Sakura Golden Wolfs' Lobby
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! This time on Sakura Golden Wolfs' Lobby, we are trailing that Chugokujin oshi, Syaoran Li.
(Any people out there that are Japanese, I apologize for my abuse of the Japanese language. I AM American, so I'm referring to a dictionary. -_-() Please forgive me!)
Sakura Golden Wolf: GGGGGGGRRRRRRRR……….. I'm tired of chasing the cast! I am authress, hear me roar! AAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(SGW thumps chest, Tarzan-like, and emits a wail-like call. Nearby animals perk their heads and run off.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: They come!
(Animals reappear, carrying the rogue cast members, who have wide, frightened eyes. Pointing to the cage, the animals dump them in.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've got my cast back!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own it. Please don't sue.
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Chapter 19:
Sakura's POV:
Opening my eyes, I rubbed my pounding head. Looking down, I scrunched up my nose.
"Hoe?"
I was wearing a white dress, with a long back, but the front was cut off slightly above my knees. This showed off the dainty pink slippers, that had the ribbons tied around up to my knees, daintily tied in a bow. The neck was scooped, and my key lay in plain sight around my neck. A slight breeze played with my hair, and I noticed that a pink bow was tied in my hair, and the ribbons reached half my hair's length. Tearing my attention from my new garb, I took in my surroundings. I was standing on the edge of a cliff, with endless sea before me. The clear sand stretched for miles, either side of me, a good sixty foot drop. The breeze shifted, and a little bird flew out of the sky. Dipping and swaying in the wind, the bird landed delicately beside me. Looking at the sea, I was startled when I heard a giggle. Turning to my left, I was surprised to find that a little girl was standing where the bird had been. She was about nine or ten years old, and she clasped her hands behind her back.
"Beautiful, isn't it? Hi! I'm Xiao Que, little sparrow! Are you Sakura- chan?"
Looking at her questionably, I nodded.
"Hai. Bit where am I? What am I doing here?"
Smiling, she crept her hand into mine and smiled.
"We're in the dream world. You were sent here by…… by that…. Lei, right?"
"H-Hai. I guess so."
"OH, goody! Oh, I mean, it's not good, but, I mean, I've got my facts right so far!"
Confused, I turned to her,
"Nani? What are you saying?"
"Well, anyway, Lei sent you here, and now you must pass three tasks to return to your place."
"Nani? You mean we're not in the Li Kingdom?"
Smiling, she shook her head patiently.
"No, no. We are, but we're also in the Dream World."
Tapping her head, she continued.
"That's also in your mind. Bit don't worry, we're still real."
Looking down, I watched sea birds dance in the wind.
"This is very confusing. Tasks? Return? What happens if I fail?"
Sadly, Xiao Que tapped her heart.
"You never wake up."
Taken aback, I gasped and touched my heart.
"N-Never wake up? But I have to! I can't die now!"
Sympathetically, Xiao Que smiled.
"It's not all that bad. You won't notice. Besides, you needn't die. Pass the tasks!"
Hopping up and down, she wrapped her arms around herself and twirled. Turning into a sparrow, she chirped,
"Come on, Sakura-chan, follow me!"
Circling my head, she dove down the cliff.
"Xiao Que, wait! How do I follow you?!"
Soaring up again, she laughed in a chirpy voice.
"It's the dream world! There's steps right there!"
Flying by them, she chirped again.
"Hee hee. Humans. Hee!"
Flying beside me, she settled on my shoulder.
"Just follow the steps to the ground."
Putting a foot on the narrow step, I carefully stepped onto the ledge. Halfway down, I slipped on loose rock and fell off the steps. Screaming, I held on the edge with one hand, when Xiao Que changed into her child-self. Helping pull me up, she dusted my dress.
"Daijobu desu ka, Sakura-chan?"
"Hai, I-I'm fine. L-Let's go."
Changing back to her sparrow-form, she flew the last thirty feet, waiting for me in her child-form. Taking my hand, she pulled me along the sand, into a cave where the sea-foam flecked against the lip. The cave was bright, and there were shiny rocks all over, reflecting the sea. Sitting on a flat rock, she dusted off another and gestured to it.
"Sit, sit. I'll explain the first task now. You get two guesses, just in case. The first part of the task is solving the riddle. The second part is actually getting the answer. Are you ready, Sakura-chan?"
"I-I suppose so, Xiao Que."
Smiling, she waved her arms about, for narrative.
"I am a bird, I live by the sea, I live in the earth, but I fly free. What am I?"
Smiling, she put her elbows in her lap and cradled her face.
"Well?"
Looking out the cave, I saw birds flapping.
"I am a bird, I live by the sea…. That could be a sea gull,…. Iie."
Looking out farther, I saw faintly moving objects.
"I live in the earth but I fly free… Oh, is it a Cliff Dweller?"
Clapping her hands, Xiao Que laughed.
"right! Now, the second half of this task is to retrieve this carving from one of the nests. I'll show you."
The carving was a small cliff dwelling bird, made of red rock. Pulling me outside, I lifted my dress, avoiding the sharp rocks. Blowing on the carving, Xiao Que released it as it flew up into a nest, forty feet above the cave.
"You must retrieve the bird in the next fifteen minutes, or you fail. Starting now."
Glancing at her, I rifled through my memory files for a card that would help me.
"Float, float me up, please."
Appearing beneath me, I sat on the flat disk that was Float. Lifting me up, we were just about there when a gale blew up.
"HOE! Windy, make the wind go around me, please!"
Placing her hands out, Windy diverted the blow. Rising up, I glanced into the nest. It was deep, and I couldn't reach it with my arm. I need a card… hmm…
"Move, bring the carving to me, please."
The little triangle materialized under the carving, and it moved towards me. Catching it, I screeched as my cards disappeared. Falling, I yelled,
"Change! Change the rocks and sand to duck down!"
Landing hard on the feathers, I spit them out of my mouth and held up the carving.
"Got it! Thanks, minna."
Calling back Change, the feathers changed back.
"Did I pass?"
Giggling, Xiao Que took it.
"Yup! Two minutes left! Good job Sakura-chan!"
Helping me up, she smiled.
"Now you get a reward."
Waving her hand over the bird, it disappeared.
"It'll be there when you wake up. It's yours. Now it's time to move on. Good luck, Sakura-chan."
Everything started fading, and Xiao Que waved goodbye.
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Sakura Golden Wolf: *Snort* ZZZZZZZz…………. *Twitch* Hmmmmmm??????????? H'llo….. There's another cha- chapter….. *Snore…..* Bye bye…… Please R+R…… *Yawn*
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! This time on Sakura Golden Wolfs' Lobby, we are trailing that Chugokujin oshi, Syaoran Li.
(Any people out there that are Japanese, I apologize for my abuse of the Japanese language. I AM American, so I'm referring to a dictionary. -_-() Please forgive me!)
Sakura Golden Wolf: GGGGGGGRRRRRRRR……….. I'm tired of chasing the cast! I am authress, hear me roar! AAAAAAARRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(SGW thumps chest, Tarzan-like, and emits a wail-like call. Nearby animals perk their heads and run off.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: They come!
(Animals reappear, carrying the rogue cast members, who have wide, frightened eyes. Pointing to the cage, the animals dump them in.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I've got my cast back!!!!!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I don't own it. Please don't sue.
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
Chapter 19:
Sakura's POV:
Opening my eyes, I rubbed my pounding head. Looking down, I scrunched up my nose.
"Hoe?"
I was wearing a white dress, with a long back, but the front was cut off slightly above my knees. This showed off the dainty pink slippers, that had the ribbons tied around up to my knees, daintily tied in a bow. The neck was scooped, and my key lay in plain sight around my neck. A slight breeze played with my hair, and I noticed that a pink bow was tied in my hair, and the ribbons reached half my hair's length. Tearing my attention from my new garb, I took in my surroundings. I was standing on the edge of a cliff, with endless sea before me. The clear sand stretched for miles, either side of me, a good sixty foot drop. The breeze shifted, and a little bird flew out of the sky. Dipping and swaying in the wind, the bird landed delicately beside me. Looking at the sea, I was startled when I heard a giggle. Turning to my left, I was surprised to find that a little girl was standing where the bird had been. She was about nine or ten years old, and she clasped her hands behind her back.
"Beautiful, isn't it? Hi! I'm Xiao Que, little sparrow! Are you Sakura- chan?"
Looking at her questionably, I nodded.
"Hai. Bit where am I? What am I doing here?"
Smiling, she crept her hand into mine and smiled.
"We're in the dream world. You were sent here by…… by that…. Lei, right?"
"H-Hai. I guess so."
"OH, goody! Oh, I mean, it's not good, but, I mean, I've got my facts right so far!"
Confused, I turned to her,
"Nani? What are you saying?"
"Well, anyway, Lei sent you here, and now you must pass three tasks to return to your place."
"Nani? You mean we're not in the Li Kingdom?"
Smiling, she shook her head patiently.
"No, no. We are, but we're also in the Dream World."
Tapping her head, she continued.
"That's also in your mind. Bit don't worry, we're still real."
Looking down, I watched sea birds dance in the wind.
"This is very confusing. Tasks? Return? What happens if I fail?"
Sadly, Xiao Que tapped her heart.
"You never wake up."
Taken aback, I gasped and touched my heart.
"N-Never wake up? But I have to! I can't die now!"
Sympathetically, Xiao Que smiled.
"It's not all that bad. You won't notice. Besides, you needn't die. Pass the tasks!"
Hopping up and down, she wrapped her arms around herself and twirled. Turning into a sparrow, she chirped,
"Come on, Sakura-chan, follow me!"
Circling my head, she dove down the cliff.
"Xiao Que, wait! How do I follow you?!"
Soaring up again, she laughed in a chirpy voice.
"It's the dream world! There's steps right there!"
Flying by them, she chirped again.
"Hee hee. Humans. Hee!"
Flying beside me, she settled on my shoulder.
"Just follow the steps to the ground."
Putting a foot on the narrow step, I carefully stepped onto the ledge. Halfway down, I slipped on loose rock and fell off the steps. Screaming, I held on the edge with one hand, when Xiao Que changed into her child-self. Helping pull me up, she dusted my dress.
"Daijobu desu ka, Sakura-chan?"
"Hai, I-I'm fine. L-Let's go."
Changing back to her sparrow-form, she flew the last thirty feet, waiting for me in her child-form. Taking my hand, she pulled me along the sand, into a cave where the sea-foam flecked against the lip. The cave was bright, and there were shiny rocks all over, reflecting the sea. Sitting on a flat rock, she dusted off another and gestured to it.
"Sit, sit. I'll explain the first task now. You get two guesses, just in case. The first part of the task is solving the riddle. The second part is actually getting the answer. Are you ready, Sakura-chan?"
"I-I suppose so, Xiao Que."
Smiling, she waved her arms about, for narrative.
"I am a bird, I live by the sea, I live in the earth, but I fly free. What am I?"
Smiling, she put her elbows in her lap and cradled her face.
"Well?"
Looking out the cave, I saw birds flapping.
"I am a bird, I live by the sea…. That could be a sea gull,…. Iie."
Looking out farther, I saw faintly moving objects.
"I live in the earth but I fly free… Oh, is it a Cliff Dweller?"
Clapping her hands, Xiao Que laughed.
"right! Now, the second half of this task is to retrieve this carving from one of the nests. I'll show you."
The carving was a small cliff dwelling bird, made of red rock. Pulling me outside, I lifted my dress, avoiding the sharp rocks. Blowing on the carving, Xiao Que released it as it flew up into a nest, forty feet above the cave.
"You must retrieve the bird in the next fifteen minutes, or you fail. Starting now."
Glancing at her, I rifled through my memory files for a card that would help me.
"Float, float me up, please."
Appearing beneath me, I sat on the flat disk that was Float. Lifting me up, we were just about there when a gale blew up.
"HOE! Windy, make the wind go around me, please!"
Placing her hands out, Windy diverted the blow. Rising up, I glanced into the nest. It was deep, and I couldn't reach it with my arm. I need a card… hmm…
"Move, bring the carving to me, please."
The little triangle materialized under the carving, and it moved towards me. Catching it, I screeched as my cards disappeared. Falling, I yelled,
"Change! Change the rocks and sand to duck down!"
Landing hard on the feathers, I spit them out of my mouth and held up the carving.
"Got it! Thanks, minna."
Calling back Change, the feathers changed back.
"Did I pass?"
Giggling, Xiao Que took it.
"Yup! Two minutes left! Good job Sakura-chan!"
Helping me up, she smiled.
"Now you get a reward."
Waving her hand over the bird, it disappeared.
"It'll be there when you wake up. It's yours. Now it's time to move on. Good luck, Sakura-chan."
Everything started fading, and Xiao Que waved goodbye.
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Sakura Golden Wolf: *Snort* ZZZZZZZz…………. *Twitch* Hmmmmmm??????????? H'llo….. There's another cha- chapter….. *Snore…..* Bye bye…… Please R+R…… *Yawn*