Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
**thank you all reviewers and readers!!! you give me inspiration!!! =D***
n/a: I do not own and will never own Card Captor Sakura (though I wish I did)
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
~Part 4
Seiryuu: The Mirror of Mystery
Chapter 17
The man looked at me with his amber eyes and smiled.
At that moment, I felt like I lost my tongue. I had not expected anyone else...
but there he was, smiling at me....and his beautiful amber eyes...
He stood up and said, "hello, Sakura.... I'm hurt you forgot me already." he feigned
a hurt look on his face.
I smiled brightly(as Rika described it:"ur zmile waz sooooo dazzling en it riched
from ear to ear!") at him and embraced him at once. "Syaoran!!! I thought I'd never
see you again!!!!" I shouted. Many "shhhh" came hissing everywhere. I blushed a
little and then composed myself again. I looked up at his face and gazed deep into
his eyes. "I thought you were....."
"dead?" he said, finishing my sentence. He gave a light chuckle. "don't ever think
like that again!" he said in a playful, reprimanding tone, "or I'd never look for you
-ever!"
I chuckled. "I'm sorry..." I broke my embrace and looked at the book that he was
reading. "what..."
He stopped me short by gently putting his hand on my lips. "I know you have a lot
of questions on your mind right now. I'm just gonna borrow this book and let's go
to my shack."
"um...excusem moi..." Rika politely said.
"Oh! Syaoran, this is Rika, the Lady enchantress' personal maid; Rika, Prince
Syaoran, my husband."
"your husband???" Rika said in surprise, "I....." her voice trailed off and she
just smiled and curtsied.
Syaoran bowed in returned and smiled at her. He then looked at me and raised a
brow.
I knew what was going on in his mind and just said, "like what you've already
said, let's borrow your book and do the explanations later at your shack."
"I have a better idea!" Rika exclaimed in whisper, "who zon't we go to ze mistress's
mansion en do ze explanazions zere?"
I smiled and looked to Syaoran with questioning eyes.
"why not?" he said.
And so, we all left the library with a light heart, smiley faces and an arm
interlocked in his and the other holding his book. We rode the same coach back,
with Rika riding up front with the driver saying that she'd give us privacy(though
I tried to convince her that it was okay, actually), and enjoyed the scenery
passing by. Actually, the scenery ended up being ignored when the two of us stared
into each other's eyes.
I don't know how time had passed(but it seemed faster than usual) when we
reached Tomoyo's house. Rika knocked the oak doors four times. No answer.
"zat's odd..." she said.
"what's odd?" I asked.
"yeah, what's so odd about not answering the door at once?...they might be
upstairs or something.... you know, this IS a big house." Syaoran said.
Rika looked at us with worried eyes. "ze door iz enchanted... ze door vill
immediately open if someone knocks on it more zan thrice. And bezides, Lucas
- zat's ze doorguard - iz alvaz by ze door... never leaves it! 'iz room iz
actvally veside ze door itself! en he 'az sharp earz you know... he'll open
ze door even iv you knock it just once...even at vidnight!"
Syaoran and I stared at each other. It might be something to worry about...
The door suddenly opened. Lucas' head popped out. "ah! Lady Sakura and
Rika... so you're back!....with a guest!"
...maybe not.
I saw Rika smile and heard her sigh with relief. "I zought zat zomething
vas vrong!"
"n-no! I.. I was just away for a while..." he said.
From the corner of my eye, I saw one of Syaoran's brow rise.
"avay? vatever for? en vat avout ze enchantvent?" Rika asked worriedly.
"....I..." he was cut short by Syaoran's sword.
The tip of the blade was pointed against his neck. Rika gasped. I put a
restraining hand on his sword-arm. "tell me, old man," Syaoran said, almost
to a whisper, "something IS wrong isn't there?"
The old man moved his head up and down a bit.
Rika was about to shout and do some racket when Syaoran put his hand over her
mouth. He whispered something to her and she nodded. Slowly, Syaoran removed his
hand and she walked away, obviously shaking.
"won't you go inside?" Lucas invited.
I was about to protest but Syaoran eyed me and I caught hid drift. "Um, no,
Lucas," I said, deliberately making my voice loud - but not to a shout, "Syaoran
here had invited me to eat out... with Rika. So just tell Tomoyo that't I'll
be home late."
"I...I see. I'll tell the lady just that." he replied.
"later, Lucas!" Rika said, trying to act cheerful.
We were stepping away when...
"WAIT!" Lucas suddenly shouted.
"vat iz it. Lucas?" Rika answered.
"Please don't leave me and forget me and not bring anything back or else I'll
kill you!" he said.
His answer raised an eyebrow among us. Syaoran stepped forward. "we're going
to a lot of places" he said, "HOW MANY gifts do you want to have?"
Syaoran's reply made me confused. 'what are they talking about?' I thought.
"six!" Lucas replied. Beads of sweat glimmered on his forhead and he was shaking,
even though it was only a little bit.
I looked at Syaoran and he was thinking deeply. His brow was furrowed and his
right hand was stroking his chin. Then, his eyes brightened up. He stepped towards
Lucas then he held his left arm. Suddenly, Syaoran jerked Lucas away from the
door and started running.
"run!!" Syaoran shouted at us.
We didn't have to be told twice. After a few seconds two men dressed in all black
came out of the door and started chasing us. We ran on(though the book slowed me
down), out of the gates, into the streets and into the crowd and immediately turned
into an alley.
"we... should.. be .... safe here." Syaoran said between huffs of breath.
"what do we do now?" I asked.
Syaoran inhaled a big breath of air then stood up straight. "First, we'll go to
my shack and discuss things. Then we'll plan how to save Eriol and Tomoyo"
I sighed and looked at each of my companion's faces. They were all weary, tired
(especially Lucas) and worried. "we have to make a very excellent plan then" I
said, "because whoever was to capture both Tomoyo and Eriol won't be a piece of
cake!"
All heads nodded in agreement.
END
**thank you all reviewers and readers!!! you give me inspiration!!! =D***
n/a: I do not own and will never own Card Captor Sakura (though I wish I did)
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
~Part 4
Seiryuu: The Mirror of Mystery
Chapter 17
The man looked at me with his amber eyes and smiled.
At that moment, I felt like I lost my tongue. I had not expected anyone else...
but there he was, smiling at me....and his beautiful amber eyes...
He stood up and said, "hello, Sakura.... I'm hurt you forgot me already." he feigned
a hurt look on his face.
I smiled brightly(as Rika described it:"ur zmile waz sooooo dazzling en it riched
from ear to ear!") at him and embraced him at once. "Syaoran!!! I thought I'd never
see you again!!!!" I shouted. Many "shhhh" came hissing everywhere. I blushed a
little and then composed myself again. I looked up at his face and gazed deep into
his eyes. "I thought you were....."
"dead?" he said, finishing my sentence. He gave a light chuckle. "don't ever think
like that again!" he said in a playful, reprimanding tone, "or I'd never look for you
-ever!"
I chuckled. "I'm sorry..." I broke my embrace and looked at the book that he was
reading. "what..."
He stopped me short by gently putting his hand on my lips. "I know you have a lot
of questions on your mind right now. I'm just gonna borrow this book and let's go
to my shack."
"um...excusem moi..." Rika politely said.
"Oh! Syaoran, this is Rika, the Lady enchantress' personal maid; Rika, Prince
Syaoran, my husband."
"your husband???" Rika said in surprise, "I....." her voice trailed off and she
just smiled and curtsied.
Syaoran bowed in returned and smiled at her. He then looked at me and raised a
brow.
I knew what was going on in his mind and just said, "like what you've already
said, let's borrow your book and do the explanations later at your shack."
"I have a better idea!" Rika exclaimed in whisper, "who zon't we go to ze mistress's
mansion en do ze explanazions zere?"
I smiled and looked to Syaoran with questioning eyes.
"why not?" he said.
And so, we all left the library with a light heart, smiley faces and an arm
interlocked in his and the other holding his book. We rode the same coach back,
with Rika riding up front with the driver saying that she'd give us privacy(though
I tried to convince her that it was okay, actually), and enjoyed the scenery
passing by. Actually, the scenery ended up being ignored when the two of us stared
into each other's eyes.
I don't know how time had passed(but it seemed faster than usual) when we
reached Tomoyo's house. Rika knocked the oak doors four times. No answer.
"zat's odd..." she said.
"what's odd?" I asked.
"yeah, what's so odd about not answering the door at once?...they might be
upstairs or something.... you know, this IS a big house." Syaoran said.
Rika looked at us with worried eyes. "ze door iz enchanted... ze door vill
immediately open if someone knocks on it more zan thrice. And bezides, Lucas
- zat's ze doorguard - iz alvaz by ze door... never leaves it! 'iz room iz
actvally veside ze door itself! en he 'az sharp earz you know... he'll open
ze door even iv you knock it just once...even at vidnight!"
Syaoran and I stared at each other. It might be something to worry about...
The door suddenly opened. Lucas' head popped out. "ah! Lady Sakura and
Rika... so you're back!....with a guest!"
...maybe not.
I saw Rika smile and heard her sigh with relief. "I zought zat zomething
vas vrong!"
"n-no! I.. I was just away for a while..." he said.
From the corner of my eye, I saw one of Syaoran's brow rise.
"avay? vatever for? en vat avout ze enchantvent?" Rika asked worriedly.
"....I..." he was cut short by Syaoran's sword.
The tip of the blade was pointed against his neck. Rika gasped. I put a
restraining hand on his sword-arm. "tell me, old man," Syaoran said, almost
to a whisper, "something IS wrong isn't there?"
The old man moved his head up and down a bit.
Rika was about to shout and do some racket when Syaoran put his hand over her
mouth. He whispered something to her and she nodded. Slowly, Syaoran removed his
hand and she walked away, obviously shaking.
"won't you go inside?" Lucas invited.
I was about to protest but Syaoran eyed me and I caught hid drift. "Um, no,
Lucas," I said, deliberately making my voice loud - but not to a shout, "Syaoran
here had invited me to eat out... with Rika. So just tell Tomoyo that't I'll
be home late."
"I...I see. I'll tell the lady just that." he replied.
"later, Lucas!" Rika said, trying to act cheerful.
We were stepping away when...
"WAIT!" Lucas suddenly shouted.
"vat iz it. Lucas?" Rika answered.
"Please don't leave me and forget me and not bring anything back or else I'll
kill you!" he said.
His answer raised an eyebrow among us. Syaoran stepped forward. "we're going
to a lot of places" he said, "HOW MANY gifts do you want to have?"
Syaoran's reply made me confused. 'what are they talking about?' I thought.
"six!" Lucas replied. Beads of sweat glimmered on his forhead and he was shaking,
even though it was only a little bit.
I looked at Syaoran and he was thinking deeply. His brow was furrowed and his
right hand was stroking his chin. Then, his eyes brightened up. He stepped towards
Lucas then he held his left arm. Suddenly, Syaoran jerked Lucas away from the
door and started running.
"run!!" Syaoran shouted at us.
We didn't have to be told twice. After a few seconds two men dressed in all black
came out of the door and started chasing us. We ran on(though the book slowed me
down), out of the gates, into the streets and into the crowd and immediately turned
into an alley.
"we... should.. be .... safe here." Syaoran said between huffs of breath.
"what do we do now?" I asked.
Syaoran inhaled a big breath of air then stood up straight. "First, we'll go to
my shack and discuss things. Then we'll plan how to save Eriol and Tomoyo"
I sighed and looked at each of my companion's faces. They were all weary, tired
(especially Lucas) and worried. "we have to make a very excellent plan then" I
said, "because whoever was to capture both Tomoyo and Eriol won't be a piece of
cake!"
All heads nodded in agreement.
END