Destiny's Choice
Part II - Mika and Nika
By Xellgadis


Sakura, Li, Tomoyo, Yue, Keroberos, and Mika had run back to Penguin Park in the rain. Once again, a pillar of water had formed, and hurled itself towards the six. Li had brought out one of his talismans, and recited an incantation.
"FIRE!" A blast of fire came from the talisman aimed at the water. The fire had neutralized it, causing the area to fill with a light mist.
"WHAT? He can do magic?" Mika yelled out.
"Yeah.." Sakura said. She then looked up at the sky. Through the clouds, she could faintly see a sparkle in the sky. Soon, without warning, the water crashed down upon herself, Kero, Yue, and Li. Mika and jumped away and Tomoyo was in a different area. Enveloped in water, Sakura couldn't breathe. She looked around, and she saw Li, Keroberos and Yue in a similar situation. Frantically thinking, she remembered the star. Soon she realized that her wand wasn't created under the power of Clow, but rather her own power.
"Release!" By using the power of the stars, Sakura had successfully turned her key into a wand. With that power, she had escaped from the water, but the others were still trapped. She then brought out one of the Clow cards.
"Firey!" Nothing had appeared. "Oh yeah...." Sakura then recited an incantation so the card could be reborn under a new form.
"Firey!" She yelled out once again. Soon the water was engulfed in flames, and the rain had ceased. A dark figure behind a building had smirked at Sakura efforts.
Relieved, Li had resumed breathing, yet Yue and Keroberos were still in shock.
"Clow Reed.... He must be alive. Nobody is capable of defeating the guardians of the Clow other than the mistress of the cards and the creator...." Both were puzzled.
Sakura had looked at them. "Thank God..." she said as she collapsed. Everyone ran to her aid.
"She is just tired. It seems that she used up a lot of her energy converting the cards" Keroberos had confirmed. Mika had stomped over to them.
"Okay, now that the immediate crisis is over, will someone tell me WHAT IS GOING ON?!" Li and Keroberos had looked over at Mika.
"You tell her" they both had simultaniously said. They both then gave eachother evil glares. Kero sighed.
"Okay, to make a long story short, Sakura has magical powers. She accidentally released a number of magical cards called Clow cards into the world, and had to capture them all. I was a helper in finding the cards, but I couldn't regain all of my magical powers until the Windy, Watery, Firey, and Earthy cards have been captured. Once all the cards were captured, Yue appeared to give a 'final judgement' to see if Sakura was worthy of being the mistress of the cards. She passed the test and here she is now."
"Okay... but what about him?" Mika had asked, pointing at Li.
"Oh him... well he came from Hong Kong to capture the cards on his own. He had managed to get a few cards, but after the 'final judgement' he had failed to pass it so his cards went to Sakura.
"Oh I see now." Mika nodded.
"So what is your story now?" Li asked.
"Well I'm not too sure.... I was with a few of my friends and my twin sister on a hiking trip up Mount Okatome. There was a rock slide, and I ended up here."
"Could it have been a dimensional gateway?"
"Nah... those things don't exist."
"Perhaps your own magic had brought you to this world." Yue had cut in.
"Yue, what magic? I don't sense any magical presence in her." Keroberos added
"Neither do I." Li confirmed. "Well since now everything is taken care of, we should take Kinomoto home."
"I can take Sakura-chan to my house. She can stay there for the night." I'll call her house and say that she's sleeping over." Tomoyo had said. She then looked at Mika. "You can come over too. I'm sure my mom would like company." She added.
"Oh.. Thanks." Mika said
"You're welcome" Tomoyo smiled. Keroberos had then turned into his alternate form.
"What? He transforms?"
"Yes. It conserves energy for him." Tomoyo had brought out a bag and Kero had hopped in.
"Yue, aren't you going to transform?"
"I'll do it later." Yue then flew off.
"I'd better be going home now..." Li said, and took off. Mika had then piggy-backed Sakura and was carrying her to Tomoyo's house. While walking to Tomoyo's house, Mika was asking Kero some questions and Kero had been answering them the best he could. When they got to Tomoyo's house, Kero had hidden himself in Tomoyo's bag, and Mika stood there fascinated at her house.
"Wow! I didn't know you lived in a mansion!" Mika exclaimed. Tomoyo then opened the gate and they walked in. Her mother ran out to greet her.
"Tomoyo! You're soaking wet! We'd better get you changed. Oh! Who's your friend?"
"This is Mika-san. Shes from out of town and I just met her. Sakura-chan fell asleep and she helped me carry her here." They then walked inside Tomoyo's house. Inside, they laid Sakura on a bed and Tomoyo called her house to tell her dad that Sakura is going to have dinner at her house. While Tomoyo was making the phone call, Mika and Tomoyo's mom were in the living room discussing Mika's story. Kero had previously told her not to reveal anything about Sakura and her magic to anybody, so Mika had to create a quick story to cover it.
"I'm from Osaka and since I'm taking a break from my life, I decided to travel across Japan. Unfortunately I got a little lost on the way to Kyoto and I ended up here. It was pouring. I happened to be running through the rain and I bumped into Tomoyo and Sakura. I guess I bumped into them a little too hard..." Mika rubbed the back of her neck. "I got them wet because they dropped their umbrella. I think Sakura got a little too wet since she sneezed a few times and said she was a little tired. I felt a little guilty, so I offered to give her a piggy-back ride to her house. Tomoyo then told me that taking her here would be okay." Tomoyo then returned to the living room after making the call. "Sakura is waking up now" she chimed.
"So do you have a place to stay tonight?" Tomoyo's mom asked.
"Well, as of now... no" Mika said shyly.
"I know! You can stay here for the night. You helped out Sakura and Tomoyo, I should return a favor. Anyways, you must be tired from your traveling."
"Umm... I wouldn't want to impose..."
"Its okay. I'll get dinner ready." Tomoyo's mom ran out into the kitchen to get some food.
"Mika-san, you seem to get along just fine. If you want, you can stay a few days until you find a way home." Tomoyo offered.
"Okay."
Tomoyo clasped her hands. "I always wondered what it would be like to have an older sister." He eyes got all starry.
Sakura walked into the room, yawning. She then looked at the clock.
"HOOOOOEEEEE!!! My dad would get worried if I'm not home for dinner!" Sakura yelled.
"Sakura-chan, it's okay. I called your brother and told him that you are going to have dinner here." Tomoyo informed. Sakura let out a sigh of relief.
"Thanks"
Mrs. Daidouji poked her head into the room. "Sakura-chan! You're awake! I'll have some curry prepared in a bit." Her head went back in the kitchen, and soon the smell of curry filled the room. A few minutes later, she came from the kitchen with a tray. She handed some plates with curry to Sakura, Tomoyo, and Mika, and sat down to eat her plate.
"Itadakimasu!" They all said in unison and began to eat.
After eating, Sakura looked at the clock. "I'd better be going now. My dad would get worried if I'm out too late." She got up ready to leave. Tomoyo and Mika got up as well.
"I'll go with you. Its kinda dark now." Mika said. Tomoyo took Sakura's bag and the three headed outside. As they were walking down the road, Kero-chan came out from Sakura's bag and sat on her shoulder.
"Now, nobody should know about you being here Mika. It'd create quite a stir, and then it's possible that Sakura's magic might be discovered." Footsteps could be heard, so Kero jumped back into Sakura's bag. From the light emitted from a streetlight, they could see someone coming from ahead. Sakura ran ahead.
"Onii-chan!"
Touya looked at Sakura. "I came out her looking for you.... I thought you would have gotten lost, kaiju."
Sakura tried to kick him in the knee, but he dodged it.
She then turned around. "See ya Tomoyo-chan, Mika-san!" She then walked off with her brother, bickering. Tomoyo and Mika then returned back to the Daidouji residence. Tomoyo showed Mika the guestroom, and then Mika was getting ready for bed. She chuckeled to herself.
"Seta isn't going to believe this. Interdimensional travel and magic. Its like a movie." Thoughts lingered in her mind for a bit, and then she turned off the lights, ready for some sleep after a long day.