Chapter 3: Aishiteru

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Disclaimer: I don't own CCS (blah blah blah), CLAMP does. 

A/N:  Hi!  First I would like to thank all of you for all the reviews and Gia for helping out.  I know chapter 2 sucked.  Anyway, I hope you like this one better.  Maybe someday when I have a chance I'll update chapter 2 again.  Anyway, on to the story.

Translations:

Wo ai ni: I love you

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"Suka, you did this because of the Clow cards?  I thought you were good.  Now I'll have to kill you!" Sakura shouted.  Weakly, she tried to move, but she was too weak.  She was nothing without the Clow cards.  The sword point at Sakura's throat felt so sharp.

CRASH!!!  Someone with a sword broke in by kicking the door.  The figure pointed the sword tip at Suka.

"Welcome little wolf.  Did Meinan tell you to come?" Suka laughed.

"No, you stupid.  What's this got to do with Meinan?" Syaoran asked impatiently.

"Then how'd you find me?" Suka asked amazed.

"After all these years, I can still sense Sakura's aura.  You're such a baka," Syaoran spat.

"Go ahead, kill me, and I'll kill Sakura too," Suka said.

"Li-kun, go away.  I punched you in the stomach, remember?  Why don't you hate me?" Sakura asked weakly.

"I can't.  I don't care what you did, but I know you.  I know you didn't mean it.  Sakura, I've thought it over, and I *think* I'm still in love with you.  Come on Sakura, we can defeat him!" Syaoran said confidently.

"I wouldn't be too confident if I were you," Suka warned, "Western Magic is really powerful."

"Syaoran, aishiteru.  You can defeat him.  I'm too weak.  I…" Sakura said, fainting.

"Sakura, no!  Wake up, we need to kill Suka!  My powers aren't strong enough to defeat Western Magic," Syaoran said as he ran to Sakura's side.

"Looking for someone, Li-kun?" a figure standing at the doorway asked.

"Eriol-kun?" Syaoran asked half disgusted and half happy.

"Li-kun, would you for once work with me?" Eriol sighed.

"Fine, you win," Syaoran said.

"Hey, it's not fair, two against one," Suka complained.

"Bad guys don't play by the rules, do they?" Eriol asked.

"This one does," Suka smirked, snapping his fingers.

"Awwww, Suka dear, why'd you call me at this time?" a girl asked groggily.  It was obvious that she had just woke up.

'That voice, it sounded like…it sounded like…no, could it be?' Syaoran thought.

"Meinan?"

"Oh my god!  Suka, why did you call me at this time?!" Meinan screamed angrily, now fully awake and ready to kill Suka (A/N: not really).

'So it really was Meinan.  I should have known after those evil auras I felt near her,' Syaoran thought.

"Hey hey, take it easy Meinan.  They weren't playing by the rules, so I thought two against two would be good.  It doesn't matter.  We have the cards already," Suka said, pulling out the Clow book from his bag.

"OK, good job," Meinan congratulated, reaching over for the book.

"No!  It's mine.  You shall die now because I don't need you anymore," Suka laughed.

"But Suka dear!" Meinan cried.  Suka just kept on laughing.  He brought his hand up, formed an electric ball from the tip of his finger, and then flung it at Meinan.

"Suka, I hate you!  You used me.  I will never forgive you.  If you want war, you got it!" Meinan shouted.  She dodged the electric ball, then formed a fireball from her fingertip and flung it at Suka.

'Suka, I thought you were a nice person.  I can't believe I liked you and thought you liked me too,' Meinan thought, trying to fight back the tears that wanted to come out of her eyes.

~*~*~ flashback ~*~*~

"Hi!" a 10-year-old Meinan said to a 10 year old boy.  They were both waiting in a line to buy ice cream.

"Hi," the boy said.

"What time is it?  My mama said I need to get home before 5:00 to practice Western Magic," the 10-year-old Meinan said.  She quickly covered her mouth when she realized what she said.

"I practice Western Magic too!" the boy said, "my name is Suka.  What's yours?"

"I'm Meinan," Meinan smiled. 

~*~*~ flashback ends ~*~*~

~*~*~ another flashback ~*~*~

"Meinan, I need you to do me a favor," the 13 year old Suka said on the phone.

"Sure.  Anything for you Suka," Meinan said on the other end of the phone.  She had a crush on him for 2 years already.

"My friend Syaoran came back from Japan.  He has told me a lot about these cards called Clow cards.  If you come over and help me, then we can get the Clow cards and together, we can rule the world," Suka said.

"OK Suka.  Tell me what I need to do.  I'll do anything to be with you," Meinan said.

"Gee Meinan, do you have a crush on me or something?  That didn't really sound right," Suka said nervously.

"Sorry, Suka.  Well, to tell you the truth, wo ai ni," Meinan said.

"Well, me too.  Now, this is what I want you to do," Suka said.

~*~*~ flashback ends ~*~*~

"So you finally figured out that I was using you, huh?  Took you long enough," Suka smiled.  Outraged, Meinan tried to use one of her best moves and directed it to Suka.  The big golden-flamed sphere flew through the air, aiming straight for Suka.

"Give it up.  You know I'm stronger than you," Suka said.  He easily reflected the sphere, which then headed towards Sakura.

Meanwhile, Eriol was calling Tomoyo on the phone and Syoaran was trying to wake Kero up.  Sakura felt the powerful force, so she forced herself to wake up.  When she saw the sphere advancing towards her, she screamed.

"Sakura!!!!!!!!!!!" both Syaoran and Eriol cried. 

"Ah!!!" Sakura screamed.  She closed her eyes, waiting for the force to hit her.  She didn't feel anything.  She heard someone else scream.  She slowly opened her eyes, expecting to see clouds.  'Wait a minute, this isn't heaven,' she thought.  She looked around, and saw Eriol calling for the ambulance.  She saw Cerberus beside someone.  She heard footsteps, then a scream.  She recognized it as Tomyo's voice.

"Tomoyo-chan," Sakura said weakly, trying to stand up. 

"Don't stand up Sakura-chan.  You don't want to see this!" Tomoyo cried.

"What is it?" Sakura asked.  Tomoyo quickly pushed Sakura down so she couldn't see who was behind Cerberus.

"Why is there a trail of blood here?  It leads to Cerberus," Sakura said, "Did Cerberus get injured to save me?"

"No Sakura, it's the person behind him," Tomoyo said sadly.  Suddenly, something hit Tomoyo.  It was a small spark Suka fired.  Though it was only a small spark, it still injured Tomoyo because Tomoyo didn't have any magical powers.

'Sakura is pretty strong.  I think I'll take her to my world to be my queen,' Suka thought.

"Sakura, you shall be my queen.  Come to my world.  With your Clow card powers and my Western Magic, we'll rule the world!" Suka said.

"No, I hate you.  Meinan is injured very badly because of you, and…oh my god!  Is the person behind Cerberus Syaoran?!  No!!" Sakura cried.  She tried to kick Suka, but she was still weak.  She fainted, due to the realization that Syaoran was the injured person.

"I'll help you, Sakura-chan," Tomoyo said as she tried to punch Suka. 

"Tomoyo, stop!  He's too powerful.  Plus, you're injured.  Don't worry, we'll defeat him when Cerberus is healed," Eriol said.

"Ha ha ha!  You should've tried to stop me.  Come with me, Sakura!" With that, Suka carried Sakura and disappeared in a hole he opened from the ground.

"Quick, let's follow them!" Tomoyo said, trying to jump into the hole, but it closed. 

"We'll have to be patient, Tomoyo-chan.  Let's hope that Sakura is strong enough," Cerberus said, changing back to Kero and hiding into the closet before the ambulance came.

Soon the ambulance came, and they carried Meinan, Tomoyo, and Syaoran into the ambulance.

'Sakura, just hold on,' Kero thought.

I know, I know, it sucks.  I think this will turn into a romance/action/adventure rather than a romance/angst fic.  Gomen.  Feel free to tell me some ideas you have.  See you in the next chapter!  Hope you liked this one!  Please r&r!