[DISCLAIMER: CCS and TRC are not mine, they're CLAMP's. I'm just an author/fangirl writing this fanfic for enjoyment purposes. :)
Chapter 1. The Dream of Change
Song: Ship of Fools
A dream.
A dream that will change two lives forever.
A dream that will unite two hearts and souls once again...
... forever and always.
Indeed, a dream that will change everything.
Darkness and silence.
That was all Sakura could see as she tried to open her eyes.
W-where am I?,she thought as she tried to look around in the dark.
"At last... at last... it has awakened..." a deep, but seemingly strangled voice whispered.
W-what...?
"Your powers... had awakened..."
W-who are you?, Sakura thought as she tried to sort out things from her head. Wait, that voice is very familiar...
Silence.
"Take care of yourself, Sakura-chan..."
What? Why? I... I don't know what you're talking about!
"Get out of here... before they get you..."
Huh? Who are they? And what powers? I don't have any!
"You do... now get out of h- AAAHH!!!"
The scream was heard from everywhere. Sakura tried to run in the direction of the voice. She ran and ran, until a lightning zap hit her from the back. She landed face-down on the ground, and another voice hissed in the darkness.
"Nice try, little one. But don't think that we're finished with you, Sakura," the voice said. It sent chills down Sakura's spine.
W-what are you talking about?, she mustered.
"Sakura... g-get out of here..." the other voice struggled.
No! I'll never leave you here!
"Please leave... for your safety..."
No!
"Enough with that bickering! Your powers will be MINE!" the high-pitched voice spat. Another lightning zap came from its direction and aimed to hit Sakura. But as it neared her, a bluish-green dome suddenly enclosed Sakura. The zap hit the dome and vanished into the darkness. Sakura's whole body began to illuminate.
W-what is this? It feels... so... beautiful...
As she said those words, the strange aura began to envelope her body. A ball of bluish green began to form in her right hand, and the aura made itself into a cloth that wound itself around her. A pair of wings grew on her back.
"Hers has truly awakened..." the evil voice said in awe.
"Now... release him!" Sakura shouted for the first time. She threw the ball to where the voice was coming from, and it hit a lightning zap that was sent by the strange evil voice. "Whatever you do, you can't hit me Sakura! You're in my domain!" it spat.
"I don't care! Now release him!"
"Unfortunately, I can't," the voice said. As it neared Sakura, it changed into a cloaked being. Its face was hidden from view, but Sakura saw that it had a shimmer around its eyes. "You see, even if your powers have awakened, I can't get it... without using him," it said as it pointed to the direction of the first voice.
Sakura squinted and she saw a familiar figure sprawled on the ground. He had messy brown hair and amber eyes. From the look in his face she saw that he was tortured by this strange being. S-Syaoran-kun...
"Anyway, I'll give you two choices: give me your powers and I'll release him, or run away or try to save him, and I'll be his and your hangman."
"N-No... that can't be..." Sakura spluttered.
"Sakura-chan... run away... d-don't worry about me..." Syaoran said, while trying to stand up. "I'll handle him. Go... now!"
"Fool! Do YOU think you can fight me so easily? Take THIS!" and a dark lightning bolt came from the cloaked being.
"Sakura! Run now!" Syaoran yelled. "Don't worry about me!"
Sakura sprinted away from the scene. But as she ran away, she looked back at the cloaked being. It wore an evil grin on his face, and the dark bolt had hit Syaoran.
"AAAAHHHHH!!!" Syaoran screamed into the darkness. His scream echoed across.
"SYAORAN-KUUUUUUUUUUN!!!"