Author's note: *...* signifies thoughts.
Chapter 1: Tears and Dreams
"To thy true form, return!" Sakura exclaimed as a shining rectangle formed at the beak-shaped tip of her wand. The spirit resisted, but it was soon pulled back into card form by Sakura's magic. It flew over and hovered between the young girl's anxious fingers.
"Hooooe! That was one tough card," Sakura sighed. She turned to her partner, a young but handsome amber-eyed boy of eleven.
"Get serious, Kinomoto! You were making stupid mistakes that could have cost you your life!" Syaoran spat angrily. "You obviously have no clue about this."
Sakura's face dropped, then changed to an expression of fury. Her green eyes burned as she slapped Syaoran hard across the face. Quickly, the heartbroken girl turned and ran home crying. Syaoran stood there with his hand on his cheek, jaw dropped, eyes wide in astonishment. He finally regained his composure and became angry.
"Geez, a real Cardcaptor could've handled the truth," Syaoran remarked, feigning apathy. Although he was arrogant on the outside, deep inside he was crushed. His rude proud front fooled even himself for a while.
Sakura ran all the way home and bawled on her bed. Her cognisant half sobbed because of Li-kun's cruel remarks, but she also sobbed for some deep unknown reason. Sakura cried for hours until she finally sobbed herself to sleep.
Syaoran went home. It was late enough and he was so irritated and secretly bothered that food didn't interest him. He went straight to his room and took off his robes and hung his sword. Wei came in and asked if anything was wrong. Syaoran said no and Wei left, dissatisfied with the young boy's answer.
Sakura dreamed again. The shadowed figure was still standing on Tokyo Tower. Sakura called out to her, asking if she was Mitsuki-sensei.
"Some call me that, yes," the figure replied gently.
"It is you! Tell me, do you know about the Clow Cards? Are you a sorceress, too?"
"All of these questions will be answered soon, I promise. Just continue to capture the Clow Cards for Cerberus," the figure said, smiling.
"But wait! Come back!" Sakura exclaimed to her as she disappeared.
Just then, Sakura's alarm clock sounded. Sakura groaned about having to go to school. She said goodbye to Kero-chan and dashed out the door. She had to think this morning.
Syaoran crawled into bed the same time as usual, but he was unable to fall asleep easily. Whenever he shut his eyes, he saw Sakura running away crying. Finally, he tried thinking of fighting exercises he learned with Meilin and fell asleep.
Although Syaoran usually had a peaceful, dreamless sleep, it was different this evening. His dream began with Tokyo Tower and a cloaked young girl holding Clow Cards. This was his dream from long ago, when he still lived in Hong Kong with his mother and four sisters. This was the premonition that caused him to come to Japan in the first place.
A single card dropped out of the sky, a changed from his previous dream. An unrecognizable spirit shot ghostly fingers out of the card that wrapped around Sakura. Syaoran shouted at it to stop as he watched Sakura cry out and struggle. She dropped the sealing wand and it fell hundreds of feet down to the roadway below. Syaoran had no Clow Card that would help him cross to her, so he tried to stop time with the Time Card. However, when he tried to activate it with his sword, the card shimmered away. He tried his elemental seals as well, but they all disappeared in a shine of light, too.
The spirit began to coil around Sakura's neck. Syaoran's stomach dropped when he realized her screams were becoming less and less frequent. He could do nothing as the card's spirit slowly strangled his fellow Cardcaptor. All of the life disappeared from her eyes and her body went limp. The spirit dropped her on the rooftop.
Syaoran bolted upright in bed. He was covered in a cold sweat and was breathing heavily. After a while, Syaoran dropped back against his pillow and was able to calm down a little bit.
*What does my dream mean? Sakura-chan's got to be in trouble, but how? What card is it?*
Syaoran was so concerned about his dream that he couldn't go back to sleep. Besides, whenever he closed his eyes, he saw Sakura's pale and lifeless countenance. He decided to go for a walk before he got ready for school. It might help him think.
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Chapter 1: Tears and Dreams
"To thy true form, return!" Sakura exclaimed as a shining rectangle formed at the beak-shaped tip of her wand. The spirit resisted, but it was soon pulled back into card form by Sakura's magic. It flew over and hovered between the young girl's anxious fingers.
"Hooooe! That was one tough card," Sakura sighed. She turned to her partner, a young but handsome amber-eyed boy of eleven.
"Get serious, Kinomoto! You were making stupid mistakes that could have cost you your life!" Syaoran spat angrily. "You obviously have no clue about this."
Sakura's face dropped, then changed to an expression of fury. Her green eyes burned as she slapped Syaoran hard across the face. Quickly, the heartbroken girl turned and ran home crying. Syaoran stood there with his hand on his cheek, jaw dropped, eyes wide in astonishment. He finally regained his composure and became angry.
"Geez, a real Cardcaptor could've handled the truth," Syaoran remarked, feigning apathy. Although he was arrogant on the outside, deep inside he was crushed. His rude proud front fooled even himself for a while.
Sakura ran all the way home and bawled on her bed. Her cognisant half sobbed because of Li-kun's cruel remarks, but she also sobbed for some deep unknown reason. Sakura cried for hours until she finally sobbed herself to sleep.
Syaoran went home. It was late enough and he was so irritated and secretly bothered that food didn't interest him. He went straight to his room and took off his robes and hung his sword. Wei came in and asked if anything was wrong. Syaoran said no and Wei left, dissatisfied with the young boy's answer.
Sakura dreamed again. The shadowed figure was still standing on Tokyo Tower. Sakura called out to her, asking if she was Mitsuki-sensei.
"Some call me that, yes," the figure replied gently.
"It is you! Tell me, do you know about the Clow Cards? Are you a sorceress, too?"
"All of these questions will be answered soon, I promise. Just continue to capture the Clow Cards for Cerberus," the figure said, smiling.
"But wait! Come back!" Sakura exclaimed to her as she disappeared.
Just then, Sakura's alarm clock sounded. Sakura groaned about having to go to school. She said goodbye to Kero-chan and dashed out the door. She had to think this morning.
Syaoran crawled into bed the same time as usual, but he was unable to fall asleep easily. Whenever he shut his eyes, he saw Sakura running away crying. Finally, he tried thinking of fighting exercises he learned with Meilin and fell asleep.
Although Syaoran usually had a peaceful, dreamless sleep, it was different this evening. His dream began with Tokyo Tower and a cloaked young girl holding Clow Cards. This was his dream from long ago, when he still lived in Hong Kong with his mother and four sisters. This was the premonition that caused him to come to Japan in the first place.
A single card dropped out of the sky, a changed from his previous dream. An unrecognizable spirit shot ghostly fingers out of the card that wrapped around Sakura. Syaoran shouted at it to stop as he watched Sakura cry out and struggle. She dropped the sealing wand and it fell hundreds of feet down to the roadway below. Syaoran had no Clow Card that would help him cross to her, so he tried to stop time with the Time Card. However, when he tried to activate it with his sword, the card shimmered away. He tried his elemental seals as well, but they all disappeared in a shine of light, too.
The spirit began to coil around Sakura's neck. Syaoran's stomach dropped when he realized her screams were becoming less and less frequent. He could do nothing as the card's spirit slowly strangled his fellow Cardcaptor. All of the life disappeared from her eyes and her body went limp. The spirit dropped her on the rooftop.
Syaoran bolted upright in bed. He was covered in a cold sweat and was breathing heavily. After a while, Syaoran dropped back against his pillow and was able to calm down a little bit.
*What does my dream mean? Sakura-chan's got to be in trouble, but how? What card is it?*
Syaoran was so concerned about his dream that he couldn't go back to sleep. Besides, whenever he closed his eyes, he saw Sakura's pale and lifeless countenance. He decided to go for a walk before he got ready for school. It might help him think.
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