Chapter 2
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura doesn't belong to me.
All right, you should know this.
"."- Talking
'.'- Thoughts
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"Meet your doom challenger!" yelled a girl with flaming orange hair. Her ruby red eyes changed into a fiery red colour. An orb started to form on her hands. It grew bigger and bigger, emitting sparks of its own. Flames started to lick her hands. The middle of her orb seemed to be humming with energy. Then, she started. She reared back and started flinging fireballs at her challenger.
Her challenger jumped, ducked, rolled, trying to get the right time to counter-attack her. He got the chance and flung a few gleaming daggers at her.
Both of them got caught off guard. The challenger got hit by a fireball, sending him flying to the other side of the room. He hit the wall and crumpled to the ground, his clothes sizzling at the edges.
Under the intense concentration of the throwing of fireballs, she didn't notice a dagger, aiming at her heart. Her eyes grew big and round. Something, or rather someone was tugging at her brain, urging her to move away. She felt a force, an invisible hand, pull her away from the dagger's path. The dagger missed her, but not her hair. Her once long, orange hair became a short tail hanging from her head.
'That's cheating, but nevertheless, thanks, Kimaru.'
"I'm here to fight, not for a haircut!" She bellowed, her anger fueling her magical power. "You'll never do well as a hairdresser!"
Now, her whole body started to glow. Flames erupted from her body. "Now, I will put an end to all that you ever knew about magic!"
Her challenger cowered at the corner of a room. His clothes were charred. His power was weakening. He felt power. Incredible power that her had never felt before, heading towards him. Then, it hit him. He felt an excruciating pain throughout his whole body, spreading towards his brain and heart, numbing it. He no longer knew why he was here, nothing about his past. He felt everything leaving him. His numb brain only told him one thing- keep your powers!
The girl with the orange hair advanced on him. Her hands spread over him, as he started to glow a brilliant white.
"NOOO! Please don't!" He rasped in a weak voice.
She closed her eyes, anticipating the power that seemed to be spreading into her, warming her throughout her whole body.
"AHHH!" He screamed. That was the only thing heard for miles around. Then, everything stopped. All was quiet, only for the deep breathing of the challenger, who had fainted, and the footsteps of the girl, walking away from the scene.
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"Mistress Sakura, your horoscope," a petite girl scuttled quietly out of the room.
When the girl had left, Sakura started to feel warmth. Warmth spreading throughout her body. She started to glow a light green shade. Then, the green glow subsided and seeped into her body.
'They've done it again! Congrats to Kimaru?' thought Sakura silently.
Much to her surprise, Kimaru replied in Sakura's brain, 'Wasn't me. Akito. I'll tell her. Yes, and she had a new haircut.'
Sakura sank deeper into her bath, soaking in the scents of the bubble bath. She reached out and grabbed her horoscope from the stand beside the bathtub. All was quiet as the huge marble room blocked out all noise. The chandelier hanging from the ceiling emitted a soft glow.
This place in her friend's house was the only hideaway from her family. After Syaoran's departure, Sakura started to fall out with her family. She was rarely home as she stayed over at her friend's house.
Sakura flipped open the magazine and read out loud "Born under the sign of stars, you get what desired, if you strive to achieve it."
"What the heck. This is all crap!" shouted Sakura, as her first thoughts came to Syaoran.
Someone came rushing in, just as Sakura turned her back towards him or her.
"What the- what kind of magazine is this? 'Tis outdated! Get me today's!"
"Erm, Mistress Sakura, that's today's."
Suddenly, Sakura heard hurried footsteps coming from outside and someone came bursting into the toilet.
"Let's try out my new powers!" Shouted Sakura. A few daggers shot out towards the door.
"Ah! Ketaru!" gasped Sakura as a seven footer, dark muscular someone barreled in.
Ketaru stared in awe at the daggers heading his way. But, he closed the door in time. The daggers hit the door with a thud.
He went into the bathroom again.
"GET OUT NOW!" Sakura screamed. "OUT NOW! Knock before you enter! I'm not wearing anything ya know? OUT!"
Ketaru, however, did not budge. "Aw, come on, you're covered in bubbles. I can't see a thing. Besides, this is my house!" But seeing the look on Sakura's face, he added, "alright, I'll shut my eyes then."
"So, what's the rush?"
"Oh, does that mean I can open my eyes now?" replied Ketaru.
"NO!"
There was a pause as Sakura waited for Ketaru to continue, "Well, what are you waiting for? Continue."
"Oh," he said scratching his head. "Ok. There's a challenger."
Sakura smiled evilly, "name?"
"He's a stubborn one, doesn't want to tell his name. Looks magical though."
"You mean you can sense his aura?"
Ketaru who was new to magic but learned quickly didn't understand what she was talking about.
Sakura shook her head and said, "Never mind, you may leave now."
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Syaoran finally woke up. He had been blindfolded. He felt groggy and felt his head throbbing. Someone removed his blindfold and pushed him into a dark room. He groped around and slumped against the wall.
The guy who brought him in said, "Wait here. They'll be here soon. Don't try anything funny."
"Erm what's this about?" Syaoran called out. His voice breaking the silence. No one answered him.
"Hello! Anyone here?"
Suddenly, there was a sound of gears moving, and the wall opposite Syaoran vanished, revealing a fifteen-foot drop into an empty alley down below. The wall just vanished. Syaoran's mouth fell open. "Erm what's going on around here?"
Just then, then doorknob leading to the room turned. Someone walked in.
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Sakura rounded a corner and walked in through the open door into the darkness. She knew this place well, and maneuvered around confidently. She found a wooden chair and sat down in the darkness.
"Here you are challenger," said Sakura, her voice ringing out loud. "You have chosen to fight us."
Syaoran sitting on the floor suddenly bolted and sat up. 'Huh? Fight? That voice sounds really familiar.' thought Syaoran.
"You may not know us, I understand you are a tourist. However, many fear us. Many from all over have come just to challenge us. You, like many others will be beaten by us. Use your magic (Syaoran's ears pricked at that word, 'MAGIC') to beat us, one by one. I presume you know magic?"
Sakura clapped her hands and a glaring white light filled the room
Syaoran saw five people standing in a V- shaped pattern. The one in the middle, who must be the leader, was sitting on a wooden chair. All of them were looking downwards. The leader had long brownish hair. She continued to look downward and said, "Well, the one on the left is Ketaru. I presume he brought you here?" Ketaru looked up and Syaoran tried to resist the urged of laughing out loud.
He was wearing something different. Some battle suit, which consists of a black coat with the sleeves torn off.
"The one next to him is Akito."
She had bright orange hair and wore a costume of many orange cloths draped around her body. She looked up and revealed a pair of ruby red eyes, which seemed to be blazing with fire. She smiled in a flirtatious manner.
"The one on my right is Kimaru."
Kimaru looked up and revealed a pair of entrancing purple eyes and a head of straight black hair. She wore a purple sleeveless vest that was way above her navel. A thick leather belt was hung at her waist and she wore a pair of white baggy pants that looked almost like a dress.
"The one next to Kimaru is Rei Sakumato."
Rei looked up slowly and fixed her aqua eyes on Syaoran in a stony stare. She had light blue hair, almost white, tied into a high ponytail. She wore a turquoise, loose flowing blouse and a short tight blue skirt with blue topazes hanging from the end of the skirt.
"You may notice that all of us are girls except Ketaru." She paused. "And, I am Sakura."
Syaoran's heart skipped a beat. 'Could she be THAT Sakura?"
Sakura had a forest green coloured bandanna tied around her head. She wore a forest green top with long sleeves that flare out at the end (like Meilin's costume). She wore a figure hugging, dark green skirt that had had small white wings dangling from it. Her whole costume was lined with silver.
Sakura looked up and blinked under the bright glaring light. When everything swam into focus, she realized who the boy in front of her was.
"Syaoran?" Sakura let out and inaudible whisper.
To be continued.
Cherry-blossom-sakura: Finally done. So, how was that? Hope you liked it! R&R! If you didn't understand, wait for the next chapter. There's explanation. Anyway, I need suggestions for costumes, I know that I suck at the costume part.
Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura doesn't belong to me.
All right, you should know this.
"."- Talking
'.'- Thoughts
----- Change of scene
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------
"Meet your doom challenger!" yelled a girl with flaming orange hair. Her ruby red eyes changed into a fiery red colour. An orb started to form on her hands. It grew bigger and bigger, emitting sparks of its own. Flames started to lick her hands. The middle of her orb seemed to be humming with energy. Then, she started. She reared back and started flinging fireballs at her challenger.
Her challenger jumped, ducked, rolled, trying to get the right time to counter-attack her. He got the chance and flung a few gleaming daggers at her.
Both of them got caught off guard. The challenger got hit by a fireball, sending him flying to the other side of the room. He hit the wall and crumpled to the ground, his clothes sizzling at the edges.
Under the intense concentration of the throwing of fireballs, she didn't notice a dagger, aiming at her heart. Her eyes grew big and round. Something, or rather someone was tugging at her brain, urging her to move away. She felt a force, an invisible hand, pull her away from the dagger's path. The dagger missed her, but not her hair. Her once long, orange hair became a short tail hanging from her head.
'That's cheating, but nevertheless, thanks, Kimaru.'
"I'm here to fight, not for a haircut!" She bellowed, her anger fueling her magical power. "You'll never do well as a hairdresser!"
Now, her whole body started to glow. Flames erupted from her body. "Now, I will put an end to all that you ever knew about magic!"
Her challenger cowered at the corner of a room. His clothes were charred. His power was weakening. He felt power. Incredible power that her had never felt before, heading towards him. Then, it hit him. He felt an excruciating pain throughout his whole body, spreading towards his brain and heart, numbing it. He no longer knew why he was here, nothing about his past. He felt everything leaving him. His numb brain only told him one thing- keep your powers!
The girl with the orange hair advanced on him. Her hands spread over him, as he started to glow a brilliant white.
"NOOO! Please don't!" He rasped in a weak voice.
She closed her eyes, anticipating the power that seemed to be spreading into her, warming her throughout her whole body.
"AHHH!" He screamed. That was the only thing heard for miles around. Then, everything stopped. All was quiet, only for the deep breathing of the challenger, who had fainted, and the footsteps of the girl, walking away from the scene.
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"Mistress Sakura, your horoscope," a petite girl scuttled quietly out of the room.
When the girl had left, Sakura started to feel warmth. Warmth spreading throughout her body. She started to glow a light green shade. Then, the green glow subsided and seeped into her body.
'They've done it again! Congrats to Kimaru?' thought Sakura silently.
Much to her surprise, Kimaru replied in Sakura's brain, 'Wasn't me. Akito. I'll tell her. Yes, and she had a new haircut.'
Sakura sank deeper into her bath, soaking in the scents of the bubble bath. She reached out and grabbed her horoscope from the stand beside the bathtub. All was quiet as the huge marble room blocked out all noise. The chandelier hanging from the ceiling emitted a soft glow.
This place in her friend's house was the only hideaway from her family. After Syaoran's departure, Sakura started to fall out with her family. She was rarely home as she stayed over at her friend's house.
Sakura flipped open the magazine and read out loud "Born under the sign of stars, you get what desired, if you strive to achieve it."
"What the heck. This is all crap!" shouted Sakura, as her first thoughts came to Syaoran.
Someone came rushing in, just as Sakura turned her back towards him or her.
"What the- what kind of magazine is this? 'Tis outdated! Get me today's!"
"Erm, Mistress Sakura, that's today's."
Suddenly, Sakura heard hurried footsteps coming from outside and someone came bursting into the toilet.
"Let's try out my new powers!" Shouted Sakura. A few daggers shot out towards the door.
"Ah! Ketaru!" gasped Sakura as a seven footer, dark muscular someone barreled in.
Ketaru stared in awe at the daggers heading his way. But, he closed the door in time. The daggers hit the door with a thud.
He went into the bathroom again.
"GET OUT NOW!" Sakura screamed. "OUT NOW! Knock before you enter! I'm not wearing anything ya know? OUT!"
Ketaru, however, did not budge. "Aw, come on, you're covered in bubbles. I can't see a thing. Besides, this is my house!" But seeing the look on Sakura's face, he added, "alright, I'll shut my eyes then."
"So, what's the rush?"
"Oh, does that mean I can open my eyes now?" replied Ketaru.
"NO!"
There was a pause as Sakura waited for Ketaru to continue, "Well, what are you waiting for? Continue."
"Oh," he said scratching his head. "Ok. There's a challenger."
Sakura smiled evilly, "name?"
"He's a stubborn one, doesn't want to tell his name. Looks magical though."
"You mean you can sense his aura?"
Ketaru who was new to magic but learned quickly didn't understand what she was talking about.
Sakura shook her head and said, "Never mind, you may leave now."
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Syaoran finally woke up. He had been blindfolded. He felt groggy and felt his head throbbing. Someone removed his blindfold and pushed him into a dark room. He groped around and slumped against the wall.
The guy who brought him in said, "Wait here. They'll be here soon. Don't try anything funny."
"Erm what's this about?" Syaoran called out. His voice breaking the silence. No one answered him.
"Hello! Anyone here?"
Suddenly, there was a sound of gears moving, and the wall opposite Syaoran vanished, revealing a fifteen-foot drop into an empty alley down below. The wall just vanished. Syaoran's mouth fell open. "Erm what's going on around here?"
Just then, then doorknob leading to the room turned. Someone walked in.
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Sakura rounded a corner and walked in through the open door into the darkness. She knew this place well, and maneuvered around confidently. She found a wooden chair and sat down in the darkness.
"Here you are challenger," said Sakura, her voice ringing out loud. "You have chosen to fight us."
Syaoran sitting on the floor suddenly bolted and sat up. 'Huh? Fight? That voice sounds really familiar.' thought Syaoran.
"You may not know us, I understand you are a tourist. However, many fear us. Many from all over have come just to challenge us. You, like many others will be beaten by us. Use your magic (Syaoran's ears pricked at that word, 'MAGIC') to beat us, one by one. I presume you know magic?"
Sakura clapped her hands and a glaring white light filled the room
Syaoran saw five people standing in a V- shaped pattern. The one in the middle, who must be the leader, was sitting on a wooden chair. All of them were looking downwards. The leader had long brownish hair. She continued to look downward and said, "Well, the one on the left is Ketaru. I presume he brought you here?" Ketaru looked up and Syaoran tried to resist the urged of laughing out loud.
He was wearing something different. Some battle suit, which consists of a black coat with the sleeves torn off.
"The one next to him is Akito."
She had bright orange hair and wore a costume of many orange cloths draped around her body. She looked up and revealed a pair of ruby red eyes, which seemed to be blazing with fire. She smiled in a flirtatious manner.
"The one on my right is Kimaru."
Kimaru looked up and revealed a pair of entrancing purple eyes and a head of straight black hair. She wore a purple sleeveless vest that was way above her navel. A thick leather belt was hung at her waist and she wore a pair of white baggy pants that looked almost like a dress.
"The one next to Kimaru is Rei Sakumato."
Rei looked up slowly and fixed her aqua eyes on Syaoran in a stony stare. She had light blue hair, almost white, tied into a high ponytail. She wore a turquoise, loose flowing blouse and a short tight blue skirt with blue topazes hanging from the end of the skirt.
"You may notice that all of us are girls except Ketaru." She paused. "And, I am Sakura."
Syaoran's heart skipped a beat. 'Could she be THAT Sakura?"
Sakura had a forest green coloured bandanna tied around her head. She wore a forest green top with long sleeves that flare out at the end (like Meilin's costume). She wore a figure hugging, dark green skirt that had had small white wings dangling from it. Her whole costume was lined with silver.
Sakura looked up and blinked under the bright glaring light. When everything swam into focus, she realized who the boy in front of her was.
"Syaoran?" Sakura let out and inaudible whisper.
To be continued.
Cherry-blossom-sakura: Finally done. So, how was that? Hope you liked it! R&R! If you didn't understand, wait for the next chapter. There's explanation. Anyway, I need suggestions for costumes, I know that I suck at the costume part.