CAMP Stands For What?
Chapter Four - A Bright Flame
Author's Notes: Okay. I'm back from a very exhausting day of school, but last night I got the greatest idea from studying! (A scary thought. -_-;) Hopefully you'll like it.
Dedication: I want to dedicate this chapter to Beatrice K. Thanks for being a best friend when I needed one! Also for all the people reviewing!
T_T You know. I DON'T own Card Captors/Card Captor Sakura
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Syaoran's P.O.V.:
~Someone stop the ride. I want to get off.~ I thought wearily as I felt another bump. ~What the heck am I riding? Last time I checked I was still at camp.~
I'm on something warm. Slow down a second. I feel an aura. A familiar one.
I opened my eyes for the first time after collapsing.
~Wait. Collapsing? Oh my gosh! Don't tell me! KILL ME! ANYTHING BUT THIS! I WANT TO GET OFF! PUT ME DOWN RIGHT NOOOOOOOWWWWWWW!!!!!!~ The thoughts screamed and echoed inside my head like crazy.
My sight adjusted and the images became clear. Navy blue. Navy blue! NAVY BLUE!!!
~GET ME OFF! GET ME OFF! GET ME OFF! GET ME OFF!~ I screamed mentally.
"Why don't you give this a try? This isn't a joy ride." Eriol grunted. He was speaking to Tomoyo.
"Ha ha. Funny." Tomoyo shot back, her video camera in hand.
"Turn. That. Stupid. Camera. Off... " I mumbled, speaking for the first time.
"So, my little descendant is finally awake." Eriol smiled.
"Funny." I said slowly. I kicked him in the back. "Ow!"
~Wait. Why am I saying 'ow'? Shouldn't that be Eriol?~ I tried to remember what happened. Eriol read my mind, somehow.
"Don't kick me or I'll throw you off this cliff." He said calmly. "But that was a nice save back there. You better go to my kawaii daughter and receive your 'thank you'."
I kicked him again. This time I didn't mind the pain. When was the last time I got to get a ride on my enemy's back?
~I'M ON HIS BACK?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!!?~ Everything sunk into my mind for the first time.
"LET ME DOWN THIS INSTANT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" I shouted on the top of my lungs.
"Tough luck." Eriol replied with that 'I'm innocent, again' voice.
"LETMEDOWNNOOOOOOOOOWWWWWWWW!THISINSTANT!!!!!!!!" I said that in one breath.
Tomoyo interrupted our argument. "Be nice Syaoran. He's actually doing you a favor. You don't really think you could stand up with all those cuts on your legs, do you?"
"I could if I wanted." I snapped. "...ow."
"See, I told you so. You haven't even tried to stand up and you're complaining." Tomoyo giggled. "Where did you get the crazy idea to save Sakura anyway?"
"Uh," I defiantly did NOT want to answer this question. "I, uh, um..."
"You do say a lot of things when you're out cold you know." Tomoyo patted her video camera.
"When I get out of here." I stated. "...ow."
" 'Oh Sakura! Come to me, my darling! Come and-' " Tomoyo started.
I cut her off. I kicked Eriol again. He tripped over Tomoyo.
~That should shut her up.~ I smirked.
"Man. I feel like I just went through the compact zone." I thought out loud.
"You don't remember?" Eriol and Tomoyo asked in disbelief.
"Remember what?" I asked, a bit surprised with their actions.
"All that blood you lost in your 'heroic' act." Eriol smirked, half surprised.
"And all the blood that rushed to your head." Tomoyo finished.
"And," Eriol began.
"'And' what?" I asked sarcastically. I was half afraid to hear what he had to say.
"You almost strangled yourself to death." He continued.
I jumped up in surprise, making him stumble. "I didn't do that!"
"Oh yes you did." Tomoyo told me, coming by my side. "I'll show you."
"I KNOW I didn't strangle myself! I DID NOT STRANGLE MYSELF!!!!" I whined chocking Eriol in the process.
"What's this then?" Tomoyo asked. She played her video camera. I watched, curious about what they meant.
(Video Clip):
"Hurry! Hurry! Get Sakura up here! SOMEONE DO SOMETHING!" ~Tomoyo, no mistake.~ I thought
"HHHHHHHHHHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEELLLLLLLLPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP!"~That must be Sakura.~
"Wait! Look! Syaoran's there, but how the heck did he get there in the first place?" Yamazaki asked in such a horrified tone.
The camera turned to Sakura and I. I was holding onto Sakura with two hands. ~I know that happened.~
"SAKURA! HANG ON! I'M NOT GONNA LET YOU GO!" Me. That HAD to be me.
"Don't let me fall!" Sakura pleaded.
"I SWEAR! I'LL NEVER LET YOU GO! EVEN IF IT COST ME MY LIFE!" ~Hold on. I never said that.~
"Syaoran! I'm slipping! DON'T LET GO!!!!" Tears streamed down her eyes. Sakura never said that.
"HOLD ON!" That was me. I saw myself flip and hang from my legs like I would do on a monkey bar. That happened. I had the wounds to prove it, but I KNOW I never said some of this stuff.
The camera shook and blanked out. The picture came back again.
Sakura and I were already near the class. My face was bloodshot red. I know that was true.
"Okay! Now Yamazaki and Rika, get Sakura up here!" Mr. Terada ordered, running towards the scene.
I saw them pulling Sakura out of my grasp. I saw myself gasping for air, still hanging upside down.
"Is she still breathing?" Mr. Terada asked as Yamazaki checked. ~Maybe it was a good thing he and I were in charge of the nurse's office during the Flower Card attack.~
I saw Sakura on the ground. Mr. Terada and Yamazaki were both attending to her. She looked terrible.
"Yeah." He answered. Yamazaki's eyes were wide open.
"Someone get her on the stretcher!" Tomoyo yelled.
"Oh my Lord!" Mr. Terada screamed. His face was so pale. The camera slowly turned to what everyone was looking at.
~I KNOW THIS DIDN'T happen!~ I thought as I concentrated on the picture.
Most of the class ran towards the remains of the bridge. Tomoyo ran too, making the camera's picture jerk. She focused on the attraction. I knew this was NOT a good thing.
"Syaoran!" Eriol shouted.
"Syaoran! Syaoran!" Other voices cried out.
"Oh my gosh!" Tomoyo screamed. "Someone get Syaoran out of there!"
"He's too far. We'll never get him in time!" Mr. Terada yelled over the voices. "He's out cold! He can't hear us!"
I saw myself then. ~This did NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOT
happen.~
I somehow was in the middle of the two cliffs. What surprised me the most that I was hanging on a rope. There was a rope around my neck! For crying out loud! I wouldn't try to kill myself, better yet commit any suicide. This was ridiculous.
There was a scream, probably from Naoko or Rika. "The rope's breaking! Someone do-"
(End of Video Clip)
Tomoyo sighed. "I didn't get the rest of it. Syaoran? Syaoran?"
I closed my eyes and drifted off.
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Sakura's P.O.V.:
~Oh my Lord, what just happened? I feel like I was ran over by a herd of elephants.~ I thought, my eyes still closed.
"So she's fine?" ~Tomoyo?~
"Come on! I want to see Syaoran. Hopefully he's sleep talking." ~That's Eriol.~
"You wish..." I told him prying my eyes open.
"Sakura!"
Eriol and Tomoyo shouted in unison. They were both paler than usual.
"Stop that. You look like you're staring at a ghost." I laughed.
"Don't say that Sakura!" Tomoyo said. "You're very, VERY much alive."
"And you can thank my little descendant for that." Eriol smirked looking off at Syaoran.
"Shut up." I said wearily.
"I think you're the one who needs shutting up. You say waaaay too much stuff in your sleep."
"WHAT?!" I jumped upright. "You're kidding me. Now get out... I want to go back to sleep."
"What ever your heart desires." Eriol said bowing. He pulled Tomoyo out the door.
~Now I'm starting to understand why Syaoran hates him. Oh my gosh! He's my father!~ I rolled onto my side and faced Syaoran. ~Why was I the one with two reincarnated fathers? I guess Eriol lost half a mind in the process and my dad got the whole brain. Gosh, what am I talking about? I'm confusing myself!~
Syaoran was on the opposite bed. I suddenly brought my right hand over my mouth. I probably had the worst blush known to women.
Syaoran was lying on the other bed. He looked like he was having a hard time breathing.
~Sakura, be thankful he's even breathing. Oh my gosh what did he do?~
What made me blush was him. Somehow his shirt was off and several bandages were wrapped around his chest. I looked at his neck. Several tight bandages were wrapped there. Some of them were even red. Oh my gosh! He's bleeding!
On both his knees were white strips, turning red. Along his arm were several loose cuts and blood-stained marks.
"I HAVE to find out what he did to himself. How many bruises does he get in a day? Fourty? Fifty?" I said out loud. "I am going crazy! I'm thinking out loud!"
~Sakura come down. You ARE NOT thinking out loud. See? You're just going a little crazy from Syaoran and my... Wait. What happened to me?~ I finally realized it.
There was this huge strip of who-knows-what on my right leg. It felt as if a million pins were dug deep into it. My left arm had a heavy cast wrapped around it. Just like Syaoran, I had a bandage around my head. We looked equally as battered.
I turned away from him, lying on my broken arm. It hurt, but it was worth the pain. It was better than coming out like a tomato.
An orange flame caught my eye. It whipped itself while mixing with reds and yellows. It looked so violent. Somehow I felt as if I was in a trance. My hand reached out to touch the flames kept inside the lantern.
I could already feel the heat, but I refused to look away. I was just about ready to have a grilled finger when someone called out to me.
"Sakura!" I turned around.
It was Syaoran. He was breathing hard, and his eyes were closed. He must have been sleeping. I suddenly felt drowsiness come over me and I was out like a light. My last thought was: ~Why can't I remember any of my accidents?~
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I woke up. I looked around. I was back at the cabin on the top bunk. I turned to my side. I nearly fell off the bed.
"What the heck?" I told myself.
"You up already?" Tomoyo asked.
I looked at her. "What the heck is going on? Wasn't I just in a cast and all that? And what happened to Syaoran?"
"You guys are fine, now." Eriol answered from the other bed.
Than I knew what happened. Eriol must have healed us some how. I'm not sure why he would do that. Suddenly it hit me. Tomoyo must have MADE him heal the both of us. I forgot about him not having magic at this particular moment
"Thanks." I said jumping off my bed. I walked over to the night stand. A lantern was there with a dull flame.
I turned it up a little and watched the flame grow. I don't know why, but I could help turning up the flame. I turned the knob a little more. The flames was as big as half my hand. I was about to rise it up a notch when Eriol interrupted me.
"Sakura," He started. "turn it down. I'm kind of taking a rest. I'm very, VERY tired." He was probably referring to carrying Syaoran.
"Sorry." I said as I turned it back into a dull flame. "I'm going to look for Syaoran."
I left the cabin and took a look outside. What was wrong with me? Why was I trying to turn the flame that high? I shook my head and stopped by the lake. I saw another figure there.
"Sakura," it said. "come over here."
"Syaoran? Is that you?"
"Yeah..." The reply was so cold and distant. It was Syaoran, no doubt.
I ran up and took a seat by him. We were on the shores of the lake, just like we were on the nature trip. I leaned my head on his neck. I blushed in the process.
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Syaoran's P.O.V.:
I felt Sakura lean herself on me. I was as red as a tomato. I sighed and looked at the lake. It was illuminated by the moon light.
A cold breeze came across us. I shivered for a second. Sakura seemed to be asleep on my shoulder.
~Oh brother. Now I have to carry her back. Damn it. The cabin's far and I'm betting someone will see me.~
I sighed and grumbled. I stood up and lifted Sakura. I think there was a little too much of me and her this week. I thought about the different accidents. Two accidents including Sakura is not a coincidence. Something is up and I was going to find out what.
I bent down to pick up my lantern. It was lighted old fashion way. With kerosene. I tuned it down a little and started on my way to the cabin.
Several minutes later we were there in no trouble. I carried Sakura up the bunk and dropped her off. I climbed down the ladder and fell onto my bed. I was deep in thought.
It was at least 30 degrees and there was a cold winter breeze outside. Something didn't add up. I closed my eyes and fell asleep. Little did I know what was coming up.
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Third Person (Sakura):
Outside another winter breeze fell. Sakura stood up on her bed. She looked around, as if not sure weather it was fantasy or fiction.
Slowly she climbed down her bed, half in a trance. She walked over to the night stand were there was an unlighted lantern.
She picked it up gracefully in her hands. Quickly she removed the glass keeping the flames from escaping. In quiet steps she took off outside the cabin, still in a trance.
The smell of kerosene started to rise into the air. Sakura walked to the side of her cabin, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Eriol still sleeping, and bent down to a corner.
She turned up the flame on the lantern and let it on the ground.
A single flame caught onto the dry, wooden cabin.
"FIRE!"
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Author's Notes: Have you noticed that I'm leaving you hanging? A lot of times? Hehe. Anyway, next chapter up soon. I'm so, so sorry for putting this up late. Don't worry. Christmas break is coming soon.
Can you guess what all these accidents mean and what they're for? I'm kind of giving you hints.
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