Okay, anyway...here's chapter 3!! ^^
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Key:
"dialogue"
'thinking'
// scene change \\
stressed or accentuated words
POV- point of view
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and all those other owners. So leave me alone!
Return to the Dead
By: Sapphie
Chapter 3
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Recap:
Kristi grinned to herself, allowing herself a few giggles. "This is
perfect!" Kristi said
aloud. "Sakura's gonna be alone tonight! This must be my lucky day!!
Now's my chance
to wipe her off the face of this planet." Kristi said in an dark tone
of voice. She glared
towards the house. "Sakura Kinomoto, I hope you sleep well tonight,
cuz you're never
going to see daylight again." With that, Kristi let out an evil laugh.
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Kristi slowly approached the large front door and rang the doorbell.
While Kristi waited
for Sakura to answer the door, a grin slowly crept onto her lips as
she thought to herself.
'This is so perfect. I can get rid of that little brat that took Syaoran
away from me.' Kristi
rang the doorbell one more time.
"I'm coming." Sakura shouted from the kitchen. She walked towards the
door, wiping
her hands on a dish towel on the way there. Putting the dish towel
over her shoulder, she
opened the door, smiling. Suddenly, the smile disappeared.
"Kristi?" Sakura said in a not-so-pleased tone.
"Hi, Sakura! Remember me?" Kristi asked cheerfully. Although Sakura
disliked Kristi,
she smiled at her anyway, just to be polite.
"Of course I remember you." Sakura said as she pasted a smile on her face.
"That's great." Kristi said. She paused for a moment. "Well, I came
over to ask you
something." Sakura became a bit confused.
"Okay, what do you need to ask?" Sakura asked curiously.
"I just wanted to know if I could borrow that dish towel." Kristi said,
nodding towards
the dish towel that was slung over Sakura's shoulder.
"You mean this one?" Sakura asked, taking it off her shoulder and holding
it up for Kristi
to see.
"Yeah. That one." Sakura gave her a confused look.
"Okay." Sakura said, beginning to fold it up. She paused for a moment,
as if to think.
"Not that it matters," Sakura began, "but why do you want a dish towel?"
she asked
curiously.
"Well....no reason, really. I just wanted to..." Kristi stopped mid-sentence
to let out a
giggle. Sakura still looked at her with a confused expression. "I just
wanted to....wipe you
off the face of this earth!!" Kristi said evilly as she pulled out
a knife from nowhere. She
raised the knife over her head. "Die, Sakura Kinomoto!!!" Sakura let
out a loud shriek.
Sakura's eyes shot wide open. She panted, trying to catch her breath.
"It....it was just a
dream." Sakura said in between breaths. She had fallen asleep at the
kitchen table after
making dinner for Syaoran. Sakura looked at her hands and saw that
she held the same
dish towel that was in her dreams. Seeing it made her shudder. She
got up to throw it
away. That dream frightened her. Suddenly, the doorbell rang. Its sudden
ring startled
Sakura, making her heart seem to skip a few beats. Her heart
was pounding against her
chest. 'What if my dream was a premonition? What if Kristi is at the
door?' Sakura
thought nervously. She slowly made her way to the door. Sakura's heart
raced when her
hand drew near the doorknob. Quickly, she turned the knob and swung
the door open.
Suddenly, she let out a gasp.
"Oh my god!! What are you doing here?" Sakura asked in a somewhat frightened voice.
"Why shouldn't I be here? Aren't you happy to see me?"
Sakura let out a sigh of relief.
"Syaoran!! I'm sorry. I didn't mean to say it like that." Sakura said.
She rested a hand
across her chest, trying to slow down her breathing. Syaoran looked
at her worriedly. He
dropped his duffel bag on the floor and wrapped his arms around her
waist, pulling her
closer to him.
"Sakura. Are you okay? What happened?" Syaoran asked worriedly. Sakura
rested her
head on his strong shoulder, trying to steady her breathing.
"I'm okay. I just had...a bad dream. That's all. And when you rang the
doorbell, it startled
me...and I was scared to open it for some reason." Sakura said slowly.
"What reason was that? What was your dream about?" Syaoran asked, becoming
concerned.
"It's nothing. I just had a bad dream." Sakura said, trying to brush
it off. Syaoran slowly
pulled away from her to look her in the eyes.
"Sakura. You just told me that you were afraid to open the door. You're
never like that.
Something in your dream must've really scared you. Now, tell me, what
was it?" he
asked in a gentle yet firm tone. Sakura let out a sigh of defeat. Syaoran
would press her
for an answer until she gave him one.
"Okay. Well, I fell asleep at the kitchen table and I had a dream."
Sakura stopped for a
moment to recollect the dream so that it precise. "I dreamed that Kristi
rang the doorbell
and I opened the door. I had a dish towel on my shoulder because I
was washing the
dishes before she rang the door bell. Anyway, I opened the door and
Kristi was there,
acting all nice to me and what not. Then she asked if she could borrow
my dish towel,
and I said that she could, but then I asked her why. And then...."
Sakura paused again, but
this time, it wasn't to recollect her thoughts. She was afraid of what
had happened in the
dream. Syaoran looked at her worriedly.
"It's okay, Sakura. If you can't finish, it's okay." Syaoran said as
he stroked her auburn
hair. Sakura took a breath.
"When I asked her why she wanted the dish towel, she said that she wanted
to wipe me
off the face of the earth, and then out of nowhere, she pulls out a
knife." Sakura said, her
voice in a whimpering tone. "It seemed so real. She raised it high
and was ready to kill
me with it." Sakura said, trying to hold back tears. Syaoran pulled
her into his arms and
held her close.
"Shhh. It's okay, Sakura. It was just a dream." Syaoran said gently.
"Don't worry about
Kristi. She's long gone. The last I heard, a friend told me that she
have moved to another
town or something, so there's no way that she can come between us."
Syaoran said
reassuringly. Sakura looked at Syaoran, still holding back tears. Sakura
forced a smile on
her face.
"You're right. Kristi can't come between us now." Sakura said, her voice
still a bit shaky.
'I'm just afraid that I might lose you again.' she thought to herself
as she rested her head
on Syaoran's shoulder. Syaoran kissed Sakura's in an effort to comfort
her a bit.
"Come on, Sakura. Why don't we go to our room and rest up?" Syaoran suggested.
"Oh, I almost forgot! I made dinner for you." Sakura said, giving him
a smile. Syaoran
smiled back and kissed her forehead.
"No wonder I fell in love with you." Syaoran said as he hugged her.
"Come on. Let's see
what you made me." Syaoran said. He took Sakura by the hand and walked
towards the
kitchen. Syaoran inhaled the air when he stepped in the kitchen. "Mmmm...smells
good.
Could it be....dim sum?" Syaoran asked. (AN: Just so you all know,
I chose dim sum as
his dinner cuz that's his favorite food, okay? ^^;; ) Sakura smiled.
"How'd you know?" Sakura asked jokingly.
// Kristi's POV \\
"Damn..." Kristi muttered. She was about the get out of her car when
she saw Syaoran
pull up in the driveway. "I thought he was supposed to come home late."
Kristi rolled her
eyes in annoyance. "Whatever. It doesn't matter. I'll kill her another
day. Anyway, it'll
be me time to plan her death." Kristi allowed herself an evil grin.
"Enjoy your time with
Syaoran while you can, because he'll be mine...and you'll be dead.
// After dinner \\
Sakura went into the bedroom, curling up on the bed with a book. Syaoran
walked into
the bedroom and jumped onto the bed. Sakura put her book down and glared
at him.
"Are you trying to deprive me of my literature?" Sakura asked playfully.
"What if I am?" Syaoran retorted. With no response for Syaoran, Sakura
shook her head
while smiling, picking up her book again. Syaoran smirked. "Haha. I
beat you again. You
can never win an argument with me!" Syaoran boasted. Sakura glared
at him again. She
suddenly hit him with a pillow.
"Hahaha! Who's laughing now. Obviously, it's --" Suddenly, Sakura found
a pillow in
her face. Syaoran had hit her with a pillow. Syaoran let out a laugh.
"I think it's me that's laughing, dear." Syaoran said, stilling laughing.
Sakura pouted at
Syaoran.
"You're so mean." Sakura said, pouting more. Syaoran's eyes softened.
He suddenly
leaned in and kissed her pouted lips.
"Am I being mean now?" Syaoran asked after pulling away from their kiss.
Sakura
blushed a bit and smiled.
"No. You're not being mean anymore." Sakura said, laughing a bit. Sakura
leaned in to
give Syaoran a kiss. Just when their lips were about to touch, the
phone rang. Syaoran
chuckled a bit.
"Whoever is calling has perfect timing." Syaoran said sarcastically.
Syaoran reached over
Sakura and picked up the phone. "Hello. Li residence."
"Syaoran. How are you?"
A surprised expression appeared on Syaoran's face.
"Hello, Mother. I'm fine." Syaoran replied.
"That's great." Yelan said. She paused for a moment. "Syaoran. I have
to tell you
something."
"What? What is it?" Syaoran asked, becoming a little nervous.
"Take care of Sakura. Watch over her closely." Yelan said in a low voice.
"What? Why?" Syaoran became more nervous.
"Don't tell Sakura anything, and repeat anything I say out loud. I don't
anyone to hear
us." Yelan said. Syaoran was getting nervous with every second that
passed.
"Okay. Okay. What is it?" Syaoran asked impatiently. Yelan let out a sigh.
"Syaoran, I need you to watch over Sakura. There is harm that will come
to her soon.
Don't say anything out loud. I don't want you to worry Sakura. But
just remember to
keep an eye on her. I sense that something terrible will happen to
Sakura and you need to
protect her. I don't know what harm is coming to her, but I know that
it will affect you
and her. Please, just do as I say." Yelan said calmly.
"Okay." Syaoran said.
"Thank you, Syaoran. Take care of Sakura, and take care of yourself."
Yelan said. With
that, she hung up the phone. Syaoran put the phone back on the receiver.
He laid back in
bed and let out a sigh. Sakura say the worried expression on his face.
"Syaoran. Who was that? Is everything okay?" Sakura asked, running her
fingers through
is messy chestnut hair.
"Yeah. Everything's fine. My mother called just to say hi." Syaoran said.
"Are you sure? You look a little worried." Sakura said.
"Oh, it's just that..." Syaoran made up something off the top of his
head. "It's just that
one of my sisters is a little sick." Syaoran said, hoping that Sakura
wouldn't realize that
he was lying. Then again, knowing how naive Sakura was, he didn't think
there would be
a problem.
"Ohh. I'm so sorry. I hope your sister gets better." Sakura said sympathetically.
Syaoran
smirked.
'Oh, Sakura. You're so naive.' Syaoran thought as he grinned to himself.
"Thanks,
Sakura. I'm sure she'll get better soon." Syaoran said, smiling at
her. Sakura smiled back.
"I'm sure she will too." Sakura said. She leaned in and kissed Syaoran's
lips. She pulled
away and smiled at him. Syaoran smiled back.
"I was wondering when you were going to do that." Syaoran said jokingly.
Sakura let out
a giggled. She laid down next to Syaoran, resting her head on his shoulder.
Syaoran
wrapped his arm around her and kissed her head. He looked at Sakura,
who seemed to
have fallen asleep, and thought about what his mother had told him.
'I wonder what
Mother meant when she said to watch over Sakura. What kind of harm
is coming to her?
Damn, if only I knew what was going to happen, I'd be able to protect
her better, but I
can't. How can I protect her when she's at work? This is gonna be hard
to do.' Syaoran
let out a sigh. He looked at Sakura again. She looked so happy and
peaceful, lying in his
arms. He smiled a bit, but soon frowned. "I love you, Sakura. I never
want to lose you
again." Syaoran whispered. With that, Syaoran closed his eyes and fell
asleep next to his
beloved cherry blossom.
*** to be continued ***
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