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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 13, 2009 19:14:32 GMT -5
Kurogane stared at Fay's beaming face and opened his mouth to make an inquiry. Who did the magician love, and why was he so keen on keeping it quiet?
"So you two are a couple now, Sonic-san, Amy-san?" asked Fay quickly. Kurogane growled. It was almost as if Fay had sensed the question coming and changed the subject on purpose. Only then did the ninja notice the two hedgehogs in the doorway. "That's wonderful!"
"Hai, it is," said Syaoran with a smile. "You two are such a great couple!"
"Mmm," Kurogane added grumpily.
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Post by aperson on May 13, 2009 19:18:32 GMT -5
"Thank you Syaoran." Sonic was acting extremely calm. Amy leaned it to his ear.
"What are you doing?"
"The more we avoid them, the harder it' going to get, so I just figured that we should just go along with it. Everything will work out. I'm sure of it." Sonic turned his attention to the rest of the group.
"Now, Eggman has several bases that he communicates with to send robots to attack cities. If we can destroy the bases, we should be able to then launch an arial assault on the Egg Carrier."
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 13, 2009 20:24:06 GMT -5
Kurogane and Syaoran leapt to attention at once, but it took a minute for Fay to stop laughing and start acting seriously again. When he had finally calmed down after many glares from the ninja, the three listened to the plan and nodded attentively. Syaoran was just about to ask a clarifying question when a sudden shuffling sound drew their attention to the doorway.
Sakura stood in the hall with Syaoran's cloak over her shoulders. She rubbed her eyes groggily and muttered, "S-Syaoran-kun... Fay-san... Kuro... gane-san... what are you... doing..."
"Princess!" Syaoran stood up immediately and ran to her side. "Are you feeling all right?"
"Yeah," Sakura mumbled, "I'm fine. What are you guys doing?" Her conciousness was slowly slipping back and she noticed little aspects of the room. Sonic and Amy were holding hands... there was some kind of paper on the table... Fay looked tense, but he was trying to hide it... Kurogane looked furious as always... and Syaoran-kun...
...why was she wearing his cloak?
Why was he holding her shoulder in his hands?
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Post by aperson on May 13, 2009 20:31:17 GMT -5
Sonic looked around. "Did I miss something? Because there seems to be some sort of unresolved issue in this room. Nice cloak by the way, very stylish."
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 13, 2009 20:37:05 GMT -5
Sakura's face flushed red and her eyes flitted to the floor. "Oh, um... it's actually Syaoran-kun's..."
"Thank you, Sonic-san," Syaoran said with a little ironic smile. "But an unresolved issue? I'm afraid I don't know what you're talking about." His pulse quickened instantly as he wondered if the hedgehog was about to say something about his relationship with the Princess. "Umm... hmm..." He wouldn't dare mention it in front of Sakura, would he?!
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Post by aperson on May 14, 2009 19:55:15 GMT -5
"Well who does? All I know is that your friends are unusually quiet and are staring at you two, so there must be something. Then again, maybe it's just me."
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 14, 2009 20:34:21 GMT -5
"Oh." Syaoran and Sakura glanced at each other and flushed brighter. Augh... how could they get out of this one?! "Umm..."
"Oh, it's nothing, Sakura-chan, Syaoran-kun," Fay said loftily. "We were just noting how cute you two are!"
Sakura jerked away from Syaoran violently. Cute?! Did Fay mean each of them was cute individually... or did he mean as a couple?! Syaoran sighed in disappointment. Did Sakura find the two of them together really that disgusting?
"Sakura-hime?"
Sakura looked at Syaoran with a guilty expression. She hadn't hurt his feelings, had she? "Umm..." Once again, that tension was back. Why did it always appear at the slightest mention of the two of them together? Why did she want nothing more than for it to end? What was she afraid of? What did she think Syaoran would find out? She didn't... like him, did she? Did she?
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Post by aperson on May 14, 2009 20:36:53 GMT -5
"Can someone please just explain what's going on so we can move forwards with the strategies?" Sonic was beginning to get exasperated.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 14, 2009 20:57:20 GMT -5
"Um, it w-would be easier to explain if we understood it ourselves," Sakura mumbled, never once taking her eyes off of Syaoran. Was this what it was like to be in love, to blush whenever you saw someone, to feel awkward in their presence but never be able to get enough of them? She had only known Syaoran for a few months, but it felt to her like she'd been his best friend for years. She turned her head slowly, forcefully, away from his adoring face.
Syaoran watched her with curious eyes. Sakura blushed around him. Did she love him too, even though she had no recollection of their past together? Could a Princess possibly fall in love with not the handsome Prince, but the humble archaeologist, in this fairy tale? "I don't know, Sonic-san," Syaoran said slowly. "Let's just move on with the battle strategies. We can address this... this unresolved issue after we find the Princess's feather."
The Princess. It was so impersonal. It leaked respect, but it lacked care. "Syaoran-kun..." Sakura asked with wide eyes, wondering if she was going too far. "Can you call me Sakura, please?"
Syaoran's heart thumped. She was asking him to use her name, he reminded himself, not to use yobisute, like before, like when she loved him. "Of course, Sakura-hime. I'll do whatever makes you happy."
"No, not that." Sakura shook her head violently and tried to make him understand. "It's not my name that I care about, but the formality. I want you to call me Sakura without the 'Princess' in front of it. I want you to see me not as your ruler, but your friend."
Syaoran smiled genuinely for the first time all morning. "Of course, Sakura," he said warmly. "I will."
((yobisute is when you address someone without a suffix like -san or -kun. It is only used between very close people, like family or lovers or REALLY close friends))
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Post by aperson on May 14, 2009 21:01:47 GMT -5
Sonic looked at the pair. "All right, anyways, we have about two and a half hours to complete the strike at the first base. That's only a few seconds away for Shadow and I, but we won't be able to take out all the robots by ourselves. I suggest we make a dent in the security of the base, and then we move in once the rest of the group arrives."
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 17, 2009 10:31:49 GMT -5
Sakura and Syaoran tore their eyes away from each other to face Sonic again. "Hai," they said in unison, both blushing grandly.
"I can't wait to finally give this sword some use," muttered Kurogane, to no one in particular.
"All right," said Fay with a smile. "Now the only thing we have to figure out is which of us is going and who's staying here."
"I'm going!" Sakura said at once, at the same time as Syaoran called out, "Sakura's not going!"
Sakura flushed. "Why not, Syaoran-kun? I can help!"
Syaoran shook his head. "Kurogane-san and I will go, and Fay-san too if he wants to. You stay here with Mokona."
Sakura pouted. "Sonic-san!" she cried, hoping to get the hedgehog on her side. "Why can't I come with you?"
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Post by aperson on May 17, 2009 10:35:50 GMT -5
"Oh, I see what's going on now. We'll deal with you two later,right now, I think it makes sense that once Shadow and I have cleared the front lines, we'll report what kind of help we need, which will help determine who needs to be there. Sound good?" He looked around, noting nods of agreement. "It's settled then. Come on Shadow, you coming or not? I'll race you there." And they were off, two barely visible color streaks leaving behind gusts of wind.
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 17, 2009 10:41:31 GMT -5
"Oh, I see what's going on now. We'll deal with you two later."
What did Sonic-san mean? Was he referring to Sakura's pleas to accompany the group and Syaoran's protests, or was he referring to the deep romantic conflict bubbling inside both of them? Both were heavily confused and in no mood for waiting.
"Well, that was certainly interesting," mused Fay. "I wonder what Sonic-san was talking about."
Kurogane grunted impatiently. "Mage..." Did Fay really not know what was going on between the two teenagers? Or was it all an act, just another facade that Fay put on to shield his true self?
"Sonic probably won't come back here for a while," Mokona piped up. "Everybody should enjoy themselves until Sonic gets back!"
Fay laughed and patted Mokona on the head. "Sure, Mokona, that sounds great."
Sakura and Syaoran glanced at each other. How could they enjoy themselves with this new weight on their shoulders?
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Post by aperson on May 20, 2009 20:52:09 GMT -5
Sonic and Shadow raced towards the base, arriving in a matter of seconds.
"Wait, where was the finish line?" asked Sonic.
"You forgot to mention it. Again."
"Robots!"
The two heroes soon became streaks of blue and black as they tore into the robots' ranks. A particularly large robot was the last remaining obstacle. The two rolled up into balls and spun in place at a frightening speed, then shot forwards into the robots' their quills acting like buzz saws and cutting straight through it. Sonic pulled out his communicator.
"All right, this base isn't too heavily guarded, we do need someone who can deactivate the security system, which means that we need Rouge, Amy's going to come even if I tell her not to, we need Knuckles to punch through stuff, because there's stuff to punch through, and I suppose the ninja and Indiana Jones should come as well, to get a feel for what the other bases will be like. Sonic out."
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Post by bodie the almighty and awesome on May 21, 2009 19:37:55 GMT -5
In the kitchen of GUN HQ, the world-travelers gathered around the communicator seriously. Upon Sonic's most recent statement, however, Syaoran blinked blankly and turned to his companions. "All right, I know Sonic-san means Kurogane-san when he says 'the ninja,' but who's Indiana Jones? We don't know anyone named that... maybe it's one of Sonic-san's friends?"
Fay chuckled lightly. "I don't know."
"You got me," growled Kurogane.
Sakura shrugged. "I... I don't know who Inidyanajonesa-san is either. But, Syaoran-kun, Sonic-san didn't say your name, did he?" she perked up visibly at this thought. "So you'll be staying here with me, right, Syaoran-kun?" Syaoran wouldn't be able to hurt himself then.
"No, wait!" Mokona cried suddenly, waving its little arms in the air dramatically. "Mokona was watching a movie with Yuko once about an explorer named Indiana Jones! Indiana was an archaeologist, just like Syaoran! So when Sonic said Indiana Jones, Sonic was making a joke and meant Syaoran!"
A sweat drop rested on Syaoran's temple at the obviousness of this. "Oh. Guess I'm going after all. Heh."
"Syaoran-kun Jones, huh?" Fay mused with a smile.
"No!" Sakura shouted, anger bubbling up inside her. "Syaoran-kun, you have to stay here with me!"
"Pri--Sakura." Syaoran shook his head solemnly and took her hand. "I promise I will return to you as soon as possible."
"I don't care when you get back, as long as you stay safe," Sakura insisted.
Syaoran blushed, but smiled. "Will do. Just trust me."
Sakura grinned back meekly, her face pinker than before. He was holding her hand, she noticed for the first time. Wasn't that supposed to be romantic? "Okay."
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