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Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle -222- April 3rd
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Chapter 13: Quoth the Raven, "Never More."
Sorry for the gap between updates! Lucky for you, this chapter is mostly review over what you know, what you don't. Oh and a new character is on her way!!!!
When they reached Syaoran at the Gryffindor tables, (even the nosy prefect had gone home for the holidays), Syaoran was wearing his armor. Sakura was still wearing her elegant gown, and quite frankly, she was dazzling. Kyo had said, "You look nice," but now Syaoran trumped him.
"You- Look amazing Sakura-chan!"
Sakura blushed and told him his armor fit perfectly.
"You didn't have to wear it right now," Kyo said impatiantly. Nothing was going the way he had planned. Syaoran noticed Kyo's discomfort and quickly changed the subject.
Turning to Kyo, Syaoran asked him if he'd made any strides in gathering information. Kyo answered with a nod and retrieved a folded peice of parchment from within the concealment of his shoe. "It's a page from an investigation book that details the various causes of skin abnormalities. According to this, the mark Sakura-chan noticed on Snape's arm could be one of four things. A: A scar that just happens to resemble a snake and a skull; B: a disturbing birth mark; C: a creepy tatoo; and D, the most probable and dangerous, the symbol that all V-- I mean-- You-know-who's followers bear."
Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other, and Kyo sighed. " So, is it 'A', 'B', 'C', or 'D'?"
Syaoran ignored the obvious question. Instead he said, "No, I don't know 'who'.
Who is that leader you spoke of?"
Kyo shivered. " That's right, you don't know. You-know-who is the greatest sorcerer alive. The only thing is, he's a murderous fiend. Are you positive that Snape's after you're memories?"
Sakura nodded. " I know he must be after something. It's only logical to suspect an evil person such as he would want more power . I'm not entirely sure of anything, especially Snape's unusual death, but I'm convinced that he and this You-know-who are after the magical properties of my feathers-- I mean, memories shaped as feathers."
Kyo recalled when Syaoran told him in private that Sakura lost her memory from a pact with a witch. Her memories took the form of feathers and scattered across many worlds. The reason she was so badly injured before was that, each time she remembers a part of her past that involves Syaoran, the witch erases that memory. Because Sakura fought to have the memory remain in tact, the lost fight took it's toll both physically and mentally.
He had smiled then and told him, "told you it was not me."
Kyo looked at them now in puzzlement. "What magical properties do your memories
hold, exactly?"
Syaoran answered. " Her feathers have unique power that could enhance a person's
present abilities or bestow them with strange new powers. If some one evil gets a hold of them, it could easily end in disaster."
Kyo began to nervously laugh. "Then he has to be one of You-know-who's followers-- Snape, I mean."
Sakura didn't understand. " If he's the greatest sorcerer ever, why would he need my feathers-- and another thing! If Snape was evil, what advantage would it serve to pretend to be dead?"
Kyo shook his head, deciding to solve her points. "When Harry Potter thought he destroyed You-know-who, I believe that he only crippled him, and made him deathly weak. Now, he has only the capacity to be strong, but not the health. As for your other question, maybe Snape wanted us to think he was dead so that he could disappear."
Sakura rested her chin in her hands. "Then why did he come back to life, and erase the memories of those who knew of his 'death'? If he wanted us to believe he was dead, he could have easily slipped away then and there . He would not have tried to make it so obvious with a sign on his class door to keep others away. He would have wanted us to see the evidence of his death, and he certainly wouldn't have erased our memories!"
Kyo and Syaoran exchanged glances. She did have a point. Kyo groaned, "all this nonsense is hurting my head. The point is that Snape is missing now, soooo.... maybe he messed up and decided disappearing would be better than dying. Or something."
"Oh- before I forget! Thanks for the chocolate, Syaoran-kun," Sakura said suddenly.
Syaoran turned pink. "H- how did you know those were from me?"
The two began to converse and Kyo rolled his eyes. "Oh brother." Leave it to Sakura to break the intense mood.
"Did you say something?" Syaoran asked him through gritted teeth.
Kyo laughed. " I'm challenging you to take your mind off of worries and join me in a game of wizard's chess."
Syaoran accepted. He was white, Kyo black.
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Syaoran instructed his knight to move in front of a pawn. Kyo pushed a pawn forward. The game then continued until Kyo only had his knight, king, queen, and a pawn left. Syaoran meanwhile commanded a bishop, castle, king, and two pawns.
Kyo was about to take a pawn with his queen, but saw Syaoran's castle horizantally behind it and decided to avoid the risk. Instead, he took out Syaoran's bishop. Syaoran turned his castle and moved it toward Kyo's king. "Check." He announced.
Kyo moved his knight backward so that he was one step ahead of his king. Syaoran moved his castle, taking out Kyo's knight and it Kyo grinned unexpectedly.
"Check," Syaoran said in triumph. Then he realized his mistake. Kyo's king moved to the side, capturing the castle.
Syaoran moved his pawn forward. Kyo immediately slided his queen to the pawn's place, taking it out of the game. Syaoran's last pawn moved forward from his side and stood directly across from Kyo's queen. Kyo smiled and easily knocked the pawn down with his queen. With only his king left, Syaoran went for revenge and cut down Kyo's queen. He saw the trap a second too late.
Kyo said, "check," and moved his remaining knight to land on Syaoran's king's square. "Check mate."
Syaoran's eyes widened in surprise; Kyo did not finish his move. Instead, he kept the knight suspended over the king's space.
"What's up?"
Kyo knocked over the king and Sakura applauded.
"There's someone standing behind me, isn't there?"
Syaoran straightened and peered over Kyo's shoulder. "Yep."
Kyo stood and turned around. A girl with hair as blue as her robes was staring at him. A ravenclaw.
" I overheard you three talking about Voldemort." She said.
Sakura frowned at the accusation. "Who?"
The girl raised an eyebrow. "Voldemort."
Kyo whispered. "You-know-who."
"We're not from around here," Syaoran said appologetically.
She nodded. "Of course. Your parents are muggles, correct?"
Kyo answered for them. "That's right. My names Kyo and these are Sakura-chan and Syaoran-kun."
"Ami," the girl replied.
"Ami, why were you listening in on our conversation?"
She folded her arms. " I have to admit it wasn't too hard to overhear. So you believe Voldemort's alive? Never. I think you will need a little more evidence to support that theory." With that, Ami turned the other way and walked off.
"That was really weird, " Kyo commented.
Suspicious, Syaoran thought.
"Loser puts the game away," Kyo annouced slyly. Before he could protest, Kyo had already taken Sakura's hand and the two were skipping back to the Hufflepuff common room.
The winter days leading up to christmas passed swiftly, with still no sign of Snape. Kyo, Sakura, and Syaoran had persuaded Kurogane to chaperone as they went to the wizard market place Hogsmede.
"Daddy signed the papers!" Mokona whispered to Fai with a wink. Kurogane recognized the signs of conspiracy and growled loudly. "You better not be saying anything... weird!"
Each day, Kurogane took someone different with him to Hogsmede, untill everyone had bought a present for everyone else. Even Fai and Kurogane himself went christmas shopping when the three kids had finished.
Long before, the skulls, bats and other evil things had vanished from the castle with the wave of a wand. Now the only decoration that remained from Halloween were the Christmas lights that hung in Fai's office. Trees from the Forbidden Forest with snowy icing could be found at every turn. Each tree had its own ornaments and lights, but the only kind of pine tree was worth anything to the students: the tree that could be found in each dormintory. Santa only came to those trees.
Syaoran was sitting by the fire in the main hall one especially cold day, when a boy older than him named Colin asked him a question. "How does Santa know what all the house's passwords are?"
Syaoran looked at him in puzzlement. He was about to say something when Fai jumped out from behind a christmas tree. "He has spies everywhere!"
Colin gulped, recalling the song, "Santa Clause is coming to town." That song gave him the creeps!
Then, the longest night of the year came: Christmas eve. Sakura slept soundly that night while Kyo stayed wide awke in his room. He had bought Sakura's gift weeks before, but was beginning to have qualms.Thinking about the next morning, he envisioned the expression that would spread over Sakura's face when she opened the brown package containing her gift. Comforted by the image, he slowly fell asleep.
Inside the Griffindor dormintory however, Syaoran was awake even still, studying hexes and spells. Earlier that year, Fai had purchased Syaoran's wand for him. The wand now lit up as he spoke, "lumos." With this new power at his side, he hoped to retrieve Sakura's feather easier. The group knew that her feathers usually came with a fight, and though he was unsure if Snape posed a threat, he would be sure to protect Sakura at any cost. Syaoran continued to study until he fell asleep, fully clothed, with the book "Advanced Hexes and magic," open to page 156 on his head.
Sakura woke up after what was a good night's rest. She stood, and tied back the window drapes. Pushing the window open, a cool breeze fluttered around her face and playfully tossed her hair. the cold, white landscape outside was many inches high! She couldn't wait to run in the snow. Quickly, she grabbed the clothes she was planning on wearing and rushed down the hall. She was already down stairs when Kyo woke up. Sakura was surprised to see how few presents were under the tree, regarding how many Hufflepuff students there were, but then she remembered that she and Kyo were about the only Hufflepuffs who had stayed for the Holidays. Everyone else was enjoying their christmas at home.
Sakura checked the presents. Two were from Syaoran, one was from Kyo, two were from Kurogane, and two were from Fai. The last gift was from herself. Kyo descended the stairs sleepily. He wore a sweater the color of a peppermint stick and his pants were a cheery green. "You look nice this morning," Kyo told her, after he was certain they were alone in the common room.
Sakura grinned. He wasn't the only one in the christmas spirit. Sakura was wearing a red dress, and her short hair curled about her face in twisting locks. "Thanks," Sakura replied. "You look nice too."
Kyo turned red in the cheeks and Sakura led him to the tree. First, she opened the gift from Fai. Inside she found a new feather quill. Finding the card, she read: "It reminded me of you because it's like one of your memory feathers! This quill helps you remember what you study and forget. You can use this on tests!"
Sakura smiled gratefully. She usually forgot many things, even when she did study. Putting it aside, Sakura asked Kyo what he got from Fai. Kyo held up a pair of orange mittens.
"Aw! Like your kitten paws! Put them on!" Sakura encouraged. Hesitantly, Kyo fitted them on. He was surprised by their warmth!
"Kyo!" Sakura warned, pointing at the mittens. There were on fire!
Kyo turned around and blasted the flames into the fireplace. He was astounded. "These mittens allow me to manipulate fire?"
Sakura nodded. " I guess those will come in handy!"
Kyo laughed loudly. " I always was a fire kind of guy!"
Sakura began to unwrap a present from Kurogane. Underneath the layers of tissue paper, Sakura dug out a sword. "Phweee!!!"
"What?" Kyo asked at the terrified sound.
Sakura directed her index finger to the katana. Kyo pulled out an identical sword from his own box. "Wow."
Sakura grasped the sword at its hilt, viewed the blade, and quickly returned it to its sheath. Then, she moved on to Syaoran's gift. Inside the box, she found a winter gown to color of snow and ice. It was richly decorated with pearls and lined with lace. "Oh Syaoran-kun!"
Kyo's veins buldged with jealousy. He violently shredded the paper covering his gift from Syaoran and found a jar of invisible ink. Kyo grabbed a piece of spare parchment from the table behind him, and took out his quill. Sakura dashed up the stairs, eager to try on the new dress.
Kyo wrote, "Thank you," on the paper, but nothing appeared on the page. Curiously, he read the card that cam with it.
"In order to read the invisible ink, say what you wrote."
Feeling a bit silly, Kyo said, "Thank you." The words on the letter he had been writing slowly turned black. Kyo read the next line on the card.
"What you just said is now the password. Say it when you have completed writing and the rest will show up. If you write a word on the back and say it, that will make the words revanish."
Kyo took his peice of paper and wrote "Your welcome" on the back. Saying it aloud, the black ink seemed to evaporate from the parchment. It really works, Kyo thought.
"P.S, "Kyo read from the card. "You don't have to write the password on the front and back everytime you write. Only do so if you need to remember, or if you must change the passwords. For safety purposes, you may want to feed the the first letter you write to the fire."
Kyo did this and took out a new peice of paper and wrote a new note for Syaoran. "Thank you," Kyo said awkwardly. The words he had written appeared. " You're welcome..." The words disappeared. Kyo stared at the scroll and then at the jar of ink.
"Are you talking to someone, Kyo?"
He looked up, and in that moment, saw an angel.
Sakura was wearing a beautiful dress. The one that Syaoran had given to her.
"Is someone here?" Sakura asked.
Kyo shook his head. "No. Just talking to myself."
"How do I look?" Sakura asked as she approached him.
Kyo blushed. Radient, beautiful, cute, gorgeous, wonderful, angelic. What was he supposed to say? "Good! You look really good in that dress, Sakura-chan."
"Thanks! I hope Syaoran-kun thinks so. What's that, Kyo-kun?"
"Invisible ink, from Syaoran."
Sakura's eyes widened. "Really?"
"It works too!" Kyo said.
Sakura passed him the present from herself. Kyo peered into the bag and pulled from it a peice of fabric. His face brightened up. "An orange sash! I was
needing one!"
Sakura's own face fell. "It's a scarf..."
Kyo flushed. "Of course it's a scarf! How did you know that I cant stand the cold on my neck?"
Sakura grinned, proud of her own observation. "You always wear turtleneck shirts."
He inspected it. "You made this yourself?"
"Yup!"
Kyo's chest swelled with pride. Ha! Take that, Syaoran, Kyo thought.
"I'm glad you like it, because I made Syaoran the same thing!"
Curse you Syaoran!
Sakura interuppted his angry thoughts. "What time is it?"
"8 am, "Kyo answered. "Here," he offered her the gift he had hand wrapped. Carefully, Sakura scratched at the corners of the tape that sealed the wrapping paper together. Making sure she did not rip the paper itself, Sakura removed the covered box. The box contained a necklace with a charm hung by a silver chain. The charm was a diamond elegantly cut in a way that reflected the light in brilliant spectrums. Sakura clasped it round her neck and admired the colors that danced from it like and aurora borealis. Her face mirrored what Kyo had pictured it would the night before. It went quite well with her new dress.
"Thank you!" Sakura said enthusiastically.
Kyo replied by blushing an even darker shade of pink. "You look marvelous in it." Kyo was glad that she liked it.
"We should get to breakfast," Sakura told him. "I'd like to see Syaoran and see what he got! What did you buy for him?"
Kyo gathered his sword and things, putting them into a plastic bag. "I bought him defensive charmed armor."
Sakura blushed. Now he's my knight in shining armor! She thought.
Kyo shifted uncomfortably. What's she thinking about? Scratch that, Kyo thought miserably. I already know. "Note to self," he said softly under his breath, "There's no way I can win Sakura's heart if I keep making Syaoran look better than me!" He started towards the picture of Sir Cadegon. Sakura didn't follow. "Come on Sakura-chan."
Sakura was rummaging under the tree. "Wait!" she said. "It looks like theres one more present to unwrap. Look!"
Kyo walked back over to the tree. There was one last present beneath it. "Who's it for?" Kyo asked. "Who's it from?"
" It doesn't say."
Kyo regarded the box with apprehension. "Careful," he cautioned, " it may be a trap."
Sakura nodded and lifted the top from the small box. "Oh!" She exclaimed. "Chocolate!"
"Don't eat it!" Kyo warned.
But it was too late. Sakura had already popped a dark chocolate into her mouth.
Kyo squinted as she did so, expecting something horrible to happen. Change of skin color, series of coughs, something!
But the only thing that followed was Sakura opening her mouth and swallowing a toffee. Kyo watched helplessly. "It could be poisoned!"
"Why would Syaoran-kun poison it?" Sakura asked with her mouth full.
"You mean it was from Syaoran-kun?" Kyo asked. "Why did you say it was anonymous?"
Sakura recalled. "Well, I could just tell it was from Syaoran. It was just a feeling, you know?"
Kyo shook his head. Maybe now was the time to accept that he just didn't stand a chance against Syaoran.
( Last time: In attempting to remember Syaoran, Sakura has injured herself and been sent to the hospital wing. However, she was successful in passing on the news to Kyo that someone tampered with their memories and that Snape was DEAD. Kyo and Syaoran have officially become friends and must now face this disturbing mystery. Join them as they wonder: What the heck is going on??? Forgive me for any misspellings as I have not the access to Spell check XD)( Oh ps. This is an extremely short chappie. )Madame Pomfrey told Sakura her injury was by no means malignant, but that forgoodness sakes, this time she would keep Sakura in the hospital wing long enough for her to heal. "And it's a good thing too!"
"That I broke my leg?!" Sakura asked, unsure what the nurse could have meant.
"Why of course not, dear! But if it had not been for your mishap, you would have had to still play in the quidditch match tomorrow night.
Sakura looked shocked. That's right! Her first Quidditch match was tomorrow!
"Don't overreact, that Slytherin bunch is full of shady characters who would be glad to send you limping back here. I'm talking about dilinquents like Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and
Akito.
Sakura frowned. It didn't matter who she was up against. All she had asked for was a chance to help. "Wait, Kyo told me Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were on the Slytherin team when the famous Harry Potter went to school here. That was five years ago."
"They were held back, dear. In my opinion, they did it on purpose. They probably couldn't stand the thought of not being able to bully people half their size..." She paused. "What did you say caused these injuries again?"
Sakura rubbed her head, that was wrapped within tight bandages. "I can't remember..."
Madame Pomfrey finished tending to Sakura's leg and sent her to bed. "Get some sleep. It won't do you any good to stay awake when your bones mend."
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Syaoran looked at Kyo worriedly. "What has happened?"
Kyo shook his head. "I don't have a good answer to that. If you want to know, you'll have to ask Sakura."
Syaoran shook his head. "That won't do. Madame Pomfrey won't allow us. You know that!"
Kyo agreed. " Right. Well, do you remember going to Defense Against the Dark Arts class (DADA)? If you do, what did you do afterwords?
Syaoran remember seeing Fai. He had wanted to find Sakura, and then... His eyes widened in the realization." I was outside the hospital wing watching the quidditch field prepare for team tryouts."
There was a gap, and both of them knew it.
Kyo interrupted Syaoran's thoughts."Syaoran, when Sakura told me about this missing memory, she was convinced of one very disturbing fact."
Syaoran eyes him intensely."What?"
"Snape is dead, Syaoran."
