'Huh?' Shaoran heard a thud as the blast collided with something other than his own body. He lifted his eyes from the ground...and a horrible sight met his gaze.
Sakura lay there unmoving in front of him on a heap. Cory sighed.
"Turns out I didn't have to do the extra job of killing her anymore. So-."
She stopped abruptly as soon as she noticed how murderous he looked. Unnerved by the glance, she started twirling the wand. Shaoran's eyes lit up with a deathly fire; it angered him even more. He knelt slowly to Sakura's side and touched her forehead. It was still warm, but the warmth was melting away fast.
His wrath built up inside him and made him shake with anger. Only one thought crossed his fierce mind: I must avenge Sakura!
He stood once again and did not speak. His face was shaded, betraying nothing on his features. Cory could not help wondering what the guy was thinking.
But she never opened her mouth to make the comment. Shaoran drew some unknown power of the Li clan's from his sword. He didn't even know it was there, but it seemed as if his long ago ancestor now lived and raged within him.
Shaoran moved as if in a dream, unreal, hazy. He vaguely remembered himself yelling out the name of his beloved, his cherry blossom. Time stopped for a moment as the memories flashed before his eyes, memories where they were having wonderful times.
His heart lurched as he charged at the enemy, the girl that had caused so much pain and horror. He remembered her terrified face as he loomed over her, like a church mouse.
She squeaked, but it was cut short by Shaoran's quick revenge.
He raised his sword one last time...and the girl was gone. Cory disappeared. The only trace of her defeat was the deck of cards and Sakura's wand. Shaoran picked them up slowly and turned to place them by Sakura's side.
He sat down on the cold floor and laid her head on his lap. He stroked her hair, the hair that he always longed to touch.
Shaoran knew he won the victory, but he lost the most precious thing in the world to him.
He sighed and closed his eyes.
"Shaoran, you're wetting me with your tears," Sakura moaned. Shaoran jumped and looked unbelievably at her. She wiped her face of his tears and held a hand to her shoulder.
For the first time, Shaoran saw that the blast had only caught her on the shoulder. He was relieved and helped her sit up.
"Why did you jump in like that? You know, you scared me." Shaoran began talking like a mother. Inside, he was dancing around like a 3 year old.
Sakura managed to calm him down. She grasped his hand and whispered, "I'll tell you later. It was just sort of like a vision, from Clow Reed..."
In spite of all his injuries, Shaoran lifted Sakura off the floor and carried her in his arms. With the wand and cards back in posession, they slowly went back together into conciousness. Yes, with arms around each other.
The End
Afternotes: I hope you all liked the fic. I enjoyed writing it a lot. I might even write another, if I come up with another plot or something. Please review. I know I took a long time to write, but please give me some feedback. S+S forever!! This is officially the end of my story. (whew!^_~)
Sakura lay there unmoving in front of him on a heap. Cory sighed.
"Turns out I didn't have to do the extra job of killing her anymore. So-."
She stopped abruptly as soon as she noticed how murderous he looked. Unnerved by the glance, she started twirling the wand. Shaoran's eyes lit up with a deathly fire; it angered him even more. He knelt slowly to Sakura's side and touched her forehead. It was still warm, but the warmth was melting away fast.
His wrath built up inside him and made him shake with anger. Only one thought crossed his fierce mind: I must avenge Sakura!
He stood once again and did not speak. His face was shaded, betraying nothing on his features. Cory could not help wondering what the guy was thinking.
But she never opened her mouth to make the comment. Shaoran drew some unknown power of the Li clan's from his sword. He didn't even know it was there, but it seemed as if his long ago ancestor now lived and raged within him.
Shaoran moved as if in a dream, unreal, hazy. He vaguely remembered himself yelling out the name of his beloved, his cherry blossom. Time stopped for a moment as the memories flashed before his eyes, memories where they were having wonderful times.
His heart lurched as he charged at the enemy, the girl that had caused so much pain and horror. He remembered her terrified face as he loomed over her, like a church mouse.
She squeaked, but it was cut short by Shaoran's quick revenge.
He raised his sword one last time...and the girl was gone. Cory disappeared. The only trace of her defeat was the deck of cards and Sakura's wand. Shaoran picked them up slowly and turned to place them by Sakura's side.
He sat down on the cold floor and laid her head on his lap. He stroked her hair, the hair that he always longed to touch.
Shaoran knew he won the victory, but he lost the most precious thing in the world to him.
He sighed and closed his eyes.
"Shaoran, you're wetting me with your tears," Sakura moaned. Shaoran jumped and looked unbelievably at her. She wiped her face of his tears and held a hand to her shoulder.
For the first time, Shaoran saw that the blast had only caught her on the shoulder. He was relieved and helped her sit up.
"Why did you jump in like that? You know, you scared me." Shaoran began talking like a mother. Inside, he was dancing around like a 3 year old.
Sakura managed to calm him down. She grasped his hand and whispered, "I'll tell you later. It was just sort of like a vision, from Clow Reed..."
In spite of all his injuries, Shaoran lifted Sakura off the floor and carried her in his arms. With the wand and cards back in posession, they slowly went back together into conciousness. Yes, with arms around each other.
The End
Afternotes: I hope you all liked the fic. I enjoyed writing it a lot. I might even write another, if I come up with another plot or something. Please review. I know I took a long time to write, but please give me some feedback. S+S forever!! This is officially the end of my story. (whew!^_~)