CCS: Forever Blossoms
Chapter 8: Sakura, Syaoran, and the Fantasy Dream
She was falling from the sky,
Ever so much,
Her hair flowing out of control,
And the feelings of dread were swarming,
But she never hit the ground,
As her body hit something hard and stable,
Emerald eyes open wide,
Her "ho-eee" could be heard for miles.
A.N.: A-hem, I again apologize for making this chapter really really really LATE! (Lets see…counting three years of no progress in ff.net) .. Well, I'm back, but I don't know if I can pull off the same writing technique as I did once before. My Japanese translations are lost…oh dear.. I didn't loose interest at all but I had no will/hope to write after a computer crash.. ^_^ This is the second part conclusion of "Sakura, Syaoran, and the Dream" ..but I'm thinking of dwindling this series to a close shut soon. It's undecided, but I have plans for a different fanfic or writing piece. Thank you Shi No Megami-san for that last review! (and hope to read more of your fic in KKJ as you'll expect a review from me the next time you update it!—It was getting good…)
**Yes, and I finally realized how much room the nonsense (quot un quot useless) chat between me and K-chan has lasted throughout the series so for now, I'm going to broaden that. (for my editing sake and readers' sake)
K-chan: WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT!?
Tomogirl: You heard me. *glare*
K-chan: No more talks about food and glutton pride?
Tomogirl: WHAT!?
K-chan: Just kiddin'! *winks* *smirks*
Tomogirl: On with the story! *punts K-chan off the story* Oh, and to warn you all … I made Sakura hoe-ing.. A little too much.. -_-()
My seventh-hundred disclaimer: I don't own this "CCS" nor any character.. I don't own K-chan either … All rights and tributes are to be made toward clamp-net.com. Have a nice day… (mwhahah) P.S.: I don't own Megumi's Takamagahara Dream Saga or its characters either! I only own all the characters that I made up with the exception of Mikomo (except there's a sunglasses guy in the actual manga itself, but I don't recall his name so I gave him a name). Also, changed around the settings/events of the Dream Saga manga..()
"Does the heart really matter?", Aiju looked over into the darkness from her throne expecting someone to answer.
"We-well your majesty, I do beg pardon but if research permits, we may have the card mistress under our control..", a small frog with a long brown tail came out from the darkness.
"You didn't answer my question, Kempa. Does the heart really matter!?", her voice increased echoing its affects in and around the room. Kempa froze and tried looking down for an answer. Just as he was about to feel the burning rage of his mistress impend over his back, he quickly snapped up with a quivering voice.
"N-no y-your majesty! T-the heart does-doesn't mat-ter to the-the darkness!!".
"Then, we shall crush whatever is left of that very little light!", her voice didn't falter in anyway, "The card mistress is alive and well. One of our forces happened to slip her into an alternate world. We must seek her out now! Ammai!". Kempa stepped down, away from Aiju, and tried to hide himself into the darkness as much as he can. Another figure rose from the dark leaving behind the sounds of clacking from the bottom of the figure's shoes. Into the light, the figure was wearing a long purple robe shrouding her face and features.
"You called, your highness?", Ammai bowed down and looked deeply into the face of evil empress. Aiju's cold face nodded in approval and her mouth opened.
"Your spying mission with several of our members on Earth, proved to be successful?".
"Correct. I have news to report from the surveillance".
"Yes?".
"It seems the Chigiri Musha are on the move, and have been watching over the card mistress and her party".
"That doesn't sound promising to us at all. Is there any chance of stopping them?"
"Your majesty… If I knew of a way to prevent more Chigiri Musha from awakening, then we could be back home by now".
"……".
"Aiju?".
"You and Kempa! Go to the alternate world and capture the cards! If you can, please capture the brown hair boy for me as well?". The little frog in the darkness winced when he heard the phrase 'brown hair boy'.
"Your eminence has a crush?", Ammai, for the first time, began to chuckle. Aiju glared hard.
"Fool! That boy is the very reason of the Chigiri Musha! He is the 'key' to the 'coming' of the Imona!".
"Of City Revelation!?"
"This is no time to joke around!! Anyone!", Aiju's voice projected loud and clear, "We must make haste preparations! We don't want to be stuck in the war that was predicted to come to this pitiful world!". There was no sound. No voice. No response. Nothing, after Aiju spoke. The room was dead.
The figure, in blue, perched above a pillar raised his head lightly and was thinking quietly to himself.
'Heh! I believe
our little empress here, is wrong.. That boy will never come into her grasp. That war will never happen', and with a
smirk, he vanished once again into the portal that leads to somewhere.
"Sakura-chan is gone!?", Tomoyo exasperated in despair of her best friend missing. Her eyes were in terror. The gang was still sitting at the café, filled with feelings of shock.
"There's nothing we can do now….but I feel, we can't just sit here!", Kero was perched on her shoulder with one arm under his chin. Under his other arm, was the Sakura card that he recovered. Meiling sat very still. For some instantaneous reason, she began to cry.
"Meiling-chan! Daijoubou!?"
"I don't know.. I'm beginning to feel like we're those candidates on 'Survivor'..", she began wiping her eyes. Tomoyo looked on worried because Meiling would never cry like that, or even cry in public so easily.
"Don't think like that! I don't believe we're all targeted by the enemy!".
"Yea, I know…but it's not the surviving part that--".
"Cry baby cousin of the brat! You know it has to be your brat that's doing all this mess!", Kero snapped willingly into her face.
"Xiao Lang will never do this!", Meiling suddenly stood up from her chair, "That's it! I'm leaving!! And I'm not a cry baby!!", she began stomping off toward home with a huge vein popping out the side of her head. Tomoyo bended over toward the side, Meiling once was sitting.
"MEILING-CHAN!! Wait! Li-kun's missing too!!". Unfortunately, the black-hair-in-buns girl didn't hear her. Or maybe, she didn't want to listen. Touya Kinomoto, on the other hand, heard everything. His hands crossed. Back is straight. He was simply sitting incognito, in back of the CCS remaining members' table.
'So Sakura is in another world? Along with, I'm guessing, 'him'. I hope it's that place… That place of memories.'
"Wh-where am I!?", Sakura looked around aimlessly in her surroundings. She was flying in the air since; all she could see was clouds. Feeling the bottom in which she landed upon, her hair pricked up. Her head turned to both left and right of her to see wings! Finally, she turned her body to look in back of her only to find….a head of…an ant! She screamed another "ho-ee!", which only got the attention of the thing she's riding on. The head looked up surprised, to see her sitting there on its back, with swirling eyes. It then began to increase its speed.
"Waaa!!!~~", the girl tried her best to grab a hold of anything on the giant flying ant's body. Her arms quickly found and wrapped around its stomach. Her thoughts came flying at her in every angle. Would she live? Would she die? How did this happen? The flying creature suddenly jerked and made a sharp turn. It bucked itself several times trying to get her off. Soon, the flying ant gave up turning and decided to go to a different approach.
Sakura's tense body began to relax a bit as she felt that the flying ant stopped turning so much. For several more seconds, the ant didn't do anything which left Sakura an assuring factor that it was safe to let go. Or so she thought. Suddenly, as Sakura was about to lift up her left hand from the bottom of the ant, the ant itself, began to dive. It was quickly going down at a full 75 M.P.H. speed.
"ANOOOOOOOOO!!", the girl's voice screamed. She felt she couldn't take the pressure any longer. Was the ant willing to sacrifice itself only to get the girl off its back? Sakura's body was starting to levitate off of the ant's. Her hands began to slip away from each other slowly. Her vision was beginning to see green trees.
'I can't…..!', and her hands were no longer wrapped around the ant. They, along with her entire self, were flung into the air. The last thing she could see was a patch of leaves and soon, darkness prevailed.
…….
"Hey! Hey! Are you okay miss?", a voice penetrated her hearing. She slightly opened her eyes only to have to close them again because of the light's brightness. Slowly, her hands touched the ground flat and the arms became bended, in order to sit up.
"Oi!", her voice made a small noise and thus, she couldn't believe it. She was in pain. Sakura's eyes popped open and she began to examine herself. Bruises and scratches covered from head to toe. She looked like a natural disaster.
"Please, let me help you..", the voice came again. Sakura looked up and freaked seeing a guy wearing sunglasses complete with a ponytail, bending over her shoulder.
"N-no! It's okay! I'm okay!", Sakura backed off just a bit from the stranger. The guy only stepped forward toward her and crouched to her height. He held out his right hand toward her.
"No really. I insist. You had a tremendous fall from the sky. I heard a loud crash through those trees, and you appeared!". Sakura's heart thumped just hearing that she fell through branches and leaves.
"I-I fell?", Sakura accepted the stranger's help with pain as she struggled to stand.
"Yes! I'm impressed that you survived. Now, wrap your arm around me… ".
"Ho-ee!?", Sakura stopped dead. She looked at the guy with round glassy eyes. (o_0)
"Relax! Geez! Don't worry! I'm not that type of person who does that type of thing! Just wrap your arm over here", he pointed to his neck, "And don't feel squeamish when I do the same to you".
"OH!", Sakura finally got what he was trying to say, "Thank you". She placed one arm around the stranger's neck. He smiled showing that he got the message.
"You okay now?". Sakura nodded in response. The stranger wrapped his arm around her shoulder and started off walking her slowly.
"Now, I'm going to have to take you to my hang-out which is shared with a bunch of my friends. Please feel free to be offended when you get there."
"Why?", Sakura grimaced as a stinging sensation got to her neck as she turned to look up at him.
"Because, my friends and I….are actually a bunch of thieves". Sakura didn't know what to say. Something about the whole scenario was familiar to her. As if, she had the feeling, she knew what was going to happen next.
"Domo..you are good thieves right?".
"Well, whatever you consider a good thief…might be different for me. We only steal for survival".
"…..", Sakura looked upon the endless road they were taking with thoughts buzzing throughout her mind. After a few minutes of silence, the stranger began to talk again.
"So, what's your name?".
"Uh…uh..ah..", Sakura sweat dropped when she couldn't find the answer easily, "It's Sakura!".
"Sakura, eh? That's a pretty name.. Means 'cherry blossoms' right?".
"Hai! So tell me yours..".
"It's Mikomo.. Ah! We're here!", he stopped as he led Sakura toward a wooden door that's part of a large log house. Sakura looked on with amazement, realizing that she didn't see it there before when they came upon the area. He gave four knocks and a kick at the door. A smile followed his suit as he looked back at Sakura.
"Secret code stuff ya' know. Every thief should have one!". Sakura blinked at him. Soon, the door opened to reveal a blond hair boy who was around Sakura's height.
"Mikomo-kun! You came back at a good time! We guys are about to play a game of 'go'!"
"Aren't you a little too young for 'go'?"
"No, not at all!", the boy grinned. He stepped back to let Mikomo in but then flinched as he saw Sakura.
"HEY!", the boy yelled as he placed an arm across the doorway preventing Sakura to step in, "No strangers or outsiders allowed! Especially, a girl! What are you here for scum? Following Mikomo-kun because you think he's cute?"
"That's enough! Let her in! She's with me, Kibon!", Mikomo's voice rang loudly.
"She's with you?", Kibon asked in a puzzled voice. Suddenly, hearts flared out from his eyes, "Awwww! Mikomo-kun got a girl friend!"
"She's NOT with me!!", Mikomo felt he could explode any moment and a flash of rage can easily be seen upon his cool composed face.
"Alright..Alright… You win!", Kibon placed his hands up in surrender.
"She's hurt as you can see! I'm taking her in to be healed".
"But…".
"And don't worry about the Boss. I'll take care of him. You just act like nothing's happen… Wait-a-minute! Aren't you on cooking duty!?".
"IEEE!", Kibon dashed into a doorway, disappearing from sight. Sakura watched Mikomo sigh, and suddenly it just came to her, the place she was brought to, wasn't just a hang-out. It was a home.
The boy could easily sense the presence of guards near him.
"Stop that thief! No. 3456! You won't get away that easily!!". He was running full speed and barged into anything that got into his way. An elderly woman fell to the ground while carrying a basket of cabbages. A man got bumped over into a pool of water. Clothes and pins scattered to the floor. Animals were flocking uncontrollably while their care-takers were running after them. Children pause at their playing to watch what was going on. The boy never dared to look back as he knew, the minute he turned, it will be all over. Clutching the item closer to his chest, he quickly made a sharp 90 degree turn into an alley. His heart was racing as he advanced to the clothesline and vanish onto the other side of the cloths that were hanging from it. He heard the guards' voices close in at his area. Their voices became hushed to whisper like phrases.
"I saw him come into here..".
"Heh! That's one bad thief I was him."
"Yea! He could've just kept going but he wanted to be caught. Might as well get on with it..", the owner of the voice stepped forward toward the clothesline. Pulling the cloths back with tremendous force, the guards were surprised at what they found on the other side.
"WHERE DID THAT BRAT GO!?", he snarled. The guards around him all gave puzzling looks wondering if it was all a magic act.
"Hey!", a small voice called out to them from the opening of the alleyway, "I think I saw him go that way", the voice's owner pointed to the road in front of him.
"Thanks kid!", said one of the other guards as they piled out of the alley and down the street that was indicated. The figure watched silently for a little bit before grinning. He knew it was an easy task. No biggie. Not too much of a challenge, but he got what he wanted. He pulled off the cap and the pink cloth that covered his real identity, and began running in the opposite direction. The object, still in his hands, shined a little. Little did the thief know, he was being watched.
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"Hey! Um, Sakura?", Mikomo caught the girl sneaking off into the kitchen, or what was called a 'kitchen'.
"Ho-eee!", Sakura shrieked when he tapped her back gently.
"Sorry!, he sweat dropped, "I'm just wondering what you're doing here..".
"Well, I'm curious! I want to know as much about this place!".
"Uh…".
"Actually, do you have a bathroom here?".
"A-a bathroom?", Mikomo didn't quite understand Sakura since the beginning.
"Yea! Ano, unless you don't have one at all in this world.. I can then understand…".
"OH! You mean, the washroom!".
(AN: Uh eheh.. yea, I'm using the "washroom" as an alternate world term. I couldn't think of anything else that could relate to a bathroom. ^^)
"The washroom?".
"It's right down that hall and make a left".
"This sure is a big place".
"Nahh, not too big but not too shabby either.. Say, Sakura, you said 'in this world'? Then, where are you from?", Mikomo looked up to the ceiling, and back down only to find….
"Uh…Mikomo-kun? She's gone", Kibon's head was popping out the doorway as he looked toward the direction Sakura went.
"Oh well….so much finding the answer of the..", Mikomo's voice faded out. Kibon shook his head sadly.
"YO! Kibon-san! We need your help badly! Our meal won't correspond with us at all!!", a voice from the kitchen entered his head.
"Coming!", the boy closed the door. Mikomo was still standing in his rooted spot shocked about something.
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"Sunday..Monday..U2 .. Friday! Hello Mr. Sunshine..", Sakura sang quietly to herself (A.N.: Yes, some of the English words from the Fruits Candy song). She was staring at the mirror when it dawned upon her.
"Nani!? Where's my clothing!?", Sakura looked at herself up and down the mirror. She didn't pay too much attention until now to realize that she's wearing a blue skirt with frills at the neck. Boots cover her feet instead of school shoes.
"It's this world's doing isn't it!?", Sakura panicked, consecutively looking over herself. All of a sudden, something in the mirror caught her eyes. An image of a woman, with purple hair and a white cloth over her head, was in front of her, deep within the mirror.
"HO-EEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!", Sakura stepped all the way back towards the wall. The figure, in the mirror, held up something round and pushed it towards the scared girl. The round object, to Sakura's amazement, went through the mirror and dropped into the sink. Sakura edged nervously toward the sink to look at the object.
"Please don't be afraid.. I won't hurt you..", the woman's voice made Sakura jump five feet into the hair.
"Who are you?", she looked at the woman with beady eyes.
"I'm Nakime. I'll be your guide into this dream world, girl of Nakatsukuni. With that mirror, you'll be able to communicate with me at all times so keep it well and safe", the figure began to dissipate into the darkness of the mirror.
"Wait!! I don't understand!", Sakura was about to ask more when the door to the washroom opened. (A.N.: And no, the bathrooms in the alternate world has no lock) Sakura stood dumbstruck staring at the boy who just came in. The boy not only looked as surprised as she was, he also looked 100 percent familiar.
"Syao-Syaoran-kun?", Sakura took a tiny step forward. It was him alright, in the flesh. Sakura's heart was beating loudly. There seemed to be some awkward silence but it wasn't too long.
"Who are you?", asked three words from the boy's lips.
"You don't remember me Syaoran-kun? It's me, Kinomoto Sakura from your class!", Sakura hoped that info got through to his skull as she presumes, he must've went into this world, the same way she did.
"Same class? Heh! Don't fool me girl.. I don't want to hear none of this nonsense! C'mon!", Syaoran grabbed a hold of her arm tightly. Sakura managed to grab the small mirror from the sink before they stepped into the long hallway. He led her toward the kitchen with a burst at the door.
"EVERYONE! TELL ME WHY SHE'S HERE!", he roared with thunder.
"Woah..chill Boss….", replied one of the men who were circling a large pot that was in the center of the 'kitchen'.
"Yea, she's our honored guest. She's also injured if you can see that".
"I don't care. I want her out! She has no right to be here".
"Boss-kun, she can be our prisoner!"
"….no…"
"Syaoran-kun!", Mikomo stepped up to face Syaoran with a content look, "You're back from your hunt! Didn't expect you to take that short of time! Listen…the girl, she's with me..".
"She's with you Mikomo-kun?", Syaoran glared hard at the man in shades, "I never expected you to have such refine taste in ---".
"Would you just listen to me! She's not from our world! I just realized something… Girl, here!", Mikomo quickly shove a small object into Sakura's hands. She looked at it closely noticing its familiar seashell like quality to such a small stone. Then, in a quick flash every piece of the puzzle fell into place upon her little head.
'I'm inside a manga book…', she quietly looked up toward the round pot that the men were circling. As if in a trance, she limped up toward a pot, coming across a small little bird flapping about trying to get away. Soon words swarm up to her heart and with a determined look, held out the stone. The men all around her looked on with awed faces and big eyes. None of them made a move as to what they saw next.
"Arufou Kuroa!".
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To Be Continued..
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A.N.: Yes, and I will edit/conclude this same chapter in the near future so it won't pop up at all in the new updated stories section.. ^_^ hehe.. Just to warn you guys.. Or you can wait till the next chapter. Balancing this and a KH fan-fic is going to be tougher than I thought.. o_0