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[ ]- its like additional thing which happens that I don't need to emphasis.
---} {--- - Flash backs
__* *__ - One person's point of view
*====*====* - another scene happening.
( ) - Author's notes, or at least what I think when that happens.
* - Japanese words, translations will be at the bottom with my goodbye address.
" " - the things they say.
' ' - thoughts.
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Three days later, and she managed to open her eyes. Six pair of eyes stared happily at her as she came to her senses.
"You finally opened your eyes." She sat up and a girl hugged her tightly. She looked around as if she was looking for something when the girl broke the hug. She gave her a strange look. Before she could say anything, the others came to her.
"You nearly frighten me to death!" Another girl lay her hand to her shoulder as another two guys patted her head or smile warmly at her. But one, looked at her surprised. He went closer to her as he touched her forehead.
"Why are you not genki today, Sakura?" Syaoran asked but she gave him a surprised strange look.
"Sakura? Is that my name?" She asked which made everyone in the room flinch back.
"What are you talking about, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, a little frightened with her friend's joke.
"I'm not trying to be rude or anything but who are all of you and where am I?" She asked innocently.
To be continued......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Disclaimer: It is not mine and forgive me if I hadn't put this in chap 11! I forgot.sorry.
~+The pendant Showed Us The Way To Our Hearts+~ by: sakura2649
Chapter: I realized my feelings
"Umm, tell me, is my name Sakura or what?" She asked for the twenty sixth time in two hours since the people around her seems to be apprehensive and all quiet. At last, one nerve in Meiling's body burst, she couldn't take it anymore.
"No, your name is Sand." She said sarcastically as the remaining group kept their eyes pasted to the floor, somewhat interested to it. Well, that's before Sakura answered Meiling.
"Hontou? My name is Sand?!" She cocked her head to her side, looking innocently around her. Meiling let out a frustrated sigh and before she could advance to Sakura, Tomoyo went towards Sakura.
"Please tell me, that you're all joking this up. If it is, it's time to stop, Kinomoto Sakura." She said shakingly.
Again, Sakura ignorantly stared at her and the others sighed. They tried everything to Sakura but she couldn't remember anyone of them, which thoroughly depressed one particular person. He gazed at the girl with sad eyes. How could she not remember at least one of them? He put his face on his palm, hiding the guilty face behind. It's his fault. He hadn't been careful. If he had been, with Sakura that time, this wouldn't happen. He let his hands fall to his sides and glared at the space. Damn it! Those goons get to my nerves!, he thought. He was abruptly interrupted when he heard Sakura raised a little her voice.
"Tell me, anyone, please. I have all rights to know who and what am I doing here!" She tried to calm down but she couldn't help but try and raise her voice. It's a little frustrating if you couldn't remember at least what had happen yesterday.
"Okay, your name is Kinomoto Sakura.don't you remember us?" Gien asked as Tomoyo sobbed at Meiling's sleeves when Syaoran growled angrily. He caught Sakura turned to him and she saw his intent gaze and glare. What have she done to him to stare at her like this?
"Damn it, Sakura! Just because of your bump to that stupid wall doesn't mean you have to turn to a weakling and suddenly have amnesia!" Syaoran stated hotly. However, by that time, his eyes softened, showing his true concern for her. And for him. "I mean... come on, your best friend is already crying because of you." Meiling nodded sadly as the girl in her side soaked her dress with her tears. Tomoyo stopped a moment and looked at her friend's surprised glint in her emerald eyes.
Something in this girl made her feel bad and hurt inside. She cried because of her and she doesn't want to see a person crying or mourning because of her. Maybe, just like the other girl said, this girl is special to my life. This girl is my best friend and she just couldn't remember it. She blamed herself as she walked towards Tomoyo and hugged her lightly. Tomoyo gladly accepted her warmth and shed tears to another dress.
"I'm sorry if I couldn't remember it and I'm sorry for making you cry." She said in soothing voice. ".I promise to try hard and remember all of you." She started backwards to break the hug and gave her designer a warm smile, somewhat patronizing. They stared at each other for a moment before Sakura spoke up.
"One more question or at least two questions more.Can you tell me why I'm here and can you also tell me your names?" She addressed to everybody, before the others nodded speechlessly. For the first time, Yamazaki hadn't interrupted with his stories.
*====*====*
"I see.So I'm a mistress of this pendant?" She twisted the string of the necklace on her finger absently as she asked the obvious question.
"Right, so basically, you have powers that could create miracles for this world." Syaoran stated.
"This pretty little thing has powers?" Sakura stared, at the tantalizing northern star inside the pearl, intently.
"Yep, so don't let bad guys with evil intentions to touch it." Kero added. She still couldn't believe that a stuffed animal could talk but he could nonetheless.
Someone knocked to the door and Kero hid at the back of Sakura. Gien's face peeked from the lid of the door.
"Sakura? I brought tea for you. The doctor said it would be good for you. He also added something that could help memory gaining." He said and invited himself inside the room and placed it in the table.
The girl's face lit up. "Thanks Gien-kun, that's very sweet of you." She said, smiling too bright that she hadn't seen Gien's red face.
"Well, that's all.You could carry on your conversation." He left Syaoran, Kero and Sakura as she sipped her tea.
"You know, since yesterday, Gien-kun's been doing that. It's like his my guardian." She said, giggling but Syaoran's scowl made her stop.
"What's up?" Sakura said as soon as she noticed it.
"Nothing." That Gien boy is making move to Sakura. He's courting her! (That's the way courting is for them.any sign of affection and eagerness towards someone is called courting.), he thought angrily.
"Li-kun, are you all right?" She asked worriedly. Syaoran frowned at that, she went back calling him Li.
He shrugged, "I'm fine." And he came back to his old trait. He put his arms on his chest arrogantly and averted his gaze to somewhere else. Sakura's face went close to his face, when she asked, that he could almost feel her breath.
"No you're not. You're getting red." Sakura insisted. Syaoran turned his back to her so she couldn't see more and sighed. Has amnesia or not, it's the same Sakura they know.
"Sakura-chan, Li-kun, Kero-chan; it's dinner time, come down and we'll find some diner nearby." Tomoyo interrupted, peeking from the door. She smiled knowingly, seeing the blush tinted in Syaoran face.
"Okay, Tomoyo-chan. we'll come down now." The girl replied as she followed her friend down the stairs. Syaoran looked around before he followed. He swore he felt magic emanated from somewhere. And it's like someone he knew special has released it.
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"Come on, where is that girl who hypnotized Sakura?" Eriol said, frustrated. He never thought a small girl like that could produce a very strong energy ball to Sakura. He also never thought that the hypnotizing man would be so hard to find especially with a girl who has a magical aura.
"Chill, Eriol-kun." Nakuru said from the mirror before she could realize that he can't chill with this kind of weather.
"I can't, my dear, I have to find the girl. It's the only way to find a cure for Sakura."
"What? Isn't the bump in the head gave her the amnesia?" Makuru replied confusedly.
He stopped for a while and looked at the magical mirror on the table. "You think that's what happened?" He arranged his glasses properly. "That energy ball is more than you think. It shocked Sakura's cells and therefore made her forget. But there's more than that." He said darkly as Nakuru fidgeted from his view nervously.
"That energy ball is very rare for to be seen but I knew what it could do. It cast spell to Sakura and if that girl wouldn't reverse it, it would be very dangerous."
"And what is the spell?" She said nervously.
"The spell of life-span (that's the best I could think of.). It would shorten one's life until one die. Day after day, she will weaken and of course. You know what would happen," Eriol said as Nakuru predicted the 'But' statement to follow.
"But it could be reverse if the girl would undo the spell and that would only happen if I find them." He continued his work.
*====*====*
Three days later and Sakura still hadn't remembered anything about them but she hadn't stopped from finding it out.
"Sakura! Come on, you're getting behind!" Tomoyo shouted happily. They seemed to be back again as if nothing happened. They're going to a mall to buy something or at least they will. Sakura's birthday will be in a week and they'll shop for it. Though since Sakura couldn't remember anything, they could let her join them. But of course, they still wouldn't take the risk.
"Ne, Sakura-chan, why don't you go with Syaoran first while we went to somewhere. You're somewhat tired." Yamazaki said and Syaoran quickly turned to them. He noticed that she's getting pretty tired ever since she bumped her head. Eriol, too, stared at them with worried eyes.
"No, I'm fine Yamazaki-kun, really. Let's get going." She started walking before she stumbled down. The Li clan master quickly caught her in his arms as he scanned her worriedly.
"See, you really are not. Umm, why don't you just wait for us in that restaurant? We'll come back soon." Tomoyo said. Finally she nodded and let Syaoran guide her to the table. The others left them and they ordered.
"Are you really all right?" Syaoran asked Sakura who seemed to be in a trance.
"Yup, I just need rest." She said quietly as she closed her eyes, relaxing. Silence broke in and the boy couldn't help but stare at the peaceful girl. He felt restless. It seems that something would keep her away from him. Something that will make him not to see Sakura's smiling face again.
"Sakura?" He asked, he went to her side and almost instantly, she leaned her head to his shoulders. He flinched a little before he relaxed, smiling. His little angel is safe while he's here, he knew it.
He didn't know how wrong he was until it's too late.
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"It's been three days that she's having a fever. Do you think it's related to her amnesia?" Gien asked to no one in particular.
"Not the it's possible." Meiling replied but quickly countered by Eriol.
"Yes, it is possible. I've read it from somewhere." Eriol half-lied. He hadn't read it, but it's true that it's the after effect of the energy ball
"What do you mean?" Syaoran interrupted.
"Something with what hit her caused something to her cells, therefore making her have amnesia and weaken. Day after day, it drain her until she die." He said darkly which was answered with gasps and scowls. He winked at the swordsman, knowing fully well that he could know what he is talking about. And he thought about it, eyes widening, as soon as Eriol said the clues.
"The spell of life-span." he muttered before narrowing his eyes to Gien's twin, "Who are you? How did you know it?" he almost growled at him.
"Do what you have to first, questions and answers later." Eriol said and for the first time, Syaoran agreed and they went outside.
"Where could we find that girl?" Syaoran asked as he concentrated around the town.
"I don't know, I couldn't find it but it was certainly very far away." Quickly as he could, Syaoran jumped to a low house and from there, he felt the coldness of the night. He shivered involuntarily and jumped up to another house, going to where he thought the goons and the girl would be.
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"Boss, when will we get the ransom for this girl." He asked, looking over his shoulders to find a girl with magenta eyes sitting promptly at the old chair. They were in an old warehouse. It's not used anymore because they predicted that it's going to collapse soon but these guys find it very useful for a hideout.
"Are you crazy? Like what happened a whole six days ago, she could produce magic! No way I'm giving up this baby!" A black man said indignantly, known as the hypnotizer.
He walked towards the girl and muttered something under its breath. After moments passed, she nodded and stood up. She put out her 'pendant' and mumbled something. She glowed but after that, it stopped and dimmed to black. The hypnotized girl looked at it strangely, confused.
"What happened to your pendant, baby?" She shook her head obediently before looking at the high window of the storage room. Syaoran slashed the shattering window and landed smoothly to the floor.
"What are you doing here, man? You ain't allowed here, you know." The man advanced at the swordsman.
"None of your business. I'll take this girl with.Is she hypnotized?" He realized.
"So? What would happen to us if she was? I can hypnotize you too, if you want, hot shot."
Syaoran nodded his head with a sudden idea. He glared dangerously at the man, who flinched. He advanced at him with menace in his eyes and the bad guys started backwards. They wouldn't hang around with a dangerous man but apparently, Syaoran wouldn't let them escape, one way or another.
As they tried to secretly unlock the door behind them, to their surprise, the man vanished for their sight and beside to one who's unlocking the door.
"It'll be useless, blockhead." He knocked the man and hell break loose. The three other guys attacked a Syaoran all the same time but Syaoran, just in time, brought out his wind ofuda and gust of wind appeared from nothing. They all put their hands to block the dust come to their eyes except for the girl and Syaoran. He quickly carried the girl to his shoulders and the hypnotizing man. He was confused for a moment so he hadn't realized that some man was carrying him.
*====*====*
"Hey, let me go!" The man in Syaoran's shoulder cried out like a baby. To his surprise, the man suddenly had an idea.
"Hey girl, teach this man a lesson." The girl, as if activated by battery, suddenly hop out of Syaoran's grip and chant.
"By the power given to me, let fire flow from my hand!" she said and as wished, a fire materialized and it flashed towards the swordsman. He immediately ran out of the way and it followed him a leech. However, he found a way to make it stop. He went to the frightened man at the corner and caught him in his back. He made him like a shield and like expected, he commanded the girl to stop the fire.
"Now, tell her to come with me or you know what will happen to you." Syaoran threaten.
"Come with the man, girl." Instantly, like a doll, she went to them.
"Put her out of your control or I'll break your neck." The hypnotizing man snap his fingers together and the girl seems to went out of her trance.
"What happened to me?" she asked instantly as he knocked out the man.
"Nothing really. It's just this guy hypnotized you to put a spell to my friend the spell of life span." He said angrily. She gasped.
"The life span spell! Oh my God! It will make your friend die in eight days!" She said, fear printed in her face when Syaoran turned to her quickly.
"Eight days? But it's her seventh day today and after this night, it'll be her eight soon! You can reverse it, can't you?" he said, hope in his voice where the girl frowned.
"I'll try, I've never done this before. I could only hope that I can do it right. Plus, your friend is at its last stage. If I couldn't revive her senses right now, she'll be certain to death." She said in a weird accent but Syaoran could care less. His cherry blossoms would die! But not until this girl will revive her. With his instinct, he carried her towards the inn with Sakura's life hanging in the edge.
*====*====*
"It's so dark.wait.haven't I came to this place before?" Sakura asked herself, as familiar place appeared itself in front of her: Esmilia.
"Sakura!" She heard from behind. She turned around and she saw her father. Her tears quickly won over her and rolled down her cheek. She hugged her dad, crying at his suit.
"I've missed you so, father. I never thought I could see you again!" She exclaimed.
"What are you talking about, we're always together, aren't we? And we didn't left each other, did we?" He said, thoroughly confusing his daughter.
"What do you mean, father? I can't-" She was interrupted when she heard a female sweet voice from her house.
"Fujitaka! Dinner is ready, sweetheart!" She spun around to see the familiar face: her mother. Her tears flowed from her eyes freely as she was her mother's sweet face. She smiled brightly at them as they went up to their loving home. She only saw her when she was near to death but this doesn't look like death, does it? In fact, it looked like it was a dreamland. But even if it's the dreamland, she never thought of waking up.
*====*====*
"Have you found her?" Eriol called him urgently as the man run through the door and towards Sakura's room.
"Li--- who's that?" Tomoyo asked.
"It's someone who brought Sakura to this state." Syaoran calmly said as people made angry scowls and tried to attack. But the girl didn't seem to care, something made her shock.
"Hey girl, are you going to heal my friend or what?" Syaoran asked, shaking the girl from her shock.
"Wait, before I start, I'm Xiaocheng so stop calling me girl." He nodded urgently, feeling that it's not the time for introduction. She knelt before the bed and put her hands in a meditating form.
"Let forever not take you, to the mountains, to the sky, to the hell, to the heaven, to somewhere you beg happiness. Do not let death take you to the world of dreams because in reality is where you belong. Make truth unfold to your eyes, bring thy back to us." Her necklace glowed as she chant and purple light swirled to Sakura's still form. Several minutes passed and nothing is happening.
Syaoran's inside made horrible tops and turn in nervous wreck. How could he act like this just because his companion is in deep trouble. Again. When Sakura is in trouble, he would act himself in worry as if he couldn't live anymore if the girl dies. It couldn't be just the task or his assigned duty to her. It's not just that mere legend that he must protect her because she's the mistress of the pendant. It's deeper than that. This feeling inside him is nothing connected to those things but he can't put a finger to it.
"Sorry, I couldn't do more. She doesn't react to my reversing spell. She want to stay where she is now."
The girl's statement is more than just words to the people inside the room. The girls whimpered and sobbed while the guys' faces became somber or get out of the room. But one just sat in a chair and let his fear of losing her take over. All of them noticed it. Knowing Syaoran, he always try and give them confidence but today, he's the first one to give up. Sympathetic looks were shot to him before they let him be alone with Sakura. Gien's about to protest when his brother gave him a push out the door. They shut it tight and let themselves be driven by emotions outside.
He was grateful of them to leave him be in this room. He walked across the room to Sakura's side and sat on her rented bed. He held her cold hand, rubbing it to warm them. He touched her pale face, taking in her fragile features. He couldn't take it with Sakura like this. He let his instinct drive him rather than run hysterics here, it wouldn't help him either. He pushed himself down to the angelic face, feeling her warm breath in his lips. His mind was blank now, he couldn't think right at this circumstances, but only one thought was in his mind now: Sakura. All about her, he remembered and he couldn't recall times that she wasn't with him. She never let it anyhow. She doesn't want to be alone, that's why she let herself be in danger rather than left aside and be useless in battles.
He smiled to himself. 'You're dreaming about your family, aren't you? Is that why you don't want to wake up? Is it because you're already not alone?' He had thought. His smile vanished and replaced with sad face.
"We need you here Sakura. I need you. You couldn't go away like that from us just because of that stupid spell planted to you." he said.
"We're here, Sakura and you always have your family here. You don't have to go there. We're always here. I'm always here for you. Some time in time, they'll vanished in your sight but I'll never leave you sight." He said, softly, pulling his lips to meet with hers. It only lasted a second but it made Syaoran calm a little. He sat down at the chair and didn't let go of her hand.
After he settled down, he whispered to her ear. "Whenever you need me, Sakura, I'm always here for you and protect you. So come back, Sakura, I need you."
*====*====*
"This is the happiest day in my life, father. Onii-chan's here, you're here, mother's here, Tomoyo, Yamazaki, Meiling, Gien and everybody! I really love it!" her father smiled warmly at her daughter.
"Is this really what you want, Sakura?"
"Yes!"
"Do you remember your loved one?"
"You're my loved ones, what are you trying to say?" Sakura asked confusedly.
"Can't you hear your loved one say something to you?" he asked again, that's when she heard it.
"Whenever you need me, Sakura, I'm always here for you and protect you. So come back, Sakura, I need you." A male voice stated from the skies.
"What does he mean I must come back?"
"Do you want to stay here or to your real world?" He asked sadly, ignoring her question. She stared at him, dumbfounded. Was this a lie? Now that you mention it, how did Yamazaki and Meiling got here? They aren't from this town. And where is he?
"Syaoran-kun." At once, she vanished from the world of dreams.
*====*====*
"Syaoran-kun." At the first sound of his name, his head shot up to see Sakura blinking animatedly at the ceiling.
"Sakura.You're awake! And you already remembered me!" He hugged her tight and the people outside went in the room. Tomoyo squealed in delight as the others grinned like crazy.
"I thought I would never hear you talk again." Syaoran said, breaking their hug as he smiled at her.
"But I was just sleeping, wasn't I?" She asked confusedly as the others ignored her question. Suddenly, the others filed their own questions but only one went through her poor ear.
"Do you remember me Sakura?" Tomoyo asked,
"Yes, why not Tomoyochan?" Tomoyo literally jumped and hugged her friend. But someone else caught her sight.
"It's you who I was to save some time ago, weren't you?" She exclaimed, thoroughly surprised to see her here but the girl just gape at her confused.
"She's Xiaocheng, if I remember right. She was hypnotized at that time, Sakura, she couldn't remember." Syaoran filled up for her.
"I've slept long again, didn't I?" They exchanged glances, smiling knowingly. They started telling her what happened eight days ago.
However, nothing could spoil their happiness at the moment nonetheless.hopefully.
"Daidouji-san, this bird flew to your bed last night when we were with Sakura.Do you know whose is this?" Meiling asked her friend as Tomoyo started to her room shared with Meiling. After all, renting an inn wasn't like the price of a candy. And just like Meiling said, a familiar bird was seating at her bed.
"It's from Naoko, our friend in Esmilia." She picked up the bird and found a letter tied to its foot. She untied it and recognized Naoko's writing right away. As she read the letter, her eyes widen and she ran towards Sakura's room.
"Sakura-chan!" Sakura opened the door and saw Tomoyo panting.
"Something wrong, Sakura-chan?" She handed Naoko's letter to Sakura and she read it.
"Oh My God! Syaoran-kun!" She shouted and soon, he was beside Tomoyo in the door.
"What is it Sakura? You sounded like---" He stopped from blabbing when he saw her face. It was again full of tears, which he couldn't stand.
"We have to go back to Esmilia, Syaoran! My father's in danger!"
To be continued..
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~Sakura2649
------------------------ Symbols' meanings
[ ]- its like additional thing which happens that I don't need to emphasis.
---} {--- - Flash backs
__* *__ - One person's point of view
*====*====* - another scene happening.
( ) - Author's notes, or at least what I think when that happens.
* - Japanese words, translations will be at the bottom with my goodbye address.
" " - the things they say.
' ' - thoughts.
Last chapter's end..... `````````````````````````````````````````````````````
Three days later, and she managed to open her eyes. Six pair of eyes stared happily at her as she came to her senses.
"You finally opened your eyes." She sat up and a girl hugged her tightly. She looked around as if she was looking for something when the girl broke the hug. She gave her a strange look. Before she could say anything, the others came to her.
"You nearly frighten me to death!" Another girl lay her hand to her shoulder as another two guys patted her head or smile warmly at her. But one, looked at her surprised. He went closer to her as he touched her forehead.
"Why are you not genki today, Sakura?" Syaoran asked but she gave him a surprised strange look.
"Sakura? Is that my name?" She asked which made everyone in the room flinch back.
"What are you talking about, Sakura?" Tomoyo asked, a little frightened with her friend's joke.
"I'm not trying to be rude or anything but who are all of you and where am I?" She asked innocently.
To be continued......
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* Disclaimer: It is not mine and forgive me if I hadn't put this in chap 11! I forgot.sorry.
~+The pendant Showed Us The Way To Our Hearts+~ by: sakura2649
Chapter: I realized my feelings
"Umm, tell me, is my name Sakura or what?" She asked for the twenty sixth time in two hours since the people around her seems to be apprehensive and all quiet. At last, one nerve in Meiling's body burst, she couldn't take it anymore.
"No, your name is Sand." She said sarcastically as the remaining group kept their eyes pasted to the floor, somewhat interested to it. Well, that's before Sakura answered Meiling.
"Hontou? My name is Sand?!" She cocked her head to her side, looking innocently around her. Meiling let out a frustrated sigh and before she could advance to Sakura, Tomoyo went towards Sakura.
"Please tell me, that you're all joking this up. If it is, it's time to stop, Kinomoto Sakura." She said shakingly.
Again, Sakura ignorantly stared at her and the others sighed. They tried everything to Sakura but she couldn't remember anyone of them, which thoroughly depressed one particular person. He gazed at the girl with sad eyes. How could she not remember at least one of them? He put his face on his palm, hiding the guilty face behind. It's his fault. He hadn't been careful. If he had been, with Sakura that time, this wouldn't happen. He let his hands fall to his sides and glared at the space. Damn it! Those goons get to my nerves!, he thought. He was abruptly interrupted when he heard Sakura raised a little her voice.
"Tell me, anyone, please. I have all rights to know who and what am I doing here!" She tried to calm down but she couldn't help but try and raise her voice. It's a little frustrating if you couldn't remember at least what had happen yesterday.
"Okay, your name is Kinomoto Sakura.don't you remember us?" Gien asked as Tomoyo sobbed at Meiling's sleeves when Syaoran growled angrily. He caught Sakura turned to him and she saw his intent gaze and glare. What have she done to him to stare at her like this?
"Damn it, Sakura! Just because of your bump to that stupid wall doesn't mean you have to turn to a weakling and suddenly have amnesia!" Syaoran stated hotly. However, by that time, his eyes softened, showing his true concern for her. And for him. "I mean... come on, your best friend is already crying because of you." Meiling nodded sadly as the girl in her side soaked her dress with her tears. Tomoyo stopped a moment and looked at her friend's surprised glint in her emerald eyes.
Something in this girl made her feel bad and hurt inside. She cried because of her and she doesn't want to see a person crying or mourning because of her. Maybe, just like the other girl said, this girl is special to my life. This girl is my best friend and she just couldn't remember it. She blamed herself as she walked towards Tomoyo and hugged her lightly. Tomoyo gladly accepted her warmth and shed tears to another dress.
"I'm sorry if I couldn't remember it and I'm sorry for making you cry." She said in soothing voice. ".I promise to try hard and remember all of you." She started backwards to break the hug and gave her designer a warm smile, somewhat patronizing. They stared at each other for a moment before Sakura spoke up.
"One more question or at least two questions more.Can you tell me why I'm here and can you also tell me your names?" She addressed to everybody, before the others nodded speechlessly. For the first time, Yamazaki hadn't interrupted with his stories.
*====*====*
"I see.So I'm a mistress of this pendant?" She twisted the string of the necklace on her finger absently as she asked the obvious question.
"Right, so basically, you have powers that could create miracles for this world." Syaoran stated.
"This pretty little thing has powers?" Sakura stared, at the tantalizing northern star inside the pearl, intently.
"Yep, so don't let bad guys with evil intentions to touch it." Kero added. She still couldn't believe that a stuffed animal could talk but he could nonetheless.
Someone knocked to the door and Kero hid at the back of Sakura. Gien's face peeked from the lid of the door.
"Sakura? I brought tea for you. The doctor said it would be good for you. He also added something that could help memory gaining." He said and invited himself inside the room and placed it in the table.
The girl's face lit up. "Thanks Gien-kun, that's very sweet of you." She said, smiling too bright that she hadn't seen Gien's red face.
"Well, that's all.You could carry on your conversation." He left Syaoran, Kero and Sakura as she sipped her tea.
"You know, since yesterday, Gien-kun's been doing that. It's like his my guardian." She said, giggling but Syaoran's scowl made her stop.
"What's up?" Sakura said as soon as she noticed it.
"Nothing." That Gien boy is making move to Sakura. He's courting her! (That's the way courting is for them.any sign of affection and eagerness towards someone is called courting.), he thought angrily.
"Li-kun, are you all right?" She asked worriedly. Syaoran frowned at that, she went back calling him Li.
He shrugged, "I'm fine." And he came back to his old trait. He put his arms on his chest arrogantly and averted his gaze to somewhere else. Sakura's face went close to his face, when she asked, that he could almost feel her breath.
"No you're not. You're getting red." Sakura insisted. Syaoran turned his back to her so she couldn't see more and sighed. Has amnesia or not, it's the same Sakura they know.
"Sakura-chan, Li-kun, Kero-chan; it's dinner time, come down and we'll find some diner nearby." Tomoyo interrupted, peeking from the door. She smiled knowingly, seeing the blush tinted in Syaoran face.
"Okay, Tomoyo-chan. we'll come down now." The girl replied as she followed her friend down the stairs. Syaoran looked around before he followed. He swore he felt magic emanated from somewhere. And it's like someone he knew special has released it.
*====*====*
"Come on, where is that girl who hypnotized Sakura?" Eriol said, frustrated. He never thought a small girl like that could produce a very strong energy ball to Sakura. He also never thought that the hypnotizing man would be so hard to find especially with a girl who has a magical aura.
"Chill, Eriol-kun." Nakuru said from the mirror before she could realize that he can't chill with this kind of weather.
"I can't, my dear, I have to find the girl. It's the only way to find a cure for Sakura."
"What? Isn't the bump in the head gave her the amnesia?" Makuru replied confusedly.
He stopped for a while and looked at the magical mirror on the table. "You think that's what happened?" He arranged his glasses properly. "That energy ball is more than you think. It shocked Sakura's cells and therefore made her forget. But there's more than that." He said darkly as Nakuru fidgeted from his view nervously.
"That energy ball is very rare for to be seen but I knew what it could do. It cast spell to Sakura and if that girl wouldn't reverse it, it would be very dangerous."
"And what is the spell?" She said nervously.
"The spell of life-span (that's the best I could think of.). It would shorten one's life until one die. Day after day, she will weaken and of course. You know what would happen," Eriol said as Nakuru predicted the 'But' statement to follow.
"But it could be reverse if the girl would undo the spell and that would only happen if I find them." He continued his work.
*====*====*
Three days later and Sakura still hadn't remembered anything about them but she hadn't stopped from finding it out.
"Sakura! Come on, you're getting behind!" Tomoyo shouted happily. They seemed to be back again as if nothing happened. They're going to a mall to buy something or at least they will. Sakura's birthday will be in a week and they'll shop for it. Though since Sakura couldn't remember anything, they could let her join them. But of course, they still wouldn't take the risk.
"Ne, Sakura-chan, why don't you go with Syaoran first while we went to somewhere. You're somewhat tired." Yamazaki said and Syaoran quickly turned to them. He noticed that she's getting pretty tired ever since she bumped her head. Eriol, too, stared at them with worried eyes.
"No, I'm fine Yamazaki-kun, really. Let's get going." She started walking before she stumbled down. The Li clan master quickly caught her in his arms as he scanned her worriedly.
"See, you really are not. Umm, why don't you just wait for us in that restaurant? We'll come back soon." Tomoyo said. Finally she nodded and let Syaoran guide her to the table. The others left them and they ordered.
"Are you really all right?" Syaoran asked Sakura who seemed to be in a trance.
"Yup, I just need rest." She said quietly as she closed her eyes, relaxing. Silence broke in and the boy couldn't help but stare at the peaceful girl. He felt restless. It seems that something would keep her away from him. Something that will make him not to see Sakura's smiling face again.
"Sakura?" He asked, he went to her side and almost instantly, she leaned her head to his shoulders. He flinched a little before he relaxed, smiling. His little angel is safe while he's here, he knew it.
He didn't know how wrong he was until it's too late.
*====*====*
"It's been three days that she's having a fever. Do you think it's related to her amnesia?" Gien asked to no one in particular.
"Not the it's possible." Meiling replied but quickly countered by Eriol.
"Yes, it is possible. I've read it from somewhere." Eriol half-lied. He hadn't read it, but it's true that it's the after effect of the energy ball
"What do you mean?" Syaoran interrupted.
"Something with what hit her caused something to her cells, therefore making her have amnesia and weaken. Day after day, it drain her until she die." He said darkly which was answered with gasps and scowls. He winked at the swordsman, knowing fully well that he could know what he is talking about. And he thought about it, eyes widening, as soon as Eriol said the clues.
"The spell of life-span." he muttered before narrowing his eyes to Gien's twin, "Who are you? How did you know it?" he almost growled at him.
"Do what you have to first, questions and answers later." Eriol said and for the first time, Syaoran agreed and they went outside.
"Where could we find that girl?" Syaoran asked as he concentrated around the town.
"I don't know, I couldn't find it but it was certainly very far away." Quickly as he could, Syaoran jumped to a low house and from there, he felt the coldness of the night. He shivered involuntarily and jumped up to another house, going to where he thought the goons and the girl would be.
*====*====*
"Boss, when will we get the ransom for this girl." He asked, looking over his shoulders to find a girl with magenta eyes sitting promptly at the old chair. They were in an old warehouse. It's not used anymore because they predicted that it's going to collapse soon but these guys find it very useful for a hideout.
"Are you crazy? Like what happened a whole six days ago, she could produce magic! No way I'm giving up this baby!" A black man said indignantly, known as the hypnotizer.
He walked towards the girl and muttered something under its breath. After moments passed, she nodded and stood up. She put out her 'pendant' and mumbled something. She glowed but after that, it stopped and dimmed to black. The hypnotized girl looked at it strangely, confused.
"What happened to your pendant, baby?" She shook her head obediently before looking at the high window of the storage room. Syaoran slashed the shattering window and landed smoothly to the floor.
"What are you doing here, man? You ain't allowed here, you know." The man advanced at the swordsman.
"None of your business. I'll take this girl with.Is she hypnotized?" He realized.
"So? What would happen to us if she was? I can hypnotize you too, if you want, hot shot."
Syaoran nodded his head with a sudden idea. He glared dangerously at the man, who flinched. He advanced at him with menace in his eyes and the bad guys started backwards. They wouldn't hang around with a dangerous man but apparently, Syaoran wouldn't let them escape, one way or another.
As they tried to secretly unlock the door behind them, to their surprise, the man vanished for their sight and beside to one who's unlocking the door.
"It'll be useless, blockhead." He knocked the man and hell break loose. The three other guys attacked a Syaoran all the same time but Syaoran, just in time, brought out his wind ofuda and gust of wind appeared from nothing. They all put their hands to block the dust come to their eyes except for the girl and Syaoran. He quickly carried the girl to his shoulders and the hypnotizing man. He was confused for a moment so he hadn't realized that some man was carrying him.
*====*====*
"Hey, let me go!" The man in Syaoran's shoulder cried out like a baby. To his surprise, the man suddenly had an idea.
"Hey girl, teach this man a lesson." The girl, as if activated by battery, suddenly hop out of Syaoran's grip and chant.
"By the power given to me, let fire flow from my hand!" she said and as wished, a fire materialized and it flashed towards the swordsman. He immediately ran out of the way and it followed him a leech. However, he found a way to make it stop. He went to the frightened man at the corner and caught him in his back. He made him like a shield and like expected, he commanded the girl to stop the fire.
"Now, tell her to come with me or you know what will happen to you." Syaoran threaten.
"Come with the man, girl." Instantly, like a doll, she went to them.
"Put her out of your control or I'll break your neck." The hypnotizing man snap his fingers together and the girl seems to went out of her trance.
"What happened to me?" she asked instantly as he knocked out the man.
"Nothing really. It's just this guy hypnotized you to put a spell to my friend the spell of life span." He said angrily. She gasped.
"The life span spell! Oh my God! It will make your friend die in eight days!" She said, fear printed in her face when Syaoran turned to her quickly.
"Eight days? But it's her seventh day today and after this night, it'll be her eight soon! You can reverse it, can't you?" he said, hope in his voice where the girl frowned.
"I'll try, I've never done this before. I could only hope that I can do it right. Plus, your friend is at its last stage. If I couldn't revive her senses right now, she'll be certain to death." She said in a weird accent but Syaoran could care less. His cherry blossoms would die! But not until this girl will revive her. With his instinct, he carried her towards the inn with Sakura's life hanging in the edge.
*====*====*
"It's so dark.wait.haven't I came to this place before?" Sakura asked herself, as familiar place appeared itself in front of her: Esmilia.
"Sakura!" She heard from behind. She turned around and she saw her father. Her tears quickly won over her and rolled down her cheek. She hugged her dad, crying at his suit.
"I've missed you so, father. I never thought I could see you again!" She exclaimed.
"What are you talking about, we're always together, aren't we? And we didn't left each other, did we?" He said, thoroughly confusing his daughter.
"What do you mean, father? I can't-" She was interrupted when she heard a female sweet voice from her house.
"Fujitaka! Dinner is ready, sweetheart!" She spun around to see the familiar face: her mother. Her tears flowed from her eyes freely as she was her mother's sweet face. She smiled brightly at them as they went up to their loving home. She only saw her when she was near to death but this doesn't look like death, does it? In fact, it looked like it was a dreamland. But even if it's the dreamland, she never thought of waking up.
*====*====*
"Have you found her?" Eriol called him urgently as the man run through the door and towards Sakura's room.
"Li--- who's that?" Tomoyo asked.
"It's someone who brought Sakura to this state." Syaoran calmly said as people made angry scowls and tried to attack. But the girl didn't seem to care, something made her shock.
"Hey girl, are you going to heal my friend or what?" Syaoran asked, shaking the girl from her shock.
"Wait, before I start, I'm Xiaocheng so stop calling me girl." He nodded urgently, feeling that it's not the time for introduction. She knelt before the bed and put her hands in a meditating form.
"Let forever not take you, to the mountains, to the sky, to the hell, to the heaven, to somewhere you beg happiness. Do not let death take you to the world of dreams because in reality is where you belong. Make truth unfold to your eyes, bring thy back to us." Her necklace glowed as she chant and purple light swirled to Sakura's still form. Several minutes passed and nothing is happening.
Syaoran's inside made horrible tops and turn in nervous wreck. How could he act like this just because his companion is in deep trouble. Again. When Sakura is in trouble, he would act himself in worry as if he couldn't live anymore if the girl dies. It couldn't be just the task or his assigned duty to her. It's not just that mere legend that he must protect her because she's the mistress of the pendant. It's deeper than that. This feeling inside him is nothing connected to those things but he can't put a finger to it.
"Sorry, I couldn't do more. She doesn't react to my reversing spell. She want to stay where she is now."
The girl's statement is more than just words to the people inside the room. The girls whimpered and sobbed while the guys' faces became somber or get out of the room. But one just sat in a chair and let his fear of losing her take over. All of them noticed it. Knowing Syaoran, he always try and give them confidence but today, he's the first one to give up. Sympathetic looks were shot to him before they let him be alone with Sakura. Gien's about to protest when his brother gave him a push out the door. They shut it tight and let themselves be driven by emotions outside.
He was grateful of them to leave him be in this room. He walked across the room to Sakura's side and sat on her rented bed. He held her cold hand, rubbing it to warm them. He touched her pale face, taking in her fragile features. He couldn't take it with Sakura like this. He let his instinct drive him rather than run hysterics here, it wouldn't help him either. He pushed himself down to the angelic face, feeling her warm breath in his lips. His mind was blank now, he couldn't think right at this circumstances, but only one thought was in his mind now: Sakura. All about her, he remembered and he couldn't recall times that she wasn't with him. She never let it anyhow. She doesn't want to be alone, that's why she let herself be in danger rather than left aside and be useless in battles.
He smiled to himself. 'You're dreaming about your family, aren't you? Is that why you don't want to wake up? Is it because you're already not alone?' He had thought. His smile vanished and replaced with sad face.
"We need you here Sakura. I need you. You couldn't go away like that from us just because of that stupid spell planted to you." he said.
"We're here, Sakura and you always have your family here. You don't have to go there. We're always here. I'm always here for you. Some time in time, they'll vanished in your sight but I'll never leave you sight." He said, softly, pulling his lips to meet with hers. It only lasted a second but it made Syaoran calm a little. He sat down at the chair and didn't let go of her hand.
After he settled down, he whispered to her ear. "Whenever you need me, Sakura, I'm always here for you and protect you. So come back, Sakura, I need you."
*====*====*
"This is the happiest day in my life, father. Onii-chan's here, you're here, mother's here, Tomoyo, Yamazaki, Meiling, Gien and everybody! I really love it!" her father smiled warmly at her daughter.
"Is this really what you want, Sakura?"
"Yes!"
"Do you remember your loved one?"
"You're my loved ones, what are you trying to say?" Sakura asked confusedly.
"Can't you hear your loved one say something to you?" he asked again, that's when she heard it.
"Whenever you need me, Sakura, I'm always here for you and protect you. So come back, Sakura, I need you." A male voice stated from the skies.
"What does he mean I must come back?"
"Do you want to stay here or to your real world?" He asked sadly, ignoring her question. She stared at him, dumbfounded. Was this a lie? Now that you mention it, how did Yamazaki and Meiling got here? They aren't from this town. And where is he?
"Syaoran-kun." At once, she vanished from the world of dreams.
*====*====*
"Syaoran-kun." At the first sound of his name, his head shot up to see Sakura blinking animatedly at the ceiling.
"Sakura.You're awake! And you already remembered me!" He hugged her tight and the people outside went in the room. Tomoyo squealed in delight as the others grinned like crazy.
"I thought I would never hear you talk again." Syaoran said, breaking their hug as he smiled at her.
"But I was just sleeping, wasn't I?" She asked confusedly as the others ignored her question. Suddenly, the others filed their own questions but only one went through her poor ear.
"Do you remember me Sakura?" Tomoyo asked,
"Yes, why not Tomoyochan?" Tomoyo literally jumped and hugged her friend. But someone else caught her sight.
"It's you who I was to save some time ago, weren't you?" She exclaimed, thoroughly surprised to see her here but the girl just gape at her confused.
"She's Xiaocheng, if I remember right. She was hypnotized at that time, Sakura, she couldn't remember." Syaoran filled up for her.
"I've slept long again, didn't I?" They exchanged glances, smiling knowingly. They started telling her what happened eight days ago.
However, nothing could spoil their happiness at the moment nonetheless.hopefully.
"Daidouji-san, this bird flew to your bed last night when we were with Sakura.Do you know whose is this?" Meiling asked her friend as Tomoyo started to her room shared with Meiling. After all, renting an inn wasn't like the price of a candy. And just like Meiling said, a familiar bird was seating at her bed.
"It's from Naoko, our friend in Esmilia." She picked up the bird and found a letter tied to its foot. She untied it and recognized Naoko's writing right away. As she read the letter, her eyes widen and she ran towards Sakura's room.
"Sakura-chan!" Sakura opened the door and saw Tomoyo panting.
"Something wrong, Sakura-chan?" She handed Naoko's letter to Sakura and she read it.
"Oh My God! Syaoran-kun!" She shouted and soon, he was beside Tomoyo in the door.
"What is it Sakura? You sounded like---" He stopped from blabbing when he saw her face. It was again full of tears, which he couldn't stand.
"We have to go back to Esmilia, Syaoran! My father's in danger!"
To be continued..
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