(A/N: I'm very sorry for not uploading this chapter sooner. I had some personal problems to deal with and couldn't find the time or energy to write this chapter. I believe everything is better now, at least for a while, and will be able to write once more! I've also started worked on a Bishoujo Senshi Sailormoon fic. Much love, xXx Kittie Gurl xXx!)
Sakura was now sobbing, her right hand held out hoping Syaoran would grab it and save her.
"Syao-chan!" Sakura cried. "Oh, please, Syao-chan!"
Syaoran continued running after her. "I'm trying, Saku-chan!"
By now, Naoko had climbed to the top of the stairs. She first saw Syaoran running down the hallway.
"Syaoran!" she yelled after him, chasing him. Halfway down the hallway, Naoko was tripped and a branch wrapped around her right ankle. Noticing the branch, she screamed. She began banging on the floor. "TOMOYO! SAKURA! SYAORAN!"
Downstairs, Tomoyo heard the pounding, nearly above her. She heard her name and then, instinctivly began heading towards the sounds. Halfway up the stairs, she stopped herself.
'I can't go up there,' she told herself. 'I have no idea what's causing this.'
"Tomoyo!" a familiar voice cried.
Startled, Tomoyo turned around to see Sakura.
"Saku-chan!" Tomoyo replied, running to her friends and throwing her arms around her. "How's you get downstairs?"
Quickly changing the subject, Sakura burst into tears. "I lost Syaoran!" she sobbed.
Surprised once more, Tomoyo put her arm around her friend, comforting her. "Don't worry, we'll find him," she said in a relaxing tone.
Sakura buried her face into Tomoyo's shoulder, still sobbing. "I hope so," Sakura said, her words muffled by Tomoyo's shirt.
Upstairs, once again, Syaoran continued to chase after Sakura, (!! What the?? Haha...Bored moment plus a funky twist idea...lol...put up with me!) screaming her name.
For a moment, he stopped when he heard Naoko's voice calling for help. He turned that direction, to see if he could see Naoko. He couldn't. He turned back around, only to find Sakura was gone.
"Sakura?" he asked, confused. There was no trace of the branch or Sakura to be seen.
Worried, Syaoran continued to walk slowly down the hall. The farther he walked, the sleepier he felt.
"What's going on?" he whispered.
Struggling to stay awake, he forced himself down the hall. About ten minutes later, he finally fell against the wall and drifted off to sleep.
"Syao-chan," greeted Chakku's innocent, song-like voice, "I'm so glad you're home!"
She stood on the tips of her toes to kiss him. Syaoran returned the kiss, surprised.
"I fixed you your favorite meal for dinner," she told him.
"Daddy's home!" a child's voice screamed.
Two children ran towards them, overjoyed smiles on their faces. Chakku giggled happily, her mood matching the childrens.
Syaoran stepped back. "What's going on?" he demanded.
Chakku turned to him. "What do you mean, darling?" she asked, her voice revealing worry. "Are you okay, honey? Would you like some water?"
"I'm fine..." he answered.
One of the children, a five-year-old girl, walked over to him and threw her arms around him. "Daddy, are you sick?" she asked, her voice containing the same innocence as Chakku's.
"I'm not...this isn't..." He couldn't seem to finish a sentence as he pushed the child away.
Hurt by the rejection, the little girl began to cry and ran to Chakku, who greeted her with a loving embrace.
After she released the child, Chakku smiled and said, "Go on, children. It's quite alright. Daddy just had a bad day. I need to talk to him."
The two children nodded in agreement and disappeared.
Once they were gone, Chakku frowned. "Why, Syao-chan?" she asked.
"What's going on?" Syaoran demanded once more.
Chakku sighed. "Syaoran, you're with me now. I'm not going to let you go," she replied.
"What do you mean?"
"You're asleep, this is our world...our secret place, Syao-chan," she explained. "I entered your dream to be with you. I don't have to let you wake up, not unless you agree to meet me again."
"No, Chakku," Syaoran replied angrily. "I'm not yours! I love Sakura."
"You're not making it any easier on yourself," Chakku sighed. She leaned forward, kissing Syaoran deeply. "Syao-chan, this is your future now. You have no way of escaping it..."
"SYAORAN!"
Syaoran was awakened by the worried cries of Naoko, Tomoyo, and Sakura.
"Are you alright?" Sakura asked, bending down over him. "We found you asleep here! I was so worried!" Sakura's eyes were red-rimmed, revealing she had been crying.
"I'm fine," Syaoran assured her, climbing to his feet. "Don't worry about me."
Sakura kissed him, almost immediatly after he got up. "I love you," she told him, "and I never want anything to happen to you."
"I love you, too," Syaoran said, only slightly noticing the change in Sakura.
Sakura was now sobbing, her right hand held out hoping Syaoran would grab it and save her.
"Syao-chan!" Sakura cried. "Oh, please, Syao-chan!"
Syaoran continued running after her. "I'm trying, Saku-chan!"
By now, Naoko had climbed to the top of the stairs. She first saw Syaoran running down the hallway.
"Syaoran!" she yelled after him, chasing him. Halfway down the hallway, Naoko was tripped and a branch wrapped around her right ankle. Noticing the branch, she screamed. She began banging on the floor. "TOMOYO! SAKURA! SYAORAN!"
Downstairs, Tomoyo heard the pounding, nearly above her. She heard her name and then, instinctivly began heading towards the sounds. Halfway up the stairs, she stopped herself.
'I can't go up there,' she told herself. 'I have no idea what's causing this.'
"Tomoyo!" a familiar voice cried.
Startled, Tomoyo turned around to see Sakura.
"Saku-chan!" Tomoyo replied, running to her friends and throwing her arms around her. "How's you get downstairs?"
Quickly changing the subject, Sakura burst into tears. "I lost Syaoran!" she sobbed.
Surprised once more, Tomoyo put her arm around her friend, comforting her. "Don't worry, we'll find him," she said in a relaxing tone.
Sakura buried her face into Tomoyo's shoulder, still sobbing. "I hope so," Sakura said, her words muffled by Tomoyo's shirt.
Upstairs, once again, Syaoran continued to chase after Sakura, (!! What the?? Haha...Bored moment plus a funky twist idea...lol...put up with me!) screaming her name.
For a moment, he stopped when he heard Naoko's voice calling for help. He turned that direction, to see if he could see Naoko. He couldn't. He turned back around, only to find Sakura was gone.
"Sakura?" he asked, confused. There was no trace of the branch or Sakura to be seen.
Worried, Syaoran continued to walk slowly down the hall. The farther he walked, the sleepier he felt.
"What's going on?" he whispered.
Struggling to stay awake, he forced himself down the hall. About ten minutes later, he finally fell against the wall and drifted off to sleep.
"Syao-chan," greeted Chakku's innocent, song-like voice, "I'm so glad you're home!"
She stood on the tips of her toes to kiss him. Syaoran returned the kiss, surprised.
"I fixed you your favorite meal for dinner," she told him.
"Daddy's home!" a child's voice screamed.
Two children ran towards them, overjoyed smiles on their faces. Chakku giggled happily, her mood matching the childrens.
Syaoran stepped back. "What's going on?" he demanded.
Chakku turned to him. "What do you mean, darling?" she asked, her voice revealing worry. "Are you okay, honey? Would you like some water?"
"I'm fine..." he answered.
One of the children, a five-year-old girl, walked over to him and threw her arms around him. "Daddy, are you sick?" she asked, her voice containing the same innocence as Chakku's.
"I'm not...this isn't..." He couldn't seem to finish a sentence as he pushed the child away.
Hurt by the rejection, the little girl began to cry and ran to Chakku, who greeted her with a loving embrace.
After she released the child, Chakku smiled and said, "Go on, children. It's quite alright. Daddy just had a bad day. I need to talk to him."
The two children nodded in agreement and disappeared.
Once they were gone, Chakku frowned. "Why, Syao-chan?" she asked.
"What's going on?" Syaoran demanded once more.
Chakku sighed. "Syaoran, you're with me now. I'm not going to let you go," she replied.
"What do you mean?"
"You're asleep, this is our world...our secret place, Syao-chan," she explained. "I entered your dream to be with you. I don't have to let you wake up, not unless you agree to meet me again."
"No, Chakku," Syaoran replied angrily. "I'm not yours! I love Sakura."
"You're not making it any easier on yourself," Chakku sighed. She leaned forward, kissing Syaoran deeply. "Syao-chan, this is your future now. You have no way of escaping it..."
"SYAORAN!"
Syaoran was awakened by the worried cries of Naoko, Tomoyo, and Sakura.
"Are you alright?" Sakura asked, bending down over him. "We found you asleep here! I was so worried!" Sakura's eyes were red-rimmed, revealing she had been crying.
"I'm fine," Syaoran assured her, climbing to his feet. "Don't worry about me."
Sakura kissed him, almost immediatly after he got up. "I love you," she told him, "and I never want anything to happen to you."
"I love you, too," Syaoran said, only slightly noticing the change in Sakura.