Fear and comfort

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In this story, Sakura and Shaoran are fifteen.

Sakura and Shaoran were taking a ride on her staff, crossing the sea to China, to visit his parents. But as they flew south they got caught in a storm and struggled to fly straight.

"We should turn back!" Shaoran bellowed over the wind and Sakura nodded but just as she was about to make a turn, lightning crashed right next to her.

"HHHOOEEE!" she screamed. She tried turning the other way, but was blocked by lightning again. Then she tried to dive under and found herself dodging a raging wave of lightning bolts. Below them, the sea was rough, the waves were high, and the water was likely freezing. Kero Chan emerged from her purse.

"What is going on out he… whoa!" he yelled as the three of them were shaken on Sakura's staff.

"Sakura we have to turn back!" yelled the yellow guardian of the cards.

"I'm trying but it's a little tricky…" she said and continued to try to stabilize the staff. While trying to descend, they were all blinded by a blue flash of light and the next thing they knew, Sakura was screaming in pain and they all fell off the staff and into the sea.

"SAKURA!" called Shaoran after her but she was out cold. Or worse…

When he they hit the water, he swam after her and pulled her up so she wouldn't drown. Just then, her staff landed, and he laced their arms around it to stay aloft. He tried to wake her up.

"Sakura! Sakura!" he called out. Then, he noticed a big burn on her right shoulder. She wasn't moving.

"No… no…" he thought. He tried to look for her purse and find Kero Chan, but when he did, he found out was unconscious too.

"Oh man!" groaned the boy. He held onto the staff for dear life as they drifted in the endless sea around them. Soon it started to rain and he was feeling cold. Very cold. He did his best to stay warm, but before long, his eyes started to become heavy, and was soon plunged into an ocean of darkness…

Time passes…

Shaoran found himself lying on sand. He coughed sickly and got up. It was dark around him and they have seemed to wash up on a deserted island. Then he remembered something and sat up with a start.

"Sakura? Sakura!" he yelled out, only to find her sleeping beside him. He flipped her on her back, placed an ear against her chest, and let out a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness. She's still alive…"

He tried to get up but his legs felt like lead. He tried again but this time tried to drag Sakura with him further into the island. He soon spotted a cave up ahead. He mustered his strength and helped her inside. Then, he set her down against the cave wall, removed his jacket, and placed it around her. She was still unconscious. He placed a hand on her cheek.

"Hang in there Sakura. You're gonna be okay. Just hold on…," he said. He let his hand linger there for a while, then, he hurried out to find some firewood. He soon returned with a heaping pile of sticks and twigs. He used a few rocks to create a spark and with that, the fire had been lit. He moved Sakura closer to the fire to help her warm up and just sat there, waiting for her to wake up. Every once in a while, Shaoran would check her pulse and her body temperature to see if there was any improvement. It was first, there was none, but after a while, she started showing signs of getting better, much to his relief. Shaoran soon started to feel tired. He struggled to stay awake, but this long and painful day left him energy less. Eventually he fell asleep with his head on her shoulder.

The next morning, Sakura woke up with a painful groan. Then she noticed a few things. First, they were on land, second, they had a dying campfire near them, and third, Shaoran was sleeping with his head on her shoulder. Sakura blushed slightly at the situation. Nevertheless, she kinda liked it. So she pulled Shaoran closer and held onto him like a teddy bear. Eventually, he woke up. The first thing he noticed, was being in Sakura's arms and his face blush went on full alert. He gently pulled back and was glad to see she was awake.

"Sakura, you're alright. How do you feel?"

"Not so good. What happened?"

Shaoran looked away, not wanting to remember the painful events of the previous day.

"You were struck by lightning and we fell into the sea…," he said simply.

Sakura was shocked. It took her a few moments to react

"So how come I'm still alive?"

"I landed right after you and I tried to keep us both aloft using your staff but after a short time I blacked out as well. Next thing I remember is waking up on shore last night."

"What shore? What is this place?"

The boy sighed.

"Sakura I'm afraid we're stranded on a deserted island."

"No…" she whispered while placing a hand over her mouth.

He placed a hand on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry…," he said and she shook her head.

"No! I won't let it end like this! Where's Kero Chan? Kero Chan!" she yelled and looked for him in his purse. When she found him in it, she gasped. Poor Kero Chan unconscious and had a bad burn on each of his wings.

"K… Kero Chan…" she muttered sadly. She placed him on the cave floor and was on the verge of tears.

"K… Kero Chan…" she said softly and started to cry. Shaoran brought her into a hug as she sobbed. The boy patted her back slightly as she wept. After some time she regained her composure and looked at him.

"I'll wait for you to wake up Kero Chan. You're gonna be fine. I know you will…," she said in a determined voice…

To be continued…

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