Chapter 24-Meilin gives up
Sakura and Li were walking home from school. Something was bothering Sakura. "What is it?" Li asked, concerned. Sakura turned her green eyes to Li's. "Meilin's not back on business, and you know it, Li!" Li bowed his head. "No, she's not back on business, Sakura."
Tears filled Sakura's eyes. "Did you ever love me, Li? Or was it all an act to get close to the cardcaptor, so you could capture the cards?" Li flinched as Sakura's eyes overflowed, and he grabbed her.
"Let me go! I don't want your stories, Li. I want the truth, the truth, Li!" He held her close, and waited for her to stop sobbing. "No, Sakura. It was the other way around. I was supposed to stay unattached, and just help you get the cards sealed." Her tear flow deflated, Sakura took a shaky breath. Li released her, but she continued to lean on him.
"I failed, Sakura. I failed horribly. I failed first to love my cousin, fiancée, and then I failed to keep myself cold and distant from you, Sakura. I failed."
Sakura smiled. "Well, you did one thing right." He looked at Sakura, a few tears clouding his own vision. She kissed him. "You kept me safe." Li couldn't deny that.
From her hidden corner, a girl with jet black hair was racking her body with silent sobs. Her fiancé had confessed he couldn't love her. But she loved Li with all her heart. What was there for her to do with Li canceling the engagement?
~*~*~
Alyson and Crystal listened as Meilin confessed what she'd overheard. Crystal's lip upturned, but she quickly squashed her smile.
*Those two weren't meant to be together.*
Meilin wiped her eyes, and smiled. "Well, he's failed his family, and he's failed me. But he hasn't failed Sakura. I guess I should hope one day someone cares enough for me to turn his back on his family."
Crystal smiled. "You don't want to hear this, and I know that, but you need to know. You were chosen instead of Li. Meaning that you two weren't meant-" Meilin glared at Crystal. "No! I don't want the 'You weren't meant for each other' speech!"
Alyson smiled at Crystal. "Not what she meant. She was referring to Timing." Meilin laughed scornfully. "Timing? What do you know about timing?" Crystal smiled. "Oh, your timing and my Timing are two very separate terms." Alyson smiled. "Are you meeting the Alexander's tonight? I want to see your badge given!"
Crystal smiled. "Sorry, Alyson. I can only bring one person, and they've asked that I bring a chosen one. Sorry, sis." Alyson smiled. "Meilin, make sure you remember everything that happens!" Meilin nodded. "Who are the Alexander's?"
"Well, they woke Crystal in the real world, and informed her Eli had thrown a sending in a might have been timing, when Sakura, Li, Tori and you were killed. So, she was woken from her coma, and sent to Anomalous. But that timing hasn't come yet, so she's waiting for Sakura to make a choice that throws us all back-"
Crystal glared at Alyson. "I share everything with you, and you blab it to the first person with ears?" Alyson looked hurt. "She IS chosen, you know." Alyson sulked. Crystal smiled. "Well, Meilin, as long as you don't pass that information on to anyone outside the chosen circle, we should be fine."
Meilin smiled. "Now for the Alexander's?" Crystal nodded. "Now for the Alexander's." Crystal grabbed Meilin's arm. "Hold on tight, we're passing through all the 045 Timings, to get to 000 Timing." Meilin grasped Crystal although they would be ripped apart. Crystal waved. "See you later, Alyson. I'll try to squash the temptation to visit 033 Timing!" And in a silver light, they were sucked through the wall.
Meilin watched as they stopped next to Tokyo tower, time flick through the final judgment, to a car being jammed atop it with Tori and herself inside. Crystal winced. "Uh oh! We're going forward!" So they went around town until they came to Sakura's window. Meilin watched in awe as she saw Sakura outfitted in her various costumes, and not liking them.
She caught one sentence-"!nosidaM ,nilieM truh ot tnaw t'nod I" Meilin turned to Crystal. "What did she say?" She asked. Crystal smiled. "I'll let you figure it out."
And then it turned to a school setting, and she watched a girl with purple hair talk with an ordinary girl. Then they were next to a car, and the last setting she saw was an unfamiliar solar system.
And then-FLASH! It was all blank. She looked around. She realized that the purple haired people were actually black haired. *Did I imagine the color?*
But the two seemed to laugh; purple lines weaved into her mind. They'd heard her thoughts. So you are Meilin. Here there is no sound. As you cannot send or shield, your thoughts are your voice. Be careful what you think!
The boy stopped as Crystal sent a red one. Don't scare her, Ryo. This is her first time outside her own timing.
The girl approached. Please forgive my brother. He can't seem to understand people who don't know about timing.
Meilin raised a timid question: *I'm sorry, I don't really know anything about this.*
The girl nodded. My brother's name is Ryo, and mine is . We are called Alexander, for it is a last name we use around authorities, and we are mankind's protectors.
Ryo muttered, Yeah, we're always saving them from themselves.
Crystal whispered, {He's dealing with the Daimonizomai, who believe their clan should be the only one alive.}
Meilin shivered. "I think I'd rather face a school of witches than demon possessed clans!" Crystal had a grim face. "Raquel Solori is the only one who has successfully dealt with them. Ryo's trying to deal with them for the first time in a hundred Timings. Syaoran is a much more difficult test without a girl to tame him."
Crystal nodded to Ryo. "How is your father?" Ryo smiled. "Xhan's doing fine. Mom's worried about us doing this. Afraid we'll get out onto the streets." Crystal smiled. "Why? Xhan would just drag you out if you tried that!" The three started laughing.
"The ceremony?"
"Yes. It is time to start."
"Crystal Glass, are you ready to lay your life down for your Lord?"
"Yes."
"Are you ready to follow any orders he gives you?"
"Yes."
"Are you prepared to become connected to your enemies, and still destroy them?"
Crystal closed her eyes. "Lord, I don't have the strength. You do." A determined face rose to face Ryo. "Yes."
Meilin watched as a white lamb, scarlet with blood hovered over Crystal. It's blood ran down, and landed on Crystal's hair, covering it in blood. As it dried, her hair was cleared, though Meilin could now tell her hair glowed red, clearly in Timing 000.
"I now name you Timer Crystal Glass. You will deal with many more timings than any wizard is capable of handling. With Yeshua ben Yahweh's power, you will live through as many Timings as He sees fit to give you."
Ryo turned to Meilin. "This ceremony was witnessed by Meilin Rae, Crystal's protégé. Meilin is to report this to Crystal's partner, and strive to assist Crystal in any way she can. Meilin is to see 10 missions, and either give up changing Timings, or become a Timer herself."
Meilin's jaw dropped.
*Me? A Timer? No way! I'll never be that good!*
"Farewell, Crystal." Crystal nodded. She grasped Meilin's wrist. "Chaya!" Instantly, they were back with Alyson.
Alyson's face broke into a smile. "I see it! Who's your protégé?" Meilin smiled broadly. "Me!"
Alyson and Meilin hugged. Meilin turned to Crystal. "You're right. If I stayed with Li, I would be just a small shadow of Sakura. And now I get to train with you!"
Crystal smiled. *I don't need to ruin this by telling her Sakura will be coming along with Li in her fourth timing.*
Meilin smiled. "I'm done! Love's too confusing! I'm now immune to love!" Crystal smiled. "Actually, no, you're not. Matt will be coming up in a Timing soon. But I'll leave that for when we arrive."
Meilin smiles. "Li Showron no longer owns me. I am free to love who I choose."
Sakura and Li were walking home from school. Something was bothering Sakura. "What is it?" Li asked, concerned. Sakura turned her green eyes to Li's. "Meilin's not back on business, and you know it, Li!" Li bowed his head. "No, she's not back on business, Sakura."
Tears filled Sakura's eyes. "Did you ever love me, Li? Or was it all an act to get close to the cardcaptor, so you could capture the cards?" Li flinched as Sakura's eyes overflowed, and he grabbed her.
"Let me go! I don't want your stories, Li. I want the truth, the truth, Li!" He held her close, and waited for her to stop sobbing. "No, Sakura. It was the other way around. I was supposed to stay unattached, and just help you get the cards sealed." Her tear flow deflated, Sakura took a shaky breath. Li released her, but she continued to lean on him.
"I failed, Sakura. I failed horribly. I failed first to love my cousin, fiancée, and then I failed to keep myself cold and distant from you, Sakura. I failed."
Sakura smiled. "Well, you did one thing right." He looked at Sakura, a few tears clouding his own vision. She kissed him. "You kept me safe." Li couldn't deny that.
From her hidden corner, a girl with jet black hair was racking her body with silent sobs. Her fiancé had confessed he couldn't love her. But she loved Li with all her heart. What was there for her to do with Li canceling the engagement?
~*~*~
Alyson and Crystal listened as Meilin confessed what she'd overheard. Crystal's lip upturned, but she quickly squashed her smile.
*Those two weren't meant to be together.*
Meilin wiped her eyes, and smiled. "Well, he's failed his family, and he's failed me. But he hasn't failed Sakura. I guess I should hope one day someone cares enough for me to turn his back on his family."
Crystal smiled. "You don't want to hear this, and I know that, but you need to know. You were chosen instead of Li. Meaning that you two weren't meant-" Meilin glared at Crystal. "No! I don't want the 'You weren't meant for each other' speech!"
Alyson smiled at Crystal. "Not what she meant. She was referring to Timing." Meilin laughed scornfully. "Timing? What do you know about timing?" Crystal smiled. "Oh, your timing and my Timing are two very separate terms." Alyson smiled. "Are you meeting the Alexander's tonight? I want to see your badge given!"
Crystal smiled. "Sorry, Alyson. I can only bring one person, and they've asked that I bring a chosen one. Sorry, sis." Alyson smiled. "Meilin, make sure you remember everything that happens!" Meilin nodded. "Who are the Alexander's?"
"Well, they woke Crystal in the real world, and informed her Eli had thrown a sending in a might have been timing, when Sakura, Li, Tori and you were killed. So, she was woken from her coma, and sent to Anomalous. But that timing hasn't come yet, so she's waiting for Sakura to make a choice that throws us all back-"
Crystal glared at Alyson. "I share everything with you, and you blab it to the first person with ears?" Alyson looked hurt. "She IS chosen, you know." Alyson sulked. Crystal smiled. "Well, Meilin, as long as you don't pass that information on to anyone outside the chosen circle, we should be fine."
Meilin smiled. "Now for the Alexander's?" Crystal nodded. "Now for the Alexander's." Crystal grabbed Meilin's arm. "Hold on tight, we're passing through all the 045 Timings, to get to 000 Timing." Meilin grasped Crystal although they would be ripped apart. Crystal waved. "See you later, Alyson. I'll try to squash the temptation to visit 033 Timing!" And in a silver light, they were sucked through the wall.
Meilin watched as they stopped next to Tokyo tower, time flick through the final judgment, to a car being jammed atop it with Tori and herself inside. Crystal winced. "Uh oh! We're going forward!" So they went around town until they came to Sakura's window. Meilin watched in awe as she saw Sakura outfitted in her various costumes, and not liking them.
She caught one sentence-"!nosidaM ,nilieM truh ot tnaw t'nod I" Meilin turned to Crystal. "What did she say?" She asked. Crystal smiled. "I'll let you figure it out."
And then it turned to a school setting, and she watched a girl with purple hair talk with an ordinary girl. Then they were next to a car, and the last setting she saw was an unfamiliar solar system.
And then-FLASH! It was all blank. She looked around. She realized that the purple haired people were actually black haired. *Did I imagine the color?*
But the two seemed to laugh; purple lines weaved into her mind. They'd heard her thoughts. So you are Meilin. Here there is no sound. As you cannot send or shield, your thoughts are your voice. Be careful what you think!
The boy stopped as Crystal sent a red one. Don't scare her, Ryo. This is her first time outside her own timing.
The girl approached. Please forgive my brother. He can't seem to understand people who don't know about timing.
Meilin raised a timid question: *I'm sorry, I don't really know anything about this.*
The girl nodded. My brother's name is Ryo, and mine is . We are called Alexander, for it is a last name we use around authorities, and we are mankind's protectors.
Ryo muttered, Yeah, we're always saving them from themselves.
Crystal whispered, {He's dealing with the Daimonizomai, who believe their clan should be the only one alive.}
Meilin shivered. "I think I'd rather face a school of witches than demon possessed clans!" Crystal had a grim face. "Raquel Solori is the only one who has successfully dealt with them. Ryo's trying to deal with them for the first time in a hundred Timings. Syaoran is a much more difficult test without a girl to tame him."
Crystal nodded to Ryo. "How is your father?" Ryo smiled. "Xhan's doing fine. Mom's worried about us doing this. Afraid we'll get out onto the streets." Crystal smiled. "Why? Xhan would just drag you out if you tried that!" The three started laughing.
"The ceremony?"
"Yes. It is time to start."
"Crystal Glass, are you ready to lay your life down for your Lord?"
"Yes."
"Are you ready to follow any orders he gives you?"
"Yes."
"Are you prepared to become connected to your enemies, and still destroy them?"
Crystal closed her eyes. "Lord, I don't have the strength. You do." A determined face rose to face Ryo. "Yes."
Meilin watched as a white lamb, scarlet with blood hovered over Crystal. It's blood ran down, and landed on Crystal's hair, covering it in blood. As it dried, her hair was cleared, though Meilin could now tell her hair glowed red, clearly in Timing 000.
"I now name you Timer Crystal Glass. You will deal with many more timings than any wizard is capable of handling. With Yeshua ben Yahweh's power, you will live through as many Timings as He sees fit to give you."
Ryo turned to Meilin. "This ceremony was witnessed by Meilin Rae, Crystal's protégé. Meilin is to report this to Crystal's partner, and strive to assist Crystal in any way she can. Meilin is to see 10 missions, and either give up changing Timings, or become a Timer herself."
Meilin's jaw dropped.
*Me? A Timer? No way! I'll never be that good!*
"Farewell, Crystal." Crystal nodded. She grasped Meilin's wrist. "Chaya!" Instantly, they were back with Alyson.
Alyson's face broke into a smile. "I see it! Who's your protégé?" Meilin smiled broadly. "Me!"
Alyson and Meilin hugged. Meilin turned to Crystal. "You're right. If I stayed with Li, I would be just a small shadow of Sakura. And now I get to train with you!"
Crystal smiled. *I don't need to ruin this by telling her Sakura will be coming along with Li in her fourth timing.*
Meilin smiled. "I'm done! Love's too confusing! I'm now immune to love!" Crystal smiled. "Actually, no, you're not. Matt will be coming up in a Timing soon. But I'll leave that for when we arrive."
Meilin smiles. "Li Showron no longer owns me. I am free to love who I choose."