Lilover131: Hey everyone! I hope you liked the last chapter! Thank you for all the great reviews! You guys are the best! I'm sorry it took so long to get this chapter up! My computer has been horrible to me! Anyways, here is chapter Thirty-one!
Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Thirty-one: What now?
"You did wonderful in your training today, Xiao Lang-sama!" said Ai. Syaoran blushed. The group was sitting in the living room chatting, and the three girls still complimented him non-stop.
"N-not really…" Syaoran stuttered out in embarrassment. The three girls who had recently arrived giggled from his reaction.
"You are so adorable when you blush Xiao Lang-sama!" said Lin. Syaoran blushed even darker. Frankly, Sakura was becoming annoyed from their constant compliments to her boyfriend, but hid it well through her smile. She knew that Syaoran did not like them either. All four of the girls then noticed Syaoran rub at his eyes tiredly.
"Are you tired, Syaoran?" Sakura asked him. Syaoran rubbed at his eyes again before answering.
"A-a little bit," Syaoran said.
"You should rest! You need your strength!" said Shui. Syaoran yawned.
"I suppose I should get a little bit of rest…" Syaoran said. However, when he rose off of the couch to leave for his room, he plopped back on tiredly. Sakura was concerned for Syaoran for she knew that sleepiness was a side effect of his power use. She understood him completely for she had the same problem when she was changing the 'Clow' cards into 'Sakura' cards. Considering Syaoran probably wouldn't make it to his room, she thought of an idea.
"Syaoran, how about you lay your head on my lap and rest?" Sakura suggested. Syaoran blushed from the idea, but did not protest.
"Are you sure? It wouldn't bother you?" Syaoran asked. Sakura shook her head.
"It wouldn't bother me at all!" Sakura said. Syaoran slowly lay himself down and rested his head on Sakura's lap before falling into a peaceful slumber within seconds. The girls all watched in silence and listened to Syaoran's slow steady breaths.
"Would you like some tea, Kinomoto-sama?" Ai asked. Sakura nodded after a moment's hesitation. She felt bad that the guests/body guards were making her tea.
"Thank you very much," Sakura said before the three girls left the room. Sakura looked down to the sleeping Syaoran. Her hand caressed his soft but messy brown hair. Her eyes gazed at his nonchalant expression, and before she knew it she was leaning down towards his lips. She became just centimeters apart from his, when she finally stopped after realizing what she was doing. She couldn't kiss him while he slept! Despite her thoughts, she had to fight the urge of doing so anyway. Fortunately for her, Eriol appeared at the doorway, which snapped her out of her trance.
"H-hello Eriol!" Sakura stuttered out. Eriol gave a small smile in greetings.
"Hello Sakura-san," Eriol said. His azure eyes then gazed to the sleeping Syaoran.
"Syaoran-kun has fallen asleep again?" Eriol asked.
"Yes, he was a little bit tired from his training earlier," Sakura said.
Eriol's expression saddened slightly.
"So where have you been?" Sakura asked. Eriol paused for a moment before speaking.
"I was just doing a little research," Eriol said as he sat down on the couch.
"Research?" Sakura asked curiously. Eriol gazed to Sakura, who had a slightly concerned expression. Usually when he was researching something, it was either important or greatly needed.
"It's not a big deal. Don't worry about it," Eriol said. Sakura smiled.
"All right. So how were things in England?" Sakura asked. Eriol smiled.
"Things went fine. I went back to school, and Kaho has now graduated," Eriol said. Sakura smiled brightly from hearing about Kaho, or Ms. Mizuki, her old math teacher. She had helped her out greatly in the final judgment with Yue.
"I'm so glad! How was school in England?" Sakura asked. Eriol smiled again.
"School was fine. I was able to meet some old friends again. Although, I miss being in Tomoeda," Eriol said. Sakura gave a slightly sad gaze, but then smiled again.
"I see. Well, perhaps you can visit Tomoeda sometime soon!" Sakura said. Eriol gave a giggle.
"Maybe I will," Eriol said. Before they could speak anymore, Ai, Lin, and Shui all arrived back from the kitchen with tea. They handed Sakura a cup, and luckily brought the tray with them to give Eriol one too.
"Thank you very much!" both of them said. The four continued to chat and drink tea, while Syaoran continued to sleep. Everyone could not seem to avert their gaze from the slumbering boy.
"How did Xiao Lang-sama obtain these great powers?" the girls asked. Sakura and Eriol looked to each other.
"He inherited them from his father," the two said. They may have not known much about these powers, but that much they could say. The girls grinned.
"Interesting…" said the girls in a slight whisper. Suddenly, they saw Syaoran squeeze his eyes tight and clutch at his chest. His breaths suddenly became ragged, and his head seemed to throw itself around. Syaoran looked to be in a lot of pain. Sakura placed her tea to side, as did everyone else, and frantically shook Syaoran to wake him up.
"Syaoran? Wake up!" Sakura said in panic. He did not. That's when Eriol felt something in Syaoran's aura. His aura suddenly felt…strange.
"What is wrong with Xiao Lang-sama?" asked the three girls in panic as well. Sakura continued to shake him worriedly.
"It seems he is having some kind of nightmare…" Eriol said.
"SYAORAN!" Sakura screamed. She laid a hand over the one that clutched at his chest and began to tear up.
"We'll get some help!" said the three girls before running out of the room. Shortly after they left, Kohaku came charging into the room. Surprisingly, Syaoran then calmed down and slowly woke up. When his eyes opened, his expression immediately turned to concern when he saw Sakura's tears.
"Sakura? What's wrong?" he asked worriedly. He was surprised when Sakura suddenly bent down and scooped him into an embrace with a distressed sob. Syaoran lightly embraced her back and whispered in her ear that everything was all right. Eriol was sad to see Sakura's tears, and that's when he made a decision.
"Are you all right, Syaoran?" Eriol asked. Syaoran nodded.
"I'm all right. I just had that dream again," Syaoran said. Sakura widened her eyes.
"You mean that this has happened to you before?" Sakura asked. Syaoran became silent. The last thing he wanted was for her to get even more upset. Sakura looked to him sadly again. Eriol thought that they should speak privately and so he left the room.
"Why didn't you tell me about this?" she asked once Eriol had left the room. Syaoran was silent for a moment before answering.
"I…I didn't want you to be worried," Syaoran said. Sakura took hold of his hands.
"Syaoran…I don't want you to hide your pain from me…please…just please tell me about your hardships when you need to. I already can't do much for you…so…at least let me worry about you!" said Sakura while forming more tears. Syaoran widened his eyes, and then gave her a smile.
"All right. But…" Syaoran started. He then wiped away her tears with his hand.
"If you're going to worry about me, then we can't have you crying. I would feel much better if you smiled," Syaoran said. On cue, Sakura gave a bright smile, and Syaoran lightly kissed her forehead.
"Beautiful flowers do not cry…" Syaoran whispered in her ear. Sakura tilted her head cutely.
"Do wolves cry?" Sakura asked him. Syaoran was slightly stunned, and he didn't quite know how to answer this question. He smiled.
"…Yes…when they have lost something very important," Syaoran said. At that moment, he brushed away the bangs that were blocking her eyes, and caused Sakura to blush. He began to lean towards her face. Sakura began to lean in as well, and the two's lips nearly met until the three girls suddenly ran back into the room.
"Xiao Lang-sama! You're all right! We were so worried!" they said. Syaoran and Sakura jumped away from each other with bright red faces. Yet another moment had been interrupted. 'I thought they went to get help!' Sakura thought angrily, as she noticed that the girls had brought no one with them. Kohaku immediately started to growl ferociously at the girls, and he received a glare back from them. Eriol reentered the room to relieve some of the tension.
"Syaoran-kun…can we speak privately?" Eriol asked. Syaoran gave a serious gaze, and nodded before leaving the room with Eriol. The two went into the long hallway, which was dark from the lack of windows.
"What is it?" Syaoran asked. If Eriol wanted to talk to him privately, then the reasoning must've been important.
"That dream you told me about…has it been continuing?" Eriol asked. Syaoran was stunned for a moment, but then nodded. He saw that dream every time he went to sleep.
"Does the fact that it's still continuing mean something? Am I doing something wrong?" Syaoran asked. Eriol adjusted his glasses.
"I don't know what it means…but…I've come to a decision," Eriol said. Eriol was silent for a few moments before speaking. What decision had he come to?
"Syaoran-kun…I don't think I should train you anymore," Eriol said. Syaoran widened his eyes.
"W-what do you mean? Why?" Syaoran asked confused. Eriol gave him a serious gaze.
"Because if the dream is continuing, then we're probably not taking this about the right way," Eriol said. Syaoran suddenly became angered.
"I have been trying to restore the book that Naraku tried to steal from the library a few days ago before the fire. Apparently, there is something he wanted to read. And that page was titled…The Li Ying Yang Inheritance" Eriol said. Syaoran widened his eyes, but was silent and let him continue speaking.
"I have finished two parts. The first was not very important, but the second is what led me to this decision," Eriol said. He continued to listen.
"You have been becoming stronger and now feel more in control of your powers, do you not?" Eriol said.
"Y-yes…because of your training…" Syaoran said. Eriol then looked into his memory and read the second part aloud to him.
"The second part read: The more the owner, in other words 'You', seems to be in control, the less the person will realize that they are becoming more imbalanced," Eriol said. Syaoran's eyebrow raised in confusion.
"What is that supposed to mean?" he asked.
"Syaoran…I noticed something about your aura that is…strange. Your aura feels like it is not of light or dark, but…both. There is some kind of balance holding them in place," Eriol said. Syaoran became confused.
"So…what your saying is…that the stronger I become, the more that balance will break?" Syaoran asked. Eriol nodded.
"What will happen if the balance breaks?" Syaoran asked. Eriol was silent before answering.
"I'm not quite sure…probably what happened in your dream," Eriol said. Now that they knew this, they were back to square one. They had started this training to prevent this disaster, and now they were realizing that the training was making this worse. At least they had only done their training for two days.
"Well…if training is not the answer, then what the hell am I supposed to do?" Syaoran asked with a very angry and confused tone. Eriol looked down ashamed.
"I…I don't know," he said. Syaoran was angered by his answer, and punched the wall next to him. He leaned his head on the wall deep in thought, and then began to walk out of the hall towards the Li garden.
"Where are you going?" Eriol asked.
"I'm going to train," Syaoran said. Azure blue eyes widened.
"But…if you do that…then…" Eriol started.
"I'm not just going to sit here and hope that I can protect everyone from Naraku," Syaoran said.
"But Syaoran…what about your dream?" Eriol asked. Shadows covered the messy brown haired boys eyes.
"I'll find a way…I just can't sit here and do nothing. I liked it better when we had a plan. Having no plan at all just ticks me off," Syaoran said. Eriol frowned.
"If you do this…you could be taking a huge risk," he said. Syaoran grinned.
"Life is all about taking risks," Syaoran said, before walking out into the Li garden. The two did not say another word.
With Sakura
Sakura was surprised to see Syaoran walk out the door after his talk with Eriol. She simply assumed that he had talked to him about his dream, but she became even more surprised when she saw him training again. She couldn't help but notice Eriol's gaze, which held confusion of what he was supposed to feel. Consequently, both her curiosity and the silence in the room led her to speaking.
"Eriol, is something wrong?" Sakura asked. He closed his azure blue eyes in thought.
"I'm not sure…" Eriol said before leaving the room.
With Tomoyo and Meilin
Tomoyo and Meilin were in Tomoyo's room looking at a video camera intently.
"Ahh! We finally got them some alone time, and they still haven't kissed!" Meilin said angrily. They had secretly video taped them on the tree last night, and they were disappointed to see that the couple had still not kissed.
"We went through so much trouble to do it too!" Meilin finished. Tomoyo sighed.
"And I was so looking forward to getting it on tape too!" she said.
"Not to mention with those girls hovering over Syaoran all the time, it's going to be even harder to get them some alone time!" Meilin complained. Tomoyo then got an evil glint in her amethyst eyes.
"What if we got them to leave Syaoran for a moment?" Tomoyo said. Meilin grinned.
"You have a plan, don't you Daidouji-san?" Meilin asked. Tomoyo merely giggled in amusement. The two began to discuss the plan, while the rain began to fall outside.
With Syaoran
Syaoran was covered in sweat and his breaths were rapid. He had been training non-stop since his chat with Eriol. He couldn't afford to take a break; not when Naraku could attack at any time without warning. Syaoran continued to slash in the air with his sword, and focused all his magic into training. He glanced time to time at the window, where his dear Sakura watched him with concern. He knew that she was worried about him, but he didn't seem to care. 'I don't care about what happens to me…as long as she is safe' Syaoran thought to himself. He knew that Eriol was concerned for his safety as well, but he didn't feel that it was right to stop trying just to keep himself safe. 'Even if these powers become imbalanced…knowing how to control them will hopefully keep my friends and family safe from harm. It's better than just sitting here' he thought.
Syaoran became exhausted, but continued to train anyways. His vision was becoming clouded from the fatigue, and his body felt as if it would collapse at any moment. Despite this, he still continued. Soon, rain began to fall from the sky, and the coolness of the drops was all that allowed him to keep going. Syaoran released his wings and flew high in the air. He smiled as the cool droplets fell against his hot body and white-feathered wings. He circled around in the air and closed his eyes. The rain always seemed to bring him at peace, and it was as if the drops would wash away his pain. The rain had also fallen on the day his father died. Each droplet had washed away his tears and feelings of sadness back then.
Suddenly, he was in pain. His chest began to throb and he tightened his already closed eyes. The sensation that flew through him was excruciating, and he felt his world growing darker. He began to fall from the sky as he slowly slipped into unconsciousness. He came closer and closer to the unforgiving ground, but his senses continued to feel everything. Syaoran felt the cool rain, the burning pain in his chest, the wind from his speed towards the ground, and then everything stopped when he was slowly lowered down by a gust of wind. He opened his eyes slowly to see what had saved him. However, his vision was still blurred, and he only saw strands of silver and something colored amber pass his view. Before he could see anything more, his vision had gone black.
Syaoran now lie on the cold wet ground, and three dark figures stood over him with watchful eyes. However, the sound of an opening door led them to flee from their spots. For a few minutes, the fallen angel was on the ground to be under the cascading rain.
Lilover131: How was that chapter? I'm so sorry it took so long to get this up! My computer has been horrible to me, and I can't log in to anything online for some reason. Anyways, I'll try to update as soon as possible!