Chapter 4: The Brothers of Shadow
"Grrr, why did that fool have to come back?" a young man snarled, his red eyes glowing like hot coals.
"What is wrong, Master?" a servant asked from the doorway.
"Nothing, be gone," he replied. "That boy is gong to ruin all my plans!" he hissed angrily.
"Kamazamei, come here, I have a job for you," the young man shouted.
A tall, handsome young man entered the room and bowed deeply.
"Yes My Lord Yumei?" he asked in a deep, throaty voice.
"I want you to stay near the Cards Mistress. I want you to strengthen the spell that I wove around her and her companions," Yumei growled. "You know the penalty for failure, right?"
"Yes My Lord, and I shall not fail," Kamazamei replied respectfully.
"Good, I would hate to have to punish you, beloved brother," Yumei said with a twisted smile.
"Of course, Yumei," Kamazamei said, glaring hatefully at his younger brother.
The only reason that Kamazamei put up with him was because Yumei's aura was far stronger than his, and he could easily beat him if it came to an all out battle. So for now, Kamazamei settled for plotting in the background and making Yumei believe that he has submitted to his rule. Kamazamei bowed and left the room, wishing that his brother would just die already.
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Sakura and Li sat together in the shade of the trees that bordered Penguin Park.
"So you're telling me that you and I used to go around saying magic chants that would capture magical cards that I accidentally let loose?" Sakura asked incredulously.
"Yeah, I know it sounds insane, but it's true!" Li insisted.
"Um, okay, let's just pretend it's true, what does this have to do with you coming here?" Sakura queried.
"When I left, I said I would come back……" Li said, and suddenly Sakura realized something.
"We were more than just friends, right?" she asked softly.
Li nodded, not looking at her. Sakura squinted her eyes and thought hard. A word suddenly popped into her brain, and she said it without thinking.
"Shaoran," she said, wondering where that came from.
"Huh?" Li asked, looking up at her.
"I'm sorry, that word just popped into my head," Sakura said apologetically.
"Um, no it's…." Li began, but he was interrupted by the arrival of a tall young man.
"Why hello there Sakura, I've been looking all over for you!" Kamazamei exclaimed.
"What? Who…." Sakura asked, puzzled.
"Don't you remember? You're late! You promised to meet me at your house ten minutes ago!" Kamazamei said, not giving Sakura chance to respond.
"Who are you?" Li asked doubtfully.
"Me?" Kamazamei replied, startled, "Why, I'm Sakura's boyfriend!"
"WHAT?!" Li shouted. "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU HAD A BOYFRIEND!!!!" he yelled.
"But…." Sakura began, trying desperately to calm him down.
"I KNEW I SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME BACK!!!! MEILING WAS WRONG!!!! YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR ME, LIKE YOU PROMISED!!" Li shouted angrily, turning his back on Sakura's tearful protests.
"Come on Sakura, dear, let's go," Kamazamei said gently, taking her by the shoulders and steering her away.
"But…..I don't have a boyfriend!!! Who are you?" Sakura screamed, tears streaming down her face.
Kamazamei spoke a spell softly and Sakura suddenly stopped struggling and smiled up at him.
"Oh Kamazamei! Where have you been?" she asked sweetly.
Kamazamei smiled with relief. He had just barely avoided failure, but had luckily managed to cast a spell on Sakura that made her believe anything that he said.
"Sakura dear, you just had a fit again," he said gently.
"Oh, let's go," she replied easily.
Li just stood there gaping. Once Sakura and Kamazamei had left, he struggled to contain his hot tears of rage and sorrow.
"How could she?" he asked softly, burying his face in his hands and cursing himself and his tears.
"Grrr, why did that fool have to come back?" a young man snarled, his red eyes glowing like hot coals.
"What is wrong, Master?" a servant asked from the doorway.
"Nothing, be gone," he replied. "That boy is gong to ruin all my plans!" he hissed angrily.
"Kamazamei, come here, I have a job for you," the young man shouted.
A tall, handsome young man entered the room and bowed deeply.
"Yes My Lord Yumei?" he asked in a deep, throaty voice.
"I want you to stay near the Cards Mistress. I want you to strengthen the spell that I wove around her and her companions," Yumei growled. "You know the penalty for failure, right?"
"Yes My Lord, and I shall not fail," Kamazamei replied respectfully.
"Good, I would hate to have to punish you, beloved brother," Yumei said with a twisted smile.
"Of course, Yumei," Kamazamei said, glaring hatefully at his younger brother.
The only reason that Kamazamei put up with him was because Yumei's aura was far stronger than his, and he could easily beat him if it came to an all out battle. So for now, Kamazamei settled for plotting in the background and making Yumei believe that he has submitted to his rule. Kamazamei bowed and left the room, wishing that his brother would just die already.
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Sakura and Li sat together in the shade of the trees that bordered Penguin Park.
"So you're telling me that you and I used to go around saying magic chants that would capture magical cards that I accidentally let loose?" Sakura asked incredulously.
"Yeah, I know it sounds insane, but it's true!" Li insisted.
"Um, okay, let's just pretend it's true, what does this have to do with you coming here?" Sakura queried.
"When I left, I said I would come back……" Li said, and suddenly Sakura realized something.
"We were more than just friends, right?" she asked softly.
Li nodded, not looking at her. Sakura squinted her eyes and thought hard. A word suddenly popped into her brain, and she said it without thinking.
"Shaoran," she said, wondering where that came from.
"Huh?" Li asked, looking up at her.
"I'm sorry, that word just popped into my head," Sakura said apologetically.
"Um, no it's…." Li began, but he was interrupted by the arrival of a tall young man.
"Why hello there Sakura, I've been looking all over for you!" Kamazamei exclaimed.
"What? Who…." Sakura asked, puzzled.
"Don't you remember? You're late! You promised to meet me at your house ten minutes ago!" Kamazamei said, not giving Sakura chance to respond.
"Who are you?" Li asked doubtfully.
"Me?" Kamazamei replied, startled, "Why, I'm Sakura's boyfriend!"
"WHAT?!" Li shouted. "YOU DIDN'T TELL ME YOU HAD A BOYFRIEND!!!!" he yelled.
"But…." Sakura began, trying desperately to calm him down.
"I KNEW I SHOULD NEVER HAVE COME BACK!!!! MEILING WAS WRONG!!!! YOU DIDN'T WAIT FOR ME, LIKE YOU PROMISED!!" Li shouted angrily, turning his back on Sakura's tearful protests.
"Come on Sakura, dear, let's go," Kamazamei said gently, taking her by the shoulders and steering her away.
"But…..I don't have a boyfriend!!! Who are you?" Sakura screamed, tears streaming down her face.
Kamazamei spoke a spell softly and Sakura suddenly stopped struggling and smiled up at him.
"Oh Kamazamei! Where have you been?" she asked sweetly.
Kamazamei smiled with relief. He had just barely avoided failure, but had luckily managed to cast a spell on Sakura that made her believe anything that he said.
"Sakura dear, you just had a fit again," he said gently.
"Oh, let's go," she replied easily.
Li just stood there gaping. Once Sakura and Kamazamei had left, he struggled to contain his hot tears of rage and sorrow.
"How could she?" he asked softly, burying his face in his hands and cursing himself and his tears.