Sakura:Citizen of Dreams

It was a hard night, and Sakura finally got to sleep.

"Ah…I'm so tired…I'm going to go turn off the lights now…"

Before she could reach light switch, the lights started to flicker, on, off, on, off, and over and over again. Finally, it stopped, and stayed off.

"Must've burned out. Well, just on time!"

Sakura awoke, astounded by the fact that she was staring at nothing but pure velvet blackness.

"What the..? What happened? Is this a joke?" Touya!" she yelled. To her amazement, no one answered, not even Touya.

"Oh, I hope the reason of this is just that burned out light bulb…I hope this isn't…"

She stepped off her bed, only to end up falling…deeper and deeper.

"AHHHHHHHHH!" Sakura screamed for her life. "What…what's happening? She felt air pushing against her face, and speed picking up. She was falling deeper and deeper…into nowhere. She waved her arms, desperate to catch on to something. Yet, there was nothing, but pure darkness. It was so dark, so could not see herself, her hands, feet, anything at all. She felt speed picking up, faster, faster, and even faster. After a little while, she was certain that even if she landed, she would die. To her surprise, she did land, but didn't die.

Sakura quickly stood up on the soft surface she had landed on. She dared not to move, for she was frightened that she might fall once more. Slowly and steadily, she took tiny steps, and yelled, "Hello? Anybody there? Help! Anyone?"

Tears started to roll down Sakura's face. "No one's here, I'm alone, and trapped. Help me……can you hear me Syaoran? Syaoran?" she whispered to herself.

"Hello? Is anyone there?" a gentle child voice said.

"Yes! I'm here! Help me please!" Sakura said.

"Hello? Are you new here? Where are you?"

"I'm somewhere…in the darkness….."

"Oh! You must have fallen into the Dark Chamber! Here, I'll help you out!"

Sakura heard the click, as if something was unlocking, and saw light seeping through. She felt blessed as she saw a door open, and quickly ran out of the so-called "Dark Chamber". Surprised, she stared at a little girl about her age.

"Oh my gosh! Thank you so much!" Sakura thanked.

"You're welcome! And you are…"

"I'm Sakura. I'm kind of new here…."

"Oh! Hi I'm Natashi! You must be a traveler! Rarely do any travelers come. Welcome to Yume!"

"Yume…..isn't that…..Dream?"

"That's true!"

"Dream…..."

"Next time you come here, once you land, just reach for the doorknob to open the door of the Dark Chamber! And, remember to bring a flashlight!"

"Where…how…."

"Pardon?"

"Do you know how I got here?"

"Through the Dark Chamber, of course!"

"…but…I don't…"

"You must be a real foreigner! See, the Dark Chamber is like a tunnel for traveling! My father says that the Dark Chamber has no walls, but is some sort of dimension from time and space! And so, it leads you to here, Yume!"

For once, Sakura stared at something else behind her. She looked at the setting around her.

"Where…am I?" she asked.

"You're in the Chamber of Spirits, otherwise known as the Church! This place is very holy."

"How come no one's here?"

"Of course! People come in one at a time. We don't like people bothering each other inside the Church,"

"Oohhh…"

"It is believed that if anyone welcomes a visitor to this world, the one who welcomes the traveler is blessed!"

"I see, but I need to go home. How do I travel back home?"

"Well…"

"Do I use the Dark Chamber?"

"No, you wake up…"

"Wake up?"

To be continued…