Now comes the 'magical' part. But, hey, don't worry. There's still lotsa S+S.
Oh, and whoever gave me some suggestions for the next chapter, I hope this is good enough for you!
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As Sakura was attending to Li's wound, her deck of Clow Cards in the room started wiggling. They glowed. The girl was too busy to notice that her wand, around her neck, was glowing as well. Li was too busy enjoying her concern to see the glow.
"Why don't we go on a walk?" Li asked. Sakura blushed, forgetting that she was in Hong Kong, famous for its over-crowded streets. "I guess."
Once out, the two met a long stream of people who were all muttering in Chinese. "Aiya, zhao hoy la. Mo dzo chu sai." "Ma, ho bik a."
Sakura realized that Li just meant shopping. He said,"Are you game?" Sakura, wild at heart, nodded vigorously. He grabbed her hand and dragged her along through the crowd. They laughed out loud, cheering their hearts. When they finally stopped, Sakura clutched at her neck, pretending to be running out of air.
"Oh...no." She felt around her neck again, but it was gone. Her wand was gone! Li took one long look at her pale face and thought that she was really going to die of air shortage.
"What's the matter? He rushed over and grabbed her shoulders.
She was looking at the ground around her. "I've lost it...lost it..." and blackness took over her mind. She fainted away into Li's arms.
(out of the darkness)
A mysterious girl walked calmly towards her. "Ha, I've gotten the better of you know, eh, Cardcaptor? Sakura looked closely at the face. The face was pale, eyes dark brown, and they were glinting mysteriously in the dim light.
She now waved Sakura's wand and the deck of cards too.
Sakura lunged, hoping to grab them back, but she seemed to be stuck on her position on the floor. "Don't try to move now. I'll kill you quick and easy. The boy I'll deal with later."
The stuck girl cried, "What is your name? Why are you doing this?"
The other replied, "Huh, my name would be no use to you. But I'll tell you what I'm after. Here begins:
"Long time back, I once tried to use a new-found power to steal the cardcaptoring stuff. You kept your cards from me by using them frequently, putting up a shield around it so I couldn't pass. But I've tracked you down up to now, and hah! You've left your guard down! So I jumped at the chance and now I have the stuff. What a ninny, going on vacation when you should be training. I'm not the one to teach you though."
The girl raised the wand to kill Sakura, but suddenly Sakura could feel very warm liquid come down her throat. She sputtered. The mystery girl leaped back. They both could hear a voice saying, "Sakura, I'm sorry. Please wake up, I promise not to pull you along so fast anymore, ok?"
"Well, the boy has interrupted. So my name would be useful to you after all. Call me Cory, and we WILL meet again. Next time, he won't be around to help you." Cory spun, and vanished with Sakura's things.
(go back into conciousness)
Meanwhile, Li had hovered around, trying to think of some way to revive her. He nervously sat and twiddled his fingers. She awoke, rubbed her eyes, and trembled. Li took her by the shoulders again. "Is everything alright?" She shook her head and closed her eyes.
"We need to do some serious butt-kicking..." so she related her dream/nightmare. At first Li thought she was just tired. But in the seriousness of her face, he abruptly listened attentively.
When they were done, Li picked up a cup of tea nearby and held it out to her. She smiled and said, "Did you give me this in the nightmare?" He nodded, blushing slightly.
"I'm sorry to make you feel worried." She frowned. Shaoran cleared his throat and started stuttering, "Well, I...I...you know, I just...I..."
The scene was shattered by a groggy Cero flying in to a late breakfast. What he saw made him shake...with laughter. "Hahahahahahahaha(gasp)hahahahahahahahahaha! The impassible Shaoran, kneeling by the couch and offering tea! Ah, who would have imagined. Whoooahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Shaoran glared flames. Cero sighed and muttered, "Won't even offer a hungry Guardian some breakfast." Sakura giggled helplessly.
"What?" (giggle) "You do look kinda funny like that. (giggle) And thanks for the tea. You don't have to kneel anymore. (giggle)"
They sat there awhile, talking about the dream. In his heart, Shaoran made an honest oath. 'I'm not gonna let some girl hurt or scare Sakura. She's the only one I've got in this world who cares for me, and I treasure her. No, I'll help her in any way. If the girl bothers Sakura again, I'll...do something about it.'
For the rest of the day, Li insisted on keeping Sakura in the house. She followed his instructions. He showed her some family things and described the models in his room.
(Oh yes, since Meilin and Tomoyo were gone, Sakura moved into her room.)
"There, that's my favorite." "Why?" "Well, because I made it when I was young and it was so hard for me to do." "oh."
Night fell, and Sakura and Shaoran bid each other good-night. He asked her worriedly, "Will Cory visit you again? I think I should check on you at night."
She yawned and said, "If you think. Well, good-night." Patting his shoulder in a friendly way, she headed back to the room.
"Good-night." He walked back into his own room and lay down. Soon he fell asleep. That night, Cory wrecked havoc again.
(in the dream)
Cory was just as Sakura described. He realized that his sword was on the floor nearby. Li carefully picked it up, without taking his eyes off the figure. Indeed, the wand and Cards belonging to his Cardcaptor partner lay in the hands of the plunderer.
"Why don't you just give the stuff back?" Li swung his sword menacingly. Cory shrugged. "I guess I've waited to long to let them go back to your love."
Li snarled, bristling at the fact that she was having fun tormenting them. He prepared himself to defend and protect 'his love'. Inspecting the Cards closely, he discovered that the Sakura cards were changed to Cory cards.
"How'd you do that?" Cory read his mind. She looked at the Cards and spoke, "Magic. How else?"
"Why you little brat!" She wagged her finger, and said maliciously, "Watch what you say around me now." Pulling the Big Card from the deck, Cory released it and grew big. He glared defiantly at her. "So what?"
She reached down and plucked him up. He struggled uselessly. Raising the wand high, grinning as villainously as ever, Cory opened her mouth to shout his death. "Ta-ta, nitbrain. Don't you worry about the cherry blossom. Let's just say she'll join you shortly, shall we?"
"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!"
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Until the next chapter, folks! Read on! ^-^ Review for more.
Oh, and whoever gave me some suggestions for the next chapter, I hope this is good enough for you!
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As Sakura was attending to Li's wound, her deck of Clow Cards in the room started wiggling. They glowed. The girl was too busy to notice that her wand, around her neck, was glowing as well. Li was too busy enjoying her concern to see the glow.
"Why don't we go on a walk?" Li asked. Sakura blushed, forgetting that she was in Hong Kong, famous for its over-crowded streets. "I guess."
Once out, the two met a long stream of people who were all muttering in Chinese. "Aiya, zhao hoy la. Mo dzo chu sai." "Ma, ho bik a."
Sakura realized that Li just meant shopping. He said,"Are you game?" Sakura, wild at heart, nodded vigorously. He grabbed her hand and dragged her along through the crowd. They laughed out loud, cheering their hearts. When they finally stopped, Sakura clutched at her neck, pretending to be running out of air.
"Oh...no." She felt around her neck again, but it was gone. Her wand was gone! Li took one long look at her pale face and thought that she was really going to die of air shortage.
"What's the matter? He rushed over and grabbed her shoulders.
She was looking at the ground around her. "I've lost it...lost it..." and blackness took over her mind. She fainted away into Li's arms.
(out of the darkness)
A mysterious girl walked calmly towards her. "Ha, I've gotten the better of you know, eh, Cardcaptor? Sakura looked closely at the face. The face was pale, eyes dark brown, and they were glinting mysteriously in the dim light.
She now waved Sakura's wand and the deck of cards too.
Sakura lunged, hoping to grab them back, but she seemed to be stuck on her position on the floor. "Don't try to move now. I'll kill you quick and easy. The boy I'll deal with later."
The stuck girl cried, "What is your name? Why are you doing this?"
The other replied, "Huh, my name would be no use to you. But I'll tell you what I'm after. Here begins:
"Long time back, I once tried to use a new-found power to steal the cardcaptoring stuff. You kept your cards from me by using them frequently, putting up a shield around it so I couldn't pass. But I've tracked you down up to now, and hah! You've left your guard down! So I jumped at the chance and now I have the stuff. What a ninny, going on vacation when you should be training. I'm not the one to teach you though."
The girl raised the wand to kill Sakura, but suddenly Sakura could feel very warm liquid come down her throat. She sputtered. The mystery girl leaped back. They both could hear a voice saying, "Sakura, I'm sorry. Please wake up, I promise not to pull you along so fast anymore, ok?"
"Well, the boy has interrupted. So my name would be useful to you after all. Call me Cory, and we WILL meet again. Next time, he won't be around to help you." Cory spun, and vanished with Sakura's things.
(go back into conciousness)
Meanwhile, Li had hovered around, trying to think of some way to revive her. He nervously sat and twiddled his fingers. She awoke, rubbed her eyes, and trembled. Li took her by the shoulders again. "Is everything alright?" She shook her head and closed her eyes.
"We need to do some serious butt-kicking..." so she related her dream/nightmare. At first Li thought she was just tired. But in the seriousness of her face, he abruptly listened attentively.
When they were done, Li picked up a cup of tea nearby and held it out to her. She smiled and said, "Did you give me this in the nightmare?" He nodded, blushing slightly.
"I'm sorry to make you feel worried." She frowned. Shaoran cleared his throat and started stuttering, "Well, I...I...you know, I just...I..."
The scene was shattered by a groggy Cero flying in to a late breakfast. What he saw made him shake...with laughter. "Hahahahahahahaha(gasp)hahahahahahahahahaha! The impassible Shaoran, kneeling by the couch and offering tea! Ah, who would have imagined. Whoooahahahahahahahaha!!!"
Shaoran glared flames. Cero sighed and muttered, "Won't even offer a hungry Guardian some breakfast." Sakura giggled helplessly.
"What?" (giggle) "You do look kinda funny like that. (giggle) And thanks for the tea. You don't have to kneel anymore. (giggle)"
They sat there awhile, talking about the dream. In his heart, Shaoran made an honest oath. 'I'm not gonna let some girl hurt or scare Sakura. She's the only one I've got in this world who cares for me, and I treasure her. No, I'll help her in any way. If the girl bothers Sakura again, I'll...do something about it.'
For the rest of the day, Li insisted on keeping Sakura in the house. She followed his instructions. He showed her some family things and described the models in his room.
(Oh yes, since Meilin and Tomoyo were gone, Sakura moved into her room.)
"There, that's my favorite." "Why?" "Well, because I made it when I was young and it was so hard for me to do." "oh."
Night fell, and Sakura and Shaoran bid each other good-night. He asked her worriedly, "Will Cory visit you again? I think I should check on you at night."
She yawned and said, "If you think. Well, good-night." Patting his shoulder in a friendly way, she headed back to the room.
"Good-night." He walked back into his own room and lay down. Soon he fell asleep. That night, Cory wrecked havoc again.
(in the dream)
Cory was just as Sakura described. He realized that his sword was on the floor nearby. Li carefully picked it up, without taking his eyes off the figure. Indeed, the wand and Cards belonging to his Cardcaptor partner lay in the hands of the plunderer.
"Why don't you just give the stuff back?" Li swung his sword menacingly. Cory shrugged. "I guess I've waited to long to let them go back to your love."
Li snarled, bristling at the fact that she was having fun tormenting them. He prepared himself to defend and protect 'his love'. Inspecting the Cards closely, he discovered that the Sakura cards were changed to Cory cards.
"How'd you do that?" Cory read his mind. She looked at the Cards and spoke, "Magic. How else?"
"Why you little brat!" She wagged her finger, and said maliciously, "Watch what you say around me now." Pulling the Big Card from the deck, Cory released it and grew big. He glared defiantly at her. "So what?"
She reached down and plucked him up. He struggled uselessly. Raising the wand high, grinning as villainously as ever, Cory opened her mouth to shout his death. "Ta-ta, nitbrain. Don't you worry about the cherry blossom. Let's just say she'll join you shortly, shall we?"
"Noooooooooooooooooooooo!"
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Until the next chapter, folks! Read on! ^-^ Review for more.