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…Something… Flashbacks
"…" Speech
… Actions
Italics Thoughts and accented words
# … # Songs and POV's
(…) My notes
… Time and scene changes
Flashback from the last chapter...
"If I was Syaoran, where would I be?" asked Eriol to himself as he ran around, looking for him. As he ran passed, he got a quick glance at something that looked like people, and doubled back to get a better look.
"If I were Syaoran, I would be right in front of Eriol's eyes." Eriol ran forward as he summoned up his staff. He was still fairly weak in magic wise, but he was determined to help Syaoran fight off the dark magic spell that was cast onto their classmates once again.
"Eriol!" panted Syaoran. "What –"
"Don't ask," said Eriol, as some of the people started to attack Eriol. Half of the class was going for Eriol, while the other half were still going for Syaoran. The people who were fighting Eriol cornered him into a concrete wall. (What's a concrete wall doing in the middle of the farm?)
"ERIOL!" called Syaoran, who was about to go help him out of a sticky situation, but everyone blocked his way. "GET OUT OF THE WAY!" He roared at them. A few people pinned him to the ground, as one of them held the blade of a sword to his neck. Syaoran shut his eyes tightly, not wanting to see his own death.
'I'm so sorry Sakura...'
Chapter 24
"SYAORAN!" called a voice in his head. (Guess who? XD). Syaoran opened one eye slowly. He looked at the person who was calling him in his head and read the expression on his face. (This person has powerful magic and can send messages into people's head). Everyone's attention was based on Syaoran, so they didn't notice the other person was there.
"NOW!" came the voice in real life. The evil controlled students all turned their heads to face the new enemy. Syaoran saw this as a distraction, even though it was just a split second, he got up onto his feet and tripped everyone over with his leg and ran for his life.
"Thanks," said Syaoran to the person. "I owe you big time."
"No problem," said Eriol. (Who did you think it was:D)
"How did you escape your buddies?" asked Syaoran.
"Magic," he replied mysteriously, as the other people began to attack once more. Eriol and Syaoran got into fighting stances and started to defend themselves once again. (You all thought that Sakura was going to save him didn't you?)
Sakura stirred where she was lying down.
"Sakura," said Meiling gently, relieved that she was okay. "How are you feeling?"
"I've been better," she replied, looking around. "It's so quiet...too quiet. Where is everyone?"
Meiling looked at her awkwardly.
"Well..." she began, hesitantly. "Some crazed loony made the people in our class go evil and ...That's it." She said, not wanting to mention that Syaoran and Eriol were fighting them right now and that they all had weapons and she didn't know if they were holding off alright.
Sakura looked at her confusedly.
"Where's Syaoran?" asked Sakura. "I need to thank him for helping me out."
"S – Syaoran?" squeaked Meiling. "Well...You see...He...umm..."
Sakura paled.
"H – He's fighting them isn't he?" she asked. "Even though he hasn't recovered at all."
Meiling nodded slowly.
"And Eriol's there as well and he's not fully recovered yet either, right?" she asked.
Meiling nodded again.
"I need to help them," she said, slowly getting up.
Meiling held onto her arm.
"N – No," she said. "You can't. I won't let you."
"Why?" she inquired urgently. "I need to help."
Meiling shook her head.
"Xiao Lang wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"What about him then? And Eriol too?" she said.
"They're strong. They can look after themselves," replied Meiling, not too sure of herself. "I'm sure they'll be fine."
Sakura's eyes filled with tears.
"B – But what if they're – they're..." she began, not wanting to go on. "I – I need to know if they're okay. I have to go look for them."
Meiling nodded.
"I know how you feel, but they wouldn't want you to get hurt."
"I have to help," persisted Sakura. "I can't just sit here, not knowing what's happening to them."
"Fine," said Meiling, finally giving in. "But I'm coming with you."
The two of them went to look for Syaoran and Eriol.
Eriol and Syaoran were still trying to fight off everyone, but losing their energy at a very quick rate. Meiling glanced over at Eriol and saw that he was about to get attacked from behind.
"WATCH OUT!" she called to him, but she knew that Eriol couldn't have blocked the attack off anyway. She ran over to him and kicked the person away from him. Instead, the person who she had just kicked turned on her instead. Meiling opened her eyes in fear as she watched him advance.
"RYU?"
Sakura stood there, on the grassy field, looking pale and scared, not knowing what to do in her situation. Syaoran glanced her way for a split second.
'Good,' he thought, quite relieved. 'She's safe. But what is she doing here!' One of his opponents, seeing this as a distraction for Syaoran, pinned him to the ground with a wooden stick, with the others surrounding him. Sakura still stood there, too shocked to move.
'What am I supposed to do?' she shrieked in her mind. 'Syaoran is in deep trouble and I have no idea what to do!'
Sakura saw the opponent take the stick away from him, as the other people closed in the circle, so that he couldn't escape. One of them held up a long, shiny sword above their head, preparing for the final blow.
'Think Sakura, think!' Sakura told herself. 'What to do...what to do...Okay...maybe I should use the Sakura cards...but which ones...? Think, think, think!'
"Sword," she whispered. A thin, sharp-bladed sword appeared in her hand, with a pink jewel on it's handle.
'This should come in handy. What next?'
'I need a way to get into the circle, without causing attention upon myself...'
Sakura glanced at Syaoran, who was still lying on the floor, with his eyes shut tightly once again.
'I've got it! Now for the exact timing...'
The person who was about to kill Syaoran with the sword, started to descend his sword. Just when the blade of the sword was about to make contact with Syaoran's body, Sakura whispered, "Water".
The water card made a trail of water on the grass, leading from Sakura to the circle of evil students. The dirt, grass and water mixed together, making it a very slippery mud trail.
Sakura did a run up and skidded on the mud towards Syaoran. As she got nearer to the person, she ducked just another inch lower, allowing herself to slide under his legs. She brought up the sword in one swift movement, blocking the other person's attack.
Syaoran, after hearing the clashing sound of the two swords, opened his eyes quickly.
"S – Sakura?" he gasped, taken aback. He took a moment to analyze what had happened in the past second or so and quietly muttered a 'Thanks'. Sakura smiled at him.
"Any time," she replied, gleefully, as another sword came clashing down upon them. She held up her own Sakura sword and blocked the attack once more. The evil students all closed into an even tighter circle, sensing that the enemy had made a come back.
"Where did you get that?" asked Syaoran, sitting up and side wards glancing at Sakura's sword, as he blocked a stick attack.
"Snatched it off someone," said Sakura, making up an excuse on the spot. "We need to get out of this situation. Don't move."
Syaoran just stared at her as if she was mad. Another sword came attacking towards Syaoran. He made an attempt to block it, but Sakura cried out 'Don't move!' again.
'What does she think she's doing? It's a pretty good way to get me killed...'
# Syaoran's Point of View #
I suddenly felt a great thud on my back. I didn't dare turn around to see what it was, just in case Sakura was doing something funny to get out of this situation. I saw the sword descending down towards me. Then, I saw a quick blur of something, or someone, whiz passed me.
"Sakura," I managed to say.
I saw her sort of frog leap over my back and flipping in mid air, landing behind the person who held the sword, which was about to kill me. She then blocked off the attack from behind her opponent and I can definitely say that I was impressed.
Sakura then did this complicated twisty thing with her wrists, causing the sword to fall out of the person's hands and into her own. As everyone's attention was on her, I quickly ran out of their surrounding circle.
"Ryu!" gasped Meiling. "It's me! Meiling!"
Ryu just stared at her with cold eyes.
"I do not know a Meiling," he stated, without any emotions, as he stepped forward with his metal pole, preparing to strike.
"Ryu!" she managed to choke out. "Don't you remember anything? Don't you remember me?"
"There is no place for you in my life," he stated, as Meiling fought back her tears that threatened to fall. "Only my duty...to destroy!"
Ryu raised the pole and struck Meiling, hard, on the shoulder, as she got knocked backwards.
"MEILING!" shouted Eriol, running towards her. "You've got to get up!"
Ryu advanced towards both of them, preparing for another attack.
"Ryu!" cried Eriol. "Don't you remember me? I was your buddy!"
Ryu stared at him.
"Maybe I was, but not anymore." He raised the pole and pushed Eriol away from Meiling.
"Ryu..." said Meiling, breaking down completely. "Please..."
"Why don't you get up and fight me like a real Li?" he sneered. "Or don't you have the guts?"
"No, Ryu. I don't," she said, standing up, but not doing anything to defend herself. "I don't want to hurt you. Don't you understand?"
"Too bad I can't say the same for you." He raised the pole above his head.
"Don't you understand?" she repeated. "You are my life. I don't care if you kill me right here and now, as long as you're happy, I don't care."
There was a flicker of emotion in Ryu's eyes, but for only a brief moment.
"No...You're lying."
"It's true," said Meiling, staggering towards him, holding her injured shoulder.
His eyes showed signs of emotions once again. Meiling kept staggering towards him, no matter how much her shoulder was hurting her. She gently placed a hand on his face. Ryu's eyes slowly turned back into its normal shade, with emotions. His eyes widened.
"M – Meiling!" he cried. "You've got to get out of here! It's dangerous here!"
"Ryu!" said Meiling, hugging him tightly. "You're back to normal!"
"Please Meiling," begged Ryu. "Before it's too late."
Meiling looked at him, confusedly.
"W – What?"
As if to answer Meiling's question, Ryu's eyes turned blank once more, with no emotions.
"R – Ryu?"
Eriol pushed past all of the evil people, and made his way towards where Sakura and Syaoran were.
"Are you okay?" he asked them. They both nodded in reply. The evil people closed in on them once again, as they all tried to fight them off. They were all still not in full power and seemed to be losing all their energy by the second.
Sakura collapsed to the ground on her knees, lacking lots of energy and panting hard. Syaoran ran towards her, but was blocked off by two other evil people. A shadow loomed over Sakura, as she looked up towards her doom.
The person held up a sword, ready to kill Sakura.
"Good bye, Card Mistress," said the voice. Sakura's head snapped up, recognizing the voice.
"TOMOYO!"
TBC
Sorry for the long update! I've been really busy with lots of schoolwork, since it's that time of year when the teacher's are all writing up reports. Anyway, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and REVIEW!
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