Chapter 4
The Eye of RaIt was a week at most after Christmas. Syaoran woke up that morning with his hair all messy and his face with marks that shown he had been moving a lot in bed. Once again he had dreamt with his father, though he consistently forgot what about.
The shirt Sakura gifted him for Christmas was visible even though it was tucked in his wardrobe. Thankfully, Sakura was no longer in the hospital, the doctors sent her home in crunches.
Putting on his warmest forest green PJs, the Chinese juvenile went out into the living room. There laid his cousin sound asleep in the couch, her hand lightly grasping a book.
"Meilin!" Syaoran called out.
Meilin woke up showing the title of the book. "Good morning Syaoran!" She exclaimed as she stretched her arms.
"The Lost Night?" Syaoran read. "Why are you reading that?"
"Oh this? Don't you know Syaoran, it's what everyone is reading so I thought I might see what it was about. I don't blame everyone reading it. The author is so intriguing with her love, gory, and suspenseful tone throughout the book. "
"Really Meilin, you should be a critic for a newspaper." Syaoran sarcastically remarked. "Doesn't matter, that's just nonsense as if such a thing would happen."
The phone rang. "Moshi Moshi Li residence." Meilin answered. "Good, how are you Sakura-chan? Really? Of course we'll go."
Syaoran took away the phone from Meilin. "Sakura, you know your not suppose to walk around with those crunches."
"In fact I can, besides I'm going to the doctor today so he can confirm that I don't need them anymore. Tomoyo helped me walk today and I walked just fine." Sakura said sounding a bit annoyed that Syaoran thought her to be weak.
"Well if you say so but don't come telling me to heal you when your in pain."
"So you coming or not?" She raised her voice a bit.
"I don't know, I have a lot of homework to do."
Meilin looked at Syaoran with a sneaky look. She put on the speaker phone and shouted. "Actually Sakura, Syaoran finished all his homework in his room and stayed until midnight doing it so of course we'll go."
"Meilin!" Syaoran shouted. And hanged up so Sakura could hear no more.
"What? You were lying besides it's the birthday of Sakura's father. You once said you wanted to go to the Kinomoto residence to see some artifacts perhaps this is your chance. I don't know why you've been avoiding her since Christmas." Meilin said suspiciously.
"I haven't your just making things up." He said trying no to think about Christmas Eve. Hopefully Sakura won't ask about the flowers.
"Kawai!" Tomoyo shouted. While shooting her camera at Sakura. "Your father will be so happy to see his only daughter looking so kawai on his birthday."
"Wow Sakura I can't believe you recovered that fast. So the doctor said you don't need the crunches?" Meilin asked.
"Hai!! It hurts sometimes so I have to take pain relievers but I'm all right now!" Sakura happily skipped around her house while she was waiting for the cake to bake. "And no more eating healthy I'm eating all the junk food I can eat!"
"Which means junk food for me!!" Kero-chan joined in.
"Sakura just watch your calories okay? Especially since your body is healing and then I will have to remeasure you and your outfits won't fit." Tomoyo commented heartily.
"Shh everyone! Otou-san is coming." Sakura closed the curtains. Everyone hid behind the furniture.
Fujitaka Kinomoto opened the door followed by Touya, Yukito and other Scholars from where he worked at. "Surprise! Happy Birthday Kinomoto-sensie!" Everyone exclaimed.
Surprised, Fujitaka went up to Sakura. "Arigato Sakura-chan."
Sakura bowed to her father. "You deserve this, otou-san."
Noon came and everyone had enjoyed the cooking of Tomoyo and surprisingly Sakura's. Syaoran was intensely listening to Fujitaka's talk about the latest artifact his friends had acquired from Egypt. In his hands, Syaoran gazed at the ancient tablet with the eye of Ra. "What does this represent?"
"We don't know everything about it but so far we know that it was used as a sort of punishment. The eye of Ra, pertaining to the Sun god is known to see everything. Nothing is hid from him. He can misplace, or disappear what he finds fitting but he only has power during the day. Those who disobeyed would disappear from his sight.
"Hey is it me or is a swing missing?"Meilin asked the group. Sakura and Tomoyo accompanied her and Meilin home.
"It's just you." Syaoran commented without looking.
"No she's right there was a swing there before." Tomoyo finally said. She looked around not only was the swing missing but the slide and everyone's mailbox and even some windows.
"The card is on the loose again." The minute Sakura said that, a woman figure with golden hair and a gold cloak appeared. She had sharp eyes, sharp enough to cut your insides.
"Meilin!" Syaoron shouted after Meilin and Tomoyo disappeared.
"Sakura!" Darius came, blocking Sakura with his majestic staff.
"Stop!" A distant female voice shouted.
Getting prepared in a martial arts position, Syaoran searched for the owner of the voice.
A girl dressed all in black came walking from a side of the park. The only thing you can see from her was a chain with a cross. She came closer to into the light. Raven hair and clear pale blue eyes. Her hair covered half the eye of one side of her face. She had a lot of black bracelets on both of her wrists. Her face seemed pale, one with a lot of worries, and a body that was well prepared to defeat anything.
"You won't defeat it that way." The girl said in a stern voice. She took out her sword, throwing a stone into the air the ebony sword touched the tip, sending a blast of dark orbs directly to the force.
"Spirits of the ancient world I Sakura you mistress command you, be sealed. Sakura card!" Sakura chanted. But the force was not defeated only sent away.
Everyone directed their stare at the raven girl.
"Himura, Jeska." The girl replied their stares, "I know who you all are, no need for introductions,
I've been watching you guys."
"Aren't you the new girl in the other class?" Darius, observant as ever, asked.
"Exactly." She said, "I come from Taiwan. I'm here to support the Card Mistress needs." She looked at Sakura and kneeled down, her eyes humbling to the floor. "I will help you win these battles but not the war." Jeska stood up and walked away, leaving all of them dumb folded.
Slowly the figures of Meilin and Tomoyo started to appear. "Sakura!" Tomoyo shouted as she came running, giving her best friend a hug she started to cry.
"What's wrong Tomoyo, did something bad happen?" Sakura asked.
"I didn't get to record the scene where you capture the card." Tomoyo whined.
"Ms. Kinomoto!" the sensie yelled. "Hoe!" Sakura shot right up.
"Ms. Kinomoto this is the last time I will catch you daydreaming. Now what is the answer to the equation on the board?"
"Um..." Just when the teacher was going to send her to detention the bell rang.
Sakura was relieved. She already had to many things on her mind. She took a quick glance at Syaoran. He had his eyes fixed on the girl he was talking to. Her name was Rein. Rein the conqueror they called her because she would have any guy she wanted. And it was obvious she wanted Syaoran. Sakura passed him without saying a word.
Jeska spotted her and smiled. "What are you doing after school?" she asked. Sakura, not paying much attention to her but glancing at Syaoran who seemed to be very interested in what Rein was saying. "Me and Tomoyo are going to go the Penguin Park today. You want to come along?"
Jeska stayed speechless for a moment but then opened her mouth. " I would love too!"
"Great! Then we'll meet you after school." Sakura looked at Jeska as she left then turned around to see if Syaoran was there. To her surprise he wasn't. Sakura frowned as she turned around ready to go to her class. But as she did someone bumped into her and made her books fall. "Oh I'm so sorry," Sakura tried to say not looking who it was as her tears slowly slipped out. It was all Syaoran's fault. Just when she thought that they were getting to know each other again he had to be flirting with the biggest flirt in school. She tried to wipe away her tears but someone else did.
She looked up and there was Darius with the most concerned look. "Sakura, you know I hate seeing you like this. You never know when someone may be falling in love for your smile."
Darius just stared into her emerald eyes as he wiped away her tears.
"I'm going to be late for class." he said. He gave her a strong, quick embrace and headed towards his class. " I'll meet you after school hope you'll feel better by then." Darius shouted out before entering his class room. Sakura didn't know what had possessed her, she had cried for no reason. Then again what did "someone might be falling in love with your smile" mean? Was Darius kidding around with her. She hated being so naive. Well it was 10 minutes that classes had already begun so she might as well have cut the rest of the day.
She walked out of the building and spotted the perfect place where she would be able to think. She sat on the bench and admired the left over snow. It still had the white innocence of it's color. Soon it would be spring and all the snow would soon be gone. Sakura looked up at the sky as she noticed something different. There was mist all around here. "Not again." she said as she remembered what had happened the last time there was mist. The sky became dark and Sakura felt coldness take over her body. She could feel the warmth of her cards fading from her soul. They were becoming more lifeless by the minute. Sakura felt too weak to stand up. As she looked around her there was no longer mist there was just a pitch black darkness all around her.
She began to run. Run towards anywhere, any place was better than the one she was in right now.
As she ran she came closer to two figures. One, her mother just like she had seen her the last time.
"He's so cute!" Nadeshiko squealed. She sounded like a little girl. Sakura's father did say she was very childish yet also clumsy at times.
Aya looked at Nadeshiko half smiling, "Well I guess your right and I barely have interest in guys." Sonomi and Nadeshiko looked at each other and giggled.
"You, Ms I dont-believe-in-love thinks he's cute." Sonomi teased.
Aya just glared at her for a second. But then she giggled with the rest of them and put her walkman on. All of a sudden there was a scene change. Sakura could see Aya and the new transfer student Yuhi Toshiwa teasing with each other and what appeared to be a great time. But as Nadeshiko passed by Yuhi took a deep glance at her and Aya was a bit ticked but then changed her expression. Who would have known. Yuhi was good looking. He had very similar looks compared to Darius-kun. Almost exactly alike. All of a sudden there seemed to be another gap between time. And Sakura could see her mother hold hands with Toshiwa. He was smiling but Nadeshiko seemed to be forcing a smile as if somehow she was disappointed. Behind them Sakura could see Aya trying to hide her tears. Yuhi dropped Nadeshiko at her house but she stayed outside and waited for Aya to pass by.
"What's the matter Aya you look sick." Nadeshiko said as she tried to comfort her friend. Aya grabbed her friend and hugged her tight. "Why must it hurt?" she said between her sobs. "I've never felt like this towards anyone before."
"Aya, were not going out silly. He's just taking pictures of me. And he only hold my hand to see how you would react. I was going to tell you but he saw you and grabbed my hand immediately."
She wiped away her tears and made her stand up. "Come on dinner's ready inside."
The vision faded.
Sakura was back at her school. It seemed like time had flown by so quickly since everyone was coming out of school. As she turned around Darius was running towards her. " Sakura!" he kept yelling.
"What's wrong?" she asked a bit surprised.
"I..felt an aura around here" he tried to say between breaths from the running. Sakura looked up at him and smiled one of those blissful smiles. Which was perfect, the wind slowly picked up her hair behind her.
Darius noticed this and smiled back at her as he played with her hair. " You know Sakura, you really are beautiful." Trying to change the subject Sakura told Darius what had happened. "I know you know about our parent's past, yet why didn't you tell me?"
Darius shrugged and kept his eyes lowered. Didn't she know how painful it was to talk about his mother. It was so long ago yet it hurt him. Deep inside he only knew what had happened between his mother and Nadeshiko, the horrible fight they had and how both of them ended with the same curse which had killed both of them. "Sakura I know you must know about this but I can't talk about it now. Please maybe later."
This made Sakura confused but her curiosity demanded knowledge. "Why not! I need to know she's my mother! I need to know the truth! You don't know how it hurts to know nothing about your mother not even remember moments with her. I just had a vision of my mother and yours!
Why cant you tell me more, why do you have to be so hidden and not show your feelings and emotions to others. Why must you keep everything inside!" Sakura yelled. For the first time she had felt so hurt. Placing a hand over her mouth she tried to cover up what she had just said. "I'm sorry Darius-kun I didn't know what I was saying please forgive me."
Darius just shook his head. "No forgive me, but it is very easy for some one who hasn't felt pain to say that."
He turned away and started walking towards the gates little did both know that Syaoran, Meilin, and Tomoyo were coming towards them. Sakura feeling guilty ran towards Darius. "You're right I haven't felt much pain or loneliness, maybe my life was always simple but ...I do know what pain is." She shuttered.
Pain. The word itself is hard to say and hard to describe. It's something you do not want to have yet in the end you always acquire it. As Sakura looked at Darius with stubborn eyes she saw something. One so deep that she could hardly tell. All his pain through all those years had been kept inside for an awful long time now. He was a bottle that kept his emotions inside and kept filling it, finding every space to fill it with.
And then tightly shut it again. And she saw this. For once she felt like she knew him. A bit too much. And for a moment a memory flashed in her mind.
Flash Back -Years ago
"Mommy, where's my papa?" asked chibi Darius.
Aya looked at her son intensely and confused, she wasn't prepared to answer that question. "Your father is waiting for you in the underworld honey."
Darius with a bewildered face and questioned her no more. He sat in his room, both hands cupping his cheeks and a Father's day card at the bottom of his foot.
Alex- I don't think I have to explain much here. The eye of Ra artifact is not true (sorry guys). And Fujitaka's b-day in January 3rd so I thought what the heck lets put it in here. R&R please guys!