The Cold and The Cardcaptor

Chapter Six: Battle Royale

Hmm, it's still a bit of a short chapter, but not as short as the last, so that's something. Anywho, thanks so much to everyone who reviewed, you are all great and legendary and it makes me happy that people like what I have to write!

UnicornHime: ::tilts head to the side:: But I have sent a review for your story…oh well I'll just have to do another one! (coz I want you to finish the stories off…I wanna know what happens!) Yay!!

::Pouts:: that's no fair…I never get to do anything like that were I live…::glares in the general direction of the council people whom only occasionally have fire works displays on the river foreshore near where I live, but that hardly ever happens, and usually doesn't require us to dress up in something cool…not that it stops me, I usually wander around in my jester's hat…it's cool ,it even has bells on the end of the little pointy bits ^ - ^) ::sighs:: oh well ::smiles:: ^-^

Just coz I can I'm gonna THANK EACH AND EVERYONE WHO REVIEWED!! YAY!! YOU ALL ROCK!! ^ -^

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Sakura's POV:

I froze, as a strong hand tightly gripped my free arm, and the sword on my neck bit in a bit more. A cold distorted voice, sounding almost as if it were two people trying to speak with one set of vocal chords, hissed in my ear. "You will turn around, but if you try and get away, I will not hesitate to kill you…" I gulped painfully, my eyes stinging with tears I did not want to shed, as I slowly turned and looked up…into the cold, merciless eyes…of Syaoran.

I was having difficulty speaking, his sword was quite considerably digging into my throat, but I managed to choke out, "Syaoran…? Wha-why are you doing this" I could barely hear my own voice, but apparently I got the message across. He snarled and glared at me, "I am obeying my mistress" His voice was still distorted, I could hardly recognize it now. And his eyes…there were still a few flecks of warm brown, but the rest had changed to an icy blue colour, just like in my dream.

A voice echoed from somewhere in the cavern. "Syaoran my pet, bring the girl to me…"

"Yes Mistress"

To struggle was useless. His grip on my arm was bordering painful, and he still had his sword pressed up against my throat. Any wrong move and I would…well, I didn't really need to explain.

I've got to get away from him…and where is Eriol and Kero…and Tomoyo, I hope they're okay…Syaoran jerked me forward, causing me to stumble but not fall. "Jeez, ease up a bit I'm coming…"

…I need to use a card, but I can't use the wand…bummer, that doesn't make things any easier…Using the wand to summon the cards was easier, it didn't require quite as much magic as using the cards without it, but I didn't have much of a choice. Right…I'd never have guessed I'd be thinking this…Shield Card! Protect me from Syaoran!

I felt the magic rise, but before Syaoran noticed, the shield card snapped around me like a second skin. The sword on my neck and the hand on my arm were forced back. Syaoran look confused then snarled, his eyes flashing blue "Your little tricks won't last for long you little wench…" He lowered into a fighting pose, his sword ready. Wench?! That was so uncalled for…

I mirrored his pose, my wand still in the form of the sword, hoping that something…someone would come along to stop this. I really didn't want to fight him, even though he was being controlled. Fortunately, well, depending on which way you look at it, the fight was stopped before it began. "Syaoran stop! I don't want her to waste any more of her precious energy." Syaoran instantly stopped, knelt on one knee and bowed his head.

Still protected by my shield, I spun around and looked up towards the ceiling for the source of the voice.

Maiomi.

She was coming down from the roof, the air around her shimmered with power. I watched her, my gaze fixed as she landed next to Syaoran and placed a hand on his head. Her icy blue eyes bored into mine, as she raised a delicate hand to indicate the cavern around her. "Welcome to my fortress Sakura, and you've met my new pet…"

I snarled, almost shocking my self with the ferocity in my own voice, "He is not your pet Maiomi, let him go."

"Oh but he has so many uses, his power is so refreshing…and he is such an obedient slave."

"He is not your slave."

She looked at me in mock horror, "Not my slave?" She smirked, "Tell her…"

Syaoran didn't raise his head, but simple muttered in a monotone voice, "I live only to serve my Mistress…"

"You see? He wants to be my slave…"

"That doesn't prove anything, you're controlling him!"

"SO? I-"she paused and snapped her head around, then smirked again, "It's seems we have a few more visitors in my little palace…"

Syaoran stood up, "Do you want me to get rid of them Mistress?"

"No, I want to show Sakura," she spoke my name as if it caused a bad taste in her mouth, "just exactly what she is up against."

The power returned causing the air around her to crackle. Her hood flew off, freeing her long white-blue hair. Her snow jacket and pants shimmered, glowed white, then changed.

I could tell before she had finished. She was changing back into her original form, she was once again The Ice. I could feel The Freeze card respond, but I calmed it down. It was bound to me now.

She started to cackle, the horrible noise echoed through the air as she finished transforming. Her hair fell against her back, almost reaching her ankles. Her jacket and pants had been replaced with a pale blue dress, slit up past her thigh to reveal a pair of light blue knee high boots. The tops of her shoulders were revealed to show the choker and the green gem, and the collar of the dress came up, similar in design to what the Light and Dark cards had, but with a row of spikes. Her eyes were still the same colour, but the pupils' was now slit like a cats'. Finally, in the centre of her forehead, was a blue gem, surrounded by a snowflake design. She smirked, I felt her gather magic around her a second before she released it. I instinctively shielded my face, even though the shield was still in affect, as an icy wind suddenly picked up. The towers and spires that surrounded us melted away. I heard a shriek, and Eriol's magic flare up as the immense cavern was emptied, save one spire, which had now taken the form of a throne.

I looked up from behind my hands and spotted Eriol and Kero crouching behind the force field that Eriol had conjured up. I was relieved to see Tomoyo safely behind Eriol.

Maiomi, the Ice, smirked and swept towards the throne, then sat regally upon it. Syaoran stood up and silently sat on the ground next to her feet.

"Eriol, reincarnation of Clow Reed, so good of you to join us…oh and you brought one of your little guardians along with you too…"

"That's enough Ice, you've had your fun, but it's time for you to return."

She grimaced, "That's what you think, you couldn't control me then, what makes you think you can control me now…I am stronger than you!" She raised her hand, then with a flick of her wrist, sent a multitude of sharp shards of ice towards him. Eriol crossed his arms in front of him and called up his magic in an attempt to strengthen his shield, yelling at Tomoyo to stand behind him.

I shrieked out, "Shield!" hoping to add to the barrier…just as the shards of ice slammed into it…and shattered it. I watched in horror as Eriol twisted and dived, using his body to protect Tomoyo as they hit the ground. Kero stumbled, and dodged, narrowly missing most of the spikes, but he, as well as Eriol, didn't miss all of them. Eriol's back, as well as Kero's side, were covered in gashes and cuts. Eriol raised his head. Tomoyo looked upset, "Eriol, you shouldn't have done that…you're hurt…"

He tried to smile reassuringly but grimaced from a cut cheek where a stray shard had got him. "Better me than you…"

Maiomi pouted and tried to look upset, "Oh what a pity, I missed…"

Eriol stood up, "Kero take Tomoyo to somewhere safe…"

Kero nodded, and crouched down so Tomoyo could get on, when Maiomi spoke up, creating a cage of ice around Kero and Tomoyo. Chains of Ice shot up from the ground, and snapped around Eriol's wrists', ankles and neck. "Stop right there! I haven't finished with all of you yet."

Eriol tried to move, but was jerked back violently as blue fire sparked along the chains and cage. Tomoyo screamed, Eriol and Kero yelled out in pain. Despite that, Eriol pushed himself up and turned to Maiomi, a look of cold bloody murder on his face. "Your fight is with me Ice, leave them out of it."

Maiomi leaned back and rested her arms on the throne, "Whatever gave you the idea that I wanted to fight you? I already know I'm stronger than you, you are just a minor annoyance, and I…" She smirked again, as her gaze rested on me, "…have much bigger plans."

I froze as she continued. "Even this little wench is stronger than you. She will make a nice contribution to my powers."

I finally found my voice again. "But why? And what does that have to do with Syaoran?"

"Simple, I grew tired of listening and obeying that idiot Clow Reed. He was such a sap, he had so much power, but didn't do anything interesting with it. He was even stupid enough to create me. But when he created that despicable book, I knew I had to act. I was not going to be trapped, I was not his slave." Her gaze swept down to Syaoran, then back up to Eriol. "Although, I do see the attraction, slaves are useful…." She smirked at my scowl then continued, "I will become powerful, and will take my place as the ruler of this world, where Reed was to weak to do so. Everyone will be under my control." She looked at me again, "As for Syaoran, I needed someone to lure you here, into my domain, where I would have the advantage. Besides, he has so many uses…and with his petty emotions, he was the bets choice."

At my confused look she coldly laughed, "Oh don't tell me you didn't know…the boy is infatuated with you! But he doubts his own feelings, and kept it inside, held back when he should have moved forward. You teenagers are so emotional, so easy to confuse…so easy to manipulate. He convinced himself that nothing could happen between the two of you, he was afraid and it made his heart grow cold." She flipped a hand in the air, as if delivering a simple point, "I just had to go in there and make it colder."

I couldn't believe what was happening. All this time…he was just too afraid to do anything. I felt tears well up in the corner of my eyes. I whispered, more to myself than anyone else, "but…but I love him…"

Maiomi must have heard. She simply laughed again, "It's a bit late for that now isn't it? You had your chance…he only listens to me now..." She lowered her hand in front of Syaoran. He looked up, his blue brown eyes fixed onto mine, as he took her hand and kissed the back of it.

I felt like I was going to be sick.

I've got to get through to him…he's got to be in their somewhere…

I projected my voice into his mind.

*Syaoran, you've got to listen to me… *

I saw him visibly flinch, then scowl. His voice, disembodied even in his mind spoke harshly into mine.

* I will not listen to you, I obey only my Mistress, you are nothing to me, as I was nothing to you… *

My eyes saddened, as I tried again, * But that's not true, you are everything to me…I love you…*

I saw his eyes widen, the blue in them started to flicker, and for a second, the brown returned. He looked up at me and whispered. "Sakura…"

Maiomi scowled, "What did you say to him?" Her eyes blazed, "Syaoran, you are under my control!"

She raised her hand, the air crackling once again with raw power. Syaoran grabbed his head and started to yell out. "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRGGGHHHHHHHHHHH…"

I ran forward, not really sure what I was going to do, "Stop it! You're going to kill him!"

She didn't stop, instead raised her other hand, calling up her power and slammed it into me. I heard my friends call out my name as I slammed into the cavern wall, then dropped down. My head was spinning from the impact, but the sound of Syaoran's yell made me get up.

He was rising of the ground, his body crackling with blue magic. Running forward, I tried to speak into his mind again. It had worked before, it should work now.

* Syaoran… * "AARRRGGGHHHHH!!"

I screamed out loud and collapsed to the ground clutching my head. I had thought the brain freeze was bad before, but this was excruciating. It dulled, and I dropped forward panting, noticing with a sick feeling in the bottom of my stomach that Syaoran's yells had stopped…and Maiomi was laughing.

I pushed myself up and stood, swaying a bit before I looked up.

Syaoran was standing, glowing blue…and he was smirking.

My dream came back to me all too clearly as I stared into his eyes. They were icy blue, the brown gone completely, and his pupils' had vanished.

"No…what have you done to him!"

Maiomi examined her nails smirking, "Oh I just destroyed his soul, you won't be able to take him back now, all he knows is me!"

Remember before how I said that you should not mess with Sakura when Sakura gets angry?

Well, I had been angry before.

Now I was just pissed.

I glared menacingly at her, my voice cold. "You are going regret messing with me..."

Maiomi laughed as she gathered magic into her hand. "Oh I don't think so, I believe it is you who is going to regret messing with me" Her eyes gleamed coldly, but my gut instinct knew what was going to happen. Even before she had shouted the command, I had pulled out the jump card and had leapt into the air as chains of ice shot out of Syaoran's hands. They crashed into the wall with such force that a large chunk of the ice and stone on the cave wall actually crumbled and crashed noisily to the ground.

I leapt up and onto an icy crevice near the ceiling. "Leave him out of it Maiomi! Or are you too afraid to fight me yourself?"

Her face twisted into a snarl as the power around Syaoran faded.

His head dropped, he was no longer moving. He just stood there, looking lifeless, as if waiting for the next command. Maiomi glared at me.

"I am afraid of nothing wench."

She threw out her arm, and I paused as I felt magic swell and start to form into something long. A second later, a pole started to manifest in her palm. It lengthened and the end pointing down tapered off into a sharp point. The top started to elongate and curve away from the pole, as it formed into a blade, almost as long as I was tall. It was a scythe, and although it looked as though made completely out of ice, I could tell it was strong…and very sharp.

I called out the sword again, worrying briefly how it could stand up to the size of the weapon she had.

We simultaneously leapt forward, the jump card still aiding me, she using her magic. The scythe whistled as it sliced through the air. There was a massive explosion as our weapons met, the sheer power behind the attacks sending out a shock wave that shook the cave. We both dropped to the ground, Maiomi curving the scythe up as I brought my sword down. There was a loud crash as our weapons met again and again. I ducked and spun my sword, trying to catch her off guard. She jumped up, narrowly missing my sword as it whizzed through the air.

Although the sword card makes you a skilled fighter, it doesn't make you invincible. For the hundredth time, I was glad I had done so much gymnastics. My instincts and reflexes were incredibly fast and I was able to jump, dodge and leap out of the way of most of Maiomi's advances. I grunted as she brought the scythe down and hooked it onto my sword. Using every ounce of my strength, I forced the blade up and away from my face. Maiomi looked as though she struggling as much as I was trying to force her blade down. Her face was screwed up with the effort "You…are better than I expected wench…" she stepped forward, forcing me to step back, "But…it is not enough to defeat me," She grinned coldly, then jerked her scythe back, wrenching my sword out of my hands. With a flick of her wrist, my weapon went flying with so much force that it actually pierced into the far wall of the cave. I stumbled and flipped back as she swung the scythe around to try and get me while I was unarmed, missing me by mere centimetres.

"Stand still you little harpy…"

Harpy?! Well, at least it's a change from wench…

I did a series of back flips then leapt up into the air, landing just behind the cage that held Tomoyo and Kero captive. "Sakura! Get out of here! She's going to kill you!" I crouched as Maiomi landed next to me, then sprang up, and leap-frogged over Maiomi's head, calling down as I soured up and over the cage, "I'm not leaving you guys here…"

"But…Sakura look out!"

I landed with a thud, then rolled, and cringed as the blade stabbed into the ground, right where I had been.

That…was way too close for comfort…I can't keep this up for long…the jump is going to drain me if I don't end this soon…

I called back the jump card, I didn't want to waste any more energy, and back-flipped away again, towards my wand, still in the form of a sword, wedged into the wall. I landed in front of it and grasped the hilt and yanked.

It didn't budge.

I tried again, glancing around, but couldn't see Maiomi anywhere, but my attempts were as fruitless as they had been the first time.

It was stuck fast.

A yell from Eriol made me spin around. He tried to lift his arm but couldn't, the magic was holding him down. Tomoyo pointed to something from inside the cage. "Sakura hurry!"

I ran forward and Maiomi came into view behind her thrown. Syaoran was kneeling at her feet, his skin deathly pale in colour. She was in a sort of trance and was holding her free hand above him…and was sucking the life out of him to make herself stronger. I cried out in horror as I ran. She didn't seem to here me, giving me the chance to slam my body into hers. She stumbled, and the spell was broken, but I froze…and screamed…as Syaoran's lifeless body slumped to the ground.

"SYAORAN NO!" Tears stung my eyes as Maiomi's maniacal laughter echoed through the cave, the sound making me sick to the stomach. I was beyond anger now. One thought went through my mind. Even if it kills me, she will pay…

I threw my head back and cried out as something inside me snapped. Raw magic, more than I even knew I had, surged through my veins as I called upon a card. "FIREY CARD! RELEASE AND DISPEL!"

But instead of appearing before me as a separate spirit…it flowed into me.

I had become the Firey Spirit.

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Tomoyo's POV:

I watched in shock as Sakura was engulfed by a column of fire, her anguished cry echoed throughout the cave…then "FIREY CARD, RELEASE AND DISPEL!" Her hair and coat flew up behind her, as if blown by an unseen wind. Her hair flowed and distorted looking almost as if it was on fire. I realised with a start that it had actually become fire. Tongues of flame flickered across her body and coat as a massive pair of red blazing wings sprouted between her shoulder blades. Her eyes glowed emerald green, as she looked up at Maiomi, her face void of emotion. I was dumbstruck, I had never seen Sakura like this before…heck I'd never seen anyone like this before.

It was incredible.

She slowly raised a hand, flames dancing along her fingertips, as her gaze never straying from Maiomi's. "…Goodbye Maiomi…"

Her voice was almost calm. It was so eerie.

A massive fireball suddenly flared up in front of her hand and shot towards Maiomi at a pace so fast I almost missed it.

Maiomi's eyes widened and a split second before the fireball hit her, she dropped her scythe and threw her hands out in front of her, an equally large ball of blue fire appearing, blocking Sakura's a second before Maiomi became extra crispy. Steam erupted from the two fireballs and rapidly filled the cavern despite its' size. But I could still see both, Sakura glowing red, Maiomi glowing blue. Sakura had brought her other hand forward and you could see by the look on her face that it was taking every remaining bit of her strength to keep Maiomi back. She scowled and leaned forward causing Maiomi to slide backwards. The steam was streaming out, it was so hot it was almost scolding me. Kero's eye's shot open and he slid in front of me, blocking me completely from what was happening. "Kero! What's going on?!" He crouched and wrapped his huge feathery wings around himself and I as he shouted out, "Get down and cover your face!" I saw Eriol in the corner of my eye flatten himself to the ground, then cover his head with his hands. It wasn't exactly the best protection, but he was unable to use his magic because of his restraints. I was about to say something when the cavern started to shake violently. There was a massive explosion…I felt Kero tense up, heard his claws dig into the rock and ice as the force of the explosion pushed him back, then…nothing.

Complete and utter silence.

I peaked open an eye, then lifted my arms from my head as Kero got up and lifted his wings. He looked relatively unscathed, despite the cuts he had acquired from the ice shards Maiomi had shot at him, and his coat was steaming a bit. I tried to see how Eriol was, but I couldn't see anything, the steam that filled the cavern was so thick that I could only just make out the bars of the cage I was in. I ran forward, careful not to touch the bars, trying to see what had happened to him. "Eriol, are you okay?" There was a groan, then the sound of someone standing up, then he appeared out of the steam. "Well, I'm not dead, so that's always a plus." He rubbed his head and pointed at the icy bars of the cage. They cracked, then shattered. I blinked and took the hand he offered. He pulled me out of the cage, Kero following close behind. I looked around, but still couldn't see anything. My throat constricted as I gulped. I was afraid to ask, but needed to know. "Wh-where's Sakura?"

Eriol shook his head, "I-I can't sense her anymore…" he glanced at my anguished face, "That doesn't mean what you think, she just used up a lot of her energy in that final attack…" I nodded mutely, praying that he was going to be right. He muttered something under his breath, and a breeze picked up, blowing the steam out of the cave. It took a while, but finally the walls of the cavern came into view.

I gasped and ran forward, even before I heard Kero and Eriol call out.

They had seen her too.

Sakura, back to normal, collapsed on the ground…and as I came closer saw what she was holding in her hand.

It was a new card.

On the bottom, under a picture of a woman holding a scythe made out of ice, were the words 'The Ice'.

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Sakura's POV:

…oooooowww…jeez, since when does hair hurt anyway?… I floated in whatever void I was for a few seconds before a thought occurred to me …Am I dead?…if I am, then heaven sure isn't like I thought it'd be…I could be in hell…I frowned…maybe that's how they torture you…by boring you until you go insane…

A ghost of a voice whispered from somewhere above me. …hey that sounds like Eriol…and Tomoyo…but what are they doing here…they didn't…die…did they…does that mean I didn't do it…? I had to know, by eyes didn't really want to be open, but I forced them to. I blinked a couple of times and grimaced as a light almost blinded me. I heard a voice again, it was a bit clearer…it sounded as if someone was scolding someone else, before the light dimmed, allowing me to open my eyes again. Three blurry figures appeared above me. I squinted and the shapes started to sharpen.

"…Sakura?"

…Tomoyo…? And Eriol…and Kero…there all here…but what does that mean?

I grunted and tried to speak, my throat hoarse, "Am I-am I dead?"

A look of relief washed over Tomoyo's face, and she smiled sadly, "No Sakura, you just drained yourself."

"Oh…" I lay back, then another thought drifted into my mind, and I bolted up. "Syaoran! Where is he? IS he alright?"

Eriol glanced at Tomoyo, who bit her lip looking worried, "What? What happened to him?!"

They stepped back, allowing Kero to come forward. Syaoran was sprawled across his back. Kero crouched, as Eriol and Tomoyo gently pulled him off of Kero, and placed him next to me. "He's not dead…but…" Eriol sighed. "I'm not sure if Maiomi was telling the truth when she said she took his soul…Both you and Syaoran have been drained to a point were I can't sense your magic anymore….There's a chance, because you're awake, that Syaoran is still in there somewhere…but…I just don't know…I'm sorry Sakura…"

I choked back a sob and pushed a lock of hair off Syaoran's pale forehead, then slid my hand down to feel for a pulse on his throat.

At first I felt nothing…then the slow, faint, but rhythmic pulse of his heartbeat. His chest rose slightly, almost unnoticeably, but it was enough to relieve me a bit. I didn't even want to think about what else Eriol had said, I was just glad that he was alive.

I tried to stand up, but stumbled, my head spinning as I felt Eriol and Tomoyo grab me before I fell, and leaned me onto Kero's back. I felt myself start to drift off, and heard someone, I couldn't really tell who say something about sleep and that they would sort it out. Not really in the mood to argue I fell into a deep dreamless sleep.

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I could hear voices again, but there were more than there had been the last time I had woken up. I drowsily dragged my eyes open and sleepily took in my surroundings. The most noticeable thing, despite the painfully white walls, was the numerous bouquets of flowers that covered whatever available space there was in the room. …what the…ohh I 'm in a hospital room…where did all those flowers come from…

I grunted quietly and rolled over. The talking stopped, and there was a quiet squeal "Sakura, You're awake!" Tomoyo, as well as Chiharu, Rika, Naoko, were seated around a small coffee table near the window of the room. Eriol was in a couch in the corner his head on down on his chest, dozing. The girls jumped up and squealed again, before running forward to hug me. There was a snort and a sleepy "Wha-?" as the noise woke Eriol up. Upon seeing me amidst my friends he smiled and stood up. "Good to see you awake again Sakura."

Yamazaki arrived a few seconds later, carrying food for everyone as well as several more bunches of flowers. It seems that apart from the 'get well' gifts from my class, several of the staff that around the resort had sent stuff in to. I found out later, when everyone except Kero, Eriol and Tomoyo had left, that Eriol had made everyone believe that a branch, weighed down by all the snow dumped by the storm, had broken on the trail we took to get to the main cabin from ours. Apparently we had been walking to the main cabin that morning and it had broken, Syaoran had thrown himself in way, pushing me out of danger, and had been hit, resulting in him ending up in a 'coma'. My 'extreme exhaustion' was due to the fact that I had 'gotten pneumonia' which had become worsened when I had fallen into the snow'. The rangers on the mountain were sorry because they felt it was their fault the accident had happened, because it was their job to ensure that there weren't any dangers anywhere on the mountain. It all sounded very farfetched to me, but Eriol had made it so that no one would question it. It was somewhat disturbing to note that he had a knack when messing with people's minds. He said he'd just had a lot of practice.

I was made to eat something, then was finally allowed to get out of the hospital bed. I wanted to see Syaoran.

It was late afternoon, a whole day after I had captured The Ice, the storm had blown itself out and it was snowing lightly outside. Tomoyo and Eriol helped me walk to Syaoran's room, Kero was hidden in Tomoyo's pocket. The room was dark, the blinds closed against the bright afternoon sun. The steady sound of Syaoran's heart on the monitor was reassuring. I sat down on the chair next to his bed. His face was still deathly pale. I sighed sadly, and rested my head on the bed next to him, reaching up to hold his hand. I felt hot tears start to gather, but let them fall. I was too exhausted, both emotionally and physically to stop them. Tomoyo nudge my shoulder and handed me a tissue. The side of my mouth twitched up in a sad but grateful smile as I took the tissue and wiped up some of the tears that flowed from my cheek.

Eriol's soft voice broke the silence "…we'll be just outside if you need anything Sakura…" I nodded, and heard the sound of footsteps, then the door quietly close.

I stayed where I was, until I once again drifted off to sleep, gripping his hand in mine.

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I wasn't sure what had woken me up. I had been in a deep sleep, and at a glance at the clock on the other side of the bed, for about 4 hours. My neck was cramped, so I sat up and stretched. I was still holding his hand.

I froze mid stretch…as I felt the hand in mine twitch.

I slowly sat back and looked at the hand, unsure if I was just imagining it.

…Twitch…

I almost squeaked, as the hand twitched once more, then tightened around mine.

My eyes flicked up to his face, and I felt relief wash over me as I saw his eyelid's begin to twitch too.

My voice came out as a whisper, "…Syaoran?"

He flinched, his eyelids struggled to open.

I held my breath…as his eyelid's finally pulled open, to relieve a pair of confused looking warm brown eyes. He seemed to have trouble focussing, he blinked a few times, before his gaze finally locked with mine.

He opened his mouth to speak, "…Who are you?"

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MWAAA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA-HA!! (ETC. ETC.)

I AM SO EVIIIIIIILLLLLL!!!!!!!

See I told you I wasn't going to finish the story in this chapter!!

::Bursts into maniacal laughter again::

sigh…my fingers hurt from typing so much…I did this chapter in one day, and that's pretty good for me. So, there you have it, one more chapter down...and several more to go. (Believe me, I ain't quite finished yet)

Hmm, I just realised, this chapter sounds a lot like an episode of Dragonball Z…oh well!! You get that! (and besides I like that show too ^-^)

Anywho, I hoped you enjoyed the chapter (hehehehe) and it makes you hungry for the next!(and hopefully I haven't made too many typo's) Ooh and don't forget to review too!!!!

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