Emerald: Hi! I'm back with another chapter! Plus Saph isn't here to bother me! Instead, here's Suppy!
Suppy: It's Spinel, not Suppy!
Emerald: Aw, isn't he sweet! Heheh… So tell us about yourself, Suuupppyyy…
Suppy: It's not Suppy! Grrr… My name is Spinel, get it? I'm one of Eriol's guardians. I love eating bitter things, unlike Kero. I hate sweets, because I sort of get a little wild when I'm fed them. *Shudders* My favourite thing to do is read. My favourite colours are black and green and my favourite flower is the poppy. And I like reading in a quiet surrounding, meaning nooo Kero or Nakuru.
Emerald: Well, that's Suppy. Will you help me with my thank you list?
Suppy: I am nooootttt Suppy! But I'll help anyway…
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Running out of things to say,
Emerald Pearls
Emerald: Thankew sooo much… I'm running out of things to say to all of you great people too!
Suppy: *reading book*
Emerald: Hehe… here's the disclaimer: I don't own CardCaptor Sakura, Tomoyo owns the costumes, Yukito owns the cookies, Touya owns Sakura, Meiling owns *cough* Syaoran, Kero owns the pudding, Eriol owns his Throne of Eeeee-villll, Chiharu owns her ribbon, Sonomi owns Nadeshiko, Fujitaka owns whatever he owns, Sapphire thinks she owns the world (she also thinks she owns a pile of cow manure) and…
Sapphire: I don't own Nakuru or Kero! You can take them!
Emerald: Well, I guess that is a disclaimer… Well, enjoy this chapter!
Diamond Souls, Crystal Hearts
By: Emerald Pearls
Chapter 10: Deceive
Syaoran's POV
I must have the worse luck in the whole wide world.
First, I runaway from my annoying bride-to-be, then I meet four eyes, not forgetting I stumble upon this girl who makes me feel weird and now, the girl is Meiling.
Oh, and I forgot "Getting stuck with Lucifer and his bride".
Otherwise known as four eyes and Daidouji.
I roll my eyes as Daidouji gives Kinomoto and me yet another lecture on how we should act. Four eyes is sitting on her bed trying not to drool as he watches her.
Dear grandpa…
She's telling me I should have my hand around Kinomoto and look romantically into her eyes when I speak to her.
Cow dung.
I turn to look at Kinomoto, but shudder.
Urrghh... She looks so much like Meiling it scares me. The only difference is Meiling usually has this lovesick look when she hangs from my arms.
What does she think I am? A monkey bar?
Kinomoto, however, had this trademark Kinomoto swirly-eyed look on Meiling's face.
"Hoeeeee?"
I almost chuckled.
It was weird to hear that coming from old Meiling.
Kinomoto blinked and wildly shook her head, "T-tomoyo-chan! We aren't really engaged so I don't think we need to…"
Daidouji's hand flew up to her mouth and she smiled a grin that stretched from ear to ear.
"Ohohohoho! Dear Sakura-chan!"
Kinomoto and I exchange looks as we both slide lower down in our seats, similar sweatdrops rolling down our head.
Scarrryyyy…
There came a soft knocking on the door.
"Come in!" Daidouji called, plastering a sweet smile on her face.
Amazing how she can change from such an evil devil to an innocent angel in such a short time.
Practice, I guess…
A maid came in, bowing, "Prince Touya from the Kinomoto Kingdom is about to arrive. Queen Sonomi wants all of you down in the great hall at once."
"Okay, Ayano."
Ayano then bowed again before walking out.
"Well, remember all I've taught you. Go down there and make me proud!" Daidouji wiped away her tears.
Weird…
I caught sight of Eriol grinning like a dopey dog, nodding at Daidouji.
I smiled inwardly…
Dear old four eyes…
We made our way down to the great hall.
The great hall was huge. The floor was made of marble and the wall seemed to shine like diamond. There was a raised platform with a throne. Queen Sonomi was perched on top it, looking regal.
She beckoned to us and smiled tenderly at Kinomoto and I, "Good luck, you two."
We gulped and nodded.
Oh man…
The heavy mahogany door opened slowly and noiselessly and a page entered.
He blew his trumpet, before bowing so low that his forehead touched the ground.
"I present to you Prince Touya from the Kinomoto Kingdom!"
I felt Kinomoto tense up next to me.
"Don't worry. He won't know it's you," I told her.
Well, somebody's gotta do it, right?
A tall figure entered regally, marching majestically down the hall. The man had spiky black hair and sharp eyes.
He bowed down before the Queen.
"Nice to see you, Aunt!"
"You too, Touya!"
With that, they embraced each other. When they pulled apart, Kinomoto-san's eyes seemed to sadden.
"Have you found the kaijuu?"
The kaijuu?
What monster?
I felt Kinomoto tensing again beside me.
She's the… kaijuu?
How right!
I smirked at her, and she growled.
"I… haven't found her," Queen Sonomi's tone was a little shaky and her eyes darted quickly to us, before focusing on Kinomoto-san again.
"I see…" Kinomoto-san smiled a little sadly.
"Ah, Touya! I haven't introduced you to our visitors, have I?" Queen Sonomi was quick to change the subject.
She led him towards where we stood, at the back of the hall.
"Ah Tomoyo-chan. You haven't changed, have you? Still the kaijuu's weird friend," Kinomoto-san grinned.
"Your kaijuu's weird best friend," Daidouji corrected.
Kinomoto was glaring at her brother.
"I am not a -"
Kinomoto-san turned to stare at her.
"I mean- Um… Syaoran… I am not a… a pig!" Kinomoto flushed ten shades of red in a split second.
Impressive…
I was supposed to let her call me Syaoran because she was my fiancée and all.
"And who are you?" Kinomoto-san glared.
"Oh, they're my friends. This is Hiiragizawa Eriol from the Hiiragizawa Kingdom," Daidouji looked pointedly at old gramps.
"It's a pleasure meeting you, Kinomoto-san," four eyes bowed politely, "I must say you are looking dashind today."
Oh, ready for a round of "Let's-suck-up-to-Kinomoto-san", aren't we?
"And these are Li Syaoran and Li Meiling from the Li Kingdom. Um… they're engaged," the wife of Lucifer grinned encouragingly at me.
"Hi!" Kinomoto and I bowed awkwardly.
Hiiragizawa's and Daidouji's grins plainly said "Hug her!"
I stared at Kinomoto. There was that confused look on Meiling's face again.
I couldn't do this! I was horrified of Meiling.
Do it, descendant!
Grr… There goes grandpa snooping around in my mind.
Kinomoto-san had his eyebrows raised.
I gulped and prepared to wrap my arms around Kinomoto.
Maybe if I close my eyes it won't be that bad.
I prepared to clench my eyes shut, but suddenly a pink light shone from Kinomoto.
When the light cleared, I found myself staring into Kinomoto's emerald eyes.
Kinomoto was… well Kinomoto! She was herself again!
Oh man… Kinomoto-san will flip when he sees her!
Surprisingly, Kinomoto-san remained calm, looking expectantly at both of us.
Four eyes was looking unperturbed and Daidouji was waiting expectantly.
No on seemed to notice that Kinomoto was Kinomoto again!
I found myself staring at her.
Hiiragizawa's smile read "Go on!"
And Daidouji's eyes were pleading.
I turned back to Kinomoto and tried to calm myself down.
It's Kinomoto now. No more Meiling.
And slowly, I wrapped my arms around her and held her tight.
She rested her head on my chest and wrapped her arms around my neck a little nervously.
And I really couldn't help it.
I blushed.
Whoa! Now we're getting somewhere!
Hiiragizawa again.
Shut up, gramps…Hey… Did you notice that Kinomoto's Kinomoto again?
Whaddya mean, descendant?
She's not Meiling anymore…
She isn't? Wow! This is better than I expected!
I don't like hearing that! What is going on four eyes?
Ooh… harsh! Don't worry! I'll tell you soon!
Kinomoto and I pulled away and we both blushed fiery red again.
"Hey… What's this? A blushing competition?" Kinomoto-san sounded agitated.
"Um… They're still in the first stages of engagement… They're still a little shy!"
Woweee… Good cover-up Daidouji.
I rolled my eyes.
I glanced at Kinomoto who still had a pink tinge in her cheeks.
Our eyes clashed for a moment.
Amber with emerald.
And we blushed yet again…
"A little shy?" Kinomoto-san asked.
He looked around.
Daidouji and Queen Sonomi had their hands on their cheeks. They had gone starry-eyed and were sighing dreamily.
Four eyes was smirking his eee-vil smirk.
Kinomoto-san was obviously confused now.
"Am I missing something?"
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Emerald: Yay! I finished the chapter! It's kind of pointless but there'll be some more interesting things in the next chapter. Touya starts to…
Suppy: Ah! I've found some really good fics. Wanna know some?
Emerald: Sure! These fics are some of the best and you'll love them! What are they?
Suppy: *puts on glasses* Well, here is one:
Dimensions- Part 1 by The MOUSE
Emerald: Oh! That's one of my faves! It's got everything you'll ever want! Romance, action/adventure, humour and pure talent! Plus it's complete! You should get around to reading it some time! My rating for it is 10/10! It deserves full marks!
Suppy: Another is:
The Power of Two Hearts by KayJuli
Emerald: Ooh! Love it! Even though she's a Brazilian and English isn't her native language, she writes great fics! The plot keeps getting better and better! There's so much adventure and suspense (esp. since she takes some weeks to write a chapter, but it's worth the wait!) My rating for it is 9/10!
Suppy: One more is:
Stuffed Animal by Daidouji Tomoyo
Emerald: It's great! It's written in a play format and it's totally cool! I love it! She's been taking a long time to update though… Maybe she won't continue (The Horror!) But it's a great story. My rating for it is 8/10!
Suppy: Well, that's all for now!
Emerald: Maybe I'll list three more in the next chapters! Well, bye then! Please review!
