AN: Ok, I totally agree on people who say that Sakura wouldn't be the revenge type of person, but this is for the story so sorry ^^;; I mean, if someone fell in love with you, and then they were part of a family that killed your family, wouldn't you have the least bit of hate even if you are the sweetest person on earth?! Anyways, that was a bit sarcastic, well read on! S+S forever!
Disclaimer: I do not down CCS or
any of its characters much to my dismay! They belong to CLAMP.
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By ~Xiaoling~
Chapter 12:
Awakening
Hu Die tossed and turned in bed, she was having a nightmare, but it wasn't like a normal nightmare since it had all happened in real life to her.
She ran down the halls, slippers padding on cold marble floor and blood streaked over her once clean bath robe. She dashed into her brother's room only to find that he was dead, just like the rest.
Why Syaoran? Why didn't you stop them?
Hu Die woke up with cold sweat trickling down her neck and forehead. She rubbed her eyes, and noticed that she had been crying, and she was breathing at a abnormally fast pace.
She cried silently to herself, she missed her family, she missed everything.
Why Syaoran? Why did you turn on me? I trusted you, my very first love..
Hu Die cuddled into her blankets
tighter, shaking away the horrible memories to the back of her head.
Syaoran frowned as he ate breakfast. He had a nightmare yesterday, it was like a recollection of memories from three years ago.
"Xiaolang? You alright?" Meiling said worridly.
"Let's go butterfly catching..."
"What?" Meiling said, a look of complete confusion on her face.
Syaoran chuckled sheepishly. "Nothing Meiling..."
"I don't believe you Syaoran Li! It's about time that you tell your wife about your feelings, or anything! You've keep them all to yourself, please, tell me what's wrong?" Meiling asked, holding Syaoran's hand. "I can see it in your eyes Xiaolang, don't try to hide it. You love someone else, and I will be happy for you if she appears."
Syaoran looked into Meiling's ruby eyes. He couldn't see anything...except for the sadness in them. He sighed deeply and took his hand out of Meiling's. "I did love someone else Meiling...but she's dead..."
"..oh.." Meiling said, shocked.
"Anyways, I'm going to the library," Syaoran pushed his chair back and stood up in a hurry and he soon was gone from the room.
Meiling frowned and sighed. "I should
be getting use to this by now...yet I am not."
Hu Die clutched the bag of white powder in her hand tightly. A bowl of soup was in front of her. For some reason, she just couldn't put her hand down to pour the poison into the soup.
*Argh! I hate myself! Why can't I put it int?!* Hu Die thought sadly. *You still love him don't you? No I don't! He killed your family, or at least his family killed your family...But then why can't you poison him?! Nonnononono! I do not love him!"
"Is there a problem?"
Hu Die whirled around, hiding the bag behind her. Her emerald eyes met amber ones.
"Oh! Uh, your majety! How nice to see you!" Hu Die stammered, feeling a bit ashamed.
"Is that soup..."
"For you!" Hu Die said quickly and handed the bowl of soup to Syaoran.
Syaoran looked at her oddly. "I don't feel like drinking it right now...do you care to take a walk to the library with me?"
"Oh course! I'll be honoured to!" Hu Die said, still a bit jumpy at how close she was to being caught.
They walked out of the kitchen room, passing by Syaoran's bedroom. Hu Die felt a strong aura coming from the room.
*The Clow Book!* Hu Die thought instantly.
"Is there something wrong? You seem like you've just seen a ghost..." Syaoran asked her worridly.
Hu Die smiled back at him. "Nothing...I was just thinking."
"About?"
"...Uh...my family.." She lied, but she was constantly thinking of her family. Her smiled quickly faded and it turned into a frown.
"Do you miss them? You can go visit them if you want this weekend," Syaoran offered.
Hu Die gave a soft smile of gratitude but she shook her head. "I can't visit them...unless I have wings to fly up there..." Hu Die sadly pointed towards the cloudless blue sky.
"Oh...I'm sorry..." Syaoran said sympathetically. "I didn't know..."
"It's alright..." Hu Die said, a little bit of bitterness in her voice. *Of course you know...*
They arrived at the library and Hu Die decided that she should be going back to the kitchens now. She said good bye and headed to what Syaoran thought was the kitchens, but she really was going to Syaoran's bedroom.
*Oh Kero..I miss you so much!* Hu Die thought as she came to the door of the room. She gently pushed the door open and peeked in to see if anyone was there.
Much to her relief, no one was in there except herself.
She felt the aura of the Clow Book getting stronger and stronger, yet she couldn't see it with her eyes. *Where is it?* She thought distressfully. She felt her way through the room with her senses and stopped in front of a painting of cherry blossoms.
"A painting....hmm..." Hu Die moved her hand around the painting, trying to find some secret switch, but to her dismay found none. "How smart can he be?"
She was frustrated after a couple minutes. "Argh! How do you open?!" She nearly slammed her fist against the painting. She felt it move slightly.
Hu Die looked up, and tapped it again. It moved more, so she tapped it again. This time, it swung open completely, revealing the Clow Book and the Clow Key.
Hu Die smiled brightly, her first real smile in ages. She grabbed the key and the book and quickly placed the painting back to what it looked like before she came and moved it.
Suddenly, she felt a strong green aura coming her way. Syaoran.
Hu Die gasped and opened the nearest window, and flung herself out just as Syaoran came into the room.
*I could have swore...I heard noise in hear..* Syaoran thought as he looked around the empty room until his eyes caught sight of the open window.
His thoughts quickly changed to where the Clow Book was and he quickly went to the painting and tapped it three times. He nearly fainted when it swung open, revealing an empty place in the wall.
"NO!!!"
Guards came running into the room. "Your majesty?! Where is the intruder?!"
"ALREADY GONE YOU IDIOTS!" Syaoran yelled angrilly. "DO YOU KNOW WHAT THE INTRUDER JUST STOLE?!"
"..."
"THE CLOW BOOK DAMN-IT!" Syaoran was fuming with his teeth clenched together and his fists tightening.
The guards were all shocked.
"WHY ARE YOU STILL STANDING THERE?! GO AFTER THE INTRUDER BAKAS!" Syaoran ordered angrilly while all the guards started running in all directions and out of the room to go outside.
Syaoran slammed his fist against the red maghony table, nearly snapping it in half. "The Clow Book...The clow cards...were the reason why my Sakura DIED! Now it's gone...it wasn't WORTH IT!"
"Xiaolang...calm down!" Meiling cried, while running into the room, her black odangos swinging as she ran.
Syaoran threw Meiling's arms aside that were on his shoulder. "THE CLOW BOOK AND THE CARDS ARE VERY IMPORTANT TO ME!"
"...I..I know honey..." Meiling said softly.
"YOU DON'T KNOW HOW MUCH!" Syaoran screamed.
Meiling was taken aback, she had never seen Syaoran this mad before. "Please...you're scaring me..."
"You don't know how much it meant
to me..." Syaoran said, almost calmly which made Meiling freak out even
more.
It was night at the Li Kingdom, but the Li castle was in a disaster. Guards were running everywhere, and roaming the city streets, asking anyone in the way if they saw someone take a book and a key that had weird designs on it.
Hu Die was in her room, clutching the key tightly in her hands. She placed it in the book and turned it. A blinding light filled the room as the book opened and Kero's form was coming out.
"KERO!!!!!" Hu Die screamed in happiness.
"SAKURA-CHAN! LONG TIME NO SEE!" Kero gave her a bear hug as best as he could with his paws.
Hu Die felt tears of joy trickle down her cheeks. "Oh Kero! I've missed you so...Ii'm very thankful that you kept the Clow Book safe.."
"That's my job! I'm the guardian beast of the seal anyways! That's why that chinese gaki couldn't open the book, because I was there preventing anyone except you to open it!" Kero said proudly. "What happened to your hair?!"
"Oh this?" Sakura said fingering the black hair. She lifted the air right off, revealing her long auburn hair. "It's a wig. Disguise you see."
"Smart one!" Kero grinned. "Since you haven't used the cards in such a long time, we should have some reviewing."
Sakura nodded cheerfully and raised the clow key.
"Key that hides the powers of darkness, reveal thy true form! I, Sakura, under contract, command you, release!"
Sakura felt the key grow into her star wand. She lovingly ran her hand over it. "I've missed doing this!"
"Now you cards must miss you to Sakura!"
As if on cue, the Clow Book opened and all the clow cards came fluttering out to meet their beloved mistress.
"MISTRESS! YOU ARE BACK!!"
"We've missed you so!"
"We love you mistress!"
Sakura felt her eyes water. "Thank you..." She hadn't felt that she had been loved in a long time. She looked sadly at Kero. "I miss my family Kero...I miss them so much..."
"Oh Sakura..." Kero said sadly. *Poor
girl...*
"My cute little daughter....you have
awakened again..." Eriol thought out loud while staring out at the starry
skies. "You miss your family...but you don't know what more destiny has
in hand for you...poor girl..."
AN: Yeah! Sakura's back! Well, she
was always here, but now I don't have to type her name as Hu Die! Anyways,
what does Eriol mean she doesn't know what more destiny has in hand for
her?! You'll have to read on! Oh, and please review! Arigatou minna-san!
