VictorianPearl: Hello to all.
Li: Where the heck have you been? It's been three weeks since we've seen any trace of you.
VictorianPearl: Same said.
Meiling: Okay, it is obvious that you both have been mysteriously absent. Enough said, let's just get on with it.
Li: I would like to apologize for VictorianPearl for this chapter's quality. It is not the best one she's written.
VictorianPearl: And because disclaimers are in style, I think I'll type my own. I do not own CCS…which all of you are aware of.
Meiling: Someday we'll get somewhere in conversation.
Living Metonymy
Chapter 5 Sugar Phosphate
"Tomoyo, what am I going to do?" Sakura cried, falling back on the bed.
"Just calm down Sakura, it will be alright."
Sakura had come to Tomoyo's house. She had arrived at 5:30pm to start getting prepared for her 8:00pm date. Although dressing up and going out wasn't usually exciting, this was an exception.
"How can I do this Tomoyo?" Sakura asked, "I'm going on a date! Not only have I never been on a date before, but, that thing is out there and my room has been turned into a personal lab!"
"Shut up and sit on this chair." Tomoyo commanded, pulling out a chair. "You're making up excuses for yourself. Now, come over here so that I can curl your hair."
Sakura picked herself up from the bed and plopped onto Tomoyo's chair. Tomoyo picked up a hot curling iron and began her work. One hour thirty minutes and one can of hairspray later, Tomoyo was done.
Sakura looked up into the mirror. Her hair looked really pretty. She had never had it curly before. She suddenly felt more confident about herself.
"Sakura, you're so…KAWAII! Great job Tomoyo!" Tomoyo congratulated herself.
Sakura sweat dropped, Tomoyo could get so weird sometimes. "Thanks Tomoyo."
"Come now," Tomoyo pulled Sakura up, "let's get you into a dress and some shoes!"
Tomoyo had Sakura wearing a black tube top dress that came above her knees. It had pink polka dots all over it; she had on pink shoes to match. Although the outfit was cute, Sakura found herself crossing her arms across her chest.
"Mou…Tomoyo, don't you think this dress is a little…dangerous?"
"Of course not," Tomoyo replied, "I'm sure Syaoran will love it." She winked.
This comment caused Sakura to flush. "Don't say that, it will only make me even more nervous than I already am."
After makeup and final touchups, there was the ring of the doorbell. A maid came up and told the girls that a young man was downstairs waiting for them.
Tomoyo walked down the stairs, a good distance from Sakura. Sakura saw Syaoran in the doorway and found herself blushing. Who wouldn't be? He was dressed in khaki pants with a white shirt, his sleeves were half rolled up. He wore a green tie loosely around his neck.
Although Sakura didn't see the way Syaoran reacted to her, Tomoyo did. She saw his body stiffen and his hands clench at his sides. She couldn't believe she had forgotten to bring her video camera with her.
"H-hello Syaoran, I'm glad to see you." Sakura said.
"You as well." Syaoran said, walking to the stairs and taking Sakura's arm in his. "Are you ready to go?"
"Yes," Sakura nodded, and then turned to Tomoyo. "Thanks for everything Tomoyo, I'll see you later."
Tomoyo waved goodbye as the young couple walked out of the door. She was happy that they would be getting some more time together. She walked back up to her room to grab her purse.
I think I'll go and visit Chiharu and Takashi. I'll stop by the store and buy them a treat on the way there. After all, they never did anything to deserve getting hurt like that.
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Sakura walked outside with Syaoran. She soon stopped and stood gaping. There was a white limousine parked outside of Tomoyo's house.
"Mou Syaoran, you didn't have to do this!" Sakura said.
Syaoran smiled, "I thought it would be nice. Anything for you Sakura."
Sakura blushed; she wasn't used to such things as this. She allowed Syaoran to open the door for her as she stepped inside. Once Syaoran was inside, the limo took off.
"Where are we going?" Sakura asked.
"It's a surprise." Syaoran said.
Sakura smiled. "I like surprises."
"Then I can guarantee you'll love this one."
They were in the limo for a very long period of time. Sakura shuffled through her mind, thinking of all the places Syaoran would take her to. She couldn't think of a single place that would take so long to get to. After Sakura stepped out of the car, her mouth dropped open for the second time.
They had been driven to the ocean spot that they camped at when they were kids. It was beautiful. The full moon was shinning brightly, lighting up the entire beach. The waves gently splashed to the shore. The warm atmosphere wasn't at all uncomfortable for our short-dressed Sakura. On the beach was a table with two chairs. On the table were two candles and silver plates.
"Oh my gosh Syaoran." Sakura whispered. "You did all of this?"
"I had a little help." He said, smiling.
Syaoran lead Sakura to the little table on the beach. It was the most wonderful and romantic date that Sakura had ever been on. Not to mention, the only date Sakura had ever been on. Seeing Syaoran smile so often was just enough for her.
Once diner was over, Syaoran stood and asked for Sakura's hand. "Would you like to dance, fair maiden?"
Sakura giggled, "I'm surprised you had to ask."
Syaoran took her hand and brought her up. He, once again, commanded the invisible instruments to play. The music was strung with sweet violins and harps. Syaoran was sweeping Sakura around the beach like they were on a cloud.
Sakura felt herself getting spun, twirled, dipped, and so much more. She was getting dizzy, but she didn't know if it was from all of the dancing or from Syaoran. On the last dip that he performed, he came down and captured Sakura's sweet lips.
"Wow," Sakura breathed after being lifted up. "Syao, when did you become so romantically correct?
"That will remain my secret." Syaoran said, pulling Sakura close for a slow dance.
"Mou Syaoran, you're no fun." She said, resting her head on his chest.
The dancing went on with the night. Sakura eventually kicked off her shoes and went dancing in the sand. She also went running across the foam in the ocean, laughing during the whole of it. She and Syaoran were so absorbed in what they were doing that it was only natural that they didn't see the oncoming attack.
Sakura was spinning around on the sand now, closer to where Syaoran was. He was watching her and barley saw a strange substance flying through the air. It was coming right at them.
"Sakura, watch out!" Syaoran yelled, launching himself onto her and bringing them both onto the ground.
Thick tar-like acid went flying over their heads, barley missing them. They both looked up to see the black demon standing before them. It almost seemed to be speaking to them, even though it spoke no words, telling them that it had come back for another fight.
"Are you ready Syaoran?" Sakura asked, getting up.
"You had better believe it."
Both Sakura and Syaoran darted out to either side of the demon. Both of them summoned their special magical weapons. The creature didn't seem very phased; it crouched and waited for the attack.
"FLY! FIREY!" Sakura yelled, turning into a hurtling ball of flame.
The creature managed to avoid Sakura's flying attack, but not Syaoran's. Flames encircled and ensnared the creature. The creature, although, had very thick skin which took a long time to actually burn. The demon turned and leapt at Syaoran.
"WATERY!"
The creature was doused with water and was completely fireless before hitting Syaoran. They both went tumbling back into the ocean. Once there, the creature tried to hold Syaoran under the water.
Syaoran was giving a hard fight. He managed to turn over and hold the creature beneath the water. He was barley managing to do that with the creature thrashing about.
"Syaoran, get out of there!" Sakura called to him from the sky.
Syaoran wasted no time. He got up and ran to the shore. The creature was not so fast. Once Syaoran was out of the water, Sakura called upon The Thunder card. The thunder bolts hit dead on. The creature was successfully stunned.
Syaoran aimed and threw his sword at the creature. His aim was well and managed to pierce the creature's ruff hide in the leg. This caused the demon to scream out. It pulled the sword out of its leg and tossed it onto the sand. Instead of making for Syaoran, it gave a mighty leap and tackled Sakura.
"SAKURA!"
Sakura was being choked by the creature. Its slimy hands were around her neck. It didn't last long though; it was soon pulled of by Syaoran, who threw it back into the ocean.
He helped Sakura up before turning back to the creature. It could have gone on a lot longer, so it confused Sakura and Syaoran when it ran away again. The two sorcerers ran after the thing as fast as they could. The creature, unfortunately, was much faster and managed to escape.
"What is going on here?" Syaoran asked.
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Sakura and Syaoran walked into Sakura's house, both tired physically and mentally. They were met at the door by Touya.
"Sakura! What the hell did you do to her, gaki?" He yelled.
"I didn't do anything." Syaoran said, glaring at Touya. "It was that stupid demon."
Touya's eyes narrowed. "I knew it wasn't a good idea to go out. What if you had been killed? What would I do?"
"I'm fine Touya." Sakura said, giving her onii-chan a hug. "Syaoran kept me safe."
Touya glared at Syaoran, who returned the glare. "I still don't trust him."
Syaoran walked Sakura up to her room. It was still filled with lab tables and equipment. Sakura didn't even care anymore, she was too tired.
"Hey Sakura, gaki, guess what I've discovered." Kero greeted.
"What Kero?" Sakura asked, a little more awake.
"This is the most interesting and puzzling thing I've ever seen." Kero continued, "You see, in all living things, everything has the same DNA. It comes up in codes, but it's all the same. We all have four sugar phosphates: Thymine, Adenine, Guanine, and Cytosine. But in this creature, there is a fifth phosphate! One that I have named xitocine…or phosphate 'X'."
"What is that supposed to mean?" Syaoran asked.
"It means, gaki, that this thing definitely did not originate in Japan…or China."
"Is there anything else Kero?" Sakura asked her guardian beast.
Kero sighed, "I know that there is definitely a weakness to it, I just don't know what. I'm going to have to keep your room in lab stance a little longer Sakura."
"It's okay." Sakura said, and then turned to Syaoran. "Tonight was wonderful Syaoran, even if that creature came, I still enjoyed it."
Syaoran smiled, "I'm glad, as long as you're well and happy, then I'm well and happy."
Sakura smiled and walked him to the door for the second time that day. Once he left she returned to her lab room. The faster she helped Kero figure out this weakness, the better.
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VictorianPearl: Yay, I know it's not the greatest chapter, but I hope you liked it anyway.