Chapter she...be?!" Sakura said breathing hard and taking breathes between words. She had been running for a while. After leaving Kero and Yue, it seems that word got out she was on the run through the castle or something. Other wise, she wouldn't have been running into so many guards! She had to find Li and Tomoyo. They could be in deep trouble. Li... Sakura thought back to the corpse lying on the ground, blood overflowing. She cringed and brushed that thought aside. Li would not die a meaningless death. She wouldn't let it happen. She kept running. She wasn't going to give up. Sure her clothes may be a little ripped and she might have a few cuts and bruises, but a few cuts and bruises weren't going to stop her from saving the people she loved. She felt a new powerful force somewhere nearby and she was going to find it.

"Toaku. I just got word from the guards. It seems like the girl is heading in this direction."

"Hm... Good. We can show her what happens when she messes with me. No one ever gets away with it, do they?" She stated more than asked.

"No, no one." He replied with a smile.

"Let her come. In fact, why don't we give her an escort?" Toaku laughed and the evil Li was gone. "It will only be a little longer Li, and then you can forget all your troubles, all your worries, you won't remember anything but me and my face. Bwahahahahahahahahahaha!!!"

"Its right around this corner! I'm sure of it!" Sakura turned the corner to find that Kero and Yue were standing outside a door. "Kero? Yue? How did you guys get out?" Sakura asked confused.

"That's what we're wondering as well." Kero replied.

"All of a sudden, we were transported here." Yue clarified.

"Then this must be the room." Sakura stated.

"There's a very strong forces behind this door." Yue said.

"Yes I know. The power shifted and became this massive power for some reason. I don't know what happened. Its like the power that was here before just gained another 1,000 volts!" Sakura exclaimed.

"There must be someone else in power." Kero explained.

"But who?" Sakura asked.

"We're about to find out." Yue answered.

They pushed the door open and allowed dark mist escape the cold room. A cold breeze flew in their faces.

"Wow, you think they've ever heard of a heater?" Kero joked. Yue and Sakura looked at him. "Sorry, just trying to lighten the mood."

Sakura looked forward and walked into the room. Her guardians following her. As they all stepped into the room the doors slammed behind them and it was too dark to see.

"Hello? Is someone in here?" Sakura asked afraid to know the answer.

"Of course there is." An answer came.

The lights flashed on and there was a lady sitting in a throne sort of chair. She had long dark hair that even took up floor space. She was so beautiful but she seemed oddly familiar to Sakura.

"Who are you?" She yelled up to her.

"Me? Do you not even know your best friend?!" She exclaimed.

"Best friend?" Sakura looked confused but then her eyes widened. "Tomoyo? Is that you?!"

"Ha ha ha. Took you a while didn't it? Although I am no longer called that. My new name is Toaku." She smiled evilly revealing a fang.

"It can't be! You're my enemy now?!"

"I was always your enemy! Your rival in love! But you never noticed cause you always got what you wanted!" Toaku yelled.

"What are you talking about?!"

"I loved you Sakura. You may not know it but I loved you a lot, but it was more like a sibling, a family member. I loved Li as well but whenever I tried to get close to him, you two would be together! And when I actually talked to him, you would somehow come up in conversations! He didn't even see me because of you!" Toaku was standing now and pointing down at Sakura. She brought her hand back and placed it on her heart. "You never even cared what I felt! What or who I cared about!"

"That's not true! I did ask you! You said someone very dear to you!"

"Dear to me yes, but stolen away from me at the same time!"

"I didn't know Tomoyo!"

"Don't call me that! That was the sad and pathetic me, I am no longer that person!"

"But you are! You're still the Tomoyo who's my best friend!"

"Silence!!!" Toaku threw her hand out and Sakura went flying back. Kero caught her before she ran into anything. Yue stood in front of them. Toaku snickered.

"Why would you do this to a friend?" Yue asked.

"Why would a friend go out with the man you love?"

"She didn't know Tomoyo, you don't want to hurt her do you?" Kero asked curiously but trying to make a point. Toaku narrowed her eyes to a slit. She smiled and snapped her fingers.

"Of course not." She said sarcastically. The evil Li appeared by her side. "He will hurt her instead."

"Li?" Sakura took a closer look to see it wasn't him. "Oh my gosh."

Toaku looked at Li and he charged forward at Yue. Yue fought him off with his bow and arrow and light crystals. Their battle continued when Sakura asked Toaku a question.

"What happened to you Tomoyo? What happened to Meiaku?!"

"Meiaku? She is very much dead, but her body..." Toaku snapped her fingers again and Meiaku's body appeared. The face was some how placed back in the right place. "It still fights on." The body went straight for Sakura's neck but Kero blocked for her. Kero was fighting Meiaku now. Sakura was left unprotected. She couldn't rely on them to do everything. Whether it was her friend or not, she had to fight. She stood up.

"Yes Sakura, get up. I want you to feel as much pain as I have. You will beg to die." She curled her lips into a wicked smile.

"I will not! Whether you are my friend or not, I have to fight you!"

"Yes fight me! Don't give me a handicap as your friend! Come at me Sakura!" She yelled. Sakura did a twirl and turned into her older self. She had on one of Tomoyo's hand made outfits as good luck. It was the one from when they went after the last card. The Hope card.

"Oh yes of course. I am missing something. I can't go into battle without good luck, can I?"

"Good luck?" Toaku loved how she was so clueless. A man came out of the darkness. He was wearing a dark turtleneck on without sleeves. He also had on black jeans that fit him but were baggy at the same time. Sakura didn't know who it was at first but then she saw the golden flecks in his hair and gasped. Her eyes went blank, as blank and dark as his were.

"Yes, it is your dear Li. But Li doesn't remember anything about you I'm afraid. He only knows that you are the enemy and I have taken your space as the girlfriend."

"He's forgotten me? How is that possible?!"

"Its called brainwashing dearie."

"No it's not possible. You're lying! That's not him, its a trick!"

"Is it really? Do you really believe that? How could I make a person that looks exactly like him?"

"Its not possible, its just not!"

"Well let us prove you wrong. I and only I can make him turn back to his regular self." Toaku snapped her fingers. Li's eyes came out of their blank emotionless state and looked around. His eyes landed on Sakura and he ran to her.

"Sakura!" He yelled.

"Li?"

"Who else would it be silly." He held her in his arms.

"He can't see anyone but you, just like how it used to be." She snapped her fingers again and Li's eyes changed. They were still his eyes, but they seemed to look past her up at Toaku. He left Sakura's side to join Toaku. He held her in his arms lovingly.

"I love you." He whispered in her ear. Sakura could hear it from where she was. It was as if the fighting around her just stopped, just so she could hear those heart shattering words. Toaku smiled.

"He's forgotten you all over again. He only knows me."

Toaku looked up at him and kissed him. A dark and deep passionate kiss. Sakura lost her balance and fell back down to the ground.

Did she just kiss him? No. It she couldn't have. This isn't happening!

"Oh but it is happening. And now, to be kind, you can die by your loves own hand. Li, kill that girl over there. She's only in our way."

"Yes, Toaku." He kissed her on the cheek and grabbed his sword from a rack on the wall and grabbed another. He threw one to Sakura. It landed in front of her.

"You may be able to fight me Sakura, but will you be able to fight the man you love?" Li's outfit suddenly turned into the one that matched Sakura's. He had on his hat that he usually wore with any outfit. His eyes were fierce. Sakura looked down at the sword but didn't pick it up.

What should I do? Gosh someone tell me what to do, please.

TO BE CONTINUED