Angelic Destiny

Chapter Eighteen


"Oh Tomoyo! There you are! I was wondering where you had gone!" Sakura cried out the moment she saw 'Tomoyo' walking towards her near Eriol's home, which he had not returned to, yet. The real Tomoyo was trying to warn Sakura about the fact that the Tomoyo in front of her was not the real her, but just someone else, someone who claimed to be her twin sister. Tomoyo did all sorts of things- from yelling to casting magic to hitting the surface of her prison…but it was to no avail. Sakura did not notice her at all.

"What can I do?" Tomoyo thought. "I cannot warn Sakura and the others and they cannot even see me…how? What should I do? Eriol…"

"Tomoyo, are you all right? You seem a bit pale. Has everything gone well between you and Eriol?" Syaoran asked, concern on his face.

Celeste ignored Syaoran and continued walking into Eriol's home, looking in disbelief at something in front of her. Sakura and Syaoran tried to talk to her, but she ignored them all. It was as if she had given up talking to anybody unless Eriol wanted to listen to her and forgive her.

Tomoyo looked at the scene in front of her. She saw Syaoran and Sakura struggling to talk to Celeste, Sakura on the brink of tears, while Syaoran cursing Eriol for being so immoral to Tomoyo and deciding to find Eriol and bash him up until he listened to what Syaoran was going to say. It was only when Sakura stopped him from really going to bash Eriol up did he start to calm down.

Sakura led Celeste to the room where Tomoyo would stay whenever she visited Eriol and left her there, while she went to prepare some food. When Sakura left the room and asked Syaoran to help her prepare food for Tomoyo (Sakura did not believe in people doing things for her.) they discussed what they were going to do. Tomoyo, in her prison, could hear the whispers from the two of them as they cooked food. However, the movement of the circlet from Celeste's head to her hands distracted her.

Well, it seems as if my disguise has not been penetrated yet. Fools! All angels are such fools! They do not realize that someone who they think that is close to them is in fact someone else…hmm…this seems to be a good idea. So, Tomoyo, how do you feel like in your prison? Is it comfortable?

"Even if it is uncomfortable, I will endure. Until the day that I am freed, I will wait, even if it is going to be a long wait." With that, Tomoyo turned her back against Celeste and looked at the door.

Is it? Well, this is really going to be interesting…and I do love things like these, especially if they involve torture!

Tomoyo ignored her. That pissed Celeste off. Holding the circlet tightly in one hand, she shook it very hard. The Tomoyo in the amethyst tried to balance herself and prevent herself from hitting the walls of the prison, where she could be bruised very easily. However, it was to no avail, for Celeste continued shaking the circlet until she heard Sakura and Syaoran's voice coming towards the room and she hurriedly placed it back on her head.

As Tomoyo watched what was happening, she was nursing herself and trying to heal her wounds. It seemed as if it was of no use, for even a simple healing spell had already drained most of her energy.

"Seems like this prison of mine can sap a lot of magic until one dies. I think that this is to deal with people who try to heal themselves…even if I do know the nature of this prison, it is of no use, as Celeste can come up with new tricks to torture me, if her mind is on it." Tomoyo thought.

She looked at Sakura and Syaoran, who were trying to convince Celeste to eat. Celeste was shaking her head the whole time and Tomoyo was going to be dizzy with such violent shaking. "Another torture of some sort." Tomoyo thought amid her dizziness. Eventually, the two angels left Celeste on her own for they thought that Tomoyo needed some 'peace and quiet to think', which to Tomoyo was rubbish, for to her, if something like this happened, she would want Sakura's company badly. Unless…they did not notice that this was the fake Tomoyo?

I'm tired. I'll sleep and then when I wake up, ah…torture will be here waiting for you…

"I'm ready for anything." Tomoyo said.

Oh is it? Then I can surely start with some torture, shall I?

Tomoyo ignored her.

I think some coldness can help.

Celeste muttered a few words and immediately, on the corner of her bed, there was a box made of ice. She took the circlet off and placed it in the box and covered it, then muttering another few words before lying down on her bed.

It was not very cold initially, but when Celeste added the few words, it became extremely cold. Of course, the prisoner knew what that spell was. It was the Freezing Spell, the spell designed to freeze people to death unless they confess for the crimes that they had done. It was a common type of torture. Tomoyo shivered involuntarily.

"I will endure. I will! If this is only the beginning of the types of torture that she is going to use, there will be more lined up behind this. This is torture that everyone knows how to do if they have a bit of magical knowledge, but I will dread the spells that only people of her master can use…I do not know what to expect…" Tomoyo thought. For the whole night, she struggled to stay awake so that she would not fall into the sleep of death. Using her wings as a blanket, she covered herself with it and when it became too cold, she walked or flew about in her prison.

"I will be able to make it! I will! I will wait until the day I am freed!"


Disclaimer: I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura.

Once again, I am so sorry that I have not updated for such a long time…forgive me, please? Will try to update as soon as possible! Ja!