Challenge: Five Things
Canon: No. This is non-negotiable.
Genre: Action/Romance
Rating: G
Words: 500
Details: Pick a character, and write "Five things that never happened to..." Essentially, five miniature alternate universe timelines.
Tease: Kick-Ass! Li strikes again.
'what could have been'
'gallant knight'
He came out of nowhere, at the last moment, his sword the only thing keeping Rika's from her skull.
"Li-kun!"
"Baka," he snapped. "Stay there." He dropped to the sidewalk below to face her friend, and Rika attacked. One sword scraped against another with a horrible screech, and then Li counterattacked with a series of short and sharp thrusts that pushed Rika back. The blades flew so fast Sakura could hardly see them, flashing silver in the sunlight, slicing and stabbing with meticulous precision. At last Li trapped Rika's blade under his hilt and twisted, throwing it far from her hand to the pavement.
"Quick! Seal it now!"
'teamwork'
"My cousin," Li informed his rival, "can handle herself. So stay out of the way." He warned her back with one sharp glare, then met Meilin's cool and determined gaze. "Let's do it."
Fight raised her fists in preparation, and so did they. She attacked first, targeting Meilin, who blocked two punches before throwing her own signature turning kick-reverse jump hook kick combination. It forced Fight right into Li's hard side kick and actually made her stumble, and with no more communication than a brief moment of eye contact they set about to finish the job. The Card did not last long.
'gallant knight II'
Tall as he was, the breeze was so much cooler. Quite calmly Li drew his sword and eyed his opponent. The dragon uttered a low growl and circled him a wide arc, red eyes hostile. He'd never dueled a dragon before.
The creature attacked with serpentine speed and he barely evaded it, his hurried counterattack glancing at its long neck. Howling in rage and pain it reared up, wings outstretched, and the tiny girls below shrieked. This time when it attacked Li was ready. In the moment before Naoko put down her quill, his sword had gone through its heart.
'potential'
With an odd sense of detachment, the weary boy realized that he had nothing more. His few Cards were not the right ones, his magic could not hope to compare, and he had spent all his energy. After what seemed years, Li tumbled to his knees and stayed there.
Neither said anything for a long time.
"Never has one stood against me for so long," Yue murmured softly, almost too soft to hear over his own ragged breathing. "It was a worthy battle, child of the Lis. You have no cause to feel shame. One day… you will be the greatest."
'declaration'
"Sakura, wait!" Almost ready to fall over on his feet, Syaoran stumbled toward the girl in white. She'd fought Eriol and conquered the last of her Cards, against all odds, and in her triumph he couldn't bear keeping the words in him one moment longer.
He almost collapsed, propping himself up with the sword, and she rushed to his side. "Syaoran-kun!"
"I- I love you."
She froze in shock; green eyes circular with astonishment. For a moment he almost despaired. But was he not a warrior? Was he not strong?
So he cupped her face and kissed her.
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Disclaimer: Well, he practically IS mine. Lord knows I've written enough challenges for him.