Frozen Nightmares
Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura
Chapter 2: Alarming Start
A/n: A special thanks to ImagineThat for being my only reviewer and for pointing out my mistakes instead of just all out compliments . . . not that I mind those but . . . Thanks!!
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Sakura's crying gradually slowed and eventually ceased all together but she never once moved out of her brother's protective embrace. She knew that, when Syaoran could not or refused to, Touya would be there for her, keep her from harm's way. She lost herself in wondering and, not long after, nodded off against her Onii-chan.
When Touya realized that Sakura had drifted off again, he gently laid his sister back into her bed, tucking her safely under the blanket. With a sigh, he rose from her bedside. With a sly grin, he pressed several buttons on Sakura's alarm clock and clicked 'set'. Touya trudged back to his books, silently cursing his imouto's shattered cell phone as he stepped on it while leaving.
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Syaoran shuffled back to his apartment, suddenly tired again. His eyelids hung heavy, stumbling from the left and right every now and then. He was seething and cursing under his breath, courtesy of Touya.
Finally reaching his apartment, he dug into his coat pocket, grabbing the key. Fumbling sleepily, he opened the door, nearly falling in after the door.
Damn, he was tired!
Syaoran threw his keys and jacket on a nearby chair and pulled out his textbook, he sat cross-legged on the couch, determined to finish the homework he had forgotten. After five minutes of staring blankly at the complicated math problems, Syaoran blinked and decided there was a one-in-a- million chance that he would get anything done.
Throwing the textbook on the floor beside him, he stumbled to his room, fell on his bed still fully clothed, and closed his eyes, willing to fall from his brain-dead, half-asleep state into an all-out rest.
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Beep
Beep
Beep
Beep
"Aah!! Nooo!! Turn it off!!" Sakura whined to anyone who could hear her, swatting the alarm clock off its post.
She groaned when someone pounded on her door, presumably Touya . . .
"Kaijuu!! Wake up!!"
Confirmed; it was him, alright.
"Leave me alone!!" Sakura grumbled sleepily, burying under the blanket to hide from view.
"Kaijuu, come on, get up!! You're not going to let that dream get to you, are ya?"
With a gasp, the memories of her dream came flooding back, overflowing within her. She shuddered.
That voice . . .
That voice be damned!
~*~
Kero was about to tap on Sakura's window for permission to enter, when he heard Touya's comment; that made him stop. What dream? Had something happened last night while he was gone?
Last night, he sensed something was up but didn't want to disturb Sakura so he left on his own to check it out. He'd found nothing of use but what was it? Could her dream be leading to the thing he'd sensed last night?
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She slowly lifted the cover from her head and glared up at her brother, rather ill-tempered from the dream itself. "Thank you SO much for reminding me, Onii-chan!" She barked sarcastically.
"Anytime, Kaijuu!" Touya replied, grinning. Whether Touya had missed the sarcasm of just chose to ignore it, she did not know. Touya's grin widened at her puzzled look. Too tired to react, she just waved off the insult with a simple shut up. She'd get him next time, she promised.
"Alright, Kaijuu! Get up, Kaijuu!!" Touya exclaimed, already heading, rather quickly, out her door.
That did it! Sakura reached for a pillow and threw it hitting . . . she sweat-dropped. She had hit a closed door. Growling in anger, she scrambled out of bed.
~*~
Touya smirked as he made a hasty retreat to his room before his imouto came from her own. Today, he rather not face the already ticked Kaijuu for what he did last night . . . for her cell phone . . . but namely, her alarm clock.
~*~
Hearing a loud tap on her window, Sakura turned to look. Kero was sitting, err floating, outside, looking impatient as he waited for her to open the window.
She took a step towards the window. Wait, wasn't Kero in his drawer . . . sleeping like always? She gave Kero a slightly skeptic look and walked over to the drawer where Kero slept, can never be too careful Syaoran always said, and after that dream . . . Of course, she was going to listen! She peered in the drawer to find it empty. Sakura sweat-dropped. When did he leave?
She rushed over and opened the window for the small guardian beast. "I'm sorry, Kero! I-- sorry!"
"It's alright, Sakura! Get me some pudding and I'll be fine!!"
Sakura smiled, glancing at the clock. "Su-- Hoe-ee!! After school, Kero, I'm late!!" She shrieked, flying into her closet to change.
Once emerged and dressed in uniform, she dashed down the stairs and grabbed her bag and setting t by the front door.
Forget about a shower and breakfast, she was late!!
She pulled on her blades as fast as possible. "Bye, Otou-san, bye Onii- chan!!" she called. She sped out the door, grabbing her bag from the floor.
~*~
Kero floated at her window, watching her go with a pitiful look. "A school day is a long time, Sakura!! I'm hungry for pudding!!" he yelled through the window.
~*~
As Sakura reached the schoolyard gate, she slowed, gradually realizing that a lot of the students that were always there early were just arriving. She inwardly cursed Touya, knowing he had something to do with it. Growling with stupidity, Sakura practically kicked off her blades and slipped on her school shoes, throwing the discarded blades in her locker.
Turning around, she spotted her friend. "Tomoyo!!" she called, hoping to catch her attention by waving happily.
Tomoyo turned to look at Sakura, eyes wide. "Gods, it's a miracle! You're on time!!" Noticing Sakura didn't seem too happy about it, she frowned. "Touya messed with your alarm clock again, didn't he?"
"Yes," Sakura snapped.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Sakura! But," she added on a lighter note, "At least, you're on time!!"
Sakura sighed and nodded wearily. She really could have used some more sleep, late or not, she was up a lot last night, tossing and turning because of that blasted dream.
Tomoyo suddenly found the ground very interesting, gazing intently at it. "I'm sorry, Sakura, but is the--"
"Sakura,"
Sakura's head whipped around only to meet the harsh amber glare of Syaoran. Sakura smiled nervously. Something about that look made her wary and rather tense. Syaoran glanced at Tomoyo and nodded in acknowledgment. "If you'll excuse us, Daidouji," he interrupted. With a slight bow and a tug of Sakura's hand, he left, dragging Sakura behind him.
Sakura shot Tomoyo a desperate, almost panicked, look. She knew all-too- well that she was in trouble now. But what for, she wondered.
Syaoran pulled her to a deserted part of the courtyard and immediately dropped her hand, glaring intently. "What the hell was that?"
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Disclaimer: I don't own Card Captor Sakura
Chapter 2: Alarming Start
A/n: A special thanks to ImagineThat for being my only reviewer and for pointing out my mistakes instead of just all out compliments . . . not that I mind those but . . . Thanks!!
~*~
Sakura's crying gradually slowed and eventually ceased all together but she never once moved out of her brother's protective embrace. She knew that, when Syaoran could not or refused to, Touya would be there for her, keep her from harm's way. She lost herself in wondering and, not long after, nodded off against her Onii-chan.
When Touya realized that Sakura had drifted off again, he gently laid his sister back into her bed, tucking her safely under the blanket. With a sigh, he rose from her bedside. With a sly grin, he pressed several buttons on Sakura's alarm clock and clicked 'set'. Touya trudged back to his books, silently cursing his imouto's shattered cell phone as he stepped on it while leaving.
~*~
Syaoran shuffled back to his apartment, suddenly tired again. His eyelids hung heavy, stumbling from the left and right every now and then. He was seething and cursing under his breath, courtesy of Touya.
Finally reaching his apartment, he dug into his coat pocket, grabbing the key. Fumbling sleepily, he opened the door, nearly falling in after the door.
Damn, he was tired!
Syaoran threw his keys and jacket on a nearby chair and pulled out his textbook, he sat cross-legged on the couch, determined to finish the homework he had forgotten. After five minutes of staring blankly at the complicated math problems, Syaoran blinked and decided there was a one-in-a- million chance that he would get anything done.
Throwing the textbook on the floor beside him, he stumbled to his room, fell on his bed still fully clothed, and closed his eyes, willing to fall from his brain-dead, half-asleep state into an all-out rest.
~*~
Beep
Beep
Beep
Beep
"Aah!! Nooo!! Turn it off!!" Sakura whined to anyone who could hear her, swatting the alarm clock off its post.
She groaned when someone pounded on her door, presumably Touya . . .
"Kaijuu!! Wake up!!"
Confirmed; it was him, alright.
"Leave me alone!!" Sakura grumbled sleepily, burying under the blanket to hide from view.
"Kaijuu, come on, get up!! You're not going to let that dream get to you, are ya?"
With a gasp, the memories of her dream came flooding back, overflowing within her. She shuddered.
That voice . . .
That voice be damned!
~*~
Kero was about to tap on Sakura's window for permission to enter, when he heard Touya's comment; that made him stop. What dream? Had something happened last night while he was gone?
Last night, he sensed something was up but didn't want to disturb Sakura so he left on his own to check it out. He'd found nothing of use but what was it? Could her dream be leading to the thing he'd sensed last night?
~*~
She slowly lifted the cover from her head and glared up at her brother, rather ill-tempered from the dream itself. "Thank you SO much for reminding me, Onii-chan!" She barked sarcastically.
"Anytime, Kaijuu!" Touya replied, grinning. Whether Touya had missed the sarcasm of just chose to ignore it, she did not know. Touya's grin widened at her puzzled look. Too tired to react, she just waved off the insult with a simple shut up. She'd get him next time, she promised.
"Alright, Kaijuu! Get up, Kaijuu!!" Touya exclaimed, already heading, rather quickly, out her door.
That did it! Sakura reached for a pillow and threw it hitting . . . she sweat-dropped. She had hit a closed door. Growling in anger, she scrambled out of bed.
~*~
Touya smirked as he made a hasty retreat to his room before his imouto came from her own. Today, he rather not face the already ticked Kaijuu for what he did last night . . . for her cell phone . . . but namely, her alarm clock.
~*~
Hearing a loud tap on her window, Sakura turned to look. Kero was sitting, err floating, outside, looking impatient as he waited for her to open the window.
She took a step towards the window. Wait, wasn't Kero in his drawer . . . sleeping like always? She gave Kero a slightly skeptic look and walked over to the drawer where Kero slept, can never be too careful Syaoran always said, and after that dream . . . Of course, she was going to listen! She peered in the drawer to find it empty. Sakura sweat-dropped. When did he leave?
She rushed over and opened the window for the small guardian beast. "I'm sorry, Kero! I-- sorry!"
"It's alright, Sakura! Get me some pudding and I'll be fine!!"
Sakura smiled, glancing at the clock. "Su-- Hoe-ee!! After school, Kero, I'm late!!" She shrieked, flying into her closet to change.
Once emerged and dressed in uniform, she dashed down the stairs and grabbed her bag and setting t by the front door.
Forget about a shower and breakfast, she was late!!
She pulled on her blades as fast as possible. "Bye, Otou-san, bye Onii- chan!!" she called. She sped out the door, grabbing her bag from the floor.
~*~
Kero floated at her window, watching her go with a pitiful look. "A school day is a long time, Sakura!! I'm hungry for pudding!!" he yelled through the window.
~*~
As Sakura reached the schoolyard gate, she slowed, gradually realizing that a lot of the students that were always there early were just arriving. She inwardly cursed Touya, knowing he had something to do with it. Growling with stupidity, Sakura practically kicked off her blades and slipped on her school shoes, throwing the discarded blades in her locker.
Turning around, she spotted her friend. "Tomoyo!!" she called, hoping to catch her attention by waving happily.
Tomoyo turned to look at Sakura, eyes wide. "Gods, it's a miracle! You're on time!!" Noticing Sakura didn't seem too happy about it, she frowned. "Touya messed with your alarm clock again, didn't he?"
"Yes," Sakura snapped.
"Oh, I'm sorry to hear that, Sakura! But," she added on a lighter note, "At least, you're on time!!"
Sakura sighed and nodded wearily. She really could have used some more sleep, late or not, she was up a lot last night, tossing and turning because of that blasted dream.
Tomoyo suddenly found the ground very interesting, gazing intently at it. "I'm sorry, Sakura, but is the--"
"Sakura,"
Sakura's head whipped around only to meet the harsh amber glare of Syaoran. Sakura smiled nervously. Something about that look made her wary and rather tense. Syaoran glanced at Tomoyo and nodded in acknowledgment. "If you'll excuse us, Daidouji," he interrupted. With a slight bow and a tug of Sakura's hand, he left, dragging Sakura behind him.
Sakura shot Tomoyo a desperate, almost panicked, look. She knew all-too- well that she was in trouble now. But what for, she wondered.
Syaoran pulled her to a deserted part of the courtyard and immediately dropped her hand, glaring intently. "What the hell was that?"
~*~
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