Ch. 6
Li's Card Suspicions
RINGG!!
Lunch was over. Sakura and the rest of the class piled back into the classroom.
"Alright class!" The teacher said. "It's time for our English lesson."
"Aww…" The class groaned.
"Don't aww me, it's time for English. Now please take out your homework and pass it to Kari-san." The teacher motioned for Kari to stand up.
Kari walked over to everyone to take his or her homework.
As she did Li dazed and stared out the window.
"Psst… Li-kun… Li-kun…" Sakura whispered back to Li. "Are you feeling alright. You're as white as a sheet. Please don't tell me you have a fever too!" Sakura looked worried.
"N…no it's not that it's just I'm sensing something… possible another clow card. It's actually pretty close." Li stated.
"Hmm…." Sakura tried to focus her self until finally she felt something. "Ah I feel it too. What is it though? It seems so strange and unlike the other cards." Sakura wondered.
"I don't know what it is but I suggest we try and find it after school." Li said.
"You're right." Sakura nodded. "Ah, but what about Onii-chan?"
"Oh that's right your brother is sick… Well I guess I could go with you after school so you can check on your brother, then we'll go in search of the card." Li shrugged.
"All right!" Sakura agreed.
Just then the teacher turned around to face Li and Sakura.
"Kinomoto-san, Li-san, is there something you'd like to share with the class?" The teacher asked in an irritated voice.
"Huh? Uh… No sensei…." Li shook his head.
"Yeah, it's nothing." Sakura nervously laughed.
"Well if that's so would you please not continue your conversation of "Nothing." And try to pay attention more attention to the "Something." I'm teaching in class?" The teacher turned back writing notes on the board.
"Phew…" Li and Sakura both sighed.
"All right class please open up your journals and copy today's notes from the board into them." The teacher walked away from the board and sat at his desk.
"Hmm…" Li looked at the clock. "I don't know if I can wait for school to end. Even if it's only an hour away." Li thought to himself.
"I wonder how Onii-chan's doing…." Sakura thought
With that thought we go back to see how Touya and Yukito are doing.
"Phew…" Yukito sighed as he carried up a bunch of supplies for Touya up the stairs. "All right let's see, water bottle, bowel of ice water and a towel, extra blankets, thermometer, and some medicine. That should do it for now." Yukito stretched out an arm, turned the doorknob, then pushed open the door.
Yukito tiptoed in and knelt next to Touya's bed. He then placed the blankets on top of Touya, the water bottle, medicine, and thermometer on his nightstand, and the bowel of ice water right next to his side.
"Hmm…" Yukito pressed a hand onto Touya's sweaty forehead. "His fever's still high."
"Hff… Hff…" Touya breathed with difficulty.
Yukito took the towel, soaked it in the ice water then neatly folded and pressed it onto Touya's forehead.
"Uh…" Touya began to breath a little bit easier.
"To-ya…" Yukito continued to press the towel down onto Touya's forehead.
"Hmm…" Touya began to stir.
"He's coming to." Yukito looked down at his feverish as he open his heavy eyelids.
"Y...Yuki…" Touya said in a raspy voice. "What happened? Where am I?"
"Your at home Touya. The nurse gave me a note and told me to put you to bed. Your running a high fever." Yukito said as he took the towel and re-soaked it in the cold water.
"Uh…" Touya tried to sit up.
"Touya, no! You have to lay down." Yukito pushed Touya back down into bed.
"B… but…" Touya coughed.
"No buts…" Yukito said. "But, as long as your up, we might as well check your temperature." Yukito grabbed the thermometer of the nightstand. "Open you mouth To-ya."
"Ahh…" Touya opened his mouth. "Mmm…" Yukito stuck the thermometer in his mouth.
"Now keep it under your tongue." Yukito said as he once again re-soaked the towel. "Just a longer." Yukito then dabbed Touya's forehead with the towel.
"Beep…" The thermometer finished registering.
"There we go." Yukito removed the thermometer from Touya's mouth. "Hmm" Yukito looked displeased at the numbers that appeared on the thermometer. "102.7 degrees Fahrenheit! Ah, His fever's gone up!"
"Hff… Hff… Hff…" Touya once again wheezed with difficulty. "Cough… cough…"
"Touya…" Yukito got the towel in cold water again and pressed it back onto Touya's forehead.
Meanwhile back at Sakura's school, school had just let out and Li, Tomoyo, and Sakura were the only ones left in the classroom.
"So first we go over to Sakura's house so she can check and see if Touya's okay now…" Li said.
"Wait I need to come too! I left my video camera and Sakura's new costume at her house the other day! Li I know you especially will love this new costume I made for adorable little Sakura." Tomoyo nudged Li with her elbow.
"W…What are you talking about!?" Li blushed beet red.
"Hoe? I don't understand." Sakura looked confused. "Ah, Li what's wrong why's your face so red?"
"Nothing… It's nothing…." Li turned even redder as Sakura came even closer to his face.
"Something must be wrong! Your cheeks are as red as cherries." Sakura walked up to him and placed her forehead against Li's. "Are you sure you don't have a fever?"
"Y…Yes! I'm fine…" Li stammered.
"Really?" Sakura looked into his eyes.
"Ah…" Li's eyes began to spin. "Please… Sakura." He pushed her away.
"Li!" Sakura said. "What's wrong?"
"It's nothing! I'm fine! Can we just get going now?" Li stormed out of the classroom
"All right if you're sure you're okay." Sakura said as she followed behind.
"Ah young love…" Tomoyo sighed.
They all headed outside the school, put up their umbrellas, and headed down the street towards Touya and Yukito's high school.
"Hmm…." Sakura looked for Touya and Yukito. "I was right they're not here. Touya and Yukito were supposed to pick me up after school. Yukito probably took him home early." Sakura sadly continued to walk in the direction of her house. Li and Tomoyo followed.
"Sakura, if Yukito took Touya home early I'm sure he's being taken care of." Tomoyo said trying to cheer her up.
"Hmm…" Li just looked away
Soon they arrived at Sakura's house
Sakura opened the front door.
"Common you guys." Sakura walked in and Li and Tomoyo followed.
They all took off their shoes and put on house slippers.
Sakura looked down at the other shoes and saw that Yukito and Touya's were there.
"Yukito? Touya? Are you home." Sakura called.
Sakura walked into the kitchen with Li and Tomoyo following once again.
"Hmm… They must be upstairs." Sakura said as they all walked up the stairs.
"Strange the card feels closer then it did before." Li said.
"Hello!" Sakura called again.
"Shh… in here Sakura." Yukito called from Touya's room.
"Ah they're here." Sakura and the others walked into Touya's room.
"Yukito… Onii-ch…" Sakura gasped as she saw Yukito pressing a towel onto a labored breathing Touya."
"Onii-chan!" Sakura rushed next to Touya's side. "What happened?"
"Well to make a long story short, the nurse told me to him home because he had a high fever and his fever has just been rising every since." Yukito sighed.
"Oh Onii-chan…" Sakura looked at her big brother as he breaths began more and more labored.
"Poor Touya…" Tomoyo walked over next to Sakura.
"Hmm… The card is very very close… In fact I think it's in this very room." Li said.
Sakura ignored Li and held Touya's hand.
"Hey are you listing!" Li yelled.
"Shh… Li Onii-chan's not feeling well." Sakura shushed Li.
"Sakura, listen I know your brothers sick but I think the cards close. But it doesn't make sense I don't see where it could be. Maybe I'm wrong." Li shrugged. "Either way Sakura we still have to get that card. Knowing Clow his cards probably causing trouble for someone."
Sakura was still not listening.
"Grr… I'm getting very irritated with this." Li walked up to Sakura and dragged her out of the room.
"Hey!" Tomoyo followed them out the door.
"Li!" Sakura struggled to get free. "Let go!"
"Sakura maybe you forgot what else we have to do." Li gave Sakura a stern look.
"But Onii-chan!" Sakura complained.
"Look it seems Yukito has everything under control so why not just let him take care of it. Besides for all we know this card could be destroying something or hurting someone." Li let go of Sakura's hand.
"You're right Li… I'm sorry…" Sakura looked down at the ground.
"It's fine, but let's get going so we can find the card already." Li said.
"Okay!" Sakura nodded.
"Oh wait first Sakura needs to put on her new outfit and I need my camera then we can go." Tomoyo said.
"Ugh… Fine hurry up." Li said.
"Right!" Tomoyo pushed Sakura into her room.
"Geez… Girls…" Li sighed.
Soon….
"Alright she's ready!" Tomoyo said. "Presenting the adorable, the amazing, Sakura!"
Tomoyo pushed Sakura out.
"Umm…" Sakura stood there in a short pink ruffled dress with sparkles and no straps, a pair of cute little pink shoes with bows, and long pink ribbons tied to her hair.
"Uhh…" Li stood there with his mouth wide open.
"Does it look okay?" Sakura walked over to Li and asked.
"Y…Yeah…" Li's face turned bright red.
"Oh no, Li your face is turning red again!" Sakura put her head against his. "Hmm… Still no fever." Sakura backed up.
"Li!?" Sakura watched as Li dizzily stumbled back.
"Uh… Blood rushing to head again." Li, with great effort gained his balance back.
"Are you alright now Li?" Sakura put a hand on his shoulder.
"Yeah… fine…" Li looked away from Sakura. "Please can we just go now?" Li asked.
"Yeah! Let's go." Sakura rushed down the stairs.
"Hee hee." Tomoyo giggled.
"Tomoyo why do you do that to me?" Li asked as he too walked down the stairs.
Tomoyo followed them both giggling all the way.