Why You?
~blueblossoms~
(a/n) This is my first attempt in writing a fanfic so please don't eat me. I hope you have fun
reading it ^_^.
Disclaimer: Honestly, do I look like CLAMP?
Chapter 1 - The Mission
An air of silent tension hung in the atmosphere as the cool, morning breeze blew its way
past the falling cherryblossoms. Barely visible under its shade was a silhouette of a young
boy with his hand firmly gripping the hilt of his sword. In a split second, he opened his eyes
and a silver streak of light slashed through the air, causing three delicate cherryblossom
petals to fall to the ground. He smiled with satisfaction when he saw that the petals on the
ground were cut cleanly into half, and carefully slid the sword back into its sheath. He
walked past the heavy iron doors and greeted his trainers, expecting a schedule of training
sessions for this day. Instead, they ushered him into an elegant room and motioned for him
to sit down in one of the extravagant armchairs, which lined the perimeter of the wide
rectangular table. The golden rays of sunlight poured through the stained glass windows,
illuminating the face of a beautiful woman who, at the moment, was sitting at one end of the
spacious room. She began to speak.
"Syaoran, the elders have something very important that they wish to let you know."
He just nodded in reply and she continued.
"Since it has been known to all of us that our ancestor, Clow Reed, will be appointing a new
cardcaptor within this century, the elders have started searching for him and yesterday,
they finally confirmed a strong magical presence in Tomoeda, Japan. Unfortunately, it seems
as if the chosen cardcaptor has not learned to control his powers yet. Locating his
whereabouts will be very difficult indeed."
"So you want me to find him and earn back what rightfully belongs to us."
"Exactly. The powers of Clow Reed must continue running in the Li family. The Clow Cards
are his most powerful creations therefore they should and will be returned to us. Do I make
myself clear?
He nodded calmly in reply.
"Tomorrow, you will be leaving for Tomoeda."
"What about my training?"
"Your trainers have informed me that your present skill is more that enough to rival those
of the cardcaptor's. Now, if you don't mind, I have other important matters to attend to",
she said before she stood up and disappeared behind a velvet curtain.
Left alone, Syaoran contemplated on what his mother had just told him.
"The legendary cardcaptor", he said to himself. "Finally, a worthy opponent."
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BRRRIIING!!!
Somewhere in Tomoeda, a young girl, about 10, had just fallen off her pillow-strewn bed.
"Got.to.hurry", she said to nobody in particular as she struggled to put on her uniform.
"It's a Friday. Can't be late." Then, she rushed down the stairs and into the kitchen where
her father was already packing their lunch.
"Ohayou", she greeted.
"Ohayou Sakura. You're early today."
"Hai. It's a Friday and I have to meet Tomoyo at school for our cleaning duties."
"I see." He paused for a moment and heard footsteps coming down the stairs. "Touya's here
already."
Right on cue, her brother entered the kitchen, greeted their father, and proceeded to sit
down and eat.
"Ah, kaiju, what made you of all people early today? Did you wake up in the middle of the
night because you had a stomachache from eating too much?" he teased.
Sakura's ears steamed as she stomped on Touya's feet, hard.
"Is that all you can do?" He said with a bored expression. "And I thought monsters were
supposed to be intimidating".
Sakura mumbled something under her breath that sounded like "I'm not a monster" and
angrily ate up all of her food, emptying her plate in a matter of 5 seconds (Touya timed it).
Then, she bid goodbye and stormed out of the house with a smirking Touya behind her. He
smiled inwardly.
"I get to her every time."
Meanwhile, Sakura was hurriedly racing down a narrow tree-lined walk in hopes of getting to
school early. The sun's rays shone through the trees, casting dancing shadows on her face
and she had to smile to herself and marvel at the magic of nature. It made her forget every
single one of her problems. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. She sensed
something. She could neither describe nor relate it to anything she ever felt before.
However, she was strangely sure that it meant one thing; something's coming. Something big
is coming. She made a sharp turn around the corner as she sped towards the direction of
the source.
The presence was getting stronger.
.and stronger.
.and stronger.
.until.
# % @ * ! Owww!
Apparently, Sakura had bumped into someone's back and as she opened her eyes, she saw a
familiar face.
"Sakura, are you alright?"
"A.I'm fine. I'm sorry for bumping into you, Tomoyo. I guess I spaced out a bit."
"It's okay", Tomoyo said brightly. Then her expression turned curious. "What were you
thinking of, anyway?"
"Hoeee!" She sweatdropped. "Um.nothing special."
Sakura didn't like keeping secrets from her best friend and she felt uncomfortable. But
even she did not know its significance. What more Tomoyo?
'It may even be just a figment of my imagination', she thought.
"Sakuraaa! Earth to Sakura!"
This snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Hoeee! I'm so sorry for spacing out on you, Tomoyo. It must be becoming a hobby of mine."
"Sakura, are you hiding something? I don't like to be kept in the dark you know."
"Well, I just thought I sensed something earlier. It's nothing really. Probably just my
imagination."
"If you say so. C'mon, they must be waiting for us already."
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Syaoran had just descended from his flight when he too had sensed something. However,
having been trained under the finest experts in magic, he knew what it meant.
"The elders were right. The legendary cardcaptor is in Tomoeda."
After a while, he felt it disappear.
"They were right about another thing as well. Tracking him down will be no easy task."
(a/n) Hai! That's all for this chappie. Don't worry; they will meet soon enough. '_,^
Please send me your comments and suggestions via review. Flames are welcome. After all,
there's still a lot of room for improvement. Ja!
DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!!!
~blueblossoms~
(a/n) This is my first attempt in writing a fanfic so please don't eat me. I hope you have fun
reading it ^_^.
Disclaimer: Honestly, do I look like CLAMP?
Chapter 1 - The Mission
An air of silent tension hung in the atmosphere as the cool, morning breeze blew its way
past the falling cherryblossoms. Barely visible under its shade was a silhouette of a young
boy with his hand firmly gripping the hilt of his sword. In a split second, he opened his eyes
and a silver streak of light slashed through the air, causing three delicate cherryblossom
petals to fall to the ground. He smiled with satisfaction when he saw that the petals on the
ground were cut cleanly into half, and carefully slid the sword back into its sheath. He
walked past the heavy iron doors and greeted his trainers, expecting a schedule of training
sessions for this day. Instead, they ushered him into an elegant room and motioned for him
to sit down in one of the extravagant armchairs, which lined the perimeter of the wide
rectangular table. The golden rays of sunlight poured through the stained glass windows,
illuminating the face of a beautiful woman who, at the moment, was sitting at one end of the
spacious room. She began to speak.
"Syaoran, the elders have something very important that they wish to let you know."
He just nodded in reply and she continued.
"Since it has been known to all of us that our ancestor, Clow Reed, will be appointing a new
cardcaptor within this century, the elders have started searching for him and yesterday,
they finally confirmed a strong magical presence in Tomoeda, Japan. Unfortunately, it seems
as if the chosen cardcaptor has not learned to control his powers yet. Locating his
whereabouts will be very difficult indeed."
"So you want me to find him and earn back what rightfully belongs to us."
"Exactly. The powers of Clow Reed must continue running in the Li family. The Clow Cards
are his most powerful creations therefore they should and will be returned to us. Do I make
myself clear?
He nodded calmly in reply.
"Tomorrow, you will be leaving for Tomoeda."
"What about my training?"
"Your trainers have informed me that your present skill is more that enough to rival those
of the cardcaptor's. Now, if you don't mind, I have other important matters to attend to",
she said before she stood up and disappeared behind a velvet curtain.
Left alone, Syaoran contemplated on what his mother had just told him.
"The legendary cardcaptor", he said to himself. "Finally, a worthy opponent."
~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~
BRRRIIING!!!
Somewhere in Tomoeda, a young girl, about 10, had just fallen off her pillow-strewn bed.
"Got.to.hurry", she said to nobody in particular as she struggled to put on her uniform.
"It's a Friday. Can't be late." Then, she rushed down the stairs and into the kitchen where
her father was already packing their lunch.
"Ohayou", she greeted.
"Ohayou Sakura. You're early today."
"Hai. It's a Friday and I have to meet Tomoyo at school for our cleaning duties."
"I see." He paused for a moment and heard footsteps coming down the stairs. "Touya's here
already."
Right on cue, her brother entered the kitchen, greeted their father, and proceeded to sit
down and eat.
"Ah, kaiju, what made you of all people early today? Did you wake up in the middle of the
night because you had a stomachache from eating too much?" he teased.
Sakura's ears steamed as she stomped on Touya's feet, hard.
"Is that all you can do?" He said with a bored expression. "And I thought monsters were
supposed to be intimidating".
Sakura mumbled something under her breath that sounded like "I'm not a monster" and
angrily ate up all of her food, emptying her plate in a matter of 5 seconds (Touya timed it).
Then, she bid goodbye and stormed out of the house with a smirking Touya behind her. He
smiled inwardly.
"I get to her every time."
Meanwhile, Sakura was hurriedly racing down a narrow tree-lined walk in hopes of getting to
school early. The sun's rays shone through the trees, casting dancing shadows on her face
and she had to smile to herself and marvel at the magic of nature. It made her forget every
single one of her problems. Suddenly, she stopped dead in her tracks. She sensed
something. She could neither describe nor relate it to anything she ever felt before.
However, she was strangely sure that it meant one thing; something's coming. Something big
is coming. She made a sharp turn around the corner as she sped towards the direction of
the source.
The presence was getting stronger.
.and stronger.
.and stronger.
.until.
# % @ * ! Owww!
Apparently, Sakura had bumped into someone's back and as she opened her eyes, she saw a
familiar face.
"Sakura, are you alright?"
"A.I'm fine. I'm sorry for bumping into you, Tomoyo. I guess I spaced out a bit."
"It's okay", Tomoyo said brightly. Then her expression turned curious. "What were you
thinking of, anyway?"
"Hoeee!" She sweatdropped. "Um.nothing special."
Sakura didn't like keeping secrets from her best friend and she felt uncomfortable. But
even she did not know its significance. What more Tomoyo?
'It may even be just a figment of my imagination', she thought.
"Sakuraaa! Earth to Sakura!"
This snapped her out of her thoughts.
"Hoeee! I'm so sorry for spacing out on you, Tomoyo. It must be becoming a hobby of mine."
"Sakura, are you hiding something? I don't like to be kept in the dark you know."
"Well, I just thought I sensed something earlier. It's nothing really. Probably just my
imagination."
"If you say so. C'mon, they must be waiting for us already."
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Syaoran had just descended from his flight when he too had sensed something. However,
having been trained under the finest experts in magic, he knew what it meant.
"The elders were right. The legendary cardcaptor is in Tomoeda."
After a while, he felt it disappear.
"They were right about another thing as well. Tracking him down will be no easy task."
(a/n) Hai! That's all for this chappie. Don't worry; they will meet soon enough. '_,^
Please send me your comments and suggestions via review. Flames are welcome. After all,
there's still a lot of room for improvement. Ja!
DON'T FORGET TO REVIEW!!!