What I wouldn't Give.
By: Trulie Hope
I'm back with the next chapter! I must say, I'm getting a bit discourage 'cause I haven't gotten many reviews in the past few days. (hint hint). Oh well, I just need to know people are reading this, and I guess they are. So here it is, Chapter 6 of "What I wouldn't give."
***DISCLAIMER***
Once upon a time there was a girl who like to write fanfictions. This girl, however, did NOT own CCS. Guess who the girl is? Yep, Trulie H., so don't sue me, you won't get zip!
What I wouldn't Give.
By: Trulie Hope
Chapter Six: Emotions
The next morning, Sakura was awaken by the ringing of the telephone. Touya and her father weren't home, so she had no choice but to answer it.
"Moushi Moushi (AN: Spelled right?), this is Sakura."
"Hi Sakura, this is Jacob (AN: Don't kill me for the name yet, he is American)." Came a voice she barley recognized.
"Oh, Jacob-kun. How are you?" She asked politely. She knew Jacob as an American exchange student who had recently arrived at their school. He had been her assigned partner for a project they had recently been assigned, which was probably why he had her phone number.
"I'm sorry to call you, Sakura, but I kind of needed someone to talk to, and you were the first person who came to mind." He apologized, ending his sentence hopefully.
Now she was really mystified. Jacob had never seemed like the type to call up some girl he barley knew because he 'needed to talk', but being the kind person she was, she agreed. "Of course, what about?"
"Um, I wanted to talk to you face to face, if that's all right. Could you meet me at the park downtown in ten minutes?"
"Sure, I'll see you then."
"Bye Sakura, thanks a lot."
"My pleasure, Jacob-kun. I'll see you then."
She hung up the phone and glanced at the clock; 10:25. Just enough time to get ready and get there. She thought, pulling on a long sleeve shirt and pants.
"Kero-chan, wake-up." She demanded, running a brush through her hair.
"Aw what is it?" He wondered drowsily.
"I'm going to the park to meet a friend, all right?"
"Is that why you woke me up?" He grumbled.
"And I wanted to know if you'd like something to eat before I left. I think dad made some cookies last night."
"Cookies?!" He demanded, now fully awake with hearts in his eyes.
***10 minutes later*** (AN: This is pretty weird, I don't know where I got this part.)
The morning was cool, Sakura was very glad she had decided to bring along her jacket. As she walked down one of the park's many pathways, she spotted Jacob sitting on a bench nearby.
"Good-morning, Jacob-kun!" She called to the blonde haired boy.
He glanced up and gave a stressed smile. "Hi Sakura."
"What's wrong?" she wondered with concern as she took a seat on the bench beside him. The pained look on his face worried her, as did the way he held his hands out of view.
"Sakura I need to tell you something. Last night I. I." He sighed and pulled his hands into view. They were bandaged with gaze around the wrist area.
"Jacob-kun, what happened?" Sakura demanded.
Silently, he pulled the gaze off one revealing a deep gash positioned right across the major veins of his hand.
"Jacob, y.you didn't try to.!" She exclaimed in a panicked voice.
He nodded silently.
"Why?"
He shrugged, "I don't know I just felt so. alone and out of place I guess."
"Because you're away from home?"
He nodded again. "I guess, but. I know I need help. And I was hoping you."
"Of course, Jacob-kun!" She exclaimed, hugging him to assure him she cared.
"Thank-you Sakura, I knew you would help."
*** Syaoran's POV***
Syaoran slept very little after Sakura left. He knew something was wrong, but he didn't know what. It scared him because he knew the problem was not something that could be fixed with cards or magic; it was between the two of them. The thought of losing Sakura, for any reason, was not one he wanted to dwell on for very long.
After awaking from a fitful night of sleep, he decided to calm him mind with meditation and training. For a few hours he practiced, thinking of Sakura all the time. When, finally, he was too exhausted to work anymore he knew what he had to do.
He glanced at the clock; 10:34. Sakura probably wasn't up, he reasoned, but this was important.
Syaoran dialed her number and wait for someone to pick up. Hopefully it would be her and not Touya. But what would he tell her? He'd have to think of something quick, she would answer any second.
"Moushi Moushi, Kinomoto residence." Came a voice he recognized all too well.
"Stuffed animal, what are you doing answering phones? Where's Sakura?"
"Ah! The Chinese gaki!" Kero exclaimed, "why are you calling here? And I"M NOT A STUFFED ANIMAL!!"
"Relax stuffed animal, I wanted to talk to Sakura."
"Well tuff luck, gaki. She's not here right now."
"Where is she?!" He demanded.
"She went to meet a friend in the park, I think his name was Jack or Jacob or something like that."
Syaoran froze. His dream. Sakura kissing the blonde exchange student, in the park. His other half had said it would happen today, what if. No, she would never. He quickly shook the thought from his mind.
"Hello, gaki, are you still there?!!" Demanded an angry guardian beast.
Without greeting, Syoran hung up the phone and walked out the door, heading towards the park.
You doubt her, don't you? Asked that annoying voice in his head that was all too familiar.
No, I trust her. He replied stubbornly.
Then why are you going to check up on her?
I'm not, I just need to talk to her.
Say whatever you like, I know the truth.
Syoraon gritted his teeth. He felt like strangling the voice. The only problem with that would be he would be strangling himself.
Once at the park, Syaoran quickly set about the task of finding Sakura. It wasn't difficult; he could feel her aura. He followed the soothing pink until he saw her, sitting on a park bench with. He froze. The scene directly from his dream assaulted him. Sakura talking with the other boy. Only this time she didn't look happy, maybe that was good thing.
Then she hugged him. Its all right, it's different already. She wasn't happy in the beginning.
Are you certain? Wondered the voice.
He watched in apprehension as they parted and the boy smiled, saying something inaudible. Sakura seemed to be telling him it was nothing or something along those lines when it happened.
The boy leaned in and kissed her full on the lips. It was too painful for Syoaraon to watch; he turned and ran in the other direction, not wanting to see anything else.
*** Sakura's POV ***
"Jacob, what are you doing?!" Sakura demanded, pushing him away. He had just kissed her, and it had been unexpected as well as unwanted.
He looked at her, genuinely puzzled. "I'm sorry Sakura, I wanted to show you how much I love you."
She winced at the words. How was she supposed to tell him she loved Syaoran, not him, and still keep him from hurting or killing himself.
"I guess you don't know this, Jacob-kun, but I'm in love with Syaoran. I'm very sorry."
He nodded, as if he expected this. "I thought you might be, but are you sure he loves you back?"
"What?" She demanded.
"I don't want to tell you this, Sakura, because it will hurt you. But I think not telling you would hurt you more in the long run."
"What are you talking about?" She wondered in a panicked tone.
"He doesn't love you Sakura. He's just playing with you."
She blinked, his words overlapping with those of her dream.
"He would never."
"I've seen him. Him and my sister. She knows about you, and thinks its very funny."
Sakura glared at him, "Syaoran would never do something like that to me." She exclaimed, jumping off the bench."
"Sakura, wait. I just."
"Leave me alone! Don't talk to me!" She yelled, setting off in the other direction. Sakura could feel Syaoran's aura nearby. She would find him and ask him for herself. The answer would be no, she knew. Her Syaoran would never do something like that to her, ever.
***Syaoran's POV***
Syaoran walked blindly through the park. Desperately pushing back the tears that threatened. How could you, Sakura? He wondered, I trusted you, I loved you. And look what you did to me. How could you?
His deep inner brooding was interrupted by a high pitched voice. "Hey Syaoran!"
He looked to his right and saw Janette approaching. She was a tall, well figured blonde; an exchange student from the United States, that boy's sister in fact. She had been after him since she arrived a few days ago, just like every other girl at his school. And up until now he had had eyes only for Sakura.
She obviously moved on, why don't you? Wondered the voice.
I don't want to move on, I love her. Pleaded the other part of his mind. Syaoran quickly covered it up. It would be her lost, she'd see.
That was when he felt her aura coming towards him. He didn't want to face her, not after what he had just seen, and chances were she didn't know he had seen it. Who knew how long she had been with that boy!
Syaoran's glance feel on Janette. What he was thinking was rude, selfish, and unfair, but he didn't care. He'd show that Sakura, he could and would move on. He didn't need her, though deep down inside he knew that statement was false.
Without a seconds warning, he drew Janette onto the nearest bench and kissed her. She giggled, but didn't protest.
"Syaoran?" He recognized Sakura's voice and the hurt it contained broke his heart, but he would not let himself care.
He broke the kiss and looked up at with the coldest gaze he could muster. "Go away Sakura, you're interrupting something." He said, starring her straight in the eye.
The expression on Sakura's face showed she was absolutely deviated. "How could you?" She managed to spit out, "I thought you loved me!"
Syaoran's heart acted to comfort her, but he buried it with images of her betrayal. I will not care. This is all her fault, not mine. I'll show her. "And you believed me?" he wondered, thought he didn't mean it in the least. "I never loved you, Sakura. Now leave."
***Sakura's POV***
"Syaoran, no." She choked out. It felt as though her entire world was collapsing in on her. Syaoran didn't love her, he never did. He had been playing with her this entire time. It hurt so much to think about it. Sakura wanted desperately to dismiss it as a bad dream, but the proof in front of her was all to clear.
She felt a hand on her should and gasped. It was Jacob, but that wasn't what shocked her. She had felt a magic to his touch, and not the normal aura type, but card magic.
Suddenly, it hit her. "Syaoran, this is a trial!" She exclaimed, tears in her eyes.
"What?" He asked in a cold tone.
"Its one of the cards we need to capture! Syaoran, you have to believe me. I know you love me! Help me capture it, we need to figure out its name!"
She looked hopefully down at Syaoran, but he just looked at her dumbly.
"Sakura, are you feeling all right?" 'Jacob' wondered.
"What card are you?!" she demanded of him.
He just looked puzzled.
"Love!" She yelled out, getting no reaction but puzzled looks from the group, "Hate! Trust!!" Sakura paused, thinking for a moment before exclaiming triumphantly, "EMOTIONS!!"
A small glimmer of light encircled Jacob and his sister. They nodded, identical smiles on their faces, and moved to take each other's hands. A flash of golden light emerged and where the two students had been stood two children dressed in matching red robes. In one hand, the girl held a theatrical mask (AN: You know the kind, smile on one side, frown and tear on the other) in one hand and a red rose in the other. The boy held the mask, his hand positioned atop the girls and he held a broken key in the other. Again, they smiled and spoke together, "Endurance." Before returning to their card form. The card hovered in the air momentarily before falling between them.
Sakura looked at it and picked it up with shaking hands. She didn't dare look to Syaoran, fearing the worst reaction. If the words he spoke had been true, she would die.
"Sakura?" He asked gently. She forced herself to look up and saw him kneeling with her on the ground. "Sakura?" He repeated, hesitantly putting hands on her shoulders, "Sakura, I'm sorry."
"Did you mean it?" She wondered after inhaling deeply.
"Mean what?"
"What. what you told me. just now."
"No, of course not Sakura." He exclaimed, embracing her tightly.
She wrapped her arms around his back and rested her head on his chest. "Then why did you say it?"
"Because I. I was. There's no good explanation. I was so jealous after I saw him kiss you and. It was straight from my dream."
"You saw?"
He nodded.
"And you had a dream, about something like this happening?"
"In my dream that was exactly what happened."
"Remember last night, when you woke me up from my nightmare?"
Syaoran nodded.
"That was it." She replied softly.
"What was it?" He wondered.
"You kissing another girl, telling me you didn't love me, that you never loved me."
"Sakura, I'm so sorry. I love you and I always have. I never should have said those things, because they weren't true, even if I was angry with you and."
She silenced him with a kiss. Syaoran observed that although it was much shorter than the one he had shared with Janette, it was much more satisfying. "I forgive you, Syaoran. And I love you, now and always. And. I bet you're wondering what happened that would make Jacob kiss me."
"I could see why he did it." He replied with a teasing smile, "And I really can't blame him, now that I think of it."
She smiled and hugged him tighter. "Don't ever leave me, Syaoran. Promise me."
"Never Sakura, never ever."
Clapping disrupted the moment. The couple turned only to see Cham-si standing before them, a smirk on his face. "Touching very touching, I must say. I guess you two are stronger than I originally thought. Two challenge cards down, three to go." His smirk grew. "The only problem is, how to know which one will defeat me?"
"We'll find it and defeat you." Syaoran promised, getting to his feet. Sakura followed suite and stood by his side, Emotion card tucked safely in her pocket along with Endurance.
"How do you know you don't already have it?" He wondered mockingly.
Sakura took the cards from her pockets and examined them closely.
"Care to try one, little Cherry Blossom? You have a one in five chance of being right."
He's a card and only the card opposite him can defeat him. Hmm. the opposite of emotions is would be emotionless, that defiantly describes Cham-si. But the opposite of endurance is weakness I guess, and Cham-si is defiantly not weak. That means. it must be emotions!
Sakura called out her wand and hit the newly captured card, calling, "Emotions, release and dispel!"
Syaoran screamed for her to stop, but it was to late.
Emotions emerged from the card, looked at each other and then to Sakura, sadness written across their faces. They returned to card form and Cham-si chuckled.
"Thank-you for that Card Mistress, you are mine." He held out his hand and Sakura disappeared.
Syaoran blinked, then drew his sword.
"Put it away, young warrior, you can do nothing."
"But I can try." He growled through gritted teeth.
Cham-si smirked, waved his hand, and Syaoran hit the ground, out could.
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Dun, dun, dun!!! The End. Sorry, cliff hanger, I know. But don't fret, I'll write more, if I get reviews. I know this is evil, but I want at least 10 reviews before I post the next one. I've been getting a bit discouraged =, and I need some encouragement. That's 10 reviews, t-e-n or d-i-e-z or however you wanna say it. Via fanfiction.net or my e-mail; pikogio@yahoo.com Until then ~ Trulie H.
By: Trulie Hope
I'm back with the next chapter! I must say, I'm getting a bit discourage 'cause I haven't gotten many reviews in the past few days. (hint hint). Oh well, I just need to know people are reading this, and I guess they are. So here it is, Chapter 6 of "What I wouldn't give."
***DISCLAIMER***
Once upon a time there was a girl who like to write fanfictions. This girl, however, did NOT own CCS. Guess who the girl is? Yep, Trulie H., so don't sue me, you won't get zip!
What I wouldn't Give.
By: Trulie Hope
Chapter Six: Emotions
The next morning, Sakura was awaken by the ringing of the telephone. Touya and her father weren't home, so she had no choice but to answer it.
"Moushi Moushi (AN: Spelled right?), this is Sakura."
"Hi Sakura, this is Jacob (AN: Don't kill me for the name yet, he is American)." Came a voice she barley recognized.
"Oh, Jacob-kun. How are you?" She asked politely. She knew Jacob as an American exchange student who had recently arrived at their school. He had been her assigned partner for a project they had recently been assigned, which was probably why he had her phone number.
"I'm sorry to call you, Sakura, but I kind of needed someone to talk to, and you were the first person who came to mind." He apologized, ending his sentence hopefully.
Now she was really mystified. Jacob had never seemed like the type to call up some girl he barley knew because he 'needed to talk', but being the kind person she was, she agreed. "Of course, what about?"
"Um, I wanted to talk to you face to face, if that's all right. Could you meet me at the park downtown in ten minutes?"
"Sure, I'll see you then."
"Bye Sakura, thanks a lot."
"My pleasure, Jacob-kun. I'll see you then."
She hung up the phone and glanced at the clock; 10:25. Just enough time to get ready and get there. She thought, pulling on a long sleeve shirt and pants.
"Kero-chan, wake-up." She demanded, running a brush through her hair.
"Aw what is it?" He wondered drowsily.
"I'm going to the park to meet a friend, all right?"
"Is that why you woke me up?" He grumbled.
"And I wanted to know if you'd like something to eat before I left. I think dad made some cookies last night."
"Cookies?!" He demanded, now fully awake with hearts in his eyes.
***10 minutes later*** (AN: This is pretty weird, I don't know where I got this part.)
The morning was cool, Sakura was very glad she had decided to bring along her jacket. As she walked down one of the park's many pathways, she spotted Jacob sitting on a bench nearby.
"Good-morning, Jacob-kun!" She called to the blonde haired boy.
He glanced up and gave a stressed smile. "Hi Sakura."
"What's wrong?" she wondered with concern as she took a seat on the bench beside him. The pained look on his face worried her, as did the way he held his hands out of view.
"Sakura I need to tell you something. Last night I. I." He sighed and pulled his hands into view. They were bandaged with gaze around the wrist area.
"Jacob-kun, what happened?" Sakura demanded.
Silently, he pulled the gaze off one revealing a deep gash positioned right across the major veins of his hand.
"Jacob, y.you didn't try to.!" She exclaimed in a panicked voice.
He nodded silently.
"Why?"
He shrugged, "I don't know I just felt so. alone and out of place I guess."
"Because you're away from home?"
He nodded again. "I guess, but. I know I need help. And I was hoping you."
"Of course, Jacob-kun!" She exclaimed, hugging him to assure him she cared.
"Thank-you Sakura, I knew you would help."
*** Syaoran's POV***
Syaoran slept very little after Sakura left. He knew something was wrong, but he didn't know what. It scared him because he knew the problem was not something that could be fixed with cards or magic; it was between the two of them. The thought of losing Sakura, for any reason, was not one he wanted to dwell on for very long.
After awaking from a fitful night of sleep, he decided to calm him mind with meditation and training. For a few hours he practiced, thinking of Sakura all the time. When, finally, he was too exhausted to work anymore he knew what he had to do.
He glanced at the clock; 10:34. Sakura probably wasn't up, he reasoned, but this was important.
Syaoran dialed her number and wait for someone to pick up. Hopefully it would be her and not Touya. But what would he tell her? He'd have to think of something quick, she would answer any second.
"Moushi Moushi, Kinomoto residence." Came a voice he recognized all too well.
"Stuffed animal, what are you doing answering phones? Where's Sakura?"
"Ah! The Chinese gaki!" Kero exclaimed, "why are you calling here? And I"M NOT A STUFFED ANIMAL!!"
"Relax stuffed animal, I wanted to talk to Sakura."
"Well tuff luck, gaki. She's not here right now."
"Where is she?!" He demanded.
"She went to meet a friend in the park, I think his name was Jack or Jacob or something like that."
Syaoran froze. His dream. Sakura kissing the blonde exchange student, in the park. His other half had said it would happen today, what if. No, she would never. He quickly shook the thought from his mind.
"Hello, gaki, are you still there?!!" Demanded an angry guardian beast.
Without greeting, Syoran hung up the phone and walked out the door, heading towards the park.
You doubt her, don't you? Asked that annoying voice in his head that was all too familiar.
No, I trust her. He replied stubbornly.
Then why are you going to check up on her?
I'm not, I just need to talk to her.
Say whatever you like, I know the truth.
Syoraon gritted his teeth. He felt like strangling the voice. The only problem with that would be he would be strangling himself.
Once at the park, Syaoran quickly set about the task of finding Sakura. It wasn't difficult; he could feel her aura. He followed the soothing pink until he saw her, sitting on a park bench with. He froze. The scene directly from his dream assaulted him. Sakura talking with the other boy. Only this time she didn't look happy, maybe that was good thing.
Then she hugged him. Its all right, it's different already. She wasn't happy in the beginning.
Are you certain? Wondered the voice.
He watched in apprehension as they parted and the boy smiled, saying something inaudible. Sakura seemed to be telling him it was nothing or something along those lines when it happened.
The boy leaned in and kissed her full on the lips. It was too painful for Syoaraon to watch; he turned and ran in the other direction, not wanting to see anything else.
*** Sakura's POV ***
"Jacob, what are you doing?!" Sakura demanded, pushing him away. He had just kissed her, and it had been unexpected as well as unwanted.
He looked at her, genuinely puzzled. "I'm sorry Sakura, I wanted to show you how much I love you."
She winced at the words. How was she supposed to tell him she loved Syaoran, not him, and still keep him from hurting or killing himself.
"I guess you don't know this, Jacob-kun, but I'm in love with Syaoran. I'm very sorry."
He nodded, as if he expected this. "I thought you might be, but are you sure he loves you back?"
"What?" She demanded.
"I don't want to tell you this, Sakura, because it will hurt you. But I think not telling you would hurt you more in the long run."
"What are you talking about?" She wondered in a panicked tone.
"He doesn't love you Sakura. He's just playing with you."
She blinked, his words overlapping with those of her dream.
"He would never."
"I've seen him. Him and my sister. She knows about you, and thinks its very funny."
Sakura glared at him, "Syaoran would never do something like that to me." She exclaimed, jumping off the bench."
"Sakura, wait. I just."
"Leave me alone! Don't talk to me!" She yelled, setting off in the other direction. Sakura could feel Syaoran's aura nearby. She would find him and ask him for herself. The answer would be no, she knew. Her Syaoran would never do something like that to her, ever.
***Syaoran's POV***
Syaoran walked blindly through the park. Desperately pushing back the tears that threatened. How could you, Sakura? He wondered, I trusted you, I loved you. And look what you did to me. How could you?
His deep inner brooding was interrupted by a high pitched voice. "Hey Syaoran!"
He looked to his right and saw Janette approaching. She was a tall, well figured blonde; an exchange student from the United States, that boy's sister in fact. She had been after him since she arrived a few days ago, just like every other girl at his school. And up until now he had had eyes only for Sakura.
She obviously moved on, why don't you? Wondered the voice.
I don't want to move on, I love her. Pleaded the other part of his mind. Syaoran quickly covered it up. It would be her lost, she'd see.
That was when he felt her aura coming towards him. He didn't want to face her, not after what he had just seen, and chances were she didn't know he had seen it. Who knew how long she had been with that boy!
Syaoran's glance feel on Janette. What he was thinking was rude, selfish, and unfair, but he didn't care. He'd show that Sakura, he could and would move on. He didn't need her, though deep down inside he knew that statement was false.
Without a seconds warning, he drew Janette onto the nearest bench and kissed her. She giggled, but didn't protest.
"Syaoran?" He recognized Sakura's voice and the hurt it contained broke his heart, but he would not let himself care.
He broke the kiss and looked up at with the coldest gaze he could muster. "Go away Sakura, you're interrupting something." He said, starring her straight in the eye.
The expression on Sakura's face showed she was absolutely deviated. "How could you?" She managed to spit out, "I thought you loved me!"
Syaoran's heart acted to comfort her, but he buried it with images of her betrayal. I will not care. This is all her fault, not mine. I'll show her. "And you believed me?" he wondered, thought he didn't mean it in the least. "I never loved you, Sakura. Now leave."
***Sakura's POV***
"Syaoran, no." She choked out. It felt as though her entire world was collapsing in on her. Syaoran didn't love her, he never did. He had been playing with her this entire time. It hurt so much to think about it. Sakura wanted desperately to dismiss it as a bad dream, but the proof in front of her was all to clear.
She felt a hand on her should and gasped. It was Jacob, but that wasn't what shocked her. She had felt a magic to his touch, and not the normal aura type, but card magic.
Suddenly, it hit her. "Syaoran, this is a trial!" She exclaimed, tears in her eyes.
"What?" He asked in a cold tone.
"Its one of the cards we need to capture! Syaoran, you have to believe me. I know you love me! Help me capture it, we need to figure out its name!"
She looked hopefully down at Syaoran, but he just looked at her dumbly.
"Sakura, are you feeling all right?" 'Jacob' wondered.
"What card are you?!" she demanded of him.
He just looked puzzled.
"Love!" She yelled out, getting no reaction but puzzled looks from the group, "Hate! Trust!!" Sakura paused, thinking for a moment before exclaiming triumphantly, "EMOTIONS!!"
A small glimmer of light encircled Jacob and his sister. They nodded, identical smiles on their faces, and moved to take each other's hands. A flash of golden light emerged and where the two students had been stood two children dressed in matching red robes. In one hand, the girl held a theatrical mask (AN: You know the kind, smile on one side, frown and tear on the other) in one hand and a red rose in the other. The boy held the mask, his hand positioned atop the girls and he held a broken key in the other. Again, they smiled and spoke together, "Endurance." Before returning to their card form. The card hovered in the air momentarily before falling between them.
Sakura looked at it and picked it up with shaking hands. She didn't dare look to Syaoran, fearing the worst reaction. If the words he spoke had been true, she would die.
"Sakura?" He asked gently. She forced herself to look up and saw him kneeling with her on the ground. "Sakura?" He repeated, hesitantly putting hands on her shoulders, "Sakura, I'm sorry."
"Did you mean it?" She wondered after inhaling deeply.
"Mean what?"
"What. what you told me. just now."
"No, of course not Sakura." He exclaimed, embracing her tightly.
She wrapped her arms around his back and rested her head on his chest. "Then why did you say it?"
"Because I. I was. There's no good explanation. I was so jealous after I saw him kiss you and. It was straight from my dream."
"You saw?"
He nodded.
"And you had a dream, about something like this happening?"
"In my dream that was exactly what happened."
"Remember last night, when you woke me up from my nightmare?"
Syaoran nodded.
"That was it." She replied softly.
"What was it?" He wondered.
"You kissing another girl, telling me you didn't love me, that you never loved me."
"Sakura, I'm so sorry. I love you and I always have. I never should have said those things, because they weren't true, even if I was angry with you and."
She silenced him with a kiss. Syaoran observed that although it was much shorter than the one he had shared with Janette, it was much more satisfying. "I forgive you, Syaoran. And I love you, now and always. And. I bet you're wondering what happened that would make Jacob kiss me."
"I could see why he did it." He replied with a teasing smile, "And I really can't blame him, now that I think of it."
She smiled and hugged him tighter. "Don't ever leave me, Syaoran. Promise me."
"Never Sakura, never ever."
Clapping disrupted the moment. The couple turned only to see Cham-si standing before them, a smirk on his face. "Touching very touching, I must say. I guess you two are stronger than I originally thought. Two challenge cards down, three to go." His smirk grew. "The only problem is, how to know which one will defeat me?"
"We'll find it and defeat you." Syaoran promised, getting to his feet. Sakura followed suite and stood by his side, Emotion card tucked safely in her pocket along with Endurance.
"How do you know you don't already have it?" He wondered mockingly.
Sakura took the cards from her pockets and examined them closely.
"Care to try one, little Cherry Blossom? You have a one in five chance of being right."
He's a card and only the card opposite him can defeat him. Hmm. the opposite of emotions is would be emotionless, that defiantly describes Cham-si. But the opposite of endurance is weakness I guess, and Cham-si is defiantly not weak. That means. it must be emotions!
Sakura called out her wand and hit the newly captured card, calling, "Emotions, release and dispel!"
Syaoran screamed for her to stop, but it was to late.
Emotions emerged from the card, looked at each other and then to Sakura, sadness written across their faces. They returned to card form and Cham-si chuckled.
"Thank-you for that Card Mistress, you are mine." He held out his hand and Sakura disappeared.
Syaoran blinked, then drew his sword.
"Put it away, young warrior, you can do nothing."
"But I can try." He growled through gritted teeth.
Cham-si smirked, waved his hand, and Syaoran hit the ground, out could.
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Dun, dun, dun!!! The End. Sorry, cliff hanger, I know. But don't fret, I'll write more, if I get reviews. I know this is evil, but I want at least 10 reviews before I post the next one. I've been getting a bit discouraged =, and I need some encouragement. That's 10 reviews, t-e-n or d-i-e-z or however you wanna say it. Via fanfiction.net or my e-mail; pikogio@yahoo.com Until then ~ Trulie H.
