The Second Generation 6
Konnichiwa!!! Kero-chan here! I'm going to tell you about our last little adventure. Well, with Meeko and Makoto grounded, and Sakura and the Chinese Brat… (Syaoran: What did you say you little stuffed animal!) All right! Sakura and Syaoran on a date, which left me to baby-sit the kids. They were good for a time, until the annoying little Jump Card made an entrance. It trashed the living room, and stopped Meeko from making my sandwich! Anyway, the Brat Boy… (Sakura: Kero!) Okay! Boy I can't get away with anything. Makoto made up a plan to capture the Jump Card, which I thought was brilliant from the beginning. (Makoto: You were against it the whole time!) Will you guys stop interrupting me!!! The plan worked and Makoto was awarded the Jump Card. Sakura let the kids off groundation because she knew of a special someone who would be visiting. And that's all I'm gonna say. Ja ne!!
Meeko sat in her bed, ready for bed, but couldn't sleep. She laid down and stared up at the bottom of her brother's bed. "Makoto."
"Nani?" Her brother answered.
"Why do you think mom and dad let us off like that?" She asked.
Makoto's head popped over the side of the bed. "They probably finally accept that we're good at what we do."
Meeko frowned. "No, I don't think that's it. I think they know something. Something's gonna happen tomorrow."
Makoto cocked his head to the side. "You think?"
Meeko smirked at her brother. "More like, I sense?"
Makoto laughed and laid back down on his bed. "Well, I for one want to be up and alert if anything happens. Oyasumi Nasai."
Meeko pulled up her covers to her chin. "Oyasumi Nasai." Then both closed their eyes.
The next morning, Meeko and Makoto got dressed and ready for school. They went downstairs and sat at the table. Sakura brought breakfast and Syaoran came in with some drinks.
The family started eating, Kero in the middle of the table, chowing down. Meeko took a bite of food and looked at her mother. "What's happening today?"
Sakura looked up from her meal. "What makes you think anything's gonna happen?" She responded, not letting any information slip out.
Meeko rolled her eyes. "Oh, you can't hide it from me. I can sense things too you know."
Syaoran raised an eyebrow. "And just what do you sense, cardcaptor?"
Meeko shrugged. "Something, new…unexpected."
"Expect the…" Kero started.
"…The unexpected." Sakura and Syaoran recited the rest.
Makoto and Meeko giggled, along with Sakura and Syaoran, but Kero just pouted. "Well, it's very good advice!" He defended.
Sakura patted his head. "Yes, we know. That's why we memorized your little proverb."
Syaoran laughed. "Proverb? Don't you mean bible? He lives by that phrase."
Kero popped a few veins. "If you cared to remember, that "phrase" has saved you butt quite a few times!!"
"Are you kidding? I could've still done everything I did without it!"
Meeko and Sakura sweat dropped, while Makoto nodded in approval at his father's behavior towards the plush toy.
Meeko got up and brought up Makoto with her. "Maybe we should leave for school."
"What about all those times…!"
"What do you mean all those time you never…!
Syaoran and Kero continued to argue, while Sakura walked Meeko and Makoto to the door. She kissed them on the top of their heads. "See you after school."
"Ja ne!" They both replied and left for school.
Sakura looked back and saw both boys still fighting. She shook her head. "Some days I wish I could run away to school to avoid these arguments." Then she went over to break the two up.
Meeko tapped her pencil on her desk, waiting for the morning pop quiz to finish. The seconds seemed to tick by ever so slowly. Finally time was up. The substitute teacher walked to the front of the classroom (Because the other is still "Indisposed"). "All right, everyone. Put your pencils down and pass your papers to the front."
Meeko passed hers up, and tried to sit still as her sense of anxiety grew. Finally all papers were handed in and the teacher went behind to podium. "Now class, we have a new exchange student." (You guys all saw this coming) She turned to the door. "Onegai, please come in."
Meeko turned her head to the door, and gasped as the student walked in. He walked to the front of the class and bowed his greeting. "Konnichiwa. My name is Shinji and it's a pleasure to meet you."
Meeko's mouth fell, as did Makoto's. Shinji was a friend like no other. He was the son of Yukito and Nakuru Akizuki's marriage. Nakuru Akizuki was one of Eriol's guardians. She has the power to change into Ruby Moon, with the power of Clow Reed's magic in Eriol's staff. She once worked besides Yukito and Touya at the water park, and had a crush on Touya then. Later, after Yukito and Touya had gone their own ways, Yukito, as well as Yue, had fallen in love with Akizuki. Touya later had gotten married to Kaho. (I forgot her last name) though haven't had any children. Suppi also lived with them.
Yukito had introduced their son, Shinji, when the children were five. Meeko never said anything, but always thought Shinji was cute. He had his father's hair color and gorgeous hazel eyes. Meeko smiled as Shinji winked at her. He and the Li twins were best friends. Yukito had moved away, and so Meeko never got to see a lot of Shinji. She always missed him, and was elated that he was back!
The teacher looked around the room. "Let's see, we'll sit you…" Meeko prayed and prayed. "Behind Li-san." She pointed to Meeko and Meeko nearly jumped out of her seat. Shinji walked down the row and stopped between the Li twins. He shook hands with Makoto, and turned to Meeko. "Good to see you again, Meeko."
She blushed and stammered. "G…good to s…see you t...too."
He smiled and took his seat behind her. Makoto looked over at his sister, and saw she was on cloud nine. And by the look in her eyes, she wasn't coming back too soon.
After school, Akiko, along with Meeko, Makoto, and Shinji, walked home. Meeko and Makoto agreed that it'd be okay to mention the Clow Cards to Shinji. They explained how they found the book, how the strange woman had tried to take the book away, ending in the cards being scattered, and about their parents. They told Shinji that they had already captured two cards, Fly and Jump. They were confident that they could capture the cards again, just like their parents.
Shinji on the other hand, wasn't so sure, but he remained silent. He wouldn't say anything about how much he knew about the Clow Cards. He knew about his own parents' alternate identities, and had also learned a lot from Yue about the Clow Cards, in case such a disaster ever came about. It looked like that disaster was here.
Shinji looked over at Meeko and smiled inwardly. He always thought she was cute, though never said anything. The way her long hair fell over her shoulders, and the way her amber eyes sparkled whenever she way happy. She was always so energetic and sleepy. Now, looking at her chat with Akiko and her brother, Shinji silently wore to never have anything happen to her. He would protect her, just like Yue protected Sakura all those years ago. But Shinji had a secret, one he knew would be out in the open soon, but what he didn't know was how soon.
What worried Shinji the most was that mysterious woman. Why would she want to Clow Cards? Something wasn't right. He would have to think about that later. Right now his senses were picking up a Clow Card in the vicinity.
He stopped walking, along with Meeko and Makoto. Akiko looked at them strangely. "What's wrong?"
Meeko looked around and started walking forward. "There's a Clow Card around here." She said.
Suddenly, the wind picked up and threatened to blow the children off their feet. Shinji tried to block Meeko from the wind, while Makoto held onto Akiko, who threatened to fly into the air.
"What is it?!" Meeko yelled over the howling winds.
"I don't know! What could make all this wind?!" Akiko shouted.
Meeko and Makoto gasped. "Windy!" They shouted, remembering their mother's tale about the Windy.
"We have to find out where it's coming from!" Makoto suggested.
Meeko held onto the back of Shinji's shirt with one hand and looked around to see if anyone was around, there wasn't, so she pulled out her only card and key, turning it into a wand first. "Fly!" Wings once again grew out of her back and she flew up against the wind.
"Meeko!" Shinji shouted. He didn't like it. You couldn't use Fly against Windy. It was supposed to be the other way around! He wanted to save her, but then, he'd have to reveal his secret.
Makoto took out his card and hit it with his sword. "Jump!" Little wings appeared on Makoto's feet and he jumped up, trying to find the source of the wind. Shinji was left behind with Akiko, who had her video camera out, recording the whole thing.
Meeko flew against the wind, trying to see if she could find which direction the wind was coming from. Right now, it seemed to be coming from all sides! Suddenly, a larger gust of wind blew, and knocked her off balance. She flew backwards and hit a tree. Her head hit hard against the tree trunk, and she started to fall.
"Meeko!" Makoto shouted, but was too far away to get to her in time.
"No!!!" Shinji quickly made a shield around Akiko, to keep her from flying away, then jumped into the air. Instead of coming down though, white wings grew out of his back and he flew up to catch Meeko. She fell into his arms, her eyes closed, blood coming out of the back of her head.
He stayed there, in mid air, holding Meeko in his arms, close to his chest, and yelled out into the open. "Windy! If you're here! Show yourself! Look what you've done! Look at the pain you caused! You're a gentle card! Why are you doing this?"
The wind died down, and Makoto came down to the ground. Shinji narrowed his eyes, and watched carefully as Windy's visible form showed it self. It looked sadly at Meeko and Shinji. A tear fell from its cheek. I'm sorry. It told them silently, then changed into a card, no sealing required. To everyone's amazement, it flew to Shinji. He caught it, and flew slowly to the ground.
Makoto looked at him with wonder and amazement, asking the silent question…Why didn't you tell us?
Shinji looked sadly down at Meeko, but refused to let her go. He replied with out looking up. "You know now." Then he turned and left to the house, his wings still out in the open, his heart a little more broken.
Back at the house, Sakura tended to Meeko's head injury, Syaoran and Makoto helping in what ways they could. Yukito had come by earlier, to talk to Sakura and Syaoran about the old times, but now he, as Yue, and Shinji sat on the rooftop, discussing the day's events.
"So…they know?" Yue asked.
Shinji nodded, but didn't say anything. He did what he had to to save Meeko. Yue looked at his son. "What is done is done, you needn't feel bad about it. What matters now, is you take your responsibility."
Shinji looked up at his father. "Nani?"
"You must protect them in what ways you can. Help them capture the cards. You have the knowledge, you can help them, where we adults can't." Yue explained, for he too was restricted from helping the cardcaptors, even though he knew it would kill his mistress if anything happened to them, so he bestowed that right to his son.
Shinji frowned. "Why did I get the card?"
Yue smiled. "You were the one who called it out, made it realize what it did wrong."
"Why was Windy acting so violent in the first place?" That also confused him.
Yue frowned. "Something, or someone, must've been influencing it somehow, it didn't have full control over its actions, until you called it out." He deduced.
Shinji shook his head. "What a way to start a new school…"