Sakura Golden Wolf's Lobby
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! This is Sakura Golden Wolf with another chapter of ATWE. Today I will capture Spinel Sun and Nakuru. I'll do it without touching them! Wanna see how?
(SGW places Eriol in a cage in the middle of a clearing.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: See now, they'll run into the cage, to save Eriol. I don't have to worry about them getting out. It's been magic-proofed.
(SGW smiles and winks.)
Spinel: Master!
Nakuru: Eriol! We'll save you!
(Spinel and Nakuru fly into the cage, where Eriol smacks his head.)
Eriol: Fools! She trapped us! Now we can't get out!
(Nakuru and Spinel turn around and charge the cage. They fall back on their rears.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: Yay! Now I've only got to catch Yue, Li Yin, and Michio!
(SGW does a happy little dance around the cage.)
Eriol: You HAD to volunteer us for this fan fic.
Nakuru: It SOUNDED good at the time…….
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
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Chapter 23:
Syaoran's POV:
Lying in bed on my stomach, I buried my head in my hands.
1 "God….. I'm supposed to be the leader of the Li armies, the 'Great Li Prince' AND a sorcerer, yet I can't help the one I love. Damn it!"
Growling, I smacked my pillow.
2 "Why-can't-I-help-her?!"
Burying my head under the pillow, I heard muffled steps.
"Syaoran, what are you doing??"
Muffled by the pillow, I could barely hear him.
"I'm suffocating myself by means of pillow over my face. What do you THINK I'm doing, Eriol?!"
Sighing exasperatedly, Eriol pulled the pillow off my head.
"You're NOT going to suffocate. We all know you wouldn't let Sakura-chan down like that."
Glaring at Eriol, I threw my other pillow at him.
"Baka. Why aren't you out-"
Stopping mid sentence, I held my breath.
"She's using the cards again!"
Leaping off the bed, I scrambled into the other room, where we had moved Sakura. Glancing at the table, I saw the cards as I had expected them.
"Light, Shadow, Sword, Return."
Picking them up, I placed them back in the book. Glancing around the table, I noticed the Silver Flower. It was beautiful, made of gems. Picking it up, I placed it in Sakura's satchel, next to the bird. From behind me, Eriol gave a surprised.
"Wha?"
Turning, I looked where he pointed.
"Aiiiiii!!!!!!!!!"
Where did THAT come from?!"
A huge bruise spread across her nose and up her left eye. Stirring slightly, she breathed,
"Syaoran."
Returning upstairs, Eriol handed me a bag of ice.
"Put this on her eye."
Kiyoto Camp:
Sitting in his chair, Sachio grunted.
"You must be kidding, Aomora. Whatever makes you think THAT?"
"Green eyes. And she has MAGIC. Only SHE could have power like that. I suggest that we combine forces."
Gulping down more brandy, Sachio poured more.
"Why should we care?"
Smiling nonchalantly, Tzao quipped,
"Because if you don't, she'll take over her kingdom, giving you no land. But I'm sure the Li can find you a nice job in their kitchens."
Sighing, Sachio downed another glass.
"Fine. What do you want us to do?"
Nakuru's POV:
Climbing up on the roof, I sat beside Yukito.
"Konbonwa, Yukito-san. Can I talk to Yue?"
Looking up, Yukito-san shrugged.
"Sure."
Transforming, he rid himself of his wings.
"What did you want to talk about, Nakuru?"
Leaning against the chimney, I paused.
"Well, I know you feel guilty about Sakura-chan. But it's not your fault. Besides, you've been watching over her for years. You saved her from Meiling, sending her to Tomoyo-chan instead of the black abyss."
Turning away from me, Yue said,
"That wasn't me."
"Huh?"
"That was Clow Reed."
"Oh…. So? You've still protected her when you could."
Flipping around, Yue lowered his voice.
"Why do you care, Nakuru?"
Smiling, I blew him a kiss.
"Because I love you."
Tomoyo's POV:
Eriol was pacing around the living room, wearing a rut in the floor.
"Can you feel that, Tomoyo? The magic is getting so TENSE! What am I thinking? Of course you can't feel it."
Pulling on his arm, I pilled him onto the couch next to me.
"What's wrong, Eriol?"
Jittery, he bounced his foot up and down crazily.
"The magic is getting so thick, I'm going crazy. So much magic! I wish I knew what was going ON! And the VIBES! The vibes are getting stronger!"
Putting my arms around his shoulders, I kissed his cheek.
"What is just so wrong?"
Bouncing his whole leg now, he responded,
"Something BIG is going to happen soon. Something HUGE!"
"Like what?"
Looking at me, he shrugged.
"I don't know. But is might be disastrous. With our luck, it probably will."
"Don't say things like that. Everything will be okay."
Sagging against the couch, Eriol sighed.
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Er-riol!"
Keroberos's POV:
Everyone was going stir crazy. Eriol-sama was bouncing off the walls from the magic vibrations, Nakuru wasn't even bothering to stuff sweets into Spinel, and Tomoyo-chan was reading Yukito's books. I was getting annoyed,. My true form didn't allow me much mobility, unless I got rid of my wings. I couldn't wait for Sakura-chan to wake up, so I could be small again. Yawning, I padded outside, folding my wings to fit through the door. Sniffing the air, my fur slightly prickled.
"Kero-chan? Is something wrong?"
"It's definitely stringer. There's no denying it. Something HUGE is going to happen. It's like it's staring us in the face, mocking us."
Sighing, Tomoyo-chan placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Whatever it is, we'll be fine. Trust in everybody. Do you realize that I'm the ONLY one in this whole group that has no magic? It's depressing sometimes."
Yes, I realized that was true. It must be frustrating, yet I wouldn't know. Glancing away, Tomoyo-chan went back inside the house. Tilting my head, I heard a youngish female voice titter.
"She has passed two tasks, but will she see who's behind the mask?"
Another voice, more mature, responded.
"If it's me you ask, I think, she'll pass."
Becoming more serious, the voices spoke to me.
"Keroberos, Guardian of the Seal, will your Mistress become a meal? Tatsuya is her last task, perhaps it's best if you relax."
The first voice. Giggled again, and the voice giggled again, and the voices vanished. Unfurling my wings, I flew up to the roof, interrupting the two moon guardians to tell them what I had just heard.
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Sakura Golden Wolf: Well! That about took all my strength! I gotta….. Sleep……. R+R!
Sakura Golden Wolf: Konnichiwa! This is Sakura Golden Wolf with another chapter of ATWE. Today I will capture Spinel Sun and Nakuru. I'll do it without touching them! Wanna see how?
(SGW places Eriol in a cage in the middle of a clearing.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: See now, they'll run into the cage, to save Eriol. I don't have to worry about them getting out. It's been magic-proofed.
(SGW smiles and winks.)
Spinel: Master!
Nakuru: Eriol! We'll save you!
(Spinel and Nakuru fly into the cage, where Eriol smacks his head.)
Eriol: Fools! She trapped us! Now we can't get out!
(Nakuru and Spinel turn around and charge the cage. They fall back on their rears.)
Sakura Golden Wolf: Yay! Now I've only got to catch Yue, Li Yin, and Michio!
(SGW does a happy little dance around the cage.)
Eriol: You HAD to volunteer us for this fan fic.
Nakuru: It SOUNDED good at the time…….
Disclaimer: I don't own it.
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Chapter 23:
Syaoran's POV:
Lying in bed on my stomach, I buried my head in my hands.
1 "God….. I'm supposed to be the leader of the Li armies, the 'Great Li Prince' AND a sorcerer, yet I can't help the one I love. Damn it!"
Growling, I smacked my pillow.
2 "Why-can't-I-help-her?!"
Burying my head under the pillow, I heard muffled steps.
"Syaoran, what are you doing??"
Muffled by the pillow, I could barely hear him.
"I'm suffocating myself by means of pillow over my face. What do you THINK I'm doing, Eriol?!"
Sighing exasperatedly, Eriol pulled the pillow off my head.
"You're NOT going to suffocate. We all know you wouldn't let Sakura-chan down like that."
Glaring at Eriol, I threw my other pillow at him.
"Baka. Why aren't you out-"
Stopping mid sentence, I held my breath.
"She's using the cards again!"
Leaping off the bed, I scrambled into the other room, where we had moved Sakura. Glancing at the table, I saw the cards as I had expected them.
"Light, Shadow, Sword, Return."
Picking them up, I placed them back in the book. Glancing around the table, I noticed the Silver Flower. It was beautiful, made of gems. Picking it up, I placed it in Sakura's satchel, next to the bird. From behind me, Eriol gave a surprised.
"Wha?"
Turning, I looked where he pointed.
"Aiiiiii!!!!!!!!!"
Where did THAT come from?!"
A huge bruise spread across her nose and up her left eye. Stirring slightly, she breathed,
"Syaoran."
Returning upstairs, Eriol handed me a bag of ice.
"Put this on her eye."
Kiyoto Camp:
Sitting in his chair, Sachio grunted.
"You must be kidding, Aomora. Whatever makes you think THAT?"
"Green eyes. And she has MAGIC. Only SHE could have power like that. I suggest that we combine forces."
Gulping down more brandy, Sachio poured more.
"Why should we care?"
Smiling nonchalantly, Tzao quipped,
"Because if you don't, she'll take over her kingdom, giving you no land. But I'm sure the Li can find you a nice job in their kitchens."
Sighing, Sachio downed another glass.
"Fine. What do you want us to do?"
Nakuru's POV:
Climbing up on the roof, I sat beside Yukito.
"Konbonwa, Yukito-san. Can I talk to Yue?"
Looking up, Yukito-san shrugged.
"Sure."
Transforming, he rid himself of his wings.
"What did you want to talk about, Nakuru?"
Leaning against the chimney, I paused.
"Well, I know you feel guilty about Sakura-chan. But it's not your fault. Besides, you've been watching over her for years. You saved her from Meiling, sending her to Tomoyo-chan instead of the black abyss."
Turning away from me, Yue said,
"That wasn't me."
"Huh?"
"That was Clow Reed."
"Oh…. So? You've still protected her when you could."
Flipping around, Yue lowered his voice.
"Why do you care, Nakuru?"
Smiling, I blew him a kiss.
"Because I love you."
Tomoyo's POV:
Eriol was pacing around the living room, wearing a rut in the floor.
"Can you feel that, Tomoyo? The magic is getting so TENSE! What am I thinking? Of course you can't feel it."
Pulling on his arm, I pilled him onto the couch next to me.
"What's wrong, Eriol?"
Jittery, he bounced his foot up and down crazily.
"The magic is getting so thick, I'm going crazy. So much magic! I wish I knew what was going ON! And the VIBES! The vibes are getting stronger!"
Putting my arms around his shoulders, I kissed his cheek.
"What is just so wrong?"
Bouncing his whole leg now, he responded,
"Something BIG is going to happen soon. Something HUGE!"
"Like what?"
Looking at me, he shrugged.
"I don't know. But is might be disastrous. With our luck, it probably will."
"Don't say things like that. Everything will be okay."
Sagging against the couch, Eriol sighed.
"Maybe, maybe not."
"Er-riol!"
Keroberos's POV:
Everyone was going stir crazy. Eriol-sama was bouncing off the walls from the magic vibrations, Nakuru wasn't even bothering to stuff sweets into Spinel, and Tomoyo-chan was reading Yukito's books. I was getting annoyed,. My true form didn't allow me much mobility, unless I got rid of my wings. I couldn't wait for Sakura-chan to wake up, so I could be small again. Yawning, I padded outside, folding my wings to fit through the door. Sniffing the air, my fur slightly prickled.
"Kero-chan? Is something wrong?"
"It's definitely stringer. There's no denying it. Something HUGE is going to happen. It's like it's staring us in the face, mocking us."
Sighing, Tomoyo-chan placed a hand on my shoulder.
"Whatever it is, we'll be fine. Trust in everybody. Do you realize that I'm the ONLY one in this whole group that has no magic? It's depressing sometimes."
Yes, I realized that was true. It must be frustrating, yet I wouldn't know. Glancing away, Tomoyo-chan went back inside the house. Tilting my head, I heard a youngish female voice titter.
"She has passed two tasks, but will she see who's behind the mask?"
Another voice, more mature, responded.
"If it's me you ask, I think, she'll pass."
Becoming more serious, the voices spoke to me.
"Keroberos, Guardian of the Seal, will your Mistress become a meal? Tatsuya is her last task, perhaps it's best if you relax."
The first voice. Giggled again, and the voice giggled again, and the voices vanished. Unfurling my wings, I flew up to the roof, interrupting the two moon guardians to tell them what I had just heard.
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Sakura Golden Wolf: Well! That about took all my strength! I gotta….. Sleep……. R+R!