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Chapter – 1
It was a pleasant morning. The sun was rising and birds were chirping, everyone going around their usual routine. The town of Tomoedo was refreshing and quiet unlike the busy life of the city.
Somewhere in the town, a lazy figure could be seen wriggling her way under the covers for more warmth. She just couldn't get enough of her bed or to be more precise, her sleep. The door to her room opened without making any sound and in stepped three figures, a woman and two men. They tiptoed their way towards her and yelled, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY SWEETHEART".
They expected her to wake up and be surprised but they themselves got dumbfounded as she merely turned around and slept in. The younger man, her older brother snickered at her, shook his head before making his way towards her bed. He stood there for a minute contemplating something in his mind before shouting, "Wake up, Monster or you are gonna be late for school."
Suddenly the figure stood up from the bed rushing over to the bathroom yelling, "I AM GONNA BE LATE." As she entered the bathroom, she stopped, turned, glared hard at her brother and said, "I don't have school today. It's Sunday."
She stopped glaring as she saw her mom and dad were also present in her room, she tilted her head to the side, confusion written all over her face as she asked, "What are you all doing here?"
Mr. and Mrs. Kinomoto just laughed awkwardly and said, "Happy birthday honey" as they presented her gifts. Her eyes widened then she smiled gleefully before jumping on her parents, "Thank you mom and dad."
She turned to her brother as he wished, "Happy birthday, Twerp. One more year gone by and the beast's power increases wrecking more havoc in this peaceful household. I can only pray." His teasing got his foot stomped by his baby sister. He hopped out of his sister's room as their parents ushered Sakura to get dressed and come downstairs. She agreed and went in the bathroom.
After half an hour, she came down the stairs wearing a lovely white sundress that reached just above her knees. She let loose her auburn hair, tying the bangs to the side with a cherry blossom pin. She didn't require any make up as she was beautiful naturally. "You look beautiful, darling" her mother complimented her.
They walked towards the dining table, a cake rested upon it with the words, "Happy Birthday, Princess" carved with the icing. She embraced her mum and dad, thanking them. She sliced the cake after blowing the candles. It was her favourite strawberry cake.
Touya stood from his seat, went towards Sakura and handed her the present he got especially for her. She opened it and found a beautiful bracelet lying inside a wooden carved box. She took it out of the box and examined it. The bracelet was simple, pure silver with a big heart hanging through its end. Its surface was as smooth as a marble. She was awestruck as she quickly tied it around her wrist. She hugged her brother tightly who in return clasped his hands around her equally tight.
He let her go saying, "Aww my baby monster". Her eyes flared as she kicked his shin, yelling, "I am not a monster." She huffed at her brother, a secret smile playing on her lips as she thought, 'I could ask for nothing else.'
She gulped her breakfast and went out of the house to meet with her best friend, Tomoyo Daidouji. They were friends since the day they were born and are practically inseparable. They go to high school together. Tomoyo has long raven hair that reaches her waist with amethyst eyes and is a fashion freak. She love making dresses for Sakura and playing doll up with her.
The day went on and nothing seemed out of ordinary. That evening, the Kinomoto family along with Tomoyo and Yukito, Touya's best friend went out for dinner. They cracked jokes, laughed and snapped pictures. It was a happy family moment.
On the way back to home, Fujitaka was driving; Nadeshiko took the passenger's seat as all the four kids sat on the back seat. Tomoyo and Sakura were busy looking at the photos and giggling as Touya and Yukito sat silently beside them.
Suddenly a car came out of nowhere and smashed into them. Everything was so sudden that no one had the time to even blink their eye; they skidded and crashed on the side of the road. Fujitaka got knocked out by the wheel, a trail of blood flowing down his cheek; all the four kids were out with several scratches and minor injuries. The one who suffered major damage was Nadeshiko as the glass window of her side shattered penetrating her skin. Her dress was covered with her own blood.
Touya slowly gained conscious as he examined his surroundings. He tried to move but a sharp pain shot through his left hand making him wince and shut his eyes. He cursed under his breath as he shook others to wake up. Yukito was the next to regain his senses. He surveyed the damage and called an ambulance. He tried to open the door with a little help from Touya. Finally the door swung open and he stepped out, helping Touya out as well.
The door to Sakura's side was trapped by the wall so was Nadeshiko's door. They shook Tomoyo awoke and brought her out. Sakura didn't regain her conscious so they had to drag her out of the car. They opened Fujitaka's door and was about to take him out when the ambulance came into the view.
They quickly took matter into their hands and brought all the six victims to the hospital. Nadeshiko and Fujitaka were rushed to the E.R immediately. The other's wounds were treated by other doctors. Yukito and Tomoyo weren't injured severely as they were in the middle of the backseat. Touya got a broken left arm and a few scratches. Sakura got a few scratches too and a swollen bump on her head, the reason on being knocked out for such long time.
Fujitaka's wound was treated and he was shifted to another room as Nadeshiko was taken to the O.R. She suffered major damage as the glass pierced a blood vessel making her lose blood at an alarming speed. Her brain was enduring the damage from crashing into the shattered glass window.
Sakura and her dad woke up and with a little difficulty, stood outside the OR. Sonomi Daidouji, Tomoyo's mother, came as soon as she heard of the mishap. They all were sitting outside the OR waiting for doctors to update them on their beloved's condition. Finally, after what seemed like hours, a doctor emerged from the room with a grave look. All of them pounced on him asking questions.
He calmly said, "We operated on her but she lost a lot of blood. We are keeping her under observation. If she doesn't wake up in the next 24 hours, then... just pray that she makes it out of it." He patted Fujitaka's shoulder and went away.
Everyone stood still as if their limbs lost their functioning. They were too shocked to form even a coherent sentence. Sakura went inside the room and sat beside her mother. She held her mother's fragile hands which were connected to the IV's. She couldn't stop the tears flowing from her eyes as she brought their connected hands to her cheek and rested there.
"Wake up, mama. You are strong. You can fight this..." she stopped talking when she felt a hand resting on her shoulders. She turned her head and saw her brother looking at her tear stricken face. Behind them stood their father with a gloomy look on his usually smiling face. The siblings went out to give their parents privacy. Fujitaka sat on the chair which was occupied by their daughter not more than a few minutes ago.
He kissed her forehead and sat there, waiting for the love of his life to open her eyes. Hours passed, Tomoyo, Yukito and Sonomi refused to go home. They were all waiting, praying for a miracle to happen. It was eerily quiet as if something bad was gonna happen.
In the late night or as one can say, early morning, Nadeshiko started hyperventilating; Fujitaka called in the doctors as he was forced out. All the doctors were rushing as they shouted commands at each other. In all the mess, a doctor could be heard yelling, "She is crashing." Then there were voices saying, "3...2...1...charge"
As everything went quiet, a doctor emerged and said, "We are sorry. We couldn't save her." All of them were rooted to the ground, trying to process the given information. Silent tears flowed down their eyes. Sakura shook her head, denied the death of her mother. When her brother hugged her, she struggled to break out of his clasp. She failed and felt limp in his arms as she screamed, clutching his front shirt, unconsciously unleashing her aura strongly.
Her aura travelled to far ends attracting much attention by various people.
"That was a very powerful aura." A Blue haired boy by the name, Eriol Hirigizawa, said to his companion who stopped his attack in mid air and nodded.
"I wonder who it belongs to. It holds such agony." Whispered a brown haired lad with piercing amber eyes, who goes by the name of Li Xiao Lang.
"Whoever it belongs to, we have to find it out soon. The power with which it was unleashed must have attracted many unwanted attention. The owner might not even realize what just happened." Adviced Eriol. Before they could discuss any further, they were called in by Syaoran's mother, Li Yelan.
"You might have noticed the flow of the power. It came from the town of Tomoedo. She needs you now, my son." Said Yelan in her all powerful voice.
"It's her?" was the shocked reply of Syaoran. Yelan merely nodded her head with a grim look. He wanted to ask what happened but then nodded and left for his room. Once in the solitude of his room, he showered and changed. So many thoughts were running through his head but the one that stood out was, "Why did his cherry blossom held such agony?"
Instead was wasting any more time in these thoughts, he snapped his fingers and teleported himself to where his heart led him. He found himself in a garden. It was the hospital's backyard, pretty much isolated considering the hour.
He looked around and finally found the auburn haired girl sitting alone on the bench, hugging her knees to the chest and crying softly. He approached her and sat beside her. She didn't acknowledge his presence and continued sobbing.
He frowned and brought forward his handkerchief to her face. She looked up and saw beautiful concerned amber eyes staring back at her. She took the handkerchief and wiped the tears, whispering a small 'thank you.'
"What's wrong?" he couldn't help but ask.
"My mother's gone." Was the chocked answer she managed with the flowing tears.
"Who are you?" she asked softly.
He hugged her to his chest and whispered in her ears, "Your shield, Li Syaoran."
He sat there for who know how long, holding her tight in his embrace, letting her cry on his shoulders.
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