Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura and this fanfic is simply a product of my imagination and I am not paid to do this.
Chapter III: Turbulent Waters
"Look at that falls." Rhea pointed at a small man-made falls. "There are crystals below."
"Yes, I see them." Sakura touched the trickling water. "Hoe! It's so cool."
"Kirei (how cute)!" Tomoyo happily filmed her two companions.
This reminds me of a ride I took in Florida," Rhea smiled dreamily. "But there are no pirates here."
Suddenly, both Sakura and Rhea remained still.
"Is there something wrong?" Tomoyo asked them.
"Nothing." Sakura replied. "I thought I felt…hoeee!!!"
Sakura suddenly tumbled but Rhea pulled her back. The underwater rails below them broke and the boat shook. Sakura and Tomoyo fell (Rhea had outstanding balance). The ground below them parted.
"It's an earthquake!" Tomoyo said. "Aaah!"
The boat shook again and Sakura's bag flew from her hand.
"Hoe!" Sakura tried to catch it but misses. (Kero fainted from the impact)
The bag was about to fall through the void.
Swish!!!
A blue yoyo wrapped around the bag's handle. Rhea handed the bag back to Sakura.
"Thank you very much!" Sakura told her.
Rhea just smiled and jumped to the sides (which was a very far jump). She threw her yoyo again and it wrapped around a bar in the boat. She slowly pulled the boat towards her and helped her companions to the side.
"I think we better get out of here." Tomoyo urged and the three ran out of the makeshift cavern.
Sure enough, the structure collapsed and several trios ran out soaking wet.
"Thank you very much, Rhea-chan." Sakura thanked again, clasping the key chain of her bag tightly.
"Oh, it was nothing." Rhea smiled again. "That was a really weird earthquake, don't you think."
"Yes." Sakura agreed.
"Almost like magic." Rhea added silently.
"Hoe?"
"How did you make a trick like that?" Tomoyo stared at the yoyo in Rhea's hand.
"Oh." Rhea raised her yoyo up. "I love making tricks with different toys. Did you know the yoyo was originally a weapon?"
"Really?" Sakura and Tomoyo chorused.
"Yeah. It was invented as a tool of fighting in the Philippines many years ago." Rhea made a long sleeper. "Isn't it such a useful toy?"
"Definitely." Sakura remarked.
"Rhea!" Remus ran to her.
"Big brother! I made new friends. This is Sakura and Tomoyo."
"Nice to mee…" Sakura started but Remus interrupted.
"Sure. Sure. I'm Remus. Nice to meet you." He said quickly. "Rhea, are you all right?"
"Yes big brother."
"No bumps? Inflammations? Abrasions?"
"Nothing, big brother."
"Good." Remus looked relieved.
"Looks like you have plenty of damages to repair." Takashi Hayashibara smirked.
"I was going to have it renovated anyway." Remus answered. "The previous design was awful."
"WHAT?!!!"
"Come on, sis. Let's go!" He called Rhea.
"Bye Sakura! Bye Tomoyo!" Rhea waved goodbye.
"Goodbye Rhea-chan." Her two new friends waved back.
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"She's really nice but her brother is a bit rude." Tomoyo told Sakura.
"He was just worried about Rhea-chan." Sakura replied.
"I guess." Tomoyo sipped her juice. "Too bad Tomoeda Park was closed."
"Yeah." Sakura agreed. "Hey, Kero-chan." She looked at her guardian who was busy eating cookies. "Did you feel anything strange about that earthquake?"
"Chike whot?"
"I think that earthquake was…well…magical."
" gulp It couldn't be, Sakura. chomp Cheriol ish not shir gulp to cause trouble chomp shenymore."
"Would you chew your mouth before talking?" Sakura told him.
"What do you care about me?" Kero stopped eating. "You care more about that kid."
Sakura just glared at him.
"Stop it now you two." Tomoyo intervened. "Anyway, Sakura-chan." Tomoyo changed the topic. "Do you think Rhea-chan studies martial arts? I heard her brother is a lightweight martial arts champion in Europe."
"I think its possible. Her form reminds me of Syaoran-kun's."
"Actually, everything reminds you of that kid." Kero mumbled.
"What did you say?"
"Nothing."
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"Eriol is right, she's very nice." Rhea smoothened her skirt.
"Nice to know." Remus replied. "Please get off the desk."
Rhea hastily slid from Remus' desk.
"Great! You crumpled the Shannon deal."
Rhea stuck her tongue at her brother.
"Looks like the enemy has finally arrived." Rhea said.
"And why do you look so happy in saying that?" Remus asked sarcastically.
"I wouldn't have come here and met Sakura if he didn't arrive."
"You are so optimistic, Rhea."
"You always say it's my one good trait."
Remus smiled. He took out a letter.
"What is that?" Rhea leaned on the table.
"Don't crumple the papers! It's from Mrs. Yelan Li. She said her son is coming to Japan soon."
"That's a fast reply."
"Yeah. Well, Hiiragizawa did say that Li is Kinomoto's boyfriend."
"It must be nice to find someone you love." Rhea smiled teasingly at her brother.
"Whatever." Remus replied seriously. "Just don't think of getting Fei Jing as your boyfriend."
"Xin's just my friend." Rhea replied. "And furthermore I like Grandpa, remember?"
"Whatever. Anyway, plan no. 2 is on the way. We just have to wait for them to arrive."
"And I bet Sakura will have the surprised of her life!" Rhea smiled.
