Having made a deal with Anubis and the others, Sakura was bent on not admitting she had anymore nightmares. She would just have to make an attempt not to wake up calling Kanna to come back. That is, if she even had anymore dreams about her. The group continued their walk in silence as they entered into the city. Nobody really had an objective in mind, so they headed back not long after their arrival. By the time they got back the Mia's house, it was around 3:30 in the afternoon. The group entered into the living room, which was occupied by Sage, Alanna, Rowen, and Mia. They gave a glance at Sakura, but decided not to mention anything about her odd behavior. Everyone found seats and sprawled out in front of the television. Sakura gave a look around as she got up and headed toward the stairs, followed by Kero and White Blaze.

"Where are you going?" Anubis asked as she passed him.

 "I'm going to go finish a book I've been reading upstairs in my room." Sakura said as she grabbed the book off the shelf along the way. "If Ryo asks, tell him where I am." She added as she went upstairs. Anubis nodded as he turned his attention back to the show. Sakura walked into her and Ryo's room as she grabbed a blanket off the bed. She curled up in a chair by the window, wrapping the blanket around her as she opened the book to the marked page. Kero and White Blaze sat at the sides of the chair, quickly dozing off as Sakura got into the story. She soon found her eyes getting heavy as she slowly drifted off into sleep, letting the book slide from her hands onto the floor.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*Sakura's Dream*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

Sakura found herself once again in a forest, but a different one. It was daylight outside and she could see the sun shining through the leaves. A warm breeze ruffled her hair as she started walking, not in any particular direction. Suddenly the warm breeze turned cold as Sakura stopped and wrapped her arms around herself for warmth. The forest around her started to grow dark as she was suddenly engulfed in darkness. She turned her head this way and that trying to see, when she heard a rustling noise behind her. Sakura whirled around.

"Hello?" she ventured into the darkness. No answer. Sakura continued to stare at the spot she heard the noise when she heard it again, once again behind her. She spun on her heels to face the noise maker. Her eyes widen in shock and fear as she saw the shadowy outline of some kind of monstrous creature. She couldn't tell what it was in the semi dark. The creature gave off a rattling breath as it made a movement toward her. Sakura turned and ran, intent on getting away form the creature as the chase ensued. Sakura stumbled blindly in the dark as she turned her head around to see the thing getting closer. She closed her eyes and ran faster until she bumped into something causing her to fall back. A pair of strong arms shot out and grabbed her preventing her from falling as she opened her eyes to see the smiling face of her husband.

"Ryo," she breathed. "We have to run, that thing is coming after me." She said in a panicked voice as she turned to see the creature right behind her. The creature stopped at she stared at its shadowy outline. She saw a hand reach out toward her as she screamed and threw up her hands in a guesture of defense.. The hand went right through her and grabbed Ryo who struggled in its grip.

"Ryo!" Sakura yelled rooted to the spot in fear as the creature brought Ryo closer to him. She saw a pair of red eyes glow as the thing brought Ryo closer and closer to its mouth.

"Ryo!" Sakura yelled again as she ran toward the monster, intent on doing everything she could to save her love form the thing. But no matter how hard she ran, the creature was always just out of reach as she stopped, panting for breath. She saw Ryo about to be eaten as she fell to her knees and was plunged into pitch blackness.
 "RYO!"

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Ryo walked in the front door the find the house empty. He shrugged as he headed for the kitchen. He was pouring himself a glass of water when he heard Sakura scream his name. Hearing the terror and fear in her voice he ran up the stairs, taking them two at a time to see her just wake up in the chair, breathing rapidly. She looked at him in the doorway as she jumped out of the chair and ran to him, wrapping her arms around his neck and crying into his chest.

"Ryo, I thought I lost you." She cried as Ryo wrapped his arms protectively around her and kissing the top of her head, wondering what she had dreamed about this time.

"It's okay, I'm here." He soothed as Sakura continued to sob into his chest. White Blaze and Kero, who had woken up at Sakura's panicked scream sat at their feet, staring up at the distraught Sakura, tails twitching in an anxious way.