Disclaimer: I do not own any characters of CCS for they belong to Clamp,
however, I do own the plot to the story...-^_^-
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In case you are wondering:
~*~ : change of scene / change of POV / starting of story
' ' : Characters' thought
" " : Characters' speech
* *: Characters writing on whiteboard
Summary: Tomoyo had found out that she like the reincarnation of Clow Read on the day he left for England after Sakura had transform all Clow cards into Sakura cards...However she had also known that there is already someone else in his heart. Devastated, she shut herself off from everyone, including her best friend. What will happen if she turn into a mermaid, will her heart freeze or will her love save her from the cold- hearted beings?
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Chapter 3: Going Ashore
"You have turn into a mermaid," Chiharu stated simply, but matter- of-factly. Tomoyo just looked helplessly at her with a look on her face that says, "explain please". Chiharu sighed.
"Look, it's hard to explain to you what is going on, but I assure you that we are not bad people and we are not going to hurt you because you have become one of our kind."
Tomoyo opened her mouth, seemingly to want to say something but doesn't know how to put it so she closed it again before repeating that gesture for a few times, like a fish out of the water.
"Well, that's a really good explanation you have there," Tomoyo replied finally in a dry voice.
"Okay, here's the good news for you. You can come with us to the human world tomorrow. We're going there for a vacation and you used to be human so you maybe you can show us around?" Chiharu asked, waiting for a reaction from the slightly depressed mermaid.
"Vacation? Why are you going there? Okay, forget I ask, but I'll be happy to show you around and maybe I can make you people some costumes to wear," Tomoyo smiled as her eyes lit up mischievously. You could practically see a huge sweat-drop on Chiharu's forehead as she looked nervously at Tomoyo's three hundred and sixty-five degrees change in mood.
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"Clothes?" "Yes, we have them...check."
"How about a portable whiteboard and a marker?" Tomoyo stared at Chiharu curiously. Chiharu glanced back briefly.
"What?"
"Why do we need a portable whiteboard and a marker?"
"Well...that's because we cannot talk when we are going onto dry surface," Chiharu replied, in as light a voice as she could muster, trying to ignore Tomoyo's incredulous look.
"Okay, look. I'll explain why we cannot talk when we go on land. We are mermaids, yes? But, there's one tiny little bit of information that I have forgotten to tell you yesterday. We have Siren's blood in us as well, so unless you want a whole bunch of men to shower their affections onto you the moment you open your mouth, then it's pretty much safer to just pretend that we are verbally impaired, alright?"
Tomoyo sighed, "Alright, I will try...Although, wouldn't it be easier if we just communicate in sign language?"
"Not all of us are well-versed in the silent language as well as you are, Tomoyo-chan, and I'm not very good at it as well."
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"I came as soon as you call, Sakura-san. What has happened? You said you would tell me after I get here," A gentle, matured deep voice asked in concern. Sakura looked at the speaker sitting across from her in the Kinomotos' living room before her lower lip trembled and she buried her face in Syaoran's wool-clad sweatered shoulders again.
"Daidouji's missing, Hiiragizawa," Syaoran answered grimly. The blue-haired sorcerer frowned slightly, then his face cleared.
"Yes, I know that. I got a dream the night before Sakura-san called."
"Then, why didn't you informed us? Do you know that Daidouji is in this state all because of you?" Syaoran snarled, his patience wearing thin to see that Eriol could still be so calm after what had happened to his girl's best friend.
"Sakura-san called in the middle of the night when I was still having that dream," Eriol pointed out coolly. But his face became sombre when Syaoran's last sentence sinked in.
"What do you mean by Daidouji-san is in this state all because of me?"
Before Syaoran could reply however, Sakura regained herself and said, "Don't ask so much now, Eriol-kun. What matters now are that you find Tomoyo-chan before something happens to her. I'll tell you the rest later...Sonomi-san is going to panic if she finds out what happen..." Saying so, she told Eriol about the part where they were having a picnic until the part where Tomoyo disappeared into the ocean without a trace. All throughout the story, Sakura left out the part why they were having the picnic for she didn't want the sorcerer to feel guilt-ridden while searching for the lost raven-hair girl.
"We'll go to the beach first thing tomorrow morning."
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That night, the mermaids swam to shore. A girl, with short dark brown curls that frame her petite, gentle face, stood waiting for them.
"Oh, Chiharu-chan, I missed you!" That girl exclaimed, flinging her arms out to hug the said girl when they reached her.
"One of the sisters told me that there will be a newcomer," The girl murmured softly, peering over Chiharu's shoulder to look at Tomoyo. Tomoyo inclined her head politely in a bow.
"Rika-chan, meet Daidouji Tomoyo. Tomoyo-chan, meet Sasaki Rika, now known as Terada Rika."
"We better talk when we get home. It would be disastrous if anyone hears us..." Rika whispered, turning her head sideways, looking out for any possible strangers or humans that could be lurking around the beach.
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WoLfePaws: That's the third chapter for you-T_T-...sorry I took so long to update this chapter...anyway, reviews and constructive criticisms are welcome after you all finish with this chapter!...Thank You...
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In case you are wondering:
~*~ : change of scene / change of POV / starting of story
' ' : Characters' thought
" " : Characters' speech
* *: Characters writing on whiteboard
Summary: Tomoyo had found out that she like the reincarnation of Clow Read on the day he left for England after Sakura had transform all Clow cards into Sakura cards...However she had also known that there is already someone else in his heart. Devastated, she shut herself off from everyone, including her best friend. What will happen if she turn into a mermaid, will her heart freeze or will her love save her from the cold- hearted beings?
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Chapter 3: Going Ashore
"You have turn into a mermaid," Chiharu stated simply, but matter- of-factly. Tomoyo just looked helplessly at her with a look on her face that says, "explain please". Chiharu sighed.
"Look, it's hard to explain to you what is going on, but I assure you that we are not bad people and we are not going to hurt you because you have become one of our kind."
Tomoyo opened her mouth, seemingly to want to say something but doesn't know how to put it so she closed it again before repeating that gesture for a few times, like a fish out of the water.
"Well, that's a really good explanation you have there," Tomoyo replied finally in a dry voice.
"Okay, here's the good news for you. You can come with us to the human world tomorrow. We're going there for a vacation and you used to be human so you maybe you can show us around?" Chiharu asked, waiting for a reaction from the slightly depressed mermaid.
"Vacation? Why are you going there? Okay, forget I ask, but I'll be happy to show you around and maybe I can make you people some costumes to wear," Tomoyo smiled as her eyes lit up mischievously. You could practically see a huge sweat-drop on Chiharu's forehead as she looked nervously at Tomoyo's three hundred and sixty-five degrees change in mood.
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"Clothes?" "Yes, we have them...check."
"How about a portable whiteboard and a marker?" Tomoyo stared at Chiharu curiously. Chiharu glanced back briefly.
"What?"
"Why do we need a portable whiteboard and a marker?"
"Well...that's because we cannot talk when we are going onto dry surface," Chiharu replied, in as light a voice as she could muster, trying to ignore Tomoyo's incredulous look.
"Okay, look. I'll explain why we cannot talk when we go on land. We are mermaids, yes? But, there's one tiny little bit of information that I have forgotten to tell you yesterday. We have Siren's blood in us as well, so unless you want a whole bunch of men to shower their affections onto you the moment you open your mouth, then it's pretty much safer to just pretend that we are verbally impaired, alright?"
Tomoyo sighed, "Alright, I will try...Although, wouldn't it be easier if we just communicate in sign language?"
"Not all of us are well-versed in the silent language as well as you are, Tomoyo-chan, and I'm not very good at it as well."
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"I came as soon as you call, Sakura-san. What has happened? You said you would tell me after I get here," A gentle, matured deep voice asked in concern. Sakura looked at the speaker sitting across from her in the Kinomotos' living room before her lower lip trembled and she buried her face in Syaoran's wool-clad sweatered shoulders again.
"Daidouji's missing, Hiiragizawa," Syaoran answered grimly. The blue-haired sorcerer frowned slightly, then his face cleared.
"Yes, I know that. I got a dream the night before Sakura-san called."
"Then, why didn't you informed us? Do you know that Daidouji is in this state all because of you?" Syaoran snarled, his patience wearing thin to see that Eriol could still be so calm after what had happened to his girl's best friend.
"Sakura-san called in the middle of the night when I was still having that dream," Eriol pointed out coolly. But his face became sombre when Syaoran's last sentence sinked in.
"What do you mean by Daidouji-san is in this state all because of me?"
Before Syaoran could reply however, Sakura regained herself and said, "Don't ask so much now, Eriol-kun. What matters now are that you find Tomoyo-chan before something happens to her. I'll tell you the rest later...Sonomi-san is going to panic if she finds out what happen..." Saying so, she told Eriol about the part where they were having a picnic until the part where Tomoyo disappeared into the ocean without a trace. All throughout the story, Sakura left out the part why they were having the picnic for she didn't want the sorcerer to feel guilt-ridden while searching for the lost raven-hair girl.
"We'll go to the beach first thing tomorrow morning."
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That night, the mermaids swam to shore. A girl, with short dark brown curls that frame her petite, gentle face, stood waiting for them.
"Oh, Chiharu-chan, I missed you!" That girl exclaimed, flinging her arms out to hug the said girl when they reached her.
"One of the sisters told me that there will be a newcomer," The girl murmured softly, peering over Chiharu's shoulder to look at Tomoyo. Tomoyo inclined her head politely in a bow.
"Rika-chan, meet Daidouji Tomoyo. Tomoyo-chan, meet Sasaki Rika, now known as Terada Rika."
"We better talk when we get home. It would be disastrous if anyone hears us..." Rika whispered, turning her head sideways, looking out for any possible strangers or humans that could be lurking around the beach.
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WoLfePaws: That's the third chapter for you-T_T-...sorry I took so long to update this chapter...anyway, reviews and constructive criticisms are welcome after you all finish with this chapter!...Thank You...