Chapter 5: The Sakura Cards
"Are you sure that will work?" Sakura asked Tomoyo worriedly.
"Yeah, of course! All you have to do is when Li is in danger, release Time and use another card like Illusion to make the other knight confused," Tomoyo replied confidently.
The two sat in Tomoyo's room, looking at the Sakura Cards.
"Remember when we had to capture these?" Sakura asked, a smile playing across her lips.
"Yes! Of course I do! How could I forget? You were always wishing for a normal life with no magic," Tomoyo said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, and now I would give anything to be back there," Sakura said softly, sighing.
"Well Sakura, you can't turn back time, so make the best of what's happening," Tomoyo said at last.
"Is it hard to be a queen?" Sakura asked.
"I guess so, people are always watching you, hoping you will screw up," Tomoyo replied.
"I don't think that I'll be a very good queen," Sakura said softly.
"You'll be a great queen. You're sweet, kind, caring," Tomoyo said, listing off Sakura's good traits.
"Yeah, but I'm terribly afraid of being in front of people," Sakura replied.
"You'll do fine, Sakura," Tomoyo answered.
"I hope so," Sakura said doubtfully.
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Sakura sat on her bed in one of the guest rooms of Tomoyo's huge castle. She fingered the cards absently and wondered what Li was doing.
"I am officially in love," she murmured to herself, grinning.
Tomoyo entered the room, smiling excitedly. Sakura sighed and wondered what Tomoyo was up to this time.
"Guess what," Tomoyo said at last.
"What?" Sakura replied.
"I just spoke with Eriol, and he agreed to ask your father to let the tournament be held here!" she answered.
"Really?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"Yeah! Isn't that great! Then you and I can watch together and I can advise you as to when you should use the Cards!" Tomoyo said happily.
"That's wonderful!" Sakura replied, "I was afraid that I might choose the wrong moment, but with you there, I'm sure our plan will work!"
Tomoyo grinned excitedly and the two began to think of all the situations that might befall Li, and selected the appropriate cards to aid him. Meiling came in a while later and helped them once she was told of their scheme. They had just finished when Touya walked in.
"I've been looking for you," he said to Meiling.
"Oh, well you found me," she replied.
Touya grinned. The next moment, he had swept Meiling up in his arms and was carrying her away.
"Bye, I've got to go," she called from down the hall.
Tomoyo and Sakura burst out laughing and didn't stop until Laela entered, wondering what was going on. Sakura wiped tears from her eyes and waved Laela away, struggle to control another bout of laughter.
"I haven't seen Touya that happy in a long time," she said at last.
"I think they are good for each other," Tomoyo agreed.
The two nodded sagely and sat in silence for a while. After a bit, Tomoyo left to take care of some things around the castle. Sakura sat on the sill of her window and looked out across the city. She hummed a tune to herself and tried to think of words to match. After a while she had come up with matching lyrics so she sat there and sang them softly to herself over and over.
"Hey there," Touya said, entering her room and sitting down on her bed.
"Oh, hi Touya," Sakura replied absently.
"What's wrong?" Touya asked.
"Oh, I just miss Camelot," she answered.
"Hey, why don't you ask Father to let you go and stay there until the tournament starts?" Touya suggested.
"That's a great idea!" Sakura exclaimed happily.
Touya smiled as his little sister hurried down the hall to their father's room.
"Are you sure that will work?" Sakura asked Tomoyo worriedly.
"Yeah, of course! All you have to do is when Li is in danger, release Time and use another card like Illusion to make the other knight confused," Tomoyo replied confidently.
The two sat in Tomoyo's room, looking at the Sakura Cards.
"Remember when we had to capture these?" Sakura asked, a smile playing across her lips.
"Yes! Of course I do! How could I forget? You were always wishing for a normal life with no magic," Tomoyo said with a chuckle.
"Yeah, and now I would give anything to be back there," Sakura said softly, sighing.
"Well Sakura, you can't turn back time, so make the best of what's happening," Tomoyo said at last.
"Is it hard to be a queen?" Sakura asked.
"I guess so, people are always watching you, hoping you will screw up," Tomoyo replied.
"I don't think that I'll be a very good queen," Sakura said softly.
"You'll be a great queen. You're sweet, kind, caring," Tomoyo said, listing off Sakura's good traits.
"Yeah, but I'm terribly afraid of being in front of people," Sakura replied.
"You'll do fine, Sakura," Tomoyo answered.
"I hope so," Sakura said doubtfully.
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Sakura sat on her bed in one of the guest rooms of Tomoyo's huge castle. She fingered the cards absently and wondered what Li was doing.
"I am officially in love," she murmured to herself, grinning.
Tomoyo entered the room, smiling excitedly. Sakura sighed and wondered what Tomoyo was up to this time.
"Guess what," Tomoyo said at last.
"What?" Sakura replied.
"I just spoke with Eriol, and he agreed to ask your father to let the tournament be held here!" she answered.
"Really?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"Yeah! Isn't that great! Then you and I can watch together and I can advise you as to when you should use the Cards!" Tomoyo said happily.
"That's wonderful!" Sakura replied, "I was afraid that I might choose the wrong moment, but with you there, I'm sure our plan will work!"
Tomoyo grinned excitedly and the two began to think of all the situations that might befall Li, and selected the appropriate cards to aid him. Meiling came in a while later and helped them once she was told of their scheme. They had just finished when Touya walked in.
"I've been looking for you," he said to Meiling.
"Oh, well you found me," she replied.
Touya grinned. The next moment, he had swept Meiling up in his arms and was carrying her away.
"Bye, I've got to go," she called from down the hall.
Tomoyo and Sakura burst out laughing and didn't stop until Laela entered, wondering what was going on. Sakura wiped tears from her eyes and waved Laela away, struggle to control another bout of laughter.
"I haven't seen Touya that happy in a long time," she said at last.
"I think they are good for each other," Tomoyo agreed.
The two nodded sagely and sat in silence for a while. After a bit, Tomoyo left to take care of some things around the castle. Sakura sat on the sill of her window and looked out across the city. She hummed a tune to herself and tried to think of words to match. After a while she had come up with matching lyrics so she sat there and sang them softly to herself over and over.
"Hey there," Touya said, entering her room and sitting down on her bed.
"Oh, hi Touya," Sakura replied absently.
"What's wrong?" Touya asked.
"Oh, I just miss Camelot," she answered.
"Hey, why don't you ask Father to let you go and stay there until the tournament starts?" Touya suggested.
"That's a great idea!" Sakura exclaimed happily.
Touya smiled as his little sister hurried down the hall to their father's room.