Time for a confession… but wait… my chapter title… it gives off weird vibes ne? haha stay tuned!

Title: A Price to Pay

Summary: It's the usual… Syaoran is popular and Sakura is a nerd. Yet there is but one twist to this. Syaoran wants Sakura to do him a favor. He wants her to set him up with her twin sister, Saruka. But there is a price. Now, Syaoran owes Sakura…

Disclaimer: CLAMP owns CCS. I don't.

Rating: R (M)

Genre: Romance/Drama

Ages: Sakura 16, Syaoran 17

Dedication: This fic is dedicated to my Nee-chan, Susan! She's my inspiration and what keeps me going in writing! Lub u Nee-chan!

And now, time to begin…

.-.-.-.-.- Chapter 15: A Void of Confusion

"Fly! Give Syaoran and I wings!" She screamed as her Sakura Card released and both of the Card Masters sprouted Wings.

"ERIOL, I'M EXPECTING YOU AT THE BATTLE!" Sakura screamed before she and Syaoran flew out.

"What just…" a boy started to say but dozed off.

"That should erase their memory." Eriol said as he chanted an incantation. "Now, they'll all sleep for give minutes before forgetting everything. Tomoyo, I want you to stay here." Eriol said, as he faced his girlfriend.

"Becareful." Tomoyo whispered as Eriol tenderly kissed her before flying after Sakura, Syaoran and Yue.

'Good luck.' Thought Tomoyo as Saru ran towards her.

"What do we do?" Saru asked.

"Just wait, and watch."

.- Syaoran and Sakura -.

"Diamond attacks on our Spring Fling day?" Sakura moaned as she flew all the way across town. Syaoran flew right behind her with Yue following up.

"Where's the weakest point on the barrier?" Sakura asked. Yue, Ruby, Ceroberus and Spinal made a Guardian's Barrier around all of Tomoeda.

"Right there." Yue said pointing to what seemed like a rip in the world. Sakura summoned the sword card and cut it, causing a hole to open, for Sakura, Syaoran and Yue to fly through, without ruining what was left of the barrier.

Sakura, Syaoran and Yue flew all the way to the peak of the barrier to find Ceroberus in Kero form, Spinal looking very tired and Ruby barely hanging on. In front of them was a tall man with flowing red hair, which went way beyond his waist.

He was wearing a dark blue hakama with a lighter blue coloured jacket for his top. The jacket had to buttons or zip up, and he wasn't wearing a shirt, however, right above his abs was a clawed brown pelt, wrapped around him.

He had deep penetrating red eyes with long elfish ears.

"So, mistress and master of the Sakura cards have finally decided to come and fight me."

Sakura glared at him, he had a deep voice. "Fight you? OH hell we'll do more than fight, we'll kill."

Diamond laughed, "My, my, such words from such a girl."

"You shut up ya here! I can't take no shit from you." Sakura growled.

Diamond laughed, "Let me ask you something Sakura… what is your deepest and most strongest feeling that you have?"

By then, Kero transformed into Ceroberus and he, Spinal, Ruby and Yue flew in front of Sakura and Syaoran.

"Why?" Sakura asked.

"You do know my named is Daisuki… meaning I Like You. That is also an emotion Sakura. I steal emotions, with my own card… The Void. I steal emotions from those who oppose me… and I can tell, you're strongest emotion is Love."

"So, what if it? Besides, why do you have a Clow Card?" Sakura asked suspicious.

"Clow Reed was my Sensei and I was his apprentice. He was teaching me the art of sealing powers, he showed me how he sealed the Void Card and gave it to me for practice…"

"And you kept the card after Clow died and sealed the book, right?" Syaoran asked.

"Correct Syaoran. Now, Syaoran… your strongest emotion."

Syaoran stared at him, 'He can never guess it.'

Sakura and Syaoran's wings pumped as they stay suspended in air.

"This is very difficult, I can't seem to see, it's a tie between Love and Hatred."

Syaoran smirked, "You loser Diamond, you can never guess my emotion."

Daisuki laughed, "Are you so sure Syaoran?"

By then Eriol came flying up and flew up right beside Sakura and Syaoran.

"Daisuki…" Eriol said, his eyes narrowing.

"Clow Reed-san." Diamond said bowing towards Eriol.

"What do you want?" Eriol asked.

"The rest of the cards. I have figured out how to release the powers, and I am here to acquire what you have given me."

"THEY'RE MINE!" Sakura screamed.

Diamond glared at her, "Shut up." He hissed as a powerful blast came from his eyes that hit Sakura square in the stomach. Sakura flew backwards, but Syaoran caught her just in time. He held her close to his heart, wrapping his arms around her waist as her hands hung around his shoulder.

"What do you want from us?" Eriol repeated once again, more firmly this time.

"Like I said, I want what's rightfully mine." Diamond roared as he flew towards Eriol. Yue and Ruby flew in front of Eriol and put out the Guardian's Shield.

Diamond banged against the shield. He growled as he faced Sakura and Syaoran. Sakura's wings were flapping urgently, trying to keep her suspended in the air.

He flew towards them, but Kero and Suppi flew in front of them and made another shield.

"You five are annoying!" Diamond roared as he said an incantation, and the Guardians were teleported into a cage, in which they couldn't escape. They hung far away from the fight, but still can see everything clearly.

"NO!" Yue roared.

Eriol growled as he charged towards Diamond. Diamond disappeared before appearing behind Eriol. Eriol transported but Diamond created a bind, and Eriol was sent to the cage instead of where he was planning to go.

Sakura finally managed to get the pain to go away and flew up beside Syaoran.

"What the hell do you seriously want?"

"THE CARDS! I FUCKING SAID THAT A BILLION TIMES!" Diamond said.

"Temper, temper." Syaoran said.

"Fuck off bastard!" Diamond said flying towards Syaoran. Sakura created the shield around him. Syaoran smiled at Diamond as he flew SPLAT into the shield.

"I hate shields." Diamond murmured as he rubbed his nose.

Sakura chuckled but quickly dodged a blow he sent towards her.

"You weakling…" Sakura hissed as she flew towards Syaoran, who flew up, and kicked Diamond on his back.

Diamond raised a brow, "Weakling? I think not…"

And then something happened.

Something terrible.

Sakura's cards flew out of her body and all formed a line in the sky. There they all…ALL got sucked up into a black void that appeared in front of them.

"NO!" Sakura screamed as she flew towards her cards, but they were already sucked up.

"YOU JUST DIDN'T!" Sakura screamed.

"I think I just did." Diamond cackled. Sakura gasped as she clutched her chest. Syaoran flew over to her, with a worried expression.

"What happened?" He asked.

"If I part with the cards for too long… I start tearing up."

Syaoran glared at Diamond. "Give them back." He hissed.

Diamond chuckled, "Or what?"

"ELEMANT FIRE!" Syaoran roared as he summoned his sword.

Diamond laughed, "Is that the best you can do?"

Diamond flew towards Sakura and cut her arm before Syaoran could do anything. Sakura had her staff clutched on her right hand and her left hand over her heart. She didn't feel it when Diamond cut her.

"You bastard." Syaoran hissed as he flew towards Diamond, aimlessly swinging his sword.

"You think you can beat me like that? The Leader of the Li Clan?"

"I can fucking do more." Syaoran growled as he summoned lightning and fire combined. It barley scratched Diamond.

Sakura growled as she flew up towards them, painfully.

"You'll pay for doing this." She hissed she used her staff to try and whack Diamond.

"Wait…" Syaoran said as Diamond dodged Sakura's whack attack, "If he sucked up the cards…we're still flying…"

Diamond laughed, "When I sent Eriol to the cage, I transformed this into my realm… and in my realm, magicians can fly."

"What about Tomoeda?" Sakura asked.

"The stupid barrier that your guardians cast protected it. Only us three are in my realm, it just seems we're in the real world."

"This is all to fucking confusing, let's just get it started!" Sakura hissed as she flew in to punch Diamond. He grabbed her by the hair and pulled her. Sakura felt her roots rip.

"AIE!" She hollered.

"LET HER GO!" Syaoran screamed as he flew towards her.

Diamond chuckled, "Now that I have the cards… I want one of your most treasured feelings."

"And what the fuck would that be?" Sakura hissed as she tried to pull free. Diamond put two fingers together and a huge string appeared. The string tied Syaoran up, and the more Syaoran struggled, the tighter the string got.

"Love… you dear Sakura, your strongest emotion by far is Love… love for the stupid Card Master."

Sakura's eyes widened as her gaze snapped towards Syaoran. Syaoran already knew, so all he did was struggle.

"However, the Card Master's feelings are very unusual. There's a sudden hatred, yet a longing desire… for the same girl? No…not the same girl…"

Syaoran glared at Diamond as the ropes tightened around him.

"Twin girls."

Sakura gasped as Diamond pulled on her hair.

'Hatred… must be me.' She thought.

"LET ME GO!" Sakura screamed as a pink aura surrounded her.

Diamond hissed as he lost concentration, making Sakura and Syaoran to get free.

They flew far away from Diamond, but made sure he was still in vision.

"What do we do know?" Sakura hissed, trying to keep her voice urgent, yet casual, like nothing about the love crap just happened.

"Kill him?" Syaoran suggested.

"Duh, but how?"

"He has a void card hanging from his neck, like a necklace. If we manage to get it off of his neck, we might get your cards back." Syaoran said.

"It might work, but we hardly landed a scratch on him, let alone grab his source of power."

"We can try and distract him."

"We tried that before Syaoran."

"Reverse psychology?"

"Are you dumb? Reverse psychology on a bad guy? He's been living since Clow's time Syaoran, he's probably better at reverse psychology than us!"

Syaoran sighed, "Than what do you think?"

Sakura sighed, "I'll give him my feelings… and while he's absorbing them, thrust your sword into his heart."

Syaoran frowned, "Your feelings… what of your feelings?"

"My love for you." Sakura whispered.

Syaoran gasped, "What? You can't… no… Sakura I have to tell you somethi…" Syaoran was cut short when Diamond flew toward them.

"ARGH! I'M GONNA HURT THAT WENCH FOR HURTING ME!"

Syaoran growled, "Not if I can help it."

While Diamond was too preoccupied in hurting Sakura, Syaoran flew above him, and drove his leg into Diamond's back. Diamond coughed with the lose of air. Syaoran elbowed him and drove the hilt of his sword into Diamond's stomach.

Syaoran was just about to stab him when the void appeared and sucked up Syaoran's sword and Sakura's staff.

"Damnation!" Syaoran growled.

"This isn't good." Sakura whispered as Diamond smirked.

"Sakura… I have another power… it's called the Spirit Explosion." Syaoran whispered as Diamond was doing a little happy dance.

"Spirit Explosion?" Sakura murmured.

"We combine our energies and I shoot a powerful Soul shattering beam towards him. But we only get one try at this, because our energy would be drained after."

Sakura nodded. She shut her eyes and quickly transferred her energy to Syaoran. She fell limp, but managed to stay awake.

Syaoran focused his energy in this inner self. Diamond noticed something was up, he started flying really fast towards the two, but Syaoran had gotten the beam ready.

Syaoran put two fingers out in front of him and yelled, "SPIRIT EXPLOSION!"

A silver beam, with pink and green twining around the beam shot out. Syaoran moved his fingers so it was pointing towards Diamond. "DIE!" Syaoran yelled as the Spirit Explosion pierced his chest.

But nothing happened.

"What?" Syaoran whispered as he felt his energy drain.

Diamond cackled, "I have the Clow Cards remember? The Shield can come in handy! Now, I'll give you to the count of 10 to tell me whose feeling I will be taking!"

Diamond cleared his throat as he started counting. "ONE." He boomed.

Syaoran flew towards Sakura, both of them energy drained, yet they had enough left to sustain life.

"Sakura…" Syaoran choked as Sakura looked up at him, with teary eyes.

"TWO."

"Let my feelings go Syaoran… you love my sister." Sakura whispered.

"No." Syaoran said firmly.

"THREE."

"What do you mean no?" Sakura asked.

"I can't let your feelings go for me…"

"Why not?" Sakura whispered.

"Because than I would have no meaning in life."

"FOUR."

"Meaning in life? What do you mean Syaoran…"

"Sakura, the love you have for me… changed me…"

"Changed you?"

"FIVE."

"I didn't know what love meant until the three weeks I had with you."

"You had to be with me, we were… dating…" Sakura whispered.

"Yes, but in those three weeks, I realized what true love meant. What I felt for your sister was jus lust."

"SIX."

"You're losing me." Sakura mumbled trying to keep her wings pumping.

Syaoran smiled, "I'll let my feelings go… I deserve it."

"What?"

"SEVEN."

"I've hurt you the past three weeks Sakura… and I'm really sorry."

Sakura strained to fly straight she was wobbling everywhere.

"Sorry? You don't have to be sorry, it's who you are."

"EIGHT."

"Who I really am? No Sakura, who I really am is when I'm with you."

"What do you mean Syaoran?" Sakura asked, gasping for energy.

"I love you Sakura."

"NINE."

Sakura forgot how to breath, how to fly, how to read, write, love, look, talk… EVERYTHING.

"You what?" She whispered.

"I love you, but I'm not worthy for your love… so…"

"No! If you… I don't know what I'd do… without you." Sakura whispered.

Syaoran tilted Sakura's face up and passionately kissed her. "Remember Sakura, I love you, and I always will. Goodbye."

"TEN! Times up, who will it be?" Diamond asked.

"Me." Syaoran whispered.

Diamond smirked, "That's fine with me."

A great black Void opened and started pulling pink and green auras out of Syaoran. Syaoran shut his eyes and whispered.

"I love you Sakura."

Sakura's eyes widened. "NO!" She screamed as she threw herself in front of the void.


Cool… Sakura's giving her life up for Syaoran, he said he loved her, Diamond is a bastard… but how will I destroy him? Trust me, you'll get a great shock in finding out who kills him.

HAPPY B-DAY SAKURA! WAI! Another YEAR!

Lub ya'll

Sakura –no pun intended-