1 Card Captor Syaoran
A CCS Fanfic By Card Captor Schlueter (a.k.a. Syaoran-kun)
Memo From The Legal Dept.
We don't own this stuff and we don't care because we have disclaimers. Try to sue us and we'll shred you into coleslaw, got it?
1.1 Chapter Nine: Meiling Has Entered The Building!
I think most flights are hideously late so that people like me will worry themselves to death. I think the airlines become amused by the growing anxiety of people waiting long hours to meet friends and family.
I was there waiting for Meiling to arrive.
This was a tricky situation. On the one hand, Meiling was my cousin and one of my best friends. On the other hand, she was also my fiancé (creepy, huh?) and had a tendency towards shooting first and asking questions later, so to speak. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't missed Meiling on the other hand I didn't want to be around if she flew off the handle and decided to throttle Sakura either.
Meiling is not always the most even-tempered of individuals.
"Syaoran!" My thoughts were interrupted by a very familiar voice. Meiling was a tad over zealous in her greeting. When she hugged me she almost knocked me over.
"You seem to be in a good mood." I said. "And for some reason that makes me nervous."
"You know I'm always glad to see you, Syaoran-kun." Meiling replied.
Now I was really confused. "You have read my letters, haven't you?" I definitely did not want to have to explain that I was with Sakura at this moment.
"What? Oh, you mean do I know about you and the auburn haired klutz." Meiling dismissed my concerns with a wave of her hand. "Eh, I knew it was coming."
I promptly fell over. "You knew?"
"Of course I did. I'm not blind."
"You're taking it awfully well." I replied.
"Que sera, sera." said Meiling. "Besides, I can always hope that the whole thing fails miserably."
I sweatdropped. That sounded like the Meiling I knew.
"It's good to see you again, Master Syaoran," came another familiar voice.
"Wei!" I was a little surprised to see him here too. "Mother didn't tell me you were going to be here too. It's good to see you, Wei."
"We're moving into the apartment next door to yours." said Meiling. "Ah, my Syaoran, the master of the cards. It's about time. No more goofy costumes or video cameras or annoying stuffed animals."
I sweatdropped again. "Um, about that."
**
I unlocked the front door to my apartment. "The book looks kinda different," I told Meiling. "But, it's definitely the Clow book."
"I'm sure you can prove it." said Meiling.
As soon as the door opened Kero-Ni floated up to us. "It's about time. There is absolutely nothing to do around here!"
"Here's Exhibit A." I said blandly.
Meiling seemed stunned. "There's another one?"
"So it would seem." I said. "Meiling, meet Kero-Ni. Kero-Ni, this is my cousin, Meiling."
I walked over and picked up the blue Clow book from off my desk. I handed it to Meiling who examined it. I knew she wouldn't be able to tell for certain whether or not it was a real book or a fake. Meiling didn't get the family gift. It made me wonder why she'd been sent in the first place.
Not that I was complaining.
"Actually, we're going after 'The Fight' card tonight." I said. "You should come with us, Meiling."
"We?" inquired Meiling.
"Um." I sweatdropped.
**
"Daidouji?" I said.
"Yes?" replied Tomoyo.
"I know I've said this before, many times, many ways, but, I hate you."
Tomoyo's latest battle costume was a doozey all right; a replica of Princess Mononoke's outfit, complete with headband, arm bands, cloak made from a white wolf pelt (a fake one, I hoped), crystal pendant and war paint. The only thing that was missing was the weird mask.
"Why on Earth did you think this would be a good idea, Daidouji?" I stood there, arms crossed, hoping that no one decided to go for a late night walk in the park.
"Your name means small wolf, right? What character do you know of that has a closer connection to wolves than San?" said Tomoyo.
"San is also a girl." I replied "And I am a guy. No matter how hard you try you can't convince me this outfit isn't a dress."
Meanwhile, Sakura and Meiling were both trying and failing to cover the sounds of their giggling. Sakura was wearing the same frilly pink outfit she had worn to capture 'The Fight' card and Meiling was wearing her fighting robes. I couldn't help but notice that Tomoyo was wearing a rather elaborate new coat.
"What's with the fancy new jacket, Daidouji?" I asked.
"It's the latest thing in America." replied Tomoyo. "It's the new Madison Taylor line."
I sweatdropped. "Madison Taylor? Sound like the name of a vacuous L.A brat."
"Never mind what I'm wearing." Tomoyo said "This new battle costume looks great on film."
"Daidouji, do you see it as your mission in life to humiliate me?" I asked. But before she could respond, 'The Fight' card made its appearance.
"Looks like you're dinner date is here." said Sakura.
"Are you sure you're not going to need any help?" asked Meiling.
"No." I replied. "But I want to at least try to catch each card on my own."
'The Fight' card bowed. I bowed in response. It made the first move. If my reflexes were any less accurate 'The Fight' would have clobbered me right off the start. While I was exchanging attacks with the card I managed to overhear the following conversation.
"I don't know," said Kero-Chan "Without 'The Power' card, it'll take a lot for him to beat her."
"Maybe for your CardCaptor," replied Kero-Ni "But not mine."
"That's right. Syaoran can do anything." Meiling added.
I wasn't exactly scoring a lot of hits though. On the plus side, 'The Fight' wasn't landing any hits either. At least not until it leaped into the air to dodge one of my punches and landed with one foot on my shoulder and used the other to try to kick me in the head. I managed to unbalance the card before its attack landed. As it fell I managed to hit it with one of my own kicks, knocking it over a nearby railing it the creek. This gave me an inspiration.
"Freeze card! Release!" 'The Freeze' turned the water to ice, effectively trapping the card.
"Fight card!" I said. "Return to your power confined!"
Once the card was sealed Kero-Chan and Kero-Ni started arguing again. Sakura tried to congratulate me but tripped and quickly discovered that someone had tied her shoelaces together.
I just stood there and wondered what would happen next.
Also, I prayed that no one would ever see me in this outfit.
Next: Syaoran's dreams become visions of the Final Judgment to come. But the judge isn't Yue!
This and more in Chapter Ten: Nightmares And Dreamscapes.
But first, another interlude.
Note: The reference to Syaoran's battle costume will be funny only to those who have seen "Princess Mononoke". If you haven't, gomen, you won't get it.
A CCS Fanfic By Card Captor Schlueter (a.k.a. Syaoran-kun)
Memo From The Legal Dept.
We don't own this stuff and we don't care because we have disclaimers. Try to sue us and we'll shred you into coleslaw, got it?
1.1 Chapter Nine: Meiling Has Entered The Building!
I think most flights are hideously late so that people like me will worry themselves to death. I think the airlines become amused by the growing anxiety of people waiting long hours to meet friends and family.
I was there waiting for Meiling to arrive.
This was a tricky situation. On the one hand, Meiling was my cousin and one of my best friends. On the other hand, she was also my fiancé (creepy, huh?) and had a tendency towards shooting first and asking questions later, so to speak. I'd be lying if I said I hadn't missed Meiling on the other hand I didn't want to be around if she flew off the handle and decided to throttle Sakura either.
Meiling is not always the most even-tempered of individuals.
"Syaoran!" My thoughts were interrupted by a very familiar voice. Meiling was a tad over zealous in her greeting. When she hugged me she almost knocked me over.
"You seem to be in a good mood." I said. "And for some reason that makes me nervous."
"You know I'm always glad to see you, Syaoran-kun." Meiling replied.
Now I was really confused. "You have read my letters, haven't you?" I definitely did not want to have to explain that I was with Sakura at this moment.
"What? Oh, you mean do I know about you and the auburn haired klutz." Meiling dismissed my concerns with a wave of her hand. "Eh, I knew it was coming."
I promptly fell over. "You knew?"
"Of course I did. I'm not blind."
"You're taking it awfully well." I replied.
"Que sera, sera." said Meiling. "Besides, I can always hope that the whole thing fails miserably."
I sweatdropped. That sounded like the Meiling I knew.
"It's good to see you again, Master Syaoran," came another familiar voice.
"Wei!" I was a little surprised to see him here too. "Mother didn't tell me you were going to be here too. It's good to see you, Wei."
"We're moving into the apartment next door to yours." said Meiling. "Ah, my Syaoran, the master of the cards. It's about time. No more goofy costumes or video cameras or annoying stuffed animals."
I sweatdropped again. "Um, about that."
**
I unlocked the front door to my apartment. "The book looks kinda different," I told Meiling. "But, it's definitely the Clow book."
"I'm sure you can prove it." said Meiling.
As soon as the door opened Kero-Ni floated up to us. "It's about time. There is absolutely nothing to do around here!"
"Here's Exhibit A." I said blandly.
Meiling seemed stunned. "There's another one?"
"So it would seem." I said. "Meiling, meet Kero-Ni. Kero-Ni, this is my cousin, Meiling."
I walked over and picked up the blue Clow book from off my desk. I handed it to Meiling who examined it. I knew she wouldn't be able to tell for certain whether or not it was a real book or a fake. Meiling didn't get the family gift. It made me wonder why she'd been sent in the first place.
Not that I was complaining.
"Actually, we're going after 'The Fight' card tonight." I said. "You should come with us, Meiling."
"We?" inquired Meiling.
"Um." I sweatdropped.
**
"Daidouji?" I said.
"Yes?" replied Tomoyo.
"I know I've said this before, many times, many ways, but, I hate you."
Tomoyo's latest battle costume was a doozey all right; a replica of Princess Mononoke's outfit, complete with headband, arm bands, cloak made from a white wolf pelt (a fake one, I hoped), crystal pendant and war paint. The only thing that was missing was the weird mask.
"Why on Earth did you think this would be a good idea, Daidouji?" I stood there, arms crossed, hoping that no one decided to go for a late night walk in the park.
"Your name means small wolf, right? What character do you know of that has a closer connection to wolves than San?" said Tomoyo.
"San is also a girl." I replied "And I am a guy. No matter how hard you try you can't convince me this outfit isn't a dress."
Meanwhile, Sakura and Meiling were both trying and failing to cover the sounds of their giggling. Sakura was wearing the same frilly pink outfit she had worn to capture 'The Fight' card and Meiling was wearing her fighting robes. I couldn't help but notice that Tomoyo was wearing a rather elaborate new coat.
"What's with the fancy new jacket, Daidouji?" I asked.
"It's the latest thing in America." replied Tomoyo. "It's the new Madison Taylor line."
I sweatdropped. "Madison Taylor? Sound like the name of a vacuous L.A brat."
"Never mind what I'm wearing." Tomoyo said "This new battle costume looks great on film."
"Daidouji, do you see it as your mission in life to humiliate me?" I asked. But before she could respond, 'The Fight' card made its appearance.
"Looks like you're dinner date is here." said Sakura.
"Are you sure you're not going to need any help?" asked Meiling.
"No." I replied. "But I want to at least try to catch each card on my own."
'The Fight' card bowed. I bowed in response. It made the first move. If my reflexes were any less accurate 'The Fight' would have clobbered me right off the start. While I was exchanging attacks with the card I managed to overhear the following conversation.
"I don't know," said Kero-Chan "Without 'The Power' card, it'll take a lot for him to beat her."
"Maybe for your CardCaptor," replied Kero-Ni "But not mine."
"That's right. Syaoran can do anything." Meiling added.
I wasn't exactly scoring a lot of hits though. On the plus side, 'The Fight' wasn't landing any hits either. At least not until it leaped into the air to dodge one of my punches and landed with one foot on my shoulder and used the other to try to kick me in the head. I managed to unbalance the card before its attack landed. As it fell I managed to hit it with one of my own kicks, knocking it over a nearby railing it the creek. This gave me an inspiration.
"Freeze card! Release!" 'The Freeze' turned the water to ice, effectively trapping the card.
"Fight card!" I said. "Return to your power confined!"
Once the card was sealed Kero-Chan and Kero-Ni started arguing again. Sakura tried to congratulate me but tripped and quickly discovered that someone had tied her shoelaces together.
I just stood there and wondered what would happen next.
Also, I prayed that no one would ever see me in this outfit.
Next: Syaoran's dreams become visions of the Final Judgment to come. But the judge isn't Yue!
This and more in Chapter Ten: Nightmares And Dreamscapes.
But first, another interlude.
Note: The reference to Syaoran's battle costume will be funny only to those who have seen "Princess Mononoke". If you haven't, gomen, you won't get it.