Deer Dragon, Phoenix knows 2

"He must have been hungry," Sakura stated.

Eriol just looked on, perched on her back.

*You like him, don't you?*
As Sakura was in her deer form, it was hard to tell if she was blushing. Eriol, however got the message.

*My mate will be waiting,* he said shortly. *I foretell you'll be in trouble soon but I'll be too far away to help. Be careful, Sakura-san.*
With that, he flew off.

Sakura was only half listening.
She would never forget the messy hair, the beautiful brown eyes, the well built muscles.
She would never forget Xiao Lang.

Wandering deeper into the woods, she lost track of the time. Soon, it was night.
Sakura decided to seek refuge near a cave, of course, making sure first that it didn't have any dragons.

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The next day greeted Sakura with a burst of sunlight through the cave's entrance.
Stretching, she went outside, hooves clicking on the rocks.

A sudden noise caught her attention.

Dogs.
Hunting dogs.

The dogs came from a clearing from her left, leaving a narrow path through a few bramble bushes to the right.

Sakura the deer ran. She ran like she never did before.
The thorns tore her skin but she didn't care. If the dogs caught her, so would their masters and she would be stewed, roasted...

Trying not to think of her fate, she kept running.
Suddenly, a dog got hold of her leg.
She shook him off easily but the humans arrived on the scene.

Then she remembered.
duh! She had shield magic.

Summoning all her strength, Sakura willed the shield to form but she was too weak, what from the bite and the skin tears.

The arrow found its target and Sakura let out a wail of agony, the arrow piercing into her heart.

Then she saw the dragon.
He was trying to save her.

*Too late* Sakura thought sadly.

The huntsmen fired a shower of arrows at the dragon and he managed to flame some of them.

Alas, one of them went through his head.
Xiao Lang crashed to the ground, beside Sakura.

"Xiao Lang, I... I love ... you," Sakura whispered her last words.

"I love you too," The dragon-keeper replied and both fell asleep, never to wake again.

Strange enough, their bodies disappeared, leaving the huntsmen totally astounded.

Coming in from the sky, Eriol watched on sadly. He had come too late.

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BianHu: My first S&S so dun flame me. Also, if you notice, I let you choose Eriol's "mate". Whether it be Kaho or Tomoyo.
And I KNOW it's sad. It's meant to be that way, tho I can't keep myself from tearing. *sniff* (bawls in background)

Caustic b****(censored due to young reader's health, though the hint is a female dog): Self advertisement here! Oh and read my A1 fic! R+R, kaez?