Eriol sat in his predecessor's house. The old leather chair creaked softly as he shifted. The ancient grandfather clocked toned the time in its dusty bongs.
It's already midnight, and yet the storm has not ceased. I sense a magical aura about this storm!
Eriol, his eyes closed in concentration, did not notice the other presence which passed through his magical shield....
~***~
"Sakura-chan!"
"Tomoyo! Ohayo!"
The two friends greeted each other as they settled into their desks, adjusting their uniforms and taking off their hats.
"Girls always make so much noise...", grumbled Li.
Sakura looked around behind her, "Ohayo, Li-kun!"
Li sat in silence, ignoring Sakura. Sakura looked away, hurt etched in her face.
"Li-kun, you shouldn't be so cold to Sakura-chan, just because she's your rival for the cards."
"It's okay, Tomoyo, I don't mind..."
"Everyone, please be seated!"
Terada-sensei walked into the room. Everyone quickly sat down and watched Terada-sensei attentively.
"Everyone, please welcome back Eriol Hirigizawa! He shall be joining our class again for his period of stay here."
"Eriol, would you please enter?"
Eriol walked into the classroom, as calm and cool as he always was.
"I am pleased to have the honor of being your classmate again." Said Eriol as he bowed.
~***~
Later that day...
"Eriol-kun, I'm so happy you came back!" Exclaimed an ecstatic Sakura, hugging him.
Li just watched in stony silence, refusing to be part of the welcoming committee.
"Hirigizawa-kun, it's been awhile." Tomoyo said politely.
Eriol looked at her; his eyes frowned in concentration, was it a trick? A magical flicker had just gone through Tomoyo. I know Tomoyo has no magical power whatsoever, yet I feel something unusual. Something more powerful than just a strong sixth sense...
"Eriol-kun? Are you okay?"
"Don't worry about me, Kinomoto-san, it's just the flight was a bit tiring."
"Then you should go home and rest!"
"I'll take your advice, don't worry about me."
Eriol walked off in the direction of his house. As he walked off, he glanced back at Tomoyo. The flicker or whatever it was, was gone now. Shaking his head, Eriol left.
Upon entering the house of Clow, Suppi-chan flew up to him, asking, "how was your day, Eriol?"
"Fine, Spinnel, however, I do believe I have stumbled upon something interesting. It may be the reason I felt compelled to return to Tomeoda."
"What is it then? Why did we leave our comfortable place in England to return here?"
"I cannot say, when I have discovered more about the matter, I shall tell you."
Eriol sat down in his dusty, leather chair, let his backpack slide to the floor, and extended his magical senses. There was Sakura, a blinding pink light in his vision. Of course, his troublesome descendant who was suspicious of everything, was a bright green spark. Chuckling, Eriol noticed how close that green spark stayed to the pink spark. It was obvious to everyone except those two that no matter how mean Li was, or how thick-headed Sakura was, they belonged together. Suddenly, something caught his eye. He sensed a flickering dark spark, somewhere very close to Sakura and Li. As he spread more of his power into examining that curious light, it vanished. Eriol frowned in concentration, it was as if that entity had sensed that it was being watched and vanished.
Eriol sighed, he would have to watch out for it later.
Then on impulse he decided to check on Sakura and Li, he spread his senses once again seeing the light of their power. Normal people without magic just showed as a dull gray flicker in his magical vision. However, people like Tomoyo and Toya with a strong sixth sense, a different kind of power showed a dull purple instead. So with this in mind, Eriol looked at Sakura and Li with their friends hanging out at the mall. Expecting to see Tomoyo as a dull purple spark as he usually did, he threw out his magical net.
She wasn't there; he frowned as he stretched his magic further until it covered all of Tomoeda. She wasn't anywhere in Tomoeda, and she didn't have enough time to get out of the Tomoeda city limits with the time since school got out.
Hmm...very interesting, this is the first time anyone has ever escaped my searching.
It's already midnight, and yet the storm has not ceased. I sense a magical aura about this storm!
Eriol, his eyes closed in concentration, did not notice the other presence which passed through his magical shield....
~***~
"Sakura-chan!"
"Tomoyo! Ohayo!"
The two friends greeted each other as they settled into their desks, adjusting their uniforms and taking off their hats.
"Girls always make so much noise...", grumbled Li.
Sakura looked around behind her, "Ohayo, Li-kun!"
Li sat in silence, ignoring Sakura. Sakura looked away, hurt etched in her face.
"Li-kun, you shouldn't be so cold to Sakura-chan, just because she's your rival for the cards."
"It's okay, Tomoyo, I don't mind..."
"Everyone, please be seated!"
Terada-sensei walked into the room. Everyone quickly sat down and watched Terada-sensei attentively.
"Everyone, please welcome back Eriol Hirigizawa! He shall be joining our class again for his period of stay here."
"Eriol, would you please enter?"
Eriol walked into the classroom, as calm and cool as he always was.
"I am pleased to have the honor of being your classmate again." Said Eriol as he bowed.
~***~
Later that day...
"Eriol-kun, I'm so happy you came back!" Exclaimed an ecstatic Sakura, hugging him.
Li just watched in stony silence, refusing to be part of the welcoming committee.
"Hirigizawa-kun, it's been awhile." Tomoyo said politely.
Eriol looked at her; his eyes frowned in concentration, was it a trick? A magical flicker had just gone through Tomoyo. I know Tomoyo has no magical power whatsoever, yet I feel something unusual. Something more powerful than just a strong sixth sense...
"Eriol-kun? Are you okay?"
"Don't worry about me, Kinomoto-san, it's just the flight was a bit tiring."
"Then you should go home and rest!"
"I'll take your advice, don't worry about me."
Eriol walked off in the direction of his house. As he walked off, he glanced back at Tomoyo. The flicker or whatever it was, was gone now. Shaking his head, Eriol left.
Upon entering the house of Clow, Suppi-chan flew up to him, asking, "how was your day, Eriol?"
"Fine, Spinnel, however, I do believe I have stumbled upon something interesting. It may be the reason I felt compelled to return to Tomeoda."
"What is it then? Why did we leave our comfortable place in England to return here?"
"I cannot say, when I have discovered more about the matter, I shall tell you."
Eriol sat down in his dusty, leather chair, let his backpack slide to the floor, and extended his magical senses. There was Sakura, a blinding pink light in his vision. Of course, his troublesome descendant who was suspicious of everything, was a bright green spark. Chuckling, Eriol noticed how close that green spark stayed to the pink spark. It was obvious to everyone except those two that no matter how mean Li was, or how thick-headed Sakura was, they belonged together. Suddenly, something caught his eye. He sensed a flickering dark spark, somewhere very close to Sakura and Li. As he spread more of his power into examining that curious light, it vanished. Eriol frowned in concentration, it was as if that entity had sensed that it was being watched and vanished.
Eriol sighed, he would have to watch out for it later.
Then on impulse he decided to check on Sakura and Li, he spread his senses once again seeing the light of their power. Normal people without magic just showed as a dull gray flicker in his magical vision. However, people like Tomoyo and Toya with a strong sixth sense, a different kind of power showed a dull purple instead. So with this in mind, Eriol looked at Sakura and Li with their friends hanging out at the mall. Expecting to see Tomoyo as a dull purple spark as he usually did, he threw out his magical net.
She wasn't there; he frowned as he stretched his magic further until it covered all of Tomoeda. She wasn't anywhere in Tomoeda, and she didn't have enough time to get out of the Tomoeda city limits with the time since school got out.
Hmm...very interesting, this is the first time anyone has ever escaped my searching.