The Deceptive One
Konnichiwa, minna-san. Chappie Three's up ! Oh yeah, the disclaimer.
Disclaimer : I DO NOT OWN CARDCAPTOR SAKURA. That alone is the work of the shojo team CLAMP ! They, like Watase Yu, are pure genius. Let me list some of their great works : X/1999, Shirahime Shou, Angelic Layer (me loves it), WISH, Clamp Campus Detectives, and let's not forget Magic Knight Rayearth ! Yippee !
Chapter Three : The Game Begins
Eriol sat in the armchair dubbed by Nakuru as the Throne of Evil. Where had he seen Kazuki ? Even though Kazuki seemed to be perfectly harmless, well...he just had this premonition that something bad was going to happen. A journal of Clow lay on his lap. Interesting material so far, but nothing really helpful in the search for Kazuki. An example was this entry :
The eighth day of the seventh month, Year of the Goat Oh, how frustrating is love. I, the most powerful magician in the world, have no time for romance, unless it's the one for me, my one true love. A handsome man like I attracts much attention from the female population. (AN : How narcissistic.) Oh, what is a magician to do ? Let me fill you in, Diary. You know Yan Ling ? The girl who is Sheng Li's sister ? She confessed to me that she was in love with me ! How exasperating ! Sure, she's pretty, but I, Clow, simply do not have time for this kind of thing. I don't have time to bring her out to expensive tea houses and watch Chinese operas with her. Yes, I do have the money, but going out is of no interest to me. How can I turn her down in a chivalrous manner ? Even though I feel frustrated with her, I am still a gentleman after all. Better go finish up practising those new fireball spells that I invented, looks like they are going to be pretty dangerous.
Juicy material for gossip, huh ? Eriol couldn't resist any kind of gossip. Being friends with Sakura-chan was good. You got to join in matchmaking some hapless pair. He couldn't stop an evil laugh.
Eriol got serious. Better just read the rest of Clow's journals. Maybe an entry would mention that Kazuki. It was just a gut feeling, but Eriol didn't trust Kazuki at all.
***
Syaoran sat in his apartment with Tomoyo, having tea. " Grrr.that Kazuki actually gave her a necklace !" He grinded his teeth, " That smooth guy...I bet he's up to no good. I bet he wants something from Sakura !" Tomoyo smiled, " Is Syaoran-kun jealous ? Maybe he's jealous of Ono-kun, ne ?"
Syaoran turned red, " I AM NOT JEALOUS OF ONO KAZUKI !"
Tomoyo's smile grew bigger, " Maybe you're not, Syaoran-kun, but maybe it's the Sakura-chan factor ? Maybe Syaoran-kun likes her !"
" NEVER ! NEVER EVER !" Syaoran yelled.
Tomoyo just sipped her tea calmly, " So what did you want of me, Syaoran-kun ?" He replied, " Help me keep an eye on Kazuki. I have a feeling that he's plotting something bad. Eriol agrees too. We talked on the phone just now before you arrived." Tomoyo raised her eyebrows, " Well, now, that's something new. Eriol-kun and Syaoran-kun actually agreeing on something. That's practically a miracle."
Syaoran grinded his teeth harder. Calm down, Li. This is typical Tomoyo- style. No need to get so worked up.
***
Sakura felt unusually tired. Kero-chan was surprised to see the normally genki girl stretched on the bed, looking wan. " Yo, Sakura ! What's up ? Why aren't you your genki self ? Something happen ?" The orange flying bear inquired, while slurping up the remains of a gigantic chocolate cake that Fujitaka had baked.
He expected her to yell at him for eating up the cake that Fujitaka had so carefully baked. To Kero-chan's surprise, Sakura just mumbled, " Hi, Kero-chaaaan. Really tired. Tell Oto-san and Onii-chan I'll skip dinner today."
Kero-chan asked in concern, " Are you okay ?", this time chewing on one of the pancakes that Sakura had made. In response, all he got from Sakura was a yawn. " I'm reeeeeally sleepy, Cerberus. Gonna go...take...a...nap." In no time flat, she was sleeping. Now Kero-chan was really worried. Number one, even though at the start he had insisted on Sakura calling him Cerberus, she had always called him Kero-chan, and he didn't think she'll call him Cerberus. She was too used to calling him Kero-chan. Number two, she didn't even notice him eating one of her pancakes, which was extremely weird. Sakura would usually yell at him to leave her pancakes alone.
" Better call Yue." He said, and flitted away to make the call.
***
Yukito was cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Today, he certainly felt hungry. So for dinner, he was cooking five bowls of rice, five bowls of miso soup, two big bowls of soba, sushi, sashimi and a huuuuge plate of tempura. Yum, yum, he thought, can't wait till all this is finished.
The phone rang. Yukito wiped his hands on his apron and went to pick up the phone. Maybe it was Touya, even though Touya was at work. " Moshi moshi." He called out cheerily into the phone. " Yue, I need to talk to you." Came the chibi voice of Kero-chan over the phone.
Instantly, Yukito transformed into Yue, one of the Guardians. " Yes, Cerberus ?" " Something's wrong here, Yue. Quick, come over to Sakura's house. Don't worry, Touya's out." " I'll be over soon."
Yue spread his wings and flew out of Yukito's house, almost invisible in the darkness. Almost.
He never noticed in his hurry the boy seated on a tree. "Well, well, the fun's just starting, Guardians ! Let's all have fun, shall we ?" Kazuki grinned. " Yes, we will have fun." A voice came from his left. Another voice came from his right, " This is be an ideal plan for revenge on Clow. Master, you're a genius."
" Of course I am. Playing with your prey is more fun, isn't it ? The game's just beginning, the dangerous game between us and Clow with his fools." Kazuki laughed evilly.
Konnichiwa, minna-san. Chappie Three's up ! Oh yeah, the disclaimer.
Disclaimer : I DO NOT OWN CARDCAPTOR SAKURA. That alone is the work of the shojo team CLAMP ! They, like Watase Yu, are pure genius. Let me list some of their great works : X/1999, Shirahime Shou, Angelic Layer (me loves it), WISH, Clamp Campus Detectives, and let's not forget Magic Knight Rayearth ! Yippee !
Chapter Three : The Game Begins
Eriol sat in the armchair dubbed by Nakuru as the Throne of Evil. Where had he seen Kazuki ? Even though Kazuki seemed to be perfectly harmless, well...he just had this premonition that something bad was going to happen. A journal of Clow lay on his lap. Interesting material so far, but nothing really helpful in the search for Kazuki. An example was this entry :
The eighth day of the seventh month, Year of the Goat Oh, how frustrating is love. I, the most powerful magician in the world, have no time for romance, unless it's the one for me, my one true love. A handsome man like I attracts much attention from the female population. (AN : How narcissistic.) Oh, what is a magician to do ? Let me fill you in, Diary. You know Yan Ling ? The girl who is Sheng Li's sister ? She confessed to me that she was in love with me ! How exasperating ! Sure, she's pretty, but I, Clow, simply do not have time for this kind of thing. I don't have time to bring her out to expensive tea houses and watch Chinese operas with her. Yes, I do have the money, but going out is of no interest to me. How can I turn her down in a chivalrous manner ? Even though I feel frustrated with her, I am still a gentleman after all. Better go finish up practising those new fireball spells that I invented, looks like they are going to be pretty dangerous.
Juicy material for gossip, huh ? Eriol couldn't resist any kind of gossip. Being friends with Sakura-chan was good. You got to join in matchmaking some hapless pair. He couldn't stop an evil laugh.
Eriol got serious. Better just read the rest of Clow's journals. Maybe an entry would mention that Kazuki. It was just a gut feeling, but Eriol didn't trust Kazuki at all.
***
Syaoran sat in his apartment with Tomoyo, having tea. " Grrr.that Kazuki actually gave her a necklace !" He grinded his teeth, " That smooth guy...I bet he's up to no good. I bet he wants something from Sakura !" Tomoyo smiled, " Is Syaoran-kun jealous ? Maybe he's jealous of Ono-kun, ne ?"
Syaoran turned red, " I AM NOT JEALOUS OF ONO KAZUKI !"
Tomoyo's smile grew bigger, " Maybe you're not, Syaoran-kun, but maybe it's the Sakura-chan factor ? Maybe Syaoran-kun likes her !"
" NEVER ! NEVER EVER !" Syaoran yelled.
Tomoyo just sipped her tea calmly, " So what did you want of me, Syaoran-kun ?" He replied, " Help me keep an eye on Kazuki. I have a feeling that he's plotting something bad. Eriol agrees too. We talked on the phone just now before you arrived." Tomoyo raised her eyebrows, " Well, now, that's something new. Eriol-kun and Syaoran-kun actually agreeing on something. That's practically a miracle."
Syaoran grinded his teeth harder. Calm down, Li. This is typical Tomoyo- style. No need to get so worked up.
***
Sakura felt unusually tired. Kero-chan was surprised to see the normally genki girl stretched on the bed, looking wan. " Yo, Sakura ! What's up ? Why aren't you your genki self ? Something happen ?" The orange flying bear inquired, while slurping up the remains of a gigantic chocolate cake that Fujitaka had baked.
He expected her to yell at him for eating up the cake that Fujitaka had so carefully baked. To Kero-chan's surprise, Sakura just mumbled, " Hi, Kero-chaaaan. Really tired. Tell Oto-san and Onii-chan I'll skip dinner today."
Kero-chan asked in concern, " Are you okay ?", this time chewing on one of the pancakes that Sakura had made. In response, all he got from Sakura was a yawn. " I'm reeeeeally sleepy, Cerberus. Gonna go...take...a...nap." In no time flat, she was sleeping. Now Kero-chan was really worried. Number one, even though at the start he had insisted on Sakura calling him Cerberus, she had always called him Kero-chan, and he didn't think she'll call him Cerberus. She was too used to calling him Kero-chan. Number two, she didn't even notice him eating one of her pancakes, which was extremely weird. Sakura would usually yell at him to leave her pancakes alone.
" Better call Yue." He said, and flitted away to make the call.
***
Yukito was cooking up a storm in the kitchen. Today, he certainly felt hungry. So for dinner, he was cooking five bowls of rice, five bowls of miso soup, two big bowls of soba, sushi, sashimi and a huuuuge plate of tempura. Yum, yum, he thought, can't wait till all this is finished.
The phone rang. Yukito wiped his hands on his apron and went to pick up the phone. Maybe it was Touya, even though Touya was at work. " Moshi moshi." He called out cheerily into the phone. " Yue, I need to talk to you." Came the chibi voice of Kero-chan over the phone.
Instantly, Yukito transformed into Yue, one of the Guardians. " Yes, Cerberus ?" " Something's wrong here, Yue. Quick, come over to Sakura's house. Don't worry, Touya's out." " I'll be over soon."
Yue spread his wings and flew out of Yukito's house, almost invisible in the darkness. Almost.
He never noticed in his hurry the boy seated on a tree. "Well, well, the fun's just starting, Guardians ! Let's all have fun, shall we ?" Kazuki grinned. " Yes, we will have fun." A voice came from his left. Another voice came from his right, " This is be an ideal plan for revenge on Clow. Master, you're a genius."
" Of course I am. Playing with your prey is more fun, isn't it ? The game's just beginning, the dangerous game between us and Clow with his fools." Kazuki laughed evilly.