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Darkness

By: Sakura1301

Chapter 3 Return

Tomoyo paced back and forth in her living room. Li had five hours till she blew up and if he didn't make it here in that time, boy, was he in for it! If he was trying to hide from her, she swore she would track his ass down like a Bounty Hunter. She glanced at her watch for the 50th time during the last hour. This was ridiculous. Waiting for HIM...while her poor Sakura-chan was wasting her life away for him! All because of that damn phone call! She clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. She looked at her watch again. It read 11:30 a.m. Thirty minutes till his flight arrived. She stopped to listen to her surroundings. It was all silent except for a giant grand father clock that was ticking the time away. Her mother wasn't home. So that left Tomoyo, some bodyguards, and the maids. She started to tap her foot impatiently. How time could be so slow! Always! Whenever you want the time to slow down, it speeds up. And when you want it to speed up, it slowed down. Sometimes time could be a bitch. That was it, she couldn't take it anymore. "Lila! Im going to the airport!" "Why Miss Tomoyo?" She asked. "I have to meet someone there. Someone VERY special..." She growled. "Yes ma'am." And she bowed and went to get the Limo ready. Tomoyo stomped her way to the front door and slipped on her shoes and a dress coat. She quickly grabbed a pair of sunglasses on her way out to where the limo was waiting.

~The Forest~

Sakura sat there while her butt started to get num. The limb wasn't the best place of all places to sit but it was better than the dirty ground. She stared blankly into space. All of the colors around her was mixed till it was black in her mind. Her thoughts slowly wondered to her dead mother. What would she say about this? Would she argue or let Sakura figure it out on her own? What would her mother do in her shoes? These are few of the unanswered questions that wondered in the sands of time. Time would provide the answer one day. It would take well over 70 years to answer. But eventually, it would come when she went up to meet her mother. IF she went there that is. Life seemed so useless to her. What was the point of living anyways? Did god only make us to use us as mere play things?....No. They had a purpose. It just hasn't accured to humans yet. She sighed as a small finch landed on her shoulder. It cocked its head several times before taking flight again. Sometimes, she just wished she was a bird. Free. Free from the duties of everyday life. Her life felt so dull. She had captured all of the Clow cards and converted them into Sakura cards. And now, there was nothing left. The adventure was over and now, she lived a life of a plain human being. With the acception of Kero of course. She admired Kero. A little anyways. He had a carefree life after the cards were captured. Now all he really has to worry about is her brother Touya, food, and video games. Just then, a magical force pushed her off of the tree branch. She landed on her face. She quickly got up, ignoring the pain her right knee. She looked behind her. She felt the presence of a magical creature. It felt similar to the cards. She looked around her. She couldn't see it, but she knew something was there. She pulled out her key and transformed it without doing the chant. Her star wand appeared in her hands. Thinking quickly of all of the cards she had and what to use, she came to a card. It was the SHADOW. Well, if she couldn't see it, then maybe she could see its shadow. She tossed the card out and hit it with her wand without saying any words. The SHADOW circled around her then started to spread out very quickly. Giving every living organism a shadow of its own. She quickly caught site of it. It was moving quickly. She ran after it. It was quick. A little too quick. She tossed out the DASH card and used its speed to catch up to it. A plan popped into her head. She ran past the magical force and called upon WOOD. The wood extended from its card form and divided into many branches and roots. As the card saw this, it was too late. The WOOD had it in its tight grip. Sakura walked up to it and glared. It suddenly revealed itself. It looked like a small girl with eyes the color of the rainbow and a bubbly looking outfit. It stared straight into Sakura's eyes with a glare. She glared back. It's face suddenly saddened. Sakura continued to look at it but her expression changed from grumpy to confusion. It smiled a sad smile. Sakura had a feeling that it was harmless so she recalled WOOD and bent down till she was on her knees looking face to face with the girl. Sakura's eyes looked so empty compared to the girls bright orbs. The small girl walked closer to Sakura. She then put a hand on her shoulder. Sakura continued to stare at the little girl in front of her. The girl then closed her eyes and started to glow. She then turned into a rectangle and appeared in Sakura's hand. Sakura blinked. This wasn't a Clow card. Thats for sure. It read, "THE EMOTION". Sakura continued to stare at the unfamiliar card. She flipped it to it's back side to look. It was a deep navy blue with a bunch of stars making an oval with the symbol of the moon in the middle. It also had different languages on each of the stars and had clouds drifting in the back ground. In each of the corners, they had crescent moons and the border was gold. Just like Clows. It was a rather easy catch. But were there more of these mysterious cards? Sakura pocketed it and headed back to her tree limb. This time hoping to be left alone in peace.

~Airport~

Tomoyo watched grumpily as a plane was getting ready to land. She sat on an unoccupied seat and watched to see if it was the one she was looking for. After a few announcements, the plane finally started to unload and many people started to file off of the plane. Tomoyo watched with eagle eyes as each one passed by. Then, she spotted a familiar colored green. She knew who it was so without seeing who it was, she grabbed their arm and started to pull them out of the line. She looked up to see Li. He smiled sheepishly. She clenched her fist and gritted her teeth. She took a deep breath and exhaled carefully. She then took the time to talk. "Li." She said calmly. "May I ask you a question?" He nodded. "Why did you make that phone call to my poor Sakura-chan several years ago!?" He gulped. This wasn't how he thought he would be greeted. Things were definantly starting off on the wrong foot. He didn't answer. She looked at him with anger burning in her eyes. "Answer me." She ordered. He sighed and said, "I had to. I was ordered by the Clan and mother." Well, to Tomoyo, that wasn't good enough. She said, "So, does the clan run your life!? Or your mother!? You know, you amaze me Li-kun. Your 17 years old, and you still can't run your own life." "Listen Tomoyo. I came here to bring Sakura to Hong Kong. I didn't come here for this." She glared at him. "I don't understand you. After telling Sakura-chan that you hate her, you now want to bring her back with you after three long years of pain. Just as if nothing ever happened. Well, fine. I'd like to see you try. Lets see if you can convince her." She growled. "So, how long do you have here in Japan?" She asked while glaring. "I have a year. And if I must, I have a year and a half." "Good luck. Cause your gonna need it buster." He gulped again. The only reason Tomoyo would act this cruel is if it had something to do with her Sakura-chan. She sighed. "Well, lets get going. You can have a guest room at the mansion." She said quietly. "But I thought..." "Don't worry. You can have a room at my place. Plus, its free. But don't expect to be staying long. This is only temporary." She said in dispair. He thanked her and headed to her Limo and headed back to her house.

~The Forest~

Sakura twitched. She thought she felt a green aura near by. She dismissed it though. It was nothing. Li was never going to come back. He said it himself. So she was just going to waste her life away. The sun was starting to set. Just then, she heard a *snap* of a twig below her. She looked down. Her eyes widened. She started to shake a little. He smiled at her. "Hey. Um, im back." She stood up on the branch. It was Li. He moved just a little closer and Sakura, without realizing it, took a step back and fell. Li with his lightning reaction caught her. He smiled at her. She looked at him and scrambled out of his arms and pushed him away. He looked hurt. But he didn't hurt as much as she did. Her whole body begun to shake. She opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out. So she took off. Li ran after her while yelling, "Sakura! Matte!" But she ignored his pleas and continued to run.

Li still ran after her but she was quick.

Sakura ran and ran. She had to get away. As far away as possible. From him. She knew the woods like the back of her hand so she ran and ran. She couldn't run much further cause up ahead was a cliff. She then grabbed her wand and the FLY card. And without looking back, she jumped off of the cliff.

Li, who had totally forgot the cards, thought she jumped off to kill herself, but a second after she disappeared off of the cliff, she came back up except with wings on her back. For a second there, he thought he had lost her. For good.

Sakura didn't want to look back. Her destination now was home. With Kero. And away from Li Syaoran.

Li watched her fade into the setting sun. He felt guilty. When he had caught her, he saw anger and pain in her eyes. They were duller than before. And she was paler than usual. He had no idea how much pain he had caused her. But he realized when he looked in her eyes. He felt bad. Really bad. If he had known, then he would of never have made that phone call. He would of just lied to his mother about it. But he was such a dope so he made the call. He slowly turned around and started to head to Tomoyo's place. Maybe on monday, things would be better.

~Tomoyo's House~

Tomoyo saw Li-kun coming down the street. She leaned against the door frame in satisfaction. "So Li-kun....how was it? How did it go?" He glanced at her then lowered his head. "Not good." He said. She smirked when he wasn't looking. He trudged past her with his feet dragging and back slouching. She closed the door behind him and followed him to her living room. "So, what did she say?" She knew Sakura wasn't gonna talk to him. But she asked anyways. "Nothing." "So, tell me what happened." "Well, I arrived in the park where you told me where she was, but she wasn't there. I started to probe the area for any signs of magic. I felt hers. It was really strong. So I followed it and I came up to a tree." Tomoyo nodded. "So, when I looked up, she was sitting there with a blank expression on her face. So, when I accidentally stepped on a twig she looked down. I thought she would be glad to see me. But then, she started to shake. Then, when I took a step forward, she fell off of the branch." Tomoyo gasped. "So then, I caught her." "Then what?" Tomoyo asked. "When I looked into her eyes, they were dull and full of pain and anger. She then got out of my arms and pushed me back." Tomoyo nodded again. "I thought she was going to say something to me when she opened her mouth. But nothing came out. She just ran away." "Oh, I see. Well, do you want to know why she didn't say anything to you?" He nodded this time. "Well, ever since that phone call, she hasn't spoke to anyone since. She never showed any emotion, and just the other day, she was jumped twice." "By who!?" "The first group was a bunch of boys from school. Then the other was a robber." Tomoyo started to get angry. "A robber?" Tomoyo nodded. "Yeah. And she almost died the second time! Because she refused to fight back!" "Why?" Tomoyo started to get even madder. How stupid was he? "Because of you and your phone call." She said as she got up and headed for her room. Li just sat there shocked. The guilt was even worst than before. Now.

~Sakura's room~

Sakura sat on her bed while Kero paced back and forth in midair. He studied the card sitting on her desk top. "Well, looks like the other deck is out there." He mumbled. "Another deck?" Sakura croaked. Her throat hurt. "Yeah. This one was also created by Clow Reed. But it's a little different. Theres only a few of these. Clow created these when he was older. He never got to finish because he died. So a guardian was never created for the book." Kero continued to pace. "Theres about 7 cards in this deck." He stopped to look at the card. Then he looked at Sakura. "They're not like ordinary Clow cards. These cards can think. Its hard to explain. Lets take the EMOTION for example. She was just playing around. But when you caught her and stared into her eyes, she saw something in you. She felt bad and gave herself up to you. Your lucky she was the first you encountered. Not all of them are as friendly as this one. Because, others, such as the stronger cards, will kill." Sakura gulped. "So what kind of cards are there?" She asked. "Memory, Love, Hate, Life, Death, Bind, and of course Emotion. The strongest of the cards is Death. Life is the second strongest. And don't think LIFE is a nice card. She can take life or give it. So be careful." Sakura nodded. She flipped off the light switch off. Even though it was only 8:54 she was going to go to bed. She wasn't tired. She just didn't want to face anybody. She crawled into bed and said good night to Kero for the first time in years and went to sleep. But unknown to her, a figure was by her window. It chuckled evily before it disappeared into the night.

To be continued....

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Sorry, but I don't have a Beta-reader or what ever its called. Hehe. I thought I should extend this story so I put in some cards. And just as a surprise, im putting in another card. It's the 8th one but im not gonna tell you yet. You'll find out in the last chapter. So, that'll be a long wait! If you want, you can guess and email me. And if your right, i'll tell you. Hehe. I like guessing games. Well, g2g! Ja!