Mystery of the Haunted Cabin
A/N: Konichiwa! Back for more torture, I believe? I hope these stories are going the right way. If not, oh well. Okay, and now for the moment you've been waiting for: the disclaimer & the title... and the chapter... alright, alright, and the story.
Disclaimer - "Well, you see, I folded up my claims to CCS underneath this slip of paper. Unfortunately, that happened to be Syaoran's paper for fire and it... burned up the evidence... and his finger." "Kristy!!!" "Yikes!"
Mystery of the Haunted Cabin
Chapter 3
Previously:
Meilin, Sejin, and Tomoyo pondered over the situation as Kero and Syaoran kept fighting over who was telling the truth. Sakura sat in the corner, completely frightened.
'I almost lost all of my friends the time I was fighting against Void. Do I have to go through that situation again.'
Sakura hugged the cards tightly, crying for the battle that was to come.
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"Li, have you seen Sakura?"
"No. I'll try looking for her."
Syaoran went outside to look for Sakura, hoping she didn't freeze herself.
'It's been two hours since she was missing. Where could she be?'
*~*
"I don't want to loose you again, so I'm going to set you all free."
Sakura pulled out her staff to permanatly release her cards.
"Sakura cards, release and dispell!"
The cards wouldn't listen to her. Instead, they spun around her and didn't allow her to run away from them.
"Why won't you leave me? What's wrong?"
The cards gently encircled her.
"You don't want to leave me? Is that why?"
The cards seemed to agree by their fluttering in wild patterns.
"I don't know what I can do to help you, but I'll do my best to protect you, just as you always protected me."
Sakura hugged her cards and cried as Syaoran found her and comforted her.
*~*
"Sakura, what were you thinking! If that person who threatened you found you all alone over there, you could have gotten seriously hurt!"
Tomoyo started her lectures as Sakura seemed so defensless.
"Tomoyo, the cards would protect me, then."
"And if they did, what would happen if someone else saw you?"
Sakura was silent. She didn't mean any harm. She just wanted the cards to be free so that they wouldn't experience any pain. Tomoyo sighed.
"Next time, think a little before doing anything."
Sakura nodded. She felt so ashamed.
'Why can't I do anything right?'
*~*
Sakura was taking a walk with those painful thoughts in her head.
'Maybe, I can't do anything for them. All I can do is make it worse. I might as well... I might as well...'
Sakura turned to face a cliff. She walked over to the side and leaned over to look down.
"Ahhh!"
Unfortunately, she slipped and started to fall down into the caverns below. Suddenly, something snapped, and Sakura felt a jerking motion.
"H-hoe?"
"Sakura! Hang on."
Syaoran came just in time to grab her hand to keep her from falling. Sakura sighed and looked down.
"Li-kun, just let go."
"What?"
Syaoran was too startled to say anything.
"I mean it. All I do is make everything worse for everyone. I might as well not be here."
"Shut-up and give me your other hand."
Sakura was shocked.
"Stop waisting your breath. You know how much we all care about you. The more you talk like this, the more it hurts us for real! Think about it, Sakura-san. Please."
Sakura looked into his eyes and realized the truth. Just as she started to give him her other hand, she slipped and fell all the way down. Suddenly, she had a glimpse of someone very special.
"Mom?"
"Sakura, they gave you another chance. Go and serve your purpose. Go and help your friends."
"Who gave me another chance? Please, tell me, Mom."
Nadeshiko only looked upwards and smiled.
"Go on, Sakura. You will come here when the time is right. Go."
Nadeshiko started to fade away as Sakura seemed quite puzzled.
"Mom!"
*~*
"Sakura. Sakura."
"Huh? What?"
"Are you okay, Sakura-san?"
Sakura faced Syaoran noticing the worry in his eyes.
"What happened?"
"I'm sorry. I tried to, but... it's a good thing the cards saved you."
"The cards?"
Sakura looked around to see that she was still at least ten feet from the ground and was floating because of the cards. Syaoran was using his magic to carry himself to her.
"Come on. Let's go to the cabins now."
"K."
Syaoran used his magic to carry the both of them back to their logings.
*~*
"Li-kun."
"Hmm?"
"Can you not tell Tomoyo about what just happened."
Syaoran smiled.
"Sure."
As the two went into the room to join up with their friends, a mysteriously pale figure smiled before walking a few steps down the hall.
*~*
"Sakura, are you okay? You're pale."
Tomoyo automatically started to worry while Meilin tried to hold her back.
"Tomoyo-san, if something really was wrong, she would have done something about it, right Kinomoto?"
Sakura smiled and sat down to warm herself by the heater.
"You know what's funny?"
Meilin started talking with curiosity.
"Every time Kinomoto disappears, Li always brings her back. It's like he has a special destiny to find her or something."
"I DO NOT!!"
Syaoran exploded even though he was still trying to contain his blushing, which turned out in failure.
'Why do I even bother. Girls will always be girls.'
Syaoran sighed and turned his gaze towards Sakura.
'It wouldn't be too bad if that were true, wouldn't it? Oh, what am I saying? It's not like she refers to me any more than a friend, doesn't she?'
Syaoran glanced one more time at Sakura to notice she had fallen asleep by the heater. She was sleeping so peacefully that Syaoran kept watch to make sure nothing disturbed her rest.
*~*
"Everyone must get out, immediately!"
An old woman with a wrinkled face, gray hair, and voilet bloodshot eyes came through the lobby yelling at everyone.
"Evacuate immediately! There are demons who live among this lodge. Leave before it's too late!"
The desk manager left his post to go near the woman.
"Excuse me, maam, but yelling and spreading ridiculous rumors is not allowed in this lodge."
"Curse you for not listening! I suggest everyone else to leave and let this pathetic soul die without mercy."
The old woman's tiger shaped ring sparkled in the light as she waved her hands off as she argued with the desk manager.
"Lay off you old hag!"
"Never mind me, for your time shall come!"
Suddenly, after some blue smoke bomb effects, the woman turned into a monstrous demon who choked the desk manager to death and vanished. The customers were all screaming in terror as they ran out of the lodge, leaving only Sakura and the gang behind.
*~*
Syaoran ran into the room where Sakura and Tomoyo were.
"Did you hear about the commotion?"
"No. What was it?"
"There are demons who live in this place! One of them just choked the desk manager to death!"
"What?"
"We've got to get out of here, Tomoyo and Sakura-san!"
"But Sakura, what about all of those innocent people who haven't heard about this yet? We have to protect them, don't we?"
Sakura looked ashamed for wanting to run away.
"You're right, Tomoyo. I'll stay."
"Stay for what?"
"Sejin!"
As Sakura and Tomoyo explained the situation to Sejin, Syaoran caught a strange glimmer from Sejin's hand which came from none other than a tiger shaped ring.
'This is interesting. The old woman had a ring just like that...'
Syaoran stared suspiciously at Sejin and always kept an eye on him in case something horrible happened to occur.
to be continued...
A/N:
A/N: Konichiwa! Back for more torture, I believe? I hope these stories are going the right way. If not, oh well. Okay, and now for the moment you've been waiting for: the disclaimer & the title... and the chapter... alright, alright, and the story.
Disclaimer - "Well, you see, I folded up my claims to CCS underneath this slip of paper. Unfortunately, that happened to be Syaoran's paper for fire and it... burned up the evidence... and his finger." "Kristy!!!" "Yikes!"
Mystery of the Haunted Cabin
Chapter 3
Previously:
Meilin, Sejin, and Tomoyo pondered over the situation as Kero and Syaoran kept fighting over who was telling the truth. Sakura sat in the corner, completely frightened.
'I almost lost all of my friends the time I was fighting against Void. Do I have to go through that situation again.'
Sakura hugged the cards tightly, crying for the battle that was to come.
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
"Li, have you seen Sakura?"
"No. I'll try looking for her."
Syaoran went outside to look for Sakura, hoping she didn't freeze herself.
'It's been two hours since she was missing. Where could she be?'
*~*
"I don't want to loose you again, so I'm going to set you all free."
Sakura pulled out her staff to permanatly release her cards.
"Sakura cards, release and dispell!"
The cards wouldn't listen to her. Instead, they spun around her and didn't allow her to run away from them.
"Why won't you leave me? What's wrong?"
The cards gently encircled her.
"You don't want to leave me? Is that why?"
The cards seemed to agree by their fluttering in wild patterns.
"I don't know what I can do to help you, but I'll do my best to protect you, just as you always protected me."
Sakura hugged her cards and cried as Syaoran found her and comforted her.
*~*
"Sakura, what were you thinking! If that person who threatened you found you all alone over there, you could have gotten seriously hurt!"
Tomoyo started her lectures as Sakura seemed so defensless.
"Tomoyo, the cards would protect me, then."
"And if they did, what would happen if someone else saw you?"
Sakura was silent. She didn't mean any harm. She just wanted the cards to be free so that they wouldn't experience any pain. Tomoyo sighed.
"Next time, think a little before doing anything."
Sakura nodded. She felt so ashamed.
'Why can't I do anything right?'
*~*
Sakura was taking a walk with those painful thoughts in her head.
'Maybe, I can't do anything for them. All I can do is make it worse. I might as well... I might as well...'
Sakura turned to face a cliff. She walked over to the side and leaned over to look down.
"Ahhh!"
Unfortunately, she slipped and started to fall down into the caverns below. Suddenly, something snapped, and Sakura felt a jerking motion.
"H-hoe?"
"Sakura! Hang on."
Syaoran came just in time to grab her hand to keep her from falling. Sakura sighed and looked down.
"Li-kun, just let go."
"What?"
Syaoran was too startled to say anything.
"I mean it. All I do is make everything worse for everyone. I might as well not be here."
"Shut-up and give me your other hand."
Sakura was shocked.
"Stop waisting your breath. You know how much we all care about you. The more you talk like this, the more it hurts us for real! Think about it, Sakura-san. Please."
Sakura looked into his eyes and realized the truth. Just as she started to give him her other hand, she slipped and fell all the way down. Suddenly, she had a glimpse of someone very special.
"Mom?"
"Sakura, they gave you another chance. Go and serve your purpose. Go and help your friends."
"Who gave me another chance? Please, tell me, Mom."
Nadeshiko only looked upwards and smiled.
"Go on, Sakura. You will come here when the time is right. Go."
Nadeshiko started to fade away as Sakura seemed quite puzzled.
"Mom!"
*~*
"Sakura. Sakura."
"Huh? What?"
"Are you okay, Sakura-san?"
Sakura faced Syaoran noticing the worry in his eyes.
"What happened?"
"I'm sorry. I tried to, but... it's a good thing the cards saved you."
"The cards?"
Sakura looked around to see that she was still at least ten feet from the ground and was floating because of the cards. Syaoran was using his magic to carry himself to her.
"Come on. Let's go to the cabins now."
"K."
Syaoran used his magic to carry the both of them back to their logings.
*~*
"Li-kun."
"Hmm?"
"Can you not tell Tomoyo about what just happened."
Syaoran smiled.
"Sure."
As the two went into the room to join up with their friends, a mysteriously pale figure smiled before walking a few steps down the hall.
*~*
"Sakura, are you okay? You're pale."
Tomoyo automatically started to worry while Meilin tried to hold her back.
"Tomoyo-san, if something really was wrong, she would have done something about it, right Kinomoto?"
Sakura smiled and sat down to warm herself by the heater.
"You know what's funny?"
Meilin started talking with curiosity.
"Every time Kinomoto disappears, Li always brings her back. It's like he has a special destiny to find her or something."
"I DO NOT!!"
Syaoran exploded even though he was still trying to contain his blushing, which turned out in failure.
'Why do I even bother. Girls will always be girls.'
Syaoran sighed and turned his gaze towards Sakura.
'It wouldn't be too bad if that were true, wouldn't it? Oh, what am I saying? It's not like she refers to me any more than a friend, doesn't she?'
Syaoran glanced one more time at Sakura to notice she had fallen asleep by the heater. She was sleeping so peacefully that Syaoran kept watch to make sure nothing disturbed her rest.
*~*
"Everyone must get out, immediately!"
An old woman with a wrinkled face, gray hair, and voilet bloodshot eyes came through the lobby yelling at everyone.
"Evacuate immediately! There are demons who live among this lodge. Leave before it's too late!"
The desk manager left his post to go near the woman.
"Excuse me, maam, but yelling and spreading ridiculous rumors is not allowed in this lodge."
"Curse you for not listening! I suggest everyone else to leave and let this pathetic soul die without mercy."
The old woman's tiger shaped ring sparkled in the light as she waved her hands off as she argued with the desk manager.
"Lay off you old hag!"
"Never mind me, for your time shall come!"
Suddenly, after some blue smoke bomb effects, the woman turned into a monstrous demon who choked the desk manager to death and vanished. The customers were all screaming in terror as they ran out of the lodge, leaving only Sakura and the gang behind.
*~*
Syaoran ran into the room where Sakura and Tomoyo were.
"Did you hear about the commotion?"
"No. What was it?"
"There are demons who live in this place! One of them just choked the desk manager to death!"
"What?"
"We've got to get out of here, Tomoyo and Sakura-san!"
"But Sakura, what about all of those innocent people who haven't heard about this yet? We have to protect them, don't we?"
Sakura looked ashamed for wanting to run away.
"You're right, Tomoyo. I'll stay."
"Stay for what?"
"Sejin!"
As Sakura and Tomoyo explained the situation to Sejin, Syaoran caught a strange glimmer from Sejin's hand which came from none other than a tiger shaped ring.
'This is interesting. The old woman had a ring just like that...'
Syaoran stared suspiciously at Sejin and always kept an eye on him in case something horrible happened to occur.
to be continued...
A/N: