A War of the Heart

--Night-of-the-Angel—

"Otou-san," A little girl with short auburn hair and shinning emerald eyes asked her father one night after dinner.

"What is it Sakura?" the leader of the Kinomoto-clan asked.

"Why are we at war?" the shy girl asked seating herself on his lap.

"Because they attacked us," he said simply.

"Do you remember when they attacked us?" she asked with curios eyes.

"No, I wasn't born yet. No one alive has actually seen it but the story has been passed down to our posterity throughout the years. I haven't told the story to you yet, have I?"

"No."

"Well then. You might as well learn it now. Okay, so where to start. The Li-clan has been our enemies since almost the beginning of our clan. We each had founders. Our founders were Hoshi and Sakura Kinomoto."

Sakura gave a little laugh, "She has my name!" she said excitedly.

"Well of course. Your mother and I couldn't just give you any ordinary name."

"Well," he said continuing, "Fifteen years after our clan was formed the Li's, a clan made hundreds of years before, and at the time the most powerful, were getting frightened of our rapidly growing power. They decided to get rid of us, but that proved easier said than done. They sent assassins to kill the leaders but their plans were figured out before they could actually attack us. Finally their attempts paid off. The leaders were planning a very rare trip out of the castle. They went to visit Baron's Meadow. Because fighting wasn't allowed there, and it was heavily guarded by the animals that live around that the leaders thought they would be safe. Instead of sending normal assassins the founders of the Li-clan went themselves to make sure that the deed was done without error. The Li's hide in the forest until Sakura and Hoshi climbed out of the carriage and then attacking. The Li's had the upper hand, with the surprise attack, but our leaders were excellent fighters and wouldn't give up. The animals quickly heard all of the commotion and rushed to the scene, but it was too late…Sakura was dead."

Sakura gave a gasp of surprise. "Oh, no!" she whined.

"Shhh," her father said trying to calm her, "It'll get better."

Sakura gave a sniff but said nothing more.

"Well, because the killer of Sakura was the male leader of the Li's the wild animals came up with a just punishment…He was to be killed that very same day. The animals held them hostage until the time came. They marched the leader up the hill. That's were he was killed. With the setting sun's rays reflecting off of his blood. Ever since that attack we've been at war because they claim that it was our fault," his face became clouded over with misery, "Friends, family, brothers, sisters. All have died because they refuse to admit they're wrong. It's their fault. Them and their pride."

"Is that how Okaa-san died?" she asked quietly.

"Yes. She didn't want to sit around as her people were dieing. It was her choice and I respected that."

"I want to do that too, Otou-san. I want to be like Okaa-san."

"Your mother wasn't a warrior type like Hoshi and Sakura. She was a mage. She practiced magic. Even though she had the hardest magic to master, star magic, she was able to complete almost all of her training, but she died before she could finish it. She became a legend. And legend, has it, that she passed that talent down to you, Sakura. You have the potential to become a greater mage than even your mother, something no one has ever accomplished."

"Can I become a mage too, Otou-san?"

"It's not child's play, Sakura. Your Okaa-san took it very seriously. If you want to become a mage like her then I want you to take it seriously too."

"Cross my heart and hope to die," Sakura chanted making a cross motion over her heart.

King Kinomoto gave a small smile, "That's my girl," he said affectionately while ruffling her hair.

Sakura gave a little laugh.

And her legend began.

AN-so...What do you think? Good-Bad? Please-tell me if I should continue writing.

-Night-of-the-Angel-