I do not own Cardcaptor Sakura, the ninja techniques or any Naruto based names or any FF9 place names and a little joke I put in there does not belong to me either…even though I wish..
Chapter 10: The Weapons of the 5 Dragons
"I am BEAT!" groaned Sakura as she flopped on the lounge chair in the Lounging Room of the Inn. The four of them were resting from today's battle, and all of them were exhausted. Everyone was battered up and looked like they were just run over by a herd of cattle. Sakura rested her hand on her forehead and thought back to the battle with Anko. She thought back about this strange new power that has presented itself to her. The power of one of the legendary dragons, she thought. Of all people, why me? I'm so confused…Sakura sighed tiredly. So many things were flooding through her head; weapons, new power, the stones, and the dragons itself. How? How? Am I dreaming? Sakura pinched her left arm hard and a shot of pain affected her arm. Definitely not…Sakura looked down where she set her weapons; the Fan, her Ninja gear, her necklace…and the Long Bow with the quiver of arrows. She sat up straight and leaned towards the bow and held it. She looked at it closely, and saw all the markings one by one. As she was tracing all the markings with her finger she stopped dead. There, she saw a name carved in it, it was faded but was still readable. Sakura. Her eyes widened at the name. Sakura blinked twice and yet the name was still her own. HOW CAN THIS BE! She dropped the bow which made a loud noise on the hard wood floor. Everyone looked up and saw Sakura standing up who was shaking.
Eriol looked at her confusingly, "Sakura-san? What's wrong?" Everyone continued to stare at her and Sakura swallowed hard.
She started stuttering her explanation, "M-minna…I-I was just l-looking at it...and I-I saw…." Sakura pointed at the bow which was lying on the ground.
Syaoran sighed and got up from his chair. He bent down and picked up the green bow and pointed with his finger in front of Sakura, "Yes, this is what you call a bow…" and he then pointed at the arrows, "….and those are arrows. Put both of these together and you have a weapon…" Syaoran then started shake with laughter.
Sakura stomped her foot on the floor and glared at him, "I already know what it is you dimwit! Look at it more closely!" Sakura pointed near the center of the bow. Syaoran followed her finger and saw what she meant. He saw her name carved with in it.
Eriol and Tomoyo came closer to Syaoran who was practically frozen still, "Ne Li-kun what's wr-"Tomoyo stopped dead and saw the name too. Eriol saw it also; he grabbed the bow from Syaoran's grasp and lowered his glasses.
He looked up and down the bow and back to Sakura's name, "Hmmm…this is interesting…It seems that Sakura's name been carved on the bow."
Syaoran groaned with remorse, "No shit Sherlock. We figured that when we first glanced at it." Tomoyo giggled a bit at Syaoran's remark.
Eriol was still staring at the bow, "But seriously, why Sakura-san's name? It's as if she was supposed to be the one to wield this weapon. See this?" He pointed at Sakura's name, "It's all faded and old. It seems that it was written there a long time ago…and…"
Everyone waited for him to finish. Sakura spoke up, "And what Eriol-kun?"
Eriol, who was still studying the bow, replied, "….and that it was meant for Sakura-san to begin with…" Everyone was quiet after that. Sakura was surprised from Eriol's statement.
Sakura bit her bottom lip, But how? This weapon is over 500 years old. Was it already predicted that I was supposed to have it? I'm more confused then before…Sakura then saw Eriol placed the bow on the table lightly. "Eriol-kun…?" Eriol looked up at the call of his name. "Eriol-kun, so are you saying that it was predicted that I would have this weapon? But why me of all people? What makes me so special then the others?"
Eriol brushed his hand through his navy, blue hair, "I seriously don't know Sakura-san. It could…but as you know these weapons are over 500 years old, these 'dragons' could have been beings that could predict anything. But for now Sakura-san…" He placed a hand on her shoulder, "Just relax, we'll probably know the answers further in our journey." Then the Grandfather Clock started to ring; it was 11:00 at night.
Tomoyo raised her arms up and stretched, "Mmmmm…It's getting late. I'm going to go to bed. Oh, and Eriol-kun…?" Eriol turned around. "I get the bed this time." She then winked and raced off towards the bedroom.
Eriol smiled, "Fine. Well…Syaoran, Sakura-san, good night. We'll do some more investigating tomorrow morning." He then started going up the stairs and into the room where Tomoyo was.
Sakura yawned, "Yeah, a good night's rest may do the trick for me. Syaoran-kun, you can have the bed this time."
Syaoran looked at her emerald eyes, "You sure?"
Sakura nodded, "Yep! It's alright! But…" She started up the stairs, "I CALL THE SHOWER FIRST!" Sakura then started running up.
Syaoran growled, "NOT FAIR SAKURA! I NEED IT MORE THEN YOU!" He started running up the steps.
"THEN YOU JUST HAVE TO BEAT ME TO IT!" Sakura stuck out her tongue and went inside the room with Syaoran tracing after her.
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"C'mon Sakura, time to wake up…We have to start finding some information about the weapons." Syaoran said softly while shaking the sleeping Sakura. Sakura stirred in her sleep and refused to wake up. Syaoran sighed and shook her a bit harder, "C'mon Sakura, you can't sleep forever. Eriol and Daidouji-san is already awake." Sakura shifted in her sleep. Can this really be Sakura? Man…she sleeps like she's dead or something. Now I see why the stuff animal always has a hard time waking her up. She seems the type that when she's asleep no one can wake her up. Syaoran scanned the room. Is there anything that I can use to wake her up? Hmmm…Syaoran leaned closer to Sakura's face and took a deep breath, "KINOMOTO SAKURA THERE'S A FIRE! A FIRE! WAKE UP!" Sakura jolted a bit but still slept on. Syaoran who was breathing hard had his eyes widened. What the hell is with this girl! She sleeps worse then my sisters! Syaoran sighed once more and got up from the floor. He went to the bathroom and grabbed a glass from the cupboard. He turned on the faucet to extreme cold and filled the glass with it. As he saw that the glass was full, he turned off the faucet.
Syaoran walked to where Sakura was sleeping, he was about to pour it over head when he heard a soft voice escape Sakura's lips, "…Syaoran-kun…." When Syaoran heard his name he tripped and fell on the floor. The water was spilt everywhere and the glass was broken into small pieces. Syaoran was lucky that he had good reflexes and he saved himself by putting his hands in front of him. He sighed with relief, but then noticed where he was. He was over Sakura's body and just inches away from her face. Syaoran's face was starting to turn different shades of red.
Sakura then stirred into her sleep and fluttered her eyes open. Hoe? Is it morning already? Eh? What's that? Sakura's eyes that were blurred started to show a clear picture. There she saw Syaoran looking down at her with his face just inches away from hers. Sakura's eyes widened as big as plates and started to blush furiously. "HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOEEEE!" Her scream shook the whole Inn. Sakura was crimson and she punched Syaoran on the face which made him fly to the other side of the room. Sakura grabbed her blanket tightly and held it close to her. "WH-WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING SYAORAN?"
Syaoran rubbed his face and looked at the panicked Sakura, "IT'S NOT WHAT YOU THINK SAKURA! SERIOUSLY! ALL I DID WAS-" He stopped dead, he saw Sakura get up from her sleeping bag. She grabbed her fan that was leaning on the drawer.
She slowly walked up to Syaoran, "I'll give you 3 seconds to run Syaoran-kun…And you better run fast, I won't let you leave here unscathed."
Syaoran backed away, "N-now Sakura, it's not what you think…Do you think I would really do it to some person like you? Oh c'mon…"
"…1…"
"Sakura, please…! I didn't do anything to you!"
"…2…"
"It's not that I was going to rape you or anything…."
"…3…! YOU RAPER! SEDUCER! YOU BETTER START RUNNING NOW!" Syaroan yelped and ran out of the room with Sakura chasing after him. "I'LL KILL YOU! I'LL KILL YOU!" Shouted Sakura as they were running down the stairs; everyone around them were staring at what was happening. Tomoyo and Eriol were having breakfast at the bar when they heard a loud shout from upstairs, "SEDUCER! RAPER! I'LL KILL YOU!" Immediately Tomoyo and Eriol recognized who the voice was. Both of them turned their heads to the stairs and saw Syaoran running for dear life away from the mad Sakura.
Syaoran saw Eriol and Tomoyo staring at them with wide eyes, "ERIOL, DAIDOUJI…! YOU HAVE TO STOP THIS MAD WOMAN!" Tomoyo started to giggle and Eriol just smiled amusingly and at the same time they both shrugged and shook their heads. Syaoran growled and ran out the door of the Inn shouting, "TRAITORS! TRAITORS! I'LL GET YOU FOR THIS!" Tomoyo blew on her cup of tea while Eriol was nicely eating his pancakes; it's as if they did not hear anything at all. As for Sakura and Syaoran they were outside the Inn. As usual Syaoran was screaming his head off while Sakura was on a rampage of killing him.
Syaoran who was starting to get tired started to run backwards, "Sakura please! I didn't do it on purpose! Why are you so angry about something so small?"
Sakura glared at him, "SMALL? SMALL? YOU THINK BACK THERE WAS SMALL? SYAORAN YOU ALMOST KISSED ME!"
"NOT LIKE I DID IT ON PURPOSE TO SEDUCE YOU! I JUST TRIPPED AND FELL! HOW CAN THAT NOT GO THROUGH YOUR THICK HEAD OF YOURS…?"
"OHH! NOW I HAVE A THICK HEAD NOW! YOU ARE TOTALLY GETTING IT NOW!" Sakura's speed now started to pick up and she was getting closer to Syaoran. Seeing that Sakura had quickened her pace he quickened his own also.
From afar two shadows were overlooking them from a tree, one with navy, blue hair and another with dark, violet hair, "Eriol-kun, look at them. Sakura looks like she's going to kill him!"
Eriol nodded, "I know, I've never seen Sakura-san like this. Is how she becomes when something like this happens?"
Tomoyo laughed, "Sort of, I guess. She's really sensitive to her personal space."
"I see I see…Poor Syaoran, looks like he's having a tough time." Tomoyo's gaze followed Eriol's and saw Sakura now chasing him around the courtyard.
Tomoyo sighed, "Their like little children. How sad is that?"
"Pretty sad…"
"Think we should stop them?" Silence. Eriol and Tomoyo looked at each other and said in unison, "Naaaaaaaaaaaah…."
After a half an hour, Sakura and Syaoran were on the ground gasping for oxygen. Syaoran got up slowly and looked down at Sakura who was still in her pyjamas. "Sakura, c'mon lets stop. This is getting childish. I've already told you the whole story about what happened. It was an accident."
Sakura went on her knees and clutched her fan, "Mada mada (not yet), I still need to hit you…"
Syaoran groaned, "Why? What did I do this time?"
Sakura heaved, "Called…me…thick…headed…Time…for punishment…" Sakura swung her fan at Syaoran and he flew toward a tree. Unfortunately he hit the tree head first...and worse yet it was an apple tree. Syaoran was dazed for a minute but was alright until an apple fell atop his head.
"Ouch! What the-.." He looked up and then he saw apples jiggling from the impact. Then another apple fell. Another. Another. And then another. Syaoran yelped and then a whole horde of apples fell on top of him. Sakura watched and started to laugh. You couldn't see Syaoran anymore except his arms and legs.
Sakura laughed even harder, "AHAHAHAA! SYAORAN YOU LOOK LIKE AN APPLE SNOWMAN!" Sakura then collapsed on the floor and started pounding her fist hard on the ground.
Syaoran stood up and punched the tree, "Damn it…What did I do to deserve that?" He then heard a twig snap and Syaoran turned around to see it was. But not much to his surprise it was Tomoyo and Eriol; both smiling.
Eriol walked up to Syaoran and placed his hand on his shoulder, "So you lost again ne, Syaoran? That sucks…"
"Shut up. I just let her do it." Syaoran replied. He then saw Tomoyo and Sakura walking up to him.
Sakura who had a brightened face said, "I'm REALLY sorry I HIT YOU so hard!" She then started to laugh; Tomoyo as well.
Syaoran faced her and muttered, "Thick-headed…"
Still laughing Sakura replied, "Say it however much you want!"
"THICK-THICK-THICK-THICK-HEADED!"
Sakura then elbowed him on the head and replied, "Never mind, I take it back…" Eriol and Tomoyo tittered; it was hilarious to see the both of them fighting.
Eriol who stopped laughing then spoke up, "Now that we have our laughs out why don't we go and investigate the remaining weapons in the library?" Everyone nodded. Sakura departed from the group and went inside the inn. She climbed up the stairs and went inside her room. She took off her pyjamas and threw on a white shirt with Sakura petals embroidering it. She then grabbed a pair of jeans and put it on. She ran down the stairs and out the door.
Ahead of her she saw the group already starting to walk towards the library, "Hey! You guys, wait up!" The group turned and waited for Sakura catch up to them.
Syaoran had his arms crossed in front of his chest, "Ta-ku…you're so slow thick-head."
Sakura made a face, "Shut up baka."
"Thick-head."
"Baka."
"Thick-head."
"Baka."
"THICK-HEAD!"
"BAKA!"
And it continued through out the whole walk towards the library. Tomoyo and Eriol sighed with dismay. Will they ever stop arguing? It seems not. They reached the library and they entered. The library was jammed pack with books that looked like they were ancient. The whole room was quite old and musky. There was a small light that lit up the room and each time they took a step the floor below them groaned from wear.
Sakura looked around, "Hooee…this library is scary…Reminds me the story that Naoko-chan told me…" she shuddered as she started to remember the story. Eriol strode past her and went to a shelf that was marked "D".
He blew off the dust and scanned the shelf, "Ah ha! I found it!" Everyone crowded around Eriol to see what he discovered. Eriol held a book that titled, "The Legacy of the 5 Dragons and their Weapons." Eriol delicately opened it and flipped through the pages. "Here…" He pointed and everyone tilted their heads to get a better look.
Tomoyo then started to read aloud, "The weapons of the legendary 5 Dragons were the strongest ever made. Nothing could get in their way and they could defeat any kind of foe that they encountered. As it has been told, these 5 were actually ordinary humans themselves…"
Sakura's eyes widened, "They used to be HUMANS! Just like us?"
Tomoyo shushed Sakura and continued, "How did they gain these powers? No one knows. All we know is that they were ordinary humans with ordinary lives. But their names:
The Earth Dragon---Akira Mamoru
The Fire Dragon---Masakazu Kin
The Water Dragon---Tomo Nami
The Dragon of Healing---Haru Mika
The Dragon of Destruction---Fujita Kane
Each one received a powerful weapon that could slay a thousand demons with one sweep. The 5 weapons were a Long Bow, a Katana (2), a Kwando, Butterfly Daggers and a Glaive. Each one of these is powerful at their own but put together into one single weapon it is unstoppable…"
Eriol shut the book and tucked it under his arm, "We'll just borrow this for a little while. But for now we have all the information we need. Now that we know what each 'dragon' had that makes us one step closer to our goal. Where do you think the next weapon would be?"
Syaoran rolled his eyes and grabbed the book from Eriol, "Oh c'mon Eriol, use your head for once. You may be smart but at times you really are stupid, just like Ms. Thick-head here…" Syaoran smirked.
"HEY! WHAT WAS THAT BAKA?" Bellowed Sakura.
Syaoran chuckled, he leafed through the pages and found a section about the weapon for the Fire Dragon, "Ahhh…there we go. It seems our next stop is Mount Kenneth in the Forgotten Continent…"
Sakura sat on a chair and sighed, "Of all places, why did it have to be THAT continent…" Sakura then groaned, "Plus, it's soooo faaar! We'll never make it!"
Syaoran faced her and stared, "Wow, you must be really lazy then. I guess that's why I never see you walk to any other places. You just use your dragon to do all your work."
Sakura glared, "What was that BAKA? I AM NOT LAZY! IF I WAS LAZY, THEN I WOULDN'T HAVE WON AGAINST YOU THOSE LAST 2 FIGHTS!" She then narrowed her eyes to Syaoran's, "I think it's you whose getting lazy…My, how pitiful…You've been beaten by a 'lazy' girl twice. To tell you the truth Syaoran-kun, that's really sad."
Syaoran clutched his anger and bit his bottom lip, Eriol started to laugh and Tomoyo was snickering.
Eriol shook his head, "Too bad Syaoran, I think this is the third time isn't it? Man…you really need brushing up on your skills. Maybe I could help you ne?"
Syaoran took a deep breath and turned his head away from Eriol, "Just get away from me. I can fight my own battle."
Sakura hooted with laughter, "It seems like it isn't doing any good for you Syaoran-kun! I think you should reconsider Eriol-kun's offer! AHAHAHA!"
"Oh shut up Thick-head!" retorted Syaoran.
"Baka."
"Thick-head!"
"Baka."
"Thick-head!"
"Baka."
"Thick-head!"
Tomoyo and Eriol sighed again…This was going to be a long and painful journey to the Forgotten Continent.
There you have it…Chapter 10. I'm sorry it's very short, but this is just an informational type chapter. To make it up to you I'm putting up the next chapter right after I put up this one. Ok? Hope that makes you feel a bit better. Ehehee, little S+S quarrel…bwahaha. Stay tuned for Chapter 11!
