This'll probably be the last part for now, until next week anyway. HW duty again..
The 7th Warrior Trilogy
The Beginning
Chapter 6
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Sakura sighed. Well, at least she didn't have to be Syaoran's partner. It would have been a lot more disappointing. Or not. But, he hated her - he made that really clear. Looked like he and Meilin would be hooking up after all. Marc tried to hug Sakura, but Mr. Terada saved the moment.
" Alright, now we see who chooses who."
" What do you mean?" Marc's head snapped around.
" Do you think I'd let you choose? It's the magics' decision. After all, you don't know who's magic your compatible with."
Syaoran didn't seem any bit reassured by this. He watched as Marc's black cat purred happily at Sakura's white one. 'Here goes, now I have to watch more torture'. He expected the cats to be nuzzling and purring. Why the heck was Sakura's cat taking such a long time to make such an imminent decision? It took its sweet time, inspecting Marc's cat. Suddenly, the hair on its back stiffened and it began to hiss at the black threateningly. The blacked seemed puzzled. It moved closer, only to receive a nasty swipe from the white. The white cat began sniffing around, and noticed the black bird. Syaoran was freaked out for a second. Mr. Terada seemed to sense this.
" I must point out that at the end of this we'll have 3 pairs of girl/boy partnerships."
" Why?" Tomoyo seemed disturbed by this," Why can't it be girl/girl?"
" My dear girl, a soul mate relationship is very...how should I put it...personal. It's much deeper then any friendship you'll ever experience."
" Oh," Tomoyo blushed a deep red; complimenting her face rather nicely.
" Ah," said Mr. Terada," It seems as if one of our groups has been decided."
The indigo bird was now seated together with the purple bird. Eriol and Tomoyo. The two looked at each other, and felt a blush work up their face. Eriol, who wore glasses, felt them slide off, but was too busy looking at his soon to be partner.
" Why don't you two come with me so we can perform the joining?"
" Joining?" Eriol and Tomoyo's faces went beet red at the thought of what that could mean.
"Oh, yes. You're two magics must be linked for the choosing to be complete. Once partners are chosen it is impossible for the magic to survive without the help of a mate. So, they will combine, and voila! you will be connected. Like mixing colors..."
" Oh."
As they were led outside, Sakura watched her cat closely. It was walking to where the orange bird had just been cornered by the black bird. Syaoran thought he'd be sick as Meilin's bird moved closer and closer.. Suddenly, the black bird, in its ectasy of the chase, gave the orange bird an affectionate peck on the head. Unfortunately, Sakura's cat didn't like it one bit. It immediately rushed towards the black bird, and with one swipe of its paw, sent the black bird crashing into the wall. White cat stood protectively in front of the orange bird, much to everyone's surprise, especially Syaoran. The black cat in turn, seeing its new interest crash into the wall, barreled at the white cat. This sent the white cat crashing into the wall nearby. A quarrel insued between Syaoran's bird and Marc's cat. Mr. Terada entered at this moment.
" Well, everything seems to be going well."
The remaining four children stared at him as if he were crazy. Syaoran was amazed to see his bird chattering at the black cat with more ferocity then even he had. The black cat had on a bored expression. BANG! He winced as his bird was sent crashing into the wall. Sakura's cat, seeing its interest hurt this way, gave the black one a good slash across the face, before running to the poor bird and curling up beside it. It was purring!
" Well looks like the last two groups have been decided. Sakura you and Syaoran come with me."
" Us?" Registering the event that just took place...
" Yes you."
" Are you sure?"
" Absolutely!"
" We're together?"
" Yes. Marc's and Meilin's haven't officially declared their choices of each other, so we'll do yours first."
" Uh...okay."
Syaoran was still in shock. He expected to see a look of disappointment on Sakura, only to be confronted with one of utter surprise - not exactly what he was hoping for, but hey, surprise could be a good thing. They exited the classroom, and Mr. Terada turned to them.
" Congratulations. You two are one pair in few who find their soul mates in the same room. Now, we must perform the joining of magics. I believe your animals will do the honors. I must warn you, before I forget, you might feel a slight bit lightheaded."
The cat meowed and the bird chirped. The cat jumped high, the bird flew. They collided in the center, and their colors melded together. Then, the jumbled cloud of color split, one half returning to Sakura, the other to Syaoran. They felt an onrush of emotions from the other. It was too scrambled, but one thing did stand out in Syaoran's mind: curse. He gasped unconsciously. Sakura realized too late that a memory had been seen. Which one? Her face went white. He wouldn't...
" Mr. Terada," Sakura stared in fear at Syaoran. Was he going to tell?, " Mr. Terada, can we speak in telepathy to one another?"
" Yes, of course. That's one of the many gifts of being linked."
" And what about the other linked children?"
" They can only hear their partners. Now, if you kindly step back into the classroom, I must finish the last pair. Again, congratulations you two! You're stuck together, mentally, for the rest of your lives..."
Their faces showing a dazed expression Sakura and Syaoran entered the classroom once again as Meilin and Marc exited in anger. Syaoran tried his new power.
[ Sakura, how long have you had that curse on you?]
[ What curse?]
[ Don't play dumb...]
[ .....Sincea couple months ago...]
[ And you never told anyone? A doctor? Anyone besides your brother?]
[ No...]
[ Sakura! You could have been killed! You knew that magic tends to drain, but you let the curse work on you anyway? Do you know how much energy it drains?]
[ How did you know that?]
[ I can read you memories, now answer me! How much?]
[ Approximately double the drain a normal spell takes...]
[ And that's already half your energy for a normal spell, right? Double that and your sapped clean!]
[ But that's not the point...]
[ It is exactly the point! You could have died on that hospital bed.]
[ I'm not dead yet...]
[ Sakura, why didn't you tell him?]
[ Touya told me not to. And even if he hadn't I wouldn't have told anyway.]
[ Why? It could have cost you your life!!!]
[ Why would you care?]
[ I......] It was then that Syaoran realized: he didn't know why he cared. He quickly blocked this confusion from Sakura, [he's your teacher...you should tell him.]
[ There's something about Mr. Terada that seems wrong to me. I can't...]
[ Can't you accept the fact that maybe he's just trying to help you?]
[ NO! I know there's something not right about him...]
[ Sakura...you are so pigheaded!]
[ Hmph!]
[ I don't know how I'm going to stand being linked to you!]
[ Neither do I!]
There was a moment of peace. Then...
[ You won't tell, will you?] Sakura...
[ For your safety...]
[ Syaoran!] Sakura's eyes widened.
[ I really think...]
[ God, don't...please don't....Syaoran, I'm begging you...]
[...]
[ You promise you won't tell?]
[...]
[Please...}
[...I Promise.]
[Truthfully?]
[Yeah.]
[Not lying are you?]
[No.]
[...Thanks...]
[Don't mention it.}
There was silence for a while, as the two got used to sharing the same mind, almost.
[...It was you....]
" What?" Syaoran reverted back to speech in his confusion.
" That night, that I was in a coma. You spoke to me. You were there, not Marc. You were the one that watched me."
" Oh, that." Syaoran ran his hand through his hair sheepishly.
" And, I'm sorry I believed that lie that Marc told me."
" It's nothing." Syaoran started to laugh.
" What?" Sakura seemed puzzled.
" Oh, its nothing. Just looking..."
" You're looking through my memories again!!!"
" Not all of them. Just one in particular." Syaoran laughed again; Sakura noticed how rich his voice was compared to Marc, who had a rather squeaky voice.
" Oh, that one." Sakura blushed a light pink.
Syaoran seemed to be seeing the day over again in his head, only from Sakura's point of view. He watched as Marc's face connected with his, er Sakura's, and tried not to laugh again as Sakura slapped Marc. He should have stayed longer. Then, he realized that Sakura was trying to look at the memory from his mind. He quickly shoved it aside. Sakura wouldn't give up. She managed to snag a single emotion: sorrow. Sadness overwhelmed her as she watched the same scenario from Syaoran's point of view.
" You really were hurt that time, weren't you, Syaoran?"
" I-I...I don't want to talk about it."
" Syaoran..."
" I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ALL RIGHT?!!! IT WAS THE PAST! IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW."
" Your feelings matter don't they?"
" JUST SHUT UP! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!"
" Fine!"
Syaoran was quiet, embarassment overwhelming him as he realized he'd done it again. Though the word apologize floated around in his mind, pride choked it down. After that, a barrier seemed to go up in their minds. Neither would allow the other to see their memories. But, one thing still bothered Syaoran. The fact, that he wasn't the only one that knew about Sakura's curse, her brother wasn't the only one - there was one other. The person who laid the curse on her in the first place. If he didn't tell anyone, who would protect Sakura? Him?
*****
" Alright, class. I have an announcement to make. Our class is going on a fieldtrip."
" Really?"
" Yes. To earth!"
" Why?"
" We have two new students to pick up."
" Alright!"
" Now, I know for a fact that you four had no guardians when I last heard, but you. Syaoran you need parent permission."
" What about me?"
" Oh, you, Sakura. I already talked to your brother. We had a little chat, apologies and all, and he said yes. I had him sign this paper. So, that leaves you, Syaoran."
" Alright."
" Alright, you all! I want you back here packed and ready by 9:30. Our flight leaves at 10:00."
" Yes, sir!"
******At 9:30******PM of course******
" Everyone packed and ready to go?"
" Yes!"
" Now lets see. Syaoran...you get your mom's permission?"
" Yep. Here."
" Ah, lets see. Yes. Looks like everything's in order. Alright then. Shall we go?"
" Yeah!"
They all boarded the shuttle. It was a comfy place, but extremely crowded. Sakura refused to make eye contact with Syaoran the entire way, although it pained her to do so. But, the same thought kept going on over and over in her mind.
' I won't speak to him until he apologizes.'
Unfortunately, that would be extremely difficult. Mr. Terada, being as observant as he was: decided maybe a lesson was at hand.
" Alright, class. Let's have a little exercise to warm up those psychics....what the..."
Before anyone could groan, a brilliant flash of light came from outside, blinding everyone aboard the ship. As quickly as it had appeared. It vanished.
******
That's all for now...Keep on the watch for Ch. 7 ;-)! Buh-bye!!!
The 7th Warrior Trilogy
The Beginning
Chapter 6
______________________________________________________________________________________
Sakura sighed. Well, at least she didn't have to be Syaoran's partner. It would have been a lot more disappointing. Or not. But, he hated her - he made that really clear. Looked like he and Meilin would be hooking up after all. Marc tried to hug Sakura, but Mr. Terada saved the moment.
" Alright, now we see who chooses who."
" What do you mean?" Marc's head snapped around.
" Do you think I'd let you choose? It's the magics' decision. After all, you don't know who's magic your compatible with."
Syaoran didn't seem any bit reassured by this. He watched as Marc's black cat purred happily at Sakura's white one. 'Here goes, now I have to watch more torture'. He expected the cats to be nuzzling and purring. Why the heck was Sakura's cat taking such a long time to make such an imminent decision? It took its sweet time, inspecting Marc's cat. Suddenly, the hair on its back stiffened and it began to hiss at the black threateningly. The blacked seemed puzzled. It moved closer, only to receive a nasty swipe from the white. The white cat began sniffing around, and noticed the black bird. Syaoran was freaked out for a second. Mr. Terada seemed to sense this.
" I must point out that at the end of this we'll have 3 pairs of girl/boy partnerships."
" Why?" Tomoyo seemed disturbed by this," Why can't it be girl/girl?"
" My dear girl, a soul mate relationship is very...how should I put it...personal. It's much deeper then any friendship you'll ever experience."
" Oh," Tomoyo blushed a deep red; complimenting her face rather nicely.
" Ah," said Mr. Terada," It seems as if one of our groups has been decided."
The indigo bird was now seated together with the purple bird. Eriol and Tomoyo. The two looked at each other, and felt a blush work up their face. Eriol, who wore glasses, felt them slide off, but was too busy looking at his soon to be partner.
" Why don't you two come with me so we can perform the joining?"
" Joining?" Eriol and Tomoyo's faces went beet red at the thought of what that could mean.
"Oh, yes. You're two magics must be linked for the choosing to be complete. Once partners are chosen it is impossible for the magic to survive without the help of a mate. So, they will combine, and voila! you will be connected. Like mixing colors..."
" Oh."
As they were led outside, Sakura watched her cat closely. It was walking to where the orange bird had just been cornered by the black bird. Syaoran thought he'd be sick as Meilin's bird moved closer and closer.. Suddenly, the black bird, in its ectasy of the chase, gave the orange bird an affectionate peck on the head. Unfortunately, Sakura's cat didn't like it one bit. It immediately rushed towards the black bird, and with one swipe of its paw, sent the black bird crashing into the wall. White cat stood protectively in front of the orange bird, much to everyone's surprise, especially Syaoran. The black cat in turn, seeing its new interest crash into the wall, barreled at the white cat. This sent the white cat crashing into the wall nearby. A quarrel insued between Syaoran's bird and Marc's cat. Mr. Terada entered at this moment.
" Well, everything seems to be going well."
The remaining four children stared at him as if he were crazy. Syaoran was amazed to see his bird chattering at the black cat with more ferocity then even he had. The black cat had on a bored expression. BANG! He winced as his bird was sent crashing into the wall. Sakura's cat, seeing its interest hurt this way, gave the black one a good slash across the face, before running to the poor bird and curling up beside it. It was purring!
" Well looks like the last two groups have been decided. Sakura you and Syaoran come with me."
" Us?" Registering the event that just took place...
" Yes you."
" Are you sure?"
" Absolutely!"
" We're together?"
" Yes. Marc's and Meilin's haven't officially declared their choices of each other, so we'll do yours first."
" Uh...okay."
Syaoran was still in shock. He expected to see a look of disappointment on Sakura, only to be confronted with one of utter surprise - not exactly what he was hoping for, but hey, surprise could be a good thing. They exited the classroom, and Mr. Terada turned to them.
" Congratulations. You two are one pair in few who find their soul mates in the same room. Now, we must perform the joining of magics. I believe your animals will do the honors. I must warn you, before I forget, you might feel a slight bit lightheaded."
The cat meowed and the bird chirped. The cat jumped high, the bird flew. They collided in the center, and their colors melded together. Then, the jumbled cloud of color split, one half returning to Sakura, the other to Syaoran. They felt an onrush of emotions from the other. It was too scrambled, but one thing did stand out in Syaoran's mind: curse. He gasped unconsciously. Sakura realized too late that a memory had been seen. Which one? Her face went white. He wouldn't...
" Mr. Terada," Sakura stared in fear at Syaoran. Was he going to tell?, " Mr. Terada, can we speak in telepathy to one another?"
" Yes, of course. That's one of the many gifts of being linked."
" And what about the other linked children?"
" They can only hear their partners. Now, if you kindly step back into the classroom, I must finish the last pair. Again, congratulations you two! You're stuck together, mentally, for the rest of your lives..."
Their faces showing a dazed expression Sakura and Syaoran entered the classroom once again as Meilin and Marc exited in anger. Syaoran tried his new power.
[ Sakura, how long have you had that curse on you?]
[ What curse?]
[ Don't play dumb...]
[ .....Sincea couple months ago...]
[ And you never told anyone? A doctor? Anyone besides your brother?]
[ No...]
[ Sakura! You could have been killed! You knew that magic tends to drain, but you let the curse work on you anyway? Do you know how much energy it drains?]
[ How did you know that?]
[ I can read you memories, now answer me! How much?]
[ Approximately double the drain a normal spell takes...]
[ And that's already half your energy for a normal spell, right? Double that and your sapped clean!]
[ But that's not the point...]
[ It is exactly the point! You could have died on that hospital bed.]
[ I'm not dead yet...]
[ Sakura, why didn't you tell him?]
[ Touya told me not to. And even if he hadn't I wouldn't have told anyway.]
[ Why? It could have cost you your life!!!]
[ Why would you care?]
[ I......] It was then that Syaoran realized: he didn't know why he cared. He quickly blocked this confusion from Sakura, [he's your teacher...you should tell him.]
[ There's something about Mr. Terada that seems wrong to me. I can't...]
[ Can't you accept the fact that maybe he's just trying to help you?]
[ NO! I know there's something not right about him...]
[ Sakura...you are so pigheaded!]
[ Hmph!]
[ I don't know how I'm going to stand being linked to you!]
[ Neither do I!]
There was a moment of peace. Then...
[ You won't tell, will you?] Sakura...
[ For your safety...]
[ Syaoran!] Sakura's eyes widened.
[ I really think...]
[ God, don't...please don't....Syaoran, I'm begging you...]
[...]
[ You promise you won't tell?]
[...]
[Please...}
[...I Promise.]
[Truthfully?]
[Yeah.]
[Not lying are you?]
[No.]
[...Thanks...]
[Don't mention it.}
There was silence for a while, as the two got used to sharing the same mind, almost.
[...It was you....]
" What?" Syaoran reverted back to speech in his confusion.
" That night, that I was in a coma. You spoke to me. You were there, not Marc. You were the one that watched me."
" Oh, that." Syaoran ran his hand through his hair sheepishly.
" And, I'm sorry I believed that lie that Marc told me."
" It's nothing." Syaoran started to laugh.
" What?" Sakura seemed puzzled.
" Oh, its nothing. Just looking..."
" You're looking through my memories again!!!"
" Not all of them. Just one in particular." Syaoran laughed again; Sakura noticed how rich his voice was compared to Marc, who had a rather squeaky voice.
" Oh, that one." Sakura blushed a light pink.
Syaoran seemed to be seeing the day over again in his head, only from Sakura's point of view. He watched as Marc's face connected with his, er Sakura's, and tried not to laugh again as Sakura slapped Marc. He should have stayed longer. Then, he realized that Sakura was trying to look at the memory from his mind. He quickly shoved it aside. Sakura wouldn't give up. She managed to snag a single emotion: sorrow. Sadness overwhelmed her as she watched the same scenario from Syaoran's point of view.
" You really were hurt that time, weren't you, Syaoran?"
" I-I...I don't want to talk about it."
" Syaoran..."
" I DON'T WANT TO TALK ABOUT IT ALL RIGHT?!!! IT WAS THE PAST! IT DOESN'T MATTER NOW."
" Your feelings matter don't they?"
" JUST SHUT UP! I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT!"
" Fine!"
Syaoran was quiet, embarassment overwhelming him as he realized he'd done it again. Though the word apologize floated around in his mind, pride choked it down. After that, a barrier seemed to go up in their minds. Neither would allow the other to see their memories. But, one thing still bothered Syaoran. The fact, that he wasn't the only one that knew about Sakura's curse, her brother wasn't the only one - there was one other. The person who laid the curse on her in the first place. If he didn't tell anyone, who would protect Sakura? Him?
*****
" Alright, class. I have an announcement to make. Our class is going on a fieldtrip."
" Really?"
" Yes. To earth!"
" Why?"
" We have two new students to pick up."
" Alright!"
" Now, I know for a fact that you four had no guardians when I last heard, but you. Syaoran you need parent permission."
" What about me?"
" Oh, you, Sakura. I already talked to your brother. We had a little chat, apologies and all, and he said yes. I had him sign this paper. So, that leaves you, Syaoran."
" Alright."
" Alright, you all! I want you back here packed and ready by 9:30. Our flight leaves at 10:00."
" Yes, sir!"
******At 9:30******PM of course******
" Everyone packed and ready to go?"
" Yes!"
" Now lets see. Syaoran...you get your mom's permission?"
" Yep. Here."
" Ah, lets see. Yes. Looks like everything's in order. Alright then. Shall we go?"
" Yeah!"
They all boarded the shuttle. It was a comfy place, but extremely crowded. Sakura refused to make eye contact with Syaoran the entire way, although it pained her to do so. But, the same thought kept going on over and over in her mind.
' I won't speak to him until he apologizes.'
Unfortunately, that would be extremely difficult. Mr. Terada, being as observant as he was: decided maybe a lesson was at hand.
" Alright, class. Let's have a little exercise to warm up those psychics....what the..."
Before anyone could groan, a brilliant flash of light came from outside, blinding everyone aboard the ship. As quickly as it had appeared. It vanished.
******
That's all for now...Keep on the watch for Ch. 7 ;-)! Buh-bye!!!
