Disclaimer: I do not own CCS or Charmed.though I am most definitely a fan
of the show. Also, I do not own Q'hal; let it be known to all of you in
this world. You'll know whom I mean in a teensy weensy little bit!
Kura: Ohayo/Konnichiwa/Konbawa minna-san! Daijobu?
Kero: Ditto.
Kura: This is my 2nd CCS/Charmed fic!
Kero: And her first one isn't even done.
Kura: *scowls* Shut up. Before we move on to the story, I have a few things I want to share with you. I killed off Paige! It's not that I have anything against her, just; she's my least fave sister.don't worry though; she'll become the Charmed One's whitelighter soon. The next item is that I love reviews. And I will accept flames, as long as they don't make me lock myself in my room for all of eternity, got it? And finally.do you have suggestions? As long as I don't have too much done on the chapter or it isn't something so big, tell me your input, I'll see if I can make it work.
Kero: Now on to the first chapter!
The Power of Three: Chapter 1-Default
"Are we all ready?" asked Piper, who was holding Wyatt.
"I think so. Do you think we are?" replied Phoebe.
"What do you mean? I don't think Wyatt will cost that much trouble, nothing we can't cover up."
"That's not what I mean. Paige just died. So she still comes around sometimes, like it really matters. And who knows. maybe a demon didn't get the newspaper. He'll come and attack and Kinomoto Sakura might get hurt.
It could happen. Paige died when a powerful demon, Q'hal, came. Apparently, he wants to become the Source. In any case, Paige got in the way. That meant death. The Power of Three was broken, now evil could rule.
"We have to. Nadeshiko (spelling) was very good friends with Grams and Mom. We can't just turn her down, especially not now.
Piper put Wyatt in his playpen. She and Phoebe went into the kitchen. Piper got out some sandwiches, chips, and soda. She put everything on the kitchen table. Then they heard Wyatt. They ran to see if he was okay. He was just jumping up and down.
"Phoebe?" questioned Piper.
"He's just excited. Guess he knows someone's coming."
That reminded Piper. "Remember Phoebe, no powers. Try to control yourself."
"Right." She nodded.
Piper and Phoebe were witches. Prue and Paige had been too, since they were sisters and had also been, at different times, 1/3 of the Power of Three.
Prue had been the eldest, and when she died both Piper and Phoebe had been left without knowing what to do. It seemed that they had needed Prue to survive and hadn't even known it. They still hadn't seen her since death; the Elders didn't think it was a good idea.
Paige had been half Whitelighter, so of course she had become a full one at death, but she wasn't a witch anymore, so the Charmed Ones were broken nonetheless. Paige hadn't had that much time to be a witch, and didn't get to do all the things she could have done.
They looked out the window and saw a car pull up. It was time for a final check.
"Everything magical in the attic?" Piper asked.
"Check."
"Attic locked?"
"Check."
Piper grabbed Wyatt and they all went to the door.
*Outside*
'Okay, the sister's names are Piper-the eldest, and Phoebe- the youngest. Don't forget that, it's very important.'
Sakura slowly walked up the stairs to the door.
'But what if they don't like me?'
Sakura put her 2 suitcases down to knock. Before her hand could hit the surface of the door, it opened.
"Hey sweetie, my name's Phoebe." The woman named Phoebe smiled.
Then she was greeted by another smile. This woman was holding a baby. "I'm Piper, and this here is Wyatt."
Sakura smiled brightly. "He's so cute! Can I hold him?" she asked.
Piper nodded. "Sure." She handed Wyatt over and Sakura started bouncing him.
Phoebe spoke up. "You like kids?" she asked.
"Love them. I baby-sit all the neighborhood's children." She giggled. "It worries my brother. He claims that it's maternal instinct and that means that I'll be having children early. That doesn't make him too happy. But he's doing everything in his power to keep boys away. So far I haven't really minded.actually, I've been thankful. Boys can be so, so, so." she paused to think of a correct word. ".Forward."
Piper and Phoebe nodded with understanding.
"Well, why are we standing outside for? Go on inside." Piper ordered.
"Right. I'll take your suitcases." Offered Phoebe
"Thank you."
"No problem."
Sakura followed Piper into the kitchen. She grabbed a coke and sandwich, after asking, and started to eat. While chewing, she kept bouncing Wyatt. She swallowed. "Now who's the big boy? Is Wyatt sooo big?"
(A/n: That's what I say to my baby cousins! K/n: *sweat drops*)
Wyatt started giggling. Piper smiled.
"You really are great with kids."
"Yeah, well, I do have a big brother." She put Wyatt down in his high chair.
"So, why did you want to come to the U.S?" Piper asked.
Sakura hesitated. "A friend sent me. He tells me I need a vacation."
"From what?"
"From everything." Sakura's eyes turned sad.
Phoebe walked in. Suddenly, she started to cry.
"What's wrong with her?" asked a frightened Sakura.
"Uhhh.she's acting! She's writing a psychology book for people suffering from certain emotions. She's trying to imagine how they feel." Replied Piper.
"It's not fair! I loved him. They took him away! Now I'm all alone.because he's gone!" Phoebe chocked on a sob. "How could they? I'm the strongest in the world. Shouldn't I have everything that I want? It's just not fair. Why do I have to suffer? Syaoran."
Sakura's eyes widened at the name and she ran upstairs. Piper watched her go, and suddenly Phoebe stopped crying. She wiped her smeared makeup and started to breathe regularly.
"Oh my god, Piper. She's feeling so sad, and it's too much for a 15 yr old to handle. And she keeps it all bottled up inside. There was so much pain, I couldn't help but feel it."
"Didn't you hear what you said? 'I'm the strongest in the world.' What do you think it means?"
"Maybe we should ask her. God knows I probably scared the poor girl to
death."
"Right. I'll get Wy-" Wyatt was gone.
*Upstairs*
(A/n: Help me out here! I suck at describing clothes. Lol. Maybe you guys could help me)
Sakura stood in the mirror watching herself. Tears kept falling down her rosy pink cheeks. Sakura really was a beautiful girl. 4 yrs ago, her emerald eyes sparkled with happiness and innocence. Her hair had grown 3 inches past her shoulders, but she still had her bangs and two tendrils cupping her face. Her body was to die for; every guy in the male species noticed that. Sakura was wearing a pink silk top that showed her shoulders (anybody see the top Rose was wearing in a picture taken?) and a short white skirt that ended four or five inches above her knees. She had taken off her knee length leather shoes.
Kero sat silently, watching his mistress cry. He heard a baby cry. "Sakura- sama? Is that a baby crying?"
Sakura sniffed and listened.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa."
"Wyatt?"
Sakura walked out of her room and followed the crying. She walked up a flight of stairs and stopped at a door. 'Must be an attic.' She thought. She tried the door. 'Locked.' She turned away, and just then the door creaked open. (A/n: Charmed fans? Is this de ja vu?) She walked in and saw Wyatt on the floor, crying.
"Wyatt? How'd you get up here?" She grabbed him and started bouncing him lightly. "Shhhhhhh. It's okay. Shhhhhhhh.shhhhhhhhhh."
Sakura turned around she felt an ancient aura.
'A book?'
It was the first time she noticed her surroundings.
'Mandrake root.they must be witches, or Wiccans at least.'
She walked over to the book. There was a symbol on the cover she recognized from Eriol's books.the triquatra. As she walked towards the book, Wyatt still in her arms, the triquatra started to glow. The closer she got, the brighter the light got. Finally she reached the book. It flew opened with a strange wind. Only a few pages turned, and then the wind stopped.
* "Hear now the words of the witches, Secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are-"
She heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Quickly, she closed the book and stood where she had found Wyatt. Then she looked over the room, seeming to be amazed by her surroundings.
"I don't think Wyatt or Sakura are in the attic." Called Phoebe.
"Yeah, but the Book of Shadows is. Hey, I thought you locked the at-" Piper stopped.
Sakura turned around. "Wyatt got up here.somehow. What's with all this weird stuff?" asked Sakura.
"Ummm.medicine. My Grams had special medicines."
"Oh." She walked over to Piper and gave her Wyatt. Just then, Phoebe entered. Sakura stepped back and turned around.
Phoebe looked at Piper and Piper got it; Phoebe needed to be alone with Sakura. So, she and Wyatt left.
"Sakura, sweetie." Spoke Phoebe. Sakura didn't answer. Phoebe tried a different point. "You miss him don't you? Did you truly love him?"
"Yes." She whispered.
"Sakura, who's they?"
"Syaoran and his family is a clan. His clan has Elders. The Elders are they."
'So I guess separating people that love each other comes with the title.' Thought Phoebe. Phoebe sat down on the couch. "Tell me about him."
Sakura obliged and sat down with Phoebe. There she explained how, at first, Syaoran was the meanest human and how they slowly became friends and how he turned red and kept running away and how Sakura didn't know why. She told how he confessed his love for her and how she did too after many, many, many tries. She conveniently left out the part about magic, though. Finally, Piper came up to tell them dinner was ready.
"What did you make, Piper?" asked Sakura, who was feeling a lot better.
"Gumbo." Piper answered.
Sakura giggled. "It sounds funny." She commented.
"But it tastes great." Answered Phoebe. "Especially because Piper made it."
Sakura turned to Piper. "You like to cook?"
"Yes, actually. It's one of my hobbies. It's why I own my own club. I wanted a restaurant, but P3 is great."
"I like to cook, too. My dad taught me everything he knows. I just expanded upon it."
Piper, Phoebe, and Sakura all sat down at the table and started to eat. They mentioned a few little things, just making idle chitchat. Sakura was still a little freaked out about how Phoebe knew about Syaoran, but didn't ask. She knew she would start to cry again, and this time she might be able to stop. Not exactly a good thing.
After dinner, Sakura snuck up a dinner plate for Kero. He started to gobble it up automatically.
"Yummy, what's this called, Sakura-sama?"
"Gumbo." She went to her drawer and pulled out a pair of pajamas. She went into the bathroom to change, and after a few minutes she returned. "I know it sounds funny, but isn't good?"
"Hai (yes)!"
"Kero-chan, when's Yue coming?" she questioned.
"Now." Answered a voice.
Kero and Sakura looked up. "Yue-san!" she yelled glad to see her angel guardian. She ran over and hugged him. He smiled a very slight smile. "I'm gonna go see if they have tea!" she announced, running out the door.
Once she had left, Kero spoke. "They made her cry."
Yue frowned. "Who? How?"
"The women that live here. She came running up here, tears in her eyes. But, still, she won't tell me what made her cry. I think it might have had something to do with the gaki, though. I mean that's the only sore subject when she's around."
Yue nodded. "I'm gonna stay the night, then. She might have bad dreams, and I think it's best that we both be there for her."
Kero said he agreed. "Yue.maybe its time for her to create."
Yue's eyes widened. "What are you suggesting?"
"You know.that she create."
"She's too young."
"Clow was just a few years older."
"Few! He was many more than a few!"
"We can't protect her forever. She's strong enough to create."
Yue sighed. If Kero was saying that Sakura should create, maybe it was true. Maybe Touya had rubbed off on him. Touya.
"Touya said that we're supposed to protect her. She's so young, she could get hurt."
"It's now or never."
Yue turned away in defeat.
*Kitchen*
Sakura hummed to herself as she made Jasmine tea.
"Sakura? Are you all right?" asked Piper, who had awoken from the noise in the kitchen.
"Hm? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just got a little thirsty.you don't mind, do you?"
"No, but why do you have two glasses?"
Sakura stopped. 'Think Sakura, think! What's a good excuse?"
"In case I break one or something. For some reason knowing I have an extra something keeps me from breaking stuff. Who knew?"
Piper studied her, not really buying it. "Okay. Just make sure you get some sleep."
"Right."
*Sakura's room*
"I've got tea." She whispered as she entered. She noticed the look on Yue and Kero's faces. "You two were talking about something, weren't you?"
"About you creating." Answered Kero.
Sakura coughed. "Creating?"
"A guardian." Reassured Yue.
Sakura sighed. "Oh. So, how does it work?"
"Just make up an incantation. Anything will work, really. Just make sure it has the type of animal or thing you want it to resemble and the name. Oh, and you'll be needing your staff out."
Sakura brought out her staff and thought for a while. It finally came to her.
"^Wolf that walks among the stars, Join with me so that my power may be ours. I call you now from the depths of creation, Kokoro, may you have no limitation."
There was a bright and blinding glow everywhere. When Sakura opened her eyes, there was a wolf. She gasped.
The wolf was almost purely white which made her unbelievably gorgeous. The bottom of her paws and her belly were a yellow, and on her forehead there was a star. She had long white wings with a tinge of pink on them, and her eyes were as emerald as Sakura's own.
"Kokoro?"
Sakura heard a voice in her head. 'It is I, Mistress. I am happy that you have finally created me.'
"Yeah! I created my own guardian, all by myself, and she doesn't look stupid!"
Kero, Kokoro, and Yue sweat dropped.
"Oh, but how am I going to explain this? I know, Kokoro, do you have a false form?"
'I do.'
"Can you show it to me?"
Kokoro nodded. Her wings folded around her. After the wings uncovered her and went away, there in front of her was a white lab looking dog. She still had those emerald green eyes.
"Kawaii! Who knew I could create just a kawaii and kieru guardian?"
"We all did, Mistress." Kero spoke.
Sakura smiled. "Okay, here's the plan.Kokoro, you're gonna come scratching at the door in the morning, looking like a stray. I come and I just have to keep you. Piper and Phoebe can't say no to that, with all my smiling and such. Oh, and you should act real cute, too. Ya know, sit pretty and cute things like that."
'Right.'
Sakura yawned. "I'm kind of sleepy.can we all get to sleep?"
"Kitto (definitely), I'm sleepy too." Agreed Kero.
Yue nodded and levitated. He would watch over his mistress, since he didn't sleep and all.
Kokoro, still in her false form, jumped on the bed and collapsed at Sakura's feet.
"Oyasumi nasai minna." Sakura said, already half way into La-la land.
"Oyasumi nasai." Kero said.
"Oyasumi nasai, Sakura-sama." Yue replied.
'Oyasumi nasai.' Kokoro related.
*Hong Kong, China*
A boy around 15 with mysterious amber eyes walked down a hallway with a wolf. Through his shirt, you could see his perfect muscles. He was definitely hot; there was no doubt about it. But those same mysterious amber eyes were unbelievably cold. They were like a void, with nothing inside. The wolf was silver and had a green moon and green patches on his paws and stomach. (A/n: like Kokoro) The boy passed a picture of a Cherry Blossom tree. The boy stopped and stared. It seemed as if he was trying to smell the fragrance of the blossoms. The boy opened his eyes, and now they held love and sadness. But it was quickly gone, it was such a fleeting change, it was as if it hadn't happened at all. The boy continued to walk down the deserted hallway. Finally, he reached the door. He knocked, and after he heard a 'come in', he entered.
"Hello Xiao Lang." Said a woman.
"Hello, Mother.you wanted to see me?" he said in a cold voice.
"I did. I want you to go to San Francisco, California, in the US. There are supposedly a group of witches there called the Charmed Ones. They are able to vanquish demons, I hear, and I want you to bring them with you. Of course they may want something in return, so you do as they say. Try to be polite, it couldn't hurt, could it?"
"." He didn't reply. "Why can't we vanquish this demon ourselves?" he asked, not liking the idea of going even further from his Cherry Blossom.
"We've tried several times. I don't know if he's immune to our magic or what, but I'm guessing that he won't stand a chance against these Charmed Ones."
"When do I leave?" he asked, knowing how futile it was to disagree.
"Now. All your items are packed, and all reservations have been made. Tomorrow afternoon you will go to their home on Prescott St."
Syaoran bowed, then left.
'Great, now I have to leave my Cherry Blossom even more than I already have. Why do I have to live in this hell? It's just not fair. But of course, I should have known. Sakura was just too perfect for me. There was no way in heaven or on earth that we were meant to be together.she's probably found someone who she loves more than she has ever loved me. But don't hang onto the past. If you ever do see Sakura, and she's single, you'll just propose to her then, Syaoran. If she says no, you can stop loving forever.' He patted the box in the pocket of his pants.
He and the wolf walked out the door of his mansion and hopped onto the jet. He sat down and glanced out the window.
"Ready for liftoff, Master Li?" asked the pilot.
"Just start flying this stupid thing."
"R-right, Master Li."
As Syaoran flew off into the night, he could have sworn that he felt Sakura's aura getting closer. He just blew it off as his imagination, his wanting her to be at the airport, waiting for him, with her sweet smile and emerald eyes.
'Sakura.'
Kura: So how was the first chapter? Boring, I know, but I swear, it will get better. This was basically a default chapter. Explaining Charmed to those of you who just like the title and summery and decided to read it. Syaoran and Sakura will meet in the next chapter, and then Sakura will get her powers. I've got a surprise for all of you. I know this chapter was kinda short, or at least short to any of you that have read my other fictions. I apologize. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer.
WARNING: READ THIS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! I WONT GIVE AWAY TOO MUCH, THAT MIGHT RUIN IT FOR YOU, BUT I NEED TO KNOW THIS!!!!!!!!! Which sounds better: Nadeshiko, while pregnant with Sakura, gets a blood transfusion OR Sakura goes to San Francisco with her mother, gets hurt, and needs a blood transfusion and doesn't remember it happening. I CAN'T UPDATE UNTIL YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kero: I was hoping there would be a Sakura only story, now I'm disappointed.
Kura: *shrugs* Oh well, too bad, so sad. Stay turned for the next chapter of 'The Power of Three'!
^_^Kura-chan
Kura: Ohayo/Konnichiwa/Konbawa minna-san! Daijobu?
Kero: Ditto.
Kura: This is my 2nd CCS/Charmed fic!
Kero: And her first one isn't even done.
Kura: *scowls* Shut up. Before we move on to the story, I have a few things I want to share with you. I killed off Paige! It's not that I have anything against her, just; she's my least fave sister.don't worry though; she'll become the Charmed One's whitelighter soon. The next item is that I love reviews. And I will accept flames, as long as they don't make me lock myself in my room for all of eternity, got it? And finally.do you have suggestions? As long as I don't have too much done on the chapter or it isn't something so big, tell me your input, I'll see if I can make it work.
Kero: Now on to the first chapter!
The Power of Three: Chapter 1-Default
"Are we all ready?" asked Piper, who was holding Wyatt.
"I think so. Do you think we are?" replied Phoebe.
"What do you mean? I don't think Wyatt will cost that much trouble, nothing we can't cover up."
"That's not what I mean. Paige just died. So she still comes around sometimes, like it really matters. And who knows. maybe a demon didn't get the newspaper. He'll come and attack and Kinomoto Sakura might get hurt.
It could happen. Paige died when a powerful demon, Q'hal, came. Apparently, he wants to become the Source. In any case, Paige got in the way. That meant death. The Power of Three was broken, now evil could rule.
"We have to. Nadeshiko (spelling) was very good friends with Grams and Mom. We can't just turn her down, especially not now.
Piper put Wyatt in his playpen. She and Phoebe went into the kitchen. Piper got out some sandwiches, chips, and soda. She put everything on the kitchen table. Then they heard Wyatt. They ran to see if he was okay. He was just jumping up and down.
"Phoebe?" questioned Piper.
"He's just excited. Guess he knows someone's coming."
That reminded Piper. "Remember Phoebe, no powers. Try to control yourself."
"Right." She nodded.
Piper and Phoebe were witches. Prue and Paige had been too, since they were sisters and had also been, at different times, 1/3 of the Power of Three.
Prue had been the eldest, and when she died both Piper and Phoebe had been left without knowing what to do. It seemed that they had needed Prue to survive and hadn't even known it. They still hadn't seen her since death; the Elders didn't think it was a good idea.
Paige had been half Whitelighter, so of course she had become a full one at death, but she wasn't a witch anymore, so the Charmed Ones were broken nonetheless. Paige hadn't had that much time to be a witch, and didn't get to do all the things she could have done.
They looked out the window and saw a car pull up. It was time for a final check.
"Everything magical in the attic?" Piper asked.
"Check."
"Attic locked?"
"Check."
Piper grabbed Wyatt and they all went to the door.
*Outside*
'Okay, the sister's names are Piper-the eldest, and Phoebe- the youngest. Don't forget that, it's very important.'
Sakura slowly walked up the stairs to the door.
'But what if they don't like me?'
Sakura put her 2 suitcases down to knock. Before her hand could hit the surface of the door, it opened.
"Hey sweetie, my name's Phoebe." The woman named Phoebe smiled.
Then she was greeted by another smile. This woman was holding a baby. "I'm Piper, and this here is Wyatt."
Sakura smiled brightly. "He's so cute! Can I hold him?" she asked.
Piper nodded. "Sure." She handed Wyatt over and Sakura started bouncing him.
Phoebe spoke up. "You like kids?" she asked.
"Love them. I baby-sit all the neighborhood's children." She giggled. "It worries my brother. He claims that it's maternal instinct and that means that I'll be having children early. That doesn't make him too happy. But he's doing everything in his power to keep boys away. So far I haven't really minded.actually, I've been thankful. Boys can be so, so, so." she paused to think of a correct word. ".Forward."
Piper and Phoebe nodded with understanding.
"Well, why are we standing outside for? Go on inside." Piper ordered.
"Right. I'll take your suitcases." Offered Phoebe
"Thank you."
"No problem."
Sakura followed Piper into the kitchen. She grabbed a coke and sandwich, after asking, and started to eat. While chewing, she kept bouncing Wyatt. She swallowed. "Now who's the big boy? Is Wyatt sooo big?"
(A/n: That's what I say to my baby cousins! K/n: *sweat drops*)
Wyatt started giggling. Piper smiled.
"You really are great with kids."
"Yeah, well, I do have a big brother." She put Wyatt down in his high chair.
"So, why did you want to come to the U.S?" Piper asked.
Sakura hesitated. "A friend sent me. He tells me I need a vacation."
"From what?"
"From everything." Sakura's eyes turned sad.
Phoebe walked in. Suddenly, she started to cry.
"What's wrong with her?" asked a frightened Sakura.
"Uhhh.she's acting! She's writing a psychology book for people suffering from certain emotions. She's trying to imagine how they feel." Replied Piper.
"It's not fair! I loved him. They took him away! Now I'm all alone.because he's gone!" Phoebe chocked on a sob. "How could they? I'm the strongest in the world. Shouldn't I have everything that I want? It's just not fair. Why do I have to suffer? Syaoran."
Sakura's eyes widened at the name and she ran upstairs. Piper watched her go, and suddenly Phoebe stopped crying. She wiped her smeared makeup and started to breathe regularly.
"Oh my god, Piper. She's feeling so sad, and it's too much for a 15 yr old to handle. And she keeps it all bottled up inside. There was so much pain, I couldn't help but feel it."
"Didn't you hear what you said? 'I'm the strongest in the world.' What do you think it means?"
"Maybe we should ask her. God knows I probably scared the poor girl to
death."
"Right. I'll get Wy-" Wyatt was gone.
*Upstairs*
(A/n: Help me out here! I suck at describing clothes. Lol. Maybe you guys could help me)
Sakura stood in the mirror watching herself. Tears kept falling down her rosy pink cheeks. Sakura really was a beautiful girl. 4 yrs ago, her emerald eyes sparkled with happiness and innocence. Her hair had grown 3 inches past her shoulders, but she still had her bangs and two tendrils cupping her face. Her body was to die for; every guy in the male species noticed that. Sakura was wearing a pink silk top that showed her shoulders (anybody see the top Rose was wearing in a picture taken?) and a short white skirt that ended four or five inches above her knees. She had taken off her knee length leather shoes.
Kero sat silently, watching his mistress cry. He heard a baby cry. "Sakura- sama? Is that a baby crying?"
Sakura sniffed and listened.
"Waaaaaaaaaaaaaaa."
"Wyatt?"
Sakura walked out of her room and followed the crying. She walked up a flight of stairs and stopped at a door. 'Must be an attic.' She thought. She tried the door. 'Locked.' She turned away, and just then the door creaked open. (A/n: Charmed fans? Is this de ja vu?) She walked in and saw Wyatt on the floor, crying.
"Wyatt? How'd you get up here?" She grabbed him and started bouncing him lightly. "Shhhhhhh. It's okay. Shhhhhhhh.shhhhhhhhhh."
Sakura turned around she felt an ancient aura.
'A book?'
It was the first time she noticed her surroundings.
'Mandrake root.they must be witches, or Wiccans at least.'
She walked over to the book. There was a symbol on the cover she recognized from Eriol's books.the triquatra. As she walked towards the book, Wyatt still in her arms, the triquatra started to glow. The closer she got, the brighter the light got. Finally she reached the book. It flew opened with a strange wind. Only a few pages turned, and then the wind stopped.
* "Hear now the words of the witches, Secrets we hid in the night. The oldest of Gods are-"
She heard footsteps coming up the stairs. Quickly, she closed the book and stood where she had found Wyatt. Then she looked over the room, seeming to be amazed by her surroundings.
"I don't think Wyatt or Sakura are in the attic." Called Phoebe.
"Yeah, but the Book of Shadows is. Hey, I thought you locked the at-" Piper stopped.
Sakura turned around. "Wyatt got up here.somehow. What's with all this weird stuff?" asked Sakura.
"Ummm.medicine. My Grams had special medicines."
"Oh." She walked over to Piper and gave her Wyatt. Just then, Phoebe entered. Sakura stepped back and turned around.
Phoebe looked at Piper and Piper got it; Phoebe needed to be alone with Sakura. So, she and Wyatt left.
"Sakura, sweetie." Spoke Phoebe. Sakura didn't answer. Phoebe tried a different point. "You miss him don't you? Did you truly love him?"
"Yes." She whispered.
"Sakura, who's they?"
"Syaoran and his family is a clan. His clan has Elders. The Elders are they."
'So I guess separating people that love each other comes with the title.' Thought Phoebe. Phoebe sat down on the couch. "Tell me about him."
Sakura obliged and sat down with Phoebe. There she explained how, at first, Syaoran was the meanest human and how they slowly became friends and how he turned red and kept running away and how Sakura didn't know why. She told how he confessed his love for her and how she did too after many, many, many tries. She conveniently left out the part about magic, though. Finally, Piper came up to tell them dinner was ready.
"What did you make, Piper?" asked Sakura, who was feeling a lot better.
"Gumbo." Piper answered.
Sakura giggled. "It sounds funny." She commented.
"But it tastes great." Answered Phoebe. "Especially because Piper made it."
Sakura turned to Piper. "You like to cook?"
"Yes, actually. It's one of my hobbies. It's why I own my own club. I wanted a restaurant, but P3 is great."
"I like to cook, too. My dad taught me everything he knows. I just expanded upon it."
Piper, Phoebe, and Sakura all sat down at the table and started to eat. They mentioned a few little things, just making idle chitchat. Sakura was still a little freaked out about how Phoebe knew about Syaoran, but didn't ask. She knew she would start to cry again, and this time she might be able to stop. Not exactly a good thing.
After dinner, Sakura snuck up a dinner plate for Kero. He started to gobble it up automatically.
"Yummy, what's this called, Sakura-sama?"
"Gumbo." She went to her drawer and pulled out a pair of pajamas. She went into the bathroom to change, and after a few minutes she returned. "I know it sounds funny, but isn't good?"
"Hai (yes)!"
"Kero-chan, when's Yue coming?" she questioned.
"Now." Answered a voice.
Kero and Sakura looked up. "Yue-san!" she yelled glad to see her angel guardian. She ran over and hugged him. He smiled a very slight smile. "I'm gonna go see if they have tea!" she announced, running out the door.
Once she had left, Kero spoke. "They made her cry."
Yue frowned. "Who? How?"
"The women that live here. She came running up here, tears in her eyes. But, still, she won't tell me what made her cry. I think it might have had something to do with the gaki, though. I mean that's the only sore subject when she's around."
Yue nodded. "I'm gonna stay the night, then. She might have bad dreams, and I think it's best that we both be there for her."
Kero said he agreed. "Yue.maybe its time for her to create."
Yue's eyes widened. "What are you suggesting?"
"You know.that she create."
"She's too young."
"Clow was just a few years older."
"Few! He was many more than a few!"
"We can't protect her forever. She's strong enough to create."
Yue sighed. If Kero was saying that Sakura should create, maybe it was true. Maybe Touya had rubbed off on him. Touya.
"Touya said that we're supposed to protect her. She's so young, she could get hurt."
"It's now or never."
Yue turned away in defeat.
*Kitchen*
Sakura hummed to herself as she made Jasmine tea.
"Sakura? Are you all right?" asked Piper, who had awoken from the noise in the kitchen.
"Hm? Oh yeah, I'm fine. Just got a little thirsty.you don't mind, do you?"
"No, but why do you have two glasses?"
Sakura stopped. 'Think Sakura, think! What's a good excuse?"
"In case I break one or something. For some reason knowing I have an extra something keeps me from breaking stuff. Who knew?"
Piper studied her, not really buying it. "Okay. Just make sure you get some sleep."
"Right."
*Sakura's room*
"I've got tea." She whispered as she entered. She noticed the look on Yue and Kero's faces. "You two were talking about something, weren't you?"
"About you creating." Answered Kero.
Sakura coughed. "Creating?"
"A guardian." Reassured Yue.
Sakura sighed. "Oh. So, how does it work?"
"Just make up an incantation. Anything will work, really. Just make sure it has the type of animal or thing you want it to resemble and the name. Oh, and you'll be needing your staff out."
Sakura brought out her staff and thought for a while. It finally came to her.
"^Wolf that walks among the stars, Join with me so that my power may be ours. I call you now from the depths of creation, Kokoro, may you have no limitation."
There was a bright and blinding glow everywhere. When Sakura opened her eyes, there was a wolf. She gasped.
The wolf was almost purely white which made her unbelievably gorgeous. The bottom of her paws and her belly were a yellow, and on her forehead there was a star. She had long white wings with a tinge of pink on them, and her eyes were as emerald as Sakura's own.
"Kokoro?"
Sakura heard a voice in her head. 'It is I, Mistress. I am happy that you have finally created me.'
"Yeah! I created my own guardian, all by myself, and she doesn't look stupid!"
Kero, Kokoro, and Yue sweat dropped.
"Oh, but how am I going to explain this? I know, Kokoro, do you have a false form?"
'I do.'
"Can you show it to me?"
Kokoro nodded. Her wings folded around her. After the wings uncovered her and went away, there in front of her was a white lab looking dog. She still had those emerald green eyes.
"Kawaii! Who knew I could create just a kawaii and kieru guardian?"
"We all did, Mistress." Kero spoke.
Sakura smiled. "Okay, here's the plan.Kokoro, you're gonna come scratching at the door in the morning, looking like a stray. I come and I just have to keep you. Piper and Phoebe can't say no to that, with all my smiling and such. Oh, and you should act real cute, too. Ya know, sit pretty and cute things like that."
'Right.'
Sakura yawned. "I'm kind of sleepy.can we all get to sleep?"
"Kitto (definitely), I'm sleepy too." Agreed Kero.
Yue nodded and levitated. He would watch over his mistress, since he didn't sleep and all.
Kokoro, still in her false form, jumped on the bed and collapsed at Sakura's feet.
"Oyasumi nasai minna." Sakura said, already half way into La-la land.
"Oyasumi nasai." Kero said.
"Oyasumi nasai, Sakura-sama." Yue replied.
'Oyasumi nasai.' Kokoro related.
*Hong Kong, China*
A boy around 15 with mysterious amber eyes walked down a hallway with a wolf. Through his shirt, you could see his perfect muscles. He was definitely hot; there was no doubt about it. But those same mysterious amber eyes were unbelievably cold. They were like a void, with nothing inside. The wolf was silver and had a green moon and green patches on his paws and stomach. (A/n: like Kokoro) The boy passed a picture of a Cherry Blossom tree. The boy stopped and stared. It seemed as if he was trying to smell the fragrance of the blossoms. The boy opened his eyes, and now they held love and sadness. But it was quickly gone, it was such a fleeting change, it was as if it hadn't happened at all. The boy continued to walk down the deserted hallway. Finally, he reached the door. He knocked, and after he heard a 'come in', he entered.
"Hello Xiao Lang." Said a woman.
"Hello, Mother.you wanted to see me?" he said in a cold voice.
"I did. I want you to go to San Francisco, California, in the US. There are supposedly a group of witches there called the Charmed Ones. They are able to vanquish demons, I hear, and I want you to bring them with you. Of course they may want something in return, so you do as they say. Try to be polite, it couldn't hurt, could it?"
"." He didn't reply. "Why can't we vanquish this demon ourselves?" he asked, not liking the idea of going even further from his Cherry Blossom.
"We've tried several times. I don't know if he's immune to our magic or what, but I'm guessing that he won't stand a chance against these Charmed Ones."
"When do I leave?" he asked, knowing how futile it was to disagree.
"Now. All your items are packed, and all reservations have been made. Tomorrow afternoon you will go to their home on Prescott St."
Syaoran bowed, then left.
'Great, now I have to leave my Cherry Blossom even more than I already have. Why do I have to live in this hell? It's just not fair. But of course, I should have known. Sakura was just too perfect for me. There was no way in heaven or on earth that we were meant to be together.she's probably found someone who she loves more than she has ever loved me. But don't hang onto the past. If you ever do see Sakura, and she's single, you'll just propose to her then, Syaoran. If she says no, you can stop loving forever.' He patted the box in the pocket of his pants.
He and the wolf walked out the door of his mansion and hopped onto the jet. He sat down and glanced out the window.
"Ready for liftoff, Master Li?" asked the pilot.
"Just start flying this stupid thing."
"R-right, Master Li."
As Syaoran flew off into the night, he could have sworn that he felt Sakura's aura getting closer. He just blew it off as his imagination, his wanting her to be at the airport, waiting for him, with her sweet smile and emerald eyes.
'Sakura.'
Kura: So how was the first chapter? Boring, I know, but I swear, it will get better. This was basically a default chapter. Explaining Charmed to those of you who just like the title and summery and decided to read it. Syaoran and Sakura will meet in the next chapter, and then Sakura will get her powers. I've got a surprise for all of you. I know this chapter was kinda short, or at least short to any of you that have read my other fictions. I apologize. Hopefully the next chapter will be longer.
WARNING: READ THIS, IT IS VERY IMPORTANT! I WONT GIVE AWAY TOO MUCH, THAT MIGHT RUIN IT FOR YOU, BUT I NEED TO KNOW THIS!!!!!!!!! Which sounds better: Nadeshiko, while pregnant with Sakura, gets a blood transfusion OR Sakura goes to San Francisco with her mother, gets hurt, and needs a blood transfusion and doesn't remember it happening. I CAN'T UPDATE UNTIL YOU ANSWER THIS QUESTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Kero: I was hoping there would be a Sakura only story, now I'm disappointed.
Kura: *shrugs* Oh well, too bad, so sad. Stay turned for the next chapter of 'The Power of Three'!
^_^Kura-chan