AN: Yes, well, another chapter. And I'm really sorry about taking so long
to update, really, really sorry. Even now, during the summer, I am taking a
summer course. It's tough, w/ all the homework, so please, pretty please,
forgive me. Ok, on with the story..
DISCLAIMER: I WISH.
".."=talking =thinking ^*^*^*^*=change of setting
[AN.]=Author's Notes
Friend or Foe, by KawaiiSakuraAngel... Chapter Twenty One:
Sakura woke up early, when the sun was just waking from its slumber. She was sitting on her bed, still thinking about last night. Once in a while, she uttered a dreamy sigh.
The sunlight began to fill the room. When it crept up to Kero, the guardian growled. "Alright, alright, I'll get up. Jeez-" Kero blinked. He rubbed his eyes to make sure they were working, then shook his head to make sure that he was not hallucinating. Sakura was actually up before he was? Then, reality struck him. In fact, it hit him like a ton of bricks. "Oh no," he moaned.
"Sakura?" he tried, but there was no response. "SAKURA?!?!?" he yelled, jumping in front of her.
"Wha- Kero!" Sakura sighed. "What did you do that for?"
Kero crossed his arms. "Oh, so when I told you to stay away from the Li gaki, you start day dreaming about him? Do you even pay attention to me nowadays?" Kero put on a little sad face and pouted.
Sakura looked at Kero. "Oh I'm so sorry. Will a bowl of pudding help?" she asked slyly, trying to bride her guardian out of sticking his nose into her business.
Kero's face suddenly lit up. A few minutes later, he was stuffing his face full of pudding. "Hey Sakura," he fit in between bites, "You know that you can't fully bribe me outta minding your business. After all, I AM your guardian." Kero paused so that he could gulp down a mouthful of pudding. "Speaking of being your guardian, don't you think that you should use your cards once in a while?"
Sakura blinked. "Huh? Oh, the cards."
Kero looked thoughtful. "You know, maybe you can try to battle that Li kid. You won before, didn't you? Besides, it'll be good for you to practice fighting with the cards. I've been sensing something fishy lately."
Sakura smiled a little to herself. "Um, sure. I guess I'll go ask him." She headed for her door.
"There's no need to do that. Just jump out of your window and challenge him." Sure enough, Syaoran was there with his sword, beginning his everyday warm up. Just before Sakura left, Kero's stomach started growling loudly- very loudly. He smiled nervously. "Speaking of fish... I'm still a bit hungry."
^*^*^*^*^*^*^ With Syaoran ^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Syaoran breathed in the morning air as he walked outside. He glanced sideways at the fountain from yesterday, and felt his face start to get warm. "Humph," he said to himself under his breath. The prince pulled his sword from its scabbard. [AN: That's the right word, right? ^^;;] Syaoran glanced down at his sword. It was the Li Clan- or now Kingdom- sword. Even though the weapon was extremely old, the edge was as sharp as ever. Smiling to himself, he started his daily routine.
The sword swished through the air, but that wasn't the only sound that Syaoran heard. Focusing on the sound, he thrust his sword point in the direction of the source, and heard a light gasp. Syaoran was so startled at the person that he dropped his sword. He hastily bent down to pick it up, then changed it into a pendant. [AN: Look, I'm really stupid. Does the sword turn into a pendant or orb? I kinda.. forgot.] "Ohayo, Sakura," he murmured, his face glowing redder than a tomato.
Sakura blushed a little. "Hi, Syaoran." She gestured to the scowling Kero behind her. "Kero says that I should practice using the cards, so I was wondering if I could maybe-"
"How kawaii!" a squeal ringed around the garden.
Syaoran frowned. "Oh no, not her-" he began to complain.
Sakura blinked. "That sounded like Tomoyo," she commented. Syaoran and Kero sweatdropped. they both thought simultaneously, exchanging exasperated glances. Syaoran heard a light gasp, followed by vague whispers and giggling, which Sakura and Kero didn't seem to notice. He narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the place where the voices came from. Whoever it was fell silent.
Kero heaved a sigh. "Hey, brat," he called, getting Syaoran's attention. The guardian gestured to Sakura, who was still trying to figure out whether she heard her best friend's voice, and re-folded his arms. "My mistress was about to challenge you to a battle. So, do you accept it?" He put on a superior look when Syaoran just stared at him. "Scared, brat?"
Syaoran glared, eyebrow twitching. "Did you just say I was scared? Me? A descent of Clow-" He paused to think. "Actually, I shouldn't put it that way, since Clow's reincarnation turned out to be Hiiragizawa. Allow me to re-phrase. Ahem. Me? A prince of the mighty Li Clan? In your dreams!"
Kero glared back. "Well then accept the challenge!" he roared, which sounded like a squeak in his false form. The guardian rushed to clear his throat.
"I-I-I," Syaoran stammered.
Suddenly, Tomoyo sprang out of nowhere and appeared next to Syaoran. This surprised Syaoran so much that he leaped back, almost knocking Sakura over. Kero was about to fall out of the air. Only Sakura seemed unaffected. "Oh, so that WAS you, Tomoyo!" she exclaimed. Everyone eyed her with a wary glance.
Tomoyo put on a smile and continued as if nothing had happened. "Isn't it obvious? Li is afraid that he might accidentally hurt Sakura." She shrugged. "It's so kawaii, though!" The statement was right on target. Syaoran's face started to grow warm. He turned away from the others, to hide himself. Tomoyo however, was already in motion, sketching Syaoran. "I wonder what I will call this sketch. How about-" she paused. "There's too many cute names I can name this! It's not everyday that you see PRINCE Li blushing." [AN: I actually know someone called Prince, and his last name is pronounced Li. ^^;; what a coincidence.]
Syaoran made another "Humph" sound. "I'm not afraid of anything. I'll fight her!" He declared loudly. Tomoyo sighed and shook her head in wonder.
Sakura smiled. "It's ok, just fight your best. Don't worry about me."
Syaoran's blush turned several shades darker.
Sakura and Syaoran moved so that they were opposite each other, Kero hovering in between. He folded his arms and rolled his eyes and Syaoran, who scowled in response. "Let the match begin!" he announced.
Syaoran whipped out his sword, and held it out, pointing it at Sakura. Sakura transformed her staff, and took out a card. Syaoran stood his ground, ready to block her attack. Strangely, Sakura hesitated. Syaoran, Kero, and Tomoyo ran over to her. Eriol was suddenly there, too, but no one paid attention to him. Sakura turned the card around, causing everyone to gasp- it was blank.
Eriol looked worried. "He's back."
Tomoyo frowned. "Who?"
~~HA!! A cliffy! YAY! I finally found out this way to continue w/o the guy's name. So, yeah. YAY! *Ahem* Anywayz, without a cliffy, who will come back to keep reading? So, yeah, please review, so that I can get my confidence back and keep going!
Thanks, ~*KawaiiSakuraAngel*~
DISCLAIMER: I WISH.
".."=talking =thinking ^*^*^*^*=change of setting
[AN.]=Author's Notes
Friend or Foe, by KawaiiSakuraAngel... Chapter Twenty One:
Sakura woke up early, when the sun was just waking from its slumber. She was sitting on her bed, still thinking about last night. Once in a while, she uttered a dreamy sigh.
The sunlight began to fill the room. When it crept up to Kero, the guardian growled. "Alright, alright, I'll get up. Jeez-" Kero blinked. He rubbed his eyes to make sure they were working, then shook his head to make sure that he was not hallucinating. Sakura was actually up before he was? Then, reality struck him. In fact, it hit him like a ton of bricks. "Oh no," he moaned.
"Sakura?" he tried, but there was no response. "SAKURA?!?!?" he yelled, jumping in front of her.
"Wha- Kero!" Sakura sighed. "What did you do that for?"
Kero crossed his arms. "Oh, so when I told you to stay away from the Li gaki, you start day dreaming about him? Do you even pay attention to me nowadays?" Kero put on a little sad face and pouted.
Sakura looked at Kero. "Oh I'm so sorry. Will a bowl of pudding help?" she asked slyly, trying to bride her guardian out of sticking his nose into her business.
Kero's face suddenly lit up. A few minutes later, he was stuffing his face full of pudding. "Hey Sakura," he fit in between bites, "You know that you can't fully bribe me outta minding your business. After all, I AM your guardian." Kero paused so that he could gulp down a mouthful of pudding. "Speaking of being your guardian, don't you think that you should use your cards once in a while?"
Sakura blinked. "Huh? Oh, the cards."
Kero looked thoughtful. "You know, maybe you can try to battle that Li kid. You won before, didn't you? Besides, it'll be good for you to practice fighting with the cards. I've been sensing something fishy lately."
Sakura smiled a little to herself. "Um, sure. I guess I'll go ask him." She headed for her door.
"There's no need to do that. Just jump out of your window and challenge him." Sure enough, Syaoran was there with his sword, beginning his everyday warm up. Just before Sakura left, Kero's stomach started growling loudly- very loudly. He smiled nervously. "Speaking of fish... I'm still a bit hungry."
^*^*^*^*^*^*^ With Syaoran ^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Syaoran breathed in the morning air as he walked outside. He glanced sideways at the fountain from yesterday, and felt his face start to get warm. "Humph," he said to himself under his breath. The prince pulled his sword from its scabbard. [AN: That's the right word, right? ^^;;] Syaoran glanced down at his sword. It was the Li Clan- or now Kingdom- sword. Even though the weapon was extremely old, the edge was as sharp as ever. Smiling to himself, he started his daily routine.
The sword swished through the air, but that wasn't the only sound that Syaoran heard. Focusing on the sound, he thrust his sword point in the direction of the source, and heard a light gasp. Syaoran was so startled at the person that he dropped his sword. He hastily bent down to pick it up, then changed it into a pendant. [AN: Look, I'm really stupid. Does the sword turn into a pendant or orb? I kinda.. forgot.] "Ohayo, Sakura," he murmured, his face glowing redder than a tomato.
Sakura blushed a little. "Hi, Syaoran." She gestured to the scowling Kero behind her. "Kero says that I should practice using the cards, so I was wondering if I could maybe-"
"How kawaii!" a squeal ringed around the garden.
Syaoran frowned. "Oh no, not her-" he began to complain.
Sakura blinked. "That sounded like Tomoyo," she commented. Syaoran and Kero sweatdropped. they both thought simultaneously, exchanging exasperated glances. Syaoran heard a light gasp, followed by vague whispers and giggling, which Sakura and Kero didn't seem to notice. He narrowed his eyes suspiciously at the place where the voices came from. Whoever it was fell silent.
Kero heaved a sigh. "Hey, brat," he called, getting Syaoran's attention. The guardian gestured to Sakura, who was still trying to figure out whether she heard her best friend's voice, and re-folded his arms. "My mistress was about to challenge you to a battle. So, do you accept it?" He put on a superior look when Syaoran just stared at him. "Scared, brat?"
Syaoran glared, eyebrow twitching. "Did you just say I was scared? Me? A descent of Clow-" He paused to think. "Actually, I shouldn't put it that way, since Clow's reincarnation turned out to be Hiiragizawa. Allow me to re-phrase. Ahem. Me? A prince of the mighty Li Clan? In your dreams!"
Kero glared back. "Well then accept the challenge!" he roared, which sounded like a squeak in his false form. The guardian rushed to clear his throat.
"I-I-I," Syaoran stammered.
Suddenly, Tomoyo sprang out of nowhere and appeared next to Syaoran. This surprised Syaoran so much that he leaped back, almost knocking Sakura over. Kero was about to fall out of the air. Only Sakura seemed unaffected. "Oh, so that WAS you, Tomoyo!" she exclaimed. Everyone eyed her with a wary glance.
Tomoyo put on a smile and continued as if nothing had happened. "Isn't it obvious? Li is afraid that he might accidentally hurt Sakura." She shrugged. "It's so kawaii, though!" The statement was right on target. Syaoran's face started to grow warm. He turned away from the others, to hide himself. Tomoyo however, was already in motion, sketching Syaoran. "I wonder what I will call this sketch. How about-" she paused. "There's too many cute names I can name this! It's not everyday that you see PRINCE Li blushing." [AN: I actually know someone called Prince, and his last name is pronounced Li. ^^;; what a coincidence.]
Syaoran made another "Humph" sound. "I'm not afraid of anything. I'll fight her!" He declared loudly. Tomoyo sighed and shook her head in wonder.
Sakura smiled. "It's ok, just fight your best. Don't worry about me."
Syaoran's blush turned several shades darker.
Sakura and Syaoran moved so that they were opposite each other, Kero hovering in between. He folded his arms and rolled his eyes and Syaoran, who scowled in response. "Let the match begin!" he announced.
Syaoran whipped out his sword, and held it out, pointing it at Sakura. Sakura transformed her staff, and took out a card. Syaoran stood his ground, ready to block her attack. Strangely, Sakura hesitated. Syaoran, Kero, and Tomoyo ran over to her. Eriol was suddenly there, too, but no one paid attention to him. Sakura turned the card around, causing everyone to gasp- it was blank.
Eriol looked worried. "He's back."
Tomoyo frowned. "Who?"
~~HA!! A cliffy! YAY! I finally found out this way to continue w/o the guy's name. So, yeah. YAY! *Ahem* Anywayz, without a cliffy, who will come back to keep reading? So, yeah, please review, so that I can get my confidence back and keep going!
Thanks, ~*KawaiiSakuraAngel*~