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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...
"I can't bear to watch! You're face is too ugly! Were you always like that? Or did you get it from your parents?" Syaoran repeated.
"You dare to insult me?" he said.
"Yeah, I do. So, what are you going to do about it?" asked Syaoran.
If he had to die in the end, he preferred to die a quick painless death instead of a slow painful one.
Black Hope threw him onto the ground and took a step back.
"I'll show you," he said, deadly quietly. "I'll show you what power is!"
He concentrated his inner magical powers and summoned a dark energy ball. It was full of all the hatred that he felt for Syaoran.
"This is power," he said. "And you'll never have it."
He clasped his hands together and a great dark ball appeared before his very eyes. It had dark navy blue electric sparks flying out from it. Syaoran glanced at Sakura. She was still lying there, with no sign of life.
Black Hope threw the ball at Syaoran, as Syaoran waited for him to seal his fate.
Chapter 32
Syaoran bowed down his head, closing his eyes.
'Now's the time...' he thought. 'I'm sorry... Eriol... Tomoyo... Meiling... Mother... Sakura...Father...'
He refused to let tears fall.
He could feel the heat of the dark energy ball now, just as it was about to destroy him, something blocked it way.
"SHIELD!" called Sakura standing in front of him.
She had used all of her energy to magically transport in front of Syaoran.
The dark energy pushed through the shield card and blasted Sakura.
Sakura flew backwards into Syaoran and knocked him down.
She lay eagle-spread on the cold, hard floor, barely alive.
Syaoran's eyes widened and ran to her side, ignoring the pain of the 'poison' running through him that was still sucking his energy.
"Why did you do it?" asked Syaoran with pleading eyes.
Sakura opened her eyes slightly, which were clouded with tears.
Instead of answering the question, she replied, "I'm sorry...for not telling you..."
"No...You can't die..."
"Syaoran...I –"
After that, she just blacked out. Syaoran started to panic.
He grabbed her hand. It was deadly cold and her pulse was barely there. She took really shallow breaths, which didn't even look like she was even breathing at all.
"In a matter of seconds, the Card Mistress will face her darkness," Black Hope said grinning.
"NO!" shouted Syaoran. "THAT'S NOT TRUE! SAKURA'S STRONG, SHE'LL LIVE!"
Black Hope shook his head, grinning.
"She may be strong, but no one can survive an attack like that..."
Syaoran turned his attention back to Sakura.
"Please..." he begged, his tears falling freely, but he didn't care any longer. "Get up..."
Sakura didn't move.
A tear fell onto Sakura's hand and sparkled in the light and disappeared.
"Sakura..."
The Hope card, which was still lying in Eriol's hand flashed a brilliant silver colour, but no one noticed this.
"Don't leave me..."
Black Hope laughed.
"None of your stupid chit chat is going to bring her back," he snickered.
"Please...just get up..." cried Syaoran, wringing her wrist. "I don't know what I'll do without you..."
The Hope card floated into the air.
"Please, Sakura...I love you..."
A gently gust of wind blew past.
A sudden emerald green mist burst out of Syaoran, as a bright pink one burst out of Sakura. The two colours formed into a shield-like ball with pink and green swirls.
It surrounded both Sakura and Syaoran and they were both lifted into the air.
The hope card rotated in the air in front of Black Hope, outlined in silver.
"The hope..." he read off the card. "No! This cannot be!"
The pink and green ball disappeared and in its place was a slightly transparent silver one. Syaoran and Sakura stood in the middle of it, completely healed.
The ball turned a blinding white colour and emitted white sparks out, landing all over the floor and disappearing through it.
One of them hit Tomoyo in the arm and went through her skin, healing her. Tomoyo stirred slightly and blinked open her eyes.
She sat up and gasped.
"Sakura..." she whispered.
Sakura smiled down at her.
"Tomoyo..."
Soon, Meiling, Eriol and Katrina awoke as well, completely healed.
They all stared upwards, transfixed at the battle between Black Hope and Sakura and Syaoran.
All the Sakura cards floated around the room, flashing.
Kero and Yue had both awaken as well, keenly looking onwards.
"It ends here," Sakura and Syaoran both stated.
They both held out one of their palms. A blinding white ball of light energy floated in between them.
"This is for everyone you've caused pain and destruction to..."
The ball of light grew bigger. They both shot it at Black Hope.
Black Hope struggled to fly away from them, his cloak flying behind him.
He looked backwards and his eyes widened. The massive ball of light was approaching him at a vast speed.
"NO!" he cried as the ball of light hit him. "THIS IS NOT THE LAST YOU'LL SEE OF ME!"
The ball of light blasted him into pieces and he disappeared into shattered pieces, just like Luke had.
Syaoran and Sakura were both lowered down to the ground by the transparent shield.
The shield flashed once again and disappeared, releasing them.
The Hope card turned back into its original colour – pink, and floated towards Syaoran and Sakura.
They both caught it at the same time and smiled.
Tomoyo, Meiling, Eriol, Yue and Kero all rushed towards them and embraced them in a big hug.
"Oh my gosh!" cried Tomoyo, hugging onto Sakura. "You did it, Saku, you beat him!"
"Tomoyo!" gasped Sakura, tears leaking down her face out of relief and happiness. "I didn't do it alone!"
She took a side wards glance at Syaoran, who was getting congratulated by Eriol.
"Syaoran!" he yelled, patting him on the back with a wide grin. "You did it!"
Syaoran just smiled and shook it off.
Eriol face suddenly turned serious.
"You've fallen."
"I know," replied Syaoran, smiling, now realizing what he felt for Sakura.
Eriol smiled slightly.
"As least you're admitting it now..."
Katrina stood in the corner, hidden in the shadows.
She had a small smile on her face, happy for all of them.
A small tear dropped to the ground.
'Luke...'
(I know it's kind of weird to bring in a different couple at this time, but oh well...)
'I'll always be here...' whispered a voice in her head.
Katrina wiped away her tears and smiled a true smile and went towards Sakura and the rest of the people.
"Syaoran..." said Sakura quietly. "I'm sorry I didn't tell you earlier..." she said, still a little guilty.
"Don't worry," he replied, giving her a small hug. "I've forgiven you a long time ago."
Sakura smiled.
"I'm glad," she said, returning the hug.
They pulled away with a slight tinge on both their cheeks, but neither of them denied their feelings any longer.
"I've got something for you," said Sakura.
She pulled something out of her pocket. It glinted in the light.
Syaoran gasped as he saw what it was.
It was the same miniature sword charm that Luke had used to summon magic.
"It belongs to you," said Sakura, smiling widely.
"Me?" asked Syaoran weakly, not believing her.
"Yes you," Sakura replied. "I'll show you."
She held onto the chain and swung it in front of her. Everyone stood there, not knowing what she was going to do with it.
"Almighty sword of the Li,
Transfer all your powers to me."
Syaoran gasped at the chant, as did everyone else.
"Show me the darkness,
Show me the light."
Everyone was still staring at her, all thinking the same thought. 'How did she know the chant?'
'Whatever it may be,
You'll show me the key."
Sakura finished the chant and a magical force filled the room.
"It belonged to your father," she spoke to Syaoran. "It belongs to you now – Take it."
Syaoran couldn't describe how thankful he was in words. He gently took the chain from Sakura's hand and pulled her into a big hug.
"Thank you so much, my Cherry Blossom..."
Sakura just smiled.
"You're welcome, Little Wolf..."
"KAWAII!" squealed Tomoyo, Meiling and Katrina altogether.
(Katrina is no longer bitchy towards them. She is actually a nice person deep inside.)
Everyone else just sighed. The Tomoyo-disease was spreading around – fast.
TBC
There should be one more chapter left until this story is finished! And there will also be one more page for all my thank-yous to the reviewers!
Thanks for reading!
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