EPISODE FIVE
Syaoran's Point of View
Stupid girl, stupid girl..... I wish I could trade lives with Meiling!!! Then I'd have an entire house all to myself! But, NOOOOOO, I had to paired with superficial FATTY!!!!! I thought, really angry. Humph. I went through what she had said in my mind.
"Argh! I can't stand another minute with you! I'm going to find the others!"
Well.....maybe thats not exactly what she said....... but still!!! Freak-out fatty!!! Geez!!
I trudged through the festival, grumbling to myself. Suddenly, my vision went a little blurry, and I felt kind of dizzy. I bumped into a food stand. "AUGGHHH!!!!!" I howled. The food stand guy looked at me with respect for my position, so he didn't get arrested, but his eyes said 'Leave. Now. Go to the other guy's stand. He's stealing all my customers.' I mumbled sorry and walked away, rubbing my head.
Then my vision went blank completely. I stopped, and quickly crouched to ground, as to not harm anyone or myself. What's happening...?
FLASH!
I opened my eyes. I could see again!!! But, this wasn't where I had gone blank. I was in a dark corner, and there was a heavy weight on top of me. I remembered the alley- freak-out fatty had gone that way. My shoulders suddenly caught a chill. I couldn't move. Hey- WHAT!? Why am I wearing a dress!? And...why are my cheeks warm....and wet? I'm...crying?
"Hey, girlie, don't be afraid." A pressure fell on my lips. ARGH!!! GROSS!!! DUDE, GET OFFA ME!!!! I wanted to yell. But I couldn't. Couldn't move, couldn't find my voice..... what was happening?
"Syaoran.... Syaoran, please come save me....!!!" A voice whimpered. A girls voice- Sakura!!!
Suddenly, I knew where I was. I was seeing things through Sakura's eyes.
Comrade communications. I'd heard of them before, in school. Mr. Terada told us that if your comrade was in trouble, then you'd see through their eyes, and know where they were, so you could save them.
Sakura was praying that I'd come save her. Even if I didn't like her very much now, we still had an attempt to be friends. (koffkoffitsfailingkoffkoff) I had to keep up my end of it! I had to save Sakura!!!
FLASH!
I was back in my own body, squatting on the ground, holding my knees and even crying a little. The vision I'd just had flooded my memory, and I stood up quickly, startling the crowd that had gathered to watch me cry. I blushed a little. That's kind of embarrassing... I thought sheepishly.
Then my thoughts were serious again. I clenched my fists, my anger rising. Only I could be mean to Sakura...!!!! I dashed through my sadistic audience, rushing back to the alley where I'd seen Sakura.
It felt like forever before I finally reached it, not slowing down to fly around the corner, sending dust into a few kids' faces. I ignored their yells, for I saw some shadows up ahead. I skidded to a halt. It wasn't Sakura. Two guys blocked my path, hiding in the shadows.
"What are you, vampires?" I sneered heatedly. "Outta my way!"
They chuckled softly, and stepped out from their shadow curtain. I gasped. Identical twins! They were quite tall, both with rounded shoulders, a care-free grin, a short, prickly beard, and longish blonde hair. The only difference was that the stripes under their white vests were different coloured, one orange and black, the other green and red. Their bent arms rested identically in their faded blue skinny-ish jean pockets.
"I'm afraid we can't do that," Halloween said. Christmas just nodded, both keeping their foolish grins.
"Don't come crying to me when I snap your matching legs!" I shouted, lunging towards Christmas (what a disgrace!!D:) with my fist ready. All of a sudden, I was knocked back; Christmas had hit me with impossibly long arms, straight in the gut. How....? I thought with a gasp for breath.
I barely landed on my feet, winded. What had he done? Suddenly, his arms grew so long.... a demon or something? I tried to ponder the event, but they both started moving in on me. Hah! An opening! I thought, planting my hands on the ground and swinging my right leg, sweeping their feet off the ground. Halloween landed with a thud, but Christmas managed to regain his stance. It was clear that he was a better fighter. (I always did like Christmas more....)
I feinted to Christmas, but dashed to Halloween. I'll take him out now!! I summoned my odafu, chanted a chant, and whipped them with force at his face. Christmas didn't get there in time to stop them; Halloween smiled up at me as the ofuda plastered his face, blue electricity sparking around him. His hands and feet flew forward suddenly, around my legs........ almost as if tying me up....
Finally, the paper exploded, sending him backwards, before I realized his plan. Crap!!!! I thought, mad at myself. I went flying with him, losing my balance, scraping across the stone ground until finally he hit the wall, the impact totally ruining it. "Uwaah!!" I managed to grunt. I shifted my weight so I too wouldn't go into the wall, kicking off from Halloween's face, his limp arms loosening the grip he had. As I jumped away, I noticed his arms weren't as long anymore. Something clicked in my brain-- I figured it out!!
As I readied my kick, pulling one leg back, I summoned my sword, sticking it out as far as I could. I studied Christmas' arms, measuring them up. He crossed his arms, ready to attack, his grin only on the outside. "Hyoh!" we both called, he reached out, and so did I, with my sword. In spite of it all, I flinched, closing my eyes. Suddenly, it felt like slow-mo. I could feel his fingertips straining to reach me, my sword inching into his skin, the blood from my little trip with Halloween trickling down my neck, chilling my spine despite its' heat. Finally, when it all stopped, I opened my eyes.
My sword sunk into Christmas's shoulder. He smiled at me, but his eyes held hate. His fingertips barely brushed my cheeks; there was no trick at all, just an illusion.
"Hmph," I grunted. "You didn't think you'd win with that, did you? You must've known that I'd figure it out sooner or later. See, the stripes created the whole effect of it all; if you move quickly, then it seems like your arms are getting longer, but really, they aren't."
His shoulder bled heavily. I took my sword out, using the flat of my blade to knock him out. I'd remember to haul the bodies onto the street, unless they woke up....maybe. I wasn't quite sure Halloween was still breathing, however....
Gah! No time to think! Gotta save Sakura! I've wasted too much time already!! I ran down the alley as fast as I could. Then I saw it; it was disgusting. This big lump was just throwing himself all over her-- it made me so pissed. "Hey, you," I snarled. "What are you doing to her!?"
He looked up from trying to dissect Sakura's lips. He was probably crushing the poor girl's legs with his fat ass. "Whaddaya want!?" he roared. His voice was deep and gravely.
"I want you to give Sakura BACK!" I howled. He laughed a little. I growled. Sakura looked a little surprised at how territorial I was being, but I couldn't just stand by and let this happen. But in spite of myself, I blushed slightly.
"Why should I give her to you?" he said. "There're plenty of other girls in Tomoeda. And this one's mine," he pulled her closer to him. I glanced at Sakura. Her coat was almost fully off now; only the skimpy dress remained, one strap sliding off her shoulder. I saw a needle by her arm- he must've used it to paralyze her, whether she knew it or not. The whole scene made me sick. I didn't realize there was such scum in my district, especially at a festival.
"Oh yeah? You think she's yours? News flash, ugly, she's mine!!" I cried. Sakura gasped. I went red. "N-not like that, stupid," I added to her. "You're my comrade- you think I'll let you get hurt or taken away?" She nodded. "You really think that badly of me?" I asked sadly. She gazed at me for a minute, thinking. Then she shook her head, smiling a little.
"Hel-lo!! I'm still here!" Pie said.
.... What? It looked like he ate a lot of pies.....
"Shut UP!" I told him.
"....You know, you can have a little of her if you want, when I've had my fill." he offered.
I was shocked. I didn't know anyone could be so foul, so revolting, so sleazy and vile...!!! "You rotten frikkin animal!!!!!!" I hissed at him. "I'll have you removed from Tomoeda completely, if I don't kill you right here!! STOP TOUCHING HER...!!!!!!!!" I shrieked. He was.... WTF!?!? Licking her neck!?!?!? "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!?!?!?!?"
"Having fun," he replied simply. My anger metre was off the charts. I took out my sword and hacked off his arm. No mercy for him. He looked surprised, and he stood, blood gushing, narrowly missing Sakura's sacred dress. "Now," he growled. "You've made me angry."
How can I fight him? I thought. If I try to kick him, he'll just eat me, no problem... I decided to use magic. I wrapped an ofuda around my sword, and pointed it at him, setting the lazen (is that what it is?) board on top of it for extra power. Stones shot out of the sword, burning and freezing at the same time. They pelted Pie, sending him backwards. I felt paper touch me. Sakura had thrown Power and Dash at me! I ran 10 times faster than usual, up to Pie, who was trying to get up. I kicked his face into the stone ground, kicked him up again by his stomach, and spiked him like volleyball into the wall. (haha, that rhymes!!) Blood spurted everywhere, and just for revenge, I punched him harder into the wall. I quickly scrawled a note on the nearest window to take them away from Tomoeda, Halloween and Christmas included, and signed my name.
I rushed back to Sakura, stuffing the cards into the hidden pocket. I picked her up, letting her head rest on my knee. "Sakura? Sakura!" I lightly slapped her face. She opened her eyes.
"Thank you, Syaoran. You're a good friend." she whispered. I lifted her a little higher.
"Are you okay? Did that creep hurt you?" I asked urgently.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. My lips are numb, and so are my legs is all."
I was totally relieved. "I'm glad you're okay. Can you move? He paralyzed you," I informed her. "Sakura? Sakura!!" she didn't reply. I put my ear on her chest, listening for a heart beat. It was there, and she was still breathing. I sighed. She was just asleep.... she looked so peaceful. Y'know, I thought grudgingly, she is pretty cute. I smiled, picking her up from the bend in her legs and her shoulders- my movements were made gentle as not to wake her. I ran back to the streets of the festival, keeping a tight grip on Sakura as if someone would take her from me. Then my stomach twisted as I realized something. Slowly, slowly, I came to a stop on the side of the street, my face frozen. Why... why am I acting like her boyfriend? We barely just made it as friends! Frustrating myself, I shook my head, running for the big building where the ball was being held.
I slammed into someone on the front step, nearly dropping Sakura. "Agh!!! God, can't you see you could've like made her mentally retarded if I dropped her!?!? What if she went head first-- oh. It's you." I looked up an amused Eriol. Tomoyo stood behind him, smiling impishly- she obviously thought something was going on with me and Sakura.
"After we got separated, she got mad at me and left to look for you guys. The stupid fatty went through an alleyway and ended up being kidnapped by some huge creep and his little twin minions. He was making out with her and--!!" I stopped as Tomoyo held up a little TV for me to see. Crappy footage, yes, but my battle with Pie none the less. I blushed.
"We know," Meiling said icily, shooting the sleeping Sakura a death glare. The video got to the end part-- where I picked her up and everything. I blushed harder. I heard myself talking to the exhausted Sakura.
"Are you okay? Did that creep hurt you?" I asked urgently.
"I'm fine, I'm fine. My lips are numb, and so are my legs is all."
"I'm glad you're okay." present me-blush-"Can you move? He paralyzed you. Sakura? Sakura!!" My urgent voice rung through my ears. I turned to look at the TV, seeing myself gazing, almost pervertedly, at the sleeping Sakura.
Eriol chuckled. "Heheheh, it's all over the news, the guy who shot the video was watching through one of the windows in the back alley, and sent it in to the news right away."
"Nnnnn...." Sakura moaned. Her eyes opened. "Syaoran?"
"Uh....uh-huh." I replied, my face feeling hot.
"I still kinda hate you..." she mumbled, smiling.
".....thanks...." I replied. She giggled.
"You can put me down now." she said, still chuckling.
"Oh, uh, er, r-right." I let her down onto her feet gently. Tomoyo moved up to hug her, but Meiling just stood there, giving her a cold look.
"Shouldn't we be going in now?" Meiling asked, no emotion in her voice, pointing to the door.
"Yeah," I said, opening it for her.
It was amazing- the walls were gold, the chandelier was silver, and there was a big hole what the heck? A huge bonfire sat in the middle of the room, the smoke going through the hole in the ceiling. Weird.
"OOHHH!!! AAHHHH!!" a voice called. I looked towards the source- it was a short man with glasses and a strange mustache. He was pointing to us, beckoning as well. The five of us walked toward him. "You are ruling group, no?" We nodded. He beamed at us. Dude, I wanted to say. How long ago did you lose your toothbrush? I tried to keep a straight face at his rotten teeth. Before I knew it, for my benefit (and his) he was stalking toward the five golden throne like things around the fire. He gestured for us to sit there, and we did.
He cleared his throat. "This is the vice-mayor-" the what? "-and we are going to start the ceremony!!" he shouted to the crowd. I wonder what will happen? "This is our new ruling group! Meiling Li, warrior. Syaoran Li and Sakura Kinomoto, comrade sorcerers. Tomoyo Daidouji and Eriol Hiiragazawa, comrade element sorcerers. We must deem them as so, and in a certain period of time which shall not be announced as of now, they will be granted entire privliges as Guardians. Now," he turned to us. "We shall introduce them to the Sky Lord, and the test will be given." Crap. I didn't study. My attention was pulled back to the vice-mayor as he randomly danced some stupid thing, chanting messed up words around the huge fire. C'mon, c'mon, I thought, fall into the fire, you disgusting little plaque-mouth...!!! He made me jump when he turned suddenly to us again. He pointed his fingers to us, chanted something under his breath, and chains suddenly dashed from the sky, around my wrists.
I closed my eyes because of the wind, and when I opened them, Tomoyo and Eriol were chained together. I got up at an attempt to help them, but I heard Sakura go, "Uwaah!" and stopped. I looked at her.
The colour drained from face. My nightmare came true.
For an 'unkown amount of time', we were chained together.
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