Maple's Wisdom: Hey guys! I'm BACK! Yay! *blows party blower* This chapter is Meiling...thought I'd tell you even though it's not hard to figure out. Anyways, I've decided to ignore *certain* people who flame me, then block them! :) So before you flame me, remember: I will always block you afterwards! Tee heee!
Maple's Reply: I added a new section! This is for replying to reviewers! Let's seee...Park Ji Jun! YAY!! *sobs* Thank you! I love support! I'm so glad I get reviews!
Maple's Motto:
Don't like,
Don't flame,
Dont read.
Maple's Disclaimer:
Don't own,
Don't sue,
Me broke.
*worships CLAMP*
"Sakura...was an excellent dancer. I always wanted to dance like her." I admitted.
Eriol smiled, looking almost michievious. Not very Eriol-like, if you ask me.
Eriol grabbed my hand, and slid down the slide, pulling me into some sort of ballroom dance. It was *awfully* slow. I didn't like it.
"Now, count with me," he ordered, "One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four..."
"What's this called?" I queried.
"Well.." Eriol hesitated, "most people call it a waltz."
"What do you call it?" I asked.
"Well.."
"Well what?"
The dance ended gracefully.
"*I* call it dancing with a lovely lady." he said in that voice of his, sliding back and kissing my hand.
No one had *ever* called me a lady before, much less a lovely one, and never, *never* had *anyone* kissed my hand.
Well, now that I was a lady, I searched for a ladylike way to say I didn't like waltzing.
"That was awfully slow. I can't quite say I liked it." I confessed.
"Then we shall do something different" he proclaimed, snapping his fingers. dramatic music started playing as he pulled me into the dance.
"So..what do you call this?"
"I call this one 'dancing with a lovely lady', too, but it's *really* called the tango." he told me.
"That's an insteresting name," I said, "and an interesting dance, too. Can we do it again?" I asked, as the song ended. I loved the name tango. It fitted perfectly.
"As you wish."
We danced and danced 'til our feet were sore, and then we danced some more. I loved dancing.
We tried the tarantella, the macarena, {AN: errr..in lack of other dances..heh..well it was funny, right?} the jive, and others. I liked jiving best. {So do I!}
"Meiling! It's been four hours! Wei and I were looking for you" yelled my cousin, the big meanie.
"I've got to go." I said, and then..I hastily kissed him on the cheek. I ran off with Xiaolang.
I had promised myself..I wouldn't fall in love..but just thinking about him brought a flush to my cheeks. {AN: If you think this couple sucks, press the back button and read another fanfic.} Aunt Yelan was already in the middle of arranging a marriage...and with what happened to Xiaolang..
Xiaolang was scowling! He doesn't scowl much anymore..what was wrong?
"Xiaolang?"
"Something's wrong with Tomoyo!"
"What do you mean?"
"There is..a magical aura...Meiling! The Sakura Cards' new mistress!"
Of course. A magic, purple aura. It fitted.
Xiaolang-kun pulled out his Lasin board. "Find Tomoyo!"
The Lasin board pinpointed a direction with its small red beam. Xiaolang and I followed it, full speed ahead.
*
"Tomoyo! Tomoyo!" yelled Xiaolang, shaking our unconscious friend.
Tomoyo's eyes fluttered open. "Syaoran? Meiling?"
"What happened?" I asked.
"I found a ring..." she showed us the strange ring, made out of some unidentifiable mineral, "then I put it on, and then.." she motioned to her surroundings.
Xiaolang spoke up. "Your aura is flaring, Tomoyo. Something about the ring must be giving you magic."
Tomoyo took the ring off. "If that's so, it should work for Meiling too."
I took the ring hesitantly from her pale hand, and slipped it onto my finger. Xiaolang jumped.
"Meiling..you have magic!"
What? All my life, I had been the odd one out. The runt. The mistake. The one with no magic. But this ring..made me normal, right? It felt wonderful. No longer being teased or shamed by Xiefa, Fuutie, Fanren, and {Err...if anyone can tell me who the other one of Syaoran's sisters is, it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!} . I wanted so badly to keep it.
I turned the ring around on my finger, knowing Tomoyo was the one that needed it. I tried not to be selfish..but I had wanted magic my whole life and, well, there it was, on my finger.
"I guess...it goes to Tomoyo, then." I said quietly.
"Oh, Meiling...if only you had the purple aura..I know how much it means to you, and I'm sorry." Tomoyo said sadly as I slipped it on her finger.
I smiled weakly. "It's okay."
Cerberus, in his stuffed-toy form, popped out of TOmoyo's backpack. "YAY! Tomoyo will be my new mistress! Well, let's go to The Kinomoto's and get the cards that Tomoyo already has!" he cheered, handing Tomoyo the Sakura key.
*
Touya answered the door. "Tomoyo, what's the gaki and his cousin doing here?" he demanded.
"So sorry.." said Tomoyo. "I need to get one of Sakura-chan's old books. It's urgent. Onegai, let us in."
Touya obeyed his second cousin, reluctantly.
Tomoyo ran into the basement. Xiaolang and I followed.
"Where is it?!?!" muttered Xiaolang in frustration.
"I FOUND IT!!" I shrieked happily, flashing the book at Tomoyo and my cousin.
Tomoyo took it gently from me, flipping through its empty pages.
"All the cards escaped already.." groaned Xiaolang.
"WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!?!?" I asked enthusiastically. "LET'S GOOO!!!"
*
We were walking around, trying to figure out how to get a Sakura Card with only a sealing wand, and looking for some.
"Xiaolang! I forgot to eat dinner! I am sooooo hungry! I'm going home! Bye!" I said, running off to the nearest Macdonald's. {And yes they *do* have Macdonald's in Japan, believe me I was there.}
After I had wolfed down some fast food, I used my savings to get a video camera. After all, if Tomoyo plays Cardcaptor, who will play Tomoyo? I thought evilly.
I hid in the bushes, videotaping Xiaolang and Tomoyo.
Maybe while we were waiting, I should practice my Tomoyo laugh...
"Uhhh..Tomoyo..I uhh.."
"Ohohohoho!" I had to contain my glee.
Fog set in, very quickly. Kero-chan popped out of Tomoyo's backpack. "This isn't natural fog, Tomoyo. It can only be.."
"Ano..the Mist card?"
"Brilliant! You're a born Cardcaptor!"
{I think Ano means umm..I'm sorry if I'm wrong!}
Tomoyo smiled proudly. "how to capture it, though..."
"Mist Card! Return to the form you ought to be! MIST!" yelled Tomoyo. {I'm sorry if that's not what to say...uh...Tomoyo has a different incantation! Yeah!}
Nothing happened. "Worth a try." shrugged Tomoyo.
Kero-chan frowned, rubbing his head. "I kept bumping my head on something in there, Tomoyo, what do you keep in there?"
"Lots of stuff. Candy, when you haven't eaten it yet, a flashlight.."
"That's IT!" yelled Xiaolang triumphantly, "use a flashlight!"
Tomoyo dug out a large flashlight, and shone it at Mist. I got great footage of Mist turning into its true form.
"Mist Card! Return to the form you ought to be! MIST!" Tomoyo yelled, using her staff, that looked exactly like Sakura's staff had looked like when she was transforming cards, except purple instead of pink.
A card flew into Tomoyo's hand. "Mist." she read. A smile grew on her face. Tomoyo dug a pen out of her backpack, and wrote TOMOYO on the card.
"Err..Tomoyo.."
"Yes?"
"Aishiteru, Tomoyo.."
Tomoyo's eyes widened. "Aishiteru too, Syaoran-kun."
A small kiss, interrupted by my badly supressed "Ohohohohoh!"
Tomoyo turned, to see a red light blinking. "MEILING?!?!?!?"
Poor Xiaolang was red as a tomato.
I laughed evilly. "Sorry for borrowing one of your trademark lines, Tomoyo.." I waved the tape in front of them, "A totally KAWAII moment and I got it ALL on tape!"
Tomoyo fell over, anime-style. Xiaolang was red as a tomato.
"Neehuhuhu!!" I giggled. "Oh! Eehuhuhu!!"
Tomoyo sighed. "This isn't right. It's like I'm replacing Sakura. I...can't...." Tomoyo ran off, Kero-chan flying after her.
I looked at Xiaolang. His head was hung. Sighing, I dragged a depressed Xiaolang home.
"Cheer up, Xiaolang. I'll make tea and we can talk it over." I said sympathetically.
He sat down reluctantly as it steeped.
"Xiaolang, I *know* you love Tomoyo. And you both love Sakura. Neither of you would do anything like this if Sakura was around..." I drifted off, remembering her fondly. She was always nice to me, no matter how rotten I was to her.
"So doesn't it fit that she's probably never coming back? I know, no one likes the idea, but we've got to face facts. She's been gone for two years. We have to assume the worst."
Xiaolang sighed. "You don't understand."
"I think Sakura might still be here if Sakura and you were meant for each other...so it doesn't strike me as shocking that you've fallen in love with Tomoyo."
I poured us tea, and he took a sip. "It's not that simple, Meiling. You've never really loved anyone that way, have you?" asked Xiaolang.
"More than you think." I said, Eriol's face flashing in my mind.
I got up, dialing his phone number.
"Who are you calling?"
"Eriol. He probably noticed Tomoyo's aura. He has a right to know what's going on."
Ring..
ring...
{OK, [] is Meiling on the phone and %% is Eriol, got that? Great.}
%Hello. You've reached Hiiragizawa Eriol, Azizuki Nakuru, and Suppi-chan, our stuffed toy.%
[Eriol-kun? Is that your answering machine?]
%No. Meiling?%
[Yeah, it's me. Tomoyo is our cardcaptor.]
%What? She doesn't even have magic!%
[We found...a ring. I'll explain tomorrow. She already caught the Mist card.}
%Good for her! And Meiling...%
[Yes?]
%Errr..why did you kiss me...%
I couldn't think of anything to say. I hung up quickly.
Xiaolang looked up at me. "I'm going to bed. Good night."
"G'night."
Eriol...
...Why is this happening?
Charisma's Critique: I know, there's not much angst in this chapter. Tomoyo the cardcaptor? T+S, M+E? Hoe? is the author crazy? No. Just bored of S+S E+T. If you don't like it, don't read it. OK? Thank you.
Charisma's Language Lessons:
Aishiteru=I love you
Onegai=Please
Xiaolang=Syaoran, prounced in the CHinese way
Uhhhh..tell me in your review if I missed anything onegai!
Charisma's Motto:
Read and review make Maple and Charisma Happy little rabid Meowths.
Maple's Reply: I added a new section! This is for replying to reviewers! Let's seee...Park Ji Jun! YAY!! *sobs* Thank you! I love support! I'm so glad I get reviews!
Maple's Motto:
Don't like,
Don't flame,
Dont read.
Maple's Disclaimer:
Don't own,
Don't sue,
Me broke.
*worships CLAMP*
"Sakura...was an excellent dancer. I always wanted to dance like her." I admitted.
Eriol smiled, looking almost michievious. Not very Eriol-like, if you ask me.
Eriol grabbed my hand, and slid down the slide, pulling me into some sort of ballroom dance. It was *awfully* slow. I didn't like it.
"Now, count with me," he ordered, "One, two, three, four, one, two, three, four..."
"What's this called?" I queried.
"Well.." Eriol hesitated, "most people call it a waltz."
"What do you call it?" I asked.
"Well.."
"Well what?"
The dance ended gracefully.
"*I* call it dancing with a lovely lady." he said in that voice of his, sliding back and kissing my hand.
No one had *ever* called me a lady before, much less a lovely one, and never, *never* had *anyone* kissed my hand.
Well, now that I was a lady, I searched for a ladylike way to say I didn't like waltzing.
"That was awfully slow. I can't quite say I liked it." I confessed.
"Then we shall do something different" he proclaimed, snapping his fingers. dramatic music started playing as he pulled me into the dance.
"So..what do you call this?"
"I call this one 'dancing with a lovely lady', too, but it's *really* called the tango." he told me.
"That's an insteresting name," I said, "and an interesting dance, too. Can we do it again?" I asked, as the song ended. I loved the name tango. It fitted perfectly.
"As you wish."
We danced and danced 'til our feet were sore, and then we danced some more. I loved dancing.
We tried the tarantella, the macarena, {AN: errr..in lack of other dances..heh..well it was funny, right?} the jive, and others. I liked jiving best. {So do I!}
"Meiling! It's been four hours! Wei and I were looking for you" yelled my cousin, the big meanie.
"I've got to go." I said, and then..I hastily kissed him on the cheek. I ran off with Xiaolang.
I had promised myself..I wouldn't fall in love..but just thinking about him brought a flush to my cheeks. {AN: If you think this couple sucks, press the back button and read another fanfic.} Aunt Yelan was already in the middle of arranging a marriage...and with what happened to Xiaolang..
Xiaolang was scowling! He doesn't scowl much anymore..what was wrong?
"Xiaolang?"
"Something's wrong with Tomoyo!"
"What do you mean?"
"There is..a magical aura...Meiling! The Sakura Cards' new mistress!"
Of course. A magic, purple aura. It fitted.
Xiaolang-kun pulled out his Lasin board. "Find Tomoyo!"
The Lasin board pinpointed a direction with its small red beam. Xiaolang and I followed it, full speed ahead.
*
"Tomoyo! Tomoyo!" yelled Xiaolang, shaking our unconscious friend.
Tomoyo's eyes fluttered open. "Syaoran? Meiling?"
"What happened?" I asked.
"I found a ring..." she showed us the strange ring, made out of some unidentifiable mineral, "then I put it on, and then.." she motioned to her surroundings.
Xiaolang spoke up. "Your aura is flaring, Tomoyo. Something about the ring must be giving you magic."
Tomoyo took the ring off. "If that's so, it should work for Meiling too."
I took the ring hesitantly from her pale hand, and slipped it onto my finger. Xiaolang jumped.
"Meiling..you have magic!"
What? All my life, I had been the odd one out. The runt. The mistake. The one with no magic. But this ring..made me normal, right? It felt wonderful. No longer being teased or shamed by Xiefa, Fuutie, Fanren, and {Err...if anyone can tell me who the other one of Syaoran's sisters is, it will be greatly appreciated. Thank you!} . I wanted so badly to keep it.
I turned the ring around on my finger, knowing Tomoyo was the one that needed it. I tried not to be selfish..but I had wanted magic my whole life and, well, there it was, on my finger.
"I guess...it goes to Tomoyo, then." I said quietly.
"Oh, Meiling...if only you had the purple aura..I know how much it means to you, and I'm sorry." Tomoyo said sadly as I slipped it on her finger.
I smiled weakly. "It's okay."
Cerberus, in his stuffed-toy form, popped out of TOmoyo's backpack. "YAY! Tomoyo will be my new mistress! Well, let's go to The Kinomoto's and get the cards that Tomoyo already has!" he cheered, handing Tomoyo the Sakura key.
*
Touya answered the door. "Tomoyo, what's the gaki and his cousin doing here?" he demanded.
"So sorry.." said Tomoyo. "I need to get one of Sakura-chan's old books. It's urgent. Onegai, let us in."
Touya obeyed his second cousin, reluctantly.
Tomoyo ran into the basement. Xiaolang and I followed.
"Where is it?!?!" muttered Xiaolang in frustration.
"I FOUND IT!!" I shrieked happily, flashing the book at Tomoyo and my cousin.
Tomoyo took it gently from me, flipping through its empty pages.
"All the cards escaped already.." groaned Xiaolang.
"WELL, WHAT ARE WE WAITING FOR?!?!?" I asked enthusiastically. "LET'S GOOO!!!"
*
We were walking around, trying to figure out how to get a Sakura Card with only a sealing wand, and looking for some.
"Xiaolang! I forgot to eat dinner! I am sooooo hungry! I'm going home! Bye!" I said, running off to the nearest Macdonald's. {And yes they *do* have Macdonald's in Japan, believe me I was there.}
After I had wolfed down some fast food, I used my savings to get a video camera. After all, if Tomoyo plays Cardcaptor, who will play Tomoyo? I thought evilly.
I hid in the bushes, videotaping Xiaolang and Tomoyo.
Maybe while we were waiting, I should practice my Tomoyo laugh...
"Uhhh..Tomoyo..I uhh.."
"Ohohohoho!" I had to contain my glee.
Fog set in, very quickly. Kero-chan popped out of Tomoyo's backpack. "This isn't natural fog, Tomoyo. It can only be.."
"Ano..the Mist card?"
"Brilliant! You're a born Cardcaptor!"
{I think Ano means umm..I'm sorry if I'm wrong!}
Tomoyo smiled proudly. "how to capture it, though..."
"Mist Card! Return to the form you ought to be! MIST!" yelled Tomoyo. {I'm sorry if that's not what to say...uh...Tomoyo has a different incantation! Yeah!}
Nothing happened. "Worth a try." shrugged Tomoyo.
Kero-chan frowned, rubbing his head. "I kept bumping my head on something in there, Tomoyo, what do you keep in there?"
"Lots of stuff. Candy, when you haven't eaten it yet, a flashlight.."
"That's IT!" yelled Xiaolang triumphantly, "use a flashlight!"
Tomoyo dug out a large flashlight, and shone it at Mist. I got great footage of Mist turning into its true form.
"Mist Card! Return to the form you ought to be! MIST!" Tomoyo yelled, using her staff, that looked exactly like Sakura's staff had looked like when she was transforming cards, except purple instead of pink.
A card flew into Tomoyo's hand. "Mist." she read. A smile grew on her face. Tomoyo dug a pen out of her backpack, and wrote TOMOYO on the card.
"Err..Tomoyo.."
"Yes?"
"Aishiteru, Tomoyo.."
Tomoyo's eyes widened. "Aishiteru too, Syaoran-kun."
A small kiss, interrupted by my badly supressed "Ohohohohoh!"
Tomoyo turned, to see a red light blinking. "MEILING?!?!?!?"
Poor Xiaolang was red as a tomato.
I laughed evilly. "Sorry for borrowing one of your trademark lines, Tomoyo.." I waved the tape in front of them, "A totally KAWAII moment and I got it ALL on tape!"
Tomoyo fell over, anime-style. Xiaolang was red as a tomato.
"Neehuhuhu!!" I giggled. "Oh! Eehuhuhu!!"
Tomoyo sighed. "This isn't right. It's like I'm replacing Sakura. I...can't...." Tomoyo ran off, Kero-chan flying after her.
I looked at Xiaolang. His head was hung. Sighing, I dragged a depressed Xiaolang home.
"Cheer up, Xiaolang. I'll make tea and we can talk it over." I said sympathetically.
He sat down reluctantly as it steeped.
"Xiaolang, I *know* you love Tomoyo. And you both love Sakura. Neither of you would do anything like this if Sakura was around..." I drifted off, remembering her fondly. She was always nice to me, no matter how rotten I was to her.
"So doesn't it fit that she's probably never coming back? I know, no one likes the idea, but we've got to face facts. She's been gone for two years. We have to assume the worst."
Xiaolang sighed. "You don't understand."
"I think Sakura might still be here if Sakura and you were meant for each other...so it doesn't strike me as shocking that you've fallen in love with Tomoyo."
I poured us tea, and he took a sip. "It's not that simple, Meiling. You've never really loved anyone that way, have you?" asked Xiaolang.
"More than you think." I said, Eriol's face flashing in my mind.
I got up, dialing his phone number.
"Who are you calling?"
"Eriol. He probably noticed Tomoyo's aura. He has a right to know what's going on."
Ring..
ring...
{OK, [] is Meiling on the phone and %% is Eriol, got that? Great.}
%Hello. You've reached Hiiragizawa Eriol, Azizuki Nakuru, and Suppi-chan, our stuffed toy.%
[Eriol-kun? Is that your answering machine?]
%No. Meiling?%
[Yeah, it's me. Tomoyo is our cardcaptor.]
%What? She doesn't even have magic!%
[We found...a ring. I'll explain tomorrow. She already caught the Mist card.}
%Good for her! And Meiling...%
[Yes?]
%Errr..why did you kiss me...%
I couldn't think of anything to say. I hung up quickly.
Xiaolang looked up at me. "I'm going to bed. Good night."
"G'night."
Eriol...
...Why is this happening?
Charisma's Critique: I know, there's not much angst in this chapter. Tomoyo the cardcaptor? T+S, M+E? Hoe? is the author crazy? No. Just bored of S+S E+T. If you don't like it, don't read it. OK? Thank you.
Charisma's Language Lessons:
Aishiteru=I love you
Onegai=Please
Xiaolang=Syaoran, prounced in the CHinese way
Uhhhh..tell me in your review if I missed anything onegai!
Charisma's Motto:
Read and review make Maple and Charisma Happy little rabid Meowths.