Ch. 5:Losing Hope, then gaining it

"Hoshi no chikara o himeshi kagi yo! Shin no sugata no ware o mae ni shimese. Keiyaku no moto Sakura ga mejiru... Release!" said Sakura. "What card should I use? Should I use Light? Should I use Erase? Erase! Erase the spell the card put on my family and friends, except not the spell that brought my mother here."

The card went to do its job. "Sakura. I don't think I can erase the spell. It's too complicated. I have some helpful advice though. See what the card is doing." Hinted the Erase Card. Out of nowhere, the mysterious card came. "Sakura. Do you know who I am? Not yet?" teased the card. "What? What do you mean? Wait! Are you the Change Card?" The card fell down anime style. "The Change has already been captured!" screamed the card so loud.

Shaoran kept on saying to himself, "I am Shaoran Li. I am a direct descendant of Clow Reed himself. I am the leader of the Li Clan. I have magic. Why should I let some stupid card put a spell on me?"

At that moment, the spell on Shaoran was broken.

"It took you long enough." Said Eriol.

"What! Weren't you under the spell too?" asked Shaoran.

"Yes I was. I came out of it easily though, since it's just a card." Teased Eriol.

"Um. Are you the Personality Card?" asked Sakura.

"Definitely NOT!" Yelled the card.

"Sakura! Hiragizawa and I broke free of the spell. We can help now!"

"Arigato Shaoran-kun and Eriol-kun." Said Sakura in joy.

"Hello! Give some attention to the card please!" ordered the card.

"Who could the card be? Let's see… Are you the switch card?" asked Eriol.

"No. You're very close though." Said the card.

"Wait! I know who you are!" said Shaoran.

"Oh. That's not good. Be dead boy." Ordered the card.

Shaoran's face became very pale and then everything went black for him.

"Shaoran-kun! You killed him!" screamed Sakura.

"It's been ten days. In five more days, you will be gone as well."

"I only have five days to capture you and to save Shaoran." Said Sakura.

In the house, Eriol and Sakura started to use their magic to break the spell of the card. They only had enough strength to break Tomoyo's spell.

"Thank you Eriol-kun, Sakura-chan for breaking the spell on me. I thought I was going to be mean forever." Said Tomoyo.

"Oh Tomoyo-chan. It's so good to have you back!" Sakura and Eriol exclaimed together.

"Where's Li-kun?" asked Tomoyo sweetly.

When Tomoyo said that, she burst into tears.

"Sakura-chan?" asked Tomoyo, "What happened?"

"Shaoran is… is…DEAD!!!" At that moment, Sakura ran out of the room crying.

"Eriol-kun?" Tomoyo said choking on a sob, "What happened to

Li-kun?"

"The card killed him because he knew who the card was. The card found him a threat." Explained Eriol.

"Oh." Was all Tomoyo could say.

Outside, the card was plotting her next move. "Should I kill Tomoyo or Eriol? Killing Shaoran helped me get an advantage. When my powers are at full strength, I will kill the card mistress. Won't that make the other cards tremble in fear?" the card thought.

In Sakura's bedroom, Sakura was crying hysterically. She sounded as if the world was going to explode and make her responsible.

"Sakura? May I come in?" asked Tomoyo as kindly as she could sound.

"Un." Sakura said with a dull voice.

"I'm sure there's a way to bring Li-kun back. The card brought your mother back to life, right? When you capture the card, you can make it bring Li- kun back." Said Tomoyo optimistically

"If I capture the card." Answered Sakura dully

"When you capture the card." Tomoyo said worried about her friend.

"Sakura? I have an idea of what the card identity may be. I think it's the…" Said Eriol cut off.

Just then, Eriol was on the ground dead.

"ERIOL-KUN!!!" screamed Tomoyo furiously and sadly.

"Eriol-kun?" Sakura asked now getting angry at the card.

"Where's Kero-chan and Yue-san?"

"They're at Eriol's mansion with Nakuru and Spinel." Answered Sakura.

"Wonderful. I just lost two important people in my life now." Said Sakura sarcastically.

Tomoyo was now sobbing like there was no Tomorrow.

"Wait. Could the card be trying to weaken you so you won't be able to capture it?" asked Tomoyo.

"I think you're right. Tomoyo-chan, you are right!" Sakura exclaimed feeling much better now.

"Wait Erase said to pay attention to what the card is doing. What do you think that means?" asked Sakura

"I have no idea. It's seems to be reversing everything." Tomoyo said.

"Here's a hint card mistress. I am doing what Tomoyo said, but I am not the Reverse."

Well, well, well. I finished the long awaited chapter 5. I'm proud of myself. Chapter 6 will be very exciting. If you want a preview of the next chapter, read on. If not, DON'T READ ON. Sakura figures out the name of the of the card.