CONFRONTATIONS
The only thing I thought about when I entered my room was how my concentration slipped, allowing Syaoran to read my mind. Kero-chan was already in his drawer asleep so I didn't want to wake him up selfishly. I change into my pajamas and lay in my bed wide awake. I felt like someone was watching me, so I looked out my window but it was too dark.
I wonder why I felt someone watching me a moment ago. I really need to start concentrating on my magic skills or else I'm going to become extremely paranoid.
I fall asleep at three a.m. and oversleep once again. Kero-chan was yelling at me to wake up and I slap him across the room. "Sakura, why'd you do that? I could have been killed!" Kero says as I run around the room. Once dressed, I slap on my rollerblades and race off to the school praying I won't be too late. As soon as the school building was insight, I head full speed to the point where I probably won't be able to stop. I turn in and end up having to jump the stairs, and crashing into the classroom with shoes at hand with the teacher nearly tripping over me. The gang runs up to help me to my seat while the teacher glares at me. Once I settle in my seat, I take everything I need out and give appreciated looks to my friends.
"Now that we can start class," I look down, "we are going to start writing a short skit and perform it in class. You are to make a six-man team and perform the skit you create. It should be about two minutes while everyone in the group performs. This will happen at the end of the week so you have today to find a group and write a skit. Have fun and get to work you will only have class today." Mr. Akamichi says and we all groan. My group gets together and we vote Tomoyo to write our skit when I see Lee-kun all by himself without a group of his own.
"Don't do it Sakura. The teacher will set him up with a group when he notices so don't invite him to our group getting us in trouble." Syaoran says and I shake my head.
I wave over Lee-kun while my team groaned and just let me be. When Lee got to us he glared at me causing everyone to sweat-drop. "What do you want, Card Captors?" Lee-kun growled causing everyone to get in front of me.
"I was just wondering if you would like to be in our group since you don't have anyone." I say as I push through everyone to look at him directly.
Lee-kun was surprised since he looked at the others, who of which were glaring ferociously at him. Lee-kun looked at me again purely shocked at what I had offered him, in light of which my friends might later yell at me. I wait for his answer patiently trying to calm my friends down before they beat Lee-kun up.
After ten minutes of waiting, I give up and tell Lee-kun, "If you do decide to join the group just tell me, 'kay." With the same smile I had on earlier. As I turned to my seat, Lee stopped me by touching my arm. "Yes, Lee-kun? Did you make your decision?" I asked and Lee nodded.
"I want to be part of your group. If that's okay with you I mean." Lee-kun said and I nodded my head very excited.
"Of course it's okay. I can vouch for my friends that you're welcome in our group. Do you want to have a say in the script or do you wish to be let alone until we start rehearsing?"
Lee-kun starts to blush as he looks away. "I'll stay out of it while you guys sort out the script. Just tell me when we're rehearsing so I can be there on time." Lee walks to his desk quickly and keeps his head on his desk.
The rest of the group left Tomoyo and Eriol to write out the skit's script. Syaoran pulled me into the hall with Eron right next to him. When he let go of my arm, I knew that I was about to get yelled at. Eron put his hand on Syaoran's shoulder stopping him from his rant.
"Sakura, why did you invite our enemy to be in the skit group?" I sighed thanking the gods I wasn't being yelled at.
"I wanted him to feel included in our project since he is new in class. I feel like Lee-kun is a person before he is our enemy. I did the same exact thing when Eron-kun and Erika-chan were still our enemies. I'm trying to show I'm, no, we're normal people before we become enemies." I say in my defense as I did a few years ago.
Eron nods his head and allows Syaoran to speak his mind about the situation. Syaoran looks at me for a long time before saying a word. "Be careful. You have to no idea what our enemies can dish out." Syaoran left with that and it seems like forever since I heard Syaoran say, 'Be careful' like he was extremely worried about my safety. In all actuality, the last time was when I was trying to seal the Mirror card.
So he does care about me after all. For awhile, I thought he was just saying things to say them, not actually caring about me like a moment ago.
Eron was watching me with a soft smile. "I think it's a terrific thing you're trying to do for the Rand family." I smile and Eron blushes slightly before he continues. "I just think you're pushing it a little. Me and Erika never truly tried to kill you, just torture you until you surrendered. But instead of surrendering, you were trying to become our friends with open arms. Clearly you were the one who won but the Rand's, I honestly think, are beyond your compassion. Don't get your hopes up if they don't become your friends in the end, okay," Eron says before heading in the classroom and I nod my head.
I bump into Syaoran and Eron, whom stopped in their tracks. I look to see why they stopped and see the most unbelievable scene ever, Tomoyo-chan and Eriol-kun were actually fighting about a script for our skit. I run towards Tomoyo-chan to see what the problem is but instead get slapped in the head by Eriol. I stare at Eriol-kun in disbelief when I notice something is wrong with Eriol-kun.
Syaoran, can you hear me?
Yeah?
Eriol-kun is different. He wouldn't hit me otherwise. I think he's being controlled by something, temporarily of course.
What should we do then, Sakura? We can't expose magic because it'll cause a huge ruckus. It isn't like I actually care if his reputation is ruined but he is stronger than me in power. I would easily lose if I face him in another duel.
Just try to restrain him before he starts going for blood. I'll find out why he's behaving so strange from Tomoyo-chan.
Okay.
Syaoran grabs Eriol-kun from the back and drags him to the hall, getting help from Eron-kun and Kai-kun, who was sent out of class yet again. I run up to Tomoy-chan, whom was in tears at her desk, to see if I can calm her down.
I have never seen Tomoyo-chan cry but she was definitely bawling her eyes out right now. Tomoyo-chan doesn't even know I'm right in front of her and I feel completely helpless. Never have I felt so helpless in my life, not even when I had to go through a year and a half without him. Tomoyo had always been the one who never broke down and supported me when I had. I decide to hug Tomoyo-chan just to show her I'm here to help any way possible. Tomoyo-chan hugs me back crying into my chest and I just stand there rubbing her back to calm her down.
When Tomoy starts to calm down she starts to talk to me. "Thanks, Sakura-chan. I'm glad that I have a terrific friend like you. We might be able to get through anything together." I nod my head expecting more words but Tomoyo started to cry again.
"I bet one of us could be on the brink of death and we'd still be there for one another. That's because we are absolute best friends, Tomoyo-chan. I will help you in any way I'm able to." Tomoyo nods her head and I am relieved.
She stops crying completely and starts writing our skit once more. I see Syaoran come back in and I let Tomoyo-chan work on the script by herself while I talk to Syaoran.
"So how's Eriol-kun?" I ask seeing no trace of Eriol-kun being in the school itself.
Syaoran looked down a bit before he faces me again. "Eriol came to his senses and was an absolute wreck. He decided it would be best if he left school earlier. Kai and I had decided to believe him since he was shaking. Sakura it had to be a dark force, Eriol would never have done anything to Tomoyo otherwise." Syaoran says with the most astonishing expression on his face.
"What's wrong, Syaoran? You usually don't have that kind of expression on your face." I don't understand what made Syaoran this crazy.
Syaoran shakes his head and just looks at me. "Can't talk about it around anyone. We'll pick this up later, use the telepathy but make sure no one notices." He whispers and I nod my head very curiously about what the news is.
Kai waves at me and I wave back when I realize he's out of class again, so I head over there so I can lecture him. He backs away once he sees me heading towards him. Grabbing his arm, I pull him closer to me.
"What's up Saku-chan? You usually don't pull me aside like this." Kai says with the grace and politeness of the magician he used to be.
"Why aren't you in class, Kaitou-kun? Did you get in trouble again?" I ask really agitated with him. Syaoran makes me let Kai go so he could explain.
"I'm sorry Sakura. The teacher got mad at me and sent me to go wait outside when I saw Syaoran with Eriol." Kai says worried about what is coming next.
"Why did the teacher get mad at you?" I say coolly making those around me shiver.
Kai looks around for a way to escape and finds a window. I release my key but Kai escapes before I could put the Obedience on him. I turned to Syaoran and he steps back afraid of what I'll make him do. "Syaoran, what's going on? Why are you hiding so many secrets from me?" I say hurt and ready to use the Libra card so I get the truth from him. The only reason I haven't yet read him the rights he has was an enemy other than Lee-kun is coming so I seal my key.
Darien comes up to me, surprised to see me as much as I was to see him. Syaoran looks between us, mad to see we are nervous around each other. Then I see right across from me was the third sibling, Rand Serena-chan.
"Darien, why are you so late? Didn't you promise to help me with my homework? The kid next to me is so useless and dumb; he completely adores some girl named Tanaka Miho." She notices me and Syaoran for the first time and starts to glare at us. "What are you two doing here? We are having a private conversation." I realize that she might be more evil and sadistic than Eriol-kun and I am scared. Syaoran drags me into the classroom before someone begins a battle.
Syaoran guides me to my desk since I had no control over my senses. The others gather around my desk to see what was wron. "What's wrong with Sakura?" Rika asked when I had my head down on my desk, unable to lift it back up.
"Don't know, it could have been from meeting Rand Lee's sister. Or it could be from Eriol losing it and yelling at Tomoyo. But we've no idea why Sakura's like this." Syaoran says and I'm grateful for it.
Eron somehow made a way to look me in the face and gives me a look that told me he was going to interrogate me later. Tomoyo seems to understand what I was thinking and said I was to be left alone. I try to thank Tomoyo but it all comes out as grumbles. Tomoyo was able to understand and says, "You're welcome Sakura-chan."
I fell asleep a few minutes later, seeing nothing else I could possibly do. I saw someone on a beach and he looked at me with sorrowful eyes. Eyes that were beautiful but so ominous that it was extremely scary. He was so beautiful himself with toned muscles and perfectly tanned skin. I was so close to seeing whom it was when an annoying voice came through my mind.
"Sakura wake up! The teacher is starting to get mad!"
"Leave me alone." I murmured when I felt something hit my head. Blinking, I see my math teacher tapping his hand with a ruler and Tomoyo-chan sweat-dropping.
"What was that last remark, Kinomoto-san?" he said and I try to remember that last thing I said. "Well, are you going to answer me?"
"Sorry, sensei, I can't remember what I had said. I promise I won't fall asleep in class again." I said.
The teacher leaves and I sigh. Looking behind me, I see Syaoran shaking his head. "You told me to wake up didn't you?" I asked and Syaoran nodded. "I thought we couldn't communicate with each other when we were asleep!" I said with a questioning look on my face.
"I guess I didn't want you to get in trouble. But why did you tell me to leave you alone?" I blush and turned away to listen to our lecture. "C'mon Sakura; why did you want me to leave you alone?"
I tune Syaoran out and close my mind off from him when the bell rings for lunch. I run out of the classroom before Syaoran could start up with even more questions while everyone else just stares at the place I was to the place I went to. Syaoran was scratching his head when he saw Lee grinning.
Reaching the roof, I start to slow down and relax a bit more. As I make my way to the fence, I see someone else sleeping with a book on his face. I quietly move closer to see who the person is and see it's Kai ditching class. I thought I would be able to catch him off guard, but when I came up to him he said, "Hey Saku-chan, why're you here now?" I look up to see a mysterious grin on his face.
"How did you know I was here, Kai-kun?" I ask sweat-dropping.
Kai stands up and pats my head. "Only Sakura would make so much noise when slamming a door or running up a flight of stairs. I got kicked out of class by my darling little sister so I came up here to nap in peace." Kai says nonchalantly. "So why are you here Sakura?"
I look away so he doesn't see me so dejected. "I came here to get away from Syaoran. I had an unfortunate thing happen, and said something I shouldn't have. He would be bugging me if I was in the classroom."
"What and how did you say what you said?" Kai asked and I look at him questioningly. "What? He feeds me and if he's upset or worried about you, I won't get any food." Kai exclaimed after a few moments.
"He was telling me to wake up from my dream and I told him to go away. Everyone in class thought I was talking to the teacher, but Syaoran knew I was talking to him. He wants to know why I didn't want him interfering in my head but I don't think he should. I believe it was Rand Darien or Rand Lee since I could only see his beautiful but sorrowful eyes. But the teacher hit my head so I couldn't see him farther. At least I got it off my chest, thanks for listening, Kaitou-kun." Kai nods and goes back to sleep while I sit near the fence and look at the mountains shining from the reflecting light.
The bell for fourth period rang but I didn't go back to class. I didn't feel well enough to pay attention to a teacher so I just skipped class like Kai-kun usually does. I just stared blankly at the scenery when a very panicked Eron comes over to me, making sure I wasn't ill.
Eron sighed and leaned against the fence, staring at me with very confused eyes. Finally collecting his thoughts, Eron said, "Everyone was very worried about you. We all thought you collapsed somewhere, unable to get help from anyone. Why didn't you come back to the classroom?"
Tilting my head, I just shrug. "I didn't want to go back to class. Since Kai was here, I was sure I'd be safe or at least be told if something was wrong. Sorry for worrying you, I guess I was lost in my thoughts the entire time. What classes have I missed?"
Eron looks at me with utter disbelief. "Sakura, school is over; everyone went to search for you. I said I'd search the school and I also found Kai." Eron says as I slap my forehead and groan.
"Sorry, Eron-kun, I didn't mean to skip the rest of school. I only meant to miss the rest of class so I could clear my head." Eron suddenly hugs me and I am really shocked at his sudden embrace. Eron is so worried about me that he was slightly shaking from today's events.
Whispering in my ear Eron says, "You have no idea how worried I was about you. When you first came into the classroom with Syaoran I thought someone may have hurt you in some way. It was extremely for everyone in the group." I nod my head and mumble something that Eron couldn't hear. Eron takes my hand and leads me to the stairwell when Eron suddenly stops and puts his arm in front of me protectively. "Sakura, stay back or something horrible might happen to you. Head back towards the roof and fly away, do not come back to help me!" Eron says low when he suddenly rushes at the person who may want to harm me. It takes me a moment to realize Eron was trying to give me time to escape while he is fighting.
Turning, I run towards the roof to try and call for help. Almost miraculously, as I go through the roof's door, Kai was back with Erika-chan. "Erika-chan, you need to hurry… Eron needs help … please go and help him out!" I say as I try to get my cards.
Erika pales as she hears what I'm saying. When I finished talking, she rushed out the door while Kai stays put. He whistles to his pet bird; Perro-chan flies up to him and Kai says something in French. Perro-chan leaves and then Syaoran comes up the roof with the parakeet on his shoulder.
Gaping at Syaoran, I just start laughing hysterically. Collapsing on the ground, I try to control myself but fail miserably. Syaoran lifts me up and I manage to stop somehow; I point towards the door and he heads that way very confused.
I grab my staff and pull out the Power card to give myself enough strength to help the others. The long struggle to get to Eron, Erika, Syaoran, and Kai was all for nothing. There was no reason for my being there; they were on their way to meet up with me.
"What are you doing here, Sakura? Didn't I tell you not to come back to help me no matter what." Eron says disappointed. I look down, ashamed at myself for acting so recklessly.
When I look at them again, I see that they were struggling hard on their own. All of them have bruises and cuts all over; Eron had a bloody nose that looked like it was broken and the skin was completely ripped off; Syaoran had a black eye, and was limping; while Kai and Erika were just standing. I figured out why Eron didn't want me to fight with them, I wouldn't last and most likely be in a coma if I did fight.
Eron-kun is very considerate to make sure I didn't fight but he still needed it. I'll chew him out later when I see they are all better.
Pulling me aside, Syaoran grabs the card that appeared in my hand. "Don't you dare use the Heal on us. We were the ones that fought, we are the ones that should decide if we want to be healed and we voted that you are to never heal us if we choose to do something dangerous." Tucking the card in his back pocket, Syaoran heads home with Kai while I walked home with Eron; Erika went alone to her house since she didn't want to walk home with me and Eron.
When I noticed Eron was starting to sway from side to side, I support him as best I could. When we finally got to my house, I put Eron on the sofa so he could sleep while I cooked dinner for Onii-chan and Outo-san. Blinking a few times, I notice for the first time that Eron's hair was short like Syaoran, Kai, and Eriol's hair style.
Suddenly the door opened and I see Eriol in the hallway. He looked so distraught that I actually felt some sympathy for the reincarnation of CLow Reed. He comes in and starts to heal Eron-kun as best as he can with him being out of practice for so long. When he finished healing Eron, he looked at me to see if I needed to be healed.
"I don't need to be healed Eriol-kun, would you like some tea?" I ask and he nods as he sits on the chair.
"I don't know what to do Sakura-san, how can I ever apologize to everyone? This is the least I can do, healing their injuries." I serve him some tea and he drinks it slowly. When he finished the cup, he takes his leave, refusing to eat dinner.
I eat dinner and put the leftovers in the fridge as Eron gained consciousness and he tried to get up. I pushed him to the ground and forced him to eat some food. When he surrendered and ate some food, he ate so much that I thought I might have to give him the leftover food.
Then Eron realized that he was healed and looked at me surprised. "Didn't Li take the Heal away from you?" I nod my head in response. "Then how am I healed?" I finish washing the dishes and look at him.
"Eriol-kun came by and healed you. He feels bad about what happened at school and it's his way of apologizing. Onii-chan will be home soon so I'll see you tomorrow," Eron leaves waving bye and looks at my tree to see Darien in it, then leaving without alarming me that someone was stalking me.
What is going to happen now? I wondered as I finished the last of my homework later that evening.