Konnichiwa! Here comes a new season, with new characters! ON WITH THE FIC!!
Sakura and Tomoyo were watching a video Juri (okay, here's the deal, everyone
Japanese calls Jane Juri, while her friends from America call her Jane, got that? But same
as last time, she will be referred to as Jane for the last few chapters) had sent them. It was
of Spirit Week, which had taken place in February. Sakura and Tomoyo thought Juri was
a great dancer, and they saw her lip-syncing to the song they were dancing to. (I do not
own "Walking in the Middle of Main Street USA" [I think that's what it's called]) The
words had Japanese subtitles as well:
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
It's the heart of America, the heartbeat of a holiday
The place was made with a magical plan; and just around the corner is a
fantasyland
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
I hear the music playing from the old time Ragtime Band
I feel the whole place swaying with the people from across the land
You see the greatest smiling faces up and down the street; it's remarkable
how friendly
all the people can be
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
Boys: Tell your mother, she's not to worry,
Cause no one's rushing; there's no big hurry
Girls: You're never alone or left out in the cold
All: There's always someone there, to pick you up
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
I know it's no illusion; it's a dream that's here to stay
For the time you ought to find yourself here; you're welcome anytime you
have the mind
to appear
I'm walking down the middle of Main Street USA
(Interlude)
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
I know it's no illusion; it's a dream that's here to stay
For the time you ought to find yourself here; you're welcome anytime you
have the mind
to appear
I'm walking down the middle, right down the middle
I'm walking right-down the middle of- Main-Street-U-S-A
(Down the middle) Down the middle
(I'm walking right down the middle) Right down the middle
(Down the middle) Down the middle
(I'm walking right down the middle) Right down the middle
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
Sakura was amazed at how well Jane could dance. There was only one other
dance as well as hers. Jenny was in that, and her group was lip-syncing "True to Your
Heart" from Mulan (I do not own it, and I WILL NOT POST THE LYRICS!!). They had
graphics added to theirs, though, and according to Juri's letter, that would count as extra
credit, therefore getting higher points. Michelle had done the Jeopardy part, and was
therefore not in any of the lip-sync groups. Tomoyo looked starry-eyed at the costumes.
"I could get some interesting ideas from those"; she began to flip through a book that was
in English. Sakura face faulted anime style. Then it was over. The camera then panned to
the score sheet. Juri's team was on the top, followed by Jenny's, then some other teams
came up. Sakura was pleased. "Juri-san and her friend, Smithson-san will be happy to
know how I made two trundles for them."
*FLASHBACK*
"Otou-san, will you help me make beds for Juri-san and Smithson-san?" Sakura
asked Fujitaka. He smiled. "Of course" "It's a good thing", Touya smirked, "because
then our guests won't collapse on the floor." Sakura promptly stomped on his foot
"ONII-CHAN!" she shouted at him. The other Kinomoto sibling winced at her voice and
foot. "You've been gaining weight lately, kaijobu [monster (I looked it up in a
Japanese/English dictionary, okay?)]." "Touya-kun, stop", Fujitaka reprimanded the teen.
*END FLASHBACK*
Sakura showed Tomoyo the trundles, one with a bedspread sprinkled with cherry
blossoms, roses, pinks, and other sorts of flowers; and another jade green with a forestry
scene of a maiden talking to a fish. (For those who don't understand this allusion, it refers
to the original Cinderella story. The girl was named Shen Ying with a magical fish who
gave her golden slippers). "Moto-kun is also coming, I heard", Sakura said slyly.
Tomoyo blushed. "I invited him and his friends Bakura-kun and Kamoi-san (Kamoi-san
is Shizuka. I made a mistake in the arranging of Jono's name, so I gave Shizuka another
last name). The others couldn't come. Kujaku-san and Katsuya-kun are on a vacation,
and Masaki-san has been accepted at a dancing school in New York." Fujitaka smiled to
himself sadly. Children were growing up too fast these days. Li-kun loved Sakura, and
she was dating him more often. Now it was Tomoyo's turn. Sonomi would probably hate
Yugi for taking her daughter away. He felt sorry for the boy. "Clow!" the girl called.
He looked back. "Fa Ying", he started. "Ying-Fa, Clow" the girl brushed blossoms from
her dress. "Why don't you call me that? Cherry blossoms are your favorite types of
flowers." (Quick note: Ying-Fa means cherry blossom in Chinese, and in China last
names come first) He laughed. "To annoy you", he barely avoided a large thorn from his
mother's apprentice. Ying gritted her teeth. "One day you will not regard me as just an
apprentice", she said. Clow smiled. Ying had always tried to compete with him just
because he had created two guardians, Cerberus and Yue when he had been only ten.
They now looked at the immature thirteen-year olds in the distance. "She feels for him",
Yue's voice was soft. "Jealous, are you?" Cerberus teased. Then Clow appeared behind
them. "Spying on us?" his voice carried a gentle yet firm tone. "Clow!" Ying beckoned
to him. Clow gasped in surprise. Ying had made a ring of friendship for him. It was gold,
and it held a pink lotus encircled with leaves. "Promise you won't ever take it off", she
said, "Promise.promise." "Otou-san, is something wrong?" Sakura looked worriedly at her father. Her
father held a frown. "Is Eriol coming over spring break?" he asked. Sakura nodded.
"Good", Fujitaka looked into space, "I need to ask him something.
Michelle introduced Mokuba and Kaiba to her cousin from Lokh, Liuka Pataur.
(Liuka, to provide a description, looks like a Goth but isn't. She has also blonde hair, but
it's tinted dark brown at the ends. She is also a champion duelist, even better than
Michelle. Her one dream is to defeat Yugi Moto. And she is from Michelle's mothers
side of the family, which means she's also a cinemopho like Michelle, but her ability is
different, making inanimate objects real. Michelle is currently teaching her how to use
her powers.) Liuka was an exchange student who had studied English as a second
language. She greeted them both very warmly in her best Japanese, but to Mokuba, it
looked like a thin sheet when talking to Seto. Then Michelle asked, "Could you tell us
more about this new Duel Monsters tournament, Kaiba-kun?" Liuka asked. "You can
speak in English, and here's an article about it", Kaiba held up a newspaper. Michelle
looked at it in dismay. "Seto-kun, it's in Japanese", she said. "It's okay", Mokuba said,
"I'll get an English version. Do you want to come?" "Iie", Liuka said politely, but
Michelle said, "Hai." She ran with Mokuba to the elevator. Liuka looked at Kaiba
squarely in the eye. "Whatever you do, Kaiba", she said in threatening English (which
was even more threatening with her faint Lokhian accent), "I don't want you to hurt
Michelle. She's only a child, and I don't want her to become an adult too fast. Wait for a
while." She thought sorely, It's him she loves. She loves me also, but it's not the love I
want (Card Captor Sakura fans find this familiar?)
"What's with Pataur-san?" Mokuba asked Michelle as they made their way into
the elevator. Michelle said she didn't know. "I remember when she first came to our
school."
*FLASHBACK*
"Look, it's Miss Duelist", a boy snickered. "Ignore them", Michelle said firmly,
"They just haven't seen a girl like you before." Liuka shrugged. "Why am I not
surprised?" "Hey, Liuka, I challenge you to a duel!" another boy called. The girl turned
on him. "Do you mean it?" her face flashed a dangerous smile. The boy's innocent smile
faded slightly. "Sure." They got to a table. It was short and sweet. By the end, Liuka had
used her Harpy's Angel to attack directly. From then on, people treated her as one of their
own. When people dueled her, it was to get better. Not one person had ever managed to
beat her.
*END FLASHBACK*
"So from then on, she's been like that since?" Michelle nodded. If there was
anything Michelle didn't know, it was love. True she knew crushes, and families, but she
never knew true love. "I guess it's a difficult subject", she admitted. Suddenly the lights
went off in the elevator. A voice ringed through, "It was an interesting conversation I
heard." "Who are you, and what do you want?" Mokuba asked "That is my concern."
"How long are you going to keep us here?" Michelle was suspicious. That voice sounded
familiar, but she couldn't remember-"Only for a minute". The floor disappeared, and
Michelle and Mokuba screamed as they fell into darkness.
Sakura and Tomoyo were watching a video Juri (okay, here's the deal, everyone
Japanese calls Jane Juri, while her friends from America call her Jane, got that? But same
as last time, she will be referred to as Jane for the last few chapters) had sent them. It was
of Spirit Week, which had taken place in February. Sakura and Tomoyo thought Juri was
a great dancer, and they saw her lip-syncing to the song they were dancing to. (I do not
own "Walking in the Middle of Main Street USA" [I think that's what it's called]) The
words had Japanese subtitles as well:
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
It's the heart of America, the heartbeat of a holiday
The place was made with a magical plan; and just around the corner is a
fantasyland
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
I hear the music playing from the old time Ragtime Band
I feel the whole place swaying with the people from across the land
You see the greatest smiling faces up and down the street; it's remarkable
how friendly
all the people can be
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
Boys: Tell your mother, she's not to worry,
Cause no one's rushing; there's no big hurry
Girls: You're never alone or left out in the cold
All: There's always someone there, to pick you up
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
I know it's no illusion; it's a dream that's here to stay
For the time you ought to find yourself here; you're welcome anytime you
have the mind
to appear
I'm walking down the middle of Main Street USA
(Interlude)
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
I know it's no illusion; it's a dream that's here to stay
For the time you ought to find yourself here; you're welcome anytime you
have the mind
to appear
I'm walking down the middle, right down the middle
I'm walking right-down the middle of- Main-Street-U-S-A
(Down the middle) Down the middle
(I'm walking right down the middle) Right down the middle
(Down the middle) Down the middle
(I'm walking right down the middle) Right down the middle
I'm walking right down the middle of Main Street USA
Sakura was amazed at how well Jane could dance. There was only one other
dance as well as hers. Jenny was in that, and her group was lip-syncing "True to Your
Heart" from Mulan (I do not own it, and I WILL NOT POST THE LYRICS!!). They had
graphics added to theirs, though, and according to Juri's letter, that would count as extra
credit, therefore getting higher points. Michelle had done the Jeopardy part, and was
therefore not in any of the lip-sync groups. Tomoyo looked starry-eyed at the costumes.
"I could get some interesting ideas from those"; she began to flip through a book that was
in English. Sakura face faulted anime style. Then it was over. The camera then panned to
the score sheet. Juri's team was on the top, followed by Jenny's, then some other teams
came up. Sakura was pleased. "Juri-san and her friend, Smithson-san will be happy to
know how I made two trundles for them."
*FLASHBACK*
"Otou-san, will you help me make beds for Juri-san and Smithson-san?" Sakura
asked Fujitaka. He smiled. "Of course" "It's a good thing", Touya smirked, "because
then our guests won't collapse on the floor." Sakura promptly stomped on his foot
"ONII-CHAN!" she shouted at him. The other Kinomoto sibling winced at her voice and
foot. "You've been gaining weight lately, kaijobu [monster (I looked it up in a
Japanese/English dictionary, okay?)]." "Touya-kun, stop", Fujitaka reprimanded the teen.
*END FLASHBACK*
Sakura showed Tomoyo the trundles, one with a bedspread sprinkled with cherry
blossoms, roses, pinks, and other sorts of flowers; and another jade green with a forestry
scene of a maiden talking to a fish. (For those who don't understand this allusion, it refers
to the original Cinderella story. The girl was named Shen Ying with a magical fish who
gave her golden slippers). "Moto-kun is also coming, I heard", Sakura said slyly.
Tomoyo blushed. "I invited him and his friends Bakura-kun and Kamoi-san (Kamoi-san
is Shizuka. I made a mistake in the arranging of Jono's name, so I gave Shizuka another
last name). The others couldn't come. Kujaku-san and Katsuya-kun are on a vacation,
and Masaki-san has been accepted at a dancing school in New York." Fujitaka smiled to
himself sadly. Children were growing up too fast these days. Li-kun loved Sakura, and
she was dating him more often. Now it was Tomoyo's turn. Sonomi would probably hate
Yugi for taking her daughter away. He felt sorry for the boy. "Clow!" the girl called.
He looked back. "Fa Ying", he started. "Ying-Fa, Clow" the girl brushed blossoms from
her dress. "Why don't you call me that? Cherry blossoms are your favorite types of
flowers." (Quick note: Ying-Fa means cherry blossom in Chinese, and in China last
names come first) He laughed. "To annoy you", he barely avoided a large thorn from his
mother's apprentice. Ying gritted her teeth. "One day you will not regard me as just an
apprentice", she said. Clow smiled. Ying had always tried to compete with him just
because he had created two guardians, Cerberus and Yue when he had been only ten.
They now looked at the immature thirteen-year olds in the distance. "She feels for him",
Yue's voice was soft. "Jealous, are you?" Cerberus teased. Then Clow appeared behind
them. "Spying on us?" his voice carried a gentle yet firm tone. "Clow!" Ying beckoned
to him. Clow gasped in surprise. Ying had made a ring of friendship for him. It was gold,
and it held a pink lotus encircled with leaves. "Promise you won't ever take it off", she
said, "Promise.promise." "Otou-san, is something wrong?" Sakura looked worriedly at her father. Her
father held a frown. "Is Eriol coming over spring break?" he asked. Sakura nodded.
"Good", Fujitaka looked into space, "I need to ask him something.
Michelle introduced Mokuba and Kaiba to her cousin from Lokh, Liuka Pataur.
(Liuka, to provide a description, looks like a Goth but isn't. She has also blonde hair, but
it's tinted dark brown at the ends. She is also a champion duelist, even better than
Michelle. Her one dream is to defeat Yugi Moto. And she is from Michelle's mothers
side of the family, which means she's also a cinemopho like Michelle, but her ability is
different, making inanimate objects real. Michelle is currently teaching her how to use
her powers.) Liuka was an exchange student who had studied English as a second
language. She greeted them both very warmly in her best Japanese, but to Mokuba, it
looked like a thin sheet when talking to Seto. Then Michelle asked, "Could you tell us
more about this new Duel Monsters tournament, Kaiba-kun?" Liuka asked. "You can
speak in English, and here's an article about it", Kaiba held up a newspaper. Michelle
looked at it in dismay. "Seto-kun, it's in Japanese", she said. "It's okay", Mokuba said,
"I'll get an English version. Do you want to come?" "Iie", Liuka said politely, but
Michelle said, "Hai." She ran with Mokuba to the elevator. Liuka looked at Kaiba
squarely in the eye. "Whatever you do, Kaiba", she said in threatening English (which
was even more threatening with her faint Lokhian accent), "I don't want you to hurt
Michelle. She's only a child, and I don't want her to become an adult too fast. Wait for a
while." She thought sorely, It's him she loves. She loves me also, but it's not the love I
want (Card Captor Sakura fans find this familiar?)
"What's with Pataur-san?" Mokuba asked Michelle as they made their way into
the elevator. Michelle said she didn't know. "I remember when she first came to our
school."
*FLASHBACK*
"Look, it's Miss Duelist", a boy snickered. "Ignore them", Michelle said firmly,
"They just haven't seen a girl like you before." Liuka shrugged. "Why am I not
surprised?" "Hey, Liuka, I challenge you to a duel!" another boy called. The girl turned
on him. "Do you mean it?" her face flashed a dangerous smile. The boy's innocent smile
faded slightly. "Sure." They got to a table. It was short and sweet. By the end, Liuka had
used her Harpy's Angel to attack directly. From then on, people treated her as one of their
own. When people dueled her, it was to get better. Not one person had ever managed to
beat her.
*END FLASHBACK*
"So from then on, she's been like that since?" Michelle nodded. If there was
anything Michelle didn't know, it was love. True she knew crushes, and families, but she
never knew true love. "I guess it's a difficult subject", she admitted. Suddenly the lights
went off in the elevator. A voice ringed through, "It was an interesting conversation I
heard." "Who are you, and what do you want?" Mokuba asked "That is my concern."
"How long are you going to keep us here?" Michelle was suspicious. That voice sounded
familiar, but she couldn't remember-"Only for a minute". The floor disappeared, and
Michelle and Mokuba screamed as they fell into darkness.
