Testing The Sakura Card Mistress
Two-Revealing
by Sakura Maxwell
Sakura rolled over and mumbled something as the alarm clock went off. "I'm awake..." She pulled the pillow over her head to block out the blaring noise. Kero grumbled under his breath and grabbed the alarm clock and hurled it at Sakura's head. It landed by her ear and went, "BRIIIIIIIING!"
"AHHHHH!!! I'M UP!!"
Sakura bolted up while breathing heavily. She glared at Kero, who was laughing and spinning in the air from Sakura's tremendous voice. "Bwa hahahahahahahaha!!!" he laughed at her, and then whacked into the wall, right smack dab in the face. "Ow..oww...That hurts..." he mumbled as he slid down the wall slowly.
Sakura "hmphed" and jumped out of her bed. She walked to her drawer and got out a shirt and shorts. "Thank God for weekends," Sakura said aloud as she changed into her clothes. She grabbed her brush from the drawer and brushed her hair quickly. "I gotta go meet Tomoyo for some kind of recording," she told Kero before walking out the bedroom door. "Probably more frilly dresses..."
~*~*~*~*~
"Another frilly dress??" Sakura asked as she stared down at the costume she was wearing. It, of course, had plenty of frills, all different colors and the dress splitted at the ends. And it had a huge bow in the back, with the ribbon flying out. And in her hair she had two clips that were butterflies.
Tomoyo smiled and said, "It's not a frilly dress, Sakura-chan! I think it looks so kawaii on you!" Sakura sweatdropped and said, exasperated, "I'm only doing this for you, Tomoyo-chan." Tomoyo grinned and put the recorder on. "Okay, Sakura-chan!"
Sakura sighed and called out, "Release!" and her wand appeared. "Let's Fly!" she said and two wings replaced the smaller ones. And she was off into the sky, soaring with the birds. She laughed. ~This is fun!~
"That's it!" exclaimed Tomoyo. "Keep doing that! How about more effect!" Sakura nodded and landed on a nearby tree branch. She threw a card in the air and commanded, "Flower, release!" The card shimmered and disappeared. Then all kinds of blossoms pooled down on the two girls.
Then Sakura jumped down and flashed a pose. "That's awesome!" Tomoyo cried out happily and stopped the recorder. "You rule, Sakura-chan!" Sakura grinned and blushed slightly. "Arigato, Tomoyo-chan!" she said. "When are you going to do the next-" Sakura stopped her sentence abruptly when she saw a flash of light coming from the sky.
"Tomoyo-chan, duck!" Sakura yelled and pushed Tomoyo down to the ground. She fell down and barely missed the bolt of thunder that was aimed at the two girls. Tomoyo raised her head slightly. "Is it gone?" she asked shakily. Sakura darted her eyes and answered, "I think so. Are you okay?"
Tomoyo nodded and stood up. "Where did that bolt come from?" she asked. Sakura got up and dusted herself off. "I don't know..." she whispered. Then she heard laughter from the trees. She looked in the direction of the voice and called out, "Who are you?! Show yourself!"
The figure laughted again and Sakura saw a black shape jump down the tree with amazing agility and talent. The girl looked up and pointed her staff at Sakura. "Wha...?" Sakura began. She could see the girl smile and then gray shots came shooting out of the tip, right at Sakura. "Oh no!" she pulled out a card. "Shield, protect me from Shot!"
The yellow bubble surrounded Sakura and Tomoyo and the shots bounced off. "It's going to hit that girl," Tomoyo said softly. Sakura clentched her wand. "No, she'll do something..." And Sakura was right. The girl dodged all of the shots easily. She grinned evilly, showing white teeth, and said, almost unaudible, "My turn."
She threw a card in the air and brought her wand down on with such great force sparks came out of the card. "Dark Sword, release!" she cried out and the black wand turned into The Dark Sword. She held it out in front of her and at Sakura. Then she charged.
Sakura blinked. "What's she thinking? She can't get past Shield!" she said. Tomoyo shook her head. "What if... What if she can! Sakura, you better run!" she said with concern. Sakura's grip on the staff tightened. "Ah!" The mysterious girl brought the sword right down on the shield. Sakura stepped back. ~That face... And her eyes... They're so emotionless..~
Yes, the girl's ice blue eyes held no emotion whatsoever as she kept forcing the sowrd through the shield. "Oh no, the shield isn't working!" Sakura cried out in panic. "What am I going to do?" Tomoyo looked fearful. "Run, Sakura-chan!..While I catch this on tape!" Sakura sweatdropped, but the yelped out as the sword cut throught and narrowly missed her face.
"Jump Card, release!" Two small wings appeared on Sakura's shoes and she jumped up as the sword was brought down on the grass. The girl yanked it out with no effort and proceeded on Sakura. She ran at her with full speed and Sakura almost got slashed by it. "She's too fast, what am I going to do?!"
She gasped as she found herself running into a dead end. "The place is covered in too much trees to make it out safely," she said to herself as the girl advanced, taking her time, playing with its prey. Sakura whirled around. "What do you want?!" she demanded the figure. The girl merely stayed silent, features unchanged. She raised the sword and slashed air. She kept slashing repeatedly at Sakura until she made contact with the Card Captors' arm.
"Ahhhh!!!" Sakura cried out and slid to the ground. Her left arm was bleeding severely, and it was immobile. She looked up at the figure with shock and in a split second, the tip of the blade was at her throat. "No, please..." The girl's eyes were still unfazed. "Say...Goodbye," she said nonchantly and pulled the sword back, ready to slash it at her neck, when a voice called out, "Sakura-chan!"
The girl stopped right when the blade touched Sakura's skin. A thin trickle of blood slid down the blade. Sakura looked up, wincing, and said, "Yukito-san! what are you doing here?!" Yukito stared at Sakura's damage and didn't say anything as Yue emerged.
"So you are the Card Captor of The Dark Clow Cards!" Yue said to the girl, "Leave my mistress alone or face the consequences." The girl smirked and pulled the sword back. She turned and faced Yue. The sword dissolved into thin air and her wand was in her hand again. "So, have you given up?" Yue asked, getting more and more anxious as Sakura's wound bled more and more, and she started losing consciousness.
The girl must have noticed this somehow because she spoke in a very even, yet low tone, saying, "Yue, Guardian of The Clow, Guardian of The Sakura Card Mistress. A pleasure to finally meet you. And now I must go, I'll fight again, count on it," and with that she disappeared. Yue blinked in shock, then shrugged. "So all Sakura-sama was fighting was The Dark Mirror. That girl has her reasons for not fighting Sakura-sama personally... Maybe in the hopes of not killing her too soon, if she is as powerful as I think she is..." He then turned his full attention to Sakura.
He ran next to her and shook her gently. "Sakura-sama, wake up. Wake up!" he said softly, but she won't awaken. Yue stared at the ugly gash on her left arm and tore a piece of cloth from his outfit and wrapped it tightly around Sakura's wound. Then he scooped her up in his arms and walked out into the clearing.
"Is she going to be okay?" Tomoyo asked in a worried tone. Yue nodded. "Please go back home, you are not needed at this moment," he said curtly before flapping his wings and flying in the direction of Sakura's house.
~*~*~*~*~
"HOW COULD YOU LET THAT HAPPEN?!"
Touya banged his fist on the table so hard it shook. "Yue is supposed to protect Sakura when she needs him!! What was he doing?!" he asked angrily at Tomoyo. Tomoyo winced. She had never seen Touya this mad before. "I-I don't know," she stammered. "Yukito-san just came running up, asking where Sakura-chan was. And then he turned into Yue." Touya growled in frustration and turned on Yukito.
"Yuki! How could you let that happen?!" he repeated. "Sakura could have died. I'm supposed to protect my little sister! But I can't, so you have to!" Yukito looked down sadly and replied, "Gomen ne, Touya. I didn't know what was going on... I just felt that Sakura-chan was in danger so I rushed to the woods... I didn't know she was fatally hurt..." Yukito took off his glasses and wiped them silently with his jacket.
Touya sighed and placed his hands on Yukito's shoulders gently. "I'm so sorry I got mad at you, Yuki. But i just can't bear it if my little sister... Is pulled away from me... I don't want to lose another person I love..." he whispered. Yukito looked up at him and smiled. "It's okay, Touya. I know how much you love Sakura-chan. We all love her dearly." Tomoyo nodded.
Kero came flying down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Hey, hey," he greeted grimly. "Sakura-san is awake right now. She wants to talk to Touya." Touya blinked and stood up, and started walking out of the kitchen, up the stairs into Sakura's room. Kero watched him go, then sighed. "I feel sorry for Sakura-san, Touya's gonna be yelling in her face..."
Everyone sweatdropped.
Touya opened Sakura's door little and peeked inside. Sakura was laying in her bed, her left arm wrapped in bandages. He could see the red coming through it and he gritted his teeth. Oh, that kid was going to pay, she was definitely going to pay for what she did to his imouto. He stepped inside and closed the door lightly. He went to Sakura's desk and pulled the chair out.
"Oi, Sakura, you awake?" he asked as he put the chair by his sister's bed and sat down. He could see Sakura's eyes open and look at him. "O-Oniisan," she said, her voice quivering from loss of blood. "Is Tomoyo okay?" Touya smiled inside. ~She always cares about everyone but herself.~
"Tomoyo is fine, she didn't get hurt," he said, then in a darker tone, "But you did. Who was that girl?" Sakura closed her eyes. "I don't know, I just don't know. Yue-san said she was the Card Captor of the Dark Clow Cards, but he didn't say why she came." Touya blinked. "You mean, he knows why the damned girl came?!" he asked with bafflement. Sakura shook her head.
"When we first met this girl, she sent Dark Mirror to meet me, while her real self met with Yue-san. He said she never spoke to him. But," she said brushing a strand of hazel from her eyes, "I know he's hiding something..." Touya reached over and cupped his hands over Sakura's. "What do you mean 'hiding something'?" he asked.
Sakura sighed. "It's like he knows her or something. Or he knows her guardians. He told me about them." She turned her head to look at Touya. "Oniisan," she said to him, "please don't blame Yue-san for this. He always does his best to protect me. Please don't...blame him..." Her sentence trailed off as she drifted back to sleep.
Touya nodded and stood. He put the chair away and walked out, closing the door silently as he went. Kero flew up to him and asked, "She's okay?" Touya nodded. "Yea, she's just sleeping. We should leave her alone for now," he answered, and walked into the kitchen. "Yuki, how `bout we go home? There's no sense in you trying to talk to Sakura. She's fast asleep."
Yukito blinked, and nodded. Behind him, Yue's eyes fell sadly down and he closed them. How much he wanted to see his mistress. He wanted to comfort her like that other night... To twine his fingers in that beautiful hazel hair and stare into her emerald green eyes. He could get lost in those deep eyes...
Tomoyo opened the refridgerator and stuck a box inside it. "What's that?" Touya asked. Tomoyo smiled and said, "It's for Sakura-chan. It's Blueberry Cheesecake." Kero got all puppy-eyed and flew around Tomoyo. "Arigato, Arigato, Arigato, ARIGATO!" he cried out happily. Tomoyo laughed. "I shoudl be going now. Sakura-chan needs her est," she said and excused herself.
Touya looked at Yukito and he nodded. The two left together. On their way out, Touya said loudly, "Kero! You better not eatn that cake for Sakura!" before closing the door.
~*~*~*~*~
"Mmm... Not again... It's the Dream..."
Sakura was standing on that same building. "What does it mean. Who is she?" She could see the girl in black on that very same tower, staring at her with cool, ice blue eyes. "What does she want?!"
The girl stuck both her hands out at her sides and Sakura could see all different kinds of Clow Cards raining down on them. "Oh no, she's got the Cards! But I turned them into Sakura Cards!" She gasped as a Card fell by her, swaying. She reached her hand out and grabbed it. Sakura peered more closely. "It says The Life.... But Yue-san said she had the exact same cards as me..."
The girl raised her hands higher and the cards came down with greater force. "Ahhh!!" Sakura cried out as a card sliced her skin. A thin trace of blood slid down her cheek as the card floated in front of Sakura. She put it in her hands and read, "The Death... That's awful!" She put The Life and The Death Card together, and unexpectantly, they shimmered and sparks flew out at Sakura. "Agh!" She winced back as the Cards combined.
With a flash of light, the cards were gone, and Sakura was alone.
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura woke up instantly. Once again her breathing was labored and her forehead was covered with sweat. ~What do these dreams mean?!~ She shuddered and wiped her forehead with the sleeve of her pajama's. "Tomoyo-chan would worry too much, so would Oniisan. And Otousan would feel bad because he can't help me no matter how hard he tries. Kero would be mad and start throwing a fit... The only person I can really count on is Yue-san...."
She put her hands together and closed her eyes. ~Yue-san, please come and help me, she thought. I can't tell anyone else because they would be too much to handle. I feel like you're the only person I can talk to... Please come and help me... Yue-san...~
She opened her eyes and sighed. It probably wouldn't work, but she wanted to give it a try anyway. She limbed out of bed silently and opened the window. She stuck her head out and breathed in the early morning air. She smiled as she saw a mother bird flutter to a branch and feed its young. She looked up and blinked.
"Wha...?"
~*~*~*~*~
Again, Yue felt the need to visit his mistress. So he had emerged and was now flying in the direction of her house. ~Something is going on.. I felt as if she was calling me,~ he thought. ~She has been disturbed ever since that meeting with that damned girl...~
He could see her house from above and made his way down. He blinked when he saw Sakura looking out the window, staring right at him. She smiled brightly and Yue felt his cheeks go red. ~How did she know I was coming...?~ He landed on her roof and he peered down at her from the edges.
"What is it, Sakura-sama?" he asked in a whisper, trying not to wake anyone. Sakura waved her hand and motioned him to come inside. He blinked twice and shook his head. "I can't possibly fit through that thing. And even if I did, my wings are too big and I'd wake everyone up!" he protested.
Sakura pouted and said quietly, "I'm the Sakura Card Mistress, right?" Yue nodded, not understanding. "Then I order you to come inside!" Sakura said wisely, backing up from the window, making space for Yue to enter. Yue widened his eyes. ~Oh, she's clever...~ He frowned and jumped down to the window sill and, with much wiggling and squirming, got through.
"I hope..you're..happy, Sakura-sama," panted Yue as he plopped down on the carpet. Sakura let herself fall on her bed and looked at Yue with her eyes. "So why'd you come?" Yue squeezed his eyes shut, then answered, matter-of-factly, "Because I felt that you were in distress." ~Sakura blinked at him. Weird... He could actually hear my calls?~
Sakura said, "Well, I was. I had another dream, and this one, so evil. Like before, but I saw all of The Dark Clow Cards." Yue straightened up stiffly and asked, "What cards did you see?!" Sakura was taken aback by his cold tone, but she replied, "I saw... They were all the same. But there were two cards that were different..." She put a finger on her chin and said, "It was The Life and The Death Card."
Yue gritted his teeth. "The Life and Death... The two most powerful cards that Clow made... It was a mistake. Those cards are a mistake!" he said angrily. "They have the power to control Life and Death! If she wishes, that girl could kill everyone here!" Sakura gasped and asked frightfully, "Then how come she hasn't??"
Yue furrowed his eyebrows together and replied, "Well, I'm not exactly sure. But I know if she wan't to, she could kill all the non-magical people in Japan." Sakura tilted her head. "So she wouldn't be able to kill everyone with magic?" Yue nodded. "Yes, and you are The Sakura Card Mistress, so it would be hard to kill a powerful sorceress such as yourself."
Sakura blushed lightly and asked hurridly, "So, would she be able to...kill Oniisan and Otousan?" Yue stared at her for a moment, then said lowly, "The Card would be able to destroy your brother and father." Sakura felt the all too familiar prickling sensation everytime she was about to cry. ~But I can't cry in front of Yue-san,~ she thought sadly. ~He'd think me as of a little immature child, and I'm 18 years old! I'm The Sakura Card Mistress, I can take care of Otousan and Oniisan!~
She forced herself to calm down, then said, "It's almost 7:00am. School, you better go back to Oniisan before he worries about Yukito-san. And before Kero-chan wakes up and demands what's happening." Yue nodded; he felt reluctant to leave Sakura by herself at school. But Tomoyo and her friends would be with her, so the girl probably wouldn't try anything stupid.
He started for the window, then stopped and turned back to face Sakura. "Be careful," he said before he jumped off and flew into the rising sky.
~*~*~*~*~
Tomoyo looked up as she saw Sakura walking up the steps to the school doors. "Sakura-chan!" she called out and waited for Sakura to catch up. "Aren't you early today, ne?" she asked teasingly. Sakura sighed and smiled. "Yea, I couldn't sleep with all of Kero-chan's snoring." A lie, but Sakura didn't want to worry Tomoyo.
Tomoyo laughed heartily as they reached their classroom. "So, will you make up for it in Math class?" she asked as she and Sakura walked in. Sakura laughed and waved at Rika, Chihara, and Naoki. "Hi, Sakura-chan! Hi, Tomoyo-chan!" they all greeted in unison.
The two girls greeted them and sat down in their seats. "It's a good thing we got Mr.Terada, ne, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked as their classroom teacher, Mr.Terada, walked in and said, "Everyone, settle down and take your seats!" Sakura nodded. "Of course, Tomoyo-chan. It's cool he came from Tomeda to here."
Mr.Terada went to his desk thing and looked up at everyone. "Ah ha, everyone is here." He looked at Rika directly and smiled. Sakura and Tomoyo muffled a laugh and tried to straighten their faces when Mr.Terada raised a brow at them. He looked in his planner, then back at the class.
"Class, today we have one new student," he said cheerfully and looked at the door, which opened and revealed a girl. She was wearing the school uniform and her face was set in a serious expression.
Sakura stared at the girl with widened eyes. ~She's the one, from my dream! The one who attacked! she thought frantically. Oh man, this is reminding me of how I met Li-kun... Talk about deja vu...~
She sat straight up in her desk and stared at the chalkboard. The girl walked in front of the class, next to Mr.Terada and he said, "Class, meet Kikai Tylers. She's an exchange student from America. I hope you make her feel welcomed," as he wrote her name out on the chalkboard. He looked over everyone and said, "Okay, Kikai, why don't you sit... Behind Sakura." Sakura stiffened and sweatdropped. "This is just like what happened with Li-kun," Tomoyo whispered in Sakura's ear. Sakura nodded and blinked uncertainly.
Kikai walked her way down the aile and ignored the staring of Sakura and Tomoyo as she pulled her chair out and sat on it. She threw her bag down next to her and took out a book. She opened it quietly and began reading. Sakura blinked and turned her head a bit to look at Kikai. ~Weird... She isn't attacking or glaring at me.. She acts as if she doesn't know me!~
The day went by quickly and finally the school bell rang. Their English teacher said bye to them as they all left the classroom. "That sure was weird, wasn't it?" Tomoyo asked as they were walking down the sidewalk. "I mean, she didn't even act like she noticed you. And she's the one who is out to get you or something." Sakura nodded. "I don't know, Tomoyo-chan. It's all too confusing for me to handle. I should ask-"
"Yue?" inquired a voice from behind them.
Sakura whirled around and gasped. "Kikai!" she exclaimed as Tomoyo blinked. Kikai was standing in front of them, hands limp at her sides. "I was wondering whether or not we could talk to each other in private," she said casually. "But I guess not. Oh well, it suits me fine." Sakura blinked at her in bewilderment. "Aren't you going to attack me?" Sakura asked nervously.
Kikai stared at her, then laughed. The same laugh she laughed when she did when they first met. "No, of course not," she said. "Do you think I'm stupid enough to attack you in the open? Let alone when your guardian is watching you?" Sakura blinked at her in confusement. Kikai laughed again. "See for youself."
Sakura shuffled her feet around uncomfortably, and called out shyly, "Yue-san? Are you there?"
Yue had been watching from the trees, and now he was shocked. ~How in the world did that...that Kikai, know I was here?! I made it so that even Sakura-sama couldn't detect me! Is it possible that Kikai is more powerful than Sakura? More powerful than anticipated? No.. Sakura-sama will lose if she is greater in magical entries. Damn the girl!~ He shook his head and jumped down gracefully from the tree.
"What is it, mistress?" Yue asked evenly. Sakura stepped back. "I-I didn't know you were guarding me, Yue-san! And why are you calling me mistress when you call me-" Yue cut her off. "So I see you've met your enemy," he said with venom as he stood and narrowed his eyes at Kikai. Kikai merely stared back at him with cool eyes. "I don't suppose we've met, have we, Yue?" she asked calmly.
"And it's okay to call your mistress, Sakura-sama," she said with a hint of mockery in her voice. Yue's eyes widened. "How the hell did you..." Kikai brushed his question away with a flick of her hand and said, "I'll be seeing you tomorrow, Card Captor. Till then." She bowed at Sakura and walked away.
"Shouldn't we stop her?" asked Tomoyo, "I mean, she's Sakura-chan's enemy, right?" Yue watched the mysterious girl leave, and he balled his hands into fists. ~She acts so cocky... So sure of herself...~ I'll show her. And Sakura-sama will teach her a lesson! He looked at Sakura quickly and said, "Did she give you anything?"
Sakura blinked at him, "No, she didn't," she answered, then looked down at where Kikai left. "Oh, what's this..." She bent down and picked up a small shard of glass. "It's so beautiful..." The glass swirled with color and she felt disorientated.
Yue glaced down at her and then yelled harshly, "DROP THAT NOW!!" Sakura jerked and dropped the glass shard down on the pavement. "Ow!" she yelped as a piece of glass sliced her finger. She could see the thick crimson blood slowly sliding its way down her finger into her palm.
Yue knelt by her and lifted her bleeding finger. "Sakura-sama," he said sternly while wiping the blood away with a piece of cloth, "Do not ever touch anything that has been touched by Kikai. Do not pick up anything she leaves, and do not accpet anything she offers or tries to give you. Wakarimasu ka?"
Sakura nodded slowly, staring at the blood. "Naze?" she asked quietly. Yue looked up at her with pure concern in his eyes and said softly, "I don't want you to get hurt. That's all." Sakura blushed slightly. "Why would you care about me?"
Yue blinked, and answered, "Because you are The Sakura Card Mistress." Sakura turned her head away, away so he couldn't see the tears welling up in her eyes. ~He only cares because I'm The Sakura Card Mistress... He doesn't love me at all...Not through his heart... Why? Why can't I find anyone who loves me?? Yukito went with Oniisan, and Li-kun went back to Hong Kong! I hate my life, that I can't find anyone who can stay by my side and let me have a shoulder to cry on, and be hushed and embraced...~
"Sakura-sama?" Yue whispered. "Is something bothering you?" Sakura shook her head violently, tears splahsing everywhere. "I'm fine!" she said with a hurt tone. She scrambled up and pulled her hand from Yue's hands. She covered her face and pushed through Tomoyo, running in the direction of her house.
"Sakura-chan, wait!" Tomoyo called out, but Sakura was already around the corner. Tomoyo sighed. "What happened?" she asked. Yue shook his head, standing up. ~She was crying...~ A quick flashback. ~Yes, she was crying... My hand is wet...~ He looked at the specks of clear liquid. ~They're so fragile...~ He blinked as a wind passed and the tears were swept away.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up. "Tomoyo-san, please, try and leave Sakura-sama alone for a while... She is going through some...tough times, and I think she needs some time to be alone." He glanced down at her and smiled a bit. A strained smile. "Do not worry, Sakura-sama is not in any danger. And she can take care of herself if danger befalls her." Tomoyo nodded and ran off, leaving Yue alone.
~Sakura-sama.... Why is she crying? I don't understand... I can't help her if I don't know what's wrong with her... Argh! I...can't....Why am I so stupid?!~
"You aren't stupid," a female voice said from behind him. "You just don't know how to handle girls." Yue whipped around and saw a girl about his age. She had lavender eyes and her soft, gray-blue bangs practically covered her entire face. Her hair was put in a very loose pony tail, and then let loose and put in another band, and then braided with silver bells.
She was wearing a casual white shirt and jeans. "Yue, I can't believe you would actually fall for a girl, `sides the fact she's your mistress," the female scoffed. Yue narrowed his eyes. He could feel familiar magic within this being... "Just who are you?!" he demanded angrily. The female laughed and said in a low tone, "My name is none of your concern." She stepped back, and jumped up. Two dragon wings popped out of her back and spread out. They caught the wind and soared into the sky.
"Tsumetai!" hissed Yue. "You have to be her!" Tsumetai looked down at him with a smug look and said loudly, "So you know! Let us see who is the better fighter, ne?" and pulled her arm back. She then lashed it out violently and a large, sharp icicle shot out at Yue. "Damnit!" he cursed as the jumped left, barely missing.
"Fine, if that's how you want to do it," he muttered under his breath. He flapped his wings and joined Tsumetai in the air.
"This will be an one on one," Tsumetai said. "No interruptions, no leaving until one of us is dead!" She hurled another icicle at him when she said 'dead!'. He flew out of the way, but it grazed his arm. "Damn you, you stupid ass," he growled. Tsumetai laughed. Clearly she enjoyed the idea of hurting others. "Ah, this will be too easy!" she laughed with glee and raised her hand up high. "You will die!" she shouted and thousands of icicles appeared in the sky. She threw her hand at him and they all shot out at Yue.
"Holy.." started Yue as he tried to dogde the attacks and fight back as well. But it was useless. There were too many icicles for Yue to get the better of them. He was hurt in his right arm, and blood poured from his wings onto his white clothes. He fell onto the pavement with a loud thunk.
He could feel Tsumetai land next to him. "Say good bye!" she said sinisterly and pulled her arm back. The same large icicle appeared in her hand and she threw it at him.
Two-Revealing
by Sakura Maxwell
Sakura rolled over and mumbled something as the alarm clock went off. "I'm awake..." She pulled the pillow over her head to block out the blaring noise. Kero grumbled under his breath and grabbed the alarm clock and hurled it at Sakura's head. It landed by her ear and went, "BRIIIIIIIING!"
"AHHHHH!!! I'M UP!!"
Sakura bolted up while breathing heavily. She glared at Kero, who was laughing and spinning in the air from Sakura's tremendous voice. "Bwa hahahahahahahaha!!!" he laughed at her, and then whacked into the wall, right smack dab in the face. "Ow..oww...That hurts..." he mumbled as he slid down the wall slowly.
Sakura "hmphed" and jumped out of her bed. She walked to her drawer and got out a shirt and shorts. "Thank God for weekends," Sakura said aloud as she changed into her clothes. She grabbed her brush from the drawer and brushed her hair quickly. "I gotta go meet Tomoyo for some kind of recording," she told Kero before walking out the bedroom door. "Probably more frilly dresses..."
~*~*~*~*~
"Another frilly dress??" Sakura asked as she stared down at the costume she was wearing. It, of course, had plenty of frills, all different colors and the dress splitted at the ends. And it had a huge bow in the back, with the ribbon flying out. And in her hair she had two clips that were butterflies.
Tomoyo smiled and said, "It's not a frilly dress, Sakura-chan! I think it looks so kawaii on you!" Sakura sweatdropped and said, exasperated, "I'm only doing this for you, Tomoyo-chan." Tomoyo grinned and put the recorder on. "Okay, Sakura-chan!"
Sakura sighed and called out, "Release!" and her wand appeared. "Let's Fly!" she said and two wings replaced the smaller ones. And she was off into the sky, soaring with the birds. She laughed. ~This is fun!~
"That's it!" exclaimed Tomoyo. "Keep doing that! How about more effect!" Sakura nodded and landed on a nearby tree branch. She threw a card in the air and commanded, "Flower, release!" The card shimmered and disappeared. Then all kinds of blossoms pooled down on the two girls.
Then Sakura jumped down and flashed a pose. "That's awesome!" Tomoyo cried out happily and stopped the recorder. "You rule, Sakura-chan!" Sakura grinned and blushed slightly. "Arigato, Tomoyo-chan!" she said. "When are you going to do the next-" Sakura stopped her sentence abruptly when she saw a flash of light coming from the sky.
"Tomoyo-chan, duck!" Sakura yelled and pushed Tomoyo down to the ground. She fell down and barely missed the bolt of thunder that was aimed at the two girls. Tomoyo raised her head slightly. "Is it gone?" she asked shakily. Sakura darted her eyes and answered, "I think so. Are you okay?"
Tomoyo nodded and stood up. "Where did that bolt come from?" she asked. Sakura got up and dusted herself off. "I don't know..." she whispered. Then she heard laughter from the trees. She looked in the direction of the voice and called out, "Who are you?! Show yourself!"
The figure laughted again and Sakura saw a black shape jump down the tree with amazing agility and talent. The girl looked up and pointed her staff at Sakura. "Wha...?" Sakura began. She could see the girl smile and then gray shots came shooting out of the tip, right at Sakura. "Oh no!" she pulled out a card. "Shield, protect me from Shot!"
The yellow bubble surrounded Sakura and Tomoyo and the shots bounced off. "It's going to hit that girl," Tomoyo said softly. Sakura clentched her wand. "No, she'll do something..." And Sakura was right. The girl dodged all of the shots easily. She grinned evilly, showing white teeth, and said, almost unaudible, "My turn."
She threw a card in the air and brought her wand down on with such great force sparks came out of the card. "Dark Sword, release!" she cried out and the black wand turned into The Dark Sword. She held it out in front of her and at Sakura. Then she charged.
Sakura blinked. "What's she thinking? She can't get past Shield!" she said. Tomoyo shook her head. "What if... What if she can! Sakura, you better run!" she said with concern. Sakura's grip on the staff tightened. "Ah!" The mysterious girl brought the sword right down on the shield. Sakura stepped back. ~That face... And her eyes... They're so emotionless..~
Yes, the girl's ice blue eyes held no emotion whatsoever as she kept forcing the sowrd through the shield. "Oh no, the shield isn't working!" Sakura cried out in panic. "What am I going to do?" Tomoyo looked fearful. "Run, Sakura-chan!..While I catch this on tape!" Sakura sweatdropped, but the yelped out as the sword cut throught and narrowly missed her face.
"Jump Card, release!" Two small wings appeared on Sakura's shoes and she jumped up as the sword was brought down on the grass. The girl yanked it out with no effort and proceeded on Sakura. She ran at her with full speed and Sakura almost got slashed by it. "She's too fast, what am I going to do?!"
She gasped as she found herself running into a dead end. "The place is covered in too much trees to make it out safely," she said to herself as the girl advanced, taking her time, playing with its prey. Sakura whirled around. "What do you want?!" she demanded the figure. The girl merely stayed silent, features unchanged. She raised the sword and slashed air. She kept slashing repeatedly at Sakura until she made contact with the Card Captors' arm.
"Ahhhh!!!" Sakura cried out and slid to the ground. Her left arm was bleeding severely, and it was immobile. She looked up at the figure with shock and in a split second, the tip of the blade was at her throat. "No, please..." The girl's eyes were still unfazed. "Say...Goodbye," she said nonchantly and pulled the sword back, ready to slash it at her neck, when a voice called out, "Sakura-chan!"
The girl stopped right when the blade touched Sakura's skin. A thin trickle of blood slid down the blade. Sakura looked up, wincing, and said, "Yukito-san! what are you doing here?!" Yukito stared at Sakura's damage and didn't say anything as Yue emerged.
"So you are the Card Captor of The Dark Clow Cards!" Yue said to the girl, "Leave my mistress alone or face the consequences." The girl smirked and pulled the sword back. She turned and faced Yue. The sword dissolved into thin air and her wand was in her hand again. "So, have you given up?" Yue asked, getting more and more anxious as Sakura's wound bled more and more, and she started losing consciousness.
The girl must have noticed this somehow because she spoke in a very even, yet low tone, saying, "Yue, Guardian of The Clow, Guardian of The Sakura Card Mistress. A pleasure to finally meet you. And now I must go, I'll fight again, count on it," and with that she disappeared. Yue blinked in shock, then shrugged. "So all Sakura-sama was fighting was The Dark Mirror. That girl has her reasons for not fighting Sakura-sama personally... Maybe in the hopes of not killing her too soon, if she is as powerful as I think she is..." He then turned his full attention to Sakura.
He ran next to her and shook her gently. "Sakura-sama, wake up. Wake up!" he said softly, but she won't awaken. Yue stared at the ugly gash on her left arm and tore a piece of cloth from his outfit and wrapped it tightly around Sakura's wound. Then he scooped her up in his arms and walked out into the clearing.
"Is she going to be okay?" Tomoyo asked in a worried tone. Yue nodded. "Please go back home, you are not needed at this moment," he said curtly before flapping his wings and flying in the direction of Sakura's house.
~*~*~*~*~
"HOW COULD YOU LET THAT HAPPEN?!"
Touya banged his fist on the table so hard it shook. "Yue is supposed to protect Sakura when she needs him!! What was he doing?!" he asked angrily at Tomoyo. Tomoyo winced. She had never seen Touya this mad before. "I-I don't know," she stammered. "Yukito-san just came running up, asking where Sakura-chan was. And then he turned into Yue." Touya growled in frustration and turned on Yukito.
"Yuki! How could you let that happen?!" he repeated. "Sakura could have died. I'm supposed to protect my little sister! But I can't, so you have to!" Yukito looked down sadly and replied, "Gomen ne, Touya. I didn't know what was going on... I just felt that Sakura-chan was in danger so I rushed to the woods... I didn't know she was fatally hurt..." Yukito took off his glasses and wiped them silently with his jacket.
Touya sighed and placed his hands on Yukito's shoulders gently. "I'm so sorry I got mad at you, Yuki. But i just can't bear it if my little sister... Is pulled away from me... I don't want to lose another person I love..." he whispered. Yukito looked up at him and smiled. "It's okay, Touya. I know how much you love Sakura-chan. We all love her dearly." Tomoyo nodded.
Kero came flying down the stairs and into the kitchen. "Hey, hey," he greeted grimly. "Sakura-san is awake right now. She wants to talk to Touya." Touya blinked and stood up, and started walking out of the kitchen, up the stairs into Sakura's room. Kero watched him go, then sighed. "I feel sorry for Sakura-san, Touya's gonna be yelling in her face..."
Everyone sweatdropped.
Touya opened Sakura's door little and peeked inside. Sakura was laying in her bed, her left arm wrapped in bandages. He could see the red coming through it and he gritted his teeth. Oh, that kid was going to pay, she was definitely going to pay for what she did to his imouto. He stepped inside and closed the door lightly. He went to Sakura's desk and pulled the chair out.
"Oi, Sakura, you awake?" he asked as he put the chair by his sister's bed and sat down. He could see Sakura's eyes open and look at him. "O-Oniisan," she said, her voice quivering from loss of blood. "Is Tomoyo okay?" Touya smiled inside. ~She always cares about everyone but herself.~
"Tomoyo is fine, she didn't get hurt," he said, then in a darker tone, "But you did. Who was that girl?" Sakura closed her eyes. "I don't know, I just don't know. Yue-san said she was the Card Captor of the Dark Clow Cards, but he didn't say why she came." Touya blinked. "You mean, he knows why the damned girl came?!" he asked with bafflement. Sakura shook her head.
"When we first met this girl, she sent Dark Mirror to meet me, while her real self met with Yue-san. He said she never spoke to him. But," she said brushing a strand of hazel from her eyes, "I know he's hiding something..." Touya reached over and cupped his hands over Sakura's. "What do you mean 'hiding something'?" he asked.
Sakura sighed. "It's like he knows her or something. Or he knows her guardians. He told me about them." She turned her head to look at Touya. "Oniisan," she said to him, "please don't blame Yue-san for this. He always does his best to protect me. Please don't...blame him..." Her sentence trailed off as she drifted back to sleep.
Touya nodded and stood. He put the chair away and walked out, closing the door silently as he went. Kero flew up to him and asked, "She's okay?" Touya nodded. "Yea, she's just sleeping. We should leave her alone for now," he answered, and walked into the kitchen. "Yuki, how `bout we go home? There's no sense in you trying to talk to Sakura. She's fast asleep."
Yukito blinked, and nodded. Behind him, Yue's eyes fell sadly down and he closed them. How much he wanted to see his mistress. He wanted to comfort her like that other night... To twine his fingers in that beautiful hazel hair and stare into her emerald green eyes. He could get lost in those deep eyes...
Tomoyo opened the refridgerator and stuck a box inside it. "What's that?" Touya asked. Tomoyo smiled and said, "It's for Sakura-chan. It's Blueberry Cheesecake." Kero got all puppy-eyed and flew around Tomoyo. "Arigato, Arigato, Arigato, ARIGATO!" he cried out happily. Tomoyo laughed. "I shoudl be going now. Sakura-chan needs her est," she said and excused herself.
Touya looked at Yukito and he nodded. The two left together. On their way out, Touya said loudly, "Kero! You better not eatn that cake for Sakura!" before closing the door.
~*~*~*~*~
"Mmm... Not again... It's the Dream..."
Sakura was standing on that same building. "What does it mean. Who is she?" She could see the girl in black on that very same tower, staring at her with cool, ice blue eyes. "What does she want?!"
The girl stuck both her hands out at her sides and Sakura could see all different kinds of Clow Cards raining down on them. "Oh no, she's got the Cards! But I turned them into Sakura Cards!" She gasped as a Card fell by her, swaying. She reached her hand out and grabbed it. Sakura peered more closely. "It says The Life.... But Yue-san said she had the exact same cards as me..."
The girl raised her hands higher and the cards came down with greater force. "Ahhh!!" Sakura cried out as a card sliced her skin. A thin trace of blood slid down her cheek as the card floated in front of Sakura. She put it in her hands and read, "The Death... That's awful!" She put The Life and The Death Card together, and unexpectantly, they shimmered and sparks flew out at Sakura. "Agh!" She winced back as the Cards combined.
With a flash of light, the cards were gone, and Sakura was alone.
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura woke up instantly. Once again her breathing was labored and her forehead was covered with sweat. ~What do these dreams mean?!~ She shuddered and wiped her forehead with the sleeve of her pajama's. "Tomoyo-chan would worry too much, so would Oniisan. And Otousan would feel bad because he can't help me no matter how hard he tries. Kero would be mad and start throwing a fit... The only person I can really count on is Yue-san...."
She put her hands together and closed her eyes. ~Yue-san, please come and help me, she thought. I can't tell anyone else because they would be too much to handle. I feel like you're the only person I can talk to... Please come and help me... Yue-san...~
She opened her eyes and sighed. It probably wouldn't work, but she wanted to give it a try anyway. She limbed out of bed silently and opened the window. She stuck her head out and breathed in the early morning air. She smiled as she saw a mother bird flutter to a branch and feed its young. She looked up and blinked.
"Wha...?"
~*~*~*~*~
Again, Yue felt the need to visit his mistress. So he had emerged and was now flying in the direction of her house. ~Something is going on.. I felt as if she was calling me,~ he thought. ~She has been disturbed ever since that meeting with that damned girl...~
He could see her house from above and made his way down. He blinked when he saw Sakura looking out the window, staring right at him. She smiled brightly and Yue felt his cheeks go red. ~How did she know I was coming...?~ He landed on her roof and he peered down at her from the edges.
"What is it, Sakura-sama?" he asked in a whisper, trying not to wake anyone. Sakura waved her hand and motioned him to come inside. He blinked twice and shook his head. "I can't possibly fit through that thing. And even if I did, my wings are too big and I'd wake everyone up!" he protested.
Sakura pouted and said quietly, "I'm the Sakura Card Mistress, right?" Yue nodded, not understanding. "Then I order you to come inside!" Sakura said wisely, backing up from the window, making space for Yue to enter. Yue widened his eyes. ~Oh, she's clever...~ He frowned and jumped down to the window sill and, with much wiggling and squirming, got through.
"I hope..you're..happy, Sakura-sama," panted Yue as he plopped down on the carpet. Sakura let herself fall on her bed and looked at Yue with her eyes. "So why'd you come?" Yue squeezed his eyes shut, then answered, matter-of-factly, "Because I felt that you were in distress." ~Sakura blinked at him. Weird... He could actually hear my calls?~
Sakura said, "Well, I was. I had another dream, and this one, so evil. Like before, but I saw all of The Dark Clow Cards." Yue straightened up stiffly and asked, "What cards did you see?!" Sakura was taken aback by his cold tone, but she replied, "I saw... They were all the same. But there were two cards that were different..." She put a finger on her chin and said, "It was The Life and The Death Card."
Yue gritted his teeth. "The Life and Death... The two most powerful cards that Clow made... It was a mistake. Those cards are a mistake!" he said angrily. "They have the power to control Life and Death! If she wishes, that girl could kill everyone here!" Sakura gasped and asked frightfully, "Then how come she hasn't??"
Yue furrowed his eyebrows together and replied, "Well, I'm not exactly sure. But I know if she wan't to, she could kill all the non-magical people in Japan." Sakura tilted her head. "So she wouldn't be able to kill everyone with magic?" Yue nodded. "Yes, and you are The Sakura Card Mistress, so it would be hard to kill a powerful sorceress such as yourself."
Sakura blushed lightly and asked hurridly, "So, would she be able to...kill Oniisan and Otousan?" Yue stared at her for a moment, then said lowly, "The Card would be able to destroy your brother and father." Sakura felt the all too familiar prickling sensation everytime she was about to cry. ~But I can't cry in front of Yue-san,~ she thought sadly. ~He'd think me as of a little immature child, and I'm 18 years old! I'm The Sakura Card Mistress, I can take care of Otousan and Oniisan!~
She forced herself to calm down, then said, "It's almost 7:00am. School, you better go back to Oniisan before he worries about Yukito-san. And before Kero-chan wakes up and demands what's happening." Yue nodded; he felt reluctant to leave Sakura by herself at school. But Tomoyo and her friends would be with her, so the girl probably wouldn't try anything stupid.
He started for the window, then stopped and turned back to face Sakura. "Be careful," he said before he jumped off and flew into the rising sky.
~*~*~*~*~
Tomoyo looked up as she saw Sakura walking up the steps to the school doors. "Sakura-chan!" she called out and waited for Sakura to catch up. "Aren't you early today, ne?" she asked teasingly. Sakura sighed and smiled. "Yea, I couldn't sleep with all of Kero-chan's snoring." A lie, but Sakura didn't want to worry Tomoyo.
Tomoyo laughed heartily as they reached their classroom. "So, will you make up for it in Math class?" she asked as she and Sakura walked in. Sakura laughed and waved at Rika, Chihara, and Naoki. "Hi, Sakura-chan! Hi, Tomoyo-chan!" they all greeted in unison.
The two girls greeted them and sat down in their seats. "It's a good thing we got Mr.Terada, ne, Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked as their classroom teacher, Mr.Terada, walked in and said, "Everyone, settle down and take your seats!" Sakura nodded. "Of course, Tomoyo-chan. It's cool he came from Tomeda to here."
Mr.Terada went to his desk thing and looked up at everyone. "Ah ha, everyone is here." He looked at Rika directly and smiled. Sakura and Tomoyo muffled a laugh and tried to straighten their faces when Mr.Terada raised a brow at them. He looked in his planner, then back at the class.
"Class, today we have one new student," he said cheerfully and looked at the door, which opened and revealed a girl. She was wearing the school uniform and her face was set in a serious expression.
Sakura stared at the girl with widened eyes. ~She's the one, from my dream! The one who attacked! she thought frantically. Oh man, this is reminding me of how I met Li-kun... Talk about deja vu...~
She sat straight up in her desk and stared at the chalkboard. The girl walked in front of the class, next to Mr.Terada and he said, "Class, meet Kikai Tylers. She's an exchange student from America. I hope you make her feel welcomed," as he wrote her name out on the chalkboard. He looked over everyone and said, "Okay, Kikai, why don't you sit... Behind Sakura." Sakura stiffened and sweatdropped. "This is just like what happened with Li-kun," Tomoyo whispered in Sakura's ear. Sakura nodded and blinked uncertainly.
Kikai walked her way down the aile and ignored the staring of Sakura and Tomoyo as she pulled her chair out and sat on it. She threw her bag down next to her and took out a book. She opened it quietly and began reading. Sakura blinked and turned her head a bit to look at Kikai. ~Weird... She isn't attacking or glaring at me.. She acts as if she doesn't know me!~
The day went by quickly and finally the school bell rang. Their English teacher said bye to them as they all left the classroom. "That sure was weird, wasn't it?" Tomoyo asked as they were walking down the sidewalk. "I mean, she didn't even act like she noticed you. And she's the one who is out to get you or something." Sakura nodded. "I don't know, Tomoyo-chan. It's all too confusing for me to handle. I should ask-"
"Yue?" inquired a voice from behind them.
Sakura whirled around and gasped. "Kikai!" she exclaimed as Tomoyo blinked. Kikai was standing in front of them, hands limp at her sides. "I was wondering whether or not we could talk to each other in private," she said casually. "But I guess not. Oh well, it suits me fine." Sakura blinked at her in bewilderment. "Aren't you going to attack me?" Sakura asked nervously.
Kikai stared at her, then laughed. The same laugh she laughed when she did when they first met. "No, of course not," she said. "Do you think I'm stupid enough to attack you in the open? Let alone when your guardian is watching you?" Sakura blinked at her in confusement. Kikai laughed again. "See for youself."
Sakura shuffled her feet around uncomfortably, and called out shyly, "Yue-san? Are you there?"
Yue had been watching from the trees, and now he was shocked. ~How in the world did that...that Kikai, know I was here?! I made it so that even Sakura-sama couldn't detect me! Is it possible that Kikai is more powerful than Sakura? More powerful than anticipated? No.. Sakura-sama will lose if she is greater in magical entries. Damn the girl!~ He shook his head and jumped down gracefully from the tree.
"What is it, mistress?" Yue asked evenly. Sakura stepped back. "I-I didn't know you were guarding me, Yue-san! And why are you calling me mistress when you call me-" Yue cut her off. "So I see you've met your enemy," he said with venom as he stood and narrowed his eyes at Kikai. Kikai merely stared back at him with cool eyes. "I don't suppose we've met, have we, Yue?" she asked calmly.
"And it's okay to call your mistress, Sakura-sama," she said with a hint of mockery in her voice. Yue's eyes widened. "How the hell did you..." Kikai brushed his question away with a flick of her hand and said, "I'll be seeing you tomorrow, Card Captor. Till then." She bowed at Sakura and walked away.
"Shouldn't we stop her?" asked Tomoyo, "I mean, she's Sakura-chan's enemy, right?" Yue watched the mysterious girl leave, and he balled his hands into fists. ~She acts so cocky... So sure of herself...~ I'll show her. And Sakura-sama will teach her a lesson! He looked at Sakura quickly and said, "Did she give you anything?"
Sakura blinked at him, "No, she didn't," she answered, then looked down at where Kikai left. "Oh, what's this..." She bent down and picked up a small shard of glass. "It's so beautiful..." The glass swirled with color and she felt disorientated.
Yue glaced down at her and then yelled harshly, "DROP THAT NOW!!" Sakura jerked and dropped the glass shard down on the pavement. "Ow!" she yelped as a piece of glass sliced her finger. She could see the thick crimson blood slowly sliding its way down her finger into her palm.
Yue knelt by her and lifted her bleeding finger. "Sakura-sama," he said sternly while wiping the blood away with a piece of cloth, "Do not ever touch anything that has been touched by Kikai. Do not pick up anything she leaves, and do not accpet anything she offers or tries to give you. Wakarimasu ka?"
Sakura nodded slowly, staring at the blood. "Naze?" she asked quietly. Yue looked up at her with pure concern in his eyes and said softly, "I don't want you to get hurt. That's all." Sakura blushed slightly. "Why would you care about me?"
Yue blinked, and answered, "Because you are The Sakura Card Mistress." Sakura turned her head away, away so he couldn't see the tears welling up in her eyes. ~He only cares because I'm The Sakura Card Mistress... He doesn't love me at all...Not through his heart... Why? Why can't I find anyone who loves me?? Yukito went with Oniisan, and Li-kun went back to Hong Kong! I hate my life, that I can't find anyone who can stay by my side and let me have a shoulder to cry on, and be hushed and embraced...~
"Sakura-sama?" Yue whispered. "Is something bothering you?" Sakura shook her head violently, tears splahsing everywhere. "I'm fine!" she said with a hurt tone. She scrambled up and pulled her hand from Yue's hands. She covered her face and pushed through Tomoyo, running in the direction of her house.
"Sakura-chan, wait!" Tomoyo called out, but Sakura was already around the corner. Tomoyo sighed. "What happened?" she asked. Yue shook his head, standing up. ~She was crying...~ A quick flashback. ~Yes, she was crying... My hand is wet...~ He looked at the specks of clear liquid. ~They're so fragile...~ He blinked as a wind passed and the tears were swept away.
He narrowed his eyes slightly and looked up. "Tomoyo-san, please, try and leave Sakura-sama alone for a while... She is going through some...tough times, and I think she needs some time to be alone." He glanced down at her and smiled a bit. A strained smile. "Do not worry, Sakura-sama is not in any danger. And she can take care of herself if danger befalls her." Tomoyo nodded and ran off, leaving Yue alone.
~Sakura-sama.... Why is she crying? I don't understand... I can't help her if I don't know what's wrong with her... Argh! I...can't....Why am I so stupid?!~
"You aren't stupid," a female voice said from behind him. "You just don't know how to handle girls." Yue whipped around and saw a girl about his age. She had lavender eyes and her soft, gray-blue bangs practically covered her entire face. Her hair was put in a very loose pony tail, and then let loose and put in another band, and then braided with silver bells.
She was wearing a casual white shirt and jeans. "Yue, I can't believe you would actually fall for a girl, `sides the fact she's your mistress," the female scoffed. Yue narrowed his eyes. He could feel familiar magic within this being... "Just who are you?!" he demanded angrily. The female laughed and said in a low tone, "My name is none of your concern." She stepped back, and jumped up. Two dragon wings popped out of her back and spread out. They caught the wind and soared into the sky.
"Tsumetai!" hissed Yue. "You have to be her!" Tsumetai looked down at him with a smug look and said loudly, "So you know! Let us see who is the better fighter, ne?" and pulled her arm back. She then lashed it out violently and a large, sharp icicle shot out at Yue. "Damnit!" he cursed as the jumped left, barely missing.
"Fine, if that's how you want to do it," he muttered under his breath. He flapped his wings and joined Tsumetai in the air.
"This will be an one on one," Tsumetai said. "No interruptions, no leaving until one of us is dead!" She hurled another icicle at him when she said 'dead!'. He flew out of the way, but it grazed his arm. "Damn you, you stupid ass," he growled. Tsumetai laughed. Clearly she enjoyed the idea of hurting others. "Ah, this will be too easy!" she laughed with glee and raised her hand up high. "You will die!" she shouted and thousands of icicles appeared in the sky. She threw her hand at him and they all shot out at Yue.
"Holy.." started Yue as he tried to dogde the attacks and fight back as well. But it was useless. There were too many icicles for Yue to get the better of them. He was hurt in his right arm, and blood poured from his wings onto his white clothes. He fell onto the pavement with a loud thunk.
He could feel Tsumetai land next to him. "Say good bye!" she said sinisterly and pulled her arm back. The same large icicle appeared in her hand and she threw it at him.