Soul of Outer Space
That Dark and Stormy Night
Part 3
Kero paced nervously in front of the window waiting for Sakura to get home. He saw her approach the house holding hands with Li and walking with Madison. 'Well at least Li's back that will make my job a little easier.' Kero thought and went back to the book he had been looking at.
"Come on Li just come in side and say hi to Kero then you can leave."
"No way that stuffed animal will rip my head off first."
"Come on Kero's changed I promise."
"Promise?"
"I just said that didn't I?" Li still hesitated.
"Tori's not there either right?" Sakura and Madison laughed.
"No he's away at college." Li sighed with relief as the three some entered the house. Today it was unusually quiet.
"That's odd." Madison said.
"What?" Li asked.
"No sound." Sakura said.
"What does that have to do with any thing?"
"Usually we can hear Kero's games and him screaming all the way down here." Sakura said shifting her weight uncomfortably. Madison and Sakura looked at eachother then quickly ran up the stairs followed by a clueless Li.
"KERO!" Madison and Sakura shouted as they flew into the room. To see Kero hunched over in mid air flipping magical pages and looking up once and a while to look at the circling clow cards.
"Sakura, Madison, it's nice to see you again Li." Kero said looking up at the girls and Li as they entered the room.
"Wow, Kero not playing a video game and being polite, what did you two do brain wash him or something."
"Li we don't have time for jokes, Sakura is in grave danger." Kero said not looking up from his book.
"By who I'll take him out." Li said pulling Sakura into a protective grasp, making her blush.
"Sorry Li it's not so much him but an it."
"Excuse me?"
"They are cards with out a master and have been looking for the mistress of the clow for the past three million years."
"So we'll just capture them like the other ones." Madison replied.
"I'm afraid its no that simple, three million years ago maybe, but they've had three million years to wander and get stronger." Kero said closing his magical book as another one appeared in front of him.
"So why is Sakura in danger?" Li asked.
"These are the cards known as the destiny. In this series there are only two cards the destruction and the treasure. The treasure finds out what is most important to some one and brings it into the surface while the destruction card destroys just about every thing in its path."
"But how come we haven't seen or heard any thing about destruction?" Sakura asked.
"That's what scares me, you see, normally destruction doesn't think only treasure does. That means that they must be working together to accomplish there goal."
"And what is their goal exactly?" Sakura asked.
"To make every card captor suffer by taking away their mistress."
"Sakura." Li whispered taking it all in.
"Why me, I haven't done any thing." Sakura said sitting down on her bed.
"You didn't do any thing it's what your ancestors did, and theirs no way of fighting them they are the most powerful cards. The only way to win is to out whit them." Sakura began to cry a little, Li came over and rapped his arms around her.
"Sakura I promise I won't let any thing happen to you." Sakura nodded threw tears.
"Li can I speak to you alone?" Kero asked. Li nodded and the two headed into the hallway.
"What?"
"I need you to keep an extremely watchful eye on Sakura. Any change in things she likes dislikes. If she gets tired earlier any thing you under stand. Those cards have very strong powers they can make a person die just like that." Kero snapped his fingers. Li nodded,
"What do you think they're trying to do?"
"Well what I think they're trying to do, is separate the two of you."
"Why would they do that?"
"Well the night you called I felt something strange I had felt it before of course but not for a really long time. You didn't hang up on her and she didn't you that could only mean one thing."
"The destruction card."
"Exactly they obviously don't want you two making a tight connection by saying what you really feel inside is securing the bond."
"Oh." Li said blushing slightly.
"Now don't go getting any ideas kid, just because I don't want any thing to happen to Sakura, but that doesn't mean that you can go and take advantage of the situation. Understand just keep an eye on her." Li pondered what Kero had just said,
"HEY you called me kid again, stuffed animal."
"HEY!" the two started in on a staring contest.
Two weeks have gone by without any thing happening. A dance was coming up on that Friday the last day of school it was for all the seniors that were graduating.
'This would be the best time for the destruction card to strike.' Li thought one day after school as he was walking Sakura home. Since Kero had told him to watch her, he accepted it openly.
"Li what's wrong?" Sakura asked squeezing his hand gently, bringing him out of his thoughts.
"Nothing, I'm just worried about the dance."
"Me too. The destruction card might show up."
"I know." Li started to think again. Sakura turned towards him and rapped her arms around his neck and kissed gently. Li didn't notice this until she was kissing him he kissed her back.
"What was that for?"
"What I need a reason now?"
"Sorry." Li held his hands up defensively.
"Li promise me that no matter what you'll be there."
"I promise you. Sakura I would rather die then let any thing happen to you."
"Really?" Li kissed her.
"Does that answer your question?" Sakura nodded.
"YOU TWO ARE SO CUTE TOGETHER!" some one squealed from behind the bushes.
"Who's there?" They both called already guessing who it was. Madison popped out.
"You two are so cute." She smiled smugly to her self.
"How long where you standing there?"
"Long enough." The two blushed,
"Well I better get going. I'll c ya the two of you later." With that Madison ran off in the other direction. Rapping his arms tightly around Sakura's waist and pulled her close.
"I wonder how much film she has of the two of us?" Li asked.
"Who knows but I do know a place where she couldn't tape us."
"Really where?"
"The movies." Sakura said rather seductively.
"Really…or my place…a couple of spells and she won't be able to see us." Li said matching her seductive tone.
"Well aren't you a naughty boy some one needs to teach you a lesson."
"Oh really and who would do that."
"Why me of course." Sakura said in a sexy voice making Li shiver.
"My place 8:00." He said as their faces got closer.
"I'll be there." She said and took off running towards her house.
Li checked himself in the mirror for the third time. He was wearing kakies and a black T-shirt. He then went and lit the last candle that was stationed around his living room. There was a smug fire glowing and the candles made every thing feel very romantic. ' I hope nothing happens to bother us I've been wanting to spend time alone with Sakura for a while. He checked the spells again so nobody from the outside could see them and nobody would think any ones home. He heard the doorbell ring, he checked himself in the mirror and went and answered it. He opened the door to see Sakura wearing shorts and yellow shirt. She smiled up at him and quickly embraced him. He picked her up and twirled her around, then he closed the door with his foot and the two headed over to the sofa. Sakura looked around the room,
"This is so beautiful Li." She said rapping her arms around him.
"Not half as beautiful as you."
"Your so sweet." She kissed him on the lips gently. Li rapped his arms around Sakura and using his body pushed her back into the sofa so that he was on top of her. Using his tongue he parted her lips and began to explore her mouth. He pulled her closer moving his lips down to kiss her jaw line then down to her neck. Sakura pulled his face back to meet her lips. They pulled away and sat up for a couple of minutes to catch their breath.
"Sakura?" Li asked as he tightened his arms around Sakura's waist and she leaned her head against his chest,
"Hmm."
"Did I ever tell you how much I love you." Sakura looked up at him.
"I love you too Li." Before they could kiss again a flash of light blew out all the candles.
"Who's there?" Li called tightening his arms around her waist.
"Go...go…ghosts." Sakura stammered.
"Sakura…sweetie…there are no such things as ghosts…SHOW YOURSELF!" He called to figures appeared.
"What did you just say to her?"
"I told her I loved her." The two figures stammered back.
"They must be destruction and treasure." Sakura whispered, Li nodded his head, then what Kero had said to him a couple of weeks ago came flooding back, they obviously don't want you and Sakura to admit and say your true feelings, at the time he hadn't understood why.
"I LOVE SAKURA!" Li screamed and the two cards stumbled again.
"Don't say that." One of the whispered.
"What not to say I LOVE YOU TOO LI!" Sakura screamed. The two figures fell to the ground.
"Sakura NOW!"
"RIGHT!" she pulled out the key of clow and chanted "Oh key of clow surrender the wand the force ignite RELEASE." She grabbed her wand and ran to the dying cards. She raised her wand "TREASURE DESTRUCTION RETURN TO YOUR POWER CONFIND…TREASURE AND DESTRUCTION!" She screamed but only one card returned the other figure disappeared,
"Oh clow mistress you thought you could capture me that easily." Then the voice died leaving the two alone. The card floated to Li,
"Sakura we have a problem."
"What is it?" She asked coming to stand next to him.
"Look at the card." He gave it to her and she gasped,
"It's…it's blank."
"That means we don't know witch ones still out there." Sakura sighed,
"This is just perfect, so much for a romantic night."
"Sakura…"
"Hmm?" She said taking his hand.
"Did you mean what you said in there?"
"Every word." She said kissing him gently.
"That reminds me." He went over and got his jacket and reached into the pocket and pulled out a bracelet. "Remember this?"
"Oh my gosh I thought that I lost it." She said fingering it lovingly. He took it out of her hands and put it around her wrist and kissed her hand.
"Then I bet you want this back." She slipped the ring off her ring finger and pressed it into his hand.
"Actually." Sakura looked at him like he had lost it. He pulled her into his arms, "Sakura I want to protect you forever and always…tonight showed me just how much you mean to me." Li got down on one knee, "Sakura will you marry me?" Sakura burst into tears.
"Of course I'll marry you." She sobbed and Li slipped the ring onto her finger. 'At last we'll be together forever and ever.'
So do you like this one? Please R&R. I don't own Card Captors. Should I continue this story or just end it here. YOU tell me!