The Emotion Card
By: Moonlightbaby58
E-mail address: moonlightbaby58@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I did not in any way come up with the idea for cardcaptors. I'm just borrowing the characters.
"Torii wait up!" The wind rushes in my face as I rollerblade to catch up with my older brother. I'm late as usual. I finally catch up to him when Gillian meets us on the way to school.
"Late again squirt!" Torii laughs.
"It's a little early for this Torii! Cut me a break this once." I whine.
"Um." He says pretending to think about it for a few seconds when he finally comes out of it he replies blandly "No, not today!"
My blood begins to boil. "One of these days you're going to regret all the hassle you give me! Just you wait and see!" I mumble just loud enough for him to hear.
"Well I see you to are not wasting any time this mourning getting on each others nerves!" Gillian giggles.
"I'll see you guys later." I say as I turn around the corner towards my school. I race up to Madison. "Hey Madison." I grumble.
"Hey Sakura! Torii giving you a hard time again?" She asks cheerfully.
"Only his normal jerky self!" I grumble as we walk into class together. We take our seats. Lee doesn't waste any time.
"Sakura, we've got to talk during Lunch." He pauses and looks at Madison. "Alone." He whispers. I wonder what it could be? I mean it's not as if Madison doesn't know about the Clow Cards. She's knows about them as much as I do. Maybe he senses a really dangerous Clow card and does not want Madison to be around and get hurt. I swallow a lump in my throat at the thought of something like that!
"Yeah sure thing Lee." I whisper back to him, but not before Madison notices she smiles at me. What was that all about? My thoughts are interrupted when Miss, McKenzie begins class.
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"Sakura we've got trouble. Were going to have to go against one of the strongest cards soon. On the way I senesced it. It's power level is higher then the elements combined!"
"Lee, that's not possible! I mean stronger then Water, Windy, Fire, and Earth combined. How could we capture such a card?"
"It's a test that we're going to have to pass to become even stronger then we are now. But it's going to take the both of us to capture this card. It's got to be the mind cards." Lee expressed.
"Mind cards?" Sakura questioned.
"The mind cards are not your average Clow card. The only way to beat them is to solve their puzzle. There are three of them the Destiny card, the Reality card, and the Emotion card. These are the Strongest Clow cards. Sakura we may be in over our heads this time."
"Lee I'm going to take a stab at this that you did not want Madison in this either."
"Correct. This is way too dangerous of a Clow card to get her involved. Just me and you."
"But what about Kero? He might be able to help us. I mean this is going to our biggest card capture. He should be there." Sakura exclaimed.
"No, any one of these cards can use him against us. Especially you. To keep him out of danger we have to do this alone Sakura. And we have to be in this together. Four years of Card Capturing has brought us here. For four years we have stood side by side and captured these cards. These three cards are the ones that will tell us what we're meant to be and the magicians that we are."
"I guess you're right. But we should at least talk to Kero. He might be able to help us. He's also part of the team. But as much as I hate to do this we tell Madison nothing. She's crazy enough to go along with us and I don't want her getting hurt. You know about this, Kero will know about this and I know about this and that's how it should stay. It's a good thing that Maylin is still visiting her grandmother. If she was here that could lead to disaster." Sakura expressed.
"Tell me about it." Lee muttered.
"So we'll go to my house talk to Kero and prepare for this after school. How's that sound?"
"All right. But are you sure Kero will stay behind." Lee questioned.
"Yeah if I tell him that you and I feel it is a test that I should do on my own. He'll stay. He might not like it, but he'll stay. I would hate to see Kero hurt because of me." Sakura sighed. The bell rang. They got up and went to class.
"Madison is going to expect an explanation you know." Lee added.
"Yeah, I know. I'm going to tell her you don't think that I deserved that last card and that you think it was yours and that we argued all lunch period."
"Sure make me look like the bad guy." Lee complained.
"That's the whole ideal. It's the only thing that I could come up with that I am sure Madison would believe."
"Look Sakura, I'm sorry for everything in the beginning. The way I treated you and for everything. I know that I can be a real jerk to you sometimes. It's just kinda hard for me to express how I truly feel. I'm hard on you sometimes because you have to be a lot stronger then you are. We're dealing with powerful magic. And to protect the ones we love we have to capture these cards that do evil when their not confined." Lee said letting a side of him that Sakura had never seen.
She reached for his hand and looked him in the eye. "Look Lee, in a way I've always known that. And I'm sorry for everything I have done to. It's just well you're a descent of Clow Reeve himself and I always felt as if I had to prove myself to you that I was a cardcaptor."
"Sakura…" Was all Lee got out.
"Sakura, Lee!" Madison yelled. "Wow! Did I miss something here?" Madison asked as she pointed to their hands that were still wrapped together. They both blushed and quickly released the other's hand.
"Look Madison you got it all wrong!" Sakura stumbled.
"Well then what's going on?" Madison asked.
"We're testing the magic within!" Lee said cutting off Sakura before she could tell a pitfall lie.
"What?" Madison giggled.
"Well I'm worried that a Clow card could pop up any time and it's been a while since we've had a capture and I want to make sure we have not lost any of our powers. It's a very complex situation. I can't read my own power level and the same for Sakura. But I can read hers and she can read mine." Lee proudly snubbed.
"Oh." Madison mumbles. "Well we better get to class before we're late." Lee raced ahead and Madison and Sakura lagged behind. "So does Lee sense a card?" Madison asked.
"No, he just wants to be ready when one comes up. He gave me the usual lecture at lunch "Expect the unexpected, Sakura speech." Sakura laughed.
"That's Lee for you the worry wort. I can't believe I even thought that you to were actually hooking up or something." Madison bubbled.
Sakura just nervously laughed along with her as they took their seats.
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"All right, it's all clear!" Sakura whispered.
"Tell me why are we sneaking around corners to get to your house, Sakura. Lee asked.
"Because Madison and half the 9th grade is on to us thinking that we have a thing!" Sakura yelled as they dashed around the last corner to her house. "All right on five we run to my door. 1…2…3…4…5!" With that they ran to the door. Sakura quickly opened it and her and Lee rushed in.
Lee let out a sigh in relief. "Well at least that's over!" Lee expressed.
"Yeah, Kero's up stairs. Come on" She said as she lead Lee up stairs.
"So where's your dad and brother?" Lee asked on the way up.
"Dad's at work and Torii is at softball practice." Sakura Replied. "Kero I'm home! Sakura yelled as they entered her bedroom.
"Hey Sakura!" Kerio greeted cheerfully until he saw Lee. "What's he doing her? Kero grumbled.
"Kero now is not the time to be wasting! We've got trouble and that's what Lee's doing here." Sakura argued.
"So what's brewing?" Kero questioned.
"The Mind cards are beginning to pop up." Lee mumbled.
"The Mind cards! Which one?" Kero yelled.
"I'm not sure, I only felt its power level when I was on my way to school." Lee explained.
"This is NOT good!" Kero fretted.
"Kero, what's you advise on all of this? Before me and Lee go out on the biggest card capture of our life we need to go out there with a plan." Sakura said getting right to business.
"Right, but Sakura this is not like the other Clow cards. They can do evil to those you hold dear just because they are cruel. These cards can not be stopped with all yours and Lee's cards put together! The only way to stop these kinds of cards is to play their game and solve whatever task they have set. They can not be stopped by sheer force but only by wit. Lee are you SURE you do not know which card it was?" Kero asked him.
"No, it was funny I sensed it and could sense it was a Clow card yet it did not attack me. And it should have known I had magical powers." Lee pointed out.
"It was waiting for Sakura. It wants to battle you both. That leaves out the Reality card. Leaving only Emotion and Destiny. Kids I'm not going to lie to you. You both better be prepared for the unexpected, because these cards are going to change your lives." Kero choked.
"So you're saying we can go in there with no game plan other then to expect the unexpected!" Sakura asked disbelieving.
"Well the best advice I can give to both of you is be true to your hearts. This is a test that you're going to have to pass on your own." Kero expressed.
"Lee you ready for battle?" Sakura questioned.
"Just as soon as I dress for the occasion." He replied fiercely.
"Same here! Now both of you out! Kero Show Lee where the bathroom is where he can get changed and I'll be out in a minute." She said as she shooed them out of her room. Once she closed the door, she went to the very back of her closet. She pulled out a custom that her and Madison had been saving for a really good capture! Well this seemed a good of time as any.
As far as she knew Kero did not even know about it. She quickly put it on. It was a beautiful dress of yellow. It shaped her body perfect like a second skin. It had thin straps and a low neckline. The slit on both side of the skirt came to mid thigh. The material was sparkly and what was the best part is she had matching yellow knee high boots to go with it.
She went to her mirror to do her hair and make up. This was going to a capture never to forget!
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"She's been up there for thirty minutes! How long does it take for her to get ready? Lee asked frustrated.
"You have no idea! Wow! Where did you come from?" Kero shocked.
Lee turned around to see what he meant. Never had he ever seen a woman look so beautiful as he did when he saw Sakura come down the stairs. He had never seen her hair fully down before and never in an outfit like that either. He couldn't take his eyes off her.
"You can close your gaping mouth now Lee." Kero joked at Lee. Lee quickly shut his mouth but did not take his eyes off her. Sakura was fully enjoying the attention she was getting. Once she got to the end of the stairs she called on the key for her wand.
"Ready to go Lee?" When Lee nodded his head in agreement. "Kero you stay here and we'll let you know how things turned out ok?" Sakura said.
"Wait a moment here! What's this about staying here?" Kero asked.
"Well I don't want you getting hurt and this card use you against me. That could lead to disaster Kero!" Sakura suggested.
"No! Absolutely No way am I going to let you face one of the stronger mind cards by yourself! I'm you guardian and that's my job to guard!" Kero growled. Suddenly his tune changed as Sakura brought out a whole chocolate cheesecake. "Yummy! Cheese cake." Kero bubbled as he dug in. When it came to food Kero always forgot about everything else.
While Kero was busy stuffing his face Sakura and Lee made a get away. They quickly ran out of the house. Not even bothering to shut the door behind them.
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Done with chapter 1! Look for the rest of my exciting tale!
Boo's, praises send them to moonlightbaby58@hotmail.com
By: Moonlightbaby58
E-mail address: moonlightbaby58@hotmail.com
Disclaimer: I did not in any way come up with the idea for cardcaptors. I'm just borrowing the characters.
"Torii wait up!" The wind rushes in my face as I rollerblade to catch up with my older brother. I'm late as usual. I finally catch up to him when Gillian meets us on the way to school.
"Late again squirt!" Torii laughs.
"It's a little early for this Torii! Cut me a break this once." I whine.
"Um." He says pretending to think about it for a few seconds when he finally comes out of it he replies blandly "No, not today!"
My blood begins to boil. "One of these days you're going to regret all the hassle you give me! Just you wait and see!" I mumble just loud enough for him to hear.
"Well I see you to are not wasting any time this mourning getting on each others nerves!" Gillian giggles.
"I'll see you guys later." I say as I turn around the corner towards my school. I race up to Madison. "Hey Madison." I grumble.
"Hey Sakura! Torii giving you a hard time again?" She asks cheerfully.
"Only his normal jerky self!" I grumble as we walk into class together. We take our seats. Lee doesn't waste any time.
"Sakura, we've got to talk during Lunch." He pauses and looks at Madison. "Alone." He whispers. I wonder what it could be? I mean it's not as if Madison doesn't know about the Clow Cards. She's knows about them as much as I do. Maybe he senses a really dangerous Clow card and does not want Madison to be around and get hurt. I swallow a lump in my throat at the thought of something like that!
"Yeah sure thing Lee." I whisper back to him, but not before Madison notices she smiles at me. What was that all about? My thoughts are interrupted when Miss, McKenzie begins class.
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"Sakura we've got trouble. Were going to have to go against one of the strongest cards soon. On the way I senesced it. It's power level is higher then the elements combined!"
"Lee, that's not possible! I mean stronger then Water, Windy, Fire, and Earth combined. How could we capture such a card?"
"It's a test that we're going to have to pass to become even stronger then we are now. But it's going to take the both of us to capture this card. It's got to be the mind cards." Lee expressed.
"Mind cards?" Sakura questioned.
"The mind cards are not your average Clow card. The only way to beat them is to solve their puzzle. There are three of them the Destiny card, the Reality card, and the Emotion card. These are the Strongest Clow cards. Sakura we may be in over our heads this time."
"Lee I'm going to take a stab at this that you did not want Madison in this either."
"Correct. This is way too dangerous of a Clow card to get her involved. Just me and you."
"But what about Kero? He might be able to help us. I mean this is going to our biggest card capture. He should be there." Sakura exclaimed.
"No, any one of these cards can use him against us. Especially you. To keep him out of danger we have to do this alone Sakura. And we have to be in this together. Four years of Card Capturing has brought us here. For four years we have stood side by side and captured these cards. These three cards are the ones that will tell us what we're meant to be and the magicians that we are."
"I guess you're right. But we should at least talk to Kero. He might be able to help us. He's also part of the team. But as much as I hate to do this we tell Madison nothing. She's crazy enough to go along with us and I don't want her getting hurt. You know about this, Kero will know about this and I know about this and that's how it should stay. It's a good thing that Maylin is still visiting her grandmother. If she was here that could lead to disaster." Sakura expressed.
"Tell me about it." Lee muttered.
"So we'll go to my house talk to Kero and prepare for this after school. How's that sound?"
"All right. But are you sure Kero will stay behind." Lee questioned.
"Yeah if I tell him that you and I feel it is a test that I should do on my own. He'll stay. He might not like it, but he'll stay. I would hate to see Kero hurt because of me." Sakura sighed. The bell rang. They got up and went to class.
"Madison is going to expect an explanation you know." Lee added.
"Yeah, I know. I'm going to tell her you don't think that I deserved that last card and that you think it was yours and that we argued all lunch period."
"Sure make me look like the bad guy." Lee complained.
"That's the whole ideal. It's the only thing that I could come up with that I am sure Madison would believe."
"Look Sakura, I'm sorry for everything in the beginning. The way I treated you and for everything. I know that I can be a real jerk to you sometimes. It's just kinda hard for me to express how I truly feel. I'm hard on you sometimes because you have to be a lot stronger then you are. We're dealing with powerful magic. And to protect the ones we love we have to capture these cards that do evil when their not confined." Lee said letting a side of him that Sakura had never seen.
She reached for his hand and looked him in the eye. "Look Lee, in a way I've always known that. And I'm sorry for everything I have done to. It's just well you're a descent of Clow Reeve himself and I always felt as if I had to prove myself to you that I was a cardcaptor."
"Sakura…" Was all Lee got out.
"Sakura, Lee!" Madison yelled. "Wow! Did I miss something here?" Madison asked as she pointed to their hands that were still wrapped together. They both blushed and quickly released the other's hand.
"Look Madison you got it all wrong!" Sakura stumbled.
"Well then what's going on?" Madison asked.
"We're testing the magic within!" Lee said cutting off Sakura before she could tell a pitfall lie.
"What?" Madison giggled.
"Well I'm worried that a Clow card could pop up any time and it's been a while since we've had a capture and I want to make sure we have not lost any of our powers. It's a very complex situation. I can't read my own power level and the same for Sakura. But I can read hers and she can read mine." Lee proudly snubbed.
"Oh." Madison mumbles. "Well we better get to class before we're late." Lee raced ahead and Madison and Sakura lagged behind. "So does Lee sense a card?" Madison asked.
"No, he just wants to be ready when one comes up. He gave me the usual lecture at lunch "Expect the unexpected, Sakura speech." Sakura laughed.
"That's Lee for you the worry wort. I can't believe I even thought that you to were actually hooking up or something." Madison bubbled.
Sakura just nervously laughed along with her as they took their seats.
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"All right, it's all clear!" Sakura whispered.
"Tell me why are we sneaking around corners to get to your house, Sakura. Lee asked.
"Because Madison and half the 9th grade is on to us thinking that we have a thing!" Sakura yelled as they dashed around the last corner to her house. "All right on five we run to my door. 1…2…3…4…5!" With that they ran to the door. Sakura quickly opened it and her and Lee rushed in.
Lee let out a sigh in relief. "Well at least that's over!" Lee expressed.
"Yeah, Kero's up stairs. Come on" She said as she lead Lee up stairs.
"So where's your dad and brother?" Lee asked on the way up.
"Dad's at work and Torii is at softball practice." Sakura Replied. "Kero I'm home! Sakura yelled as they entered her bedroom.
"Hey Sakura!" Kerio greeted cheerfully until he saw Lee. "What's he doing her? Kero grumbled.
"Kero now is not the time to be wasting! We've got trouble and that's what Lee's doing here." Sakura argued.
"So what's brewing?" Kero questioned.
"The Mind cards are beginning to pop up." Lee mumbled.
"The Mind cards! Which one?" Kero yelled.
"I'm not sure, I only felt its power level when I was on my way to school." Lee explained.
"This is NOT good!" Kero fretted.
"Kero, what's you advise on all of this? Before me and Lee go out on the biggest card capture of our life we need to go out there with a plan." Sakura said getting right to business.
"Right, but Sakura this is not like the other Clow cards. They can do evil to those you hold dear just because they are cruel. These cards can not be stopped with all yours and Lee's cards put together! The only way to stop these kinds of cards is to play their game and solve whatever task they have set. They can not be stopped by sheer force but only by wit. Lee are you SURE you do not know which card it was?" Kero asked him.
"No, it was funny I sensed it and could sense it was a Clow card yet it did not attack me. And it should have known I had magical powers." Lee pointed out.
"It was waiting for Sakura. It wants to battle you both. That leaves out the Reality card. Leaving only Emotion and Destiny. Kids I'm not going to lie to you. You both better be prepared for the unexpected, because these cards are going to change your lives." Kero choked.
"So you're saying we can go in there with no game plan other then to expect the unexpected!" Sakura asked disbelieving.
"Well the best advice I can give to both of you is be true to your hearts. This is a test that you're going to have to pass on your own." Kero expressed.
"Lee you ready for battle?" Sakura questioned.
"Just as soon as I dress for the occasion." He replied fiercely.
"Same here! Now both of you out! Kero Show Lee where the bathroom is where he can get changed and I'll be out in a minute." She said as she shooed them out of her room. Once she closed the door, she went to the very back of her closet. She pulled out a custom that her and Madison had been saving for a really good capture! Well this seemed a good of time as any.
As far as she knew Kero did not even know about it. She quickly put it on. It was a beautiful dress of yellow. It shaped her body perfect like a second skin. It had thin straps and a low neckline. The slit on both side of the skirt came to mid thigh. The material was sparkly and what was the best part is she had matching yellow knee high boots to go with it.
She went to her mirror to do her hair and make up. This was going to a capture never to forget!
@-----)-------
"She's been up there for thirty minutes! How long does it take for her to get ready? Lee asked frustrated.
"You have no idea! Wow! Where did you come from?" Kero shocked.
Lee turned around to see what he meant. Never had he ever seen a woman look so beautiful as he did when he saw Sakura come down the stairs. He had never seen her hair fully down before and never in an outfit like that either. He couldn't take his eyes off her.
"You can close your gaping mouth now Lee." Kero joked at Lee. Lee quickly shut his mouth but did not take his eyes off her. Sakura was fully enjoying the attention she was getting. Once she got to the end of the stairs she called on the key for her wand.
"Ready to go Lee?" When Lee nodded his head in agreement. "Kero you stay here and we'll let you know how things turned out ok?" Sakura said.
"Wait a moment here! What's this about staying here?" Kero asked.
"Well I don't want you getting hurt and this card use you against me. That could lead to disaster Kero!" Sakura suggested.
"No! Absolutely No way am I going to let you face one of the stronger mind cards by yourself! I'm you guardian and that's my job to guard!" Kero growled. Suddenly his tune changed as Sakura brought out a whole chocolate cheesecake. "Yummy! Cheese cake." Kero bubbled as he dug in. When it came to food Kero always forgot about everything else.
While Kero was busy stuffing his face Sakura and Lee made a get away. They quickly ran out of the house. Not even bothering to shut the door behind them.
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Done with chapter 1! Look for the rest of my exciting tale!
Boo's, praises send them to moonlightbaby58@hotmail.com