Students of the Clow: Ascension II
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did.
Upon opening the door, Sakura found herself face-to-face with a pre-teen boy not much older than herself. He had blue eyes (with glasses overtop), short, blond hair, and was fairly well dressed. It was from this boy that Sakura and Li were sensing the magical energy.
"Oh, hello there," the boy said in a rather polite-sounding voice. "I hope I'm not intruding or anything, but are you by any chance Sakura Avalon?"
"Uh, yeah, that would be me," replied Sakura.
The boy's face lit up with excitement as he began to eagerly shake Sakura's hand. "It is such a pleasure to meet you at last! My name is Chron, Chron Eternal. Oh, I've been waiting a very long time for this moment!"
Sakura was a bit surprised. "You have? Why?"
"I've spent much of my life reading and studying everything there is to know about Clow Reed. You might say I'm something of a fan. I had only learned a year ago that the Cards had been released and recaptured by a young girl named Sakura. It took me a while to track you down, but here we are at last! I simply can't put into words what a thrill it is to be in the presence of the actual Card Mistress herself!"
Sakura was starting to feel a little bit embarrassed over all of the attention and praise Chron was giving her. Li, on the other hand, seemed a bit irritated by it.
"Well, it's, uh, nice to meet you too Chron," Sakura managed to say.
"I don't suppose you have the Cards with you by any chance?" Chron asked. "I've always wanted to see them up close!"
It was then that Sakura began to sense something else about Chron. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she just had this eerie feeling that he wasn't telling her the whole truth-that he was hiding something. Li could also sense it.
"I'm... sorry Chron, but I'm afraid I don't have the Cards on me right now," said Sakura, and it was the truth. "They're in my bedroom at home."
"I see. Well, perhaps you could take me to your home and show them to me?"
"Ummm, this really isn't a good time for me..."
"I think you should leave now," said Li, stepping in.
Chron gave a look of disappointment. "Oh, okay. Perhaps some other time, then? When it's more to your convenience?"
"Yeah, m-maybe," stammered Sakura. Chron's presence was now definitely starting to make her feel uncomfortable.
"Well, I'll see you around then," and with that, Chron left.
Li closed the door and locked it. "What was THAT all about?"
"I don't know," replied Sakura, "but that was creepy! There's something not right about him; I can feel it."
"Yeah, me too. I hope that's the last we've seen of him, but chances are it probably isn't. Anyway, we'll figure it out later. I believe you were saying something to me before he came?"
"Oh, that's right! As you know, there's a fair coming to town this week. If you really serious about spending more time with me, I figured maybe we could go together."
"You mean... like a date?"
"...Why not?"
Li smiled. "Sounds good to me!"
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R&R!
Chapter 4
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS, although I wish I did.
Upon opening the door, Sakura found herself face-to-face with a pre-teen boy not much older than herself. He had blue eyes (with glasses overtop), short, blond hair, and was fairly well dressed. It was from this boy that Sakura and Li were sensing the magical energy.
"Oh, hello there," the boy said in a rather polite-sounding voice. "I hope I'm not intruding or anything, but are you by any chance Sakura Avalon?"
"Uh, yeah, that would be me," replied Sakura.
The boy's face lit up with excitement as he began to eagerly shake Sakura's hand. "It is such a pleasure to meet you at last! My name is Chron, Chron Eternal. Oh, I've been waiting a very long time for this moment!"
Sakura was a bit surprised. "You have? Why?"
"I've spent much of my life reading and studying everything there is to know about Clow Reed. You might say I'm something of a fan. I had only learned a year ago that the Cards had been released and recaptured by a young girl named Sakura. It took me a while to track you down, but here we are at last! I simply can't put into words what a thrill it is to be in the presence of the actual Card Mistress herself!"
Sakura was starting to feel a little bit embarrassed over all of the attention and praise Chron was giving her. Li, on the other hand, seemed a bit irritated by it.
"Well, it's, uh, nice to meet you too Chron," Sakura managed to say.
"I don't suppose you have the Cards with you by any chance?" Chron asked. "I've always wanted to see them up close!"
It was then that Sakura began to sense something else about Chron. She couldn't quite put her finger on it, but she just had this eerie feeling that he wasn't telling her the whole truth-that he was hiding something. Li could also sense it.
"I'm... sorry Chron, but I'm afraid I don't have the Cards on me right now," said Sakura, and it was the truth. "They're in my bedroom at home."
"I see. Well, perhaps you could take me to your home and show them to me?"
"Ummm, this really isn't a good time for me..."
"I think you should leave now," said Li, stepping in.
Chron gave a look of disappointment. "Oh, okay. Perhaps some other time, then? When it's more to your convenience?"
"Yeah, m-maybe," stammered Sakura. Chron's presence was now definitely starting to make her feel uncomfortable.
"Well, I'll see you around then," and with that, Chron left.
Li closed the door and locked it. "What was THAT all about?"
"I don't know," replied Sakura, "but that was creepy! There's something not right about him; I can feel it."
"Yeah, me too. I hope that's the last we've seen of him, but chances are it probably isn't. Anyway, we'll figure it out later. I believe you were saying something to me before he came?"
"Oh, that's right! As you know, there's a fair coming to town this week. If you really serious about spending more time with me, I figured maybe we could go together."
"You mean... like a date?"
"...Why not?"
Li smiled. "Sounds good to me!"
TO BE CONTINUED
Please R&R!