Chapter 11:Recovery of the ill-fated
"It's cold" Sakura brought her arms closer to each other as she shivered in the cold of the cavern. Syaoran looked at her with a worried eye and took one of her hands. It was stone cold. And yet it started to grow warmer because of Syaoran's warmth transferring to her hand.
"Thanks" Sakura said, a blush appearing on her pallid cheeks. Syaoran simply smiled.
"Well, we'd have to get out of here" said Syaoran, looking above. The ballroom ceiling seemed half a mile away. Thoughts were racing through his head as he scrambled his brain to think of a way out.
"Oh Key that conceals the powers of my star, reveal your true nature to me. I command you, by my power, RELEASE!" Nothing happened.
"RELEASE!"
"RELEASE!"
"RELEASE!" Sakura continuously shouted. But the key will not turn into a staff...
"I think this cave is sealed magically." Syaoran said. "No spell can work inside this barrier."
"But what about that spell you did a while ago?"
Syaoran looked away. He didn't want to see Sakura to be scared and in pain right now. The truth is, it was only by some stroke of luck that his spell did work before they entered the magical barrier.
"Sakura, do you feel Clow Reed's presence in this cave?" Syaoran asked. Sakura nodded.
"But where is Eriol right now?" Syaoran asked again...
"Up-upstairs"
"Exactly. This means Eriol isn't behind this..."
Sakura was worried about Syaoran. She knew that he was trying to protect her and all, but he was afraid that he would be involved in something over his head.
"But, if Clow Reed has something to do with it, the Eriol must know something about this..." Sakura said.
"You're right. But he won't know that we are here, would he" Syaoran replied.
Sakura's heart was racing. And Syaoran knew it. Syaoran always knew that Sakura was easily scared. Syaoran held her close to him, making Sakura's heart beat even faster.
"Don't worry... Everything's going to be fine."
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Rushed steps were echoing through the Hiiragizawa mansion. Akizuki was running as fast as her legs can take her... Upwards... towards Eriol's bedroom...
Three steps.. Two steps... One more step...
The door burst open leaving a panting Akizuki holding a small paper bag on her hand.
"Akizuki!" Eriol exclaimed. He stood up and took the bag from her hand. "Thank you very much."
He immediately extracted the contents of the paper bag and sure enough, it was medicine. He administered it quickly to Tomoyo, hoping for the best... Eriol hold her hand, praying that she would be all right. If all went well, she would start to recover soon. But there was this thought at the back of his head that he may never again see his Tomoyo.
10 minutes passed...
20 minutes passed...
30 minutes passed...
Tomoyo slowly opened her eyes. The first thing she saw was Eriol, holding her hand... A smile slowly crept into his face.
'Eriol" Tomoyo's voice was weak, but it was already a blessing to even hear her voice. Tomoyo tried to stand up, but Eriol stopped her.
"Don't exert yourself..." He said.
"Where's Sakura?" She asked. Eriol, obviously, had no idea.
Spiniel was drifting close by. "The last time I saw them, they were by the ballroom."
"Ballroom?" Eriol said to himself. His eyes widened as if there was something terribly, terribly wrong.
"What's wrong?" Tomoyo asked. Eriol remained silent in thought.
Hiiragizawa suddenly stood bolt upright, and ran out of the room. He dashed downstairs, and opened the door to the ballroom. And sure enough, thge cavbern was there. And at the bottom, was Syaoran and Sakura.
"Oy! Can you here me?" He shouted.
Syaoran and Sakura looked up to see Eriol above them. Syaoran waved his arm to signal that he was audible and they were okay. Sakura had already fallen unconscious because of nervousness and was resting on Syaoran's shoulders.
"Just wait a moment. I'll get you out of there!" he shouted...
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I'll be ending this fic pretty soon, so tell me what you think... And... what surprsie awaits Syaoran and Sakura after their vacation ends?