Not 'till the sun sets
Chapter 8: Onegai...
Author's notes: I feel so angsty today, too much of 'the calling' songs, I think. I have been listening to them today. It makes me *sniff* wanna cry @.@
But anyway, I have to finish this damned story, I have too many thoughts in my head, and I have to let them out (or else, the dream would come true... scary..). I actually had this dream that all the thoughts in my 'brain' came alive, well, not all but some. Man, there were so many anime peeps running around the house!
So anyway, this is the last chapter, I may place an epilogue, if I want to, but if I'm lazy enough, I won't. hehee...
Pls. read my next story 'When there wouldn't be you and me", it is a really cool story, and it's S+S, although it doesn't seem yet in the start, it will be (I think). Onegai... read it too. I even think it's one of my greatest works... even I love it, you should love it too...
So on with the story...
Chapter 8: Onegai...
Disclaimer: I ain't own anything not mine. So if you got a problem with that. That's not my problem... it's yours.
;;-_-=~+*+~=-_-;; dun mind this...
It was already dismissal time, and everyone was heading towards home.
"I need to hurry, the sun would be setting any time now..."
She hurried and ran all her way to the penguin park, it was very silent. Although only few people pass through this street, it had a very eerie feeling towards it...
"I have been waiting..."
Sakura twirled around, but there was no one there.
"Marian, are you here?" she called out.
There was no answer.
"Marian, please answer me! Where are you?"
Still... no answer.
She ran to the front of the park, where the king penguin slide was.
"Maria—"
Sakura froze...
"Syaoran!" she gasped, but she stopped when she finally got a clear look of him.
He was bleeding, there were cuts here and there, and they were bleeding profusely. His lips, they were swollen, as if he was beaten until black and blue. And his eyes...
Just like in her dream...
The last statement hit her like sword driven through her chest...
If then, the dream was real... Syaoran would...
Sakura took a grab of her key and drew it up high.
She ran to where Syaoran was.
"Are you alright? You weren't in school today, I was...scared."
Syaoran's lusterless eyes bore down into Sakura's then gave her a hard blow, sending Sakura flying back.
"Syaoran..."
He stood up, and walked towards her, his eyes were glowering, head bowed down.
"Syaoran... no... It's me Sakura." Sakura cried.
He drew out his sword, the metal shone under the setting sun, refracting the light in an orangey color.
He slowly raised his sword, just a little above his head.
He then abruptly drove the sword down towards Sakura, barely missing her in an inch. Sakura used her Jump card to get out of the sword's way...
Syaoran...
He made another swing to her, and this time she was able to use her Shield card. He raised his head up, there were tears streaming from his dull lifeless eyes. He quickly chanted a strange spell and the shield lost its effect. He raised his sword again, ready for another attack.
Sakura didn't want to hurt Syaoran, he was inside a spell, and something was making him do this. Yet in contrary, she didn't know what else to do. Her cards weren't in any effect to him, she couldn't just dodge forever.
"Hello Sakura..."
Suddenly Syaoran stopped, like a robot who just ran out of battery, his hands poised frozen in the air. Sakura turned were the voice was coming from.
"Marian!" she cried, "Marian, help me!"
Yet Marian merely looked at her, smiling, as if she didn't hear.
"Marian!", Sakura called again, but Marian just stood there. She then closed her eyes, a white brilliance gleamed around her. She slowly floated up, above the King penguin, just like in the dream.
"The card... it was Marian..." Sakura realized.
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The sky was now a dark tint of red, the sun now over the mountains shining its last rays to the earth. Soon, it would be night. Soon, it would be over, and Sakura was losing time.
Sakura stared at her dumbfounded when suddenly Syaoran moved again and did his supposed-to-be action. Sakura wasn't able to move away in time, causing a large cut on her arm.
Sakura clutched at her bleeding arm, trying to stop the blood flow.
"I don't want to do this..." she muttered under her breathe. But still, she had to do this, it might be the only way...
"Sword card!" her staff magically changed into a sword and she called on fight too, she knew that Syaoran was better than her in sword fighting.
Syaoran threw a blow at Sakura, and this time, Sakura was able to counter it, causing a thin scratch on Syaoran's cheek.
The pain is her arm was getting unbearable, and the pain that clutched her heart was even more. She couldn't possibly hurt her friend, her...
Love.
"Syaoran..."
He was starting at her again, but she couldn't do anything. It was too much, she wanted to escape. And the sun was setting, it might be too late.
::WHAM!::
Sakura flew and dropped to the ground, her cards lay sprawled on the ground.
"You mustn't lose hope..."
It was what Clow Reed said in her visions, and she was failing now. She wanted to die. Let Syaoran kill her if he can. She didn't care anymore.
Suddenly, her cards started to glow, and so did the brooch that Yukito gave her. It gave off a pink glow that somehow made Sakura gain her energy a bit. Her arm healed, and the cards floated up in the air. Syaoran attacked her again, but the cards made a shield too strong for Syaoran to conquer.
"I know... I shouldn't... but, I don't what to do..." she whispered. The cards danced in the air, Sakura noticed that there was one that shone the brightest, and it made its way to the front.
"The Hope..."
She had totally forgotten about this card, she tentatively touched the card and it landed on her palm.
"Yes, the hope card... this is my last chance..."
She looked up and saw Syaoran fighting his way to break the shield.
"This is for you..."
Her sword transformed into a staff again, and slowly, she murmured the chant to activate the Hope card.
"Hope card!!"
The joined forces of the void and love card rose to the air. This was the card that had the only power to seal Marian. It had the power of all the 52 cards and the love that Sakura had in her heart.
The card went straight to Marian, who was just poised in the air, seemingly enjoying the site. It hadn't foreseen this; it hadn't seen a card that was greater than her power.
The card shrieked as Sakura's pink aura surrounded her, trapping her inside. Syaoran too was in pain. He had dropped his sword, his hands on his head, clutching it hardly.
Sakura raised her staff in the air, and at last the card was transformed into its real form.
"Return to your true form!" she cried.
Spent and tired, she dropped to the ground. Her auburn hair stuck to her face as the sweat rolled down.
All was done.
The card wavered softly and landed on the ground, it back up. It was sealed... under her powers. Everything is finally back to normal.
"The Infinite card..."
Is it really? Was everything fine now? The mountains had already covered the sun, and there was only a soft indigo haze that covered the ground. The moon was making it's way to the sky.
"Oh no... Syaoran!" she shrieked in sudden realization. She might have not made it in time... maybe Syaoran was... maybe he was...
"No!"
His body was sprawled on the floor, unconscious—well, that's what Sakura hoped—that he was just unconscious.
His hands were cold and clammy. Face pale and grey...
"Syaoran-kun..."
It all came in a whisper now... Sakura hesitated to touch his cold corpse. His power was all consumed by the card. And it was just the only thing that kept him alive all along, the power of the card. His life depended on it as those clans and tribes depended on the card. And now, the card was sealed... working under her power, and Syaoran...
Sakura held Syaoran's hand... it was just too cold.
"Onegai..."
Author's Notes: HAHAHA! I've decided! An epilogue! Yes! I'll place an epilogue!! Coz I'm good and I'm in the mood for writing! Weehee!! Wahaha! I'm hyper! Okay.,.. too much -_-;;
Well, anyways.. hope you enjoyed the story as much as I did! Thank you everyone for all the reviews!! If you haven't reviewed yet, it's never too late for one!! I know that I'm not much of a good writer, but thank you anyways for lifting up my spirits saying that it was good! Hehe! Well, I gotta go now... more stories to write... ^________________________________^
Author's notes: I feel so angsty today, too much of 'the calling' songs, I think. I have been listening to them today. It makes me *sniff* wanna cry @.@
But anyway, I have to finish this damned story, I have too many thoughts in my head, and I have to let them out (or else, the dream would come true... scary..). I actually had this dream that all the thoughts in my 'brain' came alive, well, not all but some. Man, there were so many anime peeps running around the house!
So anyway, this is the last chapter, I may place an epilogue, if I want to, but if I'm lazy enough, I won't. hehee...
Pls. read my next story 'When there wouldn't be you and me", it is a really cool story, and it's S+S, although it doesn't seem yet in the start, it will be (I think). Onegai... read it too. I even think it's one of my greatest works... even I love it, you should love it too...
So on with the story...
Chapter 8: Onegai...
Disclaimer: I ain't own anything not mine. So if you got a problem with that. That's not my problem... it's yours.
;;-_-=~+*+~=-_-;; dun mind this...
It was already dismissal time, and everyone was heading towards home.
"I need to hurry, the sun would be setting any time now..."
She hurried and ran all her way to the penguin park, it was very silent. Although only few people pass through this street, it had a very eerie feeling towards it...
"I have been waiting..."
Sakura twirled around, but there was no one there.
"Marian, are you here?" she called out.
There was no answer.
"Marian, please answer me! Where are you?"
Still... no answer.
She ran to the front of the park, where the king penguin slide was.
"Maria—"
Sakura froze...
"Syaoran!" she gasped, but she stopped when she finally got a clear look of him.
He was bleeding, there were cuts here and there, and they were bleeding profusely. His lips, they were swollen, as if he was beaten until black and blue. And his eyes...
Just like in her dream...
The last statement hit her like sword driven through her chest...
If then, the dream was real... Syaoran would...
Sakura took a grab of her key and drew it up high.
She ran to where Syaoran was.
"Are you alright? You weren't in school today, I was...scared."
Syaoran's lusterless eyes bore down into Sakura's then gave her a hard blow, sending Sakura flying back.
"Syaoran..."
He stood up, and walked towards her, his eyes were glowering, head bowed down.
"Syaoran... no... It's me Sakura." Sakura cried.
He drew out his sword, the metal shone under the setting sun, refracting the light in an orangey color.
He slowly raised his sword, just a little above his head.
He then abruptly drove the sword down towards Sakura, barely missing her in an inch. Sakura used her Jump card to get out of the sword's way...
Syaoran...
He made another swing to her, and this time she was able to use her Shield card. He raised his head up, there were tears streaming from his dull lifeless eyes. He quickly chanted a strange spell and the shield lost its effect. He raised his sword again, ready for another attack.
Sakura didn't want to hurt Syaoran, he was inside a spell, and something was making him do this. Yet in contrary, she didn't know what else to do. Her cards weren't in any effect to him, she couldn't just dodge forever.
"Hello Sakura..."
Suddenly Syaoran stopped, like a robot who just ran out of battery, his hands poised frozen in the air. Sakura turned were the voice was coming from.
"Marian!" she cried, "Marian, help me!"
Yet Marian merely looked at her, smiling, as if she didn't hear.
"Marian!", Sakura called again, but Marian just stood there. She then closed her eyes, a white brilliance gleamed around her. She slowly floated up, above the King penguin, just like in the dream.
"The card... it was Marian..." Sakura realized.
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The sky was now a dark tint of red, the sun now over the mountains shining its last rays to the earth. Soon, it would be night. Soon, it would be over, and Sakura was losing time.
Sakura stared at her dumbfounded when suddenly Syaoran moved again and did his supposed-to-be action. Sakura wasn't able to move away in time, causing a large cut on her arm.
Sakura clutched at her bleeding arm, trying to stop the blood flow.
"I don't want to do this..." she muttered under her breathe. But still, she had to do this, it might be the only way...
"Sword card!" her staff magically changed into a sword and she called on fight too, she knew that Syaoran was better than her in sword fighting.
Syaoran threw a blow at Sakura, and this time, Sakura was able to counter it, causing a thin scratch on Syaoran's cheek.
The pain is her arm was getting unbearable, and the pain that clutched her heart was even more. She couldn't possibly hurt her friend, her...
Love.
"Syaoran..."
He was starting at her again, but she couldn't do anything. It was too much, she wanted to escape. And the sun was setting, it might be too late.
::WHAM!::
Sakura flew and dropped to the ground, her cards lay sprawled on the ground.
"You mustn't lose hope..."
It was what Clow Reed said in her visions, and she was failing now. She wanted to die. Let Syaoran kill her if he can. She didn't care anymore.
Suddenly, her cards started to glow, and so did the brooch that Yukito gave her. It gave off a pink glow that somehow made Sakura gain her energy a bit. Her arm healed, and the cards floated up in the air. Syaoran attacked her again, but the cards made a shield too strong for Syaoran to conquer.
"I know... I shouldn't... but, I don't what to do..." she whispered. The cards danced in the air, Sakura noticed that there was one that shone the brightest, and it made its way to the front.
"The Hope..."
She had totally forgotten about this card, she tentatively touched the card and it landed on her palm.
"Yes, the hope card... this is my last chance..."
She looked up and saw Syaoran fighting his way to break the shield.
"This is for you..."
Her sword transformed into a staff again, and slowly, she murmured the chant to activate the Hope card.
"Hope card!!"
The joined forces of the void and love card rose to the air. This was the card that had the only power to seal Marian. It had the power of all the 52 cards and the love that Sakura had in her heart.
The card went straight to Marian, who was just poised in the air, seemingly enjoying the site. It hadn't foreseen this; it hadn't seen a card that was greater than her power.
The card shrieked as Sakura's pink aura surrounded her, trapping her inside. Syaoran too was in pain. He had dropped his sword, his hands on his head, clutching it hardly.
Sakura raised her staff in the air, and at last the card was transformed into its real form.
"Return to your true form!" she cried.
Spent and tired, she dropped to the ground. Her auburn hair stuck to her face as the sweat rolled down.
All was done.
The card wavered softly and landed on the ground, it back up. It was sealed... under her powers. Everything is finally back to normal.
"The Infinite card..."
Is it really? Was everything fine now? The mountains had already covered the sun, and there was only a soft indigo haze that covered the ground. The moon was making it's way to the sky.
"Oh no... Syaoran!" she shrieked in sudden realization. She might have not made it in time... maybe Syaoran was... maybe he was...
"No!"
His body was sprawled on the floor, unconscious—well, that's what Sakura hoped—that he was just unconscious.
His hands were cold and clammy. Face pale and grey...
"Syaoran-kun..."
It all came in a whisper now... Sakura hesitated to touch his cold corpse. His power was all consumed by the card. And it was just the only thing that kept him alive all along, the power of the card. His life depended on it as those clans and tribes depended on the card. And now, the card was sealed... working under her power, and Syaoran...
Sakura held Syaoran's hand... it was just too cold.
"Onegai..."
Author's Notes: HAHAHA! I've decided! An epilogue! Yes! I'll place an epilogue!! Coz I'm good and I'm in the mood for writing! Weehee!! Wahaha! I'm hyper! Okay.,.. too much -_-;;
Well, anyways.. hope you enjoyed the story as much as I did! Thank you everyone for all the reviews!! If you haven't reviewed yet, it's never too late for one!! I know that I'm not much of a good writer, but thank you anyways for lifting up my spirits saying that it was good! Hehe! Well, I gotta go now... more stories to write... ^________________________________^