Camping

By: Biancajewel

Author's note: Thank you sooooo much for the review! . I'm soooo happy!

Chapter 6: Meet Akina, the spirit of flowers

Sakura's scars were all gone, now. It was the very next day, and Sakura woke up with the sun streaming through the curtains and Kero patting Sakura on the face.

"Wake up, Sleepy Head," he chanted. "It's 8:00, and Tomoyo's-" Sakura sat up so quick she knocked Kero down onto the bed.

"It's what?" she screamed.

"8:00," responded Kero happily.

Sakura quickly slipped into her day outfit, and looked around hastily. "Where's Tomoyo?" she asked.

"Outside, with the others," replied Kero. "They've just started breakfast."

"WHAT?" yelled Sakura. She put on her shoes and was out in an instant. Everyone was sitting on wooden benches and wooden tables were next to the benches. Plates were set, but nothing was on them.

"Ack," she said.

"So, finally up, slowpoke," grinned Touya. Sakura fumed.

"We're going to go hike today in the woods," announced Tomoyo after they had done eating.

They walked up the trail again, but this time taking a different route. The breeze was blowing slightly, and everyone was talking happily, their hiking boots soon covered with dust.

"Sakura…" "Huh?" asked Sakura, looking around.

"You heard something?" asked Syaoran.

"Yup. But, I don't know where it is…" muttered Sakura. "Sakura…"

"That way!" said Sakura, and she began running, Syaoran, Tomoyo, and Eriol close at her heels. When she stopped, a small, ghostly pale figure appeared.

The girl was almost transparent, and she had a silver, blond kind of hair that was really long. Her eyes were like grey marble, and she had a sad smile on her face. She had a flower in her hand.

"Sakura…" she whispered. "You have something I want…"

"What?..." thought Sakura, looking puzzled, "Do I have something that belongs to her?"

"Don't think stupid, Sakura," murmured the girl, "Give it to me," she outstretched her hand, and Sakura slid towards her. "Sakura," the girl whispered into her ear, making Sakura's shiver."If you give me what I want, I will not take away your most precious thing. But if you don't give it to me… your precious will be gone forever, you understand?"

Sakura's legs began to shake. "W-what do you want from me?" she asked.

"I want…" the girl smiled, "I want your Sakura cards."

Everyone stood there, looking baffled.

"You can't!" shouted Syaoran, "Sakura put a lot of effort and hard work into capturing the cards and changing them, why do you want it?"

"I'm afraid," the girl closed her eyes and sighed, "I'm afraid that I can't tell you why, until you hand me the cards."

"And, w-what if I don't?" asked Sakura, "What will you take away?"

The girl smiled again. She leaned over and whispered into her ear, "I will take away your first love's soul."

Sakura was shocked! How could she give away Syaoran's soul to her?

"Why?" whispered the girl, "Why, if you give me those 19 cards, I will not harm you at all."

She looked helplessly at Tomoyo, then at Eriol, then at Syaoran.

"Eriol…" she began. "Help…"

Eriol simply smiled. "Make your choice," he advised her, "You don't like it when Akina's mad!"

"Akina?" Sakura turned to face the girl, "Your name's Akina?"

"Yes," said Akina, smiling at Eriol, "I died, and this is what I am."

Tomoyo looked worried. "Why are you telling her to make a choice?" She asked Eriol, "Why aren't you helping her?"

Eriol merely smiled, and he shushed her. Sakura really began to shiver now. She was stuck between the two worse choices in her life. "Fine…" she began weakly, "I will give you my cards."

Tomoyo and Syaoran gasped. "But, Sakura, how could you?..." asked Syaoran angrily.

"I will come and collect the cards tomorrow, at your cabin," said Akina. "Bye and thank you." She faded away.

Sakura sank to her knees and began to sob.

"Eriol, how could you?" asked Tomoyo, and she ran over to Sakura.

Meanwhile…

"Oooh, what a pretty site!" gushed Nakuru.

"Speaking of beautiful sights, did you know…" said Naoko, skimming through her book quickly.

"Naoko, you are so starting to sound like Yamazaki, Naoko," groaned Chiharu.

"Well," Naoko grinned, "I can't help myself, this certainly is interesting."

Rika smiled. Nakuru was talking to Touya enthusiastically, while Yukito listened and smiled. Touya looked stressed out from all the talking.

"Um… Nakuru… um… you've been... talking for a…"

Nakuru continued talking without so much of listening to him. "And, you know…" she said

"You've been talking for an hour already," concluded Touya. Yukito smiled.

Meanwhile, in the cabin…

Sakura had her face buried in her pillow. She felt beaten up.

"What d'ya mean, Sakura has to give up all her cards to this girl?" snapped Kero. He was angry.

"Why can't she refuse?"

"Can't tell you," stated Sakura flatly.

"Why not?" nagged Kero.

"I can NOT tell you!" burst Sakura.

"Jeez, no need to be so ruff, Sakura," said Kero.

The following day…

Sakura gulped and walked towards her final destiny. The whole stack of Sakura cards were clutched in her hand. She had her wand ready, just in case.

Everyone was tensed up. Finally, Akina appeared.

"It is time," she said, and Sakura slowly walked forward…

Biancajewel: I will write the next one as soon as I can!