Card Captors Taisenki
Sakura was sitting on the porch that morning as she looked down at the Drive that was within her hands. The words of Riku rang through her head as he told her what Shikigami were. They were spirits that make contracts with their Toujinshi, but if the Shikigami defeated in a battle, then the Toujinshi will instantly lose all of their memories that they had gained when they were contracted with their Shikigami.
That got Sakura scared as she thought about losing all of her memories that she had gained through her contract with the Shikigami. If Kogenta disappeared then the memories that she had made will instantly disappear as well.
"But what's really sad." Sakura quietly said as she had a far off look on her face. "Is that the Toujinshi will lose their memories of the Shikigami partner that they made friends with."
"Would you get a grip on yourself!" shouted Kogenta suddenly as he appeared in front of Sakura in his spiritual form.
At the sudden shout, and the tiger spirit appearing in his ghost form, Sakura suddenly stood up quickly with a frightened look on her face.
"Hoe!" she shouted with fright, but soon calmed down. "K…Kogenta-san."
Kogenta was rubbing his ears after Sakura had shouted. He soon glared at her with his ruby red eyes.
"Damn it Sakura! What in the world is your problem?" he grumbled as he crossed his arms over his chest.
"N-nothing," answered Sakura with a nervous smile on her face, as she held up her hands in defense before sitting back down again. "You just startled me."
"I have a feeling that that's not the entire truth." Kogenta said as he stared at Sakura with suspicion. "Now what is it really?"
"W-well" stammered Sakura as she looked down at the ground. "It's actually…it because that you're in your g-g-g…"
"Spiritual form," corrected Kogenta.
"Spiritual form" echoed Sakura with a sigh. "I get kind of startled."
"What? Don't tell me that you're afraid of ghosts?" questioned Kogenta as he raised one of his eyebrows at the girl.
Sakura suddenly flinched at the word 'ghost' and quickly cupped her hands over her ears before she quickly nodded her head at the Tiger's question. Kogenta had a surprised look on his face then sighed.
"I'm contracted with a girl who's afraid of ghosts." Kogenta muttered with a disbelief look on his face.
"It's not my fault that I'm afraid of ghosts!" exclaimed Sakura as she defended herself. "It was my brother's fault since he told me about those ghosts."
"Well you better get over it!" shouted Kogenta, "Because you're a Toujinshi now and you better start acting like it!"
"Yes sir" Sakura said quietly with a shamed look on her face.
Kogenta gave an exasperated sigh, for he knew that this girl was going to be a hand full. Sakura looked up at the tiger and gathered up her courage that she could muster before speaking to Kogenta again.
"Kogenta-San," She said. "Have you ever been scared?"
Kogenta was caught off guard when Sakura asked him that question. Had he ever been scared in his life? The tiger chewed on this thought for a moment before answering Sakura's question.
"I might have been a long time ago." He said as he scratched the side of his head.
"Do Shikigami live that long?" asked Sakura again with curiosity.
Kogenta frowned at Sakura as he looked back at her. "We Shikigami are immortals, boy you ask a lot of questions for a little girl."
"Sorry, sorry" Sakura said with as she rubbed the back of her neck with embarrassment.
"Sakura!" called Madison as she came up to her cousin.
Sakura turned to look at her friend with a smile. "Hey Madison, what's up?"
"Nothing much," Madison said with a smile as she sat down on the porch right next to Sakura. "But I was thinking up some new battle outfits that you might want to wear in your battles against the monsters of this region."
Sakura and Kogenta did an anime-fall when they heard what Madison had said. Kogenta suddenly jumped back up and glared at Madison.
"I highly doubt that Sakura would have to wear a battle costume when she battle's Demon's or other Toujinshi," grumbled Kogenta with a huff.
"Um…Thanks Madison," hesitated Sakura with a nerves smile on her face.
"And I've got good news as well." Madison added, "I've just finished something that I've just worked on after we got back to Riku's house."
"Hoe?" was as Sakura said as she looked at her best friend confused.
"Come on, I'll show you!" exclaimed Madison as she grabbed her friends hand.
Sakura instantly found herself being pulled up to her feet, and was now being dragged into the house again. Kogenta roll his eyes as he knew that he was not going to like what will happen next. The tiger quickly disappeared into the Drive again without another word.
In Sakura and Madison's room, Sakura was standing in the middle of the room with an embarrass look on her face. She was wearing a pink shirt with a large red bow tied around her neck, a pink skirt with fake fur around the edge of it; pink boots with fluffy pompoms on them, and on the back of Sakura's pink shirt were two white wings. Sakura was twirling her thumbs around in front of her as she stood in front of Madison.
"Oh Sakura, you look absolutely terrific!" exclaimed Madison with a starry look in her eyes.
Kogenta was annoyed as he saw what Sakura was wearing, now he was starting to question whether is was a good idea on choosing this sorry excuse of a human for a partner. Sakura looked ridiculous in those cloths that she was wearing. Kogenta had crossed his arms in front of himself with his eyes closed and his right eyebrow twitching every once in a while.
"Um…thanks Madison, this costume looks great." Sakura said in a nerves voice as she smiled weakly at her friend.
"I'm glad you like it Sakura, because it looks so cute on you!" squealed Madison with a huge smile on her face.
"It looks ridiculous if you ask me," grumbled Kogenta as he glared at Madison. "Why do you wear those cloths that that weird girl makes for you?"
Sakura laughed nervously as she heard what Kogenta had said. Madison soon left the room to use the bathroom and Sakura started talking to Kogenta.
"Your friend is insane!" growled Kogenta as he glared down at Sakura. "And your pathetic you know that? What kind of Toujinshi would you be if you don't tell people about what you think?!"
"Well…" Sakura shyly said as she looked up at the White Tiger spirit. "Madison is my best friend and I don't want to hurt her feelings, and besides some of her costumes have always given me an advantage when I was battling against the Clow Cards."
"That's not what I'm talking about!" shouted Kogenta before he lets out a sigh. "You should always tell someone if you have a problem and not be so stubborn about it all the time."
"Hey, hey take it easy on her." Kero said as he flew up to Kogenta and Sakura as he entered the conversation. "Sakura's still just a kid you know, and she still has a lot to learn."
"Well she better learn quickly or else she might wind up losing in one of her first Shikigami battles!" growled Kogenta as he looked at Kero before turning his gaze on Sakura. "As I said before, if you lose your Shikigami in battle then you'll lose your memories as well!"
"She doesn't need to be reminded the second time Neko!" shouted Kero as he flew up to face up against Kogenta. "Sakura has enough pressure as it is without you shouting at her!"
"I'm not a Neko, I'm a Byakko you stuffed animal!" yelled Kogenta as his eyes blazed in anger.
"What was that!?" shouted Kero as he glared at Kogenta.
The two of them were soon in a glaring contest with their eyes never leaving each other. Sakura watched this from where she was standing with a nerves smile on her face. Just then, a knock was heard on the door and Sakura looked over at the door. Kero quickly went into hiding while Kogenta quickly disappeared back into his Drive.
"Come in!" called Sakura to the person at the door.
The door opened to revile Li as he walked into the room and quietly closed the door behind him.
"Li, hi," greeted Sakura with a smile as her friend walked into the room.
Li sat down on to the floor as Kero came out of his hiding place.
"Oh, it's just you kid," Kero said dully as he flew lazily up to the two kids.
Kogenta also came out of his hiding place and was now floating beside Sakura. Kogenta knew that Li can see him, for the boy (Li) was able to see spirits so what was the use of hiding from him. Li glared a Kero for a moment before turning back to Sakura.
"I heard shouting before I came up here, is everything alright?" asked Li with concern.
Sakura shook her head with a reassuring smile upon her face: "No, everything is alright. Kero and Kogenta were only arguing with each other that's all."
Li let out a sigh after he heard what Sakura had said to him. Kogenta looked between Li and Sakura with an on knowing look on his face for he knew that Li and Sakura had feelings for each other. Silence had fallen within the room as all four of the people within the room stayed quiet as they went into their own thoughts.
Kogenta was thinking about what to do with his new Toujinshi when Li suddenly broke the silence.
"Sakura…if you ever need any help, you know that I'll be there to help you whenever you need me, alright."
Sakura looked at Li for a moment before smiling and nodding her head. She knew that she can always count on her friends support and help her whenever things got out of hand. Li smiled before rising up from his spot and walking out of the room. Sakura sat in her spot for some time as she thought over what Li had said to her, but she was suddenly interrupted from her thoughts when Kogenta started talking to her.
"Just so we're clear, just make sure that you start train, and find some IN seals while you're here, alright?"
"Training?" questioned Sakura with a confused look on her face. "Why do I have to train? And what are IN exactly?"
Kogenta rolled his eyes in annoyance but quickly calmed himself before he started explaining to Sakura why she had to train and what IN were. Kogenta knew that he was going to have a rough time with girl.
"You have to train so that you can become stronger and to not rely on your magic too much." Kogenta explained as calmly as he could-man, it was like trying to teach Riku all over again-"As for IN seals well…they're seals that the Drive has to cut through so that it can unlock our attacks, and the more attacks you have the stronger you become. Am I being clear to you so far?"
Sakura nodded her head yes as she patiently listened to the Byakko as he explained what the IN's were.
Kogenta nodded his head back at her before continuing: "Okay, now! For you to unlock the seals you must find the seals first."
"Okay, but how do I find the seals?" asked Sakura as she looked down at the ground with worry.
"If you're worried about that then ask for Riku's help!" barked Kogenta in anger before sighing. "Man, you are just like Riku when he first started out like this, except he didn't have to wear a crazy outfit to battle his enemies."
Sakura nervously laughed at what Kogenta said as a bead of sweat appeared on the side of her head. How in the world did she wind up getting herself into this mess in the first place?
Night: Dream world
It was dark within the underworld of the city and the only light that can be seen was the moonlight flowing through the cracks as they hit the surface of the water. The dripping sound of water echoed throughout the dark underground room. Ripples spread out along the water's surface before one of the ripples past over a young person's foot as they stood on top of the of the waters surface.
Sakura slowly opened her emerald green eyes as she look at her surroundings. She saw that she was standing in some kind of realm with broken columns here and there, and she also noticed that she was standing on water instead of solid ground. The echoes of rain droplets falling into the darken waters rung within the young girl's ears as she took in her surroundings.
"Where-where am I?" she voiced with a confused look on her face.
Sakura soon looked down at the water that reflected her image and the pillars that surrounded her, but what Sakura saw was completely different from this room that she was standing in. The first thing that Sakura saw was her reflection, but instead of seeing herself wearing her pajamas she actually saw that she was wearing a dark blue kimono with a crescent moon on the back. The reflection of the room soon replaced with a scene of a beautiful large lake with a few cherry-blossom trees growing around the lakes edge as they were in full bloom. Sakura looked up and saw that her surroundings had changed to the one that she had seen within the reflection of the water. Near the edge of the lake was a large temple that had to be two stories high with a bright golden roof on top of it.
The cherry-blossom petals danced around Sakura as she stood on the surface of the water with a confused look on her face. This place was so tranquil to Sakura that she almost fell into a state of peace of this place. This place seemed so familiar to her somehow. It was as if she had been here before, but she couldn't remember where she had seen this place before. Sakura still wore her pajamas while her reflective self wore the blue kimono underneath her feet.
"This place," she started with a far off look on her face as she stared out across the lake as she took in the scenery that surround her. "This place looks so familiar, but I can't put my finger on it. Where have I seen this landscape before?"
A gentle breeze blew across Sakura's face as she stood staring at the scene around her. Sakura stood there for hours as she looked out across the water until she was suddenly jolted out of her thoughts when she suddenly felt a ripple pass under her feet from behind her. Sakura quickly turned around to see what had made the ripple and was caught off guard when she saw a huge white tiger standing in front of her upon the water's surface.
The tiger's fur white coat was tinted with a light blue aura that encircled its body as it stood staring at Sakura with its golden eyes. Sakura looked at the tiger for a moment with a shocked look on her face and without even knowing it, she started to walk towards the tiger. The tiger stood staring at Sakura with its unblinking eyes as she walked towards it. Sakura was soon standing right in front of the tiger and saw that the tiger a few feet taller her, almost passed her head that it stood towering over her. Sakura's green eyes were locked on to the tiger's golden ones as she slowly raised her hand to touch the tiger.
The tiger slowly leaned into Sakura's touch as its golden eyes closed before the young girl. Slowly, a small smile spread out across Sakura's face as she touched the tiger's fur while she stroked it gently and she would have stroked the fur longer until a voice suddenly sounded through her head.
"Beware young child, for your destiny will be decided for you. You must become stronger and defeat the evil that is to come upon your world. But do not worry, for you will have help within your quest. Believe in the spirits that will help guide you and believe in yourself for you have the power to purify hearts that are tainted with malice and hatred. The power of the white tiger is with you, and it will protect you with its power of trust and loyalty."
"The power of the white tiger?" questioned Sakura with a confused look on her face.
The tiger soon raised its head up and away from Sakura's reach as it opened its golden eyes as it looked up towards the sky. Sakura looked up to the sky as well and saw a large silver moon hanging within the night sky.
"The night of the full moon will arrive after the first and last waxing and waning of the moon. Then the true powers of the Byakko will be awakened if you truly have to use them."
The moon that Sakura was staring at suddenly started to glow bright and before the young girl knew what was happing, Sakura was suddenly blinded by the light and her whole world was quickly engulfed in light.
The real world
Sakura slowly opened her eyes as she looked up at the ceiling of her room that she was sharing with Madison and Kero. Sakura slowly sat up on her futon with a far off look on her face as she started to think about the dream that she had had before she had woken up.
"What a weird dream," mumbled Sakura as she rubbed her right eye with her right hand.
The sun was about to rise and Sakura was the only one that had woken up before anyone else. She slowly lowered her hand down as she looked down at the sheets of her futon. The Drive was sitting right beside Sakura's pillow as she sat staring into space. Slowly, the transparent form of Kogenta rose from out of the Drive and was now flouting beside Sakura as he rubbed at the corner of his eye.
"What's this thing about a dream?" the tiger yawned as he looked at Sakura with tired eyes.
Sakura was a little startled when she heard Kogenta's voice coming out of nowhere, but she soon calmed down when she realized that it was only the tiger spirit talking to her. She looked up at Kogenta with calm look upon her face before looking towards one of the walls of the room.
"It's nothing," she answered kindly. "It's just that…I had this really strange dream last night. I was in this weird place were there were lots of broken columns and I was standing on water."
"Standing on water?" questioned Kogenta with curiosity as he raised an eyebrow at the girl before him.
"Yeah," answered Sakura with a nod of her head. "I then looked down at my reflection and I saw that instead of wearing my pajamas, I was wearing a kimono that was dark blue with a crescent moon on the back of it. Then the scenery changed to a lake with a few cherry-blossom trees standing around the edge of the water, and there was also a temple there as well. That temple and that lake looked almost familiar to me for some reason."
"Really," said Kogenta skeptically with a frown.
Sakura nodded again before looking down at her bed sheets again: "The night of the full moon will arrive after the first and last waxing/waning of the moon. Then the true powers of the Byakko will be awakened if you truly have to use them."
Kogenta looked at Sakura confused before going into thought. Where has he heard that saying before? As hard as he hard as he might, he just couldn't seem to wrap his mind around it.
This summer vacation was really starting to become stranger by the minute for Sakura, but what she didn't know was that she was going to have an even stranger summer still. Her dreams were just the beginning of what is to come within Sakura's future.
To be continued
Sorry if it took so long to get this chapter up, I was having a writers block. I'll try to make the next chapter a little longer if I have a good idea come into my head.