Hi! For once, I have a chapter out on time! Another sign of the Apocalypse!
Though, I need to make a clarification: I made a mistake on the first
chapter. I did not mean to say "auburn-haired girl" next to Fujitaka. I
don't know where my mind was that day. I have changed it to "dark-haired
girl." Gomen-nasi. (I'm sorry.) But I have a new chapter that explains what
happened.
Chapter 2- Flashback: Sakura
Syaoran put his head down on his bed and stared at his ceiling. He still couldn't believe it. Sakura was dead for real. It felt like some awful nightmare he wished he could just wake up from. Syaoran grabbed a picture of Sakura smiling and stared at it for a moment. He buried his head under his pillow and cried like he had every night since she was murdered those two weeks ago. The memories of her being carried off were burnt into the back of his mind. He sat still and recalled everything that happened. that day.
(Author's note: From this point on, this is a flashback.)
Sakura ran out of the school in her cheerleading uniform with Tomoyo. Syaoran spotted her and immediately began to blush.
"Sigh. Tomoyo, how do you always ace these test when I always fail?" Tomoyo smiled. "I'm not that good! I got a couple of questions wrong. no, wait, that was yesterday's quiz. I didn't get any wrong today! Sorry." A sweat drop rolled down Sakura's head. "Sigh. I just wish-oh, hi Syaoran!" Syaoran tried to calm down his blushing. "Oh, err. hi Sakura. How are you?" Sakura sighed. "Not so good. I failed another math test." Tomoyo nudged her. "Cheer up, Sakura! I mean, you've transformed almost all of the Clow Cards into Sakura cards!" Sakura smiled a little. "Yeah, I guess. hey, what time is it?" Tomoyo looked at her watch. "About 5:00. Why?" "HOEEEEEE! I promised Touya I would make dinner tonight for him and dad before he got home from his new job! I gotta go!"
Sakura was off in a flash. A small notebook fell from Sakura's arms as she ran, but she never turned around to pick it up. Syaoran picked it up and examined it. It was her Japanese notebook. "Hey! Sakura! You dropped-" but it was too late. Sakura had already dashed around the corner. Tomoyo waved farewell and headed home. "Oh well, we don't have any Japanese homework tonight, so I guess I can give this to Sakura later after I have my dinner." And Syaoran headed home.
Syaoran put his plate in the sink and noticed Sakura's notebook next to him. "Oh, I almost forgot. I better call her first. Let's see. it's 6:15. Touya and her Father shouldn't be home yet." Syaoran picked up his phone and dialed. First ring. second ring. third ring. no answer.
"Hello! You've reached the Kinomoto residence." It was Fujitaka's voice on the answering machine. "We can't come to the phone right now, but please leave a message." Beep.
"That's strange. Sakura should be there cooking dinner like she said. Oh, um, Hi Sakura. It's Syaoran. I found your notebook after you dropped it today. I'll come and drop it off right now. Bye."
Syaoran thought to himself, "Well, at least I can leave t at her house even if she isn't home." He saw it started to rain through his kitchen window, so he grabbed a jacket and the notebook and headed towards Sakura's house.
Syaoran walked up the steps to Sakura's house when he noticed the lights were on. "Huh? No car. no bike. so Touya and Fujitaka aren't back yet. but then why didn't Sakura answer?" Syaoran shrugged and reached for the door when in swung open by itself and Syaoran was knocked to the ground. A young boy, probably about 13 or 14, with short black hair charged over Syaoran without even noticing him.
Syaoran quickly got up and watched the boy run as fast as his slim legs could carry him. "Who the hell is that?! And why was he in Sakura's house?" Syaoran had no time for questioning. He ran after the boy as fast as he could. He chased him around the corner, but as soon as the young boy realized he was being chased, he ducked to one side, knocked over a trashcan and rolled it towards Syaoran to knock him down. But Syaoran limberly jumped over it and continued to try and capture whoever he was. Syaoran chased him onto a straight path and began to pick up speed. There was no place for the boy to hide. Syaoran got closer with every side. he was undoubtedly faster. But the boy was not about to be caught by him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a weapon. A shot came from the young boy's gun. Syaoran jumped to one side and into a narrow alley. "What the hell? Why is this guy armed? Is he a burglar? But he didn't have any valuables." Syaoran peaked his head out and two more shots hit the wall next to him. Syaoran knew he had to fight back. He drew his sword and grabbed a charm.
"LIGHTNING!" Syaoran jumped to one side and lightning surged from the tip of his sword and shocked the young boy to the ground. Syaoran slowly approached. Surely the young boy must have been knocked out cold. But quickly, the boy raised his arm and fired again. A shot whizzed by Syaoran's arm, but missed him. The boy tried to fire again, but. click. Click, click. The gun was out of ammo.
The boy had no chance unarmed, so he jumped to his feet and quickly ran around the corner. "Don't think I'm gonna let you get. away." Syaoran made it around the corner only to see the boy was gone. But the corner was a dead end with no place to go. The boy had just. disappeared.
"Dammit, where did that boy go?" Suddenly, it hit Syaoran. Now Syaoran isn't what you would call an expert in firearms, but he knew one thing. "Wait a minute. that guy fired 4 shots at me, and then he was out of ammo. but don't most guns have at least." Syaoran's eyes widened. "And. he was in Sakura's house. OH MY GOD! I'M COMING SAKURA!"
Syaoran burst through the front door and ran to the kitchen.
Sakura lay on the floor, crying, clenching her stomach. She had her eyes closed, but tears streamed from them.
Kero was frantically flying around the kitchen. "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. SYAORAN!" Kero screamed. Syaoran kneeled beside Sakura. She didn't seem to even notice he was there. She just cried in pain. "What happened?!" Kero sat down next to him. "Some crazy boy barges into the house and practically holds Sakura hostage! He said something about revenge and 'nothing can stop me now!'" Kero started to cry. "But. he said he wanted to wait for her family to return to kill them all, but he grew impatient. he raised his gun, but I saw it and bit his finger. Eventually, he threw me off and fired and hit Sakura in the stomach! That's when he burst out the door!" Syaoran gasped. "Wait! Did this guy have short black hair and was a little taller than me?" Kero nodded. "Yeah, but how'd you know?" Syaoran quickly stood up and grabbed a phone and began dialing. "He tackled me on the way out! I chased him down the street, but he got away." Syaoran held the phone to his ear. "Hello? It's an emergency! Sakura's been shot! We need an ambulance!" Syaoran gave the ambulance Sakura's address and hung up.
"S-S-Syaoran? Is. Is that you?" Sakura mumbled. Syaoran bent down and held her hands. They were soaked in blood. "Yes, it's me! Are you alright?" Sakura let out a burst of pain. "I. I am now. that you're here."
Kero came flying up and down the stairs, carrying various medical supplies in his mouth each time. Syaoran told Sakura to calm down as he tried to clean the wounds in her stomach. "You're going to be okay, Sakura." Kero said, dropping some cotton balls to the ground. "Syaoran. thank you. I was so scarred. but now. I feel much better. because you're here." Syaoran shushed her. "Don't say anything. You need to conserve your strength. Just calm down." But it was hypocritical of him to say that. Because deep down, he was panicking worse than she was. Kero let out a high scream and flew out of sight. "What's wrong-" Syaoran felt a strong blow to his face and was flung into the wall. He was lifted by his shirt. It was Touya. "YOU BASTARD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BABY SISTER?!"
Sakura tried to speak as loud as he could. "No. Touya, stop it! Syaoran. he was helping me. he didn't do this." Touya dropped Syaoran to the floor. "." He was speechless. He dashed for the phone. "Don't bother. I've already called for an ambulance." Syaoran said. ".Thanks." Touya muttered, almost as if it hurt his pride. He kneeled down beside Sakura and started to cry. "C'mon, you can make it."
The rescue team burst through the door and into the kitchen about a minute later. They lifted Sakura onto a stretcher and wheeled her off. He wanted to go with her. but Touya got in the ambulance first and there was no more room. Syaoran just watched helplessly as they drove away.
(Author's note: End of flashback)
".But Sakura didn't make it to the hospital. She died on the way there. I just watched as she was driven away in that ambulance. I'll never forget the last words she said to me. "I feel much better. because you're here." Syaoran cried for a minute. "And my description of the kid wasn't good enough. Even the finger prints on the gun they found didn't help."
There was a knock on the bedroom window. Syaoran opened it and Kero flew in, carrying the Book of the Clow. Needless to say, with such a small body, this was no easy feat. Kero dropped the heavy book on the bed and nearly passed out in exhaustion. "Syaoran." Kero panted. "We need to talk." "Wait a minute." Syaoran ran out of the room and came back with a glass of water to help Kero relax. Kero took a drink and regained his breath. "That thing is HEAVY." He looked at Syaoran and could tell he had been crying. ".I know. I'm sad too. I still can't believe this happened." Kero started to cry, but quickly controlled himself. "But there is no time for that! I know me and you haven't always been the best of friends, but this is serious! Take a look at this!" Kero opened the book of the Clow and grabbed a card. Syaoran grabbed it. ".It feels so cold and lifeless! What's happening to it's magic?" Kero shook his head. "Without Sakura, they're losing their power and fast! Pretty soon, they'll be set free like they were originally! That's not the worst of it! The Sakura Cards are losing their power even faster! They'll be set free first! I don't know how we can stop it. You may have to become the true Cardcaptor!" Syaoran didn't know what to say. He was going to have to capture the cards all over again.
There was a ring at the doorbell. "Hold on one minute Kero."
Syaoran opened the front door and peaked out. "Hello Syaoran. I've come with important news, and I couldn't find Sakura." Syaoran's eyes widened. "MIA!"
To be continued.
Chapter 2- Flashback: Sakura
Syaoran put his head down on his bed and stared at his ceiling. He still couldn't believe it. Sakura was dead for real. It felt like some awful nightmare he wished he could just wake up from. Syaoran grabbed a picture of Sakura smiling and stared at it for a moment. He buried his head under his pillow and cried like he had every night since she was murdered those two weeks ago. The memories of her being carried off were burnt into the back of his mind. He sat still and recalled everything that happened. that day.
(Author's note: From this point on, this is a flashback.)
Sakura ran out of the school in her cheerleading uniform with Tomoyo. Syaoran spotted her and immediately began to blush.
"Sigh. Tomoyo, how do you always ace these test when I always fail?" Tomoyo smiled. "I'm not that good! I got a couple of questions wrong. no, wait, that was yesterday's quiz. I didn't get any wrong today! Sorry." A sweat drop rolled down Sakura's head. "Sigh. I just wish-oh, hi Syaoran!" Syaoran tried to calm down his blushing. "Oh, err. hi Sakura. How are you?" Sakura sighed. "Not so good. I failed another math test." Tomoyo nudged her. "Cheer up, Sakura! I mean, you've transformed almost all of the Clow Cards into Sakura cards!" Sakura smiled a little. "Yeah, I guess. hey, what time is it?" Tomoyo looked at her watch. "About 5:00. Why?" "HOEEEEEE! I promised Touya I would make dinner tonight for him and dad before he got home from his new job! I gotta go!"
Sakura was off in a flash. A small notebook fell from Sakura's arms as she ran, but she never turned around to pick it up. Syaoran picked it up and examined it. It was her Japanese notebook. "Hey! Sakura! You dropped-" but it was too late. Sakura had already dashed around the corner. Tomoyo waved farewell and headed home. "Oh well, we don't have any Japanese homework tonight, so I guess I can give this to Sakura later after I have my dinner." And Syaoran headed home.
Syaoran put his plate in the sink and noticed Sakura's notebook next to him. "Oh, I almost forgot. I better call her first. Let's see. it's 6:15. Touya and her Father shouldn't be home yet." Syaoran picked up his phone and dialed. First ring. second ring. third ring. no answer.
"Hello! You've reached the Kinomoto residence." It was Fujitaka's voice on the answering machine. "We can't come to the phone right now, but please leave a message." Beep.
"That's strange. Sakura should be there cooking dinner like she said. Oh, um, Hi Sakura. It's Syaoran. I found your notebook after you dropped it today. I'll come and drop it off right now. Bye."
Syaoran thought to himself, "Well, at least I can leave t at her house even if she isn't home." He saw it started to rain through his kitchen window, so he grabbed a jacket and the notebook and headed towards Sakura's house.
Syaoran walked up the steps to Sakura's house when he noticed the lights were on. "Huh? No car. no bike. so Touya and Fujitaka aren't back yet. but then why didn't Sakura answer?" Syaoran shrugged and reached for the door when in swung open by itself and Syaoran was knocked to the ground. A young boy, probably about 13 or 14, with short black hair charged over Syaoran without even noticing him.
Syaoran quickly got up and watched the boy run as fast as his slim legs could carry him. "Who the hell is that?! And why was he in Sakura's house?" Syaoran had no time for questioning. He ran after the boy as fast as he could. He chased him around the corner, but as soon as the young boy realized he was being chased, he ducked to one side, knocked over a trashcan and rolled it towards Syaoran to knock him down. But Syaoran limberly jumped over it and continued to try and capture whoever he was. Syaoran chased him onto a straight path and began to pick up speed. There was no place for the boy to hide. Syaoran got closer with every side. he was undoubtedly faster. But the boy was not about to be caught by him. He reached into his pocket and pulled out a weapon. A shot came from the young boy's gun. Syaoran jumped to one side and into a narrow alley. "What the hell? Why is this guy armed? Is he a burglar? But he didn't have any valuables." Syaoran peaked his head out and two more shots hit the wall next to him. Syaoran knew he had to fight back. He drew his sword and grabbed a charm.
"LIGHTNING!" Syaoran jumped to one side and lightning surged from the tip of his sword and shocked the young boy to the ground. Syaoran slowly approached. Surely the young boy must have been knocked out cold. But quickly, the boy raised his arm and fired again. A shot whizzed by Syaoran's arm, but missed him. The boy tried to fire again, but. click. Click, click. The gun was out of ammo.
The boy had no chance unarmed, so he jumped to his feet and quickly ran around the corner. "Don't think I'm gonna let you get. away." Syaoran made it around the corner only to see the boy was gone. But the corner was a dead end with no place to go. The boy had just. disappeared.
"Dammit, where did that boy go?" Suddenly, it hit Syaoran. Now Syaoran isn't what you would call an expert in firearms, but he knew one thing. "Wait a minute. that guy fired 4 shots at me, and then he was out of ammo. but don't most guns have at least." Syaoran's eyes widened. "And. he was in Sakura's house. OH MY GOD! I'M COMING SAKURA!"
Syaoran burst through the front door and ran to the kitchen.
Sakura lay on the floor, crying, clenching her stomach. She had her eyes closed, but tears streamed from them.
Kero was frantically flying around the kitchen. "Oh my God, oh my God, oh my God. SYAORAN!" Kero screamed. Syaoran kneeled beside Sakura. She didn't seem to even notice he was there. She just cried in pain. "What happened?!" Kero sat down next to him. "Some crazy boy barges into the house and practically holds Sakura hostage! He said something about revenge and 'nothing can stop me now!'" Kero started to cry. "But. he said he wanted to wait for her family to return to kill them all, but he grew impatient. he raised his gun, but I saw it and bit his finger. Eventually, he threw me off and fired and hit Sakura in the stomach! That's when he burst out the door!" Syaoran gasped. "Wait! Did this guy have short black hair and was a little taller than me?" Kero nodded. "Yeah, but how'd you know?" Syaoran quickly stood up and grabbed a phone and began dialing. "He tackled me on the way out! I chased him down the street, but he got away." Syaoran held the phone to his ear. "Hello? It's an emergency! Sakura's been shot! We need an ambulance!" Syaoran gave the ambulance Sakura's address and hung up.
"S-S-Syaoran? Is. Is that you?" Sakura mumbled. Syaoran bent down and held her hands. They were soaked in blood. "Yes, it's me! Are you alright?" Sakura let out a burst of pain. "I. I am now. that you're here."
Kero came flying up and down the stairs, carrying various medical supplies in his mouth each time. Syaoran told Sakura to calm down as he tried to clean the wounds in her stomach. "You're going to be okay, Sakura." Kero said, dropping some cotton balls to the ground. "Syaoran. thank you. I was so scarred. but now. I feel much better. because you're here." Syaoran shushed her. "Don't say anything. You need to conserve your strength. Just calm down." But it was hypocritical of him to say that. Because deep down, he was panicking worse than she was. Kero let out a high scream and flew out of sight. "What's wrong-" Syaoran felt a strong blow to his face and was flung into the wall. He was lifted by his shirt. It was Touya. "YOU BASTARD! WHAT HAVE YOU DONE TO MY BABY SISTER?!"
Sakura tried to speak as loud as he could. "No. Touya, stop it! Syaoran. he was helping me. he didn't do this." Touya dropped Syaoran to the floor. "." He was speechless. He dashed for the phone. "Don't bother. I've already called for an ambulance." Syaoran said. ".Thanks." Touya muttered, almost as if it hurt his pride. He kneeled down beside Sakura and started to cry. "C'mon, you can make it."
The rescue team burst through the door and into the kitchen about a minute later. They lifted Sakura onto a stretcher and wheeled her off. He wanted to go with her. but Touya got in the ambulance first and there was no more room. Syaoran just watched helplessly as they drove away.
(Author's note: End of flashback)
".But Sakura didn't make it to the hospital. She died on the way there. I just watched as she was driven away in that ambulance. I'll never forget the last words she said to me. "I feel much better. because you're here." Syaoran cried for a minute. "And my description of the kid wasn't good enough. Even the finger prints on the gun they found didn't help."
There was a knock on the bedroom window. Syaoran opened it and Kero flew in, carrying the Book of the Clow. Needless to say, with such a small body, this was no easy feat. Kero dropped the heavy book on the bed and nearly passed out in exhaustion. "Syaoran." Kero panted. "We need to talk." "Wait a minute." Syaoran ran out of the room and came back with a glass of water to help Kero relax. Kero took a drink and regained his breath. "That thing is HEAVY." He looked at Syaoran and could tell he had been crying. ".I know. I'm sad too. I still can't believe this happened." Kero started to cry, but quickly controlled himself. "But there is no time for that! I know me and you haven't always been the best of friends, but this is serious! Take a look at this!" Kero opened the book of the Clow and grabbed a card. Syaoran grabbed it. ".It feels so cold and lifeless! What's happening to it's magic?" Kero shook his head. "Without Sakura, they're losing their power and fast! Pretty soon, they'll be set free like they were originally! That's not the worst of it! The Sakura Cards are losing their power even faster! They'll be set free first! I don't know how we can stop it. You may have to become the true Cardcaptor!" Syaoran didn't know what to say. He was going to have to capture the cards all over again.
There was a ring at the doorbell. "Hold on one minute Kero."
Syaoran opened the front door and peaked out. "Hello Syaoran. I've come with important news, and I couldn't find Sakura." Syaoran's eyes widened. "MIA!"
To be continued.