Here is yet another chapter of Sakura's Angel. Inspiration? Still asleep. Oh well. What to look forward to in this chapter? Syaoran! Doesn't say much...yet...

******

The next morning, Sakura and Tomoyo woke up early. they changed and hurried down to breakfast. The dining room smelled of bacon, eggs, and sausage. There were pancakes and waffles with a choice of either milk, water, or orange juice for a beverage. It was almost like a hotel. They ate quickly, then hurried back up to Tomoyo's room to get their angels. Tomoyo's mother was ready by the door. They sat in the limo and drove to Syaoran's house. Sakura and Tomoyo walked to the door and rang the bell. They heard footsteps then, the twist of the door knob.

"Hey, Sakura!" said Syaoran surprised.
"We got this for you!" said Sakura blushing.

She handed him the angel.

"What is it?" asked Syaoran.
"It's an angel. It's for Angelic Layer," answered Sakura, her face bright red.
"Thanks. I think I've heard of it. You control them with your thoughts."
"Hoee??"
"Did you want to come with us? To practice using them?" asked Tomoyo.
"Alright," said Syaoran after taking a quick glance at Sakura's pleading face.

All three of them got into the car. The drive only took a few minutes. They stopped in front of what looked like a hotel. They entered the sliding doors. There was a large counter and a door and elevator to the right of it.

"Hello, Mrs. Daidouji. How may I help you?" asked the woman at the counter.
"We'd like a room for 3 hours, please," said Mrs. Daidouji.
"Alright. That will be 300¥. You'll be in room 6. Go through that door to your right and it should be the first door to your left."
"Thank you!"

They walked through the door and immediately saw the door to room 6. The door was shaped like an egg and had a gold 6 on it. Mrs. Daidouji opened the door to reveal a large circular room. There was a large machine on the opposite side of the room. A round platform was in the middle of the room with two chairs and headsets.

"Who would like to try first?" asked Mrs. Daidouji.

Tomoyo insisted that Sakura and Syaoran go first since 'they were guests'. Sakura sat in one chair while Syaoran sat across from her both of them blushing. They put on the headsets that were already connected to the platform. They set their angels on the platform and extended the wings on their headsets.

"Wow! I can see what my angel sees!" said Sakura.
"Now, to make them move, you think. Try not to move your head too much or your opponent will know where you'll move next. Keep concentrating. If you're distracted, your angel will shut off. Try having your angel run around and whatever else you like," directed Mrs. Daidouji.
"Alright," said Sakura and Syaoran together.

Both managed to get their angels to run, walk, turn, do several flips, and even blink. Tomoyo switched places with Syaoran and attempted to figure out her angels moves.

"Since you figured that out fairly quickly, we'll try attacking and dodging. Syaoran and Sakura? You try first," said Mrs. Daidouji.

Syaoran and Tomoyo switched places.

"Syaoran? You will kick with your angel's left leg. Sakura? You can guard but I'd like you to dodge," said Mrs. Daidouji.
"Okay," said Syaoran and Sakura together...again.

Tomoyo was taping in the background. Syaoran's angel just stood there for a minute. Sakura couldn't tell when he would attack. She concentrated, then just when his angel's foot left the floor, she dodged the kick.

"Very good! Now, try the other way around."

Sakura waited a few seconds, then told her angel to kick. (In her head of course...) Syaoran dodged it easily. Tomoyo and Sakura switched and Syaoran waited a few seconds. Then he kicked only to hit air. Tomoyo had dodged very quickly but instead of being off to the side, she had dodged and gotten behind Syaoran's angel.

"Great job. You're ready for your first battle!" announced Mrs. Daidouji.
"Battle?" asked Sakura, slightly alarmed.
"Oh! The next competition starts soon.."
"Competition?" said Sakura, now confused.
"It's only a small competition. You'll only battle once. If you win, and I hope you all will, you'll receive an angel card. The angel card will allow you to battle in more major competitions like tournaments."

beep beep beep

"I guess our three hours is up. How time flies. Let's get you home."

They went out into the lobby and returned the key to the clerk. They went ouside to the car and drove to Syaoran's house. They dropped him off, then continued to Sakura's house.

"Here's a list of competitions. Ask if you can come to the one tomorrow," said Mrs. Daidouji.

Sakura waved goodbye to Tomoyo, then went inside. She looked at the 'chore board' in the kitchen. She had the dishes, laundry, and dinner plus cleanup since she had Touya's chores. She'd done more before so this was nothing. She started the laundry and decided that since no one was home, it was time to get Kero.

"Kero!" yelled Sakura.

Kero flew down the stairs.

"Hey, Sakura! What's up?" asked Kero.
"It's now time for your punishment. Help me do the dishes."
"What?!?!" yelled Kero.
"It's either that or no desert tonight."
"I mean...of course I'll do the dishes..." said Kero now being a lot nicer.
"I'll come in to help after I finish the laundry.
"I don't have to be mad anyway. I'm soooooooooooooo happy!!!"

Sakura knew it wasn't really a punishment but she needed to get the Pocky experience out of her head. And what could Kero be so happy about? She finished up the laundry and went into the kitchen to help.

******
I know I ask this at the end of every chapter and I should probably stop since I've gotten so far but should I continue? Just Kidding. I'll keep it going. My inspiration is taking a vacation to Fiji. ( Found a note..) So I'm gonna have to go drag it back. So that was that. Next chapter: The First Battle.

Pika112388