The Sword and The Pen
-CardCaptor Sakura-
Esodane
A/N – Okaay, okay, another mystery key for y'all… just find it out for youself by reading the damn chapter, I think it's going to be damn short… I really hate very, very, very long conversations… sigh… okay, and here it goes… (Gosh! Even the author notes are short!)
Black wolf chick – wow, isn't that touching!
Flowerpower – he he, did you find out what the heck is going on?
Monoke – Well, glad to you liked my little story, I admit I was flattered by your review, and here I go, typing, typing, typing! And you'll be pleased to know this little plant is going to blossom bit by bit, week by week, month by month, year by year, decade be decade, century by century, millennium by millennium… hehe, jowk…
-Confessions of a Mirror-"Whoa, I feel like a millionaire," Li said simply as he opened his suite that was rented for an uncertain number of days. It was still that night he planned to kill himself, but it looked like right now, he wasn't in the mood. He still held the sword, hung on his pants by the hilt. He got to the bed, dived and threw the sword carelessly, Joey, the bodyguard, however just followed into the room, and sat by the dresser. It was larger than Li expected it to be. 'Tomoyo and Sakura do have a lot of money,'
The room consisted of a queen-size bed that was decently attractive, having brown pillows, white bed sheets, and a mahogany colored comforter. A dresser table with a Victorian chair was placed beside it, a wardrobe was placed then behind the wooden multi-purpose table near the door, and a very clean bathroom that was decent enough not to be too small or too large for a person or two was found hiding on a blind corner… The ceiling was painted of mash potato brown, and the walls were covered with very expensive wallpaper, the floors were polished wooden planks that made the room reveal its nature loving essence. Victorian wall lamps then were placed on the walls that gave the room the perfect shine, posh and gloss… A television set and a stereo was found hanging on the corner, opposite of the bed. Li was impressed; the room was even more attractive than his bedroom…
Li looked at his roommate, and he didn't even seemed in awe at the luxuriant room. "Does your boss also go here?" Li asked Joey, though not in a nosy manner,
"No," he said simply, Li wished Joey would elaborate on his general answer,
'A man with few words…' Li looked at him with a raised brow and Joey sighed,
"Madam Tomoyo has a mansion you know, and Sakura wouldn't even want to stay here, in fact, her house is even smaller than yours, she would prefer smaller houses, I notice she shivers when she hears long-year mansions, or big houses. You were lucky you have friends like the two of them, Sir Li, they are two of the most richest women in Tomoeda, men actually wanted to marry those two, but they disagreed in every man who proposed to them every now and then. They were embarrassed, I can tell you…" Joey finally said, though he sounded like a robot, talk about Robocop with his threatening statement. Li found it funny, than looking at it like a threat or a tease,
"Do you mind I go take a shower?" Li asked him,
"Would I?" he said with his robot accent, and obviously, Li shook his head, and headed immediately at the bathroom. Why would I guy mind? Unless he was a gay… Li laughed a little,
Click… Joey's eyes flashed light blue… He was a clone of someone, an avatar made by the Mirror Card…Li removed his wet clothing, and was glad he did so, since that whole night, his clothes became heavy, because of its dampness, and was free from the cold cloth hanging around his body… It was a burden
He turned on the heater; then switched the main turner for the water to flow out of the shower…
"Aaaaah," he moaned, it was great! Anyone outside would suspect Li having sex with someone inside. It was nice for Li to have hot water flowing by his skin after a long, endangered night…
"You alright there Sir?"
"Yeah, don't worry 'bout me," Li replied, from inside the door, he was already scrubbing his body, he turned the heater warmer… "Woooooohoooo," Li cried out, the water was ecstatic… but Joey ignored.
'This is so gooood,' Li thought happily, and then… he could remember… he blinked, and opened his eyes again… 'Blood?' he looked at the water… it was dark red, like the darkest of red wines of the greatest vineyards. His eyes widened…
The Li mansion was in flames and ashes, the gardens were burnt into nothing, and some people on the ground, covered with rivers of blood… It was tragedy, Syaoran could see it… and he couldn't stop remembering the bloodlust of the masked… "Syaoran…protect your sis—ters… run…don't get… yourself… killed…"A brown haired old woman lay on the ground her head spilled with blood. A man in a black mask that was shaped into a black jaguar holding a long, sharp katana that dripped with blood was behind the woman. Syaoran stood, holding the sword, showing the man he will be protecting his sisters from behind. Meiling was already killed, he couldn't afford his sisters to be killed too… He glared at the man with such hatred flowing, like blood on veins, and saw his enemy's face like the mask was transparent, he could see the killer had an evil smile, a smirk on his face…
Syaoran reached for the black, metal blade, and presented it by the firing house. The Li mansion was on a raid, and ambush…
"How dare you do that," Syaoran hissed at the man, already on his fighting pose… his left knee leaning down, and his right hand with the sword in array, raising it, pointing it to the masked enemy. The man still didn't move… like he wasn't afraid even though he will surely get killed, but Syaoran didn't care… let him die or not…He will be forsaken in Syaoran's eyes,
"Syaoran! Are you out of your mind!" A long blue haired woman and in auburn eyes looked at him with a mad and worried expression. She was in burnt green Chinese robes blocked Syaoran's pointed sword as she struggled her wits "Don't do it, you're not going to help anyone, Syaoran! Use that move and you won't control it!" the girl bellowed as loud and influential as possible, she knew how her brother would act in times like this…He would get revenge, he would always do that when his sisters would get bullied…
"Shut up Shiefa! I know what I know and what I am doing!" Syaoran snapped, "Move! Shiefa! This is for honor!" he continued, glaring now at the second eldest sibling. Syaoran was the eldest. Shiefa widened her eyes much more widely, shocked on what her brother said… Syaoran wouldn't talk like that to her… Shiefa was the closest sibling to Syaoran, even Meiling would get jealous, even though she knew for a fact Siefa was his sister.
"Honor? You call this honor!" She pointed with one finger their killed mother outrageously, and Meiling beside her… "Syaoran stop it! Couldn't you see our blood has fed up the world? Just stop Syaoran, you're not doing any good!"
"No! I won't listen to you Shiefa! I know what I am doing, mother said her last words to me," Syaoran cried out, he pushed her aside; he was too strong for Shiefa to stand ground, 'Protect your sisters, Syaoran,' Yelan's voice popped out…
"Nothing would change, big brother, nothing…" it was her last words as she fell down the ground weakly, she gave up convincing her brother to do the right choice, all was over now… The other three were kneeling of confusion and fright… watching their eldest brother fighting for the slain blood of the Li…
Syaoran was on air, and the masked man still in stationary form… brave…
The flames inside the house suddenly grew much more bigger and hotter, and made the atmosphere much more worse…
"Stop! Syaoran!" All of them shouted now, but it was too late… they trembled for what Syaoran's obsession resulted them into…Li performed a somersault by the air, spinning his body like a flying harbinger ready to attack…
'This is for you mother,' Syaoran thought, but he knew it wasn't his real feelings. Inside of him, he was covered in the smug of his mind…He sincerely hated what has happened to his life… EVERYTHING…he was disgusted in himself, how could he be a son of a Li with no power of protecting his own family…How could he be a lover when he solely and easily decided to leave his betrothed and left her just because of Li… He envisioned Sakura and Yelan… Syaoran loved them both, he desired for them both, and he pursued all his love for them… but they ended up all in ashes… Sakura was separated from him, and his mother was in front of him, killed in bloodlust. He was tired of all his failures and mistakes… he was tired of love and concern… he was tired of everything…He wanted everything to end… maybe it be right or wrong… it was agony, and punishment, and pain and suffering… every memory of joy and jubilee was sucked out of him like a flush of a toilet.
Syaoran was still on air, yet now, a blasting tempest quickly filled the house at the speed of light. It was strong, and it was made by the spinning of his own body…and tore every thing that passed by it… but it wasn't successful… Syaoran looked from atop, the bloodied scene he made because of obsession and revenge… An endless flood of blood…
"My sisters…" He whispered, as he stepped again to the ground, "Oh…" his feet immediately was met by the red surface, "…shit," He gazed blankly at the horrid scene… Horribly injured dead people were everywhere lying on the floor, everything was done… everything was finished…
He knelt on the floor with guilt, his head buried on the ground… His hair and face dashed with blood, it was his entire fault… He was possessed ago… but it was his fault… He screamed, and he screamed again… and he screamed silently…
He couldn't take anymore, his murder was taking over him, he wanted to join his own whether they were in heaven or in hell… He didn't care… After everything with Sakura were shattered, all his love was sourced by his own family… his only family… They were the only ones whom loved him…and Syaoran loved them back… now, he was staring at his family… poured with their own blood and sorrow…
He took the sword and planned to behead himself for his punishment. The bladed edge was already glued to his throat… But then forced tears came outside of his eyes, his irises trembling, and it was painful for him, he almost imagined the watery little droplets were his own blood. He pulled away the sword, he can't die, somehow, even though he wanted to die… he wanted to live… An essence, a whisper, a voice, a yell… he could hear it, uncontrollably, he threw the sword away from him, and stood… and carried all the people outside, that flames still surged the house, but it became weaker… He buried all of them… crying blood, screaming bodies…he closed his eyes just of the reason the scene's an eye sore, and opened it, hoping for a brighter day…
"…" Syaoran opened his eyes, he looked again at the water… it again was crystalline and clear, back to its normal state… 'What happened?' Li thought, so confused, he remembered it, even though he didn't want to recollect. He immediately turned off his shower, 'I guess that's enough, maybe I'll just go rest…' he said, pampering his body with the soft, cotton towel hung on the towel hanger… He really should take a dose of sleep; he was wide eyed with the happenings on this night… He covered himself with the towel, and proceeded outside, and sighed with relief, Joey was asleep, so now he doesn't even have to problem about his privacy, he was stressed enough to add up to his problem list.
He dressed with the readied pajamas for him, the hotel was convenient, it had an own wardrobe, Syaoran thought on how convenient the suite was, it was perfect for fugitives who didn't bring clothes with them.
He jumped for the bed mattress and feasted on its softness and luxuriant feel. He could picture it was made of high-quality linen, silk and cotton. It was perfect for sleeping, it was perfect for seating, it was perfect for entertainment, it was perfect for having sex…
He lay there for a few minutes, staring blankly at the ceiling, the atmosphere was silent, except for Joey' silent snores, 'Sakura… I wonder what she's doing now?' He closed his eyes, and eventually gone to daze in his dreams…
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What? Why is it blue than black?
"Aaaaah!" Syaoran shot upward like a spring in bed. He looked at Joey, thinking he must be him, but there he was, not moving, like a dead body without blood. He stared then forward, and saw a flying girl sprite above him and the bed. She glowed of a light blue and was transparent, and she wore of a kimono. He looked under, and saw a mirror that reflected Syaoran, and then saw who the hell she was… "The Mirror?" Syaopran exclaimed with the most expressed face of a surprised reaction. He thought a card couldn't show its true form unless it's card captor commanded it to do so… "How the hell did you get out of Sakura's hold?" Syaoran said amazed, but the girl smiled mysteriously,
"Do you know Mirror is one of the most powerful cards?" she said, nearing him, and Syaoran crawling backward his bed… but he did hear her, and absorbed immediately what she said, 'powerful? The mirror can only copy certain things…' he thought, as he saw his thoughts in the mirror the girl was holding… it read in calligraphy
Powerful? The Mirror can only copy certain things… Is that considered power? Syaoran silently read the font on the mirror, and he was dumbfounded, he didn't know there was a secret hidden on the mirror card,
'What the fuck'
Then it disappeared again, and What the fuck replaced the mirror, he looked at the card, who was staring at him, that made Syaoran uncomfortable again, she smiled
"The mirror has the power to reflect a person's feelings. The mirror card is a made avatar of the card captor, Li Syaoran, so that means I know Sakura's feelings like a book, as I can also read a person's body, mind and soul with the condition that person is considered close to the cardcaptor…" the mirror said with a sagely and all-knowing tone…
"Sssh, don't tell Sakura right? I'll tell you a secret about her," The mirror card winked at him childishly. Li just nodded slowly too intrigued to say no to the card. It was a done deal…
"What?" He fixed his bed, and finally got calm with the mirror card's presence… He looked at the window, and it was still dark, he was positive it only passed a few hours…
"Do you love Sakura?" the mirror card simply asked him, and Syaoran instantly blushed, ignoring the card's question, he looked away, but the mirror she as holding was scribbling unmercifully what Li was thinking, he faced it angrily, he wanted to pierce it with the sword, though he was too lazy to do that, he after all just got out of sleep, thanks to missy mirror…
I love her, it's just that… oh fuck, the mirror's writing it… no, brain, stop flooding my mind, no— I'm too timid now, I even got to meet her while I was ready to stab myself with the sword. I can't love her now like we used to in the past. She just changed a little bit, and I guess I changed too… I'm dying to tell her we should start over, but argh! But she's too preoccupied with her job; I guess I shouldn't disturb her for while… Oh what am I going to do brain…
The mirror reflected the words, and Syaoran was staring at the piece, horrified… Li knew the mirror was right; it was the highest degree of sincerity. The card again smiled and again faced him much nearer. Joey disappeared from the couch, and Syaoran noticed it, he looked back again at the card, but her hair became longer, and brown, and her skin flesh, and usual clothes she would wear… It was a clone of Sakura Kinomoto, however she was still holding the mirror, Syaoran leaped out of the bed, and he was glad the card didn't mimic his action. She just smiled again… He didn't want to sleep with a woman yet… especially Sakura…
"Do you know what Sakura feels for you?" she said as she stared at Li, who gulped nervously… now he knew the mirror card was speaking the truth, it really is one of the most powerful cards…
Li shook his head signifying the answer 'no'…
The Sakura clone breathed, and then, she opened her mouth…
"Oh-my-god, why did he even had a fate of someone who was cursed by heaven to hell… I can't believe that's what happened to him. I mean, his family being slaughtered to death as he watched their blood spill? I couldn't even stand them in the movies." Li then became guilty; he was really the one who killed his sisters…
She continued, "He worked hard to go here just to have communication with Wei, but he was also killed, and to think he was living a godly life there at Hong Kong enjoying without little Sakura's company, I think I should help Syaoran,"
Syaoran? Syaoran? He never knew Sakura still used that name? Li didn't know if he was supposed to be happy, or angry or flattered, he was just in oblivion,
"…I know, probably I can hire him at Cloe… no… someone was supposed to be my personal assistant… but I'll try, I'm sure Nagasa wouldn't mind… or he'll do… This decision after all is made for the happiness and success of Cloe… But still I'll try…"
Syaoran just watched the clone blabber, but he did listen to her, like he used to with Yelan… He was glad he was hearing this from Sakura's heart, even though it wasn't her real tongue and mouth… He knew it was unfair, but he did feast on that. Now confusion started to lessen…
"…But I still don't know… Why am I feeling so glad I met him again when he was the one who dumped me? I just can't believe we ran into other's lives again…" she said, and she again transformed back to its original form, the glowing flying girl holding a mirror and was wearing a kimono… she smirked at him,
"Well?" she asked him waiting for a very predictable answer, before he could open his mouth, his thoughts were already written in the mirror,
Really, hmm… though I'm still not ready, I'm relieved…
Syaoran sighed at her, and then she said with her normal voice… "You know, she really wanted to invite you tomorrow night at Sabrian's, she was just too shy to tell you"
"Why?"
"You're not stupid Li, of course she's afraid to invite you, you know how she can be with brown haired men like you," The Mirror winked at him, carrying her hidden tip for him, he smiled, though not for Sakura, but probably just for himself…
"It's now all up to you Li, you're the one who's going to talk to her, not me… even though I could anytime, anywhere. She's dying for your friendship again Li, at least you could restart your friendship, don't you think so?" She then edged nearer his face, who blushed dark crimson, feeling the transparence of her body…
"How could you get out of the clutches of Sakura's control?" Li finally asked the card, he was amazed, even anyone in the Li clan can't do that. Mirror smirked,
"I told you, I'm the most powerful card Li," she said, trying to feed the words to him in her most sincerest voice she could find in her vocal chords, though she knew whe was telling a lie, and as suspected, Syaoran raised an eyebrow…
"Okay, okay," The mirror finally said with a sigh… it was no use, he knew the cards too well, "I didn't disobey the orders of Lady Sakura, I'm the mirror card remember, I can feel and sense what she feels, I'm like her literally said mirror of her feelings. I am her reflection Li, and I could also make a reflection of what other people think… That's the hidden power Clow gave to me, the Mirror Card," she winked again at him, "I can even talk freely, not like the rest of the cards, who can just smile, or laugh, or stare," she paused, looking at him, who was staring at her with awe, and curiosity, "I'm Clow's favorite Li," she said, and winked
Li laughed, "Keep dreaming," He was amazed on how a card can have humor,
"I was also the one who made you remember those nasty things… It was an accident," she said with a weaker voice than she used ago. His eyes then became smaller, like squints, but then it lightened after a few seconds,
"Don't worry, I forgive you," he lay on the bed again, Mirror could not imagine how he could easily forgive, "Now, may I get some sleep?" he continued, and the sprite nodded,
Li closed his eyes, and Mirror again vanished, and a Joey clone suddenly appeared and walked over again to the couch to sleep too…
'Sakura… Oh how can I speak what I feel for you? Argh… damn me!' Li thought… he noticed it stopped raining, and he was glad it did, as he could see nothing since his eyes were already closed, he remained still, and everything just washed out of his mind except for that brown-haired beautiful lady with jade eyes, and a toothy smile… He never felt comfortable in bed since then he remembered her… Syaoran sighed, though he knew his sigh came from her…
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Kero watched the card without a drawing of the girl who was holding a mirror. It was shaking from moments ago by Sakura's bedroom. He glanced at the card, now stationary and still… he looked at Sakura, sleeping soundly, with the radio on making Jazz music mellowing the room. He didn't felt tired during that night. The silence was his energy and the moonlight he was gazing at was his hopes…
'I see… I think I shouldn't tell Sakura about what happened, she's going to get mad, why the confessions of a Mirror wasn't explained to her by her own cards themselves…" Kero thought as he continued gazing… his adorable face shining by the lonely, slivery light…
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'I just can't sleep, why Tomoyo?' Tomoyo asked herself, her body in a loose black nightdress, and her hair, totally laid down, the way she always wanted when she slept… It was a long night, many things happened, and every bit of them was so unreal, 'I think I'll go eat something, yeah, occasional midnight snacks wouldn't hurt my health,' she thought. What was the sue of mumbling, she was the only person in her mansion, other than the maid and her bodyguards. Many people, including Sakura thought she was lonely there, but Tomoyo disagreed with them, not in her life, she felt alone or left out… She stood up beside her bed, it was dark, but the rain has finally stopped.
She went to the kitchen, and thanked she planned to be near on her bedroom, she was too lazy to walk the opposite side of the house. She opened the lights, and it hurt her eyes by the sudden brightness of the atmosphere, 'Ahah! Choco Cake!' she just remembered as she opened the ref, she took it boringly and boringly sat on the kitchen seat, her plate of cake on the kitchen table.
'What now,' she again thought, she can't sleep, and she was too lazy to design a dress or cook or watch Television… She took a piece, and slid it in her plate, 'Ugh… I hate nights like this, when I don't even have a thing to do…' she thought, annoyed of herself,
Chewing…
'Mmmm… this is so good, I still remember buying this cake a week ago from Chiharu's patisserie, they sure deserve their name, it's still yummy!' she thought as she mellowed the soft taste of the cake, and the chunky tingle the chocolate chips make… (A/N – Oh goody goody, another rhyme!)
'I know!' She finally thought of something, thanks to the cake, 'I think I'll have a date with the web,' she thought, 'It's been a while since I've used my internet…' she thought, 'I'm so stupid, my computer was always at my bedroom…' she thought again, as she made some tea, and her chocolate cake on a plate, and carried all of them to her bedroom.
After a while, she was immediately on her e-mail homepage, it there displayed, 200 messages… Sweat drops
She checked it, and there, a bellowed scream, she became afraid her neighbors might get disturbed with their sleep, or kids might thing there was a ghost on her house… After all, it was midnight…
There she saw…
Message from Eriol H. 8:28pm, Friday. Click here to open…
'Hmm… Friday, it's been three days past… today is Monday…'
Involuntarily, and without time to think, she immediately dragged the mouse on the hyperlink, and Eriol's typewritten words appeared… she read the e-mail so slowly, it took her ten minutes or so…
Hi Tomtom…
Hey-hey, it's bin a wyl cns we'v talked huh? Ye, I'm working here and evrythin's still fyn here, don't worry, bout me, I'm on the right track like you do… wat hapened w/ you, I haven't got tym to e-mail you like… cns I'v got my work, -;- sry, forgiv me 4 my insolence madam Tomoyo, I hope ur doing fyn, n s Saku stil problematic cns I'v left 4 england again? Oh c'mon, spil the beans! Oh by the way, I swear you'l be into a great surprise someday near…
Eriol
P.S.
Don't tel Kura bout this message… winks… I know u can kip secrets… PNT!
'Err… PNT?' she thought for a while, then it occurred to her… 'Ohh… please and thanks…' nodding mentally with her mind, 'Hmm… I wonder why he trhought of e-mailing me… And what does he meant of keeping a secret? Eriol's a murderer, he can make cliff hangers of life….'
'That's enough Tomoyo…' she said, thinking if she should reply to him or not… 'No, probably I shouldn't…' she took another bite, and sipped her tea, for a few minutes, she stared and repeated Eriol's message for a while… and sighed…
'I'm going to sleep…' Tomoyo concluded…
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A/N – Hehe… well, did that made another cliffhanger? Hehe, well, this is it for chapter 4, and I hope you feasted on this too! Well, until the next chapter! To tell truths I'm planning to study, even though I'm too lazy for that now… I just hate big tests, they made me nibble my ears and nails and stuff… shivers… I know, why the hell did I use The Mirror as a character with an important role in the chappie, it's just I like mirror than anything… that's just that, and you can be certain it's the only reason why… Earth's damnation comes forth! Hehe, jowk! -;-… ahehehehe, I can't stop laughing, have you observed?