Ok, though I should technically be writing an Othello essay for English, I decided to this instead. Some of you asked questions in the last chapter - and I hope these answers make sense and don't confuse you more!
Avelyn Lauren - err here's hoping this answer makes sense. The necklace was given to her in the present, it's just she had a flashback to her fathers funeral where Touya told her she would never be alone. The necklace was kind of a joint present from Touya/Yukito, and happened now, not when she was 12.
Carmela-chan - the reason Syaoran's reaction was not so dramatic as it could have been is because he doesn't really know what's going on, and also not sure how to react about Sakura going missing, as they don't get on, but all your other questions will be answered in this chappie (I hope)
Anyway here is the next chapter, hope it makes sense!
The Prophecy
Chapter 6: Reclusive
Eriol was waiting at the police station for information on Sakura. He nearly died when his phone started ringing, he looked at the caller ID and saw it was Tomoyo.
"Moshi moshi" he answered.
"Eriol I don't have time to explain, but I know where Sakura is, get the police down to the old warehouse on the waterfront. She practically yelled down the phone.
"Err ok, but how do y..."he started.
"No time to explain just get them here now, I'm in the car with Syaoran we'll meet you there" she said and with that hung up the phone.
Eriol ran to tell the officers, and as he backed out of the police station to go meet Tomoyo, he smiled to himself. 'I have one heck of a girlfriend' he thought, and with that raced along to where Sakura was.
~*~
"Come on Syaoran, can't you go any faster?" whined Tomoyo.
"Not without breaking the speed limit" he replied.
"Don't care," stated Tomoyo "Just get me there and if you get booked I'll pay the fine."
Syaoran just shook his head and accelerated.
"That's better," said Tomoyo.
Tomoyo looked out the car window at the buildings flashing by, she couldn't explain what had happened earlier, or why she now knew where Sakura was. It was all to confusing.
"Tomoyo" asked Syaoran.
Tomoyo nodded.
"What happened earlier - how come you know where Sakura is?" he asked gently.
"I can't explain it. I was in the kitchen making coffee, and all of a sudden my head started pounding, like a really bad headache, and then it was like someone was in my head. And he was telling me where Sakura was, I saw the warehouse, and I heard everything the person said, but I don't understand how or why it happened." Tomoyo stopped and waited for a reply.
"Err, ok" started Syaoran not sure what to say, "You sound like someone was talking to you - but in your head"
"Syaoran - do you think I'm crazy?" asked Tomoyo in a slightly offhanded way.
Syaoran spared a quick glance over at Tomoyo, and saw that tears where shining in her eyes. Whatever had happened had scared her, and Syaoran knew this wasn't the time to be making jokes.
"No Tomoyo your not crazy" he assured her "We're just lucky we have a lead on Sakura now."
~*~
Sakura sat there, her brother's head in her lap. The tears had long since stopped, and she had made no attempt to get up and run away. Her once shining emerald orbs seemed dull and lifeless.
She didn't move, and the only sign of life was her chest gently rising and falling as she breathed in the stale air of the warehouse. Her gaze was fixed forwards on nothing in particular, as it was everything was blurry and lifeless.
The ground was hard and cold, but Sakura didn't notice it, she felt like she was not there, and just watching herself from the distance. And that was exactly what it seemed like when Syaoran and Tomoyo came bursting in.
~*~
Syaoran stopped the car.
"Is this Tomoyo?" he asked
Tomoyo just nodded before getting out of the car and running into the building. Syaoran followed her, and quickly caught up with her. The building could be dangerous, and he wasn't going to be skinned alive by Eriol if something happened to Tomoyo. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to the side.
"Listen Tomoyo we have to be careful, don't go rushing in that's all" he murmured quietly to her. She nodded in reply.
They crept along the 1st floor, and then made their way up to the next floor, which proved to be nothing but one big room. Once they made it to the 3rd and final floor, they where beginning to run out of hope, if Sakura wasn't here was Tomoyo really going crazy?
Syaoran, being the man in front, put his head around the 1st door they came too, the same musty smell that emanated through the warehouse hit his nose, but it was tinted with something else, and it was blood. Syaoran's eyes widened, but he didn't let Tomoyo see. If her nose was as sensitive as his, then she would know, but Syaoran saw no change in her expression.
He crept forwards, and saw an open door in front of him, he poked his head round, and the first thing he noticed was a black scorch mark on the floor. The other thing was the smell of iron was stronger, and he knew this was where he would find Sakura.
"Tomoyo maybe you should wait here" he said, worried about what he might find through the next door.
"No, Syaoran, my best friend is in trouble, and I'm not afraid, it's just important that I find her." Tomoyo stated, and Syaoran could see that she was not going to be swayed.
'At least one of us isn't afraid' he thought to himself.
Syaoran slowly pushed the door open, and what seemed like a sea of blood lay before him. His mind rushed in worries - what if it was Sakura blood. Okay so maybe they weren't friends, but still they had been once and this was not what he wanted to happen. He felt the bile rising in his throat, but forced it down. Tomoyo had a tight hold of his arm, and her face was as white as a sheet.
Syaoran followed the trail of blood over to the corner of the room, and breathed a sigh of relief, Sakura was all right, but she was cradling someone in her arms.
"Sakura" Tomoyo practically yelled, relieved that her best friend was alive.
Sakura didn't move, she was completely oblivious to all actions around her.
Syaoran walked with Tomoyo over to her, careful to not step in the blood. When Tomoyo saw whom Sakura was cradling she nearly fainted. It was Touya. It may have been a while since she had seen him, but it was definably Touya.
Tomoyo crouched down beside Sakura and looked at her friend's former brother. Syaoran was also in a state of shock, even thought him and Touya had never really gotten along, he still knew the pain of loosing a loved once, especially one as close as a sibling.
"Syaoran, I can't get a response out of her" sobbed Tomoyo "She won't even look at me"
Syaoran looked at Sakura, and saw nothing, not even a slight glisten in her emerald eyes that never stopped smiling, even when he annoyed her there where flashes of anger, but never nothing. He gently moved Touya's head off Sakura's lap and placed his jacket over him. He then picked Sakura up, and carried her away from it all, Tomoyo followed shortly after.
~*~
"Mr Li, Miss Daidouji, Mr Hiiragizawa, I'm doctor Saboushi, you brought Miss Kinomoto in correct" asked the doctor.
All three teenagers shot out of the waiting room chairs at the arrival of the doctor, finally after hours of waiting there was the possibility of news.
"Yes, is Sakura ok will she.." said Tomoyo as she bombarded the doctor with questions.
"Please Miss, one question at a time. Does she have any relatives that we should know about?"
"No, her father died when she was 12 and her mother dies soon after Sakura was gone - I'm her cousin" started Tomoyo.
"Okay, well Sakura is physically fine, she is awake, but she seems to be shut off from the world, and not with us." Started the doctor.
"What do you mean not with us?" asked Eriol.
"What I mean is that her vital signs and brain activity is perfectly normal, but she has suffered from mental trauma and has forced herself away from reality. We're not sure when or if she'll come back." Stated the doctor.
Tomoyo fell against Eriol, and his strong arms wrapped around her waist.
"Syaoran - I'm taking Tomoyo home - can you stay here and ring us if anything changes" he asked.
"Sure man - but you owe me two favours now" he said trying to lighten the mood.
~*~
Darkness.
It was around her, above her, and there was no light to be seen.
Everything had been taken away from her now - what was the point in living anymore, if life only caused pain.
So she will just lock herself away - far away from reality and the pain it causes.
And never come out.
~*~
Syaoran sighed as he sat in the chair next to Sakura's bed. She looked pale and distant, but still beautiful.
'Why am I thinking these thoughts - she hates me'.
Syaoran felt his eyes slowly droop, and put his head in his arms that rested on Sakura's bed, and slowly drifted off.
~*~
There was only four days left till midsummer's night.
~*~ End chapter six ~*~
AN: Ok I know that this chapter is not very long - but the I couldn't write anymore without having to completely rethinking the next chapter - then rethink everything else.
I will try and update soon - but no promises I am bogged down with a tonne of work plus re-sits are approaching. I also have the stupid flu, but I will try to update soon - sorry it took me so long to update - I am trying to juggle everything but my school work (unfortunately) takes priority over my writing - there should be a class called fanfiction - that would be a good class.
Please review - reviews make me happy.
Ja
demi-kaijuu
-X-
Ps - sorry if any of the medical jargon is wrong - i am studying to be teacher - not a doctor!
Avelyn Lauren - err here's hoping this answer makes sense. The necklace was given to her in the present, it's just she had a flashback to her fathers funeral where Touya told her she would never be alone. The necklace was kind of a joint present from Touya/Yukito, and happened now, not when she was 12.
Carmela-chan - the reason Syaoran's reaction was not so dramatic as it could have been is because he doesn't really know what's going on, and also not sure how to react about Sakura going missing, as they don't get on, but all your other questions will be answered in this chappie (I hope)
Anyway here is the next chapter, hope it makes sense!
Chapter 6: Reclusive
Eriol was waiting at the police station for information on Sakura. He nearly died when his phone started ringing, he looked at the caller ID and saw it was Tomoyo.
"Moshi moshi" he answered.
"Eriol I don't have time to explain, but I know where Sakura is, get the police down to the old warehouse on the waterfront. She practically yelled down the phone.
"Err ok, but how do y..."he started.
"No time to explain just get them here now, I'm in the car with Syaoran we'll meet you there" she said and with that hung up the phone.
Eriol ran to tell the officers, and as he backed out of the police station to go meet Tomoyo, he smiled to himself. 'I have one heck of a girlfriend' he thought, and with that raced along to where Sakura was.
~*~
"Come on Syaoran, can't you go any faster?" whined Tomoyo.
"Not without breaking the speed limit" he replied.
"Don't care," stated Tomoyo "Just get me there and if you get booked I'll pay the fine."
Syaoran just shook his head and accelerated.
"That's better," said Tomoyo.
Tomoyo looked out the car window at the buildings flashing by, she couldn't explain what had happened earlier, or why she now knew where Sakura was. It was all to confusing.
"Tomoyo" asked Syaoran.
Tomoyo nodded.
"What happened earlier - how come you know where Sakura is?" he asked gently.
"I can't explain it. I was in the kitchen making coffee, and all of a sudden my head started pounding, like a really bad headache, and then it was like someone was in my head. And he was telling me where Sakura was, I saw the warehouse, and I heard everything the person said, but I don't understand how or why it happened." Tomoyo stopped and waited for a reply.
"Err, ok" started Syaoran not sure what to say, "You sound like someone was talking to you - but in your head"
"Syaoran - do you think I'm crazy?" asked Tomoyo in a slightly offhanded way.
Syaoran spared a quick glance over at Tomoyo, and saw that tears where shining in her eyes. Whatever had happened had scared her, and Syaoran knew this wasn't the time to be making jokes.
"No Tomoyo your not crazy" he assured her "We're just lucky we have a lead on Sakura now."
~*~
Sakura sat there, her brother's head in her lap. The tears had long since stopped, and she had made no attempt to get up and run away. Her once shining emerald orbs seemed dull and lifeless.
She didn't move, and the only sign of life was her chest gently rising and falling as she breathed in the stale air of the warehouse. Her gaze was fixed forwards on nothing in particular, as it was everything was blurry and lifeless.
The ground was hard and cold, but Sakura didn't notice it, she felt like she was not there, and just watching herself from the distance. And that was exactly what it seemed like when Syaoran and Tomoyo came bursting in.
~*~
Syaoran stopped the car.
"Is this Tomoyo?" he asked
Tomoyo just nodded before getting out of the car and running into the building. Syaoran followed her, and quickly caught up with her. The building could be dangerous, and he wasn't going to be skinned alive by Eriol if something happened to Tomoyo. He grabbed her arm and pulled her to the side.
"Listen Tomoyo we have to be careful, don't go rushing in that's all" he murmured quietly to her. She nodded in reply.
They crept along the 1st floor, and then made their way up to the next floor, which proved to be nothing but one big room. Once they made it to the 3rd and final floor, they where beginning to run out of hope, if Sakura wasn't here was Tomoyo really going crazy?
Syaoran, being the man in front, put his head around the 1st door they came too, the same musty smell that emanated through the warehouse hit his nose, but it was tinted with something else, and it was blood. Syaoran's eyes widened, but he didn't let Tomoyo see. If her nose was as sensitive as his, then she would know, but Syaoran saw no change in her expression.
He crept forwards, and saw an open door in front of him, he poked his head round, and the first thing he noticed was a black scorch mark on the floor. The other thing was the smell of iron was stronger, and he knew this was where he would find Sakura.
"Tomoyo maybe you should wait here" he said, worried about what he might find through the next door.
"No, Syaoran, my best friend is in trouble, and I'm not afraid, it's just important that I find her." Tomoyo stated, and Syaoran could see that she was not going to be swayed.
'At least one of us isn't afraid' he thought to himself.
Syaoran slowly pushed the door open, and what seemed like a sea of blood lay before him. His mind rushed in worries - what if it was Sakura blood. Okay so maybe they weren't friends, but still they had been once and this was not what he wanted to happen. He felt the bile rising in his throat, but forced it down. Tomoyo had a tight hold of his arm, and her face was as white as a sheet.
Syaoran followed the trail of blood over to the corner of the room, and breathed a sigh of relief, Sakura was all right, but she was cradling someone in her arms.
"Sakura" Tomoyo practically yelled, relieved that her best friend was alive.
Sakura didn't move, she was completely oblivious to all actions around her.
Syaoran walked with Tomoyo over to her, careful to not step in the blood. When Tomoyo saw whom Sakura was cradling she nearly fainted. It was Touya. It may have been a while since she had seen him, but it was definably Touya.
Tomoyo crouched down beside Sakura and looked at her friend's former brother. Syaoran was also in a state of shock, even thought him and Touya had never really gotten along, he still knew the pain of loosing a loved once, especially one as close as a sibling.
"Syaoran, I can't get a response out of her" sobbed Tomoyo "She won't even look at me"
Syaoran looked at Sakura, and saw nothing, not even a slight glisten in her emerald eyes that never stopped smiling, even when he annoyed her there where flashes of anger, but never nothing. He gently moved Touya's head off Sakura's lap and placed his jacket over him. He then picked Sakura up, and carried her away from it all, Tomoyo followed shortly after.
~*~
"Mr Li, Miss Daidouji, Mr Hiiragizawa, I'm doctor Saboushi, you brought Miss Kinomoto in correct" asked the doctor.
All three teenagers shot out of the waiting room chairs at the arrival of the doctor, finally after hours of waiting there was the possibility of news.
"Yes, is Sakura ok will she.." said Tomoyo as she bombarded the doctor with questions.
"Please Miss, one question at a time. Does she have any relatives that we should know about?"
"No, her father died when she was 12 and her mother dies soon after Sakura was gone - I'm her cousin" started Tomoyo.
"Okay, well Sakura is physically fine, she is awake, but she seems to be shut off from the world, and not with us." Started the doctor.
"What do you mean not with us?" asked Eriol.
"What I mean is that her vital signs and brain activity is perfectly normal, but she has suffered from mental trauma and has forced herself away from reality. We're not sure when or if she'll come back." Stated the doctor.
Tomoyo fell against Eriol, and his strong arms wrapped around her waist.
"Syaoran - I'm taking Tomoyo home - can you stay here and ring us if anything changes" he asked.
"Sure man - but you owe me two favours now" he said trying to lighten the mood.
~*~
Darkness.
It was around her, above her, and there was no light to be seen.
Everything had been taken away from her now - what was the point in living anymore, if life only caused pain.
So she will just lock herself away - far away from reality and the pain it causes.
And never come out.
~*~
Syaoran sighed as he sat in the chair next to Sakura's bed. She looked pale and distant, but still beautiful.
'Why am I thinking these thoughts - she hates me'.
Syaoran felt his eyes slowly droop, and put his head in his arms that rested on Sakura's bed, and slowly drifted off.
~*~
There was only four days left till midsummer's night.
~*~ End chapter six ~*~
AN: Ok I know that this chapter is not very long - but the I couldn't write anymore without having to completely rethinking the next chapter - then rethink everything else.
I will try and update soon - but no promises I am bogged down with a tonne of work plus re-sits are approaching. I also have the stupid flu, but I will try to update soon - sorry it took me so long to update - I am trying to juggle everything but my school work (unfortunately) takes priority over my writing - there should be a class called fanfiction - that would be a good class.
Please review - reviews make me happy.
Ja
demi-kaijuu
-X-
Ps - sorry if any of the medical jargon is wrong - i am studying to be teacher - not a doctor!
