This fic is a complete AU. The cards still exist but everything is very different. I thought that I would add Sakura's mom into this fic. I don't see many where she is alive and I think this fic needs that. Also Syaoran's dad but I don't know anything about him so I'm going to make my own assumptions.
There are only a few things you need to know before reading. The clans. There are seven clans. Each marked with a different color and each serve under the high clan.
The Dragon clan rule over the others. Their color is white.
Wolf clan. Green.
Serpent clan. Purple.
Scorpion clan. Black.
Hawk clan. Red.
Tiger clan. Yellow.
Shark clan. Blue.
The little thing at the beginning is mine. I just took a few ideas from here and there but the rest is mine so don't go thinking its true cause it's just what my imagination made up.
Disclaimer. I only own the plot. Card captor Sakura belongs to Clamp.
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In the beginning heaven and earth were one and there was only chaos. The gods were not pleased with this and split the world apart. Now the heavens and the earth were separated
What had been one was now split into two parts and there was suffering. From this suffering the god of war was born.
His reign of turmoil lasted a millennia and it was known as the age of shadows. Man who was now split from his counterpart prayed to the higher gods for mercy. The gods heard their calls and sent down an angel to protect them.
Let the sun shine bright over the land,
As the birds sing their song.
Let the shadows of the night burn away,
As the chosen one departs.
With eyes as pure as the light,
A smile as gentle as the breeze.
She descended from heaven and wandered for many years to find the god of war. She searched the earth for him. Her heart calling out to his. Ten years went by and she continued to search.
An angel who was as beautiful as the flowers of spring and as pure as the pearls of the sea. The one who was chosen by the gods to bring hope to the people of the earth.
This news was bought to the god of war and he became curious of the angel. He left his temple and searched the land for her. It took many days to find her until he came across Japan. Sitting on the highest mountain was the angel. Waiting patiently for a sign that her task was not fruitless.
The god of love and mischief came down to earth to create some trouble between the mortals when he saw the god of war and the angel of nirvana.
With a devilish smile he made the war god sleep in between the flowers and chanted a spell that would make him fall in love with the first thing he saw. This of course was to be the angel.
In frustration and despair the angel began to walk through the cherry blossoms and stumbled across the war god. Believing that it was a mortal she woke him up to see if he was alright. The god seeing her innocent eyes fell deeply in love with her.
She being naïve did not understand his proclamations of love to her and she ran away when she realized it was the god of war. He followed her for hours till he caught her by a river. He took her in his arms and offered her the world; she declined it and said she was here to stop his reign of terror.
So blinded by his love for her he gave his word to let the light shine through to the world if she promised to be his. Confused and unsure she left his arms and walked across the river banks.
The gods called forth love and praised him for his doings but told him to finish the job. He happily went back to earth and found the angel sitting on a cherry blossom tree. He made her sleep and chanted his spell on her. He quickly left when he heard the war god looking for her with his pack of wolves.
He saw her sleeping in the grove and could not bare being so far from her. Calling off his hounds, he went to her side and offered her tenderness in her sleep.
Waking from her sleep the first thing she saw was the war lord and she fell in love with him thanks to the magic of love. Proclaiming her own feelings she embraced him.
The gods in nirvana saw this and took hold of the god. They sentenced him to a life as a mortal till he paid for his doings. The angel devastated begged with her masters to let him go but they could not break this punishment.
She wailed and cried to the night sky as the sun began to rise. His wolves cried with her to the moon as she fell to her knees and begged the gods of mercy to keep her with her love.
Feeling compassion for the angel they granted her mortality so that she could always be with her warrior.
Though the gods were merciful with the angel, fate created a curse that would forever take her away from him until the day he fulfilled his destiny and earned his place in the world.
***
A man with long blue hair finished reading to the infant in his arms. She cooed softly as he finished his little story. He smiled at his young child's innocence.
"Sweet Ying Fa." He whispered as she smiled. Her bright green eyes shone with purity and goodness. "I have a secret to tell you."
She looked at him curiously as if she understood what he was saying.
"The cards are almost complete." He whispered in her little ear. She clapped her hands as if to approve.
"I see you consent. That's good little one." He got up with his daughter in his arms.
With a giggle Ying Fa was lifted into the air and then she fell back into her father's arms. He rocked her a little till she felt herself fall into a peaceful sleep.
Walking to the baby's nursery he placed the infant down in her crib and played with her hair lightly.
He stayed that way for a while and watched his precious treasure sleep. How her mother would have loved her.
"Master are you alright?" A winged man entered the room and observed the father with his daughter.
"Fine Yue. Just thinking." He said quietly. The guardian nodded and they both walked out of the room.
"Your vision troubles you still?"
"Yes. What I saw was not from our time. It was from the future." Clow Reed told Yue as they walked down the large corridors into the study.
"I'm afraid I don't understand."
"Future lives Yue. What I saw troubles me greatly because I will not be able to stop the events. The clan's laws will prevail in that and I am afraid my little Ying Fa will be stuck in the middle."
"Master you will always be there to protect the young mistress." Yue exclaimed. Clow shook his head.
"In a way I will be there. Though I won't. I must concern myself with this life time though. I will worry about that time period when it comes."
"I do not understand Clow."
"You don't have to Yue. When the time comes you will remember this. I want you to promise me something."
"Anything."
"Protect the cherry blossom and the little wolf." Yue looked at him strangely. Ying Fa was the cherry blossom but a little wolf? "I can't explain it now. You and Keroberus must protect them at all cost."
"Yes Clow. I promise I will protect them."
"Thank you Yue."
***
Eighteen years later.
"Father please you can't." A girl with long auburn hair cried to her dying father.
"Ying Fa it's my time. The book is sealed and I want you to keep it safe. Pass it on to your descendent but never let anyone else have it."
"Don't leave me, I'll be all alone." She wailed. Her father gave her a sad smile.
"You have Fang. He loves you deeply and he will provide for you. Take care of yourself and your child." He said and rubbed her growing belly. He would regret not seeing his grandchild.
"Otou-san please don't. I need you." She cried out as he took his last breath.
"Ashiteru little cherry blossom."
"Ashiteru Tou-san." She said as he went still. Her tears fell down her face and a young man with messy brown hair came behind her and hugged her tightly.
"It's ok love. It will be alright." He said holding back his own tears. "You have to be strong. For our child's sake. You need to be strong."
"Why did he leave me Fang? I don't know what to do. How can I rule over our clans when I haven't the slightest clue where to begin?" She sobbed in his arms. He held her tightly and made soothing noises.
"You won't be alone. I'll help you. We'll try our best. Things will be alright." He said as gently as possible. He was afraid though. The seven clans would now depend on them and he didn't know how she would handle it being eight months pregnant. She had to be careful or she could still loose the child growing inside of her.
"I'm so scared." She sniffed as they left the room. The doctors came in and examined her father's body. She hadn't wanted to see that.
"I know. It's ok to be a little scared. This is new to us. We'll get by though. I promise you. I will never leave your side."
"Forever?"
"Forever. Every lifetime we share I will be there with you. I promise I will fight for you." He said looking at her emerald eyes. Something so rare and beautiful.
She looked into his amber eyes and felt safe. He never broke a promise and she had to trust in him. He was right. She needed to be strong. Her baby needed her and it could feel her sadness.
Placing a hand on her stomach she gently sang to her baby and Fang watched as she soothed the uneasiness of the unborn baby.
He wrapped his arms around her and rubbed her tummy as she sang. No one knew the future except Clow Reed, but he refused to tell anyone saying it got in the way of fate. He remembered a talk he had with his father-in-law when he'd first married Ying Fa a year ago.
^Flashback^
"You look troubled Clow. It isn't because of the marriage is it?" Fang asked the sorcerer.
"No of course not. My Ying Fa is happy and I must accept that. She's grown up so much in the last few years. I hope you take good care of her in this life and especially in the next."
"I don't understand." His low calm voice made Clow smile. He couldn't tell the boy his future though. It was something he had to discover himself.
"Don't worry Fang. Enjoy your life now. Worry about the rest later." That confused the teen even more as the fireworks continued. His wife was dancing with her friends from the other clans and she looked so content as she waved to her father and husband.
He graced her with a rare smile and she brightened at seeing it. He rarely smiled and it made Ying Fa sad. She always said he had a beautiful smile which he should share more often.
"Fang, promise me something." Clow suddenly said as he walked towards some of the clan members.
"What?" He asked the older man.
"No matter what happens. Don't let her go."
"I promise."
"Good."
^End of flashback^
What did Clow mean? He was confused. Ever since that day Clow had seemed sad. As if he knew this day would come. He'd become ill a few months ago and Ying Fa had taken it upon herself to take care of him.
Fang knew the sorcerer was grateful for those moments. She even stayed in her old room to be close to her ill father. He hadn't minded staying in that room and Clow had been overjoyed when Ying Fa discovered she was with child.
It was a terrible lose to everyone. Especially Ying Fa. She had lost her mother when she was just a baby and now her father. He didn't know what to do to comfort her other than to be there for her and right now she seemed at peace.
"Are you alright?" He whispered when she became silent.
"I will be. My father is with my Okaa-san and I know he's watching me. One day I'll see him again and it will be alright." She said. It was something he admired in her. She had an innocence about her. Always looked on the bright side of things even when it all looked hopeless.
"He'd be proud of you. Like I am. I always will be no matter how mean I seem." She giggled at that. He usually acted cold and heartless sometimes. That's how she'd met him. He still had the tendency to do that.
"Wo Ai No my wolf." She whispered.
"Wo Ai No cherry blossom." He said kissing her neck tenderly. So engrossed in their embrace they didn't notice Yue and Keroberus watching them from the door way.
'If they only knew what their futures hold.'
***
Four centuries later.
The clans were divided into seven. The highest being that of the dragon. The direct bloodline of Clow Reed. All others were descendents of him and his offspring Ying Fa. The leader of the dragon clan Fujitaka was kind and cared for his people
He had a wife named Nadeshiko and one son Touya. He loved them both but felt as if something was missing. A little girl.
"You still dream of a little girl don't you?" His wife asked one night. He was looking out the window as if remembering something.
"Hai. I don't know what it is but I feel like we need a little girl in our family." He couldn't explain it. It was as if something was missing in his heart.
"We'll have her when it's time." She reassured him. In honesty she wanted a little girl too. Her son was to grow into a warrior and she was being left alone for most of the day. A little girl would bring good luck. Her only true company was her best friend Sonomi who was expecting her first child.
Their clans were very untied and news came and went very fast in the palace. The latest news was that the leader of the wolf clan was going to have another child. They were hoping for a boy since they already had four girls.
"I do hope Yelen has a son. She's been praying to our ancestors for so long now." Nadeshiko said as she lied down to sleep. Everyone was having children. Soon she knew she would be blessed with a little girl. She didn't know how but her dreams told her that the gods would shine down on her.
Meanwhile in the temple Yelen prayed to the gods. She was close to the end of her pregnancy and she prayed to the gods and her ancestors for a little boy. Her husband wanted a son so much and she wanted to grant him that. They needed an heir to the clan and they didn't have one yet.
It was late march and the shark clan had announced the birth of the leaders first son. Eriol Hiirazigawa. They had celebrated the birth for a whole week. The clan had an heir.
Yelen continued to pray while rubbing her stomach. She would love this child either way but they needed a boy. She had a feeling inside of her that this was her last hope. No more children would be born to her.
"Please little one. For your fathers sake be a boy." She pleaded with her stomach. Medicine was of high quality in this era but she had not found out what the baby was because it was clan tradition.
"Yelen?" Her husband entered the temple and looked at his wife sternly. She looked so panicked about her baby. "What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I was just praying to the ancestors for a son." She said. He gave her a small smile and knelt beside her.
"Whether a boy or a girl it will be an incredible child. Like our other children." He said gently. He only used this tone with her.
"You want a son. I haven't been able to give you one." She protested. Four children and they still didn't have any luck.
"If you are so determined then I'm sure it will be a boy." He said. "I won't resent it or you if it's not. It's the way fate works. Perhaps we aren't meant to have a son."
"Don't say that the gods will hear you." She warned. "I want a son. I love our girls but I want a boy. Don't ask me why. I can feel it inside of me though. I need to have a son."
"Do you believe it's a promotion?" His wife had the gift and curse of promotions. His daughters also had magical powers which were passed on from their ancestors.
"In a way. I have dreams. Of things that look so olden. Like the legends of the war god. Do you remember? When we were children and they'd tell us stories of how the war god fell in love with the angel of heaven. I feel as if it has something to do with that."
"Strange. No ones had a promotion of those legends for millennia's. I want you to speak to the elders tomorrow. Now come it's time to rest. You need your strength."
She nodded and he led her back to the main house. Tomorrow would be a long day for the wolf clan. The leader of the wolf clan would meet with the other leaders to speak of a prophecy found in one of Clow Reed's old scrolls. One accidentally found by the dragon leader Kinomoto's son Touya while playing in the old training rooms.
***
"We haven't been able to decipher it yet. Clow wrote it in an ancient dialect and it will take time for us to complete the translation." On of the hawk clan's translators said as they all sat in the vast throne room of the dragon palace.
"How long do you think it will take you?" Fujitaka Kinomoto asked from his place on the throne. The other leaders sat on similar chairs. Two on each side of the room. Except for the front.
"Days. A few weeks. We've been able to translate one piece. Very small but very confusing."
"What part is that?" Sun Wang asked impatiently. He was leader of the scorpion clan. They'd wanted control over the other clans for years now.
"Well it is very confusing but see for yourself." Another of the translators said calmly. He passed around the piece of translation around to each leader.
The earth will spin.
The sun will shine and blossoms will fall.
A howl to the moon will bring forth the curse of mortality.
Time after time,
Life after life they will walk this earth.
One as pure as the angels above.
The other of born with wild like strength.
They all sat there after reading the inscription. It really didn't give any clues. Wild like strength? Howling at the moon? It didn't make any sense.
"I want you all to work on it to figure this out. It feels very important." Kinomoto ordered to the group of translators. Each bowed and left the room to begin their research.
"Kinomoto-san, this seems all strange to me. Where did your son find the scroll?" Hiirazigawa Shui, leader of the shark clan asked. He was the proud father of Eriol.
"I have no idea. Touya just said he found it in one of the older training rooms. How he got in there I have no clue." He said a little frustrated. His son had said something about a ghost. His son was cursed with the ability to see the wandering spirits of the dead.
The assembled leaders pondered the situation. It was strange for a scroll just to turn up after so long. Why was it in the training room to begin with?
Cao Kuang who led the tiger clan sighed in frustration. It had now been two hours and none of them could figure out what the scroll could mean. They'd called in Touya and asked him to tell them what happened word for word. He did.
He'd gone into the training room after feeling a strange aura from it and had found the scroll sitting in the middle of the room. He'd picked it up and the strange aura was gone. He'd taken it to his father and that's all he knew.
It took six hours in total for the meeting to finish. No one could take much more of the research they did and the men were restless and hungry. Their wives had taken this opportunity to spend time together because of how many children were being born.
"Tell me Daidouji, What are you expecting?" Meng Hao of the hawk clan asked. They were now in the large dining table eating and discussing their offspring.
"My wife says it will be a girl. She is making bets with the other clans men." He teased. The men all laughed. His wife Sonomi was known for her tendency to be persistent.
"Perhaps we can arrange a marriage if it is." Hiirazigawa said with a chuckle. The rest of the men laughed but Daidouji nodded.
"No we could. You never know." They were slowly getting drunk. (Most men do that.) "Just lets see before we place the cards on the table. I'd hate to arrange a marriage between our children and end up with a son."
Their laughter echoed through the rooms and halls.
"What about you Li? Your wife is due in July isn't she? What are you hoping for?" Fujitaka asked the Li clan leader.
"We're praying for a boy." He said. He was hopeful. The men nodded in sympathy.
"Don't worry Yen. Your luck can't be that bad that the gods won't grant you a son." Meng patted the man's back and they continued to drink and eat.
"Kinomoto. Why haven't you had more children? I see only little Touya and your wife must want another child." Li said.
"We are going to try for a little girl." Everyone agreed that it was a good choice.
"A little princess for the dragon clan. Would be a beautiful woman when she grew up. Look at her mother." Hiirazigawa chuckled. The mistress of the dragon clan was very beautiful and a little girl would most likely follow in her footsteps. It could also bring new relations among the clan.
"You do realize if you have a girl you will have to betroth her to one of our sons. Let me be the first to say my boy is a strong one." Sun said with a leer. It could be a good thing to have a girl. Tradition called for a princess of the head clan to marry one of the other clan nobles.
"Sun, he hasn't even produced the seed and you're already marrying her off. Besides you know the law. If the princess of the head clan does not have a fiancée by the age of sixteen a tournament is made at her seventeenth birthday to choose the husband."
The conversation was dropped and Eriol's father spoke about the new born. The hours passed and the men were all drunk and falling unconscious from the amount of liquor they consumed. When their wives came to check on them they were all sprawled out around the room.
"Would you look at them?" Sonomi said. "We leave them here confident that they are working hard on whatever it is they're doing and we come here to find them drunk and asleep."
"Oh Sonomi don't fret so much. They look so kawaii." Yang squealed holding her little Eriol in her arms. "Though Shui will be getting the lecture of his life."
"Still it's not a good example for children. What if one day they get drunk and our son's see them. They'll think that it's alright to drink." Cao Kuang's wife Xiu Mei said. The others agreed and called the attendants to drag their husbands to guestrooms.
"Yelen what did the elders tell you of your vision?" Nadeshiko asked once they were alone. The others were too tired and went to bed.
"They said they didn't know but would find out. I told them of one dream I had a while ago but they brushed it off."
"Tell me." Nadeshiko pleaded.
"No you'd think it childish."
"No Yelen. You know me, I would never think that."
With a sigh she sat down on the bed and Nadeshiko sat beside her.
"In my dream I saw a girl. I couldn't tell what she looked like but she was very beautiful. Beside her was a boy but also I couldn't see his face. In my dream the girl was being taken away from the boy and he was fighting for her. He fought till he was almost dead but then an angel appeared before him. The girl and she gave him strength."
"How strange. Keep going."
"The angel came to him and comforted his pain. His anger and he was healed and allowed back into her arms. Then the dream became different. It showed me places that look very olden. I see the same girl but she's heavy with child and she is about to give birth. The boy is outside waiting for his child to be born. When his child is born he goes in to see her and she is dying. Being taken away from him just like before."
Nadeshiko pondered what this could mean. She trusted Yelen's dreams. She was always right about them and she wasn't going to brush this off.
"Yelen tomorrow we will both get up very early. We'll go into town just the both of us and take our minds off all of this. Don't worry we'll figure it out."
"Are you sure Nadeshiko? Don't you want to take Sonomi?"
"Not for this trip. This is for you to get your mind off this. Besides you need new clothes for your son."
"How can you be so sure I will be that blessed?" Yelen said sadly.
"I know you will be blessed with a son. Just as I will be blessed with a daughter. I pray to the gods and our ancestors and I know Clow Reed will guide me."
Yelen gave a weak smile and they both fell asleep.
***
Spring went by and summer was now here. It was now July and everyone was anxious about the birth of Yelen's child. Nadeshiko went to see her each day with Sonomi and Yang. Each day they prayed for her child to be a boy.
"What will you call him?" Yang said excitedly. Eriol was cooing happily in her arms.
"Xiao Lang." Yelen said as she rubbed her swollen belly. Any day now she would give birth.
"Little wolf. Very pretty." Sonomi said rubbing her own tummy.
"What will you call your daughter Sonomi?" Nadeshiko asked.
"Tomoyo." She said with a smile. She was sure it would be a girl.
"Our husbands have already arranged a marriage between them." Yang said laughing. "I don't think it will be necessary though. Let them find their own path."
"I agree." Sonomi said. She'd had a fight with her husband about the arrangement. If their children fell in love then they'd arrange a marriage if not then let them choose.
"Men and their politics."
"You mustn't be that way. Do you hear Xiao Lang?" Nadeshiko said to Yelen's child. Everyone giggled at how innocent she seemed when she did it.
"I propose a toast." Yang said. They all lifted their glasses of orange juice and Yang continued. "To the future of our children."
"To the future of our children." The others repeated. Their glasses clanked together and they took a sip.
Yelen suddenly yelped in pain. The others snapped their heads in attention and looked as she doubled over in pain.
"Yelen?" Nadeshiko asked.
"It's time. It's alright. I'm used to it." She said as the contraction fazed. "I have a long time to wait."
"Are you sure?" Yang said. Yelen nodded and they women helped her up and took her to her private room.
"Oww." She cried out as another contraction hit her. Nadeshiko called the attendants to get the doctors and to find Yen.
"It's ok Yelen we're here. Sonomi said as the contraction went on. Yelen felt different than the other times. The other times it had taken longer for the contractions to hit so strongly but now they were coming so fast.
"It seems that Xiao Lang wants to come out now." Yang teased. The women giggled. Even Yelen in her pain managed to let a small giggle out.
"It seems so. I think he wants us to meet him." Sonomi said as she dabbed a cloth on Yelen's forehead.
"What if its not a boy?" Yelen panicked.
"Don't think that. You have to conserve your strength and thinking things like that will only worry the baby." Nadeshiko said. Everyone had to be confident.
"That's right Yelen. We all prayed and you WILL have a son. The gods will grant you that." Yang said confidently. Eriol began to cry and she raced over to him and picked him up. "That's right little one you'll soon have a new friend to play with."
"He looks a little impatient doesn't he?" Sonomi commented. She was right. Eriol was crying out of frustration. He had his eyes closed tightly and his hands were in fists. He was definitely being edgy. It was as if he knew something no one else could.
"Mistress's. The wolf clan leader is coming." A female attendant said as she came in with blankets and another came in with a bowl of water.
"What about the doctor?"
"He is on his way. He will be here in ten minutes." The attendant said preparing for the child's arrival.
Just then Yen burst in through the door and raced over to his wife who was going through another excruciating contraction.
"AHHH." She yelled as a very strong one hit her. Yen didn't know what to do. In the past the pain had been strong but never THIS strong.
"What's wrong with her?" He said frustrated.
"It's ok Yen. Go wait outside. The baby is just very eager to come out. Go." Sonomi instructed. Yen was reluctant until between the three women they pushed him out.
"Why do they always do this? Don't I have a right to be with my wife when she's having MY child?" He cried out as Fujitaka and Shin walked up to him.
"Don't worry. She'll be fine. These women have more experience at this than we do. I don't know how men do it going in with their wives in the hospitals." Shin said. Everything was quite modern these days but by tradition the clan left these sort of things for the women to handle.
"It's still not fair. It's my home why can't I be in there?" He said sitting against the wall. The other two sat with him and chuckled.
"You want to be in there? When she's screaming that she hates you?" Shin said.
"What?"
"Yang managed to call out to me from the room. She damned me to my private room for the rest of my life and said I could never lay a hand on her again. So far that hasn't' come to pass but still in the heat of the moment she was screaming out all sorts of things."
The men burst into laughter. Yang was always so sweet and caring, it would be strange to hear her cursing.
Another loud cry of pain was heard and Yen winced.
"How do women do it?" Fujitaka said. "They suffer so much pain to bring forth a human being so small."
"It's the way of the gods." Shin said. "I suppose that's what women have to go through to bring their children into this world."
"Yeah." Yen said quietly. The doctor came running in and entered the room were the agonizing wails could be heard.
"It's happening really fast." Shin commented after an hour. "Yang took three days."
"Nadeshiko's contractions for Touya started on the Wednesday and she had him on the Saturday in the morning." Fujitaka said. "That's only because they educed the labor."
"They have it hard."
Another agonizing scream came from Yelen and then everything went quiet. Another scream and everything went quiet except for the soothing murmurs the women made.
It had been three hours now and both Shin and Fujitaka watched as Yen paced up and down the hall. Yelen's screams made him nervous and he was about ready to knock down the door.
"What's taking so long?" He murmured. He shouldn't be complaining though. His daughters had taken twice as long to be born but Yelen hadn't been in pain so quickly.
He was about to break down the door when the screams stopped and it was replaced by the loud cry of a baby. A very loud cry.
Yen stood at the door anxiously when he heard his child's cry. He felt relived that it was over but now what did he have?
"Calm down they'll show you once they've cleaned. Up." Shin said with a grin.
The door opened to reveal the doctor. He had a smile on his face and he congratulated the new father. He raced into the room and saw the women surrounding Yelen as she held a bundle of blankets in her arms.
They turned around to see Yen, Fujitaka and Shin standing at the door. Nadeshiko, Sonomi and Yang moved away and let Yen go to his wife. They had knowing looks on their faces and Eriol had stopped crying and was now cooing happily.
Yen stood there on the side of the bed watching Yelen cradle her child. She looked up at him and gave him a loving smile.
"Don't you want to hold your son?" She said. It took a second to register. A son. They had a boy. He broke into a smile and picked up the child.
The baby whimpered but looked up at his father curiously. His big amber eyes shone with strength and his messy brown hair stuck to his forehead.
His skin was wrinkly and still a little red but it was obvious the boy would have a tan shade of skin. His little hands were curled into fists as if ready to fight and he didn't want to stay still. Too curious about all the new things he was sensing.
"He's perfect." Yen said quietly as his son got comfortable in his arms. The boy was trying to focus on his surroundings but he couldn't quite get it right but he kept trying. He knew these voices. Especially the one talking now. He'd heard it speak to him when he was in his mother's womb.
(Proven fact that the first thing a new born recognizes is the voices of people. They can hear before their born and that's why it's said that a baby can never forget it's mother's voice even if it's taken away.)
Yen sat down on the bed and stared at his son with awe. Just then four little girls came giggling down the hall into the room. Yen looked up and smiled at his four young daughters who came to see their new sibling.
"Okaa-san. Did you have our little brother?" Fuutie the oldest asked.
"Yes Fuutie. Come see him." Yelen answered and the girls all squealed.
They raced to the bed ignoring the other adults and jumped up on it to see their new little brother. Their only little brother.
"He's so kawaii." Fan Ran exclaimed touching his little hand.
"Pretty." Xie Fa cooed. She was only learning to talk.
"Kawaii brown eyes. Cute little hair. So cute." Fei Mei squealed. The baby didn't look too happy to be annoyed by his four older sisters. He looked very agitated and started to throw his arms around to get them away.
This only served to fuel the girls excitement.
"KAWAII." They cried and their little brother just seemed to scowl at them.
"Otou-san what's his name?" Fuutie asked.
"Xiao Lang." He said. They'd decided on that name a while ago.
"Little wolf." Xie Fa said happily.
"Yes Xie Fa. Little wolf." Yelen said holding her close.
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A few weeks went by and Nadeshiko came running into the study with a grin on her face. She had just come from the doctors and she needed to find her husband.
The women had all been spending time together since the birth of Xiao Lang and they were amazed at how well behaved he was. That was until you placed him with Eriol.
If they were placed in the same crib Eriol would move closer just to annoy the other baby and Xiao Lang would move his arms around and try to hit him. He sometimes succeeded but usually just fueled the other boys playfulness.
They were both very active and full of life. They didn't cry too much but were very vocal when together. Touya would always be near his mother and he didn't take a liking to the little wolf.
Since two weeks ago Nadeshiko had been feeling a little sick and had gone to see the doctors. This had started about three weeks after the wolf clans new heir was born. She'd been with Sonomi since her baby was due in the next week. She was now running around with Touya hot on her tail.
"Love what's wrong?" Fujitaka asked when she burst through the door. She had tears flowing down her face and that just worried the clan leader even more.
"I have wonderful news." She exclaimed as she jumped into his arms. Touya came running and looked very protective all of a sudden.
"What?"
"I'm pregnant." She cried out and smiled.
Fujitaka looked at her for a moment then smiled and held her tightly. Touya came and grabbed onto his mother's skirt to grab her attention.
"What is it Touya?" She asked looking down at her six year old son. He didn't say anything though. He just placed his hand on her tummy and felt the little baby inside.
"You have to promise to take care of your new little brother or sister when it comes." She said to him. He nodded and hugged her tightly.
Touya had always been very protective of his mother. He loved her a lot and now that he would have a sibling he was even more protective. He felt something from this baby and he knew he would never let anything happen to it.
"What's wrong?" She asked him when she saw the look of determination on his face.
"Nothing Okaa-san." He said and held her tighter.
She smiled down at him and took the boy in her arms.
"Now we have to tell everyone. I know why don't we go to Sonomi. Her baby will be due any day now and I want to tell her the good news."
Fujitaka sweatdroped.
"You were there yesterday."
"We'll I didn't have news yesterday."
"Though shouldn't we celebrate first? I mean it's our child."
"Well alright but after that I go straight to Sonomi." Nadeshiko said happily and danced around with Touya out of the room.
He sweatdroped again. "Women."
Another child. He would be a father again and he prayed to his ancestors for a little girl to bless them.
Nadeshiko would waist no time in telling the whole household about the new baby. The kitchen would be full of food for a feast. The dragon clan always did that when good news came to them.
When Touya had been born there had been banquets for days on end to celebrate the heir to the clan. Even when the clan had found out about the pregnancy they'd made a very big deal out of it.
He started to walk out of the room and was so engrossed in thought that he didn't' notice one of the old books start to glow.
The book of clow.
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Phew ok there is the first chapter. If it's a little confusing I'm sorry. It will be less confusing in the future. If you read the beginning carefully you can work some of it out.
So you know everything is modern just like in the series only thing is they have some old traditions like clans ruling over the lands and everyone knows about magic and things like that.
I hope that clears things up. I actually had a dream about this so I decided to write about it. I really do hope you like it. I'm also working on the sequel to let's play reality.
Well Ja ne minna and don't forget to review.
Kang