Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Night's Heart ❯ The First Attack ( Prologue )

ForeverDestiny: Welcome to my next ficcy! It's a CCS. I just got some sudden inspiration for this fic for no reason. * shrug * With me as always, unfortunately, is Wizardmon and here for THIS FIC ONLY (and Thoroughly Confused) is Li Syaoran!

Syaoran: Yeah, just hurry up, all right?

FD: Of course, Syaoran. * rolls eyes * Well I have to put this up: I don't own CCS. Clamp does. NOT NELVANA! CLAMP! Oh, and they're all 18 in this fic! So, on with the ficcy!

Night's Heart

Prologue

The First Attack

It was a beautiful day in the Kinomoto kingdom. The sun was shining, the birds were singing, and the beautiful princess Sakura was just waking up, late as usual.

"HOE!" echoed throughout the castle as Sakura searched for a gown in her wardrobe and quickly put on the nearest one, a pink summer dress. It wasn't a gown but no one in the castle would care. She didn't even put on a corset, something Tomoyo would frown at later. For now, Sakura just wanted to get to the throne room as soon as possible.

She scurried down the halls of the castle, the maids smiling at her as she passed. She was well loved and everyone knew how she slept in. A few terrified minutes later, she collapsed against a set of giant, oak doors. She rested there for a few seconds, catching her breath. Then, she pushed the door open.

"Father? Father?" Her father looked up from a meeting with Queen Yelan from the Li Kingdom nearby.

"Yes, Sakura?" He looked at her, puzzlement and concern apparent on his face. Sakura bowed to the queen.

"Konnichiwa, Queen Yelan. Didn't you want to see me, Father? You told me yesterday that you wanted to see me this morning." Her father sighed, and then smiled lightly at her.

"I said I wanted you to meet with Tomoyo in the garden this morning. She told me to tell you as I would see you later that evening and she wouldn't." Sakura blushed bright red.

"Oops. Sorry, Father. I didn't mean to intrude on your meeting. "

"You are forgiven, Sakura. Get down to the garden. I'm sure Tomoyo's waiting for you."

"Yes, Father." She bowed and rushed out the doors. The King just shook his head. The Queen smiled.

"She is quite a beauty, Fujitaka. Just like her mother."

The King nodded and tried to change the subject. "What were you saying before we were interrupted?"

Yelan repeated the plan she had made as to how to prove themselves as allies. The king sighed after hearing it.

"I don't know if my children would like that. We shall have to see, Yelan. We shall see."

~***~

Out in the garden, Tomoyo was tapping her foot. Sakura dashed out among the flowerbeds. She stopped in front of Tomoyo, gasping for breath.

"Sorry, Tomoyo-chan. I thought it was Father who wanted to see me, so I was in the throne room." Tomoyo sighed. Typical Sakura. Lucky for Princess Sakura, Lady Tomoyo had a lot of patience.

"What is it that you want, Tomoyo-chan?" Tomoyo opened her mouth but never got a chance to reply as a large explosion nearby got her attention. She turned to face it and nearly missed as some kind of mutilated bird reptile attempted to pick up Sakura. Sakura kicked it and Lady Tomoyo praised the King for making her study martial arts all those years ago. The thing kept coming, though.

"Sakura-chan! Watch out!" She punched another one as Tomoyo noticed five coming at them.

"Tomoyo, go get help!" Sakura managed to say while fighting off two more. Tomoyo started to protest but Sakura pushed her out the nearest doorway. Lady Tomoyo ran down the corridors of the castle, searching desperately for guards. There always seemed to be so many when she and Sakura had done something against the rules but now that they were actually needed, they were nowhere insight.

"Lady Tomoyo? What's wrong?" She turned to see six guards looking at her. She realized her face was wet with tears and she had been screaming.

"Gardens!" She gasped before collapsing.

~***~

The guards ran down the corridor, heading for the gardens. One had stayed behind with the Lady. As they got insight, they saw a surprising image. The Princess Sakura had killed two of them all ready and had three more to go. She looked like she was doing pretty well, too. They rushed in, nonetheless. Quickly, two were defeated. One managed to get away though, calling out as it flew away, "We'll be back for you, Princess Sakura!"

Sakura looked up at its disappearing back and fainted.

~***~

Pain. Black. A throbbing headache. Sakura flitted between consciousness and unconsciousness as she came to. Voices. The next thing she heard was voices. First it was her father.

"---the best swordsman in the whole Li Kingdom? That's quite a claim, Yelan."

"It's true. He's trained with the best teachers and fought with the best students and masters. They all agree that he is the best."

"Well, if you say so." Sakura's eyes fluttered open, revealing her father and Queen Yelan next to her bed. In the corner of the room lay Tomoyo, unconscious in a bed. Her brother, Touya, was pacing and was being watched by his best friend, Yukito. Touya stopped pacing and looked at her father.

"I still don't like it, Father." Her father sighed.

"I know, Touya. I know." He glanced at her and saw her watching them. "Sakura! You're awake." Sakura smiled. She was curious as to what they had been talking about.

"Father, what is it that Touya doesn't like?" He smiled at her sadly. He took a breath and looked her in the eyes.

"You know that the Li Kingdom and the Kinomoto Kingdom are new allies." She nodded. "Well, Queen Yelan came a couple of days ago to try and unite our kingdoms and prove our allegiance. She suggested many things but most we could not do. She also suggested something that I hoped I wouldn't have to do but this attack has sealed it. Since you now seem to have an enemy after you, I am forced to agree with the Queen on this. Yelan's son is the greatest swordsman in the whole of the Li Kingdom. Sakura, you have been of marrying age for many years but have never found a husband. I'm sorry, honey, but you are betrothed to Li Syaoran. He will arrive tomorrow to protect you until the wedding."

Sakura gasped. A small `Hoe' escaped her lips. Betrothed? To a man she didn't even know? He was coming tomorrow? Blackness engulfed her once again as she fainted for the second time that day and ever.

To Be Continued

ForeverDestiny: So? What did you think? I know what you're thinking: Great. Another Medieval S+S. Just what I need. But this is to be more than a simple Medieval S+S. I have a GREAT plot twist coming up. This is just the Prologue to set everything up. And don't worry E+T fans, they're in here! Eriol should be here soon! Keep reading and R+R! ^_^ So this is your authoress, ForeverDestiny saying Goodbye and have a pleasant tomorrow!