Card Captors is owned by CLAMP. This story is rated PG-13 and Syaoran and Sakura are 16.
Night of the Living Dead Part III
"I'm not so sure about this." Syaoran looked up at Sakura, giving her a soft smile. "It's already been decided, Sakura, I'm not backing out now." Sakura frowned and nodded her head, "I...I know, but..." Sakura stopped and swallowed hard, her next words spoken so gently, Syaoran had to strain to hear her. "What if you get hurt?"
"I'm not going to get hurt, and if I do, I only have myself to blame, not you." Sakura nodded once more, looking into Syaoran's eyes, she saw no way that she could say no to him.
Sakura got up from her seat. Taking Syaoran by hand, she led him outside. The night was cool and breezy. "We're going to have to lure Jared out and I'd rather not do it here." Sakura replied, taking a quick glance around. She noticed that Syaoran still had ahold of her hand.
"I understand." Syaoran answered. She didn't want anyone to get hurt and she didn't want Jared to know where she had been spending a lot of her time. They needed to find a place that was secluded. Sakura stopped for a second and her eyes lit up. When she had first become a vampire, and after gaining her vampiric abilities, she had spent a lot of time in a wooded area a few miles away from where Serra had taken her. That would be the perfect place to confront Jared. She looked over at Syaoran and eyed him up and down, a bit of color coming into her pale cheeks. Syaoran caught her gaze and gave her one of his famous smirks, a blush forming on his face as well, "Do I pass?" Syaoran asked, a gentle teasing in his voice.
For one of the first times, Sakura was really glad that she was a vampire, her pale skin hiding her embarassment well. She gave Syaoran a grin, "Sorry, I was just examining you."
"I noticed." Syaoran flashed her a grin as she groaned. She hadn't noticed just how bad that had sounded until it actually came out. "Not like that!!" The vampiress looked down at the ground a bit flustered. Syaoran kissed her on the cheek and smiled inwardly. This was still the same Sakura that he had fallen in love with long ago and noting would ever change that, no matter what form she was in.
She looked up and smiled at him, her emerald eyes shining. She walked over to him and wrapped her arms around him. He blushed furiously but returned her embrace. "I was looking at you so I could do this!" Sakura reached down and grabbed behind Syaoran's legs, picking him up into her embrace.
"Um...okay, now where's the threshhold?" Syoaran chuckled gently. This was really weird. He looked into Sakura's face and noticed that she wasn't having any problems supporting his full weight. She gave him a soft smile and whispered. "Hang on."
Sakura closed her eyes and concentrated. Suddenly they both rose into the air. A gasp escaped Syaoran's lips. "Don't worry, I promise not to drop you, Syaoran-kun." Sakura grinned. Syaoran grinned back at her and shook his head. Sakura tightened her grip on Syaoran and started heading towards the wooded area.
After about twenty minutes of flying, they finally reached the entrance to a hidden wooded area. Sakura set Syaoran down then grabbing his hand, she led him to a small clearing. They walked into the middle of the clearing and looked at one another, not really needing any words.
"Ready?" Sakura whispered. Syaoran nodded, pulling out his sword. Sakura closed her eyes and let the barrier that she had set against Jared fall. Suddenly, she felt a tug on the link that she shared with her master and her eyes snapped open, flashing gold. "He's coming!" Sakura growled.
Jared had been sitting there, wondering just what exactly his rebellious 'daughter' was up to. He was in no real hurry, knowing that she would slip up sometime. He just had to wait. Suddenly, he felt the link that he shared with Sakura spring to life. He concentrated on the link and soon located it. His eyes flecked red and he chuckled evily, "I've found you now, little one." He stood and stalked out of the room, preparing for the meeting.
Suddenly, Sakura felt a familiar presence and turned around. Serra appeared and landed gently next to her. "It's time?" Serra asked. Sakura just nodded at her mentor.
Serra turned and smiled at Syaoran. "You must be Li Syaoran, ne?" Syaoran nodded. "You're definately as cute as Sakura-chan described." Sakura looked like she wanted to find a hole to go hide in. A blush crept over Syaoran's cheeks as he glanced over at Sakura. She looked at him and shrugged.
"I really hate to interrupt this touching moment..." Sakura suddenly let out a growl. Infront of them stood Jared. "So my daughter, have you finally decided to join me?" He eyed Syaoran and Serra, "And you even brought lunch."
Serra growled. Moving infront of Sakura and Syaoran, she snarled, "Why don't you let them be and take me on." The vampiress' eyes flashed red and she charged. Faster than the human eye could catch, Serra was thrown against the nearest tree. She slumped to the ground, dazed.
Sakura gasped. She couldn't just stand here and do nothing. She flew at her master and slashed. She scored a slash across his cheek before he grabbed her. He sent her crashing into the same tree as Serra. Snapping out of her daze, Serra caught the young vampiress before she hit the ground. Now the only one left was the boy, "So, you think you can do any better?" Jared sneered.
Syaoran was not happy. This was the creep that had turned Sakura and now he had hurt her. This guy was coming down! His amber eyes narrowed and he stared at the vampire before him. Looking down at his sword, he realized that it probably wasn't going to do him much good. Syaoran reached into his jacket and pulled out a stake.(Is that a stake in your pocket or are....Kero:LR!!! Oops..sorry *g*)Putting down his sword, Syaoran ran straight towards Jared, stake posed and ready.
Jared smirked and with one quick moment, grabbed Syaoran around the neck and grabbed the stake out of his hand, "And what were you planning on doing with this thing, perhaps this?" The vampire took the stake and rammed it into Syaoran's chest.
Sakura was just starting to get up when she heard the sick thud. Looking up, she saw the stake being rammed into Syaoran. "NOOOO!!!!" Sakura screamed and using vampiric speed raced over. Jared just sneered at her and dropped Syaoran to the ground. "You should have known better than to mock me my dear, now I shall leave you to contemplate." Jared glanced at her once more and walked off.
Sakura fell to her knees beside Syaoran. Luckily, the stake had missed his heart by a few mere inches. Blood tears fell from Sakura's eyes onto Syaoran's face. He opened his eyes and looked at her through pain filled amber.
"Take it out!" rasped Syaoran.
"If I take it out, you'll bleed to death!" Sakura sobbed. Syaoran struggled to take a breath, "Please Sakura."
Looking into his eyes, the eyes that she could never say no to, Sakura put both hands on the stake in Syaoran's chest. Giving one swift pull, the stake came out. Syaoran cried out, the cry tearing Sakura's heart in half. She put her hands on his wound, trying to keep her composure around all the blood.
"T..thank you, Sakura-chan." whispered Syaoran. Closing his eyes, he went still.
Sakura sat sobbing, still holding her hands over Syaoran's wound. Serra slowly walked over, not wanting to disturb the two. She bent down and put one hand on Sakura's shoulder, "You can still save him you know." She whispered.
"What?" Sakura looked up at the woman who had taken her in. Serra looked at her and sighed gently, reaching over to move a stray piece of Syaoran's hair out of his face. "I know you love him. Everytime you talked about him...even just the few moments that I saw you two together. I also know that he loves you too." Serra looked over at her 'adoptive daughter' "Bring him over, Sakura."
"I....I can't, I don't know how, what if?" She was silenced by a finger on her lips. "It's your choice, Sakura. You know Syaoran the best out of all of us, what would he want you to do?" Serra reached down and took Sakura's hand, "You must hurry though, he's losing blood fast. If you do choose to do it, know that I am here for you."
Sakura gulped and looked from Syaoran to Serra and then back. This was the hardest choice that she ever had to make. Would Syaoran hate her for turning him. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath, "I'll do it." She whispered.
Sakura pulled Syaoran into her lap and with the help of Serra, propped him up. Taking his head gently, she tilted it to the side. With a soft whisper of I'm sorry, Sakura bit into his neck.
As she began to drink, images flashed through her mind. What Syaoran had gone through for the Li clan, them capturing the Clow cards, even images from back when they were in Elementary school. One thing stood out strong against the rest though. His love for her. She felt it encompass her when suddenly she felt a gentle tug on her mind. 'Sakura, you must stop, now!' She heard softly inside of her head. Sakura immediately removed her mouth and turned to Serra.
Serra took Sakura's wrist and with her fingernail, slit it. She than placed it over Syaoran's mouth and said a silent prayer that Syaoran hadn't lost too much blood.
Both Vampiress sat waiting as Sakura's blood slowly dripped into Syaoran's mouth. Nothing happened.
Sakura swallowed a sob and was just about to give up hope when she felt a gentle tugging on her wrist. She looked down and saw that amber eyes flecked with gold were now staring up at her. She gave him a gentle smile and ran her fingers down his cheek with her free hand, "Syaoran-kun." She whispered.
Syaoran didn't really know what had happened. The last thing he remembered was the agonizing pain from when Sakura had pulled the stake out, then everything had gone black. Waking up, he felt a warm substance flowing into his mouth and things seemed to be more pronounced. Colors seemed brighter and he could hear things he hadn't been able to before. What had happened?
After a few minutes, Syaoran removed his mouth and sat up. "W..what happened?" He asked, looking from Sakura to Serra.
Serra explained as best as she could, "Jared thought it would be fun to use you as a pin cushion so to speak. You almost died, but Sakura brought you over." Sakura looked away, tears filling her eyes and shame clearly written on her face. "I'm so sorry." She whispered.
Syaoran gently grabbed her and turned her to face him, "Sorry for what Sakura-chan? For saving my life? For not wanting me to die?"
"No!" She cried out, "For making you into this...this thing, this monster. This is all my fault! I should have never let you come, much less let you take on Jared!" Sakura finally broke down, crimson tears spilling down her cheeks. Serra decided to get up and to make sure Jared had actually left, leaving the two to sort things out.
Syaoran pulled Sakura into his embrace. She tried to pull away but he just held on until Sakura finally just gave up and sobbed onto his shoulder. He held her for a few minutes, then lifted her chin, "Sakura, you are not a monster, far from it infact. You did what you had to. I don't blame you for anything."
Sakura sniffled and met his gaze evenly, "You don't hate me for what I did to you?" Syaoran shook his head and smiled at her, "Do you really think I could ever hate you?" Sakura looked down and thought about what she had felt in Syaoran's blood. Finally, Syaoran put his hand under her chin and raised her head back up. Meeting her eyes, he bent forward and gave her a loving kiss on the lips, "Aishiteru, Sakura-Chan, Aishiteru."
"A.Aishiteru, Syaoran-kun." Sakura whispered back to him. Serra was watching from behind a tree and chuckled gently, "I think I see what Tomoyo-Chan meant." She said to herself, "Too bad she's not here, I bet she would have love to get this on tape."
Sakura was just leaning forward to give Syaoran another kiss when suddenly he let out a loud growl. She pulled back as she watched his eyes flash gold. He winced in pain and clutched his stomach. "S..Sakura?!?"
Serra instantly ran over, "We must get him back home, he's starting to go through first hunger." Sakura stood up and wrapped one of his arms around her neck while Serra did likewise on the other side. They both then lifted into the air, headed towards Serra's. There they could take care of Syaoran and replan for their next encounter with Jared.
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