The Unending Maze
Another day had started; Kai was late as usual, except today he was later.
"I'm late!!" Kai exclaimed.
"Is there a fire?!" Kero asked as he was still half asleep and was awaken by Kai.
"Kai, you know you couldn't be sleeping late and then shout as you wake up everyday." said Kero.
"I'm sorry." Kai said. After he placed Azure on his neck and carried his bag, Kai ran all the way to the hallway for his usual late breakfast.
"Kai, as the descendant of the Mizukis…" his grandfather started his daily lecture once more. Kai wasn't even listening to his grandfather as he gobbled his breakfast.
"Are you even listening, Kai?" the grandfather asked, only to notice that his grandson was long gone.
"When did he disappear?" the grandfather asked.
"Young master had already left while you were lecturing him, old master." Wei, the butler answered.
"Good morning, Higurashi-san." Kai greeted Ayashi as he entered the class. Ever since Ayashi greeted him, Kai made a point to greet her everyday.
"Good morning, Mizuki-san." Ayashi greeted him in return.
"Err, Mizuki-san, would you mind me addressing you with your first name?" asked Ayashi in a polite manner.
Needless to say Kai blushed, "Then would you mind me calling you with your given name?"
"Of course, I would not mind… Kai" Ayashi replied while she was embarrassed. "Okay then, Ayashi." Kai answered. It was the longest conversation Ayashi and Kai had after three years of studying in the same school and class.
"Good morning Kai!" Akito and Ayaski said in unison. "Good morning to you guys too!" Kai said in a hyper manner.
"What made you so happy?" Akito asked.
"As usual, Akito you are a keen observer. Ayashi said that I could call her by her first name." Kai answered.
"Good for you, Kai." Ayaski said.
"Ring, ring…" the long awaited school bell rang.
"Hey guys do you want to come to my house for the science project?" Kai asked.
"Well okay. Since your house had a private garden, so we could take specimen of flowers from there."
"Good-bye, Ayashi." Kai waved his hand at Ayashi.
"Somehow, I could sense that the girl had lots of dark secrets." Akito said.
"Stop suspecting people, Akito." Kai replied. They arrived at the Mizuki mansion in no time.
"Welcome home young master Kai. Oh it was a surprise to see both young master Akito and Ayaski after a long time." said Wei.
"Let's drop our bags at Kai's room and take the pictures in the garden." suggested Ayaski. Kai gulped,
"Um, could we just put our bag in the studies?" asked Kai. "Why not put in your room?" Akito asked Kai.
"Erm, the studies is much nearer." Kai replied. "Whatever." Akito replied. Kai heaved a sigh of relief as he did not want his friends to see Kero and know his secrets of capturing the Clow Cards.
"There's an aura of the Clow Cards." Kero murmured to himself. The three guys walked into the flower maze in the Mizuki garden to collect the specimens they needed.
"This maze seems unending." Ayaski said. "I could sense the aura of the Clow Card." Kai murmured to himself.
"What did you just murmured?" Akito asked.
"Nothing," Kai answered in an awkward way. "How long we had been wandering in this maze? Everywhere in this maze seems to be the same." Ayaski spoke.
"Could it be…?"
"Kai, there's a Clow Card somewhere in this maze." a voice spoke as something landed in the maze in front of the trio.
"Kero, what are you doing here?" asked Kai eagerly.
"What are you doing with this girly stuffed toy?" Akito asked.
"Err…" Kai said as he did not know how to answer.
"Who said that I'm a girly stuffed toy? I'm the guardian of the Clow and I'm alive!" Kero said angrily as he broke free from Kai's grip.
"There's no time to explain now, I will explain to you guys later." Kai said.
"Servant of the darkness, power of the wind and night. Your master, Kai summons you, hereby fulfill the contract between us. AZURE, RELEASE!!" Kai commanded.
"Where's the Clow Card, Kero?" Kai asked Kero.
"I don't know, but there's a Clow Card around here somewhere." replied Kero.
"Wait, what are you two saying about? I'm confused." Ayaski questioned Kai once more in a confuse face.
"Shut up, Ayaski didn't you hear that he would give you an explanation once we get out this stupid unending flower maze." Akito shouted.
"Unending maze huh… Wait I think that I had figured out where the cards are." Kero said.
"Where they are?" Kai asked.
"I think that things might be a little tricky now. Firstly, I think that we probably in the card itself now. Secondly, I think if I'm not wrong, the cards were the Loop, Kai honestly tell me was the flower maze different from usual?" Kero questioned Kai.
"I think so." Kai answered.
"The second card should be the Maze then." Kero replied.
"How should we seal them?" asked Kai.
"Loop would be easier. The Loop serves as a binding chain so somewhere in this maze should be the start of the binding point. So if we continue walking we would eventually find the point. Secondly, the Maze is a special card so it would be different. We would first have to seal the Loop. The Maze would only disappear if you find its entrance." Kero answered.
"Huh!!" the trio exclaimed. Suddenly Ayaski tripped over and fell flat on his face.
"Are you okay?" Kai asked.
"I'm fine." Ayaski replied.
"Look!" Kero pointed on the ground. They saw a big chain in red and the other side changes constantly.
"It's the Loop!" Kai said.
"How should I seal it?" Kai asked.
"You would have to cut the Loop." answered Kero.
"But how" asked Kai.
"Kai have the will that you wanted to defeat the Loop, wish hard without any other thoughts in your mind." answered Kero. Kai closed his eyes, after a moment the Azura changes its form to a sword.
"Wow, wicked." said Ayaski. Without a second thought, Kai cut the Loop. The Loop returns back into its true form, waiting Kai to seal it.
"Power of the darkness, I, Kai commands you to return to your true form at once to fulfill my contract. Return to your true form, Clow Card." Kai commanded.
"Now we are left with the Maze," said Kai.
"I had an idea; I think maybe I can use the Fly to fly into the air to look for the Maze's entrance." Kai said.
"It's worth a try, but I don't think it will work." Kero answered. After Kai commanded the Fly to aid him, he flew into the sky, but as he was flying higher the walls of the Maze began to stretch until it closes up.
"I had failed." Kai said.
"Never mind," Akito answered. They continue walking hoping to find its entrance. It was already late in the night and everyone was exhausted and hungry.
"Why the Maze seems to be the same. It was never ending." Ayaski asked as he lay down on the ground.
"How I wish that something would bind the Maze making it easier to find its entrance." Ayaski continued.
"Bind, bind…" Kai murmured. "I had an idea!" Kai exclaimed. Kai stand up,
"Cards stored in the Azure, please aid me. Your master, Kai, command you to release your power. The Loop!" "Loop please bind the maze and direct us to the entrance." Kai commanded once more. Finally an entrance appeared Akito, Ayaski, Kai and Kero ran out.
"Hurry seal the Maze, it is trying to form another maze." Kero exclaimed.
"Power of the darkness, I, Kai commands you to return to your true form at once to fulfill my contract. Return to your true form, Clow Card!" The Maze fell into Kai's hand after Kai sealed it.
"The Loop and The Maze, it was a tiring day for me." Kai yawned.
"Now we are out of the Maze. Would you mind giving us an explanation," Akito said as he was looking at Kai and Kero. Akito and Ayaski followed Kai to his room and Kai explained to them.
"Bye, Kai! But it was truly a shocking news to know that actually you are a mage and a knight." Ayaski said while waving his hand at Kai.
"You could come to us if you had any problems in future." said Akito.
"Akito, Ayaski, could you guys promise that you wouldn't tell anyone this secret?" asked Kai. Akito and Ayaski gave Kai a simple nod to show that they promised.
On the other hand, the amethyst eyed woman and Moonie-chan were still looking at Kai and Kero through the ring.
"The Mizukis were truly clever to set up a barrier in order to protect Kai." said the amethyst eyed woman.
"But of course given to the personality of Mizuki Azukiya he would do anything in order to protect his grandson." said Moonie-chan.
"But as expected of Aya-chan to break his barrier and release two cards in his mansion."
"After all, I'm the Mistress of Night, Higurashi Ayashi. His barrier didn't mean anything to me. But I did not expect that Kai would actually use the Loop to seal the Maze. He has become cleverer." said Ayashi.
"Kai certainly amused me," she continued.
"It's the first time hearing you praising someone, Aya-chan. By the way, are you interested in that boy?" said Moonie-chan.
"Aya-chan instead of designing obstacles, you are more like helping him." Moonie-chan continued.
"It's because I made a promise to Kai today, but I must really say that Kai was interesting, and because of him I'm starting to break my reputation as an ice queen in school, I also want to protect him. It was also a promise between me and him, Moonstone."
"Kero-chan, the Clow Cards and I will also always be with you, no matter what Aya-chan." Ayashi patted Moonstone on its head and silence break through the lonely night.
