The Sword and The Pen
-Card Captor Sakura-
By Esodane : A very humble fanfictioner
(I didn't make my name bold because duh, I'm humble, remember?)
Author's Note: So welcome to my other fanfiction "The Sword and The Pen" well, I again was really inspired by the ideas that fluttered when I wrote some of my poems in … and taaadaaaah! Another blooming story I think… Well, I would promise you three things that by the way I decide to be covenants.
Thou shall treat "The Sword and The Pen" like my other major fanfic, "Falling Petals, Windmill"
Thou shall try to make the story original in every way you can
Thou shall respect all reviews, may it be a flame or not a flame
Well, this is all, please enjoy this story, well, if it may be enjoyable to you, and lest, I hope you'll fall in love with it, you can marry it, well, avoir for now, and I'll meet you later in the end (as if like this makes the world real)
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Ms. Sakura Kinomoto was seated by a comfortable office chair, behind the computer monitor with the oak table as support on her office, waiting... She was spinning round and round like she was a radiant, hyperactive 10-year-old child. She was a successful woman in her early adulthood of 26, by that age; she became a rich and popular corporate leader and boss of one of the largest companies in the world, Cloe Corporation. Her ex-boss retired, and the old man chose her as the new leader and Sakura was shocked by the boss's decision that came out of the blue in everybody's point of view. It was not a filthy outbreak of success though, Sakura did do her part to earn her good fate, she studied hard in university, with the help and inspiration coming from her dad and Touya, and she dedicated her time to achieve her eloquent goals. Sakura stared at the reflection made by the totally blank monitor; it was turned off so it was black, though you could see your reflection in it… She looked at her self; she was really cute and beautiful. Guys would love to devour her. Her nose hair even may count as beautiful. She had mocha brown hair that reached by her shoulders elegantly, and was decorated with cute pink balls at their ends. Her face so well made, and her body slim yet fit, and her clothes, she looked like a very balanced woman, it wasn't conservative, but it didn't look slutty and flirtatious either. She wore a very hip grey, leather office coat, and matching leather pants, with black boots, and her key that sealed her super powers. She smiled at herself. She was still the cardcaptor, it was Kero, Eriol, and Yueh's decision actually, to remain Sakura bestowed with the power and loyalty of the cards to her. She proved herself in her childhood… and she still kept that power responsibly, and everybody not knowing the powers she possessed… It was a part of the past, but she hated remembering the old days, since a lot has happened in her old days, terrible happenings… Sakura shivered of fright, trying to unveil it off from her body… She had no husband, she hadn't even have a current boy friend or fiancé… all of them were in the past. In spite Touya was married with some woman, and Yukito was already married now… Sakura still didn't… It was amazing how the youngest of the bunch got the 1st prize of life…
'What's taking it long, I'm supposed to talk to Mister Nagasa'Sakura thought as she quickly glanced by her golden Bvlgari wristwatch, and sighed… she stopped spinning, and apparently, she wasn't dizzy, she was so used to spinning in her chair…
Suddenly, a knock was heard from outside the grey, wooden door,
"Come in," Sakura said happily 'At long last', She stood and walked forward, the door also opened as she stood, and there came a woman that looked like the building secretary "Good afternoon Madam Kinomoto, Mis—" she was cut off by Sakura's hand
"Uhmm, don't call me madam, just Miss, uhmm," she glanced at the identification thingy she had on her chest like a brooch, it said there in blue, bold letters, 'Lilian' "Miss Lilian," Sakura continued nodding. The Lilian woman then nodded and smiled
"Well then, Miss Kinomoto, Mister Nagasa wants to see you now," The woman bowed, and Sakura nodded approvingly, but in her mind, she really didn't want that kind of attention,
'My god, she talks AND acts in front of me like I'm some kind of voodoo idol goddess' Sakura thought, she didn't really want to be pampered so much, the Lilian woman even called her 'Madam' like she was some Spanish billionaire… 'A voodoo idol Spanish goddess… sounds weird?' She again thought, quietly giggling. The secretary looked at her strangely, but she didn't dare ask her why. Truth is she was also like that sometimes… sweatdrops…
"Where is he?"
"Mister Nagasa is on conference room number eight, tenth floor," she paused "Shall I escort you, Miss Kinomoto?"
"No need to Lilian, I'll go there myself, I know the way around here, I'm an ex-employee here after all" Sakura explained and Lilian nodded again,
"Well, goodbye, and good afternoon again!" she bowed again, and walked away calmly, Sakura glanced at the lady for a few seconds, and then resumed to get her bag on the chair.
'Sigh… does everyone supposed to treat me now like this since I'm the boss currently. I'm a lady, I can't believe Mister Nagasa would choose a woman for this job, most corporate leaders are men.'She closed the doors and browsed her bag to get her keys and locked it….
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Knock, knock Sakura came to the little room and knocked, there, a plastic tag hung on top, Mr. Nagasa conference, 3:00 pm
"Come in," A sturdy voice bellowed inside the room. He knew who she was. Sakura nodded reassuringly and inhaled and exhaled. Mr. Nagasa was a nice old fellow, but in his atmosphere, you always knew you should respect him… The retired man was powerful after all.
"Good afternoon Mister Nagasa," Sakura said as she opened the door, and bowed immediately as she got sight of a calmly seating Mr. Nagasa, the ex-president of Cloe. The old man was averagely tall, and had snow white hair, and had tiny spectacles… But he was the type of old man that had a happy life, and his looks looked wise and sagely…
The man chuckled quietly, 'She is so beautiful, responsible and good-natured, I think I made the right choice to give her the opportunity to be the president' his spectacles flashed "Ahh, Miss Sakura Kinomoto, do not appoint me as a boss now, I'm retired now, and please don't bow to me, you're the president" Nagasa said, as he followed it with another set of chuckles as he noticed Sakura fidget nervously. "Don't worry Sakura, I won't leave you until you truly appoint to master being the new president, and until you can handle the corporation," Nagasa said comfortingly, which made Sakura less stressed now…
"Thank you Mister Nagasa," Sakura said cheerfully, 'At least he knows I'm not a voodoo goddess'
"Good, now," he paused for a moment, and got himself a sheet of paper "Apparently, the party tomorrow night will squeeze in the schedule, and your presence there is very important. I have assigned someone to help you on your presidency, someone who'll help you in you job other than the vice-president."
"Uhmm, may I ask who she is?" Sakura asked, assuming the person certainly would be a male,
"He, Sakura," Nagasa said,
"I stand corrected," Sakura said, not believing she said the lame statement,
"He seems good, very intelligent and intellectual, hard working, he also has an excellent resume. I think he's perfect!" Nagasa said "I heard he had college on another country, but he originated from here still," the ex-president said, and Sakura didn't do anything but nod. But rest assured, she was listening…
'Oh my god, a male?' Sakura thought nervously,
"Well, Sakura, that's all," the ex-president said and Sakura nodded again, and turned back to open the door again.
"Oh, by the way, Kinomoto," Sakura turned back again to him, and smiled
"Yes Mister Nagasa,"
"You look good, and you can invite anyone to the corporation party," Mr. Nagasa smiled at her, that signaled she may go now, and she did… leaving the room with a goodbye,
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Sakura walked by the wide corridors, occasionally touching her hair, making sure it was fixed the way she wanted it to be. She liked doing all sorts of weird things to her hair. Like now, she stacked out pink balls at their ends that jingled annoyingly when she ran, though she loved the sound it produces. People thought their new president was eccentric, even her family, especially Touya thought she was weird. Sakura's mother wasn't weird, but cardcaptors were eccentric in fact. According to Kero, even Clow was weird and bizarre…
"Sakura-chan!" A very energetic voice flooded the corridors, and rushing footsteps were heard. Sakura turned her head to where the voice came from, and she saw a black haired woman running to her.
"Tomoyo!" Sakura greeted her back, Tomoyo was the vice president of Cloe, and had the second highest pay in the whole company. She was beautiful, her hair V-shaped, and had an amazing fashion sense. She wore a loose silk blouse that made her present with an average amount of cleavage. And black Capri with black high-heels. Sakura wondered how could she run with high heels. She thought it must be her best friend's talent, other than singing, dressing and picture taking… to tell you the truth; she had a lot of talents… she could win for American Idol…
"I heard you're going to have some secretary? Who is she?" Tomoyo asked eagerly and Sakura sweat dropped
'How come people think all private secretaries are women?' "He, Tomoyo, he" Sakura stressed the pronoun he too much…
"Oh… so it's a male?" Sakura nodded, then Tomoyo continued, "well, is the party going to be successful tomorrow?"
"Yep,"
"Are you going to invite Yukito and the others?" Tomoyo asked excitedly
"Of course, Chiraru, Yamazaki, Rika, Naoka,Touya, Yukito…" Sakura paused, and there, sad eyes changed Sakura's usual carefree look.
There was a momentary silence, "Sakura, it's alright," Tomoyo knew why, but Sakura shook her head,
"No, I'm fine, thanks Tomoyo-chan," shaking her head more, and smiled.
Chiharu and Yamazaki were married and worked together in a confectionary store, 'Confetti Cakes'. Chiharu was really good at baking and Yamazaki had best-seller ideas to make their productions original. Their store became popular, and the two were known for starting their business…
As for Rika, she became a grade school teacher, well, you know the story, and it's too embarrassing to narrate it. Her ex-crush teacher inspired her to become one, and there, she fulfilled her dream…
Naoka was a novelist, a writer, an author, she was also famous in Tomoeda, and she was rich, she was also married…
Yukito and Touya were professors at the Tomoeda University. Sakura's brother followed dad's footsteps. Touya was married to a Ms. Shinoa Yuhara, who is a model, and Yukito was married to Mika Kayami… everyone were in separate roads now, but everyone was still on the same place, except for a few people…
Sakura sighed, she wasn't exhausted, but she just felt doing so, after talking to Mr. Nagasa, she felt tired, but she still had so much to do. She has a lot of unfinished paperwork.
"Oh, okay," Tomoyo just said, and Sakura again sighed, and tomoyo felt guilty, she knew Sakura hated talking something related to the past, "Look, Sakura-chan, I'm so sorry," she said guiltily but Sakura again shook her head,
"Don't feel sorry, it's just me, there's nothing wrong with the things you have said and asked," Sakura said, and Tomoyo giggled, her best friend didn't change much from her childhood. Sakura was still the beautiful, sincere, nice, gentle woman, though now, she was a lot more mature…
"Well, I think I have to go now, I still have work to do," Sakura said as she was about to wave her hand, "Call you later, bye"
Tomoyo nodded "Bye Sakura-chan," they went opposite paths. The office arrangement was a lot strange. The president's office was on the far left, and the vice was on the far right, they were totally separated, but the people didn't know why… awell…
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"Are you sure you're going home by foot, it's late night, trouble flies at Tomoeda when it's night time, do you even know that?" Tomoyo asked anxiously and frustrated, she was already inside her black limousine, peeking outside to see Sakura's face, and she didn't want Sakura on trouble, after all, Tomoyo was the vice-president, she was supposed to take care of Sakura. Sakura had a limousine too by the way, it was white, but Sakura didn't often ride it, she hate luxuriant and grandiose cars, she felt she was a voodoo Spanish goddess when she rides it… Tomoyo was like a mother to Sakura, well, yeah, even though she was the same age as Sakura, she looked like her own mother, and also acted one… Tomoyo was caring and careful with Sakura's feelings…
"Yeah, yeah, Tomoyo! You're doubting again, Tomoyo, you're underestimating me too much," Sakura said, upset, she was a cardcaptor, and she can do amazing things
"But what if you get robbed, or kidnapped, or even murdered?" Tomoyo asked again thinking Sakura's decision of walking home was unfair and stupid,
"Tomoyo-chan, you're making it worse, it might even come true," Sakura sweat dropped, most things Tomoyo say always came true, Sakura herself was getting nervous already. But Tomoyo didn't dare to laugh, and Sakura then became uneasy. Sakura looked at her best friend and finally sighed and smiled at the worried figure
"Tomoyo, I'm a cardcaptor, I can easily use the sword card and slash their heads off and decapitate them," Sakura said reassuringly, and Tomoyo giggled off her joke, Sakura too giggled like a crazy lady, and Tomoyo's body guards looked at them in confusion. Finally, Tomoyo's worried expression wore out of her face, and Sakura sighed in relief, "Well, I think there's nothing I can do…" Tomoyo sighed, "just don't get into trouble kay?" Tomoyo asked Sakura in a motherly voice,
"Kay!" Sakura said cheerfully, and Tomoyo grinned again "bye Sakura-chan!" she waved by the car, and it boomed forward…
'What has gotten onto that woman?' Sakura thought over her best friend who left her alone beside the Cloe corp. parking area. 'Anyways, she might just be concerned with me, after all, this corporation is big and famous, and I'm the new appointed president, plus, I'm so beautiful' Sakura was having a good ego-boost, she laughed… she then started to walk to her home. She left their house and decided to live in another house she bought for herself. It wasn't big, since she wasn't a fan of big houses, she still was afraid of ghosts and ghouls and haunted houses, 'All thanks to my dear brother' and what's the sue of a mansion when she was only the one who lives there, her house was big for one person to live, though not that big, it was just across penguin park in fact. Touya and her wife also left the house and only their dad, Fujitaka, stayed there… it was their first house, he just can't leave it… 'Ahh… Sakura, you're thinking of the past again, a lot happened on the past, bitter and sweet…' Sakura sighed, she was a successful in fulfilling her dreams, but she still was striving with her relationships. She could still remember those two vague faces… She sighed…
Sakura grinned as she walked by the paved sidewalk. She was already on the soulless Penguin Park, she loved it there, many fruity memories happened there in her very own childhood years… she looked at it with a smiling face, but Sakura instantly frowned, there was something strange, Sakura could feel it… She observed the playground, and the titan penguin slide on the middle of the field. It looked so normal, but Sakura wasn't deceived, she knew the Penguin Park too well.
'It isn't a card, that's for sure' Sakura thought as she gazed the park, and then her eye caught the difference… a lightning emitted from the sky 'Ugh… what could happen worse than that? I think Tomoyo was right moments ago, I should have gone with her,' Sakura thought as she regretted her hardheaded attitude. She hated this feeling; she felt someone was creeping on her…
A man knelt hiding in the big penguin slide, but Sakura could see it in a different angle, it sure was a blind spot. Rain drizzled the sky and the night breeze came cool. Her clothes and hair was getting damp and Sakura was positive that it'll get stronger. She already felt uncomfortable with the atmosphere, and the man was still, not moving, 'he seems he is holding something'
She has to help the poor man hiding. Sakra was the goody good girl and she thought he had no transportation to go home but she was wrong. She ran, to meet the person, her hair flingling but Sakura covered her mouth to baffle her scream as she came up in front, she caught the whole of the scene…
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A/N – To tell you the truth, I was going to post this immediately and end the chapter as a cliff hanger, but I pity those who can't resist the surge to destroy their monitors if they don't get the next chapter up… People might sue me for that… shivers…
So? Do you think it's great? I'm posting the first two or three chapters together so we could start off immediately! But anyways, feel free to tell me the story is stupid and unworthy, I'll think of another plot, I'm not having writer's block by the way, I've got a lot of ideas on this fic, and believe me, they're seriously killing me softly…
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I hope there would be fanfiction traffic, it's for your own good pipz, there has to be suspense to make the whole story amazing!