Zodiac Destiny

Chapter 3 Missing You

Sakura and Void... Final Showdown

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I knew then, when I was face to face with her that she had planned this all along. She confirmed my thought when she said, "Yes, you have fallen into my trap. There is no escape."

She could read my mind !

"Yes I can, and I can speak to you without speaking."

This battle wasn't going to be easy.

"No, mistress Sakura. It won't be."

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I started to use a card, but I realized that there were no cards.

No more of my sacred Sakura cards left to save me.

My guardians were gone, and with them... my friends...family

Syaoran

I was alone

I must win !!!!

If not for my sake, then theirs.

"You must not be listening, young Sakura, this is a battle that you cannot win. It's impossible."

I stared at her. "The only thing that is impossible," I said coldly "Is that you will win. Good triumphs over evil. I am guaranteed a win."

She appeared shocked at my words. I didn't mean to be that cold. But I had been through a lot tonight, and I wasn't about to give up. I can't give up. Never.

"Determination. Good."

"You bet it is !" I shouted

I ran over to the edge of the stairwell. There was a huge hole where part of thr stairs had been. The card had carefully thought this through. It looks like she was at the advantage, but not for long.

I had years of cardcaptoring. I have captured many cards over the past few years. All 52 of them. If I was able to defeat and capture that many cards, I could surely catch this one.

But, a nagging voice in the back of head said, you had your friends. There are gone. You're alone.

I fell to the ground. Don't tell me that ! It can't be true....

It can't.....

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I slowly stood up. you can do this Sakura... you can... just believe in yourself and you can win.

"Yes," I said outloud "I can do this." Then I felt a soft wind. The air around me smelled like my name. Sakura... Cherry Blossoms... but how?

"Give me back my friends !!!!" I heard her scream inside of my head.

"Stop it! You cannot just take my friends away from me. They are my cards ! Not only that, you destroyed all of the town, my friends and family. I can never forgive you for that ! Just stop."

Quietly I said, "Please stop." I cried. I again, slumped to the ground. I knew what was coming next. She would send a bubble over to consume me, my hopes and dreams until I became nothing. A soulless body. I closed my eyes.

"Syaoran.... I-"

Then the card came over to me. I stopped in mid-sentence.

I slid back on the staircase. She continued to float over to me in her bubble. I was scared, I'll admit it. I thought these were my last moments as Sakura Kinomoto, Cardcaptor.

But it never came, and I stared at her. "Just get it over with !" I cried. She looked at me and her eyes became glassy. "I... I..." she started. But she couldn't finish because be began to cry. I immideately began to feel sympathy towards her. I was so worried about losing everything that I loved, that I never took notice that she was in pain as well. She missed her friends and all she wanted was to be with them.

I never knew. And all this time, she was grieving. I began to cry as well.

I heard her thoughts...

"Why won't she seal me. All I wanted were friends. She took them from me... sealed them ! If she sealed me, I could be with them. She complains that I took her friends... none of this would've happened if she hadn't released us long ago. We would be together. I miss them... my friends... why won't she seal me ?!?!?!?!?"

All this time she wanted to be sealed? Why didn't she just tell me? I would've gotten it over with. I thought. Things would've been much easier.

"No ! It's against Clow's wishes. He wanted us to be sealed by you, the cardcaptor. We couldn't tell you to seal us.. you had to do that on your own."

"Oh..." I said outloud... "I'm so very sorry...... I .... didn't.... know...." I stammered

I felt so bad now... most of this was my fault. If I wasn't always getting distracted, thinking so much... she would've been sealed a while ago... Instead... everythings...

I shook my head... It was time to seal the card..... no more waiting.... no more pain.... I must do it now... for everyone.... for me...

"I'll seal you now..." I said. The card wiped away her tears. "There is no more waiting... you can be with your friends now, and forever you'll be with them..." She thought for a moment before nodding.

"Yes... I have been waiting for this moment since your opening the sacred book. I am finally at peace... thank you... Sakura... My mistress..."

She backed away.. a few feet. I picked up my wand, and began my incantation.

I took a deep breath... I thought this was the last time I would speak it.

"Card which was created by clow.... be sealed within my care... as I am Sakura... The mistress of the sacred Clow cards..."

As I finished the card began to disappear... a transparent card began to form on the tip of my wand. She began to seal into her card.

I waited... and when the sealing was almost finished....

I didn't expect it....

The card circled around me and headed straight for Syaoran... It created a bubble around him and the rest of the card sealed itself shortly after. I ran over to him... but again, there was a gap between us, it felt like an eternity separating us from each other. It was too hard to bear. And after everything that had happened since tonight... I cried.

In my frantic attempts to save my friends and family, I had thought I would be the one that was chosen by the card. I was susposed to loose my most important feelings... and that was

Syaoran

I spoke out to him... my hope since lost... lost in my tears... leaking ever so heavilly.

"Syaoran.... Syaoran-kun.... I.. even though you may not.... love... me anymore... I..do... Syaoran... I love......... I love you... with all my heart and I always will.... forever." I said sadly. I paused, hoping to hear him tell me that everything was alright.

That this was all just some horrible mix-up. It was a dream. But... dreams I know of and this was no dream. I just had to see the facts, and understand... that this was all real.

And Syaoran-kun.... My Syaoran.... was gone...

This brought be back to crying. I couldn't believe that I had any left to spare. I slumped to the ground. Finally realizing that I had been defeated. As I sobbed... I heard a faint sound, like a whisper... the source seemed to be infront of me... but that was...

"Syaoran?!!?" I called out, hopefully. There was no reply. I know I heard it... I did... I was so sure of it. Instead I said outloud, "Who am I kidding, Syaoran has forgotten about me."

"No I haven't," a voice said. I looked up to see Syaoran smiling at me. "I am here Sakura."

I smiled... he was here !