*The Tuxedo Mask theme from the English dub comes on*
Geo: Bwahahahahaha! It's me! Sorry, I love his theme song...it's got that Spanish guitar in there...well, somewhat. I'm sorry to all of you who watch the actual real stuff...not the dubbed stuff....*sigh* lucky...
Brooklyn: Can we PLEASE get on with this?
Geo: *sigh* Fine fine...alright, this is the fourth chapter of Tomorrow! Of course...you would've know that. Anyways, I do NOT own CCS! If I did, I would be stinkin' rich and would make sure that the dubs were as good as the real stuff, for all of us unlucky people in North America. But, I don't. So, it's not in my control. *sigh* That's the truth, and that's why there are the dubs that don't mean anything. But....on to the fic!
Oh, and by the way...if the title sounds bad, don't worry...this is a happy-ending fic.
Chapter 4: Sakura's Doom
The black figure who was following Syaoran around the whole time smiled as he heard what was happening.
'Hmm...now, should I kill Syaoran first...or his girlfriend? Hm...the second choice would hurt him more...much more.'
With that last thought, he started to write one last little note to Syaoran. That last meeting with his little cherry blossom would be his last.
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Syaoran couldn't sleep. Meilin and the others would be leaving for Hong Kong tomorrow afternoon and were spending the night at his apartment. He himself would be alone so he could think about what this all meant.
'How am I going to figure this out? I'm not Sherlock Holmes.' He put his head in his hands. 'Who am I kidding?'
With a sigh, Syaoran got up and put his mug away and was about to attempt to go to sleep when he saw a white envelope under his door. He rushed over and opened the door, hoping to see if anyone was out there, so perhaps he could have a suspect. But no one was there. The hallway was empty, especially since it was about 1 in the morning. Closing the door and locking it he picked up the note and sat down on the couch again.
It read:
Dear Syaoran:
I do believe this will be the last note I send to you. You know, it's been fun, terrorizing you and society. So much fun that I wish it wouldn't stop. But good things must come to an end, huh? And so, that's why I decided that the best way to get to you would be by your heart.
Syaoran leaned on the couch. His instincts weren't really awake and aware so he couldn't get an answer soon enough.
'My heart? What does he mean?'
~*~*~*~Meanwhile, at the Kinomoto residence...~*~*~*~*~
Sakura awoke to the sound of the downstairs door opening ever so softly.
'But dad is at a dig and Touya won't be back until next week from a trip for the university. What the heck's happening?' Sakura rolled back to her other side. 'I'm being paranoid. This whole thing with Syaoran's stalker is getting you freaked out. You shouldn't worry. You'll be okay.' With that and the exhaustion of worrying about Syaoran, she fell back asleep. But only to awake to the sound of her own door opening.
'Dear God dear God, what's happening, what's happening.'
She cautiously opened her eyes to see a figure staring down at her.
"So, you're Syaoran's little girlfriend, hm? Well, I'm going to have fun watching you die."
'Where's Kero? What the hell...' She suddenly remembered that Kero was over at Tomoyo's house because she had promised to bake him cookies while Sakura was away visiting Syaoran.
The man's smile was so cold and menacing, and Sakura knew this wasn't a joke, nor a dream. She couldn't get to her key so she could perhaps use her magic to shake him off. But she couldn't since he was blocking her way.
"Yes, I'm going to have a lot of fun. You'll die nice and slow. That will torment Syaoran even more."
~*~*~*~*~Minutes after Syaoran receives the weird letter...~*~*~*~*~
Syaoran leaped up. He had figured it out. The way through his heart was not his family or anything. It was Sakura. He was going to hurt Sakura.
"Baka! Stupid Syaoran! Damn it all, how could I not see this? Argh!" He yelled as he reached for his pendant and car keys, then decided that he could get there quicker running. He ran into the guest room, where Meilin was sleeping.
"Meilin, get up and call the police and send them over to Sakura's place." Meilin got up, looking confused.
"Wha--?"
"No time, the guy's going to hurt Sakura!" With that, Syaoran rushed off and down the hall to where the stairs were. He rushed out the door and down the street, praying that he wasn't too late.
'What if he already got her? What would happen then? Damn it, if he did....kill...her, why I'd search him out and kill him with my own bare hands.'
The thought of losing Sakura frightened him. It gave him strength, though. Gave him strength to run faster, harder, for her. For Sakura. He would not loose her. Not now. Not when he had just returned to Japan. No jack ass psychopath killer would take her away from him Rounding the corner, he saw Sakura's house, the door wide open. He also heard a terrified scream. Syaoran was enraged. If that guy had even touched Sakura...harmed her in any way...
"And fire-eyed fury be my conduct now!" He muttered as he raced up the stairs.
~*~*~*~*~
Sakura was scared. She had never been more scared in her entire life. Not even the battle against Yue had frightened her this much. She was going to die. Here she was, trembling, in her bed, unable to move and a psychopath stalker was looming over her and smiling, muttering his options.
"...or I could always just drown you. Gag you. Tie you up. Throw you into the river. No one would find you for days. Or..." He smiled even more menacingly, if that was even physically possible. "Or I can just kill you with a nice sharp dagger." With that, he pulled out a pocket knife. "Yes. I think this will do. And then, I can deliver this stained knife to Syaoran."
Sakura looked around helplessly. She couldn't help herself. Touya wasn't here to help her, neither was her dad. Kero wasn't here...nor was Syaoran. Syaoran, her protector.
"That stupid Syaoran. I sent him a note and it gave him a clue. It seems that he's just too stupid. Or perhaps...or perhaps he doesn't care about you." The guy said, taking his time. Torturing her. He roughly took her arm and cut her forearm. Sakura screamed as the pain racked her body. "Oh good, it's sharp enough."
She looked up, tears in her eyes. "Syaoran will come." She said weakly. "He'll come and then he's going to get you. You'll see..." The guy laughed.
"Whatever..."
"You. Leave. Her. Alone." Came a voice from Sakura's doorway. Sakura almost cried for joy as she recognized the voice. Syaoran had come for her. But the guy just calmly turned around.
"Oh good. You're here Syaoran. You can watch your little girlfriend die."
Syaoran was in a pair of black sweats and a t-shirt. He was sweating, but in a fighting stance, his sword out and ready.
"If you touch her...or if you have touch her...I swear, I will kill you myself." Syaoran growled, advancing towards the man.
"Tsk tsk, Syaoran. Such violence isn't necessary. If you want to fight, all you have to do is ask nicely." With that, the guy pulled out his gun and shot.
However, the shots ricocheted off something-almost like a force field-and didn't even touch Syaoran. The guy was obviously surprised.
"What the hell?" He muttered.
Unknown to both of the guys, Sakura had summoned her staff and released The Shield card to help Syaoran. Syaoran smiled quickly over at the young girl, then turned his attention back to the guy, who was shooting clicks and got nothing but the force field. Sakura, though, could feel that the Shield would wear off soon enough. Luckily, the guy was empty and threw his gun to the floor.
"Fine then, Syaoran, it's man to man combat then." He swung foot, hitting Syaoran in the arm which caused him to drop his sword. Syaoran, after jumping back, went back into his fighting stance.
"Fine then. Bring it on." Syaoran muttered, and threw an attack of his own.
Sakura was extremely worried. She knew Syaoran was strong but...what would happen if that guy had another gun or even...another knife. Sakura drew another card: The Time. (A/n I don't know whether Syaoran still has that card or what...remember, I've only seen the English dub. So, let's just pretend that Sakura has that card...) She released it, and the guy froze. Syaoran looked up at Sakura, who smiled wearily.
"Get your sword and let's go." Syaoran nodded and grabbed his sword, following Sakura down the stairs.
Little did they know, though, that they weren't out of danger just yet.
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Geo: And that's it, folks! That's chapter four! Tee hee...*Geo suddenly gets her announcer voice* What will happen next time? Will Sakura and Syaoran escape the jaws of death?
Brooklyn: Duh! This is a happy-ending S+S fic!
Geo: *sigh* You're no fun. But...whatever...anyways, let me explain this just so there's no doubts in your mind. Okay, when Syaoran is reading his letter, that stuff at Sakura's is happening. And then, if you sort of take out the part with Sakura and the killer, it would be like there was no pause in the Syaoran at his apartment part. Just making sure you know. That's even more confusing, but you're all smart and you can figure it out!
Oh by the way. You know when Syaoran goes "And fire-eyed fury by my conduct now!"? Well, that's actually from Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare. So, no, I did not make that up. Yup so...see you next chapter!
Oh, one more thing. Sorry it was kind of short. It's 7 seconds over 28.8 so...*shrug* meh. Whatever.