Tainted Destiny
-kawaiiteddybear
kawaiiteddybear: hehe thanks for all the reviews everyone!!! so without further a due...
Chapter Twenty-One: Revealing the Essence of Time
Everyone stood in silence as they listened to the birds chirping and the windy rustling through the trees. Each individual had so many thoughts racing through their mind, it was until a voice interrupped all their thoughts.
Ying Fa and Xiao Lang were cuddled in each others arms, as Hikaru and Xiao Long were sitting quietly on the damp, grassy floor.
"Syaoran!" a feminine voice cried.
Syaoran, who was leaning against the brick wall, trying to avoid Sakura, cranked his neck to the park entrance to see his mother. "Mother? What are you doing here?" his senses were clear, it seemed like the dark cloud that had been hovering over his head has finally disappeared. Everything washed into his mind like a giant wave, scenes of him and Sakura when they were only six, the past few months, and of course the part where he would never forgive himself. He almost had killed Sakura, his blood ran cold when he tried to think back of what would've happened if he did swing that sword at Sakura? 'But what stopped me?' Syaoran questioned himself. He remembered the one tear that Sakura had shed right when Syaoran was about to slice the sword through him, but after that, everything went completely black. The next thing he knew, was opening his eyes and staring at emerald orbs.
"Yelan, you finally arrived." the younger Eriol commented, his voice replicating the older version of himself.
"Eriol..." Meilin gritted her teeth, "You have a lot of explaining to do."
Eriol nodded meekly, "Indeed I do, so why don't we all head towards my house, then I can explain everything."
~*~
All eleven people sat comfortably on Eriol's couch in the spaceous living room. It was only a small fraction of the house that belonged to Eriol, a huge old Victorian styled mansion, that had been standing since Clow Reed's existence. The sunlight cracked through the window, bringing bright, intense morning light. The unlit fireplace still had ashes sitting at the base giving it a homey feeling, and a maroon colored carpet that bore the Clow Reed signature was placed right in between all the couches.
Sakura and Syaoran were sitting on opposite ends of the couch, with Meilin and Tomoyo squished in the middle.
"So now that we're all here, hurry up and explain everything before I kill you." Meilin threatened in irritation. She had been left in the dark for too long, going through this battle and worrying for her best friend was torture already. She just wanted the plain truth, not some ridiculous saying from Eriol like, "we can only let fate unfold..." If she didn't get the truth, she swore that someone was sure to get a beating.
Hikaru and Xiao Long were sitting on one of their parents' lap, they bounced happily, playing like normal energetic children. Eriol, the older version of himself and Yelan were the only ones that were standing. Yelan was leaning against the wall, closest to the window, where the two Eriol's were wearing a hole into the ground. Both were walking around the room, figeting back and forth with their clasped hands.
"Well where do we start...?" Eriol asked nervously.
"At the very beginning." Yelan suggested, coming from the wall to where everyone was sitting.
"Why don't you tell them." Eriol gestured to his older self.
"Well to start off, this time has been altered, since the very beginning." the older Eriol started, he turned to Sakura, "Your father was never suppose to marry Mizumi. That is where time and fate was corrupted."
"What do you mean by corrupted?" Sakura echoed.
"Time had altered, you were going to live a life different from Ying Fa had experienced." the older replied calmly, "At first, when I saw the break in time, I thought it was a minor detail, but as the years past, I knew that something was going to happen. Something big."
"When you appeared in Hong Kong, I had no idea who you were, until after you had left." Yelan added.
"What kind of life was I suppose to have?" Sakura wondered curiously.
"You were suppose to grow up, without your father remarrying, and capture the Clow Cards with Syaoran's help." Ying Fa explained.
Syaoran shifted uncomfortably in his seat, Meilin glanced at Syaoran and grinned to herself. 'Gee... these two are just hopeless aren't they?" she thought mischeviously, averting her eyes to Sakura.
"Apsu had thirsted for power and domination, she wanted revenge against the world for shutting her out of everything." Eriol tried to explain.
"She sent her henchmen, Mizumi and Faye after you Sakura." the older Eriol added, "But instead your father was killed."
Sakura's eyes started to weld up into tears, "My father's death was caused by just a thirst of power? Why couldn't they just have killed me right then and there?"
"Your father knew that something Mizumi was going to try something so he confronted her..." the older Eriol's explaination cut short, he wanted to let Sakura process the information, it was a lot of things for one person to handle at one time, "But when Mizumi had finally killed your father, she went after you. Do you remember what happened, Sakura?"
"Hong Kong..." Sakura whispered faintly.
"That's right... somehow, with the power buried deep within yourself, it managed to grant your wish." the older Eriol concluded.
"At that time I didn't know that you were the Card Mistress or I would've kept you at the mansion." Yelan told her sadly, "It would've saved you from living through a life that you never deserved."
Sakura shook her head slightly, "What's done is done, its finally over." she said quickly, she wanted to end this conversation immediately.
"Meilin, why don't we go to the kitchen and get some ice cream for Hikaru and Xiao Long?" Tomoyo suggested evilly. 'Syaoran and Sakura are hopeless!' she thought, 'They already know that they both love each other. And to think of all the things they've been through.' She pulled Meilin out of her seat and grinned, "You guys go ahead and keep talking."
Meilin follow Tomoyo, without any resistance into the kitchen. "Come in here Xiao Long, Hikaru."
The two children nodded happily.
"Everything that Apsu kept babbling about... what exactly did she mean?" Ying Fa asked, trying to steer back on track.
"Apsu, or Akiko, was brought in the arms of a powerful magican, Jin Ming. Something must of have gone wrong with those two, for Akiko to turn out this way. I couldn't find a lot of information, so I can't tell you much." the older Eriol replied.
"And Mizumi? How did she meet Apsu?" Xiao Lang wondered.
"Do you remember that man you killed, when he was trying to destroy you and Ying Fa?" the older Eriol questioned, "The man named Seto Yao?"
Ying Fa and Xiao Lang both nodded.
"That was Mizumi's lover, she wanted revenge against you two. That is when Apsu showed up..."
Xiao Long and Hikaru both charged back into the living room, the hands holding a chocolate and vanilla ice cream. They both ran to the couch which Syaoran and Sakura were occupying.
They both looked sweetly and Sakura and Syaoran and asked unison, "Could you move over?"
Sakura and Syaoran both nodded, they both slid their bodies over, settling in the center seats in the middle that Meilin and Tomoyo had left. Their bodies touched, and sparks began to fly once more. Their faces both turned beet red.
Hikaru, Meilin and Tomoyo giggled quietly.
Syaoran fidged in his seat once more, 'Do you think she would forgive me...?' he wondered, his hopes falling deeper and deeper. The scene of him holding the sword and Sakura's throat was still raw in his mind, he wasn't able to shake it off. But something kept bothering him in his mind, a small voice that he remembered repeating the word I love you, over and over again. Syaoran didn't ever get his reply from Sakura, but the moment he awoke from the spell, he knew that he had missed something big.
"So that's when Mizumi and Faye had crossed over time and changed the fate of your life Sakura." Eriol concluded, "And that's basically it."
Silenced washed over the room, everyone sat motionless, except for Hikaru and Xiao Long who were finding couches amusing, bouncing up and down.
[a/n: OKAYY!!! AUGGHHHH!!! man this chapter was so hard to writee... MANNN ITS SOO BADD!!! you people have to agreee mann!!! sheeshhh HUGE WRITERS BLOCK!!! stupid stupid explainations... always have to mess my brains up... i hope the next two chapters won't be THIS hard AUGHH!!!!!! COOMMMEE PEOPLLLEE!!! give me IDEAS!!! ideas to rewrite this stupid chapter!!! PLEASEE!!!!! so review or email me with ideas to rewrite this chap and the following chapters! no flamess pleasee!! i know i suck... I DON'T NEED REMINDING!!!
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-kawaiiteddybear
kawaiiteddybear: hehe thanks for all the reviews everyone!!! so without further a due...
Chapter Twenty-One: Revealing the Essence of Time
Everyone stood in silence as they listened to the birds chirping and the windy rustling through the trees. Each individual had so many thoughts racing through their mind, it was until a voice interrupped all their thoughts.
Ying Fa and Xiao Lang were cuddled in each others arms, as Hikaru and Xiao Long were sitting quietly on the damp, grassy floor.
"Syaoran!" a feminine voice cried.
Syaoran, who was leaning against the brick wall, trying to avoid Sakura, cranked his neck to the park entrance to see his mother. "Mother? What are you doing here?" his senses were clear, it seemed like the dark cloud that had been hovering over his head has finally disappeared. Everything washed into his mind like a giant wave, scenes of him and Sakura when they were only six, the past few months, and of course the part where he would never forgive himself. He almost had killed Sakura, his blood ran cold when he tried to think back of what would've happened if he did swing that sword at Sakura? 'But what stopped me?' Syaoran questioned himself. He remembered the one tear that Sakura had shed right when Syaoran was about to slice the sword through him, but after that, everything went completely black. The next thing he knew, was opening his eyes and staring at emerald orbs.
"Yelan, you finally arrived." the younger Eriol commented, his voice replicating the older version of himself.
"Eriol..." Meilin gritted her teeth, "You have a lot of explaining to do."
Eriol nodded meekly, "Indeed I do, so why don't we all head towards my house, then I can explain everything."
~*~
All eleven people sat comfortably on Eriol's couch in the spaceous living room. It was only a small fraction of the house that belonged to Eriol, a huge old Victorian styled mansion, that had been standing since Clow Reed's existence. The sunlight cracked through the window, bringing bright, intense morning light. The unlit fireplace still had ashes sitting at the base giving it a homey feeling, and a maroon colored carpet that bore the Clow Reed signature was placed right in between all the couches.
Sakura and Syaoran were sitting on opposite ends of the couch, with Meilin and Tomoyo squished in the middle.
"So now that we're all here, hurry up and explain everything before I kill you." Meilin threatened in irritation. She had been left in the dark for too long, going through this battle and worrying for her best friend was torture already. She just wanted the plain truth, not some ridiculous saying from Eriol like, "we can only let fate unfold..." If she didn't get the truth, she swore that someone was sure to get a beating.
Hikaru and Xiao Long were sitting on one of their parents' lap, they bounced happily, playing like normal energetic children. Eriol, the older version of himself and Yelan were the only ones that were standing. Yelan was leaning against the wall, closest to the window, where the two Eriol's were wearing a hole into the ground. Both were walking around the room, figeting back and forth with their clasped hands.
"Well where do we start...?" Eriol asked nervously.
"At the very beginning." Yelan suggested, coming from the wall to where everyone was sitting.
"Why don't you tell them." Eriol gestured to his older self.
"Well to start off, this time has been altered, since the very beginning." the older Eriol started, he turned to Sakura, "Your father was never suppose to marry Mizumi. That is where time and fate was corrupted."
"What do you mean by corrupted?" Sakura echoed.
"Time had altered, you were going to live a life different from Ying Fa had experienced." the older replied calmly, "At first, when I saw the break in time, I thought it was a minor detail, but as the years past, I knew that something was going to happen. Something big."
"When you appeared in Hong Kong, I had no idea who you were, until after you had left." Yelan added.
"What kind of life was I suppose to have?" Sakura wondered curiously.
"You were suppose to grow up, without your father remarrying, and capture the Clow Cards with Syaoran's help." Ying Fa explained.
Syaoran shifted uncomfortably in his seat, Meilin glanced at Syaoran and grinned to herself. 'Gee... these two are just hopeless aren't they?" she thought mischeviously, averting her eyes to Sakura.
"Apsu had thirsted for power and domination, she wanted revenge against the world for shutting her out of everything." Eriol tried to explain.
"She sent her henchmen, Mizumi and Faye after you Sakura." the older Eriol added, "But instead your father was killed."
Sakura's eyes started to weld up into tears, "My father's death was caused by just a thirst of power? Why couldn't they just have killed me right then and there?"
"Your father knew that something Mizumi was going to try something so he confronted her..." the older Eriol's explaination cut short, he wanted to let Sakura process the information, it was a lot of things for one person to handle at one time, "But when Mizumi had finally killed your father, she went after you. Do you remember what happened, Sakura?"
"Hong Kong..." Sakura whispered faintly.
"That's right... somehow, with the power buried deep within yourself, it managed to grant your wish." the older Eriol concluded.
"At that time I didn't know that you were the Card Mistress or I would've kept you at the mansion." Yelan told her sadly, "It would've saved you from living through a life that you never deserved."
Sakura shook her head slightly, "What's done is done, its finally over." she said quickly, she wanted to end this conversation immediately.
"Meilin, why don't we go to the kitchen and get some ice cream for Hikaru and Xiao Long?" Tomoyo suggested evilly. 'Syaoran and Sakura are hopeless!' she thought, 'They already know that they both love each other. And to think of all the things they've been through.' She pulled Meilin out of her seat and grinned, "You guys go ahead and keep talking."
Meilin follow Tomoyo, without any resistance into the kitchen. "Come in here Xiao Long, Hikaru."
The two children nodded happily.
"Everything that Apsu kept babbling about... what exactly did she mean?" Ying Fa asked, trying to steer back on track.
"Apsu, or Akiko, was brought in the arms of a powerful magican, Jin Ming. Something must of have gone wrong with those two, for Akiko to turn out this way. I couldn't find a lot of information, so I can't tell you much." the older Eriol replied.
"And Mizumi? How did she meet Apsu?" Xiao Lang wondered.
"Do you remember that man you killed, when he was trying to destroy you and Ying Fa?" the older Eriol questioned, "The man named Seto Yao?"
Ying Fa and Xiao Lang both nodded.
"That was Mizumi's lover, she wanted revenge against you two. That is when Apsu showed up..."
Xiao Long and Hikaru both charged back into the living room, the hands holding a chocolate and vanilla ice cream. They both ran to the couch which Syaoran and Sakura were occupying.
They both looked sweetly and Sakura and Syaoran and asked unison, "Could you move over?"
Sakura and Syaoran both nodded, they both slid their bodies over, settling in the center seats in the middle that Meilin and Tomoyo had left. Their bodies touched, and sparks began to fly once more. Their faces both turned beet red.
Hikaru, Meilin and Tomoyo giggled quietly.
Syaoran fidged in his seat once more, 'Do you think she would forgive me...?' he wondered, his hopes falling deeper and deeper. The scene of him holding the sword and Sakura's throat was still raw in his mind, he wasn't able to shake it off. But something kept bothering him in his mind, a small voice that he remembered repeating the word I love you, over and over again. Syaoran didn't ever get his reply from Sakura, but the moment he awoke from the spell, he knew that he had missed something big.
"So that's when Mizumi and Faye had crossed over time and changed the fate of your life Sakura." Eriol concluded, "And that's basically it."
Silenced washed over the room, everyone sat motionless, except for Hikaru and Xiao Long who were finding couches amusing, bouncing up and down.
[a/n: OKAYY!!! AUGGHHHH!!! man this chapter was so hard to writee... MANNN ITS SOO BADD!!! you people have to agreee mann!!! sheeshhh HUGE WRITERS BLOCK!!! stupid stupid explainations... always have to mess my brains up... i hope the next two chapters won't be THIS hard AUGHH!!!!!! COOMMMEE PEOPLLLEE!!! give me IDEAS!!! ideas to rewrite this stupid chapter!!! PLEASEE!!!!! so review or email me with ideas to rewrite this chap and the following chapters! no flamess pleasee!! i know i suck... I DON'T NEED REMINDING!!!
go to my mine and friends' website:
www.geocities.com/magical_crazee_trio/
-please sign the guestbook! (no flames please!)]
