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You Brought Me Back
By: Witch Hunter Sakura

Chapter 5: The Medicine That Could Kill

I smiled to Tomoyo as she held the fabric against my shoulder. "This will be the best! I love Eriol so much and he was so nice to invite you, too." She grabbed the light pink fabric and spread it on top of the cutting table. "This will be the best!"

Eriol was invited to his mother's birthday ball. His mother was one of the most respected people in Japan and China because of her duties surrounding governmental issues. She was extremely rich and had several mansions throughout the world, promoting her ideals and memoirs. She was a truly fabulous person to say the least.

Since Tomoyo was Eriol's girlfriend, it was normal that she went automatically, and also since Syaoran was Eriol's cousin that earned him a direct spot. But me...I had no relation to him, except for the fact that I was his girlfriend's cousin. But Tomoyo...good-natured Tomoyo...made me go...

I sighed. I hadn't been to such a grand ball since forever. Tomoyo had taken me to her mother's promotion, but that was nowhere near Eriol's mother's birthday ball. It was going to be magnificent.

"Sakura? You ready?" I nodded, following her out of the craft store.

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"Do you have the medicine? The one I sent to you this morning?" a cold, heartless voice sounded on the other end of the cell phone the woman was holding.

"Yes," the woman answered.

"It's been getting to you all right? No problems?"

"Yes," she replied slightly annoyed. Her boss was...too worried about his cases.

"Is she still not talking?" The woman rolled her eyes.

"Yes," she continued annoyed. "That stuff made it here in a box of Prozac, just like it was supposed to, and it's interfering with her vocal cords exactly like it's supposed to." She looked upward thinking for a moment. "Though, no one's stupid. They'll know that the stuff you gave me will harm—"

"Then fix it!" The line clicked dead. The woman stuck her tongue out at the opened phone, and then closed it furiously.

"This Kinomoto girl is a fucking nuisance, though, I can't wait till she's disposed of!" The woman smiled contentedly.

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"SAKURA! I'm going to rip your head off if you do not stop moving!" Tomoyo screamed at me when I scratched my nose. I stared at her then let off a small giggle as Syaoran and Eriol walked in.

Eriol laughed as Tomoyo pricked me again. I gave her a pouted look and Tomoyo burst out laughing. "Gosh, no one can get mad at you. Just look at that baby face..." She pricked me again and wrapped a sash around my waist. "Yea! I did it again. Hey...this is a record; less than a day." I looked towards Eriol and Syaoran, who were both looking back at me.

"Beautiful as ever. The dress and the girl." I blushed at Eriol's comment and proceeded to get off the stool.

"Eh eh eh eh eh eh! Don't you dare get off that stool." I looked at her pleadingly. Come on, Tomoyo. My legs hurt! "I have to put my finishing touches on—"There was a knock at the door and it opened to reveal a nurse.

"Miss Kinomoto needs to take her medicine." Oh, crap. This was one of those times I wished I could talk so I could Tomoyo to hold me down. Please, Tomoyo, don't make me go...the medicine...help, Tomoyo! Three male nurses came in behind the woman. Two of them grabbed my arms and pulled me off the stool; the other covered from behind. I looked pleadingly to Tomoyo before I was drug out of the room. "Good day," the woman nurse said shortly before exiting. Tomoyo got up and motioned for Syaoran and Eriol to follow her to the room where I was being injected with my daily dose of medicine.

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"Now Miss Kinomoto, since you supposedly lost yesterday's dose of medicine, it must be made up." I stared at the woman. What?!? What the hell were they injecting in me anyway? Stupid nurses never told me anything. I stood up from the chair and walked to the door. "Miss Kinomoto, please sit down before we take precautionary measures." The three male nurses came at me, one of them blocking the door. "Miss Kinomoto." The nurses grabbed me by the arms and pulled me roughly towards the chair in the back of the room. "Tsk tsk tsk. It'll be a lot easier if you cooperate."

The woman nurse grabbed a syringe from a table that contained three separate bottles; one labeled 'depressant', another labeled 'stimulant', but the last one was turned from view. She dipped the syringe in the first bottle and pulled the clear substance from it. "Now this won't hurt a bit."

I struggled under the grasp of the nurses, but to no avail did I actually get loose. The woman stuck the needle into my arm and forced the liquid into my bloodstream. I let out a moaned scream.

Where was Tomoyo?

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"Sir, I'm taking care of Sakura right now. I should be allowed inside!" Tomoyo said loudly, poking the man in the chest.

"Miss, if you do not stop raising your voice, I'm going to have to ask you to leave," the nurse replied coldly. Tomoyo felt an arm on her shoulder and turned around heatedly.

"Tomoyo, let's just wait for Sakura." It was Eriol. She sadly smiled to him and left the poor nurse alone, returning to Sakura's room to wait for her friend's return.

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I looked groggily at the nurse, who had just injected me with the depressant solution. My body was feeling funny, my arms and legs tingly and my breathing somewhat ragged.

"Now, Miss Kinomoto, this last one...well...you know all too familiar." She laughed as she stuck the needle into my hand, right into my vein, injecting the brown tinted liquid into my body. I winced as I felt it surge through me, making me feel weird and ultimately weak.

I felt the nurses hold of me release and I got up slowly from the chair. "There you go, Miss Kinomoto. Have a nice day." She laughed evilly and pushed me towards the door, and once I was out, the door was shut quickly behind me.

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I inched my way to my room, holding onto the walls for support. What did those bastards give me...?

I finally made it to my room and opened it by leaning onto it. I was so wigged out I could barely make out anything, let alone my door. I leaned on my door, closing it again, but before I was able to make it to my bed for sleep, I crumpled to the floor, loosing consciousness before I hit the soft carpet.

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"Sakura...Sakura...Sakura...Sakura..." Who's calling me? Where are you? Where am I?

I slowly opened my eyes to find four pairs of eyes staring at me. I blinked a couple times, letting the world around me become clear. My body still felt weak from that stupid medicine crap that woman gave me. Ugh...

"Oh god, you scared me! Do you know how worried I was?" My vision cleared and I found Tomoyo staring down at me with tear-filled eyes. I noticed Eriol and Syaoran standing there, too. "Syaoran was coming to do your psychiatric session, but when he opened your door, he found you sprawled on the ground, fainted. He said you wouldn't wake up! Oh god, Sakura, I was so worried!" I'm sorry, Tomoyo...everyone... Man, I didn't do this though...it's that stupid medicine...

Well...oh well. I pushed myself up from the medical bed and slid off of it, landing on the ground with a 'thud'. Not cool. Eriol and Syaoran helped me up, by pulling on my arms, and helped me back up to my room.

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Tomoyo pricked me...again. Man, Tomoyo...you just HAVE to get the dress done...

"Sakura...you have to stay still. The party is only in two days...I HAVE to get this done today if you are to wear it!" Fine Tomoyo. I stood as still as I could, wiggling my toes so they would fall asleep like the rest of my leg. "There... Okay, Sakura, I'm just going to sew it up now...okay?" I nodded. I could feel her hemming the dress because she kept tugging on it whenever there was a snag in the thread. She continued going around and around the dress sewing and hemming necessary places until she stopped, bit the end of the thread, and looked at me with stars in her eyes. "I've finished! And you were so cooperative. Here...let me get a mirror so you can see it!" She ran to my closet and pulled out my tri-fold mirror. I stepped down off the stool and stared at myself as she opened each arm. I gasped. Golly, I looked like a princess! I twirled around, smiling.

The dress was in two parts; there was a white dress and then there was a light pink over dress that wrapped in the front held by a sash that was wrapped around my waist. The dress reached to the floor and had a dipped front, much to my dislike. But the dress...was gorgeous! I smiled to Tomoyo and nodded my head 'yes' saying that 'I loved it!'.

She pulled the buttons apart on the back and slid the dress down to my ankles.

Knock knock knock.

"Hey, Tomoyo." The door opened. I could've died right there. Syaoran and Eriol walked right through the door and there I was with nothing on but my skimpy underpants.

"Guys! Get out! Sakura's undressed!" Tomoyo said between giggles. The boy's bolted from the room, shutting the door quickly. "Here Sakura." She gave me my white dress and I put it on, walking embarrassedly to the door. Outside, Syaoran and Eriol were waiting, but they weren't waiting for what I had to give them. Mwahaha...I slapped them. Not hard... just hard enough.

Tomoyo went up and kissed Eriol's cheek where I had slapped him. "It's okay, honey, she forgives you now...right, Sakura?" She giggled and I smiled.

"I don't forgive her," Eriol said fake pouting. "But...a good tickle torture would satisfy me." He unraveled from Tomoyo's arms and advanced towards me. I stared at him then as he walked towards me, I bolted into my room where I couldn't stop giggling.

He chased me around the room and pounced on me when I stopped to catch my breath. Get off, Eriol!

The only thing was it wasn't Eriol who was tickling me...it was Syaoran.

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"Eriol...does your cousin have a thing for my cousin?" Tomoyo asked as she got into her grand master bed.

"Hmmm...that's a good question. By the way he was acting like a child around Sakura... he just might! Tomoyo...I hope you're not thinking what I'm thinking."

"As long as it's not what I'm thinking..." And so as Eriol got into the bed with her, they devised a plan...a plan to get their cousins to like each other...possibly even love.

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"You can't leave!" the nurse screamed as Sakura pulled her suitcase out of her room. Everyone looked at her as if she was crazy. "Uhhh...well...gulp your medication is still back at the cart...yeah...I'll go and get it." She walked off as Eriol stuffed something into his convertible.

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"She's leaving...the doctors let her because she's been really cooperative. All she has to do is take the necessary medication. If something goes wrong, though, they'll find out the drug we're drugging her with...and-and then we'll get in trouble because the drug'll wear off, making it possible for her to talk again...and she'll tell! Urgh!"

"Shut up already...I heard enough of your incessant blabbering. Just mix her regs with the drug and then give it to her... It'll have the same effects...I think. We have the antidotal mixture to suppress the effects if the drug...so it's good. Let her go and don't forget to mix the drug into her regs. If she faints or whatever, bring her to me, and I'll have fun with her..."

"Whatever boss." She hastily closed the cell phone and grabbed the drug, mixing it with the stimulant solution. "I hope this works...cause I'll die if she dies..."

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The nurse was still having a hard time with Tomoyo and Eriol, concerning Sakura's medication. The nurse kept persisting and persisting she stay. Well, for one, the nurse didn't want to get killed if the mixture had actually killed Sakura, and for two...well...there was no two. She didn't want to die period. "Don't worry...it's only for a week...and plus we'll give her the medicine you've been giving her," Tomoyo reasoned, trying to grab the bottles of the nurses cart.

"Maybe I should go with you," she pressed, angrily.

"You weren't invited," Eriol said. He was getting very impatient with this woman. The woman scowled at him and turned to me.

"You cannot leave! Do you have permission?" Oh goodness, Eriol thought, we've already shown you the lease on her to Syaoran for the remainder of the week.

"Yes. Syaoran here is her psychologist. That means he is trained in dealing with mental patients. She can leave as long as he is around her. Do you get it now?" The nurse scowled and stalked out of the room. Another doctor came in with a slip of paper and a bag full of the syringes. He lightly set the medicinal liquids in the bag and handed it to Syaoran, who nodded.

"If you don't me saying...I think she's the mental one. Here's the medicine, to only be taken once a day. The dosage is indicated on the bottle and where to inject it. Uhhh...I believe that's it. Have a good time!"

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Well.... I think we can all say that this chapter cough cough sucked cough cough. It was just basically an intro into the damaging effects the "boss" is putting on her.

Oh and if you have questions on the "boss dude"...it's the dude who slaughtered Sakura's remaining family...plus one friend...er...yeah. He'll make a scene sometime or other I think in the next couple of chapters...oomhmm...yipyip...

Well...review and tell me your thoughts...or ...er...questions. They will all...or some...be answered...I can guarantee!