Shayril: Hey everybody! This is a brand new fic. I've been nice enough to
give you a bit of meat to chew on. You've got ten chapters here to start
you off. Just call it my way of apologizing for being a bitch with the last
fic by holding back chapters. (Gets on knees.) Please, please, please
forgive me for that. I was possessed or something.
Inuyasha: Nah. You're just an evil bitch.
Navi: Ya got that right.
Shayril: Shhhh. Don't tell them that! They'll never read anything I write
again. (Turns back to readers.) I promise that's not the case this time.
Ten chapters is really all I have right now. Inu can vouch for me.
Inuyasha: Feh! Why would I want to do that? You've kidnapped me.
Kalika: (Cheerfully) Actually, I did that.
Navi: That's 'cause she told you to. (Points to Shayril.)
Shayril:(Smiles sweetly.) Besides, if you do I'll bring Kagome in.
Inuyasha: She's telling you the truth, people. She really only has ten
chapters right now.
Shayril: (Grinning.) Good boy! Well, on with the story. By the way, I have
no idea how old Sakura is in relation to Kagome, but in this story they're
the same age.
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Shards and Cards
Chapter One - Sorceress Meets Priestess
She rolled out of the way as the creature lunged at her. It radiated a heat so intense that it burned her even though it didn't touch her. What type of demon is this thing? She wondered. It looked like a canine made out of black electricity. Never in the past three years of demon fighting had she ever seen something like this. How was she supposed to fight pure electricity?
* * *
Sakura sat in her brother's kitchen. Touya was whistling away as he cooked lunch for the two of them. It seemed like he was nicer to her now that he had moved a little further away from home. Of course, with the sister complex he denied having he was more protective now than when he was at home. Much more protective! He called her at least three times a day to check up on her. He called her friends as often as he called her just to make sure they were keeping her safe. Kero even told her that he calls him when she's at school to get daily reports. She supposed it had something to do with the fact that he wasn't close by to protect her himself anymore. Granted, he was only a couple hours away by subway, but a couple hours could be much too long. Especially, to an overprotective big brother.
* * *
Kagome once more dodged the creature as it lunged for her. Why is it attacking me? She didn't sense any shards on the beast and it didn't seem to want her half of the Shikon no Tama. She doubted that it even knew what the jewel was. She couldn't have angered it in some way. She didn't even know what it was! After much more dodging and many bumps, bruises, and burns the creature just stopped. It stood looking at her, its hackles raised. Taking the opportunity, Kagome bent over with her hands on her knees catching her breath. Her eyes narrowed. She could feel some sort of energy gathering around it. She stood transfixed, wondering what the thing was doing. At the last minute she sensed something and dove out of the way seconds before a bolt of electricity hit the spot she had been standing in. She was on her feet in an instant, running and dodging the bolts.
"Baka!" She yelled at herself.
How many times had Inuyasha warned her not to stay in one spot for too long while in a fight? He would be sorely disappointed in her if he had been here to see that.
* * *
Her head snapped around as she sensed a familiar power nearby. Her eyes narrowed. It felt like a Sakura Card, but darker somehow. If she didn't know any better she'd say it was the Thunder Card. Rising, she gave her brother an apologetic look.
"Sorry, oniichan. There's something I need to go check out."
Touya gave her a knowing look. "Be careful, imouto. I'll tell Yukito why you couldn't be here when he got home."
"Arigato."
She quickly slipped on her sneakers and headed out the door, calling forth her wand as she went. Just outside she summoned the Fly Card and white angel's wings sprouted from her back. She took off flying towards the magic source. Her eyes scanned the land below her for sign s of anything suspicious. About two blocks from her brother's house she found what she was looking for.
* * *
As Kagome dodged another bolt the shadow of a winged figure passed overhead. What now? She wondered, looking up. What she saw was enough to make her pause in shock, once again forgetting Inuyasha's warnings. Taking advantage of her distraction, the creature shot a bolt of electricity that went straight through her thigh. She cried out in pain and fell to the ground clutching the wound. As she examined the damage the girl with angel wings swooped down towards her, pulling out some sort of card. She landed beside Kagome saying some sort of incantation.
". Shield!"
A dome of energy came up just in time to repel another bolt of electricity. The bolt bounced off of the shield and flew into the wall of the well shrine, efficiently taking out half of the wall. With relief Kagome noticed that the well was intact.
Sakura glanced at the other girl to make sure she was okay. Turning back to the Dark Thunder she pulled out the Shadow Card. The Dark Thunder's eyes narrowed before it dashed away, towards the old well in the half destroyed well shrine. She smirked. It was just cornering itself. To her surprise, though, the raven-haired girl behind her cried out.
"It's going to go through the well! Stop it!"
Sakura looked at the other girl in confusion, but the girl jumped to her feet, wincing with the pain of the wound before running towards the well. The Sakura Card Mistress recalled the Shield Card and ran after her. She made it to the entrance just as Dark Thunder jumped into the well. She felt a flare of magic then nothing. Not even the Dark Thunder. The other girl let out a stream of very colorful swear words.
After Kagome calmed down she noticed the other girl looking at her with a glint of amusement in her eyes. She couldn't help a goofy grin of embarrassment.
"Gomen. I guess I've been spending too much time with Inuyasha. Thanks for your help."
The girl smiled. "No problem. Would you mind telling me where Dark Thunder went because it wasn't recalled by its master."
"Sure!" Kagome said cheerfully. "As soon as you tell me where your wings disappeared to."
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Shards and Cards
Chapter One - Sorceress Meets Priestess
She rolled out of the way as the creature lunged at her. It radiated a heat so intense that it burned her even though it didn't touch her. What type of demon is this thing? She wondered. It looked like a canine made out of black electricity. Never in the past three years of demon fighting had she ever seen something like this. How was she supposed to fight pure electricity?
* * *
Sakura sat in her brother's kitchen. Touya was whistling away as he cooked lunch for the two of them. It seemed like he was nicer to her now that he had moved a little further away from home. Of course, with the sister complex he denied having he was more protective now than when he was at home. Much more protective! He called her at least three times a day to check up on her. He called her friends as often as he called her just to make sure they were keeping her safe. Kero even told her that he calls him when she's at school to get daily reports. She supposed it had something to do with the fact that he wasn't close by to protect her himself anymore. Granted, he was only a couple hours away by subway, but a couple hours could be much too long. Especially, to an overprotective big brother.
* * *
Kagome once more dodged the creature as it lunged for her. Why is it attacking me? She didn't sense any shards on the beast and it didn't seem to want her half of the Shikon no Tama. She doubted that it even knew what the jewel was. She couldn't have angered it in some way. She didn't even know what it was! After much more dodging and many bumps, bruises, and burns the creature just stopped. It stood looking at her, its hackles raised. Taking the opportunity, Kagome bent over with her hands on her knees catching her breath. Her eyes narrowed. She could feel some sort of energy gathering around it. She stood transfixed, wondering what the thing was doing. At the last minute she sensed something and dove out of the way seconds before a bolt of electricity hit the spot she had been standing in. She was on her feet in an instant, running and dodging the bolts.
"Baka!" She yelled at herself.
How many times had Inuyasha warned her not to stay in one spot for too long while in a fight? He would be sorely disappointed in her if he had been here to see that.
* * *
Her head snapped around as she sensed a familiar power nearby. Her eyes narrowed. It felt like a Sakura Card, but darker somehow. If she didn't know any better she'd say it was the Thunder Card. Rising, she gave her brother an apologetic look.
"Sorry, oniichan. There's something I need to go check out."
Touya gave her a knowing look. "Be careful, imouto. I'll tell Yukito why you couldn't be here when he got home."
"Arigato."
She quickly slipped on her sneakers and headed out the door, calling forth her wand as she went. Just outside she summoned the Fly Card and white angel's wings sprouted from her back. She took off flying towards the magic source. Her eyes scanned the land below her for sign s of anything suspicious. About two blocks from her brother's house she found what she was looking for.
* * *
As Kagome dodged another bolt the shadow of a winged figure passed overhead. What now? She wondered, looking up. What she saw was enough to make her pause in shock, once again forgetting Inuyasha's warnings. Taking advantage of her distraction, the creature shot a bolt of electricity that went straight through her thigh. She cried out in pain and fell to the ground clutching the wound. As she examined the damage the girl with angel wings swooped down towards her, pulling out some sort of card. She landed beside Kagome saying some sort of incantation.
". Shield!"
A dome of energy came up just in time to repel another bolt of electricity. The bolt bounced off of the shield and flew into the wall of the well shrine, efficiently taking out half of the wall. With relief Kagome noticed that the well was intact.
Sakura glanced at the other girl to make sure she was okay. Turning back to the Dark Thunder she pulled out the Shadow Card. The Dark Thunder's eyes narrowed before it dashed away, towards the old well in the half destroyed well shrine. She smirked. It was just cornering itself. To her surprise, though, the raven-haired girl behind her cried out.
"It's going to go through the well! Stop it!"
Sakura looked at the other girl in confusion, but the girl jumped to her feet, wincing with the pain of the wound before running towards the well. The Sakura Card Mistress recalled the Shield Card and ran after her. She made it to the entrance just as Dark Thunder jumped into the well. She felt a flare of magic then nothing. Not even the Dark Thunder. The other girl let out a stream of very colorful swear words.
After Kagome calmed down she noticed the other girl looking at her with a glint of amusement in her eyes. She couldn't help a goofy grin of embarrassment.
"Gomen. I guess I've been spending too much time with Inuyasha. Thanks for your help."
The girl smiled. "No problem. Would you mind telling me where Dark Thunder went because it wasn't recalled by its master."
"Sure!" Kagome said cheerfully. "As soon as you tell me where your wings disappeared to."