What If
By magic of the moon
Chapter 3
Truth or Dare
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS. Shocking.
[A/N: Wai! Thank you Lolly1o1 , guest, and Poetess Xylophila for the encouraging reviews! Well, I now know that at least 3 people are reading this! Ok, about the story—I'll be sure to give you guys a full description of the Cards' human appearances and all that at the end of this chapter, since a) I didn't describe all of them as I went, and I forgot which ones and b) I just like descriptive writing :) But for now, please enjoy and leave a review! I know more people are reading this; I can see on my Story Stats, you know. ^_~]
~IN THE NOW~
"So you see, Sakura-sama, why we strongly object to this rash idea." concluded the moon guardian.
"Think of the shock those street boys were in to see the magnificent guardians of Clow in action!" Kero agreed. "And this time, we're not going to break up the fight."
"You won't have a fight to break up! There are no street vendors in Japan." Fight pointed out.
"Uh-huh. And you think there aren't other ways to get yourselves into trouble?" Kero shot back.
"Oi, we aren't that irresponsible!" objected Power. "Plus, being jammed into Card form for so long requires stretching out. Not that you'd know."
"You guard your tongue there, or you won't have one anymore!" Kero growled menacingly.
"Kero-chan! Please, give them a chance!" Sakura cried out, not wanting anyone getting hurt. While the creations had been arguing, the young girl had been weighing the pros and cons in her head, finally coming to her decision.
"See? She agrees with m—" Kero began, then the realization at what she actually said sunk in. "NANI!?"
"Oh, we gave them one. They proved it unworthy." Yue said, while glowering in the Cards' direction.
"Yue-san… Onegai?" Sakura stared up at her guardian with such innocence and caring in her eyes that the moon guardian's gaze softened, but it wasn't enough to get him to agree.
"Iie." came the brief, but solid, reply.
"But Yue-sama… that was about a century ago!" argued the young Card Mistress.
"Compared to our lifespan, Mistress, a century is nothing. It is fresh in our memory as if it had just happened yesterday."
"Like the blink of an eye," added Kero.
Sighing, Sakura turned back to her Cards. "Cards, you may take the day off. But please leave me to get dressed first, ne?"
"Of course," Light spoke for the group, as they filed out the door, a few of them (namely Power and Fight) shooting their guardians victorious looks. Kero growled at them, while Yue just regarded them with his usual unaffected demeanor.
"Well, if you're going to follow Clow in his mistake, I'd better get going as well. Obviously no one here appreciates helpful advice." Yue stated, spreading his wings.
"Hold up, Yue, I'm coming with you. Since our opinions don't matter anymore, I'll just sit back and enjoy the show." Kero followed suit of his brother, also spreading his large angelic wings. "Ja ne, Sakura-chan. If trouble erupts, just don't say we didn't warn you."
And with that, the two climbed out of her window and flew towards Yukito's house. Sakura sighed, thinking she had done was she hoped was for the best. It was either one side or the other. And thanks to what Tomoyo called her 'genkiness', she had decided to give her Cards another chance. That was just her character, sweet and loved Sakura-chan.
She quietly got out of bed and began changing, mumbling to herself her mantra, "Everything will definitely be alright."
After breakfast, (which, thankfully, her Otou-san wasn't home for) the Cards decided to look around town. Sakura agreed, and said for them to get back before dark, when the spell would start warring off.
"So…" Big began. "What should we do this time?"
"Ooh! I know!" Little bounced up and down happily, clutching her sister's skirts.
"Nan da?" asked Flower.
"I've seen humans do it when I was loose around the town! It's a game where you choose to tell the truth at whatever question someone asks, or you have to fulfill a dare!" the younger Card explained, glass-green eyes twinkling with excitement.
"Okay… Let's start alphabetically." suggested Watery.
"Big, you're up first!" squealed Little. "Truth or Dare?"
Big thought for a moment before answering, "Truth."
The other Cards huddled together, quietly deciding on the question they would ask their fellow Card. Finally, they broke apart and Earthy spoke up.
"How come you didn't put up a fight when the Mistress found you?"
Big had refused to answer the question before, but this time she had no choice. She took a deep breath, and replied, "I was bored of the human world. There wasn't much to do, or any company."
"You're no fun," commented Firey. "Even innocent lil' Mirror caused some trouble."
"Hey!" Mirror shouted at her Card brother, then looked down and blushed.
"Glow didn't cause trouble either," Big pointed out.
Windy rolled her eyes. "Please, what could the Glow Card do to cause trouble? It doesn't have chaotic powers."
"Light didn't," Big defended.
"I was in on Dark's plan," Light said.
Big pouted. "Damnit. Now can we move on already?"
Watery laughed. "Fine. Dark, you're up. Truth or Dare?"
"Dare." Dark replied.
After a quick consulting of the Cards, Shadow stepped forward. "Darken the sky, so only people with magic can see." Shadow said, with a mischievous look on his face.
Dark nodded, and dimmed the clear morning sky to pitch black.
"Now, for Fight! I've the perfect task for you." Shadow stated.
"Fight, truth or dare?" asked Flower.
"Dare." Fight replied.
"I've got a good one." Shadow smirked. "Go attack some unsuspecting human. But make it teasing, tapping them on one shoulder and seeing their confused looks when they think nothing's there!"
Firey snickered. "You're the man, Shadow! Couldn't have come up with a better one myself."
"How about that one over there, Fight?" suggested Power, pointing to a young girl about their Mistress' age, with two pigtails.
"Nah. I like that one better." Fight pointed to the boy standing next to her, with both eyes firmly shut. "With his eyes closed like that, it'll be twice the fun."
All the Cards giggled. This was the most fun they'd had in ages!
Meanwhile, Takashi Yamazaki and Mihara Chiharu were fumbling around in the sudden darkness. "What happened? Why's it so dark of a sudden?" asked Chiharu.
"I suspect a rare solar eclipse, one that last happened two thousand years ago. It lasted about a month and the people of Earth were almost dead but then—"Yamazaki began.
"This isn't the time for lies, Takashi."
"It's not a lie. In fact, it became so bad that—"
"Hai, hai. Now can you actually help me find the way back to the path? I think we've gone off track somehow."
The two started searching the darkness for the path they wandered off, not noticing the small group of Cards approach. Fight lightly tapped Yamazaki's shoulder once. The boy's head turned, and he asked his partner, "Did you tap me on the shoulder?"
"Lying again," Chiharu shook her head in disapproval.
"Never mind, I must have imagined it."
Fight had to bite down—hard—on her lip to stop from bursting out into laughter. Then she quickly tapped Yamazaki again, on the opposite shoulder. He swiveled around, again being met with 'nothing'.
"I definitely felt something this time," he said.
"Probably just a branch. After all, we're in the woods." Chiharu had been taking a walk with Yamazaki in the woods behind the school when the Cards saw them. (The same one in with they found the Illusion Card)
"You're right," Takashi agreed.
Fight swiftly kept on, for three more taps, until Chiharu started strangling her victim. "Looks like we're done," announced Fight, returning to the group and gesturing towards the two. The Cards all shared a good laugh before moving on in their list.
"Alright, Firey, truth or dare?"
[A/N: I'll leave it there for now. This is passing faster than I expected. I hoped this was to your liking. I like to stick with shorter chapters, in case you're wondering, I did this on purpose. Now, for those descriptions…
Windy—tall, elegant-appearing woman with long, pale blonde hair and flowy pale green dress
Watery—Tall woman with wavy blue hair, that swishes with every movement like waves, azure eyes, and a simple blue dress
Earthy—Tall woman with midlength earth-coloured hair down to her waist, with dark green eyes and dress
Firey—Tall young man with flame-coloured hair (duh, it's Firey here) and orange clothing
Light—Same as Card form, only with slight changes to look a bit more human
Dark—Same as Card form, only with slight changes to look a bit more human
Little—Little blonde girl in golden-red dress and glass-green eyes
Big—Just like Little, only older-looking
Shadow—Dark-haired, navy blue-eyed man, in suave black suit (mysterious, ne?)
Mirror—Long mint green-tinged hair, with emerald kimono and eyes
Flower—Same as Card form, only with slight changes to look a bit more human
Fight—Appears to be in middle grades, without much changes from Card form except that her hair is black, her eyes are bright blue, and her skin lost its blue-ish tint
Power—Adorable little girl with chocolate-brown hair dressed in pink
And there's the list! These are the main Cards for the story, which is why I didn't put Time and Return on there. There might be mentions of other Cards, but they would still be in Card form. I hoped you liked it, and will leave a review! Arigato! Ja!]
