Sakura Golden Wolf's Lobby
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! What's new? It's snowing right now, so I get to look out and see a wonderful white landscape. -_-() Sounded sad, I know. Sorry about that. Today, once again, there is no guest. This time it's Li Yin that's missing. I think she's hiding from me, after what I did to her brother.
(Camera zooms out and you can see Li Yin cowering in a corner, pretending to be a piece of furniture.)
Sakura Golden Wolf:0_o Now where can she be? Oh well, here's chapter 13 of At The Water's Edge!
Disclaimer: Don't own it, have no money, don't sue!
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Chapter 13:
Sakura's POV:
The little girl was playing with her nii-chan by a little creek. Running through the creek laughing, they pulled up to a stop as men jumped out of the bushes. Screaming, the little girl ran to her brother and clung on. Picking up the little girl, one of the men ran back into the trees. Suddenly, a man jumped down from the tree tops and landed in front of the kidnapper. Closing his eyes, great white wings surrounded him and transformed him into an angel-like being with cat-like eyes. Thrusting out a hand, he pulled it back, and by magic, the little girl was pulled towards the angel. Catching her, he waved the other hand, and the man disappeared. Carrying the little girl back to her brother, he said,
"Take care of your imouto-chan. Her future is of importance."
Disappearing, the children ran towards… home?
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Waking up, I rummaged through my satchel. In it, I had my two dresses, my Sakura, the bunny, my flower, the stone figure, a brush, and something new. Taking it out, I examined it. Smiling, the new object made me feel happy and safer. What it was, was a long, white feather, from the angel in my dream. Putting it back in the satchel with a smile, I took out the brush and brushed my hair. Getting up, I folded the blanket and brushed off my dress. Wincing as I touched bruises, I noticed that Syaoran and Eriol-kun weren't by the fire. Turning as a twig snapped, they appeared. Smiling, Syaoran handed me a pile of clothes.
"We didn't have any clothes that would fit you, so Eriol had to use his magic to bring it from the castle."
Smiling at me, Eriol-kun pointed to the bushes. (^_^ Why does this always sound so ominous?)
"You can change back there."
Blushing, I hid behind the bushes, where I got an idea. Calling my key, I pulled out a card.
"Dash! Allow me to change quickly! Dash!"
Moving super fast, I changed clothes. Calling back the Dash and my key, I folded my dress and stepped back into camp.
Syaoran's POV:
A minute after she had stepped back to er…. Change, she came back. Smiling, she showed me the Dash and winked. Staring at her, I was reminded at how beautiful she was. She was wearing a loose shirt, and pants that poofed a little. On top of that, she was wearing a cloak, a brown one, with a hood large enough to cover her face if need be. But she had it back, with her honey hair spilling out behind her, waist length. With her emerald eyes sparkling, she was even more beautiful than when she was wearing her normal clothes. Laughing, she tapped me on the nose.
"Are you listening, Syao-kun? I asked if the others are up?"
Blinking myself back, I nodded.
"Hai. We're ready to go."
Tomoyo's POV:
As we collected our things and mounted our horses, I thought about the Ruins.
Curious, I asked Eriol-kun.
"Eriol-kun, exactly who were the Kinomoto's?"
Frowning slightly, he bit his lip.
"Nobody's sure. Your mother was a good friend with the Queen, that's how you got the book. They were a peaceful family, and they had some magic. They were supposedly strong with magic, but the Li were stronger, obviously."
Yawning, Kero-chan flew from Sakura-chan's horse to rest on my shoulder.
"Nakuru's getting hyper. She's threatening Spinel with sugar. Can't you control her, Eriol?"
Noticing Nakuru-chan about to stuff sugar down Spinel's throat, Eriol-kun stopped her.
"Nakuru! Leave Spinel alone!"
Dropping him, Nakuru-chan rode over close to us.
"Sorry, Eriol-sama."
Sakura's POV:
Syaoran and I were riding alongside each other, talking.
"There's a village up ahead. It's not a good place to be, but we need the medicinal supplies."
Pointing in front of us, he added,
"I'll tell you when to put your hood up."
Pulling over to the others, Syaoran added, to them,
"Sakura and I will go into the village. You three can wait here by the woods."
"But, Syaoran-sama, why can't we go with you?"
"Nakuru, you're not coming. Sakura is coming because she can help me."
Stopping where the forest ended, Syaoran motioned for me to come.
"Come on. We'll be back tomorrow."
Tomorrow? What would take that long? Curious, I put up my hood.
Syaoran's POV:
Riding into the village, I pulled Sakura's horse up close to me. Something here was strange, and I mean in the magical sense. I could feel it all around me. The source was coming from one of these buildings, but which one? Quickly, something darted in front of me, startling my horse. Calming it down, I checked to make sure Sakura was okay. People were swarming around the village, and we weren't even in the town square yet. Pushing into the crowd, I headed for an inn. Stopping, I looked around and realized that Sakura was gone. Gazing at the crowd, I couldn't see her hood anywhere.
Sakura's POV:
This couldn't be a village! It was huge! So many people! Gawking at the mere size of the village, I never even noticed when Syaoran had left. When I finally noticed, I got frightened. Moving my horse, I felt something tugging me at the corner of my mind. Turning left, I followed the tug. It had to be magical, it just….. FELT like magic.
Tzao's POV:
Glancing into the fire, I started laughing. Curious, Li Yin asked,
"Tzao-san, what do you see?"
Grinning evilly, I laughed some more.
"And so, the Card Mistress enters our village. What say you? Shall we have some fun?"
Smiling, Li yin laughed with me.
Sakura's POV:
Following the pull, it led me to the Oyomot village library. Stepping out of the saddle, I tied my horse to the rail and pushed the door open. Stepping in, the musty smell of old books and wet wood hit me. Searching around, I wondered what I was looking for.
"Hello? Is there anyone here?"
Cocking my head, I thought I heard a faint echo of someone talking. Following the sound, I found myself at some stairs. Trying to see the basement, I leaned over a bit. Taking a hold of the rail, I slowly climbed down. It was dark down there, but a fire was dancing merrily in the fireplace. Stepping off the stair, I came into the room. There were books scattered about, some in neat piles, and others just thrown every which way. There was one, however, that caught my eye. It was sitting on the chair, propped against the backing. Moving to pick it up, I felt a hum of energy. As my hand brushed the binding, I had a vision.
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A little girl with brown hair pulled back into pigtails, and luminescent green eyes ran to a man, and jumped into his arms, laughing.
"'Tou-san! You're home!"
Smiling, the father hugged her.
"I missed you, 'Tou-san!"
Snuggling against her father's chest, she sighed contently.
"I missed you too, Sakura."
Smiling, the man kissed the little girls' hair.
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jerking back, I gasped. Papa? It couldn't have been a memory!
"But it was! I know it!"
Choking back tears, I remembered the man's face….. It was so like mine… and the brown hair and eyes…. I had felt a connection. Biting back tears, I reached out for the book again. Not feeling a jolt, I picked it up. It was brown, the covers and binding were made out of leather. Thinking about the vision, I burst into tears.
Syaoran's POV:
Following Sakura's aura, I felt an intense power surge. It rolled like a heat wave, deep and intense. After it, came another, even more intense. Only, the second gave off an immense sadness, filling me with such an empty void, it made me want to cry. Gasping, I followed it to the village library. Here, I could feel it in it's strongest. Sakura's horse was there, so I jumped off my horse and ran inside. Following the waves, I found some stairs and I followed them down.
Eriol's POV:
Feeling a power surge, I looked up sharply. Concerned, Tomoyo-chan asked,
"Eriol-kun, what is it?"
Frowning, I stood up.
"Something's wrong."
Taken aback, Tomoyo-chan gasped.
Sakura's POV:
Clutching the book, I fell onto the floor, hiding in a corner as great big tears fell down my face. I was filled with terror and great sadness, and thoughts about the family I never knew danced in my head. Sobbing, such sadness engulfed me that I was curled into a tight ball, clutching the book to my middle. My head started to roar, and the pain was so intense that I was blinded. As I cried and my head spun, my stomach started to wrench in knots. Screaming out in pain, everything around me disappeared.
Syaoran's POV:
Jumping down the stairs, I heard an anguished cry and a scream. Seeing Sakura, I ran to her, but I was thrown into the wall by a shield. Jumping up, I beat the shield.
"Sakura!"
Red sparks flew out from where I was punching the shield. Inside the shield, Sakura lay on the floor, crying. Sobs wracked her body, shaking her violently. Suddenly, a brilliant light burst from her and time stopped.
Sakura's POV:
I was standing alone in the black sky. I was still sobbing, and suddenly my cards flew out of my pocket and circled me. As they stopped spinning, the Rain was in front of me.
"What is wrong, Mistress? Why do you cry?"
Sobbing, I tried to explain.
"I…. I don't know. *Sob* I *Sob* think it has to do with self-pity. *Sob* I want to know who my family is! I wan to know who I am!"
I was practically screaming this, but not at Rain. Spinning again, Libra stopped in front of me.
"Mistress, I will balance out your feelings, so you don't feel so sad. But I can't make it go away. "
reaching out, flickerings of magic touched me, and I could feel my sadness lessening and my pains going away. Twirling, Light settled in front of me.
"Mistress, you need us, and there is many times that you won't have the time to call the key. You are strong enough Mistress, to not use the key. Just call on us, and we will come."
"Thank you, Light, Minna. Thank you so much."
I started crying again, but they were more tears of gratitude. The sky started fading, and was replaced by the basement.
Syaoran's POV:
The light suddenly faded, time started flowing again, and the shield dropped. Rushing forward, I dropped to the floor and picked Sakura up.
"Sakura? Are you all right? What's going on?"
slowly opening her eyes, she wiped the tears away.
"I'm all right. Nothing happened."
Seeing my look, she blushed.
"All right, something happened, but I can't tell you. I'll be fine."
Helping her up, I threw an arm around my shoulders.
"Arigato for caring, Syao-kun."
Tzao's POV:
Chuckling, I commented.
"Damn, that was a good show, heh, Yi Lin?"
"Yes, it was."
Yi Lin and I were hidden, watching from a corner of the room, invisible to the Prince and Card Mistress. The scene we had seen was interesting, to say the least. I hadn't expected her to react like that. Interesting.
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Sakura Golden Wolf: Goodie! That was so cool! Onegai, R+R Minna! Thanks so much to you all!
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! What's new? It's snowing right now, so I get to look out and see a wonderful white landscape. -_-() Sounded sad, I know. Sorry about that. Today, once again, there is no guest. This time it's Li Yin that's missing. I think she's hiding from me, after what I did to her brother.
(Camera zooms out and you can see Li Yin cowering in a corner, pretending to be a piece of furniture.)
Sakura Golden Wolf:0_o Now where can she be? Oh well, here's chapter 13 of At The Water's Edge!
Disclaimer: Don't own it, have no money, don't sue!
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Chapter 13:
Sakura's POV:
The little girl was playing with her nii-chan by a little creek. Running through the creek laughing, they pulled up to a stop as men jumped out of the bushes. Screaming, the little girl ran to her brother and clung on. Picking up the little girl, one of the men ran back into the trees. Suddenly, a man jumped down from the tree tops and landed in front of the kidnapper. Closing his eyes, great white wings surrounded him and transformed him into an angel-like being with cat-like eyes. Thrusting out a hand, he pulled it back, and by magic, the little girl was pulled towards the angel. Catching her, he waved the other hand, and the man disappeared. Carrying the little girl back to her brother, he said,
"Take care of your imouto-chan. Her future is of importance."
Disappearing, the children ran towards… home?
************************************************************************
Waking up, I rummaged through my satchel. In it, I had my two dresses, my Sakura, the bunny, my flower, the stone figure, a brush, and something new. Taking it out, I examined it. Smiling, the new object made me feel happy and safer. What it was, was a long, white feather, from the angel in my dream. Putting it back in the satchel with a smile, I took out the brush and brushed my hair. Getting up, I folded the blanket and brushed off my dress. Wincing as I touched bruises, I noticed that Syaoran and Eriol-kun weren't by the fire. Turning as a twig snapped, they appeared. Smiling, Syaoran handed me a pile of clothes.
"We didn't have any clothes that would fit you, so Eriol had to use his magic to bring it from the castle."
Smiling at me, Eriol-kun pointed to the bushes. (^_^ Why does this always sound so ominous?)
"You can change back there."
Blushing, I hid behind the bushes, where I got an idea. Calling my key, I pulled out a card.
"Dash! Allow me to change quickly! Dash!"
Moving super fast, I changed clothes. Calling back the Dash and my key, I folded my dress and stepped back into camp.
Syaoran's POV:
A minute after she had stepped back to er…. Change, she came back. Smiling, she showed me the Dash and winked. Staring at her, I was reminded at how beautiful she was. She was wearing a loose shirt, and pants that poofed a little. On top of that, she was wearing a cloak, a brown one, with a hood large enough to cover her face if need be. But she had it back, with her honey hair spilling out behind her, waist length. With her emerald eyes sparkling, she was even more beautiful than when she was wearing her normal clothes. Laughing, she tapped me on the nose.
"Are you listening, Syao-kun? I asked if the others are up?"
Blinking myself back, I nodded.
"Hai. We're ready to go."
Tomoyo's POV:
As we collected our things and mounted our horses, I thought about the Ruins.
Curious, I asked Eriol-kun.
"Eriol-kun, exactly who were the Kinomoto's?"
Frowning slightly, he bit his lip.
"Nobody's sure. Your mother was a good friend with the Queen, that's how you got the book. They were a peaceful family, and they had some magic. They were supposedly strong with magic, but the Li were stronger, obviously."
Yawning, Kero-chan flew from Sakura-chan's horse to rest on my shoulder.
"Nakuru's getting hyper. She's threatening Spinel with sugar. Can't you control her, Eriol?"
Noticing Nakuru-chan about to stuff sugar down Spinel's throat, Eriol-kun stopped her.
"Nakuru! Leave Spinel alone!"
Dropping him, Nakuru-chan rode over close to us.
"Sorry, Eriol-sama."
Sakura's POV:
Syaoran and I were riding alongside each other, talking.
"There's a village up ahead. It's not a good place to be, but we need the medicinal supplies."
Pointing in front of us, he added,
"I'll tell you when to put your hood up."
Pulling over to the others, Syaoran added, to them,
"Sakura and I will go into the village. You three can wait here by the woods."
"But, Syaoran-sama, why can't we go with you?"
"Nakuru, you're not coming. Sakura is coming because she can help me."
Stopping where the forest ended, Syaoran motioned for me to come.
"Come on. We'll be back tomorrow."
Tomorrow? What would take that long? Curious, I put up my hood.
Syaoran's POV:
Riding into the village, I pulled Sakura's horse up close to me. Something here was strange, and I mean in the magical sense. I could feel it all around me. The source was coming from one of these buildings, but which one? Quickly, something darted in front of me, startling my horse. Calming it down, I checked to make sure Sakura was okay. People were swarming around the village, and we weren't even in the town square yet. Pushing into the crowd, I headed for an inn. Stopping, I looked around and realized that Sakura was gone. Gazing at the crowd, I couldn't see her hood anywhere.
Sakura's POV:
This couldn't be a village! It was huge! So many people! Gawking at the mere size of the village, I never even noticed when Syaoran had left. When I finally noticed, I got frightened. Moving my horse, I felt something tugging me at the corner of my mind. Turning left, I followed the tug. It had to be magical, it just….. FELT like magic.
Tzao's POV:
Glancing into the fire, I started laughing. Curious, Li Yin asked,
"Tzao-san, what do you see?"
Grinning evilly, I laughed some more.
"And so, the Card Mistress enters our village. What say you? Shall we have some fun?"
Smiling, Li yin laughed with me.
Sakura's POV:
Following the pull, it led me to the Oyomot village library. Stepping out of the saddle, I tied my horse to the rail and pushed the door open. Stepping in, the musty smell of old books and wet wood hit me. Searching around, I wondered what I was looking for.
"Hello? Is there anyone here?"
Cocking my head, I thought I heard a faint echo of someone talking. Following the sound, I found myself at some stairs. Trying to see the basement, I leaned over a bit. Taking a hold of the rail, I slowly climbed down. It was dark down there, but a fire was dancing merrily in the fireplace. Stepping off the stair, I came into the room. There were books scattered about, some in neat piles, and others just thrown every which way. There was one, however, that caught my eye. It was sitting on the chair, propped against the backing. Moving to pick it up, I felt a hum of energy. As my hand brushed the binding, I had a vision.
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A little girl with brown hair pulled back into pigtails, and luminescent green eyes ran to a man, and jumped into his arms, laughing.
"'Tou-san! You're home!"
Smiling, the father hugged her.
"I missed you, 'Tou-san!"
Snuggling against her father's chest, she sighed contently.
"I missed you too, Sakura."
Smiling, the man kissed the little girls' hair.
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jerking back, I gasped. Papa? It couldn't have been a memory!
"But it was! I know it!"
Choking back tears, I remembered the man's face….. It was so like mine… and the brown hair and eyes…. I had felt a connection. Biting back tears, I reached out for the book again. Not feeling a jolt, I picked it up. It was brown, the covers and binding were made out of leather. Thinking about the vision, I burst into tears.
Syaoran's POV:
Following Sakura's aura, I felt an intense power surge. It rolled like a heat wave, deep and intense. After it, came another, even more intense. Only, the second gave off an immense sadness, filling me with such an empty void, it made me want to cry. Gasping, I followed it to the village library. Here, I could feel it in it's strongest. Sakura's horse was there, so I jumped off my horse and ran inside. Following the waves, I found some stairs and I followed them down.
Eriol's POV:
Feeling a power surge, I looked up sharply. Concerned, Tomoyo-chan asked,
"Eriol-kun, what is it?"
Frowning, I stood up.
"Something's wrong."
Taken aback, Tomoyo-chan gasped.
Sakura's POV:
Clutching the book, I fell onto the floor, hiding in a corner as great big tears fell down my face. I was filled with terror and great sadness, and thoughts about the family I never knew danced in my head. Sobbing, such sadness engulfed me that I was curled into a tight ball, clutching the book to my middle. My head started to roar, and the pain was so intense that I was blinded. As I cried and my head spun, my stomach started to wrench in knots. Screaming out in pain, everything around me disappeared.
Syaoran's POV:
Jumping down the stairs, I heard an anguished cry and a scream. Seeing Sakura, I ran to her, but I was thrown into the wall by a shield. Jumping up, I beat the shield.
"Sakura!"
Red sparks flew out from where I was punching the shield. Inside the shield, Sakura lay on the floor, crying. Sobs wracked her body, shaking her violently. Suddenly, a brilliant light burst from her and time stopped.
Sakura's POV:
I was standing alone in the black sky. I was still sobbing, and suddenly my cards flew out of my pocket and circled me. As they stopped spinning, the Rain was in front of me.
"What is wrong, Mistress? Why do you cry?"
Sobbing, I tried to explain.
"I…. I don't know. *Sob* I *Sob* think it has to do with self-pity. *Sob* I want to know who my family is! I wan to know who I am!"
I was practically screaming this, but not at Rain. Spinning again, Libra stopped in front of me.
"Mistress, I will balance out your feelings, so you don't feel so sad. But I can't make it go away. "
reaching out, flickerings of magic touched me, and I could feel my sadness lessening and my pains going away. Twirling, Light settled in front of me.
"Mistress, you need us, and there is many times that you won't have the time to call the key. You are strong enough Mistress, to not use the key. Just call on us, and we will come."
"Thank you, Light, Minna. Thank you so much."
I started crying again, but they were more tears of gratitude. The sky started fading, and was replaced by the basement.
Syaoran's POV:
The light suddenly faded, time started flowing again, and the shield dropped. Rushing forward, I dropped to the floor and picked Sakura up.
"Sakura? Are you all right? What's going on?"
slowly opening her eyes, she wiped the tears away.
"I'm all right. Nothing happened."
Seeing my look, she blushed.
"All right, something happened, but I can't tell you. I'll be fine."
Helping her up, I threw an arm around my shoulders.
"Arigato for caring, Syao-kun."
Tzao's POV:
Chuckling, I commented.
"Damn, that was a good show, heh, Yi Lin?"
"Yes, it was."
Yi Lin and I were hidden, watching from a corner of the room, invisible to the Prince and Card Mistress. The scene we had seen was interesting, to say the least. I hadn't expected her to react like that. Interesting.
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Sakura Golden Wolf: Goodie! That was so cool! Onegai, R+R Minna! Thanks so much to you all!