Lunar-chan: Minna, here's CHAPTER FIVE!!! (Loud cheering) I know, I know......... I'm taking too long and cliffhangers are evil, but gomen ne (and don't hurt me, it's incredibly short... and some of the Meino haters might get mad... please don't hurt me... ::puppy dog eyes::)
Syaoran: ::rolls eyes:: You should be sorry... and scared.
Sakura: Yea! Especially since we're stuck here until you're done!
Lunar-chan: (scoffs) Yea right. You guys are always coming and going. I don't care as long as you come back to do the little intros and exits for me.
Syaoran: Then why'd you lock us in the basement yesterday?
Lunar-chan: (Sighs) because you guys were being annoying. Besides, from what I heard, you two were enjoying yourselves down there. (S + S blush) See? (Grins evilly) I did it for your own good.
Sakura: Can we not talk about this and get on with the chapter?
Lunar-chan: Sure. Well minna, I gave in early, with only 4 reviews (I'm so sad... ::sniff::) So, here's Chapter Five. Enjoy!
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FYI:
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() - Lunar-chan notes!
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Chapter Five: Sparing
Disclaimer: (hysterical sobbing) WHY DO YOU MAKE ME DO THIS??? IT'S TOTRURE! IIE!!!!! I DON'T OWN IT!!
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Sakura stared at Meino, her aura growing with increasing intensity. She had never been so angry in her entire life.
"What's wrong with you? Did you really believe you could take me without a fight?" Sakura growled. "Now you've gotten me angrier than I have ever been and you're gonna pay for the suffering you've caused." Meino stood there, silent. As Sakura prepared for a fight, Sabine appeared in front of Meino, her arms stretched to the side.
"Sabine, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Meino hissed. She ignored him.
"Card Mistress... please... spare him." Sabine whispered.
"Why should I? He's done nothing but cause pain to my friends and family. Give my one good reason to even consider sparing him." Sabine's arms lowered slightly and she drew in a shaky breath.
"Because... I... love him." She whispered. Sakura's eyes widened as Meino gave a shocked expression to the back of Sabine's head. "Please... spare the one I love...of all people... I would think you would be the one who would understand the most..." Sakura's eyes softened as her arms lowered to her sides, almost dropping the wand.
"Na... nani?" Sabine heard Meino whisper. She sighed and turned around.
"Meino... why did you insist on finding someone to love you when she's been in front of you for so long? You never realized that my powers are just as strong as hers are, have you?"
"I... had no... idea..." Sabine turned back to Sakura.
"Please? We'll leave and never come back... I promise." Sakura's expression had softened and her aura was dying down. Slowly, she nodded.
"All right. Just leave..." she looked down. "Before I change my mind."
"Arigato." Sabine whispered. She took Meino's hand and they vanished. Sakura dropped her wand and ran over to Syaoran, kneeling beside him. As she gingerly picked his head up, she noticed the blood on his chin. She started to cry.
"Tomoyo... do you have your cell?" she asked through her tears. Tomoyo nodded, but she didn't see. "WELL?"
"Hai."
"Dial 911... NOW!" Sakura turned back to Syaoran as Tomoyo dialed franticly. "Syaoran... hang on... please, just hang on... I came back, just like you asked... so please... don't leave me... again... onegi..." she hunched over, sobbing. "Onegi... onegi..."
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Syaoran had been in a coma for over a week. Sakura was sitting by his bed in ICU, just staring. Her mind drifted back to the events a few days ago...
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"So... what have the doctors said?" Tomoyo asked.
"Nothing yet. They're not done testing..." Sakura sniffed, suppressing tears. Just then, there was a knock at the door and Dr. Riley walked in.
"Kinomoto-san?"
"Hai?"
"I have Li-san's test results. My colleagues and I are very perplexed indeed. Li-san has had a few broken ribs, internal bleeding, second-degree burns and a concussion, but we are at a loss on how to explain as to how he received these injuries. There is no logical reason to his injuries, considering the circumstances surrounding his discovery in that field. There is a lot of brain activity... demo, it is starting to fade."
"Fade? But... why?"
"Whatever is holding Li-san to this life is obviously gone. He is loosing the will to live. If this keeps up... I'm not sure he will survive." Sakura fell silent, talking in the information. Dr. Riley sighed. "Gomen ne Kinomoto-san. There is nothing we can do but heal his injuries. If he is to wake up, Li-san will have to want to live."
"Arigato." Tomoyo said as Sakura sank into her chair.
"Is there anything we can do for Kinomoto-san?"
"I don't think so... I think we should just leave her alone..." they walked out and closed the door behind them.
"Syaoran..." Sakura whispered.
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"Syaoran..." Sakura moved closer to his bed and took his hand. "Please wake up... you have everything to live for... your family in Hong Kong will be devastated. Your friends here will be so sad... I don't know how I'll survive without you."
Tears started falling down her cheeks.
"You have no idea what I went through while you were gone. I found myself wandering to your apartment all the time... I half expected you to appear at my window like you used to at night... warning my about a new danger. You have... no idea... how much my heart ached everyday when I couldn't be around you... when I couldn't see your face... couldn't hear your voice..."
The tears ran faster.
"If you... think I'm gone, you're wrong... I came back... just like you asked... and I'm not going to leave... ever..." she bent over, still clutching his hand and sobbing "How could I ever leave you... I love you too much... I just never had... the courage to say it..." She couldn't speak anymore and sat there, her shoulders shaking.
Then she felt something squeezing her hand and her head snapped up. Syaoran's hand was squeezing hers, his eyes half open.
"Sa... ku... ra..." his voice was muffled from the tube down his throat. A small smile crept across her tear-stained face.
"Syaoran? You... came back... you came back!" she let go of his hand and hugged him, causing Syaoran to groan in pain. She jumped back. "Gomen ne Syaoran." She muttered, "D... don't go anywhere... let me get the doctor." She ran out of the room.
Syaoran rolled his eyes. [Sakura... my silly Ying Fa... you came back to me...] he sighed... with a lot of difficultly.
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As Sakura ran down the hall, she crashed into Dr. Riley.
"Kinomoto-san, something wrong?"
"Syaoran... he's awake!" His eyes widened.
"Hontou ne?"
"Hai!" They ran back to Syaoran's room to find Syaoran trying to sit up.
"Li-san! Please, lay down!" Dr. Riley ran over to Syaoran and tried to restrain him. Syaoran growled. Sakura laughed.
"Syaoran lay down." Syaoran lay down and pointed to the tube down his throat. He was fighting the urge to rip the tube out his self.
"Alright Li-san. I'll take it out. Now, you may feel the urge to gag, but that's perfectly normal."
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Lunar-chan: YEA! Everyone is all happy.
Sakura: That was a close call.
Syaoran: How come I'm the one who's always close to death?
Lunar-chan: No you're not! (Rolls eyes) You're over dramatizing. Remember, I DON'T KILL PEOPLE IN MY FICS!! And even if I DO... they come back to life in some mystical event!!!
Syaoran: (grumbles) Fine...
Lunar-chan: Now that he's done ranting, I can finish... maybe. That's not the end, there's a surprise in the Epilogue. (Smiles) I know you will like it minna. Demo, you won't see it until I have at least 2 more reviews. And this time I'm not relenting. So, I will see you all later. Remember; keep the peace, love and ANIME! ^.^ JA!
Syaoran: ::rolls eyes:: You should be sorry... and scared.
Sakura: Yea! Especially since we're stuck here until you're done!
Lunar-chan: (scoffs) Yea right. You guys are always coming and going. I don't care as long as you come back to do the little intros and exits for me.
Syaoran: Then why'd you lock us in the basement yesterday?
Lunar-chan: (Sighs) because you guys were being annoying. Besides, from what I heard, you two were enjoying yourselves down there. (S + S blush) See? (Grins evilly) I did it for your own good.
Sakura: Can we not talk about this and get on with the chapter?
Lunar-chan: Sure. Well minna, I gave in early, with only 4 reviews (I'm so sad... ::sniff::) So, here's Chapter Five. Enjoy!
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FYI:
"" - Speaking
[] - Thoughts
*~*~ - Scene change
() - Lunar-chan notes!
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Chapter Five: Sparing
Disclaimer: (hysterical sobbing) WHY DO YOU MAKE ME DO THIS??? IT'S TOTRURE! IIE!!!!! I DON'T OWN IT!!
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Sakura stared at Meino, her aura growing with increasing intensity. She had never been so angry in her entire life.
"What's wrong with you? Did you really believe you could take me without a fight?" Sakura growled. "Now you've gotten me angrier than I have ever been and you're gonna pay for the suffering you've caused." Meino stood there, silent. As Sakura prepared for a fight, Sabine appeared in front of Meino, her arms stretched to the side.
"Sabine, what the hell do you think you're doing?" Meino hissed. She ignored him.
"Card Mistress... please... spare him." Sabine whispered.
"Why should I? He's done nothing but cause pain to my friends and family. Give my one good reason to even consider sparing him." Sabine's arms lowered slightly and she drew in a shaky breath.
"Because... I... love him." She whispered. Sakura's eyes widened as Meino gave a shocked expression to the back of Sabine's head. "Please... spare the one I love...of all people... I would think you would be the one who would understand the most..." Sakura's eyes softened as her arms lowered to her sides, almost dropping the wand.
"Na... nani?" Sabine heard Meino whisper. She sighed and turned around.
"Meino... why did you insist on finding someone to love you when she's been in front of you for so long? You never realized that my powers are just as strong as hers are, have you?"
"I... had no... idea..." Sabine turned back to Sakura.
"Please? We'll leave and never come back... I promise." Sakura's expression had softened and her aura was dying down. Slowly, she nodded.
"All right. Just leave..." she looked down. "Before I change my mind."
"Arigato." Sabine whispered. She took Meino's hand and they vanished. Sakura dropped her wand and ran over to Syaoran, kneeling beside him. As she gingerly picked his head up, she noticed the blood on his chin. She started to cry.
"Tomoyo... do you have your cell?" she asked through her tears. Tomoyo nodded, but she didn't see. "WELL?"
"Hai."
"Dial 911... NOW!" Sakura turned back to Syaoran as Tomoyo dialed franticly. "Syaoran... hang on... please, just hang on... I came back, just like you asked... so please... don't leave me... again... onegi..." she hunched over, sobbing. "Onegi... onegi..."
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Syaoran had been in a coma for over a week. Sakura was sitting by his bed in ICU, just staring. Her mind drifted back to the events a few days ago...
*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~Flash Back*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~
"So... what have the doctors said?" Tomoyo asked.
"Nothing yet. They're not done testing..." Sakura sniffed, suppressing tears. Just then, there was a knock at the door and Dr. Riley walked in.
"Kinomoto-san?"
"Hai?"
"I have Li-san's test results. My colleagues and I are very perplexed indeed. Li-san has had a few broken ribs, internal bleeding, second-degree burns and a concussion, but we are at a loss on how to explain as to how he received these injuries. There is no logical reason to his injuries, considering the circumstances surrounding his discovery in that field. There is a lot of brain activity... demo, it is starting to fade."
"Fade? But... why?"
"Whatever is holding Li-san to this life is obviously gone. He is loosing the will to live. If this keeps up... I'm not sure he will survive." Sakura fell silent, talking in the information. Dr. Riley sighed. "Gomen ne Kinomoto-san. There is nothing we can do but heal his injuries. If he is to wake up, Li-san will have to want to live."
"Arigato." Tomoyo said as Sakura sank into her chair.
"Is there anything we can do for Kinomoto-san?"
"I don't think so... I think we should just leave her alone..." they walked out and closed the door behind them.
"Syaoran..." Sakura whispered.
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"Syaoran..." Sakura moved closer to his bed and took his hand. "Please wake up... you have everything to live for... your family in Hong Kong will be devastated. Your friends here will be so sad... I don't know how I'll survive without you."
Tears started falling down her cheeks.
"You have no idea what I went through while you were gone. I found myself wandering to your apartment all the time... I half expected you to appear at my window like you used to at night... warning my about a new danger. You have... no idea... how much my heart ached everyday when I couldn't be around you... when I couldn't see your face... couldn't hear your voice..."
The tears ran faster.
"If you... think I'm gone, you're wrong... I came back... just like you asked... and I'm not going to leave... ever..." she bent over, still clutching his hand and sobbing "How could I ever leave you... I love you too much... I just never had... the courage to say it..." She couldn't speak anymore and sat there, her shoulders shaking.
Then she felt something squeezing her hand and her head snapped up. Syaoran's hand was squeezing hers, his eyes half open.
"Sa... ku... ra..." his voice was muffled from the tube down his throat. A small smile crept across her tear-stained face.
"Syaoran? You... came back... you came back!" she let go of his hand and hugged him, causing Syaoran to groan in pain. She jumped back. "Gomen ne Syaoran." She muttered, "D... don't go anywhere... let me get the doctor." She ran out of the room.
Syaoran rolled his eyes. [Sakura... my silly Ying Fa... you came back to me...] he sighed... with a lot of difficultly.
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As Sakura ran down the hall, she crashed into Dr. Riley.
"Kinomoto-san, something wrong?"
"Syaoran... he's awake!" His eyes widened.
"Hontou ne?"
"Hai!" They ran back to Syaoran's room to find Syaoran trying to sit up.
"Li-san! Please, lay down!" Dr. Riley ran over to Syaoran and tried to restrain him. Syaoran growled. Sakura laughed.
"Syaoran lay down." Syaoran lay down and pointed to the tube down his throat. He was fighting the urge to rip the tube out his self.
"Alright Li-san. I'll take it out. Now, you may feel the urge to gag, but that's perfectly normal."
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Lunar-chan: YEA! Everyone is all happy.
Sakura: That was a close call.
Syaoran: How come I'm the one who's always close to death?
Lunar-chan: No you're not! (Rolls eyes) You're over dramatizing. Remember, I DON'T KILL PEOPLE IN MY FICS!! And even if I DO... they come back to life in some mystical event!!!
Syaoran: (grumbles) Fine...
Lunar-chan: Now that he's done ranting, I can finish... maybe. That's not the end, there's a surprise in the Epilogue. (Smiles) I know you will like it minna. Demo, you won't see it until I have at least 2 more reviews. And this time I'm not relenting. So, I will see you all later. Remember; keep the peace, love and ANIME! ^.^ JA!