Cardcaptor Syaoran
The Dark Clow Saga

By: Michael Montgomery


Chapter 5: Welcome to the Dark side!




The air was thick with the smell of decay in the great tower that had arisen in Hong Kong. Footsteps, loud and heavy are heard through the main hall as a young man walks towards the royal chambers.

"Go do this, go do that! This job isn't any fun any more!" snarled the young but confident henchmen Cirrus as he approached the royal chambers. " I mean, why can't I do any of the really nasty stuff, I hate brain washings, I wanna fight, I wanna feel the blood sprits on my hands as I bury my fist into the opponents face!"

"You will get your turn in due time!" shrieked a voice from behind the large chamber doors. Cirrus was stopped in his tracks.

"Forgive me, m'lord! I wasn't insinuating any...!"

"Calm yourself and enter my chambers young Cirrus."

"At once m'lord!"

At that Cirrus quickened his pace and put a stop to any other thoughts that might have been roaming about his brain. He slowly cracked open the door and entered, closing the door behind him. He took large strides towards a throne nestled in front of an organ. Once he was five feet away from the throne he stopped and bowed.

"Baron trust!" shouted Cirrus, the usual hale for his master.

" Yes, yes! None of that is necessary!"

"For...forgive me m'lord!"

"Silence!" shouted the Baron as he slowly tilted his wine glass from side to side. "We have much work to attain to! I have sensed a recent burst of "Love"; it is of a large class origin. I sense that this "Love" is irradiating from our little Cardcaptor gaki! I have located Syaoran Li!"

"That is great m'lord, but do we not have the Key Line that was necessary to lure Li here?"

"Obviously not! Or Syaoran Li would be here right now!"

"I...I am sorry for my arrogance, it will not happen again!" stated Cirrus as he took a step back.

"I will now define my plan and you will listen, got it!"

"Yes m'lord!"

" You are to travel to Tokyo and retrieve for me the one that Li loves!"

"What is her name?"

"Grrrrr! I told you to go retrieve her for me names do not matter! Find Syaoran Li and you find the girl!"

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After Sakura had told me that she loved me, I was practically in heaven. Tomoyo wouldn't put down her camcorder cause she was afraid that she might miss something cute. Which she thought every moment Sakura and I were together was the cutest thing on the planet. So after I had listened to Sakura tell me how much I meant to her, I proceed to do the same.

"Sakura Kinomoto, my feelings are can't be explained in words, and I feel that there is nothing I can do to prove just how much I love you. I have tried and try to think up the words, and I have tried to think up a way. But now that you care for me, my life is complete. With you by my side, I feel like I could take on the world. But I have made a vow to you, something I would like you to know of as "The Oath of True Love". And I swear to everything that I will use this oath as my rule. I wish to only make you happy in life, to make sure your never afraid, to protect you when it is needed, and to be there to share a good laugh. I wanna be there for it all, and I wouldn't have it any other way."

Sakura stared at me for a second and I noticed a tear run down her face. I swiftly moved my finger to her cheek and caringly wiped the tear away with my index finger. She grabbed my hand and pulled me closer. She lay her head on my chest, cuddling for a bit. Then she looked up, and I down.

"I'm never gonna leave you Sakura, not unless you want it that way. Cause I only wanna make my Sakura happy."

~Sakura's Point of View~

After our first kiss, I had this weird feeling, the feeling that I was supposed to have done it. I felt as though it was destiny that had brought us together, and the oath he made to me, proved to me that he was the one I had been waiting for. But now I had to tell him how much he meant to me after all that time that we hung around each other. I closed my eyes and rested my mind, for this would be more than likely the hardest thing I have done and ever will do. I looked back at Tomoyo; she gave me a thumbs up from behind her camcorder.

"Syaoran, there is something I need to tell you, it's a little hard for me to explain but. We have known each other for quite some time. At times you were cold to me, like about capturing cards, but at other times, you were so protective. To tell you the truth, I knew you cared about me before you told me. Call it my intuition; there was just something about the way you acted around me. And then for me, I felt so careless and happy when you were around. If it weren't for you, I think my life would have been too hard to handle. I don't know, but all I can say is that I care for you more than anyone right now. I really can't say I love you, but don't feel bad. Love takes time for me, but caring is something that I have always had and always will have for you."

Syaoran looked at me with those deep auburn eyes and smiled.

"Sakura, I understand that love takes time, but since I have cared for you so long now, I love you. And I will do anything to win your love."

I stared at him and gave him my "I understand" look and nodded my head. He took in a deep breath; I could tell he was ready to tell me something.

~Onward~

Later that night Tomoyo's mom took us back to Sakura's house. When Tomoyo and her mom drove off, we waved and took each other's hand as we walked towards the door. I looked at Sakura who was smiling wildly and had to smile myself, I mean after all, I was going out with Sakura Kinomoto; I had to be the luckiest man alive. I looked into the starry night sky and said thank you, cause obviously I had done something good in my past life, or I wouldn't have Sakura. We got to the door and Sakura turned the knob, but the door was stuck. She gave it another whirl only to be met with the same out come. She shot me a look and then I gave her a look to too.

"I was trying to tell you to ring the doorbell, but that's okay!" she said smiling. So I pressed the doorbell and Fujitaka opened the door and had a welcoming look on his face.

"Li Syaoran, is that really you?"

"Yes, I'm glad to be back!"

"Its always a pleasure to have you over, will you be staying long?"

I looked at Sakura and she nodded her head in approval.

"Yes, I plan to stay for a while, could I stay here again?"

"Absolutely, I know it would make Sakura happy to have her friend back over!"

Sakura smiled and squeezed my hand cause she was trying to give me a signal to head upstairs. I finally got it and made my way upstairs and waited for my Sakura.

"Dad, I think Syaoran will be sleeping in my room this time! I got a sleeping bag, and that's all he'll need!"

I heard footsteps coming upstairs as I sat on Sakura's bed. Kero was sitting quietly and smiling at me.

"Good job kid! I'm gonna go let you guys be alone."

And then he flew out the window. I watched him fly into the sky, into the beautiful sea of stars. "Indeed I am lucky." is all that could run through my head. I was looking outside when I heard the door open and then shut softly.



I don't own any characters except for Shleff and Cirrus. The story is by me, not anyone else. Please remember to review!