Emerald: Yay! I'm back with the third chapter! Meiling's her to help, although a little reluctantly.
Meiling: *folds arms* I wouldn't be here if not for my dear Syaoran!
Emerald: -.-; I see… Well Meiling, tell us about yourself.
Meiling: I'm Li Meiling, Syaoran's favourite cousin and his fiancée too. My name means beautiful, which I am of course. The most important day of the year, in my opinion, is March 25th, which is also my birthday. My sign is Aries. I'm not a cardcaptor but I'm much more powerful then Kinomoto of course. I'm an expert at martial arts. I like the colour red because my lovely eyes are that colour. My favourite flower is the lotus. I can't really cook, but if I could, I would be the best cook in the world. I really hate Kinomoto because she's always hanging around MY Syaoran.
Emerald: Oh well, typical of Meiling. Can you help me out with my thank you list, Meiling? Syaoran'd be glad.
Meiling: *eyes turn into red hearts* Of course!
Emerald Pearl's Thank You List
Masterofwords- Yep, I'm getting there.
IceFire- It's funny? Thanks. I've been getting all these review about how it's so sad so I think it's time I lightened the mood.
Silver blossom- Hehe… you sound like me. Anyway, hope you like this chapter!
Aleris- Cool story? Thanks! Hope you like this chapter too!
Wiza_Dan_U- I love Linkin Park too! *hi five* Thanks for reviewing!
Andrina- Did you write "Fulfill My Wish"? I love it! It's sooo kawaii! Don't worry, there'll be some S+S!
Shazaoblossom- Ah! I'm sooo flattered! *turns bright red* You're so sweet. Thanks for reviewing!
Sahmanda- Don't worry… Sakura'll be saved. I agree! S+S always!
Cool camzy blue- Wow! It's cool camzy blue! I love all your fics! Of course I'll continue!
Fluffycat- You reviewed again! Love ya! Of course I put Eriol in. Without him, who'd be there to annoy our dear Syaoran?
Artemis: The Huntress- Aw… Thanks so much for the review and thanks for the suggestion too!
BaYbEe cOoKiE 37- I'm a wonderful writer? Awww, thanks so much! You have to continue "To Fall In Love With a Dancer"!
Silvermoon maru- Well, this chapter is when they meet! Hope you like it!
SakuraStar- Well, here's the third chapter! Love your fic "Witch Princess Sakura"!
SaNtoRiO Destiny- Yay! You reviewed again! Thanks sooo much! Yeah… I guess Meiling IS gonna kill Syaoran… Don't worry, I'll find a way to save him!
Kisses,
Emerald Pearls
Emerald: Thanks so much to all of you for reviewing!
Meiling: *glares* What's this about me killing Syaoran?
Emerald: Er… Nothing! Disclaimer time! I don't own CardCaptor Sakura, Tomoyo owns the costumes, Yukito owns the cookies, Touya owns Sakura and…
Meiling: Syaoran is mine! All mine! Back off, Kinomoto!
Emerald: We-ell, here's the third chapter!
Diamond Souls, Crystal Hearts
By: Emerald Pearls
Chapter 3: Destiny's Chosen Path
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care.
Syaoran, with Eriol in tow, raced to the source of the aura. He could still feel the weak aura slightly.
"Would you mind letting go of my ear, cute little descendant?" Eriol squeaked as Syaoran dragged him off.
The chestnut-haired boy paid no attention and stretched his aura to probe for the pink one. He could sense it more clearly now. They were close.
He skidded to a stop as he saw a group of men rummaging through a bag. The contents were spilled out on the muddy ground. Not far away, a figure clad in a dark cloak lay still. He could feel the weak aura from the person.
"What are you guys doing?" Syaoran ordered. His amber eyes glared at them. Eriol regained his composure, rubbed his ear and assumed a solemn expression on his face.
The men got up and cracked their fists. A burly man with a shaggy mane of red hair threw aside the bag. A stack of cards spilled out.
Eriol's eyes widened, "Hey, aren't those the…"
The men approached them with crooked smiles adorning their faces. "Next time, you'll mind your own business," a lanky man told them.
They took up their fighting stances. Ten full-grown men against two sixteen-year-olds. They snarled at each other and got ready to charge.
~*~
Meanwhile the Kinomoto Palace is in chaos too…
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care.
"What do you mean she's gone?" a furious Touya hollered, "I leave to go to this stupid ball for one day where I suffer being glomped by these crazy princesses and when I get back, I find the Earth gaki here and my kaijuu gone!"
He turned to Taeko and grabbed him by his neck, "You, Earth gaki! What did you do with kaijuu?"
"Touya, let go of him," his father ordered.
Touya gave a final glare at Taeko and settled down on the comfortable velvet armchair, eyes flashing.
"We don't know where she's gone. We don't even know why she's gone. You know Sakura, she's weird and we can't predict what she's going to…" Taeko tried to tell Touya, hiding an evil smirk.
Touya interrupted him with a deadly glare, "Don't you dare talk about kaijuu like she's a psycho or something, gaki." He scowled at the smirking boy and stomped up to his room, ordering search parties to start looking for his sister.
"I'm so sorry, Taeko. You know how Touya is. We'll try to find Sakura just in time for your wedding," Fujitaka told him. He then turned to gaze out of the window, "Where are you Sakura?"
Taeko gave an oily sneer as he marched up to his room, "Yes, where are you, dear girl?" His eyes glowed darkly.
~*~
Back in the woods…
There's a place so dark you can't see the end
(Skies cock back) and shock that which can't defend
The rain then sends dripping acidic questions
Forcefully, the power of suggestion
Then with the eyes tightly shut looking thought the rust and rotten dust
A spot of light floods the floor
And pours over the rusted world of pretend
The eyes ease open and its dark again
With blood-curdling screams, the men lunged at each other. "I call upon the powers of the day and the night. Sun and Darkness unleash your might. Release!" Eriol called upon his staff and summoned the element water.
A tidal wave hit the surprised men and they stumbled back. Undaunted still, they charged again. Syaoran muttered something softly and his pendant transformed into a gleaming sword. He pulled out an ofuda and pressed the back of his sword against it. "Now! Element… WIND!"
Strong gusts of razor-sharp wind hit the men, tearing their skin. They charged yet again.
"What's wrong with them? Why are they still fighting?" Syaoran asked Eriol as he dodged a knife thrown at him.
"I can sense a dark aura. Maybe they're possessed," Eriol answered, narrowly missing getting hit by a poisoned dart.
Unnoticed to the men, who were engaged in a fierce battle, the figure sprawled on the ground moved. Sakura's hood fell open and her auburn hair tumbled out. Her green eyes were glazed and her fingers clutched her necklace.
She pulled it of, and the clear tinkling sound alerted he attention of the fighting men. They watched in amazement as she stumbled to her feet, her back to them.
~*~
Even more chaos at the Li Palace…
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care.
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN SYAORAN'S GONE????"
"Sorry, Lady Meiling. We awoke and he was not in bed. He took his pendant and lasin board with him too," one of the maids bowed in front of the furious girl.
"Auntie YELAN!!!" she whined.
The regal lady beside her rolled her eyes. She knew why Syaoran had run away from this girl. He obviously couldn't stand her.
"Relax, Meiling. I'm sure he went off to make some preparations for your wedding," Yelan told her.
"Really? Oh, he's so romantic!"
And with that, the girl who had been breaking the maids' eardrums just minutes before floated off in a daze.
Yelan turned to look out of the window, "Xiao Lang, where are you? Meiling won't be happy when she knows the real reason you ran away."
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
~*~
Back to the woods…
Moving all around
Screaming of the ups and downs
Pollution manifested in perpetual sound
The wheels go round and the sunset creeps past the
Street lamps, chain-link, and concrete
A little piece of paper with a picture drawn
Floats on down the street till the wind is gone
The memory now is like the picture was then
When the paper's crumpled up it can't be perfect again
Suddenly, Sakura swung to face them. Her glazed eyes burned brightly with a sort of power and suddenly she started to chant:
"The key that holds the power of the stars.
Reveal your true form to me.
I, Sakura, command thee under convert.
Release!"
The necklace started to transform. It grew longer and Sakura gripped it tightly in her hand as she spun it. (Okay, pretend there's no Clow wand. Straight away it's the Star wand.) She held it aimed dangerously in front of her. The cards lying on the ground which once had a design of a sun and moon behind glowed pink as they floated in circle around the girl. In a flash of pink light, they fell to the ground. The cards were now pink and behind was a picture of a star.
"Oh my! She converted the Clow cards!" Eriol blinked.
"The ancient cards of Clow? How come she has them?" Syaoran growled indignantly, his eyes watching the girl.
From the top to the bottom
Bottom to top I stop
At the core I've forgotten
In the middle of my thoughts
Taken far from my safety
The picture is there
The memory won't escape me
But why should I care (2x)
"Sleep Card! Release and dispel!" Sakura ordered. She brought down her staff at the very center of a card and a blue fairy appeared. It glided through the air, sprinkling dust. The men yawned and collapsed to the ground, snoring. Syaoran and Eriol blinked.
"Whoa!"
They were snapped out of their reverie by a thud. The girl with auburn hair had collapsed. The two teenagers approached her.
"Oh, I seem to have broken my finger. Why don't you carry her, Syaoran?" Eriol smirked.
"What? You seem okay!" Syaoran snapped back.
"Ow! The horror! The pain! My dear descendant, please…" Eriol howled.
"Whatever…" Syoaran muttered. He picked up the girl as Eriol gathered all 52 cards.
"How could she convert them?" Syaoran asked. He scowled at the extra weight in his arms.
"She's the chosen mistress," Eriol replies simply. He picked up Sakura's belongings and stuffed them quickly in the bag. He slung it over his shoulder.
"Where to?" he asked Syaoran.
"Somewhere far, far away from Meiling," Syaoran paused, "Are you following me?"
Eriol smirked and whistled tunelessly. He marched off quickly. Then he turned, "Coming?"
Syaoran rolled his eyes and followed, reluctantly. "I don't see why I have to get stuck with you."
"This is destiny's chosen path."
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
Syaoran groaned, Oh great. What is this? A code-cracking contest?
"How could you think that?" Eriol asked in mock-horror.
Syaoran glared, "How many time have I told you not to read my mind?"
Eriol shrugged and led the way. Syoaran shifted the bundle in his hands. He happened to catch a peek at the girl.
Hey, she's kinda cute!
"Stop checking out the girl and move, cute little descendant," Eriol called over his shoulder.
Now you got me caught in the act
You bring the thought back
I'm telling you that
I see it right through you
"Oh great… Not only am I stuck with this unknown girl, I'm also stuck with this weird, crazy, mind-reading freak," Syaoran sighed heavily as he ran to catch up with Eriol.
In the memory you'll find me
Eyes burning up
The darkness holding me tightly
Until the sun rises up
~*~
Emerald: Done! Okay, this chapter is kinda boring. Sorry, I'm really tired. The song "Forgotten" is by Linkin Park. In case you still haven't guessed I'm a big fan of theirs.
Meiling: Syaoran ran away from me?
Emerald: It's just a story!
Meiling: How could you write that, you…!
Emerald: I'm so sorry!
Meiling: *wields a hammer*
Emerald: Bye! Gotta go! *runs off*