"Do you remember me now Mei?" Syaoran asked just above a whisper. Her body was rigid, still in surprise, and slightly shaking with fear. But her now black eyes were cloudy, in thought. She was trying so hard to remember him, but still, she couldn't.
"I'm sorry. I still don't know who you are." she answered. He was still close, still blocking her from moving. "Why…do you want me to remember you so bad?" she finally asked, closing her eyes.
"So I can tell you how sorry I am. To tell you that you mean the world to me. To tell you that I never did think you were in the way. And so I can tell you that I do love you, and to see your reaction." He spoke with so much emotion, emotion that had also been taken away from her, that she didn't understand. Love…who needed it? But somehow, deep down, she knew that she had once loved this brown haired boy in front of her.
But what is love? Sadness, loneliness, anger, happiness…They're just words. How can someone feel words?
she thought to herself.- - -
Sakura and Xing stared at Yang-Chan surprised.
"Wasn't that…that…supposed to kill her…?" Sakura asked Xing scared. Her heart was racing. She finally knew what it was like to be truly afraid.
"That's what Eriol said…" he answered.
Yang-Chan looked at them and then to Shinta. She gently rubbed the spot on her neck where she had been cut. "That hurt. Shinta…do you even know who that boy is?" she asked sweetly. She wasn't ready to believe that her memory potion wore off. She had used it before and it never wore off. She was also surprised. That sword that Shinta was holding was supposed to kill her, so why hadn't it?
"Of course I know who he is. He's Tomo…my boyfriend."
"Yes…he is." Yang-Chan said angrily, giving a cold look toward him.
"Why do you hate him?" Shinta asked finally. The sword was still in her hands, ready to attack, even though she knew it wouldn't help. Everyone in the room stopped. It was just something nobody really thought about, something that they had all accepted without question. But now, that she had brought it up, everyone stared at Yang-Chan with anticipation.
"Why do I hate him? Well you see, after Clow Reed's death, I soon fell in love with another. Yes, that'd be Tomo's ancestor." she answered smugly, still staring at him with complete hatred. "He soon found out about my curse and powers. After that, he vowed he'd find a way to kill me. He believed that someone with evil intentions like me shouldn't be kept alive. Called Clow Reed weak. You see, he found a way to kill me. He almost died the day he tried to kill me as well, but someone found him, and helped him. After that, I hated him. He loved me, but yet tried to kill me. So I decided why not do the same with one of his descendants?"
Tomo stared at her, shocked. That's why she had a grudge against him?! Because of some stupid thing that his ancestor did?! But then, she was hurt quite a bit in the past. No wonder. Shinta stared at Tomo, not knowing that Yang-Chan had walked up to her, with the dagger. Tomo, seeing the blade kept hidden in her hands ran up to Shinta. He knew that even if Sakura, Xing, or Ice had seen it, they'd still be to surprised to yell out a warning to her. It seemed everything went in slow motion. Shinta, turning her head to see the dagger, Tomo, running to block the dagger from Shinta, the blade being thrusted, and then Tomo, falling to the ground.
"TOMO!" Shinta yelled.
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Her scream was heard clear to where Meiling and Syaoran were. They both looked up toward the tower. "Meiling, you have to take me there."
"Your the enemy, why should I?" she answered stubbornly.
"Do I have to kiss you again?" he asked smiling.
"No." she said, turning her head away from him. Small flashbacks about a young boy in the rain holding a little bird in his hands, went through her head. It hurt a lot. She grabbed her temple, trying so hard to keep it back. He was finally getting to her.
Syaoran looked at her with concern. "Mei, are you all right?" he asked, grabbing her hand. That's all it took. One touch. It was like electricity was going through her head. All of her memories coming back. It hurt so much, she couldn't help but scream. After about a minute though, the pain was gone, and she looked up at him.
"Guess I don't need that kiss after all…" she answered. "Syaoran. Now, come on." she grabbed his hand, and using some of her magic to make him lighter to carry, flew him and her up to the tower, where they saw Shinta, crying over Tomo.
"You regained your memory back as well?" Yang-Chan asked annoyed, looking at Meiling and Syaoran. Meiling merely nodded. "I see…"
"He's dead…dead, because of you…" Shinta said in between sobs. Her hands were bloody from trying to stop the bleeding, but the dagger remained, and his chest was no longer moving. The sword was lying by her. "I don't care how you feel…it's not right to kill someone. I lost someone I love dearly because of you!" she quickly slid the sword toward Syaoran's feet. "Kill her, and end this nightmare." she said angrily.
"It didn't work before, so why would it work this time?" Yang-Chan asked.
"I don't know, but why don't we test that?" Syaoran said, grabbing it. "Meiling, you got my back?"
"Of course." she answered.
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A/N: Hope you liked it! I worked really hard on this, and the story is going to end (UNFORTUNATELY!) in another two chapters...or three… Enjoy and review!