Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Night's Heart ❯ A Finding of the Hidden ( Chapter 11 )

ForeverDestiny: Hi all! ^^ Want to know the REAL reason I didn't give Tatsumi's real name last chapter? Because the guy he's based on is in my English class and if I gave the name, Ms. Asbury would have known who I was talking about. Good save, Naoko. ^^0 And yes, all of you who are not Usagi-chan and don't know, he is my crush. Blah blah blah. Everyone okay now? Good! ^^

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Night's Heart

Chapter 11

A Finding of the Hidden

"What do you want, Eriol?"

Syaoran was tired. His whole body hurt. A cell was not the most comfortable place to live. And it didn't help that the guards treated him like dirt. What happened to treating a prince differently? Some guards still gave him a bit a dignity but most reveled the chance to defile a prince. It didn't help that he was in here for supposedly killing the most beloved knight in the whole Kingdom. Here he was lower than dirt. Glancing at Eriol through the bars, he could clearly see the smirk plastered on his friend's face.

"He's here."

Syaoran wasn't in the mood for these games right now.

"Who's here, Eriol? I haven't got all day!"

"Calm down, my dear little cousin. Why, quite simply, Tatsumi is here."

"Eriol, I don't know anyone named Tatsumi. Baka."

"Why, my cute little cousin, Tatsumi is just an alias. The name we know him by-" he leaned in to whisper to Syaoran, "is Jeremy."

Syaoran's face lit up. His old childhood friend was here! They all knew Jeremy wasn't his real name but no one knew his real name. Jeremy was their age and had been their best friend since they were little. Not only that, he also shared a dark secret. Suddenly, Syaoran's face clouded over.

"But why, Eriol? Surely, Mother does not know I am locked up so. If she found out a war will start and as much as I hate to die, I would before start a war with the Kinomoto Kingdom."

"I know." Eriol sighed. "Apparently that is not the reason he is here. He's tracked his here. They are a servant in the Kinomoto Castle. Isn't that exciting for our dear friend?"

Syaoran smiled but couldn't help feeling a bit disturbed. Surely it was coincidental that both of theirs were found in the Kinomoto Castle. He'd worry about it later. This was cause for celebration.

"That is great for him. Does he know who yet?"

"I believe he is searching now."

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"So, 26x17. Got it. I'll see you later, Mikako."

"See you, Tatsumi-sama."

The girl tittered and walked out the door, winking widely at Jeremy. Jeremy just sighed. `When will these girls figure out I'm not going for them? I'm just designing uniforms.'

The door opened and a girl with brown, curly hair walked in. He looked down at his list. `Rika Sasaki, engaged to Tereda-sensei.' Tereda-sensei? Was this list to formal to give him a first name of this Tereda guy? Then again, it was made by an insane king, so he guessed he'd give it a break.

"Rika-san?"

The girl nodded.

"Let's begin."

He moved around her, taking measurements. Arms to shoulder, head to neck, even eyebrows to nose. Then, he began his act. He itched the back of his neck, then began to fiddle with something. Rika took interest in what he was doing and watched. Finally, he turned to her,

"Rika-san, I've got a pendent around my neck. It's really annoying me right now and I can't quite reach it to get it off. Would you get it off for me?"

The girl smiled.

"Of course, Tatsumi-sama."

Rika walked behind Jeremy and tried to undo the latch of the pendent. To her bewilderment, it would not come undone. She tried over and over, but the more she almost got it off, the more it would stay firmly around his neck. She sighed.

"Gomen nasai, Tatsumi-sama, but I cannot get it off."

Jeremy just sighed. Another one down.

"That's okay, Rika-san. I'll just ask the next girl to try." He looked down at his sheet of measurements. "Well, I think we're done here. I'll see you later with your new uniform?"

"Hai, Tatsumi-sama. Sayonara."

Rika left and Jeremy sighed. How many more would he have to go through? Suddenly, the door opened, revealing a petite figure with short, straight brown hair and brown eyes that her glasses almost completely covered. She smiled at him.

He looked down at his list. `Naoko Yanagisawa, no family or lovers known'. Well, that helped, he guessed. At least if it was her, he wouldn't have to contend with anyone.

"Naoko-san? Are you ready?"

"As ready as I'll ever be. I've never done this before but I did read about it one time, except the guy taking measurements was really a ghost."

Jeremy laughed. "Well, I assure you I am of the living."

He walked around her, taking measurements, like he had with Rika and every other girl he had seen that day. About halfway through he went into his act with the pendent.

"Naoko-san, this pendant around my neck is really annoying me but I can't seem to reach around to get it off. Would you mind taking it off for me?"

"Sure, Tatsumi-sama."

Naoko walked around, behind Jeremy and reached to take off the pendent. As soon as she set a hand on the latch, a bright white light engulfed the room. Naoko screamed and hid behind Jeremy. Jeremy smiled and welcomed the light. He'd found her. He'd finally found her.

To Be Continued…

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