DISCLAIMER: I sadly do not own Card Captor Sakura....sorry nothing funny
or witty to say tonight..
Ok my faithful readers. Thank you all so very very much for your wonderful reviews. I must say thank you to White-Raine, EcuaGirl, WezL, cOnFuSeD, and Brittany (no not you my friend brittany though I must thank you too! But another person who shares your name and reviewed my story..) I am glad that so many have enjoyed my story. Im kind of hyper now, for I have just finished watching the second movie for the first time! It just finished downloading tonight, and I loved it! So now im hyper and ecstatic about finally watching it...anywho.Thank you for reading and here is the next installment of the story. Weeeeeeee!
Sakura awoke the next morning with a groan. She released Kero from her tight grasp and slowly sat up cradling his still sleeping form in her arms. The pain from even the simple task of sitting up was immense. Her arm throbbed with each small movement, and with every breath she felt a sharp pain in her side. Luckily the cut on her finger was small, and didn't bother her much. She looked over into the mirror at her reflection, her emerald orbs still red from the tears she had cried the night before. ::: I really do look a mess::: she thought, taking in her bedraggled appearance. She had slept in her clothes, which had become wrinkled, her lip held a small cut from her biting it, her tear stained face, and to top it off, a large bruise was forming on her cheek.
Kero turned over in his sleep, mumbling something inarticulate and snuggled closer to Sakura. Sakura looked down at the small yellow teddy bear like creature, and smiled despite the pain. At least she would always have Kero, and the cards. She had already caught many of them:::Syaoran came a little late if he was planning on catching all the cards...I nearly have them all already. Thanks to Kero::::
Sakura then lay back down onto the comfort of her bed, and cuddled up with Kero. She was ready for a long day of rest and recovery. Kero nuzzled up close to her and her warmth. Making her smile once more before drifting off to sleep.
Kero peered out the window into the blackness of the night. The beautiful stars twinkling many miles above him brought no comfort to his troubled thoughts. He sighed sadly, and turned his gaze towards the sleeping form of Sakura. His eyes became moist with unshed tears, as he watched the gentle rise and fall of her chest with concern. :::how can someone so sweet, have such a horrible life.::: he thought as his eyes settled on the large bruise on her face. He then turned sadly to stare out the window once more. ::: its not fair...::: His thoughts were cut short when a familiar sensation washed over his body. "A clow card.." He turned slowly towards Sakura, debating whether or not he should wake her from such a peaceful sleep, but he did not have a choice. Sakura had sensed it too, and by the time he had turned she was already getting out of bed.
"Sakura.are you sure you want to go out tonight.you are hurt. I will understand if you would rather not." He said with a look of concern.
"Kero, I have to go,...it is my duty to go." With that she grabbed some fresh clothing and changed as quickly as she could without causing to much pain. Her ribs caused her excruciating pain with each breath, but she did not show it.
Kero was proud to have her as his master.
Sakura walked, Kero flapping at her side, quickly towards the source of the power staff in hand. She had used the jump card to escape through her window, in order to keep away from her aunt.
"Look Sakura! There it is, at the school!" Kero shouted excitedly
The school, which held residence at the bottom of a hill, was nearly completely submerged in water.
"Let me guess Kero, could it be the Watery Card." She said in a kind of sarcastic tone.
"That's it! How did you ever guess!" he exclaimed in an equally sarcastic tone.
Sakura started to laugh at their little game, but stopped abruptly from the sharp pain it caused in her ribs. Kero gazed at her worriedly, but remained silent.
"Ok, lets catch this card." She said trying to avert Kero's attention from her pain. She continued to walk closer to the water, but before she got there it suddenly formed a giant column, shooting up high over head. :::this can't be good...::: The column of water then attacked, with full force, rushing at her suddenly. She didn't have time to think, and the water was nearly upon her when suddenly she was knocked out of the line of fire (or should I say water..) by an unexpected force. She cried out in pain as she roughly hit the ground. Her already bruised ribs were protesting their further punishment loud and clear. Sakura had to bite her lip to keep back tears the pain was causing to form.
"Sakura, are you ok!?" Syaoran asked worriedly as he crouched beside her on the ground.
"oh, uh, Syaoran..Thank you for saving me like that." She managed to say, trying to change the subject quickly.
Syaoran would have asked again, determined to get a straight answer, but before he could open his mouth Sakura suddenly raised her staff and released the Windy card. He whipped around just as Windy attacked the column of water that had nearly caught him unaware. With a powerful gust, the column was broken up and the water fell harmlessly to the ground. Sakura then ran forward, seeing her chance to capture the card. It hurt to run, but she wanted to get this over with quickly. She raised her staff once more, and recited the incantation. Syaoran just watched, still amazed that he had not noticed he had been in danger. Kero cheered her on from a safe distance. "GO Sakura!"...
Sakura transformed her staff back to its key form, and turned to walk back to Syaoran, when suddenly her knees gave way, and she collapsed into a faint.
"Sakura!" Syaoran shouted, as he ran to the fallen girl. Once he reached her still form he immediately checked her pulse, and found, to his great relief, that it was still beating. Kero came zooming up next to him, out of breath and full of concern for his fallen master.
"Sakura..." Kero gazed sadly at her unconscious form, ::: this is my fault..i shouldn't have let you come. I knew you didn't have enough strength after last night.::: He then looked over at the "brat", noticing his worried expression. "She just over exerted herself..Look, she is already waking up. Your help is no longer needed." Even if the "brat" was worried about Sakura, Kero was still angry about the 'stuffed toy' comment.
Sakura moaned quietly as she slowly opened her eyes. "oh, what happened.. I feel terrible." She groaned as she sat up, taking in her surroundings.
"Its ok Sakura, you were just tired after the capture. I think we should head home, its late and you don't want to be missed." Kero said, urgently. He was afraid of what might happen if her aunt found her missing. It hadn't happened yet, but he didn't want to push their luck.
Sakura quickly got the point, and, with much difficulty and pain, rose to her feet. "thank you again for your help Syaoran, but I must go. See you on Monday then. Goodbye."
"Goodbye" he said as she slowly began to walk towards home. He then turned towards Kero, "Does she do that often. I thought she was stronger then that. I mean I didn't think it took that much power to catch a Clow card." Syaoran said, though he felt guilty for saying it seconds after it left his mouth.
Kero looked into the boy's eyes with rage. "Don't you ever say that again! She is stronger then you will ever be. You don't know the half of what she has been through!" Kero then turned his back on Syaoran abruptly just seething with anger. Yet when he spoke again, his tone had become sad, "please, just. give her a break. As much as I hate to admit it, she needs your help." Kero turned once again, and looked Syaoran in the eyes, this time though, his eyes were full of sadness. "Please help her.." He then flew off to catch up with Sakura without another word, leaving a baffled Syaoran standing in the middle of the school grounds.
:::what can he mean..what could be wrong with her, she seems so nice, and most of the time she seemed quite happy..how am I supposed to help when I don't know the problem..and where did that bruise on her face come from..:: His mind turned over these troubling thoughts with much worry. :::Sakura..:::: He sighed as he watched her small form finally disappear around the corner, and then started on his way home.
Ok my faithful readers. Thank you all so very very much for your wonderful reviews. I must say thank you to White-Raine, EcuaGirl, WezL, cOnFuSeD, and Brittany (no not you my friend brittany though I must thank you too! But another person who shares your name and reviewed my story..) I am glad that so many have enjoyed my story. Im kind of hyper now, for I have just finished watching the second movie for the first time! It just finished downloading tonight, and I loved it! So now im hyper and ecstatic about finally watching it...anywho.Thank you for reading and here is the next installment of the story. Weeeeeeee!
Sakura awoke the next morning with a groan. She released Kero from her tight grasp and slowly sat up cradling his still sleeping form in her arms. The pain from even the simple task of sitting up was immense. Her arm throbbed with each small movement, and with every breath she felt a sharp pain in her side. Luckily the cut on her finger was small, and didn't bother her much. She looked over into the mirror at her reflection, her emerald orbs still red from the tears she had cried the night before. ::: I really do look a mess::: she thought, taking in her bedraggled appearance. She had slept in her clothes, which had become wrinkled, her lip held a small cut from her biting it, her tear stained face, and to top it off, a large bruise was forming on her cheek.
Kero turned over in his sleep, mumbling something inarticulate and snuggled closer to Sakura. Sakura looked down at the small yellow teddy bear like creature, and smiled despite the pain. At least she would always have Kero, and the cards. She had already caught many of them:::Syaoran came a little late if he was planning on catching all the cards...I nearly have them all already. Thanks to Kero::::
Sakura then lay back down onto the comfort of her bed, and cuddled up with Kero. She was ready for a long day of rest and recovery. Kero nuzzled up close to her and her warmth. Making her smile once more before drifting off to sleep.
Kero peered out the window into the blackness of the night. The beautiful stars twinkling many miles above him brought no comfort to his troubled thoughts. He sighed sadly, and turned his gaze towards the sleeping form of Sakura. His eyes became moist with unshed tears, as he watched the gentle rise and fall of her chest with concern. :::how can someone so sweet, have such a horrible life.::: he thought as his eyes settled on the large bruise on her face. He then turned sadly to stare out the window once more. ::: its not fair...::: His thoughts were cut short when a familiar sensation washed over his body. "A clow card.." He turned slowly towards Sakura, debating whether or not he should wake her from such a peaceful sleep, but he did not have a choice. Sakura had sensed it too, and by the time he had turned she was already getting out of bed.
"Sakura.are you sure you want to go out tonight.you are hurt. I will understand if you would rather not." He said with a look of concern.
"Kero, I have to go,...it is my duty to go." With that she grabbed some fresh clothing and changed as quickly as she could without causing to much pain. Her ribs caused her excruciating pain with each breath, but she did not show it.
Kero was proud to have her as his master.
Sakura walked, Kero flapping at her side, quickly towards the source of the power staff in hand. She had used the jump card to escape through her window, in order to keep away from her aunt.
"Look Sakura! There it is, at the school!" Kero shouted excitedly
The school, which held residence at the bottom of a hill, was nearly completely submerged in water.
"Let me guess Kero, could it be the Watery Card." She said in a kind of sarcastic tone.
"That's it! How did you ever guess!" he exclaimed in an equally sarcastic tone.
Sakura started to laugh at their little game, but stopped abruptly from the sharp pain it caused in her ribs. Kero gazed at her worriedly, but remained silent.
"Ok, lets catch this card." She said trying to avert Kero's attention from her pain. She continued to walk closer to the water, but before she got there it suddenly formed a giant column, shooting up high over head. :::this can't be good...::: The column of water then attacked, with full force, rushing at her suddenly. She didn't have time to think, and the water was nearly upon her when suddenly she was knocked out of the line of fire (or should I say water..) by an unexpected force. She cried out in pain as she roughly hit the ground. Her already bruised ribs were protesting their further punishment loud and clear. Sakura had to bite her lip to keep back tears the pain was causing to form.
"Sakura, are you ok!?" Syaoran asked worriedly as he crouched beside her on the ground.
"oh, uh, Syaoran..Thank you for saving me like that." She managed to say, trying to change the subject quickly.
Syaoran would have asked again, determined to get a straight answer, but before he could open his mouth Sakura suddenly raised her staff and released the Windy card. He whipped around just as Windy attacked the column of water that had nearly caught him unaware. With a powerful gust, the column was broken up and the water fell harmlessly to the ground. Sakura then ran forward, seeing her chance to capture the card. It hurt to run, but she wanted to get this over with quickly. She raised her staff once more, and recited the incantation. Syaoran just watched, still amazed that he had not noticed he had been in danger. Kero cheered her on from a safe distance. "GO Sakura!"...
Sakura transformed her staff back to its key form, and turned to walk back to Syaoran, when suddenly her knees gave way, and she collapsed into a faint.
"Sakura!" Syaoran shouted, as he ran to the fallen girl. Once he reached her still form he immediately checked her pulse, and found, to his great relief, that it was still beating. Kero came zooming up next to him, out of breath and full of concern for his fallen master.
"Sakura..." Kero gazed sadly at her unconscious form, ::: this is my fault..i shouldn't have let you come. I knew you didn't have enough strength after last night.::: He then looked over at the "brat", noticing his worried expression. "She just over exerted herself..Look, she is already waking up. Your help is no longer needed." Even if the "brat" was worried about Sakura, Kero was still angry about the 'stuffed toy' comment.
Sakura moaned quietly as she slowly opened her eyes. "oh, what happened.. I feel terrible." She groaned as she sat up, taking in her surroundings.
"Its ok Sakura, you were just tired after the capture. I think we should head home, its late and you don't want to be missed." Kero said, urgently. He was afraid of what might happen if her aunt found her missing. It hadn't happened yet, but he didn't want to push their luck.
Sakura quickly got the point, and, with much difficulty and pain, rose to her feet. "thank you again for your help Syaoran, but I must go. See you on Monday then. Goodbye."
"Goodbye" he said as she slowly began to walk towards home. He then turned towards Kero, "Does she do that often. I thought she was stronger then that. I mean I didn't think it took that much power to catch a Clow card." Syaoran said, though he felt guilty for saying it seconds after it left his mouth.
Kero looked into the boy's eyes with rage. "Don't you ever say that again! She is stronger then you will ever be. You don't know the half of what she has been through!" Kero then turned his back on Syaoran abruptly just seething with anger. Yet when he spoke again, his tone had become sad, "please, just. give her a break. As much as I hate to admit it, she needs your help." Kero turned once again, and looked Syaoran in the eyes, this time though, his eyes were full of sadness. "Please help her.." He then flew off to catch up with Sakura without another word, leaving a baffled Syaoran standing in the middle of the school grounds.
:::what can he mean..what could be wrong with her, she seems so nice, and most of the time she seemed quite happy..how am I supposed to help when I don't know the problem..and where did that bruise on her face come from..:: His mind turned over these troubling thoughts with much worry. :::Sakura..:::: He sighed as he watched her small form finally disappear around the corner, and then started on his way home.