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Chapter Three
Syaoron opened his eyes, slowly, and breathed in. He winced as he felt a stab of pain in his chest. Just what had happened to him? Suddenly the memory of the day rung clear in his mind. Damn Elders and their test Syaoron thought. Slowly his eyes focused and he saw a pair of beautiful emerald eyes staring into his own. The emeralds blinked a couple times before their owner backed up.
"Awake are we?" came a musical, female voice to his ears.
"Where are we? Who are you?" Syaoron suddenly blabbed out.
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Sakura stared at the young boy as she truly saw him for the first time. Messy brown hair created a halo around his face, which was handsome. His eyes, oh those eyes, they were the color of caramel. Sakura had to sit down due to the fact her knees were currently being traitors. He was the boy from her dreams, he had to be, she just knew it.
"This is the Kinomoto Clan's home base," she answered and then began to ask questions of her own, "Who are you? Where do you come from? Why are you here?"
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"Who are you? Where do you come from? Why are you here?"
Syaoron noticed her stained clothes.
'She's covered in my blood! Better think something up quick, Syaoron!'
Syaoron thought to himself and saw the young woman throw a confused look at him, 'Hurry up already!'
"I'm-I'm-I don't remember," he lied.
"You don't remember?" the girl repeated, "Not even your name?"
"Not a thing."
"Great," she moaned, "What do I call you?"
"All I remember is Li. Is that my name?" Syaoron asked, pretending to be confused.
Syoaron's eyes widened as he saw her aura.
'Only people with magic have an aura. Hers is warm and soothing, also it's pink.'
~~~~~~~~~
"All I remember is Li. Is that my name?"
Sakura shook her head in sympathy.
'He thinks his name is Li?! The name of the Kinomoto Clan's sworn enemy?! What if he is a Li?! What if Touya finds out!? He would try to kill him-ugh-banish those thoughts Sakura!'
"Li huh?"
"I guess it's my name. I kind of remember being called that."
"Li it is then," Sakura replied, "I'm Sakura, Sakura Kinomoto."
Syaoron mentally froze at her name.
"Kinomoto? Are you the Leader of this Clan?"
Sakura good-naturally laughed at his question.
"No, I'm not the Leader," she replied when she had calmed, "Father is and then my older brother Touya will be Leader when Father is no longer able."
"Oh."
"Don't worry about it right now."
~~~~~~~~~
Sakura's father accepted Li with open arms, but Touya didn't. Li was considered one of the family, so he was free to wander the halls. The only time Touya seemed to like him was when the two were training partners. Touya and Sakura's best friends, Yukito and Tomoyo, also trusted Li. They tried to convince Touya that Li was a good guy, but they had no such luck.
Within months, Sakura, Tomoyo, and Li were good friends; in fact Syaoron and Sakura were in love. Syaoron hid his curse from them, every night, but only locked his doors on full moons. Sometimes they were spend the night in each other's company. That night, Sakura walked into his room before she went to bed.
She asked him to talk to her about why he was never out at night. Syaoron told her that he kind of remembered something horrible happening in the night. It was the half-truth since his father had been killed during the middle of the night. The two talked for a while and it was mostly a one sided conversation.
When Sakura finally disappeared Syaoron was grateful she had left, as he didn't want her to see his cursed form. But the conversation had taken too long and Syaoron did not have time to remove his clothes as the sun sank, as he usually did. Slowly the moon rose to full view of his window and the painful conversion began. Once it was done, Syaoron resembled a large, gray wolf with the remains of human clothes on.
'Damn those Elders! When they told me of this, they didn't say it would be this painful!' he thought to himself, as he did every night, ran onto the balcony, and jumped off.
Syaoron headed for the forest, hoping to get lost for a while. Hours later, deep in the woods, he heard the scream of a terrified horse. Syaoron crashed through the underbrush and came upon a familiar, huge, white horse, fighting off a pack of wolves. At the sight of Syaoron, the horse bolted, leaving him alone with the wolves, or so Syaoron thought.
When the horse bolted, he saw a form lying, unmoving, not too far away. His blood boiled as he recognized the young woman lying there, helpless. He let out a snarl of rage and set himself upon the nearest wolf and the rest of the pack. Some time later, with a terrified yelp, the eight wolves took off.
Now alone with the figure, Syaoron walked over to her. Syaoron froze as he sensed the familiar pink aura and his fear was confirmed. He had sensed, before the fight, that it was Sakura who was lying there, bleeding, and unconscious. Knowing that he could do little else, Syaoron laid down next to her, trying to keep Sakura warm until someone found her or the sun rose and he could help.
'I wish you could understand my problem Sakura.'
*She can.*
Syaoron's head shot up. 'Who's there?!'
*I'm your guide Little Wolf.*
'Who are you?'
*I'm no one of importance. The Cherry Blossom is very badly injured and unconscious. She will awaken at dawn, until then, she might freeze to death if you leave her.*
'I won't, but she'll see my curse.'
*That is of great importance to you. I can't tell you how, but she is the key to breaking your curse. I must take my leave before the Elders notice me.*
'Wait!'
*Yes?*
'Please at least tell me how Sakura can understand me.'
The figure spoke for some time.
*Lastly, her magic. She is the Card Mistress. Her Guardians should be not too far away from her,* the voice stated, *Look the sun is rising. We've been talking for hours. I shall leave you now young one. Take care of the Cherry Blossom, Little Wolf.*
Syaoron knew the female voice was really gone. Suddenly Syaoron felt the transformation begin. He clenched his teeth shut to keep from screaming. When it was over, he was on his hands and knees, gasping for breath. He was clothed only in his ripped pants. Syaoron had a number of cuts, bites and scratches, but none were serious.
Syaoron suddenly noticed that Sakura's side was bleeding. Four deep gouges were in her side, most likely the result of one of the wolves' claws. Blushing badly, Syaoron pressed his hands against the wounds. Almost as soon as he pressed against the wound, Sakura awoke with a gasp.
Her emerald eyes were wide with fear. Then they focused on his concerned, amber ones. A look of recognition flashed across her emerald eyes, along with a pain. He smiled at her softly, helplessly, and she softly smiled back.
"Li?"
"Sakura?" he asked, letting his relief guide his voice, "How do you feel?"
"Tired," she replied, "So tired. I feel so weak and so drained."
"Don't close your eyes," he instructed her softly, "You're weak from blood loss. I'm going to carry you back now. Your horse ran off at the sight of me and the wild pack."
"I dreamed you were a wolf."
"It's not a dream, it's a curse. I turn into a wolf at night an back into human form by day. I saved you from a pack of real wolves. When your horse ran away in fright, I stayed and kept you warm until the sun rose. I don't know how, but you're the key to breaking my curse."
"But how?" Sakura replied weakly.
"I don't know myself."
Syaoron gently picked her up and cradled her to his chest.
"Which way was it again?" he wondered out loud.
"South," Sakura weakly supplied.
Syaoron took off south and walked as quickly as he could without hurting her further. Sakura was surprised that someone so strong could be so gentle. She blushed as she realized that a half-dressed young man was carrying her, but for some reason it felt so right. Sakura smiled softly and snuggled closer to Syaoron's chest. Syaoron looked down at her, blushing, and smiled, something he couldn't remember ever doing before.
"Sakura! Sakura!" he heard and realized they were multiple voices calling out for her.
'Must be a search party,' Syaoron thought and headed in that direction.
Chapter Three
Syaoron opened his eyes, slowly, and breathed in. He winced as he felt a stab of pain in his chest. Just what had happened to him? Suddenly the memory of the day rung clear in his mind. Damn Elders and their test Syaoron thought. Slowly his eyes focused and he saw a pair of beautiful emerald eyes staring into his own. The emeralds blinked a couple times before their owner backed up.
"Awake are we?" came a musical, female voice to his ears.
"Where are we? Who are you?" Syaoron suddenly blabbed out.
~~~~~~~~~
Sakura stared at the young boy as she truly saw him for the first time. Messy brown hair created a halo around his face, which was handsome. His eyes, oh those eyes, they were the color of caramel. Sakura had to sit down due to the fact her knees were currently being traitors. He was the boy from her dreams, he had to be, she just knew it.
"This is the Kinomoto Clan's home base," she answered and then began to ask questions of her own, "Who are you? Where do you come from? Why are you here?"
~~~~~~~~~
"Who are you? Where do you come from? Why are you here?"
Syaoron noticed her stained clothes.
'She's covered in my blood! Better think something up quick, Syaoron!'
Syaoron thought to himself and saw the young woman throw a confused look at him, 'Hurry up already!'
"I'm-I'm-I don't remember," he lied.
"You don't remember?" the girl repeated, "Not even your name?"
"Not a thing."
"Great," she moaned, "What do I call you?"
"All I remember is Li. Is that my name?" Syaoron asked, pretending to be confused.
Syoaron's eyes widened as he saw her aura.
'Only people with magic have an aura. Hers is warm and soothing, also it's pink.'
~~~~~~~~~
"All I remember is Li. Is that my name?"
Sakura shook her head in sympathy.
'He thinks his name is Li?! The name of the Kinomoto Clan's sworn enemy?! What if he is a Li?! What if Touya finds out!? He would try to kill him-ugh-banish those thoughts Sakura!'
"Li huh?"
"I guess it's my name. I kind of remember being called that."
"Li it is then," Sakura replied, "I'm Sakura, Sakura Kinomoto."
Syaoron mentally froze at her name.
"Kinomoto? Are you the Leader of this Clan?"
Sakura good-naturally laughed at his question.
"No, I'm not the Leader," she replied when she had calmed, "Father is and then my older brother Touya will be Leader when Father is no longer able."
"Oh."
"Don't worry about it right now."
~~~~~~~~~
Sakura's father accepted Li with open arms, but Touya didn't. Li was considered one of the family, so he was free to wander the halls. The only time Touya seemed to like him was when the two were training partners. Touya and Sakura's best friends, Yukito and Tomoyo, also trusted Li. They tried to convince Touya that Li was a good guy, but they had no such luck.
Within months, Sakura, Tomoyo, and Li were good friends; in fact Syaoron and Sakura were in love. Syaoron hid his curse from them, every night, but only locked his doors on full moons. Sometimes they were spend the night in each other's company. That night, Sakura walked into his room before she went to bed.
She asked him to talk to her about why he was never out at night. Syaoron told her that he kind of remembered something horrible happening in the night. It was the half-truth since his father had been killed during the middle of the night. The two talked for a while and it was mostly a one sided conversation.
When Sakura finally disappeared Syaoron was grateful she had left, as he didn't want her to see his cursed form. But the conversation had taken too long and Syaoron did not have time to remove his clothes as the sun sank, as he usually did. Slowly the moon rose to full view of his window and the painful conversion began. Once it was done, Syaoron resembled a large, gray wolf with the remains of human clothes on.
'Damn those Elders! When they told me of this, they didn't say it would be this painful!' he thought to himself, as he did every night, ran onto the balcony, and jumped off.
Syaoron headed for the forest, hoping to get lost for a while. Hours later, deep in the woods, he heard the scream of a terrified horse. Syaoron crashed through the underbrush and came upon a familiar, huge, white horse, fighting off a pack of wolves. At the sight of Syaoron, the horse bolted, leaving him alone with the wolves, or so Syaoron thought.
When the horse bolted, he saw a form lying, unmoving, not too far away. His blood boiled as he recognized the young woman lying there, helpless. He let out a snarl of rage and set himself upon the nearest wolf and the rest of the pack. Some time later, with a terrified yelp, the eight wolves took off.
Now alone with the figure, Syaoron walked over to her. Syaoron froze as he sensed the familiar pink aura and his fear was confirmed. He had sensed, before the fight, that it was Sakura who was lying there, bleeding, and unconscious. Knowing that he could do little else, Syaoron laid down next to her, trying to keep Sakura warm until someone found her or the sun rose and he could help.
'I wish you could understand my problem Sakura.'
*She can.*
Syaoron's head shot up. 'Who's there?!'
*I'm your guide Little Wolf.*
'Who are you?'
*I'm no one of importance. The Cherry Blossom is very badly injured and unconscious. She will awaken at dawn, until then, she might freeze to death if you leave her.*
'I won't, but she'll see my curse.'
*That is of great importance to you. I can't tell you how, but she is the key to breaking your curse. I must take my leave before the Elders notice me.*
'Wait!'
*Yes?*
'Please at least tell me how Sakura can understand me.'
The figure spoke for some time.
*Lastly, her magic. She is the Card Mistress. Her Guardians should be not too far away from her,* the voice stated, *Look the sun is rising. We've been talking for hours. I shall leave you now young one. Take care of the Cherry Blossom, Little Wolf.*
Syaoron knew the female voice was really gone. Suddenly Syaoron felt the transformation begin. He clenched his teeth shut to keep from screaming. When it was over, he was on his hands and knees, gasping for breath. He was clothed only in his ripped pants. Syaoron had a number of cuts, bites and scratches, but none were serious.
Syaoron suddenly noticed that Sakura's side was bleeding. Four deep gouges were in her side, most likely the result of one of the wolves' claws. Blushing badly, Syaoron pressed his hands against the wounds. Almost as soon as he pressed against the wound, Sakura awoke with a gasp.
Her emerald eyes were wide with fear. Then they focused on his concerned, amber ones. A look of recognition flashed across her emerald eyes, along with a pain. He smiled at her softly, helplessly, and she softly smiled back.
"Li?"
"Sakura?" he asked, letting his relief guide his voice, "How do you feel?"
"Tired," she replied, "So tired. I feel so weak and so drained."
"Don't close your eyes," he instructed her softly, "You're weak from blood loss. I'm going to carry you back now. Your horse ran off at the sight of me and the wild pack."
"I dreamed you were a wolf."
"It's not a dream, it's a curse. I turn into a wolf at night an back into human form by day. I saved you from a pack of real wolves. When your horse ran away in fright, I stayed and kept you warm until the sun rose. I don't know how, but you're the key to breaking my curse."
"But how?" Sakura replied weakly.
"I don't know myself."
Syaoron gently picked her up and cradled her to his chest.
"Which way was it again?" he wondered out loud.
"South," Sakura weakly supplied.
Syaoron took off south and walked as quickly as he could without hurting her further. Sakura was surprised that someone so strong could be so gentle. She blushed as she realized that a half-dressed young man was carrying her, but for some reason it felt so right. Sakura smiled softly and snuggled closer to Syaoron's chest. Syaoron looked down at her, blushing, and smiled, something he couldn't remember ever doing before.
"Sakura! Sakura!" he heard and realized they were multiple voices calling out for her.
'Must be a search party,' Syaoron thought and headed in that direction.