CHAPTER NINE
The Answer
"Thank You so much Emily! We had a wonderful time!" Nirvana jumped with excitement.
I feel so happy, because ever since Ron waved her goodbye yesterday, she had treated me like a movie's heroine. The best part of this thanking session is that she's going to give me the chocolate treats her sister brought from abroad a few days ago!
"I'm glad you had a good time."
"Oh yes! Tell a thank you to your cards as well, they've really helped me through all troubles!"
"Then they'd ask a box of chocolates from you as a sign of thank you!"
That reminded me, I hadn't been able to get my answer from the last question I had asked the cards about the time-travelling.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing… it's just that last time I asked a question to the cards, I got a very blurry answer."
"What was the card? Maybe I can help!"
"It was, The Return"
"Hmmm… I'm very bad at this ok?"
Her weird expressions made me laugh.
"I know! Maybe the cards want you to 'Return' my thank you chocolates back to me after I give them to you."
"Nirvana!"
"If it's not that then maybe you'll travel back in time."
Some bells started ringing in my head.
"Oh my goodness! You're a genius!"
"You knew didn't you Syaoran"
"What?" he tried to look innocent.
"That it was the cards that made me travel back into the past." It sounded so weird when I said it.
"You took too long to calculate, no wonder you are so bad in mathematics."
"Tell me everything now!"
"You have been using the cards ever since you created them. You used them to predict people's future. You sure have a special ability, but it's not very strong, that's why your power limits you only to visions, dreams and predictions. However, this key by itself has powers and when they add to yours, you can use the cards. You just have to think what you wish for to happen and the key's powers will start channeling and the cards will work."
I held the key on my choker.
Then I don't know what happened but the lamp post a few meters away from me, suddenly moved.
"Emily!"
I couldn't move. Was I in a trance? Had the answer just ruined the logic of my world? I saw the post falling on top of me. I closed my eyes tight, for no other part of my body moved. I heard a loud thump.
I slowly opened my blurry eyes. Syaoran had tightly held me in his arms to protect me. I couldn't understand anything.
Suddenly all the logic that I lost slowly seeped into my head. He must have hurt himself.
"Are you…"
"I'm fine… The post ran right through us."
"The Through"
"There's something you must know as well, with great power comes great responsibility…"
"And with great responsibility comes great danger."
"Syaoran, who sent me the key?"
"Sakura did"
I looked at the vibrant, red, tired evening sun slowly disappear into the horizon.
"I have to meet her"
Eye-Catch:
1. Emily loves chocolate!
2. The second scene takes place in the school ground outside.
3. The reason why the lamp post fell is not yet clear. It might have just been her uncontrolled power she shot suddenly out of unconsciousness. Or was it something else?
