Okay I know I've been a little absent lately, but for good reason! Not only have I been posting less frequently because of the reasons mentioned in the previous chapter, but school's being a major pain in the derriere right now. In fact, I wasn't even going to post anything at all today, but then I realized that it was Sakura's birthday, so I had to post something. How thoughtless of me.
Disclaimer: Alas, I do not own Card Captor Sakura, or anything related to said anime/manga. All I do own is... (checks pockets)... a pack of gum and a library card.
Power
A unique magic flows in her veins; one simultaneously ancient and a new brand all her own. She was a sweet, carefree high school student. But she also possessed unimaginable power.
"The key that holds the power of the stars…."
A small key, topped with a star, swung like a pendulum in the air.
"Reveal your true form before me."
A complex magic circle surfaced beneath her; a ten point star, a sun, and a moon. It—and she as well—grew bright with her radiance.
"I, Sakura, command you under our contract!"
She could feel the power coursing within her, the energy spreading from her core to her fingertips to the key suspended before her. It responded to her power and the all too familiar words that rolled off her tongue with ease.
"RELEASE!"
The bright orb elongated in answer to her command, changing into a long, pink staff—her staff. Her fingers grasped the pink bar, and deftly twirled it around as the light died down.
The Sakura book rose off the table in her room, the cards filing out one by one until they surrounded her, rotating around merrily, sending out an aura of gentle affection to Sakura's soul. She beamed and held out her hand, the cards landing one by one into her outstretched palm. She hugged the deck with all her might. "I love you all so much!" she cooed.
A unique magic flows in her veins; one simultaneously ancient and a new brand all her own. She was a sweet, carefree high school student. But she also possessed unimaginable power.
And she wouldn't have it any other way.
276 words. Yet another piece of fluffy goodness. I suppose I'm writing all of this fluff to counterbalance the dark gloom and doom going on in the early stages of Inevitable. Ha. Anyways, happy birthday, Sakura-chan (you should be... what? twenty-one now?) and happy poisson d'avril (if any of you guys know what that is) and April Fools, everyone!
~Nadrixam
A response to an anonymous request in regards to Inevitable: Do not worry. I'm not going to bash Eriol/Kaho at all. I never bash pairings, because I consider it to be immature and completely not my style. During the time that they are a couple, I will treat the pairing well. The reason why the whole Eriol/Kaho thing was irritating to me when talking about it earlier was not because I hate the pairing (which I do not, I just like Eriol/Tomoyo better), but because writing the two couples in the story is rather difficult for me. I want to do it, however, because although there are tons of ExT fics out there, there aren't really any that take canon into account at all, and act like EriolxKaho never existed. (TWA included, although I try to rationalize it on the premise that it's based off the anime, where ExK is much more vague). I'm well aware of all the (perfectly valid) reasons why Eriol and Kaho should be together, and it will all be mentioned in the story. In regards to his age, I will say this: Although Eriol would physically have been as old as Fujitaka had he not stopped his aging, he is mentally older even than that, posessing all of Clow's memories. Taking that into account, he is way too old for either of them. At any rate, thanks for the request, and I hope you'll check the fic out once I start posting it. I'd love to hear more feedback from you :)