DISCLAIMER:I DO NOT OWN CCS

Master

By Eriol

Normal POV

Sakura was scrubbing the cement floor of the garage with a brush, when a pair of black shoes walked in.

"What are you doing?" Eriol asked.

Sakura brushed the soapy scrubber across his shoes.

'What ARE you doing?' Eriol asked stepping away.

'That's the second time you are asking.' Sakura said grinning, scrubbing the floor where Eriol was standing.

'You are becoming cleverer than me.' Eriol said smiling.

'Thank you' Sakura said standing up.

'So', Eriol said, 'What are you doing?'

'Scrubbing off oil leaks.' She replied pointing at a few drops of oil on the floor.

'Who uses these?' Asked Eriol, looking at the three cars of the latest model.

'Touya, Otto-san…' She shrugged as she went back to her scrubbing.

'What are you doing?'

Sakura looked up to see Rahul.

She got up again, 'Rubbing off oil!'

'With soap water?' He asked, looking doubtful.

'What does it look like, Oil?'

Rahul looked at her and blinked, 'It is more effective to use soda and-'

'Baking soda?' Eriol asked smiling a I-Know-All-smile.

'No-o' Replied Rahul uncertainly, 'The carbonated stuff…you know.'

'Well!' Sakura said impatiently, 'If you know all, Mr. Know All, then you do this.' She threw the brush into the pail and took satisfaction from the dark spots (water drops from the pail, splashed) that appeared on both the boys pant legs.

'Why not keep a servant?' Asked Eriol, not even noticing it while Rahul ignored it.

Sakura looked at him in disbelief, 'How can we?'

'You are rich… and powerful' Eriol replied.

'How can I hide four extra-ordinary looking creatures?' She asked looking as though Eriol was mad.

'You can use the cards…' replied Eriol.

'I can use them for house work.' said Sakura crossing her hands.

'Then why don't you?' asked Eriol.

Sakura sighed, 'I just wanted to do this work myself.'

'You are not exactly Ms. Tidy are you?' Rahul asked laughing.

Sakura smiled, remembering her room, 'No.'

'Well, let's just get this over with.' Eriol pulled out his key and murmured something, there was a flash of light and Eriol was holding his sun staff. It glowed along with the oil spots, then his staff disappeared and he had his key in his hand.

Sakura looked at the floor, 'Not bad, but Erase would have done as good a job.'

'Now let's talk about this aura you sensed.' Eriol said leaning against a car.

'We did not sense any aura, just something like it' said Rahul frowning, 'Phita ji (father) thinks it is…well, ji's not sure yet.'

Sakura shrugged, 'I'm not either, it's… something…' her voice trailed off.

'You have no idea what it or who it is?' Asked Eriol.

Both shook their head.

'Have you been able to trace it?' Asked Eriol.

Both nodded, 'we did not move in because Phita ji did not advice it. Know your opponent ji told us. It might be dangerous since the power seemed more powerful than Sakura.'

'More powerful than Sakura?' Eriol asked, raising an eyebrow, 'Could it be a mixture of powers?'

'It is.' Replied Rahul nodding, 'or so ji thinks.'

'Where is it?' Asked Eriol

'We were on our way from school; it's not very far away. We noticed it was always on one place. The first time we noticed it was yesterday. I was talking to Otto-san about it, when you called.'

'So that's why you thought I came back.' Eriol said smiling.

'We're still not sure' said Sakura grinning.

'You smile a lot.' Commented Rahul casually.

'I do, don't I?' Eriol said smiling.

Sakura rolled her eyes, 'You're back for sure I hope?'

'For some time, I guess.' Eriol said, looking casually at his fingernails.

'Englishmen!' Rahul said rolling his eyes. 'They are all the same! They take advantage of everything and anything!'

'Not this one!' Eriol said smiling, 'this one takes advantage of anything and everything, not the other way round.'

They started walking.

'Hey! Sakura! Eriol! Rahul!' Tomoyo came running up, camcorder in hand.

'Hey Tomoyo' Sakura greeted back.

'Lovely day, Tomoyo' Eriol said looking around.

'Whatever!' Tomoyo said, 'I've been looking for you all for quiet a while now! I wanted to ask Eriol whether he was joining our school while he's here.'

'He's joining our school?' Rahul asked frowning.

Tomoyo blinked, 'did I miss anything?'

'Lots!' Sakura said smiling.

'Students, Let's welcome Eriol back. He used to study in the elementary school along with a few students here.' the teacher said, 'Eriol, please take the seat behind Tomoyo. Tomoyo please raise your hand.'

Eriol walked over to his seat smiling at Rahul, who was watching him like a hawk, sitting on his left, a kitty corner seat.

Sakura was smiling at him, from her seat in front of Rahul.

'Class pay attention!' the teacher's voice rang out and everyone turned towards the board.

Eriol was meeting everyone he knew and was being introduced to others by Sakura during the interval.

Rahul was watching his every step without showing emotion.

'Being my dog, huh?' Eriol said grinning at Rahul.

'I hope you know what words you are using.' Rahul said emotionlessly, knowing that Eriol knew.

'I know that calling a human a dog is really a bad thing in your country.' said Zacory, his eyes closed.

'Really?' asked Sakura surprised.

'Here it is different. Isn't it?' Said Tomoyo.

Eriol was smiling, feeling the anger of the Indian radiate from him.

Rahul abruptly turned around and walked towards the class.

'What's wrong with him?' asked Sakura, even more surprised.

'We got to get going too.' Said Tomoyo, checking her watch.

Rahul was ignoring Eriol as they walked in with the teacher right behind them.

'Plan B, huh?' Eriol whispered to Rahul as he took his seat.

Rahul said nothing but continued gazing at the black board.

'At least he doesn't scowl' Eriol though smiling, watching a VERY attentive Rahul.

'There! That way' Sakura said speeding on the road on her skates, with Rahul, Eriol, and Tomoyo right behind her on cycles.

'Be careful' Yelled Rahul, as Sakura sidestepped a boy walking on the pavement.

'This way' said Sakura, getting off the road, into a rough muddy track.

She then started dodging branches, but still on the run.

The cyclists bent forward to avoid branches.

Sakura pulled to a stop, sending mud flying everywhere and the cyclists applied breaks and skidded to a stop.

'Somewhere here' Sakura muttered, looking around.

Eriol got off his cycle along with the others.

'I certainly feel something.' Eriol said, frowning as he looked around.

Rahul was on his knees examining a bush.

'Rahul!' Sakura said, 'What are you doing?'

'Something here' Rahul said touching the lower leaves of the bush, 'definitely something here!'

Tomoyo brought her camcorder nearer to the bush, 'What exactly are you searching for?' She asked.

Rahul got up, spread his hands in front of him and said in a clear voice,

'Raat ki saye, Mujuse gabharaye, Dhika dai jo thum chuphate ho!'

Nothing happened.

'Dhika dho!' Rahul repeated in a commanding voice.

The bush next to the one he was examining turned black, into an empty space.

Tomoyo gasped, 'What is that?'

'A teleporter!' said Eriol calmly, 'That which no sorcerer can create, however powerful!'

'Really?' said Rahul glaring at the gaping hole.

'Really!' Eriol said surprised that Rahul ever spoke to him.

'Then it's dangerous?' asked Tomoyo.

Eriol nodded, 'very!'

'We'll have to seal it then?' Sakura asked.

Eriol nodded again as he pulled out his key and muttered. His key transformed into the sun staff. He waved it slightly and a small beam was emitted from the staff, which hit the black hole. The beam was absorbed by the hole.

'Completely disappeared!' muttered Eriol.

'Tell me something I don't know!' Rahul said going towards the bush.

Again Eriol was surprised that he talked to him. He watched Rahul with amusement as he knelt beside the bush hole and raised his hand.

'Raised his hand?' Eriol thought frowning, then understood and raised his staff in a hurried movement.

Rahul was pulled back and he hit the bush opposite.

'Kya khar rahei ho thum? (What are you doing)' Rahul asked rubbing his hand and sitting up.

Sakura and Tomoyo blinked.

'What did you say?' asked Tomoyo.

'Nothing…'Rahul said hugging his knees making his shirt also brown.

'Be careful' Eriol said coming over to him and holding out his hand, which to everyone's surprise, Rahul took.

'That's certainly some hole.' Rahul said dusting himself.

Sakura smiled, 'someone to match your wit, Eriol! My turn now', Sakura said more seriously. She pulled out her key and muttered under her breath, and her magic circle appeared beneath her, just like Eriol's.

Her staff appeared in her hand, and she gripped it tightly with her other hand.

The staff was longer than what Eriol remembered; it had changed completely. Its pink body had turned into gleaming silver, the one-golden star on the top had become bigger and another smaller star was revolving in its silver frame a little below it. Three diamonds were studded the length of the staff.

Sakura whipped out a gold and pink card and threw it into the air, yelling, 'Shield.'

The shield came out and dispelled creating an invisible barrier. Sakura pulled out another gold and pink card and yelled, 'Illusion'

The illusion dispelled and created an illusion of a green bush.

'Well done!' Eriol said smiling, 'We'll go now, and come back later.'