Elements Chapter 5: The Spring Ball, a card captor sakura fanfic

The next two days went quickly, soon their day as human and pet became a routine Wow! This is the 5^th Chapter already! Enjoy and Review! Thank you for reviewing my other chapters! Anyway, thanks to my best friend, Kari Tendou, for helping me to choose the song I used here, which, by the way, I do not own.
Elements

Chapter Five: The Spring Ball

A fanfiction by Kyo

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The next two days went quickly, soon their day as human and pet became a routine. Syaoran would wake up first and he would wake Sakura up with a nuzzle on her neck. She would wake up with a giggle and greet him in her own genki way. They would go to school, she with her roller blades, he with his cute, short, four paws. He would snarl away any male that tried to ask her out for a date and she would give him a pat on the head.

Soon it was Friday. Syaoran had been more tired lately due to the lack of sleep and too much training. Sakura had asked him a couple of times if he was alright, to which he kept responding he was okay. He wanted to keep a secret that he would be able to go to the Ball with her.

"Sakura! Matte!" Tomoyo called from the other side of the corridor.

"Ohayo Tomoyo!" Sakura greeted her panting friend now that she was by her side.

"Ohayo Sakura! I finally finished your dress and Li's tux! They are wonderful!" She said with stars on her eyes.

Sakura sweatdropped. "That's great Tomoyo! But you didn't ask me what design I wanted." Sakura mentioned to her best friend. On the floor, seated on his hind legs, Syaoran nodded.

"Ohohohoho! I wanted it to be a surprise! That's why I didn't tell you. Ohohohoho!" Tomoyo said in her own special way. Sakura sweatdropped some more. Syaoran did the same.

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"Tadaima!" Sakura called when she arrived home. A male voice responded her. "Okaeri Nasai!" It was Touya.

"How was your day kaijuu?" Touya asked in a teasing voice.

"Sakura is not a kaijuu!" She practically shouted, giving him a stomp on the foot. Touya made a painful face, and muttered an "ittai" but when he recovered enough he kept teasing her. "You see? You are a kaijuu, you stomped on my foot." This earned him another stomp, but Sakura missed.

"So are you going to the ball tonight, kaijuu?" Sakura fumed. "Yes, I am going." She snapped.

"May I ask with who?" Touya asked, still being the overprotective brother he was. Sakura smirked as she imagined his reaction when she told him she was going with Syaoran. Syaoran smirked a identical smile as her thought crossed his mind.

"I'm going with Syaoran." She said casually. It was Touya's turn to fume.

"With that Gaki!? There is no way your are going with him!" He ordered. Syaoran snarled at him from his place at the floor. Sakura gave him a pat on the head to calm him down.

"Syaoran is not a Gaki! He is sweet and caring!" She said angrily. Syaoran blushed at this statement. She actually thinks that? He asked himself.

"Besides, you are not the one deciding." She continued, this time more calmly. "Dad is the one, and you know Dad has nothing against Syaoran."

Touya grunted but didn't argue further. "And where are you going to put that mutt of yours? I am not taking care of it." He asked angrily, seeing that he had the last argument lost. Sakura smiled sweetly at him as she walked outside the kitchen and to her room. "You don't have to worry, he is coming with me." Touya was confused. She was taking the pup to the Ball? Weird.

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It was already 6 and Tomoyo hadn't arrived with the dress and the tux. Sakura was getting nervous. Even if the Ball started till 8 or 9. Syaoran watched her pace back and forth through her room. He was getting dizzy with all that pacing.

You are going to wear a hole on the floor if you keep doing that. He chided her. Sakura favored him with a smile. And how come you are so calm? The Ball starts in three hours and you still can't transform into human.

Wanna bet? He challenged. Sakura had no time to answer because Tomoyo made her way to Sakura's room hurriedly, with two packages on her hands.

"I'm here! Hohohoho!" Sakura and Syaoran sweatdropped. "I got the dress and the tux done. Come here Sakura," she handed her one of the packages. "change into this, go." She pushed her out of the room and to the bathroom. Sakura couldn't even say hello.

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Li Syaoran stood outside Sakura's house with a black tux and a Cherry Blossom on his pocket, courtesy of one Daidouji Tomoyo. Everything had gone really fast. Sakura had gotten changed and ready all the while he had his eyes closed. Tomoyo didn't want him to see Sakura till it was time for the date.

He sighed. It was now time to face Touya. Fujitaka hadn't arrived yet. This was going to be a hard situation.

Syaoran had to jump out through the window after his transformation, because three people in that small room didn't fit, and Tomoyo needed a huge quantity of space when she was in her design mode.

He sighed again. The point was that it was already time for the Ball and everything was ready. Everything he had to do is ring the bell and wait till Touya opened the door. He took a in deep breath, exhaled slowly and pushed the doorbell. It was answered by one grumpy older brother.

"What do you want, Gaki?" Touya asked coldly, a glare in his eyes.

"I came for Sakura." He responded with a glare of his own.

Sakura ran downstairs and found the males engaged in fierce glare-to-death match. Sakura hoed. Then Tomoyo joined her, her camcorder in hand, ready to record Li's reaction in tape for further use. She cleared her throat. Syaoran stopped glaring and looked at her. Then he looked at Sakura. His breath caught in his throat. Sakura was breathtaking. Literally.

"Wow!" was all the Syaoran could choke out. Sakura giggled. She was wearing a simple and elegant dress. It was white, long and formal, it almost touched the floor, even with her light platforms. It was sleeveless with a high neck, nothing was reveled except for her arms and face. The fabric glowed almost with it's own light. Syaoran had to agree Tomoyo was a great designer. And he agreed wholeheartedly that Sakura was the most beautiful human being to ever step on Earth.

When he snapped out of his admiration, he managed to stutter. "You look beautiful." Sakura smiled to him. "And you look very handsome in that tux." She said as she rested her hand on his arm. Syaoran blushed bright red. They stepped out of the house, totally forgetting about the fuming Touya. Tomoyo followed them, talking into her cell phone, her V8 fixed on both Card Captors. A minute later, two limos stopped right before them. Sakura looked sharply at Tomoyo.

"You shouldn't have Tomoyo!" Sakura told her. Tomoyo faced her with a no-nonsense look. "Thank me later." She said while smiling the everything-for-Sakura smile. "But what about you?" Sakura asked. "Don't worry about me. I'll catch up with you later." She pushed them inside the limo and closed the door.

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Syaoran stepped out of the limo and held a hand to Sakura to help her get out too. The Ball had already started, lots of teens, some accompanied, some alone, walked inside the gym, where the Ball was held. The theme naturally was Spring. Everything was covered with Cherry Blossoms and other flowers. The music was low and soft, that was because the party hadn't started completely.

Sakura and Syaoran walked inside the gym, Sakura's hand rested on Syaoran's arm. Some teens looked up from what they were doing to look who had entered the gym. Gossip and murmurs were heard. Males and females looked at the couple with jealously. But none of it was like the feeling that filled Jong-Su when he saw Sakura arm in arm with the young Chinese boy. A feeling of hatred and revulsion filled him. He wanted to kill him, to shove him out of the way. His feelings blinded him, his vision went blood red. His legs took him where now Li and Kinomoto stood, only a thought on his mind, erase him from the map. His hand clenched into a tight fist, ready to punch his foe on the nape.

Syaoran knew by instinct that he was in danger. He stepped out of the way, pulling Sakura by the wrist. Just then the angered Jong-Su failed his punch, this only irritated him more.

"This is not the time, not the place, Jong-Su." Syaoran said coldly, a glare on his handsome eyes. When Sakura recovered from her surprise, she fixed her glare on the Korean boy, who flinched despite himself. It was strange to see Sakura glare, but when she glared she could be even more fearful than the Little Wolf. All the surrounding people stood up from their seats and gathered around the opponents, thinking there was going to be a battle.

The fog that covered Jong-Su's mind receded and let him think. He growled low and deep to the Chinese teen, but instead of stepping forward and fight like everybody thought he would, he stepped backward and mixed in the crowd. Sakura and Syaoran sighed at the same time. The crowd was now getting back to their last occupations, murmuring.

"That guy is so annoying." Sakura complained.

"I should have bit him to death when I got the chance." Syaoran growled in the direction Jong-Su had disappeared.

"Syaoran!" Sakura exclaimed, alarmed, but Syaoran gave her a half-smirk to let her know he was joking. Just then, a slow song started playing...

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Tomoyo arrived panting to the Ball. Damn traffic. She thought. That was the prize for taking a detour to her house to get more tape. Tomoyo searched for her two friends but she didn't see them through all the crowd. Oh well! I'll tape them later. Now a drink. She got to the punch table. She was about to take a glass and serve herself, when a hand handed her a one glass of the punch. Tomoyo looked at the owner of the hand. It was a boy she had never met before. Yet she felt like she had known her all her life. He was smiling sweetly at her. Tomoyo stopped looking at him and took the glass from his hands.

"Thank you very much!" She said cheerfully, and smiled and identically sweet smile up at him. Tomoyo studied him more closely. He had astounding blue eyes, with identically blue hair. With thin glasses mounted on a perfect nose. He was well built and was considerably taller than her. But his smile was that intrigued her the most.

"What is such a lovely lady like you doing here all alone?" He asked politely, with English accent, she noted.

"And how do you know I'm alone?" She responded with another question, in the same polite voice.

"Well, I must say such an astounding beauty as yours is quite noticeable." Tomoyo giggled. She liked this boy, he was such a gentleman...

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"Hmm... do you want to dance?" Syaoran said quickly and in a hush.

"Pardon me?" Sakura said. He spoke in such a low voice and so quickly she couldn't make out a word he had said.

He took a deep breath in, then he said, this time more slowly. "Do you want to dance?" All the while looking to the floor.

"Sure!" She gripped his arm and took him to the dance floor. He was practically being dragged along. It was a slow song, written only for couples.

I could stay awake just to hear u breathing

Watch u smile while u are sleeping

While you're far way dreaming

I could spend my life in this sweet surrender

I could stay lost in this moment forever

Every moment spent wit u is a moment I treasure

Sakura danced with him. He had blushed a very bright red when she had placed his left hand on her waist and she had taken his other hand in her own, but now he was more relaxed, enjoying the song and enjoying of the best company he could think of.

Don't wanna close my eyes

Don't wanna fall asleep

Cuz I'd miss u baby

And I don't wanna miss a thing

Cuz even when I dream of u

The sweetest dream would never do

I'd still miss u baby

And I don't wanna miss a thing

Sakura leaned on his shoulder. This was perfect! If only he knew how she felt... I'll tell him. Someday I will. She promised to herself. Even if she was rejected, he would know. Then, she would have no regrets about it. Someday... She said to herself. She closed her eyes and inhaled his autumn and sandalwood scent. This was how she wanted to be forever, she wanted to hold on to this moment forever...

Laying close to u

Feeling your heart beating

And I'm wondering what you're dreaming

Wondering if it's me you're seeing

Then I kiss your eyes

And thank God we're together

I just want to stay with u in this forever

Forever and ever

The song continued, and so did their dance. Each one held the other like there was no tomorrow. The world melted away and now the only two that remained were they. Holding each other for dear life. They dance to the slow beat of the song, forgetting about everybody else, about everything else. Just the two of them...

Why can't I tell her? Syaoran asked himself. Three simple words! I. Love. You. Ha! He laughed sarcastically to himself. Those three words are nothing but simple... He thought bitterly, secretly admiring the face of the angel he held in his arms.

Laying close to u

Feeling your heart beating

And I'm wondering what you're dreaming

Wondering if it's me you're seeing

Then I kiss your eyes

And thank God were together

I just want to stay with u in this forever

Forever and ever

Sakura relaxed at the feel of his beating heart under her cheek. So simple, yet so complicated. She thought. Three words, that's all you need. Three words! And you can't say them, you are such a Baka! But someday... yes someday he will know. And I'll love him even if he rejects me. Sakura thought. Her face saddened at the thought of being rejected by the love of her life.

Outside of their own little world, Tomoyo video taped the whole scene, next to the boy she had just met.

"They look cute together." He said, looking at them with a half smirk. Yes they looked cute together, meant to be.

Tomoyo responded him without looking at him, her eyes fixed on the Card Captors through her camcorder. "Yes, they do. And they love each other, but they haven't told each other." She said sadly.

The English boy looked sharply at her. "Really? They should tell each other. They won't be happy if they don't know..." He said matter-of-factly.

I don't wanna miss one smile

I don't wanna miss one kiss

I just wanna be with u

Right here with u just like this

I just wanna hold u close

Feel your heart so close to mine

And just stay here in this moment

for all the rest of time

Baby,Baby

"Yes, I know Hiragisawa. But they don't understand. They fear to be rejected." Tomoyo said in the same matter-of-fact tone.

"Call me Eriol." He said softly. Tomoyo looked at him, studied him for a moment, then answered. "Only if you call me Tomoyo." She said cheerfully, when he smiled and nodded, she fixed her eyes back to the couple before her.

Don't wanna close my eyes

Don't wanna fall asleep

Cuz I'd miss u baby

And I don't wanna miss a thing

Cuz even when I dream of u

The sweetest dream would never do

I'd still miss u baby

And I don't wanna miss a thing

End of song, people left the dancing floor and took their seats. Others stayed. Sakura and Syaoran did the first. Just then, just when they were about to take their places, they felt it. The presence. It was all over the place, like a burning fire.

"Great." Syaoran muttered under his breath. He was about to take a step outside the building when Sakura grabbed his wrist. Syaoran looked at her and blinked at the expression of concern she was giving him. "Syaoran, we promised Kero we wouldn't go for it." She said softly. "But... But..." Was all he could manage to stutter. He felt totally weaponless at the puppy face Sakura showed him. "Okay! Fine! I'll stay here and ignore it!" He said a bit grumpily and sat down. Sakura favored him with a smile. "Thank you." She said sweetly. Syaoran tried to glare at her, but all he could do was sigh in defeat. Damn! She leaves me weaponless with a single smile! I'm such a weak baka! He chided himself, but oh how good he felt when she smiled up at him.

Sakura tried to start a conversation in an effort to ignore the magical tug of her senses. "What does it feel to be a wolf?" She asked Syaoran, who was starting to fidget.

"Umm... well it's almost the same, but you are smaller and can't reach things easily. Not having thumbs is a problem." He responded, trying to keep his mind out of the burning feeling of the magical presence. "You can smell and hear everything, is quite annoying." And he made a face, to what Sakura giggled. The sensation of the magical presence was still there, and to ignore it was like having your hand in a burning flame and not being able to retreat it. And was them or the air was getting hotter?

A huge roar was heard outside, but nobody seemed to care. Only the Card Captors seemed to be getting more restless by the moment. Ignore it, ignore it, ignore it, ignore it... They kept saying to themselves. It wasn't working, the more they tried to forget it the stronger the presence got.

If you don't come out and fight me Card Captors, I'll burn everything to the ground. The Cherry Blossom and the Little Wolf stiffened at the same time, a move that was noticed by one Daidouji Tomoyo.

"You heard that?" Sakura asked Syaoran nervously. He nodded, a deep scowl present on his face. "What do we don now? I didn't know the Card could communicate telepathically."

"I'll stop it. You stay here." He said as he stood up. "Are you crazy? I'm not letting you go alone. I'll go with you." She said as she stood up too, a determined frown on her delicate features. Syaoran kept silent for a second, evaluating the consequences and the risks. We could get hurt. It's one fourth of the total card power in a single card, that's a lot of magic, but if we don't go, it will burn the gym and probably the whole school. Finally he nodded, and started walking toward the exit. Sakura followed.

Unaware to the two Card Captors three pairs of eyes followed their movements. Sakura's best friend, Daidouji Tomoyo, the mysterious new comer, Hiragisawa Eriol, and the obsessed teen, Jong-Su. All three followed them with their eyes.

"Hmm... Eriol... Could you please stay here, meanwhile I go... I go to the... I go to get a drink? Please?"

"But of course, Tomoyo I'll wait here for you." He smiled sweetly. Don't worry, I'll be here when you return.

"Thank you, I won't take long." She smiled sweetly too. She stood up and followed her two friends, when she was out of sight, Eriol followed without being noticed.

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"Where is it?" Syaoran asked Sakura through the darkness. The feeling grew stronger with each step they took toward the woods.

"There!" Sakura shouted when she saw a blazing fire right in front of them. A beast emerged from the flames. The same evil smirk Sakura had seen in her dream was now on it's catlike features.

So you decided to come Card Captors? The sorcerer and sorceress heard in their minds, then a maniacal laugh. Very stupid of you, I must say. Didn't your Guardian told you to stay away from me? It took a step forward, the heat near it was almost unbearable. Yes, you are stupid. And you'll pay for your stupidity. I'll burn you to the bone! The blazing creature charged at them at a run. Syaoran took his protective position in front of Sakura, ready to protect her with his life. Ha! You won't be able to stop me, Li Syaoran! He hissed viciously in the Card Captors' minds. I'll take the life of your girlfriend away!

The Little Wolf had no time to answer or respond. The winged beast shoved him out of the way with one mighty claw. He hit a tree back-first. He was dizzy and in pain, but that didn't stop him from seeing the beast slash Sakura on her side, and he couldn't do anything to prevent it. He felt desperate, and yet he couldn't move. Sakura! No! He thought in a state of complete panic.

"AAH" Sakura cried in pain, while she tried to stop the bleeding with her hands and glared at the beast that was making her go trough all this pain. The Card was wearing it's usual evil smirk, that showed all of his white, sharp teeth, that soon would be drenched in blood, like in her vision. Now, the final blow.

Sakura closed her eyes, and waited. Waited for her death. She only regretted one thing in her life. Not having told Syaoran how much she loved him.

Sakura felt a presence, but this wasn't the presence of her Little Wolf, nor it was from the cruel beast that was about to kill her. No, it was the presence of someone much powerful, and gentle.

Leave her alone Flame. Is not time for you to make appearance yet. A gentle voice said in all the minds of the magical creatures present at the moment. Clow's voice.

The beast roared in annoyance, but backed away, knowing full well that if he didn't do what he was told, this could be his last breath. I'll leave. He said, while glaring at the Card Mistress, who had opened her eyes and was giving the beast a glare of her own.. But I'll be back, and next time you won't be as lucky. He hissed. He left without glancing back. Disappeared into the darkness.

Syaoran stood up from his spot in the tree and neared the bleeding sorceress. He arrived panting do to the pain on his back. Sakura was in a state of complete shock. She was still glaring at the spot where the flaming beast had disappeared. She only looked away when Syaoran touched her.

"Sakura, daijoubu?" Syaoran asked. Stupid question. He thought. He kneeled beside her. Sakura looked up at him with teary eyes. She was in shock. Sakura started to cry uncontrollably on his shoulder. Syaoran embraced her, while at the same time he tried to wrap her wound with some fabric of his tux he had ripped out.

"I could have died... I could have died." She said once and again on his shoulder. Her voice muffled and her face and his shirt tear strained. "Shh, shh. It's going to be alright. Shh shh." He cradled her on his arms while he kept her warm to make the shock disappear. Sakura breathed quickly and shallow. Syaoran didn't know how much time they had till she passed out. And he was clueless about the time he had left before he transformed into a wolf again, with the energy drain it could be before he had thought.

"What did you do to her?" A male voice yelled. Syaoran looked up with Sakura's face still buried on his shoulder.

"Jong-Su!" Syaoran didn't know what to do. He couldn't leave Sakura alone, and he was drained with pain and worries, he wouldn't be able to fight him. "This is not the time not the place Jong-Su, stay away from her."

"Ha! You want me to stay away from her, I wasn't the one that hurt her." Syaoran glared at him, thinking what to do. I know! The Time! But I'll have to hurry.

"I'm sorry Jong-Su but I have no time for you, I have more important things in my mind than you." He said coldly making his sword appear on his left hand. Jong-Su gasped and looked incredulously at him with wide open eyes.

"Time! Come on Forth!" he yelled. Time stopped for all non-magical creatures. Syaoran felt the drain of the time instantly, but he stood up with Sakura on his arms, being very careful not to hurt her further. Thank God she is so powerful, any other person would be dead already. He thought while he ran the fastest his legs could carry him. My apartment is the only place, and the nearest too. I'll call Tomoyo from there.

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Eriol sat down where he was before all the mess started. Contemplating the faces of the frozen people around him. Some were dancing, some were talking, others eating. Frozen like marble statues, yet, if you touched them, you would feel them warm, alive. My descendant is not as dumb as I thought he would be. Using time was a good way of getting away going unnoticed. But he will get drained... But he is very strong, he will survive. He smiled his usual smile and waited, waited for the return of Tomoyo and for the flow of time.

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The instant he entered his apartment the flow of time continued. He felt totally drained but he found enough strength to put Sakura on his bed. Sakura had finally passed out. She was no longer bleeding, but you could say she was in time. Her face was still tear strained and her face had a frown of pain. Syaoran seated beside her limp form, panting. He reached for his green cell phone and punched Tomoyo's number in. It rang only one time before she picked up.

"Sakura!" was Tomoyo's desperate first word.

"No, it's Li." He could say no more because Tomoyo started talking again.

"Where's Sakura? Is she alright? If something happened to her—"

"She is hurt, but she will be fine. Could you come to my apartment? I could use the help. Agh!" He grunted.

"What is it? You are hurt too?" Tomoyo asked trying to stay quiet, since didn't want anybody to hear the conversation.

"A bit. But that's not it—Agh!"

"Then what is ti!?" She asked desperately, forgetting about being quiet.

"I'm starting to transform back to wolf. Hurry. Ugh!"

Tomoyo hung up and looked at Eriol, who was politely not paying attention to her conversation through the phone.

"Eriol, I'm sorry but I really have to go." She said while getting her things. "It was nice to meet you, maybe we will see each other some other time." She said already on her feet. Eriol stood up too to say good-bye properly. "It was nice to meet you too. We will see each other again." He said mysteriously. Tomoyo blinked despite herself, she was about to make a question but then she remembered she had more significant thing to do in this moment.

"Bye!" She said, almost running to the door. "Bye... Tomoyo." He said softly.

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When Tomoyo arrived the apartment she found that the door was open. She came inside in a panic. "Sakura! Li!" She called. She searched the living room, the kitchen and finally she found them in Li's room. Li was back to being a wolf and was lying next to Sakura. Both were passed out. The pain Tomoyo guessed. Tomoyo had to smile, if it wasn't for all the blood strained clothes she would think they looked cute... Tomoyo prepared herself to work. If Li is a wolf, he won't be able to help. Better start working. Tomoyo decided to call Touya and tell him Sakura was going to spend the night at her house. Then she would call her house and tell them she was going to spend the night at Sakura's house... next thing in the list, cook dinner, get Sakura decent clothes and decent bandages, and try to wake the little wolf up...

She sighed. This was going to be one long night...

To be continued...

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What do you think so far? This is turning to be a E+T too...