Ahhh..a CC story...now before you flame me...I USED THE DUBBED NAMES! So there...I got it out of the way...if yo don't like it? Well too bad, I don't care!! I don't know everyone's real name so I'm using the dubbed ones instead :) Anyways, I hope you enjoy this story!!! If you read...please review!! :)
"I'm leaving you now Li. Please don't cry. Some day soon...we will see each other again. I promise you that. I love you Li...good-bye."
"No Aya! Don't go!" cried Li as he sat bolt upright in bed reaching out in the darkness of his room. Tears were streaming down his soft white cheeks. He laid himself back down and stared up at the white ceiling before him. He had been having this dream over and over again as of late and he couldn't understand why. Ever since he and Sakura and captured all the Clow Cards he had been having this same dream almost every night. That was a moment in his life that he never wanted to relive and now he had no choice but to see it every time he closed his eyes. He rolled over and pulled his green comforter up over his head.
"Why Ayama...why did you leave me? I miss you so much..." whispered Li as he closed his tearful eyes and drifted back to sleep.
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"Hey Li! Hey...are you alright? Is something bothering you?" asked Sakura Avalon as she sat down in her desk.
" Some day soon...we will see each other again. I promise you that."
"It's nothing Avalon, don't worry about it," replied Li as he shuffled through his bag to find his schoolbooks.
"Okay then," said Sakura as she smiled and sat down.
School went by rather quickly for which Li was thankful. He had spent most of class mindlessly scribbling in his notebook, going over his recurring dream in his head. As he walked home his mind wandered back to his childhood.
"Hey kiddo, how's your studying going?"
"Ayama!" cried the young chocolate haired boy of only seven years of age, as he jumped up from the table and wrapped his arms around her waist, hugging her tightly.
"Easy! Easy!" she said with a laugh. " How about you show me what your sensei taught you today hmm?"
"Really? Can I?" cried Li in anticipation. The little boy ran out into the yard and started showing off his new martial arts moves. Ayama had told him that once he had gotten good enough that he could practice with her. After that, Li had worked harder then ever. He loved Ayama, and he wanted her to be proud of him. Her praise was the most important thing to him.
"GET OUT OF MY HEAD! I DON'T WANT TO REMEMBER YOU!" screamed Li as he slammed his bedroom door behind him. He flung himself down onto his bed and buried his face in his pillow. Why couldn't he stop thinking about her? Why were all these memories flooding back to him now? She was gone now, and he had worked so hard not to think about her.
"Ayama, can you read me the story about the prince and the dragon?" asked the chocolate haired boy, now only about 4 years old. His big brown eyes dancing dreamily as he stared up at the beautiful young girl at his bedside.
"Are you sure kiddo? I read that one last night though...what about this one, it's about little red riding hood?" asked the white-haired girl as she held the held book up in front of his face.
"I WANT THE PRINCE AND THE DRAGON!!!" cried the young boy.
"Okay, Okay!" the girl replied with a laugh. "The prince and the dragon it is..." she said as she sat down on the bed and leaned back against the headboard. The chocolate haired boy cuddled up next to her as she opened the book and began to read his favourite story to him.
Li slowly lifted his head from his pillow and looked out his window. It was now dark. Li couldn't believe that he had slept for so long. As he got up he could have sworn that he had sensed something. He looked back out the window for a quick moment before dressing in his card-capturing outfit and ran off to find Sakura. As Li got closer to the park, whatever it was that he was sensing was getting stronger and stronger.
"Hey Li! Are you sensing it too?" asked Sakura. She was dressed in yet another of Madison's homemade costumes. This one was a blue dress with pink trim. She was wearing a matching hat to go with her outfit.
"Yeah, I am. What do you think it is?" he replied looking around.
"I'm not sure..." said Sakura as she began to walk around looking for whatever brought them here. "It almost feels like a Clow card...don't you think?"
"I know. But it can't be! We've already captured them all!"
"Sakura! Li! Look!" cried Madison as she pointed towards the ground. All around them the ground was beginning to grow black and move around thier feet like shadows. From the trees above, a mysterious figure stood on a branch high up in the air out of sight from anyone below.
Li raised his sword above his head when suddenly he sensed something else. He turned towards the forest and stared into the trees. Nothing. All he could see was trees surrounded by darkness.
"Li! Watch Out!" cried Sakura.
Li turned around to see a black shadow in a human form sending a flying kick right towards him. The shadow's foot made contact with his chest, sending him flying to the ground in agony. He rolled over to see the shadow figure jumping into the air towards him, ready to finish him off.
"Li!" cried Sakura as she ran to his aid. Before she could reach him, however, an invisible force pulled him out of harms way and set him back onto his feet a few meters away. Yue and Kero exchanged glances with each other.
"Could it be? The third?" whispered Kero.
"It can't be...unless Li is... could he be the chosen one?" replied Yue as he stared intently on Li.
"Li! Run this way!" cried Sakura as she pulled out the mirror card. Li ran towards her as she transformed the mirror card into a star card. The mirror card copied Li's image just as she shadow figure attempted another flying kick his way. The figure began to look frantically from the copied Li to the real Li. As the shadows gaze lay fixated on the copy, Li saw his opportunity. He ran behind the shadow and delivered it a flying kick of his own. The shadow fell to the ground and dissipated back into the grass, disappearing from sight.
"Li are you alright?" asked Sakura as she bent down next to Li.
Li sat up and turned back to the forest. The mysterious figured lowered her long silver staff. It disappeared back into the silver ring adorning her right hand. She jumped gracefully from the tree branch and disappeared into the night.
"A-Aya?" whispered Li as he stared into the dark emptiness of the forest.
"Aya? Li, who's Aya?" asked Sakura as she tried to snap Li back into reality.
"Some day soon...we will see each other again."
"You've come back...my sister," said Li.
Kero looked up at Yue. "The star card..."
Yue nodded, "Yes, so it seems. And it appears it has chosen Li."
"Then he is the only one that will be able to capture it," replied Kero.
"Yes...that is the rule. I hope he will be able to do so."
