A/N: Hello, everyone. I'm back! I hope you enjoy this next chapter.

Disclaimer: I do not own CCS. I do own the original characters though.

Chapter Four: The Princes

It had been a week since Sakura came into the village and now she had started to adjust to life in the Li Village. She got to know the servants who worked at the castle and met all four of Queen Yelan's daughters. When she first met them, they all appeared to be lively and enthusiastic. They all squealed about how cute she was.

However, she now had a few questions to ask. So she went to Princess Tomoyo for help. "Hey, Tomoyo, you said that Queen Yelan had a son, right?"

Tomoyo looked up from the dress she was making. "Yes, I did. Why?"

"Well, it's just that I haven't seen him in the week I was here. That's all. What is he up to now?"

Tomoyo stopped what she was doing. "Prince Syaoran is on a mission right now. You see, there's a man who's out to try and take over this village. He is doing all possible to stop this and prevent a war from breaking out."

Sakura was curious about the man who wanted to make war but didn't ask anything else about it. "Tomoyo, why exactly are you here…in the Li Village I mean?"

"Oh! I guess I didn't tell you before." She grinned and her smile reached her eyes. "I'm engaged."

"Wow! Really?" Tomoyo nodded. "That is so amazing. Who are you engaged to?"

"The cousin of Prince Syaoran, Prince Eriol." Her eyes sparkled. "We'd been close for years and now we're engaged."

"Congratulations. Where is he now?"

"He's on the mission with Prince Syaoran." They should be back today though.

Sakura smiled. "That's good to hear. I'd like to meet them." She went quiet for a little bit then started speaking again. "Can we go into the village? I want to take a look around."

Tomoyo nodded. "Sure. Let's go."

"I don't think I'll ever get use to so many people in one village. This place is just so huge." Sakura gazed with wide emerald eyes.

Tomoyo grinned. "You'll adjust with time." They walked further into the village. "I never did tell you that is a cute outfit you're wearing."

Sakura looked at her black shorts and pink shirt. Her hair was held with some hair sticks. "Thank you. This isn't anything really."

"Nonsense, it makes me want to create an outfit for you myself." Sakura merely sweat dropped.

"Hello Princess Tomoyo," one villager said.

"Good day," she replied back. She got several more greetings as they walked around.

"Wow," Sakura stated. "You're quite famous."

"I've been here many times before." They stopped when they heard someone crying. "Who is that?"

They turned to see a blonde haired little girl on the ground in tears. Sakura walked up to the little girl and knelt next to her. "Hello, there. What's wrong?"

Big brown eyes looked up at her. "I…I fell down." She sniffed.

Sakura held out her hand. "It's okay. You'll be okay."

The little girl hesitantly took her hand. "W…who are you?"

Sakura smiled. "I'm the Storyteller."

The girl's eyes widened. "Really?" Sakura nodded. "Would you tell me a story, please?"

Sakura smiled. "Sure. Let's sit down over there." She took them over to a big rock and placed her in her lap.

At that moment a young boy came over to her with serious brown eyes. "What are you doing with my little sister?"

The girl grinned. "It's okay Haru. She's the Storyteller. She's going to tell me a story."

Haru's eyes changed from serious to excited. "Really?" Sakura nodded and he took a seat. "I wanna hear one too!" Soon kids hearing about the Storyteller came running to see her.

Tomoyo stood at a distance and smiled. "You certainly are popular."

"That was a great story," the little girl from earlier said. Sakura found out her name was Mai.

Other kids nodded in agreement. "What made you come to this village?" Haru asked.

Sakura merely shrugged. "I just decided to come here. That's all."

"Really? It didn't seem like it the last time we saw you."

Sakura and the children turned towards the voice to find out it was Yamazaki. "Hello Yamazaki. We meet again I see."

He smiled. "Yes we did meet again. So I assume you're the Storyteller, people talked about. I never thought she'd be such a great fighter too."

Haru looked at Sakura curiously. "You can fight?"

Sakura smiled a little at them. "I guess you can say that." She looked back at Yamazaki. "Is there something you wanted?"

"Well, I wanted a rematch but of course, not around the children. It's the last thing I'd want."

Sakura sighed. "I'm glad you realized that. Seeing as how I'm busy now, would you please leave me alone?"

"Nope. I'm going to keep nagging you."

Sakura glared. "So, you won't leave me alone until we get this rematch huh?" Yamazaki nodded. She sighed again and took the children out of her lap. "Okay kids, I'm coming right back. Give me five minutes okay." The kids looked at her curiously but said nothing.

She walked over to Yamazaki. "Okay, where do you want us to go?"

"There's a small clearing not too far from here. It's the perfect place."

Sakura nodded her head. "Okay, let's go there." She called out to Tomoyo. "I'll be right back, Tomoyo."

Tomoyo nodded. "Okay, Prince Syaoran and Prince Eriol should be back right about now so I'll come back okay?" Sakura said ok and Tomoyo left.

"The village still looks as peaceful as ever. That's a good thing." Eriol passed through the village gates first. He pushed his glasses back up.

"You're right. We must keep it this way too," Syaoran replied. "We'll certainly be in trouble if war breaks out here."

They continued riding through the village on their horses as villagers greeted them. As they entered the gates of the kingdom Eriol looked straight ahead and smiled. "Tomoyo's coming to meet us."

They came off their horses and Tomoyo stopped. She gave both of them a hug. "I'm so glad you two have returned safely. How did it go?"

Syaoran shook his head. "We'll tell you everything inside, but first we need to see my mother. What happened while we were gone?"

They stopped talking as they heard the villagers suddenly excited. "Did you guys hear what's happening?"

"What's going on?"

"A member of the Raven Gang is in battle with a girl…and the girl's winning it appears!"

They ran off to see what's going on.

Tomoyo gasped. "They must mean Storyteller."

Eriol looked at her surprised. "The Storyteller is here?" Tomoyo nodded. "And she can fight?"

Tomoyo laughed. "You'd be surprised."

Syaoran smirked. "This is interesting. Let's see what all this noise is about."

The battle had been going on for about five minutes so far when Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Eriol arrived. Sakura was getting irritated with Yamazaki. She dodged another punch by him and aimed a kick at his face.

He dodged and laughed. "You're pretty good, but you don't seem to be as good without your sword or else you would've ended it right now. I guess you're useless without a sword."

Sakura glared. "That's what you think." She flipped over him and kicked him in his back. Yamazaki fell on his knee but got back up. He turned around and punched Sakura but only got thin air.

He spun around but she wasn't there. "Above you." He looked up and his eyes widened as she came down from in the air and kicked him in his face.

He landed head first into the ground. Before he knew it Sakura grabbed his neck and aimed an extremely sharp hair stick at his throat. Yamazaki looked at her in shock. She smiled and let go of him. "Just to let you know, I never walk around without some kind of weapon on me. The sword isn't the only one. I didn't need a weapon to defeat you anyway."

She got up and fixed her hair stick back into her hair. Suddenly she heard clapping and cheering and noticed a large crowd came to see her fight.

Some of the children from earlier were watching as well. Haru clapped. "You were great!"

Mai shook her head. "Yea, great!"

Sakura blinked her eyes and scratched the back of her head. "When did all these people get here?"

"Not too long after you started fighting I guess." Sakura turned to see Tomoyo and two guys right behind her. "As like the first time, you were amazing, Storyteller."

"It was nothing." She looked down embarrassed.

"Nonsense, I don't see many girls who fight like you do." Sakura looked up silently at the amber eyed guy in front of him.

Tomoyo smiled. "Storyteller, this is Prince Syaoran and Prince Eriol.

Sakura looked up at them in awe. She bowed in front of them. "It's a pleasure to meet you both."

Eriol took her hand and raised Sakura back up. "There's no need for any of that." He smiled. "It's a pleasure to meet you too." She looked up at them both. Eriol held a warm smile that glowed with warmth behind his glasses.

Sakura stared up at Syaoran. His eyes were such a lovely shade of amber…

"Storyteller."

Sakura snapped back into reality as they called her by her known name. "Yes?"

Syaoran gazed at her curiously. "What is it you're here for?"

Sakura smiled. "Well, I just decided that I wanted to come here and tell stories to the children here."

Syaoran raised his eyebrow. "Is that all? There are rumors that you only stay for a few months and you don't tell anyone your real name. Clearly you must have a reason for not telling anyone."

"Well I do have one more reason…but I don't want to tell anyone as yet. That's okay isn't it?" Sakura's eyes had grown just a little colder but she kept the same smile as before.

Syaoran nodded, still wondering. "Of course. It's your business after all."

Eriol faced Tomoyo. "Would you two like to come with us back to the castle? We're headed there now."

Tomoyo looked at Sakura. "Is that alright?"

Sakura nodded. "Sure."

Sakura was walking around the castle. After they had returned, Syaoran, Eriol, and Tomoyo needed to talk to Queen Yelan in private so she let them be. She thought about all that had happened since she came.

She then thought about what her next move would be. She had to go out on a search for Touya as soon as possible. It's best that she got familiar with the village first.

At that exact moment, Princess Rei came skipping along. "Hello, Storyteller!"

Sakura smiled. "Hello Rei. How are you doing?"

"I'm fine." Rei held onto her arm. "Can I play with you please?"

Sakura shook her head. "Sure!"

"Yay!" She pulled Sakura towards the gardens who followed slowly. On their way, they passed the Queen's room. She was able to hear some things as they got closer to the room.

"I guess there isn't much we can do, can we?" It was Queen Yelan's voice and it sounded solemn.

"I'm afraid not Your Highness. I'm sorry but I could not stop him from his plans. Our people were even chased out." It was Prince Syaoran.

"It's okay my son. You did your best." Sakura could hear her take a deep breath. "We must warn our village. They must be prepared at all times. Commander Lang and his army could attack at any time."

Suddenly, Sakura's mind went blank. Her emerald eyes grew wide and she stayed quiet as Princess Rei took her to the gardens. Nothing mattered to her at the moment. Only one thing ran through her mind.

'So it's him who planning an attack on the Li Village.'

A/N: I apologize for being so late. As usual I had my writer's blocks, but this year I'll be very very busy since I'm in so many things. Not to worry though, my stories will progress with time. I'm working on them bit by bit. Also, Darkness Purified will be on haitus for a while. Why? Because my partner, Brittany, has B.J.C exams to take. I had my turn in grade 9 and now it's hers. I want her to do well in them so I'm letting her study. I'll update She Will Be Loved soon. Until Brittany's exams are over, only those two will I be working on. I hope this chapter wasn't too bad. Hope you liked it.