Chapter 2: Shadow of Memory
Sakura walked toward the school, trying to forget about Kero's visit this morning, but she could not get it out of her mind. 'I never heard of the Memory Card before, what if Kero's right, what if he can bring Tomoyo back,' Sakura contemplated. However, she was soon broken out of her trance by a fiery red haired girl with blue eyes.
"Hi Sakura" , the girl shouted.
"Huh", Sakura replied looking around,.
"Earth to Sakura", the girl shouted.
"Oh, hi Rika", Sakura responded distantly.
"Sakura, are you okay", Rika asked concerned.
"Yeah, I was just thinking about a visitor I had this morning", Sakura replied.
"A boy....", Rika grinned.
"No, Kero", Sakura answered
"What did that little asshole want", Rika said.
"Rika, that's a bit harsh", Sakura scorned.
Sakura felt something strange, almost like a shock of electricity pass through her body, making its way to earth followed by an intense pain. "AHHHH", she screamed as she fell to the ground, catching a glimpse of a single Clow card at the centre of a swirling blue energy field, just before everything went black.
Sakura was floating above an endless blue ocean, it was fairly dark, the moon-light sparkled on the water. She looked up at the sky and awed at its beauty, it was purple with streaking stars and two moons.
"I don't think I'm on earth anymore", Sakura muttered out loud, not really expecting any reply and was shocked to receive one.
"Remember!", A booming voice said from just about everywhere; "Remember who you are, Sakura Avalon!", the 'Voice' continued.
Even though the 'Voice' was loud, it was not frightening to Sakura, it felt almost comforting, as if she had heard it before, somewhere. She could not place its accent though but she definitely knew it was not Japanese, it sounded almost British but not quite.
"Remember what?", She asked curious to see what would happen.
A blinding white flash enveloped her eyes and the next moment she was not just remembering, but watching her own memories through her own eyes.
She was stood outside her school, walking toward the doors, there was somebody already stood there waiting for her.
"Hello Sakura, how are you today?", a girl aged about 16 with long dark hair asked. She was quite tall but slim, her hair folded multiple times as it ran down her back into a peak, she had a smile and a look in her eyes that could light up even the darkest of places.
"T... Tomoyo?", Sakura stuttered in shock at the girl in front of her.
"Who else would I be, Sakura?", she asked with a smile, that smile, the one Sakura had wished a hundred times to see again.
"Oh, Tomoyo I have missed you so much", Sakura said as she ran into her arms, embracing her, the tears now welling up in her eyes. Yet, not tears of sadness but tears of joy, happiness, relief and fear that she would once again lose her, all rolled into one.
"I thought I'd lost you!", she exclaimed as she rested her head on Tomoyo's shoulder still embracing her tightly, with tears running down her cheeks.
" Sakura, you will never lose me ", Tomoyo comforted.
There was another white flash and she was suddenly, once again hovering over the sparkling ocean, alone. Tears still rolling from her eyes and soaking her shirt.
"What was that, a memory?", she pondered alone until the 'Voice', once again returned.
"A shadow of memory, a memory of what was, what is and what will be?", the 'Voice' answered, albeit cryptically.
"Bastard!, you just can't mess with peoples' emotions like that!", Sakura said almost angry but still crying..
"I... am sorry, it was a gift, I did not mean to offend you, young Sakura Avalon", the 'Voice' apologised.
"How... do you know my name!", Sakura requested.
"I know more about you, Sakura Avalon, than even you do!", the 'Voice' replied, followed by a laugh.
Authors note: Ok, that's chapter 2 done. It's all starting to get mysterious now isn't it :), oh BTW I have sinced watched one or two more CCS eps since writing chapter 1.
Sakura walked toward the school, trying to forget about Kero's visit this morning, but she could not get it out of her mind. 'I never heard of the Memory Card before, what if Kero's right, what if he can bring Tomoyo back,' Sakura contemplated. However, she was soon broken out of her trance by a fiery red haired girl with blue eyes.
"Hi Sakura" , the girl shouted.
"Huh", Sakura replied looking around,.
"Earth to Sakura", the girl shouted.
"Oh, hi Rika", Sakura responded distantly.
"Sakura, are you okay", Rika asked concerned.
"Yeah, I was just thinking about a visitor I had this morning", Sakura replied.
"A boy....", Rika grinned.
"No, Kero", Sakura answered
"What did that little asshole want", Rika said.
"Rika, that's a bit harsh", Sakura scorned.
Sakura felt something strange, almost like a shock of electricity pass through her body, making its way to earth followed by an intense pain. "AHHHH", she screamed as she fell to the ground, catching a glimpse of a single Clow card at the centre of a swirling blue energy field, just before everything went black.
Sakura was floating above an endless blue ocean, it was fairly dark, the moon-light sparkled on the water. She looked up at the sky and awed at its beauty, it was purple with streaking stars and two moons.
"I don't think I'm on earth anymore", Sakura muttered out loud, not really expecting any reply and was shocked to receive one.
"Remember!", A booming voice said from just about everywhere; "Remember who you are, Sakura Avalon!", the 'Voice' continued.
Even though the 'Voice' was loud, it was not frightening to Sakura, it felt almost comforting, as if she had heard it before, somewhere. She could not place its accent though but she definitely knew it was not Japanese, it sounded almost British but not quite.
"Remember what?", She asked curious to see what would happen.
A blinding white flash enveloped her eyes and the next moment she was not just remembering, but watching her own memories through her own eyes.
She was stood outside her school, walking toward the doors, there was somebody already stood there waiting for her.
"Hello Sakura, how are you today?", a girl aged about 16 with long dark hair asked. She was quite tall but slim, her hair folded multiple times as it ran down her back into a peak, she had a smile and a look in her eyes that could light up even the darkest of places.
"T... Tomoyo?", Sakura stuttered in shock at the girl in front of her.
"Who else would I be, Sakura?", she asked with a smile, that smile, the one Sakura had wished a hundred times to see again.
"Oh, Tomoyo I have missed you so much", Sakura said as she ran into her arms, embracing her, the tears now welling up in her eyes. Yet, not tears of sadness but tears of joy, happiness, relief and fear that she would once again lose her, all rolled into one.
"I thought I'd lost you!", she exclaimed as she rested her head on Tomoyo's shoulder still embracing her tightly, with tears running down her cheeks.
" Sakura, you will never lose me ", Tomoyo comforted.
There was another white flash and she was suddenly, once again hovering over the sparkling ocean, alone. Tears still rolling from her eyes and soaking her shirt.
"What was that, a memory?", she pondered alone until the 'Voice', once again returned.
"A shadow of memory, a memory of what was, what is and what will be?", the 'Voice' answered, albeit cryptically.
"Bastard!, you just can't mess with peoples' emotions like that!", Sakura said almost angry but still crying..
"I... am sorry, it was a gift, I did not mean to offend you, young Sakura Avalon", the 'Voice' apologised.
"How... do you know my name!", Sakura requested.
"I know more about you, Sakura Avalon, than even you do!", the 'Voice' replied, followed by a laugh.
Authors note: Ok, that's chapter 2 done. It's all starting to get mysterious now isn't it :), oh BTW I have sinced watched one or two more CCS eps since writing chapter 1.