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Chapter 35
"YAH!" Sakura screamed as she woke from her dream, drenched in sweat. She breathed heavily. "Oh… just a dream… another one… now Syaoran is in it. Is this some kind of warning?" She clutched her chest and calmed her breathing. "Just calm down, Sakura…" She put her back down on her pillow, wrapped her arm around Syaoran, and gave him a small peck on the forehead before closing her eyes drowsily. A few moments later, it finally hit her. "YAAH!" Sakura screamed again. This time, Syaoran woke up screaming as well. He sat up and fell backwards off the bed. "HOEEEEEE! SYAORAN! What the hell are you doing sleeping with me in my room?!" Both of their faces turned bright red. Syaoran stood up and rubbed his head. "Grrr… I'd bet anything Tomoyo had something to do with this… I was sitting by your side when I fell asleep. Next thing I know, I wake up sleeping next to you!" There was the sound of laughter as Tomoyo walked in, smiling from ear to ear. "So, did you like my little surprise. They both yelled at once, "TOMOYO! WHY?!" Tomoyo laughed again. "Well, Syaoran fell asleep after I finished bandaging him up, and he's too heavy for me to carry back to his own room, so I just decided to put him in bed with his lo—" Before Tomoyo could finish saying "love," Syaoran jumped up and put his hands over her mouth. "Syaoran, is something wrong?" Sakura asked as a sweat drop rolled down his head as he tried to smile. "Uh, no, just want to talk with her alone for a second!" And he dragged Tomoyo into the hallway. "Tomoyo!" He screamed, "What did I tell you about using the 'L' word around Sakura?!" Tomoyo smiled again. "You mean you still haven't told her? What's taking so long?" Syaoran blushed. "Well, I'VE TRIED already, but I keep getting interrupted… by some rather annoying people…" he growled.
Tomoyo grabbed the bandages and tore them off. "OW!" Syaoran exclaimed in pain. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" Tomoyo looked a little angry. "Well, it was time for you to take them off. See? Your wounds are healed. But maybe if you hadn't called me annoying, I wouldn't have pulled them off so fast!" Syaoran growled. That's when Tomoyo noticed a faint mark on Syaoran's forehead. She reached up and rubbed it on her sleeves. "What are you doing, Tomoyo?" "AHA!" Tomoyo put her sleeve in Syaoran's forehead where Sakura had kissed him goodnight. There was a faint pink mark. "You know, the only thing I can think of with this color is the lipstick I gave Sakura last night before you left. Any idea why it might be on you? I doubt you tried to put it on you, missed, and hit your forehead!" Syaoran blushed. "I… I don't know! I really have no idea how it got there!" He turned even redder. "Uh-huh. Yeah right, Romeo! I thought you never told her you love her, and now I find out you've been making out with her in bed behind my back!" "No! Really, I have no idea how it got there! I fell asleep at her side, and just woke up! I'm not lying! I've never made out with Sakura in my life!"
That's also when Syaoran noticed he was dressed in the same clothes he wore when he first arrived in the future. "What the… this isn't what I was wearing when I fell asleep last night…" "Well, of course I change your clothes! No offense, Syaoran, but you need someone better to make up your fashion, and since I know the most abut fashion, it had to be me!" Syaoran looked confused. "You… changed my clothes?" Tomoyo blushed more, but still smiled. "Yeah, but I never noticed how cute you are! Though no where near as cute as Sakura!" Syaoran turned 20 shades of red. "I just regret that I didn't have time to make you and Sakura a matching set of pink outfits for our final battle. Sakura… She can do anything, but I failed to make sure she did it always in a new outfit…" Syaoran tried to picture himself in a pink outfit, but quickly shook it off.
Mia approached. "Syaoran, there you are. Where's Sakura? I need to talk to the both of you." "She's in there. I'll go get her." Syaoran said. Syaoran walked into Sakura's room, and a moment later they both came out. "Ok, come with me. We have a lot to discuss." Mia said as they walked off. Tomoyo was still laughing as they walked away.
They came into the large room where the feast was held when they first arrived. There were the same series of tables as before, and all the mages sat in their seats. But there were far too many empty tables for all the mages to fill. Why were there so many, they asked themselves. Mia sat down at one end of the table, and said to everyone, "We shall begin once our messengers return." Everyone took a seat, and Tomoyo came too. But for some strange reason, Touya, Gene, Vincent, and Meilin were missing. Sakura and Syaoran whispered for a few minutes, wondering where they could be. Tomoyo asked them, "What are you two doing? Getting more lipstick all over Syaoran's face?" Their faces turned red in embarrassment and anger. "No! We're just talking!" Syaoran snapped. Then three of them, Touya, Vincent, and Gene, walked in. Mia stood and walked to them. "So, was your mission a success?" She asked. Touya nodded. "Indeed. With this, Sadin won't stand a chance." Mia turned to Meilin, who was just walking into the room. "Ah, Meilin, just in time. Have you any news to report?" Meilin nodded. "The scouts out there told me they could sense the power. It is starting." Mia smiled. "Excellent! Everything is going according to plan! Touya, let our guests in!" At that, Touya walked outside, and few minutes later, he came back in followed by many people who all took seats at the empty tables. Some appeared to be villagers from Vincent's mountain village, some appeared to be from Meilin's village of warriors, and some appeared to be from Gene's village of archers. Everyone took his or her seats. Sakura and Syaoran looked puzzled. They weren't sure what was going on.
Mia stood up. "Welcome all! Today is a glorious new day! With the destruction of the five shrines, mainly with the help of our dear friends Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li, we have guaranteed Sadin cannot take over our world! We have trapped him!" There was a loud cheer throughout the crowd. "However, this is not the way it shall stay! Our scouts have reported the portal is going to open to Sadin's world soon! And once there, Sadin will fall, and all of the world will be restored! The death and destruction… GONE! The world will be back to the way it should be!" There was another cheer.
Mia stepped away from the table and walked over to a giant map on the wall. "We've learned quite a bit about Sadin's castle from Touya who… umm… 'asked' a few demons for some information." Touya cracked his knuckles and smiled. "'Asked?' Heh. That's one way of putting it…" Mia put a large pointer to the board. "The special stones that Sakura and Syaoran managed to put in each shrine not only absorbed the magic power of each shrine to destroy it, but it reversed the effect! In other words, wherever the demons were coming from, within a few days, a portal will open up going the opposite direction, leading us straight to Sadin's domain! Now, if our information is true, then Sadin's home is a fortress-like castle, filled with demons, slaves, monsters, traps, you name it. Our job is simple. Everyone will storm the castle at once to make a way for us to get through. You will all be assigned specific leaders. The team of Alicia Kittie and Natalie will lead all mages. You two have proven to be quite the team from what I've heard, so the job is yours! Now, Vincent will naturally lead the team of villagers from the mountain. And of course, Gene will lead his village of archers into battle. Meilin will aide the team of warriors into the castle while Mihoshi stays here. That leaves Sakura, Syaoran, Keroberos, Yue, Touya, Tomoyo, and I to find Sadin's chamber and to destroy him, turning the world back to its previous state!" The crowd cheered again.
"What about us?" Eriol asked, stepping forward. "Oh! I almost forgot, but then again, you never did give us you names. In any case, you may join us find Sadin's lair and destroy him. Are you alright with that?" Eriol smiled. "Perfect… I intended to destroy him for interfering with my judgments anyways…" "Judgments?" Syaoran asked allowed. "You'll find out soon enough…" Eriol replied before sitting down.
Mia pointed to the cemetery on the map. Here is where we predict the portal will open in approximately 3 days. When it does, it will be large enough to move our entire army! In three days, we storm his castle once and for all… but until then, we shall prepare!" There was another cheer. "But for now, let us celebrate!" And with that, a row of cooks emerged carrying plates of food to the tables and each village ate its fill and went to bed. (Author's note: Actually, only Sakura, Syaoran, their friends and the mages had beds, the other villages had sent up a camp outside.)
The next few days were a lot of fun, but still required a lot of work. Everyone from every village gathered outside to train. The mages practiced focusing their spells. The archers practiced their accuracy with their bows. Vincent helped teach his villagers how to fire rapidly with their old guns, at least when he wasn't out practicing his sword techniques. The warriors from Meilin's village practiced karate and weight lifting. (Author's note: Sakura tried to sit in on a karate session and join in, but didn't do so well, so she decided to only fight with the Fight Card handy… ^^;;) Meilin practiced in the woods with Mihoshi, even though they agreed Mihoshi was too young to go. No one knew where Kero, Yue, Eriol, Ruby, or Spinnel had disappeared to, though.
However, Sakura and Syaoran did most of the training. On the first day, Syaoran taught Sakura proper sword techniques.
"Okay, Sakura, watch my form." Syaoran leaped forward and sliced right through the trunk of a tree in the woods. Syaoran gave it a push to help it along, and it fell backwards, deeper into the woods. Sakura looked in surprise. "You… expect me to do that?!" Syaoran nodded. Just follow my form. Bend your legs, leap, and swipe in one forward motion. The best way to do the most damage in one attack is to do it all in one fluid motion. If you waver, slow down, speed up, or anything like that, the attack isn't as powerful as it could be. And if what Mia says is true, we need to be ready. Now, just try it." Sakura took a deep breath and leaped at another tree. She struck with force, but her sword only went an inch in and got stuck. She put one foot on the tree and pulled hard to get it out. She fell backwards when it did, and Syaoran helped her to her feet. "Hmm… I think I see your problem. Now, try holding it like this." Syaoran stepped behind her and reached for her hands and held her hands over the sword. Sakura blushed. "He's touching my hands… his hands are so warm… I… I…" She thought. "Sakura, are you listening?" "Hoe?" Syaoran sighed. I was just saying, try holding it like this. Now, try it again."
Sakura took another deep breath. She leaped forward, and her blade went clear through the tree. "I… I did it?" Sakura looked again. It really had worked. Sakura's eyes lit up. She turned to Syaoran and smiled. "I really did it! I did it! I used my sword right!" Syaoran looked panicked. "Ahh! Sakura! Look out!" Syaoran jumped and tackled Sakura down to the ground. The tree fell moments later where she stood. "That was close." Syaoran said, over Sakura with his head turned towards where the tree fell. "That's why I pushed it down I—" Syaoran turned his head, and his nose touched Sakura's. There was a moment of utter silence as they sat face to face and a sweat drop fell on both their heads. "YAH!" Syaoran screamed, as he stood up. His face turned red. "Umm… sorry about that!" he said.
"Sorry about what?" Tomoyo's voice came from the village as she walked to them. "Oh? Are you two blushing? Have you been doing anything out here? Hmm?" Tomoyo said with a smile on her face. They blushed even worse. "Umm… no, we've just been practicing sword techniques. Why?" Sakura asked innocently. "Oh, no reason at all…" Tomoyo said. "By the way, it's time to call it a day, let's go inside. Dinner will be ready soon." And they all walked together back inside.
The next day…
Sakura and Syaoran were practicing their magic out in an open field. Sakura dashed around at lightning speed with the Dash Card, hitting as many targets as she could at the same time with the Sword Card. Syaoran summoned water and fire to build their strength. But as they were practicing, Mia approached. "Sakura! Syaoran! Urgent news!" She stopped in front of them, panting for air. "The portal… gasp… it… it's opening sooner than we thought…" She took a deep breath of air. "It's already opened… we didn't expect it to work this quickly… gasp… We tried to tell you sooner, but now it's too late… A group of the remaining demons have surrounded the portal and are attempting to reverse it so more demons can come! And if they did that, there would be no way back into your time!" They both gasped. "You mean we'll be stuck in this horrible world forever if they do?" Sakura asked frightened. "Sadly, yes." Mia replied. "However, their numbers are small, and it would take quite a long time to seal the portal. It could take them like a week. However, a head on attack would be suicide still. So, we've decided to make a sneak attack tomorrow morning before dawn. So let's go back to the village. We'll begin tomorrow. Besides, it will be night in an hour or two. C'mon. We'll need all the rest we can get. Tomorrow is a big day." And they all ran back to the village. There, they ate dinner, took a warm bath to soothe their bruises from training, and went to bed early…
Syaoran stood hurt over the dragon, sword planted in the ground so he could lean on it. He reached his hand out to help Sakura to her feet when the dragon opened its eyes again. The dragon grabbed Syaoran in its claws and squeezed, with Syaoran's cries ringing throughout the room.
"NO! SYAORAN!" Sakura looked around the room. She was sweating nervously. "These dreams… Syaoran… he can't go! Something terrible will happen! I must warn him!"
She spotted a note along with all of her clothes sitting on a chair. She grabbed the note and read it aloud:
"Sakura,
The battle has already begun. There are more demons than we thought. We may be in for a long battle, but I decided you needed your rest, so I didn't wake you. Here are your clothes and your Clow Cards and all of our supplies are in your backpack. Meet us out in the cemetery where the portal has opened.
From,
Syaoran"
"HOEEEE! I've got to get out there and fast!" Sakura ran for the door, still struggling to pull up her skirt and put on her shirt as she hopped out the door. She fell to the floor, but got up and got her skirt on. When she finally finished getting dressed, she summoned her staff as she ran. "I've got to hurry and warn Syaoran!" She grabbed a card and tossed it ahead of her. "DASH CARD!" And with that, she took off running at lightning speeds to the cemetery.
Sounds of gunfire, magic, and swords clashing filled the air. When Sakura arrived, the whole cemetery had been turned into a battlefield. It was a fierce battle. Sakura summoned the Fly Card, sprouted her wings, and watched for Syaoran. She saw Tomoyo blast a group of demons with a spell, Yue slice away a few demons with a sword, Gene fire a direct shot into a demon's chest, but no Syaoran. Suddenly, she spotted him fist fighting with a group of him. Syaoran punched a demon straight to the ground.
"SYAORAN!" She yelled. He looked up. "WE NEED TO TALK!" Syaoran turned quickly around and kicked three demons in the face at once. "IN A MINUTE SAKURA! I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW!" He turned again and began fighting.
Sakura had to help. "SHOT CARD!" A beam of light left the staff and began to fire at her enemies. One by one, the enemies fell. As soon as enough demons fell, everyone rushed for the portal that was wide open. Hordes of villagers ran through it, disappearing instantly. Sakura landed, watching her friends jump through. "Sakura! I'm over here!" Syaoran reached out to grab her hand. "What did you want to—" Suddenly someone bumped into Syaoran and he fell backwards through the portal. "SYAORAN!" Sakura leaped forward and disappeared….
To be continued…
So, what did you think? We're nearing the end… But I have a sequel ready to start!
Chapter 35
"YAH!" Sakura screamed as she woke from her dream, drenched in sweat. She breathed heavily. "Oh… just a dream… another one… now Syaoran is in it. Is this some kind of warning?" She clutched her chest and calmed her breathing. "Just calm down, Sakura…" She put her back down on her pillow, wrapped her arm around Syaoran, and gave him a small peck on the forehead before closing her eyes drowsily. A few moments later, it finally hit her. "YAAH!" Sakura screamed again. This time, Syaoran woke up screaming as well. He sat up and fell backwards off the bed. "HOEEEEEE! SYAORAN! What the hell are you doing sleeping with me in my room?!" Both of their faces turned bright red. Syaoran stood up and rubbed his head. "Grrr… I'd bet anything Tomoyo had something to do with this… I was sitting by your side when I fell asleep. Next thing I know, I wake up sleeping next to you!" There was the sound of laughter as Tomoyo walked in, smiling from ear to ear. "So, did you like my little surprise. They both yelled at once, "TOMOYO! WHY?!" Tomoyo laughed again. "Well, Syaoran fell asleep after I finished bandaging him up, and he's too heavy for me to carry back to his own room, so I just decided to put him in bed with his lo—" Before Tomoyo could finish saying "love," Syaoran jumped up and put his hands over her mouth. "Syaoran, is something wrong?" Sakura asked as a sweat drop rolled down his head as he tried to smile. "Uh, no, just want to talk with her alone for a second!" And he dragged Tomoyo into the hallway. "Tomoyo!" He screamed, "What did I tell you about using the 'L' word around Sakura?!" Tomoyo smiled again. "You mean you still haven't told her? What's taking so long?" Syaoran blushed. "Well, I'VE TRIED already, but I keep getting interrupted… by some rather annoying people…" he growled.
Tomoyo grabbed the bandages and tore them off. "OW!" Syaoran exclaimed in pain. "WHAT THE HELL WAS THAT FOR?!" Tomoyo looked a little angry. "Well, it was time for you to take them off. See? Your wounds are healed. But maybe if you hadn't called me annoying, I wouldn't have pulled them off so fast!" Syaoran growled. That's when Tomoyo noticed a faint mark on Syaoran's forehead. She reached up and rubbed it on her sleeves. "What are you doing, Tomoyo?" "AHA!" Tomoyo put her sleeve in Syaoran's forehead where Sakura had kissed him goodnight. There was a faint pink mark. "You know, the only thing I can think of with this color is the lipstick I gave Sakura last night before you left. Any idea why it might be on you? I doubt you tried to put it on you, missed, and hit your forehead!" Syaoran blushed. "I… I don't know! I really have no idea how it got there!" He turned even redder. "Uh-huh. Yeah right, Romeo! I thought you never told her you love her, and now I find out you've been making out with her in bed behind my back!" "No! Really, I have no idea how it got there! I fell asleep at her side, and just woke up! I'm not lying! I've never made out with Sakura in my life!"
That's also when Syaoran noticed he was dressed in the same clothes he wore when he first arrived in the future. "What the… this isn't what I was wearing when I fell asleep last night…" "Well, of course I change your clothes! No offense, Syaoran, but you need someone better to make up your fashion, and since I know the most abut fashion, it had to be me!" Syaoran looked confused. "You… changed my clothes?" Tomoyo blushed more, but still smiled. "Yeah, but I never noticed how cute you are! Though no where near as cute as Sakura!" Syaoran turned 20 shades of red. "I just regret that I didn't have time to make you and Sakura a matching set of pink outfits for our final battle. Sakura… She can do anything, but I failed to make sure she did it always in a new outfit…" Syaoran tried to picture himself in a pink outfit, but quickly shook it off.
Mia approached. "Syaoran, there you are. Where's Sakura? I need to talk to the both of you." "She's in there. I'll go get her." Syaoran said. Syaoran walked into Sakura's room, and a moment later they both came out. "Ok, come with me. We have a lot to discuss." Mia said as they walked off. Tomoyo was still laughing as they walked away.
They came into the large room where the feast was held when they first arrived. There were the same series of tables as before, and all the mages sat in their seats. But there were far too many empty tables for all the mages to fill. Why were there so many, they asked themselves. Mia sat down at one end of the table, and said to everyone, "We shall begin once our messengers return." Everyone took a seat, and Tomoyo came too. But for some strange reason, Touya, Gene, Vincent, and Meilin were missing. Sakura and Syaoran whispered for a few minutes, wondering where they could be. Tomoyo asked them, "What are you two doing? Getting more lipstick all over Syaoran's face?" Their faces turned red in embarrassment and anger. "No! We're just talking!" Syaoran snapped. Then three of them, Touya, Vincent, and Gene, walked in. Mia stood and walked to them. "So, was your mission a success?" She asked. Touya nodded. "Indeed. With this, Sadin won't stand a chance." Mia turned to Meilin, who was just walking into the room. "Ah, Meilin, just in time. Have you any news to report?" Meilin nodded. "The scouts out there told me they could sense the power. It is starting." Mia smiled. "Excellent! Everything is going according to plan! Touya, let our guests in!" At that, Touya walked outside, and few minutes later, he came back in followed by many people who all took seats at the empty tables. Some appeared to be villagers from Vincent's mountain village, some appeared to be from Meilin's village of warriors, and some appeared to be from Gene's village of archers. Everyone took his or her seats. Sakura and Syaoran looked puzzled. They weren't sure what was going on.
Mia stood up. "Welcome all! Today is a glorious new day! With the destruction of the five shrines, mainly with the help of our dear friends Sakura Kinomoto and Syaoran Li, we have guaranteed Sadin cannot take over our world! We have trapped him!" There was a loud cheer throughout the crowd. "However, this is not the way it shall stay! Our scouts have reported the portal is going to open to Sadin's world soon! And once there, Sadin will fall, and all of the world will be restored! The death and destruction… GONE! The world will be back to the way it should be!" There was another cheer.
Mia stepped away from the table and walked over to a giant map on the wall. "We've learned quite a bit about Sadin's castle from Touya who… umm… 'asked' a few demons for some information." Touya cracked his knuckles and smiled. "'Asked?' Heh. That's one way of putting it…" Mia put a large pointer to the board. "The special stones that Sakura and Syaoran managed to put in each shrine not only absorbed the magic power of each shrine to destroy it, but it reversed the effect! In other words, wherever the demons were coming from, within a few days, a portal will open up going the opposite direction, leading us straight to Sadin's domain! Now, if our information is true, then Sadin's home is a fortress-like castle, filled with demons, slaves, monsters, traps, you name it. Our job is simple. Everyone will storm the castle at once to make a way for us to get through. You will all be assigned specific leaders. The team of Alicia Kittie and Natalie will lead all mages. You two have proven to be quite the team from what I've heard, so the job is yours! Now, Vincent will naturally lead the team of villagers from the mountain. And of course, Gene will lead his village of archers into battle. Meilin will aide the team of warriors into the castle while Mihoshi stays here. That leaves Sakura, Syaoran, Keroberos, Yue, Touya, Tomoyo, and I to find Sadin's chamber and to destroy him, turning the world back to its previous state!" The crowd cheered again.
"What about us?" Eriol asked, stepping forward. "Oh! I almost forgot, but then again, you never did give us you names. In any case, you may join us find Sadin's lair and destroy him. Are you alright with that?" Eriol smiled. "Perfect… I intended to destroy him for interfering with my judgments anyways…" "Judgments?" Syaoran asked allowed. "You'll find out soon enough…" Eriol replied before sitting down.
Mia pointed to the cemetery on the map. Here is where we predict the portal will open in approximately 3 days. When it does, it will be large enough to move our entire army! In three days, we storm his castle once and for all… but until then, we shall prepare!" There was another cheer. "But for now, let us celebrate!" And with that, a row of cooks emerged carrying plates of food to the tables and each village ate its fill and went to bed. (Author's note: Actually, only Sakura, Syaoran, their friends and the mages had beds, the other villages had sent up a camp outside.)
The next few days were a lot of fun, but still required a lot of work. Everyone from every village gathered outside to train. The mages practiced focusing their spells. The archers practiced their accuracy with their bows. Vincent helped teach his villagers how to fire rapidly with their old guns, at least when he wasn't out practicing his sword techniques. The warriors from Meilin's village practiced karate and weight lifting. (Author's note: Sakura tried to sit in on a karate session and join in, but didn't do so well, so she decided to only fight with the Fight Card handy… ^^;;) Meilin practiced in the woods with Mihoshi, even though they agreed Mihoshi was too young to go. No one knew where Kero, Yue, Eriol, Ruby, or Spinnel had disappeared to, though.
However, Sakura and Syaoran did most of the training. On the first day, Syaoran taught Sakura proper sword techniques.
"Okay, Sakura, watch my form." Syaoran leaped forward and sliced right through the trunk of a tree in the woods. Syaoran gave it a push to help it along, and it fell backwards, deeper into the woods. Sakura looked in surprise. "You… expect me to do that?!" Syaoran nodded. Just follow my form. Bend your legs, leap, and swipe in one forward motion. The best way to do the most damage in one attack is to do it all in one fluid motion. If you waver, slow down, speed up, or anything like that, the attack isn't as powerful as it could be. And if what Mia says is true, we need to be ready. Now, just try it." Sakura took a deep breath and leaped at another tree. She struck with force, but her sword only went an inch in and got stuck. She put one foot on the tree and pulled hard to get it out. She fell backwards when it did, and Syaoran helped her to her feet. "Hmm… I think I see your problem. Now, try holding it like this." Syaoran stepped behind her and reached for her hands and held her hands over the sword. Sakura blushed. "He's touching my hands… his hands are so warm… I… I…" She thought. "Sakura, are you listening?" "Hoe?" Syaoran sighed. I was just saying, try holding it like this. Now, try it again."
Sakura took another deep breath. She leaped forward, and her blade went clear through the tree. "I… I did it?" Sakura looked again. It really had worked. Sakura's eyes lit up. She turned to Syaoran and smiled. "I really did it! I did it! I used my sword right!" Syaoran looked panicked. "Ahh! Sakura! Look out!" Syaoran jumped and tackled Sakura down to the ground. The tree fell moments later where she stood. "That was close." Syaoran said, over Sakura with his head turned towards where the tree fell. "That's why I pushed it down I—" Syaoran turned his head, and his nose touched Sakura's. There was a moment of utter silence as they sat face to face and a sweat drop fell on both their heads. "YAH!" Syaoran screamed, as he stood up. His face turned red. "Umm… sorry about that!" he said.
"Sorry about what?" Tomoyo's voice came from the village as she walked to them. "Oh? Are you two blushing? Have you been doing anything out here? Hmm?" Tomoyo said with a smile on her face. They blushed even worse. "Umm… no, we've just been practicing sword techniques. Why?" Sakura asked innocently. "Oh, no reason at all…" Tomoyo said. "By the way, it's time to call it a day, let's go inside. Dinner will be ready soon." And they all walked together back inside.
The next day…
Sakura and Syaoran were practicing their magic out in an open field. Sakura dashed around at lightning speed with the Dash Card, hitting as many targets as she could at the same time with the Sword Card. Syaoran summoned water and fire to build their strength. But as they were practicing, Mia approached. "Sakura! Syaoran! Urgent news!" She stopped in front of them, panting for air. "The portal… gasp… it… it's opening sooner than we thought…" She took a deep breath of air. "It's already opened… we didn't expect it to work this quickly… gasp… We tried to tell you sooner, but now it's too late… A group of the remaining demons have surrounded the portal and are attempting to reverse it so more demons can come! And if they did that, there would be no way back into your time!" They both gasped. "You mean we'll be stuck in this horrible world forever if they do?" Sakura asked frightened. "Sadly, yes." Mia replied. "However, their numbers are small, and it would take quite a long time to seal the portal. It could take them like a week. However, a head on attack would be suicide still. So, we've decided to make a sneak attack tomorrow morning before dawn. So let's go back to the village. We'll begin tomorrow. Besides, it will be night in an hour or two. C'mon. We'll need all the rest we can get. Tomorrow is a big day." And they all ran back to the village. There, they ate dinner, took a warm bath to soothe their bruises from training, and went to bed early…
Syaoran stood hurt over the dragon, sword planted in the ground so he could lean on it. He reached his hand out to help Sakura to her feet when the dragon opened its eyes again. The dragon grabbed Syaoran in its claws and squeezed, with Syaoran's cries ringing throughout the room.
"NO! SYAORAN!" Sakura looked around the room. She was sweating nervously. "These dreams… Syaoran… he can't go! Something terrible will happen! I must warn him!"
She spotted a note along with all of her clothes sitting on a chair. She grabbed the note and read it aloud:
"Sakura,
The battle has already begun. There are more demons than we thought. We may be in for a long battle, but I decided you needed your rest, so I didn't wake you. Here are your clothes and your Clow Cards and all of our supplies are in your backpack. Meet us out in the cemetery where the portal has opened.
From,
Syaoran"
"HOEEEE! I've got to get out there and fast!" Sakura ran for the door, still struggling to pull up her skirt and put on her shirt as she hopped out the door. She fell to the floor, but got up and got her skirt on. When she finally finished getting dressed, she summoned her staff as she ran. "I've got to hurry and warn Syaoran!" She grabbed a card and tossed it ahead of her. "DASH CARD!" And with that, she took off running at lightning speeds to the cemetery.
Sounds of gunfire, magic, and swords clashing filled the air. When Sakura arrived, the whole cemetery had been turned into a battlefield. It was a fierce battle. Sakura summoned the Fly Card, sprouted her wings, and watched for Syaoran. She saw Tomoyo blast a group of demons with a spell, Yue slice away a few demons with a sword, Gene fire a direct shot into a demon's chest, but no Syaoran. Suddenly, she spotted him fist fighting with a group of him. Syaoran punched a demon straight to the ground.
"SYAORAN!" She yelled. He looked up. "WE NEED TO TALK!" Syaoran turned quickly around and kicked three demons in the face at once. "IN A MINUTE SAKURA! I'M A LITTLE BUSY RIGHT NOW!" He turned again and began fighting.
Sakura had to help. "SHOT CARD!" A beam of light left the staff and began to fire at her enemies. One by one, the enemies fell. As soon as enough demons fell, everyone rushed for the portal that was wide open. Hordes of villagers ran through it, disappearing instantly. Sakura landed, watching her friends jump through. "Sakura! I'm over here!" Syaoran reached out to grab her hand. "What did you want to—" Suddenly someone bumped into Syaoran and he fell backwards through the portal. "SYAORAN!" Sakura leaped forward and disappeared….
To be continued…
So, what did you think? We're nearing the end… But I have a sequel ready to start!