There's a new Cardcaptor, who with the usual troupe must go and retrieve the cards. What's with the mysterious boy? Is Kyo just plain mean? What's with Reiko's strange tendencies? It's a whole lot of the unexplained for Kimika, but Kero says she can handle it, right?
A.N: I really liked the story-line in a CCS RP I did on Gaia, but it was never finished or got to some kind of resolvement. So, I'm writing it out!
Disclaimer: I don't own any of the original characters (Kero, Sakura, Tomoyo, Li, etc.), or the original plotline. As this was originally a role-play on Gaia the characters, some of the story-line and words belong to their creators, through I've made many changes, they are still essentially the same!
Many thanks to those creators, including Hiryu-chan (the owner of CCS: Next Generation).
Prologue: Kimika's Awakening. -.
"Are you sure, Kero-chan?"
"It's time. You wouldn't be able to control them anymore. You haven't used them in years"
"We'll still watch over you"
"Oh, Yue…""It's for the best"
"I'll miss the Sakura cards…but you're right. It's not the end of the world. I'll see Yukito tomorrow with Toya, but Kero? Will you return to the book?"
"As guardian of the cards, I must."
"I'll miss you"
"Don't worry, kid. I sense it won't be long 'till we see the new Cardcaptor"
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Kimika smiled as she rolled over and opened her eyes. Night-time. She was now officially 13 and one day. She giggled to herself as she looked over to her desk, seeing the dark shapes of her unopened presents sacked up against the ones she had already unraveled from their shiny gift-wrap. Kimika had her windows open and a soft breeze wafted gently over to her bed, joining the moonlight already there. The moon was dropping into the morning outside but still cast enough light around so Kimika could see clearly. She guessed it was around 1:30 am but she couldn't be sure. Kimika rolled over again and stifled another laugh. Her best friend, Natsumi, always looked funny when she slept. Kimika was happy that her parents had let Natsumi sleep over on Kimika's special day. Natsumi had turned 13 the previous month and Kimika had slept over at her place then.
'Maybe I should get some water...my throat feels a lil dry...' Kimika thought, climbing over Natsumi and onto the floor. Natsumi snored as Kimika stepped into her fuzzy penguin slippers and moved towards the door. She paused and turned towards her desk. Something was telling her that perhaps she shouldn't but Kimika ignored it. Her hands traveled along the gifts and then stopped instinctively on a beautifully carved box, engraved with pink Sakura flowers.
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"What is it, Dad?" Kimika asked as she tore the last scrap of silver paper away.
"It's a trinket box, of course. Isn't it pretty?"
Kimika sighed. This wasn't the playing cards she had wanted from her parents. Just a stupid box.
"Yeah, it is. Thank you." Kimika said and smiled. She fingered the gold lock on the box. The lock was engraved with Sakura blossoms, just like the delicately painted pink ones around the box.
"What's inside?" She asked curiously. Her mother and father exchanged looks.
"We're not sure, honey. We tried to open it but the man at the antique store said it could only be opened by someone very special." Her mother said looking tenderly at her daughter.
"You're very special, Kimika"
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Kimika had then lost interest in the box and piled it with the rest. Now, looking at it, it seemed...intriguing? Kimika wasn't sure how she would explain the feeling it was giving her. She touched the lock again, feeling it's cold smooth metal. She wondered how she was supposed to open it anyway. Her parents didn't give her a key...Kimika sighed. Well, that was that. She turned towards the door again.
Clink.
Kimika whipped around.
'What was that?' She thought, as she glanced over at the still sleeping Natsumi. Natsumi wasn't wearing anything that could make a sound like that. She brought her eyes to the box again, gasping.
"What just happened?" Kimika whispered.
'Locks don't just fall off like that...' Kimika thought to herself, her hand reaching for the fallen lock, then turning itself to the side. Kimika found herself instead opening the box.
"Breathe properly. Silly, it's just a box. Nothing to be afraid of..." Kimika said, the feeling telling her not to go to the box earlier was now pleading her not to open it.
And then, there was light.
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Well? It's not the same as the original, but still holds the same story-line, so thank Hiryu-chan!
Please, R&R!
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