Lover's pride

Author's note: Finally I made the 2nd chappie… now, it's soo much fun writing… :p I feeeeeel… ALIVE.. BWAHAHAHAHAHA kidding anyways, thank you 4 one(s) who reviewed my first chap. I just wanted to say happy birth to Shoalan… well on 13th of July soon anyways… just in case I forget x.X;;

Disclaimer: Cardcaptor Sakura in owned by Clamp, I just borrowed the characters!!

Chapter 2

Pains deep within

It was a cold and haunting night, with the sounds of the wind whistling through the roads of Hong Kong, the sound of the howling wolf and sleepless animals and the sight of a magical full moon that shun upon a figure of a young man, running and jumping swiftly along the rooftops. There he was, slashing a dozen of fiery balls into pieces. He stopped for a moment, incanting some magic words until a green aura mysteriously risen up from his distinctive Chinese clothing. The aura empowered him as he landed on the ground, into a ready stance.

Suddenly, dozen arrows flew into the air, aiming for the back of the young man. Foreknown about the situation, he quickly turns and slices the arrows into tiny bits of wood and jumps into the mid-air; avoiding some star-like shurikens, which followed them afterwards. As he jumps, he tries to turn his body around to face his attacker- a young lady. So he dives towards her, raising his sword up high; his palm wetting from the intense sweat.

"ahhh…" The lady screams in horror, bending on her knees.

The lady couldn't bear to see what was happening so she covered her face underneath her bare hands, but still after a few second, nothing happened. She opens her eyes and hands slowly, only to find the tip of the sword right in front of her very eyes. Her terrified soul calmed slightly as she saw the young man smiling at her in content, placing his sword back into its sheath behind his back. He turns around to reveal a crowd of a people cheering for his success, but suddenly they all stopped, and made way for an elegant woman. Her face was held long and proud, coated with a thick layer of foundation and mascara. Her clothes were traditional yet still very beautiful.

"Congratulations Xioulang . . . . You have now completed all of your training.you have made me a very proud and happy mother, Xioulang…Very proud!! "Yelan smiled, positioning her hands onto his shoulders.

"Well done . . . . Master," cheered Wei, clapping his hand, together with Shoalan's three sisters at the back.

"Yea… you were great…" His other sister; the attacker exclaimed, punching him from the back as she said so.

"Whatever sis!!" He replied with a snigger, shaking his head.

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So as the night grew colder,

The leaves and birds lost their liveliness to the dark, granting cold rivers of gothic tunes spreading around the grounds of the Li mansion. Everyone went back into their rooms and comfy beds. All the rooms were tightly closed and were all lighten off, except for one room at the end of the upper floor. The room was beautifully decorated with green silky curtains on the window and a strip of Chinese lettering on the middle of wall, with the names of all the main elements of magic.

Wow, after 2 years of hardship, now finally I'm the leader of the clan but why does it seem so….empty?? Thought Shoalan, gazing upon a picture of his 12-year-old self, hugging him closely with an auburn haired girl. On the frame it reads 'TOGETHER FOREVER' all around it, but too bad that is not what it seems. He stares at it for a while and quickly grabs it from the tabletop and thrashes straight to the floor, breaking and kicking the frames of the picture.

Oh, what's wrong with me…. she is just a SILLY LITTLE GIRL!!! Thought Shoalan as he bangs his head on the table. Aw-w . . .

"TELL ME . . . . TELL ME HOW TO FORGET YOU!!" He screams to the girl on the ground. He kicks and turns in confusion and then sits himself on the surface of bed. He grabs his mobile phone from the side of her table bed, but puts it back afterwards. he then continues this action, until sudenly his phone rang by surprise. He hoped that it would be his love, but...

"Hey.. Xioulang... It's me, Meilin... I'm just sending this voice mail, just to say congratulations... and I'll see you tomorrow, Okay?? BYEE!!"

Subsequently, he postions his phone back onto the table and takes a deep breath. His grief has overwhelmed his intention to call her. So he strokes his face up and down with his sweaty palm, cooling his tense self. In despair, he falls himself onto the bed and closes his eyes into a sweet dream of his adored cherry blossom.

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Yes, the natural breath of mother natures' nights sprung a giant hole within a girl soul. She felt soothing under the guidance of the moonlight and the heavy smell of dry chilly leaves. She walks down the stoned pavement towards her beautifully designed garden, filled with colourful flowers and many stout trees. She walks towards the fountain carved with a statue of a cupid, shooting water out of its bow.

Her face changes as she is reminisce of what happened to her and Sakura this evening. Her head felt quite dizzy, so she walked as though she was in a booze; left and right, until she reached the edges of the fountain. She sat on it and stared at the flowing water, into her distorted reflection. As she touches the surface of the water, she could feel the cold surface of the water, flowing through her veins.

"Honey, Tomoyo-chan… you okay??" A woman asked from behind her, startling her slightly.

"…Ouh…Yea…mom… just thinking… ya know …" She answered, shrugging her shoulder a bit.

"Okay… well… if ya wanna know… I've bought the tickets for Thursday night…" Her mother said politely, moving slowly towards her.

"Great … good for you, mom… I hope you enjoy yourself…" Tomoyo replied coldly.

"Tomoyo-chan… look I know that I don't spend much time with you much lately because I've been busy with my wedding and everything, but it would all work out!! Don't worry, hun… I'll always be here for you…" She assured her confused daughter as she sat next to her on the fountain.

"Mom… I didn't say anything…"

"Then why are you…?"

"BECAUSE…" She said quickly, just before her mother could finish her sentence.

"Because?? What??" Her mother asked in bewilderment, looking straight into her daughter.

"Because… sometimes I just wanna be alone…" She responded, looking away from her mother.

Sitting behind her daughter, Mrs Taylor just nodded to her reaction and stood up, from her. As she adjusted her skirt slightly, she looks back at her and stares at the grown stranger sitting silent, watching the world around her. She sighs and moved back towards her at the same spot, whispering something into her ear, something soft, warm and caring. It soothed with the breeze of that night's mists tumbling on her skin.

"But honey remember, I'll always be your mom… okay??" She murmured.

As she walks away, Tomoyo looks back at her mother; watching her as she slowly walks down the pavement with her eyes fixed on the ground. A tingle of sorrow hits back onto her. I will mom… I just hope you will too… She thought, gazing at the gorgeous calla lilies near the fountain. Suddenly a loud ring shattered her concentration.

"Hello…" She said, answering her mobile phone.

"Hey… Daijoubu-sama, it's me…" It was a man on the other side of the phone.

"ouh… hey.. How can I help you??"

"Well… I was wondering if ya can do me a favour!!"

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"HOE-E!!!!" Sakura screamed on the floor.

She opens her eyes and realised that she fell on the side of her bed, so she stood up. She puts her hands on her chest, trying to slow down her heavily breathing. She held the clow key tightly inside her palm and closes her eyes, shaking her head a couple of times. It happened two years ago, Sakura… get over it… She gritted through her teeth, convincing herself that he was worthless.

"What the- Sakura are you alright??" Kero asked from the top of her bed.

He was just woken up from his sleep on the other side of the bed. Kero looked quite worried at her, until his intention suddenly drifted toward a male figure behind the curtains. It had angel-like wings spreading from his back and an Arabian style dressing.

"Sakura . . ." The figure commences.

Still Shaken, Sakura tried her best to calm down. "What is it, Yue???"

"It's time!!" exclaimed Yue in a grave tone of voice.

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Sakura stood in the middle of the park. Small penguins surrounded the park and a big one was located in the middle of it. A blinding light of thunder all of a sudden jolts near her position- a dragon was flying above her. She ran as quickly as she could inside the king penguin seesaw in the middle of the park, but unfortunately she had to react fast as the dragoon soon roared in impatience. She rubs the edges on her chin, thinking of her next moves.

"The key that holds the power of the stars.
Reveal your true form to me.
I, Sakura, commands thee under convert.
Release!"

She grunts, throwing her necklace key to the air- transforming it into a wand. She clutches it firmly with her fingers, as she takes out a card from one of her small bag.

"Sword, fly…release and dispel!!" She enchanted again, revealing a full-length sword and a pair of wings behind her back.

So with a quick swoosh, Sakura flies immediately in the direction of the dragon, and slashes its flesh into half; in line with its spinal cord. Blood splashed all over her hand-made costume and onto her face, exposing a much grimmer side of Sakura. Her eyebrows enclosed together as she progressively lands onto the ground and collected the sword and the fly back into their cards. She stood at the same spot again, this time in a fighting stance.

Unexpectedly, a party of small rocks shots for her at a distance, beating the young girl mercilessly. They came like a meteor shooting from the stars. Though time was running out, cuts and bruises were now appearing on her arms, damaging her smooth, well cared skin; her groaning was growing even louder at this moment. Her eyes were burning with anger. So in distress she calls out her faithful jump card to her rescue. From a far in a brink of an eye, she saw a tall mysterious young man wearing a long robe standing just beyond her route, whose face was hidden underneath a steel mask. The man stood there, holding a stick with his left.

"Light!!" Sakura shouted, releasing a brilliant light into the atmosphere.

Blinded by light, "Ag-h," The young man was forced to shut his eyes as Sakura dives into him with a super-kick, sending him flying into mid air. Moments later, the young man magically disappears without a trace. Sakura quickly turns and grabs the create card speeding to her.

"Waaa . . . that was such an awesome battle, you totally creamed him!!" cheered Cerberus.

"You did well, young master…" Yue praised.

"Thanks . . . but today's training was quite hard, though… "Sakura explained, trying to cover the cuts on her right arm.

"well… it was all Yue's fault for making… that cheesy dragon!!" Kero growled playfully, slapping his tail on Yue's back-side.

"hmm… atleast it's not as cheesy as your… Harry potter clone…" Yue countered with a smirk, oblivious of Sakura's cut.

"Gosh… Sakura-chan…" Tomoyo interrupted, searching for her first aid-kit.

"It's o-"But just before she could finish her sentence, Tomoyo already approached her; damping her cuts with some antidote. Her touch was soft and gentle. She had some sort of calm attitude as she was spreading the antidote onto Sakyra's arm. Even though, Sakura did feel a few blow of pain, but she just smiled as she watches Tomoyo carefully cleans her arm with a cotton ball. She then left a bandage on top of it, which had a tiny star on the cover of it.

"Next time… please try and be more careful okay??? This always happens." Tomoyo said with a sigh, whilst Sakura just sweatdrop in front of her, nodding. "Ouh…" She continued, looking around.

"What is it??" Sakura asked, looking around as well.

"No… it's just I remembered that I have to go …Somewhere…" She replied as she grabs all her property "I'll see ya later Sakura-chan!!" She cried, waving at her whilst she ran out of the park into a black limo.

"Somewhere…?? Where's that??" Sakura mumbles to herself; facing her two confused guardian who merely shrugged to her question.

"I'm sure she'll tell ya tomorrow or something... it's not like her to leave you hanging like…" Kero verified in faith.

yea... I-I hope so... Sakura sighed, observing the vanishing black car.

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Laughter sprung that morning waking the peaceful scents of the trees and grass. The laughter flowed through the air, into the Kinomoto residence breaking the ballet of nature's bloom. At the same time, the door bell rang, waking up a furry creature, sleeping cosily inside a fabricated room, of which was originally a drawer. He flew himself out of his bed, to the window; gazing at the strangers outside. Though after a split second, the knob of the room was turned open. Stunned, of the strangers Kero rapidly shakes Sakura on her bed and whispers.

"Sakura… guess… who's here… wake up!!!" Kero moaned, still shaking her.

"What??" She replied with a grunt.

Sakura heart sank as she opened her emerald eyes to a pair of dark beady eyes. She groans and turns her head sideways, this time onto a pair of dark blue eyes; a beam emerges from the corner of her mouth. She closes her eyelids, taking a deep a breath and slowly sits on one side of her bed. She opens her eyes again, only to find her best friend grinning in front of her as her hair waved in motion. As she was just about to open her mouth, she notices another person next to her, unrecognisable at first; But oddly enough, she was surprised to him wearing a similar school uniform. Sakura fell silent as she observed his features- light-blue hair, pale skin and a kind smile carved on his lips, just as Tomoyo.

"Ouhiyou… Sakura-chan…" The boy yelped, with a wave.

"E... hoe-e?? It can't be..." She thought a loud. "Eriol-kun??"

Author's Note: Wa.. great… I changed the whole plot completely!! V.V ouh… well... it's a pretty crap chappie anyways!!! Remember always R&R.. I'll try my best to make the other chappies… better… I hope… x.X... Anyways I know I've changed some of characters attitude slightly like Yue... but for a perfectly good reson.. trust me :P

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JuneFly06: Thanks for being my first reviewer!!! I love ya!! Lol :p … anyways.. I updated it n I hope ya like it just as the first one, even though this is a slight tad boring…