"Sakura, let's go back. Our friends need us," said Li.
She nodded. "We must stop the Clow Joker before it hurts that certain blossom."
Together they returned to the real world.
"Meiling!!" screamed Tomoyo in horror.
Eriol cursed himself. Had he not allowed himself to relax his defenses, this would not have happened.
Yao, however, immediately knew that it was the work of the demon to take revenge on him for being disloyal to it. He shut his eyes tight and tried to find Meiling's aura.
"She's around here somewhere," said Eriol. "The demon hid her in one part of the town."
With one mighty sway of his masamune, everyone in Tomoeda who do not possess special powers immediately fell asleep.
Tomoyo weakly rubbed her eyes. She really wanted to sleep. Her knees buckled, and she might had fell to the ground had Eriol not been quick enough to catch her.
"Daidouji-san, go to sleep. It's no use fighting off Himitsu's slumber spell. It's for your own good. You will just endanger your life by staying awake while we battle the demon," he told her gently.
She shook her haed stubbornly. "IIe. I want to see Sakura and Meiling."
Yao faced her. "You two should go check on the Card Mistress. I will go around the town to find Meiling."
Both of them nodded.
LI and Sakura opened their eyes at the same time. They then both discovered their position and their faces reddened. The boy pulled away, his face burning. "S-Sakura, I can explain."
The door was suddenly kicked open by Cerberus, "Sakura!!" It leapt joyfully on its mistress, rattling the bed.
Yue entered the room, wearing one of his smiles that come as often as a blue moon. "I'm glad to see you two safe."
Sakura smiled at her lunar guardian while hugging the other guardian. She then glanced at Syaoran, whose face was still flaming.
Cerberus looked quizically at the girl. "Do you want to brush your teeth or something? You might still have grimy Li Syaoran germs stuck in them."
As Li's face exploded into three different shades of red, Sakua laughed uncomfortably. "Cerberus!"
Yue then intervened in Li's behalf and explained why the boy had to do it.
"Now I see," She faced the boy again. "Arigatou, Syaoran-kun!"
"Y-Yeah, don't mention it."
Tomoyo's eyelids were getting heavy, but she forced herself to walk, walk and walk. The sidewalk leading to Sakur's house seemed endless. She desperately wanted to close her eyes even for a second but she knew that she could never break the slumber spell.
"Are you sure you don't want to take a nap?" asked Eriol with concern.
"Oh no, I'm fine-" Her words were cut off when she felt his arm encircle around her tiny waist, his other hand pulling her head gently down his shoulder. "I'm ordering you to sleep and rest your mind," he told her. "I will wake you up, I promise."
She knew he would, but all thoughts of sleep vanished from her mind. She was too nervous to sleep, because they were a little too close for comfort.
Yet she didn't step away from him.
His nearness felt warm and good, like a cozy blnket of protection shielding her from the chilly pounding of the rain.
Eriol smiled down at her. She smelled like a bunch of freshly-picked roses still moist with morning dew, and she was just as beautiful.
"Hiragizawa Eriol, stop it!" he scolded himself. "Remember what happened awhile ago? Had you not let yourself be distracted by her, Meiling would still be safe!"
He then noticed that the black sky was getting more violent every minute.
He reluctantly picked up speed in walking.
Yao pushed the limp bangs off his forehead as he walked. Where did the Clow demon hide Meiling?
His last stop was the park. He looked around and suddenly felt a familiar aura. He followed it and that led him to the penguin slide. At the top of it was the floating unconcious body of Meiling.
"Mei!" He was about to save her when the Joker materialized directly behind him. "Greetings, Yao Leu."
He turned around. "Don't toy with her, you demon! She is not the Card Mistress so you won't have any use for her."
"On the contrary," it smirked. "I know this girl owns your heart so we'll make a little deal: bring the corpses of both the descendant of Clow and the Card Mistress by midnight in this place, or I shall deliver to you the head of this child."
Yao gasped.
To be continued...
She nodded. "We must stop the Clow Joker before it hurts that certain blossom."
Together they returned to the real world.
"Meiling!!" screamed Tomoyo in horror.
Eriol cursed himself. Had he not allowed himself to relax his defenses, this would not have happened.
Yao, however, immediately knew that it was the work of the demon to take revenge on him for being disloyal to it. He shut his eyes tight and tried to find Meiling's aura.
"She's around here somewhere," said Eriol. "The demon hid her in one part of the town."
With one mighty sway of his masamune, everyone in Tomoeda who do not possess special powers immediately fell asleep.
Tomoyo weakly rubbed her eyes. She really wanted to sleep. Her knees buckled, and she might had fell to the ground had Eriol not been quick enough to catch her.
"Daidouji-san, go to sleep. It's no use fighting off Himitsu's slumber spell. It's for your own good. You will just endanger your life by staying awake while we battle the demon," he told her gently.
She shook her haed stubbornly. "IIe. I want to see Sakura and Meiling."
Yao faced her. "You two should go check on the Card Mistress. I will go around the town to find Meiling."
Both of them nodded.
LI and Sakura opened their eyes at the same time. They then both discovered their position and their faces reddened. The boy pulled away, his face burning. "S-Sakura, I can explain."
The door was suddenly kicked open by Cerberus, "Sakura!!" It leapt joyfully on its mistress, rattling the bed.
Yue entered the room, wearing one of his smiles that come as often as a blue moon. "I'm glad to see you two safe."
Sakura smiled at her lunar guardian while hugging the other guardian. She then glanced at Syaoran, whose face was still flaming.
Cerberus looked quizically at the girl. "Do you want to brush your teeth or something? You might still have grimy Li Syaoran germs stuck in them."
As Li's face exploded into three different shades of red, Sakua laughed uncomfortably. "Cerberus!"
Yue then intervened in Li's behalf and explained why the boy had to do it.
"Now I see," She faced the boy again. "Arigatou, Syaoran-kun!"
"Y-Yeah, don't mention it."
Tomoyo's eyelids were getting heavy, but she forced herself to walk, walk and walk. The sidewalk leading to Sakur's house seemed endless. She desperately wanted to close her eyes even for a second but she knew that she could never break the slumber spell.
"Are you sure you don't want to take a nap?" asked Eriol with concern.
"Oh no, I'm fine-" Her words were cut off when she felt his arm encircle around her tiny waist, his other hand pulling her head gently down his shoulder. "I'm ordering you to sleep and rest your mind," he told her. "I will wake you up, I promise."
She knew he would, but all thoughts of sleep vanished from her mind. She was too nervous to sleep, because they were a little too close for comfort.
Yet she didn't step away from him.
His nearness felt warm and good, like a cozy blnket of protection shielding her from the chilly pounding of the rain.
Eriol smiled down at her. She smelled like a bunch of freshly-picked roses still moist with morning dew, and she was just as beautiful.
"Hiragizawa Eriol, stop it!" he scolded himself. "Remember what happened awhile ago? Had you not let yourself be distracted by her, Meiling would still be safe!"
He then noticed that the black sky was getting more violent every minute.
He reluctantly picked up speed in walking.
Yao pushed the limp bangs off his forehead as he walked. Where did the Clow demon hide Meiling?
His last stop was the park. He looked around and suddenly felt a familiar aura. He followed it and that led him to the penguin slide. At the top of it was the floating unconcious body of Meiling.
"Mei!" He was about to save her when the Joker materialized directly behind him. "Greetings, Yao Leu."
He turned around. "Don't toy with her, you demon! She is not the Card Mistress so you won't have any use for her."
"On the contrary," it smirked. "I know this girl owns your heart so we'll make a little deal: bring the corpses of both the descendant of Clow and the Card Mistress by midnight in this place, or I shall deliver to you the head of this child."
Yao gasped.
To be continued...
