Me: alright! Seems like you all like this ficcie, so I decided to write chapter 2!
Arramon: actually, she was bored, and she couldn't think of anything to write for her other ccs ficcie, which she should update.
Me: *to Arramon* can it! *to readers* I'll be updating a lot, since I go back to school tomorrow, and I always get my best ideas at school.
Arramon: don't you have some big paper to do?
Me: I don't have to start until next week. So, on with chapter 2!
Arramon: *shakes head* of all the humans on earth, I had to get stuck with this one……..
Me: oh, and one final note: I have no clue if Eriol actually has any family, but I'm saying he does for the time being. It's a ficcie, anyways.
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Several weeks later, in mid-October………
Eriol, who usually ran home quickly after school nowadays, was walking home slowly. Since the incident with Spinnel, Derek and his gang of friends have been leaving him alone. Eriol was glad, too. Though he was a sorcerer, Eriol didn't know any magic yet. Spinnel had taught him a little bit of karate, though. "Maybe," Eriol thought, "they are really just biding their time, and they are going to come after me eventually."
Eriol stuck one of his hands in his pocket, and he felt a piece of paper. He pulled it out, and it said,
Eriol-
Don't forget that you promised to pick up your sister Suzy from kindergarten today.
-Mom
"Geez," Eriol said, "I forgot about that! Good thing Mom put a note in my coat pocket."
Eriol cut across the park, heading in the direction of the small school on the other side. For some reason, Pre school and Kindergarten classes were held in a separate building from the elementary school. Glancing at his watch, Eriol said, "Suzy gets out at 3:30, and it's 3:35 right now. Good thing I found that note, or else she would have been standing outside for quite a long time."
Eriol ran up the steps of the school and looked around for Suzy. He spotted her easily, and waved to her. She waved back and ran to him. "Eriol," she said, "I forgot you were picking me up today!"
"Well, I am here, aren't I," Eriol answered, "So let's go home."
Suzy nodded, and they both started walking home. When they were about a block away from home, Eriol heard a familiar voice say, "Miss me, midget?"
Eriol felt a ripple of fear run through his body. He quickly covered up his fear, though. The last thing he needed was for Suzy to see that he was scared. He turned around and said, "What do you want, Derek?"
Derek grinned his evil grin and said, "It has been quite a while since we've had a chat, so I think it's time for us to have a chat. And look, the midget has a little midgette in tow also."
The other boys with Derek laughed. Eriol said to Suzy, "Go home and stay there. Don't come out until I get home."
Suzy nodded and ran home, her bluish pigtails bouncing behind her. Eriol said, "What do you want?"
Derek said, "I think it's time to reinstate an old tradition, don't you? Since the little panther incident, we haven't been practicing it."
Eriol took the stance that Spinnel had taught him and said, "Don't mess with me, Derek. I'm not a weak loser anymore."
Derek laughed and said, "So you think you can fight? Well, let's test your skills then."
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Suzy ran in the door and closed it behind her. The noise startled Spinnel, who had been reading in the living room. He heard her call out, "Hello? Is anybody home?"
"Great," Spinnel muttered, "Looks like I'll have to play the part of a stuffed animal until Eriol gets home."
Spinnel layed down on the couch, looking like a stuffed animal, just as Suzy walked into the room. She eyed Spinnel and said, "Ooooooo, a new toy!"
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In a really short time, Eriol was knocked to the ground, face in the dirt. He coughed and rose shakily onto his hands and knees. He was bleeding from a cut on his forehead, and he hurt in several spots where Derek had punched him. Derek laughed and said, "Looks like you don't know squat, Midget."
"Damn," Eriol thought, "What now?"
Derek walked up to Eriol and kicked him hard in the stomach. Eriol fell back into the ground. Eriol struggled to breath, and he hurt so much he didn't want to get up. "I think that will be good enough for today," Derek said, "Let's go, boys."
They all left, leaving Eriol lying in the dirt. After a few minutes, Eriol heard somebody walk up and say, "Oh my gosh! What happened to you?!"
He could feel somebody helping him up, but Eriol didn't want to open his eyes. The voice sounded like it was a girl's voice, and she sounded like she was about 17. The girl said, "Hold on, I think this might help."
Eriol felt something warm, almost like an aura, engulf him, and he suddenly felt a little better. He opened his eyes, and saw a girl with long hair that was brown, but had a reddish tint. She wore the high school uniform, too. Eriol said, "Thanks…….."
The girl smiled and said, "No problem. Just be more careful, ok?"
Eriol nodded and started walking home. He felt his forehead, and noticed that it was completely healed. All of the bruises he had were gone, too. Eriol was about to ask the girl about it, but when he looked up he saw that she was gone. "Strange," Eriol thought as he opened the door to his house. Eriol went inside, and heard Suzy in the living room. "Suzy," Eriol called out, "I'm home!"
Suzy ran out with one of her dolls in her hands and said, "Eriol, look! Isn't Mrs. Kitty so cute now?"
Eriol looked at Suzy's doll and tried his best not to laugh. It was Spinnel, with a look that said I'm-going-to-hurt-somebody-if-I-don't-get-out-of-this-situation, wearing one of Suzy's doll's dresses and a bonnet. Suzy said, "Now she's ready for the ball!"
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"I swear," Spinnel said after Eriol had rescued him and took him to his room, "that had to be the worst thing that has ever happened to me!"
"You are only six weeks old," Eriol pointed out as he started his homework. He had a hard time concentrating, though, because his mind was wandering. Who was the mysterious girl, and how has she been able to heal him? He was also thinking about the "memories," which had become more numerous in the last few weeks. The thing that had remained constant about them was the Eriol was always in the body of that man. Eriol sighed and said, "I think I'll go to the library. I have to do some research for a paper, anyways."
Spinnel nodded and said, " I'm staying in here, so that I don't get tortured by Suzy."
Eriol smiled and said, "Alright."
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At the library…………
Eriol was wandering through the shelves of books, looking for something to help him with his paper. "I like the library," Eriol thought, "it's quiet and peaceful here. Hey, I could practice my magic."
Eriol looked ahead of him in the aisle he was in, and focused his mind. "Book of knowledge," he thought, "reveal yourself so that I may gain knowledge from you……"
Eriol looked around, and saw that nothing had happened. "Dang," he thought, "I thought if I said it cool, it would work. Maybe I have to say it differently, and say it out loud……"
Eriol closed his eyes in an effort to focus, and muttered, "Spirits, guide me to the book I need……"
Nothing happened again. Eriol thought for a moment, then some words popped into his head. He said the words, which were, " forces of day and night, guide me to what I seek. I seek a book that will help me understand…………."
Suddenly, the circle appeared below him. It glowed for a second, then stopped. "I'm getting closer," Eriol said, "I wonder what I did wrong."
Eriol didn't notice the book that was floating over his head. It suddenly fell, and hit him in the head hard. Eriol said, "Ow," and then grabbed the book. It was a very old book, with the cover worn and the pages made of paper that had to be a few centuries old. He looked at it and read the title, "Sorcerers of the 11th century."
Suddenly, the book opened to a page 3/4ths of the way through the book. Eriol looked at it, and read from it( I am guessing on this information, so please don't get mad!), "Clow Reed. Born March 23rd, 1034. Died December 12th, 1078. Age 44 years old. During the 11th century, many powerful sorcerers lived their lives, but none could ever compare to Clow Reed. He was born of an English father and a Chinese mother. He created the Clow cards, and united eastern and western magic. He is considered by many to be the most powerful sorcerer ever."
Eriol closed the book and said to himself, " things just keep getting more and more interesting."
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Many months later, in early spring………
Eriol was walking home from the library. He had checked out a couple of books to read that weekend. One of the books that he had checked out was the mysterious book he had found months ago. He walked up the steps of his house while muttering, "Maybe something exciting will happen tonight. It is my birthday, after all."
As he went inside, he heard Suzy say, "Eriol, do you know where Mrs. Kitty is?"
Eriol shook his head and said, "No clue. Try looking in the attic."
Suzy ran up the stairs and into the attic while Eriol went into his room. As he closed the door, Spinnel came out of hiding and flew to Eriol. He said, "It is getting harder and harder to hide from Suzy, you know."
Eriol set his books down on his dresser as he said, "Don't worry. She won't come into my room unless I say she can. Just stay in my room."
Eriol heard a shout from outside his door. It was his older brother saying, "Eriol, don't hide in there forever. The party starts in an hour."
Eriol smiled and yelled back, "Don't worry, brother. I wouldn't miss my own birthday."
"I still don't understand the concept behind this whole birthday thing," Spinnel said, "It's really just a pointless celebration."
"it's not pointless," Eriol answered, "it's nice to celebrate one's birthday. How often do you have a party in the first place?"
"Party or not," Spinnel said, "You are ten now. You have to stop being so childish."
Eriol frowned and said, "I do not act childish."
Spinnel said, "Oh? What about whenever that Derek boy messes with you?"
Eriol's expression turned very cold and he said, "That is not acting childish. That is protecting myself."
"And you also must get serious about magic," Spinnel said, "You take the fact that you are destined to be a great sorcerer someday very lightly. You do learn magic, but you are learning it very slowly. Someday soon your great challenge will arrive. If you are not prepared, you will fail and get seriously hurt. You need to pay attention to your magic, and learn as much as you can."
"I'll keep that in mind," Eriol said, "And I'll try not to behave childishly anymore."
Eriol's brother yelled from downstairs, "Come on, Squirt. The party's starting."
"I'm coming," Eriol yelled down. He then said to Spinnel, "I'll bring you some cake and ice cream after the party."
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A couple hours later, after the party…………
Eriol was getting ready for bed. He had managed to bring some cake up for Spinnel, but he only brought a little bit. Spinnel got way out of control when he had too much sugar. He didn't like it too much, anyways. As he buttoned up his pajama top, Eriol said, "So, aren't you going to chew me out or something."
Spinnel said, "I don't chew you out. I offer words of wisdom. And I do have some."
"Same difference," Eriol muttered. Spinnel said, "Now that you are ten, you have much responsibility. You should now be able to think and act like and adult."
"I thought that I wasn't an adult until I was 18," Eriol sarcastically said, "And besides, I don't turn ten for 30 more seconds."
"Close enough," Spinnel said, "And work hard on the acting like an adult thing."
"I will," Eriol said as he counted down the seconds until the exact time of his birth, "5...4...3...2...1...0."
As soon as he said zero, the magical circle appeared below him. The wind picked up, and something began to glow in front of him. "What's going on," Eriol thought, "I didn't try to do any magic."
Eriol reached out and grabbed the thing that was glowing in front of him. The light abruptly stopped, as well as the wind. Eriol opened his hand, and saw what looked like a small key with a spherical end attached to a chain. "What is this," Eriol asked.
"I have no clue," Spinnel said, "But you better hang onto it. I can sense powerful magic coming from it. It must be important."
Eriol nodded and slipped the chain over his neck. As he did, several more "Memories" appeared in his mind. The amount of memories and the energy it took to receive them completely drained Eriol of all his energy. He passed out, Spinnel catching him before he fell face first on the floor. Spinnel layed Eriol on his bed and sat down on the headboard of Eriol's bed. He then said, "This may be bigger than I originally thought."
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DG: that's the end of chapter 2! What did you all think?
Arramon: please respond, or else My friend here might be too discouraged to write more.