A/N: Yosh, I've gotten ahead of jingo-san. But I know mine is not as good as Jingo's for the simple fact it's a better story. But I've been determined to get ahead. And now that I've done it... I can sit back a bit now. I saw this picture someone put together of sakura and Naruto... It... Was okay... But also not... You'd have to see it to understand. But I want to see more of that. I hope someone does another soon.
Anyway, let's get onto the next card. Because fight is just round the corner. And I want to get Yuki-chan infused with the group. So let's get started!
Chapter 17
It was a clear sunny morning as Sakura moved in her sleep. As she rolled onto her side and began to awaken. Her eyes were met with a sleeping white fox no more than a few inches from the face. "Hoe!" Sakura yelled in surprise as the small fox was jumped out of its wits as it landed on its feet. "Y-yuki-chan..." Sakura spoke surprised. "What are you doing here?" Sakura asked as she calmed. The fox sat down as she looked at Sakura.
"I came to see what it's like for the life of a cardcaptor." Why did that sound familiar? "Naruto-san's resting today..." The fox jumped down and moved over to Sakura's desk and jumped onto it. "He also requested I bring you this. Seeing as today's the last day before school." Sakura blinked. That's right, it was the last day of summer term and she had yet to finish her homework. Sakura stood and walked over to see a large blue book and flipped it open. It was the diary they had to do. Sakura looked up blankly a second when she realised what this meant.
"Hoe?! Naruto-kun's finished his homework already?" Yuki nods. Sakura whined, how did he finish first? Normally he was at the last minute... Sakura sighed as she put the book down. No point whining, best get to it. With that she left to get changed. Yuki hopped down from the desk and walked over to the sleeping Keroberos.
"So you're the guardian of the clow card?" Kero opened his one eye to Yuki and rolled back to sleep. He blinked several times before jumping up in surprise and hitting his head on the draw above him. Kero turned to the fox and pointed at her.
"Who are you?! And how do you know of the clow cards?!" Yuki yawned with a stretch and hopped down as Kero followed her out.
"I'm Yuki... Naruto's aid. Like you are to Sakura-san." Kero landed and eyed the white fox. "Please do not look at me like that Keroberos. I am only here to study Sakura." Kero raised an eyebrow.
"What do you mean study?" The fox eyed Kero as he floated round Yuki.
"To see what it is that draws Naruto to follow Sakura. After all, she is his teammate and team leader. Otherwise, why would he follow her so?"
"Because he's a friend." Kero answered as he looked sternly at the fox. "Why? Why do you think he follows her?"
"Because she's stronger... One wouldn't follow someone who's weak... So I've come to see what Naruto-san see's in Sakura-san." Kero flew over to the bed.
"Don't take this personal... but I don't like you very much." Kero answered as he looked down on the fox. "Naruto's strong. I don't deny it. But he follows Sakura because she's his friend and the cardcaptor."
"So he follows her because of her title? Hm..." The fox looked forward and moved about the room before lying down on the large pillow on the corner by the TV. "Human's are simple things..." With that comment the fox went back to rest. Kero glared holes into the fox. Though Kero said nothing as Sakura got to her homework. Sakura smiled as she read some of Naruto's pages. She even liked the one where he drew himself kicking the ghost about with Sakura watching nervously. As she took a moment to stretch, Kero flew over and looked over the work.
"So you're working on a diary?" Kero asked curiously as Sakura nods. "Let's see..." Kero looked at the page as he took a read. "It's about when you were at the beach; I wanted to go too..." Kero muttered as he looked across the page. "Let's see july 31st, today is..." Kero stared blankly a second before looking to Sakura. "July? Today's august 31st right?" Sakura smiled embarrassed she'd left it so long.
"Yeah..."
"You're finally writing about last month?" Kero asked the girl as he flew off the page. Sakura nods to that still embarrassed by such. "Isn't a diary something you write in every day?" Kero said as he looked to the second one. "Who's this?" Kero asked as he looked at it.
"That's Naruto-kun's. Yuki-chan brought it over for him." Kero eyed the fox before opening it.
"He's done already?" Sakura nods as Kero looked back to the book. "I would have expected this from Naruto... But you... You need to take a leaf out of his will to finish his home work." Sakura sighed.
"I was really busy." Sakura commented as she tried to save something from this. "I did finish the project for the elective class, though." Sakura stated.
"Oh, then are you done with the homework?" Kero asked curiously as Sakura glanced nervously over. "You're not done?"
"I still have a little bit left."
"What do you have left?" Kero asked to find out how much she had left to do on the final day.
"Let's see... The math worksheets, the picture diary, the construction project and the book report." Sakura answered as she counted them off.
"You have that much!?" Kero gasped.
"We have too much homework..." Sakura spoke sadly as she tried to find sympathy from the small guardian. Who merely found it amazing that kids had to be pushed so hard these days. "But I wrote this much in 30 minutes! Most of it thanks to Naruto-kun." Kero looked to the diary before leaving Sakura to finish her work and watch TV. The fox watched the small guardian drool over the thought of sweet potato sticks.
"It looks delicious..." Kero muttered as he kept his gaze on the screen. Sakura put her pen down as she checked it over. "Done! Now to move onto the next task..." Sakura commented as she put her book on Naruto's. "I'll give this back to Naruto-kun later... Now I have my math worksheets..." Sakura muttered as she looked about her desk. "Ah..." Sakura spoke picking it up. Kero flew over as he looked at the calculations.
"What, fourth graders do easy problem like this?" Kero asked as he looked at it.
"It's pretty hard." Sakura retorted to the small guardian.
"Then, I could do them for you..." Sakura smiled at this, she could use the help. "Although it depends on the conditions."
"Nani? Nani?" Sakura asked as Kero looked to Sakura.
"Sweet potato sticks from Kumaya!" Kero roared. Sakura sighed with a smile.
"Okay..." Sakura muttered. "But you better get them right." Sakura spoke as she stood. "I'll get to work on the construction. Good luck."
"I don't need luck." Kero answered as Sakura left the room. "Let's see..." Kero spoke as he took a pencil and wrote his answers out. Yuki landed on the table and looked down at the paper. After several minutes the fox looked at Kero.
"You're quiet smart Keroberos." Kero nods with a smirk.
"Of course..." Kero answered as he looks at his answers.
"Yeah... You'll get those snacks..." The fox said. "Even I am not as good as you." Kero smiled as he looked at his work. 'Baka...' Yuki mused to herself. He was a thick as a stump and had sugar on the brain than math answers. '70 times 5 is 350... Not a 1000 you baka... Oh well.' Yuki mused standing the in the window ledge and looked down to see Sakura at work. 'I'll go see what she's doing...' With that Yuki jumped down from the ledge down the side of the building.
"The sweet potato sticks from Kumaya..." Sakura muttered as she put her bird house together. "Kero-chan really likes sweets. I'm not responsible if he gets fat."
"Sugar will rot his brain first, Sakura-san." Yuki spoke behind Sakura who jumped and hit the wooden bird house she was making. The result left it knocked apart. Sakura grumbled as she looked at the mess. "What are you making?" Yuki asked as she hopped down and looked about the wood.
"A bird house..." Sakura answered as the fox looked at Sakura.
"With no entrance..." Sakura blinked and picked up the wood. Yuki was right. "Why did you leave all this to the last minute?" Yuki asked.
"It's a family tradition." Sakura looked to see Toya and Yukito standing by the patio door and looking at the pair. He eyed the small fox, but said nothing to it.
"Tradition?" Yukito asked.
"She's never done with her summer vacation homework, so she always runs around on the 31st. Like the blond gaki."
"This time though, Naruto-san's finished. I'm just here to see Sakura-san." Yuki answered to Toya.
"Hm..." Toya mused as he looked to Sakura from Yuki. "You should take a leaf from the gaki then."
"Onii-chan!" Sakura growled all flustered at this. She didn't find it good that Naruto was done before her. They normally did this together.
"This is your construction project?" Yukito asked as he crouched down to the hammer wielding girl. Sakura looked at the hammer she'd been holding in a threatening and quickly tucked it behind her back as she smiled embarrassed.
"H-hai."
"Last year was the papier-mâché piggy-bank, right?" Toya asked as he tried to remember Sakura's last construction project. "The one in the shape of a penguin? The one that was completely useless..." Sakura frowned as she remembered that fiasco.
"Why was it useless?" Yukito asked.
"There was no way to put money into it." Sakura looked down to her soon to be birdhouse. "So what are you making?"
"It's a little birdhouse, right?" Yukito asked as Sakura crouched down.
"It will be..." Sakura muttered. "I just need to put the hole in for it..." Sakura muttered as she picked up the pieces. She looked down, she wasn't good at this. Toya sighed and decided to help his little sister.
"Do you want me to do it?" Sakura looked to Toya surprised before he held out a flat palm. "But it'll cost five chore shifts." Sakura stared a moment. Should she? She looked to the wood and sighed.
"Hai..." With that she stood and pasted the older teens as they stepped to it. Yuki followed Sakura through the door. Interested in what else this girl was like. Sakura quickly got on the phone with Tomoyo to see how she was doing.
"Did you finish your homework yet?" Tomoyo asked as Sakura sat on the chair.
"Actually, not yet..." Sakura answered.
"I haven't finished either." Sakura blinked, even Naruto was done before Tomoyo. Sakura sighed astonished with the blond lad.
"Naruto-kun's already done."
"Really? He normally doesn't finish to the very last minute. Even late for school or takes the day off to finish." Sakura nods.
"It's strange for him to be done. He was doing far more than I was... And he seemed the most exhausted overall..." Yuki glanced about as she listened. "I didn't think he'd had time... What you got left?"
"I have the maths worksheets left. What about you Sakura-chan?" Tomoyo asked curiously.
"I haven't even decided on what book for the book report... I wonder what Naruto-kun picked?" Tomoyo smiled.
"Hopefully one not based one of his manga. The teachers are getting bored with them." Sakura chuckled. Naruto did tend to use his manga to slide round it. "Then shall we do it in the library together?" Sakura blinked.
"The book and maths worksheet?"
"Hai." Sakura glanced round to her brother and gave an annoyed look at the five chores again.
"S-sure..."
"Then I'll see you at the bridge of penguin park."
"Hai..." Sakura sighed as she quickly gathered her work and folder as Kero hopped in the bag. Yuki stood beside Sakura as she put her shoes on.
"Hang on... Why you not hiding?" Kero spoke as he looked at the fox. Yuki looked at the guardian and then looked away.
"I can hide myself if I wish. So that only those with magic can see me. So I don't have to hide in cramped places... Kero-san." Kero glared at the fox as Sakura stood.
"Don't start a fight Kero-chan... Come on. Let's go." Sakura spoke. As she stepped out, she quickly took off to meet Tomoyo with Yuki running at her side. As they entered the park, Sakura noticed the pools and sighed knowing she wasn't going to be going. She looked up ahead to see Tomoyo waiting on the bridge. "Tomoyo-chan!" Sakura called as she ran up. Tomoyo looked to her and smiled. Sakura glanced to where three kids were running off to. "Today was the last day for the pool..." Sakura muttered.
"The summer is about to end soon." Tomoyo spoke as Sakura looked to her. Kero moved in the bag and poked his head out.
"Are you sure you're not here because you wanted to go out and play?" Kero teased as Sakura looked at the guardian.
"T-that's not true." Sakura stammered.
"Shall we get going then?" Yuki asked as she made herself visible to Tomoyo.
"Yuki-chan." Tomoyo spoke crouching down. "It's nice to see you again." The fox hopped on to the girls shoulder.
"It is nice to meet you again Tomoyo-san." Yuki said as she rested on the girls shoulder as they walked.
"What brings you here? I would have thought you would be with Naruto-kun?" Yuki glanced to the girl.
"Naruto-san is resting today and I decided to see what life is for the cardcaptor. So I'm just following about..." The fox mussed. 'Though I've seen little reason as to why Naruto-san hangs round these people...' The fox stretched and vanished. Though Tomoyo could still feel the fox on her neck.
Sakura took a breath. "Let's hurry over there Tomoyo-chan." Tomoyo nods and the pair walk to the library. As they entered and looked for a small area to themselves. They found lots of students at work.
"Wow, there's a lot of people here." Sakura commented as she looked from room to room. "I guess our class wasn't the only one with lots of homework." Tomoyo nods in agreement as Sakura looked to the next cubical. "How about over there?" Sakura spoke, as she got close Li walked round a corner to the same spot and both stopped as they nearly walked into each other. Both stopped and waited for the other to go, when neither moved they moved again with the same results.
"Geez... One of you decide." Yuki spoke up as Li looked to Tomoyo. Yuki appeared to show it came from her. Li turned away from the group.
"Fine. Today is a bad day." Both girls glanced to each other. "Today's fortune said that bad things will happen if I deal with women." Li stated as he walked off.
"Bad things?" Sakura mumbled as Li looked for somewhere else to go. Soon both girls got to work and Yuki hopped atop Sakura's head and surprised the girl by resting in the folds of her hair. Tomoyo cursed her luck for not being able to take a picture of that. Kero on the other hand rested in the sun on the window ceil. After an amount of work, both girls stretched. Sakura having finished the other half of her maths worksheet while Kero had done the other "I'm done." Tomoyo nods.
"Same here Sakura-chan." Kero sat up as both girls prepared to check the answers.
"I did half of Sakura's worksheets." Kero exclaimed as Yuki smirked knowing full well Kero had failed like a dodo trying to fly.
"Arigatou." Sakura responded with a smile as Kero looked to Sakura with arms crossed.
"So, you have to get me those sticks." Kero responded and Sakura nods.
"I'll buy them tomorrow."
"Shall we check the answers?" Tomoyo asked as she looked to Sakura. Sakura nods and both looked at their sheets.
"The first half that I did doesn't need to be checked. They're perfect." Kero spoke proudly.
"Don't be too sure... Baka furball." Yuki muttered as Kero looked to the fox.
"The answer to the first problem is..." Sakura spoke up. "1000 yen."
"350 yen." Tomoyo responded at the same time. Both looked confused.
"Tomoyo..." Kero spoke looking at the girl. "Don't miss such an easy problem." Sakura looked from Kero to her paper.
"Let's see... A pencil costs 70 yen each, and you bought 5 of them... This is 350 yen."Sakura stated to Kero annoyed.
"So, you buy it a 1000 yen bill, and get some change back!" Kero answered. Sakura stared stunned at Kero before flipping through the pages. She looked up at the answers, how could she have left him to do this? She quickly pulled out a rubber as Yuki hopped down.
"Allow me Sakura-san..." Yuki mused as she rubbed the writing out with her tail. "Give me several minutes."
"Hoe... You sure Yuki-chan?" The fox nods.
"I'm made of kyuubi-sama... I maybe a new born from his and Naruto-san's magic. But I do know a bit about maths." Sakura smiled.
"Arigatou..." Sakura spoke before looking at Kero with a glare. "No sweet potato sticks for you..." Kero's jaw dropped.
"Why?!" Yuki sighed as she quickly answered the maths questions for the girl.
'Hard huh...' Yuki mused. 'It would have been better to leave this to the girl. These are simple tasks... This keroberos... Is he really some great beast of the seal?' The fox mused glancing to Kero and back to the questions.
Once the answers were checked and made sure to be correct. Though Yuki had got none wrong. Yuki took off with Kero following to look about. Plus to find away to get back at the fox for losing his sugar snack. Tomoyo and Sakura looked along the book rack as Sakura looked for a book to choose. "Of all the books to review..." Sakura muttered as she looked about. "The thinnest one was piglets story, right?" Sakura asked looking to Tomoyo to find out what she read. "Did you read piglets story too, Tomoyo-chan?"
"No, I read a different book." Tomoyo answered. Sakura looked curious, maybe she should take a look at that.
"Was it a good book?" Sakura asked Tomoyo.
"Yes, very." Sakura looked up for a moment.
"Maybe I should read that too..." Sakura mused. "What was it called?" Tomoyo blinked, Sakura wanted to read the book she read? Quickly looking along the isles. Sakura looked on curiously to see what book Tomoyo picked. Hopefully it wasn't too big.
"Oh, it was this one." Tomoyo spoke as she found it. Sakura's eyes widen as she stared blankly at the large book.
"What, this?" Sakura asked as Tomoyo rested her finger on it. It looked to be 3 times the size of any average book. Sakura succumbed to defeat. "I think I'll read about the piglets." With that the pair went back in search of the book. But with no luck of finding it on the shelf, they went to the front desk for help. One of the five was still in the building. They just had to find it.
Meanwhile, Kero was lying in the sun. His mind going over his lost sweets. "I'm sure they're delicious... Those sweet-potato sticks..." Yuki growled in annoyance.
"Is sweets all you think about?" Yuki asked standing up. "For a guardian, you're a childish one." Kero glared at the fox. He didn't like her from the first they met. And still doesn't. "If you had used your brain instead have it focus on sugar. You wouldn't be whining." Kero huffed and looked away. "I wonder what Naruto see's in the pair of you... A girl who can't get her priorities straight and a guardian of a spell book who's more childish than a five year old." Kero stood and looked the fox.
"You're Naruto's guardian right?" Kero asked and the fox nods. "Then you should know why."
"I can't see into Naruto's mind. I am just made up of kyuubi's and Naruto's magic. Kyuubi-sama gave me knowledge. I'm learning from what I see... And I quite frankly, see no reason why Naruto doesn't just go alone. You said it yourself. He's stronger than Sakura." Kero turn his back to the fox.
"That may very well be too you. But Naruto and Sakura have a strong friendship and lean on each other for support. Don't start judging people because you see things differently. You may seem sweet and nice to Sakura and Tomoyo. But if they knew what you were like. Hell I bet you didn't even tell Naruto and just came here didn't you."
"No... I wouldn't have come if Naruto-san hadn't given me the task to bring the book to her. Once I got there, I decided I would see what this cardcaptor is like. Naruto-san said much about Sakura. And I'm curious to see." Kero glanced to the fox.
"Naruto likes Sakura... And I can tell she's the same to Naruto." Kero stated. "Don't start to ruin this bond they share got that. Naruto has been there to help Sakura get stronger. He has never said he was... Or that Sakura wasn't weak. They're both human and are still growing kids. So don't judge someone on the first glance. Sakura's strong and Naruto knows that. So don't budge in got that kitsune." Kero stated.
"That is left to be seen. But I shall bite my tongue for now... Kero-san..." Yuki spoke as she looked to the Library. "There's that kid again." Kero looked to see Li reading a book. He opened a translator to check words along the book he was reading. Kero looked beside the bookcase curiously as he and Yuki snuck back in to watch.
"What is it, kid?" Kero asked floating over. Li looked to Kero at his sudden appearance. "You don't even know this letter?" Kero asked looking at the brown haired lad.
"How they use kanji is different between japan and hong kong." Li retorted as he snapped the book shut.
Meanwhile, Sakura and Tomoyo were checking every book they found. From the ones in every rack. To the ones people were reading. Back with the three Yuki stood on the rack looking about as something tickled the air. 'This feeling... It's a...'
"Don't get in my way." Li spoke as he picked up the book Kero had been looking at that Li was using to help read the book. Kero jumped off and turned to Li.
"I wanted to go this way too." Kero retorted as Li opened the book again.
"You're ruining my concentration." Li spoke annoyed of the pesky flying plush.
"Don't you mean you don't have enough concentration?" Kero responded before Li glared at Kero, who back off. "You sure are short-tempered. Well, since you're studying, I'll let you off the hook today..." Kero floated up to find Yuki gone. "Where she go now...?" Li shook his head and he looked to his book. Only to find it gone.
"I thought I put it down right here..." Li's eyes narrowed. Something's not right here.
"Piglets... Piglets..." Sakura murmured as she looked along the book rack in search of her book. Kero, who had been looking for Yuki landed on the rack above Sakura.
"Sakura, what are you looking for?" Kero asked curiously as Sakura looked about for Kero. "Up, above you."
"I can't find one of the books specified on the list for the book report." Sakura called back quietly to not draw attention to herself.
"What's the book called?" Kero asked, maybe he'd seen it.
"Piglet story." Kero sat back a second and rubbed his chin. Then he remembered where he'd seen the book and looked back to Sakura.
"Oh, that kid had that book just now." Sakura nods and both go in search of the magic wielding lad. Meanwhile Li was looking along the book rack in search his book. What he didn't notice was that Yuki was only just on the other side of the book case looking at the book. Li passed it before he's mind kicked in to say he'd seen it, he looked back to it and ran round to get it. But the book was gone and Yuki had also gone from the top of the book case.
The book appeared elsewhere and Yuki wasn't too far behind. Tomoyo spotted the book this time amongst the high rack as she searched for the book for Sakura. Yuki watched as the book vanished when Tomoyo returned with a foot stool. This was getting amusing to the young fox. The fox took off and followed the magical trail left by the book and ended up in the children's book room and sat watching the kids use it to make a house. Li was the first to turn up and spot the book.
"Can I look at that for a second?" Li asked as he moved for the book. Sakura and Tomoyo turned up as they were searching for the book and Li.
"Did you find it?" Tomoyo asked and Sakura shook her head.
"Apparently, Li has it right now." Sakura answered while Tomoyo found that strange.
"Oh? I found it once myself." Sakura blinked at that comment.
"Then are there two copies?" Sakura wondered.
"This is strange." Tomoyo spoke as they heard a noise before crying and they look to see Li trying to calm the child he'd upset while trying to get the book. "Oh, look." Tomoyo spoke as she pointed at the book. At that comment the book grew wings and vanished. Yuki hopped off and moved along the floor to Sakura.
"Kero-chan." Sakura muttered.
"It's a clow card." Kero responded as he poked his head out.
"It's behind you." Yuki spoke as she landed on Sakura's shoulder. Sakura turned round to see the book before Tomoyo looked and the book vanished. Yuki took off.
"Matte Yuki-chan." Sakura spoke surprised. It wasn't long before Sakura, Tomoyo and Li were going to all lengths to get to the book. Yuki was nearby, but it's not like she could do anything. She just stood and watched as each one went for the book and failed. As Li failed to get to it on the top of the book shelf, Yuki looked to where it went next and took off after it. Li noticed this and looked to see where the fox was heading. He spotted the book on a bike as the fox phased through the window. Li jumped down with a flip as he startled people and Sakura and Tomoyo looked to Li as he ran past and out the door in pursuit.
But as he got close, the book vanished again. Li took a breath as he tried to look for it. Yuki watched from the side on the stone railings by the lake. "So close..." Li glared at the fox.
"What the hell are you doing? You think this is a game?" Yuki shook her head. "Then why are you sitting about doing nothing?"
"I can't do anything boy... I'm merely just following the magic trail." Li huffed. Who was this fox anyway?
"Li, Yuki-chan." Sakura spoke as she ran up with Tomoyo. "Yuki-chan why did you run off like that?" Yuki looked to Sakura.
"I'm merely following the book's trail. Since no one seems to be able to." Sakura looked bewildered as to how. "I am magic; I can sense magic like I can feel the wind. So I know where it's going because I can follow the trail." Sakura sighed as Kero popped out the bag as Li looked for the book.
"We're probably going against the move card." Sakura glanced to Kero at this.
"Move?" Kero nods.
"A card that you use to move things."
"It seems like a pretty handy card." Tomoyo commented as she looked across to the small guardian. Kero sighed.
"But you can't use it. It can't move things too far, and you can't move anything big or anything living. And it's mischievous to boot."
'Finally, something that's supposed to show that he know what he's doing...' Yuki mused as she glanced about as the magic moved again.
"We have to seal it away soon, or it will keep having fun and move again." Kero stated as Sakura nods. Tomoyo stared blankly a second and before yelling. Everyone but Yuki looked to Tomoyo, but she was listening.
"Did you find it?" Sakura asked as Tomoyo shook her head. After asking what it was then Tomoyo's face saddened.
"I should have brought a camcorder." The group stared at her as Yuki looked to the group.
"Oi!" The group looked to her to see the book just beside her. But as they went for it, it became a game for the card as it moved from place to place. Leaving Sakura and Li exhausted and Yuki entertained. She hopped down as Sakura sighed lying on the floor having missed twice.
"I was so close!" Sakura yelled as she stood.
"That's because you're not thinking." Yuki responded. Kero flew over.
"She's right. Don't follow it with your eyes!" Kero added.
"I've been trying to show you what you're meant to do... Follow its presence. That's how I've been following move." Sakura stared at the fox at this.
"Predict where the card will appear next." Kero spoke. Sakura looked down.
"I can't do that." Sakura muttered.
"Sakura, you can feel the card's presence now."
"But..." Kero glanced to Yuki before looking to Sakura.
"You can do it! Concentrate!" Sakura nods.
"You can do it Sakura-chan." Tomoyo spoke as Sakura took a breath. Yuki moved aside to watch the cardcaptor in action.
'Let's see what you can do then cardcaptor. Luckily help is on the way...' Yuki mused as she sensed a closing magical source. Sakura stood quietly in the park as she tried to drown out all other noise and sound, the sounds of the children, people about them, the water and wind rustling died as she felt the card moving about them. Then at that moment she knew where the card was going as Sakura's eyes lit up.
Yuki watched as Sakura took off as her staff appeared in hand and jumped passed Tomoyo and swung. "Return to the guise you were meant to be in! Clow card!" Sakura called as she swung and struck the book, Sakura smiled as she caught the card and book in each hand.. "Yatta! Now I can do my homework!" Sakura called. She blinked a second as she found herself over balanced by the lake edge where she struck the card, having forgot she could walk on water, her thoughts were on staying balanced. Li jumped down only to find his foot trip and fly past Sakura into the water. Sakura closed her eyes ready to follow, only to not get wet.
"You do know... You can walk on the water Sakura-chan." Sakura blinked and looked back to see Naruto smiling as Yuki stood on his shoulder. His feet were sticking to the bank as he held her wrist.
"N-naruto-kun..." Sakura stammered surprised. Her face turned red as she momentarily forgot that little ability as Naruto pulled her onto the bank. She didn't look up from her embarrassment as Naruto looked to the soaked Li in the lake.
"The fortune was warning me about this..." Li muttered before standing. He looked at the blond curiously, where had he come from? As they stepped onto the concrete Li shivered. It was going to be a long walk.
"Yeah... Sorry about that Li, I stopped too far across." Naruto answered as the group looked to the blond.
"Where did you come from Naruto-kun?" Tomoyo asked. Naruto turned to the girl as Kero floated over the blonds head.
"She's right. One second Sakura's about to fall in, then next second you're there and Li's falling in." Kero answered, though he found that amusing.
"It's because of my training. I call it shunpo." Naruto said grinning. Yuki sighed as she hopped onto the blonds head.
"It's instant movement. By moulding magic through the legs, he is able to burst forward in the blink of an eye. Though it seems you still need work..." Naruto scratched the back of his head embarrassed.
"How are you even able to this? What are you Uzumaki." Li asked as Naruto blinked by the sudden burst, he gave a light smile as he looked to the lad.
"Quite simple. I, Sakura-chan here... And even Tomoyo-chan to some part of her. Are not from this dimension." Li raised an eyebrow. "We come from another world. One where ninja are the main fighting force. When you saw me fight thunder. I was using the skill of my world. Chakra, though magic does come from there. It is different to what is used here. According to the kyuubi."
"Who?" Li asked before shaking his head. "Save it, is this why you're so strong then?" Naruto sighed.
"Yeah, it sort of is. I trained under a sage from my world, since the magic is different to here; it is how I can use it. Sakura-chan's magic no doubt comes from there also." Naruto mused as Li stared at the blond.
"I see... Then why are you here? Why are you not in your own world? And who is this kyuubi? I thought they faded many centuries ago." Naruto nods.
"Yeah, I'll explain...Is that okay Sakura-chan?" Sakura nods before looking at the book, she then looked to Li.
"Here, you need it right?" Li nods before taking the book.
"I'll finish it at home. If you come with me, you can explain. Plus I need to change before I catch a cold." The group nod and follow as Naruto began to explain. They followed to an apartment building and were shown in. They were greeted by the elderly gentleman who took care of Li, Mr wei. As Li left to get dried off and finish the book. Wei showed the group to the sitting area and offered them a warm drink. To which the three nod. As he left Naruto sat back as he petted Yuki who sat on his lap. Sakura sat beside him closest to the edge. Sakura smiled as she scratched the fox behind the ear. It was too cute not to. Kero on the other hand was glaring at the fox. Did any of them not know of this foxes actual manner?
"How's the homework going then?" Naruto asked Sakura and Tomoyo.
"I'm finished." Tomoyo answered. "Sakura-chan just needs to finish the book report." Naruto nods as Sakura blinked and reached into her backpack.
"That reminds me..." Sakura spoke as she pulled out the blue diary. "I brought this with me. Though, it was a good thing you caught me in time. Or the work would have been ruined." Naruto smiled as he took the diary.
"Arigatou Sakura-chan. Did it help?" Sakura nods.
"May I have a read Naruto-kun?" Tomoyo asked and Naruto passed it over to take a browse. Wei returned with the drinks and passed them out.
"It's delicious..." Sakura commented after a sip.
"Arigatou gozai masu." Mr Wei spoke back as Naruto looked to Wei.
"Are you living here along with Li, Wei-san?" The elder gave a short nod.
"Hai. I am taking care of Syaoran-sama on behalf of his kaa-sama."
"Kaa-sama?" Sakura asked as the three stared blankly at Wei.
"Hai, his father passed away earlier..." Naruto looked forward at that, himself, Sakura and Li... All had something in common. "All of his family resides in hong kong."
"I see..." Sakura muttered as she glanced to Naruto. There was a distant look in his gaze as he stared at nothing. "Naruto-kun..." Sakura spoke nudging Naruto's hand with her own. Naruto came back to his senses. "What were you thinking about?" Naruto glanced over.
"Just... The thoughts of things we have in common..." Naruto muttered. Sakura smiled slight as she understood what Naruto meant. Maybe he'd be more likely to be friendlier to Li from here. It would be better than to have them causing each other trouble. The door opened to Li's room and he walked out with the book.
"I'm done now..." He set the book down. "Here you go."
"Arigatou..." Sakura spoke as she stood. Tomoyo stood next as Yuki clambered onto Naruto's shoulder before he stood.
"I like the shirt Li-kun..." Tomoyo spoke. "Looks rather nice." Li stared at the girl. "You buy it?" Li glanced away.
"No um... Well..." Li muttered as he tried to find the right words to explain it. Meanwhile, a taxi pulled up outside, and a girl stepped from it. Dressed in a pink Chinese dress with long black hair, she pulled her suitcase to the building and entered before entering the small apartment entrance. Li heard the door open and turned to the sound. The door swung open revealing the girl on the other side.
"Nihao!" The girl spoke before rushing and hugging Li who seemed stunned by the girl's appearance. The group of three glanced to each other as Li greeted Meiling.
"Seems very... Energetic." Naruto spoke behind Sakura who nods slowly. Before Meiling turned to the group.
"Oh, you have guests..." She spoke walking up. "Nice to meet you, I'm Meiling Li." The group nod.
"I'm Naruto Uzumaki." Naruto spoke up.
"I'm Sakura Kinomoto."
"I'm Tomoyo Daidoji." Tomoyo then asked. "So, you Li's relative?" Meiling nods.
"And his fiancé." There was a stunned silence to this statement.
"Could you excuse me a moment..." Naruto spoke as he walked off as normally as possible. Sakura quickly followed.
"W-wait up Naruto-kun! It was nice meeting you Meiling. Later Li..." Sakura spoke leaving as Kero quickly followed. Meiling blinked and didn't even get to say anything as Tomoyo gave her goodbyes.
"What... Was that about?" Meiling muttered confused while Li feared what that comment Meiling said would have on him.
As the group walked Naruto sniggered. Sakura looked at Naruto. "It's not funny Naruto-kun." Naruto nods as he laughed.
"Li-kun didn't seem too pleased by Meiling saying that." Tomoyo commented as Naruto calmed down.
"I guess we'll have to ask him about this tomorrow..." Naruto mused as they walked. "Maybe we're looking at this the wrong way perhaps..."
"What do you purpose to do then Naruto-kun?" Sakura asked as she looked at Naruto curiously.
"Nothing right now... First we eat, and then we sleep. Then we head for school... I'll speak to Li-san if I see him tomorrow." Sakura smiled, Naruto seemed to being nicer to Li already. "Then I can have a good laugh at this with him." Sakura sighed as she found that maybe, she spoke too soon.
"Well... I'll see you tomorrow." Tomoyo commented walking off. Both wave as Naruto and Sakura walk together.
"It's been an interesting summer..." Naruto commented as he looked at the orange sky. Sakura nods with a smile.
"It has Naruto-kun... Do you think I've gotten stronger?" Naruto glanced over.
"Why do you ask?" Sakura looked down as she looked at her right palm.
"I've just been wondering... Since you've been the front on fighter... I'm just support." Naruto blinked and looked forward with a smile.
"You're not support. Far from it..." Naruto answered. "You're the cardcaptor, the key role. You can use magic to fight the cards and seal them. I'm there as the aid. I'm the muscle of our team." Naruto said as he tried to imitate the muscle of the group. Sakura giggled at his antics. "I have the fighting power behind me to knock anything down. But I'm not as skilled as you. You have more skills only you posses. I have a few but I'm still learning..."
"But you also know magic and chakra like me..." Sakura answered.
"To be honest... I haven't been focusing on my chakra area." Naruto answered. "I prefer magic, and it out classes chakra. Sure some look good and I trained for onii-chan. But when I took up training under kyuubi... I lost the interest in ninja training. But you didn't. And you're learning healing arts. Another skill I don't have." Sakura looked forward. "You're balanced Sakura. You can fight, defend and heal you're teammates. I'm offensive and leave little defence. Tomoyo is there as your chronicler and back up to let you know if we miss something or lose sight of our foe. True, she can't join in. But she acts to aid us with travel and lies to keep people from digging in." Sakura nods slowly. Naruto sort of had that right. "If we were to play this as a game. You are the strongest character because you have the more skills. I just have the more attack power and Tomoyo has the items, the support and aid." Naruto finished. "Kero-chan and Yuki-chan are far from ready. So we have to keep getting stronger." Sakura nods.
"You've been thinking about this Naruto. Haven't you?" Kero asked. Naruto nods.
"I treat myself as I do my rpg characters. If I didn't up my skills. I wouldn't be of any help to Sakura-chan. Now I that I've caught up, the cards will have their hands full with us..." Naruto and Sakura stopped at the street corner. "Guess this is where we part ways..." Naruto muttered. "Heh..." Naruto grinned. "Hehe, it's sort of like onii-chan with Li. But onii-chan seems happy with Sakura-onee-chan..." Naruto turned to walk off. "I'll see you tomorrow Sakura-chan." With that he put his hands in his pockets and walked off.
Sakura stood there a moment. "Naruto-kun!" Naruto stopped and glanced back.
"Yeah? What is it Sakura-chan?" Sakura stood there a moment. But found she couldn't say it yet. It just didn't feel right then.
"N-nothing Naruto-kun. See you tomorrow!" Sakura called running off. Naruto blinked.
"....." Naruto looked on quietly before he turned to walk home. Yuki rested in the blonds hair. These kids were very interesting, and there was still so much more to learn from them. She'll bite her tongue for now.
"We'll be training later Naruto-san." Naruto nods.
"Hai, hai..." Naruto mused as they walked home.
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I never said Yuki was going to be a nice character. She's judgemental and feels that the strongest member, should be the one doing the work. But Naruto's the opposite of her feelings. Knowing that Sakura should be the one. And even though he knows he's strong, he never feels he is. Sakura always comes first in the team. And as his friend and his feelings. Fight next time and a bit of sidekick vs. Sidekick. Anyway, till then! Oh, and with episode 20 next. There's only 4 left till little. Which I have something interesting for that. Now! Song role please!
3: invisible me: Pure west (This is my favourite one of the dub series.)
Mystery girl of my dreams...
My dreams...
Invisible me
(Check it out)
I can't
Stop thinkin' about that superstar standing at the bus stop
I was so shy
I'd just look at the ground every time I'd try to catch your eye
I'd try to get some
Of your attention
Just to mention
How I never felt like this before
But my heart hit the floor as the bus closed the door
And I watched it drive away with the girl I adore
From a distance
I keep you deep inside (keep you deep inside)
How do I tell ya, girl
When you don't know I'm alive?
Chorus:
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
I gotta believe that you're not
Just a fantasy
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
Right from the start, you're breakin' my heart
And you can't see
Invisible me
I know it's crazy
But I think a love as ours was ment to be
But I don't have
Your even number
So I wonder
If you'd ever take a chance on me
I want you so bad
I can't sleep
I'm into to deep
I'm a fool to think you'd want me
You'll never see what you mean to me
I guess that's how it has to be
From a distance
I keep you deep inside (keep you deep inside)
How do I tell ya, girl
When you don't know I'm alive?
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
I gotta believe that you're not
Just a fantasy
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
Right from the start, you're breakin' my heart
And you can't see
Invisible me
You're so perfect
You'll never be mine
Holdin' out for you
Seems like a waste of time
(Invisible me)
I can't stop...stop...stop
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
I gotta believe that you're not
Just a fantasy
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
Right from the start, you're breakin' my heart
And you can't see
Invisible me
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
I gotta believe that you're not
Just a fantasy
Mystery girl of my dreams
You'll never see the invisible me
Right from the start, you're breakin' my heart
And you can't see
Invisible me…me