Dragonia: were already on chapter 9. Okay this one is the last day before
the fight. Oh no.
AnimeObsessionFantasy- special thanks you are always the first to review my work thank you.
Dragonia: so does anyone wanna make any assumptions on the next chapter.
Kero: can you bring me back PLZ.
Dragonia: I don't know it's up to Eriol.
Eriol: wait don't pin that on me. I just play the role.
Syaoran: so are you telling me that Eriol knows how to bring them back.
Dragonia: did I say that NO. But I haven't decided yet.
Sakura: don't pressure her. Whatever she wants to do is fine.
Yue: yeah but she didn't kill you.
Meiling: from what I hear she.
Dragonia: Meiling you and Tomoyo know the story now hush it doesn't mean that's what I'm going to do. Anyway I guess I shouldn't have invited everyone. Too many conversations here. Well if there's anything that you guys want to say say it.
Everyone but Dragonia: thank god she doesn't own CCS.
Dragonia: Don't remind me.
Sakura: on with the story.
Chapter 8
Past Memories
The light spread across a light blue colored carpet, this morning was like most other mornings. Many were sleeping in late for it had been a very late night with many confessions and surprises. Unknown to the sleeping were that there where still more surprises to come today. One of which was driving up the driveway at that very moment.
Meiling was in her room sleeping which wasn't unusual the unusual thing was who was with her. Nasai of course had his strong arms surrounding her waist. It took a few minutes but Meiling rose with the rising sun and rolled over in his embrace to face him. Within seconds Nasai joined her in wakefulness. "Good morning your highness." Meiling smiled at him.
"Good morning, slept well I hope now you have to face my cousin." She laughed as his face suddenly went to fear. "Don't worry too much he's very well he's not going to beat you up I promise."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Her face changed after his statement.
"What are you worried about?" Nasai smiled at her, "I'm worried that you won't be able to get him out of Sakura's room."
"What do you mean?" Meiling had a look on her face akin to total confusion.
"Well you know how Eriol said I had potential and you all thought that I couldn't use that potential yet." Meiling just nodded for him to continue. "Well there is one part that I can use and that's the aurora part. Currently Sakura is still sleeping and so is Syaoran and in many ways they are as close as you and I are." Meiling smiled and kissed him.
"I must go tell Tomoyo." Nasai smiled.
"They are in the shower right now and I highly doubt that they would want to be disturbed. Meiling caught on and smiled then her face changed.
"A shower is a good idea." Nasai's face changed to a pout.
"You trying to get away from me so soon." Meiling smiled at him.
"No it's just that I really need a shower. I suppose you can join me if your good." She said this with a devilish smile.
Eriol and Tomoyo
Tomoyo was still embraced by Eriol when she awoke the following morning. Tomoyo thought that Eriol took the news very well. She smiled looking at her blue haired husband. They had been married for a few years, she now ran a company a fashion one. Tomoyo thought that she should actually go today. She removed his arm from her waist but it pulled her back.
"Where are you going my angel?" Tomoyo smiled at the nickname.
"To shower I have to go to work today. Check up on the company I've been gone for way to long." Eriol smiled she cared so much for that company it was all that she had wished for. But she worked hard for it and her clothes where top of the line.
"Very well I will join you." Tomoyo went to argue saying something about getting sleep but he hushed her with a kiss, pulling her into the bathroom.
Sakura and Syaoran
The sun glittered across her face and she awoke with a start. Sakura looked over to see Syaoran still sleeping peacefully, Sakura didn't want to remember her dream but she let the images flood into her mind. It was much different then the dreams she normally had. She had been standing in a dark room and there had been a voice she remembered but what it said she couldn't place. Something hurt and something happened.. 'Danmit why couldn't she remember.' Sakura tried to remember the rest of it. Someone was holding onto her. There was a scream and footsteps echoing. No it wasn't a scream it was a laugh. She remembered she was running and that's when she woke up. 'It was always this way at the end of all her dreams she was running. But she couldn't remember if she was running towards or from.' Sakura sighed.
"Something wrong my goddess?" Sakura was pulled from her thoughts by a gentle but strong baritone voice. Sakura looked up to see Syaoran's amber eyes looking back, full of concern.
"Just another nightmare, no worries." She smiled and he leaned down to kiss her. "So. do. you. have. to. go. to. work. today?" she asked in-between kisses. He shook his head in answer. Snaking his arms up her back to deepen their kiss, he smiled inwardly at how right it felt to be with her.
"You do realize that everyone now knows?" he smiled down at her when they pulled apart.
"Yes and I don't care." She sat up and walked to the dresser. Sakura never heard Syaoran leave the bed or walk across the room. His arms were suddenly wrapped around her waist and his chin was on her shoulder.
"Come back to bed." Sakura shook her head. Syaoran sighed there was no point in arguing with her there never was. Sakura turned around to face him, she was wearing the same PJ that she had been wearing the night before.
"You know I cant I have to train. I have to make sure that I'm ready for tomorrow you know that." Syaoran nodded, but kissed her anyway. Sakura pulled away from him, "Syaoran I have to change and then train."
"So?" Syaoran leaned in to kiss her again and was answered by a dagger at his throat.
"You know I love you but. I have to train it's my last day before the battle." Sakura kissed him before heading into the bathroom. Syaoran sighed Sakura was his love but at the same time she was a wild animal waiting to strike.
Downstairs
A loud doorbell rang through the house. Yelan smiled her guest was here, a friend from Sakura's past. A person Sakura had seen once or twice but. well it wasn't important what happened, it's more about what came around because of her visit. A servant went to answer the door but Yelan waved her away wanting to great the lady herself. Yelan opened the door revealing a woman wearing a teal dress and her light brown hair wrapped in a red ribbon. Her eyes matched her hair.
"I'm glad you could come on such sort notice." Yelan motioned for the woman to come in.
"Yelan don't worry about it I'm glad to come and see the kids. By the way how are they?" Yelan knew that this would be the first question out of the woman's mouth.
"Well everyone is okay but." Yelan took a deep breath. "Sakura Kinomoto is here and well she's well. different." The woman nodded.
"I expected as much why else would you call at a time so close to Christmas. What can I do?" Yelan smiled and motioned the woman to follow her into the living room. Yelan called for a servant. "Please fetch Syaoran tell him that he and Sakura are to come to the living room in ten minutes." The servant nodded disappearing behind the door.
"Yelan you looked troubled, is it the elders, I know since they are now dead that the clan is well falling." Yelan shook her head.
"I'm more worried about Syaoran he's to take over the clan. if something happens to Sakura well." The woman nodded understanding flashing in her eyes.
"You want me to make sure that she's ready for the upcoming battle." Yelan nodded. Footsteps rang through the house and the women could hear the sound of conversation not far off.
"Syaoran I have to finish my training I have no time to mess around." There wasn't a wine it was just an emotionless statement from a woman's mouth.
"Avalon, my mother said that she wanted to see both of us it's not going to take that long." There was silence for about a minute and then the two entered the room.
"Syaoran, Sakura its good that you have decided to come I would like you both to meet a friend of mine." When Yelan introduced the woman she stood up. "Midori, Makiko this is my son Li, Syaoran and Kin.." Sakura interrupted Yelan not in a rude way just in a kind and considerate way.
"Please call me Sakura Mrs. Midori." Sakura looked at the woman before her she seemed very familiar.
"Syaoran it's good to see that you've grown into a gentlemen and Sakura." Makiko paused looking at the girl before her. Sakura had changed since the last time that she had laid eyes on her. "It's been a while." Sakura looked at the woman quizzically trying to place Makiko in her memory. "You probably don't remember me." Sakura shook her head. "Well I remember you, I was the one that initially suggested your trainer." At the mention of her past Sakura's face suddenly turned emotionless. Sakura's voice came harsh and unrelenting in the morning air.
"If you will excuse me I have training to finish." Sakura disappeared behind the door before anyone could process what she had said. Syaoran sighed the wall that he had just broken down had come back with vengeance. He did not look at the woman or his mother he turned around and was about to leave when he stopped.
"Sakura is not the person she once was. You can't evaluate her like some kind of test, her memories are killing her. Some things are meant to be forgotten, especially what happened to her. please leave her memories to rest. her. wall was gone. but now. she might not come back. Mrs. Midori either leave or disappear." Syaoran left without a backward look. There was no surprise on Makiko face, nothing betrayed her thoughts. Makiko sat down on the couch
"Yelan by the looks of it you never really needed me. Though I would like to see everyone else before I go." Yelan nodded and called for a servant. Ten minutes later Eriol, Tomoyo, Meiling, and Nasai were standing in the doorway of the living room. "Please come in and sit down I want you to meet an old friend of the family. Everyone this is Midori, Makiko. Makiko this is Tomoyo and Eriol Hiragizawa, Li Meiling my niece and Fa, Nasai." Makiko smiled at them all but it was one that was devoid of happiness.
"I remember you Meiling and Eriol. It's nice to see that you're finally settled down unlike Syaoran. Meiling I see that you have finally caught someone in that web of yours. Tomoyo hmm I don't think I ever met you. Nasai I have to say that I'm kind of surprised to see that you are still alive after. well the nice chat." Makiko smiled at the word, it was very much the wrong kind for what had really happened ten years ago. "You had with what was her name again oh yeah Sakura." The gang looked at each other. Nasai only knew Sakura as Avalon, I guess it was kind of weird.
"Oh yeah I remember that she was such a." Nasai was silenced by Meiling stomping on his foot. "Meiling what was that for?"
"Nasai. honey can I talk to you in the hallway?" he nodded and followed her into the hallway. "don't you even start with that crap. now listen well if Avalon can forget then you better as hell better forget for if you don't you will have to deal with me." Meiling looked at him with pure anger written on her face.
"Meiling what are you talking about Avalon's not." Nasai's sentence came to a screeching halt as he realized who Avalon really was. "Are you telling me that Avalon and Sakura are one in the same?" Meiling's face did not change, she was about to tell him when there was a voice that answered him from down the hall.
"Yes Sakura and Avalon are one in the same. Yet I do not see why Meiling decided to tell you now I wanted to make sure that you were legit on who you appeared to be. Apparently you have not told us the full truth, Undercover CIA agent Fa." Nasai flinched at the harshness in Syaoran's voice. Nasai sighed.
"I was hired by Mrs. Midori to keep taps on Sakura and follow her to her final battle. About a year ago I was recalled and set lose its only recently that I quite and came hear hoping to forget about that." Again he sighed.
"So you knew Sakura when she was training." Nasai nodded.
"I believe at one point he had tried to become intimate with her but as soon as he said something she disappear that was the main reason that he was removed." Everyone looked up to see Makiko standing before them. "Don't get me wrong I'm not mean I'm here to do the job that I was fated to do." She tilted her head where Eriol was now standing.
"You might not all know this but I am the reincarnation of Clow Reed, and in being such I know somewhat of what's to happen for Clow preordained it. So in short Syaoran relax, you worry too much. Nasai, go help her train, she could use you as a punching bag." Nasai winced again but complied and left. "Meiling don't worry she wont kill him. Makiko go settle in your not going anywhere, at least not until after Christmas. Tomoyo this is not the time to be recording." It was an acquired silence that followed, Syaoran went to the library to search the internet for more information on something that he would not speak of to anyone.
"Eriol do you really think that that was a good idea?" Makiko asked him as they waited in the hallway.
"Makiko," her complexion faltered he sounded so much like Clow that it made the memories flow into her mind. "I do not care they needed me to reassure them. you should go see Touya I think that he would be happy to see you." Makiko was about to decline when Eriol continued. "Makiko don't worry Jen isn't going to be there for long, consider it a way for him to still feel." Makiko shuttered remembering there last conversation. She nodded and headed towards Touya's room.
Training Room
Snow fell as the blizzard continued, soon the bay would be a chalky collection of deadly ice. No boat would dare cross the waters. It was well known that certain parts of the docks were used for well things that weren't entirely honest. The wind was whistling so much that across town the same sound was heard outside the windows of padded room used for physical excretion. Using the grace of gods, given to the goddess a woman vaulted from the balance beam to a set of rings. It was not hard and the woman was not sweating, she made it look as easy as pie. Yet the reason she picked this activity was so that her mind would not be on what was going on. Her actions never ceased as a blond haired, blue eyes man came into the room.
"I gather you have come to a see if I'm okay or b to see if I can use some help well you can say I'm just great or go to hell, which ever answer you prefer is fine with me. I'm a little busy as of this moment." Her eyes did not grace the man with a glance.
"Well Sakura I was not sent here to see if you are okay and I was not wondering if you wanted help I was merely sent here as a punching bag." Sakura had stopped when he spoke her name she was hanging upside down and her face broke out in a funny collection of looks and all of the sudden she started laughing falling from the 3 feet height she was hanging at. After a few minutes she pulled herself together and stated one word.
"Eriol," Sakura walked over to the rack and pulled two swords out. "Nasai how long has it been since you used a sword." Nasai smiled this is how she was when he had last seen her between happiness and seriousness.
"It's been a while I think that my last time was our brawl or should I say chat." Nasai smiled as he remembered the fun time that they had before she had disappeared.
"Ah yes the famous we were only chatting. Back then I could get the teachers to twist around my finger." Sakura remembered that battle well he had almost bested her.
"Sakura I bet that you could still do it. as a matter of fact it seems that you've done it again with Syaoran the victim." Nasai almost laughed at the reoccurrence in their life, until he saw her face.
"No that's. it's not the same with him." Sakura couldn't tell him they had been friends for so long but when he finally told her. she didn't want to break his heart.
"Sakura why didn't you tell me that you felt that way for him. girl don't worry about me besides I think that I have a thing for Meiling." Sakura sighed but not one of exasperation more of happiness.
"Sorry I just didn't want to hurt you. Nasai can you do me a favor though?" he nodded in compliance. "I'm afraid that I might not return." Nasai was going to interrupt her but she waved him away. "Though I know what everyone wants there is a possibility that I won't, no that I would be dead just well..." there conversation continued. (I don't want to give it away at least not yet.)
Flashback
"Sakura you can't keep running." A young boy screamed at a girl across the glade whom had stopped running to take a breath.
"Leave me alone, danmit! I can never feel that way about you." Sakura screamed as she started to run, Sakura had ran around the lake everyday of her life. Today was different she had been running around this lake 3 or 4 she couldn't remember anymore. It did seem like she was running but she needed a better place to train. She whispered to the wind. "I need a place silent and of two to train to be the killer of killers."
"Well Sakura if that's all you want then you should attend Ying & Yang it's been out of students, and the teacher has an interesting way of training." Sakura nodded at the woman who appeared in front of her. She was quite young, if not in her early twenties.
"Sakura come and fight me if I win you return." It was Nasai he had ran around the lake and was now tired from the exertion but was still willing to fight Sakura. Sakura was tired and about ready to faint but there was no way that she was about to back down.
"Sakura, does not fit a child so dangerous. Avalon is more like it, a mystical place engulfed in mist. Yes that's it, Sakura you are a wondrous woman engulfed in your own mystical power. Yes that works well." Sakura's face hardened revealing nothing that was the true change everything before that was unimportant it was now going away to that school and training. Avalon faced Nasai, but of course Nasai never new of her new name or her new found determination because she soon disappeared.
End of Flashback
Memories are things that can pull you through the toughest of battles, or make you crumble at the worst times. Sakura had put it all behind her, there were many memories that she would never have access to. Some that would never surface, and some that were just at of reach. This one came to her so suddenly that she couldn't imagine how she had forgotten. It was time that she trained in the spirit world or so she liked to call it. Sakura had long ago ended her conversation with Nasai, he had been reluctant but had complied.
Sakura climbed the stairs and went strait to her room. Once within she locked it, Sakura had gone through this training only a few times. At that she was lucky that she wasn't dead. It took a toil on the body and left it weak shuttering and screaming for mercy. Sakura wondered how long she would last before someone knocked down the door and pulled her from the lost world. Half an hour two tops, Sakura sighed this would be it she would finally be ready. Sakura closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Relaxing her body to the air currents around her she finally spoke her words all but a whisper.
"Soul to soul, wind to wind, find the world where pain and happiness is one. Where myths and reality coincide, life is but a dream, seek it and you will find the spirit world. Truth lies in the wind, but to know there is pain. I seek it and I will it take me to the spirit world." Her voice intertwined with the wind stealing her soul from her body as easily as child is snatched from a picture. Spirit World
It was a sight that she had seen before but every time she saw it she was in awe. The sky was shifting from day to night never the same thing when you looked upon it. Planets were close so close that you could see there rings. They filled half of the sky. The trees well there was no real way to explain the world that she was in. souls were hidden in everything there were animals some that you would only dream about some that had disappeared from the light of the real world. The answers Sakura were after were in the same place as before she headed for a blue brick trail not far from where she was. The trail she knew exactly where it lead to. To many it had been their death, but this was the place that so many had come after death. If you wanted answers to impossible questions this was the place to come but the price in learning the truth was often more then most could handle.
Dragonia: so I hope you like this one I kinda got writers block but I'm good now. Wait till you find out what Touya did. or for that matter what Makiko did. oh you all remember Makiko right she was the one teacher that had the bell at the final judgment I believe that's her name if not tell me in a review.
Sakura: what about me?
Dragonia: well I'm not sure yet I am going to have you get some answers to some more questions that you have.
Syaoran: and make her go through more pain hasn't she been through enough.
Dragonia: well that's just the story if you don't like it you can take her place.
Kero: I thought you were going to.
Meiling: hush now Kero it's not for you to come in and break the party up go away.
Nasai: hey can I know what my part is you cut me out.
Dragonia: would everyone hush geez cant wait till I write the next chapter isn't this enough for you guys.
Yelan: yes stop bothering her.
Dragonia: thank you Yelan now where was I okay anyway find out what Meiling does and how Nasai is involved.. Hmm where is Tomoyo in all of this well filming of course. Just wait two more chapters and it might be the final battle.
AnimeObsessionFantasy- special thanks you are always the first to review my work thank you.
Dragonia: so does anyone wanna make any assumptions on the next chapter.
Kero: can you bring me back PLZ.
Dragonia: I don't know it's up to Eriol.
Eriol: wait don't pin that on me. I just play the role.
Syaoran: so are you telling me that Eriol knows how to bring them back.
Dragonia: did I say that NO. But I haven't decided yet.
Sakura: don't pressure her. Whatever she wants to do is fine.
Yue: yeah but she didn't kill you.
Meiling: from what I hear she.
Dragonia: Meiling you and Tomoyo know the story now hush it doesn't mean that's what I'm going to do. Anyway I guess I shouldn't have invited everyone. Too many conversations here. Well if there's anything that you guys want to say say it.
Everyone but Dragonia: thank god she doesn't own CCS.
Dragonia: Don't remind me.
Sakura: on with the story.
Chapter 8
Past Memories
The light spread across a light blue colored carpet, this morning was like most other mornings. Many were sleeping in late for it had been a very late night with many confessions and surprises. Unknown to the sleeping were that there where still more surprises to come today. One of which was driving up the driveway at that very moment.
Meiling was in her room sleeping which wasn't unusual the unusual thing was who was with her. Nasai of course had his strong arms surrounding her waist. It took a few minutes but Meiling rose with the rising sun and rolled over in his embrace to face him. Within seconds Nasai joined her in wakefulness. "Good morning your highness." Meiling smiled at him.
"Good morning, slept well I hope now you have to face my cousin." She laughed as his face suddenly went to fear. "Don't worry too much he's very well he's not going to beat you up I promise."
"That's not what I'm worried about." Her face changed after his statement.
"What are you worried about?" Nasai smiled at her, "I'm worried that you won't be able to get him out of Sakura's room."
"What do you mean?" Meiling had a look on her face akin to total confusion.
"Well you know how Eriol said I had potential and you all thought that I couldn't use that potential yet." Meiling just nodded for him to continue. "Well there is one part that I can use and that's the aurora part. Currently Sakura is still sleeping and so is Syaoran and in many ways they are as close as you and I are." Meiling smiled and kissed him.
"I must go tell Tomoyo." Nasai smiled.
"They are in the shower right now and I highly doubt that they would want to be disturbed. Meiling caught on and smiled then her face changed.
"A shower is a good idea." Nasai's face changed to a pout.
"You trying to get away from me so soon." Meiling smiled at him.
"No it's just that I really need a shower. I suppose you can join me if your good." She said this with a devilish smile.
Eriol and Tomoyo
Tomoyo was still embraced by Eriol when she awoke the following morning. Tomoyo thought that Eriol took the news very well. She smiled looking at her blue haired husband. They had been married for a few years, she now ran a company a fashion one. Tomoyo thought that she should actually go today. She removed his arm from her waist but it pulled her back.
"Where are you going my angel?" Tomoyo smiled at the nickname.
"To shower I have to go to work today. Check up on the company I've been gone for way to long." Eriol smiled she cared so much for that company it was all that she had wished for. But she worked hard for it and her clothes where top of the line.
"Very well I will join you." Tomoyo went to argue saying something about getting sleep but he hushed her with a kiss, pulling her into the bathroom.
Sakura and Syaoran
The sun glittered across her face and she awoke with a start. Sakura looked over to see Syaoran still sleeping peacefully, Sakura didn't want to remember her dream but she let the images flood into her mind. It was much different then the dreams she normally had. She had been standing in a dark room and there had been a voice she remembered but what it said she couldn't place. Something hurt and something happened.. 'Danmit why couldn't she remember.' Sakura tried to remember the rest of it. Someone was holding onto her. There was a scream and footsteps echoing. No it wasn't a scream it was a laugh. She remembered she was running and that's when she woke up. 'It was always this way at the end of all her dreams she was running. But she couldn't remember if she was running towards or from.' Sakura sighed.
"Something wrong my goddess?" Sakura was pulled from her thoughts by a gentle but strong baritone voice. Sakura looked up to see Syaoran's amber eyes looking back, full of concern.
"Just another nightmare, no worries." She smiled and he leaned down to kiss her. "So. do. you. have. to. go. to. work. today?" she asked in-between kisses. He shook his head in answer. Snaking his arms up her back to deepen their kiss, he smiled inwardly at how right it felt to be with her.
"You do realize that everyone now knows?" he smiled down at her when they pulled apart.
"Yes and I don't care." She sat up and walked to the dresser. Sakura never heard Syaoran leave the bed or walk across the room. His arms were suddenly wrapped around her waist and his chin was on her shoulder.
"Come back to bed." Sakura shook her head. Syaoran sighed there was no point in arguing with her there never was. Sakura turned around to face him, she was wearing the same PJ that she had been wearing the night before.
"You know I cant I have to train. I have to make sure that I'm ready for tomorrow you know that." Syaoran nodded, but kissed her anyway. Sakura pulled away from him, "Syaoran I have to change and then train."
"So?" Syaoran leaned in to kiss her again and was answered by a dagger at his throat.
"You know I love you but. I have to train it's my last day before the battle." Sakura kissed him before heading into the bathroom. Syaoran sighed Sakura was his love but at the same time she was a wild animal waiting to strike.
Downstairs
A loud doorbell rang through the house. Yelan smiled her guest was here, a friend from Sakura's past. A person Sakura had seen once or twice but. well it wasn't important what happened, it's more about what came around because of her visit. A servant went to answer the door but Yelan waved her away wanting to great the lady herself. Yelan opened the door revealing a woman wearing a teal dress and her light brown hair wrapped in a red ribbon. Her eyes matched her hair.
"I'm glad you could come on such sort notice." Yelan motioned for the woman to come in.
"Yelan don't worry about it I'm glad to come and see the kids. By the way how are they?" Yelan knew that this would be the first question out of the woman's mouth.
"Well everyone is okay but." Yelan took a deep breath. "Sakura Kinomoto is here and well she's well. different." The woman nodded.
"I expected as much why else would you call at a time so close to Christmas. What can I do?" Yelan smiled and motioned the woman to follow her into the living room. Yelan called for a servant. "Please fetch Syaoran tell him that he and Sakura are to come to the living room in ten minutes." The servant nodded disappearing behind the door.
"Yelan you looked troubled, is it the elders, I know since they are now dead that the clan is well falling." Yelan shook her head.
"I'm more worried about Syaoran he's to take over the clan. if something happens to Sakura well." The woman nodded understanding flashing in her eyes.
"You want me to make sure that she's ready for the upcoming battle." Yelan nodded. Footsteps rang through the house and the women could hear the sound of conversation not far off.
"Syaoran I have to finish my training I have no time to mess around." There wasn't a wine it was just an emotionless statement from a woman's mouth.
"Avalon, my mother said that she wanted to see both of us it's not going to take that long." There was silence for about a minute and then the two entered the room.
"Syaoran, Sakura its good that you have decided to come I would like you both to meet a friend of mine." When Yelan introduced the woman she stood up. "Midori, Makiko this is my son Li, Syaoran and Kin.." Sakura interrupted Yelan not in a rude way just in a kind and considerate way.
"Please call me Sakura Mrs. Midori." Sakura looked at the woman before her she seemed very familiar.
"Syaoran it's good to see that you've grown into a gentlemen and Sakura." Makiko paused looking at the girl before her. Sakura had changed since the last time that she had laid eyes on her. "It's been a while." Sakura looked at the woman quizzically trying to place Makiko in her memory. "You probably don't remember me." Sakura shook her head. "Well I remember you, I was the one that initially suggested your trainer." At the mention of her past Sakura's face suddenly turned emotionless. Sakura's voice came harsh and unrelenting in the morning air.
"If you will excuse me I have training to finish." Sakura disappeared behind the door before anyone could process what she had said. Syaoran sighed the wall that he had just broken down had come back with vengeance. He did not look at the woman or his mother he turned around and was about to leave when he stopped.
"Sakura is not the person she once was. You can't evaluate her like some kind of test, her memories are killing her. Some things are meant to be forgotten, especially what happened to her. please leave her memories to rest. her. wall was gone. but now. she might not come back. Mrs. Midori either leave or disappear." Syaoran left without a backward look. There was no surprise on Makiko face, nothing betrayed her thoughts. Makiko sat down on the couch
"Yelan by the looks of it you never really needed me. Though I would like to see everyone else before I go." Yelan nodded and called for a servant. Ten minutes later Eriol, Tomoyo, Meiling, and Nasai were standing in the doorway of the living room. "Please come in and sit down I want you to meet an old friend of the family. Everyone this is Midori, Makiko. Makiko this is Tomoyo and Eriol Hiragizawa, Li Meiling my niece and Fa, Nasai." Makiko smiled at them all but it was one that was devoid of happiness.
"I remember you Meiling and Eriol. It's nice to see that you're finally settled down unlike Syaoran. Meiling I see that you have finally caught someone in that web of yours. Tomoyo hmm I don't think I ever met you. Nasai I have to say that I'm kind of surprised to see that you are still alive after. well the nice chat." Makiko smiled at the word, it was very much the wrong kind for what had really happened ten years ago. "You had with what was her name again oh yeah Sakura." The gang looked at each other. Nasai only knew Sakura as Avalon, I guess it was kind of weird.
"Oh yeah I remember that she was such a." Nasai was silenced by Meiling stomping on his foot. "Meiling what was that for?"
"Nasai. honey can I talk to you in the hallway?" he nodded and followed her into the hallway. "don't you even start with that crap. now listen well if Avalon can forget then you better as hell better forget for if you don't you will have to deal with me." Meiling looked at him with pure anger written on her face.
"Meiling what are you talking about Avalon's not." Nasai's sentence came to a screeching halt as he realized who Avalon really was. "Are you telling me that Avalon and Sakura are one in the same?" Meiling's face did not change, she was about to tell him when there was a voice that answered him from down the hall.
"Yes Sakura and Avalon are one in the same. Yet I do not see why Meiling decided to tell you now I wanted to make sure that you were legit on who you appeared to be. Apparently you have not told us the full truth, Undercover CIA agent Fa." Nasai flinched at the harshness in Syaoran's voice. Nasai sighed.
"I was hired by Mrs. Midori to keep taps on Sakura and follow her to her final battle. About a year ago I was recalled and set lose its only recently that I quite and came hear hoping to forget about that." Again he sighed.
"So you knew Sakura when she was training." Nasai nodded.
"I believe at one point he had tried to become intimate with her but as soon as he said something she disappear that was the main reason that he was removed." Everyone looked up to see Makiko standing before them. "Don't get me wrong I'm not mean I'm here to do the job that I was fated to do." She tilted her head where Eriol was now standing.
"You might not all know this but I am the reincarnation of Clow Reed, and in being such I know somewhat of what's to happen for Clow preordained it. So in short Syaoran relax, you worry too much. Nasai, go help her train, she could use you as a punching bag." Nasai winced again but complied and left. "Meiling don't worry she wont kill him. Makiko go settle in your not going anywhere, at least not until after Christmas. Tomoyo this is not the time to be recording." It was an acquired silence that followed, Syaoran went to the library to search the internet for more information on something that he would not speak of to anyone.
"Eriol do you really think that that was a good idea?" Makiko asked him as they waited in the hallway.
"Makiko," her complexion faltered he sounded so much like Clow that it made the memories flow into her mind. "I do not care they needed me to reassure them. you should go see Touya I think that he would be happy to see you." Makiko was about to decline when Eriol continued. "Makiko don't worry Jen isn't going to be there for long, consider it a way for him to still feel." Makiko shuttered remembering there last conversation. She nodded and headed towards Touya's room.
Training Room
Snow fell as the blizzard continued, soon the bay would be a chalky collection of deadly ice. No boat would dare cross the waters. It was well known that certain parts of the docks were used for well things that weren't entirely honest. The wind was whistling so much that across town the same sound was heard outside the windows of padded room used for physical excretion. Using the grace of gods, given to the goddess a woman vaulted from the balance beam to a set of rings. It was not hard and the woman was not sweating, she made it look as easy as pie. Yet the reason she picked this activity was so that her mind would not be on what was going on. Her actions never ceased as a blond haired, blue eyes man came into the room.
"I gather you have come to a see if I'm okay or b to see if I can use some help well you can say I'm just great or go to hell, which ever answer you prefer is fine with me. I'm a little busy as of this moment." Her eyes did not grace the man with a glance.
"Well Sakura I was not sent here to see if you are okay and I was not wondering if you wanted help I was merely sent here as a punching bag." Sakura had stopped when he spoke her name she was hanging upside down and her face broke out in a funny collection of looks and all of the sudden she started laughing falling from the 3 feet height she was hanging at. After a few minutes she pulled herself together and stated one word.
"Eriol," Sakura walked over to the rack and pulled two swords out. "Nasai how long has it been since you used a sword." Nasai smiled this is how she was when he had last seen her between happiness and seriousness.
"It's been a while I think that my last time was our brawl or should I say chat." Nasai smiled as he remembered the fun time that they had before she had disappeared.
"Ah yes the famous we were only chatting. Back then I could get the teachers to twist around my finger." Sakura remembered that battle well he had almost bested her.
"Sakura I bet that you could still do it. as a matter of fact it seems that you've done it again with Syaoran the victim." Nasai almost laughed at the reoccurrence in their life, until he saw her face.
"No that's. it's not the same with him." Sakura couldn't tell him they had been friends for so long but when he finally told her. she didn't want to break his heart.
"Sakura why didn't you tell me that you felt that way for him. girl don't worry about me besides I think that I have a thing for Meiling." Sakura sighed but not one of exasperation more of happiness.
"Sorry I just didn't want to hurt you. Nasai can you do me a favor though?" he nodded in compliance. "I'm afraid that I might not return." Nasai was going to interrupt her but she waved him away. "Though I know what everyone wants there is a possibility that I won't, no that I would be dead just well..." there conversation continued. (I don't want to give it away at least not yet.)
Flashback
"Sakura you can't keep running." A young boy screamed at a girl across the glade whom had stopped running to take a breath.
"Leave me alone, danmit! I can never feel that way about you." Sakura screamed as she started to run, Sakura had ran around the lake everyday of her life. Today was different she had been running around this lake 3 or 4 she couldn't remember anymore. It did seem like she was running but she needed a better place to train. She whispered to the wind. "I need a place silent and of two to train to be the killer of killers."
"Well Sakura if that's all you want then you should attend Ying & Yang it's been out of students, and the teacher has an interesting way of training." Sakura nodded at the woman who appeared in front of her. She was quite young, if not in her early twenties.
"Sakura come and fight me if I win you return." It was Nasai he had ran around the lake and was now tired from the exertion but was still willing to fight Sakura. Sakura was tired and about ready to faint but there was no way that she was about to back down.
"Sakura, does not fit a child so dangerous. Avalon is more like it, a mystical place engulfed in mist. Yes that's it, Sakura you are a wondrous woman engulfed in your own mystical power. Yes that works well." Sakura's face hardened revealing nothing that was the true change everything before that was unimportant it was now going away to that school and training. Avalon faced Nasai, but of course Nasai never new of her new name or her new found determination because she soon disappeared.
End of Flashback
Memories are things that can pull you through the toughest of battles, or make you crumble at the worst times. Sakura had put it all behind her, there were many memories that she would never have access to. Some that would never surface, and some that were just at of reach. This one came to her so suddenly that she couldn't imagine how she had forgotten. It was time that she trained in the spirit world or so she liked to call it. Sakura had long ago ended her conversation with Nasai, he had been reluctant but had complied.
Sakura climbed the stairs and went strait to her room. Once within she locked it, Sakura had gone through this training only a few times. At that she was lucky that she wasn't dead. It took a toil on the body and left it weak shuttering and screaming for mercy. Sakura wondered how long she would last before someone knocked down the door and pulled her from the lost world. Half an hour two tops, Sakura sighed this would be it she would finally be ready. Sakura closed her eyes and took a deep breath. Relaxing her body to the air currents around her she finally spoke her words all but a whisper.
"Soul to soul, wind to wind, find the world where pain and happiness is one. Where myths and reality coincide, life is but a dream, seek it and you will find the spirit world. Truth lies in the wind, but to know there is pain. I seek it and I will it take me to the spirit world." Her voice intertwined with the wind stealing her soul from her body as easily as child is snatched from a picture. Spirit World
It was a sight that she had seen before but every time she saw it she was in awe. The sky was shifting from day to night never the same thing when you looked upon it. Planets were close so close that you could see there rings. They filled half of the sky. The trees well there was no real way to explain the world that she was in. souls were hidden in everything there were animals some that you would only dream about some that had disappeared from the light of the real world. The answers Sakura were after were in the same place as before she headed for a blue brick trail not far from where she was. The trail she knew exactly where it lead to. To many it had been their death, but this was the place that so many had come after death. If you wanted answers to impossible questions this was the place to come but the price in learning the truth was often more then most could handle.
Dragonia: so I hope you like this one I kinda got writers block but I'm good now. Wait till you find out what Touya did. or for that matter what Makiko did. oh you all remember Makiko right she was the one teacher that had the bell at the final judgment I believe that's her name if not tell me in a review.
Sakura: what about me?
Dragonia: well I'm not sure yet I am going to have you get some answers to some more questions that you have.
Syaoran: and make her go through more pain hasn't she been through enough.
Dragonia: well that's just the story if you don't like it you can take her place.
Kero: I thought you were going to.
Meiling: hush now Kero it's not for you to come in and break the party up go away.
Nasai: hey can I know what my part is you cut me out.
Dragonia: would everyone hush geez cant wait till I write the next chapter isn't this enough for you guys.
Yelan: yes stop bothering her.
Dragonia: thank you Yelan now where was I okay anyway find out what Meiling does and how Nasai is involved.. Hmm where is Tomoyo in all of this well filming of course. Just wait two more chapters and it might be the final battle.