Chapter 2: Dreams and Pain

Authors Note: SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! SORRY! Please forgive me time just flew by and I have had soooooo much on my mind please don't hate me! I hope everyone liked the fist chapter I worked so hard on it and I hope you like this one too (once again sorry it took so long for me to get it up...) Please remember to review! I love you all really I do! i'm sorry this one is short the next will be longer promise! Oh yes and I would like to thank all of the people that reviewed I love you! Now on with the story…


Fire, she was surrounded by fire as if in a gigantic boiler room; she had to find a way out. It was so unbearably hot she could almost hear her skin sizzle in the horrible heat and felt as the sweat rolled off her body stinging as it went. She continued down the narrow metal walkway. Knowing that if she stopped moving for more then a minuet the shoes on her feet would melt soon followed by the skin.

She wrapped her arms around herself to try and keep as far away from the burning walls, looking ahead of her she saw a door relieved to have found a way out of the searing heat and unbearable brightness of the flames she began to move at a faster pace not quite a walk but not really running.

The closer she got to the door the further away it moved she was in a full out run now praying to catch the door. A spout of fire stopped her as she looked into the flickering mass of orange, red and yellows it would have been beautiful if it weren't threatening to cook her alive.

The flames danced just ahead of her blocking her path the door of which course was now resting right behind it. This was a dream she new it had to be looking at the wall of fire that had manifested itself onto the walkway. Flickering looking almost as if it smiled at her misfortune laughing and taunting her with the thought of freedom just beyond its heated gaze.

Since this was a dream maybe she could for once control it. She sighed it was worth a try, placing her hand in front of her she moved it closer to the impending heat cautiously. Her hand had almost made it into the fire when a sizzling sound was heard and she could smell the burnt flesh pulling her hand from the heat she looked at it, the back of her hand was red and beginning to bubble.

She hissed slightly in pain as she poked at the painful appendage, she turned around to see if she could go back the way she came only to hit her burned hand on the handle rail of the walkway.

Sakura sat up in bed sweat pooling on her brow cradling her hand which stung. As the shooting pain died down she looked at her hand to see, nothing. It was slightly red but that was about it. There was no horrible burn no blood from when she had banged it against the handrail nothing just the back of her hand that was beginning to look as if it might have a light sunburn at most.

Whimpering was heard beside her she looked over to see Cherry sitting up looking at her from the small bed that had been placed there for her. "Mommy?" she smiled "Don't worry Cherry-berry I'm ok just a bad dream go back to sleep..." the small girl looked down "Can I sweep wiv you?" smiling Sakura pulled back the cover and moved over to let the child in. Snuggling up to her, she fell asleep knowing she was safe.

Sakura on the other hand lay awake thinking, wishing Syaoran was there, she knew he was a few blocks down sleeping in his own apartment. Sighing slightly she closed her eyes willing sleep tomorrow would be a long day.


Darkness fell like a thick curtain over Privet Drive and slowly one by one the lights in the windows began to be put out as the occupants turned in for bed. Soon the only light beside the lampposts was in number 4. Harry Potter sat under the sheet torch alight book between his knees as he read.

Life at the Dursley's had been difficult, with Dudley especially he had done everything in his power to show Harry that he was boss something which Harry had dealt with for most of his life. Though it seemed he was most keen on belittling Harry as much as possible this summer. He couldn't wait to get away form the Dursleys when school started up again the only thought that had kept him from ripping Dudley's head off had been: school and getting to see some of the only friends he had. To be around people that understood and liked him. He'd rather go a round with Malfoy then stay with the Dursleys. 'Only one more month…'

With his birthday tomorrow and only one more month of torture he figured he could live. Though he would much rather be staying with Ron and the Burrow or at Eriol's because he knew Sakura, Tomoyo, Li and Cherry would be arriving soon along with Meiling, sighing slightly he closed his book and turned off the torch lying down he closed his eyes willing sleep which came swiftly.


Sun poured though the large window spilling onto the empty bed in the small room in apartment 326. Syaoran walked from the bathroom towel hugging his hips. Sitting on the bed he looked over to the bedside table and picked up the white gauze he had placed there earlier and began to wrap his hand. He had woken to extreme pain his hand had somehow become badly burned during the night.

Even with his quick healing after the shower it had gone from what looked like 3rd degree burns down to somewhere near the second degree mark. This didn't bode well and he wondered if this had something to do with Sakura. Looking down at the sheets noticing for the first time the large pool of drying blood that had not been there the night before figuring it must have been his hand.

He got up getting changed hopefully by the time Tomoyo came to pick him up to go to the air port his hand would be healed he didn't want to worry Sakura or Cherry. Pulling the sheets from the bed he simply placed them in the trash bin there was no point since he was leaving in a few hours anyway packing the last of his things he closed his trunk and dragged it towards the door and left it by the wall in the hall. He sat on the couch looking at the blank TV screen running his good hand though his ever messy hair.


Tomoyo sighed as he closed her trunk with a loud snap looking up at the clock she had just enough time to have a quick shower before going to pick up Sakura and Syaoran, summer had been rather uneventful compared to their last school year but it had been a nice brake.

Showering quickly she walked to her closet and reached for some of the cloths that had been left unpacked for her trunk would not hold any more pulling on a skirt and t-shirt before walking over to her night stand and the phone.


Sakura looked over as the sound of the phone went off by her head blinking sleepily she cursed grabbing the phone 'This better be good...'

"M...moshi moshi?" her voice was thick with sleep she had only returned to slumber only a few hours before her rude awakening "Sakura-chan were you still asleep?" Tomoyo's voice floated down the line "Yeah I didn't get much sleep last night..." her voice was beginning to return to normal sitting up she looked over to see Cherry nestled beside her, "Sakura-chan did you forget today were going to Eriol-kun's"

Sakura's eyes opened wide as the memory dawned on her "Gomen Tomoyo-chan I didn't sleep to well and it slipped my mind..." hearing a sigh from down the line she looked back down at her hand to see nothing "Okay Sakura-chan I'll pick up Li-kun first to give you some more time" she knew she wasn't mad though she felt bad for her forgetfulness. "Arigato Tomoyo-chan Ja ne"

"Ja"

Hanging up she quickly aroused Cherry before running to the closet grabbing cloths for herself and the young girl they dressed quickly and hurriedly threw all last minuet items into her trunk before slamming it shut with a loud snap. Grabbing one handle she pulled it down the stairs and left it in the hall returning to fix her hair as well as Cherry's.

"Okay breakfast and were done!" she smiled she knew Tomoyo would be there soon she ran down to the kitchen Cherry hot on her heels along with a disgruntle Kero who continued to mumble about 'slippery minds and late sleepers'

Sakura skidded to a stop looking around the empty kitchen then to the plate of pancakes sitting under a plastic dome in the middle of the table walking over to it she noticed the slip of white paper picking it up she read her father's hurried scrawl:

Sakura sorry I wont be there to see you off but I got an urgent call this morning and had to rush off I left you three some breakfast have a good term love you

Fujitaka

Sighing she sat down, Cherry beside her eating quickly while Kero inhaled all that he could. The sound of the door opening caught Sakura's attention looking up she watched as her brother walk in "Ohayo" he smiled slightly and returned the greeting he looked slightly out of breath.

"You know Onii-can you didn't have to come and see me off" her voice was soft and rather grateful despite her words, "Well Otou-san called and told me you would be all alone so I came to see you off..." she smiled and hugged him tightly "Arigato Onii-chan" he hugged her back "No problem kijuu" she was about to yell at him when a car honked outside.

"That's Tomoyo..." she looked over to see Cherry getting off the chair "Kero bag." sighing he flew into the bag that had been thrown on the table earlier grabbing that she picked up the child looking up at her brother she smiled kissed his cheek before running for the door. Touya walked into the hall and watched as she pulled on the little girls shoes before pulling on her own.

She opened the door and walked out the door. The car door opened and Syaoran stepped out hand still firmly wrapped in white bandages. He took Cherry and placed her in back of the limo with Tomoyo before walking up with Sakura to the house to help her with her trunk.

Grasping one end he was surprised to see Touya grab the other one lifting the heavy object they walked outside and down the steps. Sakura ran ahead to open the trunk for the two of them, (after placing a disgruntle owl and a hissing cat into the car) they placed the trunk next to the two other ones there.

Sakura turned to her brother "Bye Onii-chan see you next summer" he nodded ruffling her hair slightly. She turned to get into the limo Syaoran right behind her when a hand was place on his shoulder, Sakura turned to see why he had stopped walking she looked from him to her brother, "I'll be right there ok?" she nodded and continued to the door.

Syaoran turned to his soon to be brother-in-law they were now nearly the same height. Touya looked at the boy in front of him an sighed, "You may be engaged to my sister but you're not married to her yet so don't you dare touch her." Syaoran kept his face emotionless even though he was rolling on the floor laughing inside at the irony of what was happening. "Don't worry I would never hurt her..." leaving it at that he turned to leave

"Hey Li?" looking over his shoulder he raised an eyebrow, "Take care anything happens to you I just know she'll blame me somehow" he smiled slightly to have it returned "Don't worry about it..." he continued to walk to the limo getting in.

Touya waved as the limo pulled away from the curb he couldn't tell from the tinted windows but he knew they had waved back sighing he walked back up to the house he locked the door before running back to work.

Sakura sat back down when the unmistakable sent of blood reached her nose looking around she spotted the white bandages "Syaoran what happened to you hand?" he looked up at her before turning his gaze to his hand "I don't know I woke up and my hand hurt it was burned and bleeding this morning..." he had prayed it would be healed by the time Tomoyo came to pick him up but no such luck.

Tomoyo looked at him she too had been wondering what happed she was going to ask when they arrived at Sakura's home and decided she could wait Sakura would want to know as well anyway.

Sakura's eyes had become saucers "Something wrong?" she looked at him nodding "I had a dream last night I was walking on this metal walkway and there was fire everywhere left, right up down I was surrounded" she shuddered remembering the intense heat but continued, "Then I saw this door so I went to it but then there was almost like a wall of fire in my way right in front of the door so I reached my hand into the flames and burned myself pretty badly then I was turning around and hit my hand on the rail of the walkway that's when I woke up..." she was looking down.

"Then how come Li-kun's hurt?" Tomoyo asked looking at the two this did not look good at all. None of them seemed to be able to answer so the topic was dropped for something a little more cheerful; though all three minds were trying to figure their newest problem out.

Reaching the airport they climbed out Syaoran holding Cherry who had fallen asleep somewhere between home and the stations. Grabbing carts they had the help of the driver to get all the trunks out, the young girl having being passed to her mother so Syaoran could help the driver as Tomoyo unpacked the animals.

They began to wheel their carts Cherry having been woken up with the promise of sleep on the plane she was walking between her mother and father. Bags checked trunks stowed they sat waiting for their plane to arrive and there trip to England to begin.


Authors Note: where there is the second chapter hope you liked it and please to review I'll get the next one out as soon as possible I promise not to take as long this time!

Ja ne