Jokes On You
Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura does not belong to me and I make no money at all from this work of fanfiction.
It always seemed to be the stormy days, he thought, looking out over his well groomed lawn and absently petting Suppi-chan, who was in his lap, looking up at him.
Lately, Eriol amended. Although he supposed he could count snow as stormy, depending on how you looked at it... His thoughts trailed off. He was trying to distract himself from what had happened with trivialities. Frankly, he hadn't wanted to remember. It seemed like so long ago... and a warning that no good deed goes unpunished.
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Two months earlier:
It had been some time since Eriol had seen Sakura. In fact, a good five, six years now. He had left for England to be with Kaho... and he had been happy, for a little while.
Until they had grown apart.
It had been raining then, too.
Shaking his head at things he'd rather forget, the dark haired young man- who had grown a great deal since he had last seen Sakura, opened the door to see the pixie like young sorceress who had taken charge of Clow's Cards.
"To what do I owe this honor?" he asked, blinking in surprise. He hadn't sensed her, hadn't had the tiniest bit of precognition of her coming- and he realized how much more powerful she had become, to block him so completely. Then he realized her prudence- he didn't have time to come up with any tricks.
Sakura didn't answer immediately, looking around, then at the floor and finally sighing.
"I need to ask for a favor."
Smiling wryly at her, he invited her in, and offered some tea. She politely declined, sitting with a bit of nervousness, not meeting his eyes.
Fetching himself a pot, he did so without magic, so he could observe his guest. She had hit her awkward stage- her limbs just a little too long and gangly, he thought. She must be having a growth spurt. It promised her height, and he could imagine the heartbreaker she would eventually become. Sakura's green eye's still sparkled with life despite her nerves, her hair still in a short, slightly different bob.
"How can I help you?" he murmured, still watching her as he sipped his tea.
"I need to ask you," she fiddled with the hem of her school uniform. "Isthereawaytomakeguyspregnant?"
The sorcerer blinked. "HOOO-EE?" He couldn't have heard that right- and no other expression would have summed up his reaction.
"Well-well-" Sakura cringed. "Is there?"
Eriol was grateful he was sitting down.
"Is there a way to make guys pregnant? May I ask WHY you are asking such a question?"
Sakura, by this time, was flushed so red that Eriol had to wonder if she had accidentally swallowed one of Li's fire charms.
"Uh, well," she played more with her skirt, her face turning sad. "I can't find a way to give Touya his power back."
The reincarnation of Clow nodded, trying to follow her logic.
"And," she took another deep breath. "It- I can't think of any way to pay him back, you see. See- he and Yukito-san went to Canada and got married... but they haven't been able to adopt any children. I'm afraid," she sniffled, covered it quickly and looked back up at her former tormentor. "I'm afraid that his power loss is going to make him die before he and Yukito can adopt and I want him to be happy and he and Yukito really want kids and this is all I can think to give them."
Eriol tried for a moment to track her reasoning, and got a little dizzy about midway through. However- he could see a bit of where she was going.
"Why don't you surrogate a child for them then?"
"I don't know if that is possible," she scratched her head. "Yukito is a magical being, after all."
Eriol propped his chin on his fist, thinking.
"I'll have to think about this," he admitted. "I don't know if its been done before or not. It MIGHT be possible... I assume that the one bearing will be Yukito?"
Sakura shrugged. "I don't know."
Eriol frowned. Something didn't sound right there... However-
"I'll consult my books and see what I can come up with. Have you had any luck?"
The younger girl shook her head. "If I had- would I have come to you?"
~*~*~*~*~
Sighing, Sakura left Eriol's mansion, smiling at Ruby Moon as she exited, and found Tomoyo waiting for her outside.
"How did it go?" the dark haired beauty smiled, her very blue eyes twinkling.
"I think he'll do it," Sakura sighed in relief, nearly sagging against Tomoyo, and they shared an umbrella to walk back home.
"So, it worked?"
Sakura nodded, and carefully covered a smile, linking arms with her best friend.
"Like a charm! Or a Card!" she caroled, relief threading her voice. Nearly skipping, the two girls headed to Sakura's house. Despite the rain, they were happy.
~*~*~*~*~
Ruby Moon stared out at them, and wondered… The two girls were walking a little too closely. Smiling faintly, the transvestite Moon Guardian wished them luck… and that the results wouldn't be too disasterous.
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Three weeks later:
"Eureka! I think I have it!" Eriol exclaimed, jumping to his feet as his latest bit of magical experimentation bore fruit- perhaps this time literally.
"Master?" Spinel asked, confused.
"Oh- its what great geniuses such as myself yell when they have come to the solution of a problem."
"I know what it means, Eriol," Spinel Sun said with strained patience. "But why didn't you just cackle evilly the way you usually do?"
"I'm doing this as a favor," he said answered reasonably. "Not to torment the citizens of Tomoeda."
"Ah."
"Of course, it was almost pathetically simple once I started looking for it," the half-reincarnation muttered. "Though there are some limitations, it will need refinements," he wandered off, still muttering. Spinel sighed. It looked like his favorite evil wizard was at it again…
To be continued!
A/N: I have read more of the manga than seen the series, but my knowledge is still holey. If I get the characterization wrong, please tell me.