Chapter 4: A Horrible Song
The first thing Sakura saw when she opened her eyes was the bright light of the sun shining into the room. She lifted her head slowly, but it was only to be accompanied by a wave of pain that rushed through her body like stabbing knives in her skin. She forced herself to sit up, ignoring the jolts of agonizing aching coursing through her veins.
One look around the room told Sakura it was her bedroom, and she sighed in relief. She wasn't dead. She was almost certain that she had died.
Her memories then started coming back to her in a rush. She almost cried out in utter disbelief. Her Cards had betrayed her.
"Sakura, you're up," came Kero's voice as he floated up to his mistress, smiling.
"Kero, how did I live?" Sakura's first question was. Kero's smile was replaced with a frown at the question.
"I used magic," he replied sullenly. "When Tomoyo and I found you lying on the ground, we thought you were dead.. But I still sensed a strand of life left in you, and I used my magic to revive you."
"Kero.." Sakura smiled through her tears. It wasn't the first time that Kero had saved her, but this time Kero had outdone himself. "Thank you, Kero."
The little Guardian Beast blushed. "Anything for you, kiddo."
Pushing aside the pulsing ache running through her body, Sakura slowly reached out for Kero and grabbed him, ruffling his fur. Kero grinned up at her.
Just as Sakura was going to ask another question, the door pushed open and in popped Tomoyo's head. She gasped when she saw Sakura awake and rushed into the room.
"Sakura, I'm so glad you're alright!" Tomoyo said, as happy tears welled up in her eyes. She leaned over the bed to hug Sakura lightly. When she pulled back, she said through more smiles and tears, "Are you feeling well, can I get you anything?"
"I'm sore, but I'm alright," Sakura replied softly. Tomoyo's smile disappeared, but Sakura hurriedly said, "No, Tomoyo, it's okay, the pain isn't bad." Now that was a lie, but Sakura didn't want to worry Tomoyo more than she already was.
"Are you sure?"
"Yup."
Tomoyo exhaled slowly as she sat down on the edge of Sakura's bed. "I thought you died," she said softly, staring down at her feet. More tears glistened in her eyes. "When I saw you on the ground, lying motionless like that, I just.. I.. I nearly lost it.."
Sakura forced a smile and reached over slowly to pat Tomoyo's arm gently. "I'm sorry that I worried you, Tomoyo," she said quietly. "I'm really sorry I made you hurt."
Tomoyo shook her head quickly and scrubbed tears away from her cheeks. "No, Sakura, it's not your fault.. I'm your best friend, of course I have to worry about you."
Sakura made another smile for her best friend, and to her relief, Tomoyo smiled back. It never did to see Tomoyo upset. That girl had a face that was meant to be smiling with cheerfulness, as it usually was, and wasn't made for frowns and tears.
"Sakura, about the Cards.." Kero said slowly.
"The Cards.." Sakura agreed. She would have to talk about this sooner or later. Maybe Kero had some answers. "Kero, do you have any idea what would make my Cards do that..?"
"Do what, Sakura?" Kero said cautiously.
"Oh, I forgot, you don't know.." Sakura let out a deep breath and began to tell her story. Kero's expression turned darker with every word.
"So, you're name disappeared from the Cards.." Kero recited. Sakura nodded. "And then they shot into the sky.." Sakura nodded again. "And then the Thunder Card attacked you.." Sakura gave a last nod and Kero's face turned pale. Pure *_* was painted on his face.
"Kero, what's wrong?" Sakura implied. Kero just dropped to the floor, now @_@ was apparent on his face. Sakura was going to ask again, when suddenly it felt like her heart had stopped. Her face lost all colour.
"Kero, you're not thinking…" Sakura dropped back down to her pillow. Her face was also @_@ like Kero's, both of them nearly dying.
"Sakura, Kero, what's wrong with both of y…" Tomoyo trailed off, her face suddenly growing excited. She leaped off from the bed and started to dance around the room.
Sakura moaned and turned on her belly, stuffing a pillow over her head. She could have cried for hours right then. She tried to block out Tomoyo's loud singing.
"I'm going to make some costumes, some lovely, lovely costumes!!" Tomoyo sung happily at the top of her lungs, soaring and flying around the room like a bat out of hell. "For Sakura is going to need them, need them, need them, need them, TO RE-CAPTURE ALL HER CARDS, HER CARDS, CARDS, CARDS!!!!!!"
*And so our dear Sakura is yet to be a Cardcaptor once again, embarking on yet another journey to re-capture her Cards. Question is, will they ever listen to her again after betraying her? Did somebody cause them to deceive her? And if so, who?*
The first thing Sakura saw when she opened her eyes was the bright light of the sun shining into the room. She lifted her head slowly, but it was only to be accompanied by a wave of pain that rushed through her body like stabbing knives in her skin. She forced herself to sit up, ignoring the jolts of agonizing aching coursing through her veins.
One look around the room told Sakura it was her bedroom, and she sighed in relief. She wasn't dead. She was almost certain that she had died.
Her memories then started coming back to her in a rush. She almost cried out in utter disbelief. Her Cards had betrayed her.
"Sakura, you're up," came Kero's voice as he floated up to his mistress, smiling.
"Kero, how did I live?" Sakura's first question was. Kero's smile was replaced with a frown at the question.
"I used magic," he replied sullenly. "When Tomoyo and I found you lying on the ground, we thought you were dead.. But I still sensed a strand of life left in you, and I used my magic to revive you."
"Kero.." Sakura smiled through her tears. It wasn't the first time that Kero had saved her, but this time Kero had outdone himself. "Thank you, Kero."
The little Guardian Beast blushed. "Anything for you, kiddo."
Pushing aside the pulsing ache running through her body, Sakura slowly reached out for Kero and grabbed him, ruffling his fur. Kero grinned up at her.
Just as Sakura was going to ask another question, the door pushed open and in popped Tomoyo's head. She gasped when she saw Sakura awake and rushed into the room.
"Sakura, I'm so glad you're alright!" Tomoyo said, as happy tears welled up in her eyes. She leaned over the bed to hug Sakura lightly. When she pulled back, she said through more smiles and tears, "Are you feeling well, can I get you anything?"
"I'm sore, but I'm alright," Sakura replied softly. Tomoyo's smile disappeared, but Sakura hurriedly said, "No, Tomoyo, it's okay, the pain isn't bad." Now that was a lie, but Sakura didn't want to worry Tomoyo more than she already was.
"Are you sure?"
"Yup."
Tomoyo exhaled slowly as she sat down on the edge of Sakura's bed. "I thought you died," she said softly, staring down at her feet. More tears glistened in her eyes. "When I saw you on the ground, lying motionless like that, I just.. I.. I nearly lost it.."
Sakura forced a smile and reached over slowly to pat Tomoyo's arm gently. "I'm sorry that I worried you, Tomoyo," she said quietly. "I'm really sorry I made you hurt."
Tomoyo shook her head quickly and scrubbed tears away from her cheeks. "No, Sakura, it's not your fault.. I'm your best friend, of course I have to worry about you."
Sakura made another smile for her best friend, and to her relief, Tomoyo smiled back. It never did to see Tomoyo upset. That girl had a face that was meant to be smiling with cheerfulness, as it usually was, and wasn't made for frowns and tears.
"Sakura, about the Cards.." Kero said slowly.
"The Cards.." Sakura agreed. She would have to talk about this sooner or later. Maybe Kero had some answers. "Kero, do you have any idea what would make my Cards do that..?"
"Do what, Sakura?" Kero said cautiously.
"Oh, I forgot, you don't know.." Sakura let out a deep breath and began to tell her story. Kero's expression turned darker with every word.
"So, you're name disappeared from the Cards.." Kero recited. Sakura nodded. "And then they shot into the sky.." Sakura nodded again. "And then the Thunder Card attacked you.." Sakura gave a last nod and Kero's face turned pale. Pure *_* was painted on his face.
"Kero, what's wrong?" Sakura implied. Kero just dropped to the floor, now @_@ was apparent on his face. Sakura was going to ask again, when suddenly it felt like her heart had stopped. Her face lost all colour.
"Kero, you're not thinking…" Sakura dropped back down to her pillow. Her face was also @_@ like Kero's, both of them nearly dying.
"Sakura, Kero, what's wrong with both of y…" Tomoyo trailed off, her face suddenly growing excited. She leaped off from the bed and started to dance around the room.
Sakura moaned and turned on her belly, stuffing a pillow over her head. She could have cried for hours right then. She tried to block out Tomoyo's loud singing.
"I'm going to make some costumes, some lovely, lovely costumes!!" Tomoyo sung happily at the top of her lungs, soaring and flying around the room like a bat out of hell. "For Sakura is going to need them, need them, need them, need them, TO RE-CAPTURE ALL HER CARDS, HER CARDS, CARDS, CARDS!!!!!!"
*And so our dear Sakura is yet to be a Cardcaptor once again, embarking on yet another journey to re-capture her Cards. Question is, will they ever listen to her again after betraying her? Did somebody cause them to deceive her? And if so, who?*