The New Cards

The New Cards

Breaking Ground: Chapter Fourteen

By: Sakura

"Lightning! Strike!"

With his sword drawn in front of him, Di Shang retreated with Hwa Ming beside him while The Oceanid and The Showers continued to advance. Lightning flew out from the sword and attacked the Oceanid, but the Showers Card, changing to its visible form snatched the sword out of Di Shang's hand and threw it away, hitting the ground with a clatter. Di Shang pushed Hwa Ming behind him as the two Jiao Cards loomed overhead.

"Return to your true form! Jiao Card!" Suddenly, The Oceanid disappeared. The Showers looked around for its ally, but could not find it. Startled to find itself alone, The Showers retreated and tried to flee; instead coming face-to-face with the Card Mistress. Raising her staff above her head, Sakura cried, "Return to your true form! Showers Card!" Before the Jiao Card could budge another inch, it disappeared into its card form. Sakura sighed with relief and put the card away. She turned to her friends, a big smile on her face. "Are you guys okay?" she asked. Hwa Ming nodded gratefully.

Di Shang walked to Sakura wordlessly and hugged her. Sakura blushed lightly while Syaoran scowled and looked away. If only he had told her…

"I'm relieved you're all right," Di Shang told her. Sakura smiled.

"Thank you," she said. She looked around and raised an eyebrow. "Wow," she said to Hwa Ming. "You managed to get another boat already." Hwa Ming shrugged.

"We have Di Shang to thank for that," she said. "Though he won't tell me how he did it. Come on, let's get going to Chongquig." Sakura nodded and followed Di Shang and Hwa Ming to the new boat. Syaoran stood rooted to the spot, his fists clenched, glaring at Di Shang's back. Suddenly, Sakura turned and walked over to him, looking up at him curiously.

"Are you okay, Syaoran?" she asked worriedly. Syaoran jumped back in surprise, not seeing her, sputtering all the way.

"I'm…I'm, uh…" Syaoran looked away. "It's nothing!" he yelled, his cheeks turning scarlet. He was glad his hat slipped forward and covered his eyes. Sakura giggled, though not fully understanding what was wrong with her friend, linked her arm with his and proceeded to lead him to the boat. Syaoran continued to blush and sputter as she dragged him along. Di Shang watched with hidden amusement in his eyes. Sometimes, he just didn't understand his cousin. Did he have to push Syaoran far enough before he would say something?

The boat was the same as before; in fact, it was an exact copy. As Sakura walked up to the boat, Di Shang helped her in, slipping something into the palm of her hand at the same time, unnoticed by Hwa Ming, but not escaping Syaoran's watchful eyes all the same. "Take care of this, Sakura," he said to her. Sakura looked at the object. It had changed to a Sakura Card; The Copy. Sakura looked up and nodded, understanding immediately. Syaoran folded his arms and glared at Di Shang when he offered to help him in. Di Shang smiled inwardly, not saying anything, especially not after Syaoran quickly sat down beside Sakura before his cousin could. Sakura blushed and looked away when Syaoran sat down and the smile on Di Shang's face vanished. He walked over to the other end and joined Hwa Ming.

Hwa Ming was busy studying a map, tracing her finger from one city to another. "Where are we now?" asked Di Shang. Hwa Ming pointed to a curving point in the river.

"Concerning major cities," she answered. "We just passed Yueyang. The next one is Shashi. Also, we'll soon be approaching the three major gorges of the Yangtze River. The waters can be dangerous there. The starting point to those gorges is Yichang, which is further north, past Shashi."

"The three gorges?" thought Di Shang. "That's right! I remember them from my history class."

"…starting at Xiling Gorge," continued Hwa Ming. "After passing Wu Gorge and Qutang Gorge, we're clear of them and the rest of the journey should be a breeze. Qutang, though the shortest Gorge by distance, happens to be one of the more dangerous gorges and shouldn't be taken lightly." Di Shang nodded, having heard the rest of what she had to say. Suddenly, he felt an odd sensation and turned and looked in Sakura and Syaoran's direction. Both Card Captors were staring out at the waters, avoiding each other's gaze. But feeling Di Shang's gaze, both turned and raised their eyebrows in unison, a questioning look on their faces. Di Shang waved his hand down, gesturing that nothing was wrong. Neither of them seemed to have noticed anything out of the ordinary and they went back to looking at the waters.

"Strange," thought Di Shang as he looked back ahead. "I could have sworn I sensed something." Unbeknownst to him and his peers, a dark solid figure made its way beneath the waters, swimming further and faster, toward the area the third gorge stood.

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Wandering to the front of the boat, Syaoran plopped down beside his cousin and Hwa Ming. Glancing back, he saw Sakura curled up there, still fast asleep. A soft smile flickered across his face.

"Need something, Syaoran?" asked Di Shang.

"Huh?" said Syaoran, startled out of his thoughts. "Oh…I was just wondering how long it would take us to navigate through this place."

"The Xiling Gorge is about sixty-six kilometres long," answered Hwa Ming. "Fortunately, since this is the longest gorge, the others shouldn't take us as long."

It was well past evening now and the sun had long since set. Sakura, still tired from the events of the day before and having sealed two Jiao Cards and transforming three, decided to go to sleep a little earlier than usual. Hwa Ming and Di Shang decided to travel at a much slower pace, seeing how night was setting in and stars were beginning to appear in the sky. Syaoran started to go back to his seat by Sakura when he felt a tap on his shoulder. Turning around, he raised an eyebrow when he saw Di Shang.

"Do you have any idea how to defeat the Hour Card?" asked Di Shang. "Because I've been thinking about it all day but only drawing up a blank." Syaoran shook his head.

"I can't think of any way, either," he said. "We've tried The Time and The Return, but this one Jiao Card is so much stronger than those two Sakura Cards combined. In fact, the Hour Card seems to have the same attributes as both cards, which explains why it has so much power. But," he added. "If we don't seal it soon, we could be trapped in this time period forever." Both boys fell silent.

Breaking the silence, Di Shang said, "Why didn't you say anything?" Syaoran stared at him, confused, not knowing what his cousin was talking about. Di Shang sighed in exasperation. "Why didn't you tell her?" Again, he was given the lost look. Gripping his cousin's shoulders, Di Shang shook Syaoran. "Why didn't you tell her you love her?" he whispered fiercely, keeping his tone down so Sakura wouldn't hear him. Realization dawned on Syaoran's face and Di Shang let go of him. Syaoran looked at Sakura and then back at Di Shang.

"I tried to…" he said, voice trailing off.

"And?" prompted Di Shang.

Syaoran was looking at floorboards. "I don't know," he replied. "I just…can't. The timing's never right, either. And if she doesn't love me…" He turned abruptly and walked over to talk to Hwa Ming, wanting to avoid the subject of their conversation entirely.

Di Shang groaned inwardly. He was glad that his cousin finally understood how he felt about Sakura but he was just so blind! And though Di Shang didn't like it, he knew Sakura cared for Syaoran in return, to an extent that could be called love. But Sakura, being equally as dense as Syaoran didn't see that Syaoran loved her and therefore did nothing about it. Both of them were so afraid that the other didn't love them back…

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"Sakura! Sakura! Wake up!"

Sakura opened her eyelids sleepily. "What's the matter, Hwa Ming?" she asked her friend, rubbing her eyes and yawning. Suddenly, the boat dipped and shuddered violently, causing Sakura to bolt up immediately. They were under attack!

A boulder crashed down, hurtling toward the small watercraft. Sakura withdrew her star key and released it, calling upon the Through Card. "Through!" she cried. "Make the rock lose its solid state!" The boulder fell right through the boat and dropped further and further in the water. It landed with a slight thud on the riverbed when The Through returned to its card form.

Sakura breathed a sigh of relief as she watched the rock sink, but it was short-lived. Another boulder was flung down and slammed into the water, narrowly missing the boat, and it caused the water to erupt in a giant splash, which drenched the occupants of the boat.

"What's going on?" grumbled Syaoran, wringing the water out of his hat. Di Shang, looking up, spotted a figure standing on the cliffside towering over the Yangtze and pointed it out for his friends. Syaoran's gaze followed the direction indicated. On the rocky ledge of the mountain stood a rather short, broad-shouldered figure, built entirely out of solid rock. Di Shang took a step back in surprise.

"What's the Rock Card doing up there?" he thought. He quickly turned to Sakura and shouted, "Sakura, check your cards. Is The Rock there?" Sakura, immediately understanding what he was asking about, skimmed through her cards and couldn't find it. That meant another card had broken its seal. And this was a very aggressive card, too.

Suddenly, the Rock Card lifted its hand up high, though still aiming it at the water. Tiny spikes formed in the palm of its hand. Di Shang recognized this attack right away, having experienced it months ago when he was in China. Looking about him, he saw his friends had their gazes locked on the Jiao Card, not realizing what it was about to do. The spikes grew in length to be about two centimetres and swiftly exited the card's hands, speeding towards Sakura. Di Shang reacted immediately before he even saw the spikes leave the cards' hand and gathering her in his arms, dropped to the wooden floor of the boat. He hadn't been fast enough; some of the spikes grazed his left arm while others punctured through his skin, causing blood to flow.

"Di Shang!" cried Sakura as she sat up. Di Shang lay down on the boat, his eyes closed, trying to ignore the pain in his left arm.

After a few seconds, he opened one of his eyes and looked up at Sakura, who was slightly shaken by the speed of the card's attack. "Are you okay, Sakura?" he asked her. Sakura nodded. He tried getting up, his right hand clutching his left arm - just above the cuts - but couldn't find the energy. He cursed himself for forgetting about some of the Rock Card's special attacks. When these stone pellets drew blood, they took energy with it as well. He never figured out where the energy went yet. Sakura held him down by pushing him down lightly on his shoulders.

"Don't get up yet," she said. "You're hurt." Di Shang looked up and saw the worry in Sakura's emerald-green eyes. He assented to her words. Hwa Ming rushed to her friends' side to see how she could help out.

"I knew the Qutang Gorge could be dangerous sometimes," she muttered to herself. "But this is ridiculous." Syaoran, after seeing what the card had done and could do, unsheathed his sword and took out an incantation paper, aiming them at the Jiao Card.

"Element: Water!" he cried. Water blasted out from the incantation paper but the cliff was too high and it never reached it. Sakura stood up, her hands clenched around her staff. She glanced over at Di Shang and he smiled reassuringly. She nodded in response. Choosing a card that would never fail her, Sakura called upon the Wood Card. Vines whipped out of the card form, heading straight toward the Rock Card, but as Syaoran's spell had failed, so did the Sakura Card. The opposing card was just too high up.

Sakura's grip on her staff tightened. "I'm not letting this card get away for hurting my friend," she thought. Drawing out another card, she shouted, "Fly!" Graceful pink wings sprouted from her back. Hwa Ming gaped at the sight. A person with…wings? How did she do it? Only birds could have feathers and wings. Sakura turned to Syaoran and held her hand out to him. Syaoran stared at her, confused. "Come on," she told him. "We can beat that Jiao Card if we work together." Syaoran nodded, understanding at once.

With a little help from the Power Card as well as The Fly, Sakura flew into the air, with Syaoran arms encircled around her waist and holding onto her. Sakura's focus was on the Jiao Card, for it was uppermost on her mind. For Syaoran, it took him but a moment to notice the extremely close contact he had with Sakura and he turned beet red. "Don't think about that!" he thought to himself, shaking his head to clear those thoughts.

"Is something wrong, Syaoran?" asked Sakura when she saw him shake his head.

"Huh?" said Syaoran. "Uh…no, it's nothing. It's just I…" Out of the corner of his eye, Syaoran saw the Rock Card throwing a small boulder in their direction. Sakura, still watching Syaoran, hadn't noticed. "Sakura," he shouted. "We have to get lower or we'll get hit!"

"What?" cried Sakura. She looked up to see the boulder right in front of her and her eyes widened. There wasn't enough time for her to dodge it! Syaoran quickly thought of a way around it. Exerting more power and weight on his end, he pulled Sakura down with him. Sakura, surprised at the sudden change in weight, was forced to put The Power away and they fell. They landed, but on Syaoran's back, and skidded onto the cliffside, Syaoran still holding onto Sakura. When they stopped moving, Syaoran slowly lifted his head up, his vision swimming. "Syaoran!" cried Sakura, sitting up and shaking him lightly. "Syaoran, are you okay? Speak to me!"

Looking through blurred eyes, Syaoran could see a silhouette of a girl with long wings. "Like an angel…" he murmured to himself. Then her voice cut through his dazed stupor. "Sakura?" His sight returned to normal and his amber eyes locked with Sakura's emerald eyes. He could read relief in them. Sakura impulsively hugged Syaoran.

"I'm so glad you're all right," she said. "You scared me when you pulled us down like that and…" Sakura held up one hand, a look of dismay on her face. Syaoran's back was red…a bit of his blood was on her fingertips. Syaoran looked from the expression on Sakura's face to her hands. He forced himself to stand up.

"Don't worry," he told her, though grimacing slightly with pain. "I'm just fine. Let's seal that card and go back to the others." Sakura didn't budge; instead she just watched him. "Come on!" commanded Syaoran, pulling Sakura to her feet. Syaoran held out his hand and cast a little spell, his sword appearing in his hand. Taking out another incantation paper, he cried, "Element: Water!" Again, water shot out from the paper and surrounded the Rock Card. Syaoran took a glance at Sakura and saw she was still looking at his back; the torn battle costume, the scratches tinged with red… "Sakura!" he yelled again. Sakura looked up at him, then looked over at the Jiao Card, as if remembering what she had flown up there to do.

"Wood!" she cried, holding her star staff and the Wood Card in the air. "Use your vines to wrap up Rock!" The Wood Card flew forward, gliding round and round the Jiao Card, tying it up. The Rock Card attempted to struggle out of the Sakura Card's grasp, but being weakened at the same time with water from the incantation paper, it fell to its knees instead. Sakura walked to it, pointing her staff at the card. "Return to your true form! Rock!" The solid bulky figure vanished and was replaced with a blue and yellow card. The Jiao Card landed in Sakura's hand and transformed while Sakura sighed with relief. She turned around to show Syaoran the re-sealed card but instead, she saw him fall forward, unconscious, to the ground.

"Syaoran!"

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Syaoran slowly opened his eyes and winced in pain. His back felt like it was on fire. "Ow!" he cried out when he felt something lightly being applied to his back. He turned around and glared at the person behind him and found himself face to face with Sakura. She was applying medicine to Syaoran's wounded back but even her most gentle touch hurt him. His glare faltered when he encountered her emerald eyes.

"I'm sorry, Syaoran," she said softly. "I didn't mean to hurt you further. I'm just trying to help."

"Don't mind him, Sakura," came Di Shang's voice. Syaoran looked up to see Di Shang walk over and join the pair. Di Shang smiled. "Syaoran's just being a big baby."

Syaoran scowled at Di Shang and muttered something incoherent. Then turning to Sakura again, he said, "Go ahead." Sakura nodded and continued to lightly place the lotion onto Syaoran's back. He winced again, but gritting his teeth this time and bearing it, not wanting to let Di Shang have an opportunity to call him a "baby" again.

The Card Captors and Hwa Ming had long since past the Qutang Gorge and they were now slowly drifting on the Yangtze River heading toward Chongquig. The waters were much smoother and calmer. Night had past and day would soon begin for the sky began to brighten as the sun slowly rose. Sakura paused in her work and clasped her hands together.

"Syaoran, look," she whispered softly. "I've never seen the sun rise before. It's so beautiful." Syaoran slowly propped himself up with one arm, lying on his side.

"That's because you're always still sleeping like a rock at that time," commented Syaoran. Sakura glared at Syaoran but when she saw the small smile on his face, her anger dissolved and a blush crept onto her cheeks.

"Don't joke like that!" she said playfully, giving him a light pat on the back. Syaoran grimaced and Sakura's hands flew up to her mouth. "I'm so sorry!" she cried. "I forgot!" Syaoran's face lost the grimace and he bore the pain with patience and a soft smile.

"That's all right," he said. "Don't worry about it." Sakura smiled back and they continued to watch the sun rise slowly over the cliffsides in peaceful silence.

In the back of the boat, Hwa Ming continued to steer the watercraft while Di Shang quietly watched the two Card Captors sitting in the front. Hwa Ming looking over at her friend, noticed him watching, and gently nudged him. "Jealous?" she asked. Di Shang glanced over at her quizzically then laughed.

"I suppose I am…a little bit," he replied truthfully. He turned to look out at the waters of the river while he continued. "You see, my cousin, Meiling, and I always figured that, if Syaoran could never see his true feelings for Sakura, then we'd be the one to help him see it, since he could be so blind sometimes. There was only one problem with that…" His gaze shifted back to Sakura and Syaoran "After I moved to Japan, I started to love Sakura, too." He turned to face Hwa Ming again. "I have no intention of taking Sakura from my cousin, because I believe Syaoran is the only one that can truly make her happy. It's just sometimes I wish I was the one Sakura met first instead of Syaoran." Di Shang finished, a wistful expression on his face.

Sakura, completely oblivious to Di Shang's words, quietly hummed a tune to herself as she bandaged Syaoran's back with long strips of white cloth. Luckily for Syaoran, the scratches weren't too deep and the healing process would not take long. Sakura handed Syaoran his white buttoned-down shirt and watched him as he slipped it on. Syaoran felt her gaze and turned around. "What?" he asked. Sakura looked down at the floorboards and shook her head, blushing lightly.

"Nothing," she said nonchalantly. She still didn't lift her head. Syaoran gazed at her for a moment, his eyes softening. The sun had risen above the small cliffs now and continued to rise. Sakura's emerald eyes, always filled with warmth, were no different now. The sun's rays seemed to lightly kiss her brown hair and they gleamed, making the shade seem lighter. A tiny smile played at the corners of her lips, waiting to blossom. He loved her so much…

"Sakura…" he said in a low tone. Sakura looked up at him when she heard her name and raised an eyebrow questioningly. Syaoran plucked his courage together. This was it. "Sakura, I…"

"Breakfast is ready!"

Syaoran and Sakura jumped at the sudden interruption, both sweatdropping when they saw Di Shang holding on plates of food to them. Di Shang looked from Sakura and Syaoran and blinked. "I'm sorry," he said. "Was I interrupting something?" Sakura shook her head and Di Shang smiled. "That's good," he said. "For a moment, I thought I…" Seeing the venomous look in Syaoran's eyes, Di Shang decided to just hand his cousin his breakfast and leave. Syaoran was boiling inside. Another moment…lost again! He continued to glare at his cousin while he ate his breakfast. Sakura, not knowing what Syaoran was going to say, glanced every so often at him and wondered why his face held an angered expression.

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"Do you really have to go?"

Hwa Ming nodded sadly, eyes on the ground. "I do," she said resignedly. "It's the family business to ferry passengers and courier to towns and cities along the Yangtze River and I can't quit now. Besides, I promised my father I'd be back in a fortnight and I've been gone for three weeks." Her gaze shifted from the ground and back to her friends. She smiled. "I'm going to miss you all," she said. "I have to admit, being with you was definitely interesting. And…" She walked up to Syaoran and kissed him on the cheek. Syaoran stared at her in surprise, his face red from blushing, while Sakura looked way, trying not to get angry.

"It's not like I'm jealous or anything," she told herself, but knowing she didn't sound very convincing. She wished she could kiss Syaoran on impulse…but he may not like that…

"I have you to thank, Syaoran," said Hwa Ming. "Because of you, I got my sight again." She bowed to him once, showing her appreciation.

Syaoran smiled at her. "Just glad I could help you out," he said. Hwa Ming nodded and waved goodbye as the three Card Captors turned to leave.

"Bye! Be careful!" she called after them. "Maybe I'll see you again someday!"

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"Do you think we'll see her again?" asked Sakura.

The three Card Captors had been making their way through the busy streets of Chongquig since they left the port. For now, though, they took a break inside a small restaurant, ignoring the short glances they kept receiving from other customers and the shopkeepers. Syaoran held the map provided by Kam Un before him, trying to decide where to go and the easiest route to Xian from there.

"I'm sure we will," answered Di Shang. "But we shouldn't get too attached with the people here. Don't forget, we're not in our own time." Sakura nodded. Syaoran opened his mouth to add in something but was cut short. The Card Captors immediately sensed something; a dark aura. Jumping up, they ran out of the restaurant, Syaoran in the lead. The dark aura seemed to be beckoning to them.

"It has to be Kam Un," thought Syaoran as he ran. "And we must be getting close since the signal is getting stronger each time." Weaving their way through the crowds on the street, Syaoran caught sight of someone running before them, dressed in long black robes. The figure tossed their long charcoal shaded braid over their shoulder and took a look behind them. That's when they recognized Kam Un. Kam Un saw them and ran even faster. "Come back here, coward!" shouted Syaoran. Kam Un turned swiftly and ran through a quiet alleyway, Syaoran close behind. Then the latter tried his best to keep up, but Kam Un moved too fast and soon rounded another corner. By the time Syaoran reached the corner, Kam Un had disappeared. Syaoran leaned against a wall, panting and trying to regain his breath. By then, Sakura and Di Shang had caught up to him.

"Where did he go?" asked Di Shang. Syaoran shrugged then turned and punched the wall behind him angrily. He couldn't believe he had missed him again! "Maybe…" A shout cut Di Shang off in mid-sentence. It had come from the direction Kam Un had taken. The Card Captors exchanged glances and headed toward there. They stopped short when they saw a person lying on the ground, apparently unconscious, while another person was crouching beside him. The one crouching turned around. It was Kam Un. He laughed then turned and ran again. Without another thought, Syaoran chased after him, and Di Shang as well, after telling Sakura to check on the person that Kam Un had hurt to ensure he was all right. Sakura nodded and watched as her friends left, right on Kam Un's tail.

Sakura walked around the boy once, mumbling to herself about no fire, wire, gas, and/or glass; something she had picked up in her health class about finding an unconscious person. Not encountering any of the aforementioned hazards, she decided to go to the next step: being certain the person was really unconscious. She shook the person lightly, saying, "Are you awake? Speak to me." The person never responded. That meant he was really unconscious. Sakura looked up thoughtfully as she tried to think of the next step. "I wonder what Kam Un did to him," she said aloud. Suddenly, someone grabbed her left wrist and jerked her forward. She looked up and found herself face-to-face with the "unconscious" boy.

"Absolutely nothing, Card Mistress," he said with a smirk. Sakura tried withdrawing her arm but the boy held fast. She watched in horror as the boy transformed into Kam Un. The Jiao User held up a card in his hand; The Mask.

Sakura thought quickly, she had to stall for time. "Then who is Syaoran and Di Shang chasing?" she asked.

Kam Un smiled arrogantly. "I bet you never noticed you were missing a card, did you?" he said. "If you were to go through your cards now, you'll find out the Copy Card is no longer there. In fact, all of the Jiao Cards you sealed are gone. Take a look." Sakura could only stare at him. It couldn't be! He had to be lying! She opened her pouch, the one holding all her Sakura Cards and quickly scanned through them. There were only fifty-two cards…all the former Jiao Cards were gone! Kam Un laughed at the Card Mistress' astonished expression. "Told you. Now" he said, tightening the grip on her wrist. "If you'll just come with me quietly and-"

Sakura's right hand flew to her star key and, holding it, she began her chant. Before she could go any further, though, Kam Un grabbed her right wrist as well and pulled it down, breaking the clasp on her necklace and forcing her to drop the star key. It landed on the dusty ground. Not wanting the troublesome Card Mistress to have a chance to do more damage, he twisted her arm behind her and pushed her to the ground. Sakura cried out in pain and squeezed her eyes shut. "I warned you," said Kam Un. He drew a card from his pocket and smiled. "Didn't I tell you before the Prophet Card is never wrong?" Sakura's eyes instantly flew open. This was almost exactly what happened in her dream! He placed the card flat on Sakura's back and the card glowed. Sakura screamed as a searing pain rippled through her entire body.

"Syaoran…Di Shang…" she thought, tears streaming down her face. "Where are you? I need you both…" The Card Mistress crumpled to the ground, losing all unconscious, everything turning pitch-black…

Author's Note: Sorry! I'm really sorry I've been taking so long (almost a month) just to write one chapter! *sighs* I've been really busy…
So we get a mixture of S + S and D + S in this chapter. I know I said I was going to continue the S + S flavouring, but I kept forgetting and added a few S + D moments. *sweatdrops* I know…Hwa Ming's gone…Sorry if you liked her. (Who actually did? I'm just curious…)
That thing Sakura did at the end of the chapter while checking on the "unconscious" person was something I had learned in phys-ed class - the health unit. We had to walk around a person and check to make sure there weren't any fires, wires, gas, or glass. Uh…I don't really know how to explain it. o_O
I had once entertained thoughts of literally drawing a map of where the Card Captors go, how, etc. , but I've never actually tried it yet. Should I? Also, I'll probably be posting a list of Jiao Cards soon so watch out for them.
I've only started watching the Sakura Card Arc recently and I then realized my fic sort of clashes with the third season at certain parts…*sweatdrops* I'm sorry! I hadn't known many of the events that occurred then. While writing, I was completely oblivious to it. Even watching it now doesn't help much because I can barely read Chinese and I don't understand Japanese…

*Sakura
~The Animé Archives Team