Key
"..."
means someone talking
'...'
means thoughts
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means scene change
{...}
means author's notes
*...*
means Japanese words whose definitions will appear at the end
Eriol
turned to Syaoran. "How did you get back to Earth, Syaoran-kun?"
"Na-*nani*??"
"How
did you get back here?"
"*Eeto*...eeto...I
don't know what you're talking about. Who's Syaoran-kun?"
"Don't
play dumb. I know it's you."
Syaoran
gave up. "How did you know?"
"I'm
the reincarnation of Clow Reed, remember?"
"Oh,
yeah. He he he."
"So?"
"*Aa*,
well, I'm not sure if I can tell you."
"Syaoran-kun,"
Eriol growled impatiently.
"All
right, all right. Clow Reed sent me down."
"Sakura-chan
too?"
"Yes,
Sakura too. I'm not supposed to tell you who we really are though!
Now we'll be sent
back,
and we won't be able to do anything!"
"Calm
down Syaoran-kun. You didn't tell me who you are. I figured
it out myself,
remember?"
"But
what if I wasn't supposed to tell you that either? This is very bad."
"Well,
we'll just have to wait and see," Eriol said, smiling. "Now, why
don't you tell me
everything?"
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At Tomoyo's
house...
"What
took you so long? Sakura-chan and I have been waiting forever!"
"*Gomen*,
Tomoyo-chan. I just wanted to talk to Jinlong-kun for a few minutes."
"More
like a few hours. *Mou*! Well, it doesn't matter.
Come in."
Tomoyo,
Eriol, and Syaoran walked down 20 hallways before they finally reached
the living
room.
Remembering that he had "never" been here before, Syaoran quickly said,
"Your house
is very
big, Tomoyo-chan."
"Oh,
you get used to it. It doesn't seem so big to me anymore."
Tomoyo missed the amused
grin
on Eriol's face.
"Sy-uh,
Jinlong, Eriol-kun, you're finally here!"
"*Ano*
Tomoyo-chan, could you excuse Sakura and me for a few minutes?" Syaoran
asked.
"Oh sure.
Just don't take forever like Eriol-kun did."
"Of course.
Come on Sakura."
Once
they were out of ear shot, Syaoran said, "Eriol-kun knows."
"*NANI*???????"
"Shhh!!
Do you want Tomoyo to find out too? And no, I didn't tell Eriol-kun,"
Syaoran
stated,
seeing Sakura's panicked look. "He figured it out by himself."
"Oh my
god, oh my god. What if we get sent back?? Syaoran, how can
this happen???"
"Sakura,
don't worry. Clow only said we would go back if we tell," Syaoran
reassured her,
though
he was still trying to convince himself.
"You
had better be right, Syaoran. We have to stop this evil force, whatever
it is. We can't
be sent
back now. Now let's go, we had better go back before Tomoyo comes
looking for-"
"Sakura?"
"Yes,
Syaoran?"
"I didn't
say anything," Syaoran said, bewildered.
"Then
who-"
"Sakura!"
Sakura
whirled around, trying to identify the source of the voice. Suddenly,
something small
and
furry slammed into her. "Oof!"
"Sakura
Sakura Sakura!!!" it cried, trying to hug her.
Sakura
looked down. "K-k-kero-chan?"
"Sakura!
You're back! You're not dead! *Wai wai*!" Kero
suddenly stopped jumping for joy
and
pulled away. "Hey, how did you come back anyway?"
"Ah,
um, eeto, since you figured out it's us already, I guess it's safe to tell
you. It's like this.
Syaoran
and I were up in Heaven when we noticed some dark power down in Tomoeda.
Clow-san
had noticed it too, and he sent us back here, in our new forms, to find
out whatever
was
causing it and defeat it."
"Aa.
I see," Kero said, though he still looked a little confused.
"Kero-chan,
*onegai*, you can't tell anyone who we are. So far, only Eriol-kun
knows, and he
figured
it out by himself like you did. But if someone is told, we only have
one more day to
defeat
the evil."
"Yeah,
stuffed animal, make sure you don't tell anyone."
"Be quiet,
*gaki*. Of course I won't tell anyone if you ask me not to,
Sakura."
"Now,
how did you know it was us, Kero-chan?"
"Well,
I sensed your aura. No matter what form you are in, you're aura is
still the same. I
recognized
yours immediately, though I was sure that I was hallucinating or something.
Still,
I went
to investigate, and I found you!"
"Sakura-chan?
Jinlong-kun? Where are you?" Tomoyo called.
"Oh,
we have to go. Remember Kero-chan, don't tell anyone. *Ja*."
"*Ja
ne* Sakura!" And to himself, he thought, 'Wai wai! Sakura is
back, Sakura is back! I'm
so *genki*!
Hmmm, wait! This could mean more pudding!'
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About
an hour later...
Syaoran,
Sakura, and Eriol had left Tomoyo's and were now going home. Sakura
had been
avoiding
Eriol ever since Syaoran had told her that Eriol knew, but could no longer
stand it
and
finally had to speak to him.
"E-Eriol-kun?"
Sakura said.
"Yes
Sakura-chan?"
"You
know?"
"Yes,
I know."
"Well,
then, I was wondering, will you help us look for whoever or whatever is
causing this
evil
force?"
"Of course.
I had actually been noticing it for the last day or two."
"*Hoe*?"
Eriol
chuckled. "How I've missed that expression. It's good to have
you back Sakura-chan."
"Hey,
I'm still here, remember?" Syaoran said.
"Don't
worry Syaoran-kun, I'm not gonna steal her away from you. It'd be
useless to even
try.
She loves you too much."
"Hoe."
Sakura blushed.
"Since
the topic of this conversation is making Sakura-chan uncomfortable, let's
talk about it
some
more."
"Eriol-kun!"
"Ok,
ok, we'll talk about something else. We should try to find out who
and where this evil if
coming
from. We might be able to find out how to get rid of it then."
They
reached Sakura and Syaoran's apartment. "Sayonara, Eriol-kun."
"Sayonara,
Syaoran-kun, Sakura-chan."
Before
Sakura went in the building, she turned back to Eriol. "Eriol-kun?"
"Yes,
Sakura-chan?"
"I'm
glad you know."
"I am,
too." They smiled at each other.
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In another
dimension...
"So,
now the great Clow knows. An unexpected event, but it won't help
Syaoran or Sakura.
They
won't be able to defeat me." Hysterical laughter filled the chamber.
Dictionary
Nani
- what
Eeto
- something to say when you haven't done your homework and your teacher's
asking for
it and
you want to stall. in short, "um".
Aa -
ah
Gomen
- sorry
Mou -
geez/sheesh
Ano -
Excuse me/Well
Wai wai
- something like hooray or yeah or yay
Onegai
- please
Gaki
- brat
Ja -
bye
Ja ne
- goodbye
genki
- happy, usually sickeningly so
Hoe -
Sakura's fav. expression. 2 syllables. Said when she's surprised,
confused, etc.
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Well,
that was actually kind of long. So, there's your revised chapter.
I hope you
understand
the fic more clearly now. Sorry about not putting it in before.
15 reviews,
or else!
~*~Sakura-chan~*~
August
12, 2001
