Chapter 4
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"Very interesting story," said Eriol. "But you have not yet shown me your powers. I wish to see them. To see is to believe, is what I say."
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"And, to show you is what I wish," came the reply. "But then again, even with my changes, these traditional clothes always get in my way… they're only needed to perform some of the stronger spells… so I think I'll just change into my other fighting outfit."
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Tomoyo did a front flip, and returned to her original clothes.
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Then she did another front flip, and she was in an entirely different outfit. This time, the outfit was loose and flowing. There was a pure white tank top with gauzy, shimmering strips of cloth hanging loosely from her shoulders and wrists. On the bottom were loose pants, but a light, light blue. Her hair was a light tint of blue now, and it was down, with only two braids on the sides of her head with ribbons woven ito them. Her earrings were pearl teardrops.
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Eriol did a double- take. Who was this air- fairy? Before her outfit was seductive and sexy, now it was innocent and sweet. Her personality, it seemed, had also changed.
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Opps. I forgot to tell you.
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Queen Yuri was... to say, two- sided. When she transfused between outfits, it was random which personality she was going to get with the outfit. One side, the one Tomoyo had found herself in now, was the sweet and innocent side. The other, the one she normally was in, was the rude, cold side.
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Another thing you didn't know was that neither Tomoyo nor Queen Yuri knew this before now, either.
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"Hello. I'm guessing you've already met 'me'." She giggled. "Yu-Yu... I always looked up to her, and we were so close, even though it was never considered proper for any two members of the royal family to be close, except the king and queen." Another giggle. "Yes, I am Yuri's sister, the former Princess Umi. I dissapeared one evening, and everyone thought I had been kidnapped or murdered or something, and for a while they waited for a ransom note. None came, and I was presumed dead. Yu-yu was heartbroken. She was a queen, and had all the riches and luxuries she could ever desire. But she didn't have me." A sigh. "It was all because of that one fateful night long ago..."
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Eriol found himself in a black- and white world, staring down at an evil- looking man.He could hear the man shouting,
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"Curse that Yuri! If she won't have me, then she won't have p
He began chanting a spell, to find out if Yuri was in love with anyone. When he found she didn't, he angered even more and flames seemed to ignite because of his mere presence.
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Eriol found also, that he could hear his thoughts. And they weren't very pleasant, either. Then he heard the man think,
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'Well then, if I can't get to her through love, I'll just have to curse her temper and personality so that if she /i ever fall in love, they won't be able to stand her.'
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And he did just that.
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Meanwhile, back at the palace, Sayuri was braiding daisies together to make a necklace. She was also thinking hapily, 'Yu-yu will be so happy that I made this for her. She'll look so pretty in them. Everyone says that she is the most pretty person in the kingdom. I think she is the most beautiful person in the p
She leaned back and smiled.
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'Yu-yu and I are so close, we are like two parts of one person-'
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And with that she disappeared.
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"What actually happened was with all the dark magic that was going on at that time, plus the white magic, anything that a royalty said would come true literally. But only once. And what I thought was that once. I was the other part of Yuri. And nobody knew it except me." Umi sighed. "I know how my sister- I mean, her reincarnation- has acted towards you. It is not either of their faults. The tragic events in Tomoyo's life set off a sort of spring to let Yuri take over. And Yuri acts like that because she is being controlled."
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"By who?" Eriol asked, trying to keep his composure.
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"By the same person who cast the spell over her those many years ago.... Clow."
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"Clow!??? But... that's... just crazy! Clow never fell in love!"
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She smiled, a wistful, regretful smile. "Yes, he /I erase that memory, wouldn't he? That's just like Clow. Well, the thing is, you have to accept it."
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Suddenly, she started going back and forth between herself and Tomoyo.
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"Sorry, I can nver keep control for long. But, I can give 10 seconds of Tomoyo's true emotions. See you later."
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She faded into Tomoyo and stayed that way. Eriol was horrified at the scene that followed. Tomoyo fell to the ground on all fours. Tears poured out of her eyes and onto the ground, forming a little puddle. Hard sobs somehow found their way out of her lips.
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"NO!" she screamed, pounding the ground with her fists. "NO! What is happening? No... no... no..." Her voice faded, then one last time, she choked out a sob, then... stopped. She quickly got back up and looked away, wiping her eyes and using magic to get out the redness, which was sure to be there. Then she turned around to face Eriol again.
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"See now? Do you see why, in both childhood and now, I have hidden? If people saw me like that all the time... I don't even want to think about it." Suddenly, she thought of one of her songs and started singing a song of sorrows and happiness, looking away as she sang softly.
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I led a lonesome journey br
Full of disdain and fury br
I kept my angered yearning br
Close to me like fire burning br
I watched a million chances br
Slip through my weathered hands br
I almost lost myself when I looked around there was no one else
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"You see, Eriol? That's true about me, as are all my songs. Everyone left. I was all alone. And I hated it."
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In the nick of time You opened up my mind br
And suddenly I saw the world much clearer br
In the nick of time You turned the water to wine br
And suddenly I didn't feel the fear br
Right before my eyes br
You showed me there was life left to be found br
You're the miracle I prayed about br
You were the One to save my life br
In the nick of time
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"That, Eriol, has not heppened yet, but I dream that, in the future, I will find that special somebody."
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I followed habits around br
Been swept up above the clouds br
But fallen down left shaken br
Abandoned by the pills I'd taken br
I could have kept on going br
With no one ever knowing br
Who really wants to see a tired nobody like me
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"Yeah, I'm famous now, but during the weeks of being alone in Tomoeda, people looked down on me, felt sorry for me, for when I walked down the street the few times needed to get groceries, I was a mess. Hair unbrushed, huge T-shirt on over baggy, ripped shorts, mascara running from tears." i
In the nick of time You opened up my mind br
And suddenly I saw the world much clearer br
In the nick of time You turned the water to wine br
And suddenly I didn't feel the fear br
Right before my eyes br
You showed me there was life left to be found br
You're the miracle I prayed about br
You were the One to save my life br
In the nick of time
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I could not, I could not believe br
That You were right there waiting br
I never, no, I never dreamed br
That You'd be right there waiting br
Oh, You were there for me br
And when I couldn't see, I couldn't, no, I couldn't see br
You showed me life
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"And that used to be you. YOU! You... Eriol Hiiragizawa, reincarnation of Clow, the supposedly greatest sorcerer in the world. Ha. That really cracks me up. There were many before Clow who had power beyond that which human minds are able to fathom. Only two are alive today. One is God. The other is myself. I have told you that because Yuri was not experienced, I have suffered. However, none of that effects my power. Yuri learned quickly, while Clow had lots of time and learned much slower, but gained more experience through the years. Thus, you see what I am now. A wreck. A serious, broken- down wreck."
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Eriol was, in a word, shocked. He had to concentrate with all of his mind to keep his cool. But then, her expression changed back to the kind one he knew from the years of card- capturing.
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"However, the change and the emotion let-out has put me in a very good mood. AND DON'T YOU EVEN DARE GET ME OUT OF IT!!!! Now, let's go shopping!" she said with a smile.
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"Girls..." Eriol thought.
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"I can hear your thoughts, Eriol! Now let's go!!!!"