The Final Book of Clow
~By Kirin Li
3 July, 2001
Konnichiwa. Kirin Li here. This is my all new story. It has some
characters you may/may not be familiar with. I ask that everyone
who reads this, to review. I enjoy having your thoughts on my
stories. Well, this takes place after Daine's "The Second Book of
Clow" It's kinda a sequel, but not. I hope everyone likes this. Now,
on with the story!
~Disclaimer~ I do not own CCS, or any of the Clow Cards. I also
do not own Ceres, Daine does.
Chapter 1- Dreams
~..~
'What's going on? Where am I?' asked Sakura Kinomoto. It was
another dream. She was siting on a patch of green grass, her back
against a Sakura tree and she was looking out at a blue lake. The
sky was black and all Sakura could hear was the faint sound of
the warm breeze rustling through the blossoms and leaves of the
tree, everything she could see was glowing including herself. It
was a peaceful place, yet at the same time it made Sakura uneasy.
'How did I get here? What is this place?' Sakura asked the
darkness. This time she was answered. A young woman appeared
floating over the middle of the lake, straight across from the Clow
Mistress. The young woman was as tall as Sakura, if they had
been close enough. She wore a white Chinese kimono that looked
to be centuries old. She kept her eyes closed and her head tilt
downward as if she were looking to her reflection. Her hair was
deathly white and went down to only one inch above the water.
She wore it in a strange style. Only a bit of her hair had been
pulled up into a ponytail atop her head. Out of the ponytail the
two halves that had been combined were separated, much like
Sakura's hair. The two halves then circled back down to the base
of the ponytail, leaving two empty circles. Her skin was almost as
pail as her hair. Her lips were the color of crimson blood. And her
whole body glowed as if she were a Clow Card. 'Wow. She's
beautiful! She doesn't even look human, but more like........a
goddess...' Sakura thought. The young woman began to walk
toward Sakura, her head still bent and eyes still closed. When she
was three feet from the shore, she stopped and lifted her head up.
She then opened her eyes, but slowly. Sakura gasped. The young
woman's eyes were an absolutely beautiful shade of emerald green
that looked as if her eyes were emeralds. The young woman
looked into Sakura's emerald eyes and smiled.
'Who are you?' Sakura asked. The young woman didn't answer,
she just kept smiling. 'Are you a Clow Card? Or a goddess?' she
asked again. 'I am neither, Sakura.' she answered. 'Then who are
you? What are you?' she asked. 'Dearest Cherry Blossom, I am the
sorceress of legend.' she answered. 'The sorceress of legend?'
Sakura was confused by this, she had never heard of "the
sorceress of legend" before. 'I can see that you have not heard of me
before, Sakura. I suggest that you speak with your Little Wolf and
guardian beast about it.' Sakura's eyes widened when she heard
'little wolf and guardian beast'.'Tomorrow, ask them about "The
Legend of Fate." They will answer. When you know, I will return.
Sleep well....my little Cherry Blossom....' she said as she
disappeared.
~..~
Sakura woke three hours after that. She opened her eyes slowly
and then sat up to look at the clock. 4:30am. She looked beside
her, on the pillow, and saw Kero still asleep. She got out of bed
and walked over to her desk and sat down. She stared at her
reflection seeing an 18 year old young woman with brown hair
that reached to her waist. She had it pulled back in a braid that
reached down to mid-back. She always kept it like that now. Her
emerald eyes even brighter than they were when she was 10. 'I
still can't believe how much I've changed even though I see my self
everyday.' She thought. Sakura then got out of her chair and
walked to the closet, getting her school uniform and then walking
quietly out of her room and to the bathroom. 'Sense I'm up so
early, I'll take a warm bath. That'll wake me up some.' she
thought.
Once in the bathroom, Sakura placed her clothes on the sink
counter top. She then turned on the faucet and let the warm water
fill the tub. Once in, her mind went back to the "dream". 'Was that
really a dream? It didn't seem like one because I was actually
having a conversation, not just asking questions...like usual.
Humm...I think I'll take Kero to school with me today. Then I can
ask them at the same time. That'll make it easier for me.' she
thought.
Sakura spent half an hour in the bath. It was now 5 o' clock so
that meant her brother, he was visiting home from collage, and
her father would be up. When she finished dressing, she went
down stairs and was greeted by a surprised brother and father.
"Ohayo, Sakura! Your up early!" "Ohayo, Otto-san. Ohayo, Onii-chan! I woke up early for some reason."Sakura said. "Ohayo,
Sakura. Just how early did you wake up?" asked Toya. "Umm,
4:30." she answered.
~..~
A few hours later, Sakura arrived at the school. The gang was
waiting for her at the gate as usual. "Ohayo!" Sakura said as she
walked up to them. "Ohayo, Sakura-chan. Your early today!" said
her best friend, Tomoyo . "Hai! I got up at 4:30 this morning!" she
answered. "Wow. I wasn't even up then, Kinomoto." said Meilin.
She was friends with Sakura now, but she still called her
'Kinomoto.' "It was because of a dream I had last night. But it
might not have even been a dream." she said, looking at Li. The
five, six if you count Kero, were now talking in the empty class
room.
"So, Sakura, let me get this straight. In the dream you were
actually talking with this young woman?" Kero asked. "Hai! And
she told me to ask you and Li about "The Legend of Fate." She
said that you would tell me..." Sakura answered. "Sakura, what
did this young woman look like?" Kero asked. "Well, she was as
tall as me...she had deathly white hair and white skin. Her lips
were the color of crimson blood....her eyes were emerald green, as
if they were emeralds....she was floating above the water....and
she was glowing, like a Clow Card....Why?" Sakura asked. Kero
sighed. "Ok, listen up. The Legend of Fate is a legend told to me
by Clow Reed." Kero cleared his throat and began the legend.
"Centuries ago, at the beginning of time, along with the Earth a
woman was made. She was blessed with many and great powers.
She was the first sorceress, created to protect and watch over man
kind for all eternity from her secret and sacred realm." Kero said.
"That's all anyone knows of the legend." Li added. "Oh. Eternity
sounds too long, I feel bad for her." Sakura said. Everyone just
sweat dropped.
~..~
That night, Sakura found herself in the 'Dream' again. She sat in
her same place under the Sakura tree and was looking out to the
water. She was surprised to see that the young woman was
already in her place, three feet from shore. 'Welcome back, Cherry
Blossom.' she said, smiling. Sakura smiled back, being polite. She
still felt uneasy there. The young woman chuckled. 'Why are you
laughing? What's so funny?' Sakura asked. 'You, Cherry Blossom.
There is nothing to be afraid of, harm will never come to you as
long as you are here! I promise.' the young woman assured. Sakura
nodded, 'Okay. I have a question.' The young woman smiled. 'What
is it, Cherry Blossom?' 'Why do you keep calling me Cherry
Blossom?' Sakura asked. 'If you prefer, I will call you Sakura.' She
nodded, 'I would also like to know if this is a dream and where I
am.' she asked. 'All of your questions will be answered in time,
Sakura. Is there something else I can answer?' 'Hai. What can I
call you? What's your name?' 'You may call me.........whatever you
wish to call me, for now. I will later tell you my name, but not
now.' 'Why not? Why later?' Sakura could see the annoyance in the
young woman's eyes. 'Call me what you wish,' she repeated. 'Until
next time. Sleep well.......Sakura.'
~To Be Continued......~
Hi! I wanna thank those who are actually reading this, in the
next chapter I will thank you all again! This story was suppose to
be up after I finished The Purple Cherry Blossom, but I have
writers block for chapter 6. I mention this in chapter 5, but I won't
be posting 5 up till I have 6 and 7 done also. K, enough about that
other story! Like I asked before, please R+R! Ja! -Kirin Li^_^
