By Louann1
Chapter 1: Goddess Wanted
When a goddess is denied her love to a mortal can she quit?
The answer to that is yes but that might not make sense so let me explain further. Rika, all-powerful goddess of love, beauty and friendship was denied the ability to marry her one true love, a mortal. Since love between mortals and gods are forbidden she was forced by the other gods to make a decision between giving up her love or giving up her goddessness. Harsh I know but you know gods: Always thinking that they're above everyone, mortals I mean. Following her heart she decided to renounce her title and be with the man she loved. That's a story in itself but not one I am going to tell.
Rika made one last vow that only a mortal could take up the title after her because well she loved them so much. Being the god of love and all. But being the all-powerful gods they had to have their say. Against her better judgment Rika compromised with them saying that the next goddess would have to be loved by all the remaining gods and goddesses. That's hard, especially when one of them is Syaoran.
Syaoran's alright. He got along with the other gods and such but that's only because he had to. He's never had much communication with others, mortals I mean. He never aged, he was always stuck in the form of a teenager, of which he was teased about constantly. That doesn't mean that he didn't have good looks. On the contrary, he was given the nickname 'Devilish Angel'. He's a god that keeps himself to himself. He never shared his problems with anyone. Well... When ever he has one, which isn't that often. Syaoran pretty much hates. It kinda suits his personality after all he is the god of hatred and war. Somebody's gotta do the job.
Which is where our story begins, properly at least. The young free spirited Sakura has a destiny. Like everyone, of course. Hers just happens to affect many people... Or in this case gods as well. Let's not jump ahead of ourselves though. I still have to introduce her. Ever since she was little she always admired the gods. Not in a way that most people do though. In her days, gods were just myths and legends only a selected few knew that they truly existed. Sakura's case is a bit special though.
Her mother, the beautiful and kind Nadeshiko was a goddess. Like Rika, she fell in love with a mortal and renounced her title. She was the first case of a goddess falling for a mortal and actually doing something about it. Sakura loved her mother telling that story and she always cherished it even after her mother died. Her emerald eyes would shine brightly when her father would re-tell the story but it wasn't the same she would never dream of telling him though. She was just an ordinary school girl who did her best to get by. She did well in her studies and was quite athletic... AND on top of that she inherited her mother's godly looks. She always seemed to have a heavenly glow about her. Her auburn hair never seemed to get messy, it was always silky smooth even when she had been doing cartwheels and somersaults. Her winning smile along with her kind, charming personality won her the trust and friendship of many people... And I mean people. Nadeshiko was considered a traitor by the gods because she valued the life of a mortal and so none of them even occurred to check on their friend. Sad I know but come on... I'm talking about all-powerful gods here! Syaoran didn't really know Nadeshiko that well. Then again he didn't know anyone that well.
One night, while all the world was sleeping(I know that sound strange since there are all the different time zones but you gotta work with me here), one hundred females were chosen and transported to the world of the gods. The gods happened to like round numbers and who am I to question that? The gods knew that those females were willing to leave behind everything that they knew and loved for the opportunity of becoming a goddess. Or so they thought. Their telepathy was a but rusty. Anyway, they were teleported to the home of the gods. Not quite a heaven but it was peaceful enough. Much more than the land below. Sakura immediately woke and was surprised at her surroundings.
" I must be dreaming..."
" You mortals are all alike, if it's something you don't see everyday then it's not real," A cold sarcastic voice said from behind her.
She spun around, her hair blown out of her face by the gentle breeze that hit her. She soon saw that she was closer to the person(or god) than she imagined, after all they were barely a millimeter apart.
" Err... Hi," Sakura nervously said with tremor in her voice.
" Hmmph... Just line up with the others," The guy with the flaming amber eyes pulled away. There was a confidence about him she'd never seen in someone before.
" Others?" She rose her eyebrow. What was he talking about?
" You really are clueless," Syaoran pointed towards the long line of women.
Sakura looked and realised that she was at the end. Being at the end of a queue isn't that great not unless you're lining up to get an injection. Somehow, Sakura didn't think that they were visiting the nurse.
" Um... Sir? I was wondering if you could tell me why I'm here?"
" Ugh... You are here because that stupid Rika decided that only a petty mortal could be the next goddess," Syaoran's eyes flamed with anger.
" Goddess?"
" Yeah... You know... All-powerful ones... Wait..." He paused to observe her. The walked around her looking at every part of her. Even... Y'know. " You wouldn't happen to be related to a god, would you?"
" Uh... No..." Sakura replied. She wasn't really sure if that story was true or not. You know how parents make up storied to make their children content.
" Shame. Would've been a quicker selection. I can't believe I'm wasting my time like this!" Syaoran began to walk to the beginning of the line.
" Hoeeeeeee!" Sakura gasped when she saw that she was walking on thin air... Literally.
" Sakura?" A girl with bright violet eyes and long dark curls that tumbled over her shoulders.
" Tomoyo?" Sakura looked at her best friend skeptically. This HAD to be a dream.
" I'm soo happy! I'm not alone in this! I thought that I didn't know anyone. Although I'm kinda hoping that I didn't. I don't want to kick someone I know out of the competition!" Her pearly white smile dazzled her eyes.
" Right..."
Gradually, the line began to move and soon Tomoyo and Sakura were the remaining two. Before them were the most strangest things they'd ever seen.
There were two small teddy bears which resembled winged cats more than anything at a large marble desk. One had golden fur and the other was deep purple. They seemed to have been arguing as both had scratches all over their body.
" What do you think?"
" They certainly have something about them..."
" We might as well... They're the only ones left and besides we do need 50... So far we got... 48! Perfect-o!"
" Alright!"
They whispered between themselves and then high-fived each other. Sakura and Tomoyo could only stand there in confusion. What were they?
" OK, you can go!"
" Go where?"
" To the next round, of course!" The purple creature turned to the golden one and whispered. " These mortals... Are they totally clueless?"
" I think so..."
Sakura and Tomoyo then disappeared before them, out of sight.
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This is a new fic! I know I've been writing quite a few new ones but I hope that I can finish them all by the end of the year. If anyone's read 'Do You Want Me?' I could really do with your help as writer's block has taken over me a bit. Much appreciated.
Please review because I won't update if you don't.
Thank you