Sakura, Syaoran and Old Rivals
"Sakura, look out!" Tomoyo yelled as a bolt of lightning came crashing down.
"Jump card!" Sakura yelled. Sakura leapt high into the air to avoid the bolt. She began to fall but managed to catch an updraft with fly.
"Sakura get out of the air!" a concerned Syaoran shouted. Sakura flew between thunderbolts and landed on the ground next to Syaoran with a thud.
"How are we going to seal it?" Sakura asked Syaoran.
"Well duh, the same way we did last time, make it show it's true form." Syaoran looked at Sakura cockeyed. Sakura stood there, a little upset with Syaoran for being so brash to her. It reminded her of when he had just arrived years before. Back then he wasn't exactly thrilled with Sakura.
"Rai Tei Sho Rai Kyu Jo Ritsu Ryo, Thunder!" The bolt from Syaoran's sword impacted a bolt coming down from the clouds. Li's thunder wasn't strong enough but it scattered the other bolt throughout the sky. There was a bright flash from all around, though the bolt was mostly dissipated, it still knocked Syaoran and Sakura to the ground. Syaoran sat up and leaned over Sakura's still body. Syaoran grabbed Sakura by the shoulders. "Sakura. Sakura!" Syaoran noticed that the air was suddenly still and silent. Sakura slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Syaoran. "I'm fine." He looked down at her. "Its here." Syaoran said grimly.
A low pounding sound shook the air. Syaoran and Sakura turned around to see Raigui slowly walking toward them, his body emitting electrical bolts with each step. One bolt skipped across the ground and hit a transformer and it exploded in a great fireball raining down burning fragments engulfing the area in flames. A circle of fire surrounded the two magicians and the thunder beast. "Seal it!" Syaoran yelled at Sakura.
"Right." Sakura said as she got up. "Return to your true form, Phantom card!" Sakura yelled. Raigui was reluctantly pulled into it's card. The card fell to Sakura's feet.
Sakura turned to Syaoran and smiled. He looked down at Sakura and touched her cheek with his hand. "Are you all right?" Syaoran blushed and pulled his hand away. Sakura stood with a confused look for a moment but than smiled and said in a perky tone.
"I'm fine." Syaoran, who was still blushing turned to see Tomoyo and Kero running to them. "Great capture Sakura, very dramatic." Tomoyo said with a grin. "Good job Sakura!" Kero said enthusiastically.
"Oh, I can't take all the credit," Sakura linked her arm with Syaoran's "Syaoran helped a lot!" Syaoran blushed again, but concealed it from the three by turning to Kero.
"When Sakura was falling why didn't you turn into your celestial form and catch her, you are one of her guardians aren't you?" Syaoran chastised Kero.
"I draw my power from the cards, Fiery in particular, and since they are gone so are my powers, moron." Kero retorted.
"Don't you think we should be getting out of here, the fire department will be here soon." Tomoyo said while Kero and Syaoran argued.
"Your right, Kero were leaving." Sakura called. 'Chomp!' "Ow, get him off!" Syaoran yelled as he waved his hand around with Kero attached to his index finger.
"It doesn't have any practical use. What is it for?" Tomoyo asked Sakura leaning across the lunch table.
"Well, I don't know, maybe its for getting stuff out of my locker when I forget my combination." Sakura said as she popped the rest of her egg roll into her mouth.
"I doubt that is what the through card is for." Syaoran said.
"You never know." Sakura pointed out while chewing a mouth full of egg roll. The cold afternoon air was still, the sky a light gray. A tall, dark hared girl came bounding up and jumped onto Syaoran's lap. Meling, sitting on Syaoran's lap facing him, put her arms around his neck.
"Guess what, Li!" She queued.
"What, Meling." Syaoran responded in an uninterested tone.
"The valentines Dance is coming up in a couple of weeks!" Meling said with excitement. Syaoran just sat there and rolled his eyes. Syaoran put his hands on Meling's hips and pushed her onto the chair next to his, Meling simply moved the chair close to his put her arm around his waste and put her head on his shoulder.
"Oh yah, the dance!" Sakura said. "are you going, Syaoran?"
"Of course we're going! All the couples are going to be there." Meling bluntly stated. Meling looked at Sakura oddly. "Who are you going with?" Meling asked Sakura. She sat for a moment and looked down at her lunch.
"Well, ah, no one has really asked me yet. I was hoping that Yuki would come with me." Sakura said in a half embarrassed half-depressed tone of voice.
"Hi everyone." Tomoyo said with a smile as she came strolling up. Tomoyo sat down next to Sakura. "How's your wrist, Li?" Tomoyo asked. Syaoran put his hand on the previously injured wrist.
"It..." Syaoran paused and thought about how he was going to abandon everyone. "It'll be fine." Li said looking down, ashamed of his selfishness. Tomoyo realized she hit a chord and changed the subject.
"I must say, one of your more interesting captures. Throwing a rock trough a window and all, who knew it would make Through turn to her physical form." Tomoyo said.
"Apparently Sakura did," Syaoran interrupted. "how did you know to do that?" Sakura pondered for a moment. Syaoran looked at Sakura, her dark green eyes shimmered in the dull afternoon light, he became lost in them for a moment but looked away before Sakura noticed he was starring.
"An uncontrollable urge to throw something through the window I guess." Sakura said half in trance from thinking about the capture and completely oblivious to the fact that Syaoran was starring at her. Sakura might not have noticed but Meling DID and she wasn't exactly happy about her Li starring at another girl, especially Sakura. The bell rang and everyone parted ways.
The last bell rang and Sakura headed for the parking lot. Sakura felt a little depress as she usually did after sixth period as that was when Kako go a chance to show her up, and she did, again. As she walked down the crowded hallway of her high school she felt something, something she hadn't felt for a long time. Sakura looked up from the books in her hands and saw Syaoran in the doorway at the end of the hall, the light form out side shining around him, making his figure dark. His arms were folded across his chest and he did not look happy. Sakura approached him and stopped. Syaoran took a step toward Sakura, he stood very close to her. Sakura looked up at Syaoran. "You feel it to?" Sakura asked. Syaoran nodded. Sakura grabbed his hand and took off.
"You can tell where it's coming from?" Syaoran asked as he ran beside Sakura.
"Yah, over here." Sakura panted.
Syaoran and Sakura arrived at the Penguin Park, a place where they had experienced so much together. They stood under a large tree looking around, but saw nothing. "It's coming from here, right here!" Sakura said.
"I don't see anything." Syaoran said irritated but at the same time concerned. Two forms than dropped from the tree before Li and Sakura. "Ahh" Sakura let out a brief yelp and hid behind Syaoran. He stood in a defensive stance as if to protect Sakura.
"That's a rather unusual greeting for old friends." A mysterious voice said. Sakura peeked around Syaoran's shoulder with one hand on his upper arm. Standing before Syaoran and Sakura was a tall, black-blue hared teen with small oval shaped glasses, on his shoulder was a small black creature with a long tail with a curl at the end and small butterfly wings. Next to him was a thin girl of about the same height with long brown hair with a thin braid on one side.
"E...Eriol?" Sakura stammered. Sakura stepped forward to greet her old friend and nemesis. "It's so good to see you again! Have you come to help capture the phantom cards?" Sakura asked in her usual friendly tone. Eriol took Sakura's hands in his own, one hand underneath, one on top covering Sakura's.
"Yes, indeed I have." Eriol said in his calm but tender voice. Sakura smiled.
Nakuru, who had been shifting her weight from side to side for the last few minuets, was very board. Also Spinel was looking rather unoccupied, his mind obviously wandering.
Eriol look at Syaoran noticing that he was a bit stiff. "Descendent, I see you have beaten me here."
"Erk-" Syaoran felt on the spot. "Er, ah, I'm sure If you, er, if Clow's in his infinite wisdom would have wanted to."
"Come, come, Syaoran, I meant nothing by it. I am simply happy you are here." Eriol said calming Syaoran.
"Now that we are reacquainted, we should discuss the matter at hand in more detail, come with me." Eriol commanded the group.
"Where are we going?" Sakura asked.
"To my home, we have much to discuss." Eriol stated.
"I remember that place, it was such a beautiful house. Is it the same one?" Sakura and Eriol began to chat as they walked. Syaoran felt slightly left out but followed. Sakura remembered something rather important. "Kero!" She exclaimed.
"Ah yes the guardian beast of the seal, I had almost forgotten about that loud mouthed animal, too bad." Spinnal said in his British accent.
"Hey don't talk about Kero that way!" Sakura snapped as she thought she saw Syaoran chuckling out of the corner of her eye.
"Yes, the Clow mistress's guardians, Kerobearos, and Yue. They should also attend our meeting, where are they?" Eriol asked.
"Well, Kero is at home probably fighting with Touya over food in the fridge...but Yueh..." Sakura trailed off. "Actually, Yue hasn't come around since this all started." Eriol stopped and faced Sakura.
"Do not worry, our beloved Yue will join us shortly." Eriol smiled at Sakura. "Since Kero is not with us, we will go to him, Touya should be included in this to. His power has grown strong again and he will be a great asset." Eriol said with optimism.
"Sakura!" an approaching voce called. A pretty young girl with ash gray hair ran up the group with another girl close at her heels.
"Sakura, look out!" Tomoyo yelled as a bolt of lightning came crashing down.
"Jump card!" Sakura yelled. Sakura leapt high into the air to avoid the bolt. She began to fall but managed to catch an updraft with fly.
"Sakura get out of the air!" a concerned Syaoran shouted. Sakura flew between thunderbolts and landed on the ground next to Syaoran with a thud.
"How are we going to seal it?" Sakura asked Syaoran.
"Well duh, the same way we did last time, make it show it's true form." Syaoran looked at Sakura cockeyed. Sakura stood there, a little upset with Syaoran for being so brash to her. It reminded her of when he had just arrived years before. Back then he wasn't exactly thrilled with Sakura.
"Rai Tei Sho Rai Kyu Jo Ritsu Ryo, Thunder!" The bolt from Syaoran's sword impacted a bolt coming down from the clouds. Li's thunder wasn't strong enough but it scattered the other bolt throughout the sky. There was a bright flash from all around, though the bolt was mostly dissipated, it still knocked Syaoran and Sakura to the ground. Syaoran sat up and leaned over Sakura's still body. Syaoran grabbed Sakura by the shoulders. "Sakura. Sakura!" Syaoran noticed that the air was suddenly still and silent. Sakura slowly opened her eyes and looked up at Syaoran. "I'm fine." He looked down at her. "Its here." Syaoran said grimly.
A low pounding sound shook the air. Syaoran and Sakura turned around to see Raigui slowly walking toward them, his body emitting electrical bolts with each step. One bolt skipped across the ground and hit a transformer and it exploded in a great fireball raining down burning fragments engulfing the area in flames. A circle of fire surrounded the two magicians and the thunder beast. "Seal it!" Syaoran yelled at Sakura.
"Right." Sakura said as she got up. "Return to your true form, Phantom card!" Sakura yelled. Raigui was reluctantly pulled into it's card. The card fell to Sakura's feet.
Sakura turned to Syaoran and smiled. He looked down at Sakura and touched her cheek with his hand. "Are you all right?" Syaoran blushed and pulled his hand away. Sakura stood with a confused look for a moment but than smiled and said in a perky tone.
"I'm fine." Syaoran, who was still blushing turned to see Tomoyo and Kero running to them. "Great capture Sakura, very dramatic." Tomoyo said with a grin. "Good job Sakura!" Kero said enthusiastically.
"Oh, I can't take all the credit," Sakura linked her arm with Syaoran's "Syaoran helped a lot!" Syaoran blushed again, but concealed it from the three by turning to Kero.
"When Sakura was falling why didn't you turn into your celestial form and catch her, you are one of her guardians aren't you?" Syaoran chastised Kero.
"I draw my power from the cards, Fiery in particular, and since they are gone so are my powers, moron." Kero retorted.
"Don't you think we should be getting out of here, the fire department will be here soon." Tomoyo said while Kero and Syaoran argued.
"Your right, Kero were leaving." Sakura called. 'Chomp!' "Ow, get him off!" Syaoran yelled as he waved his hand around with Kero attached to his index finger.
"It doesn't have any practical use. What is it for?" Tomoyo asked Sakura leaning across the lunch table.
"Well, I don't know, maybe its for getting stuff out of my locker when I forget my combination." Sakura said as she popped the rest of her egg roll into her mouth.
"I doubt that is what the through card is for." Syaoran said.
"You never know." Sakura pointed out while chewing a mouth full of egg roll. The cold afternoon air was still, the sky a light gray. A tall, dark hared girl came bounding up and jumped onto Syaoran's lap. Meling, sitting on Syaoran's lap facing him, put her arms around his neck.
"Guess what, Li!" She queued.
"What, Meling." Syaoran responded in an uninterested tone.
"The valentines Dance is coming up in a couple of weeks!" Meling said with excitement. Syaoran just sat there and rolled his eyes. Syaoran put his hands on Meling's hips and pushed her onto the chair next to his, Meling simply moved the chair close to his put her arm around his waste and put her head on his shoulder.
"Oh yah, the dance!" Sakura said. "are you going, Syaoran?"
"Of course we're going! All the couples are going to be there." Meling bluntly stated. Meling looked at Sakura oddly. "Who are you going with?" Meling asked Sakura. She sat for a moment and looked down at her lunch.
"Well, ah, no one has really asked me yet. I was hoping that Yuki would come with me." Sakura said in a half embarrassed half-depressed tone of voice.
"Hi everyone." Tomoyo said with a smile as she came strolling up. Tomoyo sat down next to Sakura. "How's your wrist, Li?" Tomoyo asked. Syaoran put his hand on the previously injured wrist.
"It..." Syaoran paused and thought about how he was going to abandon everyone. "It'll be fine." Li said looking down, ashamed of his selfishness. Tomoyo realized she hit a chord and changed the subject.
"I must say, one of your more interesting captures. Throwing a rock trough a window and all, who knew it would make Through turn to her physical form." Tomoyo said.
"Apparently Sakura did," Syaoran interrupted. "how did you know to do that?" Sakura pondered for a moment. Syaoran looked at Sakura, her dark green eyes shimmered in the dull afternoon light, he became lost in them for a moment but looked away before Sakura noticed he was starring.
"An uncontrollable urge to throw something through the window I guess." Sakura said half in trance from thinking about the capture and completely oblivious to the fact that Syaoran was starring at her. Sakura might not have noticed but Meling DID and she wasn't exactly happy about her Li starring at another girl, especially Sakura. The bell rang and everyone parted ways.
The last bell rang and Sakura headed for the parking lot. Sakura felt a little depress as she usually did after sixth period as that was when Kako go a chance to show her up, and she did, again. As she walked down the crowded hallway of her high school she felt something, something she hadn't felt for a long time. Sakura looked up from the books in her hands and saw Syaoran in the doorway at the end of the hall, the light form out side shining around him, making his figure dark. His arms were folded across his chest and he did not look happy. Sakura approached him and stopped. Syaoran took a step toward Sakura, he stood very close to her. Sakura looked up at Syaoran. "You feel it to?" Sakura asked. Syaoran nodded. Sakura grabbed his hand and took off.
"You can tell where it's coming from?" Syaoran asked as he ran beside Sakura.
"Yah, over here." Sakura panted.
Syaoran and Sakura arrived at the Penguin Park, a place where they had experienced so much together. They stood under a large tree looking around, but saw nothing. "It's coming from here, right here!" Sakura said.
"I don't see anything." Syaoran said irritated but at the same time concerned. Two forms than dropped from the tree before Li and Sakura. "Ahh" Sakura let out a brief yelp and hid behind Syaoran. He stood in a defensive stance as if to protect Sakura.
"That's a rather unusual greeting for old friends." A mysterious voice said. Sakura peeked around Syaoran's shoulder with one hand on his upper arm. Standing before Syaoran and Sakura was a tall, black-blue hared teen with small oval shaped glasses, on his shoulder was a small black creature with a long tail with a curl at the end and small butterfly wings. Next to him was a thin girl of about the same height with long brown hair with a thin braid on one side.
"E...Eriol?" Sakura stammered. Sakura stepped forward to greet her old friend and nemesis. "It's so good to see you again! Have you come to help capture the phantom cards?" Sakura asked in her usual friendly tone. Eriol took Sakura's hands in his own, one hand underneath, one on top covering Sakura's.
"Yes, indeed I have." Eriol said in his calm but tender voice. Sakura smiled.
Nakuru, who had been shifting her weight from side to side for the last few minuets, was very board. Also Spinel was looking rather unoccupied, his mind obviously wandering.
Eriol look at Syaoran noticing that he was a bit stiff. "Descendent, I see you have beaten me here."
"Erk-" Syaoran felt on the spot. "Er, ah, I'm sure If you, er, if Clow's in his infinite wisdom would have wanted to."
"Come, come, Syaoran, I meant nothing by it. I am simply happy you are here." Eriol said calming Syaoran.
"Now that we are reacquainted, we should discuss the matter at hand in more detail, come with me." Eriol commanded the group.
"Where are we going?" Sakura asked.
"To my home, we have much to discuss." Eriol stated.
"I remember that place, it was such a beautiful house. Is it the same one?" Sakura and Eriol began to chat as they walked. Syaoran felt slightly left out but followed. Sakura remembered something rather important. "Kero!" She exclaimed.
"Ah yes the guardian beast of the seal, I had almost forgotten about that loud mouthed animal, too bad." Spinnal said in his British accent.
"Hey don't talk about Kero that way!" Sakura snapped as she thought she saw Syaoran chuckling out of the corner of her eye.
"Yes, the Clow mistress's guardians, Kerobearos, and Yue. They should also attend our meeting, where are they?" Eriol asked.
"Well, Kero is at home probably fighting with Touya over food in the fridge...but Yueh..." Sakura trailed off. "Actually, Yue hasn't come around since this all started." Eriol stopped and faced Sakura.
"Do not worry, our beloved Yue will join us shortly." Eriol smiled at Sakura. "Since Kero is not with us, we will go to him, Touya should be included in this to. His power has grown strong again and he will be a great asset." Eriol said with optimism.
"Sakura!" an approaching voce called. A pretty young girl with ash gray hair ran up the group with another girl close at her heels.
