Sakura
I was walking home, the sun shining high overhead. It was a perfect day. School was the same as it always was. Li and Meilin weren't there for some unknown reason though. Making it home, I pulled out my key and unlocked the door. Dad was at another important speech at the university. Tori was on a fieldtrip out of town.I took off my shoes and went upstairs to my room. "Kero, I'm home." The guardian beast of the seal paused the game he was playing. "Good. I'm starving." "Can't you think of anything other than food? Li and Meilin weren't at school today. Isn't that weird?"
"You mean the kid and little girl? Who knows? It's not like they'd be out catching a Clow card without you." I nodded, knowing that he was right. Li never caught a single card without me and the only one I caught without him, besides the ones from before he moved here, was the Glow resumed his game. "You can stop worrying about it then." "Ya, I guess." I still wasn't completely sure. If only I had some way of knowing. "So, about something to eat?" "Sure, Kero, I'll go make some dinner." My mind still refused to forget about them.
I decided on dumplings since I hadn't made them in a while. I'd gotten pretty good at them, though. It wasn't too long after I had started frying them that the phone rang. "Don't worry Sakura. I got it." He flew the phone into the kitchen and pressed talk, holding it at my ear. "Hello. Sakura speaking." The voice on the other end of the call was my dad. "Sakura. I just wanted to say that I won't be home in time for dinner. A few other archeologists that attended my speech want to go out to a resturant and talk more about the Mayan culture. I'll be home pretty late, so don't wait up for me."
"Ok. Bye." "Bye." Kero pressed the end button and set the phone on the counter. I finished the last dumpling and laid it on the plate to cool while I cleaned everything up. When I finished, I gave half the dumplings to Kero and kept the other half for me. We ate and washed our dishes. It was already pretty late and I had a math test tomorrow. I did my nightly routine and had just shut my bedroom door when someone knocked on the door downstairs. I slipped on my robe and raced down to the front door.
The person knocked again. I was a little scared to open the door since it was just me and Kero. "Sakura, are you home?" It was Li. What was he doing here this late at night. I opened the door to see him dressed in the ceremonial robe he wore when we caught Clow cards. "Don't you sense it Sakura?" "Sense wha-?" I felt the Clow card activate. It was really strong. Stronger than any of the other cards I'd sensed before. "Let me call Madison and tell her." He nodded and waited for me to make the call.
After telling Madison where to meet us, I went upstairs and got Kero and we left. I called on the Fly card and Li and me flew all the way to the shrine. Madison was already there with her van of costumes, waiting. I could sense the Clow card more clearly now so, I knew that we were close. Madison ushered me into the van to get changed. Kero didn't have a matching accessory this time. The costume wasn't as out there as some of them had been. It was a tight, red shirt with a pair of purple, spandex shorts and knee-high boots. It had purple, finger-less gloves and a red headband.
I put it on and stepped out of the van. Madison had her camera in her hand and was filming. Then, something occured in my mind. "Li, where's Meilin?" He didn't answer my question. "Let's go." "Which way?" I looked at the two paths ahead of me that lead into the woods. "We'll split up. You and Madison go that way." He pointed to the path on the right. "I'll go that way. Yell if you find something." He started walking down the path on the left. Nodding at Madison, we started walking down ours. Madison followed behind me, her camera in hand. The path opened up into a wide clearing with a rock in the middle of it. Sitting on the rock with her back to us was a girl that looked like she was in middle school.
The only clue that she wasn't human was her pink skin. "The Love card." Kero and his vast knowledge of Clow cards. Madison didn't speak above a whisper. "Capture it Sakura." "Right." I took a few steps toward the card. "Clow card, return to your power combi-!" The Love card turned around to face me. She lifted one hand and pointed at me. I screamed as a light blue case envoleped me. "Sakura?" Madison and Kero banged on the outside of the card. "Kero. What's happening?" "It's the Trap card. I forgot about that. The Trap card and the Love card work together in a very unique way. The Trap card will lay in wait until the Love card chooses someone. Then, it spring up, encasing the person in an unpoppable bubble that cuts them off from air until they pass out. It won't kill them, just render them unconsious.
"The Love card will sprinkle a bit of dust on them so that no matter what, they won't wake up until they are kissed by their true love. Sakura hang on just a little bit longer. I'm going to go get the kid." "Hurry Kero." I was on my knees now. It felt like my lungs couldn't get enough air. Madison wasn't holding her camera anymore. She had stuck it on a tree limb. Black edges framed my vision. "Hurry." I muttered before slipping into unconsiousness.
Li
I was walking along the path when Meilin dropped out of the tree in front of me. "Meilin. I told you to stay home." "That's not fair. I want to help you Li. Why can't I come along? I'm ready for it." She was dressed in her cerramonial robe that she wore when I let her come along. "I guess you can stay now, but no more. This is it. You can't come along after this." She was pouting. "Li. Why can't I co-?" "Kid! You've got to come quick. It's Sakura. The Trap card and the Love card got her." Kero came flying up to us. "Where is she?" "She's in a clearing on the other path."
I took of running back down the path. If it was the Trap card then Sakura was really in trouble. I reached the shrine and ran down the other path. I could hear Meilin behind me. "Li, wait up." I reached the clearing and saw Sakura in the middle of a blue bubble next to a rock. Sitting on the rock was a girl with pink skin who looked to be in middle school. Sakura was unconsious. Madison was sitting on the ground next to her. Meilin caught up to me and saw them.
"Sakura!" The Love card giggled. What did she want? She tapped the Trap card's bubble, her finger moving through it. I pulled out my sword. I raised it above my head and brought it down on the bubble. It didn't do anything. The Love card giggled again and handed me something. Sakura's Clow cards. I took them from the card. She was really a gentle soul, but hid it with her mean tricks.
The Sword card was on top. The Love card tapped the bubble again. I wondered if the Sword card would work for me, since its capturer was currently unable to call on it or any other card. It was worth a try. "Sword card." I wathced as my sword transformed into the a Sword cards form. I lifted it above my head and brought it down on the bubble again.
It sliced through the bubble. The Trap card returned to it's original form. He had light blue skin and was wrapped up as if it was cold. Sakura didn't wake up. I picked up her staff. "They'll come with us until she wakes up again." Kero had moved up beside me. "When will she wake up?" "Kero, didn't you say something about them not waking up until they're kissed by their true love?" He nodded. "There's something I forgot to mention. The Love card only picks people when their true love is nearby."
"I don't get it. How could her true love be nearby when Li is the only boy around?" Meilin still couldn't figure it out? "Come on little girl. Think about it." "Hey! Don't call me little girl, stuffed animal." The Love card giggled again. "Meilin. Don't you get it. I have to...um-" I hesitated on the last word. I had always loved Sakura, but I'd never told anybody. I'd always admired how she could be so upbeat even when she was tired and how was able to be so trusting. Whenever Julian or Tori offere to win her something or where just around, I felt like I'd never be noticed no matter how hard I try.
Now, I'm being forced to tell her and everybody my feeling when I'm not even sure if she feels the same way. "You have to what, Li?" I need a delay. "Let's take her back to my house. We need a place to go to figure out what we're going to do and Wei won't ask as many questions as your parents will." I picked up Sakura bridal style and started makng my way down the path.
Madison stood up and got her camera out of the tree. I turned around to look at the two Clow cards again. The Love card was climbing onto the Trap cards back. Once she got on he started to follow us. "Don't worry about the cards kid. They'll follow us until Sakura wakes up." I nodded and continued walking. I hope that I can do this without everyone watching.