When I logged on today, I saw that my reviews had doubled! Thanks to Blue-Jellee for reviewing on all five chapters!
Yeah, so, if anyone's wondering, Hikaru's hair changes color every day. This is significant in later chapters... Oh, and she has issues.
Disclaimer: Every single character in this belongs to CLAMP-sama.
You are the Chosen... The first, of wind...
The wind dispersed in a flash. Everything was eerily calm. Fuu knelt on the ground, with a glowing feather in her hand.
Protect...
Fuu closed her hand around the feather in her hand. As soon as her fingers encircled the feather, it broke apart into small dots of light that floated around her body before sinking into her heart. Immediately, she felt lighter, as if she was the air itself. She walked straighter and taller, if that were even possible.
"Fuu... Are you alright?" Hikaru limped up to her friend, using a broken branch as a staff. Umi soon joined her.
"I... I think so," she said distractedly. Her thoughts were all mixed up, due to the feather that was now inside her.
The bell rang, signalling the return to class.
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Syaoran slowly awoke in a soft, comfortable bed. His head throbbed, but it wasn't as painful as it was before. The unfamiliar surroundings surprised him, and he tried to sit up unsuccessfully.
"Ow, ow, ow!"
"Ah, so our patient has finally woken up, hmm?"
Yuuko came in from the other room. She carried a bundle of bandages, while Watanuki, who followed her in, brought a basin of water and a first ait kit.
"Yuuko-san? But, how did I get here?" He gasped as he remembered the situation back on Clow. "Sakura!" The force of the revelation was enough to get him on his feet.
Yuuko pushed him back down.
"You need your rest. After all, you have a broken leg and a head wound. You shouldn't be moving anytime soon." She smiled.
"Tell me what happened, and I may be able to help."
"Help? For what price?" Syaoran recalled the last time he was here.
"It doesn't matter right now. I sensed some dark magic the day before we found you on my doorstep. So I may not ask for as high a price as I did last time. The balance of the worlds must be maintained."
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The three girls were out of school, now, and they walked to Umi's favorite cafe for a snack.
"So, how did you do on your history test, Fuu?" Umi asked.
"I think I passed. What about your math?"
Hikaru was lost in her own thoughts. Adopted? I still can't believe it. I thought I was one of them. I wanted to be one of them, even though I never really fit in. My hair alone is usually enough to scare people away, the way it keeps changing colors.
"Hikaru!"
My family-
Crash!
The now-brown-haired girl walked right into a pole on the side of the street.
"Ite..."
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The second? She shall be one who is expressive and creative, one who can be kind and also draw strength enough to defend. Yes, we have found the second...
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The trio came back from the cafe by the river because Fuu's kyudo club meeting was being held at a real archery range this week. The club would watch amateur and professional archers and learn from them. As they stepped onto the bridge, the river water began to rise. It quickly became a 15-foot wave that towered over the girls.
The wall of water twisted into a cyclone, completely submerging Umi. She clutched at her throat, unable to breathe. Umi glimpsed a feather that darted across her field of vision. Instinctively, she reached out for it, rewarded by the feel of a thin object grasped tight in her fingers. Immediately, the water pressure lessened; the cyclone slowed. Then, Umi heard a voice all around her, bubbly and flowing.
Chosen... Of water...
The water drained away, leaving Umi sitting on the cement, completely dry. She held a glowing feather, the same as Fuu's, which flowed into a single globe of light that had a spiral in its depths. An arm of the spiral detatched and reached into her heart. As the light filled her, she caught a glance of a face of blue, distorted as if it was mirrored by water.
Rescue...
Writer's block... is my archnemesis...
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