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Love of War
Chapter Thirteen: Invisibility and Time

"Who is that?" Sakura whispered, peering over the log that her and Syaoran had ducked under. There were voices in the woods, not anyone they knew.

"I'm not sure." Syaoran said back, turning to her with a smirk. "Wanna find out?"

Sakura smiled and nodded, following Syaoran's lead as he dashed out from behind the log, taking shelter behind tree after tree.

"I feel stupid." Sakura admitted, catching up to him.

Syaoran chuckled softly. "Me too. But hey, this is fun."

They peered over the bark of the tree at the small group of people that was standing in the shadows of the trees, watching over the Li clan, eating and drinking and laughing like there was no tomorrow.

"What are they doing there?" Sakura whispered, her staff clenched tightly in her hand. She recognized on of the people.

"I don't know," Syaoran said, the smile was gone from his face now. "But let's give them the surprise of their life."

Sakura smirked and nodded, walking slowly with Syaoran, creeping behind the group of five.

They were whispering to each other, Sakura couldn't make it out.

"One." Syaoran mouthed. "Two..."

Sakura smiled. "Hey you!"

The group gasped and spun around, their eyes wide.

There were four boys, and one girl…Meilin.

"Syaoran!" Meilin grinned, fake. "I'm so glad you're here! I finally escaped from Doremi! Me and these guys, we were all being held captive!"

Syaoran just stood there, a dark look on his handsome features.

Meilin turned to Sakura. "You believe me, don't you Sakura?"

"I don't like you Meilin." Sakura snapped. "I never have. Why would I believe you?"

Meilin's features were suddenly filled with panic as Syaoran put two fingers in his mouth and whistled shrilly.

"W-What are you doing?" She asked.

"I know you weren't kidnapped Meilin." Syaoran said. "Sakura scryed for you, she saw you with Doremi. You two are pretty good friends aren't you?"

"You believe her?" Meilin shouted. "I'm your family! Your flesh and blood! How dare you pick her over me! How do you know she's not lying?"

"I have no reason to lie Meilin." Sakura growled.

Just then Eriol, Tomoyo, and three other men walked onto the scene.

"Meilin?" Eriol gasped. "But…I thought..."

"She has betrayed us." Syaoran hissed. "Take them and tie them in the holding tent."

Meilin stared, gawking, at her cousin. "B-But Syaoran! I would never betray you!"

"You have!" Syaoran shouted, grabbing Sakura's arm gently. "Come on Sakura."

Sakura nodded and followed Syaoran away from the group, Tomoyo following close behind.

"Syaoran please!" Meilin shouted, her voice filled with tears. "Believe me! She's a lying wench! Don't fall for her tricks!"

Syaoran ignored her, walking swiftly away from his cousin's screams, Sakura clutching onto his arm. He wanted to believe Meilin, he really did…

What if Sakura wasn't telling the truth, as Meilin had said?

"Sakura?" Syaoran said softly, suddenly stopping.

Sakura let go of his arm and stood in front of him. "What?"

He refused to look at her, he refused to ask if she had lied.

The girl sighed, she knew what it was Syaoran was going to ask. "Do you really want to know the truth Syaoran?"

Syaoran looked up, his eyes hopeful. "Yes."

Sakura opened her palm and two cards appeared. Invisibility and Time.

(AN: I don't know if these are actual cards, but guess what? THEY ARE IN THIS STORY)

"What are those for?" Syaoran asked, confused.

"We can go back in time." Sakura said. "To the cave that they were in. We can be invisible…we can see. You…can see."

"But…you aren't fully healed yet." Syaoran said, grabbing her hand with the cards in it. "I won't allow you to."

"It's my choice to make." Sakura said. "Now, do you want to see it or not?"

Syaoran opened his mouth to say something, but Sakura just rolled her eyes and tossed the Time Card into the air. "Time Card! Release and disbound!"

She hit the card with her staff, and a blinding light surrounded the two teenagers.

XxXxX

"Did it work?" Syaoran asked, letting go of Sakura and turning around. It was nearly morning, the sun was just peeking up of the trees.

He couldn't hear Meilin's screaming anymore.

"Yes." Sakura smiled, grabbing his hand and pulling him along. "Quickly!"

They ran for a good twenty minuets, Sakura seemed to know where she was going, dodging tree after tree.

"How do you know where to go?" Syaoran asked.

"Because," Sakura smiled, rushing along the forest floor. "I just do. Now hurry up."

Syaoran did as he was told, and soon the two were standing in front of the mouth of a large cave.

"Hold onto me." Sakura said, tossing the Invisibility Card into the air and hitting it with her staff.

"I…don't feel any different." Syaoran said, looking down on himself. He could still see his body.

"Just wait and see." Sakura said, a smirk playing across her lips. Syaoran couldn't help but notice the tiny look of pain in her eyes.

"Are you all right?" He asked.

Sakura looked up at him and smiled brightly. "Yes, I'm fine. Now hurry up before the spell wears off."

Syaoran followed Sakura into the dark cave, from deep within it he could hear the sound of laughter and talk.

"They are here…" He breathed.

"How could you ever doubt me?" Sakura asked, her voice filled with hurt. "Now you have to be quiet, the spell doesn't take away our voices."

Syaoran nodded, staring blankly at her. She was hurt that he didn't believe her?

They continued their way along the wall of the cave, it was much deeper than Syaoran had expected, but he soon found himself staring at the large, very large, group sitting by multiple fires, laughing and talking.

"It's Doremi." Syaoran growled, taking a step towards the leader, grinning across a fire at someone.

"Shh Li!" Sakura hissed, holding him back. "We can't do anything!"

Syaoran nodded, but his gaze never left Doremi. He was right there, so unsuspecting. He could kill him now…save everyone from more pain.

"Look!" Sakura whispered, pointing to the person Doremi was smiling at.

Meilin.

"So, she is here." Syaoran sighed.

"Yeah." Sakura said. "But we have to get closer, to see if she was kidnapped or not."

Syaoran nodded and followed Sakura as she crept tight along the walls, careful not to bump anyone, her hand tightly clenching Syaoran's.

"So you finally decided to join us eh Meilin?" Doremi smirked, taking a long drink from his glass. "It's about time."

Meilin smiled faintly, her eyes fixed on the fire in front of her, her eyes sad. "Yeah…I didn't belong there. Besides," She shook her head and looked up at Doremi, a smile creeping up the sides of her mouth. "That wench Sakura has to die someday, and I want to be the one to do it."

"As long as I get her for one night," Doremi smirked. "You can do whatever you want. And, as long as I can kill Syaoran."

Syaoran moved to attack Doremi, "That bastard-"

"Shh Syaoran!" Sakura gasped, clenching his hand more tightly and using her staff to pull him back towards her. "Quiet!"

Meilin frowned. "I thought you were going to let Syaoran live."

Doremi laughed, "Syaoran? Yeah right. If I did, I wouldn't be able to relax for one second. Especially since Sakura would be dead, he'd want revenge."

"What do you mean?" Meilin asked, her eyes full of shock.

"What do I mean?" Doremi laughed. "He came to her rescue, he almost died for her. He's falling for her, it wont be long now before he's totally in love with that witch." He laughed. "You should have seen her face when I stabbed him!"

Meilin laughed faintly. "Syaoran..."

Syaoran sighed and turned, pulling Sakura with him, and walking out of the cave.

"Syaoran I'm sorry you had to see that." Sakura said softly. "We should have left."

"No." Syaoran sighed, running his hand through his hair. "Now I know, Meilin had betrayed us…all because of me."

"No." Sakura gasped. "Not because of you, she would have made the choice sooner or later!"

"I'm going to kill Doremi." Syaoran growled, letting go of Sakura's hand and pacing in front of her. "There's no way I'm going to let him have you."

Sakura smiled and grabbed his hands, squeezing them tightly. "Don't worry about him Syaoran, you can fight him later. But for now, we have to get back before we're seen."

Syaoran nodded as the Time Card appeared in Sakura's hand again.

She threw it into the air and hit it, the blinding light surrounded them once again.

XxXxX

It was night, and Meilin's screams were ringing in Syaoran's ears. They were back.

"Thanks Sakura, you really did it." Syaoran smiled, turning to the girl.

Sakura smiled weakly up at him. "No…problem."

"Sakura?" Syaoran gasped as the girl fell to her knees. "Sakura!"

"I'm okay." She said softly. "Just a little tired."

"No you aren't okay." Syaoran sighed. "Damn it. I shouldn't have let you do that!"

Sakura smiled weakly, her emerald eyes shinning with the light from the fires not far from them. "It was my choice."

Syaoran shook his head sadly, a smirk playing across his lips. He gently rested his hands under her, picking her off the ground and carrying her bridal-style. "Let's get you some sleep."

Sakura sighed and leaned onto his shoulder, closing her eyes and taking a deep breath. She could feel her power slowly re-gaining itself as Syaoran carried her into camp, but with so little left, she'd have to rest for at least a day until she fully recovered.

"Touya would kill me." Sakura laughed weakly, her eyes still closed, breathing in Syaoran's scent. "He never likes me to us…so much power."

"Shh." Syaoran whispered. "Rest Sakura, you'll be fine."

Sakura had never used the Time Card before, and was surprised that it had even obeyed her. What surprised Sakura more was, that even though Meilin had betrayed her family and cousin, she still cared for Syaoran.

Sakura could use Meilin's emotions later on for help. Thinking about Syaoran and Meilin, Sakura got to thinking about her brother, Touya. What would he think when he found out that his younger sister had fallen in love with the enemy? Would he try to break them apart? Try to kill Syaoran?

She'd have to worry about that later, Sakura was far too exhausted to worry…

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