Zypher: Well, another inspiration bunny conked me over the head and now I'm here with a Cardcaptor Sakura/Yu-gi-oh. This is what happen when you watch Cardcaptor Sakura and start getting ideas. Don't like then I really don't care. It's an idea I wanted to write and if you don't like it, then leave and don't bother me. But to those that will enjoy it, please enjoy.

Summary: Yugi accidentally releases the Clow Cards from their seal within the Book of Clow. Now he has a mission to collect them but during so, he found a peculiar card called the Ying Dragon card which depicted two dragons, a heraldic dragon and a Chinese dragon (think of Haku's dragon form from Spirited Away since I can't give an exact type) that could transform into a man that look like him. When he encounters them for the first time, a forbidden love occurs and now he must make a choice. Seal them away into their proper card or follow his heart and leave them alone as an act of his love?

Disclaimer: Don't own Yu-gi-oh or Cardcaptor Sakura. Only this amusing retelling so no suing or I'll sue you back for my stuff that I must give up. -grins then pouts- Forget it, I can't make good threats anyway.

Note: Some chapters will follow some of the actual episodes to a point and Yugi will be wearing the same battle outfits as Sakura did only made to suit him. I may create some of my own ideas for battle outfits at some point. Also, the Tokyo Tower is only a hop, skip and a jump away from Domino City by train to keep some of the elements from Cardcaptor Sakura the same. And one last thing to add is that the staff will be a different color but it will still be the same staff from the series.

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Chains of the Seal

Chapter 1

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A vision starts to appear slowly in the realm of dreams. It was of a boy standing there on the edge of a building. He was facing Tokyo Tower and beside him was an odd creature with golden yellow fur and small wings. In the air around him was raining cards that depicted various creatures along with writings that couldn't be read. On the tower was a dark figure and from the corner of his eye, he thought he saw something dark flying about.

/Where…am I?/

But before he could get an answer, the vision faded and everything went black.

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Yugi yawned as he woke up to the sunlight shining through the open blinds. He rubbed at his eyes as he got up and made his way to the bathroom, grabbing his uniform along the way. After he was done washing up and getting dressed, he headed downstairs, giving a morning greeting to his grandfather who was fixing breakfast, his mind still somewhat focused on the odd dream he had.

Greetings. My name is Motou Yugi. I'm a 2nd year student at Domino High school and have very good friends there. Malik, Diamond, Jounouchi, Myrrh, Ryou, Topaz and Kaiser. They've been my friends ever since we first met and I could never ask for better. My jii-chan is a wonderful person. He's an archaeologist who goes on various digs around the world. He always has something that he brings back and each are very interesting artifacts. He is also a wonderful cook, so is my otou-san. I learn how to cook from them and both jii-chan and I alternates who gets to cook dinner during the week so I could improve.

"Morning, Yugi. Did you sleep well?" he asked as he set out a plate for him. "Yeah!" he said as he started to eat, chatting with his grandfather quietly until he was done with his plate. "So jii-chan, when will otou-san be back?" Yugi asked as he placed his plate in the sink. "I got a call from him yesterday while you were with your friends. He said he should be back within the next two weeks." Sugoroku replied.

My otou-san was a college professor who works at a college overseas. He does great at his job and he won many awards for his work. He is an amazing athlete as well and I hope to be the same one day. I was already known as a wonderful gymnast even for my short stature but I try hard to improve.

"That's great to know! I can't wait til he gets back." Yugi said, wiping his hands with a dish towel before saying goodbye to his grandfather. At the door, he strapped on his skates and was soon out the door, making his way to school. "Ohayou, Yugi-san!" A voice called when he was halfway and he stopped, turning to see Diamond and Ryou making their way over to him, Ryou waving all the while. "Ohayou, minna!" he called as Diamond stopped the bike beside him.

This is Ryou and Diamond. Two of my closest friends and living together at Ryou's home. Together, they both share nearly the same talents along with some different ones. Diamond is a master video recorder, her movies always the highlight of the school. I loved the one she did during the spring when she visited China. She is also a terrific designer of outfits. Currently, she is designing some for me and they are coming out well! Ryou is a fantastic cook and an even better singer. His cakes and sweets are extremely delicious and just about everyone like them. Especially Jounouchi and Malik.

"Ohayou, Ryou-kun. Ohayou, Diamond-chan." Yugi greeted, smiling. "Glad we could catch up. I made something for you." Ryou spoke, opening his bag and pulled out a box. He handed it to Yugi who, too eager to know what it could be, opened it and grinned. "Thanks, Ryou! I simply love it when you make your famous strawberry tarts!" Yugi cheered happily as he closed the box and gave Ryou a short hug. "I know. I was bored last night and was thinking, 'Maybe I should fix something'. Since I had the ingredients to make some tarts, I went ahead and did so." Ryou explained as they continued their way to school.

"Thanks a bunch, Ryou! You know Jounouchi and Malik will be jealous that you made something for me and not for them." Yugi commented as they finally reached the school gates. "Don't worry. I have a backup plan." Ryou confirmed, smiling as he jumped off the bike so Diamond can set it into the bike rack. They headed up to the school doors where they met up with Jou, Malik, Kaiser and Topaz. "Morning, Yugi!" Topaz called, waving to him. "Morning, everyone!" Yugi responded, waving to them. Jounouchi sniffed the air and grinned. "Someone has strawberry tarts~" he announced, looking about. "Who has tarts?" Malik added, looking around as well. They chuckled softly before Yugi held up the box. "I do~ Ryou made some for me." Jounouchi tossed a playful glare at the white-haired teen. "No fair. Ya know I love yer sweets." Jounouchi whined, pouting. "I know. That's why I came up with a backup plan." Ryou replied, pulling out two more boxes and handed them to Jounouchi and Malik. Jounouchi grinned with delight, same with Malik.

Jounouchi and Malik. They're always the fun in my group of friends and as I mentioned before, they love Ryou's sweets and cakes. Huge sweet tooth, I'll say. Although fun, they will do anything and everything to make sure Ryou and I are safe from bullies or ill-willed people and I'm very happy for that. You could never find anything like that in just anyone. Both Topaz and Kaiser are the same, just a little more moral about how they handle things.

Diamond walked over to everyone and they talked with one another for a while before the first bell rang and they all headed for the classes, promising to meet up again at lunch.

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As the school day ended, Yugi and the group left out, glad that the day was over with. "Well, I see you guys tomorrow. I promised I'd help jii-chan with the shop today and it's my turn to cook dinner." Yugi said as he strapped on his skates. "Alrighty then, Yugi. See ya tomorrow. Ja." Jounouchi said as he and Kaiser headed home. "Same here." Malik chimed, waving to him, Ryou and Diamond as he and Topaz left as well. Once they were gone and Diamond unlocked the bike from the bike rack, they were on their way home as well.

Once they got to where the roads crossed, Ryou and Diamond waved goodbye to Yugi before they headed in the other direction and Yugi continued his way.

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Soon, the two weeks went by and Yugi was eager to get home so he could see his otou-san. "I'll see you all tomorrow! My otou-san is coming home today!" Yugi cheered as he skated off. "Alright! Ja ne, Yugi-kun!" Diamond called as they all waved goodbye to him before he was out of eyesight. Yugi made his way home quickly and once he discarded his skates at the door, he dashed inside to see his otou-san in the kitchen fixing a snack. He turned when he heard the hurried footsteps and smiled. "Konniciwa, Yugi." he greeted as he gave the smaller boy a hug. "Konniciwa! I'm so happy you're home!" Yugi exclaimed.

"Me too. I'm glad to be back." he said as they released each other and he picked up the plate with the sandwich he made. "How about you prepare something nice for dinner tonight." Yugi nodded and once his father left, he got to work on starting dinner. As he was cooking, he heard something odd downstairs in the basement where his father's work library was and stopped chopping up the vegetables to investigate. He heard the sound again as he reached the door and shivered as he heard the sound once more. 'It can't be that bad.' he thought as he opened the door and headed downstairs.

The room was dark as he looked around, scanning through the bookshelves for anything that was making the sound. As he came across a portion of the bookshelves, a new book that wasn't there before started to glow and caught his eye. "What's this?" Yugi whispered as he took the red book from the shelf. There was a gold lock on it that opened with a click by itself and being curious, he opened the book and saw cards resting within the indented pages. He took the top card and looked at it, finding a picture of a woman with fairy-like wings wrapped around her form. He saw there was a name at the bottom and quietly whispered the name.

"Windy."

Just as the word passed his lips, a symbol appeared beneath his feet as a strong gust of wind surrounded him, the card glowing as well, and causing the rest of the cards within the book to fly away, fazing through the ceiling and roof to scatter throughout Domino. Yugi yelped and covered his face, still holding onto the Windy card as the phenomenon happened and once the wind died down, he uncovered his face and looked to the book, now face down on the floor where it dropped. It started to glow again and he watched in amazement as something started emerging from the cover.

Once the creature was fully emerged, Yugi gasped as he remembered it from his dream. Said creature opened its eyes and looked down to Yugi before grinning. "Konniciwa!" It spoke, speaking with an odd Osaka accent. Yugi was confused as he looked to the creature still with amazement and a little fear. "Who knew someone like you would be able to wake me up." It spoke. "What are you? Some kind of toy?" Yugi questioned and the creature huffed. "No! I'm not a toy! I'm Keroberos! Beast of the Seal that guards over this book." he spoke and Yugi nodded albeit slowly.

"Right."

"Anyways." he started as he magically lifted the book to stand right side up. "I look out for the card in this book so they don't get themselves into any..." As he looked inside, he found there was nothing there and gaped. "The cards! They're gone! Why? Why?!" he yelled and sighed. Yugi looked at the card he had and showed it to Kero. "You're talking about this?" he asked and Kero looked up before grinning. "Yes!" He exclaimed, grasping the card in his tiny paws before looking back to him. "And what about the others?"

Yugi placed a finger to his chin in thought. "Let see, I read Windy on this card..."

"Yeah."

"Then a huge gust a wind came..."

"Yeah, yeah."

"And they all flew away."

"I see..."

They both shared a humorous laugh before Kero realized what he explained and gaped. "WHAT?!" Yugi sighed. "Did you not hear a word I just said?"

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That night, Yugi ate his dinner quickly before saying goodnight to his father and grandfather before heading upstairs with his dessert. Inside his room, Kero was hovering over the book, a golden glow surrounding him as he concentrated on finding any sign of any cards around the area. "Any luck?" Yugi asked as he walked inside, closing the door behind him. He sighed as he landed on top of the book, shaking his head. "Nothing. I can't find any of the cards." Yugi placed the plate of pudding on the desktop and sat down. "So, what kind of cards are we talking about here?" Yugi asked. "Clow Cards..." Kero whispered.

"Clow Cards?"

He nodded. "Yes. They rested within this book and if the Seal were to ever break, a catastrophe would befall the world." Kero then explained how the cards were made by the powerful sorcerer Clow Reed and how they possessed incredible powers that ever he would never have expected. "Since each card had its own life, he placed the cards into the book and me, the Beast of the Seal, onto the front cover." he finished, grabbing the spoon from the plate. "In any case of matter, we have to get the cards back. And you're coming with me."

"Wait, why me?!" Yugi questioned, intrigued by the story but appalled at the unregimented request. "You're the one that scattered the cards with Windy's spell." Kero pointed out. "Well, aren't you supposed to be guarding the seal?" Yugi rebuked. Kero rubbed the back of his head sheepishly. "Well, I kinda...accidentally fell asleep."

"Oh really? For how long?"

"Um...about 30 years."

"30 years?!" Yugi could feel a headache about to emerge and he rubbed a temple lightly. "And you call yourself the Beast of the Seal..." he whispered. "Hey, stuff happens, alright!" Kero exclaimed, looking to him. Yugi crossed his arms, giving him a smug look. "Of course. So it must've been your snores I heard."

"Anyway. The fact is you could open the book. That means you must have some magical power within you." Kero claimed. "So, what's your name?" he asked. "It's Yugi." he responded. "Alright then, Yugi. Stand over there." Kero said, pointing over to the center of his room. He nodded and stood where he was told. Once he was in place, Kero started to glow as the atmosphere changed, the symbol appearing under Yugi's feet. "Key of the Seal." he whispered and a glow came from the lock of the book and it traveled over to hover in front of Yugi. "There is someone here wishing for a contract with you. A boy. His name is Yugi. O Key grant him the power. Release!" Kero chanted and soon, a bright light engulfed then room as the Key enlarged into a staff that was silver in color with two angel wings protruding from the sides of the gems embedded in the tip.

"Yugi, grab the staff!" Kero shouted and Yugi walked over, blocking his eyes from the bright light as he reached out to grab the staff. Once he grabbed it, Kero grinned. "Alright! It's the birth of a new Cardcaptor!" he said cheerfully as the light dissipated and the Key returned to normal, resting in the palm of his hand. Yugi looked over to Kero who was eating the pudding, gaping. "Wait, wait, wait. I'm just a normal high school kid. I don't think I'm qualified for this kind of thing." he mumbled. "Come on. Cardcaptor? A person that captures cards? Shouldn't be too hard for you." Kero hummed, eating more of the pudding.

"What do you not understand from normal high school kid? Even though you said something that dealt with a catastrophe on the world-" Yugi started but Kero halted his words. "Who was the one to scatter the cards using Windy?" He questioned, looking to Yugi.

"Yeah, and who was the one to fall asleep on the job?" Yugi countered and Kero growled, both staring each other down before they heard a loud bird's cry from outside and turned to look through the window. They saw the huge shadow of a bird-like creature flying above the game shop and towards the city. "What is that thing?" Yugi cried in horror. "It's a Clow Card!" Kero exclaimed. "Probably the Fly card so stop looking impressed by it and let's go!" he continued, looking down to him. Yugi heaved a sigh before nodding and they both left.

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Following the trail, Yugi skated along the road towards where the Fly card was. Said card landed somewhere in the middle of the homes that were close to the city, flapping it wings and giving another loud call, the gusts from its wings causing some of the cable cords to snap near it. Yugi covered his face as the cutting winds blew past him before they reached it and he looked up just to see how huge the card was. "Now I know I surely can't capture something that big!" Yugi simpered with a little hint of fear in his voice. "Don't be so wimpy." Kero quipped.

The Fly card gave another cry before turning its gaze to them and they stared at the card before it let loose a gust of wind that was powerful enough to have Yugi flying up into the air. Before he could fall and hit the ground, Kero flew over and grabbed him by the back of his shirt to let him down gently. "You have to use your magic! Do just as I told you as we were getting here!" Kero called, looking to him and Yugi nodded, pulling the Key out from his pocket.

He held it out in the palm of his hand before reciting the chant.

"The Key which hide the powers of Dark,

Show your true form before me

I, Yugi, command you under our contract

Release!"

The Key glowed with power before floating up in the air and transforming into the staff, Yugi grabbing a hold of it. Kero smiled and flew over to his side. "Alright. The Fly card is attributed to wind so you should be able to easily capture it with Windy. In any case, we need to get close to it." Kero spoke. Fly gave another crow before ascending into the air and flew straight towards them, flying overhead and leaving another huge gust in its wake. Yugi kept himself from flying back again and turned to see that it was ready to make another pass. "

What should I do?! It's flying right at us!" Yugi snapped. "Use Windy and hurry!" Kero told Yugi and he went to reach for the card but Fly came at them again and he ducked to avoid the gust coming at them from Fly passing over. It flew high into the air once more and turned, ready to attack. "Come on! Use Windy now!" Again, Fly swooped down at them and they turned, running ahead of the flying card. "But how am I supposed to with that thing attacking me?!" Yugi demanded. "As a Cardcaptor, you have to figure things like this out yourself!" Kero replied.

Yugi thought about what he said and got an idea. "I think I know what I can do!" Yugi spoke, skating ahead of Kero just as Fly prepared for another attack. "Yugi?!" he called but was thrown high into the air by the gust of wind. Yugi soon skated along the slope that was parallel to the street and once Fly came by him, he leapt off and onto the card's back as it flew up into the air once more. He hung onto the feathers upon the bird's back, holding the Windy card in his other hand. "Wind, become a binding chain." he whispered, the symbol appearing beneath him as he threw the card in front of him.

Once it came back, he twirled the staff in hand and touched the card with it, making it glow. "Windy!" Soon, wisps of wind came from the card, forming into Windy and she started to curl about the Fly card. More and more curled around the bird before its wings were bound enough to keep it from being airborne any longer and started to descend, Yugi jumping off just as it hit the ground. The Fly card tried to struggle within the bonds and Yugi turned to it, raising the staff.

"Return to the guise you were meant to be! Clow Card!" Again, the symbol appear beneath his feet as he swung the staff before him and at the tip of it, the form of a glowing card appeared and soon, wisps of the Fly started to seep within the card until it became a card once more, its name and picture on it as it landed before Yugi. "Man, I thought I was going to die with that stunt." he whispered as Kero floated down beside him.

"No less from the Cardcaptor I scouted. Good work for your first time." he praised. "Don't expect much. I still don't think I'm capable of doing this if I had to risk doing something like that again." Yugi stated. Kero sighed before looking down to the card. "Well, you captured it at least. Why don't you try it out." he suggested. Yugi looked up to him them down to the card. "What will it do? Give me some wings or something?" he questioned. "Try it and find out." Yugi gave a small sigh before standing. "Fly!" he called, tapping the card with the staff and the angel wings upon it grew out. Once he was settled upon the staff, he was soon in the air, smiling brightly.

"Wow! This is so cool!"

"See, there are some advantages to be a Cardcaptor." Kero said as he flew beside him. "I guess you do have a point there. Let's just hope I don't get hurt while capturing these cards." Yugi whispered as he continued to soar over the city before he soon headed home.

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Far from them in a hidden location, two pairs of red eyes opened as one lifted its head.

'The cards have been released once more.'

Nudging the other, the two shadowed forms left into the night.

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Zypher: And that it for this chapter. Hope you have enjoyed and I'll get to you with another chapter once I think of what to do next so it might be a while. At the most, it revolves around what to do with Li and Meiling. It can be one of two things, keep them in as they are and just add Sakura as another friend to Yugi to not lose the effect that Li has some feelings for Sakura that grows along the path of them collecting cards or try to add in some characters that I'm willing to use that will suit those two, just without the one playing for Li to like Yugi.

I haven't thought of any for the second idea so if any of you readers have anything in mind, suggestions are welcomed. Same goes for Toya (although I'm thinking of giving his role to Jounouchi even though he won't be considered as Yugi's brother, just a friend who is overprotective of his health)

Note: If some of the names are far from you mind for those that have watched Cardcaptor Sakura, I'm getting my info from the Japanese version, not the dubbed English version since I can't find any of those episodes.