A/N: Hey guys, I am sooo sorry for taking such a long break at writing my fic, but I have this chapter for you now. I am going to be going back and forth from writing this fic and my other HP one, so I'll probably have about 2-3 chapters written every week. Sorry again about the long wait. Hope you enjoy. ~ ♥ from Kitty.

Chapter 13: Surprise

Sakura opened her eyes and would have screamed had it not been for the hand covering her mouth. She shifted her eyes down, realising that her body was dangling twenty feet above ground, supported by a magical force. She slowly breathed in with her nose, since her mouth was covered by the hand, a gloved hand she realised, and she carefully twisted her head to see who - or what - it was.

Her eyes widened when she turned to stare into the red, glowing eyes of the Firey Card. It grinned at her maliciously and raised it's other hand, putting a finger to its lips in a gesture to keep quiet. Sakura continued to stare at the Card in disbelief. One of her Cards, holding her captive?

Sakura's eyes slowly drifted away from the Firey and landed upon trees. She was still in the forest, floating with the Firey Card beside the trees that were along the path she remembered running down before she was knocked out cold. How she was knocked out, she forgot, but another look around made her give a muffled scream into the Firey's hand.

Meilin was tied to a tree, ropes wrapped around her chest, stomach and legs. Her arms were hanging down her sides, her head lolled on her chest, eyes closed. Blood trickled from the corners of her mouth, her dress was slit and cut up, her shoes missing.

"Let me go!" Sakura cries were muffled yet again into the Card's hands, but she kicked vainly, tried to break free from the invisible magical bonds holding her. The Firey just grinned more at her useless attempt.

Just as Sakura went to bite at the Card's hand, she heard running footsteps, and her eyes fell upon Syaoran. He stared at Sakura a moment and went to run to her, but he then saw Meilin and let out a yell, running to her aid. But the Firey had different plans.

Everything happened at once. The Card let go of Sakura, and with a scream, Sakura plummeted to the ground. The Firey's cackles rung through her ears as she hit the ground with such a hard force that she was knocked out instantly.

Sakura's eyes popped open to the dead silence of the forest night. The second time I've been knocked out this night, Sakura thought bitterly as she slowly picked herself up off of the ground. She stood up and almost fell back to the ground as pain sliced through her head and spots of light danced in front of her eyes. She grabbed her head with her hands, moaning in pain as she staggered over to a nearby tree, leaning up against it for support.

"Sakura?" came a nearby voice. Sakura slowly lifted her head, her vision now dizzy as she tried vainly to focus her eyes on the person standing about ten feet away from her.

"That you, Syaoran?" Sakura called. She squeezed her eyes shut from the searing pain still pulsing through her head and waited for an answer.

"It's me," the voice replied. Sakura opened her eyes back up and her dizzy vision had faded a bit to a dull blur, and she make out the shape of Syaoran.

"Can you come and help me?" Sakura said softly. "I can't see very good."

"No, I can't," Syaoran said.

"Why, Syaoran? Are you okay?" Sakura said nervously, her voice trembling.

"No. It's because I have the Firey Card under a sleep spell and I can't hold it much longer."
Surprised stabbed Sakura like a needle.

"I'll.. I'll be there in a minute," Sakura said, as she reluctantly let go of the tree trunk and balanced herself with her arms stretched out, focusing her eyes on Syaoran. She slowly made her way over to him, watching every step closely…

A/N: I know, the chapter is really short this time, but I just mainly focused on getting a chapter up since you guys have been waiting so paitently for it. I will get back to my regular long chapters soon enough. Love ya all. ~Kitty