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Chapter 5 Double Star Pow'r
*****Sakura*****
Grabbed Syaoran's hand and pointed the staff star behind me, up towards the sky. "Star Flight!" Dozens of tiny sparks flew out of the stars' tips on my staff, We dove toward the ground, with a streak of silver behind us. We got closer and closer to the ground, and we landed more gently than we expected.
We were in the middle of the trees once again, and I was disappointed to find that they still had that purple color to them. The branches, on instinct I guess, all lashed out in our direction, I took a backward step and looked worriedly at Syaoran. He stepped forward, his face set in a determined expression.
"Star Shower!" he yelled, holding up his staff. He moved the staff in a wide arch as a myriad of golden stars shot our to the stars' tips and high up in the air, then they fell back down onto the trees and blasted them. Now the purple was gone, but the trees were burnt crisps.
"I guess we'll worry about that later," I said, eyes bugging out of my head. Then I turned back to Syaoran. "How did you know what to say...to do?"
He shrugged, "The same way you did; I just knew."
I looked up at the sky and my eyes widened with fear, "Uh-Oh."
"What is it?"
"I don't like the way those purple clouds are forming. Look!"
He looked up and tensed. Above us, purple clouds were tumbling in, covering up the starry sky. I gulped. We had to catch that Clow card, we would be in for it if we didn't.
"What is that?" he asked.
Before I even opened my mouth, a glob from the cloud snaked down like a deformed rope and moved past our heads.
"What the -"
I turned to see where it went and it encircled Mei Ling around the waist and pulled her up off the ground.
"Hey?!" She yelled. "Put me down you stupid Clow card!"
"Mei Ling!" I yelled.
She looked over at me, awestruck. "You-You remember me?!" she asked, dazed.
I smiled and gave a nod of my head.
"Yes."
She smiled and little tiny tears formed at the edges of her eyes. "I'm-"
Right when she was about to finish, the glob-like rope pulled her up over our heads and up to the purple clouds.
"Mei Ling!" I yelled in horror.
"Mei Ling!" Syaoran echoed.
"Get meee dowwnnn frommm here!!!!" she screamed from a distance.
The glob that held Mei Ling captive started stretching down to her feet and upto her head. When it got to her neck she lifted her head upwards so it wouldn't envelope her entire body, 'What if she won't be able to breathe?!'
"Syaoran, do something!" I yelled skeptically.
Even though his staff was above his head when it touched the ground, he lifted it up and yelled, "Star Freeze!"
The golden star started glowing and then everything froze. It wasn't like the tie card exactly because everything was frozen in space except for the people. It was probably used only to freeze Clow Cards for a certain period of time. How long would that be though?
"Star Flight!" I yelled, pointing my staff to the ground. I rose into the air, followed by a stream of silver stars. I made my way up to Mei Ling, but had no idea how I was supposed to free her. The glob froze when it reached the bottom of her feet and chin.
"About time!" She yelled when I reached her.
"Hey, this is still new to me so at least have a little patience," I said holding up my hands. "I'm not perfect."
"Ya, Ya, just GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!"
"Star Disintegration!" I yelled, tapping the purple that was surrounding Mei Ling. It held for a second, and then cracked, releasing Mei Ling. I quickly grabbed her hand right as she started to fall.
"Star Flight!"
We started moving closer and closer to the ground when the Clow card started moving again. A big glob aimed straight toward us and I leaned to the side to avoid being captured.
"This is not good!" Mei Ling and I said in unison.
WE were about 15 feet away from the grounded when three globs of rope came in our direction. I looked over my shoulder in panic, 'What am I going to do?! I dove to the left to avoid being hit and to get Mei Ling out of the way. All of a sudden I was being held back and we both jerked to a halt. Th purple rope wrapped around my ankle and Mei Ling was clinging to me with both hands.
"Don't drop me!" She said, trying not to look down.
We hung there, suspended in the air. The only thing keeping us from falling was the glob around my ankle. I tried to kick my leg free but it wouldn't budge. I could feel the blood slowly flowing to my head.
"Let go!" I yelled helplessly at the Clow card.
"Star destruction!"
I looked down and saw Syaoran with his staff raised. A single golden star about the size of a softball shot out of the staff and towards us. It hit the purple rope like thing that was around my ankle and shattered it, freeing me.
I was so happy that I forgot we were falling.
"Sakura!" Mei Ling yelled.
"Star breeze," came Syaoran's voice once again. A small gust of wind slowed out falling and set us lightly on the ground.
I sighed. "Thanks, Syaoran."
He nodded his head and looked grimly toward the sky again. I looked up in time to see a dozed ropes flying toward us and other people. The Clow card wouldn't give up. It could capture friends and family first and then us. There was hardly anything we could do. I had had enough!
"Star disintegration!" I yelled at the same time Syaoran yelled, "Star destruction!"
A single gold star and tiny silver stars all attacked the globs at the same time. Syaoran and I looked at each other and then it clicked.
"At the same time!" I said hurriedly.
"Right," he agreed.
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Syaoran's view
I watched as Sakura rose into the air and saved Mei Ling. When they started to come back down, that purple stuff streamed back after them.
"Sakura!" I yelled, trying to war her; she didn't hear. She was only about 15 feet away from the ground. It encircled her ankle, trapping her.
"Don't drop me!" I heard Mei Ling's voice.
"Let go!" Sakura yelled to the Clow card, struggling to break free.
I could feel my anger rising. This Clow card had had enough gun for one day. I wasn't about to let it take my friends! I wouldn't let it win!
"Star destruction!" I yelled, holding up my staff.
A gold star about the size of a grapefruit erupted from my staff and shot toward Sakura. When it made contact with he purple rope encircling Sakura's ankle, the purple glob shattered. When Sakura and Mei Ling started falling I knew I had to stop them. I pointed my staff at their falling forms.
"Star Breeze," I said.
A gold shimmer-like substance flew toward them and gently set them down. I was glad that they were finally safe.
"Thanks, Syaoran," Sakura said, sighing.
I gave her a sharp nod of the head but looked back up toward the purple sky. This Clow card had caused enough trouble. "I-we-have to seal it. Now!"
"Star Destruction!" I yelled at the same time I heard Sakura yell,
"Star Disintegration!"
We looked at each other, surprised. Then an idea crossed my mind. If we did this together, we could do it!
"At the same time!" Sakura said, excitedly.
"Right."
I chose the attack I would use and then looked over at Sakura to se if she was ready, She gave a slight nod of the head and we both sprang into action.
"Star Shower!" I yelled.
"Shootings Star!" Sakura said in a strong, commanding voice.
One after another, silver stars shot out of Sakura's staff and hit the purple clouds above. Golden stars joined hers as both of our attacks were combined. It did cause damage, but not very much. We had to do something else. This wouldn't work.
I looked over at Sakura, hoping the same thought crossed her mind. We gazed into each other's eyes as if trying to find hidden answers. We stood there, not talking. It was as if we could communicate with each other by just looking deeply into each other's eyes. Neither of us blinked. Then we knew. It just came to us, as we knew it would. We shifted our grips on our staffs and called out...
"We call upon the power of our stars,
ancient forces near and far,
transform yourselves with all your might, and draw your power, from our light!"
Sakura and I put our stars together and transformed all of the cards. It was amazing how much stronger we bother were now. We had just transformed all of them and yet neither of us were that tired. I could definitely have taken a nap though. The cards weren't just drawing power from Sakura's star, or only mine. The cards relied on both of us now...I guess...they always have.
The cards formed a stack, and then drifted in-between Sakura and I. We both reached for them at the same time, our fingers slightly brushing against each other's. Our eyes locked for a moment and then we both must have blushed. I should have been used to this by now! I cursed myself. We looked down at the cards. Once again they had changed.
"They're green. Like our staffs," Sakura observed.
"With gold and silver," I said. "Like the stars on our staffs."
"Do you think this will be the last time the cards change?" she asked, looking at me in earnest.
"I don't know," I said truthfully.
"Uh, guys?" Mei Ling asked in her annoying know-it-all voice. "Now that you changed all the cards, what exactly are you going to do about the CLOW CARD?!"
Sakura and I looked at each other and grinned. "You'll see," she said. "You'll see."
She turned to me, "Ready?"
I grinned and got a firm hold of my staff. "Ready."
"Hop Card!" she yelled.
The hop card gave both of us little tiny wings on our shoes. I could still remember the time we raced each other through the forest at camp. It was a tie that time, but then again, now...that's what we're planning on.
"Go!" I said.
WE both took a few running steps and then jumped up into the air. We went up in higher and higher toward the purple clouds. I gave her a grin and then she gave me a big smile. I held my staff like I would my sword, and she spun hers around in her hand like a baton, and then caught it. We were ready.
"Double...Star!!!" we shouted in unison.
We pointed our staffs together and a huge gold and Silver Star formed and sped off in the direction of the clouds. Dozens of small gold and silver stars followed suit, and the clouds coiled and churned, eventually forming the little girl once again. She looked surprised and amazed, yet also angry and frustrated.
"Seal it!" I said.
"Right," was Sakura's response. "Let me figure out which card this is first."
She closed her eyes a concentrated, and then her eyes snapped back open. She raised her staff, "Clow card, I demand you return to your power confined! Mischief"
The girl was sucked into her card form. The card flew up and away and then came back. I caught it and then realized that Sakura did also. I blushed a dark scarlet and quickly looked away. It was then that I remembered about the other magic I sensed from earlier. I guess the cards weren't working together after all.
When we landed safely on the ground I asked Sakura; "Do you sense that?"
She looked at me, concentrated for a second, and then said, "No. What is it?"
This time it was my turn to concentrate. I closed my eyes and answered, "It's a card."
"A card?" she asked. "I would be able to sense it if it was a card."
I opened my eyes. "Maybe not," I said with a slow, easy smile. I turned around and faced the bushes. Star card, return to your power confined! Hope!"
The hope card streamed back into its card form and flew into my-and Sakura's hands. Sakura looked at me, her eyes full of questions.
"You released the hope card?"
"On accident," I tried to explain. "I said "hope" out loud thinking that there wasn't any hope. I must have released it without realizing it. You probably couldn't sense it because it was drawing on your power. It would kind of be like you trying to sense yourself."
She nodded her head. "Well, anyway, I'm glad."
I stared at her. She was right. There might not have been any hope if not for the Hope card. 'I gave a little grin. 'She was glad. She wanted to have hope. Now, we have it; I hope.'
"Anyway," Sakura was saying, "I'm glad that's done.
"It's not over yet," I said.
Sakura looked at me in horror, but relaxed a little bit when she saw that I wasn't worried. I raised my staff and said "Star Curer!" The star on my staff began glowing with radiant beams.
All the trees that were burnt, and the little scrapes and cuts on us healed in only a few seconds. It looked as if nothing had even happened. Above us, the sky was sprinkled with dazzling stars and the pale moon was full. Everything was back to normal...pretty much.
"I guess we're both Card Captors now," Sakura said after a moments quiet.
"Yeah," I said. We were both looking at the stars in the sky. "Are you upset about that?"
"Of course not!" she said strongly. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her staring at me now. "I'm glad that you'll be helping me. We're a team! We've always been a team. I did miss the cards, but I'm glad to be sharing the responsibility with you."
Now I looked at her. "Do you mean that?"
"Umm-hmm," she said with a little smile.
I grinned. "I'm glad too."
"Syaoran," It was my mother's voice.
I turned and was aware of Sakura jumping a foot in the air. I suppressed my smile and put on a serious face. "Yes?"
My mom gave a little smile and said, "I assume that you and Sakura will be needing some training. You are both the Card Captors now. It takes a lot of responsibility and, like it or not, you are both stuck."
"She is right," boomed a loud, clear voice.
***Sakura's Point of View***
I didn't think "stuck" was the appropriate word.
To me, it was more of a privilege. I would get to be with Syaoran, and nothing would keep us apart.
"She is right," boomed a loud, clear voice.
I winced, recognizing the Elders' voice too well. Almost nothing would keep us apart.
I turned to look at the Elders. There was a group of them about ten feet away, Syaoran's mother was standing next to Mei Ling, and other kids and people I didn't even know looked at us strangely. I gulped and turned my attention back to the person who had just spoken.
"I still do not know if I agree with this...marriage, but you too do need to be together. It is clear that this girl, Sakura, cares deeply for Syaoran, we all have had enough proof of that."
I blushed like I've never blushed before. And I thought other times had been bad! I wanted to curl up and shrink into a ball, but instead I stood up straight and tall.
"You have both helped each other, as well as the people around you. Yet, you both do have your weaknesses, and you did make a lot of mistakes. Syaoran, you keep thinking that Sakura is the only Card captor and that only she can do certain things; that is not the case. Sakura, whenever something bad happens you turn to Syaoran for the answers and only rely on him; you do have magic, you need to be strong."
I stared, not knowing if I was more angry or ashamed. This person certainly had never been a card captor before. How did he know what to or not to do?! I kept silent, but just barely. They just wanted to help.
"Your training begins tomorrow, bright and early. Make sure you both get a good nights sleep."
With that, all the Clan members turned around and entered the mansion. They shooed in others on their way. Now it was just e, Syaoran, Mei Ling, and his mother. I stood there, oddly uncomfortable in the silence.
"Well, that was interesting," Mei Ling said, clasping her hands together. "I just wanted to tell both of you thank you for saving me." A huge smile crossed her face. "And now I think I'll leave you two love birds alone. Hee hee!"
She turned around and practically skipped back to the mansion. 'How many times would I blush in one day?' I asked myself. I was only semi-relieved to see that Syaoran was also blushing.
"I just wanted to tell the both of you..." Syaoran's mother was saying, "that I am very proud."
She turned and headed back inside. "See you in the morning!" she called right before she entered, and then she was gone.
I blinked. 'That was fast,' I thought. I felt happy that she was proud of us. She was always so nice. Then I realized what everyone just did. Here I was, outside in the dark with only stars to light the way with Syaoran. WE were all alone.
I looked up at Syaoran, blushing crazily. "You don't...mind that you have to work with me...do you?!" I asked in a quiet voice.
"Mind?! I'm thrilled!" He quickly shut up, but I couldn't let him leave it at that.
"Are you telling the truth?" I asked.
"Sakura. If I could choose one person in the entire world to be a Card captor with, I would choose you. No questions asked."
I threw my arms around him. "Me too, " I said. I wanted to cry. I was so happy! We had been through so much together! Now, it looked like everything would be all right. "If I was in the same situation, I would choose you any day Syaoran. Oh, I've missed you so much! I really did think that was the only way! You know, me naming you Card captor and everything. And then I remembered! Syaoran, Windy wouldn't even listen to me! Not until the last minute anyway! Oh, it was so horrible. You couldn't imagine!"
"I think I could" he murmured against my hair. "I know I could. Sakura, you almost left me...forever!"
"I know," I said, tears forming. "I'm so sorry!" I pulled away and peered into his eyes. "But everything's fine now. We're together again. We need each other."
"Sakura," Syaoran said quietly, brushing the hair away from my face, "I have always needed you."
I gasped, and then his lips were on mine. I felt so comfortable in his arms, so safe. He must really care for me. I couldn't live with out him, that was for sure.
When we pulled apart I rested my head on his shoulder, his arm encircling me. There must be hope, and a lot of it. I closed my eyes and snuggled closer to him. "I love you, Syaoran, with all my heart."
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Chapter 5 Double Star Pow'r
*****Sakura*****
Grabbed Syaoran's hand and pointed the staff star behind me, up towards the sky. "Star Flight!" Dozens of tiny sparks flew out of the stars' tips on my staff, We dove toward the ground, with a streak of silver behind us. We got closer and closer to the ground, and we landed more gently than we expected.
We were in the middle of the trees once again, and I was disappointed to find that they still had that purple color to them. The branches, on instinct I guess, all lashed out in our direction, I took a backward step and looked worriedly at Syaoran. He stepped forward, his face set in a determined expression.
"Star Shower!" he yelled, holding up his staff. He moved the staff in a wide arch as a myriad of golden stars shot our to the stars' tips and high up in the air, then they fell back down onto the trees and blasted them. Now the purple was gone, but the trees were burnt crisps.
"I guess we'll worry about that later," I said, eyes bugging out of my head. Then I turned back to Syaoran. "How did you know what to say...to do?"
He shrugged, "The same way you did; I just knew."
I looked up at the sky and my eyes widened with fear, "Uh-Oh."
"What is it?"
"I don't like the way those purple clouds are forming. Look!"
He looked up and tensed. Above us, purple clouds were tumbling in, covering up the starry sky. I gulped. We had to catch that Clow card, we would be in for it if we didn't.
"What is that?" he asked.
Before I even opened my mouth, a glob from the cloud snaked down like a deformed rope and moved past our heads.
"What the -"
I turned to see where it went and it encircled Mei Ling around the waist and pulled her up off the ground.
"Hey?!" She yelled. "Put me down you stupid Clow card!"
"Mei Ling!" I yelled.
She looked over at me, awestruck. "You-You remember me?!" she asked, dazed.
I smiled and gave a nod of my head.
"Yes."
She smiled and little tiny tears formed at the edges of her eyes. "I'm-"
Right when she was about to finish, the glob-like rope pulled her up over our heads and up to the purple clouds.
"Mei Ling!" I yelled in horror.
"Mei Ling!" Syaoran echoed.
"Get meee dowwnnn frommm here!!!!" she screamed from a distance.
The glob that held Mei Ling captive started stretching down to her feet and upto her head. When it got to her neck she lifted her head upwards so it wouldn't envelope her entire body, 'What if she won't be able to breathe?!'
"Syaoran, do something!" I yelled skeptically.
Even though his staff was above his head when it touched the ground, he lifted it up and yelled, "Star Freeze!"
The golden star started glowing and then everything froze. It wasn't like the tie card exactly because everything was frozen in space except for the people. It was probably used only to freeze Clow Cards for a certain period of time. How long would that be though?
"Star Flight!" I yelled, pointing my staff to the ground. I rose into the air, followed by a stream of silver stars. I made my way up to Mei Ling, but had no idea how I was supposed to free her. The glob froze when it reached the bottom of her feet and chin.
"About time!" She yelled when I reached her.
"Hey, this is still new to me so at least have a little patience," I said holding up my hands. "I'm not perfect."
"Ya, Ya, just GET ME DOWN FROM HERE!"
"Star Disintegration!" I yelled, tapping the purple that was surrounding Mei Ling. It held for a second, and then cracked, releasing Mei Ling. I quickly grabbed her hand right as she started to fall.
"Star Flight!"
We started moving closer and closer to the ground when the Clow card started moving again. A big glob aimed straight toward us and I leaned to the side to avoid being captured.
"This is not good!" Mei Ling and I said in unison.
WE were about 15 feet away from the grounded when three globs of rope came in our direction. I looked over my shoulder in panic, 'What am I going to do?! I dove to the left to avoid being hit and to get Mei Ling out of the way. All of a sudden I was being held back and we both jerked to a halt. Th purple rope wrapped around my ankle and Mei Ling was clinging to me with both hands.
"Don't drop me!" She said, trying not to look down.
We hung there, suspended in the air. The only thing keeping us from falling was the glob around my ankle. I tried to kick my leg free but it wouldn't budge. I could feel the blood slowly flowing to my head.
"Let go!" I yelled helplessly at the Clow card.
"Star destruction!"
I looked down and saw Syaoran with his staff raised. A single golden star about the size of a softball shot out of the staff and towards us. It hit the purple rope like thing that was around my ankle and shattered it, freeing me.
I was so happy that I forgot we were falling.
"Sakura!" Mei Ling yelled.
"Star breeze," came Syaoran's voice once again. A small gust of wind slowed out falling and set us lightly on the ground.
I sighed. "Thanks, Syaoran."
He nodded his head and looked grimly toward the sky again. I looked up in time to see a dozed ropes flying toward us and other people. The Clow card wouldn't give up. It could capture friends and family first and then us. There was hardly anything we could do. I had had enough!
"Star disintegration!" I yelled at the same time Syaoran yelled, "Star destruction!"
A single gold star and tiny silver stars all attacked the globs at the same time. Syaoran and I looked at each other and then it clicked.
"At the same time!" I said hurriedly.
"Right," he agreed.
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Syaoran's view
I watched as Sakura rose into the air and saved Mei Ling. When they started to come back down, that purple stuff streamed back after them.
"Sakura!" I yelled, trying to war her; she didn't hear. She was only about 15 feet away from the ground. It encircled her ankle, trapping her.
"Don't drop me!" I heard Mei Ling's voice.
"Let go!" Sakura yelled to the Clow card, struggling to break free.
I could feel my anger rising. This Clow card had had enough gun for one day. I wasn't about to let it take my friends! I wouldn't let it win!
"Star destruction!" I yelled, holding up my staff.
A gold star about the size of a grapefruit erupted from my staff and shot toward Sakura. When it made contact with he purple rope encircling Sakura's ankle, the purple glob shattered. When Sakura and Mei Ling started falling I knew I had to stop them. I pointed my staff at their falling forms.
"Star Breeze," I said.
A gold shimmer-like substance flew toward them and gently set them down. I was glad that they were finally safe.
"Thanks, Syaoran," Sakura said, sighing.
I gave her a sharp nod of the head but looked back up toward the purple sky. This Clow card had caused enough trouble. "I-we-have to seal it. Now!"
"Star Destruction!" I yelled at the same time I heard Sakura yell,
"Star Disintegration!"
We looked at each other, surprised. Then an idea crossed my mind. If we did this together, we could do it!
"At the same time!" Sakura said, excitedly.
"Right."
I chose the attack I would use and then looked over at Sakura to se if she was ready, She gave a slight nod of the head and we both sprang into action.
"Star Shower!" I yelled.
"Shootings Star!" Sakura said in a strong, commanding voice.
One after another, silver stars shot out of Sakura's staff and hit the purple clouds above. Golden stars joined hers as both of our attacks were combined. It did cause damage, but not very much. We had to do something else. This wouldn't work.
I looked over at Sakura, hoping the same thought crossed her mind. We gazed into each other's eyes as if trying to find hidden answers. We stood there, not talking. It was as if we could communicate with each other by just looking deeply into each other's eyes. Neither of us blinked. Then we knew. It just came to us, as we knew it would. We shifted our grips on our staffs and called out...
"We call upon the power of our stars,
ancient forces near and far,
transform yourselves with all your might, and draw your power, from our light!"
Sakura and I put our stars together and transformed all of the cards. It was amazing how much stronger we bother were now. We had just transformed all of them and yet neither of us were that tired. I could definitely have taken a nap though. The cards weren't just drawing power from Sakura's star, or only mine. The cards relied on both of us now...I guess...they always have.
The cards formed a stack, and then drifted in-between Sakura and I. We both reached for them at the same time, our fingers slightly brushing against each other's. Our eyes locked for a moment and then we both must have blushed. I should have been used to this by now! I cursed myself. We looked down at the cards. Once again they had changed.
"They're green. Like our staffs," Sakura observed.
"With gold and silver," I said. "Like the stars on our staffs."
"Do you think this will be the last time the cards change?" she asked, looking at me in earnest.
"I don't know," I said truthfully.
"Uh, guys?" Mei Ling asked in her annoying know-it-all voice. "Now that you changed all the cards, what exactly are you going to do about the CLOW CARD?!"
Sakura and I looked at each other and grinned. "You'll see," she said. "You'll see."
She turned to me, "Ready?"
I grinned and got a firm hold of my staff. "Ready."
"Hop Card!" she yelled.
The hop card gave both of us little tiny wings on our shoes. I could still remember the time we raced each other through the forest at camp. It was a tie that time, but then again, now...that's what we're planning on.
"Go!" I said.
WE both took a few running steps and then jumped up into the air. We went up in higher and higher toward the purple clouds. I gave her a grin and then she gave me a big smile. I held my staff like I would my sword, and she spun hers around in her hand like a baton, and then caught it. We were ready.
"Double...Star!!!" we shouted in unison.
We pointed our staffs together and a huge gold and Silver Star formed and sped off in the direction of the clouds. Dozens of small gold and silver stars followed suit, and the clouds coiled and churned, eventually forming the little girl once again. She looked surprised and amazed, yet also angry and frustrated.
"Seal it!" I said.
"Right," was Sakura's response. "Let me figure out which card this is first."
She closed her eyes a concentrated, and then her eyes snapped back open. She raised her staff, "Clow card, I demand you return to your power confined! Mischief"
The girl was sucked into her card form. The card flew up and away and then came back. I caught it and then realized that Sakura did also. I blushed a dark scarlet and quickly looked away. It was then that I remembered about the other magic I sensed from earlier. I guess the cards weren't working together after all.
When we landed safely on the ground I asked Sakura; "Do you sense that?"
She looked at me, concentrated for a second, and then said, "No. What is it?"
This time it was my turn to concentrate. I closed my eyes and answered, "It's a card."
"A card?" she asked. "I would be able to sense it if it was a card."
I opened my eyes. "Maybe not," I said with a slow, easy smile. I turned around and faced the bushes. Star card, return to your power confined! Hope!"
The hope card streamed back into its card form and flew into my-and Sakura's hands. Sakura looked at me, her eyes full of questions.
"You released the hope card?"
"On accident," I tried to explain. "I said "hope" out loud thinking that there wasn't any hope. I must have released it without realizing it. You probably couldn't sense it because it was drawing on your power. It would kind of be like you trying to sense yourself."
She nodded her head. "Well, anyway, I'm glad."
I stared at her. She was right. There might not have been any hope if not for the Hope card. 'I gave a little grin. 'She was glad. She wanted to have hope. Now, we have it; I hope.'
"Anyway," Sakura was saying, "I'm glad that's done.
"It's not over yet," I said.
Sakura looked at me in horror, but relaxed a little bit when she saw that I wasn't worried. I raised my staff and said "Star Curer!" The star on my staff began glowing with radiant beams.
All the trees that were burnt, and the little scrapes and cuts on us healed in only a few seconds. It looked as if nothing had even happened. Above us, the sky was sprinkled with dazzling stars and the pale moon was full. Everything was back to normal...pretty much.
"I guess we're both Card Captors now," Sakura said after a moments quiet.
"Yeah," I said. We were both looking at the stars in the sky. "Are you upset about that?"
"Of course not!" she said strongly. Out of the corner of my eye I saw her staring at me now. "I'm glad that you'll be helping me. We're a team! We've always been a team. I did miss the cards, but I'm glad to be sharing the responsibility with you."
Now I looked at her. "Do you mean that?"
"Umm-hmm," she said with a little smile.
I grinned. "I'm glad too."
"Syaoran," It was my mother's voice.
I turned and was aware of Sakura jumping a foot in the air. I suppressed my smile and put on a serious face. "Yes?"
My mom gave a little smile and said, "I assume that you and Sakura will be needing some training. You are both the Card Captors now. It takes a lot of responsibility and, like it or not, you are both stuck."
"She is right," boomed a loud, clear voice.
***Sakura's Point of View***
I didn't think "stuck" was the appropriate word.
To me, it was more of a privilege. I would get to be with Syaoran, and nothing would keep us apart.
"She is right," boomed a loud, clear voice.
I winced, recognizing the Elders' voice too well. Almost nothing would keep us apart.
I turned to look at the Elders. There was a group of them about ten feet away, Syaoran's mother was standing next to Mei Ling, and other kids and people I didn't even know looked at us strangely. I gulped and turned my attention back to the person who had just spoken.
"I still do not know if I agree with this...marriage, but you too do need to be together. It is clear that this girl, Sakura, cares deeply for Syaoran, we all have had enough proof of that."
I blushed like I've never blushed before. And I thought other times had been bad! I wanted to curl up and shrink into a ball, but instead I stood up straight and tall.
"You have both helped each other, as well as the people around you. Yet, you both do have your weaknesses, and you did make a lot of mistakes. Syaoran, you keep thinking that Sakura is the only Card captor and that only she can do certain things; that is not the case. Sakura, whenever something bad happens you turn to Syaoran for the answers and only rely on him; you do have magic, you need to be strong."
I stared, not knowing if I was more angry or ashamed. This person certainly had never been a card captor before. How did he know what to or not to do?! I kept silent, but just barely. They just wanted to help.
"Your training begins tomorrow, bright and early. Make sure you both get a good nights sleep."
With that, all the Clan members turned around and entered the mansion. They shooed in others on their way. Now it was just e, Syaoran, Mei Ling, and his mother. I stood there, oddly uncomfortable in the silence.
"Well, that was interesting," Mei Ling said, clasping her hands together. "I just wanted to tell both of you thank you for saving me." A huge smile crossed her face. "And now I think I'll leave you two love birds alone. Hee hee!"
She turned around and practically skipped back to the mansion. 'How many times would I blush in one day?' I asked myself. I was only semi-relieved to see that Syaoran was also blushing.
"I just wanted to tell the both of you..." Syaoran's mother was saying, "that I am very proud."
She turned and headed back inside. "See you in the morning!" she called right before she entered, and then she was gone.
I blinked. 'That was fast,' I thought. I felt happy that she was proud of us. She was always so nice. Then I realized what everyone just did. Here I was, outside in the dark with only stars to light the way with Syaoran. WE were all alone.
I looked up at Syaoran, blushing crazily. "You don't...mind that you have to work with me...do you?!" I asked in a quiet voice.
"Mind?! I'm thrilled!" He quickly shut up, but I couldn't let him leave it at that.
"Are you telling the truth?" I asked.
"Sakura. If I could choose one person in the entire world to be a Card captor with, I would choose you. No questions asked."
I threw my arms around him. "Me too, " I said. I wanted to cry. I was so happy! We had been through so much together! Now, it looked like everything would be all right. "If I was in the same situation, I would choose you any day Syaoran. Oh, I've missed you so much! I really did think that was the only way! You know, me naming you Card captor and everything. And then I remembered! Syaoran, Windy wouldn't even listen to me! Not until the last minute anyway! Oh, it was so horrible. You couldn't imagine!"
"I think I could" he murmured against my hair. "I know I could. Sakura, you almost left me...forever!"
"I know," I said, tears forming. "I'm so sorry!" I pulled away and peered into his eyes. "But everything's fine now. We're together again. We need each other."
"Sakura," Syaoran said quietly, brushing the hair away from my face, "I have always needed you."
I gasped, and then his lips were on mine. I felt so comfortable in his arms, so safe. He must really care for me. I couldn't live with out him, that was for sure.
When we pulled apart I rested my head on his shoulder, his arm encircling me. There must be hope, and a lot of it. I closed my eyes and snuggled closer to him. "I love you, Syaoran, with all my heart."
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