Chapter 5

Three weeks later, and their friendships were of to a great start. But to Sakura, it seemed that there was always something that Syaoran and Eriol were keeping from all of them. When she mentioned this to Tomoyo, she told her to think nothing of it. So for now, Sakura kept that thought at bay though she had a suspicion that something was going to happen. Too bad she was right.

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"Good morning Tomoyo!"

"Good morning Saku! I can't believe winter is over. Too bad I'm going to miss the snow."

"Not me," I muttered thinking back to her previous encounter with a tree……..an evil tree.

Tomoyo just stared at Sakura, wondering what she was saying.

"Anyhow the bells are going to ring soon, we'd better go in," said Tomoyo, dragging Sakura off to school.

The day went by relatively calmly until it was time for music. A student apparently got sent to the hospital, for she was found outside on the gym field, in a faint. No one was sure what caused her to faint but I had a bad feeling about it all. Something didn't feel right about this situation at all. Maybe some of Touya's intuition and instinct was rubbing off on me. But I'd be happier at this moment if I was wrong.

I forgot all about the stone, rock thing that the little boy had given me. Tomoyo didn't know what it was exactly either, so we decided to go to the library to see if we can find anything about it. Strange as it might sound, but teachers are correct when they say that libraries have a lot of information.

While I was walking toward music class, I stared at the stone in my hands, hoping that somehow if I stared at it long enough, I'd figure out what it was exactly. It didn't look like a jewel or any stone that was just dug up from the ground. It looked… special. I couldn't quite place it though. I just had a feeling that there was something off about it. There was something about it that seemed important. And I'm determined to find out exactly what. Oddly enough, I never did see that boy again after that day.

"Hey Sakura! Where's Tomoyo?" asked Syaoran.

"She has to practice for the upcoming concert, so she'll be missing music today."

"Ah. I see. Well then, after you," he said, holding out the door open for me.

"Thanks."

As soon as we entered the class, I noticed our regular teacher, Ms. Kaho wasn't there. That was strange.

"Please sit down students and get your instruments please. We shall begin the lesson immediately."

As soon as class was over, I started walking down the stairs. That's when I looked through the window, and saw some kind of glow outside. I ran as fast as I could to see what was up. I guess while I was so focused on getting outside, that I didn't notice Syaoran had seen me running and was following me.

As soon as I got outside, the stone floated out of my pocket and toward the centre of the field.

"Sakura!"

I turned around and saw Syaoran only a few meters away from me. But what really shocked me was that all the lights in the school were turned off. And when I tried running back into the school, I was pushed back by some kind of invisible force. Like a barrier. But how is that possible?

I focused my attention on the glow again. The stone was within my grasp, so I guess I did what any sane, or then again maybe not, person would do and reached for it. But as soon as I touched it, something pulled me up.

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Sakura had reached for the stone and suddenly she floated up. Unknown winds started to surround her, and as they were dispersing, it seemed her clothes were changing as well. She was now wearing a ceremonial type of clothing, with the symbols of the elements on it.

Her head was facing upward, while her eyes were closed. Her hair was flying in an almost controlled manner. Her hands were outward from her body, but soon her palms flipped up, and both came in front of her body, one facing downward, while the other upward. The stone was between her palms, visible to the only two witnessing the passing event.

Just as quickly as it had all begun, suddenly all the magic in the air seemed to have evaporated, and Sakura had started plummeting down, still in a trance like state.

Syaoran managed to come out of his reverie in time to try to catch Sakura. The force made Syaoran fall down with her, where they were both sprawled on the ground.

Soon Syaoran heard footsteps running behind him as he tried to get up, pulling Sakura up with him.

"Are you two OK?" It was only Eriol.
"Sakura has magic," was the grave reply.

When Sakura opened her eyes, she couldn't remember what she was doing in the field. As she got up, she heard someone ask her, "Are you OK?"

It was Eriol.

"No, I...why are we here?" As soon as she said that, a wave of memories of the recent past hit her.

"I...how...what's going on...?"

"We'll answer all you're questions but you also have to answer some of ours." That was when she noticed that Syaoran was there as well, standing behind Eriol.

"It is vital that you know everything and how you're a part of this, but it's important that we get to a safer place. We shall go to my house, and I'll explain everything there and any other questions you'll have. Can you walk?" asked Eriol.

Sakura tried to get up, but she realized her legs wouldn't let her. "No..."

"Sigh." Suddenly Sakura felt herself being lifted up by a pair of arms. As she looked to see who had helped her, she saw Syaoran facing the opposite direction.

"Thanks." And in reply she got a slight grunt of recognition.

So the three went on their way to Eriol's house, with Eriol leading them, a big smile apparent on his face.

I wish I had updated sooner, and at least have made it more detailed and ...well intriguing. This is the fastest I've ever written a chapter, just 2 hours of thinking of what to write...well a bit more. What really motivated me to update was that when I checked my account, I found out that one of the writers that I look upto the most has put me on their fav. author list. I don't think I deserve to be on it, but it made me want to try harder. So i'm going to make sure to at least try my best in the upcoming chapters! I hope this chapter was at least a little of your expectations.

I'm sorry I can't personally respond to the reviews, but I don't have much time right now. I have to wake up early tomorrow for volunteer work. Raising money for epilepsy! Wish us all luck! I hope all those people get better... Anyhow, Thank you all for the reviews for the previous chapter! I hopeI actually deserved them... Looking forward to seeing any reviews! Au Revoir for now!

Sincerly,
Anime Flower