Hidden Memories
Another Sakura fic…sort of
Author's Note: Ok, just forget this next typed part: Hitori, Sora, Kaju, Chiri, Suki, Mr. Komodaku, Yue, Kero, Yumeko, Nakura, Kaiju, Hiro, Kumo, Sakura, Syaoran. It's more or less a list so I don't forget! (laughs) I have a very bad memory. I know it's tough to make a good fic in such a filled up area but I hope you all read it…Review please…
"Where?!" Hitori cried. "I don't see it!"
"It's probably invisible you idiot." Hiro muttered.
"Shut up brat!" Hitori yelled. "I'm just nervous about capturing my first card ok?"
"Whatever." Hiro shrugged. "And don't call me a brat!"
"Both of you be quiet!" Kero frowned. "I can't focus with all this yelling!" The two silenced themselves and let Kero concentrate on finding the card. "Odd, I feel like it's far away…"
"How far?" Hitori asked. "I'll get it!" Hitori held out her hand. "Umm…let's see…to summon the key thing I will make up a chant!"
"You can't just make up a chant!" Kero frowned. "I thought I went over this with you…or did you forget?"
"Hush you!" Hitori glared at him. "Um…Key with the Power to Seal Cards…"
"Geez! That's horrible already!" Kero shook his head.
"Some chant!" Hiro laughed. "I, like my ancestors…" At this he glanced at Syaoran. "Can summon a sword! Watch!" Hiro held out his hand and focused. Nothing happened. He concentrated harder but still nothing. "Ah dammit not now!" He cried. Syaoran sighed.
"Like this." Syaoran held out his hand and instantly the sword appeared. He handed it to Hiro. "Until you get your magic down." Hiro accepted the sword reluctantly and turned to Hitori.
"Which direction?" He shouted.
"Don't yell at me or I won't tell you!" Hitori yelled back. "I still have to summon my Key so hang on!" Hitori held her hands out. "Umm…" This is going to suck! Hitori thought, her eyes shut tight. But I need to say something, anything! "Cards of Darkness, Cards of Light. I need your help to seal their might. So come forth now and join with me. I need your help, Sakura's Key!" Instantly, wind swirled around her. Sakura's staff glowed and made a copy of itself. The copy floated over to Hitori and blended with her Key. The wind grew stronger, almost lifting Hitori off the ground. She withstood the wind and was rewarded when her Key like sword appeared in front of her. Hitori grabbed it proudly and spun it around a few times before striking a pose.
"What the hell was that all about?" Hiro asked. "I mean the spinning and the wind and the pose? C'mon…"
"Oh hush you!" Hitori smiled. "I have the power to get this card now." Hitori reached in her bag and grinned. "Hey, Kero! Can I use this card to catch whatever it is?" She held up the Windy card. "What do you think?"
"Go for it!" Kero smiled. "But you'll have to find the card, since it's the-"
"Erase Card!" Syaoran said. Kero turned on him.
"Why do you always have to do that?!" Kero shouted. "Anyway, you need to find the Erase Card. The Erase card is a special card that-"
"Erases people right?" Hiro said. Kero spun around.
"Don't you do it too!" Kero cried. "Anyway Hitori, now that you have the Key out I bet you'll find it easy!"
"Maybe." There was a rush of wings and Yue landed next to Syaoran. "But the card is making tracks, east of here. You must take caution." Everyone stared at him.
"I thought you were at work?" Hitori frowned. "Won't they notice that you're gone?"
"Not really." Yue said dryly. "I'm sure they will notice if I'm gone awhile however, so this must be quick."
"Er, right." Hitori nodded. She looked around. "OK!" She shouted. "Let's go!"
"What's with the yelling?" Hiro asked.
"To pump myself up!" Hitori smiled. Kero had his eyes shut, tracking the card.
"Wait a second…" Kero said softly. "Yue, you said east right?"
"That is correct." Yue raised an eyebrow. "Is something wrong?"
"The Erase card is going east but I sense another card heading right for us!" Kero cried. As if on cue, a waterspout tore through the forest and directly at Hitori.
"What is that?!" Hitori shouted. Syaoran grabbed Hitori and jumped out of the way of the spout. It streaked past them, turned around and smashed right into Hiro. Hiro went flying a good thirty feet before hitting a tree. "Hiro!" She cried. "Syaoran? What's going on?" Hitori sighed.
Ok ok, I know what your thinking. I should have been a bit more concerned about Hiro but everything was so chaotic that all I could do was call out to him. I know it was selfish but I made it up to him later…"It's the Watery card!" Syaoran leapt out of the way, pulling Hitori with him as the card made another pass. "It's focused on you!"
"But what about the Erase card?!" Hitori cried. "What do I do about that?!"
"First thing's first!" Syaoran said, jumping again as the jet of water tried again to ram them. "We must get to Erase! If we don't, your friends will be gone forever!"
"F-forever?" Hitori whispered. "But this stupid water won't leave us alone!"
"Use Loop!" Syaoran said. "It will trap Watery in a ring!" Hitori threw the card out in front of her and tapped it with the key.
"Loop!" She cried. "Seal this stupid Watery card in a ring!" The Loop flew from it's card and encircled the Watery.
"We have to hurry and get Erase!" Syaoran said, setting Hitori on the ground.
"But what about the Watery?" Hitori asked.
"It's not weak enough to seal." Syaoran said, looking over at it. "We need to get you to the Erase card quickly."
"How?" Hitori looked down at her feet. "I'm not a very fast runner."
"Then ask Yue to carry you." Syaoran said. "We don't have time for debating either." He said, noting the look in Hitori's eyes. "He's not that bad. Trust me." He turned around. "Hey! Yue! Carry Hitori to the card ok?" Yue glided over and picked up Hitori.
"What about you guys?" Hitori asked.
"We are your cards." Sakura smiled. "So order us to do something."
"Umm…ummm…" Hitori froze. "Uh, distract Watery?" Sakura and Syaoran smiled at each other, drawing their weapons.
"You got it!" Sakura laughed.
"One distracted Card coming up!" Syaoran agreed. Yue took off, Hitori in his arms and Kero right behind. Sakura and Syaoran leapt into battle with Watery, their weapons flashing. Hiro stood up, wobbled a little and saw Hitori and Yue leaving. He frowned and waved his arms.
"Wait a second!" He roared. "Don't forget me!" Hiro ran off in the direction they were heading.
"Um, Yue?" Hitori said, looking up at the cool guardian. He glanced down at her.
"Yes?" He asked.
"Um, is Yuki doing ok?" Hitori clutched her staff a little tighter. The look in Yue's eyes was kind of creepy.
"Yukito is doing just fine. After I wiped the memories of Sakura, Syaoran, the cards and of course Toya he adjusted well." Yue paused. "Yet once again I find myself unable to relax with that man as my disguise."
"What do you mean?" Hitori asked.
"Nothing that concerns you." Yue brushed off her worry.
"But I really want to know!" Hitori tugged on his robe. For some reason, she didn't feel afraid of him any longer.
"Oh? Do you?" Yue shrugged. "It's merely that he annoys me. I am unable to control his movements. Not to mention I don't feel rested at all. I'm suppose to regain energy while in the form of Yukito."
"Ohh…"Hitori smiled. "You're mad because you don't get enough sleep then? Yeah, I'm like that. Sometimes I don't get my eight hours, then I snap at Sora for no reason."
"I see." Hitori could tell she was boring Yue.
"Hey, what was Sakura like?" Hitori asked. "I mean, her first card? Was it hard for her?"
"I wouldn't know." Yue said. "I wasn't with Sakura when she captured the Fly card."
"Why not?" Hitori frowned.
"I am Yue, the Judge. I'm not supposed to reveal myself to the Cardcaptor until it is time for the Final Judgment." Yue sighed. "However, the situation has changed. You need my help and this is much different then when Sakura did it."
"So…then Sakura didn't know about you until that Final Judgment thing?" Hitori concluded. "But what about Yuk-" But Hitori sentence didn't finish as the Watery made a comeback, by smashing right into Yue's back. Yue was knocked unconscious and dropped Hitori like a stone. Hitori fell threw the air, her eyes shut tight. Yue fell slower, not to far from her.
"Yue! Hitori!" Kero cried out as he raced towards to pair. Somehow, he had a feeling he wouldn't make it. "Hang on!" Hitori held tightly onto her staff. She wanted someone, anyone to save her.
"Kero!" Hitori shouted. "Yue! Please!" She knew the ground was close now. She wondered if she'd feel any pain.
"I call on the petals of wind!" A male voice cried from below. A strong gust spun around Hitori, gently placing her into someone's arms.
"That voice…Syaoran?" Hitori opened her eyes and saw not Syaoran but Hiro looking down at her. "Hiro?" She said in surprise.
"Are you ok?" He asked.
"Uh-huh." Hitori nodded. The two stared at each. Hitori thought for a minute that maybe Hiro liked her. Then he dropped her onto the cold hard ground. "Hey!" She yelled.
"I call on the petals of wind!" Hiro shouted, raising a small piece of paper up. A mini tornado launched from it, catching Yue in its eye. Yue was lower slowly to the ground.
"Yue!" Hitori ran over to him. "Yue are you ok?" Yue lifted his head and stood up off the ground.
"I'm fine." Yue muttered.
"Phew, that's good!" Hitori smiled. "For a second there, I thought you we were doomed!" Yue watched the girl. When she said that, it reminded him of Sakura and how she had always worried about Kero and himself.
"Yeah."
Kero flew down next to him. "Good thing brat the second was here."
"I'm not a brat!" Hiro yelled.
"That's true." Hitori turned to Hiro with a grin. "Good thing you were here. Thank you."
"Welcome." Hiro grumbled. "But I'm not a brat got it? And it's only my magic that saved you anyway. I didn't." Hitori was wondering what Hiro meant when Watery made another pass. It was deflected though, by Syaoran's sword.
"Get out of here!" Syaoran ordered. "Me and Sakura turned our backs on it but not this time!" Yue grabbed Hitori and was about to tack off when Hiro tackled him.
"Don't forget me again!" Hiro dug his hands into Yue's clothes. Yue picked him up with one hand and shoved him next to Hitori.
"Don't grab my robes ever again." Yue said in a deadly voice. Then he launched off with the two in his arms. "Erase is near. Once we get there Hitori, all you have to do is find it and seal it."
"Got it." Hitori said in a determined voice. "Then I'm coming back for Watery!"
"Why bother with it now?" Hiro asked. "You'll be tired after you seal Erase."
"Because it tried to kill me, Yue and you!" Hitori said. "I'm not going to let it get away with that!" Hitori paused. "And anyway, I got to get this cards back so I might as well get them when I can right?"
"I guess so." Hiro shrugged.
"…Will you help me?" Hitori asked quietly.
"Huh?" Hiro turned to her. "Help you?"
"Yeah…" Hitori smiled. "I could use your help. A lot."
"…Sure." Hiro blushed lightly. "Since you asked so nicely right?"
"Thank you Hiro." Hitori grinned. "By the way, I can call you Hiro right? I don't want to call you Li."
"I'm fine with that." Hiro nodded. "As long as I can call you Hitori."
"Of course!" Hitori smiled. Suddenly, something flashed in her mind. She saw a picture of a small shrine. In fact, it was Suki's shrine. She saw a strange force around it, a presence. Hitori knew what that meant. "Yue, quick, go that way!" Hitori pointed north.
"But the card isn't north." Yue said. "I sense it east."
"Well, you're wrong!" Hitori said forcefully. "I know where it is. You have to go north. The Erase card is hiding in a shrine!" Yue looked at the determined girl and nodded.
"Of course." Yue said, flying in that direction. "If that's what you believe then we shall. It's your friends."
After what seemed like a while, Yue landed outside the shrine. He set Hiro and Hitori down gently. Hitori looked around, her staff raised.
"I know you're here!" She called. "I can feel you…you're…" Hitori paused and shut her eyes. "You're…right in front of me!" Hitori raced forward, toward the shrine when Hiro's voice cried out from behind her. Hitori spun around and saw Hiro's lower half had disappeared. Hitori's jaw dropped. "Hiro!"
"Hitori!" Hiro yelled. "Hurry up and seal it! I don't feel like being wiped from existence!" Hitori nodded and grabbed the small shrine's doors.
"Get out here Erase!" She screamed. Light and smoke blasted outward from the shrine. Hitori spun her staff and jabbed it at Erase. "Return to the form you were meant to be! Sakura card!" A blank card appeared at the end of her staff. It sucked all the light and smoke into it and it floated into Hitori's hand. Hitori looked down at the clown like woman on the card. She looked surprisingly gentle, considering all the trouble she had caused.
"Good, my legs are back." She heard Hiro say.
"Good, now maybe you can use your legs to help Hitori." Yue muttered.
"Hey! I saved her life you know!" Hiro yelled. Hitori turned around and walked back over to them. Hiro looked at it. "Your first card. You must feel very proud."
"Hitori, we must go or else Watery will find you." Yue said. "I'm not sure why Watery is so very focused on you though. It's puzzling."
"…I'm not running away." Hitori said softly.
"Huh?" Hiro stared at her like she was insane. "You'll get yourself killed! You don't have any card yet that could defeat such a high level card!"
"I don't care." Hitori said. "If I run, it will follow me and then what? It will attack my friends and my family and that won't happen. I know I'll get that stupid card today."
"Your friends have returned to the park." Yue said. "Their memories of the Erase card have been wiped but they will look for you."
"That's why I have to get Watery." Hitori explained. "She'll hurt my class. Besides, I know how to get her." She turned to Hiro. "I need your help."
"What do I need to do?" Hiro asked.
"Ok, here's what you're going to do." Hitori grabbed Yue's hand and pulled him next to Hiro. "First, you and Yue go to the park…"
Hiro looked around the park, wondering where Watery was. Yue was hovering a bit above him. Kero floated next to Hiro.
"Think this will work?" Hiro asked Yue.
"I'm not sure." Yue said. "Perhaps Kero would know better, since he was with Sakura when she caught this card."
"Well, Sakura used her school's freezer to trap and freeze Watery." Kero crossed his tiny arms. "Still, I have faith in Hitori. She's pretty brave, don't you think?"
"So far." Yue said.
"I guess." Hiro shrugged.
"Is everyone around here pessimistic?" Kero sighed. Suddenly, the ground erupted and a jet of Water flew from it. It bent over in midair and threw itself toward Hiro. Yue flew down and snatched Hiro up, while Kero drew Watery's rage. It gave them enough time to get a safe distance from Watery.
"C'mon you dirty gallon of bath water!" Hiro yelled. "You don't want that stuffed bear! Come get me!" Watery stopped its assault on Kero and took off at top speed at Hiro. Yue, however, showed off his speed and flew just a little faster then Watery "Go faster!" Hiro called over the wind to Yue. "They're waiting!"
"They're late." Hitori muttered. "What's taking them?"
"Calm down." Sakura smiled. "They'll be here." Sakura and Syaoran were hiding in some bushes while Hitori paced outside the shrine.
"They'd better get here soon." Hitori sighed. "I'm getting nervous."
"Don't." Syaoran said. "Be calm and keep your cool."
"Right!" Hitori smiled. Suddenly, Syaoran pointed to the sky.
"They're here!" He cried. Hitori looked up and saw Yue with Hiro in his arms being chased by Watery. Hitori gripped her staff and waited. The two landed and hide in the bushes. Watery also landed and stared down Hitori. Hitori thought she was pretty for a bubble of water.
"Hey!" She called to Watery. It glared at her. "You think you're tough don't you? Well guess what? You're not. I've got your number Watery! I'm the Cardcaptor and you're the card so guess what that means." Hitori grinned and waved a hand. "Now!" Instantly, Syaoran, Sakura and Yue jumped from the bushes and launched their most powerful attacks at Watery. Ice shards, fire blasts and wind rushed forth and slammed into Watery. Watery hit the ground in shock. Her crown was on fire, her tail was frozen and a wind barricade kept her from moving. Hitori walked over to the girl, her staff raised. Watery stared at her in disbelief.
"Sorry but now it's your turn, little trouble maker." Hitori smiled in a kind way to show Watery she wasn't mean. "Return to the form you were mean tot be! Sakura card!" Hitori jabbed her sword at Watery. A blank card appeared at the tip. Watery glared at her and crossed her arms pouting as she got sucked into the card. The wind and light vanished and the Watery card floated over to Hitori.
"You did it!" Sakura cheered.
"Two cards in a row!" Syaoran grinned.
"Your plan worked, unlike most of Sakura's." Kero nodded. Sakura glared at him.
"Hey…" Hiro walked over to her. "Good job Hitori." Hitori smiled at him and took the Erase card out of her pocket. She handed it to him. "Huh? What's this for?"
"For saving me." Hitori said. "I won't take no for an answer either. Either you take it or I rip it up." Hiro stared at her and took the card slowly.
"W-w-well we're even now!" Hiro blushed. "So now I won't do you any favors!"
"That's ok." Hitori said. "I've got the Watery card now! Just think of Erase as a memory of friendship ok?" She turned to Yue. "Now, to get back to the park!"
"Uh, they already left…" Yue said Hitori's jaw dropped.
"Left?!" She cried. "They left me behind?!" Hitori ran off, with Sakura, Syaoran, Yue and Kero right behind her. Hiro paused and looked down at the Erase card.
"Friends huh?" He whispered.
Author's Note: Finally huh? Hope you like it! I just noticed Sakura and Syaoran start with S and Hiro and Hitori start with H! Well, see ya next chapter!