Forgotten Cherry Blossom

Chapter 12: Prayers

Sakura poked with her fork in her food. Tomoyo's words echoed in her mind as cheerful voices filled the cold air. Sighing she picked up her glass and looked at it's contents. An image of a small animal in pain appeared and his voice filled her senses. "Never! I'll never betray my mistress!"

"Kero!" She jumped up and her glass fell on the table spilling the hot honey and water. She looked around confused. "I'm coming Kero!" She ran from the light, eyes followed her. "FLY!" Her voice filled the silent air. Feather tips extended its reach with out remorse and soon draped her with large pure white wings.

Li lost his breath at the sight. In front of him stood the angle of mercy herself, the angle of hope, the angle of life, the angle of love.

"Sakura!" Tomoyo watched her friend fly above them. Her large white wings lifted her higher and higher as she pushed forward. "Sakura where are you going?" Her desperate tone fell on all ears. "Sakura!"

"Kero! I have to save Kero!"

"SAKURA!" Li yelled after her.

"Kero! I have to save Kero!"

The little beast struggled in the grasp of the man. "Sakura! NO! Don't come!"

"She loves you to much Kerobus, she'll be here soon."

"Sakura no!"

Sakura did not feel the cold claim her unprotected body. Her eyes focused straight on her unseen target, with only instinct guiding her in the dark. "Sword of the Sakura tree, I call apon you. Come to your mistress!" She extended her hand, a sharp light formed into a silver blade stained with blood and she took it in her grasp.

"Her sword is still here! Dear Lord of the Winds! Please help us!"

"Where did she go Tomoyo?"

"To save her guardian. Kerobus or Kero as he is also known."

Sakura's voice filled the room and the two friends listened intently. "Sword of the Sakura tree, I call apon you. Come to your mistress!" The sword glowed slightly and disappeared.

"Sakura?"

"Card mistresses of old, give me strength to bind staff and card in this heart. Let not those of pure suffer this night!"

Tomoyo opened a closet and pulled out a large book. She gently placed it on the bed and opened it. Cards rose from the book and one by one flew out of the closed window.

"The Windy, The Wood, The Jump, The Watery,…" She named each one as they rose and flew.

"What does this mean Tomoyo?"

"It means that the Forgotten Cherry Blossom has been found, that the prophecy of darkness battling light will now be for filled. After life comes death, and after death comes life. Let's pray that life be the one who follows us in these dark times."

"Let my prayer be heard in this dark night, please let me fight with courage tonight. I follow an angle disguised as a woman tortured and tired, an angle disguised as the woman I love. Let me protect her, if you so desire. Let me find her save years from now, smiling with a bundle in hands and with another struggling to stand. Have mercy on her like your mercy falls on me, please keep her save for me."

"A prayer be said in this dark hour, a prayer be pleaded by those with honour. Soldier of men, soldier of women let your hearts be true, let this night be for you. I prey to those of old; I pray to those of new, please let your prayers give life tonight." The elaborate mirror showed the image of Syaoran riding hard and fast on his horse through the growing snowstorm.

AN: I don't know where this came form. Caught in the moment or something like that. ^^; Ah, only two chapters left. T-T