Disclaimer: I do not own Tsubasa Cronicle, CLAMP does!
Author note: Sorry for the late update, really, really sorry. I was In the middle of my midterm exam and tryouts, five days of exam and 3 days of tryouts to be exact. And when I thought there was nothing to worry anymore, my laptop was trashed!Cause of some virus! I had to replace all the software and none of my document was saved, there's nothing left! And the worst part is, I was nearly finished writing my chapter two and it's all gone nowT^T so here it is guys, my chapter two. Sorry if it's lame or bad, I don't really remember my first chapter two. But honestly I think the first chapter 2 that I wrote was really good.
This is the second chapter of this story, hope you enjoy.
Chapter 2: The Boy's Memory
It was raining. He was walking a long way to a crowded place. It's looked like the market place. The only thing that he could felt was the cold rain that pierced his skin. The sky was dark and the atmosphere was cold, the road was slippery and he slipped and crashed upon the ground. The only thing that he could see was people passing by him and just watched him and didn't care, he started walking again, and no one helped him. He was all alone. He got a glimpse of his reflection on the mirror, his hair, and his right eye that had been bandage. It's the feeling that he didn't know his own reflection, it's like it was someone else, but who? The boy placed his right hand on his right eye.
"Who …. Are… you?"
The sun was shining brightly, the birds were singing and it was a nice day. The streets were full with people walking side by side and there was two people thinking about their young friend that had been found that night. And the two were asked to get some medicine for their young friend.
"So, are you worried about syaoran's condition kuro-chan?" fai asked the scary looking guy next to him. "Hey! Don't call me with that name!"
"Oh kuro-chan, your face looks scary when you're angry" he giggles at him and that made him annoyed.
"What did you say!" kurogane gripped his sword and made sure that the magician next to him sees his sword. "Whow, easy there big guy, I'm just saying" he raised both of his hand telling the man to calm down. "Huh, stop playing around would you. We've got business to do" he walked pass him. "Aww, kuro-chan, you're so mean" he started to keep up with his partner foot steps. "Huh, it's your own fault… That kid... his been a sleep since the night we found him", "it's been two days…., I guess he's been pushing him self to hard in that fight, what do you think Daddy?"
Kurogane paused and looked at him with serious look on his face. He started to walk again "…. The kid got guts, he fights even though the opponent was stronger than him, and the chance of him defeating that guy was slim …" he remembered when he fought that guy as well in the country of Edonise. " ….. That seishiro guy…" he muttered. "Hmm? What was that you said kuro-chan?". "nothing." he quickly replied.
" I can see that syaoran-kun is trying so hard to get all of sakura-chan's feathers back, but if he keep this up…. he's going to fell apart, like that fight with that guy in the other world, and he didn't realize there's a person close to him that always worried about him."
"The first time the kid fought that guy in edonise, he escaped, and the second time he fought him, he lost the fight. The kid still needs more training after all."
"Oh! What's this? Are you actually cared? You're so sweet Daddy. You cared so much for our children" said fai dramatically. It annoyed kurogane when he does that. Kurogane simply chose to ignore Fai, while he started to walk faster… and faster living the magician behind. "Oh, wait for me Daddy."
Sakura can't help but to stare at the young man that lay asleep in front of her, the thought that she would see syaoran in such a state, never crossed her mind. But look at him now, he looked helpless. Syaoran still hasn't woken up since the night they found him unconscious and wounded at the street. Sakura's eyes were filled with helplessness and guilt, the fact that she couldn't do anything for him right now and the fact that he was hurt trying to get her feather back from seishiro even though the chances of him winning the fight was beyond him.
"Syaoran-kun…." Her voice filled with sadness seeing him like this. Her white friend noticed her distress and quickly jumped to her hand. "Don't worry sakura, syaoran is very strong you know. It's gonna be alright sakura" said mokona with a cheering voice and hopped that sakura will cheer up a bit.
"Even though syaoran tried really hard to find my feather….. I couldn't do anything at all, and Syaoran's condition as he in right now was all because he pushed himself too hard to find my feather….." she looked more down than she was before. The memories of that battle in the other world take over her.
"Wait! Syaoran-kun!"
"Let him be, it's his fight now" kurogane pulled her shoulder, stoping her from going after syaoran. "Yes but, syaoran-kun-" "His right sakura, we can't stop him now. This is what he wants to do. If you go there it'll be dangerous, beside he entrust you to us" fai cut of her conversation. "Yes, but…." Sakura faced fai with a worry look in her eyes. Fai looked at her and gave her a smile "don't worry about him sakura-chan. If anything happens, big daddy here gonna come to the rescue, isn't that right big daddy?" kurogane ignored fai. "I guess he's more worried than he looks" said fai, sakura noticed kurogane was quieter than usual. fai smiled at her and turn his gaze towards syaoran who was approaching his enemy. "Rather than worrying about him shouldn't you cheer him on, sakura-chan?" the moment fai said that she realize that the only thing she can do now is wait for him and encourage him. That's all she could do now. "If he loses I'm going in". "kurogan-san…" she smiled at him.
Syaoran walk towards his enemy, he was tall, he has black hair, and he wore all black. He was just standing there waiting for syaoran to approach him. Then they faced each other. Face to face. It's been a while since they seen each other. Suddenly a voice called out from the direction of his comrades.
"SYAORAN-KUN", the voice immediately caught his attention. He turns his gaze to where the voice was coming from. "Sakura!" she took a deep breath and closed her eyes for a moment ' Syaoran-kun is going to fight, the only thing that I can do is to wait and encourage him… it's the only thing that I can do now' she open her eyes and continued as she puts a smile on her face "Syaoran-kun please be careful" then syaoran smiled back at her, telling her not to worry.
Again he turned his gaze to the man in front of him. "It's been a long time, syaoran. I didn't expect to meet you here"
"Please give that back… seishiro"
"You mean this" he pulled out a feather covered by magic from his chest. "Haven't I told you before that I can't give you this? A great power such as this, did you really think that I would give this back so easily, or… are you willing to fight me again to get this back?"
The only thing that was in his mind was to get the feather back. There's nothing that can stop him now. In his eyes there was only determination. He wasn't afraid of anything at all. He was ready to fight anyone, even seishiro.
He brought out his sword and ready to fight. "Even though you're the one who thought me how to fight, I'll fight you to get the feathers back. I know with my skill now that I still have no chance against you. Even if there's a little possibility left, I will gamble on everything.
Seishiro smiled at him "hmm, let see how strong you are, syaoran" he materialize his demon into a black sword. He was ready to see how strong syaoran really is. Syaoran took a fighting stance.
"Shall we start" said seishiro
Syaoran run toward him and dive to the sky and swing his sword, spiting fire that will burn his enemy. Seishiro feet nailed to the ground, he won't even move. He slashed all the flames in one swing. Syaoran landed on the ground. The air was tense cause of the fight.
"Is that all you've got syaoran" syaoran expressions still the same as always. Calm. "If that's the caliber of your power…. If that so, it's not enough to beat me" he charged towards syaoran. He was fast, very fast. Syaoran barely keep up, the sound of the blades clashing filled the area. Syaoran stopped the blade from the front with his sword.
"I see you improve a lot at fighting with a sword" he put up a smile. "It's all thanks to kurogane-san, because of him I could fight like this" the force of seishiro blade pushed syaoran, forcing him down.
"I see"
Then seishiro surprised him with an attack from the right side. Syaoran didn't have time to react. Seishiro kicked him on his right side, sending him to the rocks causing him to crash. Syaoran tried to come out of the rubbles. As soon as he tried to stand up he felt pain and cough up blood. The force of seishiro kick broke three off his ribs. But that didn't discourage him at all. He knew that seishiro was being serious as soon as syaoran saw he puts his glasses on. There's no mistake that he was being serious this time. All of a sudden the area started shaking. The stadium which they're fighting in was suddenly crumbling. Rocks falling down every where they look. "I guess it's about time that I take my leave". Then seishiro's body started to disappear, syaoran desperately ran towards him and not gonna let him go this time, like the first time in the country of edonis. " WAIT!SEISHIRO!", " maybe next time syaoran " when syaoran about to reach him it was too late, seishiro already gone to the next world. " not again" he mumbled. The stadium is still crumbling and not gonna hold anymore. Syaoran was deep in thought and didn't realize his surroundings. Suddenly a voice broke his train of thoughts " SYAORAN, LOOKOUT!"
Sakura put her hand on syaoran's head that had been bandage "his head got hit by a rock, if it weren't for my feather…., I was so worried when we got separated…" "But, in the end we find syaoran, right sakura?" said mokona to cheer her up. "… You right moko-chan. it's not good for me to be like this now. I have to be strong." Sakura smiled at her little friend telling that she's all right "alright then sakura, when syaoran wakes up give him a big smile, mokona know that your smile going to make syaoran really happy" sakura face suddenly turns red "moko-chan…"
Suddenly they heard a voice, it caught their attention "… S-Syaoran-kun!"
" hey wait for me kuro-chan!" kurogane that was in front of fai, he won't slow down, they already got the medicine and they just arrived in front of their apartment building" Aww, come on, are you still angry about that?" kurogane suddenly stops in front of him " HUH!, it's your DAMN FAULT that we got lost awhile ago!" "Calm down kuro-chan, let's go inside, sakura-chan waiting for us you know, I wonder if syaoran woken up yet?" they open the door and go to the second floor and open their apartment door, "Hay, we're back we've got the medi-"suddenly fai was cut off by a distress voice "FAI! KUROGANE!", "woho, what is it, mokona?"
"it's,it's-"
"Spill it fur ball!", "it's syaoran!" they start to walk inside curious what their little friend was so distressed about and there they saw syaoran in a sitting position facing sakura in front of him. "Syaoran are you okay?" ask fai, "so, you've woken up, kid." kurogane notice something was wrong about him "hey kid, you okay?"
The boy stared at all of them.
"S-syaoran-kun…." Sakura eyes widened
"…. Do you know me?"
Author note: yay, I finished this second chapter, really, really sorry you guys it took a really long time, I was so busy at school, it's been really bad these days, lot of homework, oh and thank goodness my laptop had been repaired, and thank you to the people that waited and helped me. See you in chapter 3!