Chapter 1: Someone's in Love Okay, this is the first CCS story I've written, so it might not be that good. I'm really sorry about that but oh well. Anyways, I don't own CCS or any of the characters; Clamp does. Anyways, R+R please!
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The cherry trees were in full bloom as I roller bladed to school. I was very excited, because tomorrow, my class was going to Hawaii.
'It is so beautiful. Too bad we are leaving tomorrow.' I turned around and roller bladed backwards.
"Sakura!" a voice called and I turned back around.
"Yuki! It is nice to see you," I said, stopping in front of him. Yukito was about to say something when I sensed some magic. Yukito changed into Yue.
"Did you sense that?" he asked, standing next to me. I looked around and saw nothing unusual.
"Where is it coming from?" I asked, hoping that Yue would know. "I can't place it from anywhere and Syaoran is in Hong Kong right now."
"Whatever it is, it is very strong," Yue stated, "Be very careful."
I looked at my watch. "Yikes! I better go! Bye Yue!" I called, racing down the sidewalk.
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"You're just in time Sakura," Tomoyo said as I slid into my seat.
"Morning class. Did you remember your money for the trip?" Mr. Terada asked as he walked into the room. "We have to returning classmates, Eriol and Syaoran."
My heart skipped a beat and I sat up straighter at Syaoran's name. I looked over and saw Tomoyo blushing a bit. Just then, Eriol and Syaoran walked in.
"You can have your old seats back," Mr. Terada stated and they walked to their old seats behind Tomoyo and myself.
"Hey Syaoran. Why did you come back?" I asked, looking at him.
"Mother wanted me to return here after I sensed a card back home," Syaoran responded, scowling at Eriol.
"What about you Eriol? Same reason?" Tomoyo asked, blushing a little bit more. I sighed. 'She must really like him.'
"Yep. Sakura, did you sense the card?" Eriol asked, changing the subject. My mind flashed back to this morning and Yue.
"Yes. I just happened to bump into Yuki when I sensed it. Yuki changed into Yue, but Yue didn't know what it was either," I stated, closing my eyes as I tried to remember. "It felt different than the Clow cards." I opened my eyes. Eriol smiled slightly.
"Do you know something that we don't?" Syaoran asked accusingly, still scowling at Eriol.
"Yes. Clow Reed's grandfather made seven cards; Rogue, Love, Hate, Music, Destruction, Fun, and Freeze. They are the original cards," Eriol explained, smiling more broadly.
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I walked home with Tomoyo, because Tomoyo was staying the night and we would meet up with Eriol and Syaoran before going to the school and then the airport.
"I can't believe that Eriol came back!" Tomoyo squealed, "And Syaoran too."
"Don't you ever think of anything, but Eriol?" I asked sarcastically. Tomoyo blushed and I took that as a "no." We reached my house and went inside.
"Hey squirt. Did I hear correctly or is that Eriol and what's-his-name back?" Touya asked, eating a cookie.
"His name in Syaoran and yes they are back," I retorted as Tomoyo and I walked up to my room. I vaguely heard Touya mutter something about "being in love." 'As if he would know.' I opened the door and looked in at a total mess.
"What happened in here?" Tomoyo asked, picking up an empty ice cream bucket.
"Keroberos! What did I tell you not to do?" I wailed as Kero crawled out of another ice cream bucket.
"Huh? Oh. Hi Sakura," Kero stated, grinning sheepishly. "I got hungry and no one was home, so I thought that I could help myself."
"How am I supposed to clean my room and pack at the same time?" I asked, looking around at all the garbage.
"What about the Mirror card Sakura?" Tomoyo suggested. I pulled out the Mirror card and was about to release the key when Touya appeared in the doorway.
"What are you doing?" Touya asked, looking at the card, the key, and Kero floating in the air.
"Uh...nothing," I said, thinking quickly.
"I know what you're up to. I know who Yuki really is," he stated, "And you better clean your room."
"It's not her fault," Kero exclaimed. He continued to say things. "Besides, how do you know who Yue is?"
'Oh man. Kero why couldn't you have kept your mouth shut.' I hung my head and Tomoyo sighed.
"I've known for a long time. I had the same gift as you squirt. That's why what's-his-name and I didn't get along," Touya explained, "I gave Yue my powers so that he would survive and become strong again."
I stared at Touya. "You knew that I was a Card Captor?" I asked and he nodded.
"Kids! It's dinnertime!" Fujitaka called.
"Just a second, dad," I called back. "Oh key of star with powers burning bright, surrender the wand and shine your light. Release! Mirror card, make a copy of me and help Kero clean his mess. Mirror!" I stated and then there was another me in the room. Tomoyo had pulled out her video camera as soon as I had started.
"That was a great shot!" Tomoyo exclaimed, still filming.
"Thanks Tomoyo," I replied, smiling.
"Come on squirt. It's dinnertime,' Touya stated, walking out of the room.
Dinner was very good. Kero and Mirror had cleaned up the room and Mirror even packed my suitcase before changing back into a card. Tomoyo and I went to bed early.
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Ding Dong. 'Stupid doorbell. Hopefully someone else will get it.' I put my pillow over my head.
"Syaoran. Get up. Sakura, Tomoyo, and Eriol are waiting!" Mother called, opening my bedroom door.
'How come Eriol came. He is the reincarnation of my ancestor, Clow Reed.' I groaned. "I'm up. I'll be down in a minute," I told Mother and she went back downstairs. I put on a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. I went downstairs and heard voices coming from the kitchen. I walked in just as there was a burst of laughter.
"Hey Syaoran. Are you ready to go?" Sakura asked, "Uh. Maybe you should put on some shoes and grab your bag."
I felt my face get hot, so I quickly went back up to my room and grabbed my bag and a pair of shoes. As I walked back downstairs, I heard the phone ring. 'What now.' I looked to the ceiling, pausing for a second.
"Syaoran. Telephone. Its Mei Ling," Mother called from the kitchen. I sprinted to the front door just as Sakura, Tomoyo, and Eriol got there.
"Let's go now," I suggested, looking around wildly.
"I'm sorry Mei Ling, but he just went out the door. He's going on a field trip with his class to Hawaii. Yes, Sakura is going. Okay, goodbye," I heard Mother say as I closed the door.
Tomoyo and Eriol were walking behind me and Sakura, holding hands. Honestly, I think that Eriol is evil. We reached the school with no problem, besides me almost gagging at the way Eriol was acting.
"Okay everyone. Put your bags in the storage bin and we will be on our way," Mr. Terada called over the excited chatter.
I put my bag in the bin and climbed onto the bus. The only seat available was next to Sakura. I tried to act cool as I sat down, but Tomoyo had her camera out and pointed in my direction. Sighing, I leaned back and closed my eyes. I was not going to do anything stupid on this trip, unless Eriol made me.
'Hey descendent. Want to play a game? If I win, then you have to kiss Sakura. If you win, then I have to kiss Tomoyo,' Eriol's voice invaded my mind.
'Go away. I'm trying to rest.' I leaned back farther, trying to get comfortable. I felt something warm on my right shoulder and my eyes snapped open. Sakura was resting on my shoulder. I saw the red light in the corner of my eye. Tomoyo was filming the whole thing.
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We reached the airport and went through the security with no problem. Mr. Terada handed us our tickets. I compared seats with Tomoyo and found out that we would be sitting across the aisle from each other.
"Use the sleep card on me as soon as we get in the air," Eriol whispered, his face extremely pale. Syaoran snickered at Eriol's comment and I punched him lightly in the shoulder.
"He's not used to airplanes, that's all," I stated as Syaoran rubbed his shoulder.
"Syaoran!" a too familiar voice called and he groaned. A girl with black hair came running towards us. She gave Syaoran a big hug and tried to kiss him. This time, Eriol snickered and Syaoran glared at him.
"Hi Mei Ling. It has been a while since we last saw each other,' I stated, trying to be nice.
"You back off Sakura. He's mine," Mei Ling snarled and I backed off slightly.
"Ladies. No need to fight in there?" Eriol asked, stepping between Mei Ling and myself. Syaoran edged towards me.
"Syaoran, where are you going?" Mei Ling demanded, her eyes piercing into his.
"I...I was about to board the plane. Come on Tomoyo, Eriol, and Sakura. We better go," Syaoran suggested, moving to the line of people boarding the plane. I followed and so did Tomoyo and Eriol. I felt Mei Ling glare at me as I stood in line behind Syaoran. He sighed and went back to Mei Ling. I watched as they talked and then Mei Ling ran off, crying.
I got on the plane and put my headphones on. It was going to be a long trip. I reached into my backpack for a CD and my hand felt something soft. I pulled on it and out popped Kero.
"Kero. What are you doing here?" I hissed, looking around.
"Hey. Spinel Sun is here, so why can't I be here too?" he asked defiantly. Someone sat next to me. I looked up and saw Syaoran sitting next to me. 'Maybe he is right. Maybe Eriol is evil.' I sighed and put a CD in my CD player. It is going to be a long trip.
"Hey. Did you know that the Hawaiians sacrifice people to the volcanoes?" Yamazaki commented. "And the people who the Hawaiians hate, have their livers and hearts cut out. And then the Hawaiians eat the innards raw."
"YAMAZAKI!!!!"
A disgusting sound filled the air. I looked over and gagged. Eriol had puked in the airsickness bag. Kero muttered something about Clow Reed and Syaoran hastily changed a laugh into a cough. I quickly looked out the window. The plane was flying through a cloud. It was quite fun. I had my eyes half closed when screaming filled the cabin. Syaoran was standing up, his sword in his hand. He was about to attack Eriol and Tomoyo. I grabbed his wrist and pulled with all my might.
"Syaoran. Stop it. You're about to hurt your friends," I said, trying to pull him into his seat. Instead he advanced on me. Eriol muttered an incantation and Syaoran stopped moving, his sword inches from my chest.
"Sleep card. Put everyone to sleep, except the pilot," I whispered. The spirit didn't show up, but a blue twinkling hovered around everyone.
"Sakura. It is the Destruction card. Quick, seal it," Eriol stated, fighting to keep awake.
"Windy. Become a cord and tie Syaoran to his seat," I stated and Windy came out, wrapped around Syaoran and tied him to his seat. I called upon the staff, captured and transformed the Destruction card. I felt dizzy and worn out, but I was able to use the Erase card before blacking out.
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I woke up from what seemed like a dream. Sakura was sleeping on my shoulder again, but the key and three cards were in her hand. The top card was the Destruction card. I looked over and saw Tomoyo sleeping on Eriol's shoulder. He too was asleep. And then I saw it. Tomoyo's camera pointing straight at me. I reached over and snatched the camera. Making sure that it was on, I filmed Tomoyo and Eriol and then I stopped. I rewound the tape and watched what Tomoyo had filmed.
I saw myself attacking towards the camera and Sakura grabbing my wrist. I watched as she captured and transformed the Destruction card and still had enough power to use the Erase card. Then, her head fell onto my shoulder. That was pretty much the only action. I forwarded the tape so that it was ready for more recording and put it back just as people around me started waking up, including Sakura.
"I'm glad that you're back to normal. You had been under the control of the Destruction card," Sakura stated, showing me the card. "You started to attack Tomoyo and Eriol. Then you turned around and tried to attack me, but Eriol stopped you long enough for me to seal the card."
I turned to look out the window. The plane was lower and I could see the ocean. It was dark outside. Sakura must have been really tired from the action, because she fell back asleep. I really didn't blame her for it would take a lot of courage to fight a friend. The plane landed and most people stumbled off, yawning. Even I was ready to go to sleep. A bus was waiting and we got on it. We reached the hotel and Mr. Terada got off to go check in.
"Okay. Find your room buddy and let's go." Mr. Terada had assigned room buddies. I was stuck with the Devil.
"Here. You take the key and I'll take our bags," Eriol suggested, handing me the key. "We're room 701."
Eriol seemed to have a lot of energy lately and I bet that he is taking it from Sakura. We reached our room and Eriol put my stuff in the "private" room. I heard voices out in the hall and heard something being dropped.
"Yue. What are you doing here?" Sakura's voice was muffled due to the walls.
"Touya sent me to keep an eye on you. After the incident with Syaoran on the plane." Yue's voice was also muffled. Walls again.
"But I handled it," Sakura argued.
"Yes, but with Eriol around. Remember that he can make things happen," Yue countered.
"So what does that have to do with you being here?" Sakura asked and I could just imagine her face.
"Will you two pipe down. Let's get some sleep, please," Kero joined in, stopping the argument.
A door slammed and I was able to sleep.
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"Tea?" a voice asked as the face came into focus.
I screamed and pulled out my sword.
"Calm down Syaoran. Gosh, are you like this every morning?" Sakura was sitting at the foot of my bed, holding a teacup.
I breathed in deeply and let it out slowly.
'Stupid ancestor. I was perfectly happy with my life until you came along.'
The door opened a crack, revealing a camera.
"Shit Tomoyo. Do you have to film everything?" I muttered as Tomoyo peered around the door.
"Is everything okay?" she asked, looking at Sakura.
"Yeah. I'm fine. Nothing was cut off or anything," Sakura jested and Tomoyo left. Sakura turned back to me and started giggling. It was then that I realized that I was standing on my bed in nothing but boxers. More words came out of my mouth as I felt my face get really hot.
"Uh. Could you leave so that I can get dressed?" I asked, quickly sitting down.
"Sure, but Mr. Terada said that we were going to the beach to swim and do other things," Sakura stated as she left.
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Tomoyo and I sat with Eriol, waiting for Syaoran. Kero was having fun with Spinner by shoving large pastries down his mouth.
"You know, when I heard someone scream, it sounded like a girl," Eriol stated, smiling at me.
"It was actually Syaoran who screamed. It never was me," I responded, giggling.
"I caught him on tape, standing on the bed in his boxers," Tomoyo added, giggling with me.
"You what?!" Kero asked, thoroughly interested.
"It's nothing really, except that Tomoyo caught Syaoran on tape in his boxers," Spinner answered for us in a calm voice. "Nothing worth watching."
"I want to see it. Please Tomoyo, please." Kero looked like a sad puppy.
"Here," Tomoyo stated, putting the camera screen in front of Kero. He stared at it for about ten seconds, and then burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Syaoran asked as he came over to the table.
"Nothing," I replied, blushing a bit. Syaoran raised an eyebrow.
"We better go, otherwise we might miss going to the beach," Eriol said, breaking the silence. We walked outside and meet Rika, Chiharu, and Yamazaki by the elevators.
"Hey Syaoran. Hey Eriol," Yamazaki greeted when we walked up.
"Hey Chiharu and Rika. Are you going to the beach?" I asked.
"Yeah. Let's hope that Yamazaki can keep his crazy ideas to himself for once," Chiharu stated, "But I really want to hit him over the head."
"Yeah. Let's hope, because I think that Eriol will believe anything," Tomoyo agreed.
"Actually, they might even become partners in crime if you know what I mean," Rika added.
"Two Yamazakis. Now that is a scary thought," I stated and we all shuddered.
The elevator came and we stepped in. Other classmates from another floor were already in the elevator, so it was very full. I found myself an inch from Syaoran's face. Tomoyo was clearly enjoying herself and her camera was getting a lot of exercise.
The elevator door open and more people crammed in, pushing Syaoran closer to me. I started to freak out and Syaoran tried to back away. That succeeded in nothing. When the door opened at Ground Zero, everyone rushed out.
"Are you okay?" Syaoran asked as I leaned against a wall.
"Yeah. It just got too crowded for me," I responded, my heart rate returning to normal.
"Come on Sakura. We don't want to miss another minute of the beach," Tomoyo said, taking my arm and pulling me outside.
It was very sunny outside and the ocean was very blue. Tomoyo picked out a spot near the volleyball courts. We put down the towels while Syaoran and Eriol out up an umbrella.
"Let's hit the water," Eriol called, running into the water and diving into one of the waves.
Tomoyo was close in pursuit and Syaoran and I followed her. When I touched the water, I shivered for a split second, and then started swimming out farther and farther. I found a sandbar about twenty yards out.
"Hey Tomoyo! Over here!" I called and Tomoyo waved. She swam over and stood up next to me.
"Wow. Look at the other side of the sandbar. It's beautiful," Tomoyo breathed as we looked at a reef of colorful coral and fish.
"I hope that we get to go scuba diving sometime," I stated, turning around. My eyes widened at the sight of dorsal fins patrolling the area between us and the beach. "Tomoyo. Are we too high for sharks?" I asked, trying to swallow my fear.
"Yes. Why?" she asked, still looking at the reef.
"Turn around," I instructed, my voice quivering with fear. She turned around and gasped.
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I walked around on the beach, looking for Sakura. Everyone had gotten out of the water at the first sign of sharks.
'Hey descendent. Look out towards the ocean.' Eriol's voice entered my brain. I looked out and my jaw dropped. Sakura and Tomoyo were out on a sandbar and the tide was coming in.
"What to do. What to do," I muttered, watching Sakura start freaking out. Her voice carried over the water.
"Shit. The tide's coming in. What are we supposed to do now, Tomoyo?"
"How about using the Dash card to swim faster than the sharks."
"It might work, but won't people on the beach notice? You know what I mean."
"Yes, that's true. Everyone is looking at us. Maybe if you used the Sleep card, and then the Fly card."
"Good idea, but you'll fall asleep."
"Oh well."
Sakura's voice dropped to a whisper and I couldn't hear what she was saying. Blue twinkling things were in front of my eyes. I dropped to the sand, but was able to stay awake. Sakura grew wings and flew over the water, carrying Tomoyo. She landed next to me.
"Syaoran. Are you okay?" Sakura put Tomoyo down and kneeled in front of me.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," I replied, "Just as long as you aren't dead."
Sakura threw her arms around me. "You're the best," she said as she backed off, blushing a nice scarlet color. My face was really on fire.
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We were back at the hotel. In a few minutes, we would be leaving for the volcano that was about five miles away. Sakura had already gone down with Tomoyo. Eriol was still getting ready to leave. I pulled on a jacket and ran a hand through my hair.
"Hey! Are you coming or not?" I asked, pounding on the bathroom door. I felt some magic flare up.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't lose your horses." Eriol sounded completely different. The door unlocked and he came out. Eriol looked more like the Devil now than he did earlier.
"What did you do?" I asked, eyeing his clothes.
"Don't you like it? Is it too much black?" he countered. He was dressed in all white except his shoes.
"Uh. Too much white," I stated, "You might want to wear something different."
"No. Come on. Let's go," he walked out of the room and down the stairs.
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"What happened to Eriol?" Sakura asked as I sat down next to her again.
"No idea. He's become rogue," I responded.
"The Rogue card!" Sakura muttered, "But how and when to seal it. I couldn't do it on the bus."
"Maybe on the hike," I suggested. I looked over at Eriol and gagged. He and Tomoyo were making out.
"I do wish that I had a camera right now, so that I could get back at Tomoyo for all the times she filmed me in a weird costume," Sakura whispered, her eyes narrow.
'Same here,' I thought. I sighed and looked out the window. The bus passed a sign in five different languages.
"Okay class. We will be hiking to the observation tower at the top of the volcano. Stay in groups of four," Mr. Terada stated as we filed off the bus.
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Halfway up the mountain, I realized that Eriol and Tomoyo weren't with us.
"Sakura. Where are Tomoyo and Eriol?" I asked, turning around and walking backwards.
"Let's go back and look for them. Mr. Terada won't notice," Sakura suggested as I tripped over a root. "Are you okay?" she asked, helping me up.
"Yeah," I replied and looked back down the trail. Tomoyo was running towards us.
"Tomoyo! What's the matter?" Sakura asked when Tomoyo stopped.
"Eriol's gone crazy. He's back there doing something that I never want to see again," Tomoyo stated, ready to burst into tears.
"You should seal the card now. Before it gets someone else," I suggested and Sakura nodded.
"Let's go," Sakura stated, pulling out the key. We made our way back down the trail, listening for Eriol. Something was moving near us in the woods. We continued to walk down the path, outwardly calm, inwardly tense.
"Do you hear something?" Tomoyo asked, standing still. After listening for a while, I heard someone singing.
"I've heard that song before, I think," Sakura stated and started humming.
"No! Not the 'Sugar Plum Fairy.' Anything but that!" I shouted, trying to drown out the noise. (AN: I was listening to X-mas music when I wrote this.) The singer came into view.
"Eriol?!" Sakura gasped, but soon composed herself while Tomoyo hid her face. Eriol was dressed in nothing but poison oak around his you-know-what. His white clothes were now stained and draped over his arm. Sakura called upon the key, captured, and transformed the Rogue card.
She started to fall backwards, towards a sharp rock. I ran over and quickly caught her. (AN: Score one!) Eriol snapped out of his trance.
"What? Where am I?" Eriol looked around and then looked down. Words that I wouldn't repeat came out of his mouth. He dashed into the nearest bush and came back out with his clothes on, itching like crazy.
Tomoyo uncovered her face. "What did I miss, besides Eriol coming back?" she asked.
"Sakura captured the Rogue card and almost cracked her skull open," I replied sarcastically.
"Good thing you were here," she retorted, "But we should get Mr. Terada, because she won't wake up for a few hours."
"I'll go get him," Eriol volunteered, "You two stay here with her." He started jogging off up the path. I sighed and sat down to wait.
Sakura was still sleeping when Eriol came back with Mr. Terada and the rest of the class.
"What happened?" Mr. Terada asked, staring sternly down at me.
"She fainted from something and almost cracked her skull open, but I caught her just in time," I explained, down casting my eyes.
"Is this true Tomoyo?" Mr. Terada asked, looking at her.
"Yes Mr. Terada. I saw the whole thing with my own eyes," Tomoyo stated in my defense. Mr. Terada nodded and I sighed inwardly with relief.
"How are we supposed to get her off the volcano?" Rika asked and everyone stopped talking.
"We could make a stretcher out of jackets," Chiharu suggested.
"Or Syaoran could carry her down," Eriol countered, grinning evilly.
"I'll carry her," Touya stated, coming down the trail. (AN: When did Touya get here?)
"Who are you?" Mr. Terada demanded, looking at Touya.
"Sakura's brother," Touya answered, bending over and lifting Sakura off the ground. He narrowed his eyes at me. "You're going to get it when we get back to the hotel," Touya muttered, scowling.
"That's what you think," I muttered under my breath as we started walking back down the trail.
On the bus ride back, I got to sit by myself, which was a relief. We got back to the hotel and Touya carried Sakura to her hotel room. I heard muffled voices coming from the room that Sakura and Tomoyo were sharing. There was a knock at the door and I got up to answer it.
"Okay. We need to talk now," Touya demanded, pushing his way into the room.
"Hey. I never did anything except save her from almost dying," I retorted, pulling out a scroll, "Don't make me use this."
He pounced and caught me unaware. I found myself pinned to the floor.
"You're lying," he spat and I went into action.
"Wind! Come to my aid!" I shouted and Touya was pulled off me in a swirl of wind. Just then, Eriol walked in.
"Is this a bad time?" he asked, backing towards the door, eyeing Touya.
"No," I said casually, "I'm going to see if Sakura is awake and maybe talk with Tomoyo."
"You release me! And don't you take one more step near my sister again!" Touya struggled against the swirl of wind holding him.
I stalked out of the room and into Sakura's, smiling inwardly. I stopped at the sight in front of me. Nakuru and Yukito were sitting at the table with Tomoyo.
"Hey Syaoran. Come join us. Do you want tea or coffee?" Nakuru asked, getting a mug.
"Tea," I replied automatically, sitting down next to Tomoyo. Nakuru put tea in front of me, but I didn't touch it.
"Have you seen Touya? I swear that he said that he was going to your room," Nakuru commented.
"He's tied up with the wind spirit. He tried to kill me, honestly. So, had Sakura waken up yet?" I asked changing the subject.
"She should in a few minutes," Yue responded. (AN: When did Yukito change into Yue? Oh well.)
'Warning! Touya got free! Be prepared for trouble!' Eriol's voice invaded my thoughts.
'Who let him get free?' I asked angrily, unaware that my facial expression had changed.
'Nakuru. Tell Kero that Spinner wants to fight and is coming right now.'
'And why is that important?'
'Don't make me hurt you.'
'Leave me alone.'
A groan cut my conversation apart. Just then, the door burst open and Touya, Spinner, and Nakuru came in. Touya rushed towards me and pinned me against the wall. I looked at his eyes and froze. They were pure black. Looking around brought a very ugly scene.
Nakuru was battling with Yue. Keroberos was battling Spinel Sun. I looked towards Sakura and yelled in anger. Eriol was trying to strangle her. I used wind again and tied up Touya.
"Eriol! What are you doing?" I yelled in his face and he turned to me, his eyes the same as Touya's had been. "What's going on?"
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I felt someone's hands squeezing my throat, and then they were pulled off of me. I sat up and opened my eyes. I gasped at the sight before me. Syaoran was fighting Eriol and by the looks, he was about to lose his life. I released the key and used Windy to tie up Eriol. Touya was running at me, his face full of hatred. Tomoyo was under the table, trying to hide from the horrors around her.
"Thanks Sakura," Syaoran stated, coming up next to me.
"Don't thank me yet," I responded as Touya tackled Syaoran onto the bed.
I ran to Tomoyo. She didn't look up when I touched her, but backed away.
"Sakura. Do something quick," she begged.
"Sleep card. Put everyone to sleep. Sleep!" I shouted and the noise of battle stopped.
I closed my eyes. 'What card is it? Wait a minute. It's the hate card!' My eyes snapped open and I moved into action.
"Hate card. Return to your power confined. Hate!" I shouted, the Hate spirit appeared, and then changed into a card.
"You did it. Even with really low energy, you still did it," Syaoran said, pushing a sleeping Touya off of him.
"Yeah," I agreed, dazed from the activity. I sat down on a chair after the room started to spin.
"Are you okay?" Syaoran asked, standing in front in front of me. All that I could was nod my head. He sat down in a chair near me. A yawn threatened and I covered my mouth.
"Still tired. Nothing that a good night's sleep won't cure," I replied.
A groan announced that everyone was getting up. Yue and Keroberos were first.
"It's good to see you up again, Sakura," Yue stated, smiling slightly.
"Alright! Sakura's back!" Kero shouted, waking up everyone else.
Touya still hated Syaoran, but then again, they never liked each other in the beginning. Eriol was still trapped by Windy.
"Hey! Why am I still up here? Let me down!" Eriol shrieked, struggling.
"Windy return," I commanded and Eriol dropped to the floor.
"Oww. Okay Sakura. Explain," Eriol said, scowling at me.
"Leave her alone. She just sealed the Hate card, but before that, you almost strangled her to death," Syaoran retorted. Eriol's eyes widened.
"What?!" he exclaimed, staring at Syaoran with horror. "You're lying. Why would I do that?" he muttered after the shock wore off.
"Let's go swimming," Nakuru suggested after a moment of silence. It was agreed with a large group of nods. Touya was the only one who shook his head.
"Okay. We'll meet you down by the pool," Tomoyo called as everyone left.
I quickly changed into a two-piece swimsuit and tied a small wrap around my waist.
"Are you ready?" Tomoyo called and I walked out of the bathroom.
"Yeah. Let's go," I responded, walking out into the hall. The elevator was empty and I sighed with relief.
"Don't let the elevator go!" someone called as two figures ran towards us.
"Oh. Hi Eriol and Syaoran," Tomoyo said as they stepped into the elevator. Syaoran was staring at me the whole ride down to ground zero. I felt a small bit of magic and Syaoran glared at Eriol, who grinned back innocently.
We reached ground zero and walked to the pool. I dropped my towel and wrap on a lawn chair and dove into the pool. The water was slightly warmer than the water at home. I surfaced and Tomoyo was soon next to me. I looked up and saw Syaoran on the high dive. I watched as he dove off and cut through the water with a small splash.
`Man. He is hot. Shit. Quit guy watching Sakura,' I told myself, turning around.
"Why don't you go off the high dive Sakura? Hello? Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, waving a hand in my face. Eventually Tomoyo stopped bugging me and followed my gaze. It was a sight that I never dreamed of seeing.
Touya was in his swimsuit, talking with Nakuru. And he was smiling. He said something and Nakuru laughed. Touya pushed her into the water.
`Touya is actually flirting?! This had to be like his first. And with Nakuru. He doesn't even like her,' I mused to myself.
"That reminds me of a time when we were at Washington DC and we went swimming. You and Syaoran were..." Tomoyo giggled.
"Don't make me say things that you and Eriol do," I threatened through gritted teeth.
"Okay, but you know that you have something for Syaoran," Tomoyo said.
"Tomoyo," I groaned.
"Sorry. I thought that you were going off the high dive," Tomoyo commented, changing the subject.
"Yeah. I think I will," I agreed, getting out of the pool and walking to the diving board.
"Hey Sakura," Chiharu greeted as I joined her and Rika in line for the high dive.
"This is so fun," Rika said, smiling.
"Yeah. Is it really high up?" I asked, looking upward as Chiharu started up the ladder.
"Not really once you get up there," Rika commented. There was a splash and Rika went up.
My turn was next.
"I never knew that you would try the high dive," Syaoran commented, getting in line behind me.
"Well, it is my first time," I responded before another splash.
"See you later," Syaoran called as I made my way up.
I looked down.
"Why did I just look down? Syaoran is probably really enjoying the view down there. Shit. Nasty thought. Really nasty thought," I muttered to myself, glad that no one heard.
I reached the top and prepared to "fling" myself off.
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I watched Sakura dive gracefully from the high dive and into the water. I then climbed up and waited a minute. Running and jumping from the board, I was soon airborne and quickly falling towards the water.
I closed my eyes during the impact with the water, but opened them again when I was under. I looked down and my heart skipped a beat. Sakura was at the bottom, struggling against something that was holding her. Air was streaming out of her mouth and eventually she stopped struggling.
My head broke the surface and I took in a big gulp of air.
"Syaoran. Have you seen Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, looking around.
"Yeah. She's at the bottom of the pool, trapped by something," I responded. "But I'm going to try and save her."
"Be careful," Tomoyo said and I dove down to Sakura.
Her head was moving with the water. I knew that I didn't have much time before she drowned. I reached her, put my arms around her, and pushed off from the bottom. My foot became cold and I looked down.
A block of ice had encrusted my foot and was getting heavier by the second. I kicked at it with my free foot and the ice broke into pieces. I got closer to the surface, but it continued to freeze my foot, whatever "it" was. I continued to break up the ice with my other foot.
Soon, I reached the surface, only to find it frozen over.
"Fire, come to my aid!" I shouted and a large bubble issued from my mouth. Fire melted a hole in the ice and I was able to get out of the pool, finally.
"Is she okay?" Tomoyo asked, rushing over with a towel.
"She's not breathing," I said and Tomoyo flew into a panic.
"Anyone know CPR or mouth-to-mouth?" Tomoyo shrieked and people crowded around. No one answered "yes" to her question. I guessed that Eriol had done a little magic so that I was forced to do it.
`This is so not fair. Eriol, why did you do this to me?' I mentally asked.
`Do what? Oh. You mean making everyone except you forget how to do mouth-to-mouth?' he responded with a question.
I sighed and prepared myself to do something that I really didn't want to do, but Sakura's life was staked on my decision. I closed my eyes, covered Sakura's mouth with mine, and exhaled. I quickly backed off as Sakura started coughing and spitting out water.
Applause erupted around me as Sakura sat up and I blushed bright red.
"What? How did I get here?" Sakura asked, looking around.
"I'll show you the tape," Tomoyo said, patting her camera.
I froze. "You caught everything on tape?" I asked and Tomoyo grinned, giving me a look that I didn't like. I then realized that Eriol was mentally laughing at me. I scowled at him and stalked off to my hotel room.
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I watched Syaoran stalk off and I struggled to my feet.
"Here Sakura. Let's go up to the room and watch the tape," Tomoyo suggested, steering me towards the hotel.
We got to the room and I sat down in a chair. Tomoyo put the tape in the VCR and pressed play. I watched as Syaoran dove into the pool after talking with Tomoyo. The picture zoomed in and I saw myself down at the bottom, my head moving with the water. Quickly, I shut my eyes, not wanting to watch myself almost dying.
"Here's the best part. Open your eyes," Tomoyo said, laughter in her voice.
I opened my eyes just as the picture was at a very interesting scene. I saw myself laying by the pool's edge with Syaoran over me. Syaoran closed his eyes and put his lips to mine. I shut my eyes again and didn't open them until Tomoyo had turned off the TV.
"Why did you tape that?" I asked, my face red.
"Something to do. Also, it was some action that interested me and I just happened to have my camera," Tomoyo responded, smiling her little smile. I sighed and looked at the clock. It was eight in the evening.
"I'm going to bed. See you in the morning," I said, getting into bed. I closed my eyes and went to sleep.
I dove off the high dive and cut through the water. My foot became very cold. I looked down and saw a spirit pulling on my foot. Before I could do anything, the spirit disappeared, leaving a big block off ice around my foot, pulling me to the bottom.
I woke up with a start. The clock read 10:30pm. I closed my eyes, trying to remember my dream.
"It's the Freeze card!" I exclaimed, waking up Tomoyo.
"What is?" she asked sleepily.
"The thing that trapped me in the pool today. It was the Freeze card. One of the seven cards that Eriol told us about," I quickly explained. "The card is in the pool."
"Let's go! Should we get Syaoran for back up?" she asked and I completely missed the point (on purpose) that she was directing at me.
"It might be best if Syaoran and Eriol were there," I said as we walked out of our room.
Tomoyo knocked on the door and Syaoran answered it. He was surprisingly awake for the time of night.
"Do you sense it?" he asked after a moment of silence. I nodded my head.
"I'm coming too," Eriol said, coming up behind Syaoran.
"Okay. Let's get moving. Be sure to go silently," Tomoyo whispered as we crept down the hallway and down the stairs. We got outside and made our way to the pool. I had my staff out and ready.
"Okay. How are we going to do this?" Syaoran asked, looking into the pool.
"I was thinking of using Mirror and Destruction to capture Freeze. Mirror would make an image of me and Destruction would go into the image and protect it from Freeze," I explained, after thinking for a bit.
"Problem. You don't know what else the Freeze card can do. Neither do I," Eriol said.
"Let's just get this over with," Syaoran sighed.
"Mirror! Project my image! Destruction! Enter the image and give her strength to protect herself! Mirror! Destruction!" I shouted and an image of me formed in front of us. "Go into the water."
The Freeze card rose to the bait and was quickly defeated through Mirror using Destruction.
"Freeze card! Return to your power confined! Freeze!" I shouted and soon I had a new card.
"That was quick," Eriol commented as I swayed slightly.
"Shh. Someone's coming. Hide," Syaoran whispered and we dashed behind some bushes.
Mr. Terada walked past on his way somewhere. As soon as he was out of sight, we dashed into the hotel and to our rooms. I flopped onto my bed and looked at the clock. It was 11:00pm.
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After Sakura sealed the Freeze card and we ran back to our rooms, I got into bed and tried to fall asleep. My mind continued to turn to events earlier today. I kept seeing Sakura at the bottom of the pool and the ice above my head. My mind then turned to Mother, my sisters, and our home in Hong Kong. I shut my eyes and tried to shut my ears from Eriol's snores in the other room. I soon felt sleep envelope me.
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So. How'd you like the first chapter of the first ever CCS story I've written? It gets even better, trust me. I think that someone dies in the next chapter. No, wait. It's the third chapter. Anyways, until next time. Shalom to you and your friends, and R+R s'il vous plait! (AN: s'il vous plait is French for please and Shalom is Hebrew for peace) Bye for now my good friends!
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The cherry trees were in full bloom as I roller bladed to school. I was very excited, because tomorrow, my class was going to Hawaii.
'It is so beautiful. Too bad we are leaving tomorrow.' I turned around and roller bladed backwards.
"Sakura!" a voice called and I turned back around.
"Yuki! It is nice to see you," I said, stopping in front of him. Yukito was about to say something when I sensed some magic. Yukito changed into Yue.
"Did you sense that?" he asked, standing next to me. I looked around and saw nothing unusual.
"Where is it coming from?" I asked, hoping that Yue would know. "I can't place it from anywhere and Syaoran is in Hong Kong right now."
"Whatever it is, it is very strong," Yue stated, "Be very careful."
I looked at my watch. "Yikes! I better go! Bye Yue!" I called, racing down the sidewalk.
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"You're just in time Sakura," Tomoyo said as I slid into my seat.
"Morning class. Did you remember your money for the trip?" Mr. Terada asked as he walked into the room. "We have to returning classmates, Eriol and Syaoran."
My heart skipped a beat and I sat up straighter at Syaoran's name. I looked over and saw Tomoyo blushing a bit. Just then, Eriol and Syaoran walked in.
"You can have your old seats back," Mr. Terada stated and they walked to their old seats behind Tomoyo and myself.
"Hey Syaoran. Why did you come back?" I asked, looking at him.
"Mother wanted me to return here after I sensed a card back home," Syaoran responded, scowling at Eriol.
"What about you Eriol? Same reason?" Tomoyo asked, blushing a little bit more. I sighed. 'She must really like him.'
"Yep. Sakura, did you sense the card?" Eriol asked, changing the subject. My mind flashed back to this morning and Yue.
"Yes. I just happened to bump into Yuki when I sensed it. Yuki changed into Yue, but Yue didn't know what it was either," I stated, closing my eyes as I tried to remember. "It felt different than the Clow cards." I opened my eyes. Eriol smiled slightly.
"Do you know something that we don't?" Syaoran asked accusingly, still scowling at Eriol.
"Yes. Clow Reed's grandfather made seven cards; Rogue, Love, Hate, Music, Destruction, Fun, and Freeze. They are the original cards," Eriol explained, smiling more broadly.
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I walked home with Tomoyo, because Tomoyo was staying the night and we would meet up with Eriol and Syaoran before going to the school and then the airport.
"I can't believe that Eriol came back!" Tomoyo squealed, "And Syaoran too."
"Don't you ever think of anything, but Eriol?" I asked sarcastically. Tomoyo blushed and I took that as a "no." We reached my house and went inside.
"Hey squirt. Did I hear correctly or is that Eriol and what's-his-name back?" Touya asked, eating a cookie.
"His name in Syaoran and yes they are back," I retorted as Tomoyo and I walked up to my room. I vaguely heard Touya mutter something about "being in love." 'As if he would know.' I opened the door and looked in at a total mess.
"What happened in here?" Tomoyo asked, picking up an empty ice cream bucket.
"Keroberos! What did I tell you not to do?" I wailed as Kero crawled out of another ice cream bucket.
"Huh? Oh. Hi Sakura," Kero stated, grinning sheepishly. "I got hungry and no one was home, so I thought that I could help myself."
"How am I supposed to clean my room and pack at the same time?" I asked, looking around at all the garbage.
"What about the Mirror card Sakura?" Tomoyo suggested. I pulled out the Mirror card and was about to release the key when Touya appeared in the doorway.
"What are you doing?" Touya asked, looking at the card, the key, and Kero floating in the air.
"Uh...nothing," I said, thinking quickly.
"I know what you're up to. I know who Yuki really is," he stated, "And you better clean your room."
"It's not her fault," Kero exclaimed. He continued to say things. "Besides, how do you know who Yue is?"
'Oh man. Kero why couldn't you have kept your mouth shut.' I hung my head and Tomoyo sighed.
"I've known for a long time. I had the same gift as you squirt. That's why what's-his-name and I didn't get along," Touya explained, "I gave Yue my powers so that he would survive and become strong again."
I stared at Touya. "You knew that I was a Card Captor?" I asked and he nodded.
"Kids! It's dinnertime!" Fujitaka called.
"Just a second, dad," I called back. "Oh key of star with powers burning bright, surrender the wand and shine your light. Release! Mirror card, make a copy of me and help Kero clean his mess. Mirror!" I stated and then there was another me in the room. Tomoyo had pulled out her video camera as soon as I had started.
"That was a great shot!" Tomoyo exclaimed, still filming.
"Thanks Tomoyo," I replied, smiling.
"Come on squirt. It's dinnertime,' Touya stated, walking out of the room.
Dinner was very good. Kero and Mirror had cleaned up the room and Mirror even packed my suitcase before changing back into a card. Tomoyo and I went to bed early.
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Ding Dong. 'Stupid doorbell. Hopefully someone else will get it.' I put my pillow over my head.
"Syaoran. Get up. Sakura, Tomoyo, and Eriol are waiting!" Mother called, opening my bedroom door.
'How come Eriol came. He is the reincarnation of my ancestor, Clow Reed.' I groaned. "I'm up. I'll be down in a minute," I told Mother and she went back downstairs. I put on a pair of shorts and a T-shirt. I went downstairs and heard voices coming from the kitchen. I walked in just as there was a burst of laughter.
"Hey Syaoran. Are you ready to go?" Sakura asked, "Uh. Maybe you should put on some shoes and grab your bag."
I felt my face get hot, so I quickly went back up to my room and grabbed my bag and a pair of shoes. As I walked back downstairs, I heard the phone ring. 'What now.' I looked to the ceiling, pausing for a second.
"Syaoran. Telephone. Its Mei Ling," Mother called from the kitchen. I sprinted to the front door just as Sakura, Tomoyo, and Eriol got there.
"Let's go now," I suggested, looking around wildly.
"I'm sorry Mei Ling, but he just went out the door. He's going on a field trip with his class to Hawaii. Yes, Sakura is going. Okay, goodbye," I heard Mother say as I closed the door.
Tomoyo and Eriol were walking behind me and Sakura, holding hands. Honestly, I think that Eriol is evil. We reached the school with no problem, besides me almost gagging at the way Eriol was acting.
"Okay everyone. Put your bags in the storage bin and we will be on our way," Mr. Terada called over the excited chatter.
I put my bag in the bin and climbed onto the bus. The only seat available was next to Sakura. I tried to act cool as I sat down, but Tomoyo had her camera out and pointed in my direction. Sighing, I leaned back and closed my eyes. I was not going to do anything stupid on this trip, unless Eriol made me.
'Hey descendent. Want to play a game? If I win, then you have to kiss Sakura. If you win, then I have to kiss Tomoyo,' Eriol's voice invaded my mind.
'Go away. I'm trying to rest.' I leaned back farther, trying to get comfortable. I felt something warm on my right shoulder and my eyes snapped open. Sakura was resting on my shoulder. I saw the red light in the corner of my eye. Tomoyo was filming the whole thing.
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We reached the airport and went through the security with no problem. Mr. Terada handed us our tickets. I compared seats with Tomoyo and found out that we would be sitting across the aisle from each other.
"Use the sleep card on me as soon as we get in the air," Eriol whispered, his face extremely pale. Syaoran snickered at Eriol's comment and I punched him lightly in the shoulder.
"He's not used to airplanes, that's all," I stated as Syaoran rubbed his shoulder.
"Syaoran!" a too familiar voice called and he groaned. A girl with black hair came running towards us. She gave Syaoran a big hug and tried to kiss him. This time, Eriol snickered and Syaoran glared at him.
"Hi Mei Ling. It has been a while since we last saw each other,' I stated, trying to be nice.
"You back off Sakura. He's mine," Mei Ling snarled and I backed off slightly.
"Ladies. No need to fight in there?" Eriol asked, stepping between Mei Ling and myself. Syaoran edged towards me.
"Syaoran, where are you going?" Mei Ling demanded, her eyes piercing into his.
"I...I was about to board the plane. Come on Tomoyo, Eriol, and Sakura. We better go," Syaoran suggested, moving to the line of people boarding the plane. I followed and so did Tomoyo and Eriol. I felt Mei Ling glare at me as I stood in line behind Syaoran. He sighed and went back to Mei Ling. I watched as they talked and then Mei Ling ran off, crying.
I got on the plane and put my headphones on. It was going to be a long trip. I reached into my backpack for a CD and my hand felt something soft. I pulled on it and out popped Kero.
"Kero. What are you doing here?" I hissed, looking around.
"Hey. Spinel Sun is here, so why can't I be here too?" he asked defiantly. Someone sat next to me. I looked up and saw Syaoran sitting next to me. 'Maybe he is right. Maybe Eriol is evil.' I sighed and put a CD in my CD player. It is going to be a long trip.
"Hey. Did you know that the Hawaiians sacrifice people to the volcanoes?" Yamazaki commented. "And the people who the Hawaiians hate, have their livers and hearts cut out. And then the Hawaiians eat the innards raw."
"YAMAZAKI!!!!"
A disgusting sound filled the air. I looked over and gagged. Eriol had puked in the airsickness bag. Kero muttered something about Clow Reed and Syaoran hastily changed a laugh into a cough. I quickly looked out the window. The plane was flying through a cloud. It was quite fun. I had my eyes half closed when screaming filled the cabin. Syaoran was standing up, his sword in his hand. He was about to attack Eriol and Tomoyo. I grabbed his wrist and pulled with all my might.
"Syaoran. Stop it. You're about to hurt your friends," I said, trying to pull him into his seat. Instead he advanced on me. Eriol muttered an incantation and Syaoran stopped moving, his sword inches from my chest.
"Sleep card. Put everyone to sleep, except the pilot," I whispered. The spirit didn't show up, but a blue twinkling hovered around everyone.
"Sakura. It is the Destruction card. Quick, seal it," Eriol stated, fighting to keep awake.
"Windy. Become a cord and tie Syaoran to his seat," I stated and Windy came out, wrapped around Syaoran and tied him to his seat. I called upon the staff, captured and transformed the Destruction card. I felt dizzy and worn out, but I was able to use the Erase card before blacking out.
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I woke up from what seemed like a dream. Sakura was sleeping on my shoulder again, but the key and three cards were in her hand. The top card was the Destruction card. I looked over and saw Tomoyo sleeping on Eriol's shoulder. He too was asleep. And then I saw it. Tomoyo's camera pointing straight at me. I reached over and snatched the camera. Making sure that it was on, I filmed Tomoyo and Eriol and then I stopped. I rewound the tape and watched what Tomoyo had filmed.
I saw myself attacking towards the camera and Sakura grabbing my wrist. I watched as she captured and transformed the Destruction card and still had enough power to use the Erase card. Then, her head fell onto my shoulder. That was pretty much the only action. I forwarded the tape so that it was ready for more recording and put it back just as people around me started waking up, including Sakura.
"I'm glad that you're back to normal. You had been under the control of the Destruction card," Sakura stated, showing me the card. "You started to attack Tomoyo and Eriol. Then you turned around and tried to attack me, but Eriol stopped you long enough for me to seal the card."
I turned to look out the window. The plane was lower and I could see the ocean. It was dark outside. Sakura must have been really tired from the action, because she fell back asleep. I really didn't blame her for it would take a lot of courage to fight a friend. The plane landed and most people stumbled off, yawning. Even I was ready to go to sleep. A bus was waiting and we got on it. We reached the hotel and Mr. Terada got off to go check in.
"Okay. Find your room buddy and let's go." Mr. Terada had assigned room buddies. I was stuck with the Devil.
"Here. You take the key and I'll take our bags," Eriol suggested, handing me the key. "We're room 701."
Eriol seemed to have a lot of energy lately and I bet that he is taking it from Sakura. We reached our room and Eriol put my stuff in the "private" room. I heard voices out in the hall and heard something being dropped.
"Yue. What are you doing here?" Sakura's voice was muffled due to the walls.
"Touya sent me to keep an eye on you. After the incident with Syaoran on the plane." Yue's voice was also muffled. Walls again.
"But I handled it," Sakura argued.
"Yes, but with Eriol around. Remember that he can make things happen," Yue countered.
"So what does that have to do with you being here?" Sakura asked and I could just imagine her face.
"Will you two pipe down. Let's get some sleep, please," Kero joined in, stopping the argument.
A door slammed and I was able to sleep.
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"Tea?" a voice asked as the face came into focus.
I screamed and pulled out my sword.
"Calm down Syaoran. Gosh, are you like this every morning?" Sakura was sitting at the foot of my bed, holding a teacup.
I breathed in deeply and let it out slowly.
'Stupid ancestor. I was perfectly happy with my life until you came along.'
The door opened a crack, revealing a camera.
"Shit Tomoyo. Do you have to film everything?" I muttered as Tomoyo peered around the door.
"Is everything okay?" she asked, looking at Sakura.
"Yeah. I'm fine. Nothing was cut off or anything," Sakura jested and Tomoyo left. Sakura turned back to me and started giggling. It was then that I realized that I was standing on my bed in nothing but boxers. More words came out of my mouth as I felt my face get really hot.
"Uh. Could you leave so that I can get dressed?" I asked, quickly sitting down.
"Sure, but Mr. Terada said that we were going to the beach to swim and do other things," Sakura stated as she left.
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Tomoyo and I sat with Eriol, waiting for Syaoran. Kero was having fun with Spinner by shoving large pastries down his mouth.
"You know, when I heard someone scream, it sounded like a girl," Eriol stated, smiling at me.
"It was actually Syaoran who screamed. It never was me," I responded, giggling.
"I caught him on tape, standing on the bed in his boxers," Tomoyo added, giggling with me.
"You what?!" Kero asked, thoroughly interested.
"It's nothing really, except that Tomoyo caught Syaoran on tape in his boxers," Spinner answered for us in a calm voice. "Nothing worth watching."
"I want to see it. Please Tomoyo, please." Kero looked like a sad puppy.
"Here," Tomoyo stated, putting the camera screen in front of Kero. He stared at it for about ten seconds, and then burst out laughing.
"What's so funny?" Syaoran asked as he came over to the table.
"Nothing," I replied, blushing a bit. Syaoran raised an eyebrow.
"We better go, otherwise we might miss going to the beach," Eriol said, breaking the silence. We walked outside and meet Rika, Chiharu, and Yamazaki by the elevators.
"Hey Syaoran. Hey Eriol," Yamazaki greeted when we walked up.
"Hey Chiharu and Rika. Are you going to the beach?" I asked.
"Yeah. Let's hope that Yamazaki can keep his crazy ideas to himself for once," Chiharu stated, "But I really want to hit him over the head."
"Yeah. Let's hope, because I think that Eriol will believe anything," Tomoyo agreed.
"Actually, they might even become partners in crime if you know what I mean," Rika added.
"Two Yamazakis. Now that is a scary thought," I stated and we all shuddered.
The elevator came and we stepped in. Other classmates from another floor were already in the elevator, so it was very full. I found myself an inch from Syaoran's face. Tomoyo was clearly enjoying herself and her camera was getting a lot of exercise.
The elevator door open and more people crammed in, pushing Syaoran closer to me. I started to freak out and Syaoran tried to back away. That succeeded in nothing. When the door opened at Ground Zero, everyone rushed out.
"Are you okay?" Syaoran asked as I leaned against a wall.
"Yeah. It just got too crowded for me," I responded, my heart rate returning to normal.
"Come on Sakura. We don't want to miss another minute of the beach," Tomoyo said, taking my arm and pulling me outside.
It was very sunny outside and the ocean was very blue. Tomoyo picked out a spot near the volleyball courts. We put down the towels while Syaoran and Eriol out up an umbrella.
"Let's hit the water," Eriol called, running into the water and diving into one of the waves.
Tomoyo was close in pursuit and Syaoran and I followed her. When I touched the water, I shivered for a split second, and then started swimming out farther and farther. I found a sandbar about twenty yards out.
"Hey Tomoyo! Over here!" I called and Tomoyo waved. She swam over and stood up next to me.
"Wow. Look at the other side of the sandbar. It's beautiful," Tomoyo breathed as we looked at a reef of colorful coral and fish.
"I hope that we get to go scuba diving sometime," I stated, turning around. My eyes widened at the sight of dorsal fins patrolling the area between us and the beach. "Tomoyo. Are we too high for sharks?" I asked, trying to swallow my fear.
"Yes. Why?" she asked, still looking at the reef.
"Turn around," I instructed, my voice quivering with fear. She turned around and gasped.
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I walked around on the beach, looking for Sakura. Everyone had gotten out of the water at the first sign of sharks.
'Hey descendent. Look out towards the ocean.' Eriol's voice entered my brain. I looked out and my jaw dropped. Sakura and Tomoyo were out on a sandbar and the tide was coming in.
"What to do. What to do," I muttered, watching Sakura start freaking out. Her voice carried over the water.
"Shit. The tide's coming in. What are we supposed to do now, Tomoyo?"
"How about using the Dash card to swim faster than the sharks."
"It might work, but won't people on the beach notice? You know what I mean."
"Yes, that's true. Everyone is looking at us. Maybe if you used the Sleep card, and then the Fly card."
"Good idea, but you'll fall asleep."
"Oh well."
Sakura's voice dropped to a whisper and I couldn't hear what she was saying. Blue twinkling things were in front of my eyes. I dropped to the sand, but was able to stay awake. Sakura grew wings and flew over the water, carrying Tomoyo. She landed next to me.
"Syaoran. Are you okay?" Sakura put Tomoyo down and kneeled in front of me.
"Yeah, I'll be fine," I replied, "Just as long as you aren't dead."
Sakura threw her arms around me. "You're the best," she said as she backed off, blushing a nice scarlet color. My face was really on fire.
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We were back at the hotel. In a few minutes, we would be leaving for the volcano that was about five miles away. Sakura had already gone down with Tomoyo. Eriol was still getting ready to leave. I pulled on a jacket and ran a hand through my hair.
"Hey! Are you coming or not?" I asked, pounding on the bathroom door. I felt some magic flare up.
"Yeah, yeah. Don't lose your horses." Eriol sounded completely different. The door unlocked and he came out. Eriol looked more like the Devil now than he did earlier.
"What did you do?" I asked, eyeing his clothes.
"Don't you like it? Is it too much black?" he countered. He was dressed in all white except his shoes.
"Uh. Too much white," I stated, "You might want to wear something different."
"No. Come on. Let's go," he walked out of the room and down the stairs.
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"What happened to Eriol?" Sakura asked as I sat down next to her again.
"No idea. He's become rogue," I responded.
"The Rogue card!" Sakura muttered, "But how and when to seal it. I couldn't do it on the bus."
"Maybe on the hike," I suggested. I looked over at Eriol and gagged. He and Tomoyo were making out.
"I do wish that I had a camera right now, so that I could get back at Tomoyo for all the times she filmed me in a weird costume," Sakura whispered, her eyes narrow.
'Same here,' I thought. I sighed and looked out the window. The bus passed a sign in five different languages.
"Okay class. We will be hiking to the observation tower at the top of the volcano. Stay in groups of four," Mr. Terada stated as we filed off the bus.
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Halfway up the mountain, I realized that Eriol and Tomoyo weren't with us.
"Sakura. Where are Tomoyo and Eriol?" I asked, turning around and walking backwards.
"Let's go back and look for them. Mr. Terada won't notice," Sakura suggested as I tripped over a root. "Are you okay?" she asked, helping me up.
"Yeah," I replied and looked back down the trail. Tomoyo was running towards us.
"Tomoyo! What's the matter?" Sakura asked when Tomoyo stopped.
"Eriol's gone crazy. He's back there doing something that I never want to see again," Tomoyo stated, ready to burst into tears.
"You should seal the card now. Before it gets someone else," I suggested and Sakura nodded.
"Let's go," Sakura stated, pulling out the key. We made our way back down the trail, listening for Eriol. Something was moving near us in the woods. We continued to walk down the path, outwardly calm, inwardly tense.
"Do you hear something?" Tomoyo asked, standing still. After listening for a while, I heard someone singing.
"I've heard that song before, I think," Sakura stated and started humming.
"No! Not the 'Sugar Plum Fairy.' Anything but that!" I shouted, trying to drown out the noise. (AN: I was listening to X-mas music when I wrote this.) The singer came into view.
"Eriol?!" Sakura gasped, but soon composed herself while Tomoyo hid her face. Eriol was dressed in nothing but poison oak around his you-know-what. His white clothes were now stained and draped over his arm. Sakura called upon the key, captured, and transformed the Rogue card.
She started to fall backwards, towards a sharp rock. I ran over and quickly caught her. (AN: Score one!) Eriol snapped out of his trance.
"What? Where am I?" Eriol looked around and then looked down. Words that I wouldn't repeat came out of his mouth. He dashed into the nearest bush and came back out with his clothes on, itching like crazy.
Tomoyo uncovered her face. "What did I miss, besides Eriol coming back?" she asked.
"Sakura captured the Rogue card and almost cracked her skull open," I replied sarcastically.
"Good thing you were here," she retorted, "But we should get Mr. Terada, because she won't wake up for a few hours."
"I'll go get him," Eriol volunteered, "You two stay here with her." He started jogging off up the path. I sighed and sat down to wait.
Sakura was still sleeping when Eriol came back with Mr. Terada and the rest of the class.
"What happened?" Mr. Terada asked, staring sternly down at me.
"She fainted from something and almost cracked her skull open, but I caught her just in time," I explained, down casting my eyes.
"Is this true Tomoyo?" Mr. Terada asked, looking at her.
"Yes Mr. Terada. I saw the whole thing with my own eyes," Tomoyo stated in my defense. Mr. Terada nodded and I sighed inwardly with relief.
"How are we supposed to get her off the volcano?" Rika asked and everyone stopped talking.
"We could make a stretcher out of jackets," Chiharu suggested.
"Or Syaoran could carry her down," Eriol countered, grinning evilly.
"I'll carry her," Touya stated, coming down the trail. (AN: When did Touya get here?)
"Who are you?" Mr. Terada demanded, looking at Touya.
"Sakura's brother," Touya answered, bending over and lifting Sakura off the ground. He narrowed his eyes at me. "You're going to get it when we get back to the hotel," Touya muttered, scowling.
"That's what you think," I muttered under my breath as we started walking back down the trail.
On the bus ride back, I got to sit by myself, which was a relief. We got back to the hotel and Touya carried Sakura to her hotel room. I heard muffled voices coming from the room that Sakura and Tomoyo were sharing. There was a knock at the door and I got up to answer it.
"Okay. We need to talk now," Touya demanded, pushing his way into the room.
"Hey. I never did anything except save her from almost dying," I retorted, pulling out a scroll, "Don't make me use this."
He pounced and caught me unaware. I found myself pinned to the floor.
"You're lying," he spat and I went into action.
"Wind! Come to my aid!" I shouted and Touya was pulled off me in a swirl of wind. Just then, Eriol walked in.
"Is this a bad time?" he asked, backing towards the door, eyeing Touya.
"No," I said casually, "I'm going to see if Sakura is awake and maybe talk with Tomoyo."
"You release me! And don't you take one more step near my sister again!" Touya struggled against the swirl of wind holding him.
I stalked out of the room and into Sakura's, smiling inwardly. I stopped at the sight in front of me. Nakuru and Yukito were sitting at the table with Tomoyo.
"Hey Syaoran. Come join us. Do you want tea or coffee?" Nakuru asked, getting a mug.
"Tea," I replied automatically, sitting down next to Tomoyo. Nakuru put tea in front of me, but I didn't touch it.
"Have you seen Touya? I swear that he said that he was going to your room," Nakuru commented.
"He's tied up with the wind spirit. He tried to kill me, honestly. So, had Sakura waken up yet?" I asked changing the subject.
"She should in a few minutes," Yue responded. (AN: When did Yukito change into Yue? Oh well.)
'Warning! Touya got free! Be prepared for trouble!' Eriol's voice invaded my thoughts.
'Who let him get free?' I asked angrily, unaware that my facial expression had changed.
'Nakuru. Tell Kero that Spinner wants to fight and is coming right now.'
'And why is that important?'
'Don't make me hurt you.'
'Leave me alone.'
A groan cut my conversation apart. Just then, the door burst open and Touya, Spinner, and Nakuru came in. Touya rushed towards me and pinned me against the wall. I looked at his eyes and froze. They were pure black. Looking around brought a very ugly scene.
Nakuru was battling with Yue. Keroberos was battling Spinel Sun. I looked towards Sakura and yelled in anger. Eriol was trying to strangle her. I used wind again and tied up Touya.
"Eriol! What are you doing?" I yelled in his face and he turned to me, his eyes the same as Touya's had been. "What's going on?"
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I felt someone's hands squeezing my throat, and then they were pulled off of me. I sat up and opened my eyes. I gasped at the sight before me. Syaoran was fighting Eriol and by the looks, he was about to lose his life. I released the key and used Windy to tie up Eriol. Touya was running at me, his face full of hatred. Tomoyo was under the table, trying to hide from the horrors around her.
"Thanks Sakura," Syaoran stated, coming up next to me.
"Don't thank me yet," I responded as Touya tackled Syaoran onto the bed.
I ran to Tomoyo. She didn't look up when I touched her, but backed away.
"Sakura. Do something quick," she begged.
"Sleep card. Put everyone to sleep. Sleep!" I shouted and the noise of battle stopped.
I closed my eyes. 'What card is it? Wait a minute. It's the hate card!' My eyes snapped open and I moved into action.
"Hate card. Return to your power confined. Hate!" I shouted, the Hate spirit appeared, and then changed into a card.
"You did it. Even with really low energy, you still did it," Syaoran said, pushing a sleeping Touya off of him.
"Yeah," I agreed, dazed from the activity. I sat down on a chair after the room started to spin.
"Are you okay?" Syaoran asked, standing in front in front of me. All that I could was nod my head. He sat down in a chair near me. A yawn threatened and I covered my mouth.
"Still tired. Nothing that a good night's sleep won't cure," I replied.
A groan announced that everyone was getting up. Yue and Keroberos were first.
"It's good to see you up again, Sakura," Yue stated, smiling slightly.
"Alright! Sakura's back!" Kero shouted, waking up everyone else.
Touya still hated Syaoran, but then again, they never liked each other in the beginning. Eriol was still trapped by Windy.
"Hey! Why am I still up here? Let me down!" Eriol shrieked, struggling.
"Windy return," I commanded and Eriol dropped to the floor.
"Oww. Okay Sakura. Explain," Eriol said, scowling at me.
"Leave her alone. She just sealed the Hate card, but before that, you almost strangled her to death," Syaoran retorted. Eriol's eyes widened.
"What?!" he exclaimed, staring at Syaoran with horror. "You're lying. Why would I do that?" he muttered after the shock wore off.
"Let's go swimming," Nakuru suggested after a moment of silence. It was agreed with a large group of nods. Touya was the only one who shook his head.
"Okay. We'll meet you down by the pool," Tomoyo called as everyone left.
I quickly changed into a two-piece swimsuit and tied a small wrap around my waist.
"Are you ready?" Tomoyo called and I walked out of the bathroom.
"Yeah. Let's go," I responded, walking out into the hall. The elevator was empty and I sighed with relief.
"Don't let the elevator go!" someone called as two figures ran towards us.
"Oh. Hi Eriol and Syaoran," Tomoyo said as they stepped into the elevator. Syaoran was staring at me the whole ride down to ground zero. I felt a small bit of magic and Syaoran glared at Eriol, who grinned back innocently.
We reached ground zero and walked to the pool. I dropped my towel and wrap on a lawn chair and dove into the pool. The water was slightly warmer than the water at home. I surfaced and Tomoyo was soon next to me. I looked up and saw Syaoran on the high dive. I watched as he dove off and cut through the water with a small splash.
`Man. He is hot. Shit. Quit guy watching Sakura,' I told myself, turning around.
"Why don't you go off the high dive Sakura? Hello? Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, waving a hand in my face. Eventually Tomoyo stopped bugging me and followed my gaze. It was a sight that I never dreamed of seeing.
Touya was in his swimsuit, talking with Nakuru. And he was smiling. He said something and Nakuru laughed. Touya pushed her into the water.
`Touya is actually flirting?! This had to be like his first. And with Nakuru. He doesn't even like her,' I mused to myself.
"That reminds me of a time when we were at Washington DC and we went swimming. You and Syaoran were..." Tomoyo giggled.
"Don't make me say things that you and Eriol do," I threatened through gritted teeth.
"Okay, but you know that you have something for Syaoran," Tomoyo said.
"Tomoyo," I groaned.
"Sorry. I thought that you were going off the high dive," Tomoyo commented, changing the subject.
"Yeah. I think I will," I agreed, getting out of the pool and walking to the diving board.
"Hey Sakura," Chiharu greeted as I joined her and Rika in line for the high dive.
"This is so fun," Rika said, smiling.
"Yeah. Is it really high up?" I asked, looking upward as Chiharu started up the ladder.
"Not really once you get up there," Rika commented. There was a splash and Rika went up.
My turn was next.
"I never knew that you would try the high dive," Syaoran commented, getting in line behind me.
"Well, it is my first time," I responded before another splash.
"See you later," Syaoran called as I made my way up.
I looked down.
"Why did I just look down? Syaoran is probably really enjoying the view down there. Shit. Nasty thought. Really nasty thought," I muttered to myself, glad that no one heard.
I reached the top and prepared to "fling" myself off.
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I watched Sakura dive gracefully from the high dive and into the water. I then climbed up and waited a minute. Running and jumping from the board, I was soon airborne and quickly falling towards the water.
I closed my eyes during the impact with the water, but opened them again when I was under. I looked down and my heart skipped a beat. Sakura was at the bottom, struggling against something that was holding her. Air was streaming out of her mouth and eventually she stopped struggling.
My head broke the surface and I took in a big gulp of air.
"Syaoran. Have you seen Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, looking around.
"Yeah. She's at the bottom of the pool, trapped by something," I responded. "But I'm going to try and save her."
"Be careful," Tomoyo said and I dove down to Sakura.
Her head was moving with the water. I knew that I didn't have much time before she drowned. I reached her, put my arms around her, and pushed off from the bottom. My foot became cold and I looked down.
A block of ice had encrusted my foot and was getting heavier by the second. I kicked at it with my free foot and the ice broke into pieces. I got closer to the surface, but it continued to freeze my foot, whatever "it" was. I continued to break up the ice with my other foot.
Soon, I reached the surface, only to find it frozen over.
"Fire, come to my aid!" I shouted and a large bubble issued from my mouth. Fire melted a hole in the ice and I was able to get out of the pool, finally.
"Is she okay?" Tomoyo asked, rushing over with a towel.
"She's not breathing," I said and Tomoyo flew into a panic.
"Anyone know CPR or mouth-to-mouth?" Tomoyo shrieked and people crowded around. No one answered "yes" to her question. I guessed that Eriol had done a little magic so that I was forced to do it.
`This is so not fair. Eriol, why did you do this to me?' I mentally asked.
`Do what? Oh. You mean making everyone except you forget how to do mouth-to-mouth?' he responded with a question.
I sighed and prepared myself to do something that I really didn't want to do, but Sakura's life was staked on my decision. I closed my eyes, covered Sakura's mouth with mine, and exhaled. I quickly backed off as Sakura started coughing and spitting out water.
Applause erupted around me as Sakura sat up and I blushed bright red.
"What? How did I get here?" Sakura asked, looking around.
"I'll show you the tape," Tomoyo said, patting her camera.
I froze. "You caught everything on tape?" I asked and Tomoyo grinned, giving me a look that I didn't like. I then realized that Eriol was mentally laughing at me. I scowled at him and stalked off to my hotel room.
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I watched Syaoran stalk off and I struggled to my feet.
"Here Sakura. Let's go up to the room and watch the tape," Tomoyo suggested, steering me towards the hotel.
We got to the room and I sat down in a chair. Tomoyo put the tape in the VCR and pressed play. I watched as Syaoran dove into the pool after talking with Tomoyo. The picture zoomed in and I saw myself down at the bottom, my head moving with the water. Quickly, I shut my eyes, not wanting to watch myself almost dying.
"Here's the best part. Open your eyes," Tomoyo said, laughter in her voice.
I opened my eyes just as the picture was at a very interesting scene. I saw myself laying by the pool's edge with Syaoran over me. Syaoran closed his eyes and put his lips to mine. I shut my eyes again and didn't open them until Tomoyo had turned off the TV.
"Why did you tape that?" I asked, my face red.
"Something to do. Also, it was some action that interested me and I just happened to have my camera," Tomoyo responded, smiling her little smile. I sighed and looked at the clock. It was eight in the evening.
"I'm going to bed. See you in the morning," I said, getting into bed. I closed my eyes and went to sleep.
I dove off the high dive and cut through the water. My foot became very cold. I looked down and saw a spirit pulling on my foot. Before I could do anything, the spirit disappeared, leaving a big block off ice around my foot, pulling me to the bottom.
I woke up with a start. The clock read 10:30pm. I closed my eyes, trying to remember my dream.
"It's the Freeze card!" I exclaimed, waking up Tomoyo.
"What is?" she asked sleepily.
"The thing that trapped me in the pool today. It was the Freeze card. One of the seven cards that Eriol told us about," I quickly explained. "The card is in the pool."
"Let's go! Should we get Syaoran for back up?" she asked and I completely missed the point (on purpose) that she was directing at me.
"It might be best if Syaoran and Eriol were there," I said as we walked out of our room.
Tomoyo knocked on the door and Syaoran answered it. He was surprisingly awake for the time of night.
"Do you sense it?" he asked after a moment of silence. I nodded my head.
"I'm coming too," Eriol said, coming up behind Syaoran.
"Okay. Let's get moving. Be sure to go silently," Tomoyo whispered as we crept down the hallway and down the stairs. We got outside and made our way to the pool. I had my staff out and ready.
"Okay. How are we going to do this?" Syaoran asked, looking into the pool.
"I was thinking of using Mirror and Destruction to capture Freeze. Mirror would make an image of me and Destruction would go into the image and protect it from Freeze," I explained, after thinking for a bit.
"Problem. You don't know what else the Freeze card can do. Neither do I," Eriol said.
"Let's just get this over with," Syaoran sighed.
"Mirror! Project my image! Destruction! Enter the image and give her strength to protect herself! Mirror! Destruction!" I shouted and an image of me formed in front of us. "Go into the water."
The Freeze card rose to the bait and was quickly defeated through Mirror using Destruction.
"Freeze card! Return to your power confined! Freeze!" I shouted and soon I had a new card.
"That was quick," Eriol commented as I swayed slightly.
"Shh. Someone's coming. Hide," Syaoran whispered and we dashed behind some bushes.
Mr. Terada walked past on his way somewhere. As soon as he was out of sight, we dashed into the hotel and to our rooms. I flopped onto my bed and looked at the clock. It was 11:00pm.
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After Sakura sealed the Freeze card and we ran back to our rooms, I got into bed and tried to fall asleep. My mind continued to turn to events earlier today. I kept seeing Sakura at the bottom of the pool and the ice above my head. My mind then turned to Mother, my sisters, and our home in Hong Kong. I shut my eyes and tried to shut my ears from Eriol's snores in the other room. I soon felt sleep envelope me.
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So. How'd you like the first chapter of the first ever CCS story I've written? It gets even better, trust me. I think that someone dies in the next chapter. No, wait. It's the third chapter. Anyways, until next time. Shalom to you and your friends, and R+R s'il vous plait! (AN: s'il vous plait is French for please and Shalom is Hebrew for peace) Bye for now my good friends!