Author's Note: Hi! So sorry for taking so long to get this part out. I've been on a major writer's block and plus I had school! ^^() I'll try and get the next one out as soon as i finish! Thanks to everyone who's waited so long for this part to come out!

Part Four: Confessions of the Heart



"Sakura...," the voice whispered softly. "Do not fear it..."


"Sakura!!" Kero screamed in her ear. Sakura only turned away. He let out a grunt. "Sakura!!!" he screeched. "You're late for school!!!!"

Sakura's eyes snapped open. "What?!" she screamed, jumping out of her bed. Then she loosened up. "Kero, it's Saturday."

Kero nodded. "You bet it is. But what else could I say to wake you up? Besides," he said, flying up to her face, "isn't there something you have to do today?"

Sakura thought about it for a while. Then it hit her. "Oh no!" she yelled in panic and rushed to her closet to change.

"Uh huh," Kero said with his arms crossed, "how could you even forget? Tomoyo's been reminding you about today for three weeks!"

"Well...," Sakura said hesitantly.

"What? What is it?" Kero urged her. "Is it about the Cards?"

"I'm not sure," Sakura admitted. "I've been having this weird dream lately. And there's this... voice."

"Voice?" Kero asked. "What is it saying?"

Sakura thought about it. "I-I don't remember... It's all fuzzy."

"Well," Kero pressed. "When did you start having this dream?"

Sakura's eyes widened. "When the Cards disappeared!" she said in realization.

Kero nodded. "So they are linked..."

"Yeah," Sakura agreed. "But how?" she asked, looking at Kero. He shrugged. "Hmm..." She wondered who the person in her dream was. She had never seen the person yet... She should asked Tomoyo the next time she sees her.. Tomoyo! "Oh no!" Sakura yelled and went back to her closet.

Kero let out a sigh. "Hopeless."



"About time," Tomoyo said sharply. She then smiled. "What kept you?"

"Nothing," Sakura lied. "Just overslept is all."

Tomoyo nodded slowly. "Okay..." She didn't believe a single word. But they were already late. "Come on, we better hurry." Sakura nodded and followed after her.



"Syaoran?" Ayame asked. She and Syaoran were walking down the street. Syaoran had been staring at the ground since they left the apartment. "Syaoran!"

"Huh?" Syaoran looked as if he had just woken up. He looked around in surprise. "Where are we?"

Ayame looked at him closely. "What's up with you? You've been acting strange all day."

"Nothing," Syaoran told her. "I'm just a bit sleepy," he lied. Ayame stopped walking and crossed her arms. She stared hard at Syaoran, waiting for him to crack. Syaoran let out a sigh. "It's... Sakura!" he shouted, looking behind Ayame.

"What about Sakura?" Ayame asked.

Syaoran shook his head. "No! Sakura!" he yelled, pointing behind her.

Ayame looked behind her but didn't see anyone, let alone Sakura. "Uh... Syaoran? Are you sure you're okay?"

"What are you talking about?" Syaoran asked. "She's right there!" Syaoran kept pointing at Sakura, who was just standing in the middle of the busy road. She wasn't doing anything, just standing there. And staring.

"Syaoran," Ayame said, turning back to him. "Maybe this walk was a bad idea. You should go back to bed," she continued, pulling him back to the apartment.

"Don't you see her?! She's standing in the middle of the road!" Syaoran shouted, refusing to budge.

Ayame turned back to the road. She looked around. Nothing. No one was there. Just cars. "Okay, you're scaring me right now, Syaoran. She's not there."

"She is! She's standing right there! She's..." Syaoran stopped. "A Card." The Sakura grinned. Then disappeared. "No!!!" Syaoran shouted, running after her. "Come back!"

"Syaoran!!!" Ayame screamed, as the cars slammed around him.



Sakura gasped. Tomoyo turned to her. She and Sakura were walking towards the park for the big concert that night. "What's wrong, Sakura?" Sakura looked around them in caution. She felt something. Like something bad just happened. "Is everything okay?" Tomoyo asked.

Sakura shook her head. "No," she said, stopping. "No, something's wrong." She gasped. "Syaoran!" she screamed and turned around.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo yelled, running after her. "What's going on?!"

"Something's happened to Syaoran!" Sakura yelled back, running as fast as she can.

"How do you know?!" Tomoyo yelled back.

"I don't! But I can feel it!" Sakura shouted as she turned a corner. She then gasped in horror at the sight in front of her. Sakura looked around with wide eyes. There were paramedics and police all around. She caught sight of Ayame, who was off to the side. She was crying. Sakura feared the worst. "Ayame!" she screamed and ran towards her.

Ayame lifted her head up from her hands. She saw Sakura and cried more. "Sakura!" Ayame yelled.

"What's going on?" Sakura asked, looking around them. "Where's Syaoran?" Ayame sobbed. She couldn't bear to answer. Sakura felt like she was falling. "No." she said and turned to the road, where the ambulance was. "Syaoran!" she yelled and ran towards it, fighting off the policemen. She got there just in time to see Syaoran being carried by the stretcher inside the ambulance. "No! Syaoran!" she screamed, tears flowing from her eyes.

Tomoyo turned to Ayame. "What happened?"

Ayame sniffed. "He said he saw Sakura."



Ayame, Tomoyo, and Sakura sat at the lobby. Ayame was crying, Tomoyo volunteered to fill out the forms, while Sakura was off the corner. Thinking. She tried her best not to cry. She needed to be strong. For Syaoran.

A nurse approached them. "You may see him now," she said.

Ayame shot up from her seat. "Is he okay?"

The nurse nodded. "He'll be fine. He was badly injured, but he'll survive. He's in room 23A. You can visit him, but one at a time."

"Thank you," Ayame said softly.

She turned to Sakura. Sakura gave her a nod. "Go ahead."

Ayame smiled. "Thanks," she said, and followed the nurse.

Sakura let out a deep sigh and sat back down. "How could this happen?" she asked. Tomoyo set the forms aside and sat down next to her. Sakura sniffed. "I mean, why?" she asked again, sobbing. She could hold it back no longer. "Why, Tomoyo?" she weeped.

Tomoyo gathered Sakura into her arms. "Shhh," she whispered. "He's fine now," she said softly, allowing a tear to fall.

"But it's all my fault!" Sakura yelled. "He wouldn't have been here because of me!"

"It's not your fault," Tomoyo assured her. "He's here because of the Sakura Cards."

"Yeah but... I'm the one that hurt him in the first place..."



Ayame entered Syaoran's room solemnly. It wasn't much. But it was all they could afford. She sobbed quietly as she approached Syaoran, who was asleep on the bed. There were bandages wrapped around his head. And a splint on his arm. She pulled up a chair and sat beside him, holding softly his free hand. She just stared at him. He looked so calm, and peaceful. Like a baby. "I'm sorry," Ayame sobbed. She suddenly gasped as she felt Syaoran's hand tighten around her's.

"D-Don't be," he grunted in pain.

"Syaoran...," Ayame said softly. "I couldn't protect you."

"No one could've protected me," he answered. He was in obvious pain.

Ayame sobbed. "But-"

"Don't blame yourself," he interrupted. "I was foolish."

Ayame shook her head. "I'm still sorry," she said. Syaoran struggled to smile. Ayame smiled back. She looked down at the bed sheet. "Sakura and Tomoyo are here," she told him.

"Sakura?" he asked. "Why?"

"She's worried about you, Syaoran." Ayame looked down again. "You still love her don't you?"

Syaoran looked at Ayame. She didn't dare look at him. He didn't know what to do. "Ayame, I-"

"You don't have to lie to me Syaoran," she said, looking up at him. "I know you do. I can tell."

He sighed. "I'm sorry," he said, looking down. Now he didn't want to look at her.

"You shouldn't be," Ayame said.

Syaoran looked up at her in surprise. She gave him a warm smile. "You're not mad?"

Ayame softly shook her head. "No." She held his hand in her's. "I'm happy for you Syaoran. I've been waiting for three years for you to finally be happy."

"I don't understand."

"That first day of school. I saw the look in your eyes when you first saw her," she explained. "And at the capture of the Fight. You were glad to see her again. And everytime you're around her, you get this sparkle in your eyes. For the three years I've known you, you've never looked at anyone like you look at her. I can tell she's important to you."

"But what about you?" he asked.

"What about me? You're my cousin, Syaoran. You're family. I just want you to be happy, that's all"

"But the Elders..." Syaoran started.

"I know," Ayame said, giving him a kiss on the cheek. "Don't worry. I'll take care of them," she said, and winked as she left.



"I broke up with him. I did this to him!" Sakura yelled.

"Sakura...," Tomoyo said. She didn't know what to do. "I've been meaning to ask you..." Sakura looked at Tomoyo. "Why did you break up with him?"

Sakura lowered her head. She knew she'd have to explain sooner of later. She just wished it could've been later. She let out a deep sigh. "That day, I called earlier. Just to say 'hi' and all. He wasn't there. Wei answered. I asked him where Syaoran was, and he said he was meeting his new fiancé... He told me that the Elders had arranged for him to marry again because of his inheritance and all. I decided that I should just step aside, you know? I didn't want Syaoran to get in trouble with his Clan. And I didn't want him to have to choose between me or his family... So I called later to break up with him."

Tomoyo looked at Sakura with tear-filled eyes. "Oh Sakura," she said, hugging her best friend. "You're a good person." Sakura sobbed. "You shouldn't have to feel this kind of pain..."



Ayame was walking back to the lobby when something caught her eye. She saw Syaoran standing right in front of her. "Syaoran? You should be in bed." Then she noticed something. Something in his eyes... "You're not Syaoran!" she shouted, and took a step back in caution. The fake Syaoran held out his arm. Then from his arm appeared the Sword. He looked at Ayame and grinned.



"Aaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" Ayame came running like crazy right through the lobby. Behind her follwed the imposter, Sword in his hand. Only a few feet separated the two.

"Syaoran?" Sakura asked. "What's going on?!"

Ayame kept running away from the imposter, dodging blows from the Sword. "It's not Syaoran!" Ayame yelled, nearly getting cut with the sharp blade. "It's a Sakura Card!"

"Sakura!" Tomoyo yelled.

Sakura nodded. She held out her arms.

"O Key of Clow!
Power of Magic,
Power of Light,
Surrender the Wand
The force ignite!
Release!!"

The fake Syaoran stopp chasing Ayame, sensing a new power. He turned towards Sakura and grinned. He got into a fighting stance. Sakura stood before it. "Prepare to die!" it warned, and swung it's Sword.



"Sakura!" Syaoran yelled from inside his room. He seen it all in his sleep. She quickly pulled the covers from him, and grabbed his clothes and sword, which was brought in by Ayame, due to his request.



"Ahhh!" Sakura yelled, as the kaijuu pressed it's Sword harder agaisn't Sakura's Wand. She tried her best to fight back, but it was too strong.

Just then a nurse came into the lobby. She gasped in horror. "What in the world is that?!" she shouted. Ayame rushed to her, and gently squeezed her neck. The nurse then fell into her arms. Tomoyo looked at Ayame. "Don't worry," Ayame assured. "She's just sleeping."

Suddenly Syaoran came rushing in. He was still weak so he couldn't exactly carry his sword.

"Syaoran, no!" Ayame yelled. "You're still too weak!" But Syaoran wouldn't listen. He approached the kaijuu from behind and heaved the heavy sword at it's back, allowing a Card to fly loose. The Illusion. The kaijuu's true form suddenly appeard as the Illusion's power were returned. Syaoran held the Card in his hands ans smiled proudly. Right before he collapsed.

"Syaoran!" Sakura yelled, struggling to keep her ground.

Tomoyo looked at Sakura in worry. She looked around and saw a vase. She grabbed it and threw it at the kaijuu. It turned to Tomoyo and growled. "Now Sakura!"

Sakura nodded and concentrated on changing her Wand. She was much faster then she was before. Once the Wand had transformed, she raised it into the air.

"Return to your power, Confined!
Sword Card!"

She slammed her Wand unto the kaijuu's back. The Sword's power then returned to it as the kaijuu's glass-like body shattered. Sakura kneeled down beside Syaoran, who was still unconscious.

Ayame turned towards the door. Doctors, nurses, and security guards were rushing in. "What's going on here?" one doctor asked.

"Who's that?" a nurse asked, referring to Syaoran.

"I remember him," another nurse answered. "He's a patient!"

"We better get him back to his room," a guard suggested. But Ayame stopped them. She stood before them, and placed her forefinger on her lips. She then turned around towards Sakura and Syaoran.

"Syaoran...," Sakura whispered, praying with all her heart that he was okay.

Suddenly his eyes opened. He looked around and saw Sakura, who was so happy she was crying. "What's wrong?" he asked. "Is the kaijuu gone?"

Sakura nodded as she wiped away a tear. "Yeah, thanks to you."

Syaoran smiled as he closed his eyes. "Good..."