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A/N: Well, after almost a year of not updating. I was working on 3 WHOLE chapters of Argento Soma, and was about to do another when I thought. Hey, why not try a shot at Cardcaptors again? I read over the last chapter, and inspiration filled me again. So, I hope you all done hate me too much XD But look, im UPDATING be proud XD
Chapter Three
Cookies Crumble
Tori had watched over Jeremy for the rest of the day, afraid to leave the others side. A large gash was evident on the teen face from where the supposed fall on the patch of grass took place. Though, a few hours later the classmate had gotten up and instantly left. He was not on good terms with Tori either. But still, the high school student couldn't just leave the teen right on his front lawn!
Closing the door with a harsh slam, he was suddenly glad that no one was home. That made things much easier to talk to Kero. 'If he's not playing Video games' he ill fully reminded himself with a dull look. Muttering curses under his breath he headed up the stairway, a hand twitching as he heard his game being played again. This time he was sure he would turf it out his stupid game console. He had, had it!
Throwing open the door he closed his eyes, trying to hide his anger. However easy it was detect "Kero, I told you not to play that stupid game again!" he cried out before taken note, Kero had not responded. In fact, Kero never said anything. Because inside his room wasn't the stuffed animal he had, on regular basis, scolded.
It was Sakura. The little monster.
"Kero? Who's Kero?" His sister looked up with a confused face, looking back to the game in an instant as her hands flew over the controls. Her face was full on concentration as she waited for an answer, one that Tori lied through his teeth about as he skimmed his brain for the most believable one.
"It's my new stuffed toy. Usually its right by the games I leave on and happens to be fighting the TV, by sagging on the buttons" he added sullenly not glancing at the TV but rather around the room. Hoping to catch a quick glance of Kero he looked a bit disappointed. Stepping into the room he flopped down on his bed, letting his chest bounce against the covers. Watching with unfocused eyes as his sister continued to beat every level in a remarkable pace.
Just like he did.
Time passed and soon Sakura dropped the controller, having lost so many times on the final boss that she just gave up. The continues wasted. Until a certain winged blur flew past his face, hitting the start button to continue what the young girl had started as she left the room in a huff. The screen flashed black before resuming the fighting scenes. Briefly Tori wondered what Kero did in the book for so long, but decided not to ask. Not yet. "Tomorrow is the baking sale. I don't know what to make. And that that thing..." he paused as Kero reminded him.
"The sweet card"
"-Is out there. Surely it-"
"She-"
"-Will be there" The screen paused as Kero turned around, wings fluttering as he hovered up to the bed, looking cross. The tail twitched in agitation as Kero folded his tiny arms, looking disgruntled as he eyed the high school teenager. "True enough, but don't forget. She is a kind spirit. Unless threatened" he added, watching how Tori nimbly went for the Windy card in his pocket, bringing it out with a blank look.
"You should sleep Tori. You look tired" Kero lowered himself onto the covers; he was starting to feel the effects of not sleeping much too. Just having to explain everything to the student was becoming a nuisance, and took everything out of the stuffed lion. Tori on the other hand, rolled over and closed his eyes.
Baking was upon them.
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Tori got up as early as five in the morning, baking his spectacular cake. Adding just the right ingredients, along with the necessary add ons to give it more of a gracious look, to stun everyone that gazed at it. Scratching his chin as he paused, reading the recipe over. The cake, looked fine, but it seemed like it was missing something important. With glazed eyes he opened the cabinet doors and stared at the mass quantities of items. Cupcake wrappers, icing, food coloring...
'Food coloring?' Tori smirked slightly, grabbing all the colors that was available and instantly went over to his cake. It really hadn't taken long to add the final touches, but he had to be careful. Since one screw up, one wrong drip, too fast of movement could...
"HEY TORI!"
.....slip...
Tori tried to remain on his chair, which was overlooking the cake, and thankfully didn't fall. Or drop the food coloring. Muttering prayers to the god up in heaven he jumped down and glared at Kero, wondering why the stuffed animal was suddenly awake. He hardly ever awoke until quarter past Nine. But even then it was an effort to get him up before.
"Why are you up? My family is asleep" Tori bitterly snapped at Kero as he placed the food coloring down, sitting his butt on the counter watching Kero inspect the cake. 'He better not touch it....' The glare on his face either told the Clow Card guardian that, or Kero just wasn't going to take the chance.
With a shake of his head Kero replied, "you sure about that? They left a few hours ago. Saw you working so hard and didn't want to make you rush. So they left in silence."
'Crap!'
Now Tori wondered how he would get his cake to school, then eyed his pocket with a funny look. "Does Windy keep objects encased? It won't slip would it?" He asked running a tired hand through his matted down hair. Proceeding to clean up, he washed the things he used. Cleaning up the counters, wiping them down with a cloth filled with water. "No, it shouldn't but do you want to take that chance?"
A snort from Tori told Kero all he needed to know. He was a man of chance.
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Tori pedaled on his bike to school. Watching the sky every now and then, sometimes nearly barreling into people as he passed by, or hit a car when he went across the street on a red light. But, if anyone followed his gaze they would have sent he flying Rainbow cake above. Decorated with the finest ingredients to make the one cake. A cake fit for a Queen. Hence the name "Queens cake" in one of the best recipe books in Japan.
Keeping up his pace he felt it quite odd when he first saw windy. Certainly it was a beautiful card, but when she had circled him. She had this odd look about her, just the way she was disturbingly close, running her almost ghostly hands over him. Kero had told him that it was a way of communication. Looked a bit more than that. That was, until he heard he was their new master for the next little while unless he somehow lost them.
"Lose them ...how?" He repeated the question in his head, wondering how you would lose the card in the first place. When he had asked Kero just simply looked away with a rather serious guilty gaze and said nothing. There must be a catch to the whole Clow thing.
Stopping by one of the school trees he recalled the card back and breathed out a sigh, carefully grasping the cake as Windy descended down. The chill from her unnerved Tori as she circled him again, giving off a brighter smile as she nuzzled his neck. "What....stop it! That's wrong!" he screeched and fell back as her soothing hands stroked his cheek. Instantly they vanished as his bike toppled over, hitting his thigh and with a grunt he looked at the faces of Kenji, Anne, and Luke.
Kenji was one of the tallest of the three, while Anne had her hair tied back in a brown ponytail. Luke was the shortest, with a mere school uniform on, though not today. Since it was bakery day, he dressed up in a chef outfit looking absolutely ridiculous. Anne always wore the school uniform (Tori sweat dropped as he remembered how many times he'd forgotten) but not today. She was dressed in a colorful shirt. Almost like his rainbow cake. Kenji on the other hand, was dressed in a waiter outfit as he smiled impishly, thrusting out a hand to help Tori up.
"What's up man? We thought you weren't coming. Got the speech ready?" Tori dumbly nodded as he was hoisted up and grabbed onto the tree as he wavered, still clutching the cake. It was some miracle it hadn't gone splat yet! Scratching his head he straightened his uniform with a half growl. He didn't even put on his outfit his sister had made for him! Honestly...
"Come on man! Everyone is waiting" The bike was lifted up by Kenji and he smirked, starting to ride it as he got on. Instantly disappearing behind the school, doing a few tricks along the way. It was then that Tori heard the last bell ring. He was late for class, his great record was broken! But at least today he didn't have to be at class...
Starting to get annoyed as Tori suffered through the torment of being poked he glanced at Luke, ready to tear his head off "what?" he glared with a rather unfriendly look as the shrimp glued his eyes to the cake. "Can I have first bite?"
"NO!"
"Just one...teeny tiny piece?"
"NO!"
"can I-"
"NO!"
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"And that is why the Queen liked it so much. She instantly took a liking to the colors, how it portrayed the almost, different flavors that was in it. She took pride in what one of the Chefs had done and made him the King of Chefs, with his excellent and remarkable work. Since the cake not only became a legend in that country, it was also world wide that people found the taste exquisite. Though hard to be done, it is worth the effort. And I bring it to you now...."
Tori took a long breath as the people applauded, the silence that had come before his speech burst away as people cheered. In the crowd he couldn't help but smile as he saw his sister and dad. Both looked proud of him. Taking a bow the crowd instantly came forward, being given a sample of the wondrous cake. Looking past the crowd, Tori looked around as he felt a disturbing feeling sweep by him. It was brief but it was enough to distract him from walking down the stage. Yes, their stand had a stage, as did many others. But his was special, since everyone knew he had a gift when it came to baking things.
Feeling as if he was suffocated Tori panted, eyes growing wide as he rubbed his arm, a chilling feeling running through. His mind knew what it was. Kero told him to expect such a feeling. The feeling of magic. "You'll feel it when the time comes. So don't be discouraged" he wasn't. He felt sick to his stomach. It was overwhelming!
"Tori?" Kenji supported the man as he fell down the last step, almost taking a horrible nosedive into the dirt, but thankfully he was spared the horrible embarrassing moment. But that didn't last long as Tori raised his head. Gapping silently as he saw a tiny figure looking at him. Pink hair, and almost a yellowish body, which the high school student assumed was clothes.
Pulling away Tori dashed after the small sprite, not letting it out of his sight as it began to hurry away ("no" Tori reminded himself it was definably a she). Behind him he could hear the crowd bustling with cries as the stands turned into candy. This may look harmless, but he wasn't about to let the whole school turn into a gingerbread house if he could help it!
Leaping over the railing leading further away from the school he watched her smile and wave a little stick. It looked almost something you would find Cinderella's godmother to hold. Mentally he felt like slapping himself, he was brooding on useless thoughts! "Wait!" He cried, watching a car speed toward him. With amazing stealth he thought he never did possess he jumped up, just in the nick of time landing on the roof of the car.
Maybe being run over didn't sound very bad; as he was unaccustomed to the speed a car traveled at, and was instantly flung like a rag doll to the sidewalk, landing with a long echoing groan. Small laughter met his ears, causing them to twitch slightly. That little sweet pie was going down! And he was so close...so close....
"Key of the Clow, power of magic, power of light! Surrender the wand, the force ignite! Release!" Tori cried as he tore the key from his neck, holding it out as it transformed into the long black staff. He had almost forgotten how he was supposed to capture a Clow card. But Kero's voice repeated over and over in his mind. "You, stupid little pip squeak! You almost ruined my freaking cake!" looking murderous Tori brought out the Windy card and threw it forward. Bringing the staff down on it "Windy. Release! Trap Sweet card!"
Tori, felt, very much a fool when he spoke those words. It sounded something someone would say in a real Kiddush movie. And he was playing with cards! What kind of guy plays cards? No one! Watching in less than wanting fascination, Tori could see why the Clow Cards were needed to be captured. Sure, he didn't know how many there were but if they were all like this. Destructive, annoying, chaos ridden pieces of paper. Yet, they also had a form outside of the card. Did that make them any human then him?
With a smile he approached the green ball that Windy had formed, it was see through thankfully. And without a second thought he brought the staff blaring down on the surface of it. "Clow card! Return to your power confined! Sweet card!" A dark light exploded from the tip of the wand, blowing the grass with a magical surge of energy as the sweet card was absorbed into the wand. At least to Tori it looked like the wand, but in actuality it was transforming back into its card form.
Sliding down to his knees Tori placed both palms roughly on the soil watching two cards flutter down at his knees. "Sweet...and of course. Windy..." he exhaled longing fully as he fell backwards and watched the sky with interest. He felt so tired...
Maybe a quick nap....
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A/N: -giggles- 2500 words ALMOST XP Big enough update? Guess who come sot take him home? –snort- Julian. So yeah. Little bitty scenes start popping up now. Is this different form what you expected? Tell me please XP hope you enjoy it Updates we'll be coming more and more soon. Stay tuned!
A/N: Well, after almost a year of not updating. I was working on 3 WHOLE chapters of Argento Soma, and was about to do another when I thought. Hey, why not try a shot at Cardcaptors again? I read over the last chapter, and inspiration filled me again. So, I hope you all done hate me too much XD But look, im UPDATING be proud XD
Chapter Three
Cookies Crumble
Tori had watched over Jeremy for the rest of the day, afraid to leave the others side. A large gash was evident on the teen face from where the supposed fall on the patch of grass took place. Though, a few hours later the classmate had gotten up and instantly left. He was not on good terms with Tori either. But still, the high school student couldn't just leave the teen right on his front lawn!
Closing the door with a harsh slam, he was suddenly glad that no one was home. That made things much easier to talk to Kero. 'If he's not playing Video games' he ill fully reminded himself with a dull look. Muttering curses under his breath he headed up the stairway, a hand twitching as he heard his game being played again. This time he was sure he would turf it out his stupid game console. He had, had it!
Throwing open the door he closed his eyes, trying to hide his anger. However easy it was detect "Kero, I told you not to play that stupid game again!" he cried out before taken note, Kero had not responded. In fact, Kero never said anything. Because inside his room wasn't the stuffed animal he had, on regular basis, scolded.
It was Sakura. The little monster.
"Kero? Who's Kero?" His sister looked up with a confused face, looking back to the game in an instant as her hands flew over the controls. Her face was full on concentration as she waited for an answer, one that Tori lied through his teeth about as he skimmed his brain for the most believable one.
"It's my new stuffed toy. Usually its right by the games I leave on and happens to be fighting the TV, by sagging on the buttons" he added sullenly not glancing at the TV but rather around the room. Hoping to catch a quick glance of Kero he looked a bit disappointed. Stepping into the room he flopped down on his bed, letting his chest bounce against the covers. Watching with unfocused eyes as his sister continued to beat every level in a remarkable pace.
Just like he did.
Time passed and soon Sakura dropped the controller, having lost so many times on the final boss that she just gave up. The continues wasted. Until a certain winged blur flew past his face, hitting the start button to continue what the young girl had started as she left the room in a huff. The screen flashed black before resuming the fighting scenes. Briefly Tori wondered what Kero did in the book for so long, but decided not to ask. Not yet. "Tomorrow is the baking sale. I don't know what to make. And that that thing..." he paused as Kero reminded him.
"The sweet card"
"-Is out there. Surely it-"
"She-"
"-Will be there" The screen paused as Kero turned around, wings fluttering as he hovered up to the bed, looking cross. The tail twitched in agitation as Kero folded his tiny arms, looking disgruntled as he eyed the high school teenager. "True enough, but don't forget. She is a kind spirit. Unless threatened" he added, watching how Tori nimbly went for the Windy card in his pocket, bringing it out with a blank look.
"You should sleep Tori. You look tired" Kero lowered himself onto the covers; he was starting to feel the effects of not sleeping much too. Just having to explain everything to the student was becoming a nuisance, and took everything out of the stuffed lion. Tori on the other hand, rolled over and closed his eyes.
Baking was upon them.
----
Tori got up as early as five in the morning, baking his spectacular cake. Adding just the right ingredients, along with the necessary add ons to give it more of a gracious look, to stun everyone that gazed at it. Scratching his chin as he paused, reading the recipe over. The cake, looked fine, but it seemed like it was missing something important. With glazed eyes he opened the cabinet doors and stared at the mass quantities of items. Cupcake wrappers, icing, food coloring...
'Food coloring?' Tori smirked slightly, grabbing all the colors that was available and instantly went over to his cake. It really hadn't taken long to add the final touches, but he had to be careful. Since one screw up, one wrong drip, too fast of movement could...
"HEY TORI!"
.....slip...
Tori tried to remain on his chair, which was overlooking the cake, and thankfully didn't fall. Or drop the food coloring. Muttering prayers to the god up in heaven he jumped down and glared at Kero, wondering why the stuffed animal was suddenly awake. He hardly ever awoke until quarter past Nine. But even then it was an effort to get him up before.
"Why are you up? My family is asleep" Tori bitterly snapped at Kero as he placed the food coloring down, sitting his butt on the counter watching Kero inspect the cake. 'He better not touch it....' The glare on his face either told the Clow Card guardian that, or Kero just wasn't going to take the chance.
With a shake of his head Kero replied, "you sure about that? They left a few hours ago. Saw you working so hard and didn't want to make you rush. So they left in silence."
'Crap!'
Now Tori wondered how he would get his cake to school, then eyed his pocket with a funny look. "Does Windy keep objects encased? It won't slip would it?" He asked running a tired hand through his matted down hair. Proceeding to clean up, he washed the things he used. Cleaning up the counters, wiping them down with a cloth filled with water. "No, it shouldn't but do you want to take that chance?"
A snort from Tori told Kero all he needed to know. He was a man of chance.
-----
Tori pedaled on his bike to school. Watching the sky every now and then, sometimes nearly barreling into people as he passed by, or hit a car when he went across the street on a red light. But, if anyone followed his gaze they would have sent he flying Rainbow cake above. Decorated with the finest ingredients to make the one cake. A cake fit for a Queen. Hence the name "Queens cake" in one of the best recipe books in Japan.
Keeping up his pace he felt it quite odd when he first saw windy. Certainly it was a beautiful card, but when she had circled him. She had this odd look about her, just the way she was disturbingly close, running her almost ghostly hands over him. Kero had told him that it was a way of communication. Looked a bit more than that. That was, until he heard he was their new master for the next little while unless he somehow lost them.
"Lose them ...how?" He repeated the question in his head, wondering how you would lose the card in the first place. When he had asked Kero just simply looked away with a rather serious guilty gaze and said nothing. There must be a catch to the whole Clow thing.
Stopping by one of the school trees he recalled the card back and breathed out a sigh, carefully grasping the cake as Windy descended down. The chill from her unnerved Tori as she circled him again, giving off a brighter smile as she nuzzled his neck. "What....stop it! That's wrong!" he screeched and fell back as her soothing hands stroked his cheek. Instantly they vanished as his bike toppled over, hitting his thigh and with a grunt he looked at the faces of Kenji, Anne, and Luke.
Kenji was one of the tallest of the three, while Anne had her hair tied back in a brown ponytail. Luke was the shortest, with a mere school uniform on, though not today. Since it was bakery day, he dressed up in a chef outfit looking absolutely ridiculous. Anne always wore the school uniform (Tori sweat dropped as he remembered how many times he'd forgotten) but not today. She was dressed in a colorful shirt. Almost like his rainbow cake. Kenji on the other hand, was dressed in a waiter outfit as he smiled impishly, thrusting out a hand to help Tori up.
"What's up man? We thought you weren't coming. Got the speech ready?" Tori dumbly nodded as he was hoisted up and grabbed onto the tree as he wavered, still clutching the cake. It was some miracle it hadn't gone splat yet! Scratching his head he straightened his uniform with a half growl. He didn't even put on his outfit his sister had made for him! Honestly...
"Come on man! Everyone is waiting" The bike was lifted up by Kenji and he smirked, starting to ride it as he got on. Instantly disappearing behind the school, doing a few tricks along the way. It was then that Tori heard the last bell ring. He was late for class, his great record was broken! But at least today he didn't have to be at class...
Starting to get annoyed as Tori suffered through the torment of being poked he glanced at Luke, ready to tear his head off "what?" he glared with a rather unfriendly look as the shrimp glued his eyes to the cake. "Can I have first bite?"
"NO!"
"Just one...teeny tiny piece?"
"NO!"
"can I-"
"NO!"
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"And that is why the Queen liked it so much. She instantly took a liking to the colors, how it portrayed the almost, different flavors that was in it. She took pride in what one of the Chefs had done and made him the King of Chefs, with his excellent and remarkable work. Since the cake not only became a legend in that country, it was also world wide that people found the taste exquisite. Though hard to be done, it is worth the effort. And I bring it to you now...."
Tori took a long breath as the people applauded, the silence that had come before his speech burst away as people cheered. In the crowd he couldn't help but smile as he saw his sister and dad. Both looked proud of him. Taking a bow the crowd instantly came forward, being given a sample of the wondrous cake. Looking past the crowd, Tori looked around as he felt a disturbing feeling sweep by him. It was brief but it was enough to distract him from walking down the stage. Yes, their stand had a stage, as did many others. But his was special, since everyone knew he had a gift when it came to baking things.
Feeling as if he was suffocated Tori panted, eyes growing wide as he rubbed his arm, a chilling feeling running through. His mind knew what it was. Kero told him to expect such a feeling. The feeling of magic. "You'll feel it when the time comes. So don't be discouraged" he wasn't. He felt sick to his stomach. It was overwhelming!
"Tori?" Kenji supported the man as he fell down the last step, almost taking a horrible nosedive into the dirt, but thankfully he was spared the horrible embarrassing moment. But that didn't last long as Tori raised his head. Gapping silently as he saw a tiny figure looking at him. Pink hair, and almost a yellowish body, which the high school student assumed was clothes.
Pulling away Tori dashed after the small sprite, not letting it out of his sight as it began to hurry away ("no" Tori reminded himself it was definably a she). Behind him he could hear the crowd bustling with cries as the stands turned into candy. This may look harmless, but he wasn't about to let the whole school turn into a gingerbread house if he could help it!
Leaping over the railing leading further away from the school he watched her smile and wave a little stick. It looked almost something you would find Cinderella's godmother to hold. Mentally he felt like slapping himself, he was brooding on useless thoughts! "Wait!" He cried, watching a car speed toward him. With amazing stealth he thought he never did possess he jumped up, just in the nick of time landing on the roof of the car.
Maybe being run over didn't sound very bad; as he was unaccustomed to the speed a car traveled at, and was instantly flung like a rag doll to the sidewalk, landing with a long echoing groan. Small laughter met his ears, causing them to twitch slightly. That little sweet pie was going down! And he was so close...so close....
"Key of the Clow, power of magic, power of light! Surrender the wand, the force ignite! Release!" Tori cried as he tore the key from his neck, holding it out as it transformed into the long black staff. He had almost forgotten how he was supposed to capture a Clow card. But Kero's voice repeated over and over in his mind. "You, stupid little pip squeak! You almost ruined my freaking cake!" looking murderous Tori brought out the Windy card and threw it forward. Bringing the staff down on it "Windy. Release! Trap Sweet card!"
Tori, felt, very much a fool when he spoke those words. It sounded something someone would say in a real Kiddush movie. And he was playing with cards! What kind of guy plays cards? No one! Watching in less than wanting fascination, Tori could see why the Clow Cards were needed to be captured. Sure, he didn't know how many there were but if they were all like this. Destructive, annoying, chaos ridden pieces of paper. Yet, they also had a form outside of the card. Did that make them any human then him?
With a smile he approached the green ball that Windy had formed, it was see through thankfully. And without a second thought he brought the staff blaring down on the surface of it. "Clow card! Return to your power confined! Sweet card!" A dark light exploded from the tip of the wand, blowing the grass with a magical surge of energy as the sweet card was absorbed into the wand. At least to Tori it looked like the wand, but in actuality it was transforming back into its card form.
Sliding down to his knees Tori placed both palms roughly on the soil watching two cards flutter down at his knees. "Sweet...and of course. Windy..." he exhaled longing fully as he fell backwards and watched the sky with interest. He felt so tired...
Maybe a quick nap....
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A/N: -giggles- 2500 words ALMOST XP Big enough update? Guess who come sot take him home? –snort- Julian. So yeah. Little bitty scenes start popping up now. Is this different form what you expected? Tell me please XP hope you enjoy it Updates we'll be coming more and more soon. Stay tuned!