:Pain:
"It all ends here tonight." Sakura said as she stood outside in the pouring night rain.
She walked in the rain to the front door of the school and kicked it down. The lights instantly lit up as she walked down the hall. She started running down the empty hallway and the footsteps echoed. She ran and saw figures of penguins and turned right, going up the stairs. She met a tall man and stabbed him right away. He was hit and took out the sword and disappeared. Sakura smashed the window and jumped out. Wings grew out of her back and she flew to the roof, meeting the man. Sakura jumped at him, but he grabbed her and moved her captivated body over the ledge of the roof. He let go and she fell. As she got closer to the ground she felt the rain pouring down on her, but then also a small faint of wind.
"Syaoran!" she yelled out as she woke up.
She was panting hard and her heart was beating fast. Droplets of sweat were all over her forehead and dripped down as she sat upright. It was the dream again. The very same one three years ago. she looked at the clock and saw that it was soon going to be seven. She got up and decided to get ready for school. She stepped outside and looked at the blossoming trees of spring. She arrived to school on time for once. As she got to class, everyone seemed happy.
"Hey Syaoran." She said as she walked over to him.
"Sakura. Something happened." He said urgently.
"What? What happened?" she asked.
Before he could answer, the teacher, Mr. Terada, walked in. everyone got up and said good morning while bowing. As they were signaled to sit down, he waited for it to be quiet. It seemed like he had something good to say based on the smile he had on his face.
"I'm sure as all of you know, all of us will be going over to the award ceremony and be staying over night as well." He said.
The silent class suddenly broke out in whispers. Some couldn't believe what was happening. They were going to have a free day. But however, some looked at Sakura happily for some unknown reason. It felt like she was being watched by everyone.
"And the reason why we're all going as some of you may already know." He said as he continued on. "The reason is because of our very own Sakura Kinomoto, one of the finalists in the contest that was sponsored by the Yomoto Enterprises."
Sakura just sat there in her seat, knowing that she never ever entered it. But she knew that the new boss was the enemy. Was he trying to make her be closer to him so he can strike? Or was it all just a joke? Or maybe even a dream? She started to think about all of this. What was going to happen? The school day passed by rather quickly and was walking home with Sayoran, who was also confused.
"Did you tell him that you didn't enter?" Syaoran asked.
"Yeah but he was like, "Oh you're just shy. It's ok to be like that." She said, imitating him.
"What do you think that we should do?" he asked her.
"I really don't know." She said.
She became quiet and looked on the ground. "I had that dream again." She said.
"That dream again?" he said.
"Yeah…but somehow it was kinda different. I felt something after falling off." Sakura said. "I'm scared."
"It'll be ok." He said, trying to comfort her. "I'll protect you no matter what."
"Syaoran….Thank you." she said as she went in to hug him. "What are we gonna do?"
"We'll go." He said fiercely. "No matter what happens, we'll be ready."
"Yeah. Let's do this." She said.
A week later, Syaoran was awakened by the alarm from his clock. It was five in the morning and he got ready to run as he has been doing lately. He got outside and ran for about an hour. He ran back but not to his house but to Sakura's house, who was waiting outside. She was going to run with him like what she has been doing ever since the announcement. They did that for an hour and both went back to their houses. They both packed some more things and both were ready. They met up alter again at his house and walked over to Tomoy's house which was a bit far. She carried her camcorder, taping them talking and laughing. Sakura stopped walking to tie her shoes.
"Syaoran…" Tomoyo whispered to Syaoran. "Have you told her yet?"
"No…not yet…" he whispered back.
"Ok…Well, when are you going to tell her?" she asked.
"I don't know, but soon though." He said.
She was done and all three of them walked to school where at the front of the school was the bus that was going to take them to the hotel. They we're all ready and went on the bus. Kero popped out of Sakura's bag and looked around.
"Kero!" Sakura quietly yelled at him. "What if you're seen?"
"It doesn't matter. I want some food." He said.
She pushed her finger on to him and he went back inside. They went on the bus and Sakura and Tomoyo sat next to each other, while Syaoran sat with Yamazaki. More people got on the bus and soon it was full with everyone in the class. They all couldn't wait to enjoy the trip. They were about to leave and they all high five each other. They were ready for anything that was going to be thrown at them. Their faces were all filled with confidence. They couldn't wait any longer.
"Let's get ready to rock!" he said.
"Oh yeah!" the girls screamed out.
