AN: *runs away from angry readers* Wait! Let me explain! I was busy! It's
not my fault I took so long to update... uh... actually, it is, but
still... ^^;;
DISCLAIMER: You know what this is here for.
".."=talking =thinking ^*^*^*^*=change of setting
[AN.]=Author's Notes
Friend or Foe, by KawaiiSakuraAngel... Chapter Twenty Two:
A maid watched as everyone filed into Eriol's room. She stood in the shadows, hiding. As the door closed behind Syaoran, an evil grin flashed across her face.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Eriol's Study (Sometime later) ^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Sakura began feeling sleepy from the heat of the noon sun. Yawning, she fell sideways onto Syaoran's shoulder and began snoozing (not snoring). Syaoran blushed. Tomoyo immediately took out materials and began to sketch. Kero, however, was not pleased. The guardian kept muttering to himself about how absurd it was.
The door opened, and lunch was brought to them. Kero put all his muttering aside and began stuffing his mouth full of food. Tomoyo idly chewed a spoonful while continuing her sketch. She didn't need to worry about the pose, since Syaoran was sitting very still. Her eyes flickered to Eriol, and saw that he didn't even touch his food. In fact, she noticed, he had been sitting in complete silence the whole entire morning, staring into outer space.
she thought, as she picked up her pencil to continue. To her surprise, Eriol looked down at his food and began eating. Tomoyo put down her pencil and stared. Even Syaoran was surprised, but he kept still as a statue. (Kero, obviously, was too busy eating to care. "Eating is important anyway," he mumbled through a mouthful of food.)
The king finally finished eating and got up. He walked over to the other four. He hesitated, and everyone held their breaths, wondering if he was going to explain to them what was going on. Sakura was awake by now, and stretched as she waited.
Eriol sighed and cleared his throat, as though he was about to present a speech. Syaoran was just about to burst out with some rude comment when Eriol began talking. "Well, uh, this morning .. he- wait- I forgot his name." Everyone sweatdropped, Syaoran cursing under his breath.
Clearing his throat, the king attempted to explain. "Well, it happened to Clow, not me personally. Besides, I don't think his name matters too much anyway." When he got a glare from Syaoran, he elaborated, "I'll tell you when I find out. I think that Clow purposely decided to stop me from finding out too much, though I do know a little."
Syaoran, however, was not very convinced. "So you say. Well, where exactly does this guy come from, then?"
"Uh.. uhh.."
"Spill it, Hiiragizawa... unless you're too stupid to know that as well," Syaoran stated coolly.
"Ok, fine. At first, he hated magic, so he decided to just get rid of it. That, as you may or may not have guessed, is not an easy task. Therefore, he devised a plan, where he would just take all the magic in the world and make it his own. He, of course, hating magic at the time, didn't think too much of all the power he was going to obtain- he didn't plan on using any of it, except to gain more. But as all men with power, he wanted more and more as he grew stronger. Then he went against his promise to himself, and began using the magic for all sorts of reasons. Soon enough, he found Clow, but wasn't powerful enough to defeat him." Eriol breathed in after teaching his history lesson.
"So how come he's bothering us?" Syaoran continued to pry. "Why isn't he dead yet?"
Sakura's eyes widened. "S-so you mean that he's, like, back from the dead or something? B-but I don't like g-ghosts!" she wailed, clutching his arm. (Syaoran blushed.)
"Actually, he never died. He keeps living by sucking the life out of living people," sighed Eriol.
"Eeek!"
"So Hiiragizawa," Syaoran looked at Eriol, his eyes narrowed, as if daring the other to lie, "If this person is taking away the power of the cards, what do we have left to fight back with?"
Everyone looked at Eriol expectantly, but he only said two words:
"You'll see."
^*^*^*^*^*^*^ A Few Moments Later ^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Eriol stood before the window in his study, alone but for Kero, who sat on the desk, with a dark expression on his face. Sounds of Spinel Sun's shrieks floated into the window from the courtyard. Kero sighed. Eriol said to Kero as he turned around to face him, "I think you deserve to know what's going on around here."
Kero meet his glaze suspiciously. "So you knew, but you didn't tell us? Why?"
"Well, you see, I still cannot tell you the entire story, for you cannot defeat him if you knew." Ignoring Kero's confused face, he continued, "You see, the whole thing started with one magician, HIM, and one girl. At the time, magic was not hidden from the world, and people were not afraid of these so-called unnatural talents. Anyway, they both wanted the girl, but she liked the magician more. Thinking that she was attracted to the magic and power, HE grew to hate magic, and that led him to do what I explained earlier. But after he crippled his old love enemy, the girl did not run to his arms as he dreamed, but she shunned him and did not show any signs of admiration. This act angered him even more." He stopped there, and looked out the window once more.
Kero sweatdropped. "Um.. that has to do with this because...?"
"Don't you understand- Never mind. But keep in mind that He has never felt love..."
"But he loved that lady-girl-person," Kero argued.
Eriol shook his head. "That's what he thought, but it began with lust, and ended with stubbornness." He stopped talking, implying that he did not wish to say anymore.
"So what's the worst that can happen? And what's with not telling me?" Kero grumbled after gliding out of the study window.
~~~ I'm really, really, really, really, really sorry about taking so long to update. I meant to do this a long time ago, but I was really busy. (whoa, too many really-s). And I'm sorry about the short chapter, but I'll try to write a longer one next time, ok? Let me off the hook this once? Onegai? (Arigato) :)
Thanks to all who review! (Please do, I'd like to get some feed back.)
DISCLAIMER: You know what this is here for.
".."=talking =thinking ^*^*^*^*=change of setting
[AN.]=Author's Notes
Friend or Foe, by KawaiiSakuraAngel... Chapter Twenty Two:
A maid watched as everyone filed into Eriol's room. She stood in the shadows, hiding. As the door closed behind Syaoran, an evil grin flashed across her face.
^*^*^*^*^*^*^ Eriol's Study (Sometime later) ^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Sakura began feeling sleepy from the heat of the noon sun. Yawning, she fell sideways onto Syaoran's shoulder and began snoozing (not snoring). Syaoran blushed. Tomoyo immediately took out materials and began to sketch. Kero, however, was not pleased. The guardian kept muttering to himself about how absurd it was.
The door opened, and lunch was brought to them. Kero put all his muttering aside and began stuffing his mouth full of food. Tomoyo idly chewed a spoonful while continuing her sketch. She didn't need to worry about the pose, since Syaoran was sitting very still. Her eyes flickered to Eriol, and saw that he didn't even touch his food. In fact, she noticed, he had been sitting in complete silence the whole entire morning, staring into outer space.
she thought, as she picked up her pencil to continue. To her surprise, Eriol looked down at his food and began eating. Tomoyo put down her pencil and stared. Even Syaoran was surprised, but he kept still as a statue. (Kero, obviously, was too busy eating to care. "Eating is important anyway," he mumbled through a mouthful of food.)
The king finally finished eating and got up. He walked over to the other four. He hesitated, and everyone held their breaths, wondering if he was going to explain to them what was going on. Sakura was awake by now, and stretched as she waited.
Eriol sighed and cleared his throat, as though he was about to present a speech. Syaoran was just about to burst out with some rude comment when Eriol began talking. "Well, uh, this morning .. he- wait- I forgot his name." Everyone sweatdropped, Syaoran cursing under his breath.
Clearing his throat, the king attempted to explain. "Well, it happened to Clow, not me personally. Besides, I don't think his name matters too much anyway." When he got a glare from Syaoran, he elaborated, "I'll tell you when I find out. I think that Clow purposely decided to stop me from finding out too much, though I do know a little."
Syaoran, however, was not very convinced. "So you say. Well, where exactly does this guy come from, then?"
"Uh.. uhh.."
"Spill it, Hiiragizawa... unless you're too stupid to know that as well," Syaoran stated coolly.
"Ok, fine. At first, he hated magic, so he decided to just get rid of it. That, as you may or may not have guessed, is not an easy task. Therefore, he devised a plan, where he would just take all the magic in the world and make it his own. He, of course, hating magic at the time, didn't think too much of all the power he was going to obtain- he didn't plan on using any of it, except to gain more. But as all men with power, he wanted more and more as he grew stronger. Then he went against his promise to himself, and began using the magic for all sorts of reasons. Soon enough, he found Clow, but wasn't powerful enough to defeat him." Eriol breathed in after teaching his history lesson.
"So how come he's bothering us?" Syaoran continued to pry. "Why isn't he dead yet?"
Sakura's eyes widened. "S-so you mean that he's, like, back from the dead or something? B-but I don't like g-ghosts!" she wailed, clutching his arm. (Syaoran blushed.)
"Actually, he never died. He keeps living by sucking the life out of living people," sighed Eriol.
"Eeek!"
"So Hiiragizawa," Syaoran looked at Eriol, his eyes narrowed, as if daring the other to lie, "If this person is taking away the power of the cards, what do we have left to fight back with?"
Everyone looked at Eriol expectantly, but he only said two words:
"You'll see."
^*^*^*^*^*^*^ A Few Moments Later ^*^*^*^*^*^*^
Eriol stood before the window in his study, alone but for Kero, who sat on the desk, with a dark expression on his face. Sounds of Spinel Sun's shrieks floated into the window from the courtyard. Kero sighed. Eriol said to Kero as he turned around to face him, "I think you deserve to know what's going on around here."
Kero meet his glaze suspiciously. "So you knew, but you didn't tell us? Why?"
"Well, you see, I still cannot tell you the entire story, for you cannot defeat him if you knew." Ignoring Kero's confused face, he continued, "You see, the whole thing started with one magician, HIM, and one girl. At the time, magic was not hidden from the world, and people were not afraid of these so-called unnatural talents. Anyway, they both wanted the girl, but she liked the magician more. Thinking that she was attracted to the magic and power, HE grew to hate magic, and that led him to do what I explained earlier. But after he crippled his old love enemy, the girl did not run to his arms as he dreamed, but she shunned him and did not show any signs of admiration. This act angered him even more." He stopped there, and looked out the window once more.
Kero sweatdropped. "Um.. that has to do with this because...?"
"Don't you understand- Never mind. But keep in mind that He has never felt love..."
"But he loved that lady-girl-person," Kero argued.
Eriol shook his head. "That's what he thought, but it began with lust, and ended with stubbornness." He stopped talking, implying that he did not wish to say anymore.
"So what's the worst that can happen? And what's with not telling me?" Kero grumbled after gliding out of the study window.
~~~ I'm really, really, really, really, really sorry about taking so long to update. I meant to do this a long time ago, but I was really busy. (whoa, too many really-s). And I'm sorry about the short chapter, but I'll try to write a longer one next time, ok? Let me off the hook this once? Onegai? (Arigato) :)
Thanks to all who review! (Please do, I'd like to get some feed back.)