Disclaimer: I don't own CCS or Castle on a Cloud from Les Miserables

Chapter 4

Cry

Tomoyo moved through the crowd of relatives. Sonomi had said only a few people were coming, and this was more than a few. She couldn't find any of her friends anywhere. Sakura accepted Tomoyo's invitation, but they couldn't find Syaoran anywhere. Tomoyo stood by the orchestra that Sonomi hired and once again, listened to the typical chitchat of her relatives. "She looks so grown up. Like an angel. Good role model. So perfect!" Tomoyo imitated them.

"Who says? You're anything but perfect," her fiancé's voice commented.

Tomoyo turned to him, "Thanks."

They heard the sound of a glass being tapped. "Can I have everyone's attention please," Sonomi's voice demanded. They saw her stand up on a chair, "I am pleased to announce that my daughter, Tomoyo, is engaged to be married to Eriol Hiiragizawa."

All the relatives applauded. Tomoyo heard Sakura's voice coming closer, "Excuse me, pardon me, please move."

Sakura finally made it to the couple, "Congratulations!" Sakura gave Tomoyo a hug.

"We would also like to ask you to give a moment of silence for our sister, Nadeshiko," Katoya's voice came from the same direction as Sonomi. The relatives nodded and bowed their heads, "Thank you. Enjoy the rest of the evening!"

The music started and chattering continued. Sakura looked down at the ground, 'I wish Li was here.' She looked over at Eriol who was trying to speak with Tomoyo, but he seemed distracted by something. He looked over at Sakura, "Do you sense it?"

"What?" Sakura tilted her head.

She then sensed a strange magic being used, one that felt a bit like hers. "Come on," Sakura ran towards the source of the power.

"Wait a sec," Tomoyo ran halfway up the stairs and smiled, "I have to get my camera."

…After Tomoyo got her camera…

"It's here," Eriol looked around the park.

"Correct," Katoya's voice giggled.

"I told you that he'd fall for it!" Sonomi's voice remarked.

Tomoyo fell to the ground. "Tomoyo!" Eriol and Sakura screamed.

"I'm alright," she whimpered.

Sonomi and Katoya appeared in front of them. "Eriol, did you know that your father murdered someone very special to us?" Sonomi hissed, "That someone was our sister."

"What does that have to do with anything?" Eriol drew his attention away from Tomoyo.

"Everything," Katoya giggled, "Sonomi's worried that history will repeat itself and you'll kill either Sakura or Tomoyo."

"He wouldn't hurt us," Tomoyo forced herself up.

"Wow, you are stronger than you seem," Katoya smirked and looked at Sonomi, "Told you she wasn't worthless."

"Shut up, we might as well kill him now," Sonomi pulled out the Shot card.

"You stole them?" Sakura gasped.

"Yeah," Katoya pulled out the rest of the missing cards, "I tried the shot card at some modelling party. I accidentally killed your boyfriend's friend, but the card was successful!"

Sakura growled, "So you killed her."

The shot card appeared before them and took aim at Eriol. "Enough of this nonsense," Sonomi rolled her eyes.

Tomoyo saw the anger in her mother's eyes when she looked at Eriol. "No," Tomoyo said quietly, "I won't let you kill him."

The card fired and Tomoyo pushed Eriol out of the way. The two of them fell to the ground. "Tomoyo!" Sakura shrieked.

Sonomi crossed her arms over her chest. "Foolish girl," she muttered.

Sonomi snapped her fingers and Tomoyo rose to her feet. "Tomoyo, kill Eriol," Sonomi ordered.

There, a strong power rose from within Tomoyo. A burst of flames came from the ground and surrounded Eriol. He was stuck in a ring of fire with Tomoyo. Eriol's staff appeared and he used a water spell, but it didn't work. "A foolish effort… Clow Reed's magic cannot break the anti-magic spell," Tomoyo murmured in a monotonous voice.

"What did you do to her?" Eriol yelled at Sonomi.

Sonomi just smiled, "I took over her soul."

Katoya drew a glowing sword and approached the ring of fire. A sword stopped her from going any further. "Your battle is with me," Sakura stated.

"Little girls shouldn't play with swords," Katoya grinned the swung at Sakura's head.

Sakura dodged the blade immediately, and the duel went on. "You know what?" Katoya asked.

"What?" Sakura panted.

She was amazed that Katoya hadn't broken a sweat from fighting. "Syaoran doesn't love you anymore."

"N-no, you're lying. He loves me, I know he does."

"How are you so sure?"

…Ring of Fire…

Eriol was running away from all of Tomoyo's attacks. "Speaking of murders, did I tell you how your mom and dad die?" Sonomi enquired.

Eriol stopped and stared at Sonomi through the flames.

…Where Syaoran is…

Syaoran sat in a tree looking up at the full moon. 'Why did I make her go away? I need her… I wish she was here,' Syaoran groaned. "Hey Syaoran!" a girl's voice came from the foot of the tree.

Syaoran sensed Sakura's magic, and thought that it must be her, "Sakura?"

"You're so slow," the girl laughed and reached the branch Syaoran sat on in one jump.

Syaoran couldn't believe his eyes. Was it really her? I couldn't be… could it? Yes, it was. "Meilin," he whispered.

"Why aren't you with her?" Meilin asked.

"Who? Sakura?"

"Yeah."

"I told her to go away and-"

Meilin smacked him on the head. 'That was definitely real,' Syaoran thought. "You told her to go away! She needs you right now. She's in trouble," Meilin informed him.

"What? Where is she? What kind of trouble," Syaoran snapped.

Meilin smiled with satisfaction, "Now that's the Syaoran that I remember!"

His expression turned to sorrow, "Meilin, are you just an illusion?"

Meilin kneeled down and kissed his forehead, "Only if you want me to be."

Syaoran closed his eyes. He felt the wind pick up, then he heard Sakura and her aunt's voices, "He doesn't love you anymore."

"N-no, you're lying. He loves me, I know he does," Sakura cried.

Syaoran opened his eyes and found himself in a completely different place. He watched Katoya knock the sword out of Sakura's hand. "It was stupid of you to fall in love," Katoya spat she then rose her sword.

Syaoran drew his sword, ran to Sakura, and blocked Katoya's attack. "Syaoran!" Sakura gasped, "Syaoran, she killed Meilin."

Syaoran's grip tightened on his sword, "She did, huh?"

Sakura got to her feet and looked over at the ring of fire. Eriol wasn't paying attention to Tomoyo; he was busy listening to Sonomi. "I killed your father, and my parents hung your mother," Sonomi laughed with malevolence.

Eriol felt a blade cut through his back. He stumbled but he remained standing. He looked behind him and saw Tomoyo holding a sword. "Tomoyo, please snap out of it," he begged.

She slashed a cut into his arm. He turned to Sonomi again. "Turn her back right now," he shouted.

He could feel all his blood leaving his body. He felt weak and tired, but he lifted his staff into the air. "Clow Reed's magic can't break through the barrier," Sonomi reminded.

"This is my magic, not Clow Reed's," Eriol let all of his energy.

All his magic was released into Sonomi and Katoya's direction. It broke through the barrier and annihilated the two women. Eriol fell to the ground. He heard Tomoyo gasp and throw the sword to the ground. She looked at the two cuts that she had created. Tomoyo dropped down by Eriol's side. "Please forgive me," she whispered, "I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Tomoyo!" Syaoran and Sakura ran over to the two of them.

"He's hurt," Syaoran stated, "Let's go get help."

He took Sakura and left Tomoyo all alone in the park. Tomoyo began to cry. "I'm not under my mom's control anymore. We can get married, and move far away where nobody would expect us to be perfect."

"T-Tomoyo…" Eriol said weakly, "I know it… I'm going to die."

Tomoyo didn't want to accept this. She didn't want to live life without him. "You can't die!" Tomoyo cried, "You promised that you wouldn't leave me again."

Eriol looked up at her, and then looked at his surroundings. "This is where we had our first kiss," he chuckled, "Want to make it the spot where we have our last kiss?"

"Eriol, stop saying that you're gonna die!" Tomoyo shouted.

Eriol pushed himself up, trying to shut out all of his pain. "I love you," he whispered, and then kissed her goodbye.

Tomoyo felt him fade away as every second went by. Suddenly she pulled away from him. "What is it?" he asked.

She just closed her eyes and laid her head on his chest.

There is a castle on a cloud,
I like to go there in my sleep,
Aren't any floors for me to sweep,
Not in my castle on a cloud.

There is a room that's full of toys,
There are a hundred boys and girls.
Nobody shouts or talks too loud,
Not in my castle on a cloud.

There is a lady all in white,
Holds me and sings a lullaby,
She's nice to see and she's soft to touch,
She says, "Cosette, I love you very much!"

I know a place where no one's lost,
I know a place where no one cries,
Crying at all is not allowed,
Not in my castle on a cloud.

Eriol smiled, "You finished it for me."

Tomoyo nodded and placed her hand in his. She listened to his heartbeats slowly fade away.