First up this is set in an A/U. Here's the deal with the cardcaptor crew:
Sakura, Eriol, Tomoyo, Meiling and Syaoron: 16 Yukito, Touya and Kaho: 20 Yue, Kero and Tsuki: really old. Yue is 18 in his human form. Nakuru and Spinel: 8 technically since they were created when Eriol was about eight.
Pairs
Touya + Kaho
Yue + Sakura
Syaoron + Tomoyo
Eriol + Meiling
Kero + Spinel Sun
Tsuki + Ruby Moon
Tsuki is a replacement of Yue. Kero and Spinel Sun now have human forms courtesy of their masters. Ruby Moon is male. Yue's element is star, but since it would be waaaay confusing if I changed his name it's staying as it is.
Eriol and Meiling are engaged. Tomoyo and Syaoron have been going out for one and a half years. Yukito and Sakura used to go out but they broke up when Yukito went over to America. Touya and Kaho have been together since Sakura captured all the cards.
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'Sakura I am not going on that ride,' a black-haired girl said firmly. The brown haired girl tugging on her arm released with a sigh. 'But Tomoooyyooo,' she wailed. When the other girl didn't answer she rolled her eyes. 'Fine,' she fumed and stormed away.
A brown-haired boy came to stand beside Tomoyo. 'She never used to be like this,' he said quizzically. Tomoyo looked up at Li Syaoron, her boyfriend of nearly two years. 'Losing your father in a gun massacre is pretty devastating,' Tomoyo said softly. Syaoron put an arm around her. 'I guess so,' he murmured. They both stared after the girl with pity in their eyes.
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Sakura sighed impatiently. She really wanted to go on this ride. The faster the ride the better, the faster the ride the more alive she felt. She needed to feel that she was alive. Ever since otousan's deaths she'd felt as if she was fading, becoming less real. Not even Kero or Tsuki could help. She needed to feel adrenaline rushing through her veins to feel as if she was still real.
She was finally at the head of the line. The man at the end smiled kindly at her. 'Guess this young man will be your seating partner,' he said looking behind Sakura. She turned around to see the most gorgeous boy she had ever seen.
The minute the thought entered her head she forced it out again. It had barely been a year since Yukito left and here she was already mooning over some new guy. She had to admit though that he was still one of the most gorgeous guys she had met since Yukito.
He had silver hair that fell to his waist. On one side of his face was a strip of hair plaited to half its length then left to fall. The end of the plait was tied with a purple ribbon. The ribbon was a few shades lighter than his eyes. But Sakura noticed that if she watched carefully she could almost see flashes of silver that appeared once in a while.
The thing that shocked her however was how much he looked like Yukito. It wasn't much but there was something in the bone structure and the way he held himself that was so much like Yukito. She shook off her melancholy and turned back to studying the boy. It was just a coincident, nothing more.
He was tall and slimly built. But she could sense the strength hidden inside of him. He reminded her of a panther...a panther that wouldn't lower himself to chase after its prey but simply outwait it. There was infinite patience in his eyes and the way he looked at the world.
Sakura smiled brightly. 'Nice to meet you,' she said brightly as she and the boy went over to the seats. The boy grunted in an unfriendly manner. Sakura frowned, well that was rude. She ignored her anger and concentrated on the adrenaline that was rushing through her.
She smiled slightly and tightened her grip on the arm. Since she couldn't fly on the Fly this morning this was the next best thing. She felt herself starting to go calm as the ride began to move.
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'That was so cool!!!' she squealed when she got back to where Tomoyo and Syaoron were standing. 'Sometimes I think you have suicidal tendencies,' Syaoron said shaking his head. Sakura's rolled her eyes. 'Just cause you're a wuss,' she teased. Syaoron scowled and was about to answer when he was interrupted.
'I think you forgot something,' a cool voice said behind Sakura. Sakura gasped and whirled around. The man who had been on the ride with her was standing behind her with a distant look. He held Sakura's purse in his hand.
The sight of the cold man holding a pink purse while looking so disdainful was too much for Sakura. A giggle burst out. The man only looked more annoyed. Sakura choked back a laugh. She tried to hold it in while saying thank you. 'A...mph...ari...ahem...arigatou gozaimasu,' she said trying to look thankful yet failing.
'Welcome,' he said looking annoyed. Before he could go Sakura stopped him. 'What's your name?' she asked. Immediately she regretted it. What on earth had made her ask him? She squashed that thought and smiled prettily at him. 'Akari Yue,' he said looking surprised.
'Well, arigatou, again,' she said with a bow. He nodded and disappeared into the crowd. 'Who was that?' Tomoyo asked with glee. 'He sat next to me on the ride,' Sakura said shrugging.
'Cute,' Tomoyo said with a smile. Syaoron turned green with jealousy.
'You've already got one boy,' Sakura admonished although grinning widely. Tomoyo gave her a look. 'Already staking your territories hmm,' she teased. Sakura wrinkled her nose and headed for another ride.
'About time she got over Yukito,' Tomoyo said approvingly. Syaoron looked at her reproachfully. 'She's just barely met him, and I think she's entitled to her own love life,' he said. Tomoyo giggled and hugged Syaoron tightly. 'So what if she's just met him? He's still good looking. And I'm her friend so I have the right to interfere as much as I want,' Tomoyo said pulling Syaoron over to a game. Syaoron grunted skeptically and let himself be guided.
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Sakura sighed with happiness. 'That was such a great day,' she said looking up at the ceiling. 'So you had fun,' a voice asked. Sakura sat up and turned around. 'Yah ha,' she said nodding.
The golden haired boy smiled from the couch. 'Did you have fun?' she asked tilting her head impishly. Kero didn't answer. 'Mooning over Suppi hmm?' she asked laughing. Kero blushed and looked away.
'Of course he was,' a mature voice said behind her. Sakura turned around and saw a black-haired woman with grey eyes. 'I'll bet you were mooning over Nakuru,' Sakura teased with a smile.
'I get the feeling that you had more than a great day' the woman asked ignoring the jibe. Sakura blushed and poked her tongue out.
'So tell all,' Tsuki said sitting down on the floor. Sakura lay on her stomach on the bed. She supported her head on her folded arms. 'Well I met this guy and he had silver hair and purple eyes he was grumpy but...' she trailed off bemusedly. 'But...' Kero prompted.
'He was really cute too,' Sakura said with a reminiscent smile. Tsuki and Kero looked at each other with a smile. 'Anyway, doesn't really matter since I won't be seeing him again,' Sakura said sitting up. Tsuki didn't even bother to express her disbelief. Her mistress could be very obtuse at times.
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Sakura cooked dinner and Kero and Tsuki set up the table. Just as they were finished Touya and Kaho came home. 'Right on time,' Sakura said bringing out plates. 'I forgot it's your turn to cook today,' Touya said with mock horror. Her eyes turned dark green. The next minute Touya was yelling and clutching his foot.
'Serves you right,' Sakura said with a sniff. Kaho smiled and sat down at her chair. Touya grumbled and sat down as well. As soon as they were all seated they began eating.
'How was the opera?' Sakura asked her brother. He shrugged while Kaho smiled brightly. 'It was wonderful,' she said warmly. Sakura smiled because she knew how little time her brother and her sensei got to themselves.
'We have news,' Tsuki said toward the end of dinner. Everyone turned to look at her expectantly. 'Eriol and Meiling are arriving in two days with Suppi and Nakuru,' she said. There was a moment where everyone's brains processed this information. Then Sakura yelled loudly. 'This is going to be so cool,' she squealed.
'Calm down,' Kaho said with a laugh. Sakura grinned and curbed her excitement. 'But I haven't seen them in two years,' she said with a wide grin. 'I'm sure they haven't changed Kaijuu,' her brother said ruffling her hair. 'Don't call me Kaijuu,' she said narrowing her eyes.
'Grow up you two,' Kero said rolling his eyes. The siblings turned to the young man. 'Grow up? We weren't the ones staying up all night to play the video games,' Sakura glared and folded her arms.
'And we weren't the ones who polished off all the chocolate cake yesterday,' Touya said mirroring his sister. Kero looked from one to the other. 'You two are scary when you do that,' he said.
'Do what?' Sakura asked.
'You know, gang up on some innocent person,' he said earning a raised eyebrow from the both of them. 'Gang up?' Touya asked coolly. 'Innocent?' Sakura mimicked her brother's tone.
'Give up before you get hurt seriously,' Tsuki advised, 'no one is tough enough to go against them both.' Kero glared at the woman. 'Are you saying I'm not tough?' he asked outraged.
'Hmm,' Tsuki looked thoughtful then she smiled, 'yep.' Before a war could break loose Kaho stopped them. 'Let's get back to the subject,' she said sternly. Everyone looked ashamed and muttered sorries. 'So where are they staying?' Sakura asked.
'His mansion where else?' Tsuki said with a shrug.
'It would be so cool if we could have a sleep over with all of us here, you know just the Cardcaptors,' Sakura said.
'You're the only Cardcaptor kiddo,' Kero said.
'You know what I mean,' Sakura replied with a scowl.
'Yes we do and we'll see if we can work something out,' Kaho promised. Sakura nodded happily and began to clean up. 'So what happened to her today?' Kaho asked as soon as Sakura was out of hearing. 'How do you know these things?' Kero asked amazed. Kaho smiled mysteriously.
'She apparently met someone who looks remarkably like Yukito. And she admitted he was cute too,' Tsuki said with a wide smile. Kaho's smiled grew wider. 'You might want to watch her for a few days,' she warned.
'Why?' Touya asked.
'Because I get the feeling she might be meeting that young man soon,' Kaho replied. Touya scowled. He was still very protective of his imouto. 'As long as he doesn't try anything with my imouto,' Touya muttered. Kaho laughed and kissed him on the cheek. 'I get the feeling it'll be her trying something with him,' she replied.
Kero and Tsuki gaped. As far as they knew Sakura wasn't exactly what people would call forward. Far from it actually. They stopped though when Sakura came back in with desert. The strawberry short cake was quickly demolished.
Sakura, Eriol, Tomoyo, Meiling and Syaoron: 16 Yukito, Touya and Kaho: 20 Yue, Kero and Tsuki: really old. Yue is 18 in his human form. Nakuru and Spinel: 8 technically since they were created when Eriol was about eight.
Pairs
Touya + Kaho
Yue + Sakura
Syaoron + Tomoyo
Eriol + Meiling
Kero + Spinel Sun
Tsuki + Ruby Moon
Tsuki is a replacement of Yue. Kero and Spinel Sun now have human forms courtesy of their masters. Ruby Moon is male. Yue's element is star, but since it would be waaaay confusing if I changed his name it's staying as it is.
Eriol and Meiling are engaged. Tomoyo and Syaoron have been going out for one and a half years. Yukito and Sakura used to go out but they broke up when Yukito went over to America. Touya and Kaho have been together since Sakura captured all the cards.
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'Sakura I am not going on that ride,' a black-haired girl said firmly. The brown haired girl tugging on her arm released with a sigh. 'But Tomoooyyooo,' she wailed. When the other girl didn't answer she rolled her eyes. 'Fine,' she fumed and stormed away.
A brown-haired boy came to stand beside Tomoyo. 'She never used to be like this,' he said quizzically. Tomoyo looked up at Li Syaoron, her boyfriend of nearly two years. 'Losing your father in a gun massacre is pretty devastating,' Tomoyo said softly. Syaoron put an arm around her. 'I guess so,' he murmured. They both stared after the girl with pity in their eyes.
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Sakura sighed impatiently. She really wanted to go on this ride. The faster the ride the better, the faster the ride the more alive she felt. She needed to feel that she was alive. Ever since otousan's deaths she'd felt as if she was fading, becoming less real. Not even Kero or Tsuki could help. She needed to feel adrenaline rushing through her veins to feel as if she was still real.
She was finally at the head of the line. The man at the end smiled kindly at her. 'Guess this young man will be your seating partner,' he said looking behind Sakura. She turned around to see the most gorgeous boy she had ever seen.
The minute the thought entered her head she forced it out again. It had barely been a year since Yukito left and here she was already mooning over some new guy. She had to admit though that he was still one of the most gorgeous guys she had met since Yukito.
He had silver hair that fell to his waist. On one side of his face was a strip of hair plaited to half its length then left to fall. The end of the plait was tied with a purple ribbon. The ribbon was a few shades lighter than his eyes. But Sakura noticed that if she watched carefully she could almost see flashes of silver that appeared once in a while.
The thing that shocked her however was how much he looked like Yukito. It wasn't much but there was something in the bone structure and the way he held himself that was so much like Yukito. She shook off her melancholy and turned back to studying the boy. It was just a coincident, nothing more.
He was tall and slimly built. But she could sense the strength hidden inside of him. He reminded her of a panther...a panther that wouldn't lower himself to chase after its prey but simply outwait it. There was infinite patience in his eyes and the way he looked at the world.
Sakura smiled brightly. 'Nice to meet you,' she said brightly as she and the boy went over to the seats. The boy grunted in an unfriendly manner. Sakura frowned, well that was rude. She ignored her anger and concentrated on the adrenaline that was rushing through her.
She smiled slightly and tightened her grip on the arm. Since she couldn't fly on the Fly this morning this was the next best thing. She felt herself starting to go calm as the ride began to move.
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'That was so cool!!!' she squealed when she got back to where Tomoyo and Syaoron were standing. 'Sometimes I think you have suicidal tendencies,' Syaoron said shaking his head. Sakura's rolled her eyes. 'Just cause you're a wuss,' she teased. Syaoron scowled and was about to answer when he was interrupted.
'I think you forgot something,' a cool voice said behind Sakura. Sakura gasped and whirled around. The man who had been on the ride with her was standing behind her with a distant look. He held Sakura's purse in his hand.
The sight of the cold man holding a pink purse while looking so disdainful was too much for Sakura. A giggle burst out. The man only looked more annoyed. Sakura choked back a laugh. She tried to hold it in while saying thank you. 'A...mph...ari...ahem...arigatou gozaimasu,' she said trying to look thankful yet failing.
'Welcome,' he said looking annoyed. Before he could go Sakura stopped him. 'What's your name?' she asked. Immediately she regretted it. What on earth had made her ask him? She squashed that thought and smiled prettily at him. 'Akari Yue,' he said looking surprised.
'Well, arigatou, again,' she said with a bow. He nodded and disappeared into the crowd. 'Who was that?' Tomoyo asked with glee. 'He sat next to me on the ride,' Sakura said shrugging.
'Cute,' Tomoyo said with a smile. Syaoron turned green with jealousy.
'You've already got one boy,' Sakura admonished although grinning widely. Tomoyo gave her a look. 'Already staking your territories hmm,' she teased. Sakura wrinkled her nose and headed for another ride.
'About time she got over Yukito,' Tomoyo said approvingly. Syaoron looked at her reproachfully. 'She's just barely met him, and I think she's entitled to her own love life,' he said. Tomoyo giggled and hugged Syaoron tightly. 'So what if she's just met him? He's still good looking. And I'm her friend so I have the right to interfere as much as I want,' Tomoyo said pulling Syaoron over to a game. Syaoron grunted skeptically and let himself be guided.
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Sakura sighed with happiness. 'That was such a great day,' she said looking up at the ceiling. 'So you had fun,' a voice asked. Sakura sat up and turned around. 'Yah ha,' she said nodding.
The golden haired boy smiled from the couch. 'Did you have fun?' she asked tilting her head impishly. Kero didn't answer. 'Mooning over Suppi hmm?' she asked laughing. Kero blushed and looked away.
'Of course he was,' a mature voice said behind her. Sakura turned around and saw a black-haired woman with grey eyes. 'I'll bet you were mooning over Nakuru,' Sakura teased with a smile.
'I get the feeling that you had more than a great day' the woman asked ignoring the jibe. Sakura blushed and poked her tongue out.
'So tell all,' Tsuki said sitting down on the floor. Sakura lay on her stomach on the bed. She supported her head on her folded arms. 'Well I met this guy and he had silver hair and purple eyes he was grumpy but...' she trailed off bemusedly. 'But...' Kero prompted.
'He was really cute too,' Sakura said with a reminiscent smile. Tsuki and Kero looked at each other with a smile. 'Anyway, doesn't really matter since I won't be seeing him again,' Sakura said sitting up. Tsuki didn't even bother to express her disbelief. Her mistress could be very obtuse at times.
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Sakura cooked dinner and Kero and Tsuki set up the table. Just as they were finished Touya and Kaho came home. 'Right on time,' Sakura said bringing out plates. 'I forgot it's your turn to cook today,' Touya said with mock horror. Her eyes turned dark green. The next minute Touya was yelling and clutching his foot.
'Serves you right,' Sakura said with a sniff. Kaho smiled and sat down at her chair. Touya grumbled and sat down as well. As soon as they were all seated they began eating.
'How was the opera?' Sakura asked her brother. He shrugged while Kaho smiled brightly. 'It was wonderful,' she said warmly. Sakura smiled because she knew how little time her brother and her sensei got to themselves.
'We have news,' Tsuki said toward the end of dinner. Everyone turned to look at her expectantly. 'Eriol and Meiling are arriving in two days with Suppi and Nakuru,' she said. There was a moment where everyone's brains processed this information. Then Sakura yelled loudly. 'This is going to be so cool,' she squealed.
'Calm down,' Kaho said with a laugh. Sakura grinned and curbed her excitement. 'But I haven't seen them in two years,' she said with a wide grin. 'I'm sure they haven't changed Kaijuu,' her brother said ruffling her hair. 'Don't call me Kaijuu,' she said narrowing her eyes.
'Grow up you two,' Kero said rolling his eyes. The siblings turned to the young man. 'Grow up? We weren't the ones staying up all night to play the video games,' Sakura glared and folded her arms.
'And we weren't the ones who polished off all the chocolate cake yesterday,' Touya said mirroring his sister. Kero looked from one to the other. 'You two are scary when you do that,' he said.
'Do what?' Sakura asked.
'You know, gang up on some innocent person,' he said earning a raised eyebrow from the both of them. 'Gang up?' Touya asked coolly. 'Innocent?' Sakura mimicked her brother's tone.
'Give up before you get hurt seriously,' Tsuki advised, 'no one is tough enough to go against them both.' Kero glared at the woman. 'Are you saying I'm not tough?' he asked outraged.
'Hmm,' Tsuki looked thoughtful then she smiled, 'yep.' Before a war could break loose Kaho stopped them. 'Let's get back to the subject,' she said sternly. Everyone looked ashamed and muttered sorries. 'So where are they staying?' Sakura asked.
'His mansion where else?' Tsuki said with a shrug.
'It would be so cool if we could have a sleep over with all of us here, you know just the Cardcaptors,' Sakura said.
'You're the only Cardcaptor kiddo,' Kero said.
'You know what I mean,' Sakura replied with a scowl.
'Yes we do and we'll see if we can work something out,' Kaho promised. Sakura nodded happily and began to clean up. 'So what happened to her today?' Kaho asked as soon as Sakura was out of hearing. 'How do you know these things?' Kero asked amazed. Kaho smiled mysteriously.
'She apparently met someone who looks remarkably like Yukito. And she admitted he was cute too,' Tsuki said with a wide smile. Kaho's smiled grew wider. 'You might want to watch her for a few days,' she warned.
'Why?' Touya asked.
'Because I get the feeling she might be meeting that young man soon,' Kaho replied. Touya scowled. He was still very protective of his imouto. 'As long as he doesn't try anything with my imouto,' Touya muttered. Kaho laughed and kissed him on the cheek. 'I get the feeling it'll be her trying something with him,' she replied.
Kero and Tsuki gaped. As far as they knew Sakura wasn't exactly what people would call forward. Far from it actually. They stopped though when Sakura came back in with desert. The strawberry short cake was quickly demolished.