This is such a romantic chapter. There is a flashback of when Clow Reed was
still alive. Hope you like it.
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chapter Four - Garden of Dreams +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Silver's Star watched from her hiding place among the trees as Yue followed the others. He turned back one last time, in case he caught sight of the gold and Silver angel. He saw nothing. Narrowing his eyes, Yue continued onwards. When they were out of sight, Silver's Star became air- born again. In her hand she held a single silvery-grey feather that had fallen from Yue's wing. She held it to her cheek and closed her eyes as she flew.
"Oh, that scent. You still smell of fresh roses, Yue", she said, smiling, "I remember all those years ago ."
*-*-*-* Flashback*-*-*-*
". The wonderful place we lived in. Just Clow Reed, Aurora, you, me, Arkilleos and Keroberos".
Clow Reed sat with a young lady, about 21, in a white and red rose trellis garden at a white, iron, vine covered outdoor table. Keroberos was curled up under a large green tree with Arkilleos' head resting on Kero's back. The large white dragon, about Kero's size, yawned widely and shifted till it lay on it's back in the sun. The girl looked up from her book and giggled when she saw Arkilleos.
"Father, look at Arkilleos".
Clow turned his head to look at the dragon. He laughed when it stretched and rolled onto its side.
"He seems to be happy, doesn't he, Aurora?"
Aurora nodded and then she noticed Yue emerge from between two rose bushes with an arm-full of lush green vines and they had little dark blue flowers growing on the vines. He turned and held a bunch of the blue flowers out to someone. Silver's Star gratefully took the flowers when she followed Yue through the bushes.
"Thankyou, Yue. They're lovely", Silver said with a smile.
After she sniffed the sweet scented flowers, Yue placed an arm around her shoulders and they walked off towards a small lake with white waterlilies all around the edge. There they sat beneath a large willow tree and snuggled up together.
*-*-*-* End Flashback*-*-*-*
Silver sighed but continued on back to Aurora's house.
Meanwhile, Sakura and her friends arrived at Eli's house and they rushed inside when it suddenly began to rain. Eli pulled out seven warm blankets and offered one to everyone and kept one for himself. He laid one across Kero's back.
"Thankyou, Clow Reed", he said in his gruff voice.
"Just call me Eli, Keroberos".
Yue removed his long white sash and wrapped it around Sakura's shoulders before Eli could offer her a blanket so he offered it to Yue instead.
". Uh, thankyou, Clow . Eli", Yue said as he took it from him, "Forgive me, Master Eli".
"It's okay, Yue", Eli said, holding his hand up.
Then everyone followed Eli to his library. He lit a couple of lamps and they all gathered in a circle in the centre of the room. Spinner had transformed into his true form and sat next to Ruby Moon. Eli, Sakura and Li sat at different corners of the circle, in the form of a triangle.
"Okay. As we know, Aurora Silver was my daughter's name. Now . I have no idea as to how or why she's here but I do know that she was twenty four when I passed away".
Sakura sat forward in her chair and Eli continued.
"What I find strange is that she was too young and healthy to have passed away and be reincarnated"
"Could she have done this voluntarily?" Li asked.
"No, it's probably more than that", Sakura said, shaking her head, "I think . could it be she wanted to contact Eli or one of us for some reason?"
Everyone, except for Eli, who was thinking about the assumption, looked at Sakura with interest.
"She may be right, Master Eli", Ruby Moon whispered to him.
Eli scratched his check and sat back with his hands clasped in front of his mouth.
"Probable. Any guess could be right at the moment", Eli sighed, closing his eyes.
A flash of lightning streaked across the dark sky, lighting up the room. Sakura took her cards from the inside pocket of her jacket and fanned them out in her hand. Yue, who was standing next to Sakura, eyed the cards in her hand. Sakura's eyes scanned over each one until she settled her gaze on one - the Return Card.
"I have an idea", she piped up.
"What is it?" Eli asked.
Sakura put the cards back in her jacket pocket but kept the Return Card in her hand, and then she took the key from around her neck and began chanting her new incantation:
"By the light of the sun, moon, and of the stars surrounding, Reveal my staff, With the suns strength Of light! Release!"
What used to be Eli's staff, now appeared in Sakura's hands.
"Where are you going, Mistress?" Yue asked, reaching out to her.
"Back to the past. When Clow Reed passed away", Sakura answered, holding the Return Card close to her, "I'll find out what happened to Aurora. I'll get some answers".
Then before anyone could stop her, Sakura held the card up to the large disk on her staff and her body disappeared. Li stood up and walked over to where Sakura once stood and picked up the pinkish-white Sakura flower that was in her hair.
"Be careful, Sakura".
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Chapter Four - Garden of Dreams +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Silver's Star watched from her hiding place among the trees as Yue followed the others. He turned back one last time, in case he caught sight of the gold and Silver angel. He saw nothing. Narrowing his eyes, Yue continued onwards. When they were out of sight, Silver's Star became air- born again. In her hand she held a single silvery-grey feather that had fallen from Yue's wing. She held it to her cheek and closed her eyes as she flew.
"Oh, that scent. You still smell of fresh roses, Yue", she said, smiling, "I remember all those years ago ."
*-*-*-* Flashback*-*-*-*
". The wonderful place we lived in. Just Clow Reed, Aurora, you, me, Arkilleos and Keroberos".
Clow Reed sat with a young lady, about 21, in a white and red rose trellis garden at a white, iron, vine covered outdoor table. Keroberos was curled up under a large green tree with Arkilleos' head resting on Kero's back. The large white dragon, about Kero's size, yawned widely and shifted till it lay on it's back in the sun. The girl looked up from her book and giggled when she saw Arkilleos.
"Father, look at Arkilleos".
Clow turned his head to look at the dragon. He laughed when it stretched and rolled onto its side.
"He seems to be happy, doesn't he, Aurora?"
Aurora nodded and then she noticed Yue emerge from between two rose bushes with an arm-full of lush green vines and they had little dark blue flowers growing on the vines. He turned and held a bunch of the blue flowers out to someone. Silver's Star gratefully took the flowers when she followed Yue through the bushes.
"Thankyou, Yue. They're lovely", Silver said with a smile.
After she sniffed the sweet scented flowers, Yue placed an arm around her shoulders and they walked off towards a small lake with white waterlilies all around the edge. There they sat beneath a large willow tree and snuggled up together.
*-*-*-* End Flashback*-*-*-*
Silver sighed but continued on back to Aurora's house.
Meanwhile, Sakura and her friends arrived at Eli's house and they rushed inside when it suddenly began to rain. Eli pulled out seven warm blankets and offered one to everyone and kept one for himself. He laid one across Kero's back.
"Thankyou, Clow Reed", he said in his gruff voice.
"Just call me Eli, Keroberos".
Yue removed his long white sash and wrapped it around Sakura's shoulders before Eli could offer her a blanket so he offered it to Yue instead.
". Uh, thankyou, Clow . Eli", Yue said as he took it from him, "Forgive me, Master Eli".
"It's okay, Yue", Eli said, holding his hand up.
Then everyone followed Eli to his library. He lit a couple of lamps and they all gathered in a circle in the centre of the room. Spinner had transformed into his true form and sat next to Ruby Moon. Eli, Sakura and Li sat at different corners of the circle, in the form of a triangle.
"Okay. As we know, Aurora Silver was my daughter's name. Now . I have no idea as to how or why she's here but I do know that she was twenty four when I passed away".
Sakura sat forward in her chair and Eli continued.
"What I find strange is that she was too young and healthy to have passed away and be reincarnated"
"Could she have done this voluntarily?" Li asked.
"No, it's probably more than that", Sakura said, shaking her head, "I think . could it be she wanted to contact Eli or one of us for some reason?"
Everyone, except for Eli, who was thinking about the assumption, looked at Sakura with interest.
"She may be right, Master Eli", Ruby Moon whispered to him.
Eli scratched his check and sat back with his hands clasped in front of his mouth.
"Probable. Any guess could be right at the moment", Eli sighed, closing his eyes.
A flash of lightning streaked across the dark sky, lighting up the room. Sakura took her cards from the inside pocket of her jacket and fanned them out in her hand. Yue, who was standing next to Sakura, eyed the cards in her hand. Sakura's eyes scanned over each one until she settled her gaze on one - the Return Card.
"I have an idea", she piped up.
"What is it?" Eli asked.
Sakura put the cards back in her jacket pocket but kept the Return Card in her hand, and then she took the key from around her neck and began chanting her new incantation:
"By the light of the sun, moon, and of the stars surrounding, Reveal my staff, With the suns strength Of light! Release!"
What used to be Eli's staff, now appeared in Sakura's hands.
"Where are you going, Mistress?" Yue asked, reaching out to her.
"Back to the past. When Clow Reed passed away", Sakura answered, holding the Return Card close to her, "I'll find out what happened to Aurora. I'll get some answers".
Then before anyone could stop her, Sakura held the card up to the large disk on her staff and her body disappeared. Li stood up and walked over to where Sakura once stood and picked up the pinkish-white Sakura flower that was in her hair.
"Be careful, Sakura".