Sakura set Li on the living room table, wrapped in a towel to soak the rain
from his fur. The others had all taken Sakura's generous offer and accepted
the dry clothes to change into. The boys, the strangers, one currently in
Li's body, had changed into old sweats that Toya hadn't gotten rid of but
still needed to roll the sleeves up to appear as anything other than
children playing dress up. Sakura hung up Li's ceremonial robes, as per the
cat's cranky commands, so that the outfit could dry properly and threw the
rest of the visitors clothing in the dryer.
"Do you need any help Sakura?" Tomoyo asked as Sakura went to the kitchen to get some tea.
"I've got it under control Tomoyo, just go and keep an eye on those two ok?"
"Only one of them has come back from the bathroom, the white haired one." Tomoyo leaned against the door and mused, "He's got black hair too... I wonder if he dyes it?" she tapped her finger against her lip and muttered to herself as she left the room.
"Stupid CHANGE card." Sakura took the card out of her pocket and glared at it. She could swear the creature on it was laughing at her. "Grrrr."
"Hello?" Li's head popped around the corner, his light brown eyes wide in confusion.
"Oh, Li- uh..." Sakura hung her head as she took the teacups down from their shelf, "Sorry."
"Don't be... uh... my name is Kyo." The boy smiled gently, a smile not often seen on Li's more serious countenance. A chunk of chocolate brown hair swung messily in his face as he tipped it to the side, "Kyo Sohma."
"I'm Sakura." She tucked her hair behind an ear and set the kettle on the stove. As she turned around Kyo walked into the kitchen and watched her go to the refrigerator. "I'm sure dad baked this morning..." she muttered, "Ah- ha! Cake!"
"CAKE!" a small yellow fluff ball flung across the room and narrowly avoided Kyo's head.
"Kero!" Sakura's bright green eyes admonished the toy-like creature, bright with stubby angels wings, it resembled nothing so much as a stuffed animal. "Wait for everybody you pig!" Sakura set the cake on the table and patted Kyo/Li's shoulder. "Keep an eye on that for me, huh?"
"S-sure..." Kyo rubbed the back of his neck and raised his brow as the little thing glared at him with suspicious, beady, little eyes.
"So, you're cursed huh kid?"
"Wha-?"
"Kyo, we'll wait for Yuki to show up, and then we don't have to go through this twice. Its confusing enough as it is."
"Why would that damn Yuki show up here...?" suddenly angry Kyo balled his fists and glared at the girl.
"Pweee?" the kettle whistled loudly as the kids stared at each other. "Yukito-sama!"
Sakura jumped as a tall figure appeared in the doorway. Suddenly Kyo felt... floaty... as if he'd been drugged, he turned to face the figure that belonged to the shadow.
"Well hello Sakura, Li." The teen nodded pleasantly as he entered the room and took the pot off the heater. "I think the tea is finished Sakura-chan."
"Um... uh-huh." Kyo flushed as the boy smiled at him pleasantly.
"I'll take this into the living room with the others, is that all right?" Yukito left the two alone as Kero followed the cake to the next room.
"Sorry, I guess I was thinking of a different Yuki." Kyo felt his cheeks blush red, and the flustered feeling he'd suddenly gotten had disappeared the moment the youth had left the room.
"Don't worry about it." Sakura muttered, "You'll always feel like that around Yuki." She snagged the tray with the cups on it and nodded to the plates stacked on the counter.
"Grab those, will you please Kyo?"
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While in the kitchen the others had the opportunity to change and meet in the living room. Tomoyo sat on the couch, replacing Meilin's buns on the top of her head neatly as the Chinese girl sat on her knees on a pillow. Her red eyes flashed a warning as Hatsuharu entered the room, the brown sweatpants rolled at the hem so he wouldn't trip. The top of his hair stood out against the darker shadow black close to his neck. His dark eyes hid many secrets as he stared blankly around the room.
"Konichiwa." Tomoyo smiled as she bound the buns with red ribbon and patted them to inspect the results. "You know Meilin, I'm sure that I have a product that can curl your hair... if you want to come over some time to experiment."
Meilin looked up at the photographer and shuddered at the gleam in her sapphire blue eyes. Tomoyo could be scary when it came to fashion.
"I'll think about it Tomoyo." She promised out loud, while thinking... 'never in a million years will I let her get ahold of my hair with any product in her hand'.
"I'm Tomoyo, this is Meilin... and you are Hatsuharu, correct?" She got to her feet and crossed the room to greet the boy. She stopped when he stiffened and was about to step back. He let out a little breath, and closed his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm Hatsuharu Sohma, and that cat is Kyo... or was Kyo." He pointed to the bundle on the table. "And you might want to get him some clothes too." Before he could explain there was a slight knock on the door, and Yukito walked in.
"Hello Tomoyo-chan, Meilin-chan..." He paused as he took in the new arrival, "and who's this?" Hatsuharu looked up at the tall boy and was struck by how he looked so much like another of his cousins.
"Oh, Hatsuharu Sohma, meet Yukito." Haru blinked, and held out his hand.
"Its uncanny, you look just like my cousin Yuki Sohma... isn't that funny?" Yukito shook Haru's hand and looked up just as the teakettle began to shriek. As it continued
Yukito released Haru's hand, smiled gently, and went to investigate.
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"So you were chasing a magical creature and because Kyo and Li both touched it at the same time... they switched places?" Haru took a sip of truly excellent tea as he studied the group around them. "Magic?"
"Um... well... yeah." Sakura took the card out of her pocket again and flipped the picture side toward the boy. "This one got loose when I tried to change it into a Sakura card. He resisted at first, but now he'll be fine." She tucked it back into the pink backed deck and sighed when she thought of how many more she'd left to change.
"You do this often?" Kyo asked dryly.
"Well... since last year we've been collecting the Clow cards... but now I have to change them into Sakura cards so I can use them." Sakura leaned back against the cushions and yawned mightly, "Ex-excuse me."
"Are you all right Sakura-chan?" Yukito walked across to Sakura, and took her face in his hands lightly. "Do you need to talk with Yue-sama?"
"Maybe that would be best Yukito-sama." Li piped up from the table behind the teen.
"He might have some insight into this, seeing as how CHANGE is one of the cards under him." Kero said as he stuffed cake into his tiny mouth.
"Yes, all right." Yukito closed his eyes and took a deep breath as a glow spread from his bright silver eyes over his head and completely covering his body before giant wings shot forth from his shoulder blades and encased him. Haru and Kyo only stared, wide eyed, as the others smiled and watched the beautiful sight again. As the glow diminished and the wings unfurled, an angel emerged from the light. His hair was long and white, pure and bound in silver and blue. His robes shimmered in the dull light of the room, as if he were a nightlight of sorts.
"Yue..." He knelt before Sakura and wiped a tear from her eye.
"This is not your fault young master. CHANGE is just up to his usual mischief. Unfortunately the rules still apply."
"Rules?" Kyo asked as he got over the shock.
"24 hours." Yue simply stated as he turned to look at the youth. He placed his hand on Li's head and blinked curiously. "Yes, 24 hours should be sufficient time for CHANGE to recharge, and the two can be switched again."
"You mean I'm stuck as a cat for a day?" Li griped.
"No that is not what I mean."
"Then what do you mea-?" Li shouted as once again a cloud of smoke and a loud "poof" was heard. The group covered their eyes and coughed as the smoke reached them. Yet it quickly dispelled, leaving a young boy with orange hair and angry red eyes sitting on the table, covered only by a towel.
"Oh- sorry." Kyo coughed, "I forgot to tell you it was temporary."
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Kibethan- yeah, it really is weird... kyo-li... huh... yikes! But I thought it would be the most interesting switcheroo! Thanks for reviewing!
Ghoulee- I know! I love CC and FB! They are tow of my favs! Thanks for comments! I love comments!
Yeah- little notices and comments are GREAT!
Btw- anyone who's never watched Card Captor Sakura needs to watch it in the original Japanese! I mean it, the English version has soooo totally been perverted by Kids WB- it erased all hint of Yuki and Toya's relationship... and that is sooo totally pivotal to sooo much of the manga!
"Do you need any help Sakura?" Tomoyo asked as Sakura went to the kitchen to get some tea.
"I've got it under control Tomoyo, just go and keep an eye on those two ok?"
"Only one of them has come back from the bathroom, the white haired one." Tomoyo leaned against the door and mused, "He's got black hair too... I wonder if he dyes it?" she tapped her finger against her lip and muttered to herself as she left the room.
"Stupid CHANGE card." Sakura took the card out of her pocket and glared at it. She could swear the creature on it was laughing at her. "Grrrr."
"Hello?" Li's head popped around the corner, his light brown eyes wide in confusion.
"Oh, Li- uh..." Sakura hung her head as she took the teacups down from their shelf, "Sorry."
"Don't be... uh... my name is Kyo." The boy smiled gently, a smile not often seen on Li's more serious countenance. A chunk of chocolate brown hair swung messily in his face as he tipped it to the side, "Kyo Sohma."
"I'm Sakura." She tucked her hair behind an ear and set the kettle on the stove. As she turned around Kyo walked into the kitchen and watched her go to the refrigerator. "I'm sure dad baked this morning..." she muttered, "Ah- ha! Cake!"
"CAKE!" a small yellow fluff ball flung across the room and narrowly avoided Kyo's head.
"Kero!" Sakura's bright green eyes admonished the toy-like creature, bright with stubby angels wings, it resembled nothing so much as a stuffed animal. "Wait for everybody you pig!" Sakura set the cake on the table and patted Kyo/Li's shoulder. "Keep an eye on that for me, huh?"
"S-sure..." Kyo rubbed the back of his neck and raised his brow as the little thing glared at him with suspicious, beady, little eyes.
"So, you're cursed huh kid?"
"Wha-?"
"Kyo, we'll wait for Yuki to show up, and then we don't have to go through this twice. Its confusing enough as it is."
"Why would that damn Yuki show up here...?" suddenly angry Kyo balled his fists and glared at the girl.
"Pweee?" the kettle whistled loudly as the kids stared at each other. "Yukito-sama!"
Sakura jumped as a tall figure appeared in the doorway. Suddenly Kyo felt... floaty... as if he'd been drugged, he turned to face the figure that belonged to the shadow.
"Well hello Sakura, Li." The teen nodded pleasantly as he entered the room and took the pot off the heater. "I think the tea is finished Sakura-chan."
"Um... uh-huh." Kyo flushed as the boy smiled at him pleasantly.
"I'll take this into the living room with the others, is that all right?" Yukito left the two alone as Kero followed the cake to the next room.
"Sorry, I guess I was thinking of a different Yuki." Kyo felt his cheeks blush red, and the flustered feeling he'd suddenly gotten had disappeared the moment the youth had left the room.
"Don't worry about it." Sakura muttered, "You'll always feel like that around Yuki." She snagged the tray with the cups on it and nodded to the plates stacked on the counter.
"Grab those, will you please Kyo?"
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While in the kitchen the others had the opportunity to change and meet in the living room. Tomoyo sat on the couch, replacing Meilin's buns on the top of her head neatly as the Chinese girl sat on her knees on a pillow. Her red eyes flashed a warning as Hatsuharu entered the room, the brown sweatpants rolled at the hem so he wouldn't trip. The top of his hair stood out against the darker shadow black close to his neck. His dark eyes hid many secrets as he stared blankly around the room.
"Konichiwa." Tomoyo smiled as she bound the buns with red ribbon and patted them to inspect the results. "You know Meilin, I'm sure that I have a product that can curl your hair... if you want to come over some time to experiment."
Meilin looked up at the photographer and shuddered at the gleam in her sapphire blue eyes. Tomoyo could be scary when it came to fashion.
"I'll think about it Tomoyo." She promised out loud, while thinking... 'never in a million years will I let her get ahold of my hair with any product in her hand'.
"I'm Tomoyo, this is Meilin... and you are Hatsuharu, correct?" She got to her feet and crossed the room to greet the boy. She stopped when he stiffened and was about to step back. He let out a little breath, and closed his eyes.
"Yeah, I'm Hatsuharu Sohma, and that cat is Kyo... or was Kyo." He pointed to the bundle on the table. "And you might want to get him some clothes too." Before he could explain there was a slight knock on the door, and Yukito walked in.
"Hello Tomoyo-chan, Meilin-chan..." He paused as he took in the new arrival, "and who's this?" Hatsuharu looked up at the tall boy and was struck by how he looked so much like another of his cousins.
"Oh, Hatsuharu Sohma, meet Yukito." Haru blinked, and held out his hand.
"Its uncanny, you look just like my cousin Yuki Sohma... isn't that funny?" Yukito shook Haru's hand and looked up just as the teakettle began to shriek. As it continued
Yukito released Haru's hand, smiled gently, and went to investigate.
*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*+*
"So you were chasing a magical creature and because Kyo and Li both touched it at the same time... they switched places?" Haru took a sip of truly excellent tea as he studied the group around them. "Magic?"
"Um... well... yeah." Sakura took the card out of her pocket again and flipped the picture side toward the boy. "This one got loose when I tried to change it into a Sakura card. He resisted at first, but now he'll be fine." She tucked it back into the pink backed deck and sighed when she thought of how many more she'd left to change.
"You do this often?" Kyo asked dryly.
"Well... since last year we've been collecting the Clow cards... but now I have to change them into Sakura cards so I can use them." Sakura leaned back against the cushions and yawned mightly, "Ex-excuse me."
"Are you all right Sakura-chan?" Yukito walked across to Sakura, and took her face in his hands lightly. "Do you need to talk with Yue-sama?"
"Maybe that would be best Yukito-sama." Li piped up from the table behind the teen.
"He might have some insight into this, seeing as how CHANGE is one of the cards under him." Kero said as he stuffed cake into his tiny mouth.
"Yes, all right." Yukito closed his eyes and took a deep breath as a glow spread from his bright silver eyes over his head and completely covering his body before giant wings shot forth from his shoulder blades and encased him. Haru and Kyo only stared, wide eyed, as the others smiled and watched the beautiful sight again. As the glow diminished and the wings unfurled, an angel emerged from the light. His hair was long and white, pure and bound in silver and blue. His robes shimmered in the dull light of the room, as if he were a nightlight of sorts.
"Yue..." He knelt before Sakura and wiped a tear from her eye.
"This is not your fault young master. CHANGE is just up to his usual mischief. Unfortunately the rules still apply."
"Rules?" Kyo asked as he got over the shock.
"24 hours." Yue simply stated as he turned to look at the youth. He placed his hand on Li's head and blinked curiously. "Yes, 24 hours should be sufficient time for CHANGE to recharge, and the two can be switched again."
"You mean I'm stuck as a cat for a day?" Li griped.
"No that is not what I mean."
"Then what do you mea-?" Li shouted as once again a cloud of smoke and a loud "poof" was heard. The group covered their eyes and coughed as the smoke reached them. Yet it quickly dispelled, leaving a young boy with orange hair and angry red eyes sitting on the table, covered only by a towel.
"Oh- sorry." Kyo coughed, "I forgot to tell you it was temporary."
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Kibethan- yeah, it really is weird... kyo-li... huh... yikes! But I thought it would be the most interesting switcheroo! Thanks for reviewing!
Ghoulee- I know! I love CC and FB! They are tow of my favs! Thanks for comments! I love comments!
Yeah- little notices and comments are GREAT!
Btw- anyone who's never watched Card Captor Sakura needs to watch it in the original Japanese! I mean it, the English version has soooo totally been perverted by Kids WB- it erased all hint of Yuki and Toya's relationship... and that is sooo totally pivotal to sooo much of the manga!