*NOTE: Okay, for those of you who are
wondering, who these people are and where they came from, let me take a moment
to tell you:*
Duo, Heero, Quatre - Gundam Wing
Quistis - Final Fantasy 8 (this is a game)
Lilka - Wild Arms 2 (also a game)
Thom - Alanna: First Adventure (this is a book, and Thom is a great sorcerer if
you didn't know yet)
Kenshin - Rurouni Kenshin
Last but not least: Outer Senshi - Sailor Moon
So, if you were wondering who these other characters were, and what the heck they were doing in a Cardcaptor Sakura fanfiction, now you know. On with the story!
High School Entry
The young man sighed, perplexed at the equation he saw as he peeked in the math room. "Boy, I should have stayed at home, instead of coming here as a transfer student."
"You're funny!" the girl beside him said, "You came here so you could learn from one of the best schools. And I know for a fact that Japan has one of the best schools in the world."
"Yeah, right," the transfer student said, "You're not complaining because you're good in math, that's why."
The girl, about 17, laughed. "Oh, I'm sure you can find a person that can tutor you in math."
"Some person," the girl's partner grumbled.
Together, the two new students entered their math classroom. The girl sat in front of the room, while her friend walked to the back seats. There he met a boy about his age with amber eyes. "Excuse me, but you seem to have taken my seat," the transfer student said.
The boy looked at him and stood up. He moved one chair up and sat back down. The transfer student then shrugged and ran a hand through his brown hair. "So much for making friends. People here are hostile."
Just then, two girls appeared in the doorway. One was a brunette with laughing green eyes. She looked around and spotted the girl transfer student. She waved at her and laughed. "Tomoyo-chan! I've been looking for you! Come and sit with us!"
Tomoyo smiled at her best friend's response to her coming back to Japan. She approached the two girls and plopped herself down the seat beside her best friend. She looked at the other girl who was sitting with Sakura. The young girl had blonde hair tied up. She didn't seem to care if a couple of guys were staring at her. It was as if she was confident in herself. Tomoyo held a hand up at her, "I'm Daidouji Tomoyo, and I just transferred into this school. How are you?"
"Quistis Trepe," the girl said with an American accent. "I'm also a junior. I understand that you're Sakura's best friend. Where have you been schooling ever since you left Japan?"
Tomoyo sighed and looked at her friend. He was gaping at her as if he was looking at her for the first time. Tomoyo grinned, knowing what he was thinking. "I went to America, since my father told me that they appreciated great singers there."
Sakura smiled, "Well, at least everyone is here."
The amber eyed student looked at them and smiled slightly. Sakura waved at him and he waved back. The male transfer student sighed with frustration. Am I the only one who doesn't know anyone here? He thought. When he looked up, he saw Tomoyo walking up to him.
"Why don't you join us over there?" Tomoyo asked, "Maybe Quistis can help you with your math."
"I'm not going to sit with all you girls," the brown haired student said. "I'd rather sit here at the back where the math teacher can't see me and where I am hardly noticeable."
Tomoyo looked at him, smiling mischievously, "But I thought that you like being the center of attention. You liked being the center of attention in America."
"That was because…" he stopped, not being able to think of any reason why he wanted to sit at the back. He glared at Tomoyo and looked away.
Tomoyo shrugged. She looked up to find the amber eyed student looking at her, and she smiled. "Syaoran-kun, can you help a fellow transfer student fit in? He really needs help in math, and I know pretty well that you are a wiz in the subject. So, can you come over here?"
"Whatever you say," the guy called Syaoran said, "I warn him in advance, I am not very patient."
The brown haired student shrugged and stood up. "Suit yourself," he said. He sat himself beside Syaoran and nodded his head. "The name's Duo. Duo Maxwell."
Syaoran stared back at Duo. "My name is Li. You must be American, with the accent and all."
With that, Tomoyo left the two guys in conversation and went back to her friends. Sakura looked at Li and Duo. She shook her head. "That friendship won't last long, I can tell. Li-kun can't take someone that might be as good as him in sports. And I can tell that your friend is the sporty type."
"Say, I wonder if they're going to start fencing lessons this year," Quistis spoke up, looking up her schedule. "I see that they kept the gymnastics class. Think you'll try out again, Sakura?"
"Why not?" Sakura said, "I only want a rival as good as Meiling-san. Otherwise, taking gymnastics just won't be the same without her."
"Don't worry, Sakura-san," Tomoyo said, reassuring her, "I'm sure some girl will come up."
The door of the classroom opened, and in came the math teacher. She had long, black hair with a little hint of green in them. The teacher introduced herself as Ms. Meiou Setsuna. Her red eyes looked around the classroom and she smiled. "Hello, junior class, nice to meet you. I'm sure some of you will have a very unusual year, regarding we have a great amount of transfer students this year."
Sakura and Tomoyo looked at each other and grinned. Looks like junior year will be a very fun time.
Two male junior students stepped up in front of Mugen Gakuen High School school. One of them had his hands over his chest and the other was looking at the school's schedule. "Look," the second boy said, "Our classes don't start until 9:30 am. We're not late after all!"
"Why shouldn't we be?" the first male said, fixing his tie. "Am I not punctual enough for your taste, Quatre?"
"It's not that, Heero," Quatre said, "I don't want to make a bad impression on my first day of junior class in this high class school. I heard that they turn you into a great student here. Check the famous violinist Kaiou Michiru for example. And her partner pianist, who is also a great racer, Tenou Haruka. I even heard that the fashion designer Meiou Setsuna will be teaching us math in Mugen Gakuen."
Heero rolled his eyes, "Great job for getting us a nice looking school, and doing all that research. If I weren't such a great computer hacker, I wouldn't be able to afford this school at all."
"Whatever you say, Heero," the blonde said, "Anyway, let's go in and see what the inside of this school is like."
As they went inside, Quatre whistled. "Something I wouldn't see in a hotel or a school. The founders here must have been really rich to have produced this place. I hope the students here aren't what I think they are."
"Yeah," Heero agreed, blankly, "Or else there might be another Releana Peacecraft. And that is the reason why I came with you as a transfer student."
Quatre laughed and examined the fountain found on the middle of the hallway. He also explored the doorways and decided to bring Heero with him. "That must be our lab, and that must be the music room. I hear they have horseback riding lessons in the afternoon. And the school even promised to start some fencing classes in the morning."
"Hooray," Heero said sarcastically. "I'm sure we will never get bored. I should have gone with Duo and see what place he has applied himself to. Maybe it isn't as classy as this school, but it probably is better than all this."
"You're only sulking, because we have to wear these uniforms instead of regular clothes," Quatre pointed out.
"Whatever," Heero mumbled.
The school bells rang, and students came filing out of their classrooms. One of them was a girl with shoulders slumped. She seemed to be in a bad mood. The girl bumped into Heero and glared at him. "Watch it! I'm in a hurry, so excuse me!"
"I'm sorry for my friend's mistake," Quatre said, apologizing, "Best get going to our classes, Heero."
"I didn't do anything," Heero protested walking briskly towards their lab class. "She didn't see me walking in front of her."
Quatre shook his head, "The matter's over now, just leave it be."
The two boys went in the room and found the science teacher talking to a student. The student had chestnut brown hair and amber eyes. They were deep in conversation that the two people didn't see Quatre and Heero slip inside the room and choose a seat. As the second bell rang, students came filing in the classroom and the chestnut haired boy sat in the front row.
The teacher smiled and his purple eyes sparkled. "As you well know, this is our lab class. Now today, since this is the first day of junior year, I've wanted to see where your talent starts and where it ends. So there will be no lesson today, just a quick mini test. I'll provide you some paper and writing materials in a second. Just let me do a roll call…"
As the names passed, the teacher nodded. "Well…not one person absent today. It must be because it's the first day back, eh? Well, now for the test. When you get the test, don't be afraid to begin."
The teacher snapped his fingers and a bunch of papers landed on each of the students' desks. Pens also landed after a few seconds. Many people were a bit surprised at what they saw, including Heero and Quatre. However, the amber eyed student raised his eyebrows and looked at the test. He took the pen that just landed and began to write. Heero shook his head and also began the test, as well did Quatre. The test contained questions that asked about the students' experiences of dissecting, chemicals, physics, geology, and magic.
Quatre looked at the magic section, puzzled. Magic? What am I supposed to know about magic? He thought. He glanced at Heero, who seemed to be thinking the same thing. Quatre glanced back at his own paper and shrugged. Oh well, might as well make the most of it.
Heero, after puzzling over the magic section, glanced up to see that the amber eyed student already had the page turned to the magic section. Pencil moving, the student wrote the answers to the questions asked. Heero thought it strange that someone would actually know something about that section.
Some students sighed and groaned. The teacher grinned and said calmly, "Don't worry about the magic section. If you have no idea what that whole thing is about, just skip it. It doesn't concern you. Otherwise, if you do, then answer as much as you can."
After the test, the teacher snapped his fingers and all the materials disappeared. "I'll be grading those tests as soon as possible. Expect to get your grades at the end of your next period. I will be giving the scores to the teacher that has you for the period after. If you failed, I can assure you that after you take my class, you won't ever again. Class dismissed."
The amber eyed student stood up first and walked out the door. Heero and Quatre followed, not dazed, but a little surprised. The other students then woke up from their daze and followed suite. As Heero and Quatre turned the corner, they met the amber eyed student face to face.
"You must be new here, too," he said, "I haven't seen you guys here last year."
Quatre cleared his throat. "Yeah, we just moved here. This place seemed to be a good school and our teachers recommended this school for us."
Heero stared at Quatre, thinking about the "teachers" who recommended it for them. The boy nodded. "Did you come from America, too?"
"No, we actually just came from Europe," Quatre answered, "But we have a friend in America, why?"
The boy shrugged, "Oh, nothing. It was just that another transfer student arrived. He came from America. He seems to be bad in math, though."
"I don't believe you introduced me to them, Li-kun," an auburn haired girl said, bobbing up to them. "Who are these people?"
"Oh…um…" Li stammered, forgetting to ask the two students' names.
"Quatre," the blonde said, "And my friend over here is Heero. Nice to meet you."
The girl smiled, her green eyes dancing, "Kinomoto Sakura, at your service. So, tell me, how was the science teacher? I had him two periods ago, and I thought he was strange. Only because he displayed a great amount of magic. Otherwise, he seemed nice."
Li frowned at her and turned to Quatre. "I'm Syaoran Li, if you're wondering. Don't mind Sakura-san, she is rather talkative today, with her best friend coming back to Japan. If you would excuse me, I have to go to music classes." With that, Syaoran walked away, leaving Sakura with Heero and Quatre.
"What kind of instrument does he play?" Quatre inquired.
"Oh, Syaoran-kun plays the flute, like I do, but he's kind of better than I am," Sakura answered, "So, what class do you have next?"
Heero, finally looking up his schedule, answered the bright girl. "I'm going to be taking math now. How about you, Quatre?"
"I have Japanese History," Quatre said, looking disgusted, "Great, a subject that will never stick to my head. I'll be seeing you in lunch, then, Heero."
"That's good!" Sakura piped up, "I have Japanese History too!"
Quatre smiled, charmed by the girl's bright personality. "Good, maybe you can help me with this subject."
"I'll try," Sakura said, smiling. Quatre and Sakura then walked away and left Heero standing alone in the hallway.
Heero looked on at the two students walking to Japanese history class. "How nice, Quatre leaves me and doesn't even say good-bye. What a nice friend. Now where is math class?"
The gundam pilot shrugged and walked towards a door leading to his next lesson and held his breath.
"Not until tomorrow afternoon," Lilka answered. "What kind of sport are you going to try out for?"
Duo thought carefully. "Basketball would be nice."
Heero nodded in agreement. "Fencing and horseback riding lessons are also appropriate."
"You two almost think alike!" Lilka said, amused. "Let me guess, you two didn't really want to come here, but you were dragged here by a person of the other, right?"
Heero and Duo looked at each other and nodded in accord. Duo and Heero said adios to each other and Duo walked with Lilka to Literature. Heero looked on and walked the other direction. I have to be careful. No one must know why I am here.
At his apartment after school, Heero was typing in his computer. "Accounts paid to the school, check. Monthly rent compensated, check. Electricity bill salaried, check. So far all my allowances have been remunerated. So far so good."
The phone rang. Heero reached for the phone and answered it. "Hello? Oh, it's you. Yes, the transition Quatre and I have made came through smoothly. The second part of the plan will be in action soon enough. Duo has also arrived, surprisingly. Should I fill him in as a gundam pilot should? Alright, I'll do just that. What else do you wish for me to confirm? Oh, that small problem? It will be quickly taken care of. I must get back to my business now. Goodbye."
Quatre walked in, looking pleasantly happy. "So, have you conferred to the headquarters on what we know so far?"
"Yes, and commands were dispatched to start the second part of the plan. We should also fill Duo in on this mission," Heero said.
"Do you think we should? I mean, with him trusting Tomoyo, he might tell her too," Quatre said, thoughtfully.
Heero shook his head. "We must do what we were told to do, and that was to tell Duo what our mission is. How else could he have been brought here?"
"Duo Maxwell was dragged to this school because of Tomoyo, and Tomoyo only. I don't think he liked the school to begin with," Quatre said, rolling his eyes. "But I guess you're right. We should tell him. He gave me his number, I think we should call him now."
Lilka frowned at the conjured wood lying on her bed. She tried to make her old shirt into a piece of cake, but somehow it backfired and turned into wood instead. The young sorceress sighed and made the wood fly into her fireplace. She watched it burn for a while and then stood up to get something to eat.
After eating, the sorceress took out a gemstone and held it up in the air. When she put it down, a figure appeared on the surface of the stone. "Hey, Lilka, how are you?" the figure asked.
"Fine, Tim," Lilka answered. "First day of school was okay, considering that I made new friends. They're peculiar, but nice."
The person named Tim nodded. "At least I can tell the others that you're fine. Irving wanted to tell you to watch your back. He feels a strange power in Japan, and he wants you to be careful that you don't get too involved in it. Well, anyway, how's your magic doing?"
Lilka made a face, "The same as it was 3 years ago. The only improvement I had over it was that I could actually change things into other objects, and make things float. Neat, huh?"
"Sure it is," Tim said, "Didn't you tell me that you had a science teacher that had magic? Why don't you go ask him to teach you how to use your powers properly?"
"I don't know, Tim," Lilka said, unsure. "He might be nice, but I think he could be cold as well. He's rather too cheerful, and I don't know why he wanted to quiz us on how much we know about magic. I think I did well enough on that test of his."
Tim's figure blurred and came back. "I can see that the gem is losing its power for now, might as well talk to you whenever, alright?"
"Bye, Tim," Lilka said, sadly, "I'll talk to you guys later."
Tim's figure vanished and the gem was back to its clear form. Lilka sighed and wondered what she could do tomorrow. Maybe the people I met today have something do with the strange forces. Who knows, three of them said they had magic, so they could be the powers Irving mentioned. If they are, then I would be safe after all. Anyway, what would this strange power do to me? Trap me like my sister? Not any time this year, I hope. I have to finish high school first, she thought aloud. Lilka lay down on her bed and turned to look at the fireplace. The fire went down, revealing the remains of the wood. The young sorceress yawned and immediately fell into a deep sleep.
"I agree, Michiru-san," Haruka said. "This is not our fight. It's theirs. Otherwise, how else are other people going to learn that they can't always depend on the same people all the time? Japan needs new heroes, for goodness' sake."
Setsuna looked at her friends and approved of the decision. "Good. So from now on, they are on their own. Unless the danger gets too out of hand…"
"That's when we step in," a college girl with short black hair and purple eyes said, appearing from the back of the store. "But for now, we just wait and see what these new recruits can do."
