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Chapter two: Not Here

The Next Morning…

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Syaoran-kun! Have you seen Tomoyo or Eriol-kun anywhere? They were supposed to come early so the class can put their luggage on the bus and be ready to leave when school starts." Sakura greeted Li and looked around for the other two. She was a bit worried, for neither Tomoyo nor Eriol were ever late.

"Ohayo Sakura-chan. No I haven't, you think something came up?" Syaoran also searched for them.

"I don't know, Tomoyo didn't call me or tell me anything this morning…"

The pair was two of the early ones to arrive, but as the rest of the class came with all their big bags of luggage, Tomoyo and Eriol still didn't show up. Sakura and Syaoran became anxious and worried. Sakura tried to call Tomoyo's house, but the maids had received a note on Tomoyo's table that she had left very early in the morning with one of her friends, Eriol, when everyone was still asleep. Her luggage was gone, so they assumed that she went to school. Sakura tried Tomoyo's cell but no one answered.

Finally, it was time for the bus to leave, yet the two classmates hadn't arrived. Terada-sensei was also worried, but couldn't wait for them any longer.

"Onegai, wait 5 more minutes." Sakura had pleaded; a field trip wasn't a field trip without Eriol and Tomoyo.

"Iie, we have to go, we are already behind schedule."

Sakura sighed. Well, she thought, at least Tomoyo can take one of her own private jets if she misses the ride to the camp.

Eriol was woken by the loud sound of the ocean. There was a very bright light shining at him through his eyelids. He felt a cool breeze blow against his face and all over his body. That was odd, he was supposed to be in his bed, why would there the sound of an ocean. He opened his eyes and his vision was filled with a picture of the girl of his dreams, Tomoyo Daidouji. Her angelic face was extra beautiful and very peaceful since she was asleep. His faced instantly burned red. What was Tomoyo doing here? He must be dreaming. He carefully reached out for a strand of Tomoyo's hair and put it behind her ear to make sure that she was real and there. She really WAS there! Eriol couldn't believe it.

After he had gotten over the shock, Eriol turned his attention to his surroundings. The scenery around him was very peaceful. It appeared that they were on a beach. He must be dreaming. He rubbed his eyes and waited for the spectacle in front of him to change to his room. But it didn't, and that surprised him greatly. Where are we? Eriol thought to himself. Is this some kind of lowly joke from Nakuru, that baka? He stood up and studied his surroundings more closely. It seem very real to him. There were thick trees on one side which was very grassy and peaceful. On the other side of him was an ocean the stretched to the horizon. It seemed to also be peacefully flowing up against the shore. There was no sign of a main road.

"Doko desu ka…" He started to say, but stopped because he was afraid to awake Tomoyo.

Wow, Nakuru must have done a very good job. Did Spinel help her? The wind, scent, and water felt very very real. He was standing on sand, too. Did Nakuru bring SAND into my room? Eriol walked up to the water and touched it with his fingers. It was real, not an illusion as he expected. He was beginning to think that this was real but… He picked up a rock and threw it as far as he could and it hit the water. Now he was fully convince that he was, in fact, on the beach. No matter how weird the idea seemed. But…but how can that be? Then he noticed the luggage that he packed the other night sitting next to him in the sand. Did Spinel and Nakuru bring me to the beach and dump me here? I'm going to be late for school. School!

Eriol tried to summon his wand. Nothing happened. He tried again. It still didn't work. Shinjirarenai, how can I get home now? And HOW did I end up at the beach? He was beginning to feel uncomfortable. What am I going to do about Tomoyo? Eriol started to feel that this wasn't his guardians doing. If it were them, they would have popped up already and burst out laughing at the look on his face. Uh-oh, what did I get into while I was sleeping?

The Clow reincarnate wanted to find the way back to the main road. He couldn't; the tree seemed to be part of a big tropical forest. Then he noticed a pile next to Tomoyo. He was certain that the pile on Tomoyo's side was her luggage, too.

Tomoyo heard the sound of the ocean breeze and the smell of the salty sea. She imagined herself on the beach. Tomoyo assumed that she was just dreaming, but when she sleepily opened her eyes, she was immensely surprised. Eriol Hiiragizawa's face flooded into view. She jumped back in surprise. I must be dreaming! She thought. As she rubbed her eyes expecting Eriol to change into her mom or a maid. It didn't.

"Ohayo gozaimasu, Daidouji-san! It seems that we somehow got here on the beach." Eriol greeted her with a worried look on his face. He was standing and looking around. She couldn't believe it, she had to be dreaming.

"Hiiragizawa-kun?"

"Hai, Daidouji-chan."

"Are we in a dream?"

"No, Daidouji-chan. This is real…"

"Nani!" she looked around, "anou…"

"It appears that we are on some kind of beach, but I can't see why there is a tropical forest here."

"NANI! WHERE are we?"

"At the beach for some reason."

"The BEACH?"

"Hai, look around."

Tomoyo looked around. It WAS a beach, and a forest behind them.

"Shinjirarenai, we ARE at the beach? Naze desu ka?" She pondered out loud.

"That's what I want to know." Eriol answered.

Tomoyo was still having trouble digesting the fact that they were at the beach! It seemed insane, but that was where they were. Wait a minute, what about our field trip? And school! And mother and the maids are going to be worried and think that something happened to me. A little voice in her head told her that something had already happened to her, but she ignored it.

"Well, can you teleport us back to school or something, we're going to be late and my mom might get worried. Wouldn't Nakuru and Spinel also?"

"I bet that they think that we went to school already. And besides, my magic doesn't work."

"WHAT?"

"I tried, but I couldn't summon my wand."

The three butterflies laughed as the Clow reincarnate and the plum blossom that was Sakura's best friend came to realize their situation. Just as Eriol could look at anything he wanted with his Clow seal, the three humans that were formerly butterflies looked into a butterfly shaped seal on the floor that showed to them what Eriol and Tomoyo were doing.

"We don't have to worry about them anymore; they are no longer a threat to our plans." the girl with the indigo blue cloak told her fellow sorceresses.

The other two nodded in agreement.

"And so it begins…" the girl clothed in royal purple said.

TBC…

Author's Note: As the story unfolds, everyone will find out a happened to Tomoyo and Eriol and learn that a strange force has arrived when they thought that everything would be normal after Eriol's tests. Are the characters a little OOC? Please review!