Chapter 3
When they snapped out of the dream they saw that Eriol was looking worriedly at them. He looked at them both in the eyes and said: "I think I'd better tell you the whole story." They all, including Nakuru, Suppi, Kero and Yue, settled down to listen. "Long, long ago, there were two major countries that ruled all the others. The two big counties were called Idinia and Chinfari. Idinia was quite like India. For instance- the clothes and food. They spoke a version of Japanese, and it was the smaller of the two countries. Chinfari had Chinese customs and they spoke Chinese. A desert called Sankharia joined the two countries, I believe. They had originally been allies, and very good friends, but had a dispute over some land. The countries were at war for about 124 years. One day, the current Princess, Ying Fa. " Xiaolang gasped. And Eriol carried on. "Yes, I can see you have got it, Li- kun. Anyway, Ying Fa was travelling to West Idinia, when her carriage was hijacked and set fire to. The Prince of Chinfari, Prince Syao-Lang saw that the princess was still inside and rescued her. When he got her home, his mother argued that Ying Fa, or Ying, as everyone called her, was on the other side. Syao-Lang managed to convince his mother that Ying was not going to do any harm as Ying knew nothing of the war. The inevitable happened, and the prince and princess fell in love." "How KAWAII!!" Tomoyo exclaimed dreamily. "Like a fairytale!" Eriol continued. "But there was not going to be a happy ending for this fairytale couple. Syao-Lang and Ying wanted to marry, but couldn't without her fathers' permission. Ying sent a message to her father saying what she wanted and why but her family thought it was a fake and so went in for the main attack. Soon after, Syao-Lang was needed at the front to lead the men, and so he set off to the battleground. Ying's older brother, Torianto was also at the front. During a lapse in the fighting, Ying visited Syao-Lang, or Lang, as she called him. Her brother aimed an arrow at Syao-Lang, but." Sakura interrupted, "But it hit Ying and she died." "Yes." Eriol took up the story again. "Syao-Lang couldn't stand the thought of living without her, and kills himself with his own sword. Both sides realise their mistake of fighting, and become allies once more. After Ying and Syao-Lang's deaths, a magician said that they would be reincarnated and this would happen again." Tomoyo just looked at him. "Nice story but what do you mean?" for once, Tomoyo didn't get it. Xiaolang explained. "Take the first four letters of my name in Japanese, and the last four in Chinese, what do you get?" "S - Y- A - O - L - A - N - G" Tomoyo spelt it out. "Syao-Lang. And Sakura's name in Chinese is Ying Fa." Xiaolang rolled up his top and pointed to a scar on his chest. "See, I stabbed myself here, in my former life." Sakura looked up at him. "I've got a scar as well. but there's no way I'm showing you lot!" Xiaolang mock frowned. "Damn, I was hoping you would!" He ducked as Sakura barraged him with pillows and cushions. This resulted in an all out pillow fight between the two, with the guardians and Eriol watching, Tomoyo videotaping. The doorbell rang so Eriol went to answer it, seeing as Xiaolang was otherwise engaged. When he returned with the visitor, Xiaolang dropped the pillow he was holding. He stared at the woman and said: "Niang?" The lady answered in Cantonese. "Xiaolang, my son." Xiaolang was still staring at her. "Why are you here?" The woman smiled. "Your sisters were missing you, and so was I so we have booked a hotel for a week. Isn't that nice." Xiaolang turned to the others. "This is my mother, Li Yelan. " He said in Japanese. "Niang, this is Tomoyo, Eriol- one of Clow Reed's two reincarnations, his guardians- Nakuru and Spinel, and Kinomoto, Sakura and her two guardians Yue- the judge and Kero, the stuffed animal." "HEY!!! I am so NOT a stuffed animal!" Kero protested. "Live with it, cotton ball." Xiaolang retorted. Suddenly, four hyperactive girls ran through the door. " DIDI!!!" they ran over to the others and began to examine them. "I love your hair! That shade so suits you, oh and the eyes! Amethyst is great on you!" Shiefa giggled. "Oh! I love your hair! How long have you been growing it?" Feimei asked Yue. "A couple of centuries." Yue answered, face deadpan. When the sisters got to Sakura they gasped. "OMIGOD!!! You are just so kawaii!!!" "So you are the kawaii Cardmistress!" "Meiling has told us about you!" "So has Didi!" The girls began to gush. Yelan spoke up. "Well, I am supposing that you have solved the dreams then?" "Hai." "So you can come home now?" "Iye." "Nani? What do you mean?" "They need to beat the curse of Tandana. He is the one who possessed Torianto, when he fired the arrow." Eriol quickly put in. At this, Yelan and her daughters looked puzzled. They were then told the whole story. "You see, Tandana is very evil. He once courted, or tried to court Ying Fa. When she refused him, he vowed revenge. If Sakura and your son do not stop this evil force, then many innocent people will die. They will keep being reincarnated until they do. Soon it will be 500 years since the deaths. Tandana shall strike again then." "But. how can we defeat Tandana?" Sakura timidly asked. Eriol sighed. "I don't know, Sakura. I just don't know."
2 be continued.
Soz this is so short! I am running out of inspiration! SKC
Niang - mother (Chinese) Didi - little brother (Chinese) Hai - Yes Iye - No Nani - What Kawaii - Cute/ sweet Ying Fa - Sakura/ cherry blossom Syao-Lang - Little wolf (Japanese/ Chinese) Syaoran - Little wolf (Japanese) Xiaolang - Little wolf (Chinese)
When they snapped out of the dream they saw that Eriol was looking worriedly at them. He looked at them both in the eyes and said: "I think I'd better tell you the whole story." They all, including Nakuru, Suppi, Kero and Yue, settled down to listen. "Long, long ago, there were two major countries that ruled all the others. The two big counties were called Idinia and Chinfari. Idinia was quite like India. For instance- the clothes and food. They spoke a version of Japanese, and it was the smaller of the two countries. Chinfari had Chinese customs and they spoke Chinese. A desert called Sankharia joined the two countries, I believe. They had originally been allies, and very good friends, but had a dispute over some land. The countries were at war for about 124 years. One day, the current Princess, Ying Fa. " Xiaolang gasped. And Eriol carried on. "Yes, I can see you have got it, Li- kun. Anyway, Ying Fa was travelling to West Idinia, when her carriage was hijacked and set fire to. The Prince of Chinfari, Prince Syao-Lang saw that the princess was still inside and rescued her. When he got her home, his mother argued that Ying Fa, or Ying, as everyone called her, was on the other side. Syao-Lang managed to convince his mother that Ying was not going to do any harm as Ying knew nothing of the war. The inevitable happened, and the prince and princess fell in love." "How KAWAII!!" Tomoyo exclaimed dreamily. "Like a fairytale!" Eriol continued. "But there was not going to be a happy ending for this fairytale couple. Syao-Lang and Ying wanted to marry, but couldn't without her fathers' permission. Ying sent a message to her father saying what she wanted and why but her family thought it was a fake and so went in for the main attack. Soon after, Syao-Lang was needed at the front to lead the men, and so he set off to the battleground. Ying's older brother, Torianto was also at the front. During a lapse in the fighting, Ying visited Syao-Lang, or Lang, as she called him. Her brother aimed an arrow at Syao-Lang, but." Sakura interrupted, "But it hit Ying and she died." "Yes." Eriol took up the story again. "Syao-Lang couldn't stand the thought of living without her, and kills himself with his own sword. Both sides realise their mistake of fighting, and become allies once more. After Ying and Syao-Lang's deaths, a magician said that they would be reincarnated and this would happen again." Tomoyo just looked at him. "Nice story but what do you mean?" for once, Tomoyo didn't get it. Xiaolang explained. "Take the first four letters of my name in Japanese, and the last four in Chinese, what do you get?" "S - Y- A - O - L - A - N - G" Tomoyo spelt it out. "Syao-Lang. And Sakura's name in Chinese is Ying Fa." Xiaolang rolled up his top and pointed to a scar on his chest. "See, I stabbed myself here, in my former life." Sakura looked up at him. "I've got a scar as well. but there's no way I'm showing you lot!" Xiaolang mock frowned. "Damn, I was hoping you would!" He ducked as Sakura barraged him with pillows and cushions. This resulted in an all out pillow fight between the two, with the guardians and Eriol watching, Tomoyo videotaping. The doorbell rang so Eriol went to answer it, seeing as Xiaolang was otherwise engaged. When he returned with the visitor, Xiaolang dropped the pillow he was holding. He stared at the woman and said: "Niang?" The lady answered in Cantonese. "Xiaolang, my son." Xiaolang was still staring at her. "Why are you here?" The woman smiled. "Your sisters were missing you, and so was I so we have booked a hotel for a week. Isn't that nice." Xiaolang turned to the others. "This is my mother, Li Yelan. " He said in Japanese. "Niang, this is Tomoyo, Eriol- one of Clow Reed's two reincarnations, his guardians- Nakuru and Spinel, and Kinomoto, Sakura and her two guardians Yue- the judge and Kero, the stuffed animal." "HEY!!! I am so NOT a stuffed animal!" Kero protested. "Live with it, cotton ball." Xiaolang retorted. Suddenly, four hyperactive girls ran through the door. " DIDI!!!" they ran over to the others and began to examine them. "I love your hair! That shade so suits you, oh and the eyes! Amethyst is great on you!" Shiefa giggled. "Oh! I love your hair! How long have you been growing it?" Feimei asked Yue. "A couple of centuries." Yue answered, face deadpan. When the sisters got to Sakura they gasped. "OMIGOD!!! You are just so kawaii!!!" "So you are the kawaii Cardmistress!" "Meiling has told us about you!" "So has Didi!" The girls began to gush. Yelan spoke up. "Well, I am supposing that you have solved the dreams then?" "Hai." "So you can come home now?" "Iye." "Nani? What do you mean?" "They need to beat the curse of Tandana. He is the one who possessed Torianto, when he fired the arrow." Eriol quickly put in. At this, Yelan and her daughters looked puzzled. They were then told the whole story. "You see, Tandana is very evil. He once courted, or tried to court Ying Fa. When she refused him, he vowed revenge. If Sakura and your son do not stop this evil force, then many innocent people will die. They will keep being reincarnated until they do. Soon it will be 500 years since the deaths. Tandana shall strike again then." "But. how can we defeat Tandana?" Sakura timidly asked. Eriol sighed. "I don't know, Sakura. I just don't know."
2 be continued.
Soz this is so short! I am running out of inspiration! SKC
Niang - mother (Chinese) Didi - little brother (Chinese) Hai - Yes Iye - No Nani - What Kawaii - Cute/ sweet Ying Fa - Sakura/ cherry blossom Syao-Lang - Little wolf (Japanese/ Chinese) Syaoran - Little wolf (Japanese) Xiaolang - Little wolf (Chinese)