Return
to me
Chapter
3
A/N:
Yeah, this is the last chapter guys! Unless you want an epilogue…I know this is
kinda short.
Sakura didn't know why she was running. She just
wanted to. Just get away from it all. Blindly, she swiped at her tears,
stopping to catch her breath at an intersection. Everything still seemed a bit
blurry and fuzzy at the edges. He's back…she thought. And he probably
doesn't want me…he would've come back if he did.. Wearily, she tried to
focus on the street in front of her. Wait..this wasn't a street..it was the
train tracks behind the school. Suddenly, Sakura's mind jumped to a thought she
had never had in her whole life. Could I end it all here?
Li Syaoran ran, his legs going as fast as they could.
He followed the aura that followed her wherever she went. He could feel it.
Suddenly, it disappeared. Suddenly. He stopped, confused. What happened? Shaking
his head to clear the bad thoughts, he started running again. Whatever it was,
he was still going to explain to her. She deserved that.
As he neared a major intersection, he found Tomoyo's
limo pulling up. "We've been looking for you everywhere! Where's Sakura?" Kero
asked happily. "She'll want to see you!" The broad grin on Kero's face
dissapeared as he noticed how disheveled Syaoran looked and how his face
crumpled when he mentioned Sakura. "What's wrong?" Kero asked quietly. "Or do I
not want to know?"
Syaoran stared at him angrily. "I found her in a dark
alley. Near a rave party. I don't know what she was doing there, but I know for
a fact that YOU weren't there to protect her." Kero looked confused.
"I was in Hong Kong looking for you! Sakura was at a-a
rave party??! I had no idea she even knew what those are!"
Li climbed in the car, nodding at Kero. He ordered the
driver to where he had last felt her presence a few minutes ago. If I lose
her again….
The driver stopped at a high school near Sakura's
neighbourhood. "This is it, young man." Syaoran hopped out, followed closely by
Tomoyo and Kero.
"We'll split up. Tomoyo and Kero, you go that way. I'll
circle around the back and we'll meet here." They all nodded determinedly.
Syaoran doesn't care. NO one cares. Why stay here and
suffer? When you could end it all….Sakura thought quietly. It was true. Why hide
myself from the truth?
~*Because…..
~Begin Flashback~
"Syaoran! Don't come near, it's not safe!" Sakura
shouted. The Thunder card streaked by, narrowly missing Sakura by an inch. She
backed up against a tree, seeing nothing but the bright streak of yellow coming
toward her.
"Sakura!" Syaoran jumped in front of her, trying to block
the lightning with his sword. He moaned in pain but stood firm, reflecting off
the electricity. "Now, Sakura! I can't hold off much longer! While it's busy
trying to get…past me!"
"Lightning! Release and dispel! Return to your power confined!" Sakura yelled, holding out her wand. The card flew into the hands of Syaoran, whose eyes grew wide. "Me? But-" Syaoran suddenly clutched his arm which was bleeding profusely. Sakura rushed to his side. "Syaoran-kun, we have to get you to a hospital NOW!" she forcefully. Breathing in short, painful gasps, Syaoran nodded his head. Later in the ambulance….. "Syaoran? Why..why did you save me?" Sakura asked with difficulty. "You could have let me capture it by myself." Syaoran looked up weakly from the cot. "And leave you to suffer? I would give my life for you to be safe…" Sakura's eyes brimmed over with tears. ~*End Flashback*~ "What am I doing here?!?" Sakura yelled, tears pouring down her pale cheeks. "Am I out of my mind?! Too many people care about me. I can't hurt them like this!" She looked up to see a train bearing down on her. Sakura quickly ran to what she thought was the edge of the tracks and what she thought was safety. Syaoran rounded the edge of the school building, and he observed the train that was coming towards him. Squinting, he thought he saw a figure dart into the light of the train. Straight into its path. A figure with brownish-red hair, and long slender legs…and a cherry blossom aura. "NO!!!" he bellowed. Running full speed, Syaoran reached the tracks in 10 seconds, only to see the train right in front of his face. Without thinking he pushed Sakura out of the way and jumped clear. As he jumped, his shoulder hit the train and a crunching sound was heard. Falling to his knees, Syaoran scrambled up quickly to find Sakura on the ground rubbing her head. "Sakura? Are you okay?" He asked concernedly. She looked up and gasped. "Syaoran! Your…your shoulder!" He looked down. His shoulder was bloody and the skin had torn off on some parts of his hand. His arm was twisted at an odd angle, and it looked as if it were broken. Testing it gingerly, he touched it with his other arm. "Ouch!" he winced, gritting his teeth to lessen the pain. Then, everything just blacked out, and the last thing Syaoran saw was Sakura's concerned face over his. Ying: Hey guys! It's me, the author!! Yup, I'm going to do an epilogue if you guys want me to! I already got it all planned out. Please review and standard disclaimers apply. I don't own Cardcaptors.