Hong Kong Fooey!~ Chapter 13
Disclaimer~ Ah-ha! No, no, nooooo... It's always the same thing, same old, so why do I have to continue with the disclaimers...? If you've forgotten, go back to the first chapter or the second chapter (any early chapter). *cackles* hee hee hee hee hee... Okay, now with my excuses!! O..<
Author's Note~ This story's written by (drum roll, please?) blue_tuna27!! Yay! Hehe... Konnichiwaaaaa!!! Hehehe... Wow, I haven't updated for a long time, y'know? lol... Heh heh hehhhhh... Well, I'll try to write more chapters and not be lazy. Hehehe... Just don't ask... ^_^; I'm not gonna say any excuses this time; you CCS/whatever fans can just guess what they could be. All you know is that I wasn't dead and that I didn't come back alive... Oooeeee... Zombies!! Or duck heads... Ooo hoo hoooo... Thank you to all who e-mailed me SPLENDID, HEART WARMING, and encouraging e-mails and reviews!! It worked, really, but oh gosh... I dunno... I just loved you guys more and feel depressed that I didn't write anything! Ah well... I'll try to do what I should do for now on. Hehehe... Anywayzzzz, please enjoy this chapter! Oh, and thank you for at least bothering to read this! Okay... Let's go on!! ^_____^
Chapter 13
"Mmm..." Sakura moaned while she is just on the point of waking up. She could feel the brightness of whatever room she's in, from her closed eyelids. To clear her vision, she rubbed her eyes to see where she was. The last thing she remembered was her yelling for Syaoran while Famai and Kamauin took her on a twister dimensional ride. After she rubbed her head to think about that moment, Sakura's vision mostly cleared as she sat up from where she was laying down for her surprisingly peaceful slumber. As she looked at her left, she found nothing but a glimmering glass wall with a big light shown behind. Turning her head up to the roof above, she knew it is the same as the wall to her left. Same goes for the wall behind her, below her, and the wall facing her. There is no real sunshine, windows, doors, or any ordinary openings. Everything was white, even the jumbo sized, silky pajamas she's wearing. For that matter of whiteness, she also felt as if she's glowing with whiteness from being freshly cleaned up. White is a good color to Sakura. It is ethereal, heavenly, and a color that meant something wise and full of power. After thinking of the only subject about the room, she was about to give up on looking at her right, but she glimpsed a figure in the same white pajamas. Her eyes widened as she tried to get her blurry vision clearer from seeing too much white around the room. It's Syaoran! He seemed to be cleaned up like she was. She knew from the time when she spent the night at the Li residence that Syaoran looks kawaii when he sleeps. Sakura moved slowly towards the figure on her knees and poked him many times. Whatever Syaoran might have done, he is sure soft and... cushiony. Sakura rubbed her eyes again and had her vision finally cleared.
'Hoe-e?! Just a pile of white blankets?! Everything's too white! Hoe...' Sakura thought, sighed, then laughed. After a few minutes of laughing to herself and tossing the blankets around, tears started to swell in her eyes as she brusquely sat down and hugged her knees. Her smile fell and her thoughts went over to Syaoran. 'Syaoran-kun... Where are you? I-I need you... I’m already lost. I don’t know what to do… without you… Without you, there is no energy left in me... With you, my feelings swim around and... Ohhhhh... Just thinking of you, Syaoran-kun... Just thinking of... you... Hoe-e! D-Daisuki! Everything will be all right! I-I'm not going to be alone...' Sakura thought, smiling to her self while she wiped some tears off. She already felt comfortable, but a sudden windy chill just went by her.
"Nani?" Sakura said as she stood up from the pile of thrown blankets.
"Hee hee hee..." a whimpered voice giggled.
"Hoe?!" Sakura gasped, turning her head in every direction.
Then right behind her in the air, sat a lady three feet away from her. This lady has the looks of Meilin with long hair. But maybe it's just the hair... The lady had what looked like a black colored, beautifully made ancient kimono with little white flower designs. Her legs are covered in black stockings with no shoes on her feet. In a way the lady looked very pretty, despite her eerie face.
"Meilin-chan?" Sakura questioned as she rubbed her eyes.
"Hee hee... Iie, iie... I'm your mother-in-law... Hee hee hee..." the lady said with twinkling amber eyes. She reminded Sakura of both Meilin and Kamauin, but more of a zombie-like villain action doll. She had what looks like Meilin's long hair and eyes, but Meilin has sweetness among her. This lady looks evil. The facial structure and the grin looked like Kamauin's. This lady also looked uncomfortable in the air by uncrossing and crossing her legs many times.
"N-Nani?! H-How can you be? Did my oni-chan marry your daughter? Hoe-e..." Sakura said as she stepped back against a warm white wall, blushing from her unruly manners. The lady was spooky enough, but Sakura felt guilty for looking flabbergasted. Even with the wrong words for a brother being married to a lovely lady, even though the mother is quite freaky.
The lady just smiled, revealing shiny yellow teeth. Then she just shook her head until...
Unexpected to Sakura's reality, strong, smooth and pretty arms circled around her waist. The pain started when this person tried to pull her out of the room, somehow. She felt smashed, then her body started to go through the wall. The lady just started cackling but then her expression changed to astonishment. But Sakura wanted to get out of this person's hold because she doesn't know who in the world she/he is, so Sakura struggled and more pain came on her ribs now.
"Let her go... Syaoran... You don't even know the ways of this place... Hee hee hee... Plus, I want to chat with this dear little girl..." the lady said.
"Iie! You and your creations are trying to twist everything... A girl her age doesn't need this crap!" Syaoran said.
"S-Syaoran-kun?! A-ano... Creations? This lady's my mother-in-law," Sakura said as she looked up to Syaoran's chin. The back of her head is now back against his chest instead of the wall. Now he's in the room with the same pajamas. He looked kind of kawaii, matching what she is wearing. But now Sakura felt like a little girl being protected in a earthquake-with-a-couple-of-twisters scenario. At least Syaoran let off some strength of his hold a little, so Sakura could breath better. Though, he still had his hold around her waist in protection. Sakura turned out to be quite amused while she looked at him in adoration. She is also astounded that Syaoran is here. 'He's here with me! Syaoran-kun! Everything is really going to be fine! With him here... anything will be all right... Nani?! How did he get here?' Sakura thought with excitement.
Syaoran then scowled at the lady,
"Yeah... Kamauin's mother! Sakura's too young to be wed!"
Sakura gasped in bewilderment, "Hoe-e?!"
"My name's Luiaka... I may be called a mother, but I'm just a creator... A sorceress who tries to be the best, better than the best, better than Clow Reed's mother, especially... S-She's my little sister... She's sweet, gorgeous, kind, generous, smart, and what else is there to say? She's a perfect daughter and I'm just a black sheep... Hee hee... Then my sister just has to have a son, better than anything their is... Clow Reed... Hmph... Now it's you, Sakura-chan... Demo... you're a sweet little girl and I actually like you very much..." Luiaka said with a now more fluent voice.
"So?" Syaoran interrupted with harshness. Sakura was just speechless, listening in to more of Luiaka's story.
"Hee hee hee... So... my Kamauin's going to sweep her off from her feet and take her away from her desires, happiness, everything... And take her power... He does have a way. He's just using you... I know it's tough, but he doesn't care about any love... Hee hee hee..."
Sakura looked at her and smiled a cute smile. Then she said, "Kamauin has a good side to him... I know it."
"Nani?! Iie, iie... Hee hee hee... He's not a failure of mine... Faimai might be, because he messes up many times. He's just a pile of dung to me... After I created him, I made Kamauin... And Faimai's looking up to Kamauin! That is pretty embarrassing... So, I killed him right when he came here with you and dear Syaoran. We don't need him... That's when I knew that I'm weak compared to other great powerful people. But I just have one little hope for my Kamauin... That is all, really... Can you help me... Card Mistress?"
"Hoe? When they have a good side, it'd be a failure?"
"Hee hee... Hai! Me and Kamauin will rule practically the whole Earth! Hee hee hee..."
Syaoran held Sakura closer to him and scowled, "You're crazy! No matter what costs, everything that is unlike you, will always win! Since it's fat chance that you or Kamauin will get hands on Sakura, you'll be nothing but futile..."
Luiaka looked at him in disgust and said, "Then I don't need people like you... Kamauin, come over here!"
Luiaka then vanished into thin air with a snap. Sakura frowned as the room suddenly darkened. Sakura and Syaoran somehow had a white glow on them.
"Nani?" Syaoran gleamed as he looked around cautiously. Sakura then turned around and looked up at him.
"Syaoran-kun? When do you think she'll come back?" Sakura asked worrisomely.
"I-I think they will be here... sometime... Strange... I guess we're stuck here for a while. I figured that the walls will only let you go through with lot of light source. But now it's completely dark... A-Ano... except for us..." Syaoran answered while letting Sakura go. He blushed from just noticing that he has held her for a while.
"Hehehe... Sugoi... Syaoran-kun?" Sakura said softly. Silence was all she could comprehend right now. Syaoran seemed sad about something... Sakura looked at him with worrisome.
"Hmm?"
"Daijobu desu ka?" Sakura asked as she looked at him with her serene emerald eyes. She stared at his fiery hazelnut ones for a long while. It is just hard for her to resist. He, somehow, has a whole package of feelings that she wants to be part of. From this effect he has on her, Sakura knows that he is part of her. Without him, she'd be overall alone, hopeless, and a wreck.
"H-Hai, daijobu..." Syaoran said, turning his head away from her. He then slid down to sit against a wall, whichever wall it is. Sakura then slid next to him.
"Don't worry, Syaoran-kun... You're here... I'm here... T-That is all I want at this moment... Syaoran-kun..." Sakura said, putting her arms around him from where she is sitting.
"S-Sakura?" Syaoran said, astounded of what he just heard. He heard it before, but this is Sakura with her memory lost. He wants to hear those words again from her soft lips. He was also astonished when Sakura just hugged him.
"Everything's going to be all right with you by my side..."
Syaoran sat there, speechless. Finally, his ears and cheeks felt warm with this affection from Sakura. After a few seconds, without realizing, he then caressingly embraced her to himself. When he closed his eyes shut, one tear rolled out and touched the crown of Sakura's head. "Baka... No matter what, whatever risk it takes... I'm always going to be with you. I go wherever you go..."
"Anywhere?" Sakura asked, again feeling like that same child with a hero in hand, in a blah blah scenario. Sakura could feel her eyes water as her head snuggled against his chest.
"Hai... Of course, baka..."
"Koinaru-kun?!" a girl yelled out. Koinaru opened his eyes and figured that he's still in the same basement. His body ached from sleeping on the cold, hard brick floor.
"Huh?" Koinaru wondered.
"It's me Keimie! Remember me?" Keimie asked.
"Yeah, yeah... I remember you... Where are the others?" Koinaru answered as he sat up, rubbing his eyes.
"Mizuki-san has them taken care of... Even Keroberos and Yue-san..." Keimie said as she put in a sad smile.
"Oh... You know all about this, too, huh?" Koinaru said with a grin.
Keimie blushed slightly and offered her hand to Koinaru.
"Iie, iie... Daijobu desu wa! Heh... Woahhh..." Koinaru said as he stood up, then with an unfortunate stumble. Keimie caught him and helped him stand up properly. "Awww... my legs are sleeping! Oh... Er... Arigatou..."
Keimie giggled as Koinaru blushed. As they went up the stairs to the ground floor, she helped him walk by supporting him with her arm held out.
"How did you know that we're here?" Koinaru asked.
Keimie looked a little surprised at first, then she looked at him sadly. When Koinaru looked at her with softened eyes, she smiled. She then said, "I-I can't tell you, yet... D-Demo... I can tell you one thing... We both have contact to each other..."
"Huh?"
"I mean... I... ano... How do you know Syaoran-kun?" Keimie said, trying to put it in an understandable way.
"I was told he was my cousin, by my... mother..."
"How does Syaoran know you?"
"I-I don't know..."
"You both have some kind of bond..."
"Yeah of course! We have Li blood!"
"You're not related... That mother wasn't your mother..."
Koinaru stopped and looked at her in astonishment. He then looked away. "I can walk now..."
"Koinaru-kun... I..."
"I know! I know! I knew that ever since I've been found under a tree when I was 4, when I got out of some orphanage! I ran away from there and found Syaoran's mother... Her sister gave me full care. I was then looking for Syaoran because I heard he has some contact with the Card Mistress... And then... Syaoran has this unusual thing upon me... It's like we know each other since I was born, maybe... Plus, I somehow know the baka and yoma's names..."
"I know how you feel... We supposed to be the guardians of the Ultimate cards... Clow-san is a really wonderful guy. He wanted to protect us... He even wanted us hidden from Keroberos and Yue-san. Clow-san hid the cards because he hoped there would be no need for them... And us, too... We were reincarnated like Clow-san has reincarnated into two halves. Kinomoto-san and Hirigizawa-kun... We exist now because there was trouble when we were born..."
"How do you know all this?"
"Hehe... Mizuki-san told me... She knows a lot... It's almost mysterious... She's a family member of a good sorceress, I think. I don't know..."
"Heh heh..."
"Koinaru-kun?"
"Yeah...?"
"Gomen nasai..."
"Iie... It's okay really... I'm just confused..."
"We must stick with Syaoran and our Card Mistress... Those are the two people we mostly need to protect... Souwong-kun, Meilin-chan, and Tomoyo-chan... Hehe... They know what might come of Sakura and Syaoran when they're older..."
Koinaru blushed, then rubbed back of his head. After a few minutes of walking through the shack, Koinaru laughed and Keimie laughed with him.
"Kgheee!!" Koinaru stopped, realizing something wrong.
"What is it, Koinaru-kun?" Keimie asked.
"Where is Syaoran and Sakura?" Koinaru asked worrisomely.
"They're gone... We don't know what happened to them... We're suspecting that they're with Kamauin and Famai... Demo..." Keimie paused then smiled up at Koinaru. "I know Sakura and Syaoran will be fine... They'd always be. Plus, Hirigizawa-san's going to get them out of wherever they are! Demo... I hope he'll be fine without his glasses, though..."
BRrrring... BRrrring...
"Hello?" Meilin greeted as she picked up the phone in the kitchen of "her" apartment.
"Moshie, moshie!" a cute voice on the other end greeted back.
"Tomoyo-chan? What has happened?" Meilin asked with a great amount of worrisome.
"They're both gone!" Tomoyo said, dropping her happy act.
"Who?"
"Syaoran-kun and Sakura-chan!"
"Don't panic. Don't panic!! AHHieeee!"
"I know!"
Souwong came beside Meilin and laid a hand on one of her shoulders.
"Everything's okay for you and Koinaru?" Meilin asked, ignoring Souwong's presence.
"Hai! We're now in the residence of Mizuki-san and Eriol-kun! Kero-chan and Yue are also here!"
"Sugoi! D-Demo... I hope everything will be alright for you and everybody else, Tomoyo-chan..."
"Mm-hmm... I hope everything goes well for you two, too... That's one of the reasons I called..."
"Arigatou, Tomoyo-chan... Oh goodness! I got to go! I was cooking a pot of noodles! Ja!"
"Oh! Ja-ne! I got to go, too! Hohoho! JA!!"
Meilin hanged up after Tomoyo did and ran to the kitchen. Souwong followed her. As she opened the cover of the overflowing pot of noodles, Meilin started crying.
Souwong went over to the oven and turned the gas off. "Meilin? Meilin, what's the matter?"
"The twerps, Famai and Kamauin, got to Sakura and Syaoran..." Meirin said, wiping her tears off as she stirred the noodles.
Souwong pulled her occupied hand back from stirring the hot noodles and put the stirring spoon into a free bowl. He then fondled her into his arms. Meilin put her arms around him in return.
Souwong then said in a soothing voice, "They will make it. I'm sure of it..."
Syaoran knew he was blushing, but he was surprised at himself. He's still calm and hasn't run away yet.
"Sakura?" Syaoran said as he let her go.
Sakura blushed slightly and sat up. She then kept a little distance away from Syaoran. Syaoran straightened himself and cleared his throat. Sakura giggled with softened eyes and put her hand in his.
After a while of silence, Sakura's eyes turned serious when she asked, "W-Why did you come to Tomoeda? Why do you help me so much? Why do you protect me so?"
'Well, it's because it would relieve the world from depression and destruction... Grr… That’s not it! It’s this: No matter what, you should have guardians by your side because you are the Card Mistress. You’re the one that could save the world. Oh and it’s also… From the beginning, the first time we met, you had the cards and we made ourselves rivals. Iie, actually I made ourselves rivals… Then you have opened my heart and embraced it. That means… ashiteru, Sakura… Those are the reasons...' Syaoran thought as he stroked his hair nervously. He then tried to say what he wanted to say, "It has been in the training in my family. Plus, there is not really much people who could do the world saving. I was chosen, plus I wanted to relieve the world from depression and mere destruction..." Syaoran paused and thought, 'That isn't the right answer... Oops... Why am I acting so stupid?! Well, she looks interested... She's looking at me with her lovely eyes that reveal the feelings of understanding and adoration? Eh... I don't know about that...' He then continued, trying to look at her straight in the eyes. That was a hard task. "Uh... Er... I... Oops… That really isn’t it, but it’s partly it, in different words… And I… uh… I told you this once before... A-And I'll try again..."
"Say what?" Kamauin asked as he came in all of the sudden. "Plus, why are you two glowing?"
"They're glowing... with power..." Luiaka softly answered with astonishment.
Syaoran stood up and helped Sakura up. Syaoran looked at himself in surprise. He didn't know he had any particular power. 'So that means I have more power than Kamauin?' Syaoran thought when Sakura squeezed his hand more. Syaoran just looked at her hand in his own, then to her face with an astounded look. She looked at him back and smiled.
Kamauin seemed as if he didn't like this, so he looked up to Sakura's eyes and asked her, "Is getting rid of us what you want, Syaoran? Even if you're a "good guy" why would you hurt people, then?"
"I don’t know if I should call those guys people… The only one I could think of is imbeciles like you. And to make things right, I just need to relieve the neighborhood, cities… and the world... from you, especially... " Syaoran answered with glaring eyes.
Sakura shook her head and frowned at Kamauin. "What you want is your happiness, right? Well, if you do more of what is unlikely good, then happiness is far away from your grasp! Happiness may be a bit too desirable at times, but happiness is what we need. Happiness makes a world more of a better place to live in. Isn't that what you want?"
"Don't listen to her, Kamauin!" Luiaka shouted with disgust, interrupting Sakura's speech.
'This spooky witch lady is already preparing to do an attack... Well, you're not the only one...' Syaoran thought as he let go of Sakura's hand. Now Sakura held out her fists, looking at Kamauin with melancholy emerald eyes with pearly tears running down her soft cheeks.
"M-Matte..." Kamauin murmured. His eyes are now revealing sorrow. He just couldn't resist how much power Sakura can have over him with eyes full of melancholy. Syaoran is now astounded again. He never thought any effect like this would be of any to Kamauin.
"There never should be... any regrets, pain, and trouble for our world anymore... I've been destined to be in this position, but I'm not going to make it turn to any vindictiveness!" Sakura said with passionate rage.
"W-What is your happiness, Card Mistress?" Kamauin said, trying to look away from her. Her gaze made her look powerful, a trait that he liked very much. He also liked the look of astonishment from Syaoran. For some reason, he couldn't help but feel jealousy whenever he thought of Syaoran.
Sakura blinked at him for a few seconds. She then smiled while she said, "My friends, family and all sort of things full of... tranquility and ethereality... No desolateness or any regrets... But there'd never be a perfect world, but only a perfect world when you're not alone... Like having somebody by your side... Like Syaoran-kun..."
"Hmph... You cause those things that you don't like, Sakura... You cause unhappiness," Kamauin said, walking closer to her. He now can feel that he is more mighty than her. 'She's falling down... And so is Syaoran...' Kamauin thought to himself.
Sakura looked at him with dreary eyes. Syaoran was about to say something, but Kamauin went on. Luiaka smiled at this.
"Syaoran always went after you, getting hurt physically and mentally... Isn't that true?" Kamauin said as he stroke his hair back.
"I..." Sakura said with eyes drearier than before.
Syaoran stepped forward and said, "It is because... you made those bad things occur and that makes more for Sakura to put up with... That's what I put up through... Because my heart is willing to do those things, whatever those things might be."
Kamauin didn't say anything after that because he is now speechless. Now he felt as if he's falling down while Sakura and Syaoran went up.
Luiaka straightened herself up and closed her eyes in concentration. She then stood a fighting stance. Syaoran did so, too. Since Syaoran's focus is on Luiaka, Kamauin ran toward Sakura, but Syaoran turned back in time and did a roundhouse kick to get both Luiaka and Kamauin at the same time, to save Sakura. Sakura fell back, then stood up again to go run to a far corner to get out her wand-like baton and cards. When she did, Sakura just realized that she left her key and cards to Kero in her room. But Sakura felt a power overcoming her. Sakura lifted her head up and felt her self lifting her arms. She then felt her feet off the ground. Faint colors of a rainbow came from the reflections of the glass walls and the light upon her when she closed her eyes. The power that she thought familiar turned out to be the power of 'The Fight' card.
Syaoran punched with his right then with his left, and swiped a kick under Luiaka's chin. She fell flat on her butt while Kamauin fell on his face after Syaoran did whirling kicks three times in the air on him. Suddenly, something distracted him and Luiaca tripped him with both of her legs high up in the air while her back was on the ground. Syaoran fell, but he then got a glance on Sakura. She's safe, but he could feel the presence of 'The Fight' card upon her.
"Woah, what's happening to her?" Kamauin asked, adoring Sakura's beauty.
Syaoran smirked, then flipped backwards from where he fell. Sakura opened her eyes as she touched the ground. She looked down and looked at her held up fists. She turned to Syaoran and smiled serenely at him.
Syaoran fell back from seeing Sakura's glowing beauty. 'Whenever she smiles, I turn stupid...' Syaoran thought as he sweat-dropped. But he was lucky to fall in time because Luiaca threw an ice attack at him. Syaoran sweat-dropped again. Sakura dodged the ice attack from Kamauin, then dodged a few punches from Luiaca. After a throw of punches from Kamauin, Sakura did a fluent handstand and kicked from there. She jumped back up and did a somersault to dodge other attacks from Luiaca. Syaoran threw a shard, doing a fire attack on Luiaca's hair.
"How...?" Kamauin gasped as he dodged an attack from Sakura.
"Iie!!Iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiieeeehhhh!!!!" Luiaca screamed. Then her body perished into a bluish dust. Sakura gasped. It was as if Syaoran destroyed a statue. Luiaca wasn't real after all.
"How did you know?" Kamauin asked.
Syaoran looked at Kamauin and said, "Her hair looks like Meilin's..."
"That's not it!"
"I-I just know..." Syaoran said, scratching his head. 'I need to get stronger anyway... To help and protect Sakura, I must be stronger... I then must train harder...' Syaoran thought while he glanced at Sakura a couple of times.
Kamauin gave Syaoran a scowling look, then just vanished with a snap of fingers. The dimension even went away. Now Sakura could see that they were in the shrine in Tomoeda the whole time. A mysterious guy on a bench waved to them.
Syaoran cocked up his eyebrows and Sakura smiled at the guy in the dark.
"Syaoran, Sakura... Konbonwa! It is now about 2:00 a.m. Won't you two go back home. I'll call Tomoyo, Meilin, Koinaru, and Souwong to tell them that you two are all right. I guess I'll go now..." the mysterious guy put in as he stood up from the bench.
"You helped us, didn't you?" Sakura asked, walking towards the guy.
"Yeah... I told Syaoran telepathetically to get Meilin's hair off Luiaca's head to get her finished... I knew it was Meilin's old hair," the guy said with a voice softer than Syaoran's own.
"How did you know what happened?" Syaoran asked, also blushing because of that one moment he and Sakura were alone.
"I used the Invisible Ultimate... And the Location Ultimate, but only for a matter of time, starting from when Luiaca and Kamauin started fighting you two. Keroberos gave me these cards to use. I knew how to use them without using much power. Whenever you have time, I’ll show you how…"
"Ultimates?" Sakura and Syaoran asked at the same time.
The mysterious guy went out of his place and stood an inch taller than Syaoran when he came close to him. He then held out and gave Sakura two new ultimate cards, 'The Telepathy' and 'The Invisible.' Then he grabbed from one of his back pockets and gave Sakura her fairly new Ultimate, ‘The Location.’
"W-Who are you?" Sakura asked as her eyes widened.
"Kawaii Sakura and my kawaii descendant... I can't really see, but I know my way... Sakura, please take care of your cards! I want to go to bed, you know?" the guy said with a grin. His whole face came into the light and Sakura figured him really handsome with black hair and eyes. He looked really friendly and reminded her of Yukito, her father, Clow-san, and someone else she must've known before, but she couldn't remember.
Syaoran sweat-dropped and walked away. He then murmured with dotted eyes, "Eriol..."
"Ohohoho... Well, I might as well be going now... Oyasumi nasai!" Eriol said with a friendly smile. He then disappeared into the darkness.
Sakura smiled back and murmured, "Sugoi!" She then whirled around to see Syaoran. But Syaoran wasn't there.
"Syaoran-kun?" Sakura wondered as worrisome started to overcome her.
"I'm up here, above you!" Syaoran called out.
"Oh, Syaoran-kun! You scared me! What are you doing up there?"
"Heh... He might be a friendly guy, but I never really liked him... He's strange..."
Sakura laughed and Syaoran scowled at her.
"Hai, hai, hai... He may be, but he's so nice! Hehehe... Oh, we got to go! My brother and father might be home by three! They said so because they both had night shift for something... Come on, Syaoran, get down," Sakura said as she whirled around in circles.
Syaoran laughed at her and yelled down to her, "Won't you come up here for a couple of minutes. I think it's sturdy enough for both of us up here."
Sakura nodded and climbed up the tree. It was surprisingly easy. She then sat up there with him.
"I see that 'The Fight' card's gone..." Syaoran said.
"Hai. Hehe... We're close to getting my memory back. I know it... But I wonder..." Sakura said gazing up at the night sky. She leaned further back, but lost her balance on the tree and lost support from her arms. "H-Hoe-e!"
Syaoran caught her by holding her body from falling back and held her close to him. "Woah! Don't look up that much anymore!"
Sakura nodded and grabbed hold of his pajama top to feel his warmth and to be in his arms for safety. "I-It's kind of cold in pajamas and being bare-footed out here... You think so?" Now she doesn't want to look up again.
"Heh heh... We'll go to our nice warm homes in a few minutes... Oh, you were saying something earlier..."
"Oh I was wondering about something..."
"What is it that you're wondering?"
"I... A-Ano... Why do you all protect me and want to protect me?"
"You're like a pillar of the world, Sakura... And we're like your guardians... Without you, I don't know what would happen. You're a great affect to my life, like others... You don't know how much you changed my life. And other lives, too..."
"Sugoi... I never thought or realized that..."
"Well, now you do..."
Then there goes silence and both being speechless again. Sakura was just smiling to her own zone and Syaoran was just looking at her smile.
"Your smile makes you look kawaii..." Syaoran thought out loud.
"Nani? I couldn't hear what you're saying... The breeze is getting colder... Brr... Hehe... Syaoran-kun? Why are you so red?" Sakura said, worrying that something was wrong.
Syaoran smiled crickedly and said, "It is getting cold... Er... Let's go home... Do you need me to walk you home?"
"Iie, it's all right... I can go all by myself," Sakura answered happily.
"You sure? Because you just didn't prove that when you almost fell back..."
"Syaoran-kun!" Sakura scowled.
"Hai, hai, hai... I guess I'll let you off here... A-Ano... You can let go of me now..."
"Syaoran-kun! Hoe-e!!" Sakura yelled. A lamp post's light by the tree just dimmed.
"What now?"
"Ghosts! A-And I might fall down!"
"I can help you down. There are no ghosts right now... You're still scared of ghosts?"
"H-Hai... What was I like before I lost my memory when you met me when I was in what? Fourth grade?"
"Heh heh... The same, really. Same everything. Same smile... Same... eyes... and still... sweet and kawaii... as much as before..."
Sakura blushed to a really bright red and slapped Syaoran on the nose. She then got off from the branch and hurriedly climbed down. "Stop it! You're embarrassing meeee!! Hoe..."
Syaoran laughed as he jumped down from the tree. He could feel his face turn red from saying all that confidential information to her. "See? You got off the tree! Ja-ne! Oyasumi nasai! Oh, matte, I'll walk you home! Come on, Sakura..."
Sakura followed him and then said, "What about you? Don't you need somebody to walk you home?"
"Iie... it's all right. I can go faster if I could take your hand," Syaoran said. His heart is thumping loudly and he wanted to zoom from place to place from the embarrassment he just plated on himself. Now he asked to take her hand. It makes it even worse.
"H-Hai... Fine... W-Woaaaaaahhhhh!!! Hoe-e!!!"
Syaoran ran his fastest and felt light on his feet. Sakura was flying behind him while he ran.
"HOOOOOOOoooooEEEeeeeeee!!!!"
"Okay, we're here!" Syaoran said, still running, but only in one place.
"Hoe-e... Hehehehehe... That was fun! Sugoi! I would like to do that more often, Syaoran-kun! Ano... I think you want to go in a hurry, don't you?" Sakura said with hands on her knees.
"Yeah..." Syaoran said, red as a beet as he ran in place.
After a few seconds, Sakura laughed and hugged him tightly. "Syaoran-kun, arigatou! Arigatou gazaimasu!" She then let go and waved good bye.
Syaoran nodded and yelled as he zoomed back to his apartment, "Oyasumi nasaiiii!!!"
Sakura sweat-dropped, then rang the door bell of her house. She knows that her dad and Touya wouldn’t be home right now, but maybe Kero might.
"Konnichiwaaa!" Kero greeted happily. "Sakura-chan! I knew it's you! Come on, hurry! Your father and brother just left messages that they'll be home by 3:30!"
"Oh! Hai!" Sakura said happily.
Sakura and Kero ran up the stairs and went to her bathroom. Sakura washed her self with 'The Bubble' card and put on her usual pink pajamas after she dried her self up. She then tucked Kero in her bed as she put her self under her covers.
"Oyasumi nasai, Kero-chan... I'm really tired... I'll tell you everything tomorrow..." Sakura murmured tiredly.
"Wakita! I can't wait!"
"Hehe... Oyasumi nasai..."
~~*~*~ To Be Continued ~*~*~~