Sakura The Mermaid Princess
Chapter 9:
Sakura started to follow the voice that was calling her without any thought of where she was going. She swam through the seed weed forest until she couldn't heard the voice any longer and stopped swimming. Sakura found herself in the middle of nowhere at the end of the seed weed forest, lost. Sakura look around the place when suddenly a bright light appeared.
"It wasn't there before....." said Sakura with a confused tone as she look carefully at the light.
Suddenly a beautiful tone hit Sakura's ears putting Sakura into a trace making her eyes sleepy.
"But for some reason I feel like touch it" thought Sakura as she slowly started to swim toward the light.
Sakura touched the light and the light surrounded her. Sakura woke up and found herself in strange place where big corals were growing all over the place, a lake where she was standing and big beautiful bright stars in the clear blue sky.
"What is this place?" asked Sakura to herself with a confused tone as she started to look around.
In the middle of the place, there was a sphere. Inside there was mermaid with long black hair sleeping peacefully, holding a long beautiful golden staff close to her chest.
Sakura swam closely to the sphere as she look at the mermaid carefully for a while until the mermaid started to open her eyes which surprised Sakura a bit.
"You are here because of your arrange marriage with Prince Daisuke" said the Mermaid.
"How do you know that?" asked Sakura with a confused tone and surprise look on her face.
"Like I said before, I have been watching you for a long time now" said the Mermaid
"So, you were the one who was calling me?" asked Sakura calmly
"Yes....." answered the mermaid calmly which frighten Sakura a bit.
"Who are you?" asked Sakura as she swam back a little.
"I'm Meilin and it's my job to grant a person's wish" answered Meilin with a strangely tone.
"A wish, but I don't have one" said Sakura with a serious tone and look on her face.
"You do have one, other wise you wouldn't be able come here" said Meilin with an awkward smile.
Sakura look at Meilin with a confused look on her face. There was silence between them until Sakura swam forward and started to talk.
"I am not sure it is a wish but I do have a problem. I have to get marry in order to get my powers but I feel pain in my heart and I don't know why. I know that Daisuke is a nice person and I understand why he didn't me about this earlier. However I don't want to marry him but I want to get marry with someone I love" said Sakura with a sad tone and look on her face.
"I see.........." said Meilin as she look at Sakura's expression.
"It's true that a mermaid need her powers but there is is another way to get it" said Meilin
"What is it?" asked Sakura in determent tone.
"If you get the prince to marry you" answered Meilin with a serious tone and look on her face.
"I don't understand" said Sakura with a serious tone and confused look on her face.
"If you get a human to marry you, you can save yourself from your arrange marriage, you are able to get your powers much faster then marrying a merman and you won't turn to sea foam when you die." said Meilin in a calm tone.
"But how can I win the Prince's love if his on land while I'm at sea?" asked Sakura with a confused tone and look on her face.
"The only way is to have human legs instead of your fish tail, so you can walk on land" said Meilin
"You can really do that?" asked Sakura.
"Yes, but this will be the most difficult you will do" said Meilin serious tone.
"I will do what I must do " said Sakura calmly.
"I'm afraid I have to ask you for a price in order to get my services" said Meilin
"Please name it! If it is something I could give then you can have it!" said Sakura with a serious tone and look on her face.
"Your price is a lock of your long hair and your ability to confess your love to the Prince" said Meilin.
"What?!" said Sakura with a surprised look in her face.
"If you confess your love to the prince then you will turn into sea foam. After all, you are in love with the Prince" said Meilin with a serious tone and calm look as she saw Sakura's eyes widen a little bit.
Sakura was silent thinking it over until she finally made up her mind
"Alright I agree with to your conditions" said Sakura with a serious tone and calm look on her face.
"Once you get up to the surface, you can't tell the Prince that you are a mermaid who saved his life or you will turn to sea foam" said Meilin with a serious tone.
Sakura nodded as Meilin continue to speak.
"You have get the prince to confess his love to you and give you a kiss" said Meilin calmly.
"However, if you don't get the prince to fall in love with you, you be heartbroken and when you return back to the sea, you will turn into sea foam " said Meilin as Sakura was silence.
Sakura had a sad look in her eyes as she though about everything that was happening to her.
There was silence between them for a moment until Meilin spoke out again.
"Even with those odds, will you still take that bet?" asked Meilin with a serious tone and look.
"Yes!!, No matter what the cost" answered Sakura with serious tone and look on her face.
Meilin made a small smile on her face as she moved her staff around and a beautiful small bottle appeared in front of her filled with a clear pink liquid as Sakura took the bottle and look at it carefully.
"You must get to the surface by sunrise. There you will drink the potion, and it will change your fins into human legs" said Meilin.
"All right" said Sakura with a worry tone as she felt a little scare doing this.
Meilin grab Sakura's long hair and cut it a little below from her chin. Then she moved her staff around then pointing at Sakura's neck. Suddenly a pink light flew out from Sakura's mouth and appeared in front of Sakura and flew to Meilin's hand.
"Now go......" said Meilin as a beautiful light surrounded Sakura completely and disappeared.
Sakura found herself laying in a flowerbed in her garden. Sakura keep touching her hair, checking if it was really cut. Sakura could see the light's in the ballroom were turn off meaning the ball was already over and everyone was now asleep.
Slowly Sakura swam inside the palace and went straight to her parents' bedroom. When she got there, she slowly opened the door, finding her Father and Mother asleep.
"Goodbye Mother, Father. I will miss you so much" said Sakura with sadness in her eyes & a quietly tone as she gave a kiss on her parent's right cheek & slowly swam off the room closing the door quietly.
Without knowing, Queen Nadeshiko slowly woke up and place her hand in her chest.
"Sakura...."said Queen Nadeshiko with a very sad tone and look in her eyes
Sakura was now outside the palace swimming until she stopped swimming as she look at her palace for one last time with sadness in her eyes. Sakura started to swim not looking back as she swam up to the surface holding the bottle close to her chest until she made to the surface sitting down at the beach where she brought Syaoran to when she saved his life, looking at the palace.
As sun rise was approaching, Sakura took off the top of the potion. She stare at the bottle go a moment then quickly drink the potion. Sakura felt pain inside her body as she tried to ignored it with all her might. Sun rise came then a light appeared and surrounded Sakura's body and changed her fins into human legs and the light gently place Sakura down in the sand.
Sakura was shocked as she look at her legs. Sakura wiggled her toes then she tried to stand up and finally she did but she felt the pain in her new legs and fainted to the ground.
Syaoran was up and look at the window as he saw Sakura and quickly ran off, taking a cloth with him.
Syaoran went fast straight toward the beach. When he got there, he saw Sakura lying on the sand near the ocean. Syaoran slowly walk close to her checking if she was alright.
Syaoran made a surprised look on his face as he look at Sakura, gentle wrap the cloth to her body, pick her up & carry her off to the palace.
Without knowing, behind a big rock, Tomoyo was watching them.
"I wish you the best of luck Sakura, may happiness be yours." said Tomoyo with a worried tone and look on her face as sighed and dived to the water swimming back to her country.
When Syaoran got back to the palace, Eriol was outside the gate looking for him and was surprise as he look at Sakura in Syaoran's arms.
"It's that her?" asked Eriol as he look back at Syaoran.
There was silence for that moment until Syaoran shook his head.
"No, I found her alone in the beach" answered Syaoran in a calm tone as he look at Sakura with a straight look in his eyes.
"Can you go and call my Mother? I need to speak to her right way." said Syaoran.
"Fine. Do you want me to call someone to care for her?" asked Eriol.
"No, I see to her myself" answered Syaoran as slowly went inside the palace.
Syaoran was now waiting for Queen Yelan to show up. He keep looking at Sakura sleeping peacefully with a gentle smile in her face.
"I wonder why someone like her would be left alone in the beach with nothing but her hairpin?Something must had happen to her at sea." though Syaoran as he gently moved Sakura's hair out of her face.
Suddenly Queen Yelan's lady in waiting open the door and slowly walk toward Syaoran.
"Your highness, the Queen is ready to see you now" said the lady in waiting.
"Thank you" said Syaoran as he got up from his seat taking Sakura with him.
Queen Yelan's lady in waiting opened the door as Syaoran entered with Sakura. Syaoran slowly approached to Queen Yelan's throne finding her sitting there. Queen Yelan was surprised when she saw Sakura in Syaoran's arms, only wearing a white cloth as clothes.
"Why is there a girl in your arms?" asked Queen Yelan with a serious tone and look on her face.
"I found her all alone in the beach, she's weak and needs help" said Syaoran as he look at Sakura.
Queen Yelan looked at Sakura with a blank look on her face. Queen Yelan then look at Sakura's pearl hairpin with a surprised look in her eyes and came up with a decision.
"She is welcome to stay here as long as she needs. " said Queen Yelan calmly.
"But she is your responsible and when she wakes up, tell her I want to see her" said Queen Yelan
"Of course" said Syaoran as he took Sakura to the guest room.
Sakura was sleeping peacefully until she slowly woke up and sat up. She found herself in a big conferable bed in a beautiful room that had red drapes and colorful paintings. There were a cherry wood desk and a full size mirror.
"I see that you are awake" said Syaoran in a calm tone and look on his face.
Sakura look around the room aimlessly until she saw Syaoran with a confused look in her face.
"You are in my place. I found you stranded on the beach so I carried you here" said Syaoran as he look at Sakura with straight look in his eyes as their face were closer to each other.
Sakura look at Syaoran, making a gentle smile on her face.
"I'm sorry for looking you that way, but you look like someone I know" said Syaoran as Sakura made a surprised look in her eyes.
There was silence between them for a moment until Syaoran shook his head.
"But you can't be her" said Syaoran with a serious tone and look on his face as he back off his face.
Sakura look at him with disappointed look in her eyes.
"Can you tell me your name?" asked Syaoran with a serious look on his face.
Sakura was surprised and was thinking about the time when Syaoran asked her the same question. Finally she slowly shook her head getting rid of that thought.
"Sakura. My name is Sakura" answered Sakura with a gentle smile which surprise Syaoran a bit.
"Well then, I have to leave you now. You can stay here as long as you need and my mother want to see you as soon you feel well" said Syaoran as he started to walk toward the door.
"Okay, thank you" said Sakura as she bowed her head as she saw Syaoran opening the door slowly, giving Sakura one last look as he left the room and slowly closed the door behind him.