YAY! A confession happened… followed by a tragic happening… what now?
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 16: Hope
"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.
"SAKURA!" Syaoran roared as Sakura flung her self in front of the void.
"I love you…" Sakura whispered as her eyes snapped shut and her feelings got sucked right out of her.
Diamond laughed, "Oh well, I got Sakura's love instead of Syaoran's, no big deal! I got what I came for so now I shall be bidding you…"
"OH YOU BETTER NOT BE FUCKING BIDDING ME FAREWELL!" Syaoran screamed as he flew straight towards Diamond.
Diamond cackled as he easily dodged Syaoran's attack. Syaoran growled as he whirled around, sword not with him, because Diamond sucked it up and flew towards Diamond again.
Sakura was still flying in mid air, basically recovering from a) energy loss and b) love loss.
Syaoran was circling Diamond as Diamond kept his gaze plastered onto Syaoran.
"What are you gonna do? Punch me?" Diamond sneered.
"Yea, and more than fucking punch you!"
Syaoran charged towards Diamond. Diamond easily dodged each of Syaoran's attacks.
"YOU FOOL! You know you're devastated with the news that your dear beloved Sakura doesn't recognize her feelings for you, STOP DENYING IT!"
"I AIN'T DENYING NO SHIT YOU BASTARD!" Syaoran growled as a powerful black aura surrounded him.
Diamond's eyes widened as he stared at Syaoran, 'His aura is green… why is it black?' he thought.
Suddenly, Syaoran underwent a transformation…
The black aura that was surrounding him fused with his original green aura. A bright light danced around Syaoran as he pulsed three times, quickly. His hair started extending all the way beyond Syaoran's hips. His hair was now spiky with electric blue streaks flying through it.
Syaoran's clothes faded out and now he was wearing baggy black pants and a long black robe. He had no shirt and the robe flowed beautifully out behind him. Syaoran had fingerless gloves appear on his hands and a thunder tattoo faded in from his left wrist all the way up to his elbow.
A skull necklace formed on his neck and a small golden bracelet was on his right hand. Syaoran's face however, changed ever so slightly. Syaoran's ear became a bit more pointed, as his eyes were narrower now.
His usual intense amber eyes were fused with blue and he had red stripes on his cheeks. On Syaoran neck, on the right side of the neck, was an imprint reading 'SAKURA'.
Diamond's eyes widened with fear… "You're…you're… Xiao Lang…"
Syaoran smirked, "Any doubts?"
Diamond started flying backwards, "But…but…you're dead…"
Syaoran laughed, "Oh yea, dead alright! This boy Syaoran is my reincarnation! Why do you think his name is Xiao Lang, Syaoran Li?"
Diamond gasped as he started flying away, however, Xiao Lang placed a barrier around him so he wouldn't be able to fly away.
"You… you bastard! WHY ARE YOU BACK?" Diamond roared.
"To take… three things that rightfully belong to me!"
"THREE?" Diamond growled.
"Well yea, my love Sakura… well ok Syaoran's love but we're the same person, her Sakura Cards… and the Void Card which Clow Reed-san gave ME!"
"YOU? HE GAVE IT TO ME FOR PRACTICE!"
Xiao Lang smirked, "Exactly, he gave it to you for practice. He said after you finished practicing with it, I could take it back! We were both his apprentices, yet I was the favourite!"
"YOU WEREN'T!" Diamond snarled.
"Yea I was, I was also the better looking one." Xiao Lang teased.
"YOU WERE NOT!" Diamond growled as he flew after Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang was now a billion times faster than he normally was.
Sakura was still recovering from the Void blast, she felt a bit tingly and felt that something was missing… oddly… something important.
"HOW THE HELL DID YOU GET THAT FAST?" Diamond cried.
Xiao Lang smiled, and placed his right hand over his heart, "Love can do it to ya, but I guess you wouldn't know Diamond, you were always too ugly!"
"I AM NOT UGLY!"
Xiao Lang shrugged, "Whatever you say… but I think…" Xiao Lang snapped his fingers and Eriol and the four guardians appeared instantly in front of them.
"Who are you?" Yue asked.
"Xiao Lang, erm… Syaoran is my reincarnation."
Eriol shook his head, "Explanations later, Sakura's feelings are gone, and we need to act quick."
Sakura looked up and her eyes widened, "Uh… Li… why do you look like that?" She asked in a quivering voice.
"See you're up babe! Come help me kill this mother fuc…"
"I'LL SHOW YOU WHO'S A MOTHER FUCKER! LET'S SEE WHAT YOU DO WHEN I KILL YOUR LITTLE GIRL FRIEND XIAO LANG!" Diamond roared as he flew head on to Sakura.
"You wouldn't dare." Xiao Lang said calmly.
"Yes I would." Diamond said as he was a few feet away from Sakura. Sakura forgot she was flying and screamed as loud as she could. Xiao Lang, being faster than Diamond flew to Sakura, and bridal carried her back to where everybody else was.
"You ok babe?" he asked, smiling.
Sakura was shaking but managed to nod.
"Erm… what's going on?" She asked.
"Explanations later, remember Diamond?" Eriol asked.
Sakura nodded.
"That ugly thing is him." Xiao Lang smirked.
Sakura looked at him and snorted, "Ugly is way to nice to explain him."
"DRY!" Xiao Lang laughed out loud.
"I AM NOT UGLY!" Diamond cried as he started flying towards them.
"Does that ugly thing always get him?" Eriol asked casually, not caring Diamond was headed straight to them.
"Yea, some childhood thing. Like I remember, it's been hundreds of years…"
Sakura stared at him, and then suddenly noticed.
"Where are my staff and cards?"
Xiao Lang sighed, "That ugly piece of cow crap sucked my sword, your staff and your cards up in that void of his! How the hell can we get the card off from his neck?"
"We'll try something." Yue said as the four guardians flew towards Diamond.
(If you are wondering, why is Sakura acting like nothing happened, well she remembers Syaoran knowing she has magic, remembers the favour and what not but does not remember her feelings for him.)
Sakura was floating in between Eriol and Xiao Lang, she then turned to him and said, "So… what's with the new getup Li?" she asked.
Xiao Lang cringed, "Who the hell told you to call me Li?"
Sakura blushed with embarrassment and muttered, "Syaoran."
Xiao Lang smirked, "Much better, first let's kill off that little shit ball before I tell you anything ok?"
Sakura nodded.
"MISTRESS!" Yue called. They had Diamond in an awkward position. Yue was behind Diamond, his hands encircled around Diamond's stomach. Ruby grabbed his legs and Kero and Suppi had their tails around his hands.
She turned to the guys and said, urgently, "Get the card!"
They both flew down to Diamond. Xiao Lang chuckled and started mocking Diamond on how UGLY he was.
Diamond, was SO pissed off, barely realized that Eriol and quietly and softly ripped the Void card from off his neck.
Eriol flew back to Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang smiled evilly and said, "Thanks."
Diamond stopped wailing and said in a stupid voice, "Thanks?"
Eriol and Xiao Lang flew back to where Sakura was. Xiao Lang muttered an incantation and the sword appeared. He grabbed the sword and muttered another incantation. The staff and Sakura cards appeared in front of Sakura. Her eyes widened as she grabbed her cards.
Xiao Lang frowned, "Yo, Eriol…" he said.
"Hmm?"
"Why won't this stupid void return Sakura's feelings?"
Eriol groaned, "It needs it's second half,"
"What second half?" Xiao Lang asked, annoyed.
"The hope."
Sakura eyed the men, dangerously before screaming. "WATCH OUT!"
Diamond had struggled free and locked the guardians in a cage again. His eyes were beet red as laser beams shot out of his eyes, aimed for Xiao Lang's heart.
Xiao Lang flew out of the way but then noticed that Sakura was right behind him. He gasped as he flew back down, and grabbed her all in two seconds flat.
Sakura smiled and said "Thanks."
Xiao Lang blushed before muttering a small, "Yea, no worries."
Sakura blushed a little, like a small tinge.
Xiao Lang noticed this and smirked.
Diamond growled as he started flying towards Xiao Lang. Xiao Lang let go of Sakura and flew straight up. Diamond changed directions and aimed for Eriol, who followed Xiao Lang. Sakura dived, aiming for the ground, trying to touch her feet to the ground for safety.
Too late.
Diamond dived towards her and Xiao Lang didn't notice until too late.
"NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" He roared as he flew towards Diamond.
Diamond had Sakura in the strings that captured Syaoran earlier. Diamond pulled tight and placed a barrier around them.
"Ugly? Yea right! I managed to capture your woman Xiao Lang."
Sakura struggled and gasped out, "I - can't – breath."
Xiao Lang growled as he tried to penetrate the barrier.
"No use…" Diamond cackled.
"Syaoran… save… me." Sakura gasped out again.
Xiao Lang's eyes filled with utter worry. Tears formed in Sakura's eyes as the string tightened around her even more.
Eriol mumbled an incantation and the Guardians were set free they all tried to plummet the barrier but it didn't work.
Xiao Lang said a spell to try and break the shield but it didn't work.
A tear strolled down Sakura's cheek as she struggled harder. The tear fell, sparkling and getting bigger and bigger. Finally it splashed in midair and started transforming.
A bright pink aura surrounded the tear as it started getting bigger and bigger. The tear drop formed a shape of a rectangle. The thing shot towards Syaoran. He grabbed it and turned it around, his eyes widening.
"It's the hope…" he whispered.
Eriol grinned, "Then we have the fight in the bag."
Xiao Lang frowned, "But how do I release it?" he asked.
Eriol thought for a moment, "If you're the clow master, then use your sword."
Xiao Lang's frown deepened, the screams of Sakura tearing his heart. "That would be possible, but I need the void card."
Eriol handed it to him. Xiao Lang shook his head, "It's not that easy. After transforming Syaoran into me, I lost a great deal of energy."
Eriol groaned as he shut his eyes, mumbled an incantation and gave his energy to Xiao Lang. The Guardians also did this.
Syaoran now felt rejuvenated. He raised his sword in the air, threw the Void and Hope card in front of him and yelled.
"RELEASE THE LOVE!"
The Hope and Void fused together and Sakura started pulsing. "NOOO!" Diamond screamed as his hands burned. He let go of Sakura, who fainted instantly. Her wings were gone and she plummeted to the ground.
Xiao Lang flew towards her and caught her before she could hurt her self from the fall. Sakura weakly opened her eyes to see Syaoran's face above her.
She smiled slightly and whispered, "I love you."
Syaoran grinned as he placed a light kiss on her temple. He flew up to where the weakened guardians were and placed Sakura on Ceroberus. The new card that was formed by void and hope flew towards Sakura.
Sakura stared at it and her eyes widened, "The Love?"
Xiao Lang grinned, "I see our love is impenetrable."
Sakura blushed, "Did I really forget my love for you?" she asked, still trying to get over the fact that her Syaoran looked so… cool… well, cooler than usual.
"Maybe, but you did blush earlier when I carried you."
Sakura grinned and laughed. Suddenly her eyes widened wide as she screamed, "SYAORAN!"
Xiao Lang whirled around to find Diamond zooming towards him. Xiao Lang flew to Sakura, picked her up bridal style and flew out of the way as Eriol and the Guardians moved out of the way.
"How do we kill him?" Sakura asked.
"Use the love."
"But, what powers can the Love card have?"
"Love is the strongest weapon ever Sakura, don't forget it."
Xiao Lang shifted Sakura onto his back. Sakura summoned fly and moved beside him. She glared at Diamond as he started flying towards her. She held her staff tightly and whispered, "If anything happens…"
"Nothing will happen." Xiao Lang cut her off.
Sakura sighed as she threw the love card in front of her. "LOVE CARD! I COMMAND YOU TO RELEASE!"
A bright red aura surrounded the card as he released, light shooting in every direction.
"THE LOVE? WHAT? NOOOOOOOO!" Diamond screamed. Sakura fainted of exhaustion and Syaoran carried her.
Diamond roared as the light gathered up and flew right into his mouth. Then Diamond started bending in the most awkward and inhumane positions ever. "I WILL GET MY REVE…" but he was cut off because the Love Card caused him to disintegrate.
Xiao Lang transformed back into Syaoran and his wings started flickering, telling him he needed to land now. He saw Eriol and Eriol gave him the thumbs up, telling him it was all over.
Syaoran dived as he clutched onto Sakura tightly. His feet touched the ground and he stumbled, but he made sure Sakura was fine.
Eriol ran towards them and helped Syaoran carry Sakura. They limped, and dragged themselves to the nearest park. None of the injuries were serious, but in spirit, and magic wise speaking, hey were injured.
Syaoran placed Sakura under a Cherry Blossom tree and sat down beside her. He lay her head on his lap and started caressing her cheeks. Kero and Suppi were in their teddy form and were each sitting on each of Syaoran's shoulder. Ruby transformed back into Nakuru and sat on a park bench beside Eriol.
Yue hid his wings and mumbled an incantation that made him look like he had regular clothes. He sat beside Ruby.
And for an hour or so, they just sat there, trying to recollect the moments of the fight earlier.
Syaoran moved a strand of hair from Sakura's eyes before whispering, "He stole your love… I don't know what I would have done if your love for me was gone."
Sakura breathed.
"I love you."
Syaoran could have sworn he saw Sakura's lips tugging.
Nice ending? Yes as you could tell this is… THE SECOND LAST CHAPTER! This story only has one chapter left…
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