Chapter 6
Twilight


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Sakura breezed through the door of her school. Yesterday had been so confusing, the thought of Jen being more than met the eye, not to mention the fact that an evil force had invaded her world injuring hundreds in the process—it was just too much to bear. All day she had pondered about Jen and her powers, what was going on? Why was all this happening now? And why did she have a sneaking suspicion Jen and the evil force had something to do with each other.
Sakura sighed, whatever the connection was hopefully she could figure it out. Madison was waiting at the front gates. Sakura smiled Madison was the one person she could always be able to depend on. She had been there for Sakura since their first day at school, it was as if they were made for each other. Even when things had gotten dark with the final test, Madison had stood by her all the way and had never once turned her back on Sakura.
She was almost at the front gate when she saw Madison turn around and wave to some girls across the street then ran over to them. Sakura stopped dead in her tracks. It was as if her mind could not compute the fact that Madison had deliberately waited for Sakura to come out so she could run to her new friends. Sakura's mind jumpstarted and she ran over to the group.
"Hi!," she said with a big smile on her face.
The girls stared at Sakura with an unforgiving glare. Sakura felt as small as a flea.
"What up?" she asked mustering all the courage she could.
"We're going to a party!" said a girl with blond pig tails and a giddy attitude.
"Really! Sounds fun!" said Sakura with a smile.
The rest of the group stared at Sakura like a disease. Then a tall girl with crop black hair walked up to Sakura.
"It's a special party," she said, "Invitation only."
"Oh," said Sakura.
"Why are you here anyway?" she asked.
"I was looking for my friend Madison I thought I saw her run over here," said Sakura.
"You should have gone home Sakura," said the girl with crop black hair, " Now we'll have to deal with you."
"That's not necessary is it Sakyo?" said a voice from behind the girl.
Sakyo fell back and out from behind her emerged Madison. But this wasn't the Madison Sakura knew this Madison had no smile and there was just something about her that seemed dead.
"Go home Sakura," she said.
"Madison what's-," Sakura tried to ask.
"Go home Sakura, I can't see you any more," said Madison.
"What! Why!" Shouted Sakura in shock.
"Go home," she said flatly and with that she turned her back on Sakura and began to walk down a dark ally.
"Madison!" Sakura cried in an effort to reach her friend.
She tried to run after her but the other girls grabbed her and knocked her to the ground.
"Stay away," said Sakyo in a cold voice, then she and the rest of the group followed Madison and disappeared into the darkness.

Li had been patiently waiting behind the school's front wall, his fists and teeth were clenched. He had had enough.
"So ready to go to her rescue?" asked a voice behind him.
"Eli!" he shouted in surprise.
"So are you?" he asked.
Li looked back at Sakura who was now standing on the pavement her head hung low facing the dark ally.
He gritted his teeth and hung his head.
"I-," he began, but Eli wasn't there.
He ran out of his hiding place but Sakura was gone as well. He banged his fist against the wall.
"I blew it!" he cried at himself.
"Don't tell me tell her," whispered a voice he knew all too well.
"Eli!" he cried again, but no one was there.
Li turned and banged his hand on the wall. What was wrong with him? If he loved Sakura, why did he hesitate to go to her rescue?

Sakura hung her head as she walked home, what had she done to make Madison so angry? What ever it was she seemed pretty angry. What was wrong with her. Or maybe it was just Sakura.
She opened the front door flung her stuff into the closet and headed for her room.
"Hiya squirt!" said Tori from the kitchen, his smile faded when Sakura just kept on walking.
She opened her door and collapsed on her bed, and cried.
"Hey! The Kero man is in the house!" shouted Kero with delight. When Sakura didn't reply Kero floated over to her.
"Hey what wrong," he asked quietly.
Sakura just turned her head.
Kero saddened he hated to see Sakura like this. She never cried like this. Something must be really wrong.
He floated back to is drawer to leave Sakura for a bit.
Jen had been in the bathroom when she heard stifled crying coming from Sakura's room.
She opened the door a crack as quietly as possible to see what was going on.
"What's wrong?" asked Jen.
"It's nothing," said Sakura sitting up.
"Sure, you simply decided to cry for no reason at all. Heck! Sounds like such good fun! I think I'll join in!" said Jen.
Sakura laughed, but her smile receded back to tears.
"No really, you can tell me anything, you know I'll always be there for you," said Jen.
"No you won't," said Sakura through tears.
"Now where'd you get an idea like that?" said Jen.
"Madison," she managed to say before going into a fit of tears.
"What about Madison?" asked Jen.
"I lost her, its all my fault!," she cried.
"No it's not," said Jen.
Sakura looked at her.
" Sometimes you think you know someone but you really don't," said Jen.
Sakura looked at her hands.
"Now what happened did you have an argument or something?" asked Jen.
"No. I don't really understand it. She was fine at school happy, cheery the same old Madison," said Sakura.
"So what happened?" asked Jen.
"After school, she looked right through me as if I were an insect to her," she said.
"There has to be something missing," said Jen, "Tell me the whole story, from the morning to this afternoon."
Sakura slowly began to unfold the day's events. It was really hard at first, confiding in someone she had met only days before. But it was strange, the more she told Jen the better she felt and the more their relationship grew as friends. At the end of her tale Jen nodded solemnly.
"Tough day," she said.
Sakura nodded.
"Don't worry. Whatever's up with Madison we'll find it out together," said Jen with a smile.
Sakura nodded. Jen stood up and headed for the door.
"Jen?" said Sakura.
Jen turned around.
"Thanks," she said with a smile.
"I am the one who should be thanking you," said Jen, "You saved my life and accepted me into a family. You've treated me as an equal from the day we've met Sakura. So hold all your Thank You's, because I owe you big time."
Jen and Sakura smiled. Jen was almost out the door when Sakura called her back.
"One more thing," she said.
"Sure," said Jen.
"Don't forget tomorrow we go shopping, and I get to teach you how to blade," said Sakura with a big grin.
"Wouldn't miss it for the world," said Jen.
Both girl's smiled. Jen left the room and closed the door, she should have been happy, she had made her new friend feel better when no one else could. But for some reason, she felt as if she'd just lost a friend as well. She couldn't explain it, but she had to choke back the tears, because Tori was coming to check on Sakura.
' 'Bout time,' she thought, and headed back to her room.
As she lay on her bed the setting sun cast a warm orange glow over her body. All she wanted to do was cry, but she couldn't. She'd never cry. Never.

Little did Jen and Sakura know, but they were both being watched. A dark figure stood in front of Sakura's house, a sly grin on it's face.
"One down, two to go," the figure's smile grew.
'How are we for progress?' A voice whispered.
"We've narrowed it down to three, one of them has already been taken," said the figure.
'Excellent, is it the one?' The voice asked.
"No my Lord but there are still two more. Both with pure hearts, and magic abilities," said the figure.
'Well done. Proceed as planned, but I suspect there's something you're not telling me,' said the voice.
"Yes. They will not curium to the darkness easily, but we have been surveying their weak points, so far we have only seen emotional weakness in one, but the other has no weak points visible," said the figure.
'Which do you plan to take first?' said the voice.
"The one with emotional weakness," said the figure, "She most likely is the one from what you have told me, and it is good cloaking."
'Excellent, please proceed,' said the voice.
"My pleasure," said the figure with a wicked grin.

Sakura woke with a yawn.
"Feeling better?" asked Kero gently.
"Much," said Sakura with a smile.
"I heard you talk with Jen yesterday," he said.
"Ya," said Sakura as she got ready.
"So," he said, " You guy's seem pretty close now."
"I guess," said Sakura.
"I'm sorry about Madison, Sakura," he said, "But I don't think you should replace her just yet."
"What are you talking about?" said Sakura, "No one can replace Madison, Jen's just a good person and that's no reason I can't be her friend too."
"I know that," he said, " But I worry about you Sakura. Remember what happened to me, and Eli when we got too close."
"Kero you're being paranoid," said Sakura, " What could possibly happen?"
Jen's head popped through the door.
"Ready?" she asked with a grin.
"Ready!" said Sakura with a matching face.

"This is how you put on the pads, there! You've got it! And—wow you're a fast learner, it took me forever to put my blades on for the first time," said Sakura.
"Is that everything?" asked Jen.
"Yup! Let's get going!" said Sakura with a smile. She grabbed Jen by the hand.
"Like this?" asked Jen.
"Yup! You've got the pattern now! Now we can move on to more things," said Sakura as they skated down the road.
"Watch this!" said Jen as she picked up speed and skated ahead.
Just then a car backed out in front of Jen.
"JEN!" cried Sakura in horror.
Jen bend her knee's and pushed up with all her might, she soared over the car and landed on the other side perfectly.
Sakura speed up and went to her.
"Are you okay!?" she asked in a mix between awe and shock.
"Ya, I'm fine," said Jen, " Sorry if I scared you."
"It's okay, it was super cool," said Sakura.
Both girl's grinned.
"Now let's get to the shop's before you give me a heart attack," said Sakura with a laugh.

The shop's in Sakura's town were amazing. Jen tried on so many clothes she lost count. Sakura even took her to a place called Twin Bell's that had some amazing stuff. The store owner, Maggie was a friend of Sakura's, and gave her a stuffed animal free of charge. They went to a wicked café for lunch, and had tons of fun. All the while completely unaware they were being watched.
By the time they were done in was dusk and Sakura had taken Jen to Penguin Park, for an ice-cream.
"Thanks for the amazing day Sakura," said Jen.
"It was nothing," replied Sakura.
"No. It means a lot to me," said Jen solemnly.
Sakura was about to speak when she saw Li sitting two benches away from them. His chin resting on his hands like he was thinking.
"Hey Li!" she called.
Li broken from his trance looked up at Sakura in surprise and blushed.
She waved for him to come over.
Li began to walk towards them when a root crashed through the ground and grabbed him.
"LI!" cried Sakura.
Li tried to speak but the root squeezed him harder and cried out in pain.
Sakura looked up in fear. She didn't know what to do. She couldn't use magic in front of Jen.
"I know!" she cried.
She took out her key and chanted the spell.
"Release!" she cried, " Sleep Card!"
Immediately Sleep put everyone to sleep.
Jen fell to the floor weak and helpless but not asleep.
"Fiery!" cried Sakura, but nothing happened.
The root began to drain Li, cried out again.
"Windy!" she cried, but again nothing happened.
"There is only one way to save him," said a voice behind her.
"Who's there?" she called out.
A figure emerged from the shadows.
"Who are you?" said Sakura.
"I. I am a messenger sent to bring you back at all costs," said the figure.
"Let Li go!" cried Sakura.
"Only if you come with me, and surrender yourself to the darkness," said the figure.
Sakura looked up at Li who was fighting for life. She began to walk toward the figure.
Jen sat up using the bench for support.
"Don't do it Sakura," croaked Li.
Sakura looked back at him.
"I'd rather die than let you become evil," he said.
"Li," whispered Sakura, tears in her eyes.
"That can be arranged," said the figure.
The root gripped tighter and Li screamed with pain.
"LI!" cried Sakura, "FLY!"
She began to fly upwards.
"Suit yourself," said the figure, " We'll do this the hard way. Funny it was a lot more easy with your little friend oh well."
Suddenly a second root shot up and Grabbed Sakura, she shrieked with pain.
"Give in Sakura, no one can save you now," said the figure with a laugh.
Meanwhile Jen struggled to get up.
'I can't let them win, I can't!' she cried in her mind.
Jen's body surged with a new found energy one she had never felt before.
'I'll never give up,' she thought.
"Never," she said.
"What?" said the figure.
"Never," whispered Jen.
The energy inside her had grown too strong to control. There was a flash of light, a shriek and then, all was quiet.
Li was the first too speak.
"Sakura!" he cried.
"Ow," said Sakura still groggy from the flash.
"Are you okay?" he asked.
"Ya, just a little sore," she said, "Where's Jen?"
They both looked around franticly.
"There she is!" cried Li pointed ten yards from them.
They ran up to her.
"Is she okay?" asked Sakura.
"Ya, she just looks tired, probably from the Sleep Card," said Li.
"Any idea of who saved us?" asked Sakura.
"No I blacked out, you?" said Li.
"Nope," She said.
"Oh well," said Li.
"Sakura!" called a voice in the distance, it was Tori.
"Tori! Over here," she called.
"I've been looking all over for you," he said, "What happened to Jen?"
"She blacked out," said Sakura.
"Okay, we better get home," said Tori.
"Ya," said Sakura, "Bye Li!"

'It appears we've found her at last,' said a voice
"Yes indeed we have," said a figure watching Tori pick Jen up and carry her away, "Indeed we have."