AN: Okay, I said in the first chappie that this was set before the end of the series… well… lets just pretend that the final test never happened but that the last card was created so … yeah… I have an idea but you need to understand the whole new card bit for it. Okay, okay : ) We'll just pretend that the only cards left as Clow cards are the light and the dark and that the whole final test will happen um… later… much later. Okay it's all good.

Also, this is happening while Li is away in La la land… for lack of a better term… or well, I like the term so bite me if you don't : )

Oh, to those that reviewed the last chappie, the comments are at the bottom ok : )

Eli and Madison were sitting on the other side of the room, away from where Sakura was silently willing Li to open his eyes and smile at her. All was silent except for the monitor. It was as if Sakura had used the silent card (which see often used on Kero when she was trying to study, not that it was a common occurrence).

"So what did the doctor say Eli?" Madison asked softly, her musical voice almost a whisper. Eli shook his head and nodded towards Sakura. He then stood and pulled Madison into the hallway where Sakura couldn't hear them unless she was standing next to the door.

"Do you really want to know Madison?" Eli pushed his glasses up onto the bridge of his nose. Madison nodded, knowing that Dr Lewis hadn't told them the whole story… she pulled out her video camera in a force of habit and focused it on Eli, who ignored it knowing that it was Madisons way of escaping reality.

'What's wrong with running away from reality if it sucks after all?' Eli thought to himself.

"Well Madison, I'll start from the top. He has a number of stiches in the back of his head and his jaw was cracked from the fall so he won't be able to really talk at all for a week or so. He has a broken wrist but it's not a major break, more of a stress fracture and most of his ribs are cracked or worse, broken. I'm still not sure how you manage that with cartilage. He had stiches in his right arm and his legs where there were deep cuts and some on his back. He won't be able to use his left shoulder for a while because it was as if he almost had his arm severed according to the doctor. She said that he'd had hypothermia too and that a little while longer and he'd have been dead before you found him. As it is, they got is temperature up and now, he has a terribly high fever and it looks like he's developing phenomena but they're trying their best to stop it before it sets in to deeply. The night in the rain and then the day in the wet clothes have done him more harm than you would think. And that's not even mentioning the bruising and what ever mental damage has been done to him. I don't even want to think about that yet." Eli frowned. The look on Madisons face after he had pretty much repeated the doctor was obviously not what she had been expecting.

Sighing, he took her hand and led her to one of the plastic chairs that lined the walls of the corridor and sat her down. All she could do was shake her head.

A doctor came down the corridor as they sat there and stopped. Dr. Kovac thought that there were three kids who came in with the kid in the Halloween costume.

"Hey, are you the ones that came in with that kid earlier? In 305… something?"

Eli nodded as he rubbed Madisons' back in a soothing way. Dr. Kovac nodded at this.

"Well my young friend, the doctors have some questions to ask you both about him if you could come with me, where's the other girl?"

"Sakura?" Eli asked before continuing, pulling Madison up and following Dr. Kovac to one of the empty rooms. "She's in with our friend Li, they're really close and she's very upset at the moment, you probably wouldn't get much out of her at this point in time."

Dr Kovac nodded and sat down, pulling a pen out and opening his folder. It was always hard asking children things like this but he and Dr Lewis were the best with children and she was busy so he didn't have much of a choice. Besides, the other doctors were all working on other patients, being that this was the major hospital in the area.

"Well, the other doctors and I were wondering how your friend came to be so badly injured. Do you know if he has abusive parents? Has anything like this happened before that you know of? Was he near a road?"

Madison and Eli looked at him as he trailed to a stop. Madison shook her head and explained what Li couldn't, as he was unconscious at the time.

"Li lives with a family servant and teacher in an apartment. Wei would never do something to hurt anyone, not even a plant or an animal, he's a sweet man. Li's never sick either, he's always at school while the rest of us get the flu or something."

"I see, and where was he found? When was the last time you saw him?" Dr. Kovac asked patient as always.

"Sakura and I found him in the woods near the park. He wasn't at home this morning and we were supposed to meet him at the park but well, we found him at the bottom of the ledge near the end of the park on the way back from checking his place. Sakura and I carried him up to the street where the ambulance would be able to pick us up after we'd called you. Eli was walking across the street and he saw us, he's a friend of Li's and was worried," Madison said calmly, still shooting with her camera absent mindedly. Dr Kovac hadn't asked when he'd looked at Eli questioningly and received a shake of the head.

"When was the last time you saw him?"

"Sakura, Li and I were at her house last night, shooting a film for extra credit. He left at about 9 and walked home, that was the last I saw of him, it was a little while before it started raining. He spilt soup all over his clothes when we had dinner with Sakuras' family and had to wear the costume home. She offered him a coat but he didn't want one… his house is close and we thought that he'd be at home by the time it started raining. He must have been chased by a vicious dog or something, the park is on his route home…" Madison trailed off, wondering what on earth she could say that would cover up the magic she had seen that night.

'At least I won't have to match my story up with Li's because I wasn't there and am guessing as far as the doctor knows…' Madison thought.

"Thank you for you're cooperation kids, I understand you only found out what was happening as we pulled up correct?" Dr Kovac asked looking at Eli, who nodded.

"I'll have to ask you're friends what happened when I can, but for the moment, there doesn't seem to have been a hit and run or a child abuse problem. It could be anything from a dog to a mugger or anything. The wind may have blown him about into the woods and he got lost and fell… You can go back to your friend now kids. Thanks for your help"

Eli smiled his mysterious smile while Madison smiled her thousand dollar smile for the doctor before they exited the room and found their way back to Li's room.

AN: Yeah, I know, short as hell but work with me people… this is the first time I've written a story and posted as I go… be kind… usually I write the whole fic the cut and chop it to bits when I'm done and have proof read it about a hundred times over… plus the whole where do I go from here sometimes is catching up with me… I know where I want to end up but umm… yeah…

Comment for reviewers (you guys are sooo great to me blushes You like the story, I'm sooo happy)

Kawaii-sakurasyaoran: Glad you think it's cute… wait till I write more heehee

silent angel: Yeah, like I said, I got talked around in circles by that one… it's a fevered dream though so it's supposed to be a little confusing I guess… besides the two guardians were flying around in my head for months after I saw Ruby Moon and Spinal Sun : )

Time Warp: Eva rocks doesn't it : ) I just haven't had any ideas for writing a fan fic for it yet… I'm still picking my brain heehee.

Vegeta Luver: I saved you for last cos yours was the longest (thanks sooo much for that btw). Wei was contacted yes, for the whole parental permission the doctors needed and all. He's in Hong Kong or something at the moment in the story but he's trying to hop the first plane he can to come and care for his young charge. You must just remember that Yelan… that is Li's mum right… can be a pain… at least in some stories… and she may think her Li can handle it… don't ask me how Meilin would deal with the whole thing. That's a good point about the other character in La La land… I'll have to think about that one…

Thanks again to all of you who reviewed too. It's making me think of a way to write the story even faster than normal! BTW, to those who are reading it, there may be a bit of a time delay… longer that the last few… between when I update as I have exams coming up and well… ^_^;… Exams are exams and although they aren't all senior year ones, most of them are just a level under it… and I have a Japanese one too!!! Arghh…