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Chapter 9: Umm, explanation, please?
I was lead to the same double doors that I went to, it was 'his' office. One of the men opened the door on the right and looked at me, emotionless. I straightened my back and stepped inside the conference room. The room was the same old white furniture, walls, etcetera. The man in a white uniform stood in front of his wall-like window panels. He noticed me as soon as I walked in.
"Ah, Sakura-chan. How have you been? I haven't seen you in awhile." Byakuran greeted with a welcome gesture. I smiled, "But I see you every meal of the day."
Byakuran made his way to me gracefully, adding a sigh. "That limit of hours felt like forever." I was avoiding his eye contact as he glided to me.
Before he got any closer, I made a swift move to a white couch with a regular glass coffee table. I plopped down. Behind me, Byakuran chuckled at my sudden movement to a seat and instead of standing there, he took a seat next to me. I glanced at him and saw him reach for the bag of marshmallows on the translucent table. He saw me watching him.
"Want some?" he asked with a smile. I shook my head, "N-no, it's fine." Byakuran took one out and threw it in his mouth.
"Umm, may I ask about the boy you took in?" I finally blurted out after 2 minutes of silence.
"Hmm, oh, him." Byakuran answered in a bored tone, "I heard he tried to kidnap you."
Isn't it the other way around! I thought.
I smiled weakly, "Y-yeah, what did you do to him?"
Byakuran placed his bag of marshmallows back on the table and took out a remote, "I might as well as show you instead." With a push of a button, the screen in front of us crackled and lit up. On the screen, it showed a shadowy figure with an elbow propped on his knee. As the vision got clearer, I realised that it no other than Shaoran.
"Shaoran!" I gasped unintentionally. On his wrists were the same restrains that I had. He looked tired and pale like he was cold. By instinct, I ran to the screen and touched the 2D version of Shaoran. He was in a glass box that made Shaoran look like an experimental animal in a cage. Anger trembled in my body, I turned around and faced Byakuran, who was still smiling like a fool.
"Is this your idea of fun?!" I cried furiously.
He laughed, "Yes, how'd you know?"
I just glared at him as his image got blurred by my tears of frustration. With nothing left to say, I turned around and ran out. No matter how much I rubbed the streams of water out of my eyes, they seemed to block my vision. I stumbled into my room and collapsed onto the bed. Why was I so useless?! Sure, I was angry at Byakuran, but I was also angry at myself for not being able to do anything. I wiped my tears on the bed and sniffled, shaking my head. Stay positive, Sakura, positive! Getting myself collected, I quickly changed and shuffled into the bed. I glanced over to the makeshift bed that I made for Kero. He had left with the others to the Vongola Base. Loneliness built up in me as I curled up in a ball. I shut my eyes close, please let this work. With a mutter, I said: "Dream, take me into the dream of your current holder." A blast of darkness engulfed me as I plunged into an eternal hole. The force of the gravitation wind made it nearly impossible for me to open my eyes. Just through the cracks of my eyes, I saw a blinding light up ahead. Out from the darkness, warmth welcomed me as I slowed down my descent. I opened my eyes and found myself in a bubble. I looked down and saw the outfit that I had worn during the Hope card incident. Pale yellow and pink, just as Tomoyo like it. I shook my head from the though and look over the scenery, the place was breath-taking. There was a Chinese gazebo placed as a tiny island with large stepping stones that had a stream of clear spring water running underneath it. The Dream card allows you to enter one's mind in their dream. Must be all the meditation Shaoran does in the mornings. A ping of pain entered my heart, the more I thought about Shaoran, the more I ached to see him.
"Sakura!" a voice called bellowed.
It was no other than Shaoran! I flipped around and saw him in the pairing outfit to mine that Tomoyo had made for us. We were a couple of feet away, until the bubble popped. I started to plummet to the ground.
"Shaoran!" I cried as I was falling. Thump, I fell on to something soft and squishy.
"Hoe?" I said, as I looked down.
"C-could you…?" Shaoran muffled under me.
"HOE! GOMEN!" I exclaimed, moving off of him. "A-are you okay?" Shaoran curled up in a ball and mumbled something. I squatted down next to him "Hoe?"
Suddenly, he grabbed my arm and rolled to get on top of me. "I got you, Sakura!"
I giggled, "You sure did." We paused for a minute before we both burst out laughing. I took my hand and brought it on his cheek, "I missed you, Shaoran." We were so close to each other! I could smell sunshine and some essence of Chinese food on him. Shaoran coughed, making me blush. We jumped apart and just sat next to each other.
"So," I said breaking the awkward silence, "How did you end up here?"
Shaoran fumbled with a piece of grass, "Well, I was in China, training with Meiling. We got a message from your Oni-san that you disappeared. So, I took the next flight to Japan and I went to Tomoyo's house." I flinched at her name, "Is she doing well?"
Shaoran nodded, "Yeah, she was going to visit your house the day after you got kidnapped, but she was told you disappeared."
I nodded sadly, but I was reassured by Shaoran as he placed a hand on top of mine, "After I visited her house, I took a car to your new town, Namimori. There, I went to your school and met with Tsuna and his friends. They claimed to have known you and told me that you have been trapped in the future. I have been with Tsuna and his friends in the test of the Vongola Primo." He smirked, "They are very powerful friends."
I agreed, "Not only that, they protect what they think is right." The memory of talking with Tsuna outside the karaoke room reminded me of his attitude. "Especially their boss."
Shaoran silently nodded. We watched the thin clouds past the vast dreamland. I laid on the green, breathing in the crisp air. He joined me with our hands still entwined together.
"How long do we still have?" Shaoran said with a sad tone.
"Not long…" I replied just as depressed. "Why can't we just stay like this…forever?" I closed my eyes, but I still heard Shaoran shift next to me. He brushed my cheek lightly.
"I don't know." There was a slight crack in his voice. Slowly, I opened my eyes. Shaoran's face was inches away from me. His eyes were a light hazel, brimming with carefulness. With one hand he caressed my cheek and brought his lips on top of mine. I fully accepted his tender touch and wrapped my arms on his neck while he embraced me on the ground. Just as I closed my eyes once again, the dreamland slowly became colder, making our embrace the warmth. A tear rolled down my cheek, hoping that this kiss would last.
"…Sa…Kura…" a voice beckoned. A pair of hands shook my shoulders.
"SAKURA!"
I shot up awake. "HOEE!" I turned to Shoichi who quickly clasped my mouth.
"SHHHHH," he hushed, "it's earlier in the morning still." I nodded with understanding with his hands still on my mouth. Shoichi sighed as he let go. "Good, I want to take you somewhere, but first, go change to something else…" He pointed to my night gown.
Blushing, I gave him a curt nod, "Okay, meet me outside."
We skittered down the hall, with many confusing turns and twists. It was obviously guarded by some men, after all, they had to protect Yuni and Byakuran, though they just paused to bow shortly to Shoichi. Even though I couldn't tell where he was taking me, I could tell it was something of secret, against the Millefiore. We got to a corridor that seemed to narrow with less doors and rooms. My heart thumped, I understood where this is going. We came to a room with a white door, guarded by two men with black jackets.
"Good morning, sir." One man said as he moved aside to let us through. ", young lady." I flinched uncomfortably in my white gown but followed Shoichi.
I gasped as the guard switched on a light; it was a line of prisoners in their own glass room.
"Take your time." The guard muttered as we walked down. Despite the whiteness of the entire place, it made it feel a lot creeper. The cleanness of the prison and the gloomy, emotionless prisoners contrasted, making shivers run up my arms in goose bumps. The eyes of the prisoners followed us as we walked past them. I couldn't help but look into the eyes of one of them. It was hollowed with a darkness that pained my heart with pity. A tug of my arms made me tear my eyes away from the eyes. Shoichi pointed to the one at the very end.
It was Shaoran.