Chapter 8: Insanity Glimpses
Disclaimer: *cough*cough* oh look, I've gotten sick again. Feels really horrible. What?! A disclaimer?! What are you trying to do, get me more sick? I don't own enough to say this belongs to me. The ideas, yes, but its characters? Nuh-uh. Now leave me alone! :P
Kero: Stay tuned for the Guardian's Grave!
Suppi: They don't have to if they don't want to.
Nakuru: Oh yes they do! They have to see me in this kawaii dress I got!
Yue: *rolls eyes* This is just torture, Aimee.
Aimee: *glares but ends up with a hacking cough*
Yukito: Are you okay, Aimee? *hands glass of water* You should go to bed. You shouldn't even be up on the computer, you know.
Ruby Moon: *sighs* let's just get this chapter done.
Chapter 8: Insanity Glimpses
"Oh, Ginny, you're already here," Harry said, as he and Ron walked into the room Cho was resting in.
"I couldn't sleep," Ginny answered grimly. "She scared me to death." In the early morning, at near three, Cho had screamed loudly enough for the three Gryffindors to hear from their rooms. It had even awakened Professor Moon, who originally was in a deep slumber. It was Ron who hurriedly used a silencing spell to shut her off.
"She looks like she's having a nightmare," Ginny continued. "A terrible one. And I feel so helpless just looking at her."
"Did you and Cho eat yet?" Harry asked.
"I've eaten," she sadly said. "But Cho just knocked the food out of my hands. She doesn't eat as willingly as Jade does. Or Hermione either." It had been figured out by a sleepy reincarnation that Hermione was under a sleeping spell.
"We just checked on them," Ron said. "They don't look as bad as Cho either. Maybe even better."
"She cries in her sleep," Ginny murmured, running her hands through Cho's silky auburn hair, which hung loosely around her face. "I'm worried that she might get a fever soon. If I can't get her to eat…"
"Do you know what's wrong with her?" Harry anxiously inquired.
Ginny stood, shaking her head. "I can guess that she's being tormented in her sleep, maybe by her dreams. I have no idea what's going on in her head."
"Maybe a spell…"
"Don't even think about it," she interrupted. Softening her tone, she said, "I just don't think that's a good idea. Just imagine. Cho's a telepath, someone who can read minds. She has trouble controlling it, and if that is what is the cause of these nightmares, just imagine what it could do to you.
"C'mon now," Ginny said softly after a moment's silence, motioning them to leave the room. "We should finish our homework. I have a feeling that things are going to get rough the rest of the Winter Vacation."
~*~
Hours later, Ginny slammed her book closed. "I just can't do this," she muttered aloud. She was determined to finish her homework, but her mind drifted off to more important matters… and she was more worried about Cho. Looking around the Gryffindor common room, Ginny felt alone and empty. Harry and Ron had given up on homework long time ago, as they usually do.
She sighed. She had just checked on all three girls about five minutes ago and Ginny knew that nothing would be different. Marvel would be watching from its usual perch near Jade's head, which was still sleeping. Crookshanks would still be warily watching Hermione as she peacefully slept. It was strange to see 'Mione asleep still, as most people would have been awake at this time of day.
Who would be there for Cho? The question would repeat over and over for Ginny, yet she knew that she alone couldn't do anything. Ginny had been told of the main points of Cho's past, but was that even enough…? Shouldn't Eli or someone come to help Cho? Even Dumbledore or Moon had no idea… no; it must be someone closer who knows what's happening to Cho. Never had Ginny felt so helpless, when there were people who needed her help the most and she had no idea what to do-
Mreow.
A soft mew reached Ginny's ears. Ginny turned and saw a small kitten that was so dark that it looked purple. Its dark blue eyes blinked with worry and unshed tears. Ginny brought the little cat close.
"Midori, you're worried about Cho, too, aren't you?" The only thing green on Cho's cat was an emerald shard that hung on a pale green ribbon around its neck.
The cat responded sadly and jumped out of Ginny's arms. Ginny noticed that it landed unsteadily on the table. Midori tapped the table lightly three times and a book appeared. Ginny felt that every action that this little cat was doing was painful, but was determined to do it.
The kitten jerked erratically and Ginny moved quickly. "What's wrong?" Her words were too late. Midori collapsed in Ginny's arms. But a soft wind from nowhere turned the book open before Ginny could see what it was. Pages flipped until it stopped near the end. Ginny balanced the kitten on one hand and curiously picked the book up and started reading.
Green, bright green, screams, laughter, Voldermort, yells… mother crying, I'm screaming… Jade's crying and so am I… Why is it I? What is so special about me that I'm the only one to do this… five dead by the killing curse, Potters and Teredas… another flash… Cedric gone, Rika gone, Yoshi gone, James gone, Lily gone… Harry gone… "We're moving back to London." "Take the kids and hurry to China." "Demo, Ying Fa, you can't go to Japan, it's against the rules…" "NO! Not them, please not them, anything but them!" "Mommy!"… "Ying Fa, it'll be alright, you'll see, everything will be alright… we'll see them again, don't worry." "Please don't cry. I'm trying my best Cho, but they won't yield. Cho, please wait until she does this on her own…" "Cry all you want. But let me tell you something. It won't change a thing." "Kill the spare." "Cho, it's all up to you." "It's happened! Lily and James were killed! Where are Hisui and Ying Fa? WHERE IS HISUI AND YING FA?!" "I want Ka-san and Tou-san, Eriol! I want my mommy and my daddy!" "I'll die, won't I." "AVANDRA KEVANDRA!" "What do you mean only four died? Five people were in that house. You just don't get hit from the Killing Curse and live. That's just impossible." "Please, Hisui, go back to sleep. I'm sure it was… all just a dream," "No, not Harry, please not Harry!" "Dumbledore, Cedric's dead! Cedric's dead!" "It's happened. Fate will be inevitable to you, Cho." "Something doesn't feel right."… Green, it's too bright, too bright to see, but it's too late, too late for them…
Horrified, Ginny dropped the book while more and more words were added every millisecond, which resulted in closing the book. With a sick pain in the stomach, recognized the cover. Across the front was Cho's birth name in Chinese characters. Another wind blew the book back open to a page in the middle of the book. Swallowing, Ginny's eyes traveled down to the words which were already written- the page was blank except for the words which Ginny recognized were in Xiaolang's hand.
She needs you, Ginny. You're the only one. Help her define past insanity.
~*~
"What do you mean you're leaving?" Harry nervously asked.
Eriol Hiiragizawa smiled. "I'm only leaving for a little vacation, Harry. I'll be back before school starts again."
"For how long?" Ron suspiciously inquired.
Eriol gave a little laugh. "A week, give or take. Depends if the train will come in or not."
Ron and Harry had escaped homework by going to their DADA professor's room, which they had caught him packing. They had thought of the worst.
Eriol, however, had other things on his mind. Ginny's comment of Sakura being at the fall of the Dark Lord weighed heavily on his thoughts- he didn't even want to think about if Tomoyo had been there. After a talk with Dumbledore, Eriol decided to go and find answers. He'd have to start with his old mansion, the one he had given to Kaho. Eriol had gotten the impression that he was missing something. After all, just yesterday he had no memory whatsoever of that afternoon.
Glancing outside, Eriol's trained eyes could make out the invisible barrier that surrounded Hogwarts boundaries. Ever since the summer he had arrived, he never thought of it. Sure, it was weak, but it was just as strong as a wizard-sorcerer could get. But from where Eriol was standing, he could feel its power radiating so strongly that it couldn't have been a wizard.
Scrutinizing it even further, Eriol noticed that its weakest points were colored pink and green. There weren't many weak spots, only traces, but the colors reminded Eriol of two people of those auras. Most of the barrier was a shade between dark blue and violet. Not even Dumbledore's aura was like that. What disturbed Eriol the most was that it was a thoroughly mixed color with silver- the color of wizards. An aura of sorcerer-like quality but also with wizard characteristics was uncanny. Surely no one with an aura like that exists.
To add to that, that person's aura was tinted with gold- Eriol knew only three people with that aura, which one who he knew personally. Only those three could have that color, and deepening his frown, Eriol knew that Kaho must have something to do with this.
The thing was, this barrier was so strong, this barrier, which was originally only for security reasons, and the barrier was much stronger than before that it wouldn't let anyone come in or out. Not even a train out of Hogwarts to Eriol's answers.
~*~
Li Manor, Hong Kong, China
A boy with dark hair and eyes struggled to get up, getting used to his surroundings. Pain shot through his body.
"Eli, stop it. You've lost a lot of magic, even some intertwined with your life force. You won't be able to help your sister that way," Meiling scolded.
"I need to get to her. She's in trouble, and I need to-" Eli protested.
"You won't be able to do anything in that state," Meiling interrupted. "You scared us, you know. We had to contact Minerva on what happened. The barrier around Hogwarts- without Sakura or Syaoran it's in its weakened form."
"But it repelled me. I'm not Voldermort so I should be able to pass through."
"You know that you're not allowed on Hogwarts premises, Eli. Wizardry rules."
Eli's eyes flashed dangerously. "Are you telling me to leave Cho? May I remind you that Voldermort wants *her* more than he wants Harry? Or that only I know exactly what she's been through? Or-"
Meiling smiled. "The way you and Cho act sometimes- I'd be surprised that you actually care for her. But anyway, you will go and find out what happened to Cho. Tomoyo's packing some clothes for you and probably a whole suitcase for Jade. However, your magic is very low, Eli, so I'll help you get there. But first," Meiling's hand glowed as she swiftly placed it on his head, "you need to regain enough strength to even stand." Instantly Eli's eyes closed and he drifted of back to sleep.
~*~
"Hey Ginny! Finished your homework yet?" Ron cheerfully said to his sister. His voice died when she turned to him with a worried look.
"Nothing's working. Cho's not waking up. She's already burning up. Something's wrong."
"What's this?" Harry picked up a small notebook. It magically opened to a page where more and more words were being added and added every second-
Ginny took the book out of his hands. "This is Cho's diary. It's connected telepathically to her mind. I wouldn't recommend reading it. It's like Cho's brain is overloading or something-"
Cho shot up straight in bed, eyes wide open. A hand clamped her mouth, and her eyes darted toward Harry and Ginny.
"Ouch!" Ron said. He had taken Cho's book and it abruptly closed and surprised Ron dropped it. The lock of her notebook clicked shut and a dark blue dome covered it.
Cho silently brought her hand down and again glanced at Harry. Ginny walked closer to her, speaking softly. "Cho. Are you feeling better? I'll get some food-"
Cho blinked as if she had recognized Ginny. She spoke in a soft, little childish voice.
"Hisui? Hisui, what are you doing up?"
"No!" Ginny said, anguished. Cho needed her help, Xiaolang was counting on her, and she still didn't know what to do. "Cho, it's me, Ginny. Virginia Weasley. Remember? You set your cousin and I up. I spent the summer at your-"
Cho interrupted again, not even paying attention to Ginny. "What did you dream about?"
"Cho!" worried Ginny continued. "Please. You're in Hogwarts. With me. With Harry. With Hermione. With Dumbledore. Cho, I know you can hear me."
Cho looked like she half listened to the little red head. At one point she looked away from Ginny, shock passing through her dry tear-streaked face. Her wavy waist long auburn haired was ruffled from all her tosses and turns. Cho looked up again, determined. "Please, Hisui, go back to sleep. I'm sure it was… all just a dream," Cho said as her voice faded on the latter comment. Suddenly her head moved to the left, a frightened shock that brought her hand to her mouth.
"She's crazy," Ron said hesitantly.
"She's not crazy, she's just confused!" Ginny snapped back. She sat on Cho's bed and grabbed the telepath by the shoulders.
Delirious Cho slowly shook her head. "No… no… no, no, no! Not Rika-san!"
"Look at me, Cho. That's all in the past. You've got to let it go."
Cho froze. For a fleeting second, Ginny caught recognition in her deep cobalt eyes. But only for a second. "The Killing Curse…" her words were barely inaudible, for the next instant she hugged Ginny tightly and started crying.
Cho's blue eyes made Ginny think of someone else with the same color. Prying herself from Cho's firm grip, Ginny said, "Get Professor Moon, quick." When neither her brother nor his friend moved she barked to Harry with a steely glare, "I said, go get Eriol!"
~
Eriol Hiiragizawa sighed. He was already packed. He'd checked already four times. All he needed was to get out. That newly installed barrier was no help.
But he couldn't help but notice the feeling of something or someone wanting him there. There was certainly a reason why he was kept from his search, but what? To quote Kaho, "There are no coincidences, only the inevitable."
Was it really the inevitable for him to leave Tomoyo like that? After getting her to love again after giving up her dear Sakura and then just disappearing soon after their wedding was not just… proper, he guessed was the word.
But Voldermort was after him, and putting Tomoyo in trouble wasn't right either. The less information she knew, the less danger she was in. Of course, he was too cowardly to turn back to her when Voldermort was defeated. Regretting that he hadn't even tried to make contact with her during those years, only to find out now that she was dead. Life was simply too short.
Something caught his eye during the mindless stroll. Lying on the ground was a black envelope. Living in the Wizarding World these past years as his hideout, he knew what black envelopes meant: death. He was able to read the Chinese on the front (Hermione's spell wore off by then), but puzzled to find that it meant Sakura.
Flipping to the back, Eriol noticed that the seal was already broken. Taking the sheaf out, the first he noticed was the headline and the "VOID" stamp. He was surprised that this was a rare edition of "The Daily Prophet" that was never printed. More curious, he read on.
"Professor! Professor Moon!" Eriol hear the voices of Harry and Ron before stuffing the papers in his robes. There was one name he had seen, but was sure that he had read the paper wrong in his hurry. It was Chiharu Takahashi.
Harry and Ron had caught up to him. "Professor, something happened to Cho and we need your help!" Harry said, catching his breath.
There was that feeling again. The one that told him he had a reason for staying a bit longer. "Lead me," Eriol said, taking note that both boys were worried.
Eriol didn't quite understand what the Gryffindors were saying… something about Cho sleeping and waking up in a delusional state? As a teacher, he knew that Cho was precociously mature teenager at her age, and surely someone of that condition was not crazy. But something deeper in him told him that it was Cho that needed him, a deep connection which not even Eriol could phantom…
~
Ginny swallowed. It wasn't easy, for keeping your tears down was one thing, calming a crazy girl was another. The door opened and Harry and Ron rushed in, followed by Eriol.
Eriol sensed something was not right. It wasn't like Cho to be sobbing uncontrollably in Ginny's arms. Ginny gave him a worried look. Then Cho acknowledged his presence.
"It's you," was what she said, with wide eyes and tears streaming down her face
"Cho…" Eriol said a bit cautiously.
Cho's eyes narrowed. "You knew. You knew about this, didn't you. Didn't you?!" Cho rose up from her bed, about to attack Eriol in her state, but Ginny pulled her down.
"Cho. Remember him? He's Eriol Hiiragizawa. He's Tomoyo's husband, y-"
Cho frowned. "What do you mean only four died? Five people were in that house." Then Cho's eyes widened, as if she understood something, then she shook her head in disbelief.
Ginny thought hard. What to do?! Cho was caught between the day Lily died and her present reality. What was it that Xiaolang told her? Right, Cho had a barrier between her memories and herself. What happened to that barrier? Xiaolang wrote to help Cho recognize that it's in the past. But what? How could Ginny get Eriol to construct a similar barrier without telling him too many details?
"No… that's impossible," Cho said, shaking her head. "You just don't get hit by the Killing Curse and live. That's just impossible."
But only one person survived the Killing Curse, Harry thought. That was twelve years ago; what was Cho ranting off about?
"NO!" Ginny cried, as stubborn tears fell. "Eriol, can't you do something?'
"Do what, exactly?" Eriol said, feeling helpless in this predicament.
"I don't know! Just do something -anything! I don't want to hear this anymore!" Ginny clamped her hands over her ears as more tears fell. "Make her stop. She doesn't know what she's doing and she needs to stop!"
Eriol didn't move, uncertain what to do. "Make her sleep, or something!" Ginny cried. "But let her rest in peace! She needs to know that it's all in the past!"
Eriol glanced at Ginny. There was a spell, a Sorcerer's spell that enabled a person to have a peaceful sleep. This spell was used when their dreams were too intense for them to see. It didn't take the dreams away; it calmed the person down to be able to see these dreams with a clear mind. However, it was much too strong for a witch like Cho.
"Just do it!" Ginny said, as if reading his mind. "I don't care about your sorceries or whatever, just get her to calm down!"
"No, no, no!" Cho started screaming.
It was one of those moments where your body does something and later your mind catches on. Eriol's mouth chanted words, his magical spell was placed on Cho, and it wasn't until Cho fell back on the covers that Eriol realized that he had done a Sorcerer's magic on a witch. A high violation to the Wizard Law.
The next couple seconds Eriol held his breath. Pure Sorcerer magic was too strong for the simplified wizards, and he could have easily killed Cho. But he saw her chest rise and descend, her breathing regular. The spell actually worked.
{Now we all know that Cho is not the common witch, so the spell obviously did what it was supposed to do}
Relieved, Ginny covered Cho with a blanket. "Thank you, Professor Moon." Quietly the boys left the room. Eriol did too, but there was something else he saw- a transparent blue dome on the ground. It covered a notebook, and Eriol noticed that it said Sakura in Chinese again.
Looking back at Ginny, Eriol watched her as she cast a long, mournful look to Cho. Walking out, Eriol doubted that Ginny knew whom that book belonged to.
~*~
Eli awoke on Privet Drive at about 3 that morning the next day. Frowning, he looked at the sky and said, "Meiling, this is not amusing. I thought you said you would help me, not hinder me." Meiling had somehow moved him to Privet Drive early that morning and at the same time undid her sleeping spell.
Fortunately, Meiling's sleeping spell let Eli regain enough strength to move around enough without pain. Unfortunately, Meiling's sleeping spell hadn't lasted long enough for Eli to regain enough magic to go to Hogwarts himself.
'Well, there's got to be a reason I'm here,' Eli thought. 'To quote Kaho, 'There are no coincidences, only the inevitable.' "
Eli looked to his left and ironically smiled. It was number four- and if Dudley was anything like Draco, he could have a lot of fun here.
Eli shook his head. No, he had a mission, and that was to get to this sister as fast as possible. Now, who are the closest wizards in this area? Walking up to the nearest street sign, Eli read Little Whinging.
Walking father, Eli recognized where he was. Of course! Arabella's house! He walked closer, and realized Meiling Oba-san's intention. It was more than likely that Arabella or Minerva would be able to get him past the barrier.
Eli knocked on the door. The lights looked off, but surely Arabella knew he was coming. Nothing came unexpected to Arabella, Minerva, and Kaho. He knocked again.
The door opened to reveal a scowling boy. "What the hell are you doing here?" Draco Malfoy spat, eyes narrowed.
Eli smiled, which seemed evil if you certainly hated him, and it certainly looked evil to Draco. "It's nice to see you again, Draco. My, when was the last time we met? Was it the time your hair was brightly pink, your favorite color? Or maybe the time when I caught you hugging your most prized possession- your stuffed rabbit that you couldn't sleep without. Hmm, maybe it was when you had a complete makeover, with curls and makeup and nail polish. No, it wasn't that, it was whenever you said "no" buckets of cold water drenched you, or maybe-"
Draco shot him a look of dislike and tried to shut the door in Eli's face. He tried.
Eli stuck a foot, still smiling that annoying smirk. "Draco, haven't you been taught to treat your guests with respect and courtesy? Surely you would give me the same respect and courtesy I had given you when you so kindly announced that you would be engaged to my sister, without even my permission or even Cho's for the two of you to be bound in matrimony. Then you had so far gone to even break it, thank goodness, I was beginning to think that you weren't understanding those messages I gave you, you had changed your engagement to be with Jade. And that was probably the rarest moments I shall treasure that the two of us actually worked together and agreed on something for the first time."
"Will you shut it?" Draco hissed vehemently. "We were only six at that time. How was I supposed to know that I would have to spend the rest of my life with people like you and your sister? Not that it mattered, I still see her at school-"
"Oh, for goodness sakes!" Arabella interrupted loudly behind him. "I thought you wanted to get to Hogwarts as fast as possible, Eli. But here you are, talking about the old times when you first met. That's supposed to be my job, remember? And Draco, I would think you would have enough sense to think about others for once. Hurry up, we have no time to waste!" she called behind her back, and then hurriedly pushed Draco and Eli outside. "No time for chatter; we have to leave."
"I'm here," Minerva said, stepping out of the house. She brought out the box and suitcase Xiaolang had given Kaho. "Bella, help me. Meiling sent another one of Jade's suitcase and something smaller for Eli."
"Kaho, what's taking you?" Arabella called back inside, but not too loudly to wake the neighbors as she lugged out another suitcase and another small pack.
"We're here, we're here," two voices called, one male and the other female.
Kaho came out after the two and said, "So Minerva, you're going to the Platform, Bella's going to the Mansion, and we'll meet at the Hallow," Kaho said. Her brown eyes traveled over the others. "Draco, you're staying here," she said firmly. "I believe you are old enough to stay here alone with enough common sense?"
"Yeah, whatever," Draco grumbled. He still didn't like the idea of staying in a Muggle place. Well, at least he didn't have to stay with that Harry Potter look-alike any longer. He locked the door behind him, knowing they wouldn't be back for a long time.
Eli looked at his other companions besides the three older women with shock and disbelief. "I thought you were dead!"
Chelsea Yamazaki Tereda gave a mock sigh to her husband. "See how little our cousins think of us? They believed that we were gone already."
Zachary Tereda grinned back. "Speaking of dragons, did you know that-"
Zach's wife cut him off with a mild touch of violence. "We were talking about dragons three days ago! Honestly, you've got a degree in the medical department and you *still* tell lies? How in heaven's name did I ever get marri-" This time it was Chelsea who was cut off with a soft kiss on her lips.
"Ahem," Minerva coughed politely, but conveniently looking at the starry sky. Kaho smiled gently at the newlyweds. Eli shook his head, bemused. Chels and Zach broke apart, but they managed to smile without blushing.
"Let's get down to business, shall we?" Bella broke the silence.
~*~
A startling light woke Eriol up from his slumber. He just had fallen asleep, for the magic he had placed on Cho made him restless. Dumbledore, after all, did warn him about the wizard's prejudice against Sorcerers. For a tiny bit, Eriol was glad that the new barrier wouldn't let anything in or out, for he doubted the Ministry would be able to penetrate it. Therefore, they still didn't know that a sorcerer had done magic on a young witch just several hours before.
What worried Eriol the most were the side effects of using strong magic on someone weak of witch quality. For the most part, the spell did seem as it was working as it was supposed to, but what could happen when she wakes up?
{For those of you who don't know already, Cho is not the average witch, but poor Eriol doesn't know that, so he's worried that using his powerful sorcerer-magic could seriously hurt her. It won't though. Also, yes, there is a separation of Sorcerers (people like Sakura and Eriol) and wizards (people like Dumbledore and Harry. There can be sorcerers (it's lowercase, that's how you'll know what I'm talking about) that started off as wizards, you know like Voldermort and Dumbledore, but they're different from Sorcerers (capital S, so it means the CCS gang) I'll explain more about it later}
After tossing and turning in bed, Eriol finally fell asleep. But it was a bright light that woke him up. Which brings us to what woke Eriol up.
A glowing note was on Eriol desk. Eriol climbed out of his bed, grabbed his glasses and started reading.
Eriol-
If you haven't noticed yet, there is a new barrier surrounding Hogwarts, for we suspected that the old one might need some reinstalling. However, we might have strengthened it a bit too much, but we're working on it soon. The person who helped with installing the barrier is currently unavailable, but we'll do what we can without her.
Now, I've heard that you wanted to take a vacation, but it seems quite impossible due to the barrier. I've made arrangements, however, for the Hogwarts train to come and pick you up. It will come exactly at five this morning and depart in five minutes. I'll be on the train also, but I'm afraid I won't be of much company.
And don't worry about Ms. Chang. She's been through tougher things.
-Minerva
Eriol looked at the clock and it said five minutes before five o'clock that morning. He had better hurry.
~
Zachary Tereda sent a look at the older woman as the train pulled away from the Hogwarts school. He struggled down a yawn to make his glare more effective.
"Yes?" Minerva McGonagall said softly with a raised eyebrow, so not to disturb the calmness of her compartment. A boy whose hair was usually neat was ruffled was asleep next to a married woman with brown hair framing her face sleeping on her husband's shoulder.
Zach frowned at her behavior and launched into his question. "Why were you in such a rush to get us out of the house but we do nothing for the next six hours? From the platform to the school, it took two hours. We're leaving the school and that'll take another two hours. We'll have to wait until we reach the platform again to turn around back to the school."
The professor's eyes glanced around the compartment before answering. "Tereda," she said in her usual crisp, but still quiet, voice, "As a doctor, you should know that sleep is a key element in how you function. I believe you are doing your wife a favor by letting her sleep."
"My wife…" Zach glanced down at her figure. "McGonagal, can you tell me if…?" Minerva's lips twitched. "You're the doctor, Tereda. Have confidence in your abilities. Now you too, sleep," she commanded as she put the man before her and the Sorcerer three compartments away from her to sleep.
~
And now we present you with…….
The Guardian's Corner !!!!!!!!!!! (Or as the Guardian's Grave, as Kero dubbed it)
Kero: As directed by me, the Great Cerberus! *pose*
Nakuru: *twirls* and with the beauty Nakuru Akizuki!
Ruby Moon: Don't forget me, Ruby Moon!
……: silence
Nakuru: Hey! Where is everybody?!
Ruby Moon: *tears down the wall* Over here guys!
Suppi and Yue: *stare angrily at them*
Suppi: We're with idiots, aren't we, Yue?
Yue: Hai. Leave, Ruby, or I'll make you.
Yukito: *joining them* Aimee went to sleep. She took some medication and fell asleep.
Nakuru: Come on! This is the part where we say thank you for those who reviewed and answer questions!
Yue: There is no point in doing that.
Suppi: Since Aimee left, we don't have to do anything.
Yukito: *sighs* why don't you just do it, so it can be done and over with?
Yue: No.
Suppi: Yeah, besides, we are going to do the same thing the next chapter.
Yukito: *shrugs* well, it's your loss. You're not going to be able to show up as much, so you might as well take your chance now.
Suppi and Yue: *exchange glances*
Suppi: well, fine then.
Nakuru: Yay! You decided to join us! *glomps them, Suppi growls*
Ruby Moon: *waves paper* See, it's all on paper. It's nothing big.
Suppi: But we don't get anything for it. (see last GC/GG)
Kero: You're just jealous that I'm getting noticed more than you.
Suppi: Am not!
Kero: Are too!
Suppi: Am not!
Kero: Are too!
Suppi: Well, I'm not the one who lost 4,000 times!
Yukito: *sweat drops* You had enough time to play 4,000 games?
Ruby Moon: Yeah. 7,000 games in all. We were all bored.
Nakuru: *grabs paper* O-kay! First on the list is Kawaii-Sakura-Hime. Yay! Thank you for your review!
Kero: *grabs the other paper* Yes! We got a new reader! Welcome, Susami Masaki. Hey! You're the one who put this story on the favorite stories list! This story is the best because it has me, right?
Ruby Moon: *grabs paper from Kero* Hey, she asked a question. It's IS SAKURA DEAD?!?!?!?!?!? *throws paper to Yue* Here, you answer.
Yue: *raised eyebrow* Why?
Ruby Moon: It's asking if your mistress is alive, duh!
Yue: What makes this person think my mistress is dead?
Nakuru: *sweat drops* are you paying attention to what's happening here?!
Yue: *rolls eyes* No, Sakura-sama is not dead. She is very much alive. How can a weak wizard like Tom Riddle defeat the top Sorceress?
Yukito: He's a sorcerer too, you know.
Suppi: He's a different class! He's wizard born! He can't compete with our Asian magic.
Yukito: But aren't you western magic as well?
Ruby Moon: Yes, but we were created by Clow Reed.
Yue: No, *you* were created by the reincarnation of Clow Reed.
Kero: Yeah, only me and Yue were.
Yukito: You know, the other reviewers should do this.
Suppi: Do what? Create guardians?
Nakuru: *bonks him on the head* Of course not, Suppi-chan!
Suppi: Just who *is* Suppi? Not I.
Yukito: No, what I meant is that the other reviewers should ask questions.
Yue: They do. Just not recently. We already answered the others.
Yukito: They should comment about what happened too.
Nakuru: Yeah! I liked the part where Draco and Eli were talking! OHOHO! Eli is so evil!
Ruby Moon: *smirks* Eli reminds me of Eriol-sama.
Kero: Well, no duh. We already know.
Suppi: *reading reviews on the computer* I think that Meinien girl is very smart.
Nakuru: *peering* Yah, I think so too. *reading part of the next chapter* Wah! The next chapter looks so sad!
Suppi: She's not even done with it.
Yue: But we're done, can we go yet?
Yukito: Ah, well, I guess so.
Kero: Don't forget to review!
Nakuru: Or ask questions so we can answer them!
Suppi: So at least we can do something.
Ruby Moon: You better ask questions! Aimee-chan doesn't know what to do if you just say vague things!
Yukito: Yeah, Aimee wants to know what everyone is so confused about what happens in the story.
Nakuru: She's just as dense as Sakura-chan! She doesn't know what to do!
Kero: Shhh! Aimee is just next door! And she has a lot of candy from Halloween! I want some, so be quiet!
Ruby Moon: Candy?
Nakuru: *whispers so only RM/K can hear* Yes! Aimee can give her candy to us! OHOHO! Watch out, Suppi!
Kero: *sweat drop* Isn't that Tomoyo's laugh, Nakuru?
Nakuru: Yup, it's Tomoyo-sama's laugh! I'm feeling very evil today!
Ruby Moon: *grins* Me too. *whispers again* Look, her candy stash is in her room, in the purple box in the closet…
Yukito: *sweat drops* O-kay…Well, I guess that's it. See everyone in the next chapter!