Breathless
By: Starlight Sora
Disclaimer~ See chapter 1 and blah blah you know the drill… and I don't own the song "When I Close My Eyes" By Shanice. But you might want to listen to it; it's a wonderful song.
AN~ Thanks to everyone that's reviewing the story! I'm glad you like it! ^_^
Key~ 'thought'
***change in setting***
"speaking"
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"SAKURA LOOK OUT!" Madison screeched as the ladder for the fire escape came falling down. Sakura crossed her arms on top of her head out of instinct.
"Sakura!" Kero screeched.
Sakura squeezed her eyes shut, ready for the pain. But surprisingly, it never came. Instead Sakura heard a soft moan. "MADISON!" Sakura screamed. She ran to her best friend's body desperately trying to pull her out of the rubble. Madison groaned once more. "Oh Madison!" Sakura held back the tears as she examined Madison's cut and bruised body. The cold wind whipped around Sakura once more, slapping her over the face continuously.
"Sakura…" Madison barely whispered.
"Oh Madison! I'm so sorry! It's all my fault," Sakura said taking one of Madison's hands and crying onto it.
"Sakura, it's not your fault. The Melody Card is not worthy of it's name, it's far to hideous to have such and angelic name."
"The card did this? I knew it!" Sakura growled wiping her tears away. "Kero, we have to get Madison out of here. She can't afford to get hurt anymore." Sakura commanded trying to pick up her friend's body.
"It's not going to work Sakura," Kero shook his head. "You won't be able to carry Madison's body all the way back to safety, and even if you do, who knows what kind of damage this card can do." Sakura spun around, glaring at Kero. Her eyes softened when the realization hit her that Kero was right. 'What am I going to do?' Sakura desperately thought.
"You have to lure the card into its true form by singing Sakura, that's the only way." Kero explained.
"Kero, did you just read my thoughts?" Sakura asked scrunching up her nose.
Kero looked at Sakura strangely. "Sakura! Stop playing around. You have to seal that card!"
Li looked down at his little cherry blossom through a window. He smiled fondly. "I know you can do it Cherry Blossom," He whispered. He fingered his sword, 'but just in case…' he thought as he stationed himself onto a beam high above the stage. Soon Sakura came bounding in. She took a deep breath and closed her eyes.
'Just don't let anything happen to my best friend Kero' She thought looking around at all the people on the ground. "I forgot about them, hopefully nothing will be to intense in this battle." Her teeth chattered as the cold wind surrounded her. Seeing that there were no doors or windows open she assumed it was the card. "Show yourself!" She demanded narrowing her bright green orbs. The wind just continued in a mocking way. 'Alright time for plan B.' Sakura thought.
'Sakura, be careful this is a very powerful card.' Li thought as he peered down at the angel below him.
Flipping a few buttons and switches on the sound panel behind the stage, Sakura finally got the stereo and lights working properly. "Now which song…" Sakura trailed off flipping through endless CD's. She heard a soft thud behind her as a CD fell to the floor out of nowhere. "Fine, I'll sing this. Have it your way!" Sakura said to the card, or rather the air. Picking it up, she slowly read the title. "Hmmm, 'When I Close My Eyes, by Shanice," She said to herself putting the CD in the stereo. 'I remember when this used to be my favorite song. I hope I remember the lyrics correctly.' She made her way to the stage and started singing.
There's no need to tell you what I'm feelin'
I'm so grateful to have a man like you
Who knows what to do
And makes me feel like a woman should, oh, yeah
When I close my eyes I break down and cry
It's somethin' 'bout the way you love me
The thought of your kiss, my heart can't resist
It's all about the way you love me
Never thought that I would find, so much peace of mind
And every moment that I share with you
Sometimes I don't know why we fell so deep in love
But then it all comes back to me because
When I close my eyes I break down and cry
It's somethin' 'bout the way you love me (Yeah)
The thought of your kiss, my heart can't resist
It's all about the way you love me
When I'm (I'm) with you (With you) I feel so good (So good)
No one loves me like you do (Yeah...)
About half way through the song Sakura realized that it kind of reminded her or her and Li. Or wished that it reminded her of Li. 'What's wrong with you Sakura! You have a card to fight. Anyway, he doesn't feel the same way about you…'
Just above her Li had his eyes closed just taking in her wonderful voice. 'She's so perfect…' He sighed melancholy.
When I close my eyes (My eyes) I break down and cry (I break down and
cry)
It's somethin' 'bout the way you love me
The thought of your kiss (Your kiss), my heart can't resist
It's all about the way you love me (Yeah)
When I close my eyes (When I close my eyes ) I break down and cry (I
break down and cry)
It's somethin' 'bout the way you love me (It's somethin' 'bout the way)
The thought of your kiss (Your kiss), my heart can't resist (Resist)
It's all about the way you love me (It's all about the way you love me,
yeah)
Sakura closed her eyes listening to the lyrics as she sang them. She didn't see that the card had appeared and was snickering at her. The Melody card shook its head at the stupidity of her opponent. Sakura opened her eyes to meet the ice-cold eyes of the card. Her voice faltered in surprise, but she continued the song. She kept her eyes on the Melody Card the whole time. The card had ice blue hair the flowed like the sea all the way down her back and cold gray eyes that sent a chill up and down your spin. The card was dressed in a long silver dress. It was silk and showed her feminine curves. She looked elegant and regal. Not at all like the other cards that Sakura had encountered. To top it off she had a glass tiara with a red ribbon intertwined in it. The red was a total contrast and Sakura wondered if the red meant something. The card somewhat resembled a woman but her aura was not one of a human.
When I close my eyes (My eyes) I break down and cry
It's somethin' 'bout the way you love me ('Bout the way you love me)
The thought of your kiss (Your kiss), my heart can't resist (Resist)
It's all about the way you love me (It's all about the way)
Sing my pet… the card seemed to say. But its lips did not move nor did its body. The only movement was its hand. It reached out in a beckoning fashion toward Sakura. Sakura stood her ground, but strangely she followed the cards instructions to keep singing. Like, she was in a trance. A smile started to appear on the card's face. As a small sphere of pink light started appear in her hand. It grew and grew, as Sakura's voice became fainter and fainter until the Sakura no longer could talk or make a noise. She gripped her throat desperately trying to talk. Melody looked at the sphere with greedy eyes.
"Give it back to her!" A voice commanded. Sakura looked up to see a figure standing on a beam above her. That familiar aura that filled her with warmth and security, immediately she knew whom it was. She wished she could call out to him but all she was capable of doing was looking up at him and thanking him with her eyes.
Seeing his cherry blossom like this angered him deeply. He jumped down from the beam right in front of Sakura. He flashed around his sword and stood, ready to fight, in a stance. Melody looked at him with her cold eyes as she took the sphere, held it out to them, and brought it closely to her chest. She enclosed it in her hand and smiled in a maniacal expression. She held her fist to her arm and lifted her head to the sky opening her mouth wide. The pink light engulfed her, but soon the pink turned to a gray color and finally disappeared. She let her head tilted up a few seconds before lowering it and letting out at cold hard laugh. She directed her attention to the two card captors. "FOOLS!" She screeched. Sakura winced at the lifeless, abrasive voice that was a total contrast to her soft bubbly one. Melody cupped her hands a let out a frigid wind putting ice entrapments on all doors and windows.
"You think you are a match for us?" Li challenged. Melody stared long and hard at the young boy before her before starting to laugh. It was not in a kind, fond way; more of a taunting way.
"And how do you propose to do that, little boy? The card mistress is of no help. With no voice she hasn't any way to call upon the cards. Is not that right?" She asked. Li was silent but did not back down. "You are fighting a battle you have already lost. Now are you going to leave or am I going to have to dispose of you?"
A small smile started to creep onto Li's face. "You may have control over the use of Sakura's cards, but I still have mine!" Li yelled into the cards face. Melody rolled her eyes.
"What you mean these?" She said fanning them out in front of her out of nowhere. Li's eyes widened. She flicked them back into thin air as they left the sight of the two cardcaptors.
"Let Sakura go, but I will stay and fight you till my last breath," Li growled. Sakura came up beside Li and looked at him. "Sakura you can't fight! There is no way you can help and I don't want you to get hurt…" Li trailed off staring into her vibrant eyes. They were pleading to him, telling him this was her battle to and she was going to fight right along side him to the end. "Please Sakura! Don't do this…" He said barely above a whisper. "You mean to much to me," he added in a barely audible voice. He stared at the floor. Sakura's eyes softened. She put her index finger to his chin and held it up. Slowly removing it. She got lost in his divine amber eyes. Before she knew what was happened she felt herself being drawn in closer and closer to him. She tilted her head and slowly closed her eyes as did Li. Sakura felt her heart continue to beat faster and faster as she drew closer and closer.
A large zap of crystallized water shot in-between them just as they were about to make contact. Li scowled and Sakura glared. "Now that I've gotten your attention. I'll give you a choice, you either fight and than die, or just die now and get your miserable lives over with. Now which will it be?" Melody asked folding her arms and drumming her fingers. Li muttered a few cuss words under his breath and suddenly tore at Melody slashing his sword violently. When he didn't feel the breaking of skin under his blade he stopped and looked around. Melody was no where to be seen. "You thought you could defeat me just like that?" Melody questioned, reappearing behind Sakura. "How about I have some fun with your little girlfriend?" Melody than picked up Sakura and started flying at a rapid pace in circles around and around the inside of the building.
"SAKURA!" Li bellowed. Sakura was feeling really sick and helpless at this point.
'I hate being helpless! I have to get out of this mess. This stupid card will not push me around just because I don't have a voice. She may have taken that, but she didn't take my brain.' Sakura thought. Looking down at the arm that was holding her she bit down hard. Melody screamed out in pain as she dropped Sakura. Li jumped over rows and rows of chairs trying to get to Sakura in time. Finally, tripping over the last row, he had her in his arms. He let out a relieved groan. Sakura grinned sheepishly.
"Alright, I'm finished making deals and giving you choices. You are pathetic!" Melody spat disgustedly. She started sending blasts in every direction. Li's eyes darted in every direction looking at the people scattered around the floor.
"We have to get the fight away from these people someone is going to get hurt!" Li spoke to Sakura while they dodged attack upon attack. Sakura nodded in agreement. They looked at one another and they immediately knew where they were going. Waiting for a break in Melody's attacks they sprinted to the stairs and bounded up the stairs. Melody was hot on their trails though, sending blasts that just barely missed them, nicking their heels. When they reached the top Melody's face was flustered with anger.
"I've goon easy enough on you, now prepare to die weaklings!" Melody howled. The two cardcaptors stood defiantly in front of her. Refusing to back down. "Still insisting on a battle? It's a waste of time for me. The faster I get rid of you the faster I can go on to bigger and better things," Melody said contracting a big ball of energy in her hands.
***Down in the Alleyway***
Kero looked up to the roof to see small balls of fire being pelted out in every direction. "I have to help Sakura!" Kero said out loud. He looked back down at the battered Madison and decided against it. "Looks like your own this time kid, good luck." Kero said.
"Don't worry Kero, Sakura can do it," Madison managed to squeak out as she coughed up a little blood. Kero wiped her mouth with a little cloth and as he patted Madison on the arm.
***Back On The Roof***
'I have to do something. This is all my fault for dealing with that card in such a stupid way!' Sakura scolded herself. 'This is my only choice…' She thought. She lipped, distract her to Li. Li looked at her strangely and than nodded.
"So what do you think you are going to do after this? You think that others won't get in your way?" Li challenged the card.
"The town, than the county, the country, the world, the UNIVERSE!" Melody laughed selfishly. 'Clow why did you have to make this card such a nutcase?' Li thought. "But this won't mean anything to you, because you will no longer be… well, with us," Melody grinned evilly.
Sakura kneeled on the ground. Hurriedly, she pulled out Windy, Firey, Freeze, and Lightening and lined them up in front of her. She moving her hand over them many times before bringing her hand to interlock with her other one.
'Hurry up Sakura, I can't hold her off much longer!' Li thought desperately. "All right mortal, enough of the stalling." Melody held her nose in the air with arrogance. "Wait, where's the girl?" Li jumped into her line of vision.
"The girl? What are you talking about? What girl?" He asked running his fingers through his mess of chocolate locks nervously.
"Don't be a twit! I know there was a girl here…" Melody snapped.
'O NO!' Sakura thought anxiously. 'Please my cards, I beg to you. Come forth, Sakura calls. I pray to the Clow. Your master, please help.' Sakura ended her prayer just in time to see the souls of the cards come out and approach Sakura.
"WHAT IS THIS?" Melody screamed. She quickly threw everything she had at them. But to her surprise they just absorbed it. Windy wrapped itself around Melody making it impossible for her to move. "This can not be! There is no way!" Melody cried shaking her head madly. Each of the cards took a turn at injuring the card.
'Now it's time to get my voice back,' Sakura thought. Focusing all her energy she started to pull.
"NNNNOOOOOOOOOOOOOO" Melody let out a deafening scream. It was just what Sakura needed to pull out the rest of her voice. Taking the sphere of silver light she brought it to her chest and let her aura surround it. The silver soon faded out and pink took it's place. A pink blast of light surrounded her and blew her hair wildly. The wind and light soon subsided. 'Is it back?' Sakura thought. She tried to talk, but talking felt so weird.
"Hurry Sakura! The cards can't hold Melody much longer," Li encouraged.
"Right!" Sakura said. It was weird hearing her voice again but she didn't have any time to ponder over the experience. "Melody Card, return to your power confined… MELODY!" Sakura commanded twirling her wand. Before the card was fully concealed Sakura heard a voice that sounded faintly like Melody's.
'All I wanted was a voice…' Sakura shivered. All the cards returned and Sakura put them away. But her fingers lingered on Melody for a few extra seconds.
"That was an awesome capture," Li complimented flashing one of his dazzling smiles.
"It might have been awesome, but I would never want to do it over again!" Sakura confessed. Slowly one by one everyone woke up and the ice confinements vanished. "MADISON!" Sakura realized. She raced down to the alleyway, ignoring puzzled questions from her friends who had woken up from their little nap. Li was right on her heels. "How are you feeling?" She asked bending down to aid her friend.
"A lot better. When you captured the card, I felt this wonderful surge of energy in me. I'm almost back to normal!" Madison smiled. Sakura helped her up with a slight moan from Madison. "Okay, maybe not completely."
"Do you want us to take you home?" Sakura asked as Kero floated to her shoulder.
"And miss this party?" She asked amazingly. "You have to be kidding girlfriend!" She laughed.
"Well, sorry to break up this little happy moment, but I have a big bowl of pudding waiting for me at home with my name on it!" Kero said. "Good capture Sakura!" He added with a wink before taking off. Madison led Sakura and Li into the party. They immediately walked over to their friends.
"So where have you guys been?" Meilin asked. Madison just winked at her. Nodded knowingly Meilin dropped the subject.
"When did you get here Li?" Nikki asked as they all sat down at a huge table.
"Umm, err…" Li stuttered.
"He's a man of few words," Sakura covered. Everyone laughed and joked around after that. Their attention was drawn up to the stage once again when a group of boys went up there.
"And now the group of local heartbreakers…" Everyone laughed and the group of boys blushed. "Singing 'I Swear' by Boys II Men!" The whole place erupted into cheers.
"Oh I love this song!" Sakura sighed dreamily.
"Would you like to dance?"
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AHHH I bet you are all ready to kill me now! Leaving you at this totally kawaii moment! OO I can't wait to write the next chapter! It's going to be total S+S MUSH! KaWaIiNeSs alert for the next chapter. But don't worry the next chapter will be out VERY soon. So watch for it! So did you like this chapter? Pretty please with a cherry on top review! And thanks to everyone that already has!
~¤ Extra Mucho Love! ¤~
Starlight Sora
