Meetings 3
Hey peeps!! I don't get alotta reviews for this story but I like it myself so I'll keep it going. Anyhows I've finally been able to get some action in this story so here goes.
Chapter 3
Duo had his arm slung over Sakura's shoulder casually. The day had been getting cloudier and cloudier, it worried him. He could feel Vorgon's force nearing...
Sakura felt small all of a sudden, everything was quiet and there weren't any people around.
Vorgon stroked a small white cat at his side, opening a black portal hole with a wave of his hand, "Hestus go and find that girl."
The small white cat jumped in. Vorgon smiled dully, he thought,
Sakura tickled the little white cat that had come across her path.
Duo watched uneasily, "Sakura lets go. It's just a stray."
"What? Do you have something against stray cats Duo?"
"No..."
"Don't be so mean Duo, it's just a little kitty it can't do anything!"
Sakura glanced up, at a peeved Duo, "Fine! Take the freaking cat home with you!"
Sakura smiled sweetly, "Thanks."
Duo shrugged his shoulders sighing at the same time.
Sakura glanced down at the small cat huddled in her arms, it had black socks and ears. There was also a black diamond like patch of color on his forehead, Sakura thought quietly to herself.
Upon arriving at her house she waved a quick goodbye to duo before hurrying up her porch steps. Opening the door she dropped the cat onto the floor, Sakura ran towards the kitchen filling a small bowl with water for the cat. (k, peeps cat's don't really drink milk all the time!)
"Hestus! Hurry and get your job done! I don't have all the patience in the world!"
Hestus hissed, the patches of black on his fur grew until he was covered in an obsidian black color. It sprang up onto the steps, looking around quickly it yowled. Immediately the back legs straightened standing up on their own, Hestus grew larger and larger, until he was the size of an average child's height at 17. The black fur melted away except for her hair, it remained a luminous black color. Gray eyes peered out on the world, Hestus lifted her hand and clenched it in a fist. Narrowing her eyes she swiftly edged up the stairway.
Standing in Sakura's room Hestus took a clear diamond out of her pocket. Setting it under her bed she disappeared into smoke.
"Keeeeeeeeeroooooo"
"What the heck? Sakura what do you want! I'm on level 26 of Terminator!"
"I was wondering did you see a cat around here?"
"What do you think??"
Sakura pulled out her tongue, "Fine don't help me!"
Kero yelped as the computer blipped off.
"WHAT!!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
Sakura smiled nonchalantly, "Oh, don't worry Kero there's always tomorrow."
Kero sweatdropped, muttering under his breath about how lousy mortal made products were.
Sakura jumped into her bed, "Night."
Kero waved a hand, "Yea yea."
Vorgon held a diamond in his hand that was an exact replica of the diamond under Sakura's bed. He smirked, "This will be like taking candy from a baby."
His eyes glowed red as the diamond in his hand shot out red light upwards towards the roof of the spaceship.
Under Sakura's bed the diamond glowed red before shooting out a beam of red light upwards.
Sakura gasped grabbing her chest in pain, she sat up, the diamond vibrated before shooting out from under the bed and hovering in front of her. The beam shot out again towards Sakura, it hit her square in the heart.
Sakura leaned over, her stomach convulsed and she threw up, looking up Sakura cried out in pain before her eyes dulled. She fell backwards, the diamond's beam of red light drew forwards a ball of light blue light encased in an orange flame.
Kero shot out of the drawer when he heard the yelp, "Sakura! Call your soul back! Now hurry!"
When there was no reaction from Sakura's prone form Kero knew it was already too late.
Narrowing his eyes he burst into a gold flame, the diamond's red light was beginning to envelope the small ball of blue that was Sakura's soul.
A heavily clawed paw swatted at the diamond, Kero grabbed the small crystal in his paw, crushing it in his fist.
"Hestus! Go, you still have a chance to get her soul since it is out of her body! Hurry."
Kero gently picked up Sakura's soul purring as he felt waves of gentle power sweep over him.
He was about to drop it into Sakura's body when a claw swatted at the ball sending it flying out the window.
Kero hissed narrowing his eyes he leapt at the half cat half teen girl. She cartwheeled over him, she jumped off of the patio heading towards the blue light.
Kero leapt off of the patio rail, it crumbled under the massive push. Landing just ahead of Hestus he snarled, "Foolish little demon! Who gives you the right to even TOUCH the soul of a higher life form then yourself?" Kero roared in a monstrous voice.
(if you've ever seen princess mononoke then you know what he sounds like from the boar god in the movie...the first demon boar god.)
A blast of white light flew past Kero and hit the cat-woman in her shoulder, she limped into a standing posistion yowling at the figures behind Kero.
"HAHA, see I am not the only guardian of the Arc Angel's soul! Fool! Now you will see what pain is all about!!"
Duo leapt at the women in a panther form, she side dodged him, Duo hit her in the ankle with his paw, grabbing onto her leg with his mouth when she fell.
Trowa's blade sliced through her neck, Kero turned back into his (stuffed animal self) small form again.
Heero held the small blue light in his hands, "That was too close. We're bringing her over to our place from now on. Trowa make sure your with her always. Duo take this back to Sakura's body. I need to go and train...I'll be back in a few weeks."
Duo shifted back into his human form and nodded his head, Wufei appeared out of the shadows with Li and Usagi and Quatre.
"That was not a good sign. Vorgon's becoming more aggressive."
"Who can blame him? It's been a thousand years and he's finally been reborn. He wants this now, from the last time we fought he lost sorely, so he wants to make sure he gets his prize." Trowa answered in a monotone voice.
Li nodded his head, "We've got to be more careful with Sakura."
"What about you?"
"I can handle it."
Usagi snorted, "Not if they take your soul. Your powerless until you get it back."
Li nodded his head slowly, "That's why I have you guys."
Usagi smiled slightly, "Yea..."
Duo leapt up onto the patio, quietly leaning over Sakura he let her soul float back into her. Sakura blinked opening her eyes she burst into tears.
"Duo it was awful!"
Duo put a finger to her lips, "It won't happen again. I promise. Meanwhile we have to go and take you to somewhere where we can keep a better watch on you."
Sakura looked at her vomit covered sheets, sliding out she grabbed a bag of clothes. Going into the bathroom she changed and left a note for Touya and her dad who would find her gone.
"Are you okay Sakura?"
Sakura shook her head, "No, I was so powerless...I felt scared Duo!"
Duo wrapped his arms around her waist, feeling her shiver in his arms.
"Angel. I would never let you get hurt."
Sakura looked up, "Duo...how long can you say that?"
Duo's eyes clouded, "I don't know...but for as long as I can."
Sakura nodded her head slowly, "I won't let myself get caught like that again."
Duo kissed her lips, "Your strong. But don't be foolish."
Sakura giggled, "Of course not."
Opening the door to the gymnasium room in Quatre's mansion Sakura sighed in relief. Jumping onto the balance beam she cartwheeled across it easily, landing on the mat.
Sakura grabbed the clow key in her hand, (an: I don't know what she really says...I forgot, forgive me for having it wrong) "Key of Clow, I summon you!"
The clow key instantly grew longer in length, Sakura turned and yelled out, "Shield Card!" A blue bubble surrounded Sakura as a rapier bounced off of it harmlessly.
Trowa leapt down from the rafters in the ceiling, he walked calmly over to a rack of swords hanging on the wall, selecting one with a flimsy end that was sharp and used mostly for fencing.
The blue bubble surrounding Sakura melted away as she charged towards Trowa.
He neatly jumped over her stabbing his sword downward Sakura moved her head to the side, the swords edge just brushing against her cheek.
Sakura hit it aside with the Clow Staff, "Speed Card!"
Trowa fell onto his back as Sakura charged him, the Clow Staff responded to Sakura's wish, as the staff part of it turned into the blade of a sword.
Trowa's hand quivered with the effort to keep Sakura from slicing through his neck.
Then kicking up both his legs it hit Sakura in the back of her neck immediately she rolled to the side rubbing her neck ruefully Trowa leapt aside and yelled as he charged Sakura.
She rolled over missing a fierce volley of sword attacks.
"Sleep card!"
She struck Trowa with the end of her sword, it went through him, turning into mist and then she withdrew the Clow Sword, which turned into the Clow Staff.
Trowa sunk to his knees asleep, Sakura's breaths came hard.
"Waken Card!"
Striking Trowa again, he awoke with the Clow SWORD (an: I change it a lot don't I?) at his throat. He held his hands up in submission, "Good job."
"I cheated."
Trowa shrugged his shoulders, "You can't cheat in a battle, you can only die or live."
Sakura nodded her head withdrawing the Clow Sword and turning it back into the clow key.
She gasped, Trowa was up instantly, "What's wrong?"
Sakura shook her head, "Nothing."
Then her whole body convulsed sending her on her knees, trowa silently called Quatre as Sakura's body shuddered. Sakura was breathing hard as she clutched onto the ends of her shirt. Her eyes were wide open, in her mind she was seeing flashbacks of when her soul was taken the first time that week.
Vorgon turned at the red diamond on the oaken stand by his throne.
"It can't be! Ha ha, this means that a shard of the diamond is in her heart...perfect all I have to do now is transport it here!"
Vorgon smirked, shooting out a beam of black light at the Diamond it rose up out of the oak claws that held it in place. Glowing with an eerie red light it enlarged itself before turning into an intensifying red light.
Sakura yelled as she could feel a burning agony inside of herself. She could faintly hear Quatre's voice, then cool hands were on her back and she could hear his voice quite clearly.
"Sakura! What's wrong?"
"I don't know!"
"Think! Locate the pain!"
Sakura concentrated on the beating heart of the pain she opened her eyes for a brief moment looking into forest green ones.
"A shard of the diamond is in m" Sakura choked on the last few words breathing hard she closed her eyes again falling into blissful unconsciousness.
Trowa held the warm body in his arms, "Quatre there's a shard of the diamond inside her somewhere."
Quatre gasped, "There's only one place it can be since her body wasn't close to it when it was broken."
Trowa looked up, "Her Soul."
Li came in just then with Duo, Wufei, and Usagi at his side.
"What the hell's happening?"
"There's a shard of the diamond in her soul."
Li's eyes opened wide, taking a deep breath he shook his head, "Quatre force her soul out of her body now!"
Quatre looked up incredulously, "You've got to be kidding!"
"Do it! Master Li knows what he's doing." Wufei commanded.
Quatre nodded his head hesitantly before placing his hands back onto Sakura's back. A misty blue light began to form around his hands before it disappeared and Sakura's soul was shot out from her chest surrounded by the misty blue light. It faded away Quatre gritted his teeth, "Li how are we going to get it out? The shard is inside of her soul, and none are allowed to touch the soul of an Arc Heavens Being, that would mean death. Even Vorgon knows that! He only uses the card which can be brought out from the soul not ever really going inside of her soul!"
Li took out his sword, "Element Card Release the LIGHT!!!!!"
A chair size bird rose up out of thin air from the tip of Li's sword it had jagged lightening bolt tail feathers and soft cool misty looking wings. Red eyes beamed out of a fierce looking bird with four feathers at the top of his forehead, one was blue the other was yellow and another one was black the last one was pure white, that one was in the center. A red jewel was in the center of it's forehead. It took on the appearance of some heavily evolutionized peacock with it's drooping tail.
The bird landed on Li's arm looking into Li's eyes it nodded it's head. Li took a deep breath, "Forgive me Sakura."
Li plunged his arm into the middle of the blue ball of light Sakura's unconscious body convulsed a whimper arose from her lips. Li quickly withdrew his hand holding out a black diamond, black mist was surrounding it.
Li's fist closed on it, shattering it, Quatre gently dropped Sakura's soul over her body and watched as it melted back into her.
Sakura shivered, gaining back some of her peachy color.
Li was sweating from the effort, "Element, do as you wish."
The great bird nodded it's head, glancing at Sakura it glided over to her prone form. Glancing down at her it looked up towards Li slightly bewildered before disappearing into thin air.
Li was standing up straight shaking his head he walked out of the room.
"Here I'll take Sakura to her room."
"There's no need, look she's coming around."
Sakura looked around at her surroundings, she sighed wistfully.
Picking herself up she tiredly walked out of the room.
Sakura came upon Li who was leaning over the marble balcony.
"Li what's wrong?"
"Do you know what Element said to me!"
Sakura stood beside Li, "No."
Li's hair rose up a millimeter. "He said that I wasn't worthy of the title. "Arc Being" because I couldn't even protect a simple girl when I should have been ready...and the worst thing is Sakura, is that he was right."
Sakura put her hand on his shoulder, "Li...that may be right but you'll be there from now on."
Li nodded his head slightly, "Sakura..."
Sakura withdrew her hand and shook her head, "Li, it's not possible! I won't do it."
Li looked sadly at Sakura, "Sakura you know you would have been able to defend yourself if you had your full power."
Sakura shook her head covering her ears and backing away, "NO."
"NO! Without it you would die! Your soul was destroyed by Vorgon, and I was only able to revitalize parts of your soul, but with mine your complete. You won't be gone."
"But Sakura, how many more times will you have to die in vain!"
Sakura backed away shaking her head.
Li glanced at a passing shadow, drawing his sword again he jumped down.
Pushing aside a bush he entered the forest, "Who's there?"
Heero appeared out of the shadow of an elm tree. Li kept his sword held high, "What are you doing sneaking around here?"
"I heard your conversation with Sakura..." Heero leaned against the tree leisurely.
Li closed his eyes for a minute before sheathing his sword and sitting down, his back against the tree.
"Heero, she won't listen."
Heero glanced up sniffing the air before resuming his position against the tree, "Do what you must then to give it back to her."
Li nodded his head, "Can I be alone." (more command then question)
Heero nodded his head, changing into his werewolf form he bounded into the palace yard.
Li's eyes were shadowed, "I'm so weak...Element! I summon you!"
The great bird appeared again, landing smoothing on the ground it's claws flattened so it would be more accustomed to the ground, instead of curling inwards. It stared at Li, with it's small, red, gemlike eyes. Before it glided over to him, Li raised his hand and stroked the shimmering feathers.
"How much longer?"
Element looked up at him before looking down, "Not long. You will only have little time before you return me to her."
Duo smiled waving to the lone werewolf, "HIYA HEERO!!!!"
Heero glanced up, a smile starting to begin at the corners of his mouth.
Cantering across the lawn he padded up the steps and came to a halt before Duo. Duo's head came up to Heero's shoulder.
Heero looked down at Duo, "She was attacked while I was gone?"
Duo nodded his head, "Yea."
Heero changed back into his human form taking a long glance out at the woods, "Lets go in and eat. Vorgon's near."
Duo nodded his head walking towards the two ebony doors.
Sakura sighed, "Quatre that feels really good."
Quatre blushed slightly, before he took his hands off of her back.
"I don't know how much my magic can do for you but it can take most of the pain away."
Sakura smiled and nodded her head, "Thanks again. Say, um do you happen to know where Trowa and Wufei are?"
Quatre nodded his head, "Yeah there down in the west wing...(sigh) here I'll take you there."
Wufei smirked at the entrance of the two, "So Sakura you decided to come and see what our end of the house is like?"
Sakura glanced at Wufei, "No."
Wufei smirked nudging Trowa, "Looks like Sakura wants something else."
Trowa finally looked up, an eyebrow cocking up.
Quatre walked over to the couch and flicked on the T.V. with a wave of his hand.
"I was wondering if you guys could train me."
Wufei smiled, his fangs showing, "That would be interesting. What do you say Trowa?"
He shook his head, "No, I'd rather prefer watching her techniques."
Wufei shrugged his shoulders turning towards Quatre, "Hey Quatre! Wanna come and train Sakura?"
Quatre flicked off the T.V. "why not."
Heading towards the yard, they stood in the middle of the pitch black field. Night had come, Quatre snapped his fingers, streetlights popped up out of the ground surrounding the field, and football field lights also blinked on. Turning the area into a light filled arena. Marble walls shoomed up out of the ground just before the lanterns which shown down into the arena.
Quatre's body began to glow with an intense light blue light, his pupils were hard to see as they began to turn a white color. Wufei's eyes turned red, a black scythe appeared out of nowhere, grabbing it Wufei sliced the air with it.
Sakura summoned the Clow staff, holding it at a ready she waited.
Wufei looked up, throwing the scythe at Sakura. She leaned her head over to the right, it went whistling past her. Wufei smirked, "What goes forwards can also come backwards."
Sakura gasped, "Shield card!" A blue bubble appeared around her, Quatre's hands turned white as the scythe sliced through the bubble.
Sakura leapt into the air, the scythe sliced the air beneath her.
"Speed card!" Sakura charged towards Wufei, he smiled, Sakura fell back as she ran against a clear shield around him. A ball of blue slammed into Sakura's side, grinding her against the marble walls. The clow staff's end poked into it, holding the ball of energy up Sakura threw it back at the two. They sped towards opposite ends of the arena. Sakura raced towards the middle using the speed card, holding the staff in front of her (lengthwise) pink light shot out of the ends, Wufei dodged it easily but yelped in surprise as the pink ball of light hit him in the back Quatre had deflected the other pink ball of energy.
Sakura smirked yelling out towards Wufei, "What goes forwards can come backwards."
Wufei's eyes narrowed, picking up his scythe he walked towards Sakura.
Sakura was dodging blows from Quatre, when strong hands from behind her gripped her around her middle. Quatre's hands glowed an intense red light before Sakura could feel the grip around her middle lighten, she immediately tried to move.
Quatre smiled, "Don't even try moving. With my paralyze magic you won't be able to move anytime soon."
Wufei snorted, lifting his scythe, something inside of Sakura surged. She smirked, "I haven't dealt out my last trick yet."
The clow staff which she had long since dropped flew towards her, suddenly it split in half, and then split again. Surrounding Sakura's body.
Wufei smiled, "If you can't get in on the sides then go over the top!"
Wufei leapt into the air, Sakura breathed and then a orange light burst out of her. It leapt into the air, taking on the shape of a tiger, except it was clear and filmy in appearance.
It leapt into the air, knocking Wufei aside, as his scythe was plunged into it's chest. Landing silently it looked at Quatre, jaws open wide for the kill it sped towards him, before it disappeared, like a sudden wind had just blown it away.
The clow staff's split numbers swished back into the original, it fell onto the ground. Sakura bent and picked it up, helping Wufei to his feet, and looking at Quatre silently.
He blinked rapidly before the walls and the lights disappeared, "Sakura, how...whe...never mind."
Wufei limped towards the couch tiredly lowering himself onto it. He sighed before he fell asleep, Quatre smiled at Sakura before he walked towards the kitchen. Sakura walked slowly over to Wufei, leaning on it she looked at Wufei.
Wufei opened one eye, "Your good."
Sakura smiled, "Thanks. You are too."
Hey peeps!! I don't get alotta reviews for this story but I like it myself so I'll keep it going. Anyhows I've finally been able to get some action in this story so here goes.
Chapter 3
Duo had his arm slung over Sakura's shoulder casually. The day had been getting cloudier and cloudier, it worried him. He could feel Vorgon's force nearing...
Sakura felt small all of a sudden, everything was quiet and there weren't any people around.
Vorgon stroked a small white cat at his side, opening a black portal hole with a wave of his hand, "Hestus go and find that girl."
The small white cat jumped in. Vorgon smiled dully, he thought,
Sakura tickled the little white cat that had come across her path.
Duo watched uneasily, "Sakura lets go. It's just a stray."
"What? Do you have something against stray cats Duo?"
"No..."
"Don't be so mean Duo, it's just a little kitty it can't do anything!"
Sakura glanced up, at a peeved Duo, "Fine! Take the freaking cat home with you!"
Sakura smiled sweetly, "Thanks."
Duo shrugged his shoulders sighing at the same time.
Sakura glanced down at the small cat huddled in her arms, it had black socks and ears. There was also a black diamond like patch of color on his forehead, Sakura thought quietly to herself.
Upon arriving at her house she waved a quick goodbye to duo before hurrying up her porch steps. Opening the door she dropped the cat onto the floor, Sakura ran towards the kitchen filling a small bowl with water for the cat. (k, peeps cat's don't really drink milk all the time!)
"Hestus! Hurry and get your job done! I don't have all the patience in the world!"
Hestus hissed, the patches of black on his fur grew until he was covered in an obsidian black color. It sprang up onto the steps, looking around quickly it yowled. Immediately the back legs straightened standing up on their own, Hestus grew larger and larger, until he was the size of an average child's height at 17. The black fur melted away except for her hair, it remained a luminous black color. Gray eyes peered out on the world, Hestus lifted her hand and clenched it in a fist. Narrowing her eyes she swiftly edged up the stairway.
Standing in Sakura's room Hestus took a clear diamond out of her pocket. Setting it under her bed she disappeared into smoke.
"Keeeeeeeeeroooooo"
"What the heck? Sakura what do you want! I'm on level 26 of Terminator!"
"I was wondering did you see a cat around here?"
"What do you think??"
Sakura pulled out her tongue, "Fine don't help me!"
Kero yelped as the computer blipped off.
"WHAT!!! THIS CAN'T BE HAPPENING!"
Sakura smiled nonchalantly, "Oh, don't worry Kero there's always tomorrow."
Kero sweatdropped, muttering under his breath about how lousy mortal made products were.
Sakura jumped into her bed, "Night."
Kero waved a hand, "Yea yea."
Vorgon held a diamond in his hand that was an exact replica of the diamond under Sakura's bed. He smirked, "This will be like taking candy from a baby."
His eyes glowed red as the diamond in his hand shot out red light upwards towards the roof of the spaceship.
Under Sakura's bed the diamond glowed red before shooting out a beam of red light upwards.
Sakura gasped grabbing her chest in pain, she sat up, the diamond vibrated before shooting out from under the bed and hovering in front of her. The beam shot out again towards Sakura, it hit her square in the heart.
Sakura leaned over, her stomach convulsed and she threw up, looking up Sakura cried out in pain before her eyes dulled. She fell backwards, the diamond's beam of red light drew forwards a ball of light blue light encased in an orange flame.
Kero shot out of the drawer when he heard the yelp, "Sakura! Call your soul back! Now hurry!"
When there was no reaction from Sakura's prone form Kero knew it was already too late.
Narrowing his eyes he burst into a gold flame, the diamond's red light was beginning to envelope the small ball of blue that was Sakura's soul.
A heavily clawed paw swatted at the diamond, Kero grabbed the small crystal in his paw, crushing it in his fist.
"Hestus! Go, you still have a chance to get her soul since it is out of her body! Hurry."
Kero gently picked up Sakura's soul purring as he felt waves of gentle power sweep over him.
He was about to drop it into Sakura's body when a claw swatted at the ball sending it flying out the window.
Kero hissed narrowing his eyes he leapt at the half cat half teen girl. She cartwheeled over him, she jumped off of the patio heading towards the blue light.
Kero leapt off of the patio rail, it crumbled under the massive push. Landing just ahead of Hestus he snarled, "Foolish little demon! Who gives you the right to even TOUCH the soul of a higher life form then yourself?" Kero roared in a monstrous voice.
(if you've ever seen princess mononoke then you know what he sounds like from the boar god in the movie...the first demon boar god.)
A blast of white light flew past Kero and hit the cat-woman in her shoulder, she limped into a standing posistion yowling at the figures behind Kero.
"HAHA, see I am not the only guardian of the Arc Angel's soul! Fool! Now you will see what pain is all about!!"
Duo leapt at the women in a panther form, she side dodged him, Duo hit her in the ankle with his paw, grabbing onto her leg with his mouth when she fell.
Trowa's blade sliced through her neck, Kero turned back into his (stuffed animal self) small form again.
Heero held the small blue light in his hands, "That was too close. We're bringing her over to our place from now on. Trowa make sure your with her always. Duo take this back to Sakura's body. I need to go and train...I'll be back in a few weeks."
Duo shifted back into his human form and nodded his head, Wufei appeared out of the shadows with Li and Usagi and Quatre.
"That was not a good sign. Vorgon's becoming more aggressive."
"Who can blame him? It's been a thousand years and he's finally been reborn. He wants this now, from the last time we fought he lost sorely, so he wants to make sure he gets his prize." Trowa answered in a monotone voice.
Li nodded his head, "We've got to be more careful with Sakura."
"What about you?"
"I can handle it."
Usagi snorted, "Not if they take your soul. Your powerless until you get it back."
Li nodded his head slowly, "That's why I have you guys."
Usagi smiled slightly, "Yea..."
Duo leapt up onto the patio, quietly leaning over Sakura he let her soul float back into her. Sakura blinked opening her eyes she burst into tears.
"Duo it was awful!"
Duo put a finger to her lips, "It won't happen again. I promise. Meanwhile we have to go and take you to somewhere where we can keep a better watch on you."
Sakura looked at her vomit covered sheets, sliding out she grabbed a bag of clothes. Going into the bathroom she changed and left a note for Touya and her dad who would find her gone.
"Are you okay Sakura?"
Sakura shook her head, "No, I was so powerless...I felt scared Duo!"
Duo wrapped his arms around her waist, feeling her shiver in his arms.
"Angel. I would never let you get hurt."
Sakura looked up, "Duo...how long can you say that?"
Duo's eyes clouded, "I don't know...but for as long as I can."
Sakura nodded her head slowly, "I won't let myself get caught like that again."
Duo kissed her lips, "Your strong. But don't be foolish."
Sakura giggled, "Of course not."
Opening the door to the gymnasium room in Quatre's mansion Sakura sighed in relief. Jumping onto the balance beam she cartwheeled across it easily, landing on the mat.
Sakura grabbed the clow key in her hand, (an: I don't know what she really says...I forgot, forgive me for having it wrong) "Key of Clow, I summon you!"
The clow key instantly grew longer in length, Sakura turned and yelled out, "Shield Card!" A blue bubble surrounded Sakura as a rapier bounced off of it harmlessly.
Trowa leapt down from the rafters in the ceiling, he walked calmly over to a rack of swords hanging on the wall, selecting one with a flimsy end that was sharp and used mostly for fencing.
The blue bubble surrounding Sakura melted away as she charged towards Trowa.
He neatly jumped over her stabbing his sword downward Sakura moved her head to the side, the swords edge just brushing against her cheek.
Sakura hit it aside with the Clow Staff, "Speed Card!"
Trowa fell onto his back as Sakura charged him, the Clow Staff responded to Sakura's wish, as the staff part of it turned into the blade of a sword.
Trowa's hand quivered with the effort to keep Sakura from slicing through his neck.
Then kicking up both his legs it hit Sakura in the back of her neck immediately she rolled to the side rubbing her neck ruefully Trowa leapt aside and yelled as he charged Sakura.
She rolled over missing a fierce volley of sword attacks.
"Sleep card!"
She struck Trowa with the end of her sword, it went through him, turning into mist and then she withdrew the Clow Sword, which turned into the Clow Staff.
Trowa sunk to his knees asleep, Sakura's breaths came hard.
"Waken Card!"
Striking Trowa again, he awoke with the Clow SWORD (an: I change it a lot don't I?) at his throat. He held his hands up in submission, "Good job."
"I cheated."
Trowa shrugged his shoulders, "You can't cheat in a battle, you can only die or live."
Sakura nodded her head withdrawing the Clow Sword and turning it back into the clow key.
She gasped, Trowa was up instantly, "What's wrong?"
Sakura shook her head, "Nothing."
Then her whole body convulsed sending her on her knees, trowa silently called Quatre as Sakura's body shuddered. Sakura was breathing hard as she clutched onto the ends of her shirt. Her eyes were wide open, in her mind she was seeing flashbacks of when her soul was taken the first time that week.
Vorgon turned at the red diamond on the oaken stand by his throne.
"It can't be! Ha ha, this means that a shard of the diamond is in her heart...perfect all I have to do now is transport it here!"
Vorgon smirked, shooting out a beam of black light at the Diamond it rose up out of the oak claws that held it in place. Glowing with an eerie red light it enlarged itself before turning into an intensifying red light.
Sakura yelled as she could feel a burning agony inside of herself. She could faintly hear Quatre's voice, then cool hands were on her back and she could hear his voice quite clearly.
"Sakura! What's wrong?"
"I don't know!"
"Think! Locate the pain!"
Sakura concentrated on the beating heart of the pain she opened her eyes for a brief moment looking into forest green ones.
"A shard of the diamond is in m" Sakura choked on the last few words breathing hard she closed her eyes again falling into blissful unconsciousness.
Trowa held the warm body in his arms, "Quatre there's a shard of the diamond inside her somewhere."
Quatre gasped, "There's only one place it can be since her body wasn't close to it when it was broken."
Trowa looked up, "Her Soul."
Li came in just then with Duo, Wufei, and Usagi at his side.
"What the hell's happening?"
"There's a shard of the diamond in her soul."
Li's eyes opened wide, taking a deep breath he shook his head, "Quatre force her soul out of her body now!"
Quatre looked up incredulously, "You've got to be kidding!"
"Do it! Master Li knows what he's doing." Wufei commanded.
Quatre nodded his head hesitantly before placing his hands back onto Sakura's back. A misty blue light began to form around his hands before it disappeared and Sakura's soul was shot out from her chest surrounded by the misty blue light. It faded away Quatre gritted his teeth, "Li how are we going to get it out? The shard is inside of her soul, and none are allowed to touch the soul of an Arc Heavens Being, that would mean death. Even Vorgon knows that! He only uses the card which can be brought out from the soul not ever really going inside of her soul!"
Li took out his sword, "Element Card Release the LIGHT!!!!!"
A chair size bird rose up out of thin air from the tip of Li's sword it had jagged lightening bolt tail feathers and soft cool misty looking wings. Red eyes beamed out of a fierce looking bird with four feathers at the top of his forehead, one was blue the other was yellow and another one was black the last one was pure white, that one was in the center. A red jewel was in the center of it's forehead. It took on the appearance of some heavily evolutionized peacock with it's drooping tail.
The bird landed on Li's arm looking into Li's eyes it nodded it's head. Li took a deep breath, "Forgive me Sakura."
Li plunged his arm into the middle of the blue ball of light Sakura's unconscious body convulsed a whimper arose from her lips. Li quickly withdrew his hand holding out a black diamond, black mist was surrounding it.
Li's fist closed on it, shattering it, Quatre gently dropped Sakura's soul over her body and watched as it melted back into her.
Sakura shivered, gaining back some of her peachy color.
Li was sweating from the effort, "Element, do as you wish."
The great bird nodded it's head, glancing at Sakura it glided over to her prone form. Glancing down at her it looked up towards Li slightly bewildered before disappearing into thin air.
Li was standing up straight shaking his head he walked out of the room.
"Here I'll take Sakura to her room."
"There's no need, look she's coming around."
Sakura looked around at her surroundings, she sighed wistfully.
Picking herself up she tiredly walked out of the room.
Sakura came upon Li who was leaning over the marble balcony.
"Li what's wrong?"
"Do you know what Element said to me!"
Sakura stood beside Li, "No."
Li's hair rose up a millimeter. "He said that I wasn't worthy of the title. "Arc Being" because I couldn't even protect a simple girl when I should have been ready...and the worst thing is Sakura, is that he was right."
Sakura put her hand on his shoulder, "Li...that may be right but you'll be there from now on."
Li nodded his head slightly, "Sakura..."
Sakura withdrew her hand and shook her head, "Li, it's not possible! I won't do it."
Li looked sadly at Sakura, "Sakura you know you would have been able to defend yourself if you had your full power."
Sakura shook her head covering her ears and backing away, "NO."
"NO! Without it you would die! Your soul was destroyed by Vorgon, and I was only able to revitalize parts of your soul, but with mine your complete. You won't be gone."
"But Sakura, how many more times will you have to die in vain!"
Sakura backed away shaking her head.
Li glanced at a passing shadow, drawing his sword again he jumped down.
Pushing aside a bush he entered the forest, "Who's there?"
Heero appeared out of the shadow of an elm tree. Li kept his sword held high, "What are you doing sneaking around here?"
"I heard your conversation with Sakura..." Heero leaned against the tree leisurely.
Li closed his eyes for a minute before sheathing his sword and sitting down, his back against the tree.
"Heero, she won't listen."
Heero glanced up sniffing the air before resuming his position against the tree, "Do what you must then to give it back to her."
Li nodded his head, "Can I be alone." (more command then question)
Heero nodded his head, changing into his werewolf form he bounded into the palace yard.
Li's eyes were shadowed, "I'm so weak...Element! I summon you!"
The great bird appeared again, landing smoothing on the ground it's claws flattened so it would be more accustomed to the ground, instead of curling inwards. It stared at Li, with it's small, red, gemlike eyes. Before it glided over to him, Li raised his hand and stroked the shimmering feathers.
"How much longer?"
Element looked up at him before looking down, "Not long. You will only have little time before you return me to her."
Duo smiled waving to the lone werewolf, "HIYA HEERO!!!!"
Heero glanced up, a smile starting to begin at the corners of his mouth.
Cantering across the lawn he padded up the steps and came to a halt before Duo. Duo's head came up to Heero's shoulder.
Heero looked down at Duo, "She was attacked while I was gone?"
Duo nodded his head, "Yea."
Heero changed back into his human form taking a long glance out at the woods, "Lets go in and eat. Vorgon's near."
Duo nodded his head walking towards the two ebony doors.
Sakura sighed, "Quatre that feels really good."
Quatre blushed slightly, before he took his hands off of her back.
"I don't know how much my magic can do for you but it can take most of the pain away."
Sakura smiled and nodded her head, "Thanks again. Say, um do you happen to know where Trowa and Wufei are?"
Quatre nodded his head, "Yeah there down in the west wing...(sigh) here I'll take you there."
Wufei smirked at the entrance of the two, "So Sakura you decided to come and see what our end of the house is like?"
Sakura glanced at Wufei, "No."
Wufei smirked nudging Trowa, "Looks like Sakura wants something else."
Trowa finally looked up, an eyebrow cocking up.
Quatre walked over to the couch and flicked on the T.V. with a wave of his hand.
"I was wondering if you guys could train me."
Wufei smiled, his fangs showing, "That would be interesting. What do you say Trowa?"
He shook his head, "No, I'd rather prefer watching her techniques."
Wufei shrugged his shoulders turning towards Quatre, "Hey Quatre! Wanna come and train Sakura?"
Quatre flicked off the T.V. "why not."
Heading towards the yard, they stood in the middle of the pitch black field. Night had come, Quatre snapped his fingers, streetlights popped up out of the ground surrounding the field, and football field lights also blinked on. Turning the area into a light filled arena. Marble walls shoomed up out of the ground just before the lanterns which shown down into the arena.
Quatre's body began to glow with an intense light blue light, his pupils were hard to see as they began to turn a white color. Wufei's eyes turned red, a black scythe appeared out of nowhere, grabbing it Wufei sliced the air with it.
Sakura summoned the Clow staff, holding it at a ready she waited.
Wufei looked up, throwing the scythe at Sakura. She leaned her head over to the right, it went whistling past her. Wufei smirked, "What goes forwards can also come backwards."
Sakura gasped, "Shield card!" A blue bubble appeared around her, Quatre's hands turned white as the scythe sliced through the bubble.
Sakura leapt into the air, the scythe sliced the air beneath her.
"Speed card!" Sakura charged towards Wufei, he smiled, Sakura fell back as she ran against a clear shield around him. A ball of blue slammed into Sakura's side, grinding her against the marble walls. The clow staff's end poked into it, holding the ball of energy up Sakura threw it back at the two. They sped towards opposite ends of the arena. Sakura raced towards the middle using the speed card, holding the staff in front of her (lengthwise) pink light shot out of the ends, Wufei dodged it easily but yelped in surprise as the pink ball of light hit him in the back Quatre had deflected the other pink ball of energy.
Sakura smirked yelling out towards Wufei, "What goes forwards can come backwards."
Wufei's eyes narrowed, picking up his scythe he walked towards Sakura.
Sakura was dodging blows from Quatre, when strong hands from behind her gripped her around her middle. Quatre's hands glowed an intense red light before Sakura could feel the grip around her middle lighten, she immediately tried to move.
Quatre smiled, "Don't even try moving. With my paralyze magic you won't be able to move anytime soon."
Wufei snorted, lifting his scythe, something inside of Sakura surged. She smirked, "I haven't dealt out my last trick yet."
The clow staff which she had long since dropped flew towards her, suddenly it split in half, and then split again. Surrounding Sakura's body.
Wufei smiled, "If you can't get in on the sides then go over the top!"
Wufei leapt into the air, Sakura breathed and then a orange light burst out of her. It leapt into the air, taking on the shape of a tiger, except it was clear and filmy in appearance.
It leapt into the air, knocking Wufei aside, as his scythe was plunged into it's chest. Landing silently it looked at Quatre, jaws open wide for the kill it sped towards him, before it disappeared, like a sudden wind had just blown it away.
The clow staff's split numbers swished back into the original, it fell onto the ground. Sakura bent and picked it up, helping Wufei to his feet, and looking at Quatre silently.
He blinked rapidly before the walls and the lights disappeared, "Sakura, how...whe...never mind."
Wufei limped towards the couch tiredly lowering himself onto it. He sighed before he fell asleep, Quatre smiled at Sakura before he walked towards the kitchen. Sakura walked slowly over to Wufei, leaning on it she looked at Wufei.
Wufei opened one eye, "Your good."
Sakura smiled, "Thanks. You are too."