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No Longer A Child
Begin or End?
by BlahBlahBlah136
Both Syoaran and Harrison had been fighting for quite some time when Harrison finally shouted, "I grow tired if this! Stand back and give me what I came for!" "And if I don't?" Sakura asked, trying desperately to keep the fear out of her voice. "Then the family with have to feel my angry. I'm not talking about empathy either," Harrison threatened. The translucent black bubble was filled with a dark energy that corsed through it's occupants. "No, stop it!" Sakura shout at the same time that Syoaran yelled, "Fight like a man, not a coward." "Haven't you ever learned that evil doesn't play by the rules," Harrison addressed Syoaran's comment.
Then Harrison added toward Sakura, "Do you have your boyfriend fight your battles for you? Who is being a coward now? Why don't you fight me? Haven't you been training? Don't you trust your own abilities? Don't you trust Syoaran's guidance? Don't..." "I didn't tell Sakura to fight you, and she knows..." "Stop!" Sakura interrupted Syoaran's interruption, "You boys are so immature! This is my problem, and I have to fight you, Harrison." Then she turned and added to Syoaran, "I want your help, but there is a difference between helping and fixing the whole problem yourself. You can't fix the whole problem yourself this time, Syoaran," Sakura touched Syoaran's face kindly, "Like you said, I'm not a child anymore." Syoaran hung his head and looked at his shoes.
"I love it how Sakura can put guys in their places," Touya whispered to his father. "Shut Up, I heard that!" Harrison yelled and sent more electricity throughout the tentative prison. "Hey, Stop it!" Sakura yelled, "You hurt my family, now I'm going to hurt you!" Sakura pulled out her new sword that Syoaran had given her. It was not as wide as his, but wider than the sword card. It was pink and metallic and perfect for Sakura. The hilt was engraved with intricate carvings of cherry blossoms. The very angry girl ran at full sped toward the demon-possessed boy.
The battle was almost just the same as Syoaran and Harrison's, though Sakura fought in an inevitably more feminine way. The sakura colored sword was so thin that it sang with a tone almost human. (AN: Think of the Green Destiny from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Syoaran analyzed the battle, 'She's not quick enough, but she chooses the right moves. She's not aggressive enough either, but that's Sakura for you. I don't think she could ever want to hurt anyone. She is more aggressive than usual. It's probably because she's mad. She could win, but chances are slim.'
Everyone inside the translucent black bubble was biting their nails. "I didn't even get enough time to get used to her having a talking stuffed animal and now I have to watch my only sister in a death match with a guy with magical powers," Touya whimpered. "Look at the bright side; If she wins, and she and Li-kun get married, you'll have five sisters!" Tomoyo reassured. "I have enough to worry about right now without having to worry about how I'm going to prove that that kid is a gaki," Touya's face was so red, smoke was almost coming out of his ears from anger.
Harrison suddenly shot a blast of dark energy. Sakura'd had him on the retreat and he was afraid she would win. Sakura was repelled rearward and hit the ground on her posterior in a sort of sitting position. (AN, Sort of like the letter L) There was a collective gasp from all non-combatants. Harrison smirked, "Well well well, you can't beat my through sword play. What other cards are in your hand?" 'Cards, that's it!' Sakura thought. The clowbook come out of one of those anime hyperspace pockets.
'OK, if using one card at a time failed before. I have to think of something new this time. Clow made no challenge that the Card Captor couldn't overcome,' Sakura reasoned with herself. The female captors stood up and closed her eyes. She searched with her mind and powers for the wisdom she needed. There was an awakening inside her and she knew what to do. There was a cold wind as she summoned the sealing wand. Instead of calling forth one card, the Clow book flew under the tip of the staff. "Clow Cards," she called, "Combine your powers and help me to overcome what stands in my way that I can't concur by myself. Clow!" The book enveloped Sakura in a circle of bright white light. Everyone stood in awe of the splendor before them.
The light dimmed and they could see Sakura again. She floated a foot of the ground in a wind that made the fabric of what she now wore and her hair dance about in the surge of power. Sakura's hair glittered with the glow card's magic to look like a million stars had fallen in her hair. The same glitter was laid a bit lighter on her face and outlined her closed eyes in diamonds. Her dress was as white as snow and resembled the dress of the big cards. Wings of glass that were feather-light extended from her back.
As Sakura's bare feet touched the ground and her eyes opened, the wind died down until all that was left was the gentle susurration of the breeze though the leaves. Harrison's smirk widened. "I thought you would come up with something better, not something so ordinary," he chided, "Do you think that will beat me? Go ahead, give me your best shot!" In a silence that scared Syoaran Sakura created a ball of power. The brilliance blinded everyone temporarily, but Sakura did even close her eyes. In the blink of an eye the ball hit Harrison square in the chest. He flew back with a force the shook the earth beneath their feet. As Harrison stood up bleeding heavily Sakura began to cry. She fell softly to her knees. "Wow, that sure packs a punch! A few more an I'll be dead!" Harrison said a little to cheerfully, "If you ever play poker, let me in on the game. Even with the best cards you wouldn't win!"
A few bubbled of light floated out of Sakura, followed by a few more, and then at least fifty two had come out and floated about her. They formed into the true forms of all the cards. The magical beings look on sympathetically at their weeping mistress. Dash made a few squeaks that only Sakura and the other cards new as," Can't we try again?" All the cards knew it was impossible. An equal blast would run them completely out of power and would ruin the cards. Power now made a few squeaks, "We're going to try again. It doesn't matter what happens to us. Only the Card Mistress matters." All the power bubbles floated back into Sakura. "No, I won't use up all the power!" shouted Sakura, but cards were already raising the power bubble.
Suddenly, Sakura felt arms rap around her back. Syoaran fed his power to the power sphere. Sakura found a power in herself that she had overlooked in the past. In the past she had relied on Clow magic, but now she had to trust herself. She fed her power into the orb. Soon the power globe was the size of a softball and shone so bright that even Harrison had to look away. The surge shot off, bounced of a tree only to gain more momentum and hit Harrison straight in the back. The power took him over and he screamed out in agony as the white hot light possessed him fully. A wind picked up and blew away anything within a 10 foot radius.
The light receded and the spectators saw Obsession's true form. It was a hideous creature that was receded in a large black shell that was merely a shadow. With help from Syoaran, Sakura sealed the card. As she collapsed into Syoaran's arms in fatigue the translucent black bubble collapsed as well. The now freed Touya rushed up to Syoaran who was now cradling Sakura in him arms. "Hand her over, gaki," He growled. "Now, Touya, what do you say from him helping Sakura?" Kinomoto-san reproved. Touya took Sakura from Syoaran's arms and muttered, "Thanks." "Is Sakura going to be all right," Fujitaka Kinomoto asked the young, still conscious, warrior. "She'll be ok. She just fainted," Syoaran replied.
(One Day later, behind the Kinomoto Residence)
Tsu Ling sat in fury at the sweet interaction between the cardcaptors as Syoaran brought Sakura breakfast in bed. She winced as Syoaran kissed Sakura on the forehead and left. "I have to get Syoaran away from her," Tsu Ling said out loud. And pulled out a small black cell phone.
There were two rings before a servant of the Li Clan picked up the phone.
"Hello, this is the Li residence," the servant said in Cantonese.
"Hello, this is Li Tsu Ling. May I speak with Elder Keito?"
"One minute Miss Li. I'll go get him"
Tsu Ling tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the Elder that would agree most with her.
"Yes, Tsu Ling. You have a report?" said the fattest Elder.
"Li Xaio Lang has finished with his task, but shows no signs of coming home like we suspected. You best send the body guards again. They'll be here in a day? Ok. I'll see you soon if everything goes as planned," Tsu Ling hung up the phone and laughed maniacally. Unfortunately, she hadn't know that Syoaran had overheard her conversation.
(The Next Morning: Sakura's room)
Syoaran knocked on the door with his knuckles. "Come in!" Sakura called. Syoaran walked in with the breakfast tray. "How come your always awake when I come to give you breakfast?" he asked. "It's not my fault. You and your training has ruined me. I can't sleep in past six!" Sakura she said sarcastically. Syoaran set the tray on her lap and pulled a chair up next to her bed. He straddled the chair's back to sit on it backward and face Sakura.
"Sakura, I want you to know that I may be leaving soon and you may not see me for a long time. I promise I'll come back just like last time, but it's going to take me another four years," he said solemnly. Sakura stared blankly at her toast. He lifted her chin slowly and took hold of her hand, "And when I come back I want you to marry me." He slipped a ring with a light green emerald on her ring finger. Now Sakura's eyes were projecting out of her head. "I know we are to young to get married now, but I know when I get back we'll be old enough. And this way everyone will know you are mine and no one can go out with you because you are taken. You don't have to tell anyone that we are engaged. That is, if you say yes." Syoaran placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"Syoaran, you should have known my answer before you came through that door," She started cry with a giant smile on her face, "But are you sure you still want to marry me now that you've seen how I look now when my hair hasn't been combed in two days and my eyes are probably all puffy." "You look just as beautiful as ever," he stoked her hair, " and your eyes aren't puffy."
(Later That day, around 6:20 PM)
Sakura was teaching Syoaran how to rollerblade in the park. Syoaran was failing miserably.
"I just don't get it!" Syoaran said in a discouraged voice. "I can't believe you never learned to rollerblade before. You have to know the steps before you take them. First, stand up straight. Now," Sakura instructed as she held on to his waist, "slowly, Left, right , left, right. One, two, one, two. Just like the feel of the waves passing under you at your house. Back, and forth, back, and forth."
Suddenly Syoaran saw something. "Sakura, remember when I told you I would have to leave this morning?" Syoaran asked. "Yes," Sakura replied curiously. "It's time for me to leave now. Be strong and wait for me. I love you, remember that," he pulled her into a passionate kiss and skated off like lightning. "Hey, you finally got the hang of rollerblading," Sakura tried to be cheerful as he skated beyond her vision.
As Sakura skated home, she saw two bodyguards carrying a limp figure she knew was Syoaran. She blew a kiss to him, and whispered, "I love you too, my Xaio Lang."
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I decided to end the chapter there. I could have added some more useless junk, but I decided not to. I have the writing block on the retreat, and I'll get the last chapter: The Epilogue, out soon. Possibly tomorrow. Sorry this took so long, my writers block only broke as of today, July 1. Please review, or I might not write a sequel, even though I'm going to leave some loose ends in the Epilogue.
~BlahBlahBlah136
No Longer A Child
Begin or End?
by BlahBlahBlah136
Both Syoaran and Harrison had been fighting for quite some time when Harrison finally shouted, "I grow tired if this! Stand back and give me what I came for!" "And if I don't?" Sakura asked, trying desperately to keep the fear out of her voice. "Then the family with have to feel my angry. I'm not talking about empathy either," Harrison threatened. The translucent black bubble was filled with a dark energy that corsed through it's occupants. "No, stop it!" Sakura shout at the same time that Syoaran yelled, "Fight like a man, not a coward." "Haven't you ever learned that evil doesn't play by the rules," Harrison addressed Syoaran's comment.
Then Harrison added toward Sakura, "Do you have your boyfriend fight your battles for you? Who is being a coward now? Why don't you fight me? Haven't you been training? Don't you trust your own abilities? Don't you trust Syoaran's guidance? Don't..." "I didn't tell Sakura to fight you, and she knows..." "Stop!" Sakura interrupted Syoaran's interruption, "You boys are so immature! This is my problem, and I have to fight you, Harrison." Then she turned and added to Syoaran, "I want your help, but there is a difference between helping and fixing the whole problem yourself. You can't fix the whole problem yourself this time, Syoaran," Sakura touched Syoaran's face kindly, "Like you said, I'm not a child anymore." Syoaran hung his head and looked at his shoes.
"I love it how Sakura can put guys in their places," Touya whispered to his father. "Shut Up, I heard that!" Harrison yelled and sent more electricity throughout the tentative prison. "Hey, Stop it!" Sakura yelled, "You hurt my family, now I'm going to hurt you!" Sakura pulled out her new sword that Syoaran had given her. It was not as wide as his, but wider than the sword card. It was pink and metallic and perfect for Sakura. The hilt was engraved with intricate carvings of cherry blossoms. The very angry girl ran at full sped toward the demon-possessed boy.
The battle was almost just the same as Syoaran and Harrison's, though Sakura fought in an inevitably more feminine way. The sakura colored sword was so thin that it sang with a tone almost human. (AN: Think of the Green Destiny from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon) Syoaran analyzed the battle, 'She's not quick enough, but she chooses the right moves. She's not aggressive enough either, but that's Sakura for you. I don't think she could ever want to hurt anyone. She is more aggressive than usual. It's probably because she's mad. She could win, but chances are slim.'
Everyone inside the translucent black bubble was biting their nails. "I didn't even get enough time to get used to her having a talking stuffed animal and now I have to watch my only sister in a death match with a guy with magical powers," Touya whimpered. "Look at the bright side; If she wins, and she and Li-kun get married, you'll have five sisters!" Tomoyo reassured. "I have enough to worry about right now without having to worry about how I'm going to prove that that kid is a gaki," Touya's face was so red, smoke was almost coming out of his ears from anger.
Harrison suddenly shot a blast of dark energy. Sakura'd had him on the retreat and he was afraid she would win. Sakura was repelled rearward and hit the ground on her posterior in a sort of sitting position. (AN, Sort of like the letter L) There was a collective gasp from all non-combatants. Harrison smirked, "Well well well, you can't beat my through sword play. What other cards are in your hand?" 'Cards, that's it!' Sakura thought. The clowbook come out of one of those anime hyperspace pockets.
'OK, if using one card at a time failed before. I have to think of something new this time. Clow made no challenge that the Card Captor couldn't overcome,' Sakura reasoned with herself. The female captors stood up and closed her eyes. She searched with her mind and powers for the wisdom she needed. There was an awakening inside her and she knew what to do. There was a cold wind as she summoned the sealing wand. Instead of calling forth one card, the Clow book flew under the tip of the staff. "Clow Cards," she called, "Combine your powers and help me to overcome what stands in my way that I can't concur by myself. Clow!" The book enveloped Sakura in a circle of bright white light. Everyone stood in awe of the splendor before them.
The light dimmed and they could see Sakura again. She floated a foot of the ground in a wind that made the fabric of what she now wore and her hair dance about in the surge of power. Sakura's hair glittered with the glow card's magic to look like a million stars had fallen in her hair. The same glitter was laid a bit lighter on her face and outlined her closed eyes in diamonds. Her dress was as white as snow and resembled the dress of the big cards. Wings of glass that were feather-light extended from her back.
As Sakura's bare feet touched the ground and her eyes opened, the wind died down until all that was left was the gentle susurration of the breeze though the leaves. Harrison's smirk widened. "I thought you would come up with something better, not something so ordinary," he chided, "Do you think that will beat me? Go ahead, give me your best shot!" In a silence that scared Syoaran Sakura created a ball of power. The brilliance blinded everyone temporarily, but Sakura did even close her eyes. In the blink of an eye the ball hit Harrison square in the chest. He flew back with a force the shook the earth beneath their feet. As Harrison stood up bleeding heavily Sakura began to cry. She fell softly to her knees. "Wow, that sure packs a punch! A few more an I'll be dead!" Harrison said a little to cheerfully, "If you ever play poker, let me in on the game. Even with the best cards you wouldn't win!"
A few bubbled of light floated out of Sakura, followed by a few more, and then at least fifty two had come out and floated about her. They formed into the true forms of all the cards. The magical beings look on sympathetically at their weeping mistress. Dash made a few squeaks that only Sakura and the other cards new as," Can't we try again?" All the cards knew it was impossible. An equal blast would run them completely out of power and would ruin the cards. Power now made a few squeaks, "We're going to try again. It doesn't matter what happens to us. Only the Card Mistress matters." All the power bubbles floated back into Sakura. "No, I won't use up all the power!" shouted Sakura, but cards were already raising the power bubble.
Suddenly, Sakura felt arms rap around her back. Syoaran fed his power to the power sphere. Sakura found a power in herself that she had overlooked in the past. In the past she had relied on Clow magic, but now she had to trust herself. She fed her power into the orb. Soon the power globe was the size of a softball and shone so bright that even Harrison had to look away. The surge shot off, bounced of a tree only to gain more momentum and hit Harrison straight in the back. The power took him over and he screamed out in agony as the white hot light possessed him fully. A wind picked up and blew away anything within a 10 foot radius.
The light receded and the spectators saw Obsession's true form. It was a hideous creature that was receded in a large black shell that was merely a shadow. With help from Syoaran, Sakura sealed the card. As she collapsed into Syoaran's arms in fatigue the translucent black bubble collapsed as well. The now freed Touya rushed up to Syoaran who was now cradling Sakura in him arms. "Hand her over, gaki," He growled. "Now, Touya, what do you say from him helping Sakura?" Kinomoto-san reproved. Touya took Sakura from Syoaran's arms and muttered, "Thanks." "Is Sakura going to be all right," Fujitaka Kinomoto asked the young, still conscious, warrior. "She'll be ok. She just fainted," Syoaran replied.
(One Day later, behind the Kinomoto Residence)
Tsu Ling sat in fury at the sweet interaction between the cardcaptors as Syoaran brought Sakura breakfast in bed. She winced as Syoaran kissed Sakura on the forehead and left. "I have to get Syoaran away from her," Tsu Ling said out loud. And pulled out a small black cell phone.
There were two rings before a servant of the Li Clan picked up the phone.
"Hello, this is the Li residence," the servant said in Cantonese.
"Hello, this is Li Tsu Ling. May I speak with Elder Keito?"
"One minute Miss Li. I'll go get him"
Tsu Ling tapped her foot impatiently as she waited for the Elder that would agree most with her.
"Yes, Tsu Ling. You have a report?" said the fattest Elder.
"Li Xaio Lang has finished with his task, but shows no signs of coming home like we suspected. You best send the body guards again. They'll be here in a day? Ok. I'll see you soon if everything goes as planned," Tsu Ling hung up the phone and laughed maniacally. Unfortunately, she hadn't know that Syoaran had overheard her conversation.
(The Next Morning: Sakura's room)
Syoaran knocked on the door with his knuckles. "Come in!" Sakura called. Syoaran walked in with the breakfast tray. "How come your always awake when I come to give you breakfast?" he asked. "It's not my fault. You and your training has ruined me. I can't sleep in past six!" Sakura she said sarcastically. Syoaran set the tray on her lap and pulled a chair up next to her bed. He straddled the chair's back to sit on it backward and face Sakura.
"Sakura, I want you to know that I may be leaving soon and you may not see me for a long time. I promise I'll come back just like last time, but it's going to take me another four years," he said solemnly. Sakura stared blankly at her toast. He lifted her chin slowly and took hold of her hand, "And when I come back I want you to marry me." He slipped a ring with a light green emerald on her ring finger. Now Sakura's eyes were projecting out of her head. "I know we are to young to get married now, but I know when I get back we'll be old enough. And this way everyone will know you are mine and no one can go out with you because you are taken. You don't have to tell anyone that we are engaged. That is, if you say yes." Syoaran placed a soft kiss on her lips.
"Syoaran, you should have known my answer before you came through that door," She started cry with a giant smile on her face, "But are you sure you still want to marry me now that you've seen how I look now when my hair hasn't been combed in two days and my eyes are probably all puffy." "You look just as beautiful as ever," he stoked her hair, " and your eyes aren't puffy."
(Later That day, around 6:20 PM)
Sakura was teaching Syoaran how to rollerblade in the park. Syoaran was failing miserably.
"I just don't get it!" Syoaran said in a discouraged voice. "I can't believe you never learned to rollerblade before. You have to know the steps before you take them. First, stand up straight. Now," Sakura instructed as she held on to his waist, "slowly, Left, right , left, right. One, two, one, two. Just like the feel of the waves passing under you at your house. Back, and forth, back, and forth."
Suddenly Syoaran saw something. "Sakura, remember when I told you I would have to leave this morning?" Syoaran asked. "Yes," Sakura replied curiously. "It's time for me to leave now. Be strong and wait for me. I love you, remember that," he pulled her into a passionate kiss and skated off like lightning. "Hey, you finally got the hang of rollerblading," Sakura tried to be cheerful as he skated beyond her vision.
As Sakura skated home, she saw two bodyguards carrying a limp figure she knew was Syoaran. She blew a kiss to him, and whispered, "I love you too, my Xaio Lang."
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I decided to end the chapter there. I could have added some more useless junk, but I decided not to. I have the writing block on the retreat, and I'll get the last chapter: The Epilogue, out soon. Possibly tomorrow. Sorry this took so long, my writers block only broke as of today, July 1. Please review, or I might not write a sequel, even though I'm going to leave some loose ends in the Epilogue.
~BlahBlahBlah136