Welcome to my world of Card Captors. This story is based around my
favorite character, Meilin. It picks up after the episode Meilin's Story
when Meilin must leave for Hong Kong to visit her sick grandmother. This
is my account of what happens while she is there, and what I think should
have happened between the remaining Card Captors. Please check out my
other fanfiction and look for Lord of the Rings and Moulin Rouge fictions
to come.
Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with Card Captors including any names, places or things mentioned in the story. Some characters, like Rex Mizoki, where created by me. So don't sue me, all you'll get is my DBZ fanfiction!
Meilin's Story Part One
Meilin looked out the window of the airplane as it took off, leaving Li and her friends behind. But her grandmother needed her and so did the rest of her family. She sighed heavily as the plan terminal became in the distance and was no longer visible. Her father turned to her with a concerned look on his face. "What's wrong Meilin? You seemed happy when we left." He said in a concerned tone.
"Oh, it's just leaving everyone behind to go care for Grandma that's all." She replied.
"Don't worry hunny, we'll be back in Reedington before you know," he said with a smile. A smile crossed Meilin's face as she turned back out the window. The stuartest came down the isle and Meilin got a cup of tea. She sipped it as they flew of back towards Hong Kong. Meanwhile, back in Reedington Li, Sakura and Madison walked out of the Reedington Air Port and headed for the park. Kero unzipped Sakura's wing shaped backpack and popped his head out for some fresh air. "Oh that's better." Kero said taking a big breath of fresh air.
"You haven't caught any Clow Cards lately have you Sakura?" Li asked with his usual serious expression. Sakura clasped a hand around the key on her necklace and sighed. She didn't say anything for a long time. Not until they reached Li's house. He shook his head at Sakura and walked up the front steps to his house and then in, slamming the door behind him.
"Is something wrong Sakura?" Madison asked as they continued to walk towards Madison's. Sakura was spending the night at Madison's house. It was Saturday and they didn't have school the next day. Sakura kept her hand on the necklace and remained speechless.
"I don't wanna talk about it now, let's just has some fun." She said, letting go of the Key of Clow pendant on her necklace and quickening her pace. Kero, sitting on her backpack was concerned. He knew what was eating up Sakura inside. The three entered Madison's house, and went straight to Madison's room. Madison went to the kitchen for some popcorn while Sakura lay out to blankets and four pillows, two for each girl. She grazed Madison's movie collection and picked out her favorite, one her and Madison had a great time watching. She thought some popcorn and movies would clear her head.
"You're worried about capturing cards without Meilin aren't you?" Came the familiar voice, perched up on Madison's bed, behind where the blankets were laid out.
"What makes you say that Kero?" Sakura asked him in her usual tone.
"The way you were acting earlier today when she left for Hong Kong." Kero said. Madison came in the room at the second Kero was finished talking with three bowls of popcorn. Two big bowls for Sakura and herself and a small one for Kero, though her could eat a lot. Madison picked up the movie Sakura had selected and laughed.
"This one again?" She asked with a giggling tone in her voice.
"Come on it's our fav. Remember?"
"Alright, but I pick the next one." Madison said, popping the tape into the VCR and lying down on the blanket's with Sakura, picking up a few curnals of popcorn and plopping them into her mouth. Sakura did the same, but stuffing a handful into her mouth. Small, but watchful eyes were set in Sakura's back. She couldn't hide anything from Kero. Li looked out his bedroom window. Glancing around the sky, like he was looking for Meilin's plane. Remembering the same memories that Meilin had shared with Sakura the night before. Bringing back the little red bird that had flown away from her. He climbed ten trees' to retrieve the bird. He still treated her the same way. He pushed her away and it made her even more clingy. He didn't know what she saw in him, even though he was her fiancé. He couldn't ignore her. He felt the same way towards her; he just couldn't show it. Li knew that Meilin would get jealous when she met Sakura, but he never saw anything in her.
"Don't even go there." Li said to himself as that subject came up in his mind. He got up from his window sill seat and walked out of his room. At the hallway telephone, he stopped as if he were going to make a call. His left hand reached down as if to pick up the receiver but her caught himself and pulled his hand back and dropped it to his side.
"What are you going?" He asked himself as he shook his head and walked down the hallway to the stairs and went down. A million thoughts bombarded his brain and he felt a head ache come on. That's all Avalon was. Sakura was on his mind and he didn't know why.
Meilin landed safely in Hong Kong and went to see her grand mother. She was recovering well and Meilin and her father should be back in Reedington in three to four weeks. Meilin looked down at her watch; it was 4:30 p.m already? She hurried to her grandfather's karate lessons before she was late. The lesson's had already begin by the time she was changed and ready. Her partner, Rex, was waiting for her. Meilin had to get used to a new partner after Li left, but Rex was as skilled as she was and fun to be around. Meilin hurried over to him and awaited her grandfather's instructions. About thirty boys and girls attended his lessons. Fifteen pairs followed his close instruction and discipline. Meilin got no special treatment, and was often singled out by him.
Meilin couldn't have liked this better. It gave her the chance to show off her moves. Her grandfather shouted various commands and instructions. Meilin quickly tried to catch up with the daily routines and hoping that her grandfather hadn't noticed her lateness.
"Meilin you were late to lesson's and now your routine's are getting sloppy, just because you've been gone doesn't mean you shouldn't still be practicing." Her grandfather scolded her as he walked up and down the rows of students, watching their techniques and mistakes.
"I'm sorry Master." Meilin said, stopping her routine's with Rex and turning to face her grandfather, bowing to him.
"Alright, continue." Her grandfather said, walking past the two.
"Strike one," Rex said playful as he and Meilin stood in fighting position and then he delivered a full roundhouse kick with his right leg, Meilin swiftly ducking and delivering a leg sweep to Rex. Rex got tripped up on it and fell backwards, all a part of their routine. Rex put his hands above his shoulders and pushed up on them, kicking his leg in the air and jumping back onto his feet. Meilin and Rex back into fighting position. Meilin forced an uppercut at Rex, her left fist in a ball. Rex swiftly turned around and in a blink of an eye, caught Meilin's arm and pulled it across his shoulder. With one swift movement, he tried to pick Meilin up and flip her over. By order, she locked her legs around his and pulled back with her arm, causing Rex to release her arm.
Meilin unwrapped her legs around Rex's and flipped back onto her feet and wait instructions. Rex used his left leg to swiftly kick out high at Meilin. Meilin ducked under the leg in the knick of time and used her right arm to deliver a red-handed knuckle punch into Rex's chest. Rex stepped backwards a few steps, Meilin didn't hit him hard, his was just routine practice.
"You must move smoother with your punch Meilin or you'll never be fast enough to hit an opponent. We only have one week to get you into shape for the up coming tournament. Please stay after for extra lesson's Meilin, we don't want you falling out the first round now do we?" her grandfather said to her as both her and Rex stopped and faced him.
"Yes Master." Meilin said before bowing to her grandfather before he passed.
"That is all for routine today, you may practice your routine's for the up coming tournament for the remained of the lesson's." Her grandfather said before he walked back into his small office to call Meilin's father. Meilin had a sad looks cross her face as she turned to Rex who had a smirk across his face.
"What are you smiling at?" she asked with a crude tone to her voice
"Oh nothing, only that you have to stay after for more practice." Rex said with a smile. Meilin could only smile back, she didn't mind to stay after. Meilin and Rex started training and practicing the routine's they would be using on each other for the tournament. Meilin couldn't help let Li cross her mind. They won last year's tournament together. It would be weird going their without him. Meilin wondered but he was doing, and without a clear head, the routine wasn't going very well.
"Meilin, what are you doing?" Asked a flustered Rex.
"The routine we are suppose to practice for tournament."
"Well your missing your targets and having a delay on your blocks AND attacks." Rex said, eyebrows raising at her.
"Sorry, I gotta clear my head." And with that she did. She tried hard to show her grandfather she was still as good as she was before she left. He watched with careful eyes over her. Determining whether or not to get her behind. Meilin was the bets in the class, now that Li had gone. She was a little rusty because she had to switch partners.
"Meilin you can go home, you've shown great improvement since the beginning of the lesson." Her grandfather said, crossing his arms.
"Thank you Master." Meilin said, turning and bowing to him. She couldn't call him Grandfather, but she had to call him Master. He was her teacher figure and mentor. Teaching her everything she knows about marital arts. Meilin picked up her bag and headed for the doors to avoid her friends who took lessons as well. She left so suddenly and now she was back, she knew they would be mad at her. She hurried out the door and headed, in a quick pace, down the street to check on her grandmother.
Sakura and Madison were sitting at the ice cream shop, getting ice cream. Sakura, Madison and Kero had a long talk last night about capturing Clow cards. They would be fine without Meilin until she came back, and even if she never did. Sakura was back to her old self, but Li wasn't.
"What's up with Li today? He ran out of here when he saw us, he's been acting weird ever since Meilin left." Sakura said, scooping a spoonful of chocolate ice cream into her mouth.
"Maybe he wasn't in the mood for ice cream." Madison said, taking half the size of a spoonful of strawberry ice cream as Sakura's into her mouth.
"Who knows what the kid has got up his sleeve." Kero said quickly from Sakura's backpack.
"Quiet Kero." Sakura said, elbowing the wing shaped bag next to her in the booth. Sakura took the last bite of her ice cream and looked over at Madison's already finished bowl. She picked up her bag and both girls got up and left the store. Li was walking down the street from them. Madison saw him and motioned for Sakura to go ahead, claiming she forgot something in the ice cream shop and ran down the street. She went clear past the store and caught up with Li. He pretended not to notice her as she walked along side him.
"Li? Why are you acting kind funny lately?"
"I'm not." Li said in a monotone voice. He turned his head away from Madison, pretending to look around at the other side of the street, and the road.
"Ever since Meilin left you've been avoiding us," Madison said with a concerned look on her face.
"It's not you if that's what's your asking." Li said, turning his head back to face her and stuffed his balled fist into the pockets of his jean shorts. Madison's eyes widen and she quickly stepped in front of him and grabbed hold of his shoulders and shook him a bit.
"It's Sakura isn't it? What's wrong with her? Is something going to happen with the Clow cards?" Madison asked those questions in a frantic barged. Li didn't say anything, the look one his face gave Madison the answer's to all her questions, and more.
"It has nothing to do with the Clow cards, does it?" Madison asked him. The expressions on Li's face secede to changed. That was a definite yes.
"You have a cr...Oh my god Li!" Madison shouted at him, shaking his shoulders again.
"Mind your own business Madison," Li said, breaking her arms off his shoulders and stepping to the side of her and walking away. Madison stood there for a few minutes. Thinking over this information she enquired from Li. She couldn't tell Sakura. She knew Sakura could never like someone like Li. Or could she? What about Meilin? Madison wanted to shout that out to Li. Meilin had become her friend over the time she had been here. She was a part of the team as Sakura put it. Madison quickly turned and ran back down the way she came. Sakura was waiting for her in the park.
Disclaimer: I own nothing to do with Card Captors including any names, places or things mentioned in the story. Some characters, like Rex Mizoki, where created by me. So don't sue me, all you'll get is my DBZ fanfiction!
Meilin's Story Part One
Meilin looked out the window of the airplane as it took off, leaving Li and her friends behind. But her grandmother needed her and so did the rest of her family. She sighed heavily as the plan terminal became in the distance and was no longer visible. Her father turned to her with a concerned look on his face. "What's wrong Meilin? You seemed happy when we left." He said in a concerned tone.
"Oh, it's just leaving everyone behind to go care for Grandma that's all." She replied.
"Don't worry hunny, we'll be back in Reedington before you know," he said with a smile. A smile crossed Meilin's face as she turned back out the window. The stuartest came down the isle and Meilin got a cup of tea. She sipped it as they flew of back towards Hong Kong. Meanwhile, back in Reedington Li, Sakura and Madison walked out of the Reedington Air Port and headed for the park. Kero unzipped Sakura's wing shaped backpack and popped his head out for some fresh air. "Oh that's better." Kero said taking a big breath of fresh air.
"You haven't caught any Clow Cards lately have you Sakura?" Li asked with his usual serious expression. Sakura clasped a hand around the key on her necklace and sighed. She didn't say anything for a long time. Not until they reached Li's house. He shook his head at Sakura and walked up the front steps to his house and then in, slamming the door behind him.
"Is something wrong Sakura?" Madison asked as they continued to walk towards Madison's. Sakura was spending the night at Madison's house. It was Saturday and they didn't have school the next day. Sakura kept her hand on the necklace and remained speechless.
"I don't wanna talk about it now, let's just has some fun." She said, letting go of the Key of Clow pendant on her necklace and quickening her pace. Kero, sitting on her backpack was concerned. He knew what was eating up Sakura inside. The three entered Madison's house, and went straight to Madison's room. Madison went to the kitchen for some popcorn while Sakura lay out to blankets and four pillows, two for each girl. She grazed Madison's movie collection and picked out her favorite, one her and Madison had a great time watching. She thought some popcorn and movies would clear her head.
"You're worried about capturing cards without Meilin aren't you?" Came the familiar voice, perched up on Madison's bed, behind where the blankets were laid out.
"What makes you say that Kero?" Sakura asked him in her usual tone.
"The way you were acting earlier today when she left for Hong Kong." Kero said. Madison came in the room at the second Kero was finished talking with three bowls of popcorn. Two big bowls for Sakura and herself and a small one for Kero, though her could eat a lot. Madison picked up the movie Sakura had selected and laughed.
"This one again?" She asked with a giggling tone in her voice.
"Come on it's our fav. Remember?"
"Alright, but I pick the next one." Madison said, popping the tape into the VCR and lying down on the blanket's with Sakura, picking up a few curnals of popcorn and plopping them into her mouth. Sakura did the same, but stuffing a handful into her mouth. Small, but watchful eyes were set in Sakura's back. She couldn't hide anything from Kero. Li looked out his bedroom window. Glancing around the sky, like he was looking for Meilin's plane. Remembering the same memories that Meilin had shared with Sakura the night before. Bringing back the little red bird that had flown away from her. He climbed ten trees' to retrieve the bird. He still treated her the same way. He pushed her away and it made her even more clingy. He didn't know what she saw in him, even though he was her fiancé. He couldn't ignore her. He felt the same way towards her; he just couldn't show it. Li knew that Meilin would get jealous when she met Sakura, but he never saw anything in her.
"Don't even go there." Li said to himself as that subject came up in his mind. He got up from his window sill seat and walked out of his room. At the hallway telephone, he stopped as if he were going to make a call. His left hand reached down as if to pick up the receiver but her caught himself and pulled his hand back and dropped it to his side.
"What are you going?" He asked himself as he shook his head and walked down the hallway to the stairs and went down. A million thoughts bombarded his brain and he felt a head ache come on. That's all Avalon was. Sakura was on his mind and he didn't know why.
Meilin landed safely in Hong Kong and went to see her grand mother. She was recovering well and Meilin and her father should be back in Reedington in three to four weeks. Meilin looked down at her watch; it was 4:30 p.m already? She hurried to her grandfather's karate lessons before she was late. The lesson's had already begin by the time she was changed and ready. Her partner, Rex, was waiting for her. Meilin had to get used to a new partner after Li left, but Rex was as skilled as she was and fun to be around. Meilin hurried over to him and awaited her grandfather's instructions. About thirty boys and girls attended his lessons. Fifteen pairs followed his close instruction and discipline. Meilin got no special treatment, and was often singled out by him.
Meilin couldn't have liked this better. It gave her the chance to show off her moves. Her grandfather shouted various commands and instructions. Meilin quickly tried to catch up with the daily routines and hoping that her grandfather hadn't noticed her lateness.
"Meilin you were late to lesson's and now your routine's are getting sloppy, just because you've been gone doesn't mean you shouldn't still be practicing." Her grandfather scolded her as he walked up and down the rows of students, watching their techniques and mistakes.
"I'm sorry Master." Meilin said, stopping her routine's with Rex and turning to face her grandfather, bowing to him.
"Alright, continue." Her grandfather said, walking past the two.
"Strike one," Rex said playful as he and Meilin stood in fighting position and then he delivered a full roundhouse kick with his right leg, Meilin swiftly ducking and delivering a leg sweep to Rex. Rex got tripped up on it and fell backwards, all a part of their routine. Rex put his hands above his shoulders and pushed up on them, kicking his leg in the air and jumping back onto his feet. Meilin and Rex back into fighting position. Meilin forced an uppercut at Rex, her left fist in a ball. Rex swiftly turned around and in a blink of an eye, caught Meilin's arm and pulled it across his shoulder. With one swift movement, he tried to pick Meilin up and flip her over. By order, she locked her legs around his and pulled back with her arm, causing Rex to release her arm.
Meilin unwrapped her legs around Rex's and flipped back onto her feet and wait instructions. Rex used his left leg to swiftly kick out high at Meilin. Meilin ducked under the leg in the knick of time and used her right arm to deliver a red-handed knuckle punch into Rex's chest. Rex stepped backwards a few steps, Meilin didn't hit him hard, his was just routine practice.
"You must move smoother with your punch Meilin or you'll never be fast enough to hit an opponent. We only have one week to get you into shape for the up coming tournament. Please stay after for extra lesson's Meilin, we don't want you falling out the first round now do we?" her grandfather said to her as both her and Rex stopped and faced him.
"Yes Master." Meilin said before bowing to her grandfather before he passed.
"That is all for routine today, you may practice your routine's for the up coming tournament for the remained of the lesson's." Her grandfather said before he walked back into his small office to call Meilin's father. Meilin had a sad looks cross her face as she turned to Rex who had a smirk across his face.
"What are you smiling at?" she asked with a crude tone to her voice
"Oh nothing, only that you have to stay after for more practice." Rex said with a smile. Meilin could only smile back, she didn't mind to stay after. Meilin and Rex started training and practicing the routine's they would be using on each other for the tournament. Meilin couldn't help let Li cross her mind. They won last year's tournament together. It would be weird going their without him. Meilin wondered but he was doing, and without a clear head, the routine wasn't going very well.
"Meilin, what are you doing?" Asked a flustered Rex.
"The routine we are suppose to practice for tournament."
"Well your missing your targets and having a delay on your blocks AND attacks." Rex said, eyebrows raising at her.
"Sorry, I gotta clear my head." And with that she did. She tried hard to show her grandfather she was still as good as she was before she left. He watched with careful eyes over her. Determining whether or not to get her behind. Meilin was the bets in the class, now that Li had gone. She was a little rusty because she had to switch partners.
"Meilin you can go home, you've shown great improvement since the beginning of the lesson." Her grandfather said, crossing his arms.
"Thank you Master." Meilin said, turning and bowing to him. She couldn't call him Grandfather, but she had to call him Master. He was her teacher figure and mentor. Teaching her everything she knows about marital arts. Meilin picked up her bag and headed for the doors to avoid her friends who took lessons as well. She left so suddenly and now she was back, she knew they would be mad at her. She hurried out the door and headed, in a quick pace, down the street to check on her grandmother.
Sakura and Madison were sitting at the ice cream shop, getting ice cream. Sakura, Madison and Kero had a long talk last night about capturing Clow cards. They would be fine without Meilin until she came back, and even if she never did. Sakura was back to her old self, but Li wasn't.
"What's up with Li today? He ran out of here when he saw us, he's been acting weird ever since Meilin left." Sakura said, scooping a spoonful of chocolate ice cream into her mouth.
"Maybe he wasn't in the mood for ice cream." Madison said, taking half the size of a spoonful of strawberry ice cream as Sakura's into her mouth.
"Who knows what the kid has got up his sleeve." Kero said quickly from Sakura's backpack.
"Quiet Kero." Sakura said, elbowing the wing shaped bag next to her in the booth. Sakura took the last bite of her ice cream and looked over at Madison's already finished bowl. She picked up her bag and both girls got up and left the store. Li was walking down the street from them. Madison saw him and motioned for Sakura to go ahead, claiming she forgot something in the ice cream shop and ran down the street. She went clear past the store and caught up with Li. He pretended not to notice her as she walked along side him.
"Li? Why are you acting kind funny lately?"
"I'm not." Li said in a monotone voice. He turned his head away from Madison, pretending to look around at the other side of the street, and the road.
"Ever since Meilin left you've been avoiding us," Madison said with a concerned look on her face.
"It's not you if that's what's your asking." Li said, turning his head back to face her and stuffed his balled fist into the pockets of his jean shorts. Madison's eyes widen and she quickly stepped in front of him and grabbed hold of his shoulders and shook him a bit.
"It's Sakura isn't it? What's wrong with her? Is something going to happen with the Clow cards?" Madison asked those questions in a frantic barged. Li didn't say anything, the look one his face gave Madison the answer's to all her questions, and more.
"It has nothing to do with the Clow cards, does it?" Madison asked him. The expressions on Li's face secede to changed. That was a definite yes.
"You have a cr...Oh my god Li!" Madison shouted at him, shaking his shoulders again.
"Mind your own business Madison," Li said, breaking her arms off his shoulders and stepping to the side of her and walking away. Madison stood there for a few minutes. Thinking over this information she enquired from Li. She couldn't tell Sakura. She knew Sakura could never like someone like Li. Or could she? What about Meilin? Madison wanted to shout that out to Li. Meilin had become her friend over the time she had been here. She was a part of the team as Sakura put it. Madison quickly turned and ran back down the way she came. Sakura was waiting for her in the park.