Author's Notes:
Chapter four of Fallen Angel! I can't believe people are REALLY reading my fic! Domo Arigato gusaimas to those who reviewed. And yes, the song 'Iris' is really beautiful, don't you think so...? Oh, and in this chapter, it has been...let's say... three years after Eriol and Tomoyo parted.
Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura is not mine. Sheesh! I really think I should not do this everytime. But please don't sue me, I am just a desperate student and an animaniac. [duh?]
Standard Rules apply. [you know... words, thoughts, etc...]
~MidoriTenshiSakura~
Fallen Angel
Chapter Four: A Mere Dream or an Apparition?
A boy woke up in the middle of the night, panting like a dog, sweat fell from his pale temple. It was rather a strange dream.
"Hiiragizawa Eriol..." a voice in the dark called.
"W-who are you? How did you know my name?" Eriol retorted.
"I am you, and you are I."
"W-w-what do you mean ' I am you and you are I'?"
He heard a voice laugh, and footsteps followed. Footsteps, coming towards him. He was overwhelmed as a man stood in front of him, dressed in dark blue coat with a half sun and moon in the middle that touched the ground. He wore a strange, elongated hat and a sun-shaped pendant in his necklace. Sure enough he also had pale skin like him and sapphire eyes like his, framed by wired glasses. The only difference was that he had long hair, and really taller than him. Too dumbstruck to speak, Eriol gaped.
"Yes, I know you think that I am just a dream..." the man said.
"NOOOOO!!!!: Eriol ran and ran into the vast darkness, his destination- nowhere. He stopped and sat down, hair already sticking to his temple due to perspiration.
"i won't hurt you. Onegai, Hiiragizawa Eriol. Listen to me!" out of nowhere the man appeared again.
"Who are you?"
"I am Clow Reed."
"What do you want from me?" he asked, his hands trembling.
"Like I told you... I am you and you are I. You cannot run away from that fact. You cannot change that."
"W-w-w-what?!"
"You are my Half Reincarnation." the man continued. "I was a great sorcerer in my lifetime. I created the Book of Clow, which contained a deck of cards- fifty-two cards, to be exact. They are called Clow Cards. They contain powers. I also created guardians for this book. Cerberus, the sun guardian, and Yue, the moon guardian. One day they became too powerful; I could not handle them any longer so I sealed the book, together with Yue and Cerberus. Before I died, I gave Cerberus the privelege to choose his new master or mistress, and I made Yue the judge. He will test the new master or mistress if he or she is deserving to be the new owner of the Clow Cards. Half a millennium passed and the Clow Cards will be on the loose. A girl will set them free, and a boy from China, one of my descendants will be after them too. When one of them passes the Yue's test, you have to go to Japan to help the new owner to alter the cards."
"But how will I help her?" Eriol blurted out unexpectedly.
Clow smiled, victorious that he convinced his Half Reincarnation easily. "Not to worry, Hiiragizawa Eriol. You will know who he or she is, when the cards are released. It won't be long until that time comes." Clow removed his necklace and handed it to him.
"What's this?" Eriol asked.
"That is the Clow key. It has the ability to open the other book I have with me in the afterlife. This is meant for you, my Half Reincarnation. With this you will be able to control the cards."
"How does this work?"
"You do a chant there. You know what the chant is."
"But I don't know."
"Yes you will. When you wake up."
"Oh."
"And there's one more thing. I will give you all my magic."
"Magic?"
"Yes, magic. I told you I was one of the greatest sorcerers of my time, and I want you to inherit this. With my magic you can foretell the future. You will know things that are supposed to happen before anyone else does. But be careful, not all predictions are true. You know, we sorcerers are not gods to be perfect. We are meant to make mistakes. And you cannot change what is destined to happen."
"Okay then. I'll remember what you said."
"Remember Eriol, you will know when it's time..." with that Clow Reed slowly faded.
Eriol sat up, still exhausted from his "dream". He then felt something within his grasp. He eyed it, and was taken aback. It was the necklace that Clow handed over to him.
"How could this be?" he asked himself.
Then he got an idea. He stood up and then spoke something under his breath. Then from under his feet a symbol of the sun, moon, and stars appeared, and right light filled the once dark room.
"Unbelievable!" he exclaimed.
In front of him, the key floated and transformed into a long rod with the sun on the other end. Then, putting all his concentration in it, he thought of what will happen in the next three days.
A viridian-haired woman in oto-san's office, car accident, bloodbath, death?
The thought sent tingles to his spine. 'Could it be... that my parents...' he shook the idea away and tucked himself to sleep once again, but the thought still haunted his mind.
~And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am...~
"Oto-san?" he knocked on the big door made of oak that led to his father's office. He heard a different voice talking to his father. He eavesdropped, and only caught a few phrases.
"Take good care of him..."
"Why?"
'Why?' he asked the same question to himself. 'Why would he want the person to take care of me?' An idea shot through him.
A viridian-haired woman in oto-san's office, car accident, bloodbath, death?
The idea spooked him out of his wits, but again shook it away. He went into the Living Room and sat on in front of the grand piano and began to play.
The dazzling melody kept on, but he was never mesmerized by it. His thoughts were on the words of his father, the woman n his office, and the dream he had.
Suddenly someone approached him.
"Hello there, Eriol."
Eriol ignored her.
"I am your father's student in the University. I am Kaho Mizuki."
At the sound of the name he looked up. "You're a Japanese, am I right?"
"Yes." Kaho nodded. "I was asked by your father to be your teacher in Japanese Language. You will be moving back to Japan soon."
He played the climax of the piece he was playing.
"You're really good at playing the piano. What piece is that?"
"Beethoven's 9th Symphony." he answered flatly.
"Let's start now. Moshimoshi, Eriol-kun."
"Moshimoshi, Mizuki-sensei." Eriol stopped playing as he realized something.
He could speak Japanese.
"Yokatta, Eriol-kun."
"Domo arigato gusaimas."
"Daijoubu desu ka?"
"Daijobu."
"Iie."
"Nani?"
"You're a fast learner, Eriol. You don't need a teacher anymore. Your father said that he and your mother never spoke to you of Japanese fluently, for you were really going to study here in England."
"I know only a little of Japanese. Like how they greet."
'What's this? I don't remember I spoke Japanese fluently. I thought I forgot about the language already. Is this part of the powers Clow Reed gave me?'
"Miss Kaho?"
"Yes?"
"Could you please speak another language?"
"Okay then. Bonjour!"
"Comme ale vu?"
'Holy... I could even understand her even if she spoke French!'
"Eriol. Look at me."
Eriol looked at her. Her viridian hair cascaded to her back, contrasting the color of her dress.
"I know you are Clow Reed."
Eriol was startled at the sudden shift of thoughts. He sat there speechless.
"I know you are Clow Reed. I sensed it. You created a book with 52 Clow Cards with guardians, Cerberus the sun guardian and Yue the moon guardian."
"How did you sense it?"
"I am also like you. I am not a common girl, for I am clairvoyant, too. Do you know you are only a Half Reincarnation?"
"I am?"
"Yes. The other half of you is the one who has the deck. He does not know he is the half, and he also doesn't know that the deck is with him. One of his children will be the future holder of the cards and your mission is to help the new master or mistress to alter it. Don't worry, you'll know who he or she is when the time has come."
Two days after he met Kaho, his parents died. Their car was hit as they went home from the county, and he was under custody of Kaho Mizuki. He finally accepted it. He was happy, but most of the time lonely.
~And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
All the moment the truth in your life
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you plead just to know you're alive...~
They still live in the house. The two of them. Kaho and him. Kaho then told him that he should create his own guardians, and he did. Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. Those three years after his parents' death did not leave him lonely. He had companions.
One time Eriol called Kaho from her school.
"Kaho."
"What is it Eriol?"
"I know who will be the future holder of the cards."
"Who is she?" she excitedly asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto. A grade four student in Tomoeda Elementary School in Japan. The future Card Mistress. And also, one of my descendants is after the cards too. Syaoran Li, the future leader of the Li clan. He also has the potential to be the Card Master."
"And you know what, Eriol? The Administration in my school will send me there."
"You never told me!"
"They just told me today."
"You should go there and look for her."
"What's her name again?"
"Kinomoto. Sakura Kinomoto."
Kaho shivered as she heard the surname and it echoed to her body.
Kinomoto.
...to be continued...
Author's Notes:
1. Hell Yeah! I finished the fourth chapter! Finally...
2. About the chapter. Gomen, it came out late. My dumb school wanted us to make a diorama of the school and I have to sleep over at my friend's house just so we make the project. And as of presstime I haven't slept yet. And to top it all that, we have to submit a project wherein we have to make our own song! School's been tough lately so I had no time to type this in my computer.
3. About Kaho. You probably know that she and Touya had a relationship, right?
4. About wrong grammar. Gomen. I am rushing things and my eyes are at the brink falling down on the keyboard.
5. About the dream. Nice dream, eh? Sometimes I have dreams like that. Somehow a premonition. Like I dream receiving a failing mark in oune of my quizzes. And believe me, I failed! It's kinda deja vu. That's about it! Please Review!
~MidoriTenshiSakura~
Chapter four of Fallen Angel! I can't believe people are REALLY reading my fic! Domo Arigato gusaimas to those who reviewed. And yes, the song 'Iris' is really beautiful, don't you think so...? Oh, and in this chapter, it has been...let's say... three years after Eriol and Tomoyo parted.
Disclaimer: Card Captor Sakura is not mine. Sheesh! I really think I should not do this everytime. But please don't sue me, I am just a desperate student and an animaniac. [duh?]
Standard Rules apply. [you know... words, thoughts, etc...]
~MidoriTenshiSakura~
Fallen Angel
Chapter Four: A Mere Dream or an Apparition?
A boy woke up in the middle of the night, panting like a dog, sweat fell from his pale temple. It was rather a strange dream.
"Hiiragizawa Eriol..." a voice in the dark called.
"W-who are you? How did you know my name?" Eriol retorted.
"I am you, and you are I."
"W-w-what do you mean ' I am you and you are I'?"
He heard a voice laugh, and footsteps followed. Footsteps, coming towards him. He was overwhelmed as a man stood in front of him, dressed in dark blue coat with a half sun and moon in the middle that touched the ground. He wore a strange, elongated hat and a sun-shaped pendant in his necklace. Sure enough he also had pale skin like him and sapphire eyes like his, framed by wired glasses. The only difference was that he had long hair, and really taller than him. Too dumbstruck to speak, Eriol gaped.
"Yes, I know you think that I am just a dream..." the man said.
"NOOOOO!!!!: Eriol ran and ran into the vast darkness, his destination- nowhere. He stopped and sat down, hair already sticking to his temple due to perspiration.
"i won't hurt you. Onegai, Hiiragizawa Eriol. Listen to me!" out of nowhere the man appeared again.
"Who are you?"
"I am Clow Reed."
"What do you want from me?" he asked, his hands trembling.
"Like I told you... I am you and you are I. You cannot run away from that fact. You cannot change that."
"W-w-w-what?!"
"You are my Half Reincarnation." the man continued. "I was a great sorcerer in my lifetime. I created the Book of Clow, which contained a deck of cards- fifty-two cards, to be exact. They are called Clow Cards. They contain powers. I also created guardians for this book. Cerberus, the sun guardian, and Yue, the moon guardian. One day they became too powerful; I could not handle them any longer so I sealed the book, together with Yue and Cerberus. Before I died, I gave Cerberus the privelege to choose his new master or mistress, and I made Yue the judge. He will test the new master or mistress if he or she is deserving to be the new owner of the Clow Cards. Half a millennium passed and the Clow Cards will be on the loose. A girl will set them free, and a boy from China, one of my descendants will be after them too. When one of them passes the Yue's test, you have to go to Japan to help the new owner to alter the cards."
"But how will I help her?" Eriol blurted out unexpectedly.
Clow smiled, victorious that he convinced his Half Reincarnation easily. "Not to worry, Hiiragizawa Eriol. You will know who he or she is, when the cards are released. It won't be long until that time comes." Clow removed his necklace and handed it to him.
"What's this?" Eriol asked.
"That is the Clow key. It has the ability to open the other book I have with me in the afterlife. This is meant for you, my Half Reincarnation. With this you will be able to control the cards."
"How does this work?"
"You do a chant there. You know what the chant is."
"But I don't know."
"Yes you will. When you wake up."
"Oh."
"And there's one more thing. I will give you all my magic."
"Magic?"
"Yes, magic. I told you I was one of the greatest sorcerers of my time, and I want you to inherit this. With my magic you can foretell the future. You will know things that are supposed to happen before anyone else does. But be careful, not all predictions are true. You know, we sorcerers are not gods to be perfect. We are meant to make mistakes. And you cannot change what is destined to happen."
"Okay then. I'll remember what you said."
"Remember Eriol, you will know when it's time..." with that Clow Reed slowly faded.
Eriol sat up, still exhausted from his "dream". He then felt something within his grasp. He eyed it, and was taken aback. It was the necklace that Clow handed over to him.
"How could this be?" he asked himself.
Then he got an idea. He stood up and then spoke something under his breath. Then from under his feet a symbol of the sun, moon, and stars appeared, and right light filled the once dark room.
"Unbelievable!" he exclaimed.
In front of him, the key floated and transformed into a long rod with the sun on the other end. Then, putting all his concentration in it, he thought of what will happen in the next three days.
A viridian-haired woman in oto-san's office, car accident, bloodbath, death?
The thought sent tingles to his spine. 'Could it be... that my parents...' he shook the idea away and tucked himself to sleep once again, but the thought still haunted his mind.
~And I don't want the world to see me
Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's meant to be broken
I just want you to know who I am...~
"Oto-san?" he knocked on the big door made of oak that led to his father's office. He heard a different voice talking to his father. He eavesdropped, and only caught a few phrases.
"Take good care of him..."
"Why?"
'Why?' he asked the same question to himself. 'Why would he want the person to take care of me?' An idea shot through him.
A viridian-haired woman in oto-san's office, car accident, bloodbath, death?
The idea spooked him out of his wits, but again shook it away. He went into the Living Room and sat on in front of the grand piano and began to play.
The dazzling melody kept on, but he was never mesmerized by it. His thoughts were on the words of his father, the woman n his office, and the dream he had.
Suddenly someone approached him.
"Hello there, Eriol."
Eriol ignored her.
"I am your father's student in the University. I am Kaho Mizuki."
At the sound of the name he looked up. "You're a Japanese, am I right?"
"Yes." Kaho nodded. "I was asked by your father to be your teacher in Japanese Language. You will be moving back to Japan soon."
He played the climax of the piece he was playing.
"You're really good at playing the piano. What piece is that?"
"Beethoven's 9th Symphony." he answered flatly.
"Let's start now. Moshimoshi, Eriol-kun."
"Moshimoshi, Mizuki-sensei." Eriol stopped playing as he realized something.
He could speak Japanese.
"Yokatta, Eriol-kun."
"Domo arigato gusaimas."
"Daijoubu desu ka?"
"Daijobu."
"Iie."
"Nani?"
"You're a fast learner, Eriol. You don't need a teacher anymore. Your father said that he and your mother never spoke to you of Japanese fluently, for you were really going to study here in England."
"I know only a little of Japanese. Like how they greet."
'What's this? I don't remember I spoke Japanese fluently. I thought I forgot about the language already. Is this part of the powers Clow Reed gave me?'
"Miss Kaho?"
"Yes?"
"Could you please speak another language?"
"Okay then. Bonjour!"
"Comme ale vu?"
'Holy... I could even understand her even if she spoke French!'
"Eriol. Look at me."
Eriol looked at her. Her viridian hair cascaded to her back, contrasting the color of her dress.
"I know you are Clow Reed."
Eriol was startled at the sudden shift of thoughts. He sat there speechless.
"I know you are Clow Reed. I sensed it. You created a book with 52 Clow Cards with guardians, Cerberus the sun guardian and Yue the moon guardian."
"How did you sense it?"
"I am also like you. I am not a common girl, for I am clairvoyant, too. Do you know you are only a Half Reincarnation?"
"I am?"
"Yes. The other half of you is the one who has the deck. He does not know he is the half, and he also doesn't know that the deck is with him. One of his children will be the future holder of the cards and your mission is to help the new master or mistress to alter it. Don't worry, you'll know who he or she is when the time has come."
Two days after he met Kaho, his parents died. Their car was hit as they went home from the county, and he was under custody of Kaho Mizuki. He finally accepted it. He was happy, but most of the time lonely.
~And you can't fight the tears that ain't coming
All the moment the truth in your life
When everything feels like the movies
Yeah you plead just to know you're alive...~
They still live in the house. The two of them. Kaho and him. Kaho then told him that he should create his own guardians, and he did. Spinel Sun and Ruby Moon. Those three years after his parents' death did not leave him lonely. He had companions.
One time Eriol called Kaho from her school.
"Kaho."
"What is it Eriol?"
"I know who will be the future holder of the cards."
"Who is she?" she excitedly asked.
"Sakura Kinomoto. A grade four student in Tomoeda Elementary School in Japan. The future Card Mistress. And also, one of my descendants is after the cards too. Syaoran Li, the future leader of the Li clan. He also has the potential to be the Card Master."
"And you know what, Eriol? The Administration in my school will send me there."
"You never told me!"
"They just told me today."
"You should go there and look for her."
"What's her name again?"
"Kinomoto. Sakura Kinomoto."
Kaho shivered as she heard the surname and it echoed to her body.
Kinomoto.
...to be continued...
Author's Notes:
1. Hell Yeah! I finished the fourth chapter! Finally...
2. About the chapter. Gomen, it came out late. My dumb school wanted us to make a diorama of the school and I have to sleep over at my friend's house just so we make the project. And as of presstime I haven't slept yet. And to top it all that, we have to submit a project wherein we have to make our own song! School's been tough lately so I had no time to type this in my computer.
3. About Kaho. You probably know that she and Touya had a relationship, right?
4. About wrong grammar. Gomen. I am rushing things and my eyes are at the brink falling down on the keyboard.
5. About the dream. Nice dream, eh? Sometimes I have dreams like that. Somehow a premonition. Like I dream receiving a failing mark in oune of my quizzes. And believe me, I failed! It's kinda deja vu. That's about it! Please Review!
~MidoriTenshiSakura~