Chapter 2
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'......'=character thinking
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Outside, Syaoran noticed that Sakura was spending a bit too much time in her trance. Then he saw that she seemed to be getting burned and she wasn't breathing anymore. "Sakura! Sakura! Wake up! Sakura!" He shook her. It didn't work.

'Syaoran! He's calling me.' She thought. She felt really weak. A lot of damage was done to her and she didn't know how long she could keep taking in the attacks. The shield didn't seem to work much against the fire. The other person, Mioki, was strong. The cards that she took seemed so much stronger then Sakura's. 'I can't take it anymore. Syaoran, gomen.'
Before she fainted, she heard in the distance, an evil laugh. "HAHA!!! You can never beat me! I will finish you, and then your pathetic friend Syaoran, and then, the world!!"
"Iie." She said so softly that no one heard. "I will defeat you." She whispered. Then she fainted.

'What is happening in there?' She was getting worse each second. He didn't have much time before she would...He didn't want to think about it. The snow seemed to have stopped before anyone got hurt. But he didn't care about that. All he cared about, was...Sakura.
He scanned for a place to land where no one would see them and he did. Then he took out his sword and splashed Sakura with water. It seemed to be working, because she started breathing again. He decided to bring her back to his place. He took her wand and they flew to his apartment.
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"Tomoyo! Some guy is on the phone for you!" Tomoyo heard her mother yell from the kitchen. "Arigatou!" She yelled back as she took the phone. "Moshi moshi! Syaoran?" It was him. "Ano...I, uh..." He didn't know how to start. So he just blurted out everything that happened. He asked Tomoyo if she would call Sakura's dad and tell him and Touya that Sakura was spending the night at Tomoyo's house. "She's alive, but barely. I don't know what happened in her dream, but something did."
"Hai!" Tomoyo answered. She was worried, but she knew that Syaoran like Sakura and wouldn't treat her mean. "Take care of her. I'll take care of everything else. It's a good thing that tomorrow there isn't any school." She said relieved. Syaoran said thanks and that he would and they hung up.
'Oh, Sakura. Why do you always get into these things?' Tomoyo wondered. But she knew. It was because Sakura was the Clow Mistress. It was her job to keep everyone from harm. Even if it meant sacrificing her own life. 'I'll go visit her at Syaoran's house tomorrow.'

Syaoran carried Sakura up to his room and laid her on his bed. She was light and he was strong, so it wasn't that hard. Then he looked at her. Most of her arms and legs were covered with burns. He went into the kitchen and took out a jar. It held some salve that would heal burns. He took his jacket off from her shoulders and smeared some of the salve over the burns. Her skin was smooth and she felt so cold.
When he finished, he covered her in his blanket and got a wet cloth to put over her forehead. Please Sakura. Wake up. I can't live without you. Don't leave me. But she didn't know that. She didn't know that he cared so much for her. He would anything for her. Even at the risk of losing his life.
He looked at her on the bed. She seemed so small. So fragile. So...beautiful... He bent down and kissed the back of her hand. He pulled up a chair, held her hand and slept by her side until the next morning.
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'Nani? Where am I?' Sakura woke up. She didn't seem to remember this...room that she was in. It was bright green. The room was plain and clean. A few drawers and a closet. Beside her was a sword. 'A sword?!' She looked to the other side of her and was surprised to see Syaoran. And he was holding her hand. She blushed. But he was still sleeping. She quietly took her hand out of Syaoran's grasp and tried to climb out of his bed.
The pain was not all gone, but she didn't feel as hurt as last night when she was attacked. On the drawer also was a little jar of salve. 'Hm...I must have fainted and Syaoran took me to his apartment. He was still sleeping. He's so...handsome! No wonder all the girls like him....including me... But he's not mine.' Sadly, Sakura placed the blanket over his shoulders then after kissing his forehead, she walked into his kitchen to make breakfast.

'Hmm...' As Syaoran woke up, he could smell the delicious smell of pancakes coming from his kitchen. 'Matte...' He opened his eyes and sure enough, Sakura wasn't in the bed. Then he felt that he was warm. He looked down and he thought. Sakura must have woken up before me and placed this blanket over me to keep me warm. He smiled. Just the thought of her made him all dreamy.
"Hoe?" Sakura popped her head into his room. "Syaoran! You're awake!" She smiled at him. He blushed. "I got breakfast ready! Come on! I made pancakes." She smiled again.
He followed her into the dining room. She had set up everything and there on two plates were big fluffy pancakes, topped with syrup. "Mmhmmm...that looks good." He said to her. "Go ahead, try it!" She said, smiling at him again. How could he resist? He cut a piece and out it in his mouth. Sakura was watching him intently. He smiled at her. "Its great!" She smiled even more. Then she blushed.
"Ano... I, uh...Arigato Gozaimasu." She said, still blushing. "No problem." Syaoran replied softly. "You would've done the same for me." They smiled at each other. Then Syaoran moved beside her and leaned forward... and they kissed. They were both nervous, but they kissed the other gently. Lightly.
Sakura wrapped her arms around his neck and kissed him again. "Arigatou..." She whispered softly. But Syaoran heard her. 'Thank you? I should be thanking you....' He brightened up. He hugged her back and said, "Don't ever do that again."
"Arigatou." She said again. They stayed in each others' arms until they heard a doorbell ring and then Tomoyo and Kero's voice. "She's here. I know it. I can sense it." Kero said to Tomoyo. "Of course she's here. Why else would we be here?" Tomoyo replied.
Sakura and Syaoran looked at each other and smiled. They went to open the door together. "Tomoyo!" "Sakura!" They hugged each other. "I was so worried! Daijoubu desu ka?" She asked her. "Hai. Thanks to Syaoran." Sakura gave him a hug.
"Ahh..." Tomoyo looked at both of them and smiled. 'They must have told each other about how they felt. They do look really kawaii.'
"Sakura!" Kero popped out of Tomoyo's bag. "Kero! I'm so glad to see you!" She hugged him. "Oww... Can't.... breath.." He tried to escape from her embrace. "Opps. Gomen." She let him go.
"It's okay. Sakura, what happened last night?"
"Ano..." She looked at Syaoran.
"Come in first." He said. They walked into his living room and sat down as he closed the front door. Sakura told them everything. About the new girl who claimed to be the rightful Clow Mistress. And about how she took The Firey card and attacked her with it.
"That can't be! You are the right Clow Mistress and Syaoran is the right Clow Master. There is no mistake. You were the one to pass the Final Judgement. No one but the Clow Mistress/Master can pass. There is no mistake." He kept saying. But Sakura knew him well enough that he was hiding something. "Kero. Tell me the truth. Was I really supposed to be the Clow Mistress?" Kero looked around. He looked for something that would get him out of the room. But there was no escape.
"You stuffed animal! Tell us!" Syaoran suddenly burst out. 'I care about Sakura. And I'll do anything to protect her. But that can't happen if Kero keeps secrets from her.'
"Kero. I'm not only your mistress. I'm also your friend. You can tell me everything." Sakura said softly.
Kero looked at the ground. "At the beginning, we thought there was a mistake. It was supposed to be someone else that was to capture the Clow cards other then the gaki here." At that, Syaoran glared at him, but didn't interrupt. "This girl, Mioki. She was supposed to be the cardcaptor. But the more we watched her, the more evil she became. We then decided that she was not the one. And we chose you instead."
He looked at her. "We decided that you were the right one. You cared not for the power, but for the cards. They loved you and you treated them well. You never abused your power and used it only for other people, not for our own benefit. You've put your life on the line more then once for others. We knew that you were the one we should have picked. But how Mioki knew that she was supposed to be the cardcaptor, I wouldn't know. She should've known. It's not possible!"
Sakura was shocked. Someone was abusing and using the cards that she had caught. She deserved to be their master, not some other girl. Fire flared in her eyes. "I will get you back, Clow Cards. I won't let anyone control you. I swear it." She gritted her teeth.
Then she noticed that Syaoran, Tomoyo and Kero were looking at her. Wow. She sure has energy. Syaoran remarked to himself. "Opps...~hehe~" She smiled at them. "Gomen, I was just caught in the moment."
"Daijobou." They replied.
Then Sakura sensed something. "Hold on." She listened further. "Syaoran-kun, do you feel that?" Syaoran stood still for a moment. "Hai. It's a Clow Card."
"Let's go!" Tomoyo yelled out.
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