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Moonlit Sakura

Chapter 2 – A Frightening Dream

Sakura slowly turned around, staring at her unusual surroundings. A long hallway stretched in front of and behind her. The walls, floor, and ceiling appeared to be made of glass or crystal. Oddly, even though the material seemed to be clear it did not show any other rooms or hallways through it. It was as if the hallway were suspended in a pale silvery-pink cloud.

A runner carpet of rich red plush velvet stretched down the middle of the hallway. Several beautiful decorations, including benches, chairs, pictures, and flower arrangements, gave it a warm, hospitable feel. Overall, it reminded her of a castle hallway in some European fairy tale.

Still moving dreamily, Sakura began to walk forward. As she passed a mirror, the image she caught out of the corner of her eye made her stop and turn. Slowly, she cocked her head to the side and brought a hand up to her chest in surprise.

Her hair was up in the old style she had worn when she first became the Mistress of the Cards. Small pale pink ribbons were tied up around her mini-pigtails. A slightly darker ribbon was around her neck holding her Key as it nestled in the hollow of her throat. A flowing, floor-length dress, the same shade as the hair ribbons, flowed around her. Its empire waist had another darker ribbon threaded through it. As she turned to the side, she saw that it made a pretty bow in the back with long trails. The sleeves were short and puffed with an embroidered ribbon pattern. The same ribbon embroidery decorated the bodice. Three bangle bracelets with sun, moon, and star charms graced her right wrist. It was completely different from her usual style, but it was very pretty and matched the ambiance of the hallway.

As she admired herself in the mirror, she became aware of voices. A feminine voice was calling out. Although she could not make out the words, the voice sounded surprised. A male voice answered it. Its cold, superior tone made her shiver and step back. The first voice came back again. This time, it sounded a little uncertain. Other female voices began to call out, sounding angry.

Sakura looked around the hall, trying to find the people and discover what the argument was about. Suddenly, the man laughed evilly. A woman screamed in pain and fear, and then the other women began to shout. Their fear and anger seemed to have multiplied a hundred-fold. The angry buzzing sound made Sakura cover her ears and retreat another few steps.

Suddenly, there was a bright flash of light. As she blinked the spots out of her eyes, she saw the Dark Card floating in front of her. Only, there was something wrong with the card. The wrong-ness scared her. As she reached out hesitantly to take it and look at it closer, she heard another voice scream out an anguished command. This time, the words were quite clear. "GIVE IT BACK!"

Sakura came awake with a start and sat straight up in her bed. She shivered as she panted and stared wide-eyed into the dark of her room. Quickly, she threw off the covers, ran to her desk, and pulled out her Sakura Book. With trembling hands, she opened the book and looked through all of the Cards. They all looked and felt normal, just as they had the past three nights.

With a sigh of relief, she closed the book and put it back in its place on the desk. She frowned as she realized that she had already forgotten which card had been transformed, and why that transformation had scared her.

She looked down into Kero's drawer and debated waking him up. Finally, she shook her head and decided to let him sleep. Tomorrow would be soon enough to worry him.

Sakura turned back towards her bed, and then hesitated a moment. Chewing her lower lip, she turned and pulled the Book out once more. Quickly, she selected a Card, and then closed the Book. She laid the Card on top of the Book then reached out to touch it with one hand. "Shield," she said quietly and firmly. Instantly, a soft light visible only to those blessed or cursed with magic surrounded the Card and the Book. With another sigh of relief and a small smile of satisfaction, Sakura returned to bed.

A/N - Chronologically, my story Cherry Snow comes between this chapter and the next. It is not important to the sequence of this story. The only important point you need to know is that in that story Sakura tells Kero that she is having troublesome dreams about the Cards. If you have not read it, why not check it out? If you have, why not read it again? (smile) I think it's a cute crossover. Enjoy! - Raya