New Characters:
I'm making her invisible servants the clow/sakura cards :D So don't get confused! I may even make a cheat sheet so you can see what each card's job is. :3
chapter 3: Love without sight?
When finally Sakura awoke, refreshed with sleep, she found herself in a meadow of flowers.
It took her a moment to realize that she wasn't dreaming. Suddenly reality sets in on her and she jumped to her feet to behold her castle. She looked around for Yukito, but he was no where to be found.
She still had so many questions, and no one around to answer them. Who is her husband? Why did he choose her? Is he a monster? Is it all really her's?
Is it all a dream?
She could feel nothing as she walked up to her castle. Her eyes wandered along the vines covering the great stone walls. She followed them all the way to the large doors. She strained her neck to see the top of the dark wooden doors. She ran her fingers along the wood and the golden handle. It was cold.. it was real.
Slowly she opened the large door, which was lighter then she had anticipated. What really shocked her however was the fact that the castle looked so old, it was spotless on the inside.
She looked around in awe before setting her bare foot onto the cold marble floor of the foyer.
There were statues made of gold on either side of the stair case and silver woven into each step. There were paintings of gods and goddess, some of which she had never seen before. Every little thing was made with perfection. There was not a fault in any painting, rug, or statue. It was truly meant for a god.
While her eyes were thus occupied a voice spoke to her, it echoed in the halls. "M'lady.." it spoke.
Sakura looked around for the bearer of the voice, but no one could be seen.
"Everything you see is yours." The voice spoke again. "And all the voices that you hear belong to your humble servants."
Sakura was speechless. Her green eyes traced the walls again. It's strange how everything seems more beautiful when it belongs to yourself.
"M-mine?!" was all she could manage to say.
"As far as the eyes can see." the voice replied with a hint of happiness. "Allow me to lead you to your room where we hope that you will make yourself comfortable before dinner."
Sakura was still in awe when she felt the presence on her hand. Someone had taken her hand and led her up the stairs. She and the unknown person walked the many stairs and down the long hallways. Finally they reached the end of the corridor and they were standing in front of large oak doors. The unseen figure opened the door.
Sakura couldn't make a sound.
It was the largest room she had ever seen. She slowly walked up to the bed. It stretched along the whole wall, and a dark flowing canopy hung around it. She ran her hand across the black and white bed. She could feel the softness of the down in the mattress even through the silk blankets.
The floor was covered in a beautiful design. The marble painted black and white to match the white walls.
Her eyes moved along the floor and up to a large wardrobe opposite her.
"Within the wardrobe.." the voice spoke lightly. "You will find clothing of the finest material. It all belongs to you."
While the voice spoke she walked up to the wardrobe and opened it slowly. She looked at each article of clothing individually. There was a fortune on clothes alone in that wardrobe, and every article was beautiful. The colors were vibrant.. they even seemed to glow.
They looked like robes goddess wear in paintings.
"Choose one which is to your taste and get dressed. Rest up for dinner, it will be sooner then you think. If you need help just call. We're never out of ear shot."
The invisible figure left, closing the doors behind him.
Sakura was still in amazement, finding it hard to believe everything that just happened. Slowly she ran her fingers over the robes in the closet until she saw one that took her breath away.
Gently she walked the pure white dress over to her bed and laid it on the silk. After admiring it for a moment she began to undress.
--
Li was pacing back and forth behind Eriol, who was bouncing his ball off of the golden pillar yet again.
"She has arrived by now." Eriol said to his pacing friend.
"I know! I know..." Li continued to pace, he looked distressed.
"What's wrong Li? Why so serious?"
Li didn't reply, he just quickened his pace.
Eriol continued to wait for a reply.
"Stop it! Sit down Li. You're wearing me out."
Li stopped and sighed deeply before reluctantly taking a seat by his friend.
"Now then... what's wrong?"
"Mother." Li sighed.
"What's wrong with Ruby?"
"Nothing is wrong with her.. yet."
"What do you mean?"
Li lowered his voice, just to make sure no one else could hear them. "What if she finds out about Sakura?"
"You didn't seem worried about it yesterday." Eriol replied, still bouncing the ball.
"Well today I made it a point to think. If mother finds out about her, imagine what she will do to Sakura." he looked sad.
Eriol didn't look phased. "Yet yesterday it didn't matter."
"Why do you keep saying that?!" Li asked, easily agitated.
"Well... let me try to put it into perspective." Eriol said, only stopping the ball to look at his friend.
"Yesterday I had never seen you more happy in your immortal life. You were excited. You were in love. You hadn't a care in the world. That was when you were thinking with your heart." He started bouncing the ball again. "Today, however, you start thinking with your mind. And I am yet to see you crack a smile today."
Li was silent for a moment. "Today I am thinking logically.. not clouded by my feelings."
"Is that so?" Eriol smirked.
"What's so funny?" Li asked, glaring.
"Oh nothing." Eriol continued to smile.
"You can't lie to me, Eriol. What are you thinking about?"
"I was just wondering... what do you think she's doing right now?"
Li smiled lightly at his friend.
"There's that smile again." Eriol smirked at him.
"Shut up." Li laughed.
"Do you see now, my friend." Eriol started to speak. "When you think with your mind you anticipate the worse. And when you do that you lose your will to accomplish anything. When you think with your heart however, everything seems bright. Who cares what will happen if Ruby finds out? There is a chance that she never will find out. If you spend this time worrying and one day Ruby finds her then you will regret worrying. Spend this time smiling. Spend this time with her."
Li smiled happily. "Yeah... I suppose... you're right..."
He stood and looked at his friend. "For her safety I will only visit at night.. when she can't see who I am. I'm sure if she loves me the way I love her then she will obey my one rule. She can never see me."
"Worrying will be the death of you my friend." Eriol said.
"Good thing I'm immortal." and with that Li flew away.
The only sound that could be heard was the ball bouncing against the pillar. A steady beat.
--
Sakura wandered the halls looking for the dining room. She was very much lost and didn't know what to do. It was the largest building she had ever been in.
At first she gave up hope of ever finding her way out, until she remembered what the voice had said to her.
"Oh dear voice... I am lost and need your help! "She called down the corridor.
She heard a light hearted laugh.
"I was wondering how long you would wander before you would call for help." the voice laughed lightly.
She felt the being's hand in her's and he led her away.
"You look very beautiful in that dress, m'lady."
"Please.. call me Sakura." she replied. "And may I know your name... please?"
"My name...?" then there was silence. "Perhaps.. you can call me Shot."
"Shot? Ok." She smiled her sweetest smile at her friend which could not be seen. "That is a strong name, it suits you very well."
It was then that they reached the dining room. There before Sakura was a feast of which she had never seen a worthy comparison. It was enough to feed a thousand men.
Shot lead her to the long ivory table and pulled out the tall throne like chair for her. She slowly took her seat, moving her robes around as not to wrinkle them too much. This was all too real for her. Things were so wonderful she felt as if she shouldn't be touching them.
Suddenly the dishes of food started to levitate and move closer to her.
"S-shot... is that you doing this?" Sakura asked, looking very confused.
"No." the voice came from next to her. "I'm not your only servant." he chuckled. Then his voice turned to the other unseen servants. "When you deliver your items to princess Sakura speak to her your names."
The invisible servants did as they were told. One by one plates of food and every drink imaginable was lain in front of her, and one by one she heard their names.
"Windy" "Thunder" "Sweet" "Cloud" "Jump" "Time" and "Sword"
"Oh my.." Sakura had a bit of a laugh in her voice. "There are so many of you..."
"We aren't half of them." the small voice of Sweet said. "We are only the cooks."
"There are 55 of us." Came the deep voice of Thunder.
"55?! Servants? Oh my.. my husband must be a slothy man that it takes 55 men to tend to him.
"Not at all." Cloud giggled "He is a very good man, and a very clean man."
"I cannot believe that you would think he was dirty." Jump said quietly. "He is the God L-"
"Hush." Shot interupted.
All the voices fell silent.
"Please princess Sakura, eat." Shot said very kindly.
"Shouldn't I wait for my husband?" she asked politely.
"Your husband will not be joining you for dinner."
Sakura looked down. She had been very excited to see him. She was hoping that he would be here.
"Do not be sad, princess Sakura." Shot seemed to have a kind turn in his voice. "He will be here tonight, when the sun goes down."
"When the sun goes down?" she looked distressed. "How will I see him if the sun is gone? There will be no light."
"You do not need light to know that you love him. Those without sight are not without love you know."
Sakura looked out at her feast. Here she was sitting in the most amazing castle she had ever seen, with the best food she had ever tasted, drink she had never had before, and the nicest people she had ever met. All thanks to her husband. What did she do in return? Question the one rule bestowed by him.
She smiled once and nodded. "You're right..." she said simply "Thank you." And she began to eat.
--
The sun was falling fast, and Sakura was getting excited.
At this moment she was sitting in her new room waiting patently for her husband, though she still have some time to wait. She had been passing the time by talking to her personal servants. The Twins, Hope, and Sand.
"Is he kind?" Sakura asked her invisible servants.
"He is." Sand replied. "At times he can seem a little hard headed and michevious, but deep down he is very kind."
"And hansome." came the lighter voice of the Twins.
"Handsome?" Sakura asked. "But the oracle of Eriol said that he is a monster." Sakura looked dreadfully confused.
"Gods can take many forms." Came the deeper darker voice of the Twins. "It's hard to tell which they really are."
"Oh.." Sakura looked down. She had been spending this whole time trying to learn more about her husband, yet she has learned nothing.
"Do you think I will like him?" Sakura asked, a hint of desperation in her voice.
"I believe that you will love him." Came the voice of Hope. Her name did fit her voice so well.
"Indeed." Sand agreed.
"I think they will be," "the perfect balance for each other." The light Twin interrupted her sister.
Sakura smiled sweetly. "You think so?" she had to stifle back a girlish giggle. "I can't wait to meet him."
Sakura hadn't noticed the darkness descending around her.
"You wont have to wait much longer." Sand said. You could hear the smile in her voice.
"I can hear him coming." The Twins said together.
"Let us go then." Hope said.
She stopped and kissed Sakura on top of her head. "Good luck princess."
And the four of them exited very quickly.
Sakura could hear her heart beat in her ears. She couldn't wait for him to come, she couldn't wait to feel him beside her, just to know who he was. The seconds passed like minutes as her hands lay shaking on her lap.
Suddenly she could hear the door open slowly, and everything got quiet. It was too dark to see who was in the room, or if it was a person at all.
Then she could hear the foot steps move towards her. Each step the figure took made her heart skip a beat. She couldn't breath. She kept thinking back to what the oracle said.. that he was a monster. She closed her eyes tightly to try to hide the fear in her heart.
He was closer now. She could hear him. A steady beat, getting closer and closer. She didn't know what to do. She wanted to scream and run away. She wanted to run and find a candle and gaze upon him. And yet she wanted to sit still. To see what he was going to do.
A vital curiosity.
The footsteps stopped.
Her eyes were closed tightly, trying to hide from the darkness, trying to seek shelter in a hidden sanctuary inside of her.
Then she felt something soft on her cheek. Light and kind. At first she told herself to keep her eyes closed, but then the hand moved gently to her chin and made her look up, as if to look up at the figures face. Slowly she opened her eyes. All she could see was the outline of a stranger in front of her.
A slender body and wings.
He wasn't a monster. He was an angel.
She slowly slipped her hand over his and smiled up at him.
"Hello Princess."
"Please." She smiled shyly at him. "Call me Sakura." she thought for a moment. "B-but.. I'm afraid I don't know what to call you.."
He returned her smile. Sakura couldn't see it.. she just knew he was. She could feel it.
"Li... call me Li."
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