Consulted (CCS: Sakura & Clow)
Title: Consulted Author/Artist: dropsofviolet Fandom: Cardcaptor Sakura (/Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle) Pairing/characters: Sakura and Clow gen Rating: G Warnings: vague Tsubasa spoilers Prompt/challenge you're answering: Sakura and Clow, working together
Excerpt: The grass was dead and the light was dying when she stepped onto Clow's estate, already touched by early winter winds. He was waiting for her by the tree, as always; she wondered, as she often did, how his precognition wearied him.
Every once in a while, Sakura would pull out the Return card and go to Clow for a consultation. This wasn't something she ever did lightly. Being out of time and place was a dangerous thing. But sometimes the situation warranted it.
The grass was dead and the light was dying when she stepped onto Clow's estate, already touched by early winter winds. He was waiting for her by the tree, as always; she wondered, as she often did, how his precognition wearied him.
He looked oddly old and sober today. She traced lines in the dust as she told him about the little princess and a desert land that bore his name. He was silent for a very long moment.
"There is a woman," he said finally, "known as the Witch of Dimensions. It won't be easy, or cheap. It may not even be a good idea to meddle."
"Go on," she said, her voice as tired. He pushed his glasses up on his nose and told her everything she needed to know.