Disclaimer: Ok...well, let's see...i do not own Card Captor Sakura or its character Syaoran!> . As previously stated in the other chapters.
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"You're, my guardian?"
End Flashback:
Sakura knew the next few days wouldn't be easy for her. Heck, the rest of her life wouldn't be easy but she always had her guardians there to help her through it all and for that, she was grateful.
Chapter Five
"Syaoran, hurry up!" Eriol yelled. He was leaning against a tall tree, its thick leaves shading him from the morning sun. Syaoran was walking rather slowly, grumbling and cursing his cousin. Every so often, his mind would wonder off to the emerald eyed girl - Kinomoto Sakura. He felt that they had met somewhere before but couldn't quite put his finger on it. Eriol shook his head as he watched his cousin deep in though. He probably didn't even hear me, he thought as he too began to walk.
The trees began to get fewer and their primary protection from the sun was beginning to disappear. It was nearing the end of Summer but the sun was still burning, making it seem like the hottest day they had ever had. But Syaoran paid no mind to it. He was either thinking ways of killing and torturing Eriol or he would have flashes of Sakura. Suddenly, Eriol stopped walking, making Syaoran bump into him.
"What? Eriol! Why did you stop walking!" he yelled, his face turning red from anger.
"Sh, I hear something," Eriol replied, holding his hand up.
Syaoran blinked and he too listened. The distant sound of horses and carts were heard through the forest. They walked on cautiously, not sure if this was enemy or friend. The noises were becoming louder, letting them know they were close by. The were walking into a clearing when the figures of horses, people and carts came into view. They looked like royal guards. Each had weapons tied to the sides of their horses with carts behind them with supplies. All the horses looked the same except for the last one. This one was white. The rider shocked Syaoran. It was none other than Sakura. His Sakura.
What the hell, did I just think that? Syaoran shook his head and took a deep breath. Eriol looked at him through the corners of his eyes.
"Calm down Syaoran. You don't even know the girl," he mumbled. Syaoran glared daggers at his cousin before they heard the yell of one of the guards. They looked to where the man was standing. He wasn't as tall as the other guards but he was still bulky.
"You there! What are you two doing out here?" he yelled. Syaoran and Eriol stared at each other and then back at the guard.
Eriol walked calmly towards him, a smile plastered across his face.
"We are just lost travelers on our way towards the west," he replied. The guard stepped back, looking like he had seen a ghost.
"Aren't you the Magician Eriol of the Li Kingdom!" the guard said finally once he regained his composure. Eriol nodded. Syaoran sighed. You idiot, he thought. Suddenly, the guards had jumped off their horses and drew their swords from their sheaths. Eriol blink then laughed.
"Okay, well, this is bad," he said.
Syaoran sweatdropped. Even when there were over ten men with swords pointing towards them, Eriol always managed to smile and laugh.
Sakura watched what was happening with wide emerald eyes. The two figures on the other side of the field were now standing with their own weapons in their hands. One had a sword and the other had a long staff. She had to squint to be able to see them properly. One had neatly cut blue hair and gentle blue eyes (are they blue?) and the other had messy chocolate colored hair and piercing amber eyes. Huh? Amber... Then it struck her. Li Syaoran!
She jumped off Kiara and ran to where the scene was taking place.
"This war ends today," Yzac said. Sakura ran as fast as she could and finally, after having leaves and skinny branches hit her face, she reached them. She stood in front of Yzac, huffing and panting. Yzac stepped back and lowered his sword. He saw something in her emerald eyes he had never seen before. He was suddenly overwhelmed by the girl standing in front of him. He felt as if she was a different person.
"I won't let any blood be shed today," she said, "if you want to kill them, you'll have to kill me too." The guards were shocked to hear her say that. They looked to each other before Yzac ordered them to lower their swords. Sakura let out a sigh of relief then turned to face Syaoran and Eriol. She walked up to them, ignoring the worried glances from her guards and stopped a few meters from them. She placed her hands on her hips and stared directly at Syaoran with her green orbs. He was a head taller than her but to him, she looked bigger than that. It looked like, by the stare she gave him, that she towered over him. He felt slightly intimidated by her.
"What are you really doing here?" she asked, a frown upon her perfect face.
"What do you mean?" Syaoran asked.
"You're not really heading towards the west are you?"
"Ah," Syaoran placed a hand on the back of his head.
"Thought so. So why are you out here then?" she asked again, this time more demanding.
"If you really must know, we're here because Syaoran ran away to stop this war between our kingdoms." Eriol replied kindly.
Sakura dropped her hands to her sides and blinked. She seemed to be believing them.
"You want to stop the war too?" she asked. Syaoran nodded.
"Oh, and I thought you were here to attack my father's army," she said, placing a finger on her chin. Syaoran sweatdropped.
"Us two against a whole army?" he said. Sakura shrugged.
"You looked ready to fight them," she replied, pointing behind her to the guards who stared at them.
"They don't look that tough anyway," Syaoran replied.
"Ah, if you don't mind me asking, why are you out in the forest?" Eriol asked. He felt left out of this conversation.
"I'm going to Jinka where my father is," she replied. Eriol nodded.
"I see. Why are you telling us this? Aren't you afraid that we are just spies for the Li Kingdom and are asking you questions?" he asked. Sakura shook her head.
"No, because I can sense your auras and you're not spies and you're not bad people," she replied, smiling sweetly at them.
"I can sense your aura too. Would you also happen to be the Clow Card Mistress?" he asked. Sakura stared at him, her mouth open.
"You know?" she mumbled. Eriol nodded. Now it was Syaoran's turn to feel left out.
"Clow Card Mistress?" he repeated. He then remembered his dream. (you know, the one Eriol was asking about before?)
The night before:
Syaoran was tossing and turning as he slept. Eriol was a few feet away, sleeping soundly, not noticing his cousin's discomfort. He wasn't used to sleeping outside on the cold, hard ground so he sat up, groaning. He leaned back on his hands, staring up at the night sky. For some odd reason, the sky looked different when he wasn't staring at it through his closed windows.
"Stupid Eriol. Why did he have to come?.." he mumbled. He looked over to where his cousin was quietly snoring and shook his head. Idiot, he thought. He went back to staring at the dark sky.
He sighed, deciding to get at least some rest before he had to wake up. He knew that feeling tired and groggy the next day wouldn't do him any good. He lay back down, his sword and bow resting beside him. He used his arm as a pillow and slept on his side. Feeling sharp rocks poke at his side, he shifted and fell asleep.
"Sakura!" a young child yelled. Syaoran looked around but all he saw was darkness. Where am I?, he though. Suddenly, a young girl, who looked to be about eleven years of age ran past him. Her arms were held out in front of her and tears swelling at the corners of her eyes. Other figured began to appear around him. He recognized one as being his own cousin, Eriol, with his arm around a girl with long dark hair and worried purple eyes. He also saw other people but the one who caught his attention was the one in front of him. Sakura.
"K...Kinomoto..." he mumbled. She looked different to him though. Not only were the
clothes strange but her face looked much more older. The little girl was now hugging Sakura who had a gentle smile upon her face. She rubbed the girl's head and said something to her. Syaoran wasn't able to hear but he assumed they were words of comfort because the girl let go of her and stepped back.
Suddenly, the darkness disappeared and was replaced by a green meadow. He, Sakura and two other figures he didn't know were the only ones standing there. Again, Sakura looked different. This time, however, she had large, beautiful white wings. They were similar to the figures standing beside her. On closer expection, he saw that one was a large yellow lion and the other was a tall long haired man. He knew who they were and mumbled their names.
"Yue...Kerobearos..." As soon as he said that, white light appeared around them and they disappeared.
Sakura turned around then, facing Syaoran.
"Sakura..." She smiled sweetly at him and bowed. Suddenly, pink Cherry Blossom petals surrounded her. Syaoran shielded his eyes from the light and began to run towards her. He reached out his hand, trying to hold hers. He was so close but the petals disappeared and took Sakura with them. Syaoran knelt on the ground and for some reason, he felt like something in his life was gone forever. He closed his eyes tight and yelled.
"SAKURA!" He screamed his lungs out, tears beginning to form and trickle down his cheeks.
Syaoran woke with sweat on his brow. He was breathing heavily, his throat dry. He looked over to Eriol, making sure he didn't wake up. When he saw that he was still sound asleep, he let out a sigh of relief and lay down once again. He knew he wouldn't be able to get any more sleep. If he was going to have another dream like that, he didn't want to go to sleep. So, he just lay there for the rest of the night, questioning what the dream meant and why he gotten so upset.
Present day:
"Ah, Kinomoto," Sakura looked at Syaoran, "who..." but he wasn't able to ask his question. From the bushes and the trees surrounding them, black ninjas appeared. Sakura looked around and took out her key.
Oh, Key of Clow
Power of magic, Power of light,
Surrender the wand,
The force ignite,
RELEASE!
Once Sakura said that, her key grew into a beautiful pink staff with a star at the top, surrounded by a golden ring. She twirled it around between her fingers before letting it rest in the palm of her hands. Syaoran looked around at them. He had a feeling he had seen them somewhere before but couldn't quite place his finger on it. He glared at them before slowly removing his sword from its sheath.
"Who are they?" he mumbled.
"They're Black Ninjas...and they're deadly..." Sakura replied, her eyes never leaving the figures
surrounding them. This doesn't look good, she thought.
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A/N: Well, that's it for this chapter. If u want to find out wat happens next, you'll just have to wait until I post the next chapter...till then, peace.