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Bridge of Lakes
¨NO!! Get off of me Karuko!!!! He hurt my little sister!!! I'm not letting that pass so easily!!!¨ Berry shouted trying desperately to get out of her sister's iron grip. But she couldn't and she knew that very well, Karuko was stronger than her and soon she gave up and was satisfied with glaring at Syaoran who just stared at her passively. He knew what he had done and he did not blame her for wanting to kill him.
¨Come now Berry get off of him.¨ With a huff she stood up but her sister still had her hand on her wrist, the knife never disappeared from her hand. Syaoran stood up and brushed off his cloths before sitting back down beside Eriol, Berry glared at him all the way.
¨Berry please put your knife away, you're frightening the others.¨ Berry glanced up at her father and her angry look softened.
¨Yes, Father.¨ The knife finally vanished from her hand and Karuko let go of her.
Karuko stared at Syaoran with searching eyes; her hair honey brown was long and almost reached the floor but was held up by a high pony tail that was made of precious jewels on an oval shaped cone. Her kimono was the color of water and had lilies sewn on it in lilac and pink. It complimented her transparent blue eyes very nicely. Her slim figure fit well into the kimono and she had an aura of high authority and power surrounding her. Syaoran avoided her eyes and looked at Fujitaka who was calling Berry to his side.
¨Don't do such rash things, love its dangerous, what would your mother say? ¨ Berry cast her gaze to the floor and bit her lip hard.
¨She would scold me but Father he-¨ Fujitaka gave her a grim look.
¨I know Berry, I know what he did but we can't kill him for that, everyone has a reason for doing things, even if it is hurtful to others.¨ She glared at Syaoran who just stared back, he had no right to glare at her she was right he had hurt someone, and that someone was her little sister.
¨He better have a damned good reason for hurting Cherry.¨ Fujitaka gave her a puzzled look.
¨Who is Cherry? ¨ Berry smiled and started to bounce up and down all over the room.
¨Cherry is my little sister Sakura, her name means Cherry Blossoms right? So since a lot of people are going to call her Blossom or Sakura I decided to call her Cherry!!! Creative right? ¨
¨Yes it is, Kinomoto Berry right? ¨ Berry looked at Tomoyo and her smile widened.
¨You must be Tomoyo; Cherry-chan's best friend.¨ Tomoyo nodded and stood they shook hands and smiled at each other.
¨I think this will be the beginning of a beautiful friendship.¨ Berry said shaking Tomoyo´s hand firmly.
¨Well Berry these are my friends, Li Syaoran, ¨ Berry gave him another glare. ¨And my boyfriend Hiragizawa Eriol.¨ Berry blinked in his direction then gave Tomoyo a confused look.
¨What's a boyfriend? Isn't that just a boy who is a friend? Why do you say it so lovingly? ¨ Tomoyo blushed and smiled shyly.
¨A boyfriend….its a bit harder to explain now that we are in a different world, when you have a boyfriend its when two people like each other and start well….ummm….let's put it in the old fashioned terms, he is sort of my fiancée but not completely.¨ Berry squealed and hugged her.
¨So you're getting married right?!?! Where's the ring? ¨Tomoyo sweat dropped.
¨That's what I'm saying, it's like having a fiancée but we are not engaged just seeing each other and seeing if it works out.¨ Berry gave Eriol an inquisitive look then frowned.
¨It is working out between you two so why don't you just propose? ¨ She asked Eriol who only smiled knowingly. Karuko sighed and held Berry by her shoulders.
¨Berry, you are being nosy, it is there business what they are doing, leave them be.¨ she said giving Eriol a smile. ¨Now back to the subject at hand, Father what are we going to do about Sakura, she seems devastated when she saw him.¨
¨That is what I am trying to figure out dear, the things we have thought of have lead to the same thing, there is only one way and that is for Li to confront her about it.¨ Karuko looked at him and she frowned with disapproval.
¨My sister really loves you that is the only reason she is suffering so much. Miyuki told me about what they talked about in the Library. You better make up with her fast or you will lose her, and also if I find out that you hurt her again…¨ she let go of Berry and she made her dagger reappear burning brightly in her palm.
¨Berry will not be the only one you will have to worry about.¨
Sakura was seated under a tree she had found in the garden behind the castle. The garden was beautiful, flowers were everywhere of every color, trees were plentiful and provided shade in the hot sun and it stretched out for miles on end. She was leafing through the book trying to figure out a way to make the words appear. She closed it and traced the title with her finger.
¨How do I make your words appear? ¨ she asked herself. Her eyes were a bit mesmerized by the image of the lake stars and person. ¨I wonder who you are, what are you looking at? ¨ the picture began to move, the stars shine became greater and the Lake glowed blue, the person began to stand and looked deep into the lake eager to see inside it.
¨What are you looking-¨ The figure lifted its head and stared at her.
´Shhh…´A voice whispered in her head. ´When you talk, it will stop, I want to see someone so please quite down.´
"You want to see someone? ¨ The figure turned back to the Lake. "So this Lake allows you to see someone, but you have to be searching for the person…." The book began to glow and it flipped open by itself, gold words were being written in neat calligraphy, a page was filled slowly, elegantly, her eyes traced over every letter that was being written, when they stopped she went back to the top and started reading.
`Dimensions have always existed in the world, many are hard to get into, but two dimensions have been connected since the creation of the worlds. To access one you must pass through the Lake of Dreams to access the other you must go in the opposite direction and drown in the Lake of Agony. `
"Alright, I still don't understand.¨ She said to herself trying to figure out what the whole thing with the lakes was about. So yeah there was a lake by the school what did that have to do with anything?
"Maybe the Lake of Dreams is how we got here.¨ Sakura screamed and jumped up, she turned around clutching her heart.
"Oh, Sorry Sakura-chan, I didn't mean to scare you like that¨ Tomoyo said smiling slightly, Sakura went back to the tree and hugged her best friend like the world was about to end. Tomoyo embraced her back and rubbed her head gently.
"Are you still sad about Li-kun? ¨ Sakura nodded, her eyes changed color slightly. They dulled and her voice as well.
"Don't mention his name to me Moyo, please don't.¨ Her friend nodded, still rubbing her head lovingly.
"I'm sorry Sakura; I didn't know that he would have done that.¨
"I don't want to speak about.¨
"Alright, so what you reading you book worm.¨
"HEY!!!! I am not a book worm, I just love to read.¨ Tomoyo rolled her eyes and giggled.
"Wtv Sakura.¨
"Don't whatever me Tomoyo, now I won't show you.¨ Sakura was about to clutch the book in her hands when Tomoyo slipped her hand under her arm and grabbed the book even before Sakura could touch it.
"Don't be childish dear.¨
"How did you do that? ¨ Tomoyo looked up from the book, she had just finished reading the page and she flashed Sakura a smile.
"Do what? ¨
"Y-you just took the book so fast!!!¨
"The Lake of Dreams may be the Lake from our dimension in Tomeda, close to the elementary school.¨ Tomoyo said purposefully ignoring Sakura's question.
Sakura blinked a couple of times then nodded, yes of course she could never forget that lake. The lake where she had always cried, always went through running late for school, it was there in the lake did she realize her feelings for a certain boy were more than friendly. That day her heart hurt so much that it was unbearable, she almost threw herself in the lake to take a swim if she hadn't been the one who had to prepare dinner for her family. It was winter at the time and he would soon leave her to be miserable for six long and hard years. It was also in that lake that she left her dreams to grow, her dream of seeing him again no matter what, her dream of writing and winning the most acclaimed prize for her writing. She left them there to grow and they had, almost, they all went wrong because of her heart, it wasn't in her dreams, without the one she loved the most everything else seemed void and without meaning to her. Tomoyo looked sadly knowing very well what the lake meant to her more than anyone else.
"I was saying that maybe that lake was the Lake of Dreams this book is talking about.¨ Sakura nodded.
"But I don't think that is what the book wants us to figure out. When I got the first thing right it let me read the first page. We have to figure something out from what it's already given to us to let us read the rest of it.¨ Tomoyo nodded and read the small passage again.
"We know what and where the Lake of Dreams is so….the Lake of Agony.¨ Sakura put a finger on her chin and furrowed her brows in concentration.
"Okay, its talking about two dimensions…¨ She sighed and opened her eyes. "I'm lost after that.¨ Tomoyo shook her head and thumped her cousin on her forehead with the book.
"There are two dimensions, most likely its talking about our world, and this one. In our world near the school is where the Lake of Dreams is so the Lake of Agony has to be somewhere here.¨
"I guess so but-¨
A gust of wind swept through the garden and became a whirlwind, it held someone wrapped inside of it and when the wind faded, there stood a hooded figure blood was dripping from inside the dark hood and claws outstretched from inside the long sleeves. It lifted its head up and howled a terrifying scream. The girls couldn't move as they stared at what the thing was. It snarled and charged for them. Finally they both erupted into screams of fear and ran separate ways before the thing could catch them. Sakura reached for her neck to get her key, but realized she had none of the cards with her.
"SAKURA-CHAN!!! USE THE CARDS!!!¨ Tomoyo screeched as the animal thing came after her.
"I-I CANT I DON'T HAVE THEM!!!¨ Sakura screamed racking her brain for a way to save them from whatever that thing was. But she wasn't thinking fast enough, the figure reached Tomoyo and raised its blood soaked claws to her.
"TOMOYO!!!!¨ The figure slashed through skin and both girls heard it ripping and pulling apart slowly and painfully.
