Hi!! What's up?! I hope you guys enjoyed last chapter. I read some were not very happy with the cliffhanger. Well here is the rest of it. Don't kill me for it will ya? I am an author not a perfectionist. And plus I like my life. So enjoy and review!!!!
Bridge of Lakes
"TOMOYO!!!" Sakura ran over to her but the hooded figure was still in front of her friend. She had no weapons and her magic was useless without the cards. Tomoyo screeched again when she saw Eriol's back slashing open. His blood spilled onto the figure and he spit out blood from his mouth. Tomoyo screamed and put her hands to her lips, her whole body trembling.
¨T-Tomoyo, run…¨ He said weakly as the claws from the figure retreated from his back.
¨But…E-Eriol-¨
¨DAMN IT TOMOYO RUN!!!! TAKE SAKURA WITH YOU AND GO TO THE THRONE ROOM!!! YOU TWO DON'T HAVE ANY MAGIC SO DON'T ASK ANY QUESTIONS JUST RUN!!!¨ He shouted turning to face the figure.
Tomoyo gulped and nodded before going to Sakura. She tugged on her friends cloths but she wouldn't move. Eriol had called out his staff and was blocking the things claws. With one swing of the staff the hood fell off and the girls almost retched in disgust. This was no human, its face was distorted horribly having the likeness of a lizard its long green face scratched and bleeding from every which way, oozing with purple blood, one eye had gone missing and the empty socket was there to prove it. The things forked tongue sliding out of its mouth licking the empty socket. Its other eyes silted in half leaving half of its eye bleeding and the other half searching when it found its target it hissed and jumped into the air. It landed in front of Sakura and raised its blade like fingernails. They were paralyzed with fear when all of a sudden a red beam of light passed them and the next thing they knew the creature was dead gurgling in its own blood on the grass.
¨Dark Stars.¨ Berry mumbled as she twirled her wand in the air without touching it. She looked at two guards who where a few ways off. ¨Take them to Tenno, tell General Fowl that a Dark Star Servant has attacked the Youngest Princess and her friends.¨ The guards bowed.
¨Yes, Your Excellency.¨ One guard took Tomoyo by the elbow and led her away but Sakura was still rotted to the spot now staring at Berry's wand. It held a crystal flower at the very top which was in different shades of red, the flower glowed, the handle of it was golden with a Ruby in the center precious pale stones glittering around it. But what caught her attention the most was how the petals of the flower was shifting from blood red to sun red to scarlet and so on. Berry looked up at her sister the grim expression on her face still held.
¨Star Magic, I'll explain once you are safe inside.¨ Sakura glanced at Eriol who was already at Berry's side.
¨Your hurt-¨
¨Go. I'll be fine, take care of Tomoyo for a bit, she's shaken.¨
¨Please Ohime-sama, follow me.¨ the other guard took her into the castle. Berry turned to Eriol her wand now safely in her hand. She twirled and twirled it then suddenly stopped and slammed it on her hand.
¨She's right that Darcreature got you good.¨ she examined his back which was still overflowing with blood and nodded as if justifying her statement with that one glance.
¨That what? ¨ He asked.
¨Darcreature, it's a Dark Stars creation, an ex-Starlander.¨ He shook his head and wiped the side of his mouth smearing his cheek with blood stains.
¨Explain to me later, too much blood.¨ He said suddenly collapsing. Berry held him up and sighed.
¨Miyu can help, let's just get you inside.¨
The guards led the two girls to the throne room. They were both familiar with it but never expected others to be there side from the King and Queen. When the Queen caught sight of her daughter a gasp of terror slipped through her rosy lips.
¨Love, my little princess what happened?!?!¨ Her mother asked getting off the throne and went to the two girls at the entrance. The people in the room gasped in surprise, Kinjo Heika never left her throne beside Tenno when others were present.
¨Its nothing Mommy.¨ but Nadeshiko would never believe her, her daughter was a terrible liar that was known very well.
¨Kinjo Heika, Ohime-sama was attacked by a Darcreature a few minutes past. They both are quit shaken from the attack; it was a Dark Stars tortured creation.¨ Kinjo Heika nodded and embraced both girls.
¨I'm so glad you two are safe.¨ she whispered kissing both of there heads. ¨How did you ever get away; those Dark Stars create vicious things!!!¨
¨Berry Onee-chan.¨ Sakura whispered.
¨Ahem.¨ someone coughed. The queen turned and looked momentarily displeased with the interruption. It was the Tenno of a neighboring country. ¨With all do respect Tenno, ¨ said the Carnation Tenno. ¨Your wife is being extremely disrespectful.¨ Fujitaka raised a hand and the Tenno was silenced at once.
¨Hold your peace Yakima.¨ The man looked insulted but said not another word. Fujitaka approached the two girls and led them to where the thrones were placed. Both the Tenno and his wife, Kinjo Heika sat back down the girls in between them.
¨Yakima I would like you to meet my youngest daughter, Kinomoto Sakura and her best friend from the Mirror World, Daidouji Tomoyo.¨
¨Nice to meet you.¨ they both bowed and the man along with his wife bowed as well.
¨Sakura, Tomoyo, this is the Tenno of Igsignia and his wife.¨ Yakima's eyes widened realizing that Fujitaka had said their youngest child. He and his wife bowed respectfully to Sakura.
¨Forgive me Ohime-sama I had not realized it was you.¨ Sakura looked at him bewildered but said nothing. Nadeshiko glanced at him then back at her daughter.
¨Sakura will not remember you; she was a baby when she fled this world.¨
¨Yes, of course.¨ Sakura turned her bewildered expression to her mother.
¨Fled? ¨ Her mother smiled.
¨Nothing, now where were we Fujitaka? ¨ the king shrugged and looked down at his guests. He clicked his tongue against his teeth, trying hard to remember but nothing came.
¨I believe you were on the topic of the Succeeding Star Families.¨ Aniue said walking behind the kings' throne out of nowhere. Fujitaka smiled at him and nodded.
¨Ah yes, thank you Aniue.¨ He bowed.
¨Always at your services my king.¨ Sakura blushed when she saw him and came closer to Tomoyo. Her friend looked at her with a curious expression then glanced at Aniue; from the side of his left eye he was watching the Princess a smile upon his lips. Tomoyo frowned and took Sakura's hand.
¨Excuse us for a sec, Kinomoto-san, I need to speak with Sakura.¨ Tomoyo said bowing by inclining her head slightly. She heard the women wife of Yakima whisper.
¨How rude, no manners just bowing her head and what is this with addressing the Imperial Family so casually. Honestly.¨ Tomoyo´s frown deepened as she walked down the raised platforms where the thrones were. Sakura followed on the account that her arm was being held painfully firmly in Tomoyo´s. Tomoyo stopped right beside the women her voice dropping to a low and dangerous whisper.
¨With all due respect Madam, be careful what you say when I am near. What I hear, I may not like and I have changed tremendously not the so forgiving person I once was. Watch it.¨ The women paled, then her face harden.
¨Speak to this insolent girl my king!!! She has threatened me.¨ Fujitaka looked at Tomoyo and shrugged.
¨The young women is a terrifying one I understand this but….I have no authority over her, she is not from my kingdom.¨ The women turned red from anger, she was not going to take a threat from a girl she just met. She whirled around and glared her down.
¨Then I will deal with her.¨ Aniue was suddenly by the women's side holding onto her right hand which she was about to lift. He looked at Tomoyo she was dangerously passive her eyes giving away no fear or threat to the Lady of Carnations. But her hands were a different story, they were shaking a faint glow surrounding them but that faint glow had an aura of destruction and power.
¨Lady of the Western.¨ He addressed Tomoyo who looked at him like he had gone insane.
¨My name is Daidouji Tomoyo, Aniue.¨ He shook his head and handed her a set of white gloves the he pulled out from his robes.
¨I do know your name, but you are in the Star Lake World. Here you are known as the Queen of the Western Hemisphere Constellations, or just as of now Lady of the Western, married to Lord of the Western.¨ Tomoyo raised an eyebrow.
¨And who is this Lord that I am married to? ¨ All Aniue did was smile; Tomoyo sighed and rubbed her temples. ¨Look I have no ring on my finger, I'm most likely some princess here or something.¨ She eyed the gloves. ¨What are those for? ¨
Not that she didn't like the gloves; they were a fashion statement all on there own without being worn, beautiful and so pure a white it gleamed. They began with the finger slots where she was to put her fingers inside of, and then it rounded off and formed a circle to hold her hand instead of the usual straight glove look. A star was shining but in reality it was a white crystal, and there were inscriptions as the glove went up, they were in gold, then a white bow was placed near the end, in the center of the bow another crystal was found and to finish it the sign of infinity, eternity.
Tomoyo glanced up at Aniue again who was still smiling, that smile of his was getting on her last nerve. But he urged her to take them which of course she did not.
¨Let go of Ohime-sama. You are hurting her.¨ Tomoyo looked at Sakura's arm and sure enough when she removed it her hand was imprinted on her arm.
¨Sakura-chan, I'm sorry I didn't mean to…¨ Sakura waved it off.
¨Its alright Tomoyo-chan, you were angry I know how you get.¨ She shook her head in protest.
¨No…I had no right to hurt you.¨
¨I'm alright.¨ Sakura reassured, and Aniue pushed the gloves in front of Tomoyo again.
¨These will help you control it, put them on and please unless you are in a battle do not take them off, it would be dangerous.¨ Tomoyo nodded and put the gloves on, they adjusted to her hand and stuck, it felt as if they were her hand and arms, they stretched out and stopped at her elbows. Aniue nodded in approval.
¨Remember to not take them off unless necessary, you see those letters and symbols? ¨ Tomoyo nodded.
¨They say Be Sealed, ¨ Then he pointed to the last sign the sign of eternity. ¨For Eternity.¨
¨Why does it say that? ¨ She asked tracing the signs.
¨You will find out soon enough.¨
The doors of the throne room opened once again, Berry had pushed them open dragging a wounded and unconscious Eriol with her. Tomoyo gasped and ran to there side taking his arm and putting it around her shoulders and they both dragged him in.
¨I thought you said you would take care of him.¨ Tomoyo whispered looking accusingly at Berry.
¨I can't find Miyu, unless you have healing powers you better help me find her.¨ Eriol woke with a groan and glanced at Tomoyo though a cracked eye.
¨Are...y-you ok, love? ¨ He asked barely able to breath let alone speak. Tomoyo nodded.
¨I'm fine Elli, don't talk alright? You need to rest.¨
¨I-I can't more…more…after…all of you.¨
¨What are you talking about Elli? ¨ He breathed in slowly.
¨More are c-coming, someone wants you, all of you, Sakura, her sisters, and you to die.¨ Berry almost dropped him.
¨no.¨ She whispered looking up at her parents in dismay. ¨No!!!! Mom Dad!!!! NO!!!¨ She shouted they looked grim as they stood up.
¨Berry, I need you to go and find your sisters, put Hiragizawa in the infirmary, Sakura, you Tomoyo and Li stay with him and do not come out until we tell you to.¨ Fujitaka said passing by them quickly.
¨B-but!! Father!!!¨ He looked back at Berry.
¨Do as I say. Nadeshiko…¨ His wife nodded and came by his side in an instant. ¨We need all of your power, go by the Bow Star,¨ Sakura stared at them with worry in her eyes.
¨Mommy? Daddy? ¨They glanced at her.
¨Do as your Father has instructed you Sakura you as well Berry. Lady and Lord Carnation I trust you know this situation.¨
¨W-What situation? ¨ Sakura asked approaching them. ¨What's going on? ¨ Aniue took hold of her arm and began to walk with her away from the room and into a corridor inside of the palace, Tomoyo and Berry hot on his trail. ¨LET GO ANIUE!!!! WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO DO?!?!¨
¨They will succeed.¨ was all that came out of his lips.
They were dragged into a room where Syaoran was already, Berry set Eriol on his stomach carefully on a bed then looked up at Tomoyo who only had eyes for Eriol.
"Tomoyo, my sisters are already on her way to Father, I feel your power so I need you to use it.¨ Tomoyo looked at her like she had just lost her mind.
"I have no powers!!! I never have had any so I can't help.¨ Berry shook her head.
"Those gloves, they were made by my mother for you and you alone. Tomoyo you have an incredible power to heal but also to destroy. The gloves control your power because you can not at this point in time. That is why Aniue had told you never to take them off. They are made with sealing magic, if you do take them off…well see for yourself. ¨
Slowly Tomoyo took of the elbow length glove. Her whole arms where glowing and trembling with energy that she had never felt before. Power was flowing in her veins instead of blood, or did they flow together? She didn't know but to her it felt great. She moved her arms but the shaking did not stop.
"Do you believe me now? You have magic, but that magic had not awakened in the other world because the situations did not call for it.¨ Tomoyo gave Berry a scared expression before looking back at Eriol.
¨So now it does….but I don't know how to use it.¨ Berry sighed and shook her head.
¨You doubt yourself way too much, in the other world you didn't maybe because you were younger. Anyways, do as you think it should be done.¨ It was Tomoyo´s turn to sigh, why couldn't anyone here just be straight foreword?!? If Sakura ever wrote a mystery novel she would never read it.
Not to waste any more time Berry left the four in the infirmary and went to where he father mother and sisters where. Tomoyo looked at Eriol who was unconscious again. A red hue was beginning to form on his cheeks, the first sign of a high fever. She couldn't hesitate if she wanted him to live. The wound was deep she could see some back bone he was in bad conditions and it would get worse if she didn't do something quick. Sakura put a hand on her shoulder, she looked back and she smiled at her in reassurance.
¨Its alright Tomoyo, you can do it.¨ Sakura said, Tomoyo nodded.
Her hands were still a glow but as she neared Eriol the glow began brighter and turned into a shine. When that happened her hands and arms began to hurt, her veins burned the blood and power boiling. But she paid no attention to any of these, she had to heal Eriol and not kill him, how she would do that she did not know. She placed her hands on his bleeding back and pressed on it shifting all her weight on him, he shouted in pain but she continued to apply more and more pressure. Her hands burned so much she thought they would fall but a few seconds later the glow seeped into Eriol. Veins were reconstructed, skin began to move and grow, the bone was covered up and all this while both the injured and the healer suffered an unbearable pain. Eriol shouted again and Tomoyo kept quite concentrating on the process that was taking place. When the skin had all together grown again she lifted her hands from his back and collapsed on the floor but Sakura caught her. She was breathing heavily a sheen of sweat covering her face. Syaoran came beside Sakura and gave her Tomoyo´s gloves. Sakura took them without looking at him and placed the gloves back on Tomoyo´s hands and arms. She smiled down at her taking hair from her face.
¨See, you did it.¨ Tomoyo nodded.
¨Y-Yeah, thank you Sakura.¨ and with that she dozed off. Sakura lifted her off the floor and placed her on another bed; she pulled the covers over her and left her to rest.
She sat down beside her and stared out the window not paying any attention to the person across the room. She couldn't talk to him, she wouldn't, it was something she had not will to do if she wanted to break down. But even though she gave him an unwelcome aura he still came by her.
¨Sakura-¨
¨Save it.¨ she cut him off harshly giving him a glare. He didn't flinch back just hung his head low. If only he had paid more attention to when he was resting none of this would ever have happened.
¨Sakura please listen to me.¨ She didn't answer. Instead she stood and brushed him off then went to the window staring out at the beautiful world she had arrived in. She didn't understand any of it, how she had six sisters, how her parents where here, how this world even here and she in it. Was she really a princess? But those questions would be saved for later, she was stuck in a room with someone who had hurt her more than once, she didn't want to be here.
¨Sakura it was never my intention to hurt you.¨ She turned and her glare intensified.
¨Yeah right.¨
¨Sakura-¨
¨SHUT UP!!!¨ He stayed silent, understanding how sad and confused she was. He back off and turned his back to her. She hesitated to continue but when he began to walk away she held on to him by hugging him from behind. He stopped and balled his fits in frustration.
¨Just shut up and listen to me Syaoran.¨ She whispered. ¨Its been six years….no communication at all, I thought you stopped loving me and I was determined to do the same. But when you came back….I was happy, so very happy you had finally come back.¨ A tear slipped from her eye, and then they just kept coming.
¨Sakura-¨
¨I said to shut up and listen!!!¨ He stayed quite. ¨You came back, but you treated me like you didn't care about me in the slightest, your eyes were so cold towards me. Then Tomoyo told me something I knew was going to happen and…Syaoran that hurt so much…w-why would you do that?!?!¨ He turned around and embraced her, she wanted to pull away but how could she? The void in her heart was beginning to become bigger and she couldn't stand not being with him anymore.
¨I'm sorry Sakura.¨ Was that all he could say? I'm sorry?
¨S-¨
¨Its your turn to be quite and listen.¨ She said nothing. ¨I would never hurt you unless it was something I had no choice in doing to protect you. I don't remember how I came to Japan because I was under a spell; someone was making me do things that I would never try to even think off Sakura. So please, I'm begging you not to be angry with me. No matter what happens Sakura, I will always and forever love you.¨
Sakura looked up at him, tears still flowing freely. Syaoran whipped them away with his thumb then caressed her cheek lovingly. What he said was the truth, nothing would make him not love her. She was his world and he would never deny it, not to anyone. He smiled and kissed her forehead lightly. Sakura frowned.
¨Stop kissing me there.¨ She said giving him a playful glare. ¨I like it but…¨ He knew what she meant, he had never once kissed her on the lips. He had his reason too but if that was what she wanted, if she had really forgiven him, then he would.
¨Are you sure you want me to do that? ¨
¨Think of it as your apology to me.¨
¨Alright then.¨ He smirked and lifted her chin up, she was staring at him with eager eyes and a blush was forming on her cheeks. He passed a finger on it and then tilted his head down towards her. There lips only inches apart they closed there eyes and Syaoran captured her lips in his.
