"What The Cards Were For"
A Card Captor Fanfiction
By: Bekah-chan
Rated: PG (because,
it's over, *sniff*)
Disclaimer: I don't now, have never, and will never own Card Captors. *sigh*
Author's Notes: Thank You for all the Reviews, they really helped motivate me to write. Thanks! ^_^ I would also like to thank my Mom & Dad, and my sister, Birda-chan. They were great Beta-readers, and helped encourage me to keep writing (Love Ya!) Thanks Again! ^_^
Chapter 42/Epilog:
The twinkling firefly-souls, that Sakura had freed from the Soul-Stealer, swirled around them once more, and vanished. The Sorceress hoped they were going on, to a better place, she had a feeling they probably deserved it.
The Sakuras turned and began a slow (due to tired wings) descent. When they had dropped about half-way they noticed that Syaoran's body still wasn't moving. Sakura expected her love's soul to have returned to his body as soon as the Stealer was destroyed. But Syaoran wasn't stirring, and Sakura felt no pull in the direction of his body. Where was his soul?
The pinkish Sakura saw a flicker behind them and both Sakuras turned to see that not all the firefly-souls had disappeared, there was one left. It was trailing along behind them, like it wanted to come.
"Syaoran!" the Sakuras gasped, smiling. There he was. The blueish Sakura, because she was the closest, reached over and grabbed the golden soul-light between her hands. The moment Sakura's blueish half touched the light, Sakura felt a warm, loving, glow envelop her.
~Uh, Sakura?~ she heard Syaoran's voice in her minds, ~Could you take me back to my body now, please?~ The Sakuras giggled. That was such a 'Syaoran' thing to say.
"Of course, Syaoran," the Sakuras assured him, "I was just headed back that way myself."
They landed a little to the side of the group, standing around Syaoran's prone form.
"Took ya long enough, monster," Touya said in an attempt to, we assume, lighten the mood.
"I am *NOT* a MONSTER!!!!" the Sakuras stomped one foot in perfect unison, identical expressions of sibling rage on their faces. Touya, Yue, and Kero (who was, again, smaller-sized) looked on in wonder.
Kero: "Whoa!"
Touya: "That was......."
Yue: "......... the freakest thing I've ever seen."**
"Arg!" the Sakuras exclaimed, looking down at Syaoran's soul-light, still resting in the blueish Sakura's hands, "I don't have time for this!" As the Sakuras stalked by them on her way to Syaoran, one of her wings happened to, accidently, smack Touya and Yue (Kero ducked) in the face. It wasn't her fault, really. They should have been watching where she was going.
"Syaoran......" the blueish Sakura kneeled at Syaoran's left side, and the pinkish on the right, "here you go. One soul, delivered." The blue Sakura opened her hands and the soul-light slowly sank into Syaoran's chest. A golden glow strengthened Syaoran's aura into a physical illumination before it faded as Syaoran stirred.
The Recently Re-Souled:
The first thing Syaoran felt, when he came to himself, was pain. He felt like..... Well, he felt like his soul had been ripped from his body. Then, said body, had been dropped from a very great height, to land on something not-so-soft. Ouch! But, even this pain, was nothing compared to the torture that Syaoran remembered. He had been in a dark place, filled with nothing but pain so acute it became hard to hold on to his sanity. Syaoran was pulled back from this brink when a voice said: 'Bye-bye Master Syaoran. The little Sorceress cares more about her magic, than she does about you.' Syaoran heard this and almost laughed. Since when did Sakura care more about magic than her friends? Since NEVER! Sakura's loyalty to her friends was one of the things Syaoran loved the most about his Cherry Blossom. She would save him if it was at all possible. This knowledge enabled Syaoran to hold on, past the pain, until Sakura found him.
"Syaoran," he now heard Sakura say, "are you alright? Can you hear me?" At this point Syaoran noticed a strange quality to Sakura's voice. It was...... in Stereo?
Quickly Syaoran's eyes fluttered open, then slammed shut again, just as fast. On one side of Syaoran there had been a Sakura-in-blue, and, on the other, a Sakura-in-pink. All Syaoran could think was: ~Not Again!!~
I Are Two:
Syaoran's eyes had opened for a scant second than closed again. What was wrong?
"Syaoran are you okay?" Sakura asked with two voices.
"Sakura," Syaoran's voice was faint, but strong, "I love you dearly. But, if this relationship is going to work, you have *got* to stop splitting into more than one person!! I only want ONE Sakura." he reaffirmed, holding up one finger (even though he could not see it, his eyes where still closed) to illustrate his point.
Sakura felt a thrill go through her. Syaoran loved her! He had just admitted it! *And* he said they had a 'relationship'!! *happy-squeal* ^_^
"Syaoran! I love you, too!" Sakura was feeling slightly giddy, but in a good way. Both Sakuras leaned down to kiss Syaoran's cheek, on either side.
"Sakura!!" Syaoran, who had felt two, distinct, pairs of Sakura-lips, on his face, at the *same* time, complained, "You're still two! I am not opening my eyes again until there is only one of you." he finished grumpily, folding his arms and looking determined.
Oh, dear! It would seem Syaoran was still in a 'fragile state', and it just wouldn't do to distress him more. So, Sakura decided to comply. In any case, she was also tired of being one person in two places. Okay, now how to reverse the spell? Eeep!! She had no idea!!
"Kerooooo!!!!"
A Few Moments (And One Sakura) Later:
Sakura dusted off her white battle-outfit. Ahhh, that was better, she was all in one body again, and it had not been as hard as she feared to accomplish this. Kero instructed her to concentrate and pull back the energy she had used on the spell, which would cancel it. Sakura did as he said, only then remembering that she had done the same thing to call back her other spells, earlier. And, while she was at it, she had called back the Fly spell too. So, no more wings, she was normal Sakura again.
"Syaoran!" she called, from the few steps distance she had gone to do the cancel spell, "I'm one again!" she went back to his side.
"Good," he mumbled, smiling. Syaoran sat up, opening his eyes, and Sakura helped him to his feet.
"Did you mean it?" she whispered, "You love me?"
"Yes I do," he confirmed, "and I'm glad you're okay." he gave her a hug, which Sakura returned.
"Mmmm, this is nice," she said, from within the warmth of his arms.
"Yes it is," he agreed.
It was then that Sakura got a slightly wicked idea, "Syaoran?"
"Yes, Sakura?" he pulled back to look at her perfect, single, face.
"Um," she blushed, "Can I have the rest of my first kiss now?"
Syaoran was ecstatic: "Sure Sakura, whatever you say."
So was Sakura: "I say: 'Stop talking and kiss me!'" ^_^
Kent and Yue were tolerant: "Teenagers," Yue commented. Kent nodded in agreement.
Madison was taping: "A kiss!! And I'll get it on video!!" ^_~
Touya was furious: "Gaki!! You keep your lips away from my sister!!"
And, Kero was impatient: "Sakura, you need to tell me what happened!"
Kero's comment came right before their lips touched, "But Kero!!"
"It's important, Sakura," Kero was sensing that something, in this battle, had not been 100% compatible with Clow's vision.
"Oh, alright! But!," she looked around at her family, Guardians, and best friend, her eyes blazing fire, "The next occasion I decide to kiss Syaoran I want NO Interruptions!! Is that clear?" Everyone agreed, even Touya (reluctantly), and Syaoran blushed.
"Good! Now, Kero, what did you want to know?"she asked. Since Sakura and Syaoran were no longer embracing each other, their hands had decided to do it for them, and had entwined together again. Sakura gave Syaoran's hand a squeeze, which was returned.
"What *exactly* happened up there, Sakura?" Kero asked.
So, Sakura explained, as concisely as she could, what had happened while she was fighting the Soul-Stealer. When she came near the end of the story, however, she paused.
"Well, Sakura?" Kero prompted, "You could tell the Stealer was almost defeated, and then.....?"
"It was really odd," Sakura tried to explain, Kero noticed a sad look come over her face, "It was like the... the Universe, was telling me that when I destroyed the Stealer, I was accepting my destiny."
"What 'destiny'?" Kero asked, he was getting an ominous feeling.
"Let me think, there was a term," Sakura's forehead creased in thought, "I would be accepting my destiny as an....umm.... a warrior for..... um... peace. Ya, that's it, a 'Warrior for Peace'."
Syaoran's hand tightened on hers, "Are you sure, Sakura?" he sounded concerned.
"Yes, pretty sure."
Yue gulped, and met Syaoran's gaze. They both knew what that meant.
"Hmmmm, a 'Warrior for Peace'," Kero whispered, where had he heard that before? While Kero was thinking, pieces of the prophecy Clow had given him to predict the coming 'Big Evil', came to mind:
"You, Kerberos, and the Card Mistress, will recognize the Evil in it's smallest form.."
(The Soul-Stealer hadn't been very small...)
"You will both know it when it comes, but it will not know you, at first......"
(The Stealer had seemed to recognize Sakura.....)
"It will not come until after the Card Sorceress has accepted her destiny as a Warrior for Peace. For, only as such can she defeat it....."
(Whoops!!)
"Um, Sakura?" Kero ventured.
"Yes Kero?"
"I, uh, just realized something..... It's kinda funny really....." he gave a very weak laugh and put one of his stuffed arms behind his head.
"What is it Kero? Just tell us!" Syaoran demanded.
"Well, you remember how I told you guys that Sakura only had one Really Big Evil to face, to save the world?"
They all nodded.
"Well," he laughed weakly again, "The Soul-Stealer wasn't it........."
The End Of "What the Cards Were For"
** This was a quote from the Disney movie The Emperors New Groove, Which I do not own.
End Notes: Did you guys like it? I hope so, that was fun! ^_^ Anyway, I do have some ideas for a sequel. So, the question is: 'Should I write a sequel?' What do you think? If I do, it might take awhile because of school, but I can try.
Bye (For now)
Bekah-chan ^_^