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Unending BattlesChapter 3: Dreams Can Come True
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"Moshi Moshi, Kinimoto Sakura speaking," said Sakura, answering the phone.
"Sakura-chan!" squealed Tomoyo on the other end, "You'll never guess who is coming back to Tomoeda!"
"Hoe? Who?"
"Eriol-kun! Apparently he could feel whatever presence you have been feeling all the way in England. He got worried so him and his friend are coming out to make sure everything is ok!"
"Wow, that's great! I won't have to face this thing alone!" said Sakura excited. I just wish that Syaoran-kun would come too... "But where will they stay?"
"I invited them to stay at my house, since Eriol's house out here was torn down."
"That's great Tomoyo! That means that he'll be close by incase anything strange happens!"
The two friends chatted for a while about what they would have to do when Eriol and his mystery friend arrived.
"Oh! I almost forgot, tonight is my turn to make dinner! I'm sorry Tomoyo-chan, I have to go," said Sakura, saddened that she couldn't talk to her friend longer.
"Its alright, Sakura-chan. I'll see you tomorrow at school."
"Class, I would like to introduce you to three new transfer students," said Sakura's teacher, Terada-sensei. Two boys and a girl with long hair walked into the classroom. Eriol-kun, thought Sakura as she identified the first boy. Turning her attention to the second, SYAORAN-KUN?! she just sat there completely stunned.
"Hey, Hiiragizawa-kun, Li-kun! How are you guys?" said Yamazaki.
"Hey guys, how long are you staying this time?" teased Chiharu.
"I know some of you already know two of these new students. For those of you who don't know, this is Hiiragizawa Eriol from England and Li Syaoran from Hong Kong--" But Terada-sensei was not allowed to finish because all of a sudden there was a loud beeping noise....
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Sakura poked her head out from under her blanket. "Huh? A dream...?" She reached a hand up and turned off her alarm clock and slowly got out of bed.
"Ah, ohay-o gozaimasu Sakura-chan," yawned Kero.
"I had a weird dream, Kero-chan," mumbled Sakura as she pulled her shirt over her head, "there were three new transfer students to our class..one was a girl, but I didn't know her, and the other two were Eriol-kun-"
"Well, he's transferring to your school with a friend, that's nothing knew. That girl could be that friend."
"Yea...but the third student was...Syaoran-kun..." she said, looking at Kero.
"HAHAHAHA!!" Kero laughed, "Gomen Sakura-chan, but wouldn't the brat told you if he was coming back to Tomoeda?"
"Yea...I suppose." Said Sakura looking a bit sad.
"Eh, Sakura, if you keep sitting there dwelling on that, you'll be late. Didn't you get up early so that you could meet Tomoyo-chan and Hiiragizawa-kun before school started?"
That brought Sakura out of her thoughts, "HOEEE!!!" screamed Sakura as she grabbed her bag and ran downstairs. A few minutes later, still choking down the last of her breakfast, she was out the door skating like there was no tomorrow.
"Tomoyo-chan!" called Sakura.
Her best friend spun around, "Sakura-chan, ohay-o!" Tomoyo called back, waving. "Oh! I almost forgot, Eriol-kun called right before I left this morning. Him and his friend are running late this morning, so they won't be able to meet up with us." She said, watching her friend skid to a stop next to her.
"Oh, that's all right," said Sakura looking even more crestfallen.
"Sakura-chan, what's wrong?"
"Hoe? Oh its nothing...I just had a weird dream that's all."
"About what?"
"I was at school...and there were 3 new transfer students to our class...Eriol-kun and some girl...and Syaoran-kun was there..." said Sakura, trying not to look or sound as sad as she felt.
"Oh, Sakura-chan...gomen na--" but Tomoyo stopped short in her apology to Sakura as her eyes fell upon a tall dark haired boy standing by the front gate.
"Hoe? Tomoyo-chan what's wrong?" Sakura asked as she closed her locker. She followed her friend's gaze out the window...
"Sakura-chan...I'm not seeing things am I?" asked Tomoyo, "Sakura-chan? Sakura-chan!" Tomoyo called, but Sakura had run back outside.
Li Syaoran stood right inside the gate to Sejui High School, Maybe I should have told her I was coming, he thought, then I wouldn't feel so awkward standing here... Then his gaze caught a figure running from the main building toward him.
Sakura couldn't believe her eyes, she had dreamed that he was in her class, but she wasn't really expecting him to be here. Why didn't he tell her he was coming? She stopped a few feet away from the boy.
"Syaoran-kun...?"
Time seemed to stand still. He didn't expect her to be this early to school.
Li gulped, "...Sakura-chan...?"
Sakura's face brightened and her cheeks turned pink,
"SYAORAN-KUN!" she shouted, jumping at him.
Li, who didn't quite expect to be glomped so suddenly, lost balance and fell over.
"Ah! Gomen, Syaoran-kun! Are you alright?" exclaimed Sakura, realizing what she did and sat up.
"Uh, yea I think so," replied a disgruntled Li.
"Good!" and with that Sakura hugged him again, this time being careful not to knock him over again.
Li returning the hug said, "Sakura-chan, shouldn't we go inside?"
"Ah, h-hai."
What neither of them realized was that Tomoyo had been hiding behind one of the bushes in front of the school, and video taped the whole encounter.
"So, Li-kun, what brings you back to Tomoeda?" asked Tomoyo (no longer in the bushes) as she approached.
"My mother and I suspect that we've been feeling the same presence that Sakura-chan has been. I came back to make sure everything is ok."
"Besides that scary aura, everything has been normal, right Tomoyo-chan?"
"Hai, but that's also the reason that Eriol-kun and his friend came back."
"Nani? I didn't know that Hiiragizawa-san was back," said Li.
"He just got here last night. We were supposed to meet him early this morning, but he was running late," replied Tomoyo.
The 3 friends kept chatting as they made their way to their classroom together.
"Class, I would like to introduce you to three new transfer students," said Sakura's teacher, Terada-sensei (Author: that's right, they really do still have the same teacher). Eriol-kun, Syaoran-kun and a girl with long hair walked into the classroom.
"Wait a minute..." muttered some of the students, "isn't that a girl?"
"What's she doing wearing the boy's uniform?"
And it was true. Yume had insisted on wearing the boy's uniform, saying that she felt naked wearing the girl's mini-skirt.
"Hey, Hiiragizawa-kun, Li-kun! How are you guys?" said Yamazaki.
"Hey guys, how long are you staying this time?" teased Chiharu.
"I know some of you already know two of these new students. For those of you who don't know, this is Hiiragizawa Eriol from England and Li Syaoran from Hong Kong." Said Terada-sensei motioning to the two boys, "and this," he said indicating the girl, "is Nozomi Yume, also from England. Now, there are 3 seats in the left-hand back row. Please choose one and sit down. We haven't gotten very far in our lessons yet, so it should be easy for all of you to catch up."
Sakura, who also sat in the back row, was very pleased that Li chose the seat next to her. Yume sat in the far corner, and Eriol was next to her, directly behind Tomoyo. (Author: if it will make it easier for all of you to understand this, I'll draw a small chart for you. Lemme know if you need it!)
It seemed like it took even longer than usual for the lunch bell to ring that day. The four friends made their way outside and sat down on a bench near some trees for shade. Sakura clung to Li's arm most of the time, afraid to let go, incase this was all just a dream, and he would go away again.
"So why were you running late this morning, Eriol-kun?" Sakura asked.
"Gomen nasai, Tomoyo-san, Sakura-san. I was very tired because of the jet lag," Eriol replied.
"Nozomi-chan didn't seem to have a problem..." said Tomoyo.
"She didn't...Its thanks to her that we arrived just in time."
FLASH BACK
Yume sighed, "Daidouji-san, you go on ahead. Eriol hasn't woken up yet, so we'll be a little late to school. Gomen nasai, but we won't be able to meet your friend until later."
"Are you sure you don't want me to wait for you, Nozomi-chan?" Asked Tomoyo
"Hai, I'm positive. Trust me, you do not want to be around when I wake him up."
(After Tomoyo leaves)
Yume strode into Eriol's room.
"ERIOL WAKE UP!" she shouted, not 6 inches away from his ear, "THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR STUPID JET LAG, WE'RE GOING TO BE LATE!"
END FLASH BACK
"Come to think of it, where is Yume-chan?" said Eriol as he looked around.
"Up here, dimwit," came the cold reply from Yume.
They all looked up, and sure enough, there was Yume. She was sitting on a large tree branch, and looked very engrossed in what she was typing into the laptop computer sitting in her lap. (Author: duh...where else is a laptop gonna be when your up a tree?)
"Uh no...Nozomi-san, what are you doing?" asked Sakura.
Yume sighed, "I'm working on compiling a database of all known magicians from around the world."
"Oh," they all said, but none of them really understood.
You moron's, thought Yume angrily, I doubt any of you would even know a keyboard from a computer mouse, other than Daidouji-san. And she only knows about computers because she's so infatuated with take pictures and making movies of "Sakura-chan"! Don't ask about what you could never hope to understand. And she really did mean it too. She never expected the supposed "most powerful magician of the time" to be so cheerful and carefree, nor did she expect Sakura's friends to be the same. What did Eriol see in this pansy? I'll never understand why he likes her so much. Oh yea, "confess my love to Eriol" yea right. 1) I don't even feel that way about the guy (I think..) and 2) he's so drunkenly infatuated with Kinimoto-san that he'd never even give my "feelings" a second though. Nice try Ruby and Suppi but not in this life, I learn from my past mistakes thank you very much...
As Sakura and Tomoyo continued to question her, and attempt to make small talk, Yume's last nerve snapped. Without saying anything, since she knew that if she openly insulted Eriol's friends she would get an earful about it, Yume hopped down from the tree she was sitting in and briskly walked away from the group.
"Hoe? Did we insult her or something?" asked Sakura worriedly.
"Iie, don't worry about it Sakura-san," Eriol replied to her reassuringly, "Yume isn't much of a people person."
The end of lunch bell rang, and everyone slowly made his or her way inside to complete the rest of the school day. Everyone anyway, except for Yume...she was a little preoccupied.
"Hello," said an icy voice so cold it sent a chill to even Yume's bones, "I don't believe I've seen you around here before."
"Iie, you probably haven't. I just moved here." Replied Yume shortly, attempting to make her way back to the main building of the school.
"What a shame, you look so familiar. Are you sure we haven't met somewhere before?"
"If we did, I'm sure that's probably why I haven't gone back."
"Why you little--" said the woman in outrage.
"Look, mister. I'd love to stay and chat, but I'm late for my class, and my friends are waiting for me," Yume said calmly, cutting her off.
She almost didn't have time to dodge as something big and heavy slightly grazed her ear. "What the--" Yume spun around to face the stranger for the first time. She had long, wavy black hair, and her eyes were almost charcoal black; she was very tall and thin. This...This is the same aura that I felt a few days ago back in England... "Baka! What are you attacking me for?" she yelled.
"I want the Clow Cards," the woman said, throwing a few more rocks at Yume "and I will stop at nothing to obtain them."
Yume back flipped over them and shouted, "Who are you? And why do you want the Clow Cards?"
A cold, maniacal laugh filled the air that chilled Yume's blood, "I am Urayamu Koto. And I want the Clow Cards because they rightfully belong to me!"
"Well, I hate to burst your bubble, Uranium, but I don't have the Clow Cards."
"It's Urayamu!" the magicianist shrieked, "and if you aren't the Mistress of the Clow Cards, who is?"
"Ha hahahaha!" it was Yume's turn to send a blood-chilling laugh Urayamu Koto's way, "That's none of your concern. All you need to know is that the Mistress in question has friends, and if you mess with them, your death is assured." Of course, she was bluffing. Yume knew perfectly well that Sakura's friends didn't have what it took to kill someone, but what this insane woman didn't know, wouldn't hurt her.
Urayamu Koto, infuriated, shouted "And how do I know that you really aren't the Clow Mistress? For all I know, you could be making all of this up!" She began to relentlessly pelt rocks, large ones at that, Yume's way.
Yume, running the other way, began to chant "Sun, moon, earth, stars, wind, water, darkness, fire. I command you now, surrender your strength to me!" and a long staff, almost as tall as her appeared in her hand. "Fire!" Yume shouted and instantly flames rose out of nowhere to protect their mistress from the on-coming rocks, reducing them to ashes. "Is that proof enough for you?" Yume smirked at the astonished look upon Urayamu Koto's face.
"It seems I was incorrect." As soon as Yume blinked, Koto was gone.
Yume looked around, but her adversary was no where in sight. She sighed, and looked at the large clock across the courtyard. Hmm...school's almost over. It would be pointless to go back to class and try to explain why I'm so late... She walked out the front gates, and started heading to nowhere in particular.
"Eriol-kun, where do you think Nozomi-chan went?" asked Tomoyo.
"I don't know," he replied, worried, "she doesn't know her way around Tomoeda, she might get lost..." then, with a sudden thought he spun around, "Sakura-san, would you mind if I borrowed your cell phone?"
"Hoe? Um...sure, Eriol-kun."
Eriol took the cell phone and dialed. A few rings later...
"Yo,"
"Yume-chan," sighed Eriol, relived, "where are you?"
"I dunno...some park with a bunch of penguins. I think you've called it 'Penguin King Park' or something?"
"Alright, stay there." He said turning the phone off, and started running.
"Eriol-kun, matte!" shouted Sakura, but Eriol wasn't listening.
Yume was sitting under the Penguin King slide, typing on her laptop when she heard a voice calling her.
"Yume-chan! Yume-chan, doko dai yo!"
She sighed, "chill genius, I'm under here."
What happened next, she would have never guessed. Eriol came flying at her out of nowhere (seemingly to her, since she couldn't see much under the slide). Not expecting to be glomped, Yume fell backwards, with Eriol hugging her tightly.
"O-oi! Eriol, chill out!" Yume said shocked and nervous.
"I'm so glad you're ok. I was so worried when you didn't show up for class."
"Uh, now that you know I'm ok, would you mind getting off me? You're gonna squish my laptop."
"Oh! Gomen nasai!" he said, hurriedly getting up. He sat perpendicular to her with light reflecting on his glasses, so his eyes were hidden (from embarrassment), his face beet red.
Yume sat up as well, and checked her laptop to make sure it was still ok. "Jeez Eriol, what's up? You're usually a very collected person...but that was something I would expect Sakura or Tomoyo would do." She looked at him questioningly.
"You didn't show up for class, and I was really worried," he said, still not looking at her. I should tell her, giving himself a mental kick, I told everyone that I would meet them all back at Sakura's house. I have the time...and no one else is around... He also knew that Ruby Moon wouldn't be happy if he let this opportunity slip. "Umm...Yume..." he began. Just say it. "I love you", its not that hard Eriol. He looked back at her, but she was no longer there.
"Lets go Eriol, where is everyone anyway?"
"Uh...um...they're at Sakura's house waiting for us," he stammered, not expecting her to be so eager to leave.
"What are you still doing under there, baka?" She asked, squatting down so her face was level with his.
Eriol's face began to turn pink. Just do it! He mentally screamed at himself. Eriol grabbed Yume's shoulders, and pulled her towards him. Yume lost balance and fell onto him, but Eriol, having the whole thing (more or less) planned out, braced himself and made sure their lips met. Yume just sat there for a minute stunned. What...the...hell? her eyes widened as she realized what was going on, and even though her brain told her to pull back and yell at him, it seemed that her body was glued to the spot. After a few moments, Eriol pulled his face away from hers, looked his friend in the eye and said, "Yume...I love you," There I said it.
Oh my god... Yume couldn't believe it, wait...what?
"No you don't," she accused flatly.
Eriol just sat there stunned. He just kissed and told the girl he loved how he felt about her, and she was going to accuse him of lying?!
"You like Daidouji-san." She finished.
"I-Iie! I love you, Yume-chan. I always have!" he insisted.
"Whatever," said Yume nonchalantly, "it doesn't matter to me either way." And with that, she got up and left Eriol sitting there, alone.
I'm such an idiot.
Author: Poor Eriol-kun!! T.T
Eriol fans: WHAT?! You're the one who wrote it!!
Author: I know, I know...gomen nasai. But will this change their relationship together, will Eriol's feelings be returned, or will his feelings for Yume fade? Keep reading!! MWHAHAHA!