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X 17
Sakura and Li were halfway out of the Kinomoto residence with Cerberus and Yue when they saw Eriol, assisting a weak Tomoyo, walking towards them.
"Yao Leu is facing a crisis," began Eriol grimly.
Sakura rushed towards her second cousin. "Tomoyo-chan, what happened?"
"Yao cast a slumber spell on everyone in Tomoeda so they won't get involved in this," explained the blue-eyed boy.
"Just like my Sleep card!" exclaimed the card mistress.
Tomoyo smiled. "Y-You're saem Sakura..thank heavens.." She collapsed into eriol's arms.
Li wordlessly walked away.
"Descendant of Clow, where are you going?" yelled Yue.
The boy gripped his sword tighter. "The one thing I should have done long ago taht could have prevented all of this from happening." He then fled.
"Syaoran!!" called Sakura.
He stopped and turned towards her slowly.
Her begging emerald eyes were shaking. "You won't do this alone," she said as the chilly wind played with her strands of honey-brown hair.
His amber eyes softened. "This is my battle, sakura. stay here and wait."
She smiled. "Did I mention to you that people born under the star sign of Aries are stubborn?" She took out a card. "Fly card!" She followed Li, with her guardians at her heels.
Eriol, on the other hand, was left with Tomoyo. Cradling her gently so as not to wake her up, he used his power to shield themselves from the rain.
To his surprise, her eyes slowly opened. "Please..go and follow them. You can protect Sakura-chan an help Li. You can save both Meiling and Himitsu..you can do a loth of things rather than to stay here."
He brushed her wet bangs off her forehead. "If that's what you want."
She nodded and smiled weakly. "Y-You were the kind-hearted boy who broke my fall weeks ago. The one in the black coat?"
"Yes. Yes, I am," he admitted.
"You saved me..again. Arigatou, Eriol-kun." With that she fell asleep.
He chuckled. "Doo itashimashite, Tomoyo-san. You are very smart, you know, figuring out my identity so quickly." He then turned serious. "Kind-hearted..she thinks i"m kind.."
Yao held out his masamune and pointed it at the Clow Joker. "I will not kill anyone here to save her..anyone but you!!" He attacked it, but it was able to avoid him easily.
The boy turned around quickly and swiftly attacked. The demon cried out in pain as it gripped its arm.
Blood dripped from his weapon down to his trembling hands.
Blood. Cold blood.
He didn't know what to do. For the first time since he met Meiling and vowed to himself that he would mend his ways, his hands were stained by blood not his own.
"I promised Mei..I promised Mei I won't killa nymore.."he whispered.
"Heads up, boy!" roared the demon as it clawed Yao's chest. The boy fell down the ground, wincing in pain.
Yao didn't waste time. He attacked the demon again from the back, and using his lightning speed, was able to appear in front of the baest without it knowing it. He hit the demon with the blade of his masamune twice before throwing icicles at his way. The demon shielded itself, and Yao used the joker's split-second lack of concentration to save Meiling.
At that instant, Li arrived, Sakura and her guardians not too far away.
"Meiling!!" cried Syaoran. he knelt beside Yao and looked at his unconcious cousin.
"Take her away..somewhere safe," instructed Yao, looking at his former best friend pleadingly.
Sakura knelt beside Meiling and noticed the blood dripping down her hand. To her horror, she discovered that the blood was coming from Yao's wounded chest!
"Yao!" she cried, pointing at his injury.
He shook his head. "This is just a scartch. I won't die because of it."
Cerberus and Yue stood in front of of them protectively. The Clow demon merely cackled.
"You do not know the real power of the Clow Joker that my creator unwittingly released. Do you want to know that power?" it boomed.
"Its power is to manipulate all of the 53 cards in the deck," said a voice from above.
They all looked up and saw a tall ruby-haired woman with dark butterfly wings standing on a treetop with a big black panther beside her.
A shadow emerged from the darkness, startling Syaoran and Sakura.
"Clow Reed?!" they both exclaimed.
"Not quite," said Eriol as he revealed himself to everyone.
The Clow Joker smirked evily.
**to be continued**
X 17
Sakura and Li were halfway out of the Kinomoto residence with Cerberus and Yue when they saw Eriol, assisting a weak Tomoyo, walking towards them.
"Yao Leu is facing a crisis," began Eriol grimly.
Sakura rushed towards her second cousin. "Tomoyo-chan, what happened?"
"Yao cast a slumber spell on everyone in Tomoeda so they won't get involved in this," explained the blue-eyed boy.
"Just like my Sleep card!" exclaimed the card mistress.
Tomoyo smiled. "Y-You're saem Sakura..thank heavens.." She collapsed into eriol's arms.
Li wordlessly walked away.
"Descendant of Clow, where are you going?" yelled Yue.
The boy gripped his sword tighter. "The one thing I should have done long ago taht could have prevented all of this from happening." He then fled.
"Syaoran!!" called Sakura.
He stopped and turned towards her slowly.
Her begging emerald eyes were shaking. "You won't do this alone," she said as the chilly wind played with her strands of honey-brown hair.
His amber eyes softened. "This is my battle, sakura. stay here and wait."
She smiled. "Did I mention to you that people born under the star sign of Aries are stubborn?" She took out a card. "Fly card!" She followed Li, with her guardians at her heels.
Eriol, on the other hand, was left with Tomoyo. Cradling her gently so as not to wake her up, he used his power to shield themselves from the rain.
To his surprise, her eyes slowly opened. "Please..go and follow them. You can protect Sakura-chan an help Li. You can save both Meiling and Himitsu..you can do a loth of things rather than to stay here."
He brushed her wet bangs off her forehead. "If that's what you want."
She nodded and smiled weakly. "Y-You were the kind-hearted boy who broke my fall weeks ago. The one in the black coat?"
"Yes. Yes, I am," he admitted.
"You saved me..again. Arigatou, Eriol-kun." With that she fell asleep.
He chuckled. "Doo itashimashite, Tomoyo-san. You are very smart, you know, figuring out my identity so quickly." He then turned serious. "Kind-hearted..she thinks i"m kind.."
Yao held out his masamune and pointed it at the Clow Joker. "I will not kill anyone here to save her..anyone but you!!" He attacked it, but it was able to avoid him easily.
The boy turned around quickly and swiftly attacked. The demon cried out in pain as it gripped its arm.
Blood dripped from his weapon down to his trembling hands.
Blood. Cold blood.
He didn't know what to do. For the first time since he met Meiling and vowed to himself that he would mend his ways, his hands were stained by blood not his own.
"I promised Mei..I promised Mei I won't killa nymore.."he whispered.
"Heads up, boy!" roared the demon as it clawed Yao's chest. The boy fell down the ground, wincing in pain.
Yao didn't waste time. He attacked the demon again from the back, and using his lightning speed, was able to appear in front of the baest without it knowing it. He hit the demon with the blade of his masamune twice before throwing icicles at his way. The demon shielded itself, and Yao used the joker's split-second lack of concentration to save Meiling.
At that instant, Li arrived, Sakura and her guardians not too far away.
"Meiling!!" cried Syaoran. he knelt beside Yao and looked at his unconcious cousin.
"Take her away..somewhere safe," instructed Yao, looking at his former best friend pleadingly.
Sakura knelt beside Meiling and noticed the blood dripping down her hand. To her horror, she discovered that the blood was coming from Yao's wounded chest!
"Yao!" she cried, pointing at his injury.
He shook his head. "This is just a scartch. I won't die because of it."
Cerberus and Yue stood in front of of them protectively. The Clow demon merely cackled.
"You do not know the real power of the Clow Joker that my creator unwittingly released. Do you want to know that power?" it boomed.
"Its power is to manipulate all of the 53 cards in the deck," said a voice from above.
They all looked up and saw a tall ruby-haired woman with dark butterfly wings standing on a treetop with a big black panther beside her.
A shadow emerged from the darkness, startling Syaoran and Sakura.
"Clow Reed?!" they both exclaimed.
"Not quite," said Eriol as he revealed himself to everyone.
The Clow Joker smirked evily.
**to be continued**
