Sept 6th PM
Today I had an unexpected visitor. I was just getting up when my father called me from downstairs, told me I had a guest. I had no idea who that could be. I slowly came down the stairs, when I came face to face Syaoran.
"Syaoran!" I cried, "You look awful!"
He did look awful. He had scratches and bruises on his face, and he had stitches everywhere. His knees look puffy, and he was holding on to the banister for support.
"Hello to you, too" He said, smiling.
"Hi. Why don't you come upstairs and we can talk?"
I had to help Syaoran climb up the stairs. He had to put all his weight on me to climb the up. When we got into my room, I immediately burst out.
"What happened? Are you all right? What did this?"
"I'm fine, I'm fine." said Syaoran "I've been attacked by an evil spirit or something. I've also been sensing something. Something not unlike your cards. Maybe something's happed to the cards. Check them"
I went to my drawer, moved over my diary, and underneath that was where I hid the cards. But only one was there.
I was speechless. I couldn't say anything. Of all my cards, only one was left, The Sword. How did I not notice the cards were missing? I turned the card over. There was a note.
Sakura,
I took your cards. I left only one card. With this card, you need to re-capture all the other ones. I also took Kero. He knows too much about the cards, and he was bound to help you. I know you can do this, but Master says you have to do this. Just do what you do, and you'll be fine. I can't leave you my real name, or I'll be in trouble.
M.M
"M.M?" Syaoran asked, reading the note over my shoulder.
" Syaoran?" I asked.
"Yes?"
"You're going to have to teach me to use a sword."
Sept 7th
I just came back from sword lessons with Syaoran. I did all right. I wasn't that good at it, really. Syaoran taught me to block, stab, cut, etc. I don't plan to kill anyone, I just need to protect myself, and recapture the cards. He also taught me some flashy stuff, just to show off, and make me seem better at fighting. Once we finished, we sat on the swings. It was a nice day. Warmer than usual. The sun shone brightly. I noticed Syaoran's eyes glittered as the sun reflected off them. They were the only part of him that seemed perfectly okay. We had a contest to see who could jump off the swing the furthest. We jumped, and we rolled, and we lay on the grass.
"How are things going around here?" He asked.
What I meant to say was 'Fine' but what came out was,
"Oh, it's horrible! Everyone thinks I'm crazy, I saw my brother die, you were in the hospital, and Tomoyo had cancer, but now she's d-"
I couldn't continue. Tears clouded my eyes. All of the sudden, Syaoran bolted up.
"What is it?" I asked.
"Can you sense that?" He asked? "Something or someone's been watching us!"