When they finally managed to get into the fair they had to stop and look around in wonder. Or at least the girls did. Li thought it looked the same as every year. It smelled like food, it was filled with the sounds of shouting kids and laughing teens, and there were people everywhere.
"So, should we ride a few rides first?" Tomoyo offered finally. Sakura nodded and looked at Li, who looked at Tomoyo, who had no one to look at. "What?" She says, trying to act as if she didn't know what they were trying to figure out. She wasn't going to pick the first ride if she could help it. Fortunately, or unfortunately, she was saved from making that decision.
"Sakura, how are you?" Sakura tensed. Roan slid around from behind her, hand on her arm. She suddenly wanted to take a shower. She wanted to take a hundred showers. Li smacked the hand away angrily and pulled her rigid body closer to him. "Well, I'm glad to see you made it to the fair."
"We however, can not same the same for you." Li said coldly. 'Why is she so rigid? What's wrong with her?' Li wrapped a protective arm about her and continued to wish death upon Roan's head. Roan seemed to not even notice Li was standing there. He gave a curt nod to Tomoyo who turned her back to him.
"I was wondering if you would like to come with me, Sakura." Roan said, attention back on her. Sakura shivered and glared at him. Roan smirked. 'Let her hate me. It only makes things harder for her. And does Li know he's only setting himself up for a fall?'
"I would rather not Roan." She said curtly side stepping him. Roan didn't move. He smirked and turned to watch her walk away quickly. 'Soon cherry blossom. Soon you will be mine.' The three of them stopped not to far from where he was still standing. Li was looking ready to kill but Sakura couldn't warm up. Tomoyo was sighing in impatience.
"Look, why don't we go on the roller coaster?" Sakura suggested looking around. Tomoyo nodded getting in line quickly. Sakura waited for Li, who seemed to be sizing the ride up. Sakura smirked inwardly tipping her head to the side. "I'd always use the fly card to save you if it crashed off the rail in a freak accident." Li glared.
"Are you suggesting I'm afraid?" She giggled and he blushed. "Come on, Tomoyo is waiting for us." He got in line with Sakura. They had general small chat before it was finally their turn. Sakura got into the front car excitedly. Li fallowed her a little more, hesitantly.
"Ready Li?" Sakura said glancing over at him. His knuckles were almost white as he grasped at the bar across his lap. She smiled placing a hand over his. He only tensed as the roller coaster moved. "Oh come on!" She shouted over the constant cranking noise. Li shot her a glare.
"I HATE HEIGHTS!" He managed to yell before the first downward drop started. He clamped his mouth shut and held on for the entire ride. Sakura gave up on trying to pry his hands off the lap bar. When the ride finally came to a halt, Li looked a little on the green side.
"Sakura, is Li okay?" Tomoyo called to them through the crowds. Li threw himself at the side railing emptying his stomach. Sakura frowned patting his back. Li tried to smile at her and blushed a little bit. Tomoyo came over with a smile.
"So, anyone hungry?" Li glared at her. The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. They went on a few more rides and talked a lot. Tomoyo managed to catch every blush on tape and giggled with glee every time.
"Why don't we ride the farris wheel next?" Sakura suggested finally. Li and Tomoyo nodded heading off for the final ride. Sakura gave Li's hand a light squeeze. Li smiled down at her. They had managed to grow close and comfortable with their new relationship. They had also managed to avoid Roan all day.
Climbing into a car Sakura leaned close to Li. Despite the fact that it was breezy up top of the ride, she was warm. Being close to him gave her that feeling of contentment. They stopped up top looking over the sun set. Sakura closed her eyes and smiled. This is what things should be like, now and forever.
"Sakura?" She opened her eyes turning to look at Li. Her breath caught in her chest. He was so handsome. He had always been, but now he was hers. Li looked back at her not saying anything for a long while. They leaned forward unconsciously. Finally their eyes closed as they met in a sweet, brief kiss. They pulled back quickly, blushing.
"Li.." And their eyes met again before they shared a second kiss for that night. This one was not short and sweet. It was hungry, filled with years of hidden love. They pulled together for that moment as one soul in two bodies. When the ride started to move again, they grudgingly pulled apart.
"Hey guys.." The rest of Tomoyo's sentence was cut off. Sakura and Li had just stepped off the ride into the swarm of people standing there waiting to get on or find those who were still on it. Sakura gave a startled yelp as a hand closed around her upper arm, yanking her away into the many people. Li, sprung to action. He looked in the direction she had been taken. He only had time to see Sakura screaming and trying to get away, from a malicious looking Roan.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" She yelled beating against his arm. Roan stopped running, brought his hand up, and cuffed her across the cheek. By now others had noticed as well and people were running in every direction, making it hard for Li to reach Sakura. Sakura cried out as his hand connected with her cheek, and he kept running dragging her along. She reached for her key but Roan smacked her hand away the key falling to the ground with a clatter.
"SAKURA!" Li shouted out jumping over peoples heads. Roan pulled her around a corner, and she was gone from his view. Tomoyo appeared next to Li's side looking rumpled. 'I need help. This place is to big for me to search on my own..' Li gritted his teeth and put his hands on Tomoy's shoulders, holding her to look at him.
"Tomoyo, you've got to go get Touya. Tell him Sakura is in trouble, and I.." He swallowed his pride even if it pained him. "I need his help." Tomoyo's eyes widened but she nodded. "Go!" He said realizing her shoulders. She ran off in the direction of Sakura's house dodging around the many people. Li watched her leave then turned back to the task at hand. Finding Sakura and killing Roan.
"Let go of me!" Sakura tried again. Roan turned to face her and she flinch, thinking he would hit her again, but he did not. He just shoved her into one of the buildings. She looked around realizing they were in the fun house. The mirrors only brought into sharp perspective that she was here, alone, with Roan. "What do you want from me?" She said backing away from his advancing form.
"Why little cherry blossom, surely you know.." The cold glass pressed against her back and still he advanced on her. She gasped and felt it for the first time. Sharp blasts of unimaginable magic. She had never felt anything like it before. He must have read her face because he smirked. "Now do you see why it is hopeless to resist me?" He pressed himself against her.
"Get away from me you vile creature!" She spat in his eye glaring at him. Roan's head tipped back quickly. When he looked at her again his eyes were glowing. Her wrapped his hands around the delicate flesh of her upper arms. Sakura cried out in pain, his grip tightening by the second.
"You will respect me!" He shouted lifting her away from the ground and mirror. The sound of broken glass was all Sakura could hear. She could not even hear her own cry of agony as Roan slammed her into the mirror. She slumped to the ground, glass still tinkling over her head. Sharp glass shards poked out of her back and blood was everywhere. "Now see my little blossom, lets not go threw this.." Roan reached for her and she tried to move out of his reach, but it only sent pain raising threw her back.
Li's head snapped up when he heard the scream. There was no mistaking Sakura's voice. There was no mistaking that she was being hurt, badly. Her started to run in the direction of the scream, but was forced to stop when something gold and pink caught his eye. He stooped to pick it up, holding it to his face. 'Her key..' Li didn't want to imagine what Roan was doing to Sakura. He blinked and furiously charged forward. When he reached the fun house, the door was open and he could see the bloody glass. Roan and Sakura were gone.
"LI!" Li spun around the key in his balled up fist. Touya ran up to them panting. "Li, where is my sister." Li looked helplessly back at the broken glass. Touya swore loudly. "When I get my hands on the asshole..." Li didn't hear the rest. He had picked up Sakura's aura near the woods to the east, and he was gone. Touya fallowed after him.
Time was working against them. Every moment they had to stop and try to find out where she was, Sakura was a moment closer to losing everything but her life. The only question was, if they found her, would they be in time to save her?
"So, should we ride a few rides first?" Tomoyo offered finally. Sakura nodded and looked at Li, who looked at Tomoyo, who had no one to look at. "What?" She says, trying to act as if she didn't know what they were trying to figure out. She wasn't going to pick the first ride if she could help it. Fortunately, or unfortunately, she was saved from making that decision.
"Sakura, how are you?" Sakura tensed. Roan slid around from behind her, hand on her arm. She suddenly wanted to take a shower. She wanted to take a hundred showers. Li smacked the hand away angrily and pulled her rigid body closer to him. "Well, I'm glad to see you made it to the fair."
"We however, can not same the same for you." Li said coldly. 'Why is she so rigid? What's wrong with her?' Li wrapped a protective arm about her and continued to wish death upon Roan's head. Roan seemed to not even notice Li was standing there. He gave a curt nod to Tomoyo who turned her back to him.
"I was wondering if you would like to come with me, Sakura." Roan said, attention back on her. Sakura shivered and glared at him. Roan smirked. 'Let her hate me. It only makes things harder for her. And does Li know he's only setting himself up for a fall?'
"I would rather not Roan." She said curtly side stepping him. Roan didn't move. He smirked and turned to watch her walk away quickly. 'Soon cherry blossom. Soon you will be mine.' The three of them stopped not to far from where he was still standing. Li was looking ready to kill but Sakura couldn't warm up. Tomoyo was sighing in impatience.
"Look, why don't we go on the roller coaster?" Sakura suggested looking around. Tomoyo nodded getting in line quickly. Sakura waited for Li, who seemed to be sizing the ride up. Sakura smirked inwardly tipping her head to the side. "I'd always use the fly card to save you if it crashed off the rail in a freak accident." Li glared.
"Are you suggesting I'm afraid?" She giggled and he blushed. "Come on, Tomoyo is waiting for us." He got in line with Sakura. They had general small chat before it was finally their turn. Sakura got into the front car excitedly. Li fallowed her a little more, hesitantly.
"Ready Li?" Sakura said glancing over at him. His knuckles were almost white as he grasped at the bar across his lap. She smiled placing a hand over his. He only tensed as the roller coaster moved. "Oh come on!" She shouted over the constant cranking noise. Li shot her a glare.
"I HATE HEIGHTS!" He managed to yell before the first downward drop started. He clamped his mouth shut and held on for the entire ride. Sakura gave up on trying to pry his hands off the lap bar. When the ride finally came to a halt, Li looked a little on the green side.
"Sakura, is Li okay?" Tomoyo called to them through the crowds. Li threw himself at the side railing emptying his stomach. Sakura frowned patting his back. Li tried to smile at her and blushed a little bit. Tomoyo came over with a smile.
"So, anyone hungry?" Li glared at her. The rest of the day was pretty uneventful. They went on a few more rides and talked a lot. Tomoyo managed to catch every blush on tape and giggled with glee every time.
"Why don't we ride the farris wheel next?" Sakura suggested finally. Li and Tomoyo nodded heading off for the final ride. Sakura gave Li's hand a light squeeze. Li smiled down at her. They had managed to grow close and comfortable with their new relationship. They had also managed to avoid Roan all day.
Climbing into a car Sakura leaned close to Li. Despite the fact that it was breezy up top of the ride, she was warm. Being close to him gave her that feeling of contentment. They stopped up top looking over the sun set. Sakura closed her eyes and smiled. This is what things should be like, now and forever.
"Sakura?" She opened her eyes turning to look at Li. Her breath caught in her chest. He was so handsome. He had always been, but now he was hers. Li looked back at her not saying anything for a long while. They leaned forward unconsciously. Finally their eyes closed as they met in a sweet, brief kiss. They pulled back quickly, blushing.
"Li.." And their eyes met again before they shared a second kiss for that night. This one was not short and sweet. It was hungry, filled with years of hidden love. They pulled together for that moment as one soul in two bodies. When the ride started to move again, they grudgingly pulled apart.
"Hey guys.." The rest of Tomoyo's sentence was cut off. Sakura and Li had just stepped off the ride into the swarm of people standing there waiting to get on or find those who were still on it. Sakura gave a startled yelp as a hand closed around her upper arm, yanking her away into the many people. Li, sprung to action. He looked in the direction she had been taken. He only had time to see Sakura screaming and trying to get away, from a malicious looking Roan.
"GET AWAY FROM ME!" She yelled beating against his arm. Roan stopped running, brought his hand up, and cuffed her across the cheek. By now others had noticed as well and people were running in every direction, making it hard for Li to reach Sakura. Sakura cried out as his hand connected with her cheek, and he kept running dragging her along. She reached for her key but Roan smacked her hand away the key falling to the ground with a clatter.
"SAKURA!" Li shouted out jumping over peoples heads. Roan pulled her around a corner, and she was gone from his view. Tomoyo appeared next to Li's side looking rumpled. 'I need help. This place is to big for me to search on my own..' Li gritted his teeth and put his hands on Tomoy's shoulders, holding her to look at him.
"Tomoyo, you've got to go get Touya. Tell him Sakura is in trouble, and I.." He swallowed his pride even if it pained him. "I need his help." Tomoyo's eyes widened but she nodded. "Go!" He said realizing her shoulders. She ran off in the direction of Sakura's house dodging around the many people. Li watched her leave then turned back to the task at hand. Finding Sakura and killing Roan.
"Let go of me!" Sakura tried again. Roan turned to face her and she flinch, thinking he would hit her again, but he did not. He just shoved her into one of the buildings. She looked around realizing they were in the fun house. The mirrors only brought into sharp perspective that she was here, alone, with Roan. "What do you want from me?" She said backing away from his advancing form.
"Why little cherry blossom, surely you know.." The cold glass pressed against her back and still he advanced on her. She gasped and felt it for the first time. Sharp blasts of unimaginable magic. She had never felt anything like it before. He must have read her face because he smirked. "Now do you see why it is hopeless to resist me?" He pressed himself against her.
"Get away from me you vile creature!" She spat in his eye glaring at him. Roan's head tipped back quickly. When he looked at her again his eyes were glowing. Her wrapped his hands around the delicate flesh of her upper arms. Sakura cried out in pain, his grip tightening by the second.
"You will respect me!" He shouted lifting her away from the ground and mirror. The sound of broken glass was all Sakura could hear. She could not even hear her own cry of agony as Roan slammed her into the mirror. She slumped to the ground, glass still tinkling over her head. Sharp glass shards poked out of her back and blood was everywhere. "Now see my little blossom, lets not go threw this.." Roan reached for her and she tried to move out of his reach, but it only sent pain raising threw her back.
Li's head snapped up when he heard the scream. There was no mistaking Sakura's voice. There was no mistaking that she was being hurt, badly. Her started to run in the direction of the scream, but was forced to stop when something gold and pink caught his eye. He stooped to pick it up, holding it to his face. 'Her key..' Li didn't want to imagine what Roan was doing to Sakura. He blinked and furiously charged forward. When he reached the fun house, the door was open and he could see the bloody glass. Roan and Sakura were gone.
"LI!" Li spun around the key in his balled up fist. Touya ran up to them panting. "Li, where is my sister." Li looked helplessly back at the broken glass. Touya swore loudly. "When I get my hands on the asshole..." Li didn't hear the rest. He had picked up Sakura's aura near the woods to the east, and he was gone. Touya fallowed after him.
Time was working against them. Every moment they had to stop and try to find out where she was, Sakura was a moment closer to losing everything but her life. The only question was, if they found her, would they be in time to save her?
