Disclaimer: I don't own Cardcaptors.

Author's notes: ^_^ I don't feel like ranting today. I'm too happy. Oh, wait. One thing.

~*~  means a flashback. (I add a lot of these signs don't I?

No Where to Hide

Chapter 6

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"Now, Jumishu. Let us fight."

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Those words rang in Syaoran's head as he stared helplessly up at his only love.

"NO! Sakura!" Syaoran cried out desperately as silent tears fell down his flushed face. Eriol stood next to him looking at him helplessly and then at Sakura.

"That was foolish, Sakura. If only you would listen. There is no way you can beat him." Eriol looked down to his feet. He too started to cry silent tears.

"Eriol. Kero. Please. Please tell me there is a way Sakura can beat Jumishu. Don't let her die." Syaoran pleaded.

"I...am very sorry, Syaoran. I know how much you love her. At least you get to see her. Tomoyo is still at her house and doesn't know what is happening. I am very sorry." Eriol looked sadly at Syaoran. "She has lived a fullfilling life. She has done more things to help others than anyone. I know she won't die unhappy."

"You don't understand! I love her!"

"..."

"...sakura...what happened? Syaoran! Eriol! What happened to her?" Tomoyo ran up to Eriol with eyes filled with anger and hate. She was in her pajamas and her hair was tied back in a braid. "I swear. If you did this to her..."

"He didn't. She did. She...she won't let us help her either. She knows she will die. Why won't she listen? Please, Tomoyo. You are her best friend. Talk to her. Please." Syaoran fell to the ground in despair. Tomoyo looked at him and silently nodded. Then, she quickly looked up to her now changed best friend.

"Sakura! Sakura-chan! It's Tomoyo. How could you do this to us? Why? We're best friends. You are supposed to tell me these things. You...you know that if you ask for help, we will help you. Why...WHY ARE YOU BEING SO BLIND?" Tomoyo yelled. She began to hyperventilate and Eriol went up to her and held her in his arms.

"I...I am sorry, Tomoyo, but you don't understand. I have to try to save your life. That is why I am here. That is why I have the cards. To protect them and the lives of everyone I love. I...I can't talk right now. I have a battle to win. Just leave. All of you. You are just distracting me. I don't want to see you now."

"SAKURA! GET DOWN HERE NOW! I AS YOUR BROTHER THINK IT IS WISE THAT YOU NOT TRY TO PLAY HEROINE AND LEAVE YOUR FRIENDS TO MOURN FOR YOU! HOW DO YOU THINK OTOU-SAN WILL FEEL WHEN HE SEES HIS YOUNGEST AND ONLY DAUGHTER DEAD! HOW HARD DO YOU THINK IT WILL BE TO EXPLAIN THAT TO OTOU-SAN?! DON'T THINK ONLY FOR YOURSELF!" Touya yelled from her window.

"Onii-chan? You're awake? I...I am sorry! I can't talk now! Ahhhhhh!"

"You said fight. Fight already. I'm waiting." Jumishu said.

"You talk about waiting. I am waiting for you to show your real form."

"My real form? You think you are capable of fighting me in my real form? Let's see."

Okibi's eyes turned an evil red, then he disappeared.

"Huh? You coward! Where the hell did you run off to?" Sakura yelled in an angelic yet angry voice.

"Run off? You stupid person! You call yourself a mistress of the cards? I thought you were at least a little sensible!" An echoing voice rumbled.

"Then where are you?"

"Why, right in front of you. You see, I am in my nonvisible form. This is my true form activated with one of my powers. I doubt you can even be worth the effort of my true power."

"We shall see! Sakura Cards! Aid me in my distress! I, Sakura Kinomoto, your mistress, ask you to help me defeat this evil! If...if I should die, then your new master shall be Syaoran Li. Cards! Fuse with me so that we can become the ultimate weapon!"

All the cards in the book in Sakura's room flew out and dematerialized into her. When the last card flew into her, she shot a beam of luminosity at where she thought the invisible Jumishu was.

"Ooh, my. Were you supposed to hit me with that night light? You missed me." Jumishu told her in a rather bored and annoyed tone.

"Well, if you would make this a fair fight, I could probably make this more interesting for your sorry little a...butt!" Sakurasaid angrily.

"Whatever! It isn't like you will be able to beet me anyways." Jumishu appeared right in front of Sakura in a dragon-like form. Sakura stared at Jumishu in fear and couldn't move.

"Sakura! Don't look into his eyes! You will fear him and not be able to fight at all!" Eriol said. "That is how he is always able to defeat his adversaries!"

"I...I am not afraid. I looked into his eyes. They are filled with evil, and try to make me fear him as you said, but I am not afraid. I will defeat you!"

Sakura threw another beam at him. It sliced through a little of his arm, and the other parts of the beam flew past him.

"Well, I'll give you credit for at least scratching me. But, how will you withstand my beam?" Jumishu opened his mouth and a dark band of energy flew at Sakura at great speed and flung her against the barrier.

"*cough* Not bad for being weak." Sakura said as blood trickled down her chin. I have more tricks up my sleeve though. Sakura closed her eyes and took the form of Firey.

"Firey! Help me defeat this evil! Help me blast him with the hottest flame!" A flare of fire shot up in the air and made a ring around and above Jumishu. It circled him then engulfed him in the flame.

"Oh, my. It is soooo hot. Look. I'm turning into barbeque. That was so feeble, I can't even consider it an attack!" The fire died down, and Sakura looked away doubting that she could beat him.

"Give up the cards and I will spare your life!"

"Yeah right." Sakura closed her eyes again and took the form of the Wood card.

"Wood card! Please help me! Hold him down so I can attack him with the Ultimate Power!"

"The what?" Jumishu said sarcastically confused.

Branches from the bottom of the barrier took hold of his arms legs and started to wrap him in a cocoon type thing (like the one on the eppy where Sakura fights Yue to become the new Mistress of the cards). Then, she took the form of The Light and Dark cards. Silver spears formed in front of her. She took them one by one and threw them at Jumishu. Then as she took the last one, a white light surrounded the point.

"That is to make him good. Or...to try to." Sakura threw the last and final spear, but before it hit Jumishu, it stopped.

"*gasp* What..."

The white glow on the point grew dark, and turned toward Sakura. It struck her in her stomach.

"Aaaaaaaaaahhhhhh..........." Sakura said as she fell. The barrier faded down, and Sakura, having no support from the barrier, fell to the ground. The spear vanished to leave blood flowing from her now lifeless body.

"That was boring. I told her she wouldn't win. Cards of the fallen mistress! Come to me!" Jumishu said. He floated down to the ground and back into the form of Okibi.

"..........sa......kura......noo…..NO!"  Syaoran ran to Sakura and placed his hands on her wound trying to stop the blood. The cards rose from Sakura's body and the pink on the cards turned a green color. They floated slowly towards Syaoran.

"The cards? No...your Sakura's. Not mine. She's not dead. Your only mine if she's dead. She's not dead! Go back to her! Go...go back." Syaoran cried. The light card flew under his face and caught one of his tears. Then, the light card rose and fused with Jumishu.

"No! Stay away from me! Not the light! NO!" Jumishu started to luminate a bright color, and exploded. When the smoke cleared, Syaoran opened his eyes to see that the shield card formed around everything except Jumishu.

"You aren't mine. You are Sakura's. I know she's alive. I know it!" Syaoran repeated.

Eriol and Tomoyo walked towards Sakura and Touya ran inside to find his father. Yue appeared in front of Eriol and Tomoyo.

"No one told me anything. I sensed an evil presence though. And I also sensed...that my...Mistress is...gone...gone..." Yue said looking to the ground with tears in his eyes. Tomoyo moved Yue aside and walked towards Sakura and took her hand. She looked hopeful at first. Then her face fell.

"I felt one beat. Then nothing. Sakura is...she's..."

"NO! NO SHE'S NOT! AND IF YOU DID FEEL A BEAT AND IT DISAPPEARED THEN WHY DID THE CARDS BECOME MINE IF SHE WAS ALIVE STILL?" Syaoran yelled.

"Because. They knew it was going to happen and nothing would change it. It was her request as well." Kero said. He was in his true form, and had no tears to shed.

"Why, Keroberos, aren't you weeping for the loss of your mistress and friend" Tomoyo asked.

"Because. I know she was happy while she lived and has gone to a happier and more peaceful place. If I was to weep, I would just not accept the fact that she loved life. She gave her life for us, and instead of weeping for her, I will honor her. I will honor her like she needs to be honored. But...that does not mean I am not sad." Keroberos said.

Touya and Fujitaka came running out of the house. Fujitaka ran to Sakura and held her close.

"Now...I have lost you too...my Sakura..."

Touya looked at Syaoran and said in his most sorrowful yet thankful voice,

"Thanks, gaki. For taking care of Sakura when you could. Thank you very much."

"I did nothing. She did not need to be protected. She was able to take care of herself." Syaoran said.

"Nadeshiko...my wife...our daughter is going to be with you now. You won't be lonely. Then, later in life when Touya and I grow old, we will all be together again." Fujitaka said.