Evil Starrie: *looks at Starrie weirdly and then burst out laughing* you dumbass…you're Spanish yet you don't know how to spell one simple little word!? You're pathetic.
Starrie: hey! Not my fault I don't speak Spanish! I'm more used to English! Like Sapphie says "speak English! Speak English!" (hehehe…she says that because when my best friend gets mad at me, she'll start yelling at me in Spanish, and I get equally pissed so I'll start yelling at her in Spanish too!) plus, since you're me…you can't write or read it either! You can only speak it! *Smiles triumphantly*
Evil Starrie: *glare* whatever…anywayz, what are you so sorry about!?
Starrie: because I took so long with this chapter.
Evil Starrie: yeah…I'll admit, we took forever
Starrie: I know…but anywayz…*turns towards readers* I'm sorry for not uploading this chapter in sooooooooooo long. It's just I had this fic planned out until the point of the last chapter, and I didn't know what to do after that. and I said to myself 'oh I'll think of something when I get there' no! bad idea!! Almost every night, for the past 2 weeks, an hour before I went to bed, I've been sitting in my bed, my starrie book in hand, my 'squishy' pen (that's what sapphie calls it cuz the thingy where you hold it is very squishy and comfortable) playing with my hair…and yet, nothing would come to mind!! And then when I finally had something…it would be like 11pm at night and I would had to go to bed cuz of stupid school!! And if I didn't go to bed, I'd stay up writing until I would hit a block…and then I'd look at the clock…and it'd be past midnight! And the next day I would be falling asleep in all my classes!
Evil Starrie: *smirk* like you don't already?
Starrie: shut up…anywayz, after so much struggling, I FINALLY got this chapter done! ^_^ and uhhhhhhhh…eheheheheheheh…I still don't have a clue to where I'm heading for the next few chapters…oh well…I'll think of something…eventually. Anywayz, I'm sorry if this chapter isn't that good. I've really hit a very bad writers block with this fic. But anywayz, please review! Even if it's just to tell me how terrible this chapter was! ^_^
Evil Starrie: *looks at readers evilly* you wouldn't dare flame now would you? you know if you do I'll…
Starrie: *claps hands over Evil Starrie's mouth and smiles innocently at the readers* forget what she said!!!!!!! *whisper to Evil Starrie* you know as well as I do that this chapter sucks! So…shut the hell up!!!!!!!!!!! *turns back towards readers* Also...MY TWO NEW FICS ARE NOW OUT!!! ("Learning to love" and "Angels guarding our Love") PLEASE GO CHECK 'EM OUT!! ^_^
Evil Starrie: Yeah!! We put a lot of time and effort in those story so you…*mmph*
Starrie: *smiles while covering Evil Starrie's mouth* what did I tell ya about keeping your mouth shut?…do you want me to bring Justin by so he can clamp his hands over your mouth and you wont be able to talk????
Evil Starrie: *shakes head frantically*
Starrie: *evil smile* I thought so…*turns towards readers* everyone, please read and review!! ^_^ AND GUESSY GUESSY!!!!!!..................THIS CHAPTER IS A NICE LONG ONE!!! ^^;;
Starrie: ok…remember I said I would no longer do "Thank yous"? well guess what…(no…I'm not going to do them…they'll be more pages of "thank yous" then the actual story -.-;;;) but anywayz, I've decided to do just the "special thank yous" trust me…its really hard to narrow all your wonderful reviews to just 4 peoplez but…*sigh* I had to do it. anywayz…for next chapter, I'll have an all new set of brand new peoplez!! ^^
MY SPECIAL THANK YOUS:
Dusk-Magic13: You put another DAMN cliffhanger and I swear I'll kill you myself! I'm dieing to know what happens!
^_~ Neko-chan
Starrie (my response): heheheheeheheh…ummmm…should I be scared? ^^;; just kidding, you wouldn't believe how many death threats I've gotten for both my stories, "Return of the X" (which I just finished) and this fic!! Oh, and another thing…..NEKO-CHAN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! DON'T DIE ON ME!!!!!!!!! *rushes to you and shakes you just like she does to everyone who says that they'll "die"* heheheheheeh…wakey wakey!!!! I'm so glad you've liked this story so much! Thanks for your uhhhhhhhhhh…threatening, but still great review!! ^_^
Psylocke: Helo...I've been faithfully following your delightful and entertaining story, but one thing constantly bugged me in this chapter. Sakura is a cardcaptor in this story, no? Why then, did she not employ the use of her cards to aid the others in the battle? Aniway, for whatever explanation you give, i'll still continue to enjoy this story... =)
Starrie(my response): first of all, I'd like to start off with a great big…THANK YOU SO MUCHIEZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *ahem* now that we got that out of the way…to answer you question…many peoplez have asked me the same question so I've decided to answer it!! ^_^ wanna know my answer????………read this chapter and it will explain!! Hehehehehehe….*sweatdrop* stupid me ne? anywayz, in this chapter it'll explain to you why Sakura didn't use the cards. If you're still confused by the end, just email me at quttieprincess@hotmail.com and I'll send ya a better explanation!! But anywayz, thanks for asking and thank you sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much for thinking my story is delightful and entertaining…I was so happy when I read that!!!! never in a million years would I use those two words to describe my fics!!!! Hehehehehe…thanks again!! ^_^
Jasmine Yuy: AWWWWWWWW....you didn't leave me a a SN for me!! *SNIFF*SNIFF*, wail!!! I just checked you other stories!!! You are dominating the reviews!! In every story you ahve at least a two digit number of reviews!! Especially this one, which is 418...418 what da hell's wrong wit you!!1 I am sooooo jealous...i only got 2...do you know the difference...it's 416, i am no where close to you!! Now you have two other stories, and they too already have like 12 reviews each!! My dear god!! He he!! I'm depressed that's all!! he he!! Bai now!!
P.S. You are short!! I read your bio!! he he!! Elf..j/k!!
love
jasmine Yuy
Evil Starrie (response): WHO YOU CALLIN' ELF!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
IN CASE YA DIDN'T READ, AT LEAST I REACHED FIVE FEET!! SO I'M NOT THAT
SHORT AND…
Starrie: get outta here!!! This is MY special thank yous…not yours!!!
Now out!!!! *pushes Evil Starrie out and turns back around and smiles at
Jasmine* hehehehehee…sorry, Evil Starrie got mad cuz you called us short…-.-;;;
anywayz…I'm giving you a special thank you!!!! ^_^ thanks so much for reviewing
and…please, don't compare yourself to me. if you keep on doing that,
you'll never be able to write and you'll just keep on comparing yourself
to others. see, I used to do that too. I always used to say
"my fics suck!! I'm never going to write something good!!" anywayz, it
had gotten to a point where I wanted to stop writing. especially
one day when I read a story that left me totally dumbfounded. In
my opinion, the story was awesome. One of the best I have ever read.
And after reading it I was like "my stories are never going to be that
good. Why do I even bother to write?" but at that moment, one of
my close friends from canada came online and we started talking.
I told her how depressed I was cuz I thought my stories sucked and I wanted
to take them off ff.net. I told her how I had read this fic by this
author and how I could never meet up to those standards. but she
gave me a really great advice that helped me a lot. She said "don't
compare yourself to her. her fics are really good because she's 19 and
has more experience in writing. your fics are great in their own
special way and I know many people along with me can agree on that!!
you're 15, don't compare yourself to a 19 year-old who's been writing longer
then you have" (if you're reading this Mei-chan, thanks a lot!!!! You're
the one who told me that remember!! That's why I consider you such a close
friend! I'll never forget what you said to me!! you've cheered me on and
always believed in me!!) so don't put yourself down just because
your review number isn't that big. Just continue writing and little
by little, your writing will improve and your fics will be great!!! With
a great imagination and ambition, I'm sure your fics can someday become
WAY better then anything I've wrote!!! I'd love to check out your fics
someday. Give me you pen name and I'll read them alright? Thanks
for reading my story and don't forget, I'll be cheerin' you on!! ^^
Syaoran: HHHHHHHHHHHHHHIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!!!!Starrie.
Wow, really awesome *cliffy*.Good chapter!!!I can't
wait to read your 2 new stories.I am sure they will be wonderful just
like this 1!!Keep up your very original very kewl work on the stories.Till
next review LATER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
your friend,
Syaoran
P.S.Tell evil starrie to leave you alone so you can write the damn
story
Evil Starrie: NEVER!!!!! I wuz made to annoy Starrie!!!! Now,
instead of making you wait 3 weeks…I'mma make ya wait…one month!!!! And…*looks
at the door cuz starrie's coming in* uh-oh…uhhhh…I meant….uhhhh….*smiles
sweetly* of course I'll leave starrie alone. I told her to get this
chapter done sooner but does she listen to me? nooooo…now--
Starrie: what are you doing? I go to get a glass of water and you take
that opportunity to type!? And what are you typing???? *Looks at computer*
you bitch!! How dare you touch my thank yous!!!! Now out!!! *pushes Evil
Starrie out of the room* *ahem* hehehehehehe…sorry about that ^^;;; anywayz,
thanks for alwayz reviewing my story and REALLY liking this story.
I know I took very long time with this chapter but….ehehehehehe…I didn't
know what do...I was brain dead for....wow....almost a month!?!?!? ohmigosh,
now i'm REALLY sorry!!! i didn't know i took so damn long!!! anywayz,
i made this chapter kinda long so i hope that makes up for the other short
chapter ^^;; do you have an email address? how about msn messenger
or aol instant messenger? it'd be great if we could talk sometimes!
well, thanks for alwayz reviewing this ficcy...even though it sucks as
much as it does!!!!! ^^
Love of A Cherry Blossom
By: Starrie
Chapter 13
Sakura's eyelashes slowly fluttered open. she found herself lying ontop of her be in her room. At that moment, Naomi opened the door and walked into the room with a sad expression on her face. As soon as she saw that Sakura was up, she gave her a gentle smile…but it wasn't her usal cheerful smile, this one was filled with sadness.
"how are you feeling dear?"
she asked softly as she walked up to the bed and hugged Sakura tightly.
Sakura looked at her with confusion in her bright
emerald eyes.
"Nana, what are you…"
She then remembered what had happened right before she fainted.
"Nana, Syaoran he…where is he!?"
Naomi looked down at the floor and couldn't meet her eyes.
"Nana, where's Syaoran!?!?"
Sakura yelled out desperatly as tears ran down her face. Naomi blinked back tears and looked up at Sakura.
"Sweety…I'm sorry, Syaoran is…he's…"
Sakura covered her mouth and shook her head in denial, not wanting to believe what Naomi was saying.
"He died in the fire Sakura"
Naomi said in a soft voice.
"no…NO!! I-I-I can't…can't—I won't—no!!"
Sakura quickly got of her bed and made her way to the door but Naomi grabbed her hand.
"Sakura, listen to me sweety. He's dead, there's nothing you or anybody could…"
"NO!!! Don't you dare say that Naomi! Syaoran's not dead!!"
"Sakura…"
"Let..go!!"
Sakura then wrenched her wrist fee from Naomi's grip and ran out of
the room…
Naomi stood rooted to the ground with a look of hurt in her eyes. Sakura had never called her Naomi. She had always reffered to her as Nana.
'Poor dear, she's really hurt'
Naomi thought as she slowly walked towards Sakura's bed and took a seat on her bed. A couple of tears streamed down her face. Either way, it still hurt to see Sakura treat her the way she just did…
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"What could they…"
"It's not true right?…Syaoran's alive…right?"
Touya and Fujitaka turned around to see Sakura enter the livingroom. They turned to look at each other, both not knowing what to say or do.
"Come here Sakura"
Fujitaka said gently as he outstretched an arm and offered his hand for his daughter to take. Sakura took his hand and let him lead her to the couch.
"Now sweetheart, I know this might be hard but…Syaoran…died when the shed exploded. After the fire was put out, Touya himself entered the shed in hopes of finding Syaoran alive but…all we were able to find was his sword."
This was when reality finally sunk in for Sakura. there was no way of denying it anymore. Syaoran was now…gone.
"What about the enemy?"
Sakura asked in a small voice.
"A few minutes after the explosion, they retreated"
Sakura nodded her head dumbly and then unexpectedly, burst into uncontrollable tears.
"It's all my fault! I-I-I could've used the Sakura cards and then…Syaoran would be alive right now!"
"It's not your fault. This was a sudden attack, everything happened so fast, nobody had time to think"
"but I could've used my cards! I could've…"
"Fought and get yourself killed in the process!? You know father and I…and including Syaoran wouldn't have let you do it"
Touya said angrily as he looked at his sister. He hated the way she always blamed herself for things she had no control over.
"But I…"
"Sakura, the kingdom doesn't have soldiers for nothing you know? They're
here to protect the kingdom, the king and his
family. Being down in the battlefield is no place for a princess…"
"Stop it! just stop it! I'm sick and tired of hearing what I can't do!"
Sakura shouted out at her brother, equally angry.
"And what about Syaoran!? This isn't even his kingdom and he…"
"Syaoran helped out of his own good will, and of course, out of his love for you. we'll always be thankful because of his bravery"
Touya said calmly. He then moved towards his sister and hugged her.
"He knew what the dangers were, but he was still willing to face them because he loved you"
Sakura sobbed into her brother's shirt as he held her close.
"B-B-But my magic, I…"
"Your magic wouldn't have worked"
they heard someone say from the doorway. They all turned around to see Kero fly in exhaustingly. He had just come back from the town, looking for any clues on who the enemy were.
"Why not?"
Sakura asked curiously as he came up to her.
"there were too many of them. they would've overpowered you and then THAT could've gotten you killed. The only way to kill them all at once would've been to find their source and kill that. but there were millions of them, only one of those millions is the source"
"Is there any way we can figure out who's behind all this?"
Kero shook his head,
"I haven't been able to find out anything. All I know is that the enemy definatly uses magic. I was able to sense a dark aura when I was in town…but…I couldn't quite pin-point the location that it came from."
Sakura let out a sigh,
"How's Yelan doing?"
Fujitaka shook his head sadly,
"She went into shock after seeing the shed blow up. Naomi was
able to give her something to calm her nerves so right now
she's sleeping"
Sakura nodded her head in approval and then stood up.
"I'm going to see Nana"
without expecting an answer, she left the livingroom. Fujitaka watched the retreating back of his daughter and shook his head sadly.
"She's heartbroken"
Touya then let out a sigh and took a seat in the couch next to his father.
"I can't belive it…her birthday is in just a few weeks and she's already lost her fiancee"
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"It worked, our plan actually worked!"
Evelyn cried out happily as she threw herself into the arms of Allen. Allen let out a laugh and stepped away from the embrace.
"You doubted my plan?"
He said with a grin on his face. Evelyn immediately shook her head and smiled at him.
"Of course not! It's just that it was really risky, what if you calculated the timing wrong?"
Allen let out another laugh,
"well our plan is working out perfectly. I did my half, now its up to you"
Evelyn broke out into a wide smile,
"This is going to be so much fun"
"well don't mess anything up alright? Just do your job."
Evelyn nodded and then opened up a portal.
"Don't worry, this plan is too good to mess up"
and with that said, she stepped into the portal…
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"Nana?"
Naomi looked up from where she was sitting and saw the Sakura standing in the doorway. To Naomi, Sakura looked like a helpless little girl, who was lost in her emotions. It seemed like if she didn't know whether to be angry, to be sad, or to just break down and cry. No words were needed between them, all that was needed was for Naomi to open up her arms…Sakura ran into her open arms and poured her heart out…
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It was a week since the attack on the Kinomoto Kingdom. Yelan
had gone back home and held a Funeral for Syaoran a couple of day's back.
Sakura along with her family had gone to the funeral. It was heartbreaking
for Sakura to travel back to the Li Kingdom…but not be able to see Syaoran.
During the ceremony, Yelan just sat in her chair, staring into space.
She seemed oblivious to all the support that the people around her were
trying to offer.
Xiefa, Fanran, Fuutie and Femei tried their best to comfort their mother and be strong for her too. Sakura also tried to be strong and not cry, but once she entered the room, her tears came rolling down her cheeks. No matter what anybody said, she felt responsible for Syaoran's death and wouldn't have been surprised if the Li's hated her for it. but throughout the day, nobody accused her of anything. Sure she heard little bits and pieces of whispers on how 'the future heir to the Li kingdom lost his life in an attempt to protect the kingdom of his fiancee', but that was it. Syaoran's sisters would try to comfort Sakura whenever she felt like crying and even Yelan managed a small weak smile when she saw Sakura…
Sakura gave a deep sigh as she looked out her balcony window.
'how can the sun still shine after all that's happend?'
she thought bitterly. She diverted her eyes quickly from the sky
and stepped back into her room. She hated the way the world acted
as if everything was ok. But everything wasn't alright; she had lost
the one person she loved. When she walked back towards her bed, her
eyes wandered to her vanity where a single dried up rose lay delicately.
She picked up the small delicate flower and cradled it gently in her open
palms…
*~flashback*~
(Outside the palace, just before Syaoran gets in the carriage to
leave to the Zelder Kingdom)
"I still wished you could stay longer. Why don't you leave
to the Zelder kingdom tomorrow?"
Sakura asked as she stared into Syaoran's eyes. Syaoran looked
down at her with regret in his eyes,
"I'm sorry, but if I have to go now if I want to return soon"
Sakura nodded her head in understanding and lowered her gaze to
the floor. Syaoran gently cupped her chin in his hand and brought
her head up so she could look at him. He then removed his hand that
was hidden behind his back and brought it forward so Sakura could see the
single red rose in it. He opened up her palm and gently rested the
delicate flower on top of her opened hand. The thorns had been cut
off so all that was left was a smooth, long stem. The soft silk-like
red petals, whose ends curled back, brushed against her fingers lightly.
"A rose represents the strongest emotion a person can obtain, love.
While I'm gone, if you start feeling sad, lonely, or if you miss me…just
look at this flower and remember that I love you very much. It doesn't
matter if I'm in the other sie of the country or just a few miles away,
I'll always come back to you no matter what. When you look at this
rose, always think that I'll only be gone for a few days, and that I'll
be back soon."
Sakura curled her fingers around the single red rose and brought
it close to her heart.
"Thank you…at least now I won't be so sad anymore"
She said with a smile on her face. She then moved closer and
hugged him tightly.
"I love you so much…make sure you hurry back"
Syaoran nodded his head in agreement and hugged her in return.
"I love you too…and nobody can keep me away from you for too long"
~*end of flasback*~
Sakura looked down at the dried up rose and felt her warm tears stream
down her face. The now dried up rose still had its beautiful features,
yet…it was now more fragile then ever. When Syaoran had gone to Zelder,
Sakura would look at the rose and a sense of comfort would wash over her.
Maybe it was because she knew he would come back. Now, she looked
at the flower and instead of taking comfort in it, she would end up crying.
Crying because she knew that this time, no matter how much she looked at
the rose, Syaoran wouldn't return…
"Still crying princess?"
Sakura gasped upon hearing the strange voice. She had been so surprised by it that the rose slipped out of her grasp and landed softly on the floor. A dark shadowy figure was standing right outside her balcony. The doors which led towards the balcony then burst open and a chilly gust of wind entered the room. A soft snicker was herad as the figure entered the room. As the figure got closer, Sakura realized it was a woman. She was wearing a long black dress which ruffled softly from the sudden gust that came from outside.
"E-E-Evelyn!? How did you…"
"I've got my ways"
was all she said as she made her way up to sakura. Evelyn then let out a soft sinister laugh when she came face to face with Sakura. She then brought her eyes down to the floor where the dried up rose lay.
"Still dwelling in the past I see?…here, let me help you forget"
Evelyn then brought her right foot forward and ever so slowly, stepped on the fragile rose. The hardened petals crunched and tore beneath her shoe. Once satisfied, Evelyn removed her foot to reveal the crunched up remains of the flower. Sakura stared at Evelyn with disbelief in her eyes. Her body then started to tremble from the anger that was building up inside of her. Evelyn then started to circle her, like a vulture trying to tease its prey.
"What do you want!?"
Sakura shouted out angrily at her. Evelyn then stopped her circling once she was in front of Sakura. the end up her lips curled up, a smirk threatening to form.
"You know as well as I do that you're responsible for Syaoran's death"
Sakura looked down at her hands not wanting Evelyn to see the tears that threatened to spill.
"I don't need you to tell me what I already know"
Evelyn's lips culed up into an evil smile. Everything was working out excellently…
"What if I told you that their might be a chance that he's still alive?"
Sakura immediately looked up at Evelyn with hope in her eyes.
"You know something? If you do, please tell me Evelyn! Is he alright? I-I-Is he hurt or—how did he…"
"I said what if...I didn't say he is"
Evelyn answered coldly.
"Oh"
Sakura murmured softly as she looked to the ground.
"Let's just say…I know how you can reach him."
Sakura looked at Evelyn with confusion in her eyes.
"How? what exactly do you—oh no…don't tell me that Syaoran's a g-g-g…"
the color drained from Sakura's face as she struggled with the one word she hated. Evelyn burst out laughing when she realized what Sakura meant.
"You don't know anything do you!?"
Sakura asked angrily as her cheeks flushed red with anger.
"You're lying to me…I don't know why I even thought for a minute there that you were actually telling me the truth, how could you…"
"I'm not lying to you"
Evelyn said in a loud clear voice. Sakura couldn't use her magic thiss time to see if what Evelyn said was true. There was something that was preventing her from being able to use her spell.
"Its now up to you whether you believe me or not. If you do, meet me tonight at midnight in the Market Square. If you don't believe me…"
Evelyn then shrugged her shoulders and turned to walk back towards the open doors of the balcony,
"Then don't come"
Before Sakura could ask anymore questions, she jumped off…
"Wait…Evelyn!"
Sakura ran out to the balcony and looked below her, only to find the place empty. It was as if no one was there to begin with…
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Sakura let out a long sigh and slowly made her way back to her room
and then lay down on her bed. She stared at the ceiling, deep in
her thoughts.
'Should I go? What if she's lying…but then, why would she lie about it? But what if its true…what if he's really alive…"
Sakura then rolled to her side and a single tear slid down her cheek and wet her pillow. Soon, many more followed it with a matter of minutes, she was crying uncontrollably…
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Sakura woke up with a startle when she heard a soft knock on her door.
Her eyes stung from all the crying she had done. She got up slowly
and walked up to her door and slowly opened it…
Tomoyo's smile disappeared once she saw her best friend. Sakura's eyes were red and puffy from all the crying she had done and her hair and cloths were a disheveled mess. Sakura forced a small smile on her face as she led Tomoyo into her room.
"What's the matter Sakura?"
Tomoyo asked worriedly as she took a seat next Sakura ontop her bed. Sakura diverted her gaze from Tomoyo, knowing all too well that if she looked into her eyes, she would give in and spill everything that had happened with Evelyn. Tomoyo took Sakura's hand into hers and gave then a reassuring squeeze.
"Sakura, please trust in me…I can't stand seeing you this way…I'm your best friend, we're practically sisters to one another. I know something's bothering you, please let me help"
Tomoyo said pleadingly as tears started to form in her amethyst-colored eyes. Sakura looked at her best friend and tears also started to form in her emerald-colored eyes. She hated seeing her best friend cry, and knowing that she had caused it made her feel awful.
"Tomoyo, I-I-I…can't tell you"
Sakura choked out. Tomoyo looked shocked at first and then closed her eyes to prevent anymore tears from falling.
"Alright"
She said in a soft whisper as she let go of Sakura's hand and got up from where she was sitting. She turned to look outside the window with her back to Sakura.
"Tomoyo, I don't want you to get hurt, that's why I can't tell you!"
Sakura said as more tears ran down her face. She waited for an answer from Tomoyo, but there was nothing…but silence.
"Stop worrying about everyone else! For once in your life, think about yourself! I don't care if I get hurt…because there's no greater pain then knowing that your best friend is suffering and she won't let you help her!!"
Tomoyo shouted out angrily as she turned to face Sakura, now with more tears running down her face.
"You say you suffer seeing me like this. Don't you know that if something happens to you because of me, I would never be able to live with myself. I already lost Syaoran, I don't need to loose my best friend!!"
Sakura shouted as tears began to fall down faster. Tomoyo was stunned and stood rooted to the ground. She then slowly made her way to Sakura's bedside and enveloped her in a warm reassuring hug.
"It's alright…I won't pry anymore if you can't tell me at the moment. I just want you to know that no matter what, I'll always be here for you."
Sakura let out a weak smile and returned the hug as her tears ceased to fall.
"Thank you for understanding"
She whispered softly. They then separated from each other's embrace and looked one another in the eyes. Simultaneously, they let out a soft laugh.
"I guess we were way overdue for an argument"
Tomoyo said as she wiped away her remaining tears.
"Yeah, I guess it was about time"
Sakura said as she grabbed a nearby tissue and handed one to Tomoyo and then took one for herself. A comforting silence then overcame them…
"Tomoyo?"
"Yes?"
"What if one day you lost someone you really care about and somebody that you don't trust…tells you that they know a way you can get the person you lost back…would you trust them…would you take a chance?"
Tomoyo turned to Sakura and looked at her in confusion. Sadness and sorrow overcame her as she realized that her friend was still in denial.
"Sakura, he's gone…there's no way anybody can bring him back. And who told you that they can? You know as well as I do that…"
"Tomoyo, just answer my question…would you or would you not try?"
Sakura asked in a voice that was barely above a whisper. Although Tomoyo didn't know why Sakura would as her this question, she thought it would be best if she answered it truthfully.
"if I had a chance, I would do anything to get the person back"
Sakura nodded her head knowingly as her answer to her problem became crystal clear.
"Thank you…you've helped me more then you can imagine"
Tomoyo's curiosity and confusion increased with Sakura's reply.
"Sakura, I know I said I wouldn't pry but…"
"Don't worry, it was just a hypothetical question, don't think much of it. Like you said, Syaoran's gone, nobody can bring him back"
Sakura then turned towards her window and noticed that night was rapidly approaching.
"Tomoyo it's getting dark out, you should go home soon. I don't want you to be traveling back so late at night"
"You're right, I should get going"
Tomoyo said as she stood up and picked up her cloak.
"Good-bye"
She said as she gave Sakura one last hug.
"Bye"
Sakura said as she returned the hug. She then led her towards
the door and gently closed it behind her…
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(Outside)
Tomoyo walked towards her waiting carriage deep into her thought.
'I wonder why Sakura asked me such a question. She's not the type to ask a question without a reason…'
"Princess Tomoyo, are you ready to go?"
The coachmen interrupted Tomoyo's train of thought. Tomoyo immediately snapped out of her thought and smiled at the elderly man.
"Yes, lets get going"
She said as she stepped into her open carriage…
(Starrie: I want to thank my best friend in the whole wide world for
helping me out with this part of my fic….*drum rolls*………saph *Jackie turns
towards Starrie and gives her a death glare and gets ready to punch her*
hehehhehehehehehehe….just kidding! You know YOU'RE my best friend!! *Jackie
smiles proudly* Everyone, meet Jackie, my best friend since sixth grade!!
^_^
Jackie: Hi!!!!!!
Starrie: hard to believe we're in 10th grade and still best friends…we're
so close that we can communicate…without even talking!! Yup, that's right…some
pplz find it freaky cuz we'll just look at each other and its like we're
talking! We do it all the time when we don't want to say something
out loud in front of someone else. We just look at each other, then
nod, meaning we understood, and then do what we "said" we'd do!
Jackie: many pplz find it amazing cuz we'll also answer at the same
time and say the same thing at the same time that it seems like we're just
one person!
Starrie: hehehehe…yup! It gets really creepy at times! Heheheheh…anywayz,
I just wanted to introduce you all to my best friend and I wanted to thank
her for helping me come up with the lines for Tomoyo and Sakura.
what you saw happen to them, is usually what happens to us in our 'big
fights'(which has only happened twice in the 5 years that we've been friends)
we both end up crying, yelling,
Jackie: don't forget, making a big scene!! Remember our fight that
took place at the ice skating rink and how you stormed away angry at me,
and I followed you into the bathroom and then you started crying and yelling,
and I started to cry also and I kept apologizing, and you locked yourself
in one of the stalls and I wouldn't leave until you listened to me and
I too started to yell, and then you came out and started to yell and we
then we were both yelling at one another, and whenever a friend tried to
interfere, we'd be like "stay out of this!" and we'd keep on yelling and
crying…and then finally…we'd both would start crying hysterically, and
hug each other and say how sorry we are…and then we came out of the bathroom
smiling, laughing, and with puffy red eyes ^_^
Starrie: yup…heheheheh…*sweatdrop* I remember…all of our friends were
looking at us as if we had lost out minds. I remember when Marco
knocked on the bathroom door he was like "are you two ok?" and we were
like "stay out of this!" and when we finally came out, he was like "ummmmmm…weren't
you two just about to bite each others head off?" and we just gave him
a strange look and were like "no…why would we do that!?" and we walked
back to the ice skating rink laughing. So basically what you saw
happen to Sakura and Tomoyo, is what happens to us in our big fights! ^_^)
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Sakura sat at the foot of her bed listening intently, waiting for the familiar sound of the guards passing by her bedroom. She was wearing a midnight-blue dress so she could blend in with the darkness. Her Sakura cards were in her hands and she placed them in a small purse and made sure the star key was around her neck. She held her breath when she heard footsteps get louder and then get softer. Once she could no longer hear them, she got up and opened her door very slowly, trying not to make a single sound.
She slipped into the hallway and made her way to the nearest garden she could find. All of this was all too déjà vu to her. it was just like last time he had slipped out to go see Evelyn. Sakura then stopped in the middle of the garden when realization hit her. She remembered how she had gotten attacked that same night and then later on, Syaoran had told her that the person had magic. She couldn't believe she had completely forgotten about the incident. She then realized that the same person who had attacked her…might also be the same person who killed Syaoran. Sakura tried to think back to that night and try to remember the person…yet, every single time she would get an image of Evelyn, all dressed in black and hidden by the shadows, standing on top of Sakura's balcony.
'why do I see Evelyn? Why…"
Sakura gasped in surprise as she realized that the person who had attacked her that night…was the splitting image of Evelyn when she had been standing on Sakura's balcony that afternoon. She also remembered how when she tried to use a spell on Evelyn that afternoon, it didn't work.
'only someone with magic can block out the spell…of course! why didn't I see it before!? Evelyn has something to do with all of this…but'
Approaching footsteps suddenly interrupted Sakura's thoughts.
She frantically climbed up a tree and jumped over the wall. She was
going to get to the bottom of this…and if Evelyn had anything to do with
Syaoran's death…then she would pay for it…
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Sakura approached the Market Square and saw Evelyn already there, waiting for her. Her black dress flapped in the wind, giving her the appearance of an evil looking bat. A smile formed on her red lips as Sakura got closer.
"What the matter princess? You look a little…tense"
"Y-Y-You…you killed him didn't you. You witch! You killed Syaoran!"
Sakura yelled out as tears of pure rage fell down her cheeks. She made her way up to Evelyn and slapped her hard across the face. Evelyn stood stunned there for a second and then her eyes narrowed in anger. She grabbed Sakura by the wrist tightly and made her look in her eyes.
"As much as I'd love to take the credit…no. I wasn't the one that killed him"
"but you know something, I know you do! Yo're the one who attacked me that night…what do you want from me!?"
"Listen here little miss princess, all I want is to see you dead! You've got everything you've could've ever wanted! Then you come along and snatch Syaoran for yourself. All I ever wanted was love…his love. But he chose you over me!"
Evelyn hissed out angrily as she shook Sakura violently.
"Let go of me! and either way, if I had never came into Syaoran's life, he would've never loved someone like you!!"
Sakura yelled out as she tried to free herself from Evelyn's death grip. Evelyn looked down at the struggling girl and let out a sinister laugh.
"It doesn't matter anymore because he's already paid for his mistake. No one mocks me without paying a heavy price…and now it's your turn"
With her free hand, Evelyn opened up a portal.
"Take one last look at your kingdom and say good-bye princess…because you're never coming back"
Evelyn whispered evily as she twisted back Sakura's arms. Sakura winced at the sudden pain that surged up her arm, but didn't have time to think about it because the next thing she knew, she was tossed into a large black hole and she kept on falling and falling…
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Evelyn closed the small portal with a satisfied smile on her face.
"You sure have a way with words Evelyn…I didn't know you once liked Syaoran"
Allen said quizzically as he came up from behind her. Evelyn turned around and was met by his searching blue eyes. She didn't know if it was her imagination but she could've sworn she detected a tinge of Jealousy in his voice. Evelyn shrugged as if it was nothing,
"Like you said, liked…I only have hatred for him now"
"Are you sure about that?"
"Would I have wanted you to kill him if I liked him!?"
Evelyn snapped back, tired of Allen's interrogation.
"No…I guess not"
Allen murmured softly. He then brought his palm forward and a portal opened up in front of them.
"Let's go, we have a lot to do"
He said as he stepped in…
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Sakura slowly opened her eyes and let out a soft moan. Her body felt as though it had been slammed up against the wall. She slowly got up and waited for her eyes to adjust to the darkness. She then started to walk down the pitch-black narrow corridors, not knowing where she was or where she was going. Her hands which were up against the wall, felt a doorknob and sakura slowly opened the door. She then carefully walked down the long staircase, which led her further below. After what seemed like forever, she finally came to the foot of the stairs and walked into a small room. She looked around and then her eyes widened in horror and surprise. Suddenly, she gasped…
~*To Be Continued*~
Starrie: hehehehehehehe…as you might've noticed...i've skipped around
the subject on Syaoran...plus i gave you a typical, annoying 'Sapphie
ending'…*smiles evilly*
Evil Starrie: hehehehehhehe…both Starrie and I didn't know what to
do as a cliffy and Sapphie wuz like "do one of my annoying cliffys!"
Starrie: and now for my special guest…SAPPHIE!!!!
Sapphie: hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha…ha…*proud
smile* yuppers! That's one of my infamous annoying cliffys!! Hehehehehehehehehehe!!!
Feel free to send me hate mail saying "Sapphie…you bitch…yada yada yada
yada yada" HAHA. And…one more thing…HAHA!!!
Evil Starrie: see why I don't like her!?…and—
Starrie: shut-up!! Sapphie is my bestest 2nd best friend!! ^_^
Sapphie: *squeak* yay!! *Starts a cheer*
Starrie: -.-;;; for those of you who don't know this…Sapphie is your
typical dumb ditzy cheerleader…now you're gonna hafta put up with her cheer…I
pity all you poor souls…
Sapphie: *cheering* I'm not number 5, not number 4, #3, #2, I'm number
2! Go Sapphie!
Starrie: hehehehehehe…she's so high that at first, she wrote her name,
"Saphie"
Sapphie:hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaahahahahahahahahahahahahahahah!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starrie: well, now that you've all met my crazy lunatic friend Sapphie…it's
time to say bye and annoy the living hell out of…EVIL STARRIE!!! *squeak*!!!!!
Sapphie: *jumps up and down* Yay!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *starts to cheer (again)*
Evil Starrie's not number #1, not #2, #3, #4, she's number 5!!! HAHAHAHA!!!
*squeak and jumps and squeaks and jumps!!!!!!!* BEANS AND SHI-ZA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Starrie: *looks at Sapphie strangely* ummmmmmmmmmmm…ok, I understand
the shi-za part (although the readers don't cuz its an inside group thingy…)
but…BEANS!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!
Sapphie: *pouts* but beans was just bean. It was in my head at
the moment and I had the urge (she's got the urge! *man voice* natural
BO-TANICALS!!!! She's got the urge…to HERBAL!!!!) to write it!! and beans
had bean (haha…get it? been…bean? *crickets chirp in background*) in my
head…so yeah. And this is turning into a frickin' novel!!!!!
Starrie: ooooooooooooooooooooh!!!!!!!!!! I use HERBAL ESSENCE!!!!!
^_^ that's why my hair is so pretty and shiny, and thick, and healthy,
and smells like flowers and…not a SINGLE SPLIT END IN THIS HEAD!!!!! THE
DAY I SEE A SPLIT END…I'LL DIE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *ahem* anywayz…Sapphie,
did your father drop you when you were a baby!?!?!?
Sapphie: actually…Yes…he did!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I would've been a normal
baby if he hadn't dropped me in the passengers side of the car!!! He left
me there and didn't pick me up either!!! Now I have mental problems and
I escaped the short Asian cheerleaders loony bin when I was twee!!! And…yeah.
Starrie: ummmmmmmmmmmm…my stupid older brother admitted to me that
he dropped me more then once when I was a baby but…I AM NO WHERE NEAR AS
CRAZY AS YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Sapphie: yeah…but…but…um I!!! I was ummmm…I…I…Ummmm I!…had head trauma!!!!!!!
@________________________@
Starrie: *sweatdrop* stop it!!!! I think you've scared away my readers!!
I think everyone thinks we're crazy…wait a minute…they already think that!
so…lets go and run while they're still clueless before they get up and
chase after us because of YOUR cliffy!!!!
Sapphie: Not if I get outta here before you!!!! @_@ *dashes to the
door*
Starrie: you can't go through the doors!! The angry reviewers are there
and hey!! Wait for me!!!!!!! *all of a sudden stops* hey…where's Evil Starrie?
*looks around and see's the window broken* hehehehehehehehehehe…*sweatdrop*
I guess we were too much for her to handle.
Sapphie: *while running* YAY!!! SAPPHIE AND NICE STARRIE POWER!!!!!!!
HIGH PA POWA!!!!!!!!! YEAH!!!!! HYPER HIGH PA POW POWA!!!!!!!
Starrie: ummmmmm…ok, whatever now…*angry readers are about to break
down door and you hear chants of 'Kill Sapphie and Starrie!' going on*
SHIT!!!! Move it shorty!!!! Byez everyone!! Please review!!!! I'm out!!!!!!
Sapphie: *being trampled over* yeah!! Bye-ez!!! Oh yeah…HYPA-POWA!!!!
Starrie: shut up and move!!!!!!!!!!!!! *grabs Sapphie and runs towards
window* bye everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
***IMPORTANT***
well, actually, I've already said this but I'll say it again…for
any new readers…you can leave your email address and I'll email ya back
whenever I put the next chapter up! ok? Byez now!!!!!!!!!! ^.~ oh yeah,
for those of you who've read "Return of the X"....that fic is already done!
please go check it out! i'm so proud of my ending and it'd mean so much
to me if ya read it!!! ^_^
