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Chapter Six: The Decision
Syaoran stood in the hall, only accompanied by Eriol because the girls said that they needed to take care of something with the school.
"So why did Biketh come out to save Rethasa? I thought she bound him in their past life. So wouldn't he try to hurt her?" Eriol wondered aloud. Syaoran took a quick glance at him. He did have a point. Why had Biketh tried to save Rethasa? "Maybe something is missing from the Old Documents. Something that happened that is going to be repeated but was never recorded originally. What do you think Syaoran?" Eriol said again.
"Maybe, but didn't they…" Syaoran started to say but Meiling and Tomoyo appeared suddenly.
"Guess what!" Meiling said excitedly. Tomoyo had walked over and clasped Eriol's hand in her own. "Two new students just enrolled in St. Amelia's Academy!" Meiling announced. Syaoran stared wide-eyed at her.
"What? You two enrolled here? Why?" Syaoran sputtered out. Meiling just smiled.
"Because, someone needs to watch after our Great One until she gets better," Meiling said pointing to the door As soon as Meiling pointed at it, the door flew open suddenly. Nurse Ruby's head of red-brown hair bounced out of the nurse's office, closing the door securely behind her.
"Hey everyone! I'm glad you're all still here," she said as the group bore down for a million questions. "She would like to speak to Meiling and Tomoyo first," she said and walked off. A sigh of relief escaped the lips of every member of the group. The questions had not come. The girls shrugged and walked towards the door.
They opened it cautiously and peered in. "Sakura!" Meiling whispered as she flew to her side and Tomoyo closed the door quietly. Meiling reached out and held Sakura's small hand in her own. Sakura's torso area was completely surrounded with fresh white bandages.
"Hey Meiling, it's not as bad as it looks," Sakura gasped out as she winced. Meiling looked skeptical but she didn't say anything. "But I need a favor from you two. I know that in the other form that you two are twins except for eyes and hair style," Sakura said as she looked at them intently. "And I also know the power that you can possess while you are working together; the healing charm. I have double powers as well so I know you won't be completely drained if you heal me. Could you just use it and the boys won't have to worry," she pleaded. She looked defiantly into Meiling's and Tomoyo's eyes. Tomoyo spoke first
"Fine Sakura," she gave in. "But you also know the few number of times we have used this power. It might not work just as you have planned," she warned.
"That doesn't matter," Sakura said as she shook her head. Tomoyo nodded and she and Meiling transformed. Nanra and Legebra held hands tightly and faced Sakura. They closed their eyes and concentrated hard. A bright white light formed around them and suddenly released.
It hit Sakura with such force that she was knocked backwards onto the bed. They transformed back into their original forms, breathing hard, and watched as Sakura rose to her feet.
They walked over to her and started to unwrap her bandages. The cuts were slowly gluing themselves back together. Sakura smiled widely at them and sent them outside before her.
"Is she ok?" Syaoran asked immediately. Meiling nodded her head.
"Perfect, she's perfect. As good as new," Tomoyo said. Eriol grabbed her hand and puller her gently over to him.
"What did you two do? You didn't use the healing charm on her, did you?" he asked. "She can't be better that fast after an injury of that magnitude."
"Yes we used it on her, but she's fine now and so it's alright," Tomoyo responded.
"You know very well the side effects of that spell. All three of you will have weakened abilities now. That's not very smart when we have this battle with whoever sent the other two Guardians after us. And you keep feeding her your energy until she can generate some for herself. But even then you are still connected. When one of you looses energy then the other two feed her. Not very smart on your part," Eriol said seriously.
"So what? She's ok now, isn't she?" Tomoyo spat back and walked over to Meiling. Eriol just looked after her. Then he shook his head and faced the wall.
"Syaoran, she wants to see you," Meiling said as Tomoyo joined her again. He walked swiftly into the room. Sakura was standing next to the window. The door shut after him.
"Sakura, you should be resting!" he said frantically as he walked to her. She turned to him and smiled.
"Why are you so worried? I'm fine. And since when is Biketh so worried about Rethasa?" she asked. His eyes looked hurt as he stopped moving towards her.
"It doesn't matter what I feel towards you or Rethasa. I am Syaoran not Biketh," he said.
"Don't like me. Please, whatever you do, don't fall in love with me," she whispered.
"Do you not like me? What's going on?" he asked and Sakura's eyes glazed over with unshed tears. She turned back to the window.
"I'm not allowed! Rethasa told me so!" she cried.
"So even if you were allowed? What would be your answer then?" he said, a hint of fear tainting his words. She sobbed harder and sunk to the floor. His eyes became hard at her reaction and he turned on his heel abruptly. He flung the door open and marched out of the room.
"We're leaving," he said firmly as he headed out of the office.
"What about Sakura?" Meiling said in a small panic.
"What about her?" he bit out icily. Meiling stopped suddenly but he kept walking.
"You can't just leave her here, Syaoran!" she said loudly. He stopped but did not turn around.
"Watch me," he whispered then disappeared through the door. A small gasp caught in her throat and she stared after him and then at Eriol as he led Tomoyo away.
"And what if I don't come?" she yelled after him. She saw his appearance through the glass window that separated them. He stopped again and still didn't look at her through the glass.
"Then you will forfeit your position in this gang," he said calmly but loud enough that she could still hear his response. Then he continued walking away with Eriol and Tomoyo who had caught up to him.
"Then consider me resigned," she whispered to herself. She walked back to the room where Sakura was sitting at the windowsill with silent tears rolling down her pale cheek. Meiling walked behind her to see what she was watching and saw Syaoran, Eriol, and Tomoyo walking off.
"I love him! I really do! But she won't let me. She says it's forbidden," Sakura said to nobody in general while mocking her other half. Meiling stepped forward and put a reassuring arm around her. Sakura cried hard into Meiling's shirt until she was soaked in salt-water tears.
Finally Sakura pulled away. "What will I do now?" she asked.
"Live with your step-mom, I guess. Or, at least, until I can get Syaoran in his right mind again. There's a lot you don't know about him, and you'll be surprised when you find it all out," Meiling said as she stood up.
"No, I don't deserve him anymore. He tried to open up to me and I turned him away. I'll never have a chance to find out everything about him and I don't deserve someone as great as him," Sakura kept crying.
"Come on, leave it to me. Now let's get you home," Meiling said and she led Sakura out the door and down some streets to her house. Sakura walked inside after waving goodbye to Meiling.
"And where have you been?" Hikaru shrieked. Sakura shrugged with the tear stains still adorning her face and started to walk up the stairs. "Get back here!" Hikaru yelled again as she yanked the back of Sakura's shirt. She fell with a thud down the stairs and glared spitefully at Hikaru.
"Don't touch me," Sakura spat as she stood up again. Hikaru raised a fist and punched Sakura across the face. She flew backwards into the couch and lay there for a second.
"What are you going to do about it, bitch?" Hikaru sneered. Then Sakura's pale green wings surrounded her and Rethasa stood a moment later. The same glare adorned her face as it had Sakura's, and Hikaru stepped back in fright.
"I'm going to make you suffer like you have made Sakura suffer all these years," Rethasa said. She feel Sakura's presence of mind waning as she started to walk towards Hikaru. A ball of light surrounded her fist and she threw out her hand, palm open. The ball hit Hikaru with such force that she flew back into the opposite wall. Rethasa repeatedly threw the balls of light at Hikaru. Suddenly she felt a small hand encircle her wrist. She looked up in shock to see the spirit of Sakura hovering over her. A small smile was on her face, and she let Rethasa's hand go. "Yes, Sakura. I will stop," she said and the newest ball of light left her hand. She looked back down at Hikaru who was babbling senselessly. Her mind was gone, her body was left.
Rethasa ran up to Sakura's room and transformed back into Sakura. She landed on the bed with a soft thump and something poked her in the side. She pulled her book out from under her. It was the book she had been reading the day she met them. The day she fell in love with him.
Tears sprang to her eyes. She did love him! She just couldn't. Rethasa and Biketh had too much against one another. Unless…
Sakura grabbed the old cell phone off her desk and opened it. She speed dialed Meiling. "Come pick me up!" she said. Sakura gave her the directions and hung up the phone. She stopped at a light pole when she couldn't go any further. She slid down to the ground and waited. She was still wearing her tattered school uniform and she was starting to get cold. If only she had grabbed a jacket.
"Well, what do we have here?" a voice sneered from above her. Sakura looked up and saw the two glaring eyes of an older man. She cocked her head slightly to the side.
"Do I know you?" she whispered. He laughed. A shiver went down her spine.
"Don't you remember me, sweet heart? Or am I that bad of a kisser?" he mocked. Sakura felt Rethasa's presence beside her and decided this was her fight. Rethasa appeared a moment later.
"Go to hell, Rastael!" she bit out. He laughed and flew down to where she was sitting. He tapped her lightly on the nose.
"What are you going to do about it, my beautiful Guardian? You can't do a thing because the Old Documents aren't here to show you what you can do or not!" he scorned her. Realization hit her.
"You bastard. You took them!" she yelled. He nodded boldly and she glared. "I know what they say. They say that I am going to do exactly what I have in mind to do right now, Rastael," she said proudly. He got into a fighting stance. "Take me to Clow Reed. I want a word with him."
Her words shocked him but he sprouted his wings anyways. He took off but turned when he heard her meek voice call after him. "I'm still weak Rastael. You have to carry me." He rolled his eyes and scooped her up with ease. She put her arm around his back and he flew off with her.