A/N: Yet another chapter that I'm uploading for you guys. I'm also gonna be
working my ass off on 'Just Believe'. I'm determined to have chapter 5 (the
actual one) out by the end of the week. Keep your fingers crossed!
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura.
Sakura walked happily to the back of the crowd next to Syaoran. Tomoyo abandoned her spot in the line and rushed over to her grinning from ear to ear. She took Sakura's hands and began jumping up and down. "You were so good! I can't believe you sung that well!" Tomoyo exclaimed. "Come on, I wasn't that good." Sakura said. "Yes you were!" Tomoyo protested. Tomoyo smiled at Sakura and then somebody shouted: "Get back in line!" "Oops, I better get back to my spot. See you in a little." Tomoyo strode back to her spot in line and started chatting with Chelsea, who was behind her. Sakura smiled at her friend's enthusiasm. I probably didn't sing that well, but I appreciate the support anyhow. 'BOOM!' The ground shook and the lights went dead as well as the music that Rita had been singing to. Sakura's eyes got used to the dark quickly and spotted Syaoran nearby. She ran to him. "Syaoran, are you okay?" she asked. "I'm fine." He said. "Good. Do you k-" They both gasped and narrowed their eyes. "That energy is back again, but it seems." Syaoran trailed off. "More powerful." Sakura finished for him. "Let's go, before anyone gets the lights back on." "Right." Syaoran and Sakura raced to the doors leading to the backyard of Tomoyo's house and shot out of the mansion like a pair of bullets. They looked around, searching for the source of the power they were feeling. A rustling noise came from the side of the house. They spun around and stared, both completely silent. Then Touya emerged from the bushes, covered in twigs and leaves, frowning. "Touya!? What are you doing here?" Sakura stared at her brother in disbelief. He looked up and eyed not Sakura, but Syaoran, who was beginning to get a tad nervous. "I came to pick you up. Dad wanted you to get home a before 11:00." "I'm sure." Sakura said rolling her eyes. Then she gasped and covered her mouth, her eyes wide with horror. Syaoran looked just as shocked. Sakura found her voice first. "Look out, Touya! Behind you!" Sakura pointed. Touya spun around to see the mysterious girl gathering energy into her hands, hovering behind him. "You'll be an easy one." She smiled a cruel smile and whispered. "Good bye." She shot a black beam of energy at him and it hit him directly. Touya flew backwards and landed on the ground a few feet from Sakura and Syaoran. He wasn't moving. "No." Sakura rushed over to Touya's side and fell to the ground next to him. She shook him. "Come on, Touya. Wake up." Tears began to gather in her eyes. "Wake up Touya. You have to wake up." Tears were streaming down her face as she sat there, defeated. Syaoran stared at her weeping form with shock. He had never seen anyone so sad in his life. Even though he hated Touya, he couldn't believe he was gone. And of course Sakura was in pain. He turned back to the girl. He gritted his teeth and glared at her. "Why? Why would you do something like this? He wasn't even a threat to you." "No, but he could have turned into one." She said, smirking. "I guess we'll never find out now, will we?" "Who are you?" he asked. "Crystal." She said. "Well, I gotta go now. Catch you later." She winked cruelly and vanished. He turned to Sakura and was surprised to see that she was gone. He looked into the air and saw a figure disappearing into the night sky, carrying something. Syaoran sighed. He knew where she was going. He just hoped she got him to the hospital in time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Passage of Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Kinomoto! Where is Syaoran?" Sakura turned around to see Meilin glaring at her, hands on hips. "How am I supposed to know?" Sakura snapped. "You disappeared with him last night after the lights went out." Meilin said pointedly. "Your point would be?" Sakura said, slinging her backpack over her shoulder and walking away. Meilin glared and rushed after her. "Who do you think you are?" Meilin demanded. "Kinomoto Sakura. Everyone at this school knows that. Or maybe you were too busy goggling at Syaoran to notice!" Sakura walked to her seat and sat down in front of a surprised Syaoran. Meilin stormed over to Syaoran and wrenched him up from his seat and dragged him over to the other side of the classroom. "Okay, it's time to get something straight. Where did you guys disappear to last night?" Meilin demanded. "Sakura and me?" Syaoran stared at her, surprised. "No you and Santa Clause." "Look, we felt something and went to take a look what it was." Syaoran said. "You felt something?" Meilin asked sarcastically, raising an eyebrow at Syaoran. He blushed immediately. "That's not what I meant! I swear. We sensed something out back and went to see what was emitting the power." Syaoran explained. "Really?" "Of course. Look, I'll talk to you later about this." Syaoran walked over to Sakura and bent down next to where she was sitting. She looked at him with an expression of surprise. "What's up, Syaoran?" "Listen, Sakura." Syaoran stared into her emerald green eyes. "About last night." he trailed off. Sakura averted her gaze and began fixated on a map of Italy in the corner of the classroom. Syaoran placed his hand on her shoulder. "Sakura, if you ever do want to talk about it." She looked back a Syaoran and gave a weak smile. "Thanks Syaoran." Syaoran's heart went out to her. Then he felt someone walk past him and suddenly he was pushed back and someone stepped into his line of vision, blocking his view of Sakura. It was Meilin. "Look Kinomoto! You keep your filthy hands off my Syaoran! He's mine, understand? You'd better keep your distance if you know what's good for you!" Meilin screeched. Sakura twitched. Syaoran grabbed Meilin's arm and dragged her away. He glared at her. "You can't go around telling people to stay away from me just because I hang out with them!" "She's stealing you away from me!" "No, she's not! Listen, lay off her." Syaoran put his hands on her shoulders. "Why should I?" "Because her brother just died."
Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captor Sakura.
Sakura walked happily to the back of the crowd next to Syaoran. Tomoyo abandoned her spot in the line and rushed over to her grinning from ear to ear. She took Sakura's hands and began jumping up and down. "You were so good! I can't believe you sung that well!" Tomoyo exclaimed. "Come on, I wasn't that good." Sakura said. "Yes you were!" Tomoyo protested. Tomoyo smiled at Sakura and then somebody shouted: "Get back in line!" "Oops, I better get back to my spot. See you in a little." Tomoyo strode back to her spot in line and started chatting with Chelsea, who was behind her. Sakura smiled at her friend's enthusiasm. I probably didn't sing that well, but I appreciate the support anyhow. 'BOOM!' The ground shook and the lights went dead as well as the music that Rita had been singing to. Sakura's eyes got used to the dark quickly and spotted Syaoran nearby. She ran to him. "Syaoran, are you okay?" she asked. "I'm fine." He said. "Good. Do you k-" They both gasped and narrowed their eyes. "That energy is back again, but it seems." Syaoran trailed off. "More powerful." Sakura finished for him. "Let's go, before anyone gets the lights back on." "Right." Syaoran and Sakura raced to the doors leading to the backyard of Tomoyo's house and shot out of the mansion like a pair of bullets. They looked around, searching for the source of the power they were feeling. A rustling noise came from the side of the house. They spun around and stared, both completely silent. Then Touya emerged from the bushes, covered in twigs and leaves, frowning. "Touya!? What are you doing here?" Sakura stared at her brother in disbelief. He looked up and eyed not Sakura, but Syaoran, who was beginning to get a tad nervous. "I came to pick you up. Dad wanted you to get home a before 11:00." "I'm sure." Sakura said rolling her eyes. Then she gasped and covered her mouth, her eyes wide with horror. Syaoran looked just as shocked. Sakura found her voice first. "Look out, Touya! Behind you!" Sakura pointed. Touya spun around to see the mysterious girl gathering energy into her hands, hovering behind him. "You'll be an easy one." She smiled a cruel smile and whispered. "Good bye." She shot a black beam of energy at him and it hit him directly. Touya flew backwards and landed on the ground a few feet from Sakura and Syaoran. He wasn't moving. "No." Sakura rushed over to Touya's side and fell to the ground next to him. She shook him. "Come on, Touya. Wake up." Tears began to gather in her eyes. "Wake up Touya. You have to wake up." Tears were streaming down her face as she sat there, defeated. Syaoran stared at her weeping form with shock. He had never seen anyone so sad in his life. Even though he hated Touya, he couldn't believe he was gone. And of course Sakura was in pain. He turned back to the girl. He gritted his teeth and glared at her. "Why? Why would you do something like this? He wasn't even a threat to you." "No, but he could have turned into one." She said, smirking. "I guess we'll never find out now, will we?" "Who are you?" he asked. "Crystal." She said. "Well, I gotta go now. Catch you later." She winked cruelly and vanished. He turned to Sakura and was surprised to see that she was gone. He looked into the air and saw a figure disappearing into the night sky, carrying something. Syaoran sighed. He knew where she was going. He just hoped she got him to the hospital in time. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Passage of Time ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
"Kinomoto! Where is Syaoran?" Sakura turned around to see Meilin glaring at her, hands on hips. "How am I supposed to know?" Sakura snapped. "You disappeared with him last night after the lights went out." Meilin said pointedly. "Your point would be?" Sakura said, slinging her backpack over her shoulder and walking away. Meilin glared and rushed after her. "Who do you think you are?" Meilin demanded. "Kinomoto Sakura. Everyone at this school knows that. Or maybe you were too busy goggling at Syaoran to notice!" Sakura walked to her seat and sat down in front of a surprised Syaoran. Meilin stormed over to Syaoran and wrenched him up from his seat and dragged him over to the other side of the classroom. "Okay, it's time to get something straight. Where did you guys disappear to last night?" Meilin demanded. "Sakura and me?" Syaoran stared at her, surprised. "No you and Santa Clause." "Look, we felt something and went to take a look what it was." Syaoran said. "You felt something?" Meilin asked sarcastically, raising an eyebrow at Syaoran. He blushed immediately. "That's not what I meant! I swear. We sensed something out back and went to see what was emitting the power." Syaoran explained. "Really?" "Of course. Look, I'll talk to you later about this." Syaoran walked over to Sakura and bent down next to where she was sitting. She looked at him with an expression of surprise. "What's up, Syaoran?" "Listen, Sakura." Syaoran stared into her emerald green eyes. "About last night." he trailed off. Sakura averted her gaze and began fixated on a map of Italy in the corner of the classroom. Syaoran placed his hand on her shoulder. "Sakura, if you ever do want to talk about it." She looked back a Syaoran and gave a weak smile. "Thanks Syaoran." Syaoran's heart went out to her. Then he felt someone walk past him and suddenly he was pushed back and someone stepped into his line of vision, blocking his view of Sakura. It was Meilin. "Look Kinomoto! You keep your filthy hands off my Syaoran! He's mine, understand? You'd better keep your distance if you know what's good for you!" Meilin screeched. Sakura twitched. Syaoran grabbed Meilin's arm and dragged her away. He glared at her. "You can't go around telling people to stay away from me just because I hang out with them!" "She's stealing you away from me!" "No, she's not! Listen, lay off her." Syaoran put his hands on her shoulders. "Why should I?" "Because her brother just died."