*Disclaimers*
Blah blah blah. Here we go again. I dont own CCS. I dont own their characters. That belongs to
the super-cool group, Clamp *claps* yay for clamp! Arigatou Gozaimasu!
A/N: Whooaaa.......... this is as big as the other two parts put together. x_x it's so long. A
warning to you all that it gets kinda depressing somewhere in the middle. So if you dont like
depressing fics, either skip that part or dont read it. Dont worry, there's a happy ending!
Enough with the chatter. Read on! :D
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To their surprise, they found Tomaku, who finally had a grip on Sakura. He showed that he had
been waiting for them to stop by. Sakura struggled helplessly as he held her wrists.
"Gentlemen.. What you've all been waiting for. In my next magic act, Sakura will now suffer the
exact same way her mother did."
Tomaku grinned evilly, and then kissed Sakura.
Sakura's body went limp. Tomaku broke his kiss and put her down.
"DAMNIT!!!! SAKURA!!!!!!!!" Touya yelled.
This moment brought back many terrible memories. He thought back to when he was 10 years old. The
same person... his mother.....
His thoughts were interrupted with a dozen ice shards passing by. He looked up and saw Yue, who
was pissed off about the incident as well. Kerberos had no idea what just happened; all he knew
was that something bad happened to Sakura, and just decided to take part in the fight.
Their powers weren't strong enough to beat Tomaku. They just hit a force feild.
Syaoran was just standing there dumbfounded. How could a kiss be the downfall of Sakura? What did
all this have to do with her mother?
Syaoran just tried to get this through his head. ... That's it! That's why Sakura was so scared
of him! He's the reason her mother died... but... he said that Sakura would suffer the same fate
as her mom...
Wait a minute.. that meant...
"BASTARD!!" Syaoran shouted. He didnt know what else to do or say. He was just pissed. He felt a
strong aura besides him.. it was somewhat similar to Sakura's... probably her brother's. But he
never felt his power reach that level.
"How do you feel now? I feel great. You see, I feed on magic power. Unfortunately, that's my only
method so I only prefer girls." Tomaku grinned. "But... it seems like my work is done here. I'm
sorry to break it to you, Syaoran, but it looks like I'm right after all."
Syaoran could only stand there and be angry at him. Yue and Kerberos have refrained from attacking
and concentrated on what Tomaku was saying.
Tomaku took the opportunity to continue. "Well now. I dont think there's anyone else in Japan
that I could go after. So maybe I'll just continue on to Hong Kong. It seems like the next
closest place."
Syaoran started to approach him. "You.. you wouldnt dare..."
Tomaku grinned. "I see you have family there. This will definitely be fun..!"
"HAVENT YOU HAD ENOUGH HERE??" Syaoran yelled.
"WHY CANT YOU LEAVE THE WORLD ALONE? YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED!" Touya shouted.
"I'm so sorry. I wish I could stay. But I must be on my way now, before my energy runs out."
Tomaku smirked as he started heading in the opposite direction.
"Bastard...!" Touya mumbled to himself. He then held out his hand and created a small glowing
ball of energy.
Syaoran had done the same thing. Each one growing bigger with each passing second.
By now, Tomoyo decided to come out of the bushes and to where everyone else was.
"Wh... what happened? What's happening now?" She asked.
"Go and hide. It's still dangerous." Kerberos growled.
Tomoyo went back to a closer place and took a peek of what was happening. Sakura's body was
lifeless on the ground. Tomoyo gasped and decided not to look.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!," Syaoran shouted to get Tomaku's attention.
Tomaku turned around to see the two glowing balls held in their hands.
"Now this should be interesting," Tomaku grinned as he came back.
Touya and Syaoran looked at eachother.
"As of now, this is a truce, you understand, brat?" Touya said.
"Agreed." Syaoran replied.
They forced the two balls together to become a bigger and brighter one. Tomaku's interest climbed
as he watched what they were doing.
Touya and Syaoran smirked.
"Take this, Devil!!!!!!!!!!" They both yelled.
Tomaku watched the speeding ball approach him. Both people were weak, so he should be able to
withstand it, right?
He spread out his arms and felt the chi of the ball. It felt good. He grinned. But then his
vision went blurry. His eyes stung. Then.. his whole body stung. No, it felt like it was eating
his flesh away.
...what's going on? This wasnt supposed to happen.
"N... no............ .......... c.... CURSE YOU!!!!" Tomaku yelled.
Syaoran and Touya just watched as the devil and ball of chi disappeared into nothing together.
They both collapsed on their knees. Tomaku was gone for good. Tomoyo saw that it was finished
and she ran up to the scene.
"Are.. are you both okay???" She asked.
"No time to worry for us..." Touya asked. He struggled to get up and headed for Sakura.
"He's right. We have to get Sakura somewhere." Syaoran also proceeded to stand up.
"We'll go back to my place. Dad isnt home so it wont bring him a major shock yet." Touya picked
Sakura up and put her on his back. "Let's hurry!!"
Kerberos and Yue followed Touya, who seemed to have gained his energy back. Touya looked back.
"Arent you two coming? We're gonna need help, I hope you know." Touya shouted.
Syaoran and Tomoyo exchanged glances, then followed.
"Get a blanket!" Touya instructed. "Get a pillow too!"
Everyone was running everywhere around the Kinomoto residence. Touya was so nervous that it took
him a while to open the door. It made everyone twice as nervous to have him acting this way.
"You really oughtta take it easy. We should find a way to cure it," Kero, now in his toy form, said.
"It's not cureable... Sakura's.... she's going to die....." Touya stammered.
"Then what's the point of doing all this?" Kero asked.
"Stop asking dumb questions, stuffed animal." Touya retorted. "We could at least keep her alive
as long as possible. And keep her warm.. her body temperature is dropping."
"Here's her blanket," Syaoran said, running down the stairs.
"And her pillow," Tomoyo added, following Syaoran.
"Ok. Good. Look after her, I'm going to help Yuki." Touya said as he got up.
Syaoran covered Sakura with the blanket and Tomoyo got the pillow under her head. They didnt know
what to do after that. Syaoran just stood there, looking at Sakura. He couldnt believe that just
this morning, she was cheery and happy. And now her face looked so sad. Tomoyo just kneeled
beside Sakura and looked at her friend.
Touya came back with a pot of soup. "We should try to wake her up. That's the only kind of action
we can get out of her right now."
Syaoran, like a dog, obeyed Touya's order. He got Tomoyo out of his way and put his hands on her
shoulders.
"Sakura, wake up..." he said.
He knew it wasnt enough. It wouldnt do good. But for some reason he couldnt.
"Try harder than that. Or... try putting something warm on her cheeks. Her body is cold, so it
should react to something warm." Touya crossed his hands.
Syaoran's hands were warm, so he took off his gloves and put his hands on her cheeks.
"Sakura?" He asked.
Sakura's eyes slowly opened. She seemed as if she was there, but not there in a way. All Sakura
did was look at everyone.
"Sakura, how do you feel?" Yukito asked.
"h..rd t.... br....th...." Sakura mumbled.
"You'll have to try to speak a little louder than that," Syaoran softly said, as he held her
hands tightly. "I know it's hard to breathe, but please try..."
"Syao.... ran....... kun...." she mumbled again.
"She's passing out again. Keep talking to her!" Touya yelled again, more nervous.
"Sakura-chan, dont worry. Everything will be back to normal and we can forget all this," Tomoyo
said.
"you're right.... Tomoyo-chan...." Sakura mumbled again. She seemed to be able to talk easier,
and breathe more. Everyone sighed with relief.
"I'm.. happy.." Sakura smiled.
Everyone's face was washed over with horror.
"Happy?? Why???" Touya asked. "Dont you know what's happening?"
"Hai... of course I know.. but... everyone's here..." Sakura closed her eyes.
"Sakura! Dont go back to sleep!" Syaoran's voice shook.
"I'm not going back to sleep. Just... closing my eyes..." Sakura mumbled.
"That's it, I'm calling dad," Touya said as he reached for the telephone. "I cant just have him
sit at work not knowing that Sakura's dying..."
Tomoyo's eyes widened. Dying?
"I should... go home... I'll call for them to pick me up..." Tomoyo said. "It would be easier..
so I could go to school tomorrow..."
"Are you sure?" Yuki asked.
"Yeah.. I dont know how I can help.. so.. I'll go home..."
She turned on her cell phone and talked for a while.
"I have to go outside in 10 minutes."
Syaoran looked at Tomoyo. He hasnt seen her sad this way. But there wasnt anything he could say. It wouldnt help, especially since her best friend was dying in front of her eyes.
Tomoyo got up and walked out the door.
"Dad's coming home." Touya said as he got off the phone. "And.. where's she going?"
"It's too depressing for her. Just... just leave her." Syaoran said.
The next morning, Tomoyo walked in the classroom doors, at the same time she usually arrived. She
expected to see at least Syaoran sitting in his desk, since Sakura was usually late. She sat down
in her desk. Everything that she thought had happened yesterday.... no. It didn't happen. Sakura's
brushing her teeth right now and rushing out the door. It'll take her 5 minutes by rollerblades
to get to school. School starts in 10 minutes.
Tomoyo stared at the door. The one where Sakura and Syaoran always came in by. But each time it
opened, it was someone else.
The school bell rang and everyone got in their seats. The teacher walked in the classroom.
"Let's take attendance now. Let's see...." the teacher looked around the room. "Everyone seems to
be here.."
Tomoyo looked at Sakura and Syaoran's seats. They still werent there.
"Where's Kinomoto? And.. Li? Are they both absent?" The teacher asked.
Everyone looked at Sakura and Syaoran's places to double check.
"That's funny. They're usually there. Daidouji..? Do you know where Sakura is?"
Tomoyo stared at the teacher, then looked at her desk.
"Sakura's sick.." she mumbled.
"I'm sorry..?" The teacher asked as he leaned over the desk. "What did you say?"
"Sakura's sick.." Tomoyo repeated, a little louder.
"Well then. I hope she gets better soon. Now, lets start off with yesterday's homework. Tomoyo,
would you please print answer #1 on the board?"
Tomoyo got up and slowly walked to the front. She took the chalk and put it on the board. She
didnt write anything though.
She did do her homework last night. That was for sure. But.. her mind was blank. All she could
think about was what happened yesterday... Yesterday.
"Tomoyo, we're doing yesterday's homework." The teacher reminded her again.
Yesterday. Yesterday. The word shot at her chest like a knife. Stabbing her over and over again.
Tomoyo dropped the chalk and fell to her knees.
"Tomoyo!!" Chiharu and Rika yelled from the class. They got up, and Naoko followed as they rushed
to help their friend.
Tears started rolling down Tomoyo's eyes.
"I cant......"
The days passed, and Tomoyo never stopped by. It was now Tuesday morning, the night of the
Mother-Daughter dinner. They didnt know how they did it, but Sakura was still alive. She could
talk easier now, but needed a lot of rest. Her lungs wouldnt let her move much. The pain was too
much for her.
Syaoran paced around the living room. There she was. Sakura. Sleeping like a china doll on the
couch. And he was doing nothing about it. He sat down on a chair, and stared at the ceiling. He
had been staying at their place this whole time, as well as Yukito. And not a wink of sleep. He
couldnt. Even though he was tired. He just couldnt.
No one else could either. There was no way. Sakura tried to talk them into sleeping, but no
matter how hard they tried, they couldnt.
Kero stayed beside Sakura the whole time, and when Syaoran didnt have anything to do, he stayed
beside Sakura. This made Sakura happy, even though she was dying.
'Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked. Syaoran broke out of his trance, and he went beside Sakura.
"What is it?" He asked.
"It's strange.. I'm scared, but I'm happy..." Sakura smiled.
"Dont be scared. We'll find a way.. we've been thinking since the day this happened. And we'll do
whatever is possible to keep you alive.." Syaoran slipped his hand in hers again, the same thing
he's been doing since he got there.
"I dont... think.... there's anymore time..." Sakura sadly replied.
"No.. no, dont say that." Syaoran said.
"What did she say?" Touya asked as he poked his head from the kitchen door.
"What she said yesterday.." Syaoran sighed.
Touya came out of the kitchen and said something to Yukito. He then went beside Syaoran.
"Sakura, you're not going to die. We'll make sure of it." Touya tried to comfort her.
"I really think.. it's today.." Sakura mumbled again.
"Dont say that. It wont be today. It wont be any time this week. Nor this month. Nor in the next
couple hundred years. So dont say that." Touya said.
"I'll be with mom soon... and then we can both stay here even though.." Sakura said. "And you can
tell Tomoyo that I'm still here, I'm just not coming to school.."
"We wont have to tell Tomoyo anything." Syaoran looked at Sakura.
"'Nii-chan... will you read Snow White to me? Like you used to when I was little?" Sakura asked.
Touya got irritated. She made it seem like as if it'll be the last day of her life there. Not if
he could help it though. He ran up to her room and came back with the book.
Sakura's dad came out with a plate of snacks for Syaoran and Touya, and Yuki followed behind with
soup for Sakura.
"We've kept it up this far, right? We can still go on.. with your mother, she only survived for a
day. Sakura kept it up for 4 days. Let's keep it up," Mr Kinomoto said.
"Yeah," Touya said.
"Is that Snow White?" Yuki asked as he looked at the cover of the book Touya was holding.
"Uh huh. Sakura wants me to read it to her." Touya sighed.
"That gives me an idea tho." Yuki said, going into a state of thinking.
"An idea?" Syaoran asked.
Everyone watched Yuki think. Even Sakura.
"If I remember right.. Snow White got poisoned by an apple. And... the poison was removed by a
prince. But not because he was anything special; because he removed the poison when he kissed
Snow White, right?"
Mr Kinomoto agreed. "That's right, that did happen.... ... ! Are you saying that..... that..."
Yuki nodded. "If someone kisses Sakura, then the poison might lift off."
Mr. Kinomoto nodded back. "I dont recall kissing Nadeshiko after what happened. I think it was
because I was also injured. I couldnt bend down or move around much with a broken back."
"It seems so long ago... it was the root of Sakura's fear for ghosts, since he looked like a
ghost and never appeared opaque until he kissed mother..." Touya said.
"But.. how did your mom have magic power? That kid said he only went after girls with magic power,
right?" Yuki asked.
"Mom told me that this kid killed himself when he was Sakura's age. Because mother didnt love him.
He found out over time, that he could visit her if he turned himself into a ghost. He needed
magic power for that, so he went somewhere else first to gather magic power. Then he decided to
take mom with him... But at that point, Sakura got so mad and sealed him off." Touya explained.
"Cant we concentrate on somethine else right now??" Syaoran asked.
Sakura fell back asleep, as well as Kero, who couldnt stay awake any longer.
"Right. But me and dad are gonna stay out of this. That wouldnt be right at all." Touya sighed.
"So Sakura's *prince* will have to do the job."
"That's not me. I already told Sakura a few years back that I'm not the one she loves most." Yuki
stepped back with Touya and Mr. Kinomoto.
Syaoran's face turned crimson.
"Look, brat, you're the only one left. We all know you like eachother. So get it overwith." Touya
growled. "This is the *ONLY* time I'll let you do this."
"Yeah yeah yeah." Syaoran said as he looked the other way. "But you are *NOT* going to watch me."
Mr. Kinomoto laughed. "Oh, we wouldnt bug you on such a special occaision. You'll be Sakura's hero
for life. Everything will be back to normal." They took Kero and sat in the dining room table and
sat quietly, not looking at Syaoran.
"Here goes," Syaoran mumbled, as he saw no one was looking.
His heart raced. Sakura will be just fine. Everything will be all right. And.. this was gonna be
his first kiss. He just hoped that this wouldnt start a new addiction. His face got redder as he
got closer to her face. It was better that she was sleeping because she would object to the fact.
Finally. His lips met hers, and it stayed that way for about 10 seconds. Syaoran's stomach turned
and he tried to keep his cool. He couldnt take it anymore. He stood up and gasped. He started
breathing hard.
There. It was over.
Sakura will be all right.
The men at the dining table got up and smiled. Or at least thats what Syaoran thought he saw. All
the shapes went out of distortion. And everything was going black.
"Hey, he's finished," Touya said as he got up. "If Yuki was right, it should work. Good job, brat,"
He looked at Syaoran. Syaoran looked fine, but something wasnt right.
"Brat, are you okay?" Touya asked, irritated.
Syaoran collapsed on Sakura.
"H... hey! That wasnt supposed to happen!!!" The three men rushed over to the couch. Sakura didnt
look like she was improving, and Syaoran seemed to be in the same state.
"That means.. that... it didnt work..." Mr Kinomoto sighed.
"And that Li-san will die...?" Yuki asked.
They just stood there in shock. Their plan didnt turn out right. Instead of Syaoran lifting the
curse, it just got passed to him.
Mr. Kinomoto looked at the two kids sadly, when a bright feather floated past his face. He looked
around.
"N.......... Nadeshiko??"
Touya rubbed his eyes. It had been a while since he saw her. Yuki couldnt see her, but he did
feel her presence.
"Yukito-san gave me a great idea," Nadeshiko smiled. "I wasnt sure if his plan would work or not,
so I waited until the boy Sakura likes most finished his try."
"Wh.. what do you mean, mom??" Touya asked.
Nadeshiko giggled. "Dont worry about anything. They both will be all right."
"How...?" Mr. Kinomoto asked.
"I was kissed by the same person, right? But my spirit still lives. My idea should work."
Touya and the rest cleared the room, and their noise woke up Kero who was sleeping on the table.
Nadeshiko first went down to Syaoran, his cheek resting on Sakura's stomach.
"You're a brave boy. Sakura is really lucky." she said as she stroked his hair. She kissed him on
the lips.
She went up to Sakura. "Sakura, my baby. You're a really brave girl, and you've been good. Please
continue helping Dad and your 'nii-chan. Always be happy." She kissed her on the lips.
Nadeshiko got up and smiled.
Touya was just plain confused, but watched to see what would happen.
Syaoran was the first to open his eyes, and he got up.
Sakura followed shortly after.
"........'Ka-chan?" She asked as she looked around. "Mom.. where are you?"
Nadeshiko was gone. Her job was done.
Touya, Yukito and Mr. Kinomoto smiled. Both kids were awake.
Sakura's first reaction was looking for Syaoran. They looked at eachother, and soon to follow was
Sakura's tight bear hug.
"I told you everything will be all right, Kaijuu. How do you feel?" Touya asked.
"I feel great!" Sakura smiled.
Then she whispered in Syaoran's ear. "I was half awake when you kissed me, you know."
Syaoran's face turned crimson and he fell over. "AAHH!!!!!"
Sakura just looked at him innocently, wide-eyed.
"Dont you have a mother-daughter dinner to go to?" Mr. Kinomoto asked.
Sakura nodded. "I'll get ready now!" she raced up the stairs to her bedroom.
Syaoran got up and rubbed his head. "It never fails. She gets really hyper when she's fine after
she's hurt bad."
Touya went up to Syaoran and glared. "You, brat. You're helping with the dishes tonight."
Syaoran could do nothing but glare back. "I bet you're slow at cleaning."
"We'll see about that, brat!"
Mr. Kinomoto and Yukito smiled.
Tomoyo sat at the table with Chiharu. She hadnt heard about Sakura since she left their house
that day. Maybe she was dead already. It wouldnt be good to think about it, but she was still
depressed about it.
"Tomoyo-chan, there's no reason why you should be depressed over Sakura having the flu. She will
get better you know," Chiharu said.
"I know.. but..... still..." Tomoyo sighed. "I just miss having her around and I dont want to
disturb her at home..."
'Maybe she got better? You never know."
They sat in a few more moments of silence, when someone dropped a big bag of something on the
table.
"I'm really sorry! I just got better today, so I stayed home and helped make cookies! But to make
all these.. I'm really sorry I'm late!" a very cheery voice yelled in front of Tomoyo and Chiharu.
"That sounds like...." Tomoyo started.
"Tomoyo-chan! Did you miss me??" Sakura smiled. "I'm sorry I didnt call you. Want a cookie?"
Tomoyo smiled back. "SURE!!!"
Tomoyo jumped up and hugged Sakura. Sakura whispered in Tomoyo's ear.
"You'll never guess what happened. You'll never guess what Syaoran-kun did....!"
"What did he do?"
"He's now my lifetime hero, because he kissed me."
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How was it? Kinda depressing but a really nice ending, ne? Everyone's happy (except Tomaku,
too bad for him). So let's celebrate! Our heroine still lives! And Syaoran got his first kiss!
If it counted that is.. since Sakura was half asleep, she didnt kiss back....
But! Onto other stuff!
You tell me. Want a fic of Sakura and Syaoran's first kiss? Or do you want another wedding day
fic first? I wont count votes after Jan 5th 2001. x_x
At their first kiss: High School is finished, and S&S, our favorite heros, havent kissed yet!!!
What's this??? Why, Syaoran, WHY????? You've been her bf for a long time already! Nani? What's
that? You say not yet? Hurry up!
On the wedding day fic: Syaoran's wedding day! Oooooooooo.... but... hey! Wait a minute! Syaoran,
you're not supposed to be sad!! What's wrong??
^_^;;; sorry 'bout that. Sweets make me hyper o_O;;
Blah blah blah. Here we go again. I dont own CCS. I dont own their characters. That belongs to
the super-cool group, Clamp *claps* yay for clamp! Arigatou Gozaimasu!
A/N: Whooaaa.......... this is as big as the other two parts put together. x_x it's so long. A
warning to you all that it gets kinda depressing somewhere in the middle. So if you dont like
depressing fics, either skip that part or dont read it. Dont worry, there's a happy ending!
Enough with the chatter. Read on! :D
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To their surprise, they found Tomaku, who finally had a grip on Sakura. He showed that he had
been waiting for them to stop by. Sakura struggled helplessly as he held her wrists.
"Gentlemen.. What you've all been waiting for. In my next magic act, Sakura will now suffer the
exact same way her mother did."
Tomaku grinned evilly, and then kissed Sakura.
Sakura's body went limp. Tomaku broke his kiss and put her down.
"DAMNIT!!!! SAKURA!!!!!!!!" Touya yelled.
This moment brought back many terrible memories. He thought back to when he was 10 years old. The
same person... his mother.....
His thoughts were interrupted with a dozen ice shards passing by. He looked up and saw Yue, who
was pissed off about the incident as well. Kerberos had no idea what just happened; all he knew
was that something bad happened to Sakura, and just decided to take part in the fight.
Their powers weren't strong enough to beat Tomaku. They just hit a force feild.
Syaoran was just standing there dumbfounded. How could a kiss be the downfall of Sakura? What did
all this have to do with her mother?
Syaoran just tried to get this through his head. ... That's it! That's why Sakura was so scared
of him! He's the reason her mother died... but... he said that Sakura would suffer the same fate
as her mom...
Wait a minute.. that meant...
"BASTARD!!" Syaoran shouted. He didnt know what else to do or say. He was just pissed. He felt a
strong aura besides him.. it was somewhat similar to Sakura's... probably her brother's. But he
never felt his power reach that level.
"How do you feel now? I feel great. You see, I feed on magic power. Unfortunately, that's my only
method so I only prefer girls." Tomaku grinned. "But... it seems like my work is done here. I'm
sorry to break it to you, Syaoran, but it looks like I'm right after all."
Syaoran could only stand there and be angry at him. Yue and Kerberos have refrained from attacking
and concentrated on what Tomaku was saying.
Tomaku took the opportunity to continue. "Well now. I dont think there's anyone else in Japan
that I could go after. So maybe I'll just continue on to Hong Kong. It seems like the next
closest place."
Syaoran started to approach him. "You.. you wouldnt dare..."
Tomaku grinned. "I see you have family there. This will definitely be fun..!"
"HAVENT YOU HAD ENOUGH HERE??" Syaoran yelled.
"WHY CANT YOU LEAVE THE WORLD ALONE? YOU GOT WHAT YOU WANTED!" Touya shouted.
"I'm so sorry. I wish I could stay. But I must be on my way now, before my energy runs out."
Tomaku smirked as he started heading in the opposite direction.
"Bastard...!" Touya mumbled to himself. He then held out his hand and created a small glowing
ball of energy.
Syaoran had done the same thing. Each one growing bigger with each passing second.
By now, Tomoyo decided to come out of the bushes and to where everyone else was.
"Wh... what happened? What's happening now?" She asked.
"Go and hide. It's still dangerous." Kerberos growled.
Tomoyo went back to a closer place and took a peek of what was happening. Sakura's body was
lifeless on the ground. Tomoyo gasped and decided not to look.
"YOU'RE GONNA PAY FOR WHAT YOU DID!," Syaoran shouted to get Tomaku's attention.
Tomaku turned around to see the two glowing balls held in their hands.
"Now this should be interesting," Tomaku grinned as he came back.
Touya and Syaoran looked at eachother.
"As of now, this is a truce, you understand, brat?" Touya said.
"Agreed." Syaoran replied.
They forced the two balls together to become a bigger and brighter one. Tomaku's interest climbed
as he watched what they were doing.
Touya and Syaoran smirked.
"Take this, Devil!!!!!!!!!!" They both yelled.
Tomaku watched the speeding ball approach him. Both people were weak, so he should be able to
withstand it, right?
He spread out his arms and felt the chi of the ball. It felt good. He grinned. But then his
vision went blurry. His eyes stung. Then.. his whole body stung. No, it felt like it was eating
his flesh away.
...what's going on? This wasnt supposed to happen.
"N... no............ .......... c.... CURSE YOU!!!!" Tomaku yelled.
Syaoran and Touya just watched as the devil and ball of chi disappeared into nothing together.
They both collapsed on their knees. Tomaku was gone for good. Tomoyo saw that it was finished
and she ran up to the scene.
"Are.. are you both okay???" She asked.
"No time to worry for us..." Touya asked. He struggled to get up and headed for Sakura.
"He's right. We have to get Sakura somewhere." Syaoran also proceeded to stand up.
"We'll go back to my place. Dad isnt home so it wont bring him a major shock yet." Touya picked
Sakura up and put her on his back. "Let's hurry!!"
Kerberos and Yue followed Touya, who seemed to have gained his energy back. Touya looked back.
"Arent you two coming? We're gonna need help, I hope you know." Touya shouted.
Syaoran and Tomoyo exchanged glances, then followed.
"Get a blanket!" Touya instructed. "Get a pillow too!"
Everyone was running everywhere around the Kinomoto residence. Touya was so nervous that it took
him a while to open the door. It made everyone twice as nervous to have him acting this way.
"You really oughtta take it easy. We should find a way to cure it," Kero, now in his toy form, said.
"It's not cureable... Sakura's.... she's going to die....." Touya stammered.
"Then what's the point of doing all this?" Kero asked.
"Stop asking dumb questions, stuffed animal." Touya retorted. "We could at least keep her alive
as long as possible. And keep her warm.. her body temperature is dropping."
"Here's her blanket," Syaoran said, running down the stairs.
"And her pillow," Tomoyo added, following Syaoran.
"Ok. Good. Look after her, I'm going to help Yuki." Touya said as he got up.
Syaoran covered Sakura with the blanket and Tomoyo got the pillow under her head. They didnt know
what to do after that. Syaoran just stood there, looking at Sakura. He couldnt believe that just
this morning, she was cheery and happy. And now her face looked so sad. Tomoyo just kneeled
beside Sakura and looked at her friend.
Touya came back with a pot of soup. "We should try to wake her up. That's the only kind of action
we can get out of her right now."
Syaoran, like a dog, obeyed Touya's order. He got Tomoyo out of his way and put his hands on her
shoulders.
"Sakura, wake up..." he said.
He knew it wasnt enough. It wouldnt do good. But for some reason he couldnt.
"Try harder than that. Or... try putting something warm on her cheeks. Her body is cold, so it
should react to something warm." Touya crossed his hands.
Syaoran's hands were warm, so he took off his gloves and put his hands on her cheeks.
"Sakura?" He asked.
Sakura's eyes slowly opened. She seemed as if she was there, but not there in a way. All Sakura
did was look at everyone.
"Sakura, how do you feel?" Yukito asked.
"h..rd t.... br....th...." Sakura mumbled.
"You'll have to try to speak a little louder than that," Syaoran softly said, as he held her
hands tightly. "I know it's hard to breathe, but please try..."
"Syao.... ran....... kun...." she mumbled again.
"She's passing out again. Keep talking to her!" Touya yelled again, more nervous.
"Sakura-chan, dont worry. Everything will be back to normal and we can forget all this," Tomoyo
said.
"you're right.... Tomoyo-chan...." Sakura mumbled again. She seemed to be able to talk easier,
and breathe more. Everyone sighed with relief.
"I'm.. happy.." Sakura smiled.
Everyone's face was washed over with horror.
"Happy?? Why???" Touya asked. "Dont you know what's happening?"
"Hai... of course I know.. but... everyone's here..." Sakura closed her eyes.
"Sakura! Dont go back to sleep!" Syaoran's voice shook.
"I'm not going back to sleep. Just... closing my eyes..." Sakura mumbled.
"That's it, I'm calling dad," Touya said as he reached for the telephone. "I cant just have him
sit at work not knowing that Sakura's dying..."
Tomoyo's eyes widened. Dying?
"I should... go home... I'll call for them to pick me up..." Tomoyo said. "It would be easier..
so I could go to school tomorrow..."
"Are you sure?" Yuki asked.
"Yeah.. I dont know how I can help.. so.. I'll go home..."
She turned on her cell phone and talked for a while.
"I have to go outside in 10 minutes."
Syaoran looked at Tomoyo. He hasnt seen her sad this way. But there wasnt anything he could say. It wouldnt help, especially since her best friend was dying in front of her eyes.
Tomoyo got up and walked out the door.
"Dad's coming home." Touya said as he got off the phone. "And.. where's she going?"
"It's too depressing for her. Just... just leave her." Syaoran said.
The next morning, Tomoyo walked in the classroom doors, at the same time she usually arrived. She
expected to see at least Syaoran sitting in his desk, since Sakura was usually late. She sat down
in her desk. Everything that she thought had happened yesterday.... no. It didn't happen. Sakura's
brushing her teeth right now and rushing out the door. It'll take her 5 minutes by rollerblades
to get to school. School starts in 10 minutes.
Tomoyo stared at the door. The one where Sakura and Syaoran always came in by. But each time it
opened, it was someone else.
The school bell rang and everyone got in their seats. The teacher walked in the classroom.
"Let's take attendance now. Let's see...." the teacher looked around the room. "Everyone seems to
be here.."
Tomoyo looked at Sakura and Syaoran's seats. They still werent there.
"Where's Kinomoto? And.. Li? Are they both absent?" The teacher asked.
Everyone looked at Sakura and Syaoran's places to double check.
"That's funny. They're usually there. Daidouji..? Do you know where Sakura is?"
Tomoyo stared at the teacher, then looked at her desk.
"Sakura's sick.." she mumbled.
"I'm sorry..?" The teacher asked as he leaned over the desk. "What did you say?"
"Sakura's sick.." Tomoyo repeated, a little louder.
"Well then. I hope she gets better soon. Now, lets start off with yesterday's homework. Tomoyo,
would you please print answer #1 on the board?"
Tomoyo got up and slowly walked to the front. She took the chalk and put it on the board. She
didnt write anything though.
She did do her homework last night. That was for sure. But.. her mind was blank. All she could
think about was what happened yesterday... Yesterday.
"Tomoyo, we're doing yesterday's homework." The teacher reminded her again.
Yesterday. Yesterday. The word shot at her chest like a knife. Stabbing her over and over again.
Tomoyo dropped the chalk and fell to her knees.
"Tomoyo!!" Chiharu and Rika yelled from the class. They got up, and Naoko followed as they rushed
to help their friend.
Tears started rolling down Tomoyo's eyes.
"I cant......"
The days passed, and Tomoyo never stopped by. It was now Tuesday morning, the night of the
Mother-Daughter dinner. They didnt know how they did it, but Sakura was still alive. She could
talk easier now, but needed a lot of rest. Her lungs wouldnt let her move much. The pain was too
much for her.
Syaoran paced around the living room. There she was. Sakura. Sleeping like a china doll on the
couch. And he was doing nothing about it. He sat down on a chair, and stared at the ceiling. He
had been staying at their place this whole time, as well as Yukito. And not a wink of sleep. He
couldnt. Even though he was tired. He just couldnt.
No one else could either. There was no way. Sakura tried to talk them into sleeping, but no
matter how hard they tried, they couldnt.
Kero stayed beside Sakura the whole time, and when Syaoran didnt have anything to do, he stayed
beside Sakura. This made Sakura happy, even though she was dying.
'Syaoran-kun?" Sakura asked. Syaoran broke out of his trance, and he went beside Sakura.
"What is it?" He asked.
"It's strange.. I'm scared, but I'm happy..." Sakura smiled.
"Dont be scared. We'll find a way.. we've been thinking since the day this happened. And we'll do
whatever is possible to keep you alive.." Syaoran slipped his hand in hers again, the same thing
he's been doing since he got there.
"I dont... think.... there's anymore time..." Sakura sadly replied.
"No.. no, dont say that." Syaoran said.
"What did she say?" Touya asked as he poked his head from the kitchen door.
"What she said yesterday.." Syaoran sighed.
Touya came out of the kitchen and said something to Yukito. He then went beside Syaoran.
"Sakura, you're not going to die. We'll make sure of it." Touya tried to comfort her.
"I really think.. it's today.." Sakura mumbled again.
"Dont say that. It wont be today. It wont be any time this week. Nor this month. Nor in the next
couple hundred years. So dont say that." Touya said.
"I'll be with mom soon... and then we can both stay here even though.." Sakura said. "And you can
tell Tomoyo that I'm still here, I'm just not coming to school.."
"We wont have to tell Tomoyo anything." Syaoran looked at Sakura.
"'Nii-chan... will you read Snow White to me? Like you used to when I was little?" Sakura asked.
Touya got irritated. She made it seem like as if it'll be the last day of her life there. Not if
he could help it though. He ran up to her room and came back with the book.
Sakura's dad came out with a plate of snacks for Syaoran and Touya, and Yuki followed behind with
soup for Sakura.
"We've kept it up this far, right? We can still go on.. with your mother, she only survived for a
day. Sakura kept it up for 4 days. Let's keep it up," Mr Kinomoto said.
"Yeah," Touya said.
"Is that Snow White?" Yuki asked as he looked at the cover of the book Touya was holding.
"Uh huh. Sakura wants me to read it to her." Touya sighed.
"That gives me an idea tho." Yuki said, going into a state of thinking.
"An idea?" Syaoran asked.
Everyone watched Yuki think. Even Sakura.
"If I remember right.. Snow White got poisoned by an apple. And... the poison was removed by a
prince. But not because he was anything special; because he removed the poison when he kissed
Snow White, right?"
Mr Kinomoto agreed. "That's right, that did happen.... ... ! Are you saying that..... that..."
Yuki nodded. "If someone kisses Sakura, then the poison might lift off."
Mr. Kinomoto nodded back. "I dont recall kissing Nadeshiko after what happened. I think it was
because I was also injured. I couldnt bend down or move around much with a broken back."
"It seems so long ago... it was the root of Sakura's fear for ghosts, since he looked like a
ghost and never appeared opaque until he kissed mother..." Touya said.
"But.. how did your mom have magic power? That kid said he only went after girls with magic power,
right?" Yuki asked.
"Mom told me that this kid killed himself when he was Sakura's age. Because mother didnt love him.
He found out over time, that he could visit her if he turned himself into a ghost. He needed
magic power for that, so he went somewhere else first to gather magic power. Then he decided to
take mom with him... But at that point, Sakura got so mad and sealed him off." Touya explained.
"Cant we concentrate on somethine else right now??" Syaoran asked.
Sakura fell back asleep, as well as Kero, who couldnt stay awake any longer.
"Right. But me and dad are gonna stay out of this. That wouldnt be right at all." Touya sighed.
"So Sakura's *prince* will have to do the job."
"That's not me. I already told Sakura a few years back that I'm not the one she loves most." Yuki
stepped back with Touya and Mr. Kinomoto.
Syaoran's face turned crimson.
"Look, brat, you're the only one left. We all know you like eachother. So get it overwith." Touya
growled. "This is the *ONLY* time I'll let you do this."
"Yeah yeah yeah." Syaoran said as he looked the other way. "But you are *NOT* going to watch me."
Mr. Kinomoto laughed. "Oh, we wouldnt bug you on such a special occaision. You'll be Sakura's hero
for life. Everything will be back to normal." They took Kero and sat in the dining room table and
sat quietly, not looking at Syaoran.
"Here goes," Syaoran mumbled, as he saw no one was looking.
His heart raced. Sakura will be just fine. Everything will be all right. And.. this was gonna be
his first kiss. He just hoped that this wouldnt start a new addiction. His face got redder as he
got closer to her face. It was better that she was sleeping because she would object to the fact.
Finally. His lips met hers, and it stayed that way for about 10 seconds. Syaoran's stomach turned
and he tried to keep his cool. He couldnt take it anymore. He stood up and gasped. He started
breathing hard.
There. It was over.
Sakura will be all right.
The men at the dining table got up and smiled. Or at least thats what Syaoran thought he saw. All
the shapes went out of distortion. And everything was going black.
"Hey, he's finished," Touya said as he got up. "If Yuki was right, it should work. Good job, brat,"
He looked at Syaoran. Syaoran looked fine, but something wasnt right.
"Brat, are you okay?" Touya asked, irritated.
Syaoran collapsed on Sakura.
"H... hey! That wasnt supposed to happen!!!" The three men rushed over to the couch. Sakura didnt
look like she was improving, and Syaoran seemed to be in the same state.
"That means.. that... it didnt work..." Mr Kinomoto sighed.
"And that Li-san will die...?" Yuki asked.
They just stood there in shock. Their plan didnt turn out right. Instead of Syaoran lifting the
curse, it just got passed to him.
Mr. Kinomoto looked at the two kids sadly, when a bright feather floated past his face. He looked
around.
"N.......... Nadeshiko??"
Touya rubbed his eyes. It had been a while since he saw her. Yuki couldnt see her, but he did
feel her presence.
"Yukito-san gave me a great idea," Nadeshiko smiled. "I wasnt sure if his plan would work or not,
so I waited until the boy Sakura likes most finished his try."
"Wh.. what do you mean, mom??" Touya asked.
Nadeshiko giggled. "Dont worry about anything. They both will be all right."
"How...?" Mr. Kinomoto asked.
"I was kissed by the same person, right? But my spirit still lives. My idea should work."
Touya and the rest cleared the room, and their noise woke up Kero who was sleeping on the table.
Nadeshiko first went down to Syaoran, his cheek resting on Sakura's stomach.
"You're a brave boy. Sakura is really lucky." she said as she stroked his hair. She kissed him on
the lips.
She went up to Sakura. "Sakura, my baby. You're a really brave girl, and you've been good. Please
continue helping Dad and your 'nii-chan. Always be happy." She kissed her on the lips.
Nadeshiko got up and smiled.
Touya was just plain confused, but watched to see what would happen.
Syaoran was the first to open his eyes, and he got up.
Sakura followed shortly after.
"........'Ka-chan?" She asked as she looked around. "Mom.. where are you?"
Nadeshiko was gone. Her job was done.
Touya, Yukito and Mr. Kinomoto smiled. Both kids were awake.
Sakura's first reaction was looking for Syaoran. They looked at eachother, and soon to follow was
Sakura's tight bear hug.
"I told you everything will be all right, Kaijuu. How do you feel?" Touya asked.
"I feel great!" Sakura smiled.
Then she whispered in Syaoran's ear. "I was half awake when you kissed me, you know."
Syaoran's face turned crimson and he fell over. "AAHH!!!!!"
Sakura just looked at him innocently, wide-eyed.
"Dont you have a mother-daughter dinner to go to?" Mr. Kinomoto asked.
Sakura nodded. "I'll get ready now!" she raced up the stairs to her bedroom.
Syaoran got up and rubbed his head. "It never fails. She gets really hyper when she's fine after
she's hurt bad."
Touya went up to Syaoran and glared. "You, brat. You're helping with the dishes tonight."
Syaoran could do nothing but glare back. "I bet you're slow at cleaning."
"We'll see about that, brat!"
Mr. Kinomoto and Yukito smiled.
Tomoyo sat at the table with Chiharu. She hadnt heard about Sakura since she left their house
that day. Maybe she was dead already. It wouldnt be good to think about it, but she was still
depressed about it.
"Tomoyo-chan, there's no reason why you should be depressed over Sakura having the flu. She will
get better you know," Chiharu said.
"I know.. but..... still..." Tomoyo sighed. "I just miss having her around and I dont want to
disturb her at home..."
'Maybe she got better? You never know."
They sat in a few more moments of silence, when someone dropped a big bag of something on the
table.
"I'm really sorry! I just got better today, so I stayed home and helped make cookies! But to make
all these.. I'm really sorry I'm late!" a very cheery voice yelled in front of Tomoyo and Chiharu.
"That sounds like...." Tomoyo started.
"Tomoyo-chan! Did you miss me??" Sakura smiled. "I'm sorry I didnt call you. Want a cookie?"
Tomoyo smiled back. "SURE!!!"
Tomoyo jumped up and hugged Sakura. Sakura whispered in Tomoyo's ear.
"You'll never guess what happened. You'll never guess what Syaoran-kun did....!"
"What did he do?"
"He's now my lifetime hero, because he kissed me."
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Like? Write a nice comment. No like? Write a flame. Dont know? Dont write.
How was it? Kinda depressing but a really nice ending, ne? Everyone's happy (except Tomaku,
too bad for him). So let's celebrate! Our heroine still lives! And Syaoran got his first kiss!
If it counted that is.. since Sakura was half asleep, she didnt kiss back....
But! Onto other stuff!
You tell me. Want a fic of Sakura and Syaoran's first kiss? Or do you want another wedding day
fic first? I wont count votes after Jan 5th 2001. x_x
At their first kiss: High School is finished, and S&S, our favorite heros, havent kissed yet!!!
What's this??? Why, Syaoran, WHY????? You've been her bf for a long time already! Nani? What's
that? You say not yet? Hurry up!
On the wedding day fic: Syaoran's wedding day! Oooooooooo.... but... hey! Wait a minute! Syaoran,
you're not supposed to be sad!! What's wrong??
^_^;;; sorry 'bout that. Sweets make me hyper o_O;;