Hi Everyone! Everything I would be saying here is on the last chapter, so let's just move on now, shall we?
Dreams of Darkness
Part II
"Help"
Finally, Li found the door which he was sure he would find Sakura behind. But in what condition? Li tried the
door knob, already knowing it wouldn't open, and was right. The door was locked. Li pushed his shoulder against it
once, and upon receiving the injury the large metal door would give him, learned that that wouldn't work either.
"You have to open!" Li said through gritted teeth as he called forward his large sword. "Elements... Wind!" He
whispered and the door rattled in it's hinged before it's bolt broke from the force and it flew open. It was too dark
inside to see much, but Li saw enough for him. The man was currently pulling on his pants, he looked up at Li and
stopped for a moment. Li looked around as best as he could, and saw a limp, frail for in the corner of the room on a
mattress. His sword forgotten Li ran to Sakura.
The man laughed at Li as he said in a mocking voice, "Hello little boy, playing hero are you? It's a rather
dangerous game you kno-" The man's jeering was silenced as Li's foot met his mouth. The man fell back, and landed
in a pile of cans. Scrambling out of the pile the man grabbed his shirt and ran through the door, knowing that Li was
not one to be messed with right now.
"God, Sakura..." Li breathed as he looked over at her once more. He walked back over to the mattress and
picked up his sword on the was. "Elements, fire." He whispered, his voice a sea of emotion as he directed the flames
to a piece of wood by the bed. The fire gave enough light for Li to see Sakura well. Her arms were still tied above her
head and hooked there, he legs were each tied to an item that Li couldn't make sense of. Sakura had been stripped,
her clothing lay in ruins on both sides of her, he body bled from various cuts and she had many bruises from where
that man's hands had been. "What did he do to you?" Li asked as he took off his black coat and covered Sakura as
best he could with it, he then picked her up and left the room.
Li stood in the alley a moment longer than he wanted, and stared down at Sakura's face, wondering if she looked
like this when she slept, he knew she was a silent sleeper, but since he sat behind her, he had never seen her face while
she took naps at school because they had stayed up late catching a card, or because of odd dreams she would have. Li
shook his head, this wasn't the time to be thinking of things like this. Right now he should be taking her home.
When Li reached Sakura's home, she was stirring a little, "...Li..." She mumbled, and then fell silent once
more. Li looked down at Sakura with a great sadness in his eyes as he thought about what had happened to her
moment before. Li knocked on the door, and Touya answered, when he saw Sakura, his face changed from that of
hate, to thanks, to pain and he took Sakura from Li, taking her up to her room and laying her down in the bed.
"Wait in the hall a moment..." Touya mumbled as he went to the dresser and pulled out her PJs and such. Li
nodded and headed out to the hall, closing the door behind him.
'I could have stopped it...' Li thought painfully as he leaned against the wall next to the door. Li stared at the picture
of Touya, Sakura, and Sakura's father, It was taken last Christmas. All of them were smiling and standing infront of
the tree, Sakura had little bunny-ears, thanks to Touya. Li wondered if she would ever be like that again. 'What if
she's never the same?' Li thought, it would break his heart to have to see a different version of Sakura. 'If she
changes it will all be because of you...' Li's mind told him miserably. The bedroom door opened shortly after and Li
stepped in. Touya sat on Sakura's bed, staring down at his younger sister, a look that Li couldn't quite recognize. Li
stood in the doorway for a long while looking at Touya and Sakura. Guilt once more flooded him as a little voice
inside his head said coldly, 'It's all because of you.' Touya looked at Li and his expression changed instantly, again, it
was something that Li couldn't recognize. "What happened to her?" Touya asked, anger hidden under other emotions
in his voice. "She was raped..." Li said quietly, shifting his gaze from Sakura to his feet. "Who did it?" Touya asked,
though he already knew Li would say he wasn't sure. "I-I don't know his name... But I saw what he looked like." Li
said, looking up once more at Touya.
They stared at each for a long moment, then Touya promptly rose and left the room heading down stairs, to the
phone. Li stayed in Sakura's room and looked around for Kero, finding him sleeping in Sakura's desk drawer.
"Keroberos, wake up!" Li said in Kero's ear. Kero flew up, shocked from sleep, and met eyes with Li. "Li?! What are
you doing here?!" Kero yelled out, before remembering to keep quiet, Kero then noticed the nasty bruise on Sakura's
face, seeing as the blanket covered her up to her chin. "What happened to Sakura?" Kero asked, flying toward her.
"She.... she was raped..." Li whispered coarsely, his voice shaking. Kero stopped in mid-flap, and nearly fell but Li
caught him. "W-what?" Kero asked, a blank expression coming over his face.
"...officer....raped.....yes.... no.... come over...." Touya's voice carried up the stairs and was followed by a soft
click, but perhaps it was actually a slam, and Touya's footsteps were heard coming up the stairs. Kero went back into
the desk, and Li stood watching the doorway. Touya appeared moment later, and he looked at Li with a look that
said a lot, yet nothing. "You... should go home." Touya said. "But aren't' the police coming?" Li asked, becoming
defensive.
"No. They don't think they'll be able to find him, and since the latest murder of that famous actress who was in
town, they don't have enough investigators...." Touya said, clenching his had into a fist. Li slammed the palm of his
hand down on the desk and said, "What?! They can't do that!" Li yelled, overcome with anger, and ever more with
guilt. 'This all happened because of you, and now the guy will never be caught.' Li's mind told him. Sakura's emerald
eyes opened and looked at the ceiling. "Sakura?" Touya said, uncertainty evident in his voice.
"Hmm?" Sakura mumbled, her eyes drooping. "I'm so sorry, Sakura..." Li whispered as Sakura drifted back to
sleep. Touya caught this comment, and turned his gaze to Li in a moment's notice. "What do you mean, 'I'm so
sorry?'" Touya asked. "I-I'm... I have to go home.... Just tell Sakura that I'm sorry, and I'll find her missing necklace
charm..." Li said as he turned and left the room. The front door was heard closing behind him and Touya was quite
suspicious of Li at that moment. Touya looked at his little sister, got out off of the bed, and left once more to call
Yuki.
Moments later, Sakura opened her eyes once more. She uncovered herself, and got out of bed, stumbling in pain
and grogginess from whatever that man had given her. "Kero?" She called, her voice hoarse. Kero came out of the
drawer and sat of the desk ledge, watching Sakura. "What happened, Kero? How did I get back here?" Sakura asked,
leaning again her dresser for support. "Li brought you home.... Do you remember anything?" Kero asked, concern
filling his voice. "I-I can't remember anything past having something stuffed into my mouth, and being tied up..."
"Sakura, you... you were raped...." Kero said, tears falling from his eyes. Sakura fell to her knees, hitting her head
against a drawer handle, tears welling up in her eyes. "He-he raped me... God... No...." She whispered, the tears
welling up, and spilling over.....
Li sat in his appartment, holding his sword, and running his hand up the blade and back again, all of
which he had no idea he was doing. Until he cut himself. The red, sticky liquid ran swiftly down the blad from the
palm of his hand. Though he put the sword down, he didn't make any other move to stop the bleeding. The events of
earlier that day replaying through his mind.
i"I had Soccer practice and came to get my stuff, but why are you here?" Li asked, lifting up his backpack as
proof and quickly getting back on the topic. "IlosttheStarKey,Li,I'msooooooosorry.Idon'tevenknowhow!" Sakura
said quietly, in a whisper. Li dropped his backpack to the floor and stared at Sakura in shock. "Sakura! You know
t-" Li was interrupted by Sakura's tears and she said, "I know Li, I know..." She stared down at her feet, the tears
falling. "I-I have to go..." Sakura said as she grabbed her backpack and ran from the room.
Li stared after her, he knew he should run after her, but what then? Comfort her? How? Li had pretty much
locked away his heart after.... "Shoot!" Li mumbled angrily as he grabbed his own backpack, and ran after Sakura
before his mind had any idea of what was going on./i
Why did he hesitate? If he hadn't hesitated, he would have caught up to her, stopped her, and so the entire
thing wouldn't have happened! Why did he hesitate.....?
Dreams of Darkness
Part II
"Help"
Finally, Li found the door which he was sure he would find Sakura behind. But in what condition? Li tried the
door knob, already knowing it wouldn't open, and was right. The door was locked. Li pushed his shoulder against it
once, and upon receiving the injury the large metal door would give him, learned that that wouldn't work either.
"You have to open!" Li said through gritted teeth as he called forward his large sword. "Elements... Wind!" He
whispered and the door rattled in it's hinged before it's bolt broke from the force and it flew open. It was too dark
inside to see much, but Li saw enough for him. The man was currently pulling on his pants, he looked up at Li and
stopped for a moment. Li looked around as best as he could, and saw a limp, frail for in the corner of the room on a
mattress. His sword forgotten Li ran to Sakura.
The man laughed at Li as he said in a mocking voice, "Hello little boy, playing hero are you? It's a rather
dangerous game you kno-" The man's jeering was silenced as Li's foot met his mouth. The man fell back, and landed
in a pile of cans. Scrambling out of the pile the man grabbed his shirt and ran through the door, knowing that Li was
not one to be messed with right now.
"God, Sakura..." Li breathed as he looked over at her once more. He walked back over to the mattress and
picked up his sword on the was. "Elements, fire." He whispered, his voice a sea of emotion as he directed the flames
to a piece of wood by the bed. The fire gave enough light for Li to see Sakura well. Her arms were still tied above her
head and hooked there, he legs were each tied to an item that Li couldn't make sense of. Sakura had been stripped,
her clothing lay in ruins on both sides of her, he body bled from various cuts and she had many bruises from where
that man's hands had been. "What did he do to you?" Li asked as he took off his black coat and covered Sakura as
best he could with it, he then picked her up and left the room.
Li stood in the alley a moment longer than he wanted, and stared down at Sakura's face, wondering if she looked
like this when she slept, he knew she was a silent sleeper, but since he sat behind her, he had never seen her face while
she took naps at school because they had stayed up late catching a card, or because of odd dreams she would have. Li
shook his head, this wasn't the time to be thinking of things like this. Right now he should be taking her home.
When Li reached Sakura's home, she was stirring a little, "...Li..." She mumbled, and then fell silent once
more. Li looked down at Sakura with a great sadness in his eyes as he thought about what had happened to her
moment before. Li knocked on the door, and Touya answered, when he saw Sakura, his face changed from that of
hate, to thanks, to pain and he took Sakura from Li, taking her up to her room and laying her down in the bed.
"Wait in the hall a moment..." Touya mumbled as he went to the dresser and pulled out her PJs and such. Li
nodded and headed out to the hall, closing the door behind him.
'I could have stopped it...' Li thought painfully as he leaned against the wall next to the door. Li stared at the picture
of Touya, Sakura, and Sakura's father, It was taken last Christmas. All of them were smiling and standing infront of
the tree, Sakura had little bunny-ears, thanks to Touya. Li wondered if she would ever be like that again. 'What if
she's never the same?' Li thought, it would break his heart to have to see a different version of Sakura. 'If she
changes it will all be because of you...' Li's mind told him miserably. The bedroom door opened shortly after and Li
stepped in. Touya sat on Sakura's bed, staring down at his younger sister, a look that Li couldn't quite recognize. Li
stood in the doorway for a long while looking at Touya and Sakura. Guilt once more flooded him as a little voice
inside his head said coldly, 'It's all because of you.' Touya looked at Li and his expression changed instantly, again, it
was something that Li couldn't recognize. "What happened to her?" Touya asked, anger hidden under other emotions
in his voice. "She was raped..." Li said quietly, shifting his gaze from Sakura to his feet. "Who did it?" Touya asked,
though he already knew Li would say he wasn't sure. "I-I don't know his name... But I saw what he looked like." Li
said, looking up once more at Touya.
They stared at each for a long moment, then Touya promptly rose and left the room heading down stairs, to the
phone. Li stayed in Sakura's room and looked around for Kero, finding him sleeping in Sakura's desk drawer.
"Keroberos, wake up!" Li said in Kero's ear. Kero flew up, shocked from sleep, and met eyes with Li. "Li?! What are
you doing here?!" Kero yelled out, before remembering to keep quiet, Kero then noticed the nasty bruise on Sakura's
face, seeing as the blanket covered her up to her chin. "What happened to Sakura?" Kero asked, flying toward her.
"She.... she was raped..." Li whispered coarsely, his voice shaking. Kero stopped in mid-flap, and nearly fell but Li
caught him. "W-what?" Kero asked, a blank expression coming over his face.
"...officer....raped.....yes.... no.... come over...." Touya's voice carried up the stairs and was followed by a soft
click, but perhaps it was actually a slam, and Touya's footsteps were heard coming up the stairs. Kero went back into
the desk, and Li stood watching the doorway. Touya appeared moment later, and he looked at Li with a look that
said a lot, yet nothing. "You... should go home." Touya said. "But aren't' the police coming?" Li asked, becoming
defensive.
"No. They don't think they'll be able to find him, and since the latest murder of that famous actress who was in
town, they don't have enough investigators...." Touya said, clenching his had into a fist. Li slammed the palm of his
hand down on the desk and said, "What?! They can't do that!" Li yelled, overcome with anger, and ever more with
guilt. 'This all happened because of you, and now the guy will never be caught.' Li's mind told him. Sakura's emerald
eyes opened and looked at the ceiling. "Sakura?" Touya said, uncertainty evident in his voice.
"Hmm?" Sakura mumbled, her eyes drooping. "I'm so sorry, Sakura..." Li whispered as Sakura drifted back to
sleep. Touya caught this comment, and turned his gaze to Li in a moment's notice. "What do you mean, 'I'm so
sorry?'" Touya asked. "I-I'm... I have to go home.... Just tell Sakura that I'm sorry, and I'll find her missing necklace
charm..." Li said as he turned and left the room. The front door was heard closing behind him and Touya was quite
suspicious of Li at that moment. Touya looked at his little sister, got out off of the bed, and left once more to call
Yuki.
Moments later, Sakura opened her eyes once more. She uncovered herself, and got out of bed, stumbling in pain
and grogginess from whatever that man had given her. "Kero?" She called, her voice hoarse. Kero came out of the
drawer and sat of the desk ledge, watching Sakura. "What happened, Kero? How did I get back here?" Sakura asked,
leaning again her dresser for support. "Li brought you home.... Do you remember anything?" Kero asked, concern
filling his voice. "I-I can't remember anything past having something stuffed into my mouth, and being tied up..."
"Sakura, you... you were raped...." Kero said, tears falling from his eyes. Sakura fell to her knees, hitting her head
against a drawer handle, tears welling up in her eyes. "He-he raped me... God... No...." She whispered, the tears
welling up, and spilling over.....
Li sat in his appartment, holding his sword, and running his hand up the blade and back again, all of
which he had no idea he was doing. Until he cut himself. The red, sticky liquid ran swiftly down the blad from the
palm of his hand. Though he put the sword down, he didn't make any other move to stop the bleeding. The events of
earlier that day replaying through his mind.
i"I had Soccer practice and came to get my stuff, but why are you here?" Li asked, lifting up his backpack as
proof and quickly getting back on the topic. "IlosttheStarKey,Li,I'msooooooosorry.Idon'tevenknowhow!" Sakura
said quietly, in a whisper. Li dropped his backpack to the floor and stared at Sakura in shock. "Sakura! You know
t-" Li was interrupted by Sakura's tears and she said, "I know Li, I know..." She stared down at her feet, the tears
falling. "I-I have to go..." Sakura said as she grabbed her backpack and ran from the room.
Li stared after her, he knew he should run after her, but what then? Comfort her? How? Li had pretty much
locked away his heart after.... "Shoot!" Li mumbled angrily as he grabbed his own backpack, and ran after Sakura
before his mind had any idea of what was going on./i
Why did he hesitate? If he hadn't hesitated, he would have caught up to her, stopped her, and so the entire
thing wouldn't have happened! Why did he hesitate.....?