AN/ I have resurrected from the dead, I LIVE AGAIN!!! The long awaited chapter has finally arrived after days of hard work and perseverance! Hah, I'm only joking. Sorry about the long update you guys. I guess I had to sniff around for more ideas and then I got one! You'll read it later on in the chapter. The lyrics here are from 1000 no kotoba from FF X-2 and Have You Ever by S Club 7. If you reviewed my fic at least once and you didn't see your name in the reviewers thanks area, please tell me in your review. Umm... enjoy!
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Disclaimer: *rubs a magic lamp*
Genie: "I am the Genie of the Lamp! I can grant to you only one wish this time. What will it be?"
Mycherrywolf: "I wanna own CCS instead of CLAMP!"
Genie: *tries to use magic but it goes out in a puff of smoke* "Whoops, even I cannot do that with my powers."
Mycherrywolf: "In other words..."
Genie: "You can never own CCS."
Mycherrywolf: "Dang... stupid genie."
Genie: "I resent that."
~Recap~
"There was a girl talking to me a while ago. She disappeared when you came."
"Who was she?" he looked at her concerned.
"I don't know. She had silver hair and blue eyes. She didn't tell me her name."
"Did she hurt you?"
"No, but she fired a lightning bolt at me. Of course I dodged it."
"I'm glad you're alright. It's good to see that your fighting skills have improved."
"Thanks, but I couldn't have done it without Fight's help." He nodded. Fight was a very god opponent. He knew that from experience.
"We should get back to class." Syaoran said leading Sakura out of the third floor.
"Yeah..." she took one last look at the spot where the girl stood. "Let's hurry."
~End Recap~
Chapter 8: The Halloween Dance
~4 days before Halloween~
"Must... find aura..." Tomoyo heard a soft voice speaking but she quickly dismissed it. It was late at night, who would be up at this time?
"Must call him... before it's... too late..." she heard the voice speaking once more and then she began to feel a powerful aura radiating from somewhere on her right.
"Syaoran... cards..." she opened her eyes to find Sakura tossing fitfully in her bed, her aura blazing madly. She found the Dream card levitating some 3 feet above Sakura's bed.
"Shield, release and dispel..."
"Sakura," Tomoyo tried to wake her friend up. "Wake up, it's only a dream!"
"Call Syaoran..."
"Sakura for crying out loud wake up!" Sakura's aura began blazing even more wildly. 'Oh no, at this rate, she's gonna release her aura and hurt the other girls and maybe even the boys'! "Wake up Sakura!"
"Stop... ano hito... (that person)" her aura began to reach the other beds in the girls' dormitory.
"Sakura!" Tomoyo tried shaking her but to no avail did she awaken. 'I have to get Eriol and Li-kun here!' She thought as she quickly woke the other girls up.
"Hey girls wake up, something's wrong so you have to hurry t the common room now."
"What's wrong Tomoyo?" Hermione asked sleepily but then she saw Sakura muttering incomprehensible words while tossing and turning and her pink aura blazing like wildfire. "What's wrong with Sakura?"
"There's no time to explain Hermione, just get out of here before I get the boys!" she said urgently ushering the confused and sleepy girls out of the room and into the common room. Tomoyo quickly ran to the boys' dormitory and went inside. "Eriol, Li-kun, please wake up!"
"Tomoyo, what are you doing here?!?" Harry asked in alarm. She just ignored them and shook Eriol and Syaoran awake.
"Eriol, quick, the barrier. Li-kun, I need your help."
"Is it the dreams again Tomoyo-san?"
"Hai (yes) Eriol, hayaku (hurry)! Her aura's already been radiating for a while!"
"Boys," Tomoyo looked at all the boys in the dorm who were all already awake. "Get your behinds down into the common room now." Confused, the boys simply followed her order.
"How often have they been appearing Daidouji?" Syaoran asked as they ran out of the dorm.
"It's never been this serious before."
"Why didn't I feel it before?" Syaoran cursed himself.
"There are strong barriers around the girls' dorm."
"Why?"
"In case perverts decide to make a night visit." They went inside the girls' dorm to find Sakura's aura blazing even brighter than Tomoyo had left it. Eriol quickly brought out his sun key.
"Oh key that hides the powers of darkness
Show your true self unto me
By our contract I Eriol command you
Release!" (AN/ I think this is the Japanese version of Eriol's incantation.)
The key transformed or rather grew into its staff form. Eriol waved the staff around. He beckoned for Syaoran to go inside before he created the barrier. Syaoran ran inside receiving full impact of Sakura's blinding pink aura while Eriol stood outside supporting the barrier. He saw Sakura tossing fitfully in her bed. Running and sitting beside her on her bed, he tried to shake her awake.
"Sakura, wake up!" no response came from Sakura. "Sakura, get up!" she still did not awaken. 'I have to wake her up before she gets a magic drain! Sakura please wake up! You're magic is still untrained and wild, it's dangerous for you to be in this condition!' Suddenly Syaoran had an idea, what if he tried calming her aura down first? 'This has gotta work. I don't wanna have to resort to the ever-effective water downpour.' He made Sakura sit up and he wrapped his arms around her, wrapping around her his tame green aura as well. Sakura's aura began to calm down but it was still wild. He hugged her closer to him possessively, his aura beginning to overpower Sakura's. "Sakura," he whispered in her right ear. "Wake up, your magic's wild. You need to calm down or you're going to receive a magic drain. People are worrying about you including myself, so please wake up!" His voice was filled with concern for the Sakura Cards Mistress. She may be the Cards Mistress but she was first and foremost his friend. Sakura's tears-stained emerald eyes snapped open when she heard Syaoran's voice in her ear filled with concern. She also found that he was hugging her tightly while wrapping his aura around her. Blushing madly, she broke away from him.
"What are you doing here Syaoran? You're not allowed in the girls' dorm." He just pointed above her.
"You were having another dream. We had to clear the dorm in case you start blasting things unconsciously."
"I'm perfectly in control of my own magic for your information." She snatched the Dream and placed it in the pink book in her night table. "There you go."
"Sakura," Syaoran placed his hands on her shoulders looking at her with his intense amber eyes. Sakura refused to look him in the eye. "I know you probably don't want to talk about it but what were you dreaming about?"
'Damn right you are, I don't feel like talking to you right now.' "It's nothing."
"Sakura, please tell me. That dream just can't be nothing."
"Well surprise; surprise its nothing."
"It hurts me to know that you're keeping secrets from me Sakura."
'And it hurts me to see you with someone else Syaoran.' "I'm not keeping secrets from you. That dream was nothing."
"Fine, if that's the way you want it." Syaoran gave her a quick hug. "Just know that you can tell me anything, okay?"
Sakura ignored him, lay down and pulled the covers around her, closing her eyes. "Oyasumi (good night)."
Syaoran gently stroked her hair for a while, tucking a stray hair strand behind her ear. "Oyasumi Sakura." He kissed her forehead, got up and motioned for Eriol to bring down the barrier. Eriol obliged. Whispers were going through the common room.
"She's fine now. She's sleeping. Her aura's calm as well." He reported.
"Umm... Li?" Hermione timidly stepped forward to ask him something.
"Shimatta (oh no)! I forgot that they were here!"
"That was an aura? But it was colored! But then that must mean that Sakura's a..." Hermione's eyes opened in realization. "Oh my gosh!"
"What is it Hermione?" Ron asked her.
"She's one isn't she?" Hermione demanded of Eriol completely ignoring her co-Gryffindors' confused looks. "That explains what happened on the train!"
"Hmm, yes you're right. But I'm afraid my dear Hermione," Eriol and Syaoran both radiated their auras. "So are we."
"What are you guys?" Harry asked seeing Eriol's blue and Syaoran's green auras.
"We won't hurt you, don't worry." Eriol said waving his staff around. Syaoran got a small green pouch bag from who knows where and took some glitter out of it. "Tomoyo-san please come here." Tomoyo stood behind the two boys watching them intently.
"Sorry you guys," Syaoran blew some glitter on the all the people in the common room exempting Tomoyo, Eriol and himself and Eriol put a memory spell on them. "But you're gonna have to forget everything that just happened and you're gonna go to sleep like you were never disturbed."
Everyone whose memory was erased marched back to their dorm and went back to sleep like robots. "That was close. Arigatou (thank you) Li-kun and Eriol."
"You know Tomoyo," Syaoran said surprising her. "I've known you since we met in Tomoeda so I guess I'm giving you permission to call me by my name. I guess you too Grandpa Eriol."
"Okay then Syaoran-kun."
"Hai Syaoran. Eriol wa grandpa ja nai yo (Eriol's not a grandpa)." (AN/ that came out somewhat like Sakura...)
"Oyasumi you two." Tomoyo went back up to her dorm. "Don't fight all night."
~The next day~
"Why if it isn't our Japanese transfer student. Finally decide to visit my class?" Snape sneered at Sakura. "Since you haven't done the last assignment, I'm going to have to give you detention and maybe let's say... 25 points from Gryffindor."
"I'm sorry Professor Snape but I cannot afford to have detention. There are things I need to do." Everyone was surprised at her answer. No one ever tried saying something like that to Professor Snape!
"Oh is that so? Tell me why. Or are you too spoiled to even give me a simple answer like that?"
"I have more important things to do. I have research about the Dark Lord." Sakura said with a defiant look on her face.
"Sakura, don't do that!" Harry hissed even if he was secretly enjoying it, but not hearing the part about the Dark Lord.
"It is none of my concern if you have things to do. You are a student and you are expected to follow your teachers." 'This is why I would have preferred to be a teacher. I wouldn't have to go through things like this.' Sakura thought with a frown.
"I can't Professor, I'm busy."
"25 more points from Gryffindor for your defiance! I will see you after class Miss Kinomoto in my office." Sakura stuck out her tongue when he wasn't looking and kept on glaring at him.
~Snape's office~
"You wanted to see me?"
"Yes I did. Sit down." He motioned for Sakura to sit down on a chair in front if his desk. "What were you thinking when you defied me?"
"That I had to do some more important issues about my kind than doing some detention which will never justify itself."
"With the way you're acting, you don't deserve to be called a respectable witch."
"Who ever said anything about me being a witch?" Sakura smirked.
"You have magic, what else do you think you are you impertinent child?"
"I'd watch my mouth if I were you." She said quietly, getting pissed with Snape.
"I'd say the same to you. You are a mere student, what gives you right to tell me off?"
"If I had my way, I would've been a teacher."
"Unfortunately for you Kinomoto, the world does not revolve around you. You are only a child. You are an underage witch with no knowledge suitable enough to possess the right to threaten me."
"Only two out of three Professor." Sakura was upset. He refused to listen to reason and he insulted her. She promised to keep her temper in check but this was too much.
"Oh really now? And do you think you're smart enough to know more than I do?" 'That's it! I don't need to take this especially if I have important things to do!'
"Listen professor, I know things you do not." She said, her aura blazing around her turning into a dark pink color, eyes set in a fierce glare. She stood up and levitated herself a few seven inches off the floor. "I am of a different kind." Snape's eyes widened in fear and realization.
"You're... you're a s-sorceress?"
"Not just any. Now I am not threatening you but you gotta know when to speak and when to keep your mouth shut. I can't do detention because I have to check the library for sorcerers' books. Particularly the Restricted Section."
"Yes."
"Please don't give me trouble. I'm doing things because of Professor Dumbledore's request. Also please never tell anyone my secret."
"Yes."
"I have to go to my next class now. Adieu!" Sakura left Snape speechless and skipped happily out of Snape's office.
~Great Hall; nighttime~
"You told him what?!" Syaoran eyes widened.
"So what if I told him that I was a sorcerer?" Sakura said playing with her food.
"People could've heard! Plus there might be a good reason why he wasn't told!"
"Which includes because he was late for the meeting which had that announcement concerning us being sorcerers due to his quarrel with Remus?"
"How'd you find out?" Tomoyo asked.
"Oh I asked Professor Dumbledore the other night while you guys were sleeping. His instincts are surprisingly correct. If I didn't know better, I'd say that he was a lower-class sorcerer."
"Are you sure no one heard?" Eriol asked while sipping some pumpkin juice.
"I constructed a class seven barrier around his office when I entered."
"Ah, class seven," Eriol nodded in approval. "The most inconspicuous of the barriers."
"Syaoran sweetie!" 'Wonderful, if things weren't hard enough with that dream I had the other night.' Sakura thought sourly as Aisa wrapped her arms around Syaoran's neck.
"Hi Miyu." He said giving her a brief hug.
"Have you heard about the Halloween dance?" 'Oh no!' Tomoyo looked with worry at Sakura who was playing with her food again. 'Not a dance! This dance is gonna break her heart. I'll have to find a way to distract her from it.'
"No, not yet."
"It's gonna be a costume party for 2nd years and higher. Go with me okay?"
"Sure, whatever."
"This is great!" she spotted Sakura glaring at her behind Syaoran back. Aisa triumphantly smirked at Sakura. "I'll see you later Syaoran."
"Okay then." Sakura quickly stood up and walked briskly to Gryffindor Tower. 'Stupid Aisa Miyu,' Sakura thought as tears threatened to fall. She blindly walked to the Gryffindor Tower. 'Stupid dance, stupid Syaoran. Stupid witches, stupid Halloween. Stupid... stupid Sakura Kinomoto.' Sakura shut her eyes tight for she didn't want anyone to realize that she was crying. Accidentally, she bumped into someone, making that person's books fall to the floor. "Oops, I'm sorry," Sakura said as she helped pick the books up. "I wasn't looking where I was going." She looked at the girl she bumped into. "Oh hi Ginny."
Ginny Weasley smiled at Sakura. "Hi Sakura, don't worry about me. I'm alright." She peered into Sakura's eyes. "You wouldn't have happened to be crying would you?"
"Of course not!" Sakura said drying her eyes. "I'm always genki (cheerful)!"
"Genki?"
"It's cheerful in Japanese. It's much easier to say don't ya think?"
"I guess so. Where are you going Sakura?"
"Gryffindor Tower."
"So early?"
"I... um, I have things to do."
"Oh, okay then. I guess I'll see you later okay?"
"Okay." Suddenly Sakura got a vision. She couldn't see it well but she knew it had something to do with Ginny and a Ravenclaw. "Hey Ginny?" Ginny turned around to face Sakura.
"Yeah?"
"Stay away from the 6th years from Ravenclaw okay?"
"Why?"
"I don't know, it's just a feeling."
"Okay then I'll take care of myself. Always genki eh? Hm..."
~Back at the Great Hall~
"Ne Eriol..."
"Yes Tomoyo-san?"
"Do you think Sakura will be able to cope with the dance coming up?"
"I don't know Tomoyo-san; she's being so unpredictable nowadays."
"I'm worried about her. She shouldn't have heard that part about Syaoran going to the dance with Aisa."
"I know. All we can do is support her. Tomoyo-san?"
"Hai (yes) Eriol?"
"About the dance..."
"Nani (what)?"
"Will you go with me?" Tomoyo blushed lightly.
"Hai (yes)." Tomoyo looked where Sakura had gone. 'I have an idea, but I don't know if it'll work. I'll have to ask Nakuru for advice.' She looked at Eriol who was busy glaring at Aisa. 'Eriol's so nice.' She blushed slightly again. 'I'm glad he asked me before anyone else did. I think I'm going to enjoy this dance...'
~the next day; Library~
"Have you heard? There's gonna be a dance at Halloween!"
"Of course I've heard about it! I wonder who will ask me out!"
"I'm gonna ask someone myself before he gets caught!" Sakura winced in disgust. 'This is so disgusting talking about boys. There are more important things to do than go to a stupid dance.'
"Who are you asking Lavander?"
"I don't know Parvati. Maybe I'll ask that cute transfer student Eriol."
"I heard that Tomoyo's his girlfriend!"
"It can't hurt to try! C'mon, I'm hungry. Let's finish this essay later." 'Stupid dance appearing whenever it's not needed. I'm too busy researching to do this stuff!' Sakura thought as she went through the books in the Restricted Section.
"Sakura?" Sakura turned to see someone behind the fence around the Restricted Section.
"Yes Hermione?"
"Umm... what are you doing?"
"Oh, I'm just browsing. Looking for stuff for a little light reading. You know what I mean."
"Yeah but why in the Restricted Section? You aren't allowed to do that without permission you know."
"I have permission, don't worry."
"Oh, um okay..." Hermione left Sakura to go meet up with Harry and Ron. Sakura found an interesting book. She retrieved it from the shelf and she sat down at a table in the library to read it.
"Hey, you need help?" a masculine voice asked her. 'Great, of all times!' she thought as he sat down next to her.
"No thanks Syaoran. I'm fine on my own."
"What're you doing anyway?"
"I'm looking for books that might lead to something about our kind."
"Why would there be books about sorcerers here? You know we're not allowed in their books."
"Just because we're not allowed in their books, it doesn't mean that they don't have our books here. You know how Albus and Eriol-kun are."
"Let me help."
"I was just about finished anyway. I'm going back to the dorm now." Sakura got up to leave when Syaoran stopped her.
"Sakura, about the dance..."
"What?" she wrenched her hand out of his grasp.
"Will you..."
"Will I what?"
"Will you please ask Tomoyo when you see her to make me a costume for the dance? I don't have a costume to wear."
"Fine, whatever." Sakura turned to leave once more but Syaoran caught her hand before she could leave.
"Before you leave, I need to tell you something." Sakura stiffened slightly at his strong grip. Noticing this, Syaoran quickly released his grip.
"Nani (what)?"
"Tomoyo and Akizuki-san were looking for you. They should be in the Asian Magic classroom."
"Thanks you. I will go there now. Mission accomplished." She said the last words with a bit of bitterness in them. 'All that's important to him is his mission. That's what he said back then when I first met him in Tomoeda.' She then left to meet with Tomoyo and Nakuru.
'Hmm...' Syaoran thought as he watched Sakura's retreating figure. 'Strange choice of words...'
~Study of Asian Magic classroom~
"You asked for me?" Sakura said as she saw Nakuru and Tomoyo.
"Hai Mistress Sakura-chan!" Nakuru said cheerfully.
"Um, Nakuru-chan? You don't have to call me Mistress you know. I'm not your mistress."
"You forget Mistress Sakura-chan, Master Eriol-kun is your half father, making you his half-daughter and at the same time making you my half master."
"Well yes but still, calling me 'Mistress Sakura-chan' is a bit too far don't ya think?"
"Fine, I'll call you Sakura-sama instead." Sakura sighed in defeat.
"If you insist."
"Oh but I do."
"Why'd you call me anyway?"
"Well Sakura-chan, do you have a date for the Halloween dance?"
"No."
"Then if you don't mind, could you perform for us that night? Professor Dumbledore wanted one of us to sing a Japanese or Chinese song but I can't do it because I'm going with Eriol."
"Why does Professor Dumbledore want one of us to sing?" Tomoyo giggled a bit.
"I think he enjoys the bewildered look on their faces when those languages are spoken because most do not understand it. They look very funny. You remember our first night here? That was funny. Thanks by the way for the language charm.
"No problem Tomoyo-chan."
"So..."
"So?"
"Are you gonna do it?"
"I don't really feel like singing."
"Please Sakura-chan?"
"I'm not going."
"You have to Sakura-sama. It's mandatory. The teachers wanted to keep an eye on the older students so they're gathering them all into one area."
"Darn it..."
"Please Sakura-chan? I'll make you your costume for the dance!" Sakura sweatdropped. 'For some reason I don't think that's much of a bargain...'
"Why come to me anyway? I'm not a good singer."
"Sakura-chan, your voice has improved over the years."
"I'm not as good as you."
"Sakura-chan, my voice is no longer what it was. It is now considerably lower; I've become a Soprano 2 but you have the voice of a Soprano 1, it is strong and beautiful."
"But Tomoyo-chan..."
"Please Sakura-sama? For us? For everyone back in Tomoeda?" Sakura hesitated but then she finally sighed in defeat once more as she thought of her father, her brother and her friends Chiharu, Rika, Naoko and Yamazaki.
"Alright then. I concede defeat."
"Yatta (alright)!" They both hugged Sakura tightly. "Sakura-sama, I have here a list of Japanese songs you might want to look through. You can come to my classroom anytime if you wish to practice." Nakuru said as she handed Sakura a cd and track list.
"Thank you. Oh yeah by the way Tomoyo-chan?"
"Hai Sakura-chan?"
"Syaoran's asking for you to make his Halloween costume." 'Chance to make matching costumes!' (^_^UU) Tomoyo thought happily.
"Okay!"
Every day, Sakura practiced her song. She placed a level four barrier around the Asian Magic classroom so that no one would hear her sing. She didn't want anyone to know the song. She didn't even want to let anyone else know that she was singing. No one saw much of her. Even when she was too tired to continue singing, she retired to the girls' dorm to play with her magic or research on Voldemort.
~Day before the dance; Gryffindor Common Room~
'Honestly! What're these teachers thinking giving us assignments to do right before the Halloween dance?' Hermione thought as she did her Asian Magic essay about sorcerers and their powers.
"Hey Hermione are you done yet?" Harry asked.
"Almost. I just need to review this once more. Why?"
"Could we take a look at it?" Ron asked her.
"No! You should really do your assignments by yourself you know."
"I know," Harry insisted. "I just need a little help, that's all. It's kinda hard writing an essay as long as an entire roll of parchment in case you didn't know."
"Fine! Be parasitic! I won't be the one paying for it later on. Let me just review this alright you two?"
"Thank you Hermione!!!" Hermione sighed in annoyance and returned to her essay.
'Sorcerers have many wandless abilities. Their powers are sometimes activated by their emotions. It is their feelings which best control their abilities. They also possess characteristic atmospheres which are colored. Whenever their emotions are out of control, this aura starts radiating regardless of the conscious actions of the sorcerer. Colored auras are only seen in sorcerers for only they have enough power to have their own color. Few wizards have colored auras and even so, they are not visible.' Hermione stopped reading there as she began to realize something. 'Hold on a sec... "Sorcerers' powers are sometimes activated by their emotions. It is their feelings which best control their abilities. They also possess characteristic atmospheres called auras which are differently colored." I remember something...'
~Flashback~
"Maa, maa Tomoyo-chan, daijoubu. I'll try to hold in my temper next time, okay? Hi Eriol-kun, Harry, Ron and Hermione." Sakura said as she comforted her crying friend.
"Sakura-san, you shouldn't release your aura that recklessly! You hit both Hermione and my dear Tomoyo!" Eriol said as he scolded Sakura for what she did.
"Oops," Sakura pulled herself out of Tomoyo's hug and looked at Hermione.
"Hermione, I am sooo sorry. I shouldn't have denied my feelings. Not that it matters, anyway. I'm sorry for blasting my aura at you. I shouldn't have taken it out on you." Sakura said as she gave Hermione a hug. She was surprised at first, but she relaxed and returned Sakura's hug.
~End Flashback~
'Sakura has a pink aura!' Hermione's eyes widened in surprise as she remembered the color of the light which hit her back on the Hogwarts' Express. 'She's a... a sorceress!'
"Hermione, what's wrong?" Harry asked when he saw the expression on her face change. Hermione looked at Harry and Ron. 'I can't tell them this, not yet! I don't think Sakura wanted us to know, that's why she never told us! However...' Hermione quickly walked into the girls' dorm, Harry and Ron were following in confusion. She opened the door... to find Sakura levitating her quill with pink glow around it- without a wand. Sakura broke her concentration and looked at the three.
"Hermione, those two aren't supposed to be here." She said pointing at Harry and Ron.
"Never mind that Sakura, you're one aren't you?" Sakura smiled a little.
"Took you long enough eh? I'd thought that after Nakuru's first lecture, you would've realized it already."
"I didn't want to admit it. I knew that there must've been a reason why you were so educated when it comes about Asian Magic."
"Well, we are from Asia after all."
"So you're not the only one eh?"
"Of course not! Tomoyo's the only one who is like you."
"What're you talking about Hermione? Sakura, what is she ranting about?" Ron asked the two girls.
"You didn't tell them yet?"
"I only realized it a few moments ago."
"Then get those two out of here. I wanna talk to you in private. No, Hermione will not tell you what we talked about. She knows as well as I do what the consequences are." Hermione nodded in reply.
"Harry, Ron go. You're not allowed in the girls' dorm."
"But Li and Eriol they-" started Ron.
"Were given permission by the headmaster to visit the girls' dorm. Now get your butts outta here now." Both Harry and Ron marched back into the Common Room. Sakura motioned for Hermione to sit beside her on her bed.
"So, when were you gonna tell us about this Sakura?"
"As long as I could keep it from you guys." Hermione looked hesitant.
"Are you going to erase my memory?" Sakura thought hard.
"If you can keep the secret... especially from Harry, I don't see a need to do that."
"Thanks!" Hermione hugged Sakura. "I promise that I'll never tell."
"See that you don't." Sakura touched Hermione's right palm with her left ring finger. Hermione winced as she felt a slight burn where Sakura touched her and strange character appeared on her palm. After a few seconds it disappeared.
"What's this?"
"It's a promise. You are now bound by your word as a witch. Never can this bond be broken"
"What will happen should I break it?" Sakura's face darkened.
"You don't wanna know, trust me. You're better off not knowing."
"Why are you in Hogwarts?"
"I have to do something to help the Wizarding World. It's not exactly legal, but it's the right thing to do." She said smiling mysteriously with an uncanny resemblance to Eriol.
"What do you have to do?"
"I can't say. You'll just have to trust me, that's all." Hermione became a bit suspicious.
"How do I know you can be trusted?"
"Don't you listen to Nakuru-chan?"
"Yeah but still..."
"Justitiae soror fides. Latin of course." (AN/ I got this from "A Wrinkle in Time". Yes, Sakura speaks different languages including Latin because of her powers.)
"Umm, well I'm no linguist so..."
"Faith is the sister of Justice. Please just trust in us."
"Okay then."
~Back at the Common Room~
"Syaoran-kun, here's your costume! Wear your sword with it okay?" Tomoyo handed Syaoran a paper bag.
"Arigatou (thank you) Tomoyo. Sakura wa doko (where's Sakura)?"
"Girls' dorm I guess."
"Do you know why Sakura's always disappearing? I've hardly seen her anywhere at all except during classes."
"I don't know," Tomoyo lied. She was bound by her word, she couldn't tell him. "Maybe she's at the library or something at those times."
"Okay then. I'll just talk to her later." Syaoran turned to leave but Tomoyo asked him something.
"You're really one oblivious person aren't you?"
"What are you talking about?"
"Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point." Eriol broke in. (AN/ that's from "A Wrinkle in Time" as well. Haha, I've been reading that lately.)
"What's that?"
"French. It's a fascinating language."
"But what the heck does that mean???" Eriol just smiled mysteriously at him.
"Use a simple language spell."
"Oh..."
"You do know how to do one right?"
"Umm... I skipped that in my magic lessons back in China..." Syaoran sped back to the dorm before Eriol could rub it in. Eriol and Tomoyo were left in fits of laughter. When they finally stopped laughing, Tomoyo realized she forgot to ask something.
"Ne Eriol, what do those French words mean anyway? You know I can't cast a language spell."
"The heart has its reasons whereof reason knows nothing."
"Ah, very true indeed. I just hope that they both will realize it ne?"
"Yeah..."
~Halloween~ (AN/ I'm sorry, I'm speeding things up.)
"This place looks great ne?" Tomoyo said sipping on pumpkin juice and listening to the music being played. They had hired a local teen band and they would erase their memories of the evening the following day.
"I know of something that looks much, much better." Eriol said popping a skittle in his mouth.
"What Eriol?"
"You." He said simply. Tomoyo blushed at his comment. The school finally allowed them to wear things other than robes for the dance because it was a costume party. Tomoyo was dressed as Aphrodite, goddess of love in white cascading robes, a simple golden tiara placed delicately on top of her head and white strappy sandals. Eriol was dressed as the "Tuxedo Mask" from Sailor Moon in a black suit, a long flowing black cloak, a black top hat, black shoes and a rose in his hand.
"Th-thank you Eriol." Tomoyo suddenly realized something- or rather someone was missing. "Come to think of it, where is Sakura-chan?"
"She told me that she was on her way here earlier when I saw her back in the dorms." She sighed.
"She's probably hiding so that she won't have to sing. No matter what she says I'm not gonna let this one slip. And I worked hard on her outfit too!" Eriol nodded his head. He heard Sakura singing in Nakuru's classroom despite the barrier one day and pried it out of Sakura.
"I know where she is though." He said searching for her pink aura.
"Where is she Eriol?"
"Hmm..." he sensed a pink aura hiding near the other end of the cocktail table. He snapped his fingers and suddenly Sakura appeared out of nowhere, slightly shocking people near that area. "Having fun with the class 3 invisibility spell?"
"Very much, thank you so much for getting rid of it for me Eriol-kun." She said with her voice dripping with sarcasm.
"Tsk, tsk my dear Sakura, you should know by now that class 3 will not hinder me or Syaoran in finding you. It's a very low class mind you." Sakura shrugged.
"It can't hurt to try."
"No indeed, of course not." He looked at Sakura. "You look pretty tonight Sakura."
"Thank you Eriol-kun. You look fine too."
"One of your inventions Tomoyo?"
"Of course! It's my best one yet!" Sakura looked down at her pink gown. She was dressed as a winged princess in a pink gown lined with red that reaches up to the floor on the back and up to her thighs in the front, a red choker around her neck with a ten point star hanging from her choker, white wings attached to her back and pink ballet flats with ribbons wrapped around her left leg up to her knee, the right is wrapped only until her ankle and a pink garter with a star on her right thigh. (AN/ look y'all, I'm no good at this clothes describing thing when it come to this so in other words, she's wearing the exact same thing in the second movie in the play but it's not as poofy as the real thing.)
"Thank you Tomoyo-chan."
"I'm pretty sure that we're not the only ones who think you're pretty tonight Sakura-san." Eriol said as Harry, Ron and Draco (AN/ gasp! You didn't' think I forgot about him did you?) advanced towards Sakura.
"Hey Sakura, I didn't see you there. You look very nice." Ron said a bit too casually. Draco made his way to the candy area, not very far from them.
"You look very pretty Sakura." Harry said blushing a bit.
"Thanks you two." She turned to Tomoyo and Eriol who seemed to suddenly disappear. "Hey where'd those two go?"
"I don't know. Sakura, do you umm... do you wanna..." Ron said struggling with his words. Harry had gone to get some drinks for himself.
"What?" she said absentmindedly.
"Do you wanna... um like, uh..."
"I'm gonna be an old lady by the time you finish Ron."
"Do you wanna d-dance with me?" he said in one breath blurting it all out. Sakura smiled wistfully as she saw Syaoran and Aisa dancing together to the music.
"Sorry Ron, I'm a bit preoccupied with my thoughts right now. I don't really feel like dancing." Ron looked downcast.
"Okay then..." he sulked off to find Hermione. Harry in the meantime had made his way back to her.
"What's up with Ron?" he asked as he saw Ron sulking away.
"I don't know." Sakura lied. She took the drink Harry handed to her. "Thanks."
"Hey Sakura?" he said a bit uncertainly.
"Hmm?" she asked while watching Aisa put her arms around Syaoran. 'Syaoran no baka... Syaoran no baka... Syaoran no baka... Syaoran no baka... Syaoran no baka... Syaoran no baka right?' she asked herself as she watched the two dance.
"Doyouwannadancewithme?" Harry mumbled.
"Say what?" she said turning her attention to Harry.
"Do you... er... wanna er, dance with me?" Harry flushed. Sakura's smile faded as she saw Aisa give Syaoran a kiss on the cheek, totally ignoring Harry.
"Sakura?" Harry said warily but she didn't answer, she just stared off into space. "Sakura?"
"Oh sorry Harry, my mind wandered off." She said while looking at Syaoran with a hurt look in her eyes. "I-" she started but Harry stopped her.
"You still care a lot about him huh?" Sakura looked guiltily at him.
"Yes."
"But why?" she looked back at Syaoran sadly.
"Le coeur a ses raisons que la raison ne connait point." She said still looking at Syaoran. Harry didn't understand exactly what she said, but from the look he saw in her eyes, he could pretty much sum it up.
"I think I understand. I've never been through it but I can see you won't be deterred." And with that, he left to join Hermione and Ron.
"Thanks Harry." She said softly. Almost everybody was on the dance floor now. She would soon be up. Suddenly she felt someone gripping her shoulder. Closing her eyes, she sensed the aura of the one gripping her shoulder. "Draco Malfoy I presume?" she said her voice as sour as ever.
"You presume correctly my beautiful maiden. I see you've heard of me." Sakura rolled her eyes at this. 'Boys... they're mostly idiots. Especially this one.'
"Thankfully only the bad things so far. I'm going now, bye." She said turning away but he tightened his grip on her.
"Oh no, you're not running away from me Miss Sakura. Why don't you and I get to know each other a bit better?" He made her face him. "You see, I've had my eye on you for a while, but you always seem to either disappear or be surrounded by your foreign friends. This is the only time I've been able to catch you alone. Haven't you seen that there's something special between us? I can tell that you wish there was."
"Oh yes, I do wish there was something between us Draco."
"Really?"
"Yes, a continent. I'm leaving." She said coldly but Malfoy refused to let her go. She was now beginning to get pissed.
"No. I may be a Slytherin and you a Gryffindor but you are one of the prettiest and smartest girls in the batch. I'm dancing with you." He said trying to lead her to the dance area.
"You understand English right? Or do I have to say it in Latin or French for you to decipher what I am saying? I am leaving." she said very annoyed now.
"Neither do you so it seems. I said I'm dancing with you. Consider it an honor to dance with me." He said pulling her forcefully. Sakura frowned in hate and closed her eyes.
"Power..." she whispered. She gained strength immediately and yanked her hand out of his slimy grip.
"What the-?" he said in surprise but Sakura cut him off.
"Now you listen here you freak of nature, I am not going to dance with you. It would be a disadvantage to dance with you. Wake up and smell the coffee Malfoy, I'm not dancing with you! I don't even wanna see your greasy face again! I thought that ghosts were the most terrible thing on earth but I've found something even more terrible. Now you are going to leave me alone or I am going to make you." She said gravely and raising her voice slightly so as not to catch the attention of others.
"Who do you think you are?" Sakura's aura glowed pink lightly.
"Your worst nightmare." Malfoy walked briskly away from Sakura muttering curses under his breath about stupid mudbloods and freaking special effects. "That took care of him." She suddenly felt a bluish silver aura approaching her. "Yue, it's nice to see you." She said as she faced the moon guardian. Yue simply motioned for her to follow him. They went to a secluded area near the staff's table.
"Sakura-sama, I just found out something about our mission. Information has it that she's in Gryffindor. It's not certain if she's a sixth year or a fifth year. I've also been sensing two of them."
"Thank you Yue. I'll keep my eyes out for them if I ever sense anything."
"Yes. And the enemy?"
"He has a name Yue and it's Voldemort. I have a pretty good idea of what he's planning so I'll be prepared."
"Do you know exactly what he's planning?"
"Of course not, I may be able to communicate with my mind but I cannot read minds."
"Why?"
"Allwissend bin icht nicht; doch viel ist mir bewisst. Goethe."
"True. You may not know everything yet many things you know. I have been sensing an aura of a Sakura card somewhere here but it doesn't seem to be one of the 52. Have you encountered any new ones?" Sakura pursed her lips.
"I will alert you should I find one." She said crossing her fingers behind her back.
"One last thing Sakura-sama. I heard about your dream a few nights back."
"I will be fine Yue. You need not worry about me; I am the Sakura cards mistress after all." She said exasperatedly. 'Yup, that's how everyone who knows my secret sees me, as the mistress of the cards. Wonderful...'
"Very well." He looked hesitantly at the Great Hall. Sakura saw this and smothered a giggle. "What is it Sakura-sama?" Sakura continued to giggle.
"You don't wanna go out there, am I right?" Yue sighed.
"Alas, I found a fear I had not known I possessed." Sakura raised her eyebrow.
"Uh-huh, I see... and that fear is...?" he rolled his eyes.
"Teenaged girls at Hogwarts." Before she could tease him about it however, Yue flew away into the shadows. Sakura smirked. Yue has a somewhat normal personality but he rarely shows it. Tomoyo came toward Sakura who sighed.
"Is it time now?" Tomoyo smiled happily.
"Hai Sakura-chan! The band's waiting for you at stage right. Good luck!" she said with thumbs up. Sakura rolled her eyes and made her way to stage right. Luckily for her, Syaoran had not noticed her but now...
"Are you Sakura Kinomoto?" the female guitarist / lead singer asked. She nodded her head. "You're up on stage now. Let's go." Sakura followed her to the stage Professor Flitwick had conjured. Sakura was slightly blinded by the bright stage lights. She felt slightly nervous as well as she felt the eyes of most of the student body in the Great Hall fall on her. She searched the hall looking for someone. She saw him looking at her in a mixture of awe, surprise and confusion. Reaching for the mike on the stand, she motioned for the band to start. 'Syaoran, this is for you...'
Kimi no kotoba wa (All your words)
Yume no yasashisa kana (Seem gentle in my dreams.)
USO wo zenbu (But they're lies)
Oikakushiteru (And I turn away.)
ZURUI yo ne (You cheater.)
Tabidatsu kimi ni (You began a journey)
Sameta senaka misete (Sensing roughness ahead)
Kiiteita yo (It's strange)
Hitori tatakau no? (Why do you fight alone?)
ZURUI yo ne (You cheater)
"Kaettekuru kara" ("I'll come back")
Oikoshiteyuku kimi no koe (Your voice passes me)
Iji hatte (Memories grow)
Tsuyoi FURI (But I'm tough)
Toki wo modoshite (Time that's returned)
Sakebeba yokatta (That got away)
Ikanai de to namida koboshitara (I should have yelled "don't go" with tears in my eyes)
Ima wa dekiru (And now)
Donna koto mo (I can't do a thing)
Ienakatta (I cannot say)
Sono no kotoba wo (The 1000 words)
Haruka na (Faraway)
Kimi no senaka ni okuru yo (To your back)
Tsubasa ni kaete (My words can't fly to you)
Ienakatta (I cannot say)
Sono no kotoba wa (The 1000 words)
Kizutsuita (You're wounded)
kimi no senaka ni yorisoi (And I can't reach you)
dakishimeru (I want to hold you)
She lowered her microphone and looked at all the people in the Hall watching her. There were Harry, Ron and Hermione talking as they watched her, Tomoyo with stars in her eyes, Eriol was simply smiling supportively. Nakuru and Yukito were there too. Nakuru ad an expression similar to Tomoyo's and Yukito, who had transformed back a while ago, was waving to her. She saw Draco muttering incomprehensible things, Aisa with her usual glare that seemed to be even fiercer than before and... Syaoran who had kept his former facial expression with a bit of admiration in it. He also seemed to be a bit hurt at her choice of song. He seemed to know unconsciously that that song was for him in particular. Sakura lifted her mike again and continued to sing.
Yume no tsuzuki wa (The dream goes on)
Kimi wo omoinagara (My feelings are for you)
Ano hi no koto (That faraway day)
Wasureta furishite (That I want to forget)
ZURUI yo ne (You cheater)
"Tegami wo kaku kara" ("I'll write to you")
Shisen sorashita kimi no koe (Your voice goes away)
iji hatte (Memories grow)
Tsuyoi FURI (But I'm tough)
Toki wo modoshite (Time that's returned)
Okoreba Yokatta (That once left)
Matenai yo to kata wo otoshitara? (Was I to say I couldn't wait that long?)
Ima wa dekiru (And now)
Donna koto mo (I can't do a thing)
Kikoeteru? (Can you hear it?)
Sono no kotoba wo (My 1000 words)
Mienai (reaching to)
Kimi no senaka ni okuru yo (Your faded back)
Tsubasa ni kaete (On wings)
Kikoeteru? (Can you hear it?)
Sono no kotoba wa (My 1000 words)
Tsukareta (Your tired back)
Kimi no senaka ni yorisoi (They each towards you)
Dakishimeru (I want to hold you)
Sakura closed her eyes and threw her soul into the song, her rich and full voice drowning out the hall as she sang. She sang with all she had in her, feeling ever word of hurt and pain as they came out of her mouth.
Ienakatta (I cannot say)
Sono no kotoba wo (The 1000 words)
Lalalala..
Kimi no senaka ni okuru yo (Your faded back)
Tsubasa ni kaete (On wings)
Kikoeteru? (Can you hear it?)
Sono no kotoba wa (My 1000 words)
Lalalala..
Kimi no senaka ni yorisoi (They reach towards)
Lalalalala....
A deafening applause shook the castle as Sakura bowed a little. Cheers and praises were heard tangled within the thundering applause. She blushed as she stepped down the stage... to meet the starry eyes of Tomoyo and Nakuru ready to glomp her.
"Sakura-chan, that was awesome!"
"That was very very very wonderful Sakura-sama!" Nakuru and Tomoyo squealed. She blushed a little more.
"Arigatou (Thank you)." She ran to the end of the staff's table as the cheer died out and cast a class 3 invisibility spell on herself. By that time, the band had struck up "Have You Ever" by S club 7 and people were slow-dancing to it. She suddenly tensed as Eriol walked towards her... and right past her to the cocktail table. 'Phew, that was close...'
"Nice performance Sakura-san." Eriol said winking at her. "Interesting choice of song don't you think?"
"You're gonna look like a doaho (idiot) talking to air you know." She retorted.
"Who says I'm talking to air?" Sakura looked at herself and she found that he had taken the spell off. "I'm telling you; only class 1 could get by me."
"I prefer to save on my magic." She said. 'Especially because of that dream, my powers need to be at full strength.'
"You're right." He held out his left arm. "May I have the pleasure of dancing with you Sakura-san?"
"Sure, what the heck, why not." She took his arm and he led her to the dance area. He placed his hands on her waist and she placed her hands on his shoulder. She kept a little distance from him.
Sometimes it's wrong to walk away
When you think it's over
Knowing there's so much more to say
Someone tapped Eriol on the shoulder. "May I cut in?" Eriol moved out of the way to show Syaoran standing behind him. He nodded his head.
"Of course." He left to find Tomoyo. Syaoran moved closer to Sakura.
"Will you dance with me?" he asked gazing at her with his intense amber eyes. She tried to look away, but she just couldn't refuse.
"S-sure Syaoran." She took Syaoran's right hand in hers and placed her right on his shoulder in an uncomfortable position. Syaoran noticed her distancing herself away from him. He took her hands and placed them around his neck and placed his hands around her waist, pulling her closer to him. Sakura blushed as he did that.
Suddenly the moment's gone
And all your dreams are upside down
And you just wanna change the way the world goes round
Tell me
Have you ever loved and lost somebody?
Wishing for a chance to say "I'm sorry"
Can't you see?
That's the way I feel about you and me baby
'Gomene (I'm sorry) Syaoran for anything I did to lose your love.' She thought as she rested her head on his chest. She closed her eyes feeling content in that position. 'I wish I could just stay this way forever...' Syaoran pulled her even closer and almost possessively.
Have you ever felt your heart was breaking?
Looking down the road you should be taking
I should know
'Cause I loved and lost the day I let you go
Can't help but think that this is wrong
We should be together
Back in your arms where I belong
'Stupid Eriol, dancing with my Sakura. Wait... "my Sakura"? When did that happen?' Syaoran felt confused with his feelings. He looked at Sakura who had a mixture of an expression of peace, serenity, happiness and contentment on her face. 'She looks so beautiful tonight. For some weird reason, this feels right...' he thought resting his head on Sakura's head, closing his eyes and slowly swaying to the music.
Now I finally realize
It was forever that I found
And I just wanna change the way the world goes round
Tell me
Have you ever loved and lost somebody?
Wishing for a chance to say "I'm sorry"
Can't you see?
That's the way I feel about you and me baby
Have you ever felt your heart was breaking?
Looking down the road you should be taking
I should know
'Cause I loved and lost the day I let you go
I really wanna hear you say
That you know just how it feels (baby)
To have it all and let it slip away
Can't you see?
I know the moment's gone
I'm still holding on somehow
Wishing I could change the way the world goes round
Tell me
Have you ever loved and lost somebody?
Wishing for a chance to say "I'm sorry"
Can't you see?
That's the way I feel about you and me baby
"Syaoran?" Sakura looked tentatively at him.
"Yeah?"
"I just wanted to say that I'm-"
"Syaoran sweetie!" Aisa pulled Syaoran away from Sakura, glaring at her with all she had. "Dance with me now please?" he looked at Sakura despondently.
"Sorry Sakura, I gotta go. I'll talk to ya later alright?" he said waving goodbye.
"But Syaoran I-" she tried to stop him but he was out of hearing range. 'Syaoran...' she watched Syaoran's retreating figure. 'I'm still in love with you. I wanted to say I'm sorry.'
Have you ever felt your heart was breaking?
Looking down the road you should be taking
I should know
'Cause I loved and lost the day I let
Yes I loved and lost the day I let
Yes I loved and lost the day I let you go
'Yes I loved and lost the day I let you go...' she repeated the song's last words in her mind, her eyes filling with tears as she watched Aisa dancing with Syaoran. 'If Aisa Miyu is really more important to you, then I won't stand in your way. I just don't want to accept it. And even if you mean the whole damned world to me, I can forget you wait and see. I can be strong even without you here with me. I know I can't wait my life forever hoping you'd come back to me but deep inside I know I'll be waiting here for you.' Sakura turned to go to Tomoyo, wiping her tears away when she felt an all too familiar aura. 'She's here!' She turned to go and tell Syaoran but she decided not to. 'I'd rather go through this alone. He's too busy with "Ms. Wonderful" right now.' She closed her eyes sensing the direction of the burnt orange aura. 'She's in that direction!' she bolted through people, making her way to the dungeons. She felt it getting closer with every step she took into the darkness. 'I can't see. It's too dark.'
"O key that hides
The power of the stars
Shining so bright,
Release your power
And shine your light!
Release!"
She brought out a card. "Release and dispel, Light!" Light rushed through the dungeons, lighting her path. She looked around, trying to sense the aura's origin. 'I know this aura, I've felt it before! But where? When was it? More importantly, whose is it?' Sakura closed her eyes, racking her memory. 'I don't know... I have to hurry. I have to find out who she is. As far as I know, Eriol, Syaoran and I are the only sorcerers here.' Her thoughts returned to Syaoran. 'Syaoran... even if you don't love me anymore, I'll be waiting should you ever realize that you do.' She felt a sudden surge of the aura coming from the second door on her left. She warily opened the door, anticipating a surprise attack but none came. Looking around, she found herself in some sort of training room filled with armor and weapons. Walking towards the weaponry, she picked a gold-hilted rapier up and fondly thumbed the side of the blade. Adeptly, she started doing some moves she knew, bringing the blade down with poise. She felt someone fire an arrow at her so she skillfully blocked it with her rapier. "Who are you?" she demanded pointing the rapier in the direction where the arrows came from, picking her staff from the floor as well.
"I'm hurt. You don't remember me? How cold of you." The girl's voice mocked. 'I've heard that voice before! That's...' "Do you remember me now?" someone stepped out of the shadows, revealing her silver hair and cobalt blue eyes.
"You!"
"Me! I guess you remember eh? Do you remember this?" she fired two lightning bolts at Sakura who barely dodged them again, scarcely scraping her shoulder.
"Ouch..." she blew on the burn. "You're aim's getting better. Last time I didn't get scorched."
"What a compliment." The girl said sarcastically. "It's an honor to receive one from you."
"Don't sweat it, it's gonna be the last. Why are you attacking me anyway?" the girl pointed a black staff with a four-point star on top of it.
"To reclaim my rightful title as the most powerful sorceress in the world!"
"What are you talking about? You know you can't beat me. Let me educate you, I am the Cards Mistress." The girl ignored her.
"Learn to fear me Sakura Kinomoto. Remember to fear the name 'Elvira Riddle'!" Sakura rolled her eyes.
"I'm shaking from head to toe. Wonderful. Voldie's sending out his family members on me now."
"Call my father what you want. I will defeat you Sakura Kinomoto."
"You need not say my entire name. Sakura's just fine you know."
"Very well Sakura." She took a black card out of her pocket. "Release and Dispel, Arrow!"
"What the-" she took a pink card out of her pocket as The Arrow began to shoot arrows at her. "Release and dispel, Shield!" a shield formed around Sakura. Instantly, she checked her Sakura Cards looking for The Arrow, finding it in the pack of cards. Still being protected by the shield from the arrows, she looked confused at Elvira. "Why do you have copies of my cards?" she smirked.
"Your cards? I'm afraid not Sakura. Just because you are the Sakura Cards Mistress, it doesn't mean there aren't any other cards in the world. These cards are my cards by the power of the Dark Star."
"The Dark Star?"
"If you look closely, they're very different. They're not yet as powerful, but hate and anger increases their attack." Sakura looked at the real form of Arrow. Arrow had a black bow and arrow with black smoke emitting from it and her clothes were all blood stained and torn.
"What have you done to Arrow? It looks like it's in immense pain..." she asked Elvira, pitying the card.
"I need not tell you everything for it won't matter, I'll win over you anyway." She brought out 4 other black cards. "Release and dispel, Windy, Watery, Earthy and Firey! Attack the Sakura Cards Mistress! Arrow, continue attacking her!" all five cards surrounded her shield, trying to break it. 'The dream! I have to call Syaoran; I can't get out of this on my own.' She tried contacting Syaoran through telepathy. =Syaoran, help me! I'm in trouble! Syaoran, please listen! I can't keep this up much longer...=
~Back at the Great Hall~
"Hmm?" Syaoran turned around to see who was calling him but no one was there.
"What is it Syaoran sweetie?" he looked behind him to check one last time.
"It's nothing Miyu, I thought someone was calling me that's all." 'Someone's trying to call me but who is it?' he heard pieces of some message suddenly in his head. =Syaoran please listen!= 'Who was that? She sounded like she needed help!'
"Syaoran?"
"Hmm?" he said turning his attention back to Aisa.
"Oh nothing, you were just spacing out on me."
"Sorry, my mind's a bit preoccupied at the moment." 'Who was that?'
"Oh... is there anything I can do to get your mind off whatever's troubling you?"
"No Miyu, I'm afraid not." 'Darn Kinomoto' Aisa thought. 'Elvira'd better hurry up, I'm losing my hold on him.'
~Back at the dungeons~
'Oh no, I can't reach him! The connection's getting cut off by someone near him!' she glared at Elvira. "Stop attacking me, what have I ever done to you? If you want a sorceress' duel then just say so instead of attacking me like that!"
"I'm afraid not Sakura. I have to kill you before you train them." Sakura paled.
"How... how do you know about that?"
"I've been watching you Sakura. Ever since that incident on the train I've been watching you." She looked evilly at Sakura. "You know what? You're in big trouble now. You can't reach him with that shield around you and you know it. What's more, if you do bring that shield down, you're gonna get killed by the 5 cards. Why don't you just make it all easier and die right now?"
"Maybe because I still have the will to live. Maybe I still have to do something so I refuse to die. Have you even thought of that?"
"It's not my unfinished business so it doesn't matter to me." Sakura began to panic as the 5 cards' powers began eating away at her shield. 'I have to reach him now. If I could let my aura out while the shield is down, maybe I could hold off the cards until he gets here. I'll need to release a lot of it though. It might damage the castle but I have to try.' Sakura looked at the silver haired girl laughing evilly at her. 'It's now or nothing, her defenses are down right now.' Sakura immediately brought down her shield. She hesitated at releasing her aura.
"Her shield's down right now, attack her!" the 5 cards began to attack her without hesitation but then Sakura released three-quarters of her aura, shaking the entire castle violently.
"SYAORAN, TASUKETE (help)!!!!"
~Back at the Great Hall~
Screams were heard through the hall as an earthquake shook the castle violently. 'Sakura's in trouble, she's causing this earthquake!' Syaoran ran as fast as Dash to the dungeons but before he could leave, Aisa placed herself between the dungeons and himself. "Miyu, move! I have to go help Sakura, she's in danger!"
Aisa smiled lazily. "I can't let you through, it's dangerous. Just stay here with me Syaoran."
"No, I have to go to the dungeons!" he said panicking as the earthquake shook even harder.
"No Syaoran, you're going to stay here with me." She said gripping his wrist tightly.
"Miyu let me go! Sakura she's-"
"What do I care about Sakura? Just stay here; she's not your girlfriend or anything."
"Miyu let me go now." He said, rage building up in him. 'Sakura's in trouble, I have to go!'
"No Syaoran, I won't let go of you." That was the last straw for Syaoran. In absolute rage, he pulled Aisa off, throwing her to the floor. She whimpered in pain as her butt hit the pavement. "Syaoran, what did you do to me?"
"I was wrong; you aren't the one for me." He said gravely and he dashed off quickly to the dungeons. 'Sakura... oh Sakura please be alright.'
~In the dungeons~
"AAAAAAAH!!!" Sakura screamed, releasing her aura at Elvira and the 5 cards, trying to block them off but her aura was weak now, she had spent too much causing the earthquake.
"You gave me quite a scare Sakura. Nevertheless, this is your end. ATTACK!!!" the five cards bounded towards her.
"AAAAAAAH!!!" Sakura screamed as she was carried into midair, burned, choked, drowned and pierced at the same time, thoroughly beating her up.
"SAKURA!!!" Syaoran ran through the door just in time to see the cards attacking Sakura in midair. The cards immediately stopped attacking and he quickly caught her in his arms as she fell down. 'Oh no Sakura, I was too late! Sakura...'
"Syaoran," Sakura gasped, trying to breathe air but failing.
"Don't talk Sakura, you've been badly hurt."
"Syaoran," she gasped again. "She has c-cards. Watch out for her cards." She said with her last breath of air and she completely passed out.
"Sakura!" he held her close to him. "Sakura, you're gonna be alright." He glared at the five cards who attacked Sakura. "How dare you attack your mistress?"
"They're not her cards Syaoran, they're mine." Elvira said.
"You have cards?"
"Yes. Learn to fear the name 'Elvira Riddle' Li Syaoran. You will hear much about me." She walked closer to them, calling the cards back. Syaoran hugged Sakura closer to him protectively. "Move over, I'll finish the job now."
"No!" Syaoran called on his sword and pointed it at her threateningly. "Rue the day you were born Riddle, you're going to pay for what you did to Sakura! Raitei Shourai!" he fired lightning at her who evaded it.
"You're making this very difficult for yourself Syaoran; I don't want you, just Sakura. I want her dead that is. Move over and I won't hurt you." Syaoran didn't even budge an inch.
"Never." He said fatally.
"RETREAT ELVIRA!" an evil masculine voice commanded her.
"But I'm not done yet!"
"ELVIRA, RETREAT NOW!!!"
"Fine!" she smiled mischievously at him. "Sorry Syaoran, we'll have to schedule this fight for the meantime. Instead, I'll give dear Sakura a small little gift." She drew a black card out. "Release and dispel, Desire! Put her to sleep and make her dream, forever!" she said cackling.
"No!" but before he could stop it, it already reached Sakura, entering her mind. "What did you do?"
"Oh nothing, but she'll never want to wake up again, that's all. Bye!" and with that, she disappeared. He slashed his sword in the air with the disgust. He quickly retracted the sword and rushed to Sakura's side.
"Syaoran!" Eriol rushed in with Tomoyo trailing him. "What happened" I felt Sakura-san's aura and..." he stopped to see that Syaoran was not listening. He was busy whispering words into Sakura's ear who was unconscious. "Syaoran?"
"Sakura, hey wake up." He said shaking her. "It's time to wake up, we gotta go back to the dorm now." Sakura didn't wake up. "Hey Sakura, wake up now." Eriol kneeled by Sakura's side, checking her pulse.
"Syaoran, she's-"
"Sakura, you gotta wake up now." She still didn't wake up. Sakura lay immobile as Syaoran continued shaking her awake. "Sakura, this isn't funny anymore, wake up now."
"Syaoran, will you listen to me?"
"Sakura Kinomoto, wake up!" he said shaking Sakura's beaten up body hard but she still refused to awaken. He tried wrapping his aura around her but it was no use. "Sakura..."
"Sakura's-"
"No, she's not dead! She can't be! She's Sakura, she can't die!" He heard Tomoyo sobbing quietly and he looked at Sakura's pale face. "Oh no... SAKURA!!!"
-To be continued-
AN/ Oooh, a cliffy! What happened to Sakura? Is she dead or is she still alive? How are people gonna react to Sakura's condition? What was Elvira talking about? Why does she have cards as well and what is the Dark Star? Are Syaoran and Aisa still gonna be together? Who are the two people Yue was talking about? Haha, you won't know until I post the next few chapters! Only time can tell. I worked very hard on this chapter and it's my longest so far so please review!
~mycherrywolf~