Me: and now, my illiterate friend will make an announcement.
Foxie: *cough cough* Due to anonymous reviews, Memory will attempt to conclude "fate is unpredictable". Please note that it is intricate for her to accomplish this feat. She will doubtlessly finish it following THIS chronicle. Thank you.
Me: wait a sec…how'd you know all those big words!?! What are you hiding behind your back!?"
Foxie: Ehh…nothing my *glances at book* unsophisticated friend.
Me: UNSOPHISTICATED?!?!! *Grabs book from foxie's hands.* Why, it's a THESAURUS! -_-'
Foxie: ^_^\\
When Things Go Wrong
By: KeroKat-chan
Finished by: ~*Just a Memory*~
He looked down on her. There was something different about this girl.....it almost hurt him to kill her...every time he tried to, he couldn't. But he took a breath, shut his eyes, and brought his claws down. Before he got to sink his claws into her flesh, he was pushed out of reach. He fell to the ground, stunned. Whatever had attacked him must have been powerful. Usually he could avoid something like that, but the constant pressures of his master, and simply the thrill of destroying something so sweet and innocent finally caught up with him.
He grunted at his mistake. If SHE were alive, this never would have happened. He never would have met up with his new master, he never would be manipulated to believe that killing was the right thing to do...but SHE died, and he was left alone to wander his world until death caught him.
He stood up, ready to face his unruly opponent. Shaking his head, he rose onto all of his large, clawed paws, and met eye to eye with a brown haired boy. This boy was glaring at him in such a way that it sent shivers down his spine. This was how his master looked when he was angry, which probably meant that this boy was angry too. Knowing this only made his dog-like scowl deepen. He bared his teeth, ready to fight this child. The boy unsheathed a sword, and thrust it at him with great power.
His master had called him Akai, and he knew not WHY he did so...sometimes he would refer to HER as Kyra, and they would refer to each other by their masters' names for them, but that wasn't important anymore. She and him were taking a simple stroll in the woods and they stumbled onto these red gems which he wore around his neck…this was no longer important to him either. When Kyra died he had snapped, and became a killing machine that was feared greatly in this world. His master, though, was by far, more powerful.
With his great claws he took swipes at this mere child, and got angry as he dodged every single move. It seemed to him that by killing things it would bring Kyra back, which it didn't. This boy now took turns at slashing at him with his sword, occasionally hitting him. It didn't hurt as much as loosing Kyra was...it a way, it took away the pain.
He fell back, no longer wanting to fight this child. He obviously cared about the other in the cave with him, much like he cared for Kyra. It was a love that was unbreakable, and he still understood this, and would not bring harm to them, regardless of what the consequences were. So he left, head hung low, hoping that his master would not find him.
He wasn't so lucky.
As soon as he got a few hundred feet from the cave, he felt that same chill from the look the boy gave him. He turned around to meet the angry claws of his master.
It hurt. A lot. It was a lot more then that boy could ever throw at him, and with each new swipe, his now mangled body became more and more blood covered and disoriented. With a final swipe to his throat, his master stopped. The only thing left intact on his body were the two identical gems that brought back so many memories.
"Disobey me again, and I will make sure you won't survive it." His master growled in a low tone. He lifted his head up as best he could, and bared his teeth as best he could.
"Maybe there won't be a next time." He said, letting his head fall back to the ground. His master sneered.
"You will shut up and do as I say or I swear I will kill you the same as I did to Kyra."
Those words were too much for him. He reared up to attack his FORMER master. A beast of his kind could only take so much. Beatings, both verbal and physical, being abandoned so many times and killing the only person you care about could be counted as taking too much. Now he would be rid of his "master"...or rather, he would TRY to be rid of his master. There was not much he could do in his state.
Indeed, his master simply knocked him away with his hand. He hit a tree hard with a sickening thud.
"You choose to mess with the wrong person, Akai. The next time I see you will be in HELL." He walked away as Akai fell into unconsciousness.
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura opened her jade eyes slowly to the sound of Syaoran panting.
"Syaoran? What's wrong?" she asked. He turned to face her.
"Err...nothing's wrong...just some animal I chased out of here."
"Oh." Was all Sakura said. Syaoran came and sat down next to her by the slowly dying fire. The night air, even in that cave with the fire, was freezing cold. If it had rained, there would be a blizzard. "Ne, Syaoran, do you want some blanket?" Sakura asked, lifting an edge up to further emphasize her point.
"Sure..." his panting stopped and he scooted over to her, wrapping the blanket around them both. They both felt the extra heat their bodies provided, and Sakura shivered in spite of herself. "Cold?" Syaoran asked with a smirk. She just gave him a look that said 'well duh, mister let's-train-for-half-our-lives. I thought you would be smarter then that!' He chuckled. "Here..." he moved her so that she was on an angle away from him, and began to rub her bare arms.
His simple touch sent chills up her spine, and this just topped it off. She suddenly felt warmer then she's ever been. He stopped, and she moved herself back to her original position.
"Better?" he asked.
"Hai. Arigato, Syaoran-kun." She leaned her head on his shoulder. "So, what was it that you wanted to talk to me about back home?" He opened his mouth, but was interrupted.
"He'll never get to tell you." An alien voice crowed. "Because he won't be around to do so." Their heads snapped up at this, and they looked in front of the fire where the voice seemed to be coming from. A dark shadow, even still visible in the dimly lit room, towered over them. "Hello destined ones. Prepare to die." It...whatever it was...shot a clawed hand at Syaoran, ripping him from the warmth of the blanket. It held him high over his head by poor Syaoran's neck.
Syaoran struggled against him. He frantically searched for his sword, but felt his heat sink as he saw it broken in half on the floor.
"Syaoran!!" he heard Sakura call out. He managed to shift his gaze to the card mistress. She was up and rummaging through her pockets looking for her cards and key.
"Sakura!" He shouted. (A/N: wow. They shout each other's names a lot...) No longer paying attention to her, he began to tear at the hand that was tugging at his life. The being cackled forebodingly, but Syaoran dismissed it. This creature was strong. Too strong for even him to handle...He needed to protect Sakura...but he couldn't move...He felt his life drained away. He managed a look back at Sakura. His strength was gone...whatever this being was, it was strong. They locked eyes, and the look in the card mistress's eyes said that she did not have either the cards or her key. She was powerless against it.
"Syaoran...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..." Tears began to fall down her face. Syaoran gave her a weak smile as his body went limp.
"Don't be, Sakura...there was nothing you could do to stop this..." the being laughed harder as it dug it's claws into his throat. Blood began to run down his body and onto the floor. Sakura was crying so hard, she could drown the world. "Remember me Sakura, I'll never forget you." And then he was gone. He literally vanished. Him, the blood, his sword, EVERRYTHING except for her and that being.
"And now, little one, it's your turn." He turned to the sobbing Sakura, who was too upset at the loss of her unspoken love to move.
"Not so fast. You will NOT touch her!"
There he was, standing in the mouth of the cave. Akai. He still had some scars on him, and the gem that was wrapped around his neck...rather, the two gems...one in his mouth... shone with a blinding red light.
"I thought I killed you." The shadow being screeched at Akai, shrinking back from the light.
"I don't think so, bastard. It will take more then that to destroy the destined ones." Akai whipped his head around to face Sakura. "Sakura! Catch!" He through the gem in his mouth at her, and she caught it, and both her and Akai disappeared just like Syaoran.
The being watched where Akai was just standing.
'Soon.' he thought
Foxie: *cough cough* Due to anonymous reviews, Memory will attempt to conclude "fate is unpredictable". Please note that it is intricate for her to accomplish this feat. She will doubtlessly finish it following THIS chronicle. Thank you.
Me: wait a sec…how'd you know all those big words!?! What are you hiding behind your back!?"
Foxie: Ehh…nothing my *glances at book* unsophisticated friend.
Me: UNSOPHISTICATED?!?!! *Grabs book from foxie's hands.* Why, it's a THESAURUS! -_-'
Foxie: ^_^\\
When Things Go Wrong
By: KeroKat-chan
Finished by: ~*Just a Memory*~
He looked down on her. There was something different about this girl.....it almost hurt him to kill her...every time he tried to, he couldn't. But he took a breath, shut his eyes, and brought his claws down. Before he got to sink his claws into her flesh, he was pushed out of reach. He fell to the ground, stunned. Whatever had attacked him must have been powerful. Usually he could avoid something like that, but the constant pressures of his master, and simply the thrill of destroying something so sweet and innocent finally caught up with him.
He grunted at his mistake. If SHE were alive, this never would have happened. He never would have met up with his new master, he never would be manipulated to believe that killing was the right thing to do...but SHE died, and he was left alone to wander his world until death caught him.
He stood up, ready to face his unruly opponent. Shaking his head, he rose onto all of his large, clawed paws, and met eye to eye with a brown haired boy. This boy was glaring at him in such a way that it sent shivers down his spine. This was how his master looked when he was angry, which probably meant that this boy was angry too. Knowing this only made his dog-like scowl deepen. He bared his teeth, ready to fight this child. The boy unsheathed a sword, and thrust it at him with great power.
His master had called him Akai, and he knew not WHY he did so...sometimes he would refer to HER as Kyra, and they would refer to each other by their masters' names for them, but that wasn't important anymore. She and him were taking a simple stroll in the woods and they stumbled onto these red gems which he wore around his neck…this was no longer important to him either. When Kyra died he had snapped, and became a killing machine that was feared greatly in this world. His master, though, was by far, more powerful.
With his great claws he took swipes at this mere child, and got angry as he dodged every single move. It seemed to him that by killing things it would bring Kyra back, which it didn't. This boy now took turns at slashing at him with his sword, occasionally hitting him. It didn't hurt as much as loosing Kyra was...it a way, it took away the pain.
He fell back, no longer wanting to fight this child. He obviously cared about the other in the cave with him, much like he cared for Kyra. It was a love that was unbreakable, and he still understood this, and would not bring harm to them, regardless of what the consequences were. So he left, head hung low, hoping that his master would not find him.
He wasn't so lucky.
As soon as he got a few hundred feet from the cave, he felt that same chill from the look the boy gave him. He turned around to meet the angry claws of his master.
It hurt. A lot. It was a lot more then that boy could ever throw at him, and with each new swipe, his now mangled body became more and more blood covered and disoriented. With a final swipe to his throat, his master stopped. The only thing left intact on his body were the two identical gems that brought back so many memories.
"Disobey me again, and I will make sure you won't survive it." His master growled in a low tone. He lifted his head up as best he could, and bared his teeth as best he could.
"Maybe there won't be a next time." He said, letting his head fall back to the ground. His master sneered.
"You will shut up and do as I say or I swear I will kill you the same as I did to Kyra."
Those words were too much for him. He reared up to attack his FORMER master. A beast of his kind could only take so much. Beatings, both verbal and physical, being abandoned so many times and killing the only person you care about could be counted as taking too much. Now he would be rid of his "master"...or rather, he would TRY to be rid of his master. There was not much he could do in his state.
Indeed, his master simply knocked him away with his hand. He hit a tree hard with a sickening thud.
"You choose to mess with the wrong person, Akai. The next time I see you will be in HELL." He walked away as Akai fell into unconsciousness.
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura opened her jade eyes slowly to the sound of Syaoran panting.
"Syaoran? What's wrong?" she asked. He turned to face her.
"Err...nothing's wrong...just some animal I chased out of here."
"Oh." Was all Sakura said. Syaoran came and sat down next to her by the slowly dying fire. The night air, even in that cave with the fire, was freezing cold. If it had rained, there would be a blizzard. "Ne, Syaoran, do you want some blanket?" Sakura asked, lifting an edge up to further emphasize her point.
"Sure..." his panting stopped and he scooted over to her, wrapping the blanket around them both. They both felt the extra heat their bodies provided, and Sakura shivered in spite of herself. "Cold?" Syaoran asked with a smirk. She just gave him a look that said 'well duh, mister let's-train-for-half-our-lives. I thought you would be smarter then that!' He chuckled. "Here..." he moved her so that she was on an angle away from him, and began to rub her bare arms.
His simple touch sent chills up her spine, and this just topped it off. She suddenly felt warmer then she's ever been. He stopped, and she moved herself back to her original position.
"Better?" he asked.
"Hai. Arigato, Syaoran-kun." She leaned her head on his shoulder. "So, what was it that you wanted to talk to me about back home?" He opened his mouth, but was interrupted.
"He'll never get to tell you." An alien voice crowed. "Because he won't be around to do so." Their heads snapped up at this, and they looked in front of the fire where the voice seemed to be coming from. A dark shadow, even still visible in the dimly lit room, towered over them. "Hello destined ones. Prepare to die." It...whatever it was...shot a clawed hand at Syaoran, ripping him from the warmth of the blanket. It held him high over his head by poor Syaoran's neck.
Syaoran struggled against him. He frantically searched for his sword, but felt his heat sink as he saw it broken in half on the floor.
"Syaoran!!" he heard Sakura call out. He managed to shift his gaze to the card mistress. She was up and rummaging through her pockets looking for her cards and key.
"Sakura!" He shouted. (A/N: wow. They shout each other's names a lot...) No longer paying attention to her, he began to tear at the hand that was tugging at his life. The being cackled forebodingly, but Syaoran dismissed it. This creature was strong. Too strong for even him to handle...He needed to protect Sakura...but he couldn't move...He felt his life drained away. He managed a look back at Sakura. His strength was gone...whatever this being was, it was strong. They locked eyes, and the look in the card mistress's eyes said that she did not have either the cards or her key. She was powerless against it.
"Syaoran...I'm sorry...I'm so sorry..." Tears began to fall down her face. Syaoran gave her a weak smile as his body went limp.
"Don't be, Sakura...there was nothing you could do to stop this..." the being laughed harder as it dug it's claws into his throat. Blood began to run down his body and onto the floor. Sakura was crying so hard, she could drown the world. "Remember me Sakura, I'll never forget you." And then he was gone. He literally vanished. Him, the blood, his sword, EVERRYTHING except for her and that being.
"And now, little one, it's your turn." He turned to the sobbing Sakura, who was too upset at the loss of her unspoken love to move.
"Not so fast. You will NOT touch her!"
There he was, standing in the mouth of the cave. Akai. He still had some scars on him, and the gem that was wrapped around his neck...rather, the two gems...one in his mouth... shone with a blinding red light.
"I thought I killed you." The shadow being screeched at Akai, shrinking back from the light.
"I don't think so, bastard. It will take more then that to destroy the destined ones." Akai whipped his head around to face Sakura. "Sakura! Catch!" He through the gem in his mouth at her, and she caught it, and both her and Akai disappeared just like Syaoran.
The being watched where Akai was just standing.
'Soon.' he thought