A/N: Hey hi my people. I thought I might start on chapter 18 since I finished painting my bedroom. My apologies to the fluent Chinese speakers. I will restate in case I haven't stated before that I AM FILIPINO, I DO NOT speak Chinese....but I can speak English, Spanish and Tagalog--but English the best =P So I appreciate it when you're critical of me and yes I understand. I am not trying to make a mockery of the Chinese langauge, I just don't speak it. =) So help me if you can!
Anyway, I had a decent time at the Keys, babysitting in a new area just makes everything all the better doesn't it? So this morning I have just checked how many reviews I managed to get =P and I dropped my coffee in a dazed shock. "....wow." 137 reviews ^___^ Yay! (Then I had to clean up the messy coffee stains from the living room carpet...) lol. Weeelllll I'm thinking that I can make up to at least chapter 20 before the month of June is over so be expecting more chapters to come, hopefully longer too.....
Oh and MANY THANKS to those who attempted to give me names for Syaoran's daddy. But...kawaiiaznangel36 (Angela_Zou24@hotmail.com) takes the cake for this one =) Li XueWeng shall be his name! ARIGATO!! SHIE SHIE!! SALAMAT PO!! THANKYOU!! =)
Sheng Xin (Sacred Heart)
Chapter 18: The Beginning of the Battle
"Sit." Yelan's stern voice commanded. Not a single person in the room questioned her authority.
Simultaneous sitting without a whisper.
Yelan sent a cold glare about the room. "Alright. Skipping the chitchat, here are the ground rules: 1) No battles or conflicts may go unsupervised. Each Fanren, Feimei, Siefa, and Fuutie will give the contestants challenges they must overcome.
2) All these battles except the last, will not be relevant to magical powers. They will test your skills of all kinds. Do the best to your ability.
3) Last but not least, rule number 3,NO bribing of judges, Syaoran, his father, Li XueWeng and I shall be judging.
Oh, and good luck. You either win or lose. Nothing inbetween. NO CHEATING. CHEATER shall be banished, punished, killed, blah, whatsoever fits the circumstances. I assure you, as long as you fight with honor and a purpose, you will not lose in vain." She paused, "Any questions?"
"Hai." a high pitched Japanese voice answered from the doorway. "May Sakura-chan wear my costumes in these battles as I videotape her?"
Entire group sweatdropping.
"Anou, Tomoyo-chan, how long have you been there?"
Daidouji laughed her demonic 'ohohohohohoho' laugh replying,"long enough to tape all of you during a kawaii serious moment!"
Sakura facefaulted.
Meiling raised her hand in the air, "Where and when will the final showdown take place? And what kind of battles are they?"
"Those questions will be answered later. Everyone will be told their task a day in advance."
Syaoran's hand shot up in air, "Do I have any say in this?"
Yelan glanced around at her daughters then her eyes narrowed. "Ummmm...no, not really."
Suddenly, a loud thump came from outside. Everyone inside rushed to the doors. Sakura gasped in surprise.
"Touya?! Yukito?! Nakuru?! Eriol?! Spinnel?! What are you all doing here?!"
Eriol stood up dusting himself off from the pile of bodies on the floor. "Well Tomoyo-chan told us about your predicament and as your half father, guardian, guide, so on et cetera, I'm here to cheer you on." he smiled.
"And as your guardian and friend," Yukito began, "I'm here for you too."
Touya stood smugly arms crossed simply replying, "As your brother, I'm supporting you...and wondering what the HELL is going on!"
Sakura smiled weakly, "We could explain later I guess..." She then faced Nakuru and Spinnel in sitting in her breast pocket. "And you guys?"
"Oh, ummm I came because there was a two for one sale on the flight."
"I came for the food."
More group sweatdropping.
Fanren whistled. "Oi!!! Have we forgotten what we're talking about?"
Everyone stared in her direction.
"Look," she started, "the first task begins tomorrow afternoon. I cannot reveal it's true nature until tomorrow. You cannot prepare for this task, it is something you must already know...."
Sakura sighed. "Mou...."
A/N: HAHAHAHAHAHA! THAT'S ALL YOU GET FOR NOW =) What do you think so far? =) Yes I love cliffhangers and am I really evil? Granted I am insane....but am I really evil? *Considers this...* lol oh yeah....just to mention...I haven't drank coffee since....last week and my living room has no carpet--it's tiled flooring =P Teehee. Just wondering if anyone pays attention to these author notes...do you? (Don't mind me, I'm just insane and on another pepsi/skittles/nestea/coughdrops/icecream/chocolate hyper drive...)
Oh and please don't freak....I'm predicting updates...since this chapter is so short...chapter 19 should come out ..tomorrow...or the day after that I promise. And if I fail to bring out this promise..I'll let you guys decide my "punishment" =P
