disclaimer: 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!!!^_^;
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 5
Nadezha: Flight to Hope
Chapter 24
A few weeks after the incident, the house was up and running again. Parts
of the house was rebuilt again, under the supervision of Eriol, since Tomoyo
was still recovering of her use of the mirror. She told me that it required
great skill, practice and strength to weild it.
Syaoran, however was not easily mended. He avoided me most of the time, for
some unknown reason. He'd keep silent whenever I'm around and only spoke when
he was asked something that required specific answers and just nodded or shook
his head whenever the questions required only the answer of "yes" or "no"
It was a warm and sunny day today. I wore a white cotton, long-sleeved shirt
with a sleeveless blue dress on top and plain black shoes(you can say that it
was a regular outfit). I was in the gardens, having Tomoyo remove the illusion
spell that made it look like a labyrinth, and basked in its beauty while I
sat beside the fountain.
"Sakura, what are you doing here?" a lovely and light melodious voice asked.
I turned to the speaker, which was Tomoyo, and answered, "just basking here,
I guess. Why?"
"I thought that Syaoran had asked you out." she answered.
"Syaoran?" I said, a hint of sadness in my voice, "...he...he doesn't talk
to me much theese days."
Tomoyo walked closer and sat beside me, her slender hands patting my back.
"don't worry about him, his facade will go away. He misses you a lot you
know.... he's just worried a bit."
"worried? why?"
"remember his shadow? he says it hasn't subsided yet. He's scared of hurting
you." she told me, looking away.
I looked away myself and recalled my other close-calls. *How horrible this
shadow is!* I thought, *I swear that I'll find a way to end that.*
I felt Tomoyo stand up. I looked at her. Still as beautiful as ever. She
wore a scarlet turtle-necked, long-sleeved dress with a long and flowing
skirt. It was plain with no designs and she wore no other accessory except
her medallion, a pair or round, gold earrings and a gold belt that hung
loosely around her waist.
She looked back at me and offered her hand. "let's go. Eriol told me that
Syaoran is going to hold a meeting."
"Eriol told you?" I said in a questioning tone, while I took her hand.
"via magic." she simply explained.
We walked silently back into the mansion and into the large living room.
There was a fireplace to the west wall, with a sofa in front of it and a
pair of comfy couches on each side. To the right, there was a grand piano
on which Tomoyo usually played and sung. There were 3 chairs around it for
any people who wanted to listen. There were two large windows to the north
wall and one on the east wall covered by elegantly designed maroon curtains
that complemented the pale yellow walls.
Inside, Syaoran and Eriol sat on both couches and we took the sofa.
"Eriol and I have agreed to the plan we are about to discuss with you."
Syaoran said. He looked at Eriol, who gave a nod, then continued, "we are
to go to Nadezha via air and search there for the last of our company."
"last of our company?" I asked.
"last of the Chosen Ones, Sakura," Tomoyo told me, "the Chosen of the
Suzaku."
I nodded my head and Syaoran continued, "as you all know, except for
Sakura, the last Chosen is hidden and is not revealing his or her aura
to us. It could be that he or she is in hiding and placing protective
charms around himself or is not aware of his powers."
"It will be hard, we know," Eriol suddenly said, "since Nadezha is a
large continent... but we have to manage. To stay here may mean another
attack from the Dark Lord so we have no choice but to keep moving. Also,
we'll be going there to enhance Sakura's latent powers." he looked at me.
I replied his look with a confused look. "latent powers?"
"Sakura," Syaoran started, "remember that pendant I gave you? only ones
with magic in their blood can use the power of the pendant. Eriol told
me that he saw you use it twice."
"you mean those fairies that I saw?" I asked.
Syaoran nodded. "actually, the true powers of that pendant are still
unknown to me. You remember our meeting in the library?" I nodded, "I
was searching information about that pendant but foud nothing."
"what about that book you borrowed?"
"that?...." he paused and looked away as if considering something. "that
will be for later. Much, much later."
I just nodded. I knew better than to pursue the subject to I let it drop.
"What sort of transportation will we use going there?" I asked, changing
the topic.
"well... Syaoran and I thought it over many times and we ended up with
one thing..." Eriol said.
"Averins?" Tomoyo asked.
Both Syaoran and Eriol nodded.
"what are Averins?" I asked.
"Averins are a type of large Eagles that have been trained and tamed for
transport purposes. They fly swiftly and can fly for four days without
rest." Syaoran explained, "two people can ride on one Averin at the same
time. In this case, Eriol and Tomoyo will ride Thunderstorm - his mount,
and you and I will ride on Shadowbane."
"when do we leave?" Tomoyo asked.
"we're hoping tomorrow." Eriol said.
"tomorrow???" I said, "its hardly been a week since the construction
stopped! we haven't rested well enough for long travel!"
"well Sakura," Tomoyo said, putting a hand on my shoulder, "sorry to
pop your bubble but I agree with them. The sooner the better."
I gave up. Three against one wasn't a fair battle. And all of them knew
more about the dangers that we faced than I did. "Okay. I guess we'll leave
pretty early?"
"you catch on pretty quick!" Eriol told me with a wink.
I smiled.
"okay. Tomorrow then. Let's pack up and rest." Syaoran simply said and
all of us started to leave. Tomoyo and Eriol had just passed the door
when Syaoran put a hand on my shoulder. I turned to face him and looked
straight into his amber eyes. "I missed you." he said.
"me too." I replied. Suddenly, before I knew it, we were locked in a
tight embrace. I felt safe and secure in his arms. Slowly, he broke the
embrace and looked deep into my eyes. He put his hands on the sides of
my face and then he kissed me on my lips. I kissed him back.
I could guess that it lasted only a few seconds or so but it felt like
eternity.
"shall we pack?" he asked, leading me toward the door with my arm interlocked
with his.
"yes... but, will you promise me something?" I said, stopping right before
the door.
He looked at me and smiled. "what is it?"
"don't leave me again okay?"
He kissed me lightly on my lips and said, "I promise."
to be continued
it is owned by CLAMP. This author is merely borrowing so please don't sue me!!!^_^;
Fated Circle: Four Sacred Treasures of Earth
~Part 5
Nadezha: Flight to Hope
Chapter 24
A few weeks after the incident, the house was up and running again. Parts
of the house was rebuilt again, under the supervision of Eriol, since Tomoyo
was still recovering of her use of the mirror. She told me that it required
great skill, practice and strength to weild it.
Syaoran, however was not easily mended. He avoided me most of the time, for
some unknown reason. He'd keep silent whenever I'm around and only spoke when
he was asked something that required specific answers and just nodded or shook
his head whenever the questions required only the answer of "yes" or "no"
It was a warm and sunny day today. I wore a white cotton, long-sleeved shirt
with a sleeveless blue dress on top and plain black shoes(you can say that it
was a regular outfit). I was in the gardens, having Tomoyo remove the illusion
spell that made it look like a labyrinth, and basked in its beauty while I
sat beside the fountain.
"Sakura, what are you doing here?" a lovely and light melodious voice asked.
I turned to the speaker, which was Tomoyo, and answered, "just basking here,
I guess. Why?"
"I thought that Syaoran had asked you out." she answered.
"Syaoran?" I said, a hint of sadness in my voice, "...he...he doesn't talk
to me much theese days."
Tomoyo walked closer and sat beside me, her slender hands patting my back.
"don't worry about him, his facade will go away. He misses you a lot you
know.... he's just worried a bit."
"worried? why?"
"remember his shadow? he says it hasn't subsided yet. He's scared of hurting
you." she told me, looking away.
I looked away myself and recalled my other close-calls. *How horrible this
shadow is!* I thought, *I swear that I'll find a way to end that.*
I felt Tomoyo stand up. I looked at her. Still as beautiful as ever. She
wore a scarlet turtle-necked, long-sleeved dress with a long and flowing
skirt. It was plain with no designs and she wore no other accessory except
her medallion, a pair or round, gold earrings and a gold belt that hung
loosely around her waist.
She looked back at me and offered her hand. "let's go. Eriol told me that
Syaoran is going to hold a meeting."
"Eriol told you?" I said in a questioning tone, while I took her hand.
"via magic." she simply explained.
We walked silently back into the mansion and into the large living room.
There was a fireplace to the west wall, with a sofa in front of it and a
pair of comfy couches on each side. To the right, there was a grand piano
on which Tomoyo usually played and sung. There were 3 chairs around it for
any people who wanted to listen. There were two large windows to the north
wall and one on the east wall covered by elegantly designed maroon curtains
that complemented the pale yellow walls.
Inside, Syaoran and Eriol sat on both couches and we took the sofa.
"Eriol and I have agreed to the plan we are about to discuss with you."
Syaoran said. He looked at Eriol, who gave a nod, then continued, "we are
to go to Nadezha via air and search there for the last of our company."
"last of our company?" I asked.
"last of the Chosen Ones, Sakura," Tomoyo told me, "the Chosen of the
Suzaku."
I nodded my head and Syaoran continued, "as you all know, except for
Sakura, the last Chosen is hidden and is not revealing his or her aura
to us. It could be that he or she is in hiding and placing protective
charms around himself or is not aware of his powers."
"It will be hard, we know," Eriol suddenly said, "since Nadezha is a
large continent... but we have to manage. To stay here may mean another
attack from the Dark Lord so we have no choice but to keep moving. Also,
we'll be going there to enhance Sakura's latent powers." he looked at me.
I replied his look with a confused look. "latent powers?"
"Sakura," Syaoran started, "remember that pendant I gave you? only ones
with magic in their blood can use the power of the pendant. Eriol told
me that he saw you use it twice."
"you mean those fairies that I saw?" I asked.
Syaoran nodded. "actually, the true powers of that pendant are still
unknown to me. You remember our meeting in the library?" I nodded, "I
was searching information about that pendant but foud nothing."
"what about that book you borrowed?"
"that?...." he paused and looked away as if considering something. "that
will be for later. Much, much later."
I just nodded. I knew better than to pursue the subject to I let it drop.
"What sort of transportation will we use going there?" I asked, changing
the topic.
"well... Syaoran and I thought it over many times and we ended up with
one thing..." Eriol said.
"Averins?" Tomoyo asked.
Both Syaoran and Eriol nodded.
"what are Averins?" I asked.
"Averins are a type of large Eagles that have been trained and tamed for
transport purposes. They fly swiftly and can fly for four days without
rest." Syaoran explained, "two people can ride on one Averin at the same
time. In this case, Eriol and Tomoyo will ride Thunderstorm - his mount,
and you and I will ride on Shadowbane."
"when do we leave?" Tomoyo asked.
"we're hoping tomorrow." Eriol said.
"tomorrow???" I said, "its hardly been a week since the construction
stopped! we haven't rested well enough for long travel!"
"well Sakura," Tomoyo said, putting a hand on my shoulder, "sorry to
pop your bubble but I agree with them. The sooner the better."
I gave up. Three against one wasn't a fair battle. And all of them knew
more about the dangers that we faced than I did. "Okay. I guess we'll leave
pretty early?"
"you catch on pretty quick!" Eriol told me with a wink.
I smiled.
"okay. Tomorrow then. Let's pack up and rest." Syaoran simply said and
all of us started to leave. Tomoyo and Eriol had just passed the door
when Syaoran put a hand on my shoulder. I turned to face him and looked
straight into his amber eyes. "I missed you." he said.
"me too." I replied. Suddenly, before I knew it, we were locked in a
tight embrace. I felt safe and secure in his arms. Slowly, he broke the
embrace and looked deep into my eyes. He put his hands on the sides of
my face and then he kissed me on my lips. I kissed him back.
I could guess that it lasted only a few seconds or so but it felt like
eternity.
"shall we pack?" he asked, leading me toward the door with my arm interlocked
with his.
"yes... but, will you promise me something?" I said, stopping right before
the door.
He looked at me and smiled. "what is it?"
"don't leave me again okay?"
He kissed me lightly on my lips and said, "I promise."
to be continued