We don't own Cardcaptor Sakura. Or Tetris. (You all know the drill)
Thanks to KawaiinessPnay and Shima and Tempis for the very nice reviews! This is our very first fanfic and we're so happy you liked it (jumps up for joy and giggles ;p) We've been enjoying reading CCS fanfic so much we thought we'd give it a try ourselves.
So, yes, we're writing up Chapter Two of "Across the Miles". We're actually planning to use this story as a backdrop for an ExT story we are cooking up, so please stay tuned!
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Across the Miles Chapter 2
The middle-aged man contentedly sipped his coffee while reading the morning newspaper. His teenage daughter was already in school, as was his son. For once, he had no work today, and the chores were all done. His wife, ethereal as always, good-naturedly hung by his elbow and tried to read over his shoulder.
"Anything interesting today , Fujitaka?"
"Not really, Nadeshiko-san." He smiles at his wife, who gives him a whisper-soft kiss on the cheek in farewell before she disappeared.
The phone beside the sofa suddenly rings. Fujitaka puts down the paper and picks up the phone.
"Moshi moshi."
"Hai, Kinomoto Fujitaka desu. May I know who's calling?"
"Oh, you must be Li Syaoran's mother. Yes, yes, Sakura is fine, but you just missed her, Mrs. Li..."
"Ah, you wanted to talk to me? About Touya? Yes, yes, he'll be going to University soon, we're just waiting for his exam results..."
"In Hongkong? This is all so sudden...but I think Touya will be interested, especially since you're also inviting Tsukishiro-kun..."
"Hai, but it's still Touya's decision. Thank you so much for the invitation, I'll be sure to ask him. Yes, I'll ask him to call you tomorrow. Good day, Mrs. Li."
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Xiao Lang sulked. (Which was the only thing he could do. He could hardly glower at his own mother, right?)
"Why did we have to invite HIM?!?"
"I suppose you wanted me to invite Sakura instead?" Li Yelan calmly asked, and watched her teenage son turn beet-red. Interesting.
She continued. "As you say, Kinomoto Touya is regaining his powers and some more besides. He's currently having a little difficulty in mastering them. This would be a perfect opportunity to observe Clow Reed's magic manifesting in a Kinomoto who's not using the Cards."
She gave her son a faint smile before rising from the chair. "You need somebody to train with, anyway. Meiling can't keep up with you any more. I'm sure Kinomoto Touya will prove a challenge for you."
(Xiao Lang scowled, taking care not to direct it at his mother).
She gave him a final parting shot at the entryway to the living room.
"Besides, you would probably want to get to know your future brother-in-law better, neh?" Yelan didn't have to turn around to know her son's face had turned beet-red again.
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Dear Eriol-kun,
The house seems so quiet without Oniichan. He's mean to me most of the time, but now nobody wakes me up when I'm late, nobody musses my hair, and nobody calls me kaijuu any more. I should be happy that Syaoran's family invited him and Yukito over to study in Hongkong and live with them. But I miss them both!
I like Syao's mother, Eriol-kun. She was so nice to me the last time I went there, and I hope she really likes me too.
Love, Sakura
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To my eternal rival Suppi,
I broke the record for Tetris today. I bet you couldn't beat that. HA!
I miss Yue. I don't know why he agreed to leave for Hong Kong when the Mistress is here though. Imagine missing that cold, heartless, lazy Moon Guardian! Ever since he up and left with Nii-san to go to Hongkong and live with the Brat, I've been doing all the work in the house. Not that he lifted his finger to do anything around here. Sakura-chan's such a slavedriver!
Can you please ask Eriol-san to send me some sweets? 'Tou-san's leaving on another business trip for two weeks, and I don't think I can survive on Sakura-chan's cooking for so long.
Keroberos, THE BEST!!!
(Unfortunately, Sakura has already finished her letter to Eriol and she accidentally glances over and reads the last line of Kero's letter)
"KERO-CHAN, YOU'RE SO MEAN!!! See if I leave you any oyakudon tonight!"
"IIEE!!! Sweet and kind Sakura-samaaa..."
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The dark-haired guy looked left and right before heaving a sigh of relief as he came into the room he shared with his best friend.
"I don't know who's worse - Akizuki or the Brat's sisters! They just won't give me a moment's peace! I'm sure the Brat put them up to it!", said Touya, annoyed.
His friend just laughed. "Oi, To-ya, I think they're all right." He was busy writing a letter to his best friend's little sister Sakura. Touya really wasn't into writing, so it fell upon him to keep Sakura updated from time to time, which he really didn't mind.
"You can say that as long as they feed you, Yuki." Touya grumbled as he dumped himself on the bed.
Yukito grinned. "Well, they do make great Chinese stir-fry."
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Dearest Sakura-chan,
Hello! I know you're eager to know what's happening here in Hongkong - it's great here! Chinese food is so delicious - they don't mind that I eat a lot. Touya and I have enrolled in University and we've met a lot of nice people.
In the afternoons Touya trains in martial arts with Syaoran and Wei-san. I don't just watch. Wei and I really have to hold those two apart! Sometimes I get a blackout, and when I come to, both Touya and Syaoran are glaring at me from the ground. Yue probably had to step in at some point. He gets easily irritated, you know (smiles) and he's serious about all this guardian stuff. We get along well now - sometimes when we change I'm already aware of him and I don't black out as often anymore. Don't worry, Sakura-chan. Yue and I will take good care of Touya and Syaoran. (Hears a knock on the door.)
"Touya, will you get that, onegai?" he prods the guy on the bed, who reluctantly stands up. He opens the door warily, only to glare at the person in front of him. Yuki sighs as he sees who it is)
Oh well. I have to stop here. Syaoran just invited us for some snacks and Touya is glaring at him again. Please give my regards to Kinomoto- sensei.
Your friend, Tsukishiro Yukito
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Dear Hiiragizawa-san,
Sakura has been moping around lately since Touya-san and Tsukishiro-san left, but I've been trying to cheer her up.
It would have been interesting to have been there in Hongkong when Touya- san and Li-kun met again. Alas, one camera on one teddy bear is sadly not enough. However, I am enclosing one 8"x10" glossy photograph which I'm sure you'll appreciate. It shows Li-kun and Touya-kun walking dogs together in the park. I would have shown it to Sakura-chan, but I think she'll be upset with those two again.
Daidouji Tomoyo
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Kinomoto Touya saunters in the exercise room, already dressed in a "gi". He flips a letter carelessly in front of the younger man still dressing up.
"Another letter from that English guy, gaki. The two of you must be soooo close."
The younger man grits his teeth and grabs the letter. "Shut up, Kinomoto."
Kinomoto Touya only raises an eyebrow. "Did I hit a nerve, brat?"
"Why, did you want to start something?" Syaoran was just itching for a fight.
"I'm ready when you are."
They were going to start brawling again but for Tsukishiro's timely intervention.
"Touya, your dad's on the phone!"
The two young men glared at each other before Touya walked away and headed towards Yukito.
"Later, Brat."
Xiao Lang gives another glare at the other's departing back, before settling down to open the letter from Hiiragizawa. ("What does he want this time?!?")
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To my cute descendant Li Xiao Lang (grrrrrrr!)
Again I will not bother to ask you how you are, Sakura tells me everything. Alas, I have no more videotapes from Daidouji-san, but you do know how resourceful she is.
Please just give my regards to Kinomoto-san and Yue. Nakuru-chan (stresses and underlines this twice) also says hi to Kinomoto-san. She said you may kiss him and tell him it's from her (no way in hell!) .
Hiiragizawa Eriol
P.S. Dogs generally like people, neh? So, how come those Dobermans looked like they were going to eat you? Ah, payback from Touya-san, I see. You really should learn to get along better, you know.
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A shout breaks into the stillness. MEILIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNG!!!!!!!!!
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Dearest Sakura-san,
Don't worry about your oniichan, I'm sure he'll do just fine. He just needs to get along with Li and his family better. Yukito-san/Yue will be with him anyway. I'm sure he won't let anything hurt Li or your brother (AN: hint..hint...).
Spinel says to tell Keroberos that it doesn't matter what record he broke this time, he sounds like a broken record everytime anyway. (On Sakura's shoulder, Kero-chan's eyes burn with an inner flame while he indistinctly mutters, "...rival...Suppi").
Nakuru says hi. I hope Keroberos likes the cookies and cake I sent him. I especially made the cake with strawberries on top for you. Enjoy.
Eriol
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A few weeks later.
Xiao Lang is on the phone with Sakura when Touya strolls by. Touya had just come from evading one of the Brat's more persistent sisters and was itching to take it out on the Brat. Xiao Lang just gives him a good glare, then ignores him.
Touya grins wickedly and comes over to where Xiao Lang was sitting.
"Hey, Brat, wanna see a new trick I learned from Wei?"
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Sakura was talking to Syaoran about school when she heard her Oniichan in the background. Before she could ask Syaoran if she could talk with Touya, Sakura heard a muffled, "ooof" and some scuffling.
"Syaoran? Syaoran, what happened?" she called over the phone, twisting the phone cord anxiously. Her Oniichan's baritone came over the phone instead.
"Oi, kaijuu - the Brat can't come to the phone right now. I'm sure he'll wake up sometime later. In the afternoon." He snickers.
ONIIIIIIIIIICHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks to KawaiinessPnay and Shima and Tempis for the very nice reviews! This is our very first fanfic and we're so happy you liked it (jumps up for joy and giggles ;p) We've been enjoying reading CCS fanfic so much we thought we'd give it a try ourselves.
So, yes, we're writing up Chapter Two of "Across the Miles". We're actually planning to use this story as a backdrop for an ExT story we are cooking up, so please stay tuned!
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Across the Miles Chapter 2
The middle-aged man contentedly sipped his coffee while reading the morning newspaper. His teenage daughter was already in school, as was his son. For once, he had no work today, and the chores were all done. His wife, ethereal as always, good-naturedly hung by his elbow and tried to read over his shoulder.
"Anything interesting today , Fujitaka?"
"Not really, Nadeshiko-san." He smiles at his wife, who gives him a whisper-soft kiss on the cheek in farewell before she disappeared.
The phone beside the sofa suddenly rings. Fujitaka puts down the paper and picks up the phone.
"Moshi moshi."
"Hai, Kinomoto Fujitaka desu. May I know who's calling?"
"Oh, you must be Li Syaoran's mother. Yes, yes, Sakura is fine, but you just missed her, Mrs. Li..."
"Ah, you wanted to talk to me? About Touya? Yes, yes, he'll be going to University soon, we're just waiting for his exam results..."
"In Hongkong? This is all so sudden...but I think Touya will be interested, especially since you're also inviting Tsukishiro-kun..."
"Hai, but it's still Touya's decision. Thank you so much for the invitation, I'll be sure to ask him. Yes, I'll ask him to call you tomorrow. Good day, Mrs. Li."
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Xiao Lang sulked. (Which was the only thing he could do. He could hardly glower at his own mother, right?)
"Why did we have to invite HIM?!?"
"I suppose you wanted me to invite Sakura instead?" Li Yelan calmly asked, and watched her teenage son turn beet-red. Interesting.
She continued. "As you say, Kinomoto Touya is regaining his powers and some more besides. He's currently having a little difficulty in mastering them. This would be a perfect opportunity to observe Clow Reed's magic manifesting in a Kinomoto who's not using the Cards."
She gave her son a faint smile before rising from the chair. "You need somebody to train with, anyway. Meiling can't keep up with you any more. I'm sure Kinomoto Touya will prove a challenge for you."
(Xiao Lang scowled, taking care not to direct it at his mother).
She gave him a final parting shot at the entryway to the living room.
"Besides, you would probably want to get to know your future brother-in-law better, neh?" Yelan didn't have to turn around to know her son's face had turned beet-red again.
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Dear Eriol-kun,
The house seems so quiet without Oniichan. He's mean to me most of the time, but now nobody wakes me up when I'm late, nobody musses my hair, and nobody calls me kaijuu any more. I should be happy that Syaoran's family invited him and Yukito over to study in Hongkong and live with them. But I miss them both!
I like Syao's mother, Eriol-kun. She was so nice to me the last time I went there, and I hope she really likes me too.
Love, Sakura
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To my eternal rival Suppi,
I broke the record for Tetris today. I bet you couldn't beat that. HA!
I miss Yue. I don't know why he agreed to leave for Hong Kong when the Mistress is here though. Imagine missing that cold, heartless, lazy Moon Guardian! Ever since he up and left with Nii-san to go to Hongkong and live with the Brat, I've been doing all the work in the house. Not that he lifted his finger to do anything around here. Sakura-chan's such a slavedriver!
Can you please ask Eriol-san to send me some sweets? 'Tou-san's leaving on another business trip for two weeks, and I don't think I can survive on Sakura-chan's cooking for so long.
Keroberos, THE BEST!!!
(Unfortunately, Sakura has already finished her letter to Eriol and she accidentally glances over and reads the last line of Kero's letter)
"KERO-CHAN, YOU'RE SO MEAN!!! See if I leave you any oyakudon tonight!"
"IIEE!!! Sweet and kind Sakura-samaaa..."
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The dark-haired guy looked left and right before heaving a sigh of relief as he came into the room he shared with his best friend.
"I don't know who's worse - Akizuki or the Brat's sisters! They just won't give me a moment's peace! I'm sure the Brat put them up to it!", said Touya, annoyed.
His friend just laughed. "Oi, To-ya, I think they're all right." He was busy writing a letter to his best friend's little sister Sakura. Touya really wasn't into writing, so it fell upon him to keep Sakura updated from time to time, which he really didn't mind.
"You can say that as long as they feed you, Yuki." Touya grumbled as he dumped himself on the bed.
Yukito grinned. "Well, they do make great Chinese stir-fry."
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Dearest Sakura-chan,
Hello! I know you're eager to know what's happening here in Hongkong - it's great here! Chinese food is so delicious - they don't mind that I eat a lot. Touya and I have enrolled in University and we've met a lot of nice people.
In the afternoons Touya trains in martial arts with Syaoran and Wei-san. I don't just watch. Wei and I really have to hold those two apart! Sometimes I get a blackout, and when I come to, both Touya and Syaoran are glaring at me from the ground. Yue probably had to step in at some point. He gets easily irritated, you know (smiles) and he's serious about all this guardian stuff. We get along well now - sometimes when we change I'm already aware of him and I don't black out as often anymore. Don't worry, Sakura-chan. Yue and I will take good care of Touya and Syaoran. (Hears a knock on the door.)
"Touya, will you get that, onegai?" he prods the guy on the bed, who reluctantly stands up. He opens the door warily, only to glare at the person in front of him. Yuki sighs as he sees who it is)
Oh well. I have to stop here. Syaoran just invited us for some snacks and Touya is glaring at him again. Please give my regards to Kinomoto- sensei.
Your friend, Tsukishiro Yukito
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Dear Hiiragizawa-san,
Sakura has been moping around lately since Touya-san and Tsukishiro-san left, but I've been trying to cheer her up.
It would have been interesting to have been there in Hongkong when Touya- san and Li-kun met again. Alas, one camera on one teddy bear is sadly not enough. However, I am enclosing one 8"x10" glossy photograph which I'm sure you'll appreciate. It shows Li-kun and Touya-kun walking dogs together in the park. I would have shown it to Sakura-chan, but I think she'll be upset with those two again.
Daidouji Tomoyo
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Kinomoto Touya saunters in the exercise room, already dressed in a "gi". He flips a letter carelessly in front of the younger man still dressing up.
"Another letter from that English guy, gaki. The two of you must be soooo close."
The younger man grits his teeth and grabs the letter. "Shut up, Kinomoto."
Kinomoto Touya only raises an eyebrow. "Did I hit a nerve, brat?"
"Why, did you want to start something?" Syaoran was just itching for a fight.
"I'm ready when you are."
They were going to start brawling again but for Tsukishiro's timely intervention.
"Touya, your dad's on the phone!"
The two young men glared at each other before Touya walked away and headed towards Yukito.
"Later, Brat."
Xiao Lang gives another glare at the other's departing back, before settling down to open the letter from Hiiragizawa. ("What does he want this time?!?")
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To my cute descendant Li Xiao Lang (grrrrrrr!)
Again I will not bother to ask you how you are, Sakura tells me everything. Alas, I have no more videotapes from Daidouji-san, but you do know how resourceful she is.
Please just give my regards to Kinomoto-san and Yue. Nakuru-chan (stresses and underlines this twice) also says hi to Kinomoto-san. She said you may kiss him and tell him it's from her (no way in hell!) .
Hiiragizawa Eriol
P.S. Dogs generally like people, neh? So, how come those Dobermans looked like they were going to eat you? Ah, payback from Touya-san, I see. You really should learn to get along better, you know.
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A shout breaks into the stillness. MEILIIIIIIIIIIIIIIINNNNNNNNG!!!!!!!!!
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Dearest Sakura-san,
Don't worry about your oniichan, I'm sure he'll do just fine. He just needs to get along with Li and his family better. Yukito-san/Yue will be with him anyway. I'm sure he won't let anything hurt Li or your brother (AN: hint..hint...).
Spinel says to tell Keroberos that it doesn't matter what record he broke this time, he sounds like a broken record everytime anyway. (On Sakura's shoulder, Kero-chan's eyes burn with an inner flame while he indistinctly mutters, "...rival...Suppi").
Nakuru says hi. I hope Keroberos likes the cookies and cake I sent him. I especially made the cake with strawberries on top for you. Enjoy.
Eriol
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A few weeks later.
Xiao Lang is on the phone with Sakura when Touya strolls by. Touya had just come from evading one of the Brat's more persistent sisters and was itching to take it out on the Brat. Xiao Lang just gives him a good glare, then ignores him.
Touya grins wickedly and comes over to where Xiao Lang was sitting.
"Hey, Brat, wanna see a new trick I learned from Wei?"
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Sakura was talking to Syaoran about school when she heard her Oniichan in the background. Before she could ask Syaoran if she could talk with Touya, Sakura heard a muffled, "ooof" and some scuffling.
"Syaoran? Syaoran, what happened?" she called over the phone, twisting the phone cord anxiously. Her Oniichan's baritone came over the phone instead.
"Oi, kaijuu - the Brat can't come to the phone right now. I'm sure he'll wake up sometime later. In the afternoon." He snickers.
ONIIIIIIIIIICHAAAAAAAAAAN!!!!!!!!!!!
