What I wouldn't Give.

By: Trulie Hope

Okay peoples, here we go! I'm warning you all right now. It's 11:30 at night and I just got over a sugar high, but I'm gonna try to get this one out before the weekend ends 'cause I know that once I get back to my mom's house, I'll be so caught up with school stuff that I'll be lucky to get one out a week. (sorries, but that's how it goes) Oh yeah, I think this story is almost over, one or two more chapters after this one. I do have an idea for another one.. But I'm gonna take it one story at a time. Thanks to all the reviewers, you rock!! Enough talk, lets get on with it!!!

****DISCLAIMER****

Repeat after me; Trulie is poor, Trulie doesn't own CCS. Trulie is poor, Trulie doesn't own CCS.

What I wouldn't Give.

By: Trulie Hope

Chapter Three: Confessions and a Story

"Where. is. she." Syaroan panted, his tone filled with rage.

His lips curved into a provocative smile. "Right this way, little wolf."

Syaroan felt a cold, strong hand press down on his head, and then there was blackness.

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Darkness. Everywhere he turned was black. Syaroan couldn't tell where the floor ended and where the sky began; he didn't know if there even was a sky. Where am I? How did I get here? He recalled the man by the Sakura tree, he must have sent her here, which meant. Sakura, she's here somewhere. I have to find her.

*** Sakura's POV (AN: Whatever, I'm not even going to say it) ***

Sakura didn't know where she was, or how she got wherever 'here' was. Well, she had an idea. It had something to do with the man who had come after her. He did something to her, but she didn't know what it was. She couldn't recall how long she had been here either. She awoke in this black place and it seemed that she'd been here for years.

And the worst part is no one knows I'm here. she thought in dismay from her seat on the cold floor. Will anyone even realize that I'm missing? I have no idea what he did, and I could be stuck here forever.

The Minutes that passed seemed like hours and she sat, hopelessly searching her prison for a way out.

Footsteps were heard in the distance and she froze. Who was that? The man again? Or maybe it was Syaroan. No, even if he did know I was here, he wouldn't care.

Then, as if in answer to her unspoken prayer, she heard her named called through the darkness. "Sakura! Sakura, are you here? It's Syaroan! If you can hear me say something."

"Li-kun?" She wondered in a whispered. What was he doing here? How did he find her? Oh well, that didn't mater, he was here. "Li-kun!!" Sakura yelled, jumping to her feet and rushing blindly towards the sound of his voice.

*** Syaroan's POV ***

"Li-kun!" Syaroan heard her voice and ran towards it at full speed.

"Sakura!! Where are you?!" He demanded, trying his best to see through the darkness.

And then, out of the gloom, a shadow approached and ran straight towards him, right into his outstretched arms.

"Li-kun, is that really you?" She demanded, hugging him tight.

Syaroan hugged her back and felt his face grow hot at the thought of how close they were. "Of course it's me." He replied, stroking her hair, "Are you all right? Did he do anything to you?" Because if he did I'll. He continued silently

"No, I'm fine." Sakura said, burring her head in his chest. "I was so scared, I thought I'd be stuck here forever, alone."

"It's okay Sakura, I'm hear now. Sakura? Why are you crying?" He demanded with concern. "Are you sure you're all right?"

She nodded vigorously as she attempted to brush away her tears, but they kept coming. "I'm sorry Li-kun." She apologized, "It was just. I'm so happy to see you. I thought. I thought I'd."

She's happy to see me? Syaroan though happily. Why.?

"Please don't cry Sakura, it hurts me to see you sad." He pleaded as he lifted her face with one hand and gently brushed away her tears.

She looked up, meeting his eyes. "The man that brought me him, I don't know his name."

"neither do I." Syaroan remarked.

"You know him?"

He nodded. "Vaguely, he came to me and left just before you got to me house."

She was frowning, he could tell be the tone in her voice. "You lied to me?"

"Sakura, I'm sorry but."

"It's all right. But there's something more important I need to ask you about."

"What is it." He wondered as he dropping his hold on her, thankful that the darkness masked his blush.

Sakura took a deep breath. "Syaroan. the man said that. the told me that." She took a second breath to steady herself. "Syaroan, do you love me?"

"What?" he demanded, caught off guard by the question.

She looked away, not wanting to meet his eyes. "The man told me that you loved me. He said you would give your life for me. Is it true?"

Syaroan gulped and tried to read the expression. Her face was blank. I guess this is it. He thought bitterly. "Sakura. yes. I love you, with all my heart. I would do anything for you, including give my life if I had to. I love you more than."

The rest of his reply was cut short as a soft pair of lips pressed gently against his. Arms wrapped around his shoulder's pulling him closer to her warm body. "I think this goes without saying, but I love you too." Sakura replied in a whisper, "And all this time I thought you hated me."

"I could never."

She stopped his retort with a second, passionate kiss.

Syaroan held her close and pressed his lips to the top of her head. She fit perfectly into his arms, proving to him what he already knew; they were a prefect pair, meant to be together, now and forever. Her scent was all around him, making him giddy and content. He never wanted this moment to end, never.

Sakura tensed in his arms and her lips parted from his.

"What's wrong, Sakura?" He asked, his voice ruff but filled with concern.

Syaroan looked down into her eyes and saw them brimmed with fear. "Can't you feel it? His aura, he's coming."

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End of Chapter!!!! Big ol' Cliffhanger!!! Muhahahahahaha!!!

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He froze for a second, letting his magical senses take over. Sakura was right, he could feel the ominous gray aura approaching.

"It's all right Sakura." He assured her, squeezing her close. "We can take him."

She looked up and him and gave him a sweet smile (that made him weak in the knees) and untangled herself from him embrace. In one hand she held his hand and in the other see held her wand, which was fully transformed. "I'm not worried. With you by my side I can do anything."

He grinned at the comment and called out his sword, holding it in his free hand. Sakura gave his hand a reassuring squeeze and they stood to face the direction of the approaching aura.

"My my, what do we have here?" An all to familiar voice mocked.

Syaroan tightened his hold on Sakura's hand and glared at the man in front of them. "Who are you?!" He demanded.

"In time, little wolf, you shall know. But as of now I have another issue to address." He let his gaze fall onto their linked hands and a smirked crossed his face. "We have confessed our feelings, I see. Is this my doing? Have I brought the destined couple together? Maybe I have, but soon I will taken an even greater pleasure; the pleasure of tearing you apart!"

"Try all you like, it won't work." Sakura shot.

"We shall see, indeed we shall see." He was silent a moment, reflecting. "Let me tell you a story."

"We don't want to hear a story." Syaroan growled.

The man ignored him and continued. (AN: Sorry, I know zip about Clow Reed and how he created the cards and all that, so please bare with me.) "You both know Clow Reed, the creature of the cards?" He didn't pause for an answer. "This story begins just as he was finishing the last of the cards. He had two apprentices that helped in the process, (AN: prepare for stupid made-up names) Cham-si and Saren-jin. Although both boys were equally skilled in magic, only one would be allowed to master the cards.

"In order to sort through his dilemma, Clow Reed declared that the boys would have a contest of magical feats, to be held the next day. Saren-jin was declared champion and master of the cards. The other boy, Cham-si, was jealous. One night, he snuck into Clow Reed's library in search of a spell that would prove him the greater. Saren-jin found him there and the dueled briefly. With the help of an old, dark spell, Cham-si took the life of Saren-jin.

"The sole of Saren-jin, however, was powerful enough to seek vengeance on its murder and did so with a spell of its own. Through a mix of magic and fate, the boy once known as Saren-jin was twisted in a creature, half man, half card. Clow Reed awoke the next morning to find both his apprentices gone; one dead and the other changed forever. The magic at work was so great that the great Clow Reed could do nothing but help with a spell of his own. Upon taking all the cards for his own, he would once again be human. But upon being captured himself, he was to remain at the service of his captor for all eternity.

"So, for centuries Cham-si searched for the cards and their owner, hoping to one day free himself from the curse that binds him. That day is today!"

"You. you're Cham-si?" Sakura stuttered.

"Very good, mistress." He praised. "And now that you know my predicament, you will hand over the Clow cards?"

"I'd never give you the cards."

"Then you plan on capturing me?"

"Of course she does, and I will help her!" Syaroan put in.

"I expected that of you, little warrior. But where do you fit into this plot? Hmm, interesting. I guess we shall have to wait and see."

"Hurry Sakura, attack him while he's off guard." He hissed in her ear.

She nodded, about to draw a card.

"Don't you remember, mistress, that I am invincible?"

Sakura sighed. "He's right." She whispered, "I tried to attack him last night with firery. It didn't work."

"Then maybe it is weak enough to capture without fighting." Syaroan suggested.

She shrugged. "It's worth a try. (AN: I don't know if this is right or what, but here it goes.) Clow Card, return to your powers confined!" She swung her wand at the man, but he dodged it easily.

"You forget, Mistress, I am not a Clow card."

"Then how do I defeat you?!" Sakura demanded.

The man/card laughed. "You think I'd revile this detail to you so I can spend the rest eternity trapped as a card? I think not. If you really want to be rid of me, hand of the Clow Cards. I'll turn back into a man and live out the rest of my life in piece."

"I'm not giving you the cards." Sakura repeated firmly.

"Fine have it your way. I could destroy you both right now, but this could be amusing. I haven't had fun like this in such a long while." Cham-si yawned. "I've had enough of this for now. I'll send you two back, but I'll be seeing you soon."

In a flash, the two were out of the darkness and on something soft. Syaroan looked up, only to see Sakura's face inches from his. She grinned, kissed him, and then rolled to his side. They were on his bed, in his apartment.

"That was really strange." Sakura admitted, "And it sounds like it will be difficult. What will happen if we fail? I have a feeling that something horrible will happen if Cham-si gets the Clow Cards."

"When have we ever failed?" He wondered.

"Never." She admitted, "But there's always a first time."

I only thing I don't understand is how we can defeat him without knowing how."

"We'll find a way, we always do." She replied, stifling a yawn. "How about we sleep on it." She suggested, lying her head close to his and wrapping her arms around him.

"Here? Together?" Syaroan asked, feeling his face flush.

"Yep." She confirmed sleepily. "You're so cute when you blu.*yawn*. ush. Good-night Syaroan." Sakura was asleep before she finished her sentence.

For some reason, he wasn't surprised to hear her say his first name. "Goodnight my cherry blossom, sleep well." He told the angle asleep next to him, planting a kiss on her forehead before drifting into a content sleep himself.

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So what'd you think? Lemme know, k? I finished it, it's 12:30, but I did finish!!! Long enough? Probably not, I could've wrote my, but I'm almost falling asleep. And it's not really a cliff hanger (cough cough. Teck!) ! Yeah!! Enough S+S fluff? (Readers: NO! There can never be enough!!!!)

Really sorry to say, but don't expect the next one for a few days. Many sorries, but you know how school gets and all. As always, review plz; flame welcome (I guess, just be gentle.) Okay, I probably should get to bed. I heard that it takes two days for your body to react to sleep you missed, so I'll be asleep in Geometry on Tuesday. Oh well!! Just one last comment, if ya want me to e-mail ya when I'm putting up the next chapter, just tell me & I'd be happy to: pikogio@yahoo.com Until next time ~ Trulie H.