Messiah of the Century Legend
A CCS Fanfiction
Episode IX
Episode IX – The guns of Love and Friendship…
What is a gift? Is it the skill that a person only possesses and no other people have it? Is it a curse that a person must endure for the rest of his or her life? Each person has its own gifts and curses in life; it’s up to them to change it.
After the first week of classes, the students have their first weekend after school. Most are looking forward to their time break.
Sakura Kinomoto is heading to Kaede’s residence to invite him to go on a tour to Tomoeda.
Background Music Reference: Card Captor Sakura OST 2, Track 3.
She knocks on the door.
“Coming!” Kaede opened the door.
“Ohayo! Kaede-kun!” Sakura greeted him.
“Ohayo…” He replies back.
“I’m here to take you to a tour of Tomoeda!” Sakura smiled.
“Oh, yeah I needed that; I want to see more of this place…” Kaede said.
“So, come on!”
“Okay…” Kaede readies himself.
“Eh? Oni-chan, where are you going?” Saemi asked.
“Sakura-chan invites me to go on a tour of Tomoeda…”
“OH! I WANNA COME!” Saemi jumps around.
“Ok… now get dressed now.” Kaede said.
“OKAY!” Saemi goes up to her room.
“Your little sister sure is perky.” Sakura said.
“Yeah… but that’s what I like about her.”
“Kaede! Better eat first before you go!” Kasumi said.
“Okay Oka-san!” Kaede heads to the dinner table.
“Kasumi-san…” Sakura said.
“Oh… why don’t you join us in breakfast? We have more than enough for our guest…” Kasumi said.
“No, no thanks. I already ate…” Sakura replied.
“It’s ok… now… please…” Kaede said.
“Alright…” She smiled.
End Background Music
-= Minutes Later =-
“Wow! The food is great!” Sakura said.
“Did you like it?” Kasumi asked.
“Yes! I’m so full!”
“Okay… Saemi, are you ready?” Kaede asked.
“Yup!” She replied.
“Okay… Oka-san, we’re going now.”
“Just be careful and take care of Saemi ok?” Kasumi said.
“Ha! I can take care of myself!” Saemi said.
Everybody laughed.
“Hey! I’m serious!”
--== Tomoyo’s House ==--
“Sakura, will Li come along too?” Kaede asked.
“Oh… he’s kinda busy. So there…” Sakura looked down.
“Oh don’t worry… I’m sure he’ll treat you when he’s done.”
“Thanks…” Sakura smiled.
“Wow! This is a huge house!” Saemi is amazed.
“This is my friend’s house… Tomoyo Daidouji.” Sakura said.
“Wow… a mansion… are you sure we can enter?” Kaede asked.
“Don’t worry…”
The huge gate opened, and Tomoyo is waiting for them.
“Tomoyo-chan!” Sakura said.
“Sakura-chan! Oh hello Kaede-kun and Saemi-chan!” Tomoyo greeted.
“Hello! It’s nice that Oni-chan has good friends…” Saemi said.
They smiled.
“Now, let’s have a snack before we go… come in…” Tomoyo invited.
“OK!” Everyone says.
And they go inside.
--== Li’s Residence =-
Li is busy on reading books, looks like that he’s looking for something. “Hmm… where is it…”
Someone knocked at the door.
“Oh it’s you Wei…”
“Master… you have a phone call…” Wei said.
“Okay…” Li picks up the phone and…
“SYAORAN!”
“Whoa! What the…” Li is shocked.
“EH? It’s me, Meilin! Why are you so shocked like that? You don’t remember me anymore?” Meilin said.
“How could I forget you? With that voice of yours…”
“AHA! Still the same thing huh? Anyway, I’ll be arriving in Japan tomorrow. And make sure you tell Kinomoto-san and Daidouji-san about this!”
“Okay I’ll tell them…”
“Okay! See you!” Meilin hangs up the phone.
Li looks outside, and thinks, “Oh boy… trouble strikes again…”
--== Daidouji Residence ==--
“Okay… Let’s go!” Tomoyo said.
“I wonder how far we can go…” Saemi wondered.
“Well, we’ll get to see lots of things!” Sakura said.
“Okay… shall we go then…” Kaede said.
“Yup!” Everybody says.
And the group went on to their little adventure.
--== England ==--
Passengers of Flight JP215 please board the plane…
Passengers of that plane will be heading to Japan. It may seem an ordinary flight, except for one person.
“I’ll be home soon, I wonder how Eriol is doing right now…”
--== On With the Tour ==--
Background Music Reference: Card Captor Sakura OST 1, Track 13.
“Wow… Tomoeda is a nice place…” Saemi is amazed.
The group heads to different locations in Tomoeda, Kaede is amazed at the place. It’s like being a kid again.
“So far we visited the mall, the museum, the temples…” Sakura thinks of a new destination.
“Hey, while we’re thinking where to go next, let’s have some ice cream.” Kaede said.
“Oh! Yes, yes! Let’s have ice cream!” Saemi said. She pulls Kaede’s shirt towards the ice cream stand.
“Boy, Saemi-chan sure likes ice cream.” Tomoyo giggled.
“Well… she loves it.” Kaede said.
The group heads to the ice cream stand and buys ice cream for all. They head to Penguin Park while eating it.
“So, where to now?” Kaede asked while licking ice cream.
Sakura looks at the watch. “Oh? It’s lunchtime already!” She exclaimed.
“Wow… we had lots of places to go… how time flies when having fun.” Saemi said.
“So… where should we eat lunch?” Tomoyo asked.
“I know! Why not in my house? I can cook up really good food!” Sakura said.
“Your house? Isn’t that a bit embarrassing?” Kaede asked.
“I want to see Sakura-chan’s house!” Saemi said.
“Saemi-chan wants to see my house? So to my house?” Sakura smiled.
“Okay…”
“Let’s go!”
Sakura holds Kaede’s hand.
“Whoa…” Kaede said.
She smiles at him.
“Ooh…” Tomoyo giggled.
“Oni-chan likes Sakura-chan… I can feel it, hee hee!” Saemi thought. And the group goes to Sakura’s house. On the way though, Kaede felt something to her.
“I felt this warmth before… but where? Her hand is so smooth…” He thought.
End Background Music
--== Hong Kong ==--
“Am I doing the right thing?”
Meilin is prepared to head to the airport. She only needs to wait for a taxi. Though, she’s somehow confused on the idea that she will return to Japan. Those events happened back then still haunt her.
“Will they accept me again? I’m so scared. I’ve never been so scared in my entire life… Will they?”
A taxi approaches.
“What if they didn’t accept me? What if they banish me again?”
Tears started to fall.
“I have to… I have to be strong!”
And she bravely accepts her willingness to return to Japan.
--== Misanagi Residence ==--
“RRRIIINNNGGG!!!”
“Eh? Now who would call at this moment?” Chisato said.
She’s cooking lunch, and the phone interrupted her.
“Okay…” She picks up the phone.
…
“One-san! Wow, you don’t call that much. What’s up?”
“Here… I’ll be returning to Japan in a few hours.” The woman said.
“Oh! Visiting me eh? Or do you miss Tomoeda?”
“Of course that! But also, the time has come…”
“Oh… you mean the Messiah?”
“Yes… I want to teach him skills. Clow Reed entrusted me.”
“Yeah… I already met him. He’s cute…” Chisato giggled.
“Oh the usual you… Oh better go now, the plane will depart soon.”
“Okay… See you then…”
The woman hangs up. Chisato hangs up the phone and went back to the kitchen to finish the dish.
“Now things are really interesting in this little town… Isn’t that right… Kaho?”
--== Sakura’s House ==--
Background Music Reference: Card Captor Sakura OST 1, Track 8.
“We’re here…” Sakura said.
Kaede and Saemi see the Kinomoto Residence for the first time.
“It’s not that big but its home…”
“That’s ok… a home is far better than a house.” Kaede said.
“Beautiful yet simple…” Saemi said.
“Let’s go in now ok?” Tomoyo went inside.
The group went in.
“Tadaima!” Sakura greeted.
“Oh, the monster is home…” Touya said.
“GGGRRRRRRR!!!” Sakura steps on Touya’s foot.
“OOOWWWW!!!”
“Monster?” Kaede wonders.
“It’s Touya-kun’s tease to Sakura-chan.” Tomoyo said.
“Oh…” Saemi said.
“Hey… Oh? Kaede, please come in!” Touya said.
Kaede and Saemi head to the living room.
“She must be your little sister. Am I right?” Touya said.
“Yeah… Saemi…” Kaede replied.
“I’m Saemi Suzuhara! I’m pleased to meet you… er…” Saemi introduces herself.
“I’m Touya Kinomoto. Older brother of monster… er… Sakura.” Touya introduces himself.
Sakura looked at him with an evil glare.
“Feel free to rest and relax while we’re waiting.”
At this point, Kaede, Saemi and Touya have a discussion, about Tomoeda, the people and about the Suzuhara Family.
Sakura and Tomoyo started cooking.
“You are working hard to have a good lunch…” Fujitake said.
“Oto-san! Yup! We want to make Kaede-kun and Saemi-chan feel at home.” Sakura said.
“And I’m here to help Sakura-chan!” Tomoyo said.
“Okay… let me also help you. Is that alright?”
“Yup!”
-= Minutes Later =-
“Let’s eat!”
“So… how’s life here?” Fujitake asked.
“Well… I still need to adjust, but I feel great.” Kaede answered.
“Yeah! I have lots of friends already!” Saemi added.
“Well, treat this house as your own, ok?”
“Sure!” The two said.
And they continue to eat.
Afterwards…
“Wow! I’m so full!” Saemi said.
“Sakura-san worked hard to cook us lunch.” Fujitake said.
“Wow! You’re really good!” Kaede praised her.
“Oh it’s nothing…” Sakura blushed.
“Well, she only does that when there are guests here…” Touya said.
Sakura threw her slipper to his head.
TONK!
“Hey!” Touya reacted.
Everyone laughed.
“Oh, does this thing happen often?” Kaede asked.
“Well, Touya often teases Sakura-san.” Fujitake said.
“Yeah, that’s because she’s a monster…” Touya added.
TONK!
Another slipper was thrown by Sakura. “Oni-chan!”
Laughter filled the room.
End Background Music
-= Minutes Later =-
Fujitake and Touya are cleaning up the car while Tomoyo is playing with Saemi. Kaede helped Sakura clean up the dishes.
“Oh… you shouldn’t do that… you’re our guest…” Sakura said.
“That’s ok. By the way, where is your mother?” Kaede asked.
Sakura was silenced.
“Oh, did I say something wrong? I’m sorry.”
“No, it’s ok. You see…”
“I think I know… your mother passed away right?”
“Yes… but I’m happy that she’s still here, guiding us…”
“That’s the way! We must always have a positive outlook of our life…”
“You know… you sounded like Syaoran.”
“Really?”
Sakura smiled.
The cleanups are done, the two rests at the living room watching TV.
“What a day…” Kaede said.
“Yeah, but you guys have fun right?” Sakura asked.
“Yup!”
Then, he remembered something.
“Huh?”
--== Flashback ==--
“What if Touya finds me here?”
“Don’t worry, Oni-chan won’t be home till later.” Sakura said.
Syaoran is still reluctant to go in.
“Come on! Please?”
“Uh… ok? What can I do?”
“Yay!” Sakura exclaimed.
She pushed Syaoran in.
--== End of Flashback ==--
“What is that?” Kaede wondered.
“Eh?” Sakura is puzzled.
“Oh… nothing…”
“Why are those things flashing on me?” He thought.
And then…
Background Music Reference: Card Captor Sakura OST 2, Track 16.
“Come Here…”
“Huh? Did you hear that?”
“Yeah… what was that?” Sakura wondered.
“Let’s check it out.” Kaede got up.
“Sure…”
They followed the voice around. It leads to the basement.
“Open Here…”
There is a handle hidden at the bookcase.
“Should we open it?” Sakura asked.
“Well, let’s find out…” Kaede said.
They pry the handle open; a room appeared.
“I didn’t know that there’s a secret here.” Sakura said.
“Let’s be careful, who knows what’s in it.” Kaede said.
They entered the room, it’s full of books, and there’s a box on top of a table.
“What’s that box? It seems mysterious.” Kaede said.
Sakura tries to touch to box, but a force field repelled her.
“A shield? Why?” Sakura wondered.
“Open it… Please… it has been waiting for you…”
“Okay…”
Sakura uses the Sword Card.
Mighty blade! Cut down the barrier! SWORD!
She tried to slash the barrier, but nothing happened.
“Hmm… let me try.” Kaede summons Madoushi.
He slashes it, but like Sakura, it ends up nothing.
“What are we going to do?” Sakura wondered.
Kaede thinks about the situation.
“Maybe, let’s slash it together…”
“That might work…”
They both slashed at the force field simultaneously. And the field broke.
“Yay! We did it!” Sakura is happy.
“Now let’s see what’s inside it.” Kaede opens the box.
There lies a gun, which color is gold, shines throughout the room.
Switch Background Music: Card Captor Sakura OST 1, Track 6.
“Well done Messiah… You have found the first half of the gun…” A voice is heard.
Kaede picks it up, and it illuminates.
“What do you mean “first half” of the gun?” Kaede asked.
“It has two pieces; one symbolizes Love, the other Friendship. You have shown one of those qualities. I’ll let you decide on what’s that.” The voice replied.
“So… you’re saying that there are two guns?” Sakura asked.
“Yes… The other one will wait for you soon…” The voice answered.
“Then I will find it.” Kaede said.
“No need to worry… it will find you…”
“Eh?”
“You’ll know it when it finds you…” The voice fades away. “I’m glad that I was able to meet you, Messiah. I can now rest…” The voice disappeared.
“Oh… That gun is truly something…” Sakura said.
“Yeah…” Kaede looks at the gun, still shimmering.
End Background Music
End of Episode IX
So, what do you think? Is it good?