay. Just set the tray over on the desk." Syaoran waves and Meilin loses her famous temper.
"Why do you worry about some peasant so much? She's lower than me on the social standing list but you won't even look at me!" Meilin shouts before running off stage.
Shaking his head, Syaoran says to himself, "I worry about her because she is so much more vulnerable than any servant or suitor could ever be. I just want to protect her as long as possible." Syaoran glides a finger across my forehead and I blink.
I turn my head around the room settling on the person next to me. "Syaoran . . . what are you . . . doing here? Where . . . am I . . . anyway?" I say acting tired and unfocused.
"Are you awake?" I nod my head and he sighs in relief. "You're in my . . . castle. I found you laying in front of it and brought you is so you wouldn't die. Would you like something to eat or drink Sakura?"
"Yes I would love something to drink." Syaoran pours me a cup of tea and hands it to me. "Thank you" I take a sip of the tea and am shocked that it's delicious.
"Sakura, why were you searching so far for me when I just disappeared? For all you knew, I could have abandoned you when I promised to stay by your side." Syaoran demanded as I was finishing my cup of tea.
I set the empty cup down and push my body to a sitting position so I could see him easier. "I knew you didn't leave of your own free will since you would've left a note. So I became determined to make sure you were all right and not harmed at all." Syaoran looked at me as if he's heard me say this before at a different time other than rehearsals.
"Well you shouldn't have bothered at all. Here I'm a person whom can't be associated with commoners. I'm not just some commoner but a prince. I can't see you again, Sakura! I just can't be bound like that when I'm to be betrothed any day now!" Syaoran says avoiding all eye contact with me.
I start laughing as I hear him make this huge speech about how he can't be associated with commoners. "Why are you laughing so hard Sakura? This is a serious matter we're discussing, so you should be crying or something other than crying!"
Shaking my head, I control myself again. "I'm so very sorry but this is a perfect situation for me."
"How?" Syaoran demanded raising his voice unnecessarily.
"Syaoran, I'm not some commoner like your servants. My real name is Princess Sakura Starlight of the country of the Stars." As soon as I said my full name Syaoran started laughing also.
"I guess you were right. You aren't some normal person after all. But you mean to tell me that you are the princess of the neighboring country?" I nod my head and we both start laughing since we are both royalty and not commoners who were destined not to see each other again.
I suddenly stop laughing because I felt some strong magical power from the audience.
Syaoran stopped laughing also and asked, "Why did you stop laughing, Sakura?"
"Because I have a fiancé and I shouldn't even be here." Because I feel a dangerously strong magical aura. Syaoran nods his head and told me to have more tea.
"Princess Sakura stayed at Prince Syaoran's castle for one week, recuperating and every single day the two got closer and closer.
"Sakura, why are you on the balcony alone at this time of night?" Syaoran asks and I look at him with almost tears in my eyes.
"I was just realizing that I missed my family even if I have enjoyed being here more with you. I just can't abandon my family like I hoped I could." Tears start pouring down my face and I hug him without warning.
Syaoran awkwardly pats my back and lays his hand on it after a moment. "It's fine, Sakura. I'm sure that you'll be able to make the decision you're most comfortable with." This sounds almost exactly like what I said to her when she told me about how she confessed to Yukito-san.
I nod my head and fall asleep in his arms so he'll carry me to the bed. I woke when I heard a loud bang from across the stage. I sit up and here Eron and Syaoran arguing.
"Sakura is sleeping so I would like you to please be quiet and wait for her in the waiting room." Syaoran says.
Eron did not wait for me, but tried to get past Syaoran. "Why must I sit and wait for my fiancé when you are allowed to see her?" Eron shouted trying to pick a fight.
Syaoran starts to move toward the 'lawn area' and picks up a sword. "If you want any answers, then you're going to have to beat me in a duel. That is unless you're afraid to be beaten by a person whom you feel is of lesser talent." Syaoran said almost too enthusiastic at the upcoming duel.
"You're on, Prince Syaoran." Eron spat grabbing a sword ready to give everything up to try and beat Syaoran in the one are he is best at.
They take the traditional stances and wait for one to attack first. Eron was the first to take the offensive and Syoaran expertly blocked, knocking Eron's sword to the ground and held the sword to Eron's neck.
"I, I will do as you ask –" Eron started to say when I ran between him and Syaoran.
"Syaoran don't you dare hurt Eron-kun. He is my best friend/fiancé and you have no right to do anything harmful to him." I shout at Syaoran. He was looking as if he would go into a panic attack from almost killing me with his sword.
Eron places a hand on my shoulder and I look at him. Eron nods his head and I let Syaoran speak before making any more accusations.
"Sakura, the fight has ended and he was admitting defeat. I wasn't going to hurt him if that's what you were worrying about. Now if we could all go to the living room, then we can discuss everything as a group."
We all go to the sitting area in the center of the stage where everything will go downhill from. I sit on the chair that Clow Reed and Eriol sit on donated by Eriol, while Eron and Syaoran sit on a couch refusing to look at each other.
"So you don't want to marry me and you met Prince Syaoran when you ran away. Also, you two have been meeting under the pretenses of being peasants. But why do you prefer to be with Syaoran rather than with me?" I look at Eron and glance away quickly when Eron suddenly realized the answer. "I CAN'T BELIEVE THIS! YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH HIM!" Eron erupted as he left and the curtains close.
Sighing I get up from Eriol's chair and collapse onto the ground. Syaoran comes over and offers a hand; I take it and regain my balance so I can find my next outfit to wear cause the blue dress was now all but rags. The next outfit was a midnight blue thief-like outfit like the one I wore when I sealed the Silent.
I go to the side to watch Eron, Erika, and Kai's discussion and the beginning of the war.
Eron strolls right through and asks, "My dear son, whatever is causing you to give such orders for armies all of a sudden?" Eron glares at his 'mother' and starts pacing to relieve some of his stress.
"WHERE IS THAT STUPID ASSASSIN! COMEOUT NOW, MIZUKI KAI!" As always Kai comes down in his replicated Kaitou Magician's outfit and jumps down from the technician's box. "THERE YOU ARE! I WANT YOU TO ELIMINATE SYAORAN CLOWS!"
"Hold on Eron, why do you want our ally's heir to be assassinated? We all made an alliance to not go to war for as long as our families exist." Erika trying to stay calm.
"Yeah, your highness, I am not assassinating a prince without justifiable reasoning!" Kai says with his voice extremely low and threatening.
"THEN," Eron takes a long slow breath to calm down, "you should know that my fiancé, Sakura-hime has fallen in love with Syaoran, prince of Clow. Is that reason enough for you to kill him, KAI?" Eron growled barely able to keep his voice down.
Kai nods and disappears in front of everyone as the curtains close. Eron grabs a bottle of water and chugs it all down in one gulp. Seeing me staring, he motions for me to join him.
"Hey, so how did you think the performance was?" I shrugged as he stands up again. "If you have the time afterward, do you think you could have dinner with me?"
I stop dead in my tracks at what he just said. "Sure, Eron-kun, I would like to have dinner with you once the play is over." I start to leave so the curtains can go up and show the gruesome images that Kai had painted when he finished all the electronic electrical preparation we needed.
When the curtains went up to see some of our actors covered with paint and the background covering the entire set of a decimated city burned to the ground. Kai had gun shots and burning/collapsing building recordings playing while Eron and Syaoran face off for the final time.
"You are going to pay for this Eron. You felt nothing the last time we met because Sakura was there but we're going to settle this once and for all!"
"Tough talk from you considering you have her love and don't want to hurt her in any way." Eron growled as I looked around the far side of the set looking for the two guys. Kai had his crossbow with prop paint arrows for both me and Syaoran.
I find them as Kai shoots Syaoran down, falls down while I'm running towards them. "Syaoran, Syaoran you can't die. You absolutely cannot die without me following you." Syaoran lifts his hand and pats my head.
"You need to live for both of us. You still have . . . Eron to lean on when things get too difficult." Syaoran says and goes limp.
Crying I don't notice the arrow coming towards me until Eron shouts, "Watch out Sakura." Eron jumps in front fo me and collapses as the arrow hits him in the chest. "Never give up and don't get lonely." Eron says before losing consciousness.
Everyone in the audience was now crying and I grow numb. Eriol comes behind me and lays a hand on my shoulder. "Respect their last wishes and continue to live in their memory." I nod and we exit the stage.
"Princess Sakura spent the next year rebuilding the three kingdoms. She had them join together as one united country instead of three individual kingdoms ruled differently from each other. One year later everything was rebuilt completely and Sakura became the ruler of the united country."
I walk out in a black dress and make my way to where Eron and Syaoran died. "I wish you could see how our kingdoms have come together." I lay the flowers on the ground and hear someone come up behind me.
There were gasps in the audience from the recognition of who it was. "Sakura" I turn around at the familiar voice and froze.
"Syaoran" I move towards him and ask, "Is that really you? I'm not imagining you're here with me am I?"
Syaoran hugs me and says, "If you don't believe this then," He kisses me and I feel extremely happy. "Am I real now?" I nod and we rule all of the country together.
"Sakura and Syaoran get married and rule over the newly named country of Power for all time." Miho says and we get a standing ovation. The cast comes out and we all bow as one with Eron, Syaoran, and me in the center of the cast.
For two weeks everyone bugs the Cardcaptor Sakura group to find out how we pulled the play off so well with only a month of rehearsals. It was the talk of the school and we became instantly famous since everyone was there on opening night. Then we get news of some new transfer students coming in the next week so we got a break from all the attention.
Sorry it took so long to get this chapter up. I will be updated one series a month and only that series unless I finish something else up so at the end of the month is when you should look to see if I have updated but I might update sooner than that. In the next chapter the enemies are coming out so get ready for that.
Sakura-chan