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     1.4 +Always and Eternal  Part Two
     1.5 +
     1.6 +By MH Hughes
     1.7 +SPIRITWOMAN@skybest.com
     1.8 + 
     1.9 +Notes: It has taken me too long to write the second part for this story….gomen
    1.10 +^^;;  I have been very busy these days (I know, excuses…excuses….) But here we
    1.11 +go…I hope you like!
    1.12 +
    1.13 + 
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    1.15 +
    1.16 + 
    1.17 + 
    1.18 +Li was able to use the illusion card for the next day, the fake Sakura claiming
    1.19 +illness. Touya was suspicious, but Tomoyo finally convinced him that she would
    1.20 +keep an eye on her and tell him if she worsened.
    1.21 +“I don’t know how long we can keep this up…” Tomoyo whispered. Li rubbed his
    1.22 +bloodshot eyes and nodded in agreement.
    1.23 +“I have tried all my ideas….if the Kero cannot come up with something….” Li
    1.24 +stared at the floor. Tomoyo shook him by the shoulder to force him to look up.
    1.25 +“We will not stop until she awakens.” She stated confidently. Li smiled briefly.
    1.26 +“Of course.” He answered.
    1.27 +     Tomoyo turned back to the sleeping Sakura, noting the faintest of smiles on
    1.28 +her lips….the memory must be a good one, Tomoyo thought as she ran her fingers
    1.29 +lightly through Sakura’s hair. Tomoyo felt a little bad, relishing this moment
    1.30 +of closeness and savoring the softness of Sakura’s hair, while Sakura was under
    1.31 +a Card’s influence.  She let the strands slip through her fingers and fall onto
    1.32 +the pillow without a sound.
    1.33 +Sakura-chan……..
    1.34 +I love you…..Please come back to me…….
    1.35 +
    1.36 + 
    1.37 +**********************
    1.38 +
    1.39 + 
    1.40 + 
    1.41 +      Sakura walked behind Tomoyo and into the woods.
    1.42 +“Did you hear that?” Tomoyo hissed, reaching back and grabbing Sakura’s hand.
    1.43 +Sakura calmed herself, holding the hand of her beloved, and stepped closer.
    1.44 +“It’s nothing Tomoyo-chan….come on, the others will be waiting for us….” Sakura
    1.45 +grinned. Tomoyo frowned.
    1.46 +“I don’t like spooky things like this….do you believe in the mists?” The black
    1.47 +haired girl asked, now holding onto Sakura’s arm as they walked. 
    1.48 +“I guess so.”
    1.49 +“I hope nothing happens, nothing at all….” Tomoyo shuddered. Sakura hugged her
    1.50 +quickly.
    1.51 +“It will be fine, I’ll be there to protect you.”
    1.52 +
    1.53 + 
    1.54 +       “Did you bring your lanterns?” Rika asked. The others nodded silently. 
    1.55 +“Now…light them and repeat this verse from the shrine….then the mists will be
    1.56 +released….” Rika announced. Everyone did as told. Sakura glanced at Tomoyo,
    1.57 +whose hand shook as she lit her candle, a soft blue surrounding her face and
    1.58 +showing her nervousness. Sakura was about to go over to her when someone
    1.59 +screamed out. 
    1.60 +“I saw something! Over there!” Chiharu pointed to the right of herself, the
    1.61 +densest part of the wood. Everyone started to grab their lanterns,  high pitched
    1.62 +voices and one girl was crying, all eager to leave before the mists got them.
    1.63 +Rika was trying to calm people, but to no avail.
    1.64 +Sakura watched the woods, looking for the mists….she wanted to see it, to know
    1.65 +for sure if it was real or not…She walked closer to the trees and noticed a
    1.66 +light, small and yellow, in the distance….should I go closer? Sakura wondered.
    1.67 +She took a small step and focused on the light….she listened for a sound….Sakura
    1.68 +walked  closer, feeling light headed….She placed a hand on a tree.
    1.69 +What is wrong? Why can’t I stay standing?
    1.70 +“Sakura!”
    1.71 +Someone is calling me….but why can’t I move? The light….it is getting closer…..
    1.72 +“Please, Sakura, answer me!”
    1.73 +Sakura tried to  turn and yell out, but the light was too bright for her to
    1.74 +think on anything else….A whisper slid past her ears, clear as a bell….
    1.75 +
    1.76 +“We may never get her back…..” A soft voice echoed, followed by sobbing.
    1.77 +
    1.78 +The next thing Sakura remembered was being dragged by her arm and being held
    1.79 +tightly. Sakura cleared her throat, trying to swallow….Tomoyo looked at her.
    1.80 +“Oh Sakura-chan….you scared me so! I called for you and could not find
    1.81 +you….don’t do that ever again! The others thought a spirit captured you and
    1.82 +I…I…” Tomoyo stopped, tears forming in her eyes. Sakura managed a smile, her
    1.83 +body not really responding to her commands.
    1.84 +“Don’t…cry…Tomoyo-chan….” She whispered. Tomoyo reached out and touched her
    1.85 +fingertips to Sakura’s cheek.
    1.86 +And they just stood there until Rika ran over to them.
    1.87 +“Sakura, I am so glad you are okay….” She said out of breath. “Did you see
    1.88 +something like Chiharu?”
    1.89 +Sakura tore her gaze from Tomoyo and nodded.
    1.90 +“Yes….”
    1.91 +
    1.92 + 
    1.93 +**************
    1.94 +
    1.95 + 
    1.96 +       Tomoyo left a note and hoped no one would get too angry, but Sakura had
    1.97 +to be somewhere safe until they could wake her. She told her mother that Sakura
    1.98 +would be staying for the entire weekend, but was too sick to do much…I hope this
    1.99 +works, Tomoyo worried as she settled Sakura under the blankets.
   1.100 +I get to sleep next to her….Tomoyo sighed and slipped under the covers, watching
   1.101 +Sakura in her slumber.
   1.102 +So beautiful….My Sakura….my cherry blossom….
   1.103 +Tomoyo snuggled closer and brought her lips to Sakura’s ear.
   1.104 +“I know you can hear me, Sakura-chan…..I’ll take care of you until you come back
   1.105 +to us….to me.” Tomoyo whispered, wrapping her arms around the girl’s waist and
   1.106 +drifting to sleep.
   1.107 +
   1.108 + 
   1.109 +****************
   1.110 +
   1.111 +End of pt. 2
   1.112 +
   1.113 +More notes: Ok, good? Bad? Strange? Anywho, I hope you like it as much as I like
   1.114 +writing it…^_^
   1.115 +
   1.116 +You can find me at SPIRITWOMAN@skybest.com
   1.117 +MH
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