Disclaimers: I don't own anything! The characters are from Mai Hime and the universe is from CardCaptor Sakura! Moreover I really hope NOBODY wrote a fic with this idea before (if there is one, I am sorry I didn't knew I swear!).
Authors note: Hello everyone! Yeah I know I am writing a new story instead of uploading my other one but... I must say I want to take a break with "For you I will" because each time I published or wrote a chapter, something bad happened in my life. I kind of have enough of bads news for the moment, so I started writing this new story with the first anime I followed and really enjoyed: CardCaptor Sakura.
This fanfiction will not follow exactly CCS anime but some part will faithful to it. The other will come out of my head!
I don't know what you will think of that crossover, but I hope you'll like this as much as I liked writing it J.
Where... Am I?
Everything was black around her. Nevertheless, even if she couldn't really see anything in that darkness, she wasn't afraid. A peaceful feeling spread through her body. Suddenly, out of nowhere, a shiny object appeared in front of her and kept floating, as if it was waiting to be touched.
Ara? Is that a book?
The cover of the book was bright red and there was a lonely figure drawn in yellow in its center. From the curves of its body, the figure seemed to be a girl with little cat ears on her head, claws on the tips of her fingers and wings on its back. However, only its outlines and the upper part of its body were drawn so it was impossible to actually have a good picture of that creature. The only colored part, other than yellow, was two limes eyes which were looking right at her. A sun was set below the figure. At the top of the book was neatly written the title "The Orphans". Finally, four rubies were decorating each corner of the cover and a seal was keeping the volume closed.
What's that book?
A hand reached out to touch it. Just as the tips of the fingers made contact with the cover, a light emanated from the seal and the book magically opened. Inside, there was a note written on the left side and, on the right side, there was an empty hole with the form of a rectangle. It was as if there was something that was missing inside.
That is... really... strange...
Suddenly, the book grew up in size and the girl was absorbed in its hole. A loud –BANG— was heard as the cover closed behind her. Opening her eyes again, and retracting her arms shielding her face, the girl was now floating in the air, just above Fuka High School. Looking closely, she saw a shadow on its roof and another little shadow floating near the first one. Strangely, the first one was looking exactly like...
Ara, Ara is that me?
Chestnut hairs were lifted up by a small breeze as red eyes were gazing right in front of them. The figure brought something up as her lips started to move as if she was speaking to someone. However, no sounds were audible.
What…? Why am I holding a Naginata in my hands? And why am I in my purple yukata?
The second shadow, not taller than a little teddy bear, was floating near the first one as it was speaking as well. That shadow was looking exactly like the figure on the cover of the book the girl saw just before. Nevertheless, she wasn't able to clearly see the creature because it was all shadowed. The girl saw herself nodded to the creature before taking a step toward the edge of the roof. Two pairs of little white wings appeared on each of her sandals. Then, without wasting any more second, the girl jumped in the air, constantly looking at what seemed to be a church not too far from the school.
—BEEP... BEEP... BEEP-BEEP-BEEP-BEEP!—
A 15 years old girl screamed as she abruptly sat on her bed, throwing her purple sheets away at the same time. Chestnut hairs were sticking in all the direction as tired red eyes were looking around the room absently.
"That dream again?"
In her hands, she was holding her clock which kept ringing louder and faster as seconds passed by. The arrows were indicating 7:00 A.M.
"Hai Hai [Yes Yes]" she said as she turned it off and yawned tiredly.
"Shizuru! Breakfast is ready!" screamed a male voice from downstairs.
"Coming!"
Hurriedly, the girl threw her pyjamas on her bed and put on her school uniform which consisted of a brown skirt and a beige vest with long sleeves. A red bow was neatly put on her collar. One thing was sure, Shizuru Fujino was a very beautiful woman and she was shining. After having combed her hair and inspecting herself one last time in her mirror, Shizuru gracefully walked down the stairs. Soon, scent of green tea with drops of honey filled her nostrils as a smile took place on her face.
"Ohayô gozaimasu otousan [Good morning dad]."
"Ohayô princess"
Shizuru strode to her chair before sitting at the table in front of her tea. Taking it slowly, she carefully took a ship, savouring its delicious taste. The hot liquid immediately flowed in her throat and happiness filled her entire body. Tea was definitely the most beautiful creation on earth… Specially her father's tea!
"Just how I like them"
The man smile happily at her as he bent down to give her a morning kiss on her cheek. Saito Fujino, a man with long ginger hair pulled backward and red eyes, was an archaeology teacher in the next city near Fuka. His job wasn't the best you could find for the paid, but he was really enjoying each day of work. Moreover, it was enough to fulfill the monthly bills and the needs of his two beautiful daughters.
A plate with two eggs, toasts and fruits was placed in front of her.
"Late again Zuru? I can't believe a sleepy head like you was elected Kaicho… Sincerely, I pity your classmates."
Annoyed, Shizuru lifted her head to look at mocking amethyst irises.
"I was about to thank you for the breakfast but I changed my mind!"
The other girl laughed as she mixed Shizuru's hair with her hand.
"Honestly, I am happy to be older enough to be in college instead of high school… That was I don't have you as the student council prez. What a relief!"
"Mai! Stop it!"
Her grunts only accentuated the intensity of her sister's laugh. For revenge, the brown haired girl tried to kick Mai's foot. However, her sister, anticipating the kick, dodged it easily so her foot made contact with one of the table's legs. The brunette winced in pain and glared at Mai who simply stick out her tongue.
Mai was Shizuru's older sister. She was 18 years old (3 years older than Shizuru) and she was in Fuka's College. Her dream was to become a renamed cook around the world and to open her own restaurant. Even if Shizuru would never admitted it, her sister was a really beautiful woman with her straight red hair reaching her shoulders, her perfectly white teeth, her delicate face and her warms violet irises. Her eyes… They showing softness and they were quite charming… They were the opposite of the brunette's, which were intimidating and out of normality with their ruby color. They weren't as gorgeous as Mai's in Shizuru's opinion. She often wished she got her mother's eyes instead of her father's.
"Ittekimasu! [I am going!] " screamed the red head as she threw her schoolbag over her shoulder.
"Itterasshai [Have a good day!] Mai! "
The voice of her father brought Shizuru out of her thoughts.
"What?! Wait for me Mai!"
The red head came into the kitchen with a bored expression on her face. Mai was now wearing her cheerleader uniform which consisted of a white top with long white sleeves. A black strip was making an X on her chest and "HIME" was written just below the X, its outlines in black and its center in white. The design of the skirt was the same as the top. This uniform was showing every curves of her body and was making her chest look even bigger than what it actually was. No fat could be seen under her tight top as her stomach was flat. And if it wasn't enough already, abs were visible when she was in bikinis. No wonder why she was the captain of the team and one of the most popular students of her school.
"If you stopped over sleeping everyday MAYBE you would be able to walk with me to school. Beside, I have a practice today and Reito is coming along for his, so I need to meet him at his house."
Shizuru's face immediately lighted up at the mention of the other boy's name and a blush spread on her porcelain cheeks. She tugged on her school uniform near her chest to calm her beating heart.
"Kanzaki-kun..."
Smiling absently, still in "lala-land" with Reito, the brunette caught a glimpse of Mai on her bicycle leaving the driveway. That was enough to wake Shizuru from her reveries. Shaking her head, she got up from her chair abruptly and looked at her father.
"I'll take me leave too!"
However, before she could actually go, her father's voice stopped her.
"Princess, eat something before you go."
Grabbing the plate, the younger daughter of Saito devoured its content as she tried to put everything in her mouth at the same time to leave faster. Choking when the food blocked her oesophagus, she drank rapidly her tea and hit her chest numerous times.
"I-ye-yi-m-u!" (actually she is trying to say Ittekimasu) tried to say the brunette with half a toast still in her mouth.
Running, she quickly put her black and purple rollerblades as well as her protection gloves, threw her bags over her shoulder and left the house. A loud —BANG— resounded in the house when the door closed, making Saito sighed.
"Children these days…"
"C'mon Shizuru… Faster!"
The red eyes girl was skating through the streets at fast speed.
"I need to catch up to Mai if I want to see Kanzaki-kun!"
At a corner, the girl used a lamppost to make a 90 degrees without slowing down. Just as she turned the corner, she saw her sister, still on her bike, talking with another boy also on a bicycle. Smiling, Shizuru did one last sprint toward them.
"Stop being so modest Reito! If the football team of Fuka University is in the top three it is because of its quarterback alias YOU" happily said Mai as she use one hand to tapped his shoulder and her other hand still on the handlebar to stay steady.
"Hai Hai Mai-San" laughed the boy "Your sister isn't going to school?"
Mai sighed.
"She's going… She just overslept as usual. Someimes I think she must be deaf. I mean, she never heard her alarm clock till it rang 15 minutes. Even I heard it from downstairs!"
"And why don't you just wake her up yourself?"
"Because it is so much fun to see her panicked and running around like a chicken without its head" said the girl with a big smile on her face.
Reito laughed.
"What is so funny?" exclaimed Shizuru, out of breath and slowing down to rolled at the same speed as them.
"You bubuzuke! —Itaï! [Ow!]" cried the busty red head as she retracted her painful arm her sister just pinched.
"Good morning Shizuru-chan! I hope you slept well"
Stars immediately appeared in her eyes.
"Hai!"
Shizuru eyed her companion as he continued to speak to her. Reito Kanzaki was Mai's best friend since their childhood and Shizuru's crush since the first time she set her eyes on him. The boy was in the same class as her sister and he was quite popular too. Everyone, except Shizuru, was claiming that her sister and him would be the hottest couple of the school if they were actually going out together. They were both beautiful, popular, had good grades… Reito had spiky black hairs and golden irises full of wisdom and life. His body wasn't covered in big muscles but he was quite cut and the outlines of his abdominal muscles could be seen on his stomach when he was shirtless. Apart from being handsome, gentle and charming, Reito Kanzaki was also the quarterback of Fuka footballs' team as well as the star of the team. "He couldn't be more awesome than he is now".
"SHI-ZU-RU"
"W-What? Mai?" stuttered Shizuru as she abruptly stopped skating.
"Geez, are you sure that brain of yours actually work? You space out every time."
A blush colored the brunette's cheeks. The blush deepened when Reito bent down towards her, his nose lightly brushing hers, and put his hand on her forehead. Shizuru, red as a tomato, felt as if her heart was about to explode. "Kami sama! [Oh My God!] Kanzaki-kun is so close to me, I can actually feel his breath on my cheeks! And his perfume… He smells like lavender… KYAAAAA!"
With a worriedlook on his face, Reito step back a little bit.
"I think you have a fever Shizuru-chan. Your face is quite red and your forehead is hot. Maybe you should go home and rest."
Shizuru straightened up and, despite her attempt to be normal, shuttered.
"N-No, I-I am al-alright!" "Damn that beating heart!".
A reassuring smile drew itself on the handsome boy's face, showing his perfect white teeth. Seeing that they were now alone, Mai having continued her way through the school gate, Shizuru took this opportunity to try and asked the boy out. Taking a deep breath and closing her eyes a second, the brunette looked at her crush.
"Eto [humm]… I-I was won-wondering if…" started the younger girl as she played with her fingers to calm herself as much as possible. "Stop shuttering Shizuru! You look like a fool in front of Kanzaki-kun!"
The handsome boy looked at her patiently, encouraging her to continue.
"If you wanted to go-"
"REITO! HURRY UP! EVERYBODY IS ALREADY ON THE FIELD!" screamed the red head with both of her hands near her mouth to increase her shout.
"Coming Mai ! One second!" he turned back to Shizuru "What were you saying?"
Losing all her courage suddenly and sending killing glares at her older sister, Shizuru shook her head with her hands in front of her.
"N-Nothing! Nothing important… Go to Mai…" said the brunette as she put a mask to hide her anger and her sadness.
"You're sure?"
"Hai! I need to go too anyway! Have a good day Kanzaki-kun!" said Shizuru, faking happiness as she turned around and skated near the school principal doors.
"Good day to you too Shizuru!" Screamed the boy as he waved his hands in the air with his beautiful smile on his face. Turning around, he got on his bike and followed Mai who asked him what her sister wanted this time…
"N-Nothing important…" was all the girl was thinking at the moment. Defeated, she slowed down and bent her head down. "Kanzaki-kun…" A wave of sadness passed through her body.
A pair of shoes then appeared near hers and a camera soon followed.
"I thought you'll be jumping around by now! You were so close to his face that I actually thought he was about to kiss you! I didn't miss anything with this baby" proudly said the owner of the shoes as she patted her camera softly.
A pair of arms circled her shoulder and lips found their way on her left cheek.
"Ahh Shizuru! Don't be sad! One day you will be able to ask him out honey." Whispered another voice.
Smiling, happy to have such good friends, Shizuru pushed her sorrow aside and looked up. Before her stood a girl a little taller than her with short greyish hair and brown eyes hidden behind rectangular little glasses. She was the one holding the camera which was now filming Shizuru's every movement.
"That's it! Smile like that! Beautiful!"
"Chie, stop filming me every second of my life" sighed the brunette as she rolled her eyes. "Why don't you film Aoi since she's your girlfriend?"
"Because one day you will be the star of my movie! So, for now, I have to film you everywhere to know your best shot! I feel it, it will be the best seller in theatre!" excitingly claimed Chie as she zoomed on Shizuru's bored face.
"Beside, you are so cute Shizuru! You are born to be behind the screen so everybody can admire your beauty! Moreover, I can't be the star of Chie's movie since I'll be the designer for the cloths you will be wearing!" Happily said Aoi as she un-wrapped her arms and clapped her hands together.
Turning her camera off, Chie went to Aoi, took her chin in her right hand and briefly kissed her on the lips.
"This is why I Love you so much!" declared Chie as Aoi only smile lovingly to her girlfriend.
Chie Harada and Aoi Senoh were Shizuru's best friend since kindergarten. The trio was always together at school and out of school. Chie was the only daughter of a rich woman who was the director of OTOME CORP, an industry specialised in technology. Their products, which varied from cell phone to Tv to video player to video camera, were always in the top sellers each year all around the world. Their success resided in a new material that Hiro, Chie's father who passed away when she was eight, discovered after ten years of researches. Many other companies tried to reproduce this new technology but they all failed. This was the reason why Chie Harada could afford such high tech video camera each time her mother's company produce one. Because of her love for this object, everybody knew that after graduating, she would apply to study in the Hollywood Industry. One day she would make a movie, with Shizuru Fujino as her main character as she kept telling that her natural beauty would triple the film popularity. "I'll just have to make you say Ara Ara at the beginning and everybody will immediately be in love with you! Success assured!" However, even if Chie was a spoiled child, since her family was rich, she wasn't acting like one.
As for Aoi Senoh, the girl with long brown hair and baby blue eyes, she dreamed to study in the Mode Industry to become a renamed designer in the future. Her fun was to sew new cloths and to make Shizuru be the first one to try them as Chie would film everything. She kept saying that Shizuru was the most beautiful model she ever saw on earth and that everything was fitting her perfectly. If the red eyes girl didn't knew how much Aoi was in love with Chie (as they were going out since they were twelve), she would have thought Senoh actually had a crush on her as she always complimented her. Aoi wasn't from a rich family but she always had the latest sewing machine and the finest material to make cloths as Chie would buy her everything. Even if she never ask for anything, and often refused, Chie would never stop to spoil her. Instead, Chie always kept saying: "Money is only materials. If I lose it all one day, I'll just have to work to get it back. However, if I lose you forever, never will I be able to find somebody worth my heart. Just never stop loving me and it'll be enough for me." Quite a charmer wasn't she?
Chie lightly pushed Shizuru's back toward the doors as the girl finished putting her shoes on.
"C'mon Zuru, your meeting with the council members will start in two minutes."
"Hai Hai!"
The video camera was again near her face as her greyish haired friend was walking backward slowly to capture everything.
"Good Good Shizuru! You're perfect! Even just watching you walking around is fascinating!"
"Chie…" exasperatedly said the brunette as Aoi simply laughed behind her hand as she followed them.
"Tadaima! [I'm back!]" happily sang Shizuru as she freed her feet from her rollers and massaged them lightly.
When no answer came, the brunette walked around the house, looking for her sister.
"Mai?"
Entering the kitchen, Shizuru saw a little note on the fridge. "Gomen [Sorry] Shizuru, but I am studying at Reito's house tonight so you'll have to eat alone (Papa is working late at his school)! I left you some diner in the fridge. P.S. Try not to burn the entire house while using the microwave… Basically it is nearly impossible but it wouldn't surprise me coming from you ;)".
"Ikezue [Meanie] Mai! You have Kanzaki-kun all to yourself!" pouted the brunette as she threw the note in the garbage.
"I guess we'll eat alone again tonight okasa [mother]" whispered the girl as she took a photo frame and carefully caressed the glass protecting the picture. A beautiful woman, in her late twenties was elegantly sat on a chair and was smiling happily at the camera. She had very long curled and grey hair, reaching her lower back and gorgeous amethyst eyes. Even dressed in a simple yellow summer dress with a straw hat on her head, she was more than beautiful. Nadeshiko Fujino died from a disease when Shizuru was only three, so the girl didn't remember much of her but that didn't prevent her from loving that woman with all of her heart. Each day, she would take a moment to sit at the table and tell her what happened in her day. Even if she wasn't there anymore, Shizuru knew she was listening.
Putting the spaghetti in the microwave, Shizuru silently sat on her chair, peacefully drinking the tea she just made. The —DING—, indicating her diner was ready, was heard in the kitchen. Slowly getting up, the red eyes girl was about to reach it when a loud —BANG—, coming from downstairs stopped her. Stiffening, she quickly turned around, expecting to see somebody, but there was nothing. Thinking she was just imagining things, the girl sighed and opened a drawer to get her utensils. That's when another similar sound resounded again then repeatedly.
"Who's there!" screamed Shizuru as she turned around with a butter knife in her hand.
The sound, still from downstairs, continued. Looking at her "weapon", the girl rolled her eyes. "Nice one Shizuru… As if the robber will be afraid of a butter knife…" Walking as silently as she could, she reached her lounge and saw the baseball bat's of her father from when he was playing in high school. Quickly grabbing it with both hands, courage started to build up inside her. "That's way better Shizuru!"
Shaking from nervousness and fear, adrenalin flowing through her entire body, Shizuru opened the door leading to the basement. Step by step, she moved forward, flinching each time the stairs cracked beneath her weight. However, the robber was not hearing her because the tapping sounds on the floor were still there. Hiding behind the corner of a bookshelf, Shizuru closed her eyes as she gripped tightly her weapon, her heartbeats resounding in her head. Gulping, the girl turned around the bookshelf and screamed, eyes still closed:
"GET OUT BEFORE I HIT YOU!"
Everything then stopped. Cracking open an eye, Shizuru saw nothing before her except from a book lying on the wooden floor. She turned around but there was nothing. "Where did he go?" Slowly starting to walk back from where she arrived, she heard the same tapping sound again. Jumping around, the girl breathed sharply when she understood the sound was coming from… "The book?"
Bending over it and tossing her weapon aside, Shizuru picked it up and blew off the dust on it. Her eyes widened when she recognized it. Red book, a shadow drawn in yellow with two limes eyes, a sun drawn just below, the four ruby in each corner of the cover and "The Orphans" written at the top… "This is the book from my dreams!"
Curiosity taking over her fear, Shizuru touched the seal which magically opened at the contact of her skin. Hands shaking with anticipation, the girl opened the cover. She was not surprised to see the little note on the left side. She was about to read it when something else caught her attention. On its right side, there was the rectangular hole but, contrary to her dreams, it wasn't empty. Instead, there were strange cards inside with beautiful designs on it. Taking one, carefully, and turning it around, Shizuru admired the amazing art representing a woman with her eyes closed and arms crossed. Wings were enveloping her frail body. Analyzing it closely, the brunette saw a little crescent moon and letters below the figure.
"Erstin… Ho?"
Getting up with the book opened in one hand and the card in the other, Shizuru's red irises continued to scan the name of the card.
"Erstin Ho… What's that?"
Unconsciously to her, when she said the name of the card for the second time, lights started to emanate from her feet with each step she made.
"Erstin Ho…Wha-"
Suddenly, a magical circle appeared on the wooden floor and a strong wind rose up, blowing all her hair and cloths in every senses.
"HAAAAAAA!" screamed Shizuru as she moved her arms closer to her face to protect herself.
She was about to closed her eyes when she caught a glimpse of every cards in the books slowly rising up and disappearing on the roof as they passed through it. Panicking, Shizuru threw the book away but maintained her strong grip on the card still in her hand.
When the cyclone finally stopped, Shizuru's knees gave up and she fell hard on the floor, trying to catch her breath and to understand what just happened. Just as she was about to calm herself, another light emanated from the book and, slowly, a creature started to emerge from it. Eyes wide opened, the brunette could only watch, paralysed.
"What the—"
A little girl, not taller than a little teddy bear, was now floating just above the book. She had red hair passed her shoulders, she was wearing a school uniform and had two little white wings on her back. Two little cats' ears then popped out on her head and the creature opened her eyes. Bloody irises were now looking at limes irises. One was paralysed, terrified and really confused as the other was yawning tiredly and stretching up as if nothing was abnormal.
"YO!" finally said the creature with enthusiasm.
Shizuru couldn't take it anymore as she screamed, causing the "fairy" to put her hands on both of her ears.
"Wouah wouah! Calm down with that high pitch voice… I just woke up! Geez…"
"Wh-Who… Wh-What a-are y-y-you?" shuttered the terrorised girl, slowly stepping back.
The red head proudly stretched out of her 8 inches.
"The name's Yuuki… Nao Yuuki!" the creature flew next to Shizuru's face with a smile. "Wouahh I love your eyes! You're not bad either I must say."
A sound then filled Shizuru's ear.
"W-What? Did I just get whistled at by that creature? What the hell is happening? And Who-What is this Nao thing?"
The creature sat in mid air with a flirting smile on her face.
"Soooo, what is the name of such a beauty?"
Blinking repeatedly, the brunette tried to get a hold of herself.
"Shizuru… Fujino…"
"Ha, Shizuru! You don't mind me calling you Shizuru don't you?"
A nod was her only response.
"Well Shi-Zu-Ru, you must be really special and must have magical powers to have succeeded in opening the book and in waking me up!"
"The book…"
"Hai Hai! The Orphans are cards created by my master's magic long ago. With these, he was able to maintain a balance in this world all his life. As for me, I am the beautiful solar guardian of these cards and my job is to protect them as well as our master. However, when he was about to passed away, he sealed me and my friends in that book to prevent bad people from getting us!" babbled Nao as she snapped her fingers and the book magically floated behind her and opened itself to show it empty content. "If somebody with bad intentions happened to controlled them, chaos could hit this world. Also, there is another guardian, a moon guardian, going by the name of -"
"Chaos to this world?" interrupted the young woman as she suddenly paled.
"Yeah, yeah but don't worry! They are safe here with me and I sense a positive aura coming from you. Everything is under control!"
"But… They're… Gone…" whispered the brunette more and more terrorized.
"What?"
"The cards… They're gone…."
"What the hell are you talking about, they are right he—" The red head suddenly stopped when she turned around and was greeted by an empty hole. "KYAAAAAAAA!" She flew near Shizuru's nose and pinched both of her cheeks. "What the hell happened ? Where did they go? What did you do stupid woman!"
"I-I don't k-know…" Suddenly remembering the card in her hands, she held it up to show it to the now freaking creature. "I was reading this card's name when a strong wind appeared out of nowhere and took all the cards away."
"AND you did nothing to prevent that from happening!"
"Hey! I was freaking out Ok? And I still am because a talking fairy isn't normal!"
Nao crossed her arms and pouted.
"I am NOT a fairy! I am a guardian! G-U-A-R-D-I-A-N ok? Guardian of the sun!" Closing her eyes and pinching the bridge of her nose to calm herself, Nao sat indian style in the air to think. "What's the name of the card you have?"
"Ahhh… Eto [humm]… Erstin Ho."
"That explains everything." As she received a questioning look, she continued "Erstin Ho is the Orphans manipulating the wind on this planet. You must have woken her when you called out her name."
"Ok… Well Nao-san… Listen, I am sorry for your lost and I hope you will find your cards/friends, or whatever you called them. Now if you excuse me…"
"Wouahh! Where do you think you're going?" screamed Nao as she saw the other girl getting up with a lost look on her face.
"I am going to sleep. This is just crazy. My tea must have been to strong…"
Nao pulled her hair to hold her back.
"Stop right there sexy ass!"
"What?"
"You're going to help me catching them back."
Shizuru laughed out loud.
"You're funny little girl"
"I am not- Anyway! You let them go, you get them back! Now put your right hand in front of you and close your eyes."
"How many times do I have to tell you I am not-"
"Shut up and do as I say!"
Taken back by her sudden outburst, Shizuru obeyed.
"Good girl. Now, when I'll tell you to, you'll repeat after me: Key which hides the powers of the dark, reveal your true form before me. I, Shizuru Fujino, command you under our contract. Release!"
Shizuru opened her eyes and sighed.
"Ara… Now this is too ridiculous."
"Dammit! Just say the damn thing!"
"Why? So I can magically make something appear before me? I have no power just so you know! I am just a normal girl who happened to drink an expired tea and is now hallucinating things!"
"Listen, if you were able to open the book and to call Erstin, you must have some great power within you."
When nobody moved, the little creature gritted her teeth in exasperation "C'mon, just try it one time and if nothing happened you'll go to sleep and I'll disappear!"
Shrugging her shoulders, Shizuru repositioned herself and closed her eyes. "I should just do it to get it done".
Nao closed her eyes and a yellow light enveloped her thin body, the room became all dark and the magical seal from before appeared under the brunette's feet. "Key of the Seal. There is someone wishing for a contract with you. A girl. Her name is Shizuru. Oh Key, grant her the power! RELEASE!"
A sphere of light was shot from the book and rushed directly into Shizuru's heart. As it passed through her body, red eyes widened, half terrorized and half fascinated.
"Ok, now repeat after me Shizuru: Key which hides the powers of the dark, reveal your true form before me."
Taking a deep breath, the brunette did as told.
"Key which hides the powers of the dark, reveal your true form before me."
However, still finding the situation quite ridiculous, the brunette cracked a smile but erased it as soon as she felt the daggers the creature was sending her, from aside, with her eyes.
"I, Shizuru Fujino, command you under our contract. Release!"
"I, Shizuru Fujino, command you under our contract. Release!"
A breeze rose in the piece. Smiling, proud of herself, Nao prepared herself for the next step. Opening her eyes, Shizuru gasped when she saw a red Naginata, just like in her dreams, floating just before her. It was as if it was waiting to be held by her. The wind was still blowing her hair and her cloths but it wasn't as strong as when she called Erstin Ho.
"Now! Take the Naginata Shizuru!" shouted the guardian over the wind.
"What- Ok!"
When her right hand gripped the cold metal, she felt something inside her again. It was a weird feeling, as if something was awaking inside her. However, it ended as fast as it begun. In fact, everything but the weapon disappeared and silence filled the room once again. Shizuru looked, quite impressed at the Naginata now in both of her hands.
"Wow…"
"Yep, you are now the new Card Captor! We'll work together to get all the cards back before apocalypse take over this world!" exclaimed the little guardian with enthusiasm.
Shizuru was about to speak when a loud shriek was heard outside and the house shook. Taking a step back and gripping hard her weapon, Shizuru quietly asked Nao what was happening, even if she wasn't sure she really wanted to know.
"What was… That?"
Turning around with a serious expression on her face, Nao put her index under her chin to think. She sat Indian style as her wings were still working to let her body fly. A second shriek resounded, much louder and closer this time. That's when Nao snapped her fingers as her eyes shined.
"That's it!"
"What?"
"This is Yatagarasu. He is also known as the orphans of flying." (1) Nao then sat on the edge of Shizuru's weapon and looked at her with a smile. "Ready to capture your first card new Card Captor?"
"C-C-C-Capture?" She wasn't sure if she really wanted to confront the owner of the shrieks she kept hearing. If it was able to shake her house like that… Just imagined how huge it was!
Nao flew near her face and punched her fist in the air.
"Yes capture! Because you are now-" She pointed the stairs, meaning to Shizuru to go upstairs "Card Captor Shizuru!"
"Kami-sama [Oh My God] what have I gotten myself into…"
End of Chapter 1
(1) Yatagarasu is Shiho's child in Mai Hime if you didn't knew.
Well I hope you like that first chapter! I am sorry if it didn't follow exactly CCS story, it's been a while since I last saw the episodes! Moreover, I want to try to make it a little bit more mature (you know, not as fluffy as in the anime), so I will change some elements from the anime and manga!
Even if I'm sure everybody understood who the characters were:
Shizuru = Sakura
Mai = Toya
Reito = Yukito
Nadeshiko = Nadeshiko
Saito = Fujitaka
As for Aoi and Chie, they are both the character of Tomoyo… I thought it was good this way because I kept hesitating between the two! You know, Chie for filming everything like Tomoyo and Aoi to be studying in fashion and creating Shizuru's clothes just like Tomoyo did to Sakura… So I decided to split Tomoyo's character in two J. I think it kind of worked out since these two are ALWAYS together.
Well, tell me what you think of it! I already have my ideas for who will be the other Orphans Card and second Chapter is almost already complete. The more I was thinking about it and the more I was surprised to see who much Mai Hime was fitting in CCS world.
I promise to try to update fast! But it will also depend on what you think of my first Chapter. J