Testing the Sakura Card Mistress
Eight-Reading
by Sakura Maxwell
Note-The part when Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, & Syaoran are talking at Tomoyo's.. Uh, they're sitting where Tomoyo, Sakura, & Sonomi sat in the episode where Sakura captured The Lock Card. Okay? I can't describe it very well.. cuz I kinda forgot..^ ^;;;;;...!
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"Dark Time..!"
Everything went dull grey.
"Dark Sword."
The silver blade was placed by his stomach.
"Nani--Ugh!"
Blood spurted in the air.
Kikai's eyes widened. "Impossible," she mumbled, crimson sliding down the blade.
Syaoran opened an eye slowly and forced a pained smile. "I-I'll admit..that's a sh..sharp blade.." he managed to say, gripping the sword blade harder, causing his palm to bleed even more. "I'm surprised it didn't cut my hand all the way." He pulled the sword away from Kikai and stumbled back. The sword disappeared.
Kikai was still standing in the same position. "How.." she whispered, "how did he catch it..?!" Syaoran glanced at her, hand at his side motionless as the blood dripped onto the tile floor. "That wasn't very nice of you, Kikai," he said dryly. At the sound of her name being said, Kikai snapped out of her trance and looked at Syaoran's grim face.
She stared at him with glaring eyes. "...." Syaoran grinned wryly and said, "What? Not going to compliment me on catching your sword?" Kikai's eyes narrowed even more. "..You.." she began, then her eyes closed and she fell.
"Eh?" Syaoran caught Kikai's unconscious body in his arms. "What the.." He blinked. "Oh.. Right, she used Time.." he said, picking her up and put her on his shoulder. He walked into the living room and set her down on the couch. "She's never going to forgive me for carrying her," he muttered cheerfully. Then he looked at his bloody hand and winced. "Itai.. I better bandage this up."
After he was done, he went into his room and picked up his cordless phone. Dailing Sakura's number, he waited for her to answer. Instead, he got the "Devil".
"Hello?"
Syaoran's mouth twitched. "To-Touya?!"
"BRAT!"
Syaoran gripped the phone with his good hand and muttered curses. "I'd like to talk to Sakura," he managed to say politely as possible.
"No--Sakura? She isn't here--"
"Thanks."
Click
Syaoran looked at his phone. "So where is she anyway." He dailed Sakura's cell number and waited.
"Li-kun?" Sakura's voice.
"Finally," Syaoran sighed. "I was wondering if we could go to Tomoyo's house to discuss the Dark Clow Cards."
"I thought we already did."
"I want you to do a reading."
"For the Cards?"
Syaoran nodded. "Yea. And I think it would be wise if you asked Eriol if he can tell you any possible ways of defeating Kikai."
"Okay.. I'm at Tomoyo-chan's already, so you just come here as soon as possible?"
"`Kay, ja ne," he said, putting the phone down. He sighed in relief. "Alright, I need to change and--AIIIEEE! I forgot about Kikai! Ack.." Syaoran shook his head. "I'll just leave her here. I'm sure she'll wake up before I get back and leave before I get back so everything's okay then. Okay, if she doesn't decide to destroy my apartment."
~*~*~*~*~
"A reading?"
Eriol's brows shot up and he looked at Syaoran. "What for?" he asked curiously. "So we can know what to expect, maybe," Syaoran answered, leaning back against the chair. "I mean, it's better to try than not to."
"I guess you're right," Eriol replied, then looked across the white table at Sakura and Tomoyo. "Well, Sakura-san, are you going to read the Cards? You have them with you, right?" Sakura nodded. "Alright."
Everyone watched as Sakura layed out the Cards, trying to get rid of everything in her mind. She sighed and gathered the cards and cut the deck into three groups, and then back into a whole deck. She then laid nine cards, picked randomly, on her desk in a large diamond at the center, along with the rest of the deck to the right. Then she began her incantation.
"Cards shaped by me, answer my question. Show me the truth behind my situation." A rush of warmth burst from the cards and surrounded her, making her hair whirl around.
When it died down, placed her hand over the first card at the top of diamond and flipped it over. "It's.. It's The Windy," she read aloud. She frowned a little. ~Is this just like the one I did with Kero-chan..?~
"You know the meaning of The Windy, right, Sakura-san?" Eriol asked. Sakura nodded slowly and flipped the next Card. Her eyes widened slightly. "Wa..Watery.." Next Card..
"...Sweet.." She flipped the other Card.
"..Dark..?"
Syaoran and Eriol glanced at each other. Both of them could read each other's faces. ~The Dark..?~ they both thought. Sakura stared at The Dark Card. ~This reading is different.. But why would The Dark Card be in this reading? What does it mean?~ She flipped the Card which meant what her enemy was after to find it different.
"Light?" everyone asked. Sakura held The Light Card. "Light..? Why Light..? What is Light..?" She turned to Eriol and Syaoran. "Do you know what it means..?" she asked, confused. Syaoran shook his head. "Sorry, I'm confused too," he said. Eriol shrugged. "Do you know of anyone that has to do with The Light Card, Sakura-san?"
"Cerberus?"
Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Eriol sweatdropped. "Well, um, besides him.." Eriol said weakly. Sakura blinked, and shook her head. "Iie, wakarimasen.." Sakura looked down sadly. Eriol smiled and said kindly, "Do not worry, Sakura-san. You'll figure it out. You just need some time. That's all.." Syaoran and Tomoyo nodded.
"Sakura-chan, don't rush yourself!" Tomoyo said happily, putting a hand on Sakura's shoulder. "You're very smart! You can figure this out. Besides, let's just forget about the reading for now and have some fun." Syaoran shook his head. "Not yet, Tomoyo," he said. "Doshite?" Tomoyo asked, confused.
Sakura raised her head and looked at Syaoran. "Oh.." she said, remembering, "Li-kun told me to ask Eriol-kun if he could tell me any ways of defeating Kikai.." Eriol glanced at Syaoran, who looked away. Eriol raised a brow. "Well..There is one more thing you need to know, Sakura-san," Eriol said sternly. Sakura blinked. "What?" she asked. Eriol folded his hands together and said, "You will never be able to beat Kikai if you don't beat her at her best ability."
Everyone blinked.
"Best ability?" Syaoran asked. Eriol nodded. "Best ability," he repeated.
Sakura blinked again. "Her best ability.. Her--"
"Her strong point.." Syaoran mumbled. He knew what it was. ~It's got to be her sword skill..~ he thought. ~It's what she always uses.. And I know from experience how talented she is with a sword. Her body was built for swordmanship. Of course that would be her best ability, her strong point. But I wonder.. Sakura,~ he looked at her, ~will you be able to recognize it? Recognize her ability with swords? You've never been in a one-on-one sword fight with her so you wouldn't know, would you?~
Eriol glanced at Syaoran's thoughtfull face and smiled softly. ~He knows what her best ability is.. He should. It must be hard for him,~ he thought, frowning sadly, ~that he's torn between loving Kikai and helping Sakura-san.. But it can't be helped, I suppose.. I hope Syaoran can cope with all of this..~
Syaoran stood up. "I'm going to go now," he said abruptly, and turned around. Sakura looked at him, and then looked at his hand. Her eyes widened. "Li--Li-kun! What happened to your hand?!" she exclaimed. Syaoran looked at his wounded hand. ~Ah, shit!~ The bandage was stained red. Obviously, the bleeding didn't stop as fast as he thought it would.
"It's--It's nothing," Syaoran said hastily, holding his bandaged hand up to his chest. A big sweatdrop appered as Sakura narrowed her eyes at him and raised a brow. "I don't believe you for a second," she said, standing up. "What happened to it?" Syaoran glanced back and saw Sakura moving towards him and stiffened. "Shit.." he whispered. He turned around super fast and said, "Uh, well, I have things to do at home, so, ano, JA NEEEEEE!!" and he sped away.
Sakura stood there in SD form.
Tomoyo and Eriol sweatdropped.
~*~*~*~*~
Syaoran closed his apartment door and hung his head. He sighed in relief. "Thank God Sakura didn't follow me," he muttered. He walked into the living room and literally screamed.
"KIKAI?!?!?!"
Kikai was sitting on the couch in her white shirt and shorts. She was looking down ad her face was thoughtfull. At the sound of her name being said, she looked at Syaoran's gaping face and an expression between a smile and a smirk crossed over her face. "You went to that girl's, Tomoyo, house to discuss about me with Eriol and Sakura, didn't you?" she asked calmly.
Syaoran shook his head, gaining control of reality again. "Nani?" he asked. "How did you know?!" Kikai stood up and answered, "I had a feeling..." She faced him and Syaoran stepped back. ~Damn, her face looks like Eriol's expression a long time ago!~ Her expression was an amused, dangerous smile. "You know what my best ability is, don't you?" Syaoran nodded slowly. "Well, now, since I have regained strength, and failed to get rid of you, I shall be going now."
She closed her eyes and walked towards the door. Syaoran moved out of her way as she opened it. He blinked, then grabbed her arm with his normal hand. "Kikai, wait," he said sternly.
Kikai stopped.
"Do you really hate me this much?" Syaoran asked, his voice a bit desperate. "Tell me, what did I do to make you hate me so much?"
Kikai's eyes opened slightly. ~Hate..? ...~ She turned to look at him. His amber eyes held pain in them. Her lips turned upward slightly into a sad smile. Syaoran blinked.
In a milli second, the tip of a blade was at his throat.
Syaoran looked down at the sword. "You're fast at this Dark Sword thing.." he mumbled softly. Kikai forced a smile. "I have to be," she managed to say. Syaoran looked at her. ~Why is she acting so sentimental all of a sudden..? Maybe the Dark Time Card did more than drain her energy. Maybe it drained her personality too.~
"You didn't answer my question, Kikai," Syaoran said. "What did I do to make you hate me so much?" Kikai stepped back, pulling the sword away from Syaoran's throat. Syaoran rubbed his throat, then looked at Kikai again. "Kikai..?"
Kikai's head was lowered and shadows covered her face. "Kikai.." Syaoran whispered, moving towards her. "Daijoubu--"
"I.."
Syaoran stopped. "Kikai."
Kikai gripped the hilt of the sword harder. "..I..hate you..because..because.." The sword disappeared. Syaoran blinked. Kikai turned around and ran. "Kikai, wait!" Syaoran shouted, but she was already gone.
Syaoran's hand fell to his side as he stared where Kikai had disappeared.
"Kikai.."
~*~*~*~*~
Reisei closed the door and walked inside of the house she, Kiri, and Kikai lived in. She set down her bag of books and blinked. She could hear the snores of Kiri from the window sill. She put her fingers on her temples and smiled exasperatedly. "Kiri and Kero are alike so much it's plain scary," she said to herself. She put her hand down. "So where's Mistress..?"
She walked down the hallway and knocked on Kikai's door. "Mistress..?" she said softly, "are you in there?" No one answered. She frowned and pushed the door open slightly. "Mistress..?" She could see Kikai's back and quickly shut the door. "At leats I know she's here," Reisei told herself and walked back into the living room, happy and ready to enjoy one of her newly bought books.
Inside of her dark room, Kikai was leaning against the window sill with her arms folded to support her. She looked out of the window with a nonchantly expression.
"I hate you..because.. Because..."
A tear slid down her cheek.
"..Because you made me love you."
Well, was that S&S or what?! And when I say S&S, I don't mean Syaoran&Sakura, I mean, Short&Sucky! And Stupid&Sappy!! Yep! Oh well!! People kept telling me to write, so here is the end result! This writing that equals to toilet paper! Well, I hurried with it, sorry. Jeez. I can't seem to write Y&S right now, but I promise, there IS going to be Y&S in the next chapter!! Promise!!
R&R please!! Thanks!
Eight-Reading
by Sakura Maxwell
Note-The part when Sakura, Tomoyo, Eriol, & Syaoran are talking at Tomoyo's.. Uh, they're sitting where Tomoyo, Sakura, & Sonomi sat in the episode where Sakura captured The Lock Card. Okay? I can't describe it very well.. cuz I kinda forgot..^ ^;;;;;...!
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"Dark Time..!"
Everything went dull grey.
"Dark Sword."
The silver blade was placed by his stomach.
"Nani--Ugh!"
Blood spurted in the air.
Kikai's eyes widened. "Impossible," she mumbled, crimson sliding down the blade.
Syaoran opened an eye slowly and forced a pained smile. "I-I'll admit..that's a sh..sharp blade.." he managed to say, gripping the sword blade harder, causing his palm to bleed even more. "I'm surprised it didn't cut my hand all the way." He pulled the sword away from Kikai and stumbled back. The sword disappeared.
Kikai was still standing in the same position. "How.." she whispered, "how did he catch it..?!" Syaoran glanced at her, hand at his side motionless as the blood dripped onto the tile floor. "That wasn't very nice of you, Kikai," he said dryly. At the sound of her name being said, Kikai snapped out of her trance and looked at Syaoran's grim face.
She stared at him with glaring eyes. "...." Syaoran grinned wryly and said, "What? Not going to compliment me on catching your sword?" Kikai's eyes narrowed even more. "..You.." she began, then her eyes closed and she fell.
"Eh?" Syaoran caught Kikai's unconscious body in his arms. "What the.." He blinked. "Oh.. Right, she used Time.." he said, picking her up and put her on his shoulder. He walked into the living room and set her down on the couch. "She's never going to forgive me for carrying her," he muttered cheerfully. Then he looked at his bloody hand and winced. "Itai.. I better bandage this up."
After he was done, he went into his room and picked up his cordless phone. Dailing Sakura's number, he waited for her to answer. Instead, he got the "Devil".
"Hello?"
Syaoran's mouth twitched. "To-Touya?!"
"BRAT!"
Syaoran gripped the phone with his good hand and muttered curses. "I'd like to talk to Sakura," he managed to say politely as possible.
"No--Sakura? She isn't here--"
"Thanks."
Click
Syaoran looked at his phone. "So where is she anyway." He dailed Sakura's cell number and waited.
"Li-kun?" Sakura's voice.
"Finally," Syaoran sighed. "I was wondering if we could go to Tomoyo's house to discuss the Dark Clow Cards."
"I thought we already did."
"I want you to do a reading."
"For the Cards?"
Syaoran nodded. "Yea. And I think it would be wise if you asked Eriol if he can tell you any possible ways of defeating Kikai."
"Okay.. I'm at Tomoyo-chan's already, so you just come here as soon as possible?"
"`Kay, ja ne," he said, putting the phone down. He sighed in relief. "Alright, I need to change and--AIIIEEE! I forgot about Kikai! Ack.." Syaoran shook his head. "I'll just leave her here. I'm sure she'll wake up before I get back and leave before I get back so everything's okay then. Okay, if she doesn't decide to destroy my apartment."
~*~*~*~*~
"A reading?"
Eriol's brows shot up and he looked at Syaoran. "What for?" he asked curiously. "So we can know what to expect, maybe," Syaoran answered, leaning back against the chair. "I mean, it's better to try than not to."
"I guess you're right," Eriol replied, then looked across the white table at Sakura and Tomoyo. "Well, Sakura-san, are you going to read the Cards? You have them with you, right?" Sakura nodded. "Alright."
Everyone watched as Sakura layed out the Cards, trying to get rid of everything in her mind. She sighed and gathered the cards and cut the deck into three groups, and then back into a whole deck. She then laid nine cards, picked randomly, on her desk in a large diamond at the center, along with the rest of the deck to the right. Then she began her incantation.
"Cards shaped by me, answer my question. Show me the truth behind my situation." A rush of warmth burst from the cards and surrounded her, making her hair whirl around.
When it died down, placed her hand over the first card at the top of diamond and flipped it over. "It's.. It's The Windy," she read aloud. She frowned a little. ~Is this just like the one I did with Kero-chan..?~
"You know the meaning of The Windy, right, Sakura-san?" Eriol asked. Sakura nodded slowly and flipped the next Card. Her eyes widened slightly. "Wa..Watery.." Next Card..
"...Sweet.." She flipped the other Card.
"..Dark..?"
Syaoran and Eriol glanced at each other. Both of them could read each other's faces. ~The Dark..?~ they both thought. Sakura stared at The Dark Card. ~This reading is different.. But why would The Dark Card be in this reading? What does it mean?~ She flipped the Card which meant what her enemy was after to find it different.
"Light?" everyone asked. Sakura held The Light Card. "Light..? Why Light..? What is Light..?" She turned to Eriol and Syaoran. "Do you know what it means..?" she asked, confused. Syaoran shook his head. "Sorry, I'm confused too," he said. Eriol shrugged. "Do you know of anyone that has to do with The Light Card, Sakura-san?"
"Cerberus?"
Tomoyo, Syaoran, and Eriol sweatdropped. "Well, um, besides him.." Eriol said weakly. Sakura blinked, and shook her head. "Iie, wakarimasen.." Sakura looked down sadly. Eriol smiled and said kindly, "Do not worry, Sakura-san. You'll figure it out. You just need some time. That's all.." Syaoran and Tomoyo nodded.
"Sakura-chan, don't rush yourself!" Tomoyo said happily, putting a hand on Sakura's shoulder. "You're very smart! You can figure this out. Besides, let's just forget about the reading for now and have some fun." Syaoran shook his head. "Not yet, Tomoyo," he said. "Doshite?" Tomoyo asked, confused.
Sakura raised her head and looked at Syaoran. "Oh.." she said, remembering, "Li-kun told me to ask Eriol-kun if he could tell me any ways of defeating Kikai.." Eriol glanced at Syaoran, who looked away. Eriol raised a brow. "Well..There is one more thing you need to know, Sakura-san," Eriol said sternly. Sakura blinked. "What?" she asked. Eriol folded his hands together and said, "You will never be able to beat Kikai if you don't beat her at her best ability."
Everyone blinked.
"Best ability?" Syaoran asked. Eriol nodded. "Best ability," he repeated.
Sakura blinked again. "Her best ability.. Her--"
"Her strong point.." Syaoran mumbled. He knew what it was. ~It's got to be her sword skill..~ he thought. ~It's what she always uses.. And I know from experience how talented she is with a sword. Her body was built for swordmanship. Of course that would be her best ability, her strong point. But I wonder.. Sakura,~ he looked at her, ~will you be able to recognize it? Recognize her ability with swords? You've never been in a one-on-one sword fight with her so you wouldn't know, would you?~
Eriol glanced at Syaoran's thoughtfull face and smiled softly. ~He knows what her best ability is.. He should. It must be hard for him,~ he thought, frowning sadly, ~that he's torn between loving Kikai and helping Sakura-san.. But it can't be helped, I suppose.. I hope Syaoran can cope with all of this..~
Syaoran stood up. "I'm going to go now," he said abruptly, and turned around. Sakura looked at him, and then looked at his hand. Her eyes widened. "Li--Li-kun! What happened to your hand?!" she exclaimed. Syaoran looked at his wounded hand. ~Ah, shit!~ The bandage was stained red. Obviously, the bleeding didn't stop as fast as he thought it would.
"It's--It's nothing," Syaoran said hastily, holding his bandaged hand up to his chest. A big sweatdrop appered as Sakura narrowed her eyes at him and raised a brow. "I don't believe you for a second," she said, standing up. "What happened to it?" Syaoran glanced back and saw Sakura moving towards him and stiffened. "Shit.." he whispered. He turned around super fast and said, "Uh, well, I have things to do at home, so, ano, JA NEEEEEE!!" and he sped away.
Sakura stood there in SD form.
Tomoyo and Eriol sweatdropped.
~*~*~*~*~
Syaoran closed his apartment door and hung his head. He sighed in relief. "Thank God Sakura didn't follow me," he muttered. He walked into the living room and literally screamed.
"KIKAI?!?!?!"
Kikai was sitting on the couch in her white shirt and shorts. She was looking down ad her face was thoughtfull. At the sound of her name being said, she looked at Syaoran's gaping face and an expression between a smile and a smirk crossed over her face. "You went to that girl's, Tomoyo, house to discuss about me with Eriol and Sakura, didn't you?" she asked calmly.
Syaoran shook his head, gaining control of reality again. "Nani?" he asked. "How did you know?!" Kikai stood up and answered, "I had a feeling..." She faced him and Syaoran stepped back. ~Damn, her face looks like Eriol's expression a long time ago!~ Her expression was an amused, dangerous smile. "You know what my best ability is, don't you?" Syaoran nodded slowly. "Well, now, since I have regained strength, and failed to get rid of you, I shall be going now."
She closed her eyes and walked towards the door. Syaoran moved out of her way as she opened it. He blinked, then grabbed her arm with his normal hand. "Kikai, wait," he said sternly.
Kikai stopped.
"Do you really hate me this much?" Syaoran asked, his voice a bit desperate. "Tell me, what did I do to make you hate me so much?"
Kikai's eyes opened slightly. ~Hate..? ...~ She turned to look at him. His amber eyes held pain in them. Her lips turned upward slightly into a sad smile. Syaoran blinked.
In a milli second, the tip of a blade was at his throat.
Syaoran looked down at the sword. "You're fast at this Dark Sword thing.." he mumbled softly. Kikai forced a smile. "I have to be," she managed to say. Syaoran looked at her. ~Why is she acting so sentimental all of a sudden..? Maybe the Dark Time Card did more than drain her energy. Maybe it drained her personality too.~
"You didn't answer my question, Kikai," Syaoran said. "What did I do to make you hate me so much?" Kikai stepped back, pulling the sword away from Syaoran's throat. Syaoran rubbed his throat, then looked at Kikai again. "Kikai..?"
Kikai's head was lowered and shadows covered her face. "Kikai.." Syaoran whispered, moving towards her. "Daijoubu--"
"I.."
Syaoran stopped. "Kikai."
Kikai gripped the hilt of the sword harder. "..I..hate you..because..because.." The sword disappeared. Syaoran blinked. Kikai turned around and ran. "Kikai, wait!" Syaoran shouted, but she was already gone.
Syaoran's hand fell to his side as he stared where Kikai had disappeared.
"Kikai.."
~*~*~*~*~
Reisei closed the door and walked inside of the house she, Kiri, and Kikai lived in. She set down her bag of books and blinked. She could hear the snores of Kiri from the window sill. She put her fingers on her temples and smiled exasperatedly. "Kiri and Kero are alike so much it's plain scary," she said to herself. She put her hand down. "So where's Mistress..?"
She walked down the hallway and knocked on Kikai's door. "Mistress..?" she said softly, "are you in there?" No one answered. She frowned and pushed the door open slightly. "Mistress..?" She could see Kikai's back and quickly shut the door. "At leats I know she's here," Reisei told herself and walked back into the living room, happy and ready to enjoy one of her newly bought books.
Inside of her dark room, Kikai was leaning against the window sill with her arms folded to support her. She looked out of the window with a nonchantly expression.
"I hate you..because.. Because..."
A tear slid down her cheek.
"..Because you made me love you."
Well, was that S&S or what?! And when I say S&S, I don't mean Syaoran&Sakura, I mean, Short&Sucky! And Stupid&Sappy!! Yep! Oh well!! People kept telling me to write, so here is the end result! This writing that equals to toilet paper! Well, I hurried with it, sorry. Jeez. I can't seem to write Y&S right now, but I promise, there IS going to be Y&S in the next chapter!! Promise!!
R&R please!! Thanks!