Child's Play

By Zarra Rous

Disclaimer: Insert favorite. CCS not mine and the lyrics belong to Dream Theater, not me.



Chapter 2

* You're fighting the weight of the world

* But no one can save you this time

Syoaran sat under the cherry blossom tree in his garden to think over what he had experienced that morning. He was married to a very pregnant twenty- five year old Card Mistress.

"What did Hiiragazawa-kun do to me?"

"Syoaran-kun are you alright?"

Syoaran looked up to see Sakura. "Yeah, I'm okay Sakura-chan."

Sakura say down next to him, not with out difficulties. "I'm glad."

Syoaran wrapped his arm around her shoulders. "How are you doing? I mean I wasn't exactly the nicest this morning."

"Or the most eloquent." Sakura laughed. "We're just fine."

"Sakura-chan?"

"Hai?"

"Can I talk to Mirror for a minute?"

Sakura pulled her cards from her pocket. "I thought you might ask that. Mirror Card, Release."

Mirror appeared before Syoaran and Sakura in her true form for a moment, before taking on the form of twelve year old Syoaran. "Konnichiwa Li-san."

"Mirror why'd you take this form?"

"Because this is Li-san's true form, Sakura-sama."

"Hoe! Nani?"

"Mirror do you know who I can ask about why Hiiragazawa did this to me? Because I sure can't think of any reasons for him to make this to happen to me."

Mirror was silent for a moment. "Maybe Time or Dream. Of course you could always just ask Clow-sama."

"Who?"

"Hiiragazawa Eriol."

Syoaran scowled at the sweet card for a moment before saying very sourly, "I'm not talking to him."

Seeing his distress Sakura hugged him, laying her head on his shoulder. "It'll be okay Syoaran-kun. You'll see. We'll make everything right again, just like we always used to do."

* Pull me under I'm not afraid

* All that I feel is honor and spite

* All I can do is set it right

Sakura pulled two more cards from her deck after she replaced Mirror. "Time. Dream. Release."

After the two cards appeared, Syoaran slowly explained what had happened. When he had finished, Sakura asked, "Is there anything you can do to help?"

Time shook his aged head. "I cannot undo what Eriol-sama has done to Li- sama, Sakura-sama."

"Hoe. demo."

"The magic is stronger than I."

Dream placed her tiny hand on Time's shoulder. "I can help."

"Hoe! Really?"

"Yes I can, but I will need Time's help. In order for me to find out why this happened and how we can fix it, I need to get into twelve year old Eriol-san's head. And I know I can do it through his dreams if Time helps me."

Syoaran smiled at the card, "Arigatou Dream."

Pulling away from Syoaran Sakura stood awkwardly. "Come on Syoaran-kun, let's leave Time and Dream to themselves. I'll make you lunch if you want."

Syoaran's smile widened as he stood and followed Sakura into the main house. "I think I'd like to take a walk with you."

Sakura stopped and looked at him surprised, "Hoe?"

"If you're up to it." He shrugged. "If you want we can even go shopping for." he blushed.

"For Nadeshiko-chan?"

"Hai." He played with a button on his shirt. "She is kinda mine, and I kinda would like to get her something special. You know from her Tousan from before he was her Tousan."

Sakura smiled one of her brighter-than-the-sun smiles. "I'd like that, and I know that whatever you pick out Nadeshiko-chan will love."

Syoaran smiled and hugged Sakura, before he ducked his head and blushed again. "And to think I was panicking this morning."

"Xiao Lang where have you been all morning?"

Sakura turned and looked at Syoaran's mother. "Syoaran-kun was in the garden with me, talking to my cards."

Falen scowled at Sakura, "I asked Xiao Lang."

"And Sakura answered you Mother." Syoaran said in Chinese, before he turned and started to walk away. "Now if you don't mind Sakura-chan and I are going out."

"Xiao Lang your behavior is inexcusable."

Syoaran turned to glare at his mother. "Mother I am current twelve years old mentally, I don't know anything about being twenty-five or about what my life has become. I don't know anything past Sakura-chan chasing after her renegade Dash Card, and that baka Hiiragazawa scaring me out of my wits by having Spinel Sun sneak up on me. OKAY!!!!!"

Sakura, wide eyed, pulled Syoaran away from his speechless mother, and gently led him towards the front doors. A moment later she hugged him tightly as she saw a single tear slid down his cheek.



Oooooooooh am I evil or what. or what I hope ^-^ anyways here's the translations for this chapter.

Nani - What? - J.

Demo - But - J.

Arigatou - Thank you. - J.