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Lilover131: Hey everybody! I'm back! Lol. I've been busy with SO MUCH crap lately! Lol. However, I've made it a major priority to finish this story! I hope you guys won't be disappointed when it's all done! Well…here's another chapter! Chapter Twenty-six!
Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Twenty-six: Dreaming of Wolves
Syaoran slowly drifted to consciousness, however stayed in a half awake state. He kept his eyes closed, but acknowledged everything around him. He felt the sheets of his bed against his skin. He felt the wind from his veranda flow into his room. He felt the warmth of the sun, and the weight of something lying on his stomach. Syaoran was on his back, and felt as if he was sleeping on something other than his bed. Whatever he slept on was soft, yet sent some occasional pains down his spine.
Syaoran opened his eyes slowly, and gazed around his room. He felt the heap rustle on his stomach, and found it to be Kohaku. 'Kohaku? Where did he go anyway?' Syaoran thought to himself. Syaoran remembered Kohaku had led them to the clearing where Naraku was, although seemed to disappear shortly after.
He would've expected Kohaku to glomp on his face right away after seeing him awaken, however the wolf remained in its place. 'Where did Meilin get Kohaku anyway? You don't find very many wolves in China' Syaoran thought. Kohaku was a very mysterious baby grey wolf. Syaoran then gazed to his open veranda door, still remaining unmoving on his bed. The breeze was light, and the sun peeked through in little rays. Cherry blossom petals seemed to flow off of the trees and into the room. Syaoran smiled at the sight until he realized…when had he opened the veranda door? He surely didn't remember doing so.
He shot up on the bed immediately after this thought, which sent Kohaku jumping off of his stomach. He also felt the pain that traveled down his back feel suddenly relieved. When Syaoran gazed to his back, he gasped. His wings had appeared again. 'That's odd. My wings haven't appeared when I was sleeping before…' he thought.
Before he could think any more about the strange opening of his door, or the wings mysterious appearance, he felt an extreme sharp pain in his chest. Syaoran gave a quick gasp, and clutched at his chest from the pain. Kohaku stood close to him, staring at his master in concern. The pain continued on for a few seconds, when suddenly Syaoran's wings returned into his back. Then…the pain stopped. Syaoran took a deep breath, and fell back to his comforting pillow. 'What…was that?' Syaoran thought. Before he could process any more thoughts into his head, he drifted back to sleep.
With Eriol
Eriol awoke peacefully to the sound of chirping birds. He had felt much better than the night before, and seemed to be as good as new. Syaoran's healing spell really did the trick. Syaoran had recently learned how to heal people with this new inheritance. Unfortunately, whatever he healed would be inflicted on him. To keep anyone from dying that night, Syaoran had taken half of the poison from the deadly snakebite. Eriol began to wonder if Syaoran felt any better from last night. After all, he was already wounded before. He sighed. Syaoran could be so reckless. With his powers being so important to keep away from Naraku, it endangered everybody when he was injured.
Suddenly, a knock was heard at the door.
"Come in!" Eriol said to the person who stood behind the door. When the door opened, the person was revealed as Tomoyo, who held a tray of breakfast in her hands.
"Good morning, Eriol. I brought you some breakfast," Tomoyo said shyly as she placed the try on his lap. Eriol took hold of Tomoyo's gentle hand, and he placed a light kiss upon it.
"Thank you very much, Tomoyo," Eriol said with a smile. Tomoyo blushed pink, but returned the smile brightly.
"How are you feeling?" Tomoyo asked.
"I feel as good as new," Eriol answered. Tomoyo placed a hand on his forehead to check his fever. It was completely gone. Tomoyo smiled in relief.
"I'm so glad," she said.
"How is Syaoran?" Eriol asked. Tomoyo took a seat in the chair next to him before speaking.
"When we went into his room, he was sleeping. It seems as if he woke up a little bit ago however. His sheets weren't completely covering him, so we assume he woke up for a second. His wounds are fine, but he seems to be sleeping pretty deeply. Even Sakura couldn't wake him up for breakfast," Tomoyo stated.
"I see," Eriol said.
"And…Kohaku was just sitting there next to him. He almost looked concerned. He was probably worried about Li-kun sleeping in so late," Tomoyo said.
"He's a very mysterious wolf," Tomoyo stated. Eriol thought about the moments they had had with the baby wolf.
"…Very mysterious indeed…" Eriol whispered. Kohaku seemed to run off somewhere when they least expected it, and no one seemed to notice. Kohaku stood next to Kyo when Eriol spoke to him too. He also seemed to keep such a watchful gaze on Syaoran and Sakura. 'I might have to investigate this' Eriol thought, before continuing his conversation with Tomoyo.
With Sakura
Sakura sat on a chair next to Syaoran's bed. He slept so peacefully, but she couldn't help but worry. Why hadn't he woken up yet? Tomoyo assumed from the condition his sheets were in, that Syaoran had woken up maybe for a little bit and gone back to sleep. Although she couldn't help but think that there was something else. She had no reason to be paranoid. He had no fever, and his wounds were in good condition. Mostly she felt this way because of the strange concerned look in Kohaku's eyes. At least she wasn't the only one.
Suddenly, her eyes spotted something on the sheets. Sakura picked it up daintily with her hands, and examined it carefully. What lie in her hand was a glowing white feather. Was it possibly from the sheets? However, when she examined it further, she realized that this feather was too large to be that from a sheet. After a sudden realization, she looked to Syaoran. 'Did his wings appear when he was sleeping? Why did that happen?' She thought. Her mind did not linger on it very long, for when the door suddenly opened, her thoughts were interrupted. The person who stood at the door was Syaoran's mother, Yelan.
"How is he?" Yelan asked. Sakura put the feather in her pocket, and then gazed to Yelan.
"He seems to be fine. Although, he hasn't woken up yet," Sakura answered, then gazing to Syaoran again.
"I see. And you?" Yelan said. Sakura gave a smile.
"I'm fine!" Sakura said. Yelan gave a relieved look.
"I'm glad," she said.
"Have you eaten breakfast yet? Everyone else has," Yelan asked her. Sakura shook her head.
"I wasn't really hungry at the time…" Sakura started. However, her words were interrupted from the growling of her stomach. Sakura blushed, as Yelan gave a small giggle.
"Won't you eat with me?" Yelan said. Sakura smiled and nodded. The two left Syaoran's room as he lay on the bed unmoving and undisturbed. Kohaku gazed outside at the wavering cherry blossom tree branches, and the blazing sun on beating down on the veranda. When he saw that Yelan and Sakura were both gone, he walked outside through the open door of the veranda.
In Syaoran's dream
Syaoran gazed around him. He sighed when he saw that he was in the forest again.
"Dammit! Why do I always appear here?" Syaoran muttered to himself. He began to walk through to see if he could find anything to help him puzzle out the meaning of this reoccurring dream. He found himself wearing his ceremonial robes, and his sword was strapped on his back. Syaoran gazed to the sky. There stood the half moon shining brightly in the sky. 'There's always a half moon in the sky. Perhaps it means something?' Syaoran thought to himself.
Suddenly, he heard the howling of a wolf. Then there came another. There were two. 'Wolves?' Syaoran thought. Before any more thoughts appeared, he saw two fully-grown wolves run out of the bushes and into the clearing. One wolf was of a pure white, like snow, and its eyes sparkled of a bright green. The other wolf was of a pure black, like the night itself, and its eyes were blood red. The two wolves glared and growled at each other dangerously.
The wolves then ran at each other with a lightning fast speed, and then engaged in a full throttle battle. Syaoran stared amazed at the fight he was watching. The wolves bit and clawed at each other as if they had hated one another before even being born. Unconsciously, Syaoran took a step forward. The bells on his ceremonial robe rang from the movement.
Suddenly, the raging wolves seized their fighting for a moment, and turned to look at Syaoran. The wolves took a synchronized step forward, and Syaoran narrowed his eyes. The wolves took another step forward, and Syaoran pulled out his sword.
"Stay back!" Syaoran threatened. The wolves continued to step forward, and Syaoran glared intensely.
"I said STAY BACK!" Syaoran yelled. However, the wolves did not listen and ran full speed at him. Syaoran slashed at them with his sword, although they jumped forward at him and seemed to fly right through the sword. Syaoran's eyes widened in shock. 'What the…?' Syaoran thought. The wolves jumped right through his sword and into his chest. His eyes widened to the limit, and he released a loud gasp. For an instance he could not breath, and his heart felt as if it was being ripped to pieces. In reaction, he dropped his sword to clutch at his chest, and he fell back onto the ground.
With Sakura and Yelan
Sakura and Yelan sat peacefully in the dining room eating a delicious prepared meal made by Tomoyo. She was currently talking with Eriol, so the two could not thank her properly yet. Sakura happily ate each bite. 'I just LOVE Tomoyo's cooking! I hope I can make food this good someday!' She thought to herself.
"Sakura-san, how is your life at home? Do you have many friends?" Yelan suddenly spoke. Sakura finished a mouthful before speaking.
"Well…my father is a wonderful cook, and I have lots of friends in my class. They are all very nice to me. Tomoyo-chan is my best friend, and we all met Eriol when he transferred from England," Sakura answered.
"Really? How is Tomoeda? I heard the weather is nice there," Yelan said.
"The weather really is beautiful. The cherry blossom trees are gorgeous in the spring. There is a touch of every season in Tomoeda. Snow in winter, flowers in spring, heat in summer, and leaves changing colors in the fall," Sakura answered.
"That sounds like a nice place to live in," Yelan said.
"Absolutely!" Sakura said happily.
"How is living here? It must be nice living in such a large home!" Sakura asked. Yelan smiled.
"We often have a difficult time using all of the space. There has been some tough times living here, and some very convenient. I suppose you could say it's nice to live here," Yelan answered.
Suddenly, their conversation was interrupted as they heard a voice yelling.
"SYAORAN! WAKE UP!"
Syaoran's dream
With great difficulty, Syaoran opened his eyes as much as he could and gazed around him. There was fire everywhere, burning every tree within the area. Lightning struck in random areas, and the wind formed a twister. The twister was enhanced by water, and created a waterspout. The earth around him was cracking and splitting. That's when the screaming began. He heard a scream come from every direction, and all of them seemed familiar. He recognized them as… Ruby Moon…Spinel…Eriol…Touya… Yue…his mother… Futtie… Shieta…Fanren… Feimei… Meilin… Tomoyo…Kero… and even…Sakura.
Suddenly, he heard someone call his name.
"SYAORAN!" he heard a voice call. Then another voice called.
"SYAORAN! WAKE UP!" the other voice called.
In real life
Syaoran's eyes shot open quickly, and he was greeted with the peaceful reality. Eriol and Tomoyo stood next to his bed with VERY concerned expressions on their faces.
"Li-kun? Are you all right?" Tomoyo asked.
"Hiiragizawa…Daidouji-san…" Syaoran said quietly. He felt no more pain, and gave a relieved sigh that it was only a dream. The concerned look on the couple's faces remained.
"Why are you guys looking at me like that?" Syaoran said, as he sat up in his bed.
"You looked as if…you looked like…you were thrashing around so much…and it seemed like you… were in a lot of pain…" Tomoyo just barely muttered out. Syaoran looked to his hand, which tightly clenched his pajamas near his chest. He quickly let go of his pajamas, however did not go unnoticed by Eriol.
"Did your chest hurt?" Eriol asked Syaoran. Syaoran turned his gaze away from Eriol.
"It's nothing," Syaoran muttered. Eriol narrowed his eyes.
"Don't you dare tell me that that was nothing," Eriol said rather coldly. Syaoran widened his eyes and gazed to Eriol.
"Things will not get any better if you don't talk to anyone," Eriol said. Syaoran could only stare at Eriol. Suddenly, they were interrupted as two concerned people entered the room.
"What happened?" Sakura said looking quite concerned. Syaoran looked down.
"I just had a bad dream. Hiiragizawa and Daidouji-san woke me up," Syaoran said. Sakura could tell from Eriol and Tomoyo's expression, that it was not just a bad dream.
"Syaoran…" Sakura started, but she soon stopped herself. Then, Syaoran raised himself off of his bed, and he walked towards the door. Yelan watched her son walk past her, although she placed her hand on his shoulder. She felt him tense up immediately from her touch.
"Syaoran?" Yelan said. The way he tensed concerned her.
"I'm all right mother. It was just a dream," Syaoran assured, and then took her pale hand off of his shoulder. With that, he left the room into the hallway, with Kohaku following closely behind.
When Syaoran made it to the end of the hallway. He clutched at his chest not from physical pain, but emotional pain.
"Kohaku…" Syaoran started in a whisper. He kneeled down to pet the baby wolf.
"I won't let that happen…I…won't," Syaoran whispered again. Kohaku jumped into Syaoran's arms and licked him on the face. He gave a small laugh from the tickling sensation. Syaoran embraced the small wolf, and scratched behind its ears.
"I won't lose," Syaoran said in a whisper again. Then, Kohaku let out a small howl, although one that could be heard by the heart from miles away.
The heart is such a strange thing. At times it can be most confusing. It can be your greatest strength, and even your greatest weakness…
Lilover131: Hey everybody! I FINALLY finished this chapter! I hope you liked it! Anyways, I'll try to get the next one up MUCH faster than this one took! See you next time! Please review!