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CH.4 - A Happy Reunion



I was bewildered. I had not felt such power. Suddenly, I saw all the Clow Cards flying out of the floor and disappearing out of the house. I tried to catch them, but they were too quick for me. I looked around in the dark, until I found a door with light coming out. I opened it slowly and it led down. Maybe THIS is where the power is coming from! It somehow seemed familiar but I couldn't put my human finger on it. I heard talking. The girl... and... and Kerobers?! I barely contained my excitement. Keroberos! How I longed to see him again! But I forced myself to be quiet. I went down softly so neither of them heard me. I heard Keroberos naming Sakura the new Card Captor. I gasped. I almost forgot that Clow told Keroberos to find a new master, or in this case, mistress. I would have cried, for missing him so, but I bit my tongue.

Ah, Keroberos! He still speaks in his Osaka dialect. So cute! I wanted to go down so badly, but I forced myself to go the opposite direction. I went to put the cup back. There, the reincarnate met me. "Is something wrong?" Phew! He didn't see all the Clow Cards and the light! "Oh, it's, er, nothing." I lied. "I just went to get some water!" I held the glass up to him. "Oh, okay. Sleep well Hinako-san." "Er, same to you, uh, er..." "You may call me Fujitaka if you wish." He smiled the same smile Clow Reed had. "Arigatou, Fujitaka-sama." He went to a room, no doubt his own. I went upstairs to Sakura's room. I pretended to sleep. Soon, I heard Sakura sneaking up the stairs. She opened the door. I heard her sigh in relief. "Phew! She's still sleeping! I don't know how I'll explain this to Hinako-san!" I smiled in spite of myself. Lucky for me, the blanket was over my mouth. I forced my eyes to stay shut even though I longed to see Keroberos. I felt Keroberos hoverinng over me. I smiled sadly. His power was very limited now. He stayed hhovering over me. No doubt he felt something he recognized in me. "What is it Kero-chan?" Already a nickname. "Oh, it's nothing, Card Captor Sakura." "Don't call me that!" "Well, you ARE a card captor now." "Hmph!" I laughed inside. At least, I knew where Yue and Keroberos were now, so I slept with that comfort in mind.


[Next Morning]
I yawned and stretched. "Aahh!!" "Ha! So you ARE who I thought," Keroberos said smugly. "Oh, Keroberos, it IS you!!!" I picked him off the air, and hugged him tightly. "Ah! You're choking me! Let me go!" he yelled. "Oh, sorry. It has just been so long. Thousands of years." I sighed. "Hey, don't worry about it. Now, you see me, I see you. Say, where is Yue anyway?" "Oh, somewhere around here," I said mysteriously. "Where, tell me!" Fujitaka just opened the door then. Keroberos had to let himself fall down. "Ouch." he muttered. I was so nervous! Especially without Keroberos helping me! "Uh, you see, er, I was, uh, just practicing for, uh, school!" "Great one," he muttered. "Can you think of a better one?" I whispered. "Oh, ok. Here is a towel, if you would like to take a shower." He left. "Phew! That was close!" "Yeah, especially since you were talking! You're supposed to be fake!" "Geez, sorry." "Hee hee, I can never get mad at you for long." I hugged him again, this time a little less choking. "Hey, you know what? Since I'm so happy now, I'm going to find some yummy things for you to eat!" "Alright! You're the best!" I smiled and went downstairs. I took out some ice cream and put some fudge on it with sprinkles. I knew he would like it. I brought it up. "Woo hoo! Ice cream! With fudge! AND SPRINKLES! He dove into it. "Here, use a spoon." I chuckled. I'm going to take a shower now.


30 minutes later...

I picked up the bowl to take it back downstairs. I looked at it closely. It looked suspiciously clean. I looked at Keroberos who looked a bit guilty. "You're not supposed to LICK the bowl!!" "But, but, but... it was so good!" "Hee hee, you're so funny!" I went downstairs with a smile on my face. I washed the bowl before I went back upstairs.

"Oh yeah, Keroberos... If you ever talk to me in person, you MUST NOT call me 'Love' okay? I have picked a human name. Umeboshi, Hinako. Got it, Keroberos?" "Mmm... I heard Umeboshis are yummy!" I giggled again. So funny. "Yes, they are. I'm sorry, but I ate the whole bag with Sakura-san already." I patted his sad head. "I'll get you some later okay?" "Okay!"


I paced around in the living room. Where am I going to sleep? I don't even go to a school. I don't have a job. I don't know how to do anything! Darn... I need help... but Keroberos always thinks about eating, and playing games. Oh! I have to buy him a game before he gets bored! Yue must hide in his human form for a while also... His' reincar- I mean, Fujitaka-sama doesn't know me... I don't know where Clow Reed's other reincarnate is... sigh. "Do you need anything?" "Ahh!!" "Oh, Sumanai, Hinako-san." "Oh! That's okay, Fujitaka-sama! I didn't know you were here!" "Is something wrong? You look worried." "Oh, uh... it's nothing..." "Are you sure?" "Yeah." He turned his back. "Actually, I need help." I explained my little situation and he smiled. "You can stay here if you wanted to." Such a kind man! Just like Clow Reed! "But, but, I have to work or something! I can't just live in your house without doing something! Oh, I know! I'll clean the house and everything!" He looked at me and saw the determination in my face and smiled. "Okay." "Waii! Arigatou Fujitaka-sama!"

I hummed as I went upstairs. "What are you so happy about?" Keroberos asked me. "Oh! I'm going to work here so I can stay!" "What work?" "Oh, you know... cleaning, cooking... such things like that." "Oh, goody! I can get more snacks!" "Oh! I have to go somewhere! Bye, Keroberos, I'll see you soon!" "Where are you going, er, Hinako?" "You'll see later." I ran off.


2 hours later...

"Awesome! You bought me a game!! And more treats! Woo hoo, I'm the luckiest beast of the seal in the world!" He started setting the video game up. I smiled as I looked at him. Then I realized that I still had to clean. "Time to clean! Have fun!" "Uh-huh." He had already finished hooking up the system and was already absorbed in the game. I smiled at him before I closed the door and began my work.


3 hours later...

"Wow, this house is big! But I finally finished!" I smiled. I went to check up on Keroberos. He had completed almost half the game. I had hoped it would be a little bit harder so it would take him longer but oh well. He was still happy with the game. "I'm done cleaning! Did you want something to eat?" "Oooh, can I have some more of that yummy ice cream??" I laughed. "Sure." I went to get it. When I gave it to him he started playing with his chibi feet. I looked in amazement. "You can play with your feet?" "A beast of the seal has to be talented," he replied in an important tone. I giggled again. I guess I am just very happy Keroberos is here. I took the bowl from him before he could lick it again. I gently scolded him, "You know you shouldn't lick bowls." I smiled and put it away. Then I got an idea. Since I finished cleaning, why don't I make some cookies? I got started. I was waiting for it to finish baking when Touya and Sakura came home. Oh no! The video game! She must not know that I know! I greeted them with a smile. "Welcome back! Did you have fun in school?" Touya raised an eyebrow at me. "You're still here?" "Yup! I'm going to be living here from now on!" "That's great!" That was Sakura and she hugged me. I hugged her back, glad that she still liked me. "Oh! I have some cookies in the oven! Want to try some?" "Sure!" "Fine." I frowned at Touya's behavior and I put the cookies in a plate and put them on the kitchen table. "Here you go!" I got out some milk and glasses in case they wanted them. "Oh, and I'll take your backpacks!" Touya was a bit reluctant on giving it to me but I tugged it off his back. I hummed as I went up the stairs. I heard Touya remark to his sister, "Cheerful isn't she?" I smiled. Of course I'm happy, Touya-san! Keroberos is here! With that thought in mind, I ran up the stairs, gently laying their backpacks on their bedrooms, and stopped Keroberos playing his game. "Aw, but I was about to kill the boss!" "Sakura-san must not know that I know about you!" I whispered hurridly. "Hurry, pretend you're a doll!" I gently lay him on a cabinet with her other stuffed animals. I turned off the TV and tried to keep the system as close to it as possible. Sakura came up soon after. "Uh, I didn't know you had a video game." "Uh, er, I really like to play video games when I have spare time!" I said, hoping that she would believe me. She frowned, then her face broke into a smile and she laughed. Thank god!


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