By Stephie23
Disclaimer: Unfortunately I do not own Card captor Sakura
Flash back
Sakura's POV
As I was walking down the street I had the strangest feeling that someone was following me. I quickly shot a glance over my shoulder. There seemed to be nothing there. With a sigh of relief I continued walking towards Syaoran's house. I decided to take a short cut and cut through the forest in the park.
SNAP
I heard a twig snap not too far from where I was. I shot another glance over my shoulder. Again there was no one there. By this time I was thoroughly freaked out, I began to jog, before finally breaking into a full sprint. I ran straight into the middle of the woods, unfortunately however, I tripped over a log and stumbled down a small hill. I quickly got up and looked around.
"Oh no" I muttered
I looked around and tried to figure out where I was. I was so lost. Which direction did I come from? They all looked the same. I started to panic, and then rummaged through my purse. "Yes!" I shouted in triumph. I pulled out my cell phone and dialed Syaoran's number. It began to ring… once, twice, three times… 'Come on, come on … pick up … ' ..I slowly descended into tears.
The answering machine picked up. '… the one time he doesn't answer his phone'
"Hey Syaoran its Sakura … I was on my way to your house, and decided to take a short-cut through the woods in Penguin Park. I thought I heard someone following me, so I decided to run for it. However I got turned around in here, and can't seem to find my way out." I tried to hide the fear and absolute panic that was flowing through me. However I didn't seem to be very good at that.
Suddenly I heard footsteps nearing my position. "I think someone's coming. Syaoran please hurry I'm really scared."
I screamed in fear as I heard a branch snap really close to my current location. My cell phone beeped. The battery had died. 'Oh that's just great.' I thought sarcastically. I quickly stuffed it back into my purse and began to run in the opposite direction that the noise came from. As I ran I looked around to see if I could tell where I was but I still had no clue. 'Since when had these damn woods gotten so big?'
The sun started to fade. This was not good. Now not only was I being chased by someone or some 'thing' but I was totally lost, and soon to be in the dark.
Syaoran paced back and forth in his living room. It was like Sakura to be late, but she should have been here hours ago. He brought his cell phone out of his pocket and dialed Sakura's number.
"Hello" a gruff voice replied
"Uh, hello Touya … is Sakura there by chance?"
"No, she's not. Is there anything else you want … brat?" his voice dripped with venom
"No… that's okay, thanks anyways" and with that he quickly hung up the phone.
He called Sakura's cell phone again, but got no answer. 'Sakura… where are you? I'm getting really worried.'
He decided to give Tomoyo another call, but noticed his battery was getting low on his cell phone. He chucked his cell phone against the wall, and decided to use the phone upstairs. So he ran upstairs to his bedroom and went to dial her number when he noticed he had a message on his answering machine. 'That's odd; I don't remember hearing the phone ring.'
Sakura's POV
I was so tired. I decided to take a short rest against a very large tree. At this moment I realized how dark and scary the woods get at night. I hugged my knees towards my body to keep warm, and tried to think of the bright side. Syaoran was probably on his way right now searching for me. But what was taking him so long? I looked up at the sky and sang the tune my mother had always sang for me. I don't quite know how I remembered it so vividly; after all she passed away a long time ago. I brought my knees in closer to my body as I began to cry, I rocked back and forth until I fell into an uneasy sleep.
Unknown to Sakura a shadow was getting closer and closer to her sleeping form. It walked closer and closer, spotted her and moved in. The figure stretched out its long skinny hand towards Sakura and…
Syaoran's POV
I frantically paced along my bedroom grabbing everything I thought I would need; a flashlight, a first aid kit, and a warm blanket. The last thing I grabbed was my sword. I rushed over to the phone and called Eriol.
"Hello. Tomoyo?" he answered
"No, it's Syaoran. I need help; Sakura is lost in the woods and may be in danger. Can you meet me at Penguin Park and help me find her?"
"Sakura's missing too?"
"What do you mean too?"
"Tomoyo is also missing. Her mother hasn't seen her, and I've been trying to track her down for the past 3 hours, but have had no luck."
"Maybe they are together. Meet me at Penguin Park in fifteen minutes; we can go out looking together."
"Okay. See you soon"
I tried to act as cool as I could when I talked to Eriol. I knew however he saw right through that disguise. He knew me too well, and knew how much I cared about Sakura. I loved her more than I thought I could ever love anyone. I longed to touch her once more, to tell her how much I loved her. Sure I had said it to her, but I … (his vision began to blur) … I don't know what I would ever do if I lost her. Hearing her scream was the scariest thing I have ever been through. I smashed my fist into the wall. 'I will find you sakura I WILL!"
I quickly grabbed my backpack and ran out the door to meet Eriol in the woods. I prayed to God that Sakura was still okay. 'Why didn't I think to check my phone messages' I mentally smacked myself. But this was no time for regrets. I ran faster and made my way to Penguin Park.
Eriol was standing anxiously by the edge of the woods waiting for me. His face was as white as a ghost and his flashlight was shaking madly in his right hand. We entered the woods together silently and made our way closer and closer to the heart of this god forsaken place. I pulled out my board and tried to fix a location on Sakura. The light shined straight into the middle of the woods. I put the board away and Eriol and I headed in that direction. The dry leaves and dead branches crunched loudly as we walked along, giving away our positions to passersby. However I am sure the flashlights had the same effect. I saw movement up ahead behind a giant bush, and silently pointed it out to Eriol. We walked over to the bush and flashed the light over it…
Turns out though that it was nothing more than a rabbit, with a frustrated sigh we began to walk further into the darkened woods. Besides the crunching of the ground the night was eerily silent. That is until a scream broke through the silence, an ear-piercing, deaf defining scream that made my blood run cold, a scream that could only be Sakura's.
Eriol and I ran towards the scream with a burst of strength. It seemed like it took us forever to arrive at the clearing where the scream had come from. What I saw next only brought one emotion …
Authors Note: Hey guys. Once again thank you for reading my story. I am so grateful. I really put my effort into making it interesting. If you have any suggestions, any at all I would love to hear them. Thanks to my readers: midnight-whisper3, dbzgtfan2004, and Mew Frost. I hope to hear lot's more from the rest of you. And if you have any questions you can e-mail me and I'll get back to you as soon as possible. Hope to hear from you soon!