1 Chapter 12
Syaoran stared out of Sakura's window, waiting tensely as she clung to his arm. The dragon was there, he knew it...
Suddenly, he saw the dragon. Coming straight at the window.
"Stand back!" Syaoran yelled, turning around and shielding Sakura with his own body. He heard a loud crash as the dragon flew through the window. Glass shards glittered all over the room. Many hit Syaoran's back, but his robe was strong and completely protected him and Sakura. Once the glass was settled on the ground, he whirled around, sword in hand. Sakura seemed frozen, shocked.
"Stay behind me," Syaoran hissed as he glared at the dragon, now perched on Sakura's desk. It glared at him, knowing that he was standing in the way of its meal. Syaoran could see the furious hunger in the dragon's glinting golden eyes. He tried to hide his fear.
The tensity in the room weighed heavily in the air as each waited uncertainly for the other one to make the first move.
Suddenly, one of Sakura's desk drawers opened and a drowsy Kero emerged. "Hey, what's..." he mumbled sleepily. Then he saw the dragon, sitting right above him. He was instantly wide-awake. "Uh..." He looked at Syaoran.
"Get over here," Syaoran hissed through his teeth. Wordlessly, Kero obeyed.
Suddenly, without warning, the air of tensity cracked. The dragon took to the air, curved, and lunged at Sakura.
Syaoran grabbed Sakura and leaped out of the broken window, Kero trailing behind, and behind him, the dragon. As they fell to the ground, Syaoran heard Sakura's door open and Touya say, "What the-" But Syaoran had no time to deal with that now. They had to run! They could not fight here.
"Where are we going?" Kero asked as Syaoran and Sakura ran down the street, the dragon all too close behind.
"To the park," Syaoran replied shortly. "Where there's space for a fight."
"Syaoran, I don't want the dragon to get hurt," Sakura said, compassion in her voice. "This isn't its fault!"
Syaoran said nothing. If it had to be one or the other, the dragon had to go. There was no other way. Was there?
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, they arrived at the park. Syaoran took a fighting stance. The dragon glared, moonlight glinting off its scales. The creature looked strangely beautiful. Syaoran shook his head to get rid of the though. This was no time to feel sorry for it.
"Sakura, go hide in the penguin slide," Syaoran commanded. "Kero, watch her."
Sakura looked indecisive for a moment; then, with resolution, she said, "No."
Syaoran did a double take. "Wha-"
But before he could argue, the dragon grew tired of waiting. It lunged at Sakura, who cried out in surprise. Syaoran responded with lightning, which pushed the dragon away. It gathered itself and lunged again. This time Syaoran ran at it, leaped into the air, and kicked the dragon hard. It fell to the ground, a crumpled mass of metallic green scales.
"No!" Sakura cried. She looked at Syaoran, tears in her eyes. "I didn't want you to hurt it!"
Syaoran was confused. "But Sakura-"
He was interrupted by the dragon, again taking to the air. It was more determined than before. Syaoran could see it. The dragon would not back down. He had to stop it once and for all.
Suddenly he saw a bright light. He looked at Sakura, who had just transformed her key into the staff. "Sakura, I don't want you to fight!" Syaoran yelled.
"No! I've got to help! I've got to find a way to help the dragon!"
Syaoran's head spun. Help the dragon? The dragon was out to kill her, and she wanted to help it?
Suddenly Syaoran was jerked from his thoughts when he saw a flaming ball of fire coming straight towards him. With no time to react, he cried out and flung his arm in front of his face.
"Shield Card! Protect Syaoran from the fire! Release and dispel!"
A second before the fireball would have hit him, the Shield Card formed a shield around him. When the fire hit it, it fizzled out harmlessly. It had come so close that Syaoran had felt the heat. He sighed in relief. I can't let myself get distracted like that, he told himself.
He took a fighting stance again, facing the dragon. It was desperate now, realizing that it was fighting a losing battle. Syaoran felt a glimmer of hope. Would it simply give up?
Then Syaoran saw something else in the dragon's sparkling golden eyes. An idea. The dragon began to glow. Suddenly, Sakura cried out. Syaoran whirled around. "What's wrong?!"
"My cards!" Sakura cried. Sure enough, nine of her cars were flying away from her, towards the dragon. "No!" She was crying. "My cards! Don't take away my cards!"
Syaoran was shocked. How was the dragon able to steal Sakura's cards? Then he thought of something. "Sakura... Were those cards transformed?"
She shook her head, causing her tears to fall to the ground, glittering in the soft glow of the moonlight, her auburn hair flipping gently around. It pained Syaoran to see her cry.
"Then..." Syaoran murmured, trying to keep his mind clear and focused. "Maybe, because their bond to Sakura is weaker, that's why they were able to be taken away."
But all talk suddenly ceased. The nine cards floated in a circle around the dragon. One started to glow more brightly than the others. The card's spirit was released. It was bright pink and spiny, very strange looking.
Sakura barely had time to cry out, "Oh no! The Shot Card!" before it began shooting. Its aim was at Syaoran.
Author's notes: I know, I know, how rotten of me. But I can't help it! ^^;; I'd have to keep going for like a long time, and then it'd take me longer to come out with a chapter, and you don't want that, right? So don't hurt me! Well, only a couple more chapters to go, I think. We shall see. Keep reviewing! You guys are sooo sweet... And not to worry, the confession is coming! And for those of you who have been saying that you want the dragon to be OK, well, you'll see soon enough. ^_^ That's all for now! Ja ne!
Syaoran stared out of Sakura's window, waiting tensely as she clung to his arm. The dragon was there, he knew it...
Suddenly, he saw the dragon. Coming straight at the window.
"Stand back!" Syaoran yelled, turning around and shielding Sakura with his own body. He heard a loud crash as the dragon flew through the window. Glass shards glittered all over the room. Many hit Syaoran's back, but his robe was strong and completely protected him and Sakura. Once the glass was settled on the ground, he whirled around, sword in hand. Sakura seemed frozen, shocked.
"Stay behind me," Syaoran hissed as he glared at the dragon, now perched on Sakura's desk. It glared at him, knowing that he was standing in the way of its meal. Syaoran could see the furious hunger in the dragon's glinting golden eyes. He tried to hide his fear.
The tensity in the room weighed heavily in the air as each waited uncertainly for the other one to make the first move.
Suddenly, one of Sakura's desk drawers opened and a drowsy Kero emerged. "Hey, what's..." he mumbled sleepily. Then he saw the dragon, sitting right above him. He was instantly wide-awake. "Uh..." He looked at Syaoran.
"Get over here," Syaoran hissed through his teeth. Wordlessly, Kero obeyed.
Suddenly, without warning, the air of tensity cracked. The dragon took to the air, curved, and lunged at Sakura.
Syaoran grabbed Sakura and leaped out of the broken window, Kero trailing behind, and behind him, the dragon. As they fell to the ground, Syaoran heard Sakura's door open and Touya say, "What the-" But Syaoran had no time to deal with that now. They had to run! They could not fight here.
"Where are we going?" Kero asked as Syaoran and Sakura ran down the street, the dragon all too close behind.
"To the park," Syaoran replied shortly. "Where there's space for a fight."
"Syaoran, I don't want the dragon to get hurt," Sakura said, compassion in her voice. "This isn't its fault!"
Syaoran said nothing. If it had to be one or the other, the dragon had to go. There was no other way. Was there?
Finally, after what seemed like an eternity, they arrived at the park. Syaoran took a fighting stance. The dragon glared, moonlight glinting off its scales. The creature looked strangely beautiful. Syaoran shook his head to get rid of the though. This was no time to feel sorry for it.
"Sakura, go hide in the penguin slide," Syaoran commanded. "Kero, watch her."
Sakura looked indecisive for a moment; then, with resolution, she said, "No."
Syaoran did a double take. "Wha-"
But before he could argue, the dragon grew tired of waiting. It lunged at Sakura, who cried out in surprise. Syaoran responded with lightning, which pushed the dragon away. It gathered itself and lunged again. This time Syaoran ran at it, leaped into the air, and kicked the dragon hard. It fell to the ground, a crumpled mass of metallic green scales.
"No!" Sakura cried. She looked at Syaoran, tears in her eyes. "I didn't want you to hurt it!"
Syaoran was confused. "But Sakura-"
He was interrupted by the dragon, again taking to the air. It was more determined than before. Syaoran could see it. The dragon would not back down. He had to stop it once and for all.
Suddenly he saw a bright light. He looked at Sakura, who had just transformed her key into the staff. "Sakura, I don't want you to fight!" Syaoran yelled.
"No! I've got to help! I've got to find a way to help the dragon!"
Syaoran's head spun. Help the dragon? The dragon was out to kill her, and she wanted to help it?
Suddenly Syaoran was jerked from his thoughts when he saw a flaming ball of fire coming straight towards him. With no time to react, he cried out and flung his arm in front of his face.
"Shield Card! Protect Syaoran from the fire! Release and dispel!"
A second before the fireball would have hit him, the Shield Card formed a shield around him. When the fire hit it, it fizzled out harmlessly. It had come so close that Syaoran had felt the heat. He sighed in relief. I can't let myself get distracted like that, he told himself.
He took a fighting stance again, facing the dragon. It was desperate now, realizing that it was fighting a losing battle. Syaoran felt a glimmer of hope. Would it simply give up?
Then Syaoran saw something else in the dragon's sparkling golden eyes. An idea. The dragon began to glow. Suddenly, Sakura cried out. Syaoran whirled around. "What's wrong?!"
"My cards!" Sakura cried. Sure enough, nine of her cars were flying away from her, towards the dragon. "No!" She was crying. "My cards! Don't take away my cards!"
Syaoran was shocked. How was the dragon able to steal Sakura's cards? Then he thought of something. "Sakura... Were those cards transformed?"
She shook her head, causing her tears to fall to the ground, glittering in the soft glow of the moonlight, her auburn hair flipping gently around. It pained Syaoran to see her cry.
"Then..." Syaoran murmured, trying to keep his mind clear and focused. "Maybe, because their bond to Sakura is weaker, that's why they were able to be taken away."
But all talk suddenly ceased. The nine cards floated in a circle around the dragon. One started to glow more brightly than the others. The card's spirit was released. It was bright pink and spiny, very strange looking.
Sakura barely had time to cry out, "Oh no! The Shot Card!" before it began shooting. Its aim was at Syaoran.
Author's notes: I know, I know, how rotten of me. But I can't help it! ^^;; I'd have to keep going for like a long time, and then it'd take me longer to come out with a chapter, and you don't want that, right? So don't hurt me! Well, only a couple more chapters to go, I think. We shall see. Keep reviewing! You guys are sooo sweet... And not to worry, the confession is coming! And for those of you who have been saying that you want the dragon to be OK, well, you'll see soon enough. ^_^ That's all for now! Ja ne!
