ANOTHER FORCE
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Part Two: The Middle
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Chapter Two: The Hiding
"Hey, Sakura. How are you doing? Where did you go? Why did you leave without telling me?" asked Kero as soon as Sakura walked into her bedroom.
"Kero, do I have to tell you everything?" Sakura moaned.
"Yes, you do. Come on. Tell me what you were doing."
Sakura sighed. Then she said, "Kero, I went out to get a breath of fresh air. I didn't tell you because I wanted some time to think alone. Is that good enough for you, oh guardian of the Book of Clow?" This last part was said sarcastically.
"I guess so."
"I'm tired, so I am going to bed. Is that all right with you?" Kero nodded and Sakura sighed.
As soon as Sakura was asleep, Kero looked at her and muttered, "Kid, you are not telling me everything. What could you be hiding from me?" Then he went and lay down next to Sakura, going to sleep himself.
The next day…
Sakura and Madison were talking about things when Arian, Cian, and Art were walking by. "Hi, Arian! You want to come sit with us?" called out Sakura.
"No thanks. I need to go with Cian to the store to get our groceries for the week," replied Arian. Cian looked at Sakura and she shivered under his gaze. They walked off.
Madison watched them and asked Sakura, "When did you two get on talking terms with one another?"
"Being nice goes a long way, I guess."
"Hmm," went Madison and she also got the feeling that Sakura was with holding something from her. She looked at where Arian had disappeared to and then, in a sidelong glance, back to Sakura. She shook her head and sat quiet as Sakura continued with the happy chatter.
[NOTE: You have probably noticed that Sakura seems to be a pretty bad liar in this fan fic. She really isn't and her friends are only suspecting things right now. It is only obvious that she is hiding something and they don't know what just yet.]
At school the next day…
Everyone was working hard on his or her own test when the loudspeaker came on and asked for Arian Rona. Mr. Noleski let her go to the office. Everyone continued working on the test when she came back in ten minutes later with tears running down her cheeks.
The whole class was soon staring at Arian when she sat down again and attempted to work on her test. Eventually she put her pencil back down and put her face in her hands.
"What is wrong, Miss Rona?" asked Mr. Noleski.
Arian murmured something and Mr. Noleski asked her to repeat what she had said louder. "I am sorry, sir, but my father had a heart attack and died. My mother is trying her best to get everything together and my brother is helping her as best he can."
"I am sorry to hear that, Arian. You can turn your test in right now and sit out in the hall to get yourself under control. When you feel a little better, you can come back in and finish your test."
"Yes, sir." Sakura was startled to hear the Welsh accent seep into her voice. The more Arian spoke, the more she reverted back to her natural voice, which in turn would be a dead ringer to Li, Madison, and Meilin whom have heard her voice many times.
Arian went and sat outside for twenty minutes, weeping over her father's death. Eventually, she tired herself out from crying and fell asleep in the hall, tears staining her face.
Break came and the students filed out of the classroom, looking at Arian as they went. Sakura, Li, Madison, and Meilin stopped in front of her and Sakura leaned over to wake her up.
"Arian, wake up," said Sakura, "Come on, Arian. It's lunchtime. You have to be hungry. Wake up!"
At this point, Li leaned over and shook Arian, trying to wake her. Arian groaned and stretched, stiff from sitting on the floor for a long time.
"We're sorry to hear about your dad, Arian," said Li, after Arian had woken up enough to recognize the faces around her.
"Thanks, but it doesn't change the fact that he is dead," Arian replied, her voice was thick with the Welsh accent. Everyone except Sakura, who was staring ashamedly at the floor, stared at Arian.
"Your voice. It's different. Y-you have an accent," said Meilin, eyes wide with shock.
"Are you Arianrhod?" asked Li in a strangled voice. Arian, realizing her mistake, nodded her head yes.
"I am sorry for not telling you, but I had no choice. Cian told me not to tell anyone, even though they would be smart enough to figure it out. Diawl!" she said. (Diawl is a Welsh word. I do not know what it means, but I do believe it is an oath of some sort. I got it from 'The Grey King' by Susan Cooper in the 'Dark is Rising' series.)
The Card Captors looked at each other in mild surprise. "So Cian is?" asked Li.
"Cian is my brother. He knew about the Cards from the very beginning. His full name when transformed is Ciandel," murmured Arian. This news brought around new sidelong glances at each other.
Arian decided to get up. She was tired of sitting on the floor and any time now her brother would be coming to get her out of school. Sakura stopped looking at the floor in shame and looked into the bright eyes of Arianrhod.
"Good luck with your family, Arian. I know that you will want to go home," Sakura whispered.
Arian replied, "Sakura, I hate to say it but, my home isn't here in Readington. It is in America and in Whales, where our original home is. I think that maybe we will go home to one of those places."
They heard a meow down the hall. There stood Art, flicking his tail back and forth. Further down the hall was Cian with a dark look in his eyes. "Come on, kid. We need to go home and comfort your mother," he said. Arian nodded and walked to him, turned around and waved goodbye, and left with the other two.
"Goodbye, Arianrhod." Sakura looked at Li surprised. She didn't expect to hear him say that with such calmness as he did.
"You four had great luck, meeting those three," Eli said from behind them. The group turned and saw him with Ruby next to him and Spinner on his shoulder.
"Who are you?" asked Meilin.
"That is Eli Moon, Clow Reed's reincarnated self," said Li.
"That's Clow Reed? Who are those other two with him, then?"
"Ruby and Spinner, my friends," Eli replied.
Everyone then talked about the Lunar Mistress and her friends for the rest of the day, when they had the time. They all agreed that, even though the Lunar Cards and Star Cards were very different, they could be tallied together if willed to make an even more powerful combination.
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Part Two: The Middle
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Chapter Two: The Hiding
"Hey, Sakura. How are you doing? Where did you go? Why did you leave without telling me?" asked Kero as soon as Sakura walked into her bedroom.
"Kero, do I have to tell you everything?" Sakura moaned.
"Yes, you do. Come on. Tell me what you were doing."
Sakura sighed. Then she said, "Kero, I went out to get a breath of fresh air. I didn't tell you because I wanted some time to think alone. Is that good enough for you, oh guardian of the Book of Clow?" This last part was said sarcastically.
"I guess so."
"I'm tired, so I am going to bed. Is that all right with you?" Kero nodded and Sakura sighed.
As soon as Sakura was asleep, Kero looked at her and muttered, "Kid, you are not telling me everything. What could you be hiding from me?" Then he went and lay down next to Sakura, going to sleep himself.
The next day…
Sakura and Madison were talking about things when Arian, Cian, and Art were walking by. "Hi, Arian! You want to come sit with us?" called out Sakura.
"No thanks. I need to go with Cian to the store to get our groceries for the week," replied Arian. Cian looked at Sakura and she shivered under his gaze. They walked off.
Madison watched them and asked Sakura, "When did you two get on talking terms with one another?"
"Being nice goes a long way, I guess."
"Hmm," went Madison and she also got the feeling that Sakura was with holding something from her. She looked at where Arian had disappeared to and then, in a sidelong glance, back to Sakura. She shook her head and sat quiet as Sakura continued with the happy chatter.
[NOTE: You have probably noticed that Sakura seems to be a pretty bad liar in this fan fic. She really isn't and her friends are only suspecting things right now. It is only obvious that she is hiding something and they don't know what just yet.]
At school the next day…
Everyone was working hard on his or her own test when the loudspeaker came on and asked for Arian Rona. Mr. Noleski let her go to the office. Everyone continued working on the test when she came back in ten minutes later with tears running down her cheeks.
The whole class was soon staring at Arian when she sat down again and attempted to work on her test. Eventually she put her pencil back down and put her face in her hands.
"What is wrong, Miss Rona?" asked Mr. Noleski.
Arian murmured something and Mr. Noleski asked her to repeat what she had said louder. "I am sorry, sir, but my father had a heart attack and died. My mother is trying her best to get everything together and my brother is helping her as best he can."
"I am sorry to hear that, Arian. You can turn your test in right now and sit out in the hall to get yourself under control. When you feel a little better, you can come back in and finish your test."
"Yes, sir." Sakura was startled to hear the Welsh accent seep into her voice. The more Arian spoke, the more she reverted back to her natural voice, which in turn would be a dead ringer to Li, Madison, and Meilin whom have heard her voice many times.
Arian went and sat outside for twenty minutes, weeping over her father's death. Eventually, she tired herself out from crying and fell asleep in the hall, tears staining her face.
Break came and the students filed out of the classroom, looking at Arian as they went. Sakura, Li, Madison, and Meilin stopped in front of her and Sakura leaned over to wake her up.
"Arian, wake up," said Sakura, "Come on, Arian. It's lunchtime. You have to be hungry. Wake up!"
At this point, Li leaned over and shook Arian, trying to wake her. Arian groaned and stretched, stiff from sitting on the floor for a long time.
"We're sorry to hear about your dad, Arian," said Li, after Arian had woken up enough to recognize the faces around her.
"Thanks, but it doesn't change the fact that he is dead," Arian replied, her voice was thick with the Welsh accent. Everyone except Sakura, who was staring ashamedly at the floor, stared at Arian.
"Your voice. It's different. Y-you have an accent," said Meilin, eyes wide with shock.
"Are you Arianrhod?" asked Li in a strangled voice. Arian, realizing her mistake, nodded her head yes.
"I am sorry for not telling you, but I had no choice. Cian told me not to tell anyone, even though they would be smart enough to figure it out. Diawl!" she said. (Diawl is a Welsh word. I do not know what it means, but I do believe it is an oath of some sort. I got it from 'The Grey King' by Susan Cooper in the 'Dark is Rising' series.)
The Card Captors looked at each other in mild surprise. "So Cian is?" asked Li.
"Cian is my brother. He knew about the Cards from the very beginning. His full name when transformed is Ciandel," murmured Arian. This news brought around new sidelong glances at each other.
Arian decided to get up. She was tired of sitting on the floor and any time now her brother would be coming to get her out of school. Sakura stopped looking at the floor in shame and looked into the bright eyes of Arianrhod.
"Good luck with your family, Arian. I know that you will want to go home," Sakura whispered.
Arian replied, "Sakura, I hate to say it but, my home isn't here in Readington. It is in America and in Whales, where our original home is. I think that maybe we will go home to one of those places."
They heard a meow down the hall. There stood Art, flicking his tail back and forth. Further down the hall was Cian with a dark look in his eyes. "Come on, kid. We need to go home and comfort your mother," he said. Arian nodded and walked to him, turned around and waved goodbye, and left with the other two.
"Goodbye, Arianrhod." Sakura looked at Li surprised. She didn't expect to hear him say that with such calmness as he did.
"You four had great luck, meeting those three," Eli said from behind them. The group turned and saw him with Ruby next to him and Spinner on his shoulder.
"Who are you?" asked Meilin.
"That is Eli Moon, Clow Reed's reincarnated self," said Li.
"That's Clow Reed? Who are those other two with him, then?"
"Ruby and Spinner, my friends," Eli replied.
Everyone then talked about the Lunar Mistress and her friends for the rest of the day, when they had the time. They all agreed that, even though the Lunar Cards and Star Cards were very different, they could be tallied together if willed to make an even more powerful combination.