Eriol's POV
Chapter 11: The Return
"I have bad news, Syaoran's in trouble, he's missing." I entered Tomoyo's shop in the middle of the night.
Tomoyo looked like she was about to kill me. Either because I woke her up at this hour, or because of the news I just told her. "Who are you? The spreader of bad news? What do you mean Syaoran's missing?" She yawned, still half asleep.
"Hey, is it my fault? Syaoran has his own hands, legs, and brain. He can walk and talk by himself."
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "God Eriol, have you realized that ever since you've stepped into my life, my life just gets worse and worse; you are totally my bad luck charm! Eriol, can't you just let me sleep another night without any worries about you, Sakura, Syaoran, or the Clow Cards! I feel as if my life is slowing draining away when I'm with you, there is so many things to worry about!"
Ouch. That hurt. Ah, who cares? I'm so tired; I knew I shouldn't have came here right after I found Syaoran missing, but what should've I've done? Pretend that he's still in his chamber, sound asleep, and go to bed myself?
I leaned my head on my shoulder, with my eyes fighting hard to stay open. "So what should we do now, oh clever one?" I mumbled.
Tomoyo thought for a few moments, and then said something, but I wasn't paying attention. My mind has already shut down and drifted to sleep.
"WAKE UP HIIRAGIZAWA!"
"Oh my god, earthquake!" I jumped, suddenly awoke.
"I'm just trying to discuss what we should do next. It was you who asked anyway." Tomoyo said in a dull tone. I stared into her tired pinkish eyes, and sleepy amethyst pupils.
Forget it, who cares where Syaoran has gone to this time? We are in no condition to search for him. It was such a stupid idea to come to Tomoyo's in the middle of the night. Without saying anything, I tiredly scooped Tomoyo in my arms, and walked up inside her bedroom, and we both fell asleep the moment we got on the bed.
Where the hell did Syaoran run off to? Probably just off to look for his precious Cherry Blossom again. I was so foolish to think he's in some kind of trouble.
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I got out of the bed as the first ray of the morning sun hit me. Tomoyo's bed was so hard like a piece of rock, and it was way too small, that when I moved my left arm in sleep, it would bang against the wall, and my right arm was under Tomoyo's head. I slept horribly.
Tomoyo, on the other hand, is sleeping like an angel. Hmp, I still don't get why she said last night that she needed to sleep another night without worries. She can sleep as well as dead person! I wonder if she had nightmares yesterday........
Oh well, time to wake her up.........
*Flashback*
"God Eriol, have you realized that ever since you've stepped into my life, my life just gets worse and worse; you are totally my bad luck charm! Eriol, can't you just let me sleep another night without any worries about you, Sakura, Syaoran, or the Clow Cards! I feel as if my life is slowing draining away when I'm with you; there is so many things to worry about!"
*End of Flashback*
Poor Tomoyo........ she's exhausted after what everyone around her has put her through: her best friend going to jail, me, Sakura becoming a maid, me, The Clow Cards being missing, me, Queen Yelan and Syaoran, me........
Seems like I'm the one who's giving her the most trouble. She deserves a break....... from me. And the rest of her worries. I kissed her softly, tiptoeing out of her room.
I walked downstairs, and wrote her a small note. "Tomoyo, I'm off to search for Syaoran and Sakura. One thing I didn't mention to you yesterday night was that the Clow Cards were also missing; they weren't in Syaoran's bedroom. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner. Bye, I'll be back soon."
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One day later:
A sound of drums and the gong. A crowd was cheering and shouting anxiously. I slowly turned my head and moved my eyeballs in the direction the cheering came from.
It was just the sight I wanted to see. Sakura was performing another sideshow for the townspeople. I walked over to watch her perform.
After the show ended, Sakura took out a wallet-like bag, and happily collected the money donated by the generous people. The crowd was slowly beginning to leave, but there are still too many people walking back and forth on the busy streets. I want to talk to Sakura privately.
I grinned, staring at her moneybag.
I transformed myself into a ninja costume, and walked up behind Sakura. I snatched her moneybag, and started to flee away.
Sakura thought I was a thief trying to steal away her money, so she shouted something, and started to chase me.
I ran on to the Grassy Plains, a place where no one ever goes.
"THIEF, GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY!" Sakura panted, exhausted from chasing me.
I transformed back into wearing regular clothes, being recognizable now as Eriol Hiiragizawa. "Stop shouting Sakura, your gonna break my ears." I smiled at her shocked face, tossing her back her precious moneybag.
"Eriol! Oh my god! Why are you here?" Sakura looked like she rather would meet a ghost than to see me right now. (A/N: Hehe, not really. Eriol obviously doesn't know about Sakura's fear of ghosts.)
"Sakura, I've been looking all over for you, and Tomoyo's worried sick..........." I started.
"Bye Eriol, gotta go." She activated the Dash Card, and tried to run away, but I wouldn't let her. I can't let Sakura just run away from all of us again. I took out my sun staff, and stopped Dash's power.
"How did you stop me!?" Sakura amazingly shouted.
"How did you get your hands on the Dash Card." I shouted back. I thought Sakura only had the fighting cards.
"He was able stop you because he is the most powerful sorcerer in China, and she has the Dash Card because she took it from me." A third voice entered our conversation.
"SYAORAN!" Sakura and I recognized his voice immediately. We both stared at him.
The only thing that can describe Syaoran's appearance right now is: screwed up. His clothes were all filled with dirt, his crown was broken and ripped, but his eyes......... they were clear and scary.
I was the first who spoke. "What the hell man, why are you dressed like this, and why are you here!"
Syaoran glared at me, but chose to ignore me. He went up to Sakura.
"How dare you. What a cold heart you have. Eriol and I search for you and worry about you just like you're a part of our family, and what do you do? You abandoned me on this big plain, not caring if I'll live or die. Are you truly my friend or not Sakura Kinomoto?" The coldness of his voice was reflecting his icy amber eyes.
Sakura was filled with guilt. "I did it so I can protect the Clow Cards. Plus, I knew you could survive in this plain anyway."
"Protect the cards?" Syaoran laughed like it was the most ridiculous excuse in the world. "If you weren't a girl, I'd slap you right now."
"Woah, cool your jets." I pulled Syaoran away from Sakura, just in case they fight.
I sighed, still kind of confused on what's their problem. "Listen to me, whatever you two are talking about, can you at least explain to me the basics? I might be able to help you solve this."
Sakura crossed her arms. "It's like this, yesterday, I dressed myself as Syaoran to sneak into the palace. I crept into his room to take the clow cards, so Queen Yelan won't get her stinky rich hands on it. I activated the dash when Syaoran grabbed me, so that's how we both ended up here. Then, I just took away the Clow Book, leaving Syaoran here."
"Sakura, you should've discussed with Syaoran that you wanted to protect the cards. I think it is a good idea for you to keep them away from the empress, but why would you leave Syaoran in the middle of a forbidden grass plain?"
"I don't know, I guess my mind wasn't working properly. All I was thinking about was the cards."
"And you basically just forgotten all about me. Thank you Sakura, I feel soooooooo special." Syaoran said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry. Forgive me?"
"Eventually."
I grinned. "Yeah, we all know that Syaoran loves you, he'll get over this."
Sakura blushed, and smiled a little. "Alright, let's 'discuss' this whole thing about the Clow Cards."
"I want to go back to the palace first." Whined Syaoran tiredly.
"Fine fine fine." Sakura took out the Dash Card, and silently muttered to herself. "Little prince is afraid to go anywhere besides his sweet little home and his mean little mommy there."
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Back in Syaoran's chamber:
"It's not safe to talk here, so hurry up."
I nodded in agreement. "I vote that Sakura gets to keep the cards. After all, she's a nomad, and the empress can't take the cards from her that easily."
"Thank you Eriol for seeing things in my point of view." Sakura tucked the cards away.
Syaoran only glared, then finally said something. "Am I the only one who knows how much power my mother has? She will eventually track down Sakura, hurt her, and take the cards away. Even though Sakura is talented in the martial arts, she doesn't stand a chance against my mother's entire army of thieves."
I smirked. "I didn't know you cared about Sakura 'this' much. Every word you said was for her good, even though right now you're still mad at her."
"Don't change the subject Eriol." Sakura stared at the window keeping an eye on if the empress is coming.
"What I think we should do is let Sakura stay in the palace with all of us helping her guard the cards." Decided Syaoran.
"Hmm, that's not a bad idea also. Sakura, don't you get it, if the empress can track down the cards no matter what, its best if they stay here where we can all watch over them." I smiled, knowing the only reason Syaoran wants to keep the cards in the palace, is because he wants Sakura to stay with him.
"Alright, I guess it's for the best. Do I still have to disguise myself as Meiling's maid though?" Asked Sakura.
I shot Syaoran my ever-so-famous evil glance. He nodded understanding what I meant.
Syaoran laughed. "No, of course you don't have to become Meiling's maid again. From this day on, you are MY servant."
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Lanturn: Finally, everyone is reunited! Aren't cha happy?
Next chapter will be all about how Syaoran tortures Sakura to seek revenge for her leaving him in the Grassy Plains. Stay tuned! It'll be very funny!
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To crystal~heart:
You mentioned a very good point. I don't know if I'm going to have 52 chapters; it'll be pretty cool to do that, but I think I'll run out of ideas before I reach 30 chapters. Thanks for reviewing!
Chapter 11: The Return
"I have bad news, Syaoran's in trouble, he's missing." I entered Tomoyo's shop in the middle of the night.
Tomoyo looked like she was about to kill me. Either because I woke her up at this hour, or because of the news I just told her. "Who are you? The spreader of bad news? What do you mean Syaoran's missing?" She yawned, still half asleep.
"Hey, is it my fault? Syaoran has his own hands, legs, and brain. He can walk and talk by himself."
Tomoyo rolled her eyes. "God Eriol, have you realized that ever since you've stepped into my life, my life just gets worse and worse; you are totally my bad luck charm! Eriol, can't you just let me sleep another night without any worries about you, Sakura, Syaoran, or the Clow Cards! I feel as if my life is slowing draining away when I'm with you, there is so many things to worry about!"
Ouch. That hurt. Ah, who cares? I'm so tired; I knew I shouldn't have came here right after I found Syaoran missing, but what should've I've done? Pretend that he's still in his chamber, sound asleep, and go to bed myself?
I leaned my head on my shoulder, with my eyes fighting hard to stay open. "So what should we do now, oh clever one?" I mumbled.
Tomoyo thought for a few moments, and then said something, but I wasn't paying attention. My mind has already shut down and drifted to sleep.
"WAKE UP HIIRAGIZAWA!"
"Oh my god, earthquake!" I jumped, suddenly awoke.
"I'm just trying to discuss what we should do next. It was you who asked anyway." Tomoyo said in a dull tone. I stared into her tired pinkish eyes, and sleepy amethyst pupils.
Forget it, who cares where Syaoran has gone to this time? We are in no condition to search for him. It was such a stupid idea to come to Tomoyo's in the middle of the night. Without saying anything, I tiredly scooped Tomoyo in my arms, and walked up inside her bedroom, and we both fell asleep the moment we got on the bed.
Where the hell did Syaoran run off to? Probably just off to look for his precious Cherry Blossom again. I was so foolish to think he's in some kind of trouble.
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I got out of the bed as the first ray of the morning sun hit me. Tomoyo's bed was so hard like a piece of rock, and it was way too small, that when I moved my left arm in sleep, it would bang against the wall, and my right arm was under Tomoyo's head. I slept horribly.
Tomoyo, on the other hand, is sleeping like an angel. Hmp, I still don't get why she said last night that she needed to sleep another night without worries. She can sleep as well as dead person! I wonder if she had nightmares yesterday........
Oh well, time to wake her up.........
*Flashback*
"God Eriol, have you realized that ever since you've stepped into my life, my life just gets worse and worse; you are totally my bad luck charm! Eriol, can't you just let me sleep another night without any worries about you, Sakura, Syaoran, or the Clow Cards! I feel as if my life is slowing draining away when I'm with you; there is so many things to worry about!"
*End of Flashback*
Poor Tomoyo........ she's exhausted after what everyone around her has put her through: her best friend going to jail, me, Sakura becoming a maid, me, The Clow Cards being missing, me, Queen Yelan and Syaoran, me........
Seems like I'm the one who's giving her the most trouble. She deserves a break....... from me. And the rest of her worries. I kissed her softly, tiptoeing out of her room.
I walked downstairs, and wrote her a small note. "Tomoyo, I'm off to search for Syaoran and Sakura. One thing I didn't mention to you yesterday night was that the Clow Cards were also missing; they weren't in Syaoran's bedroom. I'm sorry for not telling you sooner. Bye, I'll be back soon."
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One day later:
A sound of drums and the gong. A crowd was cheering and shouting anxiously. I slowly turned my head and moved my eyeballs in the direction the cheering came from.
It was just the sight I wanted to see. Sakura was performing another sideshow for the townspeople. I walked over to watch her perform.
After the show ended, Sakura took out a wallet-like bag, and happily collected the money donated by the generous people. The crowd was slowly beginning to leave, but there are still too many people walking back and forth on the busy streets. I want to talk to Sakura privately.
I grinned, staring at her moneybag.
I transformed myself into a ninja costume, and walked up behind Sakura. I snatched her moneybag, and started to flee away.
Sakura thought I was a thief trying to steal away her money, so she shouted something, and started to chase me.
I ran on to the Grassy Plains, a place where no one ever goes.
"THIEF, GIVE ME BACK MY MONEY!" Sakura panted, exhausted from chasing me.
I transformed back into wearing regular clothes, being recognizable now as Eriol Hiiragizawa. "Stop shouting Sakura, your gonna break my ears." I smiled at her shocked face, tossing her back her precious moneybag.
"Eriol! Oh my god! Why are you here?" Sakura looked like she rather would meet a ghost than to see me right now. (A/N: Hehe, not really. Eriol obviously doesn't know about Sakura's fear of ghosts.)
"Sakura, I've been looking all over for you, and Tomoyo's worried sick..........." I started.
"Bye Eriol, gotta go." She activated the Dash Card, and tried to run away, but I wouldn't let her. I can't let Sakura just run away from all of us again. I took out my sun staff, and stopped Dash's power.
"How did you stop me!?" Sakura amazingly shouted.
"How did you get your hands on the Dash Card." I shouted back. I thought Sakura only had the fighting cards.
"He was able stop you because he is the most powerful sorcerer in China, and she has the Dash Card because she took it from me." A third voice entered our conversation.
"SYAORAN!" Sakura and I recognized his voice immediately. We both stared at him.
The only thing that can describe Syaoran's appearance right now is: screwed up. His clothes were all filled with dirt, his crown was broken and ripped, but his eyes......... they were clear and scary.
I was the first who spoke. "What the hell man, why are you dressed like this, and why are you here!"
Syaoran glared at me, but chose to ignore me. He went up to Sakura.
"How dare you. What a cold heart you have. Eriol and I search for you and worry about you just like you're a part of our family, and what do you do? You abandoned me on this big plain, not caring if I'll live or die. Are you truly my friend or not Sakura Kinomoto?" The coldness of his voice was reflecting his icy amber eyes.
Sakura was filled with guilt. "I did it so I can protect the Clow Cards. Plus, I knew you could survive in this plain anyway."
"Protect the cards?" Syaoran laughed like it was the most ridiculous excuse in the world. "If you weren't a girl, I'd slap you right now."
"Woah, cool your jets." I pulled Syaoran away from Sakura, just in case they fight.
I sighed, still kind of confused on what's their problem. "Listen to me, whatever you two are talking about, can you at least explain to me the basics? I might be able to help you solve this."
Sakura crossed her arms. "It's like this, yesterday, I dressed myself as Syaoran to sneak into the palace. I crept into his room to take the clow cards, so Queen Yelan won't get her stinky rich hands on it. I activated the dash when Syaoran grabbed me, so that's how we both ended up here. Then, I just took away the Clow Book, leaving Syaoran here."
"Sakura, you should've discussed with Syaoran that you wanted to protect the cards. I think it is a good idea for you to keep them away from the empress, but why would you leave Syaoran in the middle of a forbidden grass plain?"
"I don't know, I guess my mind wasn't working properly. All I was thinking about was the cards."
"And you basically just forgotten all about me. Thank you Sakura, I feel soooooooo special." Syaoran said sarcastically.
"I'm sorry. Forgive me?"
"Eventually."
I grinned. "Yeah, we all know that Syaoran loves you, he'll get over this."
Sakura blushed, and smiled a little. "Alright, let's 'discuss' this whole thing about the Clow Cards."
"I want to go back to the palace first." Whined Syaoran tiredly.
"Fine fine fine." Sakura took out the Dash Card, and silently muttered to herself. "Little prince is afraid to go anywhere besides his sweet little home and his mean little mommy there."
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Back in Syaoran's chamber:
"It's not safe to talk here, so hurry up."
I nodded in agreement. "I vote that Sakura gets to keep the cards. After all, she's a nomad, and the empress can't take the cards from her that easily."
"Thank you Eriol for seeing things in my point of view." Sakura tucked the cards away.
Syaoran only glared, then finally said something. "Am I the only one who knows how much power my mother has? She will eventually track down Sakura, hurt her, and take the cards away. Even though Sakura is talented in the martial arts, she doesn't stand a chance against my mother's entire army of thieves."
I smirked. "I didn't know you cared about Sakura 'this' much. Every word you said was for her good, even though right now you're still mad at her."
"Don't change the subject Eriol." Sakura stared at the window keeping an eye on if the empress is coming.
"What I think we should do is let Sakura stay in the palace with all of us helping her guard the cards." Decided Syaoran.
"Hmm, that's not a bad idea also. Sakura, don't you get it, if the empress can track down the cards no matter what, its best if they stay here where we can all watch over them." I smiled, knowing the only reason Syaoran wants to keep the cards in the palace, is because he wants Sakura to stay with him.
"Alright, I guess it's for the best. Do I still have to disguise myself as Meiling's maid though?" Asked Sakura.
I shot Syaoran my ever-so-famous evil glance. He nodded understanding what I meant.
Syaoran laughed. "No, of course you don't have to become Meiling's maid again. From this day on, you are MY servant."
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Lanturn: Finally, everyone is reunited! Aren't cha happy?
Next chapter will be all about how Syaoran tortures Sakura to seek revenge for her leaving him in the Grassy Plains. Stay tuned! It'll be very funny!
*************
To crystal~heart:
You mentioned a very good point. I don't know if I'm going to have 52 chapters; it'll be pretty cool to do that, but I think I'll run out of ideas before I reach 30 chapters. Thanks for reviewing!