Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Night's Heart ❯ Complicated ( Chapter 6 )

ForeverDestiny: Hello again! ^__^ I hope you've all had a nice break, I know my muses have. *Deathglare to Syaoran and Wizardmon* I'm introducing a new character today, and she's based on my friend, so ChibiNeo, this is for you! ^__^ Too bad I can't use Mr. Hunnicutt's word though cause I don't remember it. -_-` Wasn't it something-wappum? I don't know. ^_^ Oh yeah, CADDY-WAMPUM! ^_^And once again, Read STARRY NIGHT by Sakura-san. She just finished it up and it is GREAT! Hehe, I loved it. I even cried on the second to last chapter! ^-^0 (oh, new chibi face. Yay!) ^_^ ^-^ face family! Okay, I'm getting strange now. Onto Chappie 6!

Wizardmon: FD does not own CCS. Why did I do the disclaimer, you ask? Because I haven't talked at all for the past six chapters! It's WM time! It's.. *Is whacked in the head with a mallet*

Night's Heart

Chapter Six

Complicated

"Father, calm down!" Sakura ran to the King's side, hoping that he would not be this angry if Syaoran should wake up. She was quite worried about him. She knew that Corain, although not dangerous to humans, was quite poisonous to some magical species, Orithi in particular. Eriol had taught her that and many other important things that morning. She still didn't know if she was quite ready to handle the fact that her fiancé was a magical being with a whole bunch of rules and regulations but she was accepting it slowly but surely.

"Why should I calm down, Sakura? Someone in this room is obviously a magical being" his eyes drifted to Syaoran's unconscious form "and I was unaware. They might even be" he drew his breath in, like he was speaking a forbidden word. "Orithi."

Sakura and Eriol's eyes went wide with that last statement. According to Eriol, very few knew about the Orithi and even less talked about them. How was it then that her father knew? Sakura gently guided her father down into a chair, noticing slightly that he was shaking.

"Father, how is it that you know of the Orithi?"

It was the King's turn to look at them in wide-eyed amazement.

"You mean, you young ones know about the Orithi?" They nodded. The King sighed.

"Father, why are you so prejudiced against the Orithi? I mean, only the Orithi of Darkness are evil." Sakura's eyes bore into King Fujitaka's. Gently, he ran his hand through his hair. He sighed and looked at the three awake young adults.

"I hoped I would never have to speak of this again, especially to *you*, Sakura." He stopped but Sakura urged him on.

"It all started about eleven years before you were born, about twenty-nine years total. Our kingdom had fallen into terrible economic trouble and my mother decided it was time for me to marry. She looked all over the kingdom for a princess for me to wed. While she was gone, I met your mother. Nadeshiko was a beautiful peasant girl and we fell deeply in love. But Mother returned with a young maiden named Yukiko.

I immediately took a liking to her, not love mind you, but she was so kind and warm-hearted that everyone was drawn to her. She had long, flowing brown hair, so dark it looked black, and the most beautiful brown eyes. I think Nadeshiko was a bit jealous. Yukiko and I were betrothed soon, and even though I was in love with Nadeshiko, Mother didn't care and went on with plans for the wedding.

Soon, I began to notice strange things about Yukiko. One time, I think she was a bit drunk, someone had slipped a little too much ale into her tea and she told me Yukiko wasn't her real name. I noticed her slip into the forest every morning and come back around dusk. That reminds me, she never did see any of us until dusk. She'd be up from dusk to dawn but sleep from dawn to dusk. I thought it was strange but Mother took no notice. I also noticed the appearance of a white rabbit around the grounds during the day. I was confused.

In town, there was a sudden shortage of food. The cows went dry and everyone knew it was magic's work. We had no magicians, warlocks, wizards, or witches in town though. Nothing magical of the sort. I suspected that this had something to do with Yukiko and one morning, I followed her into the forest.

I hid in the trees and such, determined she not see me. Once she got to a strange clearing, she looked around to make sure no one was there. I hid. Then, she did the strangest thing. She started to chant something, I can't remember it now. Her beautiful dress transformed into an old, ragged one. Then she stopped and yelled out these words, `Oh God of Darkness, your daughter, Kiyoko, calls upon you! If you can stop this, do!' but nothing happened. She screamed in agony and transformed into the tiny white rabbit. I was quite shocked, needless to say. So, I did the only thing that came to mind. I grabbed the rabbit and ran to the castle.

I told the Queen that the rabbit was my betrothed, Yukiko but of course, Mother thought me a bit daft. I told her to watch the rabbit at dusk and see what happened. Surely, at dusk, the rabbit transformed into my fiancé. Mother was furious and stopped the betrothal because, of course, Yukiko was the one hurting our kingdom through magic. She cursed us and told me that she would kill my first born daughter with Nadeshiko, for she should be her daughter. She was then banned from the kingdom. Nadeshiko and I were allowed to get married and we never saw Yukiko again."

Sakura's eyes were wide. She had been cursed by a woman she had never met, eleven years before she was born? This was a bit much. What was Sakura to do? She fainted.

Tomoyo and King Fujitaka laid her on the bed, next to Syaoran's unconscious form. Eriol was still thinking about a little detail no one seemed to think too important. `Oh, if they knew how meaningful that little sentence was! This just clinched it. I know who it is and why they're doing this!' He looked to Tomoyo and the King.

"I know who it is." The turned to look at him. They had just managed to get Sakura comfortably situated on the bed.

"Who is it, Lord Eriol?" The King's questioning glance was hard and meaningful. Eriol took a deep breath.

"Yukiko, or should I say Kiyoko, was just using you for a female heir to her dark empire. Kiyoko is the name of the woman who cursed Syaoran into his state, but instead of making him evil, she accidentally made him good, or of Light. Mad at herself, she tried to kill him. He survived though, making him the first in history to survive the Curse of the Orithi. I think the only reason she tried to turn Syaoran was because he was powerful, but she still needed a female heir. Once she has one, she will go after Sakura, as Sakura will be her `daughter's' rival for power."

The King's eyes went wide. "So that means…."

Eriol's face turned grim. "She found a girl."

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"Daughter, come forward and greet the troupes." Kiyoko (aka `woman in the dark castle) called. The thousands upon thousands of bird-beasts turned and looked up at their mistress. They hadn't met the new mistress yet. They were excited. Maybe she would be less cruel than their current mistress.

The curtains of the balcony ruffled. Out stepped a young girl,, about Sakura's age. She had black hair, which was down and hung around her shoulders. She surveyed the bird-beasts below her with knowing chocolate brown eyes. She wore a shimmering gown of silver. The bird-beasts gasped at the sight of her. She smiled at them, cruel but stirring and the beasts clapped. Kiyoko smiled and turned to the beasts.

"Meet your new mistress, Kaori, Mock Orithi of Darkness."

To Be Continued…

FD: Well, whatcha think? Yes, Kaori is my friend ChibiNeo. Hiya! ^-^ Oh, and Kiyoko/Yukiko is my friend Kelly who is very mad at me for making her the villain of my story. Well, too bad! :p She's not reading it anyway. Well, R+R! And once ChibiNeo gets her story up, read it! Naoko in chapter 2 is yours truly! Yep, there WAS a point. ^_^ Well, I got to go. Cya soon. This is your authoress ForeverDestiny saying `Goodbye and have a pleasant tomorrow!'