Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ Heavenly Little Bunny ❯ Chapter 5 ( Chapter 5 )

[ X - Adult: No readers under 18. Contains Graphic Adult Themes/Extreme violence. ]

It was Saturday afternoon and Sakura and Tomoyo were in Sakura's room, rummaging through her closet. Yesterday night, after everyone had left, the phone had rung and Sakura answered it. Surprisingly enough it had been Shaoran and he asked Sakura if she would like to go with him to a movie. She had, of course, said yes and as soon as she had awakened this morning she had immediately called Tomoyo.

Tomoyo had been very excited for her friend and had come over immediately. They kicked Kero out and he had wandered downstairs to see what he could find in the fridge. As soon as he entered the kitchen, he immediately flew right back out. Yue was in there again and he didn't want to get into another argument, which might result in him starving again.

That evening, Sakura was putting on the finishing touches and stepped back to look at her self in the mirror. She and Tomoyo had finally chosen a short, black-green crimped skirt that reached to just above the knee. She also wore a midriff, white, long sleeved shirt with a little, green, mini-vest over it. To complete the outfit, she wore white socks that rose to mid-shin, and a pair of flat, dress shoes. The whole outfit showed just enough to let the imagination wonder.

The doorbell rang and her father answered the door. He welcomed Shaoran inside, who bowed in respect, and called Sakura down. When she reached the foot of the stairs, Shaoran's eyes widened slightly and his jaw almost dropped. Her father smiled at his daughter and remarked how beautiful she looked.

Sakura grabbed Shaoran's hand and pulled him out the door. He opened the door of his car and she thanked him as she slid into the seat. His eyes didn't leave her form until he closed the door. He hurried around to the other side of the car and climbed in. As he started the car and sped off towards the movie theater, Sakura got a good look at what Shaoran wore. He had on a pair of black slacks and a white, silk shirt over which he wore a tight, black, sleeveless shirt with a high neck and Chinese style clasps.

After the movie, the two decided to take a walk through the park. Sakura grasped Shaoran's hand, making him blush, and together they strolled through a seemingly empty area of the park.

A bright flash suddenly appeared and when the glare faded, Sakura and Shaoran stood some feet away from a large, hairy creature. It had the head of a dog with fangs protruding from its upper jaw. Its body was covered in fur and it was hunched over slightly. Its hands had long, pointed nails at least five inches long and its feet were paws with deadly looking claws.

Shaoran pushed Sakura behind him while he pulled his necklace out and formed his sword. Sakura took her key out and chanted the spell to form her star staff. She had taken to carrying the Star Cards everywhere with her since Eriol had told her about sensing evil.

Just as she was about to call upon a card, they both heard a menacing growl from behind. They turned slightly to glimpse another monster that looked almost identical to the first. Sakura gasped and clung to Shaoran's free arm fearfully. "What are we going to do?"

"We'll have to fight. From the looks of them I don't think we can outrun them."

The two creatures began circling and snarling at the two humans. Sakura was thinking what card she could use to help, when all of a sudden the first creature lunged at Shaoran. He brought his sword up and blocked the razor sharp nails as they sliced closely near his mid-section.

He was about to block again when the creature was thrown sideways when an arrow pierced its arm and then disappeared. Shaoran looked up to see Yue, his bow drawn, staring down at the second creature. Sakura used the Fly Card as the second creature lunged at her and she flew out of the way while Shaoran jumped to the side and rolled to a stop some feet away.

Keroberus flew over to Sakura and asked if she was all right. She said she was fine and that they had to save Shaoran. Looking down, the three winged beings saw that Shaoran was up again, sword drawn, and being surrounded by the two creatures.

Yue fired his arrow at the first creature again, but it dodged the projectile with amazing speed and lunged, once more, at Shaoran. He guarded as best he could but the long, sharp nails grazed his chest, ripping through his shirt and causing droplets of blood to appear. He clutched his torn shirt to his chest, trying to stop the little bit of blood from falling, and crouched into a fighting stance.

Keroberus flew at the second beast; claws extended, and caught the monster slightly off guard. Black liquid oozed from the slash marks that Keroberus had made on the monsters back. Before he had a chance to gain altitude, yet another beast jumped onto his back from a nearby tree and forced Keroberus to land.

Just as Yue was about to come to his brother's aide, jagged shards of crystal shot down and caught the third creature in the back, causing him to loosen his grip on Keroberus. Keroberus flew up, though he had some blood on his back from the sharp nails of the monster, and looked over to see his savior.

Ruby smirked at Keroberus and said, "you can thank me later."

"Great, now I owe her." Keroberus grumbled. Sakura looked over to see that, closely following Ruby was Spinel. Shaoran received help in the form of Eriol when he used his staff to create a shield when the first beast shot forward once again. It bounced off the shield and landed with a thud some feet away.

Two of the beasts began circling Eriol and Shaoran while the third, still hurting from Ruby's attack, tried to get up. Black blood ran down its back and disappeared as it hit the ground. Sakura, not wanting anyone else to get hurt, called upon the Freeze Card to stop the creatures in their tracks.

The Freeze was released and went straight at the three monsters. As soon as it came into contact with one, it was frozen solid. Once all three were frozen, the Freeze returned to its card form.

The group suddenly turned to the sound of clapping as a young man around twenty-five exited the woods and approached the group. He wore a black robe that dragged the ground just enough to hide his feet. The sleeves were long enough to hide his arms and hands, though they were drawn back at the moment as he continued to clap. He had stark black hair that reached to just above his thighs and piercing black eyes that seemed to capture the soul in their gaze.

"Well done. You surprised me Card Mistress, I had not thought you had it in you." He drawled as his hands returned to his sides, hidden within the folds of his robe.

"Who are you and why did you sent those things after us?" Shaoran sneered while Sakura fussed over the blood still dripping from the shallow wounds across his chest.

"Yes, what do you want here?" Eriol asked, with a slight edge to his voice, as he surveyed the battle area.

"Now, now. No need to get angry. That was only a test to see if you are worthy." He said as he looked around at the group. He then stopped for a moment as a thought hit him. "You are not all here. Where is the other one?"

They looked at each other; clueless as to whom he was speaking of. His face transformed into a scowl and reddened as his anger came to the front. "It is not enough if I don't have them all."

He raised a hand and instantly there appeared a long staff. Eriol, Keroberus, and Yue, almost instantly recognized it. Keroberus looked up at his brother and saw that there was intense hatred in his eyes. Eriol spat the name out like it left a bitter taste in his mouth. "Soren."

"You know him Eriol?" Sakura asked.

"I have never met him but Clow saw him briefly, just before he died."

Sakura gasped as Keroberus started a low growl aimed at the mysterious man Eriol had called Soren. She then watched as Soren chanted something and three shadows rose from the ground around him.

"I am almost happy that you remember me. But, you are not my target at the moment. Now tell me, where is the other one?"

"We don't know what you're talking about." Eriol ground out.

"Fine then." Soren said, his voice suddenly icy cold. "Attack," and with that command the three shadows lunged towards the group. The guardians all readied their attacks while Eriol and Sakura raised their staffs and Shaoran raised his sword, all ready for the coming onslaught.

Lightning struck the ground directly in front of the three shadows causing them to cower back, away from the light. Soren angrily glared at the group but noticed that not one of them had moved. His mouth curled into a slight smile as he spoke seemingly into the trees, "I know you're out there. Come out now or I'll just have to destroy this entire area."

The group watched as a figure jumped through the trees to finally land some feet away from them. It rose from its crouched landing position and they noted that it had a black hooded cloak covering its form.

Soren smirked and said, "I knew I would find you again. You were lucky once, I will not be defeated again by you."

Yue, Eriol, and Keroberus looked at the form and noticed that a few strands of red hair had escaped from the cloak and was blowing in the light wind. "It can't be," Yue thought as the figure raised a black-gloved hand from beneath the robe. A staff suddenly appeared in the hand and Yue and Eriol gasped, as it was the same shape and form of a staff that they had known in another lifetime.

The figure in black suddenly walked forward, a light appearing at the top of the staff, which drove the shadows back further. Soren, not liking that he was so out numbered, took a step back. His face showed his fury and fear as he said, "I won't let you defeat me. You can never defeat me. I will be back and you will all pay." With that he disappeared in a flash of darkness along with his frozen creatures.

The light on the staff dimmed and went out. The figure in black just stood there, seemingly waiting for something. Eriol took a step forward and began, "thank you for your help. Who are you?"

The figure turned towards the group, head bowed and cloak covering the face. Red strands of hair fell from the opening in the cloak and caused Yue's heart to jerk slightly. Keroberus then stepped forward and said, "Who are you? Where did you get that staff? How do you know Soren?"

A light chuckling from the figure stopped his questions. They all stood still, stunned, as the figure removed the hood and looked at the group. "Still full of questions, eh, Keroberus."

Eriol, Yue, and Keroberus gasped at the figure before them. It was not who they had suspected. While Sakura and Shaoran gasped because the figure before them had turned out to be Celeste.

"Celeste? What are you doing here?" Sakura asked unaware of the stunned looks of her companions.

"All will be explained in due time Sakura. But for now, I must leave you. Tomorrow afternoon I will explain everything if you will all meet at Sakura's house." Celeste said as she turned in her spot and jumped into the trees. She soon disappeared.

"I guess everything will be explained tomorrow." Eriol said as he began to walk away. "I will see you all tomorrow."

Sakura and Shaoran began walking back to her house and that left Keroberus and Yue. Keroberus looked at his brother, sadness apparent in his eyes, and opened his wings. The two took off towards home, Yue's mind filled with a million questions, the first of which was, "who exactly is that girl and why does she have Rakesh's staff?