The Sealed Pendant - Season Two
Episode Two - Disappearances And New Kids


Kokkei sat on the table, swinging her legs and looking around. Yue walked up behind her, wrapping his arms around her shoulders. "Hey." she giggled. He leaned his head on hers. "You think I'm overreacting?" She shook her head, making his move. "I'm happy to be Mrs. Yue. A past dream. Make a note: We have to figure out a last name for you." He laughed. "Mmm. Okay." Nuzzling her neck, he linked his hand with hers. They rocked back and forth to the slow, soft music that had begun to play. Sakura and Li ran up to the two. Without warning, Kokkei was pulled from Yue, by Li, and taken onto the dance floor. Sakura took the startled Yue's hand and led him out also. Kokkei accepted smiles that were sent her way as Li finally stopped in a spot. He held Kokkei by the waist and she wrapped her arms around his shoulders. As the music flowed around them, Kokkei got closer, resting her head on Li's shoulders, moving her hands to the side of them. "Sorry." she mumbled, "If I get too snuggly, it's the way I am with Yue." He nodded slowly. "It's okay."

A few couples away, Sakura and Yue were getting just as comfortable. "I'm really happy for you." she whispered, looking up at him. He smiled. "Thanks. You were really true to what you said, about you wanting to be my friend. Not my master." She hugged him tighter. "No problem." Li looked at the top of Kokkei's head, as she twirled her fingers through his hair in the back. She stopped when he stiffened. "Oh. I'm sorry. I'm doing it again." "Really. It's no--" They both looked up as they heard the glasses tinkling. "Do you feel..." "The ground shaking?" Kokkei finished, looking around, "Yeah." Ceaira looked up from changing the CDs. Everyone had stopped and was looking around as the movement became more noticeable. Sakura ran up to Li and Kokkei, Yue behind her. "I don't know what it is," Li stated, "But it's not good." The ground rocked so hard, it was now audible, knocking glasses from the table. Kokkei ran to the window and looked out. It suddenly disappeared and she gasped, holding the walls to keep from falling out. "Whoa." She stepped back. "Not now." She walked to the door. "Not today." She pulled it open and was met with a blast of cold air.

"What's going on?" someone shouted. "Dunno." Another answered. Kokkei ran out as the starry sky was clouded over. "Um... guys." she shouted back, "Party's over. See you in two years!" "Eriol, can't you...?" "No, I didn't sense anything." Eriol pulled away from Madison and headed outside. Yue followed him. "Kokkei. What are you doing?" "Figuring out what's wro-- Ooh. Lightning." She stared at the sky, holding her hair back from the wind, as a streak of light passed overhead. "Hey. It's different. Eriol!" Yue looked at the sky then at Kokkei, walking closer, when all of a sudden, a bolt of lightning, from out of nowhere, headed straight for him. "No!" Kokkei brushed past Eriol as the electricity hit. "Yue, no!" Sabaki and Mizuiro peered out from one of the upper level windows. "Brother!" she yelled down. Yue's wings sprouted from his back as he was electrocuted still. Kokkei kneeled in front of him, moving back ever so often. The lightning separated and headed for the window. Sabaki growled and held up her hand, her trident appearing. The lightning connected as she held her arm out the window, the trident drawing in the energy. The one disappeared from Yue and he fell forward, Kokkei holding him. "You're fine. You're gonna be fine." she cried, trying to soothe him and herself.

Sabaki pulled the trident away and she and Mizuiro dived to the side as the lightning crashed into the room. He held her close and looked up. "You ok?" She nodded slowly. The lightning had crashed through the floor and scared teens were running from the house, screaming. Kokkei held Yue close as they streamed past her. "Yue, your wings.." He groaned, "They.. they can't.. I can't get them to go back.." She sighed and wrapped her arms around him as far as they could go. Inside, Sakura, Madison, Meilin and Hannya were gathered around Julian, who was holding his head and being supported by Hannya. "You ok?" Sakura asked. "Yeah." he sighed, "I'm fine." Meilin got a chair and brought it up for him to sit down. He did so. Sakura rushed to the bottom of the stairs. "Tori!" she yelled up. "What?" was her reply. "Something's wrong with Julian!" He looked up. "No, I'm fine. Really." Tori appeared at the bottom of the stairs. "What's wrong now?" Sakura pointed to where everyone was around Julian. As Tori walked over, Eriol rushed in. "We need help outside here!" he yelled. "Ceaira!" Sakura called back upstairs. "Sabaki. Mizuiro!"

Anastasia and Antonio rushed outside, after Ceaira got the keys for her car. They stopped by Kokkei and Yue, who still hadn't moved much. "Onii-chan.." Anastasia moved to Yue's left side while Antonio stood on his right. They held his arms and lifted him slowly, wrapping them around their shoulders. "We're carrying him back home, Kokkei. You're coming, right?" She nodded at Ceaira. Hannya ran out to them as they helped Yue into the car. "Tori's taking Julian home." she told Ceaira, "Meilin said she was gonna stay and help clean up. Along with Sakura, Madison, Eriol, Dominic.. basically everyone. I'm going with Tori." "You be careful." Hannya nodded and ran back inside as Ceaira started up the car and headed off. Sabaki and Kokkei sat in the back with Yue, who was starting to breath a little regularly. She parked up in front of the house, where Wei met them outside. He helped them carry Yue upstairs, to Kokkei's room. They stayed for a while, but then left, Sabaki worrying deeply about her brother. Wei said he would bring them some hot cocoa and that Li and Meilin said they were on their way over.


Kokkei stood in the middle of the room, hugging Yue, who seemed to be doing a lot better, since Wei had left the cocoa with them. "I was so worried." she whispered, burying her face in his chest. "It's like everything is backfiring on us. Why?" When Yue didn't answer, Kokkei looked up and saw he was avoiding her gaze in some way. "Yue. Yue, what's wrong?" With his pale complexion, and if it wasn't for the fact that she reached up and touched his cheek, she would have never known he was crying. "Yue." she said firmly, "You never cry. Why now? Why start now? What's wrong?!" "I'm breaking my promise." "You're not. Stop crying. You're making me cry." "I'm breaking my promise, and losing my fiancé." He looked down at her, his eyes shimmering with so many unshed tears. "Stop it!" He smiled sadly and leaned down, kissing her ever so lightly. She closed her eyes, but when she felt the sudden chill, they snapped back open. Yue was nowhere to be seen. Kokkei looked around, tears falling from her. "Yue?" She looked down and saw an object. She knelt and picked it up. She held the feather close. "It's not... no, it's not! He's... he's..." She shook her head furiously. "YYYYUUUUUUUUEEEE!!!!!" she screamed loudly, her head facing the Heavens.

Meilin and Li heard the scream as soon as they arrived and ran up to the room to see what was wrong. They saw the young teen girl on her knees. "Kokkei..." Meilin whispered, stepping forward. She had a firm look on her face, but tears were streaming heavily down her cheeks. Li walked in and helped Kokkei to her bed, laying her down. She laid there, holding the feather, staring blankly ahead of her, her cheeks and eyes showing evidence that she was crying. He covered her up with a sheet. Li walked to Meilin, and held her shoulders, leading her out and closing the door. "We should call Ceaira or Hannya. See what's going on with Julian." Li said softly. Meilin wiped away her tears and nodded. According to Hannya, Julian had been taken to the hospital. He seemed to have slipped into a coma.


"What the heck is going on?" Li growled as they sat outside, trying to eat lunch. It seemed they weren't all that hungry. Madison looked at her lap and Sakura looked sadly at the sky. "This is the last thing we need right now." he continued. "Ceaira said that Hannya left for school one day, but never came back." "Turns out she went to the hospital to stay with Julian, and whenever they say visiting hours are over, secretly snuck back in, damaging the security cameras so they could keep from finding out." Madison finished for her best friend. "This shouldn't be happening." Li clenched his fists in his lap. There was silence until the bell finally rang. As Sakura got up, she realized someone blocked her path. A girl, wearing the school uniform a little boyishly, with her orange-brown hair pulled back in a loose ponytail. "Excuse me. You're in my way." Sakura tried to side-step her, but the girl followed. "Cards, please." Sakura's eyes widened. "How... do you know about the Cards?" "Just give 'em to me!" She pushed Sakura backwards, and she hit a tree, her stuff falling from her. Li and Madison turned back around as they heard Sakura's yell and saw the beginning of actions of a fight. "Sakura!" they both yelled, rushing back to her. The other girl glared up at them and Madison stumbled back. Her eyes narrowed on Li. "Clow Reed's magic."

She jumped back as he stood in front of Sakura. "I want those Cards, even if I only get one at a time." Her golden eyes sparkled deviously. She turned and dashed off, heading for the back of the building. Li bent next to Sakura, who had Madison helping her pick up her things. "Are you both ok?" They nodded. They got to their feet and head back inside, to finish the rest of the school day. The girl stood on the top of the school building, watching as they left the school and headed home. "I'll get those Cards, or at least one. Firey." The sun glinted off of her and she looked like she was on fire herself.


Li walked into Kokkei's room. His heart fell at the sight of her still in bed, clutching the feather. They had managed to change out of the outfit and into a pair of pajamas. He knelt next to the bed. "Kokkei. You have to eat something." She whimpered and held the feather tighter. "Please." he pleaded, "You'll get sick." Getting no response, Li sighed and stood up, fixing the sheets on the bed, then walked out. "She's not..." He shook his head at Meilin, who had waited outside. They walked down the stairs, Meilin heading for the kitchen and Li for the living room. "Hey, Li. Madison told me about the girl." "What about her?" "The one who attacked Sakura. Her name's "Kelli". She's always been known to cause trouble." "Why would she want the Cards? How does she even know about them? Besides, she's younger than Sakura, and also two grades down. She's in the ninth grade, on the other half of the school building." "She's a rebel of nature." Meilin stated, walking out and over to where Li was.

"Ah." She looked around. "Where's that annoying stuffed anime?" Li grinned. "With Antonio." He took a sandwich off the tray and took a bite. Meilin glared at him and he grinned again. "You should've made your own." He shrugged and finished off the sandwich. As he reached for the cake, she slapped his hand away. "Come on, cuz." No!" Meilin said sharply. Li groaned, with a long face and a sweatdrop. Meilin sighed and cut the cake in two, handing piece to him. "I knew you'd give in." He smirked. She clapped him over the head. "Ow!" They stayed in there, always bickering in a few minutes. Up in her room, Kokkei looked at the feather, then at the ring. "Yue..." she whispered hoarsely. The window flew open but she didn't even pay it any mind, neither the figure that stood there. They jumped down and moved quietly to the side of the bed. "Hey. He's coming back." they whispered, running a hand over Kokkei's hair, "Yue's coming back. But I promise you, sis, I'll get mine back from Sakura." Kokkei slowly turned to look, but the person was already gone, and her window close.


Ceaira and Hannya stood at the door, looking in at Kokkei. "I know how she feels." Hannya sighed, turning away. "Hannya, stop." Ceaira looked at her sister. "You're not going back there. You have to go back to school." "No. I don't. You know you would spend every passing moment with Tori to see if he was going to be ok also." Ceaira clenched her fists as the two stood a few feet apart, back to back. Hannya sighed and ran down the stairs, the door closing behind her. Ceaira walked into the room and knelt next to the bed, holding Kokkei's hand. "It's gonna be just fine." she whispered, "Yue's gonna come back. Because Julian's still here." She squeezed her hand lightly then stood back up, turning around and looking at Antonio and Rukki. "Your turn." They went over and Rukki sat on the pillow next to Kokkei's head. He patted her head. "C'mon, Kokkei. You gotta snap out of this." Antonio transformed into Mizuiro.

Kokkei turned her head and looked at him. "Yue...?" He pulled her up into a sitting position gently, and knelt in front of her. "Kokkei. How would Kayo react if he saw you sitting around?" Kokkei reached up a hand to his face then let it fall back to her side. He leaned down and hugged her close. "Where's your Kayo spirit?" he whispered. "It left..." she whispered back, ".. With him." "I'm sorry. I can't do anything more. Sabaki sends her deepest regards. She knows how you feel." "Sabaki..." Mizuiro pulled back, returning to his earthly form, and rest Kokkei back down, covering her back up. He kissed her cheek and Rukki patted her again, then they both left, keeping the door slightly ajar. It continued like that for a while now, someone new coming to see her and comfort her.


Sakura sat her desk, her face buried in her arms. "Miss Avalon." the teacher called out. Her head snapped up. "Is something wrong?" "No... no, sir." "Would you like to step outside?" "Yes, sir." she sighed. She stood up and looked at Li and Madison. They both looked as beat and disturbed as she did. She walked out of the room and leaned against the wall. She wasn't even there for a few good minutes when someone grabbed her shoulders and pushed her further against the wall. She gasped and looked up into the golden glowing eyes of Kelli. "Give them to me." "That's it. Get off of me!" Sakura pushed her back then locked her leg onto hers, bringing it forward, making them both fall to the floor. She wrapped her hands around the younger girl's neck. Kelli grabbed her arms but to no avail, until she kneed Sakura in her stomach and gained the upper advantage. Sakura coughed and held her stomach as she kneeled up. Kelli pulled back and punched her, and as she fell, kneeled over her. "Get away from me!" Sakura screamed, pulling on Kelli's hair. Kelli's head was brought low and as Sakura let go of a handful of hair, it turned to the side, blood trickling from her mouth from the punch. Sakura punched her again and she fell backwards.

Their commotion was not gone unheard and unnoticed, for Sakura's, and other nearby classes, came out to see. "Sakura!" her teacher yelled. He rushed over and pulled the two girls off of each other. "She started it!" Sakura shouted. Kelli just wiped blood from her mouth. "Well, you're both going to the principal's office." They were marched down the hall, with nearly all classes looking at them. A few kids were murmuring about the scene. "Whoa. Sakura never fights." "It's weird." "Avalon's too nice. Something's gotta be up." "Yeah, but it looked like she got in the better punches." A small set of boys laughed a little at the comment. Li and Madison looked at each other, then back down the hall where Kelli and Sakura had been taken.

Her friends waited for her after school, only to realize Sakura was suspended for two days for fighting. "It's not fair!" she sighed, replacing the ice pack to her face, "That brat started it." "Yeah. But she got suspended a whole school week for her previous fights catching up to her." Madison pointed out. Sakura nodded. Li looked over her face. "Sakura. You really need to have someone look at you." "The nurse said it was nothing." He frowned. "Really.. it's nothing." She reached inside her jacket. She gasped and pulled out three Sakura Cards. "What's wrong?" he asked when she'd stopped. "She took a Card from me!" "What?!" "Firey! I keep the Element Cards on me in case anything even happens to the others." "The brat." Meilin growled.