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Author's Intro: Sorry I took so long to get this chapter out. I've been suffering from writer's block. This may be a rushed chapter..... oh dear.

Chapter 5: Fainting

Sakura thoughts swirled throughout her head. Kero.....evil......please be hypnotized....Ms. Mitsuki.....Meilin....Madison....powers.....what next? Sakura began to sway back and forth. Ms.Mitsuki was talking.....probably about Kero.....But none of that registered. Sakura fell backwards into darkness.....fainting into the comfort of no light.......

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"Sakura! Sakura! Wake up!!!" Sakura moaned, blinked, and sat up.

She appeared to be in some kind of hospital. Li was at her bedside, holding her hand. Meilin, Eli, Madison, and Ms. Mitsuki were standing in various places across the room, all looking worried. Li said "Sakura? Are you ok?" Sakura had an awful headache. She turned towards Li, and began to speak. "Li? What happened? Where are we?" Li smiled, glad that she was ok. "We are in the hospital wing of the rebel force. You fainted. Ms. Mitsuki explained that Kero has been put under hypnosis by the back shadow. She found this out from a spy placed in the evil hideout." Meilin stepped forward: "Sakura, now that we see that you are ok, we are going to leave you and Li alone. He'll try to explain what happened. Ms. Mitsuki is going to show us around the base. Good night." The four walked out of the room. Sakura's head started to hurt again. She felt a tear slip down her cheek. Li immediately became worried. "Sakura? What's wrong?" She let out a sob. "It-It's just that....I finally
thought we could live a normal life. The Star Cards wuld always be there......but I wanted to live like a normal 20 year old." Li smiled, reached over, and hugged Sakura. The couple sat there, in a big hug, for a while. Sakura fell asleep. Li gently brushed a hand across her forehead, smiled, and gently laid her on her pillow. He stood up to leave. He put a hand in his pocket, and lifted a small gray box out of it. He clicked it open. A beautiful diamond heart sat on a silver band. "Sakura..." he whispered "I wanted to live a normal life to." And with that, he exited the room, glancing back at Sakura one last time.

Author's Note: Hee Hee Hee! If you know something at all, you will no what that little box is! Can't wait for the next chapter!

Made on 2/13/02