Chapter 2

Chapter 2

"Syaoran!" She rushed towards him. He was trapped in some kind of machine. His arms and legs were held tight by chains.

"Careful....Sakura..." He gasped out when he saw her. He had many cuts and wounds. Sakura could see the blood oozing out.

"I'll get you out." She reached for her Sakura Cards.

"Behind...you...A...Abundai....Sakura..."

Sakura turned around and saw......

"Kimi?" She asked, still not quite believing it.

Kimi smirked. In her hand, she held a doll.

'Is that me?' Sakura thought. She watched as Kimi took out a knife. Her eyes opened wide, then thinking that Kimi might want to fight, she took a defensive pose.

Kimi laughed evilly and instead of attacking Sakura, she slashed both of the doll's wrists.

"AHHH!!!" Sakura fell to the ground screaming at the pain.

"I'm going to get Syaoran.....and you won't stop me!" was the last thing Sakura heard before she blacked out.

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"Sakura! Sakura!" Syaoran shook Sakura's shoulder's frantically as soon as he saw all the blood coming out of her wrist. "Sakura! Wake up! Please!"

Kero flew around anxiously. 'What could have happened?' he thought.

All the shaking must have worked, because Sakura woke up.

"Syaoran? Kero?" She tried to get up using her hands as support. She cried out in pain. Once she fell back down, she looked at her wrists and saw that they were both slashed.

"Oh...itai..." She winced. "What....happened?" she asked as Syaoran tore a piece of his clothing into two and bound her wrists. "You fell asleep." Syaoran said gently. "Don't you remember?" He asked.

"Uh...hoe! What time is it?" She asked Kero and Syaoran.

"5:30. Don't worry. You still have time until school starts." Kero told her.

"H-hai..." Sakura looked down at both her wrists. They were slashed hard, and if she lost anymore blood, she could've died. 'I guess that's what Kimi wants....me dead.'

"Are you alright?" Syaoran asked her.

"I had another dream." Sakura said. She told them about the house she entered and the room with Syaoran in it. "Are you alright?" She asked him when she finished.

"Hai. I'm fine." He assured her.

"That's good." She smiled slightly. Then she thought hard and frowned. "It's Kimi." She said.

Both guys jumped. "Nani?!!!" Syaoran asked her.

"She's the powerful magic I sensed. She held a doll. Exactly like me. Then she slashed it's wrists and it happened on to me." She paused for a moment then explained in full detail what she saw.

"She wants me dead. She said I won't be in the way to stop her from getting to you." Sakura hugged Syaoran hard. "I'm scared...."

"Don't worry." He held her tightly. "We'll stop her." He tilted her head up. "I won't be with anyone other then you." He thought that this was a perfect time to tell her how he felt. About the love he felt for her. Almost hesitantly, he bent down to kiss her gently.

"Hoe...?" Sakura smiled brightly at him, not knowing why his face was getting so close to hers.

Before he leaned in to kiss her, she noticed that Kero didn't say anything.

"Kero-chan? What's wrong?" She asked, worried.

'Damn!' Syaoran thought, pulling away.

"I think it's Fura." He finally answered after a long pause.

"Fura? Who's Fura?" Syaoran asked, not sure.

Kero sighed and sat down. "Fura was once a very powerful sorceress. One day, a boy who she fell in love with, died. She turned evil when she signed a contract with the devil, vowing to kill whoever shall hold the Clow Cards, in return for the power to bring back her lost love. Her lost love looked just like that gaki here, and she probably wants to seperate you two, knowing how close you are."

Then Sakura nodded. It made sense. (to her at least.) She thought that it was because Syaoran was one of her best friends. "She seems very powerful...Her aura...was black....This is going to be tough...."

Kero grabbed a cherry. "The only thing is, she didn't look like that....She had long black hair and piercing, blood-red eyes."

Sakura thought back to her very first dream. 'That girl....the crystal ball....That must be it!' "That's it!" She yelled out, waving her arms, suddenly forgetting her pain. But only for a second. She winced at the pain coming from her wrists and held them gently.

Syaoran and Kero looked at her concerned. "Are you alright?" They asked together. They glared at each other for saying the same thing, but let it pass. Sakura was much more important to them then a stupid glaring contest.

"She impersonating the real Kimi!" Sakura said when the pain subsided for a while.

"Nani?" Kero and Syaoran asked, confused. They glared at each other again, then dismissed it once more.

"Man...they really are dense....'Sakura thought, unknowing that she was as dense as they were. "The first dream.....It had a girl stuck in a crystal ball. She must have been the real Kimi Hirakawa, while Fura was just using her body." Sakura explained her theory to the two clueless guys.

"Oh....that makes sense....Fura must have kept away all these years....saving energy for another battle from the card master, waiting for the next one for her to battle!" Kero said. "She won the first one and managed to kill the cardcaptor, but the cards escaped, with a little help from moi." Kero said, proudly.

Syaoran growled. The card master had gotten killed....He didn't want the same thing for Sakura...'I'll protect you...I promise...She won't hurt Sakura as long as I'm here.' He thought.

Then Sakura looked at the watch that Yukito gave her on the day she sealed the snow card. She had treasured it a lot. "Oh no! It's time to go to school!!" She picked up the basket and stuffed a still eating Kero into it then grabbed her bag of books using the same hand. With the other hand, she held Syaoran's hand and they ran to school together.

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Sakura and Syaoran's math class were taking a pop quiz. Sakura hated math. She was stuck on one particular question when something made her look outside her window.

Outside, she saw Kimi (or should I say Fura) holding something in her hand. Looking closely, Sakura made out light brown hair and green eyes. 'Oh no!' Sakura thought. But before she could do anything about it, she felt a piercing pain in the side. She closed her eyes and felt blackness take over her.

Beside her Syaoran felt something like a pang. He could swear that he felt a balck aura, then nothing. He looked up to see Sakura falling off her chair. 'Oh god!' He cried silently and jumped out of his own chair. He got to Sakura's side in a milisecond and held her tightly.

Everyone in the class looked up to see Sakura lying on her side, with her head on Syaoran's lap. They all crowded around, trying to see what was wrong.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo Daidoji, Sakura's best friend, ran forward to Sakura. Afriad to hurt her, she called out to see if her friend was consious. Eriol Hirigaziwa, Syaoran best friend and Tomoyo's boyfriend was at Tomoyo's side in a second. Everyone else crowded around asking questions.

"Syaoran...." Sakura opened her eyes a bit. "She..."

"Shh....." Syaoran interrupted, aware of all the eyes looking at them. "Later, ok? Tell me later."

Sakura closed her eyes and nodded slightly. He tried to help her up, but she didn't seem to be able to walk. 'Hang in there, Sakura...' he thought.

"Out of the way, minna! Sit back in your seats, class!" The sensei arrived at the scene and sized up the situation.

"Hirigizawa, tell the nurse to get a bed ready and her medicines. Li and Daidoji, take Kinomoto to the nurse's room as fast as you can. Hurry!" He didn't stop to see if they listened, but walked around the class to collect all the quizzes. "Take a break." He told the students. Everyone was happy for the break, yet they were concerned for Sakura's safety.

"What do you think happened?" Syaoran heard as he and Tomoyo helped Sakura out of the room. Sakura had one arm over Tomoyo's shoulder and the other over Syaoran's shoulder. It was really hard, not to put any pressure on her and finally, he told Tomoyo to drop her and he carried Sakura on his own.

Her being so close almost instantly brought a blush to his face. Then it disappeared as soon as it appeared, when he saw, or rather felt Tomoyo's camcorder on him. Sure enough, When he turned around, he saw the tiny red light blinking at him.

Tomoyo watched them with a little smile. 'I'm glad I had my camcorder....They're wayyy too cute to resist.' She sighed. "What did happen?" she asked.

Syaoran and Sakura both took turns telling Tomoyo and Eriol, who had popped up beside his girlfriend, about Fura and the voo-doo doll.

"Fura?" Eriol asked and suddenly turned pale. "She...."

"Killed the last card master...I know, but Sakura's stronger...I hope."

"But how could Fura be outside and inside at the same time?" Tomoyo asked, clinging onto Eriol's arm. "It's just like when Sakura uses the mirror card. It makes a copy. Fura must have found a spell that enabled her to do that..." Eriol explained to his still-shocked girlfriend, patiently.

"We have to stop her before she hurts Sakura any more." Syaoran growled out. He looked down at Sakuira who was leaning against his chest. Sakura had fallen asleep. Syoaran thought that she looked absolutely angelic and very fragile. It was so hard not to love her.

Syoaran was very disappointed when they reached the nurse's office. He wanted to hold Sakura in his arms longer. "Meet me after school at the tree. I'm going to stay with Sakura for a while." He told Eriol and Tomoyo.

"Hai." They both nodded then went to their class.

Syaoran carried Sakura into the room. The nurse was rummaging through a desk drawer. "Put her down." The nurse advised when she saw them. "Are you tired?" she asked him, thinkning that Syaoran couldn't handle holding Sakura longer.

"Iie." And that was the truth. Sakura weighed very little.

"Is she okay?" She said, pointing to Sakura.

"Hai. I think so..." He laid Sakura down on the bed then covered her up with a blanket.

"Who are you?" The nurse asked.

"Nani?" Syaoran asked, not really understanding what she meant.

"Who are you to her?" She asked again. "Friend, brother?"

"...." Syaoran paused a bit. "I'm her...boyfriend." He said finally. 'I wish...' He thought. But it was the only way she would let him sit and watch over his angel.

Changing the topic, he asked, "Can I stay for a while? I'll watch quietly."

The nurse looked at him and after scanning him up and down, decided that he was no threat to Sakura. "Very well. Sit down." She pointed to a chair that was placed beside Sakura's bed.

"What happened here?" She asked, pointing to Sakura's wrists, which were still bound tightly by Syaoran's shirt.

'Think, Syaoran. Think!' He made up something to tell the nurse. "She...uh...cut her wrists.....she fell down and cut them..." He said, hoping that she believed him.

She obviously didn't, by the look he got, but she didn't ask anymore questions.

There was silence as she bound both wrists with some gauze. "I'll be back." She said, walking to the door. "Watch her." Syaoran nodded and she walked out.

As soon as the the door closed shut, Sakura opened her eyes. "Syaoran-kun...." She said.

"Don't worry, Sakura." Syaoran took her hand gently and held it in his own. "We'll find a way to stop her. We're meeting Tomoyo and Eriol at the tree after school. I'll come back to get you."

She smiled then closed her eyes. "Hai..."

He kissed her forehead as she drifted off (in lala land again), but this time, she didn't have a dream.

Syaoran sat down in his chair and took his position, at the door, of bodyguard.

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To be continued.....

zennie: (hehe...S+S sweetness! I'm so sappy....I love happy romantic stories..but sad ones are good too....The action will come in the next few chapters....)

Japanese translations:

Minna: Everyone

Hai: Yes/Okay

Iie: No

Nani: What

Abundai: Watch out/Look out

Itai: Ow/Ouch

Hoe: Sakura's own little word. Usually used when she is confused.