Disclaimer: I do not own Card Captors :(
AN: I just wanted to say for fun that MeiHua means "Beautiful flower", heh.
" Speech
* Thoughts
() Translation
~ Inserted sound like laughing or
coughing
Shattered Blossoms
"So you do remember me?" Syaoran gave one of his rare smiles while grabbing Sakura's wrist so she wouldn't walk away.
Sakura shrugged and tugged her hand free. "Zai Jian (Good-bye)."
Syaoran blinked a couple times as Sakura walked away. *When did she learn chinese?!*
Sakura stopped and turned around. "Maybe because I ended up staying in Hong Kong for two years." And she started walking again.
*Wha?! She can read my thoughts?!*
"Ouch!" MeiLing stumbled back as she hit someone, she looked up and noticed it was Sakura. "Sakura-chan!"
"...MeiLing..." She started running away. *I don't want to go back to crying.....sorry MeiLing...Syaoran...*
MeiLing blinked and turned to look at Syaoran. "What was that all about?"
"I..I don't know..." He sighed. "Let's go call Tomoyo. She'll love to find out that we found Sakura."
MeiLing nodded.
"WHHHHATTTTTTT????!!!!!!!!!!!!"
MeiLing pulled the phone away from her ear. "Yes, you heard me Tomoyo! We found Sakura-chan!!!!"
"I'M SOOOOOO HHHAPPPPPPY!!!!!" Tomoyo's voice came screaming from the other end. "I'M COMING OVER TO HONG KONG RIGHT NOW!!!!
"Right now? How are you going to get a ticket?"
"I'll find a way! And did you say Sakura's a model!?" Tomoyo said excitedly.
"Hai!"
"YYYYAAYYY!!!! Maybe she'll try on some of my lastest designs!" Tomoyo said with glee.
MeiLing sweatdropped. "Well, see you soon Tomoyo-chan!"
"Hai! Sayonara (bye) for now!" And then there was a click.
"All set, Tomoyo's coming right over from Japan somehow." MeiLing smiled at Syaoran who remained silent. "Hello? XiaoLang?"
"Oh, sorry... I was just thinking..."
Syaoran started going up the stairs. "If you need me I'll ne in my room."
The rain came pounding onto the ground in a rhythmic beat. Sakura turned around in all directions, but nothing was around her except dark clouds and rain.
"Hello?!"
Swish...swish...
Sakura gripped her nightgown tightly. "Where am I?"
"The future..." Came a soft light voice.
"What do you mean the future?! There is nothing here but endless rain..."
"But you are in the future.....you are in the future of your life...."
Sakura gripped her gown more tightly. "I don't know what you mean!"
"If you continue to run....run from the truth....you're future will be shattered..." The voice grew louder.
"No! I'm not running..."
"Then why...did you change your name? Can you not bear to hear the name Sakura? Because it reminds you of your family? Or the day after school...."
"SHUT UP!!! And how do you know all this?!"
"Because you are me, and I am you. I am your inner thoughts Sakura. Don't hide from the truth, don't run. The outcome will not be pleasent. Remember...you are the card mistress... you must be strong..."
"I...I can't! I don't even want to be the card mistress! It's to hard...life is to hard!" Sakura cried to no one.
"Your life is your life. No one can lead you the right way but yourself..."
Sakura jolted awake with beads of sweat on her forehead. *That...was such a strange dream...* Sakura sat up, and noticed something was in her hand.
Her eyes widened in shock. It was a Sakura Card. She turned it over to read the name. "The...the choice?" She read, and she noticed that it was blank except for the words 'The Choice'.
She glared at the card. *I want nothing to do with these cards! Nothing!* She attempted to rip the card in half, but she gasped as it floated in front of her.
"Mistress? Why do you wish to destroy me?" It was that low soft voice again.
"I don't want anything to do with the cards or the past anymore! So go away!"
The card's pink aura started to fade into a black aura.
"If you continue to make the wrong choices, all your cards will turn against you. You will be even more alone..." The Choice card floated out the window.
"What?! Come back!" She ran to the window, but the card had disappeared. "Come back..."
She turned around and saw a faint pink glow from under her bed. She reached under and took out the Sakura Book. It opened and her cards floated out and spun around her.
"The Choice is right mistress... You are the card mistress, you must be strong!" Watery whispered.
"Or else we will all turn into the Choice...we will loose our pink aura....and turn into Hate Cards..." Said Firey.
"Nani?! Hate Cards?! What do you mean...?" Sakura asked softly.
"You will see if you continue to
make the wrong choices..." Then all the cards returned into the book and
it clamped shut.
"A fifty story high apartment building was destroyed during early morning today. Report on survivors have not been clear, but there is not much hope for many survivors." The news reporter announced. "Here is an updated photage of the building.
Syaoran and Meiling's mouth dropped open when they saw the building on fire and many people running from different directions.
"We are not sure what caused this, but people around the area have reported saying a huge explosion before the building eripted into flames!"
"Syaoran...what do you think caused it?"
"...I don't know...but I can feel magic..." Syaoran was cut off by the doorbell.
"It most be Tomoyo!!!" Meiling jumped up and opened the door for Tomoyo.
Tomoyo dropped her suitcases and hugged her friend. "Where's Sakura-chan?!"
"Syaoran, explain to her...." Meiling sat down, and motioned for Tomoyo to sit.
After fifteen minutes Syaoran was done explaining. "Yeah...so she keeps on saying that she doesn't want to go back to being Sakura..."
"Oh no..." Tomoyo looked sad. "But I still want to see her, maybe I can convince her?"
Just then the door bell rung again. Wei opened the door.
"Now who might you be young lady?" He asked.
"I'm here to see Syaoran, and I'm Sakura...if you don't remember me."
Wei smiled, "Oh yes, Miss. Sakura! Come in!"
Sakura stepped into the big mansion and Wei led her to the living room where Syaoran, Meiling, and Tomoyo were talking.
"Master, Miss. Kinomoto is here."
The three looked up and met the emerald eyes of Sakura.
"Ohayo..."
"SAKURA!!!" Kero came flying out of Tomoyo's purse, he gave Sakura a hug with his little paws.
"Kero..." She returned the hug, and saw Tomoyo. "Tomoyo-chan!"
The two friends hugged.
"What brings you to Hong Kong?" Sakura asked.
"You silly!" Tomoyo smiled.
Syaoran looked at Sakura with a confused look. "I thought you said you didn't want to be Sakura anymore..."
"I don't...but I must..." She looked sadly at the T.V screen. "It's because of that." She pointed to the burning building on the screen.
"You know about it?" Meiling asked.
Sakura nodded, "Hai, it's The Choice card..."
"What? There's not such thing Sakura!" Kero said, perching himself on Sakura's shoulder.
"There wasn't...but now there is...I think I accidentally created a card in my dream...since I am the card mistress, I can create cards..." Sakura took a seat beside Tomoyo. "It was a Sakura Card...but I tried to rip it up because I didn't want to have anything to do with the past anymore...but it didn't rip up...it turned black and into a Hate Card."
"Se me (what)?!" Meiling screeched, then she sweatdropped. "What's a Hate Card?"
Kero started rubbing his chin. "I've heard about them before. It is when the card mistress or master is refusing to accept the fact that they are the card mistress or master. They either don't care about the cards and just leave them there forever, or they try to destroy them. In this case, Sakura tried to destroy one of her cards..."
Sakura frowned sadly at the T.V. screen. "It's all my fault..."
"What can we do then Kero?" Tomoyo asked.
"You can still catch the card and turn it into a Sakura Card, Sakura." Kero explained. "But do it quickly before more of your cards decide to turn themselves into Hate Cards."
Sakura nodded, "Right!"
"Oh, this is so exciting!" Tomoyo squealed with stars in her eyes. "I can start taping you again Sakura!"
Everyone sweatdropped. Syaoran walked beside Sakura as they left the house.
"I'm glad that you made the right choice Sakura..."
Sakura smiled at him, and he blushed. "You're starting to sound like the choice card." She giggled. "Can we go to my apartment first? I have to get my Clow Key and Cards..."
Everyone nodded and they got into the limo.
"Where to sir?" Said the driver to Syaoran.
Syaoran looked over to Sakura. "Where's your apartment?"
"35th ave, right on the corner." Sakura replied.
The limo sped off to the direction.
After a couple minutes they were there and Sakura quickly rode the elevator to the 13th floor to get her stuff, then she quickly rode down again and met her friends who were waiting for her in the lobby.
"Ok, I got my things."
Syaoran nodded, "We should go to that apartment building. Maybe the card is there..."
"Ok..." Sakura led them behind the apartment in the alley. "Key that hides the forces of darkness, show your true form before me, I, Sakura command you under our contract, RELEASE!" Her wand appeared. "Fly..."
Wings appeared on her back, and Syaoran's.
"How about us?!" Meiling complained.
"You guys stay here. I don't want you two to be hurt," Sakura said.
Tomoyo sighed and gave her friend a little smile. "Guess I can't tape you then. Oh well...but good luck you guys!"
The two nodded and flew in the direction of the burning apartment.
Sakura and Syaoran landed behind a couple trees. "Do you sense something Sakura?" Syaoran asked as he pulled out his sword.
She nodded, "It's inside..."
"How will we pass the flames?"
Sakura thought for a second and pulled out the sheild card. "Sheild, create a sheild around Shaoran and me and protect us from the flames! Release and dispel..."
A pink bubble surrounded Sakura and a green bubble surrounded Syaoran. Then snuck into the building through a smashed up window and into the burning apartment.
"I can't see Shaoran! Where are you?" Sakura squinted through the smoke, and she covered her mouth so she wouldn't breathe in the smoky air.
"Right here!" Syaoran reached for her hand, and they came to a set of broken stairs.
"Jump card! Release and dispel." Sakura jumped onto the next floor, dragging Syaoran with her.
"It's getting stronger..." Syaoran said in a muffled voice since his hand was on his mouth.
Suddenly two doors appeared in front of them. The two stopped walking and stared.
Sakura looked at the door to her right, and it seemed like she could see through it. And behind it was...
"Mother...father...brother.." Sakura stepped up to the door and reached for the knob.
"No Sakura! It's a illusion!" Syaoran yelled, but Sakura turned the knob and she was sucked in.
"No...Sakura!" Syaoran raced in after
her. *Sakura, I'm coming!!*
AN: This was a short chapter, but
oh well. Tee hee, cliffhanger! Thanks for reading this fic and please R+R
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Next:
~What happens beyond the door?
Au revoir for now ;)
~XiaoLing~
