Merry Christmas by the way. I've finally decided on what pairing I'm using.
It's drumroll please, Sakura and Yue
Thanks to Jadewing, Sakura Child and Moonstar for always reviewing
"1, 2, 3, Spit," yelled Nakura and Ray as they flipped out a card from their deck. It was midnight and they were playing Spit, a card game. It was completely quiet except for the murmur of the tv from in the other room and the sound of rushing to put cards down. Ray put her last card down and slapped the invisible pile.
"I win," she screamed happily as she did a little dance around the huge banquet table. Nakura just rolled her eyes." You cheated."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did not."
"Did too."
They kept screaming back at each other, a smile on their lips. It was tradition for them to do that. They would have kept screaming at another, but they heard a low groan from the doorway. It was Eriol. He was in his leopard print boxers and just looked like he had woken up. Ray and Nakura both shut upped and stared at him both thinking about how hot he looked at the moment.
"Ummmm, sorry. Did we wake you," asked Ray.
"Yeah, kinda."
"Sorry, we forgot," added Nakura.
"It's okay and.."
Eriol was going to continue but someone from behind him interrupted him. Kaho stood behind him, wearing almost nothing except a black slip that barely clothed her. Ray cracked up and fell to the ground from laughing so hard. Kaho blushed and tugged the blanket around her tall form self- concisely.
"It's not ok. You woke me up and."
"We don't exactly believe you were sleeping," said Nakura, smiling mischievously. At that point Nakura lost it and joined Ray on the floor.
Eriol waited until they were done with their laughing and continued what he was going to say," While I'm here, how did the press eat it up, Ray?"
"Like dogs to a bone. It has been announced to the whole world that the Li clan is coming here."
"Good, when did the plane leave?"
"Around 9, and that brings me up to the next topic. The plane is still in the air. Do I have your permission to crash the plane." Ray grinned evilly, imaging all the members of the Li clan drowning in the ocean or being eaten by sharks.
"Wait a second.you can't just kill off whoever you want anytime you want," said Eriol, surprised at Ray's bloodthirstiness.
"Why can't I," Ray answered back pouting.
"Because you just can't," he replied lamely. "Anyway how would you do it?"
Before Ray could answer, Nakura butted in. " It's not that hard. You forget who you're talking to. Just create a storm and blow them out of the sky." It was a known fact that Ray's true name was Stormy. That was what Clow named her when she had been created, but since Ray grew up when Clow was dead, she choose her own name and that was the name that Nakura and crew meet her as. Ray high-fived Nakura. They were like sisters in the way they thought.
"True and I'd love to let you do that, but.. well you know why I can't let ya."
Kaho cleared her throat and everyone looked at her." Eriol, let's go back to bed. I'm sick of listening to Miss. Bloodthirsty," she whined like a lost kitty without it's mother milk and she grabbed Eriol's hand and led him back to their shared bedroom. When Kaho was out of earshot, they cracked up like a pack of hyenas.
Melien stretched her arms into the air as she walked out of the plane. Their flight had been delayed because of a swiss army knife being on the plane. They had been in the plane almost all night and everyone was wiped out because of a baby being on board. The clan hadn't arranged for a private flight so they had to put up with all the distractions that came from a public flight. Meilin walked over to the baggage claim and grabbed her bags from the conveyer belt. She flipped over her shoulder her backpack and walked towards the van waiting outside and found the press crowding around the pickup area. She walked through the mob, listening to the crowd of reporters yelling questions at her. Her hand tightened on the handle of her suitcase and she remained silent. She reached the van and jumped in. She was the last one assigned to that van and the van pulled out.
The week passed uneventfully and the Li clan settled into their new home. Meilin and Syaoran had shown them all around town and they were starting to get familiar with it. Sakura lived in fear that the clan would hurt her and now brought the cards with her everywhere. She now slept in Touya's old room and used mirror so if they tried to kill her in the night, they would get something that couldn't die. Wayne had kept bugging Ray and had to make several visits to the emergency room. They had to call Ray's parents, but since ray didn't have any, they ended up talking to Nakura and Suppi when they talked on the phone.
Syaoran was getting restless. The clan had finally given him permission to get Sakura and he didn't want to mess up his chances now. Too bad that Brad had to go along with him because the clan thought they should have two most powerful sorcerers try first. Brad's pale blue eyes like ice scanned the area below him. Syaoran and him were stationed in the trees in the park near the bridge. Ray and Sakura were going to be roller-blading there today, which they knew from spying on the school. They could hear the giggling of them before they could actually see them. Ray and Sakura came into view and they got ready for action. Sakura and Ray said their goodbyes and Ray skated in the direction they just came from. She made sure to skate out of sight of Brad and Syaoran and she took to the air as a falcon to watch the action. She had to be ready in case Sakura needed help.
Sakura walked towards the bridge, unaware of the looming danger. Syaoran noticed Brad making a motion with his hand to strike in three. Brad counted down to one on his hand and they both sent down a lightning bolt at her. Sakura already had shield up so it bounced off harmlessly. All the extra training Yue and Kero put her through was coming in handy. Her hair always felt like it was standing on end right before created lightning struck. Brad and Syaoran jumped down and Sakura started running towards the bridge. She didn't want to fight them without the help of Yue and Kero. She made it to the bridge and ran across it, feet banging on its hard wood surface. She go to the end and ran towards the direction of her house. Syaoran got to the middle of the bridge, Brad behind him, and stopped, seeing what was in front of him. He knew instantly why they called it" The Tiger."
It was a black and white stripped tiger with a red jewel marking between its eyes. It sat on its haunches, staring at them with its hazy eyes, never blinking. Brad banged into Syaoran, sending them both on the ground. The tiger stood up, lazily stretching, and Syaoran realized the reason why the clan was so afraid of the creature. He heard a small coy feminine voice saying his head that if he ran, he'd live. The tiger grinned at them, striking fear in the guy's stout hearts. Syaoran turned around and started running in the other direction, his every instinct saying he was doing the right thing. Brad stood his ground. He wasn't going to be scared by a legend. Ray shrugged and the dimond on the tiger's forehead turned blue and a gust of wind was created in front of her, heading toward Brad. He had no time to react and the gust sent him flying, knocking him into a tree, and scaring a group of passing picnickers. He dusted himself off and got stuck explaining to some people who didn't even know magic existed what had happened for him to land in the manner he did. In his head as he talked, he swear vengeance on the tiger.
Sakura ran in panic. She could swear she heard footsteps behind her. She did not know that they weren't following her, that they were distracted. She ran blindly in panic, adrenaline coursing through her veins. She wasn't looking where she was going and ran into a tall man. She quickly pulled back, scared when she realized it was Yue. She jumped into his arms and started sobbing, relived it was him. Yue held her as she sobbed, feeling very uncomfortable but he enjoyed having her in his arms. He cursed Syaoran for making his mistress cry. HE deserved to go to hell. Yue would have gladly left Sakura and kick his ass but he had his guardianly duties. He just held her, slightly blushing, a giddy smile on his lips. He wasn't going to complain about sakura being like this.
Ray transformed out of her tiger state and grinned from ear to ear. She had fun sending Brad flying, she hated Brad. He was just too cocky for his own good. Even though she hated Syaoran, she rather see him as the leader of the clan then Brad. Ray jumped into the air, two wings growing on her back. She flew over to the direction where Sakura was and found her hugging Yue. She was stuck to him like glue and she could see the relaxed grin on Yue's face. She smiled slyly, things were going to be interesting soon. She landed on the ground behind the wall that bordered where Sakura stood and closed her eyes and tired to telepathically communicate with Nakura. She hated to break up the moment with Sakura and Yue, but she had something she needed to do. She got in contact with Nakura and Nakura turned into Ruby Moon and started flying to wher eRay had said she was. She saw from the air what Ray saw and she smiled. She was going to have fun with teasing him. She flew so that she was within seeing range of Yue and Sakura. Yue both noticed her at the same time and they broke the hug, both embrassed. Nakura had done her job. Yue flew over to her and started cursing her out for breaking up that glorious moment. She just took it, just giving him that knowing grin." I don't like her in that way," he repeated over and over, but.well.no one believed him. Sakura walked towards her home when she heard a familiar voice yell behind her," Wait up."
Sakura slowed down and let Ray catch up with her. "Who was that guy you were with?" she asked, panting from the running. She knew exactly who he was but Sakura didn't know that.
"Ohhh..you see..ummmm.i..," Sakura sputtered.
"Yes."
"It's a long story, you see.," Sakura started explaining the whole mess with the Clow/Sakura cards as they walked down the street.
Brad walked into his hotel room that he shared with Will angrily. He was about ready to kill someone. He had ended up blowing a ton of power on brain-washing spells on the people who saw him crash in the tree. Will lay on the bed, reading a Stephan King novel. Will didn't notice Brad arrival because he was so absorbed into his book and Brad walked over to the bed and picked up the book from Will's hands.
"Hey, why did the hell you do that for," exclaimed Will.
"Sorry, had to get your attention somehow,"Brad said shrugging and flopped down on the opposite bed.
"How did the thing with Sakura go?"
"Don't ask."
"That bad, huh."
"Yep."
Will snatched his book back from Brad's arms and flipped back to the page he was on. "You should go to a bar, drown your troubles with beer."
"Exactly what I was thinking."
Brad headed out toward the door then stopped. "Can you call the clan for me and ask them to try an attack tonight at Sakura's house? They won't expect it," asked Brad.
Will nodded, now absorbed in his book. Will heard the door slam and he picked up the phone and dialed the clan number 678-5765. He got hold of them and explained the plan to them.
Nine-o-clock, Sakura had fallen asleep in her room on her nice comfy pink bed. She was too tired to worry about sleeping in Touya's room tonight. Kero was asleep in his desk drawer, one ear open for any unusual sound. Outside the house across the street stood a figure sharpening a glistening knife. He touched the blade, seeing if it was sharp enough. He pricked his finger on it and he smiled slightly. He crossed the street and walked up the stairs that led to the Kinomoto residence. Staying close to the wall so he wouldn't be seen, he crept in the direction of Sakura's room. Though no one saw him, the only person who needed to see him saw him. Ray stood poised on the tree that led up to Sakura's room, her sliver eyes watching his every movement. She heard Brad's plans and she, being able to see in the future, knew that no one would wake up and Sakura would die. She couldn't let that happen. She was created for that exact purpose. The man walked right next to the tree and leaned on, looking around to make sure no one was watching. He forgot to look up into the tree. Ray jumped down on top of him from up the tree and they went sprawling on the ground. The guy slashed at her, cutting her clothes and slashing up her body. Ray managed to get hold on his neck and strangled him. He died from lack of air. Ray climbed off his silent form and making sure no one was watching, set his body on fire with matches. When his body became ashes, she put out the flames and gathered his ashs into a jar. For the first time she noticed that she was covered from head to toe in blood from her multiple cuts. She swore under her breath and mumbled a transportation spell under her breath to a place she knew would heal her.
Eriol lay on top of Kaho kissing her hard on the lips. Kaho was moaning in pleasure as he worked his way down her collar bone. Eriol found the buttons on the back of her dress and was slowly unbuttoning them when he heard a ring of the doorbell. He sat up abruptly.
"Eriol, honey, ignore them," she purred as she took Eriol's hands and placed his hands on her breasts. The doorbell kept ringing and it was slowly driving him nuts. It rang for a minute and he couldn't ignore it. He stood up, got off the bed, and ran down the steps. He opened the door and found Ray standing at the doorstep. He was about to yell until he saw what condition Ray was in. Her clothes were in torn in dozens of places and her already barely there clothed were about hanging on her. She had a gash on her forehead, which had stained her face red and had cuts all over. Eriol led her in and seated her down. He grabbed a pack of ointment and a roll of bangages from the bathroom medacine cabinet and came into the room and banages and ointment from the medcine cabinet and started wrapping up her hands which were the most cut up from the dude trying to get her ams from around her neck. She gave him a greatful smile and he smiled back. Even though she interupted something fun for him, he got to have fun staring at her barely clothed body up close. Ray blushed hearing his thoughts. There were some banging coming from the stairs calling Eriol's name." Eriol, what the hell.,"she walked into the room and noticed Ray and lost it.
"That's it. I'm sick of almost being second to her always," she yelled and grabbed her coat and stormed out.
"Wait..," Eriol yelled and his comment was greeted by the slamming of the door. Ray just shrugged and Eriol continued bandaging her.
"Do you think I should go after her?" asked Eriol.
"Nah, give her time to cool down."
Kaho stormed down the street, heading toward a bar so she could drown her thoughts in a nice glass of vodka. She walked in the bar ad sat down at the counter. The busboy asked her what she wanted and she ordered her drink. She swung around on her rotating bar stool and faced the guy sitting next to her. He had hard ice-like eyes and blond highlighted brown hair.
"Bad day at work?" she asked him.
"You could say that."
"My name is Kaho, your's."
"Brad," he paused," So why are you here."
"My boyfriend puts this other girl always ahead of me and tonight was the last straw. Just because she is more powerful then me and prettier doesn't mean she comes before me."
"I know how you feel."
"You do?." The bar attendant bring over several shots of vodka and she polished them off in a manner of seconds. For the first time tonight she noticed Brad's aura and found that he was a Li. She shrunk back in shock.
"What's the matter with you?" Brad asked.
"You're..you're a Li."
"So."
"You have the perfect life. Why are you here anyway."
"It's common knowledge that we came back here for the cards. There is a creature which is a tiger that keeps embrassing us."
"I've helped Sakura out so many times with her magic. If not for me, she would have failed the final judgment. And do I get a thank you or anything," she said exasperated.
"Ohh, you're the Kaho that Syaoran mentioned in his letters home."
"Yeah."
"Do you, by chance, know who or what the tiger is?"
"Yeah, she's the girl who my boyfriend Eriol spends all his time on."
Brad got a greedy smile and asked," Would you like to dance?"
"Sure," and Brad helped her up and they staggered drunkenly to the dance floor. They started dancing and Kaho found herself making a date between her tongue and Brad's tonsils.
Ray stood by the bar exit. She had followed Kaho there to apologize because Eriol had asked her too. What she found was Kaho making out with Brad of the Li clan. Betrayal big time. She left the door and ran three blocks to eriol's place. She let herself in and found Eriol sitting on his red velvet chair by the fire.
"How'd it go." he asked, not moving from the fire.
Ray walked over to the chair and stood on front of him so he couldn't look at the fire.
"I found Kaho dancing with Brad, of the Li clan elders over at the bar. I saw them French-kissing." She put bluntly.
Eriol looked at her in shock." Kaho would never do that to Me." he said softly.
"Well, she did."
"You're lying. You hate the fact that I have a signficant other and you don't. Just because you aren't loved that doesn't mean." Eriol realized he had gone too far and saw ray almost in tears. She stormed out of the room, tears running down her face, silently crying. He heard the door slam and he hung his head in shame. Ray had no family or friends and she was sensitive to the fact. But she was lying. He just knew it. But deep now, he knew that Ray would never lie. She cared about him too much to.
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"1, 2, 3, Spit," yelled Nakura and Ray as they flipped out a card from their deck. It was midnight and they were playing Spit, a card game. It was completely quiet except for the murmur of the tv from in the other room and the sound of rushing to put cards down. Ray put her last card down and slapped the invisible pile.
"I win," she screamed happily as she did a little dance around the huge banquet table. Nakura just rolled her eyes." You cheated."
"Did not."
"Did too."
"Did not."
"Did too."
They kept screaming back at each other, a smile on their lips. It was tradition for them to do that. They would have kept screaming at another, but they heard a low groan from the doorway. It was Eriol. He was in his leopard print boxers and just looked like he had woken up. Ray and Nakura both shut upped and stared at him both thinking about how hot he looked at the moment.
"Ummmm, sorry. Did we wake you," asked Ray.
"Yeah, kinda."
"Sorry, we forgot," added Nakura.
"It's okay and.."
Eriol was going to continue but someone from behind him interrupted him. Kaho stood behind him, wearing almost nothing except a black slip that barely clothed her. Ray cracked up and fell to the ground from laughing so hard. Kaho blushed and tugged the blanket around her tall form self- concisely.
"It's not ok. You woke me up and."
"We don't exactly believe you were sleeping," said Nakura, smiling mischievously. At that point Nakura lost it and joined Ray on the floor.
Eriol waited until they were done with their laughing and continued what he was going to say," While I'm here, how did the press eat it up, Ray?"
"Like dogs to a bone. It has been announced to the whole world that the Li clan is coming here."
"Good, when did the plane leave?"
"Around 9, and that brings me up to the next topic. The plane is still in the air. Do I have your permission to crash the plane." Ray grinned evilly, imaging all the members of the Li clan drowning in the ocean or being eaten by sharks.
"Wait a second.you can't just kill off whoever you want anytime you want," said Eriol, surprised at Ray's bloodthirstiness.
"Why can't I," Ray answered back pouting.
"Because you just can't," he replied lamely. "Anyway how would you do it?"
Before Ray could answer, Nakura butted in. " It's not that hard. You forget who you're talking to. Just create a storm and blow them out of the sky." It was a known fact that Ray's true name was Stormy. That was what Clow named her when she had been created, but since Ray grew up when Clow was dead, she choose her own name and that was the name that Nakura and crew meet her as. Ray high-fived Nakura. They were like sisters in the way they thought.
"True and I'd love to let you do that, but.. well you know why I can't let ya."
Kaho cleared her throat and everyone looked at her." Eriol, let's go back to bed. I'm sick of listening to Miss. Bloodthirsty," she whined like a lost kitty without it's mother milk and she grabbed Eriol's hand and led him back to their shared bedroom. When Kaho was out of earshot, they cracked up like a pack of hyenas.
Melien stretched her arms into the air as she walked out of the plane. Their flight had been delayed because of a swiss army knife being on the plane. They had been in the plane almost all night and everyone was wiped out because of a baby being on board. The clan hadn't arranged for a private flight so they had to put up with all the distractions that came from a public flight. Meilin walked over to the baggage claim and grabbed her bags from the conveyer belt. She flipped over her shoulder her backpack and walked towards the van waiting outside and found the press crowding around the pickup area. She walked through the mob, listening to the crowd of reporters yelling questions at her. Her hand tightened on the handle of her suitcase and she remained silent. She reached the van and jumped in. She was the last one assigned to that van and the van pulled out.
The week passed uneventfully and the Li clan settled into their new home. Meilin and Syaoran had shown them all around town and they were starting to get familiar with it. Sakura lived in fear that the clan would hurt her and now brought the cards with her everywhere. She now slept in Touya's old room and used mirror so if they tried to kill her in the night, they would get something that couldn't die. Wayne had kept bugging Ray and had to make several visits to the emergency room. They had to call Ray's parents, but since ray didn't have any, they ended up talking to Nakura and Suppi when they talked on the phone.
Syaoran was getting restless. The clan had finally given him permission to get Sakura and he didn't want to mess up his chances now. Too bad that Brad had to go along with him because the clan thought they should have two most powerful sorcerers try first. Brad's pale blue eyes like ice scanned the area below him. Syaoran and him were stationed in the trees in the park near the bridge. Ray and Sakura were going to be roller-blading there today, which they knew from spying on the school. They could hear the giggling of them before they could actually see them. Ray and Sakura came into view and they got ready for action. Sakura and Ray said their goodbyes and Ray skated in the direction they just came from. She made sure to skate out of sight of Brad and Syaoran and she took to the air as a falcon to watch the action. She had to be ready in case Sakura needed help.
Sakura walked towards the bridge, unaware of the looming danger. Syaoran noticed Brad making a motion with his hand to strike in three. Brad counted down to one on his hand and they both sent down a lightning bolt at her. Sakura already had shield up so it bounced off harmlessly. All the extra training Yue and Kero put her through was coming in handy. Her hair always felt like it was standing on end right before created lightning struck. Brad and Syaoran jumped down and Sakura started running towards the bridge. She didn't want to fight them without the help of Yue and Kero. She made it to the bridge and ran across it, feet banging on its hard wood surface. She go to the end and ran towards the direction of her house. Syaoran got to the middle of the bridge, Brad behind him, and stopped, seeing what was in front of him. He knew instantly why they called it" The Tiger."
It was a black and white stripped tiger with a red jewel marking between its eyes. It sat on its haunches, staring at them with its hazy eyes, never blinking. Brad banged into Syaoran, sending them both on the ground. The tiger stood up, lazily stretching, and Syaoran realized the reason why the clan was so afraid of the creature. He heard a small coy feminine voice saying his head that if he ran, he'd live. The tiger grinned at them, striking fear in the guy's stout hearts. Syaoran turned around and started running in the other direction, his every instinct saying he was doing the right thing. Brad stood his ground. He wasn't going to be scared by a legend. Ray shrugged and the dimond on the tiger's forehead turned blue and a gust of wind was created in front of her, heading toward Brad. He had no time to react and the gust sent him flying, knocking him into a tree, and scaring a group of passing picnickers. He dusted himself off and got stuck explaining to some people who didn't even know magic existed what had happened for him to land in the manner he did. In his head as he talked, he swear vengeance on the tiger.
Sakura ran in panic. She could swear she heard footsteps behind her. She did not know that they weren't following her, that they were distracted. She ran blindly in panic, adrenaline coursing through her veins. She wasn't looking where she was going and ran into a tall man. She quickly pulled back, scared when she realized it was Yue. She jumped into his arms and started sobbing, relived it was him. Yue held her as she sobbed, feeling very uncomfortable but he enjoyed having her in his arms. He cursed Syaoran for making his mistress cry. HE deserved to go to hell. Yue would have gladly left Sakura and kick his ass but he had his guardianly duties. He just held her, slightly blushing, a giddy smile on his lips. He wasn't going to complain about sakura being like this.
Ray transformed out of her tiger state and grinned from ear to ear. She had fun sending Brad flying, she hated Brad. He was just too cocky for his own good. Even though she hated Syaoran, she rather see him as the leader of the clan then Brad. Ray jumped into the air, two wings growing on her back. She flew over to the direction where Sakura was and found her hugging Yue. She was stuck to him like glue and she could see the relaxed grin on Yue's face. She smiled slyly, things were going to be interesting soon. She landed on the ground behind the wall that bordered where Sakura stood and closed her eyes and tired to telepathically communicate with Nakura. She hated to break up the moment with Sakura and Yue, but she had something she needed to do. She got in contact with Nakura and Nakura turned into Ruby Moon and started flying to wher eRay had said she was. She saw from the air what Ray saw and she smiled. She was going to have fun with teasing him. She flew so that she was within seeing range of Yue and Sakura. Yue both noticed her at the same time and they broke the hug, both embrassed. Nakura had done her job. Yue flew over to her and started cursing her out for breaking up that glorious moment. She just took it, just giving him that knowing grin." I don't like her in that way," he repeated over and over, but.well.no one believed him. Sakura walked towards her home when she heard a familiar voice yell behind her," Wait up."
Sakura slowed down and let Ray catch up with her. "Who was that guy you were with?" she asked, panting from the running. She knew exactly who he was but Sakura didn't know that.
"Ohhh..you see..ummmm.i..," Sakura sputtered.
"Yes."
"It's a long story, you see.," Sakura started explaining the whole mess with the Clow/Sakura cards as they walked down the street.
Brad walked into his hotel room that he shared with Will angrily. He was about ready to kill someone. He had ended up blowing a ton of power on brain-washing spells on the people who saw him crash in the tree. Will lay on the bed, reading a Stephan King novel. Will didn't notice Brad arrival because he was so absorbed into his book and Brad walked over to the bed and picked up the book from Will's hands.
"Hey, why did the hell you do that for," exclaimed Will.
"Sorry, had to get your attention somehow,"Brad said shrugging and flopped down on the opposite bed.
"How did the thing with Sakura go?"
"Don't ask."
"That bad, huh."
"Yep."
Will snatched his book back from Brad's arms and flipped back to the page he was on. "You should go to a bar, drown your troubles with beer."
"Exactly what I was thinking."
Brad headed out toward the door then stopped. "Can you call the clan for me and ask them to try an attack tonight at Sakura's house? They won't expect it," asked Brad.
Will nodded, now absorbed in his book. Will heard the door slam and he picked up the phone and dialed the clan number 678-5765. He got hold of them and explained the plan to them.
Nine-o-clock, Sakura had fallen asleep in her room on her nice comfy pink bed. She was too tired to worry about sleeping in Touya's room tonight. Kero was asleep in his desk drawer, one ear open for any unusual sound. Outside the house across the street stood a figure sharpening a glistening knife. He touched the blade, seeing if it was sharp enough. He pricked his finger on it and he smiled slightly. He crossed the street and walked up the stairs that led to the Kinomoto residence. Staying close to the wall so he wouldn't be seen, he crept in the direction of Sakura's room. Though no one saw him, the only person who needed to see him saw him. Ray stood poised on the tree that led up to Sakura's room, her sliver eyes watching his every movement. She heard Brad's plans and she, being able to see in the future, knew that no one would wake up and Sakura would die. She couldn't let that happen. She was created for that exact purpose. The man walked right next to the tree and leaned on, looking around to make sure no one was watching. He forgot to look up into the tree. Ray jumped down on top of him from up the tree and they went sprawling on the ground. The guy slashed at her, cutting her clothes and slashing up her body. Ray managed to get hold on his neck and strangled him. He died from lack of air. Ray climbed off his silent form and making sure no one was watching, set his body on fire with matches. When his body became ashes, she put out the flames and gathered his ashs into a jar. For the first time she noticed that she was covered from head to toe in blood from her multiple cuts. She swore under her breath and mumbled a transportation spell under her breath to a place she knew would heal her.
Eriol lay on top of Kaho kissing her hard on the lips. Kaho was moaning in pleasure as he worked his way down her collar bone. Eriol found the buttons on the back of her dress and was slowly unbuttoning them when he heard a ring of the doorbell. He sat up abruptly.
"Eriol, honey, ignore them," she purred as she took Eriol's hands and placed his hands on her breasts. The doorbell kept ringing and it was slowly driving him nuts. It rang for a minute and he couldn't ignore it. He stood up, got off the bed, and ran down the steps. He opened the door and found Ray standing at the doorstep. He was about to yell until he saw what condition Ray was in. Her clothes were in torn in dozens of places and her already barely there clothed were about hanging on her. She had a gash on her forehead, which had stained her face red and had cuts all over. Eriol led her in and seated her down. He grabbed a pack of ointment and a roll of bangages from the bathroom medacine cabinet and came into the room and banages and ointment from the medcine cabinet and started wrapping up her hands which were the most cut up from the dude trying to get her ams from around her neck. She gave him a greatful smile and he smiled back. Even though she interupted something fun for him, he got to have fun staring at her barely clothed body up close. Ray blushed hearing his thoughts. There were some banging coming from the stairs calling Eriol's name." Eriol, what the hell.,"she walked into the room and noticed Ray and lost it.
"That's it. I'm sick of almost being second to her always," she yelled and grabbed her coat and stormed out.
"Wait..," Eriol yelled and his comment was greeted by the slamming of the door. Ray just shrugged and Eriol continued bandaging her.
"Do you think I should go after her?" asked Eriol.
"Nah, give her time to cool down."
Kaho stormed down the street, heading toward a bar so she could drown her thoughts in a nice glass of vodka. She walked in the bar ad sat down at the counter. The busboy asked her what she wanted and she ordered her drink. She swung around on her rotating bar stool and faced the guy sitting next to her. He had hard ice-like eyes and blond highlighted brown hair.
"Bad day at work?" she asked him.
"You could say that."
"My name is Kaho, your's."
"Brad," he paused," So why are you here."
"My boyfriend puts this other girl always ahead of me and tonight was the last straw. Just because she is more powerful then me and prettier doesn't mean she comes before me."
"I know how you feel."
"You do?." The bar attendant bring over several shots of vodka and she polished them off in a manner of seconds. For the first time tonight she noticed Brad's aura and found that he was a Li. She shrunk back in shock.
"What's the matter with you?" Brad asked.
"You're..you're a Li."
"So."
"You have the perfect life. Why are you here anyway."
"It's common knowledge that we came back here for the cards. There is a creature which is a tiger that keeps embrassing us."
"I've helped Sakura out so many times with her magic. If not for me, she would have failed the final judgment. And do I get a thank you or anything," she said exasperated.
"Ohh, you're the Kaho that Syaoran mentioned in his letters home."
"Yeah."
"Do you, by chance, know who or what the tiger is?"
"Yeah, she's the girl who my boyfriend Eriol spends all his time on."
Brad got a greedy smile and asked," Would you like to dance?"
"Sure," and Brad helped her up and they staggered drunkenly to the dance floor. They started dancing and Kaho found herself making a date between her tongue and Brad's tonsils.
Ray stood by the bar exit. She had followed Kaho there to apologize because Eriol had asked her too. What she found was Kaho making out with Brad of the Li clan. Betrayal big time. She left the door and ran three blocks to eriol's place. She let herself in and found Eriol sitting on his red velvet chair by the fire.
"How'd it go." he asked, not moving from the fire.
Ray walked over to the chair and stood on front of him so he couldn't look at the fire.
"I found Kaho dancing with Brad, of the Li clan elders over at the bar. I saw them French-kissing." She put bluntly.
Eriol looked at her in shock." Kaho would never do that to Me." he said softly.
"Well, she did."
"You're lying. You hate the fact that I have a signficant other and you don't. Just because you aren't loved that doesn't mean." Eriol realized he had gone too far and saw ray almost in tears. She stormed out of the room, tears running down her face, silently crying. He heard the door slam and he hung his head in shame. Ray had no family or friends and she was sensitive to the fact. But she was lying. He just knew it. But deep now, he knew that Ray would never lie. She cared about him too much to.