"What The Cards Were For"

A Card Captor Fanfiction

By: Bekah-chan

Rated: PG (for

tense stuff)



Disclaimer: I don't now, have never, and will never own Card Captors. *sigh*



Author's Notes: Thank You, for all the wonderful reviews!!... In other words: 'Don't Flame Me'



Chapter 28:

1:20

~Alright, we'll just have to break it then~ Sakura said.

~But, Sakura! Even if we can, it might be dangerous for you!~

~Hey!~ Sakura walked right up to him and jabbed him in the chest with one finger, ~If you~ *jab* ~can risk your life for me~ *jab, jab* ~then I can risk my life for you!!~ she folded her arms and glared at him, daring him to contradict her philosophy.

Syaoran blinked, opened his mouth, closed it, and blinked again. *sigh* She was right, they were equal partners in that respect. They had each risked themselves for the other before, and he had no doubt it would happen again. He could not fault her for something he would do himself. 1:05

~Okay~ he admitted defeat on the subject, ~But how will we break it?~

~I'm not sure, breaking it should be easier than punching a hole in it, in some ways. I've evidently been doing that for years! And it is *my* mind after all, that should give me an advantage.~ she deduced.

~Yes, but *what* will we break it with?~ Sakura thought for a moment, then asked:

~You said that my magic *won't* go through?~

~Not unless you punch a hole first~

~Well, magic can be a force, right?~ she had that light in her eyes that meant: I-have-a-potentially-dangerous-idea, and Syaoran got a little worried. 0:56

~Sakura? What are you going to do?~ He ventured cautiously. But Sakura didn't answer him, she was busy. She closed her eyes (metaphoric-- Oh! Never mind!) and searched for the place in her mind that had her magic. The sensation was so odd, that it almost broke her concentration, because, instead of looking *inward* to find her magic, she was looking *outward*. Creepy.

It took her a few precious seconds to get used to this new way of 'sensing', but she soon had the hang of it, and began her search. It amazed her how quickly she found her 'pool of magic' she supposed it was due to the fact that she was *inside* the 'glass' and not separated from it. It seemed to her magical senses to be a shimmering liquid, filling the base of the bubble-like structure they were standing in, she did *not* want to think of what would happen when the 'glass' broke and all that liquid magic was dumped out of the bubble, and into her mind. She would think about that later, if she could think at all. 0:45

~I found it!~ she said triumphantly, opening her eyes to see a concerned Li Syaoran.

~Found what?~

~My magic!~ He had been afraid of that.

~Sakura, do you know how dangerous it is to work with *raw* magic?~

~Not really~ well actually Kero had mentioned something to that effect, but he hadn't explained everything. And it didn't really matter, she was going to do it anyway.

~There has to be another way! You could burn-out!~ Well, that *did* sound dangerous.

~Syaoran, I know your worried about me, but we don't have time to go over the rules of raw magic usage right now! I'm going to do this, move over so I have a clear shot at the barrier.~ Syaoran reluctantly moved aside, and a little behind her. If he couldn't stop her, at least he could support her.

~Can I help?~

~Not really. Just stay back and let the damsel do the rescuing.~ 0:30

Sakura planted her feet firmly on the floor, holding her arms down at her sides, her palms facing in the same direction. She reached, with her magic senses, down through the ground until she hit the pool of magic, then she grabbed some and *pulled*. She felt the magic rush up to meet her, absorbing through her feet, and jumping to her palms. She started to glow. Not one color, but many, one fading into another. The light became so bright that Syaoran had to squint to keep his eyes on her. 0:25

When she felt she had enough, she cut off the flow, glad when the unused magic fell back to collect in the pool. Then Sakura raised her hands to point at the barrier that was endangering her beloved's life. She gathered all the magic she had, with her desire to save Syaoran, and *pushed*. The power flew from her body to hit the barrier. The initial impact created millions of tiny fissures in the 'glass' that quickly spread outward and out of sight. Then the cracks were filled with her magic until the barrier resembled a stained-glass window veined with sunlight. Finally, with a huge sound of breaking glass, it shattered. The sparkling pieces raining to the ground before they disintegrated. 0:19

Sakura didn't waste any time. As soon as the barrier started to come down, she grabbed Syaoran by the hand and ran full tilt for the light she could see, just ahead. They were going to make it! 0:14

Syaoran, being dragged behind Sakura, was looking at his Cherry Blossom with a feeling close to awe. It never failed to amaze him what Sakura could do when she was protecting someone close to her. He hoped she didn't have to deal with any consequences for saving him. 0:06



Watching:

Three pairs of eyes, and one video camera, were glued to the couple still in the middle of the spell circle.

"How long have they been like that?" Madison asked.

Touya looked at the clock before answering, "About 6 hours now."

"Oh" Everyone was silent for a few minutes.

"Is it just me, or does Syaoran look a little, ummm, gray?" Kent wondered. So Kero explained, to Kent and Madison, about the dangerous spell Syaoran was casting.

"Oh, no!" Madison whispers, after hearing of her best friends' plight. She kept her camera riveted to the Card Captor pair, waiting for any change. A few more moments passed in silence.

"Are you sure there's nothing we can do?" Kent finally asked.

"Well *I* can't think of anything! Sakura could probably break a High Magic circle, but I can't. And, as you can see, Sakura is hardly up to..." Kero trailed off.

"What? What is it, Kero?" Madison frantically inquired.

"Something's happening." His words were accompanied by the screeching sound of breaking glass.

"Look!" Madison pointed, "Sakura's glowing!" it was true, Sakura was surrounded by a bright light. But they were soon diverted by a faint gasping sound. They all turned their eyes, and camera, toward Syaoran to see his body jerk once then fall from his sitting position to land flat on the floor. While Sakura's eyes were opening, his were fixed and staring at nothing. Around them the binding circle flickered, and died. 0:00

To Be Continued ^_^