Disclaimer: The only thing I do own is the idea for this story, which is not intended for profit.
Notes:
Konnichiwa! ^.^ This Prologue is rather short, but I promise the other parts will be much longer. I usually don't split my fics into chapters, but decided to for this one for now. Though it may seem like it, I did not make up a new Clow Card or "bad guy" for this story. Fall Out of Darkness (I may change the title) takes place around the beginning-middle of the third series when Eriol arrived. I'm trying my best to keep everyone in character, but it is hard since I have never actually watched the original anime, so please forgive any mistakes. It wasn't originally going to be S+S, but how could I resist? I will hopefully finish and put up the other parts soon, but I am busy with schoolwork, etc.Fall Out of Darkness
- Prologue"…Wh-where am I?"
Sakura looked around, her auburn hair flying in the wind. The place seemed familiar, but she wasn't quite sure why. Cherry blossoms fell around her like rain, making it hard to see anything. Something felt wrong; Sakura shivered, a bad feeling creeping over her.
She heard familiar voices, in the distance she could make out the figures of her father and brother. She smiled and ran towards them, calling their names. Sakura felt a sudden sharp pain in her forehead, which unabled her to move. She watched in fear as everything turned cold and black; Touya and Fujitaka disappeared.
Sakura took out The Light card, but before she could use it, it too disappeared. She reached in her bag, but all her other cards were also gone.
"Sakura!"
"Hoe?" She spun around to see Kero, Tomoyo, and Yukito trying to reach her. Sakura frantically tried to move towards them but it was no use, they were swallowed by the strange darkness.
"Kinomoto… stay away fr-" She caught a glimpse of Syaoran trying to tell her something, but he was cut off as he vanished, leaving Sakura alone and frightened.
"What do I do?! Li-kun, come back!" She began to cry as the blackness surrounded her, ready to take her life away…
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"Sakura, wake up!"
Sakura's eyes snapped open with a look of panic. Kero hovered above her looking a bit concerned. "Are you alright?"
"Kero-chan!" Sakura hugged him tightly, still shaken from her dream. "You haven't vanished!" she cried happily.
"Of course I haven't," he said struggling to breathe. "I heard you tossing and moaning, and I-" Kero stopped in alarm, seeing her face, "Sakura, you're crying!"
She brought a hand to her eyes and was startled to find tears falling down her face. "I-I had a bad dream…"
"What happened?"
Sakura calmed down a bit and wiped her eyes. "It was strange… I had a really weird feeling at the beginning, in a place I know I've been before. You, Tomoyo-chan, Oto-san, Onii-chan, Yukito-san, and Li-kun were covered by this scary black light, and you all disappeared. You woke me up just before it was about to get me…"
Kero studied her, "Was this another prophetic dream to do with the Clow Cards?"
She thought for a moment with a worried expression. "…It was different from the others, Kero. It was like I was being warned of something terrible that was going to happen, but I didn't feel any magical presence."
When Kero didn't speak, Sakura broke the silence, forcing a fake smile to try and reassure him. "…I'm sure it was just a silly nightmare, that's all."
Kero knew her better than that, but didn't object. "Just be careful, and keep an eye out in case, Sakura."
"I will, don't worry about it Kero, I'll be fine." She glanced at her clock and sprung out of bed, pushing her dream aside. "Hoe! I'm going to be late again!"
Kero frowned slightly as Sakura hurriedly got dressed and did her hair. She called a goodbye over her shoulder and rushed out of her room. He listened to her run down the stairs feeling uneasy. "I hope you're right Sakura…"
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Preview for Chapter One:
"Am I dreaming again?" She wondered softly out loud.
"I guess you could say that…"
Sakura searched for the source of the familiar, gentle voice. A beautiful woman with long flowing hair appeared surrounded by a warm light. "…Okaa-san?"
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