Intertwining Auras
Hi! This is my first ever fanfic so please review and tell me what you like and what needs work…please don't mind my grammar or punctuation ;-) R+R!!
"talking"
'thoughts'
[author's note]
Disclaimer…obviously I don't own CCS…luckily CLAMP does. CCS wouldn't be the same if I owned it -_-;
Chapter 1- First Encounter
"Sakura!! Wake up! You're gonna be late again!" shouted Kero. He flew to her ear and yelled,"SAKURA!"
"Hoee!" shrieked Sakura, as she saw the time. "Gotta get dressed." Quickly, she put on her school uniform, brushed her teeth, and combed her hair all in 5 minutes flat. "Bye Kero-chan. Arigato!" And, with that she ran downstairs.
"Get me pudding, Sakura! Bye" replied Kero, as he sat glued to the t.v. screen.
Sakura fell [anime-style] down the stairs.
"Konnichiwa, onii-chan, otou-san!" she said in a hurry. "I'm late! I have to go, bye!" She started for the door.
"Hey, kaiju! Don't forget your lunch!" yelled Touya, holding her lunch.
Sakura stopped, turned around, and stomped back to where he was standing, next to the kitchen counter. She looked up and calmly stomped on his foot.
"Ouch! What was that for, kaiju?" asked Touya, hopping on one foot and smirking.
"Nee-chan, I'm not a kaiju!" replied Sakura calmly as she stomped on his other foot.
"Owwww!" Touya then fell on the floor, clutching his feet.
"Stop it, you too. Sakura, go before you are really late and Touya, stop calling Sakura a kaiju. She's fifteen now," said Fujikata as he stepped inbetween them.
"Ahh! Thanks a lot Touya. Now I'm gonna be really late!" Sakura rushed out the door, while shoving her rollerblades on. "Bye otousan!"
She started to speed up and expertly began to speedskate to the Tomoeda High School. Just as she turned the corner, she bumoed into someone and fell backwards. She closed her eyes as she waited for the impact of the cement but it never came. Someone was holding her arms. She cautiously opened her eyes abd saw this tousled, chocolate-haired boy with peircing amber eyes. His eyes met hers and held it. She broke the gaze and blushed. "A-arigato."
The boy simply said,"Your welcome." He then helped her up stand up straight.
Sakura looked at her watch and screamed. "Oh, no, I'm late!" She rushed off, looked back at the silent boy and yelled, "Arigato, goodbye!"
She skated as fast as she could and hurried into the high school. She ran to her locker, pulled off her skates, dumped them in her locker and ran to her classroom. She quickly opened the door and said,"Gomen-nasi, Tera-"
He wasn't there yet. Everybody looked at Sakura and sweatdropped.
'Hoe' thought Sakura. 'I'm glad he's not here yet.' She walked to her desk, which was next to Daijoudo Tomoyo. "Hi, Tomoyo-chan."
"Ohayo, Sakura-chan! Overslept again, didn't you," said Tomoyo with a knowing smile.
"Yea…"Sakura said with a sweatdrop. [a/n -_-; tsk tsk tsk]
The door flew open and in came Terada-sensei.
"Good morning, minna-san! We have two new transfer students from Hong Kong. Li Syaoran and Li Meiling. You both may come in."
The two walked in and Sakura gasped quietly. It was the boy who saved her.
"Li, you may sit behind Kinomoto Sakura. Sakura, please raise your hand. And Meiling, you may sit behind Daijoudo Tomoyo, who is right next to Sakura."
Syaoran looked around and saw the girl he bumped into that morning. 'So she's Kinomoto Sakura,' he thought. He looked back at her and saw that she was staring back at him. Syaoran noticed that there was some sort of aura around her, a cheerful pink one. 'So she knows magic.' He walked down the aisle to the desk behind hers and sat down. Meiling also found her seat and saw what Syaoran saw.
Sakura turned around and intorduced herself. "Hi, my name is Kinomoto Sakura but you can call me Sakura."
He glanced at her and started blushing. 'Why am I blushing? No, I'm here on a mission.' "My name is Li Syaoran. You may call me Li."
'Hoe, why is he so cold all of a sudden?' thought Sakura silently. 'Did I do something wrong?' "Well thanks again for saving me," said Sakura softly and she smiled at him.
'She is beautiful…what! What am I saying?' He turned a light pink and mumbled, "Your welcome." She just looked at him curiously.
"Sakura-chan?" asked Tomoyo. 'I see something going on here' she thought slyly. "Are you going to introduce me to your cute friend?"
"Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura blushed and said, "Syao- I mean Li-kun, this is Daijoudo Tomoyo and," she smirked and said,"the boy sitting next to her is Hiragizawa Eriol, Tomoyo's very good friend." Sakura winked at Syaoran.
"Sakura-chan!" shrieked Tomoyo, turning beet-red. Sakura just giggled.
Meanwhile, Syaoran took that time to take a good look at Sakura. She had a sparkle in her emerald green eyes and a personality that was just so different from the others. Her hair looked soft and was a light brown color.
"Okay, class. Time to get started. Here is our lesson for today." Terada-sensei smiled and started talking about linear equations.
Sakura put her head on her hands and stared out the window. 'I've captured all the cards and now they are sakura cards…demo why do I feel like I'm missing something? Is there something that's holding me back from being completely happy? Is it my heart?'
While she wondered about all that, she didn't notice a perticular amber-eyed boy staring absentmindedly at the back of her head. 'How am I supposed to find the Card Mistress? Her aura is here, I'm sure of that. But where exactly is she? I should use the lasin board but I can't do it now. I'll do it later tonight. I wonder what the Elders want with her anyway.'
Meanwhile, while the teacher was talking, Tomoyo whispered to Eriol," Do you think there could be something between Sakura and Li-kun?"
The blue-haired sorceror replied, "That's a possibility but that Li has magic also, powerful magic. Although not as strong as Sakura's is." 'And it looks like it's becoming stronger today. I wonder why.'
"Really? Ohohoho! Now maybe I'll be able to record a new change in Sakura's life. And think…new costumes!" Tomoyo clapped quietly and her eyes took on a starry look.
Eriol sweatdropped. 'She's never going to change but I do belive I like her just like that. I just wish I could tell her how I feel. What id she doesn't feel the same way I do? Maybe I can do some-' Eriol suddenly stopped thinking and focused on the only other two auras in the room. 'is that what I think it is? Are their auras mixing?! But that's impossible! Unless…yes. There is a legen on such two with that ability. But what was it? I will have to research.' He felt the two auras wrapping around each other. It felt very powerful. 'Amazing but I wonder if they realize what they are doing.'
Sakura was still reflecting about that missing feeling when the teacher suddenly said, "Miss. Kinomoto!"
"Hoe!" She jumped up, bowed,and said, "Gomen, Terada-sensei."
"Glad that you're back with us, Miss. Kinomoto. Now would you please answer this question?" and he pointed to the chalkboard.
'Oh, no. It's a math problem.' Sakura thought. ' I wish I paid attention.' "Umm, well, let's see. I think it is…" and she trailed off, thinking hard.
"156,"whispered a voice behind her.
"…156, Terada-sensei," repeated Sakura.
"Excellent, Sakura. That is correct," replied Terada-sensei, with a smile.
Sakura turned around slightly and whispered, "Arigato, Li-kun."
"No problem, Sakura," Li said quietly.
She flashed him a soft, brilliant smile at him and he blushed, again.
"Hoe! Li-kun, are you alright? You're turning red." As she said that, she put a hand to his head. "You don't have a fever."
"N-no. I'm fine!" he stuttered, now as red as a tomato.
Sakura blinked and realized how close her face was to his. Emerald eyes met amber eyes and then they both looked away, blushing madly.
"Miss Kinomoto, I'm glad you are getting to know Mr. Li but would you both please do that later and pay attention to what I'm saying?" called out the teacher and the class started giggling at the two red teenagers.
"Gomen, Terada-sensei!" they both said in unison.
Terada-sensei looked at the clock and sighed. "Well, class is over anyway. Class dismissed."
The class filed out and Sakura and Tomoyo walked together to their next class.
Eriol walked up to Syaoran and said "Hi. I think Sakura already introduced me to you but I'll do it again. My name is Hiragizawa Eriol. Nice to meet you"
"My name is Li Syaoran," replied Syaoran. He glanced at the teen in front of him. Eriol had blue-black hair and thin, silver glasses that made him look more mature than geeky. He also seemed to be in good physical condition.
"So what is your next class, Li?" asked Eriol.
Syaoran looked at his schedule and said, "Physics 101."
"Ah, you're in my class. I can show you where it is if you want."
"Sure."
"Wait. What about that cousin or sister of yours?"
Syaoran suddenly stopped and groaned. "I have to find her. She's in almost all of my classes and I have to watch her," he explained to Eriol.
"Why is that?"
"Because my mother made me promise to look after her." 'And I promised myself I would too after that incident back in Hong Kong.'
*Flashback*
Syaoran quickly leapt through the trees, hoping to catch that dark aura pulsing in his mind. He dropped down from a tree and warily looked around him. No one was there.
"Ah. Well if it isn't Li Syaoran, successor of the Li Clan leader, Li Ryuuren." [a/n-I'm not sure what Syaoran's father's name is…if anyone knows, email me]
Syaoran whirled around where the vioce was and that dark force materialized. The man, if you can call it that, was tall with dark, brooding, bloodred eyes. He wore a midnight black cloak over his flowing, tunic shirt. His pants were otherworldly looking, continuously changing colors, although never any bright colors. Dark, evil colors of every kind oozed all over his pants. He grinned maliciously at Syaoran.
"Who are you," snarled Syaoran. He held up an odufa and flashed warnings at the man.
"Why, you don't know who I am? It's Huai Dan, Lord Huai Dan to you," he replied back.
"Well, Lord Huai Dan, I don't know who you think you are but you will not be permitted to stay here any longer!" With that, Syaoran threw his odufa up and striked it with his Li clan sword. "Thunder, come to my aid!" Thunder zigzagged through the sky and struck Lord Huai Dan. Syaoran held his hands to his face to block the bright light and dropped it a second later. Syaoran tried to see where the dark man was but he was not where the scorch mark was.
"Looking for me?" said the lord evilly. "Look behind you."
Syaoran spun around to see the lord holding an orb of sinister blue lightening. Syaoran looked in the eyes of the evil soreror and was spellbound. He could not move.
"Say goodbye, Li!" Lord Huai Dan heaved the immense orb in Syaoran's direction and his eyes widened when he heard Meiling's gasp.
"Nooo!!! SYAORAN!!!" She leapt out of her hiding spot behind some bushes and ran in front of Syaoran, taking the hit and freeing Syaoran from the lord's hypnosis spell. She fell to her knees and fainted, bruised and battered.
"MEILING!!!" yelled Syaoran. He picked her up carefully and placed her a safe distance away. Huai Dan could see the fire in Syaoran's eyes and knew that he had a worthy adversary. He began to laugh and smirked at Syaoran.
Syaoran narrowed his eyes. He used his full powers on Lord Huai Dan calling on his strongest attack, the fiery dragon. "Fuaw Luong, hear my call! Release your fire!" Syaoran pointed his sword at the lord and out came a ferocious dragon with fire for skin. The fire breathing breathed a fireball the size of a small lake at Huai Dan. The fireball blew the lord away from the earth.
"I will be back, Li!!! Just wait and seeeee!!" cried Lord Huai Dan, becoming nothing but a small speck in the sky.
Syaoran breathed a sigh of relief and ran over to Meiling. "Meiling! Meiling! Can you hear me?" He lifted her into his lap and patted her cheek gently. A small groan escaped her lips and Syaoran was filled with relief. "Come on, let's go home." He picked her up and walked back to the Li mansion. 'Oh, Meiling. Why did you do that? I will have to watch over you from now on.' He came upon the steps of his home, ran up the steps and opened the door. "Mother! Come quickly! Meiling was hurt!" He gently placed her on the sofa in their parlor and called his mother and sisters. They came at a run, saw the state Meiling was in, and immediately pushed Syaoran away and his mother began to heal Meiling with her healing magic.
Later that night, Syaoran came back to see Meiling. She was now in her bed, sleeping peacefully. "How is she, Mother?" asked Syaoran, turning to his mother sitting beside the bed.
"She is fine now. You should be glad you brought her back when you did. She still has some bruises but othewise all she needs now is rest," replied Yeran calmly. She gracefully rose from the chair and moved toward the door. "Come, Xiolang. Let's leave her to her sleep." They left the room quietly and walked outside to the gardens. "Tell me, how was it she got like that?"
"The lord Huai Dan did this. I was prevented from moving and Meiling blocked the energy orb that was aimed at me. I think he got away. But not without injuries of his own," said Syaoran softly.
"Promise me Syaoran that you will try not to let that happen again. She was on the brink of death when you brought her back. Luckily, I was able to bring her back. I will talk to her about this but promise me that you will watch over her," said Yeran, looking at her son in the eye.
"I promise, Mother, for you and for Meiling's sake," replied Syaoran.
*End Flashback*
"Syaoran?" Eriol waved a hand to Syaoran's face. "Hello, are you there?"
Syaoran snapped back to reality, looking at the hand of Eriol. "Move your hand," said Syaoran, annoyed. "Come on help me look for her."
"What does she look like?"
"She's about 5"5', has a reddish amber eyes and hair up in two buns." He made gestures for every description absentmindedly and Eriol cracked up at Syaoran. "What?" snapped Syaoran, craning his neck, looking for Meiling.
"You might want to try looking at that crowd of boys behind you," he choked out amid laughter and pointed behind Syaoran.
Syaoran turned around and groaned. Meiling was struggling to get past all the boys crowding her, asking for her phone number. She saw Syaoran and yelled, "Syaoran, help!"
"Stay here, Eriol. I'll be right back." Syaoran left a very red Eriol laughing his head off and walked to where Meiling was. He shoved his way through the boys, grabbed Meiling's arm and stomped away, towing a very bewildered Meiling with him. "Meiling, please. Try to stay out of trouble."
Meiling, who was about to thank him, narrowed her eyes and argued back, "Hey! That wasn't my fault. They were the ones causing me trouble so just back off! I wasn't trying to do anything." She crossed her arms and looked away.
Syaoran sighed. "Look, Meiling. I didn't mean to snap at you like that. I'm just trying to watch over you."
Meiling uncrossed her arms and threw her arms around Syaoran. "I knew you cared about me!"
"Meiling, you're choking me," said Syaoran hoarsely. "Let me go!"
"Oops! Sorry, Syaoran." She let go. "There, all better? Oh, thanks for saving me from those boys." She grinned at him.
"I hope you know I only got you away because I promised Mother I would protect you," stated Syaoran flatly.
Meiling's face suddenly fell and she began walking away.
Syaoran quickly caught up and stopped her. "Look, Meiling, I do love you…"Her face perked up. "And I know I have to marry you if I can't find my own bride, but I only love you as a brother would." At that her face fell again. Then a smile popped up.
"Oh, Syaoran, if I didn't know better, I thought you were telling the truth, but I know you love me!" She tried to put her arms around him again but Syaoran was prepared and stepped out of the way. He looked around quickly, saw Eriol, who was still laughing, grabbed him and yelled back, "Time to get to class, Meiling. You better hurry." Before Meiling could reply, Syaoran towed Eriol away quickly by his shirt.
A few minutes later, Eriol and Syaoran ran into the Physics room.
"Gomen, Minaya-san," said Eriol calmly, with a disarming smile.
"Quite alright, Hiragizawa. Just don't let it happen again. Please take your seat," replied the mahogany-haired teacher. She was really slender and seemed to radiate a peaceful yet strong aura. "Ah, looks like we have a new student. Li Syaoran is it? Please sit beside…" looks around, "Sakura Kinomoto. If you have any problems, come to me or you can ask Sakura, as she is exceptionally good at this class."
Sakura blushed when Minaya-sensei said that and ducked her head. She was not used to compliments and never knew what to say.
"Arigato, Minaya-sensei." Syaoran bowed and went to his seat beside Sakura.
"Hi again, Li-kun! I'm glad you're sitting next to me. I can show you around Tomoeda if you'd like. Is that ok with you?" asked Sakura, so sincerely that Syaoran's barred heart melted a little.
"O-ok. If it means that much to you."
School ended and Syaoran and Meiling was just about to walk home when they heard a scream.
'Sakura!!' thought Syaoran. 'She's in trouble!' He burst into a run, leaving Meiling where she stood. He ran past the school gates and felt for her aura. He followed it to find Sakura struggling in the arms of a dirty, drunk man. "Let go of her!" shouted Syaoran. The drunken man looked at Syaoran and pushed Sakura to the ground. Syaoran ran at the man and roundhouse kicked him to the cement. The drunk got back up and backed away. Syaoran lifted Sakura gently and saw blood on her forehead. She was unconscious.
"Syaoran! What happened?" cried Meiling, who finally caught up to him.
"Sakura's hurt. Call the hospital." Said Syaoran grimly.
Meiling's eyes widened at the sight of Sakura and turned around to find a payphone. She saw Tomoyo running up and yelled, "Daijoudo-san! Call the hospital. Sakura's hurt!" Tomoyo quickly got out her cell phone and called 911. "Hello? Please hurry to the Tomoeda High School. Sakura Kinomoto is hurt!"
The ambulance arrived within minutes and Syaoran brought Sakura to the back of the truck. "I'm riding with her," he said to Meiling and Tomoyo. "Tomoyo, tell her parents." Tomoyo nodded her head. Syaoran turned to Meiling. "Meiling, please, go home and I'll call later, ok"
Meiling, who was going to reply otherwise, softened her eyes and said, "Alright, I will."
Syaoran then got in the ambulance and sat next to Sakura. He picked up her limp hand. 'Oh, Sakura, please be ok. I know I don't know you well but I feel as if we're connected somehow…please be ok.'
And away went the ambulance, wailing its call to warn others…
There! First chapter done! Now please don't flame me for doing a cliffhanger. This chapter I think is long enough for a beginner like me. *Warning* I'm kind of busy a lot and I was only able to do this during my Thanksgiving vacation so please don't get mad or lose interest if I take a long time to update. So please review and I will work as hard as I can to get the next chapter out as soon as possible for a person like me can do! ^^ R&R!!! No more chapters until 10 reviews because I need to know if I should continue this story or not since it does take my time, as many of you should know. ^^ I'm sorry if I sound mean but I have to do what I think is right for my story…