Thankyou to my two reviewers so far! Sorry I took so long to update but here is chapter two! I'd like to add that the formatting SUCKS!!!!!!!
Disclaimer: I do not own CCS.
This chapter is dedicated to Tricksters Girl, my best friend. Thanks for giving me the ideas I needed to continue this fic. And to Ying Ying Chu, who finalised my bad guy.
Sakura got home from school that night seemingly none the worse from her run in with Syaoran that afternoon. But something in her eyes told her brother that something was wrong.
"You okay Kaijuu?" Touya asked his little sister gruffly.
"Huh? Oh, everything's fine Onni-chan... and I am not a monster!" she replied half-heartedly.
"Hmmm. I'm not convinced." Touya said, almost to himself. He suddenly whirled around to face Sakura. "That gaki didn't try anything did he?" he asked angrily.
Sakura sweatdropped. "No Touya, he didn't try anything, and he isn't a gaki... well he wasn't back then anyway." She quietly explained about the fight.
"Did he do any damage?" Touya demanded immediately.
"Just a broken nose... nothing I couldn't fix by magic." She answered quickly.
"Just a broken – JUST A BROKEN NOSE!?!?!?" Touya stammered in indignant disbelief. "I'm going to kill the little bastard!" he shrieked.
Sakura went pale. "Please don't Onni-chan, it isn't worth it. Oh, just do me a favour and don't mention this to Kero-chan ok? Arigatou." With that, Sakura went up to her room and collapsed onto her bed.
"You okay Sakura?" Kero asked.
Sakura sighed. This sounded familiar. "Yes Kero-chan, I'm fine. Honestly." She replied. Kero frowned disbelievingly as she drifted off into a deep sleep.
"Master Li, dinner is ready. You too, Miss Li, Master Hiirragazawa." Wei called from downstairs. Meiling, being her usual happy self, came bounding down the stairs with a hyperactive yell, while Eriol and Syaoran followed at a more sedate pace.
"Did you all have a good day?" Wei asked, noticing Syaoran's involuntary flinch as the words left his mouth. "Is everything alright master Syaoran?" he added.
"Yes Wei," Syaoran answered. "Everything's fine."
"Liar." Meiling retorted through a mouthful of food. "He hit one of the girls at school today. Broke her nose I heard."
Syaoran stared at her in horror. He had actually broken her nose!? He had never meant to hit her in the first place, let alone do any lasting damage!
"This is serious master Syaoran!" Wei exclaimed. "You should apologise to this young lady first thing tomorrow."
"Huh." Syaoran muttered and stalked away, leaving his meal untouched. 'Way to rub it in Wei.' He thought to himself, 'As if I didn't feel guilty enough already.'
He flopped down on his bed and lay there staring at the ceiling for at least half an hour, lost in his own thoughts until he heard a soft voice at his door. "Wei's right you know. You really ought to apologise to Kinomoto- san. What the hell came over you anyway?" Eriol was leaning in the doorway.
Syaoran sighed. "I know I should apologise. I probably will. But I doubt she'll accept it anyway... she's so stubborn! And as to your question... I don't know why I did it. My reflexes are too good, when she slapped me, I just... didn't think."
"Well that was obvious Einstein." Meiling drawled as she dove onto the
bed next to
him.
Syaoran scowled. "Can't you bloody knock?" he demanded.
Meiling grinned cheekily. "Nope!" she said happily.
Eriol groaned from the doorway as Syaoran flung a pillow at his
cousin, who promptly threw it back and poked her tongue out at him. Suddenly, Syaoran sobered and asked; "Hey guys, do you ever get the feeling that we've met Kinomoto and her friend... what's her name again?"
"Tomoyo." Eriol sighed, a dreamy look on his face.
"Yeah her. Anyways... wait a minute! Do you... like her?" Syaoran asked curiously.
"Erm... uh... yeah, kinda." Eriol stammered.
Meiling grinned and Syaoran stared for a minute, then shrugged carelessly. "As I was saying, do you get the impression that we've met those two before?"
"Yeah, as a matter of fact I do feel as though we've met them before. I also feel like we may've been friends with them too, as crazy as that sounds." Meiling answered.
Eriol nodded in agreement. "Yes, and I think that they have something to do with the evil presence I've been sensing as well."
"Yes, I've felt it too. You think they may be the cause of it all?" Syaoran asked, mildly interested. Eriol merely nodded sagely.
At that moment, Meiling tried to stifle a yawn. "I don't know about you two but I'm going to bed. Night!" she called as she wandered towards her own room.
"Night Mei!" the boys called in unison, using their nickname for the spritely teen. "Mei's got the right idea I think Syao-kun. I'm going to bed too." Eriol murmured his own goodnights and went to his own room, leaving Syaoran with a lot to think about.
"Oh CRAP!!!" Kiandra Fishers yelled, punching her fist into the wall, leaving a slight dent. She winced and blew lightly on her knuckles. "NOT what I needed! I haven't even started school yet and I'm causing trouble for the magical community! And what's more... I can't bloody undo it!!!" she screamed her frustration into her pillow.
"Kian? Is everything okay?" her mother called from behind the door. "Please don't tell me you put another hole in your wall!" she sounded exasperated.
"Sorry Mother! I'll fix it now!" she called back, getting up and focusing her energy into repairing the dent. Magic spilled from her fingers and the indentation disappeared, leaving the wall unmarked once more.
"Thanks sweetie. I think you're Father wants to talk to you." Her mother replied before leaving her daughter to gather her thoughts.
When she got to her Father's office, Kiandra paused, wondering if her father had gotten wind of her unintentional screw up. She nervously pushed the door open. "Yes Father?" she asked softly.
"Kian, what have you been doing! Your magic is flying all over the city!!" Her Father reprimanded her. His features softened as he looked down at his only child. "Is it getting worse?"
Kiandra nodded fearfully. "Aye, it's taking over me. I can't keep it at bay for much longer." Her father opened his arms and she threw herself into his embrace. "Oh Dad! I don't know what I did, and I can't undo it!" she cried.
The thing you ought to know about Kiandra was the fact that she had an alter ego. At first, it had been easy to control, fight against, and defeat before it did too much damage. But lately, her evil side had been getting stronger, and there was nothing she could do to stop it. About six months ago, she had cast a spell and nothing had ever come of it. But that spell seemed to have, according to her Father's sources, appeared in Tomoeda, where she was currently living and due to start school the following day. If she could find out what was going on and the person who actually could lift the spell...
"Shhhh Kian, it's alright." Her Father rocked her back and forth soothingly. "Now, here's my suggestion. Search out the person or persons this errant spell of yours affected, and subtly help them to undo it" Kian nodded tearfully. "Okay, lucky for you, it seems that the effected persons seem to hang around the school a lot, because the majority of your runaway power has gathered there." He dropped a kiss on her forehead. "Good luck honey."
Kian left her Father's study with renewed determination and was definitely going to fix what she had caused.
"Everyone! We have a new English exchange student starting today. Pease welcome Kiandra Fishers to our class!" Sakura's homeroom teacher announced the following morning. Kian bounded into the room with startling energy. "Hey! Nice to meet you all!" she said brightly. Sakura and Tomoyo smiled at her as she took a seat on the other side of Sakura, next to Eriol, whom she hadn't noticed yet. She swiftly focused her powers on the room as the two girls introduced themselves, and stifled a gasp as she sensed three major magical presences other than her own. From Sakura, who was watching her carefully, she knew that this was the legendary Mistress of the Clow Cards. And from the jumbled thoughts in the girl's mind, Kian knew instantly what her spell had done. It had erased her from the memory of three of the four friends that she loved the most. In particular, one Syaoran Li. Apart from the fact that she to was at risk of falling unde the spell, the way of undoing it, seemed fairly simple... or so she thought.
Turning her attention to the other auras, she sensed doubt and confusion from Syaoran, but was jolted back to reality when she sensed an all to familiar aura seated right next to her. As her senses drifted back from their magical feast, she spun around and threw herself at the blue haired boy behind her, who grinned disarmingly at her and returned her hug. "ERIOL!!!! Oh my God it's great to see you!" she said delightedly.
Eriol laughed at her enthusiasm. "Well if it isn't my gorgeous next door neighbour and best friend of all my fifteen years!" he replied, hugging her back. It was true; Eriol and Kian had been best friends all their lives. They had grown up together, lived next door to each other and had even gone to school together, up until the Hiiragazawas had moved to Japan a few months ago. It was true too, that Kian could only really be described as gorgeous. Although she wasn't your modern beauty, stick thin and catwalk looks. No, she was a classic beauty, with the grace and style of Audrey Hepburn, and the poise and dignity of Grace Kelly. She was a curvy blonde with a vivacious personality and a love of life and remarkable intelligence.
She turned and shook hands with Syaoran and Meiling, her honey coloured hair swaying as she moved. She smiled mischievously when she saw Eriol glance repeatedly at Tomoyo. Eriol had never really liked any of the girls back home. Sure, he'd dated plenty of them, but he'd never actually liked any of them. But then again, who would?
As they moved out to recess, Syaoran took hold of Sakura's arm. "Look, I'm sorry I hit you yesterday. I really didn't mean to." He said sincerely. "I heard I broke your nose, but it appears not. I'm glad I didn't hurt you too much. Please accept my apology." Sakura hesitated, but the look in his eyes was tormented, and she knew the old Syaoran was still in there somewhere. "Don't worry about it, oh and by the way, you did break my nose." She walked away and left him staring at her back, dumbfounded. How was this possible? She looked as perfect as always...
Wait...Perfect? Where had that come from?
The end of chapter 2! Please review if you like it, and constructive criticism is also welcome. I want to be an author when I finish school and need all the help I can get!
Chapter 3 hopefully won't be to far away because Ying Ying will destroy me if I don't give it to her in printed form next week at school sometime! Its good motivation!
Until then, bye!
