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Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Nine: A dream or reality?
Sakura opened her emerald eyes only to close them again from the blinding sunlight creeping through the windows. She sat up on the fluffy pink bed and arose with her Syaoran bear in her hand. She walked outside to the veranda. The Li garden was beautiful in the evening, but when seen in daylight, it was a paradise with flowers!
"YO! SAKURA!" said Kero as he suddenly appeared at Sakura's face.
"Ho-Hoe!" Sakura cried in surprise as she fell over. Kero floated over to her with concern etched on his face.
"Whoa! You okay kiddo?" Kero asked.
"I'm fine. You just startled me," Sakura answered. She had forgotten that Kero had come with them. Where had he been all this time anyway?
"Well, get up and get dressed. It's breakfast time!" Kero announced.
After making his announcement, he flew to the other rooms. Sakura walked back into her room and made her way towards the suitcases. As she dug through her clothes to find an outfit, she came across a thin, rectangular box wrapped in green paper. 'I forgot to give him his birthday present' Sakura thought. Sakura took the present and placed it on the dresser beside her.
Finally, she found an outfit. She chose a light pink tank top and a jean skirt that went down to her mid thigh. As for accessories, she wore a cute flower anklet, flip-flops, and her star key (just in case). When she was dressed, she left her room to go to breakfast. Outside her door stood Tomoyo, Meilin, and Eriol.
"Ohayo!" (Ohayo-Morning!) Sakura greeted all of them.
"Ohayo Sakura-chan/Sakura-san/Kinomoto-san!" the others greeted. Sakura looked for the only missing person in the group.
"Where's Syaoran?" Sakura asked.
"He's still asleep," Meilin answered.
"After that power display last night, I'm not surprised," Eriol said adjusting his glasses slightly. Eriol could see the worry in her emerald eyes.
"Don't worry Sakura-san. He'll wake up soon," Eriol assured with a warm smile. Sakura sighed in relief. The four walked towards the kitchen. When they arrived there, the kitchen was filled with the aroma of hot chocolate and French toast.
"Wow! That smells great!" Sakura said. Eriol, Meilin, and Tomoyo all nodded their heads. Feimei was seen setting the table, and she was putting each utensil in a specific spot. Ten places were set on the table. Four for the sisters, one for Yelan, Sakura, Eriol, Tomoyo, Meilin, and even one for Syaoran if he woke up in time. Kero and Suppi had the honor of being able to sit on the table.
"Wow, Feimei! Did you do all of this by yourself?" Meilin asked.
"No. Keroberos and Spinel helped me," she answered.
"Is that so…" Eriol said, with a glint in his eye.
"The stuffed toy actually helped somebody?" Meilin said. Kero's eyes flamed in anger.
"Hey! I'm a nice guy…unlike you…you ungrateful brat!" Kero said to Meilin.
"What did you call me?!" Meilin yelled, insulted. The group giggled at their argument.
Shortly after the quarrel between Meilin and Kero, Yelan and the three other sisters walked into the kitchen. Yelan bowed to the people in the room.
"Good morning," Yelan said. Everybody else greeted her back. Yelan was slightly startled when she saw Kero and Suppi.
"I don't believe we've met," Yelan said. Kero was still for a moment, not exactly sure what was the right thing to do. Everyone saw a glint in his beady eyes.
"Why, I'm the great guardian beast Keroberos!" Kero said proudly.
Sakura fell over at Kero's words. The group of people all had different reactions. Meilin rolled her eyes, Tomoyo was videotaping the reactions, and Eriol only smiled. The four sisters either sweat dropped or laughed. As for Yelan…she stuttered a small giggle.
"What's so funny?" Kero demanded, enraged at all the laughter. By the time the moment had ended, they were all seated at the table.
They were seated at a large table with as much French toast as they could eat! Although…not as much as they could eat…because of Kero's constant gigantic appetite. Sakura, Tomoyo, and Eriol all took a bite of the French toast.
"Mmm! It's so delicious!!" Sakura said savoring every cinnamon swirled bite (sounds like a cinnamon toast crunch commercial. Lol.).
"Thank you," Feimei said, appreciating the compliment.
Breakfast was soon done and still Syaoran's place at the table remained empty. 'I guess he's still sleeping' Sakura thought, disappointed. Sakura walked through the hallways to where she remembered Syaoran's room to be. 'Just a little peek to see if he's awake' Sakura thought. After perhaps 10 minutes of searching, she finally came across a familiar door. Well…the doors all looked the same, but somehow she knew this one was his.
She slowly turned the doorknob and opened the door only a crack. She peered inside the room, which smelled of sandalwood and cinnamon. In other words, it smelled like Syaoran. The room was lit only by the sunlight that crept inside, and the walls were a forest green color. Sakura slowly walked in the room, and tiptoed towards the bed. Sakura's eyes widened in shock when she saw that the bed was empty…
'Where did Syaoran go? Did something happen to him?' Sakura thought panicking. She looked all around the room, and then noticed that his veranda doors were open. She stepped out on to the veranda, but he was not there either. 'Ah! I'll just search for his aura!' Sakura thought. She concentrated hard, and his trace hit her hard. She nearly fell over from the impact. She looked to the cherry blossom tree next to the veranda.
In the tree sat Syaoran with a peaceful look on his expression, and the light breeze blew through his chocolate brown hair. Sakura smiled in relief. Thank goodness he was all right! Sakura carefully climbed over the veranda, and she placed herself next to Syaoran in the tree.
"Good morning Sakura," Syaoran said with a smile.
"Well…it is a little closer to afternoon now," Sakura said smiling back.
"Really? I didn't realize," Syaoran said, gazing at the Li garden again.
"When did you wake up?" Sakura asked.
"Just a few minutes ago," Syaoran said rather blankly, and there was a slightly disturbed look on his face. Sakura took notice of the look.
"What's wrong?" she asked, concerned.
"It's nothing," Syaoran said with a slight smile. Syaoran thought back to his awakening as he stared at the garden still.
Syaoran's flashback
Syaoran awoke drowsily and nearly shut his eyes again from the sunlight. He sat up, which he found as a good method to wake himself up. He faintly remembered last night, but he quickly tried to shove it from his memory. He slowly raised himself out of bed, and then walked towards the closet. He picked out an outfit from his many selections and put them on.
Syaoran walked to his mirror above the dresser and looked to see. He wore a green t-shirt underneath a white, open short-sleeved dress shirt. He also wore baggy, jean shorts that went down to his knees. Syaoran then checked his hair. Messy. Just the way he liked it. His face was clear and his eyes still green. Wait a minute…GREEN EYES?
Syaoran nearly fell over at the sight of his newly colored eyes. Since when were his eyes green? He went to get another look. They were still green. He then blinked, hoping to see his usual amber. They were STILL green. 'What in the world is going on?' Syaoran thought. He was so very confused, and he was slightly panicking. Stepping away from the mirror for a second, he took a deep breath and calmed himself down.
After several deep breaths, he walked back to the mirror. His eyes had returned to their amber color. Syaoran sighed in relief. What would he have said to his mother if she had seen? Oh, I got new contacts? That would never have worked.
Now calmed down and in need for fresh air, he opened his veranda doors and climbed over to the cherry blossom tree next to it. The breeze waved calmly through his hair. He sat, contemplating on whether it was a dream or real life that his eyes had changed color.
Present
Sakura saw the look on his face as he remembered.
"Are you all right?" Sakura asked, concerned. Syaoran sent a smile towards her.
"I'm fine," he said, in his normal tone.
"I didn't know you had a cherry blossom tree next to your veranda. I have one just like it near mine too," Sakura said taking notice of the similarity.
"That would be because your room is next to mine," Syaoran said trying to hold in a giggle. Sakura sweat-dropped as she realized. The tree was between both of their verandas, meaning their rooms were next to each other. Sakura blushed in embarrassment. How could she have not realized that his room was next to hers?
"W-Well…um…Oh! We should let everyone know that you're awake!" Sakura said preparing to climb over to the veranda off the tree. She raised herself to her feet. Although, when she moved, she accidentally slipped. Sakura began to fall off the tree and gravity pulled her quickly towards the ground.
"SAKURA!!" Syaoran cried as he leapt off the tree after her.
Sakura felt her land in someone's arms. She looked up to see Syaoran staring down at her. Or was it really Syaoran? This Syaoran had green eyes, and she knew her Syaoran to have amber eyes. The other problem was…they were not on the ground. She felt them both land lightly on the ground, and Syaoran placed her back on her feet.
Sakura stepped back to take a look at him. His eyes were still green, and strangely enough, white, flowing wings had sprouted out from his back. Syaoran looked back at the wings with his eyes widened in shock.
"W…What…" was all Sakura could say, due to surprise.
"Sakura…" Syaoran started, looking back at her with a worried glance.
"…I think there is something wrong with me."
Lilover131: There was Chapter 10! I really hope you liked it. In the next chapter, Syaoran struggles with control over his newly appeared wings, which leads to a bump on the head, and the S+S moments I KNOW YOU ALL LOVE!! Please send reviews!!