Chapter 1
A Loving Heart Meets the Mage
The October night is dark, with bright Selene hiding behind the nocturnal clouds. Her star warriors are not around either. The rain accompanied Nix in roaming around. Rain falls hard on the tin roofs, creating a song of cold nights and arthritis-stricken knees. A clamp of thunder made a black cat run towards his midnight blue-haired master. A red-haired girl and a strange-looking creature followed the cat. The mage stroked the cat's fur, making the cat purr. Spinnel Sun spoke.
"How come that the cat gets a stroke from Eriol-sama once in a while?"
Nakuru grinned, an evil glint is in her eyes.
"Do you want me to stroke your fur, Suppi-chan?"
Spinnel stuck his tongue out.
"Never mind. I might end up bald."
Suddenly, the door bell rang. Nakuru shivered in fear. Eriol smiled at her.
"Nakuru-chan, it's just the door bell. Go there and check who the person might be."
Suppi laughed at her.
"Akizuki Nakuru is scared of the door bell! How pathetic!"
Nakuru glared at Suppi.
"You're going to be dead, Spinel Sun! Just wait."
That made Spinel Sun fly upstairs and hide from Nakuru. She ran towards the door. She opened the door and smiled widely the moment she recognized the person.
"Oh, it's you, Daidouji-san. Come in."
Tomoyo removed her wet shoes and went in. Nakuru accompanied her to the small couch in front of the long couch, where Eriol is sitting. Tomoyo smiled at Eriol. He smiled back at her. Nakuru asked Tomoyo.
"Do you want some drinks? Tea? Water? Coffee? Milk? Chocolate? C'mon, don't be shy."
Tomoyo smiled at her.
"No, thank you."
Eriol spoke.
"What brings you here?"
"I need to ask you a favor."
Eriol looked at Nakuru meaningfully. Nakuru grinned at them.
"I'll be going upstairs to torment Suppi-chan."
She ran fast away from them. How she wanted so badly to eavesdrop but she thought that it is her chance to torture Suppi-chan. With a sly grin, she went upstairs as she mumbled under her breath.
"You are so dead, Spinel Sun!"
Making sure that Nakuru has gone upstairs, he looked at his side. Then, he faced Tomoyo and smiled at her.
"What do you want?"
"Before anything else, I would like to show you some things."
She opened her large shoulder bag and brought out a set of tarot cards. She put them down in the coffee table between her and Eriol. She smiled as she spoke.
"These are not just tarot cards. It's been passed to many generations. Ojisan passed this one to me. These tarot cards are still in good condition since 1100."
Eriol is amazed. He never seen such old tarot cards. He wanted that to be in his possession. But he knows that she will give them to him under specific conditions.
"OK, just tell me what you want."
"Please help me. Ano... ano..."
Tomoyo bowed her head in embarrassment. Eriol held her hand.
"Come on, just tell me what you need. I will see what I can do for you."
Tomoyo smiled at him. Eriol pressed Tomoyo's hand. After a few seconds, Eriol removed his hand from Tomoyo's hand.
"Tell me what you need. We do not have all night."
Tomoyo swallowed hard. Then, she spoke.
"You see, I like Syaoran-kun very much. Please, make a love potion for me so that he can fall for me."
Eriol stared at her in surprise.
"NANI! What do you think of me, a sorcerer of some kind?"
Tomoyo giggled.
"You are a very powerful mage. I know that you can do everything."
Eriol thought for a while. He wanted the tarot cards so badly. He absolutely loves antique things which are still in good condition. Besides, he knows a love potion formula. He made one for a British friend when he was in Britain and it really works. After a while, he looked at Tomoyo.
"OK, I will make a love potion for you. But, I am going to need your cooperation."
"Arigatou gozaimasu, Hiiragizawa-san. Here are the tarot cards."
Eriol grinned at her as she handed him the tarot cards. He looked at each card with a grin on his lips. They really seem old but they are still in good shape. Then, he put down the tarot cards and looked at Tomoyo.
"I need to discuss the things that we need to accomplish the potion."
"Matte, I want to give you something."
She brought out a large gray cloth covering a round thing. She removed the cloth and a glowing crystal ball was revealed.
"Here, take this."
Eriol chuckled.
"I haven't made the potion yet. You should give me that after my kawaii relative falls for you."
"Ojisan believes that that crystal ball can predict the future. But, I do not believe that our destiny can be seen in that glowing ball."
Eriol took the ball. It glowed when he held it with his two hands. Tomoyo giggled.
"See? The ball responded to your powers."
Eriol smiled at her.
"Arigatou gozaimasu, Daidouji-san. Anyway, let's talk about the things that we need to do."
TBC