1 Chapter 6

Syaoran suddenly woke up in the middle of the night. He sat straight up in bed, instantly wide awake.

"Sakura." he said quietly. He had sensed something. Something was going to happen to her.

He glanced at his clock. It was 3:29 a.m. Good, Wei's asleep, he thought. He quickly pulled on his robes and ran out the door, running as fast as he could through the cold darkness toward Sakura's house.

When Syaoran arrived, heart pounding and out of breath, at first he saw nothing. He decided to climb the barren tree that was next to Sakura's window. Maybe it's already in her room, he thought, his heart filled with fear.

Being an expert tree climber, it did not take very long for him to climb the tree. Once he was sitting on the branch that was level with Sakura's window, he looked around. He still saw and heard nothing. But then, suddenly, he sensed it.

Whatever was stalking Sakura was on the branch right above him.

I've got to warn her, thought Syaoran, panicking. He quietly reached for the window, praying that the creature above him did not know that he was there. As he was about to open it, the creature leaped.

Syaoran almost fell out of the tree. He managed to balance himself, but barely. He clamped his mouth shut, trying not to cry out at what had just jumped literally onto the side of the house.

It was not very big, only about three feet long. Its green and gold scales glinted in the moonlight. The long tail, as long as its body, swished back and forth, much like a cat's would. But a cat does not have a sharp barb at the end of its tail. Its four short legs ended in feet with razor-like claws that were currently digging into the side of the house, holding the creature in place. At the end of its long neck was an oval- shaped head. Its mouth was filled with razor-sharp teeth, which were bared at him. Its golden eyes shone brightly as it glared at him. The last thing Syaoran noticed were its batlike wings, which it was using to help keep its balance.

It was a dragon.

Syaoran could not believe it. He had been taught that dragons had been extinct for thousands of years. Why would one, especially one so small, be after Sakura?

He shook his head. It did not matter. What was he going to do?

While Syaoran frantically wracked his brain for some kind of an idea, the dragon began to move. It crawled closer to Sakura's window. Syaoran watched in horrid fascination as it lifted up one of its feet and used a single sharp claw to begin cutting through the glass.

I've got to act now! thought Syaoran. So he did the first thing that came to mind.

He released his sword and pointed it at the dragon. "Stop!" he yelled. "I'm warning you!" The dragon ignored him. The hole it was cutting was almost complete.

"That's it!" he yelled furiously. "Lightning, COME FORTH!"

Lightning poured out of the end of his sword, zigzagging towards the dragon. The creature turned its head, then pushed off from the wall of the house, beating its delicate wings, and flew away. Syaoran sighed, relieved, and leaned against the trunk of the tree. Suddenly, he heard a gasp.

"Syaoran!" Sakura, in pajamas and with tousled hair, opened her window. "What's going on?"

"It's a long story," Syaoran replied, blushing a little, "but it's okay. You're safe now."

Sakura looked shocked. "Why don't you come in? There's no way I can sleep now. I want to know what just happened."

Syaoran flushed a bright red, but he just nodded and climbed into Sakura's room through the window.

Author's Note: Yay, a plot! It's much easier to write when I have a plot! :-b Anyway, chapter 7 should be up relatively soon. I know what I want to put in it. I haven't gotten any new reviews in a while. I love reviews, so keep 'em coming! Thanks again for reading my fic!