Companion of Clow
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did.
The next morning, Madison went to Eli's house in Reedington. She was very curious to find out if he ever met up with the person he was looking for. Madison knocked on the door, and it was answered by Ruby (in human form, of course).
"Oh, hello Madison," Ruby said.
"Hello Ruby," Madison replied. "Is Eli in?"
"Uh, yes he is, but I'm not sure if this is really the best time for you to be over."
"Oh... I see." It then occurred to Madison that if Eli really had found the girl, he was probably spending time getting to know her right now and therefore wouldn't want to be disturbed. She started to turn and leave.
"It's okay Ruby," Eli's voice called out from within the house. "You can let her in."
So Madison entered Eli's house. She found Eli and Spinner sitting at a table with a glowing crystal ball. Madison figured this was probably the Seer's Crystal.
"You'll have to forgive Ruby," Eli said. "She's just a little concerned because I haven't been in a very good mood this morning."
"Oh, that's okay," Madison said. "I just stopped by to find out how everything went last night."
"Well that's part of the reason I'm not my usual pleasant self."
"You mean things didn't go well?"
"Things didn't go at all; I never found her."
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. But I thought the Crystal told you that's where she'd show up?"
"It did. I've been trying to figure out what went wrong." Eli turned to the Crystal. "Crystal: why didn't the person I seek show up?"
A message materialised on the Crystal's surface.
THE PERSON YOU SEEK DID SHOW UP. YOU JUST DIDN'T NOTICE SHE WAS THERE.
"Well then who was she?"
REPLY HAZY. ASK AGAIN LATER.
Eli let out a groan of frustration. "You see? It's been like this all morning!"
"Mind your tone of voice Master," Spinner said. "Remember we have a visitor."
"Quite right." Eli turned to Madison. "I hope you can forgive my rudeness."
Madison smiled. "I understand. If I were in your place, I'd probably be in a bad mood too. I'm sure you'll be able to solve this problem; you're very smart."
"Thank you Madison," Eli said, looking more chipper already. "I suppose you're right, I just need to get my bearings straight. Now let me think: the Crystal said that the girl did come by that day, yet I couldn't sense magic from any of the girls in the park."
Just then, Ruby, who'd been quietly watching from the back, stepped up to the Crystal and asked a question of her own. "Uh, Crystal? About Eli's companion... It IS a girl, isn't it?"
Everyone gave Ruby an odd look.
"Well, hey, you never know! This is the 21st century!"
Another message appeared on the Crystal.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS? AN EPISODE OF SAILOR MOON?
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Madison.
"I suppose it's the Crystal's way of saying that my companion is a girl and straight," Eli replied. "In any case, I couldn't sense magic from anyone that day, female or otherwise."
"It would seem Master," Spinner said, "that if this girl does have magic, you are unable to detect it."
"Perhaps," Eli agreed. "If so, that' going to make it even harder to find her."
"Can I give the Crystal a try?" Madison asked.
"If you'd like," Eli said.
"Crystal: how will Eli know this girl when he sees her?"
HE SHOULD KNOW ALREADY. AFTER ALL, SHE'S SOMEONE THAT HE'S MET BEFORE, BOTH AS ELI MOON AND AS CLOW REED.
"Clow Reed?" This was very confusing to Madison. "But Clow Reed died centuries ago! Who could Eli know that Clow Reed also knows?"
Eli was just as perplexed. "I'm not sure. The only person I can think of right now that would meet those criteria is Sakura. And of course, we've already ruled her out as a possibility."
"There is one other person you're forgetting," Spinner mentioned.
"What? You don't mean... No! No, it couldn't be her. She wasn't at the park at all yesterday."
"Still, it wouldn't hurt to investigate the possibility."
"Who?" Madison asked, getting very curious. "Who are you talking about?"
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R & R! By now, some of you E + T fans out there are probably getting a little nervous. I wish I could alleviate your fears by telling what's going to happen, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. All I can tell you is that there might be more to Madison than meets the eye. (I've probably said too much already!)
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did.
The next morning, Madison went to Eli's house in Reedington. She was very curious to find out if he ever met up with the person he was looking for. Madison knocked on the door, and it was answered by Ruby (in human form, of course).
"Oh, hello Madison," Ruby said.
"Hello Ruby," Madison replied. "Is Eli in?"
"Uh, yes he is, but I'm not sure if this is really the best time for you to be over."
"Oh... I see." It then occurred to Madison that if Eli really had found the girl, he was probably spending time getting to know her right now and therefore wouldn't want to be disturbed. She started to turn and leave.
"It's okay Ruby," Eli's voice called out from within the house. "You can let her in."
So Madison entered Eli's house. She found Eli and Spinner sitting at a table with a glowing crystal ball. Madison figured this was probably the Seer's Crystal.
"You'll have to forgive Ruby," Eli said. "She's just a little concerned because I haven't been in a very good mood this morning."
"Oh, that's okay," Madison said. "I just stopped by to find out how everything went last night."
"Well that's part of the reason I'm not my usual pleasant self."
"You mean things didn't go well?"
"Things didn't go at all; I never found her."
"Oh. I'm sorry to hear that. But I thought the Crystal told you that's where she'd show up?"
"It did. I've been trying to figure out what went wrong." Eli turned to the Crystal. "Crystal: why didn't the person I seek show up?"
A message materialised on the Crystal's surface.
THE PERSON YOU SEEK DID SHOW UP. YOU JUST DIDN'T NOTICE SHE WAS THERE.
"Well then who was she?"
REPLY HAZY. ASK AGAIN LATER.
Eli let out a groan of frustration. "You see? It's been like this all morning!"
"Mind your tone of voice Master," Spinner said. "Remember we have a visitor."
"Quite right." Eli turned to Madison. "I hope you can forgive my rudeness."
Madison smiled. "I understand. If I were in your place, I'd probably be in a bad mood too. I'm sure you'll be able to solve this problem; you're very smart."
"Thank you Madison," Eli said, looking more chipper already. "I suppose you're right, I just need to get my bearings straight. Now let me think: the Crystal said that the girl did come by that day, yet I couldn't sense magic from any of the girls in the park."
Just then, Ruby, who'd been quietly watching from the back, stepped up to the Crystal and asked a question of her own. "Uh, Crystal? About Eli's companion... It IS a girl, isn't it?"
Everyone gave Ruby an odd look.
"Well, hey, you never know! This is the 21st century!"
Another message appeared on the Crystal.
WHAT DO YOU THINK THIS IS? AN EPISODE OF SAILOR MOON?
"What's that suppose to mean?" asked Madison.
"I suppose it's the Crystal's way of saying that my companion is a girl and straight," Eli replied. "In any case, I couldn't sense magic from anyone that day, female or otherwise."
"It would seem Master," Spinner said, "that if this girl does have magic, you are unable to detect it."
"Perhaps," Eli agreed. "If so, that' going to make it even harder to find her."
"Can I give the Crystal a try?" Madison asked.
"If you'd like," Eli said.
"Crystal: how will Eli know this girl when he sees her?"
HE SHOULD KNOW ALREADY. AFTER ALL, SHE'S SOMEONE THAT HE'S MET BEFORE, BOTH AS ELI MOON AND AS CLOW REED.
"Clow Reed?" This was very confusing to Madison. "But Clow Reed died centuries ago! Who could Eli know that Clow Reed also knows?"
Eli was just as perplexed. "I'm not sure. The only person I can think of right now that would meet those criteria is Sakura. And of course, we've already ruled her out as a possibility."
"There is one other person you're forgetting," Spinner mentioned.
"What? You don't mean... No! No, it couldn't be her. She wasn't at the park at all yesterday."
"Still, it wouldn't hurt to investigate the possibility."
"Who?" Madison asked, getting very curious. "Who are you talking about?"
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R & R! By now, some of you E + T fans out there are probably getting a little nervous. I wish I could alleviate your fears by telling what's going to happen, but I don't want to spoil the surprise. All I can tell you is that there might be more to Madison than meets the eye. (I've probably said too much already!)