Chapter 6:  SS Dreams and Meiling's Birthday Party

Mudkip: Mud Mudkip

Sean: What the fuck? What the hell is that?

Lil LoveStar: That's my Mudkip, cute isn't it?

Sean frowning: Where did it come from?

Lil LoveStar: Its pokeball of course. Ne ways since you're confused I'll start.

Later that very evening we come upon Syaoran Li in his bed asleep. A sleeping prince and a dreaming prince as well. What was he dreaming? Well let's find out. (AN: Yeah weird of me I know but the following Italics are his dreams) "What am I doing in these clothes?" Syaoran asked himself, he was dressed in pure black and was facing a castle, but the castle wasn't his own castle, this castle was all white and was shinning like the sun. He also noticed that the atmosphere around him was kind of foggy as he moved; he looked at the floor and realized it wasn't a floor he was standing on, and it was a cloud. 'It's just like Cosette's song of a Castle on a Cloud' Syaoran thought. He looked around and noticed that on the balcony was a shadowed figure of a girl looking down at him. He couldn't figure out who it was because of the shadows that were surrounding her. "Help me Syaoran, only you can help me." The figure said; Syaoran couldn't make out the voice because of the echo it made.

"Who are you?" Syaoran asked. As if on cue both his step-mother and mother appeared behind him. His mother Yelan spoke first, "You must over come your father my son." Then Natasha spoke, "You must help the figure before you Syaoran."

"How can I help her, if I don't know who she is?" Syaoran asked as they started to disappear.

"Look in your heart." Yelan said. And they disappeared. Syaoran awoke in a cold sweat. 'What was that?'

Cosette

Asleep in her own room right next to Syaoran's room was the young girl Cosette, she was dreaming as well. "Showron, Kero, where are you two?" Cosette asked, looking for her guardians. She was dressed in an all white dress, running in the darkness. There was a sudden burst of light, and then she found herself in a room full of toys and at least one hundred boys and girls, playing with the clean and new toys. She tried to talk to them but she realized that they couldn't hear her. She walked out of the room, still looking for Showron and Kero. She went outside and realized that she was in a white, shinning castle. Looking down she also realized that she was on a cloud. 'It's my Castle on a Cloud.' She nearly cried. A musical hum was heard and all the children ran out of the rooms to the highest point of the Castle. Summoning her Fly Card, Cosette followed them. She was greeted by a woman dressed in white like her; she had a beautiful voice and beckoned Cosette to come to her. Once near the woman Cosette felt safe and secure as the woman started to sing to her. As the song ended Cosette noticed all the children disappeared and a huge shadow was cased over the whole Castle. The woman was beginning to disappear just like the children and Cosette felt like her world was crashing before her. "Cosette, my dear, you must try to remember your past and stop the evil that causes this shadow." The woman said. "Find the evil and conquer it."

"Who are you?" Cosette yelled. There was no answer. Cosette awoke in a cold sweat and Kero and Showron looked at her in worry.

Madison

Later that morning Cosette walked Madison's room to find her talking to two familiar faces and a very familiar person was in the shadows waiting for them. Madison looked in her direction and squealed out, "Cosette! I just finished your three new dresses; you can try them out after I finish Meiling's." Cosette looked at the glaring Meiling and flinched. "Hello Cosette." A sweet voice said. Cosette looked at Natasha with a warm smile, "Good morning your highness." She curtsied. Natasha smiled at how polite her daughter was. The figure in the shadows came out and smiled at Cosette, "Hey Eriol, what are you doing up here?" Cosette asked.

"I wanted him to assist me today." Natasha said. Eriol smiled at Cosette and hugged her. Meiling smiled at this, it seemed to her that Cosette liked Eriol, so she couldn't take her Syaoran. Cosette smiled at Eriol. Madison felt a tinge of sadness at this. But she continued on Meiling's dress. Natasha saw the way Meiling and Madison reacted to the friends hugging. She of course didn't say anything to the two girls and continued to watch her daughter. The door soon after opened to reveal Syaoran who looked like he'd seen a ghost or two. Natasha knew that her magic affected him, and his dreams helped her as well. She was surprised that Yelan's spirit decided to help her; she probably saw the good in her own daughter and the evil that had become her husband.

"Syaoran, what happened to you, why do you look so terrified?" Meiling asked, with fear in her eyes.

"Bad dreams." Syaoran said simply. He looked at Cosette then to Natasha then to Eriol. "Why is he here again?" He asked with a frown on.

"I brought him here dear." Natasha said defending Eriol. "Would you like to stay and keep us more company dear?" She asked. Syaoran shrugged and sat next to Eriol, not before looking at him with suspicion.

Kero

"I can't believe that she made such a thing." Kero said looking at the new Card.

"It was her first time Kero; at least she was able to make it." Showron said drinking some water.

"But she can't really use it for one thing. And unfortunately she can't control it either." Kero sighed. The Passion Card wasn't in the book, it was under a special seal that both Kero and Showron had to make so it wouldn't go off using its magic on everyone.

"She'll just have to learn how to control it and that will come with age and practice." Showron smiled to himself. Kero looked at him, "You believe she'll learn how to control it quickly don't you?" He asked.

"I have no doubt in my mind, but meanwhile, we have to make sure that the seal doesn't break." Showron smiled. They both looked at the Card and sighed. Showron continued to smile and Kero was starting to wonder what the hell was wrong with him.

Cosette

"Oh it's just perfect, and it matches your eyes perfectly." Natasha smiled as Meiling turned in her red dress, it did show off her eyes and she and Madison loved it.

"Thank you Madison." Meiling said, she looked to her then to Cosette and scoffed at her. Cosette just frowned slightly but she didn't seem to get mad. Syaoran smiled at Meiling since she was happy and at Cosette for not letting Meiling get to her. Eriol kept an expressionless face; he was instead paying attention to the door, more or less what was on the other end of it and in the next room. (AN: HEHE, maybe he does have magic) Natasha noticed Eriol's serious face and she could see what he was looking at. She was so surprised that Cosette was able to keep both Showron and Kero after all these years, and now she knew for a fact that they were fine, she would have to pay them a visit eventually.

"I see that my darling niece is ready for her birthday tomorrow." Sean said, scaring almost everyone except Natasha, Syaoran and Eriol. "Yes Uncle I am and I can't wait for my party either."

"You know father it isn't polite to barge into a young lady's room and scare the girls." Syaoran said giving his father a plain look. Sean gave his son a sign he heard him then looked around the room; he looked at Meiling, then to Madison, next to Syaoran then to Eriol, to his wife and to… that wretched girl was in here, with her friend and with her mother? Normally he wouldn't have it but he didn't want to make a scene, he would get even with the girl later.

"Well Meiling your party will be a great one come tomorrow." Sean said smiling at her; he nodded to everyone else except Cosette and Eriol before leaving.

"I'm surprised he didn't say anything about these two in here, I would have." Meiling said snobbishly. Natasha shook her head at Meiling, Cosette frowned and Eriol didn't do anything. "Cosette, you ready?" Madison asked. Cosette got out of her slightly mad state and nodded. Meiling went to put her regular dress on while Cosette stepped over to Madison.

"I hope you like them." Madison smiled, holding out three different dresses, one was a peach color, one was green and the last one which was automatically her favorite a pink one.

"Oh Madison, I love them. Thank you again." (AN: You know I just realized that I didn't make Madison all starry like, she'll be like that when Syaoran realizes he likes Cosette) "Can I try them on?" Cosette asked.

"When Meiling gets out of the dressing room you can."

"No she doesn't, I want to see how she looks." Natasha said using her magic to put the peach one on, it look so cute on her, and since it was shorter than most of her other dresses she could do errands better in it. The pink one also looked beautiful when that was put on her. And it brought out her eyes nicely.

"Are you going to try the green one Auntie?" Madison asked. Natasha shook her head, "I believe this will be the dress that Eriol will escort Cosette in." "It wouldn't be proper for us to know how she will look, we will see tomorrow. Meiling stepped out of the dressing room and looked at Cosette in the pink dress, then she looked to Syaoran who seemed entranced by her, Meiling just couldn't stand it. Why did he like her so much, she was beneath him, she was an abandoned orphan that her Uncle took in, just the rest of those pests downstairs. Meiling glared as she walked toward them.

"What do you think Meiling?" Madison asked. Natasha and Syaoran knew she shouldn't have asked her.

"You did a wonderful job Madison, but on her, the poor thing is wasted. Well good afternoon to you." Meiling said walking out. Eriol felt a little bad for the girl, but she would soon find out that Syaoran wasn't interested in her and move on. Syaoran frowned at himself for not making Meiling feel better but he couldn't lie in front of his knowing step-mother, he did find Cosette beautiful in that dress and in anything really.

The rest of the day went by normally and evening soon came, then morning. Cosette didn't train with Syaoran this time since it was Meiling's birthday and Syaoran said that he would be with her for most of the day until the party. The beginning of dusk soon came and all the servants were getting the ballroom ready, including Cosette, Eriol and the children.

"COSETTE!" All the children squealed out when they saw Cosette come into the ballroom.

"Hi guys, I've missed you all so much." She smiled as they hugged her. She looked up as she felt eyes on her. Standing away from everyone all alone was Sasami; everything about her was the same, except she did get a little bigger since it was late in the year and everyone was going to turn their next age. All the children stopped when Cosette hushed them. She walked past them to Sasami. Sasami started to build tears in her eyes as Cosette came closer. Cosette knelled down and looked into her pink eyes and asked, "What's the matter honey?" She asked the young girl motherly. Sasami's tears fell as she ran into Cosette, crying automatically. Cosette put her arms around the girl, "Shh, sweetie it will be okay, why are you crying?"

"Because I've missed you and Eriol said that we couldn't see you and we all missed you." All the other children nodded. Cosette quieted down Sasami and told everyone, "Well guys, you'll get to see me all day today so let's fix up this ballroom nice and fast so we can maybe play." All the kids cheered and got to work. They cleaned the whole room then put up the decorations and set the tables up and the chairs.

"We did it and it only took an hour and fifteen minutes." Eriol said. Cosette looked at the room; mostly everything was red for Meiling. Cosette smiled and looked at the ten kids, "Nice work kiddos, now read for a game?" All the kids cheered as they ran out of the ballroom.

About another half an hour later, the children were called to get their bath and get dressed for the party (AN: If Meiling knew she would have a fit, but I want them there since they miss Cosette). Madison came down right after calling for Cosette and Eriol, "You two need to get cleaned and dressed, the guests are now arriving, by the time you two are done this whole room should be full." She said dragging them up the stairs. Madison gave Eriol to Syaoran who was going to give him a tux, at his step-mother's and her request, Natasha and Madison took Cosette to her room. Both Kero and Showron were hiding when they came in. "I believe the green dress will do as I said yesterday." Natasha said. They put it on her and they did her hair, since it grew and Madison didn't cut it, it was longer and the same length all over. They put it back and curled it and added a pinch of lip-gloss and a tiny bit if green eyeliner. The dress alone made her eyes shine, but Natasha wanted to be the mother to her daughter she could never be and she added an emerald necklace and earrings. Madison looked at the queen, "Auntie, they're beautiful, and they match her dress perfectly." Madison said with stars in her eyes.

"Thank you Madison. Yes I think that Cosette will defiantly out class Meiling." Natasha giggled like a young girl. "But Cosette really, don't make a scene, the emperor will not be happy and Meiling will probably get mad. So don't make a scene, try to blend in." They soon stepped out of Cosette's bedroom to the staircase where Eriol was waiting in a dark blue tux. Syaoran and Meiling were both already downstairs since Syaoran had to escort her.

"You look perfectly breath-taking Cosette." Eriol said. "As well as you Madison and your highness." He added. Natasha was wearing a slim ebony dress that matched her hair, Madison wore a lavender dress that showed her curves and Eriol loved that. "I'll head downstairs first, Eriol escort both girls." Eriol nodded and took both girls arms. (AN: ERIOL GOT ALL THE GIRLS LOL)

Reaching the second pair of stairs Cosette let go of Eriol as he and Madison turned to her. "Umm Eriol?" She asked being a little shy.

"Yes?" He and Madison looked at her.

"Why don't you just take Madison downstairs I'll go it alone." Eriol did understand why she wanted to go on her own but he would let her.

"Are you sure Cosette?" Madison asked. Cosette nodded as they went downstairs without her. Going down Eriol and Madison got some attention from the guests there, with Eriol's rather sophisticated glasses and jelled hair and Madison with her long flowing hair and Lavender dress and amethyst necklace and earrings that matched her eyes quite nicely. Meiling, Syaoran and Natasha met them at the end of the stairs, "Where's Cosette?" Syaoran asked Eriol.

"She'll be down your highness." Eriol said. He looked around the ballroom and noticed that the children really were all dressed up and here, which the emperor probably didn't do or say anything about. Of course the looked bored but they had to be good in order to stay. Meiling looked at both of the young men in front of her, they seemed so alike and yet so different. Eriol's glasses and jelled hair made him look sophisticated. Syaoran kept his hair messy and even if he were to push it back it wouldn't stay but they both did look handsome.

A sudden gasp was heard and all eyes turned to the stairs. Walking down the stairs with elegance, charm but shy and unsure was a blushing Cosette. She stunned everyone in her emerald colored dress; it brought out her eyes beautifully. Madison, Natasha and Eriol smiled at her grace and beauty. Syaoran was practically drooling and Meiling was about to get a rifle and shoot her. She looked closely at her and noticed her step-aunt's earrings and necklace were on her. Everyone in the room was starring at her. 'How dare she come to my birthday celebration looking better than me.' Meiling thought. Smoke was coming out of her ears.

"You look positively ravishing dear, who made you that gorgeous gown?" One woman asked Cosette.

"Well the young lady nest to me made it." Cosette said blushing. Madison blushed as everyone within the looking distance looked at her. As they slowly but surely moved away, complimenting them both.

"They are right to say what they said; you did a beautiful job Madison and you make the dress look even more beautiful Cosette." Natasha smiled at both girls. Meiling stomped next to Madison and glared at Cosette. "Auntie, why did you invite her, her little friends and her boyfriend?" She asked so calmly that a vein was coming out of her forehead.

"Dear clam down its not like having ten children, Eriol and Cosette here will completely ruin your night." Natasha said looking toward the ceiling in a lying matter. (AN: I can't believe myself, I made Meiling seem like a vile, evil person and I make Sakura's mother a child-like adult, like her father Aiden) (Kawaii!) "Go on honey, you uncle wants to give you a present anyway." She added. Meiling raised a brow to the queen before walking off. Syaoran and Cosette at the same time Madison giggled and said, "Kawaii, you both did the same thing." Syaoran blushed but Cosette wasn't paying attention to that fact, she looked around and found the children, "Excuse me, I'll be back." She walked toward the kids as Madison was called by the ladies in their thirties to ask her about the dresses she made.

All the children smiled at her. They were all dressed and they looked extremely clean, better than she's ever seen them. The boys were each in black tuxedos and all the girls had different dresses of their own. "Hi Cosette." Sasami walking up to her in her pink dress that brought out her eyes. Cosette picked up Sasami and said, "You look lovely Sasami. You all do." All the children beamed at her. "Look why don't you all go play in the other room, and come back when you hear that dinner is served or you won't get any." The children shouted and ran off. Cosette looked at Sasami in her arms, "Can I stay with you?" She asked. Cosette's emerald eyes widened as she turned her head toward Syaoran and Eriol. She let out a breath. "Well alright but you have to stay by me." Sasami's eyes lit up as she nodded. Cosette carried her toward Syaoran and Eriol.

"Meiling didn't come back?" She asked.

"She did when you were talking to the kids but my step-mother took her so she could clam down." Syaoran said.

"Madison went to talk to the other ladies." Eriol said.

"Now why is she on your arms?" Syaoran asked.

"Hello Sasami." Eriol smiled Sasami smiled at him but looked at the prince with a scared and frowning face. Syaoran smiled at the child before giving her a quick pat on the head. "Hey Cosette." Madison said coming back to talk to her. She stopped in mid sentence then asked, "Uh Cosette, why are holding that girl?"

"Because she wanted to stay with me." Cosette said looking down at Sasami, who and looking away for a moment.

"Madison, that's Sasami, the youngest of the children." Eriol said. Sasami looked at Madison with her pink eyes. "Aww she's adorable, maybe I could make a few dresses for her and her friends." "But Cosette, the orchestra is about to start playing and all the ladies want to see you dancing in the dress and since Meiling isn't here just yet you can dance with Syaoran." Syaoran blushed a little.

"But I want to stay with Cosette." Sasami said with a sad face.

"Madison and I will be with you while Cosette and the prince dance." Eriol smiled.

"Oh ok."  Sasami said as Madison took her from Cosette. "Oh I hope you don't mind Syaoran." She said. She forgot to ask him. Syaoran blushed but said he would, "It's alright." He took Cosette's hand and led her to the floor. As Cosette and Syaoran danced Meiling and Natasha came back, Natasha smiled with a glow in her eyes. Meiling saw them as well. Her eyes turned from ruby to blood red with anger and jealousy. She would get at that little wench for stealing Syaoran.

Lil LoveStar: I finally finished that, I'm glad. I hope you all liked tell me RR

Natasha: I'm so happy for Cosette.

Meiling: I will have my revenge against that little wench, watch me LoveStar!