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Lilover131: Hey everybody! I hope you all liked the last chapter! I know that some of you have been DYING with utter longing for this chapter (haha). YOU GUYS ROCK!! I am already near the 250 mark! I never expected to get close this fast. Thanks a lot! Someone should give you guys an award for your awesomeness! Anyways, I got a digital camera for my birthday from my parents, and I might post my drawings up somewhere where you guys can see. One picture I drew is of Syaoran with his wings! I'll tell you guys when I get them up, and you can check it out! Anyways, Here's chapter thirty-four!
Cry of a Wolf-Chapter Thirty-four: Unexpected
Sakura sat at the dinner table with a beaming smile. Syaoran seemed to be cooperating with them for the moment, and the dinner Fanren prepared was absolutely DELICIOUS. Everyone noticed Sakura's cheerfulness, and in reaction they felt the same way.
"This meal is wonderful Fanren-chan!" Tomoyo said respectfully. Sakura looked at Tomoyo quizzically from how she had addressed Syaoran's older sister.
"Fanren-chan?" Sakura asked, hoping to get an answer.
"Oh, right! While Fanren was in the kitchen, she overheard Eriol addressing me with '-chan'. She asked if she could address me that way as well, and in return I am going to address her with a '-chan' too!" Tomoyo answered. Sakura smiled.
" '-chan' just sounds so kawaii to me!" Fanren said.
"I see! Fanren-san, may I call you 'Fanren-chan' too?"
Sakura asked Fanren. She smiled.
"Of course you can Sakura-chan!" She answered. Sakura smiled brightly, and then continued to eat the delicious meal.
"No fair! I want to be called 'Futtie-chan' by them too!" cried Futtie. Tomoyo and Sakura giggled. All the other sisters wanted to be called that way too.
"There's enough '-chan's' for everyone!" Tomoyo said. Everyone at the table laughed.
"So, Tomoyo-chan…are you and Hiiragizawa-kun a couple now?" Feimei asked. Both Tomoyo and Eriol blushed bright red.
"…Um…well…I suppose…" Tomoyo said nervously. She gazed to Eriol for an answer. Eriol smiled.
"Why not?" he said. Tomoyo smiled.
"Really?" Tomoyo said. He nodded.
"If we have these feelings for each other, then why should we hold back?" Eriol said. Tomoyo became overly excited and embraced Eriol. Everyone smiled warmly at the couple. Eriol blushed even brighter than before. Once Tomoyo realized what she had done, she quickly withdrew.
"Oh! I'm so sorry! I shouldn't have done that!" Tomoyo said embarrassed. Eriol laughed, and then took her hand into his own. He lightly placed a kiss on her hand, and Tomoyo blushed brighter in return as well.
"No problem. I actually quite enjoyed it," he said. The room was full of 'awwwwws' and they did not realize the problem that was happening upstairs.
With Syaoran
Syaoran stared at Ai, Lin, and Shui in disbelief.
"What do you mean 'the door is locked'?" Syaoran asked. They couldn't possibly have closed the door behind them without knowing how to get out…did they? The girls looked very embarrassed from their lack of awareness about the ability of the 'LOCK' card.
"…We closed the door behind us…" said the girls quietly. Syaoran sighed.
"Once you are in the 'LOCK' card's domain, there is no way to escape until Sakura unlocks it with her key," Syaoran stated.
"…So…we just closed ourselves into its domain…" the girls said in realization. They blushed in embarrassment. The shame soon faded, and they were replaced with smiles.
"Oh well! I guess we'll just have to wait here until Sakura comes up," said the girls. Kohaku did not look very happy to hear that. Within seconds, the three sat on the bed next to Syaoran.
"…Sooooooooooo..." the girls started. Syaoran gulped. He was not looking forward to this.
"How long have you and Kinomoto-san been dating?" Ai asked. Syaoran blushed before answering.
"…For a while now…" he said quietly. They grinned from his reaction to talking about Sakura.
"Have you two kissed yet?" asked Lin. Syaoran was a little uncomfortable with such personal questions, but figured he would answer anyway.
"…No…not yet…" he said.
"Why not? You love her, don't you?" asked Shui. Syaoran blushed bright red.
"…Of course…but…" Syaoran started.
"Well then if you love her, then why haven't you kissed her yet?" they asked in unison. Syaoran tensed.
"…It's not that easy…" Syaoran said. The girls grinned.
"Xiao-Lang-sama, it's VERY easy," Ai said. Syaoran shook his head in protest.
"No it's not!" he said. Ai then got up from the bed and walked over in front of Syaoran.
"It's VERY easy! You just lean in like this…" Ai started, and she began to lean towards Syaoran. Slowly her face inched towards his. They were about a centimeter apart when Syaoran suddenly panicked and jumped up so high that his head banged against hers. The two held their heads in pain. Ai laughed.
"It really is difficult for you, isn't it Xiao-Lang-sama?" Ai asked.
"What kind of question is that? You just tried to kiss me!" Syaoran said. The girls all laughed.
"We were just teasing you anyways. You should kiss her when you are ready," Shui said.
"BUT YOU SHOULD DO IT SOON," said the girls. Syaoran blushed. He REALLY hoped Sakura would come soon. Suddenly, he felt a pain in his scars. In reaction, he winced and held his arm.
"What is wrong?" the girls asked in concern. Syaoran grimaced and looked to them with barely open eyes.
"Naraku is near…"
With the Others
The entire table was in laughter after a story Eriol had told. According to Eriol, Clow Reed had klutzy days just like everyone else. Only…when Clow Reed had his klutzy days, they were far more…extreme (Enough said. Lol). Everyone ate comfortably…especially Kero and Yukito, whose plates were stacked quite high. Touya found the dinner very peaceful since he did not have to worry about a glare contest with Syaoran. All were nonchalant and had no idea what was happening upstairs…
With Syaoran
The three girls stared at Syaoran in worry.
"Naraku? He is here? Where?" asked Ai. Syaoran grimaced again from the burning pain in his scars.
"Somewhere…" Syaoran whispered. He closed his eyes and began to search out for the aura that burned him when near. His attention came to the doors of the veranda.
"There…" he whispered as he began to head towards the doors to the veranda. As soon as he opened the door, he saw a glowing red wall blocking the way out. This was the effects of the 'LOCK' card. However, though the wall, he could faintly see a shadow coming closer. Suddenly, the wall shattered explosively, and a strong gust of wind greeted him. The feeling chilled him to the bone as shadow came at him with great speed. He could feel a sudden impact from the shadow and then the ground on his back. The hit had knocked the wind out of him, and Syaoran gave a quick, harsh gasp for breath. Hefelt that the attacker had him pinned to the ground. However, he could not focus enough to fight back. His vision was slightly blurred, and his head felt dizzy. Although, because of the extreme pain in his scars, he knew that this was indeed Naraku.
"I'll kill you," said a deep cold whisper. He saw the blurred image of Naraku's sword above him. Slowly, it began its descent.
'No…I can't die now…I have to protect…Sakura' Syaoran thought. However, the next moment had not been expected.
With Sakura
Sakura was casually talking to Meilin when she felt the destruction of the shield she had created. Nearly all magical beings had felt it.
"What was that?" Eriol asked. Sakura eyes were widened in fear.
"I put the 'LOCK' card on Syaoran's room to keep him from sneaking out…and…the spell was just broken…" Sakura said.
"What?" Kero said. What could have possibly broken the 'LOCK' card?
"Does that mean that Syaoran broke out?" Tomoyo asked.
"No." Eriol said with worry as well. Everyone became confused.
"Someone broke in from the outside…Naraku…"
The room became dead silent. Without even asking, everyone rose from their seats and began to run upstairs. As they ran through the long dark hallways, everyone silently cursed the house for being so large. Every step felt like a mile longer to run.
'I locked Syaoran in there without thinking about Naraku! I didn't think Naraku could break in so easily! More over, I made Syaoran promise not to use magic! He could be…no! He's alive! I know it!' Sakura thought in panic. Her pace began to quicken and soon she found herself ahead of the group. Everything she saw in the halls was in a blur except the path that led to Syaoran's room. Her sight had no other thing to see. 'Faster! I have to run faster!' Sakura thought. Quickly, she pulled out the 'DASH' card and put the magic object into effect. The group traipsed behind her and ran faster when they saw her clear the hallway in seconds. A few moments later, Sakura had made it to Syaoran's room. She then opened the door after a small moment of hesitation.
'I won't hesitate anymore!' Sakura thought in determination. Slowly, the door swung open; almost slower than she could stand to bear.
The glowing red sunlight in the room revealed almost all to her. Ai, Lin, and Shui were standing in defensive poses with weapons in their hands. Ai held a chain with a blade attached at the end (like a whip), Lin held a shuriken between each finger (those metal stars that ninjas use), and Shui held a sharp dagger in each hand. Sakura saw the girls had very serious gazes towards the veranda door. Naraku seemed to be nowhere in sight. However, she panicked when she didn't see Syaoran.
"Syaoran!" she yelled out.
"Sakura!" she heard a response. Syaoran revealed himself behind the three girls. She sighed greatly in relief. He seemed to be all right. Sakura was prepared to run towards him, but she was stopped by the bodyguards.
"Kinomoto-sama, please stay there! The enemy has not yet left!" yelled Lin. Sakura stayed where she was, and it was not long before the others entered the room. Suddenly, a shadow jumped up into the room. There stood Naraku with an enraged gaze towards the three bodyguards. However, Sakura noticed that Naraku looked different. His hair was…shorter. There were many black strands of hair on the ground in another area in the room. The evidence told that Naraku had barely escaped an attack…from the bodyguards.
"How dare you, you little brats!" he yelled at Ai, Lin, and Shui. The girls only grinned.
"Leave now, or we will be forced to take further action!" said the three. Naraku glared and growled. Although, he did not forget to send a glare Syaoran's way as well.
"I won't retreat that easily!" He yelled. Once again, he began to charge towards Syaoran in blind rage. He had been so close to obtaining his prize until the bodyguards had interfered with their attacks. The girls readied their weapons, and in one graceful strike, they had hit him all at once. Their show of martial arts and grace were both beautiful and amazing at the same time. Naraku hissed from the few shuriken that had pierced his flesh, though the bleeding was too dark to be seen through his black cloak. The chain from Ai's whip like chain wrapped around his leg, causing him to fall in one fierce tug. In a desperate attempt to somehow hurt Syaoran, he threw two snakes, which slivered their way towards the boy. However, Shui had reached the snakes before they reached Syaoran with a dagger stabbed into each snake. The girls looked down to the fallen enemy with a victorious grin. Naraku glared and suddenly gave an evil smile. In a small hand movement, the hairs that had been cut off turned into many snakes. In an instant, the snakes had begun their attack on everyone in the room. Using the distraction to his advantage, Naraku thus leapt up and out of the room. Within minutes, he was nowhere in sight or presence. As soon as he was gone, the snakes turned back into hairs and then to dust.
The group only stared in shock. No one had expected the bodyguards to send Naraku retreating…ESPECIALLY not the bodyguards. With a great smile, the girls turned around to Syaoran.
"Are you all right, Xiao-Lang-sama?" Ai asked, while tenderly holding his hand. He blushed slightly from the contact, and then shyly nodded.
"…That was amazing!" Feimei said. The girls giggled in embarrassment.
"Those were only the things we learned from our training! We were trained to protect the heir when needed," said Shui. Syaoran sighed.
"And the fact that they trained you so much means they must not trust me at all," Syaoran said. The room became silent for a moment.
"We completely trust you Xiao-Lang-sama! That is why we have probably seemed neglecting lately. We only act in times of need," said the girls. Sakura rolled her eyes in a way that no one would see. 'OH! And I suppose that means that when Syaoran was in pain during his dream, it wasn't a time of NEED?!!' she thought angrily. Kohaku seemed to show the same thoughts as he growled at the girls ferociously.
"He still doesn't like us, huh? I guess he just dislikes strangers like us," Lin said in disappointment. Syaoran sighed again. Slowly, he knelt down to the angered wolf cub and pet behind its ear lightly.
"Kohaku, it's all right. You saw them protect me, didn't you?" Syaoran whispered. Kohaku remained unchanged. Syaoran was astonished at the cub's behavior.
"Kohaku…"
"Awww, we'll grow on the cutie sooner or later," said Ai.
"After all…it is a characteristic of all living things to adapt to the ever changing environment (felt in the mood for a biology lesson. Haha.) …even in their hearts," said Shui as she leaned close to the baby wolf's face. Kohaku suddenly quieted his growling and stared at the girls for a few moments with a narrow eyed gaze before leaving the room.
Syaoran gazed to Sakura with a smile. However, he saw her eyes become shadowed as she bowed her head down and left the room after Kohaku. Confused, Syaoran was prepared to follow. Although, he was stopped short when the bodyguards bombarded him with praise again.
Still gazing to the door where she left, Syaoran silently mouthed Sakura's name in worry. Something was not right.
Lilover131: FINALLY!! Sorry it took so long to finish! I've been busy with school, exams, laziness, and not to mention I was grounded for a while. Lol. Anyways, I'll try to get the next one up faster! So please try and be patient! Thanks for all the support everyone! Please try and review!