Maple's Wisdom: *singing* Baaaaarges, I would like to go with you, I would like to sail the ocean blue...Baaaaaaaaaaaaarges, have you treasure in your hold, do you fight with pirates, brave and bold....Yes, you heard me correctly! I was singing A CHEESY SONG~! And you know what that means...*gives flamer death glare* MAPLE! CHARISMA! BITE! *C+M lunge at flamer* Mwahahahahah....anyways...*ignores flamer's pleas* Err...sorry about the last chapter being so freakily short! Shortest yet! Well..here's Syao-kun's reaction. *mysterious* Though Tomoyo has erased these memories, some feelings are just too strong to be forgotten.
Maple's Motto:
Don't like,
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Don't read.
Maple's Disclaimer:
Don't own,
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Me broke.
*worships CLAMP*
Flames will be use as an excuse to sing cheesy songs, as was proved above.
A dream...
"Give me the cards, Kinomoto!" I shouted.
Kinomoto? The name sounded eerily familiar...her green eyes pierced through me. Trying to remind me.
Did I know this person?
I woke up with a start.
"Xiaolang? You don't normally sleep in this late." Meiling, obviously worried.
"mhmhuhmm.." I mumbled.
"Daidouji has the cards.." I mumbled.
"Tomoyo? Of course...right...I bought a camcorder! WAI!" giggled Meiling hyperly. I rolled my eyes. "Xiaolang, seriously. We all know you love her..."
"Who's 'we'?" I demanded sharply.
"You, me, Eriol..."
"ERIOL?!?!?!? NANI?" I screamed.
Meiling covered her ears. "Relax. I didn't say anything. It's just that.." she paused, "he's not *that* dense. I mean, come on. It's obvious."
I moaned. Great. My evil ancestor was going to play matchmaker. Just like he did with-
-With who? I had never loved a girl before as anything more than a family member. Right? I couldn't name anyone...
*
"GIVE ME THE CARDS, DAIDOUJI! NOW!!!" I yelled at her.
She met my gaze, unwavering. "Not that it's much of your buisness, Li, but I only have two and you can only use them," she held up her pendant, "with a purple aura. Now let me be."
Tomoyo fingered her ring nervously. {AN: I know, they're acting a lot less friendly, but Li Syaoran wants the cards! Tomoyo doesn't want to give him anything to pick on, either.} Of course! I had been there. Daidouji had found the ring. It gave her magic. Somehow...something about her told me she wouldn't cave. But, Xiaolang Li was most definitely not a quitter.
I saw something...translucent floating beside her. The girl from my dream, except older.
"Sakura Kinomoto! Aishiteru! Aishiteru!" I shrieked. And she disappeared.
"Sakura Kinomoto? No such person lives in Tomoeda, my dear cousin. However, there is Touya Kinomoto, and his father Professor Fujitaka Kinomoto." mused Meiling.
"It does ring a bell, Meiling, don't you think?" wondered Tomoyo.
I felt a strong magical force, like a punch in the stomach. "Daidouji! I sense...a Card!"
"It's certainly not a Clow Card, its aura is slightly pink." mused Tomoyo. She drew the captured cards from her pocket. "Oh, of course! They are Sakura cards!" she almost laughed at her mistake, "Their old mistress transformed them."
We followed the scent of the Sakura card, with the exception of Meiling, who quickly drew her camcorder out of her handy-dandy bag and followed us, not forgetting to film every second.
*
The loose card was spreading fire everywhere. Obviously, the Firey card. I used my water ofuda on it.
Nothing happened. Somehow, my ofudas had no effect on the Sakura card.
Fire engulfed us. Tomoyo looked a little panicky...was she right for the job? I watched as Meiling protected the Cardcaptor from the fire, using martial arts and endurance.
Tomoyo summoned her staff quickly, then pulled out her cards; The Mist and The Erase.
"Mist! Create a cold, damp mist to engulf Firey!"
Worked like a charm. Soon, Tomoyo had her first element card. She hi-fived Meiling.
"Now, let's get out of.." Meiling trailed off, as she, as Tomoyo and I, noticed that we were trapped in a maze.
"Interesting....Firey and Maze worked together to trap us." figured Meiling. "Quite unusual."
Tomoyo quickly scrawled her name on Firey.
I nodded. "Tomoyo, you only have three cards. How do you plan on getting us out when my ofudas won't work?"
Tomoyo smiled weakly. "It's a long shot...Erase! Erase the walls of the Maze!"
One layer of walls were erased. Tomoyo repeated it hundreds of times, yet the maze seemed never-ending.
"Errr...FIREY! Burn down the maze!" yelled Tomoyo, since Mist would be useless this time around.
"Tomoyo! How are you going to stop it when it's done?" demanded Meiling.
Tomoyo smiled peacefully. "I'll just use the Mist card...a damp Mist will do the trick."
Yet, Firey returned, leaving the maze just as big as before. It could not be burned.
Tomoyo sighed and used Mist to put out Firey.
And the maze...began to dissolve. Evaporate. Disappear. The maze was not moisture-proof.
Mist, Firey and Maze returned to their card forms, and Tomoyo wrote her name on Maze.
My annoying ancestor hopped out of a tree nearby. How does he do that, anyways?
"Quite impressive, Tomoyo. And Meiling, you make a fine helper."
Meiling beamed, blushing furiously. Meiling....Eriol...? I never saw *that* one coming. After all, Eriol is our ancestor. Yet, at one point in time Eriol showed interest in Tomoyo, yet they are also distantly related, since Eriol's half-son, Kinomoto Touya, was Tomoyo's second cousin.
"May I be granted the pleasure of walking you home, Meiling?" asked Eriol in his lady-killer voice.
Meiling supressed a giggle and took his hand, leaving Tomoyo and I alone.
"Did you notice that, too?" asked Tomoyo. I nodded. Tomoyo got an evil grin on her face.
"WAIIII!" she shrieked. "We can get them together, ne? Project...Operation...ano..."
"Something they won't realize has something to do with them. Like...Operation Scarlet Monkey!"
{LOL!}
"Perfect! Operation Scarlet Monkey it is!" We shook hands.
"Repeat after me, Tomoyo."
"Ok!"
"I solemnly swear," I placed my right hand on my heart.
"I solemnly swear," she mimicked me perfectly.
"That I will use,"
"That I will use,"
"Any means needed,"
"Any means needed,"
"To get Eriol and Meiling together!"
"To get Eriol and Meiling together!"
"WAI!" shrieked Tomoyo. "This is going to be sooo much fun!"
"C'mon, Tomoyo. We have to make our plan."
*
"Alright! That plan's DYNAMITE! Nani? I'm a poet!" giggled Tomoyo. I rolled my eyes. Tomoyo is so kawaii, not to mention kirei, I thought absently.
"Well, I'd better get home. Meiling will wonder." I sighed.
"'Kay, Syao! Ja ne!"
"Ja."
And with that, I set a course for my apartment.
*
Meiling smiled at me. "Home late, are we?" she hinted. "Did Lady Tomoyo escort you?" I rolled my eyes.
"We uh...got lost."
"Smooth, Xiao. I believe you because of your oh-so-convincing story." she said sarcastically, giving me a quick hug.
"I'm going to bed, since it's kinda late. See you in the morning."
"G'night, Mei."
"G'night."
I tapped the button Tomoyo gave me. She had hidden a tiny walkie-talkie and an audio recorder inside it. "Record. Operation Scarlet Monkey, off to a great start. Not that we've done anything yet. We start work...tomorrow. Little Wolf out." I said.
{AN: Imagine those doohickies in Star Trek, but not nearly as noticeable!}
*
"Hey Meiling, want to go get some ice cream?" I asked casually, at 10:23 sharp. Exactly to plan, she said yes.
We walked over, and I ordered chocolate for me and rainbow cocktail with neopolitian ripples for Meiling.
"That looks er...interesting, Meiling." I commented.
"Want a taste?" she offered, holding her cone out to me. I shrugged.
"No thanks. You know I'm not into fancy flavours. This is probably the only ice cream parlour that has that flavour, but every proper one has chocolate."
She shrugged. "Suit yourself." she muttered. She pulled her cone back and was just about to lick it when Phase 1 of Operation Scarlet Monkey occurred, right before our eyes.
Tomoyo kissed Eriol. Her foot popped up and they stayed that way for five seconds, Eriol wide-eyed all the way.
We left the ice-cream parlour quickly, Meiling fuming. "That..WHORE! She threw herself at him! I thought the whole E/T issue was over years ago! She could have had her ice-cream then, when it wasn't melted!" she rambled on and on, and when she finally got loud enough that she wouldn't notice, I tapped my button. "Little Wolf to Cam Girl. Come in, CamGirl."
[Roger that, LittleWolf. Phase 1 a success? Over.]
"Most definitely. Over."
[Excellent. Begin Phase 2 immediately. CamGirl out.]
I smiled evilly. With Phase 1-Make Meiling Jealous, out of the way, it was time for Phase 2-Confuse Meiling.
"Meiling? I love you."
Meiling stared at me. "But...oh, Xiaolang, I'm sorry. I..thought I loved you, but now I feel for...no I don't! What's going on? My brain is getting tye-dyed...ugh, I need a nap."
I nodded understandly. "I understand, my love. Let's go home." I said, using all my energy to attempt a straight face.
We walked home in silence, with some difficulty on my part. I wanted to burst out laughing.
*
I touched my button. "LittleWolf to CamGirl. COme in, CamGirl."
[Roger that, LittleWolf. Phase 2 success? Over.]
"It's hard to tell, but I believe so. Over."
[Excellent. I'll initiate Phase 3 immediately. Over and out.]
RINGRINGRING.
Meiling answered. "Moshimoshi?" It was Tomoyo calling, inviting us to spend the night at her house for a sleepover.
We drove in my green convertible to the Daidouji Mansion, but it wasn't a far trip. We were there in a matter of minutes.
Tomoyo welcomed us, informing me that Eriol had just arrived, and invited us in. We sat down as a maid delivered 4 cups of tea.
"Arigato, Imansu-san." Tomoyo dismissed the maid. Her eyes twinkled mischieviously. "Now...let's play Spin The Bottle Truth Or Dare!"
"I've never heard of such a game in all my lifetimes, Tomoyo." commented Eriol, avoiding eye contact with her.
"What on earth is that?"
"Well.." Tomoyo got out an empty pop bottle and spun it. It landed on me. "It's the same as normal Truth or Dare, but if you refuse to answer Truth, you have to kiss whoever the asker makes you, and if you refuse a dare, you take an article of clothing off."
"Syaoran, Truth or Dare?"
"No one likes a coward. Dare."
"I dare you to...volunteer to become Eriol's slave for a year."
I took of my sock quickly.
But the game was only beginning.
Charisma's Critique: Yeah, I guess it's kinda short. But it's one of my longest! Umm....aren't I evil? I gave Syao and Tomoyo hi-tech devices to get Meiling and Eriol together! *dodges Meiling's mallet* Ummm...bye!
Charisma's Motto:
Read and review make Maple and CHarisma happy little rabid Meowths.
Bai~!
R+R ONEGAI ONEGAI ONEGAI!
Maple's Motto:
Don't like,
Don't flame,
Don't read.
Maple's Disclaimer:
Don't own,
Don't sue,
Me broke.
*worships CLAMP*
Flames will be use as an excuse to sing cheesy songs, as was proved above.
A dream...
"Give me the cards, Kinomoto!" I shouted.
Kinomoto? The name sounded eerily familiar...her green eyes pierced through me. Trying to remind me.
Did I know this person?
I woke up with a start.
"Xiaolang? You don't normally sleep in this late." Meiling, obviously worried.
"mhmhuhmm.." I mumbled.
"Daidouji has the cards.." I mumbled.
"Tomoyo? Of course...right...I bought a camcorder! WAI!" giggled Meiling hyperly. I rolled my eyes. "Xiaolang, seriously. We all know you love her..."
"Who's 'we'?" I demanded sharply.
"You, me, Eriol..."
"ERIOL?!?!?!? NANI?" I screamed.
Meiling covered her ears. "Relax. I didn't say anything. It's just that.." she paused, "he's not *that* dense. I mean, come on. It's obvious."
I moaned. Great. My evil ancestor was going to play matchmaker. Just like he did with-
-With who? I had never loved a girl before as anything more than a family member. Right? I couldn't name anyone...
*
"GIVE ME THE CARDS, DAIDOUJI! NOW!!!" I yelled at her.
She met my gaze, unwavering. "Not that it's much of your buisness, Li, but I only have two and you can only use them," she held up her pendant, "with a purple aura. Now let me be."
Tomoyo fingered her ring nervously. {AN: I know, they're acting a lot less friendly, but Li Syaoran wants the cards! Tomoyo doesn't want to give him anything to pick on, either.} Of course! I had been there. Daidouji had found the ring. It gave her magic. Somehow...something about her told me she wouldn't cave. But, Xiaolang Li was most definitely not a quitter.
I saw something...translucent floating beside her. The girl from my dream, except older.
"Sakura Kinomoto! Aishiteru! Aishiteru!" I shrieked. And she disappeared.
"Sakura Kinomoto? No such person lives in Tomoeda, my dear cousin. However, there is Touya Kinomoto, and his father Professor Fujitaka Kinomoto." mused Meiling.
"It does ring a bell, Meiling, don't you think?" wondered Tomoyo.
I felt a strong magical force, like a punch in the stomach. "Daidouji! I sense...a Card!"
"It's certainly not a Clow Card, its aura is slightly pink." mused Tomoyo. She drew the captured cards from her pocket. "Oh, of course! They are Sakura cards!" she almost laughed at her mistake, "Their old mistress transformed them."
We followed the scent of the Sakura card, with the exception of Meiling, who quickly drew her camcorder out of her handy-dandy bag and followed us, not forgetting to film every second.
*
The loose card was spreading fire everywhere. Obviously, the Firey card. I used my water ofuda on it.
Nothing happened. Somehow, my ofudas had no effect on the Sakura card.
Fire engulfed us. Tomoyo looked a little panicky...was she right for the job? I watched as Meiling protected the Cardcaptor from the fire, using martial arts and endurance.
Tomoyo summoned her staff quickly, then pulled out her cards; The Mist and The Erase.
"Mist! Create a cold, damp mist to engulf Firey!"
Worked like a charm. Soon, Tomoyo had her first element card. She hi-fived Meiling.
"Now, let's get out of.." Meiling trailed off, as she, as Tomoyo and I, noticed that we were trapped in a maze.
"Interesting....Firey and Maze worked together to trap us." figured Meiling. "Quite unusual."
Tomoyo quickly scrawled her name on Firey.
I nodded. "Tomoyo, you only have three cards. How do you plan on getting us out when my ofudas won't work?"
Tomoyo smiled weakly. "It's a long shot...Erase! Erase the walls of the Maze!"
One layer of walls were erased. Tomoyo repeated it hundreds of times, yet the maze seemed never-ending.
"Errr...FIREY! Burn down the maze!" yelled Tomoyo, since Mist would be useless this time around.
"Tomoyo! How are you going to stop it when it's done?" demanded Meiling.
Tomoyo smiled peacefully. "I'll just use the Mist card...a damp Mist will do the trick."
Yet, Firey returned, leaving the maze just as big as before. It could not be burned.
Tomoyo sighed and used Mist to put out Firey.
And the maze...began to dissolve. Evaporate. Disappear. The maze was not moisture-proof.
Mist, Firey and Maze returned to their card forms, and Tomoyo wrote her name on Maze.
My annoying ancestor hopped out of a tree nearby. How does he do that, anyways?
"Quite impressive, Tomoyo. And Meiling, you make a fine helper."
Meiling beamed, blushing furiously. Meiling....Eriol...? I never saw *that* one coming. After all, Eriol is our ancestor. Yet, at one point in time Eriol showed interest in Tomoyo, yet they are also distantly related, since Eriol's half-son, Kinomoto Touya, was Tomoyo's second cousin.
"May I be granted the pleasure of walking you home, Meiling?" asked Eriol in his lady-killer voice.
Meiling supressed a giggle and took his hand, leaving Tomoyo and I alone.
"Did you notice that, too?" asked Tomoyo. I nodded. Tomoyo got an evil grin on her face.
"WAIIII!" she shrieked. "We can get them together, ne? Project...Operation...ano..."
"Something they won't realize has something to do with them. Like...Operation Scarlet Monkey!"
{LOL!}
"Perfect! Operation Scarlet Monkey it is!" We shook hands.
"Repeat after me, Tomoyo."
"Ok!"
"I solemnly swear," I placed my right hand on my heart.
"I solemnly swear," she mimicked me perfectly.
"That I will use,"
"That I will use,"
"Any means needed,"
"Any means needed,"
"To get Eriol and Meiling together!"
"To get Eriol and Meiling together!"
"WAI!" shrieked Tomoyo. "This is going to be sooo much fun!"
"C'mon, Tomoyo. We have to make our plan."
*
"Alright! That plan's DYNAMITE! Nani? I'm a poet!" giggled Tomoyo. I rolled my eyes. Tomoyo is so kawaii, not to mention kirei, I thought absently.
"Well, I'd better get home. Meiling will wonder." I sighed.
"'Kay, Syao! Ja ne!"
"Ja."
And with that, I set a course for my apartment.
*
Meiling smiled at me. "Home late, are we?" she hinted. "Did Lady Tomoyo escort you?" I rolled my eyes.
"We uh...got lost."
"Smooth, Xiao. I believe you because of your oh-so-convincing story." she said sarcastically, giving me a quick hug.
"I'm going to bed, since it's kinda late. See you in the morning."
"G'night, Mei."
"G'night."
I tapped the button Tomoyo gave me. She had hidden a tiny walkie-talkie and an audio recorder inside it. "Record. Operation Scarlet Monkey, off to a great start. Not that we've done anything yet. We start work...tomorrow. Little Wolf out." I said.
{AN: Imagine those doohickies in Star Trek, but not nearly as noticeable!}
*
"Hey Meiling, want to go get some ice cream?" I asked casually, at 10:23 sharp. Exactly to plan, she said yes.
We walked over, and I ordered chocolate for me and rainbow cocktail with neopolitian ripples for Meiling.
"That looks er...interesting, Meiling." I commented.
"Want a taste?" she offered, holding her cone out to me. I shrugged.
"No thanks. You know I'm not into fancy flavours. This is probably the only ice cream parlour that has that flavour, but every proper one has chocolate."
She shrugged. "Suit yourself." she muttered. She pulled her cone back and was just about to lick it when Phase 1 of Operation Scarlet Monkey occurred, right before our eyes.
Tomoyo kissed Eriol. Her foot popped up and they stayed that way for five seconds, Eriol wide-eyed all the way.
We left the ice-cream parlour quickly, Meiling fuming. "That..WHORE! She threw herself at him! I thought the whole E/T issue was over years ago! She could have had her ice-cream then, when it wasn't melted!" she rambled on and on, and when she finally got loud enough that she wouldn't notice, I tapped my button. "Little Wolf to Cam Girl. Come in, CamGirl."
[Roger that, LittleWolf. Phase 1 a success? Over.]
"Most definitely. Over."
[Excellent. Begin Phase 2 immediately. CamGirl out.]
I smiled evilly. With Phase 1-Make Meiling Jealous, out of the way, it was time for Phase 2-Confuse Meiling.
"Meiling? I love you."
Meiling stared at me. "But...oh, Xiaolang, I'm sorry. I..thought I loved you, but now I feel for...no I don't! What's going on? My brain is getting tye-dyed...ugh, I need a nap."
I nodded understandly. "I understand, my love. Let's go home." I said, using all my energy to attempt a straight face.
We walked home in silence, with some difficulty on my part. I wanted to burst out laughing.
*
I touched my button. "LittleWolf to CamGirl. COme in, CamGirl."
[Roger that, LittleWolf. Phase 2 success? Over.]
"It's hard to tell, but I believe so. Over."
[Excellent. I'll initiate Phase 3 immediately. Over and out.]
RINGRINGRING.
Meiling answered. "Moshimoshi?" It was Tomoyo calling, inviting us to spend the night at her house for a sleepover.
We drove in my green convertible to the Daidouji Mansion, but it wasn't a far trip. We were there in a matter of minutes.
Tomoyo welcomed us, informing me that Eriol had just arrived, and invited us in. We sat down as a maid delivered 4 cups of tea.
"Arigato, Imansu-san." Tomoyo dismissed the maid. Her eyes twinkled mischieviously. "Now...let's play Spin The Bottle Truth Or Dare!"
"I've never heard of such a game in all my lifetimes, Tomoyo." commented Eriol, avoiding eye contact with her.
"What on earth is that?"
"Well.." Tomoyo got out an empty pop bottle and spun it. It landed on me. "It's the same as normal Truth or Dare, but if you refuse to answer Truth, you have to kiss whoever the asker makes you, and if you refuse a dare, you take an article of clothing off."
"Syaoran, Truth or Dare?"
"No one likes a coward. Dare."
"I dare you to...volunteer to become Eriol's slave for a year."
I took of my sock quickly.
But the game was only beginning.
Charisma's Critique: Yeah, I guess it's kinda short. But it's one of my longest! Umm....aren't I evil? I gave Syao and Tomoyo hi-tech devices to get Meiling and Eriol together! *dodges Meiling's mallet* Ummm...bye!
Charisma's Motto:
Read and review make Maple and CHarisma happy little rabid Meowths.
Bai~!
R+R ONEGAI ONEGAI ONEGAI!