Never Underestimate A Cherry Blossom

Author's opening notes: So we left off that the Crusaders are eating dinner and the dormitory is now the headquarters for the Sakuras and they now have new members to assist them. The wolves are now preying on Thanh and Kristie. Just as the title states, the game is on.


Chapter 4:The Game is on

/Next day in Dormitory lounge

"Ok. So now that all the Crusaders are in this altogether, we must be very careful of not blowing each other's covers." Funfu said to the Crusaders

"Hai." The Crusaders responded

"Oh, Caren, Jason. I have been meaning to ask you two something." Anna said

"Yes?" Caren asked

"Are you and Jason like siblings because your last names are the same." Anna asked

"Do you think we are?" Jason asked

"No…" Anna replied

"We aren't. Many people have the same last name as us." Caren stated

"I know that. I was just wondering if you two were or not." Anna added

"Well we are not." Jason said

"Ok." Anna said turning back and started talking to Emma

"THANH! KRISTIE! GET DOWN LOW!" Funfu screamed

"HOE!" Kristie and Thanh screamed out in unison diving to the ground

An arrow came in shattering the window and landing only a few inches away from Thanh and Kristie. There was a parchment rolled around it so Thanh picked it up and read it out loud.

"Pretty little Cherry Blossoms. We are onto you, surrender and be ours or we shall hunt you down. We wolves are not afraid of you so be warned. Meet us at the Sakura tree near the Gates. Yours truly, Paul and Ryoko" Thanh read out loud to her friends.

Kristie screamed and then broke into tears. Thanh was so shocked she didn't even move. Her face was stricken with fear. Eric walked up to Thanh and tried to comfort her with a hug. Jason went to do the same for Kristie and the others came and crowded around.

"We are so dead…. We are so dead, we are so dead, we are.." Kristie began to repeat but Thanh slapped her

"Don't say such nonsense. We are not going to die. I'll find us a way out of this spot.' Thanh said holding back her tears.

"Maybe you should give yourselves up to them." Funfu suggested

"WHAT?" Thanh, Kristie, Jason and Eric asked staring at her. The others just looked with shock and confusion.

"I said, give into their demands." Funfu repeated

"Nani? Why!" Thanh asked

"You could be our little spies for them." Funfu explained, "You can figure out their plans for us, and make sure they don't figure the rest of us out."

"I see." Kristie said, "But I still…"

"Kristie, I think this might be the only way. We fall into their demands, learn their plans and if we find no use for them, we'll kill them. Unless Jason, Marvin and Eric accidentally killed Ryoko in fighting class." Thanh said agreeing

"Alright. Im in then." Kristie sighed

Eric and Jason just looks at them and then looked at Funfu.

"Alright. It's the weekend. Lets go find something to do." Emma said

"I know of a hidden lake in the forest. Its pretty cool there." Christopher suggested

"Ok. That will be where we are going today. Thanh, Kristie, you two trail down our little wolves." Funfu said

"Hai." Thanh and Kristie said, "Ja ne minna, have fun!"

Kristie and Thanh then left to their rooms to get changed.

/Sakura Tree Near the gates

"So, you lovely little blossoms decided to come after all." Ryoko said jumping off from the branch he was sitting on.

"I guess so." Thanh said showing no emotion and keeping a calm face

"Well Ryoko and I are pleased that you two have come to and decided to come along with us." Paul said with a smirk

"Yeah…" Kristie said looking down

"Will you girls accompany us to the finest restaurant in town?" Ryoko asked giving Thanh his hand

Thanh looks at Kristie and then slightly nods.

"Alright then." Thanh agreed, accepting the hand

Paul then gave his hand to Kristie who accepted it. The four teens soon started walking down towards the town for lunch.

/The hidden lake

"Its gorgeous here!" Anna commented

"This place is remarkable." Funfu commented

"Yeah. We used to come here like everyday in our first year at Cambie." Chris said as they went in closer towards the lake

"Wow. This place is truly remarkable though." Emma said as she sat down on the shores close to the lake

"Well, I packed our lunch picnic so lets pick a location and eat." Ying said looking around

"Hang on. We built a house just near the waterfall." Marv said remembering

"Oh yes. A great view of the entire area and nice clean water to use." Jason remembered

"Well then, lead the way." Anna said as the guys lead them towards the house near the waterfall.

/Restaurant in town

"This place really is fancy…." Kristie commented looking around

While drinking her water she kicked Kristie in the shin and looked at her after putting her glass down. Kristie just stares back and then just sat there.

"Yes, only the best for our little Cherry Blossoms." Ryoko said with a grin

"Why thank you…" Thanh responded with an uncertain voice

"May I take your order?" a waitress asked as she came to their table

"What would you girls like to have?" Paul asked

"Im not that hungry so I'll just have a glass of water." Thanh replied

"Same here." Kristie said

"Alright then." Paul said. And then Ryoko and Paul made their orders and the waitress left.

"So, will you share your knowledge of your clan?" Ryoko asked

"Ummm…lets see… no." Thanh replied taking a sip of water

"And why is that?" Ryoko asked

"It is only for us to know and for you to find out." Thanh answered putting her glass down

"Aww…don't be such spoil sports." Paul whined

"Our final answer is no." Kristie said

"Here is your meal." The waitress said putting the food onto the table

"Alright then. So we won't ask you of your clan. How is it in Japan?" Ryoko asked, changing the subject

"Very peaceful except for the Wolf raids. And a very beautiful sight unless it was raided." Thanh described announciating the raid parts.

"Oh. I see." Ryoko said continuing to eat

"How are your lives in Japan?" Paul asked

"Lots of hard work but we have plentiful of almost everything." Kristie answered that time

"I see." Paul said continuing to eat.

"How are your lives?" Thanh asked

Paul and Ryoko started rambling on and on about their lives and sometimes mentioned their clan.

/House near the waterfall

"Wow. This house has got a great structure but there is a lot of dust." Emma commented

"Yeah, we haven't been here in ages." Eric said

"I see." Funfu said

"Now, you guys sit down and eat. I'll just check around this house for a bit." Ying said

"Alright then." The group replied

/Ying's POV

This house seems suitable as a HQ location, maybe we should hold our meetings and everything here. I don't really think our dormitory is such a good location anymore.

So much dust…tsk tsk, this place shall never pass the white gloves test but we have no other choice. Maybe while they are in class, I could sneak back here to clean up. Yeah, that's for sure.

/Normal POV

"Alright, I have an idea." Ying announced as she headed back to the dining area

"Lets hear your idea." Anna said

"Im thinking that we should use this house as our HQ." Ying said

"As of to why?" Emma asked

"Well, our dormitory doesn't seem as safe anymore and we need a much more secluded place to store our secrets and data." Ying explained

"Shes got a point there." Funfu responded

"While you guys are in class on Monday, Im going to come back and clean up the place and move a few things around." Ying added

"Alright." The group agreed

/At the restaurant

"That was a good meal." Ryoko commented picking up his napkin

"I agree." Paul said

"Well, what are we going to do next?" Kristie asked

"We didn't really think about that." Paul admitted

"Well, I got a lot of homework, I think I want to get a jump start on that." Kristie lied

"And I'm helping her because I don't really get homework." Thanh tagged along

"Alright. We'll escort you back to your dorm then." Ryoko offered

"It's alright. We'll be fine." Thanh declined

"But we insist." Paul insisted

"Alright then." Kristie said sighing in defeat

Ryoko and Paul paid the bill and then the four teens headed back to Cambie.

/Outside of the Crusaders Dormitory

"We had a good time today and we hope to see you two soon again." Thanh lied with her fake sweet voice

"Well thank you for giving in to us." Ryoko said with a chuckle

"We better get going now. Syaonara." Kristie said as the two girls went into their dormitory.

"Bye." They wolves said as they left the other direction

/Thanh's dorm room

"Alright, I'll send them a message right away." Thanh said running up to her large bowl of water

"I hope they can see your message coming." Kristie sighed

"Oh they will." Thanh said as she started concentrating and chanting her incantation in front of the bowl

/New HQ

"Lets go outside now." Ying suggested as the skies were changing to a darker shade of blue

"Hai." Funfu agreed watching the skies

They soon headed towards the lake and all the sudden, a slime like creature came sailing on the water towards them.

"A Porfullio Slime." Anna said

"What is a Porfullio Slime?" Marvin asked

"Thanh is able to summon up these creatures to send messages to her friends and families as long as her targets are near water. She just happens to remember that we are near a lake and has an important message to tell us." Ying explained

"I see." The new members understood

"Special delivery to Funfu" the Porfullio slime announced in a soft singsong voice

"Send." Funfu said

"Come back to the dormitory, we have bits of info to tell you." The slime recited Thanh's words

"Lets go back now you guys." Funfu said

"Message delivered." The slime said and vanished before them

The Crusaders then headed back to the dormitory.


/Cherry Blossoms Shrine

"Something is wrong, I can feel it." Sakura said interrupting the dinner, "Eriol, I now you can feel it too."

"Yes. I sense great danger for Thanh and Kristie." Eriol said in a grim voice and entering his trance

"No. It can't be. My only daughter." Tomoyo cried

"My dear Purple blossom…" Meiling stuttered

"They are fine for now, but unless they can unlock their true powers of the force above the clouds and heavens, they are surely doomed." Eriol said in a trance

"No." Tomoyo and Meiling cried out as they held onto each other for support

"There are two boys who can help them in unlocking this power. By releasing the true nature of these two boys, will only then they can find their powers." Eriol said and snapping out of his trance.


Authors Notes: So okay, Kristie and Thanh are to be doomed and whats that? Did I accidentally slipped out which blossoms Kristie is? Well there is another chance for you to have your name added in. But this little contest will end when I revealed all of the blossoms right element. And what power is Eriol talking about? And who could these two boys be? We'll read on to find out(That is, if I posted the Chapter up.)