Sakura Golden Wolf's Lobby
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! SSh! We gotta be quiet. If you're wondering, I got tired of waiting for our guest, so I snuck down here to see what was going on. We're in the basement of… something, and we're sneaking around, looking for my guest.
Mysterious Voice: BBBBBWWWAA7AAAHHHHAAAAHHHHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! I shall have the Cherry Blossom! Nothing will stop me now!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sakura Golden Wolf: 0_o What the?
(SGW and the camera guys peek around the corner to see a laughing maniac.)
Mysterious Voice #2: -_-() Tzao….. Weren't you supposed to be at some talk show an hour ago?
Tzao: -_-() Oh yeah. 0_o Do you think they'll come looking, Li Yin?
Li Yin: ^_0 Why don't you look for yourself?
Tzao: NO! YOU CAN'T SEE MY SECRET LAIR UNTIL AT LEAST CHAPTER ---!
(Tzao throws fireballs, SGW and the camera crew freak.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: EEK! RUN!
(SGW dives into a shop and pulls nearest camera guy in.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: Ano, anyway, while we're running for our lives, here's another chapter to At The Water's Edge!
(Tzao slams open door.)
Tzao: Come back here! I'm not letting you get away!
Disclaimer: I don't own it! EEK! HERE HE COMES! RUN! I don't have any money, so don't sue!
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Chapter 9
Syaoran's POV:
In the morning, I saddled up the horses. Bringing them out front, I tied them to the posts, and jumped up the stairs. Knocking on their door, I pushed it open. Pushing back the drapes, I gently shook Sakura awake.
"We're leaving as soon as you're ready. Tomoyo-chan is already up. She's meeting us at the tailor's."
Blushing slightly, I hurried back out of the room so she could get dressed. Placing my key back on the counter, I hopped onto my horse. A while later, a sleepy Sakura came out, hitching her satchel over her shoulder.
"Did you put your key back?"
Yawning, she hopped onto her horse.
"Hai. Why are we up so early?"
Smiling, I unhitched the horses.
"We've been getting up this early. You've just been unconscious."
Rolling her eyes, Sakura groaned.
"Sweet Syao-kun, I am most tempted to smack you right now."
Stopping the horses, I jumped down and helped Sakura off. Tying the horses to the rails of the fence, I opened the door for Sakura. As we stepped in, we were greeted with a cheerful,
"Ohayo, Syaoran-kun, Sakura-chan!"
Tomoyo's POV:
When I got up in the morning, I checked on Kero-chan and Sakura-chan. Kero- chan was sleeping on top of Sakura-chan's satchel, with a bubble coming out of his nose. Smothering a giggle, I left them alone.
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Tucking my hair behind my ear, I left Syaoran-kun a note saying that I'd meet them at the tailor's. Hopping on my horse, I rode over to the tailors'. After tying my horse to the rails, I pushed the door open, hearing the happy jingling.
"Ohayo!"
Popping out of the back, a girl my age responded.
"Ohayo! You must be the lady that made that big order! My name's Rika!"
Smiling her perkiness, I laughed.
"I'm Tomoyo. You can call me Tomoyo-chan. My friend's are coming, soon, so can I see our order?"
"Of course! I just finished the last one. You can come back with me, and I'll show you!"
Pulling me into the back, she pulled out three packages and picked up a newly finished dress off of a chair. Smoothing it out, she held it up for my inspection.
"What do you think? Sensei told me what you looked like, so I made it special."
Clapping my hands, I held it up for closer inspection.
"It's so kawaii! How did you get your stitches so tiny?! I've been trying for years!"
Blushing, Rika-chan folded the dress.
"Sensei desires perfection. I've been his assistant for six years. I'm so glad you liked it! It was hard to finish, because we also had a young man order some clothes. He was handsome, with amber eyes, and such kawaii brown hair."
"Oh! You must mean Syaoran-kun. He's one of the friends I'm waiting for. He should be here soon."
As Rika-chan handed me the dress, I heard the doorbell tinkle.
"Excuse me. More customers."
Going out front, I heard Rika-chan greet someone.
"Ohayo! How may I help you?"
"Ohayo! Has Tomoyo-chan been by, yet?"
"Hai. She's in the back. I'm Rika. You can call me Rika-chan!"
"I'm Sakura. You can call me Sakura-chan, and this is Syaoran-kun."
"Nice to meet you. I have your clothes in the back, Syaoran-kun."
Coming back in, Rika-chan led Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun.
"Ohayo! How's it going?"
"Ohayo! Just fine. Just gotta grab our clothes, and we're ready to go!"
Pulling out another tissue-wrapped package, Rika-chan handed it to Syaoran- kun.
"Arigato, tell your friends about us!"
Waving goodbye to us, the door slammed shut, the bell tinkling madly.
Sakura's POV:
Helping us onto our horses, Syaoran untied them before getting onto his horse.
"We're at least halfway to Hiiragawza's. We might be there by tonight. If not, we'll sleep in the woods again."
Shuddering, I shouldered my satchel.
"Then let's hope we get there tonight."
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It was hours later, around noon, when the clouds started appearing. Soon after, water started appearing in slow patches.
"Syaoran, something's' wrong."
Looking to my left, I was surprised to see that no one was there.
"Syaoran? Tomoyo-chan?"
They weren't anywhere, and the clouds were getting thicker. In front of me, two people appeared. Pulling Kero out of my satchel, I whispered,
"Who are they? They have magic."
Rubbing his eyes, Kero yawned.
"I don't know."
Pulling to a stop, I got off my horse. The one on the right looked like the Cloud, with fluffy clouds wrapped around her. The one on the left looked like the Rain, only male, with a raindrop in the middle of his forehead. Bowing to me, they introduced themselves.
"My name is Yun, being of the clouds. And this is Yu, being of rain. We come to you with the same proposition as Huo. Defeat us and we'll give you a gift. But if you lose, we get your Cloud and Rain cards. And don't bother trying to run away."
"All right. I accept your challenge. BUT! I'll only fight you one at a time."
Smiling, Yun clapped. As the clouds condensed and dissipated, I could see we were several hundred feet clear of the forest. Yu was off by the trees and Yun and I were facing each other.
"Let's begin."
Shooting a string of clouds at me, I shouted my chant and dodged.
"Shield! Release and dispel!"
Instantly, a pink bubble shot around me, Shield.
"Good, Card Mistress. You're getting better."
Shooting tons of clouds out, she encircled my shield and yanked back the threads. This caused the clouds to tighten around my shield, crushing it until it shattered. Gasping, I rolled out of the way quickly.
"Clouds are moved by wind! Windy! Release and dispel!"
Shooting out of the card, Windy wrapped around Yun and caged her in.
"No! Not Windy!"
Sulking, Yun admitted defeat.
"Yu is harder than me!"
Pouting, Yun and Yu switched places.
"I am Yu, being of rain. Fight me!"
rising his hands, he called down the rain. Dodging, the flood of rain followed me. Pulling out a card, I called upon the card.
"Wood! Shield me from the rain!"
Striking the card, trees popped up around me and grew thick branches to keep the rain out.
"Fiery! Defeat Yu!"
In a blazing fire, Firey wrapped around Yu, burning him.
"All right! I lose! We give up!"
Badly burned, Yu returned us to the forest.
"Since you beat BOTH of us, BOTH OF US! We'll give you something from your past."
Syaoran's POV:
When we finally found Sakura, she was talking to beings, supposedly Yun and Yu.
"Since you defeated us, we'll give you something of you past."
At his, my interest peaked. Past? This would be interesting. Waving his hand Yu conjured something. Handing it to Sakura, he laughed.
"Come, Yun. Our job is finished."
Riding up to Sakura, she climbed onto her horse.
"Come on, guys, let's go."
Looking at her, I could see her face was color-drained.
"Sakura, what did they give you?"
Smiling, she faked a big smile. "It was nothing. Just a stuffed animal. See?"
Holding it up, I saw it was a stuffed rabbit, with floppy ears and button eyes.
"What does this have to do with your past?"
"You know what? I think I saw the edge of the forest. We must be almost there."
Frowning, I wondered why Sakura was avoiding the subject. Oh well. She'll tell me when she's ready.
Sakura's POV:
Hoe! What was Yu trying to do? Give me a heart attack? What did this mean? This could mean anything! After Yu gave me the bunny, they disappeared. Looking at the bunny, I nearly dropped it. It was the stuffed animal that the little girl had been holding in my dream! Refusing to think about it, I let Kero out of my satchel and shoved the bunny in. I was grateful when Syaoran dropped the subject. Making some comment about the forest, I realized it was true. We were almost out of the forest.
"Hai. Hiiragawza lives on the edge of the forest. We'll be there in half and hour."
Stepping onto the edge of the forest, I heard Tomoyo-chan and myself gasp. The castle was bigger than the Daidouji and the Li castles put together! Sweatdropping, Syaoran dropped his head a little.
"Yes, it's big, isn't it? Come on. It's still half an hour away."
Pushing our horses forward, I noted Syaoran's face turned slightly red. Now what was he peaked about?
Syaoran's POV:
I know Eriol, and he better not try anything with MY Sakura!
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*Whispering* That was the 9th chapter of At The Water's Edge. Tzao's still chasing us, but he's throwing lighting now. ACK!!! THERE HE IS!!!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!! *PANT* *PANT* Ja ne! Don't forget to R+R! EEEKKK!!!!!!!!!
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! SSh! We gotta be quiet. If you're wondering, I got tired of waiting for our guest, so I snuck down here to see what was going on. We're in the basement of… something, and we're sneaking around, looking for my guest.
Mysterious Voice: BBBBBWWWAA7AAAHHHHAAAAHHHHAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!! I shall have the Cherry Blossom! Nothing will stop me now!!!!! HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sakura Golden Wolf: 0_o What the?
(SGW and the camera guys peek around the corner to see a laughing maniac.)
Mysterious Voice #2: -_-() Tzao….. Weren't you supposed to be at some talk show an hour ago?
Tzao: -_-() Oh yeah. 0_o Do you think they'll come looking, Li Yin?
Li Yin: ^_0 Why don't you look for yourself?
Tzao: NO! YOU CAN'T SEE MY SECRET LAIR UNTIL AT LEAST CHAPTER ---!
(Tzao throws fireballs, SGW and the camera crew freak.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: EEK! RUN!
(SGW dives into a shop and pulls nearest camera guy in.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: Ano, anyway, while we're running for our lives, here's another chapter to At The Water's Edge!
(Tzao slams open door.)
Tzao: Come back here! I'm not letting you get away!
Disclaimer: I don't own it! EEK! HERE HE COMES! RUN! I don't have any money, so don't sue!
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Chapter 9
Syaoran's POV:
In the morning, I saddled up the horses. Bringing them out front, I tied them to the posts, and jumped up the stairs. Knocking on their door, I pushed it open. Pushing back the drapes, I gently shook Sakura awake.
"We're leaving as soon as you're ready. Tomoyo-chan is already up. She's meeting us at the tailor's."
Blushing slightly, I hurried back out of the room so she could get dressed. Placing my key back on the counter, I hopped onto my horse. A while later, a sleepy Sakura came out, hitching her satchel over her shoulder.
"Did you put your key back?"
Yawning, she hopped onto her horse.
"Hai. Why are we up so early?"
Smiling, I unhitched the horses.
"We've been getting up this early. You've just been unconscious."
Rolling her eyes, Sakura groaned.
"Sweet Syao-kun, I am most tempted to smack you right now."
Stopping the horses, I jumped down and helped Sakura off. Tying the horses to the rails of the fence, I opened the door for Sakura. As we stepped in, we were greeted with a cheerful,
"Ohayo, Syaoran-kun, Sakura-chan!"
Tomoyo's POV:
When I got up in the morning, I checked on Kero-chan and Sakura-chan. Kero- chan was sleeping on top of Sakura-chan's satchel, with a bubble coming out of his nose. Smothering a giggle, I left them alone.
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Tucking my hair behind my ear, I left Syaoran-kun a note saying that I'd meet them at the tailor's. Hopping on my horse, I rode over to the tailors'. After tying my horse to the rails, I pushed the door open, hearing the happy jingling.
"Ohayo!"
Popping out of the back, a girl my age responded.
"Ohayo! You must be the lady that made that big order! My name's Rika!"
Smiling her perkiness, I laughed.
"I'm Tomoyo. You can call me Tomoyo-chan. My friend's are coming, soon, so can I see our order?"
"Of course! I just finished the last one. You can come back with me, and I'll show you!"
Pulling me into the back, she pulled out three packages and picked up a newly finished dress off of a chair. Smoothing it out, she held it up for my inspection.
"What do you think? Sensei told me what you looked like, so I made it special."
Clapping my hands, I held it up for closer inspection.
"It's so kawaii! How did you get your stitches so tiny?! I've been trying for years!"
Blushing, Rika-chan folded the dress.
"Sensei desires perfection. I've been his assistant for six years. I'm so glad you liked it! It was hard to finish, because we also had a young man order some clothes. He was handsome, with amber eyes, and such kawaii brown hair."
"Oh! You must mean Syaoran-kun. He's one of the friends I'm waiting for. He should be here soon."
As Rika-chan handed me the dress, I heard the doorbell tinkle.
"Excuse me. More customers."
Going out front, I heard Rika-chan greet someone.
"Ohayo! How may I help you?"
"Ohayo! Has Tomoyo-chan been by, yet?"
"Hai. She's in the back. I'm Rika. You can call me Rika-chan!"
"I'm Sakura. You can call me Sakura-chan, and this is Syaoran-kun."
"Nice to meet you. I have your clothes in the back, Syaoran-kun."
Coming back in, Rika-chan led Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun.
"Ohayo! How's it going?"
"Ohayo! Just fine. Just gotta grab our clothes, and we're ready to go!"
Pulling out another tissue-wrapped package, Rika-chan handed it to Syaoran- kun.
"Arigato, tell your friends about us!"
Waving goodbye to us, the door slammed shut, the bell tinkling madly.
Sakura's POV:
Helping us onto our horses, Syaoran untied them before getting onto his horse.
"We're at least halfway to Hiiragawza's. We might be there by tonight. If not, we'll sleep in the woods again."
Shuddering, I shouldered my satchel.
"Then let's hope we get there tonight."
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It was hours later, around noon, when the clouds started appearing. Soon after, water started appearing in slow patches.
"Syaoran, something's' wrong."
Looking to my left, I was surprised to see that no one was there.
"Syaoran? Tomoyo-chan?"
They weren't anywhere, and the clouds were getting thicker. In front of me, two people appeared. Pulling Kero out of my satchel, I whispered,
"Who are they? They have magic."
Rubbing his eyes, Kero yawned.
"I don't know."
Pulling to a stop, I got off my horse. The one on the right looked like the Cloud, with fluffy clouds wrapped around her. The one on the left looked like the Rain, only male, with a raindrop in the middle of his forehead. Bowing to me, they introduced themselves.
"My name is Yun, being of the clouds. And this is Yu, being of rain. We come to you with the same proposition as Huo. Defeat us and we'll give you a gift. But if you lose, we get your Cloud and Rain cards. And don't bother trying to run away."
"All right. I accept your challenge. BUT! I'll only fight you one at a time."
Smiling, Yun clapped. As the clouds condensed and dissipated, I could see we were several hundred feet clear of the forest. Yu was off by the trees and Yun and I were facing each other.
"Let's begin."
Shooting a string of clouds at me, I shouted my chant and dodged.
"Shield! Release and dispel!"
Instantly, a pink bubble shot around me, Shield.
"Good, Card Mistress. You're getting better."
Shooting tons of clouds out, she encircled my shield and yanked back the threads. This caused the clouds to tighten around my shield, crushing it until it shattered. Gasping, I rolled out of the way quickly.
"Clouds are moved by wind! Windy! Release and dispel!"
Shooting out of the card, Windy wrapped around Yun and caged her in.
"No! Not Windy!"
Sulking, Yun admitted defeat.
"Yu is harder than me!"
Pouting, Yun and Yu switched places.
"I am Yu, being of rain. Fight me!"
rising his hands, he called down the rain. Dodging, the flood of rain followed me. Pulling out a card, I called upon the card.
"Wood! Shield me from the rain!"
Striking the card, trees popped up around me and grew thick branches to keep the rain out.
"Fiery! Defeat Yu!"
In a blazing fire, Firey wrapped around Yu, burning him.
"All right! I lose! We give up!"
Badly burned, Yu returned us to the forest.
"Since you beat BOTH of us, BOTH OF US! We'll give you something from your past."
Syaoran's POV:
When we finally found Sakura, she was talking to beings, supposedly Yun and Yu.
"Since you defeated us, we'll give you something of you past."
At his, my interest peaked. Past? This would be interesting. Waving his hand Yu conjured something. Handing it to Sakura, he laughed.
"Come, Yun. Our job is finished."
Riding up to Sakura, she climbed onto her horse.
"Come on, guys, let's go."
Looking at her, I could see her face was color-drained.
"Sakura, what did they give you?"
Smiling, she faked a big smile. "It was nothing. Just a stuffed animal. See?"
Holding it up, I saw it was a stuffed rabbit, with floppy ears and button eyes.
"What does this have to do with your past?"
"You know what? I think I saw the edge of the forest. We must be almost there."
Frowning, I wondered why Sakura was avoiding the subject. Oh well. She'll tell me when she's ready.
Sakura's POV:
Hoe! What was Yu trying to do? Give me a heart attack? What did this mean? This could mean anything! After Yu gave me the bunny, they disappeared. Looking at the bunny, I nearly dropped it. It was the stuffed animal that the little girl had been holding in my dream! Refusing to think about it, I let Kero out of my satchel and shoved the bunny in. I was grateful when Syaoran dropped the subject. Making some comment about the forest, I realized it was true. We were almost out of the forest.
"Hai. Hiiragawza lives on the edge of the forest. We'll be there in half and hour."
Stepping onto the edge of the forest, I heard Tomoyo-chan and myself gasp. The castle was bigger than the Daidouji and the Li castles put together! Sweatdropping, Syaoran dropped his head a little.
"Yes, it's big, isn't it? Come on. It's still half an hour away."
Pushing our horses forward, I noted Syaoran's face turned slightly red. Now what was he peaked about?
Syaoran's POV:
I know Eriol, and he better not try anything with MY Sakura!
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*Whispering* That was the 9th chapter of At The Water's Edge. Tzao's still chasing us, but he's throwing lighting now. ACK!!! THERE HE IS!!!!!!!! RUN!!!!!!!!! *PANT* *PANT* Ja ne! Don't forget to R+R! EEEKKK!!!!!!!!!