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Amazed

By Cheery Wolf (a.k.a. C.W.)

Chapter 2: Sapphire

'Sakura... help... '

The auburn-haired girl's head jerked up when she heard a familiar voice call for help in her mind. Sakura was just ending her slightly traumatic delivery.

'Syaoran...?' She felt worry build up inside of her.

The emerald-eyed girl got out of her reverie when she felt a soft hand touching her forearm. She saw concerned lavender eyes watching.

"Sakura, what's wrong?" Tomoyo asked.

Not wanting to worry her friend more than she is, Sakura reassured her, "Nothing is wrong, don't worry."

"Then why did you jerk up like that?"

The brown-haired tried to make an excuse, "I forgot to bring Kero's video game and some extra cookies I made! Yeah, that's it!"

Tomoyo got a confused look on her face and sighed, "I don't know why I even bother, but their your problems and with the festival

craziness, I can't really blame you."

So Tomoyo left to order the same boys, but now they were hanging a fried turkey upside down, "HEY, YOU AGAIN!"

Sakura walked up to hide behind a large bush. She opened the yellow backpack she had on her back to see Kero and Spinel Sun (still!) asleep.

"Hey, Kero!" She nudged the little yellow bear awake.

Kero stirred sleepily, "... uh... what... Sakura?"

"Kero, you got to help me! I think Syaoran is trouble!"

"The kid? And how do you know that?" The guardian, now fully awake, asked.

"I heard his voice in my mind!"

Kero was perplexed, "How! To be able to do that a person must have a very deep bond with the other!" ()

"Well, I don't know! It just happened!"

Kero nodded, transforming into his bigger version, the lion, "Then let's go!"

While getting on his back, Sakura asked, "Won't the town see you?"

Kero smiled at that, and said in his deep voice, "They're too busy with the festival, so don't worry!"

They took off into the air. Now flying, she could feel a very faint green-colored aura. She became uneasy by the faintness. Moments later, Kero startled her by shouting,

"Sakura I see something!"

"Where!"

Kero pointed a paw at the river. Sakura narrowed her eyes. Next to the river, she saw a figure washed up on the riverbank. She narrowed and when she recognized the messy brown hair, she almost fell off Kero in horror. With panic in her voice, she ordered Kero to land. The lion obliged. On the ground, Sakura hurriedly got off Kero and ran up to Syaoran. She knelt beside the unconscious young man. What she saw horrified her. He was completely soaked, and God only knows for how long. His cheeks very flushed and red. Sweat matted his brow. Sakura's worry grew even more, that when she gathered his upper body in her hands, she noted that his breathing came irregular and faint. Raspy too.

"Syaoran!" No response. Tears gathered in her eyes. But shook her head. 'Syaoran needs help' Sakura thought with determination. Finally regaining her composure, Sakura took out her key and shouted out the order,

"O Key Of Stars,

Power Of Magic,

Power Of Light,

Reveal Your True Form To Me,

I, The Clowmistress,

Command You Under Contract

RELEASE!"

The small key glowed for a moment and it grew into its staff form. Then Sakura grabbed one of her cards,

"Power Card, give me the strength I need to help my friend

RELEASE!"

The card disappeared and in its place stood a little pink-colored girl with Indian style clothes and two ponytails. The card bowed to her mistress and blurred. Immediately Sakura felt the card's power combine with hers. Looking at her friend, she whispered,

"Don't worry, you're going to be alright..." She then grabbed Syaoran's arms and placed them around her shoulders, his head rested on her right one. When she felt comfortable and had a good grip with his legs, Sakura stood up. With her magic and card's enhanced strength combined, Syaoran was light as a feather. Kero, now in his tiny form, flew up to them.

"Hey Sakura?"

"Yeah?"

"He doesn't look very good... "

Sakura looked at the sick male on her back, "I know, but I can't take him to the hospital, he hates them! Imagine what would happen if Syaoran woke up in one."

Kero didn't want to think about it.

She thought the same, when suddenly, Sakura felt Syaoran begin to shiver violently. She looked at the guardian with an alarmed face, "Let's take him back to his apartment!"

So they headed there. Sakura cautiously entered the apartment complex. She sighed in relief. Nobody was around. Tara, the work lady, must have gotten an early leave. With the young man on her back, Sakura and Kero raced up the stairs, since the elevator had a sign that said 'out of order'. At the third floor, Sakura used The Lock Card to open the Syaoran's apartment door.

"Kero, shut the door!" she ordered the small guardian. He did and followed his mistress to the bedroom, where she laid the very ill young man on the bed. She worriedly looked at Syaoran,

'Now what... ?'

Remembering lessons from her seventh grade health class, Sakura removed the soaked jacket and shirt. Her face was strawberry red when she saw his well-formed chest, but shook her head as she stripped his jeans. Drying him up with a beach towel, she left him with his boxer shorts. Sakura then wrapped some bed sheets around his frozen body. She then ran to the bathroom, where she grabbed a small towel and a medium-sized plastic basin from underneath the sink and filled it with cold water. Sakura, with the items in hand, ran back to the bedroom. When she entered the room, what she saw shocked her.

Syaoran was sitting on the bed, breathing at an uneven rate. Large beads of sweat traveled down his neck. Sakura would have blushed, but when she saw his face,

'Oh my god... '

His eyes were glazed, almost to the point where they looked gray. He was very pale and his cheeks had a strong pink hue.

He looked directly at her with those fevered eyes and spoke in whispered voice, "Sakura... "

The girl ran to his side. She placed the basin on the night table and sat on the bed beside the sick young man. She reluctantly placed her right hand on his forehead. She quickly pulled back,

"Syaoran! You're burning up!"

Syaoran looked at her, but suddenly wrapped his arms around himself in severe pain. Sakura's eyes widened,

"Syaoran!"

He passed out and fell into Sakura's arms. On one of the corners of the bed, Kero watched the whole thing in silence. Sakura turned to look at the guardian and noticed the troubled look on his face,

"Kero, what's wrong?"

Kero looked at his Mistress, "I don't know how to tell you this Sakura... "

"What! Tell me!"

Kero took a deep breath, "This is rare sickness that only affects sorcerers. I noticed it at once after seeing his eyes. Any normal sorcerer that is afflicted... "

Sakura was in a panic, "What... WHAT?"

Kero's next words struck Sakura like lightning.

"... can die from it."

TBC

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