Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ The Red Dragon ❯ we have to! ( Chapter 2 )

The Red Dragon

By KangaKilla

Dedicated to: Phillip. Olivia and Sarah, Happy Birthday to both you girls.

Disclaimer: CLAMP own CCS not me

KK/ I've been asked if Sakura is the chosen one and yes she is, she just doesn't know it yet. ALSO I have been told that my characters are OOC (out of character) and that I should have a warning. Well ill tell you something to those people that believe that, if you don't like it then don't read it. Its that simple, there isn't some trick, I don't have a gun to your head telling you to read it so you want to flame me then do so but I'm not going to care, you don't like it then don't read it and that's final.

Last Chapter: then it occurred to him that he was sleeping in the same room as a girl and he didn't feel uncomfortable. Unable to keep a straight train of thoughts Xiaolang succumbed to sleep.

Chapter two: We have to!

The clouds gathered quickly, mounting in number and the colour going from a soft fluffy white to an unyielding blue/black. The wind picked up in its pace, sending the trees bending almost double as the force howled through the village. For miles not a single shade of sky blue could be seen. A few drops of rain splattered against the straw roofs, seeping into the rafters. Then the torrential rain collapsed onto the village, nothing could be seen because of the curtain of rain that hailed down on the dusty streets turning in into a muddy bath.

Sakura yawned and opened her eyes slowly, taking in her surroundings she saw a topless Xiaolang practicing sword movements with ease. Rolling her eyes she pulled herself out of bed and pulled on her breeches, shirt and boots. Raking a hand through her now short hair Sakura sat on the end of her bed to watch Xiaolang.

"You actually have a good form of fighting, its very different from mine" Sakura said still watching Xiaolang's moves. Not stopping from his practicing Xiaolang turned his head towards Sakura.

"That might be because were from different clans" Sakura grinned

"I knew that, I was just saying." Shaking her head she got up. "Ill go and see if I can round up some breakfast." And with that Sakura was running down the stairs before Xiaolang could reply. Shaking his head to get the image of Sakura out of his mind he turned back to his practising.

Sakura jumped off the last step to the floor and walked casually towards the restaurant/bar that was inside the inn. Their Kaiko stood washing the tables over for the morning.

"Good morning" Sakura said sitting down.

"Good morning young sir, what can I do for you?" Kaiko replied, Sakura smiled and looked around the room, she still couldn't get over how nice it looked inside, outside it wasn't much at all. Sakura turned her eyes back to Kaiko who had stopped cleaning to see if she needed anything.

"I was wondering if I could get some breakfast?" Sakura asked shuffling to get comfortable in her chair. Kaiko nodded his head,

"What would you like?" he asked, Sakura thought for a while, not really knowing what they would have here in this kind of place, she was still thinking when Xiaolang came down to see what was going on.

"It takes you that long to get breakfast?" he asked teasingly. Sakura growled and turned up her nose at him.

"I was still deciding." She stated. Kaiko chuckled lightly, the two boys reminded him of him and his brother. Xiaolang tsked, and walked up to Kaiko

"We'll have some eggs, bacon and toast with orange juice." Sakura sighed, that kind of breakfast was too heavy for her.

"You can have that ill just have some fruit and juice please." Xiaolang gave Sakura a `look' which she ignored and sat back in her chair to await her food.

"I'm sorry sir, but we don't have fruit." Sakura sat up straight in her chair.

"Wha-" Xiaolang's hand found its way over Sakura's mouth and she was shoved from her seat.

"We'll have it in our room" and before Kaiko could ask what was going on the two boys were already running up the stairs, well the taller of the two was, the other one was being dragged.

"Xiaolang what are you doing?" Sakura cried out as she was flung onto the bed.

"They don't need to know that your not from the Li clan already idiot. Everyone knows that the Li clan always have meat for their breakfast and that any one who is travelling with one will eat meat as well, is like some unspoken law and you almost blew it." Sakura waited until he was finished having his little lecture before she started her own.

"Well for one thing Xiaolang I am not a Li, and how am I supposed to know that since I've never been near a Li at breakfast and might a stress that you are a Li and that you should have told me this!" Sakura did have a point but Xiaolang was not going to let Sakura get the better of him.

"Well you were supposed to keep your mouth shut"

"Oh don't you start telling me what I can and cant do, I'm not you r cousin, sister, whatever."

"As if id want you to be, I couldn't stand it if you were family"

Sakura opened her mouth to continue but a knock at the door signalling that breakfast was ready stopped that from happening.

~*~

Sakura sat silently eating her rather angry with Xiaolang before she remembered something the innkeeper had said

"I'm sorry sir but we don't have fruit"

`Why wouldn't they have fruit? And what is with all this meat?' shrugging it off Sakura stood up and walked over to the CLOW book. Running a hand over its cover she sighed `when we find the chosen one, then everything will be alright' placing the book in the bag that Xiaolang gave her yesterday so that she could carry her things in them she pulled her cloak on and placed the hood over her head.

"Are you ready?" Xiaolang asked also shrugging on his cloak and pulling the hood on. Sakura nodded her head, not really happy about being in Xiaolang or Mei Lin's company, but following Yukito's wishes she would, Sakura followed Xiaolang out of their room and down to the lobby to wait for Mei Lin.

~*~

Mei Lin came down the stairs, also clad in a cloak and not too happy about the situation at all, last night Xiaolang had slept in the same room as the `boy' and he didn't even protest and it seemed that he was actually happy around that thing. Growling she pulled her bags down the stairs and flung them at `thing's' feet.

"Carry them to the horse' she said before turning away and out the door. Sakura sighed and picked up the heavy bags and trailed after Xiaolang.

"I've brought you a horse, that way you can ride on your own." Sakura nodded, it seemed that both Xiaolang and Sakura were feeling the effects of their little tiff this morning before breakfast and both were too stubborn to say they were sorry, Sakura didn't even believe she had been in the wrong and so she shouldn't, Xiaolang should have told her about the Li's breakfast tradition, no matter how trivial it sounded. Mei Lin was already on her horse and waiting.

"Hurry up thing" she spat spitefully. "We don't have all day." Sakura growled.

"I have a name"

"Oh yes, how could I forget, the mighty Sakura Kinomoto-" Sakura's hand was on Mei Lin's mouth in an instant, but not quickly enough, her name had been uttered aloud. Sakura slowly removed her hand and pulled out her Shoju out ready for an attack, everything was silent save the pelting down of rain, Xiaolang had his sword drawn and was looking out into the curtain of rain.

"They heard?" Xiaolang asked uncertainly. Sakura nodded her head

"Undoubtedly" a scream pierced the all but silent morning, breaking the concentration of Sakura and Xiaolang, Sakura bolted off to the sound while Xiaolang turned to Mei Lin.

"Take out horses and get to the border of the town, we'll meet you there, and don't stop for anything. Go" Mei Lin didn't wait to be told twice, she tied the other two horses reins to her saddle and took off, not even looking back to see Xiaolang disappear into the rain.

~*~

Sakura found herself at the shoe store; quickly looking around she found the door to be ajar and the sounds of a scuffle going on inside. Sakura held her Shoju out before her and skilfully she crept inside the building. The sight that greeted her wasn't a good one, one man lay on the ground already dead, ten or so Teshu Ninja and in the middle of them was the girl who had served them yesterday `Tomoyo' Sakura blushed remembering what Xiaolang had said about the girl. Shaking her head she silently moved to the shadows to watch what they were doing.

"I don't know what she looks like" Tomoyo cried out, hands going over her head to protect herself.

"You do know, brown hair, green eyes about this tall" One of the Teshu was talking, his voice was low and menacing, and interlaced with anger. Tomoyo shook.

"There's no girl by that description here." She yelled, her voice gasping for breath and she was choked with sobs of terror.

"How about a boy?" Sakura held her breath, the Teshu were smart and knew that she could disguise herself thus. Tomoyo looked up at the Teshu ninja.

"A boy?" she asked thinking. "There is one, short, rather pretty, but his name isn't Sakura, it was Syaoran" Sakura looked at Tomoyo in confusion, `had she messed up our names? It is possible' Sakura turned her attention back to the Teshu Ninja who were talking in low voices, they were distracted from Tomoyo, `excellent' Sakura moved slowly towards the girl on the ground and stood behind her. Covering Tomoyo's mouth with her hand she lowered her head to her ear.

"Go slowly out the door and to the edge of the village, there wait for me, if anyone ask's say that Sakura sent you, got it now go." Tomoyo, eyes wide did as she was told. Going as quietly as she could she slipped into the shadows and was out the door before the Teshu knew she was gone.

~*~

Xiaolang watched all that was going on behind one of the shelves that held some boots. Wrinkling his nose from the leathery smell his eyes narrowed as he saw Sakura conversing with the girl that had said his name. `What is she doing? She'll get caught' the tension grew in his muscles as the girl left and Sakura stayed. `Get out Sakura, get out NOW' and that was when she struck, while the Teshu were still talking in hushed tones she launched herself at them, not making one sound at all, you could hear her Shoju slicing the air and then hit flesh. Xiaolang came out from behind the shelves and took out two Teshu while they were distracted by Sakura. Growling he made his way to Sakura and stayed back to back with her dodging all the attacks that came his way and pushing Sakura away from any that made it passed him. Sakura having enough of this decided that she had enough energy to use an enchantment against the Teshu Ninja to make sure they got away safely. Distancing herself from the fighting she composed herself. Her mother had taught her this when she was younger to make sure that if she ever needed it then she could use it.

"Come little children ill take thee away

Into a land of enchantment

Come little children to times come to play

Into my magical garden" Sakura's sweet voice rang out through the store and out into the night, everyone who heard her voice stopped what they were doing, their eyes glazing over. Sakura hummed the tune four times before she had complete control over every mind that was under her control.

<There was never any Sakura Kinomoto here, neither was their a green eyed brown haired boy. The store girl Tomoyo was killed in an accident down at the lake. The other travellers left last night and were headed towards Talizen to see their mother. When this spell is gone you'll remember nothing and will go to sleep only to be awaken when the moon rises. Every name that is uttered by my voice will awaken. >

"Xiaolang Li, Mei Lin Li, Tomoyo `Sakura panicked, she didn't know the store girls last name, cursing she decided that it didn't matter' the spell is gone" with that every single person bar Sakura and Xiaolang fell to the ground asleep. Sakura grabbed Xiaolang's hand and both of them rushed out the door to get to Mei Lin.

~*~

Tomoyo had made it to the edge of the village before Sakura's voice reached her ears and then after the spell she had fallen asleep like everyone else in the village. Sakura and Xiaolang soon came upon the mud-covered body of Tomoyo and stopped. Xiaolang urging Sakura just to leavì¥Á