Disclaimer: Do not own CCS.
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Author's note: Sorry to all of my reviewers. I know that it's been a long time with this chapter, and I got side tracked, had a writer's block and so forth. But apologizes to everyone. Hope everyone enjoys this chapter. I know that it's been a long time since you guys read chapter 8, so I just had to add it here.
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Last left off from Chappie 8:
'Mommy and Daddy have come back to me.' He thought smiling to himself. 'We are a family again. A happy family.'
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Chapter 9: The Journey continues .
************************Morning*************************************
"Now where are we heading to Kayshi?" Sakura asked. Eriol and Syaoran were just finished packing and had entered the room. Tomoyo however was still in the shower.
"Well, you four are going to stay in this part of the country but go farther west. That's where Kotori lives." Kayshi said, smiling to Tomoyo as she walked in fully clothed.
"Good morning everyone!" Tomoyo said sweetly. As everyone said good morning to her, Syaoran asked, "Who's Kotori?"
"She's the Queen of Shishiro." Kayshi said sternly.
As they were walking outside everyone turned back to Kayshi and said, "Arigato Kayshi." They both smiled and gave him hugs. This was a goodbye for all of them. There were tears glistening in Tomoyo's eyes as she was walking farther away from the hotel.
"What's wrong Tomoyo?" a worried Eriol asked.
She looked into those sapphire orbs and gave him a small smile, "I feel like Yuhi is a part of my family, like a lost loved one and now is found. I know it sounds strange to you three but something inside of me tells me that I belong with Yuhi, like he's my very own son."
Everyone stared at her and perked up an eyebrow, but Eriol, like always gave her a heart-warming smile.
'Soon Tomoyo, and everyone else will know their forgotten secret. But it's only a matter of time, before Tomoyo realizes who she really is.'
"TOMOYO! ERIOL!" A voice shouted, everyone snapped out of their ideas and looked back. Yuhi was panting, from the long run, to make it on time.
"Yuhi! What are you doing?" Tomoyo shouted as she ran and scooped his body into her pale arms.
"Can I come with you guys?" The cute blue haired boy questioned.
"No." Syaoran sternly said.
"Please Syaoran!? He's just a little boy, he doesn't have any parents that can take of him." Sakura pleaded.
"I don't know...." said Syaoran. He knew that Yuhi was taken care of by Kayshi, but Sakura was right. He was just a little boy, but that didn't mean that they particularly had to take him with them.
Tomoyo read his face expression easily and pleaded, "Oh C'mon Syaoran-kun. Do you know how it feels to have no parents living with you? Not being able to be by your side? Could you stand that?"
Syaoran was shocked. This never occurred to him, how Yuhi was feeling. Sakura had a father but no mother. Tomoyo had a mother but no father. And, Syaoran was like Tomoyo, having a mother but no father. Plus Eriol had no parents but his cousin, Nakuru. Everyone had at least one parent to look over them and be with them always, but without any would be really difficult.
Syaoran sighed and gave in. " Fine, Yuhi. You can come with us."
At that very moment, Sakura and Tomoyo squealed in delight. Yuhi untangled Tomoyo's arms and ran straight to Syaoran, giving him a hug and thanking him. Syaoran smiled, and offered to bring him on his shoulders throughout the journey. At that moment, Sakura and the others saw a genuine smile, from Syaoran. Sakura couldn't help but give a small sigh and smile weakly at the two in front of her.
"You know Sakura-Chan, I think you like him." There was a voice coming from behind and stunned, she turned around. Tomoyo couldn't help but giggle.
"I-I do not like him. Do you mean as a friend or a b-b-boyfriend?" Sakura stuttered. The heat was rising to her cheeks and to try to cover it up, she just stood quiet and stopped shaking.
"Don't be so dense Sakura-Chan. You know what I mean!" she gave a wink and Sakura went into a deeper shade of red. Tomoyo gave her a smile and hugged her. "Don't worry Sakura-Chan. Your secret is safe with me."
The girls hugged, and Syaoran saw Sakura and smirked. Sakura turned into a bright shade of red.
'What's wrong with me?' She thought as she let go of her best friend.
"Well, let's get a move on!" Tomoyo exclaimed happily. They all were walking and what seems to be like hours Sakura tried to break the silence.
"So." Sakura-chan started. Everyone stopped walking and looked to her. Sakura felt heat rising to cheeks and remained silent.
"So what Kinomoto?" Syaoran said. She looked into Syaoran's amber brown eyes and stuttered, " I was j-just wondering where we were heading ..."
Eriol let out a laugh. "Don't you remember what Kayshi told us?" Sakura forgot at where they were going.
"Hoe? But isn't this Shishiro?" Sakura tilted her head in confusion.
Eriol nodded and said, "That's correct. The whole east side is called Shishiro. The Queen's name is Kotori." And he ended that sentence with a cold voice.
Eriol sighed and thought, 'Kotori and Shishiro were both in love with Suzuki, but now, I'm afraid what she'll do to Tomoyo.'
"What are you thinking about Eriol-kun?" Yuhi asked. Eriol broke out of his thoughts and stared at the little boy with shock, but quickly gave him a smile.
"Nothing Yuhi." Eriol replied. He patted the little boy's head and Yuhi giggled. Tomoyo and Sakura couldn't resist giggling and once again, Sakura saw Syaoran smile.
'I'm so glad that we've all become great friends, especially getting along with Syaoran." Sakura thought smiling to herself.
Once they were coming up a hill, Yuhi and Syaoran decided to race, but Syaoran was nice enough to let Yuhi win. As Yuhi was on the peak of the hill, he awe struck. The rest of the gang stood right beside him and they got the same result.
There in front of them, was a small village and what looked like to be a palace, on the tower's peak; the setting sun had set colors of orange, yellow, blue and pink.
"We're one step away from Kotori's palace."
*******************Shishiro (Queen's Palace)**************
"We're HERE! WE'RE FINALLY HERE!" Sakura exclaimed. Her loud voice and her jumping made everyone scared.
"Calm down Kinomoto." Syaoran nervously said.
While Syaoran was trying to calm Sakura down, Tomoyo took a look around the area. It felt so familiar to her. Like she's been here before. But there was something that caught her eye.. until.....
"Tomoyo?"
She gasped and turned around to see who had called her, she came face to face with Eriol.
"Gomen-nasai. It's just that it feels so familiar being here and all. You know how your reincarnated Eriol?" He nodded.
"Well, it feels like I was reincarnated too." She said quietly, blushing. Eriol came over to her and put her in his arms.
"It's not a silly thing to be reincarnated. It's an honor to be reincarnated. There is more of a past to you then you ever expected and also is a good reason why you are who you are today."
Tomoyo clenched his shirt and muffled a thank you. Eriol looked down at the angel and smiled.
"You'll be fine Tomoyo." They let go of each other and went to Sakura and Syaoran to gather them in front of the castle.
"So this is Kotori's palace." Eriol stated.
Everyone looked up at the large castle. Sakura immediately clung to Syaoran and Tomoyo was behind Eriol. Both girls were scared but Yuhi wasn't. Like Eriol, he too had a straight face on.
"Why don't we open it?" Syaoran suggested. Eriol gave a stern look at him and said no. Before Eriol can do anything Yuhi was already at the front door. The door was large from close view, but the lock was a jewel. Amethyst mixed with Cerulean.
He put his right hand over the jewel, matching his glove jewel right above it. He closed his eyes and chanted a chant that was unknown to the teenagers' ears. They were in some language that caught both Eriol and Tomoyo to understand it.
"Gods of Water and Wind, come forth to me, for I am the Warrior of light. Bring me forth the power that is to open this seal without any harm coming from Queen Kotori."
By the sound of cracking, everyone stepped away letting the doors of Kotori's castle be no longer sealed.
Once the door was open, and they had set foot in the castle, this whole castle was filled with pictures of wind gods or goddesses and beautiful amethyst colors.
As Tomoyo entered the building, she felt a huge wave of air coming past her. Suddenly all the world became black.
"This is the castle of Queen Kotori, daughter of the King that once lived but now passed away. There was a war that time. But two of the guardians came here to give advice to Princess Kotori."
Everyone turned around to see that Tomoyo was acting very weird. Her eyes weren't the same color as before.... her eyes were all black.
'The same thing happened back at Tomeda!' Eriol thought in surprise.
Everyone stared at her, leaving him or her confused and silent. Tomoyo began walking further in the castle until she stopped. Her eyes became the original color and her voice became softer and more angelic.
"Huh? Where am I?" Tomoyo asked looking around.
"You don't remember what happened or what you have said Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura questioned. Tomoyo shook her head.
"So, This is Tomoyo Daidouji isn't it?" A voice came from above. Looking up, there was a beautiful woman who was sitting in an elegant chair. Her golden locks were flowing nicely on her shoulders and her dress was like a wedding dress, except not that poofy. Her baby blue eyes did nothing but stare at Eriol.
"Hai. I am Tomoyo Daidoji"
"Oh really...."She whispered to herself. She gave the 5 guests a small smile, but her eyes shined with a mysterious glow.
"I know why you have come to my palace. It's about the next step in your journey am I right?" She said in the fake sweet voice of hers. Everyone looked at her as an innocent angel. But in Eriol's eyes, she was nothing more of a devil, a pure evil monster.
"So, Queen Kotori, where is our next step?" Syaoran said, as he gritted his teeth in anger. 'This queen is ticking me off. Can't she NOT be so mysterious? Geez.'
Sakura and Tomoyo sensed his anger and looked at him, Syaoran's eyes were filled with anger. His chocolate-amber brown eyes have become the burning flames of death.
"The next step of your journey is here."
All of them looked at Queen Kotori in bewilderment.
'What the hell is she talking about?' Syaoran thought clenching his fists in anger and confusion.
ENDDDDDDDDDDD Of CHAPTER 9. Finally I know that all of you will give me mucho flames, but you know what?! I UPDATED for all of yous. Mwhahahaha. Well hope you liked it and please review!!~
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Author's note: Sorry to all of my reviewers. I know that it's been a long time with this chapter, and I got side tracked, had a writer's block and so forth. But apologizes to everyone. Hope everyone enjoys this chapter. I know that it's been a long time since you guys read chapter 8, so I just had to add it here.
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Last left off from Chappie 8:
'Mommy and Daddy have come back to me.' He thought smiling to himself. 'We are a family again. A happy family.'
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Chapter 9: The Journey continues .
************************Morning*************************************
"Now where are we heading to Kayshi?" Sakura asked. Eriol and Syaoran were just finished packing and had entered the room. Tomoyo however was still in the shower.
"Well, you four are going to stay in this part of the country but go farther west. That's where Kotori lives." Kayshi said, smiling to Tomoyo as she walked in fully clothed.
"Good morning everyone!" Tomoyo said sweetly. As everyone said good morning to her, Syaoran asked, "Who's Kotori?"
"She's the Queen of Shishiro." Kayshi said sternly.
As they were walking outside everyone turned back to Kayshi and said, "Arigato Kayshi." They both smiled and gave him hugs. This was a goodbye for all of them. There were tears glistening in Tomoyo's eyes as she was walking farther away from the hotel.
"What's wrong Tomoyo?" a worried Eriol asked.
She looked into those sapphire orbs and gave him a small smile, "I feel like Yuhi is a part of my family, like a lost loved one and now is found. I know it sounds strange to you three but something inside of me tells me that I belong with Yuhi, like he's my very own son."
Everyone stared at her and perked up an eyebrow, but Eriol, like always gave her a heart-warming smile.
'Soon Tomoyo, and everyone else will know their forgotten secret. But it's only a matter of time, before Tomoyo realizes who she really is.'
"TOMOYO! ERIOL!" A voice shouted, everyone snapped out of their ideas and looked back. Yuhi was panting, from the long run, to make it on time.
"Yuhi! What are you doing?" Tomoyo shouted as she ran and scooped his body into her pale arms.
"Can I come with you guys?" The cute blue haired boy questioned.
"No." Syaoran sternly said.
"Please Syaoran!? He's just a little boy, he doesn't have any parents that can take of him." Sakura pleaded.
"I don't know...." said Syaoran. He knew that Yuhi was taken care of by Kayshi, but Sakura was right. He was just a little boy, but that didn't mean that they particularly had to take him with them.
Tomoyo read his face expression easily and pleaded, "Oh C'mon Syaoran-kun. Do you know how it feels to have no parents living with you? Not being able to be by your side? Could you stand that?"
Syaoran was shocked. This never occurred to him, how Yuhi was feeling. Sakura had a father but no mother. Tomoyo had a mother but no father. And, Syaoran was like Tomoyo, having a mother but no father. Plus Eriol had no parents but his cousin, Nakuru. Everyone had at least one parent to look over them and be with them always, but without any would be really difficult.
Syaoran sighed and gave in. " Fine, Yuhi. You can come with us."
At that very moment, Sakura and Tomoyo squealed in delight. Yuhi untangled Tomoyo's arms and ran straight to Syaoran, giving him a hug and thanking him. Syaoran smiled, and offered to bring him on his shoulders throughout the journey. At that moment, Sakura and the others saw a genuine smile, from Syaoran. Sakura couldn't help but give a small sigh and smile weakly at the two in front of her.
"You know Sakura-Chan, I think you like him." There was a voice coming from behind and stunned, she turned around. Tomoyo couldn't help but giggle.
"I-I do not like him. Do you mean as a friend or a b-b-boyfriend?" Sakura stuttered. The heat was rising to her cheeks and to try to cover it up, she just stood quiet and stopped shaking.
"Don't be so dense Sakura-Chan. You know what I mean!" she gave a wink and Sakura went into a deeper shade of red. Tomoyo gave her a smile and hugged her. "Don't worry Sakura-Chan. Your secret is safe with me."
The girls hugged, and Syaoran saw Sakura and smirked. Sakura turned into a bright shade of red.
'What's wrong with me?' She thought as she let go of her best friend.
"Well, let's get a move on!" Tomoyo exclaimed happily. They all were walking and what seems to be like hours Sakura tried to break the silence.
"So." Sakura-chan started. Everyone stopped walking and looked to her. Sakura felt heat rising to cheeks and remained silent.
"So what Kinomoto?" Syaoran said. She looked into Syaoran's amber brown eyes and stuttered, " I was j-just wondering where we were heading ..."
Eriol let out a laugh. "Don't you remember what Kayshi told us?" Sakura forgot at where they were going.
"Hoe? But isn't this Shishiro?" Sakura tilted her head in confusion.
Eriol nodded and said, "That's correct. The whole east side is called Shishiro. The Queen's name is Kotori." And he ended that sentence with a cold voice.
Eriol sighed and thought, 'Kotori and Shishiro were both in love with Suzuki, but now, I'm afraid what she'll do to Tomoyo.'
"What are you thinking about Eriol-kun?" Yuhi asked. Eriol broke out of his thoughts and stared at the little boy with shock, but quickly gave him a smile.
"Nothing Yuhi." Eriol replied. He patted the little boy's head and Yuhi giggled. Tomoyo and Sakura couldn't resist giggling and once again, Sakura saw Syaoran smile.
'I'm so glad that we've all become great friends, especially getting along with Syaoran." Sakura thought smiling to herself.
Once they were coming up a hill, Yuhi and Syaoran decided to race, but Syaoran was nice enough to let Yuhi win. As Yuhi was on the peak of the hill, he awe struck. The rest of the gang stood right beside him and they got the same result.
There in front of them, was a small village and what looked like to be a palace, on the tower's peak; the setting sun had set colors of orange, yellow, blue and pink.
"We're one step away from Kotori's palace."
*******************Shishiro (Queen's Palace)**************
"We're HERE! WE'RE FINALLY HERE!" Sakura exclaimed. Her loud voice and her jumping made everyone scared.
"Calm down Kinomoto." Syaoran nervously said.
While Syaoran was trying to calm Sakura down, Tomoyo took a look around the area. It felt so familiar to her. Like she's been here before. But there was something that caught her eye.. until.....
"Tomoyo?"
She gasped and turned around to see who had called her, she came face to face with Eriol.
"Gomen-nasai. It's just that it feels so familiar being here and all. You know how your reincarnated Eriol?" He nodded.
"Well, it feels like I was reincarnated too." She said quietly, blushing. Eriol came over to her and put her in his arms.
"It's not a silly thing to be reincarnated. It's an honor to be reincarnated. There is more of a past to you then you ever expected and also is a good reason why you are who you are today."
Tomoyo clenched his shirt and muffled a thank you. Eriol looked down at the angel and smiled.
"You'll be fine Tomoyo." They let go of each other and went to Sakura and Syaoran to gather them in front of the castle.
"So this is Kotori's palace." Eriol stated.
Everyone looked up at the large castle. Sakura immediately clung to Syaoran and Tomoyo was behind Eriol. Both girls were scared but Yuhi wasn't. Like Eriol, he too had a straight face on.
"Why don't we open it?" Syaoran suggested. Eriol gave a stern look at him and said no. Before Eriol can do anything Yuhi was already at the front door. The door was large from close view, but the lock was a jewel. Amethyst mixed with Cerulean.
He put his right hand over the jewel, matching his glove jewel right above it. He closed his eyes and chanted a chant that was unknown to the teenagers' ears. They were in some language that caught both Eriol and Tomoyo to understand it.
"Gods of Water and Wind, come forth to me, for I am the Warrior of light. Bring me forth the power that is to open this seal without any harm coming from Queen Kotori."
By the sound of cracking, everyone stepped away letting the doors of Kotori's castle be no longer sealed.
Once the door was open, and they had set foot in the castle, this whole castle was filled with pictures of wind gods or goddesses and beautiful amethyst colors.
As Tomoyo entered the building, she felt a huge wave of air coming past her. Suddenly all the world became black.
"This is the castle of Queen Kotori, daughter of the King that once lived but now passed away. There was a war that time. But two of the guardians came here to give advice to Princess Kotori."
Everyone turned around to see that Tomoyo was acting very weird. Her eyes weren't the same color as before.... her eyes were all black.
'The same thing happened back at Tomeda!' Eriol thought in surprise.
Everyone stared at her, leaving him or her confused and silent. Tomoyo began walking further in the castle until she stopped. Her eyes became the original color and her voice became softer and more angelic.
"Huh? Where am I?" Tomoyo asked looking around.
"You don't remember what happened or what you have said Tomoyo-chan?" Sakura questioned. Tomoyo shook her head.
"So, This is Tomoyo Daidouji isn't it?" A voice came from above. Looking up, there was a beautiful woman who was sitting in an elegant chair. Her golden locks were flowing nicely on her shoulders and her dress was like a wedding dress, except not that poofy. Her baby blue eyes did nothing but stare at Eriol.
"Hai. I am Tomoyo Daidoji"
"Oh really...."She whispered to herself. She gave the 5 guests a small smile, but her eyes shined with a mysterious glow.
"I know why you have come to my palace. It's about the next step in your journey am I right?" She said in the fake sweet voice of hers. Everyone looked at her as an innocent angel. But in Eriol's eyes, she was nothing more of a devil, a pure evil monster.
"So, Queen Kotori, where is our next step?" Syaoran said, as he gritted his teeth in anger. 'This queen is ticking me off. Can't she NOT be so mysterious? Geez.'
Sakura and Tomoyo sensed his anger and looked at him, Syaoran's eyes were filled with anger. His chocolate-amber brown eyes have become the burning flames of death.
"The next step of your journey is here."
All of them looked at Queen Kotori in bewilderment.
'What the hell is she talking about?' Syaoran thought clenching his fists in anger and confusion.
ENDDDDDDDDDDD Of CHAPTER 9. Finally I know that all of you will give me mucho flames, but you know what?! I UPDATED for all of yous. Mwhahahaha. Well hope you liked it and please review!!~