New chapter y'all! I am sooo psyched that I actually got the number of
reviews that I asked for just one day after I posted the third chapter!
Well, anyway, for this chapter, I'm going to bring a little Lara Fabian in.
I'm gonna put a song as part of this particular chapter that will somehow
help Sakura make the decision that I know all S+S fans will hate. To all
those who are confused about the fact that Sakura and co. can speak
English, it's because they have magic that allows them to speak the English
language. I'm not going to reveal anything about the evil-looking man's
daughter yet, that's for later. For those who found out who the evil-
looking man is or anything about Elvira, please don't reveal it to the
other naive readers who haven't got a clue who they are. The answers to the
other questions will be revealed, before the end of the entire fic, that I
can assure you. Other questions will be answered in this chapter.
Thanks to all of the people that reviewed since the first chapter: 1. Down-right-mystical 2. Blue-Dreamz (only God knows. I ain't revealing TOO much yet, but you're close enough to the real thing.) 3. F@ntasy K@t 4. Fallin' Heart 5. Buffy() 6. AyUnLi 7. arrow-card 8. Bloodlust Night 9. adriana 10. cherry() (I update whenever I get a certain number of reviews. I usually write the number of reviews that I want at my AN at the end of the chapter.) 11.vividviolets() 12. Keyblade() 13. kawaiitenshisakura 14. Miya-chan3
All of your reviews have inspired me to continue writing! I am sooo grateful to you all.
Disclaimer: Yes, I know, I don't own CCS nor do I own Broken Vow. I do own 3 boxes filled with diskettes, though!
Now, on with the story before I do anymore babbling on.
***Flashback***
"Patience, my dearest Nagini," the man looked at the snake with something nearly resembling love. "I know that Elvira will not let me down. I know that her plan is full-proof and that she will succeed. She is after all my daughter and she should be as powerful as I. Soon, Nagini, soon it will all fall apart."
***End Flashback***
Chapter 4: Letting Go and Sakura's Prediction
***Girl's Dormitory***
It was Monday morning, the very first day of classes. Sakura was already up and ready for class. She walked over to the window and grabbed the radio that she brought along with her and turned it on. (AN/ Sakura's a sorceress so her magic allows the radio to function normally and without interference) she stared out the window thinking about Syaoran when the DJ announced the next song.
"And next on the top ten hit chart, we have Broken Vow by Lara Fabian!" a slow song came lilting out of the radio.
Mmmm.
Tell me her name
I want to know
The way she looks
And where you go
I need to see her face
I need to understand
Why you and I came to an end
Tell me again
I want to hear
Who broke my faith in all these years
Who lays with you at night
When I'm here all alone
Remembering when I was your own
I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
Tell me the words I never said
Show me the tears you never shed
Give me the touch
That one you promised to be mine
Or has it vanished for all time
I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
I close my eyes
And dream of you and I
And then I realize
There's more to life than only bitterness and lies
I close my eyes
I'd give away my soul
To hold you once again
And never let this promise end
I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow, Mmmm.
Sakura softly cried as she heard the lyrics of the song. The song fit exactly what she was feeling at that moment. Confused, hurt, betrayed and regretful, she turned off the radio and watched the sky as the sun peeked out between the clouds. She didn't want to admit it, but there was only one answer that she could find in order to resolve her problem. There was only one solution that could somehow relieve her of the pain that she felt inside her heart. She didn't want to do it, she was sure of that, but there was no other way she could think of. Tomoyo once told her that she would be happy as long as the one she loved was happy and that she didn't need for her love to be returned. If that was true, why wouldn't she be happy for Syaoran that he found someone that he seemed to love? Shouldn't she be happy that her loved one was happy? If she couldn't be happy with him, couldn't she at least be happy for him? She knew what she must do, for everyone's sake. Though it pained her so, it had to be done. She looked at the orange sky once more before leaving the dorm. Softly, she whispered something so soft that it was barely audible.
"Syaoran-kun, onegai (please) shiawaseni (be happy), I'm letting you go."
***At the Great Hall***
Syaoran scanned the hall looking desperately for any sign of auburn. He really wanted to find Sakura and see if she was fine. He finally spotted her near the end of the Gryffindor table sitting right next to Harry. She seemed like she was really happy. She was laughing and smiling, something he did not see since he last left Tomoeda. He felt something painful in his heart as he saw Sakura laughing along with Harry, but he quickly dismissed it. He quickly made his way through the sea of students to where Sakura was seated.
"Sakura-chan, there you are! I've been looking for you since this morning!" Sakura turned to look at Syaoran.
"Hi Li-kun, sorry, I didn't know that you were looking for me." She then turned to look at the other people at the table. "I'm going to go to my first class now, so I'll see you later." Tomoyo reacted at his statement.
"Sakura-chan, you haven't even touched the food!"
"Oh, uh, I'm not hungry, that's all."
"But Sakura-chan," this time it was Syaoran who spoke up. "You didn't eat anything last night either!"
"I'm fine, I'm really not hungry. Oh yeah, by the way, Li-kun, please call me Kinomoto-san."
"Demo (but), Sakura-chan I-" Sakura placed her finger on his lips.
"Shhh, Li-kun, I'm letting you go now. Call me Kinomoto-san, not Sakura-chan onegai."
"You know that I allow you to call me by my first name, what's wrong?"
"Nandemonai (Nothing). Shiawaseni, Li-kun." Sakura turned to leave when Syaoran grabbed her arm.
"Sakura-chan, I want to talk to you." Sakura heavily sighed and turned to look at him.
"I'm in no mood to talk Li-kun."
"But Sakura-chan,"
"Syaoran! Will you walk me to my class?" Aisa appeared out of nowhere and clung to his arm. "I have Charms first, come on and let's go." Sakura, seeing this as an opportunity to get away from Syaoran ran off to the opposite side of the hall and left the hall entirely. "Bye Li-kun, shiawaseni and please call me Kinomoto-san!"
*Groan* 'I didn't get a chance to talk to her because Miyu came. For once, can't she stop getting in between Sakura-chan and me?' Syaoran, realizing his thought quickly shoved it to the back of his mind, reminding himself that he was happy with Miyu. 'Why did I think of that?" he looked at Miyu who was smiling at him. Miyu's friend, Chou suddenly came over.
"Hey Miyu, let's go to Charms class now. We don't want your boyfriend to get in trouble because he was late for his first class now would we?" Chou giggled.
"Sure, Syaoran, I'll catch up with you later, okay?" she gave him a kiss on the cheek and left him standing by himself.
"What's wrong with me?" Syaoran took one last look around the hall for some sign that could help him figure out what was going on with Sakura. Finding nothing that could possibly help him, he left for his first class, Divination.
***Divination Room***
Sakura was getting drowsy from the atmosphere in the room. The heavily scented air made her eyes droopy and her head ache. She looked at Tomoyo who sat right across her. She was busy looking through the pack of tarot cards that Professor Trelawney just gave them. She looked at Eriol who was trying not to talk to Syaoran who was trying to catch Eriol's attention.
"Today, we will start learning about the tarot cards. I understand that one of the exchange students have some experience in these matters. Will Mistress Sakura Kinomoto come and display her knowledge of tarot cards?" Sakura snapped back to reality at the mention of her name. "Yes Professor Trelawney."
Sakura walked towards the front holding a pack of tarot cards. "Can I have a volunteer?"
Students looked at each other, unsure of what to do. Somebody suddenly stood up to volunteer. "I'll do it."
The other students looked at the brave volunteer. It was Syaoran.
"Okay Li-kun, please come here." Syaoran walked forward and stared right into those emerald eyes of Sakura. Right then and there, he lost it. He no longer held any worries or problems; all he saw was innocence and serenity. His sore eyes were healed and his pain was washed away. However, as he got closer and closer, he saw something hidden beneath pools of emerald, he saw sorrow. As he realized that she was sad, he felt a pang in his heart. He quickly dismissed all that he just felt as he stood right next to Sakura. 'Sakura is a happy girl who doesn't let things get her down, she wouldn't be sad.' Sakura took his hand in hers and he felt some of his aura disappear. He looked at Sakura and started to panic, but then he saw a flash of green go into the tarot cards. 'Ah, so she uses a person's aura to tell their future. Let's see what she'll say about me.'
"Li-kun, please take five cards anywhere from the deck." Sakura held the tarot cards out to him. He was about to take a card when he felt his aura reside in another cards, he took that instead. The same held true every time he would pick a card. After he got his five cards, Sakura put the deck on the desk and began looking through the cards that he had chosen. As Sakura looked through the cards, he saw her complexion suddenly become pale and her eyes held disbelief.
"Sakura-chan, what's wrong?" instead of a reply, all that Syaoran received was silence. She aligned the cards face down on the table; she sat down on a chair and closed her eyes. Syaoran decided to sit right across Sakura and awaited her verdict. All of a sudden, they felt a surge of Sakura's pink aura envelope them in its warmth.
Sakura's eyes finally snapped open, but they looked completely different, she looked possessed. Her eyes seemed to be made of steel as she looked into Syaoran's. She ran her finger over the cards and stopped at the one furthest on her right and she began telling of his fate to come. (AN/ even if these sound like the Sakura Cards, they're not, okay?)
"The Betrayer," Sakura turned the first card over. "An enemy hides under a mask, concealing his true identity to you. You are currently under the impression that this person bears true loyalty towards you. The Betrayer is also known as The Deceiver."
"The Lock," Sakura turned the second card over. "You conceal your true feelings from others, but most importantly, you hide them from yourself. You are in denial of your hidden feelings, but you need to accept them in order to move on. The Lock is also known as The Keeper."
"The Sword," Sakura turned the third card over. "You have been involved in many fights before, the one that will truly test your worth as a warrior is yet to come. The most important battle that will unlock The Keeper will reveal its true intentions before the seventh month wanes as your fight progresses. The Sword is also known as The Battle."
"The Energy," Sakura turned the fourth card over. "You bear extremely strong powers and they have helped you greatly in the past, but you have still yet to discover your most powerful ability. You will have a companion that you hurt greatly but this companion of yours is the key in claiming your hidden power. The Energy is also known as The Source."
Everybody in the room was captivated with suspense. Everyone held their breath as the fifth, yet the final card was turned over.
"The Heart," Sakura turned the final card over. "You are unaware of a person's feelings, and it is this person that shall help you in discovering your hidden power. You have greatly injured this person, but this person has decided to let you go. You have yet to find your true love, but all you needed to do was look right where you have not. This person, though seemed to alienate you, will return to you as a friend, but is the one who your destiny was intertwined with since the beginning of time. The Heart is the most powerful card and it is the key to realizing the meaning of The Mask, The Lock, The Sword and The Wand. The Heart bears another name that shows its true intentions as it is mentioned; True Love."
Not a sound was heard; no one dared to breathe after they heard what Sakura prophesized. Syaoran looked at Sakura dumbfounded. Sakura looked back at Syaoran with those eyes of steel and took his hands. She picked the cards up, clasped his hands over them and muttered a quick spell. Instantly, he felt the aura that left him a while ago flood back into him, twice as powerful as before. After Syaoran took the cards out of his hand, he felt Sakura's pink aura leave the room and Sakura fainted.
"Sakura!" Syaoran picked her up from the floor and carried her in his arms. "I'm bringing her to the Hospital Wing." He looked once more at the tarot cards and then he left.
As soon as he left, students started whispering about what just happened. Professor Trelawney couldn't get them to listen to her anymore, Divination was over.
***Hospital Wing***
Sakura woke up to find a pair of Amber orbs staring down at her emerald eyes.
"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" Sakura sat up and looked about her. Syaoran felt her forehead to check if she had a temperature. "You don't have a fever."
"Li-kun, what happened? I remember looking standing up to tell your future, but I can't remember what happened after that. Where am I anyway?"
"You're in the Hospital Wing. Are you telling me that you don't remember anything that happened after you sat down?"
"No, what happened? Did I tell you the future?"
"I'm not sure. You just sort of went into a trance and you covered the entire class with your aura. You then took the cards and explained them to me one by one, then you gave me back the aura that you took from me and it returned twice as strong as before and then you fainted so I brought you here."
"Wait a minute, rewind and freeze! Did you just say that I took some of your aura out of you?"
"Don't you remember? This happened before you went into the trance."
"No, I don't recall anything after you stood right beside me. What did I predict?"
"I can't remember most of it." Syaoran lied to Sakura. He didn't want her to start worrying about her prediction right after she recovered from fainting.
"Okay Li-kun. I hope whatever I predicted for you was alright."
"Sakura-chan, why don't you call me Syaoran-kun anymore?" Sakura sighed and looked the opposite way.
"It's because I'm letting go." A part of Sakura's prophecy suddenly appeared in Syaoran's head.
'You are unaware of a person's feelings, and it is this person that shall help you in discovering your hidden power. You have greatly injured this person, but this person has decided to let you go. This person, though seemed to alienate you, will return to you as a friend, but is the one who your destiny was intertwined with since the beginning of time.' Syaoran repeated what Sakura said in his mind as well. 'It's because I'm letting go.' He quickly erased those thoughts from his head, he didn't believe that Sakura's most recent words have anything to do with the prophecy that she just made before passing out.
"Sakura-chan, have I hurt you in anyway at all?" Sakura turned to look at Syaoran.
"O-of c-course n-not! Why w-would you th-think that?" Sakura stammered. She didn't want Syaoran to know that he really hurt her a lot.
"Nothing, it's just that you seemed so distant to me and I could never spend time with you anymore." Sakura silently thanked kami-sama out of relief. He didn't suspect anything concerning her true feelings. (AN/ yeah right Sakura! It's just that you ain't reading his mind so you don't know what he was really thinking. *sweatdrops and looks at the reader* I won't interrupt anymore, gomen.)
"I'm alright, Li-kun. There's absolutely no need for you to worry about me."
"Are we still friends?"
"Li-kun, I-"
"Sakura-chan, are you alright? I was sooo worried about you!" Tomoyo ran in and gave Sakura another bear hug. 'Great,' Syaoran thought. 'Just as I finally get some time alone with Sakura, more distractions come in.'
"Tomoyo-chan, I'm alright so onegai, don't be sad." Sakura patted her back and Tomoyo let go. 'Thank you Tomoyo for saving me from answering Li- kun's question.' Soon Eriol, Harry, Hermione and Ron went inside the room. Syaoran sweatdropped as the others ran in, breathless. They were obviously running. 'And here come the reinforcements of distractions!'
"Sakura, are you alright? I heard about what happened from Harry." Hermione gave Sakura a big hug. "I was worried about you! We all were."
"I'm okay, now will everyone stop asking me that?" Sakura snapped at them, a bit annoyed.
"Sorry Sakura, it's just that we were worried about you considering what you just did." Harry explained. "That was awesome by the way; I've never seen Professor Trelawney so stumped!"
"What did I do?"
"You told Li's future! I don't think that even Professor Trelawney has predicted as well and as accurately as you did with Li!" Ron burst out, filled with excitement.
"Oh, that. What did I predict?" everyone was silent.
"Sakura-san," Eriol pushed through the crowd to talk to Sakura. "Are you saying that you can't remember what you predicted?"
"Hai, Eriol-kun, I don't remember it."
"Hmmm, I see. Yes. I think that it's time for us to pay another visit to Professor Dumbledore." Eriol walked over to Syaoran. "You should probably come as well, Li-kun." Eriol then addressed the three wizards in their presence. "Please don't tell anyone about what happened here and during Divination. Please be kind enough to tell the others who saw what happened to keep quiet about it for a while. No one should know about this particular future, not even I." he walked out the door and Tomoyo followed. With Syaoran's help, Sakura got up and they left for Professor Dumbledore's office as well.
Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at each other, feeling very insecure indeed. Shaking off that feeling, they returned to Gryffindor Tower to gather their stuff for their next lesson, Transfiguration.
***Somewhere far away from the school***
The evil-looking man looked out the window once more. The large snake slithered to his side again and coiled itself around his leg. "Something's gone wrong, I can feel it. Elvira's plan had better work soon or she will pay dearly, with her life."
-To be Continued-
AN/ Yeah, I got another chapter done! My personal favorite part in this chappie was when Sakura was telling Syaoran his future, I even sort of creeped my self out! I totally thought I was out of ideas and then my friend calls me at home and gives me another great idea! I don't know how many chapters this fic will be, but I know that it will be LONG. Comments, suggestions, requests, clarifications, complaints, (Please don't let there be any of those!) just let me know what you thought! If you want me to e- mail you when I update the next chapter, please just request for it in your review and leave your e-mail address as well. I won't post the next chapter of this fic until I get 28 reviews in total or until September 28! (That's my b-day y'all!) R&R!
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Thanks to all of the people that reviewed since the first chapter: 1. Down-right-mystical 2. Blue-Dreamz (only God knows. I ain't revealing TOO much yet, but you're close enough to the real thing.) 3. F@ntasy K@t 4. Fallin' Heart 5. Buffy() 6. AyUnLi 7. arrow-card 8. Bloodlust Night 9. adriana 10. cherry() (I update whenever I get a certain number of reviews. I usually write the number of reviews that I want at my AN at the end of the chapter.) 11.vividviolets() 12. Keyblade() 13. kawaiitenshisakura 14. Miya-chan3
All of your reviews have inspired me to continue writing! I am sooo grateful to you all.
Disclaimer: Yes, I know, I don't own CCS nor do I own Broken Vow. I do own 3 boxes filled with diskettes, though!
Now, on with the story before I do anymore babbling on.
***Flashback***
"Patience, my dearest Nagini," the man looked at the snake with something nearly resembling love. "I know that Elvira will not let me down. I know that her plan is full-proof and that she will succeed. She is after all my daughter and she should be as powerful as I. Soon, Nagini, soon it will all fall apart."
***End Flashback***
Chapter 4: Letting Go and Sakura's Prediction
***Girl's Dormitory***
It was Monday morning, the very first day of classes. Sakura was already up and ready for class. She walked over to the window and grabbed the radio that she brought along with her and turned it on. (AN/ Sakura's a sorceress so her magic allows the radio to function normally and without interference) she stared out the window thinking about Syaoran when the DJ announced the next song.
"And next on the top ten hit chart, we have Broken Vow by Lara Fabian!" a slow song came lilting out of the radio.
Mmmm.
Tell me her name
I want to know
The way she looks
And where you go
I need to see her face
I need to understand
Why you and I came to an end
Tell me again
I want to hear
Who broke my faith in all these years
Who lays with you at night
When I'm here all alone
Remembering when I was your own
I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
Tell me the words I never said
Show me the tears you never shed
Give me the touch
That one you promised to be mine
Or has it vanished for all time
I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow
I close my eyes
And dream of you and I
And then I realize
There's more to life than only bitterness and lies
I close my eyes
I'd give away my soul
To hold you once again
And never let this promise end
I'll let you go
I'll let you fly
Why do I keep on asking why
I'll let you go
Now that I found
A way to keep somehow
More than a broken vow, Mmmm.
Sakura softly cried as she heard the lyrics of the song. The song fit exactly what she was feeling at that moment. Confused, hurt, betrayed and regretful, she turned off the radio and watched the sky as the sun peeked out between the clouds. She didn't want to admit it, but there was only one answer that she could find in order to resolve her problem. There was only one solution that could somehow relieve her of the pain that she felt inside her heart. She didn't want to do it, she was sure of that, but there was no other way she could think of. Tomoyo once told her that she would be happy as long as the one she loved was happy and that she didn't need for her love to be returned. If that was true, why wouldn't she be happy for Syaoran that he found someone that he seemed to love? Shouldn't she be happy that her loved one was happy? If she couldn't be happy with him, couldn't she at least be happy for him? She knew what she must do, for everyone's sake. Though it pained her so, it had to be done. She looked at the orange sky once more before leaving the dorm. Softly, she whispered something so soft that it was barely audible.
"Syaoran-kun, onegai (please) shiawaseni (be happy), I'm letting you go."
***At the Great Hall***
Syaoran scanned the hall looking desperately for any sign of auburn. He really wanted to find Sakura and see if she was fine. He finally spotted her near the end of the Gryffindor table sitting right next to Harry. She seemed like she was really happy. She was laughing and smiling, something he did not see since he last left Tomoeda. He felt something painful in his heart as he saw Sakura laughing along with Harry, but he quickly dismissed it. He quickly made his way through the sea of students to where Sakura was seated.
"Sakura-chan, there you are! I've been looking for you since this morning!" Sakura turned to look at Syaoran.
"Hi Li-kun, sorry, I didn't know that you were looking for me." She then turned to look at the other people at the table. "I'm going to go to my first class now, so I'll see you later." Tomoyo reacted at his statement.
"Sakura-chan, you haven't even touched the food!"
"Oh, uh, I'm not hungry, that's all."
"But Sakura-chan," this time it was Syaoran who spoke up. "You didn't eat anything last night either!"
"I'm fine, I'm really not hungry. Oh yeah, by the way, Li-kun, please call me Kinomoto-san."
"Demo (but), Sakura-chan I-" Sakura placed her finger on his lips.
"Shhh, Li-kun, I'm letting you go now. Call me Kinomoto-san, not Sakura-chan onegai."
"You know that I allow you to call me by my first name, what's wrong?"
"Nandemonai (Nothing). Shiawaseni, Li-kun." Sakura turned to leave when Syaoran grabbed her arm.
"Sakura-chan, I want to talk to you." Sakura heavily sighed and turned to look at him.
"I'm in no mood to talk Li-kun."
"But Sakura-chan,"
"Syaoran! Will you walk me to my class?" Aisa appeared out of nowhere and clung to his arm. "I have Charms first, come on and let's go." Sakura, seeing this as an opportunity to get away from Syaoran ran off to the opposite side of the hall and left the hall entirely. "Bye Li-kun, shiawaseni and please call me Kinomoto-san!"
*Groan* 'I didn't get a chance to talk to her because Miyu came. For once, can't she stop getting in between Sakura-chan and me?' Syaoran, realizing his thought quickly shoved it to the back of his mind, reminding himself that he was happy with Miyu. 'Why did I think of that?" he looked at Miyu who was smiling at him. Miyu's friend, Chou suddenly came over.
"Hey Miyu, let's go to Charms class now. We don't want your boyfriend to get in trouble because he was late for his first class now would we?" Chou giggled.
"Sure, Syaoran, I'll catch up with you later, okay?" she gave him a kiss on the cheek and left him standing by himself.
"What's wrong with me?" Syaoran took one last look around the hall for some sign that could help him figure out what was going on with Sakura. Finding nothing that could possibly help him, he left for his first class, Divination.
***Divination Room***
Sakura was getting drowsy from the atmosphere in the room. The heavily scented air made her eyes droopy and her head ache. She looked at Tomoyo who sat right across her. She was busy looking through the pack of tarot cards that Professor Trelawney just gave them. She looked at Eriol who was trying not to talk to Syaoran who was trying to catch Eriol's attention.
"Today, we will start learning about the tarot cards. I understand that one of the exchange students have some experience in these matters. Will Mistress Sakura Kinomoto come and display her knowledge of tarot cards?" Sakura snapped back to reality at the mention of her name. "Yes Professor Trelawney."
Sakura walked towards the front holding a pack of tarot cards. "Can I have a volunteer?"
Students looked at each other, unsure of what to do. Somebody suddenly stood up to volunteer. "I'll do it."
The other students looked at the brave volunteer. It was Syaoran.
"Okay Li-kun, please come here." Syaoran walked forward and stared right into those emerald eyes of Sakura. Right then and there, he lost it. He no longer held any worries or problems; all he saw was innocence and serenity. His sore eyes were healed and his pain was washed away. However, as he got closer and closer, he saw something hidden beneath pools of emerald, he saw sorrow. As he realized that she was sad, he felt a pang in his heart. He quickly dismissed all that he just felt as he stood right next to Sakura. 'Sakura is a happy girl who doesn't let things get her down, she wouldn't be sad.' Sakura took his hand in hers and he felt some of his aura disappear. He looked at Sakura and started to panic, but then he saw a flash of green go into the tarot cards. 'Ah, so she uses a person's aura to tell their future. Let's see what she'll say about me.'
"Li-kun, please take five cards anywhere from the deck." Sakura held the tarot cards out to him. He was about to take a card when he felt his aura reside in another cards, he took that instead. The same held true every time he would pick a card. After he got his five cards, Sakura put the deck on the desk and began looking through the cards that he had chosen. As Sakura looked through the cards, he saw her complexion suddenly become pale and her eyes held disbelief.
"Sakura-chan, what's wrong?" instead of a reply, all that Syaoran received was silence. She aligned the cards face down on the table; she sat down on a chair and closed her eyes. Syaoran decided to sit right across Sakura and awaited her verdict. All of a sudden, they felt a surge of Sakura's pink aura envelope them in its warmth.
Sakura's eyes finally snapped open, but they looked completely different, she looked possessed. Her eyes seemed to be made of steel as she looked into Syaoran's. She ran her finger over the cards and stopped at the one furthest on her right and she began telling of his fate to come. (AN/ even if these sound like the Sakura Cards, they're not, okay?)
"The Betrayer," Sakura turned the first card over. "An enemy hides under a mask, concealing his true identity to you. You are currently under the impression that this person bears true loyalty towards you. The Betrayer is also known as The Deceiver."
"The Lock," Sakura turned the second card over. "You conceal your true feelings from others, but most importantly, you hide them from yourself. You are in denial of your hidden feelings, but you need to accept them in order to move on. The Lock is also known as The Keeper."
"The Sword," Sakura turned the third card over. "You have been involved in many fights before, the one that will truly test your worth as a warrior is yet to come. The most important battle that will unlock The Keeper will reveal its true intentions before the seventh month wanes as your fight progresses. The Sword is also known as The Battle."
"The Energy," Sakura turned the fourth card over. "You bear extremely strong powers and they have helped you greatly in the past, but you have still yet to discover your most powerful ability. You will have a companion that you hurt greatly but this companion of yours is the key in claiming your hidden power. The Energy is also known as The Source."
Everybody in the room was captivated with suspense. Everyone held their breath as the fifth, yet the final card was turned over.
"The Heart," Sakura turned the final card over. "You are unaware of a person's feelings, and it is this person that shall help you in discovering your hidden power. You have greatly injured this person, but this person has decided to let you go. You have yet to find your true love, but all you needed to do was look right where you have not. This person, though seemed to alienate you, will return to you as a friend, but is the one who your destiny was intertwined with since the beginning of time. The Heart is the most powerful card and it is the key to realizing the meaning of The Mask, The Lock, The Sword and The Wand. The Heart bears another name that shows its true intentions as it is mentioned; True Love."
Not a sound was heard; no one dared to breathe after they heard what Sakura prophesized. Syaoran looked at Sakura dumbfounded. Sakura looked back at Syaoran with those eyes of steel and took his hands. She picked the cards up, clasped his hands over them and muttered a quick spell. Instantly, he felt the aura that left him a while ago flood back into him, twice as powerful as before. After Syaoran took the cards out of his hand, he felt Sakura's pink aura leave the room and Sakura fainted.
"Sakura!" Syaoran picked her up from the floor and carried her in his arms. "I'm bringing her to the Hospital Wing." He looked once more at the tarot cards and then he left.
As soon as he left, students started whispering about what just happened. Professor Trelawney couldn't get them to listen to her anymore, Divination was over.
***Hospital Wing***
Sakura woke up to find a pair of Amber orbs staring down at her emerald eyes.
"Sakura-chan, are you alright?" Sakura sat up and looked about her. Syaoran felt her forehead to check if she had a temperature. "You don't have a fever."
"Li-kun, what happened? I remember looking standing up to tell your future, but I can't remember what happened after that. Where am I anyway?"
"You're in the Hospital Wing. Are you telling me that you don't remember anything that happened after you sat down?"
"No, what happened? Did I tell you the future?"
"I'm not sure. You just sort of went into a trance and you covered the entire class with your aura. You then took the cards and explained them to me one by one, then you gave me back the aura that you took from me and it returned twice as strong as before and then you fainted so I brought you here."
"Wait a minute, rewind and freeze! Did you just say that I took some of your aura out of you?"
"Don't you remember? This happened before you went into the trance."
"No, I don't recall anything after you stood right beside me. What did I predict?"
"I can't remember most of it." Syaoran lied to Sakura. He didn't want her to start worrying about her prediction right after she recovered from fainting.
"Okay Li-kun. I hope whatever I predicted for you was alright."
"Sakura-chan, why don't you call me Syaoran-kun anymore?" Sakura sighed and looked the opposite way.
"It's because I'm letting go." A part of Sakura's prophecy suddenly appeared in Syaoran's head.
'You are unaware of a person's feelings, and it is this person that shall help you in discovering your hidden power. You have greatly injured this person, but this person has decided to let you go. This person, though seemed to alienate you, will return to you as a friend, but is the one who your destiny was intertwined with since the beginning of time.' Syaoran repeated what Sakura said in his mind as well. 'It's because I'm letting go.' He quickly erased those thoughts from his head, he didn't believe that Sakura's most recent words have anything to do with the prophecy that she just made before passing out.
"Sakura-chan, have I hurt you in anyway at all?" Sakura turned to look at Syaoran.
"O-of c-course n-not! Why w-would you th-think that?" Sakura stammered. She didn't want Syaoran to know that he really hurt her a lot.
"Nothing, it's just that you seemed so distant to me and I could never spend time with you anymore." Sakura silently thanked kami-sama out of relief. He didn't suspect anything concerning her true feelings. (AN/ yeah right Sakura! It's just that you ain't reading his mind so you don't know what he was really thinking. *sweatdrops and looks at the reader* I won't interrupt anymore, gomen.)
"I'm alright, Li-kun. There's absolutely no need for you to worry about me."
"Are we still friends?"
"Li-kun, I-"
"Sakura-chan, are you alright? I was sooo worried about you!" Tomoyo ran in and gave Sakura another bear hug. 'Great,' Syaoran thought. 'Just as I finally get some time alone with Sakura, more distractions come in.'
"Tomoyo-chan, I'm alright so onegai, don't be sad." Sakura patted her back and Tomoyo let go. 'Thank you Tomoyo for saving me from answering Li- kun's question.' Soon Eriol, Harry, Hermione and Ron went inside the room. Syaoran sweatdropped as the others ran in, breathless. They were obviously running. 'And here come the reinforcements of distractions!'
"Sakura, are you alright? I heard about what happened from Harry." Hermione gave Sakura a big hug. "I was worried about you! We all were."
"I'm okay, now will everyone stop asking me that?" Sakura snapped at them, a bit annoyed.
"Sorry Sakura, it's just that we were worried about you considering what you just did." Harry explained. "That was awesome by the way; I've never seen Professor Trelawney so stumped!"
"What did I do?"
"You told Li's future! I don't think that even Professor Trelawney has predicted as well and as accurately as you did with Li!" Ron burst out, filled with excitement.
"Oh, that. What did I predict?" everyone was silent.
"Sakura-san," Eriol pushed through the crowd to talk to Sakura. "Are you saying that you can't remember what you predicted?"
"Hai, Eriol-kun, I don't remember it."
"Hmmm, I see. Yes. I think that it's time for us to pay another visit to Professor Dumbledore." Eriol walked over to Syaoran. "You should probably come as well, Li-kun." Eriol then addressed the three wizards in their presence. "Please don't tell anyone about what happened here and during Divination. Please be kind enough to tell the others who saw what happened to keep quiet about it for a while. No one should know about this particular future, not even I." he walked out the door and Tomoyo followed. With Syaoran's help, Sakura got up and they left for Professor Dumbledore's office as well.
Harry, Hermione and Ron looked at each other, feeling very insecure indeed. Shaking off that feeling, they returned to Gryffindor Tower to gather their stuff for their next lesson, Transfiguration.
***Somewhere far away from the school***
The evil-looking man looked out the window once more. The large snake slithered to his side again and coiled itself around his leg. "Something's gone wrong, I can feel it. Elvira's plan had better work soon or she will pay dearly, with her life."
-To be Continued-
AN/ Yeah, I got another chapter done! My personal favorite part in this chappie was when Sakura was telling Syaoran his future, I even sort of creeped my self out! I totally thought I was out of ideas and then my friend calls me at home and gives me another great idea! I don't know how many chapters this fic will be, but I know that it will be LONG. Comments, suggestions, requests, clarifications, complaints, (Please don't let there be any of those!) just let me know what you thought! If you want me to e- mail you when I update the next chapter, please just request for it in your review and leave your e-mail address as well. I won't post the next chapter of this fic until I get 28 reviews in total or until September 28! (That's my b-day y'all!) R&R!
~mycherrywolf~