EN: A chapter that came to me at 2 in the morning on my second school night. Probably lots of spelling errors and such, I'll correct them tomorrow. [cough
Italics are flashbacks.
Chapter 10: I wish...
Summary: Sakura teaches Yukito how to make a wish.
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She tossed the coin into the fountain. Splish! And Clow Reed laughed.
"What's so funny?" Sakura had asked, crossing his arms and looking up at the much taller man.
"Hahah, Sakura," He laughed, "Your wish won't come true if you just toss the coin."
The girl tilted her head to one side, a frown on her face, "Oh..." She mumbled, twirling her hair around one finger. Gee, she didn't know there was a right way to make a wish...
Recognizing the disappointed look on his daughter's face, Clow Reed kneeled down, ruffling the little princess' hair. "I'll teach you how to make wishes that will come true." He promised, instantly cheering up his crestfallen princess.
"Touya-nii!! I can make wishes from four steps!" Sakura exclaimed by the end of the day.
At the time, Touya had only rolled his eyes.
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It was a beautiful water fountain.
Simple in design it was only a circular fountain with a cherry-blossom shaped bowl in the center that spilled water from it's petals. The sun was high in the sky, causing the steady, rippling water to shine like liquid-metal.
However, if one was to take a closer look, you would realize it wasn't just the water reflecting light, but the hundreds of coins that made up the floor.
The dark haired king stared quietly at the water, remembering his father's quiet, smiling face. Looking back, Touya found it most ironic how - out of all the kings of Clow- his own father was the one he probably knew the least about. He was a strange but kind man who could never give a straight answer. Even now, Touya was still trying to solve the many riddles the former-king had left behind.
Yukito tapped his shoulder gently and smiled softly at a pair of dark, troubled eyes. "Your date is here." Yukito joked good naturedly.
There were no laughs; as the king and priest tried to read each other's eyes while avoiding each other completely.
A heavy feeling of dread had now replaced the nostalgia from earlier. It took all the strength the king had to put one foot in front of the other and leave the priest.
Waving a sad good bye, Yukito continued to wear his zero-smile. "Have fun." He wished quietly as his friend disappeared behind the castle walls and headed towards his date with Nakuru.
The little girl who had been spying on the priest smiled mischievously as she jumped out from behind the Mongolia tree and grabbed Yukito's arms playfully.
Needless to say, the high priest had not seen this coming and nearly fell over, into the fountain at Princess Sakura's attack. "Princess..." He laughed weakly, fixing his glasses which were thrown off from the attack. Once his glasses were in place and his horrible, double vision corrected the fair haired teen tilted his head to one side. There was Sakura but where was little puppy? "Syaoran-kun isn't with you?" He asked.
The princess crossed her arms and pretended to seem unworried, "No, he's at the ruins." She pouted, glaring in the direction of the Clow Ruins.
Yukito chuckled, "Ah, that's right..." He agreed, remembering how the excavation team had left earlier that week. "And what are you doing?" He asked curiously.
Sakura smiled, clapping her hands and bobbing from one side to the other. Yukito could not help but notice a light jingle coming from a pouch around Sakura's waist. "I'm here to make a wish," Sakura chirped, pointing at the fountain behind Yukito.
So the jingling sounds were coins? Yukito figured, and continued to smile gently at the princess. "Just one wish?" He mused. If it was only one wish, why have so many coins?
"No," Sakura corrected, shaking her head and running to the fountain's edge. "I have a lot of wishes to make." She pointed out, beginning to take even steps away from the fountain.
"Like what?" Yukito asked, enjoying the light hearted company of his friend's younger sister.
"Seven... eight... nine... ten..." Sakura counted and came to a stop which was ten Sakura-paces away from the fountain. Turning around to face the fountain, the princess grabbed one coin from her pouch and tossed it from one hand to the other. "Well..." She began, blushing slightly as she looked at the gold-piece in her hand. "Everyone's been really busy lately..." She mumbled.
He nodded his head gently, "Hm-hm," Yukito agreed, thinking of Touya, Fujitaka, and himself. "But isn't it cheating to make more then one wish?" The priest frowned sympathetically, upset to be the one to be the bearer of bad news.
"That's why I've been coming here every day." Sakura whispered, holding her precious coin tightly in her hands.
"For the past week?"
Sakura's face turned a cute shade of pink at Yukito's question. Why did Yukito have to be so right?-!
"Shh, I'm going to make my wish now...!!" Sakura squeaked, trying to desperately change the subject. "Please, go in this time!" She squealed as she tossed the coin into the water fountain. Just when it looked like it was going to land in the flower-shaped center, it bounced off a stone petal and into the main fountain. "Oooh!!!" Sakura cried.
Yukito watched the dramatic moment curiously and spoke, "Wouldn't it be easier to toss the coin from here?" He asked, motion to his spot right near the edge.
She shook her head furiously, "When you throw a coin, you're throwing a wish! Wishes won't come true if you just throw them away, Yukito-san!"
"I wasn't aware there was a right way to make wishes."
"There is!" Sakura piped.
Noticing the princess was in a frenzy over her lost wish, the priest took it upon himself to calm the girl by letting her speak, "Would you teach me how to make good wishes?" He asked good-naturedly.
Instantly upon seeing the smile, the princess realized how she had been acting and began to blush again. Yukito had this horrible way of making her feel like she had done something bad! "Um... yeah." She mumbled quickly.
Stepping next to Yukito she began to explain the proper way to make a wish, "If you want your wish to come true, you need to take steps away from the fountain." Sakura stepped foreword and counted seven. "For every step you take, that's a one percent chance your wish will come true." She turned to Yukito to make sure he understood everything, "And then, you make your wish and try to aim for the center of the fountain." She finished, making a motion that meant tossing a coin.
"Come on, Yukito, you try!" She insisted, grabbing a coin from her pouch and giving it to the priest.
Yukito listened carefully and nodded his head at all the right moments but he wasn't expecting to be tested! "All right," He laughed weakly, feeling a little embarrassed to resort to such childish measures. Counting five steps the priest closed his eyes and made his wish before tossing the coin. He had over-tossed and it flew over the center-bowl and into the main fountain just ask Sakura's had. Needless to say, he was... a bit upset.
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"Awe..." Sakura echoed.
"How many steps can Sakura-chan make?" Yukito asked, masking his disappointment with curiosity.
Sakura made an expression that was between a bashful and proud. "Six, but some day I'll be able to make a wish from fifteen steps just like dad!" She exclaimed, jumping up and down. "Since our wishes didn't come true, we'll keep practicing until our wishes come true, okay?" She cheered and she ran to her room to where she could watch the ruins and pretend one of the people she saw was Syaoran.
Yukito did not speak but only smiled. Following the princess inside but then going in his own direction, he chuckled as he reflected on one just happened. Yes, he would keep practicing too.
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Touya rolled his eyes, as he listened to Nakuru's endless coaxing. Please, would she just let go of his arm already?
"Oooh, Touya, look at that!" She exclaimed, running up the fountain that stood in the garden (now) all alone. "Look at all the coins in it!" She exclaimed. "Is this a wishing fountain?"
Stuffing his hands in his pocket, Touya shrugged. "Yeah." He mumbled.
"We should make a wish!" Nakuru cheered, throwing his arms into the air and finally letting go of Touya who took this moment to pretend to lose his balance and end up two feet away from the annoying woman. "Do you have an coins?" She asked cutely.
It took a minute but Touya soon produced two silver coins and handed one to Nakuru.
She held the coin in both hands as if praying and tossed her coin into the fountain. Looking back, she saw her precious toy several feet away from her. He had strange look on his face that she found the most adorable thing in the world and smiled, "What's wrong, Touya?" She mused.
"Your wish isn't going to come true if you just toss it away." Touya scolded.
"Oh yeah? I'll make it come true." The girl replied smoothly. "And what about you? You won't even be able to hit the fountain from that far." She teased.
Taking one step back, the King smiled confidently, "This is my second wish today." He explain, before tossing his coin into the air.
Splish! It landed in the center of the cherry-blossom shaped bowl.
"Oooh!!! Touya is so cool!!" Nakuru purred. "What did you wish for today?" She asked, throwing her arms around his shoulders and looking up into his strong, dark eyes. She pressed her body close against his and could feel his steady heart beat against her chest. "Well?" She purred again, running her fingers through his beautiful hair.
"I wished Mizuki-san would go away this morning." Touya replied, looking down on the pink haired girl.
Nakuru chuckled, "Oh, Touya..." She sighed, pressing her head against his chest and then--
He held his arms out, pulling her off him with strong arms and looked directly into her red eyes. "And now I wish you would go away too."
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EN: Mizuki and Nakuru still have one to two more chapters left but the Marry Touya Arc is coming to an end. I think I might end Sister Complex another chapter or two after that. I'm beginning to run out of ideas. [laughs very weakly
It's now very late at night and I don't remember if I ever said how many steps Touya can make a wish on. The answer is fourteen. To increase the chances of your wish coming true by only 14 might not seem much, but if you really want something to come true…