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KanbiAme: Well howdy folks! How ya'll doin' today?
KiKi: Kanbi, stop talking like those hicks across the tracks! They scare me!
KanbiAme: Sheesh KiKi! Take a joke! Anyway, welcome! I've written most of the story. In fact I have 22 written pages to type up tonight. I wanna get the story all one and then post it little by little.
KiKi: She's only saying that because she's too busy with school to write it bit by bit.
KanbiAme: Oh shove it KiKi! ::throws lamp at KiKi:: ::KiKi ducks:: ::curtains catch on fire::
KiKi: Is that why this chapter is called 'Graduation and an Inferno'?
KanbiAme: Bite Me KiKi! Help me here, go get some water and I'll get the fire extinguisher! We'll let the readers get on w/ the reading! Oh! And yea! I DO NOT OWN CCS. ::Turns back to fire:: KiKi, not that! That's not water it's.. ::explosion:: ..Gas...
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-Wednesday-Still-
Sakura and Syaoran changed back into their normal clothes and walked back towards their apartment. "Can you believe that we graduate tomorrow?" Sakura asked looking up at the sky.
"No. It's kind weird, because we get out of school 2 weeks before graduation." (A/N: Hey, that's how my school does it...sorta..) Syaoran replied.
"So, what are our life plans after we're officially adults?"
"I don't care. As long as they're with you." He answered, kissing her cheek. She blushed.
"Mou, Syaoran!" Sakura said.
"What? I really don't care! I mean sure we should go back to Hong Kong so I can be the clan leader, but that doesn't mean we have to." They reached their apartment and went inside. "Tomoyo was brave today. For not wearing white."
"Well, most everybody knows, and she wanted to be honest." She paused. "Should I be honest?"
"If you want. I'm not making that decision for you."
"What would your clan do if they found out?"
"Nothing I couldn't live through. And I'd get 2 more years of freedom."
"Hoe?"
"They'd push back my becoming clan leader until I'm 21 instead of 19."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"Hmm..Yes and no. Yes because I would have to put off marrying you. And no because I'd be free of their obligations and decision making."
"Oh.."
"Sakura," he turned her around to face him and hugged her to his chest, "nobody has to know. And I'm fine either way."
She looked up at him and then hugged him back. "Let's not tell anyone. Keep them guessing." Syaoran leaned down and kissed her.
-That Night-Sakura's Dream-
'Where am I?' I thought. I looked around, 'A field?' I suddenly smelled smoke and looked up, all she saw was flames and dark clouds of smoke. I called upon my staff and tried to put it out with 'Windy' and 'Watery'. It didn't work. This was no ordinary fire. I looked around again for people. I spotted Tomoyo. I ran over to her. "Where is everyone?" I asked, "Syaoran...Eriol.." Tomoyo's expression didn't change from her look of shock as she lifted her arm and pointed straight into the blaze. "Syaoran? NOOOOO!!!" I ran towards the flames but was repelled back by an unknown source. An evil looking figure appeared before me. He was laughing. "Syaoran! Eriol! NOOOOOO! SYAROAN!" I broke down crying completely screaming for Syaoran.
-Sakura and Syaoran's Room-7:50 AM- Thursday-
Syaoran had heard Sakura shout in her sleep. He sat up next to her and looked at her. She was sweating badly and tears were coming out of her closed eyes. She kept shouting his name. He leaned over her and shook her. "Sakura! Sakura! I'm right here! Wake up Sakura! Hun! Open your eyes."
Suddenly her eyes shot open. She looked up at him on top of her. She threw her arms around his neck. "Syaoran! The fire...you.." she tried. Syaoran pulled her up to sit with her in his arms.
"Shhh..Sakura. It was only a dream." She calmed her breathing back to a normal pace. He reluctantly let her go. "I'll be right back." He quickly ran out of the room. A few moments later he returned. He sat back down and took her back into his arms. He handed her a wet washcloth for her tear/sweat stained face.
"Arigatou." She whispered.
"Another bad dream?" She nodded 'yes'. "Care to tell?" she thought, and nodded 'no'. He sighed. "Will you ever tell me?" she didn't know. "Sakura, there was an aura. Someone could be trying to hurt you."
'No Syaoran, they are telling me about wanting to hurt you.' She thought. Then said, "We have graduation in a few hours. I'm going to go shower." She got up, grabbed some clothes, and left.
Once he heard the water running, Syaoran picked up the phone, and dialed Eriol. It rang 6 times before Eriol answered.
"Hello?" Eriol asked from the other end.
"Eriol? I have some questions."
"Go ahead my cute little descendant." Eriol chuckled.
"Cut the shit Eriol. This is serious. Has Tomoyo been having dreams? Like nightmares?"
Eriol stopped laughing. "How did you know?"
"Has she told you what about?"
"All she said this morning was 'you....fire'."
"How long ago was that?"
"Um....I'd say about 10 minutes. You don't think.."
"I do think."
"I have an idea. The girls are having a party tomorrow night. What's say we take a peek into their dreams?"
"OK. Well I'll see you at graduation. Sakura's coming. Bye."
"Bye." They both hung up.
-Noon-Seijou High School Auditorium-
(A/N: I don't do well w/ all the speeches...So I'm going to borrow parts out of the speech from my brother's graduating class. I didn't write it. It belongs to Tanner Rinke, class of 2002.)
Everyone sat in silence as their valedictorian, Naoko Yanagsawa, stood on the stage giving his speech. "Today marks the close to a book we have been writing for the past 13 years..probably the scariest and most difficult experience for us now will be the feat of starting from scratch. As we begin creating pages in our new unexplored book, we are compelled to author a unique reputation for ourselves. It is important to first find out who we are. Ruth Barton , a spiritual writer, mentioned, 'we set young leaders up for a fall if we encourage them to envision what they can do before they consider the kind of person they should be'..As we close our familiar book and start from scratch, all we have in front of us is a blank page. There are three ways to view that blank page: (1) in fear because you don't know what to fill it with (2) another boring page (3) an exciting opportunity to create something valuable. So, class of 2002, even though high school is over, I urge you to pick up your pencils once more and start creating." (A/N: I loved Tanner's speech. It's longer but I don't remember the rest. I cried when I heard it.) Everyone in the room clapped.
After everyone had gotten their diplomas, they sat back down to hear a few words from the principal. As soon as the principal got to the microphone, the lights flickered and alarms started going off. The room started to fill with smoke.
-Sakura-
I turned to Syaoran as we quickly stood up. Everyone was running out of the room. The crowd however, bottle necked at every door. I looked up and saw flames behind us. In them, I saw the evil man from my dream. Suddenly I yelled "Time." And everything turned a yellowish color. Eriol looked at us from his place with Tomoyo. We then looked at the man. "Why?" I asked.
"Dreams really do come true." He said evilly before he disappeared and Time returned.
Tears formed in my eyes. Syaoran looked down at me. "Come on. Let's get out of here." He grabbed my hand and we ran out as one of the last. We ran until we came to the field he turned to me and said, "I'm gonna find that guy. Stay here!" he ran off towards the burning school.
I called upon 'Windy' and 'Water', as I realized that this was my dream. I ran over to Tomoyo. We stood there together, as the two boys, tried to find that man.
-Syaoran-
As soon as Sakura was safe, I ran back to find that guy. But the aura was gone. "Damn it." I called upon my Water Dragon (A/N: Dude, that's what he calls it in that episode with Eriol and the threads) to try and put the fire out. It didn't work. Suddenly, Eriol was at my side.
"Call upon the 'Sakura Cards'. They will listen to your commands now that you are one! If we work together, we can put this out." Eriol shouted over the roaring fire.
I nodded, and concentrated all my energy on the cards. 'Windy' and 'Watery' appeared before me. With help from Eriol's magic, we had the fire out in seconds.
We ran out of the school, back to the girls.
-Sakura-
"The cards?" I asked as I saw 2 cards fly out of my pocket. That's when I felt them, Syaoran's and Eriol's auras. Alive and well. As soon as I thought that, I saw them running to us. "Syaoran!" I screamed running into his arms, he hugged me tightly. He realized I was shaking.
"Sakura, it's OK. I'm here." He said. "I'm here." He whispered.
"I know. I'm just scared." I said.
"About what?"
"About sleeping."
"Why?"
"Because Syaoran. I'm afraid of my dreams. That man will haunt them forever."
"No, he won't." he pulled me close, "I'm here. I'll protect you as long as I'm alive, even if I'm dead. Even if I have to die. You'll always be safe. I promise."
I started crying. "That's what I'm afraid of." I whispered.
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KanbiAme: ::wipes sweat from brow:: Stupid KiKi. Settin fire to things. Gosh! Anyway, what did you think? Like it? Y/N? Well review. I'll have the next chapter up soon. Bye.
KiKi: ::gagged in a chair:: ::attempts to say 'bye'::
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KanbiAme: Well howdy folks! How ya'll doin' today?
KiKi: Kanbi, stop talking like those hicks across the tracks! They scare me!
KanbiAme: Sheesh KiKi! Take a joke! Anyway, welcome! I've written most of the story. In fact I have 22 written pages to type up tonight. I wanna get the story all one and then post it little by little.
KiKi: She's only saying that because she's too busy with school to write it bit by bit.
KanbiAme: Oh shove it KiKi! ::throws lamp at KiKi:: ::KiKi ducks:: ::curtains catch on fire::
KiKi: Is that why this chapter is called 'Graduation and an Inferno'?
KanbiAme: Bite Me KiKi! Help me here, go get some water and I'll get the fire extinguisher! We'll let the readers get on w/ the reading! Oh! And yea! I DO NOT OWN CCS. ::Turns back to fire:: KiKi, not that! That's not water it's.. ::explosion:: ..Gas...
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-Wednesday-Still-
Sakura and Syaoran changed back into their normal clothes and walked back towards their apartment. "Can you believe that we graduate tomorrow?" Sakura asked looking up at the sky.
"No. It's kind weird, because we get out of school 2 weeks before graduation." (A/N: Hey, that's how my school does it...sorta..) Syaoran replied.
"So, what are our life plans after we're officially adults?"
"I don't care. As long as they're with you." He answered, kissing her cheek. She blushed.
"Mou, Syaoran!" Sakura said.
"What? I really don't care! I mean sure we should go back to Hong Kong so I can be the clan leader, but that doesn't mean we have to." They reached their apartment and went inside. "Tomoyo was brave today. For not wearing white."
"Well, most everybody knows, and she wanted to be honest." She paused. "Should I be honest?"
"If you want. I'm not making that decision for you."
"What would your clan do if they found out?"
"Nothing I couldn't live through. And I'd get 2 more years of freedom."
"Hoe?"
"They'd push back my becoming clan leader until I'm 21 instead of 19."
"Is that a bad thing?"
"Hmm..Yes and no. Yes because I would have to put off marrying you. And no because I'd be free of their obligations and decision making."
"Oh.."
"Sakura," he turned her around to face him and hugged her to his chest, "nobody has to know. And I'm fine either way."
She looked up at him and then hugged him back. "Let's not tell anyone. Keep them guessing." Syaoran leaned down and kissed her.
-That Night-Sakura's Dream-
'Where am I?' I thought. I looked around, 'A field?' I suddenly smelled smoke and looked up, all she saw was flames and dark clouds of smoke. I called upon my staff and tried to put it out with 'Windy' and 'Watery'. It didn't work. This was no ordinary fire. I looked around again for people. I spotted Tomoyo. I ran over to her. "Where is everyone?" I asked, "Syaoran...Eriol.." Tomoyo's expression didn't change from her look of shock as she lifted her arm and pointed straight into the blaze. "Syaoran? NOOOOO!!!" I ran towards the flames but was repelled back by an unknown source. An evil looking figure appeared before me. He was laughing. "Syaoran! Eriol! NOOOOOO! SYAROAN!" I broke down crying completely screaming for Syaoran.
-Sakura and Syaoran's Room-7:50 AM- Thursday-
Syaoran had heard Sakura shout in her sleep. He sat up next to her and looked at her. She was sweating badly and tears were coming out of her closed eyes. She kept shouting his name. He leaned over her and shook her. "Sakura! Sakura! I'm right here! Wake up Sakura! Hun! Open your eyes."
Suddenly her eyes shot open. She looked up at him on top of her. She threw her arms around his neck. "Syaoran! The fire...you.." she tried. Syaoran pulled her up to sit with her in his arms.
"Shhh..Sakura. It was only a dream." She calmed her breathing back to a normal pace. He reluctantly let her go. "I'll be right back." He quickly ran out of the room. A few moments later he returned. He sat back down and took her back into his arms. He handed her a wet washcloth for her tear/sweat stained face.
"Arigatou." She whispered.
"Another bad dream?" She nodded 'yes'. "Care to tell?" she thought, and nodded 'no'. He sighed. "Will you ever tell me?" she didn't know. "Sakura, there was an aura. Someone could be trying to hurt you."
'No Syaoran, they are telling me about wanting to hurt you.' She thought. Then said, "We have graduation in a few hours. I'm going to go shower." She got up, grabbed some clothes, and left.
Once he heard the water running, Syaoran picked up the phone, and dialed Eriol. It rang 6 times before Eriol answered.
"Hello?" Eriol asked from the other end.
"Eriol? I have some questions."
"Go ahead my cute little descendant." Eriol chuckled.
"Cut the shit Eriol. This is serious. Has Tomoyo been having dreams? Like nightmares?"
Eriol stopped laughing. "How did you know?"
"Has she told you what about?"
"All she said this morning was 'you....fire'."
"How long ago was that?"
"Um....I'd say about 10 minutes. You don't think.."
"I do think."
"I have an idea. The girls are having a party tomorrow night. What's say we take a peek into their dreams?"
"OK. Well I'll see you at graduation. Sakura's coming. Bye."
"Bye." They both hung up.
-Noon-Seijou High School Auditorium-
(A/N: I don't do well w/ all the speeches...So I'm going to borrow parts out of the speech from my brother's graduating class. I didn't write it. It belongs to Tanner Rinke, class of 2002.)
Everyone sat in silence as their valedictorian, Naoko Yanagsawa, stood on the stage giving his speech. "Today marks the close to a book we have been writing for the past 13 years..probably the scariest and most difficult experience for us now will be the feat of starting from scratch. As we begin creating pages in our new unexplored book, we are compelled to author a unique reputation for ourselves. It is important to first find out who we are. Ruth Barton , a spiritual writer, mentioned, 'we set young leaders up for a fall if we encourage them to envision what they can do before they consider the kind of person they should be'..As we close our familiar book and start from scratch, all we have in front of us is a blank page. There are three ways to view that blank page: (1) in fear because you don't know what to fill it with (2) another boring page (3) an exciting opportunity to create something valuable. So, class of 2002, even though high school is over, I urge you to pick up your pencils once more and start creating." (A/N: I loved Tanner's speech. It's longer but I don't remember the rest. I cried when I heard it.) Everyone in the room clapped.
After everyone had gotten their diplomas, they sat back down to hear a few words from the principal. As soon as the principal got to the microphone, the lights flickered and alarms started going off. The room started to fill with smoke.
-Sakura-
I turned to Syaoran as we quickly stood up. Everyone was running out of the room. The crowd however, bottle necked at every door. I looked up and saw flames behind us. In them, I saw the evil man from my dream. Suddenly I yelled "Time." And everything turned a yellowish color. Eriol looked at us from his place with Tomoyo. We then looked at the man. "Why?" I asked.
"Dreams really do come true." He said evilly before he disappeared and Time returned.
Tears formed in my eyes. Syaoran looked down at me. "Come on. Let's get out of here." He grabbed my hand and we ran out as one of the last. We ran until we came to the field he turned to me and said, "I'm gonna find that guy. Stay here!" he ran off towards the burning school.
I called upon 'Windy' and 'Water', as I realized that this was my dream. I ran over to Tomoyo. We stood there together, as the two boys, tried to find that man.
-Syaoran-
As soon as Sakura was safe, I ran back to find that guy. But the aura was gone. "Damn it." I called upon my Water Dragon (A/N: Dude, that's what he calls it in that episode with Eriol and the threads) to try and put the fire out. It didn't work. Suddenly, Eriol was at my side.
"Call upon the 'Sakura Cards'. They will listen to your commands now that you are one! If we work together, we can put this out." Eriol shouted over the roaring fire.
I nodded, and concentrated all my energy on the cards. 'Windy' and 'Watery' appeared before me. With help from Eriol's magic, we had the fire out in seconds.
We ran out of the school, back to the girls.
-Sakura-
"The cards?" I asked as I saw 2 cards fly out of my pocket. That's when I felt them, Syaoran's and Eriol's auras. Alive and well. As soon as I thought that, I saw them running to us. "Syaoran!" I screamed running into his arms, he hugged me tightly. He realized I was shaking.
"Sakura, it's OK. I'm here." He said. "I'm here." He whispered.
"I know. I'm just scared." I said.
"About what?"
"About sleeping."
"Why?"
"Because Syaoran. I'm afraid of my dreams. That man will haunt them forever."
"No, he won't." he pulled me close, "I'm here. I'll protect you as long as I'm alive, even if I'm dead. Even if I have to die. You'll always be safe. I promise."
I started crying. "That's what I'm afraid of." I whispered.
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KanbiAme: ::wipes sweat from brow:: Stupid KiKi. Settin fire to things. Gosh! Anyway, what did you think? Like it? Y/N? Well review. I'll have the next chapter up soon. Bye.
KiKi: ::gagged in a chair:: ::attempts to say 'bye'::
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