Disclaimer – I don't own CardCaptors, but the names of the children are my own idea ;D
A/N – Sorry about the short chapter, what do you think of it so far? So what do you think the next card Rei should capture should be?
Chapter 10
Rei stood by the table stuffing the Erase card up her sleeve after she signed it in the toilet. Her mum looked out the window longingly.
"What's wrong, Mum?"
"I will be having words with you later Rei, maybe once Joe has gone home," Sakura said, pulling the dishes out of the takeaway bag. She then placed each of the dishes onto a long wicker mat which ran down the centre of the table. "I'm onto you Reiko."
"Food!" Rei heard Leo squeal.
Taking the star book from the cupboard under the stairs, she ran up to her room and slammed the book in the drawer.
"Leo, be quiet! Mum's onto me!" Rei snapped moderately quietly.
"Bring me food then!" Leo growled folding his arms tightly.
"Deal." Rei stuffed Leo into the drawer with the book much to Leo's protesting.
"Let's eat!" she said as she sat down by the table.
"So, tell us all about the trip to the beach and the shrine," Li said smiling cheerfully at the twins, which made Rei all the more nervous. The twins divulged all their water sports stories and the trip in general, steering clear of the capture of the Sand or Glow cards. "Well, it sounds like you had a lovely trip Rei, why don't you help your mum with the dishes?" Li suggested, standing up. "I've got some work to do, so I'll be in my office if anyone needs me."
"Nice to see you Li," Joe piped up.
"Thank you Joe."
"Dinner was lovely Sakura. Delicious."
"Anytime Joe, you're most welcome. Tell your Dad I said hello, I haven't seen him in a while now," Sakura said.
"I will do, Sakura. Bye everyone. Bye Mika, see you at school tomorrow." He kissed Mika's cheek before leaving the house.
"Go on Mika, you must have some assignment to do now, Danny, go and see if your father needs a hand with anything," Sakura demanded as Rei stacked the dishes in the dishwasher. Once the others left, Sakura pushed out a chair for Rei who perched on the edge of it. "Now, I've been noticing some, well, stranger occurrences lately and I wanted to know if you knew anything about them? Do you know anything about it Rei?"
"Well, what do you mean?"
"Like, I don't know… Every flower on the street is blooming?"
"Well, it is about the right time for some of them, Mum."
"Okay, but I'll be watching you Reiko Syaoran." Sakura ruffled her daughter's hair. "Off you go now."
Rei scampered up her room and as she closed the door behind her she let out a huge sigh of relief. Rei thought her Mum might know something about the star cards. Leo was busy looking out of the window as the sun disappeared over the horizon. Rei put the Erase card with the other star cards.
"What's wrong, Leo?"
"There's a star car about. I can feel it. It's close by." Leo stared out the window.
"Do you know where?" Rei asked.
"Rei, Danny! Tommo and Ami are here now, something about an outing." Rei staggered down the stairs, slipping her skates on. "Bye you two!" Li called out.
"'Cya later Mum, bye Dad. Goodbye Mika!" Danny called out closing the front door.
"What's up guys?" Rei asked skating beside Ami.
"Well, I was out by the old theatre, the one that closed last year, and I heard a voice singing. But the place is all boarded up. We have to investigate," her closest friend explained.
"It could be a star card," Tommo added eagerly, whispering after checking that no one might hear.
"Really?" Rei asked.
"Come on Rei, let's go!" Ami held up her camera. "I need a few pictures you know."
"Then you've missed out on the capture of the Erase at my house." Danny nudged his twin who produced the Erase card. As she held it up, Ami took a picture just as Leo burst out of Rei's rucksack onto her shoulder.
"Let's get going," Leo grinned. "A card is waiting to be captured!"
At the theatre it was silent after the four child climbed in around the back. The singing started again, "It started out as a feeling which then turned into hope. Which then turned into a quiet thought and turned into a child word. And then that word grew louder and louder until it was a battle cry." The four were mesmerised by the voice they heard.
"Come on guys," Danny whispered. They walked around backstage. Then they saw Kimiko singing on the stage. "Kimiko?" he squeaked.
"Ssh," Kimiko snapped quietly, shaking her hand, ushering them nearer. When the four came into the stage they saw the person that Kimiko was singing to step up onto the stage with her dress billowing beside her.
"Wow," Rei gasped.
"She chose me to sing to her," Kimiko explained.
"What?" Tommo replied in disbelief.
"This woman wanted me to sing to her and I think she is a star card." Leo poked his head out of the rucksack once more.
"The girl's right, that's the song card. She likes to hear people's voices."
"The song card?" Rei squeaked. The Song raised her hand, extending a finger out to Rei.
"Your turn Rei," Leo said.
"Oh great," Rei sighed taking a deep breath. "I'll spread my wings and I'll learn how to fly. I'll do what it takes until I touch the sky and I'll take a risk take a chance make a change and breakaway!" Everyone stared at Rei in amazement of her singing voice. Then Tommo was pointed at.
"You are kidding right?" Tommo glared across the stage to Rei.
"The Song card wants you to sing okay?" Leo snapped.
"Alright. Alright." Tommo cleared his throat. "Accapella isn't my thing but here goes." A deep breath. "I need some sleep, we can't go on like this. I tried counting sheep, but there's one I always miss." The Song sang the next part as Tommo hummed along with her. The hand went back to Kimiko who sang the song she had sung not long ago. Then the Song pointed to Ami.
"I've always been the kind of girl that hid my face, so afraid to tell the world what I've got to say, but I have this dream, right inside of me. I'm gonna let it show, it's time that you know, so that you know. This is real, this is me."
"I'm exactly where I'm supposed to be now, gonna let the light, shine on me," the Song replied. Ami and the Song card carried the song on together as Rei crept backstage.
"Oh key of the star with powers burning bright, reveal the staff and shine your light. Release!" She crept onto the stage to see the Song become immersed in Ami, Danny, Tommo and Kimiko' singing. "Song card, I command you to return to your power confined, Song card!" With the Song card in hand, Reiko signed her name at the bottom.
Thoughts from AspiringWriterGirl = There's the song card :D I like the fact that more than one voice helped to capture the Song card.