Shiroi Maho: Hello I'm back!
Syaoran: Oh god, please help us!
Shiroi Maho: Something wrong Syaoran?Syaoran: No, no, nothings wrong.
Shiroi Maho: Good, I wouldn't like to make this an Eriol & Sakura fic now would I?
Syaoran: No oh mighty Authress!
Shiroi Maho: Don't you have something to do?
Syaoran: Err, yea
Shiroi Maho: Then why aren't you doing it?
Syaoran: Shiroi Maho does not own Cardcaptor Sakura, Clamp does.
Shiroi Maho: Good boy, now off you go, you're needed on set.
Syaoran: Fine
Walks off, cursing under his breath about the lack of S&S scenes
Shiroi Maho: I would like to thank everyone who reviewed chapter one. Thank you so much.
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Shinigami Tenshi: Well my bestest friend in the whole wide world, thank you for reviewing. I will continue my other fic, once I've sorted out some bugs in the woodwork. Don't worry there will be loads of Jess and Quatre scenes, hehe.
Helen: Yes Sakura is the Card Mistress, but only Tomoyo and Touya know. Secondly all the CCS gang are 17, oh and yes all of Sakura's friends have magic.
Kawaii Canadian: No you didn't confuse me, so don't worry.
Haunted Ambition: Thank you. I'm glad you liked it. FSE's are Final Sorcery Examinations. They are split into three levels: Lower, Medium and Higher. Each book has 1000 pages, and each section (beginning, centre and end) has around 333 pages, which are then split into 3 columns to make teaching the sections easier. Hope that cleared it up for you.
Cherryblossom127: It's in the thank you above.
Winged Guardian: Thanks, you really think it could become a favourite *blushes* thanks. I couldn't think of a title, so once a get into the story a bit more it will have one. Unless you have a suggestion, feel free to give me one. Yea I'm a HP fan, but I think that you'll find my story is gonna go off a do its on thing. lol
Also a thank you to Luna-*star2, Lady Starlight so kiss my ass, Pochocopanda...even though he's not a panda..., Miz, Gaian Neko Kitty, and Mar. Domo domo domo!
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'Chapter 2'
Sakura watched as Syaoran retreated to the male dorm. She kept staring in that direction, not even paying much attention to the black haired girl who was still talking to her.
'There's something he's not telling us,' Sakura thought to herself, unconsciously running her fingers through her shoulder length auburn hair. 'He has too much power to just be a middle student…'
"Sakura-chan…" Tomoyo said staring at the girl, who clearly didn't even know that she was still there.
'Na, if he had more power he would have told us. Then again he doesn't know us that well so…and I have a secret too. Maybe he's like me, maybe he has another power that lies elsewhere…'
"Sakura-chan…"
'Its possible, maybe if we become friends he'll tell us…if he truly does have that power…'
Tomoyo started to fidget with her skirt; she was beginning to get a bit annoyed at the lack of attention Sakura was paying. She smiled mischievously and cast a simple spell; A spell to make her voice louder.
"SAKURA-CHAN!"
"Hoooooeeee! Where's the fire!" Sakura shouted, jumping up from her position on the sofa. She stared at Tomoyo who was now laughing. "Tomoooooyo…"
"Sakuuuuura…you weren't listening to me!"
"Ah gomen Tomoyo-chan, it was just…I…I mean…" Sakura stuttered, not knowing what to say.
"You mean you were too busy thinking about Li-kun to pay attention to your best friend! You were thinking of his wonderful deep brown hair falling on his handsome face, thinking of his well-toned torso. How you would love him to hold you in his arms, to kiss you, to looooove you, to…" Sakura by now was blushing so hard that her face was giving off as much heat as the fire they were sitting by, perhaps even more.
"Tomoyo-chan please, I wasn't thinking about that," Sakura said, tucking some strands of auburn hair behind her right ear.
"Yea, sure you weren't Sakura," Tomoyo retorted sarcastically.
"I'm serious Tomoyo, there's something strange about him, like there's something he's not telling us."
"What you mean like your secret power?" Tomoyo asked.
"Shhh Tomoyo not so loud, no one is supposed to know I'm the card mistress, or that I indeed have secret powers," Sakura said sitting on the arm of the chair the occupied Tomoyo.
"I know, it's just that…well, maybe…maybe you should…"
"Maybe I should what Tomoyo?"
"Tellthenewheadthatyou'rethecardmistress…" It came out in such a rush that Sakura was completely taken aback.
"Could you repeat that, but slowly please."
"Maybe you should tell the new head that you're the card mistress," Tomoyo looked up hopefully at Sakura, only to see a scowl fall onto her normally smiley face.
"No Tomoyo I can't, there's something strange about that woman. The necklace she was wearing had the Clow symbol on it, I don't think I could trust her with that information."
"But what if…" Tomoyo started, only to be cut off by Sakura.
"Won't come back, don't worry, besides I'm…" Sakura was cut off, not by a concerned Tomoyo, but by the dorm door swinging open, revealing a muttering Touya.
"This is the dorm first years, don't mind the password, we have a weird prefect this year," he shot a glance a Tomoyo and smiled knowingly, whilst all Tomoyo did was smile back, "and this dorm even has its own resident kaujii…"
Suppressed excited chatter erupted amongst the first years and Sakura shot Touya a dirty look, pushing herself up she walked over and Touya winced knowing what would come next.
"I'm not a kaujii Touya, how many times do I have to remind you," Touya gasped as he found himself hanging upside down in the air, his face hovering right in front of hers. The first years started laughing at the distress of the head of the Kogeki group. "Oni-chan, I have warned you numerous times, but you just can't seem to take the hint. Now you'll just have to be punished," the spell broke and Touya fell to the floor. Grabbing his head he rubbed it furiously, trying to rid himself of his pain. "I'm off to bed, oyasumi."
Touya watched his sister retreating up the stairs and groaned, 'I should have known better than to mess with the most powerful sorceress in Japan, I swear I am mad.' Looking at the first years he explained.
"Little sister, just a little inside joke." He smiled, 'yup just a little joke…'
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'The new head is so mysterious, so is her son…' Sakura thought, pulling her brush through her hair, 'I'll just have to be extra careful around them, I can't let them find out who I am.' Sakura climbed into bed, snuggling up under the covers. She felt sleep beginning to overwhelm her, and fell into slumber with one last thought, 'baka oni-chan, I'm seventeen and I am not a kaujii, doesn't he ever learn…' and with that she let sleep take her to the land of dreams.
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"This dream…" Sakura thought, looking down through the water she was standing on. "It's the same, that boy, that monster, everything, it's the same…" Placing her hand on the surface it didn't get wet, surprisingly, and she also hadn't fallen into it yet…"
"I don't know what you want," the boy said, standing in front of a girl protecting her, shielding her, with his sword raised, "but whatever she has to do with it, you'll never get her, not whilst I'm still living."
"So be it foolish child, but she will be mine. And with that power this pathetic world will be encased into the darkness…"
"I don't think so because you'll never win…" the boy began to advance on the monster, who wasn't really a monster at all, but a man…
"No please don't, Xiao please no. You'll get hurt! You'll die! NO!" The girl screamed, trying to hold back the boy, tears in her eyes flowing down her cheeks.
"Faa, I have to, I won't let him take you away from me. You're all I live for, you're my only hope."
Sakura raised her hands to her own cheeks, feeling the tears trickling down them. "Why do I feel so sad, that isn't me, this doesn't concern me, then why, why do I shed tears for them…"
"You can't! I won't let you do it alone, let me fight with you!"
"No! I wouldn't be able to carry on if you were hurt…"
"Well isn't this just a touching scene, but I don't care for your powers boy," the man raised his hand, a ball of black electric energy formed and shot toward the boy. The boy pushed the girl out of the way; making sure none of it hit her. She stared, her tears becoming more rapidly now.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOO!"
"Run Faa, go before he hurts you! GO!" She ran to him and took him into her arms, whispering soothing words.
"I cant, I wont leave you, I love you too much…" Black ribbons flew in her direction, tying around her arms and lifting her away from the boy. The tears still flowed, this time in pain as the ribbons tied themselves tighter and tighter.
"FAA!" The boy yelled, pushing himself to his feet, despite the pain he felt. "Let her go! LET HER GO!"
Sakura felt her wrists burning in pain she cried out, slamming her fists on the water she started to shout.
"Let me through! I have to save them, I have to stop…"
But the water just rippled, never once showing any sign of giving way to let her through.
The man pulled out his sword, and gave an evil smile, pulling her closer; she began to struggle more frantically now. The man just laughed, a heartless, evil chuckle that sent shivers down her spine. The boy was on his knees, muttering some sort of chant…the man still laughed.
"No silly spell will save her now," He floated higher, the ribbons pulling her with him. "One cut and it will all be over, your powers will be mine and they will contribute to the chaos that will ensue after you are completely drained." He began to laugh again as she struggled. The ribbons disappeared and he held her close. He slashed one small thin cut across both of his wrists, the blood trickled down the length of his arms and he smiled.
"It is beautiful, my blood is yours and yours is mine," his smile remained as he moved the sword to her wrists, and in one swift movement, slashed a thin cut across them both. She screamed in pain, crying as the blood oozed out of the cuts.
Sakura screamed, her wrists had two cuts sliced across them. She cried, the pain was overwhelming, crashing over her in waves of discomfort. The tears still fell, and it mixed with the blood as it flowed and dripped to the ground.
"Why, why am I feeling this pain? Why is this happening to me?" She cried in desperation, wishing someone could hear her, could answer her.
The man had now placed the cuts on his wrists against the cuts on the girls. She glowed pink around the fresh wounds, it dissipated, moving with her blood into the man's body. He laughed as he felt her become weak.
"So much power! When this is over, and those not worthy are gone, you will truly be mine like you were always meant to be!"
The girl was to weak to protest, her body slumped and she heard him scream in triumph.
"This is my moment! I truly am the victor…" he placed the unconscious girl on the ground and turned to the frantic boy, who was crying for his love. "And you will be fortunate enough boy to feel the true power…"
Pink and black lightning merged, creating an orb of power; its magical field held so much that the feeling was overwhelming. I shot towards him and all the boy could do was stand there. The only words that escaped his lips were:
"Forgive me Faa, for I have failed you…" Nothing was heard, no noises, no screams of pain. Not on the field anyway, above on the water one noise could be heard as it pierced the night sky…
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!" On the brink of unconsciousness, Sakura screamed. She let out a cry for the pain she felt, for the lack of magic left, and for the boy…she screamed for him.
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Jolting upright in her bed, Sakura started to pant, sweat was slowly falling down her face, mixed with tears. She still felt the pain, but she didn't feel weak; she didn't feel like her magic was gone, like it had been drained.
Touya looked at his sister, to say he was worried was an understatement. He had heard her screams and had rushed over; Tomoyo was already there when he arrived trying to awaken her. Students had gathered outside, including some boys. They were awed at this, they had never seen Sakura have one of these dreams before, but Touya had.
"Sakura, are you ok?" Touya asked moving closer to her, he went to grab her hands when he saw the blood. It had soaked through her nightdress and was dripping off her hands. His eyes widened in shock and he called out to the people at the door. "SOMEONE GET A NURSE! A HEALER! ANYONE! JUST GET SOMEONE QUICK!" Touya screamed at them frantically, he pulled up her sleeves and saw the two gashes across her wrist. "Oh my god…" he exclaimed under his breath, not only was she bleeding from these cuts, it was also bruised around them.
"A healer wont be necessary," came a calm voice at the door. All the students moved aside, it was the new head. Sakura's head jerked upwards, as if finally snapping out of her dream; like a thread was holding her there so she couldn't reply to anyone.
"Li-san…" Sakura whispered, barely audible over the commotion outside her door. She winced as Yelan held her wrists. Yelan frowned; staring at the door she called a name.
"Xiao-lang, here. Now," Syaoran emerged from the crowd, dressed in a robe, his already messy hair even more so. He moved toward his mother and stopped as he got a closer look at the girl.
"Yes mother…" He said, still staring at the girl. 'Sakura…what happened to her? She looks like she's been to hell and back. She's so pale, and her wrists, and the blood!'
"Hold her wrists while I heal, these gashes," Yelan stepped aside and Syaoran moved forward, he grabbed her wrists as gently as he could, her blood flowing onto his hands as well. She winced; it still hurt, even with the slightest contact.
Yelan began humming a healing spell, her red aura floating outwards and settling over the cuts. The flesh began to close over, and all that was left was the bruising and the blood. Two thin scars remained on her wrists, and Yelan felt sorry for the girl. 'The pain she must have endured…poor child.'
"Everyone leave, there is nothing to see here. Go get ready for classes," people at the door began to leave, gossiping and wondering what had happened to her. Syaoran remained, still holding Sakura's wrists. Touya growled.
"Do you think you could let go of my sister gaki," Syaoran glanced at his hands; sure enough they were still holding her. He snatched them back, blushing. "Yea and keep them off her," Touya snarled at Syaoran's retreating back. Syaoran turned to face Sakura, and stared at her, his face softening a bit.
'What is this feeling? I felt warm inside when I touched her, could I be…no. I'm not. I wont let her get to me, I wont be nice. She has no effect on me whatsoever!'
Yelan laughed inwardly at her son's inner torment, 'So it begins…' She looked at Sakura and spoke. "Maybe you should take the first few less-"
"No," Sakura cut her off, pushing herself to her feet and moving to retrieve her uniform. "I'm fine, really. I don't need to miss lessons; especially on the first day."
"Fine then Miss Kinomoto, but promise me you'll be careful."
"I will don't worry," Sakura smiled at Yelan and she had a thought.
'What a wonderful daughter-in-law this girl would make, I will have to get my niece to play a bit of matchmaker…'
They all left Sakura alone, and she sighed to herself. 'It was that dream again, but this time I felt the pain, this time I saw more. Does it mean something? Could it be a premonition, a warning? I should look up those names in the magical history book, Faa and Xiao. They seemed powerful.'
Sakura pulled on the pleated black skirt, and her white shirt, she left the first two buttons undone and put on her necklace. It was a golden star contained inside a pink circle, a key it looked like, a very beautiful key. She tied her hair back into a plait and placed in two cherry blossom shaped clips to keep the shorter bits of hair from falling out.
She glanced at her wrists, and her gaze never left them. They were all bruised around the two thin scars, 'where the ribbons held Faa,' Sakura thought to herself. 'I must be connected to her somehow, otherwise why am I feeling her pain?'
She left her room and headed to the lounge, everyone who was there stared at her, and Sakura felt uncomfortable under their gaze. She rushed over to Tomoyo, and Tomoyo hugged her.
"Oh Sakura-chan you don't know how worried I was! I heard you scream and I rushed to your room, you were thrashing about saying something about saving someone, and to let you through. That's when I saw the bruises; I was petrified 'cause I knew they weren't there before you went to sleep. And then when those two gashes appeared and the blood started coming out I screamed so loud, and so did you. I was so afraid…" Tomoyo stopped as she felt tears falling onto her shoulder, "Sakura-chan…" Tomoyo whispered, holding her tighter.
"I was too Tomoyo, I was too…"
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The day went as normal in Tomoeda, except for a few stares sent Sakura's way every now and again. Sakura was sick of it. 'Why cant they stop looking at me? Kuso! Its so…so…so' She couldn't think of a word to describe what it felt like.
Now she was sitting by Tomoyo in chanting, Tomoyo's favourite class. Tomoyo had the best chanting voice out of everyone, although Sakura wasn't far behind. Their summer chanting homework was to compose a song to keep their voices in tune. Syaoran was in this class as well. Sakura still couldn't help but feel as though there was something else to him, like he was hiding something.
"Miss Kinomoto," Mayaki-sensei called, breaking Sakura's train of thought. "Your turn dear lets hear your song."
"Hai sensei," Sakura got up and walked to the piano in the corner of the room, she didn't really like singing in front of people, and especially didn't like singing songs. She didn't get why they had to but she had to do it anyway. She placed her music on the stand and began the intro. The piano sounded soft and melodic, and Sakura was glad that her brother had taught her how to play.
Then she began to sing.
There's a song that's inside of my soul
It's the one that I've tried to write over and over again
I'm awake in the infinite cold
But you sing to me over and over and over again
Syaoran felt the melodic voice sweep over him; he knew this tune. He had no idea how he knew it, but he did. It seemed so familiar yet not. Sakura's fingers played the song gracefully; tears began to form in her eyes. Tomoyo knew why…
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now, you're my only hope
Her voice was graceful; and held a lot of emotion as she sung. This was the song her mother had started to write before she passed away, and this summer Sakura finished the music and lyrics. Tears fell down her face now, but she didn't care.
Sing to me the song of the stars
Of your galaxy dancing and laughing and laughing again
When it feels like my dreams are so far
Sing to me of the plans that you have for me over again
The students in chanting class were all smiling. They loved to hear Sakura sing, she had an especially wonderful talent for it. They knew this song must mean something to her, because they saw the tears in her eyes. Tomoyo turned to Syaoran, who was sitting in front.
"She has a nice voice, ne Li-kun?"
"Yea…" Was all that he said in reply.
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours
I pray to be only yours
I know now, you're my only hope
Sakura played the small musical interlude and licked her lips. If her mother were watching, she prayed that she was listening to the song she had worked on all summer. Hoping she was proud at her.
I give you my destiny
I'm giving you all of me
I want your symphony
Singing in all that I am
At the top of my lungs
I'm giving it back
The song continued on the same tune, but higher. No one had ever heard Sakura sing with such passion before; it was like her voice had improved ten fold over the seven-week break. She was singing with so much emotion that it was bringing tears to the eyes of some of them.
So I lay my head back down
And I lift my hands and pray
To be only yours, I pray
To be only yours, I pray
To be only yours
I know now, you're my only hope
Sakura finished the song, but the piano continued for a while longer. Once it finished, the whole class erupted into applause, some of the boys whistled. Sakura blushed. She didn't think that they would have enjoyed it that much. She gathered up her music sheets and returned to her seat.
"Very well done Miss Kinomoto, I see you spent some time composing that, unlike some others in this class," the teacher side glanced a Yamazaki who smiled.
"Did you know Mayaki-sensei, that when I wrote my music, the music was so good that even the notes wanted to dance. So they did, but I left the window open so they ended up dancing out of it and that's why my second one sounded like it was done in five minutes," Chiharu, who was sitting next to Yamazaki, kicked him from underneath the table and whispered under her breath…
"Stop lying…"
"Yes well anyway, great work Kinomoto." Sakura had now settled back into her seat, placing her music on her desk.
"Great another reason for people to stare at me," Sakura grumbled under her breath. Tomoyo smiled.
"That's not a bad thing Sakura-chan, they admire you. Yo Li-kun," Tomoyo prodded Syaoran in the back, he turned around and his gaze held the question 'what?' in them. "Didn't you think Sakura's song was good, no no no, great?!"
'Right Syaoran don't say anything nice, you'll become to attached to her, say something slightly err hurtful, that way she'll keep her distance. Yea, that's a great plan!'
"It was ok I suppose, if you like that sort of thing, which I don't," he turned around so he didn't have to face them. He didn't need to see Sakura's face to know what she was feeling, her aura wavered, and it felt slightly hurt. No not slightly, very. 'God what I said wasn't that bad, why is she that hurt?'
Sakura felt hurt by his words, if it was any other song she wouldn't have cared about what he said, but this song meant so much to her. Especially since it was a connection with her mother, her deceased mother.
'How could he say that to me?! I worked so hard on it, and it was good, I know it was! I'll never forgive him for this, you just watch your back Li Syaoran, because you never know what might happen…'
Syaoran flinched, her aura felt different, first it felt hurt, then angry, now it felt…'revengeful…'
Their hour of chanting was up; they heard the bells echoing through the school. Sakura gathered her stuff quickly and left the room, Tomoyo not far behind.
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They were sitting outside, talking about their day. Tomoyo, Meilin, and Sakura. Meilin was in Boei, so they didn't see much of each other. Except for the evenings.
"It's all anyone is talking about Sakura, I wish I had been there," exclaimed Meilin, smiling at Sakura.
"Not everyone liked it Mei," Sakura said, rubbing one of her wrists, which were now hurting from playing the piano.
"Oh, who didn't like it?" Meilin asked, swinging her legs off the tree branch.
"Li Syaoran…"
"Shaoran!" Meilin exclaimed, almost falling from the tree.
"Shaoran? First name basis?" Sakura asked staring up at Meilin. Meilin jumped down landing in front of Sakura.
"We're cousins. My surname is Li, me and Shaoran grew up together," Meilin said, grabbing Sakura's hands in her own she carried on, "just ignore him, he's a grouchy old sod anyway, but I still love him." She winked, and Sakura and Tomoyo laughed.
"Well he's gonna regret the day he ever messed with me," Sakura said, breaking Meilin's grasp.
"Oh, what did you have in mind?" Meilin asked, and they began planning their revenge. Sakura smiled at the support that she had from her friends.
'Oh yes Li Syaoran, you're gonna regret messing with me. It might be just words at first but you better watch your back 'cause it's gonna get a lot worse…'
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Shiroi Maho: That's all for now guys
Syaoran: I can't believe you made me say that to Sakura!
Shiroi Maho: Plot development Syaoran, you cant just fall in love like that…
Shiroi Maho clicks her fingers, and all the lights go off
Syaoran: What did you do now you baka?!
Shiroi Maho: When I click my fingers the lights go off, I forgot.
Shiroi Maho clicks her fingers again. Nothing happens. She clicks them repeatedly and the lights don't come back on.
Syaoran: Oh great you broke it!
Shiroi Maho laughs nervously.
Shiroi Maho: Ehehehe, well err, leave your review and we'll be back with the next chapter soon. I want another 10 before I update please.
Syaoran: I can't believe you got 12 for the first chapter.
Shiroi Maho and Syaoran are stumbling about in the dark. They fall over each other.
Shiroi Maho: Oops! Gomen nasai Syaoran. Please review. Ja ne ^____^