Return Back in Time
By: Kamika Farinas
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"Please. . . Remember me. . ." A voice calls out from behind me.
I turn around, "What? Who are you?" I come face to face with a female. All I could see was her eyes, a bright emerald color. "Why? Why do you look so familiar?"
"Remember me. . . I need your help. . ." She mumbles to me.
"Please! Tell me who you are!!" I ask as she suddenly starts to float back.
"No!! Don't leave!! Tell me!! Please!!"
She shakes her head as her eyes fill up with tears. "I need your help. . . To remember. . ."
I stop suddenly, "Remember? Who are you?" I ask one more time before her figure disappears.
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Sakura sighs happily as she leans against the cute brown-haired boy in her arms. 'I. . . I want this to last forever. . .' She thinks.
Syaoran closes his eyes. 'I was sent the angel of heaven. . .'
"SAKURA!! SAKURA AVALON!!!" A voice yells out. Sakura's eyes snap open as she hears her name. In front of her were the smiling faces of Chiharu and Takashi. They wave as they see her.
Syaoran blinks. 'Sakura Avalon? Why does that seem. . . So familiar. . .' He thinks to himself.
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Syaoran stands before Eriol who had a sheet of paper in his hand. Syaoran rolls his eyes as he looks through the names.
"Lord Syaoran. . Please choose a name to be exchanged. . ." Eriol says, bowing slightly.
Syaoran just points at a name randomly. "That one. ."
Eriol takes the sheet. "Sakura Avalon?" He asks.
Syaoran nods. "Yeah. . . That one. . Sakura Avalon."
Eriol bows again and nods, "As you wish. . ."
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Syaoran backs away from Sakura. "You. . . You're the slave!" He exclaims angrily. Tomoyo and Eriol stop playing and watch.
Sakura blinks. "What?" She mutters softly.
"You! How could you. . . You carry on such a façade! Making me think that you were. . . . Royalty! You're a . . . . You're nothing!" Syaoran yells angrily. He stomps over to his chair and sits in it angrily.
Meiling blinks. "Xiao Lang?" She asks softly. Her reply was a grunt from Syaoran's lips.
Sakura looks around, her eyes starting to fill up with tears. She turns to see everyone staring at her, as if she was some kind of animal. Her eyes land on Syaoran and he glares at her with a mean scowl. Her tears fall as she rushes towards the door. She pushes everyone away weakly, trying to get through. All that was left of her was the ribbons in her hair.
Tomoyo sighs as she puts down her violin and rushes after Sakura. "Sakura! Wait!!" She exclaims as she rushes out, right behind the crying Sakura.
Calmly, Eriol stands up and walks out, following the two females. The whole crowd blinks and then turns to Syaoran.
Syaoran scowls as he stares at the door. He turns his eyes to the people to see them staring at him. "WHAT?! GET OUT!!!!!!!!" He exclaims angrily, gripping onto the sides of the chair.
Everyone rushes out in fear of upsetting Syaoran. Murmurs of "Boy, he's blown his top. . ." or "He let down such a hot girl!" Most of them coming from the mouths of males.
Syaoran continues to glare as he watches the people scramble out.
Meiling sighs, "Syaoran. . . Are you sure that was a good idea?" She asks.
Syaoran turns to her and glares. "Don't speak. . ." He says angrily.
Meiling raises an eyebrow. "Excuse me? Xiao Lang! I have as much power as you do and I know my fair share in the situations between the different classes but what you did was wrong!" She yells, standing up. "She might have been a slave but she changed you out there in those mere minutes you stayed with her. You were SMILING for goodness sake!" She shakes her head as she makes her way towards the door. "And that was something. . . whether you believe it or not. . ." She ends as she leaves the room. The echo of her footsteps reaches Syaoran who slumps in his chair with his hands on his head.
'What did I do. . .' He thinks mournfully.
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Sakura runs down the hallways, crying. Her vision was fuzzy and she couldn't see a thing. She knew that Tomoyo was right behind her but she didn't want to talk. She enters a random room and quickly closes the door behind her quietly. She leans against the door, hoping that Tomoyo had passed that room.
"Sakura!!" She hears someone yell from behind the door, knowing that it was Tomoyo. Tomoyo's footsteps continue to run past, fading as she went farther and farther.
She slumps against the door with her eyes closed. Tears continue falling and she doesn't move to stop them. She sighs as she moves more into the room. She looks around to see shelves of books lined up everywhere. (I know. . . There weren't many books back then but considering how this is the castle and the Lord lives here. . . I would think that he would obtain plenty of books no matter. . . we'll just say there are books here. . Kay?)
"What is this place?" Sakura mumbles in confusion. She walks farther into the room. She sees something glowing in one of the shelves. "What's that?" She walks over to the glowing book and pulls it out.
"The Clow. . ." She says softly, reading from the cover of the book.
"I see you have found the Clow Book. . ." A voice says from the side of her.
Sakura jumps up, startled by the sudden voice. She grips the book in her hands and turns to see the smiling face of Eriol. She blinks. "Um. . Um. .. I'm sorry. . ." She says quickly, stuffing the book where she found it. "I. . . Shouldn't be here. . Um. . ." She bows as she backs away. "I'll. .. Be going now. . ." She says as she starts to dash out of the room.
Eriol smiles as he calls out. "Wait. . ."
Sakura turns around, slightly shaking. "Yes, Vassal Eriol?" She asks.
Eriol pulls out the Clow Book. "Have you ever heard of this book?" He asks.
"Um. . . No I haven't. . . Vassal Eriol. . ."
He walks closer to her, putting the Clow Book in her arms. "Come. . . Let me tell you the story about the Clow Book. . ."
Sakura blinks as Eriol pulls her towards the door. "Um. . . Where are we going?" She asks nervously.
Eriol smiles as he tugs her towards a door in the hallway. "You'll see. . ."
Sakura nods, still slightly confused but follows Eriol. "Um. . Sure. . ." He leads her to a familiar room in which was empty except for one person. Her eyes go wide. "What. . .What are we doing here?" She asks in a quiet voice, hoping that Syaoran doesn't hear.
"Lord Syaoran!" Eriol yells, bowing down. Sakura's eyes go wide. She bows beside him, hoping Syaoran doesn't see who she was. (Although it isn't very hard considering she's still wearing the same dress. . .)
Syaoran looks up to see Eriol and Sakura bowing. "What is the meaning of this?" He asks, his voice full of sadness and angriness at the same time.
Eriol stands as he pushes Sakura towards Syaoran. "Lord Syaoran, she has found the Clow Book. . ."
Syaoran stands up. "What?! The Clow Book?!" He turns to Sakura, "Explain. . ." He says angrily.
"Um. . . Um. . ." Sakura stutters as she still faces the ground, afraid to even look at Syaoran. "I. . . entered the room. .. that was . . .um. . full of books. . . and um. . . this book. . was. . um. . . glowing. . . . so. . . um. . ."
Syaoran walks closer to her. "I'm waiting!" He says.
Sakura blushes as she feels him near her. She still stares at the ground as she continues to stutter. "Well. . . um. . . I. . . saw it. . .um. . . glowing. . . so. . um. . . I pulled . . . it out. . and. . . um. . that's when. .. . um. . . Vassal Eriol. . . um. . . found me. . ." She ends, blushing furiously in embarrassment.
Syaoran nods as he stops in front of Sakura. "Has Vassal Eriol. . ." He stares at Eriol. "Told you about the story OF the Clow Book?"
Sakura shakes her head. "No. . He hasn't. . . he lead me here saying he would explain. . ." She says softly, not stuttering anymore.
Syaoran turns to Eriol, "Explain."
Eriol smiles, "Of course Lord Syaoran. . . But I believe that this isn't the right place. . . Please. . . Let me show you to a more appropriate setting. . ."
Syaoran nods, "Okay. . . Lead us to where you want. . . But I demand an explanation."
Eriol bows, "Of course Lord Syaoran. . . And an explanation you will get." He walks towards the door.
Sakura stares at the ground. Syaoran turns to her, "Come! You will come too." He follows behind Eriol.
Sakura nods as she stands straight. She walks with thoughts occupying her head. 'What is going on? What's this Clow Book and what does it have to do with me?' She thinks.
Eriol leads Sakura and Syaoran towards the garden in the back of the palace. Sakura gasps in amazement. "Wow. . ." She exclaims breathlessly as she twirls around the garden. "Beautiful. . ." Her dress following her every move.
Syaoran watches in amazement. 'She's so beautiful. . .' He thinks. He closes his eyes tightly as he shakes his head. 'No! Don't think that!' He exhales. "Slave! Stop playing and listen to what Eriol has to say."
Eriol blinks, slightly disbelieving what Syaoran just said. 'Since when did he call me by my first name?' He thinks. He shakes his head. "Yes Lord Syaoran. . ."
Sakura nods as she sits down on a bench before all the flowers. Syaoran sits beside her, a distance away. "Now explain. . ."
Eriol nods, "Yes Lord Syaoran. . . The Clow book is an extremely powerful magical book. It was made by one of the most powerful sorcerer ever, Clow Reed."
Syaoran scoffs, "Do you expect me to believe this?"
"But. . . What happened to him?" Sakura asks, ignoring Syaoran's question.
Eriol also ignores Syaoran's question and instead answers Sakura's question. "I'll get to that later. . . Now, Clow Reed made 52 cards called Clow Cards, each Clow card standing for a particular item. . ."
Sakura nods, "Like what?"
"Well. . . He has the 4 main elements in this book, Windy, Watery, Fiery, and Earthy. . . That's an example of cards he contains in this book. Now in order to open the book, you would have to have at least an ounce of magical powers. . ."
Syaoran became immediately entranced by the conversation. "Anyone with magical powers?"
Eriol shakes his head. "No. . . Not only do you have to have magical powers but you would need to be predestined to be the next card master."
Sakura blinks, "Card master? What's that?"
Eriol chuckles, "The card master would be the person to be able to hold on to the cards until the next time it would have to be used. . ."
"But. . . What does that have to do with us?" Sakura asks, indicating towards herself and Syaoran.
Eriol shakes his head, "First. . . Clow Reed died but not before sealing the book with a guardian."
Sakura nods, "How. . . How'd he die?"
Eriol closes his eyes as if recalling a faint memory, "No one's sure. . . Now. . . the reason why I called you and Syaoran out here is because. . . . I have a reason to believe you two are the card captor pair."
Sakura blinks in confusion as she turns to Syaoran. She slightly blushes and returns looking at Eriol. "Pair?" She questions.
Syaoran exhales slightly taking in all of the information. He notices Sakura looking at him and blushes. 'What is wrong with me?! I'm blushing at her actions?' He thinks. He shakes his head and continues listening to Eriol.
"It is said that every time the Clow book is opened, there will always be a card capturing pair, a male and a female. In order for them to keep all the cards, both must be present when the book is opened." He holds the book out in front of Sakura and Syaoran. "Now. . . It is your time to open the book and obtain the cards; half for each of you and each will have a staff in order to use the Clow Cards."
Sakura nods and turns to Syaoran. "A-Are you r-ready?" She asks stuttering, holding back a blush that was bound to surface. 'Why am I already blushing at his actions?'
Syaoran nods as he closes his eyes and puts his hand on the clasp. 'I hope that nothing will go wrong. . .'
Sakura exhales softly as she holds her hand over Syaoran's. She closes her eyes as she feels his hand move. Their hands move as they pull off the clasp. Eriol watches in amazement as the book starts to glow at the contact. The clasp opens swiftly as if it could have opened simply by a swift gust of wind. Immediately the deck of cards split in half, one side going to Syaoran and the other going to Sakura. But it didn't stop there. . . Two shining objects flew out of the book, a key that glowed a pink while there was a pendant that glowed a green. The key flew to Sakura and the pendant flew to Syaoran.
Eriol smiles and turns to Sakura. "Now in order for you to take out the wand from the key, you must say a specific chant. Now repeat after me. . . Key which holds the power of dark. . ."
Sakura nods as she follows what he says, "Key which holds the power of dark. . ."
"Show your true form before me. . ."
"Show your true form before me. . ."
"I, Sakura, command you under our contract. . ."
"I, Sakura, command you under our contract. . ."
"RELEASE!"
"RELEASE!" Sakura gasps as she watches her small key turn into a long wand, the top forming the head of a bird. It was a pink color.
Syaoran watches in amazement.
"You can use the cards by taping them with the tip of your wand. . ."
Sakura nods, holding her wand in her hands, analyzing every side of it.
Eriol chuckles as he turns to Syaoran. "You don't have a phrase but since this is your key, only you can open it. All you have to do is concentrate on opening the pendant."
Syaoran nods as he holds the pendant tightly in his hand. He closes his eyes as he thinks about how Sakura's key changed to a wand. He concentrates on his own switching to a type of wand. He feels the pendant change for in his hands. He opens his eyes to find not a wand but a sword in his hands. "What? I thought I'd get a wand? Not a sword. . ."
Eriol nods in understanding, "The female tends to get the wand, the male gets the sword. . . Like Sakura, to use a card, you must hit it with the tip. . ."
Syaoran sighs, "Yes I know. . ."
From a distance, a figure watches them. "I see they have gotten the cards now. . ."
~*~*~*~*~
A shiver went down a certain gray haired male's back.
"Something wrong, Yukito?" Touya asks.
Yukito shakes his head. "No. . . I just got a shiver. . . Nothing too important. . ." He thinks, 'Is something going to happen?' Inside of him, a small figure glows, "Almost time. . ." It mumbles. (I WONDER who that is. . . *giggles*)
To Be Continued. . .
*sighs* I can't believe that no one has signed up for the contest! Please!! Someone sign up. . .It's not that hard. . I know the prize isn't that . . . Favorable. .. Demo. . I'd feel stupid!! Well. . The contest will end as soon as I pull out the first chapter of my story Camp Cherry Blossom. . . See everyone then!! JA!!!! :Þ