Tomoyo's POV
Chapter 9: The Cloud
"She WHAT!?"
"Sakura was released from the palace, and now we can't find her." Eriol explained.
"Didn't you say she's supposed to work there for a month? It's only been two and a half weeks; how did she get released so soon?" I panted like an angry dog, wanting to bite Eriol's head off.
"That's Syaoran's problem, he was the one who released her; I told you I'm not able to do such a thing."
I rolled my eyes. "Don't blame everything on Syaoran; why didn't YOU stop Sakura from leaving?"
"Wanna go with me to find her? You have the Dash Card, right? Lets use it to find her." Suggested Eriol.
I nodded. "Let's go then."
I walked over to my cabinet to take the cards out. "Hey! They're not here anymore! I was sure I put them here!"
Eriol checked my other drawers and wardrobes. "Are you sure you didn't place them here?"
"Hello? Do I look like a person who could misplace something as important as the Clow Cards?"
"Yeah, but if it's not misplaced, then it must've been stolen. Did any of your costumers ever look through that cabinet before?" Eriol asked.
"Yeah, you did." I remembered that night Eriol practically flipped my shop upside-down, searching for the Clow Cards.
"Get real Tomoyo, I have no reason to steal your precious Clow Cards."
He's right, but then, the thief could be anybody. Yamazaki? Nah, he wouldn't steal a bunch of my cards; he knows nothing about magic. The only ones that will steal Clow Cards are the ones with a little magic themselves.
It must've been Sakura; she has decided to take the Clow Cards back. I guess the cards are happier with her, but why did she have to steal them away from me? The cards are rightfully hers, so all she had to do was ask me to give them back. Does she want to avoid seeing me?
"I think Sakura was the one who took them." I said.
"Are you sure?" Asked Eriol.
"Almost positive; she's the only one who knows the cards are in my shop besides you. Eriol, lets spend the day to look for her, okay? We have to track her down, I have too many things I want to tell her."
"It been a week, even if Sakura didn't use the Dash Card, she still would be hundreds of miles away." Eriol said logically.
I frowned. "Don't you possess magical powers too? Can't you track down the cards with your magic?"
" Of course I can't. If I could track the cards down, then why did I have to flip your shop up side down that stormy night? But Syaoran does have a magical item called the lasin board, that might help us."
"Forget it, let's just find her on our own." I stepped outside.
"Eriol, can you fly? I think it's way more easier to find Sakura in the sky and on Earth." I predicted.
Eriol smiled, and got out his orb. He pointed the sun staff at a piece of cloud, and pulled the cloud down with a magical force.
"Jump on."
I looked at the piece of cloud. "Won't I just fall through?"
"The bottom of this cloud is made of ice." He said in a tone like I was supposed to know that.
"Okay" I climbed on the cloud, and it alighted back to the sky.
Eriol looked around. "The sun is going to set in another few hours. I'll look in the other direction so we can find her quicker today, see ya." He jumped off my cloud, and flew away.
Huh? I was sure Eriol wanted to spend time with me, and search for Sakura together. Why did he have to desert me on this floating object, leaving me all alone?
Wait........ did I just WANT to spend more time with Eriol? Nah, it's just the lack of oxygen up here, my brain won't function right.
Time to look for Sakura.
I looked down from my cloud, and the first thing I saw was a big crowd of villagers watching a sideshow surrounding a girl performing martial arts. That's Sakura! I've found her!
How do I get off of this stupid cloud? Oh no, the cloud's moving away! "Eriol! God damn it, where are you!" I tried to make the cloud move back, or stop it from moving away, but IT'S A GODDAMN CLOUD! Why do clouds have to move? Why did Eriol have to leave?
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"I've found her." I said dully without emotion, when Eriol finally got me off of the cloud.
"Really? Where is she?" He exclaimed eagerly.
" I saw her on the streets, just minutes after you've left. She's definitely not there anymore."
I didn't wait for him to apologize. "I'm hungry, I want to go back home." I muttered.
"I'll invite you to lunch." Eriol dragged me to a fancy restaurant before I could reject.
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I dropped the chopsticks on my plate, and crossed my arms. " Can we go now?"
Eriol on the other hand was still wolfing down his noodles. "What's the hurry?" He said with food stuffed in his mouth.
I frowned. "We still need to find Sakura. You may care about filling up an empty stomach more than finding her, but Sakura is my friend........."
Eriol interrupted. "So the bottom line is, you just want the Clow Cards back."
"No, I want to know that's she's safe."
Eriol laughed. "That's why you want to find her? She's a WARRIOR for god's sake. I think she knows how to protect herself."
Dummy. You didn't understand what I meant, Eriol. I think the Sakura is suffering emotionally somehow. Maybe that's why she left the village so quick, so she can escape her sorrows. Something must have happened in the few weeks she lived in the palace to cause her this pain.......... Or perhaps maybe I just thought too much into this whole thing............ I hope this time my prediction is wrong, and something isn't bothering Sakura.
"Earth to my fair lady!" Eriol waved his hand in front of my face.
"What?"
"I said I'm done with eating, we can go now."
"Okay." I stood up.
Suddenly two deep voices chatting in the table next to us caught my attention.
One voice said. "Ahh, so these are the famous Clow Cards eh? I don't see what's so great about them."
I pulled Eriol back to the seats, and sat down again. I pointed to the table besides us, and whispered to Eriol "See those two men sitting over there? I heard them mention something about the Clow Cards, let's listen."
Eriol grinned. "Eavesdropping again, are we? Some old habits are just so hard to break."
"Shh, shut up." I whispered fiercely. And just to make sure he doesn't make any noises, I covered his mouth with my mouth, so I could listen to what those two men are saying without disturbance from Eriol.
"What do you know? These Clow Cards contain magic." The second voice replied.
"Ha. Yeah right. Then, why did the tailor just put them in a drawer, not bothering to hide these at all?"
"So they are easier to steal, and our job is made easier!" They both cackled.
So these are the creeps who stole Sakura's Clow Cards. I mentally slapped myself. Sakura counted on me to take care of them, so they won't get stolen. I did such a lousy job protecting them that they still ended up in the hands of thieves.
"Hmm, I wonder why the empress wants these pathetic cards though; she has more than enough magic herself." One of the two men said.
EMPRESS? Queen Yelan was the one who sent these thieves to steal the cards? Queen Yelan has magic? What's next? Syaoran and Meiling have magic too?
"Alright, let's go, Queen Yelan expects to see us at the Spring Well as soon as we get the cards, right?"
"Let's go." I heard the two stand up from their seats and walk out of this restaurant.
I pulled my lips away from Eriol immediately. "Did you hear that?"
"'Course. We all meet at the Spring Well. By the way, that was one heck of a kiss you gave me; do you think we broke the longest kiss record?"
I rolled my eyes. "Come on, don't waste time", I dragged Eriol out of the restaurant, as I felt my cheeks flush.
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Spring Well:
About ten ninja's dressed in black encircled the old well, waiting for those two thieves. Eriol and I climbed up the cloud again to spy on them. Of course, this time, he made the cloud still, so it can't flow away with the wind anymore.
I sighed. It's been an awfully long time. What's taking the thieves so long?
We waited patiently on that piece of cloud for another few hours, as the sun began to set. The two thieves still didn't show up yet.
The ninjas obviously were sick of waiting too. Some were fighting against one another. Some others are sleeping on the grass. One of them welled out some water from that big well, and before drinking it he took off his hood.
He was the empress herself. She had an angry look on her face, as she gulped down the entire bucket of water.
I tapped Eriol on the shoulders. "Hey, why is the empress here? Isn't everyone in the royal family supposed to stay in the palace their entire life?"
"True. It is a law that royal people can't leave the palace like I can, but this is the empress, she MAKES the law. I think she just really wants to get her hands on those cards as soon as possible."
"But those two thieves at the restaurant said she has a lot of magic, and that she doesn't need the Clow Card's magic at all."
Eriol thought for a while. "I don't know why the empress wants the clow's magic either, but it must be very important to her to make her come out of the palace just to get it."
I sighed. We can't think of any reason why the queen would want Sakura's Clow Cards. "By the way, where do you those two thieves are? We've all been waiting for hours, but there's no sign of them."
"They might've took the cards and ran away, since the cards have magic. They want to keep the cards for themselves." Eriol predicted.
I shook my head. "I don't think that's it. The royal people won't let them off the hook that easily. If the queen tracks them down, not only will she take the cards, but she'll also kill off the thieves. The thieves are smart enough to know that running away from the queen won't work, no matter how greedy they are, and wants to keep the cards for themselves."
Eriol agreed with me. "But there's no other reason for them to not show up. From the looks of it, they must be pretty good martial arts and pretty cunning too. Even if they've encountered a dangerous street gang or someone who wants to steal all their possessions, I don't think they'll lose the cards that easily to them."
"Then, what should we do now? Do you think we should continue waiting for them?" I asked Eriol.
"Let's go back to your place. If Empress Yelan wants the cards that badly, she'll get them no matter what, so your clow cards are safe for now. Tomorrow, we'll go to the palace together and ask Syaoran more about why the empress wants your cards that bad. He's her son; he'll perhaps know the reason why. And with Syaoran and Meiling to help you, I'm sure we can get the Clow Cards back to you."
I agreed. "I guess it's the only thing we can do at this moment. Alright, float this cloud back to my shop."
Eriol commanded the piece of cloud to move. I cuddled in his arms as we watched the blazing sun setting slowing down.
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Lanturn: I still need suggestions readers!!!!!! I still hate the plot of this story!!!!!!!!!!! Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!
By the way, for anyone who still hasn't figured out the pattern of my chapters, the point of views change all the time among the four main characters each chapter.
It goes: Tomoyo Syaoran Eriol Sakura
So next chapter, everything will be in Syaoran's POV, stay tuned!
REVIEW!!!!!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!!
Chapter 9: The Cloud
"She WHAT!?"
"Sakura was released from the palace, and now we can't find her." Eriol explained.
"Didn't you say she's supposed to work there for a month? It's only been two and a half weeks; how did she get released so soon?" I panted like an angry dog, wanting to bite Eriol's head off.
"That's Syaoran's problem, he was the one who released her; I told you I'm not able to do such a thing."
I rolled my eyes. "Don't blame everything on Syaoran; why didn't YOU stop Sakura from leaving?"
"Wanna go with me to find her? You have the Dash Card, right? Lets use it to find her." Suggested Eriol.
I nodded. "Let's go then."
I walked over to my cabinet to take the cards out. "Hey! They're not here anymore! I was sure I put them here!"
Eriol checked my other drawers and wardrobes. "Are you sure you didn't place them here?"
"Hello? Do I look like a person who could misplace something as important as the Clow Cards?"
"Yeah, but if it's not misplaced, then it must've been stolen. Did any of your costumers ever look through that cabinet before?" Eriol asked.
"Yeah, you did." I remembered that night Eriol practically flipped my shop upside-down, searching for the Clow Cards.
"Get real Tomoyo, I have no reason to steal your precious Clow Cards."
He's right, but then, the thief could be anybody. Yamazaki? Nah, he wouldn't steal a bunch of my cards; he knows nothing about magic. The only ones that will steal Clow Cards are the ones with a little magic themselves.
It must've been Sakura; she has decided to take the Clow Cards back. I guess the cards are happier with her, but why did she have to steal them away from me? The cards are rightfully hers, so all she had to do was ask me to give them back. Does she want to avoid seeing me?
"I think Sakura was the one who took them." I said.
"Are you sure?" Asked Eriol.
"Almost positive; she's the only one who knows the cards are in my shop besides you. Eriol, lets spend the day to look for her, okay? We have to track her down, I have too many things I want to tell her."
"It been a week, even if Sakura didn't use the Dash Card, she still would be hundreds of miles away." Eriol said logically.
I frowned. "Don't you possess magical powers too? Can't you track down the cards with your magic?"
" Of course I can't. If I could track the cards down, then why did I have to flip your shop up side down that stormy night? But Syaoran does have a magical item called the lasin board, that might help us."
"Forget it, let's just find her on our own." I stepped outside.
"Eriol, can you fly? I think it's way more easier to find Sakura in the sky and on Earth." I predicted.
Eriol smiled, and got out his orb. He pointed the sun staff at a piece of cloud, and pulled the cloud down with a magical force.
"Jump on."
I looked at the piece of cloud. "Won't I just fall through?"
"The bottom of this cloud is made of ice." He said in a tone like I was supposed to know that.
"Okay" I climbed on the cloud, and it alighted back to the sky.
Eriol looked around. "The sun is going to set in another few hours. I'll look in the other direction so we can find her quicker today, see ya." He jumped off my cloud, and flew away.
Huh? I was sure Eriol wanted to spend time with me, and search for Sakura together. Why did he have to desert me on this floating object, leaving me all alone?
Wait........ did I just WANT to spend more time with Eriol? Nah, it's just the lack of oxygen up here, my brain won't function right.
Time to look for Sakura.
I looked down from my cloud, and the first thing I saw was a big crowd of villagers watching a sideshow surrounding a girl performing martial arts. That's Sakura! I've found her!
How do I get off of this stupid cloud? Oh no, the cloud's moving away! "Eriol! God damn it, where are you!" I tried to make the cloud move back, or stop it from moving away, but IT'S A GODDAMN CLOUD! Why do clouds have to move? Why did Eriol have to leave?
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"I've found her." I said dully without emotion, when Eriol finally got me off of the cloud.
"Really? Where is she?" He exclaimed eagerly.
" I saw her on the streets, just minutes after you've left. She's definitely not there anymore."
I didn't wait for him to apologize. "I'm hungry, I want to go back home." I muttered.
"I'll invite you to lunch." Eriol dragged me to a fancy restaurant before I could reject.
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I dropped the chopsticks on my plate, and crossed my arms. " Can we go now?"
Eriol on the other hand was still wolfing down his noodles. "What's the hurry?" He said with food stuffed in his mouth.
I frowned. "We still need to find Sakura. You may care about filling up an empty stomach more than finding her, but Sakura is my friend........."
Eriol interrupted. "So the bottom line is, you just want the Clow Cards back."
"No, I want to know that's she's safe."
Eriol laughed. "That's why you want to find her? She's a WARRIOR for god's sake. I think she knows how to protect herself."
Dummy. You didn't understand what I meant, Eriol. I think the Sakura is suffering emotionally somehow. Maybe that's why she left the village so quick, so she can escape her sorrows. Something must have happened in the few weeks she lived in the palace to cause her this pain.......... Or perhaps maybe I just thought too much into this whole thing............ I hope this time my prediction is wrong, and something isn't bothering Sakura.
"Earth to my fair lady!" Eriol waved his hand in front of my face.
"What?"
"I said I'm done with eating, we can go now."
"Okay." I stood up.
Suddenly two deep voices chatting in the table next to us caught my attention.
One voice said. "Ahh, so these are the famous Clow Cards eh? I don't see what's so great about them."
I pulled Eriol back to the seats, and sat down again. I pointed to the table besides us, and whispered to Eriol "See those two men sitting over there? I heard them mention something about the Clow Cards, let's listen."
Eriol grinned. "Eavesdropping again, are we? Some old habits are just so hard to break."
"Shh, shut up." I whispered fiercely. And just to make sure he doesn't make any noises, I covered his mouth with my mouth, so I could listen to what those two men are saying without disturbance from Eriol.
"What do you know? These Clow Cards contain magic." The second voice replied.
"Ha. Yeah right. Then, why did the tailor just put them in a drawer, not bothering to hide these at all?"
"So they are easier to steal, and our job is made easier!" They both cackled.
So these are the creeps who stole Sakura's Clow Cards. I mentally slapped myself. Sakura counted on me to take care of them, so they won't get stolen. I did such a lousy job protecting them that they still ended up in the hands of thieves.
"Hmm, I wonder why the empress wants these pathetic cards though; she has more than enough magic herself." One of the two men said.
EMPRESS? Queen Yelan was the one who sent these thieves to steal the cards? Queen Yelan has magic? What's next? Syaoran and Meiling have magic too?
"Alright, let's go, Queen Yelan expects to see us at the Spring Well as soon as we get the cards, right?"
"Let's go." I heard the two stand up from their seats and walk out of this restaurant.
I pulled my lips away from Eriol immediately. "Did you hear that?"
"'Course. We all meet at the Spring Well. By the way, that was one heck of a kiss you gave me; do you think we broke the longest kiss record?"
I rolled my eyes. "Come on, don't waste time", I dragged Eriol out of the restaurant, as I felt my cheeks flush.
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Spring Well:
About ten ninja's dressed in black encircled the old well, waiting for those two thieves. Eriol and I climbed up the cloud again to spy on them. Of course, this time, he made the cloud still, so it can't flow away with the wind anymore.
I sighed. It's been an awfully long time. What's taking the thieves so long?
We waited patiently on that piece of cloud for another few hours, as the sun began to set. The two thieves still didn't show up yet.
The ninjas obviously were sick of waiting too. Some were fighting against one another. Some others are sleeping on the grass. One of them welled out some water from that big well, and before drinking it he took off his hood.
He was the empress herself. She had an angry look on her face, as she gulped down the entire bucket of water.
I tapped Eriol on the shoulders. "Hey, why is the empress here? Isn't everyone in the royal family supposed to stay in the palace their entire life?"
"True. It is a law that royal people can't leave the palace like I can, but this is the empress, she MAKES the law. I think she just really wants to get her hands on those cards as soon as possible."
"But those two thieves at the restaurant said she has a lot of magic, and that she doesn't need the Clow Card's magic at all."
Eriol thought for a while. "I don't know why the empress wants the clow's magic either, but it must be very important to her to make her come out of the palace just to get it."
I sighed. We can't think of any reason why the queen would want Sakura's Clow Cards. "By the way, where do you those two thieves are? We've all been waiting for hours, but there's no sign of them."
"They might've took the cards and ran away, since the cards have magic. They want to keep the cards for themselves." Eriol predicted.
I shook my head. "I don't think that's it. The royal people won't let them off the hook that easily. If the queen tracks them down, not only will she take the cards, but she'll also kill off the thieves. The thieves are smart enough to know that running away from the queen won't work, no matter how greedy they are, and wants to keep the cards for themselves."
Eriol agreed with me. "But there's no other reason for them to not show up. From the looks of it, they must be pretty good martial arts and pretty cunning too. Even if they've encountered a dangerous street gang or someone who wants to steal all their possessions, I don't think they'll lose the cards that easily to them."
"Then, what should we do now? Do you think we should continue waiting for them?" I asked Eriol.
"Let's go back to your place. If Empress Yelan wants the cards that badly, she'll get them no matter what, so your clow cards are safe for now. Tomorrow, we'll go to the palace together and ask Syaoran more about why the empress wants your cards that bad. He's her son; he'll perhaps know the reason why. And with Syaoran and Meiling to help you, I'm sure we can get the Clow Cards back to you."
I agreed. "I guess it's the only thing we can do at this moment. Alright, float this cloud back to my shop."
Eriol commanded the piece of cloud to move. I cuddled in his arms as we watched the blazing sun setting slowing down.
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Lanturn: I still need suggestions readers!!!!!! I still hate the plot of this story!!!!!!!!!!! Any help will be greatly appreciated!!!!!!!!!
By the way, for anyone who still hasn't figured out the pattern of my chapters, the point of views change all the time among the four main characters each chapter.
It goes: Tomoyo Syaoran Eriol Sakura
So next chapter, everything will be in Syaoran's POV, stay tuned!
REVIEW!!!!!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!! REVIEW!!!!!!!!