Chapitre 9

Syaoran

"Goooood Morning!"

The forest filled with a loud yelp of shock and a scramble for the blankets as Syaoran awoke to a start. He gasped in pain as his head collided with the table top, and curled into a ball, curses running through his mind. Fai was right; Kurogane was a bad influence after all.

"Did I scare you? Are you okay?" There was a lively laughter. "Geez, you really aren't a morning person are you?"

Syaoran blinked, a blanket draping over his head. He crawled out from under the table, keeping the blanket around his shoulders like a cape as he looked around. He was in another house, somewhere he hadn't been before. Ryuô beamed at him, Hiko the Seraphim happily wagging its whip-like tail.

Syaoran stared; Brown dog ears sat atop Ryuô's head.

"Oh…" Ryuô seemed to understand what the other boy was looking at. "Darn it, and here I thought I'd mastered changing forms all the way now!"

"Don't scare him Ryuô, he's still lost right now, see?" Yuzuriha smiled from the kitchen. "He still doesn't really know where he is yet."

Syaoran nodded, still a bit in shock. "W-Where am I?"

"Oh, you're at my mom's place." Syaoran flinched upon seeing Toya cooking not to far off. He'd learned at a young age that Toya with a lethal weapon near him was NOT good. Toya, on the other hand, frowned upon seeing the new boy flinch. "Um…Are you alright? Hey, Meara, did you do some weird brain damage on him last night?"

A girl covered in a tattered blanket made an angry noise from the corner. "Does it really matter? He looks like an airhead to me…"

She sounded familiar…

"Come on!" Screamed Yuzuriha, scaring Syaoran as she unexpectedly appeared from behind him and knocked the girl to the floor, her wolf not far behind. "It's already day, take off the cloak already!"

The cloak fell to the floor as she rose up in a rage. "GET OFF ME!!"

Syaoran pointed at her in a shock, Meara mirroring his actions. "ITS YOU!"

It was then, that Nadeshiko chose burst into the room dancing. "I've got more breakfast!!"

She paused. "Oh…So is he awake then, Tsukoyomi-chan?" She asked curiously, examining Syaoran. He could feel himself blush. Meara scowled.

"You never told me that the one I was supposed to lead here was HIM!" She growled angrily. "And don't call me Tsukoyomi-chan…"

"But it's only appropriate for you to bring in the one you cursed!" She chastised gently, causing Meara to blush. "And what else am I supposed to call you, you are after all, Tomoyo-chan's other half."

Syaoran held his head in confusion. Too much information….He felt rather dizzy now….

Nadeshiko laughed, and held up a basket of food. "I'll explain it over breakfast, how does that sound?"

"So, when Tomoyo decided that it would be best to leave her village…"repeated Syaoran slowly. "She split her personality into two?"

"Yes!" Nadeshiko smiled, sending another wave of heat to his face. Sakura smiled exactly like her mother, it was incredibly scary…

"But…Why is this all happening?" Toya slammed a plat in front of him, causing him to flinch. Nadeshiko remained unmoved.

"Think of it this way, brat, we decided we need change. The only way to make sure we can fully get rid of that beast is to kill it, but the only way to get enough people to volunteer for the job freely and unknowingly is to create a war between forest and man."

His head started to spin again, and he took a drink of his berry juice. "B-But….Why did you ask for me to come here?"

"Excuse me for going against your mighty wishes then!" snapped Meara angrily. She flinched as Nadeshiko pointed at her with a spoon, but she meant no harm, smiling barely two seconds later.

"Remember what Tomoyo and Ametersu-san told us before all this started?"

Meara/ Tomoyo's more devious side blushed profoundly, but nodded. "…Do not lead them astray. Be kind and patient; make them understand the urgency of our plans."

Nadeshiko smiled kindly, ruffling the young girls hair and receiving a hateful glare in return. " They also said that until the time comes that you can return to her body, you must be kind to everyone around you!" She grinned and resumed her meal.

Meara didn't speak for the rest of the meal. "Did you meet her other half?" asked Yuzuriha, to break the silence. Syaoran blinked. "Other half?"

Ryuô nodded eagerly, ready to speak but Nadeshiko silenced him by placing a spoon under his chin and pushing his jaw up. "Don't speak while you chew." Muttered Toya, continuing piling food on his plate.

Ryuô scowled and swallowed his food before speaking again. "It's pretty interesting actually. She split her personality into a female and a male. The male's the opposite of her female half, Meara-chan-"

Meara looked as thought she'd give nothing to kill him at the moment, a very scary thing to look at, because despite the black hair and horrible attitude, her hair style was exactly like Sakura's and her face was the same shape too. It was like an evil Sakura….A chill ran down the brunette's spine.

"He's overly hyper and a bit of a pervert too. He's different though…" continued Ryuô, chewing his food thoughtfully. Syaoran looked even more confused than ever.

"How so?"

"….He can turn into the wolves the people of the forest ride." Answered Toya unconcerned. "Tahera watches over him, since he can be unpredictable."

Syaoran continued eating, thinking about his companions and Sakura. "…Does he have blue eyes…instead of the yellow ones?" He asked slowly.

Toya nodded quietly. "Yep, that's him alright. And he likes it when guys ride him, since he can mess with their brains about it, that pervert…"

Syaoran wasn't listening. He was to busy thinking about all the hell that Kurogane was going to go through for the meantime…

Kurogane shivered a bit on the large Seraphim's back. Fai grinned, pulling at the ninja's cheek teasingly. "What's wrong Kuro-pu? Worried?"

Kurogane shook his head, staring down at the Seraphim uncertainly. It seemed to laugh at his position, being that he had sat down behind the mage…well, it really implied things…

"It feels like…he knows what's going on…and he's making fun of me-" The Seraphim bucked forward, causing him to fall ontop of Fai, both plastered against the other. He blushed, and yelled at the manju for his blade, only to be stopped by Tahera and Arashi.

Both the makeshift priestesses exchanged humorous expressions. As much as they knew Acteon was enjoying this and they should stop it, they couldn't help but join in his silent laughter for today, it was simply too amusing.

Koro': Ahahah, I luv my OC's, I wish they were real. Poor Syao! -;

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