C A U G H T S T A R I N G
Shii-Chan©

AN: Hi, thanks to my fourteen reviews!

Summary: Kinomoto Sakura never expected to have to play prey when her new house catches on fire and kills her father and brother. Previously in her life, while she lived in America suspicious footprints and a pool of blood had left obvious evidence for the killing of her mother and twin sister, but no DNA was ever found on the scene, nor on her family members. Her new neighbor, Hiiragizawa Eriol, gives her a box that was accidentally mailed to him, and because of strange circumstances she finds strange pictures of innocent children who had died. Then she ends up living with Li Syaoran, the owner of the business that creates devices that can harm paranormal life and protect innocent people from the evil beyond the grave. What will happen in the adventures she has with him, and meanwhile where has Hiiragizawa taken her (other/adopted) sister, Tomoyo? Was it just a date after all? Aside from that, it seems like Syaoran knows too well about this 'Certain Eye Color can mean you are a ghost.' But then he reveals he, himself is have entity, half person. And can Sakura have secrets of her own?
Genre: Romance/Horror/Hurt-Comfort/Mystery/Adventure/Suspense

***C A U G H T S T A R I N G***
***Chapter 9: Night Terrors***

"When you get the best opportunity of a life time, are you going to be too afraid to speak or will you let it roll by and wait for it to happen yet again?"

Place: T.P.H.S Halloween Masquerade Ball
Time: 7:57
Date: 10/31
Year: 2011

Sakura ran back to the dance to find all the lights out and everyone screaming. Sakuya walked in behind her and whispered in her ear, "This is your chance to use angelic magic for the first time." Sakuya said.

"What angelic magic?" Sakura asked.

"Say, 'Tenshi Majikku' and then you will go back to your original state of angel." Sakuya whispered and vanished.

"Tenshi Majikku?" Sakura questioned and then the lights flipped back on.

Syaoran saw her and ran over to her. "Daijoubu, Sakura-Chan?" Syaoran asked. Sakura nodded and apologized for overreacting to his unusual comment and then heard a girl scream.

Everyone directed their attention to the stage, and on it hung Dokubutso Kirei, in a mutilated matter. She had a cut all along her throat that was gushing blood, but her hands were nailed to the top of the stage, which left her in that hanging matter.

"That's where Kirei-Sama went!" The fan girls echoed.

"Heh, and we were the first to know she was dead." Syaoran, Sakura, Eriol and Tomoyo all said from different places at different times.

People ran in many different directions. Than a certain honey-colored hair girl who wasn't Sakura walked on the stage, next to Dokubutso."

"Konnichiwa, you all should know me as Kinomoto Sakuya, I came here for school about a year ago but then suddenly disappeared. Well I have returned to see my lovely twin, Kinomoto Sakura, dance with her date for the night..." Sakuya paused.

'Don't say my name. Don't say my—" Syaoran thought before another outburst from the petite Sakuya came about. "Li Syaoran! Spotlight please!" And then a spotlight immediately found Sakura and Syaoran by the door, where Sakura had walked in.

"Sakura-Chan, before we have to fight with other Kinomoto," Syaoran paused. "Let me repay you for my hypnotized self. May I have this dance?"

***F L A S H B A C K***

It's so dark.
I can't see a foot in front of me. My hands are touching my waste-I think-and I can't see them.
What happened to mom and Sakura-Chan?
Oh well. I guess I have to find an exit to this place.
It seems to be getting a little bit lighter as I walk up here, but it smells like blood, burnt hair and a lot of smoke.
I can hear some lady screaming. Is that mommy?
I'm running towards the sounds to find a lady who isn't mommy.
She has short brown hair, red eyes and very pale skin.
"Sakuya-Chan, you've arrived..." The lady says in a feminine voice.
"How do you know my name?" I respond. What a creeper!
"Oh, setting that aside, how do you not remember mine?" She says.
"Re...member?" I pause.
Then I step towards her, trying to analyze her face. She puts one long hand out and caresses my cheek. Her nails are like claws, and they seem to be digging into my skin, but I can't feel them.
"I'm Nanami Sonomi. Pleasure to see you again." She says in a hushed tone.
"Well, I'm Kinomoto Sakuya." I say. Oh wait, she already knows.
"So, I hear you have a twin sister...or had one."
"What do you mean, HAD?" I emphasized.
"Well sweetie, didn't you know?" Her face got even paler.
"You're dead."
I stayed quiet. What was she talking about?
"Would you like to make a contract so you can see your sister again?" She asked.
I loved my sister more than anything in the world...and this was just a bad dream. So of course I accepted it.
She then passed through me and my beautiful emerald eyes became silver, and my honey colored hair turned dull and got black streaks.
"You see, now that you have agreed to the contract," Sonomi-Sama began, "...I'll tell you that if you can find someone who had the same eyes as you did, you can take their form and come out of our ghostly state...or, if you can kill this angel," Sonomi pulled out a picture of my twin, "...than I will restore your humanity." She said with a stern look.
"My own sister?" I asked with objection in tone.
"You and your sister are the same person...so it will be like killing your ghostly form and your life will automatically be restored."
"And what about my mom? Where is she?" I asked.
"She objected the contract, so I'm afraid she is permanently dead." Sonomi put her fingers through her hair.
"Who killed us? And how?" I asked with discomfort.
"Oh, well that's a mystery...I know but it is against my idea to tell you!"

***C A U G H T S T A R I N G***

Sakura and Syaoran finished their dance and everyone clapped. They both blushed and then Sakura went into a state of remembrance.

"Akuma Majikku..." Sakuya trailed off and Dokubutso disappeared. Sakuya went away and then sat on a tree branch outside.

"Why did I accept her request?" Sakuya shook her head. "And how did I...die...?"

"Sakuya-Chan..." Sonomi came up to the tree and sat next to her.

"Oh...Konbanwa, Sonomi-Sama!" Sakuya acted faithful.

"So, Sakuya-Chan, I know you and Sakura's birthday is coming up, but I'm focusing it mainly on you." Sakuya listened to Sonomi as she continued. "What is your birthday wish?"

"I wish..."

***Chapter 9: Night Terrors-End***
Next Chapter: WISHES
To be continued...

A/N: Hi Minna...I planned to make this chapter a LOT longer but I didn't have the time to write... 2 CHAPTERS ONE DAY! It's the month of thankfulness so be thankfull (: