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"You are now free to go, but no swimming or bathing for a least twenty-four hours," a doctor said, removing the last IV tube. I stood up and walked into the hallway.
"Sakura! Good to see you," Chiharu called when I entered the waiting room. I smiled and walked over to where she and Rika were standing.
"Are you okay?" Rika asked, her eyes wide.
"Would I be walking around and talking if I wasn't?" I responded, smiling. "Why are you here?"
"Mr. Terada sent us with Yamazaki, Eriol, and Tomoyo to get you and Syaoran back to the hotel," Rika explained.
"Why he asked Yamazaki is still unknown," Chiharu said, rolling her eyes.
"Where did Tomoyo go?" I asked, and they both shrugged. (AN: She could be with Eriol in some closet or…)
"Here I am," Tomoyo called, walking with Yamazaki, Eriol, and…Syaoran. I felt heat rise in my face and I quickly averted my gaze.
"Should we go back to the hotel? Or should we go feed the sharks?" Yamazaki asked as we walked outside.
"The hotel. I want to go swimming in the pool, not the ocean," Chiharu said, slapping the back of Yamazaki's head. I walked next to Rika on our way to the hotel. She talked the whole time while I saved my breath for walking. Syaoran walked behind me with Eriol and Yamazaki. Tomoyo and Chiharu were in front of Rika and me.
"Are you two allowed to go swimming?" Tomoyo asked, glancing back.
"The doctor said that I couldn't go swimming for twenty-four hours," Syaoran responded as I nodded in agreement.
"I was going to suntan anyways," I said and Tomoyo grinned her little grin.
"That's fine. We'll meet you at the pool in a little while," Rika said as we stepped into the elevator. We reached our floors and went our separate ways.
"Are you going to be okay with not swimming?" Tomoyo asked as we entered our room.
"Yeah. I really didn't want to go swimming today," I responded, grinning. I opened the door to my room, not expecting anything. My eyes widened at the sight of clothes lying on the bed.
"The Hawaiian government gave everyone free clothes to replace the ones that were lost. I got things that suited your taste," Tomoyo said, walking up behind me.
"Thanks Tomoyo," I said, smiling.
"Eriol. What are we going to wear? We lost all our clothes when the ship sank," I commented as Eriol lead the way to our room.
"The Hawaiian government gave everyone free clothes to replace the ones that were lost," Eriol said, opening the door to our room. (AN: I repeated myself. That's not go, cuz I could start going around and repeating my dreams and peoples secrets and everything that I don't want to share with the rest of the world! ::clamps hand over mouth:: mi smtmarmtmed tmom rmammblme mamgainm! ::uncovers mouth:: I started to ramble again! ( ) I walked past him into my room. Clothes were lying on the dresser. I shifted through them, examining each piece. They looked exactly like the clothes that I had lost.
'Thanks Eriol. They're exactly like the stuff I lost. Eriol? Are you there?' (AN: I know that it's not Syaoran's nature to thank the Devil, but I had to do this to make the next part understandable.)
Someone knocked on my door.
"Syaoran? Are you awake?" Eriol asked, opening the door. (AN: Why? Do you want him to be…I better not finish that sentence. ::looks disgusted at self::)
"Yeah. Why?" I responded.
"Well, I tried to ask you something mentally, but I never received anything back," Eriol said.
"That's the same with me. I tried to talk to you, but you didn't reply," I said/
" I'm going to test something. I'll go into the other room and make some magic. You shout when you sense it," Eriol commanded, shutting the door. I waited about ten minutes without sensing anything. (AN: Have you guessed? ::grins evilly:: Am I evil or am I evil.)
"Did you sense anything?" Eriol asked, walking back into the room and I shook my head. "This is not good."
"What isn't good?" (AN: If you haven't guessed already, then you're as dense as a ROCK, and don't deserve to read any further.)
"Your magic."
"What about it?"
"It's gone." (AN: No comment. ( )
"WHAT?! You got to be kidding me!"
"Nope. Your magic is gone."
"Are you serious? Is it even possible?"
"Yep. Only a powerful magician could remove someone's magic though."
"Who would have done it besides you?" (AN: How think-headed could someone be? Jeez.)
"Earth to Syaoran! Clow Reed's grandfather did it so that you wouldn't be able to help Sakura if she attacks you," Eriol explained as we reached the pool. "I'll see you later."
Eriol walked over to Tomoyo and started to flirt shamelessly with her. I sighed and sat down on an umbrella covered lawn chair.
"Can I join you?" Sakura asked, sitting on the lawn chair next to me.
"Sure," I said and she made herself comfortable. I sighed and watched enviously as Eriol swam around the pool.
"What's the matter?" Sakura asked without opening her eyes or sitting up.
"I wish that I could go swimming right now," I replied, leaning back.
"And…" she said, still not opening her eyes. She must be psychic. (AN: Sakura knows Syaoran too well.
"And my magic is gone," I muttered under my breath.
"You got to be kidding me," Sakura said, sitting up with her eyes wide open. I shook my head sadly.
"You got to be kidding me," I said, sitting up and opening my eyes. Syaoran shook his head sadly. "But…but how? Who?"
"Clow Reed's grandfather doesn't want me to interfere with his plans, I guess. But I don't know how he got my magic," he sighed.
"We're going to have to be extra careful from now on," I said and Syaoran nodded.
"Where's Kero?" Syaoran asked, changing the subject.
"I don't know. I sent him to go get Yue, but that was the day of the storm," I replied, starting to get worried.
I perked up as a small, familiar voice entered my mind. Syaoran was about to say something, but I held up my hand to silence him.
'Sakura!'
'Keroberos?'
'Yue and myself need you. Clow Reed's grandfather captured us.'
'Where are you?'
'Very close by. In fact, I can see you right now.'
'Tell me when I'm looking at you.' I started turning my head, waiting for Kero to tell me when.
'Now!' I was looking out at the ocean, specifically at a small pleasure boat.
'A small pleasure boat?'
'Yes. You need to hurry. He is going to take over Syaoran and put imposters in our place.'
'Why?'
'To kill you. Syaoran will have to use every ounce of magic he has to resist.'
'But Clow Reed's grandfather took Syaoran's magic. He has no power.'
'Dammit. Don't do anything that would put yourself in danger. Don't…'
'Kero? Keroberos!'
A sharp pain entered my shoulder and I started to collapse, aware of Syaoran's exclamation of concern. The last thing I heard before the world went black was,
"SAKURA!"
I watched as Sakura mentally communicated with someone. Suddenly, she winced as if in pain and started to collapse.
"Sakura? Are you okay?" I asked and she looked at me with hooded eyes before they glazed over. "SAKURA!"
I caught her before she fell over and carefully laid her back on her lawn chair. This was starting to scare me.
"Kero? Yue? What's going on?" Sakura muttered, frowning in sub- consciousness. It was at that moment that Eriol finally decided to come over.
"What happened to her just a few seconds ago?" he asked, clearly worried.
"I don't know. She was mentally communicating with someone and then she went unconscious," I explained. I watched as Eriol touched her arm and then recoiled as if in pain.
"It can't be," Eriol muttered, frowning.
"What?" I asked softly, starting to get nervous.
"I'll explain later, but first we need to go somewhere where we will have privacy," Eriol said, snapping his fingers. "Much better."
We were in my bedroom and Sakura was lying on my bed. I was about to speak, to ask a question, when Sakura started calling out.
"Get away from me! Syaoran! Help me! He's going to kill me! Hurry! I…I don't know where I am, but I'm not in my body. I'm scared. You need to help me, to save me before he figures out a horrible way to…" A scream filled the air, bouncing off a sound barrier that Eriol had put up just in time. My heart was racing by the time the scream had died down and I continued to stare at Sakura's lifeless body.
"What happened?" I whispered, scared out of my wits.
"Grandfather kidnapped her soul. You can only do that if they are communicating with someone near you. You prick the person with a needle and capture the other person's soul. It's very dangerous and most of the time, the result is death," Eriol said grimly. (AN: Magicians have too much time on their hands. I'm a goddess and even I don't have that much time. Jeez.) The last phrase echoed through my mind. First my magic, then Sakura's soul. (AN: He's not having a very good trip is he? ::evil laughter:: I love doing this and I can't wait to write the sequel. It gets even better later on. Not that I want to spoil it for you. ^_^)
"We need to get Sakura's soul back and as soon as we possibly can," I said, my voice full of anger.
A knock on the door interrupted our conversation. Eriol stood up and went to answer the door. I waited as he talked with whoever was at the door. The door closed and Eriol came back with Tomoyo.
"Is it as bad as Eriol said it was?" she asked upon seeing Sakura.
"Yeah, but we don't know where Clow Reed's grandfather is. He could be anywhere," I said.
"What about using your magic or the lazen board?" Tomoyo suggested.
"Not possible. Clow Reed's grandfather took care so that I can't use magic to help Sakura," I sighed. Just then, Touya burst into the room, his eyes flashing with anger. (AN: Does any of them know about locks? I guess not.)
"What did you do to my sister?" Touya asked, moving towards me. I felt vulnerable without my magic, but I still had my fighting skills.
"Nothing," I said defiantly.
"Then why is she in your room on your bed?" Touya responded, advancing on me. (AN: Oh my God! It is true! Should I change it or should I leave it? I don't know what to do!! I'll just leave it like it is.)
"It's not his fault. Sakura's soul was taken by Clow Reed's grandfather," Tomoyo said, stepping between us. (AN: No it wasn't! it was the green-eyes monster!)
"So, where is this magician," Touya said.
"If I remember correctly, Grandfather always went boating in a small pleasure boat," Eriol said thoughtfully.
"There was a small pleasure boat near the cruise ship before the storm. And today, Sakura was looking at a small pleasure boat when her soul was taken," I muttered, putting two and two together. "Also, I felt magic being used before that ship appeared and rammed the lifeboat."
"He must be somewhere near by if Sakura was communicating with someone," Eriol said. (AN: NO DUH!! Not that I know anything about mortal magical communications. ::nervous laughter::)
"Let's go find him and save Sakura. I'll tell Mr. Terada that you three want to go sailing and that I can take you," Touya suggested before leaving.
"What should we do with Sakura? We shouldn't leave her in here just in case Mr. Terada does an inspection," Tomoyo said.
"When Touya gets back, I'll teleport her to her room," Eriol said offhandedly, sitting down on a corner of the bed. Tomoyo sat down next to him and sighed. I leaned against the doorframe and waited for Touya to return.
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"Okay. Mr. Terada said that you three could come with me. Let's get going," Touya said upon entering the room. Eriol magically put Sakura in her own room and then we walked to the docks.
"What boat are we taking?" Eriol asked as we made our way down the dock.
"That one," Touya said, pointing to a boat. The boat was a nice wooden boat that was used for fishing and even had fishing tackle. Touya got in and started the engine. Eriol helped Tomoyo in and then we jumped in. Soon, we were out on the ocean.
I sat in the bow, looking for the small pleasure boat. Tomoyo was in the back, completely enjoying herself. Eriol, on the other hand, didn't look so good. My attention was drawn away from my duty by a cry.
"Help! I don't know how to swim!" a lady, about Touya's age, was in the water. Touya cut the engine and in one motion, dove into the water and surfaced next to her. He saw back with her over to the boat. I went over and helped the lady into the boat. Touya climbed in after her.
"Here. Have a blanket," Tomoyo offered, holding out a blanket.
"Thank you. My name is Takuya. What's yours?" Takuya asked, smiling. I suddenly got a bad feeling in my mind about her. She looked familiar from somewhere, but I didn't know where, which bugged me. (AN: If you haven't figured it out already, Takuya is Clow's grandfather's guardian. Also, when she took Syaoran's magic, he was half awake and noticed her, but didn't know what her mission was. That should help you a bit.)
"I'm Tomoyo. That's Eriol and that's Syaoran. And the man who saved you is Touya," Tomoyo said, pointing to each of us in turn. Takuya's eyes lingered on me and I got really nervous.
"Takuya! You're okay!" a man called, pulling his boat up next to us. I watched as Eriol and Touya narrowed their eyes. Eriol mouthed something to me that looked like "That's Grandfather." I nodded in understanding. Tomoyo glanced curiously at Eriol and somehow got the message.
"That's a nice boat you have M.?" Tomoyo said, smiling disarmingly.
"I'm Takazawa, Takuya's brother. Would you like a tour of it?" he asked. (AN: What is wrong with this situation?)
"That would be great. Syaoran, would you like to come and look around?" Tomoyo hinted and I nodded. Takazawa showed us onto his boat. I was on my guard as soon as I had both feet on the boat.
"What kind of engine does it use?" Tomoyo asked after Takazawa finished the tour.
"Would you like to see it?" he asked, his grin exactly like Eriol's evil grin. I signaled Eriol with my eyes and a slight movement of my right hand. He got it and gave a slight nod. Tomoyo led the way down below the deck. Takazawa was behind me. As soon as I had gone below deck, he slammed the door behind us.
Evil laughter and screams came from above us. Tomoyo had clutched my arm as soon as the door had slammed shut. I felt someone watching us.
"Who's there?" I called, pushing Tomoyo behind me.
"Syaoran? It's Keroberos," a voice rumbled and I moved towards it. I made out the shape of Keroberos and Yue inside a cage. I found a flashlight and turned it on. Scanning the light around, I noticed two globes with a swirling mist in them.
"What are these?" I asked, watching the globes with fascination.
"The one on the right holds Sakura's soul. The other has your magic," Yue said. "Don't break Sakura's until we get back to the hotel."
I picked up the one that had my magic in it. My hand tingled upon touching the globe. I dropped it and a blue smoke swirled around me. Magic flowed through my body and i breathed in deeply. The smoke vanished and I turned around, drawing my sword.
"Stand back you guys. I'm going to cut those bars," I announced, feeling more and more like my old self.
"What makes you think that you can cut those bars? Even I, the Guardian of the Clow cards, couldn't cut them," Yue said, but he moved back anyway. I attacked with a loud shout and the bars fell away like butter to a knife. More screams came from above us.
"Sounds like Eriol and Touya are in trouble," Tomoyo commented.
"Let's go," Yue said, breaking down the door with magic. The noise got louder as we made our way to the top deck. I was carrying the globe with Sakura's soul in my left hand and my sword in my right hand. A horrific sight met my eyes. Eriol had joined forces with Takuya and Takazawa. Yue and Keroberos joined the fight by tackling Takuya and Takazawa.
"Hang onto this for me," I said, handing the globe to Tomoyo. "Wind! Come to my aid!" I shouted and soon Eriol was caught up in a gust of wind. That succeeded in nothing except getting Eriol to attack me. I was able to dodge his first attack and it destroyed a stack of crates that Tomoyo was hiding behind.
"Quick Syaoran. Do something," Tomoyo said as she cowered behind me.
"Sorry about this Eriol, but it's necessary," I muttered, pulling out another scroll. "Force. Know my flight. Release the light. Lightning!" A bolt of lightning came from the scroll and hit Eriol, knocking him flat. (AN: NOOOOOO!!! Give them back evil lady!!!! Take me but leave Syaoran and MeiLing and Touya and Yukito alone!!! ::looks around:: Sorry, but I'm watching CardCaptors:The Movie right now and it's getting to my favorite part. ( Kick some ass for me Sakura!!) I looked around for Touya and saw him fighting Takazawa. Takuya was on the ground, bleeding from numerous wounds on her. After a few seconds, Takazawa and Takuya disappeared. (AN: GO SAKURA!! Time to kick some major ass!! ::gasp:: The evil lady's melting! What's going on?! ::watches the screen closely:: HEY!! It's Syaoran!! And the others. Notice how she says Syaoran's name first. How kawaii!!! ::nervous laugh:: I better move on with the chapter.)
"What happened? Last thing I remember was evil laughter and screams," Eriol said, sitting up. Tomoyo was at his side in a flash, her arms flung around his neck.
"We better go before we draw a crowd," Touya suggested and we climbed back into our boat.
"Just a second. I'll be right back," Eriol said, going below deck on the other boat. He came back quickly and we left for the dock. (AN: And it's like. BOOM! No more pleasure boat.)
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We reached the hotel just as the class was eating lunch. Yue had flown up into the room and Kero was in Tomoyo's bag along with the globe. Touya sat down at a table and started flirting with Nakuru. Wait a sec. Since when did Touya start liking Nakuru? Oh well. We reached the room and entered, Tomoyo leading the way. Yue was standing near Sakura's prone form, looking more mournful than usual. (AN: Is that even possible?)
"Are…are we too late?" Tomoyo asked, her voice chocked.
"I'm afraid so. She stopped breathing just before you came in."
I was shocked. After all we had done to protect her, she died. Eriol wasn't smiling nor was there laughter in his eyes. Tomoyo was on the verge of tears. Yue and Keroberos stood gravely by Sakura's figure. I took the globe out of Tomoyo's bag, holding back my own tears.
It just wasn't fair. There were still Ancient cards to catch and what was going to happen to the Sakura Cards now? A tear crept down my cheek, but I let it go. Nothing mattered anymore to me. The globe slipped from my hands and shattered on the ground. Magic flowed everywhere and then settled around Sakura. The tear on my cheek fell and more magic flared, making my head hurt.
'What's going on?' Eriol's voice entered my mind, making it hurt worse.
'How the heck am I supposed to know?!'
'Well, you dropped the globe.'
'Well, excuse me. But I'm not the reincarnation of the most powerful sorcerer in the world.'
'You're excused.'
Our conversation was cut short as a groan came from where Sakura was laying.
Finally, the third chapter is done. Time to work on the fourth. I'm trying to get as many chapters of this done this weekend so that I can get them up before school's out, which is on the 13th of June. Well, hoped you liked this chapter and sorry that it's really short, but I'm kinda on a short chapter trip. You know, the one where you do really short chapters. Gotta go and start working on the next chapter. Keep reviewing!
I want to thank Blaze and all the other reviewers who have reviewed so far, especially my dearest friend, Sapphire Midnight, who helped me with my stories. And JadeWing, who introduced me first to fanfiction. Also, Aliet Faslami who makes my day happy at skool, even if I don't want to be cheered up, which isn't often, so don't worry AF.
::wipes a tear from face:: I…I love you guys!
Disclaimer: No comment.
"You are now free to go, but no swimming or bathing for a least twenty-four hours," a doctor said, removing the last IV tube. I stood up and walked into the hallway.
"Sakura! Good to see you," Chiharu called when I entered the waiting room. I smiled and walked over to where she and Rika were standing.
"Are you okay?" Rika asked, her eyes wide.
"Would I be walking around and talking if I wasn't?" I responded, smiling. "Why are you here?"
"Mr. Terada sent us with Yamazaki, Eriol, and Tomoyo to get you and Syaoran back to the hotel," Rika explained.
"Why he asked Yamazaki is still unknown," Chiharu said, rolling her eyes.
"Where did Tomoyo go?" I asked, and they both shrugged. (AN: She could be with Eriol in some closet or…)
"Here I am," Tomoyo called, walking with Yamazaki, Eriol, and…Syaoran. I felt heat rise in my face and I quickly averted my gaze.
"Should we go back to the hotel? Or should we go feed the sharks?" Yamazaki asked as we walked outside.
"The hotel. I want to go swimming in the pool, not the ocean," Chiharu said, slapping the back of Yamazaki's head. I walked next to Rika on our way to the hotel. She talked the whole time while I saved my breath for walking. Syaoran walked behind me with Eriol and Yamazaki. Tomoyo and Chiharu were in front of Rika and me.
"Are you two allowed to go swimming?" Tomoyo asked, glancing back.
"The doctor said that I couldn't go swimming for twenty-four hours," Syaoran responded as I nodded in agreement.
"I was going to suntan anyways," I said and Tomoyo grinned her little grin.
"That's fine. We'll meet you at the pool in a little while," Rika said as we stepped into the elevator. We reached our floors and went our separate ways.
"Are you going to be okay with not swimming?" Tomoyo asked as we entered our room.
"Yeah. I really didn't want to go swimming today," I responded, grinning. I opened the door to my room, not expecting anything. My eyes widened at the sight of clothes lying on the bed.
"The Hawaiian government gave everyone free clothes to replace the ones that were lost. I got things that suited your taste," Tomoyo said, walking up behind me.
"Thanks Tomoyo," I said, smiling.
"Eriol. What are we going to wear? We lost all our clothes when the ship sank," I commented as Eriol lead the way to our room.
"The Hawaiian government gave everyone free clothes to replace the ones that were lost," Eriol said, opening the door to our room. (AN: I repeated myself. That's not go, cuz I could start going around and repeating my dreams and peoples secrets and everything that I don't want to share with the rest of the world! ::clamps hand over mouth:: mi smtmarmtmed tmom rmammblme mamgainm! ::uncovers mouth:: I started to ramble again! ( ) I walked past him into my room. Clothes were lying on the dresser. I shifted through them, examining each piece. They looked exactly like the clothes that I had lost.
'Thanks Eriol. They're exactly like the stuff I lost. Eriol? Are you there?' (AN: I know that it's not Syaoran's nature to thank the Devil, but I had to do this to make the next part understandable.)
Someone knocked on my door.
"Syaoran? Are you awake?" Eriol asked, opening the door. (AN: Why? Do you want him to be…I better not finish that sentence. ::looks disgusted at self::)
"Yeah. Why?" I responded.
"Well, I tried to ask you something mentally, but I never received anything back," Eriol said.
"That's the same with me. I tried to talk to you, but you didn't reply," I said/
" I'm going to test something. I'll go into the other room and make some magic. You shout when you sense it," Eriol commanded, shutting the door. I waited about ten minutes without sensing anything. (AN: Have you guessed? ::grins evilly:: Am I evil or am I evil.)
"Did you sense anything?" Eriol asked, walking back into the room and I shook my head. "This is not good."
"What isn't good?" (AN: If you haven't guessed already, then you're as dense as a ROCK, and don't deserve to read any further.)
"Your magic."
"What about it?"
"It's gone." (AN: No comment. ( )
"WHAT?! You got to be kidding me!"
"Nope. Your magic is gone."
"Are you serious? Is it even possible?"
"Yep. Only a powerful magician could remove someone's magic though."
"Who would have done it besides you?" (AN: How think-headed could someone be? Jeez.)
"Earth to Syaoran! Clow Reed's grandfather did it so that you wouldn't be able to help Sakura if she attacks you," Eriol explained as we reached the pool. "I'll see you later."
Eriol walked over to Tomoyo and started to flirt shamelessly with her. I sighed and sat down on an umbrella covered lawn chair.
"Can I join you?" Sakura asked, sitting on the lawn chair next to me.
"Sure," I said and she made herself comfortable. I sighed and watched enviously as Eriol swam around the pool.
"What's the matter?" Sakura asked without opening her eyes or sitting up.
"I wish that I could go swimming right now," I replied, leaning back.
"And…" she said, still not opening her eyes. She must be psychic. (AN: Sakura knows Syaoran too well.
"And my magic is gone," I muttered under my breath.
"You got to be kidding me," Sakura said, sitting up with her eyes wide open. I shook my head sadly.
"You got to be kidding me," I said, sitting up and opening my eyes. Syaoran shook his head sadly. "But…but how? Who?"
"Clow Reed's grandfather doesn't want me to interfere with his plans, I guess. But I don't know how he got my magic," he sighed.
"We're going to have to be extra careful from now on," I said and Syaoran nodded.
"Where's Kero?" Syaoran asked, changing the subject.
"I don't know. I sent him to go get Yue, but that was the day of the storm," I replied, starting to get worried.
I perked up as a small, familiar voice entered my mind. Syaoran was about to say something, but I held up my hand to silence him.
'Sakura!'
'Keroberos?'
'Yue and myself need you. Clow Reed's grandfather captured us.'
'Where are you?'
'Very close by. In fact, I can see you right now.'
'Tell me when I'm looking at you.' I started turning my head, waiting for Kero to tell me when.
'Now!' I was looking out at the ocean, specifically at a small pleasure boat.
'A small pleasure boat?'
'Yes. You need to hurry. He is going to take over Syaoran and put imposters in our place.'
'Why?'
'To kill you. Syaoran will have to use every ounce of magic he has to resist.'
'But Clow Reed's grandfather took Syaoran's magic. He has no power.'
'Dammit. Don't do anything that would put yourself in danger. Don't…'
'Kero? Keroberos!'
A sharp pain entered my shoulder and I started to collapse, aware of Syaoran's exclamation of concern. The last thing I heard before the world went black was,
"SAKURA!"
I watched as Sakura mentally communicated with someone. Suddenly, she winced as if in pain and started to collapse.
"Sakura? Are you okay?" I asked and she looked at me with hooded eyes before they glazed over. "SAKURA!"
I caught her before she fell over and carefully laid her back on her lawn chair. This was starting to scare me.
"Kero? Yue? What's going on?" Sakura muttered, frowning in sub- consciousness. It was at that moment that Eriol finally decided to come over.
"What happened to her just a few seconds ago?" he asked, clearly worried.
"I don't know. She was mentally communicating with someone and then she went unconscious," I explained. I watched as Eriol touched her arm and then recoiled as if in pain.
"It can't be," Eriol muttered, frowning.
"What?" I asked softly, starting to get nervous.
"I'll explain later, but first we need to go somewhere where we will have privacy," Eriol said, snapping his fingers. "Much better."
We were in my bedroom and Sakura was lying on my bed. I was about to speak, to ask a question, when Sakura started calling out.
"Get away from me! Syaoran! Help me! He's going to kill me! Hurry! I…I don't know where I am, but I'm not in my body. I'm scared. You need to help me, to save me before he figures out a horrible way to…" A scream filled the air, bouncing off a sound barrier that Eriol had put up just in time. My heart was racing by the time the scream had died down and I continued to stare at Sakura's lifeless body.
"What happened?" I whispered, scared out of my wits.
"Grandfather kidnapped her soul. You can only do that if they are communicating with someone near you. You prick the person with a needle and capture the other person's soul. It's very dangerous and most of the time, the result is death," Eriol said grimly. (AN: Magicians have too much time on their hands. I'm a goddess and even I don't have that much time. Jeez.) The last phrase echoed through my mind. First my magic, then Sakura's soul. (AN: He's not having a very good trip is he? ::evil laughter:: I love doing this and I can't wait to write the sequel. It gets even better later on. Not that I want to spoil it for you. ^_^)
"We need to get Sakura's soul back and as soon as we possibly can," I said, my voice full of anger.
A knock on the door interrupted our conversation. Eriol stood up and went to answer the door. I waited as he talked with whoever was at the door. The door closed and Eriol came back with Tomoyo.
"Is it as bad as Eriol said it was?" she asked upon seeing Sakura.
"Yeah, but we don't know where Clow Reed's grandfather is. He could be anywhere," I said.
"What about using your magic or the lazen board?" Tomoyo suggested.
"Not possible. Clow Reed's grandfather took care so that I can't use magic to help Sakura," I sighed. Just then, Touya burst into the room, his eyes flashing with anger. (AN: Does any of them know about locks? I guess not.)
"What did you do to my sister?" Touya asked, moving towards me. I felt vulnerable without my magic, but I still had my fighting skills.
"Nothing," I said defiantly.
"Then why is she in your room on your bed?" Touya responded, advancing on me. (AN: Oh my God! It is true! Should I change it or should I leave it? I don't know what to do!! I'll just leave it like it is.)
"It's not his fault. Sakura's soul was taken by Clow Reed's grandfather," Tomoyo said, stepping between us. (AN: No it wasn't! it was the green-eyes monster!)
"So, where is this magician," Touya said.
"If I remember correctly, Grandfather always went boating in a small pleasure boat," Eriol said thoughtfully.
"There was a small pleasure boat near the cruise ship before the storm. And today, Sakura was looking at a small pleasure boat when her soul was taken," I muttered, putting two and two together. "Also, I felt magic being used before that ship appeared and rammed the lifeboat."
"He must be somewhere near by if Sakura was communicating with someone," Eriol said. (AN: NO DUH!! Not that I know anything about mortal magical communications. ::nervous laughter::)
"Let's go find him and save Sakura. I'll tell Mr. Terada that you three want to go sailing and that I can take you," Touya suggested before leaving.
"What should we do with Sakura? We shouldn't leave her in here just in case Mr. Terada does an inspection," Tomoyo said.
"When Touya gets back, I'll teleport her to her room," Eriol said offhandedly, sitting down on a corner of the bed. Tomoyo sat down next to him and sighed. I leaned against the doorframe and waited for Touya to return.
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"Okay. Mr. Terada said that you three could come with me. Let's get going," Touya said upon entering the room. Eriol magically put Sakura in her own room and then we walked to the docks.
"What boat are we taking?" Eriol asked as we made our way down the dock.
"That one," Touya said, pointing to a boat. The boat was a nice wooden boat that was used for fishing and even had fishing tackle. Touya got in and started the engine. Eriol helped Tomoyo in and then we jumped in. Soon, we were out on the ocean.
I sat in the bow, looking for the small pleasure boat. Tomoyo was in the back, completely enjoying herself. Eriol, on the other hand, didn't look so good. My attention was drawn away from my duty by a cry.
"Help! I don't know how to swim!" a lady, about Touya's age, was in the water. Touya cut the engine and in one motion, dove into the water and surfaced next to her. He saw back with her over to the boat. I went over and helped the lady into the boat. Touya climbed in after her.
"Here. Have a blanket," Tomoyo offered, holding out a blanket.
"Thank you. My name is Takuya. What's yours?" Takuya asked, smiling. I suddenly got a bad feeling in my mind about her. She looked familiar from somewhere, but I didn't know where, which bugged me. (AN: If you haven't figured it out already, Takuya is Clow's grandfather's guardian. Also, when she took Syaoran's magic, he was half awake and noticed her, but didn't know what her mission was. That should help you a bit.)
"I'm Tomoyo. That's Eriol and that's Syaoran. And the man who saved you is Touya," Tomoyo said, pointing to each of us in turn. Takuya's eyes lingered on me and I got really nervous.
"Takuya! You're okay!" a man called, pulling his boat up next to us. I watched as Eriol and Touya narrowed their eyes. Eriol mouthed something to me that looked like "That's Grandfather." I nodded in understanding. Tomoyo glanced curiously at Eriol and somehow got the message.
"That's a nice boat you have M.?" Tomoyo said, smiling disarmingly.
"I'm Takazawa, Takuya's brother. Would you like a tour of it?" he asked. (AN: What is wrong with this situation?)
"That would be great. Syaoran, would you like to come and look around?" Tomoyo hinted and I nodded. Takazawa showed us onto his boat. I was on my guard as soon as I had both feet on the boat.
"What kind of engine does it use?" Tomoyo asked after Takazawa finished the tour.
"Would you like to see it?" he asked, his grin exactly like Eriol's evil grin. I signaled Eriol with my eyes and a slight movement of my right hand. He got it and gave a slight nod. Tomoyo led the way down below the deck. Takazawa was behind me. As soon as I had gone below deck, he slammed the door behind us.
Evil laughter and screams came from above us. Tomoyo had clutched my arm as soon as the door had slammed shut. I felt someone watching us.
"Who's there?" I called, pushing Tomoyo behind me.
"Syaoran? It's Keroberos," a voice rumbled and I moved towards it. I made out the shape of Keroberos and Yue inside a cage. I found a flashlight and turned it on. Scanning the light around, I noticed two globes with a swirling mist in them.
"What are these?" I asked, watching the globes with fascination.
"The one on the right holds Sakura's soul. The other has your magic," Yue said. "Don't break Sakura's until we get back to the hotel."
I picked up the one that had my magic in it. My hand tingled upon touching the globe. I dropped it and a blue smoke swirled around me. Magic flowed through my body and i breathed in deeply. The smoke vanished and I turned around, drawing my sword.
"Stand back you guys. I'm going to cut those bars," I announced, feeling more and more like my old self.
"What makes you think that you can cut those bars? Even I, the Guardian of the Clow cards, couldn't cut them," Yue said, but he moved back anyway. I attacked with a loud shout and the bars fell away like butter to a knife. More screams came from above us.
"Sounds like Eriol and Touya are in trouble," Tomoyo commented.
"Let's go," Yue said, breaking down the door with magic. The noise got louder as we made our way to the top deck. I was carrying the globe with Sakura's soul in my left hand and my sword in my right hand. A horrific sight met my eyes. Eriol had joined forces with Takuya and Takazawa. Yue and Keroberos joined the fight by tackling Takuya and Takazawa.
"Hang onto this for me," I said, handing the globe to Tomoyo. "Wind! Come to my aid!" I shouted and soon Eriol was caught up in a gust of wind. That succeeded in nothing except getting Eriol to attack me. I was able to dodge his first attack and it destroyed a stack of crates that Tomoyo was hiding behind.
"Quick Syaoran. Do something," Tomoyo said as she cowered behind me.
"Sorry about this Eriol, but it's necessary," I muttered, pulling out another scroll. "Force. Know my flight. Release the light. Lightning!" A bolt of lightning came from the scroll and hit Eriol, knocking him flat. (AN: NOOOOOO!!! Give them back evil lady!!!! Take me but leave Syaoran and MeiLing and Touya and Yukito alone!!! ::looks around:: Sorry, but I'm watching CardCaptors:The Movie right now and it's getting to my favorite part. ( Kick some ass for me Sakura!!) I looked around for Touya and saw him fighting Takazawa. Takuya was on the ground, bleeding from numerous wounds on her. After a few seconds, Takazawa and Takuya disappeared. (AN: GO SAKURA!! Time to kick some major ass!! ::gasp:: The evil lady's melting! What's going on?! ::watches the screen closely:: HEY!! It's Syaoran!! And the others. Notice how she says Syaoran's name first. How kawaii!!! ::nervous laugh:: I better move on with the chapter.)
"What happened? Last thing I remember was evil laughter and screams," Eriol said, sitting up. Tomoyo was at his side in a flash, her arms flung around his neck.
"We better go before we draw a crowd," Touya suggested and we climbed back into our boat.
"Just a second. I'll be right back," Eriol said, going below deck on the other boat. He came back quickly and we left for the dock. (AN: And it's like. BOOM! No more pleasure boat.)
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We reached the hotel just as the class was eating lunch. Yue had flown up into the room and Kero was in Tomoyo's bag along with the globe. Touya sat down at a table and started flirting with Nakuru. Wait a sec. Since when did Touya start liking Nakuru? Oh well. We reached the room and entered, Tomoyo leading the way. Yue was standing near Sakura's prone form, looking more mournful than usual. (AN: Is that even possible?)
"Are…are we too late?" Tomoyo asked, her voice chocked.
"I'm afraid so. She stopped breathing just before you came in."
I was shocked. After all we had done to protect her, she died. Eriol wasn't smiling nor was there laughter in his eyes. Tomoyo was on the verge of tears. Yue and Keroberos stood gravely by Sakura's figure. I took the globe out of Tomoyo's bag, holding back my own tears.
It just wasn't fair. There were still Ancient cards to catch and what was going to happen to the Sakura Cards now? A tear crept down my cheek, but I let it go. Nothing mattered anymore to me. The globe slipped from my hands and shattered on the ground. Magic flowed everywhere and then settled around Sakura. The tear on my cheek fell and more magic flared, making my head hurt.
'What's going on?' Eriol's voice entered my mind, making it hurt worse.
'How the heck am I supposed to know?!'
'Well, you dropped the globe.'
'Well, excuse me. But I'm not the reincarnation of the most powerful sorcerer in the world.'
'You're excused.'
Our conversation was cut short as a groan came from where Sakura was laying.
Finally, the third chapter is done. Time to work on the fourth. I'm trying to get as many chapters of this done this weekend so that I can get them up before school's out, which is on the 13th of June. Well, hoped you liked this chapter and sorry that it's really short, but I'm kinda on a short chapter trip. You know, the one where you do really short chapters. Gotta go and start working on the next chapter. Keep reviewing!