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Chapter 3 : The Fire's Answer
5 swords meet the dark blade Syaoran was holding, one sword's from Xing, two from Shinwa, one from the raven-haired boy, and the other one with is from a new guy,
The fifth blade was from, a man with a long blonde hair and he had fair complexion in his skin, his navy blue eyes brought peace to those who stare at it, the man was wearing a brown sleeveless shirt and a dirty white baggy pants, the only difference is, the shirt had a v-neck collar,
"My, my, my, you sure got hatred towards girls," the blonde haired man said, the four then moved Syaoran's blade away from Sakura, Xing grabbed Sakura and placed her in their back, since the place was too narrow, Syaoran ran outside and there he waited for the four to come out, once they did, the people ran away sensing that there's a fight going on, some shouted and some called for the royal guards,
"Why do you interfere with my business!" Syaoran yelled, "You all shall die!" he screamed as black lightning surrounded him, the ground he was stepping on started to break, the raven-haired boy and the blonde haired man stood side-by-side, it looks like they know each other, they began chanting some words as Xing and Shinwa started to charge towards Syaoran, Xing and Shinwa jumped up and they too, started to chant, they know that once they got hit by that dark lightning bolt, it could mean the end of them,
"DIE!" shouted Syaoran, as bolts of lightning came down from the sky, everyone dodged the bolts, Syaoran then took the chance and charged towards Shinwa, he delivered a log-splitter slash towards him but he managed to block it, Xing then took the chance and attacked Syaoran, he managed to slash him on his arm, Syaoran's speed decreased due to his injuries, when the raven haired and the blonde finished chanting their spells they shouted …,
"GOUKA! (HELL FIRE!) " both shouted in unison, as flames started to surround Syaoran wherever he goes, the intense heat was suffocating him, he started to lose his balance and in time, he fell on his knees,
"Surrender peacefully," the raven-haired boy said,
"I'd rather die on my knees than to die on my feet!" was Syaoran's reply, when he was about to slash him Sakura placed herself on top of Syaoran, everyone was shocked at what she did, he tried to kill her twice and yet she still protects him,
"What are you doing?" the raven haired hissed, "He's trying to kill you don't you get it?"
"Sakura stop this nonsense!" Xing followed,
"Sakura …" Shinwa whispered,
"Don't kill him! He's injured! He needs to be treated don't you see!" Sakura hissed back at them,
"Unfortunately, he killed the one and only doctor in this town, that's what he deserves for killing innocent people!" the raven haired boy said,
"That's enough Shinsei, we shall not meddle in other's affair," the blonde haired man said,
"But Shiro!" Shiro then gave Shinsei a glare and then he instantly shut up, "Have it your way brother, don't blame me if she dies," Shinsei said as he sheeted his sword,
"Be careful, he's not an ordinary human," Shiro whispered at Shinwa and Xing, the two then stared at Shiro as he and Shinsei made their way away from the site,
"Let's get out of here!" Xing said,
"What about Syaoran?" Sakura asked while tears sprung down her cheeks, of course Shinwa can't take a look at a girl crying and so he carried Syaoran on his back and they left leaving the dark blade Syaoran was using, the guards were after them, they confiscated the blade Syaoran used and brought it to the palace, while Xing and the others make a run for it, they went inside the forest thinking that they'll lose the guards who were following them, in time, the guards lost the four and gave up searching mumbling something about, them being eaten by the forest guardian,
The four rested near a waterfall, Shinwa started to treat the wounds of their enemy while Xing go and hunt down food, Sakura just kept saying his name and she's sorry that he had to go through the suffering he had, when Shinwa had finished treating Syaoran's wounds Xing came back with some fish and some branches and logs, Sakura just held Syaoran's hands, Xing shoved her off and started to tie Syaoran,
"What are you doing!" Sakura hissed, "He's injured! Don't do that!" Sakura said as she tried to push Xing away, but to no avail he's too strong for her to move, when he finished tying Syaoran he gave Sakura a warning,
"Don't even try of letting him escape," with that he left and prepared their dinner since it's already getting dark,
"Syao-kun …." Sakura whispered as she continued to cry her heart out on Syaoran's side, "I'm so sorry … I – I never wanted it to be that way," she managed to say between her sobs, Syaoran then started to wake up,
"Wh-where am I?" Syaoran said as he winced, "Sakura? Is that you?"
"Li-kun," Sakura said as she hugged him, "I'm sorry for what happened to you, I'm very very sorry, if only I know some way to remove it," She said as tears started to flow down freely,
"Ouch! What are you talking about?" Syaoran asked dumbly,
Shinwa and Xing noticed that Syaoran already was awake, as they finished making fire, and they walked towards him,
"Why did you threatened to kill Sakura?" Xing asked him and at the same time, he eyed him cautiously,
"What are you talking about?" Syaoran asked, "I would never hurt Sakura!" he looked at Sakura and asked her, "What are they talking about Sakura-chan?",
"Don't play dumb on me! I know you're just faking that you don't know anything at all and when our guards are down you'll strike us at our back! You ! you!"
"Enough Xing, we shall take action if he ever do that," Shinwa cut in,
"What the heck are they talking about Sakura?" Syaoran said, "And why am I tied? And how did I get this injuries, and where am I?" Syaoran asked continuously,
"That was what I'm going to ask you," Sakura said, "Do you want revenge for what happened when we were young?" Sakura asked while wiping the tears off her eyes, "Cause, if that's so, then I'll do what you want, if you want to kill me then," Sakura then brought out a knife (A/N: dunno where it came from and don't ask me, maybe one of her secrets, lol), Shinwa, Xing and Syaoran's eyes widened, they all thought that Sakura is going to kill Syaoran for what he did, but she proved them wrong, she cut the rope and gave Syaoran the knife, as she hugged him, (A/N : Sakura sure is so unpredictable), "Kill me now, I'd be happy to die for you," she started to cry again, Shinwa and Xing just stood there and readied for anything that would come their way,
Syaoran's POV
"Kill me now, I'd be happy to die for you," She said to me as she broke into tears again,
'This is perfect! She's giving herself into me! I could kill her right here right now! Then it will all be over! I shall have my revenge and then go on with my life!' I thought as I looked around, I saw my enemies stood their ground and readied, their hands on their swords, 'maybe I'll have to do this another time, I should first gain their trust and then I'll strike them back! That's it I'll just tell them that the dark blade I used was the reason for it! That's right a perfect plan' I smirked a little but hid it quickly,
"Sakura, you know I can't do that to you," I said softly, "It's the dark blade's fault! That blade is pure of evil, once you've touch it will control your mind!" I said looking at her eyes intently, 'seems my plan is working'
"Really?" Sakura asked me,
"Yea … it was a gift I received for my 7th birthday, that's right I remember now! Mother gave it to me!" I said all were true except for the fact that I already have consumed the power of the blade,
"Is that so …" Sakura said as she wiped the tears,
'She's so naïve, I can do this easily, once my wounds healed I'll kill them one by one!'
"You can never fool us, we're not like her," the man known as Xing said as the two went to the campfire,
"You believe me right Sakura-chan?" I asked her, leaning closer,
"I-I …" she was lost at her words, Syaoran crushed his lips onto hers,
'This will be so easy!'
Normal POV
Sakura had fallen asleep on Syaoran's lap and Syaoran leaned his back on a tree near him,
"What now?" Xing asked Shinwa,
"I don't know … maybe he's telling the truth, you saw his blade didn't you? It was pure black, I believe there's no such metal that is as black as his, not only its physical appearance, you sensed it didn't you? That dark aura coming from that sword, let's give him a chance, but if he do something wrong then we'll have to act accordingly," Shinwa said as he checked the fish they were cooking,
"I suppose, but still don't let your guard down, I can sense some evil coming from him, and his eyes, they still are pure of hatred, I don't know why Sakura is so naïve! I can't believe she's the chosen one!" Xing roared but in a low tone, so that only they can hear it,
They woke up Sakura and Syaoran for their dinner since they had not eaten yet, and considering Sakura, she hadn't eaten for about four days by now, after they ate, they all slept, not knowing pair of eyes are watching them as they sleep,
The next morning,
Shinwa woke up early, he went to the waterfall and started to wash up his face and gargle water in his mouth, he was rinsing his face when he heard footsteps behind him, he turned back and saw Syaoran, Syaoran gave Shinwa a smile, and Shinwa gave him a weak smile, it was silent all you could hear was the gushing of the waterfall near them, Syaoran then broke the silence,
"So you still don't trust me?" He asked,
"I don't know, I don't judge people without completely knowing them," Shinwa said, "Fully" he added,
"I see, so what does it take for me to gain your trust," Syaoran asked, but he made a bad move at his statement,
"You'll never know when or how or what is needed for someone to give you his trust, I'll tell you one thing I know, and I completely made this up, 'beLIEve is never complete without LIE (A/N : the story 'Believe comes with LIE' is mine too I made another account for some reasons, if you don't believe me then don't but I'll always tell the truth, and its true that I made that quote up,), and don't ever mess with my trust you won't like it when I'm angry," Shinwa sent a death glare towards Syaoran who hid his emotions,
'This will be harder than I thought!' Syaoran thought to himself,
Shinwa was about to wake the two up when he and Syaoran heard a noise, it was a loud footstep, it was getting louder and louder, and then it came to a halt, Sakura and Xing woke up, Shinwa woke them up, Syaoran scanned their surroundings,
"This place sure is freaky" Sakura said,
"Hush!" Xing, Shinwa and Syaoran said in unison, they listened for awhile, and then they concluded that it was gone, when their guards were down a giant troll jumped out and landed on the waterfall,
"What's this thing!" Syaoran said, 'I only wanted to kill these people! I don't want to get into their mess!' he thought to himself,
The troll then began smashing them with it's club spiked with what somehow looked like are teeth,
The three began chanting, for Syaoran, he lost his sword, for the other two they knew that their attack would be worthless,
Sakura just hid at the back, when someone touched her, she screamed and tried to run away, when she looked at who it is, it was the two from before,
"Seems like fate always brought us together eh?" Shiro said while smiling,
sigh "Why ever do we have to go here?" Shinsei said,
"Help them please!" Sakura told them,
"Alright miss," Shiro said as she kissed Sakura's hand, Sakura blushed a little,
"This isn't the right time to do that!" Shinsei said then pulled his brother's ear, "What shall we do?" Shinsei asked gaining his stance,
"Since this is a troll …." Shiro said, he put his finger on his chin which made him look like he was thinking,
The three who was evading the troll's continuous attacks noticed them and they even managed to wave at them,
Sakura sweat dropped, "Hey guys! Your lives in danger you know! This ain't the time for that!" Sakura retorted,
"Yeah right and you let him kiss your hand!" Syaoran said making his tone look like he's angry,
The three constantly dodged the attacks the troll gave them, they cant chant since they were being attacked, they can't concentrate well, while the other two started to pose together and chanted,
"Fire and lightning attribute! That's what can defeat it!" Shiro yelled at the three,
"Lightning is my specialty! Shinwa! Xing! Cover us!" Syaoran yelled as he went back towards the two,
Shiro and Shinsei are dumbfounded when they saw him coming to them, Sakura saw them tensing up and said to them,
"Don't worry he's on our side," She said cheerfully (A/N : Gosh! Can you even stay cheerful at this time?)
"Really now .." Shiro said, Syaoran reached up to them and stood his pace, "We shall combine our attack and make one massive blow at it, are you up to it?" Shiro asked,
"Hell yeah!" Syaoran yelled,
"Use your power and we shall do the rest," Shinsei told him, as they touched Syaoran's shoulders and closed their eyes, (A/N : Think of what Naruto is doing when using his technique)
"Lightning …" Syaoran started,
"Hell …" Shinsei and Shiro said at the same time,
Shinsei and Shiro's power passed through Syaoran and then he finished his chanting,
"Raiden Gouka! (Lightning Hell Fire!)" Syaoran yelled, he didn't know how the hell did he know how he knew that technique, it just came out naturally,
Thunder bolts started to make it's way thru the troll, little by little the lightning came down, it was red, the lightning was colored red, as the lightning hit the troll, it burned as the lightning struck anywhere, either it be ground or anything at all, it just burns after it collides, the troll was burned to the ground, since there was a waterfall, the fire was easily put out,
The six sat down and started coping up at what had just happened,
"Okay, since you're here, would you mind if we ask where are we?" Xing started,
"You are at the outskirts of Gaia, and the town where we met each other is a town called Faia which means Fire, that is where the fire keepers live," Shiro stated,
"Really? Then we are at out luck! We need them! You see, this here," Xing said pointing at Sakura, "Is the mistress, and we came from another place, we didn't know how the heck did we got here, but all we know is that a pillar of light came out from Sakura and brought us here," Xing finished,
"Is that so …" Shiro said, "Then nice too meet you, avatar" he said, looking towards Sakura,
"So … that means?" Syaoran started,
"Yes," Shinsei said,
"But which one?" Shinwa asked,
"Both," Shiro said making him giggle a bit, the four sat there puzzled,
"You see, we are twins, Shiro here is older than me by 4 minutes, and our powers won't work at all if we are not together, we must be close together for our powers to work," Shinsei told them,
"So that's why you two stand together whenever you're fighting .." Sakura said, "And why did you call me an avatar? And what is an avatar?" Sakura asked looking puzzled as ever,
"An avatar is a reincarnation of a god, and you are the reincarnation of the goddess of blossoms or rather, the goddess of punishment," Shiro said,
"Me? A g-g-goddess!" Sakura gasped at what she heard, the other three sweat dropped and fell –anime style-
"We've explained it to her right Shinwa?" Xing whispered to Shinwa,
"Well … I think so, I don't really know my memory is pretty bad and all," Shinwa said,
"So … will you go with us?" Shinwa asked the two, they all awaited the answer and when it came out, the answer was a ….
"No," the two said in unison,
Why did the Keepers of the Fire refused to join them? Will the two ever join their group? And will Syaoran kill Sakura with all the hassle around?
How did you like this chapter? I hope this is long enough for you, it's 3 A.M. here I can barely stay awake, I need some sleep, anyways please read and review!