Testing The Sakura Card Mistress
Three- Destination
by Sakura Maxwell
Syaoran snapped his head up from his studies and stared out the window. ~I felt something... Familiar feeling... what is it..! It's the same feeling..~ The Chinese boy looked across his desk to where the teddy bear was sitting. The same bear with little wings Sakura had made just for Syaoran. ~The same feeling I felt in Sakura when she was sad... Sakura is..she's sad...~ He stood up and picked the bear up. ~Sakura...~ He cuddled it gently and thought of Sakura.
He shook his head. ~If I feel this feeling, that means I should go and... But she probably doesn't love me anymore... Not after how I broke up with her... And I haven't seen her in years...~ He put the bear down and walked out the door and bumped into Wei. "Oh!" the older man exclaimed. "Excuse me, Syaoran-san." Syaoran smiled and said, "Wei, I'm going back to Japan. Make sure mom and everyone else knows I'm gone." Wei was a bit startled, but he nodded. "I'll make the arrangements right away," and he bowed and left.
Syaoran stood there. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sakura, I'm coming. Please don't reject me..."
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura shot up from her bed and looked out the rain-splattered window. "Yue-san's in trouble!" she cried out suddenly. Kero jumped and stared at Sakura. "What you mean?!" he asked, confused. Sakura shook her head and answered, "I don't know! But I can feel it in my bones. Yue-san is in danger!" She jumped out of the bed and opened the door violently. "I have to help him!"
Kero followed her down and flew out the kitchen door with her. "What do you mean?!" he asked again. "How can you tell?!" Sakura ran full speed at the place she left Yue, already soaking wet. "I don't know... It's like Touya and The Mirror! I just know!" Kero blinked. "Okkkk..." They arrived at the spot and Sakura gasped.
Yue was leaning against the wall and his body was limp. The rain made him look lanky and his white hair was clinging to his face. A strange woman with dragon wings had an icicle in her hand and she threw it at him, "Now die!" she yelled. Sakura's eyes widened. "No! Yue-san!"
"Key which conceals the power of the stars, reveal your true self before me. I, Sakura, command this by contract. Release!" she chanted and the sleek wand appeared in her hand. "Shield!"
The faint green bubble surrounded Yue. The icicle hit and pushed through the shield and hit Yue in the other arm. Now he was fully paralized. "No, Yue-san!!!! Why didn't Shield work, Kero-chan?!" she asked frantically. Kero narrowed his eyes. "Her magic is too powerful. It's Tsumetai!"
The woman turned to look at them. "Ah... The Sakura Card Mistress, how nice it is to finally meet you," the woman said, bowing. "What brings you here?" she asked calmly. Yue grunted and lifted his head a little. He could see Sakura talking to Tsumetai. "No... Sakura, run!" he said wearily. Sakura glanced at him.
"Yue-san?" she asked tentively. Yue glared at Sakura and said more harshly, "I said go away! Get away from here!" Sakura shook her head. "Iie! I need to protect you!" Tsumetai blinked, then laughed. "The Mistress, protecting her guardian?!" she sneered. "How pathetic!" Sakura glared daggers at Tsumetai.
"I don't care!" she said angrily. "But Yue-san is my friend, and I'm going to save him!" Tsumetai narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "That is unacceptable. We are having a duel. You cannot interfere." Sakura went red with rage and said, "I don't care!" Tsumetai growled in her throat, then laughed.
"You are too young to understand the meaning of a duel," she explained emotionessly, "And in a duel, there are no distractions. What you did for Yue was against these rules." Sakura ran to Yue and kneeled down by him. "Daijoubu desu ka?" she asked gently. Yue shook his head and pushed her away. "Tsume...Tsumetai is right," he said, standing on his feet. "You..cannot interfere..Sak..Sakura..sama.." He fell back down again.
"No, Yue-san! You are too weak to fight!" Sakura urged. "Let me handle this!" She stood up and walked in front of Tsumetai. "I'm taking over this duel," she said. Tsumetai glanced at her in disappointment, then shrugged. "Then you will be the one to die," she said and floated back. Shards of icicles surrounded her. Sakura got ready.
Tsumetai pulled her hands back, then shot them out. The icicles sped past her, all aiming at Sakura. "Jump Card!" Sakura jumped way up in the air. "All right!" Kero cheered. Tsumetai smirked and pointed her fingers up at Sakura, who was still in the air, and a dozen of icicles rushed at Sakura, hitting her down.
"Ahhhh!" she cried out as she hit the pavement hard. Tsumetai laughed, laughed a cruel laugh that sent chills down Sakura's, Yue's, and Kero's spines. "Pathetic," she said bitterly. "A pity I just can't kill you all right now. I do have my orders," she said and flapped her wings. She caught the breeze and flew away.
Kero fluttered next to Sakura and asked worriedly, "Are you okay, Sakura-san?" Sakura grunted and rubbed her head. "I think so..." She jerked her head up. "Yue-san!" She tumbled next to him and felt for a pulse. "He's...still alive..." she whispered. "How am I supposed to..." She blinked and shook Yue's shoulders softly. "Yue-san, please wake up," she said urgently.
Yue groaned and his eyes rolled up to Sakura's. "Sa..Sakura.." he mumbled. Sakura hushed him with her bleeding index finger and said, "You need to go back to Yukito's form, you won't be able to make it back to Oniisan in the condition you are in." Yue's eyes widened by her care. "I..I..." He frowned. "How..will....you get ho..home?" he asked with great effort.
Sakura smiled. "That's for caring, Yue-san.. But I can use The Fly to get home," she said as the rain fell upon them both. "No..." Yue whispered. "Kero..he can...turn into his..other form..." Sakura nodded. "Yes, I can do that also," she said. Yue reached for her hand on his should and gripped it tightly with his hand. "I need to...protect you.." he said quietly. Sakura laughed lightly and smiled sadly.
"You've protected me much times, Yue-san. Because of you, I haven't all those injuries you have... You've suffered enough, and I want you to get better," Sakura said, standing up and slipping from Yue's grasp. She grabbed her limp arm and stumbled over to Cerberus, who had already transformed.
She turned around and nodded in the direction of Touya and Yukito's apartment. "Go home, Yue-san," she urged hastily. "Oniisan will be worrying..." Yue shook his head and struggled to his feet. He made his way to Sakura and said, "I won't go until you I make sure you are at home safely." Sakura blinked, then, "No! Yue-san, you are more injured than I! I only have a bleeding arm and cuts, while you have cuts, two arms that are probably broken, plus the fact you're bleeding!"
She leaned forward and touched his blood-stained cheek. "Please, Yue-san? Onegai?" she asked. Yue went pink, but shook his head. "Iie, Sakura-sama... It's my job to make sure you get home safely." Sakura started to say something, but Yue cut her off. "Yamero!" he said forcefully, glaring at Sakura. Sakura stepped back and placed a hand on Cerberus's wet body, who was growling slightly.
"Listen to Sakura-san," Cerberus said sharply. "I can take care of her! Yue, go!" Yue twitched and stepped back also. "I..I'm sorry..." he said sheepishly in a quiet voice. "I just wanted to make sure you were going to be okay." Sakura smiled. "Arigato for caring, Yue-san," she said and started climbing on Cerberus's back. She stopped and turned around. She hugged Yue softly, so not to put pressure on his wounds, and whispered drearily, "See you tomorrow...Yue-san...Mm.." Yue felt her arms fall. "Sakura?" he asked.
But Sakura didn't respond. "Sakura?!" he asked again, more frantic. He pushed her up and shook her gently. "Sakura!!" he yelled. Her head just bobbed and then lay limp. "Sa...Sakura.." He placed Sakura on Cerberus's back. "Cerberus, get Sakura to her home right NOW!!" he ordered, climbing on.
"What happened?" the golden lion beast asked as they were flying towards Sakura's house. "Sakura passed out," Yue said grimly. He looked at the stars. ~Nightfall... Touya is going to hate me so frickin' much...~ "She WHAT?!" Cerberus asked, enraged. Yue nodded. "Yea...too much blood lost... I have more wounds, but because she is more..delicate..she passed out..." Cerberus flapped his wings harder and landed in front of Sakura's kitchen door. Yue jumped off and banged on the door loudly.
They could here footsteps as Fujitaka rushed to open the door. "Oh my God, what happened?!" he asked as he noticed Sakura's blood-stained body. "Sakura has passed out," Cerberus growled as Fujitaka picked up Sakura's lifeless body and carried it up stairs. Cerberus reverted to his smaller form and followed with Yue.
"Will she be okay?" Yue asked as Fujitaka stripped Sakura of all clothing except her bra and underwear. Yue and Kero both turned away. "I think she'll be okay," the father said seriously as he grabbed a cloth and soaked it with warm water. "Kero, go get some towels, they're downstairs." Kero nodded and flew back down.
Fujitaka began wiping off all the dry blood from Sakura's body with the towel. "Is there..erm...anyway I can help?" Yue asked, a bit embarrassed. "Yes," Fujitaka said, "I have a question for you." Yue blinked. "A...question? What kind of question?" Fujitaka took off his glasses and said, "Yes, I was wondering.. How do you feel about Sakura?"
Yue stiffened. ~Does he know?..There's no way he could possibly know... Is there? Maybe Sakura told Fujitaka about me..Like all the strange things I did these past days...~ "I...Um..." started Yue, "She is...very skillfull in magic..and er...She has very good fighting skills and-"
Fujitaka cut him off. "Not that. Like, how do you feel about her?" he asked, wiping the Sakura's face. Yue's cheeks went pink and he twiddled his thumbs together. "Well, she has a kind heart..." Fujitaka looked up at Yue and smiled. "I know she does," he said. "What else?" Yue sat down next to Fujitaka, still not looking, and said, "She's very friendly with everyone... And really nice to us all.." Fujitaka nodded and looked out past Yue and saw Kero coming with a big towel.
"Little help..`ere!" panted Kero, his wings fluttering violently. Yue rushed up and took the towel. "Thanks," the little creature said gratefully. Yue tossed the towel at Fujitaka and he wrapped it around Sakura's body. He picked her up and nodded to Yue. The guardian stood up and moved out of the way.
"I'm taing her to her room," Fujitaka said, walking to Sakura's door. "I'll take care of your wounds right after." Yue flushed more pink. "No-No..I can take care of my own wounds," he said swiftly. "You just take care of Sakura-sama." Fujitaka nodded again. "You are a very good guardian of Sakura's." Yue grinned a little and turned back into the bathroom.
He grabbed a towel from the shelf and dampened it with warm water. He started rubbing his arms painfully. ~I wish Sakura could be doing this instead of me...~ "Need help?" Kero asked from behind Yue, noticing his little winces. Yue said, "I guess," and Kero grabbed a smaller towel and wiped Yue's arms until they were clean.
Yue washed his face and stared in the mirror. "How could Sakura love a face like this..." he said to himself. "What's that?" Kero asked. He had clearly heard Yue. "No-Nothing," stuttered Yue. Kero raised an unexisting brow. "Whatever." He eyed Yue's torn clothes. "Oh ho, you definitely going to need to borrow some of Touya's left over clothes he left," he said.
Yue sighed. "I suppose," he said tiredly. "Or I could just turn back into Yukito and let him go home. I really shouldn't be taking up his time like this." Kero shook his head. "Nuh uh. I don't think you should go," he said, flying out the bathroom. Yue followed him down the hall. "Why not?" he asked, puzzled. "Because," continued Kero, "You'd make Sakura-san sad."
Yue stopped walking and stared at the little guardian. ~Sakura? Miss me? That's like mice missing cats. Totally absurd.~ "Why, pray tell, would Sakura-sama miss me?" Kero laughed. "Going back to calling her 'Sakura-sama', eh? So you just call her by her first name whenever she's in danger then?" Yue glared. "No! I just...was rushed and..." Kero coughed. "Yea, yea. Well, let's not hear your lame excuses."
Yue growled and grabbed the beast and shook his roughly. "Don't mock me!" he snarled. "Ahh!! Ahh!! Ahh!!" yelped Kero. "Lemmeeeeeee goooooooooo!!!" Yue dropped Kero and stalked to Sakura's room and almost bumped into Fujitaka. "Whoa, why so mad?" he asked as Yue kept stalking, mumbling a curt, "Gomen ne."
Yue shrugged. "Kero pissed me off," he said. Fujitaka blinked, then laughed. "He get's on everyone's nerve sooner or later," he said, grinning. "Say, you look...well, torn in those torn clothes," he said, looking Yue over. "I think Touya has some clothes in his old room. You can go see if anything fits you. You are kind of his size, maybe a tad bit taller." Yue nodded and walked into Touya's room.
Five minutes later he came back out. "HAHAHA!!" cried out Kero when he saw Yue come out. Fujitaka slapped his hand over Kero's mouth, noticing the death glare coming from Yue's face. "Um..You look better," the man said kindly. Yue was wearing a plain white shirt. His left shoulder was showing and the sleeves were too big.
"I guess Touya's shoulder are bigger than yours," Fujitaka said, noticing. Yue nodded. "But his pants fit?" Yue shook his head. The waist was too big and it fell around his hips. But the ends were too short and it reached his ankles. "So, you have smaller shoulders and waist than Touya," observed Fujitaka, "and you're taller than him. If you plan on saving Sakura a lot, I should buy you some clothes to wear, ne?" Yue shrugged.
"I think you should stay tonight, Yue," Sakura's father said suddenly. Yue snapped his head up. "Nani?" he asked, disbelieving. ~Him too? Something's going on here...~ "Yes," Fujitaka answered. "You deserve to. I mean, you protected Sakura when you could've died and I think you should stay to protect her if that..person comes back." Yue hesitated. "Can't Kero?" Fujitaka shook his head. "Kero sleeps too heavily. Probably wouldn't hear an intruder if it was right next to him playing the drums."
Kero sweatdropped. "I resent that comment," he said, peeved.
Yue finally agreed. "I guess I should protect Sakura-sama," he said quietly. "I'll sleep in Touya's room?" Fujitaka nodded. "I'll make the bed. why don't you two go downstairs? I'll make tea and muffins as soon as I'm done," he suggested. Kero grinned, "Yea!" and flew top speed down to the kitchen. Yue blinked. "I wonder why he loves food so much.." he said, walking down.
~*~*~*~*~
Syaoran woke up impulsively. He waited until his breathing slowed as he grabbed a cup of water and drank it all. ~What kind of dream was that... Sakura and Yue fighting... A woman...with...~ Then he realized. ~A woman with dragon wings! It has to be Tsumetai! No, that's why! I felt like she needed me.. Because she's in danger...~ "That Dark Clow Cards..." he whispered. "I wish this damned plane would go faster..." He sighed. "Why Clow made those cards is beyond me."
He clutched his old ceremony robes he wore 'back in the old days'. "Sakura... Just wait for me, I'll help you. I won't let that Evil Card Captor hurt you... No more hurting.."
~*~*~*~*~
"C`mon," nagged Kero, "Try the tea or I'm drinking it!" Yue snapped his mouth shut as Kero tried shoving in a cup full of brown liquid into his mouth. He shook his head violently, making noises. "Mmm Mmm!!" Kero smacked Yue's nose with his tail. "It ain't poison!" he grumbled. "Agh!" Yue said, mouth now wide open. Kero grinned evilly and dumped the brown substance in Yue's mouth and down his throat.
Yue's eyes bulged and he gasped for breath. "Ack!" He tried spitting some out. "That stuff is nasty!" he cried out. Fujitaka, who was sitting across from them on the kitchen table, laughed. "Ah, well.." he said calmly, "First timers usually need sugar. Here." He pushed the sugar bowl by Yue. Yue shook his head. "I won't drink it!" Kero stuck his tongue out at Yue. "Stubborn idiot!" he accused.
Fujitaka smiled, exasperated. "Yue, give it another try," he said. He reached over and grabbed Yue's tea cup. He refilled it with tea and put two spoonfulls of sugar in it. He pushed it back towards Yue, who was eyeing it, as if it was going to kill him. "I-" began Yue. Kero cut him off by saying, "YUE!! Do it for Sakura-san! She always says how you should try food!" Yue opened his mouth to say something, then snapped it shut.
He grabbed the cup and held it to his nose. He sniffed it, twitched his nose, and pulled back. "It's stinky," he said. "YUE!" shouted Kero.
"Hey, hey," Fujitaka said, waving his hands in front of himself. "Let's not get hasty here. It's just tea. Besides, we don't want to wake Sakura up." Kero and Yue nodded. "Yue, just a sip?" inquired Fujitaka. Yue stared down in the brown tea and sighed in defeat. He raised the cup to his lips and drank.
The taste was bitter at first, then the creamy warm sensation hit him. He shivered in delight. "This..is..pretty good," he said. Kero smiled in triumph, and Fujitaka just smiled. Yue took another sip. Ah..yes. It warmed him up inside, and he didn't feel as cold. "What is this stuff made of?" he asked.
Kero shrugged, "Beats me," and grabbed a cracker and munched it down. "Buf if suref fafes goof!" he said, still chewing. Yue sweatdropped.
After they all had their little snack, and I use the term little lightly, Kero flew into Sakura's room and went to sleep. Fujitaka led Yue back to Touya's room. "What about tomorrow?" Yue asked as he sat on the bed, feeling awkward. Fujitaka frowned and said, "I don't know. I doubt that that girl.. What's her name?"
"Kikai."
Fujitaka nodded. "Yes, I doubt that Kikai will try to hurt Sakura during school... But I'm not so sure. She's supposed to be pure darkness, right?" Yue nodded solemly. Fujitaka frowned. "Then," he continued. "I'd greatly appreciate it if you would go to school with Sakura tomorrow."
Yue stared at Fujitaka like he was a crazy man. It wasn't that Yue resented going with her, it's just.. What about Yukito? And Touya? Yukito had classes, and couldn't afford to miss them. And Touya would care about Yukito. On the other hand, Touya also cared for Sakura. Yue could see the wheels cranking in Touya's head already.
"I..." Yue started, gripping the white sheets, "Don't know. I mean, Yukito has his classes, and Touya would partially be upset, plus, I don't know a lot about humans." Fujitaka blinked. "Yes, yes. But, I believe Yukito and Touya would understand, and I'm sure Sakura and Tomoyo could help you. Besides, you're going to be with her everywhere she goes. Mostly," he added.
Yue opened his mouth to say something when Fujitaka said, "Get some sleep. You'll be getting up early to get ready, and it's already ten-something." He patted Yue's thigh fatherly like and walked out. Before he left completely, he waved and said, "Oyasumi nasai," and flipped the light switch out, leaving Yue in total darkness.
Yue fumbled around a bit, then plopped down, exaushted. Since he was a guardian, his wounds probably wouldn't be there tomorrow. Or so he hoped. He rolled over to his side. Not time to think, time to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!"
Yue snapped his eyes open and waved his hands frantically in the air, hitting a flying object. "Ahhhhhhhh!!!" he yelped.
"AIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" shrieked another voice.
Yue looked up. "Ooops." Kero hit the wall and slid down slowly. Yue stared, then Kero flew up at him and yelled, "WHY'D YOU DO THAT?!" Yue frowned and shot back, "BECAUSE YOU SCREECHED IN MY EAR!" The two guardians glared.
There was a knock on the door and it opened. The two looked away from each other to the door. "Ah, Sakura-sama!" exclaimed Yue. "What are you doing?" Sakura rubbed her eyes and smiled. "I woke up because I heard two very loud voices," she said. Yue blushed. "An-Ano.. Go-Gomen nasai, Sakura-sama," he stuttered. Kero smirked.
Sakura laughed, "It's okay. Besides, it's.. Um.. Kero-chan, what time is it?" Kero flew towards the clock on the drawer and read, "7:30am." Sakura's eyes widened. "Eeeeeeiiiiii!!! I'm going to be late!!!" she said frantically, and rushed out of the room. Yue could hear a door slam and he guessed it was Sakura's.
"Better get going too," Kero snickered. "Don't want to be late to class, now do we?" Yue glared at him and stuffed the small guardian under his pillow. "MMMMMMMFFFFF!!!!" Kero said. Yue smiled and got ready.
He met Sakura downstairs. "Ano.. Yue-san? Why are you dressed up?" Sakura asked in confusion when she saw him. Yue scratched his head and replied, "Well, I..uh.. Um.." Fujitaka magically appeared (not literally appeared) and filled in, "Yue's going to school with you today, Sakura." Sakura blinked and looked at Yue. "Why?" she asked.
"Because I'm going to protect you if anything happens," Yue answered. Sakura gave him a funny look. "Because your dad told me to," he added hastily. Sakura 'oh'ed. "Well, you two should be going, ne?" Fujitaka said, handing them each a bag of lunch. Yue looked down at it. "Eh?" Sakura smiled and said, "It's food, Yue-san. You need to eat it at lunch." Yue blinked. "But I don't need food, I don't have to eat it."
Sakura shrugged. "Just try. But I really hope you don't get obsessed with it like Kero-chan," she said, laughing. Yue cracked a smile. Fujitaka looked down at his watch and said, "Ikimasu, school's almost going to start!" Sakura nodded and jumped out the door onto the road. She already had her skates on. Yue walked down.
"Just don't show them anything that is abnormal," Sakura advised as they were heading towards school. "Like, no wings, no magic, no magic anything actually." Yue nodded. "Where am I supposed to go?" he asked. Sakura put her finger to her chin and said thoughtfully, "I think you go to the main office. They'll put you in my class. Just say you're my cousin. Thay'll do it. I think." Yue raised a brow. "What if I don't get placed in your class, Sakura-sama?"
Sakura skidded to a halt as they reached the school gates. "And another thing," Sakura said, walking inside, "don't call me Sakura-sama. Just call me Sakura. Okay?" Yue frowned, then nodded. "I guess this is where you'll be waiting," Sakura said, pointing to the door that lead to the office. "See you later."
With that, she ran off towards homeroom, leaving Yue alone. Actually, leaving Yue alone with another boy. ~He must be new, too.~ The boy was sitting on a chair that was lined up against the wall. Yue sighed and plopped down next to him. As soon as he sat, he detected strong magic from the boy. His head snapped up; the boys' head snapped up at the same time. They turned to face each other sharply, then cried out their names.
"Yue!"
"Li Syaoran!"
The two stared at each other before Syaoran said, "What in hell are you doing here?!" Yue snorted and said, "I'm supposed to be protecting Sakura-sama." Syaoran jerked. "Sakura? You're supposed to be protecting her?" Yue nodded. "Unlike some people," he added. Syaoran flinched at his words.
"Why do you need to protect her?" Syaoran said hurridly. Yue folded his arms across his chest and explained, "Because there's a certain girl here who's trying to harm Sakura-sama. Her father told me to stay with her until we can get rid of that pest." Syaoran blinked. "Why are you here?" Yue asked suddenly.
Syaoran gulped and pulled at his collar. "Well," he started, "I came because I felt like Sakura was in distress. Like something evil was going to happen to her. Guess I was right, ne?" Yue nodded grimly. "I can't figure out why that girl's trying to harm Sakura-sama. It's not like Sakura-sama did anything to her."
Syaoran shrugged. "Well, maybe this girl hates Sakura. For what reason, I have no idea. Hey, just to confirm what I've been thinking... That girl is The Dark Clow Card Mistress, right?" Yue nodded again. "Unfortunately," the guardian said, "she had to bring her two guardians." Syaoran sighed. "Then this will be a hard battle. Cerberus against Kiri, you against Tsumetai, and Sakura against the girl. I can't do anything.."
Yue stiffened. "Someone's coming," he said shortly. Syaoran fell silent as a tall man came in, he obviosuly was the principal. "Ah, two new students?" he inquired, looking at both of them. They nodded. "Well, well. May I ask your names?"
"Yue.. uh.." began Yue. ~Darn, they never told me what last name I was supposed to use.~ He figeted his fingers around nervously while the principal looked down at him. "Well?" insisted the principal. "I'm waiting."
Syaoran was the one who rescued Yue. "His name is Kinomoto Yue, sir," he said fastly. The principal turned to look at him. And how do you know?" he asked. Syaoran said, "I know because I'm a good friend of his cousin." The principal raised his brow. "Cousin? What cousin?"
Yue raised his head and said, "Kinomoto Sakura." The principal blinked, then exclaimed, "Ah, yes! One of our most favorite students! Kinomoto-san! She's very enjoyable. Well then, I think I'll place you two in her classes then. What do you think?" Yue and Syaoran both nodded frantically. "Good, good! Come this way, please!" he said motioning for the boys to stand and leading them to Sakura's homeroom.
He opened the sliding door thing and the two stepped inside. Yue noticed Sakura. "Ano.. There she is," he said to Syaoran. Syaoran looked up and blinked. ~Sakura sure has gotten prettier.~ Her couldn't help but feeling attracted to her beauty. ~She has grown into a fine young princess.~ Mr.Terada blinked. "Wow, sure is a popular year for new students," he commented when the principal left. He shrugged and walked to his desk thing.
"Class," he said, gaining everyone's attention, "I'd like you to meet two more new students that will be joining us for the rest of the school year. Please welcome our former student from Tomeda, Li Syaoran." Syaoran bowed. Mr.Terada wrote his name on the chalkboard, then said, "And Kinomoto Yue. He's a cousin of Sakura," writing Yue's 'name' on the chalkboard as well. Yue bowed.
He snapped his head up he heard whispers like, "Cool, he looks cute!" and "Wow, maybe I can gain his attention!" and "He's so manly..." His cheeks turned a faint shade of red as Syaoran snickered lightly behind him. Mr.Terada blinked, then said, "Now, where should we seat you two. I know, Syaoran, why don't you go sit next to Kikai over there," pointing to the empty seat next to a girl with ice cold blue eyes. And the same exact features as Sakura.
~What the hell?!~ Syaoran, startled, walked down the aisle and slid down in his seat. He side glanced at Kikai, who was busy reading a book. ~She seems normal....~ At once, the dark, evil aura surrounded him and he winced. ~But she is far far from it.~ He looked back up at the teacher, who was deciding where to place Yue.
"And Yue, you can sit in front of Sakura," he heard him say. (Don't ask about the seatings, I just needed it to be that way. For what reason I'm still unsure of.) Yue nodded and walked down aisle and into his seat. It seemed he was disappointed in the seating arrangement. He and Syaoran felt like switching places, so Yue could keep an eye on Kikai, and Syaoran could be in front of Sakura.
Soon half the day past and it was lunch time. Sakura and Tomoyo convinced Yue to sit with them near the water fountain, which left Syaoran to do what he pleased. And that was finding Kikai and finding out what her motives were. So he set off to find her. Passing the garden, rounding the corners of the building, and looking in the trees, he couldn't find her. "Damnit, where could one girl possibly get to?!" he asked no one.
"Well then, why are you looking for me?" asked a female voice, one he was quite capable of guessing.
"Kikai," he whispered, turning around. Kikai was now sitting in front of him, sitting on a bench. "Well?" she prompted. Syaoran felt something caught in his throat. "I..I..." he tried to say. Kikai raised a brow at him. "Kero-chan got your tongue?" she joked. Syaoran glared. "For your information, I do not like that stuffed animal. I never have, and I never will." Kikai blinked, then laughed.
"Well, well," she said, calming down. "Why were you looking for me?" Syaoran explained, "Because, I want to know why you want to harm Sakura. What did she ever do to you?" Kikai's eyes turned serious. "Little boy," she said, getting up and staring into his face coldly, "you have no business in knowing what my motives are. This is only between me and The Sakura Card Mistress. Got that? So you better keep your nose where it belongs."
Syaoran glared at her and shot back, "Yea? Well, what're you going to do about it!?" Kikai closed her eyes and smirked. "I don't think you want to know the true depths of my power," she said in a warning tone. "So ignore me and live your daily life. You'll be asking for pain and suffering if you were to try and fight me."
Syaoran gaped at her. ~How the hell can she be so bloody confident in herself?!~ He shook his head. "I don't care what you say!" he shouted. "I'll protect Sakura from whatever harm befalls her!!" Kikai narrowed her eyes.
"Love is a strong thing. But hate is stronger."
Syaoran stared at Kikai. He let those words sink in. 'Love is a strong thing. But hate is stronger.' What did she mean? He clutched his hands into fists. "I'll show you what I can do!" he yelled. "Meet me in the park after school!" Kikai's eyes narrowed still. Then she smirked. "Fine. Let your ignorance be your downfall," she sneered and walked away.
Syaoran stood there for a long time, then swore. There was no way in Hell that he'd be able to win. But still.. He had to protect his dignity and Sakura. The bell rang and he walked back inside.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ca Captor Sakura, do not sue me. This is merely for entertainment, nothing else.
PS. Sorry I took so long. Writers: Their worst enemy is school.
Three- Destination
by Sakura Maxwell
Syaoran snapped his head up from his studies and stared out the window. ~I felt something... Familiar feeling... what is it..! It's the same feeling..~ The Chinese boy looked across his desk to where the teddy bear was sitting. The same bear with little wings Sakura had made just for Syaoran. ~The same feeling I felt in Sakura when she was sad... Sakura is..she's sad...~ He stood up and picked the bear up. ~Sakura...~ He cuddled it gently and thought of Sakura.
He shook his head. ~If I feel this feeling, that means I should go and... But she probably doesn't love me anymore... Not after how I broke up with her... And I haven't seen her in years...~ He put the bear down and walked out the door and bumped into Wei. "Oh!" the older man exclaimed. "Excuse me, Syaoran-san." Syaoran smiled and said, "Wei, I'm going back to Japan. Make sure mom and everyone else knows I'm gone." Wei was a bit startled, but he nodded. "I'll make the arrangements right away," and he bowed and left.
Syaoran stood there. He breathed a sigh of relief.
"Sakura, I'm coming. Please don't reject me..."
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura shot up from her bed and looked out the rain-splattered window. "Yue-san's in trouble!" she cried out suddenly. Kero jumped and stared at Sakura. "What you mean?!" he asked, confused. Sakura shook her head and answered, "I don't know! But I can feel it in my bones. Yue-san is in danger!" She jumped out of the bed and opened the door violently. "I have to help him!"
Kero followed her down and flew out the kitchen door with her. "What do you mean?!" he asked again. "How can you tell?!" Sakura ran full speed at the place she left Yue, already soaking wet. "I don't know... It's like Touya and The Mirror! I just know!" Kero blinked. "Okkkk..." They arrived at the spot and Sakura gasped.
Yue was leaning against the wall and his body was limp. The rain made him look lanky and his white hair was clinging to his face. A strange woman with dragon wings had an icicle in her hand and she threw it at him, "Now die!" she yelled. Sakura's eyes widened. "No! Yue-san!"
"Key which conceals the power of the stars, reveal your true self before me. I, Sakura, command this by contract. Release!" she chanted and the sleek wand appeared in her hand. "Shield!"
The faint green bubble surrounded Yue. The icicle hit and pushed through the shield and hit Yue in the other arm. Now he was fully paralized. "No, Yue-san!!!! Why didn't Shield work, Kero-chan?!" she asked frantically. Kero narrowed his eyes. "Her magic is too powerful. It's Tsumetai!"
The woman turned to look at them. "Ah... The Sakura Card Mistress, how nice it is to finally meet you," the woman said, bowing. "What brings you here?" she asked calmly. Yue grunted and lifted his head a little. He could see Sakura talking to Tsumetai. "No... Sakura, run!" he said wearily. Sakura glanced at him.
"Yue-san?" she asked tentively. Yue glared at Sakura and said more harshly, "I said go away! Get away from here!" Sakura shook her head. "Iie! I need to protect you!" Tsumetai blinked, then laughed. "The Mistress, protecting her guardian?!" she sneered. "How pathetic!" Sakura glared daggers at Tsumetai.
"I don't care!" she said angrily. "But Yue-san is my friend, and I'm going to save him!" Tsumetai narrowed her eyes and said coldly, "That is unacceptable. We are having a duel. You cannot interfere." Sakura went red with rage and said, "I don't care!" Tsumetai growled in her throat, then laughed.
"You are too young to understand the meaning of a duel," she explained emotionessly, "And in a duel, there are no distractions. What you did for Yue was against these rules." Sakura ran to Yue and kneeled down by him. "Daijoubu desu ka?" she asked gently. Yue shook his head and pushed her away. "Tsume...Tsumetai is right," he said, standing on his feet. "You..cannot interfere..Sak..Sakura..sama.." He fell back down again.
"No, Yue-san! You are too weak to fight!" Sakura urged. "Let me handle this!" She stood up and walked in front of Tsumetai. "I'm taking over this duel," she said. Tsumetai glanced at her in disappointment, then shrugged. "Then you will be the one to die," she said and floated back. Shards of icicles surrounded her. Sakura got ready.
Tsumetai pulled her hands back, then shot them out. The icicles sped past her, all aiming at Sakura. "Jump Card!" Sakura jumped way up in the air. "All right!" Kero cheered. Tsumetai smirked and pointed her fingers up at Sakura, who was still in the air, and a dozen of icicles rushed at Sakura, hitting her down.
"Ahhhh!" she cried out as she hit the pavement hard. Tsumetai laughed, laughed a cruel laugh that sent chills down Sakura's, Yue's, and Kero's spines. "Pathetic," she said bitterly. "A pity I just can't kill you all right now. I do have my orders," she said and flapped her wings. She caught the breeze and flew away.
Kero fluttered next to Sakura and asked worriedly, "Are you okay, Sakura-san?" Sakura grunted and rubbed her head. "I think so..." She jerked her head up. "Yue-san!" She tumbled next to him and felt for a pulse. "He's...still alive..." she whispered. "How am I supposed to..." She blinked and shook Yue's shoulders softly. "Yue-san, please wake up," she said urgently.
Yue groaned and his eyes rolled up to Sakura's. "Sa..Sakura.." he mumbled. Sakura hushed him with her bleeding index finger and said, "You need to go back to Yukito's form, you won't be able to make it back to Oniisan in the condition you are in." Yue's eyes widened by her care. "I..I..." He frowned. "How..will....you get ho..home?" he asked with great effort.
Sakura smiled. "That's for caring, Yue-san.. But I can use The Fly to get home," she said as the rain fell upon them both. "No..." Yue whispered. "Kero..he can...turn into his..other form..." Sakura nodded. "Yes, I can do that also," she said. Yue reached for her hand on his should and gripped it tightly with his hand. "I need to...protect you.." he said quietly. Sakura laughed lightly and smiled sadly.
"You've protected me much times, Yue-san. Because of you, I haven't all those injuries you have... You've suffered enough, and I want you to get better," Sakura said, standing up and slipping from Yue's grasp. She grabbed her limp arm and stumbled over to Cerberus, who had already transformed.
She turned around and nodded in the direction of Touya and Yukito's apartment. "Go home, Yue-san," she urged hastily. "Oniisan will be worrying..." Yue shook his head and struggled to his feet. He made his way to Sakura and said, "I won't go until you I make sure you are at home safely." Sakura blinked, then, "No! Yue-san, you are more injured than I! I only have a bleeding arm and cuts, while you have cuts, two arms that are probably broken, plus the fact you're bleeding!"
She leaned forward and touched his blood-stained cheek. "Please, Yue-san? Onegai?" she asked. Yue went pink, but shook his head. "Iie, Sakura-sama... It's my job to make sure you get home safely." Sakura started to say something, but Yue cut her off. "Yamero!" he said forcefully, glaring at Sakura. Sakura stepped back and placed a hand on Cerberus's wet body, who was growling slightly.
"Listen to Sakura-san," Cerberus said sharply. "I can take care of her! Yue, go!" Yue twitched and stepped back also. "I..I'm sorry..." he said sheepishly in a quiet voice. "I just wanted to make sure you were going to be okay." Sakura smiled. "Arigato for caring, Yue-san," she said and started climbing on Cerberus's back. She stopped and turned around. She hugged Yue softly, so not to put pressure on his wounds, and whispered drearily, "See you tomorrow...Yue-san...Mm.." Yue felt her arms fall. "Sakura?" he asked.
But Sakura didn't respond. "Sakura?!" he asked again, more frantic. He pushed her up and shook her gently. "Sakura!!" he yelled. Her head just bobbed and then lay limp. "Sa...Sakura.." He placed Sakura on Cerberus's back. "Cerberus, get Sakura to her home right NOW!!" he ordered, climbing on.
"What happened?" the golden lion beast asked as they were flying towards Sakura's house. "Sakura passed out," Yue said grimly. He looked at the stars. ~Nightfall... Touya is going to hate me so frickin' much...~ "She WHAT?!" Cerberus asked, enraged. Yue nodded. "Yea...too much blood lost... I have more wounds, but because she is more..delicate..she passed out..." Cerberus flapped his wings harder and landed in front of Sakura's kitchen door. Yue jumped off and banged on the door loudly.
They could here footsteps as Fujitaka rushed to open the door. "Oh my God, what happened?!" he asked as he noticed Sakura's blood-stained body. "Sakura has passed out," Cerberus growled as Fujitaka picked up Sakura's lifeless body and carried it up stairs. Cerberus reverted to his smaller form and followed with Yue.
"Will she be okay?" Yue asked as Fujitaka stripped Sakura of all clothing except her bra and underwear. Yue and Kero both turned away. "I think she'll be okay," the father said seriously as he grabbed a cloth and soaked it with warm water. "Kero, go get some towels, they're downstairs." Kero nodded and flew back down.
Fujitaka began wiping off all the dry blood from Sakura's body with the towel. "Is there..erm...anyway I can help?" Yue asked, a bit embarrassed. "Yes," Fujitaka said, "I have a question for you." Yue blinked. "A...question? What kind of question?" Fujitaka took off his glasses and said, "Yes, I was wondering.. How do you feel about Sakura?"
Yue stiffened. ~Does he know?..There's no way he could possibly know... Is there? Maybe Sakura told Fujitaka about me..Like all the strange things I did these past days...~ "I...Um..." started Yue, "She is...very skillfull in magic..and er...She has very good fighting skills and-"
Fujitaka cut him off. "Not that. Like, how do you feel about her?" he asked, wiping the Sakura's face. Yue's cheeks went pink and he twiddled his thumbs together. "Well, she has a kind heart..." Fujitaka looked up at Yue and smiled. "I know she does," he said. "What else?" Yue sat down next to Fujitaka, still not looking, and said, "She's very friendly with everyone... And really nice to us all.." Fujitaka nodded and looked out past Yue and saw Kero coming with a big towel.
"Little help..`ere!" panted Kero, his wings fluttering violently. Yue rushed up and took the towel. "Thanks," the little creature said gratefully. Yue tossed the towel at Fujitaka and he wrapped it around Sakura's body. He picked her up and nodded to Yue. The guardian stood up and moved out of the way.
"I'm taing her to her room," Fujitaka said, walking to Sakura's door. "I'll take care of your wounds right after." Yue flushed more pink. "No-No..I can take care of my own wounds," he said swiftly. "You just take care of Sakura-sama." Fujitaka nodded again. "You are a very good guardian of Sakura's." Yue grinned a little and turned back into the bathroom.
He grabbed a towel from the shelf and dampened it with warm water. He started rubbing his arms painfully. ~I wish Sakura could be doing this instead of me...~ "Need help?" Kero asked from behind Yue, noticing his little winces. Yue said, "I guess," and Kero grabbed a smaller towel and wiped Yue's arms until they were clean.
Yue washed his face and stared in the mirror. "How could Sakura love a face like this..." he said to himself. "What's that?" Kero asked. He had clearly heard Yue. "No-Nothing," stuttered Yue. Kero raised an unexisting brow. "Whatever." He eyed Yue's torn clothes. "Oh ho, you definitely going to need to borrow some of Touya's left over clothes he left," he said.
Yue sighed. "I suppose," he said tiredly. "Or I could just turn back into Yukito and let him go home. I really shouldn't be taking up his time like this." Kero shook his head. "Nuh uh. I don't think you should go," he said, flying out the bathroom. Yue followed him down the hall. "Why not?" he asked, puzzled. "Because," continued Kero, "You'd make Sakura-san sad."
Yue stopped walking and stared at the little guardian. ~Sakura? Miss me? That's like mice missing cats. Totally absurd.~ "Why, pray tell, would Sakura-sama miss me?" Kero laughed. "Going back to calling her 'Sakura-sama', eh? So you just call her by her first name whenever she's in danger then?" Yue glared. "No! I just...was rushed and..." Kero coughed. "Yea, yea. Well, let's not hear your lame excuses."
Yue growled and grabbed the beast and shook his roughly. "Don't mock me!" he snarled. "Ahh!! Ahh!! Ahh!!" yelped Kero. "Lemmeeeeeee goooooooooo!!!" Yue dropped Kero and stalked to Sakura's room and almost bumped into Fujitaka. "Whoa, why so mad?" he asked as Yue kept stalking, mumbling a curt, "Gomen ne."
Yue shrugged. "Kero pissed me off," he said. Fujitaka blinked, then laughed. "He get's on everyone's nerve sooner or later," he said, grinning. "Say, you look...well, torn in those torn clothes," he said, looking Yue over. "I think Touya has some clothes in his old room. You can go see if anything fits you. You are kind of his size, maybe a tad bit taller." Yue nodded and walked into Touya's room.
Five minutes later he came back out. "HAHAHA!!" cried out Kero when he saw Yue come out. Fujitaka slapped his hand over Kero's mouth, noticing the death glare coming from Yue's face. "Um..You look better," the man said kindly. Yue was wearing a plain white shirt. His left shoulder was showing and the sleeves were too big.
"I guess Touya's shoulder are bigger than yours," Fujitaka said, noticing. Yue nodded. "But his pants fit?" Yue shook his head. The waist was too big and it fell around his hips. But the ends were too short and it reached his ankles. "So, you have smaller shoulders and waist than Touya," observed Fujitaka, "and you're taller than him. If you plan on saving Sakura a lot, I should buy you some clothes to wear, ne?" Yue shrugged.
"I think you should stay tonight, Yue," Sakura's father said suddenly. Yue snapped his head up. "Nani?" he asked, disbelieving. ~Him too? Something's going on here...~ "Yes," Fujitaka answered. "You deserve to. I mean, you protected Sakura when you could've died and I think you should stay to protect her if that..person comes back." Yue hesitated. "Can't Kero?" Fujitaka shook his head. "Kero sleeps too heavily. Probably wouldn't hear an intruder if it was right next to him playing the drums."
Kero sweatdropped. "I resent that comment," he said, peeved.
Yue finally agreed. "I guess I should protect Sakura-sama," he said quietly. "I'll sleep in Touya's room?" Fujitaka nodded. "I'll make the bed. why don't you two go downstairs? I'll make tea and muffins as soon as I'm done," he suggested. Kero grinned, "Yea!" and flew top speed down to the kitchen. Yue blinked. "I wonder why he loves food so much.." he said, walking down.
~*~*~*~*~
Syaoran woke up impulsively. He waited until his breathing slowed as he grabbed a cup of water and drank it all. ~What kind of dream was that... Sakura and Yue fighting... A woman...with...~ Then he realized. ~A woman with dragon wings! It has to be Tsumetai! No, that's why! I felt like she needed me.. Because she's in danger...~ "That Dark Clow Cards..." he whispered. "I wish this damned plane would go faster..." He sighed. "Why Clow made those cards is beyond me."
He clutched his old ceremony robes he wore 'back in the old days'. "Sakura... Just wait for me, I'll help you. I won't let that Evil Card Captor hurt you... No more hurting.."
~*~*~*~*~
"C`mon," nagged Kero, "Try the tea or I'm drinking it!" Yue snapped his mouth shut as Kero tried shoving in a cup full of brown liquid into his mouth. He shook his head violently, making noises. "Mmm Mmm!!" Kero smacked Yue's nose with his tail. "It ain't poison!" he grumbled. "Agh!" Yue said, mouth now wide open. Kero grinned evilly and dumped the brown substance in Yue's mouth and down his throat.
Yue's eyes bulged and he gasped for breath. "Ack!" He tried spitting some out. "That stuff is nasty!" he cried out. Fujitaka, who was sitting across from them on the kitchen table, laughed. "Ah, well.." he said calmly, "First timers usually need sugar. Here." He pushed the sugar bowl by Yue. Yue shook his head. "I won't drink it!" Kero stuck his tongue out at Yue. "Stubborn idiot!" he accused.
Fujitaka smiled, exasperated. "Yue, give it another try," he said. He reached over and grabbed Yue's tea cup. He refilled it with tea and put two spoonfulls of sugar in it. He pushed it back towards Yue, who was eyeing it, as if it was going to kill him. "I-" began Yue. Kero cut him off by saying, "YUE!! Do it for Sakura-san! She always says how you should try food!" Yue opened his mouth to say something, then snapped it shut.
He grabbed the cup and held it to his nose. He sniffed it, twitched his nose, and pulled back. "It's stinky," he said. "YUE!" shouted Kero.
"Hey, hey," Fujitaka said, waving his hands in front of himself. "Let's not get hasty here. It's just tea. Besides, we don't want to wake Sakura up." Kero and Yue nodded. "Yue, just a sip?" inquired Fujitaka. Yue stared down in the brown tea and sighed in defeat. He raised the cup to his lips and drank.
The taste was bitter at first, then the creamy warm sensation hit him. He shivered in delight. "This..is..pretty good," he said. Kero smiled in triumph, and Fujitaka just smiled. Yue took another sip. Ah..yes. It warmed him up inside, and he didn't feel as cold. "What is this stuff made of?" he asked.
Kero shrugged, "Beats me," and grabbed a cracker and munched it down. "Buf if suref fafes goof!" he said, still chewing. Yue sweatdropped.
After they all had their little snack, and I use the term little lightly, Kero flew into Sakura's room and went to sleep. Fujitaka led Yue back to Touya's room. "What about tomorrow?" Yue asked as he sat on the bed, feeling awkward. Fujitaka frowned and said, "I don't know. I doubt that that girl.. What's her name?"
"Kikai."
Fujitaka nodded. "Yes, I doubt that Kikai will try to hurt Sakura during school... But I'm not so sure. She's supposed to be pure darkness, right?" Yue nodded solemly. Fujitaka frowned. "Then," he continued. "I'd greatly appreciate it if you would go to school with Sakura tomorrow."
Yue stared at Fujitaka like he was a crazy man. It wasn't that Yue resented going with her, it's just.. What about Yukito? And Touya? Yukito had classes, and couldn't afford to miss them. And Touya would care about Yukito. On the other hand, Touya also cared for Sakura. Yue could see the wheels cranking in Touya's head already.
"I..." Yue started, gripping the white sheets, "Don't know. I mean, Yukito has his classes, and Touya would partially be upset, plus, I don't know a lot about humans." Fujitaka blinked. "Yes, yes. But, I believe Yukito and Touya would understand, and I'm sure Sakura and Tomoyo could help you. Besides, you're going to be with her everywhere she goes. Mostly," he added.
Yue opened his mouth to say something when Fujitaka said, "Get some sleep. You'll be getting up early to get ready, and it's already ten-something." He patted Yue's thigh fatherly like and walked out. Before he left completely, he waved and said, "Oyasumi nasai," and flipped the light switch out, leaving Yue in total darkness.
Yue fumbled around a bit, then plopped down, exaushted. Since he was a guardian, his wounds probably wouldn't be there tomorrow. Or so he hoped. He rolled over to his side. Not time to think, time to sleep.
~*~*~*~*~
"OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOIIIIIIIIIII!!!!!!!"
Yue snapped his eyes open and waved his hands frantically in the air, hitting a flying object. "Ahhhhhhhh!!!" he yelped.
"AIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" shrieked another voice.
Yue looked up. "Ooops." Kero hit the wall and slid down slowly. Yue stared, then Kero flew up at him and yelled, "WHY'D YOU DO THAT?!" Yue frowned and shot back, "BECAUSE YOU SCREECHED IN MY EAR!" The two guardians glared.
There was a knock on the door and it opened. The two looked away from each other to the door. "Ah, Sakura-sama!" exclaimed Yue. "What are you doing?" Sakura rubbed her eyes and smiled. "I woke up because I heard two very loud voices," she said. Yue blushed. "An-Ano.. Go-Gomen nasai, Sakura-sama," he stuttered. Kero smirked.
Sakura laughed, "It's okay. Besides, it's.. Um.. Kero-chan, what time is it?" Kero flew towards the clock on the drawer and read, "7:30am." Sakura's eyes widened. "Eeeeeeiiiiii!!! I'm going to be late!!!" she said frantically, and rushed out of the room. Yue could hear a door slam and he guessed it was Sakura's.
"Better get going too," Kero snickered. "Don't want to be late to class, now do we?" Yue glared at him and stuffed the small guardian under his pillow. "MMMMMMMFFFFF!!!!" Kero said. Yue smiled and got ready.
He met Sakura downstairs. "Ano.. Yue-san? Why are you dressed up?" Sakura asked in confusion when she saw him. Yue scratched his head and replied, "Well, I..uh.. Um.." Fujitaka magically appeared (not literally appeared) and filled in, "Yue's going to school with you today, Sakura." Sakura blinked and looked at Yue. "Why?" she asked.
"Because I'm going to protect you if anything happens," Yue answered. Sakura gave him a funny look. "Because your dad told me to," he added hastily. Sakura 'oh'ed. "Well, you two should be going, ne?" Fujitaka said, handing them each a bag of lunch. Yue looked down at it. "Eh?" Sakura smiled and said, "It's food, Yue-san. You need to eat it at lunch." Yue blinked. "But I don't need food, I don't have to eat it."
Sakura shrugged. "Just try. But I really hope you don't get obsessed with it like Kero-chan," she said, laughing. Yue cracked a smile. Fujitaka looked down at his watch and said, "Ikimasu, school's almost going to start!" Sakura nodded and jumped out the door onto the road. She already had her skates on. Yue walked down.
"Just don't show them anything that is abnormal," Sakura advised as they were heading towards school. "Like, no wings, no magic, no magic anything actually." Yue nodded. "Where am I supposed to go?" he asked. Sakura put her finger to her chin and said thoughtfully, "I think you go to the main office. They'll put you in my class. Just say you're my cousin. Thay'll do it. I think." Yue raised a brow. "What if I don't get placed in your class, Sakura-sama?"
Sakura skidded to a halt as they reached the school gates. "And another thing," Sakura said, walking inside, "don't call me Sakura-sama. Just call me Sakura. Okay?" Yue frowned, then nodded. "I guess this is where you'll be waiting," Sakura said, pointing to the door that lead to the office. "See you later."
With that, she ran off towards homeroom, leaving Yue alone. Actually, leaving Yue alone with another boy. ~He must be new, too.~ The boy was sitting on a chair that was lined up against the wall. Yue sighed and plopped down next to him. As soon as he sat, he detected strong magic from the boy. His head snapped up; the boys' head snapped up at the same time. They turned to face each other sharply, then cried out their names.
"Yue!"
"Li Syaoran!"
The two stared at each other before Syaoran said, "What in hell are you doing here?!" Yue snorted and said, "I'm supposed to be protecting Sakura-sama." Syaoran jerked. "Sakura? You're supposed to be protecting her?" Yue nodded. "Unlike some people," he added. Syaoran flinched at his words.
"Why do you need to protect her?" Syaoran said hurridly. Yue folded his arms across his chest and explained, "Because there's a certain girl here who's trying to harm Sakura-sama. Her father told me to stay with her until we can get rid of that pest." Syaoran blinked. "Why are you here?" Yue asked suddenly.
Syaoran gulped and pulled at his collar. "Well," he started, "I came because I felt like Sakura was in distress. Like something evil was going to happen to her. Guess I was right, ne?" Yue nodded grimly. "I can't figure out why that girl's trying to harm Sakura-sama. It's not like Sakura-sama did anything to her."
Syaoran shrugged. "Well, maybe this girl hates Sakura. For what reason, I have no idea. Hey, just to confirm what I've been thinking... That girl is The Dark Clow Card Mistress, right?" Yue nodded again. "Unfortunately," the guardian said, "she had to bring her two guardians." Syaoran sighed. "Then this will be a hard battle. Cerberus against Kiri, you against Tsumetai, and Sakura against the girl. I can't do anything.."
Yue stiffened. "Someone's coming," he said shortly. Syaoran fell silent as a tall man came in, he obviosuly was the principal. "Ah, two new students?" he inquired, looking at both of them. They nodded. "Well, well. May I ask your names?"
"Yue.. uh.." began Yue. ~Darn, they never told me what last name I was supposed to use.~ He figeted his fingers around nervously while the principal looked down at him. "Well?" insisted the principal. "I'm waiting."
Syaoran was the one who rescued Yue. "His name is Kinomoto Yue, sir," he said fastly. The principal turned to look at him. And how do you know?" he asked. Syaoran said, "I know because I'm a good friend of his cousin." The principal raised his brow. "Cousin? What cousin?"
Yue raised his head and said, "Kinomoto Sakura." The principal blinked, then exclaimed, "Ah, yes! One of our most favorite students! Kinomoto-san! She's very enjoyable. Well then, I think I'll place you two in her classes then. What do you think?" Yue and Syaoran both nodded frantically. "Good, good! Come this way, please!" he said motioning for the boys to stand and leading them to Sakura's homeroom.
He opened the sliding door thing and the two stepped inside. Yue noticed Sakura. "Ano.. There she is," he said to Syaoran. Syaoran looked up and blinked. ~Sakura sure has gotten prettier.~ Her couldn't help but feeling attracted to her beauty. ~She has grown into a fine young princess.~ Mr.Terada blinked. "Wow, sure is a popular year for new students," he commented when the principal left. He shrugged and walked to his desk thing.
"Class," he said, gaining everyone's attention, "I'd like you to meet two more new students that will be joining us for the rest of the school year. Please welcome our former student from Tomeda, Li Syaoran." Syaoran bowed. Mr.Terada wrote his name on the chalkboard, then said, "And Kinomoto Yue. He's a cousin of Sakura," writing Yue's 'name' on the chalkboard as well. Yue bowed.
He snapped his head up he heard whispers like, "Cool, he looks cute!" and "Wow, maybe I can gain his attention!" and "He's so manly..." His cheeks turned a faint shade of red as Syaoran snickered lightly behind him. Mr.Terada blinked, then said, "Now, where should we seat you two. I know, Syaoran, why don't you go sit next to Kikai over there," pointing to the empty seat next to a girl with ice cold blue eyes. And the same exact features as Sakura.
~What the hell?!~ Syaoran, startled, walked down the aisle and slid down in his seat. He side glanced at Kikai, who was busy reading a book. ~She seems normal....~ At once, the dark, evil aura surrounded him and he winced. ~But she is far far from it.~ He looked back up at the teacher, who was deciding where to place Yue.
"And Yue, you can sit in front of Sakura," he heard him say. (Don't ask about the seatings, I just needed it to be that way. For what reason I'm still unsure of.) Yue nodded and walked down aisle and into his seat. It seemed he was disappointed in the seating arrangement. He and Syaoran felt like switching places, so Yue could keep an eye on Kikai, and Syaoran could be in front of Sakura.
Soon half the day past and it was lunch time. Sakura and Tomoyo convinced Yue to sit with them near the water fountain, which left Syaoran to do what he pleased. And that was finding Kikai and finding out what her motives were. So he set off to find her. Passing the garden, rounding the corners of the building, and looking in the trees, he couldn't find her. "Damnit, where could one girl possibly get to?!" he asked no one.
"Well then, why are you looking for me?" asked a female voice, one he was quite capable of guessing.
"Kikai," he whispered, turning around. Kikai was now sitting in front of him, sitting on a bench. "Well?" she prompted. Syaoran felt something caught in his throat. "I..I..." he tried to say. Kikai raised a brow at him. "Kero-chan got your tongue?" she joked. Syaoran glared. "For your information, I do not like that stuffed animal. I never have, and I never will." Kikai blinked, then laughed.
"Well, well," she said, calming down. "Why were you looking for me?" Syaoran explained, "Because, I want to know why you want to harm Sakura. What did she ever do to you?" Kikai's eyes turned serious. "Little boy," she said, getting up and staring into his face coldly, "you have no business in knowing what my motives are. This is only between me and The Sakura Card Mistress. Got that? So you better keep your nose where it belongs."
Syaoran glared at her and shot back, "Yea? Well, what're you going to do about it!?" Kikai closed her eyes and smirked. "I don't think you want to know the true depths of my power," she said in a warning tone. "So ignore me and live your daily life. You'll be asking for pain and suffering if you were to try and fight me."
Syaoran gaped at her. ~How the hell can she be so bloody confident in herself?!~ He shook his head. "I don't care what you say!" he shouted. "I'll protect Sakura from whatever harm befalls her!!" Kikai narrowed her eyes.
"Love is a strong thing. But hate is stronger."
Syaoran stared at Kikai. He let those words sink in. 'Love is a strong thing. But hate is stronger.' What did she mean? He clutched his hands into fists. "I'll show you what I can do!" he yelled. "Meet me in the park after school!" Kikai's eyes narrowed still. Then she smirked. "Fine. Let your ignorance be your downfall," she sneered and walked away.
Syaoran stood there for a long time, then swore. There was no way in Hell that he'd be able to win. But still.. He had to protect his dignity and Sakura. The bell rang and he walked back inside.
Disclaimer: I do not own Ca Captor Sakura, do not sue me. This is merely for entertainment, nothing else.
PS. Sorry I took so long. Writers: Their worst enemy is school.