Chapter 2-Dark of the Night
Drip..
Huh? What's ..going on?
Drip.
It sounds like..water.
Drip..
No, it's, it's thicker than water...it sounds like...
Blood.
Sakura slowly opened her eyes.
I can't see anything, it's all too dark. Where am I?
"The End of the World.." leered out a creepy, low pitched voice.
Huh?! Who said that?!
WHOSS!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Fire had taken blaze all around her and she could feel the heat of the towering embers, almost covering her completely.
Fire? Where did it come from? How come it feels so real?!
Sakura tried to shield herself from the embers, tears already forming in her eyes because of the intense heat.
I'm gonna die, if I don't think of something! I don't have any Clow Cards with me! Oh.what am I gonna do?
The embers continued to enclose around her and began to move in closer, as if keeping her caged within its inferno walls. Soon, Sakura could only sit down in a small area, hugging her knees in order to shield them from the flames.
"HELP ME!!!!!"
Her voice was only drowned out by the crackling of combustion around her.
I wish,.. I wish.. I WISH SYAORAN WAS HERE!!!!!
Suddenly, as if the flames could hear her mentally, the embers in front of her parted a little, enough for Sakura to peer out and see a dark figure.
Who is that?
It got a little brighter but still Sakura couldn't see whom it was. All that was visible was the outline of someone tied up to a cross.
This feeling, it feels.familiar.
She was so concentrated on trying to find out who the figure was, Sakura ignored the ring of flames.
"..ug..Sakura." a faint voice spoke up.
A chill ran down her spine at the very sound of the speaker. Even with the roaring flames still surrounding her, deep down inside, she knew who it was. And the beating in her ears got louder as she could feel the blood rushing to her head.
Boom, boom
She could feel her heart picked up its pace.
"Syaoran!"
There, as if a beckon of light shone out of nowhere, was Syaoran. And even though he was still concealed in the cloak of darkness, she could see everything.
Every dark bruise on his face..
Every strand of russet hair plastered in his sweat..
Every broken bone in his aching body...
Every drop of the Li Clan blood being spilled...
Every sign of his broken spirit...
God no! What happened to him!! Don't let it end like this!! No, I won't let it happened!!! I won't!! NO!! SYAORAN!!!! Suddenly there were eight pairs of glowing eyes surrounding Syaoran, looking at him as if he were a mere piece of meat.
Boom, Boom..
NO!!
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!!!"
The eyes continued to gather around, laughing at their own jesture.
They were getting closer to him...
Closer..
Boom, boom..
What do I do?!!
WHOOSSS!!!
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!"
Closer.
Boom, Boom..
Syaoran!!
CRACKEL!! WHOSS!!!
Drip..
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEH!!!!"
Closer.
Boom, Boom.
Drip.
Closer..
Drip.
Boom, Boom.
Drip.
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!"
"TAKE ME INSTEAD!!!!!!"
Then in a blink of an eye, the eyes were all around Sakura. She could feel their stare from every direction.
Their presence was only inches away and Sakura could already feel their heavy breathing down her neck. The flames began to engulf her, as her bones felt like fire, and every particle in her being wanted to give in.
It didn't matter. None of it did.
As long as Syaoran was okay...
Right before everything went black, she heard a faint voice calling out.
Sakura...
Sakura..
"Sakura!"
Sakura jumped up.
"Sakura! Are you alright?!" Kero asked as he flew over to her side.
Sakura looked dazed and stared around. She was back in her bright room with all her pictures and stuff animals around her again. No leering eyes scanning her whole body. Everything was normal again.
She sat up in her bed, still panting hard.
"Another bad dream?" Kero asked.
Sakura shook her head. Her face was completely serious and filled with shock. "It can't have been a dream Kero. It felt too real. Just like when I was fighting Su Yung. I could feel the burn all over my arms."
"Sakura, don't be serious, look," Kero replied pulling up her sleeves," there's not-AHH!!"
There on Sakura's arm were thousands of scorch marks, making her skin look almost raw.
"It wasn't a dream!!!"
Suddenly, both of them could see the marks slowly fading, and her skin began to turn back to its original light tone, as if it was never there in the first place.
"Sakura." Kero said slowly turning towards her.
"K-K-Kero, what's happening to me?" Sakura asked with a panicky sound in her voice.
"I don't know for sure but I think we should-"
RING!
Sakura reached over to her phone and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Sakura-chan!" It was Tomoyo's voice.
"Tomoyo, what's wrong, you sound worried!"
"It's Eriol! Something's wrong I don't know what though!! He's not breathing!!"
TO BE CONTINUED I was walking along On a desperate sense of twilight When the dreams of love Seem to die in the call of the night I was endangered between the call But then your hand touched mine
Oh baby you found me just in time When the night must have calling Shadows of fear were on my mind My heart was crying
Drip..
Huh? What's ..going on?
Drip.
It sounds like..water.
Drip..
No, it's, it's thicker than water...it sounds like...
Blood.
Sakura slowly opened her eyes.
I can't see anything, it's all too dark. Where am I?
"The End of the World.." leered out a creepy, low pitched voice.
Huh?! Who said that?!
WHOSS!!!!!
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!
Fire had taken blaze all around her and she could feel the heat of the towering embers, almost covering her completely.
Fire? Where did it come from? How come it feels so real?!
Sakura tried to shield herself from the embers, tears already forming in her eyes because of the intense heat.
I'm gonna die, if I don't think of something! I don't have any Clow Cards with me! Oh.what am I gonna do?
The embers continued to enclose around her and began to move in closer, as if keeping her caged within its inferno walls. Soon, Sakura could only sit down in a small area, hugging her knees in order to shield them from the flames.
"HELP ME!!!!!"
Her voice was only drowned out by the crackling of combustion around her.
I wish,.. I wish.. I WISH SYAORAN WAS HERE!!!!!
Suddenly, as if the flames could hear her mentally, the embers in front of her parted a little, enough for Sakura to peer out and see a dark figure.
Who is that?
It got a little brighter but still Sakura couldn't see whom it was. All that was visible was the outline of someone tied up to a cross.
This feeling, it feels.familiar.
She was so concentrated on trying to find out who the figure was, Sakura ignored the ring of flames.
"..ug..Sakura." a faint voice spoke up.
A chill ran down her spine at the very sound of the speaker. Even with the roaring flames still surrounding her, deep down inside, she knew who it was. And the beating in her ears got louder as she could feel the blood rushing to her head.
Boom, boom
She could feel her heart picked up its pace.
"Syaoran!"
There, as if a beckon of light shone out of nowhere, was Syaoran. And even though he was still concealed in the cloak of darkness, she could see everything.
Every dark bruise on his face..
Every strand of russet hair plastered in his sweat..
Every broken bone in his aching body...
Every drop of the Li Clan blood being spilled...
Every sign of his broken spirit...
God no! What happened to him!! Don't let it end like this!! No, I won't let it happened!!! I won't!! NO!! SYAORAN!!!! Suddenly there were eight pairs of glowing eyes surrounding Syaoran, looking at him as if he were a mere piece of meat.
Boom, Boom..
NO!!
"LEAVE HIM ALONE!!!!!!"
The eyes continued to gather around, laughing at their own jesture.
They were getting closer to him...
Closer..
Boom, boom..
What do I do?!!
WHOOSSS!!!
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!"
Closer.
Boom, Boom..
Syaoran!!
CRACKEL!! WHOSS!!!
Drip..
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHHEHEH!!!!"
Closer.
Boom, Boom.
Drip.
Closer..
Drip.
Boom, Boom.
Drip.
"HEHEHEHEHEHEHEHE!!!!!"
"TAKE ME INSTEAD!!!!!!"
Then in a blink of an eye, the eyes were all around Sakura. She could feel their stare from every direction.
Their presence was only inches away and Sakura could already feel their heavy breathing down her neck. The flames began to engulf her, as her bones felt like fire, and every particle in her being wanted to give in.
It didn't matter. None of it did.
As long as Syaoran was okay...
Right before everything went black, she heard a faint voice calling out.
Sakura...
Sakura..
"Sakura!"
Sakura jumped up.
"Sakura! Are you alright?!" Kero asked as he flew over to her side.
Sakura looked dazed and stared around. She was back in her bright room with all her pictures and stuff animals around her again. No leering eyes scanning her whole body. Everything was normal again.
She sat up in her bed, still panting hard.
"Another bad dream?" Kero asked.
Sakura shook her head. Her face was completely serious and filled with shock. "It can't have been a dream Kero. It felt too real. Just like when I was fighting Su Yung. I could feel the burn all over my arms."
"Sakura, don't be serious, look," Kero replied pulling up her sleeves," there's not-AHH!!"
There on Sakura's arm were thousands of scorch marks, making her skin look almost raw.
"It wasn't a dream!!!"
Suddenly, both of them could see the marks slowly fading, and her skin began to turn back to its original light tone, as if it was never there in the first place.
"Sakura." Kero said slowly turning towards her.
"K-K-Kero, what's happening to me?" Sakura asked with a panicky sound in her voice.
"I don't know for sure but I think we should-"
RING!
Sakura reached over to her phone and picked up the receiver.
"Hello?"
"Sakura-chan!" It was Tomoyo's voice.
"Tomoyo, what's wrong, you sound worried!"
"It's Eriol! Something's wrong I don't know what though!! He's not breathing!!"
TO BE CONTINUED I was walking along On a desperate sense of twilight When the dreams of love Seem to die in the call of the night I was endangered between the call But then your hand touched mine
Oh baby you found me just in time When the night must have calling Shadows of fear were on my mind My heart was crying