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Chapter 7

By: BeautyandYue

Yue's heart nearly stopped when he saw his mistress' head sink to the floor and was out cold. The card Sakura was using to capture whatever it was attacking her, turned back into a Star card and the thing started to fly off. "Hold it right there." Yue harshly commanded. The "thing" looked back. Yue saw a beak and glaring green eyes. It was a small griffin. Yue halfheartedly sent a few crystal shards at the creature but was more concerned about Sakura. So he let it go and it did. Right out an open window as fast as its little black wings could carry it. Yue crouched and tenderly picked up Sakura checking for injuries, encircling her with his wings protectively. Other than a few cuts on her face and hands, she didn't seem to be gravely injured. Yue breathed a sigh of relief.

"Good. You found her." Said Ruby as she came upon Yue and the unconscious Sakura.

Yue nodded "Go find Madison." He said pointing in the direction that it looked like Sakura had been headed in.

"Right." Ruby said soaring off down the hall. A few minutes later she reappeared supporting Madison.

Madison quickly caught sight off Sakura in Yue's protecting embrace. Madison shrugged off Ruby's arms and made her way over to Yue. "Is she alright?" Madison asked greatly concerned.

Yue answered uncertainly, maybe for the first time ever in his lifetime. "I don't know. She had just passed out when I arrived." He looked at Sakura 'her breathing is so labored. If only I had gotten here a little bit sooner.' Yue berated himself.

Ruby looked around. "The smoke's gone." She remarked.

Yue blinked and raised his wings so that he could see the hallway. "You're right." He said in disbelief and indeed the smoke was gone to wherever it had come from.

"We should change back since the Sleep card is no longer in effect." Ruby commented to Yue as he slowly got up cradling Sakura in his long and slender arms.

"Yes." Yue agreed since Yue and Ruby couldn't very well walk out of the school in broad daylight. He carefully handed Sakura to Madison.

Flash

Flash

Julian Star picked up Sakura again while Ruby helped support Madison. They walked out of Senjiu High, where firemen and paramedics immediately surrounded them.

"Did you get her?" asked Kazak.

"…No." came a sullen voice

"Well why not?!" Kazak demanded, "You can't get rid of one little twit of a girl?"

The little green-eyed griffin stiffened at his master's words. "I did try." He said "But she fought back! And since you said that she wouldn't be able to use her powers in public…"

"DON"T TALK BACK TO ME!!" Kazak roared. The griffin cowered, hunching his black-feathered wings, as if to protect himself from Kazak's words. "Next time we'll get her though." Kazak said in a silky voice, "Right, Kadeem?"

"Yes master." Kadeem said hanging his head.

"Good." Kazak said but he thought 'I need to be more careful too. I was almost caught today by that infernal magician.' He brought up his bandaged hand looking at it thoughtfully.

Tori looked in on Sakura for what seemed like the hundredth time that afternoon, the doctor said that she had inhaled a lot of smoke and after what seemed like the hundredth time that afternoon, since the school called to say that Sakura had been hurt in an accident, and there still was no change in her condition. When Yue had told his side of the story, Sakura was maintaining two cards at the time while battling with something. With how many other cards Yue didn't know. 'Why is someone out to get my little sister?!' he shouted, frustrated, to the kitchen ceiling.

"Any change?" Aiden asked worriedly while making dinner.

"No." Tori tiredly said wishing he could give his father some good news for once.

"I really hope she is alright." Aiden said absentmindedly stirring the gently bubbling broth on the stove, for Sakura when she woke up.

"She'll be fine. Remember, She's Sakura? Sakura has come through a lot more than this before you even knew about her magic." Tori assured his father.

Kero came hurtling into the kitchen. "Sakura is stirring! I think she's waking up!" with that Kero flew back up the stairs as fast as his little wings could carry him to his mistress and friend. Tori and Aiden rushed up after him.

Sakura blearily opened her eyes. All she could see were blurry shapes moving over her. Tired at just opening her eyes Sakura closed them again. "Look!"

"She opened her eyes!"

"She's awake!" Sakura screwed up her face to the extremely loud voices in her room. She opened her eyes again, this time blinking rapidly as her family came into view. "She's awake, thank God." Came from her father.

"How are you doing monster?" Tori tried to make his voice joking but failed, he wiped his eyes hurriedly. Sakura tried to protest.

"I'm not-," Sakura croaked out and then double over coughing harshly. She was so weak that Aiden and Tori had to lift her into a sitting position so she could breathe while Kero hovered anxiously. After Sakura could take in air again, she asked "How long?" which sent her into another fit of coughing.

Aiden said, "Don't speak. The doctor said that you wouldn't be able to talk for awhile." Sakura nodded.

"And to answer your question monster." Tori added grinning at Sakura's glare, "you have smoke inhalation." Sakura motioned with her hands for a pencil and pad of paper. She wrote on it furiously and showed it to her family. I AM NOT A MONSTER!!! Tori read it and roared with laughter. He laughed because he knew now that Sakura was going to be all right seeing as she was yelling at him to stop calling her a monster, from a piece of paper no less. Aiden smiled and saw that Sakura was getting tired. He brought her some of the chicken broth simmering on the stove.

After Sakura had drunk some of the broth, she was laid gently back down and was asleep before Aiden and Tori had even left the room. Aiden and Tori left to eat their own dinner, Tori flicking the light switch off and shut the door gently. Kero changed into his true form. The light from the magic lighting the now dark room briefly before Kero shook himself. He set himself as guard. "No one is going to get by me! No sir!" Kero stated firmly to the sleeping form of Sakura. Then Kero settled himself down on the end of Sakura's bed to wait out the night.

To be continued…

Sorry it took so long to up date but I have school and plays and gotta pay attention to the boyfriend too. So I had a lot of stuff going on! I will try to be good and update sooner from now on! -BeautyandYue