I Love Her? I Love Her Not?
By: PnAiXr0sE8
Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or the characters.
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Chapter 10: Katana's Mistake I
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"Once I suck you magic up, you won't remember a thing. Not who you are, who your parents are, not what has happened to you and," Ryu glanced at Himiko who was screaming and crying inside the bubble, "certainly not your love."
"M-My…love?!"
Ryu nodded then gave a wry smile. "So…do you want me to just take your magic along with your memories? Or would you rather that I kill you afterwards to save you the trouble?"
Shun narrowed his eyes. "Y-You can't t-take my magic."
"Just watch."
Suddenly along with the pain of Ryu's aura, he felt a painful tugging feeling in his head. Then it got stronger and soon it was a painful pulling sensation. He felt his energy just drain out of him. What's worst was that he also felt his memories fading. He asked himself questions in his head…but soon it was too hard to think anymore and he didn't have a clue.
'Wh-What? What's happening?! Who am I? Where am I? Kuso…'
Suddenly…
"KATANA DON'T YOU DARE HURT MY SON!!!!"
Shun felt "Ryu" drop him and he fell with a thud. Shun took one look at the people before totally blacking out. It was his parents.
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Sakura fumed as she saw Katana in the body of Ryu. She was even more furious that Katana had hurt her only son.
Syaoran seethed as well. "We're here, Katana, just don't hurt the children! They have nothing to do with this!!"
There they stood, side by side, facing their old enemy once again.
Katana laughed heartily. "AHAHA! You've finally come. I've waited a very long time for this moment."
Kero, who was on Syaoran's shoulder, narrowed his eyes. "The moment that you'll be killed by us?"
Sakura gulped as she saw the fierce yet worried look in Syaoran's eyes. 'Surely Syaoran wouldn't…sacrifice himself…right in front of the children…' she thought. She hated it that the only known way to get rid of Katana was to have the Li Clan leader sacrifice himself. And that didn't even kill Katana!! It just sent him into the dimension of the Cards! There had to be another way. The last time they had faced Katana, Syaoran had sacrificed himself. Sakura was so upset. But Syaoran was given another chance by an angel, Sakura's mom, Nadeshiko.
Syaoran woke Sakura up from her thoughts, "Stop daydreaming, Sakura…"
Sakura nodded obediently then her eyes went fiery as she looked at Katana in Ryu's body.
"Katana…how could you steal a boy's body?! Is he still alive?!"
Katana laughed. "Is that what you care about right now? Yes, he is alive, but he knows nothing. And besides, shouldn't you care for your husband right now, Carmistress? Whether I kill everyone or your husband kills himself to get rid of me, either way you still die either from emotion or physically. Am I right, Cardmistress?" he said as he added in menacing laughs.
Sakura narrowed her eyes as Syaoran made fists with his hands.
'I don't want to…b-but…' Syaoran thought guiltily.
Tears started forming in the corners of Sakura's eyes and she held them in as she spoke, "Yes, that's tr-true," she said her voice wavering and full of sorrow.
"S-Sakura…don't listen to him," Syaoran said softly into her ear.
Kero looked at the couple worriedly. 'If that gaki hurts her like that again…I'll…'
Sakura ignored Syaoran as she changed the subject, "Katana, let the children go! "she yelled pointing to the children trapped in the bubble.
Katana smiled wryly as he gestured to the kids. "Look at them. They're suffering by my very existence. Ever since I met you two, I've hated the Lis even more and that only boosted my magic up. Whenever a Li feels my aura, it hurts them. See how much they're suffering? They're just like you, Cardmistress. You know that you'll lose your husband, and I'll only find a why to come back again. You must really hate me. Why don't you just give me the Cards?"
Sakura was taken aback with those words. "Shut up, Katana, you've ruined my life before, but I bounced back up again, I won't let you ruin it again!" she said bursting into tears.
Kero transformed into his true form with a bright glare of light and with a wave of his new pair of wings. He glared menacingly at Katana and then in his deep voice he said, "Katana, if you hurt Sakura, you have to mess with me! So stop it!"
Katana laughed at Kero. "You?! A stuff, overgrown thing?!?!"
Syaoran wrapped Sakura inside his arms and glared menacingly at Katana. 'So that's why…his aura gave us headaches but it affected the children more because they're magic isn't as powerful. And Himiko's not affected because she's not a Li...wait a minute…or maybe she is…she's Eriol's daughter and Eriol's the reincarnation of Clow Reed, and Clow Reed's mother is a Li. Ugh…I'm confused…Hmm…Eriol's not exactly Clow Reed physically, just spiritually. Maybe that's why.'
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"Kozue, Kozue!" Zak said worriedly. She was still in pain but not as much anymore as Katana was busy talking with her parents.
Kozue looked up. "Ugh…wh-where's Shun?!"
Zak sighed in relief. "You're all right?!"
Kozue touched her head. "My head still hurts like hell…"
Zak hugged her.
Kumei smiled at the little couple and pushed her glasses up. She looked at Toji whom she was helping and saw that he had also recovered a bit.
"K-Kumei?" Toji said dizzily.
She smiled. "Ah! You're okay!"
Toji nodded. "Just a headache…but a very painful one."
The four looked at Himiko who was still staring intently out the bubble. Her eyes were streaked with tears as she stared at Shun who was lying on the ground barely breathing.
"I-Is he dead?!" she squeaked, "He's not dead right?! Please tell me he's not!" she said turning to her friends.
"Himiko, he's alright. Look, he's still breathing," Kumei assured.
Zak blinked. "Okay, you guys really have to explain this. Why are you're parents here? How did that stuffed doll grow into a big one and talk? And what's happening?" he asked Kozue.
She sighed and tried to ignore the pounding in her head. "I wish I could tell you. I really do. But, I'm not so sure myself about what's happening..."
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Kero gritted his teeth. "Katana…she won't give the Cards up! And even if she was planning to, I wouldn't let her, so why don't you just give up?!"
"Then maybe I should take it by force."
Suddenly a huge lightning bolt made its way towards Syaoran and Sakura.
With Sakura still crying in his arms, Syaoran couldn't move fast enough and he widened his eyes as it came right to them. He held on to her tighter.
Then Keroberos jumped in front of them in a hurry and a magic shield formed in front of them. They saw the lightening forced to swerve to the side and Syaoran let out his breath which he had been holding in.
Sakura pushed away from Syaoran's arms and stood strong. 'Kero and Syaoran can't always protect me…I have to protect them too…'
She wiped her tears away. "Katana let the children go then we'll take care of business."
Katana laughed once again. "Leave them be! Let them see just how strong the Li Leader and the Carmistress are." He laughed at his own stupid joke.
"Stop your laughing, Katana!" a voice said from above. They all looked up.
"E-Eriol?!" Syaoran said in utter surprise.
"Clow!" Kero said.
There was Eriol in his traditional black clothes, hat and Clow Reed's old magic wand standing on a branch of a tree.
Eriol slightly smiled down at Syaoran. "What's wrong, cute lil descendant? Aren't you happy to see me?" After seeing Syaoran slightly fumed at what he said, he felt satisfied and his smile turned serious.
Katana's laugh faded. "What are you doing here, Clow? This is none of your business and you're not needed here. You don't have the Cards anymore."
Eriol used his magic to float slowly to the ground. "Oh you're terribly wrong, Katana. You see, if you mess with my friends, with my descendants, with the Cardmistress, and especially, my daughter…it is my business. So you see, I am needed here."
Katana laughed uncontrollably. "AHAHAHAHA! You're daughter? Which one is she? Is she the one whom the small Li loves? Anyway, who'd you have a daughter with?! I cannot believe seeing Clow with a daughter. Clow was never a lady's man. So who's the desperate girl? AHAHA!!"
Eriol did nothing but glare.
"First of all," a voice said as a woman with dark violet hair and a camcorder appeared out behind a tree, "…Eriol is not exactly Clow. And second of all, I love him, I'm not desperate!!"
"Tomoyo!" Sakura said in surprise.
Tomoyo gave her sweet smile. "I came to catch the heroic things that Cardmistress Sakura will do today, side by side with her husband, Syaoran the Li clan leader, and half of Clow's reincarnation, Eriol!!! Ohohoho!!!," Tomoyo got starry-eyed as she brought her camcorder to her eye, "C'mon, show me the effects!! I need to catch every single thing that Sakura-chan does!!! Ohohohoho!," suddenly her eyes went normal and she sighed, "I only wish I had given Sakura-chan and Syaoran matching outfits to wear, Eriol-kun as well…"
Kero narrowed his eyes, "Hey! What about me!! Aren't you going to catch the heroic act of Keroberos the guardian of the seal?!"
But no one was listening to him and he sweat dropped.
"Tomoyo, I told you to hide because I was afraid you were going to be hurt. So please, hide. I might not be able to protect you," Eriol said gently.
Tomoyo put on her rare serious faces. "But Eriol! He insulted you! And I can take care of myself!! I'm not useless!"
Eriol was about to retort until they heard another voice.
"Eriol, leave her, she sounds like Meiling when she whines."
"Hey!!! I do not WHINE!!!"
They saw two figures walk up to them.
"Ah…Kaji, Meiling, how'd you know that we were here?" Eriol asked.
Meiling sounded annoyed, "First of all, we were trying to find Toji, then we tried to find all you guys because we thought that Toji would be with Himiko, Kozue and Shun so we thought you guys would know. But when we tried to find you at your houses, you guys weren't there!!!!!!! Finally we went looking all over town and this was the last place we haven't looked. We are tired and outraged!!!"
Kaji's eyes went to little dots as he sighed. "She's outraged not me."
"OKAY THAT'S IT!!!!"
They turned to Katana who looked impatient and furious.
"NO MATTER IF YOU HAVE A HUNDRED PEOPLE AGAINST ONLY ME, I'LL STILL WIN!!!!"
Meiling took out all her frustration and anger to Katana. "THAT'S WHAT YOU THINK!! WE COULD BEAT YOU'RE ASS WITH OUR EYES CLOSED AND OUR HANDS TIED TOGETHER BEHIND OUR BACKS!!! SO YOU JUST SHUT UP AND LET OUR CHILDREN GO!!!!!" she held her head a moment before continuing, "AND WHAT IS THAT STUPID POUNDING IN MY HEAD?!?!"
"That's Katana's aura. His powers became stronger and so did his resent to the Lis so whenever he emits his aura it actually hurts Lis if they're near him," Keroberos explained.
Katana glared at all of them. "I know who all of you are…There's the annoying little guardian of the seal, Cardmistress, stupid Li Leader, Clow's reincarnation, weird camera girl with no magic, and the other girl is the feisty one who knows martial arts but has no magic. But I don't think I've met you before…" he said pointing to Kaji, "…I'll just call you the feisty one's husband…"
Kero glared at him. "I'M NOT ANNOYING AND WE DO HAVE NAMES YOU KNOW!!!"
Katana yawned tiredly. "It doesn't matter if you have names or not. You're all gonna die soon anyway…"
Kaji spoke, "But you're a coward! You hide behind a little boy's body!!!"
Katana narrowed his eyes. "It only temporary until I get my old body back. And besides, you can't hurt this boy…so I got it easy."
"He's right," Tomoyo whispered, "You can't hurt Ryu."
"Well what are we gonna do?!" Meiling answered back.
"I don't know."
"All right…someone has to keep Katana busy while the others save the kids who're trapped," Syaoran said deciding to take charge for now, "I'll be the distraction."
"No!" Sakura hissed.
Syaoran looked at her sadly. "Don't worry, I won't…………do that…yet."
Everyone was silent for a while.
"Well, let's go! C'mon go!!" Syaoran said.
The others ran to the bubble as Sakura took one look at Syaoran in the eye. Syaoran nodded as she ran off.
Syaorna turned to face Katana. "All right let's go."
Katana grinned. "Just like before, isn't it?"
"Except now I'll kill you in a flash," Syaoran said getting out his sharp, shimmering sword.
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"Syaoran…" Sakura whimpered as she ran behind the others.
"Don't worry about him right now, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo comforted.
"Yeah, that Gaki probably just wants all the credit," Kero grumbled.
Meiling retorted, "No he doesn't! My cousin isn't like that!"
"Will you guys be quiet!" Eriol snapped. At this everyone was surprised for usually he was very composed.
"Sorry," he apologized, "But we're here to get these kids out."
Everyone was silent but nodded.
Inside the bubble, they all pounded on the wall wanting to get out. All of them, except one girl who intently watched an unconscious body.
"Hold on, kids! We'll get you out!" Kaji called to them from outside.
"But how?" Meiling asked.
He shrugged.
"C'mon, we can think of something," Sakura said.
Eriol thought for awhile. "Let's try using magic."
They nodded. Sakura got out her staff hurriedly and threw out a card.
"FIERY!!"
From the Card a rush of flowing fire sprung out to the bubble.
After a moment when the fire all disappeared, the bubble still was standing strong.
Kero sighed. "That didn't work did it?"
"It's still there?" Meiling said impatiently.
"Meiling-chan…don't worry, the kids are safe," Tomoyo said still recording everything.
"It's not only that! Syaroan is there fighting that stupid Katana by himself!"
Suddenly Meiling went up to the bubble's wall and threw out a series of punches and kicks.
Panting, she stopped and sweat dropped seeing that it did nothing.
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Syaoran pointed his sword down on an incantation card. Fire sprouted out towards Katana.
He dodged easily and laughed. "You call that a fire attack? Take this!"
A big, round fire ball hurled towards him. Syaoran held out his sword in front of him and cut the fire ball, which went around him leaving him protected.
Katana then threw a series of fireballs at Syaoran.
He dodged them quickly but he shut his eyes in pain as part of a fireball hit his leg. As the fireball attack ceased, he broke down and clutched his leg.
"SYAORAN!!" Sakura yelled in worry as she began running towards him.
Syaoran picked his head up before she could get any closer. He forced a small smile.
"I'm fine…really…go back to the children…" he said weakly standing up.
"B-But…" Sakura said hesitantly.
Syaoran gave a stern face. "Go!"
Sakura nodded and ran back to the others who were still struggling with the bubble.
Syaoran turned back to Katana.
Katana smiled grimly at Syaoran. "You really love that girl, don't you?"
Syaoran narrowed his eyes. "What would you know about love?"
Syaoran plunged towards Katana his sword in the air. As he sliced his sword down, it hit nothing but the cement ground.
Syaoran angrily looked to his right where Katana was boredly looking at him. "Pretty slow aren't you, Little Wolf?"
"Shuddup!" Syaoran sliced his sword through the air horizontally but again missed.
"You getting mad, Wolfy?" Katana taunted.
Syaoran kept on slicing the air missing Katana barely.
His anger built up as he thought of what happened through the years. The pain Katana caused to all of them, making Sakura cry, the times Katana threatened and frightened them (they were just children back then), the time when Katana had kidnapped Syaoran and practically tortured him to death, he remembered all these times. He couldn't hold in the anger any longer.
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"Argh!! I can't think of anything!!!" Meiling said in frustration.
Kaji tried to calm her as always. "C'mon there has to be a way. We just haven't thought of it yet."
"Why don't we try using all our strength combined?" Sakura suggested.
Eriol smiled. "What a terrific idea!"
"Me and Kaji can help by trying to knock it down using martial arts," Meiling suggested.
"And Eriol and I can help by using our magic!" Sakura said.
"I'll help by using my fireballs, too," Keroberos said.
Tomoyo nodded behind her camera. "Great idea! That's my Sakura-chan!!"
Everyone groaned.
"Just make sure you don't use Fiery or any kind of really strong attacks. Or just make sure if you do it's not close to us," Kaji said.
"Why?"
Kaji sweat dropped, "You'll kill us since we'd be so close to it!"
Sakura nodded.
Then they started their plan.
"WOOD!!!!"
"Lightening."
Sakura and Eriol began. The vines threw themselves at the bubble and the lightening crashed down on it forcefully.
Keroberos took a deep breath in and when he opened his mouth again fire began spitting out from his mouth.
Meiling gave a grin. "Okay our turn."
Meiling and Kaji began throwing a series of forceful punches and kicks at it.
After a couple of minutes it still stood strong but they kept on going, not giving up. They all panted tiredly as they slowly used up their strength.
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"Oh no…they're starting to get tired," Kumei announced looking worriedly out from her glasses.
"I wonder how they can use magic and fight so well anyway," Zak mused.
Kumei pushed her glasses which were dropping down from the bridge of her nose. "How can you worry about that now? Who cares if they know how to do martial arts or how they can use magic? They're trying to get us out but it's still holding!"
Kozue slowly got up one hand still to her head. "I-I have to help them."
Zak argued with her immediately. "How?! And even if you could, you're in pain right now!"
Kozue gave him a smile. "Thanks for being worried over me."
Zak blushed.
Toji slowly went to stand by Kozue. "I'll help you too. Even though I may not be able to concentrate well cuz this dumb head of mine still hurts…"
"B-But, you're hurt, Toji!" Kumei tried to retort.
Toji gave her his charming, lazy smile. "I'm okay, really…"
Kozue said, "C'mon let's at least try."
Kozue took a deep breath in nervously. Zak was watching her intently wondering what she was going to do. 'Oh well…here goes…'
Kozue brought her hands in front of her and faced both of her palms out towards the walls of the bubble. Her eyes were shut tight.
"Kozue what are you-" but Kumei was interrupted as soon as they saw her starting to glow a kind of silver/white/gray color.
'Please let me get everyone out of here…'
Suddenly her eyes opened immediately after a few seconds. "Fire!!!"
From her palms, fire sprouted out like a river and rapidly shot itself to the walls.
"Wh-What the…!?" Zak uttered.
Both Zak and Kumei had their eyes wide opened and their mouths formed in a perfect "o".
Toji half grinned. "My turn I guess…"
His face became serious. Then like his mother and father, he threw punches at the wall and kicked it as hard as he could.
Beads of sweat appeared on them after a couple of seconds. But like their parents, whom by the way were still attacking the bubble, they didn't give up.
Zak and Kumei turned to Himiko in expectance that she'd be able to do something too.
Himiko turned her head down. "I can't really do anything but read other people's minds…I feel so useless…"
They nodded in sympathy.
"Reading minds sounds so cool anyway!" Kumei said trying to brighten her up.
Himiko just nodded. Then she closed her eyes as she sighed.
'You're wrong Shun, I am useless…' she thought bitterly.
~FLASHBACK~
"D-Do you think, that Katana might attack a person like me? My magic isn't much. I can only read minds and have dreams that tell the future. My magic is useless."
"…I don't know about Katana…but I know one thing…your magic isn't useless!!" Shun argued.
"All it does is give me pain…" Himiko said looking at the floor. Of course, she was thinking about that weird dream again.
~END OF FLASHBACK~
'What am I doing!? I finally had that stupid dream out of my head and here I am remembering it again!!!' She thought. 'If only I could do something more…oh Shun…I hope you're alright...if I could I would bust out of the bubble in a flash and scoop you right into my arms…if only I could…why is Ryu acting this way? Why is he hurting Shun?!' Himiko was so worried about Shun at that moment that she forgot what was happening around her. 'Shun you better be all right! We still have to figure out the mystery of Katana together! Hold on…Katana…is he making Ryu act this way?' her anger surged through her as she became surer that it was really Katana inside Ryu's body or something. The evil red eyes, Katana hurting people with magic…who else could it be? 'I hate Katana…I HATE HIM!!!'
Himiko's eyes abruptly opened as she yelled, "I HATE HIM!!!!"
Zak and Kumei were surprised at this sudden uproar but were speechless as they saw streams of magic flowing from her towards the wall of the bubble. The bubble broke with a shattering sound.
Himiko stood there in wonder. "H-How'd I do that?"
The magic attacks and the martial arts stopped immediately.
The grown-up ran towards them.
"What happened?" Sakura asked.
Zak began to try to explain. "First Himiko was deep in thought about something so we didn't bother her…but then she suddenly shouted 'I HATE HIM' and we saw…we saw…"
Kumei tried to finish. "We saw some wavering energy emit from her towards the bubble."
"But how? I can't attack with my magic…" Himiko said.
Eriol placed a hand on her shoulder. "You were probably thinking of someone important to you…everyone has a magic of their own when they think of that someone special to them."
Red tint went to her cheeks. "S-Someone special?" 'Shun…'
Eriol smiled an understanding smile. Then Tomoyo unusually stopped recording and hugged Himiko tightly. "Himiko!!! You're okay!!!"
"Kozue!!!"
"Toji!!!!!"
Meiling and Kaji ran over to Toji. He was holding his head in pain. "Ahh…my head hurts…even more…"
Meiling hugged her son tightly as Kaji looked over him worriedly.
"I know it hurts, Toji…Just wait a bit more…we'll beat him soon…"
Sakura hurried over to her daughter who had the same situation as Toji.
"Okaa-san…" Kozue said weakly in Japanese.
Sakura hugged her tightly. "Shhh…" 'It hurts them more now because they're out of that bubble.'
Zak and Kumei, not knowing what to do, just stood there.
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"KATANA YOU'RE FINISHED!!!!!!!!!!" Syaoran shouted.
He sliced his sword at him rapidly getting angrier as he saw that he was getting no where but tired. But all the anger he held in for years for Katana got the best of him.
Katana did nothing but laugh and dodge.
"YOU CHEAP ASSHOLE, FIGHT ME LIKE A GODDAMN MAN!!!" Syoran shouted as he paused to catch a breath and because his leg hurt. Katana was a few yards away from him.
All Katana did was grin at him.
"WIPE THAT DAMN GRIN OFF YOUR FREAKIN FACE!!!" he plunged towards Katana angrily, his sword out.
As he tried to slice Katana once more, he again dodged barely but this time Syaoran was prepared. Right after trying to slice Katana, he swerved around without a second to waste and cut Katana on his right arm before he could get any farther away. It worked!
Clutching his bleeding arm again a few yards away from Syaoran, Katana just laughed even though he was in pain.
This got on Syaoran's nerves. "Why're you laughing!? I just got you!"
"Don't you see? Sure it may hurt now, but when I'm 'Ryu' again it'll hurt the little boy too. Hehe…you've just caused a little, innocent boy some pain. How ironic too, how Ryu's a Li too. AHAHA! You have just hurt your relative."
Syaoran was cold stiff. Katana was right. He was in Ryu's body so it hurt Ryu too. Syaoran mentally cursed at himself. How could he let his anger control him like that?! It hurt another innocent being! He felt disgusted with himself. He didn't even notice that he'd dropped his sword. It felt with a loud, empty *clang* as it hit the ground.
Katana took this time to counterattack. He built up his magic until there was a huge, humongous, massive, fiery, hot fire ball floating just above his left palm. It was so big that it was bigger than Syaoran's stiff body.
Katana called out, "Once I get rid of you, no one will be able to protect the lovely Cardmistress!"
"SYAORAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Sakura called out. 'No…' she thought. 'My daughter's in pain, my son's unconscious…please don't let my husband get killed!!!'
Meiling, Kaji, Tomoyo, Eriol, Zak, Kumei, Kozue, Toji, and Himiko held their breaths as they saw the big, red hot fire ball head towards Syaoran.
"Otou-san!!"
Before it could get any closer, big gushes of water drenched the fireball.
They all looked at who the magic user was; Shun.
"SHUN!!" Himiko yelled in relief.
Shun gave a half smile towards them to let them know he was all right. His hand went up to his head. There was a big pain there and what makes it worst was he was dizzy for some reason. Then he remembered his arm. 'I must've lost a lot of blood…so that's why I'm dizzy.'
Shun tried to ignore all the pain until he made sure his father would be all right. Shun cursed under his breath. His father was still looking dazed.
"Otou-san…" he began in Japanese, "You're the Li Clan Leader so act like one!"
From where he was, Syaoran grimaced. 'Great…even my son criticizes me now. My mother was bad enough…'
But he quickly picked up his sword on the ground, as Shun went to stand next to him. They both held their swords in front of them in the same position. They trained together every day so they each knew each other's moves and skills.
Katana said, "Fighting as father and son, eh? God, this looks like a stupid anime!!! (^__^)"
The father and son said nothing but they held their positions.
"Shun, we can't hurt Ryu," Syaoran whispered so that only Shun can hear.
Shun narrowed his eyes, "Oh you don't know how much I want to hurt him though."
"Now son, we don't hurt people just because we want to, we---"
Shun rolled his eyes. "Yeah, I know. We hurt them only if we have to," Shun muttered coldly.
Syaoran ignored the coldness. "Right. Now if he attacks we---"
"---either block with our swords, dodge out of the way, or repel it with magic, but we don't hurt him," Shun finished, again with iciness in his voice.
"Right. Let's try using magic that won't hurt him, but let's have him go first."
"Fine."
"Are you two done whispering to yourselves, yet?" Katana asked.
"Give us all you've got!!!" Shun shouted.
Katana gave a sly smile. "Okay then. Here's the grand finale!! Such a shame, too, that both father and son have to die side by side. Tsk, Tsk, Tsk."
A single lightning bolt started to appear in his hand.
"Get ready for a big shock!! You get it? Shock? Lightening bolt? Ahahaha…" Katana said lamely.
Syaoran and Shun braced themselves. The lightening bolt was still getting longer and bigger!!
Katana laughed heartily. He was certainly enjoying this fight.
But before Katana could even throw the lightening bolt, it started getting smaller and smaller.
Katana was surely baffled. "B-But wait!! Wh-What's happening?! Why is my magic suddenly disappearing?!"
Eriol grinned. "I knew it! Did you overlook that you are still in Ryu's body? Being just a boy, Ryu can't withstand that much of magic you've used! He needs to rest!"
Katana scowled. "Damn this stupid body! THIS IS NOT OVER YET!!!"
Suddenly with a blast of smoke he disappeared just like in a magician's show.
"He's…gone?" Toji asked slowly. The headache was gone in a flash.
"Whoopee!!" Kozue shouted like a kid.
Syaoran and Shun turned around to the others, still standing side by side.
Keroberos turned into little Kero again. "Boy I'm starving!!!!!"
Meiling sighed. "That's all you ever think about."
Himiko and Sakura were next to each other.
"Can you believe it? He's finally gone!!!" Sakura squealed as she hugged Himiko.
Himiko nodded and smiled.
Then they both looked towards Shun and Syaoran who were just standing still and talking to each other a bit.
'They do like surprisingly alike---' Sakura thought.
"Yeah they do…except Shun has your emerald eyes and strands of his hair are honey brown instead of being all dark brown," Himiko finished unexpectedly.
Sakura looked surprised but then she softened again. "I didn't know you were going through my mind."
Himiko looked embarrassed. "Oh…s-sorry…that keeps on happening to me a lot. I don't even know I am sometimes anymore."
Sakura smiled. "You're magic must be getting stronger."
"I-I guess." Himiko thought about how she helped burst the bubble open.
They both looked at Syaoran and Shun again.
"You know…Shun and Syaoran may look alike but they act totally different," Sakura began.
Himiko nodded.
Syaoran caught them looking at him and smiled while Shun looked at them with no emotion.
"They are two different people…" Himiko stated.
Sakura nodded. "But Syaoran used to be exactly like Shun. I, your parents, Meiling and Kaji changed him. He smiles more than normal now."
Himiko sighed. "I'm never going to be able to do that with Shun," she said smiling and waving to Shun who was staring at her.
Sakura smiled again. "You never know. Maybe he's starting to change right now…" she whispered as she saw her son blush as Himiko waved to him.
Shun and Syaoran walked over to them. Sakura practically leaped into his arms. Syaoran hugged back smiling and whispering to her.
Himiko walked up to Shun. "You all right?" she asked worriedly.
Shun nodded, the blush still on his cheeks. "B-But I could b-be b-better…" he stammered.
Himiko smiled and slowly leaned over to hug him.
Shun stiffened. But without thinking he already had put his arms around her. He heard Himiko sniffling.
"A-Are you crying?" Shun asked.
Himiko nodded.
Shun stiffened even more. 'oh Kami-sama…what do I do now?!'
"…d-don't cry, Himiko…"
"You almost died, Shun!!!"
"I'm all right now though!"
Himiko pulled away from Shun, looked at him and started giggling.
"What's so funny?"
Himiko giggled as she wiped away her tears. "You're so cute trying to be reassuring!!"
Shun felt his cheeks burning.
"H-Hey!!!"
Himiko just laughed.
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"Ummm…" Zak looked at Kumei who was next to him, "Should we tell them we're still here?"
Kumei pushed her glasses up again and smiled. "Let them be. They're really happy right now."
"Okay."
~Ten minutes later…~
"You're still here?" Kero asked the two kids.
"Yeah…we've been standing here," Zak answered.
"Oh goodness…you two have seen everything, haven't you?" Tomoyo asked again recording with her camcorder.
They nodded.
The grown-ups looked at each other.
Eriol sighed. "I guess I'll have to erase your memories…"
Kumei argued. "Please don't!!! It's been a great experience even though---"
"---even though we don't know what exactly is going on, and we loved it! Please don't erase our memories…" Zak finished.
The grown-ups looked at each other again.
"We won't tell anyone, we promise!!!" Zak and Kumei said in unison.
"Yeah…just leave them," Toji agreed.
Kozue nodded. "We'll make sure they won't tell!!!"
Eriol sighed and smiled. "I guess we can let them go…"
Zak and Kumei sighed.
Kaji looked at his watch. "Whoa!!!! It's around 11:00 pm!!! Let's all go back home."
Everyone nodded. Kaji agreed to drive Zak and Kumei back to their homes.
Himiko and Shun were talking, side by side as the grown-ups talked a little more.
"Shun…I was really worried about you!" Himiko said.
"…Thanks…"
"Promise me you won't ever do that again?"
"Well…"
"Promise…?!" she asked sticking out her pinky.
Shun sighed. "Sure…"
He held out his pinky and they had a pinky promise.
Himiko smiled and Shun blushed.
Sakura and Syaoran were watching them.
"Yep…he's changed," Sakura said.
"Hmm? Who?" Syaoran asked.
"Shun…"
"Oh yeah…Himiko seemed to change him hasn't she?"
Sakura nodded. "Just like how I changed you."
Syaoran smiled.
"Except you're still arrogant sometimes and you're still stubborn," Sakura said.
"Sakura…"
"I love you still, though!"
Syaoran chuckled. "Of course you do…"
Sakura lightly kissed his on the lips.
"Yeah…he's changed a lot. Himiko's doing a good job," Syaoran stated.
Sakura nodded. "Love can change many things."
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This stupid body!!! I hate this!!! Okay, if I can't kill them in this body, I'll have to steal the Cards from the Cardmistress somehow and release my real body from the other dimension. Then I won't have to bother scheming to steal it again because I'll already have the Cards! …what the heck…I'll torture them some more before I start my plague of sucking magic up again. Hmm…now to think of a way to steal the Cards. AHAHAHA…how stupid of me. I'll just use their kid, Shun! But how to make him give it? Hmm…aha! If I kidnap that Himiko girl, I'll tell Shun that the only way to get her back is to give her in exchange of the Cards!!! Boy, am I brilliant.
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TO BE CONTINUED…
A/N: Hey, sorry for the delay in updating it! Give me another chance!!! Oh and I'm sorry if it's hard to understand. I looked over it a million times to see if it makes sense, but it still might seem kinda mixed up though. Sorry. If you don't get the things about Katana and stuff, it explains it all in the prequel 'I Just Wanted a Normal Life.'
Again I'm sorry for the delay in updating quick. Please give me another chance. I know you hate me!! I'm sorry!!!"