Hey hey to everyone! How'd you like is so far? I personally am very excited to start this new series!
But I think this chapter is a bit boring because this is just the beginning... I promise you that it would be a lot more exciting in the later chapters!
Also … one more thing… Sakura can do the similar powers that she can do in the Master's Stone, my other ficie. However, (!!!!!) You have to get this straight! The Master's Stone and this story are not sequels for each other! They are totally different, unrelated stories!
She can call the Clow book or Clow cards to come to her, she can make new cards and she can call upon their powers without releasing her Clow key but it would be a more powerful attack or whatever if she did call upon the Clow key first. I just like this idea that's why its in both of my stories. It's just that, in this story, she already has learned how to do these stuff. In the other story, she's learning how to do it.
Disclaimer: …. (Is there any need?) … (sigh) … I don't own cardcaptors! Clamp does!….
Key terms:
'Thinking'
"Talking"
(AN: Author's Notes or INFO about why I do this or that)
The Land of Rubia - The Lost Princess
Chapter 1
By: AznTiGeR1628
Sakura looked around. Beautiful rolling hills and valleys surrounded her. There were creatures she had never seen before and animals that looked familiar. The sky was clear and sunny. No clouds in sight. Sakura took a step forward. Abruptly, from the north came a black cloud. It swept over the hills, forests and fields, blocking out the sunlight. Sakura frantically turned around to look about her.
At the top of a large and tall hill, not too far away, stood a young girl about Sakura's age or maybe a little younger. Her golden hair fell in waves down her back almost to the waist. A golden circlet went across her forehead and around head, holding the hair down. On the golden circlet, were imbedded tiny pieces of emeralds, rubies, and the biggest one on the golden circlet was in the middle of her forehead. It was a shining blue sapphire. She had a golden staff. At the top was a beautiful red ruby held in the middle of a small golden ring. She wore a white and yellow short skirt tied with a the same white material at the waist( AN: when I say skirt, that would also include the shirt in the later chapters, because the normal attire was a connected shirt and skirt tied at the waist with some kind of belt or cloth and the pants with boots. Or else how would the girls be able to fight in a dress or gown?)with white silk pants underneath the skirt tucked into shiny white boots. Her whole body was shining bright light as she stood. The darkness looked like it was avoiding her bright rays of light.
At her side flew a red and white dove. Around its neck, was a small necklace with some kind of charm hanging on it. Then to Sakura's amazement, it transformed into a pretty white maiden in a skirt with short sleeves that looked very much like the other girl's. The maiden's skirt was red and white, red silk pants tucked into white boots. Her hair was white and silky with red ribbons that were placed in her hair. She had a silver circlet around her head and forehead, like the girl's, except it had a red few dozen all small rubies. She carried a smaller and shorter red and white staff very much like the other girl's except red where it was gold but it still had a red ruby in the center of the golden ring. The maiden seemed to be the girl's guardian or teacher.
From quite a distance away on another hill stood a man. He was about…maybe around 30. He wore a black suit which consisted of a wide black shirt, fitting black pants and black boots and had a black staff almost identical to the girl's staff except black were it was gold and a black diamond where the ruby was.
The black figure lifted his arms to the air. Lightening crashed down on the girls. The golden haired girl held her staff in front of her with one hand and a bright light engulfed them both, although you could still see them through the translucent shield. The lightening hit the light shield harmlessly.
Sakura was about to run over to help her. She started running to the girl, calling on the Shield and Fly card…
*~*~*~*
Kero hovered over her ear. He inhaled deeply. His golden chest heaved up.
"SAAAAAKUUUUURAAAA!!"
The girl sat up in fright. She clutched her blanket up to her nose. "WHAT!" Her emerald eyes scanned the room. Kero sat cross-legged in the air.
"Tomoyo? Picnic? Hee-llooo?" Kero raised his eyebrows. Then he pantomimed eating a sandwich and slurping a drink.
"Oh." Sakura dropped the blanket. She rubbed her eyes. "I slept in didn't I?"
The Guardian Beast nodded his head vigorously.
"I just had the weirdest dream." Sakura put a finger on each side of her temples and squeezed he eyes shut trying to remember the dream.
Kero looked concerned. His Mistress hasn't had any visions for quite some time after they had captured all the cards.
"I…I was standing in this place. I don't know where. It was very beautiful though. The trees, the animals. Except… I think that some of the animals looked different. I think I saw a unicorn. I'm not quite sure but I know that it was very beautiful. Then I remember a black cloud coming from.. I think the north.. and it covered the whole area, as far around as I could see, with a black darkness. After I looked around I saw a girl standing with a dove on a hill. The dove transformed into a girl. They both carried similar looking staffs. On another hill stood a man with a black shirt, black pants and black boots with a black staff. They looked like they were ready to battle."
Kero frowned. Then he smiled. "That must have been your first real dream. Unless you go to a different world where unicorns exist but that's close to impossible."
The girl sighed and got out of bed. She headed for the bathroom to wash up. "I don't think so…" Sakura mumbled.
When she came back, she went straight for her overstuffed closet. She pulled out some jeans and a shirt.
She put them on and faced her mirror. Staring back at her was a young girl of 14. Just graduated 8th grader at Tomoeda Middle and going to Seijyo High School for 9th grade. Their long summer vacation had just started. Co-captain and member of the cheerleader team and in the honors chorus with Tomoyo.
Tomoyo was the best at singing. She was the next best... or so the other students say. Sakura personally thought that she (AN: she meaning herself, not Tomoyo, why would Sakura say Tomoyo was bad at singing? Sakura's not mean!) wasn't that good at singing. Tomoyo was the best.
Syaoran had become the Captain of the school soccer team. He helped the other boys on basic skills and how to play better with team cooperation. Syaoran also was one of the best students. Tomoyo and Sakura were too. Sakura had grown to like Math with Syaoran and Tomoyo's constant tutoring. All of their teachers placed them in Honors classes for high school.
Sakura had medium length, light brown hair. Two long and slim bangs framed her face making her face look delicate. Her emerald eyes were bright and shining. She had on a light pink tank top, a white shirt, rolled up to the elbows, over her pink tank top (AN: Do you know what I'm talking about? Those shirts that can be buttoned down the middle and they have a collar? Just picture Sakura with it on, but not buttoned, so it shows her tank top) and dark blue, flared jeans.
"How do I look Kero?" Sakura asked him. She turned around in front of the mirror. She looked at her shirt, making sure there weren't any wrinkles.
"You look fine Sakura." Kero didn't even have to look at her. Sakura always had good fashion sense and looked nice in everything she wore. Well… Almost everything.
Sakura grabbed her favorite and brand-new, light yellow bag. Her old bag ripped during the school year. The yellow bag held her Clow book and Clow cards.
"Are you coming Kero?" Sakura pointed at her bag and opened it for him.
Kero huffed and crossed his arms. "I'm not going in there. No way, no how."
Sakura huffed too, imitating him. "Either go in the bag or stay forever pudding-less. You pick."
Kero grumbled in defeat. He flew slowly to the open bag and went inside. Then he popped his head back out.
"I better get all of it."
"Sure Kero." Sakura lightly pushed his round head into the bag.
She bounded down the steps and set the bag down at the end of the stairs.
Touya was shuffling through his new games for his prized and new Playstation 2. They were all lined up on the bookshelf. He picked up Tekken Tag Tournament. He believed it helped sharpen his fighting skills. Then he could beat up that Chinese brat.
"Hey Kaijuu. Kinda late today aren't ya? Wait a minute. Your always late." Touya taunted her.
Sakura, much to his surprise, walked over calmly. Before he knew it, his foot had been stomped on. Hard.
Touya fell back and whimpered in pain. "I'm not a Kaijuu." She stated. She held her head high and walked into the kitchen for a glass of milk.
Touya rubbed his foot sorely. "No wonder why Kaijuu scares people away so much."
Sakura rushed out of the kitchen and the answer he got was another stomp on his already sore foot.
She went back into the kitchen and gulped down the rest of her milk while Touya was getting over his new state of pain.
Sakura walked over to her bag picked it up carefully, since Kero was inside, and put on her brand-new, Tomoyo chosen sneakers.
"I'm going to the park today!" Sakura called out. No answer. Curious of what Touya was doing, she poked her head back into the living room.
"Hah! Take that!"
Sakura rolled her eyes. Touya was too into Tekken.
"Touya??" Sakura tried to get his attention. "Heeeello?"
"Awww.. That's not fair!" Touya protested. His fighting character, Yoshimitsu, just died on the television screen.
"I'm going out to the park. Okay?" Sakura watched him pick a new character.
"Yeah. Whatever." Touya started the next match.
Sakura sighed and walked out the door.
*~*~*~*
"Sorry I'm late." Sakura ran over, huffing and puffing. Tomoyo and Syaoran were waiting at the park entrance. Syaoran blushed as he saw her clothes. He thought she looked beautiful… as always.
"No problem. Its predictable." Tomoyo teased.
Sakura ignored that comment. "So where are we going to have the picnic?"
Syaoran answered. "I found a place."
Sakura brightly smiled at him. "Lead the way!" Syaoran blushed but he quickly turned to the forests and started walking down a path. Tomoyo giggled. Sakura didn't notice and just followed Syaoran.
"Let mah outta here!" The muffled cry came from the yellow bag.
Sakura reached for the bag from behind her and opened it enough for the yellow Guardian Beast to slip through.
Kero snorted at Sakura as soon as he got out.
"What did you try to do, suffocate me?" Kero had a frown on his face as he sat on her shoulder.
Sakura thought it looked cute.
"Your so cute Kero."
Kero stuck his nose up high. Sakura giggled.
"Here we are." Syaoran led them out into an open field with flowers dotted here and there with some large and full leafed trees scattered about.
Sakura cried out in delight. "Its beautiful Syaoran!" She ran around the field in joy stopping every once and awhile to look at the pretty flowers. She picked up a small bunch of pretty pink flowers and put them in her hair.
They all settled down under the largest tree there. It was right in the middle of the field and was larger than the other few trees around it.
"This is really nice Syaoran." Sakura laid down the picnic blanket.
Syaoran blushed at the compliment.
"Yeah. How did you find this place?" Tomoyo took another look around at the flowers as she opened the picnic basket.
"I was just walking around in the forest when I came here." Syaoran shrugged his shoulders.
Tomoyo pulled out the food and laid them down one by one.
Sakura took one of the sandwiches and Syaoran took one of the tacos.
Tomoyo kept bringing out container after container. Kero watched ready to pounce.
"PUDDING!!" Kero screamed. He lunged for the container with the transparent cover. He grabbed it and sat down on the blanket. He peeked through the cover before he opened it. "CHOCOLATE! YES!!" After he started ripping off the cover, he stopped and looked around.
"What's the matter?" Tomoyo questioned.
"Umm… Can I have a spoon?" Kero asked sheepishly.
"Uhh…" Tomoyo began searching through the picnic basket. "Here ya go!" She pulled out a large bag of plastic forks, small paper plates, plastic spoons and knives, and napkins.
Kero grabbed a spoon as soon as she handed him one from the bag and went back to his pudding.
Syaoran crunched down on a taco and so it forced the other side of the taco filling to spill out. Tomoyo whipped out her video camera. Sakura laughed as she handed him a napkin. Syaoran blushed a bright red in embarrassment.
"Thanks." Syaoran mumbled to Sakura.
They all ate happily as they chatted under the tree's comforting shade. Birds and squirrels could be seen everywhere.
After they all ate, Sakura laid down next to Syaoran. She put her bag under her head as a pillow.
Tomoyo went in search of flowers around the field. Kero went off with Tomoyo instead of staying around with Sakura to snooze.
As Syaoran watched his surroundings, he also watched his beautiful Cherry Blossom take a nap. Syaoran thought she looked so innocent and vulnerable as she slept.
Syaoran leaned back against the tree and let his two hands fall on either side of him as he rested. He sighed. He enjoyed the peace and quiet. It was a nice day. Warm and sunny with a slight and comfortable breeze.
Sakura suddenly stretched out her arm as if it were cramped. When she set it back down, her hand laid on top of Syaoran's hand. Syaoran turned beet red at the contact.
Then, a strong wind whipped through the field. The flowers swayed a bit. Syaoran looked around for Tomoyo and Kero. He though that it might rain and they would be caught out in the downpour. However, Tomoyo and Kero were far from their picnic area. Syaoran took a glance at the sky but it was still bright and sunny out with no clouds.
Syaoran could hear the strong wind rustle the tree leaves, so he looked up. At that moment, Sakura woke up and they both saw a shiny lavender stone fall between Syaoran and Sakura. It was flat and round with soft edges.
They both looked curiously at the stone. The wind died down until it became only a slight breeze like earlier.
"What is this Syaoran?" Sakura took her hand off Syaoran's hand and placed her hand on the lavender stone to pick it up.
Once she did, a bright lavender light engulfed them both into a state of sleep.