Card Captor Sakura Fan Fiction ❯ The Hate Card ❯ The Fight ( Chapter 4 )

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Chapter five: The fight
Li raced on determined to capture the card quickly and then get back
to Sakura, then he could get her to safety, get her well again, he
knew he could do this, it was like an imprinted part of his memory was
telling him this was so. He clutched Sakura's staff in his hand, he
could feel her presence still around it, the many times she had used
the staff to seal cards, and to save her life, she had always been
happy to capture the cards, even if Madison had made ridiculous
costumes he thought Sakura always looked beautiful in them. The voices
became clearer and as Li rounded the corner he came upon a whole hoard
of people with firebrands waving them around and in the centre of all
this chaos stood Tri. Tri looked at Syaoran and smiled.
"So you have come back to me, now that Sakura is almost out of the
picture my job will be easier."
"What do you mean?" Syaoran looked at Tri puzzled.
"What? You haven't guessed by now? Well then maybe I should just tell
you, put you out of your misery. I, Tri Dan am a card, yes a card, the
Hate card to be exact but that is all I will tell you, my master would
be very upset if he found out I told anyone." Tri smiled evilly not
realising that she had just given Syaoran a clue, however slight, it
was still a clue, she had said he. Syaoran now looked at Tri in
disgust, a card was his fiancé, well he would soon remedy that.
Syaoran twirled Sakura's staff and called upon the Fly card.
"Fly, release." And Li flew over to where the card was. Tri laughed.
"Do you think it is going to be that easy?" She asked smiling at Li,
she shook her head.
"Darkness, surround!" Tri yelled, and from her outstretched fingers
came a back mist that was thick and suffocating. The mist swirled and
covered Li and Tri swirling faster and faster making Li disorientated,
falling to his knees Li closed his eyes, he felt so sick but her clung
on to Sakura's Staff and yelled
"Light, release." The light card came out and started to push back the
darkness, the darkness was strong and wearing down the light card.
"Power, release, feed your power to the light." The power card
streamed into the light card feeding it energy. It was a long time
before the darkness was gone and both power and light returned to
cards.
"Oh you think that you have won? Oh my little wolf, the fun has just
begun.
Troubled forces
Deepen your sight
Give me the strength
Your force ignite
Release"
A black wand appeared and Tri caught it in mid air, smiling the whole
time.
"A little like Cherry blossoms I believe, but not as good." Tri stated
looking at Syaoran to catch his reaction.
"So it was you who did this to Sakura!" Li yelled
"Of course, only I could have plotted and defeated the elusive card
captor, so trusting she was, and so easy."
"She is not defeated." Li cried
"Oh, no, I must agree with you there, but she is fading fast, waiting
for her little wolf to return, but when she finds he doesn't return
like he promised she will die broken hearted, and it will be because
of you Syaoran, all because of you."
"NNNOOOOOO!!!!" Syaoran leaped into the air with such speed that it
put Tri off balance and drawing his sword Syaoran sliced through Tri
with all his strength, his anger, his pain all going into the strike.
Tri didn't even get a chance to defend herself, the blow was so quick
and so precise that she only gasped as she hit the ground, mortally
wounded.
"I command you to Return to your power confined, Hate card!" Syaoran
said through gritted teeth. Tri opened her mouth but the strong winds
broke her up transforming her back into a card and flying into
Syaoran's outstretched hand. Pocketing the card Li took no notice of
the crowds muttering and shaking their heads wondering what on earth
they were doing out at night and waving fire brands about. Li rushed
as fast as his shaking legs could carry him back to the park.
Madison saw Li turn the corner and slip, push himself onto his feet
again and pound through the snow to get back to Sakura. Madison got
out of the way as he knelt beside Sakura.
"Everything's going to be alright Sakura, you'll be fine, ill take you
to the hospital and you'll get better, everything's going to be
alright." Syaoran whispered to her as he stroked her hair, staring
into her eyes.
"Syaoran...I'm not sure..*gasp*.. that I'm going to...make ..It"
Sakura took a shuddering breath.
"No! You will, I'm here, you'll be fine Sakura, you're going to make
it." Sakura smiled sadly, tears blurring her vision as she reached
blindly with her hand for his face. Li grabbed her hand and held it to
his face kissing her palm.
"I love you Syaoran." Sakura said quietly.
"No! Don't say your goodbyes don't Sakura you cant." Sakura's
breathing became more rugged; she closed her eyes tight as pain racked
through her body one more time and she sighed as her spirit left her.
"Sakura?...Sakura?" Syaoran fell on top of Sakura; he grabbed her and
pulled her tightly to him. "I love you," he whispered to her rocking
backwards and forwards. He kissed her gently on her eyelids. Li traced
his finger over her face, over her delicate nose, her lips, and her
smooth cheeks. His tears washed her face and ran down her throat.
Li carried Sakura all the way back to her home, Madison by his side,
Li was beyond tears now, his grief went beyond anything he had ever
thought, ever experienced in all his life, his one true love gone,
what was there to live for? He had nothing if he didn't have Sakura,
even if he wasn't with her, he still basked in the rays of her smiles,
her laugh, the silly songs she sung, always sleeping in maths,
daydreaming in front of him, blushing, but most of all her touch, soft
and caring, her smell, everything about her was what he was in love
with and now she was gone there was nothing, a hole inside him, his
heart broken, torn into pieces. Madison rang the bell as they waited
for someone to open the door.
Tori sighed, who could it be at this time of night? He turned down the
television and opened the door. Madison had never seen Tori cry, never
seen him so distraught. He had grabbed Sakura from Li, then fell to
his knees and held her close, rocking from side to side, asking them
why? Why her? His tears and his cries brought Sakura's dad running,
Madison had pulled Tori to his feet and ushered him inside to sit
down, the three of them had started to howl over Sakura's cold body as
Syaoran sat outside on the front porch listening to them, his dreams
for the future shattered, gone, he had no more Sakura.
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