**Disclaimer: I spiff. You spiff. We all spiff. I am completely
determined to get "spiff" to be recognized as a verb and put in the
Webster's New English Dictionary! Buahahahahaha! Until then, I own
nothing, except the words "spiff" and "spiffify." The ownership of CCS
still eludes me. T-T
Wai! I got more reviews! Thank you soo much! Therefore, I'm finishing my fic before the end of my winter vacation. I'll also be reformatting my Yu- Gi-Oh! fic because the formatting for the author's notes is really off x.x and hopefully be putting up the first chapter of my InuYasha humor fic (just needs some formatting ^-^). If you ever want updates as to how my progress is coming, you can always visit my bio. ^^ Now for some replies to my reviewers. ^^
Julia_and_Tania: Thanks for the long and well-rounded review. I will most definitely (eeks, I think I misspelled it again x.x) be spell-checking my fic. I make a lot of typos, especially when I reverse letters. The only thing about consolidating my chapters is that it would take longer to put my chapters up because I would have to sit down and type forever, I'd get less reviews because of less chapters, and it's a bit harder for the readers because dishing out huge chapters of writing overwhelms some readers and it's harder to bookmark where you left off. Thanks for the compliments, though! *bequeaths candy*
Chibi-Kerochan: I'm glad to have read your fic. Keep your eyes peeled; I've got an InuYasha humor fic in the making. ^_^
Whew. Now on to the actual fic. @.@
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 8
"Mei-Lin! What are you doing?!" exclaimed Li as he pulled Sakura's arm harder.
"Following orders," replied Mei-Lin. "Don't worry, you two will see each other again in time."
From a foot away, pale green vines shot up and caught Li's ankles. He tripped and was pulled backwards. His hands slipped on Sakura's sweaty wrist and she became lost to Mei-Lin. Li reached one again for his sword in an attempt to hack away at the vines, but the vines had already bound his arm and were creeping up his body. He gasped for air as they tightened around his chest. In an instant, the vines had wrapped themselves around his neck and face. In the distance, he could make out Sakura struggling against Mei-Lin, who had seized her wand somehow. Gasping for air, his vision blurred, Li passed out.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Sakura's piercing scream filled the air and seemed to stab at Li's heart.
"I-I've got to help her,' thought Li groggily, his mind finally awake now that he had air.
Li moaned in pain and opened his eyes. He was in a large room with many doors. He was shackled to the wall and had been stripped (A/N: Ha! He's been stripped. *laughs*) of his sword, Lasin Board, and element papers (A/N: Oh...*blushes*).
Li looked straight ahead and saw Mei-Lin standing next to a black, old-fashioned armchair hovering a few feet from the ground. He glanced to his left and gasped. Sakura had hundreds of pale vines surrounding her body, except her head. They were glowing brightly and Sakura cried out in pain.
Li struggled against the chains. Mei-Lin glanced at him and walked over. He looked into her cold, pitiless eyes. He also noted that she had her hair in a tight bun and was wearing all black. She wasn't the Mei-Lin he knew.
"Well, well," she said in a cold voice, "it appears as though our little guest has awoken after all."
The chair whirled around to face Li. It hovered over, the person's face hidden in shadow. The chair entered a patch of light and the figure's face was illuminated. Li gasped in surprise.
'It isn't...it *can't* be," thought Li, thoroughly shocked.
It was himself.
***
Naniwa?! How can it be himself? Well...I will be putting up the next chapter because I'm not the kind to be evil and leave a cliffhanger like that when I have the fic written out already. And my author's notes were longer than the fic itself. ^^;; Just remember to review or I'll sing. And I sing badly. *evil glare*
Wai! I got more reviews! Thank you soo much! Therefore, I'm finishing my fic before the end of my winter vacation. I'll also be reformatting my Yu- Gi-Oh! fic because the formatting for the author's notes is really off x.x and hopefully be putting up the first chapter of my InuYasha humor fic (just needs some formatting ^-^). If you ever want updates as to how my progress is coming, you can always visit my bio. ^^ Now for some replies to my reviewers. ^^
Julia_and_Tania: Thanks for the long and well-rounded review. I will most definitely (eeks, I think I misspelled it again x.x) be spell-checking my fic. I make a lot of typos, especially when I reverse letters. The only thing about consolidating my chapters is that it would take longer to put my chapters up because I would have to sit down and type forever, I'd get less reviews because of less chapters, and it's a bit harder for the readers because dishing out huge chapters of writing overwhelms some readers and it's harder to bookmark where you left off. Thanks for the compliments, though! *bequeaths candy*
Chibi-Kerochan: I'm glad to have read your fic. Keep your eyes peeled; I've got an InuYasha humor fic in the making. ^_^
Whew. Now on to the actual fic. @.@
Wishing Isn't Enough
Chapter 8
"Mei-Lin! What are you doing?!" exclaimed Li as he pulled Sakura's arm harder.
"Following orders," replied Mei-Lin. "Don't worry, you two will see each other again in time."
From a foot away, pale green vines shot up and caught Li's ankles. He tripped and was pulled backwards. His hands slipped on Sakura's sweaty wrist and she became lost to Mei-Lin. Li reached one again for his sword in an attempt to hack away at the vines, but the vines had already bound his arm and were creeping up his body. He gasped for air as they tightened around his chest. In an instant, the vines had wrapped themselves around his neck and face. In the distance, he could make out Sakura struggling against Mei-Lin, who had seized her wand somehow. Gasping for air, his vision blurred, Li passed out.
*-*-*-*-*-*-*
Sakura's piercing scream filled the air and seemed to stab at Li's heart.
"I-I've got to help her,' thought Li groggily, his mind finally awake now that he had air.
Li moaned in pain and opened his eyes. He was in a large room with many doors. He was shackled to the wall and had been stripped (A/N: Ha! He's been stripped. *laughs*) of his sword, Lasin Board, and element papers (A/N: Oh...*blushes*).
Li looked straight ahead and saw Mei-Lin standing next to a black, old-fashioned armchair hovering a few feet from the ground. He glanced to his left and gasped. Sakura had hundreds of pale vines surrounding her body, except her head. They were glowing brightly and Sakura cried out in pain.
Li struggled against the chains. Mei-Lin glanced at him and walked over. He looked into her cold, pitiless eyes. He also noted that she had her hair in a tight bun and was wearing all black. She wasn't the Mei-Lin he knew.
"Well, well," she said in a cold voice, "it appears as though our little guest has awoken after all."
The chair whirled around to face Li. It hovered over, the person's face hidden in shadow. The chair entered a patch of light and the figure's face was illuminated. Li gasped in surprise.
'It isn't...it *can't* be," thought Li, thoroughly shocked.
It was himself.
***
Naniwa?! How can it be himself? Well...I will be putting up the next chapter because I'm not the kind to be evil and leave a cliffhanger like that when I have the fic written out already. And my author's notes were longer than the fic itself. ^^;; Just remember to review or I'll sing. And I sing badly. *evil glare*