Back to the Future

While within the flow of time...

'Time...I will give you to that boy because I have a feeling Sakura will need you more in the future, but she cannot access you herself. I leave that task to that kid.' she told him. For now, they'll capture Return once we get out of here but where will you pitch camp? Eh? That clock tower I found you in? I suppose...but ensure that that boy earns your respect.' Tsunami mused as soon, she saw the exit to her time. "There!" she flew there while suppressing her aura and her cards' aura. She came out, startling her cousin and Shaoran. Kero was just as startled and hid behind Sakura.

'Tsunami-neechan?!' Sakura yelped as Tsunami came out, unconscious(she put herself to sleep) as Return materialized in the form of a black swirl.

'Sakura! That's Return's true form!' Kero cried as Sakura ran to the tree to confront it.

'Return to your true form! Clow Card!' Sakura commanded as she struck with her staff where a card-shaped glow formed, and captured Return...but the card went to Tsunami. 'Eh?'

'Tsunami must have done something to wherever she was taken...that something brought her back home somehow so I guess Return counted that as 'she defeated it'.' Kero mused thoughtfully. 'But she has no magic powers...you take it since she's your cousin.' he decided abruptly to their disbelief.

'EHHHH?!'

Needless to say, Sakura used Float to carry her cousin home.

When the kids are gone, Daemon Spade materialized.

'...this is getting more and more interesting.' he chuckled before following to the Kinomoto House to listen to Sakura and her...unusual friends.

'I wonder how Tsunami-neechan got out of there...good thing she could or how do we explain this to everyone if she couldn't come home ever again?' Sakura shuddered at the thought of it.

'That would be nightmarish indeed...and its a full moon tonight too, when Return is at its most powerful.' Kero told them grimly. 'The only other way is if you have a Time Card. You can use Time to halt the flow of time, effectively sending you back by having Time take you back home but given Time's nature, it'll cost a lot of magical energy...and for a normal human like Tsunami who found another way, going through time itself must be stressful she came out knocked out.' he said rather sympathetically. 'She'd need the whole night to recover and hopefully, all this is a dream for her!'

xxx

Kinomoto Residence, after Sakura snuck Tsunami in into her room, dressed her into pajamas...and she and Kero left quietly and quietly closed Tsunami's bedroom door. Once Tsunami was sure they're gone, she opened her eyes and snickered. She removed the spell in her pockets and took out Time to erase her name on the card. 'Time to go, Time. Have fun.' Time glowed and disappeared from her hand. 'And so, here we go with the cards again...' she sighed. 'Well, I had dinner in the past anyway, I can go without dinner tonight.' she locked her room quietly and decided to amuse herself with the books on her shelf...unaware a ghost is watching her.

xxx

He watched her for years, occasionally disappearing to do some jobs, and possessing Mist-Type bodies so he wouldn't die by replenishing his power. He witnessed her growth, bad times, good times and magical times.

Getting rid of Federico now will be good...she'll be an ideal, powerful heir for Vongola. And both Timoteo and Iemitsu know that already although they think that due to Tsunami's fib, she's a ghost/spirit hunter with her cousin...yeah right. As it is now, she's a powerful contender with strong feelings of loyalty to the organization due to how it began.

Well, given how he changed a few things...it won't be the Vongola she'd be expecting...and that Yamamoto boy...even though its dormant, his level is pretty good. And he somewhat resembles Asari as well...what with his maternal side being an Asari and he swore to protect her from her trauma. Humm...that's one thing that needs fixing...he'll observe Yamamoto's progress with her when she gets back after graduation.

Well, seriously. Tsunami's a confident, capable, powerful girl with her intelligence capable of her entering into that prestigious CLAMP Academy in Tokyo(but she chose to remain in Tomoeda-but she and her cousin, while going to their schools, peep on CLAMP Curriculums and mentally attend classes THERE too) but at Namimori all that flies out the window, and she becomes a scared little girl hiding behind Yamamoto!

Great, someone with enough power to destroy a mafia famiglia on her own, scared by a bunch of hometown kids.

xxx

Next day...

'Oy Tsunami, I heard you fainted around Tsukimine Shrine yesterday.' Touya asked Tsunami over breakfast. 'Are you sick?'

'No...I just don't feel well when I left school.' Tsunami said tiredly and pulling her act off.

'Maybe you shouldn't go to school today.' Sakura fretted. Her cousin just came out of Return after all!

'I agree...if you're feelin' off color, don't go today. I can tell the school you don't feel well.' Touya agreed.

'I guess...'

'Go on ahead kaijuu.' said Touya. 'I'll handle this.' he said, giving Sakura her bento.

'Un...' Sakura left after casting Tsunami a worried look. 'Ittekimasu!' When she was gone...

'OK, what really happened?' Touya asked her as he sat down with her.

'A new Clow Card, The Return took me to 220 years in the past...to Italy.' Touya's jaws dropped. 'I met seven guys in their late teens who also has unusual flames like me. One of them, Giotto has the same flames as me and he taught me what those flames are and what can they really do. Every human can awaken to flames, but they're choosing who to teach after learning and mastering their powers. They got the power from some lady named Sepira who gave them the Vongola Rings as a focus but I taught them how to access without a ring...they were a huge path to the future because they founded an organization for equal rights and justice fighting their corrupt society, hoping for change. It wasn't an easy fight for them too. They obtain requests from townspeople and they act on it because even the police there and the judicial system can be bought with money.' she said with a wince.

'If the government can't give justice...Vongola can with a spectacular expose too and the people love them and adore them a lot. Some don't like the Vongola so they often get attacked...which is why I trained them by the way...I was there for eight weeks before my time ran out.' she sighed. 'Truthfully, I have three hours equal to three months there. But Sakura and that boy came. So my time there is cut short.' she said wryly. 'I wish I could do more but as a result of less time, I left them a lot of notes instead.'

'And how when you can't speak Italian?'

'English.' Tsunami answered as if it says it all. 'Alaude knows English since his french hometown is close to Britain by a ship. Daemon and Lampo are wealthy nobles who can afford the education. Giotto, G, Asari and Knuckle learned English and French from them and they learned Japanese from Asari so they know four languages in total.'

'Ah.'

'Dammit, now I want to learn Italian...' Tsunami chuckled ruefully. 'Due to my presence there, they got a lot of English Practice. I'll tell you more about my time in Italy after school.'

'I'm holding you on that.' Touya grinned. 'Take care of the house and watch over that stupid stuffed animal if its here.'

'Hai.'

And so, Touya left, with Tsunami going upstairs to 'go to school' in CLAMP Academy...and keeping an eye on her young ward there.

xxx

CLAMP Academy...

Its an enormous school that comprises all levels of education and nurtures geniuses and cultivating japanese talents founded AND funded by the Imonoyama Zaibatsu. EVERYTHING is for free(for students only of course). Its also a self-sustaining, self-functional town with all facilities taken care of by experts who are also alumnus of CLAMP. When these geniuses graduate, they become a great contribution to society, although most of them end up working for the Imonoyama Zaibatsu's many companies afterward...it certainly explains their ridiculous wealth. To enter CLAMP, family, class and rank have no bearing. What only matters is talent and potential.

One of Tsunami's many 'jobs', is to be a Karate Instructor in this prestigious school so she's also working here, and nurtures many Karate Students here.

One of whom, Takamura Suoh. A fellow martial arts genius who is a 5th Dan Black Belt in Karate, but 3rd Dan in Judo, Aikido and Kendo with proficiency in Kyudo too. He's obliged to know these and more, as he's a child of a ninja clan. If not for Tsunami's existence, he wouldn't rise to higher in Karate.

CLAMP Campus, Karate Dojo...

'Shishou, I heard you skipped school today.' said Suoh as he fought with his instructor.

'Well, I was feeling off-color since last night up till around 2 today...maybe I'm just stressed since I felt better after sleeping for so long.' Tsunami smiled. 'Don't mind it. For now, focus on getting as high as you can before I graduate elementary and going back home to Namimori. Unlike me, you have the resources to reach Grand Master at a young age.'

'You could too if you went to CLAMP you know.' Suoh pointed out.

'I know that but I left mother alone for too long...she sent me to Tokyo to recover from my childhood.' said Tsunami with a sad smile. 'Before I became what I am today...I used to be a horrible no-good everyone at my old elementary school thought they can bully me because they have the privilege to, being better than me. The bullying got so bad mother was furious.' Suoh got taken aback by this. 'I was traumatized too she sent me to my relatives to recover while mother 'waged war' with my old school's faculty because it got really bad no counselor could help me back then, I was even on the verge of becoming a hikikomori. This is my fourth and final year in Tokyo now and mother's lonely and I feel I'm strong enough to go back to my hometown now I got smarts and skills to back myself up. Father works overseas and rarely makes phone calls but they still love each other. Father knows of the bullying so he comforts me too when he calls.'

'Oh...' Suoh deflated. 'So you really can't be in CLAMP because you'll go home?'

'Yeah. Mother gave up a lot of our mother-daughter bonding time so I'd recover with my relatives, I really should go home soon. Father could only make phone calls as it is, I can't be away from home too.'

After Karate Club...Tsunami goes to check on her young protege though said protege never knew of her. Well, its what magic can do, can it?

The protege is a young girl suffering from neglect and unhappy homes. Tsunami watches out for such children but only the best among these unfortunate children she could help by sending them to CLAMP School and stealing their papers away from their parents, and influencing these kids to leave for a brighter future by influencing the urge to leave and find a better life with her magic. Touya also does his own share as well. But they can't save everyone. They can only save who could be saved. Tsunami sends children to teenagers to CLAMP, Touya deals with the Judicial System by 'giving them' leads to cases of troubled kids and teens who could not be whisked away to CLAMP.

However, unlike the many children Tsunami sent, this one also possesses flame powers which is why Tsunami influenced her activities of choice after school. But for now, she just made the girl study like crazy and still study more, getting high grades, reach her own peak potential, and is now one of the strongest Sojutsu Fighters, and most skilled Acrobat, Parkour, Computer User and Digital Arts among her peers while taking other extra-curricular activities necessary for self-sufficiency. She now enjoys typical CLAMP life. She grew up disciplined, sophisticated and graceful, lot of friends, free everything, and CLAMP's penchant for fun and partying and she has access to free resources as is her right as a student of CLAMP. Her...mother is now the least of her worries and this girl now lives in a dormitory in the campus.

Her name is Awayuki Nagi.

And now that Tsunami discovered the truth about flames, she looked at Nagi's powers and what type she is.

Nagi is a Mist Flame User...so Tsunami began implanting suggestions, and let Nagi flourish on her own, while casting a barrier so no other Flame User can find her unless that person is in dire need of help...or if her powers got so strong she was able to make contact with anyone who doesn't mean her harm. This year, she is in Grade 5...and painfully aware that her mother cares more for her career than how her daughter is doing, so she made sure to send anonymous letters to Imonoyama Nokoru and the Chairwoman to protect Nagi if the mother decided that her daughter is profitable and useful all of a sudden if she gets wind of her daughter's feats and accomplishments in CLAMP Campus. The mother IS a famous actress and celebrity who loved her career and social standing more than her family, and a self-centered, conceited woman.

The Chairwoman also has knowledge of troubled but gifted teens sent to CLAMP thus CLAMP now makes it a point to investigate Japan for troubled, but talented children the campus can 'take in'.

After six o'clock, Tsunami went to a shop when rumors started about cards that sells like hotcakes for good luck in whatever were they for. Piano, Cooking...and when she looked, the back designs are just like clow cards!

She found the Shot and took it with her immediately, after Arrow told her that Shot is a card under Firey which means...its personality is not-so-nice. She quickly sealed it with her name and that's that!

'So you found this in that new shop?!' Touya grimaced as Tsunami showed him the card while in a barrier.

'Yeah. Arrow told me that Shot activates if its given a target. Even an ordinary human can use it as long as Shot has some power itself. Its extremely fast and highly accurate and a tough opponent for those kids. Good thing I found it first or Sakura-chan might finally come home with injuries.' she shivered. Touya didn't like the idea either.

'Anyway, trade with me?' Touya asked her. 'I want Shot, I'll give you Mist.'

'OK. But what for?'

'The Final Judgment...and our offensive cards so far is Fight, Arrow and Shot under the command of that stupid stuffed toy.' Touya snarked.

'So you want to take the heirship from Sakura-chan?'

'Aa.'

'Alright...when the final card is sealed, I'll give you my cards too.' Tsunami offered before smiling. 'You just want to keep him close, you naughty, sneaky...' she giggled playfully as Touya turned scarlet.

'T-that's not it!' he yelped in protest.

'Sure, and pigs fly!' Tsunami scoffed. 'Anyway, Time will awaken soon so cast protection on yourself so our actions won't be rewinded until he's caught. Just be sure to do perfect acting on your part.'

Cards in Possession

Tsunami: Rain, Song, Illusion, Arrow, Mist

Touya: Wood, Shot, Fight, Loop, Sleep, Libra, Wave, Through

Sakura: Windy, Fly, Shadow, Watery, Jump, Silent, Sword, Flower, Shield, Power, Float, Erase, Glow, Move, Little, Mirror, Maze, Return

Shaoran: Thunder, Time