Rewrite
By: Angel Kamiya
Chapter 4

Sakura didn't know what she was going to do. When Sakura had first woken up in the place that looked like her house she had been confused. It didn't take long for her to figure out that this place wasn't her home, it was someplace else. She was trapped like a mouse trapped in a maze. Sakura was still wearing her dress from last night and she badly wanted to change into something else. Sakura wished that she could take a long bath. A part of her really wanted Kero or Tomoyo there with her, someone that could talk to.

As Sakura sat there on the floor, she realized how bad things were. Last night she had been transported to this place, probably none of her friends knew where she was, and the Clow cards weren't helping her get out. Noticing how close she was to crying, Sakura wiped her eyes and stood up quickly. She was in high school now and there was no way she was going to cry at a time like this!

"Is anyone there?!" she yelled, standing there.

There was no reply. No one responded to her shouting. There were no sounds at all coming from outside. No cars, no people, not even sounds from the birds that should have been out there. Whenever Sakura stopped doing anything in this place she started to get scared so she had tried to keep herself busy. That meant walking around and looking for anything that could help her. That had gone on for several hours after she first arrived there but she eventually gave up. Where was she?

Suddenly there was a very bright flash of light and what sounded like thunder nearby. Sakura shut her eyes and opened them again when her courage returned to her.

"Hoe?" Sakura uttered, confused at what had happened.

Taking small steps forward, she walked into the living room where the loud noise had come from. That was when she saw the feet that were stretched out on the ground behind the couch. Sakura felt her arms shaking with fright as she made her way to whoever was lying on the ground. A part of her wanted to run upstairs and lock the door, but she knew that doing that wouldn't do any good. Sakura remembered all those times her brother had offered to teach her some self-defense lessons, but she always told him that she was too busy.

As she got closer, Sakura saw the familiar colors of the school uniform of someone that went to her school. Understanding that it was someone that wasn't dangerous, she ran forward.

"Are you okay?!" Sakura asked.

Sakura stopped when she saw his face.

"Syaoran?!"

Before she knew it she was already by his side. Now on her knees, she tried to pull his shoulders up off the ground which took some effort. Sakura leaned forward trying to see if he was hurt. Sakura realized this was the closest that she had ever been to the boy. While trying to ignore her feelings, she tried her best to see if he needed her help.

Syaoran wasn't moving.

As Sakura sat there besides the boy, she knew that there wasn't anything she could do to help him. Sakura felt herself shaking. What was she going to do? Sakura felt worse than when she had first arrive in this strange place.

"Syaoran! Please don't be dead!" she uttered, tears falling down her face.

"Did you just call me Syaoran?" he replied, in a low voice.

"You're alive!" Sakura exclaimed happily, throwing her arms around him. Realizing what she was doing, Sakura quickly let go and moved back a little bit. Sakura couldn't believe how she had latched onto to him when she saw that he wasn't hurt. "Sorry about that."

Sakura noticed how close they were sitting to each other, their faces just inches away from the other, so she immediately got up. They had been friends for a while now, but Sakura never felt entirely comfortable whenever she was too close to him. Sakura turned away from him, quickly wiping the tears on her face away with the back of her hand. Sakura didn't want Syaoran to see how she had acted.

"Li, I'm really glad you're okay!" she smiled, turning to look back at him.

Syaoran slowly sat up with a little help from Sakura. He looked around and saw that they were in Sakura's home. After he had been attacked by the magic force, he thought he was going to die. But it had only brought him to another place. Syaoran didn't know what the two of them were doing there. What was going on?

"How did we get back here?" he muttered, feeling like he was back to normal.

"This isn't my house. It just looks like it. I've been trapped in this place for hours now," Sakura explained, hoping what she was telling him wasn't too confusing.

Syaoran had already gotten to his feet and started looking at everything that was there around them. What was this place? Why would the magic force bring him to a place that looked exactly like Sakura's house? Did it create this house to hold them? Were they far away from Tomoeda? While Syaoran thought about these things he made sure to check the area around him for any ways to escape.

"Let's try getting out right now," Syaoran suggested, walking to the front door. Trying the locked knob several times he backed away a few steps.

Syaoran went back and picked up the sword that he had dropped when he had arrived there. Walking back to the door, he pulled his sword back and swung. There was a loud clang as the blade hit the door. Sakura stood there wondering if it had worked. Syaoran took several steps backward and looked at his sword in silence.

"That should have cut the door in half!" he exclaimed, in amazement.

"I'll help," Sakura announced, talking out the Clow key which was on a chain that she still wore as a necklace. Holding it out in front of her, she began to speak the incantation to change the key into the Sealing Wand

"Key which hides the powers of darkness, show your true power before me."

A bright circle with a design began to appear on the ground beneath her. A light wind was blowing outside the circle.

"Under the contract, Sakura commands you."

"RELEASE!"

The key in her hand didn't transform into the Sealing Rod. Sakura stood there in shock. It had been only hours ago when she had used the Clow Cards to try to escape. Now they weren't even working anymore. Sakura didn't understand what was going on. What were they going to do now?

"What's the matter, Kinomoto?"

"I can't transform the key. I-"

Everything around her suddenly seemed to be spinning for Sakura and she fell. Before she hit the ground, Syaoran managed to rush to her and catch her. Sakura looked up at him gratefully as she closed her eyes. Sakura felt horrible. The magician put his hand on her forehead to check her temperature.

"What happened?" he asked, worriedly.

"I haven't eaten since last night," Sakura answered, embarrassed. "This is what happens when I'm starving."

Syaoran helped her across the living room and lightly put her down one the big sofa. Then he picked up his backpack that was on the ground. Opening it, he took out a few bags. Syaoran made sure to put them in a place that Sakura could easily reach, glad that he had been so prepared before starting his search for the missing Sakura.

"I brought some food before I left with Tomoyo to look for you. You should eat some," Syaoran suggested.

"Li-kun, are Kero-chan and Tomoyo-chan okay?"

"Yes, I think so."

"Thank goodness," Sakura sighed, feeling better than she had earlier. As she sat up on the couch, she tried to calm herself down.

Sakura was glad that she now had someone with her. Earlier that day the only thing that she could think of was how horrible it was being trapped at this place with no one for company. Leaning back on the couch, she took some of the food out of the bag that was on the small table.

She took the chopsticks that he brought with him and starting eating. It wasn't long until she was nearly half done with what she was eating. Sakura heard a muffled laugh coming from the person sitting there besides her on the sofa. What did Syaoran find so amusing?

"What are you laughing about, Li?"

"Sorry, I didn't realize how hungry you really were. At least you don't eat like that plush toy."

"That's not very funny!" Sakura exclaimed, not liking how mean Kero and Syaraon were to each other. "Kero usually has good manners when there are guests around."

"If you say so..."

"You should really try to be friends with Kero-chan," Sakura suggested, looking at him.

"Maybe one day, but I don't think he'll ever really think highly of me."

Sakura wanted to argue with Syaoran and tell him he was wrong but stopped. The main reason Kero-chan had disliked Syaoran was because the boy had been so strict to her when they had first met. Syaoran had really pushed her hard to learn how to do magic. At the time Sakura hadn't liked it, but she slowly started to realize that he as just trying to help her. Now that they have been friends for several months and she really wished the magician and the card guardian could get along. Both were important in her life. Sakura wondered if she should tell Kero that she had a crush on Syaoran, maybe then the Guardian of the Seal would be nicer to him? Of course Kero might do the exact opposite and forbid her from being near him again. Kero had told her that Syaoran was a bad influence, but that had been right after Syaoran had insulted Kero by calling him a stuffed animal.

"I'm glad you're here," she said, in a low voice.

Syaoran looked up from his plate and gave her a rare smile.

"Li, do you remember what brought you to this place?"

"That last thing I remembered was walking into Penguin Park and then I was here."

"When was flying home last night I think I must have blacked out or something because I found myself here when I woke up," Sakura started already knowing that he was going to ask her how she gotten there. "I tried getting out earlier by using some of the Clow Cards but nothing was working. So I gave up."

"That's very strange. It looks like we both have forgotten exactly how we arrived to this place, but our memories before that period of time seems to be fine."

Sakura felt a little scared at that moment. It was as though both of them had decided to go some place, and suddenly woken up several days later with no idea why they made the trip in the first place. Sakura hoped that they wouldn't be kept in the dark for too long. They had to find out what was going on.

"Kinomoto, do you know who or what might have done this?" Syaoran asked, again in his usual serious voice as he sat down besides her.

Sakura shook her head feeling bad that she couldn't be helpful. Whenever the subject about magic was brought up she usually always seemed to be learning from Kero or Syaoran but never telling either of them what she knew.

"Maybe if we wait a little while the person that brought us her will show up and tell us what he or she wants?" Syaoran muttered.

"Hey Li... What if we are trapped here for a long time? What are we going to do then?" Sakura asked, hoping that she was wrong.

"We will find a way out, so don't worry about it. Maybe you should get some rest first before we talk anymore?"

Sakura knew good advice when she heard it. With Syaoran there she didn't have to worry about something getting her while she was asleep. Sakura tried to get some rest after lying back down on the sofa. After she closed her eyes, she told herself that they were going to find a way out of that place. They had to find a way to get back home.

To be continued...