Here's chapter 4!
Sakura and Jessica
Chapter 4: A brush with death.
Sakura had no choice but to limp all the way to her school. Her mind kept thinking about Jessica. She knew that she should concerntrate on her exam which was extremely important... But she couldn't shake Jessica's helpless nearly lifeless form out of her head.
Sakura rounded the school gates and stood with the wall next to the gate supporting her. She breathed in short rapid breaths. Her eyes could see two people she had never thought would come back:- Eriol... and... Syaoran. They were talking to Tomoyo but all three had their backs turned to her. She took a breath of relief, not wanting to alert them to her presence. If she did, she would have no chance at defending herself against all three of them.
Sakura managed to sneak past them as she slowly limped her way to her desk. Thankfully no-one was in the classroom yet. She sighed as her breath was still shakey from earlier... She could feel tears forming in her eyes. She tried to stop them but it was useless. She lowered her head very quickly onto the desk, sobbing. 'I just wanna die...How could I leave her like that? I should have stood my ground! Oh hell...' She thought to herself as the tears racked her body very violently.
Tomoyo walked towards the classroom with Syaoran behind her. She had, had to tell both of them. When she visited the Li house, she told them both at the same time...Let's just say Syaoran's reaction was so angry that only Eriol could stop him.
Tomoyo stopped outside the classroom door, she could hear Sakura crying on the inside and looked to Syaoran and Eriol who had just caught up to them. "Now, just as we said: Don't alert her and certainly don't attack her. We can ambush her at the Penguin Park, not before. I know its going to be hard, but its the best way we can do this"
Syaoran looked at the blue haired girl. "What about the ring that Sakura's got on? It'll be hard to ignore it for the whole day" He whispered, keeping his voice down.
Tomoyo looked to both of them. "Listen, I'll act the suprised one. You can get annoyed Eriol and ask who it was. You on the other hand Syaoran should be angry but with a stern face...Again, we can't alert her" She whispered back and both boys nodded, albiet reluctently.
Sakura froze as she heard the classroom door open. She knew precisely who was stood at the door. It was the three people she didn't want to look at, more less talk to. She silently looked out of the window. Trying to keep her gaze outside.
'I...I'm so scared Jessica...I need to be with you...Tomoyo and the others are here...I have no idea what is going to happen to me' She sent her thoughts on the magical wavelength that only the two of them knew.
Within a few moments Jessica's response came back. 'I know how you feel. I feel the same way. The doctor has told me what's wrong with me...I have to tell you myself. The doctor's left and Kero with Yukito have granted me permission to see you and tell you myself. Can you get to the park where I met you yesterday?'
Sakura lowered her head to her desk again. 'I'll try Jessica...I don't know if I can... I'll try to get to you at lunch-break. We don't have a morning break today because of the test...'
'I'll be waiting for you. Don't rush your exam. I'll wait for you, I love you'
Sakura smiled sadly as she nodded her head. 'I love you to Jessica'
Tomoyo walked over to her desk and sat down. "Morning Sakura-chan!" In her normal cheery way. Sakura could tell Tomoyo was rather pissed off at her, but she was trying to hold it in.
"Morning Tomoyo-chan..." Sakura responded very weakly.
"Morning Sakura." Syaoran's voice echoed in Sakura's ears. "Morning Sakura-san"
"Morning you two..." Sakura responded, while she tried desperately to move her arms... But she quickly found something even more alarming: When Touya had thrown her down the stairs, he had managed to get her arms blooded and she couldn't really move them.
'Oh shit...' Sakura thought. Jessica's voice sounded in her head. 'What's the matter?' Sakura shivered as she sent her reply back. 'I... I think Touya damaged my arms earlier...I can't move them!' Jessica's voice suddenly went louder. 'Those fucking assholes! I think I'll change the plans then. Yukito, Kero and I will come now!'
'What about the test? Not to mention the others?' Sakura was extremely scared, Jessica could tell. 'Fuck the test! Fuck the people around you! Your safety is paramount here Sakura! I can't let you die! Not now! You've given me a new reason to live... To be with you! I will not let them boss you around anymore! We're coming now! Try to get outside... If you can't, we'll force our way in. Just be ready honey... Alright?'
When Sakura's response did not came back, Jessica informed the two and they bolted out of the Kinomoto residence.
Syaoran and Eriol took their seats, then Syaoran noticed something rather alarming. His eye's widened and Eriol could tell he wasn't looking at the ring as per what they planned. Eriol followed his gaze and his eyes to went wide. "Tomoyo" Tomoyo looked to Eriol as she suddenly realised that something was dangerously wrong.
"Look Sakura's arms! Are you alright Sakura!?" Syaoran stood up in a flash of light as did Tomoyo, with Tomoyo getting close to Sakura.
Sakura could feel her whole world starting to disappear. She could hear a gentle flute playing with the sound of the rolling waves. She sighed as her whole body almost lost concousness.
She couldn't move or breath. She felt as though she was going to die... Right then and there. She desperatly tried to keep awake but her eyes started to close of their own accord.
Tomoyo lifted Sakura's arms up and Syaoran's eyes went wider. "In the name of Clow...She's dieing!"
Eriol raced over so that he was behind Sakura. "We've got to get her breathing back! If we can't do that..."
Sakura couldn't feel or see anyone. All she could see was her mother Nadeshiko looking at her with a shocked look on her face.
"Sakura...I can't... I can't believe it!"
Sakura sadly looked at her mother. "Its your fault I'm like this... If you never told Touya to attack me...I would still be okay...So mother...I don't want to see you again...Ever"
Within a matter of seconds, Eriol, Syaoran and Tomoyo ducked as a massive explosion rocked the whole school and the classroom.
"Get your filthy arms off of Sakura!"
Syaoran looked over to who said it... His eyes narrowed as he saw Jessica staring right at him. "You've got no hope Jessica, or should I call you The Hope?"
Jessica could feel her magic building up in her. She had forgotten to tell Sakura that when they commited to each other last night, a bit of Sakura's magic mixed with her's, and vice versa.
"I won't tell you again. Let go off her, before I blow you three to hell"
Eriol stood in front of them with his arms outstreached. "You've gone to far Hope! Sakura was on a good course before you interferred!"
Tomoyo knew what was going to happen if Syaoran and Eriol didn't back down.
Jessica lowered her arms to her sides. Both her fists starting to emit electrizity... That was until her eyes locked onto her lover's lifeless eyes. "Sa...Sakura?" She whispered as her whole body could feel that Sakura was about 3 minutes from death.
Touya had appeared and pushed past Yukito and over to Syaoran turning around. "I'm the one who hit her. If you think you can take me out, then go ahead and try!"
Jessica lowered her head. "I told you... To move out of the way... You have just pissed off the wrong person..." Her arms and her whole body started to shake with pure anger and her eyes held rage in them as she looked at the four again.
Sakura's head moved slightly onto its side, her eyes slightly green. Her eyes were looking outside and were starting to get dimmer by the second.
Jessica couldn't hold her emotions in any longer. Kero tried to stop her, but she launched herself straight at Syaoran, knocking him over and stamping on his chest, forcing some of her electric anger to pierce his body. "Let's see how you breath when you're close to death's door you...motherfucker!"
As Syaoran stuggled to breath, Eriol turned around and picked Sakura up. "You listen to me, you insolent card"
Jessica's anger turned to Eriol as Tomoyo helped Syaoran to get out of the way. "You are going to back off. If you don't... You'll never see Sakura again"
Jessica stepped forward towards Eriol, Eriol shook his head. "Bad mistake" He turned towards the window and lifted Sakura up. He threw Sakura straight through the window, making the sourceress groan with tons of pain. "Ugh..."
Jessica raced towards Eriol at this point, shoving Touya out of her way. She jumped into the air and kicked Eriol against the wall. "If you've killed her..." Her eyes flashed as she climbed out of the window, "You'll die with her"
Jessica's eyes went back to extremely sad when she landed next to Sakura. She could tell the whole school was looking at her, but she couldn't care less.
"Sa...Sa...Sakura?" She whispered as she lowered herself onto her knees. Sakura's blood from her spine began to seep out of her body. Sakura was less then one minute from death. Jessica burried her head into Sakura's chest as she cried more and more. "Sakura...Please don't die! You are the only one who I loved! I love you to pieces! I needed to tell you! We...we..." She sobbed as Sakura's life-force was slowly disappearing. Jessica decided enough was enough.
Jessica put all of her magic, including every last bit of emotion she had into Sakura Kinomoto's lifeless body. She hoped and prayed that she could see Sakura alive again. She didn't care what she had to do, she just wanted Sakura back to be with her... Like they promised.
Syaoran and the whole school watched from the windows.
A lone boy walked towards the pair. He had a black trenchcoat on, he walked directly at them. Much to Syaoran's suprise. Fujitaka, Sonomi and Yukito arrived to see Jessica crying her heart out to her true friend and lover that she had put all her love and power to.
"No...No...This can't happen! I can't...I can't live without you Sakura!" She screamed into the air and then she looked down and slowly cuddled Sakura, hoping that someone... Somewhere... Could bring her back.
Eriol's eyes widened. "I know that boy..."
Syaoran looked to him and then back to them. "Who is he?"
Eriol sighed and looked to Touya. "His name is Yamashita Masato. He's the angel of death who decides who dies and who doesn't...It is his responsiblity to make the most difficult decision of all...The decision over life"
Touya eyes widened as he looked back to the lifeless body of his younger sister.
Masato stopped in front of Jessica, who was drenched in blood and crying. "Jessica"
Jessica looked up and almost immediately recognised Masato. "Yama...Yamashita?"
Masato lowered his head to get a full picture of Sakura Kinomoto. He looked to the window which Syaoran and the others were looking out off.
"Have you all no shame?" His voice resonateing throughout the school and Tomoeda. "You have pretty much given this poor young girl the death sentence"
Jessica looked up at him again.
"Thing is. I have to decide what to do now. Its none of your decisions... No way in hell. It isn't even Sakura's time. Yet you forced her into the realm of death"
He looked directly at Syaoran. "You had your chance Syaoran Li. You turned your back on her. You only returned to Japan because you felt as though you could help in your own selfish way"
Tomoyo stood at the window. "What right do you have!? To stand there and tell us this!?"
Masato looked to Tomoyo next. "You realise that I'm the angel of death don't you? If I wanted, I could click my fingers and kill all four of you, right here. Right now"
Jessica looked down and rested her head on Sakura's shoulder.
Masato sighed and looked at Jessica. "Jessica. Stand up please"
Jessica looked at Masato who was offering her a hand up. She stood up thanks to him. "Sakura..." She looked down to her now seemingly dead friend.
They all could hear the knocks of death. The grim reaper appeared next to the three of them, looking at Masato. "What's your decision?"
Masato closed his eyes as he thought to himself. "Jessica is going to live in a new house. One far away from all this stupidity"
The grim reaper nodded and disappeared.
"Wh-what does this mean?" Fujitaka whispered, trying not to be heard by the death angel.
Masato glanced to Sakura's supposed 'father'.
"It means that Jessica is not going to live with you. If I were to let that happen, then she could die in the same way that Sakura has"
"Do...Does that mean that Sakura's gone forever?" Jessica whispered, trying to hold herself together.
Masato looked to Jessica. "Watch" Jessica stepped back as Masato stood in front of Sakura's bloody and lifeless body.
"Sakura Kinomoto, you can hear me can't you?"
Everyone smirked apart from Jessica, and then all of their stupid expressions disappeared.
"Yes Masato. I can hear you. Very clearly"
Her mother's angel form stood on top of the school which everyone noted.
Masato looked directly at Nadeshiko, "You are going to stay out of this. You understand?"
Nadeshiko thought about trying to take down Masato, but quickly decided against it because of his power that she could feel off of him.
Masato looked to Sakura's body. "I am going to ask you a question. I want your honest answer. Jessica is here with me. She was crying over your body when you died"
Sakura's voice came from the heaven's again. "Okay"
Masato took in a deep breath and closed his eyes. "As it is not your time to die. Also considering that Jessica and yourself never really had time to get to know each other. I am going to offer you, bearing in mind that this is a rare chance that will not come around again, this. Do you want to live with Jessica? Or would you rather stay in heaven?"
Kero and Yue's mouth went agape. They had never heard of this angel being able to say this.
"I want to be with Jessica! I don't want to be with all these idiots! Please let me come back!"
Masato looked to Jessica. "Well? Your decision is?"
Jessica nodded. "I agree with my partner. I want her to live!"
Masato smiled. "Then it is settled. God, I use the eternal right of the life energy of this planet. Bring Sakura Kinomoto back. All of her magical energy will return. She will live with Jessica in peace and they can live together... Forever"
"I agree Masato" The booming voice sounded all around Tomoeda, breaking the clouds and the sunlight shone onto the ground where Jessica stood and Sakura's body laid.
Masato looked between all of them. "You are all witnessing the most rarest ocassion to ever happen in the history of this planet. Often God would say no, or I would. We have agreed to bring... Sakura Kinomoto back to life" He closed his eyes and gently used his right hand to, in one motion, move from Sakura's head down to her toes.
Jessica lowered herself to Sakura's ear. "Sakura... Can you hear me?"
"Jes...Jessica?" Sakura's right eye opened and she could see her true friend looking at her with concern, which then turned to a smile. Sakura smiled as well, feeling alive again. Her breathing had returned. She could be with Jessica forever now. That was all she ever wanted.
Masato tapped his foot three times on the ground making the sound of the drum resonate. He opened his eyes as Sakura slowly stood up thanks to Jessica's help.
Sakura looked to Masato, "Thank you...For everything you just did"
Masato nodded his head. "I would rather see love and hope then sadness and death. It is my job to bring either one to the table. Everytime someone dies... Or when they have a brush with death as you have"
Jessica held Sakura close and they both had tears of joy in their eyes.
Masato closed his eyes and turned to the school's window where Syaoran and the others were as he opened his eyes.
"You four are extremely lucky that I don't send all four of you to heaven right now."
Fujitaka laughed from his position on the grounds. Masato looked to Sakura who nodded at him.
Masato turned and walked towards Fujitaka who slowly stopped laughing. He saw Masato take his trenchcoat off and his black wings were big and sharp looking.
"What are you laughing at?"
Fujitaka smirked. "You're bluffing! This is all a sick dream!"
Sonomi looked to Fujitaka as Masato stood in front of them both.
Masato raised his right arm, and his right finger pointed at him. "Your life force has finished. Your daughter has silently agreed that you... Are not kind, you are an evil being. For that, you will pay the price and you will meet like minded people."
Sakura held Jessica close and made it so that Jessica couldn't see the next bit.
He lowered his arm and clicked his right fingers. Within a matter of seconds Fujitaka fell onto his knees in agony. "You... You horrible thing!"
Masato blinked. Completely unphased by this. He nodded his head as Fujitaka fell onto the gound... Dead. Masato turned and nodded at Jessica. "Tell Sakura what you needed to earlier. Do not worry. While I am here. While I look over you two. You both will never die. Nor will you feel pain unless its natural pain"
Jessica slowly looked up into Sakura's emerald eyes. "I... I wanted to tell you earlier...I...I'm carrying your child" Sakura's eyes widened as Jessica burried her head into Sakura's arms.
Masato looked to the window were Eriol was looking at them all. "Clow Reed's reincarnation. Do you honestly think you will survive the test of time? I have forseen that you will die in 5 years from now."
Eriol growled but decided to keep his anger in check. "You don't know that!"
Masato smirked and then went back to his normal expression. "Number one. I am not a lier. Number two. This is not some kind of dream. Finally. If you really want to fight me... Be prepared to lose."
Touya ran to his dad's dead corpse, looked up and raced towards Masato. "You bastard!"
Masato turned and opened his hand towards Touya, blasting him with untold amounts of power. This sent Touya flying into Yue's arms.
Masato looked at Yue, as the moon guardian glared at him. "You are luckly that only Fujitaka is dead today."
"Yamashita Masato. You are needed elsewhere."
Masato nodded. "Understood God." He looked to Sakura and Jessica. "I will not leave you two here. I am going to send you two to the place where you both will be safe." He clicked his left fingers and they both disappeared.
Kero flew down in front of Masato. His blue eyes holding no emotion whatsoever. "How many people, do you have to decide the fate off per day?"
Masato looked to the sky before looking at Kero again. "I deal with someone every hour. The Grim Reaper helps to make it easier."
Kero blinked in disbelief. "That means... That between the two of you... You both decide the fates of countless millions!"
Masato chuckled for a brief moment. "There are a few more of us. But yes. I normally float next to Saint Peter and help him. Giving him facts which are put into his book that he looks in everytime a spirit comes up. On occasion I personally fly place to place to make sure everyone is okay. I never come to one person's death"
"So... What made you come this time?"
Masato looked to the sky, he could tell God was going to make him disappear if he didn't disappear himself in the next 2 minutes.
"Because Jessica Crystalina needed Sakura Kinomoto. Sakura needed her as well. I could tell there was a lot of emtions here. I had to come here to see what was going on for myself. My collegue normally keeps an eye on Tomoeda... She told me that I was needed. So therefore I came"
Kero nodded. "Thank you for telling me"
"You are welcome" Masato looked up and nodded. "I must leave now. If you want to find Crysalina or Kinomoto again, any one of you. You must be pure of heart when you see them. Goodbye"
In a flash of light Yamashita Masato was gone.
[Over to Sakura and Jessica's new house]
Sakura smiled as she sat down with Jessica for dinner.
"So... What shall we call the baby?"
Jessica went so red that she felt her face was burning.
"I dunno... I know a name for a girl though..."
Sakura winked. "I know the name you're thinking off. The name is Amythest Sunlight Crystalina isn't it?"
Jessica nodded. "I kinda want to use your surname... I mean... We are married now... I want to commit to you properly"
Sakura nodded and smiled. "Alrighty then. Amythest Kinomoto?"
Jessica smiled and nodded. "Sure!"
Sakura could almost sense, as could Jessica, that it would be a girl.
They sat in front of the television that night... Just in each others arms. Not moving or saying anything... They just loved being together.
Together forever.
Well... We aren't at the end yet! =p
There's still another two chapters for me to write *sweatdrop* I just want the perfect ending... Or maybe...Hmmm
CCS never ended... I mean the episodes and the movies did... But the story continued right? :)
Speaking of which... I have a great idea up my sleeve... Bear with me. =D
See you in the next chappy! =D