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Thanks for reading this far, but I'm a bit sad that there are only two reviews even though many have read it. I really want to know what you guys think.
Back to the story, there's no scene from the past in this chapter and it's all Touya-the-Cardcaptor. And I'm a bit confused, is Maze a girl or a boy? I know that the cards aren't exactly supposed to have any gender, but still, it's quite obvious that Windy is feminine. So is Earthy, Fight, Light, Dark and almost every one of them. Clow seems to have avoided making any of the cards boyish.

"Actual Dialogue"
Thoughts.

Disclaimer: I only own the story and minor OCs (though they make no appearance in this chapter)

Enjoy

Yue was still astonished as he took in the raven hair and those black eyes. The aura of the magic that awakened him had felt strikingly familiar, and yet, it was as if he were seeing a ghost. Had he slumbered through time and was now standing in the past? If indeed this boy was Kinomoto Touya, then Yukito's soul would still be merged with his own. But as he searched deep within the crevices of his being, he found no trace of his 'false' form.

The boy in front of him scrambled to his feet. Yue kept his face an impassive mask as he watched him straighten up. The look of bewilderment in his eyes was replaced with a wary one.

Yue took a chance, "Touya, isn't it?"

He nodded. "Kobayashi Touya."

The surname isn't the same.

Yue could see that this Touya was taking an effort to pull himself together. He didn't ask silly questions or assumed this was just a wild dream. Yue was pleased that this boy wasn't as clueless as he'd dreaded; he was accommodating himself with the disarray of magical presences around him. Perhaps he'd had previous encounters with magic.

"What are these 'cards' that I have to capture? And why me?" his voice was steady with only the barest hint of a tremor.

Because you are the reincarnation of the former cardcaptor's brother, born with immense reserves of magic. But Yue decided that talking of past lives would not be prudent. Instead, he settled for answering only the first question. "The cards are the capsulated forms of magical entities, each having a specific kind of ability. More explanation will have to wait."

"So what you're saying is that my college vanished because of these magical entities."

"Maze card. And the college didn't vanish; you alone are under its influence. The cyclone was Windy."

"Two, then. How do I capture them? I can't just simply grab one after the other."

"You will need The Sealing Wand. It's somewhere near you, find it." Magic beckons magic, Li used to say.

Touya started looking around him, turning this way and that. He put a hand on the wall and banged his palm against it.

Yue held up his hand to stop him from doing anything further. "Not like that. Sense it with your magic."

Sense it with your magic.

Touya closed his eyes and stilled himself. Despite his apparent composure, uncertainty still plagued him. Was this a dream? Had he lost his sanity? Would he regain his consciousness and find himself in a shrink's chamber? Was this real? Did he even possess magic?

Amidst his chaotic thoughts, he felt the palpitation of a thousand tiny droplets suspended in the air around him, blinking in unison, a bit like fireflies in a moonless night. Upon registering this new presence, Touya willed himself to calm down. One by one, he expelled his own doubts. This was not a dream. He was as sane as he ever could be. He would not find himself in a shrink's chamber, but in his college compound once this was over. This was as real as life was. And when he felt the scattered droplets accumulating in front of him as if pulled by a magnet—pulled by him—he knew he possessed magic.

He felt a light wind ruffle his hair, but now, he could distinguish it from the gale that had encompassed him earlier. He opened his eyes and saw the outline of the same key materialize before him. First, a translucent light filled within the outline, and then, it solidified into a deep violet coloor. On the hilt of the key was a crescent moon in pearl-white colour cradling a golden sun.

"Key of the seal," Yue's drone cut in, "this boy will carry out the sacred promise. His name is Kobayashi Touya. I command you to bestow him with your magical powers. Touya, take the key."

As soon as Touya touched it, the key transformed into a staff.

"I, Yue, name Touya cardcaptor."

Touya saw Windy rush towards him from his left. She sent two gusts of wind colliding with the both of them, pushing them away from each other. An oval capsule formed around him, rendering him unable to move.

"Use your Sealing Wand," Yue shouted from across the hall, trapped in a similar bubble of wind, "bid her to return to her card form."

"Plain Japanese will do?" he shouted back. But before Yue could respond, Windy hurled him onto the ground. She then aimed another gust at Touya's arm, causing him to lose his grip on the staff. She flung him on the floor and prevented him from moving.

"Windy," Yue called out, his voice strained, "you are under my jurisdiction. I command you to stop this."

The weight lifted from Touya's chest and he immediately snatched his wand. One look at Windy's face told him that stopping was not her own will, but whatever the winged man had declared about jurisdiction was evidently true. Without wasting his time, he touched the sun-and-moon hilt of his staff on her head, "Windy, I bid you to return to your true form, Sakura Card!"

There was a substantial change in the heaviness of the ambiance. Touya felt as if a weight had been removed from the air as the card descended into his upturned palm. Yet, there was another presence, which he assumed was The Maze.

The endless hall changed its form into a labyrinth and above him, Touya could see the sky.

"Can't you command The Maze to withdraw this labyrinth as well?"

"It isn't under my jurisdiction."

"Then whose?"

Yue shook his head, "Later."

Touya decided he'd have time once he was out of this labyrinth. "Does it have a human form as well?"

"Not exactly, you have to find the core of its power and seal it from there."

Touya nodded. One thing he'd learned within his short time as a Cardcaptor was how to detect a presence. He closed his eyes and let his senses stretch to every nook and corner until he found a particular spot where the magic was the densest. Touya also felt the place throbbing with a much higher frequency.

He started walking towards his right and took a left turn with Yue silently following him. Just as he was about to take another turn, the labyrinth changed its form and rearranged its walls, muddling Touya's sense of direction. He located the core of its power, this time in a different place, but as he attempted to follow it, The Maze reshaped its structure once again.

Damn. If only I could reach the core… Touya noticed the hilt of his staff glow for a moment. That gave him an idea.

Plain Japanese will do, he thought. "The Wand that holds the power of the Sun and the Moon," he glanced at Yue for affirmation and when he gave a small nod, Touya continued, "I bid thee to light the path so that I may capture The Maze"

A blaze of light shot forth from the staff and trailed through a distinct path. The walls around them shuffled and reshuffled, but the trail of light remained in its place. He found that the trail led them to the centre of the labyrinth. Once he'd reached the spot which he knew to be the core, he touched the hilt of his staff to the ground.

"Return to your true form, The Maze!"

Wind swirled around him as the walls dissolved and a card lay on the ground. From the corner of his eyes Touya saw Yue's wings unfurl. He turned to face him.

"I can't stay in this form when people can see me. We'll meet again, later."

The feathered wings enclosed him, a faint blue light outlining him. The cocoon of wings morphed into a bird that looked like a cross between a dove and a phoenix. The bird flew away and Touya saw his surroundings change back into the college corridor. The bell rang and students filtered out of their classes, the quiet that had been there before gave in to the chatter of numerous young voices. They all seemed to be heading towards the main gate. Confused, Touya glanced at his watch.

He had bunked the last three classes.

AN: I know you guys are surprised (and probably angry too) that Yue changed into a white bird instead of Yukito. I'd wanted to include the explanation in this chapter, but it turned out to be too long. So, it's in the next one.
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