A CCS Fanfic By Card Captor Schlueter
Note: This takes place after Sakura captures the cards but before the Sakura Cards arc. I know that's confusing. But play along for my sake.
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Prologue: The Circle Opens.
"Well, Kero-Chan..." I growled, "Is this one of your stupid pranks again?" I was certain it was. You don't spend years studying magic without losing a certain amount of naiveté. The book sat on my desk. It had been there since this morning when I had found it on my doorstep. I was certain Kero was trying to pull a fast one on me. Sakura and Tomoyo were examining it themselves. I thought Sakura should see it too and, well, wherever Sakura goes, Tomoyo comes as well.
"Are you nuts?!" replied Kero "Do you think I'd joke about something like this?"
"It sure looks like the real thing." Tomoyo observed.
The book in question was The Clow book. Okay, it wasn't The Clow book. It couldn't be. Sakura had The Clow book, this just happened to be a book that bared an uncanny resemblance to it. There were some subtle, but obvious differences between the two editions. For starters, the cover was dark blue instead of burgundy.
"Maybe you should open it, Li-kun," said Sakura "It could be important."
I glowered at the volume suspiciously. "I still think this is some kind of sick joke..." I walked over to the desk and put my hand on the book's seal. I was trying to keep my distance in case it exploded or something, like those gag cigars. The seal opened easily enough. I opened the book and, sure enough, inside was a deck of Clow cards that looked exactly like Sakura's cards.
"Kero-Chan...There aren't two Clow books, are there?" asked Tomoyo.
"Of course not." replied Kero. The book's appearance in my house was still strange.
"Turn over the top card." suggested Sakura, "It should be `The Windy' card."
I sighed and reluctantly picked up the top card. It was `The Windy' as Sakura had said it would be.
"This is very weird." said Kero-Chan.
Just then, `The Windy' card started to glow in my hand. This was certainly strange. Sakura started to panic. "Ack! Li-kun! Quick! Put the card down before..." The card itself cut her off when it released a huge blast of wind that sent the cards flying out of the book. Tomoyo tried to shield her face with her arm. Even I was looking for cover. When the wind died down I stumbled back to my feet. There were only a few cards left in the book and `The Windy' card left in my hand. And lying on my desk sleeping was.... Kero-Chan?
"Kero! How can you be sleeping at a time like this?" I growled.
"What are you talking about?" The voice sounded like Kero-Chan's, but it came from behind me. I turned around and there he was.
"But if you're here... Who is that sleeping on my desk?" I was seriously confused here.
Everyone gathered around to look. The sleeping creature sure looked like Kero-Chan, except for maybe being a little more orange in color. The creature yawned and stretched and blinked it's eyes. It looked at me, then at the book, then at `The Windy' card in my hand.
"Well, this is an interesting development." It said looking at me. "So I guess that you're the one who opened the book, ne?"
I nodded wordlessly.
"Congratulations, you just opened the seal of The Clow book. I'm Cerberus, the guardian beast of the seal and you are going to have to get those cards back." said the Kero look-alike.
I stared in utter disbelief. I was not alone in this though. Sakura and Tomoyo were staring too.
Somehow I knew this wouldn't lead to anything good.
Next: Syaoran is the next chosen Card Captor? Will he survive his apartment being invaded by Clow cards? Will he survive Tomoyo trying to stick him into cutesy costumes?
Find out in "Chapter One: Li Syaoran And The New Clow."