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Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Twenty-One: Special Summer Miseries
Syaoran looked to his surroundings. He sighed as he found himself once again standing in this mysterious forest. He didn't understand what it was about this forest that always appeared in these strange dreams. Suddenly, he felt his wings sprout from his back. It was such an unusual sensation. His sword suddenly appeared in his hand, and against his own will, he began to float off of the ground.
'What in the world? Where am I going?' Syaoran thought to himself. He flew high into the air, and the breeze whipped through his hair violently from the speed. Finally, he landed further into the forest. The area he landed in contained one lonesome cherry blossom tree. The petals fluttered in the wind and almost seemed to circle around him. He quickly grabbed a petal into his palm and gazed at it admirably. However, he noticed something odd down on the ground. He gasped in realization when he saw it. What lye on the ground…was Sakura's star key. Next to the key…was something that horrified Syaoran to no end. Next to Sakura's star key…were several drops of blood.
Syaoran eyes were widened as he stood absolutely still. 'Sakura…? Is she hurt?' Syaoran thought. He was now panicking. However, before he could walk any closer to the tree, he felt himself begin to sink into the ground. He gazed down towards his feet, and saw a strange black substance pulling him into it. Syaoran reached out to grab the key, but the substance pulled his arm. His wings rose up in protest, but the blackness quickly pulled them down. It wrapped around his entire body. It was not allowing him to move, and finally it had pulled Syaoran completely into darkness.
The next thing he saw was black. All he could see around him was black, and some more black. He seemed to be floating in complete emptiness. Even though it only seemed to be different scenery, Syaoran felt extremely depressed in here. In this place, he felt as if he were the lowest human on Earth. He couldn't describe how lonely he felt here. It was as if he had been banished here to remain lonely for eternity. Suddenly, a bright light began to poke through the darkness. It blinded his vision for a moment.
"Syaoran…"
He heard his name being called.
"Syaoran…wake up," said the voice again. Syaoran recognized this voice. It was…
"Sakura…" Syaoran said as a smile came back to his face. He headed to the light and finally snapped out of his dream.
Syaoran woke up to see Sakura's smiling face. He was never so happy to see her all right.
"Syaoran, you can't expect to have fun if you're sleeping, do you?" Sakura said. Syaoran smiled at her.
"I just needed to catch up on some sleep. I'm all right now," Syaoran said. Sakura smiled. Then Tomoyo walked up with her camera. She began to giggle slightly. Eriol did as well.
"What's so funny?" Syaoran asked. He then looked to himself and saw that his entire body besides his head had been buried beneath the sand. Syaoran glared in anger at all of them.
"You guys have a lot of nerve to bury me while I was sleeping," Syaoran said rather coldly. Everyone just giggled.
"We couldn't help ourselves!" said Shiefa all of a sudden.
"You were in on this too?" Syaoran said. He was directing a glare at her as well. Syaoran attempted to move so that he could beat the tar out of them, but it was no use. The group just giggled and began to run to the water.
"This isn't funny! Get back here and get me out of here!" Syaoran yelled while struggling. Just before he gave up, something walked up next to him. He was surprised to see Kohaku standing there. 'What's Kohaku doing here?' Syaoran thought. He didn't recall ever bringing him with them…not that he really minded. He needed some help to get out this sand! As if on cue, Kohaku began to dig him out. Within a matter of minutes, Syaoran was free of his sandy prison.
"Thanks Kohaku," Syaoran said as he gave him a good scratch behind the ear as a reward. Syaoran ran quickly towards the water and then after his friends.
"You guys are in for it now!" Syaoran said as he grew close to them. They all giggled and began to swim away. Syaoran was much faster though, and he tackled the first person he saw. The person he had brought underneath with him was Sakura. Her eyes widened in surprise. The two smiled at each other as they were surrounded by the deep blue sea. Sakura's metallic green bathing suit sparkled from the sunlight, which seeped through the water in separate rays. Her partially see-through skirt wisped through the water like seaweed, and her jade eyes glowed of happiness. Syaoran lightly took hold of Sakura's hands, and they began to spin around in the water. They danced for a few seconds then swam back up to the surface for air.
The first thing Syaoran saw when he busted through the surface was Sakura's smiling face. He immediately smiled back, and with her hands still in his, he led her back to shore. As soon as they left the water, Kohaku jumped at Syaoran and began to lick his face. Sakura displayed an even brighter smile when she heard his laughter.
"Kohaku! Cut it out! That tickles!" Syaoran yelled between laughs. When Kohaku finally stopped, Meilin called to them.
"Hey guys! Come in for lunch!" Meilin said. The couple headed to their beach site so that that could satisfy their demanding stomachs.
"What did we bring?" Syaoran asked. Meilin opened up the large cloth covering the bento boxes. Inside was a mini buffet of Chinese cuisines. All looked very delicious, and most of their mouths watered.
"Wow! That looks really good!" Sakura said as she stared at the food in excitement. This day could not be any more perfect!
"You really went all out, didn't you Meilin?" Syaoran said. His eyes were holding excitement as well.
"It was a special occasion with everyone together again! Besides, I had some help from Daidouji-san," said Meilin. She gave a thankful look to Tomoyo for her help. Everyone just sat for a moment and was wondering when was the right time to dig in.
"What are you waiting for? Go ahead and eat!" Meilin said. Everyone immediately took their share and began to eat. Each bite seemed to melt into their mouth.
"Meilin-chan, you're a really good cook!" Sakura said with a bright smile. Meilin smiled in thanks.
"I know. I thought I should make the lunches, because no one can top my skills," Meilin said with her crazy little laughter. Everyone sighed. This reminded them too much of the time she first came to Japan. Sakura looked around as she realized who was missing.
"Where are Kero and Suppi?" Sakura asked. Kero would be mad if he found out they were eating without him!
"I left them in the limo with a TON of food. Don't worry. They are quite comfortable," Meilin said. Sakura imagined Kero and Suppi stuffing their stomachs full of food. This thought caused her to giggle lightly.
"Whatever amount you gave the stuffed animals probably won't last long," Syaoran said while taking a bite of his meal. He didn't forget to give some to Kohaku too.
"Did you leave them with any sugar?" Eriol asked, remembering Suppi's ability to get drunk from sugar.
"Yeah. I left them with a little bit. Why?" Meilin asked. She was not in Japan at the time, thus she was unaware to Suppi's strange reactions. Sakura, Syaoran, Eriol, and Tomoyo all giggled.
"It's nothing," Eriol said. 'I hope that black stuffed animal drives that fat toy crazy!' Syaoran thought to himself.
"So what made you want to go to the beach so suddenly?" Syaoran asked. He was eyeing his sisters and Meilin.
"Well…I promised Sakura that we would do something really fun once you got released from the hospital," Fanren said. Sakura smiled to Fanren with a thankful look for keeping her promise.
"Yes! This really gets your mind all that has happened, doesn't it?" Tomoyo said.
"Well, I couldn't bear to see Sakura looking so upset! I knew the beach would be a perfect way to relax!" Fanren said. Syaoran's eyes lowered slightly.
"You…were upset about me?" Syaoran asked. His eyes were holding guilt. Sakura looked to Syaoran.
"We all were. Although, why wouldn't we? You are so important to us," Sakura said as the others nodded in agreement. Syaoran smiled lightly. He was still feeling a little guilty. Syaoran then remembered Kohaku's extreme reaction as well when he was in the hospital. 'I hate it when my problems cause burdens to others' Syaoran thought to himself. Kohaku looked up to him with concerned amber eyes. Syaoran smiled and placed a hand on Kohaku's head. '…But…who's to say that I wouldn't do the same?' Syaoran thought. Surely he would also be very upset if any of his friends or family were in the hospital.
"Thanks guys…for caring so much," Syaoran said while looking down shyly. Everyone continued to eat their lunch and failed to notice that they were being watched… (MUWHAHAHAHAHAHAH!! Lol. He's back!). Naraku glared at the happy group in contempt with his blood red eyes. He watched the group from a distance on top of one of the buildings. He hated human emotions more than anything. This so called thing called 'Love' made things extra difficult to kill someone. 'When they are so insistent on protecting the people they 'love', it gives me more work to do!' Naraku thought to himself. He found it irritating to have to destroy more people than originally planned.
He gazed to the group once again and saw Syaoran give a smile towards Sakura. Naraku smirked. 'Although sometimes…Love is what can get you killed' Naraku thought as he brought out a slight bit of laughter. They would all be dead soon.
The group searched through the large bag that held the lunches.
"Nooo! Where did I put the drinks?" Meilin shouted. She was panicking. They checked every pocket and corner of the bag and still did not find the drinks.
"I can't believe I forgot to pack the drinks! I even left them on the counter so I wouldn't forget them!" Meilin said, feeling like a failure.
"Don't worry, Meilin. I'm sure we can just buy some drinks from one of the stores nearby," Tomoyo said in attempt to make her feel better.
"I guess so," Meilin said. She was still pouting a bit. Sakura grabbed her change purse and stood up.
"I'll go buy the drinks!" Sakura said determined to help. Meilin just stared.
"I can't make you do that…" Meilin started.
"Please let me get the drinks! You went through all of that trouble to make us those lunches!" Sakura said. Meilin first looked guilty and then smiled.
"Ms. Kinomoto…you still haven't changed," Meilin said. With that, Sakura walked off towards a nearby store. Syaoran watched as Sakura walked towards the buildings with the wind blowing her hair and skirt to the side. It was late in the afternoon, and the sun was near setting. Syaoran stared to the sky, which was slowly becoming clouded over.
With Sakura
Sakura walked through the ally's of the buildings while searching for a place to buy drinks from. The sky was becoming darker as the sun was starting to set. They had started lunch late because no one wanted to eat without Syaoran while he was asleep. She saw many stores and many people. All were different in several ways. Suddenly, she thought she heard a strange sound…something like…hissing. Sakura followed the source of the sound and found herself in an ally between two buildings. The sound had then disappeared. 'Strange…I could've sworn that…' Sakura thought to herself as she turned around. She gasped at what she saw.
Behind her was a wall…covering the way she had just come in.
"What? Where did this wall come from?" Sakura said to herself, as she ran to the wall and began to bang on it. How was she going to get out? Sakura pulled out her star key and was hoping to find some card that could help her. That was until…she felt a cold hand plant itself on her shoulder. Sakura felt her blood run cold as she turned to gaze at the person behind her. Her emerald eyes had become reacquainted with blood red, and the last thing she saw was darkness…
Sakura's body hit the ground hard and she drifted to unconsciousness. A tall dark figure stood over her with red glaring eyes.
"Now…to the next plan," said the figure (Naraku) as he let out an evil laugh. This would be fun.
With the Others
The group was waiting for Sakura's return as the sun began to set in the horizon. It had been about 20 minutes, and she had still not come back.
"I wonder what's taking her so long?" Meilin said. She was beginning to get worried. Everyone shared the same thought. Kohaku was playing at the shore, and he was running away from the wave every time it came in and chased it when it went back. Syaoran gazed towards the buildings. He was beginning to worry. Suddenly, Kohaku in the water raised his head as well as Syaoran and Eriol. Yukito also raised his head. Each felt Sakura's aura suddenly become distant…or covered. 'Sakura! Something's happening to Sakura!' Syaoran thought before he panicked.
"What's wrong?" Tomoyo asked the three. She noticed their strange looks. All were silent and everyone was surprised when Syaoran suddenly stood up and raced off towards the buildings. Kohaku ran from the shore after Syaoran and was soon followed by Eriol and Yukito as well.
"What's this all of a sudden?" Touya asked Yukito before running off.
"Yue says that Sakura is in danger," Yukito said. Touya's eyes widened in horror. They all gasped and raised themselves off of the ground to follow after the others. They ran through the streets before earning strange looks from passerby's, and finally they reached a dark lone ally. Everyone gazed to Syaoran, who was looking to the ground.
Syaoran fell to his knees in shock at what he saw. Everyone looked to the ground to see what had shocked him, and they nearly fell in shock as well. On the ground lye Sakura's star key…and next to it…were small drops of blood.
Lilover131: How was that chapter? Hahahaha. Another cliffy! I really do hope you liked it. I realize that you guys seem to like it when I torture them all. Considering the last chapter was happy, and you guys didn't seem to like it as much as the others. Lol. YOU EVIL SICK PEOPLE!! Lol. I'm just kidding. You guys are the best! So anyways, see you next time!