Queen of my Heart – All of Our Tears
Syaoran was cheerful as he walked into the stables at about five to nine that morning. He couldn't believe how lucky he was. He could hardly believe that he of all people would be spending a day with this goddess. He wanted yell it all out to the world; to tell them that he was in love with Sakura and that better still, she loved him back.
He had been waiting half an hour before he began to get worried. He knew Sakura had reputation for being late, but this was beyond it. He waited almost an hour before he got really worried and begun to search the castle.
Almost immediately he ran into Madison.
"Do you know where Sakura is?" he asked.
"Isn't she supposed to be with you?" she asked suspiciously. "Don't tell me you lost your own girlfriend," she said slyly causing Syaoran to blush.
"I don't know," he replied. "We were supposed to meet at the stables."
"Just go back to the stables," Madison told him. "She'll be there soon. Sakura's always late."
"I've been waiting at the stables for just under an hour," he told Madison.
She gasped finally realizing why Syaoran was so upset about this. True Sakura had a reputation for being late, but that was more like twenty minutes, not an hour. "Why don't I get the others and we'll all search, that way we'll cover more ground."
Syaoran nodded in agreement his worries evident on his face.
"Don't worry we'll find her," she said sympathetically.
"I hope so," he sighed, "I just wish I could believe it was true."
"Still no sign of her," Madison reported.
"We've been searching for three hours and still no sign of her," Ruby sighed. "I really think we should tell Tori now."
"You tell him," Madison said. "I think it will be easier for him if he hears it from you."
Ruby nodded as she went to find her husband.
Tori smiled as he placed the sleeping child in her crib. He turned around to find his wife standing in the doorway.
Ruby knew she would be smiling right now if it weren't for the grim news she had to give. Tori always made her smile, especially when he was with Sapphire. They were the two people she loved most in the entire universe and she wouldn't trade them for anything.
"Hey," he said kindly as he saw her smiling brightly. It almost made her cry. She regretted having to tell him. He looked so happy right now. "What's wrong?" he asked as he saw the tears welling in her eyes.
"I . . . well . . . you see," she tried to say between her sobs as the tears began to flow freely.
Tori came and wrapped his arms around her gently and kissed her forehead. "It's alright," he told her. "You don't have to tell me."
"Yes I do," she sobbed. "It's . . . it's about Sakura."
"What about Sakura?" he asked gently. "Is she alright?"
Ruby shook her head. "I don't think so. We looked everywhere, and we couldn't find her."
"I'll find her," Tori told her calmly. He quickly walked out the room after giving Ruby one last peck on the cheek. He went to the army officer and ordered him to send his troops out looking for the princess.
The troops searched night and day. They looked in every possible place but it was as if her kidnappers were always one step ahead of them and she was never found.
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I know this is a really short chapter but this part didn't seem right straight after the bit with the chloroform. Please review and hopefully the next chapter will be longer.