CCS: Forever Blossoms
Disclaimer: Let's all go to the Discovery Channel and say CLAMP owns everything on my own fic-planet! An annoying bakatic song that can't get out of my head and won't go away from my radio memories! Note: U guyz don't have to know the song…..i just felt like putting it up
A.N. WARNING: The chapter that I'm going to be using lots of Japanese names and a tiny bit of words. Some of them have translations next to them. Others, it's up to you guys to translate them on the Japanese online dictionary. HEHEH ^_^ gomen…. I just think that a lot of things sound much better in another language. I'm trying to prove that there are a lot of good authors out there who think they don't know Japanese yet if they just research some, it benefits their fics, ne?
Kero-chan: Do u really mean I'm going to be only appearing in the epilogue!!?
Tomogirl: I'M JUST KIDDING!! I said that b4!! If u weren't paying attention to the recent upcoming commercials of FF: The Movie, I can slap you right to the wall.
Kero-chan: (stretches his face and sticks out his tongue) Nyaa Nyaa! I can do whatever I want so HA!!
Tomogirl: Grrrr….jiji (old man)!!
K-chan: Wha? I'm not human remember noroi!! Well, you're a BABA (old woman)!!
Tomogirl: Jiji!
K-chan: Baba!
Tomogirl: Jiji!
K-chan: Baba!
Unknown: Quiet both of u!! I'm trying to do some biz k?
K-chan and Tomogirl: ?………!!
Tomogirl: I think I should've warned from the VERY beginning that my fic does contain spoilers but I think itz too late for that now! (sweat drop staring at the screen for a long time)
**Give credit to Eternal Haven! He hasn't seen Tomoyo's tapes (good classic idea)…….but that was Wish-Chan's idea in her fic which could have run similar so it's not the videos that's gonna shock him. Something else in store…..*_*heh!
***Schoolz out and we're OUT!
Sakura, Touya, and the Divine Wind
"Onii-chaaaaaaaaaan!!", Sakura growled to her brother in an annoyed tone. He was holding a little yellow stuffed animal by the tail, "I told you once……I told you twice………Get out of my room!!!!". She tried to shove him out but to no prevail, the boy of course was a bit stronger for he was older in other terms. "Oh, so in exchange of getting rid of me, I want my part of the deal kaijuu to tell me all about your experiences with the Chinese kid's return!!!". He could see her face flush but instantly got back to the expression of whenever she sees him. "Oi!! I don't have to tell you of my love interest that much onii-chan! He's back so far for an official stay so stick with it!! And Sakura's NOT A KAIJUU!!!!", once said, she reached her foot out and did the usual 'stomp on her onii-chan's foot'.
'Aiiieee', screamed Touya mentally in his head, 'This kaijuu can sure be a thorn but I'm not that surprised that she acts like her fourth/fifth grade self. Then again, an idea!!', he smirked and his bored like expression, which is usually what can be seen around the house now these days plastered on, "Oh, kaijuu, you still act like a little kaijuu don't you?? Why don't you grow up to become a big kaijuu so you can come stomp down to my dorm and stomp on me all you like!!".
"That was my wish back in fourth grade onii-chan!!! Now….now….", then she stopped. What was her wish for her onii-chan presently? He still was a bug to her but, after the Clow cards, she found herself getting a bit too old for teasing around with her onii-chan. Then it hit her like an atom bomb. Her onii-chan just teased her about the whole thought inside her head. She glared right up to her onii-chan who got the message that her naivety didn't seem to last too long. He gave her one of his smiles and patted her head, "Don't worry kaijuu…….when you grow up to be my age, you won't be that clueless anymore!", with that done, Touya left her alone. For good………..or was that for…….
"Who says I'm clueless!!?? I'll show you onii-chan one day that I'm gonna be a genius and out beat you in my next 'finals' score!!!!!! Or was that college exam finals? Or was that seijou high school finals? Or even junior high?", she began to have haunting images of things that are yet to come for the sixth grader and began to groan as the images began to get too unbearable to think about. "Having fun up there to think you'll be able to beat all those scores I made a while ago? Kaijuu, don't think like me……just think like a 'kaijuu' should be", Touya called up the stairs as he headed into the kitchen.
"SAKURA NOT A-A", she turned her head in different directions realizing her stuffed animal wasn't there. Seconds later, she was downstairs glaring at her onii-chan who was sipping coffee. In his empty hand was the stuffed animal. "Give me back my doll onii-chan!!!!", Sakura thundered impatiently. "Not until you tell me the reason why 'he' is here!!??".
"I……..I can't!!", Sakura whispered as she couldn't pull off any sudden explanation to Syaoran's return until her little brain clicked 'on', "Oh, now I remember!! Syaoran-kun got permission by his family to come to Japan and spend the rest of his studying here!! It seems that he misses Japan and the friends he met here in all!!", she added a chirpy voice to her story. Anyone could actually see through that tale for it sounded like something right off the back of the head alright. But it didn't seem Touya noticed……or did he?, "Kaijuu, you don't actually know do you?".
"Eh? What?".
"That the true reason he's here is something you should have been told earlier but as a sworn secret. Especially since I was the one who sweared it, it shall be told at a given good time!", Touya blurted out so suddenly that it left Sakura stunned.
"Na……ni?", she asked slowly. Wasn't she one of the ones who only knew as to why Syaoran was here. How could Touya possibly know as to why Syaoran was back. It didn't add up at all. She understands him asking as to why but knowing the reason was something that was unexpected. Her onii-chan stared very hard at her before finishing up his coffee and place the stuffed animal onto the table. "See you tonight kaijuu…and you better be alive", that sent Sakura ho-eing for quite some time despite her heart beating in a drum like rhythm. She was speechless right when he went out the door. So many things were moving. So many things seemed wrong……..yet right? Wrong didn't seem to fit the description so she changed it to 'awkward'. The little stuffed animal that laid out on the table flinged himself up into the air to give Sakura, "Konnyayachiwaaaaa OHAYO and…….my special term of the day…mei mei!!", Kero grinned at the surprised girl that she nearly fell onto the floor before she could even say, "ho-eeeee!!". She got up nearly grumbling before rushing back to Kero, "Kero-chan……warn me before you use two different dialects and a Chinese word all in one sentence alright?", she ended up sweat dropping and found herself back onto the floor.
"Ohayougozaimasu! Sakura?", Kinomoto Fujitaka came downstairs to find his only daughter facing the floor while her stuffed animal was facing the ceiling. Sakura got up like a bolt of lightning, "Ohayo!! The reason I was up this early was because of onii-chan's anonymous return and you know what? He was standing in the middle of my bedroom!!! Did you know anything about this otou-san!?", she cocked her head at him before regaining posture as her father passed her to use the stove. "No, Touya never mentioned anything to me. I'm sure he had his reasons for coming over. Maybe he was worried about you?", he stated as his hands groped for the stove switch and at the same time a pan. "He didn't seem that concerned except for Syaoran…-kun…..", her voice shook and her cheeks began to change color only for a brief moment, "Onii-chan asked about how I dealt with Syaoran-kun and that he knows the true reason as to why he's here…..but I don't get anything at all!".
"You should ask Touya straight forward. I bet he won't hide the truth!", Fujitaka smiled and poured some oil onto the pan. The sounds of it sizzling made Sakura feel warm deep inside of herself. 'Hide the truth? Is that what I've been doing to Syaoran-kun lately. I know he has no feelings anymore about me but the fact that he wanted to know of his forgotten memories, could I still have a chance? So I should go ask onii-chan about the whole entire thing?'.
"Sakura, you're going to be late but here!", Fujitaka still smiling gave Sakura her lunch bag. "Arigato!", she screamed as she began to put on her shoes, grab her school bag, and out the door forgetting that she left a certain stuffed animal lying on the table. "Ara, Sakura must have left her doll here…… I'll give this to her when she has lunch", Fujitaka grabbed Kero and lifted him on top of……the fridge much to the delight of the stuffed animal. If only he had the powers of invincibility, he could have gone through and eat up everything in just five minutes. "Yatta!!", Kero accidentally shout which made Fujitaka's head turn. "Eh?", he shook his head and went out the kitchen leaving Kero the best reality he ever had.
"Sakura…", Fujitaka moaned as he stared out the window. He had the strangest thought that came to him, "be careful for the foreboding of darkness has come". His hand came to his forehead and was about to rub it when he felt a soft glow. He turned to face his wife with the same expression pasted on her face. Fujitaka grabbed a hold of her waist and pulled her down to the ground. "Will everything be alright?", Nadeshiko asked with concern spotted in every word she's spoken. "I think nothing's going to happen to her as long as he's there".
"I'll go and watch her if that's o.k. with you". Fujitaka nodded at his wife's plan and kissed her forehead gently although she's just a ghost.
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"Today was an odd day indeed", Touya smiled at the freshness of the air around him, "but at least it was one of the best I ever had". He felt somewhat new when he woke up that very morning. Someone who felt like he realized something he never knew before. That's why he walked all the way to his home from the university starting at five A.M. 'I was awakened with a purpose', he thought silently, 'and to know that your greatest enemy was originally your ally and friend', he began to glare at this but softened at the very last word. His thoughts lead him to distant memories. Memories of someplace and people that were yet to be explained. He sighed at the thought of having to bite back his tongue at the whole idea but it was for the best.
"You sure seemed pretty much in line warrior", said a voice out of no where, "I'm glad you have regained your other self but could you please stop drawing attention from people like me?", the voice began to tease. Touya whipped himself in a tense like position at the sudden awareness that he wasn't alone, "Who?!! How do you know?". His eyes flew back and forth as his body spun 180
"I did not say anything…….NOTHING!!! Just go to your university and act like this haven't even occurred!!", the figure criss crossed his arms and made a small grunt. "Whatever you say", Touya shrugged and place his hands inside his pockets about to walk away when another voice entered the scene, "To-ya!! Matte!!!!".
"Yuki!!! Nani? At this time too?".
"To-ya, I have a message for you!!".
"Wha? From who?", Touya watch the white hair boy make his way up the street panting himself to death and clutching a big envelope at the same time. "Professor Sansaki wanted to award you something last night at the ceremonial meeting but you suddenly took off like that! Why?", Tsukishiro Yukito questioned the dark haired man diligently as if on purpose. Touya glowered a bit but raised his head to meet the eyes of his friend and in a noble voice, "I felt trouble brewing up somewhere……..near my kaijuu and……I felt I couldn't do anything to stop it!", his hands clenched shaking, "I was told earlier at her school that a strange demon attacked the gym and kaijuu was in the middle of it all….", Touya bowed his head in defeat. Yukito looked on sadly but didn't say anything. He gently placed his hand on Touya's head and whispered, "If anything does happen to her, you know that I'll always be on the look out", ended with an assuring smile not caring whether Touya noticed or not. Touya still looking down smiled and lifted off Yukito's hand. He stood upright and placed his own hand upon Yukito's right cheek, "Thank you Yu-ki for making my day". Yukito shook his head with his eyes closed, "For the way you always seemed to have treated her, I can't believe how much you changed over the past month".
"Me, change, ne?", Touya flew back with arms hanging in the air and his hair became spiked, "Whatever made you think I changed!!?". Yukito chuckled at the remark but became silent once again. He began to feel a presence nearby. A strange yet familiar power source. "To-ya, I may not understand how you got most of your powers back but can you actually taste this strange force that's around us?", Yukito's eyes somehow turned misty gray before reverting back to their normal brown look. Touya followed Yukito's gaze up to a tree before grinning, "Oh, don't worry about that Yuki! I know you may not comprehend to what's going on or what's waiting above those trees but that thing up there is one of the keys into saving humanity once again", his voice was flowing softly which gave Yukito a shock. "To-ya, you know something about this strange thing?", Yukito asked in a tone matching Touya's soft voice as he blinked and looked back upon the tree only to be facing a much stronger presence.
"Shimatta!!!!" Watch out!!!"
There was a sudden breeze and the feelings of trouble was about to come intact to the two men. The wind began to howl as it got stronger in mileage. Soon, they were swept off their feet for it was a great impact which led them to fall upon the hard concrete.
"Daijoubu?"
"Hai"
"To-ya!!! I'm going to transform to my other form so don't worry about me at all!!!", Yukito yelled when his back was upon the ground. "Yuki, trust me!! I know what I'm going to do so don't get involved with what's happening right now!!!", the yelling of Touya reached the snow bunny's ears in quick silver but that puzzlement reply didn't stop him from changing into 'Yue'. Wings covered him and the Sakura symbol appeared with him standing on the moon side. "Yu-ki………please!!", cried Touya as he slowly got up in pain trying to brace the wind that kept barging into him, "I know how to defeat whoever's causing this!!!".
"Then tell me before I do!!", Yue appeared beside Touya in just a minute. His cold demeanor expression was the only thing showing which made the black haired man wince at that. "Yue", was all he could say. The white haired angel looked at him in a bored look before his mouth went up into a smile and his eyes shined hope, "I didn't mean to startle you. I haven't been called out to this much action until recently, there's been a disturbance appearing near my mistress now and then. Whenever she's near, that's the only possible time I could ever save her", the angel looked on silently undisturbed by the wind. He then raised up an arm and shot a few of his ice looking particles at the tree that seemed to be the one causing the whole entire mess in the first place. The tree shifted once it collided with the particles and transformed back into its original form. There stood in front of the man and the guardian, a little girl all covered in a blue satin cloth. The only part visible are her eyes, which sparkled, whenever looked upon them. She seemed more like some kind of ninja or Arabic girl.
"Well?", the girl asked impatiently, "aren't you going to kill me or something like that?". The girl was like some ordinary kid but her accent made Touya quiver. "I don't end someone's life on purpose and I still don't do that now! Now tell me this!!! Did she send you?", Touya faced the shard girl automatically without looking away. "I am the 'Kamikaze'!! Minion of the storms!!! I don't give secrets to enemies no matter how pathetic they can be!!", the minion screamed as she found Touya's glare unavoidable and disturbing. The black haired man gave another of his smirks as he was about to slap the minion and yell her to wake up before the fourth person enters the scene. Only he knew what was the true goal of the enemy and there was something he could do before the enemy spread its control. There was a sparkle of blue light shining around the place as a little cupid like spirit flew through the air dazzling any passerby who got awed by the spectacle sight before them. Each person slumped down to the ground and dozed off immediately.
"Sleep!!", commanded the voice, "Return to your original form!!!". A hand was raised in the air and the spirit changed back into a card flying back to its own mistress. Sakura's eyes widened to see the Kamikaze standing there like an innocent child in front of her. Yue flew in front of Sakura and spread his wings out. "Yue-san! No!!", Sakura began to protest but only found the guardian putting one finger onto his own lips. She was about to cut in front of him when something else caught her eye, "Nii-chan!!", she shrieked seeing the man sitting on the ground with his legs opened in a V -shape. His eyes giving her a strange look. Sakura felt like it was the end of the world already, "Ho-eeeeee!!!". She had no idea her brother was witnessing her use of the cards. "Sakura, we're running out of time so we need something quick!", Touya yelled adding to his kaijuu's expression of shock, surprise, shock, ho-eeeeee. The 'Cherry Blossom' not believing that her brother called her by her name instantly took out a card that she longed to use just for the sake of being stuck in a situation that was worth the use, "Windy!! Form a reprimanding chain around the Kamikaze's wind!!!", she shouted with her will.
The Kamikaze on the other hand formed her own wind and battled away with the Windy. At first, the wind she held was pretty weak but then it got stronger until she couldn't take it anymore. Her wind was soon going out of control because of its size. Sakura realized this as well surprisingly and called Windy back. She then took another card out, "Shield!! Form a case around the wind!!". As soon as Shield formed, a sound pierced the air. Everyone looked up at the Kamikaze for she was crying, "Please stop!! Please!! I didn't mean for this to happen!!", her shrieks were getting louder and louder. Sakura couldn't help but feel pity for the small minion who was only a little girl………………but why?
The wind that was trapped along with Kamikaze began to swirl darker and darker giving off a few black dots on the side. The Sakura Card mistress began to also feel darkness around the area. She looked up and gave a gasp to the sky. It was pure black just like when she was battling Eriol. "Light! Illuminate the sky!!". The spirit rose and spread her powers beyond the city. Sakura felt the trouble didn't subside yet. The Shield couldn't keep up with all that dark energy swirling inside itself but it didn't want to give up that easily yet. Too late though for its mistress notice it was flickering. She grimaced and instantly went under the floating black globe. Kamikaze couldn't be seen anymore and her cries were gone. Sakura began to wonder if it was a good idea that she trapped the small minion in the first place, 'There has to be a reason to all things and this I'll consider is a thing!!'. She was about to summon the Shield back when someone came into her view, "Eh?".
"Baka!!! Just what do you think you're up to?!!! If you want to free the demon, I suggest that you go to an isolated area and finish it off!!", the voice of Syaoran bounced off her easily. Sakura blushed but didn't loose her boldness there. She completely ignored the boy and continued on with her spell. The Shield reverted back to card and Syaoran looked on with a glare. 'Is she that mad to do such a thing!!!?', his mind shrieked at that. He may have faced perils but this was far worse when dealing with a girl.
"Ah!!!", Sakura screamed as she felt herself thrown backwards. She could feel the wind cut through her skin. Something caught her though. Her head turned to face, "Onii-chaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaan!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!", her scream became louder as she jumped up and backed away from the dark haired man who only grinned.
"Ho-ee?", her infamous line leaked out before she even realized of saying it. "Sakura, daijoubu?", his body crouched down to match her height as he placed one hand onto her head. He closed his eyes and began to pump energy which transmitted into his sister's body. She could feel it. She could feel power of immense strength. 'How is he able to do such a thing?', then it dawned on her that Touya got most of his powers back or was there something else. Something that Touya didn't have before. Her eyes opened wider at the thought. Meanwhile, the darkness that was encased with Kamikaze was pinpointing towards Sakura like a missile that was shot. Touya's eyes themselves shot open and looked upon the darkness with a glare. He engulf his sister in a bear like hug as he raised a free hand up into the air. Syaoran was frozen stiff at the whole entire scene while Yue just floated in front of Touya. He was about to charge his own power at the darkness when suddenly he felt a tap. He turned to face a sword. A long 3 ft. and 8 in. in length iron wedged sword. His face twisted into shock and could only mutter one word, "Tsukaikago!".
The sword swooshed past Yue with its holder right behind it. The angel couldn't believe it and neither did Sakura. Syaoran suddenly came out of his hiding place to stop beside the two. Touya, possessor of the sword, wield the blade to his side. He turned to look at the group behind him and gave them a hearty smile, "Go!", shouting to Sakura and seems to direct also to Syaoran, "Both of you are already late for homeroom!!".
"But onii-chan!! I still don't understand what's going on or how that sword appeared!!? Can't I stay and help for it's partially my responsibility too!!", Sakura couldn't bear to watch someone she love get hurt. She needed to get her brother out of the way somehow. Syaoran on the other hand snorted and turned his body towards school. He soon felt a grip on his shoulder and looked to his right to face Sakura's face. "Syaoran-kun, I just wanted to say arigato for helping me yesterday!", Sakura smiled as she let go of the boy who only responded by glaring as hard as he could toward the girl who didn't sweat drop at all, "So can you do the same thing today?".
"Were you listening to what I said before?? I was only doing it so I can fight you myself in order to gain the cards!", the boy sneered and turned to where Touya and Yue were along with the darkness, "I'm not going to get myself involved at all in this mess. It's your responsibility right? You're the one to clean up the mess so in other terms, it's your fault for drawing out the enemy since the only thing that the enemy wanted are your cards as well! Me? I'm going to head to school and ignore what's been happening".
"So then why did the enemy come out for my onii-chan, huh? Why did you even come out at this time?", Sakura began to feel flustered at how careless Syaoran was acting. The true Syaoran would never think just for himself. Her heart beated at the thought of the word 'true', 'Why!!?? Why is it that I'm too afraid to tell him?'.
"Like I said before, I'm not getting myself involved at ALL!! It just so happened my cousin was bickering as to how much I wanted to spend all day practicing rather than school that she stomped off mad earlier this morning. I just got to my sword and practice like I told her. I was still angry by her attitude", his eyes lowered into a menacing look before shoving her arm off, "By the way baka, call me by 'Li'. I hate it whenever you call me by my first name! It just reminds me of how pathetic I was, just like you, at age three!".
"Syaoran-kun……", Sakura said in a low voice watching his figure run off in direction to the school. She couldn't believe anything anymore. She needed to get away from all things. She didn't even care if she was crying.
"SAKURA!!!", screamed a voice from behind, "WATCH IT!!! It's coming your way!!!".
"Eh?", Sakura turned just a tad too late and crashed into a big force of darkness. Her vision was wavering. "Sakura!", the voices was all she could hear, "Get up! Daijoubu!!?". She couldn't respond for her thoughts were getting clouded with Syaoran. Tears that once were only specks became rivers and she placed her hands over her eyes. Darkness was all around her breathing and touching upon her skin.
"Please…….no…..". Sakura's eyes opened up one millimeter at the voice. The familiar voice, "Don't let them get me! You have to help me…………hime!!". Sakura got up only to be embraced with a hug. "Sakura!! You scared me there!", Touya hug his imouto for a very long time, "Don't you stray from me like that!!", his voice nearly shouted but proud that darkness didn't seem to engulf her like a flame. Yue was floating next to Touya with worries in his eyes. He could see Light getting tired being stuck with the rest of darkness.
"Perhaps you should let Light have its final power strike with the darkness up there", Yue indicated Sakura and looked back up. Touya and Sakura followed suit. The threesome stared for a while before Sakura was able to stand on her own two feet. "Eh? I thought I was crying?", she felt around her eyes but all that she could feel was soft moist skin. "You were crying?", Touya looked at her strangely again. She flushed for the second time of the day and placed a fake smile, "Um…..yeah because I was scared that the dark was really going to……..AHHH!!", she began to scream as pain surged up her head. "Sakura!!", Touya grabbed Sakura as she was about to fall.
"Darkness!! The darkness is inside me!!!", she shouted through the buzzing that was ringing inside her. Yue watched with a growl. He couldn't stand it any longer if he was useless to this event even if the guy that held his mistress holds the powerful Tsukaikago. He too couldn't do anything. Something needed to be done. He spread his wings and leaped. Touya watched him rise to the sky not having any idea as to what the guardian was thinking. It soon came when a blotch of light came shining down upon him and his sister. He lifted his sword high into the air and closed his eyes, "Kago no akari tasukete!!". Light came in contact with the Tsukaikago and the sword shone a brilliant blue glow. Touya used his free hand and placed it upon Sakura's forehead, "Release!". In the next second, white light exploded from his sword and covered up the area.
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"Li-san, you're late", Miyako sensei looked upon the chestnut haired boy with disapproval, "I hope you're not becoming too attached to Kinomoto-san's actions".
"Gomen nasai sensei", Syaoran bowed, "It won't happen again", he then growled to himself with thoughts of 'Cherry Blossom' ruining his day. He walked silently to his seat. Two pairs of eyes were awaiting what he has to say. They both had a feeling he had something to do with Sakura being late for class. Tomoyo turned her head to see the empty desk beside her and then to the sky, which seemed to have changed from being normally blue to dark to pure light, 'Sakura-chan'. She quickly looked around her but for some strange reason, only she and Meiling noticed the sky's change in color.
"Daidouji-san! If your attention can be faced towards me, I want you to do a problem on the board", Miyaku understood completely that Tomoyo is Sakura's best friend but it amazed him how different both of them can be yet have the same heart. Tomoyo stood up and nodded a, "hai!". She walked in front of the board but her mind kept on going, 'Sakura-chan must be happy missing math. I hope she's okay in one piece'. The thoughts of Sakura being decapitated or even worse, chewed up, entered the little creative section of her brain. It scared her sometimes as to how she's able to do two things at the same time. The directions of Sensei were flowing into one ear but the other was open for someone's cry. Oh, how she's going to miss some kawaii footage! Tomoyo bowed once done and was about to return to her seat when suddenly, the sensei spoke, "What the!!!!". The attention of the class soon gave way to the windows as everyone crowded to see a flood of white light heading their direction. Screams and shouts could be heard not just inside the room. People in other classrooms and in corridors either scrambled or gave way into classrooms with windows to see the light.
Only one person (prob. in the whole entire school) didn't feel like getting up at all. "Xiao Lang!! You gotta see this sight!!", Meiling exclaimed looking back at her cousin who was flipping through his text book. She began to sigh and walked in front of his desk, "I said….XIAO LANG!!!", her loud voice projected enough to make the boy fall off his seat. He grumbled as he scuttled back on and was about to tell Meiling to scram before the whole room was engulfed of the light. For a whole good four minutes, the Tomoeda district was flooded.
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"Sakura……..I'm here so don't say it's totally your fault. You didn't mean it! Remember?", the voice of another entered her thoughts. A warm feeling. Sakura gazed at her precious feeling with a smile. Knowing that she has to try harder was going to be a challenge. "Arigato for making me understand that!". Her precious feeling only smiled back before fading in back of her head. The second apparition formed which was Kamikaze herself. Sakura jumped back feeling tense but relaxed when she saw Kamikaze watching her with fear. "I'm not going to hurt you", she said softly. Kamikaze blinked and gazed at Sakura harder. "Really!", Sakura began to laugh at how cute Kamikaze acted just like a child. "Then can you help me?", Kamikaze asked nervously. Sakura took a step closer towards the girl minion, "Sure, of course I can!". Kamikaze sighed with relief, "I'm sorry for trying to do that do your brother but it was an order I was forced to do!", she began to sob but try to keep it under control, "My mama told me I will fulfill a destiny which wasn't suppose to be this! She said I have to be brave and fight alongside the people I cared about most! Then they took her and that was the last time I ever saw…saw her!!", Kamikaze couldn't hold back any of her tears and cried. "Who took her? The enemy?", Sakura placed a hand on the minion's shoulder. Kamikaze looked up and stared right into Sakura's eyes before wiping away her tears, "You are the hime!". This got Sakura's attention above 100%, "Excuse me? What are you talking about!?". The girl minion began to bounce up and down over a few times before stopping and bowing in front of the puzzled girl saying, "sorry".
"Why did you call me 'hime'? I'm just your average normal junior high kid surviving……MATH!!", Sakura instantly remembered school and looked quickly to her watch, "I'm missing math! YEAH!!". This time she was the one excitedly jumping up and down. She said her apologies and settled herself next to Kamikaze, "You don't know? What year is this?", Kamikaze said still amazed. "It's 2001 A.D.!", Sakura smiled, "Now tell me about your mother and the enemy". Kamikaze looked at her solemnly before speaking, "The enemy, Osansagokoro and her ikko demons".
"Well she doesn't seem to have a 'child's heart' to me!"
"That's because when she left her home………she was a child!".
"…………"
"She once was my friend but when the Yuumei Tenshi took over, her own heart turned kuro (dark) and cold. She could only think of power. Now, she's referred to as Empress Ainu Kuroji".
"So what does any of this have to do with me other than the cards?".
"The cards are the power source that can take her home with her castle vessel that floats outside your present solar system".
"Ho-e!!? That far?"
"The only way she can have contact with Earth itself is by looking through her mirror".
"So she can't see us now?"
"Right!"
"Because I'm dreaming……".
"Not exactly, you're actually in the conscious of your mind along with the darkness that it was filled up with but you have a good soul so the darkness can't control you."
"I see", Sakura rolled her fist into a squeeze and placed it in front of her mouth, "So how come you became evil?".
"I'm not evil at all. She said that she wouldn't nottori (capture) me as long as I follow under her rule. That's how I became Kamikaze by attaining the powers of the wind, I am the minion puppet!", she began to cry again, "Osa-chan, what have they done to you!!??". Sakura watched for a few seconds before reaching out to Kamikaze and hug her tight, "Shh, it's alright if you have no where else to go……you can come stay with me if you want?".
"I-I can't! I don't know anything about the Earth's condition as of now! I still remember centuries ago when wars kept on going on constantly and how ruling kingdoms tried hard to gain peace from their people. Clow Read himself tried hard to assist the situation but to no prevail, he became an outcast by an evil king", Kamikaze rubbed her hazel eyes so hard, they became very red.
"How old are you?".
"Um, I was put under a spell that was to prevent me from aging but it seems to get weaker over twenty years". This gave Sakura the biggest shock yet, "So you are--?".
"3,065 years of age", Kamikaze looked down sadly, "I can never die, grow old, or enjoy life as it should be".
"How did you survive this long?".
"…………………………………My heart", Kamikaze looked back up, "told me to wait for the hime's aijou to awaken and vanquish the darkness that took over Osa-chan's home". It seems Sakura didn't listen to the word after 'hime'.
"If I'm a hime………no……………it's impossible that I'm one unless……", Sakura didn't even want to go there, "I was a hime in another life?". Kamikaze didn't say anything except, "Just help me hime heal Osa-chan's heart!!!", for Sakura's mind was filling up with light.
She felt vibrations going through her head and slowly opened her eyes only to find onii-chan sitting with his head bowed toward her stomach. "Onii-chan?", her voice asked weakly. Touya's breathing soon slowed and his head shot up, "Sakura?".
"Onii-chan, Kamikaze talked to me and told me strange things", her emerald eyes glistened as she tried to move. Pain throbbed in every part of her body which forced her to keep herself still. Touya nodded like he actually understood and gently picked up his sister's body, "I think it's time for us to go home and have a nice long rest, ne?".
"Demo Kamikaze is somewhere still! What about otou-san!!?", Sakura looked around but the whole place seemed to be as good as new. People were bustling the streets like a normal town and little elementary kids were heading toward their own schools. She spotted Yukito standing near a tree who only smiled and waved. Her attention drew upwards where the sky was clear as the ocean. "Ho-e? Where's your sword onii-chan?", Sakura looked at Touya's empty hands. Was she dreaming the whole thing up? Touya noticed what she was doing but only smiled gently like a father for the first whole entire time in Sakura's life, 'I still can't believe he even called me by my name!'. She then realized something else, her Sakura card staff (a.k.a. Novice, I know but I don't call it that) was in its key form around her neck.
"Sakura, please sleep for me! I know you may not want to but just do it! I don't want to see you get hurt again.", Touya made his sister's hair stand up as they were approaching their house. Before a word could slip out of Sakura's mouth, both siblings found a small girl waiting at their front door's step dressed in a simple purple one piece dress. Her feet were bare and her golden straight hair went down to her waist. The girl's eyes were red hiding the hazel that they usually show. Touya was about to ask the girl about herself sensing a bit deja vu. Only Sakura recognized who she was and immediately begged Touya to put her down. Her brother puffed but did what he was asked. Sakura went up to the girl and stood front to front with her. "Can I call you by any other name?", the first words that came out of her mouth. The girl slowly smiled and replied, "I can't remember my true name other than the name that was given to me".
"How about, Aiji?".
"What does that mean?".
"It stands for you to be a beloved child!".
"I really don't deserve such a name……",
"That's for now! I promise we'll get you back to your true home and maybe your name will come to you!", Sakura extended her pinky out about to make a promise shake but the girl only looked toward the sky closing her eyes with little trickles of tears coming out of them, "You don't understand hime, I'm home! This is where I lived with you except this place……", the girl temporarily known as Aiji looked once more into Sakura's eyes, "isn't as big as I expected for a hime to live in". All Sakura could do was stand there mouth slightly open with her usual, "ho-eeee!", screaming out. Touya watched with a stern look but a tiny sweat drop seemed to have formed over his head. It will soon get too complicated and he will find himself having to explain everything. Soon…once his allies were all awakened, the mission that "he" promised to the hime will begin.
"How could she!!!?", screeched Ainu practically scratching at her looking glass, "How could she turn traitor on me!!?". She crossed her arms and the angry marks (veins) popped all over her head. A glare was left on her face as she fell upon her throne grunting, "No matter, she's useless to me anyways. I didn't anticipate the awakening of a Chigiri Musha (Destiny Warrior)!! Damn!!!!!!", her voice reached the pitch of screaming.
"It looks like someone's in a bad mood today", said a figure who overlooked the room standing on a pillar opposite of the throne. "That's because she always is!", giggled another figure. The shadows of the room was able to conceal their features except their feet which were of leather boots. Two colors radiated only in the darkness, light blue and turkish brown. "We must take caution for his awakening is longer than we expected!".
"Hai, he doesn't realize anything for his other precious memory was taken away!".
"You did your best but I guess we can't get ourselves tangled up yet although our kataki already made its move".
"The hime and that Chigiri Musha…….both connected to chain of events deeply. Should we reveal ourselves to them yet?".
"Not until Clow Read realizes us first right?".
"Yes, his half reincarnated self, Hiiragizawa Eriol. We shall meet soon".
The two figures turned their backs facing the throne and formed two portals. They slipped through and vanished in no time.
"Who's there?", whispered Ainu as she got up from the throne. Her face turned into a scowl as she tried to peer into the darkness, "WHO'S THERE!!!??", thundering across the room.
"You-you're excellency?", asked a trembling voice from the right side of Ainu, "Do you think that the gaiteki called out their spies?".
"………"
"It could be possible for I swear that I saw small images of color back there--", the voice was soon cut off by the roar of Ainu's voice, "SILENCE!!! I make the thinking here!!!".
"Ri-right! Sor-sorry to misjudge you're excellency!".
"Hmph! I don't need anyone to judge what I do around here!!", Ainu glared in the direction of the shaky voice, "We must obtain those wretched cards or else this vessel's going to sink down to that system's blazing sun!!! If I get any other annoyance, then it's sayonara ja ne! When I spot those damned gaiteki myself, I might relive you of your obnoxious tone. What I felt earlier, it's not possible that the gaiteki could just pop themselves into my vessel. I bet it's just my feeling about you!", her glare surveyed the room and plopped back onto her throne, "We gotta beat the Chigiri Mushas' awakening on that pitiful planet called Earth!", her anger bubbled and sparked.
She couldn't believe that the ones she battled long ago could ever reborn on a planet she thought was escapable. Unfortunately, things didn't seem to go on schedule as it should have been. One other detail was left out. She didn't and still doesn't know about Sakura's own profile.
"Light, dark,
Night, day,
Black, white,
Peace, fight,
Corruption, anger,
Memory, justice,
Power, sad,
Love, hope,
Kindness, brave,
Remember!
Endless feelings……,
Rinji ko-ru:
Houyou soshite riri-su!!"
A combo of whispered voices echoed inside his head. Voices that his soul didn't want to forget. His whole mind though rejected them and they vanished all together. 'What is happening to me?', he cringed and began to turn twisting his body. He became stiff and rigid lying on his bed. Jet beads of sweat wasted no time on his forehead. He rose and wiped the sweat off, 'A girl in my dream always try to tell me something but what?'.
A.N.: Well, that was pleasant! A twist in my own storyline……..any other suggestions? Yeh yeh, Syaoran-kun got all negativety but whadda gotta do when u forgot completely how to love someone?
K-chan: For once, I'm asking ya……what happened to me!?
Tomogirl: Oh, don't worry stuffed animal……there's always another time to appear…(grin wickedly)
K-chan: I hate u…
Tomogirl: Sure you do. Just wait and maybe I'll let you off for ppl to read you eat a dozen cookies! Sounds fair?
K-chan:………………just a dozen?
Tomogirl: (face faults at the response that I wasn't expecting) uh, u want more?
K-chan: Make it triple a dozen!
Tomogirl: I can't! That would strip me off my budget!!
K-chan: Fine, than I'll have to sneak in a future chapter to share my glory to
Tomogirl: (sweat drop) Are we talking about the same thing?
K-chan: Honto! HAI!!! Kora (Hey)!!
Tomoril: Hm?
K-chan: U haven't got me to say that special report!
Tomogirl: Another time, when something strange happens…
K-chan: It annoys me that your going to use lotz of Japanese!
Tomogirl: Don't we all wish that kawaii stuffed animal? (Give him a pinch on the cheek)
K-chan: You should wish you were never born Tomobaka!!
Tomogirl: Iiiiieee…. Oh…b4 I say sayonara, a reason why I didn't translate 'chigiri musha' in last chapter was bcuz I was writing both chptz.5 + 6 at the same time… um, in other words: typed up 5 but couldn't help type up the sixth chptr which surprisingly got done b4 chpt. 5! But it was 2oo late to change cuz both chptz were in seperate computers and I sended out 5 b4 realizng this!
K-chan: stop saying 'b4'! U gave me headache!
Tomogirl: Your welcome stuffed animal ^_^b4 u fall off that cliff to hear a review per day keeps stuffed animal away…
K-chan: oh shut up! (glares the 'Syaoran' way and crosses his arms)
ja ne