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"This battle is between you and me, leave them out of this!" Kin-Li yelled to get her attention.
"No 'Shiko!" Sakura stopped.
"She's right, you don't fight alone." Li stood tall and proud beside her.
"Fine, let's get on with this battle." Rina made the stars disappear with little effort.
"I have a treat for you, cardmistress." Rina directed her attack to Sakura.
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Chapter 19
Sakura-
Sakura was struck by the dark aura. All around her she could see the ghost of the past swarming and moaning. There was one that she saw that made her want to cry. Her mother. "What's the matter, Cherry Blossom, are you scared?"
"Yes, I am." She admitted rather reluctantly.
"I'm sorry my child." There was a wisp of caress on her cheek.
"A ghost. Why am I seeing them?"
"We are your greatest fear. That's why we are here."
Touya-
Touya closed his eyes, feeling that someone had called upon spirits. He had seen his sister go pale and there wasn't much that did do that. He smiled. Maybe there was a chance that the same innocent Sakura was laying deep within the soul of the woman that now resided in his sister.
Sakura-
"You're not my Okaasan. My Okaasan would never say such a thing." She shouted out.
She was surprised when she saw her brother's image appear beside her. "You're right Sakura. She isn't, but you must face this fear. I'm sorry that I teased you so much about them." He disappeared.
The apparition that had tried to pass herself off as Sakura's mother changed into the dark soul that they were now fighting. "You feed off of our fears. Well let's see you feed off of this!" Sakura sent a ball of fire into the dark apparition.
The spirits around her disappeared just as Shaoran came to life.
Shaoran-
Shaoran stood facing Sakura. "I can't accept your proposal, Li."
"Why?"
"Because I can't risk what's going to happen to me to happen to you." Sakura's hand brushed across his cheek sadly. Tears were welling deep from within the wells of her eyes. "You won't be hurt by Likaun if you were to accept her. I love you too much to allow this to happen."
"Sakura you can't do this. Please." His hand fell limp by his side.
His hand was taken by another's. "It's alright Shao-kun. She didn't love you enough."
In her eyes, he saw everything that would happen if Sakura didn't accept his hand. "No!"
Kin-Li-
Kin-Li saw everything happening before her again. Her twin brother being kidnapped, her mother crying for the loss of a child, her father trying to comfort both of them, her vow to put her family back together and to keep them together. It was all like a repeated nightmare that she had seen over and over again. Come to think of it, she had and it was the reason that she hadn't been able to sleep.
She saw what would happen if she couldn't get her parents together. She saw her hands disappearing in front of her. She saw that her brother was working with Rina to keep them apart. She felt him in the background, but couldn't quite place where he was at the moment. There was a shockwave that broke her out of her thoughts and her fears.
Sakura and Shaoran broke out of their private fears at the same time. Each had sent a steady stream of lightning toward the woman named Rina. The streams were sent simultaneously, shocking the woman. They shouldn't have been able to break through that quickly. She was shot back against the tree. She glanced at the end of the field to see the others that watched, unable to do anything.
"I don't think so Rina." Kin-Li called forth a shield to protect the group that was reinforced by Eriol and Yelan.
"Ohhhhhhhhhh………." The woman growled, her eyes started glowing yellow like a dangerous cat's when his prey was found.
"You're not touching them." Kin-Li floated a little above them.
"Who said I wanted them."
"You didn't, but why should you have to say. You've gone after them before and would do it again."
"You're in the way, just like you're parents."
"I fought you more than they have. I'll keep fighting you too."
The woman shook in fear slightly, as the earth beneath her trembled at the power it had never before seen and wouldn't see again in the very near future. All three sorcerers stood together, power shimmering all around them that could, if used right, destroy the world. The power that she sought to use. "You know, I could just take all of your powers and combine them."
Sakura was the first to answer that. She knew what her powers could do if she didn't keep them under control. "You won't touch us."
Their auras combined, mixed, and changed, creating a most remarkable rainbow of colors. The three closed their eyes, allowing the power that seeped through them to take temporary control. They began to float in the air, stopping midway between the dark and the woman. It wasn't just the earth that now shook at the power combined. The air was thick with magic that had been untouched, because the users themselves feared the power that they possessed. It was charged with an electricity that couldn't be, or would never be, described the greatest of the stories.
The pulse in power combined as the three held out their hands. Not a single one of them saw the woman shrink back from them, though she knew it would do no good. There was a single braid of silver, pink, and green strands of the auras sent the way that the woman was, that pushed her up and into an expanding vortex. "I'll see you again in time." The woman screamed.
The three would have collapsed to the ground if it hadn't been for Yue finally breaking through the magical barrier that they had created. "Mistress, are you alright?"
Sakura looked at her guardian. "Hai. Check on them."
"We're alright Sakura." Kin-Li informed the auburn haired woman.
"Are you guys okay?" Li asked Touya, Eriol, Meiling, and his mother.
"Yeah, we're fine." Eriol looked at Kin-Li. "We need to talk."
"Not without the rest of us there." Sakura ordered.
"Give us an hour before we do." Li said. "I need to walk."
Sakura could still feel another dark aura, but she couldn't quite place where it was coming from.
"You guys go on and calm everyone in the house down. Kin-Li will be back soon." Sakura ordered. "Keroberos, we need you."
The flying bear was still in a state of shock. That also changed when Kero changed into the lion. "I'm ready Sakura."
"We need to find that aura."
Li nodded his head in agreement. "Kin-Li, are you going to be joining us?"
"Yeah," she shivered.
"I can't remember the last time something like that happened." Sakura said.
"We'll talk after everyone else is done." Shaoran looked pointedly at Sakura.
"We'll all talk when it's time." Kin-Li interjected.
"Let's go."
The three separated to find the dark aura that had been bugging them since the battle with Rina. Sakura had been walking for about thirty minutes before she felt Kin-Li behind her. "Why do I think that I should know who you are?"
"I don't know why." Sakura and Kin-Li stopped walking at the same time.
"Li and Tomoyo are in trouble!" They both ran in that direction. When they arrived to the area they saw Tomoyo passed out and Li trying to get up. "You feel that?" Sakura was looking around her. Something was wrong.
"Hai." Kin-Li agreed.
"What happened here?" Sakura helped Li up, while Tomoyo was being tended to by Kin-Li.
"I don't know. Someone came up behind me and hit me in the back of the head." Somehow what he said didn't ring true to Sakura, but she let it pass.
Sakura helped Li on the way back to the house, while Kin-Li found a way to carry Tomoyo.
Tomoyo came about to see Fuutie sitting by her side. "I'm going to be alright?"
"Yes, can you tell me what happened?"
"No, I was restless so I decided to go for a walk. I don't remember anything after that."
"That's alright." Eriol came in after he was given the okay,
"You shouldn't be doing this right now in you're condition. You're due soon." He pecked her cheek.
"Eriol, this is my gift." She assured him.
"How are you Tomoyo?"
"I'm fine." Tomoyo assured him.
"Stay still and relax."
Eriol stayed perfectly still while he looked in her mind, she was untrained for this so he saw more than he planned. His gaze stayed locked on hers for a few more seconds, trying to make sure that he had seen correctly. "No, it can't be." He disappeared from the room without walking out the door.
"What did he see?" Tomoyo asked, trying to stand up.
"I'm not sure." Fuutie helped her up. "You'll be alright. Your energy is just depleted.
"You mean like…." Tomoyo stopped.
"Hai." Tomoyo sat back down.
Eriol-
Yelan felt the panicked aura. She walked out of the room calmly. "What is it Eriol?"
"We need to have a meeting with everyone now." He spoke as calmly as possible.
Shaoran-
Li looked around his room for something different to wear for the moment. He was bored with what he was wearing. "Ah, this should be interesting." He thought. He stepped out of the room to find Likaun waiting for him.
"Hi there Li. I was wondering when you would keep our date."
"Oh, I didn't forget about it." He smiled appreciatively at her. "So where did you have in mind?"
"I was thinking about that beautiful garden that you have."
"Oh really. I was thinking of something a little more, shall we say, private." He whispered in her ear.
"Is that so?" She was surprised at his reaction, but she would take it. 'Sleep with him if that's what it takes.' Ran through her head.
"I think that can be arranged." She pulled him into a long and blood raising kiss.
"Mmmmmmmmhhhhhh…." He groaned. "Where have you been all of my life?"
"I've been right here." She whispered as his lips ran down her bare shoulders. "Why did we wait so long?" His hand had reached the hem of her shirt. Her hand was reaching for the bedroom door.
"What is this?" Sakura stood outraged.
Likaun smiled sweetly at Sakura. "This is exactly as you have seen."
"Yes it is, Kinomoto." His voice held spite.
"You, get out." Sakura forgot to keep her thoughts and feelings under control.
"This isn't your house, so I don't have to leave. It looks like I won."
"We're not through yet." Sakura's aura had changed to a very dangerous red.
"Sakura, you don't want to do that." A voice said behind her.
"Yes I do."
"No you don't. Likaun, get out of this house and don't ever come back."
"You know I'll be marrying him now, Feimei."
"We'll see about that."
I hope you enjoyed the chapter. I look forward to reading your reviews. Arigato and ja ne!
Editor Note: Long delay is my fault. Had the chapter for weeks and didn't edit. Sorry!
