"Quickly now!" Yang-Chan urged as she ushered Tomo and Meiling into the car. "We only have about 10 minutes left!" Once situated into the car, Yang-chan sped out of the school parking lot and toward her house. It was simple, all they had to do was have Meiling in the tower and in the light of moon while Yang-chan performed the ritual that would unleash her magic once again.
Meiling felt a rush of warmth go through her body. She never felt like that before. The rear-view mirror started shaking ever so slightly, but not from Yang-Chan's crazy driving, it was from her, Meiling.
Tomo noticed the rear-view mirror shaking. "Slow down, you're driving so fast, the car is shaking!"
"It's not from me! Meiling's magic blood has been laying dormant in her for so long that it's starting to awaken. It's her that's moving the mirror, but yet she has no control over it."
Meiling looked at Tomo confused. He gave her a reassuring smile and she continued looking out the window in silence. The scenery blurred and swirled together with each other due to the speed of the car.
Yang-Chan suddenly made a sharp turn into the driveway. "GET OUT!" she ordered.
"Have you seen Meiling?" Syaoran asked around. But every answer he received was a no.
Eriol popped up from behind him. "She's gone, Syaoran." Syaoran spun quickly around to meet his ancestor, face to face.
"What do you mean by gone? Her presence is still here, in this building!"
"Her magic that's been lying dormant in her for years is finally starting to awaken. Syaoran, she'll be as powerful as Clow Reed himself."
Syaoran looked at him blankly. Sakura and Tomoyo joined them with no Meiling. "You two couldn't find her either?"
"I'm sorry Syaoran. We even had Kero help." Sakura said sadly.
"Kero? How'd he get here?" Syaoran asked.
"Apparently, Kero wanted to come because of the food, so, Tomoyo, brought him in her video camera case." Sakrua said. "How else?"
It was true, whenever they all thought Kero was back at Sakura's house, sure enought, he'd be in Tomoyo's video camera case just in case. For a little guy, he sure liked close-ups. Just then, a small stuffed toy with wings came flying toward them.
"Sorry kid, I looked everywhere, and still no sign of her. Not even her boyfriend. But…" Everyone peered at him closer, waiting for what his answer might be. "THE FOOD IS GREAT HERE!" he exclaimed as he bit into a piece of cake which was located near him.
Syaoran grew angry and grabbed Kero sharply. He started to stretch his face. "WHAT DO YOU MEAN BOYFRIEND! THAT TOMO GUY IS NOT HER BOYFRIEND! IF HE WAS, HE WOULDN'T HAVE KIDNAPPED HER! GOT IT?! AND SHE'S MORE IMPORTANT THAN FOOD!"
"Calm down Syaoran, I'm sure Kero was just joking when he said that. Right Kero?" Sakura said as she tried to pry his hands away from the guardian. "Um, Tomoyo?"
"Yes?"
"This isn't exactly the perfect time to be video-taping…"
"Oh! I'm sorry!" she quickly put the camera in stand-by mode and put it in her camera case.
After much effort, they finally got Syaoran to stop squeezing the little guardian. "See the respect I get for being the guardian of the cards!" Kero exclaimed to Eriol. Eriol just chuckled at him. "If I weren't in a room full of people, I'd transform into my true form and show you a thing or two!"
Syaoran just ignored him and was still muttering stuff about Tomo. "The next time I see that black-eyed-"
"Black-eyed?!" Eriol and Kero said together in unison, while interrupting him. "You never told me he had black-eyes!" Eriol said.
"What? You never saw them?"
"It's dark in here, Sakura and Tomoyo blocked my view of him when they asked him questions, I don't have any classes with him, and he always avoided me." Eriol said simply.
"Why? What's the deal with him having black-eyes?"
"Back in the day of Clow Reed, there was a very powerful woman. Her name was Yang." Kero started.
"Meiling, stand there in the full moon light." Yang-chan ordered. She did as she was told. Ice came with a dagger, a cup, and a towel. Xing stood in the shadows, wanting to know more about what was to happen. She never did like Tomo much, but to make a deal with him that'd make him happy was beyond suspiciousness. He needed and wanted to know. He quickly looked at Tomo, who was standing near Meiling, waiting for his part in the ritual.
Now, comfortably back at Sakura's house, they all pressured Kero to continue his tale. They all decided that having a talking stuffed animal would just blow their cover and they didn't want to explain anything.
"As I said, back in Clow Reed's time, there was a very powerful woman named Yang. She was very beautiful and was deeply in love with Clow. She thought that with Clow as her husband, they could rule all of China together. But you see, Clow was in love with someone else, and he didn't agree with her intentions. After trying to kill the woman Clow loved, he put a curse on her. She'd only be able to feed on the blood of humans who were lonely or depressed. In other words, she'd be a day-walker. But, she found a way to make other people just like her, only they could only walk in the night, unlike her. That's what you would call a vampire. But for this Tomo guy to have black-eyes means he too, is a day-walker…She must have found a way to put her blood in him…" Kero said while crossing his legs and leaning back in thought. "But anyways, the only way to reverse the spell, is to get the strongest of all the descendants of Clow Reed and perform a ritual by midnight on Halloween on their fifteenth birthday. Of course the descendant would also not be able to tap into their powers by that time…In other words, the brat is the strongest…and it's almost midnight…"
"If your hoping for a miracle to happen Syaoran, we have to go there and save her. Where does Tomo live?" Eriol questioned.
"I…I…I don't know…" Syaoran said in a barely audible whisper.
"Her aura, it's still in the building, meaning maybe she doesn't want to be found…" Sakura said. But she knew, that wasn't like Meiling at all. If she was in some kind of trouble, they all would be able to sense it, even Eriol who lost most of his magic when the Clow Cards transformed.
Yang-chan took the dagger and quickly sliced Meiling's hand. She put the cup below, so it'd catch every precious drop of blood that spilled. Ice came with the towel and stopped the bleeding, the cup was about 1/5 filled. Bringing the cup to her lips, Yang-chan breathed in the aroma of fresh, untainted, blood. Blood, the one thing that could keep her stabilized for years. Clow didn't know that with the curse he set upon her, came immortality. The only way to be killed was with that wretched sword…Oh well…they won't figure it out, only when it's too late… she thought to herself. Slowly, she drank the blood until there wasn't a drop of it left.
Tomo went up to Meiling, and slowly opened his mouth to reveal his fangs. He didn't look the same as he did before, totally different, almost demonish. He bit into her neck, savoring the taste of her skin and blood. Finally letting go of her, she collapsed to the floor.
Yang-chan felt a surge of energy rushing through her body. Her once black eyes, turned back to their natural sparkling, cold-hearted, blue eyes. Looking at Tomo, she soon noticed that his eyes, hadn't changed a bit.
She walked up to him in a rage of anger. "You wretched boy! I told you not to fall in love with her! Do you know what you've caused?" she said panicking. After a few seconds thought, she calmed down quite a bit. "Oh well…I could use this for my advantage…"
Tomo stood there, looking confused. Xing, watched, fully alert, and waiting. Evidently your plan didn't work…but what do you mean by your advantage? he thought. After being given a dirty look by Yang-chan, he knew that mind reading wasn't given to her from the curse…she had known it for a very long time.
A/N: So how did you like it? I'm terribly sorry if Eriol is a bit out of character, but that's only because I've seen like...5 episodes at the most with him in it. I totally forgot about Kero, so I needed him to do some explaining, which is another reason Eriol is a bit OOC. I'll probably be boosting the rating up on this story in the next chapter due to violent situations. Lol. Let's see…Thanks fallen and JupiterLover for reviewing! Fallen, you really don't have to review every chapter, but if you insist, go ahead! As for JupiterLover, I've thought about the Hiei/Meilin fic and I think it'd be interesting to see. I mean, he's a lot more serious than Li is (and ever will be) and it'd just be neat to see her even falling in love with him and see how he reacts to it. Yup, that's what I think. And my dear friend Z, I do hope you liked this chapter. I tried my very best to get it posted for your birthday, since I know you just love this story so much! Remember to review!