Well hello my very few readers. This story does have a point to all of this jumbled mess I call a plot, but please be patient no one's really perfect.
As the very well known disclaimer goes: I do not and will never own Card Capture Sakura.
I would also like to say thank you to the people that have continued to read this strange tale I call the Elemental scrolls 1
"Speaking"
'Thoughts'
A/N: authors notes.
(Italic words): The slight bits of sayings and or quotes I might say during the story.
Here's chapter three:
The very uneventful day
In the previous chapter we read:
Unknown to either of them two pairs of eyes followed their path to the library. "I see that Master Dow had intended more from the girl then just her powers," a lavender swirled water spirit whispered to an azure yami spirit. "I know what you mean. Did you hear what the azure teen muttered?" He inquired pulling back the lavender swirled water spirit back in to the dark shadows. "No, but I know what he meant by the way his aura faltered slightly as he did," she responded in a hushed voice. The yami spirit smiled, "Poor Eriol-chan is in love with our little lavender mistress." "Yami I think you're right," she stated in a suddenly giddy voice. "Thanks Hikari. We best be going though or the others will sense our presence," Yami dictated in a low whisper, as he tugged his plotting matchmaker of a friend away. "B-but but!" Hikari stuttered in a whiny way. "Hikari if you don't move you butt they'll catch us and find what they're not supposed to yet," Yami seethed. "Fine," Hikari whispered glumly as she followed her fellow guardian.
Now here at the present:
Two days had passed after Eriol and Tomoyo's strange, but amusing conversation. The days had passed as normally-this meaning that the shadowy characters had not yet appeared to unmask their strange plot- with only a few arguments to be heard about the echoing corridors of the temple mainly by Tomoyo and Eriol. The first rays of the new day streamed through Tomoyo's curtains as she brushed away the sleep sand in her eyes. The light had caused her walls to seem as though they were a cold stream. She had gotten out of bed and dressed in a dark lavender sweater and beige pants. "I haven't gotten an ounce of work in the two days that have past and it strikes me as odd that Eriol-san has been so argumentative with me lately," she stated as she brushed her hair up into a lose bun.
Suddenly her door was slammed open to reveal the xenial and very energetic stranger who was dressed in a very elegant white dress with her black hair tied in a neat French braid. This enigmatic person looked suspicious as Tomoyo stood and introduced herself. "My name is Tomoyo and what would be your name?" Tomoyo inquired as she stayed a safe distance away. "Oh don't be afraid my dear Tomoyo-chan I am a friend that will show to be useful-which here means something that will change the story is coming up soon-and tactful," the very bright lady stated. "What would your name my new and arcane friend?" Tomoyo questioned coming closer to see this person's face more clearly. "Ah I see you haven't given me your full trust well no matter. All you have to do is come with me because of an important cryptic-meaning private- meeting about the scrolls. This is of the utmost importance-meaning my strange and tactful plan will work on this young lady- Tomoyo-chan. You can call me Hikari," she said with a wide grin.
"Well if it's for the good of the temple's residents, then I have no choice do I." Tomoyo stated as she strode to Hikari's side with a nervousness that did not leave her aurora. 'This one will be much easier to catch because of how she is kind. I guess all I have to do now is get her to release the scrolls that are left: Mizu, Faiyuu, and Ming.' Hikari thought as she led Tomoyo into the temple's surreptitious room behind a very recognizable painting. "Where are we heading off to exactly Hikari-san?" Tomoyo asked in a half apprehensive and keen voice. "We are almost my dear," Hikari said in a monotone voice.
Suddenly Tomoyo stopped dead in her tracks- which in this case didn't mean she died on a track she prepared. Hikari noticed the sudden halt and turned to see Tomoyo give her a very suspicious look. "What?" Hikari demanded. "If it's a meeting then why am I the only one that you recruited?" Tomoyo questioned in a manner that would make you think she knew something more that others did. "Well that's was an absurd question to stop walking to the meeting. Everyone is already there," Hikari crudely stated losing her patience with Tomoyo. "It's not an absurd question! Master Dow had once told me in his informative letters before I came here that any meeting wouldn't be held in secrecy against other members," She stated as she backed away very subtly. Hikari sighed, "I knew a well read person such as your self wouldn't be so willing to fall into my plot so easily." Hikari advanced foreword as Tomoyo increased her speed as she started to sprint to the entrance. Hikari grumbled and opened her own scroll to find a suitable control spell. Tomoyo's lavender eyes searched for the right painting to go through and prayed to God that she had entered the right one.
She had escaped Hikari's clutches and menacing plot even if she didn't know what it truly was (yet). Tomoyo scanned the room and thought it looked slightly familiar.
'Navy door, ivory curtains, silver computer, trophies, Eriol in a navy bed… Wait! Eriol? I must be in his room. Great, just wonderful, I landed in HIS room of all places. Now since he seems to be asleep I should be able to sneak out, but what if that strange Hikari person finds me in front of his door?'
'Girl! Get off of you butt already! Just wake up Eriol and ask him for some help. It's very easy to do you now.'
'That's easy for you to say you're my conscience!'
'Well get a move on now! Hikari could find you any second. Hurry up already!'
'FINE I'll go and wake him up.'
Tomoyo ascend from her lowered position and tip toed over to Eriol's bed and stopped and gazed at him. The light was trickling through the slit his curtains had made Eriol's face to give off an innocent glow. 'He looks so cute just laying there not that he isn't cute when he's awake, but he has a warmer disposition this way. I hope he doesn't become cross when I wake him.' Tomoyo was about to move closer when she noticed that Eriol was staring at her. "Umm….morning Eriol," Tomoyo replied awkwardly as she backed away slightly.
"I see you had enjoyed the view, but what strikes me as odd is why you're here so early and in my room." Eriol stated groggily as he stretched out. Tomoyo raised her brow and questioned, "Why would I just plain stare at you in this hour? I'm only here because I wanted to ask you if you'd be able to help me in a small problem that had occurred. That would be my whole purpose of coming here." Eriol gave Tomoyo a boyish grin and replied, "What do you need help with milady? Just to add you can sit down there's no need to stand there and cramp you legs."
Tomoyo gave him a grateful smile and sat down at the side of his bed and told him what had all happened. "….and that's how I ended up here," Tomoyo finished giving out a slightly aggravated sigh. "Well this sounds like a scroll spirit. She called herself Hikari and that must mean Yami here too, and they're probably trying to free the other scrolls that have been safely locked away. Although that wouldn't be possible since no spirit would be able to get to the door without someone from the temple." Eriol thought aloud. "What do we do now? I mean if they're both here and want to get the other scrolls that had been locked up couldn't they just posses someone?" Tomoyo inquired as a troubled look came over her features. "Actually they could've have done that, but they didn't for some reason. With that in mind they must be after one of the scrolls that have just been made then, but that wouldn't make sense." Eriol stated giving Tomoyo an alarmed glance. "It could be possible Eriol, besides Master Dow must have made it to be a powerful scroll and that's probably why they want it right?" Tomoyo said as she rose up and started pacing the floor. "That's why it seems to be so perplexing the only scroll that Master Dow had created would be the scroll that brings two people together, but he said he dumped that into the trash bin," he stated and suddenly an idea struck him- meaning that he had an idea and didn't die because of it. "You mean a spirit sort of like cupid right?" Tomoyo inquired in a calmed tone. Eriol gazed at Tomoyo's expression and sighed, "Well no and yes. I know this is very off topic, but could you leave for a moment I need to change. If you can't do that because Hikari might be lurking outside could you turn your back to me so I can change?"
Tomoyo flushed and stopped pacing and whipped around leaving Eriol some privacy to change. "I'm sorry," Tomoyo stated with guilt embedded into her words as she kept her back to him. "There's no need for an apology Tomoyo it's not your fault that a dangerous scroll is lurking about the temple," Eriol reassured her as he finished dressing up and stood up straight and tapped Tomoyo on the shoulder signaling her that she could turn around. "Well since they probably have found someone to do their bidding by now either by possessing them or tricking them we should keep alert," Eriol stated in a very stern tone. "Be careful Tomoyo," Eriol told her giving her a very soft gaze-which in this situation would cause one to think that he was in love or cared very deeply about her.
"Eriol you shouldn't worry besides what real harm could they do if they're just looking for something that's supposed to be in the waste bin, ne?" Tomoyo chirped as she walked cautiously to the navy door. Tomoyo opened the door carefully and glanced around and carefully and quietly went to warn Sakura and Syoran (sp?) before anything bad might have happened.
Eriol watched her as she made her way swiftly and quietly. 'I really have to get her out of my mind or else I'll fall for her.'
'Too late you already have. Or haven't you noticed the glances, and looks you tend to give her are very soft and loving. Or when and if you notice some guy being too nice to her you might feel a wave of anger and might want to fracture the guy so he would never be able to walk again?'
'One that would never happen….besides I wouldn't let it happen in the first place. Secondly I just care for her as a friend nothing more and she feels the same way about me.'
'Even though you have glasses you are truly blind.'
'Oh will you be quiet'
'Meh fine suit you disillusioned self.'
Eriol sighed and walked into his room closing the door not even noticing the ominous and slightly strange force that had passed him during his so called conversation. Yami shivered and slipped through Eriol's door and looked around. 'Why Tomoyo might like this young man is beyond me. He doesn't even know he's started to love her yet. I guess we do have to unleash the amorous spirit onto them after all.' He went and hid behind Eriol's shadow and watched him as he did some investigating about the so called lost scroll.
