The Cold and The Cardcaptor
Chapter Seven: Syaoran has an identity crisis
GREAT FLYING FLUFFY ELEPHANTS!! I-I-I-I-I-HAVE…106…REVIEWS!!!!! ::makes strange whimper like noise and faints::…oooohh my heads a spinning…
Wow…I must have really pissed off a lot of people with that last chapter!! (And on that note, made a lot of you really happy) But then again, that was the point! (I know, I'm a weirdo, but hey, that's what makes life interesting…) but don't think it's gonna stop there…ohh noooo…I've got about…err ::blinks and scratches chin:: err this ones gonna have that in it…then I need another with that other bit in it…(::snorts:: eh he he he, a bit I'm personally proud of ^-^ ::) ummmmm, I think I can squeeze about 2 or 3 more chapters out of this story (that's including the chapter you are currently reading)…he he he
Heyyy…. I just realised, I haven't butted in with my dumb little comments in the middle of the story for ages, wow, I'm proud of myself!! (don't worry, I won't start up again ^ - ^ )
But anyway, before you get onto reading this chapter, I thought I'd let you know that my good ol usual style of humour is coming back. I've never been one to stick to drama (mind you, I really don't think 'drama' an my stories really go together in a sentence…unless there is a negative word somewhere in between…or you it's "'Drama?'…'stardragons stories?' HAHAHAHAHAHAHA…"….)
Anywho, let's get on with things shall we?
Oh by the way, let this be a warning to you, I was in a weird mood when writing this chapter, and as a result, besides all my sick twisted humour, there is an extremely sappy bit coming up too. Don't ask why, (and don't get all pissy at me, it had to be done eventually…) I was itching to add a couple of my sarcastic little comments in, but refrained and well…you'll see for yourself.
Just be warned, have your sick bucket handy, and get ready for a big 'ol sack of sugar….
You have been warned…
Oh right the disclaimer…I don't own nuffing…nuff said…(hmm is that déjà vu??)
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Sakura's POV:
"E-excuse me?"
Syaoran blinked and frowned, "I just wanted to know who you were, that's all" He looked confused then brightened up a bit, "hey are you like one of those student nurses…because boy…" I stared in shock as he looked me up and down then silently whistled, "hel-lllooo nurse!"
My jaw dropped considerably as he smiled and leaned closer, "hey, do they still give sponge baths in these places?"
I spluttered, blushing a very interesting shade of red, "I-I-I don't think so…I-I-I'm not a nurse…"
His face fell disappointed, but a second later he brightened up a bit, and added, raising his eyebrows suggestively "Well then, can you give me a sponge bath anyway?"
Not really surprisingly, I was lost for words.
Who was this and what the hell had happened to Syaoran?
Instead of getting upset, I got angry. *Eriol…*
There was a sleepy response, after all, it was now fairly late in the evening, but I wasn't in the mood to let him have his beauty sleep, * Eriol, wake up…we have a problem *
His mental voice groaned and sleepily replied, * can't it wait until morning Sakura…*
I growled mentally and took a silent deep breath before mentally shouting out * GET YOUR LAZY ASS OUT OF BED RIGHT NOW ERIOL * I added as an after thought, * oh and you better bring Tomoyo and Kero too…*
I shut off my end of the link, not waiting for a response, then glanced back at Syaoran, who was looking at me with a hopeful expression on his face.
"So, what's your name anyway? You didn't answer me before"
"Uhh, my name is Sakura…"
"Wow…that's a pretty name…so if you're not a nurse, then why were you in my room?"
I blinked, unsure how to answer that, "…you're my friend…are you sure you don't recognise me?"
He leaned closer and frowned, "no I don't, but damn, it must have been some accident if it made me forget your beautiful face…"
I blushed again…this certainly wasn't something I was expecting to come out of his mouth. I was just thankful Tomoyo hadn't gotten here yet with her camera.
I sighed, trying to ignore the grinning face of Syaoran, and said, "Look Syaoran…"
He interrupted me, "Who's that?"
"That's you…your name is Syaoran" I glanced at his face, "Ring any bells?"
He shook his head then replied, grinning lopsidedly, "No…but you can call me anything you want…"
I blushed, then buried my head in my hands. This conversation wasn't exactly going where I wanted it to. I wasn't exactly sure how much longer I could handle being hit on by Syaoran. It was just something that shouldn't normally occur, and I just didn't know how to respond to something like this. Before I had been angry…emotional, but now…now I just didn't know what to feel. Luckily, Eriol and Tomoyo soon arrived.
"So what's up Sakura…hey you're awake!" Syoaran looked confused and leaned to whisper quite loudly in my ear, "Hey…who's four-eye's and the chick?"
Eriol paused, obviously a little surprised by that, Tomoyo just looked insulted at being referred to as 'the chick'. Eriol looked at me, "I take it he has amnesia?"
I nodded, then turned back to Syaoran, indicating Eriol with a nod of my head. "This is Eriol, and this…" I then nodded at Tomoyo. "…is Tomoyo…" I paused and looked over at Syaoran again, arching an eyebrow, "anything?…anything at all?"
He shook his head. Tomoyo nudged me on the shoulder and handed me a confused looking Kero. I held him up for Syaoran to see. "Do you know who this it?"
"yeahhh….it's a stuffed animal…looks pretty mangy too, who's is it?"
I felt Kero tense up, but stuffed him into my pocket quickly. I didn't think a fight with Kero would have really done him any good. The concept of a talking stuffed animal would probably have thrown him over the edge.
At that moment a nurse came in, doing her nightly rounds. She looked startled for a second when she saw all of us sitting in the room, and the patient, whom was supposed to be in a coma, sitting up quite happily watching her. "Oh my, you're awake! I must go get your doctor immediately." She looked at us. "I'm afraid you will all have to leave now…and you young lady, should still be in bed…." I wanted to protest but she ushered me into the wheel chair provided (which I really didn't need), and pushed me out the door, Tomoyo and Eriol closely in tow. Even though I had already recovered almost half of my magic, and my strength, the nurse insisted that I still needed to rest and I wasn't really in the mood to prove myself.
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The next morning…
Thump…thump…thump…thump…
"Umm…Sakura…? What are you doing?"
Tomoyo, Eriol, Kero and I were sitting in my hospital room, around the little coffee table, which I was rhythmically thumping my head on.
"::Thump:: I'm ::thump:: trying ::thump:: to ::thump:: wake ::thump:: myself ::thump:: up ::thump:: from ::thump:: this ::thump:: nightmare ::thump::…"
She pulled me back by my shoulders, "You're going to hurt yourself doing that…"
I rubbed my slightly bruised forehead, "yeah I know…" I glanced at the clock on the bedside table, "Do you think they'll let us go see Syaoran yet?" Tomoyo shrugged, "I'm not sure, I'll go find a nurse and find out for you…"
Kero fluttered up, "Can I come too? I wanna find some more food…"
Tomoyo smiled and pulled open her pocket so that Kero could fly in, "Sure…" She turned back to us, "I'll be back in a minute…"
She opened the door and closed it quietly, but before I even had a chance to speak, the door was flung open again, and Tomoyo stepped back in looking worried. I could see several nurses running down the hall behind her. "What…what's wrong?"
"It's Syaoran…he's missing!"
"….WHAT?"
"I heard a nurse say that he wasn't in his room when she came into check on him this morning…"
"But-but how? Don't they have guards and security camera's or something in these places?"
Eriol frowned, "only in the halls…which can only mean one thing…" he glanced out the window…"he jumped out of his window…."
"But we're on the 4th floor, he doesn't remember how to use his magic!" I paused, "Doesn't he?"
Tomoyo, who had ducked her head out of the room to talk to a nurse, looked back in, "Apparently he tied is bed sheets together and climbed down the balcony."
I rubbed my temples, "This just keeps getting better and better doesn't it?"
Eriol replied in a dry tone, "Well at least he won't be too hard to find now…"
"What do you mean…there's a whole mountain for him to hide!"
"Yes, but how many people do you know wander around in one of those fetching hospital gowns?"
"ooh…right…okay…" right…we need a plan… "We need to get out of here then…" I glanced at Eriol, "I take it you can sort out the details here…Tomoyo, Kero and I will start searching." I stood up, and grabbed my jacket. I had already gotten changed a while ago. Eriol nodded, but pulled something out of his pocket and handed it to me. "Here, they wouldn't let you wear anything around your neck so I kept this safe for you." It was my Star Key. "Oh, thanks for that." With that Eriol strode out, as I turned to Kero, tying the key back around my neck. "Kero, I need you to fly around and see if you can spot him, Tomoyo and I will search from the ground, okay?"
He scowled but flew out of Tomoyo's pocket, towards the window as I opened it, grumbling "Okay fine…I'm on it…honestly, the kid's more trouble than he's worth…"
I glared at him, "Kero!"
"Okay okay, I'm going!"
We had been scaling the slopes for about an hour and had come up with nothing.
No one had seen him.
I was a little surprised to bump into Mike, but Tomoyo later explained that they had found him unconscious in the back of the cavern. Eriol had made him forget that he had ever met 'Maiomi' and made the rest of the mountain forget he had ever been missing. Mike was racing by on a snowmobile, but stopped when he spotted us.
Apparently, a snowmobile had been stolen…
By a kid in a hospital gown…
Just outside the rangers' station that was next to the hospital…
Mike was asking us if we had seen anything, when a call came over his walkie-talkie.
We both leaned forward a bit and listened…'Subject Male, wearing a blue hospital gown, riding stolen vehicle has been spotted on the east side of the Mt. Persun Equipment Hire Store, all units please respond immediately…'
Mike answered back, then revved up his engine, before shouting back as he sped off "thanks anyway guys, I gotta go…"
He had just disappeared from view when I heard a yell, and saw Kero flying full pelt from the direction that Mike had gone.
And he looked like he was…crying?
"Kero…Kero what's wrong? What happened?"
He was so worked up that all I could make out between the sobs was 'The kid', and 'bare naked ass'"
I blinked, as I realised something.
Those hospital gowns tie up at the back… but the back isn't very secure and well…they don't exactly…cover all…
Tomoyo covered her mouth in an attempt to stop giggling as Kero continued to blubber, "I was just trying to find him for you…and I heard all this yelling…::hiccup, sniffle:: and I-I-I went to investigate…and saw…the kid on the snow bike thing and-and" ::he teared up some more, before bursting into a fresh round of sobbing, clearly too traumatized to finish.
Tomoyo snorted, trying not to laugh, finding the whole idea of Syaoran inadvertently mooning everyone incredibly funny.
I scowled at her, then looked up suddenly as I heard the sound of several engines, yells and somewhat maniacal sounding laughter coming from up ahead. I grabbed the still blubbering Kero, who was muttering something about being permanently blinded, and stuffed him behind me out of sight, as a snowmobile raced into sight out of the fog.
"Is that…it's Syaoran!" Tomoyo pointed looking excited before putting her camera to her face.
I stood in shock, my face crimson, as Syaoran, laughing maniacally, spotted us then sped over. "SYAORAN! WHAT THE HELL DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING! YOU ARE SUPPOSED TO BE IN BED RECOVERING FROM A FREAKIN COMAAAAAAAAAAAARRRGGGHHHH!!" He had sped by, completely ignoring my screams, then skidded the bike around in front of me…before grabbing me around my waist, making me drop Kero, and quite bodily hurling me onto the seat behind him. I shrieked as he swerved the bike around again, grinning roguishly. He proceeded to salute Tomoyo, before speeding off. I heard Tomoyo burst out laughing as I tried to sit up. "Syaoran! Have you gone completely insane-oomph!" I had to grab onto him as he recklessly steered off the track and onto the uneven snow between a row of cabins, trying to throw of the numerous rangers that were chasing us. I had my face pressed up against his back, not really wanting to know where we were actually headed, when I noticed part of my face was pressed up against a patch of warm skin.
A patch of skin…that wasn't covered by the thing he was dressed in…
My eye's shot open, but I refused to look down. Kero's voice and the word's 'bare-naked ass' flittered through my mind.
Oh…dear…God…
"Syaoran…let me off right now!"
He turned his head to look at me, grinned and said, "No can do little lady, the snow cops are after us now, I need to get to our secret hide out before they catch us."
Secret hide out? What the hell is he on about? "Syaoran, just exactly what kind of drugs did they give you in hospital anyway?"
He shook his head, "I didn't take any, for all I knew, they could have been part of Dr. Evils' plan of world domination, they could have been giving me mind control drugs. Remember, Trust no one Scully…"
"My name is Sakura!" He has seriously flipped his lid…
"Yeah I know, but you're secret identity is special agent Sakura Scully…and I'm special agent Syaoran Mulder…"
Oh dear God, he has completely gone off the deep end…
The snow mobile thumped through a large pile of snow, sending most of it into my face. I wiped it off, at the same time getting a look at our surroundings. We had left the cabins, and were quite dangerously weaving through a forest.
In other words I had no idea where we were.
He stretched his neck around to look behind us, "I think we lost th-…"
"Look out!"
He jerked his head back at my yell, and jerked the bike to the side in an attempt to swerve away from the tree we were currently hurtling towards. But we were going to fast. Tightening my grip around his waist, I hurled myself off the bike, pulling him with me, but hit the snow with such force that he was jerked out of my grasp. I heard the sound of the snow mobile slamming into the tree, then the sound of an explosion as it burst into flames. Panting, I pushed myself up from the snow and looked around for Syaoran. He was slumped up against a tree to my right, pale, and not moving. "Oh no, not again…"
I scrambled over to him, and was thankful to see him still alive…but he was freezing. His lips were turning blue. I sent Eriol a mind message as I pulled off my snow jacket to try and get Syaoran to warm up. * Eriol! Syaoran went all crazy and fell off the bike and knocked himself out! I need you to get here right now and you have to do something about the people that were chasing us before they find him and put him in a mental institute and he's freezing and I need your help! *
Actually understanding my scrambled message he answered almost immediately. * I'm right on it, but you know, the best way to increase someone's body temperature is to strip down, hold onto each other and wrap all your clothes around the both of you…*
My resulting squawk both in my mind and out loud, was probably loud enough to cause an avalanche. My face was hot enough that I was surprised the snow itself hadn't actually caught on fire.
* ERIOL! YOU ARE A SICK AND TWISTED PERSON YOU DO REALISE THAT DON'T YOU??*
* It's true you know, combining your body heat works if you don't want to freeze to death…*
I scowled, still blushing profusely, * Look whatever! Just find us okay, coz I have no idea where we are and I'm not strong enough yet to fly him back…*
He mentally chuckled then replied,* Okay, I'm coming, oh but before I go, Is there any particular reason why Tomoyo can't stop laughing, I tried to talk to her but she seems unable to stop to get out an answer…*
And as if it was even a possibility, I blushed even more. * err, I have no idea, just get here okay…*
He chuckled again, but seemed to buy my response, before switching off from our link.
I shivered, even though I had on a think jumper and my snow pants, it was freezing. I looked over at Syaoran, and decided I needed to at least start a fire before he got hypothermia as well as the amnesia. I gathered a few logs and set them alight with the Firey Card, the welcome heat instantly washing over me.
Eriol arrived about 10 minutes later, a sporadically giggling Tomoyo in tow. Kero was no where in sight. I shot Eriol a glare that plainly said 'don't say anything stupid or else' and he responded with an innocent gaze that I just wasn't buying. We managed to create some more suitable attire for Syaoran, then with a little help form Eriol, managed to fly him back to our cabin, Tomoyo giggling all the way.
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I rubbed my head as Eriol held up another item that might jog Syaoran's memory. "What about this?"
It was Syaoran's sword, in its' jewel form. Syaoran looked at it closely, shrugged and replied, "Dunno, looks expensive though…what's it for?" I felt Eriol summon a bit of his magic, and the sword appeared. "Cooooollll…but what's it for?"
My head hit the table with a thud. We had been showing Syaoran items for hours, both magical and not, but nothing was working. I even agreed to let Tomoyo show him some of her tapes. The suggestion made her so happy that she almost burst into tears, until she brought out all the tapes that held all the particularly embarrassing bits between Syaoran and I over the years, which made me want to burst into tears. But Syaoran still didn't remember a thing.
It was beginning to look hopeless, and I was loosing patience. I wanted the normal Syaoran back, and I wanted him back now.
We had decided to call it a night, I had a particularly nasty headache and wasn't really looking forward to going to the other cabin to have dinner. I shuddered to think what Syaoran would try and do then.
Luckily, Eriol was taking pity on me, and encouraged our teachers over the phone to let us stay in for dinner.
I was laying on my bed staring at the ceiling when Tomoyo appeared, dragging the television from the lounge room with her. I blinked and sat up as she left the room, then returned a second later with a suspicious looking cord in tow.
"Uh Tomoyo…?"
She plugged the cord into the back of the TV as she answered, "mmmm…"
"What are you doing?"
Turning the TV on, she picked up the remote and flicked through the stations, "I hid one of my camera's in the guys room."
I blinked, digesting the information.
"Okay, first…why?"
She shrugged and answered simply, "I'm curious" as the image of the guys' room flicked onto the screen.
Eriol was sitting cross-legged on his bed, quietly reading a book. Syaoran wasn't in sight.
She grinned, obviously pleased with herself, and turned up the volume a bit, so that it was just loud enough for us to hear, but not loud enough for our 'subjects' to pick up on.
Singing filled the speakers…Syaoran's singing. I watched in utter shock as Syaoran, wearing his headphones, hopped backwards on one foot past the screen, playing the air guitar. "…Coz I'm a brat, and I know everything, and I talk back, coz I'm not listening to aaaa-ny-thing you say…" He disappeared from the screen, but the singing continued, and a little after, that he started to imitate, rather badly, what I could only assume was a guitar solo bit. " nooaw-noaaw-nooaaw-nooaaw…"
I thought I saw Eriol's eye twitch, but he simply turned a page and continued reading.
Tomoyo was giggling, I was staring at the screen in shock. I had to admit, despite the minor detail that this was all due the fact that Syaoran had quite frankly gone insane, he looked awfully cute doing it.
Not really able to hold it in anymore, I joined Tomoyo in the silent giggling as he hopped past the camera again, belting the hell out of his imaginary instrument.
Eriol glanced up from his book, an unreadable expression on his face. I felt his magic flare up, then saw Syaoran pause mid hop. A look of disappointment flickered across his features. "Oh man, the battery must have run out….bummer…" He pulled of the headphones and placed the mini radio onto his bedside table. Eriol glanced at him, before going back to his book.
"Hey Eriol…was that Sakura chick and me…" he paused searching the air for the right words, "You know, a thing?"
Eriol, clearly interested in the direction this conversation was heading, put his book down and turned his attention fully to the curious Syaroan.
"No, but it was heading that way…"
I tried to jump off the bed, ready to harm/torture and/or kill Eriol, but was pulled down by Tomoyo. She was grinning wildly and covered my mouth so I couldn't say anything and give away the fact that she was taping everything.
"…Really? She isn't already taken is she…?"
My eyes widened considerably.
Eriol's expression changed to something that said, 'I already know what you're going to say, but I want to hear you say it' before replying "No, why do you ask? Thinking of asking our dear Sakura out?"
I squealed despite the fact that Tomoyo still had me gagged, then tried to violently get up. Tomoyo, glared at me, and somehow held me down before I went and maimed Eriol, and intently listened to the conversation.
Syaoran grinned enthusiastically, "hell yeah, the girl is hot…" My face was blushing so much, I was surprised Tomoyo hadn't received third degree burns because of it. "I mean I'm surprised you haven't done anything already."
I hadn't been to preoccupied, however, to miss the tiny blush that appeared on Eriol's cheeks. I paused and blinked as Eriol said, almost to quiet for us to hear through the camera. "Yes, well Sakura is a beautiful person, but there is someone else I have had my eye on for some time now…"
Tomoyo's grip on my mouth had tightened to a point where my jaw was beginning to go numb. I pulled her hand off and looked at her expression.
Her eyes, like mine only moments before, had also widened notably.
Syaoran smirked, then grinned widely, "Oh I get it, you dig that Tomoyo chick don't you!"
Tomoyo's jaw dropped.
Eriol blinked, blushed even more, then replied, "Uh yeah…"
Tomoyo's face became even paler than it usually was.
Syaoran guffawed, then leaned forward, slapping Eriol good-naturedly on the back before replying, "Well hook in brother, hook in!"
I snorted, glad that the attention had been diverted from me, as Tomoyo's mouth opened and closed, words beyond her current capabilities.
She had a reason though, Syaoran wasn't exactly himself, and as much as I wished it would be, his confession wasn't exactly valid. Eriol on the other hand, was himself, and had just unknowingly admitted to Tomoyo that he actually liked her.
See? I told you Syaoran would be helping me play matchmaker for them…
Eriol, a blush still gracing his features, adjusted his glasses, then paused as he caught sight of something.
He was looking directly at the camera.
I glanced at Tomoyo. Her face was so pale now that it was practically transparent.
I looked back at the screen, and held in a laugh as Eriol's face considerably paled, becoming a colour very similar to Tomoyo's.
Syaoran looked up confused at Eriol as he stood up. "What's wrong man, you look like you've seen a ghost…"
I heard Tomoyo squeak as Eriol's face lowered directly in front of the screen, which wobbled as he picked up the camera, and turned it, so that all we could see was the floor.
Syaoran's voice, now more distant, echoed through the TV's speakers. "Hey what's that cord for?"
I looked at Tomoyo, who looked back at me, then we simultaneously looked down at the little black cord that was leading from the TV, and out the door.
It twitched.
There was the sound of a door opening and closing, then the sound of footsteps.
Tomoyo squeaked again as I grinned demonically and darted out onto the balcony, locking the door so that Tomoyo couldn't escape. She looked at me desperately, then froze, as our bedroom door opened, and Syaoran walked in, the chord in hand, Eriol in tow. Thinking quickly, I snapped my fingers, calling my very own little camera to me magically, a little trick I was infinitely grateful that Eriol had taught me. It materialized in the air just above my hand and I grabbed it, not wanting to miss a moment of this.
Sure you could call me evil, but then you'd be forgetting the little fact that Tomoyo has been taping me nearly every second of my life.
I hid behind the wall, holding the camera in front of me so I could watch what was happening on the little view screen. I bit my lip holding back a laugh as Tomoyo and Eriol determinedly not looked at each other. Syaoran had this odd expression on his face, then nudged Eriol and gave him the thumps up, before leaving the room.
I couldn't hear what was happening in the room, but didn't want to use any more magic in case Eriol noticed and found me.
Tomoyo was looking nervously at her feet, and didn't notice as Eriol stepped forward, raised a hand, then dropped it, looking unsure of what to do.
I snorted indignantly. Since when has Eriol been at a loss for words…
He seemed to be gathering his thoughts, and I saw him say Tomoyo's name.
I couldn't see if she had said anything, because her back was to the camera, but I could tell she was blushing.
Her ears were bright red.
Holding in an excited squeal, I watched transfixed as Eriol stepped forward, raised a hand, and rested it on the side of Tomoyo's face. I bit my lip, the excitement almost at bursting point as he said something I didn't quite catch (I couldn't really lip read that well just yet). Tomoyo's head raised a bit, and she must have been crying or something because Eriol moved his hand and gently wiped his thump across her cheek.
Then they both started to lean forward and slowly but surely, their lips met in their first kiss.
I wanted to jump up and down and squeal, but that would mean I would miss a whole damn lot of footage. So I opted for the more silent approach and celebrated in my head.
Aaaaaaahhhhhh!!!! That's so Kawaii!! It's almost like something out of a romantic movie…
I quietly sighed as Eriol placed his other hand onto Tomoyo's face, and Tomoyo wrapped her arms around his waist.
I grinned, eternally happy for both my friends, then decided to leave before I was caught. I didn't want this little gem to be taken away from me, what else could I use for bribes?
Having one final glance, I squealed happily again in my mind, before switching off my camera, and turning to the balcony rail. Figuring he would be too preoccupied to notice, I silently summoned the wand, and called out the Fly Card. I leapt off the balcony, even before the wings had appeared on my back, and dropped down. They came out, and I did a couple of somersaults before drifting slowly down, and landing softly in the new fallen snow. I returned both the card and the wand, and walked happily to the front of the cabin.
Syaoran was sitting on the couch listening to music again, singing silently to himself, but looked up as I let myself in.
My grin must have been infectious, because his mouth widened into a smile, "You seem awfully happy, what did I miss?"
"Oh nothing, I'm just happy..."
He smirked lopsidedly, a look, which my mind was quick to note, looked incredibly sexy on him. "You were spying on Tomoyo and Eriol when they hooked up weren't you…"
Blushing at my own wayward thoughts I nodded and giggled. It's good to see that the crazy Syaoran isn't too stupid…
He chuckled along with me, as a strange look came into his eye.
My giggling slowed, then stopped. The look he was giving me was making me feel uneasy.
He stood up, and walked over to the armchair I was seated on, and sat on one of the armrests.
"So, what say we follow their example and…" His voice trailed off, but his eyebrows raised suggestively.
All happy thoughts of Tomoyo and Eriol aside, I started to panic.
Oh nononononono…NONONONO…
My eyes widened in shock as he grinned again and resting a hand on the other armrest, almost as if to stop me from getting away, started to lean in.
I squeaked and leapt under his arm and out of the chair, an excuse babbling out of my mouth. "I can't let you do this…you aren't…you..and it wouldn't be right…and and and…I just can't…"
He just looked hurt.
"I-I-I'm just…I'm sorry…"
I ran down the hall and into my room, interrupting Tomoyo and Eriol's little make out session. Tomoyo looked embarrassed, but became worried at the anguished expression on my face. "Sakura what's wrong?"
"We were talking…and he…he was going to…but I couldn't do it…I really wanted to…but I just couldn't…" I was angry at myself. I was being so emotional, and I was probably just over reacting, but the happenings of the past few days was starting to stack up and I really needed to let of some steam, emotionally speaking.
I had sat on the bed, burying my head in my hands, and felt the mattress sink down as Tomoyo sat next to me. "Shh Sakura, take a deep breath and tell us what happened.
"We were talking about how you two…well you know" That earned a blush from both of them as I continued, "and then he got this funny look on his face, and he came over and sat on the armrest off the chair I was in and…." My voice lowered to a whisper. "He…he was going to…kiss me, but I couldn't do it, I couldn't let him…" My voice, still quiet, became thick with emotion, "I wanted to do it so much…but I just couldn't…he's not him…he's not Syaoran…" I sniffled and continued. "I want Syaoran back…the real Syaroan…but-but what if he's gone forever…?"
Tomoyo pulled me into a hug and glanced expectantly up at Eriol.
He sighed, "I didn't want to mention this before, because I honestly thought we wouldn't have to do it, but because nothing else seems to be working, I believe we should try it anyway."
Tomoyo frowned and looked up at him, "Try what?"
Eriol sat down on the other bed and explained. "Logically speaking, if someone can take memories away, then they should be able to bring them back. Unfortunately, it doesn't work that way. No one can know someone else's memories. It's impossible. We see things in a different perspective to each other, so simply planting a memory back into someone's mind just can't be done. There is a way of encouraging a person's memory to come back…through their dreams. The subconscious basically does the work for us and it doesn't allow for tampering or imput from other people, which could actually cause more harm than good. However, as I'm sure you both have experienced at one point of another, dreams can manipulate memories and thoughts. They can have double meaning, be hard to interpret and most of the time, make no sense whatsoever. The problem is, his subconscious may bring the memories back, but they will become distorted in his dreams…SO much so that they may cause even more psychological problems than the boy already seems to have." He glanced at my even-more-than-before anguished face and added, "But…that is extremely rare, I've only seen it actually happen in one case. There is a very good chance that it will be successful." He sighed. "It does, however, take time, we can only do it at night when he's sleeping naturally. It always takes more than a few nights to have any affect…and we have to keep an eye on him in case anything goes wrong, so we won't be getting much sleep if we try. But apart from that, I believe it's the best chance we have now of bringing Syaoran back."
I nodded and sat up, a look of determination on my face, "Good, let's do this thing then."
At this point in time, I was willing to try anything just to bring the real Syaroan back. I just hoped…no I prayed, that this would work.
It had to.
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You see? This is what happens on the holidays, I have too much time on my hands and come up with chapters like this. ::Snorts:: Man, that bit was so damn sappy…short…but sappy…oh well, this is supposed to be a Homour/Romance fic after all. ^-^ So anyway, there's my excuse!! Anywho, I've probably given myself permanent eye damage from being in front of the computer for so long, but oh well….(And I'm supposed to be doing a frog assignment, but can't be bothered…I've already got all the information, it's just I haven't got around to writing it up yet…) Anyway, hope you enjoyed the next installment, and get ready for an even weirder chapter next…
…eh he he he…me so crazy…^-^
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