The Magical Book of the Clow was opened,pulling SaKura Kinomoto into it.There she met a handsome and arrogant boy who saved her from a mob who mistook her for a witch.
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto."She held out her hand.
He hesitated before accepting it."And I'm Li Syaoran."
Act II Clow no Miko
"Wow!!"Sakura hurried to where a large crowd was forming.
"Get back here!You might get lost!"Li followed her.
She pointed to a carriage crossing the street."That's so pretty!"
"That's the royal vehicle of his imperial highness."explained Li,looking at the carriage too.
"Imperial..highness.."She looked up at the crystals hanging outside its windows."I want one of those."She told the boy,pointing at the jewels.
He smiled sarcastically."Why don't you ask him?Maybe he'd give you one since he's got tons of those stuff already."
Her emerald eyes widened in delight."H-Hontou??!"
He sweatdropped.This girl is too gullible."Um.."
She beamed and ran after the carriage."Hey there!"She turned to the window where she could see a silhoutte of a human head."Hey Your Highness!Can you give me one of those pretty crystals hanging by your windows please?My friend told me you have bulks of those things back in your palace,so I'm asking you to spare me one-"She didn't notice a rock in her path.She tripped and crashed on one of the soldiers carrying the carriage.He dropped what he was holding,sending the whole carriage falling to the ground.
Li panicked."What is she doing?"
All the soldiers turned to Sakura furiously."You just blasphemed our great emperor!"
She gulped."Can't we talk it over a pizza or something?"She stepped back when she saw the head soldier stand up,looking at her menacingly."M-My treat."she squeaked.
Suddenly blinding white smoke filled the whole place.Sakura suddenly felt like she was being lifted up the air.
"You idiot!Do you know that your life is not enough payment when you disrespect our emperor?"Li barked.
Sakura found herself in his arms."L-Li!"She embraced him tightly."I'm so glad you're here!I thought they were going to kill me!"
His amber eyes softened."Kill you?Not when I'm here."
Her heart pounded.Suddenly she saw the blue circle again illuminating amidst the sudden darkness.She saw a winged tiger-like creature in front of her.The scene then changed.She saw the familiar town library again and her elder brother,Touya enter it.He seemed to be searching for someone.
"He's looking for me!"She realized."Big Brother,over here!Big Brother, notice me!"She shouted as he sat down where the Book of the Clow was laying open beside her bag.He didn't seem to hear her voice or let alone,notice her!
"Big Brother!!!"
"I wonder where that little monster is."He looked at his sister's bag and at the open book."She must have had a sudden sweet tooth attack or something and ran to the nearest sweets store to buy her chocolates."A little curious about the strangely thick red book his sister was reading,he decided to read it too.
"The girl and Li Syaoran,her defender were imprisoned."he read.He suddenly looked around the library.Somehow he could sense his sister's presence around him.
"Big Brother!!"Sakura opened her eyes and found Li and the soldiers staring at her in shock.
"She's a witch!Capture her!!"ordered the head soldier.
Li clenched his fists when he saw the girl crying in front of him.He just asked her if she's a real witch because of how she disappeared and returned in his arms awhile ago,but she merely looked at him with frightened eyes."Don't cry.I-I'll think of a way to get us out of here."he promised.
She nodded."Thank you,Li."
"Hey stop that yakking!"growled the soldier guarding them.
"Geez you're so touchy!Here,have some."She offered him some pieces of bubble gum.
"Huh,what's that?"Li and the soldier asked at the same time as they peered at the strange-looking whachamacallit.
SHe sweatdropped."A gum!You chew it and blow a bubble in it,like so."She blew a perfect bubble and popped it inside her mouth."See?"
"N-Naruhodo."Li and the soldier each took one and imitated Sakura.Unfortunately,the bubble popped on their faces.
"AARGH!We were blinded!!Aah!!!"The males both yelled.
Sakura sighed and reached for the key of their jail.She unlocked themselves and helped Li to get rid of the gum on his face.
Li was trembling."Y-You are a witch!"
"Whatever."She pushed the guard into the jail and locked him in.
"What the-"Sakura looked at the great statue made of gold in front of her.
"That's the god of the four kingdoms,Clow Reed.He makes sure that peace is maintained.Under his rule are the 52 Clow cards he created that each represent an object or matter in our world.These cards are scattered among the kingdoms,and the Clow no miko is summoned to gather all of them to renew their powers and in turn,the miko shall be rewarded with one wish.It has been like this for 100 years."explained Li.
"oh.."
"The northern kingdom is ruled by the Firey,with 12 cards under its rule.On the other hand,the southern kingdom is ruled by the Water card,also accompanied by 12 other cards.Windy and Earth rule the eastern and western kingdoms respectively."explained the boy.He turned back to her."So now,do you-"He gasped.Sakura's gone!
"There he is!Seize him!"shouted the guards,pointing to him.
Syaoran quickly ducked out of the worship room and ran away from them as fast as he could.
"Yukito,what are you doing here?"asked Sakura.She stared at the seated man by the gardens in wonder."Your hair!It's so long!"She frowned thoughtfully."Demo,your eyes.."
The man looked puzzled."Who are you?"
She giggled nervously."D-Don't you remember who I am?I'm Sakura!"
He looked at her."Sakura,you say?"
She smiled."Yes,I'm Sakura,your best friend's younger sister.How did you get in here?"
"I-I live here."He looked at the cute little girl in fascination."How about you?"
"You're kidding!Am I in Tomoeda?"she looked around,searching for any cameras or crew to check if by some bizarre circumstances she managed to stumble into a movie shooting or something.
"Tomoeda?There are only four kingdoms here."he replied.
"N-Nani?F-Four kingdoms?"No,this has got to be real!She's trapped inside the book!
"Sa-ku-ra!!"
She turned and saw Li all tied up and gagged,surrounded by nasty-looking soldiers."Li!"
The boy was thrown down the ground.Sakura rushed to him and untied him.She ungagged him."Li?"
"Get the girl!She's a witch!"ordered the leader of the troop.
Li quickly stood in front of the girl."Don't you dare!Lay so much a finger on her and I swear.."He looked at them with blazing amber eyes."..I'll kill you."
"Stop!No one will be hurt!"a voice commanded.
The faces of everyone but Sakura's ashened.They immediately bowed before the same guy Sakura talked to awhile ago."Your Highness."
"Your Highness?You mean he's an emperor?"She sighed."He's not Yukito?"
"Bow down before him,you idiot!"snapped Li.But instead of obeying him,Sakura walked in front of the tall white-haired man.She gingerly touched his hand and looked up at his eyes that betrayed no emotion whatsoever."I knew it.Your eyes are so cold and lonely.Yukito's eyes aren't like that."
The man paused.This was the first time someone dared to touch him.He never knew human warmth is so..nice.
Li dragged Sakura away."Don't ever do that again!That is disrespectful!"
"Hai,Hai!Gomen nasai!"she cried.
"Hoe?A miko?"Sakura exclaimed,pointing to herself.
The emperor,who introduced himself as Yue,nodded."You are the legendary girl prophesied to capture all the Clow cards to renew their powers and bring peace throughout the kingdoms.You see,the cards' powers are slowly fading,making them vulnerable to our world's evils.They magically take in those evils and as a result,become evil themselves.They can wreak considerable havoc in our world if they're not captured and their powers are not renewed."
"So it's true.You are not from here.Figures."muttered Li from behind.
"So Sakura,do you accept the role of the divine Clow priestess?"Yue asked.
"If I capture them all,will I really get a wish?"she asked.
The emperor nodded.
Her eyes twinkled merrily."Then I can finally make Yukito fall in love with me,and I can wish that I will be the elder sibling in my family..and I can eat whatever I want!"She looked at Yue with determined green eyes."Yes!Yes!YES!I accept the role as a Clow no Miko!I have waited for a lifetime just to play the starring role!"
Yue smiled."Very well,you are now our Clow priestess."He pulled her outside where she saw hundreds of people bowing in front of her.
To Be Continued..
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto."She held out her hand.
He hesitated before accepting it."And I'm Li Syaoran."
Act II Clow no Miko
"Wow!!"Sakura hurried to where a large crowd was forming.
"Get back here!You might get lost!"Li followed her.
She pointed to a carriage crossing the street."That's so pretty!"
"That's the royal vehicle of his imperial highness."explained Li,looking at the carriage too.
"Imperial..highness.."She looked up at the crystals hanging outside its windows."I want one of those."She told the boy,pointing at the jewels.
He smiled sarcastically."Why don't you ask him?Maybe he'd give you one since he's got tons of those stuff already."
Her emerald eyes widened in delight."H-Hontou??!"
He sweatdropped.This girl is too gullible."Um.."
She beamed and ran after the carriage."Hey there!"She turned to the window where she could see a silhoutte of a human head."Hey Your Highness!Can you give me one of those pretty crystals hanging by your windows please?My friend told me you have bulks of those things back in your palace,so I'm asking you to spare me one-"She didn't notice a rock in her path.She tripped and crashed on one of the soldiers carrying the carriage.He dropped what he was holding,sending the whole carriage falling to the ground.
Li panicked."What is she doing?"
All the soldiers turned to Sakura furiously."You just blasphemed our great emperor!"
She gulped."Can't we talk it over a pizza or something?"She stepped back when she saw the head soldier stand up,looking at her menacingly."M-My treat."she squeaked.
Suddenly blinding white smoke filled the whole place.Sakura suddenly felt like she was being lifted up the air.
"You idiot!Do you know that your life is not enough payment when you disrespect our emperor?"Li barked.
Sakura found herself in his arms."L-Li!"She embraced him tightly."I'm so glad you're here!I thought they were going to kill me!"
His amber eyes softened."Kill you?Not when I'm here."
Her heart pounded.Suddenly she saw the blue circle again illuminating amidst the sudden darkness.She saw a winged tiger-like creature in front of her.The scene then changed.She saw the familiar town library again and her elder brother,Touya enter it.He seemed to be searching for someone.
"He's looking for me!"She realized."Big Brother,over here!Big Brother, notice me!"She shouted as he sat down where the Book of the Clow was laying open beside her bag.He didn't seem to hear her voice or let alone,notice her!
"Big Brother!!!"
"I wonder where that little monster is."He looked at his sister's bag and at the open book."She must have had a sudden sweet tooth attack or something and ran to the nearest sweets store to buy her chocolates."A little curious about the strangely thick red book his sister was reading,he decided to read it too.
"The girl and Li Syaoran,her defender were imprisoned."he read.He suddenly looked around the library.Somehow he could sense his sister's presence around him.
"Big Brother!!"Sakura opened her eyes and found Li and the soldiers staring at her in shock.
"She's a witch!Capture her!!"ordered the head soldier.
Li clenched his fists when he saw the girl crying in front of him.He just asked her if she's a real witch because of how she disappeared and returned in his arms awhile ago,but she merely looked at him with frightened eyes."Don't cry.I-I'll think of a way to get us out of here."he promised.
She nodded."Thank you,Li."
"Hey stop that yakking!"growled the soldier guarding them.
"Geez you're so touchy!Here,have some."She offered him some pieces of bubble gum.
"Huh,what's that?"Li and the soldier asked at the same time as they peered at the strange-looking whachamacallit.
SHe sweatdropped."A gum!You chew it and blow a bubble in it,like so."She blew a perfect bubble and popped it inside her mouth."See?"
"N-Naruhodo."Li and the soldier each took one and imitated Sakura.Unfortunately,the bubble popped on their faces.
"AARGH!We were blinded!!Aah!!!"The males both yelled.
Sakura sighed and reached for the key of their jail.She unlocked themselves and helped Li to get rid of the gum on his face.
Li was trembling."Y-You are a witch!"
"Whatever."She pushed the guard into the jail and locked him in.
"What the-"Sakura looked at the great statue made of gold in front of her.
"That's the god of the four kingdoms,Clow Reed.He makes sure that peace is maintained.Under his rule are the 52 Clow cards he created that each represent an object or matter in our world.These cards are scattered among the kingdoms,and the Clow no miko is summoned to gather all of them to renew their powers and in turn,the miko shall be rewarded with one wish.It has been like this for 100 years."explained Li.
"oh.."
"The northern kingdom is ruled by the Firey,with 12 cards under its rule.On the other hand,the southern kingdom is ruled by the Water card,also accompanied by 12 other cards.Windy and Earth rule the eastern and western kingdoms respectively."explained the boy.He turned back to her."So now,do you-"He gasped.Sakura's gone!
"There he is!Seize him!"shouted the guards,pointing to him.
Syaoran quickly ducked out of the worship room and ran away from them as fast as he could.
"Yukito,what are you doing here?"asked Sakura.She stared at the seated man by the gardens in wonder."Your hair!It's so long!"She frowned thoughtfully."Demo,your eyes.."
The man looked puzzled."Who are you?"
She giggled nervously."D-Don't you remember who I am?I'm Sakura!"
He looked at her."Sakura,you say?"
She smiled."Yes,I'm Sakura,your best friend's younger sister.How did you get in here?"
"I-I live here."He looked at the cute little girl in fascination."How about you?"
"You're kidding!Am I in Tomoeda?"she looked around,searching for any cameras or crew to check if by some bizarre circumstances she managed to stumble into a movie shooting or something.
"Tomoeda?There are only four kingdoms here."he replied.
"N-Nani?F-Four kingdoms?"No,this has got to be real!She's trapped inside the book!
"Sa-ku-ra!!"
She turned and saw Li all tied up and gagged,surrounded by nasty-looking soldiers."Li!"
The boy was thrown down the ground.Sakura rushed to him and untied him.She ungagged him."Li?"
"Get the girl!She's a witch!"ordered the leader of the troop.
Li quickly stood in front of the girl."Don't you dare!Lay so much a finger on her and I swear.."He looked at them with blazing amber eyes."..I'll kill you."
"Stop!No one will be hurt!"a voice commanded.
The faces of everyone but Sakura's ashened.They immediately bowed before the same guy Sakura talked to awhile ago."Your Highness."
"Your Highness?You mean he's an emperor?"She sighed."He's not Yukito?"
"Bow down before him,you idiot!"snapped Li.But instead of obeying him,Sakura walked in front of the tall white-haired man.She gingerly touched his hand and looked up at his eyes that betrayed no emotion whatsoever."I knew it.Your eyes are so cold and lonely.Yukito's eyes aren't like that."
The man paused.This was the first time someone dared to touch him.He never knew human warmth is so..nice.
Li dragged Sakura away."Don't ever do that again!That is disrespectful!"
"Hai,Hai!Gomen nasai!"she cried.
"Hoe?A miko?"Sakura exclaimed,pointing to herself.
The emperor,who introduced himself as Yue,nodded."You are the legendary girl prophesied to capture all the Clow cards to renew their powers and bring peace throughout the kingdoms.You see,the cards' powers are slowly fading,making them vulnerable to our world's evils.They magically take in those evils and as a result,become evil themselves.They can wreak considerable havoc in our world if they're not captured and their powers are not renewed."
"So it's true.You are not from here.Figures."muttered Li from behind.
"So Sakura,do you accept the role of the divine Clow priestess?"Yue asked.
"If I capture them all,will I really get a wish?"she asked.
The emperor nodded.
Her eyes twinkled merrily."Then I can finally make Yukito fall in love with me,and I can wish that I will be the elder sibling in my family..and I can eat whatever I want!"She looked at Yue with determined green eyes."Yes!Yes!YES!I accept the role as a Clow no Miko!I have waited for a lifetime just to play the starring role!"
Yue smiled."Very well,you are now our Clow priestess."He pulled her outside where she saw hundreds of people bowing in front of her.
To Be Continued..
