DISCLAIMER: I don't own any CCS characters, they belong to CLAMP or (very unfortunately) Nelvana, so don't sue me.
a/n: I'm pretty sure this is a chapter that's spelling error free. ^^
Concha glared into the darkness. She could have sworn she had seen something moving. Sobek perhaps? No. He hadn't been heard from in almost fifty years. If it was a servant, the servant would have to pay for disturbing her from her rest. She couldn't find anyone or anything so she went back to sleep.
He wanted to surprise her. Sobek waited until Concha was asleep again. He came up to her bed and gently traced the line of her jaw to her neck and shoulder. Concha woke up suddenly and grabbed his hand. She sat up in bed again and glared at him. "So. You're back. What do you want?" she spat out.
"What?" Sobek started in mock anger. "No lover's kiss?"
"Get out of here."
Sobek got up and paced around. "In forty seven years, you haven't changed." It was true. Concha looked exactally like he remembered. Perfect dark skin, perfect dark hair, perfect dark eyes, perfect dark personality. He loved it.
"Neither have you I see." And that was true too. Sobek was still an eerie combination of lizard and man. He still had a way of sneaking up behind people and he probably was still good at making love, though she didn't particularly want to find out.
"What do you want? Ask for it and get out."
"You still haven't forgiven me have you?"
"If you're only here to ask for that, you should leave now."
He moved quickly to her side. "No. Your forgivance is not necessary at this time." He threw back his hood. "Concha, Concha. You're still very desirable." His hand caressed her face.
"When others were repelled by you, I saw through to you. I'm sure if I tried, I would find you to be the same," she whispered, removing his hand from her face.
She had an arm band with a snake carved onto it. Sobek touched it. "If you really hated me, you wouldn't have this anymore."
"It's a good piece of jewlry."
"Yet it's the only piece of jewley you wear."
"Not true," she said touching a necklace under her nightgown.
"It's the only piece that matters," he kissed her. Concha had wanted to show Sobek that she had changed, that she was resistant to him now, but truthfully, part of her had wanted him back. She had suppressed it carefully for years, until now. His kiss allowed that hated part of her to dominate. Sobek could tell Concha was melting. A few seconds under his mouth and she would be his.
He reached under her nightgown for the necklace. Concha grabbed his hand and pushed him away, wiping her mouth. "You really haven't changed. I can't believe I let you do that."
"Just let me have the necklace."
"You'd better leave before I call the guards."
"As if you would." The bauble of darkness suddenly appeared beside him. Concha shuddered.
"You still have that stupid thing?"
"It's not stupid. You're stupid for not giving me what I want."
"Why should I give this to you?"
"Because I'm your lover."
"No. You were my lover."
"Because I fathered your son."
"A son that tried to kill me and is now dead. Because of you."
"Because I-"
"Face it Sobek. You have no reason. GUARDS!"
Two huge men stormed in and saw Sobek. They tried to seize him, but he disappeared in a ring of sickly yellow fire, his bauble with him. Concha yelled in frustration. "Damn it, Damnit, Damnit! He got away."
"What do you want us to do?" the guards asked.
"Nothing. Get out." Concha needed some time to think. If Sobek was back wanting the necklace....that meant....
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Nakuru managed to con Suppi into eating a sandwich that had sugar sprinkled liberally onto it, right in between the lettuce and tomatoes. Eriol managed to calm Suppi down by putting a spell on him. "Is he done?" Kero asked from his hiding place.
"It's safe to come out now," Eriol laughed. "Ruby Moon! As for you..." he paused to think. Ruby Moon would have to stop provoking Suppi or else he would blow up their ship. Nakuru wondered what kind of punishment she was going to have to face. "Ruby Moon. You're on probation. NO SWEETS FOR TEN DAYS!"
"Ten days?! Eriol-" she started to whine.
"RUBY MOON. Ten days."
"Yes master," she slinked off to sulk in a room.
"Who'll take care of dessert now?" Kero asked.
"Is that all you care about?" Yue demanded.
Sakura giggled. "Yue, you should try eating sweets."
"If that's what my mistress commands-"
"No, no. Only if you want to."
"Hmm....If I remember correctly, Rika was very good at making deserts," Syaoran suggested.
"Oh Rika!!!!!!!!!" Kero sang as he flew off to find his new best friend. This was the epitomy of true cupboard love.
Syaoran glanced at Sakura who was busy explaining to Yue for the nth time that he should call her Sakura, not mistress because she was his friend more than anything else. Then he glanced at Eriol who was walking off with a snoring Suppi. The room was a wreck. Living with Suppi and Nakuru was more excitement than he needed. He had a new respect for Eriol, although he'd die before admitting it. He had mentioned his thoughts to Sakura who's only response was "Well, Syaoran, then what are you going to do when we have kids?" He could only blush.
If they ever got back to earth to have kids. Sakura had finished with Yue and Yue walked off. She smiled at Syaoran. These days, Syaoran seemed more confused than ever. Sakura often wondered what the reason was, but he was so cute when he was confused, she decided not to mention it.
"What are you thinking?" She walked over into his open arms.
"How does Eriol manage to live with Nakuru and Spinel sun?"
"Too much excitement for you again?"
"No, just wondering actually."
"How many days have we been away?"
"Umm....almost twenty I think."
Sakura snuggled against his chest. "If we were at home, we'd be in Hong Kong right now."
Hong Kong. Home. It didn't matter where, it only mattered that it was home. But for now, this would be home.
Rika walked into the room. Her eyes rested on Syaoran and Sakura hugging. Yoshiyuki and her used to hug like that. She ducked back into the hallway. No doubt those two were talking about home. If she was home right now, she'd probably be on her way to being Rika Tereda. Rika Tereda, Rika Tereda. She liked the sound of that.
But she wasn't at home. Yoshi wasn't here. She was still Rika Sasaki. Rika hugged herself. Yoshiyuki. The last time they had hugged was right before she rang the doorbell to Sakura's house. The last time they had kissed was before she got into his car that same night. Suddenly, she wished she had gotten herself pregnant so she'd have something she could remember him by. But she hadn't. They were very careful not to go to far when ever they were alone.
She steadied herself and walked into the room again. Sakura and Syaoran were talking again. Something about sneaking into each others rooms...Rika knew what they were thinking. There was no Touya here, their parents weren't here. Of course that's what they would be thinking about. Rika giggled. Syaoran turned extremely red and held Sakura at arms length. "What's wrong Syaoran?" She hadn't heard Rika.
"Sorry, I was just going to get a snack. You two want anything?" she played innocent. Soon though, they were going to have a "girl's night out" and then she could have her fun.
Sakura looked up at her fiancee after Rika left and laughed. "I can't believe you still turn so red!"
"Habit," he grunted.
"It's a cute habit."
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Once upon a time, there was a powerful sorceress named Jadis. She was older than everything. When the next oldest person in the village was a child, Jadis was old. She claimed to have been many places and seen great things. Everyone believed her, who could not? There was no one to dispute her claim, after all, she was old.
She often disappeared for long periods of time. No one knew where she went, she told no one. She possessed the secret to eternal youth and was cunning and sly like no other. On one such trip, she brought back a necklace. A medallion of great power. On one side of the disk was a serpent painted in brilliant green and on the other side was a word in a foreign tongue. Jadis used the medal as a catalyst for her power. Soon, she controlled much of the village and neighboring villages.
She had a little servant girl. The servant girl asked where she had gotten her medal, for she was hypnotized by its power. Jadis usually never spoke of her trips elsewhere, but she told the little girl that she had gone away and meet a man. The man and she fell in love. He seemed to know that Jadis had lived forever, and when it came time for Jadis and the man to part ways, he gave her the medal as a gift.
"Some one will come for it in the future. Since you'll live that long, make sure it reaches the person safely," he told her.
"How will I know though? How will I know who to give it to?" she had asked.
"You will," he told her and he smiled. It was an irritating habit of his.
She told that to the little girl. When the little girl asked the man's name, Jadis seemed to realize what she had just done and peevishly told the girl to get back to work.
When the girl grew up, she fell in love with a stranger from another planet who had heard of Jadis' power. They had only one thing in common: they wanted her necklace. The two planned in secret for many years on how to obtain their prize. During those years, they had a son.
When the necklace was retrieved and Jadis killed, the stranger demanded the necklace from the servant girl. When she refused to submit, he turned their son against her. She was now the most powerful woman in the village, no longer a servant, and she commanded the warriors. With a heavy heart, she killed her own son and drove her lover away.
The little servant girl was Concha; the stranger was Sobek; and it may interest the reader that Rowan looks exactly like Jadis.
