rlm@2: Cardcaptor Nadeshiko
rlm@2: Chapter 2
rlm@2: by G.P. and Amazoness Duo
rlm@2: pearsong1954@yahoo.com
rlm@2: amazonessduo@hotmail.com
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rlm@2: “Nadeshiko-chan!! Look out!!” Sonomi cried out, throwing herself between her curious cousin and 
rlm@2: the evil, bloodthirsty, undead teddy bear. She kept herself in the way, lest it try to drink her 
rlm@2: precious best friend’s blood or some other such travesty. She eyed it with fiery determination 
rlm@2: for a ten year old, ready to protect Nadeshiko to the bitter end. No one was going to hurt her 
rlm@2: cousin. It felt like some kind of nightmare. But somehow, deep down, Sonomi felt vindicated. Her 
rlm@2: paranoia had been right! Something else had gone wrong! Sure, it wasn’t what she had expected, 
rlm@2: but she had known it all along. 
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rlm@2: “Huh? What is it?” The little yellow stuffed animal looked one way and the other, getting ready 
rlm@2: to pounce on whatever the danger could be. Something had the auburn haired girl pretty worked up 
rlm@2: by the look of things. He had to be ready for anything. 
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rlm@2: With strong legs garnered from being the fastest girl on the track team, Sonomi’s leg swept out 
rlm@2: and hit the teddy bear dead on. The stuffed animal got out a muffled ‘ooph’ before getting flung 
rlm@2: into the far wall by the force of Sonomi’s unexpected kick. Her skirt fluttered about her in a 
rlm@2: very unladylike way, but aside from her mother’s voice telling her to fix it in her head, she 
rlm@2: didn’t bother worrying about it. Picking up Nadeshiko’s alarm clock, Sonomi hurried to the 
rlm@2: fallen plushy. If it could be hurt like that, then maybe it could be killed. She wasn’t about to 
rlm@2: let some demonic puppet whisk away her darling Nadeshiko. Her heart beat furiously in her chest 
rlm@2: as she kept a wary eye on the little stuffed animal.
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rlm@2: Nadeshiko hurriedly followed Sonomi, her eyes swiftly spotting Teddy. He was lying on the floor 
rlm@2: in a daze, little eyes swirling. Nadeshiko felt sad inside as she surveyed the sight. It looked 
rlm@2: like her friends weren’t getting along very well at all. But then, Sonomi was awfully protective,
rlm@2: so maybe she thought that Teddy was trying to take her place as her best friend. Smiling 
rlm@2: brightly, she tried to ease her cousin’s worries. “Don’t worry about Teddy-chan, Sonomi-chan. 
rlm@2: He’s my new friend, but nobody could ever replace you as my very best friend.” She hugged the 
rlm@2: slightly taller girl from behind, holding onto her tightly. Sonomi was fun to hug. She always 
rlm@2: got all blushy and embarrassed. It was always hard for Nadeshiko to keep from giggling. 
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rlm@2: The stuffed animal in question could dimly hear someone talking as he tried to get his bearings. 
rlm@2: What had happened? He had the vague memory of danger and then swift and immediate pain. It must 
rlm@2: have been invisible, he decided. What else could hurt the almighty Cereberus? Nothing, that’s 
rlm@2: what. Assured once more of his invulnerability, the animate stuffed doll looked around the cute 
rlm@2: room. Everything was frills and ribbons. Even the pigtailed girl above him wielding an alarm 
rlm@2: clock. In all of his life, nothing had frightened the Seal Beast as much as that ten year old 
rlm@2: girl about to squash him flat with a cute pink clock. There was something about it that didn't 
rlm@2: make for a fitting demise to the legendary Cereberus. Luckily, the pale girl from earlier 
rlm@2: managed to stop the auburn haired girl that was bent on crushing his head. The pigtailed girl 
rlm@2: blushed and fidgeted in the pale girl’s embrace, offering him the chance to recover, quickly 
rlm@2: flying up into the air.
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rlm@2: “Nadeshiko-chan...” Sonomi got out weakly as she felt Nadeshiko’s arms around her. She nearly 
rlm@2: forgot about the bloodsucking teddy bear and the clock in her hand. Nadeshiko was always so sweet
rlm@2: and loving. And it always made Sonomi’s heart flutter when they would hug, or just when she got 
rlm@2: to watch her precious cousin. Sonomi loved pretty, cute things and Nadeshiko was the living 
rlm@2: embodiment of such things. And even with her own admittedly short temper and emotional nature, 
rlm@2: Nadeshiko could always diffuse it with a smile or a hug. Just as she did now. It took the 
rlm@2: brunette a moment to spot the flying toy. Narrowing her eyes, she pressed back against Nadeshiko,
rlm@2: intent on protecting the smaller girl. “Stay away from Nadeshiko-chan!!”
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rlm@2: “Will ya wait a minute? Geez...” The floating stuffed animal rubbed his head with his small arm, 
rlm@2: wincing at the pain that burst through him at the contact. “What kind of girl are you? Didn’t 
rlm@2: your mother teach you not to hit people?” He frowned as he watched the two girls. Somehow this 
rlm@2: wasn’t turning out at all how he’d planned it. The Cardcaptor seemed... out of it. And the other 
rlm@2: girl certainly was violent. 
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rlm@2: “Of course she did. But I’m not gonna let some little evil stuffed animal hurt my 
rlm@2: Nadeshiko-chan!” Sonomi shot back angrily. This thing was starting to get on her nerves. If only 
rlm@2: she’d smacked it with the alarm clock...
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rlm@2: “Who are you callin’ little?!” Little wings beat irately as a vain appeared on the toy’s 
rlm@2: forehead. “Why you..!! You have no idea who you’re talkin’ to!”
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rlm@2: Sonomi clenched her fists as she advanced on the pissed off teddy bear. She was done arguing with
rlm@2: the thing. She was just gonna beat the thing until it stopped moving. That would keep it from 
rlm@2: getting to Nadeshiko. Then maybe they could call an exorcist or something to get rid of it. 
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rlm@2: Nadeshiko darted in front of Sonomi before she could reach the stuffed animal. She knew her 
rlm@2: bigger cousin would hurt Teddy if she thought he might hurt her. Sonomi was sweet like that. She 
rlm@2: was always looking out for her. Nadeshiko was very happy to know that Sonomi was looking out for 
rlm@2: her, but somehow she thought Teddy wouldn’t appreciated it as much as she did. “No, wait, Sonomi-
rlm@2: chan! Teddy-chan’s my friend. He was on the book with the pretty Cards. He told me I get to go 
rlm@2: find the rest of them.” She smiled happily at her cousin, disarming most of Sonomi’s wrath. 
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rlm@2: “Ahem...” The flying toy crossed his arms as he lowered to eye level. He had more important 
rlm@2: things to do right now than argue with the fiery girl. The much more placid pale girl was his 
rlm@2: concern at the moment. “I am the Seal Beast, Cereberus! My job is to look after the Clow Book 
rlm@2: and the Cards inside of it. But now all of the Clow Cards are gone. If they aren’t found, 
rlm@2: misfortune will befall the world,” he said gravely. 
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rlm@2: “Not all of them are gone,” Nadeshiko spoke up brightly, holding up the Flower Card. “Here you 
rlm@2: go!” 
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rlm@2: “Err...” The stuffed animal sweatdropped as he shook his head. “No, you keep it.” The pale girl 
rlm@2: brightened even further, evidently pleased that she got to keep the Card. The Seal Beast tried 
rlm@2: not to get distracted, going back to his story. “The Clow Cards were made by Clow Reed, the best 
rlm@2: magician ever. Each Card is alive and has it’s own special power. They all have their own 
rlm@2: personalities, but they can be quite mischievous. That’s why they were all kept in a book and 
rlm@2: why I was set to look after them. So if we want to avert the Catastrophe and get all the Cards 
rlm@2: back, I’ll need your help.” He motioned towards Nadeshiko with a flourish. He was still a bit 
rlm@2: miffed that the Cards had all gone missing, but at least he was out and about. He’d been stuck 
rlm@2: in that bookstore in Osaka for far too long. Any excuse to get out of the book seemed like a 
rlm@2: great idea.
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rlm@2: Nadeshiko squealed delightedly. Sonomi, on the other hand, did not quite share her cousin’s 
rlm@2: enthusiasm. “Why does she have to get the Clow Cards? I thought you said that was your job. 
rlm@2: Shouldn’t you go find them?”
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “I’m supposed to protect them! That’s a completely different job altogether. I’m not the one who 
rlm@2: lost them,” Kero argued, crossing his arms. Why couldn’t he finish this up back at the other 
rlm@2: house? It was a lot easier without the brunette there.
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Then she wouldn’t need to go looking for them if you’d been doing your job!” Sonomi declared.
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “I was asleep, all right!! Besides, she has power. She opened the book. So she obviously has 
rlm@2: magic.”
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rlm@2: “Hmph... Some Seal Beast you turned out to be.” Sonomi crossed her arms, not at all happy with 
rlm@2: all this. “Come on, Nadeshiko-chan. Let’s go downstairs and get some tea. I’m sure the stuffed 
rlm@2: animal can find his way out on his own.” She sweatdropped when she spotted her cousin with a 
rlm@2: thrilled look on her face, holding the Book of Clow. “Nadeshiko-chan?”
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rlm@2: “I am not a stuffed animal,” the Seal Beast said irritably. “I’ll have you know that I’m quite 
rlm@2: menacing in my true form. I may look stunningly cool now in my false form, but you haven’t lived 
rlm@2: till you’ve seen me like that. As soon as we get the Cards back, I’ll be able to retain that 
rlm@2: form.”
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rlm@2: “Sounds like too much trouble to me,” Sonomi said halfheartedly, her attention still distracted 
rlm@2: by Nadeshiko. 
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rlm@2: “That sounds great, Teddy-chan! I can’t wait to see it! I bet it’s adorable.” The pale girl’s 
rlm@2: eyes sparkled as she thought about the beautiful form that must await her cute little Teddy. Now 
rlm@2: she was even more eager to catch the Cards. Especially if they were at all as fun as Flower. She 
rlm@2: couldn’t wait to introduce herself to them all. 
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rlm@2: “I’m not a teddy bear! I’m a lion! A really menacing lion, too!” The Seal Beast narrowed his 
rlm@2: eyes as he floated in front of the two cousins. Why did he have to get saddled with two little 
rlm@2: girls? Why couldn’t it be some powerful magician or something? He sighed miserably. You had to 
rlm@2: make do with what you had, he guessed. “All right. We need to make the contract. Nadeshiko-chan, 
rlm@2: please stand over there.”
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “All right!!” Nadeshiko said happily, practically skipping over to her designated position.
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Wait a minute! What’s all this about?” Sonomi asked worriedly, her eyes darting back and forth 
rlm@2: from the teddy bear to her cousin and back. Whatever it was, she sure didn’t like the looks of 
rlm@2: it. Why wasn’t anyone listening to her? Protecting Nadeshiko would be so much easier if the 
rlm@2: beautiful dark haired girl would simply listen once in a while. Sonomi’s stormy blue eyes went 
rlm@2: wide when she saw the room vanish, replaced by a dark expanse. A strange symbol lit up underneath
rlm@2: Nadeshiko’s bare feet, her nightgown fluttering around as if tugged by the wind. Sonomi felt a 
rlm@2: cold pit in the center of her stomach, but her cousin looked sweetly excited. 
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rlm@2: “Oh key to the seal. Here is a girl wishing to make a contract with you. Her name is Nadeshiko. 
rlm@2: Key, give power to this girl!” The small key in the lock of the book flew over to Nadeshiko 
rlm@2: lighting up in the center of the symbol. It slowly grew in front of her, becoming a large 
rlm@2: lavender staff. It had two beautiful flower blossoms on the sides of the top of the staff, and 
rlm@2: what looked to be tiny vines traveling down the length of it. “Now, Nadeshiko-chan! Pick up the 
rlm@2: Key!” 
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rlm@2: Sonomi struggled to see through the blinding light, her eyes barely managing to make out 
rlm@2: Nadeshiko as she walked towards the staff, her arm raised. “Wait! Nadeshiko-chan! Don’t!!” she 
rlm@2: called out.
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rlm@2: “Don’t worry, Sonomi-chan. It’ll be fun,” Nadeshiko promised, smiling at her overprotective 
rlm@2: cousin. With that, she grasped the Key, energy filling her. 
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rlm@2: “All right!! A new Cardcaptor is born! Sugoi!!” The newly dubbed Teddy exclaimed. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: Sonomi sighed, holding her head. As if it wasn’t difficult enough to protect Nadeshiko as it was,
rlm@2: now she’d have to deal with sweet, naïve Nadeshiko as a magical girl? Somehow that didn’t lift 
rlm@2: the brunette’s spirits. Sure, Nadeshiko had always been magical in her own way. But this was just
rlm@2: wrong. The beautiful pale girl shouldn’t be in a position where she could just get hurt even 
rlm@2: worse. If that day had proved anything, it was that Sonomi had to keep a closer watch on 
rlm@2: Nadeshiko. The younger girl had already gotten hurt that day as a normal girl. Making her a 
rlm@2: magical girl was just asking for trouble. 
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rlm@2: As if on cue, one of Nadeshiko’s puppets stood up, glancing around the room. It finally caught 
rlm@2: sight of the pale Cardcaptor and leapt her way. Sonomi jumped in the way of the stuffed rabbit 
rlm@2: in time to take the blow in her chest. Being made out of fluff and cloth, it bounced off 
rlm@2: harmlessly, landing on the floor. “Buni-chan? What’s wrong Buni-chan?” Nadeshiko asked curiously,
rlm@2:  bending down to pick up her injured stuffed animal. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Nadeshiko-chan!” Sonomi pulled Nadeshiko away before the stuffed animal could attack again. 
rlm@2: “Another man-eating toy? What’s going on today?” Sonomi asked to no one in particular. She loved 
rlm@2: toys, she really did. They were so cute and fun, just like her cousin. But twice in one day was 
rlm@2: a little ridiculous. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “It’s a Clow Card!” Teddy said joyously. His face lit up. Perhaps this wouldn’t be too difficult 
rlm@2: after all. The new Cardcaptor did have a sweet disposition. The Cards would love that. It would 
rlm@2: make things much easier than if they were trying to get away from her. It must have already 
rlm@2: attracted one of the Cards. But which one? Teddy watched as it leapt about the room. “It’s Jump! 
rlm@2: We have to catch it before it gets away!”
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Come here, Buni-chan... It’s all right,” Nadeshiko said soothingly as she hopped up onto her 
rlm@2: futon, following the bouncing bunny. Another new friend already. It was turning out to be a 
rlm@2: wonderful day! Now if only Sonomi was a little happier about things it would be perfect. But she 
rlm@2: was sure that her older cousin would grow to love the whole thing as much as she did. 
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rlm@2: Sonomi was currently hating the whole thing. Not only was her dearest friend stuck as a magical 
rlm@2: girl who had to seek out strange and mysterious magical items, but one of those said items was 
rlm@2: terrorizing her cousins room in one of her stuffed animals. A stuffed animal that Sonomi had 
rlm@2: given Nadeshiko for her birthday, no less! Sonomi trailed after the snow white rabbit, nearly 
rlm@2: swiping it off the floor several times, but it continued just out of her grasp. At the same 
rlm@2: instant, both pigtailed girl and Clow Card spotted the open window. The Jump leapt for the 
rlm@2: window as Sonomi sprinted forward. She slammed the window with jarring force, shocking her. For 
rlm@2: a moment, she didn’t know whether she had been in time. A glance down to her feet reassured her. 
rlm@2: The bunny was lying in a daze on the floor, having slammed dead on into the window. She stepped 
rlm@2: down with her sock covered foot and caught it’s arm before it could leap away again. “Gotcha!”
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Poor Buni-chan. Were you scared? I’ve got you, Buni-chan.” Nadeshiko swept the small bunny in 
rlm@2: her arms, tickling Sonomi’s foot with lithe fingers before she stood up. She smiled happily at 
rlm@2: her cousin as she held her stuffed animal. “Thank you, Sonomi-chan!” Leaning forward, the flighty
rlm@2: Cardcaptor kissed her auburn haired friend on the cheek. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: Blushing furiously, Sonomi could only nod in reply. The burning warmth of Nadeshiko’s silken lips
rlm@2: remained on her cheek, replaying over and over again in the brunette’s mind. Her fingers went to 
rlm@2: the small patch of skin where her cousin’s lips had lingered and felt her heart skip a beat. She 
rlm@2: had only wanted to help Nadeshiko with this killer stuffed animal. She had never thought that 
rlm@2: she could receive such a sweet reward. Feeling dizzy, Sonomi had to sit down quickly before she 
rlm@2: could topple over. She didn’t fully understand the feelings the younger girl stirred within her, 
rlm@2: but they always overwhelmed her. Sighing not unpleasantly, the auburn haired athlete watched her 
rlm@2: best friend cradle the Clow Card in the stuffed animal it inhabited at the moment. 
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rlm@2: “You have to seal it, Nadeshiko-chan!” Teddy shouted. Just then, the door opened. Teddy dropped 
rlm@2: lifelessly to the floor, hoping whoever it was hadn’t seen him. His heart froze in his chest as 
rlm@2: he saw an older woman stuck her head in. 
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rlm@2: “Nadeshiko-chan? What are you and Sonomi-chan up to? You really should get some sleep, dear. All 
rlm@2: of this yelling and jumping around can’t be good for you after getting hit earlier,” Nadeshiko’s 
rlm@2: mother chided gently. She smiled over at a blushing Sonomi who was still sitting on her 
rlm@2: daughter’s futon. At least there was one voice of reason in her daughter’s room. She would have 
rlm@2: to thank her sister for her responsible daughter looking out for her own little girl. Just like 
rlm@2: when she herself was a child. Looking from one cousin to the other, she decided to call her 
rlm@2: sister again before going to sleep.
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “We were just helping Teddy-chan get the Kurow Kaddo, mama,” Nadeshiko said sweetly, still 
rlm@2: cradling the white rabbit in her arms.  
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Oh, is that all? How about you do that in bed, dear? I’m sure you can help Teddy-chan all you 
rlm@2: want from under the covers.” Bending down, the older Amamiya woman picked up the small winged 
rlm@2: bear from the floor and handed him to Sonomi. After helping the two girls get settled in bed, 
rlm@2: she walked back to the door, turning to get another peak of her baby girl and her little niece. 
rlm@2: “You two are just too cute. Sleep well, girls.” Blowing a kiss to the two cousins, Nadeshiko’s 
rlm@2: mother shut the door behind her. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “...and then you say ‘release’!” Teddy was whispering, Nadeshiko nodding intently. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Like this? Return to your true form, Kurow Kaddo! Release!” Nadeshiko said, very gently tapping 
rlm@2: the rabbit’s head with staff underneath the sheets. She didn’t want to hurt it, after all. In a 
rlm@2: flash of light, magic was pulled out of her rabbit, appearing in the form of a small brown card. 
rlm@2: Grinning delightedly, she grasped the Card and hugged it close. “Sugoi!”
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Hai, just like that. But you have to yell it out louder. It sounds cooler that way,” Teddy said 
rlm@2: approvingly. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: Sighing miserably, Sonomi stared up at the roof. Why did she have a very bad feeling about all 
rlm@2: of this? Something was going to go horribly wrong, she just knew it. It was only a matter of 
rlm@2: time. Determination sparked in her stormy blue eyes. This just meant she’d have to be ever more 
rlm@2: vigilant in protecting her dearest Nadeshiko. She would have to make sure she was always there to
rlm@2: help her. Magic or not, she wouldn’t let anything hurt her pretty cousin. Her thoughts cut off 
rlm@2: abruptly as she felt arms wrap around her stomach as her pale friend snuggled close to her under 
rlm@2: the sheets. She could feel Nadeshiko’s warm breath against her neck as the smaller girl yawned. 
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Goodnight, Sonomi-chan,” Nadeshiko said quietly, resting her head against the brunette. She 
rlm@2: always felt warm and safe with her athletic cousin. She got so lonely late at night when she was 
rlm@2: all alone. She had once asked her mother if Sonomi could move in with them so that she could 
rlm@2: always spend the night, but her mother had said that Sonomi’s parents would miss her too much. 
rlm@2: ‘But I miss her too much,’ Nadeshiko had protested. Her mother hadn’t been able to come up with 
rlm@2: a good explanation after that, but Nadeshiko had to content herself with when her best friend 
rlm@2: could stay over. Snuggling closer, Nadeshiko smiled and let her emerald eyes fall shut.
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “Sweet dreams, Nadeshiko-chan,” Sonomi whispered in reply, holding her smaller cousin close. Her 
rlm@2: fingers gently brushed through Nadeshiko’s hair the way she remebered her aunt’s fingers 
rlm@2: traveling through her own. Nadeshiko had such beautiful hair. And it felt so nice and soft 
rlm@2: falling through her fingers. Forgetting about the Cards and the teddy bear with the Osaka 
rlm@2: dialect for the moment, Sonomi held onto her friend, her heart beating wildly. “I’ll always 
rlm@2: protect you, Nadeshiko-chan.”
rlm@2: 
rlm@2: “I know,” Nadeshiko replied matter-of-factly, already starting to drift off to sleep in Sonomi’s 
rlm@2: arms. “I know, Sonomi-chan.”
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