"You're joking."
"I kid you not."
"It's so…lame!"
"Complete agreement twin."
"Cheesy."
"Is it required?"
"It might be fun."
Five pairs of eyes turned to incredulously look at Eriol.
"A talent show fun?" asked Tomoyo, staring at Eriol. "Hiiragizawa, I've always called you crazy but this time, I mean it."
"Did I also mention the Rei and Reyna are gonna be in it?" smirked Eriol at the twins. They glared back.
"What!" Meilin rounded on Reyna. "What did he mean you guys are in it?"
Reyna looked guilty. "Well…one of the conditions by our parents to come here is that we had to take part in a lot of extra curricular activities…"
"But that doesn't mean we like it," scowled Rei. "I'm gonna be embarrassed!"
"…What are you guys gonna do for it?" Sakura asked.
"Sing most likely," answered the twins in unison.
"Sing?" Tomoyo raised her eyebrows.
"I'm pretty sure Reyna can sing but you Rei…" Syaoran snickered. "I'm not so sure."
"Whatever Li," snapped Rei at Syaoran.
"Get on to class kids," a teacher told the group before hurriedly jogging away.
"Huh?" Sakura looked around. The hallway where the bulletin board was posted was nearly empty. "Oh crap, we have like, 3 minutes until class."
Sakura started to jog to where their first class was. She turned back when she realized none of them had followed her. "Well? Are you guys coming?"
"Yeah, wait up," shouted Meilin as they all in turned followed Sakura.
"Hey Eriol, are you coming or not?" asked Reyna who lagged behind.
Eriol fully stopped and smiled at her. "No, I got a pass to go to the library. I have to look up…some things."
Reyna stared at him, eyes narrowed. This stare was blank, dead…and had a hint of anger in them. "You shouldn't look into things that concern you."
Eriol's expression was wistful. "But they concern the people I love."
Reyna's answering smile was small. "Hey…if I made you king…would you make the world beautiful so I can be honest and say it's beautiful?"
Chapter Four
O-M-G! Bubbly! Talent Show!
'Hmmm,' Tomoyo placed her head onto her head. She surveyed the people she could see. 'There's Sakura…seems like she's taking a nap…and in class too.' Tomoyo chuckled quietly. 'Syaoran is writing something…soccer lineup possibly? Reyna and Rei are staring into space so its obvious they're communicating telepathically or doing something complicated in their minds…' Tomoyo laid her head on her arms, putting them on the desk. 'I might as well start paying attention…'
"-and so the Creator Reynelle, 'created' two other 'Creators' to be at her side. Though they had been created by Reynelle, they still have been 'created.' They didn't have the powers of Reynelle, but their powers were greater than the strongest magician. Their names were Rae and Treya."
Mika-sensei, the teacher who taught legends and history, paused. "Since we're already talking about the Creators, I might as well tell you guys a legend concerning Clow Reed and the Creators."
Tomoyo noticed that Rei and Reyna jerked up in their chairs, staring intently at Mika-sensei, who had started to pace. She, however, had not noticed that she had captured the sudden attention of two of her students.
"A sudden catastrophe had struck Clow Kingdom, during the 13th year of Clow Reed's reign. There was a prophecy from the Creators that this would happen, and that only the Creators could help," began Mika-sensei. "So he set out to find them, looking for people of their descriptions left behind.
It was said that all three of them were ethereally beautiful or, in Rae's case, ethereally handsome. All so beautiful that it almost hurt to look at them. Of the three, only Treya had dark hair. Reynelle was describe as having 'waves of hair, streaming down her back in ribbons, with the color of moonlight and the lightest purple mixed with diamond sparkles. Eyes of amethyst, gentle, yet piercing, held years of wisdom, more than any mere mortal.' Rae was the same, though his hair was long but still short enough to be manly. 'Treya was like a goddess, with midnight black hair waving down her back, with just the gentlest of purple. Her eyes were just like her Creator's, eyes of an amethyst.'"
People started glancing at Tomoyo, Rei, and Reyna. Cause they all looked a lot like the Creators, even if they were supposedly myths.
"After Clow had found them, he made a deal with them so they could help. What he didn't suspect was the outcome and the losses during it. Clow, who had suffered a head wound during the catastrophe, was dying. Rae and Treya, though they knew that Reynelle would protest them giving their lives for a mortal, gave their life to save Clow. In helping him, Treya and Rae, although being Creators, were less than Reynelle, died. In a final act of desperation, Reynelle made it so that they'd be reborn, and that she would one day be able to find Treya and Rae so they could be forever. Clow Kingdom and its inhabitants would be forever in the Creator's debt."
Tomoyo's eyes were misting a bit, and from where she could see, so where a few other people. Rei was looking at Reyna, his eyes unreadable while his twin sister stared straight ahead, eyes blank. Tomoyo was taken aback by their reactions, since earlier they had shown such an interest.
The bell rang, signaling free period for everyone. Groups of teens bunched in the doorway, rushing to get to places, to people, or to something. Tomoyo picked up her stuff calmly, wanting to avoid the rush hour to the door.
"So Sakura did you like the legend?" asked Tomoyo sweetly as they walk to the door, the usual group behind them talking amongst themselves.
"What legend?" Sakura rubbed her sleepy green eyes. "Was I asleep during that too?"
"Most likely," came Syaoran's reply from behind her.
"Oh shut up and leave the girl be," Reyna said as she looked up from the book she was reading. "Lemme see where was I…oh, and Rei…It's vrai je l'ai fait de sorte que vous et Treya ayez pu être renés. Vous, Rae, maintenant Rei, didn't ont n'importe qui, ainsi j'ai décidé de vous prendre puis et là. Mais Treya… bien que nous l'ayons trouvée, I don't savent si nous devrait 'restore'elle encore. Elle semble heureuse… et I don't veulent la trahir comme elle me trahissait."
"What are you guys talking about?" asked Meilin as she tried to figure out what Reyna was saying.
"Nothing," replied Rei smoothly. "We were speaking in French."
"It seems…complicated," Tomoyo managed as they stepped out into the fresh air. They had stepped onto the academy's grounds, and were crossing it to get to the library, where Eriol 'supposedly' was.
"It is," cooed Reyna. "If you want, we can teach it to you."
"No thanks." Syaoran raised his hands and backed away. "I don't need extra work."
"Afraid Li?" smirked Rei.
"No way," Syaoran retorted as they stopped at the academy's shop to buy some food.
"Let's see…what should we order…" mused Meilin as they all thought.
"Rei and I'll have the mandarin chicken with the sauce, chow mein, and orange chicken with fruit punch please," ordered Reyna. "To-go."
"10.67," said the cashier as Reyna handed him her money. "Please wait for your order."
"Burrito for me," intoned Syaoran. "And another one for Eriol."
"Nachos!" cried Tomoyo.
"Hmmm…the special sandwich, thanks." Meilin, always on the go.
"Pizza for me please," smiled Sakura.
The people serving them handed them their lunch in a bag to go. Our little group dug out their lunches and started eating, whilst walking to the library to find Eriol.
"So…that story bout the Creators was cool," Meilin quipped, breaking the relaxed silence that only came from eating.
"I guess," scoffed Syaoran. "Stories bout war is way better."
"No it isn't." Sakura frowned. "That's barbaric."
"Takes one to know one."
"You little sonofabitch!"
"Oh, little Kura just cussed," sang Tomoyo.
"Shut up!"
"No offense…but was Clow Academy ever this big? Or at lest from the snack bar to the library?" inquired Meilin as they still were walking.
"Don't worry, you can see the place." Rei pointed at a big, huge, immense, stone building.
"Oh, it's pretty," murmured Reyna as she examined the place. "Imagine all the books…"
"Sorry my sis is a book nerd," apologized Rei.
"Now that you mention it, doesn't your family have one of the biggest book collections alive?" inquired Tomoyo.
"Not the family, Reyna is the one with it." Rei corrected with a shrug. "Are you sure Hiiragizawa is there?"
"Not entirely."
"That's no help Li."
"I know."
"You're a real bastard ya know?"
"Yep."
"We, the almighty crew, have finally arrived at the Clow Academy of Higher Teaching's library!" sang Meilin when they stepped onto the bridge which linked the island on which the library was built to the mainland.
"What the-" Eriol caught himself. "What are you guys doing here?"
"Bringing you lunch you ungrateful worm," scowled Tomoyo.
"Really?" Eriol cocked an eyebrow. "Should I be worried that it's poisoned?"
"Nope, we bought it," butted in Reyna cheerfully.
Tomoyo twisted her ring on her finger while eyeing the water. 'Hmmm…to push or to not push?'
"Geez, you eat fast," complained Sakura as Eriol scarfed down his burrito in less than five minutes.
"You rouwd ve loo if you rere in weir the role day," retorted Eriol, with his mouth full.
"First off, EW! Second, what?" Meilin wrinkled her forehead trying to think.
Eriol just rolled his eyes.
"I wonder what song we should sing Rei," mused Reyna as she used chopsticks to delicately pick up a piece of chicken.
"Hmmm…Colbie Caillat or BoA?" Rei recommended.
"Every Heart or Bubbly?" countered Reyna.
"Bubbly," Rei decided.
"Then this discussion is over." Reyna placed one last piece of food in her mouth.
"That'd be the day. Rei Wynter, singing Bubbly," snickered Eriol.
"Who says I can't?" Rei argued.
"Seesh, boys and their arguments." Tomoyo rolled her eyes and turned her back on the pair of fighting (verbally) boys. "So Meilin, are you driving us home?"
"Yep," nodded Meilin as she took another huge bite out of her sandwich. "Which is why I-"
Meilin was cut off when Eriol laid a hand on Tomoyo's shoulder. She tensed up and turned around.
"What?" hissed Tomoyo.
"What were you saying bout boys and arguments?" Eriol answered.
"This!" Tomoyo had backed him up to the side of the bridge, and now that he was cornered, pushed him into the lake. Once Eriol came up, sputtering and choking, did she properly answer. "That you are a jerk!"
Tomoyo turned her back and started walking briskly back to the classroom, with Meilin and Sakura in tow.
Syaoran and Rei were still laughing their heads off while Reyna was shaking her head as Eriol stood up, water dripping off him.
"Why do you encourage her to do things like this to you?" asked Reyna.
"This is how she shows her love that's all." Eriol took off his glasses to wipe them on his shirt, which didn't work out well.
"Love? Yeah, the love of humiliation!" Syaoran laughed.
"Shut up."
x
"Hey Tomoyo, what you did to Eriol today was hilarious," said Sakura as she climbed into Meilin's car.
"Well, I try my best," Tomoyo flashed a smile, making many onlookers swoon, be it male or female.
"Yeah, he was so wet," Meilin quipped while she stuck her key into the car to start it. "He was lucky he had spare pants, but no shirt. His fan girls had a field day with their Eriol-sama bare from the waist up-huh, it's not starting!"
Meilin twisted the key again with a frown. "It was perfectly fine this morning…"
"Meilin. Sakura." Tomoyo got their names out with a terrifying expression. "Let's get out and run as fast as you can."
"Why?"
"There's a bomb in this car," Tomoyo simply answered.
"Well, why didn't you say so!" As one, the girls threw open the car doors, and ran for their lives.
Behind them, Meilin's car exploded, the force of the explosion propelling them through the air. Only when they had hit the ground and things had stopped raining on them did they look at what used to be Meilin's car. All that was left was a huge column of fire and tons of startled students around it. People were in shock. Now they were screaming. Oh joy.
Reyna, Rei, Eriol, and Syaoran were staring at them with horrified expressions. The three came running to them, Reyna and Rei reaching Tomoyo first, Syaoran for Sakura, and Eriol, since he didn't get Tomoyo, settled for Meilin. Don't worry Mei, we still love you.
"Are you okay?" Reyna asked, concern on her face as she and her twin knelt beside her.
"What happened?"
"Someone called the police!" ordered Syaoran as he helped pick Sakura up.
"Don't you think it's odd?" Eriol wondered. "Two of the heirs and a Li were in that car, but I expect the bomber was aiming for Meilin since it is her car…"
"So I was the target?!" cried Meilin. She turned to Sakura and Tomoyo. "I'm sorry you guys, I got-"
"It's okay Mei-chan," smiled Tomoyo soothingly. "We're not hurt."
"Just a few scrapes." Sakura examined herself.
"The police are here," Reyna said, pointing at some flashing cars. "They'll examine this case so don't worry Meilin."
"Yeah…" Meilin answered, still casting looks at her on fire car.
x
(Italics are Reyna, Bold is Rei, Italics and Bold are both of them together)
Will you count me in?
Rei flashed a smile at everyone in the auditorium while Reyna waved. Meilin yelled, after recovering from the bomb incident, loudly, "Go Wynter!"
I've been awake for a while now.
You've got me feeling like a child now.
'Cause every time I see your bubbly face,
I get the tinglees in a silly place.
It starts in my toes,
And I crinkle my nose.
Wherever it goes I'll always know,
That you make me smile.
Please stay for a while now.
Just take your time,
Wherever you go.
Reyna wrapped her arms around herself while Rei raised one hand to the crowd and another to his ear, where he fixed the microphone stationed there.The rain is falling on my window pane,
But we are hiding in a safer place.
Under covers staying safe and warm.
You give me feelings that I adore.What am I gonna say...
When you make me feel this way...
I just... mmm
It start in my toes,
Makes me crinkle my nose.
Wherever it goes I always know,
That you make me smile.
Please stay for a while now,
Just take your time.
Wherever you go...Da-Da-Dum-da-da-da-da-da.I've been asleep for a while now.
You tucked me in just like a child now.
'Cause every time you hold me in your arms,
I'm comfortable enough to feel your warmth.
It start in my toes,
Makes me crinkle my nose.
Wherever it goes I'll always know,
That you make me smile.
Please stay for a while now.
Just take your time,
Wherever you go.
It starts in my soul,
And I lose all control.
When you kiss my nose,
The feeling shows.
'Cause you make me smile.
Baby just take your time now,
Holding me tight.
Both of them threw out their arms, about to finish the song.Wherever, wherever, wherever you go.
Wherever, wherever, wherever you go.
Wherever you go,
I always know,
'Cause you make me smile even just for a while.
The twins finished to applause that rocked the auditorium, figuratively of course. They laughed and waved at everyone. Then the applause died down as they exited the stage, with our little group running to go back stage.
"Hey guys!" cried Rei as they walked over to them. "Didja like our singing?"
"In a way," answered Eriol. "Never knew that you could sing Rei."
"Yeah Rei-kun it was cool!" Sakura hugged Rei.
"'Yeah Rei-kun it was cool!'" mimicked Syaoran. "Oh please."
Reyna stuck out her tongue. "Is that supposed to be an insult at me?"
"Just your bro."
"Then I give you every permission to diss him."
"Hey!" Rei shouted, rounding on his sister. "I thought you were my sister!"
Reyna hid behind Tomoyo, peeking over her shoulder. "I am. That's why I'm letting him do this."
"Hey!" Rei screamed again.
They all laughed.
"Look, I just found a door," said Syaoran as the next performer started. "Dare me to open it and go inside?"
"Sure," agreed Sakura.
"Ok then…" whispered Syaoran. He turned the door knob slowly, and opened the door. It opened, to reveal a very very dark room. He stepped in and…screamed. "AH!"
Sakura screamed.
Tomoyo screamed.
Reyna screamed.
Rei screamed.
Eriol screamed in a freaky way.
Meilin laughed.
"Sorry, just couldn't help myself," chuckled Syaoran as he stepped out and closed the door. "There wasn't anything scary in there."
Sakura glared at him and walked away to see the performer. They could faintly hear her saying, "Bastard…scaring us…"
"Che. You pissed her off Li," remarked Tomoyo. "I suggest you apologize to her soon."
"Shut up Daidouji," Syaoran growled.
"Don't tell my fiancée to shut up!" Eriol cuffed Syaoran on the head.
"I may be your fiancée, but that doesn't mean you need to fight my fights for me," Tomoyo responded frostily. ("It was hardly a fight," Reyna whispered to Meilin. She nodded.)
"Open your shiny eyes in the silent night
fushigi na yoru maiorita
ashioto tatezu shinobiyoru
nayamashi ge na kuro neko no poozu."
"Is that someone's cell?" asked Eriol, looking around.
"Sorry, its mine's," smiled Reyna as she tapped something on her Voyager. "Hello? Hey Zane! Is Maika with you?"
At 'Maika' Rei instantly turned on his heel and tried to get away quietly. Keyword: tried. Reyna saw him and caught him by his ears before he could get a step further. "YOU! What do you think you're doing?!"
"Running away," Rei simply said.
"You're a prince! You don't run away! Only cowards do!" Reyna shouted at him. Some mumbled words came from her phone. She brought it to her ear. "Huh? Ah, just some trouble with Rei, hold on ok?"
"Then I'm a coward!"
She turned to her twin brother. "You will talk to Maika, and I don't care if you like it or not! If the engagements go through, you'll be married in less than 2 years!"
'Less than two years?!' all of the people that were listening thought. 'That means…they're at least 19!"
"Sorry Zane, I have to go," Reyna told the person that she was talking to on her phone. "Call me later and we'll all have a chat ok? Bye!"
"So Rei-" Reyna saw everybody staring at her. "What?"
"What do you mean in less than 2 years?" screeched Meilin.
Tomoyo thought about it. "The age when you can marry is 21…so take away two…you guys are at least 19?!"
"Yep."
"You guys definitely don't look it."
"We know."
"And why are you guys still in high school?"
"Reviewing."
"Ah."
"Yes I know."
"HEY!" Meilin shouted. "Though Tomoyo understands, we don't! Give us another reason you guys are in high school."
Reyna had a weird look on her face. "There's something we need to do…and the person to help us is in high school."
The moment passed and everyone resumed talking. But at this point, they had a lot more on their minds. 'I never thought they were that old…' thought Tomoyo. 'Then again, I never asked them…'
"Will all talent show participants please report to the stage? I repeat…" came a voice over the loud speakers.
"That's us!" chirped Reyna as she took Rei's hand and ran onstage, the murderous feeling gone.
"Come on, I bet they're gonna announce the winners!" Meilin pulled them to the side of the stage, where they were hidden by the stage curtains. She popped some Chewy SweeTart Minis in her mouth. "Yum!"
"Damn, I never knew this many people signed up for it." Eriol remarked dryly as he eyed the stage warily.
"Me neither," Tomoyo agreed with him for once.
"Ok everyone, the moment you all have been waiting for!" Terada paused, waiting for the clapping to die down. "The winners are…the Wynter twins, with a spectacular performance of the hit song, Bubbly!"
"Yay!" cheered Reyna as she hopped to Terada and accepted the trophy, whilst Rei walked a bit more slowly. "Thanks everybody!"
"WE LOVE YOU!"
The twins yelled back, "We know!"
x
"Damn. We were so close!" snarled Kyle as he broke the wine glass in his hand, causing wine to spill everywhere.
Xing Huo handed him another glass. "We have other means, as you know."
"What are those 'other means'?" came a clear voice from behind them. Both of them turned around, seeing the man.
"Father." Xing Huo bowed her head.
Kyle had a cruel smile on his face. "My other means…?
"Who's ready for a game?"
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