Of Lions and Dragons
Chapter One
Disclaimer
Konnyanychiwa! Guess what? I own CardCaptor Sakura! *Watches an advancing horde of angry people* Hehehe, well maybe I don't own CCS but I do own Syaoran! * Angry mob advances again* Okay, okay I don't own CCS or Syaoran but I do own this story so enjoy and R&R!
Author's Notes
Hey everyone it's me, Little Sakura! Arigatou to all you people that reviewed "The Right Kind of Wrong" it really meant a lot to me. Well here I am bringing you another story, and attempting to make it successful. This is rated 'R' once more so the same warning applies. This is mostly an S+S story (I know, I know, I'm obsessed…and proud of it!) To the request of some of my reviewers I am adding my first attempts at Eriol and Tomoyo romance moments and will probably throw in some Chiharu and Yamazaki moments, too. Enjoy!
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"Hurry Kero-chan, hurry!"
A majestic mane-less lion responded by bounding at lightning speed through the dense thickets and growling in response. A young woman of seventeen clung onto the fur of her guardian as her short honey brown hair blew wildly in the wind and her emerald eyes narrowed in concentration.
Kerberos burst from the foliage and stopped. Kinomoto Sakura looked around, green eyes darting back and forth scanning their surroundings. "It's here." Taking a necklace from around her neck, Sakura held the item in the palm of her hand. It was a gold and red bird shaped necklace with two white wings adorning the sides. Sakura closed her eyes and focused her energy on the key.
O key which hides the powers of Darkness
Reveal thy true form to me
I Sakura command you under contract
Release!
The small key began to glow with golden light and transformed into a staff, coming to rest in Sakura's hands. Sakura's eyes snapped open and she looked to Kerberos.
"Be careful Sakura, this is an attack spirit, not to mention one of the Elementals. Be on your guard, it could strike when you least expect."
Sakura nodded and grasped the staff firmly with both hands. Suddenly a pulse of magical energy coursed through her body. "Over there!"
Sakura and Kerberos arrived at the edge of a great lake, peaceful and serene. Lush forests surrounded the lake, reflecting on the crystal clear water and glittering with the light of the midday sun. The lake was completely still not a ripple to be seen. Sakura bent down on the shore of the lake and peered into the water; something wasn't right.
Kerberos snapped his head towards the middle of the lake. "Sakura…"
"Nani?"
"It's here, I can feel it."
"Demo…where is it?"
The magical energy once again filled her, more powerful this time. Sakura looked into the middle of the lake and discerned a faint sense of movement. Small ripples spread from the edge of the lake to the shore, growing in sized with each receding wake. Wave after wave crashed to the shore as the once pristine water grew in turbulence.
"Kero-chan!"
Kerberos swept under Sakura bringing her onto his back and spreading great white wings from his back. Both guardian and mistress were lifted into the air, soaring above the lake. A whirlpool began to form beneath them and waves leapt at them, trying to lure them to a watery grave.
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"I can feel it, we're close by." A young man of seventeen narrowed his fiery amber eyes in concentration and ran a hand through his messy chestnut hair.
"Master…there's more then just the spirit, I sense two other powers nearby."
Li Syaoran looked down to the green dragon beneath him. "Hai, I know, they are both powerful." Suddenly the same pulse of magical energy coursed through him. Taking a small pendant from around his neck, he held the tasseled red cord in front of him, dangling obsidian colored ball hanging from the end. He knit his brows in concentration and smirked as he could feel the power growing within him. A gleaming silver sword grew from the pendant, resting easily in one hand of the seasoned warrior.
Concentrating his magic, Syaoran predicted the location of the spirit and urged the dragon to charge in the path he pointed. The wind tore at his hair and clothes as he and Rhyu made their way through the thick underbrush, bursting into a clearing bordering a huge lake. Before he even saw it, Syaoran sensed the spirit and two beings with power. Turning his gaze to the center of the lake, his eyes fell upon a girl with short honey colored hair and soft green eyes. She was holding a staff of some sorts and was riding on the back of a great lion, a red jewel adorning his forehead and chest. A menacing whirlpool thundered threateningly beneath them and wave after wave attempted to drown them in its depths. With surprising agility and speed, girl and guardian dodged each wave successfully.
Suddenly Sakura sensed two other powers nearby and looked in the direction of Syaoran and Rhyu. Sensing its pursuer was caught off guard, the water spirit sent a great wave towards the sky knocking Sakura off and landing into the water.
"NO!" Syaoran yelled angrily.
Despite her grave situation, Sakura remained surprisingly calm. Reaching her hand into her pocket, she retrieved a rectangular card. On the front an icy fish glared and below it read the words "The Freeze". Throwing the card into the air above her, Sakura called out, "Freeze, freeze the water and stop the whirlpool!" The card descended and Sakura tapped the tip of her wand onto the card. An icy fish emerged from the card and swept over the expanse of the lake, turning every bit of water to ice.
"Sakura!" Kerberos cried out. He swooped down and grabbed Sakura out of the water before she too was frozen. Setting his mistress down on the icy lake he stepped back and nodded.
Sakura advanced to the spot where the whirlpool once raged and stopped. Looking down through the clear ice a spirit struggled to free itself from its icy prison. Sakura raised her staff high above her head.
Return to the form that you were destined to be Clow Card!
A glowing blue rectangle began to form under the sealing wand, ripples of blue magic emulating from the center. The blue rectangle began to form into a card; a young elfin child with the tail of a fish and a water symbol was featured on the front. Sakura smiled as the card floated gently into her hands. "The Watery," she whispered.
Kerberos hovered above his mistress. "Congratulations Sakura, that's another card for you, you're well on you're way."
Sakura smiled back at her guardian and suddenly felt the ice tremble and shake beneath her. "Hoe?" The ice began to melt and Sakura was once again thrown into the water. "Hoe…"
Meanwhile on the opposite bank of the lake, Syaoran breathed a sigh of relief. Rhyu looked to his master in question. "Master?"
"Hai?"
Rhyu rolled his eyes. "We lost another card."
Syaoran nodded and then smacked himself on the head. "Oh god!"
"Master, you only have a few cards, and there are 52 total…"
Syaoran pounded his fist on a nearby tree. "I'm perfectly aware of that Rhyu, I just…argh…kuso. It's that girl…she made me lose another damn card."
Rhyu looked to Syaoran. "Better luck next time master, let's go home." Syaoran nodded and climbed onto Rhyu's back, riding off into the setting sun.
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AN: Ne, Ne, what did you think? I'm sorry, I promise to have more S+S moments and mushy CCS coupling romance moments soon, but for right now I want to take my time and actually develop a plot. Please review, your feedback means so much to me! Arigatou!
~*Little Sakura*~
Word Bank
Hai- yes
Nani- what
Hoe- Sakura's favorite phrase, sometimes "huh" or "aaaahhh"
Kuso- damn or damn it, Syaoran's favorite phrase
Ne- can be "right" if used at the end of the sentence or can be "hey" or "okay". It's usually used to get someone to agree with you.
Of Lions and Dragons
Chapter Two
Disclaimer:
Wai! I just bought CCS from CLAMP for like a bazillion dollars! *Sweatdrops* Well, okay maybe not, I'm kind of broke right now sooo…oh forget it, just read.
Author's Notes
Okay everyone I assume you've all figured out that Sakura and Syaoran were the sorceress and sorcerer described in my summary. As for the cards, well they are Clow Cards, and I am having the pair capture them out of order and they have different cards than they do in the show, i.e. The Freeze is actually Syaoran's card, not Sakura's. Also, Kero-chan has the power to transform even when all the cards are not captured, and no one give me a hard time about Syaoran's guardian. I had a hard time thinking one up and a dragon is just like *so* original and I am not good at making up names either. I am also going to—hey wait I can't give it away! Enjoy Chapter 2!
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"Sakura wake up." Kerberos whispered gently to his sleeping mistress.
Sakura's eyes fluttered open and rested on her village. The sun was almost set behind the horizon and it lent a subtle glow to the small hamlet. Sakura smiled to herself and looked to Kerberos, who in turn nodded. The guardian was wrapped in his wings, golden light penetrating the feathers. The wings shortened and diminished in size as they came to rest on the back of a tiny yellow bear with wings. The stuffed animal-like creature opened his eyes and looked pleadingly to Sakura. "Mou, Sakura I'm hungry!" Squeaked Kero in a high-pitched voice.
Sakura laughed softly. "All right, Kero-chan just get in my bag, ne? You can get some pudding when we get home."
"Wai! I hope Tomoyo made chocolate…or no…vanilla…no chocolate…no…maybe…"
Sakura rolled her eyes as she listened to her now diminutive guardian argue with himself and made her way back to her home. Soon she came upon a modest dwelling and knocked on the door. Hearing no footsteps, Sakura put her hand on the doorknob and the door swung open. "That's strange Tomoyo never leaves the door open…"
Sakura walked through the small living room area and into a tiny kitchen. She did a double take and retraced her steps back to the living room. On the small couch, violet curls mingled with blue locks and a pair of glasses lay discarded on the floor. Tiptoeing back into the kitchen, Sakura stuffed a jar of pudding into her bag and tiptoed back into the living room, stepping on a creaking board. Instantly, the couple on the couch ceased what they were doing and peered over the edge. Violet and blue eyes peered back at her. "Sakura-chan, this is…"
Sakura looked at her best friend and the boy next to her and then shook her head. " I should have known the door was left open for him. Mou, Tomoyo-chan I kind of had an idea this was going on. So when's the wedding?" Sakura smirked playfully.
Tomoyo blushed and so did Eriol. Sakura only smiled and beamed proudly.
"Well what can you be so happy about Sakura? Was it a card?" Eriol grinned placing his glasses back his nose.
Sakura nodded and produced the card from her pocket and handed it to Eriol and Tomoyo. Muffled groans came from her bag and Sakura sweatdropped. "Hoe…I forgot I left Kero-chan in here." Sakura opened the bag and rolled her eyes to find a chocolate covered Kero with a full belly. "Kero-chan! We were supposed to share that!"
"Gomen Sakura, demo being a guardian beast is hard work! That capture today was some exhibition."
Eriol stared at the card and handed it back to Sakura. "Sakura, do you realize that you now own two of the four Elementals?"
"Hai, but I'm exhausted from today's capture, and kind of cold."
Tomoyo stopped tickling Eriol for a moment. "Why? What did you do fall in a river or something?"
Sakura frowned. "Iie, It was a lake."
Tomoyo and Eriol laughed and Sakura stuck her tongue out at them and turned on her heels as she walked upstairs to her room.
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"Master, we're back."
Syaoran opened his eyes and shook his head. He looked up into the treetops as dusk was descending upon the forest. "Come on Rhyu."
Rhyu nodded and soared into the trees landing on the porch of a house nestled in the treetops. Syaoran brushed the curtain aside and stomped angrily into the tree house. "Kuso! I was so damn close!" Syaoran grumbled as he flopped down on the hammock.
Rhyu glided over to him and rested on his knee. "Well that might have been because of the girl master."
"Duh." Syaoran stated.
The now shrunken Rhyu stretched out. "Iie, I mean you master."
"Nani?" Syaoran asked, his fiery amber igniting.
"I saw the relief you expressed when you saw that the girl was safe."
"So? I'm not totally heartless; I just didn't want to see her get hurt. I don't like seeing anyone get hurt. This girl is not any different."
Syaoran smiled to himself as he brought his newest Clow Card from his pocket. " 'The Thunder' hmmmm…this will make my lightning attack twice as powerful."
"And another thing…" Rhyu stopped as he realized Syaoran had fallen asleep. Rhyu slipped his tiny claws under the coverlet and laid the blanket over the teen's body. "Oyasumi, Xiao Lang."
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"Sakura?"
"Nani?"
"Are you still awake?"
"H-Hai."
Kero fluttered over to Sakura's bedside. "Mou, Sakura just forget about it already."
Sakura sat up in bed and hugged her knees. "I can't Kero-chan, I just know someone else was there."
"Hello? You can sense people remember? It was probably just some passerby."
"Iie, it was someone, no more than one, person or thing with great power."
"Matte! Power? You never told me that!"
Kero looked to Sakura, her eyelids were drooping and she looked exhausted. Kero tucked the blankets up around Sakura's chin and lay down on her pillow. "Oyasumi Sakura."
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AN: Well? What do you think? I know it's kind of boring but I wanted to give a background to where Sakura and Syaoran live and the people that surround their lives. Sakura and Tomoyo live together and Eriol comes around A LOT. Hai, Tomoyo and Eriol are a couple but I won't get very detailed in their relationship. Gomen, but as I said before this is mostly and S+S fanfic. Ok, Tomoyo and Eriol know about the cards and Syaoran will be getting a visitor soon so…ha! I won't tell you will just have to wait for the next chapter!