A/N- So I write chapter 5 as soon as I could, so that I wouldn't lose my readers. I figure that I've already lost most of them, but I need to keep the ones I have, for I appreciate you all! Do review after reading, please! To those who reviewed, arigato gazaimasu! I feel so happy! I'm sure you're sick of hearing my freakiness, so here is the story!
Flowers for my Girl-Chapter 5
Syaoran walked back to the apartment as fast as his very worn out mind could take him, clutching his bloody arm, in attempt to hide it from the people that he was passing by. So far, it wasn't working well. Some people had stopped him to ask if he needed help or assistance. Syaoran was grateful, but he was on a mission. He had to get home and prepare himself for the next test that Shing would assign.
Once Syaoran made it back to his apartment, he threw himself at the door, for support. He heard from the inside the room a voice say, "Oh! Is that the food I ordered? Just leave it at the door please!"
Syaoran shook his head and took out his key. He was about to unlock the door, when Kero unexpectedly opened the door. Syaoran fell into his room and onto the ground, muttering under his breath.
"It's just you, I thought that it was going to be the food that I ordered at the door," Kero said without concern to the huddled boy below his flying body.
With effort, Syaoran stood up, holding onto the wall with one arm, and his arm with the other hand. Slowly, he made his way into the bathroom where he began to clean his bloody wound.
After seeing the blood, Kero gasped and said, "What have you been doing? What happened to the cards I'm waiting for? Are you ok?"
"I'm ok, Kero. I'm sorry, but I don't have the cards. They are still at the graveyard. I'll go back and try to get them in a few minutes."
Kero shook his head in wonder. "What happened? What did you do with those cards?"
Syaoran ignored all of what Kero was saying and shut the door, deep into his own thoughts. 'I don't get it. Where was the key? How come I can't get past the door in the middle of nowhere?' The wound was slowly being cleansed as Syaoran thought of possible ways to solve his problem on his next arrival to Sakura's tomb. 'Wait!! When I asked Shing if he could give me assistance, he said that he probably could, based on the situation! Why didn't I think of it before?! I should have asked him for help once I beat the monster!' Then aloud Syaoran said, "UGH! I'm so stupid!"
From outside the bathroom, Kero replied, "I agree! Whatever you are involved with, it sure is a problem, because that's one ugly wound!"
After a few moments, Syaoran exited the bathroom with a towel tied around his arm, to stop the bleeding. He looked a bit more refreshed, but it was as if he had a lot on his mind, which he did.
Syaoran began to pack his sword and magic papers. He was about to leave again for the cemetery and was at the doorknob, when Kero flew in front of him and stopped him.
"What do you think you're doing? I'm not going to let you leave without an explanation! What happened at the graveyard? Why aren't the cards back? Tell me!" Kero yelled.
"Why should I?" Syaoran yelled back, obviously not in a good mood because of his injury and the fact that he hadn't yet gone onto the second test.
"Because… because… It's my problem too! Those cards belong to me now! And you have taken them away! I want to know where they are at. Besides, I'm worried about what you are getting into. If anything bad happened to you, I would feel terrible because I could have stopped it by not giving you those cards!" Kero said, in attempt to vent out his emotions that he cared about Syaoran.
Syaoran noticed Kero's caring attitude, and let go of the doorknob. He walked over to his bed and sat down. Kero smiled and flew next to Syaoran in triumph.
Sighing, Syaoran began to tell the story of his attempt to revive Sakura. He began with the way he studied his books, and found the perfect spell. Then he told Kero about how he had performed the spell, and at first, it didn't seem to work. But then Shing appeared and the test to bring back Sakura from the dead began. Syaoran told Kero that he killed the beast, and a door appeared, but he couldn't find the key. Throughout the story, Kero held his paw to his chin in concentration.
After Syaoran's story was finished, he sighed deeply, happy to get the load of emotions off his chest. He fell into his bed, exhausted. But then he was startled by Kero, who yelled into his face in anger.
"What the hell did you think you were doing? Trying to bring back Sakura from the dead?! That's dangerous! Shing said that no one had survived the tests? What makes you think that you'll survive the rest of the tests? You are crazy!"
"Shing told me that Sakura wasn't in heaven. She isn't in any type of paradise because she was killed by magic. For all eternity she is going to be there! There is no way that I will allow that to happen! If I can bring her back, I'll take my chances and try! Sakura has been everything to me, and I can't let her suffer where she is for eternity to come!" Syaoran said passionately, sitting up, arguing at Kero.
Kero nodded and smiled. "That's touching… but you're still crazy! The last test nearly killed you, and that's only the first test! How are you going to survive the next tests?"
Syaoran smiled devilishly. "Well, Shing said that no one has even survived the first test, so I accomplished something, eh? And that test wasn't too bad, except for the terrible pain in my arm, I only need to do four-nine more tests, surely I can do it. I believe I can do it, Kero!"
Kero whispered to himself, "Such strong spirit… I believe you can do it too."
"What was that?" Syaoran asked.
"Nandemonai!" Kero replied.
"Well, I better get going. I need to pass those next tests!" Syaoran said with a high spirit.
Syaoran began to walk to the door, when Kero stopped him yet again. "Matte! I'm going with you to the graveyard! Maybe I can help, give you support."
Syaoran hesitated. "Well, I don't know…"
Kero pleaded, "Please! Let me go! I want to meet this Shing guy! And I can give you help because I have magical knowledge. I care for Sakura too… I want to help."
"Ok, you can come with me," Syaoran said, realizing how much Kero cared for Sakura. The extra help also made Syaoran realize that he wanted Kero to come with him, as much as Kero wanted to come.
"Yay! Arigato!" Kero yelled, embracing Syaoran without thinking. Syaoran sweatdropped, and Kero stopped hugging Syaoran, only to jump into Syaoran's shirt pocket. "Giddy-up! Let's go save Sakura!"
Syaoran's eyes turned dotty for a split second, before turning determined once again. He opened the door of the apartment and began to walk briskly to the cemetery. With his determination, and his will to save Sakura, Syaoran barely felt the pain in his arm.
The walk to the cemetery went relatively fast, and if not for Kero's constant mutterings to himself, it would have been quiet.
Once Syaoran entered the cemetery, he stopped dead in his tracks.
"What's wrong?" Kero asked, noticing the change.
"The cemetary, it feels so alive," Syaoran said, a bit worried.
"Yeah, so?" Kero replied, "I know that there are a lot of dead people, but isn't it generally suppose to feel alive?"
"Yes, but when my test began, everything went silent. Something is wrong," Syaoran said, now running to Sakura's grave.
Upon reaching Sakura's grave Kero said, "You liar! There is no door here! Were you imagining things when you told me there was a door? If there was no door, there was no key to look for!"
Syaoran dropped to his knees in panic when he was at Sakura's grave and didn't see the door. The door had simply vanished! The monster that he fought was nowhere to be seen either. 'Oh no! What happened? Why isn't the door here? Where's the beast? Where's Shing?!' Syaoran thought frantically.
Kero flew out of Syaoran's pocket and said, "It looks normal here. Were you making up that story when you told me there was a fight here?"
Syaoran glared at Kero and began calling to Shing. "Shing! Shing! Where are you? I'm waiting to complete my test!"
Nothing happened. Birds fluttered overhead, and Syaoran became more desperate each moment. He began to feel that he was going crazy, that he really HAD made up everything in his mind because of his denial in not letting go of Sakura. But then the pain in his arm increased and he knew that he really had fought a monster, and that the tests weren't in his mind.
"Shing! Show yourself! My test isn't over! Damn it! I need to complete my tests and bring Sakura back from the grave! LET ME COMPLETE THE TEST!" Syaoran yelled at the top of his lungs, tears forming at his eyes.
And miraculously, a man in black with sunglasses appeared, leaning against a tree. Shing said, "Why, I believe that you already finished your test."
Kero and Syaoran simultaneously flipped around to face Shing.
"Sugoi, you look creepy…" Kero said, without thinking.
Syaoran ignored Kero and said, "What do you mean that I finished the test? Is it over, do I go onto the next one now?"
Shing shook his head, emotionless. He replied deadly, "Your test is over, you failed."
Syaoran's eyes popped open in amazement. "What are you talking about? I killed that beast! I won!"
"You killed the beast, but you did not get past the door. You left the cemetery, therefore you forfeit the chance to bring the girl you love back from the dead."
"I don't believe this! You never told me that I forfeit if I leave the grounds of the cemetery! And there was no key! I looked!" Syaoran replied, incredulously.
Shing smiled and took out a key from his pocket. It still gleamed in the light, a glow radiating from it.
Syaoran's jaw dropped. "That key wasn't there when I left! You cheated me! I deserve to keep going with the tests! I beat the monster! I have done something that no one else has been able to accomplish, doesn't that count for anything?"
Kero decided that he wanted to say something, "Lookie here! This Chinese brat told me what happened, and I think that he deserves to go on!"
Shing smirked. "When it comes to do the dead, people don't deserve anything. The beast disappeared to be replaced by this key. Remember when I told you about patience? Well, once you left, this key was formed. It's your own fault for not waiting."
"I will not leave here a failure, I refuse to believe that I can't continue with the tests! You are being a cheap baka, that's all," Syaoran said with pure rage in his eyes. He couldn't help it any longer, he began to cry in frustration and lost hope.
Shing glared at the 'cheap baka' comment, but softened and replied, "I see that you are set on your ways. I guess that I can give you credit on beating that monster. I will give you one more try. These tests are life/death situations, and there will be no mercy if you want to back out, you will face that consequence of death."
"I wasn't planning on backing out…" Syaoran said, still very angry.
"I'm sure you weren't," Shing said amusedly. "Also, let me reinstate the rule that you are not allowed to leave the grounds, as you probably know by now…"
"No kidding," Syaoran muttered.
"And lastly, you may not use the assistance you brought along with you, for this test is for you."
"Huh?" Syaoran asked, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that you may not use this doll to help you…" Shing said.
"HEY buddy, I'm not a doll!" Kero yelled.
"And furthermore, you may not use your sword or magic papers," Shing said in monotone. He snapped his fingers and the sword and papers were gone.
"That's not fair!" Syaoran proclaimed.
"Life's not fair, get used to it. These tests are for you to use your wit, for you to figure out yourself. The first test was to test your strength, the next is for something else. By using those tools, these tests would be no good. Through your love for Sakura, you are expected to complete these tests, not through your weapons or magic. Your toy will be with me as you take your next test, and remember: Patience is a virtue," Shing said.
Syaoran nodded, although he did not fully understand what Shing had said. He blinked and Shing and Kero had vanished. 'I can't stand that vanishing act,' Syaoran thought.
The door to nowhere once again reappeared, and the cemetery lay quiet.
"Hey!" Syaoran called out to the emptiness around him. "Shing! You forgot to give me the key!"
The key to the door dropped from the sky and into Syaoran's hands.
"Arigato! For everything!" Syaoran called out to nowhere.
He then approached the door behind Sakura's gravestone. Holding the key between his fingers and slipped the key into the door.
'This better work,' Syaoran thought.
The key fit the keyhole with ease, and Syaoran breathed deeply before twisting it. The door slammed open, and a gust of wind appeared out of nowhere. Syaoran forced his way through the door, and found himself surrounded in white.
A/N- So, I think I told ya that I'd get this next chapter out soon, right? Well, here it is! Yay! I wrote it rather quickly, right? Aren't you proud of me? **winks** Well, I have decided that I pretty much want to finish this fic before I work that much on my other fics. If ya got a problem with that, then review or e-mail telling me to work on my other fics, and I'll get to it! Lol. www.geocities.com/sakurafans24/fanfiction.html
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Flowers for my Girl-Chapter 5
Syaoran walked back to the apartment as fast as his very worn out mind could take him, clutching his bloody arm, in attempt to hide it from the people that he was passing by. So far, it wasn't working well. Some people had stopped him to ask if he needed help or assistance. Syaoran was grateful, but he was on a mission. He had to get home and prepare himself for the next test that Shing would assign.
Once Syaoran made it back to his apartment, he threw himself at the door, for support. He heard from the inside the room a voice say, "Oh! Is that the food I ordered? Just leave it at the door please!"
Syaoran shook his head and took out his key. He was about to unlock the door, when Kero unexpectedly opened the door. Syaoran fell into his room and onto the ground, muttering under his breath.
"It's just you, I thought that it was going to be the food that I ordered at the door," Kero said without concern to the huddled boy below his flying body.
With effort, Syaoran stood up, holding onto the wall with one arm, and his arm with the other hand. Slowly, he made his way into the bathroom where he began to clean his bloody wound.
After seeing the blood, Kero gasped and said, "What have you been doing? What happened to the cards I'm waiting for? Are you ok?"
"I'm ok, Kero. I'm sorry, but I don't have the cards. They are still at the graveyard. I'll go back and try to get them in a few minutes."
Kero shook his head in wonder. "What happened? What did you do with those cards?"
Syaoran ignored all of what Kero was saying and shut the door, deep into his own thoughts. 'I don't get it. Where was the key? How come I can't get past the door in the middle of nowhere?' The wound was slowly being cleansed as Syaoran thought of possible ways to solve his problem on his next arrival to Sakura's tomb. 'Wait!! When I asked Shing if he could give me assistance, he said that he probably could, based on the situation! Why didn't I think of it before?! I should have asked him for help once I beat the monster!' Then aloud Syaoran said, "UGH! I'm so stupid!"
From outside the bathroom, Kero replied, "I agree! Whatever you are involved with, it sure is a problem, because that's one ugly wound!"
After a few moments, Syaoran exited the bathroom with a towel tied around his arm, to stop the bleeding. He looked a bit more refreshed, but it was as if he had a lot on his mind, which he did.
Syaoran began to pack his sword and magic papers. He was about to leave again for the cemetery and was at the doorknob, when Kero flew in front of him and stopped him.
"What do you think you're doing? I'm not going to let you leave without an explanation! What happened at the graveyard? Why aren't the cards back? Tell me!" Kero yelled.
"Why should I?" Syaoran yelled back, obviously not in a good mood because of his injury and the fact that he hadn't yet gone onto the second test.
"Because… because… It's my problem too! Those cards belong to me now! And you have taken them away! I want to know where they are at. Besides, I'm worried about what you are getting into. If anything bad happened to you, I would feel terrible because I could have stopped it by not giving you those cards!" Kero said, in attempt to vent out his emotions that he cared about Syaoran.
Syaoran noticed Kero's caring attitude, and let go of the doorknob. He walked over to his bed and sat down. Kero smiled and flew next to Syaoran in triumph.
Sighing, Syaoran began to tell the story of his attempt to revive Sakura. He began with the way he studied his books, and found the perfect spell. Then he told Kero about how he had performed the spell, and at first, it didn't seem to work. But then Shing appeared and the test to bring back Sakura from the dead began. Syaoran told Kero that he killed the beast, and a door appeared, but he couldn't find the key. Throughout the story, Kero held his paw to his chin in concentration.
After Syaoran's story was finished, he sighed deeply, happy to get the load of emotions off his chest. He fell into his bed, exhausted. But then he was startled by Kero, who yelled into his face in anger.
"What the hell did you think you were doing? Trying to bring back Sakura from the dead?! That's dangerous! Shing said that no one had survived the tests? What makes you think that you'll survive the rest of the tests? You are crazy!"
"Shing told me that Sakura wasn't in heaven. She isn't in any type of paradise because she was killed by magic. For all eternity she is going to be there! There is no way that I will allow that to happen! If I can bring her back, I'll take my chances and try! Sakura has been everything to me, and I can't let her suffer where she is for eternity to come!" Syaoran said passionately, sitting up, arguing at Kero.
Kero nodded and smiled. "That's touching… but you're still crazy! The last test nearly killed you, and that's only the first test! How are you going to survive the next tests?"
Syaoran smiled devilishly. "Well, Shing said that no one has even survived the first test, so I accomplished something, eh? And that test wasn't too bad, except for the terrible pain in my arm, I only need to do four-nine more tests, surely I can do it. I believe I can do it, Kero!"
Kero whispered to himself, "Such strong spirit… I believe you can do it too."
"What was that?" Syaoran asked.
"Nandemonai!" Kero replied.
"Well, I better get going. I need to pass those next tests!" Syaoran said with a high spirit.
Syaoran began to walk to the door, when Kero stopped him yet again. "Matte! I'm going with you to the graveyard! Maybe I can help, give you support."
Syaoran hesitated. "Well, I don't know…"
Kero pleaded, "Please! Let me go! I want to meet this Shing guy! And I can give you help because I have magical knowledge. I care for Sakura too… I want to help."
"Ok, you can come with me," Syaoran said, realizing how much Kero cared for Sakura. The extra help also made Syaoran realize that he wanted Kero to come with him, as much as Kero wanted to come.
"Yay! Arigato!" Kero yelled, embracing Syaoran without thinking. Syaoran sweatdropped, and Kero stopped hugging Syaoran, only to jump into Syaoran's shirt pocket. "Giddy-up! Let's go save Sakura!"
Syaoran's eyes turned dotty for a split second, before turning determined once again. He opened the door of the apartment and began to walk briskly to the cemetery. With his determination, and his will to save Sakura, Syaoran barely felt the pain in his arm.
The walk to the cemetery went relatively fast, and if not for Kero's constant mutterings to himself, it would have been quiet.
Once Syaoran entered the cemetery, he stopped dead in his tracks.
"What's wrong?" Kero asked, noticing the change.
"The cemetary, it feels so alive," Syaoran said, a bit worried.
"Yeah, so?" Kero replied, "I know that there are a lot of dead people, but isn't it generally suppose to feel alive?"
"Yes, but when my test began, everything went silent. Something is wrong," Syaoran said, now running to Sakura's grave.
Upon reaching Sakura's grave Kero said, "You liar! There is no door here! Were you imagining things when you told me there was a door? If there was no door, there was no key to look for!"
Syaoran dropped to his knees in panic when he was at Sakura's grave and didn't see the door. The door had simply vanished! The monster that he fought was nowhere to be seen either. 'Oh no! What happened? Why isn't the door here? Where's the beast? Where's Shing?!' Syaoran thought frantically.
Kero flew out of Syaoran's pocket and said, "It looks normal here. Were you making up that story when you told me there was a fight here?"
Syaoran glared at Kero and began calling to Shing. "Shing! Shing! Where are you? I'm waiting to complete my test!"
Nothing happened. Birds fluttered overhead, and Syaoran became more desperate each moment. He began to feel that he was going crazy, that he really HAD made up everything in his mind because of his denial in not letting go of Sakura. But then the pain in his arm increased and he knew that he really had fought a monster, and that the tests weren't in his mind.
"Shing! Show yourself! My test isn't over! Damn it! I need to complete my tests and bring Sakura back from the grave! LET ME COMPLETE THE TEST!" Syaoran yelled at the top of his lungs, tears forming at his eyes.
And miraculously, a man in black with sunglasses appeared, leaning against a tree. Shing said, "Why, I believe that you already finished your test."
Kero and Syaoran simultaneously flipped around to face Shing.
"Sugoi, you look creepy…" Kero said, without thinking.
Syaoran ignored Kero and said, "What do you mean that I finished the test? Is it over, do I go onto the next one now?"
Shing shook his head, emotionless. He replied deadly, "Your test is over, you failed."
Syaoran's eyes popped open in amazement. "What are you talking about? I killed that beast! I won!"
"You killed the beast, but you did not get past the door. You left the cemetery, therefore you forfeit the chance to bring the girl you love back from the dead."
"I don't believe this! You never told me that I forfeit if I leave the grounds of the cemetery! And there was no key! I looked!" Syaoran replied, incredulously.
Shing smiled and took out a key from his pocket. It still gleamed in the light, a glow radiating from it.
Syaoran's jaw dropped. "That key wasn't there when I left! You cheated me! I deserve to keep going with the tests! I beat the monster! I have done something that no one else has been able to accomplish, doesn't that count for anything?"
Kero decided that he wanted to say something, "Lookie here! This Chinese brat told me what happened, and I think that he deserves to go on!"
Shing smirked. "When it comes to do the dead, people don't deserve anything. The beast disappeared to be replaced by this key. Remember when I told you about patience? Well, once you left, this key was formed. It's your own fault for not waiting."
"I will not leave here a failure, I refuse to believe that I can't continue with the tests! You are being a cheap baka, that's all," Syaoran said with pure rage in his eyes. He couldn't help it any longer, he began to cry in frustration and lost hope.
Shing glared at the 'cheap baka' comment, but softened and replied, "I see that you are set on your ways. I guess that I can give you credit on beating that monster. I will give you one more try. These tests are life/death situations, and there will be no mercy if you want to back out, you will face that consequence of death."
"I wasn't planning on backing out…" Syaoran said, still very angry.
"I'm sure you weren't," Shing said amusedly. "Also, let me reinstate the rule that you are not allowed to leave the grounds, as you probably know by now…"
"No kidding," Syaoran muttered.
"And lastly, you may not use the assistance you brought along with you, for this test is for you."
"Huh?" Syaoran asked, "What do you mean?"
"I mean that you may not use this doll to help you…" Shing said.
"HEY buddy, I'm not a doll!" Kero yelled.
"And furthermore, you may not use your sword or magic papers," Shing said in monotone. He snapped his fingers and the sword and papers were gone.
"That's not fair!" Syaoran proclaimed.
"Life's not fair, get used to it. These tests are for you to use your wit, for you to figure out yourself. The first test was to test your strength, the next is for something else. By using those tools, these tests would be no good. Through your love for Sakura, you are expected to complete these tests, not through your weapons or magic. Your toy will be with me as you take your next test, and remember: Patience is a virtue," Shing said.
Syaoran nodded, although he did not fully understand what Shing had said. He blinked and Shing and Kero had vanished. 'I can't stand that vanishing act,' Syaoran thought.
The door to nowhere once again reappeared, and the cemetery lay quiet.
"Hey!" Syaoran called out to the emptiness around him. "Shing! You forgot to give me the key!"
The key to the door dropped from the sky and into Syaoran's hands.
"Arigato! For everything!" Syaoran called out to nowhere.
He then approached the door behind Sakura's gravestone. Holding the key between his fingers and slipped the key into the door.
'This better work,' Syaoran thought.
The key fit the keyhole with ease, and Syaoran breathed deeply before twisting it. The door slammed open, and a gust of wind appeared out of nowhere. Syaoran forced his way through the door, and found himself surrounded in white.
A/N- So, I think I told ya that I'd get this next chapter out soon, right? Well, here it is! Yay! I wrote it rather quickly, right? Aren't you proud of me? **winks** Well, I have decided that I pretty much want to finish this fic before I work that much on my other fics. If ya got a problem with that, then review or e-mail telling me to work on my other fics, and I'll get to it! Lol. www.geocities.com/sakurafans24/fanfiction.html
Go there and join my notify list! Then I will e-mail you every time my fic is updated! I would appreciate it a lot if you join! And reviews too! Please please?! Review if ya like the story, hate it, blah blah blah. I love ya all! Bye for now! Until next time!