A/N: Nercia, you're right. The previous chapter wasn't finished. But I wanted to keep it to 5 pages, so I had to stop where I stopped. The rest of the chapter is here. Hope you guys enjoy it.
Once Ami was in her room, she locked her door and without even changing or thinking about a snack she started her computer. Grabbing the notebook where she had jotted down the information she glanced from the website at the library and the link, Ami started her search once again through the library database. Relieved that the link showed up at her PC, she opened the page. On first glance it was like any other website. It had a forum, a chat site, and a regular database. But when Ami tried to access any of them, she was asked to enter a password. Groaning softly she looked at her notebook muttering, "What could the password be?"
She had tried all the generic passwords. She had even found out who the website belonged to and tried the owner's name "Eriol", but it was still useless. No matter what she tried, access was denied to her. Frustrated by her failed efforts, she went down to the kitchen to grab a drink and calm herself down.
"Ok, so nothing generic works. The owner's name doesn't work. I was able to find out who the owner is and what he does. Nothing regarding his family showed up in my search, so I can't use a family name. So, what could it be?" Ami talked to herself loudly, hoping it might help. "Usagi sent the email asking me to find information about Reed. Perhaps she knows something that might help me in hacking this system."
Thinking so, she sat down to write an email to her. Then it hit her, "Usagi is the princess, and she is the direct heir to the crown. With the new enemy out there, it would make sense to assume that Reed might somehow be connected to the history of the royal family or to the new enemy. Since we know nothing much about the enemy other than the fact that they drain the life energy of children, I'll have to assume that Usagi know's nothing more than that either. If that's the case, then maybe I should try something relating to the moon."
Hoping her assumption was correct, she opened up the link and clicked on the database. When it asked for the password, she typed the word "crystaltokyo" then paused muttering, "It would still be simple if that's just it. Usually people add numbers to make it more difficult. Because this is related to history –" taking a deep breath she added '1000' next to the letters and entered.
To her delight, the password was accepted and she was able to access the database. As she read the information about Reed, her face showed the confusion. "If what it says here is true, then there must be someone who can wield power over the clow cards as they call it." The she remembered the card Chibi Usa was holding when she dropped in.
She immediately went to get the card and compared the image on screen to the card she held in her hand. "Oh my! So what they are claiming here is true. So this sorcerer created the cards and some of them derived their powers from the moon. And if what they say is true, then its also true that whatever word is written on the card, its that element the card wielder can control."
Before she could call the rest of the gang to let them know what she had learned, she heard a knock on the door. She had no time to turn off the computer and hide the card as people barged into her room and someone hit her from behind. As her vision went black, she tried to clutch the card tight, not wanting the bad guys to get a hold of it.
Anytime someone tried to access the database on Clow Reed, an alert goes through Eriol's mansion. Many times, the person trying to access gives up after a few tries. So Eriol found it interesting that whoever was trying to access the database tonight wasn't giving up no matter how many tries.
He was delighted to be able to trace the computer the hacker was using. He was miffed that whoever it was, was only a couple of blocks away. In another couple of minutes, Eriol had details on Ami. When he studied the reports generated by his computers on how brilliant Ami was, he immediately dispatched a team to retrieve Ami. He cursed softly when another alert went around informing that Ami had infiltrated their database and was now downloading sensitive information.
"Along with the girl, bring in her computer and whatever that looks like doesn't belong in the room of a high school girl," muttered Eriol into the radio.
He tried calling Sakura, but her brother asked him to leave a message and wouldn't let Eriol talk to her. So, he had no choice but to call Yuki and left a message asking him to meet him at his mansion soon. By the time he hung up, the team he had sent to retrieve Ami had returned.
As they tied her up in a chair and emptied her pockets, Eriol gasped seeing the card they had placed on the table along with a watch, something that looked like a PDA and Ami's transformation pen that looked like a golden trinket to the normal eye. Eriol's face hardened as he studied the time card, and frowned as he felt the power seep through the golden object. Not yet knowing whether she was on the good side or the bad side, he looked at his men and said firmly, "Inform me when she wakes up," and walked away pondering on why she might have had the card.
The next day, Usagi was walking home quietly. Her shoulders were drooped and her head was down. "This isn't fair!" she muttered to herself, "It's Friday evening, new moon is tonight, I got another F in a test and those stupid nightmares have been plaguing me all day. To top it off, Ami hasn't responded to my email at all. Life isn't fair."
Sighing softly, she continued to walk down the path as she bumped into someone in front of her. "I'm sorry" she muttered as she stepped aside and continued walking when she heard, "Not seeing where you're going again meatball head?"
She just shrugged again to that and kept walking. Touya frowned at her response. "That's weird. She never lets anyone call her meatball head." Looking down at his sister he said, "Go home directly. I'll be there soon." When Sakura nodded her head, Touya went after Usagi.
Walking beside her he asked, "Something bothering you? It's kinda deflating to see you so depressed."
Usagi shrugged again as tears gathered in her eyes. Still keeping her head down she muttered, "You can't fix it. Just leave me alone."
Frowning more, Touya grabbed her arm and pulled her to a stop. With his fingers, he gently grabbed her chin and lifted her face so that he could see her. He gasped softly at the bags under her eyes and the tears in her eyes. Having never seen her in such depression, wanting to cheer her up, he led her towards an ice cream parlor, "Tell you what, why don't I buy you an ice cream and you tell me what's bothering you? Perhaps I can help you."
'Oh geez, what am I doing offering to buy ice cream to meatball head? Then again, I'd probably do the samething if Sakura was in such a mood,' he thought as he led them towards the nearest ice cream parlor.
When Usagi didn't order anything, Touya ordered a large strawberry milkshake for her and grabbed a table for them. Placing the milkshake in front her, he took her hand in his and gently stroked it in an effort to sooth her.
It had been over a year since a male outside of her family was so gentle with her. Tears overwhelmed her as Touya's touch reminded her of Mamoru. Sniffling softly, unable to hold back her tears anymore, she hugged Touya tightly wanting some comfort. At a loss, he just patted her shoulder as Usagi cried on him, feeling slightly embarrassed as people stared at them.
When Usagi finally calmed down, he scooted away from her and pushed her milkshake towards her. "You might want to finish that," he said wiping away her tears and handing her Kleenex for her nose.
Once her nose was clear, Usagi gave him a small smile and took a sip of her drink, "You see, I emailed an old friend of mine last night. She hasn't replied to me yet. I feel like they have abandoned me. Also had stupid nightmares all night long and to top it off, I had another F in a test today. It's all so depressing!"
Touya gave her a smile as he was reminded of his sister Sakura at that moment. Without thinking what he was doing, Touya placed a small kiss on Usagi's forehead, his hand on her head as he whispered softly, "Don't worry. Your friends were probably just busy."
Usagi looked up at him, blushing at the kiss and the warm hand on her head. Touya's face turned red as well as he realized what he had just done and quickly removed his hand from her head. It was at that moment that they noticed someone was standing next to their table glaring at them. They looked up to see that it was none other than Nakuru with a very angry face.
"Touya! How dare you do this! You're buying stuff for that…that…bimbo! How could you do this to me!" Nakuru cried out loud, making it sound like Touya was cheating on her.
Usagi finished her milkshake as she watched Nakuru throw a fit. Shaking her head she looked at Touya who was looking almost ill at the fit Nakuru was throwing. Usagi laughed softly, feeling much better now than she had all day. Sliding out of the booth, she grabbed Touya's hand and asked, "Walk me home?"
Wanting to get out of the place, Touya immediately agreed and grabbing Usagi's hand, he rushed out of the ice cream parlor, leaving Nakuru angry. Usagi looked over her shoulder and mouthed the words "I won" at Nakuru as they made their exit. Seething in anger, Nakuru left the place, determined to make Touya hers again.
A/N: I know the chapter is still not done! However I have to stop it here, that way its gonna be a fresh start for the new moon! Remember comments, and flames are always welcome.