Mystery of the Haunted Cabin
A/N: Yes, yes, I know I haven't uploaded in practically forever, but the AP tests and the CAT6 were killing me! Okay, you probably don't want to hear my jabber so I'll get to the story!
Disclaimer:
me: Ugh! Syaoran, say it for me, onegai!
Syaoran: Heck no!
me: Fine! Then I'll erase the ending with the part you liked!!!
Syaoran: ...fine. Kristy Selean does not own CCS or me, but she does own the storyline and she will force me to killing you if you she finds out.
me: Yep!
Mystery of the Haunted Cabin
Chapter 6
Previously:
"Run, Mei-mph!"
Meilin whirled around. The spot where Seijin once stood was empty. Meilin's eyes widened as she collapsed on the floor where her beloved once stood.
"Meilin!"
Sakura and the others gathered around Meilin to see if she was all right when they heard another voice calling out in the darkness.
"The raven is next."
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
'The raven? Who is the raven? What did that voice mean by that?'
Sakura slumped out of bed. She couldn't sleep after what happened last night. That raspy voice in the darkness just wouldn't let her go.
+The raven is next.+
Sakura shook her head. Who was it really? Who was doing this? Where did they take Seijin? Who are they after next? How are they doing this? Lastly, but definitely not the least, why?
'Are they after my magic? Is that what they want?'
Creeeeak. Sakura jolted from her bunk bed and hit her head on the ceiling when she found that it was only Syaoran, returning from looking around. Syaoran seemed surprised that Sakura would be up this late, er, early in the morning. One quick glance at the clock showed Sakura it was still 4 a.m.
"Did you find anything, Li-kun?"
The door shut. Syaoran tiredly walked to his sleeping bag on the floor.
"Nothing. Not a single clue, except..."
"Except what?"
"Nah, it's too stupid of a notion to even consider it."
Syaoran pulled the covers of the sleeping bag over his head.
"What is it? Tell me!"
Syaoran sighed and groaned as he got back up into a sitting position. Sakura's eyes were puffy, indicating that she didn't get enough sleep and she definitely cried.
"It felt funny out there. Sort of like a, a..."
"Like what?"
"Nah, it can't be it. It's impossible. We might as well forget it."
Syaoran went back to putting the covers on his head when he heard a loud thump. The sleeping bag was harshly yanked away from his face.
"TELL ME!"
Syaoran blinked. It wasn't like Sakura to be so jumpy. Then again, they never faced this kind of predicament before. Syaoran sighed and sat up again.
"I don't know. That's the funny part. It seemed so familiar, yet I don't remember it at all."
Sakura heaved a sigh. Well, at least he tried. Sakura went back to bed, hoping that she could relax a bit and get some sleep.
"Li-kun?"
"Hai," came the answer.
"Who do you think is behind all of this?"
"Honestly, Sakura, I really think it's Seijin. His magic is really creepy and unclear. On top of that, he has that ring of his," Syaoran answered.
"So did Tayori," Sakura pondered aloud.
"He could have disguised himself as her easily. He even stayed around Meilin for so long, he could have learned some skiing tactics and entered as Tayori."
"Well, maybe, but...we shouldn't jump to conclusions."
As the conversation ended, Syaoran turned over to go to sleep. Finally, he could rest a little. Well, it wasn't that Sakura was annoying. It's just that sleep could be a little help after all that magic he used trying to track down who was doing all of that.
Meanwhile, Sakura was having her own things to deal with. After tossing and turning in bed for a while, she finally went to sleep.
*~*
"Clow..."
Sakura stood before Clow Reed himself. The room was dark, very dark. Nothing could be seen except for those two. Clow sat down on what looked like his chair. The room lit up immediately, almost as if it were transforming itself into Eriol's room in his house.
"Hope. Have hope, Sakura."
Suddenly, all of Sakura's cards released itself. They started to spin around her, all except for the fifty-third card, Hope. It floated alone. It started to float near the other cards that immediately dispersed. It was just Sakura, Hope, and Clow.
"Hope? Clow, I don't understand."
Clow stood up out of his chair. His long strides carried him out of the lit room into another darkened place.
"Clow wait!"
Sakura chased him out of his room only to find that instead of a dark hallway, it transitioned to the marketplace nearby the ski lodge.
"What's going on here?"
Sakura gasped when she saw him wandering the streets.
"Clow!"
Sakura continued to chase him through the market place. His long strides made it hard for her to keep up, and there were so many people in the way. Clow stepped through the others as if he were a ghost, but Sakura was still physically normal.
"Clow, Clow wait! Uhn!"
Sakura felt herself being shoved over to the side. A loud clatter and a sharp pain told Sakura that she must have been knocked over into a counter. Sakura released herself from her wince when she noticed something strange.
'The box, it's all filled with those rings that Seijin had!'
There was one in particular that stood out. Sakura stared at it. The purple gem gleamed at her as she stared, waiting for something to happen. Sakura felt her heart beating as the marketplace slowly dissolved away. It was just her, the ring, the darkness, and her heartbeat. Thump thump, thump thump. Sakura kneeled, crawled closer, and stared as it gleamed again.
"Bluooehehehehehe!!"
A mangled, freaky, animated ghost jumped out of the ring. Sakura screamed for dear life.
"Hoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
*~*
"Sakura-san. Sakura. Sakura!"
"H-hoe."
Sakura's eyes flew open. That horrid ghost was enough to scare the wits out of anyone! Sakura realized she was panting and her throat was scratchy.
"Li-"
Sakura coughed. Her throat was just horrible. Syaoran gave her some water and used a washcloth to wipe away the sweat from her forehead.
"You've been screaming."
Sakura's eyes widened. Syaoran turned to resoak the washcloth.
"I heard you call out for Clow a couple of times. Then your usual screech with that one word you always use."
Sakura's eyes were dangerously centered as she prepared to strike the unaware Syaoran with her pillow.
"But I guess something was really freaking you out to make you scream like that in your sleep."
Syaoran turned to put the washcloth back on Sakura's head when she immediately put the pillow back to its original position without Syaoran noticing. Sakura blushed as Syaoran centered the cool towel on her forehead. It was very comforting after that heart attack.
"So did you find out anything?"
Sakura opened her eyes and nodded, staring up at the ceiling for good measure. If she looked at Syaoran, she knew she would just blush harder. Sakura got up out of bed and grabbed a nearby sweater while Syaoran stared at her, completely confused. When she reached for her boots, Syaoran then noticed what she was up to.
"Hey, wait up!"
*~*
"Sakura-san, where are we going?"
Sakura kept going. It had to be there somewhere. Sakura made a sharp turn just before the crowd overtook Syaoran.
"Ugh! I had enough of this!"
Syaoran leaped over the crowd and threw himself into flips to keep up to Sakura. People stared at him as he continued his display of jumps, leaps, and flips, not to mention running on the rooftops of the market displays. Sakura finally got to her destination.
"There!" Sakura answered in a not-yet-recovered voice.
Syaoran jumped off of the rooftop and landed next to her. Just where she was pointing, Syaoran saw a whole box filled with the tiger rings he was talking about earlier.
"What the-"
"Yes? Would you like to buy something?"
A poor little girl stepped out from behind the counter. Her clothes were in rags, revealing that she was poor and was in desperate need of money to buy clothes and food for her family.
"No thanks. Sakura, let's go. We'll talk about it when we get back."
Syaoran marched off without a second thought while Sakura started to leave. Then, she turned back, feeling sorry for the poor girl. When she saw a simple, cute charm she picked it up.
"How much is this?" Sakura asked with her scratchy voice.
Hope glistened in the eyes of the child who graciously accepted the money and the extra bit that Sakura gave. Sakura smiled before running off after Syaoran.
"You are always so caring," Syaoran commented.
Sakura blushed as she reached for Syaoran's hand. Syaoran failed miserably in holding in his blush while she put a small item in his hand.
"It was a couple charm, so you can have one. It's a thanks for taking care of me this morning," Sakura answered, her voice squeeking.
Syaoran smiled warmly at Sakura.
"Arigato."
*~*
She huffed and puffed as she entered the room. Cheeks red and face slightly sweaty, Tomoyo came back into the lodge. Skating was fun, but talk about bruises, Tomoyo's poor knees were in pain.
"Tomoyo-chan!"
"Sakura-chan, could you pass me that ace bandage?"
Sakura grabbed the bandage from the first-aid kit and walked over to her best friend. After helping Tomoyo wrap her knees, the two sat down and joined Syaoran.
"So, did you find out anything new?"
"Well, we-"
Syaoran was interrupted by a squeaking of the door. Meilin hung her head as she sat down to join the group. By the looks of her wind-blown hair, tear-stained face, and red eyes, the three could tell she was crying on the ski run. Sakura hugged Meilin, took her hand, and led her to the rest of the group.
"Anything new?" Meilin asked in a sorrowful voice.
"Well, we did find out that Seijin isn't the one who's causing all of this commotion. We found a box full of those rings he wore on his finger," Syaoran admitted.
"See! See! That's what I said, but you never LISTENED!"
Meilin stood up, screaming at the top of her lungs. Her fists were clenched and ready to start bleeding if she didn't stop soon. Sakura gently touched Meilin's arm, immediately releasing the tension.
"Meilin-chan..."
Meilin sat down slowly, but unsteadily. She clutched her head and groaned in pain while Tomoyo got up to get some aspirin for her.
"I'm sorry, I just can't take having to lose him."
"You didn't lose him, Meilin-chan."
Meilin looked up at Sakura. Sakura's gentle eyes and kind spirit easily brought Meilin to a state of peace.
"He won't be gone for long. We'll get him back."
Meilin nodded, hung her head, and hugged her knees. Too many tears have been lost already, and she definitely didn't have more to spare. Just then, another melody was heard drifting around.
---
To comfort, here's the way
To slumber, here's the way
To peace and quiet forever
Dear raven, come this way.
---
"Raven? We never found out who the raven is!"
Sakura quickly jumped up. This was not comforting at all. Little Kero started floating toward them. The song repeated itself while everyone froze to listen. Who would be next?
Suddenly, something snapped. Sakura and Syaoran whirled around. Someone took a step toward the door. Sakura's mind started piecing the information together while she turned around, leaving everything in slow motion.
'Raven. Black feather or hair in this case. Usually cranky. Feisty bird. Bird. Bird...'
"Meilin-chan!"
The slow motion suddenly snapped back, rushing everything back to reality. Meilin took her second step toward the door, her eyes drowned in a trance. Syaoran quickly jumped up to her and grabbed her by the waist. Sure, she was annoying, but that didn't mean he wanted to get rid of her.
"Hold her back!"
Sakura tried to help him hold back Meilin. Meilin struggled to get to the song, scratching, kicking, screaming the entire time. Suddenly, the song changed.
---
Dear gentleness
Little loveliness
Singer of happiness
Nightingale, come.
---
Sakura's eyes widened as Meilin's body went limp. Now who was it? Nightingale?
'Nightingale. Sweet bird. Very rare. Seems to understand people's feelings some how. Sings very sweetly...Tomoyo!'
Before Sakura could react, she saw her best friend start walking toward the door. Sakura ran to catch her best friend.
"Tomoyo!"
Sakura barely grabbed her wrist when Tomoyo opened the door. A strong gale blew through the door and blinded everyone else who struggled to hang on to each other. The Cardcaptor was left hopeless as a tiny Kero screamed from being thrown around in the wind.
"Tomoyo-chan!"
Sakura clutched on to her best friend's arm, never letting go. Sakura felt herself being pulled in with Tomoyo to whatever was taking them away. Sakura groaned at the amount of strength she was using. Tomoyo was slipping from her hands!
Syaoran suddenly grabbed Sakura's waist from behind. There was no way he was going to let both of them go. Meilin was already safe in the bathroom.
"Sakura, hang on!"
Sakura was startled. Did he just call her by her first name? That time interval was just enough for the wind to blow harder, taking Tomoyo away from Sakura as her hand slipped out of Sakura's.
"Tomoyo!!!"
Tomoyo flew into the halls, spinning in a cycle, unaware of where she was. Sakura's eyes widened as she stared in shock. She had just let her go.
"Tomoyo-chan! Tomoyo-chaaaaaaaan!!!" Sakura screeched.
Tomoyo easily disappeared from view when the gale blew backwards, sending Sakura into Syaoran who was sent crashing into the wall. The door slammed shut and left the two in bitter silence. Syaoran clutched his head from the headache he got.
"Are you okay?"
Syaoran immediately froze. Crystal drops had formed on his angel's eyes and streaked down her face. Sakura, she was crying. Sakura's shoulders shook as she weeped the loss of her best friend.
"To-tomoyo..."
Syaoran's face immediately softened. He bit his lip from doing anything stupid while Sakura continued crying on his lap. Syaoran held one hand on her shoulder to comfort her. He wasn't shown any type of emotional things at home so he naturally didn't know how to react.
"Don't cry. We can get her back, or as you Japanese people say it, it's Ja ne, not Sayonara."
Sakura looked up at Syaoran. He was right. She would get Tomoyo back just like the time when she went to Hong Kong. It still hurt knowing that she failed her best friend, but she would get her back. That was one thing Sakura wasn't going to give up on.
"Arigato, Li-kun."
Syaoran opened his mouth to offer her the option of his first name when they heard a scream come from the bathroom. The two quickly faced each other.
"Meilin!" they screamed simultaneously.
The two ran and opened the bathroom door only to find that...she was gone.
A/N: Ahhh! I'm sorry for another cliffhanger. Gomen! It's gonna be like this until the series ends. Please be patient, it's only a few more chapters and I guarantee this story will be finished by the end of this summer if not earlier! Thank you for your patience and reviews!
A/N: Yes, yes, I know I haven't uploaded in practically forever, but the AP tests and the CAT6 were killing me! Okay, you probably don't want to hear my jabber so I'll get to the story!
Disclaimer:
me: Ugh! Syaoran, say it for me, onegai!
Syaoran: Heck no!
me: Fine! Then I'll erase the ending with the part you liked!!!
Syaoran: ...fine. Kristy Selean does not own CCS or me, but she does own the storyline and she will force me to killing you if you she finds out.
me: Yep!
Mystery of the Haunted Cabin
Chapter 6
Previously:
"Run, Mei-mph!"
Meilin whirled around. The spot where Seijin once stood was empty. Meilin's eyes widened as she collapsed on the floor where her beloved once stood.
"Meilin!"
Sakura and the others gathered around Meilin to see if she was all right when they heard another voice calling out in the darkness.
"The raven is next."
*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*^*
'The raven? Who is the raven? What did that voice mean by that?'
Sakura slumped out of bed. She couldn't sleep after what happened last night. That raspy voice in the darkness just wouldn't let her go.
+The raven is next.+
Sakura shook her head. Who was it really? Who was doing this? Where did they take Seijin? Who are they after next? How are they doing this? Lastly, but definitely not the least, why?
'Are they after my magic? Is that what they want?'
Creeeeak. Sakura jolted from her bunk bed and hit her head on the ceiling when she found that it was only Syaoran, returning from looking around. Syaoran seemed surprised that Sakura would be up this late, er, early in the morning. One quick glance at the clock showed Sakura it was still 4 a.m.
"Did you find anything, Li-kun?"
The door shut. Syaoran tiredly walked to his sleeping bag on the floor.
"Nothing. Not a single clue, except..."
"Except what?"
"Nah, it's too stupid of a notion to even consider it."
Syaoran pulled the covers of the sleeping bag over his head.
"What is it? Tell me!"
Syaoran sighed and groaned as he got back up into a sitting position. Sakura's eyes were puffy, indicating that she didn't get enough sleep and she definitely cried.
"It felt funny out there. Sort of like a, a..."
"Like what?"
"Nah, it can't be it. It's impossible. We might as well forget it."
Syaoran went back to putting the covers on his head when he heard a loud thump. The sleeping bag was harshly yanked away from his face.
"TELL ME!"
Syaoran blinked. It wasn't like Sakura to be so jumpy. Then again, they never faced this kind of predicament before. Syaoran sighed and sat up again.
"I don't know. That's the funny part. It seemed so familiar, yet I don't remember it at all."
Sakura heaved a sigh. Well, at least he tried. Sakura went back to bed, hoping that she could relax a bit and get some sleep.
"Li-kun?"
"Hai," came the answer.
"Who do you think is behind all of this?"
"Honestly, Sakura, I really think it's Seijin. His magic is really creepy and unclear. On top of that, he has that ring of his," Syaoran answered.
"So did Tayori," Sakura pondered aloud.
"He could have disguised himself as her easily. He even stayed around Meilin for so long, he could have learned some skiing tactics and entered as Tayori."
"Well, maybe, but...we shouldn't jump to conclusions."
As the conversation ended, Syaoran turned over to go to sleep. Finally, he could rest a little. Well, it wasn't that Sakura was annoying. It's just that sleep could be a little help after all that magic he used trying to track down who was doing all of that.
Meanwhile, Sakura was having her own things to deal with. After tossing and turning in bed for a while, she finally went to sleep.
*~*
"Clow..."
Sakura stood before Clow Reed himself. The room was dark, very dark. Nothing could be seen except for those two. Clow sat down on what looked like his chair. The room lit up immediately, almost as if it were transforming itself into Eriol's room in his house.
"Hope. Have hope, Sakura."
Suddenly, all of Sakura's cards released itself. They started to spin around her, all except for the fifty-third card, Hope. It floated alone. It started to float near the other cards that immediately dispersed. It was just Sakura, Hope, and Clow.
"Hope? Clow, I don't understand."
Clow stood up out of his chair. His long strides carried him out of the lit room into another darkened place.
"Clow wait!"
Sakura chased him out of his room only to find that instead of a dark hallway, it transitioned to the marketplace nearby the ski lodge.
"What's going on here?"
Sakura gasped when she saw him wandering the streets.
"Clow!"
Sakura continued to chase him through the market place. His long strides made it hard for her to keep up, and there were so many people in the way. Clow stepped through the others as if he were a ghost, but Sakura was still physically normal.
"Clow, Clow wait! Uhn!"
Sakura felt herself being shoved over to the side. A loud clatter and a sharp pain told Sakura that she must have been knocked over into a counter. Sakura released herself from her wince when she noticed something strange.
'The box, it's all filled with those rings that Seijin had!'
There was one in particular that stood out. Sakura stared at it. The purple gem gleamed at her as she stared, waiting for something to happen. Sakura felt her heart beating as the marketplace slowly dissolved away. It was just her, the ring, the darkness, and her heartbeat. Thump thump, thump thump. Sakura kneeled, crawled closer, and stared as it gleamed again.
"Bluooehehehehehe!!"
A mangled, freaky, animated ghost jumped out of the ring. Sakura screamed for dear life.
"Hoeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!"
*~*
"Sakura-san. Sakura. Sakura!"
"H-hoe."
Sakura's eyes flew open. That horrid ghost was enough to scare the wits out of anyone! Sakura realized she was panting and her throat was scratchy.
"Li-"
Sakura coughed. Her throat was just horrible. Syaoran gave her some water and used a washcloth to wipe away the sweat from her forehead.
"You've been screaming."
Sakura's eyes widened. Syaoran turned to resoak the washcloth.
"I heard you call out for Clow a couple of times. Then your usual screech with that one word you always use."
Sakura's eyes were dangerously centered as she prepared to strike the unaware Syaoran with her pillow.
"But I guess something was really freaking you out to make you scream like that in your sleep."
Syaoran turned to put the washcloth back on Sakura's head when she immediately put the pillow back to its original position without Syaoran noticing. Sakura blushed as Syaoran centered the cool towel on her forehead. It was very comforting after that heart attack.
"So did you find out anything?"
Sakura opened her eyes and nodded, staring up at the ceiling for good measure. If she looked at Syaoran, she knew she would just blush harder. Sakura got up out of bed and grabbed a nearby sweater while Syaoran stared at her, completely confused. When she reached for her boots, Syaoran then noticed what she was up to.
"Hey, wait up!"
*~*
"Sakura-san, where are we going?"
Sakura kept going. It had to be there somewhere. Sakura made a sharp turn just before the crowd overtook Syaoran.
"Ugh! I had enough of this!"
Syaoran leaped over the crowd and threw himself into flips to keep up to Sakura. People stared at him as he continued his display of jumps, leaps, and flips, not to mention running on the rooftops of the market displays. Sakura finally got to her destination.
"There!" Sakura answered in a not-yet-recovered voice.
Syaoran jumped off of the rooftop and landed next to her. Just where she was pointing, Syaoran saw a whole box filled with the tiger rings he was talking about earlier.
"What the-"
"Yes? Would you like to buy something?"
A poor little girl stepped out from behind the counter. Her clothes were in rags, revealing that she was poor and was in desperate need of money to buy clothes and food for her family.
"No thanks. Sakura, let's go. We'll talk about it when we get back."
Syaoran marched off without a second thought while Sakura started to leave. Then, she turned back, feeling sorry for the poor girl. When she saw a simple, cute charm she picked it up.
"How much is this?" Sakura asked with her scratchy voice.
Hope glistened in the eyes of the child who graciously accepted the money and the extra bit that Sakura gave. Sakura smiled before running off after Syaoran.
"You are always so caring," Syaoran commented.
Sakura blushed as she reached for Syaoran's hand. Syaoran failed miserably in holding in his blush while she put a small item in his hand.
"It was a couple charm, so you can have one. It's a thanks for taking care of me this morning," Sakura answered, her voice squeeking.
Syaoran smiled warmly at Sakura.
"Arigato."
*~*
She huffed and puffed as she entered the room. Cheeks red and face slightly sweaty, Tomoyo came back into the lodge. Skating was fun, but talk about bruises, Tomoyo's poor knees were in pain.
"Tomoyo-chan!"
"Sakura-chan, could you pass me that ace bandage?"
Sakura grabbed the bandage from the first-aid kit and walked over to her best friend. After helping Tomoyo wrap her knees, the two sat down and joined Syaoran.
"So, did you find out anything new?"
"Well, we-"
Syaoran was interrupted by a squeaking of the door. Meilin hung her head as she sat down to join the group. By the looks of her wind-blown hair, tear-stained face, and red eyes, the three could tell she was crying on the ski run. Sakura hugged Meilin, took her hand, and led her to the rest of the group.
"Anything new?" Meilin asked in a sorrowful voice.
"Well, we did find out that Seijin isn't the one who's causing all of this commotion. We found a box full of those rings he wore on his finger," Syaoran admitted.
"See! See! That's what I said, but you never LISTENED!"
Meilin stood up, screaming at the top of her lungs. Her fists were clenched and ready to start bleeding if she didn't stop soon. Sakura gently touched Meilin's arm, immediately releasing the tension.
"Meilin-chan..."
Meilin sat down slowly, but unsteadily. She clutched her head and groaned in pain while Tomoyo got up to get some aspirin for her.
"I'm sorry, I just can't take having to lose him."
"You didn't lose him, Meilin-chan."
Meilin looked up at Sakura. Sakura's gentle eyes and kind spirit easily brought Meilin to a state of peace.
"He won't be gone for long. We'll get him back."
Meilin nodded, hung her head, and hugged her knees. Too many tears have been lost already, and she definitely didn't have more to spare. Just then, another melody was heard drifting around.
---
To comfort, here's the way
To slumber, here's the way
To peace and quiet forever
Dear raven, come this way.
---
"Raven? We never found out who the raven is!"
Sakura quickly jumped up. This was not comforting at all. Little Kero started floating toward them. The song repeated itself while everyone froze to listen. Who would be next?
Suddenly, something snapped. Sakura and Syaoran whirled around. Someone took a step toward the door. Sakura's mind started piecing the information together while she turned around, leaving everything in slow motion.
'Raven. Black feather or hair in this case. Usually cranky. Feisty bird. Bird. Bird...'
"Meilin-chan!"
The slow motion suddenly snapped back, rushing everything back to reality. Meilin took her second step toward the door, her eyes drowned in a trance. Syaoran quickly jumped up to her and grabbed her by the waist. Sure, she was annoying, but that didn't mean he wanted to get rid of her.
"Hold her back!"
Sakura tried to help him hold back Meilin. Meilin struggled to get to the song, scratching, kicking, screaming the entire time. Suddenly, the song changed.
---
Dear gentleness
Little loveliness
Singer of happiness
Nightingale, come.
---
Sakura's eyes widened as Meilin's body went limp. Now who was it? Nightingale?
'Nightingale. Sweet bird. Very rare. Seems to understand people's feelings some how. Sings very sweetly...Tomoyo!'
Before Sakura could react, she saw her best friend start walking toward the door. Sakura ran to catch her best friend.
"Tomoyo!"
Sakura barely grabbed her wrist when Tomoyo opened the door. A strong gale blew through the door and blinded everyone else who struggled to hang on to each other. The Cardcaptor was left hopeless as a tiny Kero screamed from being thrown around in the wind.
"Tomoyo-chan!"
Sakura clutched on to her best friend's arm, never letting go. Sakura felt herself being pulled in with Tomoyo to whatever was taking them away. Sakura groaned at the amount of strength she was using. Tomoyo was slipping from her hands!
Syaoran suddenly grabbed Sakura's waist from behind. There was no way he was going to let both of them go. Meilin was already safe in the bathroom.
"Sakura, hang on!"
Sakura was startled. Did he just call her by her first name? That time interval was just enough for the wind to blow harder, taking Tomoyo away from Sakura as her hand slipped out of Sakura's.
"Tomoyo!!!"
Tomoyo flew into the halls, spinning in a cycle, unaware of where she was. Sakura's eyes widened as she stared in shock. She had just let her go.
"Tomoyo-chan! Tomoyo-chaaaaaaaan!!!" Sakura screeched.
Tomoyo easily disappeared from view when the gale blew backwards, sending Sakura into Syaoran who was sent crashing into the wall. The door slammed shut and left the two in bitter silence. Syaoran clutched his head from the headache he got.
"Are you okay?"
Syaoran immediately froze. Crystal drops had formed on his angel's eyes and streaked down her face. Sakura, she was crying. Sakura's shoulders shook as she weeped the loss of her best friend.
"To-tomoyo..."
Syaoran's face immediately softened. He bit his lip from doing anything stupid while Sakura continued crying on his lap. Syaoran held one hand on her shoulder to comfort her. He wasn't shown any type of emotional things at home so he naturally didn't know how to react.
"Don't cry. We can get her back, or as you Japanese people say it, it's Ja ne, not Sayonara."
Sakura looked up at Syaoran. He was right. She would get Tomoyo back just like the time when she went to Hong Kong. It still hurt knowing that she failed her best friend, but she would get her back. That was one thing Sakura wasn't going to give up on.
"Arigato, Li-kun."
Syaoran opened his mouth to offer her the option of his first name when they heard a scream come from the bathroom. The two quickly faced each other.
"Meilin!" they screamed simultaneously.
The two ran and opened the bathroom door only to find that...she was gone.
A/N: Ahhh! I'm sorry for another cliffhanger. Gomen! It's gonna be like this until the series ends. Please be patient, it's only a few more chapters and I guarantee this story will be finished by the end of this summer if not earlier! Thank you for your patience and reviews!